Abstract:
A touch control method for sensing one or more touch signals from a touch device having a plurality of sensing areas, each of the sensing areas having a plurality of touch units, the touch control method includes determining a sensitivity of the touch device; and sensing the one or more the touch signals from the touch device, wherein one or more of the plurality of touch units located in the same sensing area are grouped so as to achieve the sensitivity, and for a first sensitivity of the touch device, a first number of touch units are grouped in the same sensing area, and for a second sensitivity of the touch device, a second number of touch units are grouped in the same sensing area, and the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity and the second number is greater than the first number.
Abstract:
A phase-locked loop system is provided. The system includes a charge pump, a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a bias converter. The charge pump outputs a control voltage according to a phase frequency detection signal, and generates an output current according to a bias signal. The VCO generates an output signal according to the control voltage. The bias converter is coupled between the VCO and the charge pump and for generating the bias signal according to the control voltage.
Abstract:
A fingerprint sensing control method for sensing one or more sensing signals from a fingerprint sensing device having a plurality of sensing areas, each of the sensing areas having a plurality of sensing units, the sensing control method includes determining a sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device; and obtaining the one or more the fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing device, wherein one or more of the plurality of sensing units are grouped so as to achieve the sensitivity, and for a first sensitivity of the sensing device, a first number of one or more sensing units are grouped, and for a second sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device, a second number of one or more sensing units are grouped, and the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity and the second number is greater than the first number.
Abstract:
A touch control module for sensing one or more touch signals from a touch device having a plurality of sensing areas, wherein each of the sensing areas having a plurality of touch units, includes a plurality of first switches; a plurality of second switches; a plurality of first sensing units, each of the first sensing unit being coupled to one of the touch units through one of the first switches; and a plurality of second sensing units, each of the second sensing units being coupled to the plurality of touch units located in the same sensing area through the plurality of second switches.
Abstract:
An analog to digital conversion method includes charging a capacitor through an analog signal to sample a voltage of the analog signal; coupling the capacitor and a plurality of reference voltages to a comparator when a voltage of the capacitor is equal to the voltage of the analog signal, to compare the voltage of the capacitor with the reference voltages and generate a first comparison result; coupling the capacitor to a ramp generator when a status of the first comparison result changes, to compare a ramp signal of the ramp generator with a voltage difference of a first reference voltage and the voltage of the capacitor and generate a second comparison result; obtaining a voltage of the ramp signal when a status of the second comparison result changes; and obtaining a digital code of the analog signal according to the first reference voltage and the voltage of the ramp signal.
Abstract:
A fingerprint sensing control method for sensing one or more sensing signals from a fingerprint sensing device having a plurality of sensing areas, each of the sensing areas having a plurality of sensing units, the sensing control method includes determining a sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device; and obtaining the one or more the fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensing device, wherein one or more of the plurality of sensing units are grouped so as to achieve the sensitivity, and for a first sensitivity of the sensing device, a first number of one or more sensing units are grouped, and for a second sensitivity of the fingerprint sensing device, a second number of one or more sensing units are grouped, and the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity and the second number is greater than the first number.
Abstract:
An analog to digital conversion method includes charging a capacitor through an analog signal to sample a voltage of the analog signal; coupling the capacitor and a plurality of reference voltages to a comparator when a voltage of the capacitor is equal to the voltage of the analog signal, to compare the voltage of the capacitor with the reference voltages and generate a first comparison result; coupling the capacitor to a ramp generator when a status of the first comparison result changes, to compare a ramp signal of the ramp generator with a voltage difference of a first reference voltage and the voltage of the capacitor and generate a second comparison result; obtaining a voltage of the ramp signal when a status of the second comparison result changes; and obtaining a digital code of the analog signal according to the first reference voltage and the voltage of the ramp signal.
Abstract:
A latch comparator device includes a differential input amplifier coupled between a first system voltage and a second system voltage and including a first differential output signal terminal and a second differential output signal terminal, a latch coupled to a third system voltage including a first latch signal terminal and a second latch signal terminal, a switch module including a first switch device and a second switch device, wherein the first switch device is coupled between the first differential output signal terminal and the second latch signal terminal and the second switch device is coupled between the second differential output signal terminal and the first latch signal terminal, and a third switch device is coupled between the latch and a fourth system voltage.
Abstract:
An image sensor and a column analog-to-digital converter thereof are provided. The column analog-to-digital converter includes a counter providing a counter result, a ramp signal generator providing a ramp signal and a start signal, a sampling and comparing array, a first latch array, a second latch array, and an arithmetic unit. The sampling and comparing array outputs a plurality of brightness transformation signals according to the ramp signal, the start signal, and initial voltages and brightness voltages of a plurality of photosensitive pixels. The first and the second latch arrays latch the counter result in response to the brightness transformation signals and output a plurality of first brightness latch values during a first period and a plurality of second brightness latch values during a second period. The arithmetic unit calculates the brightness values of the photosensitive pixels according to the first brightness latch values and the second brightness latch values.
Abstract:
A touch control method for sensing one or more touch signals from a touch device having a plurality of sensing areas, each of the sensing areas having a plurality of touch units, the touch control method includes determining a sensitivity of the touch device; and sensing the one or more the touch signals from the touch device, wherein one or more of the plurality of touch units located in the same sensing area are grouped so as to achieve the sensitivity, and for a first sensitivity of the touch device, a first number of touch units are grouped in the same sensing area, and for a second sensitivity of the touch device, a second number of touch units are grouped in the same sensing area, and the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity and the second number is greater than the first number.