Abstract:
A switching operation sensing apparatus includes an input operation unit including a first detector integrally formed with a housing; a current variable oscillation circuit generating an oscillation signal having a frequency that varies based on a change in a capacitance from a human body touch on the operating unit, or a change in an inductance from a non-human body touch on the operating unit, and regulate an operating current in response to a control signal; an input operation detection circuit identifying the touch to be from the human body touch, and identifying the touch to be from the non-human body touch based on characteristics of the varied frequency, and generating detection signals having different levels based on the identification of the touch; and a control circuit that determines a sensing manner based on the detection signals and generating the control signal current based on the determined sensing manner.
Abstract:
A capacitance sensing device including a capacitor configured to have a sensed capacitance value that changes according to a proximity of an object, a sampler configured to sample the sensed capacitance value and output a sampling voltage, a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to convert the sampling voltage output from the sampler into an oscillation signal, and a time-to-digital converter configured to convert the oscillation signal into a digital signal, the digital signal including a sensed capacitance value corresponding to a frequency value of the oscillation signal.
Abstract:
There is provided a voltage supply device, including an inputting unit obtaining a reference voltage; an operational amplifier obtaining switching information based on the reference voltage and a feedback voltage, a switching unit outputting an input voltage as the feedback voltage based on the switching information from the operational amplifier, a controlling unit obtaining a control signal based on the reference voltage, and an outputting unit outputting an output voltage and hysteresis information based on the control signal.
Abstract:
There is provided a motor driving apparatus capable of stably performing operation conversion between a normal mode and a sleep mode by counting a duty of the PWM signal according to a preset clock signal, the motor driving apparatus including: a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generating unit providing a PWM signal for driving a motor; a driving unit operating normally in a normal mode and waiting for operation in a sleep mode according to a control, and driving the motor in response to the PWM signal of the PWM signal generating unit; and a driving controlling unit counting a duty of the PWM signal according to a preset clock signal to determine an operation mode of the driving unit.
Abstract:
There is provided a low drop-out regulator. The low drop-out regulator includes a reference voltage generating unit converting input power to generate a reference voltage; an amplifier comparing the reference voltage and a feedback voltage to output a gate signal; a pass transistor array unit including a first transistor and a second transistor respectively including a gate receiving the gate signal; a voltage detector detecting the feedback voltage and an output voltage by using a switching operation of the pass transistor array unit; and a controller shutting off the gate signal applied to either of the first transistor or the second transistor, according to the reference voltage and the input power.
Abstract:
A sensing device with a fingerprint sensor is provided. The sensing device includes a touch input pattern included in the fingerprint sensor, an oscillation circuit connected to the touch input pattern and configured to change a capacitance of the oscillation circuit when a touch occurrence is sensed by the touch input pattern and generate an oscillation signal based on the change in the capacitance, and an operation detection circuit configured to detect a touch occurrence based on a frequency included in the oscillation signal input from the oscillation circuit and generate a detection signal.
Abstract:
An actuator includes a magnet, a driving coil, a driver, and a position detector. The magnet is disposed on one surface of a lens barrel. The driving coil is disposed at a proximity of the magnet. The driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the driving coil to move the lens barrel along an optical axis. The position detector is configured to generate an oscillation signal of which a frequency is changed based on movement of the magnet and configured to compare oscillation signals generated in a first position and a second position of the lens barrel to detect a present position of the lens barrel.
Abstract:
A digital frequency measuring apparatus includes a frequency divider dividing an input frequency signal and providing a divided frequency signal; a period counter counting clock cycles in a period of the divided frequency signal using a clock signal and providing a period count value for each period; and a digital filter amplifying the period count value using an accumulated gain, converting an amplified period count value into a frequency, and providing a first digital output value. The digital filter determines the accumulated gain using a predetermined stage number and a predetermined decimator factor.
Abstract:
An over-current protection circuit may include a preliminary driving unit driving a motor inverter in a start-up mode prior to a normal mode, a current level detecting unit detecting a level of a current flowing through the motor inverter and a motor according to driving of the motor inverter and providing a detection voltage, and an over-current reference voltage setting unit setting the detection voltage detected by the current level detecting unit as an over-current reference voltage in the start-up mode.
Abstract:
There are provided an apparatus and a method for detecting back electro-motive force (EMF) in a motor. The apparatus includes: a mode selecting unit selecting between an amplification mode and a bypass mode when power is on; a back EMF amplifying unit amplifying a back EMF voltage from the motor during an initial driving period if the amplification mode is selected by the mode selecting unit, and allowing the back EMF voltage to bypass it after the initial driving period if the bypass mode is selected by the mode selecting unit; and a zero-crossing detecting unit detecting a zero-crossing of an output signal from the back EMF amplifying unit, wherein the back EMF amplifying unit amplifies the back EMF voltage to a level detectable by the zero-crossing unit or higher.