Abstract:
Method and apparatus for detecting motion of an object in an environment, the method including transmitting a first wireless signal related to a transmission signal and receiving a second wireless signal related to an incoming signal, wherein the second wireless signal is a reflected first wireless signal from the object, obtaining a modulation signal related to a combination of the transmission and incoming signals, wherein the modulation signal contains a Doppler shift caused by the motion of the object, extracting a signal envelope varied by the Doppler shift from the modulation signal, and determining whether motion of the object is detected in accordance with the signal envelope.
Abstract:
A bias compensation circuit comprises a detecting circuit, comprising a diode-connected transistor circuit, with a first end for receiving a first current, and a second end coupled to a first reference voltage end; and a first diode circuit, with a first end for receiving a second current, and a second end coupled to the first reference voltage end; wherein the detecting circuit provides a first voltage level according to the diode-connected transistor circuit, and provides a second voltage level according to the first diode circuit; a voltage-current converting circuit, coupled to the detecting circuit, for generating a first reference current according to the first voltage level and the second voltage level; and a bias circuit, coupled to the voltage-current converting circuit, for receiving the first reference current, to provide a bias voltage level according to the first reference current.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit (10) includes a signal pad (100), receiving an input signal during a normal mode, and receive an ESD signal during an ESD mode; an internal circuit (102), processing the input signal during the normal mode; a variable impedance circuit (104), comprising a first end coupled to the signal pad (100), a second end coupled to the internal circuit (102), and providing a low or high impedance path between the signal pad (100) and the internal circuit (102) during the normal or ESD mode; and a switch circuit (106), comprising a first end coupled to a control end of the variable impedance circuit (104), and a control end receiving a node voltage (Vn), wherein the switch circuit (106) switches the control end of the variable impedance circuit (104) to have a first specific voltage or be electrically floating during the normal or ESD mode.
Abstract:
A radio frequency device (200) and a voltage generating device (210) thereof are provided. The voltage generating device (210) includes a first transistor (211), a second transistor (212), and a voltage dividing circuit (213). A first terminal of the first transistor (211) receives a first voltage. A first terminal of the second transistor (212) receives a second voltage. A first connection terminal and a second connection terminal of the voltage dividing circuit (213) are respectively coupled to second terminals of the first transistor (211) and the second transistor (212). The voltage dividing circuit (213) generates a first divided voltage (Vdl) and a second divided voltage (Vd2). The first divided voltage (Vdl) is used as an output voltage of the voltage generating device (210). The second divided voltage (Vd2) is output as a control voltage to a control terminal of the first transistor (211) and a control terminal of the second transistor (212).
Abstract:
An object recognition method includes generating a first frequency domain signal according to a first echo signal, updating at least one parameter (Wil to Win, Whl to Whp) of a primary classifier (160) according to the first frequency domain signal and a training target (T1, T2, T3, T4) corresponding to the first frequency domain signal, generating a second frequency domain signal according to a second echo signal, and generating object classification data corresponding to the second frequency domain signal according to the second frequency domain signal and the at least one parameter (Wil to Win, Whl to Whp) of the primary classifier (160). The object classification data is associated with presence of a second object.
Abstract:
A signal processing system (100) includes a transmission module (Tm1) and a receiving module (Rm1). The transmission module (Tm1) generates and transmits a transmitted radio frequency signal (Stx1) according to a data signal (Sdata1) and a first spread vector (v11). The transmission module includes a spread spectrum unit (Usf1), a digital-to-analog converter (Udac1) and a mixer (Umx11). The spread spectrum unit (Usf1) generates a spread spectrum signal according to the data signal and the first spread vector. The digital-to-analog converter (Udac1) generates an analog signal according to the spread spectrum signal. The mixer (Umx11) mixes the analog signal and a carrier signal so as to generate the transmitted radio frequency signal. The receiving module (Rm1)receives a received radio frequency signal (Srx1) and a second spread vector (v12) so as to generate a spectrum despread signal (Sdf1) and generate object detection information data accordingly. The received radio frequency signal is generated by having the transmitted radio frequency signal reflected by a measured object (Od).
Abstract:
An oscillator circuit having a source of an oscillating signal, a tank circuit including an inductor (18, 420, 421) and a capacitor (18, 420, 421), and a discretely switchable capacitance module (14, 314) configured to control an amount of capacitance in the oscillator circuit. The discretely switchable capacitance module (14, 314) includes, a capacitor (22, 322) coupled between a first node (41, 341) and a second node (42, 342), a switch (24, 320) coupled between the second node (42, 322) and a third node (43, 343); and a DC feed circuit (28, 328, 329), having a first end (28a, 328a, 329a) coupled to the second node (42) and a second end (28b, 328b, 329b) configured to receive a first or second control signal (30, 330). The control node (25, 325) of the switch (24, 320) is tied to a predetermined bias voltage (26, 326). When the first control signal (30, 330) is applied, the capacitor (22) is coupled between the first node (41, 341) and the third node (43, 343) via the switch (24, 320), and when the second control signal (30, 330) is applied the capacitor (22) is decoupled from the inductor (18, 420, 421).
Abstract:
The invention provides an electronic device and method for fabricating the same, and a spiral inductor device and method for fabricating the same. The electronic device includes a substrate and a conductive trace pattern formed on the substrate, wherein the conductive trace pattern has an opening to expose the substrate.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for delivering real-time video imagery to a receiver (110) over a channel (108). A current video frame is captured and digitized. The digitized frame is divided into a plurality of macroblocks. For each macroblock an intra, inter or skip mode coding mode is determined. Based on instantaneous feedback received from a receiver regarding successfully received video packets for a prior video frame, a quantization parameter is set and the macroblocks are encoded in accordance with their respective selected coding mode. Synchronized error concealment is performed at both encoder (104) and decoder (112) sides of the system and retransmission of lost video packets, using an adaptive retransmission scheme, is performed in accordance with the instantaneous feedback from the receiver (110).
Abstract:
A beam switching system (10) includes a selection circuit (12) and a branch line coupler (11). The selection circuit (12) includes an input port (SIP1) for receiving the input radio frequency signal (IRF1), and two output ports (SOP11, SOP12). The selection circuit (12) selects at least one of its two output ports (SOP11, SOP12) to output an output radio frequency signal (ORF1). The branch line coupler (11) includes two input ports (DIP11, DIP12) respectively coupled to two output ports (SOP11, SOP12) of the selection circuit (12) and used to receive the output radio frequency signal (ORF1), and two output ports (DOP11, DOP12) respectively used to couple two antennas (20, 25).