Abstract:
A potentiometer which is generally similar to those potentiometers incorporating a pair of magnetic resistance effect elements and providing a linear output, but which produces a non-linear output by the choice of a particular configuration for the sensor surface of the elements and their relative arrangement. In accordance with the invention, a pair of magnetic resistance effect elements having sensor surfaces which are identical in configuration and size are mounted on the mount and are alternately exposed to the effective magnetic field as the latter rotates about the center of rotation during the rotation of the shaft. The sensor surfaces of the elements are disposed such that when a first and a second coordinate axis, orthogonal to each other, are drawn on the mount passing through the center of rotation, they are located on the opposite sides of the first coordinate axis and spaced from each other symmetrically with respect to the center of rotation. A scan begins with one end of the wiper edge of the effective magnetic field and ends with the other end thereof. During the scan, the area of the element exposed to the effective magnetic field varies non-linearly as the shaft rotates. The scan by the effective magnetic field takes place in a complementary manner for the pair of elements. As the area of the individual element exposed to the effective magnetic field varies, the resistance presented by the element varies in proportion thereto.
Abstract:
Phase jitter of the hybrid control type PLL circuit in a steady state is reduced. A steady state detection circuit determining whether an output of a phase comparison circuit in the hybrid control type PLL circuit frequently changes is provided, determination that a steady state has not been reached is made if the output of the phase comparison circuit does not change for a while, determination that the steady state has been reached if the output of the phase comparison circuit frequently changes, and based on a result of the determination, a control width of controlling a oscillation frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator circuit by a digital control signal is changed or (and) a frequency of changing an analog control signal is changed. Thereby, a control width of the oscillation frequency by the digital control signal after reaching the steady state can be reduced without damaging convergence before reaching the steady state. Therefore, the phase jitter in the steady state can be reduced.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a network telephone system which registers subscriber information necessary to monitor a call upon a request for call transfer by a first subscriber who has made dial-up connection, notifies the first subscriber that there is an incoming call from a second subscriber, and makes a call setup for voice in accordance with an instruction from the first subscriber.
Abstract:
In transmitting and receiving signals between a plurality of units in a information processing system, signals can be transmitted and received between circuits operated by asynchronous clocks which are the same in period (frequency) but not necessarily to be the same in phase, thereby permitting the information processing system to operate with a shorter clock period. A delay circuit arranged in the communication path is so controllable that the data sent out in synchronism with the clock signal of a transmitting unit is correctly retrieved in synchronism with the clock signal of a receiving unit. Further, data having a predetermined simple pattern is sent out in synchronism with the clock signal of the transmitting unit, and it is decided whether the data has been correctly received by the receiving unit. The delay circuit is automatically controlled by use of the result of decision.
Abstract:
A magnetic sensor includes a member having a magnetic contour anisotropy. A counterpart yoke is disposed above a magnet. The thickness of the counterpart yoke is equal to or slightly smaller than the resolution. The counterpart yoke has a magnetic contour anisotropy for restraining the divergence of the magnetic flux from the magnet. The resolution can be prevented from being reduced depending on the distance between a medium and a magnetic sensing element. At the same time, the magnet can be miniaturized.
Abstract:
An intra-LSI clock distribution circuit which includes a main distribution circuit, a plurality of intra-block clock distribution circuitries, feedback wires provided in association with each of blocks and each connected to one of plural block-based clock signal wires within the associated block and the intra-block distribution circuitry of the associated block for feeding back the intra-block clock signal distributed to a given one of circuit elements connected to the intra-block clock signal wires to the intra-block clock distribution circuitry of that block. The intra-block clock distribution circuitry in each of the blocks responds to the block-destined clock signal supplied to the associated block via one of the block-based clock signal wires connected thereto and the intra-block clock signals fed back via the feedback wires in the associated block to thereby generate a plurality of intra-block clock signals having respective phases which depend on differences in phase between the block-destined clock signal and the fed-back intra-block clock signals.
Abstract:
The invention relates to method and apparatus for adjusting a clock signal which is supplied to an electronic apparatus. After the turn-on of a power source of the electronic apparatus, it is detected that a temperature of at least a part of devices in the electronic apparatus substantially reaches a saturation state. When the temperature of the device reaches the saturation state, a phase adjustment of the clock signal of the electronic apparatus is executed. After completion of the phase adjustment of the clock signal, its adjusting state is fixed.
Abstract:
This invention discloses a clock distribution system which distributes a first clock signal as a reference clock as the reference for the phase and frequency to each processing unit (e.g. LSI) and generates a multi-phase second clock signal to be used in each processing unit by a delay circuit group whose delay time is adjusted. The clock distribution system comprises a clock generation block for generating a one-phase reference clock; a first control loop for comparing the phase of the reference clock with the phase of a feedback signal and adjusting the phase of the reference clock so that their phases are in agreement; and a second control loop including a delay circuit group consisting of a plurality of variable delay circuits to which the reference clock phase-adjusted by the first control loop is inputted and which are connected in series, and means for generating a multi-phase clock signal by use of the output signal of each of the plurality of variable delay circuits and the phase-adjusted referencde clock, controlling the delay time of the plurality of variable delay circuits so as to accomplish a predetermined relation with the period of the phase-adjusted reference clock and applying one of the multi-phase clock signals as the feedback signal described above to the first control loop.
Abstract:
A pyroelectric type detecting device including a converging mirror, a pyroelectric type sensor element for detecting light converged by the converging mirror, an amplifier for amplifying an output signal of the sensor element and a casing for accommodating the sensor element and the amplifier. The sensor element has a window for receiving the light and the casing is rotatably mounted on a portion of the converging mirror such that the window of the sensor element confronts a mirror member of the converging mirror.
Abstract:
A galvano-magneto effect device in which a glavano-magneto effect element is fixed on a thin substrate and a thick cover plate made of ferrite is provided on said galvano-magneto effect element.