Abstract:
An OFDM receiver includes a CCI detector and a frequency-domain notch filter. The CCI detector detects whether or not the co-channel interference exists in a sub-carrier and lowers the weight of a distorted sub-carrier to eliminate the influence of the co-channel interference. The frequency-domain notch filter receives a frequency-domain signal and generates a notched frequency-domain signal.
Abstract:
A method for estimating channels of an OFDM signal. The method comprises the steps of deriving responses of pilot channels, deriving responses of first data channels by time and frequency domain combined linear interpolation among the responses of the pilot channels, deriving each response of boundary channels by frequency domain linear interpolation between the responses of the nearest pilot and first data channels, and deriving responses of second data channels by frequency domain extrapolation using the responses of the pilot and first data channels.
Abstract:
This disclosure presents a heat dissipation mechanism, which conducts generated heat of a thermal device to the housing of an electronic apparatus by a metal piece fastened between the thermal device and electronic apparatus, and then dissipates heat into the air through multiple holes opened over an apparatus shell. Besides, the presented mechanism is also suitable to mini-size, portable electronic apparatus to solve the thermal dissipation technique thereof.
Abstract:
A video encoding method with support for editing when scene changed. The video encoding method reads and stores the pictures by the display order and detects whether the scene change occurred. The method encodes the pictures by the coding order when there are not scenes changed and encodes the pictures by a special coding process when there are scenes changed. Because the video encoding method encodes the pictures with considering the states of scenes changed and generates a new GOP when a scene change occurred, the video sequence can be cut into two parts by an image editing process without re-encoding. Therefore, the video can be edited without any loss and the editing performance of the editing process can be better.
Abstract:
An apparatus for variable bit rate control in moving picture compression. First, a total activity measure for the current picture to be encoded in a set of consecutive pictures is calculated. Based on the total activity measure of the current picture and an activity-to-complexity ratio of a previously encoded picture of the same type in the set of consecutive pictures, a complexity measure of the current picture is estimated. A statistical complexity measure is then calculated from the complexity measure of the current picture. A target bit budget is allocated to the current picture depending on the instantaneous rate, the complexity measure and the instantaneous complexity measure. After encoding the current picture, the activity-to-complexity ratio for the current picture is computed based on the total activity measure, actual bits consumed by the current picture and an average of actual quantization step sizes used to encode the current picture.
Abstract:
A channel estimator for use in wireless local area networks (WLAN's), characterized in that a channel estimation controller with a simplified recursive least square (RLS) algorithm and a data-reconstructor are employed to adjust the channel response in frequency domain during the delivery of a signal packet. Such adjustment is adaptively performed at anytime during the delivery of a signal packet so as to achieve fast convergence as well as accurate channel estimation.
Abstract:
A method is provided to reduce strapping devices in a computer system having at least one configurable device, which includes the following steps. A configuration value stored in a non-volatile memory is first provided. During power-up and reset of the computer system, a processor reset signal and a bus reset signal of a high-speed peripheral bus are both asserted, wherein the high-speed peripheral bus is included in the computer system. When an operation clock of the high-speed peripheral bus reaches its working voltage and frequency, the configuration value is fetched from the non-volatile memory. The fetching step is repeated until a most significant bit (MSB) of a fetched configuration value changes from a first state to a second state. Subsequently, the configuration value fetched from the non-volatile memory is asserted to the at least one configurable device to configure the configurable device, and then the processor reset signal is deasserted, and the at least one configurable device is thereby completely configured.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method of controlling and tuning clock phase alignment with a dual loop of a hybrid phase and time domain for clock source synchronization in electronic devices are described. The coarse calibration unit generates a plurality of output signals, the output signals having a plurality of fixed phase intervals therebetween. At least one of the fixed phase intervals is equal to complete 360 degrees which are divided by the number of the output signals to cover the phase range of complete 360 degrees. The first fine calibration unit connected to the coarse calibration unit delays the output signals generated from the coarse calibration unit by coupling a programmable delay circuit to adjust the phase of a feedback signal toward the phase of a reference signal. The phase detector connected to the first fine calibration unit is used to detect a phase difference between the reference and the feedback signals and outputting an indicating signal corresponding to the phase difference between the reference and the feedback signals. The controller controls the coarse calibration unit and the first fine calibration unit to align the feedback signal to the reference signal according to the indicating signal generated from the phase detector. The rotating detector rapidly tunes the phase difference between the feedback signal and the reference signal by adding a number of time delays to the feedback signal when the feedback signal and the reference signal are miss-aligned.
Abstract:
A substrate used in a semiconductor device. The substrate includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, and an interconnection-wiring layer. The first wiring layer includes a plurality of first pads, and the second wiring layer includes a plurality of second pads. The interconnection-wiring layer is set between the first and second wiring layer. In this case, at least one of the second pads that does not electrically connect to anyone of the first pads electrically connects to the interconnection-wiring layer. In another case, a shielding portion, which electrically connects the interconnection-wiring layer, is provided around the second pad that doesn't electrically connect to anyone of the first pads. Furthermore, this invention also discloses a semiconductor device including the substrate.
Abstract:
A structure of IC packaging and a method forming the same are disclosed in the present invention. This structure of IC packaging comprises a substrate, a chip, and a plurality of copper connecting wires. At least a conductive structure is made on the substrate and an isolating material is coated on the copper connecting wires. The chip is fastened on the substrate and electrically connected with the conductive structure by the copper conductive wires coated with isolating material.