Anpec Electronics Corporation

Jing-Min Chen

Chih-Ning Chen

Jia-Hua Hong

Yuan-Hung Wang

Yi-Jung Huang

A dual-slope optical sensor is provided. Two terminals of a first charging switch are respectively connected to an optoelectronic component and a first terminal of a capacitor. Two terminals of a second charging switch are respectively connected to a second terminal of the capacitor and grounded. First terminals of third charging and discharging switches are respectively connected to the first and second terminals of the capacitor. First terminals of fourth charging and discharging switches are respectively coupled to first and second reference voltages. Two terminals of a first discharging switch are respectively connected to the optoelectronic component and the second terminal of the capacitor. A first input terminal of a comparator is connected to second terminals of the third charging switch and the fourth discharging switch. A second input terminal of the comparator is connected to second terminals of the fourth charging switch and the third discharging switch.

Dual-slope optical sensor

An optical sensor and a method having a high linearity digital controlling mechanism are provided. An optoelectronic component converts a light energy into a photocurrent. Then, the photocurrent flows to a current mirror and is amplified by a gain to form a charging current by the current mirror to charge a capacitor. A comparator compares a voltage of the capacitor with a reference voltage multiple times to generate a comparison signal. A counter determines a digital value capturing range according to the gain, and counts bit values that fall within the digital value capturing range from the comparison signal to output a counted signal. A noise cancellation processor reduces the digital value capturing range according to the gain, and removes one or more of the bit values that do not fall within the digital value capturing range from the counted signal to output a sensed signal.

Optical sensor and method having high linearity digital controlling mechanism

A proximity sensor with a sliced integration time sensing mechanism and a sensing method thereof are provided. A light transmitter emits a sensing light toward a detected object during a first phase time. A light receiver receives a first light signal formed by the sensing light reflected by the detected object and an ambient light during the first phase time, and receives a second light signal of the ambient light during a second phase time. A first brightness of the first light signal is integrated over the first phase time to form a first integrated brightness value. A second brightness of the second light signal is integrated over the second phase time to form a second integrated brightness value. The light receiver subtracts the second integrated brightness value from the first integrated brightness value to obtain a first integrated brightness correction value by phase cancellation.

Proximity sensor with a sliced integration time sensing mechanism and sensing method thereof

An optical proximity sensor with a digital calibration circuit and a digital calibration method are provided. In a test mode, a test light emitted by a light transmitter is reflected by a cover of an electronic device to form a first reflected analog signal to a light receiver. A digital calibration circuit counts the first number of pulse waves of a first reflected digital signal. In a calibration mode, a light is emitted to a detected object through the cover and then is reflected by the detected object to form a second reflected analog signal to the light receiver. When the digital calibration circuit counts the number of pulse waves of a second reflected digital signal up to the first number, the digital calibration circuit clears the first number and then recounts the number of pulse waves of the second reflected digital signal to obtain the second number.

Optical proximity sensor with digital calibration circuit and digital calibration method thereof

A fast-locking phase locked loop and a fast locking method are provided. The fast locking method includes dividing a frequency of an oscillation signal by a preset divisor to output a divided signal, detecting a frequency difference between the divided signal and a reference signal, tracking whether a divided frequency of the divided signal falls within a locked frequency range or not, if not, tracking the divided frequency, and if yes, locking the divided frequency, detecting a divided phase difference between a divided phase of the divided signal and a reference phase of the reference signal, recording the phase difference as a tracking reference phase difference, tracking a next divided phase according to the tracking reference phase difference, and determining whether the divided phase falls within a locked phase range, and if not, tracking the divided phase, and if yes, locking the divided phase.

Fast-locking phase locked loop and fast locking method

A digital phase-locked loop with an automatic calibration function and an automatic calibration method thereof are provided. The digital phase-locked loop includes a frequency and phase detector, a calibration circuit, a frequency and phase locked circuit, and an oscillator circuit. The frequency and phase locked circuit outputs an initial control signal. The calibration circuit calibrates an initial frequency and outputs an initial calibration signal having a calibrated initial frequency when determining that the initial frequency does not fall within an allowable error calibration range. The frequency and phase locked circuit locks the calibrated initial frequency when determining that the calibrated initial frequency falls within a locked frequency range. The oscillator circuit outputs an oscillator signal according to the initial calibration signal and the initial control signal. Therefore, a resolution of the oscillator circuit can be improved by the automatic calibration of frequency drift caused by processes and environments.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Jing-Min Chen