Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jong-haeng Lee

Je-Kook Kim

Hyoung-seok Oh

Se-jong Park

Chung-Gil Yang

Ji-Yong Kim

Hyeon-je Choe

Tae-jeong Kim

Jun-han Bae

An electronic device includes a connector connected to a cable external to the electronic device and including a plurality of pins; a first water detection circuit connected to at least one first pin of the plurality of pins and generating a first detection result by detecting whether there is water in the connector based on resistance of the at least one first pin; and a second water detection circuit connected to at least one second pin of the plurality of pins, entering a water detection mode when the first detection result indicates the presence of water, and detecting whether there is water in the connector based on resistance of the at least one second pin.

Water recognition system, electronic device including the same, and method of recognizing water thereby

A power amplifier circuit including a power transistor unit generating an output signal based on a predetermined pulse-width modulated signal. The power transistor unit includes a plurality of transistors and a delay circuit unit. The delay circuit unit sequentially drives the plurality of transistors with a predetermined time delay based on the pulse-width modulated signal.

Power amplifier circuit reducing electromagnetic interference

A pulse width modulation (PWM) modulator includes an integrator generating an integrated signal based on an input signal and an output signal, a low pass filter (LPF) receiving the integrated signal and performing low pass filtering, a comparator receiving an output signal of the LPF and a predetermined reference signal, comparing the received signals, and outputting a PWM signal, a dead time setup block outputting a first signal and a second signal having a predetermined phase difference therebetween based on the PWM signal, and a power stage buffering the first and second signals and generating the output signal based on a result of buffering. In the PWM modulator and a class-D amplifier having the PWM modulator, EMI can be reduced.

PWM modulator and class-D amplifier having the same

Pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuits and methods integrate a feedback signal and an input signal to generate an integral signal, and generate a PWM signal by switching an output node from a first source voltage to a second source voltage based upon comparing the integral signal with a first reference voltage, and switching the output node from the second source voltage to the first source voltage based upon comparing the integral signal with a second reference voltage. A comparator unit compares the integral signal with the first and second reference (threshold) voltages, and a drive circuit for buffering the comparator unit's output signals generates drive signals. A feedback circuit generates the feedback signal based on (e.g., proportional with) the PWM signal. The switching circuit may include a P-type switch (e.g., PMOS transistor) and a N-type switch (e.g., NMOS transistor). Associated class-D audio amplifiers and modulation methods are provided.

Pulse-width modulation circuits of self-oscillation type and pulse-width modulation methods

A PLL circuit includes a control circuit for generating a reference control signal. A reception divider, reference divider, and transmission divider respectively divide an output signal of a receiver VCO according to a reception division data signal, an output signal of a crystal oscillator according to a reference division data signal, and an output signal of a transmitter VCO according to a transmission division data signal. A first and second phase detector respectively detect frequency and phase differences between a reception divider output and a reference divider output and between a transmission divider output and the reference divider output.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Jong-haeng Lee