Htc Corporation

Shih-Hung Chu

Yu-Hsin Liang

Chia-Yin Lu

Fu-Jen Yeh

Yi-Hsin Liao

Yu-Chun Peng

Hsun-Hsin Chuang

A mobile electronic device including an interface unit, a semiconductor storage device and a processor is provided. The interface unit provides a user interface to receive a user input. The semiconductor storage device includes a controller and a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory is coupled to the controller and includes a plurality of memory blocks. The processor is coupled to the interface unit and the semiconductor storage device. The processor sends a signal to the semiconductor storage device in response to the user input. The controller clears at least one of the memory blocks in response to the signal.

Mobile electronic device and method for clearing memory blocks based on processor determination of physical block to erase in response to GUI input from user specified time and directing controller to erase within the specified time

A portable electronic device is provided. A power management unit provides a first voltage and a second voltage. A multi-core cluster includes a first processing core configured to be powered by the first voltage and operate at a first operating frequency and a second processing core configured to be powered by the first voltage or the second voltage and operate at a second operating frequency. A third processing core is configured to be powered by the second voltage and operate at a third operating frequency. A first switch is configured to selectively provide the second voltage to the third processing core or stop providing the second voltage to the third processing core according to a first control signal. A second switch is configured to selectively provide the first voltage or the second voltage to the second processing core according to a second control signal.

Portable electronic device and core swapping method thereof

A storage device, an electronic device, and a corresponding method for programming a memory are provided. The memory includes a plurality of cells. Each of the cells stores a plurality of bits. The bits of the memory are arranged into a plurality of pages of the memory. The method includes the following steps: receiving a host command for programming data into a first page of the memory; and performing 2Plane programming to program the data into the first page and backups the data into a second page of the memory when the first page does not consist of the most significant bits (MSBs) of the cells. The first page and the second page are located in different planes of the memory.

Storage device, electronic device, and method for programming memory

Portable apparatus using multi-core storage mechanism and data access method therefor are provided. The portable apparatus includes a host circuit for controlling the portable apparatus, having a plurality of channels for being coupled to a multi-core storage unit so as to perform write or read operation. The host circuit divides data to be written into a plurality of groups of block data and the host circuit outputs the groups of block data through at least two channels of the plurality of channels separately so as to write the data blocks into the multi-core storage unit.

Portable apparatus using multi-core storage mechanism and data access method therefor

A portable electronic device includes a wireless communication module, a processing unit, a display device and a backlight driver. The wireless communication module wirelessly collects location information from at least one remote station. The processing unit executes a positioning application and thereby calculates a position of the portable electronic device based on the collected location information. The display device operates at a bright mode when the calculated position indicates that the portable electronic device is kept being moved. The backlight driver is coupled to the processing unit, and, the processing unit is further configured to control the backlight driver to make the display device leave the bright mode and enter a dim mode when the calculated position indicates that the portable electronic device is not moved for a first predetermined time period.

Portable electronic device and power-saving method therefor

An embodiment of the disclosure provides a control method between a Bluetooth module and a wireless LAN module, for an electronic device with a Bluetooth module and a WiMAX module. The method comprises: determining whether the priority of the Bluetooth module is higher than that of the WiMAX module; determining whether data transmitted or received by the WiMAX module has to be protected; and when the priority of the Bluetooth module is not higher than that the WiMAX module and the data transmitted or received by the WiMAX module has to be protected, setting the Bluetooth module to be in an inactive mode.

System including Bluetooth module and wireless LAN module and control method thereof

System including bluetooth module and wireless LAN module and control method thereof

A portable electronic apparatus consists of a wireless module, a micro-processing unit, a determining circuit, and a control circuit. The wireless module provides a wireless communication function, and a first controller of the micro-processing unit provides a data access function. When a designated device is coupled to the portable electronic apparatus, the determining circuit determines whether to use the wireless communication function and whether to use the data access function in order to generate a determining result. The control circuit selectively connects a transmission interface of the first controller or a transmission interface of the wireless module to the designated device according to the determining result. When the control circuit connects the transmission interface of the wireless module to the designated device, the portable electronic apparatus is simulated as a wireless communication product.

Portable electronic apparatus capable of simulating as a wireless communication product and method thereof

A data transmission method and the transmission circuit thereof for transmitting data between a host and a peripheral apparatus are disclosed. The data transmission method includes the following steps. First, a clock signal is transmitted by a first pin. Then, a data signal is transmitted by a second pin according to the timing of the clock signal.

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

Shih-Hung Chu