Realtek Semiconductor Inc.

Ta-Chin Tseng

Liang-Wei Huang

Ting-Fa Yu

Shieh-Hsing Kuo

Heng Cheong Lao

Li-Wei Fang

Li-Han Liang

Chih-Chi Wang

Hsuan-Ting Ho

Chi-Shun Weng

Yuan-Jih Chu

Sheng-Fu Chuang

Chun-Yu Chen

Ming-Feng Hsu

Ming-Je Li

Mei-Chao Yeh

Lie-Way Fang

Tai-Yi Huang

Zong-Cheng Wu

Lie Way Fang

Lie-Wei Fang

Shun-Sheng Wang

Tseng-Kuei Lin

Chung-Wen Tang

Lao Heng Cheong Cheong

Liang Wei Huang

Shieh Hsing Kuo

Heng-Cheong Lao

A detector circuit incudes a calculator circuit and a comparator circuit. The calculator circuit is configured to generate a plurality of first calculation values according to a plurality of first calculation symbols of a Pseudo-Noise Sequence and a plurality of second calculation symbols of a received signal, and generate a second calculation value according to the first calculation values. If a sign of a symbol of the Pseudo-Noise Sequence is the same to a sign of an adjacent symbol, the symbol is one of the first calculation symbols, and the second calculation symbols are corresponding to the first calculation symbols respectively. The comparator circuit is configured to generate a comparison result according to the second calculation value and a threshold value. The comparison result is configured for determining whether the detector circuit correctly receives the Pseudo-Noise Sequence.

Detector circuit and operation method

A three-way handshaking method includes: controlling a first port in a first specific mode to send a first specific signal to a second port, and controlling the first port to enter a second specific mode; when the first port receives a second specific signal, determining the second port is in the second specific mode and controlling the first port to send a third specific signal to the second port; and when it is determined that the second port is in a third specific mode, controlling the first port to enter the third specific mode.

Three-way handshaking method and computer readable media

A communicating apparatus comprising a receiving module which comprises: a first receiving line, for receiving a second input data stream; a timing detecting apparatus, for detecting timings for a plurality of data units of the second input data stream; a data allocating apparatus, for allocating the second input data stream to X allocated data streams, wherein the X is a positive integer and the X is larger or equals to 2; and X second receiving lines, for respectively transmitting one of the X allocated data streams.

Communicating apparatus

A communication system comprises a packet stream transforming unit, a mapping unit and a transmission unit. The packet stream transforming unit is configured to receive a 4-bit packet stream and transform the 4-bit packet stream into a 6-bit packet stream. The mapping unit is configured to map the 6-bit packet stream into multiple ternary bit streams, and the mapping unit maps at least one idle symbol into the ternary bit streams according to at least one particular bit of the at least one idle symbol of the 6-bit packet stream. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the ternary bit streams to a remote communication device through a cable.

Communication system and method

The disclosure is a device and a method for Non Return to Zero (NRZ) Clock Data Recovery (CDR) calibration, which includes a CDR unit and a weight calculator unit. The CDR unit receives a compensative signal of an equalization filter to generate an error signal, a sampling clock signal, a transition sampling signal and a data signal. The weight calculator unit receives the error signal, the transition sampling signal and the data signal, and then uses a run length technique to generate weight data. The weight data controls a voltage control oscillator (VCO) which calibrates the phase and the frequency of the sampling clock signal.

Device and method for NRZ CDR calibration

An automotive electronic system and a power supply method thereof is related to the power supply method including outputting an interface signal to an automotive network, enabling a first switching regulator according to a first control signal from a control chip and/or the interface signal on the automotive network, supplying power to a network switch based on a first voltage by the first switching regulator when the first switching regulator is enabled, enabling a second switching regulator according to a second control signal from an electronic application module and/or the interface signal on the automotive network, and supplying power to the electronic application module based on the first voltage by the second switching regulator when the second switching regulator is enabled. The network switch and the electronic application module are connected to each other by the automotive network.

Automotive electronic system and power supply method thereof

In a communication system, a timing-dependence cancelling module is included for cancelling timing-dependence of a transmission signal, so as to render a timing-dependent signal be capable of being utilized on communication systems. Besides, updating an echo cancelling parameter by applying an error difference variable and a data difference variable, or by directly decreasing a step-size coefficient, may also fulfill the purpose of reducing or eliminating timing dependence in a transmission signal of a communication system.

Communication system and method for cancelling timing dependence of signals

The present invention discloses an energy efficient network communication device comprising: a media-access-controller for outputting a transmission-end low power idle (LPI) indication and receiving a reception-end LPI indication; a media-independent-interface for generating a transmission-end LPI signal according to the transmission-end LPI indication, and generating the reception-end LPI indication according to a reception-end LPI signal; and a physical-layer-circuit, coupled to several pairs of transmission lines, for converting the transmission-end LPI signal into a transmission signal to send it to a reception end for requesting an LPI mode and receiving a reception signal from the reception end to convert it into the reception-end LPI signal. Said physical-layer-circuit uses some of the several pairs of transmission lines for transmission and reception when keeping the other pairs of transmission lines unused to save power; furthermore, the physical-layer-circuit can enter the LPI mode from an idle mode for additional power saving.

Energy efficient network communication device and method

The disclosure provides an electronic device having network auto-switching functions and a network auto-switching method utilized in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a first network connecting unit having a first network transmission specification; and a second network connecting unit having a second network transmission specification different from the first network transmission specification. The network auto-switching method comprises: utilizing a detecting unit for detecting network connecting statuses of the first network connecting unit and the second network connecting unit to generate a detecting result; utilizing a network access unit for determining to select the first network connecting unit or the second network connecting unit to perform a network connecting operation or to not perform the network connecting operation at least according to the detecting result.

Electronic device having network auto-switching functions and network auto-switching method utilized in electronic device

A controlling circuit supporting a power saving mechanism includes: a transmitting interface arranged to perform a signal transmission with a specific controlling circuit; and a setting unit coupled to the transmitting interface. The setting unit is arranged to control the specific controlling circuit to operate in the power saving mechanism.

Controlling circuit with power saving mechanism and method thereof

A transceiver in a communication system and a start-up method thereof are provided. The transceiver comprises an auto-negotiation circuit, a timing recovery circuit, an interference cancellation circuit and an equalizer. The auto-negotiation circuit performs an auto-negotiation procedure to determine whether the transceiver operates as a master or slave transceiver. If the transceiver operates as a slave transceiver, it executes a first stage and a second stage during the start-up process. In the first stage, the transceiver performs channel estimation to generate a channel estimation value, presets the parameters of the equalizer according to the channel estimation value, and trains the timing recovery circuit and the equalizer; in the second stage, the transceiver trains the interference cancellation circuit.

Apparatus and method for start-up in communication system

A communication device has a transmitting circuit, a receiving circuit, and a controller. The transmitting circuit transmits a first data to a transmission line. The first data is generated by a first scrambler wherein the values of the registers of the first scrambler are characterized by a first combination number. The receiving circuit receives a second data scrambled by a second scrambler from the transmission line. The first and the second scramblers have the same scrambler generator polynomial. The receiving circuit has a descrambler having a plurality of registers for descrambling the second data. The values of the registers of the second scrambler are characterized by a second combination number when the descrambler descrambles the second data. The controller configures the values of the registers of the first scrambler according to the first combination number, the second combination number, and/or a difference between the first and the second combination numbers.

Communication device with energy saving mode and method thereof

A communication system includes a first network device and a second network device. A power consumption control method applied to the communication system includes the steps of: checking a receiving capability of the first network device to generate a first checking result; and selectively notifying the second network device to adjust a transmitting capability of the second network device according to the first checking result. When the first checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the first network device is greater than a first threshold, transmit a first notice signal to notify the second network device. When receiving the first notice signal, lower the transmitting capability of the second network device.

Power consumption control method of a communication system and related communication system

A communication apparatus with echo cancellation includes a transmitter, a receiver, a digital echo cancellation circuit, a parameter control circuit, and an analog echo cancellation circuit. The digital echo cancellation circuit determines an echo estimation component according to a digital output signal, and performs a digital echo cancellation on a digital input signal according to the echo estimation component. The parameter control circuit generates a control signal according to the echo estimation component. The analog echo cancellation circuit includes a first echo cancellation resistor and a second echo cancellation resistor, wherein the resistances of the first echo cancellation resistor and the second echo cancellation resistor are adjusted according to the control signal.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Ta-Chin Tseng