Abstract:
Disclosed is a receiver of a radar device, which includes a sampling circuit that receives a reflected pulse signal having a first period reflected from a detection target and samples the reflected pulse signal as a first received signal in response to a clock signal having a second period equal to the first period, an integration circuit that, in response to the clock signal, generates an analog integration signal based on the first received signal and a control signal, a comparison circuit that, in response to the clock signal, adjusts a count value and the control signal based on a result of comparing the analog integration signal with a reference signal and outputs the control signal to the integration circuit, and an ADC circuit that converts the analog integration signal into a digital integration signal.
Abstract:
Provided are an object recognition device, an autonomous driving system including the same, and an object recognition method using the object recognition device. The object recognition device includes an object frame information generation unit, a frame analysis unit, an object priority calculator, a frame complexity calculator, and a mode control unit. The object frame information generation unit generates object frame information based on a mode control signal. The frame analysis unit generates object tracking information based on object frame information. The object priority calculator generates based on object tracking information. The frame complexity calculator generates a frame complexity based on object tracking information. The mode control unit generates a mode control signal for adjusting an object recognition range and a calculation amount of the object frame information generation unit based on the priority information, the frame complexity, and the resource occupation state.
Abstract:
An MEMS microphone is provided which includes a reference voltage/current generator configured to generate a DC reference voltage and a reference current; a first noise filter configured to remove a noise of the DC reference voltage; a voltage booster configured to generate a sensor bias voltage using the DC reference voltage the noise of which is removed; a microphone sensor configured to receive the sensor bias voltage and to generate an output value based on a variation in a sound pressure; a bias circuit configured to receive the reference current to generate a bias voltage; and a signal amplification unit configured to receive the bias voltage and the output value of the microphone sensor to amplify the output value. The first noise filter comprises an impedance circuit; a capacitor circuit connected to a output node of the impedance circuit; and a switch connected to both ends of the impedance circuit.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an ultra-wide band (UWB) radar device including a first antenna circuit including a first transmission circuit, a first reception circuit, a first oscillator that supplies a first clock signal to the first transmission circuit and the first reception circuit, and a first frequency counter, a second antenna circuit including a second transmission circuit, a second reception circuit, a second oscillator that supplies a second clock signal to the second transmission circuit and the second reception circuit, and a second frequency counter, and a controller that detects the target. The controller corrects a frequency error between the first clock signal and the second clock signal and compensates for a synchronization error between the first antenna circuit and the second antenna circuit.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a duty cycle monitoring method and apparatus for a memory interface, including receiving a clock signal as input and generating a first delay time offset and a second delay time offset, receiving the clock signal and the first delay time offset and then outputting a first delayed signal, receiving the first delayed signal and the second delay time offset and then outputting a second delayed signal, receiving the clock signal and the second delayed signal and then outputting a delay value corresponding to a half-period of the clock signal, and monitoring, based on the first delayed signal, whether a duty cycle of the clock signal conforms to a duty cycle specification.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a frame grabber, an image processing system, and an image processing method. A frame grabber according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes a plurality of decoders, a plurality of image controllers, a plurality of memories, a synchronization controller, and a synchronization memory. The plurality of decoders generate a plurality of image data by decoding a plurality of image signals. The plurality of image controllers generate a plurality of pixel data and a plurality of frame information data on the basis of the plurality of image data. The plurality of memories store the plurality of pixel data. The synchronization controller receives the plurality of frame information data, and generates synchronization data on the basis of the plurality of frame information data. The synchronization memory stores the frame information data and the synchronization data.
Abstract:
Provided is a pulse noise suppression circuit. The pulse noise suppression circuit includes a filter circuit converting an input signal of a pulse type into an increasing or decreasing filter signal, a level reset circuit resetting the filter signal in response to the input signal and an output signal and an output circuit converting the filter signal into the output signal of a pulse type, wherein the level reset circuit resets the filter signal to have a high level when the input signal and the output signal all have a high level, and resets the filter signal to have a low level when the input signal and the output signal all have a low level.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for adjusting a reference voltage. The apparatus may include a gate signal generation unit for generating an RDQS gate signal, a reference voltage generation unit for setting a reference voltage based on the RDQS gate signal, and a reset counter for holding a voltage at the time at which the RDQS gate signal becomes low when the RDQS gate signal is not applied to the reference voltage generation unit for a specific time period.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a microphone driving device and a digital microphone including the same. A microphone driving device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes a voltage-to-current converter, a current-to-voltage converter, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital amplification unit, and a gain controller. The voltage-to-current converter converts an acoustic signal to an output current signal based on a gain control signal. The current-to-voltage converter converts the output current signal to an amplified voltage signal. The analog-to-digital converter converts the amplified voltage signal to a digital signal. The digital amplification unit amplifies the digital signal to an amplified digital signal based on the gain control signal. The gain controller generates a gain control signal. The microphone driving device and the digital microphone including the same according to the inventive concept may have a wide dynamic range and reduce the influence of noise.
Abstract:
Provided is an analog-to-digital converting device. The analog-to-digital converting device may include a determination circuit that determination whether a reference digital signal or a determination digital signal obtained by conversion of a reference voltage or a determination voltage matches a test pattern for the reference voltage, and it is possible to monitor whether the analog-to-digital converting device normally operates, according to whether there is matching.