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| 20090037645 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA ACCESS CIRCUIT AND DATA ACCESS METHOD - A non-volatile memory device, a data access circuit and a data access method are provided. The non-volatile memory device includes a main controller, a plurality of sub-controllers and a plurality of memory blocks. The sub-controllers are coupled to the main controller and are used to execute the tasks assigned by the main controller. The memory blocks are respectively coupled to the corresponding sub-controllers. The main controller is used to divide a received main data into a plurality of sub-data, and the sub-data are respectively saved in the memory blocks through corresponding sub-controllers. Therefore, the data access speed of the non-volatile memory device is substantially speeded-up. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090045914 | WRITE-PROTECTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A write-protection module for a storage device and the method thereof are disclosed. The write-protection module includes a power supply circuit, a fingerprint sensor, a database, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor for receiving the working power produced by the power supply circuit to maintain operation is respectively coupled to the power supply circuit, the fingerprint sensor, and the database. The fingerprint sensor receives the fingerprint input of a user, and the microprocessor receives the output signal of the fingerprint sensor and converts the output signal into an input cryptograph. Finally, the microprocessor compares the input cryptograph with a predetermined cryptograph stored in the database to produce a comparison information, and determines whether or not the user may access data. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090125759 | STORAGE DEVICE WITH SELF-CONDITION INSPECTION AND INSPECTION METHOD THEREOF - A storage device with self-status detection and an inspection method thereof are provided. The storage device includes a plurality of storage areas (i.e., block tables), a plurality of memory blocks, and a status detection unit. The storage areas respectively have a corresponding weight value, and the addresses of memory blocks which have the same number of error correct codes (ECCs) are recorded in the same storage area. The status detection unit obtains a status of the storage device according to the number of addresses of the memory blocks recorded in a storage area and the corresponding weight value of the storage area. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125783 | STORAGE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ACCESSING DATA AND FOR MANAGING MEMORY BLOCK - A method for managing a memory block is provided. In this method, a plurality of block tables having different storing priorities is provided. In addition, the number of error correction bits in the memory block is checked. Thereby, in the present invention, data can be stored into the memory block in a block table according to the number of error correction bits in the memory block so that the sequence in which the memory block is used for storing data can be determined. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090218885 | Slope control device capable of predicting uniform-current-sharing level and method thereof - The present invention discloses a slope control device capable of predicting uniform-current-sharing level and method thereof which can be applied in a redundancy or distributed power system for providing better uniform-current-sharing ability. The device comprises a high linearity transconductor circuit, a slope adjusting circuit and an incremental output voltage circuit. The invention applies either a transductor parameter or a feedback resistor to increase the droop gain and therefore the current deviation between two power supply modules is reduced. The invention further raises the output voltage step by step to ensure that the output voltage meet the requirement of allowable minimum output voltage according to increment of load current. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100066327 | VOLTAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS - A voltage conversion apparatus includes a DC-to-DC conversion circuit, a sensing circuit, and a compensation circuit. The voltage conversion apparatus is capable of adaptively adjusting the system bandwidth according to the load. The system bandwidth is increased to make the converted voltage responding to the load rapidly when the voltage conversion apparatus is operated at a transient state; and the system bandwidth is decreased to increase the system stability when the voltage conversion circuit is operated at a steady state. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100127672 | Power Supply Device with Fast Output Voltage Switching Capability - A power supply device is disclosed in the present invention, which includes a DC-DC boost converter and a charge recycling circuit. The DC-DC boost converter is utilized for boosting an input voltage to generate an output voltage, and adjusting a voltage level of the output voltage according to a level switching signal. The charge recycling circuit is electrically connected to the DC-DC boost converter, and is utilized for generating a current path according to the level switching signal to recycle redundant charges from the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from high to low and to return stored charges back to the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from low to high, so as to accelerate voltage switching of the output voltage and to reduce power consumption of the DC-DC boost converter. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100264847 | VOLTAGE CONVERTER, BACKLIGHT MODULE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A backlight module control system includes a plurality of backlight sub-modules, a control signals output unit, a voltage converter and a plurality of current control units. The control signals output circuit is for providing a voltage control signal, a current control signal and a plurality of PWM signals; the voltage converter is coupled to the control signals output circuit and the backlight sub-modules, and is for outputting an output voltage to the backlight sub-modules according to the voltage control signal; the current control units are coupled to the backlight sub-modules, respectively, and each current control unit is for determining a current of its corresponding backlight sub-module according to the current control signal, and each current control unit is further utilized for determining whether its corresponding backlight sub-module is enabled or not according to its corresponding PWM signal. In addition, only one backlight module is enabled at a same time. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110127927 | Buck-Store and Boost-Restore Converter - A buck-store and boost-restore converter is to be electrically connected to a pre-stage circuit, which provides a pre-stage output direct current (DC) voltage to a first capacitive load. The converter has an inductance element and is to be electrically connected to a second capacitive load. When the pre-stage output DC voltage is reduced from a first DC voltage to a second DC voltage, the inductance element outputs a current to the second capacitive load so as to transfer electric energy, which is stored in the first capacitive load, to the second capacitive load. When the pre-stage output DC voltage is raised from the second DC voltage to the first DC voltage, the inductance element outputs a current to the first capacitive load so as to transfer electric energy, which is stored in the second capacitive load, to the first capacitive load. | 06-02-2011 |
