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公开(公告)号:US10782263B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-22
申请号:US15586849
申请日:2017-05-04
发明人: Michael Looney , GuangYang Qu
IPC分类号: G01N27/416 , G01N27/12 , G01N27/404
摘要: An impedance in an electrochemical gas sensor can be measured by connecting at least one pin in an integrated circuit to at least one electrode in an electrochemical gas sensor, using a damping capacitor to connect the at least one pin in the integrated circuit to an electrical ground, applying a voltage to the electrochemical gas sensor to provide a bias voltage to at least one electrode in the electrochemical gas sensor, receiving a current from at least one electrode in the electrochemical gas sensor, determining a measured gas amount from the received current, activating a switch located within the integrated circuit to isolate the damping capacitor from the at least one pin in the integrated circuit, and measuring an impedance of the electrochemical gas sensor using an excitation signal while the at least one damping capacitor is isolated from the at least one electrode in the electrochemical gas sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US10712369B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-14
申请号:US16003701
申请日:2018-06-08
发明人: Boris Lerner , Yogesh Jayaraman Sharma , Sefa Demirtas , Jochen Schmitt , Paul Blanchard , Arthur J. Kalb , Harvey Weinberg , Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz
摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide mechanisms for measuring currents flowing in one or more conductor wires. The mechanisms are based on using magnetic sensor pairs arranged within a housing with an opening for the wires, where each magnetic sensor pair can generate a pair of signals indicative of magnetic fields in two different directions. The outputs of the sensor pairs can be used to derive a measure of current(s) flowing through the one or more wires. The use of magnetic sensor pairs that can measure magnetic field in two different directions may enable simultaneous current measurement in multiple wires placed within the opening, improve accuracy of current measurements while relaxing requirements for precise control of the placement of the wire(s), reduce the impact of stray magnetic interference, and enable both AC and DC measurements.
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公开(公告)号:US10672968B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US14805135
申请日:2015-07-21
摘要: An embodiment of a thermoelectric device may include a plurality of thermoelectric cells disposed between first and second planes. Each of the thermoelectric cells may include a thermoelectric element formed from a thermoelectric material of a single semiconductor type, the thermoelectric element including a first end, a second end, and a portion extending from the first end to the second end, the portion extending from the first end to the second end including at least two surfaces that face each other; and at least one conductive element electrically connected to and extending away from the second end of the thermoelectric element toward the first end of the thermoelectric element of another thermoelectric cell. Each thermoelectric cell also may further include an insulating element disposed between the at least two surfaces of the thermoelectric element and between portions of the at least one conductive element.
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公开(公告)号:US10598771B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US15409183
申请日:2017-01-18
摘要: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to a time-of-flight imaging system and methods of using the same. The time-of-flight imaging system includes a light emitter comprising at least one one-dimensional array of laser diodes; a photosensitive element for receiving reflected light from an object; and a light deflection device configured to deflect light from the light emitter to the object. In embodiments, the time-of-flight imaging system includes a lens structure to deflect emitting light from the laser diodes at a predetermined angle towards a light steering device.
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公开(公告)号:US10594892B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US15685379
申请日:2017-08-24
IPC分类号: H04N1/333 , H04N21/4363 , H04N1/327
摘要: This disclosure relates generally to communicating video content and other data over networks. An example apparatus includes a transmitter for communicating data via a serial link with a receiver. The transmitter includes an input, an output interface to the serial link, and translation circuitry. The input includes multiple input data lanes and a clock lane, and the input is configured to concurrently receive data on the multiple input data lanes aligned with a clock signal received on the clock lane according to a multi-lane communication protocol. The output interface is a clock-less interface and includes a number of output data lanes less than a number of the multiple input data lanes. The translation circuitry translates the data received according to the multi-lane communication protocol to a serial link communication protocol for transmission on the serial link.
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公开(公告)号:US20200083874A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US16125620
申请日:2018-09-07
发明人: Yue Zhuo , Wenhui Qin , Yingjie Guo , Shaoyu Ma , Tianting Zhao , Baoxing Chen
摘要: Power isolators with multiple selectable feedback modes are described. The power isolators may transfer a power signal from a primary side to a second side. A feedback signal may be provided from the secondary side to the primary side to control generation of the power signal on the primary side. In this manner, the power signal provided to the secondary side may be maintained within desired levels. The feedback signal may be generated by feedback circuitry configurable to operate in different modes, such that the feedback signal may be of differing types depending on which feedback mode is implemented.
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公开(公告)号:US20200076512A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16287796
申请日:2019-02-27
发明人: Laurence B. O'Sullivan , Shane Geary , Baoxing Chen , Bernard Patrick Stenson , Paul Lambkin , Patrick M. McGuinness , Stephen O'Brien , Patrick J. Murphy
摘要: Isolators having a back-to-back configuration for providing electrical isolation between two circuits are described, in which multiple isolators formed on a single, monolithic substrate are connected in series to achieve a higher amount of electrical isolation for a single substrate than for isolators formed on separate substrates connected in series. Discrete dielectric regions positioned between isolator components forming an isolator provide electrical isolation between the isolator components as well as between the isolators formed on the substrate. The back-to-back isolator may provide one or more communication channels for transfer of information and/or power between different circuits.
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公开(公告)号:US10581423B1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US16238338
申请日:2019-01-02
发明人: Srivatsan Parthasarathy , Sirui Luo , Thomas Paul Kearney , Yuanzhong Zhou , Donal Bourke , Jean-Jacques Hajjar
IPC分类号: H01L27/02 , H02H9/00 , H03K17/081 , H03K17/0412
摘要: Fault tolerant switches are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a fault tolerant switch includes a switch, a gate driver, and a clamp. The switch includes a switch p-type field effect transistor (PFET) and a switch n-type field effect transistor (NFET) electrically connected in series and controlled by the gate driver. Additionally, the clamp is electrically connected in parallel with the switch, and includes a forward protection circuit including a first diode and a first clamp FET in series, and a reverse protection circuit including a second diode and a second clamp FET in series. The clamp further includes a first gate bias circuit configured to bias a gate of the first clamp FET and a second gate bias circuit configured to bias a gate of the second clamp FET.
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公开(公告)号:US10551215B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-04
申请号:US14737403
申请日:2015-06-11
发明人: Eoin E. English , Javier Calpe Maravilla , Robert Guyol , Alan J. O'Donnell , Maria Jose Martinez , Jan Kubik , Krystian Balicki
IPC分类号: G01D5/20
摘要: An embodiment of a position sensing system includes a signal generation circuit to generate an excitation signal according to a selected characteristic signal, a drive circuit to drive an excitation source with the excitation signal, an input circuit to receive a sensor output while driving the excitation source, a signal detection circuit to identify a component of the sensor output corresponding to the characteristic signal, and a control circuit to determine the position of the movable object as a function of the identified component of the sensor output. The positioning system may be included an electronic camera, where the movable object may be a lens. The excitation source may be a conductive coil, the excitation a magnetic field, and the sensor a magneto resistive sensor. Alternatively, the excitation source may be an optical excitation source, the excitation an optical excitation, and the sensor an optical sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US10541721B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-21
申请号:US15716197
申请日:2017-09-26
IPC分类号: H03C3/09 , H04B10/556 , H04L27/12 , H04B1/7156 , H04L27/34 , H04L1/00 , H04L27/20 , H04J13/00
摘要: Aspects of this disclosure relate to transmitting and/or receiving a frequency-shift keying signal including a packet that includes a preamble and a payload. The preamble has a first modulation index that has a smaller magnitude than a second modulation index of the payload. This can enhance frequency correction in a receive device that receives the packet.
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