Abstract:
An organometallic complex for a light emitting layer includes a heterocyclic ligand and a bivalent metal bonded to the heterocyclic ligand, wherein the heterocyclic ligand includes a plurality of linked ring structures that include a total of at least 17 carbon atoms and 1 heteroatom, and the linked ring structures have substantially parallel planes.
Abstract:
Systems and methods may be provided for a power amplifier system. The systems and methods may include a plurality of power amplifiers, where each power amplifier includes at least one output port. The systems and methods may also include a plurality of primary windings each having a first number of turns, where each primary winding is connected to at least one output port of the plurality of power amplifiers, and a single secondary winding inductively coupled to the plurality of primary windings, where the secondary winding includes a second number of turns greater than the first number of turns.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention may provide for a CMOS antenna switch, which may be referred to as a CMOS SPDT switch. The CMOS antenna switch may operate at a plurality of frequencies, perhaps around 900 MHz 1.9 GHz and 2.1 GHz according to an embodiment of the invention. The CMOS antenna switch may include both a receiver switch and a transmit switch. The receiver switch may utilize a multi-stack transistor with body substrate switching and source and body connection along with body floating technique to block high power signals from the transmit path by preventing channel formation of the device in OFF state as well as to maintain low insertion loss at the receiver path. Example embodiments of the CMOS antenna switch may provide for 35 dBm P 1 dB at both bands (e.g., 900 MHz and 1.9 GHz and 2.1 GHz). In addition, a −60 dBc second and third harmonic up to 28 dBm input power to the switch, may be obtained according to example embodiments of the invention.
Abstract:
Imidazopyridine-based compounds and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) including organic layers including the imidazopyridine-based compounds are provided. The organic light emitting diodes including organic layers having the imidazopyridine-based compounds have low driving voltages, high efficiencies, high luminance, long life-times and low power consumption.
Abstract:
A phenylcarbazole-based compound is represented by Formula 1, and has superior electric properties and charge transport abilities, and thus is useful as a hole injection material, a hole transport material, and/or an emitting material which is suitable for fluorescent and phosphorescent devices of all colors, including red, green, blue, and white colors. The phenylcarbazole-based compound is synthesized by reacting carbazole with diamine. The organic electroluminescent device manufactured using the phenylcarbazole-based compound has high efficiency, low voltage, high luminance, and a long lifespan.
Abstract:
Spectrum-sensing algorithms and methods may be provided for use in cognitive radios and other applications. The spectrum-sensing algorithms and methods may include receiving an input spectrum having a plurality of channels, performing a coarse scan of the plurality of channels of the input spectrum to determine one or more occupied candidate channels and vacant candidate channels, where the coarse scan is associated with a first resolution bandwidth and a first frequency sweep increment, performing a fine scan of the occupied candidate channels and the vacant candidate channels to determine actually occupied channels and actually vacant channels, where the fine scan is associated with a second resolution bandwidth and a second frequency sweep increment, and storing an indication of the actually occupied channels and the actually vacant channels.
Abstract:
A circuit for sensing an open-circuit lamp is provided. The circuit includes a reference voltage output unit, a voltage sensor, and a comparator. The reference voltage output unit provides a reference voltage. The voltage sensor detects a sensed voltage corresponding to a status of a lamp. The status of the lamp includes an open-circuit status and a closed-circuit status. The comparator compares the sensed voltage with the reference voltage and outputs a result indicating the status of the lamp.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for testing mechanical endurance of a surface of an optical disc are disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotating plate, on which an optical disc to be scratched is loaded, for rotating the loaded optical disc, and a plurality of abrasion wheels of a predetermined type, disposed at a perpendicular to the rotating plate, for contacting the optical disc and generating the scratch, the scratch being generated when the optical disc rotates a predetermined number of turns, e.g., maximum of 5 turns for the abrasion wheels to apply a predetermined load on the optical disc.
Abstract:
A frequency mixing apparatus is provided. In the frequency mixing apparatus, a PMOS transistor is coupled to an NMOS transistor in a cascode configuration and an LO signal is applied to the bulks of the PMOS and NMOS transistors so that an input signal applied to their gates is mixed with the LO signal. High isolation between the bulks and gates of the transistors resulting from application of the LO signal to the bulks prevents leakage of the LO signal, thereby decreasing a DC offset voltage. This renders the frequency mixing applicable to a DCR. Also, due to the cascade configuration similar to an inverter configuration, the frequency mixing apparatus can be incorporated in an FPGA of a MODEM in SDR applications. Frequency mixing based on switching of a threshold voltage decreases a noise factor and enables frequency mixing in a low supply voltage range, thereby decreasing power consumption.
Abstract:
An active inductor capable of tuning a self-resonant frequency, an inductance, a Q factor, and a peak Q frequency by applying a tunable feedback resistor to a cascode-grounded active inductor is disclosed. The tunable active inductor includes a first transistor having a source connected to a power supply voltage and a gate connected to first bias voltage; a second transistor having a drain connected to a drain of the first transistor and a gate connected to a second bias voltage; a third transistor having a drain connected to a source of the second transistor and a source connected to a ground voltage; a fourth transistor having a drain connected to a gate of the third transistor, a source connected to the ground voltage and a gate connected to a third bias voltage; a fifth transistor having a source connected to the drain of the fourth transistor and a drain connected to the power supply voltage.