Abstract:
An apparatus that comprises an optical-mode-converter. The optical-mode-converter includes a optical waveguide including a segment directly located on a substrate and a cantilevered segment located over said substrate and separated from said substrate by a cavity, and, said cantilevered segment includes a core surrounded by a cladding. The optical-mode-converter also includes a dielectric material filling said cavity and contacting said cantilevered segment over said cavity, wherein said dielectric material has a refractive index that is less than a refractive index of said cladding and that is no more than about 20 percent less than said refractive index of said cladding.
Abstract:
A TV function extension assembly is electrically connected with a core circuit of a display apparatus through a gold finger connector. It comprises a function extension module, an external interface, and a memory. The function extension module is connected with the core circuit of the display apparatus through the gold finger connector for mutual communication and data communication. The external interface is connected between the function module and an external device or external network to enable mutual communication and data transmission between the function extension module and the external device or external network. The memory is connected with the function extension module to store data transmitted by the function extension module.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a compact inverter plug that can be used with LED lighting strings. The inverter plug has a size and shape that is comparable to a standard wall plug and is capable of plugging into a standard wall socket. The inverter plug is waterproof and can be easily assembled. A unique inverter circuit is utilized that is compact and highly efficient. Monitoring is performed by a transformer coil that generates a monitoring signal. The inverter is controlled by controlling the modulation frequency of a direct current signal using a controller.
Abstract:
A lower lockpin rotation shaft assembly includes a lower lockpin rotation shaft body, an outer end portion thereof having a first coupler lifting bar hole, an intermediate portion thereof having a connecting key; and a lower lockpin rotation shaft bush, an outer end portion of the lower lockpin rotation shaft bush having a second coupler lifting bar hole, and an inner end portion of the lower lockpin rotation shaft bush being operatively connected to an inner end portion of the lower lockpin rotation shaft body. Further, the present invention further provides a double-side operating coupler and a coupler draft gear having the above lower lockpin rotation shaft assembly. The coupler draft gear further includes two coupler lifting bars and two coupler lifting bar seats. Each of the coupler lifting bars is inserted in a keyhole-shaped through hole of corresponding coupler lifting bar seat, and the coupler lifting bar has a restrained segment at a fitted portion of the coupler lifting bar with the coupler lifting bar seat. Coupler heads of the two coupler lifting bar are inserted through the keyhole-shaped through holes of the two coupler lifting bar seats and then coupled with the first coupler lifting bar hole and the second coupler lifting bar hole of the double-side operating coupler. There is a gap between the restrained segment of each coupler lifting bar and walls of the rectangular hole of the keyhole-shaped through hole.
Abstract:
The gas discharge lamp contains a lamp body and an UV unit. The UV unit contains a separate airtight chamber wrapping around at least a neck member of the lamp body and covering at least a part of a Mo tinsel inside the neck member. The airtight chamber is filled with one or more gases capable of being ionized, and is wound by a conductor whose one end is connected to a conduction wire extended out of one of the neck members. When the gas discharge lamp is turned on, the gases in the airtight chamber are ionized to produce an UV light to penetrate the discharge chamber. The gas discharge lamp therefore could have a lower starting voltage and an improved starting efficiency. Additionally, as the airtight chamber provides a heat insulation effect, the temperature-induced stress is thereby reduced.
Abstract:
A method for driving an active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) (200) includes: dividing a frame time into a first period and a second period; defining a gradation voltage that makes the light transmission of a pixel unit accumulated in the first period correspond to image data of an external circuit; defining a black-inserting voltage which corresponds with a black image; applying the gradation voltage to pixel electrodes (203) of pixel units of the LCD when the gate lines (201) are scanned by a gate driver (210) of the LCD in the first period; applying the black-inserting voltage to the pixel electrodes of the pixel units when the gate lines are scanned by the gate driver in the second period; and turning off a backlight of the LCD in the second period.
Abstract:
Techniques described in the disclosure are generally related to reserving padding bytes in system memory when storing data in the system memory. The reserving of padding bytes may allow a memory interface to efficiently utilize the channels to the system memory when storing or subsequently retrieving the data.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing a core-shell structured lithiated manganese oxide, comprising the steps of providing spinel LiMxMn2-xO4 particles, where M is one or more metal ions selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Cr, Al, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, and La, and 0≦x
Abstract:
An optical polarization rotator includes first and second optical waveguide ribs located along a planar surface of a substrate. The second optical waveguide rib is located farther from the surface than the first optical waveguide rib. First segments of the optical waveguide ribs form a vertical stack over the substrate, and second segments of the optical waveguide ribs are offset laterally in a direction along the planar surface. The first and second optical waveguide ribs are formed of materials with different bulk refractive indexes.
Abstract:
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for selecting a memory channel in a multi-channel memory system for storing data, so that usage of the memory channels is well-balanced. A request to write data to a logical memory address of a memory system may be received. The logical memory address may include a logical page number and a page offset, where the logical page number maps to a physical page number and the logical memory address maps to a physical memory address. A memory unit out of a plurality of memory units in the memory system may be determined by performing a logical operation on one or more bits of the page offset and one or more bits of the physical page number. The data may be written to a physical memory address in the determined memory unit in the memory system.