Abstract:
The invention provides a current control circuit and a current control method. The current control circuit controls a current supplied to a current-controlled device according to a conduction control signal. The current control circuit includes: a conduction control switch coupled to the current-controlled device, for determining whether to conduct the current according to the conduction control signal; and a plurality of current control switches connected to one another in series and coupled to the conduction control switch, for controlling a magnitude of the current.
Abstract:
Techniques are described for distributing network device tasks across virtual machines executing in a computing cloud. A network device includes a network interface to send and receive messages, a routing unit comprising one or more processors configured to execute a version of a network operating system, and a virtual machine agent. The virtual machine agent is configured to identify a virtual machine executing at a computing cloud communicatively coupled to the network device, wherein the identified virtual machine executes an instance of the version of the network operating system, to send, using the at least one network interface and to the virtual machine, a request to perform a task, and to receive, using the at least one network interface and from the virtual machine, a task response that includes a result of performing the task. The routing unit is configured to update the network device based on the result.
Abstract:
A telephoto zoom lens include a first, a second, a third and a fourth lens groups sequentially arranged along an optical axis and from an object side to an image side. The refractive powers of the four lens groups are positive, negative, positive and positive, respectively. The first lens group is fixed at a first predetermined position. The second lens group is movable along the optical axis depending on the variation of the magnifying power of the zoom lens. The third lens group is fixed at a second predetermined position. The fourth lens group is movable along the optical axis to keep an image plane generated by the zoom lens to project accurately onto an image sensor. Hence, the first and the third lens groups are in resting state, and the second and the fourth lens groups are movable during zoom-in or zoom-out operation of the zoom lens.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an adaptive two-stage voltage regulator and a method for controlling the same. The adaptive two-stage voltage regulator includes: a voltage regulator for converting an input voltage (Vin) to a middle voltage (Vm), wherein Vin≦Vin_max; a linear regulator for converting the middle voltage to an output voltage (Vout); and a middle voltage controller for adjusting the middle voltage according to (1) an input voltage indicator and one of (2a) an output voltage indicator and (2b) a predetermined reference signal, such that when Vin≦Vout, Vm=Vout+ΔV and (Vout+ΔV)
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display includes a gate driver, a control circuit and a charge-sharing circuit. The control circuit provides a charge-sharing signal according to the parasitic capacitances at a first output end and a second output end in the gate driver. The charge-sharing circuit generates a third clock signal and a fourth clock signal by performing charge-sharing on a first clock signal and a second clock signal according to the charge-sharing signal. The third clock signal includes a signal falling edge which descends from a high level to a first level, and the fourth clock signal includes a signal falling edge which descends from the high level to a second level. The gate driver outputs a first gate driving signal and a second gate driving signal respectively at the first and the second output end according the third or the fourth clock signal.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an LED array control circuit with voltage adjustment function and a driver circuit and a method for the same. The LED array includes multiple LED strings each of which has multiple LED devices connected in series. The LED array control circuit includes: a power supply circuit for providing a supply voltage to the LED array; and an LED driver circuit for controlling current through each LED string, the LED driver circuit including: multiple current sources corresponding to the multiple LED strings respectively, each current source having a first end which is coupled to a corresponding LED string, and a second end; and a voltage adjustment circuit for adjusting a voltage of the second end of a corresponding current source according to a signal indicating a voltage drop across the corresponding LED string.
Abstract:
A display device includes multiple first data lines, multiple second data lines, multiple pixel columns, at least a first charge sharing switch circuit and at least a second charge sharing switch circuit. The second data lines are alternately arranged with the first data lines. Each of the pixel columns includes multiple first pixels and multiple second pixels. The first pixels of each of the pixel columns are coupled to one of the first data lines, and the second pixels of each of the pixel columns are coupled to one of the second data lines. The first charge sharing switch circuit each is electrically coupled to at least a part of the first data lines. The second charge sharing switch circuit each is electrically coupled to at least a part of the second data lines. A display device driving method and a source driving circuit also are provided.
Abstract:
A zoom lens includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth lens groups that are arranged along an optical axis and from an object side to an image side in sequence. The refractive powers of the four lens groups are positive, negative, positive and positive, respectively. The first and the third lens groups are fixed at a fixed position. The second lens group is movable along the optical axis in accordance with the change of magnification. The fourth lens group is movable along the optical axis in accordance with keeping an image plane fixed at an image sensor. The present invention has at least four pieces of lens that are made of plastic material in order to decrease camera lens weight and move easily the lens groups. In addition, the present invention has small variation of aperture value, moderate zoom ratio and compact size at the same time.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an LED array control circuit with voltage adjustment function and a driver circuit and a method for the same. The LED array includes multiple LED strings each of which has multiple LED devices connected in series. The LED array control circuit includes: a power supply circuit for providing a supply voltage to the LED array; and an LED driver circuit for controlling current through each LED string, the LED driver circuit including: multiple current sources corresponding to the multiple LED strings respectively, each current source having a first end which is coupled to a corresponding LED string, and a second end; and a voltage adjustment circuit for adjusting a voltage of the second end of a corresponding current source according to a signal indicating a voltage drop across the corresponding LED string.
Abstract:
A non-synchronous boost converter includes a low-voltage device connected between the input voltage terminal and the output voltage terminal of the converter. When the converter is shutdown, the low-voltage device disconnects the output voltage terminal and the input voltage terminal. Since it is a low-voltage device used in the converter for load disconnection, the efficiency of the converter is improved with lower cost.