24th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130147417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed are a system and a method for controlling a motor of an electric vehicle. In particular, an output voltage from a battery used to provide power to a motor of an electric vehicle, a speed and a torque of the motor are used to generate a magnetic flux based current control map. A current control command is then generated using the magnetic flux based current control map. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147418 | Electric Motor - A multi-phase electric motor comprises a stator comprising a plurality of wire coils surrounding a non-magnetizable core; a rotor with permanent magnets embedded therein, the rotor being disposed adjacent to the stator, the rotor being mounted on a rotatable drive shaft; a power source; a position sensor operably connected to the rotor; and a control circuit operably connected to the power source, the position sensor, and the wire coils, for controlling distribution of electrical energy to the wire coils. In this motor the control mechanism transfers electrical charge from a first coil to a second coil. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147419 | LEAKAGE CURRENT REDUCING APPARATUS - In a system supplying power from an AC power supply to a three-phase motor via a converter and an inverter, a leakage current reducing apparatus is connected to a connection line between the AC power supply and the converter. A common mode transformer detects, as common mode voltage, common mode current flowing from the AC power supply to the connection line. The common mode voltage is inputted to a voltage amplifier via a filter apparatus. Output voltage obtained by voltage amplification passes through a capacitor and then is applied as an AC component to a neutral point of capacitors connected in a Y-connection fashion, so as to have the same phase as that of the common mode voltage. Thus, current having the same phase as that of the common mode current is supplied via the capacitors to the converter through the connection line, thereby reducing the common mode current. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147420 | Apparatus and a Method of Manufacturing an Apparatus - An apparatus including a charge storage component; and an energy harvesting component wherein the charge storage component and the energy harvesting component are integrated via a common electrode. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147421 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL METHOD - A power consumption control apparatus and method, the power consumption control method including calculating a charging cost, which represents a cost of power in a case of charging power, and a discharging cost, which represents a cost of power in a case of discharging power, of a power storage unit where the charging and discharging of power is performed, comparing the charging cost with the discharging cost of the power storage unit, controlling a power conversion unit to perform a discharging mode of performing one of the discharging of power and a reselling of power if the discharging cost is lower than the charging cost, and controlling the power conversion unit to perform a charging mode of charging the power storage unit with at least one of a new renewable power and a grid power if the charging cost is equal to or lower than the discharging cost. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147422 | DUAL MODE CHARGING DEVICE - A charging device for charging an electronic device includes a plug module and an interface module. The plug module includes a plug portion, two connecting portions formed on a side of the plug portion, two first electrical wires positioned in the connecting portions, two condenser lenses, two first optical fibers, two first transmitting lenses. The first optical fibers connect the first transmitting lenses to the condenser lens. The interface module includes a main body, two positioning portions formed on a side of the main body, two second electrical wires extending the positioning portions; two second optical fibers, two second transmitting lenses, and a photoelectric conversion chip. The second optical fibers connect the second transmitting lenses to the photoelectric conversion chip. The first transmitting lenses are aligned with the second transmitting lenses. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147423 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SWITCHING - Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit. The circuit includes a switch and a switch controller. The switch is between a first node that receives a first power supply and a second node, and is controlled to couple/decouple the second node with the first node to switch on/off a second power supply at the second node. The switch controller is configured to generate a switch control signal to control a charging current flowing through the switch to switch on the second power supply. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147424 | BATTERY CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE - When warming-up of a battery is in progress (S | 2013-06-13 |
20130147425 | WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wireless charging system includes a stationary portion and a mobile portion. The stationary portion generates a charging magnetic field due to electromagnetic induction in response to receiving a voltage of an external power supply. The mobile portion includes a first magnet, a generator element, and a rechargeable battery, and the generator element includes a second magnet, a shaft, and an induction winding. Both the first magnet and the induction winding fixed on the shaft, and the induction winding is received in the second magnet. The charging magnetic field generates a magnetic force applied to the first magnet and drives the first magnet, the shaft, and the induction winding to rotate. Thus, the induction winding cuts magnetic force lines of the second magnet and generates induction current to charge the rechargeable battery. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147426 | IN-VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - An in-vehicle battery charging system adaptable to a wide variety of objects to be charged. A charging system | 2013-06-13 |
20130147427 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC FIELD POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless electric field power transmission system comprises: a transmitter comprising a transmitter antenna, the transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume therebetween; and at least one receiver, wherein the transmitter antenna transfers power wirelessly via electric field coupling when the at least one receiver is within the volume. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147428 | WIRELESS CHARGING WITH SEPARATE PROCESS - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless charging. A charging system may comprise at least one antenna configured for coupling to a container. The at least one antenna may further be configured to receive power from a power source and wirelessly transmit power to a receive antenna coupled to a chargeable device positioned within the container. Further, the charging system is configured to charge and perform a process on the one or more charging devices positioned within the container. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147429 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER FOR PORTABLE ENCLOSURES - Exemplary embodiments are directed to portable wireless charging. A portable charging system may comprise at least one antenna positioned within a portable enclosure. The at least one antenna may be configured to receive power from a power source and wirelessly transmit power to a receive antenna coupled to a chargeable device positioned within a near-field of the at least one antenna. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147430 | DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF A SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY CHARGING THE BATTERIES OF A ROBOT - In the context of expanding the scope of the inspection field and in order to improve said field, the present invention is provided, which relates to a robot that inspects a pipeline, but may encounter certain problems during said operation. For this purpose and in order to avoid said major risk, a system for wirelessly charging the batteries of said robot is used, wherein the pipeline is used as a waveguide and as a Faraday cage in order to improve the performance of the inspection system. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147431 | RECHARGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A charging device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a battery adapted and configured to store a DC voltage, first and second motors adapted and configured to operate as a motor or a generator, first and second inverters adapted and configured to operate the first and second motors, a voltage transformer adapted and configured to boost the DC voltage of the battery to supply it to the first and second inverters and boosts the DC voltage of the inverter to supply it to the battery, and a charging controller adapted and configured to operate the first and second inverters as a booster or operate the voltage transformer as a buck booster according to a voltage that is input through a neutral point of the first and second motors and the voltage of the battery. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147432 | CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A charge control device is configured to delay a charge suspension time if a battery is being heated by a battery heater when carrying out a timed charge in a charge time slot specified by a user via an interface device. This enables the battery to be charged to a target charge amount without increasing a required capacity of the battery heater. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147433 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE POWER STATUS OF A BATTERY PACK AND RELATED SMART BATTERY DEVICE - In a smart battery device, a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells is provided. During charging, if the voltage of each battery cell does not exceed the maximum operational voltage associated with individual battery cell, the battery pack is charged by a first voltage. If the voltage of any battery cell is not smaller than the maximum operational voltage associated with individual battery cell, the battery pack is charged by a second voltage smaller than the first voltage. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147434 | Method for Balancing States of Charge of a Battery having a Plurality of Battery Cells as well as a Corresponding Battery Management System and a Battery - A method for balancing states of charge of battery cells of a battery includes determining the individual cell capacities of the cells. A k-th cell having the smallest cell capacity, the individual states of charge, the depth of discharge, a target depth of discharge, and a target state of charge are determined. The deviation of the state of charge of a cell from the target state of charge (ΔSOC | 2013-06-13 |
20130147435 | COST-EFFECTIVE RELIABLE METHOD TO DEPOWER RECHARGEABLE ELECTRIC BATTERIES - Methods and systems for depowering a rechargeable battery in a rapid, yet controlled, manner. The methods comprise (i) providing a depowering medium comprising expanded graphite (and optionally, one or more dispersible non-ionic electric conductors) dispersed in a substantially non-ionic aqueous medium; (ii) contacting terminals of the battery with the depowering medium; and (iii) maintaining contact between the depowering medium and terminals for a period of time sufficient to depower the battery. The systems comprise (i) the depowering medium; and (ii) a container configured to receive a battery and the depowering medium such that the battery body is contacted with the depowering medium prior to the terminals. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147436 | BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM - A battery pack of the present invention is a battery pack for an electric power tool, which is to be detachably attached to the electric power tool to supply electric power to the electric power tool. The battery pack includes a battery unit that can be charged and discharged, and a fee calculation information detection unit that detects information for calculating a usage fee in accordance with use of the electric power tool. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147437 | Workpiece Detection Mechanism - A workpiece detection mechanism may include a sensor part detecting the workpiece; a sensor amplifier part connected to the sensor part and processing a signal from the sensor part; a battery part supplying electric power to the sensor amplifier part; and a wireless transmitting part transmitting by wireless the signal from the sensor amplifier part to an outside of the vacuum chamber. The sensor part, the sensor amplifier part, the battery part and the wireless transmitting part may be provided in one end effector provided in the workpiece transfer mechanism and are not connected directly to any member other than the end effector. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147438 | COMBINED PI FEEDBACK AND FEEDFORWARD CELL BALANCING METHOD - A method and system for battery pack cell state of charge balancing using a proportional-integral feedback control combined with a feedforward control. The proportional-integral feedback control acts on the difference between the average discharge for all cells over a previous driving cycle and the discharge of a specific cell over the previous driving cycle. Thus, the feedback term is based on whether an individual cell discharges more quickly or less quickly than the battery pack average during driving. A cell which discharges more quickly will receive decreased resistive discharge balancing. The feedforward control acts on the difference between an individual cell's state of charge and the battery pack average state of charge at the beginning of a current driving cycle. The overall control effort, which determines the resistive discharge balancing on-time duty cycle for each cell, is the sum of the feedback control signal and the feedforward control signal. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147439 | ELECTRODE, BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL STORAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRICITY SYSTEM - An electrode includes a current collector and an electrode layer provided on the current collector. The electrode layer includes first particles containing an active material and second particles harder than the current collector. The second particles are present at least at an interface between the current collector and the electrode layer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147440 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL CIRCUIT AND POWER SOURCE CUT-OFF DETECTION METHOD - A power supply control circuit arranged to prevent a steady power loss from occurring in an input filter connected to an alternating current power source. In order to detect that an AC input has been turned off, diodes are connected to AC lines, thus detecting a full-wave rectified waveform. This detected voltage is compared with a reference voltage by a comparator. An output signal of the comparator is input into the reset terminal of a timer circuit having a time measurement period longer than the power source frequency of an alternating current power source. A switch element of a discharging circuit is turned on by an output signal of the timer circuit. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147441 | Automatic Tuning Method for Energy Storage System of Railway Vehicle - An automatic tuning method is developed for an energy storage system of the railway vehicle. The method comprises; an optimal tracking for voltage fluctuation in the overhead line voltage varying with hourly-basis, the voltage variation of the substation and railway vehicle operating pattern. The railway vehicle is automatically performed the tuning to maximize the energy storing efficiency. The railway vehicle can achieve the optimum operation for saving energy effectively by bidirectional DC/DC converter using regenerative energy of DC. The railway vehicle stably operates under the overhead line voltage fluctuation. The energy efficiency is maximized by charging/discharging energy while the power is tracking unstable, which is generated by utilizing natural energies such as wind or solar energy, in real time by applying an automatic tuning algorithm to an energy storage system which is applied to a smart grid or a micro grid that uses renewable energy as a primary energy source. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147442 | Direct power and stator flux vector control of a generator for wind energy conversion system - A method for controlling a variable speed wind turbine generator is disclosed. The generator is connected to a power converter comprising switches. The generator comprises a stator and a set of terminals connected to the stator and to the switches of the power converter. The method comprises: determining a stator flux reference value corresponding to a generator power of a desired magnitude, determining an estimated stator flux value corresponding to an actual generator power, determining a difference between the determined stator flux reference value and the estimated stator flux value, and operating said switches in correspondence to the determined stator flux reference value and the estimated stator flux value to adapt at least one stator electrical quantity to obtain said desired generator power magnitude. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147443 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTROL AND MONITORING - In one example embodiment, a power control system includes one or more stages, a plurality of primary busbars operatively coupled to the one or more stages, and an intelligent controller operatively coupled to the one or more stages. Each of the one or more stages is configured to generate a lead current when coupled in parallel to a power distribution system, and at least one of the one or more stages comprises a notch filter and a power tank circuit. Each of the plurality of primary busbars is configured to carry one phase of a multiple phase power signal. The controller is configured to determine when to switch each of the one or more stages one and off, to count a number of times each stage is switched on, and to track one or more electrical parameters of the power distribution system, power control system, or both. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147444 | Methods and Systems to Convert a Pulse Power Demand to a Constant Power Draw - Methods and systems to translate a pulse power demand of a pulse load to a constant power draw, and to maintain a desired peak output voltage over time. A power converter (PC) provides power from a power source to a charge store, which provides pulse power to the load. A PC controller continuously monitors an output current of the PC and an output voltage of the charge store, and controls the PC to draw constant power from the source, at a level indicated by a power command. A peak voltage controller periodically adjusts the power command, such as to compensate for time-varying effects, based on a peak voltage reference and the output voltage of the charge store measured at times of synchronization pulses. The peak voltage controller generates the synchronization pulses based on rising edges of a pulse current, or receives the synchronization pulses from the radar system controller. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147445 | VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER CHARGE PUMP BUCK - DC to DC converter circuitry includes a dual phase charge pump and at least one pair of multiplier phase circuits. The dual phase charge pump is coupled to each one of the at least one pair of multiplier circuits and adapted to receive a DC input voltage and only four control signals, and produce a stepped-up output voltage. Each one of the at least one pair of multiplier phase circuits are adapted to receive the stepped-up output voltage, a cross-coupled control signal from the other multiplier phase circuit in the pair of multiplier phase circuits, and a different one of the control signals and further multiply the stepped-up output voltage to produce a multiplied stepped-up output voltage with a magnitude that is approximately three times that of the DC input voltage or greater. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147446 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH TWO VOLTAGE REGULATORS - An integrated circuit device has a digital device operating at an internal core voltage; a linear voltage regulator; and an internal switched mode voltage regulator controlled by the digital device and receiving an external supply voltage being higher than the internal core voltage through at least first and second external pins and generating the internal core voltage, wherein the internal switched mode voltage regulator is coupled with at least one external component through at least one further external pin of the plurality of external pins. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147447 | High-Speed LDO Driver Circuit using Adaptive Impedance Control - The present document relates to linear regulators or linear voltage regulators configured to provide a constant output voltage. In particular, the present document relates to driver circuits of low-dropout (LDO) regulators. A driver circuit ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147448 | Adaptive Bias for Low Power Low Dropout Voltage Regulators - A low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator includes a voltage regulation loop for providing a gate drive signal to an output device, the gate drive signal proportional to an output current. The voltage regulation loop includes a current bias input for receiving a bias current. The LDO voltage regulator further includes a current bias control circuit for providing the adaptive bias current at a first value that is proportional to current limit value lab and the width-to-length ratio of transistors of the transconductance amplifier when the output current less than or equal to a threshold and increases the bias current from a threshold to a current limit value. The output current varies substantially linearly over a range of output current values between the threshold and the current limit value. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147449 | BI-POLAR BI-DIRECTIONAL ENERGY BALANCING POWER-CONVERSION ENGINE - The invention provides a power converter and method for controlling same, comprising a plurality of switch elements, an inductive reactor, and at least two ports for the movement of electrical energy. Any energy-moving port may be made unipolar, bidirectional, bipolar, or bidirectionally bipolar. Ports may be equipped with sensing circuitry to allow the converter output to be controlled responsively to an input signal. The invention may be configured to be used in many ways, for example, as a power-supply, as an amplifier, or as a frequency converter. The invention may comprise energy predictive calculating means to obtain excellent transient response to line and load variations. The invention may also include a switch to create a low impedance path around the inductor to allow current to recirculate through the inductor when it is not needed at any of the ports. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147450 | Predictable Method for Reducing Power Consumption during Peak Demand - System and method for reducing power consumption during peak demand period is disclosed. A consumption unit comprises a power limiter. An AC power limiter converts a portion of AC power into heat and generates an output for a temperature sensor. A comparator has one of the inputs as the output of the temperature sensor and another input as a reference generated by a controller. A feedback loop is established by connecting output of the comparator to secondary winding of a power transformer through a switch. A DC power limiter is also disclosed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147451 | DEAD TIME MODULATION TECHNIQUE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY - A method for generating an output voltage from an input voltage with a switched mode power supply at a switching frequency is provided. At the switching frequency, a transistor within a switching circuit is deactivated so as to enter into a dead time interval, where the switching circuit includes a switching node. A negative inductor current is used during the dead time interval so as to slew the switching node, where switching frequency and the input voltage are sufficiently large so as to overcome a loss incurred by using the negative inductor current. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147452 | SWITCHING CURRENT SYNTHESIS CIRCUIT FOR POWER CONVERTER - A control circuit of a power converter is provided. The control circuit comprises a PWM circuit, a sample circuit, and emulation circuit. The PWM circuit generates a switching signal for switching an inductor and generating a switching current of the inductor in response to a current feedback signal. The sample circuit is coupled to sample a switching current signal into a capacitor during an on time of the switching signal. The emulation circuit generates a discharge current couple to discharge the capacitor during an off time of the switching signal for generating the current feedback signal. The switching current signal is correlated to the switching current of the inductor, and the discharge current is generated in response to an input voltage of the inductor, an output voltage of the power converter, and the on time of the switching signal. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147453 | Current Control Semiconductor Element and Control Device Using the Same - This invention provides a current control semiconductor element that can detect a current with high accuracy in a single IC chip by dynamically correcting changes in a gain a and an offset b, and a control device that uses the current control semiconductor element. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147454 | SWITCHING REGULATOR WITH ERROR CORRECTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A switching regulator configured to provide an output voltage comprises a power stage, an error correction circuit, a comparator, an ON-time generator and a logic circuit. The error correction circuit generates an error correction voltage based on a reference voltage and a feedback voltage representative of the output voltage. The comparator compares the feedback voltage with the difference between the reference voltage and the error correction voltage, and generates a comparison signal. The ON-time generator is configured to provide an ON-time signal. The logic circuit generates a logic control signal to control the power stage based on the comparison signal and the ON-time signal. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147455 | Power Management Method for Operating Electronic Device with Solar Energy - Power management method and apparatus for operating electronic devices with solar power is disclosed. Current-voltage characteristic of a solar system is measured by a controller. The maximum output power is determined accordingly. A power limiter is employed to limit the output power of solar system to be slightly below the maximum output power to prevent a sharp drop of the power caused by overdrawn of the power by the electronic device. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147456 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter including a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller for converting an input voltage into an output voltage is provided. The PWM controller includes: an error amplifier, receiving a reference voltage and a feedback voltage and provides an error signal; a compensation unit coupled to an output of the error amplifier, compensating the error signal and comprising a first resister and a first capacitor; a ramp generator, generating a ramp signal according to a constant on time PWM signal; a first comparator coupled to the compensation unit and the ramp generator, comparing the compensated error signal with the ramp signal to generate a trigger signal; and a PWM generator coupled to the first comparator, providing the constant on time PWM signal according to the trigger signal, an input voltage of the DC-DC converter and the output voltage of the DC-DC converter. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147457 | SINGLE INDUCTOR MULTIPLE OUTPUT (SIMO) DIRECT CURRENT-TO-DIRECT CURRENT (DC/DC) CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a single inductor multiple output (SIMO) direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter that may perform DC/DC conversion by transferring, to output nodes, input current that is input and thereby stored in a single inductor. An output selection unit of the SIMO DC/DC converter may select, from output nodes, a first output node to be supplied with current from a driving unit, and provide output voltage of the first output node and reference voltage of the first output node to a hysteresis comparison unit. The hysteresis comparison unit may control on-time and/or inductor peak current by determining whether the output voltage of the first output node is higher than the reference voltage of the first output node by at least a first threshold, and whether the output voltage of the first output voltage is lower than the reference voltage of the first output voltage by at least a second threshold. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147458 | ADAPTIVE DEAD-TIME CONTROL - A DC-to-DC converter includes first and second transistors that are connected in series between a supply voltage and ground and that are driven by PWM pulses. A junction of the transistors is connected to an inductance that is connected in series to a load. A first timing module determines a first time difference between a first edge of a first signal at the junction and a first edge of a second signal at a control terminal of the first transistor. A second timing module determines a second time difference between a second edge of the first signal and a second edge of the second signal. The first and second edges of the second signal respectively correspond to first and second edges of one of the PWM pulses. A delay module delays the first and second edges of the second signal respectively based on the first and second time differences. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147459 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING CURRENT OF PWM CONVERTER - The present invention relates to a method for compensating a current of a DC/DC converter that detects an average value of a pulsatory current that is output as a chopping wave form from an inductor that is used in a DC/DC converter to compensate an offset value in real time. A method for compensating a current of a DC/DC converter can include analyzing a PWM signal for a switching DC-DC converter, if the PWM signal is on, comparing a delay time with a rise half cycle size between a detected current and a real current that is output by an inductor, calculating a current variation amount and determining an offset compensation value for compensating a current variation amount according to the comparison result of the rise half cycle size and the delay time, and applying the offset compensation value to compensate the detected current of the inductor. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147460 | WIRELESS REMOTE DETECTORS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system is provided that includes: a sensor device adapted to selectively monitor a plurality of sensors, wherein the sensor device includes a wireless transceiver within the sensor device adapted to transmit measurement information from the selected sensor; and a receiver indicator device adapted to wirelessly receive the measurement information from the sensor device, and provide an indication based on the measurement information to a user operating the receiver indicator device. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147461 | MASKING APERTURES ENABLING AUTOMATION AND SOLUTION EXCHANGE IN SESSILE BILAYERS - Disclosed herein are devices and methods related to the production and measurements of amphiphilic molecule bilayers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147462 | FAST WIDEBAND FREQUENCY COMPARATOR - A frequency comparator outputs an input reference signal and a comparison target signal as pulse-form signals, and is charged or discharged with a voltage corresponding to the reference signal to output a reference voltage having a variable first frequency range, and charged or discharged with a voltage corresponding to the comparison target signal to output a comparison target voltage having a variable second frequency range. The frequency comparator compares the reference voltage having the first frequency range and the comparison output voltage having the second frequency range. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147463 | CURRENT SENSOR AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY - There are provided a deformed bus bar for electrically connecting terminals of adjacent battery cells in an assembled battery, a core having both ends opposed to each other across a clearance and continuously formed around a hollow portion through which a part of the deformed bus bar penetrates, and a Hall IC disposed in the clearance for outputting an electric signal depending on a magnetic flux. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147464 | CLAMP METER WITH MULTIPOINT MEASUREMENT - A clamp meter with multipoint measurement includes a current-measuring unit, an analog-to-digital converting unit, and a measuring-position judgment unit. The current-measuring unit includes a plurality of current-measuring positions calibrated according to the measuring-position judgment unit. The current-measuring unit measures the current of the current-measuring position judged by the measuring-position judgment unit. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147465 | DEVICE TO DETECT THE LEVEL OF LIQUID METAL IN A CASTING APPARATUS AND RELATIVE METHOD - A device to detect the level of liquid metal (M) in a casting apparatus includes a box-like structure associated in correspondence with an upper end of a crystallizer. The box-like structure has a peripheral cavity inside in which a device for the generation and detection of a variable magnetic field is disposed. The device for the generation and detection extends for a segment beyond an inner corner of the crystallizer so as to face directly into the open top of the crystallizer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147466 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLS OPENING AND CLOSING OF INTAKE VALVE - Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling an actuator that controls opening and closing of an intake valve. The apparatus includes an input shaft connected to a motor and an output shaft rotatable in conjunction with the input shaft, a magnet unit including a first magnet and a second magnet provided on concentric circles, the first magnet provided such that different poles are alternately arranged at an angle of 90° and the second magnet provided such that different poles are alternately arranged at a predetermined angle, and a control unit, wherein a change in polarities of the first and second magnets are sensed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147467 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPATIAL POSITION OF A FIRST PART RELATIVE TO A SECOND PART - A sensor assembly for determining a spatial position of a first part relative to a second part has at least one magnet disposed on the first part. The magnet generates a magnetic field that extends to the second part. The sensor assembly further has a pair of magnetic field sensors arranged at a spatial distance from each other on the second part. The magnet is positioned in an interval defined by the spatial distance between the magnetic field sensors. The magnetic field sensors each produce an output signal depending on the magnetic field. The output signals of the two magnetic field sensors are combined to form a common sensor signal related to the spatial position of the first part relative to the second part. The output signals of the two magnetic field sensors essentially represent a direction of the magnetic field at the location of the respective magnetic field sensors. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147468 | LINEAR POSITION SENSOR - A sensor used to sense the position of an attached movable object. The sensor can be mounted to a pneumatic actuator. The sensor includes a housing that has a pair of cavities or pockets separated by a wall. A magnet carrier is positioned within one of the cavities and a magnet is coupled to the magnet carrier. The magnet carrier is coupled to the moveable object. A magnetic sensor is positioned in the other of the cavities. The magnetic sensor generates an electrical signal that is indicative of a position of the movable object. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147469 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a rotation angle detection device mainly used for rotation angle detection of a steering wheel of an automobile and the like. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147470 | INDUCTIVELY INTERROGATED PASSIVE SENSOR APPARATUS - A sensor apparatus comprises a first magnetic transducer which in use is positioned on a first side of a barrier and a second magnetic transducer which in use is positioned on a second side of the barrier opposite the first side. The second transducer comprises a magnetic or electrical property which is dependent upon a sensible condition on the second side of the barrier, such as the pressure or temperature on the second side of the barrier. In operation, the first transducer generates a first magnetic field which induces the second transducer to generate a second magnetic field that is dependent upon the magnetic or electrical property of the second transducer. The first transducer detects the second magnetic field and generates a signal which is representative of the sensible condition on the second side of the barrier. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147471 | MAGNETIC INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A magnetic inspection device and method for nondestructive testing of wire ropes and the like utilizes a leakage flux generator moveable relative to a wire rope to be inspected for inducing in sections of the wire rope magnetic flux at a saturation level. A leakage flux detector moves with the leakage flux generator, and cooperates with the leakage flux generator for detecting leakage flux at the outer surface of the wire rope saturated by the generator. The detector provides a high fidelity signal representative of the loss of metallic cross section at individual locations along the wire rope. A signal processor receiving the high fidelity signal representative of the loss of metallic cross section from the detector extracts a wire rope roughness component from the high fidelity signal. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147472 | Micro-Fabricated Atomic Magnetometer and Method of Forming the Magnetometer - The cost and size of an atomic magnetometer are reduced by attaching a vapor cell structure that has a vapor cell cavity to a base die that has a laser light source that outputs light to the vapor cell cavity, and attaching a photo detection die that has a photodiode to the vapor cell structure to detect light from the laser light source that passes through the vapor cell cavity. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147473 | DETECTION SYSTEM USING MAGNETIC RESISTANCE SENSOR - Provided is a detection system using a magnetic resistance sensor. The detection system includes a magnetic resistance sensor for detecting a magnetic element of a specimen containing a magnetic particle. An external magnetic-field application device applies external magnetic fields to the magnetic resistance sensor in first and second directions, and has a space for entrance or exit of a specimen holding unit. A horizontal drive module receives the specimen holding unit to horizontally move the specimen holding unit under the magnetic resistance sensor. A vertical drive module receives the magnetic resistance sensor to vertically move the magnetic resistance sensor to the specimen holding unit. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147474 | CURRENT DETECTING APPARATUS - In a current detecting apparatus, a container member which constitutes a insulating housing includes an element supporting portion, a connector supporting portion, and a substrate fixing portion. The element supporting portion is formed with a depression to which a magnetism detecting portion of a Hall element is fitted. The connector supporting portion achieves positioning of a body portion of the connector by a fitting structure in three-dimensional directions where a lead terminal of a connector extends in parallel with lead terminals of the Hall element . The substrate fixing portion is a portion where a circuit board is fixed at one point. The body portion of the connector is also fixed to the circuit board with a screw. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147475 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A multi-channel coil assembly capable of being configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode is provided. The multi-channel coil assembly includes a plurality of coil elements and a plurality of mode switches. Each of the plurality of mode switches is switchably coupled to at least two of the coil elements. In the first mode, at least one of the mode switches is uncoupled to the coil elements forming a hyperthermia array. The hyperthermia array is configured to transmit first radio frequency signals in response to multiple first input signals supplied thereto. In the second mode, at least one of the mode switches is coupled to the coil elements forming a magnetic resonance (MR) array. The MR array is configured to transmit or receive second radio frequency signals in response to multiple second input signals supplied thereto. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147476 | ACTIVE RESISTIVE SHIMMING FOR MRI DEVICES - Active resistive shim coil assemblies may be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems to reduce in-homogeneity of the magnetic field in the imaging volume. Disclosed embodiments may be used with continuous systems, gapped cylindrical systems, or vertically gapped systems. Disclosed embodiments may also be used with an open MRI system and can be used with an instrument placed in the gap of the MRI system. An exemplary embodiment of the active resistive shim coil assembly of the present disclosure includes active resistive shim coils each operable to be energized by separate currents through a plurality of power channels. In some embodiments, the disclosed active resistive shim coil assemblies allow for various degrees of freedom to shim out field in-homogeneity. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147477 | ENDOGENOUS MAGNETIZATION CONTRAST IN MRI - An endogenous source of magnetic resonance image contrast of biological tissues is provided by modeling a conventional magnetization transfer (CMT) spectrum using z-spectral data and generating magnetization transfer ratio maps from the magnetization transfer spectrum at a frequency of interest. A contribution by the CMT spectrum from the z-spectral data is removed and a direct water saturation component is modeled using the z-spectral data with removed CMT spectrum (z-spectral). When this modeled direct water saturation component contribution is removed from the z-spectral, then the remaining z-spectra reflects new contrast due to chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and magnetization transfer/exchange effect from aliphatic protons probably associated with labile proteins, peptides and lipids, named as novel magnetization transfer (NMT). This technique can be used to illustrate subtle changes in biological tissue as a result of diseases states, provide better visibility of brain white matter plaques, provide improved CEST contrast, provide better visualization of proteins, peptides, and lipids in biological tissue using NMT contrast, improve segmentation of white matter and gray matter in brain images, and the like. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147478 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Steering-Propeller - A GRASE-type PROPELLER sequence called Steer-PROP is disclosed. This sequence exploits a serious of steer blips together with rewinding gradient pulse to traverse k-space. Steer-PROP improves the scan time by a factor of 3 or higher compared to FSE-PROPELLER, provides improved robustness to off-resonance effects compared to EPI-PROPELLER, and addresses a long-standing phase correction problem inherent to GRASE based sequences. Steer-PROP also enables intra-blade, inter-blade, and inter-shot phase errors to be separately determined and independently corrected. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147479 | Method for Monitoring Patient Exposure in a Magnetic Resonance Device - A method for monitoring an exposure experienced by a patient during an examination with a magnetic resonance device having a transmitter device is provided. The method includes determining a coil power loss from measured amplitudes and phases of a first measuring device, and determining an overall transmitted power from voltage measurement values of the second measuring device. The method also includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) value describing a power entering a patient from the coil power loss and the overall transmitted power and comparing the SAR value with at least one limit value. A transmission operation of the transmitter device is terminated if the at least one limit value is exceeded. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147480 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an imaging condition setting unit and an imaging unit. The imaging condition setting unit is configured to set slice positions same as past slice positions to a same object and to set a table position of a bed with the object set to position a position representing a slice position designated out of the slice positions or a position representing a slice range designated out of the slice positions on a center of a magnetic field. The imaging unit is configured to acquire magnetic resonance data from the slice positions set for the object at the table position of the bed to generate image data corresponding to the slice positions based on the acquired magnetic resonance data. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147481 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND VIBRATIONAL ERROR MAGNETIC FIELD REDUCTION METHOD - Regardless of the measurement conditions, the degradation of the image quality due to a vibrational error magnetic field, which is generated by the vibration of the mechanical structure of an MRI apparatus, is reduced. In order to do so, error magnetic field image data indicating an error magnetic field distribution is acquired on the basis of an echo signal measured using a pulse sequence having a test gradient magnetic field, a parameter value of a damped vibration function showing a vibrational error magnetic field is calculated using the error magnetic field image data, and a correction magnetic field is calculated on the basis of the calculated parameter value of the damped vibration function showing the vibrational error magnetic field. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARYING ADAPTIVELY PULSE INTERVAL IN NMR-BASED WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENT - The invention relates to a NMR method for determining moisture content of a sample, in which method a sample is objected to a magnetic DC-field, the sample under magnetic DC-field is objected to a sequence of excitation pulses in RF-frequency with pulse interval for exciting hydrogen nuclei, and NMR signal of the excited hydrogen nuclei is measured. In accordance with the invention spin-lattice relaxation time is estimated for the sample, and pulse interval is adjusted longer than the estimated spin-lattice relaxation time. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147483 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MULTI-ECHO MULTI-CONTRAST IMAGING METHOD - In multi-echo multi-contrast imaging, the image quality is improved by suppressing an increase in imaging time. In order to do so, the arrangement order of echo signals that form an echo train and k space filled with each echo signal are determined such that the continuity of the echo arrangement is maintained while sharing an echo signal between contrasts in multi-echo multi-contrast imaging. Echo trains that perform echo sharing are arranged in non-oscillatory centric view ordering (NOCO). In addition, the starting point of echo sharing of one echo train is connected to the same position of another echo train. When some discontinuous regions are present, the discontinuous regions may be corrected using continuous data of regions symmetrical thereto on the k space. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND OPTIMIZING AN RF COIL IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - An MRI apparatus includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a plurality of gradient coils positioned about a bore of a magnet, an RF coil assembly having at least a first port and a second port, an RF transceiver system having a pulse module and configured to transmit RF signals to the first port and the second port, and a computer programmed to drive the RF coil assembly in quadrature through the at least first port and the second port, measure a B | 2013-06-13 |
20130147485 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a superconductive coil unit, a cooling vessel and a plurality of refrigerators. The superconductive coil unit includes a superconductive coil, and a supporter configured to support the superconductive coil. The cooling vessel houses the superconductive coil unit and is free from liquid helium. The plurality of refrigerators are disposed on the superconductive coil unit and cool the superconductive coil unit. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147486 | Power Amplifier Device for a Magnetic Resonance Machine - A power amplifier device for a magnetic resonance machine includes a housing, in which a first printed circuit board including at least one amplifier module having at least one power electronics component and at least one conductor pattern connected to the power electronics component is arranged. A second printed circuit board including at least one power electronics component and a conductor pattern is also arranged in the housing. The conductor pattern of the second printed circuit board is connected to at least one connection point of the first printed circuit board in order to supply voltage to the amplifier module. At least one cooling duct for cooling the power electronics components is arranged in the housing. At least two of the power electronics components are arranged such that the electronics components are thermally connected to a common cooling duct on opposite sides of the cooling duct. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147487 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING TARGET SIGNALS FROM UNWANTED SIGNALS IN A METAL DETECTOR - A method for detecting electrically conductive targets in soil including the steps of: generating a transmit magnetic field for transmission into the soil based on a transmit signal; receiving a receive magnetic field; providing a receive signal induced by the receive magnetic field; selecting at least two models, each approximating a form of a signal due to a different type of source; processing the receive signal using the at least two models to produce at least two independent signals, each representing a component of the receive signal due to a different type of source; and producing, based on at least two independent signals, an indicator output signal indicative of the presence of the electrically conductive target. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147488 | RADIO FREQUENCY ASSISTED GEOSTRUCTURE ANALYZER - The invention relates to instruments designated for geophysical survey, in particular for soil mass exploration using electromagnetic waves. Radio frequency assisted geostructure analyzer comprising transmitting loop ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147489 | IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTAL MERCURY IN THE SUBSURFACE - An apparatus and process is provided for detecting elemental mercury in soil. A sacrificial electrode of aluminum is inserted below ground to a desired location using direct-push/cone-penetrometer based equipment. The insertion process removes any oxides or previously found mercury from the electrode surface. Any mercury present adjacent the electrode can be detected using a voltmeter which indicates the presence or absence of mercury. Upon repositioning the electrode within the soil, a fresh surface of the aluminum electrode is created allowing additional new measurements. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147490 | AMBULATORY INFUSION DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE ENERGY STORAGE AND METHOD OF MONITORING THE ENERGY STORAGE - An ambulatory infusion device comprising a replaceable energy storage for electrically powering its functional units is presented. Control units provide to a monitoring system data about energy consuming activities or consumed energy by the functional units. Based on this data, the monitoring system determines energy consumed by the functional units and triggers measurement of the voltage of the energy storage at a point in time which depends on the determined energy consumed in a time interval preceding the point in time. Adapting the time of measurement to the actual energy drawn from the energy storage makes it possible to detect reliably and early a low energy state of any conventional standard battery, regardless of its electrochemical design and electrical behavior. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147491 | METHOD FOR DETECTING INSULATING STATE OF FLOATING POWER SUPPLY, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - When, in a state where an AC ground fault occurred on the secondary side of a three-phase inverter circuit, a flying capacitor reaches a continuous charging state while forming a charge circuit including a ground fault resistance due to an AC ground fault, the ground fault resistance due to an AC ground fault is obtained using the same method as that for a positive-side ground fault resistance or a negative-side ground fault resistance due to a DC ground fault. Even if, in the state where the flying capacitor reaches the continuous charging state, a switching duty ratio of respective semiconductor switches of the three-phase inverter circuit varies, a value of a ground fault resistance due to an AC ground fault can be accurately obtained without using the data of the switching duty ratio of respective semiconductor switches of the three-phase inverter circuit. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147492 | POWER CONSUMPTION MEASURING DEVICE - A power consumption measuring device includes an analog-to-digital converter and an arithmetic unit and serves to convert a current signal supplied to a load into a measurement digital signal by the analog-to-digital converter, send the measurement digital signal to the arithmetic unit for measuring a power consumption level of the load. The power consumption measuring device is characterized in that: the arithmetic unit selects a current gain value and a correction compensation value based on a current range into which the measurement digital signal falls and adapted to adjust a gain value of the analog-to-digital converter for reducing an error rate and enhancing accuracy of the next measurement digital signal. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF GAS IN A CONFINED SPACE - A system for determining a concentration of gas in a confined space includes a first frequency generator for generating a first RF signal. A first antenna transmits the first RF signal across the confined space and second antenna receives the first RF signal. First and second RF signal power detectors detect the power of the first RF signal both prior to and after transmission through the confined space. A first comparator circuit determines a concentration of oxygen in the confined space based on the power of the first RF signal prior to transmission through the confined space and the power of the first RF signal received by the second antenna. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147494 | Data Input Device with a Potentiometer, and Joystick Intended for Piloting an Aircraft, Said Joystick Comprising the Data Input Device - A data input device is provided, implementing a potentiometer having a first and a second fixed connection point which are respectively situated at each of the ends of the potentiometer, a third fixed connection point situated at an intermediate position on the potentiometer and a fourth, mobile connection point forming a slider. The data input device comprises means converting a position of the slider into an electrical voltage, means for supplying a first fixed voltage to the potentiometer via the third connection point, means for supplying a current source to the potentiometer via the slider, means for measuring a voltage difference between the first and second connection points, the voltage difference forming the electrical voltage that represents the position of the slider. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147495 | End-of-Line Capacitor for Measuring Wiring Impedance of Emergency Notification Circuits - A system includes a capacitor, a plurality of notification devices connected in parallel with the capacitor, and a controller. The controller is capable of determining capacitance of the capacitor during charge-up of the capacitor, and the controller is capable of determining the wiring impedance of the emergency notification circuit during discharge of the capacitor. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147496 | CAPACITY MEASURING CIRCUIT, SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CAPACITY USING A SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE SIGNAL - A capacity measuring circuit includes a measuring voltage source configured to feed a sinusoidal voltage signal to a first terminal of a capacity to be measured so as to cause a temporal change in a charge stored on the capacity to be measured. The capacity measuring circuit additionally includes a delta-sigma modulator. The delta-sigma modulator is configured to receive a charge from a second terminal of the capacity to be measured and to provide a digital output signal which is dependent on a quantity of the charge received from the capacity to be measured. The capacity measuring circuit may be employed in a sensor system. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147497 | DETERMINING THE DEAD TIME IN DRIVING A HALF-BRIDGE - Disclosed is a circuit arrangement for determining a temporal change of an output voltage of a half-bridge circuit during a dead time. In one embodiment, the circuit arrangement includes a first input for applying the output voltage. A capacitive network includes a first and a second circuit node capacitively coupled to the input, and having a terminal for a reference potential. A recharging circuit during the switched-on phase of one of a first and second switching elements, adjusts electrical potentials of the first and second nodes, the electrical potentials each being different from the reference potential. A comparator arrangement, during the dead time, determines a time difference between such times at which the electrical potentials at the first and second node each assume a given potential value, the time difference being a measure for the change with time of the output voltage. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147498 | VEHICLE CRASH DETECTION DEVICE - A metal plate ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147499 | TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - A pattern generator generates a pattern signal which represents a test signal to be supplied to a DUT. A driver generates a test signal having a level that corresponds to the pattern signal, and outputs the test signal thus generated to the DUT. A voltage modulator changes, in a predetermined voltage range, the voltage level of the test signal output from the driver DR. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147500 | Frequency Extension Methods and Apparatus for Low-Frequency Electronic Instrumentation - An electronic measuring system for extending the effective measurement input frequency range of an electronic measuring instrument includes an electronic measuring instrument and a plurality of downconverting frequency extenders from which two or more downconverting frequency extenders can be selected and configured in series between a test signal output of a device under test (DUT) and a measuring input of the electronic measuring instrument, to selectively and effectively extend the permissible input frequency range of the electronic measuring instrument. The electronic measuring system may optionally include a plurality of upconverting frequency extenders from which one or more upconverting frequency extenders can be selected to selectively and effectively extend the maximum output frequency range of a signal generator used to generate stimulus signals for the DUT. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147501 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit including an on-chip measurement circuit. The measurement circuit includes a buffer line, a ring oscillator, a first measurement unit measuring a duty cycle of a periodic pulse output from the buffer line, and a second measurement unit measuring a frequency of a periodic pulse output from the ring oscillator. The buffer line including a plurality of delay elements connected in series. Each of the plurality of delay elements includes a former-stage inverter unit including a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor and having a first delay amount, and a latter-stage inverter unit including a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor and having a second delay amount different from the first delay amount. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147502 | VERTICAL PROBE ASSEMBLY WITH AIR CHANNEL - A vertical probe assembly includes an upper die; a lower die; a plurality of probes, the probes comprising an electrically conductive material, wherein the probes extend from the upper die through the lower die; and an air channel located between the upper die and the lower die, such that airflow through the air channel passes through the plurality of probes. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147503 | Liquid Cooled Planer - A liquid cooled planer including: one or more computing components mounted on the planer, wherein at least one or more of the computing components is liquid cooled; one or more conductive cooling components mounted on the planer; and one or more convective cooling components mounted on the planer, wherein the convective cooling components are removable from the planer without removing the conductive cooling components from the planer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147504 | WAFER INSPECTION DEVICE - A wafer inspection device, which inspects the electrical properties of a semiconductor wafer on which a semiconductor integrated circuit is formed, and the wafer inspection device has: a holding mechanism for holding a probe card; a wafer stage that holds the semiconductor wafer on the upper surface and is movably provided; and a pressing mechanism that are held and press the wafer stage against the probe card. The wafer stage is provided on the outer periphery with a seal ring. The seal ring forms a sealed space in a state where the wafer and the probe card are brought close to each other by contacting the probe card and is provided in such a manner as to reduce the pressure of the sealed space. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147505 | TEST PROBING STRUCTURE - A testing probe structure for wafer level testing semiconductor IC packaged devices under test (DUT). The structure includes a substrate, through substrate vias, a bump array formed on a first surface of the substrate for engaging a probe card, and at least one probing unit on a second surface of the substrate. The probing unit includes a conductive probe pad formed on one surface of the substrate and at least one microbump interconnected to the pad. The pads are electrically coupled to the bump array through the vias. Some embodiments include a plurality of microbumps associated with the pad which are configured to engage a mating array of microbumps on the DUT. In some embodiments, the DUT may be probed by applying test signals from a probe card through the bump and microbump arrays without direct probing of the DUT microbumps. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147506 | WAFER INSPECTION INTERFACE AND WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS - The wafer inspection interface | 2013-06-13 |
20130147507 | APPARATUS FOR PROBING DIE ELECTRICITY AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming an apparatus for probing die electricity, which determines a reinforcement structure according to features of a converting plate, and combines the converting plate, reinforcement structure and a substrate for forming the apparatus for probing die electricity. In an embodiment, the apparatus for probing die electricity further comprises a substrate, a converting plate, a needle module and a reinforcement structure. The converting plate comprises two opposite surfaces respectively having a plurality of first and second conductive elements. The needle module comprises a plurality of needles respectively and electrically connected to the plurality second conductive elements. The reinforcement structure is disposed between the converting plate and the substrate. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147508 | Solar Simulator - An apparatus for testing photovoltaic cells wherein an array of light sources are provided. The light sources can have a collimating lens. In addition, one or more feedback circuits can be provided which monitor and maintain one or more of the light sources. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147509 | TEST PATTERN OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TEST PATTERN AND METHOD OF TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING TEST PATTERN - A test pattern of a semiconductor device includes a plurality of active regions defined in a semiconductor substrate and arranged in parallel with each other, a plurality of gate patterns formed over the plurality of active regions, a plurality of gate contacts formed over the plurality of gate patterns, first junction contacts formed over respective end portions of odd-numbered active regions among the plurality of active regions, second junction contacts formed over respective end portions of even-numbered active regions among the plurality of active regions, and a contact pad configured to couple the first junction contacts and the plurality of gate contacts. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147510 | MONITORING TESTKEY USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION - A monitoring testkey for a wafer is provided. The monitoring testkey includes a first metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor having a channel extending in a first direction, a second MOS transistor having a channel extending in a second direction, a common gate pad electrically connected to gate electrodes of the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor, a first source pad electrically connected to source electrodes of the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor, a first drain pad electrically connected to a drain electrode of the first MOS transistor, and a second drain pad electrically connected to a drain electrode of the second MOS transistor. The monitoring testkey helps to improve the critical dimension uniformity and electrical characteristics uniformity of elements in a wafer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147511 | Offline Device Authentication and Anti-Counterfeiting Using Physically Unclonable Functions - The output of a physically unclonable function (PUF) may be processed to reduce its size. The post-processing result is served as a device intrinsic unclonable identifier and is signed by the device manufacturer to create a certificate stored on board the same device that includes the physically unclonable function. This scheme may not require online verification and complex error correction on PUFs in some cases. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147512 | ADAPTIVE TERMINATION - A system for receiving data is provided the system includes an inductive data device, such as a device that receives high-speed data over an inductive coupling. An adjustable impedance is coupled to the inductive data device, where the adjustable impedance is used for dynamically controlling ringing in the inductive data device, such as by damping ringing signals generated by circuit inductances or capacitances. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147513 | RECURSIVE CODE LOGIC - A logic device includes a transmission gate block configured to receive a binary input and a control input, the transmission gate block configured to provide a multi-bit output that is correlated from the binary input and in response to the control input having a first value. A state driver block is activated to drive one of a low state bit pattern or a high state bit pattern to the multi-bit output in response to the control input having a second value, which is different from the first value. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147514 | CONFIGURATION CONTEXT SWITCHER - Some embodiments provide an IC with configuration context switchers. The IC includes several configurable circuits, each of which configurably performs one of several operations at any given time, based on the configuration data set that it receives at that time. The IC includes several storage circuits for storing several configuration data sets for each of the configurable circuits. The IC also includes a context switching interconnect circuit for switchably connecting the configurable circuit to different sets of storage circuits to receive different sets of configuration data sets. The context switcher includes one or more stages for re-timing the data coming from the configuration storage elements. The stages can include interconnect circuitry or storage circuitry. Some embodiments build one of the stages in the configuration data storage elements. Some embodiments encode the configuration data bits and hence utilize a decoder in the context switcher to decode the encoded configuration data. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147515 | Hierarchically-Scalable Reconfigurable Integrated Circuit Architecture With Unit Delay Modules - The exemplary embodiments provide a reconfigurable integrated circuit architecture having a predetermined, unit timing increment (or delay) for both data operations and data word transfers within every zone and between zones, which are independent of application placement and routing. An exemplary IC comprises a plurality of circuit zones, with each zone comprising: a plurality of composite circuit elements, a plurality of cluster queues, and a full interconnect bus. Each composite circuit element comprises: a configurable circuit element circuit and an element interface and control circuit, with the element interface and control circuit comprising an input queue and an output queue. Each cluster queue comprises an element interface and control having an input queue and an output queue. The full interconnect bus couples every output queue within the zone to every input queue within the zone. Any data operation performed by a composite circuit element, any data word transfer through a cluster queue, and any data word transfer over the first full interconnect bus, is completed within a predetermined unit time delay which is independent of application placement and application data routing on the reconfigurable IC. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147516 | SWITCH BLOCK CIRCUIT IN FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY - A switch block circuit in a field programmable gate array is provided. The switch block circuit includes a configuration memory unit including first group memories and second group memories and a switching unit including first group switching transistors and second group switching transistors. The switch block circuit further includes a selection unit for correspondingly connecting the second group memories with the second group switching transistors depending on an operation mode. The switch block is efficiently reconfigurable depending on the intended use, and configuration memories unused in a specific operation mode may be applied to other purposes. | 2013-06-13 |