Abstract: A method for analyzing a simulation of the execution of a quantum circuit includes: a step of post-selecting one or more particular values of one or more qubits at one or more steps of the simulation; a step of setting filtration that sets the value of one or more quantum states of the quantum state vector(s) derived from the post-selection(s) of qubits; a step of analyzing the part of the simulation that corresponds to the post-selection(s) of qubits and to the quantum state vector(s) filtered.

Abstract: A high performance kilowatt-scale large air-gap multi-modular capacitive wireless power transfer (WPT) system is provided for electric vehicle (EV) charging. In one particular implementation, the multi-modular system achieves high power transfer while maintaining fringing electric fields within prescribed safety limits. The fringing fields are reduced using near-field phased-array field-focusing techniques, wherein the adjacent modules of the multi-modular system are out-phased with respect to one another. The inter-module interactions in this multi-modular system can be modeled, and an approach to eliminate these interactions in a practical EV charging environment is provided. To illustrate one example implementation, a prototype 1.2-kW 6.78-MHz 12-cm air-gap multi-modular capacitive WPT system comprising two 600-W modules is provided. This prototype system achieves 21.2 kW/m2 power transfer density and a peak efficiency of 89.8%.

Abstract: A power conveyor circuit for an energy harvesting system includes an input port configured to be electrically coupled to a sensor to receive an input signal from the sensor at an input power level and an output port configured to 5 be electrically coupled to a load. A switch mode power path circuit is coupled to the input port and the output port to receive the input signal from the sensor received at the input port and to provide an output signal to the output port at an output power level equal to the input power level times a transfer efficiency. A method of making the power conveyor circuit and an energy harvesting system including the power conveyor circuit are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system including a first Type-C port and a second Type-C port includes a mainboard and a sub-board. The mainboard includes battery terminals for connection to a battery, the first Type-C port, a primary switch-mode charger connected to the battery terminals and connected to the Type-C port, and an embedded controller. The sub-board includes the second Type-C port, and a secondary charging component connected to the second Type-C port and connected to the mainboard via a flexible connector. The embedded controller is configured to control the primary switch-mode charger and the secondary charging component for charging the battery.

Abstract: A method, a device and a system for recovering recoverable faded capacity of a battery. The method includes determining the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, determining a corresponding lower limit of a battery parameter according to the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, and instructing a discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

Abstract: A method includes, for a first tool-log variable of a set of tool-log variables, comparing a first tool-log variable result from a first integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing recipe to a first tool-log variable result from a second IC manufacturing recipe. The set of tool-log variables corresponds to one or more tool-logs generated from execution of the first IC manufacturing recipe and the second IC manufacturing recipe on an IC manufacturing tool. Based on the comparison, performing an operation of generating instructions to add one of the first IC manufacturing recipe or the second IC manufacturing recipe to an IC manufacturing recipe library, or performing an operation of generating a defense report for one of the first IC manufacturing recipe or the second IC manufacturing recipe.

Abstract: A programmable semiconductor system includes a programmable integrated circuit (“PIC”) and storage capable of facilitating a multi-boot with backup default configuration (“MBC”) process. The PIC, in one embodiment, includes a dual-mode port (“DMP”), configurable logic blocks (“LBs”), routing connections, and a configuration memory for providing configuration data to facilitate user-defined logic functions. The DMP, in one aspect, is operable to handle the configuration data during a configuration mode. Alternatively, the DMP is operable to handle the user data during a logic operation mode. In one aspect, the user configuration data contains the address of the second memory containing DCD.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multifunction battery switch and method of connecting a battery pack to an external bus via the multifunction battery switch. The multifunction battery switch having a multifunctional controller, a plurality of switches, an inductor, and a resistor. Each of the plurality of switches is independently controllable via switch commands from the multifunctional controller. The inductor, the resistor, and the plurality of switches are arranged to define a buck-boost converter to selectively regulate power transfer between the battery pack and the external bus as a function of the switch commands from the multifunctional controller.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a housing including a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and facing away from the first plate, and a side member at least partially surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate; a touchscreen display including a first portion exposed through or mounted on at least part of the first plate, and a second portion extending from the first portion and bendable into the space such that the second portion is positioned or positionable between the first portion and the second plate; a conductive coil disposed in a space between the first portion and the second plate or in a space between the first portion and the second portion in parallel to the second plate; a wireless charging circuit electrically connected to the conductive coil; a first shielding layer interposed between the conductive coil and at least part of the first portion of the touchscreen display; and a second shielding layer interposed between

Abstract: A control unit for a battery system includes a plurality of battery cells is provided. The control unit includes: an input node configured to receive a sensor signal indicative of a state of at least one of the plurality of battery cells; a microcontroller connected to the input node and configured to generate a first control signal based on the sensor signal; and a switch control circuit configured to control a power switch of the battery system by: receiving the sensor signal, the first control signal, and a fault signal indicative of an operational state of the microcontroller; generating a second control signal based on the sensor signal; and transmitting one of the first control signal and the second control signal to an output node of the control unit based on the received fault signal.

Abstract: An energy-harvesting generator provides energy for storage in a capacitor. A sensing circuit senses a voltage across the capacitor and generates an activation signal as a function of the sensed voltage. The activation signal switches from a first value to a second value when the sensed voltage reaches an upper threshold and switches from the second value to the first value when the sensed voltage reaches a lower threshold. A signal transmitter powered by stored energy in the capacitor responds to the activation signal being switched to the second value by activating and transmitting a transmission signal. The signal transmitter further responds to the activation signal being switched to the first value by discontinuing transmission of the transmission signal and deactivating. A duration of time elapsing between de-activation and activation of the transmitter is indicative of an amount of energy harvested by the energy-harvesting electric generator.

Abstract: An under-floor charging station can be mounted under a floor such that a top plate of the under-floor charging station is substantially flush with a top surface of the floor without touching the ground. Openings in the top plate allow charging elements to extend when in use to charge a mobile robot, and to retract under the floor when not in use. The retractable charging elements prevent tripping hazards and allow the mobile robot to move freely throughout a clean room. Moreover, because the charging elements can be retracted in an unobtrusive position when the under-floor charging station is not in use, the under-floor charging station is permitted to be positioned in locations in the clean room that allow the mobile robot to continue working while charging and/or allow non-stop running of the mobile robot.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a lithographic process, and associated lithographic apparatus. The method includes obtaining height variation data relating to a substrate supported by a substrate support and fitting a regression through the height variation data, the regression approximating the shape of the substrate; residual data between the height variation data and the regression is determined; and variation of the residual data is monitored over time. The residual data may be deconvolved based on known features of the substrate support.

Abstract: A method involving: obtaining a process model of a patterning process that includes or accounts for an average optical aberration of optical systems of a plurality of apparatuses for use with a patterning process; and applying the process model to determine an adjustment to a parameter of the patterning process to account for the average optical aberration.

Abstract: A method includes generating a first bitmap for a cell. The first bitmap is indicative of mapping constraints of the cell. The method also includes generating a second bitmap for a PSC filler cell. The second bitmap is indicative of the mapping constraints of the PSC filler cell. The method also includes a bitwise logical operation between a portion of the first bitmap and a respective portion of the second bitmap and determining a compatibility between the cell and the PSC filler cell based on at least a result of the bitwise logical operation.

Abstract: A system includes a virtual-driver module, a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the virtual-driver module, a low-voltage battery electrically coupled to the virtual-driver module, a high-voltage battery electrically coupled to the DC/DC converter, and a computer communicatively coupled to the DC/DC converter. The computer is programmed to, in response to a request to start a vehicle including the virtual-driver module in a manual mode, the vehicle being in an off state at the time of the request, set a setpoint of the DC/DC converter at a first voltage; then perform at least one pre-drive test on the vehicle; and then set the setpoint of the DC/DC converter at a second voltage lower than the first voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same. The method comprises providing a layout comprising a first group that includes first and second patterns and a second group that includes third and fourth patterns, examining a bridge risk region in the layout, biasing one end of at least one of the first and third patterns, and forming first to fourth conductive patterns by respectively using the first to fourth patterns of the layout. The one end of at least one of the first and third patterns are adjacent to the bridge risk region.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for diagnosing a short circuit accident occurring at a positive electrode contactor of a battery pack. This apparatus diagnoses a positive electrode contactor of a battery pack, which includes a positive electrode contactor provided on a charge-discharge path connected to a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode contactor provided on a charge-discharge path connected to a negative electrode terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a method for controlling multi-mode charging, a mobile terminal, and a storage medium. The method comprises: pre-configuring multiple charging modes; connecting a charger, and receiving a user operation instruction, the operation instruction comprising a mode selection instruction; configuring and starting a timer according to a preset charging mode and the received operation instruction; and disabling or enabling a charging function when the time period set in the timer has passed.

Abstract: A method, system and product comprising: obtaining a directed acyclic graph representing a quantum circuit, the directed acyclic graph comprising a set of blocks and connections therebetween, wherein a connection between a first block and a second block indicates passing an output value of a qubit outputted by the first block to be an input value of a qubit manipulated by the second block; determining a Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) based on the directed acyclic graph, wherein the CSP comprises one or more constraints based on the connections defined by the directed acyclic graph; automatically solving the CSP, wherein said automatically solving comprises selecting an implementation to each block that adheres to the one or more constraints; and synthesizing a gate-level representation of the quantum circuit based on the solution to the CSP.