Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a calibration circuit, a selection circuit, and a data circuit. The calibration circuit generates a plurality of calibration signals by being coupled to a plurality of reference resistors. The selection circuit selects at least one signal among the plurality of calibration signals on the basis of an impedance setting signal. The data circuit sets an impedance based on the selected calibration signal.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp and an electric leakage protection circuit are provided. The LED tube lamp. The LED tube lamp includes a leakage detecting module and a driving module comprising a Type A+B driving circuit. The leakage detecting module is connected with a power supply. The driving module is electrically connected with the leakage detecting module. The leakage detecting module detects a signal related to the output current of the power supply, and when the signal related to the output current of the power supply exceeds a reference signal, the leakage detecting module limits the current on a power loop connected to the power supply by periodically turning off a switch electrically connected to the power loop in series.

Abstract: Organism monitoring devices and organism monitoring methods are described. According to one aspect, an organism monitoring device includes a housing configured to be physically associated with an organism to be monitored, an antenna, signal generation circuitry comprising an oscillator configured to generate an oscillation signal, and an output node configured to output the oscillation signal, impedance matching circuitry coupled with the housing, the antenna and the signal generation circuitry, and wherein the impedance matching circuitry is configured to match an impedance of the signal generation circuitry and an impedance of the antenna, and wherein the impedance matching circuitry is further configured to receive the oscillation signal and to provide the oscillation signal to the antenna, and wherein the antenna is configured to emit a wireless signal externally of the organism monitoring device as a result of the provision of the oscillation signal to the input of the antenna.

Abstract: A light source driver circuit has a switching regulator including a voltage input, a voltage output, and a regulation input; a current source with a switching element and a voltage-controllable member arranged in series with the light source load. A pulse signal is applied to a control terminal of the switching element to connect, in a first switching state of the switching element, a control terminal of the voltage-controllable member to a voltage source and in a second switching state of the switching element not to connect the control terminal of the voltage-controllable member to the voltage source; and a regulation unit. An optical measuring instrument includes a light source driver circuit, a device checks value documents with the light source driver circuit, and a method is provided for operating a light source load with the light source driver circuit.

Abstract: A method of driving a plurality of LED-based light sources to provide accurate white points and saturated color points. The method includes receiving or setting a selectable target chromaticity; determining that the selectable target chromaticity is between two vertices of the global common gamut; defining an inner region within the global common gamut; calculating a first directed distance between the selectable target chromaticity and the transition boundary of the inner region and a second directed distance between the selectable target chromaticity and a straight side of the global common gamut; and modifying the selectable target chromaticity to a modified target chromaticity within a light fixture gamut based at least in part on the calculated first and second directed distances; or generating an activation signal for driving the plurality of light sources based on the selectable target chromaticity based at least in part on the calculated first and second directed distances.

Abstract: A bistable physical unclonable function circuit based on subthreshold leakage current deviation comprises a time sequence control circuit, a decoder, 16 bias voltage converters and a PUF array, wherein the time sequence control circuit is used for generating a precharge signal and an enable signal, the decoder is used for converting an external stimulus signal into 16 decoded signals under the control of the precharge signal and the enable signal, the kth bias voltage converter is used for converting the kth decoded signal into a kth word line signal which is input to the PUF array, the PUF array is used for generating 16 response signals under the control of the precharge signal and the 16 word line signals, and comprises four PMOS transistors, four NMOS transistors, two two-input NAND gates and sixteen PUF units, and each PUF unit comprises two NMOS transistors.

Abstract: An electric circuit includes one or more photon detector components and a superconducting logic gate component coupled to respective outputs of the one or more photon detector components. The electric circuit further includes a bias source electrically coupled to the superconducting logic gate component, the bias source configured to provide a bias current adapted to cause the superconducting logic gate component to function as a logical gate. The electric circuit also includes an optical switch component electrically coupled to an output of the superconducting logic gate component.

Abstract: A power control device is configured to control a power circuit that generates an output voltage based on an input supply voltage relative to a ground, and includes a first terminal fed with a common voltage, a second terminal connectable to an application terminal for the ground, a P-type substrate fed with the common voltage, a MOS transistor connected between the first and second terminals and configured with an N-channel MOSFET, and an internal reference voltage generating circuit configured to generate, based on the input supply voltage, an internal reference voltage relative to the common voltage. When the input supply voltage is turned on, the MOS transistor is turned on and thereby the first and second terminals are short-circuited together.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a multifunctional dimming power supply circuit for an LED light source, including an alternating-current input circuit, an alternating-current/direct-current (AC/DC) circuit, a feedback control loop, an output circuit, a low dropout regulator (LDO) power circuit, a micro control unit (MCU) minimum system, a data storage circuit, a parameter setting circuit, and a Class2 acquisition circuit. By using the parameter setting circuit, a user can set different output powers, different color temperature values, and different dimming curves as required. Thus, the output circuit drives the LED light source according to parameters set by the user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for multi-driver signaling are described. An apparatus may include a first voltage source configured to supply a positive voltage and a second voltage source configured to supply a negative voltage. The apparatus may also include a first driver configured to couple a transmission line of a bus with the first voltage source and a second driver configured to couple the transmission line of the bus with the second voltage source. The first driver may be configured to transfer current to the transmission line based on a configurable resistance of the first driver. And the second driver configured to transfer current from the transmission line of the bus based on a configurable resistance of the second driver.

Abstract: An LED lamp and a power supply module thereof are provided. The power supply module includes a driving circuit, a OVP circuit, and an impedance detection circuit. The OVP circuit is configured to determine whether an OVP condition is detected by sampling the driving signal, and the impedance detection circuit is configured to determine whether a user touching state is detected. When either the OVP condition or the user touching state is detected, the power switch of the driving circuit will be controlled to limit the amount of a current flowing through the power switch. In addition, the impedance detection circuit could detect the user touching state by comparing signals with a defined level sampled during each pulse, thus enhancing the detection accuracy.

Abstract: A wireless lighting control system for controlling lighting devices and with independent site operation is disclosed. The wireless lighting control system includes a remote server system, user computer devices, and a site system. The site system includes a gateway, a wireless mesh network, and wireless devices. The wireless devices communicate with the gateway via the wireless mesh network. The gateway communicates with the remote server system via a wide-area network. The user computer devices communicate with the remote server system and the gateway. Control information for the wireless devices is stored in the remote server system and is mirrored in the gateway so that the site system can operate independently if communication with the remote server system is lost.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emitting diode lamp designed to replace an incandescent filament bulb for illumination purposes in a transportation vehicle and a light-emitting diode circuit associated therewith.

Abstract: A tubular LED lamp to be used with an external electronic power controlling device which is adapted to provide an input voltage to the lamp, comprising: a LED unit; a driving circuit for the LED unit; and a safety detection circuit adapted to detect whether the tubular LED lamp is correctly connected to an external lamp fixture; characterized in that further comprising: a holding current providing circuit adapted to provide a holding current through the electronic controlling device so as to maintain the electronic controlling device to be conductive; and a controlling circuit adapted to synchronize the safety detection circuit with the holding current providing circuit such that the safety detection circuit is adapted to carry out the detection when the hold current providing circuit is adapted to provide the holding current and the electronic controlling device is conductive; wherein the controlling circuit is adapted to deactivate the holding current providing circuit and the safety detection circuit after

Abstract: An integrated circuit device may include programmable logic fabric disposed on a first integrated circuit die, such that the programmable logic fabric may include a first region of programmable logic fabric and a second region of programmable logic fabric. The first region of programmable logic fabric is configured to be programmed with a circuit design that operates on a first set of data. The integrated circuit may also include network on chip (NOC) circuitry disposed on a second integrated circuit die, such that the NOC circuitry is configured to communicate data between the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die.

Abstract: A field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a look-up table (LUT), includes: multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the look-up table (LUT); and a programmable logic block therein having multiple static-random-access-memory (SRAM) cells configured to store the resulting values passed from the non-volatile memory cells, wherein the programmable logic block is configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values stored in the static-random-access-memory (SRAM) cells into its output.

Abstract: A rectifying arrangement for an LED driver comprising a rectifying circuit and a clamping arrangement provides a low-impedance path between input terminals of the rectifying circuit in response to an abnormal operation of the rectifying arrangement, such as an open circuit of one rectifying branch of the rectifying arrangement. The low-impedance path is maintained for a plurality of cycles of an AC power supply provided to the rectifying circuit, and can be maintained on a (semi-)permanent basis.

Abstract: A controlled quantum logic gate implements a replacement for an n?1 qubit controlled X gate function to n qubits, wherein n is greater than 4. The quantum logic gate includes a controlled gate or controlled Z gate equivalent that selectively applies, under control of a first subset of the n qubits, a pi radian Z-axis Bloch sphere rotation or a phase flip to a target qubit of the n qubits. A pair of controlled Hadamard gates selectively conjugate the target qubit under control of a second subset of the n qubits.

Abstract: A Light Emitting Diode, LED, based lighting device arranged for emitting a particular emitted light following a Planckian locus in a color space, the LED based lighting device comprises a first LED channel comprising a plurality of LEDs, wherein the first LED channel is tuned to emit light having a first chromaticity in the color space, a second LED channel comprising a plurality of LEDs, wherein the second LED channel is tuned to emit light having a second chromaticity in the color space, a controller for activating the first and the second LED channel such that LED based lighting device emits light having a color in between the first and the second chromaticity in the color space, wherein the LED based lighting device further comprises a third LED channel connected in between the at least two LED channels, wherein the third LED channel comprises one or more LEDs and wherein the third LED channel is tuned to emit light having a third chromaticity in the color space, wherein the third LED channel effectuates

Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed. An example lighting device includes at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) circuit having a plurality of LEDs, where the plurality of LEDs includes the same or differently colored LEDs. The lighting device also includes a driver including at least one bridge rectifier, a housing including a reflective material or coating, and a power source adapter. The driver receives an AC voltage from the power source adaptor and provides an output voltage to the at least one LED circuit. The lighting device also includes a circuit configured to electrically decouple the driver after detecting the output voltage of the driver is outside a predetermined voltage range.