Abstract: A switched capacitor array having a plurality of capacitors arranged in a plurality of branches having different numbers of capacitors, and a plurality of switches connected to selectively couple the capacitors across the input or the output may be used for powering a variety of loads. A switched LED array may be dynamically configured based on a voltage supplied thereto, which may be supplied by a switched capacitor array. A lighting apparatus may be provided with first and second blocks, each block comprising a switched capacitor array, a switched LED array, and a control system.

Abstract: A System-on-Chip includes a first partition configured to implement a first application using of at least a first portion of one or more of a plurality of subsystems of the System-on-Chip and a second partition configured to implement a second application concurrently with the first partition. The second application uses at least a second portion of one or more of the plurality of subsystems. The first partition is isolated from the second partition.

Abstract: A central server according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise a database which stores library data corresponding to a library to be executed in a lighting device, a communication unit which transmits the library data to a mobile terminal of a user, and a processor which acquires a seat layout map of a performance hall and provides directing data including information on a color pattern that each of a plurality of pixels constituting the seat layout map has to express to each pixel.

Abstract: A luminaire which provides illumination (in some cases, in a coordinated manner with other nodes of a lighting network) in an industrial environment is further configured to serve as a node of a wireless process control or industrial network, which may be a mesh and/or time-synchronized wireless network. Upon detecting a loss of mains power and/or other triggering condition, the luminaire node allocates an amount of available battery power to maintain the routing of process control messages, and allocates at least some of a remaining amount of available battery power (if any) for performing lighting activities such as driving illumination and/or lighting-related communications. The allocations for (e.g., the relative priorities of) support for process control and support for lighting activities may be based on an allocation configuration and/or based on instructions received from other components of the process control network and/or the lighting network, which may include user interface devices.

Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source that emits an illumination light and a receiver configured to receive a lighting control message from a photo sensor device. The lighting fixture further includes a lighting controller configured to adjust the illumination light based on the lighting control message. Adjusting the illumination light by the lighting controller includes changing a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of the illumination light.

Abstract: Asynchronous circuits implemented using threshold gate(s) and/or majority gate(s) (or minority gate(s)) are described. The new class of asynchronous circuits can operate at lower power supply levels (e.g., less than 1V on advanced technology nodes) because stack of devices between a supply node and ground are significantly reduced compared to traditional asynchronous circuits. The asynchronous circuits here result in area reduction (e.g., 3× reduction compared to traditional asynchronous circuits) and provide higher throughput/mm2 (e.g., 2× higher throughput compared to traditional asynchronous circuits). The threshold gate(s), majority/minority gate(s) can be implemented using capacitive input circuits. The capacitors can have linear dielectric or non-linear polar material as dielectric.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for leakage current reduction in electronic devices are described. Electronic devices may be susceptible to leakage currents when operating in a first mode, such as an inactive (e.g., a standby) mode. To mitigate leakage current, an electronic device may include transistors coupled in cascode configuration where a gate of a drain-side transistor in the cascode configuration is configured to be biased by an adjustable (e.g., a dynamic) control signal. When the transistors are inactive (e.g., “off”), the control signal may be adjusted to prevent leakage associated with the inactive transistors. Further, a source-side transistor in the cascode configuration may be configured to have a high threshold voltage (e.g., relative to the drain-side transistor).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intelligent power-saving LED light, which can maintain constant brightness and save energy by reducing the number of lighted LEDs of LED modules as outside temperature of a lighting device, such as a street light, having a plurality of LED modules gets lower. When potential of a specific point of a temperature change sensing unit gets lower by a thermistor, comparators compare sensed potential with set reference potential and supply actuation signals of switching elements in consecutive order so that specific LEDs are turned off in consecutive order.

Abstract: Asynchronous circuits implemented using threshold gate(s) and/or majority gate(s) (or minority gate(s)) are described. The new class of asynchronous circuits can operate at lower power supply levels (e.g., less than 1V on advanced technology nodes) because stack of devices between a supply node and ground are significantly reduced compared to traditional asynchronous circuits. The asynchronous circuits here result in area reduction (e.g., 3× reduction compared to traditional asynchronous circuits) and provide higher throughput/mm2 (e.g., 2× higher throughput compared to traditional asynchronous circuits). The threshold gate(s), majority/minority gate(s) can be implemented using capacitive input circuits. The capacitors can have linear dielectric or non-linear polar material as dielectric.

Abstract: Asynchronous circuits implemented using threshold gate(s) and/or majority gate(s) (or minority gate(s)) are described. The new class of asynchronous circuits can operate at lower power supply levels (e.g., less than 1V on advanced technology nodes) because stack of devices between a supply node and ground are significantly reduced compared to traditional asynchronous circuits. The asynchronous circuits here result in area reduction (e.g., 3× reduction compared to traditional asynchronous circuits) and provide higher throughput/mm2 (e.g., 2× higher throughput compared to traditional asynchronous circuits). The threshold gate(s), majority/minority gate(s) can be implemented using capacitive input circuits. The capacitors can have linear dielectric or non-linear polar material as dielectric.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp control system and a control method thereof. The lamp control system includes: an LED light source assembly, an AC input end, an on-off switch, an EMI filter circuit, a rectifier filter circuit, a buck circuit, a rectifier output circuit, a voltage stabilizing circuit, and a control circuit; the EMI filter circuit is connected to the AC input end through the on-off switch; the EMI filter circuit, the rectifier filter circuit, the buck circuit, and the rectifier output circuit are electrically connected in sequence; the rectifier filter circuit, the voltage stabilizing circuit, the control circuit, and the buck circuit form a closed-loop circuit, the rectifier output circuit is electrically connected to the LED light source assembly.

Abstract: A lighting arrangement such as a LED lamp comprises a light source and associated current driver, or a set of at least two parallel light sources and associated current drivers, supplied by a DC voltage from a voltage-regulated power converter. A feedback circuit provides a temperature-dependent control input to a control loop of the power converter, such that the DC voltage is adjusted in dependence on a sensed temperature. In this way, the voltage headroom required can be reduced, and efficiency gains are made.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing a quantum circuit. In one aspect, a method includes identifying one or more sequences of operations in the quantum circuit that un-compute respective qubits on which the quantum circuit operates; generating an adjusted quantum circuit, comprising, for each identified sequence of operations in the quantum circuit, replacing the sequence of operations with an X basis measurement and a classically-controlled phase correction operation, wherein a result of the X basis measurement acts as a control for the classically-controlled correction phase operation; and executing the adjusted quantum circuit.

Abstract: A lighting system, including: light emitting elements; a reset switch operable in a first and second state; non-volatile reset memory configured to record the state of the reset switch when power is provided to the system; a wireless communication system; non-volatile communication memory configured to store default settings and configuration settings; a control system operable, in response to initial power provision to the control system, between: a configured mode when an instantaneous reset switch state matches the recorded state, the configured mode including: connecting the wireless communication system to a remote device based on the configuration settings, receiving instructions from the remote device, and controlling light emitting element operation based on the instructions; and a reset mode when the instantaneous reset switch state differs from the recorded state, the reset mode including: erasing the configuration settings from the communication memory and operating the system based on the default

Abstract: The invention relates to implementing a factory reset to a lighting device. Thereto, the invention provides a lighting device comprising: a directional wireless receiver configured to receive a message within a time period, wherein the message comprises at least one signal comprising a factory reset command from a user device; a controller configured to implement a factory reset of the lighting device if a respective signal of said at least one signal is received within a respective predefined angular range relative to the lighting device.

Abstract: A dynamic light control method for controlling at least one adjustable illumination parameter at a target location has been suggested. The method comprises setting the value of at least one adjustable illumination parameter at a first predetermined level, maintaining the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter at the first predetermined level for a first predetermined time period, varying the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter from the first predetermined level to a second predetermined level, maintaining the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter at the second level for a second predetermined time period, and varying the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter from the second level to a third predetermined level, wherein the varying the at least one adjustable illumination parameter comprises monotonously varying the at least one adjustable illumination parameter with a predefined maximum variation rate.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for implementing a target two-qubit quantum logic gate on a first qubit and second qubit using a tunable qubit coupler. In one aspect, a method includes generating a control signal for the target two-qubit quantum logic gate according to a control model, wherein the control model comprises a controlled-Z operator and a swap operator that are non-orthogonal; and applying the control signal to the first qubit, second qubit and tunable qubit coupler.

Abstract: A programmable device may have logic circuitry formed in a top die and memory and specialized processing blocks formed in a bottom die, where the top die is stacked directly on top of the bottom die in a face-to-face configuration. The logic circuitry may include logic sectors, logic array blocks, logic elements, and other types of logic regions. The memory blocks may include large banks of multiport memory for storing data. The specialized processing blocks may include multipliers, adders, and other arithmetic components. The logic circuitry may access the memory and specialized processing blocks via an address encoded scheme. Configured in this way, the maximum operating frequency of the programmable device can be optimized such that critical paths will no longer need to traverse any unused memory and specialized processing blocks.

Abstract: A quantum computer includes a quantum computing system; a transducer disposed inside the quantum computing system, the transducer being configured to receive an optical control propagating wave and output a microwave control propagating wave; and a quantum processor comprising a plurality of qubits, the plurality of qubits being disposed in the quantum computing system, each qubit of the plurality of qubits being configured to receive at least a portion of the microwave control propagating wave to control a quantum state of each qubit of the plurality of qubits.

Abstract: A chip antenna module array includes a connection member and chip antenna modules mounted on the connection member. Each chip antenna module includes: a first patch antenna dielectric layer; a feed via extending through the first patch antenna dielectric layer; and a patch antenna pattern disposed on an upper surface of the first patch antenna dielectric layer and configured to be fed from the feed via. At least one chip antenna module includes: a ground pattern disposed on a lower surface of the first patch antenna dielectric layer; a chip-antenna feed line including a second part disposed on a lower surface of the ground pattern, and electrically connecting a connection member feed line to the feed via; a first feed line dielectric layer disposed on a lower surface of the second part; and a solder layer disposed on a lower surface of the first feed line dielectric layer.