Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber accommodating a plurality of substrates; a plurality of substrate supports provided inside the chamber and configured to support a substrate; a plurality of radio-frequency power sources provided corresponding to the plurality of substrate supports, and configured to supply radio-frequency power to the plurality of substrate supports, respectively; and a plurality of shields configured to compart the inside of the chamber and provided corresponding to the plurality of substrate supports to define a processing space where plasma is generated. A radio-frequency current path is formed between the plurality of shields so as not to interfere with one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire network, comprising a plurality of luminaires comprising a lighting apparatus, wherein a plurality of the luminaires comprise a communication unit configured to enable communication of data between said plurality of luminaires and/or with a central unit; a processing unit; a control unit configured to control the lighting apparatus as well as the communication and processing units and at least one first sensor configured to output first sensed data. The processing unit of the luminaire is configured to process the first sensed data to produce first processed data, and the luminaire network is further configured such that the first processed data of at least two luminaires is further processed to produce second processed data. The invention further relates to a method of processing sensor data in a luminaire network.

Abstract: A detector for a chromatograph includes a light source, and a light detector that detects light generated based on turning on of the light source, wherein the light source includes a deuterium lamp, and a deuterium lamp power supply circuit connected to the deuterium lamp, and the deuterium lamp power supply circuit includes a DC voltage generation circuit that generates a DC voltage by performing a switching operation, a rectifying operation and a smoothing operation, a voltage application circuit that applies a DC voltage generated by the DC voltage generation circuit to the deuterium lamp, a first feedback circuit that feeds a first feedback voltage changing depending on a DC voltage to the DC voltage generation circuit such that the DC voltage generated by the DC voltage generation circuit becomes close to a discharge maintaining voltage, after electric discharge of the deuterium lamp is started, and a constant current control circuit that controls a discharge current of the deuterium lamp to be constant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a synchronous flyback converter (100) having terminals for supplying an LED load. The synchronous flyback converter (100) comprises a sensing winding (Lw) coupled to a primary winding (Lp) of a transformer T of the flyback converter (100), a control unit (106) controlling a primary side switch (S1) in series to the primary winding (Lp) of the flyback converter (100) using a feedback signal for a closed loop control of a secondary side voltage of the flyback converter (100) by controlling the frequency and/or duty cycle of the switching of the primary side switch (S1), wherein the feedback signal is derived from a sensing voltage across the sensing winding (Lw) sampled once during a switch-on time of a secondary side switch (S2) of the flyback converter (100).

Abstract: An LED bulb without driving power supply includes a lamp cap, a bulb shell, a current limiting resistor, a core column, and an LED filament. The two ends of the LED filament are provided with connection terminals, the substrate of the LED filament is provided with two conductive lines, the two ends of the conductive line are respectively connected to the connection terminal through rectifier diodes. The rectifier diodes at both ends of the same conductive line are arranged in the opposite direction, and the rectifier diodes connecting different conductive lines on the same connection terminal are arranged in the opposite direction. The LED bulb can be directly connected to the external alternating current power supply to light the lighting without a driving power supply, which eliminates the cost of installing the driving power supply.

Abstract: A method of processing a substrate with plasma includes: coating surfaces of components inside a chamber with a film having conductive properties by turning a first gas containing carbon and hydrogen into plasma inside the chamber; loading the substrate into the chamber; and processing the substrate by turning a second gas into plasma inside the chamber in a state where the surfaces of the components inside the chamber are coated with the film having conductive properties.

Abstract: A liquid metal ion source (50) includes: a reservoir (10) configured to hold an ion material (M) forming a liquid metal; a needle electrode (20); an extraction electrode (22) configured to cause an ion of the ion material to be emitted from a distal end of the needle electrode; a beam diaphragm (24), which is arranged on a downstream side of the extraction electrode, and is configured to limit a beam diameter of the ion; and a vacuum chamber (30) configured to accommodate and hold the reservoir, the needle electrode, the extraction electrode, and the beam diaphragm in vacuum, wherein the liquid metal ion source further includes an oxidizing gas introducing portion (40), and wherein the oxidizing gas introducing portion communicates to the vacuum chamber, and is configured to introduce an oxidizing gas into a periphery of the needle electrode.

Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated driver (100) for lighting means (109), comprising: a primary circuit (100a), a secondary circuit (100b), an isolation barrier (106) separating the primary circuit (100a) and the secondary circuit (100b), wherein a ground potential of the primary circuit (100a) and a ground potential of the secondary circuit (100b) are connected via a capacitor (107), and a control circuit (111) on the secondary side (100b), monitoring a current to/from the capacitor (107) to the ground potential of the secondary circuit (100b) and issuing a mains (101) failure signal in case the current does not meet predefined conditions, preferably in case no such current is detected.

Abstract: A light sensor having a control complexity reducing mechanism is provided. When light is emitted to a photodiode by both of an ambient light source and a light-emitting component, a first coarse count value is counted by a counter and then is sampled and held by a first sample and hold circuit. When light is emitted to the photodiode by only the ambient light source, a second coarse count value is counted by the counter and then is sampled and held by a second sample and hold circuit. After the coarse count values are held, the counter performs a fine counting operation on light intensity of the light emitted by both of the ambient light source and the light-emitting component to generate a first fine count value, and on light intensity of the light emitted by only the ambient light source to generate a second fine count value.

Abstract: System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system includes: a voltage detector configured to receive a rectified voltage associated with a TRIAC dimmer and generated by a rectifying bridge and generate a first sensing signal representing the rectified voltage; a distortion detector configured to receive the first sensing signal, determine whether the rectified voltage is distorted or not based at least in part on the first sensing signal, and generate a distortion detection signal indicating whether the rectified voltage is distorted or not; and a phase detector configured to receive the first sensing signal and generate a phase detection signal indicating a detected phase range within which the TRIAC dimmer is in a conduction state based at least in part on the first sensing signal.

Abstract: A linkable LED lighting system designed with an on line free setting method for adjusting operating parameters of at least one LED security light is disclosed. The linkable LED lighting system comprises at least one LED security light working in conjunction with a mobile phone loaded with an APP (software application) for controlling and setting at least one lighting characteristic of the at least one LED security light including time length settings, light intensity settings, color temperature settings, detection range settings, or signal frequency range or signal format settings for screening, accepting, and processing said wireless instruction signal(s) characterized with the same signal frequency range or the same signal format.

Abstract: Antenna monitoring modules associated with antennas and test antennas communicating test signals, input blocking modules, and addressable mixed signal processors determining antenna performance. Distributed antenna systems including global transceivers, splitters or tappers, monitoring modules, antennas and test antennas, that monitor antenna presence and performance indications, and centrally report antenna status. Distributed antenna systems including a trunk, multiple coupled branch runs with corresponding antenna monitoring modules, antennas and switches, capable of selectively decoupling antennas. Distributed antenna systems with programmable attenuators for adjusting transmission levels for a trunk and its segments, branches, and corresponding antennas. Distributed antenna systems for over the air antenna transmission and reception testing using local or global signals. Distributed antenna systems with a system controller selectively depowering and repowering segments thereof.

Abstract: A power adjusting circuit, an LED power supply and an LED luminaire. The power adjusting circuit includes: a zero-crossing detecting unit, adapted to generate a zero-crossing detection signal according to an high-frequency signal, wherein the zero-crossing detection signal is a pulse wave or a square wave, and the high-frequency signal is a sine wave or an AC wave; a signal processing unit, adapted to determine a second number of pulses or square waves of the zero-crossing detection signal corresponding to an adjustment signal that is input externally, according to a first number of pulses or square waves of the zero-crossing detection signal corresponding to a full-load operation of a functional device; a counting unit, adapted to generate a switch control signal according to the first number and the second number; and a switch unit, adapted to control an output of the high-frequency signal according to the switch control signal.

Abstract: An inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus includes a lower chamber providing a space for a substrate, a high-frequency antenna that generates inductively coupled plasma in the lower chamber, dielectric windows disposed between the lower chamber and the high-frequency antenna, metal windows alternatingly disposed between the dielectric windows, and gas inlet pipes disposed in each of the metal windows, wherein each of the gas inlet pipes includes nozzles that introduce gases to the lower chamberamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to an LED-driver, comprising an actively switched PFC circuitry and a bus interface for a wire-bound bus, wherein a voltage supply for the bus interface for powering the bus is tapped off the output voltage of the active PFC circuitry, further comprising a control circuitry for a feedback control of an output voltage of the actively switched PFC by controlling a switch of the PFC, wherein the time constant of the feedback control of the control circuitry is faster during time periods in which the bus interface is transmitting or receiving signals, compared to time periods without activity.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus for controlling a lamp and a method thereof. The apparatus for controlling a lamp includes an information collection device that receives light amount information and temperature information of LED chips, which correspond to a plurality of LED boards, respectively, from the plurality of LED boards through one port, and a controller that controls a driving current for driving the LED chip based on the light amount information of the LED chip or the temperature information of the LED chip.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for transient response improvements in electrical circuits. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for suppressing overshoot currents and overshoot durations in circuits using switching regulators, such as driver circuits for LED applications. Embodiments of the invention relate to an LED driver that utilizes transient suppression systems and method for LED applications.

Abstract: The invention generally comprises creating a signal conditioner that is capable of filtering, converting, segmenting and producing a periodic waveform from an electrical source, converting in into an electrical signal to drive an electrical device, such as a LED lamp, so that the behavior of the device driven by the electrical signal enables the device to perform a function that is practically free of the variations present in the main electrical source.

Abstract: A device for controlling the electrical power supply of a pixelated light source comprises a converter having a feedback control loop and a microcontroller element. The microcontroller element is arranged to act on the controlled value in a precise manner as a function of at least one parameter of the pixelated light source powered by the converter.

Abstract: A matchless plasma source is described. The matchless plasma source includes a controller that is coupled to a direct current (DC) voltage source of an agile DC rail to control a shape of an amplified square waveform that is generated at an output of a half-bridge transistor circuit. The matchless plasma source further includes the half-bridge transistor circuit used to generate the amplified square waveform to power an electrode, such as an antenna, of a plasma chamber. The matchless plasma source also includes a reactive circuit between the half-bridge transistor circuit and the electrode. The reactive circuit has a high-quality factor to negate a reactance of the electrode. There is no radio frequency (RF) match and an RF cable that couples the matchless plasma source to the electrode.