Abstract: A temperature sensing device for a temperature-based tamper detection system includes an integrated circuit (IC) and a logic circuit. The logic circuit sends an enable signal to the IC, causing it to measure the device temperature, and initiates a security timer. In response to not receiving the device temperature before the security timer expires, the logic circuit outputs a tamper event signal and an error code. The logic circuit can disable the enable signal in response to not receiving the device temperature before the timer expires. In some implementations, the logic circuit is a first logic circuit, and the IC includes an analog integrated circuit (AIC) and a second logic circuit. The second logic circuit receives the enable signal from the first logic circuit, causes the AIC to measure the device temperature, and outputs a ready signal and the device temperature to the first logic circuit.

Abstract: Present disclosure describes the techniques for regaining synchronization between the RPD and the PTP server, without resetting RPD, in the event of run time-phase jump experienced at RPD. To do so, said technique discloses identifying a run time phase jump event at a remote Physical device (RPD) and initiating an Upstream Channel Descriptor (UCD) refresh procedure to reconnect the RPD with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) server.

Abstract: Circuitry comprises driver circuitry to control display of a prevailing display image by display elements of a display device, the driver circuitry generating a signal providing electrical charge for storage by display elements, in which an electrical charge stored by a display element controls a display output of that display element; detector circuitry to detect, for a display image transition from a current display image to a second, display image, a first set of one or more display elements which are in a respective first state controlled by a first stored electrical charge in the current display image and which are required to be in a respective second state controlled by a second electrical charge, in the second display image; switching circuitry, responsive to the detector circuitry, to divert electrical charge from the set of display elements to secondary charge store in response to initiation of the display image transition.

Abstract: An implementation-quality synthesis process begins with a logical design of an integrated circuit and, through a series of steps, generates a fully synthesized physical design of the integrated circuit. One of the steps is clock synthesis, which generates the clock network for the integrated circuit. In certain embodiments, a method includes the following steps. A reduced clock synthesis process is applied, rather than the implementation-quality clock synthesis process. This generates a clock network for the logical design, which will be referred to as a proxy clock network because it is used as a proxy to estimate power consumption of the fully synthesized clock network. Because the reduced clock synthesis process runs much faster than the implementation-quality clock synthesis process, the front end designer may use these power estimates in the front end design process, including to explore different design variations in the logical design.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for determining one or more metrics indicative of a user's financial health. The system may present information using a financial oculus, including one or more visualizations. The visualization(s) may present financial information in a simple, but comprehensive format and may allow adjustments to one or more financial goals. The user may interact with the app and receive information regarding the impact certain changes may have. The system may also provide suggestion(s) associated with relationship(s). In some embodiments, the suggestion(s) may be determined based on the user's interaction with the financial oculus. Embodiments of the disclosure may include an interactive app that allows a user to explore the impacts of different financial goals by adjusting the properties of the visualization(s).

Abstract: A circuit includes an amplifier having first and second inputs and an output, and a feedback circuit configured to generate a feedback voltage in response to a voltage at the output of the amplifier. The feedback circuit is coupled to the first input of the amplifier to provide the feedback voltage to the first input of the amplifier. An output circuit is configured to generate a variable bias current in response to the voltage at the output of the amplifier. A switch circuit is configured to switch the second input of the amplifier from receiving a first reference voltage during a first mode of operation to receiving a second reference voltage during a second mode of operation.

Abstract: A phase lock loop (PLL) includes an input comparison circuit configured to compare a reference signal to a divided feedback signal and generate at least one charge pump control signal based thereupon. A charge pump generates a charge pump output signal in response to the at least one charge pump control signal. A loop filter is coupled to receive and filter the charge pump output signal to produce an oscillator control signal. An oscillator generates an output signal in response to the oscillator control signal, with the output signal divided by a divisor using divider circuitry to produce the divided feedback signal. Divisor generation circuitry is configured to change the divisor over time so that a frequency of the divided feedback signal changes from a first frequency to a second frequency over time.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes copying data between a source device and a destination device to form first copied data. The method also includes, responsive to completion of the copying, performing a verify-read operation. The verify-read operation includes determining a first checksum of the first copied data, copying the data between the source device and the destination device to form second copied data, determining a second checksum of the second copied data, comparing the first checksum to the second checksum to determine a comparison result, and determining a data integrity validation result based on the comparison result.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel palladium catalyst for the substantially complete oxidative removal of methane from exhaust streams at low operating temperatures compared to other current palladium catalysts and to methods of preparing the catalyst. Use of the catalyst to remove methane from vehicle exhaust streams, crude oil production and processing exhaust streams, petroleum refining exhaust streams and natural gas production and processing exhaust streams.

Abstract: A transmission gate circuit for use, for example, as a switching element of an analog multiplexer, includes an input configured to receive an input signal, an output and a control input configured to receive a switch control signal. A transmission gate switch is coupled between the input and the output. A level shifting circuit generates a level shifted switch control signal from the switch control signal, and applies that level shifted switch control signal to a control terminal of the transmission gate switch. The control terminal of the transmission gate switch can instead receive the switch control signal in situations where a voltage of the input signal is suitably high to support linear operation of the transmission gate switch.

Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to reconstructing wireless signal packets and may relate more particularly to reconstructing wireless signal packets from iterations of the wireless signal packets repeatedly transmitted by a transmitter device.

Abstract: A PLL includes an input comparison circuit comparing a reference signal to a divided feedback signal to thereby control a charge pump that generates a charge pump output signal. A filter receives the charge pump output signal when a switch is closed, and produces an oscillator control signal causing an oscillator to generate an output signal. Divider circuitry divides the output signal by a divisor to produce the divided feedback signal. Divisor generation circuitry changes the divisor over time so the output signal ramps from a start frequency to an end frequency. Modification circuitry stores a first oscillator control signal equal to the value of the oscillator control signal when the frequency of the output signal is the start ramp frequency. When the frequency of the output signal reaches the end ramp frequency, the switch is opened, and the stored first oscillator control signal is applied to the loop filter.

Abstract: Techniques including receiving a first control value, starting a timeout counter based on receiving the first control value, receiving a second control value, determining whether the second control value is received before the timeout counter expires, and based on the determination that the second control value is received before the timeout counter expires: determining whether the first control value is the same as the second control value, and loading the first control value into a set of control registers based on the determination that the first control value is the same as the second control value.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and techniques for managing merchandising cards. A merchandising card may be, for example, a gift card, loyalty card, or the like. Consistent disclosed embodiments, a system for managing merchandising cards may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to acquire, from a device over a network, a plurality of locations associated with the device, the device locations being acquired at different instances in time within a predetermined period of time. Additionally, the one or more processors may be configured to calculate an overall merchant confidence rating for a merchant using the device locations. Further, the one or more processors may be configured to, based on the overall merchant confidence rating, determine that the merchant matches a merchant that is associated with merchandising card, and send a reminder a user of the device.

Abstract: The disclosed concept pertains to thermoplastic based materials, e.g., thermoplastic based composites, that are suitable replacements for known thermoset based materials, e.g., unsaturated polyesters, as insulators for circuit protection in electrical contact/non-contact applications, such as, but not limited to, housings, casings, enclosures, encapsulated or over-molded parts. In certain embodiments, the thermoplastic based materials house miniature circuit breakers, and arc and ground fault circuit breakers.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are related to a device having energy harvesting circuitry that experiences power failures. The device may include computing circuitry having a processor coupled to the energy harvesting circuitry. The processor may be configured to reduce a number of write operations to a log structure having a hardware bit-vector used by the computing circuitry to boost computational progress even with the power failures.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein refer to an integrated circuit having a first stage and a second stage. The first stage has a step-down converter coupled to an oscillator between a first voltage supply and a second voltage supply. The second stage is coupled to the first stage, and the second stage has a current bias generator coupled to a diode-connected transistor between the first voltage supply and the second voltage supply. The second stage provides an intermediate voltage to the first stage.

Abstract: Smart labels, methods of operating smart labels, and associated contexts in which such smart labels may be used are disclosed. The smart label, for use in conjunction with consumer product packaging, comprises an energy harvester to capture ambient energy to provide a source of electrical energy and electronic circuitry powered by the electrical energy. A fuse provides an electrical connection between the energy harvester and the electronic circuitry and destruction of the fuse permanently disconnects the energy harvester from the electronic circuitry. Unnecessary continued operation of the electronic circuitry powered by the energy harvester can therefore be prevented, for example when the consumer product packaging is disposed of or recycled, which may be an undesirable heat source. Smart labelling, and a connected network of smart bins which can read the smart labelling, may also be used to promote consumer recycling of consumer product packaging.

Abstract: Embodiments determine mismatches in evaluations. Embodiments receive a first evaluation of an employee from a supervisor of the employee, the first evaluation including supervisor comment ratings and supervisor numerical ratings, each of the supervisor comment ratings and supervisor numerical ratings corresponding to an evaluation category. Embodiments receive a second evaluation of the employee from the employee, the second evaluation including employee comment ratings and employee numerical ratings, each of the employee comment ratings and employee numerical ratings corresponding to the evaluation category. Embodiments determine first sentiment polarity scores of the supervisor comment ratings and second sentiment polarity scores of the employee comment ratings.

Abstract: A PLL includes an input comparison circuit comparing a reference signal to a divided feedback signal to thereby control a charge pump that generates a charge pump output signal. A filter receives the charge pump output signal when a switch is closed, and produces an oscillator control signal causing an oscillator to generate an output signal. Divider circuitry divides the output signal by a divisor to produce the divided feedback signal. Divisor generation circuitry changes the divisor over time so the output signal ramps from a start frequency to an end frequency. Modification circuitry stores a first oscillator control signal equal to the value of the oscillator control signal when the frequency of the output signal is the start ramp frequency. When the frequency of the output signal reaches the end ramp frequency, the switch is opened, and the stored first oscillator control signal is applied to the loop filter.