Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a DC-DC converter, an input/output (I/O) module including the DC-DC converter, and a method for controlling DC-DC converter. The converter can comprise a planar transformer (2); a first switch element (3) connected between one end of primary winding of the planar transformer and a ground potential, and a second switch element (4) connected between the other end of the primary winding of the planar transformer and a ground potential. The first and second switch elements (3; 4) are respectively controlled to be closed alternately.

Abstract: A control system may include a plurality of terminal boards. Each of the plurality of terminal boards may at least include a power pin. The definition of the power pin on at least one of the plurality of terminal boards may be different from the definition of the power pin on another one of the plurality of terminal boards. Thus, if the at least one of the plurality of terminal boards is connected to a wrong input/output module, the input/output module will not get a process power supplied via the power pin on the terminal board. Therefore, a wrong input/output signal will not be transferred, and the input/output module will not be damaged even if a higher process voltage is provided by a wrong terminal board.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes a digital amplifier configured to amplify an input signal to output a first output signal, an analog amplifier configured to amplify the input signal to output a second output signal, a check circuit configured to produce a check signal responsive to frequencies of the input signal, and a selector circuit configured to select and output one of the first output signal and the second output signal in response to the check signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a sense amplifier, a SRAM chip comprising the sense amplifier and a method of performing read operation on the SRAM chip. The sense amplifier according to embodiments of the invention comprises an additional driving assist portion, which further takes a global data bus as input, the driving assist portion is configured to enable the sense amplifier to provide assisted driving for other sense amplifiers. With the solution according to embodiments of the invention, driving capability of a sense amplifier on global data bus can be enhanced.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes a digital amplifier configured to amplify an input signal to output a first output signal, an analog amplifier configured to amplify the input signal to output a second output signal, a check circuit configured to produce a check signal responsive to frequencies of the input signal, and a selector circuit configured to select and output one of the first output signal and the second output signal in response to the check signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a sense amplifier, a SRAM chip comprising the sense amplifier and a method of performing read operation on the SRAM chip. The sense amplifier according to embodiments of the invention comprises an additional driving assist portion, which further takes a global data bus as input, the driving assist portion is configured to enable the sense amplifier to provide assisted driving for other sense amplifiers. With the solution according to embodiments of the invention, driving capability of a sense amplifier on global data bus can be enhanced.

Abstract: This is a pipe connector improvement structure. Which consists a penetrated connector with extended stem, a rotator, two sealing rings, a socket and are assembled together by a nut. The rotator is a sphere drilled through by a hole. Sealing rings are circular ring shape. The socket has a concave spherical surface in the front end, also has two sections of thread on the outer surface. The nut has inner thread with a smaller radius arc holding surface in the front end. With all listed above components assembled together will facilitate free rotation and bending of the pipe connector.