Abstract: Provided are a method and energy harvesting system for extracting maximum power from an input source. When the energy harvesting system includes a converter, a sensing part, an artificial intelligence (AI) calculator, and a resistor part, the method includes: sensing an input voltage and an input current from the input source using the sensing part, converting the input voltage and the input current corresponding to analog values into digital values through an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) block, and transmitting the digital values to the AI calculator; calculating input power on the basis of the digital values using the AI calculator and acquiring an optimal sampling ratio for extracting maximum power on the basis of the input power; controlling a resistor divider ratio on the basis of the optimal sampling ratio to equalize a sampling ratio to the optimal sampling ratio; and performing a regulation operation through the converter.

Abstract: Disclosed are an artificial intelligence algorithm-based wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and wireless power charging system that are capable of high-speed response to environmental changes and that can optimize the power efficiency of a wireless power receiver, estimate a dynamic location from a signal received from the wireless power receiver using artificial intelligence technology, and dynamically transmit wireless power to a prioritized wireless power receiver according to a power state.

Abstract: A technology associated with an electrical circuit, in particular, a zero current detection circuit, is disclosed. The disclosed zero current detection circuit includes a plurality of dynamic comparators. Operating clocks of the dynamic comparators are generated by a plurality of flip-flops each configured to latch an output of one dynamic comparator corresponding thereto and then to supply the latched output as a clock of another dynamic comparator downstream of the former dynamic comparator. The dynamic comparators is activated as power is supplied thereto only in a required period of a charging/discharging cycle of a boost type power converter.

Abstract: A power radio frequency (RF) switch used in wireless communication is disclosed. A boosted switching control signal, which swings between a boosted supply voltage in which a system supply voltage is boosted and a negative supply voltage in which a polarity of the system supply voltage is inverted, is applied to a gate of a high-voltage transistor. Further, a substrate control signal which is synchronized with the boosted switching control signal, and swings between the negative supply voltage and a reference voltage may be applied to a substrate of the high-voltage transistor thereof.

Abstract: An indoor wireless positioning method includes receiving initial received signal strength indicator (RSSI) information from a reception unit; searching for a fingerprint matching measured initial RSSI information in a fingerprint database; determining a first location corresponding to the retrieved fingerprint to be an initial location of the reception unit; receiving additional RSSI information from the reception unit; extracting features of variability between the additional RSSI information and the initial RSSI information; searching for variability fingerprints matching the initial location and extracted RSSI variability features in a variability fingerprint database; and updating a second location to a current location of the reception unit when the second location corresponding to the retrieved variability fingerprint is different from the initial location, wherein the second location is a location in a candidate area within a preset distance range centered on the first location.

Abstract: Technology regarded to an electric circuit, particularly a zero current detection circuit, is disclosed. The proposed zero current detection circuit has a calibration circuit that calibrates an offset error thereof. The offset calibration circuit detects a delay between an output time point of the zero current detection circuit and a moment of change in voltage of the common node and outputs a calibration signal accordingly. The zero current detection circuit includes a pre-amplifier that calibrates a differential voltage according to an offset control signal and a phase comparator that detects a zero current point from the differential voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technology related to a low noise amplifier applied between an RF receiver and an RF switch. A phase difference matching circuit having the same phase difference as a positive gain amplifier is added to an output terminal of an attenuator of a low noise amplifier having a variable gain switching structure. In addition, a variable impedance circuit connected to an output terminal of the positive gain amplifier and an output terminal of a phase difference matching unit to finely adjust the phase difference of each output terminal may be further included.

Abstract: Disclosed is sensing calibration technology for permanently recording a calibration value of a measurement value when a temperature measurement circuit is manufactured. An environment emulating calibration circuit element configured to generate a calibration current emulating an environmental temperature is added to the temperature measurement circuit. The environment emulating calibration circuit element operates to change an output current of a temperature sensing circuit by the amount of change according to the environmental temperature according to a set state value input from an calibration device during factory calibration. During factory calibration, the external calibration device calculates a calibration value from output values measured while changing a set state of the environment emulating calibration circuit element and sets the calibration value in the temperature measurement circuit.

Abstract: A power radio frequency (RF) switch used in wireless communication is disclosed. A boosted switching control signal, which swings between a boosted supply voltage in which a system supply voltage is boosted and a negative supply voltage in which a polarity of the system supply voltage is inverted, is applied to a gate of a high-voltage transistor. Further, a substrate control signal which is synchronized with the boosted switching control signal, and swings between the negative supply voltage and a reference voltage may be applied to a substrate of the high-voltage transistor thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply apparatus for self-powered device including a power module configured to supply first driving power, a sensor module configured to be operated by the first driving power, and an energy harvesting module configured to select energy power with a higher signal intensity from among energy power from energy sources and harvest energy using the selected energy power as second driving power.

Abstract: Technology regarded to an electric circuit, particularly a zero current detection circuit, is disclosed. The proposed zero current detection circuit has a calibration circuit that calibrates an offset error thereof. The offset calibration circuit detects a delay between an output time point of the zero current detection circuit and a moment of change in voltage of the common node and outputs a calibration signal accordingly. The zero current detection circuit includes a pre-amplifier that calibrates a differential voltage according to an offset control signal and a phase comparator that detects a zero current point from the differential voltage.

Abstract: A technology associated with an electrical circuit, in particular, a zero current detection circuit, is disclosed. The disclosed zero current detection circuit includes a plurality of dynamic comparators. Operating clocks of the dynamic comparators are generated by a plurality of flip-flops each configured to latch an output of one dynamic comparator corresponding thereto and then to supply the latched output as a clock of another dynamic comparator downstream of the former dynamic comparator. The dynamic comparators is activated as power is supplied thereto only in a required period of a charging/discharging cycle of a boost type power converter.

Abstract: A multiple sensor-based abnormal condition monitoring method includes determining an operation mode based on condition information in a target area in which an abnormal condition is monitored, receiving sensing signals from a plurality of sensors installed in the target area in response to a first mode in which different objects are simultaneously detected being determined as the operation mode, processing the sensing signals and outputting first sensing data obtained by converting the sensing signals into digital signals, generating first input data to be input to a first neural network model by variably adjusting a size of the first sensing data, performing an operation in an analog domain on the first input data using the first neural network mode and outputting first operation data obtained by converting an operation result into digital data, and outputting a first monitoring result obtained by classifying an abnormal condition based on the first operation data.

Abstract: A method of monitoring an abnormal condition based on multiple sensors includes processing sensing signals received from a plurality of sensors configured to detect different objects and outputting sensing data obtained by converting the sensing signals into digital signals, generating input data to be input to a neural network model by variably adjusting a size of the sensing data, performing an operation in an analog domain on the input data using the neural network mode and outputting operation data obtained by converting an operation result into digital data, and outputting a monitoring result obtained by classifying an abnormal condition based on the operation data.

Abstract: Provided is a power management device including a first power domain operating in a sleep mode consuming minimal power, and a second power domain turned on exclusively when a wake signal is received from an external device within a communication range of the first power domain, wherein the first power domain includes an always-on Digital Low-DropOut (DLDO), and the second power domain includes a main Low-DropOut (LDO), and split sequence control is performed on power management in the first power domain and the second power domain.

Abstract: Provided are a scalable analog passive intermodulation (PIM) module, a method of controlling analog PIM, a signal processing circuit, and a sensor device. The scalable analog PIM module includes a first plural number of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a first plural number of static random access memory (SRAM) calculators connected to the first plural number of DACs, at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the first plural number of SRAM calculators and configured to convert an analog convolution result signal into digital convolution data, and an analog PIM controller configured to output an enable control signal for enabling a second number, which is equal to or less than first plural number, of SRAM calculators among the first plural number of SRAM calculators to the first plural number of SRAM calculators on the basis of the convolution data output from the ADC.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of diagnosing a vehicle including an electric motor performed in the vehicle. The method includes acquiring first to third measurement values for a temperature, a voltage, and a current associated with the electric motor from one or more sensors installed for the electric motor, calculating first to third scores for a predetermined diagnostic factor based on each of the first to third measurement values, reading a weight for each of the temperature, the voltage, and the current with regard to the predetermined diagnostic factor from a database installed in the vehicle, and calculating a comprehensive diagnostic score for the predetermined diagnostic factor based on the weight for each of the first to third scores and the predetermined diagnostic factor.

Abstract: Disclosed are an artificial intelligence algorithm-based wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and wireless power charging system that are capable of high-speed response to environmental changes and that can optimize the power efficiency of a wireless power receiver, estimate a dynamic location from a signal received from the wireless power receiver using artificial intelligence technology, and dynamically transmit wireless power to a prioritized wireless power receiver according to a power state.

Abstract: Disclosed are an artificial intelligence algorithm-based wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and wireless power charging system that are capable of high-speed response to environmental changes and that can optimize the power efficiency of a wireless power receiver, estimate a dynamic location from a signal received from the wireless power receiver using artificial intelligence technology, and dynamically transmit wireless power to a prioritized wireless power receiver according to a power state.

Abstract: Provided are a scalable analog passive intermodulation (PIM) module, a method of controlling analog PIM, a signal processing circuit, and a sensor device. The scalable analog PIM module includes a first plural number of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a first plural number of static random access memory (SRAM) calculators connected to the first plural number of DACs, at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the first plural number of SRAM calculators and configured to convert an analog convolution result signal into digital convolution data, and an analog PIM controller configured to output an enable control signal for enabling a second number, which is equal to or less than first plural number, of SRAM calculators among the first plural number of SRAM calculators to the first plural number of SRAM calculators on the basis of the convolution data output from the ADC.