Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes an array of switches that represent a Boolean satisfiability expression that has a plurality of clauses each defined by a combination of Boolean variables Xi or ¬Xi, a first plane, and a constraints network operatively arranged with the first plane. The constraints network enforces each of the clauses such that values of different ones of the variables continue to randomly or pseudo randomly flip until the values of the variables Xi and ¬Xi stop changing or a predetermined condition occurs.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and a first signal line. The substrate has an edge, an active region and a peripheral region, wherein the peripheral region is located between the active region and the edge. The first signal line is disposed in the peripheral region, and extends along a first direction which is perpendicular to an extension direction of the edge. The first signal line has a line portion and an end portion. The end portion has a first end point and a second end point. Along a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, a distance between the first end point and the line portion is different from a distance between the second end point and the line portion.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an integrated circuit that includes an input to receive an electrical input signal from an electronic sensor, wherein the input signal includes a direct current (DC) offset and a varying signal component; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit configured to subtract the DC offset from the input signal; a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) operatively coupled to the DAC circuit, wherein the PGA circuit is configured to apply signal gain to the varying signal component of the input signal; and a measurement circuit configured to generate a measure of the varying signal component.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a load resistance connectable in series with the electronic sensor to form a series resistance of the load resistance and the internal impedance of the electronic sensor; an excitation circuit configured to apply a predetermined voltage to a circuit element; and a measurement circuit configured to: initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the series resistance and determining the series resistance; initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the load resistance and determining the load resistance; and calculate the internal impedance of the sensor using the determined series resistance and the load resistance, and provide the calculated internal impedance to a user or process.

Abstract: An embodiment of a memory device may include a substrate, a first memory array of three-dimensional (3D) NAND cells disposed on the substrate, an isolation trench disposed on the substrate adjacent to the first memory array, and an input/output (IO) contact positioned within the isolation trench. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a current-to-voltage signal converter which may operate at an adjusted voltage. The current-to-voltage converter includes a trans-impedance amplifier which converts a current input into a voltage output. The voltage output may operate around an undesirable predetermined voltage, and must therefore be adjusted in order to make it suitable for any downstream signal processing circuitry, such as an ADC. As such, a subtractor circuit is coupled to the output of the trans-impedance amplifier. At the input of the subtractor circuit, a voltage adjustment circuit is employed, to adjust the voltage input to the subtractor circuit. As such, the input to the subtractor is adjusted between a first predetermined voltage threshold and a second predetermined voltage threshold, and the subtractor circuit may therefore be a low-voltage component.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a load resistance connectable in series with the electronic sensor to form a series resistance of the load resistance and the internal impedance of the electronic sensor; an excitation circuit configured to apply a predetermined voltage to a circuit element; and a measurement circuit configured to: initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the series resistance and determining the series resistance; initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the load resistance and determining the load resistance; and calculate the internal impedance of the sensor using the determined series resistance and the load resistance, and provide the calculated internal impedance to a user or process.

Abstract: A device and method for measuring the internal impedance of an electronic sensor uses configurable gain stages to selectively apply different excitation signals to the sensor under test in order to ensure adequate signal-to-noise ratio to provide accurate measurement of the internal impedance over a broader range of internal impedances than the prior art.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a current-to-voltage signal converter which may operate at an adjusted voltage. The current-to-voltage converter includes a trans-impedance amplifier which converts a current input into a voltage output. The voltage output may operate around an undesirable predetermined voltage, and must therefore be adjusted in order to make it suitable for any downstream signal processing circuitry, such as an ADC. As such, a subtractor circuit is coupled to the output of the trans-impedance amplifier. At the input of the subtractor circuit, a voltage adjustment circuit is employed, to adjust the voltage input to the subtractor circuit. As such, the input to the subtractor is adjusted between a first predetermined voltage threshold and a second predetermined voltage threshold, and the subtractor circuit may therefore be a low-voltage component.

Abstract: A support apparatus for supporting a hard disk drive in a computer system to enable hard disk replacement under hot-swap operations, the apparatus comprises a rail, a primary bracket coupled to the rail, and a cage to which a hard disk drive is mountable and coupled to the primary bracket. The rail is mountable to a base element such as a main board or the chassis of a computer system. The cage is movable relative to the rail from an operating position to a first cage position, and subsequently from the first cage position toward a second cage position to provide a clearance space in front of the cage, in order to allow the hard disk drive mounted in the cage to be drawn out from the cage for replacement under hot-swap operations.

Abstract: A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: A support apparatus for supporting a hard disk drive in a computer system to enable hard disk replacement under hot-swap operations, the apparatus comprises a rail, a primary bracket coupled to the rail, and a cage to which a hard disk drive is mountable and coupled to the primary bracket. The rail is mountable to a base element such as a main board or the chassis of a computer system. The cage is movable relative to the rail from an operating position to a first cage position, and subsequently from the first cage position toward a second cage position to provide a clearance space in front of the cage, in order to allow the hard disk drive mounted in the cage to be drawn out from the cage for replacement under hot-swap operations.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a load resistance connectable in series with the electronic sensor to form a series resistance of the load resistance and the internal impedance of the electronic sensor; an excitation circuit configured to apply a predetermined voltage to a circuit element; and a measurement circuit configured to: initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the series resistance and determining the series resistance; initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the load resistance and determining the load resistance; and calculate the internal impedance of the sensor using the determined series resistance and the load resistance, and provide the calculated internal impedance to a user or process.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a load resistance connectable in series with the electronic sensor to form a series resistance of the load resistance and the internal impedance of the electronic sensor; an excitation circuit configured to apply a predetermined voltage to a circuit element; and a measurement circuit configured to: initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the series resistance and determining the series resistance; initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the load resistance and determining the load resistance; and calculate the internal impedance of the sensor using the determined series resistance and the load resistance, and provide the calculated internal impedance to a user or process.

Abstract: A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. Likewise, the checkout mode may, if present, include a number of menu screens sometimes without any sub-menu levels. A mode selector may be provided to select a particular mode, after which, the menu screens that correspond to the selected mode may be sequentially displayed to the user. Other features and aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a load resistance connectable in series with the electronic sensor to form a series resistance of the load resistance and the internal impedance of the electronic sensor; an excitation circuit configured to apply a predetermined voltage to a circuit element; and a measurement circuit configured to: initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the series resistance and determining the series resistance; initiate applying the predetermined voltage to the load resistance and determining the load resistance; and calculate the internal impedance of the sensor using the determined series resistance and the load resistance, and provide the calculated internal impedance to a user or process.