Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel circuit including a driving transistor, a driving circuit configured to provide a control signal to the pixel circuit, and a clock signal line configured to provide a clock signal for the driving circuit. A data refresh period of the pixel circuit includes a data writing stage and a holding stage. When the pixel circuit is operated in the data writing stage, a clock pulse frequency of the clock signal is a first frequency F1 in at least one stage of the N stages. When the pixel circuit is operated in the holding stage, the clock pulse frequency of the clock signal is a second frequency F2 in at least one stage of the N stages, the clock pulse frequency of the clock signal is a third frequency F3 in at least one stage of the N stages. F1>F2>F3?0.

Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel circuit including a driving transistor, a driving circuit configured to provide a control signal to the pixel circuit, and a clock signal line configured to provide a clock signal for the driving circuit. The pixel circuit further includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The driving circuit includes a first driving circuit configured to provide a control signal to the first transistor, and a second driving circuit configured to provide a control signal to the second transistor. The clock signal line includes a first clock signal line configured to provide a first clock signal to the first driving circuit, and a second clock signal line configured to provide a second clock signal to the second driving circuit.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing dual phase soft magnetic components include combining a plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles with a plurality of paramagnetic particles to form a component structure, wherein the plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles each comprise an electrically insulative coating, and, heat treating the component structure to consolidate the plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles with the plurality of paramagnetic particles.

Abstract: A dual phase magnetic component, along with methods of its formation, is provided. The dual phase magnetic component may include an intermixed first region and second region formed from a single material, with the first region having a magnetic area and a diffused metal therein, and with the second region having a non-magnetic area. The second region generally has greater than 0.1 weight % of nitrogen.

Abstract: Dual-phase magnetic components include an intermixed first region and second region formed from a single material, wherein the first region includes a magnetic ferrous composition, and wherein the second region includes a non-magnetic austenite composition and a dispersion of nitride precipitates.

Abstract: Methods for forming a dual-phase magnetic component from an initial component comprising a non-magnetic austenite composition are provided. The method may include: forming a coating on a portion of the surface of the initial component to form a masked area while leaving an unmasked area thereon. Thereafter the initial component may be heated to a treatment temperature such that nitrogen diffuses out of the unmasked area of the initial component to transform the non-magnetic austenite composition to a magnetic phase in the unmasked area. Thereafter, the initial component may be cooled from the treatment temperature to form a dual-phase magnetic component having a magnetic region corresponding to the unmasked area and a non-magnetic region corresponding to the masked area.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing dual phase soft magnetic components include combining a plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles with a plurality of paramagnetic particles to form a component structure, wherein the plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles each comprise an electrically insulative coating, and, heat treating the component structure to consolidate the plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles with the plurality of paramagnetic particles.

Abstract: A bulk dual phase soft magnetic component having a three-dimensional magnetic flux and its manufacturing methods are described herein. The methods can include combining a first powder material with a second powder material to form a component structure, wherein the first powder material comprises a plurality of first particles each comprising a first core and a reactive coating, and wherein the second powder material comprises a plurality of second particles each comprising a second core and a non-reactive coating, and, consolidating the component structure to join the plurality of first particles with the plurality of second particles.

Abstract: A dual phase magnetic component, along with methods of its formation, is provided. The dual phase magnetic component may include an intermixed first region and second region formed from a single material, with the first region having a magnetic area and a diffused metal therein, and with the second region having a non-magnetic area. The second region generally has greater than 0.1 weight % of nitrogen.

Abstract: A dual phase magnetic component, along with methods of its formation, is provided. The dual phase magnetic component may include an intermixed first region and second region formed from a single material, with the first region having a magnetic area and a diffused metal therein, and with the second region having a non-magnetic area. The second region generally has greater than 0.1 weight % of nitrogen.

Abstract: A dual phase magnetic component, along with methods of its formation, is provided. The dual phase magnetic component may include an intermixed first region and second region formed from a single material, with the first region having a magnetic area and a diffused metal therein, and with the second region having a non-magnetic area. The second region generally has greater than 0.1 weight % of nitrogen.

Abstract: Methods for forming a dual-phase magnetic component from an initial component comprising a non-magnetic austenite composition are provided. The method may include: forming a coating on a portion of the surface of the initial component to form a masked area while leaving an unmasked area thereon. Thereafter the initial component may be heated to a treatment temperature such that nitrogen diffuses out of the unmasked area of the initial component to transform the non-magnetic austenite composition to a magnetic phase in the unmasked area. Thereafter, the initial component may be cooled from the treatment temperature to form a dual-phase magnetic component having a magnetic region corresponding to the unmasked area and a non-magnetic region corresponding to the masked area.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to an intelligent information conversion system and related methods for providing collaborative automatic driving to intelligent transportation systems, vehicle networking systems, collaborative management control systems, vehicle-road collaborative systems, automated driving systems, and the like.

Abstract: A method of forming a component having a variation in saturation magnetization is presented. The method includes selectively diffusing nitrogen into a metallic component of a masked metallic component by exposing the masked metallic component to a nitrogen-rich atmosphere. The masked metallic component includes a patterned oxide layer formed on a surface of the metallic component, and the patterned oxide layer includes an oxide of a metal present in the metallic component. A related component is also presented.

Abstract: A method includes forming one or more oxide barrier layers on one or more protected portions of a magnetic, metallic body, and converting one or more unprotected portions of the magnetic, metallic body to a less magnetic material by exposing the magnetic metallic body having the one or more oxide barrier layers formed thereon to nitrogen. One or more protected portions of the magnetic, metallic body that are beneath the one or more oxide barrier layers are not converted to the less magnetic material. The method can be used to form one or more layers of a laminated electric motor.

Abstract: A method of forming a component having a variation in saturation magnetization is presented. The method includes selectively diffusing nitrogen into a metallic component of a masked metallic component by exposing the masked metallic component to a nitrogen-rich atmosphere. The masked metallic component includes a patterned oxide layer formed on a surface of the metallic component, and the patterned oxide layer includes an oxide of a metal present in the metallic component. A related component is also presented.

Abstract: A magnetic component including at least one region is disclosed. The at least one region includes nitrogen and a concentration of the nitrogen in the at least one region is graded across a dimension of the at least one region. Further, a saturation magnetization in the at least one region is graded across the dimension of the at least one region. Further, a method of varying the magnetization values in at least one region of the magnetic component is disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes forming one or more oxide barrier layers on one or more protected portions of a magnetic, metallic body, and converting one or more unprotected portions of the magnetic, metallic body to a less magnetic material by exposing the magnetic metallic body having the one or more oxide barrier layers formed thereon to nitrogen. One or more protected portions of the magnetic, metallic body that are beneath the one or more oxide barrier layers are not converted to the less magnetic material. The method can be used to form one or more layers of a laminated electric motor.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a ringtone playing method thereof are provided. The playing method includes: selecting a music file which to be set as a ringtone, and popping up a playing preview interface corresponding to the music film and, meanwhile, playing the music file; sliding a cursor of the playing preview interface to select a start position and a playing end position on a playing progress bar corresponding to the music file so as to acquire and save playing information of the ringtone, wherein the playing information comprises a playing start time point and a playing end time point of the ringtone; and in response to occurrence of a ringing event, reading the saved playing information of the ringtone and playing a music clip between the playing start time point and the playing end time point.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a ringtone playing method thereof are provided. The playing method includes: selecting a music file which is to be set as a ringtone, and popping up a playing preview interface corresponding to the music file and, meanwhile, playing the music file; sliding a cursor of the playing preview interface to select a playing start position and a playing end position on a playing progress bar corresponding to the music file so as to acquire and save playing information of the ringtone, wherein the playing information comprises a playing start time point and a playing end time point of the ringtone; and in response to occurrence of a ringing event, reading the saved playing information of the ringtone and playing a music clip between the playing start time point and the playing end time point.