Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a detection method and a detection device. The detection device includes: a capacitance generation circuit comprising a first capacitance electrode and a second capacitance electrode disposed opposite to each other, and a power source coupled to the first and the second capacitance electrode, the first capacitance electrode is an electrode plate, and the second capacitance electrode comprises n sub-electrodes which are provided to be insulated from each other; at least one capacitance detection circuit coupled to the electrode plate and the sub-electrodes, and configured to detect a capacitance value between the electrode plate and the sub-electrodes in response to a substrate to be tested being placed on one side of the electrode plate; and a controller configured to determine, according to the detected capacitance value, whether a foreign object exists in a region on the substrate to be tested or not.

Abstract: Provided is a gate driver for use in a display panel. The gate driver includes a chamfering module configured to receive gate turn-on voltage signals and square wave controlling signals and chamfer the gate turn-on voltage signals in accordance with the square wave controlling signals to generate and output chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals, and a level shifting module configured to receive the chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals, input voltage signals and gate cut-off voltage signals, and output the chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals or the gate cut-off voltage signals in accordance with a voltage value of the input voltage signal. By integrating a chamfering module and a digital adjustable resistance module into a gate driver, it is not necessary to provide a chamfering circuit on a CB of display panel, so as the CB can be miniaturized.

Abstract: A transmitting node for a Radio Access Network, the transmitting node being adapted for transmitting, based on one or more transmission parameters, of reference signaling, and/or signaling including reference signaling, wherein the reference signaling comprises phase tracking reference signaling, and the one or more transmission parameters comprise a Modulation and Coding Scheme, MCS. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A laser eye surgery system includes a laser source, a ranging subsystem, an integrated optical subsystem, and a patient interface assembly. The laser source produces a treatment beam that includes a plurality of laser pulses. The ranging subsystem produces a source beam used to locate one or more structures of an eye. The ranging subsystem includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) pickoff assembly that includes a first optical wedge and a second optical wedge separated from the first optical wedge. The OCT pickoff assembly is configured to divide an OCT source beam into a sample beam and a reference beam. The integrated optical subsystem is used to scan the treatment beam and the sample beam. The patient interface assembly couples the eye with the integrated optical subsystem so as to constrain the eye relative to the integrated optical subsystem.

Abstract: The present invention providing a gate driver used in display panel, wherein comprises: a chamfering module is configured to receive gate turn-on voltage signals and square wave controlling signals, and chamfers the gate turn-on voltage signals in accordance with the square wave controlling signals to generate and output chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals; and a level shifting module is configured to receive the chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals, inputs voltage signals and gate cut-off voltage signals, and outputs the chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals or the gate cut-off voltage signals in accordance with a voltage value of the input voltage signal. By integrating a chamfering module and a digital adjustable resistance module into a gate driver, it is not necessary to provide a chamfering circuit on a CB of display panel, so as the CB can be miniaturized.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes an input circuit coupled to a first power supply with a first voltage level, a power circuit coupled to a second power supply with a second voltage level, and an output driver. The input circuit may receive an input signal, and generate an inverted signal dependent upon the input signal. The power circuit may generate a power signal in response to first values of the input and the inverted signals, wherein a voltage level of the power signal may be dependent upon the second voltage level. The power circuit may also generate a third voltage level on the power signal in response to second values of the input and the inverted signals. The output driver may generate an output signal dependent upon the input signal. The output signal may transition between the voltage level of the power signal and the ground reference level.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a liquid crystal display and the driving circuit thereof. The driving circuit comprises multiple liquid crystal driving units arranged in an array of N rows and M columns. Wherein, the liquid crystal driving unit located at i-th row and j-th column comprises: a first transistor, the gate thereof being connected to the i-th gate line, the source thereof being connected to the j-th data line; a second transistor, the gate thereof being connected to the i-th discharge control line, the source thereof being connected to the i-th discharge wire; a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor connected in parallel, first terminals thereof being connected to the drain of the first transistor and the source of the second transistor, second terminals of the liquid crystal capacitor and the storage capacitor being connected to the i-th discharge wire.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device in a wireless communication system for one of transmitting and receiving a phase-tracking reference signal, PT-RS. The method includes obtaining information about a position in a time domain of a scheduled first demodulation reference signal, DM-RS, in a slot, and one of transmitting and receiving the PT-RS within the slot, the position of the PT-RS depending on the position in the time domain of the scheduled first DM-RS.

Abstract: This invention describes methods to compute coronary physiology indexes using a high precision registration model, which consists of acquiring coronary angiography images of coronary vessels, performing intravascular imaging, and registering the coronary angiography images with intravascular images to create a high precision registration model, based upon which the coronary flow, fractional flow reserve (FFR) and index of microcirculation resistance (IMR) can be computed. The methods described in this invention to compute coronary flow, FFR, IMR are based on both coronary angiography and intravascular images, and the accuracy is better than those derived from coronary angiography alone or intravascular imaging alone, and have high practical values.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scan compensation method and a scan compensation circuit of a gate driver. The scan compensation method comprises: when the gate driver switching from first scanning mode to second scanning mode or from second scanning mode to first scanning mode, performing a first operation to a clock signal and a first compensation signal of the gate driver, and performing a second operation to the obtained signals and a second compensation signal, wherein the first scanning mode is a sequential scan mode, the second scanning mode is non-sequential scan mode.

Abstract: A display may have an active area that includes display pixels. The display may include an inactive notch region that extends into the active area. Data lines may provide image data from display driver circuitry to the display pixels. The image data may include data signals that correspond to portions of the display that do not include pixels, such as the inactive notch region. The null data signals may cause nonuniformities in the displayed image. The null data signals may be adjusted to minimize the nonuniformities. Null data signals corresponding to the inactive notch region may be adjusted to have gray levels that gradually decrease with distance from the border between the inactive notch and the active area. All of the data signals corresponding to the inactive notch may be set to a uniform gray level.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for stabilizing the resonance properties of a microring resonator modulator. Intrinsic optical absorption within the p-n junction of a microring modulator resonator is employed as a feedback signal for thermally stabilizing the microring resonator modulator. In some example embodiments, the input optical power provided to a bus waveguide that is optically coupled to the microring resonator modulator is sufficiently low such that the photocurrent dependence on input power is predominantly linear in nature, thereby avoiding or reducing the effect of nonlinear absorption through two-photon absorption.

Abstract: A method includes storing three-dimensional image data acquired intravascularly via an optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus. The image data is analyzed to compute a probability estimate of stent presence at support positions appearing in an A-line. Stent strut locations are located in three-dimensional space based on the computed probability estimate of stent presence.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a user device and a message forwarding method. The message forwarding method, applied to the user device including a first application service processor and a second application service process, includes the following steps. The second application service processor receives a message sent by the first application service processor, identifies a destination address included in the message, and forwards the message to a destination device according to the destination address.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a change in a voltage level of a power supply is disclosed. An inverter coupled to a first power supply may generate a signal dependent upon a voltage level of a second power supply. A latch coupled to the first power supply may be set based on a first voltage level of the second power supply and a first value of the signal, and re-set based on a second voltage level of the second power supply and a second value of the signal different than the first value of the signal.

Abstract: The present application discloses a liquid crystal display device having an angle cutting modulating circuit, wherein the liquid crystal display device includes an angle cutting modulating circuit and a thin-film transistor, the angle cutting modulating circuit includes a first modulating circuit and a second modulating circuit, wherein the angle cutting modulating circuit is used to select to open one of the first modulating circuit or the second modulating circuit to realize the modulating of the resistance of the angle cutting resistor when switching modes of the liquid crystal display device to optimize the angle cutting of the gate voltages provided to the thin film transistor in different display modes by the angle cutting modulating circuit. The present application also discloses an angle cutting modulating circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a driving method and a driving system for gate scanning line and a TFT-LCD display panel, the method includes: driving the gate scanning lines line by line through the CKV waveform of variable frequency of gate driver; from the first gate scanning line to the middle line of the gate scanning line, the opening time is gradually increased; from the middle line of the gate scanning line to the N-th line of the scanning line, the opening time is gradually decreased. the scanning method using unequal time of each line of gate scanning line of each line of the present disclosure, the charging time of the middle line is the longest, the charging time is gradually decreased from the middle line to both sides, increasing the charging time of the TFT-LCD of the middle region in the display panel and optimizing the overall quality performance.

Abstract: A method controls a micro-grid connected to a power distribution system. The method determines parameters of a model of dynamics of the micro-grid using measurements of power flow at a point of common coupling (PCC) of the micro-grid with the power distribution system. The model is exponentially stable on a voltage set-point at the PCC and the method determines, using the parameters of the model, an amount of reactive power required to maintain the voltage at the PCC asymptotically stable on the voltage set-point. Next, the method controls a generator of the micro-grid to produce the amount of reactive power.

Abstract: Disclosed are a free-form display screen and a pixel unit structure thereof. The pixel unit structure of the free-form display screen includes three sub-pixels, and each of the sub-pixels includes a thin-film transistor. Gates of thin-film transistors in the three sub-pixels are connected to a same scanning line. Sources of the thin-film transistors in the three sub-pixels are respectively connected to three data lines which are arranged along a longitudinal direction. The free-form display screen and the pixel unit structure thereof can be used for mass production of the free-form display screen.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for pulse driving. The system is configured to drive a multi-level converter, including: a main control module generating encoding information which contains driving information according to sampling information; a local control module electrically coupled to the multi-level converter to output control signals to the multi-level converter so as to control on and off of the at least M power switches in the multi-level converter; a first optical fiber coupled to the main control module and the local control module, wherein the local control module receives the encoding information output from the main control module via the first optical fiber and generates the control signals according to the encoding information.