Abstract: A device having a variable inductor includes an inductor having an inductance, a first conductor having a first grounding property, and a second conductor having a second grounding property. The device further includes a first single-mesh structure including a first grid. The first grid includes a first conducting wire electrically connected to the first conductor, and a second conducting wire electrically connected to the first conducting wire and the first conductor, wherein the first conducting wire, the second conducting wire and the first conductor are configured to form a first loop corresponding to the inductor for tuning the inductance. The first single-mesh structure further includes a second grid.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for automatically adjusting a recovery time for a processing system to recover from an idle mode to a normal operation mode in order to improve the efficiency of resource utilization, such as energy consumption. The processing system can be one that is used in semiconductor manufacturing, and include a process tool supported by an auxiliary device, such as a vacuum pump or abatement device. A number of parameters can be controlled to adjust the recovery time of the auxiliary device. One or more of those parameters can be increased or decreased based on comparison between a measured, actual recovery time and a predetermined, target recovery time, at the end of each recovery cycle. As such, the actual, measured recovery time can gradually converge with the predetermined, target recovery time, thereby optimizing the resource utilization of the processing system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying electric power elements for a video display appliance that can compute a voltage and current actually applied to the appliance and power consumption computed therefrom, and display them on a screen. The apparatus includes, a key input section for a user's selection of a display command and display items of the electric power elements, a detecting section for detecting a voltage and current supplied from a power supply section, an operational processing section for converting the voltage and current into the power consumption in response to a control signal received from a control section, an OSD generating section and a display section for processing and displaying by an OSD the voltage, current, and power consumption on a predetermined region of the screen.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of digital television. It particularly relates to a device 11 for correcting geometrical faults of a cathode ray tube 10. This device comprises means 111 for adjusting spatial digital factors, these spatial digital factors controlling a digital circuit 112 for spatially processing images displayed on the screen 10. These adjusting means are controlled by control signals 16 which may be generated by a user by means of a remote control unit 12 and a control interface 113. The correction may also be automatic when the faults are due to certain characteristics of the image to be displayed, such as brilliance. In this case, measuring means 110 evaluate the brilliance of the image and generate a control signal 17 as a function of this brilliance.

Abstract: A power-saving apparatus comprises: a heater; a control unit for detecting at least two power-saving commands, and for outputting a first power-saving control signal and a second power-saving control signal; a power supply unit for supplying rated voltages required for peripheral devices; a power switching circuit for cutting off all rated voltages supplied to the peripheral devices, including the heater but excluding the control unit, when the first power-saving control signal is generated, and for starting the supply of all rated voltages cut off when the second power-saving control signal is generated; and a quick start circuit for supplying, to the heater, a quick start voltage for a certain time period when the start control signal is generated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power-saving apparatus and method for computer peripheral devices.

Abstract: An electron beam focusing device is provided for apparatus such as cathode ray tubes wherein an electron beam is scanned on a flat surface normal to the beam and converged at a point on the flat surface using magnetic fields. The focusing device includes a static field generator for converging the beam, and a dynamic focus device. The dynamic focus device is comprises a first winding coupled to a power supply, for example a current supply, for providing a magnetic field substantially defining a parabola during a trace interval of the beam to account for the variation in beam path length which occurs with scanning, and a second winding magnetically coupled to the first winding. An energy storing circuit coupled to the first and second windings stores energy during the trace interval and releases energy during the retrace interval such that the second winding induces a reverse current in the first winding, thereby returning current to the power supply during retrace.

Abstract: An electromagnetic deflection display system is operative for bi-directional raster and stroke deflection and provides minimum power dissipation in raster mode during a segmented or patch raster display. Energy stored in the deflection yoke during one direction of the raster scan is returned to an energizing power supply during the subsequent return scan in a manner that conserves power while avoiding an over-voltage condition of the associated power supply. A transformer is coupled to receive a portion of the energy stored in the yoke and return it to a designated raster mode power supply. The raster mode return voltage may be determined independently of stroke mode power requirements so as to optimize raster power savings and ampifier raster performance independent of the optimum stroke voltages.

Abstract: A deflection drive circuit (15) for an inductive yoke (11) used with a raster scanned cathode ray tube rapidly interrupts current then reverses voltage applied to the yoke (11) during flyback. MOSFETs (Q32, Q47) are used to control current flow to the yoke. The current is interrupted by one MOSFET (Q32) being gated "OFF", after which current is permitted to flow to a capacitor (C51). At a preselected time, a second MOSFET (Q47) is gated on to admit reverse flow of current from the capacitor (C51) to the yoke (11). The second MOSFET (Q47) is gated "ON" by a circuit which includes a third MOSFET (Q57) and a pulse transformer (T59).Advantages include an ability to rapidly effect flyback without interfering with the forward scanning ability of the deflection drive circuit 15.

Abstract: A circuit for driving a deflection coil comprising a capacitor (3) in series with the coil (2), a circuit (1) which drives a saw-tooth waveform current through the coil and capacitor, and a switchable resonant circuit (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) which generates across the capacitor a saw-tooth waveform voltage equal and opposite to the voltage drop attributable to a resistive component (4) of the capacitor/coil series circuit, thereby to effect loss correction.

Abstract: Horizontal deflection circuitry for a television receiver employing a toroidal yoke which has balanced drive windings for reducing the voltage to ground of the yoke's horizontal deflection windings, whereby in accordance with one aspect of the invention the horizontal deflection circuit is configured to permit a ground connection for principal components thereof and to provide a relatively low loss operation, and in accordance with a further aspect of the invention unique circuit configurations are provided to permit a simple connection of the horizontal deflection circuit to a horizontal centering network for supplying a dc centering current component to the horizontal deflection current.

Abstract: A horizontal deflection system is operable either from rectified and filtered alternating current line voltage or from a substantially lower voltage direct current voltage source. The need for a step-down transformer in the receiver power supply is eliminated by utilizing the horizontal output transformer to drop the rectified and filtered alternating current voltage when the receiver is operated in the alternating current line mode. The horizontal output transformer is utilized as a step-up inverter when the receiver is operated from the low voltage direct current source to produce a direct current voltage at a point on the horizontal output transformer substantially equal to the rectified and filtered alternating current line voltage.