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Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same

Provided is an organic light emitting display device including: a substrate; a first anode and a second anode formed on the substrate; a first auxiliary electrode formed between the first anode and the second anode; a first organic light emitting layer and a second organic light emitting layer; a first bank including an undercut formed on an upper part of a first edge of the first auxiliary electrode; a second bank including an undercut formed on an upper part of a second edge of the first auxiliary electrode; a second auxiliary electrode disposed between the undercut of the first bank and the first auxiliary electrode; a third auxiliary electrode disposed between the undercut of the second bank and the first auxiliary electrode; a first cathode electrically connected with the second auxiliary electrode; and a second cathode electrically connected with the third auxiliary electrode.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

System and apparatus for remote activation of implantable medical devices

An integrated activation system for an implantable medical device (IMD) sharing a power source, the activation system having a switching circuit and a sensing element coupled to the switching circuit. The switching circuit is configured to gate power from the power source to the IMD. The sensing element is configured to draw current from the power source of less than or equal to about 1 nA during inactivation, enable an operation interval of the switching circuit, and trigger a first state change in the switching circuit. The switching circuit further is configured to gate power to the IMD upon receipt of a pre-determined number of signals from the sensing element.
Owner:MEDTRONIC INC

Organic light emitting display device and method for manufacturing the same

An organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment includes a lower substrate; a bank layer disposed on the lower substrate; a connection assistance unit disposed on the bank layer; a cathode disposed on the lower substrate so as to cover the bank layer; an auxiliary electrode disposed on the bank layer and electrically connected with the cathode; and an upper substrate provided to face the lower substrate.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Hybrid switch for resonant power converters

A hybrid switch comprising two semiconductor switches connected in parallel but having different voltage drop characteristics as a function of current facilitates attainment of zero voltage switching and reduces conduction losses to complement reduction of switching losses achieved through zero voltage switching in power converters such as high-current inverters.
Owner:VIRGINIA TECH INTPROP INC

Low noise block supply and control voltage regulator

A low power circuit for providing power and control signals to a low noise block converter of a satellite receiver over a single coaxial cable includes a tracking switch-mode power supply. The power and control signals have a DC voltage level selected from a plurality of DC voltage levels and are modulated by an analog AC tone signal. The switch-mode power supply provides a regulated output voltage which tracks the selected DC voltage level. The regulated output voltage provides the input voltage to an adjustable linear amplifier which generates an output voltage having the selected DC voltage level modulated by the analog AC tone signal.
Owner:ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC

Organic light-emitting display device

An organic light-emitting display device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate; a plurality of insulating layers which are sequentially disposed on the first electrode, and on which a contact hole for exposing a part of a surface of the first electrode is formed; and an organic light-emitting diode which includes a pixel electrode disposed on the plurality of insulating layers, a second electrode facing the pixel electrode and contacting the first electrode through the contact hole, and an organic emissive layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the second electrode.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Level-shifting pass gate multiplexer

The present invention incorporates level-shifting functions within a multiplexer circuit that may be implemented in IC devices having low and high voltage domains. The multiplexer circuit utilizes pseudo-differential multiplexing architectures and employs level-shifting techniques to convert low-voltage signals received from the low-voltage domain into high-voltage signals more suitable for controlling the propagation of a selected input signal through the pass gates of the multiplexer circuit. For some embodiments, some of the select signals may be decoded to generate a number of decoded select signals that can be used to control the selective routing of signals through the multiplexer.
Owner:XILINX INC

Organic light-emitting diode display device and driving method thereof

An organic light-emitting diode display device and driving method thereof are provided. The organic light-emitting diode display device including a driving voltage source; a reference voltage source that generates a reference voltage; a reference current source; and a storage capacitor connected between a first node and a second node. An organic light-emitting diode device is connected between a third node and a ground voltage source. A first scanning signal is supplied to a first scan line. A second scanning signal is supplied to a second scan line, the second scanning signal having an inverse-phase against the first scanning signal.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Electroluminescent display device and driving method thereof

There is provided an electroluminescence display device comprising a display panel having a display area where images are displayed and a non-display area where images are not displayed, a subpixel located in the display area, and a voltage transfer part that is located in the non-display area and transfers a reference voltage to the subpixel in response to a signal applied from outside the display panel or a signal generated on the display panel.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Power gate placement techniques in three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits (ICs) (3DICs)

Power gate placement techniques in three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits (ICs) (3DICs) are disclosed. Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure contemplate consolidating power gating circuits or cells into a single tier within a 3DIC. Still further, the power gating circuits are consolidated in a tier closest to a voltage source. This closest tier may include a backside metal layer that allows a distance between the voltage source and the power gating circuits to be minimized. By minimizing the distance between the voltage source and the power gating circuits, power loss from routing elements therebetween is minimized. Further, by consolidating the power gating circuits in a single tier, routing distances between the power gating circuits and downstream elements may be minimized and power loss from those routing elements are minimized. Other advantages are likewise realized by placement of the power gating circuits according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Polar modulation transmitter with envelope modulator path switching

Methods and apparatus for controlling power in a polar modulation transmitter. An exemplary polar modulation transmitter includes a radio frequency power amplifier (RF PA), a phase path having circuitry operable to generate a constant amplitude phase modulated signal, and an amplitude path including an envelope modulator circuit having first and second envelope modulation paths. The RF phase modulated signal is applied to an RF input of the RF PA, while an envelope modulated power supply signal generated by a selected one of the first and second envelope modulation paths is coupled to a power supply input of the RF PA. The second envelope modulation path is selected during times when the power required by the RF PA is below some predetermined power level. During times when the RF PA requires power above the predetermined power level, the first envelope modulation path is selected.
Owner:INTEL CORP

Electroluminescent display device

Disclosed is an electroluminescent display device. The electroluminescent display device includes a display area and a non-display area. And the electroluminescent display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel lines each including a plurality of pixel circuits.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Magnetic field probe apparatus and a method for measuring magnetic field

A magnetic field probe apparatus includes a loop-like conductor and feeder lines spaced at a distance from the loop-like conductor. The shape of the loop-like conductor and the arrangement of the feeder lines are adjusted in such a manner that the resonance frequency determined by the combination of the inductance of the loop-like conductor line and the capacitance formed between the looped-conductor and the feeder lines, is matched to the frequency of the magnetic field generated by and in the vicinity of a measurement object (e.g. electronic device) or the frequency of the electric signal which generates the magnetic field. With the magnetic field probe apparatus according to this invention, the magnetic field in the vicinity of the measurement object can be measured with high sensitivity.
Owner:HITACHI LTD

Improvements relating to power adaptors

A power adaptor is disclosed, which comprises an input for connection to an AC power supply, a resonant circuit coupled to the input that provides an output suitable for driving a load, at least one half-bridge drive circuit for providing a drive signal to the resonant circuit, and a switch controller for the half-bridge drive circuit. The switch controller is adapted to provide one or more of the following, in at least one mode: (i) to provide the high-side switch and the low-side switch with on-times of different durations, (ii) to provide the high-side switch and the low-side switch with on-times that overlap, and (iii) to provide the high-side switch and the low-side switch with on-times that are synchronous. This may be utilised to control the current delivered to the output without any need to change the frequency at which the resonant circuit is driven.
Owner:ADP CORP LTD

Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof

An organic light emitting diode display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; an auxiliary electrode formed at the same layer as the first electrode; a pixel defining layer having a first contact hole overlapping a part of the auxiliary electrode; an organic light emitting member disposed on the pixel defining layer and having a second contact hole enclosing the first contact hole; and a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting member and inside the first contact hole and the second contact hole, wherein the second electrode is in contact with the auxiliary electrode through the first contact hole and the second contact hole.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Thin film transistor, method of manufacturing active layers of the thin film transistor, and display device

A thin film transistor including a first polycrystalline semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate, a second polycrystalline semiconductor layer disposed on the first polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and metal catalysts configured to adjoin the first polycrystalline semiconductor layer and spaced apart from one another at specific intervals.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Low-leakage switch for sample and hold

An integrated electronic device includes a sample and hold stage. The sample and hold stage has a sampling capacitor (C) for an input voltage at an input node (Vin), a first switch (S1) coupled between the input node (Vin) and the sampling capacitor (C) for connecting the input node (Vin) to the sampling capacitor (C). There is also a voltage follower with an input coupled to the sampling capacitor (C). The first switch (S1) includes a first MOS transistor (NM1) coupled between the input node (Vin) and the sampling capacitor (C). The first MOS transistor has a bulk. The sample and hold stage is adapted to selectively couple the bulk to a node having a voltage level (V3) which is equal or close to the voltage level at the input node of the voltage follower.
Owner:TEXAS INSTR INC

Drive method of light-emitting display panel and organic EL display device

Light-emitting elements disposed on a light-emitting display panel are driven by constant currents, and the forward direction voltages of the light-emitting elements are obtained by a sampling / holding circuit. Then, the voltage output from a drive voltage source composed of a DC-DC converter is controlled by the forward direction voltages obtained by the sampling / holding circuit. For example, in a case in which the light emission luminance of the light-emitting display panel is changed or in other case, a sampling and holding operation is executed by the sampling / holding circuit in response to a control signal from a sampling timing control circuit at intervals shorter than ordinary intervals. With this arrangement, when light emission luminance of a light-emitting display panel is changed, the gentle changing characteristics of the light emission luminance thereof can be improved.
Owner:TOHOKU PIONEER CORP

Access Control Devices of the Electromagnetic Lock Module Type

An access control device including an electromagnetic lock module for selectively locking and unlocking a door in a door frame is provided. The access control device provides a lower profiled electromagnetic lock module to improve the aesthetics and functionality of the module, supports and integrates modern accessories such as CCTV, CCD cameras, passive motion detection with automatic background correction, digital notification display, automatic source voltage selection, door and lock status indicators, and ease of installation. The present invention further provides components and circuitry to enable connection of the electromagnetic control module to 12 or 24 volts DC or to an unfiltered rectified AC power supply.
Owner:HANCHETT ENTRY SYST

Broadcast data receiver apparatus and method for controlling power supply

Broadcast data receiver apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a broadcast data receiver (BDR) connected to at least one LNB. The BDR provides a power supply to allow operation of the LNB. At least two analogue to digital converter sampling points are provided to allow the input and output voltages to be measured at the LNB, thereby allowing the voltage drop across a linear regulator (8) of the LNB to be assessed. Control means are provided to control the power supply from the BDR to the LNB in response to the voltage measurements obtained.
Owner:ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC

Drive method of light-emitting display panel and organic EL display device

Light-emitting elements disposed on a light-emitting display panel are driven by constant currents, and the forward direction voltages of the light-emitting elements are obtained by a sampling / holding circuit. Then, the voltage output from a drive voltage source composed of a DC-DC converter is controlled by the forward direction voltages obtained by the sampling / holding circuit. For example, when the light-emitting display panel starts to be driven for light emission or when the light emission luminance of the light-emitting display panel that is being driven for light emission is to be increased, a control signal is sent from a light emission control circuit to a voltage forcibly changing circuit which supplies an output voltage increase command to the PWM circuit of the drive voltage source. With this arrangement, the rising-up property of the light-emitting display panel and the following property of luminance can be improved.
Owner:TOHOKU PIONEER CORP

System and apparatus for remote activation of implantable medical devices

An integrated activation system for an implantable medical device (IMD) sharing a power source, the activation system having a switching circuit and a sensing element coupled to the switching circuit. The switching circuit is configured to gate power from the power source to the IMD. The sensing element is configured to draw current from the power source of less than or equal to about 1 nA during inactivation, enable an operation interval of the switching circuit, and trigger a first state change in the switching circuit. The switching circuit further is configured to gate power to the IMD upon receipt of a pre-determined number of signals from the sensing element.
Owner:MEDTRONIC INC

Connection apparatus

A connection apparatus for controlling the supply of electrical power to a load, the connection apparatus comprising first and second electrically controllable devices connected in parallel to each other and in series with the load; wherein the first and second electrically controllable devices are dissimilar, and where a safe operating area product of voltage, current and safe operating area time for the first device is greater than the product of voltage, current and the same safe operating area time for the second device, and an on state resistance for the second device is less than an on state resistance for the first device, and where a controller is provided to use the first device for a first period of time to power up the load, and thereafter the second device is used to maintain power to the load.
Owner:ANALOG DEVICES INC

Display device

A photosensor-equipped display device is provided having a combination of visible and non-visible light sources where a voltage drop is minimized when the non-visible light source is turned on. The display device includes: an active matrix substrate; photosensors (9) provided in a pixel region (4) of the active matrix substrate; white LEDs (3a) configured to cause an image to be displayed in the pixel region (4); infrared LEDs (3b) configured to emit light to be reflected and sensed by the photosensors; and a light source control circuit (13) configured to control on and off of the white LEDs (3a) and the infrared LEDs (3b). The light source control circuit (13) reduces an amount of drive current supplied to the white LEDs (3a) while the infrared LEDs (3b) are on to below an amount of drive current supplied to the white LEDs (3a) when the infrared LEDs (3b) are off.
Owner:SHARP KK

Iontophoretic apparatus and method for marking of the skin

Embodiments provide apparatus and methods for producing markings in the skin. One embodiment provides an apparatus for marking the skin comprising a housing and reservoir for storing a skin colorant. An electrode is positioned within the housing so as to be electrically coupled to the colorant in the reservoir and is configured to be coupled to a current source and return electrode. A colorant applicator having at least one fluid pathway is coupled to a housing distal end. The applicator proximal end is positioned such that the fluid pathway is coupled with the reservoir. The applicator distal end applies colorant to the skin surface through the fluid pathway as the applicator is moved across the skin. The electrode delivers current from the current source to the skin to transport charged pigment elements of the colorant into the skin using an electromotive driving force to produce a marking in the skin.
Owner:INCUBE LABS

Display device

A display device includes: a substrate: a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the substrate and facing each other; an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a common voltage line disposed on the substrate and connected to the second electrode to transmit a common voltage; a thin film encapsulation layer covering the second electrode; auxiliary wiring disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer and connected to the common voltage line; a covering layer covering the auxiliary wiring; and a touch panel disposed on the covering layer. Thus, a voltage drop of the common voltage ELVSS may be minimized, and the luminance uniformity may be improved.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Magnetic field probe apparatus and a method for measuring magnetic field

A magnetic field probe apparatus includes a loop-like conductor and feeder lines spaced at a distance from the loop-like conductor. The shape of the loop-like conductor and the arrangement of the feeder lines are adjusted in such a manner that the resonance frequency determined by the combination of the inductance of the loop-like conductor line and the capacitance formed between the looped-conductor and the feeder lines, is matched to the frequency of the magnetic field generated by and in the vicinity of a measurement object (e.g. electronic device) or the frequency of the electric signal which generates the magnetic field. With the magnetic field probe apparatus according to this invention, the magnetic field in the vicinity of the measurement object can be measured with high sensitivity.
Owner:HITACHI LTD

Gate driving circuit and light emitting display apparatus comprising the same

A gate driving circuit and a light emitting display apparatus comprising the same are discussed, in which a charging characteristic of a control node is improved. The gate driving circuit comprises first to mth stage circuits, wherein each of the first to mth stage circuits includes first to third control nodes, a node control circuit controlling a voltage of each of the first to third control nodes, and an output buffer circuit outputting each of a scan signal, a sense signal and a carry signal in accordance with each of the first to third control nodes, the node control circuit including a node setup circuit charging a first gate high potential voltage in the first control node in response to a first carry signal supplied from a front stage circuit.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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