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In an electric circuit, a nonlinear element or nonlinear device is an electrical element which does not have a linear relationship between current and voltage. A diode is a simple example. The current I through a diode is a non-linear function of the voltage V across its terminals: Nonlinear elements are avoided in some electronic circuits, called linear circuits, because they have the potential to distort electrical signals. Other examples of nonlinear elements are transistors and other semiconductor devices, vacuum tubes, and iron core inductors and transformers when operated above their saturation current. Examples of linear elements are resistors, capacitors, and air core inductors. Many circuit elements that operate linearly at low signal levels will show nonlinearity at higher signal levels. An example of this can be seen in many audio systems by turning up the volume. At a high enough volume level, the transistors or other amplifying elements will begin to operate nonlinearly and distort the sound. Conversely, nonlinear elements can be made to operate linearly if the signal in them is limited to a low level.
Method for controlling electro-optic display
Owner:E INK CORPORATION
Printable electronic display
InactiveUS6980196B1Easy to manufactureLow costElectromagnetic wave systemStatic indicating devicesMicroparticleNonlinear element
A display system includes a substrate upon which the display system is fabricated; a printable electrooptic display material, such as a microencapsulated electrophoretic suspension; electrodes (typically based on a transparent, conductive ink) arranged in an intersecting pattern to allow specific elements or regions of the display material to be addressed; insulating layers, as necessary, deposited by printing; and an array of nonlinear elements that facilitate matrix addressing. The nonlinear devices may include printed, particulate Schottky diodes, particulate PN diodes, particulate varistor material, silicon films formed by chemical reduction, or polymer semiconductor films. All elements of the display system may be deposited using a printing process.
Owner:MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH
Display device
InactiveUS20100065840A1Improve conductivityGuaranteed uptimeTransistorSolid-state devicesJunction leakageLinear element
A protective circuit includes a non-linear element, which further includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a pair of first and second wiring layers whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked, and a first oxide semiconductor layer which overlaps with at least the gate electrode and which is in contact with side face portions of the gate insulating layer and the conductive layer of the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer and a side face portion and a top face portion of the second oxide semiconductor layer. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be decreased and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Display device
ActiveUS20100065839A1Suitable structureAvoid defectsSolid-state devicesNon-linear opticsJunction leakageLinear element
A protective circuit includes a non-linear element, which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a pair of first and second wiring layers whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer and in which a second oxide semiconductor layer and a conductive layer are stacked, and a first oxide semiconductor layer which overlaps with at least the gate electrode and which is in contact with the gate insulating layer, side face portions and part of top face portions of the conductive layer and side face portions of the second oxide semiconductor layer in the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be decreased and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Method for controlling electro-optic display
An electro-optic display comprises a bistable electro-optic medium, a plurality of pixel electrodes, with associated non-linear elements, and a common electrode, disposed on opposed sides of the electro-optic medium. The display has a writing mode, in which at least two different voltages are applied to different pixel electrodes, and a non-writing mode in which the voltages applied to the pixel electrodes are controlled so that any image previously written on the electro-optic medium is substantially maintained. The display is arranged to apply to the common electrode a first voltage when the display is in its writing mode and a second voltage, different from the first voltage, when the display is in its non-writing mode.
Owner:E INK CORPORATION
System and method for computing parameters for a digital predistorter
ActiveUS20080130788A1Effective linearizationPower amplifiersMemory effect compensationComputational scienceLinear element
Digital predistortion system, methods and circuitry for adapting a predistortion system linearizing a non-linear element. The system is a multiply partitioned architecture that addresses long or “memory” effects, and separately addresses shorter duration effects. In a preferred method, the non-linear element is first modeled in software as a nonlinearity and a linearity in cascade form, preferably a Wiener model. The model is validated and adapted to minimize an observed error between the model and the non-linear element. The software model of the non-linear element is then used first to model a predistortion block that addresses short duration effects, and second to separately model a predistortion block that addresses longer duration effects. The models are software executable by an external processor in real time. Periodically the models are executed and used to update the adaptive parameters of the predistortion system without interrupting the system operation.
Owner:TEXAS INSTR INC
System and methods for digitally correcting a non-linear element using a digital filter for predistortion
ActiveUS20080130789A1Effective linearizationPower amplifiersMemory effect compensationEngineeringNonlinear element
System and methods for a digital linearization of a non linear element. Digital predistortion methods and circuitry for linearizing a non-linear element that address long or “memory” effects and shorter duration effects, these two predistortion functions are operated together in an adaptive fashion with the non-linear element to provide a highly linear system. A short duration predistortion block comprises an Nth order polynomial filter coupled to a programmable linear equalizer. The Nth order filter includes programmable non-linearities and variable delay taps. The Nth order filter may be configured to implement a non-sequential or a sequential ordered polynomial. The equalizer may, in a preferred embodiment, include circuitry for equalizing imbalances between real and complex signal values. The Nth order filter may implement a compound Volterra filter. The combined system of the predistortion circuitry and a non-linear element has a linear input-output signal response. Methods for initializing, parameterizing and adapting the system are disclosed.
Owner:TEXAS INSTR INC
Transmitter linearization using fast predistortion
InactiveUS6741662B1Amplifier modifications to reduce non-linear distortionAmplifier modifications to reduce noise influenceLinear elementEngineering
A method of generating values of a predistortion look up table for linearization of a transmitter. The method includes accumulating a plurality of pairs of values representing input and output values of samples entering one or more non-linear elements of the transmitter, fitting the pairs of values into a parameteric model of at least one of the one or more non-linear elements, so as to determine values for the parameters of the parameteric model, and generating values of the look up table responsive to the fitted parameteric model.
Owner:INTEL CORP
Display device
InactiveUS20100072470A1Improve conductivityGuaranteed uptimeTransistorSolid-state devicesJunction leakageLinear element
A protective circuit includes a non-linear element which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer, a channel protective layer overlapping with a channel formation region of the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a pair of a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the channel protective layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be reduced and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.
LINC power transmitter
ActiveUS7200369B2Linear characteristicImprove efficiencyResonant long antennasElectric devicesDigital signal processingAudio power amplifier
A linear amplification with nonlinear components (LINC) power transmitter is provided. The LINC power transmitter includes a digital signal processing unit which controls the LINC power transmitter; a frequency modulation unit which modulates or converts a digital signal output from the digital signal processing unit into a radio-frequency (RF) signal; a signal amplification unit which amplifies the RF signal output from the frequency modulation unit using a gain amplifier and a power amplification module; and a direct current / direct current (DC / DC) conversion unit which controls bias of the power amplification module. Here, the DC / DC conversion unit controls a base bias and / or a collect bias of the power amplification module, and the power amplification module operates in saturation.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Display device
ActiveUS20100072471A1Improve conductivityGuaranteed uptimeTransistorElectroluminescent light sourcesJunction leakageLinear element
A protective circuit includes a non-linear element which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer, and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the first oxide semiconductor layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be reduced and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Optical device and circuit using phase modulation and related methods
InactiveUS20050259999A1Logic circuits using opto-electronic devicesElectromagnetic transmittersNonlinear elementLogic gate
A disclosed apparatus comprises a guiding element and a nonlinear element. The guiding element guides optical input signals, at least one of which is phase-modulated, to an interference area where such signals meet and interfere. The resulting interference signal is nonlinearly discriminated by the nonlinear element to produce an optical output signal that can be amplitude- or phase-modulated according to the phase modulation of the input signals. The invention also includes related methods and photonic logic gates.
Owner:COVEY JOHN
Distortion suppression in high-level capable audio amplification circuit
ActiveUS20120121106A1Enhances small signal transfer function matchingEasy to controlGain controlSemiconductor electrostatic transducersAudio power amplifierLinear element
The present invention relates to an audio amplification circuit comprising a first preamplifier for receipt of an audio input signal and a second preamplifier comprising a first differential input for receipt of an attenuated audio input signal. The attenuated audio input signal is generated by an attenuator coupled to the audio input signal. A non-linear element is coupled to a first input of the first preamplifier thereby distorting the audio input signal at the first input at large signal levels. A distortion compensation network is adapted to supply a distortion compensation signal from the first input of the first preamplifier to a second differential input of the second preamplifier such that distortion in the output signal of the second preamplifier is cancelled or attenuated. The invention further relates to a corresponding method of compensating an audio amplification circuit for distortion induced by a non-linear element.
Owner:INVENSENSE
Display device
ActiveUS8368066B2High field-effect mobilitySimple manufacturing processTransistorSolid-state devicesLinear elementScan line
A display device including an oxide semiconductor, a protective circuit and the like having appropriate structures and a small occupied area is necessary. The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor layer which is over the gate insulating layer and overlaps with the gate electrode; and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer each of which is formed by stacking a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer and whose end portions are over the first oxide semiconductor layer and overlap with the gate electrode. The gate electrode of the non-linear element is connected to a scan line or a signal line, the first wiring layer or the second wiring layer of the non-linear element is directly connected to the gate electrode layer so as to apply potential of the gate electrode.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Display device
ActiveUS20100084654A1Small sizeReduce contact resistanceTransistorSolid-state devicesScan lineLinear element
In order to take advantage of the properties of a display device including an oxide semiconductor, a protective circuit and the like having appropriate structures and a small occupied area are necessary. The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating film; a channel protective layer covering a region which overlaps with a channel formation region of the first oxide semiconductor layer; and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer each of which is formed by stacking a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer and over the first oxide semiconductor layer. The gate electrode is connected to a scan line or a signal line, the first wiring layer or the second wiring layer is directly connected to the gate electrode.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Display device
ActiveUS7989815B2High field-effect mobilitySimple manufacturing processTransistorElectroluminescent light sourcesScan lineLinear element
The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer which are over the gate insulating film and whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode; and an oxide semiconductor layer which is over the gate electrode and in contact with the gate insulating film and the end portions of the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer. The gate electrode of the non-linear element and a scan line or a signal line is included in a wiring, the first or second wiring layer of the non-linear element is directly connected to the wiring so as to apply the potential of the gate electrode.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Switching device having a non-linear element
ActiveUS20120305879A1High densityFast switching speedSolid-state devicesCode conversionLinear elementNonlinear element
A switching device includes a substrate; a first electrode formed over the substrate; a second electrode formed over the first electrode; a switching medium disposed between the first and second electrode; and a nonlinear element disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled in series to the first electrode and the switching medium. The nonlinear element is configured to change from a first resistance state to a second resistance state on application of a voltage greater than a threshold.
Owner:CROSSBAR INC
Non-linear element, display device including non-linear element, and electronic device including display device
ActiveUS20110127526A1Improve voltage characteristicsMake up bulkyTransistorSolid-state devicesHydrogen concentrationElectricity
A non-linear element (such as a diode) which includes an oxide semiconductor and has a favorable rectification property is provided. In a transistor including an oxide semiconductor in which the hydrogen concentration is 5×1019 / cm3 or lower, a work function φms of a source electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor, a work function φmd of a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor, and electron affinity χ of the oxide semiconductor satisfy φms≦χ<φmd, and an area of contact between the drain electrode and the oxide semiconductor is larger than an area of contact between the source electrode and the oxide semiconductor. By electrically connecting a gate electrode and the drain electrode in the transistor, a non-linear element having a favorable rectification property can be achieved.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Switching device having a non-linear element
ActiveUS8502185B2High densityFast switching speedTransistorSolid-state devicesLinear elementNonlinear element
A switching device includes a substrate; a first electrode formed over the substrate; a second electrode formed over the first electrode; a switching medium disposed between the first and second electrode; and a nonlinear element disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled in series to the first electrode and the switching medium. The nonlinear element is configured to change from a first resistance state to a second resistance state on application of a voltage greater than a threshold.
Owner:CROSSBAR INC
Display device
ActiveUS20100084652A1Small sizeReduced footprintSolid-state devicesNon-linear opticsScan lineLinear element
A display device including an oxide semiconductor, a protective circuit and the like having appropriate structures and a small occupied area is necessary. The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor layer which is over the gate insulating layer and overlaps with the gate electrode; and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer each of which is formed by stacking a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer and whose end portions are over the first oxide semiconductor layer and overlap with the gate electrode. The gate electrode of the non-linear element is connected to a scan line or a signal line, the first wiring layer or the second wiring layer of the non-linear element is directly connected to the gate electrode layer so as to apply potential of the gate electrode.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Adaptive high-order nonlinear function approximation using time-domain volterra series to provide flexible high performance digital pre-distortion
ActiveUS20150381220A1Secret communicationTransmitter/receiver shaping networksTime domainLinear element
A method is described for predistorting an input signal to compensate for non-linearities caused to the input signal in producing an output signal. The method comprises: providing an input for receiving a first input signal as a plurality of signal samples, x[n], to be transmitted over a non-linear element; providing at least one digital predistortion block comprising, a plurality of IQ predistorter cells coupled to the input, each comprising a lookup table (LUT) for generating an LUT output The at least one digital predistortion block block is configured to apply interpolation between LUT entries for the, plurality of LUTs; and generate an output signal, y[n], by each of the plurality of IQ predistorter cells by adaptively modifying the first input signal using interpolated LUT entries to compensate for distortion effects in the non-linear element. A combiner may be provided configured to combine the output signal samples, yQ, from the plurality of IQ predistorter cells into a combined signal to generate the output signal, y[n], for transmission to the non-linear element. An error calculation block may be coupled to a digital predistortion adaptation block to determine and modify a predistortion performance.
Owner:NXP USA INC
Adaptive Complex Gain Predistorter for a Transmitter
ActiveUS20100035554A1Resonant long antennasPower amplifiersLinear regionIn-phase and quadrature components
Symbols are transmitted in a Cartesian transmitter by pre-distorting an input signal X having in-phase and quadrature components using a first compensation lookup table operable to hold complex valued entries to carry out in-phase and quadrature compensation pre-distortion with respect to the input signal to form a pre-distorted signal Z. The pre-distorted signal Z is processed to form an output signal Y using a nonlinear element. A complex gain normalization parameter adaptively updated to reflect varying gain of a linear region of the nonlinear element. A normalized feed back signal {tilde over (Y)} is formed using the adaptively updated complex gain normalization parameter. The first compensation lookup table is updated based on the pre-distorted input signal Z and the adaptively normalized feedback signal {tilde over (Y)}.
Owner:TEXAS INSTR INC
IQ mismatch cancellation
A method of assigning values to parameters for IQ mismatch cancellation. The method includes providing values to a processing path of a communication device, passing the provided values through an IQ modulator, at least one non-linear element and an IQ demodulator, to produce distorted values, and estimating at least one parameter for cancellation of IQ mismatch effects of the communication device responsive to the provided values and to the distorted values.
Owner:INTEL CORP
Light emitting diode device
A light emitting diode device includes a light emitting diode and a non-linear element which are arranged on a substrate. The non-linear element is composed of an organic compound layer.
Owner:CANON KK
Dynamically configurable logic gate using a non-linear element
ActiveUS7453285B2Reduce power consumptionLess componentsElectric pulse generatorLogic circuits using elementary logic circuit componentsControl signalLinear element
A dynamically configurable logic gate includes an input summer for receiving a first input signal and a second input signal to generate a summed input signal. Further the dynamically configurable logic gate includes a nonlinear element that applies a nonlinear function to the summed input signal to produce a nonlinear output signal. The dynamically configurable logic gate output signal corresponds to one of a plurality of different logic gates responsive to adjusting the summed input signal and / or the nonlinear function. In another embodiment, the dynamically configurable logic gate includes feedback to one of the inputs. The dynamically configurable logic gate receives the two inputs and operates as one of a plurality of different logic gate types so as to produce an output signal that corresponds to a memory latch according to a selection of the control signal. An array structure of dynamically configurable logic elements is also disclosed.
Owner:CHAOLOGIX INC
Apparatus and Method for Adaptive Cartesian Transmitter Linearization and Wireless Transmitter Employing the Same
ActiveUS20090054016A1Power amplifiersSecret communicationIn-phase and quadrature componentsNonlinear element
A Cartesian transmitter and a method of linearizing a Cartesian transmitter. In one embodiment, the transmitter includes: (1) a transmit chain configured to receive an input signal having in-phase and quadrature components and having a predistorter configured to employ at least one compensation lookup table to carry out in-phase and quadrature compensation predistortion with respect to the input signal, a combiner configured to combine outputs of the predistorter and a nonlinear element configured to process an output of the combiner, (2) a receiver coupled to the transmit chain and (3) predistortion compensation circuitry associated with the receiver and configured to update the at least one compensation lookup table based on the input signal and a signal from the receiver.
Owner:TEXAS INSTR INC
Spike domain and pulse domain non-linear processors
A neural network has an array of interconnected processors, each processor operating either the pulse domain or spike domain. Each processor has (i) first inputs selectively coupled to other processors in the array of processors, each first input having an associated 1 bit DAC coupled to a summing node, (ii) second inputs selectively coupled to inputs of the neural network, the second inputs having current generators associated therewith coupled to said summing node, (iii) a filter / integrator for generating an analog signal corresponding to current arriving at the summing node, (iv) an optional nonlinear element coupled to the filter / integrator, and (v) an analog-to-pulse converter, if the processors operate in the pulse domain, or an analog-to-spike convertor, if the processors operate in the spike domain, for converting an analog signal output by the optional nonlinear element or by the filter / integrator to either the pulse domain or spike domain, and providing the converted analog signal as an unquantized pulse or spike domain signal at an output of the processor. The array of processors are selectively interconnected with either unquantized pulse domain or spike domain signals.
Owner:HRL LAB
Laser device for nonlinear conversion of light
ActiveUS6996140B2Laser optical resonator constructionSemiconductor laser optical deviceGratingFrequency conversion
A laser apparatus for nonlinear conversion of light is disclosed utilizing a laser diode having a reflective back facet and a front facet having a reflectance of less than about 1% for emitting a multifrequency optical beam, and a nonlinear optical element for receiving the multifrequency optical beam and for generating a frequency-converted radiation. An external frequency-selective reflector is provided for power and spectral stabilization of the multifrequency optical beam, and for confining its optical spectrum within a bandwidth of efficient nonlinear conversion in the nonlinear optical element. The laser diode reflective back facet and the external frequency-selective reflector form an extended laser cavity. In operation, the multifrequency optical beam contains a plurality of longitudinal modes of the extended laser cavity which are confined within the frequency conversion bandwidth of the nonlinear element. The external frequency-selective reflector may comprise a waveguiding element such as a single-mode fiber incorporating a Bragg grating, and may also comprise a Fabry-Perot etalon.
Owner:LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
Adaptive high-order nonlinear function approximation using time-domain volterra series to provide flexible high performance digital pre-distortion
ActiveUS9628119B2Secret communicationTransmitter/receiver shaping networksEngineeringNonlinear element
Owner:NXP USA INC
Semiconductor device, power diode, and rectifier
ActiveUS20120061662A1Improve pressure resistanceLower average currentSemiconductor devicesPower semiconductor devicePower flow
An object is to provide a semiconductor device having electrical characteristics such as high withstand voltage, low reverse saturation current, and high on-state current. In particular, an object is to provide a power diode and a rectifier which include non-linear elements. An embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a first electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the first electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the gate insulating layer and overlapping with the first electrode, a pair of second electrodes covering end portions of the oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer covering the pair of second electrodes and the oxide semiconductor layer, and a third electrode in contact with the insulating layer and between the pair of second electrodes. The pair of second electrodes are in contact with end surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
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