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| 20090267120 | IMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - MOS imaging pixels are described. The MOS imaging pixels may comprise bootstrapped source followers, having their bodies connected to their sources. The source followers of the MOS imaging pixels may be used to buffer a signal indicative of an amount of radiation incident on the pixel. MOS imagers are also described, which may comprise one or more MOS imaging pixels of the type described. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090284992 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTION MODE CONTROL - Methods for selecting between the two modes (states) of operation, continuous conduction and discontinuous conduction, are disclosed. Systems that are capable of selecting the operating mode and operating in the continuous conduction mode or the discontinuous conduction mode are also disclosed. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100127681 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER SUPPLY ADAPTIVE CONTROL UTILIZING TRANSFER FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS - Methods and systems, utilizing simplified digital hardware, for measuring parameters needed for control of a system (referred to as a plant) such as a power supply or motor. In one embodiment, the system for measuring the desired parameters includes simplified digital hardware to implement the functionality of transfer function measurement in the plant. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPONENT VALUE ESTIMATION IN POWER SUPPLIES/CONVERTERS - In one embodiment, the method of these teachings includes decomposing the output ripple voltage into its constituent components and utilizing the scale factor necessary for this decomposition to obtain the measure capacitance and ESR for a power supply/converter. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127789 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR - In one embodiment, the digital pulse width modulator of these teachings includes comparators and a number of phases and capable of increasing resolution without increasing clock frequency. In another embodiment, the digital pulse width modulator (DPWM) of these teachings includes equality comparators and a number of phases and increases resolution without increasing clock frequency. A further embodiment of the system of these teachings includes a priority encoded comparator component (in one instance including a number of comparators) comparing duty cycle commands against preset minimums, that embodiment being referred to as a frequency Foldback component. Other embodiments and embodiments of the method of these teachings are also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131219 | DIGITAL COMPENSATOR FOR POWER SUPPLY APPLICATIONS - In one embodiment, the system of these teachings includes a mixed signal state estimator, and average inductor current estimator, and duty cycle calculation. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100171479 | BUCK DC-TO-DC CONVERTER AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for converting a DC voltage to a lower DC voltage, provides for conducting current from an input terminal, through an inductor to charge a capacitor connected to the inductor at an output terminal and to provide a varying range of load current from the output terminal, alternately switching the input terminal between a supply voltage and a ground potential to produce a desired voltage at the output terminal that is lower than the supply voltage, while providing the varying range of load current, and disconnecting the input terminal from both the supply voltage and the ground potential to reduce an increase in voltage at the output terminal caused by a substantial reduction in the load current, while current through the inductor adjusts in response to the reduced load current. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100231188 | BUCK DC-TO-DC CONVERTER AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for converting a DC voltage to a lower DC voltage, provides for conducting current from an input terminal, through an inductor to charge a capacitor connected to the inductor at an output terminal and to provide a varying range of load current from the output terminal, alternately switching the input terminal between a supply voltage and a ground potential to produce a desired voltage at the output terminal that is lower than the supply voltage, while providing the varying range of load current, and disconnecting the input terminal from both the supply voltage and the ground potential to reduce an increase in voltage at the output terminal caused by a substantial reduction in the load current, while current through the inductor adjusts in response to the reduced load current. | 09-16-2010 |
