Abstract:
A porous silicon composite cluster comprising: a porous core comprising a porous silicon composite secondary particle, wherein the silicon composite secondary particle comprises an aggregate of two or more silicon composite primary particles, and the silicon composite primary particles each comprise silicon, a silicon oxide of the Formula SiOx, wherein 0
Abstract:
A multiplexer includes a charging circuit; a plurality of sampling switches receiving a plurality of input signals; and a plurality of boosting circuits connected between the sampling switches and the charging circuit and sharing the charging circuit. First and second charging switches of the charging circuit are controlled by a first clock signal. Each of the boosting circuits includes a first boosting switch connected to a first node of the charging circuit and a gate of one of the sampling switches, a second boosting switch connected between a second node of the charging circuit and the one sampling switch, and a level shifter configured to control the first boosting switch and the second boosting switch in response to a second clock signal and a selection signal.
Abstract:
An apparatus configured to transmit and receive a radio frequency (RF) signal is provided. The apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert a digital signal into an analog signal, a power amplifier configured to amplify the analog signal, and an antenna configured to output, as the RF signal, the amplified analog signal to the outside. The DAC includes a current cell matrix including a plurality of current cells configured to generate the analog signal, a plurality of normal paths configured to control the plurality of current cells to be turned on or off, based on the digital signal, and a plurality of alternative paths configured to selectively consume power, based on a pattern of the digital signal.
Abstract:
Disclosed are semiconductor devices, electronic systems including the same, and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device comprises a source structure that includes a support source layer, a gate stack structure on the support source layer, a memory channel structure that penetrates through the gate stack structure and the support source layer, and a separation structure that penetrates through the gate stack structure and the support source layer. The support source layer includes a first source part through which the memory channel structure penetrates, and a second source part through which the separation structure penetrates. A top surface of the first source part is at a level lower than that of a top surface of the second source part.
Abstract:
An electronic device comprising: a power supply apparatus including a first converter configured to generate driving power and a second converter configured to generate first standby voltage and second standby voltage; and a main body operated based on the driving power and the second standby power received from the power supply apparatus. The second converter is configured to: during a normal mode operation and a standby mode operation, obtain the first standby voltage and adjust the first standby power based on the obtained standby power; and during the standby mode operation, obtain the second standby voltage; and in response to the obtained second standby voltage being equal to or less than a reference level, perform the normal mode operation to control the first standby voltage to be maintained at a first voltage level and control the second standby voltage to be maintained at a second voltage level.
Abstract:
A flicker detection circuit is provided. The flicker detection circuit may include a flicker detection correlated double sampling (FD CDS) circuit including first to sixth switches turned on or off based on a control signal, and first to fourth capacitors, the FD CDS circuit being configured to receive a flicker pixel signal output from at least one pixel, summate with an output offset signal, and amplify the summation based on a gain to form a flicker detection signal; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to quantize the flicker detection signal.
Abstract:
An apparatus configured to transmit and receive a radio frequency (RF) signal is provided. The apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert a digital signal into an analog signal, a power amplifier configured to amplify the analog signal, and an antenna configured to output, as the RF signal, the amplified analog signal to the outside. The DAC includes a current cell matrix including a plurality of current cells configured to generate the analog signal, a plurality of normal paths configured to control the plurality of current cells to be turned on or off, based on the digital signal, and a plurality of alternative paths configured to selectively consume power, based on a pattern of the digital signal.
Abstract:
A digital droop detector for detecting whether a droop occurs in a power supply voltage, may include processing circuitry configured to, detect a voltage level change of a power supply voltage in response to a clock signal, the detecting the voltage level change including converting the detected voltage level change into a first code, correct at least one nonlinearity included in the first code, the correcting including converting the first code into a second code and a target range, and adjust a delay magnitude of the clock signal based on the second code.
Abstract:
A touch analog front-end (AFE) and a touch sensor controller (TSC) are provided. The touch AFE includes a transmitter configured to charge a touch panel and a receiver configured to sense the touch panel. The receiver includes a charge-to-voltage (C2V) converter configured to convert an amount of change of capacitance received from the touch panel into a voltage signal, a filter configured to filter a noise from the voltage signal, resulting in a filtered voltage signal, an integrator configured to accumulate the filtered voltage signal, and a polarity detection circuit configured to monitor the filtered voltage signal and to control the integrator to invert a polarity of the filtered voltage signal when it is negative.
Abstract:
A touch analog front-end (AFE) and a touch sensor controller (TSC) are provided. The touch AFE includes a transmitter configured to charge a touch panel and a receiver configured to sense the touch panel. The receiver includes a charge-to-voltage (C2V) converter configured to convert an amount of change of capacitance received from the touch panel into a voltage signal, a filter configured to filter a noise from the voltage signal, resulting in a filtered voltage signal, an integrator configured to accumulate the filtered voltage signal, and a polarity detection circuit configured to monitor the filtered voltage signal and to control the integrator to invert a polarity of the filtered voltage signal when it is negative.