Apple Inc.

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

Sumitomo (shi) Cryogenics of America, Inc.

Sumitomo Cryogenics of America, Inc.

Howard H Tang

Chaohao Wang

Paolo Sacchetto

Fenghua Zheng

Agustin Ochoa

Hung Sheng Lin

Sandro Hermann Pintz

Wei Hsin Yao

Chin-Wei Lin

Hyunwoo Nho

Chun-Yao Huang

Jie Won Ryu

Sun-il Chang

Shengkui Gao

Rui Zhang

Junhua Tan

Szu-Hsien Lee

Injae Hwang

Chih-Wei Yeh

James Aamold

Christoph Horst Krah

Wei Chen

Zhibing Ge

Yingxuan Li

Marc Albrecht

Sheng Zhang

Weijun Yao

Christopher P Tann

Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang

Hao-Lin Chiu

James E C Brown

Cheuk Chi Lo

Patrick B Bennett

Scott Michael Harris

The disclosed invention provides a bridge voltage inversion circuit for vacuum gauge and a pressure gauge sensor that includes the bridge voltage inversion circuit. The bridge voltage inversion circuit for a pressure gauge includes a reference capacitance, a sensor capacitance, and a transformer including a primary winding and a secondary winding that outputs a bridge voltage. The reference capacitor is connected to a first side of the secondary winding of the transformer, and the sensor capacitor is connected to a second side of the secondary winding of the transformer. The sensor capacitor senses and responds to a pressure, and a capacitance of the sensor capacitor is at a minimum when the pressure is at vacuum. The capacitance of the sensor capacitor at vacuum is less than a capacitance of the reference capacitor.

Bridge voltage inversion circuit for vacuum gauge and pressure gauge sensor having the voltage inversion circuit

An apparatus receives current image frame data and data relating to at least one previous image frame for an electronic display. One or more parameters related to hysteresis of transistors in the electronic display are sensed. A correlation device, such as a look-up table, receives the sensed parameter or parameters and the data relating to one or more image frames, and uses this information, at least in part, to output an appropriate compensation signal for the current image frame data. The compensated current image frame data may then be supplied to the electronic display to reduce or eliminate the effects of hysteresis on the displayed image.

Active sensing and compensation for display panel hysteresis

A system is disclosed. The system can comprise drive circuitry included in a first component of the system, the drive circuitry configured to drive a first touch electrode on a touch sensor panel. The system can also comprise a driving line configured to couple an output of the drive circuitry to the first touch electrode. The system can also comprise a feedback line configured to couple the output of the drive circuitry to an input of the drive circuitry, wherein a first end of the feedback line is coupled to the input of the drive circuitry at the first component, and a second end of the feedback line is configured to be coupled to the output of the drive circuitry at a second component, different from the first component, of the system.

Remote feedback tapping for a touch sensor panel driving circuit

An apparatus is disclosed. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a display panel comprising a plurality of display pixels. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a plurality of temperature sensors disposed at different portions the display panel, wherein the plurality of temperature sensors comprise ratioed pairs of thin film transistors and the ratioed pairs of thin film transistors are formed on the display panel. In some examples, the apparatus comprises control circuitry for changing illumination properties of the plurality of display pixels based on changes is temperature detected by a proximate temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors. In some examples, the ratioed pairs of thin film transistors are operated in a sub-threshold mode.

Temperature sensor on display active area

Methods and systems for compensating for VCOM variations include determining a voltage change in pixels between frames to be displayed on an electronic display. Based on the determined voltage change, VCOM variation is calculated based on coupling the VCOM to one or more data lines of the electronic display. VCOM compensation is determined and applied to offset for the VCOM variation. Using the VCOM offset, subsequent pixel content for the one or more pixels is written using the compensated VCOM.

Content-based VCOM driving

The disclosure relates to systems and methods for reducing VCOM settling periods. A number of pixels is sub-divided into a plurality of regions. The pixels are configured to transmit light. A common voltage (VCOM) driving circuit is configured to drive a common electrode of the pixels. Moreover, each of a number of VCOM driving circuits includes a variable resistor configured to be driven to a resistance level based at least in part on which region of the plurality of regions includes an active pixel within the region. Furthermore, a resistance level is set and based at least in part on where the active pixel is located.

Multi-zoned variable VCOM control

Systems and methods are provided for improving displayed image quality of an electronic display with reduced power consumption. In some embodiments, a display pixel in the electronic display includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode. A pixel electrode driver electrically coupled to the first display pixel writes the display pixel by supplying a pixel voltage signal to the pixel electrode. A common electrode driver electrically coupled to the common electrode includes a power amplifier that supplies a common voltage signal to the common electrode to predictively offset net charge accumulation expected in the common electrode; a first power supply rail selectively connectable to the power amplifier based on a target voltage of the common voltage signal; and a second power supply rail selectively connectable to the power amplifier based on the target voltage, in which the first and second power supply rails supply different voltages when connected.

Content dependent common voltage driver systems and methods

This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for compensating voltage for pixels of a display panel based on the location of the pixels within the display panel. An amount of voltage compensation is assigned to each pixel or a group of pixels within the display panel in accordance with a calibration of the display panel. During operation of the display panel, pixel data is generated for a location of the display panel, and the pixel data is modified according to the amount of voltage compensation corresponding to the location. By modifying the pixel data in this way, spatial variations in voltage across the display panel can be mitigated in order to reduce the occurrence of certain display artifacts at the display panel.

Pixel signal compensation for a display panel

A system is disclosed. The system can comprise dynamic drive circuitry configured to drive a plurality of electrodes on a touch screen. The system can also comprise a switching circuit configured to selectively couple the dynamic drive circuitry to one or more of the plurality of electrodes. The system can also comprise a display circuitry configured to selectively update a plurality of display pixels on the touch screen. The dynamic drive circuitry can be configured to set its output based on which of the plurality of electrodes are selectively coupled to the first drive circuitry and which of the display pixels are updated by the display circuitry.

Common electrode auto-compensation method

A display device may include a source line that provides a data line signal to a pixel of the display device, a gate line that provides a gate signal to a switches associated with the pixel, and a voltage gate line disposed parallel to the source line and coupled to the gate line at a cross point node. The display device may also include a driver circuit that receives a pixel value to provide to the pixel, determines a compensation amount for the pixel value based on an expected kickback voltage present on the pixel due to a coupling effect between the source line and the voltage gate line, generates a compensated data line signal based on the compensation value and the pixel value, and provides the compensated data line signal to the pixel via the source line.

Digital compensation for V-gate coupling

A display device may include a plurality of pixels, a plurality of source lines that may provide a plurality of data line signals to the plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines that may provide a plurality of gate signals to a plurality of switches associated with the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of voltage gate lines disposed parallel to the plurality of source lines and coupled to the plurality of gate lines at a plurality of cross point nodes. The plurality of cross point nodes are positioned in a pseudo random order across the display device.

V-gate layout and gate drive configuration

A shunt regulator for an RFID tag chip is powered from split outputs from the RF rectifier, including a first output for providing a power delivery path to on-chip circuits and a second output for providing a discharge-regulation path. The shunt regulator includes a capacitor coupled between the first output and ground. The shunt regulator further includes an input node for receiving a power supply voltage from the rectifier split outputs, a first diode having an anode coupled to the input node, a second diode having an anode coupled to the input node, a resistor divider circuit and amplifier coupled between a cathode of the first diode and ground, transistor having a control terminal coupled to an output of the resistor divider and amplifier circuit, and a current path coupled between a cathode of the second diode and ground.

Shunt regulator circuit having a split output

A delay circuit for an RFID tag includes a power supply input and a power supply output and one or more delay circuits in cascade connection between the power supply input and the power supply output. A first delay circuit includes a passive circuit, a second delay circuit includes a ramp circuit, and a third delay circuit includes a current mirror circuit.

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Howard H Tang