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A capacitive touch sensor system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity / contact / pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current / voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and / or spatial location.

A resistive touch sensor system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity / contact / pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current / voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and / or spatial location.

A capacitive touch sensor system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity / contact / pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current / voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and / or spatial location.

In a logic circuit where clock gating is performed, the standby power is reduced or malfunction is suppressed. The logic circuit includes a transistor which is in an off state where a potential difference exists between a source terminal and a drain terminal over a period during which a clock signal is not supplied. A channel formation region of the transistor is formed using an oxide semiconductor in which the hydrogen concentration is reduced. Specifically, the hydrogen concentration of the oxide semiconductor is 5×1019 (atoms / cm3) or lower. Thus, leakage current of the transistor can be reduced. As a result, in the logic circuit, reduction in standby power and suppression of malfunction can be achieved.

A reconfigurable data path processor comprises a plurality of independent processing elements. Each of the processing elements advantageously comprising an identical architecture. Each processing element comprises a plurality of data processing means for generating a potential output. Each processor is also capable of through-putting an input as a potential output with little or no processing. Each processing element comprises a conditional multiplexer having a first conditional multiplexer input, a second conditional multiplexer input and a conditional multiplexer output. A first potential output value is transmitted to the first conditional multiplexer input, and a second potential output value is transmitted to the second conditional multiplexer output. The conditional multiplexer couples either the first conditional multiplexer input or the second conditional multiplexer input to the conditional multiplexer output, according to an output control command. The output control command is generated by processing a set of arithmetic status-bits through a logical mask. The conditional multiplexer output is coupled to a first processing element output. A first set of arithmetic bits are generated according to the processing of the first processable value. A second set of arithmetic bits may be generated from a second processing operation. The selection of the arithmetic status-bits is performed by an arithmetic-status bit multiplexer selects the desired set of arithmetic status bits from among the first and second set of arithmetic status bits. The conditional multiplexer evaluates the select arithmetic status bits according to logical mask defining an algorithm for evaluating the arithmetic status bits.

A touch sensor detector system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity / contact / pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current / voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and / or spatial location.

An active matrix electrowetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device which includes a plurality of array elements configured to manipulate one or more droplets of fluid on an array, each of the array elements including a corresponding array element circuit. Each array element circuit includes a top substrate electrode and a drive electrode between which the one or more droplets may be positioned; circuitry configured to write data to the corresponding array element by selectively applying to the drive electrode either: (i) a time-varying voltage waveform V1 of amplitude VB and period t0; or (ii) a time-varying voltage waveform V2, the logical inverse of V1, and applying to the top substrate electrode the time-varying voltage waveform V2+Voffset, where Voffset represents an offset voltage signal which may have AC and / or DC components and may equal zero.

Systems and methods including a multithreaded processor with a lock indicator are disclosed. In an embodiment, a system includes means for indicating a lock status of a shared resource in a multithreaded processor. The system includes means for automatically locking the shared resource before processing exception handling instructions associated with the shared resource. The system further includes means for unlocking the shared resource.

A method, system and processor for increasing the instruction throughput in a processor executing longer latency instructions within the instruction pipeline. Logic associated with specific stages of the execution pipeline, responsible for executing the particular type of instructions, determines when at least a threshold number of the particular-type instructions is scheduled to be executed. The logic then automatically changes an execution cycle frequency of the specific pipeline stages from a first cycle frequency to a second, pre-established higher cycle frequency, which enables more efficient execution and higher execution throughput of the particular-type instructions. The cycle frequency of only the one or more functional stages are switched to the higher cycle frequency independent of the cycle frequency of the other functional stages in the processor pipeline. The logic also automatically switches the execution cycle frequency of the specific pipeline stages back from the second, higher cycle frequency to the first cycle frequency, when the number of scheduled first-type instructions has completed execution.

In a logic circuit where clock gating is performed, the standby power is reduced or malfunction is suppressed. The logic circuit includes a transistor which is in an off state where a potential difference exists between a source terminal and a drain terminal over a period during which a clock signal is not supplied. A channel formation region of the transistor is formed using an oxide semiconductor in which the hydrogen concentration is reduced. Specifically, the hydrogen concentration of the oxide semiconductor is 5x1019 (atoms / cm3) or lower. Thus, leakage current of the transistor can be reduced. As a result, in the logic circuit, reduction in standby power and suppression of malfunction can be achieved.

A method extends a clock-gating technique to provide a sleep signal for controlling switch circuits that reduce active leakage power. Using this extension of the clock-gating technique, fine-grained power-gating is achieved. The method automatically identifies, at an RTL or a gate level, the logic circuits that can be power-gated. The method of the present invention derives a sleep signal for fine-grained power-gating that may be applicable to both time-critical and non-time-critical designs.

The invention relates to a gate driving circuit and a display device. The gate driving circuit comprises multiple levels of driving circuit units connected in series. Each level of units comprises an inputting module for providing threshold voltage of a driving module, a driving module for responding to the threshold voltage and for sending a first clock signal to a signal outputting interface, a discharging module for responding to an output signal or a clock signal of an adjacent level and for coupling a control terminal of the driving module to a first voltage source, a clock feedthrough inhibiting module for stablizing the potential of the control terminal of the driving module under the control of the clock signal and the output signal of the adjacent level, and a low level maintaining module for stablizing the output signal at the potential of the first voltage source under the control of the clock signal. The driving circuit unit, gate driving circuit and display device provided by the invention employ single driving tube to realize the fast pull-up and pull-down of the output signal with sequential coordination, reducing the delay time of the rise and fall of the output signal at a low temperature, and employs the clock feedthrough inhibiting module to stablize the gate potential of the driving tube, reducing the corresponding dynamic power consumption.

A method of managing power consumption in a video device capable of displaying encoded multi-stream video is disclosed. Power reduction is achieved by limiting the amount of video and audio decoding and processing performed on at least some of the encoded streams, by taking particular application contexts into account. In a normal power consumption mode, audio / video data from all streams are decoded and digitally processed for output. In response to detecting a reduced power consumption mode, audio / video from at least some of the streams are processed in a modified manner to reduce power consumption.

A content-addressable memory (“CAM”) architecture and method for reducing power consumption thereof are described. A CAM cell array includes CAM cells, each of which includes two thyristor-based storage elements. Each thyristor-based storage element of the CAM cells has a control gate, an anode, and a cathode for providing control gates, anodes, and cathodes of the CAM cells. The CAM cell array further includes matchlines directly coupled to the cathodes of the CAM cells; searchlines directly coupled to the anodes of the CAM cell; and gatelines coupled to the control gates of the CAM cells.

A low-power-consumption source driver for a liquid crystal display is provided. Morethan one middle voltage level for the level shifter and the output buffer is provided, in addition to the power supply voltage level VDD and the ground level GND, to provide different voltage levels for image data of different polarities. Hence, amplitude of the operational voltage of the level shifters and the analog circuits with different polarities can be reduced. It also can reduce the amplitude of the operational voltage of the level shifter and can reduce significantly the dynamic power consumption of the level shifter and the DAC. Because the voltage amplitude of the circuit is reduced and a low-voltage tolerated device can be used, so that the present invention can further reduce the cost of the circuit.

The invention belongs to the field of integrated circuits and in particular relates to a method and a device for automatically adjusting the clock frequency or the power supply voltage of a processor system in real time. The method realizes automatic and real-time adjustment of the clock frequency or the power supply voltage of the processor system by a matching step, a judging step and an adjusting step. In the running process of a processor, the clock frequency or the power supply voltage of the processor system is automatically adjusted in real time, so that the processor runs with an optimal clock frequency or an optimal power supply voltage in real time. Therefore, normal running of the system is ensured and the power consumption of the processor can be effectively lowered.

An output buffer includes first and second circuit portions coupled between input and output terminals. Each circuit portion includes a capacitive element; an output transistor having a gate coupled to the capacitive element, and a drain that drives a voltage at the output terminal; and a current generator configured to generate a charging current that is directed to the capacitive element responsive to a logic transition at the input terminal, wherein the charging current causes a substantially linear ramp voltage to form at the gate of the output transistor, whereby the ramp voltage controls a slew rate of the output terminal voltage.

The invention provides a flip-flop circuit, and belongs to the technical field of semiconductor integrated circuits. The flip-flop circuit comprises a master latch and a secondary latch driven by clocking signals with same phases; the master latch comprises a first logic module for selectively and at least performing AND logic processing on an input data signal and the clock signal, a second logic module for at least performing NOR logic processing on the clock signal and an output signal of a third logic module, and the third logic module for selectively and at least performing the NOR logic processing on the output signal of the first logic module and the output signal of the second logic module so as to output a result to the second logic module; the secondary latch comprises a fourth logic module for at least performing the NOR logic processing on the output signal of the second logic module and the output signal of a fifth logic module, and the fifth logic module for at least performing the AND logic processing on the clock signal and an inversion signal of the output signal of the fourth logic module. The flip-flop circuit is low in dynamic power consumption.

A method, system and processor for adaptively and selectively controlling the instruction execution frequency of a data processor. Processing logic or a software compiler determines when a number of first-type instructions, requiring longer execution latency, are scheduled to be executed. The logic / compiler then triggers the CPM unit to automatically switch the execution frequency of the instruction processor from a first frequency that is optimal for processing regular-type instructions to a second, pre-established lower frequency that is optimal for processing the first-type instructions, to enable more efficient execution and higher execution throughput of the number of first-type operations within the processor. When the first-type instructions have completed execution, the processor's instruction execution frequency is returned to the first optimal frequency.

The invention discloses a high-performance low leakage power consumption master-slave type D flip-flop. The high-performance low leakage power consumption master-slave type D flip-flop is characterized by comprising a clock signal inverter circuit, a master latch circuit, a slave latch circuit, an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) pipe power control switch, a P-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (PMOS) pipe power control switch and a maintaining inverter. The clock signal inverter circuit is connected with the master latch circuit, the clock signal inverter circuit is connected with the slave latch circuit, the master latch circuit is connected with the slave latch circuit, the slave latch circuit is connected with the maintaining inverter, the maintaining inverter is connected with the PMOS pipe power control switch, the clock signal inverter circuit, the master latch circuit and the slave latch circuit are all connected with the NMOS pipe power control switch, and the maintaining inverter is connected with the PMOS pipe power control switch. The high-performance low leakage power consumption master-slave type D flip-flop has the advantages of being simple in circuit structure, small in the number of transistors, simple in timing sequence switching of a normal working state and a sleep mode, good in working performance, low in dynamic power consumption and leakage power consumption, and suitable for being used as a standard cell of a digital circuit to be applicable to the design of a low power consumption integrated circuit in deep submicron complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor (CMOS) process.

The invention relates to a data processing method and a device. Program codes running on a serially connected multiprocessor nuclear structure are partitioned according to specific rules, so that the serially connected multiprocessor nuclear structure forms a serial multi-emitting and production line layered structure, and the time required for running corresponding code fragments obtained by partitioning on each nucleus is equal as much as possible, thereby realizing the load balance of internuclear workload.

The invention provides a storing system of an integrated video decoder, which can lower the power consumption and belongs to the decoder storing management field based on video coding and decoding standard of block. The storing system is characterized in that a compression module is used for the re-compression of reconstructed data, and the decompression is respectively carried out when reference data is read and displayed to reduce the data exchange amount of the decoder and a katanto memory; a storing address generating module is used for preparing a reasonable reference frame storing mapping structure to reduce row activation operation times required during a reading and writing process; a storing controller based on four storing signal ports structure is used for reducing the on-chip memory of the decoder and improving the bandwidth of the memory; the low power consumption coding and decoding is used for the low power consumption coding of stored contents. Static power consumption generated due to the leakage in the memory is lowered.

A clock gating system and method is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes an input logic circuit having at least one input to receive at least one input signal and having an output at an internal enable node. A keeper circuit includes at least one switching element that is responsive to a gated clock signal and is coupled to the internal enable node to selectively hold a logical voltage level at the internal enable node. The system further includes a gating element responsive to an input clock signal and to the logical voltage level at the internal enable node to generate the gated clock signal.

A touch sensor detector system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity / contact / pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current / voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and / or spatial location.

The invention includes a novel scan chain structure for LSSD or GSD IC operation. The scan chain structure includes a first flip-flop (L1) and a second flip-flop (L2) configured to operate the first flip-flop (L1) in normal mode operation, in scan mode operation, in initialization mode and in low leakage power mode operation, wherein each flip-flop within a long scan chain of latches includes a data input, data output, a clock input, a scan-in input and a scan-out output, arranged for normal mode operation. A buffer circuit is electrically connected between the scan-out output of the second flip-flop (L2) and the scan-in input of the first flip-flop (L1) for the next latch in the scan chain, the buffer circuit including a control element that controls the operation the first flip-flop (L1) to scan mode or low power leakage mode. The first flip-flop (L1) is set to a data output value upon exit from low power leakage mode that is the same value that it is set to at initialization during normal mode operation. The switching occurs in only one clock cycle.

Disclosed is a low power consumption static random memory with low level thread amplitude of oscillation, wherein the memory comprises a pre-charging circuit based on electric charge sharing, a memory unit, a line decoder, a row decoder, a selector, a read-write control circuit, a sensitive amplifier and an input processing circuit, wherein the bit line end of the pre-charging circuit is connected to the bidirectional port of the selector, the output end of the input treatment circuit is connected with the input end of the sensitive amplifier and the selector.

An output buffer includes first and second circuit portions coupled between input and output terminals. Each circuit portion includes a capacitive element; an output transistor having a gate coupled to the capacitive element, and a drain that drives a voltage at the output terminal; and a current generator configured to generate a charging current that is directed to the capacitive element responsive to a logic transition at the input terminal, wherein the charging current causes a substantially linear ramp voltage to form at the gate of the output transistor, whereby the ramp voltage controls a slew rate of the output terminal voltage.