An electronic device, such as a memory device, may include various circuit components. The electronic device may also include one or more voltage testing circuits to determine whether signals of one or more of the circuit components are within acceptable voltage ranges of the respective circuit components. Systems and methods are described to improve correct voltage measurement of the received signals by a voltage testing circuit. In particular, multiple supply voltage levels are provided to different components of the voltage testing circuit to provide a sufficient headroom voltage gap between received signals and the supply voltages. For example, some active circuits (e.g., operational amplifiers) of the voltage testing circuit may receive a higher supply voltage of the electronic device compared to one or more other circuits of the voltage testing circuit.

A detection circuit, provided in a gamma buffer circuit that includes at least one transistor that receives the application of a first voltage and generates gradation voltages on the basis of a plurality of gamma voltages, includes: a first comparison circuit that compares the largest gamma voltage with a substrate potential of the transistor and outputs a first comparison result signal, a second comparison circuit that includes an inverter which is operable under a second voltage as a source voltage, compares a threshold voltage of the inverter with the substrate potential, and outputs a second comparison result signal; and a detection result output circuit for outputting a detection result showing if the voltage decrease or power discontinuity of the first voltage is occurring on the basis of the first comparison result signal and the second comparison result signal.

A process for producing a light emitting diode device, the process including: forming a plurality of quantum dots on a surface of a layer including a first area and a second area; exposing the first area of the surface to light having a first wavelength while exposing the first area to a first etchant that causes the quantum dots in the first area to be etched at a first etch rate while the quantum dots have a dimension at or greater than a first threshold dimension; exposing the second area of the surface to light having a second wavelength while exposing the second area to a second etchant that causes the quantum dots in the second area to be etched at a third etch rate while the quantum dots have a dimension at or greater than a second threshold dimension; and processing the etched layer to form the LED device.

A system for automatically commissioning a solar panel array comprises a plurality of panel monitoring devices, each panel monitoring device connected between a positive and negative terminal of a solar panel. Each panel monitoring device comprises a switching device, the switching device configurable to disconnect an output from the solar panel. The system further comprises logic configured to automatically obtain a relative position of each panel monitoring device in the system by appointing serially a series of masters from among the panel monitoring devices, each master in turn broadcasting a unique identifier and enabling its output. Each panel monitoring device listens to the masters' broadcasts and stores in memory the unique identifier and information indicating whether the panel monitoring device detected the masters' voltage. The panel monitoring devices determine their respective locations by analyzing the information broadcast by, and the voltage detected from, the masters.

The application relates to co-packaged controlled overcurrent handling of a power switch assembly. The power switch assembly includes a power switch and an overcurrent handling logic. The overcurrent handling logic includes an overcurrent detection circuit configured to detect an overcurrent condition of a load current of the power switch and to provide an overcurrent detection signal indicative of an overcurrent condition of the load current of the power switch and a discharge current generation circuit coupled to the overcurrent detection circuit, and configured to generate a discharge current to at least partially discharge a control terminal of the power switch responsive to the overcurrent detection signal.

[Problem] To implement a negative voltage monitoring circuit with high accuracy.

[Solution] A negative voltage monitoring circuit includes a first voltage-dividing circuit, a first amplifier circuit, a second amplifier circuit, and an error determination circuit. The first voltage-dividing circuit divides a power supply voltage and outputs a first voltage. The first amplifier circuit is configured such that the first voltage is inputted to a noninverting input terminal and an output voltage is subjected to negative feedback. The second amplifier circuit is configured such that a second voltage is inputted to the noninverting input terminal, the second voltage being obtained by dividing a potential difference between the power supply voltage and a voltage to be monitored, the voltage being applied to an anode of a light receiving element, and an output voltage is subjected to negative feedback. The error determination circuit outputs an error signal on the basis of a difference between the output of the first amplifier circuit and the output of the second amplifier circuit.

A method of potential regulation of display panel, a potential regulation system and a storage apparatus are provided. The method comprising: obtaining a display bias value V.sub.th of the display panel; calculating an outputting voltage value V.sub.t=V.sub.i+V.sub.th which currently needs according a currently inputting voltage value V.sub.i and the display bias value V.sub.th; determining whether the currently inputting voltage value V.sub.i is in regulation range of the potential regulator; if yes, controlling the potential regulator to output correspondingly regulation voltage value according to the outputting voltage value V.sub.t; if no, regulating the regulation range of the potential regulator according to the outputting voltage value V.sub.t. Therefore, it could efficiency improve the problem of potential deviation in the display panel.

A motor system is disclosed comprising: an electrical conductor in the form of a coil or winding; an electrical insulator insulating the electrical conductor; a discharge sensor arranged and configured to measure a parameter indicative of an electrical current in the insulator; and a voltage controller for controlling a voltage signal applied to the electrical conductor based on a value of the parameter measured by the discharge sensor.

A floating apparatus for alerting people of the presence of voltage in water. When the floating apparatus is placed in water and in an active state, it detects when at least a threshold level of voltage is present in the water and generates an alert signal in response to detecting the threshold level of voltage is present. The floating apparatus may detect the threshold level of voltage is present without requiring that a ground wire be connected between an electrical circuit of the floating apparatus and a fixed structure exterior of the water such as soil surrounding the water.

An overcurrent detection circuit, which detects overcurrent of a load driving device arranged to drive a capacitance load by switching a voltage applied to the capacitance load between high level and low level, includes a clock signal generation unit arranged to generate a clock signal, a comparing unit arranged to compare a physical quantity corresponding to current supplied from the load driving device to the capacitance load with a predetermined value, and a determination unit arranged to determine whether or not the load driving device is in an overcurrent state based on the clock signal and a result of the comparison by the comparing unit, during a period in which the load driving device applies a high level voltage to the capacitance load.