A capacitor circuit includes a capacitor array including first to n-th capacitors connected to each other in parallel; a select switch circuit including first to n-th select switches connected to the first to n-th capacitors in series, respectively; and a short switch circuit including first to n-th short switches connected to the first to n-th capacitors in parallel, respectively, and operating complementarily to the first to n-th select switches, respectively, wherein n is an integer of 2 or greater.

A method for adjusting an optical switch keyboard and an optical switch keyboard using the adjusting method are provided. The optical switch keyboard has a number of key units. The method includes the following steps. A scan signal is applied to one of a number of scan lines by a control unit at a first scan time point. A light is emitted by a light source according to the scan signal. A light emitted by the light source is detected by a detecting element to generate a detecting electric signal. The detecting electric signal is read by the control unit to obtain a first read signal voltage. When the first read signal voltage is outside the voltage range of the pressed state of the key unit, the period of the scan signal is increased by a first predetermined amount by the control unit to obtain an adjusted scan signal.

A method for adjusting an optical switch keyboard and an optical switch keyboard using the adjusting method are provided. The optical switch keyboard has a number of key units. The method includes the following steps. A scan signal is applied to one of a number of scan lines by a control unit at a first scan time point. A light is emitted by a light source according to the scan signal. A light emitted by the light source is detected by a detecting element to generate a detecting electric signal. The detecting electric signal is read by the control unit to obtain a first read signal voltage. When the first read signal voltage is outside the voltage range of the pressed state of the key unit, the period of the scan signal is increased by a first predetermined amount by the control unit to obtain an adjusted scan signal.

Embodiments describe an electronically scanning optical system including an emitter array configured to emit light into a field, a time of flight (TOF) sensor array configured to detect emitted light reflected back from the field, an image sensor array configured to detect ambient light in the field, where a field of view of the emitter array corresponds to a field of view of the TOF sensor array and at least a subset of a field of view of the image sensor array. The optical system further including an emitter controller configured to activate a subset of the plurality of light emitters at a time, a TOF sensor controller configured to synchronize the readout of individual TOF photosensors concurrently with the firing of corresponding light emitters, and an image sensor controller configured to capture an image that is representative of the field during the emission cycle.

A contact element for use between electronic components like computer chips and printed circuit boards, or the connection between an electronic component in a test socket to provide high current, high density, and high frequency connections between the electronic components. The contact element preferably achieves a good connection between electrical components when they are connected and pressed together. The contact element is preferably made of a conductive silicone rubber which has been plated.

A system for generating clock signals for a photonic quantum computing system includes a pump photon source configured to generate a plurality of pump photon pulses at a first repetition rate, a waveguide optically coupled to the pump photon source, and a photon-pair source optically coupled to the first waveguide. The system also includes a photodetector optically coupled to the photon-pair source and configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses in response to detection of at least a portion of the plurality of pump photon pulses at the first repetition rate and a clock generator coupled to the photodetector and configured to convert the plurality of electrical pulses into a plurality of clock signals at the first repetition rate.

A system for generating clock signals for a photonic quantum computing system includes a pump photon source configured to generate a plurality of pump photon pulses at a first repetition rate, a waveguide optically coupled to the pump photon source, and a photon-pair source optically coupled to the first waveguide. The system also includes a photodetector optically coupled to the photon-pair source and configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses in response to detection of at least a portion of the plurality of pump photon pulses at the first repetition rate and a clock generator coupled to the photodetector and configured to convert the plurality of electrical pulses into a plurality of clock signals at the first repetition rate.

The application provides a gear control circuit and system for an alternating current motor. The gear control circuit includes: a plurality of controllable switches; a detection unit, configured to detect switching statuses corresponding to the controllable switches; a gear input unit, configured to receive a target gear m inputted from outside; and a control unit, connected to the gear input unit and configured to obtain the target gear m. The application also provides a switch controller and an electronic device. The switch controller includes a signal modulation circuit, a signal follower circuit, a comparison circuit, and a switch control circuit. The switch controller may perform digital-to-analog conversion by using the signal modulation circuit, to modulate a first PWM signal being a digital signal into a second PWM signal being an analog signal, and then the signal follower circuit performs load amplification on the modulated second PWM signal.

A high-voltage (HV) waveform generator for driving an electrostatic actuator includes an HV source configured to generate a single HV rail at a predefined voltage with respect to a low potential, at least one switch circuit, and a controller. Each at least one switching circuit includes a first charge sub-circuit, a first discharge sub-circuit, a second charge sub-circuit, and a second discharge sub-circuit in a H-bridge formation to provide a first voltage output and a second voltage output. The controller includes software that generates variable current sources to control the first charge sub-circuit, the first discharge sub-circuit, the second charge sub-circuit, and the second discharge sub-circuit input to generate desired voltages at the first voltage output and the second voltage output based on feedback from a first voltage monitors for the first voltage output and a second voltage monitor for the second voltage output.

A high-voltage (HV) waveform generator for driving an electrostatic actuator includes an HV source configured to generate a single HV rail at a predefined voltage with respect to a low potential, at least one switch circuit, and a controller. Each at least one switching circuit includes a first charge sub-circuit, a first discharge sub-circuit, a second charge sub-circuit, and a second discharge sub-circuit in a H-bridge formation to provide a first voltage output and a second voltage output. The controller includes software that generates variable current sources to control the first charge sub-circuit, the first discharge sub-circuit, the second charge sub-circuit, and the second discharge sub-circuit input to generate desired voltages at the first voltage output and the second voltage output based on feedback from a first voltage monitors for the first voltage output and a second voltage monitor for the second voltage output.