Electrical pulse counters, pulse dividers, or shift registers: circuits and systems inventions 08/08

20080205580 - Real-time multiplicity counter: A neutron multi-detector array feeds pulses in parallel to individual inputs that are tied to individual bits in a digital word. Data is collected by loading a word at the individual bit level in parallel. The word is read at regular intervals, all bits simultaneously, to minimize latency. The electronics... Agent: Llnl/courtney, Staniford & Gregory John H. Lee, Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20080205581 - Common-mode charge control in a pipelined charge-domain signal-processing circuit: In a differential bucket-brigade device (BBD) pipeline it is necessary for proper circuit function to maintain the common-mode charge within an acceptable range at each pipeline stage. Embodiments of the present invention provide for reducing common-mode charge variations in a differential charge-domain pipeline. Common mode charge at a given stage... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080205582 - Processing element and reconfigurable circuit including the same: A processing element includes a shift register including n stages of registers mutually connected in series. Data held among the n stages of registers is rotated in synchronization with a clock signal. A number-of-stages determining circuit determines the number of stages to be used among the n stages of registers.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080198961 - Multiple input circuit: A circuit comprises a first circuit portion (52) controllable by first and second inputs, and a second circuit portion (54) for generating the second input. The first circuit portion (52) has first operating characteristics when the second input (invPn) is provided as control input, and second operating characteristics when the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080192881 - Portable multiplicity counter: A portable multiplicity counter has signal input circuitry, processing circuitry and a user/computer interface disposed in a housing. The processing circuitry, which can comprise a microcontroller integrated circuit operably coupled to shift register circuitry implemented in a field programmable gate array, is configured to be operable via the user/computer interface... Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, Pllc

20080192882 - Semiconductor charge multiplication amplifier device and semiconductor image sensor provided with such an amplifier device: p

20080192883 - Shift register with six transistors and liquid crystal display using the same: An exemplary shift register (20) includes a plurality of shift register units (200) connected one by one. Each of the shift register units includes a clock signal input terminal (TS), a reverse clock signal input terminal (TSB), a high level signal input terminal (VH), a low level signal input terminal... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080187089 - Semiconductor device and shift register circuit: A dual-gate transistor formed of two transistors connected in series between a first power terminal and a first node is used as a charging circuit for charging a gate node (first node) of a transistor intended to pull up an output terminal of a unit shift register. The dual-gate transistor... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.