There are over 300 million smart homes worldwide and 60.4 million smart homes in the US, using devices like smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart door locks, etc. Yet in this age of smart and connected devices, we still use paper-based sticky notes o...
Saliency, which means the area human vision is concentrated, can be used in many applications, such as enemy detection in solider goggles and person detection in an auto-driving car. In recent years, saliency is obtained instead of human eyes using a...
In this paper, a new pixel structure using low-temperature polycrystalline silicon and oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) for low-power liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is proposed. The extremely low off-state current of oxide semiconductor TFTs...
There has been much interest in replacing traditional information supports with more technological solutions in recent years. New technologies which allow paper-like perception with minimal power needs have emerged as low-power wireless scenarios. A...
Integrated communication infrastructure has become a must-have facility for modern public buildings and offices. To cover this need, several commercial products exist on the market, but most of them require advanced technical skill to operate, while...
Here, we study a low-power technique for displays based on gaze tracking, called peripheral dimming. In this work, the threshold levels of the lightness reduction ratio (LRR), where people notice differences in brightness, depending on gaze positions...
To achieve 60 pixels per degree (PPD) and 100° field of view (FoV) while keeping a reasonably high aperture ratio for active-matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs), field sequential color (FSC) is a promising approach. We evaluate the physical pro...
To address the high power consumption associated with image refresh operations in EPDs, this paper proposes a low-power driving waveform that reduces the refresh power of EPDs by lowering the system’s peak power. Compared to traditional wavefor...
As a kind of paper-like display technology, power consumption is a very important index for electrowetting displays (EWDs). In this paper, the influence of driving waveforms on power consumption of the EWDs is analyzed, and a driving waveform with ri...
Recently, as OLED displays are widely used in smartphones, their power management has become an important issue. Since OLED display devices show a large difference in power consumption depending on the colors used, proper color selection is important...
A high-speed column driver IC with an area-efficient high-slew-rate buffer amplifier is proposed for use in a large-sized, high-resolution TFT-LCD panel application. In the proposed architecture, explicit isolation switches have been embedded into th...
This paper presents a low power emission (EM) pulse generation circuit using n-type amorphous In-Ga-Zn-Oxide (a-IGZO) semiconductor thin-film transistors (TFTs). The low power consumption is achieved by avoiding the shoot-through current paths throug...
This paper provides an overview of the main manufacturing technologies of displays, focusing on those with low and ultra-low levels of power consumption, which make them suitable for current societal needs. Considering the typified value obtained fr...
Organic electronics, such as displays, photovoltaics and electronics circuits and components, offer several advantages over the conventional inorganic-based electronics because they are inexpensive, flexible, unbreakable, optically transparent, light...
In recent years, active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes (AMOLEDs) has been the most popular display for portable application. To satisfy the requirement for the application of the portable display, the design of the compensating pixel circuit wi...
Conventional fluorescent light sources, as well as incandescent light sources are gradually being replaced by Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for reducing power consumption in the image display area for multimedia application. An LED light source requir...
At present, hybrid renewable power systems (HRPS) are considered reliable combinations for power generation under various conditions. The challenge facing researchers and engineers today is designing and implementing a reliable, efficient, and applic...
Electrokinetic displays are among the most important display technologies because of their low power consumption, wide viewing angle, and outdoor readability. As a result, they are regarded as excellent candidates for electronic paper. These types of...
Flat panel displays for large applications (monitors and TVs) have structural weaknesses in improving the yield of mass-produced products due to large panels: the yield is defined by ratio of output quantity to input into panel fabrication process. F...
Local stability of maximum power and maximum compromise (Omega) operation regimes dynamic evolution for a low-dissipation heat engine is analyzed. The thermodynamic behavior of trajectories to the stationary state, after perturbing the operation regi...
In recent years, people have wanted to watch high dynamic range imagery which can give high human visual satisfaction on smartphones and demand longer smartphone battery time. However, compression of dynamic range using tone-mapping operators is requ...
The autostereoscopic display is a promising way towards three-dimensional-display technology since it allows humans to perceive stereoscopic images with naked eyes. However, it faces great challenges from low resolution, narrow viewing angle, ghost i...
Current simulation training for pilots wearing night vision goggles (NVGs) (e.g., night landings and tactical reconnaissance) faces fidelity limitations from conventional displays. This study proposed a novel dynamic NIR-LED direct-view display syste...
Transport behavior that is characterized by a low-temperature electrical resistivity that displays a power law behavior ( ρ ( T → 0 ) ∝ T s ) with an exponent of s < 2 is commonly observed in magnetic materials in b...
The low–temperature poly–Si oxide (LTPO) backplane is realized by monolithically integrating low–temperature poly–Si (LTPS) and amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) thin–film transistors (TFTs) in the same display backpla...
The dynamic star simulator is a commonly used ground-test calibration device for star sensors. For the problems of slow calculation speed, low integration, and high power consumption in the traditional star chart simulation method, this paper designs...
Compared with conventional display technologies, liquid crystal display (LCD), and organic light emitting diode (OLED), micro-LED displays possess potential advantages such as high contrast, fast response, and relatively wide color gamut, low power c...
In this work, we present a self-powered electronic reader (e-reader) for point-of-care diagnostics based on the use of a fuel cell (FC) which works as a power source and as a sensor. The self-powered e-reader extracts the energy from the FC to supply...
Microcapsule electrophoretic display (MED) is a kind of display with the properties of reflectivity and low power consumption. It is widely used in electronic book readers, but some new applications have appeared in the Internet of Things (IoT) produ...
In this study, a low-cost surge current detection sensor (SCDS) that can measure high current surges using a low-current toroidal coil is proposed for maintenance of a surge protective device (SPD). The proposed SCDS is designed to display the predic...
Using low-temperature poly-silicon thin-film transistors (LTPS TFTs) as a basis, a pixel circuit for an active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) with narrow bezel displays was developed. The pixel circuit features mono-type scanning signal...
Emerging technologies, such as smart wearable devices, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) displays, and naked-eye 3D projection, have gradually entered our lives, accompanied by an urgent market demand for high-end display technologies. Ultr...
One of the major power consuming components in a computer is its display unit. On average the screen consumes ten times more power than the DSP processor itself. Thus, reducing the power consumption should be one of the most important tasks in the de...
We evaluated and compared the performance of a 15.6-inch mini-LED backlit LCD (mLCD) with a commercial OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panel. Both displays exhibited outstanding properties, but the mLCD had advantages in peak brightness, gamma cu...
The peculiarity of the functioning of modern electric power systems, caused by the presence of renewable energy sources, flexible control devices based on power electronics, and the reduction of the reserve of the transmission capacity of the electri...
Micro-LED is considered an emerging display technology with significant potential for high resolution, brightness, and energy efficiency in display applications. However, its decreasing pixel size and complex manufacturing process create challenges f...
This paper aims to discuss the key accomplishments and further prospects of active-matrix (AM) quantum-dot (QD) light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) display. We present an overview and state-of-the-art of QLEDs as a frontplane and non-Si-based thin-film tra...
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Several studies reported the significant effect of indoor air quality on human health, safety, productivity, and comfort because most humans usually conduct 80%–90% of their activity inside the building. This is generally due to the fact that i...
This paper covers a class of actuators for modern high speed, high performance subscale aircraft. The paper starts with an explanation of the challenges faced by micro aircraft, including low power, extremely tight volume constraints, and high actuat...
Recent innovations in information technology have encouraged extensive research into the development of future generation memory and computing technologies. Memristive devices based on resistance switching are not only attractive because of their mul...
This paper proposes a design of power system control in the hybrid electric vehicle. It adopts the isolated DC/DC power converter as the front-end fuel cell and Lithium-ion battery to supply constant voltage. By micro-controller to detect the hybrid...
The MEMS (Micro-Electronical Mechanical System) scanning mirror is an optical MEMS device that can scan laser beams across one or two dimensions. MEMS scanning mirrors can be applied in a variety of applications, such as laser display, bio-medical im...
The manufacturing of parts from nickel-based superalloy Alloy 247LC by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is challenging, primarily owing to the alloy’s susceptibility to cracks. Apart from the cracks, voids created during the L-PBF process should...
Endotoxin, a synonym for lipopolysaccharide (LPS), is anchored in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria. Even minute amounts of LPS entering the circulatory system can have a lethal immunoactivating effect. Since LPS is omnipresent in the env...
Achieving repeatable and successful results without causing excessive collateral damage is of paramount importance for photothermal laser applications. Predetermined laser parameters cannot ensure patient safety and treatment success due to variance...
As we move from the industrial age to the information age, nowadays, the opportunity to access personal information in public increases as personal computers (PCs), cell phones, automated teller machines (ATM) and other portable display devices have...
The BWR (Black–White–Red) electronic paper display has the advantage of low power consumption and offers a paper-like reading experience. However, refreshing images between black and red can easily produce ghosting images. In this article...
Gate driver-on-array (GOA) circuits employing amorphous indium–gallium–zinc oxide (IGZO)-based thin-film transistors (TFTs) have been successfully utilized to generate the driving signals for the commercialization of active-matrix organic...
Optically driven liquid crystal displays (ODLCDs) realizes their display function by tuning the easy axis of liquid crystal (LC) molecules under polarized blue light, which has been utilized in some optical devices due to its advantages of ultra-low...
CH4 has become the most attractive fuel for solid oxide fuel cells due to its wide availability, narrow explosion limit range, low price, and easy storage. Thus, we present the concept of on-cell reforming via SOFC power generation, in which CH4 and...
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