Abstract:
An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises;a sensor arrangement comprising a plurality of sensor cells wherein a sensor cell comprises a transistor and a sensor coupled to the transistor;first selection circuitry configured to sequence a subset of sensor cells to which a gate input signal is provided, wherein the gate input signal is provided to the gate of the transistors within the sensor cells; second selection circuitry configured to sequence a subset of sensor cells from which an output signal is received;sensing signal circuitry configured to provide a sensing signal, wherein the sensors are provided between the sensing signal circuitry and the second selection circuitry such that the output signal provides an indication of the impedance of the sensors.
Abstract:
Un aparato y un método, en donde el aparato comprende: una disposición de sensor que comprende una pluralidad de células de sensor en donde una célula de sensor comprende un transistor y un sensor acoplado al transistor; un primer circuito de selección configurado para secuenciar un subconjunto de células de sensor al que se proporciona una señal de entrada de puerta, en donde la señal de entrada de puerta se proporciona a la puerta de los transistores dentro de las células de sensor; un segundo circuito de selección configurado para secuenciar un subconjunto de células de sensor desde el que se recibe una señal de salida; detectar un circuito de señal configurado para proporcionar una señal de detección, en donde los sensores se proporcionan entre el circuito de señal de detección y el segundo circuito de selección, de manera que la señal de salida proporciona una indicación de la impedancia de los sensores.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a rigid-flex circuit board and an electrolyte, the rigid-flex circuit board comprising first and second rigid regions physically and electrically connected to one another by a flexible region, the flexible region comprising first and second sections each comprising an electrically conductive layer and a capacitive element, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a chamber is defined between the first and second sections with the respective capacitive elements contained therein and facing one another, the chamber comprising the electrolyte, and wherein the apparatus is configured to store electrical charge when a potential difference is applied between the respective capacitive elements.
Abstract:
A mixture including a room temperature ionic liquid; and a reversible source/sink of lithium ions. The mixture may be used as a lithium-ion battery electrode slurry enabling flexible lithium-ion batteries.
Abstract:
An apparatus, the apparatus including first and second circuit boards, and an electrolyte, the first and second circuit boards each including a capacitive element, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a chamber is defined between the first and second circuit boards with the capacitive elements contained therein and facing one another, the chamber including the electrolyte, and wherein the apparatus is configured to store electrical charge when a potential difference is applied between the capacitive elements.
Abstract:
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, including a photodetecting structure with one or more photon sensing layers of graphene; and an integrated graphene field effect transistor configured to function as a pre-amplifier for the photodetecting structure, where the graphene field effect transistor is vertically integrated to the photodetecting structure.