Helix Semiconductors - Quiz
  • 1. What technology is used on the company's Tronium brand of PSSoC to manage power and reduce energy consumption?
A) Opto-coupler technology
B) Micro-inverter technology
C) Muxcapacitor technology
D) Transformer-based technology
  • 2. What does PSSoC stand for?
A) Portable Supply System on a Chip
B) Power Supply System on a Chip
C) Power System Source on a Chip
D) Programmable Supply System on a Circuit
  • 3. What feature of the Tronium PSSoC allows it to be programmed for a range of outputs from 1.8 to 48 volts?
A) Dial-a-voltage feature
B) Muxcapacitor control
C) Primary side regulation
D) Voltage boosting
  • 4. What voltage range can the Tronium PSSoC be programmed to output?
A) 1.2 to 12 volts
B) 12 to 240 volts
C) 1.8 to 48 volts
D) 5 to 110 volts
  • 5. The dial-a-voltage feature eliminates the need for what type of power supplies?
A) Country-specific power supplies
B) High-voltage transformers
C) Renewable energy supplies
D) Standby power supplies
  • 6. What technology does the Tronium PSSoC include to eliminate the need for opto-couplers?
A) Micro-inverter technology
B) Primary side regulation technology
C) Transformer-free technology
D) Muxcapacitor technology
  • 7. What components are traditionally required to maintain constant voltage and transfer electrical signals in the presence of high voltages?
A) Sensors
B) Muxcapacitors
C) Micro-inverters
D) Opto-couplers
  • 8. What is a benefit of eliminating opto-couplers and reducing part count?
A) Higher standby power usage
B) Faster wireless control
C) Cost and size reductions
D) Increased voltage output
  • 9. What is the name of the transformer-free Tronium variation designed for Internet of Things-type connected devices?
A) ISSoC
B) PSSoC
C) pwIoT
D) DC-AC Inverter
  • 10. What does pwIoT stand for in the text?
A) power-watt
B) portable-watt
C) p-watt
D) primary-watt
  • 11. What does the pwIoT take and reduce to the level of voltage a sensor requires?
A) High voltage AC
B) Opto-coupler signals
C) DC renewable energy
D) AC line voltage
  • 12. What problem do products designed to work with minimal standby power requirements help solve?
A) Country-specific voltage discrepancies
B) Opto-coupler failure
C) Vampire power drain
D) High part count
  • 13. Why is standby power drain called vampire power?
A) Because it uses opto-couplers in the dark
B) Because it drains while a machine or device is inactive
C) Because it operates only at night
D) Because it consumes high amounts of AC line voltage
  • 14. How can the pwIoT be controlled?
A) Via wired opto-couplers
B) Manually and locally
C) Through country-specific switches
D) Remotely and wirelessly
  • 15. When did the company announce it was working on the ISSoC in London?
A) June 2018
B) January 2016
C) June 2016
D) December 2016
  • 16. What does ISSoC stand for?
A) Inverter Supply System on a Chip
B) Inverter Sensor System on a Circuit
C) Internet Supply System on a Circuit
D) Internal Source System on a Chip
  • 17. What does the ISSoC represent in relation to the power supply process?
A) A transformer-free AC reduction process
B) The reverse of the power supply process
C) An exact duplicate of the Tronium process
D) A standby power elimination process
  • 18. What are the core Tronium technology power converters designed to do?
A) Maintain constant voltage using opto-couplers
B) Convert wireless signals to AC line voltage
C) Reduce energy consumption with high to low voltage power converters
D) Boost low voltage DC to high voltage AC
  • 19. What does the ISSoC micro-inverter explore the feasibility of taking and boosting?
A) AC line voltage to sensor voltage
B) High voltage AC to low voltage DC
C) Low voltage DC to high voltage AC
D) Standby power to active power
  • 20. Where does low voltage DC typically come from, according to the text?
A) Internet of Things devices
B) Renewable energy sources
C) Vampire power sources
D) AC power lines
  • 21. What would a so-called micro-inverter help countries meet?
A) Country-specific power supply standards
B) Primary side regulation limits
C) Internet of Things device sizes
D) The EU's renewable energy application requirements
  • 22. What is the former name of Helix Semiconductors?
A) Hogan Lovells
B) Semitrex Integrated Semiconductors
C) Muxcapacitor
D) Semitrex
  • 23. Where is Helix Semiconductors currently based?
A) Irvine, California
B) Tulsa, Oklahoma
C) Laguna Beach, California
D) Milan, Italy
  • 24. What type of company is Helix Semiconductors?
A) Fabless semiconductor company
B) Battery manufacturing company
C) Law firm
D) Wireless router manufacturer
  • 25. What does the company's patented capacitive voltage reduction technology use to store power and convert voltages?
A) Magnetic transformers
B) Inductive coils
C) Lithium-ion cells
D) Cascading capacitors
  • 26. Who founded Semitrex in 2012?
A) Harold Blomquist
B) A group of European engineers
C) Michael H. Freeman
D) An unnamed Emmy Award-winning lawyer
  • 27. In which city was Semitrex originally founded in 2012?
A) Tulsa, Oklahoma
B) Milan, Italy
C) Irvine, California
D) London, United Kingdom
  • 28. What award had founder Michael H. Freeman won previously?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Emmy Award
D) Academy Award
  • 29. What wireless standard was based on Michael H. Freeman's mobile video technology?
A) 5G cellular
B) 802.11ac
C) Bluetooth 5.0
D) 802.11n
  • 30. To which California city did the company relocate after Tulsa?
A) San Francisco
B) Laguna Beach
C) San Jose
D) Los Angeles
  • 31. When did the company exit stealth mode and announce its technology?
A) February 2016
B) March 2015
C) February 2015
D) March 2017
  • 32. How many patents had the company filed for its technology by February 2015?
A) 46 patents
B) 3 patents
C) 12 patents
D) 89 patents
  • 33. When was the company's integrated circuit reportedly on its third generation?
A) June 2016
B) July 2015
C) March 2015
D) February 2015
  • 34. Which law firm was hired in July 2015 to lobby for energy efficiency issues?
A) Hogan Lovells
B) Freeman & Associates
C) Semitrex Legal
D) London Design Group
  • 35. Where was the design center opened in February 2016 located?
A) Irvine, California's 'Technology Corridor'
B) Tulsa, Oklahoma
C) London, United Kingdom
D) Laguna Beach, California
  • 36. Which office was opened alongside the Irvine design center in February 2016 for access to engineering talent?
A) Paris, France
B) Berlin, Germany
C) Milan, Italy
D) Dublin, Ireland
  • 37. What was the Milan office focusing on?
A) Power inverters for renewable energy
B) Lobbying for energy efficiency
C) Mixed-signal analog chips
D) Wireless mobile video
  • 38. What was the name of the UK subsidiary formed in June 2016?
A) Semitrex Integrated Semiconductors, Limited
B) Helix UK Ltd
C) Muxcapacitor Europe
D) Freeman Wireless UK
  • 39. When did the company officially rebrand as Helix Semiconductors?
A) February 2016
B) March 2015
C) March 2017
D) June 2016
  • 40. Who was announced as the new CEO and President when the company rebranded in March 2017?
A) An unnamed lobbyist from Hogan Lovells
B) Harold Blomquist
C) Michael H. Freeman
D) An engineering lead from the Milan office
  • 41. What is eliminated by using capacitive rather than inductive reductions in the technology?
A) The need for silicon chips
B) The need for digital microcontrollers
C) The need for grounding wires
D) The need for magnets
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