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