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