In a conventional CMOS image sensor, an AD converter for performing AD conversion at high-speed arranges the AD converter elements in columns so as to operate in parallel, and has low resolution in the order of 9 or so bits. The torque converter includes an electronically controlled converter clutch disposed within a torque converter housing. The statistical methods used to generate the thresholds may include statistical process control methods, normalization methods, and heuristics. In some embodiments, the cloud password may be periodically flushed so that subsequent requests may be passed to the cloud authentication mechanism. The parallel tuning circuit can include multiple impedance matching circuits to match the impedance in multiple frequency bands or isolating antennas. With this configuration, a link of a monitor is prevented from being rotated due to the weight thereof and the link when the monitor is in parallel with a base.