Abstract: A display system includes an image display device and a pair of shutter glasses. The image display device includes a display panel, a display communication circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the display communication circuit to transmit a shutter glasses control signal, and configured to control the display panel to alternately display a normal image and a compensate image according to a timing control signal. The pair of shutter glasses includes a pair of shutters, a glasses communication circuit and a shutter control circuit. The glasses communication circuit is configured to receive the shutter glasses control signal. The shutter control circuit is configured to alternately open and close the pair of shutters according to the shutter glasses control signal.

Abstract: An imprinting apparatus includes an imprinting platform, an imprinting roller, a transfer module and a lifting and pressing mechanism. The imprinting roller is disposed above the imprinting platform. The transfer module includes a transfer film, wherein the transfer film is located between the imprinting roller and the imprinting platform. The lifting and pressing mechanism is linked with the imprinting roller, wherein the lifting and pressing mechanism drives the imprinting roller to move along a normal direction of the imprinting platform and selectively pressurizes the imprinting roller.

Abstract: A motion detection method includes providing a buffer including a first buffer associated with a background image and a second buffer associated with a foreground image; checking first similarity between the gray level of an input pixel and the first gray level of the first buffer; determining the input pixel as a still pixel if the first similarity is true; checking second similarity between the gray level and the second gray level of the second buffer; determining the input pixel as a moving pixel if the second similarity is false; determining the input pixel as the moving pixel if the second count value is less than the first count value; and determining the input pixel as the still pixel and swapping the first buffer with the second buffer, if the second count value is not less than the first count value.

Abstract: A process of overlay offset measurement includes providing a substrate; forming a first pattern layer with a predetermined first pattern on the substrate; forming a first photoresist layer on the substrate and the first pattern layer; forming a second photoresist layer on the first photoresist layer; forming a second pattern layer with a predetermined second pattern on the second photoresist layer; patterning the second photoresist layer to form a trench having a predetermined third pattern being substantially aligned with the predetermined first pattern of the first pattern layer; and performing overlay offset measurement according to the second pattern layer and the trench.

Abstract: A waveguide combiner includes an in-coupling area, a waveguide body, an out-coupling area and at least one film layer. The in-coupling area is configured to introduce a light beam. The waveguide body is configured to guide the light beam introduced by the in-coupling area. The out-coupling area is configured to output the light beam guided by the waveguide body. Said at least one film layer is embedded in at least one portion of the in-coupling area, the waveguide body and the out-coupling area. Said at least one film layer is configured to divide said at least one portion of the in-coupling area, the waveguide body and the out-coupling area into a plurality of layers, and the light beam is reflected by said at least one film layer or penetrates said at least one film layer between different layers of the plurality of layers.

Abstract: A clock and data recovery circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator, a frequency detector and a control circuit. The voltage controlled oscillator is configured to generate a clock signal according to a voltage signal. The frequency detector is configured to detect whether increasing a frequency of the clock signal is required according to a plurality of sampling results of the input data signal and accordingly generate a first up control signal. The control circuit is coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator and the frequency detector and configured to adjust the voltage signal according to the first up control signal. The clock and data recovery circuit operates in a data recovery mode after detecting that the frequency of the clock signal is locked, and the frequency detector is configured to detect whether increasing the frequency of the clock signal is required in the data recovery mode.

Abstract: A projector, a 3D sensing module and a method for fabricating the projector are provided. The 3D sensing module includes the projector and a receiver. The projector is configured to project a light beam to an object, and the receiver is configured to receive the light beam reflected from the object. The projector includes a circuit board, electronic components, a holder and a lens module. The circuit board has a plurality of first bonding pads and a plurality of second bonding pads on a top surface of the circuit board. The electronic components are bonded on the first bonding pads. The holder has a cavity and third bonding pads bonded on and electrically connected to the second bonding pads. The lens module is disposed in the cavity of the holder.

Abstract: The present invention provides a projector including a laser module and a lens module, wherein the lens module includes a plurality of lens and a plurality of diffractive optical elements. In the operations of the projector, the laser module is arranged to generate at least one laser beam; each of the lenses is arranged to receive one of the at least one laser beam to generate a collimated laser beam; and the diffractive optical elements correspond to the lenses, respectively, and each of the diffractive optical elements is arranged to receive the collimated laser beam from the corresponding lens to generate an image. The images generated by the diffractive optical elements form a projected image of the projector. By using the projector of the present invention, the projected image may have higher resolution or field of view that is advantageous for the 3D sensing system.

Abstract: A boost converter includes an inductor and a diode electrically connected in series between an input voltage and an output voltage; a transistor electrically coupled to an interconnected node of the inductor and the diode; and a controller that controls switching of the transistor according to a transient mode and an estimated load current. The output voltage in a light-to-heavy load transient mode has at least one first valley point with a value of a transient voltage threshold, followed by at least one second valley point with a value higher than the first valley point, before exiting the light-to-heavy load transient mode.

Abstract: A method for performing region-of-interest (ROI)-based depth detection with aid of a pattern-adjustable projector and associated apparatus are provided.

Abstract: An overdrive method includes: performing loss compression to an input image to generate image data, and storing the image data into a memory; reading the image data from the memory and decoding the image data to obtain a previous image; obtaining a current image, calculating a difference between a current grey level at a location of the current image and a previous grey level of the previous image at the location; calculating a gain according to the difference and a threshold; calculating an overdrive grey level according to the current grey level and the previous grey level; and mixing the overdrive grey level and the current grey level based on the gain to generate an output grey level to replace the current grey level.

Abstract: An overdrive system includes a compressor that compresses an input signal to result in a compressed signal; a weighting device that generates a weighted sum of a current compressed signal and a current input signal, thereby resulting in a weighted current signal; and an overdriver that performs an overdrive operation according to a previous compressed signal and the weighted current signal.

Abstract: A display device includes a sensor pixel set having a maximal sensor pixel brightness value SV, a display pixel set having a display pixel brightness value DV, and a blurring pixel set disposed between the sensor pixel set and the display pixel set and having a blurring pixel brightness value BV. A minimal distance between the blurring pixel set and the sensor pixel set is Z and a minimal distance between the blurring pixel set and the display pixel set is (1?Z) to satisfy: BV=(1?Z)*SV+Z*DV.

Abstract: A driver circuit configured to drive a display panel to perform a display operation and a touch sensing operation is provided. The driver circuit includes a touch and display driver integration (TDDI) circuit and an external circuit. The TDDI circuit is configured to drive the display panel to perform the display operation and the touch sensing operation during a display period and a touch sensing period, respectively. The TDDI circuit outputs a reference signal. The external circuit is disposed outside of the TDDI circuit. The external circuit is configured to output a first output voltage and a second output voltage on the basis of the reference signal from the TDDI circuit. The first output voltage is larger than the second output voltage.

Abstract: A liquid crystal element includes a substrate, a diffractive optical element layer, and a liquid crystal material. The diffractive optical element layer has an uneven surface. The liquid crystal material is between the substrate and the uneven surface of the diffractive optical element layer. The liquid crystal material is disposed contiguously with the uneven surface of the diffractive optical element layer.

Abstract: A convolutional neural network (CNN) method includes determining a temporary buffer layer, which is located between a first layer and a final layer of a CNN system; performing convolutional operations from the first layer to the determined temporary buffer layer of the CNN system in a first stage to generate a feature map line according to partial input data of layers before the temporary buffer layer; and performing convolutional operations from the temporary buffer layer to the final layer of the CNN system in a second stage to generate a feature map.

Abstract: A line pattern projector includes a light source array, a lens and a diffractive microlens array. The light source array includes a plurality of light sources that emit light beams, wherein the plurality of light sources are arranged along a first direction. The lens is configured to collimate the light beams. The diffractive microlens array (MLA) is configured to diffract the collimated light beams thereby to project an illumination pattern, wherein a lens pitch of the diffractive MLA with respect to the first direction is wider than a lens pitch of the diffractive MLA with respect to a second direction. The illumination pattern is formed by overlapping multiple dot patterns that are projected by the light sources; and the illumination pattern includes a plurality of line light patterns in the first direction.

Abstract: A method for detecting a specific object based on a specific model includes: capturing a set of images, wherein objects in each image include a desired object; transmitting the set of images to a cloud server; in response to found objects being obtained from the set of images based on at least one object detection algorithm in the cloud server, displaying the found objects fora user to confirm which object is desired; in response to the desired object being confirmed from the found objects that are displayed, loading the specific model of the desired object from the cloud server, wherein the specific model of the desired object is trained on the cloud server based on at least the set of images and related CNN algorithm; and performing the specific model to detect the specific object on a captured image.

Abstract: A method for performing region-of-interest (ROI)-based depth detection with aid of a pattern-adjustable projector and associated apparatus are provided.

Abstract: A dot pattern projector includes a light source array, a lens and a diffracting unit. The light source array includes a plurality of light sources that emit light beams. The lens is configured to collimate the light beams. The diffracting unit is configured to diffract the collimated light beams thereby to project an illumination pattern, wherein the illumination pattern is formed by overlapping multiple dot patterns that are projected by different light sources or interlacing multiple dot patterns that are projected by different light sources.