Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed therebetween, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a surrounding exposed region not covered by the active layer, and the surrounding exposed region surrounds the active layer; a conductive layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, including a first conductive region extending toward and contacting the surrounding exposed region of the first semiconductor layer; an electrode layer formed on the first conductive region in the surrounding exposed region; an outside insulating layer covering a portion of the conductive layer and the electrode layer, and including a first opening exposing the other portion of the conductive layer; a bonding layer covering the outside insulating layer and electrically connecting to the other portion of the conductive layer through the first opening; and a conductive substrate, w

Abstract: A video decoding method is used for decoding a multi-plane video bitstream. The multi-plane video bitstream includes a first video subset bitstream corresponding to a fundamental plane (FP) and at least one second video subset bitstream corresponding to at least one augmented plane (AP). The video decoding method includes decoding the first video subset bitstream, decoding the at least one second video subset bitstream, and performing resampling of one decoded FP frame to generate one resampled frame. Decoding the first video subset bitstream includes performing decoding of a first FP frame to generate a first decoded FP frame. Decoding the at least one second video subset bitstream includes performing decoding of a first AP frame to generate a first decoded AP frame. A processing time of performing decoding of the first FP frame overlaps a processing time of performing resampling of said one decoded FP frame.

Abstract: An antenna is provided adapted to be formed on a metal housing of an electronic device. The antenna includes a first slot, a second slot, a substrate, a feed conductor and a signal source. The first slot and the second slot are formed on the metal housing. The first slot and the second slot are aligned along an axis. The substrate is disposed on the metal housing. The feed conductor is disposed on the substrate and corresponding to the first slot. The feed conductor includes a first section and a second section, the first section is extended in a first direction, the first slot is extended in the first direction toward the second slot, the second section extends in a second direction, and the second slot extends in the second direction toward the first slot. The signal source is electrically connected to the feed conductor.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides an antenna structure including a substrate, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a coupling element, a grounding element, and a feeding element. The first radiation element is disposed on the substrate, including a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion, and a feeding portion connected between the first radiation portion and the second radiation portion. The second radiation element is disposed on the substrate, including a third radiation portion and a coupling portion connected with the third radiation portion. A gap is formed between the first radiation portion and the third radiation portion. The coupling element is disposed on the substrate. The coupling element is separated from the coupling portion and coupling to the coupling portion. The grounding element is coupled with the coupling element. The feeding element is coupled with the feeding portion and the grounding element.

Abstract: A portable device capable of building a panorama, a panoramic video or/and a panoramic audio. The portable device has a plurality of sensors with overlapping sensing areas and an input device receiving a trigger signal that triggers the sensors to sense data for generating a panoramic photo/video/audio file.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer formed therebetween; a surrounding exposed region formed on peripheries of the semiconductor stack, exposing a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a conductive layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, including a first conductive region extending toward and contacting the surface of the first semiconductor layer in the surrounding exposed region; an electrode layer formed on the surrounding exposed region, surrounding the semiconductor stack, contacting the conductive layer and including an electrode pad not overlapping the semiconductor stack; an outside insulating layer covering a portion of the conductive layer and the electrode layer, including a first opening exposing the other portion of the conductive layer; a bonding layer covering the outside insulating layer and electrically connecting to the other portion of the conductive layer through the firs

Abstract: A projection display component of an electronic device includes a carrier and a first cover. The carrier is arranged to carry the electronic device. The first cover is arranged to partially reflect a projected image from the electronic device. The first cover is attached to the carrier via a first hinge set.

Abstract: A data processing system includes a buffer, a design under checking (DUC), and a self-checking circuit. The buffer is used to buffer data generated from a source device. The DUC is used to perform a designated function upon data read from the buffer when operating under a normal mode. The self-checking circuit is used to apply logic functional checking to the DUC when the DUC operates under a self-checking mode. When the DUC operates under the self-checking mode, the buffer keeps buffering data generated from the source device.

Abstract: A method for motion vector predictor derivation of a block includes scanning a plurality of candidate motion vector predictors derived from at least a portion of neighbors of the block. The step of scanning the candidate motion vector predictors includes: regarding one of the candidate motion vector predictors, selectively updating a first predictor list according to the candidate motion vector predictor when the candidate motion vector predictor points to a reference block in a designated reference frame of the block, and selectively updating a second predictor list according to the candidate motion vector predictor when the candidate motion vector predictor points to a reference block in a specific reference frame different from the designated reference frame of the block.

Abstract: A method for motion vector predictor derivation of a block includes following steps: during a same-reference-frame stage of the motion vector predictor derivation, scanning a plurality of candidate motion vector predictors derived from neighbors of the block, and generating a determination result by determining if any candidate motion vector predictor is qualified for a different-reference-frame stage of the motion vector predictor derivation; and referring to the determination result to selectively enable the different-reference-frame stage following the same-reference-frame stage.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a video decoding system. The video decoding system can include a decoder core configured to selectively decode independently decodable tiles in a picture, each tile including largest coding units (LCUs) each associated with a pair of picture-based (X, Y) coordinates or tile-based (X, Y) coordinates, and memory management circuitry configured to translate one or two coordinates of a current LCU to generate one or two translated coordinates, and to determine a target memory space storing reference data for decoding the current LCU based on the one or two translated coordinates.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer formed therebetween; a surrounding exposed region formed on peripheries of the semiconductor stack, exposing a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a conductive layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, including a first conductive region extending toward and contacting the surface of the first semiconductor layer in the surrounding exposed region; an electrode layer formed on the surrounding exposed region, surrounding the semiconductor stack, contacting the conductive layer and including an electrode pad not overlapping the semiconductor stack; an outside insulating layer covering a portion of the conductive layer and the electrode layer, including a first opening exposing the other portion of the conductive layer; a bonding layer covering the outside insulating layer and electrically connecting to the other portion of the conductive layer through the firs

Abstract: A power management method is provided to detect system information for a multimedia process, which is to be executed in a multimedia processor system that includes a plurality of cores belonging to a plurality of power domains. The power domains are controlled independently of one another. The method further identifies a set of power domains that provides a processing capacity matching a requirement of the multimedia process indicated in the system information, and supplies power to one or more of the power domains according to the identified set of power domains.

Abstract: An exemplary motion vector predictor determination method includes the following steps: determining a motion vector predictor of a block according to motion vector data of neighbor units associated with the block; and utilizing a motion vector predictor computing circuit for assigning the motion vector predictor determined for the block to a first sub-block within the block. In addition, an exemplary motion vector predictor determination apparatus employing the exemplary motion vector predictor determination method is provided.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for merging compressed access units according to compression rates and/or positions of the respective compressed access units. The method can include receiving a sequence of compressed access units corresponding to a sequence of raw access units partitioned from an image or a video frame and corresponding to a sequence of memory spaces in a frame buffer, determining a merged access unit including at least two consecutive compressed access units based on compression rates and/or positions of the sequence of compressed access units. The merged access unit is to be stored in the frame buffer with a reduced gap between the at least two consecutive compressed access units compared with storing the at least two consecutive compressed access units in corresponding memory spaces in the sequence of memory spaces.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and device for storing an input image into a memory. The disclosure describes allocating one or more frame buffers in the memory. The disclosure further describes dividing the input image into access units corresponding to subsets of the input image and allocating a main portion and a secondary portion in the frame buffer for each of the access units, wherein at least one of the secondary portions is not sequentially located after its respective main portion within the frame buffer. The disclosure also describes compressing the access units into compressed access units and storing each of the compressed access units into its respective main portion, and if a size of the compressed access unit exceeds a size of the main portion, then storing a remainder of the compressed access unit into its respective secondary portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video encoding or decoding used by a video encoder or decoder respectively are disclosed. In one method, input data associated with a video sequence are received. A current sequence header for a current picture is determined. Whether the current sequence header corresponds to a first sequence header or a second sequence header is determined. If the current sequence header corresponds to the second sequence header, one or more syntax values of a syntax set associated with the first sequence header are assigned to corresponding one or more syntax values of the syntax set associated with the current sequence header. The current picture is then encoded or decoded according to the current sequence header.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of sharing an on-chip buffer or cache memory for a video coding system using coding modes including Inter prediction mode or Intra Block Copy (IntraBC) mode are disclosed. At least partial pre-deblocking reconstructed video data of a current picture is stored in an on-chip buffer or cache memory. If the current block is coded using IntraBC mode, the pre-deblocking reconstructed video data of the current picture stored in the on-chip buffer or cache memory are used to derive IntraBC prediction for the current block. In some embodiments, if the current block is coded using Inter prediction mode, Inter reference video data from the previous picture stored in the on-chip buffer or cache memory are used to derive Inter prediction for the current block. In another embodiment, the motion compensation/motion estimation unit is shared by the two modes.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides an antenna system and an antenna structure thereof. The antenna structure includes a substrate, a radiation element, a coupling element, a grounding element, a conducting element, and a feeding element. The radiation element is disposed on the substrate and includes a first radiation portion for providing a first operating band, a second radiation portion for providing a second operating band, and a coupling portion connected between the first and the second radiation portion. The coupling element is disposed on the substrate. The coupling element and the coupling portion are separated from each other and coupling to each other. The feeding element is coupled between the coupling element and the grounding element and for feeding a signal. The conducting element is used to transmit a signal to the grounding element.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus has an arithmetic decoder and a controller. A counter logic of the controller generates a first statistics result according to a first syntax element decoding result. A control logic of the controller instructs the arithmetic decoder to perform a first scan procedure at least once to generate the first syntax element decoding result of transform coefficients of a transform coefficient block, controls a repetition number of a second scan procedure based at least partly on the first statistics result, and instructs the arithmetic decoder to perform the second scan procedure at least once to generate a second syntax element decoding result of the transform coefficients. The first scan procedure decodes a first coded syntax element of one transform coefficient when performed by the arithmetic decoder once. The second scan procedure decodes a second coded syntax element of one transform coefficient when performed by the arithmetic decoder once.