Abstract: An example electronic device includes a controller to determine a user touch detection by a power adaptor coupled to the electronic device to operate the electronic device in an AC power mode. The power adaptor may comprise a proximity sensor to detect a user touch for detachment of the power adaptor from the electronic device, and a control circuit to operate a configuration pin in a low output mode to signal user touch detection. The controller may initiate central processing unit (CPU) throttling to reduce power consumption by the electronic device. The controller may further stop CPU throttling in response to detecting that the power adaptor has been detached from the electronic device. Further, the controller may switch the electronic device to a DC power mode to operate using DC power supplied by a battery of the electronic device in response to power adaptor detachment.

Abstract: A host circuit includes a first clock generator, a first input output interface, a first communication interface, and a first processor. The first clock generator generates a first clock signal. The first processor outputs a trigger signal through the first input output interface, records a first clock count of the first clock generator at the same time, and outputs the first clock count through the first communication interface. A slave circuit includes a second clock generator, a second input output interface, a second communication interface, and a second processor. The second clock generator generates a second clock signal. When receiving the trigger signal, the second processor records a second clock count of the second clock generator, and calculates a time difference between the first clock signal and the second clock signal according to the first clock count and the second clock count.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a metallization method, comprising (a) forming on a first surface of a substrate an underlayer from an underlayer composition comprising: a first polymer comprising an acid-labile group, and a sensitizing group, wherein (i) the first polymer comprises the sensitizing group or (ii) a compound that is distinct from the first polymer comprises the sensitizing group; wherein the underlayer has a first thickness; (b) forming on the underlayer a photoresist layer from a photoresist composition comprising: a second polymer comprising an acid-labile group, and a photoacid generator; wherein the photoresist layer has a second thickness; (c) pattern-wise exposing the photoresist layer to activating radiation; (d) developing the exposed photoresist layer with a basic developer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a SoC including a recognition circuit and a processing circuit. The recognition circuit is configured to obtain image data from an image capturing device, and perform a recognition operation on the image data to generate a recognition result. The processing circuit is coupled to the recognition circuit, and is configured to determine a ROI in the image data according to the recognition result, perform image enhancement operation on the ROI to generate an enhanced region, and combine the enhanced region with the image data to generate processed image data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a SoC including a person recognition circuit, a sound detection circuit and a processing circuit. The person recognition circuit is configured to obtain image data from an image capturing device, and perform a person recognition operation on the image data to generate a recognition result. The sound detection circuit is configured to receive a plurality of sound signals from a plurality of microphones, and determine a sound characteristic value of a main sound. The processing circuit is configured to determine a specific region in the image data according to the recognition result and the sound characteristic value of the main sound, and process the image data to highlight the specific region.

Abstract: A host circuit includes a first clock generator, a first input output interface, a first communication interface, and a first processor. The first clock generator generates a first clock signal. The first processor outputs a trigger signal through the first input output interface, records a first clock count of the first clock generator at the same time, and outputs the first clock count through the first communication interface. A slave circuit includes a second clock generator, a second input output interface, a second communication interface, and a second processor. The second clock generator generates a second clock signal. When receiving the trigger signal, the second processor records a second clock count of the second clock generator, and calculates a time difference between the first clock signal and the second clock signal according to the first clock count and the second clock count.

Abstract: A dynamic speech recognition method includes performing a first stage: detecting sound data by using a digital microphone and storing the sound data in a first memory, generating a human voice detection signal in response to detecting a human voice from the sound data, and determining to selectively perform a second stage or a third stage according to a total effective data volume, a transmission bit rate of the digital microphone and a recognition interval time. In the second stage, the first processing circuit outputs a first command to a second processing circuit, and the second processing circuit instructs a memory access circuit to operate. In the third stage, the first processing circuit outputs a second command to the second processing circuit, and the second processing circuit instructs the memory access circuit to operate, and the second processing circuit determines whether the speech data matches a predetermined speech command.

Abstract: A processing system operates in a first power domain and includes a first memory, a memory access circuit, and a first processing circuit. The first memory stores sound data detected by a microphone. The memory access circuit transfers the sound data to a second memory according to a first command, in order to store the sound data as voice data. The first processing circuit outputs a second command according to a human voice detection signal. The second command is for enabling a second processing circuit, in order to determine whether the voice data in the second memory matches a predetermined voice command. One of the first and the second processing circuits outputs the first command. The second processing circuit operates in a second power domain. A power consumption to which the first power domain corresponds is lower than a power consumption to which the second power domain corresponds.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for detecting the resolution of a video material are provided. The method is applied to an electronic device, and a calculation circuit of the electronic device executes an AI model. The video material includes multiple frames, and each frame includes multiple sub-frames. The AI model processes multiple pixel data to generate an intermediate resolution corresponding to the pixel data. The method includes the following steps: (A) generating a target sub-frame, the number of pixels of the target sub-frame being smaller than the number of pixels in any frame; (B) inputting the target sub-frame into the AI model to generate the intermediate resolution; (C) storing the intermediate resolution; (D) repeating steps (A) to (C) to generate multiple intermediate resolutions; and (E) determining the resolution of the video material based on the intermediate resolutions.

Abstract: A processing system includes random access memory, memories, a main processor, and a microprocessor. The random access memory is configured to store code. The main processor is configured to transfer the code to a first memory in the memories. The microprocessor is configured to set the memories into a self-refresh mode and turn off the main processor in a standby mode. The microprocessor generates a first command based on a predetermined event, in which the main processor is further configured to be activated according to the first command, in order to enable the first memory. The microprocessor executes a standby application according to the code stored in the first memory, in order to confirm whether to operate in the standby mode constantly.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for detecting the resolution of a video material are provided. The method is applied to an electronic device, and a calculation circuit of the electronic device executes an AI model. The video material includes multiple frames, and each frame includes multiple sub-frames. The AI model processes multiple pixel data to generate an intermediate resolution corresponding to the pixel data. The method includes the following steps: (A) generating a target sub-frame, the number of pixels of the target sub-frame being smaller than the number of pixels in any frame; (B) inputting the target sub-frame into the AI model to generate the intermediate resolution; (C) storing the intermediate resolution; (D) repeating steps (A) to (C) to generate multiple intermediate resolutions; and (E) determining the resolution of the video material based on the intermediate resolutions.

Abstract: A dynamic speech recognition method includes performing a first stage: detecting sound data by using a digital microphone and storing the sound data in a first memory, generating a human voice detection signal in response to detecting a human voice from the sound data, and determining to selectively perform a second stage or a third stage according to a total effective data volume, a transmission bit rate of the digital microphone and a recognition interval time. In the second stage, the first processing circuit outputs a first command to a second processing circuit, and the second processing circuit instructs a memory access circuit to operate. In the third stage, the first processing circuit outputs a second command to the second processing circuit, and the second processing circuit instructs the memory access circuit to operate, and the second processing circuit determines whether the speech data matches a predetermined speech command.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multimedia pipeline device including first pipeline circuits and a processor. The first pipeline circuits include: a first circuit generating first data according to input data and recording characteristic information of the input data; and a second circuit generating second data according to the first data and recording characteristic information of the first data. The processor determines whether the characteristic information of the input data and the characteristic information of the first data are correct according to first and second prestored information respectively, in which at least a part of the first prestored information is recorded by the first circuit according to verified input data in advance and at least a part of the second prestored information is recorded by the second circuit according to verified first data in advance, and the verified input data and the input data originate from the same multimedia test file.

Abstract: A processing system includes random access memory, memories, a main processor, and a microprocessor. The random access memory is configured to store code. The main processor is configured to transfer the code to a first memory in the memories. The microprocessor is configured to set the memories into a self-refresh mode and turn off the main processor in a standby mode. The microprocessor generates a first command based on a predetermined event, in which the main processor is further configured to be activated according to the first command, in order to enable the first memory. The microprocessor executes a standby application according to the code stored in the first memory, in order to confirm whether to operate in the standby mode constantly.

Abstract: A processing system operates in a first power domain and includes a first memory, a memory access circuit, and a first processing circuit. The first memory stores sound data detected by a microphone. The memory access circuit transfers the sound data to a second memory according to a first command, in order to store the sound data as voice data. The first processing circuit outputs a second command according to a human voice detection signal. The second command is for enabling a second processing circuit, in order to determine whether the voice data in the second memory matches a predetermined voice command. One of the first and the second processing circuits outputs the first command. The second processing circuit operates in a second power domain. A power consumption to which the first power domain corresponds is lower than a power consumption to which the second power domain corresponds.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multimedia pipeline device including first pipeline circuits and a processor. The first pipeline circuits include: a first circuit generating first data according to input data and recording characteristic information of the input data; and a second circuit generating second data according to the first data and recording characteristic information of the first data. The processor determines whether the characteristic information of the input data and the characteristic information of the first data are correct according to first and second prestored information respectively, in which at least a part of the first prestored information is recorded by the first circuit according to verified input data in advance and at least a part of the second prestored information is recorded by the second circuit according to verified first data in advance, and the verified input data and the input data originate from the same multimedia test file.

Abstract: A magnetic apparatus includes a first conductive feature. The first conductive feature conducts a current. The first conductive feature directs an electron having an energy ranging from 50 to 250 MeV in response to a magnetic field generated by the current. The first conductive feature includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg is integrated with the second leg. The second leg and the first leg define a first space, wherein the electron penetrates the first space and is redirected in the first space.

Abstract: A magnetic apparatus includes a first conductive feature. The first conductive feature conducts a current. The first conductive feature directs an electron having an energy ranging from 50 to 250 MeV in response to a magnetic field generated by the current. The first conductive feature includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg is integrated with the second leg. The second leg and the first leg define a first space, wherein the electron penetrates the first space and is redirected in the first space.

Abstract: A photoresist composition comprises an acid-sensitive polymer, and a cyclic sulfonium compound having the formula: (Ra)1—(Ar)—S+(—CH2—)m·?O3S—(CRb2)n-(L)p-X wherein each Ra is independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1-30 alkyl group, C6-30 aryl group, C7-30 aralkyl group, or combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, Ar is a monocyclic, polycyclic, or fused polycyclic C6-30 aryl group, each Rb is independently H, F, a linear or branched C1-10 fluoroalkyl or a linear or branched heteroatom-containing C1-10 fluoroalkyl, L is a C1-30 linking group optionally comprising a heteroatom comprising O, S, N, F, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing heteroatoms, X is a substituted or unsubstituted, C5 or greater monocyclic, polycyclic or fused polycyclic cycloaliphatic group, optionally comprising a heteroatom comprising O, S, N, F, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, and 1 is an integer of 0 to 4, m is an integer of 3 to 20, n is an integer of 0 to 4, and p

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the method for producing the biodiesel comprising steps of providing a biomass having an oil, obtaining a crude mixture of the biomass, and then performing a transesterification in which the crude mixture is used as a reacting material thereof to produce the biodiesel.