Abstract: A catalyst layer material and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) having same are provided. The catalyst layer material used for a fuel cell has a catalyst support and a catalyst distributed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support has TiWMXNYOZ, wherein Ti is titanium; M is one metal element selected from a group consisting of group IB metals, group IIA metals, group IIB metals, group VB metals, group VIB metals, group VIIB metals and group VIIIB metals; N is an non-metal element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur; O is oxygen; 0<W?1; 0<X?0.5; 0<Y?0.2; 1.5?Z?2.0. By applying a non-carbon catalyst support doped with metal cations and anions to the membrane electrode assembly, stability and performance of the fuel cell can be effectively enhanced.

Abstract: A touch panel correcting apparatus for correcting a first coordinate and a second coordinate associated with a touch position is provided. The correcting apparatus includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a look-up table storing a plurality of corrected coordinates. The controller selects a corrected first coordinate from the look-up table according to the first coordinate, and substitutes the corrected first coordinate and the second substitute into a function to generate a corrected second coordinate corresponding to the second coordinate.

Abstract: A catalyst composition and a use thereof are provided. The catalyst composition includes a support and at least one RuXMY alloy attached to the surface of the support, wherein M is a transition metal and X?Y. The catalyst composition is used in an alkaline electrochemical energy conversion reaction, and can improve the energy conversion efficiency for an electrochemical energy conversion device and significantly reduce material costs.

Abstract: A method for designing a pattern of sensing channels is provided. The method is applied to a touch panel including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sections of sensing channels. The electrodes are connected to a plurality of sensors for the touch panel via the sections of sensing channels. According to a minimum sensing channel width, a minimum sensing channel gap, a maximum distribution width and lengths of the sections of sensing channels, a set of rules are established. According to the set of rules, a programming process is utilized to determine respective widths of the sections of sensing channels.

Abstract: A signal processing method for a display device is provided. The display device is capable of connecting a portable consumer electronic device via a high-definition link (MHL) port. Via the communication bus (CBUS) in the MHL port, a set of encryption codes is provided to the portable consumer electronic device. Based on an encrypted identification fed back from the portable consumer electronic device, it is determined whether the portable consumer electronic device passes authentication. If the portable consumer electronic device passes the authentication, when a human interface device provides a user command to the display device, the user command is encrypted according to the set of encryption codes to generate an encrypted user command compliant to the CBUS specification. Via the CBUS of the MHL port, the encrypted user command is provided to the portable consumer electronic device.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of first signal lines, a first testing line and a second testing line. The first signal lines are disposed on a peripheral area and electrically connected to corresponding pixel units. The first signal lines include a plurality of first sets of signal lines and a plurality of second sets of signal lines alternatively arranged. The first and second sets of signal lines are formed on different layers. The first testing line is electrically connected to the first sets of signal lines. The second testing line is electrically connected to the second sets of signal lines.

Abstract: A self-capacitive touch control apparatus includes a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of sensors, and a number determining module. The sensors detect capacitance changes in the electrodes to generate a plurality of sensing results. The number determining module calculates a total sensing amount according to the sensing results, and determines the number of touch points according to the total sensing amount.

Abstract: A signal processing method for a touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a first sensing region and a second sensing region. The first sensing region is monitored by at least one first sensor to generate a first monitoring result. The second sensing region is monitored by at least one second sensor to generate a second monitoring result. The signal processing method includes determining whether a touch point formed in the first sensing region is close to the second sensing region, and generating position information of the touch point according to the first monitoring result and the second monitoring result when the touch point is close to the second sensing region.

Abstract: A self-capacitive touch panel including a border region and a central region is provided. The border region has a first area and corresponds to a P number of first sensors. The central region has a second area and corresponds to a Q number of second sensors. A ratio of P to the first area is greater than a ratio of Q to the second area.

Abstract: A virtual desktop client for controlling a server device and displaying an operation image corresponding to the server device on a display device is provided. The virtual desktop client includes: a network control module, configured to receive a remote image from the server device; an input driving module, configured to drive an input device connected to the virtual desktop client, and to generate input information by the input device; and a control chip, configured to draw a pattern on the remote image according to the input information to obtain a client-end image, and to display the operation image on the display device according to the client-end image. The control chip further generates control information according to the input information that is associated with a position of the pattern, and transmits the control information to the server device through the network control module.

Abstract: A self-capacitive touch panel including a border electrode and a central electrode is provided. The border electrode has a first centroid. The central electrode has a second centroid A first average distance from the first centroid to all possible touch points in the border electrode is smaller than a second average distance from the second centroid to all possible touch points in the central electrode.

Abstract: A touch panel including multiple electrodes is provided. The electrodes form a sensing area and are disposed on a same plane. The sensing area has a first border and a second border that are substantially perpendicular to each other. The electrodes include one parallelogram electrode. The parallelogram electrode has two first sides parallel to the first border and two second sides parallel to neither the first border nor the second border.

Abstract: A display system capable of being coupled to a host includes: a display controller; a display port (DP), including a main link, an auxiliary channel and a signal detection end; a DP engine, coupled to the DP via the main link, the auxiliary channel and the signal detection end, for outputting an image signal to the display controller; and a detection circuit, coupled to the DP via the auxiliary channel, for selectively outputting an indication signal to the DP engine in response to a communication signal in the auxiliary signal pair in the auxiliary channel.

Abstract: A circuit for color space conversion and associated method compresses a portion of an xvYCC color space exceeding an sRGB color space into the sRGB color space via a simplified circuit design when a conversion from the xvYCC color space to the sRGB color space is performed, thereby improving visual effects. The circuit for color space conversion includes a conversion unit converting a pixel signal from the xvYCC color space to the sRGB color space. During the conversion, the conversion unit generates a pixel component on each dimension of the sRGB color space, and compresses the pixel component to output a compressed pixel component when a value of any pixel component is in a compression interval. The compressed pixel component does not exceed a defined range on a corresponding dimension of the sRGB color space.

Abstract: A method for designing a pattern of sensing channels is provided. The method is applied to a touch panel including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sections of sensing channels. The electrodes are connected to a plurality of sensors for the touch panel via the sections of sensing channels. According to a minimum sensing channel width, a minimum sensing channel gap, a maximum distribution width and lengths of the sections of sensing channels, a set of rules are established. According to the set of rules, a programming process is utilized to determine respective widths of the sections of sensing channels.

Abstract: A signal processing method for a display device is provided. The display device is capable of connecting a portable consumer electronic device via a high-definition link (MHL) port. Via the communication bus (CBUS) in the MHL port, a set of encryption codes is provided to the portable consumer electronic device. Based on an encrypted identification fed back from the portable consumer electronic device, it is determined whether the portable consumer electronic device passes authentication. If the portable consumer electronic device passes the authentication, when a human interface device provides a user command to the display device, the user command is encrypted according to the set of encryption codes to generate an encrypted user command compliant to the CBUS specification. Via the CBUS of the MHL port, the encrypted user command is provided to the portable consumer electronic device.

Abstract: A signal processing method for a touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a first sensing region and a second sensing region. The first sensing region is monitored by at least one first sensor to generate a first monitoring result. The second sensing region is monitored by at least one second sensor to generate a second monitoring result. The signal processing method includes determining whether a touch point formed in the first sensing region is close to the second sensing region, and generating position information of the touch point according to the first monitoring result and the second monitoring result when the touch point is close to the second sensing region.

Abstract: A display control device for controlling a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a touch panel and is for displaying an image signal of a computer host. The display control device includes a touch panel controller and a screen controller. The touch panel controller controls the touch panel to perform touch sensing and accordingly generates a touch control signal. The screen controller controls the display apparatus to operate between an adjustment mode and a display mode according a mode signal. When the display apparatus operates in the adjustment mode, the screen controller performs on-screen display (OSD) control according to the touch control signal to adjust the display apparatus. When the display apparatus operates in the display mode, the touch control signal is transmitted to the computer host to control the computer host.

Abstract: A universal quick port switching method and an associated apparatus are provided. An apparatus for universally and quickly detecting port switching includes a plurality of resistors for receiving a plurality of ground signals from a plurality of receiving ports, respectively; a divided-voltage detecting circuit coupled to the resistors, for generating a predictable divided voltage; and an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the divided-voltage detecting circuit, for generating a digital output according to the predictable divided voltage. The detecting apparatus determines whether the receiving ports are active or not according to the digital output.

Abstract: A touch panel correcting apparatus for correcting a first coordinate and a second coordinate associated with a touch position is provided. The correcting apparatus includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a look-up table storing a plurality of corrected coordinates. The controller selects a corrected first coordinate from the look-up table according to the first coordinate, and substitutes the corrected first coordinate and the second substitute into a function to generate a corrected second coordinate corresponding to the second coordinate.