Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure with having a source/drain feature with a central cavity, and a source/drain contact feature formed in central cavity of the source/drain region, wherein the source/drain contact feature is nearly wrapped around by the source/drain region. The source/drain contact feature may extend to a lower most of a plurality semiconductor layers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first device and a second device disposed adjacent to the first device; a conductive pillar disposed adjacent to the first device or the second device; a molding surrounding the first device, the second device and the conductive pillar; and a redistribution layer (RDL) over the first device, the second device, the molding and the conductive pillar, wherein the RDL electrically connects the first device to the second device and includes an opening penetrating the RDL and exposing a sensing area over the first device.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light board and a light dimmer circuit. The light board includes multiple first light emitting elements and second light emitting elements. The first light emitting elements are disposed in a first area of the light board. The second light emitting elements are disposed in a second area of the light board. The light dimmer circuit is configured to drive the second light emitting elements to generate flickering lights from the second area of the light board, and is configured to drive the first light emitting elements to generate non-flickering lights from the first area of the light board.

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with touch sensors. One or more shielding layers may be interposed between the display and the touch sensors. The shielding layers may include shielding structures such as a conductive mesh structure and/or a transparent conductive film. The shielding structures may be actively driven or passively biased. In the active driving scheme, one or more inverting circuits may receive a noise signal from a cathode layer in the display and/or from the shielding structures, invert the received noise signal, and drive the inverted noise signal back onto the shielding structures to prevent any noise from the display from negatively impacting the performance of the touch sensors. In the passive biasing scheme, the shielding structures may be biased to a power supply voltage.

Abstract: An LED lamp is provided. The LED lamp includes a lamp shell and an LED module. The lamp shell includes a socket. The LED module is assembled with the lamp shell, and the LED module includes a circuit board, a plurality of LEDs, and an electronic circuit. The LEDs are electrically connected to the electronic circuit by conductive traces provided on a surface of the circuit board. The LEDs mounted on the other surface of the circuit board are arranged at a center thereof and surrounded by the electronic circuit. The LED module is assembled with the lamp shell, and the socket of the LED lamp is connectable to a power conversion device capable of providing electric power to high-pressure sodium lamp.

Abstract: Methods for testing a special pattern and testing a probe card defect in wafer testing are provided. In the method for testing the special pattern, a wafer is divided into multiple testing partitions, in which each of the testing partitions includes multiple dies. The dies in each testing partition of the wafer are respectively tested by multiple sites of the probe card to obtain a testing map. Then, a number of the dies having defects and a number of the dies without defect within each of the testing partitions in the testing map are accumulated to construct chi-square test and calculate a maximum P-value. Finally, it is determined whether a minimum of the maximum P-values of all of the testing partitions is smaller than a certain predetermined threshold. If the minimum is smaller than the threshold, it is determined that the testing map of the wafer contains the special pattern.

Abstract: Methods for testing a special pattern and testing a probe card defect in wafer testing are provided. In the method for testing the special pattern, a wafer is divided into multiple testing partitions, in which each of the testing partitions includes multiple dies. The dies in each testing partition of the wafer are respectively tested by multiple sites of the probe card to obtain a testing map. Then, a number of the dies having defects and a number of the dies without defect within each of the testing partitions in the testing map are accumulated to construct chi-square test and calculate a maximum P-value. Finally, it is determined whether a minimum of the maximum P-values of all of the testing partitions is smaller than a certain predetermined threshold. If the minimum is smaller than the threshold, it is determined that the testing map of the wafer contains the special pattern.

Abstract: A direct-current light-emitting diode lamp (DC LED lamp) with a polarity-holding function receives a DC driving voltage and the DC LED lamp includes at least one LED string and a polarity-holding circuit. The at least one LED string has a plurality of LEDs and each LED is connected in series to each other to form an anode terminal and a cathode terminal. The polarity-holding circuit is electrically connected to the anode terminal and the cathode terminal of the LED string. The polarity-holding circuit receives the DC driving voltage and holds the polarity of the DC driving voltage, thus driving the LED string in forward bias.

Abstract: A resonant transformer and resonant converter are disclosed. The resonant transformer includes a first bobbin, a first primary winding coil, plural first secondary winding coils, a second bobbin, a second primary winding coil, plural second secondary winding coils and a magnetic core assembly. The first bobbin includes a first winding section and plural single-trough second winding sections. Plural pins are arranged at the first winding section. The first primary winding coil is wound around the first winding section and connected with the pins. The first secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections. The second bobbin includes a third winding section and plural single-trough fourth winding sections. The second primary winding coil are wound around the third winding section and connected with the pins at the first winding section of the first bobbin. The second secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough fourth winding sections.

Abstract: A LED backlight module includes a substrate, a heat-dissipating plate, a LED string and a backlight driving circuit. The LED string includes plural LEDs. The LED string further includes a positive driving terminal, a negative driving terminal and a connecting terminal. A positive output terminal, a negative output terminal and a zero voltage terminal of the backlight driving circuit are respectively connected with the positive driving terminal, the negative driving terminal and the heat-dissipating plate, so that a positive driving voltage and a negative driving voltage are generated by the backlight driving circuit to drive illumination of the LED string. A first number of LEDs of the LED string are electrically connected between the connecting terminal and the positive driving terminal. A second number of LEDs of the LED string are electrically connected between the connecting terminal and the negative driving terminal.

Abstract: A current-sharing supply circuit includes a current providing circuit, a first output rectifier circuit, a second output rectifier circuit, a first current-sharing transformer, a second current-sharing transformer, a first current-sharing circuit and a second current-sharing circuit. By adjusting the equivalent impedance values of the first current-sharing circuit, the second current-sharing circuit, the primary winding coil of the first current-sharing transformer and the primary winding coil of the second current-sharing transformer, the first output current and the second output current are substantially identical.

Abstract: A power supply circuit for receiving an input voltage to drive a plurality of loads is disclosed. The power supply circuit comprises a plurality of switch circuits, a plurality of power conversion circuits and a phase delay circuit. The plurality of switch circuits are connected with the plurality of loads, respectively. The plurality of power conversion circuits are connected with the plurality of loads and the plurality of switch circuits, respectively, for converting the input voltage into a plurality of driving voltages and transmitting the plurality of driving voltages to the plurality of loads, respectively, when the plurality of switch circuits are conducted.

Abstract: A transformer includes a bobbin assembly, a primary winding coil, a first secondary winding coil, a second secondary winding coil, and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin assembly includes a primary winding part, a first secondary winding part, a second secondary winding part and a channel. A first opening is formed in a bottom surface of the bobbin assembly and communicates with the channel. The primary winding coil is wound around the primary winding part. The first secondary winding coil is wound around the first secondary winding part. The second secondary winding coil is wound around the second secondary winding part. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the channel of the bobbin assembly, and includes a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part. The second magnetic part includes a first extension post, and the first extension post is inserted into the first opening of the bobbin assembly.

Abstract: A multi-loop power factor correction circuit includes a first rectifier circuit, an integrated multi-inductor magnetic member, plural switching circuits, plural rectifying elements, and a power factor correction controlling circuit. The integrated multi-inductor magnetic member includes a first slab, a second slab, a middle post, plural lateral posts, and plural winding coil assemblies. The winding coil assemblies are wound around respective lateral posts to form at least a first inductor and a second inductor. The magnetic flux cross-section area of the middle post is smaller than the sum of the magnetic flux cross-section areas of the lateral posts. The switching circuits are alternately conducted, so that the distribution of an input AC current is similar to the waveform of the input AC voltage.

Abstract: A frequency-variable dimming control apparatus for a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The frequency-variable dimming control apparatus is provided for dimming the LEDs. The frequency-variable dimming control apparatus includes a DC/AC converter, a resonance circuit, a transformer, a current-sensing unit, and a control unit. The DC/AC converter receives and converts a DC input voltage into an AC voltage. The resonance circuit is electrically connected to the DC/AC converter to receive and converter the AC voltage into a resonance voltage. The transformer receives the resonance voltage and outputs an AC driven voltage. The current-sensing unit is electrically connected to a secondary-side winding of the transformer to output a current frequency signal. The control unit is electrically connected to the current-sensing unit and the DC/AC converter to receive a dimming control signal for dimming the LEDs.

Abstract: A power conversion circuit for decentralizing input current includes a capacitor, a first inductor, a first switching circuit, a first discharging circuit, a second inductor, a second switching circuit, a second discharging circuit, and a control circuit. Under control of the control circuit, the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit are alternately conducted, and the second switching circuit is successively conducted when the first switching circuit is shut off.

Abstract: A current-sharing backlight driving circuit for light-emitting diodes and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The current-sharing backlight driving circuit includes a class-E converter and a plurality of power processing units. The class-E converter receives a DC input voltage and produces an AC output voltage. The AC output voltage outputted from the class-E converter is converted into a DC driven voltage thorough the power processing units, thus driving the light-emitting diodes and providing a current-sharing backlight operation.