Abstract: A tape laying device includes a tape transmission mechanism, a compaction head mechanism, a cutter mechanism, a heating mechanism and a motion mechanism. The tape transmission mechanism is configured to transmit the pre-impregnated tape. The compaction head mechanism, connected with the tape transmission mechanism, is configured to depress and drive the pre-impregnated tape transmitted by the tape transmission mechanism to follow a moving path so as to adhere the pre-impregnated tape onto the mould surface. The cutter mechanism is configured to cut the pre-impregnated tape. The heating mechanism, disposed downstream to the cutter mechanism, is configured to heat the pre-impregnated tape. The motion mechanism is used to have the cutter mechanism having an active path to move toward the moving path while the cutter mechanism cuts the pre-impregnated tape.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first stacked nanostructure and a second stacked nanostructure formed over a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate structure formed over the first stacked nanostructure, and the first gate structure includes a first portion of a gate dielectric layer and a first portion of a filling layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a second gate structure formed over the second stacked nanostructure, and the second gate structure includes a second portion of the gate dielectric layer and a second portion of the filling layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a first isolation layer between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, wherein the first isolation layer has an extending portion which is formed in a recess between the gate dielectric layer and the filling layer.

Abstract: A station (STA) for communicating with an Access Point (AP) in a wireless communication system is provided. The STA includes a wireless transceiver and a processor. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from the AP. The processor receives allocation information indicating a first user block for the STA in a first RU of an MU-PPDU from the AP via the wireless transceiver, and the first RU includes multiple user blocks allocated for different STAs. Also, the processor sends Uplink (UL) data or receives Downlink (DL) data in the first user block to or from the AP via the wireless transceiver according to the allocation information.

Abstract: An improved charger and charging system for an electronic device is provided. The charger includes a power delivery controller configured to determine which pins of a USB Type-C connector are used for charging. The power delivery controller is capable of designating pins other than the VBUS pin for charging, thereby distributing the current for charging an electronic device more efficiently.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a power supply device for intelligently adjusting an output voltage and a method thereof. The power supply device receives an external voltage source in order to modulate an external voltage from the external voltage source and provide the modulated external voltage to an electrical device with a preset power mode comprises: a power plug, a voltage modulation module, a connecting part, a control module.

Abstract: By inserting a symbol start tag at a start of a data segment corresponding to each symbol of a multimedia data stream, and by inserting frame start tags at starts of different frames in a start data segment, data signals belonging to different channels can be precisely and rapidly classified and decoded when the multimedia data stream is performed with demodulation.

Abstract: By determining a scaling factor for scaling signals according to a signal having low bit error rates, and by adjusting soft data using the scaling factor, when soft data are simulated using the Gaussian Model having obvious errors with respect to reality, impacts of signals having low bit error rates are effectively amplified so that impacts of signals having high bit error rates are effectively reduced on the contrary. As a result, the obvious errors introduced by using the Gaussian Model and a low broadcast quality of digital television signals caused by said obvious errors can be neutralized.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adaptively controlling a transmission signal for transmission to at least one receiver in a terrestrial region is disclosed. The method selects a transmission signal mode having a modulation scheme, code scheme, and code rate from a plurality of transmission signal modes according to received information, generates a transmission signal according to the selected mode, and transmits the generated transmission signal to the receiver.

Abstract: An error correction apparatus for a digital signal received by a signal reception terminal includes two error correction modules. The first error correction module performs first error correction on an input signal to generate an intermediate signal satisfying a termination condition. The second error correction module receives and selectively performs second error correction on the intermediate signal to generate a corrected signal. The termination condition is associated with a maximum error correction capability of the second error correction.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus for receiving a spectral line of an original signal includes a starting point determining module, a searching module and a symbol rate determining module. The starting point determining module finds a maximum energy in the spectral line and determines at least one search starting point according to the maximum energy. From the at least one search starting point, the searching module searches along the spectral line towards a region with a lower energy for at least one minimum energy satisfying a predetermined condition. The symbol rate determining module determines a symbol rate of the original signal according to the at least one minimum energy.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating channel effects is provided. A receiving module receives first data and first reference information arriving in a first time period, second data and second reference data arriving in a second time period, and third data and third reference data arriving in a third time period. An estimation module estimates channel effects corresponding to the first and third data, and the first, second and third reference data, respectively. A coefficient calculation module performs a Wiener filter coefficient calculation on the channel effects corresponding to the first, second and third reference data to generate a set of time-domain interpolation coefficients. An interpolation module interpolates the channel effects corresponding to the first third data according to the set of time-domain interpolation coefficients to generate a channel effect corresponding to the second data.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes an initial detecting module, a mixer, a symbol rate detecting module, a judging module and a correcting module. The initial detecting module determines an initial carrier frequency offset of an input signal according to a spectrum of the input signal. The mixer adjusts the input signal according to the initial carrier frequency offset to generate a frequency-compensated signal. The symbol rate detecting module determines a symbol rate of the input signal. The judging module judges whether the initial carrier frequency offset is correct according to the frequency-compensated signal. When a judgment result of the judging module is negative, the correcting module determines a corrected carrier frequency offset according to the symbol rate and the spectrum.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting receiving system is provided. A receiving module receives an M number of symbols each carrying an N number of subcarriers of a control signal. A converting module performs FFT on respective kth subcarriers of an ith symbol and an (i+1)th symbol to generate an (i, k)th converted value and an (i+1, k)th converted value. A demodulating module performs differential demodulation on the (i, k)th and (i+1, k)th converted values to generate an (i, k)th demodulation value. A combining module soft-combines the (i, 1)th demodulation value through the (i, N)th demodulation value to generate an ith prediction value corresponding to the ith symbol. A determining module identifies a synchronization segment in the control signal according to the 1st prediction value to the (M?1)th prediction value.

Abstract: A channel scanning method for Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite (DVB-S) signals is provided. The method includes: scanning a radio frequency (RF) signal according to a normal frequency step; when the Nth channel is detected, obtaining a difference between a low boundary of an Nth channel and a high boundary of an (N?1)th channel; and, when the difference is within a predetermined bandwidth range, scanning the RF signal between the high boundary of the (N?1)th channel and the low boundary of the Nth channel according to a narrow frequency step. The normal frequency step is greater than the narrow frequency step.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting spectrum inversion includes a different correlator and a determining module. The differential correlator performs an odd-order differential correlation on an input signal and a known signal to generate a differential correlation result. When the input signal is determined as corresponding to a target signal of the known signal, the determining module detects spectrum inversion in the input signal according to the phase of the differential correlation result.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting receiving system is provided. A receiving module receives an M number of symbols each carrying an N number of subcarriers of a control signal. A converting module performs FFT on respective kth subcarriers of an ith symbol and an (i+1)th symbol to generate an (i, k)th converted value and an (i+1, k)th converted value. A demodulating module performs differential demodulation on the (i, k)th and (i+1, k)th converted values to generate an (i, k)th demodulation value. A combining module soft-combines the (i, 1)th demodulation value through the (i, N)th demodulation value to generate an ith prediction value corresponding to the ith symbol. A determining module identifies a synchronization segment in the control signal according to the 1st prediction value to the (M?1)th prediction value.

Abstract: A symbol rate detection apparatus includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a coarse detection module, a mixer, a down-sampling module, and a fine detection module. The ADC converts an analog input signal to a digital input signal at an original sampling frequency. The coarse detection module estimates a carrier frequency offset and a coarse symbol rate according to the digital input signal. The mixer adjusts the frequency of the digital input signal according to the carrier frequency offset to generate a frequency-compensated signal. The fine detection module determines a fine symbol rate according to the frequency-compensated signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for correcting a phase error is provided. The apparatus includes an error estimating module and a correcting module. The error estimating module receives a phase-shift keying signal, and calculates a phase error according to the phase-shift keying signal, a plurality of known candidate signals and Bayesian estimation. The correcting module corrects the phase-shift keying signal according to the phase error.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating channel effects is provided. A receiving module receives first data and first reference information arriving in a first time period, second data and second reference data arriving in a second time period, and third data and third reference data arriving in a third time period. An estimation module estimates channel effects corresponding to the first and third data, and the first, second and third reference data, respectively. A coefficient calculation module performs a Wiener filter coefficient calculation on the channel effects corresponding to the first, second and third reference data to generate a set of time-domain interpolation coefficients. An interpolation module interpolates the channel effects corresponding to the first third data according to the set of time-domain interpolation coefficients to generate a channel effect corresponding to the second data.

Abstract: By determining a scaling factor for scaling signals according to a signal having low bit error rates, and by adjusting soft data using the scaling factor, when soft data are simulated using the Gaussian Model having obvious errors with respect to reality, impacts of signals having low bit error rates are effectively amplified so that impacts of signals having high bit error rates are effectively reduced on the contrary. As a result, the obvious errors introduced by using the Gaussian Model and a low broadcast quality of digital television signals caused by said obvious errors can be neutralized.