Abstract: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A system on chip device for communicating with a plurality of external devices is provided. The system on chip device comprises a plurality of host controllers, a shared interface and an arbiter. The plurality of host controllers with a plurality of protocols configures and drives the plurality of external devices. The shared interface coupled between the plurality of host controllers and the plurality of external devices comprise a plurality of data lines and plural sets of control lines, wherein the plurality of data lines are shared by the plurality of host controllers and the plural set of control lines are separately coupled to the plurality of host controllers. The arbiter is coupled to the plurality of host controllers for receiving a plurality of requests and granting one of the plurality of host controllers access to the corresponding external device through the shared interface in accordance with a priority scheme.

Abstract: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A digital video multiplex processing method comprises the following steps: setting a normal play index and a fast play index; performing a normal recording/playback action of a video data; determining whether to let the video data enter a cue-and-jump action; taking track of the fast play index in the video data; performing conversion of the video data; and setting the normal play index to be equal to the fast play index. A digital video multiplex processing device comprises a video medium readout unit, a drive interface unit, a data regulation unit, a data buffer unit, an image decoding unit, a sound decoding unit, an image processing unit, a sound processing unit, and a control unit. The control unit is used to receive operation instructions of a user to control the operation of the digital video multiplex processing device.

Abstract: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A FFT-based blind channel searching and estimation method, comprising the steps of waiting for a power-on signal from a DVB-S receiver, judging whether a complex of automatic gain control signals of the receiver have converged, producing a complex of data samples by utilizing the FFT, calculating energy after the FFT and accumulating the energy to be saved to the memory of the DVB-S receiver, detecting whether sample times exceed a predetermined value, filtering a complex of signal noises after accumulation with a filter, judging whether a channel of the channel has been searched, finishing searching and calculating to produce a symbol speed and a center frequency shift, and enabling a decoder action. The present invention is applied for a DVB-S receiver to effectively decrease the time required to complete a blind search and guarantees that an exact signal in a DVB-S receiver is found.

Abstract: The present invention is provides a method and apparatus for slip protection of DVD-RAM drive's seek control, comprising a slip end velocity controller, a re-seek controller, and a slip detector. Among them, the slip end velocity controller is used for providing a first control signal to direct a driver to control the slip end velocity of the optical head while seeking. The re-seek controller is capable of providing a second control signal to the seek controller for directing the seek controller to control the driver driving the optical head for re-seeking. The slip detector is used for receiving the TE signal sent from the preamplifier to determine if the optical head is slipping and to switch the input signal of the driver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic power conservation method for an optical media device, which is capable of turning off other circuit components that are still in operation using the host interface of the optical media device when the optical media device enters the sleep-mode, and the host interface also being used to respond to an external signal of the optical media device; using the host interface to wake up those circuit components if the external input signal of the optical media device requesting the optical media device to exit the sleep-mode.

Abstract: Transmission ion microscope. A bright light ion source generates an ion beam that is focused on a sample by an electrostatic condenser lens means. An objective lens focuses the ion beam transmitted through the sample to form an image. A projector lens enlarges the image and a phosphor screen receives the enlarged image to generate light allowing visualization of the image.

Abstract: A method for audio downmix apparatus with dynamic-range control includes steps as follows. The procedure first calculates the power of a surround audio channel and a central audio channel and then estimates whether a gain of the surround audio channel and the central audio channel saturate or not. When the gain is saturated, the procedure enters a step for adjusting a gain of dynamic range control; while the gain is not saturated, the procedure enters a saturation process. After the step of adjusting a gain of dynamic range control, then processes a gain calculation; and then changes the gain and estimates whether the gain reaches a default value or not. When the gain reaches the default value, then the gain will be outputted. When the gain does not reach the default value, continues to process the gain calculation and change the gain.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for emulating audio. The apparatus comprises an echo device, a reverberation device, an audio source device and a first signal synthesizer. Wherein, the echo device receives an audio source signals and applies thereof for generating echo signal and feedback signal; the reverberation device receives the audio source signal and applies thereof in accordance with the feedback signal of the echo device for generating a reverberation signal; the audio source device receives the audio source signal and applies thereof for outputting a direct audio source signal; and the first signal synthesizer is used to receive and synthesize the echo signal, the reverberation signal and the direct audio source signal so as to output a first synthesized signal, which is an audio effect emulation signal.

Abstract: An output circuit of a player can detect whether a cable is electrically connected to an output port of the output circuit. The output circuit includes a signal circuit and a decision module for detecting whether a cable is connected by detecting voltage change at the output port. If the decision module determines that a cable is connected, the signal circuit will provide video or audio signals of the player to the output port. If the decision module determines that no cable connected, the signal circuit will provide a predetermined detecting signal with nonzero average power to the output port, such that the decision module can detect whether the output end is connected to a cable again by detecting voltage change of the detecting signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for regulating output voltages is used to regulate and output DC voltages, and can output a plurality of DC voltages through a simple structure. The apparatus for regulating output voltages can handle the current mode, and has the function of overcharge protection. The apparatus for regulating output voltages comprises a voltage conversion and comparison module, an analog to digital conversion module, an accumulation module, a pulse generator, a timing generator, a switch module, and an overcharge protection module. The apparatus for regulating output voltages can regulate a plurality of output voltages to provide stable DC power sources required by electronic devices.

Abstract: Methods that include using a noble gas ion beam to determine dopant information for a sample are disclosed, the dopant information including dopant concentration in the sample, dopant location in the sample, or both.

Abstract: A method for transforming an original image to a new image is provided. The original image includes M rows of original data; the new image includes Q rows of new data. The method first generates a (2i?1)th row and a (2i)th row of intermediate data respectively based on the (2i?1)th row and the (2i)th row of original data. Then, the method generates a (2i+1)th row and a (2i+2)th row of intermediate data respectively based on the (2i+1)th row and the (2i+2)th row of original data. During the process of generating the (2i+1)th row of intermediate data, the (2j?1)th row of new data is simultaneously generated based on the (2i?1)th row and the (2i+1)th row of intermediate data. During the process of generating the (2i+2)th row of intermediate data, the (2j)th row of new data is simultaneously generated based on the (2i)th row and the (2i+2)th row of intermediate data.

Abstract: A voltage regulator. A first analog to digital converter generates first data according to a first output voltage. A second analog to digital converter generates second data according to a second output voltage. A voltage adjustment device generates a voltage control signal according to the first data and the second data. A switching module respectively provides the first output voltage and the second output voltage to a first load and a second load according to the voltage control signal.

Abstract: A multiple step adaptive method for time scaling. Synthesizing S3[n] signal from signal S1[n]signal and S2[n]signal. Comprising following steps: (a) calculating a first magnitude of a cross-correlation function of S1[n]signal and S2[n]signal according to a first index; (b) comparing the first magnitude with a threshold value; (c) if first magnitude is smaller than threshold value, calculating a first reference magnitude of cross-correlation function of S1[n]signal and S2[n]signal according to a first reference index behind the first index by a first determined number, or calculating a second reference magnitude of the cross-correlation function of the S1[n] signal and the S2[n] signal according to a second reference index behind the first index by a second number; (d) synthesizing the S3[n] signal by adding S1[n]signal to the S2[n] signal in accordance with a maximum index corresponding to a largest magnitude among all the magnitudes calculated in (c).