Abstract: A low power operation method provides an apparatus with a data transmission rate. A power management unit (PMU), which is not influenced by voltage, process, and temperature, biases a high frequency oscillator (HOSC) and makes the HOSC generate a steady and high precision clock. The clock of the HOSC is used to modify a timing length of a timer which is referenced by a low frequency oscillator (LOSC) without PMU. At last, through the modified timing length, the apparatus achieves high precision periods and data transmissions with compensation for voltage, process, and temperature. Thus, the data transmission cycles of the apparatus maintain stable and robust even if the apparatus applies duty cycle usage of the HOSC and the PMU for reducing power consumption with actions of turning on and turning off. Consequently, the periodic apparatus maintains data transmission rate with the low power consumption advantage of non-periodic apparatus.

Abstract: A smart method is provided for a low-current oscillatory circuitry. The circuitry comprises an oscillator and a microcontroller unit (MCU). The oscillator comprises a proportional-to-absolute-temperature circuit connecting to a low-voltage regulator. The low-voltage regulator connects to a PMOS diode array and a delay unit circuit. The PMOS diode array connects to the MCU. The delay unit circuit connects to the MCU and a voltage converter. The method includes a normal temperature compensation algorithm; a smart learning algorithm of extra-high temperature compensation; and an ultra-high temperature compensation algorithm. Thus, clock variations are compensated; output frequency is stable and not affected by voltage or temperature variations; and process variations are suppressed. When process variations appear, there are not be too many errors generated.

Abstract: A diode device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The diode device includes a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a trench gate structure, a Schottky diode structure and a termination structure. An active region and a termination region are defined in the epitaxial layer. The Schottky diode structure and the trench gate structure are located in the active region and the termination structure is located in the termination region. The termination structure includes a termination trench formed in the epitaxial layer, a termination insulating layer, a first spacer, a second spacer and a first doped region. The termination insulating layer is conformingly formed on inner walls of the termination trench. The first and second spacers are disposed on two sidewalls of the termination trench. The first doped region formed beneath the termination trench has a conductive type reverse to that of the epitaxial layer.

Abstract: A super-junction semiconductor device is provided. The super-junction semiconductor device includes a substrate, a drift layer, a field insulator, a floating electrode layer, an isolation layer, and at least one transistor structure. The drift layer includes a plurality of n-type and p-type pillars alternately arranged in parallel to form a super-junction structure. An active region, a termination region and a transition region located therebetween are defined in the drift layer. The field insulator disposed on a surface of the drift layer covers the termination region and a portion of the transition region. The floating electrode layer disposed on the field insulator partially overlaps with the termination region. The transistor structure includes a source conductive layer extending from the active region to the transition region and superimposed on a portion of the floating electrode layer. The source conductive layer is isolated from the floating electrode layer by the isolation layer.

Abstract: A bridge rectifier including a common P-type diode, a common N-type diode, two first metal layers, two pairs of second metal layers, two AC inputs and two DC outputs. The P-type diode includes a common P-type doping region, a pair of first N-type substrate regions and a pair of P-type doping regions. The N-type diode includes a common N-type doping region, a pair of second N-type substrate regions and a pair of N-type doping regions. The first metal layers connect to the common N-type doping region and the common P-type doping region. The second metal layers connect to the P-type doping region and the N-type doping region. Two AC inputs connect to one of the second metal layers of the P-type diode and one of the second metal layers of the N-type diode respectively. Two DC inputs connect to the first metal layers respectively.

Abstract: An optical touch panel and a method of detecting touch point positions on an optical touch panel are provided. The optical touch panel includes a processing unit, and at least three optical detectors divided into at least two detector groups. Each of the optical detectors is configured to output a signal indicating intensities of light detected thereby, and is associated with a detection range. The processing unit is configured to receive the signals from the optical detectors, to determine which of the optical detectors detect touch points within the respective detection range according to the signals received by the processing unit, and to obtain an optimum set of coordinates for at least one of the touch points with respect to an optimum detector group which is one of the detector groups formed by the optical detectors that detect the touch points.

Abstract: A thyristor includes a base region, a pair of first doping regions, at least one second doping region, at least one third doping region, and a pair of metal layers. The first doping regions are formed in two opposite sides of the base region and touch the base region. The second doping region is formed between the base region and one of the first doping regions. The second doping region touches the base region and the first doping region. The third doping region is formed in one of the first doping regions and touches the first doping region. The type of the first doping region is different from the types of the second doping region, the third doping region, and the base region. The metal layers touch the first doping regions respectively. The first doping regions and the third doping region are located between the metal layers.

Abstract: A method for sensing a motion of an object is to be implemented by a motion recognition device that includes an image acquiring unit and a processor. In the method, the image acquiring unit is configured to acquire a series of image frames by detecting intensity of light received thereby. The processor is configured to receive at least one of the image frames and to determine whether an object is detected in the at least one of the image frames. When an object is detected, the processor is further configured to receive the image frames from the image acquiring unit, and to determine a motion of the object with respect to a three-dimensional coordinate system according to the image frames thus received.

Abstract: A thyristor includes a base region, a pair of first doping regions, at least one second doping region, at least one third doping region, and a pair of metal layers. The first doping regions are formed in two opposite sides of the base region and touch the base region. The second doping region is formed between the base region and one of the first doping regions. The second doping region touches the base region and the first doping region. The third doping region is formed in one of the first doping regions and touches the first doping region. The type of the first doping region is different from the types of the second doping region, the third doping region, and the base region. The metal layers touch the first doping regions respectively. The first doping regions and the third doping region are located between the metal layers.

Abstract: Disclosure is related to an electromagnetic wave sensing apparatus with integration of multiple sensors, and a method for applying the apparatus. According to one of the embodiments, the method adapted to an electronic wave sensing apparatus includes an initialized step of a host enabled to configure one or more sensors of the electronic wave sensing apparatus. The initialization for those sensors includes one or more setting items selected from resolution, gain, data rate, frequency, and driving current. A next step is to set up a control unit electrically connected with the multiple sensors, and the related setting items are such as output format, output gain, output source, output level, and output driving current. Based on the setting items, the signals will be shaped accordingly and be output. In response to the setting items, the control unit drives one or more internal devices or external devices to function the various applications.

Abstract: A method for sensing a motion of an object is to be implemented by a motion recognition device that includes an image acquiring unit and a processor. In the method, the image acquiring unit is configured to acquire a series of image frames by detecting intensity of light received thereby. The processor is configured to receive at least one of the image frames and to determine whether an object is detected in the at least one of the image frames. When an object is detected, the processor is further configured to receive the image frames from the image acquiring unit, and to determine a motion of the object with respect to a three-dimensional coordinate system according to the image frames thus received.

Abstract: A flicker detection method of an image sensing device is disclosed. The image sensing device includes a sensor and a processor. The method comprises steps of: sequentially detecting multiple frames according to a frame rate, wherein each of the multiple frames includes a light signal; generating a light intensity information based on the light signals; determining a sampling window according to a predetermined detection frequency and the frame rate; dividing the light intensity information into multiple light intensity groups according to the sampling window; distinguishing a feature of each light intensity group, and recording an index position of each feature of the light intensity groups; calculating, individually, a difference between the index positions of the adjacent light intensity groups; and determining whether the differences are patterned, in order to determine whether the light intensity information corresponds to a flicker.

Abstract: A coordinate information correction method for an optical touch panel includes: a) determining a set of to-be-corrected included angle values according to output signals received from light detectors, each of the to-be-corrected included angle values representing an included angle between a base line and a connecting line that extends from a respective one of the light detectors to a location of an object in a light curtain region; b) calculating a set of correction values, each of which is a finite order function of a respective one of the to-be-corrected included angle values; c) calculating a set of corrected included angle values from the set of to-be-corrected included angle values and the set of correction values; and d) generating corrected coordinate information associated with the location of the object in the light curtain region from the corrected included angle values.

Abstract: A method for real-time adjusting image capture frequency by an image detection apparatus comprises: sensing the frames consecutively by an image detection unit; setting a value for a counting variable; selecting a testing frame from the frames and comparing an image displacement between the testing frame and a previous frame thereof, to obtain a motion reference signal by a processing unit; providing a plurality of adjustable values for a capturing frequency variable by a memory unit and corresponding either one of the capturing frequency variable values to the motion reference signal; comparing the value of the counting variable to that of the capturing frequency variable by the processing unit; capturing and recording the testing frame as a sampling frame while the counting variable value reaches that of the capturing frequency variable; comparing an image displacement between the sampling frame and a previous frame thereof, to obtain an ultimate motion speed.

Abstract: An image motion sensing method applicable for an image sensing device includes the steps of capturing a plurality of sensing frames, each sensing frame including image position information of an image; selecting a base frame from the sensing frames and a sampling frame disposed after the base frame; comparing image position information of images in the base frame and the sampling frame within a base comparison range of the base frame and a sampling comparison range of the sampling frame to generate displacement information; determining a comparison range size according to the displacement information; updating sampling comparison range according to the comparison range size; selecting a sensing frame after the sampling frame as an updated sampling frame; updating the base comparison range of the base frame according to the comparison range size; and returning to the foregoing step of comparing the image position information.

Abstract: A three-dimensional position detecting device includes an electromagnetic radiation source, a first sensing module having first sensing elements, and a second sensing module having second sensing elements. The first and the second sensing elements receive different radiation energies from different spatial direction angles generated by the electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first and the second sensing elements, so values of two spatial direction angles of the electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first and the second sensing modules are obtained according to magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first and the second sensing modules. According to matrix operation of two spatial distances from the electromagnetic radiation source to the first and the second sensing modules and the two spatial direction angles, a spatial coordinate position of the electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first and the second sensing modules is obtained.

Abstract: An optical touch apparatus includes: a frame having a first side that has a first connecting unit; a lighting module for generating light, the lighting module having a second connecting unit connected to the first connecting unit of the first side of the frame such that the lighting module is mounted to the first side of the frame; and two optical sensors mounted on the frame and disposed respectively at two corners of the frame, each of the optical sensors sensing the light generated by the lighting module.

Abstract: An optical touch panel and a method of detecting touch point positions on an optical touch panel are provided. The optical touch panel includes a processing unit, and at least three optical detectors divided into at least two detector groups. Each of the optical detectors is configured to output a signal indicating intensities of light detected thereby, and is associated with a detection range. The processing unit is configured to receive the signals from the optical detectors, to determine which of the optical detectors detect touch points within the respective detection range according to the signals received by the processing unit, and to obtain an optimum set of coordinates for at least one of the touch points with respect to an optimum detector group which is one of the detector groups formed by the optical detectors that detect the touch points.

Abstract: A reflective optical detecting device is for detecting movement of an object in a predetermined area. The reflective optical detecting device includes a light emitting unit, at least two optical detectors, and a comparing unit. The light emitting unit is used for illuminating the predetermined area. The optical detectors are disposed at opposite sides of the light emitting unit, and each of the optical detectors is associated with a respective detection region within the predetermined area for generating an output signal in response to light reflected from the object and detected thereby. The comparing unit is coupled to the optical detectors for receiving the output signal from each of the optical detectors, and is operable to output a comparison result according to the output signal of each of the optical detectors. The comparison result is to be used for determining the movement of the object.

Abstract: A method of signal adjustment in an optical sensing device is provided. The optical sensing device includes a first optical sensor and a first reference optical sensor. The first optical sensor corresponds to a first specified ideal spectral response and generates a first output signal corresponding to light detected thereby. The first reference optical sensor generates a first reference signal corresponding to light detected thereby, and is disposed adjacent to the first optical sensor such that the light detected by the first reference optical sensor is substantially the light detected by the first optical sensor. The method includes the steps of: a) receiving the first output signal and the first reference signal; and b) generating a first adjusted output signal having a spectral response that approximates the first specified ideal spectral response, by adjusting the first output signal according to the first reference signal.