Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a metal substrate and a ceramic coating directly formed on at least portions of the substrate, the coated portions of the substrate having a rough surface. A method for fabricating the housing comprises roughening predetermined portions of the substrate; thermally spraying a ceramic coating on the roughened portions of the substrate, fixing the substrate on a tool having cold water circularly running there within during the thermal spraying; and grinding and polishing the ceramic coating.

Abstract: An enhanced multi-mode power generation system harnesses solar energy, wind, and heat within a designed building or within a large enclosed area, providing an indoor system to generate electricity. Air within an enclosure is heated, either by solar energy or by use of an electrified exothermic heating material, to enhance the airflow velocity within the enclosure. A system of narrowed passageways within the enclosure further increases the airflow velocity, which enhancement may also include or be supplemented by a blower. The enhanced velocity air is passed through one or multiple-staged wind turbines to generate electrical power.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body and a support. The support includes a rotary socket, a retaining ring, a fixing cover, a support member, and a shaft. The rotary socket and the retaining ring are fixed to the main body via the fixing cover, the rotary socket is limited to rotate within the retaining ring, and the shaft rotatably connects the support member to the rotary socket. The support member is capable of being rotated to support the electronic device in a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation.

Abstract: A multilayer film stack containing germanium, antimony and tellurium that can be annealed to form a GST product material of homogeneous and smooth character, wherein at least one antimony-containing layer is isolated from a tellurium-containing layer by an intervening germanium layer, and the multilayer film stack comprises at least two intervening germanium layers. The multilayer film stack can be formed by vapor deposition techniques such as chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition. The annealable multilayer film stack can be formed in high aspect ratio vias to form phase change memory devices of superior character with respect to the stoichiometric and morphological characteristics of the GST product material.

Abstract: A switching cabinet includes a rack. The rack includes two individual frames. Each of the frames includes four braces sequentially coupled together to be rectangle-shaped. The frames are arranged to form front and rear portions of the rack in a depth direction of the rack. An assembly method of the switching cabinet includes steps: 1) providing braces; 2) connecting a part of the braces to form a first frame; 3) connecting the other part of the braces to form a second frame; 4) arranging the first and second frames to form front and rear portions of the switching cabinet in a depth direction of the switching cabinet.

Abstract: An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a common electrode layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a conductive layer, a touch panel, and a processing unit. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer respectively have a different voltage. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layer contacts a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, then the pixel electrode obtain the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO218, PRO228, PRO271, PRO273, PRO295, PRO302, PRO305, PRO326, PRO386, PRO655, PRO162, PRO788, PRO792, PRO940, PRO941, PRO1004, PRO1012, PRO1016, PRO474, PRO5238, PRO1069, PRO1111, PRO1113, PRO1130, PRO1195, PRO1271, PRO1865, PRO1879, PRO3446, PRO3543, PRO4329, PRO4352, PRO5733, PRO9859, PRO9864, PRO9904, PRO9907, PRO10013, PRO90948, PRO28694, PRO16089, PRO19563, PRO19675, PRO20084, PRO21434, PRO50332, PRO38465 or PRO346 genes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the structure, preparation methods and uses of a series of novel polyheterocyclic based compounds (Ia-Ib and IIa-IIb) that are highly effective for inhibiting hepatitis C virus (HCV): where the structural variables are defined herein. The present invention is also provides a method of treating HCV infection by the polyheterocyclic based HCV inhibitory compounds, compositions and therapeutic methods.

Abstract: A method and system for multi-user, multi-device content access metering and control is provided. In one embodiment, a system implements a method such that in response to user login requests, the system controls login access by providing multiple users login access to plural electronic devices capable of communicating via a communication system. Further, in response to user content access actions, the system controls access to content by selectively providing content to said one or more users via said one or more electronic devices based on content access policies.

Abstract: The present invention provides benzoxazole compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions including the same. The present invention further provides methods of use as described herein.

Abstract: An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a touch panel, a conductive layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a common electrode layer, and a processing unit. The electrophoresis layer is electrically connected between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer respectively have a different voltage. When the user touches the electronic paper device, causes the touch panel produce a touch signal and the conductive layer contacts a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position. Then the processing unit determines the touch position according to the touch signal. The pixel electrode obtains the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is form between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position.

Abstract: A system and method for digital communications with unbalanced codebooks is provided. A transmitter includes a channel encoder that generates an output codeword from an information vector provided by an information input, and a modulator/transmitter circuit coupled to the channel encoder. The modulator/transmitter circuit prepares the output codeword for transmission over a physical channel. The channel encoder encodes the information vector into an intermediate codeword using a first code and shapes the intermediate codeword into the output codeword having a desired distribution.

Abstract: A frontside of a chip is bonded to a top surface of a chip carrier. Seal material is dispensed at a periphery of the top surface of the chip carrier. A solder TIM having a first side and a second side is provided. The first side of the TIM contacts a backside of the chip. A reflow is performed to melt the TIM. The second side of the TIM is bonded to a lid. The seal material is cured. The lid is attached to the top surface of the chip carrier. Backfill material is injected into a space between the top surface of the chip carrier and the lid. The backfill material abuts sides of the TIM. The backfill material is cured. TIM solder cracking and associated thermal degradation are mitigated.

Abstract: An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a conductive layer, a number of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a common electrode layer, a voltage detection unit, and a processing unit. Each pixel electrode corresponds to a coordinate of a coordinate system. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the number of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer have a different voltage when the electronic paper device is powered on. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layers to contact a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, the pixel electrode obtains the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is form between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position.

Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for generating a bearer setup request in a mobile, or other, communication system. An application-level bearer setup request generator is positioned at the application level of the communication system. A request is forwarded to a transport level. And a bearer setup request signal generator, located at the transport level, generates a transport-level bearer setup request that is routed to the bearer manager. Bearer setup is performed by the bearer manager and a response is provided through the transport layer to the application level, and back to a communication node when the bearer setup is performed.

Abstract: Flux-closed spin-transfer torque memory having a specular insulative spacer is disclosed. A flux-closed spin-transfer torque memory unit includes a multilayer free magnetic element including a first free magnetic layer anti-ferromagnetically coupled to a second free magnetic layer through an electrically insulating and electronically reflective layer. An electrically insulating and non-magnetic tunneling barrier layer separates the free magnetic element from a reference magnetic layer.

Abstract: A method of making a thin gallium-nitride (GaN)-based semiconductor structure is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate; sequentially forming one or more semiconductor layers on the substrate; etching a pattern in the one or more semiconductor layers; depositing a dielectrics layer; forming a photoresist on a portion of the dielectrics layer, wherein the portion of the dielectrics layer is deposited on the one or more semiconductor layers; depositing a primer; removing the photoresist layer, wherein the primer on the photoresist is also removed; depositing a superhard material, wherein the superhard material forms in the pattern; and removing the substrate. Accordingly, the superhard material may be selectively deposited in only areas where the superhard material is desired. Vertical GaN-based light emitting devices may then be formed by cutting the semiconductor structure.

Abstract: An external universal serial bus (USB) card reader includes a cover, a circuit board movably received in the cover, a USB connector, and a connector. The USB connector is mounted to a front end of the circuit board. The connector is mounted to a back end of the circuit board and electrically connected to the USB connector. A through cutout is defined in the cover to allow the USB connector pass through. An inserting slot is defined in the cover to allow a memory card pass through. The USB connector is operable to be forced by the memory card to drive the circuit board to move in the cover, resulting in the USB connector extending out of the cover or retracting back into the cover through the through cutout.