Abstract: A multi-domain liquid crystal display (LCD) including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, an electric field shielding layer, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate has a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has a pixel electrode. The opposite substrate has a common electrode disposed between the opposite substrate and the active device array substrate. The electric field shielding layer is disposed on a part of each pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer corresponding to each pixel is divided into a low-voltage domain and a high-voltage domain having the same cell gap, wherein the position of the electric field shielding layer is corresponding to the position of the low-voltage domain. Color shift of the multi-domain LCD is improved effectively at oblique viewing angles.

Abstract: A phone set for use in speech processing such as speech recognition or text-to-speech conversion is used to model or form syllables of a tonal language having a plurality of different tones. Each syllable includes an initial part that can be glide dependent and a final part. The final part includes a plurality of phones. Each phones carries partial tonal information such that the phones taken together implicitly and jointly represent the different tones.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a chip package structure includes the steps of providing a lead frame having a die pad, plural leads and at least one structure enhancement element. A chip is then disposed on the die pad and plural bonding wires are formed to electrically connect the chip to the leads. Then, an upper encapsulant and a first lower encapsulant are formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the lead frame, respectively. The first lower encapsulant has plural concaves to expose the structure enhancement element. Finally, the structure enhancement element is etched with use of the first lower encapsulant as an etching mask until the die pad and one of the leads connected by the structure enhancement element, or two of the adjacent leads connected thereby are electrically insulated.

Abstract: Charge trapping memory devices and methods are included for increasing a second bit operation window by a fringe-induced effect. The fringe-induced effect occurs in areas underneath a word line so that when a hole injection method is applied to a memory device, hole charges are stored in a charge trapping layer that intersects with a word line and the hole charges are stored along fringes of the word line. In one embodiment, a virtual ground array includes a charge trapping layer that is disposed between two dielectrics such that there is not a charge trapping layer over source and drain regions. After a hole injection is applied to the virtual ground array, hole charges are stored along fringes of each word line given the fringes of the word line has a larger electrical field relative to non-fringe areas of the word line.

Abstract: A styling pyrotechnic device comprising multiple, two preferred, bearing members with each disposed with multiple locating holes to receive insertion of multiple pyrotechnic tubes; each pyrotechnic tube being erected at a certain inclination; multiple locating holes on each bearing member being arranged in a circle; each circle having its circumference same as or different from that of another circle for multiple pyrotechnic tubes to be erected at different inclinations to produce various styling effects when fired into the skies.

Abstract: A system for processing a point cloud in a simulated three-dimensional space includes an application server (1), client computers (3), and a database (5). The application server includes: a data acquiring module (10) for acquiring from the database point cloud data on an object measured by a measurement apparatus; a point cloud editing module (12) for editing the point cloud data to make the point cloud smooth and regular, and displaying different portions of the point cloud by using different colors; and a view changing device (11). The view changing device includes a position changing module (110) and a view changing module (111). The position changing module is used for changing a position of the point cloud in the three-dimensional space. The view changing module is used for changing a view to the point cloud in the three-dimensional space. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques and tools for prediction of spectral coefficients in encoding and decoding are described herein. For certain types and patterns of content, coefficient prediction exploits correlation between adjacent spectral coefficients, making subsequent entropy encoding more efficient. For example, an audio encoder predictively codes quantized spectral coefficients in the quantized domain and entropy encodes results of the predictive coding. Or, for a particular quantized spectral coefficient, an audio decoder entropy decodes a difference value, computes a predictor in the quantized domain, and combines the predictor and the difference value.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a pattern on a mask. The pattern comprises a main dense pattern, a first anti-aberration pattern and a second anti-aberration pattern. The main dense pattern comprises a first outmost sub-pattern and a second outmost sub-pattern, wherein the first outmost sub-pattern and the second pattern are not adjacent to each other. The first anti-aberration pattern is located adjacent to the first outmost sub-pattern with a first distance. The second anti-aberration pattern is located adjacent to the second outmost sub-pattern with a second distance, wherein the first distance and the second distance are different from each other.

Abstract: A hinge assembly (100) includes a main shaft (10), a first positioning mechanism (14, 20), a second positioning mechanism (30, 40) and an elastic element (50). The first positioning mechanism is placed around the main shaft and has portions rotatable relative to the main shaft and portions not rotatable relative to the main shaft. The second positioning mechanism is placed around the main shaft and has portions rotatable relative to the main shaft and portions not rotatable relative to the main shaft. The elastic member is placed around the main shaft, and is disposed between the first positioning mechanism and the second positioning mechanism. The elastic member provides an elastic force to bias the rotatable portions of the first positioning mechanism and the second positioning mechanism against rotating relative to the main shaft.

Abstract: A method of making a wax mold for a golf club head includes the steps of: a) positioning a male die in a cavity of a female die; b) injecting and filling dissolvable wax into a gap between an outer surface of the male die and an inner surface of the female die; c) cooling and solidifying the dissolvable wax in the gap to obtain a wax shell; d) removing the wax shell from the male die and the female die, the wax shell being provided with a hole extending through inner and outer surfaces of the wax shell; and e) inserting a wax plug into the hole to form the wax mold.

Abstract: A thumbwheel switch for a handheld electronic device is mechanically and electrically mounted on the substrate of a printed circuit board using SMT with the thumbwheel seated in a cutout in the substrate and with the top surface of the thumbwheel about flush with the top surface of the substrate so that the thumbwheel is ergonomically positioned on the side of the handheld electronic device at the level of the display.

Abstract: A level-switching device is coupled to an output node of a PWM converter to switch the output voltage of the PWM converter between two levels by switching a MOS. An undershoot/overshoot eliminator is coupled to the MOS for the MOS changing from totally on state to totally off state or vice versa softly when switching the MOS. The feedback signal transition in the level-switching device becomes slower when switching the MOS to eliminate overshoot/undershoot on the output voltage.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die comprises a at least one first bond pads formed on a peripheral region of the first semiconductor die, a at least one re-distributed layer (RDL) pads formed on a center region of the first semiconductor die, and a at least one wire routes interconnecting the first bond pads and the RDL pads. The second semiconductor die is disposed over the first semiconductor die, wherein the second semiconductor die has a at least one second bond pads electrically connecting to the RDL pads via bonding wires; wherein the RDL pad is supported by at least a buffer layer.

Abstract: A numerical display architecture includes a circuit board substrate, a light emitting element, and a reflector. The circuit board substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and has at least one hole. The light emitting element is reversely mounted on the second surface, and a luminary source of the light emitting element is disposed in the hole through a first opening of the hole. The reflector is disposed on the first surface of the circuit board surface and partly or fully covers a second opening of the hole.

Abstract: Electrodes for use in direct oxidation fuel cells (DOFCs) comprise, in sequence: an electrically conductive gas diffusion layer; a catalyst layer; and a proton-conducting layer. Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) comprise cathode and anode electrodes of such type sandwiching a proton conductive polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), with the proton-conducting layer of the electrodes in contact with opposite surfaces of the PEM. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating the MEAs.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for providing a service to upload and disclose criticizing opinions about criticizing targets. The method allows a web server to provide, on-line, a web screen that includes a list configured by classifying a plurality of criticizing targets into a main group wherein the criticizing targets are divided every category and a sub-group wherein the criticizing targets in the main group are subdivided into more than one step every category. An upload of criticizing opinions about various criticizing targets and a disclosure about criticizing opinions uploaded by other persons can be performed on one web site by providing a web site collecting various criticizing targets on a web.

Abstract: A vapor chamber includes a chamber, a working fluid, a lower wick structure, and a plurality of supporting elements. The chamber includes an upper cover and a bottom plate and contains the working fluid. The lower wick structure is located at the bottom plate. The supporting elements are disposed in the chamber and connect the upper cover and the bottom plate to support the upper cover. Each of the supporting elements and the upper cover form a first inclined angle. The working fluid in the vapor phase flows from the upper cover back to the bottom plate through the supporting elements after condensed.

Abstract: A fibrous ceramic material including a plurality of fibers entangled with one another. The fibrous ceramic material includes at least one connector projecting between the fibers. At least a portion of the fibers have the connectors extending between and attach the fibers to one another. A method of manufacturing the fibrous ceramic material includes providing a precursor material having a plurality of fibers. A holder is provided for holding the precursor material. The precursor material is placed on the holder and both are heated to between about 1500 degrees Celsius and about 1700 degrees Celsius to form the fibrous ceramic material, thereby causing connectors to project from a portion of the fibers and attach the fibers to one another.

Abstract: Provided is a method of semiconductor fabrication including process steps allowing for defining and/or modifying a gate structure height during the fabrication process. The gate structure height may be modified (e.g., decreased) at one or more stages during the fabrication by etching a portion of a polysilicon layer included in the gate structure. The method includes forming a coating layer on the substrate and overlying the gate structure. The coating layer is etched back to expose a portion of the gate structure. The gate structure (e.g., polysilicon) is etched back to decrease the height of the gate structure.

Abstract: A shift register comprises a plurality of stages, {Sj}, j=1, 2, . . . , N, N being a positive integer.