Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of optical USB thin card is disclosed, which includes a substrate, having a space formed inside its packaging layer; a seat, disposed at a position on the substrate while forming an opening on the substrate; a plurality of first contact elements, each being disposed on the seat to be used for connecting electrically with an external device; a plurality of second contact elements, each being disposed on the seat to be used for connecting electrically with an external device; and bidirectional optical transmission module, having a plurality of optical fiber, disposed inside an accommodation space formed by the enclosure of the seat and the substrate; a micro control unit, for processing signals, data and commands of the optical USB thin card.

Abstract: An electronic device, an adapter and a receptacle are provided. The electronic device includes a card body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and at least one stub. The card body has a front edge, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first terminals are between the first terminals and the front edge. The stub is disposed on the second surface and near the front edge. The adapter includes a body and a plurality of elastic terminals. The body has an accommodating portion for accommodating an electronic device. One ends of the elastic terminals are fixed to the body. When the electronic device is accommodated at the accommodating portion, a plurality of flat terminals of the electronic device are outside of the accommodating portion, and another ends of the elastic terminals are against the flat terminals correspondingly.

Abstract: An electronic device, an adapter and a receptacle are provided. The electronic device includes a card body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and at least one stub. The card body has a front edge, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first terminals are between the first terminals and the front edge. The stub is disposed on the second surface and near the front edge. The adapter includes a body and a plurality of elastic terminals. The body has an accommodating portion for accommodating an electronic device. One ends of the elastic terminals are fixed to the body. When the electronic device is accommodated at the accommodating portion, a plurality of flat terminals of the electronic device are outside of the accommodating portion, and another ends of the elastic terminals are against the flat terminals correspondingly.

Abstract: In one embodiment of an architecture of multi-power mode serial interface, the architecture comprises two I/O ports, and a driver and receiver circuit. In the driver and receiver circuit, at least a multi-mode driver generates a group of signals with different currents or voltages to drive the two I/O ports, according to control signals of different transmission modes. A multi-mode terminator circuit provides different terminal impedances, according to control signals of different transmission modes. At least a receiver receives signals from the two I/O ports and shunt from the multi-mode terminator circuit. Wherein, the different transmission modes at least include a USB compatible mode.

Abstract: A configurable processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing units, at least an instruction synchronization control circuit, and at least a configuration memory. Each processing apparatus has a stall-output signal generating circuit to output a stall-output signal, wherein the stall-output signal indicates that an unexpected stall is occurred in the processing unit. The processing unit has a stall-in signal, and an external circuit of the processing unit can control whether the processing unit is stalled according to the stall-in signal. The instruction synchronization control circuit generates the stall-in signals to the processing units in response to a content stored in the configuration memory and the stall-output signals of the processing units, so as to determine operation modes and instruction synchronization of the processing units.

Abstract: A card structure includes a first element and a second element. The first element includes a first peripheral portion and a plurality of first contact points exposed by the first peripheral portion. The second element includes a second peripheral portion and a plurality of second contact points corresponding to the first contact points of the first element and exposed by the second peripheral portion. When the first and second elements are joined with each other, the first peripheral portion of the first element and the second peripheral portion of the second element are adjacent to each other, to juxtapose the first contact points of the first element and the second contact points of the second element to each other. The juxtaposed first and second contact points of the first and second elements are coupled to each other by a welding portion.

Abstract: A memory device and a refresh method are provided herein. The memory device includes a memory array having memory rows. When an array refresh strobe (ARS) signal is received, it is determined whether the memory rows are required to be refreshed according to tag flags and reset statuses corresponding to the memory rows. When a row refresh strobe (RRS) signal is received, it is determined whether to refresh one of the memory rows according to a plurality of parameters including a value of a row to refresh counter, a value of a refresh deadline counter and/or a queue. When it is decided to start a refresh operation, one of the memory rows is selected according to the tag flag and the status, and the status of the selected memory row is updated after the selected memory row is refreshed.

Abstract: An image sensor having an output of an integral image is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel circuit, a line accumulator, and a volume accumulator. The pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixels for capturing pixel values of the pixels. The line accumulator is used for accumulating the pixel values of the pixels from a first pixel to a target pixel in a target pixel line of the image so as to obtain an accumulated line pixel value. The volume accumulator is used for adding the accumulated line pixel value output by the line accumulator to an integral pixel value of the pixel corresponding to the target pixel in a previous pixel line of the target pixel line, and using an adding result as the integral pixel value of the target pixel, so as to output the integral pixel value of the target pixel to form an integral image.

Abstract: A digital automatic monitoring and power breaking safety socket has a shell in which an electrical connection base is mounted for connecting to a power line and an external line plug inside. A power switch is connected in series between the electrical connection base and the power line. A digital power monitoring circuit is coupled to the power line detect the power status to control the power switch based on the power status. Further, a power line data communication circuit is mounted in the shell and connects to the digital power monitoring circuit to obtain and process the power status. The processed power status is loaded into the power line that connects to the electrical connection base. Therefore, in addition to automatic power breaking and supplying, a remote power management host is able to obtain the power status and remotely control the socket.

Abstract: A memory device and a refresh method are provided herein. The memory device includes a memory array having memory rows. When an array refresh strobe (ARS) signal is received, it is determined whether the memory rows are required to be refreshed according to tag flags and reset statuses corresponding to the memory rows. When a row refresh strobe (RRS) signal is received, it is determined whether to refresh one of the memory rows according to a plurality of parameters including a value of a row to refresh counter, a value of a refresh deadline counter and/or a queue. When it is decided to start a refresh operation, one of the memory rows is selected according to the tag flag and the status, and the status of the selected memory row is updated after the selected memory row is refreshed.

Abstract: A power line communication device having DC power output and network signal transmission abilities has a casing, a power cable connector, a network signal converting circuit and a first connecting interface. The network signal converting circuit is connected to the power cable connector, sends and receives network signals over a power cable connected to the power cable connector and transforms an AC power source to a DC power source. The first connecting interface is connected to the network signal converting circuit for connecting to and exchanging the network signals with an external network device and has a network port and a DC power output port. The DC power output port outputs the DC power source from the network signal converting circuit to the external network device. Therefore, the first connecting interface is capable of outputting the DC power source and transmitting the network signals.

Abstract: A demosaicking method and apparatus for color filter array interpolation in digital image acquisition systems is provided. The method includes a data-training phase and a data-practice phase. In the data-training phase of this invention, a huge volume of image samples are received for statistical analysis and compared with their corresponding full-color images. The optimal samples are then recorded in a database. In the data-practice phase of this invention, the images of color filter array are reconstructed. The present invention not only significantly improves the image quality but also reduces undue hardware cost. Furthermore, it has an advantage of ease of hardware implementation. All the color relationships of neighboring pixels are recorded in a database for statistical analysis. The database is not limited to only one set. It is also pretty flexible, and can be adjusted or updated depending on desired applications.

Abstract: A demosaicking method and apparatus for color filter array interpolation in digital image acquisition systems is provided. The method includes a data-training phase and a data-practice phase. In the data-training phase of this invention, a huge volume of image samples are received for statistical analysis and compared with their corresponding full-color images. The optimal samples are then recorded in a database. In the data-practice phase of this invention, the images of color filter array are reconstructed. The present invention not only significantly improves the image quality but also reduces undue hardware cost. Furthermore, it has an advantage of ease of hardware implementation. All the color relationships of neighboring pixels are recorded in a database for statistical analysis. The database is not limited to only one set. It is also pretty flexible, and can be adjusted or updated depending on desired applications.