Abstract: The present invention relates to the therapeutic modulation of cardiac caveolin-1 to mitigate cardiac arrhythmias.

Abstract: An insulated mug includes a tubular coupler, an outer container shell, an inner container shell, a buffering member, a first annular gasket, a lid, and a second annular gasket. The upper and lower external threads of the tubular coupler are respectively engaged with the internal threads of the lid and the internal threads of the outer container shell. An insulating space is defined between the outer container shell and the inner container shell to reduce thermal conduction between the two shells. The inner container shell is snugly sandwiched between the first annular gasket and the buffering member to protect it against shock or vibration. The lid, fitted with the second annular gasket, is in sealing engagement with the tubular coupler to prevent a beverage contained in the inner container shell from spilling.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device control circuit with dimming function and a control method thereof. The light emitting device control circuit includes: a dimmer circuit, a rectifier and filter circuit, a power converter circuit, and a headroom voltage regulation circuit. The dimmer circuit generates an AC dimming voltage according to an AC voltage. The rectifier and filter circuit generates an input voltage according to the AC dimming voltage. The power converter circuit operates according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage which is supplied to a light emitting device circuit. The headroom voltage regulation circuit generates the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulates the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop.

Abstract: A disclosed interactive gaming apparatus may include a flexible mat structure. The flexible mat structure may have at least one sensor module placed therein. The gaming apparatus may also include a main body having a computation module with gaming software installed therein. When the human operator motions, the sensor module may detect such motions along with data arising out of contact by the human operator on the flexible mat structure and deliver the same to the computation module. The computation module may compute the detected and enable a projector module to project an output image upon a surface of the flexible mat structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for obtaining images with exposure compensation image. Images of different levels of exposures are captured and obtained, and then the captured images are combined directly into a combined image which is an image with exposure correction. The method includes the steps of providing a prism set, performing an image capturing step and performing an image combining step. In the step of providing a prism set, the prism set has a light incident plane and three light exit planes. In the image capturing step, images are captured by an imaging apparatus installed separately at the three light exit planes, and a filter is installed before at least two of the imaging apparatuses separately. In the image combining step, the images captured by the imaging apparatuses are combined into a combined image which is an image with exposure compensation.

Abstract: An electronic device and associated control method and computer program product are provided. The electronic device has a keyboard, a touchpad and a controller. The control method is applied to select an input source of the electronic device. The computer program product stores the control method including steps of: detecting a key input of the keyboard; detecting a touch input of the touchpad; and controlling the electronic device firstly according to the key input.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device power supply circuit with dimming function and a control circuit thereof. The light emitting device power supply circuit includes: a phase-cut dimming circuit, a rectifier circuit, a transformer circuit, and a control circuit. The transformer circuit includes an auxiliary winding, which is coupled to a primary winding, for generating a bleeder current to keep a conduction current higher than a holding current and prevent the phase-cut dimming circuit from turning OFF when the phase-cut dimming circuit operates in conductive phase. The control circuit includes a waveform analysis circuit, a bleeder current control circuit, and a bleeder current source. The bleeder current source includes a linear regulator or a variable current source. The bleeder current source controls the bleeder current so that the bleeder current is generated in a continuous and non-switching manner within the conductive phase.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit includes an LED control circuit and a power stage circuit. The LED control circuit shifts an input pulse width modulation (PWM) signal toward a higher frequency direction in a frequency domain to generate an output PWM signal having a duty cycle substantially the same as a duty cycle of the input PWM signal. The power stage circuit outputs an LED driving current according to the output PWM signal.

Abstract: A twisted but conjugated building block for low bandgap conjugated polymers. An organic device comprising a (E)-8,8?-biindeno[2,1-b]thiophenylidene (tBTP) based polymer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device control circuit with dimming function and a control method thereof. The light emitting device control circuit includes: a dimmer circuit, a rectifier and filter circuit, a power converter circuit, and a headroom voltage regulation circuit. The dimmer circuit generates an AC dimming voltage according to an AC voltage. The rectifier and filter circuit generates an input voltage according to the AC dimming voltage. The power converter circuit operates according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage which is supplied to a light emitting device circuit. The headroom voltage regulation circuit generates the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulates the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device power supply circuit with dimming function and a control circuit thereof. The light emitting device power supply circuit includes: a phase-cut dimming circuit, a rectifier circuit, a transformer circuit, and a control circuit. The transformer circuit includes an auxiliary winding, which is coupled to a primary winding, for generating a bleeder current to keep a conduction current higher than a holding current and prevent the phase-cut dimming circuit from turning OFF when the phase-cut dimming circuit operates in conductive phase. The control circuit includes a waveform analysis circuit, a bleeder current control circuit, and a bleeder current source. The bleeder current source includes a linear regulator or a variable current source. The bleeder current source controls the bleeder current so that the bleeder current is generated in a continuous and non-switching manner within the conductive phase.

Abstract: A die seal ring is provided. The die seal ring includes a substrate and a first layer extruding from the substrate. The first layer has a first fin ring structure and a layout of the first fin ring structure has a stamp-like shape. In addition, a method for forming a die seal ring is provided. A substrate having an active region is provided. A patterned sacrificial layer is formed on the substrate. A spacer is formed on the sidewall of the patterned sacrificial layer. The patterned sacrificial layer is removed. The substrate is patterned by using the spacer as a mask, thereby simultaneously forming at least a fin structure of a Fin-FET and a first layer of the die seal ring.

Abstract: A LED driver using a PWM signal for dimming control includes a power converter and a current regulator. The power converter provides an output voltage and a load current for a plurality of LEDs. The current regulator provides a load current dependent signal for the power converter to speed up load transient response caused by variation of the load current, to reduce the ripple of the output voltage, and thereby to avoid audio noise during PWM dimming.

Abstract: A method for brightness control, adapted to a light emitting device emitting a light of an output brightness, comprises: setting the output brightness to be an initial value, and controlling the light emitting device emitting the light accordingly; setting a target value, and controlling the output brightness changing from the initial value toward the target value with the brightness changing rate of the brightness zone corresponding to the initial value; controlling the output brightness changing toward the target value with the following brightness changing rate when the output brightness crossing one of the brightness thresholds and entering the following brightness zone, wherein the following brightness changing rate corresponds to the following brightness zone; stopping changing the output brightness when reaching the target value.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit includes an LED control circuit and a power stage circuit. The LED control circuit shifts an input pulse width modulation (PWM) signal toward a higher frequency direction in a frequency domain to generate an output PWM signal having a duty cycle substantially the same as a duty cycle of the input PWM signal. The power stage circuit outputs an LED driving current according to the output PWM signal.

Abstract: A display controller driver and a testing method thereof are provided. The display controller driver includes an image data memory, a timing control circuit, and a data line driving circuit. The image data memory stores display data. The timing control circuit obtains the display data from the image data memory. The data line driving circuit is coupled to the timing control circuit. The data line driving circuit receives the display data and outputs a grayscale voltage signal corresponding to the display data through at least one data-line output terminal of the display controller driver. In a test operation mode, the timing control circuit further transmits the display data from the image data memory to at least one test output port of the display controller driver.

Abstract: A die seal ring is provided. The die seal ring includes a substrate and a first layer extruding from the substrate. The first layer has a first fin ring structure and a layout of the first fin ring structure has a stamp-like shape. In addition, a method for forming a die seal ring is provided. A substrate having an active region is provided. A patterned sacrificial layer is formed on the substrate. A spacer is formed on the sidewall of the patterned sacrificial layer. The patterned sacrificial layer is removed. The substrate is patterned by using the spacer as a mask, thereby simultaneously forming at least a fin structure of a Fin-FET and a first layer of the die seal ring.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite. To make the electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite, barium ferrite (BaFe12O19) and barium titanate (BaTiO3) are added into aniline during polymerization of the aniline. Thus, a core-shell structure is formed. The core-shell structure includes a magnetic/dielectric core and a conductive shell for covering the magnetic/dielectric core.

Abstract: A thin film resistor structure includes a substrate, a flat bottom ILD (inter layer dielectric) disposed on the substrate, a plurality of first contacts disposed in the bottom ILD, and each top surface of the first contacts is on the same level as a top surface of the bottom ILD; a flat top ILD disposed on the bottom ILD, a plurality of second contacts disposed in the top ILD, and each top surface of the second contacts is on the same level as a top surface of the top ILD, and a thin film resistor disposed between the bottom ILD and the top ILD.