Abstract: Provided are a passivation layer for forming a semiconductor bonding structure, a sputtering target making the same, a semiconductor bonding structure and a semiconductor bonding process. The passivation layer is formed on a bonding substrate by sputtering the sputtering target; the passivation layer and the sputtering target comprise a first metal, a second metal or a combination thereof. The bonding substrate comprises a third metal. Based on a total atom number of the surface of the passivation layer, O content of the surface of the passivation layer is less than 30 at %; the third metal content of the surface of the passivation layer is less than or equal to 10 at %. The passivation layer has a polycrystalline structure. The semiconductor bonding structure sequentially comprises a first bonding substrate, a bonding layer and a second bonding substrate: the bonding layer is mainly formed by the passivation layer and the third metal.

Abstract: An electronic device including a plurality of micro-lenses, a light-limiting structure, a first light-transmitting structure, and a sensing element is provided. The plurality of micro-lenses are arranged in an array. The sensing element includes a plurality of sensing pixels. The sensing element, the first light-transmitting structure, the light-limiting structure, and the plurality of micro-lenses are sequentially stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the plurality of sensing pixels corresponds to at least two of the plurality of micro-lenses in the stacking direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an identification system which includes an image sensor, a storage unit and a comparing unit. The image sensor captures a plurality of images of the motion trajectory generated by a user at different timings. The storage unit has stored motion vector information of a group of users including or not including the user generating the motion trajectory. The comparing unit compares the plurality of images with the motion vector information to identify the user. The present invention also provides an identification method.

Abstract: An optical navigation apparatus including a plurality of light sources, a sensing element, and a control circuit is provided. The plurality of light sources are configured to emit a plurality of light beams onto a surface under measurement, and the plurality of light beams are incident on different positions of the surface under measurement to form a plurality of areas under measurement. The sensing element is configured to receive a plurality of reflected light beams after the plurality of light beams are reflected by the surface under measurement. The control circuit is electrically connected to the plurality of light sources and the sensing element. Each of the plurality of reflected light beams forms a sensing image. The control circuit calculates a movement trajectory of the optical navigation apparatus through a correlation of the plurality of sensing images over a plurality of different times.

Abstract: An electronic device including a plurality of micro-lenses, a light-limiting structure, a first light-transmitting structure, and a sensing element is provided. The plurality of micro-lenses are arranged in an array. The sensing element includes a plurality of sensing pixels. The sensing element, the first light-transmitting structure, the light-limiting structure, and the plurality of micro-lenses are sequentially stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the plurality of sensing pixels corresponds to at least two of the plurality of micro-lenses in the stacking direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an identification system which includes an image sensor, a storage unit and a comparing unit. The image sensor captures a plurality of images of the motion trajectory generated by a user at different timings. The storage unit has stored motion vector information of a group of users including or not including the user generating the motion trajectory. The comparing unit compares the plurality of images with the motion vector information to identify the user. The present invention also provides an identification method.

Abstract: An optical element fabrication method including following steps are provided. First, a micro-lens layer including a micro-lens and a first substrate is provided. Besides, a micro optical channel layer including a micro optical channel and a second substrate is provided. A first bonding process is performed to bond the micro-lens layer to the micro optical channel layer, wherein the micro-lens is corresponded to the micro optical channel in a direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the second substrate, and the first substrate of the micro-lens layer is removed later.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an identification system which includes an image sensor, a storage unit and a comparing unit. The image sensor captures a plurality of images of the motion trajectory generated by a user at different timings. The storage unit has stored motion vector information of a group of users including or not including the user generating the motion trajectory. The comparing unit compares the plurality of images with the motion vector information to identify the user. The present invention also provides an identification method.

Abstract: An optical element fabrication method including following steps are provided. First, a micro-lens layer including a micro-lens and a first substrate is provided. Besides, a micro optical channel layer including a micro optical channel and a second substrate is provided. A first bonding process is performed to bond the micro-lens layer to the micro optical channel layer, wherein the micro-lens is corresponded to the micro optical channel in a direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the second substrate, and the first substrate of the micro-lens layer is removed later.

Abstract: An optical navigation method includes: detecting inertia of an image of a feature point; and determining an effective sensing region of an image sensing array according to the detected inertia for reducing power consumption. Besides, an optical navigation apparatus includes a detecting circuit and a determining unit. The detecting circuit is arranged for detecting a moving inertia of a feature point. The determining circuit is coupled to the detecting circuit, and arranged for determining an effective sensing region of an image sensing array according to the detected moving inertia for reducing power consumption.

Abstract: An optical navigating apparatus, which comprises: a light source, for illuminating a surface to generate an image; an image sensor, for catching pictures of the image; and a controller, for computing a first estimating speed of the optical navigating apparatus according to a first picture of the pictures and a second picture after the first picture. The controller controls at least one of parameters as following according to the first estimating speed: a non-illuminating frequency that the light source does not illuminate pictures after the second picture; a non-catching frequency that the image sensor does not catch pictures after the second picture; a computing frequency that the controller computes pictures after the second picture, which are caught by the image sensor; and a searching range for pictures after the second picture.

Abstract: A hand-held pointing device includes a main body, a processing circuit, a light emitting device and two image sensing devices. The main body has a first surface and a second surface for lying on an operating surface. The two image sensing devices are disposed in the main body and configured to sense first and second images through first and second transparent areas thereof, respectively. The light emitting device, disposed in the main body, is configured to emit a light source through the second transparent area. The processing circuit is configured to determine and operate the hand-held pointing device in a remote controller mode or a mouse mode according to whether the first image contains an image of a reference light source and/or the second image contains an image of the operating surface reflecting the light source. An operation for a hand-held pointing device is also provided.

Abstract: There is provided a human interface device including a control chip and a plurality of control components. The control chip includes a voltage detection circuit coupled to the plurality of control components via a multiplexing pin and detects a voltage value on the multiplexing pin through the voltage detection circuit thereby identifying an operating state of the plurality of control components.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an identification system which includes an image sensor, a storage unit and a comparing unit. The image sensor captures a plurality of images of the motion trajectory generated by a user at different timings. The storage unit has stored motion vector information of a group of users including or not including the user generating the motion trajectory. The comparing unit compares the plurality of images with the motion vector information to identify the user. The present invention also provides an identification method.

Abstract: In a method for selecting an operation channel, a wireless network connecting apparatus is configured to: identify at least one preoccupied channel; determine a plurality of available channels; evaluate a channel quality of each of the available channels; select one of the available channels based on the channel quality thereof as the operation channel, and to switch to the operation channel; transmit an evaluation packet through the operation channel; determine whether the operation channel needs to be replaced, based on a number of data retransmissions; and exclude the operation channel from the available channels when the determination is affirmative.

Abstract: A method of testing an image sensor having a plurality of sensing units includes: utilizing the image sensor to generate a plurality of sensing results respectively corresponding to a plurality of captured images, wherein each sensing result includes a plurality of sensing values respectively generated by the sensing units; and generating a testing result which indicates a performance of the image sensor according to changing of the sensing results.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an identification system which includes an image sensor, a storage unit and a comparing unit. The image sensor captures a plurality of images of the motion trajectory generated by a user at different timings. The storage unit has stored motion vector information of a group of users including or not including the user generating the motion trajectory. The comparing unit compares the plurality of images with the motion vector information to identify the user. The present invention also provides an identification method.

Abstract: A method is for allowing a wireless target device to automatically connect to a target network. The method is to be implemented by a wireless executing device in a wireless network system. In the method, the wireless executing device is configured to establish an ad-hoc wireless network with the wireless target device, and to transmit an access setting to the wireless target device over the ad-hoc wireless network. The access setting enables the wireless target device to connect to the target network automatically.

Abstract: There is provided a mouse device including a control chip and at least one control component. The control chip includes a voltage detection circuit coupled to the at least one control component through at least one multiplexing pin and detects at least one voltage value on the at least one multiplexing pin using the voltage detection circuit thereby identifying an operating state of the at least one control component.

Abstract: A lift detection method for an optical mouse and an optical mouse with a lift detection function are presented. An average brightness value of pixels captured by part of sensing units of an image sensor is computed after each scanning, and two average brightness values obtained from two adjacent times of scanning are compared, to determine a brightness change of the pixels in each scanning, thereby acquiring a placing state of the optical mouse accordingly.