Abstract: A signal transmit (TX) channel integrated with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection includes a transmit switch having a first end coupled to receive a transmit signal, and being controlled by an associated scanning signal such that the transmit switch is closed to pass the transmit signal at a specific time; and an ESD protection circuit having a first input end electrically coupled to a second end of the transmit switch and a second input end coupled to receive the associated scanning signal.

Abstract: A charge pump includes a chip and a package substrate packaged on the chip and installed in a circuit board. One of the 1st˜(X?Y)th external pins of the package substrate is electrically connected to the (X?Y)th input pin of the chip, and the other end of the same external pin is electrically connected to the input voltage of the circuit board. Thus, when the input voltage is being boosted through each capacitor of the circuit board, it is free from the action of the 1st through (X?Y?1)th transistors of the chip and therefore the original design of the 1st through (X?Y?1)th transistors can be maintained without causing any change in the output voltage Thus, the invention eliminates the problem of the prior art design that needs to change the internal circuit design when a different output voltage is required.

Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus configured to be in front of at least one eye of a user includes an image display unit, a first beam splitting unit, and a reflection-refraction unit. The image display unit provides an image beam. The first beam splitting unit disposed on transmission paths of the image beam and an object beam causes at least one portion of the object beam to propagate to the eye and causes at least one portion of the image beam to propagate to the reflection-refraction unit. The reflection-refraction unit includes a lens portion and a reflecting portion on a first curved surface of the lens portion. At least part of the image beam travels through the lens portion, is reflected by the reflecting portion, travels trough the lens portion again, and is propagated to the eye by the first beam splitting unit in sequence.

Abstract: The invention, upon receiving an input signal, sums the absolute values of the difference of each pair of values adjacent to each other within a series of detected signal values to suppress the interference of low-frequency noise. Furthermore, the invention sums the absolute values of the moving averages of the differences of each pair of values adjacent to each other within a series of detected signal values to suppress both the interference of low-frequency noise and the interference of high-frequency noise. No synchronization with the input signal is necessary. The detection can be started at any phase of the input signal.

Abstract: A particle manipulation system and a projection device are provided. The projection device includes an image source and a projection lens. The image source provides an image beam. The projection lens is disposed on a light path of the image beam and includes a zoom lens set and a focusing lens set. The zoom lens set is disposed on the light path of the image beam from the image source and includes at least two lens groups disposed in sequence on the light path of the image beam. The focusing lens set is disposed on the light path of the image beam. The zoom lens set is disposed between the image source and the focusing lens set. A photoconductor chip is disposed on the light path of the image beam from the projection lens.

Abstract: An illumination assembly includes a substrate, a wiring structure, a reflecting layer and a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The wiring structure is formed on a part of the substrate, and includes a catalyst layer covering the part of the substrate, and a conducting layer formed on the catalyst layer. The reflecting layer is formed on another part of the substrate that is exposed from the wiring structure. The light-emitting diodes are disposed on the wiring structure and are electrically connected to the wiring structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides an operational-task-oriented system and method for dynamically adjusting operational environment applicable to a computer cluster. Each operational node of the computer cluster has two or more operational systems installed. After receiving the operational task, the control node estimates the time required for completing different tasks requiring different operational systems by appropriate operational nodes and compares the estimated finish time and the assigned finish time for judging how to adjust the operating system running in the operational nodes. Thereby, the operational task can be completed in the assigned finish time. Another method is to use the control node to analyze the proportions of the tasks requiring different operational systems in an operational task and hence adjusts the operational system running in an operational node according to the proportion of requirement. Thereby, the operational task can be completed in the shortest time.

Abstract: A light communication system, a transmitter and a receiver are provided. The light communication system includes the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter has a first processing unit and a light-emitting element. The first processing unit produces a transmission signal. The light-emitting element produces light to carry the transmission signal. The receiver has a first variable lens, a photosensitive element and a second processing unit. The first variable lens changes the propagation path of the light. The photosensitive element senses the light passed through the first variable lens to produce a receiving signal. The second processing unit controls the first variable lens based on the signal quality of the receiving signal to change the equivalent channel between the transmission signal and the receiving signal. Therefore, the transmission capability of the light communication system is enhanced.

Abstract: A charge pump that uses a control unit of a chip to adjust the on/off status of power switches and capacitor boost switches of a change-over switch set, enabling input voltage to be boosted by selected capacitors to the desired voltage level subject to conduction and cutoff of selected transistors, and therefore a predetermined voltage level of output voltage can be provided to an internal working circuit of an electronic apparatus without changing the circuit layout of the chip and the package substrate that is packaged on the chip, and thus, the chip and the package substrate simply need to be verified once, eliminating further verification procedure and time prior to vending and saving much the cost.

Abstract: A device and method for dropping an air interface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises communicating over a first air interface and a second air interface, determining an operational parameter based at least in part on a characteristic of the first air interface, and dropping the second air interface based at least in part on the operational parameter. A device and method for adding an air interface is also disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises a processor configured to drop one of a plurality of concurrently established air interfaces and to subsequently determine that at least one predetermined criteria is met before attempting to add the air interface.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe and an elastic rubber cushion. The outer pipe is a hollow structure. The inner pipe is disposed in the outer pipe to define a receiving space between the inner and outer pipes, and is a hollow structure rotatable with respect to the outer pipe. The elastic rubber cushion is disposed in the receiving space and fixed to an inner wall of the outer pipe and an outer wall of the inner pipe, respectively. The shock absorber works in rotation manner to absorb shocks, which not only enables the shock absorber to absorb forces in al directions, but also reduces the size of the shock absorber. Besides, the shock absorber uses the elastic rubber cushion as a buffer, which produces no noise during the process of shock absorbing.

Abstract: An output power adjusting method is applied on an inverter. The inverter includes a capacitor to store direct current (DC) electricity provided by a photovoltaic (PV) module. At least the DC electricity provided by the PV module is converted into alternating current (AC) electricity. Determine whether a power value of the AC electricity exceeds a power threshold. When the AC electricity exceeds the power threshold, the inverter works in a continuous mode. When the AC electricity does not exceed the power threshold, the inverter works in a discontinuous mode where the PV module charges the capacitor. In the discontinuous mode, determine whether a voltage on the capacitor exceeds a reference voltage, and when the voltage on the capacitor exceeds the reference voltage, the DC electricity provided by the PV module and DC electricity in pulses provided by the capacitor are converted to the AC electricity.

Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: (a) a liquid-crystal module containing a pair of transparent substrates and a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the pair of transparent substrates; (b) a first light-emitting diode (LED) component disposed on a first side of the liquid-crystal module; (c) a first transparent cover plate over the first LED component such that the first LED component is sandwiched between the liquid-crystal module and the first transparent cover plate; and (d) a control circuit configured to control an on/off frequency of the liquid-crystal module and a light-emitting frequency of the first LED component in such a manner that the light emitted from the first LED component is synchronously shielded by the liquid-crystal module, wherein the light is emitted from a side opposite to the liquid-crystal module.

Abstract: A full-bridge quasi-resonant DC-DC converter is provided, including a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a full-bridge converting circuit electrically connected with the primary winding of the transformer, a resonant capacitor provided between the full-bridge converting circuit and the primary winding, a rectifier circuit electrically connected with the secondary winding of the transformer, and a resonant inductor connected in series with the rectifier circuit. Therefore, the full-bridge quasi-resonant DC-DC converter reduces the switching losses of the switching elements and effectively reduces the size of the converter, while increases the conversion efficiency.

Abstract: A wireless communication device that includes a power amplifier and an antenna is provided. The power amplifier includes a first and a second power amplifying paths, a first and a second selection circuits, first matching circuits and second matching circuits. The first and the second power amplifying paths receive a first and a second input signals respectively. The first selection circuit selects one of the first matching circuits according to a frequency band of the first input signal to perform a first matching process to generate a first output signal. The second selection circuit selects one of the second matching circuits according to a frequency band of the second input signal to perform a second matching process to generate a second output signal. The antenna is coupled to the power amplifier to transmit the first and/or the second output signals.

Abstract: A multi bandwidth balun is provided, including a main signal port, a main inductor electrically connected to the main signal port, a first inductor inducted mutually with the main inductor to constitute a first inductor of a first conversion circuit, a first capacitor module connected in parallel to the first conversion circuit, two first signal ports electrically connected to the first capacitor module, a first main capacitor electrically connected to the first signal port and the first capacitor module therebetween, a second inductor inducted mutually with the main inductor to constitute a second inductor of a second conversion circuit, a second capacitor module connected in parallel to the second conversion circuit, two second signal ports electrically connected to the second capacitor module, and a second main capacitor electrically connected to the second signal port and the second capacitor module therebetween.

Abstract: Elastomeric components, such as a shoe outsole, are treated with a plasma application to clean and activate the elastomeric component. The application of plasma is controlled to achieve a sufficient surface composition change to enhance adhesion characteristics while not adversely physically deforming the elastomeric component. The plasma treatment is applied to increase carbonyl functional group concentrations within an altered region of the elastomeric component to within at least a range of 2%-15% of carbon atomic percentage composition. The cleaning and activation is controlled, in part, by ensuring a defined height offset range is maintained between the elastomeric component and the plasma source by a generated tool path. The elastomeric component may then be adhered, with an adhesive, to another component.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refined product obtained from a rice hull, which consists essentially of a type II arabinogalactan having a number average molecular weight in the range of 56 to 103 kDa. Also disclosed are a process for producing the refined product and use of the refined product for enhancing the biological activity of innate immune cells, as well as for treating allergy and cancer.

Abstract: A method for selecting a plurality of base stations to position a mobile device is provided. The method includes selecting a plurality of base station sets from the plurality of base stations, wherein each of the plurality of base station sets corresponds to a distance matrix, utilizing a first artificial neural network (ANN) unit to select a predefined number of the plurality of base station sets from the plurality of base station sets according to a plurality of distance matrixes corresponding to the plurality of base station sets; and utilizing a second ANN unit to position the mobile device according to the predefined number of the plurality of base station sets.

Abstract: An optical lens including a first light exit surface, a total internal reflection (TIR) surface, a second light exit surface and a third light exit surface connected in an order, and correspondingly has a first intersection, a second intersection and a third intersection therebetween. A first line between the first intersection and a reference point on an optical axis of the optical lens intersects with the optical axis to form a first angle between 30 degrees to 60 degrees, and a first direction of the reference point pointing toward a point on the TIR surface intersects with a normal of the first light exit surface at the point to form a reflecting angle larger than a critical angle of TIR. A second line between the second intersection and the reference point intersects with the first line to form a second angle between 10 degrees to 30 degrees.