Abstract: A plug for provision of power includes a housing forming a receiving cavity with two opposite sites in a vertical direction which is compatible with a standard plug connector with twelve contacts on each site and a first and second rows of contacts on the sides while in diagonally symmetrical manner. Each contact includes a contacting section, and a connecting section for directly connecting to a corresponding wire. Each row of contacts is categorized with a pair of power contacts, a pair of grounding contacts and a specific contact without any high speed differential pair. Two pair of power contacts of both two rows are electrically connected together either via direct mechanical connection via vertical extensions or via indirect electrical connection via the latch which has a pair of side arms extending into the receiving cavity at two opposite transverse ends.

Abstract: An electronic device and a data transmission method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a counter, a multiplexer, and a buffer. The counter counts the number of read times that the host device reads the electronic device, and produces a read time header corresponding to the number of read times. The multiplexer selects a piece of transmission data in a plurality of data to be transmitted according to the read time header. Each of the plurality of data to be transmitted corresponds to a different read time header related to the varied number of read times. The buffer buffers the read time header and outputs the read time header and the transmission data to the host device after receiving the transmission data. The host device decodes the read time header and the transmission data to obtain the selected data to be transmitted.

Abstract: A signal processing system includes a variable gain amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a gain compensation module and a signal processing module. The variable gain amplifier applies a variable gain to an analog input signal to generate an amplified analog signal. The ADC converts the amplified analog signal to an amplified digital signal. The gain compensation module applies a compensation gain to the amplified digital signal to generate a compensated signal. The compensated signal has an instantaneous change lower than a predetermined threshold. The signal processing module performs a signal processing procedure on the compensated signal.

Abstract: An electrode structure of a lithium battery is provided for electrically connecting a positive pole and a negative pole in a tank of the lithium battery to the external. The electrode structure includes a lid body and at least one electrode body made of sheet metal material. The electrode body has a wrapped portion disposed in the lid body, two ends of the wrapped portion form bent portions respectively, and a connection portion and an output portion extend respectively from the bent portions to protrude from a surface of the lid body. A conductive electrode structure of the lithium battery is formed by wrapping instead of direct penetrating, thus achieving a hermetic effect of conductive positions of the electrode.

Abstract: A method comprises providing a semiconductor alloy layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate structure on the semiconductor alloy layer, forming source and drain regions in the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate structure, removing at least a portion of the semiconductor alloy layer overlying the source and drain regions, and forming a metal silicide region over the source and drain regions.

Abstract: A light emitting diode dimmer circuit uses a typically commercially available TRIAC dimmer to modulate an illumination-purpose light emitting diode circuit, and to make up the shortfall of the AC voltage phase, caused by the conductivity phase angle of the TRIAC dimmer, for the energy storage applying the energy storage and rectifier circuit, so that the light output of the light emitting diode can achieve the stable and flicker-free effect in the dimming requirement of the light emitting diode either the micro bright or full bright requirement.

Abstract: A television system includes an image processing module, a display and an image capturing module. The image processing module and the image capturing module are integrated in a single chip. The image processing module performs an image processing procedure on an image input to generate an output image. The display plays the output image generated by the image processing module. In response to an image capturing instruction received, the image capturing module captures the input image or the output image.

Abstract: A convolutional de-interleaver for processing multiple groups of convolutional interleaved data is provided. The groups of convolutional interleaved data include multiple sets of convolutional interleaved data formed by performing a convolutional interleaving process on multiple groups of non-interleaved data. Each set of non-interleaved data includes L sets of data, where L is a positive integer. The convolutional de-interleaver includes: an input data buffer, buffering the groups of convolutional interleaved data; a memory controller, accessing the convolutional interleaved data buffered in the input data buffer with a memory to perform a convolutional de-interleaving process, a memory address of each set of stored convolutional interleaved data being determined according to a corresponding delay depth, the value L and a delay depth difference corresponding to the set of data; and an output data buffer, buffering the multiple groups of convolutional de-interleaved data read from the memory.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel includes a plurality of pixels spaced from each other. Each of the pixels includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel of each pixel are all rhombus shaped. The first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel spaced from each other by three barriers. The three barriers are connected with each other in a Y-shaped pattern. An angle defined by two adjacent barriers is about 120 degrees.

Abstract: An evaporation mask for vapor deposition to form pixels on a display substrate is disclosed. The evaporation mask includes a main body made of resin. The main body has a shape of a thin plate. A plurality of magnetic particles is dispersed in the main body. A plurality of apertures is defined through the main body to define a pixel pattern. A rectangular base defines a central rectangular opening. The main body is secured to a top face of the base to cover the opening thereof. The apertures of the main body communicate with the opening of the base.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The method includes proving a substrate. The substrate includes a gate stack over the substrate and source/drain regions separated by the gate stack. A first dislocation with a first pinch-off point is formed within the source/drain region with a first depth. A second dislocation with a second pinch-off point is formed within the source/drain region at a second depth. The second depth is substantial smaller than the first depth.

Abstract: BSI image sensors and methods. In an embodiment, a substrate is provided having a sensor array and a periphery region and having a front side and a back side surface; a bottom anti-reflective coating (BARC) is formed over the back side to a first thickness, over the sensor array region and the periphery region; forming a first dielectric layer over the BARC; a metal shield is formed; selectively removing the metal shield from over the sensor array region; selectively removing the first dielectric layer from over the sensor array region, wherein a portion of the first thickness of the BARC is also removed and a remainder of the first thickness of the BARC remains during the process of selectively removing the first dielectric layer; forming a second dielectric layer over the remainder of the BARC and over the metal shield; and forming a passivation layer over the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: A back side image sensor and method of manufacture are provided. In an embodiment a bottom anti-reflective coating is formed over a substrate, and a metal shield layer is formed over the bottom anti-reflective coating. The metal shield layer is patterned to form a grid pattern over a sensor array region of the substrate, and a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer are formed to at least partially fill in openings within the grid pattern.

Abstract: A polishing composition comprising abrasive particles, a compound having hexavalent molybdenum or pentavalent vanadium, an anionic additive, a halogen oxides compound or salts thereof, and a carrier solvent is provided herein. The polishing composition is suitable for chemical mechanical polishing process of SiGe, Si and SiO2 substrates. The compound having hexavalent molybdenum or pentavalent can effectively raise the removal rate for SiGe and Si substrates, and increase the polishing selectivity of SiGe and Si relative to SiO2, simultaneously.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of describing infrared signal, and infrared signal has a continuous infrared wave type, the method comprises: a step (a) separating the continuous infrared wave into at least one frame; a step (b) separating the at least one frame into at least one signal sequence and at least one data sequence; a step (c) separating the at least one signal sequence into a signal with a level and a duration; a step (d) separating the at least one data sequence into at least one logic signal set, wherein the at least one logic signal set is separated into at least one signal with a level and a duration; and (e) unifying description for the plurality of infrared signals having the same control function.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are certain embodiments of a novel chemical synthesis route for lithium ion battery applications. Accordingly, various embodiments are focused on the synthesis of a new active material using NMC (Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) as the precursor for a phosphate material having a layered crystal structure. Partial phosphate generation in the layer structured material stabilizes the material while maintaining the large capacity nature of the layer structured material.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices, methods of manufacturing thereof, and image sensor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip comprising an array region, a periphery region, and a through-via disposed therein. A guard structure is disposed in the semiconductor chip between the array region and the through-via or between the through-via and a portion of the periphery region. A portion of the guard structure is disposed within a substrate of the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices, methods of manufacturing thereof, and image sensor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor chip comprising an array region, a periphery region, and a through-via disposed therein. The semiconductor device comprises a guard structure disposed in the semiconductor chip between the array region and the through-via or between the through-via and a portion of the periphery region.

Abstract: An optimal battery charging method and circuit for automatically regulating an output current to an energy storage load includes the steps of using a first-status current and a second-status current of the output current to obtain the energy storage load, analyzing the second-status voltage and the first-status voltage to obtain an equivalent resistance parameter of the energy storage load, and using the equivalent resistance parameter to compute a charging power loss of the energy storage load to regulate an output cycle of the output current, so that the energy storage load can be charged at constant temperature to achieve the effect of high charging efficiency.

Abstract: A healthcare decision support system for tailoring patient care comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor causing the processor to perform the steps of obtaining media stimulation and feedback data of a patient in an adaptive healing environment, said media stimulation and feedback data including information on interactions of the patient with the adaptive healing environment, obtaining condition data of the patient, obtaining electronic health record data of the patient, evaluating the obtained data and determining a patient parameter including information on the patient set and providing the patient parameter set to a medical decision support component. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method and to a patient care system.