Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a plurality of conductive areas formed on the substrate at a first vertical level; a first wiring layer formed on the substrate at a second vertical level which is higher than the first vertical level, the first wiring layer including first lines that extend in a first direction, one first line of the first lines connected to a first conductive area selected from the plurality of conductive areas through a via contact; a second wiring layer formed on the substrate at a third vertical level which is higher than the second vertical level, the second wiring layer including second lines that extend in a second direction that crosses the first direction, one second line of the second lines connected to a second conductive area selected from the plurality of conductive areas; and a deep via contact spaced apart from lines of the first wiring layer in a horizontal direction and extending from the second conductive area to the one second line.

Abstract: A carrier includes a frame defining a first space configured to accommodate a first type of hard disk drive, and an adjusting mechanism rotatably coupled to the frame. The adjusting mechanism is transitionable between: (i) a first configuration in which the adjusting mechanism is located outside the first space defined by the frame, and (ii) a second configuration in which the adjusting mechanism is located inside the first space, the adjusting mechanism and the frame cooperatively define a second space configured to accommodate a second type of hard disk drive different from the first type of hard disk drive.

Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to skip fire control of internal combustion engines and particularly to mechanisms for determining a desired operational firing fraction. In some embodiments, a firing fraction determining unit is arranged to determine a firing fraction suitable for delivering a requested engine output. The firing fraction determining unit may utilize data structures such as lookup tables in the determination of the desired firing fraction. In one aspect the desired engine output and one or more operational power train parameters such as current engine speed, are used as indices to a lookup table used to select a desired firing fraction. In other embodiments, additional indices to the data structure may include any one of: transmission gear; manifold absolute pressure (MAP); manifold air temperature; a parameter indicative of mass air charge (MAC); cam position; cylinder torque output; maximum permissible manifold pressure; vehicle speed; and barometric pressure.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a channel region disposed between a source region and a drain region, a gate structure over the channel region, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer proximate the gate structure, an ILD stress layer proximate the top portion of gate structure and over the ILD layer. The gate structure includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a top portion. A first stress memorization region is also provided. The first stress memorization region is proximate the top portion of the gate structure. A method of making a semiconductor device is also provided.

Abstract: A slim fan structure includes a fan frame, a top cover closed to a top of the fan frame to define a receiving space in the fan frame, a stator assembly mounted in the receiving space, and a hub fitted around the stator assembly. The fan frame has opposite first and third sides forming an air inlet and an air outlet, respectively, and opposite second and fourth sides having a first and a second side wall formed thereon, respectively. The first side wall includes a protruded portion laterally extended toward the air inlet, and the second side wall includes a stop portion located adjacent to the air outlet. With the air inlet and the air outlet formed on two lateral sides of the fan frame, the slim fan structure has an effectively reduced overall thickness and does not produce noise during operation to largely upgrade the operational performance thereof.

Abstract: The invention is related to a manufacturing method for enhancing an ordered structure of block copolymers, and more particularly to a thermal annealing process for block copolymers having conducting polymers and rod segments. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: (A) providing a block copolymer and a small molecule additive, wherein the block copolymer is formed of first monomers containing at least one aromatic ring and second monomers optionally containing at least one aromatic ring; and the small molecule additive is a aliphatic molecule, an aromatic molecule or a combination thereof; (B) blending the block copolymer and the small molecule additive to form a mixture; and (C) treating the mixture with a thermal annealing process to manufacture and facilitate the ordered structure of the block copolymers.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat pump system for a vehicle, which includes a compressor, an air-cooled condenser mounted on a warm air passageway, expansion means and an evaporator mounted on a cold air passageway of an air-conditioning case in order to carry out heating and cooling and further includes a water-cooled condenser mounted on a refrigerant circulation line between the compressor and the air-cooled condenser to exchange heat between refrigerant and coolant, thereby reducing the number and the size of blowers and the size of the entire system because the size of the air-cooled condenser inside the warm air passageway is reduced, and decreasing power consumption and noise by reducing capacity of a motor of the blower.

Abstract: A multiple distributed system is disclosed. An uplink control resource allocation method for a user equipment to transmit an Acknowledgement/Negative ACK (ACK/NACK) signal includes receiving one or more Enhanced-Physical Downlink Control Channels (E-PDCCHs), receiving one or more Physical Downlink Shared Channels (PDSCHs) corresponding to the one or more E-PDCCHs, and transmitting ACK/NACK signals for reception of the one or more PDSCHs through a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), wherein Control Channel Element (CCE) indexes of the PUCCH transmitting the ACK/NACK signals are determined in consideration of first CCE indexes of the one or more E-PDCCHs and the number of CCEs of a PUCCH determined by a higher layer.

Abstract: In a method of group control and management among electronic devices, wherein the electronic devices is in communication with a control device, a projectable space instance is provided for the control device to create a workspace, wherein a control and management tool and a plurality of unified tools for driving respective electronic devices are selectively added to the projectable space instance. The projectable space instance is then parsed with a projector by the control device to automatically generate a projected workspace corresponding to the workspace to be created via the projectable space instance. The control and management tool realizes at least one status information of at least a first one of the electronic devices by way of the unified tools, and controls at least a second one of the electronic devices to execute at least one task corresponding to the at least one status information.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device includes a memory and a processor electrically connected with the memory. The memory stores instructions to be executed by the processor. The processor is configured to obtain a user voice, determine a response level of the user voice, when the response level of the user voice is a first response level, perform an operation corresponding to the user voice based on a time point of obtaining the user voice, and when the response level of the user voice is a second response level, perform the operation corresponding to the user voice based on a time point of detecting an additional event.

Abstract: A delay line circuit includes: a coarse-tuning arrangement, including delay units; and a fine-tuning arrangement including at least three serially-connected inverters. The coarse-tuning arrangement is configured to receive an input signal and coarsely-tune the input signal, the coarsely-tuning including transferring the input signal through a selected number of the delay units and thereby producing a first output signal. The fine-tuning arrangement is configured to receive the first output signal, finely-tune the first output signal, and produce a second output signal, the finely-tuning including selectively connecting a speed control unit to a node between a corresponding pair of the at least three serially-connected inverters.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate including a plurality of vias passing through the substrate and filled with a conductive or semiconductive material, and an oxide layer surrounding the conductive or semiconductive material, the substrate defining a cavity therein; a membrane disposed over the substrate and the cavity; a heater disposed within the membrane and electrically connected with the substrate; and a sensing electrode disposed over the membrane and the heater.

Abstract: A stair-climber includes a base, a first inclination unit, a second inclination unit, a step unit, and a sensor. The front end of the first inclination unit is slidably disposed at the base. The second inclination unit is pivotally connected to the rear end of the first inclination unit. The rear end of the second inclination unit is pivotally connected to the base. The inclination angle of the second inclination unit is adjusted by an inclination unit regulator disposed between the first and second inclination units. The step unit is disposed at the second inclination unit and has multiple steps. The steps undergo angle adjustment with a step regulator disposed at the second inclination unit and thus tilt at angles suitable for a tread performed by users ergonomically. The sensor is disposed at the rear end of the second inclination unit to detect whether the users have lost footing.

Abstract: A fuel tank cap includes a casing; a main chamber disposed in the casing; a vapor vent channel disposed in the casing and communicating with the main chamber; annular partition walls disposed in the main chamber and configured to divide the main chamber into troughs, each partition wall including a cut so that the troughs are capable of communicating with each other via the cut; and activated carbon filled in the troughs. The vapor vent channel includes the cuts and the troughs. The activated carbon captures fuel vapors and absorbs VOCs in the fuel vapors when the fuel vapors pass through the vapor vent channel. The invention eliminates the low efficiency problem of capturing the harmful VOCs of the fuel vapors by the conventional activated carbon canister.

Abstract: A brushless direct current motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The stator includes a plurality of segments arranged circumferentially and a support bracket connecting the segments together. Each segment includes a segment core unit and a winding assembly assembled on the segment core unit. The segment core units of two adjacent segments defining a gap there between. The support bracket is made of non-magnetic material.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a three-dimensional package structure. The first conductive element comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and a lateral surface. The conductive pattern disposed on the top surface of the first conductive element. A second conductive element is disposed on the conductive pattern. The first conductive element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern, and the second conductive element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern. In one embodiment, the shielding layer is a portion of the patterned conductive layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a first device; a second device contacted with the first device, wherein a chamber is formed between the first device and the second device; a first hole disposed in the second device and defined between a first end with a first circumference and a second end with a second circumference; a second hole disposed in the second device and aligned to the first hole; and a sealing object for sealing the second hole. The first end links with the chamber, and the first circumference is different from the second circumference, the second hole is defined between the second end and a third end with a third circumference, and the second circumference and the third circumference are smaller than the first circumference.

Abstract: An autofocus camera apparatus and method using multiple motors are provided. The AF camera apparatus includes a housing, an AF lens group disposed in the housing, a processor configured to generate a control signal to control movement of the AF lens group according to a determined focus location, and a plurality of motors configured to move the AF lens group in an optical axis direction according to the control signal of the processor.

Abstract: An image ranging system has a light source module having a light source diode and a light source lens, and an image sensing module, placed near the light source, having an image sensing device and an image sensing lens. An optical signal emitted from the light source diode passes through the light source lens with a luminous intensity profile which is characterized by intensity I1 and then reaches an object. A reflection signal is generated by the object. The relationship between the intensity I1 and the emission angle ? of the optical signal is I1=1/cos7 ?. The reflection signal into the image source lens has an incident angle ? the same as the emission angle of the optical signal, and images the object onto the image sensing device. The ratio of the height of object image to the effective focal length of image sensing lens is proportional to sin 0.

Abstract: A method for use with an electronic device having a memory and a processor, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring at least one image through a camera operatively coupled to the electronic device, acquiring a first sound and a second sound, which are sensed when acquiring the at least one image, through a microphone operatively coupled to the electronic device, generating first sound information corresponding to the first sound and second sound information corresponding to the second sound using the processor, and associating the at least one image with the first sound information and the second sound information and storing the at least one image in the memory.