Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least two fin-shaped structures, a gate structure, at least two epitaxial structures and a cap. The fin-shaped structures are disposed on a substrate and are covered by the gate structure. The epitaxial structures spaced apart from each other are disposed at one side of the gate structure and respectively directly contact each fin-shaped structure. The cap simultaneously surrounds the epitaxial structures, and at least two adjacent caps are merged together.

Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a first platform, a first bent portion, a second platform and an engaging portion. The first platform is fixed on a casing of an electronic device. The first bent portion is connected to the first platform. An end of the second platform is connected to the first bent portion. The second platform pivots relative to the first platform via the first bent portion. The engaging portion is disposed on a side of the second platform. The engaging portion is for engaging with an interface card and the casing as the second platform pivots relative to the first platform, so as to fix the interface card on the casing.

Abstract: A fin structure includes a substrate and a fin disposed on a top surface of the substrate. The fin has a height. An epitaxial structure surrounds the fin and the epitaxial structure has a top point which is the farthest point on the epitaxial structure away from the top surface of the substrate. There is a distance between the top point and the top surface of the substrate. A rational number of the distance to the height is not less than 7.

Abstract: An epitaxial structure for a non-planar transistor is provided. A substrate has a fin-shaped structure. A gate is disposed across the fin-shaped structure. A silicon germanium epitaxial structure is disposed on the fin-shaped structure beside the gate, wherein the silicon germanium epitaxial structure has 4 <1,1,1> surfaces and its aspect ratio of width and thickness is at a range of 1:1˜1.3. A method for forming said epitaxial structure is also provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least two fin-shaped structures, a gate structure, at least two epitaxial structures and a silicon cap. The fin-shaped structures are disposed on a substrate and are covered by the gate structure. The epitaxial structures are disposed at one side of the gate structure and respectively directly contact each fin-shaped structure, wherein the epitaxial structures are spaced apart from each other. The silicon cap simultaneously surrounds the epitaxial structures.

Abstract: A memory controller includes a clock detector and a microprocessor. The clock detector is utilized for detecting if a specific pin of the memory controller has a clock signal thereon to generate a detecting result. The microprocessor is coupled to the clock generator, and is utilized for determining which type of memory devices that the memory controller is applied to according to the detecting result.

Abstract: A method for playing interactive games via a portable apparatus is disclosed. The method is applied to a portable apparatus. The method includes: transmitting a location signal; receiving location signals transmitted from other portable apparatuses; receiving a shooting signal; and determining a game status based on the shooting signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least two fin-shaped structures, a gate structure, at least two epitaxial structures and a silicon cap. The fin-shaped structures are disposed on a substrate and are covered by the gate structure. The epitaxial structures are disposed at one side of the gate structure and respectively directly contact each fin-shaped structure, wherein the epitaxial structures are spaced apart from each other. The silicon cap simultaneously surrounds the epitaxial structures.

Abstract: A method to decrease power consumption of a plurality of end devices in a wireless network system divides a round period into at least a first period and a second period, each of the periods having multiple time slots. The wireless network system is formed by an access point, a plurality of routers and a plurality of end devices, forming a two-layer tree network topology. The method comprising: a) wirelessly broadcasting a null beacon from one of the routers to the router's end devices in the first period if the router fails receive an AP beacon from the access point in the first period; and b) configuring the router's end devices to sleep during the second period after the router's end devices receive the null beacon from the router.

Abstract: A method to decrease power consumption of a plurality of end devices in a wireless network system divides a round period into at least a first period and a second period, each of the periods having multiple time slots. The wireless network system is formed by an access point, a plurality of routers and a plurality of end devices, forming a two-layer tree network topology. The method comprises: a) wirelessly broadcasting one router beacon in each of the time slots of the first period from one of the routers to the router's end devices; b) determining if any end device fails to receive any router beacon transmitted from its parent node in the first period; and c) configuring the end device to sleep during the second period if it fails to receive any router beacon transmitted from its parent node in the first period.

Abstract: A wireless network system utilizing dual frequencies comprises an access point having a first communication module, wherein the first communication module transmits downlink data and receives uplink data wirelessly in a first frequency; a plurality of routers, each having a second communication module, wherein the second communication module receives the downlink data from the access point and transmits the uplink data to the access point wirelessly in the first frequency and transmits the downlink data and receives the uplink data wirelessly in a second frequency; and a plurality of end devices, each having a third communication module, wherein the third communication module receives the downlink data from one of the plurality of routers and transmits the uplink data to the same one of the plurality of routers wirelessly in the second frequency.

Abstract: The present invention provides a status switching method applied to a slave device. The status switching method includes: receiving a command wrapper from a host device; receiving a status query command corresponding to the command wrapper from the host device; transmitting a status wrapper to the host device in response to the status query command; and refusing to enter a low-power status corresponding to a switch status request when the switch status request is received during a specific period, wherein the specific period starts when the command wrapper is received and ends when the status wrapper is transmitted.

Abstract: An automotive electronic system and a power supply method thereof is related to the power supply method including outputting an interface signal to an automotive network, enabling a first switching regulator according to a first control signal from a control chip and/or the interface signal on the automotive network, supplying power to a network switch based on a first voltage by the first switching regulator when the first switching regulator is enabled, enabling a second switching regulator according to a second control signal from an electronic application module and/or the interface signal on the automotive network, and supplying power to the electronic application module based on the first voltage by the second switching regulator when the second switching regulator is enabled. The network switch and the electronic application module are connected to each other by the automotive network.

Abstract: The three-dimensional touch system by acoustic waves comprises of a plurality of sensors and their controllers. The three-dimensional touch system implements the any or a combination of three different sensing methods. The first is an active wave triangulation location method that involves a plurality of receivers and an active wave transceiver. The second is a passive wave triangulation location method that involves a plurality of transceivers and a passive wave receiver. The last method, multi-triangulation location, uses different transceivers (or receivers) to input a multitude of different acoustic waves. Also, it is important that a calibration system be used to ensure that the transceivers and receivers are accurate in their readings.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an error correction method applied to a memory device, wherein the memory device has a plurality of pages. The error correction method includes: sequentially retrieving data of a plurality of first sectors of a first page of the pages in response to a first read command; performing a first error correction by an error correction module during retrieval the data of the first page; producing a second read command when the data of the first sectors of the first page are all retrieved; and starting to sequentially retrieve data of a plurality of second sectors of a second page of the pages in response to the second read command after the data of the first sectors of the first page are all retrieved.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus casing and a fixing structure disposed in the apparatus casing. The fixing structure includes a mounting base, close to a main board inside the apparatus casing and thereon forming a sliding slot, and a detachable bracket, including a frame and a guiding part connected to the frame fixedly. The guiding part is capable of being slid into the sliding slot so as to mount the detachable bracket on the mounting base. The frame forms an accommodating space in the apparatus casing. The opening of the accommodating space is toward the opening of the apparatus casing; a removable power module is capable of being inserted into the accommodating space through the openings. Thereby, the invention can reduce the installation complexity of a conventional fixing structure for removable power module efficiently.

Abstract: A compensation evaluating support system for judgment of patent infringement includes an electronic device respectively and signally connected to an input interface which serves to input an infringement data and an output interface which serves to output a judging result, a database module for saving the infringement data, a machine-readable format module automatically formatting the infringement data, a factor screening module inputting a weighting questionnaire data with decision factors via the input interface and analyzing the weighting questionnaire data to generate a weighting coefficient which is thence stored in the database module, a decision support module for analyzing the infringement data and the weighting coefficient to generate the judging result, and a decision verification module for inputting a use questionnaire data via the input interface and analyzing the use questionnaire data to update the decision factors.

Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a first platform, a first bent portion, a second platform and an engaging portion. The first platform is fixed on a casing of an electronic device. The first bent portion is connected to the first platform. An end of the second platform is connected to the first bent portion. The second platform pivots relative to the first platform via the first bent portion. The engaging portion is disposed on a side of the second platform. The engaging portion is for engaging with an interface card and the casing as the second platform pivots relative to the first platform, so as to fix the interface card on the casing.

Abstract: A method for accessing a Flash memory and an associated Flash memory system are provided, where the Flash memory includes a plurality of blocks, each of the blocks includes a plurality of pages, and each of the pages includes a plurality of sectors. The method includes: receiving a page of data from a host; encoding a first portion of the page of data by a randomizer that operated under a first seed to generate a first encoded data; encoding a second portion of the page of data by the randomizer that operated under a second seed to generate a second encoded data, wherein the first seed is different from the second seed; and storing the first encoded data and the second encoded data to the Flash memory. An associated method and an associated Flash memory system are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device including a light emitting diode and a driving module. The driving module drives the light emitting diode. The driving module includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, and a driver transistor. The first switch circuit selectively writes a gray scale voltage in a first capacitor. The second switch circuit selectively writes an offset voltage in a second capacitor. The driver transistor is coupled to the light emitting diode, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor. The driver transistor adjusts a driving current being outputted to the light emitting diode according to the gray scale voltage and the offset voltage. The gray scale voltage adjusts the voltage difference between the gate and the source of the driver transistor, while the offset voltage adjusts a threshold voltage of the driver transistor.