Abstract: A method for improving a failure mode diagnostic of an electric power steering system by overcoming a motor electric lock condition due to position sensor signal corruption or other motor faults. If certain conditions are met, the method determines that the motor is in an electric lock condition, and then reduces a torque current command to the motor so that it is able to be rotated by a vehicle hand-wheel. Once the motor is able to be rotated, then the method determines whether certain conditions have been met to determine whether the position sensor is malfunctioning.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a main board, at least having a signal feeding portion; a bearing component, connected to the main board and at least having a protrusive portion; and an antenna, connected to the bearing component and at least having a pin portion, wherein the pin portion is disposed on the protrusive portion, and the signal feeding portion and the pin portion contact with each other.

Abstract: A tunable laser comprising: a foundation including a first side and an oppositely facing second side and including a hole extending from the first side to the second side; a tuning assembly including a base, a fine tuning arm and a rotational flex bearing disposed adjacent the first side of the foundation; wherein the base is disposed adjacent to the first side of the foundation; wherein one end of the flex bearing is secured to the base; wherein the other end of the flex bearing is secured to the fine tuning arm; wherein a portion of the fine tuning arm extends at least partially into the hole; an external cavity laser including a gain medium, a dispersion medium and a reflective member disposed adjacent to the second side of the foundation; wherein the gain medium and the dispersion medium grating are secured in a fixed relation relative to the each other; wherein the reflective member is secured to the portion of the arm extending into the hole; and a piezoelectric device with one end secured to the base a

Abstract: A handheld GPS device has a device body. A base band processor is installed in the device body. Three antennas with high directivity are respectively installed perpendicular to three surfaces of the device body for receiving GPS signals. A control device is coupled to the base band processor and the antennas with high directivity. At least two switches are respectively coupled to the control device and each of the three switches corresponds to one of the three antennas with high directivity. One of the switches enables the control device to permit the base band processor receiving GPS signal from the corresponding antenna with high directivity when the frame triggers one of the switches.

Abstract: Hand-held communication device includes a first housing, a rotation axle connected to the first housing in a rotatable manner, a second housing, an antenna installed inside the second housing, and a rod with one end connected to the rotation axle in a rotatable manner and the other end connected to the second housing. The antenna can be positioned to optimize radio frequency signal reception by rotating the rotation axle with respect to the first housing and rotating the rod with respect to the rotation axle.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus and a temperature compensation method thereof are provided. The method includes: providing a working power to the wireless communication apparatus; detecting a temperature of the wireless communication apparatus; deciding a function of working power versus wireless output power according the temperature; and adjusting the working power according the function of the working power versus the wireless output power and a wireless rated output power of the wireless communication apparatus.

Abstract: A handheld GPS device has a device body. A base band processor is installed in the device body. Three antennas with high directivity are respectively installed perpendicular to three surfaces of the device body for receiving GPS signals. A control device is coupled to the base band processor and the antennas with high directivity. Three switches are respectively coupled to the control device and each of the three switches corresponds to one of the three antennas with high directivity. One of the switches being triggered enables the control device to permit the base band processor receiving GPS signal from the corresponding antenna with high directivity.

Abstract: An impact strength synthetic resin lens is provided in which transparency of a synthetic resin lens material of a polyurethane and releasability are improved to improve productivity and no stria are produced. The impact strength synthetic resin lens is manufactured by casting and curing a polyurethane resin composition which a polyurethane resin composition for molding optical lenses, comprising, as essential components, a prepolymer obtained by reacting an alicyclic polyisocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups with a polyol having two or more hydroxy groups, an internal mold lubricant and a decolored aromatic diamine.

Abstract: A method for scheduling instructions for clustered digital signal processors, the processors including a plurality of clusters, each cluster including at least two functional units and a first register file having a first unit, a second unit and a single set of access ports shared by the functional units, includes the steps of checking whether executing one instruction needs data to be read from the first unit and the second unit of the first register file, generating a copying instruction to transfer data from the first unit to the second unit of the first register file, checking whether there is a prior operation cycle available to perform the copying instruction, scheduling the copying instruction in the prior operation cycle, and scheduling the instruction after the copying instruction.

Abstract: A voltage is generated after a touch screen is touched, and the voltage is transformed into a digital signal for detecting a touch point which the touch screen is touched. A touch sensing system includes a first switch having a first node coupled to a first voltage source, a second switch having a node coupled to a second voltage source, a first resistor coupled between the first switch and the second switch in a series connection, a comparator having a first input node coupled to a second node of the first switch, a successive approximation register (SAR) having an input node coupled to an output node of the comparator, and a simulation circuit. An output voltage of the simulation circuit is continuously adjusted by the comparator and the simulation circuit to transform the voltage generated on the touch screen into a digital signal.

Abstract: Hand-held communication device includes a first housing, a rotation axle connected to the first housing in a rotatable manner, a second housing, an antenna installed inside the second housing, and a rod with one end connected to the rotation axle in a rotatable manner and the other end connected to the second housing. The antenna can be positioned to optimize radio frequency signal reception by rotating the rotation axle with respect to the first housing and rotating the rod with respect to the rotation axle.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus with wireless communication function, including a first circuit board and a second circuit board, is provided. The first circuit board has a first feed pad and a first shorting pad on a first surface thereof, and has a signal line and a ground plane, electrically connected to the signal line and the ground plane respectively. Moreover, the second circuit board has a second feed pad and a second shorting pad on a second surface thereof, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface. Additionally, the second circuit board has a radiating patch on a third surface thereof. The second feed pad is electrically connected to the radiating patch and is bonded to the first feed pad. The second shorting pad is electrically connected to the radiating patch and is bonded to the first shorting pad.

Abstract: While transforming an analog input voltage into a digital signal including several bits, an analog-to-digital converter including a built-in self test (BIST) circuit is used for performing the transformation and compensating an offset error of the analog input voltage. The operations of the digital-to-analog converter include a self test mode and a normal mode. And each of the self test mode and the normal mode includes a sampling phase and a bit cycling phase.

Abstract: The method for fabricating reflector plate for a reflective liquid crystal display and the device is disclosed. The present invention includes the formation of a protection layer over the glass substrate having thin film transistors and a layer of transparent electrodes on top, followed by the formation of a layer of undulating resin over the protection layer. If the reflector plate to be produced is a semi-transmissive type, a light-transmitting region is created over the protection layer. Since the protection layer is created in advance of the undulating resin outgrowth, the present method can effectively prevent reflection from the exposure stage during the lithography process, thus the problem of abnormal pattern marks occurring on the reflective surface can be avoided, and the exposure time and the production yield are enhanced.

Abstract: The method for fabricating reflector plate for a reflective liquid crystal display and the device is disclosed. The present invention includes the formation of a protection layer over the glass substrate having thin film transistors and a layer of transparent electrodes on top, followed by the formation of a layer of undulating resin over the protection layer. If the reflector plate to be produced is a semi-transmissive type, a light-transmitting region is created over the protection layer. Since the protection layer is created in advance of the undulating resin outgrowth, the present method can effectively prevent reflection from the exposure stage during the lithography process, thus the problem of abnormal pattern marks occurring on the reflective surface can be avoided, and the exposure time and the production yield are enhanced.

Abstract: The method for fabricating reflector plate for a reflective liquid crystal display and the device is disclosed. The present invention includes the formation of a protection layer over the glass substrate having thin film transistors and a layer of transparent electrodes on top, followed by the formation of a layer of undulating resin over the protection layer. If the reflector plate to be produced is a semi-transmissive type, a light-transmitting region is created over the protection layer. Since the protection layer is created in advance of the undulating resin outgrowth, the present method can effectively prevent reflection from the exposure stage during the lithography process, thus the problem of abnormal pattern marks occurring on the reflective surface can be avoided, and the exposure time and the production yield are enhanced.

Abstract: A reflector structure in a multi-domain liquid crystal display comprises an active matrix device structure having regions of various height levels, a diffusing layer, and a structure of multi-domain reflective layer. The diffusing layer is formed above the active matrix device structure with multiple extruded bumps of various film thickness and various heights and shapes. The reflector structure has various reflective angles and reflective effects to improve the quality of LCD panel. It can be used in the reflective layer of a reflective or semi-reflective TN, STN, TFT, or TFD. The reflector fabrication process uses conventional process for a metal or an insulation layer on a TFT substrate to form multiple domains within a pixel area. After forming the cell structure of the multi-domain reflective layer, liquid crystal cells form multiple domains within a pixel area.

Abstract: The method for fabricating reflector plate for a reflective liquid crystal display and the device is disclosed. The present invention includes the formation of a protection layer over the glass substrate having thin film transistors and a layer of transparent electrodes on top, followed by the formation of a layer of undulating resin over the protection layer. If the reflector plate to be produced is a semi-transmissive type, a light-transmitting region is created over the protection layer. Since the protection layer is created in advance of the undulating resin outgrowth, the present method can effectively prevent reflection from the exposure stage during the lithography process, thus the problem of abnormal pattern marks occurring on the reflective surface can be avoided, and the exposure time and the production yield are enhanced.

Abstract: A reflector structure in a multi-domain liquid crystal display comprises an active matrix device structure having regions of various height levels, a diffusing layer, and a structure of multi-domain reflective layer. The diffusing layer is formed above the active matrix device structure with multiple extruded bumps of various film thickness and various heights and shapes. The reflector structure has various reflective angles and reflective effects to improve the quality of LCD panel. It can be used in the reflective layer of a reflective or semi-reflective TN, STN, TFT, or TFD. The reflector fabrication process uses conventional process for a metal or an insulation layer on a TFT substrate to form multiple domains within a pixel area. After forming the cell structure of the multi-domain reflective layer, liquid crystal cells form multiple domains within a pixel area.

Abstract: A wide image scanner which can scan the image of a large scale original using only a regular image sensor is provided. The invention includes a sliding shaft, an image reading device, a number of paper width sensors, a paper edge sensor, and a control module. Whenever the paper edge sensor detects the presence of an end edge of the original, it will send a vertical control signal to the control module to control the rotation direction of the rollers. On the other hand, the paper width sensors detect the width of the original and send the horizontal control signals to the control module. From the horizontal control signals, the control module can determine the number of horizontal displacement positions and control the horizontal displacement each time for the image reading device after the paper edge sensor detects the end edge of the original. The procedure continues until the image reading device has been moved to the final displacement position predetermined by the horizontal control signal.