Abstract: Control methods and controller thereof for a power supply including a power switch and an inductor. The power switch is turned on to increase the inductor current through the inductor, which is sensed to generate a current-sense signal. The current-sense signal is added up with an adjusting signal to generate a summation signal. The power switch is turned off if the summation signal is higher than a peak limit. The turn-on time of the power switch is detected to update the adjusting signal.

Abstract: A stylus includes a stylus barrel, a electrically conductive stylus head connecting to the stylus barrel, a rod assembly and a shaft. The rod assembly includes a swing block and an elastic member connecting the end of the swing block. The rod assembly is assembled in stylus barrel, the shaft is secured on the stylus barrel and passes through the swing block, making the swing block enable to tilt about the shaft, an end of the stylus head rotatably connects the other end of the swing block relative to the elastic member, the other end of the stylus head exposed to the stylus barrel, the elastic member provides an elastic force to cause the stylus head return to the original position after the stylus is moved into a tilted position.

Abstract: A stylus is disclosed including a main barrel, a main body receiving the main barrel, a stylus cover covering the main body, and a sliding rod assembled to the main barrel. The main body is slidably assembled to the sliding rod to transfer between being latched inside the main barrel and being exposed out of the main barrel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch panel with a discharging function, which comprises a scanning bus, a sensing bus, a control unit, and a discharging circuit. The scanning bus is used for scanning a touch frame. The sensing bus interleaves with the scanning bus, and senses at least a touched location on the touch frame. The control unit is coupled to the scanning bus and the sensing bus 20? for controlling them. The discharging circuit is coupled to the sensing bus or/and the scanning bus, and is controlled by the control unit for releasing the charges at the touched location or/and on the relevant path between the touched location and the buses. Thereby, by using a discharging circuit for releasing charges on the parasitic capacitor, the parasitic capacitance effect is avoided. Hence, the sensing accuracy of the touch panel is increased.

Abstract: A compensation circuit has a resistor, a switch and a compensation capacitor. The resistor and the switch are connected in series between a power node and a compensation node. The compensation capacitor is connected to the compensation node, whose voltage is responsive to the output power source. For a predetermined period of time after the voltage falls below a predetermined value, the switch is open and no current flows through the resistor from the power node to the compensation node.

Abstract: A switch controller for switching power supply is coupled to an auxiliary winding of the switching power supply through a detecting resistor. The switch controller provides a detecting current passing through the detecting resistor for keeping the voltage level of a detecting signal transmitted by the detecting resistor higher than a predetermined voltage. In this way, the switch controller can avoid the latch-up phenomenon caused by receiving the detecting signal of the negative voltage level. In addition, the switch controller can detect the magnitude of an input voltage of the switching power supply by means of the detecting current, and accordingly control the operation of the switching power supply.

Abstract: A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and an elastic element. The housing has a receptacle longitudinally defined therethrough. The stylus body is hinged to housing and located in the receptacle. The elastic element is located between the housing and the stylus body. When the stylus body rotates relative to the housing from a retracted state to a tilted state, the elastic element is compressed and accumulate elastic force for restore the stylus to the retracted state.

Abstract: Control methods and controller thereof for a power supply including a power switch and an inductor. The power switch is turned on to increase the inductor current through the inductor, which is sensed to generate a current-sense signal. The current-sense signal is added up with an adjusting signal to generate a summation signal. The power switch is turned off if the summation signal is higher than a peak limit. The turn-on time of the power switch is detected to update the adjusting signal.

Abstract: A frequency calibration method and a satellite positioning system utilizing the frequency calibration method are disclosed. The frequency calibration method includes the following steps: detecting a plurality of chip state parameters; and determining a frequency drift and a frequency variation of a target signal according to the detected chip state parameters.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a control method capable of controlling a switching-mode power supply to provide an output power source. The switching-mode power supply has a winding coupled to an input power source and controlled by a switch to be energized or de-energized. The maximum current peak through the winding is set to be a predetermined value. A discharge time of the winding in a switching cycle period is detected. The switching cycle period of the switch is controlled to keep the ratio of the discharge time to the switching cycle period as a constant.

Abstract: Disclosed include switching-mode power supplies and control methods thereof. A disclosed switching-mode power supply is coupled to an input power node and a ground node, comprising a controller, a first inductor, and a bootstrap circuit. The controller is for controlling a power switch coupled to the input power node and a connection node. The controller is powered by the connection node and an operation power node. The first inductor is coupled between the connection node and a discharge node. The bootstrap circuit is coupled between the discharge node, the operation power node and the connection node, to make an operation voltage at the operation power node substantially not less than a discharge voltage at the discharge node. The discharge node is coupled to power an output load.

Abstract: A positioning method is provided, particularly adaptable for a mobile device. Satellite signals are first received from at least one satellites. At least one first search process is performed on the satellite signals by using an adjustable integration time. A tracking process is then performed when the at least one satellite is acquired in the at least one search process.

Abstract: A stylus comprises a shell, a stylus body and at least one stopping member. The shell has a compartment defined therethrough, the shell further has at least one first stopping hole and at least one second stopping hole defined in an inner surface thereof and adjacent to the first stopping hole. The stylus body is accommodated in the compartment and is capable of tilting relative to the shell. The at least one stopping member is retractably mounted to the stylus body, each stopping member is configured for selectively resisted one first stopping hole and one second stopping hole with the tilting of the stylus body relative to the shell so as to orient the stylus body in a retracted state or in a tilted state.

Abstract: A stylus comprises a housing, an axle, a follower, a connecting rod, a stylus body and a pin. The housing has a receptacle and a guiding groove. The axle is rotatably mounted in the receptacle and a threaded portion formed thereon. The follower includes a main body, a nut screwed on the threaded portion and a guiding block slidably located in the guiding groove. The connecting rod is accommodated in the receptacle, the connecting rod defines a sliding groove. The stylus body has a body, a head and an pin hole aligned with the sliding groove. The pin is located in the housing. The pin is inserted in the pin hole and the sliding groove so the connecting rod and a second body end are hinged in the housing; a first connecting rod end is hinged near the center of the stylus body, the second connecting rod end is hinged to another side of the follower opposite to the nut.

Abstract: An exemplary stylus includes a housing, a stylus body, a latching element and an elastic element. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The stylus body is rotatably assembled to the receptacle. The latching element is slidably accommodated in the receptacle, the latching element is configured for interacting with the stylus body so that the stylus body rotates relative to the housing about an axis and the latching element moves linearly along another axis. The elastic element is resisted between the housing and the latching element, the elastic element is used for accumulating an elastic force with rotation of the stylus body relative to the housing and the movement of the latching element.

Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display are provided. The light guide plate has a first surface at least having one first structure and one second structure formed thereon. The first structure and the second structure are adjacent arranged and are mirror reflection with each other. Each of the first structure and the second structure has a first protrusion having a cross section of eccentric triangle.

Abstract: A reduced surface field (RESURF) structure and a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device including the same are provided. The RESURF structure includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a deep well region of a second conductivity type, an isolation structure, at least one trench insulating structure, and at least one doped region of the first conductivity type. The deep well region is disposed in the substrate. The isolation structure is disposed on the substrate. The trench insulating structure is disposed in the deep well region below the isolation structure. The doped region is disposed in the deep well region and surrounds a sidewall and a bottom of the trench insulating structure.

Abstract: In a closed-loop monitoring system, a host device is operable to output encoded signals at a coupling side to a single transmission line. Each of monitoring devices includes: a current inducting generating unit generating induced encoded signals when the encoded signals pass through a signal current generating element coupled across an input side coupled to the transmission line; a control unit identifying a monitoring signal from the induced encoded signals generated by the current inducting generating unit; and a detecting unit detecting, in response to the monitoring signal, whether each of electronic devices coupled thereto is activated ox deactivated and transmitting a reply signal associated with states of the electronic devices to the transmission line based on a detection result made thereby. The host device receives the reply signal from each monitoring device through the transmission line and the coupling side to obtain state information associated with the electronic devices.

Abstract: A power LDMOS device including a substrate, source and drain regions, gates and trench insulating structures is provided. The substrate has a finger tip area, a finger body area and a palm area. The source regions are in the substrate in the finger body area and further extend to the finger tip area. The neighboring source regions in the finger tip area are connected. The outmost two source regions further extend to the palm area and are connected. The drain regions are in the substrate in the finger body area and further extend to the palm area. The neighboring drain regions in the palm area are connected. The source and drain regions are disposed alternately. A gate is disposed between the neighboring source and drain regions. The trench insulating structures are in the substrate in the palm area and respectively surround ends of the drain regions.

Abstract: An incorrect-circuit deactivation device of a magnetic GFCI outlet includes an electromagnetic coil seat, a magneto-conductive core driven by the electromagnetic coil seat to displace, and two magnetic elements located on both sides of the magneto-conductive core. The magneto-conductive core is connected to a first electrical conductive end. The first electrical conductive end is positioned to face a second electrical conductive end. Electric power is supplied when the first electrical conductive end is brought into contact with the second electrical conductive end. The electromagnetic coil seat senses a reverse current to make the magneto-conductive core to displace toward one of the magnetic elements when there is a ground fault, thereby departing the first electrical conductive end from the second electrical conductive end to cut off the electric current.