Abstract: A method for balancing clock signals in an IC layout includes obtaining a data-flow information of the IC, selecting a first data-flow according to the dataflow information, and synchronizing a first clock signal from a first register and a second clock signal from a second register involved in the first data-flow. The data processed by the first register is directly transmitted to the second register or transmitted through a combinational logic circuit to the second register. The first data-flow is not related to other data-flows included in the data-flow information.

Abstract: An exemplary method for sealing a vapor chamber includes, firstly, providing a casing, wherein the casing has an opening. Then a metallic tube is inserted into the opening such that the tube is hermetically engaged in the opening. Next, a pressing mold is provided, wherein the pressing mold includes a positive pole and a negative pole opposite to the positive pole. A free end of the tube is pressed by the positive pole and the negative pole of the pressing mold to form a crimped sealing portion. Then electricity is charged between the positive pole and the negative pole. The electricity passes through the crimped sealing portion and heats an inner face of the crimped sealing portion to weld the crimped sealing portion.

Abstract: A plate-type heat pipe includes a sealed shell containing working liquid therein, and elongated wick structures arranged in the shell in a spaced manner. Channels are formed between the wick structures. The heat pipe has an evaporating section and a condensing section. Two ends of each wick structure are respectively located at the evaporating section and the condensing section. Top and bottom faces of each wick structure respectively contact top and bottom inner faces of the shell.

Abstract: An exemplary loop heat pipe includes an evaporator, a condenser, a vapor line and a liquid line each connecting the evaporator with the condenser to form a closed loop. A working medium is contained in the closed loop. A wick structure is received in the evaporator, and includes a bottom wall contacting the bottom plate, a support wall extending up from the bottom wall and contacting the cover plate, and guide walls extending out laterally from the support wall. The support wall separates an interior of the evaporator into a liquid chamber adjacent to the liquid line and a vapor chamber adjacent to the vapor line. The guide walls are located in the vapor chamber. Guide channels are defined between the guide walls for guiding the working medium in a vapor state to flow from the vapor chamber through the vapor line to the condenser.

Abstract: A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor line and a liquid line each connecting the evaporator with the condenser to form a closed loop. A predetermined quantity of bi-phase working medium is contained in the closed loop. A separator connects the liquid line. A cross section of the separator is larger than a cross section of the liquid line. The separator separates the liquid state working medium from the vapor state working medium when the working medium flows therethrough.

Abstract: A detection method for detecting a touch point on a touch panel is provided. The detection method includes: (1) providing a touch panel which is capable of being divided into even unit regions; (2) defining a plurality of unit regions as a detection region by a control unit; (3) detecting the detection region to obtain a position of the touch point in the corresponding unit region by a driving unit; (4) when the detecting is failed to obtain the position, re-defining the number of unit regions consisting of the detection region by the control unit; and (5) when the position is detected, memorizing the position into a memory unit. The number of unit regions defined in the step (4) is equal to a half of the number of unit regions defined in the step (2).

Abstract: An exemplary plate-type heat pipe includes a condensing plate, an evaporating plate and a spherical supporting. The evaporating plate engages with the condensing plate to define a hermetic container. Working fluid is contained in the container. The supporting portion in the container is sandwiched between the condensing plate and the evaporating plate and abuts against the condensing plate and the evaporating plate.

Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus includes an evaporator receiving heat from a heat source, a condenser releasing the heat of the heat source, and a pipeline inter connecting the evaporator and the condenser. The condenser defines a flat rectangular chamber therein. A working fluid is contained in the evaporator. The working fluid vaporizes upon receiving the heat of the heat source. The pipeline conducts the vaporized working fluid from the evaporator to the condenser. The vaporized working fluid condenses upon releasing the heat in the chamber.

Abstract: A semiconductor device provides a metal contact, a DNA layer, wherein the metal layer and the DNA layer are adapted to form a Schottky barrier junction there between, and a conductive contact with the DNA layer.

Abstract: A method for balancing clock signals in an IC layout includes obtaining a data-flow information of the IC, selecting a first data-flow according to the dataflow information, and synchronizing a first clock signal from a first register and a second clock signal from a second register involved in the first data-flow. The data processed by the first register is directly transmitted to the second register or transmitted through a combinational logic circuit to the second register. The first data-flow is not related to other data-flows included in the data-flow information.

Abstract: A data transformation device including a pre-processing unit, a calculating unit and a post-processing unit is disclosed. The pre-processing unit performs a first pre-process with received image data to generate pre-processed image data, and performs a second pre-process with received result data to generate pre-processed result data. The calculating unit generates first calculated data and second calculated data according to the pre-processed image data and the pre-processed result data, by both a first calculating component and a second calculating component respectively. The post-processing unit performs a first post-process to generate the result data according to the first calculating data, and performs a second post-process to generate the image data according to the second calculating data.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a media file on-demand method, comprising: the server, upon receiving the media on-demand request from the client, provides the index information in the self-defining media file to the client; the server, upon receiving the playing progress request from said client, according to the requested time in the playing progress request, searches for the starting offset position of the media data corresponding to the requested time in the index information; the server, according to the starting offset position of the media data, reads out the media data corresponding to the requested time in the self-defining media file, and provides the media data to the client.

Abstract: A heat sink includes a fin assembly including a plurality of fins and a plate type heat pipe attached to the fin assembly. The plate type heat pipe includes a sealed shell in which a working fluid is filled, a wick layer formed on an inner face of the shell and a supporting member disposed in the shell. The supporting member includes a plurality of supporting portions and a plurality of bodies connecting the supporting portions. Each supporting portion includes a plurality of convex portions contacting a top of the wick layer and a plurality of concave portions contacting a bottom of the wick layer. The convex portions and the concave portions of each supporting portion are alternately arranged. Each convex portion and an adjacent concave portion cooperatively enclose a first through hole for the working fluid flowing therethrough.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a heat spreader includes steps of: providing an elongated and flat sectional material with a through hole defined therein; cutting the sectional material into a plurality of parts each in a predetermined length to form a plurality of casings, wherein each of the casings defines a vapor chamber therein and has at least an opening in a side thereof; forming a wick structure on an inner face of the casing; providing a plurality of supporting members; placing and fixing the supporting members into the vapor chamber of the casing; and injecting working liquid into the vapor chamber and sealing the casing.

Abstract: The heat spreader includes a flattened casing which defines a vapor chamber therein, a wick structure formed on an inner face of the casing and a supporting frame received in the vapor chamber. The supporting frame includes a plurality of supporting wires. Each of the supporting wires has a column-spiral configuration.

Abstract: A data transformation method capable of saving numeral operations, the data transformation method includes encoding a plurality of digital data to generate a plurality of sets of byte data according to an encoding mode, determining a plurality of repetition patterns of the plurality of sets of byte data, processing shift operations on the plurality of sets of byte data to generate a plurality of sets of shifted byte data according to positions of the plurality of repetition patterns located in the plurality of sets of byte data, processing addition operations on the plurality of sets of shifted byte data.

Abstract: IC card with display function includes a CPU, a card interface, a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, and a display device. The CPU communicates with an external card reader through the card interface for accessing the data stored in the non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory stores an encryption key and encrypted data. The volatile memory stores decrypted data temporarily for providing the CPU to transmit the stored data of the volatile memory to the display device for display.

Abstract: An image identification apparatus for comparing an image frame with a predetermined image is disclosed. The image identification apparatus includes a transformation module, a first comparing module, a second comparing module and a determination module. The transformation module is used for transforming the predetermined image to a predetermined image data and transforming the image frame to a first image data. The first comparing module and the second comparing module are used for comparing the predetermined image data with the first image information and generating a first comparing result and a second comparing result. The determination module is used for determining the comparing result of the image frame and the predetermined image according to the first comparing result and the second comparing result.

Abstract: A semiconductor device provides a metal contact, a DNA layer, wherein the metal layer and the DNA layer are adapted to form a Schottky barrier junction there between, and a conductive contact with the DNA layer.

Abstract: A sigma-delta circuit with time sharing architecture includes a coefficient generation element, a sigma-delta processing element, and a storage element. The coefficient generation element is used for generating coefficients for sigma-delta operations. The sigma-delta processing element is used for executing sigma-delta operations according to the coefficients generated by the coefficient generation element. The storage element is used for storing results of the sigma-delta operations executed by the sigma-delta processing element. The sigma-delta circuit is used for executing a plurality of orders of sigma-delta operations through the coefficient generation element, the sigma-delta processing element and the storage element.