Abstract: A twin rotation driving apparatus is provided, including a base body, an axle unit pivotally connected to the base body for carrying a workpiece, a first driving unit disposed on the base body and having a first gear set connected to the axle unit and a first motor coaxially connected to the first gear set, and a second driving unit disposed on the base body and having a second gear set connected to the axle unit and a second motor coaxially connected to the second gear set. The twin rotation driving apparatus includes two motors and two gear sets. Therefore, smaller motors can be included in the twin rotation driving apparatus, and the twin rotation driving apparatus is compact and can still generate great enough torques.

Abstract: A backlash eliminating device for helical gears is provided for a gear transmission system which includes a transmission shaft, two helical gears and a match gear. A sleeve mounted on the transmission shaft has an outer wall, an inner wall and at least two sections of spiral grooves penetrating through the outer wall and the inner wall. The sleeve includes a transmission part and two extremity parts. The transmission part is disposed between the spiral grooves, and is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft. The extremity parts are disposed outside of the spiral grooves. The helical gears are fixedly connected to the two extremity parts. The sleeve having the spiral grooves provides a preload spring force along an axial direction of the transmission shaft, so that the two helical gears are tightly engaged with the match gear.

Abstract: A light-emitting keyboard includes a keycap, a frame and a solid-state lighting source. The keycap has a light-entrance portion formed on the periphery thereof, and a touch surface for pressing by user. The keycap is made of light-guiding material and defines a light-guiding path from the light entrance portion to the touch surface. The frame is arranged adjacent to the keycap and surrounds the periphery of the keycap. The frame is made of light-guiding material and forms at least one light-outputting surface. The at least one light-outputting surface is contiguous to the light-entrance portion. The solid-state lighting source is fixed to the frame and emits light from the light-outputting surface into the light-entrance portion by the light-guiding path, and exits from the touch surface of the keycap. The instant disclosure also provides an illuminating structure of the keyboard, and a keycap thereof.

Abstract: A brightness measuring method of device with backlight is performed by a controlling device, for measuring legends of backlight provided by a backlight module of a device under test (DUT). The method includes turning on a uniform light source external to the DUT for illuminating the DUT; capturing and receiving an image of the DUT illuminated with uniform light as a base image; identifying a complete pattern of a to-be-measured legend in the base image; turning off the uniform light source and turning on the backlight of the DUT so as to illuminate the legend of DUT; capturing and receiving an image of the DUT illuminated with backlight as a comparison image, wherein the scope of the comparison image overlaps the scope of the base image; and calculating brightness values of a plurality of pixels in the comparison image whose positions overlap the positions of the complete pattern.

Abstract: A method for making a dual silicide or germanide semiconductor comprises steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate, forming source/drain regions, forming a first silicide, reducing spacers thickness and forming a second silicide. Forming a gate comprises forming an insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate, and forming the gate over the insulating layer. Forming source/drain regions comprises forming lightly doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the insulating layer, forming spacers adjacent to the gate and over part of the lightly doped source/drain regions, and forming heavily doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate. The first silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly and heavily doped source/drain regions. The second silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly doped source/drain regions. A first germanide and second germanide may replace the first silicide and the second silicide.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a metal-semiconductor compound layer and at least one kind of metal dopant. The substrate has a surface. The metal-semiconductor compound layer extends downwards into the substrate from the surface. The metal dopant which is made by one of a group of metal elements with atomic numbers ranging from 57 to 78 or the arbitrary combinations thereof and doped in the metal-semiconductor compound layer and the substrate with at least one peak concentration formed adjacent to the interface of the metal-semiconductor compound layer and the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for eliminating backlash is disclosed, which is installed between a first planet gear and a second planet gear in a planetary gear set to be used for generating a preload elastic force in a direction perpendicular to the direction of an input torque of the planetary gear set so as to eliminate a two-way backlash of the planetary gear set.

Abstract: A backlash eliminating device for helical gears is provided for a gear transmission system which includes a transmission shaft, two helical gears and a match gear. A sleeve mounted on the transmission shaft has an outer wall, an inner wall and at least two sections of spiral grooves penetrating through the outer wall and the inner wall. The sleeve includes a transmission part and two extremity parts. The transmission part is disposed between the spiral grooves, and is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft. The extremity parts are disposed outside of the spiral grooves. The helical gears are fixedly connected to the two extremity parts. The sleeve having the spiral grooves provides a preload spring force along an axial direction of the transmission shaft, so that the two helical gears are tightly engaged with the match gear.

Abstract: A liquid gear pump includes a gear pump assembly and an electric motor with an motor shaft. The gear pump assembly includes a pump housing which defines a pump chamber, an inlet and an outlet which are in fluid communication with the pump chamber, and a driving gear and an idle gear which are received in the pump chamber. The driving gear is driven by the motor shaft. The idle gear is supported on an idle shaft and engaged with the driving gear. The driving gear and the idle gear are made of a material with a main component of PPS.

Abstract: An input device including a control unit and an indicator is illustrated. The indicator further includes an indicating unit and a driving unit. The control unit is configured to receive a control signal and trigger an indication voltage according to the control signal to output an indication current to the driving unit. The indicating unit has multiple indication faces. The driving unit is electronically connected with the control unit and is coupled to the indicating unit, and is used to drive the indicating unit to switch to one of the multiple indication faces based on the direction of the received indication current.

Abstract: A method for making a dual silicide or germanide semiconductor comprises steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate, forming source/drain regions, forming a first silicide, reducing spacers thickness and forming a second silicide. Forming a gate comprises forming an insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate, and forming the gate over the insulating layer. Forming source/drain regions comprises forming lightly doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the insulating layer, forming spacers adjacent to the gate and over part of the lightly doped source/drain regions, and forming heavily doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate. The first silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly and heavily doped source/drain regions. The second silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly doped source/drain regions. A first germanide and second germanide may replace the first silicide and the second silicide.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an improved computer device, which comprises: a housing, a transmission interface unit, a removable host, a first connection mechanism, and a touchable display unit, wherein the transmission interface unit is disposed in an accommodation portion of the housing; the removable host is disposed in the accommodation portion and comprises a host case, a plurality of electronic devices and a pull rod; the first connection mechanism is disposed on the housing to assist connecting the removable host and the touchable display unit; moreover, a plurality of expansion ports are disposed on the sides of the touchable display unit, the expansion ports are used to respectively connect an electronic device for increasing functions.

Abstract: A HomePlug apparatus is electrically connected to a power network and includes a HomePlug processing circuit and a surge protecting circuit. The HomePlug processing circuit is electrically connected to the surge protecting circuit. The surge protecting circuit has at least one inductor, at least one capacitor and at least one arrester. The inductor is electrically connected to the power network. The arrester is electrically connected to a ground. The inductor, the capacitor and the arrester are connected in series to guide a surge originated from the power network to the ground.

Abstract: A cell colonies dissecting and transplanting apparatus comprises: a base, a platform, a feeding mechanism having at least three axis feeding means, a movable holder, a cutting means, a transplanting means, and a CCD image capturing means. The platform having the CCD image capturing means therebottom is disposed onto the base, and on the platform is defined with the holder for receiving a plurality of loading trays, so as to the original cell colonies and a plurality of media boards of subculture can be placed on the loading trays of holder, the holder can displace from a first axis feeding means and a second axis feeding means of feeding mechanism to moveably align with a first axis and a second axis.

Abstract: An information handling system circuit board has an opening formed through it proximate a coupling point of an integrated circuit to the circuit board. The opening manages stress at the coupling point of the integrated circuit to the circuit board to reduce the risk of damage to the coupling point during deformation of the circuit board, such as when the circuit board is coupled to a chassis or when a component is pressed into the circuit board. In one embodiment, rectangular openings are formed at diagonally opposed corners of a BSA integrated circuit. In alternative embodiments, openings of varying shape, such as slots or curved slots, are formed at selected corners of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A display set includes a support unit, a first connector, a display and a second connector. The support unit includes a base, a back support connected to the base and two connective portions formed on the back support. The first connector is attached to the back support. The display includes a back plate and two connective portions for engagement with the connective portions of the support unit. The second connector is attached to the back plate for engagement with the first connector.

Abstract: A micro pump device comprises a structure of chamber with centrally symmetric crossection, a needle compression unit and a traditional fluid extraction and injection unit. The needle compression unit combines with the chamber. The symmetric crossection is utilized to generate fine change in volume for fluid withdraw or discharge. It can be applied as a basic element to products requiring fine fluid withdraw and discharge resolution.

Abstract: An information handling system circuit board has an opening formed through it proximate a coupling point of an integrated circuit to the circuit board. The opening manages stress at the coupling point of the integrated circuit to the circuit board to reduce the risk of damage to the coupling point during deformation of the circuit board, such as when the circuit board is coupled to a chassis or when a component is pressed into the circuit board. In one embodiment, rectangular openings are formed at diagonally opposed corners of a BSA integrated circuit. In alternative embodiments, openings of varying shape, such as slots or curved slots, are formed at selected corners of the integrated circuit.