Abstract: A bottom bracket assembly for supporting the crank axle of a bicycle includes a bottom bracket and two bases are securely connected to two open ends of the bottom bracket. Each base has a bearing received in a recess defined in an end thereof. Two collars each have a neck which is inserted and engaged with a central hole of the bearing corresponding thereto and each neck has a tapered inner periphery. An axle extends through the two bearings and the two collars. Two positioning rings are positioned between the axle and the tapered inner periphery of the collar. Each positioning ring has a tapered outer periphery which is matched with the tapered inner periphery of the collar corresponding thereto.

Abstract: A method of driving an electro-optic display includes the following steps. First, a first frame is displayed on pixels at a first time. Next, data of a second frame predetermined to be displayed on the pixels at a second time later than the first time is determined. Next, an eliminating frame showing a first extreme gray level or a second extreme gray level is displayed on the pixels at a third time. Afterwards, a medium frame is displayed on the pixels at a fourth time later than the third time. The third and fourth times are between the first and second times. The gray level shown by each pixel at the fourth time is close to the gray level predetermined to be shown by the same pixel at the second time. Thereafter, the second frame is displayed on the pixels at the second time.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes a plurality of pixels. A display method applied to the electrophoretic display includes the following steps. Firstly, a first frame is displayed on the pixels at a first time. Next, a difference amount between the pixels at the first time and the pixels at a second time predetermined for displaying a second frame is calculated. The second time is later than the first time. Next, whether the difference amount is larger than a predetermined value is determined. Next, corresponding part of the second frame is displayed on part of the pixels corresponding to the difference amount at the second time if the difference amount is not larger than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor material for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device is disclosed, which has a group II-VI compound doped with a dopant ranging from 0.1 to 30 mol %, wherein the dopant is selected from a group consisting of alkaline-earth metals, group IIIA elements, group IVA elements, group VA elements, group VIA elements, and transitional metals. The method for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device by using the compound semiconductor material of the present invention is disclosed therewith.

Abstract: A display panel is adapted to being combined with a touch-sensitive device and being electrically connected to a circuit board. The display panel includes a first body and a first connector. The first body has a display area, a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is opposite to the second surface and the display area is located on the first surface. The first connector is electrically connected to the first body and the first body is adapted to being electrically connected to the circuit board via the first connector. The first body is adapted to being electrically connected to the touch-sensitive device such that the touch-sensitive device is adapted to being electrically connected to the circuit board via the first body and the first connector. Furthermore, a touch-sensitive display module including a display panel and a touch-sensitive device is also provided.

Abstract: An input method is applied to a touch-sensitive display apparatus. The touch-sensitive display apparatus has a display area and the display area displays a first frame. The input method include a step of a pointer pressing the display area and moving to change the first frame. The step of the pointer pressing the display area and moving to change the first frame is accomplished through the following way. The way is that the pointer presses the display area and moves from a place where is adjacent to a corner of the display area to a place where is adjacent to a center of the display area along a first direction such that a folded image adjacent to the corner is displayed by the display area. In addition, a touch-sensitive display apparatus using the input method is provided.

Abstract: A method for forming a MOS device with an ultra shallow lightly doped diffusion region. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate including a surface region. The method provides a gate dielectric layer overlying the surface region and forms a gate structure overlying a portion of the gate dielectric layer. The method includes performing a first implant process using a germanium species to form an amorphous region within a lightly doped drain region in the semiconductor substrate using the gate structure as a mask. In a specific embodiment, the method includes performing a second implant process in the lightly doped drain region using a P type impurity and a carbon species using the gate structure as a mask. The method includes performing a first thermal process to activate the P type impurity in the lightly doped drain region.

Abstract: An optical apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor optical device integrally formed on the substrate and having an off-normal device end face; and a low-index planar optical waveguide integrally formed on the semiconductor substrate at the device end face. The device and waveguide are non-collinear, and the waveguide is end-coupled at its proximal end to the optical device by refraction at the device end face. The apparatus further includes a reflective coating between the waveguide and substrate, an etched end face curved in the horizontal dimension, or an etched end face with a lower portion that protrudes beneath a proximal portion of the waveguide.

Abstract: A scleral buckling band and a method for making the same are described. The scleral buckling band is used for an ophthalmic operation, which is biocompatible and has a slender cylindrical structure formed by a decomposable and absorbable material. When being implanted into human body, the scleral buckling band is degraded and absorbed by the human body, without causing any immune response. After the patient is recovered, the scleral buckling band does not need to be taken out through another operation. Meanwhile, the decomposition rate of the scleral buckling band within the human body can be controlled through different preparation manners, so as to cater to different recovery speeds of different patients. Furthermore, the scleral buckling band contains different medicine, and after being implanted into human body and being decomposed, the scleral buckling band releases different specific medicine as time elapsed.

Abstract: The image data processing system and method disclosed, processes intermediate compressed binary data representing images scanned for copy or exporting, thereby enabling storage of the copy or export file to a common memory storage device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the image data processing system comprises a binary lossless decompress module, a binary to contone restoration module, and an export processing module, the export processing module processing multiple bit image data for exporting to an image data receiving device.

Abstract: A top emission type electro-luminescent display device comprising a thin film transistor, an opaque electrode, an opaque layer, and an electro-luminescent medium layer. The thin film transistor overlies a substrate and is covered by an interlayer insulator. The opaque electrode and the opaque layer are successively disposed on the interlayer insulator, in which the opaque electrode is electrically connected to the thin film transistor and the opaque layer comprises an opening exposing a portion of the underlying opaque electrode. The electro-luminescent medium layer is disposed over the exposed portion of the opaque electrode. The transparent electrode is disposed on the opaque layer and conformally covers the surfaces of the opening and the electro-luminescent medium layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a MOS device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The method forms a gate dielectric layer overlying the semiconductor substrate and a polysilicon gate overlying the gate dielectric layer. The polysilicon gate is characterized by a thickness, a width and a polysilicon footing profile. In a specific embodiment, the method performs a TCAD simulation and determines a response of device performance due to the polysilicon footing profile from the model. The method uses the model to provide a process control window for fabricating the polysilicon gate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interpolation method for enlarging an image, wherein the image is composed of plural scanning lines. Firstly, it selects four adjacent continuous pixels xk?1, xk, xk+1, and xk+2 which have the pixel values f(xk?1), f(xk), f(xk+1), and f(xk+2) respectively on each of the scanning lines; next, it determines three linear equations Lk?1, Lk, and Lk+1 according to every two adjacent pixel values f(xk?1) and f(xk), f(xk) and f(xk+1), and f(xk+1) and f(xk+2), respectively; then, it selects a pixel x to be interpolated between the pixel xk and the pixel xk+1; finally, it applies the pixel x to the three linear equations Lk?1, Lk, and Lk+1 to determine three candidate pixel values which are weighted and combined to obtain pixel value f(x) of the pixel x.

Abstract: An optical apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor optical device integrally formed on the substrate and having a device end face; and a low-index planar optical waveguide integrally formed on the semiconductor substrate at the device end face. The waveguide is end-coupled at its proximal end to the optical device through the device end face and is arranged so as to comprise a waveguide mode converter. The waveguide is arranged at its distal end to transmit or receive an optical signal through its distal end to or from another low-index optical waveguide end-coupled with the integrally-formed waveguide and assembled with the integrally-formed waveguide, optical device, or substrate. The optical apparatus can further comprise a discrete low-index optical waveguide assembled with the integrally-formed waveguide, optical device, or substrate so as to be end-coupled with the integrally-formed waveguide at its distal end.

Abstract: A method for managing defect blocks in a non-volatile memory essentially comprises the steps of detecting defect blocks in the non-volatile memory, storing addresses of the defect blocks in a table block of the non-volatile memory, and setting the non-volatile memory to be read-only if the quantity of defect blocks in the non-volatile memory exceeds a threshold and no free blocks remain in the non-volatile memory. In a preferred embodiment, the free pages in the defect block continue to be programmed before setting the non-volatile memory to be read-only.

Abstract: A semiconductor package and a substrate structure thereof are provided. A solder mask layer applied on the substrate structure is formed with outwardly extended openings corresponding to corner portions of a chip mounting area of the substrate structure. When a flip-chip semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip mounting area and an underfilling process is performed, an underfill material can fill a gap between the flip-chip semiconductor chip and the substrate structure, and effectively fill the outwardly extended openings of the solder mask layer corresponding to the corner portions of the chip mounting area so as to provide sufficient protection for corners of the flip-chip semiconductor chip and prevent delamination at the corners of the flip-chip semiconductor chip during a subsequent thermal cycle.

Abstract: The image data processing system and method disclosed, processes intermediate compressed binary data representing images scanned for copy or exporting, thereby enabling storage of the copy or export file to a common memory storage device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the image data processing system comprises a binary lossless decompress module, a binary to contone restoration module, and an export processing module, the export processing module processing multiple bit image data for exporting to an image data receiving device.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a mobile communication device includes: providing a mobile device having an embedded global navigation satellite system function; performing a field test utilizing the mobile device in a test route being formed by a plurality of locations; generating a test log for the field test, the test log including status data and location messages of the mobile device during the field test; transferring the test log to a log database; displaying the test route on a user interface map by utilizing the location messages for the test route being stored in the log database to thereby indicate corresponding points on the user interface map; and hyper-linking between each point on the user interface map and the location message of the mobile device for the field test being stored in the log database.

Abstract: A display method applied to an electrophoretic display having pixels includes steps as follows. Firstly, a first frame is displayed on the pixels at a first time. Then the difference between the pixels at the first time and those at a second time predetermined for displaying a second frame is determined and part of the pixels corresponding to the difference are divided into a first pixel group (pg) and a second pg. The first pg shows a first single-color at the first time and a second single-color at the second time and the color shown by the second pg is opposite to that shown by the first pixel group. Next, a medium image is displayed on the first pg at a third time between the first and the second times and shows the second single-color. Afterwards, corresponding part of the second frame is displayed on the second pg at the second time.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor material for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device is disclosed, which has a group II-VI compound doped with a dopant ranging from 0.1 to 30 mol %, wherein the dopant is selected from a group consisting of alkaline-earth metals, group IIIA elements, group IVA elements, group VA elements, group VIA elements, and transitional metals. The method for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device by using the compound semiconductor material of the present invention is disclosed therewith.