Abstract: An adjustable tablet device holder includes a holder body including an arched sliding slot located in the back side and a locating plate extended from the back side adjacent to the arched sliding slot, and an adjustment mechanism including a turnable mounted in the holder body and having a position-limit rod extended out of the arched sliding slot and movable between the two ends of the arched sliding slot to rotate the turnable and lockable to the locating plate by a lock to stop the turntable from rotation and four clamping plates vertically and horizontally mounted in four sides and defining a clamping space for holding a mobile tablet device and movable inwardly and outwardly to adjust the horizontal width and vertical height of the clamping space upon rotation of the turnable.

Abstract: A balanced push-pull loudspeaker device includes a loudspeaker box, a first loudspeaker component, a second loudspeaker component and an audio processing unit. The audio processing unit generates a bass audio signal according to low frequency parts of a first audio channel signal and of a second audio channel signal, mixes the bass audio signal and a high frequency part of the first audio channel signal, outputs a mixture of the bass audio signal and the high frequency part of the first audio channel signal to the first loudspeaker component, inverts the bass audio signal, mixes the inverted bass audio signal and a high frequency part of the second audio channel signal, and outputs a mixture of the inverted bass audio signal and the high frequency part of the second audio channel signal to the second loudspeaker component. This disclosure also provides a control method applied to the above loudspeaker device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a compliance motor structure and the manufacturing method thereof. The motor structure may include a first motor, a second motor and a first gear set. The first motor may include a first rotor. The second motor may include a second rotor. The first gear set may include a first inner input shaft, a second outer shaft and a first output shaft, which are coupled to each other; the first inner input shaft may be connected to the first rotor, and the first outer input shaft may be connected to the second rotor; the power generated by the first motor and the second motor, coupled to the first gear set, can be outputted via the first output shaft.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a physical parameter sensing circuit configured to sense a variation of a physical parameter; an applying parameter generating circuit coupled to the physical parameter sensing circuit, configured to adjust an applying parameter from the variation of the physical parameter based on a transfer function which defines relationship between the physical parameter and the applying parameter; and a main circuit, coupled to the physical parameter sensing circuit and the applying parameter generating circuit, wherein the applying parameter generated by the applying parameter generating circuit is used to compensate effect on operations of the main circuit caused by the variation of the physical parameter.

Abstract: A transceiver and an operation method thereof are provided. The transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to receive an output reference signal to provide an output signal to a signal channel. The receiver is coupled to the signal channel to receive a receiving reference signal to provide a receiving signal. The receiver includes a comparator unit and a signal adjusting unit. The comparator unit is configured to compare a first signal and a second signal to obtain the receiving signal. The signal adjusting unit is coupled between the output reference signal, the receiving reference signal and the comparator unit to adjust a voltage level of at least one of the output reference signal and the receiving reference signal to obtain the first signal and the second signal.

Abstract: An isolated peptide for inhibiting melanogenesis in a mammal subject is provided. The isolated peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SSASTTED (SEQ ID NO: 1). Also provided are methods and compositions for inhibiting melanogenesis in a mammal subject.

Abstract: An isolated peptide for stimulating melanogenesis in a mammal subject is provided. The isolated peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of FKCRRWQWRMK KLGAPSI (SEQ ID NO: 1). Also provided are methods and compositions for stimulating melanogenesis in a mammal subject.

Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of network interfaces of an electronic device includes: providing at least one table comprising information associated with a plurality of routing costs, wherein the routing costs correspond to at least paths between each of the network interfaces of the electronic device and the other electronic devices; and referring to the at least one table to select a specific network interface to transmit/receive data, and to disable at least one of the unused network interfaces.

Abstract: An account registration method for a network attached storage system is provided. The method includes transmitting an open ID and network attached storage information to a cloud management server; transmitting the open ID to a social network service server to perform a verification procedure on the open ID; if the verification procedure is passed, receiving security information corresponding to the open ID from the social network service server and recording the open ID, the security information, and the network attached storage information in the cloud management server; transmitting the open ID to a network attached storage; transmitting login information corresponding to the network attached storage to the user terminal, wherein the login information is generated by the network attached storage according to the open ID; and recording the open ID and the login information in the user terminal.

Abstract: An embodiment contact plug includes a bilayer structure and a diffusion barrier layer on a sidewall and a bottom surface of the bilayer structure. The bilayer structure includes a conductive core and a conductive liner on a sidewall and a bottom surface of the conductive core. In the embodiment contact plug, the conductive liner comprises cobalt or ruthenium.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method for packaging Integrated Circuit (IC) dies and an IC device are described. In an embodiment, a method for packaging IC dies involves creating openings on a substrate, where side surfaces of the openings on the substrate are covered by metal layers, placing the IC dies into the openings on the substrate, applying a second metal layer to the substrate, where the IC dies are electrically connected to at least a portion of the second metal layer, and cutting the substrate into IC devices.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a coil array for parallel magnetic resonance imaging data acquisition, comprising: a plurality of coil elements, wherein each of the coil elements is formed by a loop of wire, wherein the plurality of coil elements are arranged such that the coil elements are covering the imaged sample and uniformly distributed over a plane comprising the encoding directions not in parallel with the frequency encoding directions, which are the directions of the static magnetic field variation generated by a plurality of gradient coils of a magnetic resonance imaging system during magnetic resonance data sampling.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a physical parameter sensing circuit configured to sense a variation of a physical parameter; an applying parameter generating circuit coupled to the physical parameter sensing circuit, configured to adjust an applying parameter from the variation of the physical parameter based on a transfer function which defines relationship between the physical parameter and the applying parameter; and a main circuit, coupled to the physical parameter sensing circuit and the applying parameter generating circuit, wherein the applying parameter generated by the applying parameter generating circuit is used to compensate effect on operations of the main circuit caused by the variation of the physical parameter.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack, a spacer layer, and a dielectric layer over a substrate. The method includes removing a first portion of the dielectric layer to form a first hole in the dielectric layer. A second portion of the dielectric layer is under the first hole. The method includes forming a first protection layer over the gate stack and the spacer layer. The method includes forming a second protection layer over the first protection layer. The second protection layer includes a metal compound material, and the first protection layer and the second protection layer includes a same metal element. The method includes removing the second portion of the dielectric layer to form a through hole. The method includes forming a conductive contact structure in the through hole.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods and apparatuses involving a chip carrier having openings therein that align integrated circuit (IC) chips relative to an alignment feature. The IC chips and carrier are tested, such as by final testing the affixed IC chips after manufacture, and further testing after subjecting the affixed IC chips to one or more stress conditions. A test probe is aligned to one or more contacts on each chip based on the location of an alignment feature of the carrier relative to the opening in which the IC chip being tested is located. Responsiveness of the IC chip, before and after application of the one or more stress conditions, can be assessed by probing the IC chip via the aligned test probe, and assessing electrical signals received over the test probe.

Abstract: An adjustable tablet device holder includes a holder body including an arched sliding slot located in the back side and a locating plate extended from the back side adjacent to the arched sliding slot, and an adjustment mechanism including a turnable mounted in the holder body and having a position-limit rod extended out of the arched sliding slot and movable between the two ends of the arched sliding slot to rotate the turnable and lockable to the locating plate by a lock to stop the turntable from rotation and four clamping plates vertically and horizontally mounted in four sides and defining a clamping space for holding a mobile tablet device and movable inwardly and outwardly to adjust the horizontal width and vertical height of the clamping space upon rotation of the turnable.

Abstract: A capacitor structure is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a dielectric layer on the positive electrode, and an organic-inorganic composite layer on the dielectric layer. The capacitor structure also includes a negative electrode, and a conductive conjugated polymer electrolyte disposed between the organic-inorganic composite layer and the negative electrode.

Abstract: A database batch update method is provided. The method includes: receiving a data access command which requires to access data from a first memory; determining whether the data access command is a first type or a second type command; storing the first type command in a second memory, and access the data from a third memory in response to the second type command; sequentially accessing the first memory according to the data access command stored in the second memory in an order of physical addresses of the first memory. The sequential access rate of the first memory is larger than the random access rate of the first memory, wherein the terms “sequential” and “random” are in connection with the physical addresses of the first memory. Furthermore, a data redo/undo log producing method and a memory storage apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a voice coil motor, including a magnet holder, a magnet set, a lens holder, a lens set, an upper and lower elastic piece and a circuit board. The magnet set has four magnets mounted on four sides of the magnet holder, each of the magnets having opposing N/S and S/N magnetic poles. The lens set is disposed in the lens holder. The upper and lower elastic pieces are mounted above and below the lens holder, respectively. Four focusing coil loops are disposed between the lens holder and magnet set, and correspond to the four magnets of the magnet set. Four optical image stabilization coil loops are disposed on the circuit board and correspond to the four magnets of the magnet set, respectively. The focusing coil loops and optical image stabilization coil loops share the magnet set. Therefore, the voice coil motor has a size reduced.

Abstract: A projector includes at least one light source, a light combination assembly, a light-shape adjusting element, an illuminating assembly, and an imaging assembly. The light source is used for emitting at least one light beam. The light combination assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the light beam for transferring the light beam to an illumination beam. The light-shape adjusting element is disposed in the light combination assembly and located at the transmission path of the light beam for adjusting a light shape of the light beam, in which the light shape of the light beam is adjusted to be an elliptical shape. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the illumination beam for transferring the illumination beam to an image beam. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the image beam for projecting the image beam.