Abstract: A method may include forming a mask layer on top of a first dielectric layer formed on a first source/drain and a second source/drain, and creating an opening in the mask layer and the first dielectric layer that exposes portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain. The method may include filling the opening with a metal layer that covers the exposed portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain, and forming a gap in the metal layer to create a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The first metal contact may electrically couple to the first source/drain and the second metal contact may electrically couple to the second source/drain. The gap may separate the first metal contact from the second metal contact by less than nineteen nanometers.

Abstract: A take-off apparatus and method for unmanned aerial vehicle without landing gear includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, a carrier, a lock/release mechanism, a lift or airspeed sensing module, a signal processing module and a release motion sensing module. The lock/release mechanism locks the unmanned aerial vehicle onto the carrier and controllably releases the unmanned aerial vehicle from the carrier. The lift or airspeed sensing module senses an overall lift or airspeed of the unmanned aerial vehicle. When the lift or speed value of the unmanned aerial vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold, it drives the lock/release mechanism into an unlocked state so that the unmanned aerial vehicle is released from the carrier and takes off more accurately and successfully.

Abstract: A precision agriculture implementation method by UAV systems and artificial intelligence image processing technologies provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a wireless communication device, a central control unit, and a spray device and a multispectral camera installed to the UAV. The farming area is divided into an array of blocks. The central control unit controls the UAV to fly over the blocks according to navigation parameters and the multispectral camera to capture a multispectral image of each block. A projected leaf area index (PLAI) and a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of each block are calculated by the multispectral image, and a spray control mode of the spray device of the corresponding block is set according to the PLAI and NDVI. The spray device is controlled to spray a water solution, salt solution, fertilizer solution, and/or pesticide solution to the corresponding block according to the spray control mode.

Abstract: A precision agriculture implementation method by UAV systems and artificial intelligence image processing technologies provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a wireless communication device, a central control unit, and a spray device and a multispectral camera installed to the UAV. The farming area is divided into an array of blocks. The central control unit controls the UAV to fly over the blocks according to navigation parameters and the multispectral camera to capture a multispectral image of each block. A projected leaf area index (PLAI) and a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of each block are calculated by the multispectral image, and a spray control mode of the spray device of the corresponding block is set according to the PLAI and NDVI. The spray device is controlled to spray a water solution, salt solution, fertilizer solution, and/or pesticide solution to the corresponding block according to the spray control mode.

Abstract: A take-off apparatus and method for unmanned aerial vehicle without landing gear includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, a carrier, a lock/release mechanism, a lift or airspeed sensing module, a signal processing module and a release motion sensing module. The lock/release mechanism locks the unmanned aerial vehicle onto the carrier and controllably releases the unmanned aerial vehicle from the carrier. The lift or airspeed sensing module senses an overall lift or airspeed of the unmanned aerial vehicle. When the lift or speed value of the unmanned aerial vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold, it drives the lock/release mechanism into an unlocked state so that the unmanned aerial vehicle is released from the carrier and takes off more accurately and successfully.

Abstract: An input apparatus for a hand-held electronic device and a computer. The universal input apparatus includes a main connection port, a communication port, an input controller, a communication controller and a route selection unit. The main connection port connects to the hand-held electronic device and the communication port connects to the computer. The input controller provides a plurality of serial input signals. The communication controller, having a serial port coupled to the communication port, is configured to convert the serial input signals into a pair of differential signals transferred through the serial port. Further, the route selection unit establishes a first route between the input controller and the main connection port and establishes a second route between the input controller and the communication controller. Therefore, the serial input signals can be transferred over the first route or the second route alternatively.

Abstract: An input apparatus for a hand-held information processing device. The input apparatus has a main connection port adapted to connect the hand-held information processing device and a transmission port adapted to connect a computer. The input apparatus also includes a route selection unit and a user selection device. The route selection unit, coupled between the main connection port and the transmission port, is configured to selectively establish a transmission route between the main connection port and the transmission port. The user selection device is configured to selectively output a first logic level and a second logic level. Further, the route selection unit cuts the transmission route when the user selection device outputs the first logic level, and the route selection unit makes the transmission route conductive when the user selection device outputs the second logic level.

Abstract: An input apparatus for a hand-held electronic device and a computer. The universal input apparatus includes a main connection port, a communication port, an input controller, a communication controller and a route selection unit. The main connection port connects to the hand-held electronic device and the communication port connects to the computer. The input controller provides a plurality of serial input signals. The communication controller, having a serial port coupled to the communication port, is configured to convert the serial input signals into a pair of differential signals transferred through the serial port. Further, the route selection unit establishes a first route between the input controller and the main connection port and establishes a second route between the input controller and the communication controller. Therefore, the serial input signals can be transferred over the first route or the second route alternatively.

Abstract: An input apparatus for a hand-held information processing device. The input apparatus has a main connection port adapted to connect the hand-held information processing device and a transmission port adapted to connect a computer. The input apparatus also includes a route selection unit and a user selection device. The route selection unit, coupled between the main connection port and the transmission port, is configured to selectively establish a transmission route between the main connection port and the transmission port. The user selection device is configured to selectively output a first logic level and a second logic level. Further, the route selection unit cuts the transmission route when the user selection device outputs the first logic level, and the route selection unit makes the transmission route conductive when the user selection device outputs the second logic level.