Abstract: An electronic device is provided, the electronic device including a communication circuit, a battery, and a processor, and the processor is configured to: obtain a strength of a communication signal received by the communication circuit; determine a magnitude of power for charging the battery based on the strength of the communication signal; and charge the battery with power of the determined magnitude.

Abstract: A device, structure, and method are provided whereby an insert layer is utilized to provide additional support for weaker and softer dielectric layer. The insert layer may be applied between two weaker dielectric layers or the insert layer may be used with a single layer of dielectric material. Once formed, trenches and vias are formed within the composite layers, and the insert layer will help to provide support that will limit or eliminate undesired bending or other structural motions that could hamper subsequent process steps, such as filling the trenches and vias with conductive material.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing in the opposite direction of the first surface, and side surfaces that surround at least a part of a space between the first surface and the second surface; a first sensor and a second sensor which are disposed in the housing or exposed through at least one surface; a communication circuit disposed in the housing; an antenna radiator electrically connected with the communication circuit; and a control circuit electrically connected with at least one of the first and second sensors, and the communication circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to: transmit or receive, to or from an external device, a first signal output from the communication circuit, using the antenna radiator; detect, using the first sensor, whether an external object has approached within a predetermined distance at least a part of the antenna radiator to generate a second signal; detect, using the second

Abstract: A device, structure, and method are provided whereby an insert layer is utilized to provide additional support for surrounding dielectric layers. The insert layer may be applied between two dielectric layers. Once formed, trenches and vias are formed within the composite layers, and the insert layer will help to provide support that will limit or eliminate undesired bending or other structural motions that could hamper subsequent process steps, such as filling the trenches and vias with conductive material.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and system are presented. The methods include, for instance: identifying, by one or more processor, a current task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, an indicator of a commencement of a switching event, where the switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a new task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, behavior analysis data relating to a plurality of past switching events, where each past switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a target task. The behavior analysis data includes a timestamp for each past switching event. The method also includes determining, by the one or more processor, based on the behavior analysis data, at least one recommended task, where the at least one recommended task includes at least one target task.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DNA sequence for increase of a mutation rate over a specific region of DNA. Particularly, the invention provides a unique guanine nucleotide sequence and a mutator insertion sequence incorporated with the guanine nucleotide sequence and their applications in increasing a mutation rate.

Abstract: A device, structure, and method are provided whereby an insert layer is utilized to provide additional support for surrounding dielectric layers. The insert layer may be applied between two dielectric layers. Once formed, trenches and vias are formed within the composite layers, and the insert layer will help to provide support that will limit or eliminate undesired bending or other structural motions that could hamper subsequent process steps, such as filling the trenches and vias with conductive material.

Abstract: A device, structure, and method are provided whereby an insert layer is utilized to provide additional support for surrounding dielectric layers. The insert layer may be applied between two dielectric layers. Once formed, trenches and vias are formed within the composite layers, and the insert layer will help to provide support that will limit or eliminate undesired bending or other structural motions that could hamper subsequent process steps, such as filling the trenches and vias with conductive material.

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for processing video data are provided. The video data includes a first frame formed by a plurality of macroblocks. The method includes providing a memory, deblocking a first macroblock in the first frame, and writing the deblocked macroblock into the memory. The step of writing the deblocked macroblock lets a plurality of pixel data of the deblocked macroblock to be stored to a first storage space at consecutive addresses in the memory.

Abstract: In various embodiments, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a primary game in which the gaming system provides monetary awards to a player and a secondary game in which the gaming system provides non-monetary skill units to the player. In one such embodiment, the gaming system initiates the play of the skill-based secondary game in response to a triggering even associated with a primary game of the gaming system, and forms a score for the player based on zero, one or more inputs made by the player during the play of the skill-based secondary game. The gaming system determines an amount of non-monetary skill units to provide the player based on the score, and provides the player with the non-monetary skill units. The player redeems any amount of non-monetary skill units for one or more virtual goods offered via a virtual marketplace.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing in the opposite direction of the first surface, and side surfaces that surround at least a part of a space between the first surface and the second surface; a first sensor and a second sensor which are disposed in the housing or exposed through at least one surface; a communication circuit disposed in the housing; an antenna radiator electrically connected with the communication circuit; and a control circuit electrically connected with at least one of the first and second sensors, and the communication circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to: transmit or receive, to or from an external device, a first signal output from the communication circuit, using the antenna radiator; detect, using the first sensor, whether an external object has approached within a predetermined distance at least a part of the antenna radiator to generate a second signal; detect, using the second

Abstract: An anti-EMI shielding package includes a substrate, a component disposed on the substrate, a glue-injection layer, and a shielding metal layer covering the outer surface of the glue-injection layer. A grounding terminal is positioned on an outer side of the substrate. The substrate defines a first through hole, the component defines a second through hole, and a conductive layer is coated on the inner wall of the first through hole and the second through hole. The shielding metal layer, the conductive layer of the second through hole, the conductive layer of the first through hole, and the grounding terminal are connected and form a conductive loop, the shielding metal layer being grounded. A method of making same provides a simple and reliable shielding package formed with less material and low cost.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a motherboard and a display. The motherboard includes a south bridge chip, a leak-proof circuit, and a connector. The leak-proof circuit includes a control unit and a first signal transmission unit. The control unit is electrically coupled to a power supply. The first signal transmission unit includes a first electronic switch, a second electronic switch and a first resistor. The second electronic switch is electrically coupled to ground through the first resistor. When the motherboard is turned off and the display is turned on, the power supply does not provide power to the control unit, and the control unit outputs a first control signal to the first and the second electronic switches. The first and the second electronic switches are in pinch-off mode. Signals from the display flow into ground through the second electronic switch and the first resistor.

Abstract: Temperature, process and supply compensated delay circuits, DC to DC converters and integrated circuits are presented in which switch driver dead time delays are provided using a plurality of cascaded CMOS inverter circuits with a first inverter coupled through a diode-connected MOS transistor to a regulated voltage or circuit ground and a MOS capacitor is provided between the first inverter output and the regulated voltage or circuit ground to provide a controlled delay time. A second cascaded CMOS inverter is powered by a compensated voltage which decreases with temperature to operate as a comparator, and certain embodiments include one or more intermediate CMOS inverters to form a level shifting circuit between the second inverter and the final output inverter, with the level shift inverters powered by successively higher compensated voltages that decrease with increasing temperature.

Abstract: An interface supply circuit includes a power supply unit, a control unit coupled to the power supply unit, and a detection unit coupled to the control unit. The detection unit is configured to couple to an interface. The detection unit is configured to output a first control signal upon detecting that a device is inserted into the interface and output a second control signal upon detecting that no device is inserted into the interface. The control unit is configured to be switched on upon receiving the first control signal. The power supply unit is configured to supply power to the interface in event that the control unit is switched on. The power supply unit is configured to be disconnected from the interface in event that the control unit receives the second control signal.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and system are presented. The methods include, for instance: identifying, by one or more processor, a current task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, an indicator of a commencement of a switching event, where the switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a new task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, behavior analysis data relating to a plurality of past switching events, where each past switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a target task. The behavior analysis data includes a timestamp for each past switching event. The method also includes determining, by the one or more processor, based on the behavior analysis data, at least one recommended task, where the at least one recommended task includes at least one target task.

Abstract: A socket includes a voice-receiver, a processing module coupled to the voice-receiver, a converting member coupled to the processing module, and a switching member coupled to the converting member. The switching member is configured to couple to a supply member and a load. The voice-receiver is configured to receive a voice instruction. The processing module is configured to recognize the voice instruction and to output a control signal according the voice instruction. The converting member is configured to convert the control signal to a switching signal. The switching member is configured to be switched on or be switched off according to the switching signal. The supply member is configured to supply power to the load after the switching member is be switched on and not to supply power to the load after the switching member is be switched off. A voice-recognition method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for disassembling an electronic component from a circuit board includes a base, a controller, a positioning assembly, and a heating and suction assembly. The controller is fixed to the base. The positioning assembly is arranged on the base and coupled to the controller. The positioning assembly is configured to be controlled by the controller to position the circuit board at a first predetermined position. The heating and suction assembly is movably arranged on the base and coupled to the controller. The heating and suction assembly is moved to a second predetermined position to heat the electronic component and moved to a third predetermined position to attract and hold the heated electronic component by suction, whereby the electronic component is disassembled from the circuit board.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a motherboard and a display. The motherboard includes a south bridge chip, a leak-proof circuit, and a connector. The leak-proof circuit includes a control unit and a first signal transmission unit. The control unit is electrically coupled to a power supply. The first signal transmission unit includes a first electronic switch, a second electronic switch and a first resistor. The second electronic switch is electrically coupled to ground through the first resistor. When the motherboard is turned off and the display is turned on, the power supply does not provide power to the control unit, and the control unit outputs a first control signal to the first and the second electronic switches. The first and the second electronic switches are in pinch-off mode. Signals from the display flow into ground through the second electronic switch and the first resistor.

Abstract: This invention discloses a process and composition for stimulating the production of hyaluronic acid. The mentioned process comprises reacting fibroblast cell with ascorbic acid derivatives. This invention provides a not only easy and un-expensive but also more efficient method for preparing safe hyaluronic acid by in vitro stimulation.