Abstract: The present invention relates to an aperture unit having an optical axis. The aperture unit includes a fixed portion, a guiding element, a first blade and a driving assembly. The guiding element is movably connected to the fixed portion, and the first blade is movably connected to the guiding element and the fixed portion. The driving assembly is disposed on the guiding element for driving the guiding element to move relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension. When the guiding element moves relative to the fixed portion in the first moving dimension, the first blade is driven by the guiding element to move relative to the fixed portion in a second moving dimension, and the first moving dimension and the second moving dimension are different.

Abstract: A photo resist layer is used to protect a dielectric layer and conductive elements embedded in the dielectric layer when patterning an etch stop layer underlying the dielectric layer. The photo resist layer may further be used to etch another dielectric layer underlying the etch stop layer, where etching the next dielectric layer exposes a contact, such as a gate contact. The bottom layer can be used to protect the conductive elements embedded in the dielectric layer from a wet etchant used to etch the etch stop layer.

Abstract: The invention introduces a method for performing data writes into a flash memory, at least including the steps: determining whether at least one host write command that requires to process immediately is presented in a submission queue (SQ) before performing a portion of a Host-Flash mapping (H2F) table update or a GC process; and executing the host write command that requires to process immediately in a batch and then performing the portion of the H2F table update or the GC process when the determination is positive.

Abstract: A method of forming low-k material is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of core-shell particles. The core of the core-shell particles has a first ceramic with a low melting point. The shell of the core-shell particles has a second ceramic with a low melting point and a low dielectric constant. The core-shell particles are sintered and molded to form a low-k material. The shell of the core-shell particles is connected to form a network structure of a microcrystal phase.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a measuring method of liquid mixture purity includes steps as follows. A storage tank is provided, wherein the storage tank is configured for storing a liquid mixture including formic acid and water. A calculating unit is provided, wherein a plurality of formic acid purity values are saved in the calculating unit. A pressure-decreasing and heating step is performed by reducing a pressure of the storage tank and heating the storage tank. A measuring step is performed by measuring in the inner space of the storage tank to obtain a pressure value, and measuring the liquid mixture simultaneously to obtain a temperature value. A calculating step is performed by inputting the pressure value and the temperature value into the calculating unit, wherein the calculating unit outputs one of the formic acid purity values corresponding thereto.

Abstract: A microcontroller, a method, and an electronic system for logic analysis are provided. The microcontroller includes a counting unit, a control unit, and a buffer unit. The counting unit counts with a preset period and outputs a count value. The control unit is coupled to the counting unit and receives a plurality of data and the count value. The buffer unit is coupled to the control unit and performs First In, First Out (FIFO) operations. In response to state transition of at least one datum, the control unit records the current state of the data and the count value and thereby generates transmission data. The control unit then stores the transmission data in the buffer unit.

Abstract: The invention introduces a method for performing data writes into a flash memory, at least including the steps: determining whether at least one host write command that requires to process immediately is presented in a submission queue (SQ) before performing a portion of a Host-Flash mapping (H2F) table update or a GC process; and executing the host write command that requires to process immediately in a batch and then performing the portion of the H2F table update or the GC process when the determination is positive.

Abstract: A method of determining noise reduction in a signal includes transforming the signal to generate a spectrogram; determining sharp change in a frequency spectrum for each frame in the spectrogram; and comparing a counted number of frames having sharp change with a predetermined value. The signal is determined to be subject to noise reduction if the counted number is greater than the predetermined value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a signal quality detection method for an ear-chip physiological measurement device. The signal quality detection method includes receiving a sensing signal from the ear-clip physiological measurement device; filtering the sensing signal to generate a pre-processed signal; calculating a physiological index according to the pre-processed signal; and calculating a similarity of a red light alternating current (AC) component and an infrared light AC component of the pre-processed signal and a plurality of correlation coefficients of the red light AC component, and generating a reliability index of the physiological index accordingly. The reliability index indicates one of a plurality of signal qualities.

Abstract: The invention introduces a method for performing data writes into a flash memory, at least including the steps: determining whether at least one host write command that requires to process immediately is presented in a submission queue (SQ) before performing a portion of a Host-Flash mapping (H2F) table update or a GC process; and executing the host write command that requires to process immediately in a batch and then performing the portion of the H2F table update or the GC process when the determination is positive.

Abstract: A signal processing method, an apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided. A plurality of segment signals are taken out based on a time series from a physiological signal, and each segment signal is determined as a desirable signal or an undesirable signal. In response to the ith segment signal is determined as the undesirable signal, under the condition of determining that both of the (i?2)th segment signal and the (i+2)th segment signal are the desirable signals, the ith segment signal is reserved. A plurality of instant heart rates are calculated based on the desirable signals and the reserved undesirable signals.

Abstract: A method and a computing device for adjusting a region of interest (ROI) are provided. The method includes: receiving a image sequence including a current image and a previous image; generating a predefined searching area based on a previous ROI in the previous image; performing feature matching on multiple image features within the predefined searching area in the previous image and multiple image features within the predefined searching area in the current image; and adjusting a position of the previous ROI in the previous image based on the image features within the predefined searching area in the current image in response to that the image features within the predefined searching area in the current image satisfy a matching condition to obtain the current ROI in the current image.

Abstract: A method of determining noise reduction in a signal includes transforming the signal to generate a spectrogram; determining sharp change in a frequency spectrum for each frame in the spectrogram; and comparing a counted number of frames having sharp change with a predetermined value. The signal is determined to be subject to noise reduction if the counted number is greater than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A method and a computer system for object tracking are provided. The method includes the following steps. An image sequence including multiple images with a target object is obtained. A labelling operation corresponding to the target object in first two images and last two images in the image sequence is received to respectively generate four ground truth labels of the target object. A forward tracking of the target object is performed on the image sequence in time series according to the ground truth labels of the first two images to obtain a forward tracking result. A backward tracking of the target object is performed on the image sequence in time series according to the ground truth labels of the last two images to obtain a backward tracking result. The forward and the backward tracking results are compared to accordingly generate a final tracking result of the target object.

Abstract: An image analysis method applicable to an electronic system is provided. The electronic system includes an image capture device. The image analysis method includes: obtaining a plurality of images captured by the image capture device; performing a motion detection on the plurality of images to determine whether the images include a motion; and determining whether a target enters the preset scenery or leaves the preset scenery in response to a determination that the plurality of images include the motion according to the motion detection.

Abstract: A method and a computer system for object tracking are provided. The method includes the following steps. An image sequence including multiple images with a target object is obtained. A labelling operation corresponding to the target object in first two images and last two images in the image sequence is received to respectively generate four ground truth labels of the target object. A forward tracking of the target object is performed on the image sequence in time series according to the ground truth labels of the first two images to obtain a forward tracking result. A backward tracking of the target object is performed on the image sequence in time series according to the ground truth labels of the last two images to obtain a backward tracking result. The forward and the backward tracking results are compared to accordingly generate a final tracking result of the target object.

Abstract: A method and a computing device for adjusting a region of interest (ROI) are provided. The method includes: receiving a image sequence including a current image and a previous image; generating a predefined searching area based on a previous ROI in the previous image; performing feature matching on multiple image features within the predefined searching area in the previous image and multiple image features within the predefined searching area in the current image; and adjusting a position of the previous ROI in the previous image based on the image features within the predefined searching area in the current image in response to that the image features within the predefined searching area in the current image satisfy a matching condition to obtain the current ROI in the current image.

Abstract: The invention introduces a method for performing data writes into a flash memory, at least including the steps: determining whether at least one host write command that requires to process immediately is presented in a submission queue (SQ) before performing a portion of a Host-Flash mapping (H2F) table update or a GC process; and executing the host write command that requires to process immediately in a batch and then performing the portion of the H2F table update or the GC process when the determination is positive.

Abstract: A method for detecting multiple touch positions on a touch surface, which is applicable to a touch apparatus having multiple optical sensing modules, where each optical sensing module includes at least two optical sensing devices.

Abstract: An image detection method for determining the postures of a user includes: obtaining a plurality of images of a user; determining whether the user moves; and when the user is determined to be moving, calculating whether the amount of images is greater than a first predetermined value or not, calculating whether or not the amount of images of the user in the region of interest (ROI) is greater than a second predetermined value, and calculating whether or not the amount of images of the user not in the ROI is greater than a third predetermined value, in order to determine the postures of the user.