Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first-voltage power rail and a second-voltage power rail in a first connection layer, and includes a first-voltage underlayer power rail and a second-voltage underlayer power rail below the first connection layer. Each of the first-voltage and second-voltage power rails extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to a first direction. Each of the first-voltage and second-voltage underlayer power rails extends in the first direction. The integrated circuit includes a first via-connector connecting the first-voltage power rail with the first-voltage underlayer power rail, and a second via-connector connecting the second-voltage power rail with the second-voltage underlayer power rail.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a device layer having devices spaced in accordance with a predetermined device pitch, a first metal interconnection layer disposed above the device layer and coupled to the device layer, and a second metal interconnection layer disposed above the first metal interconnection layer and coupled to the first metal interconnection layer through a first via layer. The second metal interconnection layer has metal lines spaced in accordance with a predetermined metal line pitch, and a ratio of the predetermined metal line pitch to predetermined device pitch is less than 1.

Abstract: A magnetic card internally includes a magnetic field generator, which includes a flexible substrate having pads, wires and a core material member arranged thereon. The pads are arrayed to form a first and a second zone. Every wire is extended in a first direction to connect to two pads that are separately located in the first and the second zone. The core material member is extended in a second direction oblique to the first direction. The substrate is in a bent state with the pads in the first zone correspondingly connected to the pads in the second zone and the core material member located in an encircling space defined by the connected pads and the wires. By changing the current amount supplied thereto, the magnetic field generator can generate variable magnetic field magnitude, enabling the magnetic card to change the transmitted data according to actual need in use.

Abstract: An electronic card includes at least one integrated circuit (IC) and a manually controlled touch sensing means electrically connected to the IC, both of which are sealed in an isolation material layer. Multiple electrodes of the touch sensing means together constitute a capacitive touch area and respectively generate a capacitance value to the IC. The touch sensing means is spaced from two opposite contact surfaces of the electronic card by different distances. When a user touches at least one of the two contact surfaces of the electronic card, the IC determines the capacitance values generated by the electrodes corresponding to the touched positions, so as to verify whether a data or a command input by the user's touch is valid or not. Thus, accurate and correct input by touch can be performed on the electronic card without the need of providing an electric conduction shield in the electronic card.

Abstract: A display-enabled card with security authentication function includes a flexible card structure internally provided with a flexible electronic system, which includes a flexible display, a power supply module for supplying a DC voltage, a driving control module having a DC voltage converter for converting the DC voltage into a first driving voltage; a smart IC connected to the driving control module, a communication module connected to and working with the smart IC to perform security authentication, and a power management module arranged between the power supply module, the driving control module and the smart IC to provide the DC voltage to the driving control module and convert the DC voltage into a second driving voltage. The driving control module directly reads data stored in the smart IC and drives the flexible display to show the read data, so as to avoid poor sensing or data communication due to unstable voltage.

Abstract: A display-enabled card with security authentication function includes a flexible card structure internally provided with a flexible electronic system, which includes a flexible display, a power supply module for supplying a DC voltage, a driving control module having a DC voltage converter for converting the DC voltage into a first driving voltage; a smart IC connected to the driving control module, a communication module connected to and working with the smart IC to perform security authentication, and a power management module arranged between the power supply module, the driving control module and the smart IC to provide the DC voltage to the driving control module and convert the DC voltage into a second driving voltage. The driving control module directly reads data stored in the smart IC and drives the flexible display to show the read data, so as to avoid poor sensing or data communication due to unstable voltage.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving the quality of harvested plants. The present invention also provides novel ACC synthase inhibitors useful for improving the quality of harvested plants.

Abstract: A fabricating method for electronic card is to interpose an electronic element between an adhesive first outer layer and a non-adhesive detachable pressing plate. The fabricating method comprises following steps. Deposit a first outer layer on a worktable. Embed an electronic element in the first outer layer. Enclose the electronic element by adhesive stuff layer(s). Press foregoing all components via a detachable pressing plate, a quasi-finished laminate is formed with thickness being in preset range. Remove the pressing plate off to form a semi-finished laminate after solidification of the adhesive stuff layer(s). Deposit a second outer layer with a sticky plane over the semi-finished laminate. Apply pressing process on the second outer layer and semi-finished laminate to form a finished laminate due to solidification of the sticky plane on the second outer layer. Finally cut the finished laminate into single electronic cards.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving the quality of harvested plants. The present invention also provides novel ACC synthase inhibitors useful for improving the quality of harvested plants.

Abstract: An IC card with a display panel but without batteries includes a contact/contactless communication interface, a microprocessor, an EEPROM, a rectifier/voltage regulator, a display driver, a charge-pump (26) disposed therein, and a display panel disposed thereon. The microprocessor receives the external data, and displays the data on the display panel so that users can look up the external data. The display panel exhibits a double steady-state function having the characteristic that once the data are displayed, no persistent power supply for the display panel is needed, and thus the displayed data will be preserved persistently until the next time the data are updated. In this way, users are not required to use batteries and can avoid being disturbed by the service life of the batteries.

Abstract: A flexible display device includes flexible display panel, a soft PCB (printed circuit board), and a control circuit that provides a micro-controller or a simple control logic circuit, a display driver and a battery. The display panel is an Electrophoretic Display (i.e. a Bistable Display) that has the super-thin and flexible characteristics in function and can easily fabricate into bent strip articles. These articles can combine with soft articles to make them further thinner and lighter, as well as portable to attain the functions of display effect and decoration.

Abstract: An “IC card with display panel but without batteries” includes a contact/contactless communication interface (23), a microprocessor (24), an EEPROM (28), a rectifier/voltage regulator (27), a display driver (25), and a charge-pump (26) disposed therein, and a display panel (21) disposed thereon. The microprocessor (24), receives the external data, and displays them on the display panel (21) for the users to look up the external data. The display panel (21) is the one with double steady-state function having the characteristic that once the data are displayed, no persistent power supply for the display panel (21) is needed, thus the displayed data will be preserved persistently until the next time when data are updated. In this way, the users can exempt using batteries that can avoid being disturbed by the service life of the batteries.

Abstract: A method and system of real-time statistical bin control. First, a statistical bin control rule is generated by a statistical bin control rule generator, and a test result having an error frequency is then retrieved from test equipment. If the error frequency exceeds a preset limit, the system replies to the test equipment with a first action corresponding to the statistical bin control rule. Next, if the error frequency of the test results exceeds another limit, the system then replies to the test equipment with a second action corresponding to the statistical bin control rule.

Abstract: Each of a system for qualifying a multiple die under test head and a system for qualifying the multiple die under test head employ selection of a sub-set of die arrays within a calibration standard substrate. The sub-set of die arrays is selected such as to: (1) not overlap in position within the calibration standard substrate; and (2) have in an aggregate no greater than one defective die within each of a series of die locations. The system and the method provide for accurate and efficient qualification of the multiple die under test head and thus accurate and efficient electrical test measurement of a microelectronic product.

Abstract: Within a system and a method for determining performance of a plurality of manufacturing tools which generates a plurality of tool operation data sets in a plurality of non-uniform data analysis formats, there is employed a uniform data analysis format into which is translated the plurality of tool operation data sets in the plurality of non-uniform data analysis formats. The system and the method provide for enhanced efficiency for determining performance of the plurality of manufacturing tools.

Abstract: Within a system and a method for determining performance of a plurality of manufacturing tools which generates a plurality of tool operation data sets in a plurality of non-uniform data analysis formats, there is employed a uniform data analysis format into which is translated the plurality of tool operation data sets in the plurality of non-uniform data analysis formats. The system and the method provide for enhanced efficiency for determining performance of the plurality of manufacturing tools.

Abstract: Within a method for operating a software product within a manufacturing facility, there is provided within an information system within the manufacturing facility a troubleshooting utility which is continuously updated to provide a series of updated troubleshooting procedures for the software product. By continuously updating the troubleshooting utility, a malfunction with the software product may be more efficiently addressed.