Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes a first rail, a second rail, a first transistor and a resistance unit. The drain of the first transistor is electrically coupled to the first rail, and the source and gate of the first transistor are electrically coupled to the second rail. The resistance unit is electrically coupled between a body of the first transistor and the second rail. When ESD occurs, the resistance unit provides a resistance between the body of the first transistor and the second rail. An ESD protection device is also provided.

Abstract: A method includes forming a recess in a first surface of a substrate, the recess having a width, depth, and height selected to correspond to a width, depth, and height of a fluid chamber, forming a sacrificial material in the recess, forming a first heater element, forming a metal layer overlying the first heater element, and forming a nozzle opening in the metal layer to expose the sacrificial material. The method also includes forming a path from a second surface of the substrate to expose the sacrificial material and removing the sacrificial material from the recess to expose the chamber with the selected width, depth, and height, the chamber in fluid communication with the path, the nozzle opening, and a surrounding environment.

Abstract: An LED lamp includes a lamp frame, a reflector received in the lamp frame, a plurality of LED modules received in the lamp frame and an envelope covering an opening of the lamp frame. The lamp frame is made of a material with a good heat conductivity and thermally connects the LED modules. The reflector includes a plurality of interconnecting reflecting cells, each reflecting cell separating a corresponding LED module from others. Each LED module faces to a corresponding reflecting cell and light emitted therefrom is reflected by the reflecting cell to radiate out of the envelope.

Abstract: A multiband antenna having a ground plane and a radiating portion is provided. The radiating portion includes a first metal portion, a second metal portion, an inductively-coupled portion and a third metal portion. The first metal portion has a first coupling metal portion and a signal feeding line electrically connected thereto. The second metal portion has a second coupling metal portion and a shorting metal portion electrically connected thereto with a shorting point connected to the ground plane. The first and second coupling metal portions are coupled and a capacitively-coupled portion is formed therebetween. The inductively-coupled portion is connected between the third and second metal portions. The first and second metal portions enable the antenna to generate a first operating band. The first, second and third metal portions enable the antenna to generate a second operating band, the frequencies of which are lower than those of the first operating band.

Abstract: A method of reducing impurities in a high-k dielectric layer comprising the following steps. A substrate is provided. A high-k dielectric layer having impurities is formed over the substrate. The high-k dielectric layer being formed by an MOCVD or an ALCVD process. The high-k dielectric layer is annealed to reduce the impurities within the high-k dielectric layer.

Abstract: A 2D and 3D switchable display device includes an organic light emitting diode display unit, a polarization activated microlens, a polarization switching unit and a polarizer. The organic light emitting diode display unit includes a top substrate, a bottom substrate and an organic light emitting diode display array disposed between the top substrate and the bottom substrate. The polarization activated microlens is disposed between the top substrate and the organic light emitting diode display array, and the polarization activated microlens directly contacts both the top substrate and the organic light emitting diode display array. The polarization switching unit is disposed on the top substrate, and the polarizer is disposed on the polarization switching unit.

Abstract: A clutch with high binding ability comprises a plurality of detent components provided between a left and a right lateral plates and each detent component can be pulled back to its original location by a resilient element. The detent block of each detent component is movably positioned between the left and the right lateral plates. The detent element of each detent component is slidably connected onto the detent block. One end of the detent element is provided with a groove for locating a positioning bar therein. Thereby, when the clutch rotates, the radial force of the detent element can be increased in order to enhance the detent ability of the detent element. When the rotational speed of the clutch is decreased to be the rotational speed of passive driving or to be lower than the rotational speed for engagement, the detent element can be pulled back to its original location by means of the elastic element located between the detent block and the detent element.

Abstract: A method of reducing impurities in a high-k dielectric layer comprising the following steps. A substrate is provided. A high-k dielectric layer having impurities is formed over the substrate. The high-k dielectric layer being formed by an MOCVD or an ALCVD process. The high-k dielectric layer is annealed to reduce the impurities within the high-k dielectric layer.

Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat sink having a planar base, a plurality of LED modules attached to a bottom face of the base, an envelope disposed on the bottom face of the base and covering the LED modules, and a lamp bracket securing the base and the envelope together. The lamp bracket includes a vertical frame which defines an opening at a lateral side thereof, an engaging flange extending from an inner face of the frame and supporting a fixing flange of the envelope, and a plurality of protrusions projecting from the inner face of the frame above the engaging flange and pressing the base downwardly towards the envelope. The base of the heat sink and the envelope are inserted into the vertical frame through the opening.

Abstract: A method includes growing a first oxide region concurrently with a second oxide region in a substrate and forming an inlet path to the first oxide region, the inlet path exposing a first surface of the first oxide region. The method also includes removing the first oxide region to form a chamber, forming a first MOS transistor adjacent the second oxide region, and forming a second MOS transistor separated from the first MOS transistor by the second oxide region.

Abstract: A mobile communication device includes a ground plane and an antenna. The antenna is disposed on a dielectric substrate and includes a radiating metal portion, a coupling metal portion, and an inductive shorting metal portion. The radiating metal portion provides a resonant path for the antenna to generate first and second operating bands. The coupling metal portion is coupled to the radiating metal portion to form a first coupling portion and is connected to a source through a connecting metal strip. One end of the inductive shorting metal portion is electrically connected to the radiating metal portion, and the other end is electrically connected to the ground plane. The inductive shorting metal portion includes a first fractional section coupled to the radiating metal portion to form a second coupling portion, and a second fractional section coupled to the coupling metal portion to form a third coupling portion.

Abstract: An exemplary method of automatically addressing a plurality of fixtures in an elevator system includes determining whether a selected elevator device operation is performed at a location of a fixture and automatically providing initializing information to the corresponding fixture responsive to the selected operation.

Abstract: An integrated semiconductor heating assembly includes a semiconductor substrate, a chamber formed therein, and an exit port in fluid communication with the chamber, allowing fluid to exit the chamber in response to heating the chamber. The integrated heating assembly includes a first heating element adjacent the chamber, which can generate heat above a selected threshold and bias fluid in the chamber toward the exit port. A second heating element is positioned adjacent the exit port to generate heat above a selected threshold, facilitating movement of the fluid through the exit port away from the chamber. Addition of the second heating element reduces the amount of heat emitted per heating element and minimizes thickness of a heat absorption material toward an open end of the exit port. Since such material is expensive, this reduces the manufacturing cost and retail price of the assembly while improving efficiency and longevity thereof.

Abstract: A high speed orthogonal dense wavelength division multiplexing DWDM signal generator includes a multi-peak continuous wave signal generator responsive to a light source, an optical filter for separating multi-peaks of lightwaves from the generator; and a polarization multiplexing stage responsive to the multi-peaks of lightwaves from the optical filter for providing a polarization multiplexing optical signal. The generator includes a cascaded phase modulator and intensity modulator driven by a repetitive frequency (I) to generate multiple spectral peaks, each peak being modulated by an optical modulator driven by a respective baud rate (f baud/s) electrical signal.

Abstract: A drum comprises a drum body made of at least one fiber layer. The drum body is provided with a drumhead at each of two opposite ends thereof. The drumheads are positioned on two reinforced frames disposed at both ends of the drum body by two drum hoops, so that the contact area between the drumheads and the drum body can be reduced through the reinforced frames. In addition, the reinforced frames reinforce the structure and maintain the shape of the drum body. Plural positioning screws are inserted through the periphery of the respective drum hoops, and the drum body is provided with plural fixing members to be screwed with the positioning screws. By such arrangements, the drum not only has the advantages of reinforced structure, light weight and easy production but exert a better resonance effect, making the sound produced by the drum more robust and powerful.

Abstract: A drum comprises a drum body made of at least one fiber layer. The drum body is provided with a drumhead at each of two opposite ends thereof. The drumheads are positioned on two reinforced frames disposed at both ends of the drum body by two drum hoops, so that the contact area between the drumheads and the drum body can be reduced through the reinforced frames. In addition, the reinforced frames reinforce the structure and maintain the shape of the drum body. Plural positioning screws are inserted through the periphery of the respective drum hoops, and the drum body is provided with plural fixing members to be screwed with the positioning screws. By such arrangements, the drum not only has the advantages of reinforced structure, light weight and easy production but exert a better resonance effect, making the sound produced by the drum more robust and powerful.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a roller mold is provided, including providing a roller substrate, wherein the roller substrate is a cylinder and has a curved surface. An inorganic resist layer is formed over the curved surface of the roller substrate. A laser exposure device is provided for irradiating the inorganic resist layer with a focused laser, causing phase change of the inorganic resist layer at exposed regions. The inorganic resist layer in the exposed regions is removed to form a nano-pattern over the roller substrate.

Abstract: An integrated semiconductor heating assembly includes a semiconductor substrate, a chamber formed therein, and an exit port in fluid communication with the chamber, allowing fluid to exit the chamber in response to heating the chamber. The integrated heating assembly includes a first heating element adjacent the chamber, which can generate heat above a selected threshold and bias fluid in the chamber toward the exit port. A second heating element is positioned adjacent the exit port to generate heat above a selected threshold, facilitating movement of the fluid through the exit port away from the chamber. Addition of the second heating element reduces the amount of heat emitted per heating element and minimizes thickness of a heat absorption material toward an open end of the exit port. Since such material is expensive, this reduces the manufacturing cost and retail price of the assembly while improving efficiency and longevity thereof.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp, includes casing and an LED module received in the casing. The casing defines a light-outputting opening in a bottom thereof and has a plurality of fixing parts which are formed at two facing inner sides of the casing and spaced from the light-outputting opening with different distances. The LED module is selectively fixed to one of the fixing parts. Therefore, a distance between the LED module and the light-outputting opening is adjustable by selectively fixing the LED module to different one of the fixing parts.

Abstract: A signboard integral with an LED lamp includes a lamp post and a display device mounted in the lamp post. The display device includes a box, a transparent plate mounted on an opened end of the box, a panel mounted on a side of the transparent plate and a luminous member consisting a plurality of LEDs hermetically received in the box and located at another side of the transparent plate. The panel has a plurality of holes representing marks to be shown by the signboard. Light generated by the luminous member radiates through the transparent plate and the holes of the panel to display the marks represented by the holes. The marks could be a company logo, brand, trademark or other information.