Abstract: A power array with a staggered arrangement for improving on-resistance and safe operating area of a device is provided. Each power array includes two or more rows with a plurality of parallel device units arranged along the row. Each device unit includes a source region, a drain region, and a gate disposed between the source region and the drain region, wherein each drain region is offset from the adjacent drain region of adjacent rows in a row direction.

Abstract: A toothbrush has a handle assembly, a brush-head assembly and a transmitting assembly. The brush-head assembly is slidably mounted in the handle assembly and has a sliding shaft and a swing head. The sliding shaft has two supporting portions mounted on the sliding shaft opposite to the handle assembly. The swing head is mounted on the supporting portions and has a toothed part. The transmitting assembly has a transmitting shaft. The transmitting shaft is rotatably inserted in the sliding shaft and has a longitudinal restriction relative to the sliding shaft. The transmitting shaft has a toothed portion engaging the toothed part. When the transmitting shaft is rotated, the swing head is driven to swing by the toothed part and the toothed portion to provide an improved cleaning effect.

Abstract: A power array with a staggered arrangement for improving on-resistance and safe operating area of a device is provided. Each power array includes two or more rows with a plurality of parallel device units arranged along the row. Each device unit includes a source region, a drain region, and a gate disposed between the source region and the drain region, wherein each drain region is offset from the adjacent drain region of adjacent rows in a row direction.

Abstract: A reading circuit of a gyroscope is provided. The reading circuit includes a driving unit, a high pass filter, a signal processing unit, and a low pass filter. The driving unit generates a resonance signal for a resonator of the gyroscope and generates a demodulation signal for the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit provides a modulation signal to a Coriolis accelerometer of the gyroscope. An input terminal of the high pass filter receives an output signal of the Coriolis accelerometer. The signal processing unit processes and demodulates an output of the high pass filter according to the demodulation signal and outputs a demodulation result to the low pass filter.

Abstract: A rotation type toothbrush has a handle set, a brush-head set and a transmitting set. The handle set has a handle, a mounting sleeve and a positioning mount. The handle has a locating recess. The mounting sleeve is connected to the handle. The positioning mount is securely mounted in the locating recess, abuts against the mounting sleeve and has a limiting recess and a holding hole. The brush-head set is connected to the handle set and has a sliding shaft and a rotating head. The sliding shaft is movably connected to the mounting sleeve and has a connecting tube, an operating head and a through slot. The rotating head is mounted on the operating head and has a mounting board and a gear wheel. The transmitting set is connected to the handle set and the brush-head set and has a rack, a pushing block and two elastic elements.

Abstract: A bicycle seat assembly having an adjustable width nose portion includes an H-shaped base that supports a lateral left side pad and a lateral right side pad. A rail extends under the base and between the left and right side nose portions of the seat assembly. A front rail mount includes a housing, a shuttle, an actuator, and left and right mount supports. Operation of the actuator alters the position of the left and right mount supports relative to the housing and thereby alters a distance between the respective left and right side nose portions of the seat base.

Abstract: A reading circuit of a gyroscope is provided. The reading circuit includes a driving unit, a high pass filter, a signal processing unit, and a low pass filter. The driving unit generates a resonance signal for a resonator of the gyroscope and generates a demodulation signal for the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit provides a modulation signal to a Coriolis accelerometer of the gyroscope. An input terminal of the high pass filter receives an output signal of the Coriolis accelerometer. The signal processing unit processes and demodulates an output of the high pass filter according to the demodulation signal and outputs a demodulation result to the low pass filter.

Abstract: A structure of multiple-use electrical charger includes a transformer, which has an end to which a USB connector is attached and an opposite end to which a charging cable is attached, a charging cable, which has two ends each of which is provided with a probe pin and fused with a silicone rubber member for looping around a battery to carry out electrical charging operation; and a battery, which includes metal plates for engagement with the probe pins of the charging cable for carrying out electrical charging operation. With the charging cable being provided with the probe pins and the silicone rubbers, in use, the probe pins of the charging cable are respectively put in alignment with metal plates of the battery and the silicone rubbers are looped around the battery, so that engagement between the probe pins and the metal plates of the battery are made tight.

Abstract: A calibration apparatus and method for a capacitive sensing device, in which a calibration capacitor device connects to the capacitive sensing device which is connected to an integration circuit that generates a voltage output and a latch output, a transforming circuit transforms a sensitivity calibration parameter into a pair of corresponding analog signal outputs, and an offset calibration parameter into a corresponding analog signal output, at least two first switches between the pair of corresponding analog signal outputs and a fixed potential according to system clock's levels, and at least a third switch switches between the corresponding analog signal output and another fixed potential according to the system clock's levels. The apparatus determines the switch between the pair of signal outputs according to the latch output.

Abstract: A calibration apparatus and method for a capacitive sensing device, in which a calibration capacitor device connects to the capacitive sensing device which is connected to an integration circuit that generates a voltage output and a latch output, a transforming circuit transforms a sensitivity calibration parameter into a pair of corresponding analog signal outputs, and an offset calibration parameter into a corresponding analog signal output, at least two first switches between the pair of corresponding analog signal outputs and a fixed potential according to system clock's levels, and at least a third switch switches between the corresponding analog signal output and another fixed potential according to the system clock's levels. The apparatus determines the switch between the pair of signal outputs according to the latch output.

Abstract: A low frequency analog circuit and a method for designing the same are provided. In a low frequency analog circuit according to the present invention, a part of MOS transistors employed in the circuit are operated at a weak inversion region.

Abstract: A manually operated vacuum pump and refill device includes a body on top with a vacuum pump attached, and a lower portion of the body is arranged with an elastic adapter. The adapter has a central channel in communication with the body. The body includes an inlet in which a water supply is connected. A control valve is arranged on the water supply before it reaches to the body. The vacuum pump is further arranged with a check valve with respect to the body. The body is also arranged with a check valve securely positioned with a C-clip. The check valve is provided with a float moveably within a chamber thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pneumatic grease applicator includes a receptacle in which a retainer that forms a tubular axle selectively fit into a bearing to which grease is to be applied and a presser that defines a bore fit over the axle are movably received. The presser forms a top cavity in which a nozzle for coupling an external grease source is fixed. Grease is pneumatically supplied through the nozzle into the tubular axle and discharge through radially-extending holes defined in the axle to cover the bearing fit on the axle. An air vent is formed in the presser for pressure balance. Sealing members are provided between side wall of the receptacle and both the retainer and the presser to prevent leakage of grease.

Abstract: A low frequency analog circuit and a method for designing the same are provided. In a low frequency analog circuit according to the present invention, a part of MOS transistors employed in the circuit are operated at a weak inversion region.

Abstract: A support base is made of metal by die casting for supporting heavy articles above for example ground or floor, and includes a rectangular flat grid plate having four corners from which pillars extend. Intermediate pillars extend from middle positions of long edge faces of the rectangle and a center pillar extends from a center of the rectangle. The rectangular grid plate has opposite end edges on which tenons and mortises are formed respectively and opposite side edges on which tenons and mortises are formed respectively so that a plurality of support bases can be connected together by the tenon-and-mortise coupling between adjacent support bases to expand a covering area of the support bases.

Abstract: A distance and orientation adjustable suction device includes two suction cups and a controlling mechanism connected between the suction cups. Each suction cup has a rotatable mounting block. The controlling mechanism includes a main body forming a knuckle joint with the mounting block of one suction cup and defines a channel movably receiving a rack that threadingly engages a internally-threaded cylinder that forms a knuckle with the mounting block of the other suction cup. Thus, the suction cups are each rotatable about two axes with respect to the main body and are linear movable with respect to each other. Further, the threading engagement between the cylinder and the rack allows for minute adjustment between linear distance between the suction cups.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for detecting a wireless network signal that sets at least one service set identity in a wireless network signal detector, so that after the wireless network signal detector receives a wireless network signal and identifies that the wireless network signal includes the service set identity, the wireless network signal detector can output a prompt message for facilitating users to determine whether or not the wireless network device is connected to a wireless network.

Abstract: A method for processing integrated circuit memory devices. The method includes supporting a partially completed substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of MOS gate structures. Each of the gate structures has substantially vertical regions that define sides of the gate structures. The method forms a conformal dielectric layer overlying the gate structures. The conformal dielectric layer has a predetermined thickness of material that covers each of the gate structures including vertical regions. The method also forms sidewall spacers on the sides of the gate structures from the conformal dielectric layer using an anisotropic etching process and exposes a portion of the substrate region during the formation of the sidewall spacers using the anisotropic etching process to cause physical damage (e.g., plasma damage, cracks) to a portion of the exposed portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A method for processing integrated circuit memory devices. The method includes supporting a partially completed substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of MOS gate structures. Each of the gate structures has substantially vertical regions that define sides of the gate structures. The method forms a conformal dielectric layer overlying the gate structures. The conformal dielectric layer has a predetermined thickness of material that covers each of the gate structures including vertical regions. The method also forms sidewall spacers on the sides of the gate structures from the conformal dielectric layer using an anisotropic etching process and exposes a portion of the substrate region during the formation of the sidewall spacers using the anisotropic etching process to cause physical damage (e.g., plasma damage, cracks) to a portion of the exposed portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film, used as the sensing film of the ISFET, prepared on the gate oxide by sputtering deposition. It also utilizes current/voltage measuring system to measure the current-voltage curves for the different pH values and temperatures. From the relationship of the current-voltage curves and temperatures, the temperature parameter of the TiO2 gate pH-ISFET can be calculated. In addition, it also uses a constant voltage/current circuit and a voltage-time recorder to measure the output voltage of the TiO2 gate pH-ISFET, the drift rates for the different pH values and hysteresis for different pH loops are calculated.