Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure, including: firstly, providing a substrate, a fin structure being disposed on the substrate, a gate structure crossing over the fin structure, and a first hard mask being disposed on the top surface of the gate structure. Next, a dielectric layer is formed, covering the substrate, the fin structure and the gate structure. Afterwards, a second hard mask is formed on the top surface of the first hard mask, where the width of the second hard mask is larger than the width of the first hard mask, a bottom surface of the second hard mask and a top surface of the first hard mask are on the same level. An etching process is then performed to remove parts of the dielectric and parts of the fin structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a differential sensing circuit with a dynamic voltage reference for a single-ended bit line memory is disclosed. The exemplary differential sensing circuit comprises: a dynamic voltage reference generating unit and a differential sensing amplifying unit. The dynamic voltage reference generating unit is coupled to an input voltage, and utilized for receiving a setting signal to generate the dynamic voltage reference. The differential sensing amplifying unit is coupled to the single-ended bit line memory and the dynamic voltage reference generating unit, and utilized for receiving at least an input signal from the single-ended bit line memory and the dynamic voltage reference from the dynamic voltage reference generating unit, so as to generate at least an output signal accordingly.

Abstract: A cruise control system for motor vehicles controls the vehicle speed to a preset desired speed. The cruise control system includes an operating unit for switching the cruise control on and off, an accelerator pedal, normally present in the vehicle, for activating the cruise control and for presetting the desired speed, and a brake pedal, also normally present in the vehicle, for interrupting the active cruise control. The operating unit is configured as a single operating element, during whose actuation the cruise control is switched on or off as a function of the actual operating condition of the cruise control system.

Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, an organic light emitting diode, and a capacitor. The second transistor is electrically connected between a first end and a gate end of the first transistor. The third transistor is electrically connected between the first end of the first transistor and a first supply voltage source. The fourth transistor is electrically connected between a second end of the first transistor and a data input end. The fifth transistor is electrically connected to the second end of the first transistor. The organic light emitting diode is electrically connected between the fifth transistor and a second supply voltage source. The capacitor is electrically connected to the gate end of the first transistor.

Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a timer. The timer is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, the computer system is waked up at intervals of a first time interval within a predetermined period and a current IP address of the computer system is extracted. The predetermined period is divided into a plurality of periods by the first time interval. Whether a change occurs on the IP address is determined within each of the periods, and accordingly the computer system is waked up to check the network connection.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a substrate is disclosed. The substrate comprises: a well of type one; a first doped region of type two, provided in the well of type one; a well of type two, adjacent to the well of type one; and a first doped region of type one, doped in the well of type two. The substrate comprises no isolating material provided in a current path formed by the first doped region of type two, the well of type one, the well of type two and the first doped region of type one.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a semiconductor substrate and a pair of first well regions formed in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pair of first well regions have a first conductivity type and are separated by at least one portion of the semiconductor substrate. In addition, the ESD protection device further includes a first doping region formed in a portion of the at least one portion of the semiconductor substrate separating the pair of first well regions, having a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. Moreover, the ESD protection device further includes a pair of second doping regions respectively formed in one of the first well regions, having the first conductivity type, and a pair of insulating layers respectively formed over a portion of the semiconductor substrate to cover a portion of the first doped region and one of the second doping regions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flyback power converter, a secondary side control circuit, and a control method thereof. The flyback power converter converts an input voltage to an output voltage, and provides a load current to a load circuit. The flyback power converter includes: a transformer circuit, a power switch circuit, a switch current sense circuit, a primary side control circuit, and a secondary side control circuit. The secondary side control circuit adaptively adjusts a frequency of a zero of a compensator gain function and/or a mid-frequency gain of the compensator gain function according to the load current, such that a number of poles of a system open loop gain function of the flyback power converter is at most more than a number of zeroes of the system open loop gain function by one under a crossover frequency.

Abstract: A static random access memory (SRAM) includes a memory cell array, a row decoder, a plurality of word-line drivers and an arbiter. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cell rows, wherein the memory cell rows are enabled by a plurality of word-lines, respectively. The row decoder is arranged to assert one of the memory cell rows according to a row address. The plurality of word-line drivers are each coupled to the row decoder and one of the memory cell rows. The arbiter is arranged to prevent multiple memory cells at a same word-line from being accessed at a same time.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes an impedance device coupled between a pad and a power line and a clamp unit coupled between the pad and a ground line.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes an impedance device coupled between a pad and a power line and a clamp unit coupled between the pad and a ground line, wherein no ESD current flows through the impedance device when an ESD event occurs at the pad.

Abstract: Examples of a metal-frame slot antenna with one or more matching circuits and apparatus thereof are described. A slot antenna may include a metallic frame, which may include a primary sheet with plural peripheral sides surrounding the primary sheet. The metallic frame may also include at least one slot. Each slot of the at least one slot may extend along one or more peripheral sides of the plural peripheral sides of the metallic frame such that the plural peripheral sides of the metallic frame are continuous without an opening. The at least one slot may include a first slot which may be generally U-shaped or contiguous along at least three peripheral sides of the plural peripheral sides.

Abstract: A voltage converting controller. When output current increases from a first current value to a second current value, the voltage converting controller temporarily sets a control frequency to a maximum frequency value. After a period of time, the voltage converting controller sets the control frequency to a target control frequency corresponding to the second current value. And, when the output current increases from the first current value to the second current value, the voltage converting controller temporarily sets a secondary-side output voltage to an transient output value; and after a period of time, the voltage converting controller sets a steady state value of the secondary-side output voltage to an output voltage steady state value corresponding to the second current value.

Abstract: A rehabilitation device with pace pattern projecting function and seat structure and a control method thereof are provided. The rehabilitation device includes a body with a moving module, a projection device, a first sensor and a control system. The projection device projects pace patterns on a walking plane. The first sensor detects a walking situation of a user on the walking plane. Based on the walking situation detected by the first sensor, the control system adjusts a distance between the rehabilitation device and the user by controlling the moving module and adjusts a position of the pace patterns on the walking plane by controlling the projection device. Moreover, a movable seat mechanism is also disposed on the rear of the rehabilitation device. The user can sit down on the movable seat mechanism and towards the front of the rehabilitation device to rest moderately.

Abstract: An ESD protecting circuit comprising: a first and a second voltage pad; an I/O pad; a first ESD protecting module, comprising a first terminal coupled to the first voltage pad, and comprising a second terminal; a switch, comprising a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first ESD protecting module, comprising a second terminal coupled to the I/O pad, and comprising a control terminal for receiving a control signal; a second ESD protecting module, comprising a first terminal coupled to the first terminal of the MOS transistor, and comprising a second terminal coupled to the second voltage pad; and an ESD detecting circuit, for detecting if an ESD voltage exists, for generating the control signal to control the MOS transistor to be conductive when an ESD voltage is detected and to control the MOS transistor to be nonconductive when the ESD voltage is not detected.

Abstract: A voltage converting controller, in which when an output current increases from a first current value to a second current value, the voltage converting controller temporarily sets a control frequency to a maximum frequency value; and after a period of time, sets the control frequency to a target control frequency corresponding to the second current value. In addition, when the output current increases from the first current value to the second current value, the voltage converting controller temporarily sets a secondary-side output voltage to an transient output value; and after a period of time, sets a steady state value of the secondary-side output voltage to an output voltage steady state value corresponding to the second current value.

Abstract: A mobile cart includes a cabinet, wheels, drawers and an illumining unit. The wheels are disposed on a bottom of the cabinet. The drawers are disposed in the cabinet and configured to be pulled out of the cabinet. The drawers includes compartment drawers. The illumining unit is disposed on a top of the cabinet and includes a compartment drawer illumining module, wherein the compartment drawer illumining module is configured to illumine any one of the compartment drawers being pulled out of the cabinet.

Abstract: A display (122, 622, 722) comprising a display screen (142, 742) is repositionable with respect to a deck (20, 120, 220, 520, 720) comprising keys (24, 724). The display (122, 622, 722) is repositionable between a raised position and a lowered horizontal position. An antenna (28, 528, 628, 728) is located within the deck (20, 120, 220, 520, 720) at a location outwardly beyond the display (122, 622, 722) when the display (122, 622, 722) is in the lowered horizontal position.

Abstract: A voltage converting controller, in which when an output current increases from a first current value to a second current value, the voltage converting controller temporarily sets a control frequency to a maximum frequency value; and after a period of time, sets the control frequency to a target control frequency corresponding to the second current value. In addition, when the output current increases from the first current value to the second current value, the voltage converting controller temporarily sets a secondary-side output voltage to an transient output value; and after a period of time, sets a steady state value of the secondary-side output voltage to an output voltage steady state value corresponding to the second current value.