Abstract: A tape laying device includes a tape transmission mechanism, a compaction head mechanism, a cutter mechanism, a heating mechanism and a motion mechanism. The tape transmission mechanism is configured to transmit the pre-impregnated tape. The compaction head mechanism, connected with the tape transmission mechanism, is configured to depress and drive the pre-impregnated tape transmitted by the tape transmission mechanism to follow a moving path so as to adhere the pre-impregnated tape onto the mould surface. The cutter mechanism is configured to cut the pre-impregnated tape. The heating mechanism, disposed downstream to the cutter mechanism, is configured to heat the pre-impregnated tape. The motion mechanism is used to have the cutter mechanism having an active path to move toward the moving path while the cutter mechanism cuts the pre-impregnated tape.

Abstract: A method includes forming a gate stack, which includes a gate dielectric and a metal gate electrode over the gate dielectric. An inter-layer dielectric is formed on opposite sides of the gate stack. The gate stack and the inter-layer dielectric are planarized. The method further includes forming an inhibitor film on the gate stack, with at least a portion of the inter-layer dielectric exposed, selectively depositing a dielectric hard mask on the inter-layer dielectric, with the inhibitor film preventing the dielectric hard mask from being formed thereon, and etching to remove a portion of the gate stack, with the dielectric hard mask acting as a portion of a corresponding etching mask.

Abstract: An external storage device includes a case, a storage unit, a communication interface, a main control chip, a touch pad, a touch pad controller, a voice controller and a speaker. The storage unit is mounted in the case. The communication interface is used to communicate with a computer. The main control chip is electrically connected to the communication interface and the storage unit. The touch pad is mounted on the case. The touch pad controller is electrically connected to the touch pad and the main control chip. The voice controller is electrically connected to the main control chip to generate a voice signal according to the operational state of the main control chip. The speaker is mounted on the case and electrically connected to the voice controller to output the voice signal.

Abstract: An external hard disk carrier with a capacity status display function is described. The external hard disk carrier comprises a hard disk, a microprocessor to calculate the capacity status of the hard disk and an e-paper display apparatus or cholesteric liquid crystal display apparatus to display the capacity status of the hard disk, wherein the e-paper display apparatus or cholesteric liquid crystal display apparatus continues to display the latest capacity status after turned off.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of controlling a computer cursor by a joystick, which uses at least one X-axis variable resistor and one Y-axis variable resistor of a rotary mechanism of a joystick to produce a horizontal potential signal and a vertical potential signal to compute the potential variation of said horizontal potential signal and said vertical potential signal and produce a vector displacement signal, and then converts said vector displacement signal into a cursor control code and outputs such code to a computer, so that the cursor of the computer will generate coordinates with respect to its horizontal and vertical movements in order to achieve the purpose of controlling the movement of the computer cursor.