Abstract: An asynchronous first-in first-out (AFIFO) buffer apparatus has an AFIFO buffer and a rate control circuit. The AFIFO buffer receives a data input from a first processing circuit operating under a first clock, and transmits a data output to a second processing circuit operating under a second clock, where the first clock is asynchronous to the second clock. The rate control circuit actively controls a data transfer rate of the data input regardless of a water level of the AFIFO buffer, and further adaptively applies compensation to the data transfer rate according to the water level of the AFIFO buffer.

Abstract: An electron source is formed on a silicon substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. At least one field emitter is prepared on the second surface of the silicon substrate to enhance the emission of electrons. To prevent oxidation of the silicon, a thin, contiguous boron layer is disposed directly on the output surface of the field emitter using a process that minimizes oxidation and defects. The field emitter can take various shapes such as pyramids and rounded whiskers. One or several optional gate layers may be placed at or slightly lower than the height of the field emitter tip in order to achieve fast and accurate control of the emission current and high emission currents. The field emitter can be p-type doped and configured to operate in a reverse bias mode or the field emitter can be n-type doped.

Abstract: A method for identifying a ureter during a medical procedure, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulator comprising: a shaft having at least one electrode; and a power supply connected to the at least one electrode for providing an electrical signal to the at least one electrode; advancing the shaft so that the at least one electrode contacts tissue; operating the power supply so that the electrical signal is applied to the tissue; and visually observing the tissue to determine the presence of a ureter in the tissue.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an antenna, a wireless transmitter, a proximity sensor and a controller. The antenna includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element which has a different length than the first radiating element. The wireless transmitter is to send a radio signal to the antenna and the controller is to disable the first radiating element in response to the proximity sensor detecting a body part.

Abstract: A battery module and a battery safety method are provided herein. The battery module includes at least one connection unit and a determining unit. The at least one connection unit is configured to be detachably and electrically connected to an electronic device. The determining unit is configured to determine whether the battery module is detached from the electronic device through the at least one connection unit. When determining that the battery module is detached from the electronic, the determining unit controls the battery module to enter a shipping mode.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a first touch area and a second touch area. The first touch area includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Every two adjacent first sensing electrodes space apart from each other by a first distance. The second touch area includes a plurality of second sensing electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Every two adjacent second sensing electrodes space apart from each other by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance. The first sensing electrodes and at least one second sensing electrode detects for touch operation at different time periods.

Abstract: An auto-focus projection system includes a light valve, a projecting lens, a camera module, a processing circuitry, and a focusing adjustment assembly. The light valve converts an illumination beam into an image beam, and the projection lens projects the image beam. The projection lens forms different images with respective sharpness values at different focusing positions The camera module captures the different images and converting the different images into electrical signals. The processing circuitry receives the electrical signals and compares the sharpness values to generate a control signal. The focus adjustment assembly receives the control signal and moves the projection lens according to the control signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to the present disclosure, a method for providing a connection with a radio access network via a wireless backhaul comprises determining one of a first state in which a first node connected with the radio access network is operated using all of beams and a second state in which the first node is operated using an beam of the first node determined in the first state as an operation mode of the first node and providing, by the first node, the connection with the radio access network to a radio access node in the determined operation mode.

Abstract: An inspection system and methods in which analog image data values (charges) captured by an image sensor are binned (combined) before or while being transmitted as output signals on the image sensor's output sensing nodes (floating diffusions), and in which an ADC is controlled to sequentially generate multiple corresponding digital image data values between each reset of the output sensing nodes. According to an output binning method, the image sensor is driven to sequentially transfer multiple charges onto the output sensing nodes between each reset, and the ADC is controlled to convert the incrementally increasing output signal after each charge is transferred onto the output sensing node. According to a multi-sampling method, multiple charges are vertically or horizontally binned (summed/combined) before being transferred onto the output sensing node, and the ADC samples each corresponding output signal multiple times. The output binning and multi-sampling methods may be combined.

Abstract: An optical detecting device capable of increasing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and economizing power consumption is installed on a wearable device. The optical detecting device includes a base, an optical detecting component and a light emitting module. The optical detecting component is disposed on the base and has a detecting surface normal vector. The light emitting module is disposed on the base and outputs a sampling signal to project onto an external object, and the optical detecting component can receive the sampling signal reflected from the external object. The light emitting module is slanted toward the optical detecting component, and an optical axis of spatial distribution of the sampling signal and the detecting surface normal vector are crossed to form a deviated angle.

Abstract: A method includes forming a low-k dielectric layer over a substrate of a wafer, forming a first dielectric layer over the low-k dielectric layer, forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, forming a stress tuning dielectric layer over the second dielectric layer, forming an opening in the stress tuning dielectric layer to expose a top surface of the second dielectric layer, and etching the stress tuning dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to form a trench. The formation of the opening and the etching of the stress tuning dielectric layer are performed in separate etching steps. The method further includes etching the first dielectric layer to form a via opening connected to the trench, and filling the trench and the via opening to form a metal line and a via, respectively.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method of controlling a heterogeneous network and related apparatuses using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a method controlling a heterogeneous network applicable to a base station, the method includes not limited to: transmitting a first configuration message comprising a measurement and report rule (MRR) which comprises a first measuring interval, a second measuring interval, a first reporting interval, and a second reporting interval for receiving a measurement report of a channel of an unlicensed spectrum; receiving the measurement report of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum after transmitting the first configuration message; and transmitting a second configuration message to update the MRR.

Abstract: A wafer cassette includes a main body having space to hold at least one wafer assembly. Each of the at least one wafer assembly includes a wafer and an electrostatic carrier attached to the wafer. An electrical contact structure inside the main body is arranged to contact an electrical pad of the electrostatic carrier.

Abstract: A panel driver integrated circuit (IC) and a cooling method of the panel driver IC are provided. The panel driver IC includes a data encoder, a level shifter, a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC), a rearrangement circuit and an output buffer. The data encoder receives and selectively changes an original data for outputting to the level shifter. An input terminal and an output terminal of the level shifter are coupled to an output terminal of the data encoder and a data input terminal of the DAC, respectively. The output terminals of the rearrangement circuit are respectively coupled to the reference voltage input terminals of the DAC for providing different reference voltages. The rearrangement circuit correspondingly rearranges the order of the reference voltages according to the operation of the data encoder. An input terminal of the output buffer is coupled to an output terminal of the DAC.

Abstract: A method for determining touch point coordinates on capacitive type touch panel includes following steps. A touch panel having a conductive layer, a plurality of first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes is provided. A first signal curve As1 is obtained by driving and sensing each first electrode. A second signal curve As2 is obtained by driving and sensing each second electrode. A third signal curve Bs1 is obtained by driving and sensing each first electrode, wherein the second electrode opposite to the sensed first electrode is grounded. A fourth signal curve Bs2 is gotten by driving and sensing each second electrodes, wherein the first electrode opposite to the sensed second electrode is grounded. The coordinates of the touch points are obtained by comparing the first signal curve As1, the second signal curve As2, the third signal curve Bs1, and the fourth signal curve Bs2.

Abstract: A concentric circle adjusting apparatus for a multiple image capturing device is disclosed, where a first and second correction angles for correcting a first and second image capturing devices are respectively calculated by a control device according to a link length of a standard link, a first angle, a second angle, a first distance, and a second distance, respectively, so that a first and second platforms are controlled according to the first and second control commands to rotate the first and second image capturing device by the first and second correction angles, respectively, whereby the efficacy of an increased visible range and a rapid calibration may be achieved.

Abstract: A light guide plate including a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a plurality of first microstructures, a plurality of second microstructures, and a plurality of third microstructures is provided. The first substrate has a light emitting surface, a first bottom surface, and a light incidence surface. The second substrate has a top surface and a second bottom surface. The top surface is located between the first substrate and the second bottom surface. The first microstructures and the second microstructures are disposed on the light emitting surface and the second bottom surface respectively and extend along a first direction parallel to the light incidence surface respectively. The third microstructures are connected between the first bottom surface and the top surface and extend along a second direction perpendicular to the light incidence surface respectively. A light source module is also provided.

Abstract: A forward-based power conversion apparatus is provided. When the forward-based power conversion apparatus supplies a plurality of (at least two of) output voltages to a load, a reverse voltage, corresponding to a lower output voltage, of a secondary winding of a transformer is captured through an equipped output auxiliary unit, so as to assist an output of a higher output voltage. Accordingly, compared to that described in the related art, the reverse voltage of the secondary winding of the transformer described herein can be converted into an effective power output, so that overall power loss of the power conversion apparatus can be reduced, and conversion efficiency of the power conversion apparatus can be improved.

Abstract: An alignment key of a semiconductor device includes: a material layer formed at a scribe region of a semiconductor substrate, a first dummy hole and a second dummy hole passing through the material layers, a first channel insulation layer formed inside the first dummy hole, a second channel insulation layer formed inside the second dummy hole, a first capping layer formed on a side wall of an upper portion of the first dummy hole and an upper portion of the first channel insulation layer, and a second capping layer formed on a side wall of an upper portion of the second dummy hole and an upper portion of the channel insulation layer, having a height of a lower surface portion greater than that of a lower surface portion of the first capping layer.