Abstract: A short circuit protection circuit for a power supply device includes a driving transistor, for controlling to output an input voltage to a load according to a first control voltage; a shutdown transistor, coupled with the driving transistor, for controlling a level of the first control voltage according to a second control voltage; and an energy storage module, coupled with the shutdown transistor, for storing energy of the input voltage, to output a specific voltage as the second control voltage in a specific interval after short-circuit occurs.

Abstract: A fixing module for fixing a card module and a case having the fixing module are provided. The fixing module includes a base and a sliding element. The base is disposed on a bracket and includes a carrying portion, a cantilever hook, and a constraining structure. The sliding element includes a resilient portion and a body. The body is movably disposed on the carrying portion of the base. The constraining structure is adapted to contact the body and constrain a movement of the body when the sliding element is in a locked position, and the resilient portion constrains the locking bracket of the card module on the bracket. When a force is exerted on the cantilever hook to disengage the constraining structure from the body, the sliding element is moved to an unlocked position under the influence of an elastic restoring force of the resilient portion.

Abstract: A wireless connection system and method are provided to connect diverse Ad-hoc network groups. A first Ad-hoc network group has a first network node and a first edge node wirelessly connecting with each other. The second Ad-hoc network group has a second network node and a second edge node wirelessly connecting with each other without connecting the first Ad-hoc network group. The first and second edge nodes have multiple wireless modules respectively. One of the wireless modules is used to connect wireless with other network nodes in the same Ad-hoc network group. The rest extra wireless module(s) is used to connect wirelessly with another extra wireless module(s) of the edge node(s) in different Ad-hoc network group(s). Therefore, the independent first and second Ad-hoc network groups are now capable of wirelessly connecting with each other.

Abstract: An exemplary display device driving method is applied to a display device. The display device includes a pixel array and a data driving circuit. The pixel array has first through fourth pixels. Each of the first through fourth pixels includes first through fourth sub-pixels. In the display device driving method, each of the first through fourth pixels is provided with a data signal. At least one colored sub-pixel is enabled to display a second gray level in turns in multiple frames of a same frequency period, and the remained sub-pixels are enabled to display a first gray level smaller than the second gray level.

Abstract: A voltage regulation module coupled to a power conversion module to form a closed loop. The power conversion module includes a PWM circuit and a conversion circuit. The conversion circuit includes serially coupled first and second power switches. The PWM circuit outputs a drive signal to control the first and second power switches to cause the conversion circuit to generate an output current. The voltage regulation module includes subtraction and regulation circuits. The subtraction circuit obtains a voltage related to the output current, and performs a subtraction operation on this voltage and a reference voltage to generate a second regulation voltage. The regulation circuit generates a level voltage, which is directly proportional to the output current, according to the second regulation voltage. The PWM circuit adjusts a voltage level of the drive signal according to the level voltage so that this voltage level follows the output current.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference preventing module is provided. The module includes a metal pad that is disposed on a circuit board. The metal pad includes a soldering portion and a grounding portion that are connected to each other. At least one fixing lug of a connector is soldered to the soldering portion. At least one protrusion of a grounding housing is in contact with the grounding portion, so as to electrically connect the connector with the grounding housing.

Abstract: An image-based technique for shredded document reconstruction includes the steps of: employing an image processing process to obtain shred images of the shredded document, and then extracting several features of shred images for reconstruction with two similarity measures, and then employing an algorithm using the shred coding scheme and average word length that is insensitive to the shredding noise on image boundaries, and then a weighted digraph is then carried out to derive the optimal shred sorting result for document reconstruction in terms of the shortest path. Experiments are presented for both the synthetic and real data sets. The results show that the proposed method has correctly merged the majority of the shredded document.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source module and a skin-color detector. The display panel has a plurality of sub pixel units, and the sub pixel units include red sub pixel units, green sub pixel units, blue sub pixel units and white sub pixel units. The light source module is disposed at a side of the display panel and the light source module includes a white light source and a yellow light source distributed in the white light source. The skin-color detector is electrically connected to the display panel, wherein the skin-color detector detects the skin-color area proportion of an image signal of the display panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous cleaning composition for use in a cleaning process during or after a chemical mechanical planarization for a copper integrated circuit processing, comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic base, 0.05 to 50 wt % of an alcohol amine, 0.01-10 wt % of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and water. When used during or after the planarization process, the inventive cleaning composition of the invention can effectively remove residual contaminants from the surfaces of the wafers and simultaneously maintain a good surface roughness of the wafers.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel Histone deacetylases inhibitors. Also disclosed is a method for treating mucositis or cancer with these inhibitors.

Abstract: An interface card quick plug-and-unplug device for use with a PCIe interface card is disclosed to include a shell covering a part of the PCIe interface card, and a locating member disposed at one side of the shell and/or the PCIe interface card for engagement with the PCIe slot upon insertion of the PCIe interface card into the PCIe slot. Biasing the locating member allows quick removal of the PCIe interface card from the PCIe slot without any tool. The interface card quick plug-and-unplug device enhances the flexibility of the design of computer circuit layout.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous cleaning composition for wafers with copper wires that have been treated by chemical mechanical planarization in an integrated circuit processing, comprising 0.1 to 15 wt % of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic base, 0.1 to 35 wt % of an alcohol amine and water. Upon contact with copper-containing semiconductor wafers that have been treated by chemical mechanical planarization for an effective period of time, the aqueous cleaning composition can effectively remove residual contaminants from the surfaces of the wafers, and simultaneously provide the copper-containing semiconductor wafers with a better surface roughness.

Abstract: A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal, an output voltage terminal, a bootstrap source terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage terminal, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a fault detector for outputting a switch signal, and a cascade unit coupled to the bootstrap source terminal, the first node, the control module, and the fault detector for controlling connection between the bootstrap source terminal and the first node according to the switch signal and the control signal.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a microphone array, a signal processor and a game controller. The microphone array comprises at least a first microphone unit for capturing at least a first acoustic signal and a second microphone unit for capturing at least a second acoustic signal. The signal processor processes the first and second acoustic signals and obtains at least one characteristic from the first and second acoustic signals. The game controller updates at least one parameter of a game in accordance with the at least one characteristic; thereby controlling a process of the game.

Abstract: A display device and a display panel and a color filter thereof are provided. The color filter includes a transparent substrate, at least a red filter film, at least a green filter film, at least a plurality of blue filter film and at least a white filter film. The red filter films, the green filter films, the blue filter films and the white filter films are disposed on the transparent substrate. The blue filter films have a first largest transmittance when a light with first wavelength transmits it. The green filter films have a second largest transmittance when a light with second wavelength transmits it. The white filter films have a third largest transmittance when a light with third wavelength transmits it. The third largest transmittance is larger than the first largest transmittance and the second largest transmittance. The third wavelength is between the first wavelength and the second wavelength.

Abstract: A chemical treatment apparatus includes an outer bath; an inner bath, located inside the outer bath; a circulation system, connecting the outer bath to the inner bath; and a draining system, having a first draining pipe and a connecting pipe, wherein the connecting pipe connects the first draining pipe to the circulation system. The suction force generated by a pump of the circulation system is thereby transferred to the first draining pipe. Therefore when the chemical solution is to be drained out from the inner bath, the draining of the chemical solution into the first draining pipe can be quickly done with the aid of the suction force.

Abstract: A pixel structure includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a white sub-pixel. The red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel are suitable for providing a first white light, and a chroma coordinate of the first white light is (x1, y1). The white sub-pixel is suitable for providing a second white light, and a chroma coordinate of the second white light is (x2, y2). The chroma coordinate of the first white light is different from the chroma coordinate of the second white light, that is, (x1, y1)?(x2, y2), while x2?x1 and y2?y1.

Abstract: An image display system and a pixel array driving method thereof. The image display system has a source driver having a first and a second digital-to-analog converter and a first and a second switching circuit. The first digital-to-analog converter converts an N-bit digital code to a first analog signal, where N is a positive integer. The second digital-to-analog converter converts a K-bit digital code to a second analog signal, where K is a positive integer and is smaller than N. The first switching circuit controls coupling between a first display data, a second display data and the first and second digital-to-analog converters, and, the second switching circuit controls connections between the first and second analog signals and a first and a second operational amplifier. The first and second operational amplifiers are coupled to a first and a second data line of a pixel array, respectively.

Abstract: A method for determining whether a to-be-identified individual is a registered individual includes the steps of: a) providing the registered individual with a non-biometric target, which is provided with a to-be-detected surface capable of scattering coherent light that is to be detected by an image sensor so as to obtain a speckle image unique to the non-biometric target, and storing reference speckle image information corresponding to the speckle image associated with the non-biometric target in a database; b) obtaining speckle image information associated with the to-be-identified individual; c) determining whether the speckle image information of the to-be-identified individual has a match with the reference speckle image information stored in the database; and d) determining the to-be-identified individual as the registered individual when it is determined in step c) that there is a match, and determining the to-be-identified individual as a non-registered individual when otherwise.

Abstract: The active pixel cell structures and methods of preparing such structures described above enable reduction of dark current and white cell counts for active pixel cells. The process of preparing active pixel cell structures introduces stress on the substrate, which could lead to increased dark current and white cell counts of active pixel cells. By depositing a stress layer as part of a pre-metal dielectric layer with a stress that counters the stress induced, both the dark current and the white cell counts can be reduced. If the transistors of the active pixel cells are NMOS, the carrier mobility can also be increased by a tensile stress layer. Raman Spectroscopy can be used to measure the stress exerted on the substrate prior to the deposition of the stress layer.