Abstract: A dust-proof safety hook contains: a body, a connection shaft, a returning element, a housing sleeve, a resilient element, a rotary sheath, and a positioning bolt. The body includes an accommodation space, an opening, a first segment, and a second segment. The connection shaft includes a first part and a second part, the returning element is mounted between the body and the connection shaft. The housing sleeve includes a slot which has a limiting portion and two notches. The resilient element is fitted with the connection shaft, and the rotary sheath includes a through orifice and a cut. The positioning bolt is inserted into the through orifice of the rotary sheath and the limiting portion of the slot of the housing sleeve, such that the rotary sheath moves along the slot of the housing sleeve by way of the positioning bolt.

Abstract: Representative methods for sealing MEMS devices include depositing insulating material over a substrate, forming conductive vias in a first set of layers of the insulating material, and forming metal structures in a second set of layers of the insulating material. The first and second sets of layers are interleaved in alternation. A dummy insulating layer is provided as an upper-most layer of the first set of layers. Portions of the first and second set of layers are etched to form void regions in the insulating material. A conductive pad is formed on and in a top surface of the insulating material. The void regions are sealed with an encapsulating structure. At least a portion of the encapsulating structure is laterally adjacent the dummy insulating layer, and above a top surface of the conductive pad. An etch is performed to remove at least a portion of the dummy insulating layer.

Abstract: A method of service level differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet of an interface between the core network and the RAN access node. The RAN access node sets up a data connection with a user equipment according to the data flow information.

Abstract: A method of service level traffic differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet. The RAN access node sets up a data connection to a user equipment according to the data flow information.

Abstract: An expenditure data system including a bonus server, a data server, a mobile communication device and a wearable device is provided. The bonus server may store the bonus point information. The data server generates special offering information according to the consumption report. The mobile communication device receives the bonus point information and the consumption report, and transmits the bonus point information and the consumption report to the bonus server and the data server, respectively. The mobile communication device also downloads the special offering information. The wearable device generates the consumption report in response to purchasing operation involving the wearable device, and generates the bonus point information according to the consumption report. The wearable device transmits the consumption report and the bonus point information to the mobile communication device, and analyzes the consumption report to generate and display an expenditure analysis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for prevention and/or treatment of diseases induced by viruses of genus coronavirus and/or genus rotavirus. The pharmaceutical composition includes the following components by weight percent: 0.5-100% of taurine, 0-85% of a vitamin complex, and 0-15% of a flavoring agent.

Abstract: An electrical serially-connected control system for driving motors in series includes a control device, at least one processing device, and a transmission medium connected between the two devices for mutual communication. The control device includes a power rectifier transforming an external power, a signal converter converting each external command signal, and an integration unit connected to the rectifier and the converter for integrating the transformed power with each converted command signal to create commands. The processing device includes a voltage regulator connected to the transmission medium for stabilizing the power come from the command, a power storage module connected to the voltage regulator and each motor, a signal filter connected to the transmission medium for processing the command signal come from the command, a controller connected with the voltage regulator, the power storage module and the signal filter, and a signal generator connected to the controller.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory having memory cells is provided. A stacked gate structure has gate dielectric layer, assist gate, insulation layer, and erase gate disposed in order. The floating gate is disposed on a first sidewall of the stacked gate structure, the floating gate has a corner portion at the top portion, and erase gate covers the corner portion. The tunneling dielectric layer is disposed under the floating gate. The erase gate dielectric layer is disposed between the erase gate and the floating gate. The assist gate dielectric layer is disposed between the assist gate and the floating gate. The source region and the drain region are respectively disposed at two sides of the stacked structure and the floating gate. The control gate is disposed on the source region and the floating gate. The inter-gate dielectric layer is disposed between the control gate and the floating gate.

Abstract: An earpiece of a headset uses a first signal and a second signal received from an in-ear microphone and an outside microphone, respectively, to enhance microphone signals. The in-ear microphone is positioned at a proximal side of the earpiece with respect to an ear canal of a user, and the outside microphone is positioned at a distal side of the earpiece with respect to the ear canal. A processing unit includes a filter, which digitally filters out in-ear noise from the first signal using the second signal as a reference to produce a de-noised signal to thereby enhance the microphone signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure for a MEMS device. In some embodiments, the structure includes an interlayer dielectric (ILD) region positioned over a substrate. Further the structure includes an inter-metal dielectric region. The IMD region includes a passivation layer overlying a stacked structure. The stacked structure includes dielectric layers and etch stop layers that are stacked in an alternating fashion. Metal wire layers are disposed within the stacked structure of the IMD region. The structure also includes a sensing electrode electrically connected to the IMD region with an electrode extension via. The structure includes a MEMS substrate comprising a MEMS device having a soft mechanical structure positioned adjacent to the sensing electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides use of taurine in prevention and/or treatment of diseases induced by viruses of genus coronavirus and/or genus rotavirus, for example, porcine epidemic diarrhea, porcine transmissible gastroenteritis, rotavirus diarrhea and the like.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a field effect transistor (FET) structure comprises a body structure, dielectric structures, a gate structure and a source or drain region. The gate structure is formed over the body structure. The source or drain region is embedded in the body structure beside the gate structure, and abuts and is extended beyond the dielectric structure. The source or drain region contains stressor material with a lattice constant different from that of the body structure. The source or drain region comprises a first region formed above a first level at a top of the dielectric structures and a second region that comprises downward tapered side walls formed under the first level and abutting the corresponding dielectric structures.

Abstract: A method embodiment includes providing a MEMS wafer comprising an oxide layer, a MEMS substrate, a polysilicon layer. A carrier wafer comprising a first cavity formed using isotropic etching is bonded to the MEMS, wherein the first cavity is aligned with an exposed first portion of the polysilicon layer. The MEMS substrate is patterned, and portions of the sacrificial oxide layer are removed to form a first and second MEMS structure. A cap wafer including a second cavity is bonded to the MEMS wafer, wherein the bonding creates a first sealed cavity including the second cavity aligned to the first MEMS structure, and wherein the second MEMS structure is disposed between a second portion of the polysilicon layer and the cap wafer. Portions of the carrier wafer are removed so that first cavity acts as a channel to ambient pressure for the first MEMS structure.

Abstract: A device includes a first biosensor of a biosensor array; a second biosensor of a biosensor array; a readout circuit electrically connected to the biosensor array; a decoder electrically connected to the biosensor array; a voltage generator electrically connected to the biosensor array; and a decision system electrically connected to the voltage generator and the readout circuit.

Abstract: A method for allocating port assignments for transmitting a reserved network stream across a network node comprises determining a cycle time associated with a network node. The method also comprises establishing, for at least one port of the network node, a plurality of virtual layers associated with the cycle time, wherein each of the plurality of virtual layers is divided into 2n equally-spaced slots per cycle (where n>0). The method further comprises receiving a reserved stream request associated with transmission of a reserved stream across the node, and determining a number of slots required to transmit the reserved stream. The method also comprises assigning one or more slots associated with a port of the network node to the transmission of packets associated with the reserved stream based on the determined number of slots. The method further comprises transmitting the stream according to the slot assignment associated with the port of the network node.

Abstract: An echo cancellation circuit includes: a delay module, receiving an input signal and delaying the input signal to generate a plurality of delayed signals; a multiplication module, multiplying the plurality of delayed signals by a plurality of coefficients to generate a plurality of multiplication results, respectively; a summing circuit, performing a summation on the plurality of multiplication results to generate a summation signal; a subtraction circuit, receiving a first delay signal and generating a subtracted signal according to the first delayed signal and the summation signal; and a coefficient calculating circuit, calculating the plurality of coefficients according to the subtracted signal. The echo cancellation circuit outputs an output signal as the subtracted signal.

Abstract: A flat panel display includes a four-color conversion unit, a backlight control unit, a backlight module, and a pixel array. The four-color conversion unit provides a first set of four color image signals corresponding to three color image input signals based on a preliminary conversion lookup table and provides corresponding conversion scaling factors. The backlight control unit generates a backlight adjusting factor based on the conversion scaling factors. The backlight module provides a backlight output having an intensity adjusted according to the backlight adjusting factor. The four-color conversion unit further provides a second set of four color image signals corresponding to the three color image input signals based on the backlight adjusting factor. The pixel array displays an image according to the second set of four color image signals and the backlight output.

Abstract: A multiband antenna is provided. A resonance path is provided by a first connection segment and a low-frequency radiating element with a closed pattern to enable the multiband antenna to support a low frequency band, wherein a first side of the closed pattern is wider than a second side of the closed pattern. The second side of the closed pattern is connected to one end of the first connection segment. The other end of the first connection segment is connected to a feed element.

Abstract: A device for generating a duty cycle includes a converter, a corrector, and a control circuit. The converter is configured to generate a first output signal having a duty cycle to an output terminal according to an input signal. The corrector is coupled to the output terminal, and is configured to adjust the duty cycle of the first output signal according to a control signal. The converter is coupled in parallel with the corrector and between a first power source and a second power source. The control circuit is coupled to the output terminal, and is configured to generate the control signal according to the first output signal and a reference signal.

Abstract: A signal detection method associated with a constellation diagram corresponding to a modulation scheme is provided for enhancing the reliability of code rate search. A mask is provided between two adjacent constellation points in the modulation scheme. The signal detection method includes: receiving a plurality of signals, and mapping the plurality of signals to the constellation diagram; when a first signal among the plurality of signals is located in the mask, discarding the first signal; and when a second signal among the plurality of signals outside located in the mask, determining a constellation point corresponding to the second signal.