Abstract: A fastening member includes a columnar body and a buckling portion. The columnar body defines a threaded hole along the axial direction of the columnar body and a groove around the external surface of the columnar body along the radial direction of the columnar body. The groove divides the columnar body to a first restriction portion, a second restriction portion and a connection portion. The connection portion is surrounded by the groove. The first restriction portion and the second restriction portion are positioned at two ends of the groove. The buckling portion extends from the first restriction portion away from the first restriction portion. The disclosed subject matter also provides a hard disk fastening apparatus which fastens a hard disk using the fastening member.

Abstract: A method for transporting a group of semiconductor wafers and a manufacturing system are provided. A semiconductor processing facility is provided. The semiconductor processing facility includes a first destination, a second destination, and a transport system configured to transport a group of semiconductor wafers from the first destination to the second destination. Real time information is collected, where the real time information includes information on a current process executing in the semiconductor processing facility and information on a transfer time. The information on the transfer time includes data that indicates an amount of time required to transport the group of semiconductor wafers from the first destination to the second destination. A request is issued to the transport system to effect the transportation of the group of semiconductor wafers from the first destination to the second destination. A timing of the request is based on the first and second data.

Abstract: A media peripheral interface for communication between a processor and a peripheral device includes a clock port, a plurality of data I/Os, and a data strobe port. The clock port is operative to transfer a clock signal to the peripheral device. The data I/Os are provided for command transfer to the peripheral device and for data transfer to and from the peripheral device. The data strobe port is operative to transfer a data strobe signal to or from the peripheral device according to an instruction that the processor issues to the peripheral device. According to the clock signal, command information transferred via the data I/Os is captured. According to rising edges and falling edges of the data strobe signal, data transferred via the data I/Os are captured.

Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp string driving system includes a plurality of light emitting diode driving apparatuses and a plurality of light emitting diode lamp strings. The light emitting diode lamp string includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a switch unit, a control unit and a voltage level generating unit. An anode of a last of the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode lamp string connected to a first of the light emitting diode driving apparatuses is connected to the control unit of a second of the light emitting diode driving apparatuses.

Abstract: A rectifier rectifies an alternating current power to obtain a direct current power. The rectifier sends the direct current power to a driving power and carrier signal generation apparatus. The driving power and carrier signal generation apparatus generates a driving power. The driving power and carrier signal generation apparatus sends the driving power through a transmission line to at least a light emitting diode driving apparatus to drive at least a light emitting diode. The driving power and carrier signal generation apparatus generates a carrier signal. The driving power and carrier signal generation apparatus sends the carrier signal through the transmission line to the light emitting diode driving apparatuses. The light emitting diode driving apparatuses drive the light emitting diodes according to the carrier signals.

Abstract: A position controlling device for a carpenter angle drill/hollow chisel mortiser has a mounting group, a positioning group, and a retaining arm. The mounting group has two crossbars and a bridge bar. The bridge bar is connected to the crossbars. The positioning group is connected to the mounting group, and has two limiting blocks, a holding frame, and a circuit breaker. The limiting blocks are connected to the bridge bar between the crossbars. The holding frame is securely connected to one of the limiting blocks. The circuit breaker is mounted in the holding frame and has a contacting slice and an electric wire. The contacting slice is elastically connected to the circuit breaker, and transversally extends out of the holding frame. The retaining arm selectively abuts the contacting slice of the circuit breaker to enable the circuit breaker at a turn-off condition.

Abstract: A system includes functional units that are dynamically configurable during operation of the system. The system also includes a first module that collects performance data while the system executes a program with the functional units configured according to a configuration setting. The system also includes a second module that sends information to a server. The information includes the performance data, the configuration setting and data from which the program may be identified. The system also includes a third module that instructs the system to re-configure the functional units with a new configuration setting received from the server while the program is being executed by the system. The new configuration setting is based on analysis by the server of the information sent by the system and of similar information sent by other systems that include the dynamically configurable functional units.

Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp string driving system includes a plurality of light emitting diode driving apparatuses and a plurality of light emitting diode lamp strings. The light emitting diode lamp string includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a switch unit, a control unit and a voltage level generating unit. An anode of a last of the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode lamp string connected to a first of the light emitting diode driving apparatuses is connected to the control unit of a second of the light emitting diode driving apparatuses.

Abstract: A method and circuitry for generating a trigger signal based on an oscillation signal and associated non-transitory computer program product are provided. The method includes following steps. Firstly, a calibration value is obtained according to a reference frequency and a frequency of the oscillation signal, and a counting value is gradually altered from a first initial value to a breakpoint value. Secondly, the counting value is updated to a second initial value when the counting value is equal to the breakpoint value. Then, the counting value is gradually altered from the second initial value to a final value, and the trigger signal is generated when the counting value is equal to the final value.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a sensing array, a plurality of first connection lines and at least two button sensing pads. The substrate has an active region and a peripheral region disposed on at least one side of the active region. The sensing array is disposed in the active region, which includes a plurality of first sensing electrode series disposed in the active region along a first direction and a plurality of second sensing electrode series disposed in the active region along a second direction. The first and second sensing electrode series intersect and form a plurality of sensing units. The first connection lines are disposed in the peripheral region and electrically connected to the first sensing electrode series respectively. The at least two button sensing pads are disposed in the peripheral region, and electrically connected to at least two first connection lines respectively to form a virtual button.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-bacterial peptide which has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial effect. The anti-bacterial peptide is a novel peptide sequence, wherein the peptide sequence comprises a sequence of at least two SEQ ID NO: 1. The present invention also provides a method for treating a subject infected with a fungus and a bacterium, which comprises providing the subject with an anti-bacterial peptide, wherein the anti-bacterial peptide comprises a sequence of at least two SEQ ID NO: 1.

Abstract: A position controlling device for a carpenter angle drill/hollow chisel mortiser has a mounting group, a positioning group, and a retaining arm. The mounting group has two crossbars and a bridge bar. The bridge bar is connected to the crossbars. The positioning group is connected to the mounting group, and has two limiting blocks, a holding frame, and a circuit breaker. The limiting blocks are connected to the bridge bar between the crossbars. The holding frame is securely connected to one of the limiting blocks. The circuit breaker is mounted in the holding frame and has a contacting slice and an electric wire. The contacting slice is elastically connected to the circuit breaker, and transversally extends out of the holding frame. The retaining arm selectively abuts the contacting slice of the circuit breaker to enable the circuit breaker at a turn-off condition.

Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a contact sensing layer, a position of one or more fingers of a mobile device user, the contact sensing layer is located in a back area of a mobile device and the one or more fingers of the mobile device user are in direct contact with the contact sensing layer, receiving the detected position of the one or more fingers, identifying a plurality of advanced features contained in at least one software application running on the mobile device, selecting a feedback type based on the plurality of advanced features, and sending the selected feedback type to an interactive layer of the mobile device causing the interactive layer to generate a notification which is detectable by the one or more fingers, the notification communicates at least one of the advanced features to the mobile device user.

Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a contact sensing layer, a position of one or more fingers of a mobile device user, the contact sensing layer is located in a back area of a mobile device and the one or more fingers of the mobile device user are in direct contact with the contact sensing layer, receiving the detected position of the one or more fingers, identifying a plurality of advanced features contained in at least one software application running on the mobile device, selecting a feedback type based on the plurality of advanced features, and sending the selected feedback type to an interactive layer of the mobile device causing the interactive layer to generate a notification which is detectable by the one or more fingers, the notification communicates at least one of the advanced features to the mobile device user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiver nonlinearity estimation and cancellation. During processing of received radio frequency (RF) signals, it may be determined when one or more other signals, different from the received RF signals, cause nonlinearity affecting processing of the RF signals, and one or more cancellation adjustments may be applied during processing of the RF signals, for mitigating effects of the nonlinearity. Determining the one or more cancellation adjustments may be based on narrowband (NB) estimation of the effects of the nonlinearity, and the one or more cancellation adjustments may be configured as wideband (WB) corrections. The NB estimation may be applied based on channelization of the received RF signals. The NB estimation may comprise generating reference nonlinearity information relating to the one or more other signals, and generating, based on the reference nonlinearity information, control data for configuring the one or more cancellation adjustments.

Abstract: An exemplary Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) data converter includes: a data decoding circuit, arranged for decoding an input data according to an MHL specification, and outputting a decoded data; and a data parsing circuit, coupled to the data decoding circuit, arranged for parsing out a plurality of output data from the decoded data. An MHL data converting method includes: decoding an input data according to an MHL specification, and outputting a decoded data; and parsing out a plurality of output data from the decoded data.

Abstract: A light emitting diode driving system is applied to a light emitting diode lamp string, such that the light signal is carried through a power line to reduce the signal transmission lines. The light emitting diode driving system includes a switch unit, a control unit and a light signal generating unit. The switch unit includes a power input side, a power output side and a controlled side. The power output side is electrically connected to the light emitting diode lamp string. The control unit is electrically connected to the switch unit. The light signal generating unit is electrically connected to the control unit and the power output side. The light signal generating unit generates a light signal when the control unit turns off the switch unit. The light signal generating unit sends the light signal to the light emitting diode lamp string.

Abstract: A light emitting diode system includes a first light emitting diode apparatus and a second light emitting diode apparatus. The first light emitting diode apparatus includes an alternating-current-to-direct-current and light-controlling unit, a plurality of first light emitting diode modules and a first connector. The second light emitting diode apparatus includes a second connector, a signal-converting unit and a plurality of second light emitting diode modules. The first light emitting diode apparatus outputs a drive direct current power and a light-controlling signal to the signal-converting unit through the first connector and the second connector. Therefore, the signal-converting unit is configured to control colors and intensities of the second light emitting diode modules.

Abstract: Generating reports. Identifying user webpage interaction information and source webpage content. Determining a portion of the source code that corresponds to the user webpage interaction information. Determining interactions of the one or more interactions associated with each of a plurality of users. Determining a click path associated with each user. Determining a similarity score between a first and a second source webpage. Determining the similarity score exceeds a threshold value. Combining a portion of each click path associated with the first source webpage with a portion of each click path associated with the second source webpage. Merging a first portion of source code associated with the first source webpage with a second portion of source code associated with the second source webpage. Creating a three-dimensional representation that includes the combined portion of each click path associated with the first and the second webpage and the merged source code.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides including slurry forming, solidification, drying and hardening, granulation, and washing steps: blending a dihydrogen phosphate, a powdered inorganic adsorbent raw material and a setting time regulator in water to form a slurry; adding sintered magnesia into the slurry, and blending the mixture to form a solidified slurry; setting the solidified slurry on a disk member, and naturally drying to hardening in a specific temperature range to form a hardened solid material; smashing the hardened solid material and performing vibration sieving by using a screen to obtain a granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides containing residual reagents; washing the granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides containing residual reagents with water, to remove the residual reagents to complete preparation, where the adsorption capacity of the granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides thus prepared is in the range of 0.