Abstract: A piezoelectric structure receives input from a voltage source to generate polarization and output voltage. Two surfaces are formed on the direction normal to the polarized direction. One surface has an input electrode electrically connecting to the voltage source and an output electrode to output voltage. Another surface has a ground electrode. The distance between the input electrode and the ground electrode is different from the distance between the output electrode and the ground electrode. Through the height difference of the two electrodes, the step-up and step-down ratio can be altered.

Abstract: A ventilation apparatus for forming a sterile medical area mainly includes an operation module for ventilating the air. The apparatus for ensuring the air cleanliness includes a filtering unit for filtering dusts and particles in the air and a sterilizing unit for eliminating micro organisms. The clean and sterilized air is sent into the medical area via an air outlet to form a quasi-laminar air flow pattern. By application of the ventilation apparatus, the cleanliness of the medical area can be ensured.

Abstract: A multi-stage button switch includes a body, an elastic element and a compression element. The compression element has an integrated flexible harness arm. The body has a track zone and a harness portion which is formed with a selected geometric shape to define the moving path of the compression element that includes a start position, a first stage compression position, a compressed position and a second stage compression position in this order. The button switch thus formed consists of fewer elements, is simply structured and can be fabricated and assembled easily.

Abstract: Provided is an inverter circuit including a rectification and filter circuit and an inverter driver circuit interconnected the rectification and filter circuit and a load. The inverter driver circuit comprises a second controller for receiving light adjustment cycle signals and outputting electrical conduction cycle signals wherein the second controller is either electrically connected to a power source or electrically connected to the rectification and filter circuit for obtaining a wave current, and an electrical conduction of the electrical conduction cycle signals depends on input on/off of the wave current at the second controller; and a driver operates in response to electrical conduction cycle signals and on/off of DC. A flashing effect is produced on the load and thus a power factor correction effect is produced without power factor corrector being involved.

Abstract: An inverter driving circuit includes a micro-controller and a PWM control unit to replace the double PWM control units adopted in conventional techniques. A voltage feedback signal may be captured from a connection line which links an inverter and a load. The voltage feedback signal is sent to the micro-controller to output a protection signal which activates the PWM control unit to output an electricity conduction cycle signal thereby to provide protection while the inverter driving voltage is abnormal.

Abstract: A protection control circuit for discharge lamps aims to control protection signals input to a load at a rear end of a high voltage output zone that are generated during abnormal conditions. The high voltage output zone has a control unit and a driving unit, and a switch device interposed between them to receive a first voltage distribution signal output from the control unit and output a plurality of second voltage distribution signals corresponding to the number of the driving devices. Each of the driving devices is connected to a high voltage output zone line of the discharge lamp that feeds back a protection signal to the switch device. The switch device determines a first electricity condition or a second electricity condition of each high voltage output zone line of the discharge lamps that is connected to the individual driving device.

Abstract: A master-slave control architecture for inverters includes a master control circuit board which has a master control unit to output a plurality of frequency signals of the same phase and same frequency so that driving units on a plurality of separated slave control circuit boards on the rear end can be driven synchronously by the frequency signals to control electricity input of transformation units to transform voltage for outputting. Thereby the frequency of the driving electricity of the discharge lamps can be synchronized to maintain uniform luminance.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device has a gate structure, a source region, a drain region, and a pair of dielectric barrier layers. The gate structure is formed on a substrate. The source region and the drain region are formed in the substrate next to the gate structure, and a channel region is formed between the source region and the drain region underneath the gate structure. The pair of dielectric barrier layers is respectively formed in the substrate underneath the gate structure between the source region and the drain region. The dielectric barrier layers are used for reducing the drain induced barrier lowering effect in a nanometer scale device.

Abstract: A chip package without a core, including a patterned circuit layer, a chip, a solder mask, a molding compound and multiple outer terminals, is provided. The patterned circuit layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The chip disposed on the first surface is electrically connected to the patterned circuit layer. The solder mask disposed on the second surface has a plurality of first openings by which part of the patterned circuit layer is exposed. The molding compound with a plurality of through holes cover the pattern circuit layer and fix the chip onto the patterned circuit layer. Each outer terminal disposed in the through hole is electrically connected to the patterned circuit layer.

Abstract: A feedback circuit for push-pull inverters aims to improve the existing push-pull inverters that provide input electricity to a discharge lamp at a phase difference of 180 degrees without feedback electricity to regulate frequency signals and cannot effectively control uniform luminance of the discharge lamp. The invention includes a feedback device to get a detection electricity of the driving electricity of the discharge lamp through non-contact coupling induction. The detection electricity is transformed by the feedback device and output to a frequency control unit. The control unit can regulate and output the frequency signal in response to the luminance of the discharge lamp to timely adjust input electricity of a push-pull inverter.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a push-pull inverter circuit comprising a transformer with a power output end coupled to a load and two power input ends, and a power driver unit is connected between the two power output ends and a power supply unit, and the power driver unit receives a power signal and outputs two sets of drive signals having same frequency and opposite phase to the two power input ends as to constitute an inverter circuit that adopts a push-pull voltage drive signal to drive the transformer to operate and improve the output power of the transformer.

Abstract: A microfluidic pump driven by thermoacoustic effect is mainly composed of a thermoacoustic device, a fluid-storing tank, and at least one microchannel, etc., wherein the thermoacoustic device may convert thermal energy into acoustic energy. Pressure fluctuation and velocity fluctuation with high frequency are generated by the acoustic wave. According to the high amplitude pressure fluctuation, the microfluid with high moving velocity emitted through microchannels. Since there is no movable part arranged in the thermo-acoustic generator. In the meantime, it indirectly drives the working fluid located in the fluid-storing tank by the manner of indirect contact. So the present invention may be applied in the non-conductive fluid so as to greatly extend its field of application. Moreover, the characteristics of the fluid won't be influenced by the heating process as well. The present invention is indeed a microfluid-driving device that has inventiveness and high application value.

Abstract: A multi-instruction transverse input device includes a hand-control unit and two anchor members located on two sides of the hand-control unit to generate instruction signals. The hand-control unit is mounted onto a base. Each anchor member includes a leg coupler which contains a plurality of legs. The hand-control unit is held on the base and movable transversely so that when it is moved leftwards or rightwards by user's hands, a first conductive element is compressed to form an electric connection on the leg coupler on each side. Thereby the screen picture is moved transversely. The invention is compact and simply structured, and can be fabricated and assembled easily.

Abstract: An input device with a multi-direction type scroll wheel includes a multi-direction command type switch and a scroll wheel for controlling the switch to output a command. The switch includes a base, a controller, and a pair of positioning bodies. An interior of each positioning bodies is provided with a contacting lead set. An interior of the scroll wheel provided with a guiding portion. When the scroll wheel is rotated forward or backward, moved leftward or rightward, or moved upward or downward, the controller is simultaneously moved by the guiding portion in accordance with the motion of the scroll wheel, thereby electrically connecting the contacting lead sets so as to generate various command signals. The prevent invention achieves the object of outputting various command signals by utilizing multi-direction operation of a single scroll wheel and has the advantages of minimization, simple structure and assembly, and easy operation.

Abstract: A gas discharge lamp dimming control method aims to provide a dimming period after a start period when a gas discharge lamp is ignited. The dimming period has a duty voltage set initially or corresponding to a remained dimming value in a pervious OFF condition of the gas discharge lamp. Hence the gas discharge lamp is provided with electric energy and maintained in a start condition in the dimming period at any dimming value setting. The duty voltage during the dimming period lasts a length equal to that of the dimming period to allow the gas discharge lamp to gradually restore the required dimming illumination in the start condition and achieve a maximum dimming range.

Abstract: An unevenly illuminated keyboard has a mask element between a luminous element and keycaps which are illuminated by the luminous element. The mask element has a permeable zone corresponding to each keycap and an impermeable zone on the neighboring area of the keycap but not beneath thereof such that the light emitted from the luminous element projects and illuminates the individual keycap to form the unevenly illuminated keyboard that illuminates only the keycaps.

Abstract: An electrically connecting structure of piezo-electric plates includes a circuit board and a plurality of piezo-electric plates disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board. Anodes of power input of the piezo-electric plates of the present invention are individually electrically connected to the circuit board, the cathodes of power input of the plurality of piezo-electric plates are electrically connected together for forming a circuit of power input of electrical connection of the plurality of piezo-electric plate and the circuit board.

Abstract: An audio/video playback control system of liquid crystal display television (LCD TV) is provided to control an audio signal system, an image display system and a backlight source system of an LCD TV, and the control system uses an audio/video control unit to maintain an activated status in normal conditions, and the audio/video control unit receives a signal transmitted from an external control interface to determine whether or not to output an activate signal to activate the audio processing unit or activate the video processing unit and the backlight source system, or jointly activate the audio processing unit, the video processing unit and backlight source system, so as to achieve the digital control of the LCD TV and the power-saving purpose.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new bonding pad structure that includes a copper pad and a pad surface finish comprising multiple layers of solder. The multiple layers of solder include at least a layer of eutectic solder (or a layer of pure-Sn solder) covering the copper pad and a layer of high-Pb solder covering the layer of eutectic solder (or the layer of pure-Sn solder). Since the layer of high-Pb solder is significantly thicker than the eutectic solder layer (or the layer of pure-Sn solder), there is insufficient tin supply in the eutectic solder (or the layer of pure-Sn solder) for forming a thick Cu/Sn intermetallic layer on the copper pad. Instead, a thin Cu/Sn intermetallic layer is formed on the copper pad and there is less likelihood of forming a crack in the thin Cu/Sn intermetallic layer.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor low-K Si die flip chip package with warpage control and fabrication methods for such packages. The packages include heat spreaders that are attached to the low-K Si die and packaging substrate. In general, the modulus of the thermal interface material, which is used to attach the heat spreader to the low-K Si die, is selected as high as possible relative to other commercially available thermal interface materials. On the other hand, the modulus of the adhesive, which is used to attach the heat spreader via an optional stiffener to the substrate, is selected as low as possible relative to other commercially available adhesives. The result is a package with less bowing and so improved co-planarity (in compliance with industry specifications) with the surface to which it is ultimately bound. Moreover, the low-K Si die and package reliabilities are thereby enhanced.