Abstract: An air-floating guide rail device includes a guide rail unit, a slider unit, and a linear motor unit. The guide rail unit includes a guide rail body and two air-floating block sets made of a material different from that of the guide rail body and each including top and side air-floating blocks. The slider unit includes a main sliding seat and two lateral sliding seats connected integrally to the main sliding seat and each having first and second guiding surfaces transverse to each other and disposed respectively adjacent to corresponding top and side air-floating blocks, and first and second air guiding passages connecting the first and second guiding surfaces to the external environment. The linear motor unit includes a stator and a mover mounted fixedly to the main sliding seat and movable relative to the stator for driving linear movement of the slider unit relative to the guide rail unit.

Abstract: A flash memory device and method of making the same are disclosed. The flash memory device is located on a substrate and includes a floating gate electrode, a tunnel dielectric layer located between the substrate and the floating gate electrode, a smaller length control gate electrode and a control gate dielectric layer located between the floating gate electrode and the smaller length control gate electrode. The length of a major axis of the smaller length control gate electrode is less than a length of a major axis of the floating gate electrode.

Abstract: An integrated capacitor including a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. An outer vertical plate is laid over the semiconductor substrate. The outer vertical plate of a plurality of first conductive slabs connected vertically using multiple first via plugs. The outer vertical plate defines a grid area. An inner vertical plate is laid over the semiconductor substrate in parallel with the outer vertical plate and is encompassed by the grid area defined by the outer vertical plate. The inner vertical plate consists of a plurality of second conductive slabs connected vertically using multiple second via plugs. A horizontal conductive plate is laid under the outer vertical plate and inner vertical plate over the semiconductor substrate for shielding the outer vertical plate from producing a plate-to-substrate parasitic capacitance thereof. The inner vertical plate is electrically connected with the horizontal conductive plate using at least one third via plug.

Abstract: An integrated capacitor including a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. An outer vertical plate is laid over the semiconductor substrate. The outer vertical plate of a plurality of first conductive slabs connected vertically using multiple first via plugs. The outer vertical plate defines a grid area. An inner vertical plate is laid over the semiconductor substrate in parallel with the outer vertical plate and is encompassed by the grid area defined by the outer vertical plate. The inner vertical plate consists of a plurality of second conductive slabs connected vertically using multiple second via plugs. A horizontal conductive plate is laid under the outer vertical plate and inner vertical plate over the semiconductor substrate for shielding the outer vertical plate from producing a plate-to-substrate parasitic capacitance thereof. The inner vertical plate is electrically connected with the horizontal conductive plate using at least one third via plug.

Abstract: An integrated capacitor includes a semiconductor substrate. A first vertical plate is laid over the semiconductor substrate. The first vertical plate consists of a plurality of first conductive slabs connected vertically using multiple first via plugs. A second vertical plate is laid over the semiconductor substrate in parallel with the first vertical plate. The second vertical plate consists of a plurality of second conductive slabs connected vertically using multiple second via plugs. A conductive plate is laid under the first vertical plate and second vertical plate over the semiconductor substrate for shielding the first vertical plate from producing a plate-to-substrate parasitic capacitance thereof. The second vertical plate is electrically connected with the conductive plate using a third via plug.

Abstract: The invention is a moisture resistant LED-illuminated vehicle bulb assembly capable of installation into a conventional vehicle incandescent bulb socket. The moisture resistant LED-illuminated vehicle bulb assembly satisfies a long felt need to provided a long life, bright and economic vehicle bulb that can be used as a replacement for incandescent bulb-type lamps or as original equipment in new vehicles. The moisture resistant LED-illuminated vehicle bulb assembly is employable in stop lamps, clearance/marker lamps, as well as combination brake, turn and tail lamps for passenger vehicle lamps and in heavy-duty trucks and trailers.

Abstract: An apparatus for programmably converting the operating voltage of a CPU & chipset by means of the firmware programmably setting the operating voltage, instead of by means of adjusting jumpers, is disclosed. The apparatus includes an address decoder unit, a programmable data memory, a DC to DC converter and a feedback resistance switching circuit. In operation, the computer inputs an address signal and a data signal required for changing the operating voltage to the address decoder unit. After being decoded, the data is written into the programmable data memory. Then the programmable data memory outputs a selection signal to change the internal resistance of the feedback resistance switching circuit, thereby to convert the output voltage of the DC to DC converter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for determining the smoke content of an edible oil of a given amount, which comprises heating the edible oil to a temperature necessary to generate smoke; collecting the generated smoke by sulfuric acid; and determining the smoke content of the edible oil by colorimetry through comparing the color index of the collected smoke in sulfuric acid with the pre-established calibration function representing the relationship between the color index and concentration of the edible oil smoke in sulfuric acid.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for switching the operating frequency of a computer host board by setting on a screen of the computer is disclosed. The apparatus and method use a frequency selection controller, instead of a switch or jumper selector used in a conventional apparatus and method, to control a frequency doubling factor required for the CPU and system chip set and a frequency selection signal output to a frequency generator.