Abstract: An exemplary securing structure includes a base, a fastener, and a spring mounted around the fastener. The base defines a through hole, and two slots located adjacent to and communicating with the securing hole. Two barriers are formed at a bottom of the base corresponding to the slots. A gap is defined between the bottom surface and each of the barriers. The fastener includes a head, a bolt, and two blocks extending outwardly from a periphery of the bolt corresponding to the slots, respectively. When the bolt is extended through the securing hole with the blocks extending through the slots until the blocks are received in the gaps, the fastener is then rotatable to cause the block to escape from the gap and abut on the bottom surface of the base, with the spring resiliently compressed between the head of the fastener and a top side of the base.

Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat sink defining a plurality of air passages therein, and an airflow generator arranged on the heat sink and including a plurality of airflow-generating units. Each airflow-generating unit includes a casing, and a vibration diaphragm and a driving member arranged in the casing. The vibration diaphragm divides an inner space of the casing into first and second chamber isolated from each other. The second chamber communicates with the exterior via an orifice defined in a bottom wall of the casing. The driving member is capable of vibrating the vibration diaphragm when alternating voltage is applied thereto. When the driving member vibrates the vibration diaphragm towards the bottom wall of the casing, the vibration diaphragm compresses the air inside the second chamber of the casing towards the orifice, generating airflow from the orifice to the air passages of the heat sink.

Abstract: An exemplary securing structure includes a base, a fastener, and a spring mounted around the fastener. The base defines a securing hole, and two slots located aside the securing hole and communicating with the securing hole. The fastener includes a head, a bolt extending downwardly from the head, and two blocks extending outwardly from an outer periphery of the bolt corresponding to the slots. The bolt is extendable through the securing hole together with the blocks extending through the slots, respectively. The fastener is then rotatable to a position such that the blocks abuts a bottom side of the base. The spring is resiliently compressed between the head of the fastener and a top side of the base.

Abstract: A testing device suitable for testing an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a first body and a second body, wherein the first body is suitable for rotating relative to the second body. The testing device includes a carrying platform, a fixed frame, a clamping element, a first driving element, and a second driving element. The carrying platform carries the first body. The fixed frame is pivoted to the carrying platform. The clamping element is pivoted to the fixed frame for clamping the second body. The first driving element is disposed between the carrying platform and the fixed frame for driving the fixed frame to pivot relative to the carrying platform. The second driving element is disposed between the clamping element and the fixed frame for driving the clamping element to pivot relative to the fixed frame.

Abstract: A limiting switch suitable for a testing device is provided. The testing device includes a fixed frame and a clamping element pivoted to each other. The limiting switch includes a first rod, a second rod, a first switching element and a second switching element. The first and second rods are fixed to the clamping element. The first and second switching elements are pivotally connected to the fixed frame. When the clamping element is pivoted along a first direction, the second rod pushes the second switching element to pivot and the first rod is moved to contact with the first switching element. When the clamping element is pivoted along a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first rod pushes the first switching element to pivot and the second rod is moved to contact with the second switching element.

Abstract: A method for forming a light absorption layer including the following steps is provided. A controlling precursor is wet coated on a base precursor. The band gap of the controlling precursor is larger than that of the base precursor. The controlling precursor is a Group I-III-VI compound, and the Group I-III-VI compound is composed of Cua(In1-b-cGabAlc)(Se1-dSd)2, wherein 0<a, 0?b?1, 0?c?1, 0<b+c?1, and 0?d?1. Then, a heating process is performed so as to make the base precursor and the controlling precursor form the light absorption layer.

Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation device includes a heat sink defining a plurality of air passages therein, and an airflow generator disposed at a side of the heat sink. The airflow generator includes airflow-generating units stacked together. Each airflow-generating unit includes a casing in which two spaced vibration diaphragms are received, and a nozzle connected to the casing. A chamber is defined between the two vibration diaphragms within the casing. The nozzle defines an air channel therein for communicating the chamber with an exterior of the casing. Two piezoelectric elements are respectively attached to the two vibration diaphragms. When the two piezoelectric elements drive the two vibration diaphragms towards each other, the two vibration diaphragms compress the air in the chamber and drive the air towards the air channel of the nozzle, thereby generating an airflow from the nozzle towards the air passages of the heat sink.

Abstract: A liquid cooling apparatus for cooling an inversely mounted electronic component, includes a casing defining a receiving room therein, a diaphragm, a partition plate forming a nozzle thereon, and a piezoelectric element attached to the diaphragm in such a manner that that a vibrating direction thereof is perpendicular to the diaphragm. The diaphragm is arranged in the receiving room and divides the receiving room into a top first chamber and a bottom second chamber isolated from each other. The partition plate is arranged in the first chamber and divides the first chamber into an upper region and a lower region. The lower region is filled with a working fluid. When the diaphragm is driven to vibrate upwardly by the piezoelectric element, the diaphragm pushes the working fluid in the lower region of the first chamber to the upper region of the first chamber via the nozzle.

Abstract: A notebook computer includes a bottom plate, a top cover, and an electronic component. The bottom plate and the top cover cooperatively define a receiving space therebetween. The electronic component is received in the receiving space and faces the top cover. A thermal insulating layer is attached to an inner surface of the top cover and located directly above the electronic component.

Abstract: An exemplary miniaturized liquid cooling device includes a base, a closed loop pipe and electrode units formed on the base. The loop pipe has a pipe body defining a loop passage therein for accommodating a working fluid. A hydrophobic layer is formed on an inner surface of the pipe body. The electrode units are spaced from each other along the loop pipe. Each electrode unit comprises a first electrode and an opposite second electrode. The first and the second electrodes of each electrode unit are located at two sides of the pipe body of the loop pipe to sandwich the pipe body therebetween. A first dielectric layer is formed between the first electrode and an outer surface of the pipe body. A second dielectric layer is formed between the second electrode and the outer surface of the pipe body.

Abstract: A wireless rechargeable battery adapted to receive energy from a wireless power supply device wirelessly is provided. The wireless charge battery includes a battery unit, a wireless charging module, and an indicator. The wireless charging module is coupled to the battery unit to receive energy from the wireless power supply device wirelessly and transform the energy to electricity so as to charge the battery unit. The indicator is coupled to the wireless charging module to display the operation state of the wireless charging module.

Abstract: A wireless power supply device adapted to wireless supply power to an electricity receiving object is provided. The wireless power supply device includes a transformer, a wireless power supply module, and an indicator. The wireless power supply module is coupled to the transformer to wirelessly supply electricity of the transformer to the electricity receiving object. The indicator is coupled to the wireless power supply module to display an operation state of the wireless power supply module.

Abstract: A miniaturized liquid cooling device (200) includes at least a heat absorber (20), at least a heat dissipater (30), a droplet generator (40) driving a working fluid circulating between the at least a heat absorber and the at least a heat dissipater, and a plurality of tubes (50) connecting the at least a heat absorber, the at least a heat dissipater and the droplet generator together to form a loop. The droplet generator includes an array of control electrodes (422) and an array of reference electrodes (442) crossed over the array of control electrodes. A plurality of superposed areas (45) are formed between the control electrodes and the reference electrodes. Voltages are regularly applied on the superposed areas for dividing the working fluid into fluid droplets when the working fluid flows through the droplet generator.

Abstract: A printer (100) includes an ink tank (20), an ink-jet head (10), and a tube (30) connecting the ink tank with the ink-jet head. The ink-jet head includes a top plate (14) and a bottom plate (12). The bottom plate defines an ink storage pool (122) and an ink channel (124) therein. The top plate includes a plurality of control electrodes (142a, 142b, 142c). One end of the ink channel communicates with the ink storage pool, and the other end of the ink channel includes an ink muzzle (124a). A portion of the control electrode (142a) extends over the ink storage pool. The control electrodes are applied with impulse voltages to drive ink in the ink storage pool to move towards the ink muzzle along the ink channel.

Abstract: An integrated electrophoresis device includes a passage, a receiving opening, a removal opening, and a set of electric field generators. The passage is provided with gel and buffer solution. The receiving opening is disposed in the passage. The removal opening is also disposed in the passage. The electric field generators generate an electric field in the passage so that a plurality of charged substances in the passage migrates from the receiving opening to the removal opening.

Abstract: A sphere decoding method applied to a MIMO channel is provided. Multiple constellation points of an nth detection layer corresponding to the MIMO channel matrix are enumerated based on an enumeration rule, and at least one nth sub-set of the nth detection layer is defined. The constellation point with the least PED is obtained as a preferred point. Another constellation, not in the nth sub-set, of the nth detection layer is selected to substitute for the preferred point as one of the nth sub-set. If other preferred points are needed to be obtained, the nth sub-set is updated repeatedly according to the least PED. An optimal solution is determined according to Kn preferred points of the nth detection layer.

Abstract: A sphere decoding method applied to a MIMO channel is provided. T signals transmitted via the MIMO channel are received. A first triangular matrix corresponding to a channel matrix is generated and mapped from the complex domain into the real domain to obtain a second triangular matrix. A first zero-forcing soft-output solution corresponding to a first estimation layer is found, and multiple preferred points P(1) are obtained. Multiple n-th zero-forcing soft-output solutions corresponding to an n-th estimation layer are obtained according to multiple preferred points P(n?1), and multiple preferred points P(n) are obtained according to PEDs of multiple n-th constellation points. Multiple 2T-th zero-forcing soft-output solutions are obtained according to the preferred points P(2T?1) and multiple preferred points P(2T) are obtained correspondingly. The preferred point P(2T) corresponding to the least PED is mapped from the real domain into the complex domain to generate an optimal solution of the T signals.

Abstract: A sphere decoding method applied to a MIMO channel is provided. Multiple constellation points of an nth detection layer corresponding to a MIMO channel matrix are enumerated based on an enumeration rule, and at least one nth sub-set of the nth detection layer is defined. The candidate range of the constellation points of the at least one nth sub-set is determined according to a predetermined number K of the preferred points of the at least one nth sub-set. K constellation points are obtained from the at least one nth sub-set as the preferred points according to partial Euclidean distances of the constellation points. The at least one nth sub-set includes at least K constellation points. Kn preferred points are selected from all K preferred points of the at least one nth sub-set. An optimal solution is determined according to the Kn, preferred points.

Abstract: A sphere decoding method applied to a MIMO channel is provided. Multiple constellation points of an nth detection layer corresponding to a MIMO channel matrix are enumerated based on an enumeration rule, and at least one nth sub-set of the nth detection layer is defined. K constellation points are obtained from each of the at least one nth sub-set as preferred points, and Kn preferred points are selected from all the K preferred points of the at least one nth sub-set. K1 preferred points are transferred to a second detection layer from a first detection layer. K(T?1) preferred points are transferred to a Tth detection layer from a (T?1)th detection layer. An optimal solution is determined according to Kn preferred points of the nth detection layer. K and at least one of K1 to KT are determined by the The characteristic of the MIMO channel matrix.

Abstract: A miniaturized liquid cooling device (200) includes a heat absorber (20), a heat dissipater (30), a droplet generator (40) driving a working fluid circulating between the heat absorber and the heat dissipater, and a plurality of tubes (50) connecting the heat absorber, the heat dissipater and the droplet generator with each other. The droplet generator includes a bottom electrode plate (42), a top electrode plate (44) hermetically covering the bottom electrode plate, a fluid channel (425) formed between and a plurality of control electrodes (422) disposed between the top electrode plate and the bottom electrode plate. The control electrodes are arranged between an inlet (481) and an outlet (491) of the droplet generator. Voltages are regularly applied across the control electrodes so as to generate a plurality of fluid droplets (D) and drive the fluid droplets to move from the inlet towards the outlet of the droplet generator.