Abstract: A portable electronic device, an operating method for the same, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body and an edge sensor disposed adjacent to an edge of the body. The operating method includes the following step. When a plugging-in event or a plugging-out event of a peripheral device is detected by the portable electronic device, a squeezing event sensed by the edge sensor is ignored. The squeezing event may be generated when a squeeze action sensed by the edge sensor occurs during a first time period. The plugging-in event or the plugging-out event may occur during the first time period. Alternatively, the squeeze action may begin within a second time period after the plugging-in event or the plugging-out event occurs.

Abstract: A partitioning method for partitioning a group of power-ground (PG) cells is disclosed. The method includes forming a first partition by selecting at least one in-boundary PG cell from the group of PG cells, adding at least one out-boundary PG cell from the group of PG cells into the first partition, forming a second partition by selecting the remaining in-boundary PG cells and the remaining out-boundary PG cells in the group of PG cells, calculating the total area of the in-boundary PG cells in the first partition, calculating the total area of the out-boundary PG cells in the first partition, calculating the total area of the in-boundary PG cells in the second partition, calculating the total area of the out-boundary PG cells in the second partition, and calculating the difference between the total areas of in-boundary PG cells in the first partition and the out-boundary PG cells in the first partition.

Abstract: A method includes operations below. A layout of a circuit is converted to a first conflict graph. A first vertex and a second vertex in the first conflict graph are adjusted based on first data indicating a color patterns assignment for the circuit, in order to generate a second conflict graph, in which the first vertex indicates a first pattern in the layout, and the second vertex indicates a second pattern in the layout. According to the second conflict graph, a first color pattern is assigned to both of the first pattern and the second pattern, or the first color pattern is assigned to the first pattern and a second color pattern is assigned to the second pattern, in order to generate second data for fabricating the circuit.

Abstract: An electronic package structure is provided, which includes: a plurality of first and second electronic components disposed on opposite sides of a carrier; a blocking member formed between adjacent two of the first electronic components; an encapsulant encapsulating the first and second electronic components and the blocking member; and a shielding element formed on the encapsulant to improve the electromagnetic shielding effect. The present disclosure further provides a method for fabricating the electronic package structure.

Abstract: A portable electronic device, an operating method for the same, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body and an edge sensor disposed adjacent to an edge of the body. The operating method includes the following step. When a plugging-in event or a plugging-out event of a peripheral device is detected by the portable electronic device, a squeezing event sensed by the edge sensor is ignored. The squeezing event may be generated when a squeeze action sensed by the edge sensor occurs during a first time period. The plugging-in event or the plugging-out event may occur during the first time period. Alternatively, the squeeze action may begin within a second time period after the plugging-in event or the plugging-out event occurs.

Abstract: A portable electronic device, an operating method for the same, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body, a touch display screen and an edge sensor. The touch display screen is disposed on the body. The edge sensor is disposed adjacent to an edge of the body. The operating method includes the following step. When an event is generated according to a first action sensed by the edge sensor, a touch function of a region of the touch display screen or the whole touch display screen is disabled.

Abstract: A method of designing a layout includes assigning a first color group to a plurality of first routing tracks. The method includes assigning a second color group to a plurality of second routing tracks. A first routing track is between adjacent second routing tracks. The method includes assigning a color from the first color group to each default conductive element along each first routing track. A color of a first default conductive element along each first routing track is different from a color of an adjacent default conductive element along a same first routing track. The method includes assigning a color from the second color group to each default conductive element along each second routing track. A color of a first default conductive element along each second routing track is different from a color of an adjacent default conductive element along a same second routing track.

Abstract: Embodiments of mechanisms for forming power gating cells and virtual power circuits on multiple active device layers are described in the current disclosure. Power gating cells and virtual power circuits are formed on separate active device layers to allow interconnect structure for connecting with the power source be formed on a separate level from the interconnect structure for connecting the power gating cells and the virtual power circuits. Such separation prevents these two types of interconnect structures from competing for the same space. Routings for both types of interconnect structures become easier. As a result, metal lengths of interconnect structures are reduced and the metal widths are increased. Reduced metal lengths and increased metal widths reduce resistance, improves resistance-capacitance (RC) delay and electrical performance, and improves interconnect reliability, such as reducing electro-migration.

Abstract: An accessory suitable for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a display area. The accessory includes a coupling portion and a cover portion. The coupling portion is suitable to be coupled to the electronic device. The cover portion is connected to the coupling portion and is suitable for covering the display area of the electronic device. The cover portion has a plurality of light-transmitting areas, and the light-transmitting areas are arranged on the display area in an array. An image generated by the display area is projected out of the cover portion through the light-transmitting areas. Moreover, an electronic assembly containing the electronic device and the accessory is also provided. Furthermore, a control method is also provided for controlling the electronic assembly. A method is also provided for forming an accessory.

Abstract: Embodiments of mechanisms for forming power gating cells and virtual power circuits on multiple active device layers are described in the current disclosure. Power gating cells and virtual power circuits are formed on separate active device layers to allow interconnect structure for connecting with the power source be formed on a separate level from the interconnect structure for connecting the power gating cells and the virtual power circuits. Such separation prevents these two types of interconnect structures from competing for the same space. Routings for both types of interconnect structures become easier. As a result, metal lengths of interconnect structures are reduced and the metal widths are increased. Reduced metal lengths and increased metal widths reduce resistance, improves resistance-capacitance (RC) delay and electrical performance, and improves interconnect reliability, such as reducing electro-migration.

Abstract: A FLASH memory control technique with wear leveling between the different blocks of the FLASH memory. By a controller managing the blocks of a FLASH memory within a data storage device, some of the blocks are pushed into a spare queue waiting to be allocated as data blocks or system blocks. When the number of blocks within the spare queue is lower than a clean threshold and any block within the spare queue has an erase count greater than an overused lower threshold, the controller performs a garbage correction operation with wear leveling between the different blocks.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a network camera with manually adjustable shooting angle which includes a base fastened on a plane, a main frame having a bottom end connected to the base and a positioning ring disposed on a top end thereof, and a camera device having a structure matching with the inner periphery of the positioning ring so as to be assembled with the main frame integrally and rotatably positioned in the positioning ring. The positioning ring has a plurality of first engagement parts disposed on an inner periphery thereof, and the camera device has at least one second engagement part which is disposed on a peripheral edge thereof and can be engaged with one of the first engagement parts, so as to make sure that the camera device can be manually adjusted to a normal shooting angle for capturing image having a normal view angle.

Abstract: An electronic device and a user interface operating method thereof. The electronic device comprises an input unit and a processing unit. The input unit detects an input from a user. The processing unit adjusts a home screen from a first display location to a second display location according to the input.

Abstract: A FLASH memory control technique with wear leveling between the different blocks of the FLASH memory. By a controller managing the blocks of a FLASH memory within a data storage device, some of the blocks are pushed into a spare queue waiting to be allocated as data blocks or system blocks. When the number of blocks within the spare queue is lower than a clean threshold and any block within the spare queue has an erase count greater than an overused lower threshold, the controller performs a garbage correction operation with wear leveling between the different blocks.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes the operation below. Vertices in a conflict graph are sorted into a first clique and a second clique, in which the conflict graph corresponds to a layout of a circuit. A first vertex of the vertices is merged with a second vertex of the vertices, to generate a reduced graph, in which the first clique excludes the second vertex, and the second clique excludes the first vertex. A first color pattern of a plurality of color patterns is assigned to a first pattern, corresponding to the first vertex, and a second pattern, corresponding to the second vertex, in the layout according to the reduced graph.

Abstract: A method includes accessing data representing a layout of a layer of an integrated circuit (IC) having a plurality of polygons defining circuit patterns to be divided among a number (N) of photomasks over a single layer of a semiconductor substrate, where N is greater than two. The method further includes inputting a conflict graph having a plurality of vertices, identifying a first and second vertex, each of which is connected to a third and fourth vertex where the third and fourth vertices are connected to a same edge of a conflict graph, and merging the first and second vertices to form a reduced graph. The method further includes detecting at least one or more vertex in the reduced having a conflict. In one aspect, the method resolves the detected conflict by performing one of pattern shifting, stitch inserting, or re-routing.

Abstract: A method is performed at least in part by at least one processor. In the method, a plurality of circuit elements are placed in a layout for a semiconductor device, the plurality of circuit elements having a plurality of pins. A layer assignment is generated to assign a plurality of interconnections to corresponding conductive layers of the semiconductor device, the plurality of interconnections connecting corresponding pairs of pins among the plurality of pins. The plurality of interconnections is routed in the layout in accordance with the layer assignment.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a relaxation state evaluation system and method and a computer program product thereof. The method comprises steps: measuring ECG data of a user; analyzing the ECG data to generate a first, second, third and fourth parameters, wherein the first parameter is the short-scale entropy slope of the user before cardiovascular disease treatment (CVDT); the second parameter is the difference of the post-CVDT and pre-CVDT mean RR intervals; the third parameter is the logarithm of the variance of the pre-CVDT high frequency NN intervals; the fourth parameter is the logarithm of the ratio of the variances of the pre-CVDT low frequency and high frequency NN intervals; working out an evaluation index, which is a function of the abovementioned parameters; and evaluating the relaxation state of the user, wherein the user is determined to be in a relaxation state if the evaluation index is over a threshold.