Abstract: A probe head includes upper, middle and lower dies having upper, middle and lower guiding holes respectively, and a plurality of spring probes. The spring probe includes upper and lower abutting sections disposed in the upper and lower guiding holes, a spring section connecting the upper and lower abutting sections, and a barrel disposed on the periphery of the spring section and inserted in the middle guiding hole. The spring probes include adjacent first and second probes whose barrels has first and second outer diameters and are accommodated in first and second middle guiding holes having first and second widths. The difference between the first width and outer diameter and/or the difference between the second width and outer diameter is larger than or equal to 10 micrometers, and/or the difference between the first and second outer diameters is larger than or equal to 5 ?m.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor devices includes forming channel regions over a substrate. The channel regions, in parallel with one another, extend along a first lateral direction. Each channel region includes at least a respective pair of epitaxial structures. The method includes forming a gate structure over the channel regions, wherein the gate structure extends along a second lateral direction. The method includes removing, through a first etching process, a portion of the gate structure that was disposed over a first one of the channel regions. The method includes removing, through a second etching process, a portion of the first channel region. The second etching process includes one silicon etching process and one silicon oxide deposition process. The method includes removing, through a third etching process controlled based on a pulse signal, a portion of the substrate that was disposed below the removed portion of the first channel region.

Abstract: A gas detection and cleaning system for a vehicle is disclosed and includes an external modular base, a gas detection module and a cleaning device. The gas detection module is connected to a first external connection port of the external modular base to detect a gas in the vehicle and output the information datum. The information datum is transmitted through the first external connection port to a driving and controlling module of the external modular base, processed and converted into an actuation information datum for being externally outputted through a second external connection port of the external modular base. The cleaning device is connected with the second external connection port through an external port to receive the actuation information datum outputted from the second external connection port to actuate or close the cleaning device.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one via, a liner layer and a conductive layer. The substrate includes an electronic circuitry. The at least one via passes through the substrate. The at least one via includes a plurality of concave portions on a sidewall thereof. The liner layer fills in the plurality of concave portions of the at least one via. The conductive layer is disposed on the sidewall of the at least one via, covers the liner layer, and extends onto a surface of the substrate. The thickness of the conductive layer on the sidewall of the at least one via is varied.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is described. An isolation region is disposed on the substrate. A plurality of channels extend through the isolation region from the substrate. The channels including an active channel and an inactive channel. A dummy fin is disposed on the isolation region and between the active channel and the inactive channel. An active gate is disposed over the active channel and the inactive channel, and contacts the isolation region. A dielectric material extends through the active gate and contacts a top of the dummy fin. The inactive channel is a closest inactive channel to the dielectric material. A long axis of the active channel extends in a first direction. A long axis of the active gate extends in a second direction. The active channel extends in a third direction from the substrate. The dielectric material is closer to the inactive channel than to the active channel.

Abstract: Metal gate cutting techniques for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes receiving an integrated circuit (IC) device structure that includes a substrate, one or more fins disposed over the substrate, a plurality of gate structures disposed over the fins, a dielectric layer disposed between and adjacent to the gate structures, and a patterning layer disposed over the gate structures. The gate structures traverses the fins and includes first and second gate structures. The method further includes: forming an opening in the patterning layer to expose a portion of the first gate structure, a portion of the second gate structure, and a portion of the dielectric layer; and removing the exposed portion of the first gate structure, the exposed portion of the second gate structure, and the exposed portion of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A telescopic slide rail support pulley structure includes a first rail provided with multiple mounting holes and a first rolling carriage, a second rail include notch, a positioning hole and a second rolling carriage, a support pulley assembly provided with an upper roller, a lower roller, a support holder and a connecting portion, and a third rail. The connecting portion of the support pulley assembly is mounted to the notch of the second rail. The support pulley assembly also has an upper roller groove and a lower roller groove. The upper roller is arranged in the upper roller groove. The lower roller is arranged in the lower roller groove. The third rail is connected to the second rail through the second rolling carriage. The second rail is connected to the first rail through the first rolling carriage.

Abstract: A method is provided forming an airtight structure of an electroacoustic device which includes a body shell composed of at least two half-shells and at least one airtight structure region. The method includes providing an automatic glue dispensing device for dispensing and pre-curing a photo-curing glue for one of the two half-shells, putting the half-shell into a photo-curing device to convert the photo-curing glue pre-cured completely into an elastomer, and combining the half-shell and the other one to have a pressing wall of the other half-shell to press the elastomer to form the airtight structure of the electroacoustic device, wherein the automatic glue dispensing device includes a glue dispensing head moving on a groove of the airtight region of the half-shell for dispensing the photo-curing glue and a pre-curing head continuously providing a curing light ray for pre-curing the photo-curing glue.

Abstract: A telescopic slide rail support pulley structure includes a first rail provided with multiple mounting holes and a first rolling carriage, a second rail include notch, a positioning hole and a second rolling carriage, a support pulley assembly provided with an upper roller, a lower roller, a support holder and a connecting portion, and a third rail. The connecting portion of the support pulley assembly is mounted to the notch of the second rail. The support pulley assembly also has an upper roller groove and a lower roller groove. The upper roller is arranged in the upper roller groove. The lower roller is arranged in the lower roller groove. The third rail is connected to the second rail through the second rolling carriage. The second rail is connected to the first rail through the first rolling carriage.

Abstract: A surge protection device includes a surge protection circuit, a controller, and a wireless module. The surge protection circuit has a plurality of surge protection elements, receives a power source and correspondingly generates a sampling signal according to the power source. The controller compares a representative voltage value of the power source corresponding to the sampling signal with a first reference value to determine a using state of the surge protection circuit. The wireless module correspondingly transmits the using state to a remote server.

Abstract: The invention provides a low phase surge protection device including a voltage converter, a low phase delay detector and an output control switch. The voltage converter receives an alternate current (AC) input voltage, and converts the AC input voltage into a direct current (DC) input voltage. The low phase delay detector receives the DC input voltage to be a power source, enables a phase detection scheme by detecting whether the AC input voltage is in a stable state, and generates an enable signal by detecting a phase of the AC input voltage after the phase detection scheme is enabled. The output control switch receives the AC input voltage, and determines whether to transmit the AC input voltage to be an output voltage according to the enable signal.

Abstract: A surge protection device includes a surge protection circuit, a controller, and a wireless module. The surge protection circuit has a plurality of surge protection elements, receives a power source and correspondingly generates a sampling signal according to the power source. The controller compares a representative voltage value of the power source corresponding to the sampling signal with a first reference value to determine a using state of the surge protection circuit. The wireless module correspondingly transmits the using state to a remote server.

Abstract: The invention provides a low phase surge protection device including a voltage converter, a low phase delay detector and an output control switch. The voltage converter receives an alternate current (AC) input voltage, and converts the AC input voltage into a direct current (DC) input voltage. The low phase delay detector receives the DC input voltage to be a power source, enables a phase detection scheme by detecting whether the AC input voltage is in a stable state, and generates an enable signal by detecting a phase of the AC input voltage after the phase detection scheme is enabled. The output control switch receives the AC input voltage, and determines whether to transmit the AC input voltage to be an output voltage according to the enable signal.

Abstract: A virtual USB port numbers assigning method, applicable to a client device for generating a virtual port representing an actual port of a remote USB hub. The steps comprise: detecting an electrical device connecting to the actual port; requesting data regarding the actual port and the connected electronic device, such as the MAC address and actual port number of the remote USB hub, and the PID and VID of the electrical device; evaluating the data; and assigning virtual ports according to the evaluation result. By assigning fixed virtual port number to each electrical device, so as to prevent the operating system from repeatedly asking users to install the driver program of the electrical device.

Abstract: A method of communication in LAN without setting IP is provided, especially for LAN with a host device and at least a peripheral device. The method includes: (1) the host device sending the peripheral device a broadcast search packet through LAN, (2) the peripheral device establishing a new routing table according to the packet, (3) the peripheral device returning a response packet containing IP data to the host device, (4) the host device establishing a new routing table according to the response packets returned from peripheral device, and (5) the host device performing wired or wireless LAN communication with peripheral device according to the new routing table. Therefore, the host device and the device can automatically detect IP data even they may belong to different sub-net to achieve the communication in LAN without setting IP.

Abstract: A method for placing probing pad and a computer readable recording medium for storing a program thereof are provided. The method is suitable for placing the probing pads in an integrated circuit (IC). Wherein, appropriate grid spacing is determined and a plurality of grids with fixed grid spacing is generated. The location of each preformed grid on the net connecting to the interesting pin is defined as first candidate probing points. Then, based on the metal layer where the first candidate probing points are located and the corresponding locations between the first candidate probing points and the interesting pin, one candidate probing point among all of the first candidate probing points on each net where the probing pad can be placed on is selected as the probing point. Finally, a probing pad is placed on each of the selected probing points.

Abstract: A method for correlating a structural parameter of a plurality of gratings acquires images from a plurality of gratings, which have different structural parameters. A focus metrics algorithm is then performed to find the off-focus offset of the orders of each grating from the intensity variation of these images, and the variation ratio of the off-focus offset to the order for each grating is calculated later. Consequently, the structural parameters of these gratings can be correlated based on the variation ratio of the off-focus offset to the order. The present method acquires images from an unknown grating at different off-focus offsets, and performs a focus metrics algorithm to find the off-focus offset of the orders of the unknown grating. The variation ratio is calculated and the structural parameter of the unknown grating is determined based on the variation ratio.

Abstract: A method for placing probing pad and a computer readable recording medium for storing a program thereof are provided. The method is suitable for placing the probing pads in an integrated circuit (IC). Wherein, appropriate grid spacing is determined and a plurality of grids with fixed grid spacing is generated. The location of each preformed grid on the net connecting to the interesting pin is defined as first candidate probing points. Then, based on the metal layer where the first candidate probing points are located and the corresponding locations between the first candidate probing points and the interesting pin, one candidate probing point among all of the first candidate probing points on each net where the probing pad can be placed on is selected as the probing point. Finally, a probing pad is placed on each of the selected probing points.

Abstract: A method is capable of generating a command file of a group of design rule check (DRC) rules or layout versus schematic (LVS) rules and layout parasitic extraction (LPE) rules that can be used by a layout verification tool to verify the layout and the parasitic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The method comprises choosing whether to generate a command file of DRC rules or a command file of LVS/LPE rules, selecting a process from a group of processes, setting a set of parameters, and extracting program codes from a plurality of modules according to the selected process and the set of parameters so as to generate a command file of DRC rules or LVS/LPE rules.

Abstract: A method is capable of generating a command file of a group of design rule check (DRC) rules or layout versus schematic (LVS) rules and layout parasitic extraction (LPE) rules that can be used by a layout verification tool to verify the layout and the parasitic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The method comprises choosing whether to generate a command file of DRC rules or a command file of LVS/LPE rules, selecting a process from a group of processes, setting a set of parameters, and extracting program codes from a plurality of modules according to the selected process and the set of parameters so as to generate a command file of DRC rules or LVS/LPE rules.