Abstract: A curved stack structure is provided. The curved stack structure includes a base having a curved surface. An adhesive layer is disposed on the base, and a substrate is disposed on the adhesive layer, wherein the substrate has a first thickness that is greater than or equal to 0.01 mm and less than or equal to 0.4 mm. A fabrication method of the curved stack structure and a curved electronic device including the curved stack structure are also provided.

Abstract: A mixer for the elimination of harmonic mixing in signal transmission is presented. The mixer incorporates a mixing unit and a modulation output unit. The mixing unit receives an input signal and a modulated signal, and outputs an output signal after signal mixing. The modulation output unit is for the generation of modulated signals, which are usually pulse-width modulated. The modulation output unit includes a delta sigma modulator and a digital domain code generator. The delta sigma modulator outputs the modulated signal responding to the received oscillation signal and digital domain code, the digital domain code generator generates the digital domain code in order to provide digital domain sine wave code for the use of the delta sigma modulator. The oscillation signal may be a signal of constant hi-frequency, or a signal that has a frequency larger or equal to that of the input signal by an integer factor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a receiver for a communication system. The receiver includes at least one power detector, for detecting the power value of the processed signal of a received signal; a dynamic analog to digital converter (ADC), having a variable set point and a variable dynamic range; and a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), for adjusting the variable set point and the variable dynamic range according to the power value.

Abstract: A slave device that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol includes a communication module, a memory and a RF output module. The communication module can be operated to generate a driving signal. The memory stores an access code that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol and is electrically connected to the communication module. The memory is configured to determine whether or not to output the access code according to the driving signal output by the communication module. The RF output module is electrically connected to the memory so as to receive and output the access code.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for calibrating IQ mismatch to ensure that an in-phase oscillating signal and a quadrature-phase oscillating signal are orthogonal to each other. The apparatus includes a mixer for mixing the in-phase oscillating signal with the quadrature-phase oscillating signal to generate an output signal, a control module for determining a control signal according to a low-frequency component of the output signal, and a phase adjusting module for adjusting the phase of a specific oscillating signal to ensure that the in-phase oscillating signal and the quadrature-phase oscillating signal are orthogonal to each other. The specific oscillating signal may be the in-phase or the quadrature-phase oscillating signal. The apparatus does not require a digital signal-processing unit to perform complex calculations nor requires additional oscillating sources for calibration. Hence, the circuit design is much simplified, and the consumption of system resources is significantly reduced.

Abstract: A tablet including 1,000 weight parts of 21-90% natural allicin powder, 10-30 weight parts of 50-95% sesamin, 10-30 weight parts of 50-95% IgY or IgG, and a release agent. The allicin content of the tablet is 200-800 mg/g. The allicin tablet has high allicin content and capability of anti-bacteria and anti-inflammation, and can be administered based on the body weight of an animal in need thereof but causes no side effects. A method for producing the allicin tablet by mixing and uniformly stirring starch, garlic powder, and natural allicin powder to yield a mixture, adding the natural sesamin, Ig Y or Ig G, and magnesium stearate to the mixture, uniformly stirring, and tabletting.

Abstract: A slave device that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol includes a communication module, a memory and a RF output module. The communication module can be operated to generate a driving signal. The memory stores an access code that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol and is electrically connected to the communication module. The memory is configured to determine whether or not to output the access code according to the driving signal output by the communication module. The RF output module is electrically connected to the memory so as to receive and output the access code.

Abstract: A device includes a first device structure having a semiconductor platform, and a second device structure having a microstructure spaced from the semiconductor platform. The device further includes a cable having a plurality of beams to couple the microstructure to the first device structure. Each beam of the plurality of beams has a polymer coating and a serpentine-shaped region.

Abstract: A transistor resistor and an associated method are provided to improve the resistance linearity of the transistor resistor. The transistor resistor includes a transistor operating in the resistive region, where the drain and source of the transistor receive an input signal and an output signal respectively. The transistor resistor also includes a compensating circuit for generating a compensating signal according to the input signal. The compensating signal is provided to the gate of the transistor such that the voltage difference between the gate and source of the transistor approximates to a constant.

Abstract: A slave device that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol includes a communication module, a memory and a RF output module. The communication module can be operated to generate a driving signal. The memory stores an access code that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol and is electrically connected to the communication module. The memory is configured to determine whether or not to output the access code according to the driving signal output by the communication module. The RF output module is electrically connected to the memory so as to receive and output the access code.

Abstract: A signal strength detecting device of a communication system is disclosed. The signal strength detecting device is coupled to a frequency down mixer of the communication system and the frequency down mixer is used for receiving and converting a first signal to a second signal whose frequencies are lower than frequencies of the first signal. The signal strength detecting device comprises a frequency up converter for receiving and converting the second signal to a third signal whose frequencies are higher than the frequencies of the second signal and a detecting unit for detecting strength of the third signal and generating a signal strength indicator to the communication system according to a detecting result corresponding to the strength of the third signal, wherein the signal strength indicator represents the strength of the first signal received by the frequency down mixer.

Abstract: A low drop-out (LDO) voltage regulator with efficient frequency compensation is disclosed. The LDO voltage regulator includes an error amplifier, a transmission element, a voltage divider and a pole control unit. The error amplifier generates a control signal according to a reference voltage and a feedback voltage. The transmission element is coupled to the error amplifier, and adjusts an input voltage to generate an output voltage according to the control signal. The voltage divider is coupled to the transmission element, and performs a voltage division operation on the output voltage to generate the feedback voltage. The pole control unit is coupled to the transmission element, and provides and adjusts an output capacitor of the LDO voltage regulator to fix a frequency of a pole according to variation of an output impedance of the transmission element, so as to maintain loop stability.

Abstract: A signal strength detecting device of a communication system is disclosed. The signal strength detecting device is coupled to a frequency down mixer of the communication system and the frequency down mixer is used for receiving and converting a first signal to a second signal whose frequencies are lower than frequencies of the first signal. The signal strength detecting device comprises a frequency up converter for receiving and converting the second signal to a third signal whose frequencies are higher than the frequencies of the second signal and a detecting unit for detecting strength of the third signal and generating a signal strength indicator to the communication system according to a detecting result corresponding to the strength of the third signal, wherein the signal strength indicator represents the strength of the first signal received by the frequency down mixer.

Abstract: A method for producing a tablet including mixing and uniformly stirring starch, garlic powder, and natural allicin powder to yield a mixture, adding natural sesamin, Ig Y or Ig G, and magnesium stearate to the mixture, uniformly stiffing, and tabletting. The allicin tablet has high allicin content and capability of anti-bacteria and anti-inflammation, and can be administered based on the body weight of an animal in need thereof but causes no side effects.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of near field communication antenna aided design system includes a testing antenna, a standard antenna, and a network analyzer. The standard antenna is resonantly coupled with the testing antenna and includes two feed points. The network analyzer is electrically connected to the feed points and sends a test signal to the standard antenna. The standard antenna receives the test signal and is resonantly coupled with the testing antenna to generate a corresponding insertion loss reference curve. The network analyzer tests the insertion loss values on the insertion loss reference curve to obtain the resonant frequencies of the testing antenna. A design method employing the near field communication antenna aided design system is also provided.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for converting laser energy, characterized by employing an optical parametric oscillator for converting light of a green laser wavelength into light of a blue or red laser wavelength via a phase matching structure, by means of a non-linear optical crystal having a one-dimensional quasi-phase matching structure with a single grating period under appropriately-controlled temperature conditions. The non-linear optical crystal with the single grating period facilitates optical parametric oscillation and second harmonic generation to thereby enable green-to-blue wavelength conversion with a slope efficiency greater than 20%. Under 400 mW green light pump laser action, a periodically poled LiTaO3 crystal with a crystal length of 15 mm and without a resistant reflective plating film on its end face is capable of outputting a blue light laser beam of 56 mW.

Abstract: A tablet including 1,000 weight parts of 21-90% natural allicin powder, 10-30 weight parts of 50-95% sesamin, 10-30 weight parts of 50-95% IgY or IgG, and a release agent. The allicin content of the tablet is 200-800 mg/g. The allicin tablet has high allicin content and capability of anti-bacteria and anti-inflammation, and can be administered based on the body weight of an animal in need thereof but causes no side effects. A method for producing the allicin tablet by mixing and uniformly stirring starch, garlic powder, and natural allicin powder to yield a mixture, adding the natural sesamin, Ig Y or Ig G, and magnesium stearate to the mixture, uniformly stirring, and tabletting.

Abstract: A device includes a first device structure having a semiconductor platform, and a second device structure having a microstructure spaced from the semiconductor platform. The device further includes a cable having a plurality of beams to couple the microstructure to the first device structure. Each beam of the plurality of beams has a polymer coating and a serpentine-shaped region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a device having a microstructure. The method includes forming a connector on a semiconductor substrate, coating the connector with a polymer layer, and immersing the semiconductor substrate and the coated connector in an etchant solution to form the microstructure from the semiconductor substrate and to release the coated connector and the microstructure from the semiconductor substrate such that the microstructure remains coupled to a further element of the device via the coated connector. In some cases, the microstructure is defined by forming an etch stop in the semiconductor substrate, and the microstructure and the semiconductor substrate are coated with a polymer layer, which may then be selectively patterned. The microstructure may then be released from the semiconductor substrate in accordance with the etch stop.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mixer comprising: a switching circuit, having a first pair of differential signal nodes and a second pair of differential signal nodes, for switching according to a local oscillation signal; an amplifying stage circuit, for receiving an input signal and amplifying the input signal; a load circuit, for serving as the loading of the mixer and generating an output signal of the mixer; a common-mode feedback circuit, for receiving the output signal and generating a feedback signal according to the output signal; a first current source, for receiving the feedback signal and generating a first current according to the feedback signal; and a second current source, for receiving the feedback signal and generating a second current according to the feedback signal.