Abstract: A semiconductor die package. It includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first semiconductor die having its front surface facing the first surface of the substrate, a conductive adhesive disposed between the first semiconductor die and the first surface of the substrate, and a second semiconductor die located on the first semiconductor die. The front surface of second semiconductor die faces away from the first semiconductor die, and the back surface faces toward the first semiconductor die. A plurality of conductive structures electrically couple regions at the front surface of the second semiconductor die to conductive regions at the first surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A new P2P streaming method and apparatus disseminates video chunks to all peers with the minimum (or at least reduced) delay. After obtaining a new video chunk, a peer keeps transmitting (uploading) that video chunk to other peers until all peers receive it. The approach quickly increases the aggregate bandwidth that can be utilized to transmit a video chunk. For example, the aggregate peer bandwidth used to transmit a video chunk can double every time slot. For a homogeneous P2P streaming system with N peers, a time slot is defined as a unit of the single chunk transmission delay between two peers. Using the P2P streaming method, a video chunk can be disseminated to all peers within 1+log2 N time slots.

Abstract: A wire bonding pad over an active area of a semiconductor die has grooves in two orthogonal sections thereof in the top surface of said wire bonding pad.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement system is configured to perform a calibration automatically when a calibration condition is satisfied. The calibration condition is based upon one or more parameters of pulse waves of a subject. The parameters may include pulse wave area; a time difference between systolic peak and reflected wave peak or dichrotic notch in the pulse wave and a shape of at least a portion of the pulse wave.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and apparatus for polarization display of antenna. The apparatus for polarization display of antenna comprises a selecting means for selecting a plurality of predetermined radiation directions from radiation directions of an antenna, a mapping means for mapping the plurality of predetermined radiation directions into a coordinates chart, an obtaining means for obtaining corresponding radiation data for the antenna in the plurality of predetermined radiation directions, and a plotting means for plotting a polarization pattern of the antenna in the plurality of predetermined radiation directions on the coordinates chart, according to the radiation data. With the method and apparatus of the invention, all polarization information of the antenna in each radiation direction can be provided with only one FIGURE.

Abstract: A multichip module buck converter 10 has a high side power mosfet 12, a low side power mosfet 22 and a pre-molded leadframe 40 between the two mosfets for connecting the source of mosfet 12 to the drain of mosfet 22. Clips 14, 16, 18 and 26 carry the source, gate and drain terminals of the mosfet from planes parallel but spaced apart to a common plane.

Abstract: A hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system comprises: an area-type image formation and detection subsystem having an area-type image detection array; an LED-based illumination subsystem having a LED-based illumination array; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; and an image-processing subsystem. The LED array is automatically driven in a precise manner to globally expose the area-type image detection array with LED-based illumination only when substantially all of its rows of pixels are in a state of integration and have a common integration time, thereby enabling the capture of high quality images independent of the relative motion between the object and the hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system.

Abstract: A portable digital image capturing and processing system comprising: an image formation and detection subsystem; a narrow-band illumination subsystem; a narrow-band transmission-type optical filter subsystem; an automatic light exposure measurement subsystem; and an automatic illumination control subsystem. The image formation and detection subsystem has an area-type image sensing array for detecting digital images of objects formed thereon by image formation optics providing a field of view (FOV) for the system. Within the FOV of the image formation and detection subsystem, the narrow-band illumination subsystem produces a field of narrow-band illumination consisting essentially of a narrow band of wavelengths of visible illumination.

Abstract: A POS-based digital image capturing and processing system for illuminating objects using automatic object detection and spectral-mixing illumination technique. The system comprises an area-type illumination and imaging station for projecting a coextensive area-type illumination and imaging field (i.e. zone) into a 3D imaging volume during object illumination and imaging operations. The area-type illumination and imaging station includes an illumination subsystem for producing a first field of visible illumination from an array of visible LEDs, and producing a second field of invisible illumination from an array of infrared (IR) LEDs. wherein the first and second fields of illumination spatially overlap and intermix with each other and are substantially coextensive with the FOV of the image sensing array.

Abstract: A portable digital image capturing and processing system comprising: an image formation and detection subsystem; a narrow-band illumination subsystem; a narrow-band transmission-type optical filter subsystem; an automatic light exposure measurement subsystem; and an automatic illumination control subsystem. The image formation and detection subsystem has an area-type image sensing array for detecting digital images of objects formed thereon by image formation optics providing a field of view (FOV) for the system. Within the FOV of the image formation and detection subsystem, the narrow-band illumination subsystem produces a field of narrow-band illumination consisting essentially of a narrow band of wavelengths of visible illumination.

Abstract: A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: an IR-based object presence and range detection subsystem; a area-type image formation and detection subsystem having an image capture modes of operation; a multi-mode led-based illumination subsystem for providing a narrow-band field of illumination; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; a image-processing bar code symbol reading subsystem; an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem integrated with each of the above-described subsystems.

Abstract: A high-power light emitting diode (LED) street lamp includes a body frame, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules, and a base unit convexly positioned on the body frame along the light emission direction of the high-power light emitting diode (LED) street lamp. The light emitting diode (LED) modules have a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and at least one circuit board. The light emitting diodes (LEDs) are electrically connected to the at lease one circuit board. The base unit has a plurality of supporting surfaces which support the light emitting diode (LED) modules. The supporting surfaces are symmetrically positioned on a normal direction of an end surface of the base unit, and the light emitting diode (LED) modules are positioned on the adjacent supporting surfaces, respectively. The supporting surfaces further comprise a plurality of edge supporting surfaces positioned on the edges of the base unit.

Abstract: Body scales include an LCD display panel for displaying information such as body weight and body fat of a user standing upon the scales, and LED backlighting behind the display panel having variable multicoloured output dependent upon reference meanings of that information.

Abstract: A high-power light emitting diode (LED) street lamp includes a body frame, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules, and a base unit convexly positioned on the body frame along the light emission direction of the high-power light emitting diode (LED) street lamp. The light emitting diode (LED) modules have a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and at least one circuit board. The light emitting diodes (LEDs) are electrically connected to the at lease one circuit board to be served as the light emitting diode (LED) modules. The base unit has a plurality of supporting surfaces which support the light emitting diode (LED) modules. The supporting surfaces are symmetrically positioned on a normal direction of an end surface of the base unit, and the light emitting diode (LED) modules are positioned on the adjacent supporting surfaces, respectively.

Abstract: Digital-imaging based code symbol reading system employing an event-driven multi-tier modular software architecture and supporting automatic operating system login and loading of a bar code symbol reading application.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement system is configured to perform a calibration automatically when a calibration condition is satisfied. The calibration condition is based upon one or more parameters of pulse waves of a subject. The parameters may include pulse wave area; a time difference between systolic peak and reflected wave peak or dichrotic notch in the pulse wave and a shape of at least a portion of the pulse wave.

Abstract: Digital image capture and processing systems and methods for generating and projecting coplanar illumination and imaging planes and/or coextensive area-type illumination and imaging zones, through one or more imaging windows, and into a 3D imaging volume in a retail POS environments, while employing automatic object motion and/or velocity detection, real-time image analysis and other techniques to capture and processing high-quality digital images of objects passing through the 3D imaging volume, and intelligently controlling and/or managing the use of visible and invisible forms of illumination, during object illumination and imaging operations, that might otherwise annoy or disturb human operators and/or customers working and/or shopping in such retail environments.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting a starting point to transmit a beacon (BTSP) from a coordinator and a first node in a communication system. The communication system includes the coordinator, a first node group with at least one node having the first node which receives the beacon from the coordinator, and a second node group with at least one node having a second node which receives the beacon from the first node. The coordinator determines a beacon window size for the beacon transmission, selects the BTSP within the beacon window size, and transmits at the BTSP, the beacon containing information on the beacon window size and the BTSP. The first node selects its BTSP within the beacon window size so as not to overlap with the BTSP of the received beacon.

Abstract: A routing method comprising receiving a first packet, the first packet being broadcast for discovery of a route. A first backoff of the first packet is calculated based on a route cost of the first packet. The first packet is rebroadcast if a second packet is not received within the first backoff, the second packet being a duplicate of the first packet. A second backoff of the second packet is calculated based on a route cost of the second packet if the second packet is received within the first backoff. One of the first and the second packets is rebroadcast as a result of comparing the first backoff and the second backoff.

Abstract: A lead frame free packaged semiconductor device with an exposed heat sink is formed by die bonding the semiconductor device directly to the heat sink and bonding package leads directly to the semiconductor die, and optionally to the heat sink. In an alternative embodiment, a lead frame free packaged semiconductor device with an exposed heat sink is formed by die bonding the semiconductor device directly to the heat sink and wire bonding package leads to the semiconductor die, and optionally to the heat sink.