Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a non-transitory computer program product, and an apparatus for managing data storage. The method performed by a flash controller includes: obtaining information indicating a subregion to be activated, where the subregion is associated with a logical block address (LBA) range; triggering a garbage collection (GC) process being performed in background to migrate user data of all the or a portion of the LBA range associated with the subregion to continuous physical addresses in a flash device; and updating content of a plurality of entries associated with the subregion according to migration results, where each entry includes information indicating which physical address that user data of a corresponding logical address is physically stored in the flash device.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes: a first frame defining plural accommodating cavities; plural transmission units partially received in the accommodating cavities, respectively, each of the transmission units comprising a card edge connector received in a corresponding accommodating cavity, a motherboard connector, and a circuit board connected with the card edge connector and the motherboard connector; and a second frame attached to the first frame; wherein the second frame presses against and hold the circuit boards in position.

Abstract: An image analyzation method and an image analyzation device are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a first image which presents at least a first object and a second object; analyzing the first image to detect a first central point between a first endpoint of the first object and a second endpoint of the second object; determining a target region based on the first central point as a center of the target region; capturing a second image located in the target region from the first image; and analyzing the second image to generate status information which reflects a gap status between the first object and the second object.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a housing; plural terminals held on the housing, the terminals being arranged in the form of terminal pairs for transmitting differential signals; plural first shielding sheets shielding the terminals; and plural second shielding sheets shielding the terminals, the second shielding sheet being arranged to cross the first shielding sheets to form plural shielding cavities separated from each other, the terminal pairs being distributed in corresponding shielding cavities, wherein one first shielding sheet is provided between each terminal pair and an laterally adjacent terminal pair and two second shielding sheets are provided between each terminal pair and a longitudinally adjacent terminal pair.

Abstract: Methods for revitalizing components of a plasma processing apparatus that includes a sensor for detecting a thickness or roughness of a peeling weakness layer on a protective surface coating of a plasma processing tool and/or for detecting airborne contaminants generated by such peeling weakness layer. The method includes detecting detrimental amounts of peeling weakness layer buildup or airborne concentration of atoms or molecules from the peeling weakness layer, and initiating a revitalization process that bead beats the peeling weakness layer to remove it from the component while maintaining the integrity of the protective surface coating.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing; plural terminals held on the insulating housing, the terminals are arranged in terminal pairs for transmitting differential signals; and plural shielding sheets held on the insulating housing, each of the shielding sheets includes: at least two walls shielding the terminal pair in at least two directions, and plural elastic pieces extending from the at least two walls in order to cooperate with a mating connector; wherein the elastic pieces of each shielding sheet include an inner elastic piece protruding toward an associated terminal pair and an outer elastic piece protruding away from the associated terminals pair.

Abstract: An electronic package is provided and includes a first carrier structure having a plurality of antenna feed lines, and an antenna module disposed on the first carrier structure. The antenna module includes a substrate body having a plurality of recesses with different depths. Further, antenna layers are formed in the plurality of recesses and electromagnetically coupled to the antenna feed lines so as to improve the overall radiation efficiency of the antenna assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing block management regarding a non-volatile memory are provided. The method includes: determining whether a first blank block belongs to a cold block group or a hot block group according to an erase count of the first blank block; in response to the first blank block belonging to the cold block group, selecting the first blank block from a plurality of blank blocks as a target block, for performing data writing; according to at least one characteristic parameter regarding first data to be written, determining whether the first data belongs to a cold data group or a hot data group; and in response to the first data belonging to the hot data group, writing the first data into the first blank block to use the first blank block as a data block of the first data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-transitory computer program product, a method and an apparatus for managing garbage collection process. The non-transitory computer program product includes program code to: determine source blocks to be processed, wherein each source block includes an invalid page; program user data of valid pages in the source blocks, whose quantity is less than a total number of pages in one first-type physical block, into empty pages in a second-type physical block, wherein the total number of pages in one first-type physical block is greater than a total number of pages in one second-type physical block; and fill remaining empty pages in the second-type physical block with dummy values.

Abstract: A data storage device utilized for accessing boot data includes a flash memory, a controller and a RAM. The flash memory includes several blocks, and each block includes several pages. The controller is coupled to the flash memory and the RAM. The controller receives a write command from a host and determines whether the data of the write command is system data or normal data. If the data to be written is system data, the controller transmits a confirm message to the host after the system data has been completely stored on the data storage device.

Abstract: A stretchable circuit is provided in the invention. The stretchable circuit comprises a plurality of segments. Each segment includes a plurality of sub-segments. Each sub-segment includes at least one main line, at least one secondary line, and rib lines, and in each sub-segment, the main lines and the secondary lines are electrically connected to the rib lines.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing; and plural terminals held in the insulating housing and arranged in terminal pairs, each of the terminals including: a holding portion held in the insulating housing; a cantilever extending forward from the holding portion, a slot being provided on the cantilever; a contact portion at a front of the cantilever; and a mounting portion for mounting on a circuit board; wherein the slot extends to the contact portion; and in each terminal pair, a first distance from a center of the contact portion of one terminal thereof to a center of the contact portion of the other terminal thereof is less than a second distance from a center of the mounting portion of one terminal thereof to a center of the mounting portion of the other terminal thereof.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes: a bracket; and at least one transmission assembly mounted to the bracket and including an internal printed circuit board (PCB), a board-mount connector connected to a first row of conductive pads disposed at a bottom end portion of the PCB, and a plug-in connector connected to a second row of conductive pads disposed at a front end portion of the PCB, wherein the PCB has a third row of conductive pads disposed at a rear end portion thereof.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory controller configures a first predetermined memory block and a second predetermined memory block as buffers to receive data from a host device and determines to use the first or the second predetermined memory block to receive the data according to write addresses of a write command received from the host device. When the write addresses indicate that the data to be written by the host device is management data of a file system of the host device, the memory controller writes the data to the first predetermined memory block. When the write addresses indicate that the data to be written by the host device is not the management data of the file system of the host device, the memory controller writes the data to the second predetermined memory block.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer program product for programming flash administration tables. The non-transitory computer program product includes program code to: periodically determine whether user data that has been programmed into a current block of a flash module satisfies a random-write condition; and update a record of a host-to-flash (H2F) sub-table according to content of a flash-to-host (F2H) table for the current block when user data that has been programmed into the current block of the flash module satisfies the random-write condition.

Abstract: The invention introduces a method, an apparatus and a non-transitory computer program product for storing data in flash memory. The method is performed by a processing unit when loading and executing program code of a flash translation layer to include: dividing storage space of a flash module into a first region and a second region; programming data belonging to a first partition type received from a host side into first physical blocks of the first region only; and programming data belonging to a second partition type received from the host side into the first physical blocks of the first region and the second physical blocks of the second region. With the region division and the policy for writing data into the regions in terms of data characteristics of different partition types, storage space of the flash module would be used more effective.

Abstract: A vehicle and a vehicle controlling method are provided. The vehicle includes a computing system; a vehicle controlling module coupled to the computing system; and a positioning module coupled to the computing system and the vehicle controlling module. The vehicle controlling module receives a safe stop path and a fusion coordinate from the computing system. When the vehicle controlling module determines that an abnormality occurs in the computing system, the vehicle controlling module receives a positioning coordinate from the positioning module and calculates an offset corresponding to the positioning coordinate and the fusion coordinate. The vehicle controlling module transmits a vehicle controlling command to the vehicle according to the offset and the safe stop path.

Abstract: A vehicle control method and a vehicle control system are provided. A lateral distance between a vehicle and a tunnel wall of a tunnel is obtained through a lidar sensor when the vehicle is moving in a lane in the tunnel. A lateral offset parameter between the vehicle and a lane centerline is obtained based on the lateral distance. A moving direction of the vehicle is controlled according to the lateral offset parameter.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory controller selects a predetermined memory device to receive data and accordingly records multiple logical addresses in a first mapping table. The first mapping table records which logical page the data stored in each physical page of the predetermined memory block is directed to. When the predetermined memory block is full, the memory controller edits a second mapping table and a third mapping table according to the first mapping table. The second mapping table corresponds to multiple logical pages and records which memory block and which physical page is the data of each logical page stored in. The third mapping table corresponds to the physical pages of the predetermined memory block and indicates whether each physical page is a valid page or an invalid page.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes multiple memory blocks. The memory controller is coupled to the memory device and is configured to access the memory device. In a garbage collection procedure, the memory controller is configured to select multiple spare memory blocks as destination memory blocks and move valid data stored in at least one source memory block into the destination memory blocks. In the garbage collection procedure, the memory controller is further configured to determine an attribute of each valid data and determine which destination memory block to move the valid data into according to the corresponding attribute. Valid data having the same attribute is moved to the same destination memory block.