Abstract: A moisture-permeable composite membrane is manufactured by the step of subjecting a mixture to a crosslinking treatment. The mixture contains a polyisoprene, a polyurethane with a polar functional group, a crosslinking agent, and a vulcanizing agent. In the mixture, a weight ratio of the polyurethane with the polar functional group to the polyisoprene ranges from 1:0.55 to 1:6.60. A method for manufacturing the moisture-permeable composite membrane is also provided.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device has a memory region in which a plurality of memory cells is implemented. Each of the memory cells has a first dimension in a first horizontal direction. The IC device includes an edge region bordering the memory cell region in the first horizontal direction. The edge region has a second dimension in the first horizontal direction. The second dimension is less than or equal to about 4 times the first dimension. The IC device is formed by revising a first IC layout to generate a second IC layout. The second IC layout is generated by shrinking a dimension of the edge region in the first horizontal direction.

Abstract: A method for preparing a long-chain branched polypropylene includes subjecting a T-reagent to a polymerization reaction with propylene in the presence of a catalyst composition. The catalyst composition includes an alkylaluminoxane and a metallocene-based catalyst. The metallocene-based catalyst contains a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and hafnium (Hf). The T-reagent having an alkenyl silyl functional group is selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis[dimethyl(vinyl)silyl]ethane, dimethyldivinylsilane, 7-octenyldimethyl(vinyl)silane, 7-octenyldimethyl(allyl)silane, 4-(but-3-enyl)phenyldimethyl(vinyl)silane, 4-(but-3-enyl)phenyldimethyl(allyl)silane, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an IC structure that includes a semiconductor substrate having a SRAM region, an input/output and peripheral (IOP) region, and an edge region spanning tween the SRAM region and the IOP region; a STI structure formed on the semiconductor substrate and defining active regions; a SRAM cell formed within the SRAM region; and a backside dielectric layer disposed on a backside of the semiconductor substrate and landing on a bottom surface of the STI structure. The active regions are longitudinally oriented along a first direction; gates are formed on the semiconductor substrate and are evenly distributed with a pitch P along the first direction; the SRAM cell spans a first dimension Ds along the first direction; the edge region spans a second dimension De along the first direction; and a ratio De/Ds equals to 2 or is less than 2.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, in which the MTJ includes a pinned layer on the substrate, a reference layer on the pinned layer, a barrier layer on the reference layer, and a free layer on the barrier layer. Preferably, the free layer and the barrier layer have same width and the barrier layer and the reference layer have different widths.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, an electronic component, a first interposing layer and a second interposing layer. The substrate is non-planar and the substrate includes a first substrate pad and a second substrate pad. The electronic component includes a first component pad and a second component pad corresponding to the first substrate pad and the second substrate pad respectively. When the first component pad contacts the first substrate pad, a height difference exists between the second component pad and the second substrate pad. The first interposing layer connects between the first component pad and the first substrate pad. The second interposing layer connects between the second component pad and the second substrate pad. A thickness difference between the first interposing layer and the second interposing layer is 0.5 to 1 time the height difference.

Abstract: Provided is a bicycle handlebar grip assembly for mounting on a handlebar of a bicycle handlebar, the bicycle handlebar grip assembly including at least one handgrip body for arranging on a handlebar, such as the end thereof, for a rider to thereby hold the handlebar, fixing means for fixing the bicycle handlebar grip assembly to the handlebar, such as for the purpose of securing or clamping this, and a coupling connection for coupling the handgrip body to the fixing means

Abstract: The invention relates to a bicycle (200), in particular an electric bicycle (200). The invention also relates to a light module (100) for use in a bicycle (200), in particular an electric bicycle (200) according to the invention. The invention further relates to a bicycle control unit (8) programmed to independently control a plurality of light sources (104) of at least one light module (100) for use in a bicycle (200), in particular an electric bicycle (200) according to the invention. The invention moreover relates to an assembly of at least one light module (100) according to the invention and at least one bicycle control unit (8) according to the invention.

Abstract: A data recording system includes a host terminal and a data recorder. The host terminal defines a first module card to be corresponding to a first data channel and a first module card slot of the data recorder. The first module card is inserted into the first module card slot, and the data recorder stores a first type of data captured from the first data channel to the first module card. The host terminal has the data recorder stop capturing the first type of data, and defines a second module card to be corresponding to a second data channel and the first module card slot of the data recorder. The data recorder is shut down, and the first module card is dismounted from the first module card slot. The second module card is inserted into the first module card slot, and the data recorder is rebooted.

Abstract: An automatic power supply system is electrically coupled to a component to be tested. The automatic power supply system includes a power array and a controller. The power array includes a plurality of power channels, and provides power supplies through the plurality of power channels. The component to be tested is electrically coupled to a first power channel of the plurality of power channels and receives a power supply through the first power channel. The controller is electrically coupled to the power array, and calculates a power of the power supply received by the component to be tested. The controller adjusts a power specification of the power supply provided through the first power channel according to the power.

Abstract: Calibration methods for calibrating image capture devices of an around view monitoring (AVM) system mounted on vehicle are provided, the calibration method including: extracting local patterns from images captured by each image capture device, wherein each local pattern is respectively disposed at a position within the image capturing range of one of the image capture devices; acquiring an overhead-view (OHV) image from OHV point above vehicle, wherein the OHV image includes first patterns relative to the local patterns for the image capture devices; generating global patterns from the OHV image using the first patterns, each global pattern corresponding to one of the local patterns; matching the local patterns with the corresponding global patterns to determine camera parameters and transformation information corresponding thereto for each image capture device; and calibrating each image capture device using determined camera parameters and transformation information corresponding thereto so as to generate A

Abstract: A method of three-dimensional video encoding and decoding that adaptively incorporates camera parameters in the video bitstream according to a control flag is disclosed. The control flag is derived based on a combination of individual control flags associated with multiple depth-oriented coding tools. Another control flag can be incorporated in the video bitstream to indicate whether there is a need for the camera parameters for the current layer. In another embodiment, a first flag and a second flag are used to adaptively control the presence and location of camera parameters for each layer or each view in the video bitstream. The first flag indicates whether camera parameters for each layer or view are present in the video bitstream. The second flag indicates camera parameter location for each layer or view in the video bitstream.

Abstract: The proposed vacuum jacketed tube may deliver the high/low temperature fluid with less temperature-transfer, especially may delivery high/low temperature fluid through a flexible structure. The vacuum jacketed tube includes a tubular structure surrounding a pipe wherein the fluid is delivered therethrough. Also, the space between the tubular structure and the pipe may be vacuumed. Therefore, the heat transferred into and/or away the fluid may be minimized, especially if the tubular structure and the pipe is separated by at least one thermal insulator or is separated mutually. Moreover, the vacuum jacketed tube may be mechanically connected to the source/destination of the delivered fluid, even other vacuum jacketed tube, through the bellows and/or the rotary joint. Besides, the pipe may be surrounded by a Teflon bellows and the tubular structure may be surrounded by a steel bellows, so as to further reduce the heat transferred into/away the fluid delivered inside the pipe.

Abstract: Calibration methods for calibrating image capture devices of an around view monitoring (AVM) system mounted on vehicle are provided, the calibration method including: extracting local patterns from images captured by each image capture device, wherein each local pattern is respectively disposed at a position within the image capturing range of one of the image capture devices; acquiring an overhead-view (OHV) image from OHV point above vehicle, wherein the OHV image includes first patterns relative to the local patterns for the image capture devices; generating global patterns from the OHV image using the first patterns, each global pattern corresponding to one of the local patterns; matching the local patterns with the corresponding global patterns to determine camera parameters and transformation information corresponding thereto for each image capture device; and calibrating each image capture device using determined camera parameters and transformation information corresponding thereto so as to generate A

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a three-dimensional or multi-view video encoding or decoding system utilizing unified disparity vector derivation is disclosed. When a three-dimensional coding tool using a derived disparity vector (DV) is selected, embodiments according to the present invention will first obtain the derived DV from one or more neighboring blocks. If the derived DV is available, the selected three-dimensional coding tool is applied to the current block using the derived DV. If the derived DV is not available, the selected three-dimensional coding tool is applied to the current block using a default DV, where the default DV is set to point to an inter-view reference picture in a reference picture list of the current block.

Abstract: A method of video coding utilizing ARP (advanced residual prediction) by explicitly signaling the temporal reference picture or deriving the temporal reference picture at the encoder and the decoder using identical process is disclosed. To encode or decode a current block in a current picture from a dependent view, a corresponding block in a reference view corresponding to the current block is determined based on a DV (disparity vector). For the encoder side, the temporal reference picture in the reference view of the corresponding block is explicitly signaled using syntax element(s) in the slice header or derived using an identical process as the decoder. For the decoder side, the temporal reference picture in the reference view of the corresponding block is determined according to the syntax element(s) in the slice header or derived using an identical process as the decoder. The temporal reference picture is then used for ARP.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for three-dimensional video coding using the virtual depth information are disclosed. For a current texture block in the dependent view, the method incorporating the present invention first derives an estimated disparity vector to locate a corresponding texture block in a coded view. A collocated depth block in the coded view collocated with the corresponding texture block in the coded view is identified and used to derive the virtual depth information. One aspect of the present invention addresses derivation process for the estimated disparity vector. Another aspect of the present invention addresses the usage of the derived virtual depth information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for texture image compression in a 3D video coding system are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention derive depth information related to a depth map associated with a texture image and then process the texture image based on the depth information derived. The invention can be applied to the encoder side as well as the decoder side. The encoding order or decoding order for the depth maps and the texture images can be based on block-wise interleaving or picture-wise interleaving. One aspect of the present invent is related to partitioning of the texture image based on depth information of the depth map. Another aspect of the present invention is related to motion vector or motion vector predictor processing based on the depth information.

Abstract: A method for generating a target perspective model referenced for depth map generation includes at least following steps: receiving a first input image; utilizing a region-based analysis unit for analyzing a plurality of regions in the first input image to extract image characteristics of the regions; and determining the target perspective model according to at least the image characteristics. Another method for generating a target perspective model referenced for depth map generation includes: receiving a first input image; determining a first perspective model in response to the first input image; and utilizing a perspective model generation unit for generating the target perspective model by a weighted sum of the first perspective model and at least one second perspective model.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method codes video pictures, in which each of the video pictures is partitioned into LCUs (largest coding units). The method operates by receiving a current LCU, partitioning the current LCU adaptively to result in multiple leaf CUs, determining whether a current leaf CU has at least one nonzero quantized transform coefficient according to both Prediction Mode (PredMode) and Coded Block Flag (CBF), and incorporating quantization parameter information for the current leaf CU in a video bitstream, if the current leaf CU has at least one nonzero quantized transform coefficient. If the current leaf CU has no nonzero quantized transform coefficient, the method excludes the quantization parameter information for the current leaf CU in the video bitstream.