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20120056315 | Alignment Marks in Substrate Having Through-Substrate Via (TSV) - A device includes a substrate, and an alignment mark including a conductive through-substrate via (TSV) penetrating through the substrate. | 03-08-2012 |
20120128457 | Reconfigurable Guide Pin Design for Centering Wafers Having Different Sizes - An apparatus includes a robot arm, and a plurality of guide pins mounted on the robot arm. Each of the plurality of guide pins includes a plurality of wafer supports at different levels, with each of the plurality of wafer supports configured to support and center a wafer having a size different from wafers configured to be supported and centered by remaining ones of the plurality of wafer supports | 05-24-2012 |
20130134559 | Chip-on-Wafer Structures and Methods for Forming the Same - A package component includes a substrate, wherein the substrate has a front surface and a back surface over the front surface. A through-via penetrates through the substrate. A conductive feature is disposed over the back surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the through-via. A first dielectric pattern forms a ring covering edge portions of the conductive feature. An Under-Bump-Metallurgy (UBM) is disposed over and in contact with a center portion of the conductive feature. A polymer contacts a sidewall of the substrate. A second dielectric pattern is disposed over and aligned to the polymer. The first and the second dielectric patterns are formed of a same dielectric material, and are disposed at substantially a same level. | 05-30-2013 |
20130334832 | Reconfigurable Guide Pin Design for Centering Wafers Having Different Sizes - An apparatus includes a robot arm, and a plurality of guide pins mounted on the robot arm. Each of the plurality of guide pins includes a plurality of wafer supports at different levels, with each of the plurality of wafer supports configured to support and center a wafer having a size different from wafers configured to be supported and centered by remaining ones of the plurality of wafer supports | 12-19-2013 |
20150118840 | Alignment Marks in Substrate Having Through-Substrate Via (TSV) - A device includes a substrate, and an alignment mark including a conductive through-substrate via (TSV) penetrating through the substrate. | 04-30-2015 |
20150130055 | Chip-on-Wafer Structures and Methods for Forming the Same - A package component includes a substrate, wherein the substrate has a front surface and a back surface over the front surface. A through-via penetrates through the substrate. A conductive feature is disposed over the back surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the through-via. A first dielectric pattern forms a ring covering edge portions of the conductive feature. An Under-Bump-Metallurgy (UBM) is disposed over and in contact with a center portion of the conductive feature. A polymer contacts a sidewall of the substrate. A second dielectric pattern is disposed over and aligned to the polymer. The first and the second dielectric patterns are formed of a same dielectric material, and are disposed at substantially a same level. | 05-14-2015 |
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20090257276 | NONVOLATILE ANALOG MEMORY - A nonvolatile analog memory has a floating gate point. The nonvolatile analog memory includes a first current source, a second current source, and a current adjuster. The first current source generates a first current, and the second current source generates a second current. The current adjuster turns on or turns off a current path of the second current according to a reference current and the first current. Furthermore, when the current path of the second current is turned on, the first current is adjusted according to the second current, such that the first current is equal to the reference current. | 10-15-2009 |
20100188899 | NONVOLATILE ANALOG MEMORY - A nonvolatile analog memory has a floating gate point. The nonvolatile analog memory includes a capacitor. a first current source, a second current source and a current adjuster. The first current source controlled by a voltage value at the floating gate point and generates a first current. The second current source controlled by the voltage value at the floating gate point and generates a second current. The current adjuster receives the output voltage and a reference voltage and adjusts the first current and the second current based on the output voltage and the reference voltage. The current adjuster charges or discharges the capacitor to equalize the output voltage to the reference voltage. | 07-29-2010 |
20120168868 | MULTI-GATE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH ENHANCED AND ADAPTABLE LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE - A field-effect transistor has an extra gate above a shallow trench isolation (STI) to enhance and to adapt the low-frequency noise induced by an STI-silicon interface. By changing the voltage applied to the STI gate, the field-effect transistor is able to adapt its low-frequency noise over four decades. The field-effect transistor can be fabricated with a standard CMOS logic process without additional masks or process modification. | 07-05-2012 |
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20080224266 | LATERAL BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - A lateral bipolar transistor is described, including a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, an emitter and a collector of a first conductivity type in the substrate, and a base of a second conductivity type in the substrate. The gate structure has a structure enclosing one or more closed areas. The emitter and the collector respectively includes a plurality of electrically connected unit emitters and a plurality of electrically connected unit collectors defined by the gate structure, which are arranged laterally intermixing with each other and separated by the substrate under the gate structure. The base includes a part under the gate structure. | 09-18-2008 |
20110045466 | Field-effect transistor type biosensor and bio-signal amplification method thereof - The present invention discloses a field-effect transistor (FET) type biosensor and a bio-signal amplification method. The biosensor comprises a field-effect transistor chip, a biomolecular immobilization layer and at least one primer. The biomolecular immobilization layer is formed on a gate surface of the FET chip or a surface of an external device connected to a gate. The primer used for performing a nucleic acid amplification is immobilized onto the gate surface or the external device surface by binding with the biomolecular immobilization layer, such that an analyte can have a nucleic acid amplification reaction with the primer at room temperature or a constant temperature environment. With an extension of a nucleic acid sequence, the inducing electricity of the FET gate surface can be increased so as to amplify an inspection signal, thereby enhancing the sensitivity of the FET type biosensor effectively. | 02-24-2011 |
20110144471 | FLEXIBLE PROBE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a flexible probe structure comprises at least one electrode using a CNT layer as the electrode interface. The CNT layer disposed on the electrode surface is processed with an UV-ozone treatment to form a great number of carbon-oxygen functional groups on the surface of CNT. The carbon-oxygen functional groups can greatly reduce the interface impedance of the electrode and the biological tissue fluid. Thereby, the measurement can achieve better quality. The present invention also discloses a method for fabricating a flexible probe structure, which comprises steps: preparing a flexible substrate; forming a conductive layer on the flexible substrate, and defining an electrode, a wire and a metal pad on the conductive layer; forming a CNT layer on the electrode; forming an insulating layer on the conductive layer to insulate the wire from the environment; and processing the CNT layer with an UV-ozone treatment. | 06-16-2011 |
20120176262 | Exponential-Logarithmic Analog-to-Digital Converter - The present invention provides an analog to digital converter by using an exponential-logarithmic model. The exponential-logarithmic analog-to-digital converter includes an exponential circuit which acquires an analog input voltage and generates an analog output voltage that is an exponential function of the input voltage. A positive feedback circuit that succeeds the exponential circuit exhibits a natural logarithmic characteristic. A comparator is connected to the positive feedback circuit to compare an output voltage of the positive feedback circuit with a reference voltage. Via the exponential-logarithmic conversion technique, the time interval or pulse produced by the positive feedback circuit is a linear function of the magnitude of the input voltage. Based on the comparator output, a counter is employed to translate the analog input signal to its digital representation. | 07-12-2012 |
20150136600 | GAS SENSING SYSTEM - A gas sensing system includes an air intake hole which comprises a plurality of micro-flow channels, a replaceable sensor for receiving an air from the air intake hole and detecting the received air, and a processing unit coupled to the replaceable sensor and doing determination for the component of the air according to a detection result of the replaceable sensor. Wherein, the replaceable sensor includes a plurality of sensing chips arranged in an array and each sensing chip is coated with a sensing thin film separately to detect a different gas. | 05-21-2015 |
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20090215554 | Golf ball - In a golf ball, the surface of the core layer has a predetermined number of depressions, and the depressions have a predetermined total volume. By means of the aforesaid structural design, the spin rate of the golf ball is effectively controlled, and the golf ball has the advantages of simple design and high productivity. | 08-27-2009 |
20100056302 | Multilayer solid golf ball - The present invention provides a multilayer solid golf ball having an enclosing layer between a core and a cover. The core has a coefficient of restitution (COR) greater than 0.750, and the enclosing layer has a thermal conductivity less than or equal to 0.20 W/m-K. The enclosing layer with low thermal conductivity may reduce the decrease of the COR of the ball in a cold weather that improves the ball control and the flying distance. | 03-04-2010 |
20100179001 | Golf ball - A golf ball is provided with a compression deformation of 2 mm and 4 mm and has a core made from a thermoplastic material, an intermediate layer made from a thermoset material, and at least one cover layer. The COR of the core falls between 0.78 and 0.89 and is higher than that of the whole golf ball. In this way, the golf ball has long flight distance and good hitting feel to fit both of the amateur golfers, whose swing speed is lower, and the low-handicap or professional golfers, whose swing speed is higher. | 07-15-2010 |
20120077621 | Four-Piece Golf Balls Including A Crosslinked Thermoplastic Polyurethane Cover Layer - This disclosure relates to four-piece golf balls having an outer cover layer made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The four-piece golf ball may include an inner core layer formed from a highly neutralized acid polymer composition. The four-piece golf ball may also include an outer core layer formed from a polybutadiene rubber. The golf ball may exhibit a high degree of scuff resistance. | 03-29-2012 |
20120115637 | Golf Balls Including A Crosslinked Thermoplastic Polyurethane Cover Layer Having Improved Scuff Resistance - This disclosure relates to golf balls having a cover layer made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The cover layer may have certain properties, such as a desirable flexural modulus value and a desirable Shore D hardness value, that further contribute to the golf ball having a high degree of scuff resistance. | 05-10-2012 |
20120214615 | MULTILAYER SOLID GOLF BALL - A multilayer solid golf ball may include a core formed from a highly neutralized polymer and a cover surrounding the core. The ball may also include an enclosing layer disposed between the core and the cover, the enclosing layer having a thermal conductivity of 0.12 W/m-K or less. | 08-23-2012 |
20130029788 | Golf Ball Including a Blend Of Highly Neutralized Acid Polymers And Method of Manufacture - A golf ball having an inner core layer, an outer core layer essentially enclosing the inner core layer, an inner cover layer essentially enclosing the outer core layer, and an outer cover layer essentially enclosing the inner cover layer. The golf ball includes a blend of at least first and second highly neutralized acid polymers, each having a Vicat softening temperature and a specific gravity. The absolute value of the difference between the Vicat softening temperatures is no more than about 15° C. and the absolute value of the difference between the specific gravities is no more than about 0.015. Also, the method of making the blend and the golf ball is disclosed. | 01-31-2013 |
20130320576 | Method of Recycling a Golf Ball - A method of making and recycling a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include processing a used golf ball to make the materials of the used golf ball reusable in a new golf ball. As a result, the disclosed method may decrease the waste of disposing of used golf balls and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The method may include melting a golf ball made of layers each having a different melting point. The materials may be separated by melting the different layers one by one. The method of recycling a golf ball may generally include pulverizing used golf balls made of materials having differing amounts of magnetic additive into particles. The particles may be separated by a magnetic field. At least a portion of the particles may be reused to make a new golf ball. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324324 | RECYCLABLE GOLF BALL - A recyclable golf ball is disclosed. The structure of the disclosed golf ball and/or the materials used to make the golf ball may enhance the ability to recycle the golf ball. As a result, the disclosed golf ball may decrease waste and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The golf ball may be made of materials that make it easier to separate the materials in a used golf ball for recycling. The golf ball may be made of materials having different densities. The golf ball may be made of materials having different melting points. The golf ball may be made of materials mixed with a magnetic additive. | 12-05-2013 |
20140103573 | GOLF BALLS INCLUDING A CROSSLINKED THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE COVER LAYER HAVING IMPROVED SCUFF RESISTANCE - This disclosure relates to golf balls having a cover layer made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The cover layer may have certain properties, such as a desirable flexural modulus value and a desirable Shore D hardness value, that further contribute to the golf ball having a high degree of scuff resistance. | 04-17-2014 |
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20120188697 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus including a portable device and a docking station is provided. The portable device has a display surface and a first restricting element. The docking station includes a base and a frame. The base has a supporting surface, wherein the portable device is adapted to be placed on the supporting surface. The frame is disposed around the base and has a second restricting element, wherein the frame is adapted to slide related to the base to drive the second restricting element to be aligned to the first restricting element of the portable device placed on the supporting surface, such that the portable device is fixed to the base by means of a magnetic attraction force between the first restricting element and the second restricting element. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188700 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus including a portable device and a docking station is provided. The portable device has a display surface and the first restricting element. The docking station includes a base having a supporting surface and the second restricting element disposed on the supporting surface. The first restricting element is latched to the second restricting element when the portable device is attached to the supporting surface. Besides, the portable device is adapted to stand on the base by restricting the relative position of the portable device and the second restricting element. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188701 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A docking station, an electronic apparatus and a portable device are provided. The electronic apparatus comprises a portable device having a display surface and a docking station having a base and a connecting module. The base has a supporting surface. The portable device is adapted to be attached to the supporting surface. The connecting module has a first pivot and a second pivot. The first pivot is connected and pivoted to the base, and the second pivot is detachably pivoted to the portable device, such that the portable device is adapted to rotate relatively to the docking station. | 07-26-2012 |
20130027872 | SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY FOR ASSEMBLED DETACHABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSEMBLED DETACHABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An assembled detachable electronic device includes a portable device having a display interface and a docking station is provided. The portable device includes at least one first sliding portion. The docking station includes a docking station main body and a supporting assembly assembled to the docking station main body to support the portable device. The supporting assembly includes a flexible element and a sliding element. The sliding element is wrapped by the flexible element. When the sliding element is slidably disposed to the first sliding portion, the flexible element provides a supporting force to support the portable device on the docking station main body. When the sliding element slides along the first sliding portion and the flexible element is bent, the portable device rotates relative to the docking station main body. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031289 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR DETACHABLE ASSEMBLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DETACHABLE ASSEMBLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A detachable assembled electronic device includes a portable device having a display interface and a docking station. The docking station includes a docking station main body and a connecting structure. The connecting structure is assembled to the docking station main body to support the portable device, and includes a flexible element and a first section. The first section is wrapped by the flexible element. When the first section is attached to the portable device, the first section and the flexible element are adapted to support the portable device on the docking station main body, and the portable device is adapted to rotate relative to the docking station main body by the bending of the flexible element to form an operation angle. | 01-31-2013 |
20130201649 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base, a rotating element and a sliding element. The rotating element is pivoted to the base. The sliding element is slidably disposed on the base. When the rotating element is rotated relative to the base and an included angle between the two is greater than a specific angle, the sliding element slides from a first position to a second position relative to the base. | 08-08-2013 |
20130321434 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING DISPLAY MODE - An electronic apparatus and a method for switching a display mode are provided. The method includes: turning on the electronic apparatus to enter a full-screen display mode; switching the full-screen display mode to a block display mode when a mode-switching signal is triggered; and enabling a corresponding operation interface in the block display mode according to an execution state of an operation system of the electronic apparatus in the full-screen display mode and displaying the operation interface in the designated block of the display unit. | 12-05-2013 |
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20120188693 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, which includes a display, a housing and a supporting structure. The display is disposed in the housing and a side of the housing opposite to the display has a storeroom. The supporting structure is disposed at the storeroom and has a flexible sheet, a first supporting-part and a second supporting-part. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188697 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus including a portable device and a docking station is provided. The portable device has a display surface and a first restricting element. The docking station includes a base and a frame. The base has a supporting surface, wherein the portable device is adapted to be placed on the supporting surface. The frame is disposed around the base and has a second restricting element, wherein the frame is adapted to slide related to the base to drive the second restricting element to be aligned to the first restricting element of the portable device placed on the supporting surface, such that the portable device is fixed to the base by means of a magnetic attraction force between the first restricting element and the second restricting element. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188700 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus including a portable device and a docking station is provided. The portable device has a display surface and the first restricting element. The docking station includes a base having a supporting surface and the second restricting element disposed on the supporting surface. The first restricting element is latched to the second restricting element when the portable device is attached to the supporting surface. Besides, the portable device is adapted to stand on the base by restricting the relative position of the portable device and the second restricting element. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188701 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A docking station, an electronic apparatus and a portable device are provided. The electronic apparatus comprises a portable device having a display surface and a docking station having a base and a connecting module. The base has a supporting surface. The portable device is adapted to be attached to the supporting surface. The connecting module has a first pivot and a second pivot. The first pivot is connected and pivoted to the base, and the second pivot is detachably pivoted to the portable device, such that the portable device is adapted to rotate relatively to the docking station. | 07-26-2012 |
20130031289 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR DETACHABLE ASSEMBLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DETACHABLE ASSEMBLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A detachable assembled electronic device includes a portable device having a display interface and a docking station. The docking station includes a docking station main body and a connecting structure. The connecting structure is assembled to the docking station main body to support the portable device, and includes a flexible element and a first section. The first section is wrapped by the flexible element. When the first section is attached to the portable device, the first section and the flexible element are adapted to support the portable device on the docking station main body, and the portable device is adapted to rotate relative to the docking station main body by the bending of the flexible element to form an operation angle. | 01-31-2013 |
20130170124 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a hinge body. The hinge body is pivoted to the first body around a first pivoting axis and pivoted to the second body around a second pivoting axis so that the first body is able to rotate relatively to the second body. When the first body rotates to a first position relatively to the second body, a first front surface of the first body is closed to a second front surface of the second body on a closing plane, and a pivoting plane where the first pivoting axis and the second pivoting axis are located on and the closing plane are oblique to each other. | 07-04-2013 |
20140355190 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a first body and a second body is provided. The first body has a first connection end. The second body has a second connection end, in which the second connection end has a first magnetic component and a first convex arc surface, and the second body is detachably connected to the first body through a magnetic attractive force between the first magnetic component and the first connection end. The first body and the second body are configured to rotate around a rotation axis relatively to each other, and the first convex arc surface faces the first connection end and extends along a direction parallel to the rotation axis. | 12-04-2014 |