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20120244652 | METHODS OF FABRICATING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICES - An embodiment of the disclosure includes a method of fabricating a plurality of light emitting diode devices. A plurality of LED dies is provided. The LED dies are bonded to a carrier substrate. A patterned mask layer comprising a plurality of openings is formed on the carrier substrate. Each one of the plurality of LED dies is exposed through one of the plurality of the openings respectively. Each of the plurality of openings is filled with a phosphor. The phosphor is cured. The phosphor and the patterned mask layer are polished to thin the phosphor covering each of the plurality of LED dies. The patterned mask layer is removed after polishing the phosphor. | 09-27-2012 |
20120292629 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - A method includes providing an LED element including a substrate and a gallium nitride (GaN) layer disposed on the substrate. The GaN layer is treated. The treatment includes performing an ion implantation process on the GaN layer. The ion implantation process may provide a roughened surface region of the GaN layer. In an embodiment, the ion implantation process is performed at a temperature of less than approximately 25 degrees Celsius. In a further embodiment, the substrate is at a temperature less than approximately zero degrees Celsius during the ion implantation process. | 11-22-2012 |
20140042152 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY MICROWAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECTIFYING WAFER WARPAGE - A variable frequency microwave (VFM) device and a method for rectifying wafer warpage are provided. The variable frequency microwave (VFM) device includes a heater installed in the top wall of the chamber; and a cooler installed in proximity to the bottom wall of the chamber. | 02-13-2014 |
20140130962 | THIN WAFER HANDLING METHOD - A method includes receiving a carrier with a release layer formed thereon. A first adhesive layer is formed on a wafer. A second adhesive layer is formed over the first adhesive layer or over the release layer. The carrier and the wafer are bonded with the release layer, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer in between the carrier and the wafer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140264930 | Fan-Out Interconnect Structure and Method for Forming Same - A method embodiment includes forming a sacrificial film layer over a top surface of a die, the die having a contact pad at the top surface. The die is attached to a carrier, and a molding compound is formed over the die and the sacrificial film layer. The molding compound extends along sidewalls of the die. The sacrificial film layer is exposed. The contact pad is exposed by removing at least a portion of the sacrificial film layer. A first polymer layer is formed over the die, and a redistribution layer (RDL) is formed over the die and electrically connects to the contact pad. | 09-18-2014 |
20150083998 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - A light-emitting diode (LED) element includes a substrate and a GaN layer formed on the substrate. The GaN layer includes a boundary layer including a surface of the GaN opposing the substrate. The surface has a micro-roughening texture and a macro-roughening texture. The boundary layer includes at least one of As, Si, P, Ge, C, B, F, N, Sb, and Xe ions. | 03-26-2015 |
20160079205 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a semiconductor package, a semiconductor package assembly and a method for fabricating a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package assembly includes a first semiconductor package. The first semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die having first pads thereon. A first redistribution layer (RDL) structure is coupled to the first semiconductor die. Conductive pillar structures are disposed on a surface of the first RDL structure away from the first semiconductor die, wherein the conductive pillar structures are coupled to the first RDL structure. | 03-17-2016 |
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20100188389 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MONITOR AND RELATED APPARATUS - A method for driving a liquid crystal display monitor including a display panel with a plurality of pixels includes receiving image data which includes a plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of pixels, initiating a column inversion procedure for driving the display panel to display the image data, comparing the plurality of image signals during the column inversion procedure to generate a comparison result, and deciding whether to initiate a charge sharing function of the plurality of pixels according to the comparison result. | 07-29-2010 |
20120133629 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PANEL - A driving apparatus and a display panel are provided. The display panel includes M*2N pixels, N data driving units, 2M scan lines and 2N data lines. The M*2N pixels are arranged as an M*2N matrix. M and N are positive integers. Each scan line is electrically coupled to N pixels in the same row. Each data driving unit is electrically coupled to two data lines that are not adjacent to each other. | 05-31-2012 |
20130136121 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING DATA WITH EMBEDDED CLOCK - A method of transporting data with embedded clock including following steps is provided. In an initial stage, a first bit length and a second bit length are determined. Original data is received. The original data is packed with every N bits as a packet, where N is at least 4. It is analyzed whether a long-run length of long-run data with consecutive same bit data in the packet is greater than N/2. The packet is coded to embed clock/toggle information with the first bit length into the packet. The clock/toggle information determines whether the long-run data is toggled. An appearance frequency of the clock/toggle information is clock information. If the long-run length is not greater than N/2, the long-run data is not toggled. If the long-run length is greater than N/2, bit with the second bit length after an L | 05-30-2013 |
20140294001 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING DATA WITH EMBEDDED CLOCK - A method for transporting data with embedded information is provided. The method is adapted to a data transmission interface for coding an original data and then transporting thereof, including: packing the original data, wherein every N bits form a packet, and N is an integer of at least 4; analyzing whether or not existing a long-run length of long-run data with consecutive same bit data in the packet, wherein when the long-run length is greater than a predetermined length, bit data with a predetermined bit length after an L | 10-02-2014 |
20150042238 | DRIVING METHOD OF MULTI-COMMON ELECTRODES AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving method of multi-common electrodes and a display device are provided. The driving method includes following steps: providing a plurality of common voltages, in which the common voltages include a first common voltage and a second common voltage, and the first common voltage is different from the second common voltage. During a first period, the first common voltage is set to a first voltage level to drive a first common electrode of a first pixel region in the display panel, and the second common voltage is set to a third voltage level to drive a second common electrode of a second pixel region in the display panel. During a second period, the first common voltage is set to a second voltage level to drive the first common electrode, and the second common voltage is set to a fourth voltage level to drive the second common electrode. | 02-12-2015 |
20150070338 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel and a display device are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first common electrode, a second common electrode and pixels. The second common electrode and the first common electrode are electrically independent from each other. First pixels of the pixels are coupled to the first common electrode, and second pixels of the pixels are coupled to the second common electrode. Accordingly, usage or operation of the liquid crystal display panel is more flexible. | 03-12-2015 |
20150325184 | SOURCE DRIVER, DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A source driver, a driving circuit using the same and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a timing controller and a source driver. The timing controller is configured to receive an external image signal to provide a compressed image signal. The source driver is configured to receive the compressed image signal, and has a decompressor configured to convert the compressed image signal into restored image data and provide a plurality of source driving signals to drive the display panel according to a plurality of display data of the restored image data. | 11-12-2015 |
20160050090 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING DATA WITH EMBEDDED CLOCK - A method for transporting data to a display device includes: receiving image data having a first part data and a second part data; determining a coding information of a header according to a bit number of the image data with consecutively same bit value, wherein the coding information indicates whether the second part data in bits is to be inverted or not; coding the image data according to the coding information; and packing the header and the coded image data to a packet for transporting to the display device. | 02-18-2016 |
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20110031119 | PLASTIC POTENTIOMETRIC ION-SELECTIVE SENSOR AND FABRICATION THEREOF - The present invention discloses a plastic potentiometric ion-selective sensor based on field-effect transistors which can be fabricated to form the miniaturized component via sputtering and/or printing method. A plastic potentiometric ion-selective sensor doesn't need an additional bias voltage to convert the signals. The disclosed plastic sensor comprises a plastic substrate, at least one working electrode formed on the plastic substrate, a reference electrode printed on the substrate, and a golden finger printed on the plastic substrate. The golden finger is for electrically coupling with the external world and for outward transmission of signals detected at the working electrode and the reference electrode. The disclosed plastic potentiometric ion-selective sensor is replaceable. | 02-10-2011 |
20110201383 | SENSOR APPARATUS AND SENSOR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A sensor apparatus includes a portable electronic device and a sensor unit. The portable electronic device includes a signal processing unit, a transmitting unit, a receiving unit and an outputting unit. The sensor unit is adapted to electrically connecting with the portable electronic device by a USB interface. The sensor unit is adapted for sensing a physical and/or chemical parameter of a target object and generating a digital signal. The signal processing unit is capable of receiving the digital signal via the USB interface and then transmitting the digital signal to the transmitting unit. The transmitting unit transmits the digital signal to a server. The server processes the digital signal for obtaining a result. The receiving unit is capable of receiving the result from the server. The outputting unit is electrically connected with the receiving unit and adapted to output the result. | 08-18-2011 |
20120189509 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEST STRIPS - An automatic analyzing method for test strips includes steps of: providing a test strip unit at least having a reacting region and an image calibration region; capturing an image of the test strip unit; analyzing the image so as to obtain a first image signal of an image calibration region and a second image signal of a reacting region; comparing the first image signal with a standard signal so as to obtain image signal calibration parameters; calibrating the second image signal by applying the image signal calibration parameters so as to obtain a third image signal; and comparing the third image signal with data in a database so as to obtain a corresponding parameter values. The present invention also provides an automatic analyzing method for test strips. | 07-26-2012 |
20130068853 | Programmable Spray Device and Spray Method Thereof - A programmable spray device that is portable and its spray method. The programmable spray device includes a plurality of spray modules and a control module. Each spray module is used to contain different fluids. The control module is used to receive a control signal outputted from a processing device, and to control each spray module to spray according to the control signal. The processing device includes a multimedia play module generating the control signal while playing a multimedia content, and the control module controls each spray module to execute variations of spraying coordinated to the multimedia content. | 03-21-2013 |
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20110093103 | AUDIO RECORDING ELECTRONIC BOOK APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an audio recording electronic book apparatus featuring a recording function to take an audio note, comprising a display module for displaying the contents of an electronic book; a memory unit for storing at least one electronic book file; a micro process unit for reading an electronic book file and displaying it on the display module; a recording/broadcasting module for inputting an audio note after startup and storing in the memory unit as an audio data file; and a correspondence table for recording the linkage relationship related to the audio data file and the electronic book file. | 04-21-2011 |
20110122086 | TOUCH DISPLAY MODULE AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A touch display apparatus comprising a controller and a touch display module, electrically connected to the controller, are provided. The touch display module comprises a display panel and a sensor assembly. The display panel includes a display surface and a connection surface opposite the display surface, and the sensor assembly is disposed on the connection surface and electrically connected to the controller. The sensor assembly comprises a first sensing layer and a second sensing layer, with a first sheet conducting layer and a second sheet conducting layer, respectively. When the display surface is touched, the first sheet conducting layer and the second sheet conducting layer are electrically connected to generate a touch signal. Thereby, the controller may detect a touch position according to the touch signal. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131094 | Adding and Displaying an Advertisement Content in an Electronic Book Method and Apparatus Thereof - This invention discloses a method to add and display an advertisement content in an electronic book. The method comprises the following steps. First, a content of a book and a content of an advertisement is provided. Next, the content of the book and the content of the advertisement are digitalized to form an electronic book. Then, an order to advertise the content of the advertisement is set. Finally, a displaying condition is set for displaying the content of the advertisement when the electronic book is read in an electronic paper display. | 06-02-2011 |
20110169869 | ELECTRO-PHORETIC DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATION ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - An electro-phoretic display and a brightness adjusting method thereof are provided. The method for adjusting a brightness includes steps of: providing a pixel having a first area displaying a white color and a plurality of first particles corresponding to the first area; obtaining an environmental brightness; and controlling only locations of the plurality of first particles in response to the environmental brightness so as to adjust the brightness. | 07-14-2011 |
20110175872 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR CONVERTING BETWEEN BRIGHT AND DARK STATES AND METHOD THEREOF - The configurations and controlling methods of a display device are provided in the present invention. The proposed display device having an environmental brightness, a display content and a display background with a display brightness includes a light sensor sensing the environmental brightness and adjusting the display brightness according to the environmental brightness such that a reader could read the display content easily. | 07-21-2011 |
20110267204 | Vehicle auto-detection system - Disclosed is a vehicle detection system including the processing device, the bi-stable display connected to the processing device and the detector connected to the processing device. The detector detects the status information of the vehicle to be processed by the processing device, and then the processed status information is displayed on the bi-stable display. The processed status information can be displayed for a long time without power consumption. In addition, the upkeep/repair records and the status information further can be stored in the memory device, and the user is reminded to proceed the upkeep/repair and the to replace the vehicle's components. | 11-03-2011 |
20110276345 | Healthcare System - The healthcare system comprises at least one detector and an analyzer. The detector detects physiological parameters of a patient. The detector has a fist wireless module and a first electronic paper display. The first electronic paper display displays the physiological parameters. The analyzer has a second wireless module to communicate with the first wireless module and a second electronic paper display. The analyzer receives the physiological parameters and displays the physiological parameters on the second electronic paper display. The medical and nursing staff can input doctor's advice in the second electronic paper display based on the physiological parameters and sends the dioctor's advice to the first electronic paper display. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279385 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC READING APPARATUS WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a touch display apparatus, which is including a display unit and a touch unit installed under the display unit. The display unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate installed in parallel. The touch unit includes a third substrate installed under the second substrate in parallel, and a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes separately installed on the lower surface of the second substrate and on the upper surface of the third substrate and facing each other. When a user touches the display unit of the electronic reading apparatus, the display unit will have a local deformation accordingly, the first electrode and the second electrode touch each other, and thus a touch signal is generated. Therefore, a touch function can be achieved. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285733 | DIGITAL STICKY NOTE WITH ELECTRIC PAPER DISPLAY - A digital sticky note has an electric paper displayer having a substrate. In addition, a display is configured on the substrate for showing an image picture without power. Further, a wireless receiver module, a process unit and a display circuit are also configured on the substrate. Wherein, the wireless receiver module receives a memo information through a wireless transmission interface, and transmits the memo information to the processor unit. Therefore, the processor unit controls the display circuit to show the memo information on the display array according to the obtained memo information. | 11-24-2011 |
20120026414 | PROJECTION ELECTRONIC BOOK - A projection electronic book, having: an electronic paper device, used for displaying an image on an electronic paper panel according to an image information received via an electronic paper input port; a control unit, having an audio/video input port, a first display output port and a second display output port, the audio/video input port being used to receive a video information and/or an audio information, the video information being output via the first display output port or the second display output port, and the first display output port being coupled to the electronic paper input port; an audio/video storage unit, coupled to the audio/video input port to supply the video information and/or the audio information; and a micro projector, coupled to the second display output port for receiving the video information, being used to project an image according to the video information. | 02-02-2012 |
20120314275 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electrophoresis display apparatus includes an electronic-ink (E-Ink) layer, a passive-matrix substrate, and a conducting layer. The passive-matrix substrate has an electrode surface, and the electrode surface has a plurality of electrodes. The conducting layer has a predetermined shape. The conducting layer is disposed between the electronic-ink layer and the electrode surface of the passive-matrix substrate and is used for transmitting the signals on the electrodes contacting the conducting layer to the electronic-ink layer, so that the electronic-ink layer can display an image with the predetermined shape. | 12-13-2012 |
20130002530 | SEGMENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A segment display device includes an e-paper segmented display module, a first circuit module and a second circuit module. The e-paper segmented display module includes a group of first contacts. The first circuit module includes a first substrate, a first control unit, a group of second contacts and a group of third contacts. The first control unit, the second contacts and the third contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The first control unit is electrically connected with the second contacts and the third contacts. The second contacts are electrically connected to the first contacts. The second circuit module includes a second substrate, a second control unit and a group of fourth contacts. The second control unit and the fourth contact group are electrically connected with each other and both are disposed on the second substrate. The fourth contacts are electrically connected to the third contacts. | 01-03-2013 |
20130151752 | BIT-LEVEL MEMORY CONTROLLER AND A METHOD THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a bit-level memory controller and method adaptable to managing defect bits of a non-volatile memory. A bad column management (BCM) unit retrieves a bit-level mapping table, in which defect bits are respectively marked, based on which the BCM unit constructs a bit-level script (BLS) that contains a plurality of entries denoting defect-bit groups respectively. An internal buffer is configured to store data managed by the BCM unit according to the BLS. | 06-13-2013 |
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20090085663 | Transconductor Having High Linearity and Programmable Gain and Mixer using the Same - A mixer having high linearity and an associated transconductor combining programmable gain amplifier and mixer functions are provided. The transconductor includes first and second resistors, a differential amplifier, first and second feedback circuits, and first and second transistors. A differential voltage signal is inputted to first and second input ends of the differential amplifier via the first and second resistors. The first and second feedback circuits are provided between a first output end and the first input end, and a second output end and the second input end of the differential amplifier, respectively. The first output end outputs a first output signal for controlling a first current passing through the first transistor. The second output end outputs a second output signal for controlling a second current passing through the second transistor. The first current and the second current determine a differential current. | 04-02-2009 |
20090213980 | MULTI-MODULUS DIVIDER WITH EXTENDED AND CONTINUOUS DIVISION RANGE - A multi-modulus divider and a method for performing frequency dividing by utilizing a multi-modulus divider are disclosed. The multi-modulus divider comprises a multi-modulus dividing circuit, a pulse generating circuit, and a modulus signal generating circuit. The multi-modulus dividing circuit comprises several serially connected divider cells, of which a predetermined one may be bypassed. The multi-modulus dividing circuit generates an output frequency according to an input frequency and a divisor. A range of the divisor comprises a plurality of numerical intervals. The pulse generating circuit generates a pulse signal. The modulus signal generating circuit generates a determination result by determining which numerical interval the divisor belongs to, and inputs, according to the determination result, the pulse signal into the predetermined divider cell to be one of references which the predetermined divider cell refers to when outputting a modulus signal. The predetermined divider cell corresponds to the determination result. | 08-27-2009 |
20140141734 | DIRECT-CONVERSION TRANSMITTER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - A direct-conversion transmitter including an oscillator, a frequency divider, a transmitter, and a filter is provided. The oscillator generates an oscillating signal with an original frequency. The frequency divider performs frequency dividing on the oscillating signal, so as to generate a carrier signal. The transmitter receives the carrier signal from the frequency divider and generates an output signal based on the carrier signal and a data signal. The filter is coupled between the frequency divider and the transmitter. The filter filters out an interference signal fed-back from the transmitter to the oscillator, wherein the interference signal may cause the oscillating signal to float. | 05-22-2014 |
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20080253451 | Methods for real-time monitoring time reference in decoding systems - A method for real-time monitoring time related information in a bitstream by employing a prediction model is disclosed. When a bitstream is inputted to an decoding system, the bitstream having a series of embedded time references is decoded; a current time reference of the bitstream is sequentially supplied to a prediction model in real-time to generate an estimate time reference; determine whether the next time reference is valid based on the estimate time reference; and if the next time reference is determined as invalid, the frame associated with the next time reference is dropped from the bitstream, or the next time reference is corrected. Consequently, the timing of the bitstream is constantly monitored to prevent errors caused by incorrect timing information carried by the bitstream. | 10-16-2008 |
20090317057 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY OUTPUTTING HD/SD SIGNALS AS HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO ACCORDING TO COPY PROTECTION - An apparatus for outputting standard definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) analog signals as high-definition (HD) video according to copy protection is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a determination block, for receiving a specific signal and determining whether the received specific signal has copy protection; and a scaling block, coupled to the determination block, for selectively scaling the received specific signal according to at least a copy protection determination result generated by the determination block. | 12-24-2009 |
20110170612 | DECODING METHOD AND DECODING APPARATUS FOR USING PARALLEL PROCESSING SCHEME TO DECODE PICTURES IN DIFFERENT BITSTREAMS AFTER REQUIRED DECODED DATA DERIVED FROM DECODING PRECEDING PICTURE(S) IS READY - An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein The first bitstream contains pictures of a first view for a 3D video presentation, the second bitstream contains pictures of a second view for the 3D video presentation, and a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time. | 07-14-2011 |
20110285814 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO FRAMES TO STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO FRAMES - An apparatus is provided for converting two-dimensional video frames to stereoscopic video frames, comprising a comparing unit, a temporal transform operator and a spatial transform operator. The comparing unit receives a sequence of two-dimensional video frames and provides a comparison result indicative of temporal difference data for the sequence of two-dimensional video frames. The temporal transform operator is coupled to the comparing unit for modifying the sequence of two-dimensional video frames according to the comparison result. The spatial transform operator is coupled to the comparing unit and the temporal transform operator for generating a stereoscopic frame pair according to each frame of the modified video frames. The stereoscopic frame pair comprises a left-eye video frame and a right-eye video frame for providing visual differences perceived by human eyes. | 11-24-2011 |
20120133732 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING VIDEO DISPLAY CONTROL WITHIN A VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED VIDEO PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method for performing video display control within a video display system includes: dynamically utilizing two of a plurality of buffers as on-screen buffers for three-dimensional (3D) frames, wherein the plurality of buffers is positioned within the video display system; and during utilizing any of the two of the plurality of buffers as an on-screen buffer, dynamically utilizing at least one other buffer of the plurality of buffers as at least one off-screen buffer for at least one 3D frame. An associated video processing circuit and an associated video display system are also provided. In particular, the video processing circuit is positioned within the video display system, where the video processing circuit operates according to the method. | 05-31-2012 |
20120242663 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES APPLIED TO FIRST BUFFER FOR STORING RIGHT-VIEW CONTENTS AND SECOND BUFFER FOR STORING LEFT-VIEW CONTENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF - A graphics processing method for three-dimensional images, applied to a first buffer for storing right-view contents and a second buffer for storing left-view contents, includes the following steps: sending drawing commands respectively related to the right-view contents and the left-view contents to a drawing engine; when a current Vsync status indicates that a display engine is not operating within a right Vsync period of a right-view frame, the drawing engine drawing the right-view contents stored in first buffer; when current Vsync status indicates that the display engine is not operating within a left Vsync period of a left-view frame, the drawing engine drawing the left-view contents stored in second buffer; during the right Vsync period of the right-view frame, the display engine displaying right-view contents stored in first buffer; and during the left Vsync period of the left-view frame, the display engine displaying left-view contents stored in second buffer. | 09-27-2012 |
20130127990 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIDEO OUTPUT SATISFYING DISPLAY CAPABILITY OF DISPLAY DEVICE ACCORDING TO VIDEO INPUT AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary video processing apparatus includes a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a format conversion control unit, and a format conversion processing unit. The first detection unit detects a video format of a video input. The second detection unit detects a display capability of a display device. The format conversion control unit determines whether the video input has a three-dimensional (3D) video format or a two-dimensional (2D) video format by referring to the detected video format, determines whether the display device supports a 3D video format or a 2D video format by referring to the detected display capability, and accordingly generates a control signal. The format conversion processing unit is controlled by the control signal to generate a video output satisfying the detected display capability according to the video input when the video input does not satisfy the detected display capability. | 05-23-2013 |
20140022344 | DECODING METHOD AND DECODING APPARATUS FOR USING PARALLEL PROCESSING SCHEME TO DECODE PICTURES IN DIFFERENT BITSTREAMS AFTER REQUIRED DECODED DATA DERIVED FROM DECODING PRECEDING PICTURE(S) IS READY - An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time. | 01-23-2014 |
20140218471 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO STREAMS - An embodiment of the invention provides a method performed by a de-multiplexer that is coupled to a front-end stream buffer and a plurality of back-end video buffers. The front-end stream buffer is configured to buffer a plurality of video data units of a video stream. The video stream includes a plurality of subordinate video streams interleaved therein. Each of the back-end video buffers is configured to buffer the video information contained in a corresponding one of the subordinate video streams. First, the de-multiplexer determines whether it is blocked from fetching the video information of a first video data unit buffered in the front-end stream buffer. Then, if being blocked, the de-multiplexer skips accessing the first video data unit and instead fetches the video information of a second video data unit buffered in the front-end stream buffer. | 08-07-2014 |
20160078589 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES APPLIED TO FIRST BUFFER FOR STORING RIGHT-VIEW CONTENTS AND SECOND BUFFER FOR STORING LEFT-VIEW CONTENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF - A graphics processing method for three-dimensional images, applied to a first buffer for storing right-view contents and a second buffer for storing left-view contents, includes the following steps: when a current Vsync status indicates that a display engine is not operating within a right Vsync period of a right-view frame, the drawing engine drawing the right-view contents stored in first buffer; when current Vsync status indicates that the display engine is not operating within a left Vsync period of a left-view frame, the drawing engine drawing the left-view contents stored in second buffer; during the right Vsync period of the right-view frame, the display engine displaying right-view contents stored in first buffer; and during the left Vsync period of the left-view frame, the display engine displaying left-view contents stored in second buffer. | 03-17-2016 |
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20110195387 | ABDOMINAL BREATHING TRAINING APPARATUS, ABDOMINAL BREATHING TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An abdominal breathing training apparatus, an abdominal breathing training system and the method thereof are provided. The abdominal breathing training apparatus is adapted for training a trainee how to perform an abdominal breathing and includes a trainer unit, a sensor unit, a data acquisition and conversion unit and a display unit. The trainer unit generates training waveforms and indications. The sensor unit directly measures abdominal movement signals from the trainee, and is positioned adjacent to the abdominal portion of the trainee. The data acquisition and conversion unit is coupled to the sensor unit and generates a trainee abdominal movement waveform according to the measured abdominal movement signals of the trainee. The display unit is coupled to the trainer unit, and displays the training waveforms and the indications to the trainee, who follows the training waveforms on the display unit to perform the abdominal breathing. | 08-11-2011 |
20130041277 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING THE FEATURE OF AN ABDOMINAL BREATHING AND A SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for extracting the feature of an abdominal breathing is disclosed, capable of extracting the feature of an abdominal breathing, without the requirement of a standard model of an abdominal breathing and the execution of a learning process being executed prior to the method for extracting the feature of an abdominal breathing. By means of computing a plurality of intrinsic mode functions corresponding to the abdominal breathing signal received, an Euler angle function and an instantaneous frequency function of each of the plurality of intrinsic mode functions, and comparing the plurality of instantaneous frequency function with a pre-determined zero-point threshold region, the method for extracting the feature of an abdominal breathing defines one of the plurality of instantaneous frequency function as an abdominal breathing feature function, which contains the feature of the abdominal breathing. In this way, the feature of an abdominal breathing is extracted. | 02-14-2013 |
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20080295412 | APPARATUS FOR STORING SUBSTRATES - An apparatus includes an enclosure and a door configured to seal the enclosure. The door includes a plate. A rotational apparatus is disposed over the plate. At least one first member with a first arm extends from a first rib of the first member. At least one second member with a second arm extends from a second rib of the second member. The first and second arms are connected to the rotational apparatus. At least one corner member has a first edge. The first edge has a shape corresponding to a shape of a corner of the frame. The corner member is connected to a first end of the third arm. A second end of the third arm is connected to the rotational apparatus. A sealing material is disposed along a first longitudinal side of the first rib and a second longitudinal side of the second rib. | 12-04-2008 |
20080298933 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER, PORT APPARATUS AND FACILITY INTERFACE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An apparatus includes a first enclosure, a first door, at least one first valve, at least one inlet diffuser and at least one substrate holder. The first enclosure has a first opening. The first door is configured to seal the first opening. The first valve is coupled to the first enclosure. The inlet diffuser is coupled to the first valve and configured to provide a first gas with a temperature substantially higher than a temperature of an environment around the first enclosure. Each substrate holder disposed within the first enclosure supports at least one substrate. | 12-04-2008 |
20080304943 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER AND FACILITY INTERFACE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A carrier comprises an enclosure, a cabinet and at least one substrate holder. The enclosure comprises a door. The cabinet is coupled to the carrier. The cabinet comprises at least one valve and contains at least one reduction fluid. The substrate holder is disposed within the enclosure to support at least one substrate. | 12-11-2008 |
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20120061059 | COOLING MECHANISM FOR STACKED DIE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An apparatus for cooling a stacked die package comprises a first die provided above a substrate; a second die above the first die; a cooling fluid in fluid communication with the first die and the second die, the cooling fluid for absorbing thermal energy from the first and the second die; a housing containing the first and second dies, the housing sealing the first and second dies from an environment, wherein the housing further includes a first opening and a second opening, the first and second openings being vertically displaced from one another; a conduit having one end connected to the first opening and the other end connected to the second opening, the conduit allowing the cooling liquid to circulate from the first opening to the second opening; a first temperature sensor being arranged to provide an output that is dependent on a local temperature at the first opening; and a second temperature sensor being arranged to provide an output that is dependent on a local temperature at the second opening, wherein the outputs of the first and second temperature sensors relative to each other are indicative of a level of the cooling fluid. | 03-15-2012 |
20120063090 | COOLING MECHANISM FOR STACKED DIE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An apparatus for cooling a stacked die package comprises a substrate, a first die above the substrate, a second die above the first die, and a housing containing the first and second dies. The housing seals the first and second dies from the environment. The apparatus further includes a cooling fluid in fluid communication with the first die and the second die to transfer the heat from the dies to the housing. | 03-15-2012 |
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20150108206 | INDIRECT PRINTING BUMPING METHOD FOR SOLDER BALL DEPOSITION - Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method to form a pattern of solder bumps. A solder paste is applied a plate comprising a pattern of holes, where each hole is partially filled by a piston attached to a movable stage. The remainder of the holes are filled by applying a force to the solder paste with a first solder paste application tool. A second solder paste application tool then removes excess paste from the front surface of the plate. The solder paste is then disposed onto a surface of a substrate by moving the movable stage, which fills a larger portion of each hole with a piston, forces the solder paste out of each hole, and forms pattern of solder paste on the surface of the substrate. The pattern of solder paste is then subjected to additional processing to form a pattern of solder bumps. | 04-23-2015 |