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20150136576 | FIVE-DIRECTION SWITCH BASE STRUCTURE - A five-direction switch base structure includes a bottom rest, four base components, and two outer covers. A self-luminous push switch is centrally selectively disposed at the bottom. rest. The base components each have one side selectively disposed with a self-luminous tactile switch and another side corresponding in position to four sides of the bottom rest so as to be inserted into and fixed to the bottom rest to therefore form a base structural body. The two outer covers cover the self-luminous push switch from above such that, after the base components have been coupled together to form the base structural body, the base structural body and the self-luminous push switch are fixed to each other to form two connection layers. Hence, the base structural body comprising the bottom rest and the base components enables switch installation to take place in five directions, namely forward, backward, leftward, rightward, and upward. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136577 | SWITCH STRUCTURE WITH DISPLAY AND PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS - A switch structure with display and playback functions includes a base, a circuit board, a holder, a display screen, and a cover. The circuit board is received in the base and has an electrical connection region. A supporting member and a flexible flat cable are provided below the holder. An elastic supporting element in the supporting member corresponds in position to the electrical connection region and is provided with an electrical connector. The display screen is provided on the holder and is electrically connected to the circuit board by the flexible flat cable. The cover covers the holder and the display screen. When the cover is pressed downward, thereby compressing the elastic supporting element, the electrical connector is contacted with, and closes the circuit of, the electrical connection region to connect the display screen to the circuit board. The switch structure features a small internal space and small thickness. | 05-21-2015 |
20150187521 | ROTARY ENCODER SWITCH - A rotary encoder switch includes a cover cap, a fixing sleeve, a first base board, an actuating device, and a second base board disposed under the actuating device. The actuating device includes a base seat and a rotary element rotatably connected to the base seat and mounted to the cover cap. The first base board is disposed on the actuating device and has multiple first lighting elements. The rotary element is rotatable in conjunction with rotation of the cover cap so as to generate encoding signals according to each rotary position of the cover cap for controlling functions of an applied product. The first lighting elements are capable of emitting light in sequence subject to the rotation of the cover cap, while the light being emitted is permeable to the cover cap for users to easily recognize the exact rotary position of the cover cap. | 07-02-2015 |
20150221462 | ROTARY SWICH MECHANISM - A rotary switch includes a base seat having a shaft, a round track portion, a resilient element, a rotary element pivotally mounted onto the shaft, a contact element, a plurality of conductive terminals, a cover, and a circuit module. The base seat has a restraining portion where the resilient element is disposed therein. The rotary element is formed with an interference teeth portion. The contact element and the interference teeth portion are capable of rotating in conjunction with the rotary element whereby enabling a plurality of contact arms of the contact element to electrically contact the plurality of conductive terminals. The resilient element is deformed and stretching backwards in conjunction with rotation of the rotary element, and returns to an original position to engage with the interference teeth portion when the rotary element rotates in position. | 08-06-2015 |
20160064163 | PUSH-TYPE SWITCH - A push-type switch includes a cap lid made of a light permeable material, a shielding board, a holding board, a movable seat, a display module disposed between the cap lid and the movable seat, a lighting element disposed in the movable seat, a conducting unit having a conducting element being flexible and a plurality of conducting terminals, and a housing. When the cap lid is being pushed downward, the movable seat moves concurrently to depress the conducting element, whereby the conducting element being deformed to electrically contact the conducting terminals so as to switch on and off the push-type switch, and the lighting element and the display module being capable of emitting light and displaying images respectively according to the state of switch and electrical signals transmitted from a printed circuit board to the lighting element and the display module. | 03-03-2016 |
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20130087439 | SOCKET STRUCTURE OF MICRO SWITCH - A socket structure of a micro switch includes a plurality conductive pins of at the bottom of the switch, and a plurality of grooves and distal slots, and the grooves are formed at the bottom of the switch, and the pins are disposed in the grooves, and the distal slots are formed on an outer wall of the switch and interconnected to the grooves respectively, and the top of the pin is extended into the distal slot, so that the pin is exposed from the outer wall of the switch, and the grooves are provided for positioning the pins and preventing them from being deformed, and containing a solder paste for soldering to prevent the switch from being protruded, and the distal slots are provided for extending a soldering iron to touch that pins to facilitate removing and soldering the switch on a surface of a circuit board. | 04-11-2013 |
20130112535 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE OF MICRO SWITCH - An electrically conductive structure of a micro switch capable of letting users know about the reciprocal movement of a switch button, comprising a base, having an electrode module installed in a containing groove formed at the top of the base; an axis cylinder slidably installed in the containing groove; a conical sleeve made of a soft high temperature resisting material and disposed between the axis cylinder and the electrode module; a metal conductive bump formed at the top of the conical sleeve and driven by the axis cylinder to compress and release the conical sleeve to connect and disconnect the electrode module, and the axis cylinder moves reciprocally to produce a hand-pressing feeling, and the containing groove has as sheathe made of a soft high temperature resisting material to block external liquid from entering into the containing groove to improve the service life of the switch. | 05-09-2013 |
20130162417 | SWITCH-ON/OFF VIBRATING ALERT DEVICE - A switch-on/off vibrating alert device, particularly the device capable of producing a vibrating alert when a switch turns on or off a power supply, and the device comprises: a touch device installed onto a switch casing and provided for a human hand to touch in order to turn on/off the switch, and the casing includes a vibrator for generating a vibration when a control for an operation of turning on/off the switch is received from the touch device, and driving the casing and the touch device to vibrate synchronously, and users can know whether or not the switch has turned on or off the power through the vibration, and thus improving the convenience of the use. | 06-27-2013 |
20130301224 | INTELLIGENT WALL-MOUNTED SWITCH MODULE - An intelligent wall-mounted switch module is provided so that plural electric appliances can be turned on or off mechanically with a single switching element through touch-based selection. The switch module includes a switching element mounted on a wall. The switching element has a control unit electrically connected to the electric appliances and a display for displaying, under control of the control unit, plural identification images whereby the electric appliances or the space or spaces where they are located can be identified. A touch panel is provided on a surface of the display. A user may slide a finger along the touch panel, thus instructing the control unit to switch the identification images displayed by the display. Then, the switching element can be switched so as for the control unit to turn on or off the electric appliance corresponding to the identification image displayed. The switch module features enhanced durability. | 11-14-2013 |
20140042002 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE ROTARY SWITCH - A touch-sensitive rotary switch is configured to be touched along a rotary path, thereby turning on or off, or adjusting stepwise the magnitude of power supplied from, an external power source. The rotary switch includes a housing whose top portion has a sensing surface. A touch control circuit board is provided in the housing and topped with a touch control circuit layer whose peripheral region is divided into multiple sensing areas in which plural first light-emitting elements are annularly arranged. The sensing areas can be sequentially triggered by touching the sensing surface along its peripheral region, so as for the corresponding portion of the touch control circuit layer to control light emission of the first light-emitting elements corresponding to the triggered sensing areas and to output a coded signal according to the triggered sensing areas in order to control the power supplied from the external power source. | 02-13-2014 |
20140111359 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE LINEAR ADJUSTMENT SWITCH - A touch-sensitive linear adjustment switch is configured to be touched along a linear direction in order to turn on or off, or make stepwise adjustment to the power supplied from, an external power source. The switch includes a housing having a light-permeable sensing surface. The touch control circuit board in the housing has a touch control circuit layer adjacent to the sensing surface. The surface of the touch control circuit layer is divided into plural first sensing areas arranged along the linear direction and is provided at intervals with plural first light-emitting elements, each located beside or in one first sensing area. When touched, the sensing surface triggers the touch control circuit layer in the corresponding first sensing area to control light emission of the light-emitting element(s) beside or in the first sensing area and to output a coded signal for controlling power supply from the external power source. | 04-24-2014 |
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20130083438 | ESD Protection for FinFETs - An embodiment is a semiconductor device comprising a receiver circuit comprising fin field effect transistors (FinFETs), a transceiver circuit comprising FinFETs, and a transmit bus electrically coupling the receiver circuit and the transceiver circuit, wherein the receiver circuit and the transceiver circuit each further comprises an electrostatic discharge protection circuit comprising planar transistors electrically coupled to the transmit bus. Other embodiments may further comprise a power clamp electrically coupling a first power bus and a first ground bus, a power clamp electrically coupling a second power bus and a second ground bus, or at least two diodes electrically cross-coupling the first ground bus and the second ground bus. Also, the planar transistors of the transceiver circuit and the receiver circuit may each comprise a planar PMOS transistor and a planar NMOS transistor. | 04-04-2013 |
20130168732 | Vertical BJT and SCR for ESD - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a well region formed from semiconductor material with a first doping type and a floating base formed from semiconductor material with a second doping type. The floating base is disposed vertically above the well region. The ESD also includes a first terminal receiving region formed from semiconductor material with a third doping type. The first terminal receiving region is disposed vertically above the floating base. The ESD further includes a second terminal receiving region. The second terminal receiving region is laterally spaced apart from the first terminal receiving region by silicon trench isolation (STI) region. In some embodiments, the second terminal receiving region is formed from semiconductor material with the third doping type to form a bipolar junction transmitter (BJT) or with a fourth doping type to form a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR). | 07-04-2013 |
20130193526 | FinFET Body Contact and Method of Making Same - A semiconductor device may include body contacts on a finFET device for ESD protection. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor fin, a source/drain region and a body contact. The source/drain region and the body contact are in the semiconductor fin. A portion of the fin is laterally between the source/drain region and the body contact. The semiconductor fin is on a substrate. | 08-01-2013 |
20130234250 | FinFET-Based ESD Devices and Methods for Forming the Same - A device includes a plurality of STI regions, a plurality of semiconductor strips between the STI regions and parallel to each other, and a plurality of semiconductor fins over the semiconductor strips. A gate stack is disposed over and crossing the plurality of semiconductor fins. A drain epitaxy semiconductor region is disposed on a side of the gate stack and connected to the plurality of semiconductor fins. The drain epitaxy semiconductor region includes a first portion adjoining the semiconductor fins, wherein the first portion forms a continuous region over and aligned to the plurality of semiconductor strips. The drain epitaxy semiconductor region further includes second portions farther away from the gate stack than the first portion. Each of the second portions is over and aligned to one of the semiconductor strips. The second portions are parallel to each other, and are separated from each other by a dielectric material. | 09-12-2013 |
20140193959 | FinFET Body Contact and Method of Making Same - A semiconductor device may include body contacts on a finFET device for ESD protection. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor fin, a source/drain region and a body contact. The source/drain region and the body contact are in the semiconductor fin. A portion of the fin is laterally between the source/drain region and the body contact. The semiconductor fin is on a substrate. | 07-10-2014 |
20140299943 | FinFET-Based ESD Devices and Methods for Forming the Same - A device includes a plurality of STI regions, a plurality of semiconductor strips between the STI regions and parallel to each other, and a plurality of semiconductor fins over the semiconductor strips. A gate stack is disposed over and crossing the plurality of semiconductor fins. A drain epitaxy semiconductor region is disposed on a side of the gate stack and connected to the plurality of semiconductor fins. The drain epitaxy semiconductor region includes a first portion adjoining the semiconductor fins, wherein the first portion forms a continuous region over and aligned to the plurality of semiconductor strips. The drain epitaxy semiconductor region further includes second portions farther away from the gate stack than the first portion. Each of the second portions is over and aligned to one of the semiconductor strips. The second portions are parallel to each other, and are separated from each other by a dielectric material. | 10-09-2014 |
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20150084134 | FinFET-Based ESD Devices and Methods for Forming the Same - A semiconductor device includes semiconductor fins on semiconductor strips on a substrate. The semiconductor fins are parallel to each other. A gate stack is over the semiconductor fins, and a drain epitaxy semiconductor region is disposed laterally from a side of the gate stack and on the semiconductor strips. A first dielectric layer is over the substrate, and the first dielectric layer has a first metal layer. A second dielectric layer is over the first dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer has a second metal layer. Vias extend from the second metal layer and through the first dielectric layer, and the vias are electrically coupled to the drain epitaxy semiconductor region. | 03-26-2015 |
20150137264 | FinFET Body Contact and Method of Making Same - A semiconductor device may include body contacts on a finFET device for ESD protection. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor fin, a source/drain region and a body contact. The source/drain region and the body contact are in the semiconductor fin. A portion of the fin is laterally between the source/drain region and the body contact. The semiconductor fin is on a substrate. | 05-21-2015 |
20160071773 | FinFET-Based ESD Devices and Methods for Forming the Same - A device includes a plurality of STI regions, a plurality of semiconductor strips between the STI regions and parallel to each other, and a plurality of semiconductor fins over the semiconductor strips. A gate stack is disposed over and crossing the plurality of semiconductor fins. A drain epitaxy semiconductor region is disposed on a side of the gate stack and connected to the plurality of semiconductor fins. The drain epitaxy semiconductor region includes a first portion adjoining the semiconductor fins, wherein the first portion forms a continuous region over and aligned to the plurality of semiconductor strips. The drain epitaxy semiconductor region further includes second portions farther away from the gate stack than the first portion. Each of the second portions is over and aligned to one of the semiconductor strips. The second portions are parallel to each other, and are separated from each other by a dielectric material. | 03-10-2016 |