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20100046151 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a casing, a key, a loudspeaker, a soft insulating material, and an actuating unit. The key is disposed at the casing. The loudspeaker is embedded into the casing flatly. The soft insulating material covers the casing and the loudspeaker. The actuating unit is coupled to the key and the loudspeaker, and it actuates the loudspeaker to protrude from the casing in response to an actuation of the key. | 02-25-2010 |
20100046162 | CASING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A casing includes a main body and a covering layer. The main body has a first transparent area and a second transparent area disposed as mirror images. Light passes through the first transparent area and the second transparent area. The covering layer covers the second transparent area and has a transmittance gradient. A method for manufacturing the casing and an electronic device having the casing are also disclosed. | 02-25-2010 |
20100046163 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a casing, a covering layer, and a key. The casing has an opening. The covering layer covers at least one portion of the casing and covers the opening. The key is disposed at the opening and at least one portion of the key is embedded into the opening of the casing to allow one portion of the covering layer to be sandwiched between the key and the casing. | 02-25-2010 |
20100051430 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BUTTON ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A button assembly is applied to a portable electronic device having a casing. The casing has an opening. The button assembly includes a button and a circuit board. The button is disposed at the opening and has a button body and a cloth-material layer. The cloth-material layer covers at least one portion of the button body and is exposed to a surface of the casing. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The circuit board has a switch corresponding to the button body. A portable electronic device having the button assembly is also disclosed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063758 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH POWER INDICATION FUNCTION - An electronic apparatus with a power indication function is connected to an adapter. The electronic apparatus includes a host, a power jack, a rechargeable battery, a power indication element and a controller. The power jack is disposed on the host for connecting with the adapter. The rechargeable battery is disposed in the host and is electrically connected to the power jack. The power indication element has a switch disposed adjacent to the power jack and a power indicator disposed in the host. The controller is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, the switch and the power indicator. When the switch turns on, the controller detects the remained power in the rechargeable battery and the remained power is indicated by the power indicator. | 03-11-2010 |
20100067201 | FLIP ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A flip electronic device includes a cover, a display module, a casing, a circuit board, and an electrical connection element. The casing is pivotally connected with the cover. The cover has a light-transparent portion. The display module is disposed at the cover. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The electrical connection element is electrically connected with the display module and the circuit board. At least one portion of the electrical connection element is viewable through the light-transparent portion. | 03-18-2010 |
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20110314923 | PRESSURE SENSOR WITH FIXED DEFORMABLE AREA - A pressure guiding bump is configured on the center of a pressure gauge to obtain a single “conductivity-pressure” curve feature which is independent from any position wherever a pressure is applied on the guiding bump. When a pressure is applied, the guiding bump guides the pressure against a fixed deformable area to be deformed, whatever the pressure is, the deformed area is nearly a same area. The pressure gauge is extraordinarily adequate to be designed in a weighing machine with parallel connection in between them. | 12-29-2011 |
20120162087 | COVER GLASS BUTTON FOR DISPLAY OF MOBILE DEVICE - A cover glass pressure-sensitive button for a mobile device is disclosed, a piece of pressure sensor is configured under peripheral of a cover glass for a display of a mobile device. The cover glass can be pressed like a button, and a signal is output from the pressure sensor to trigger a predetermined function for the mobile device when a pressure is applied on the cover glass. In another embodiment, a space is reserved either under the touch panel or under the LCD module. With this configuration, the pressure sensitivity of the cover glass increases because the pressure applied on the cover glass can be fully transferred onto the pressure sensor. | 06-28-2012 |
20120297885 | PRELOADED PRESSURE SENSOR MODULE - A preloaded pressure sensor module (PPSM) is disclosed, where the PPSM outputs a linear Conductivity Response versus Pressure Force input. The PPSM has a convex or concave profile which is prepared by pressing a flat pressure sensor device onto to a convex or concave base respectively so that the pressure sensitive layer inside the sensor module is bent and displays a preloaded effect. | 11-29-2012 |
20120305377 | COVER GLASS PRESSURE BUTTON - A cover glass pressure button (CGPB) is disclosed for an electronic device that has an image display module which is protected by a cover glass. When the cover glass is pressed, the CGPB senses the pressure to output a corresponding physical parameter to a control circuit for triggering a function of the image display module. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305378 | COVER GLASS PRESSURE BUTTON - A cover glass pressure button (CGPB) is disclosed for an electronic device that has an image display module which is protected by a cover glass. When the cover glass is pressed, the CGPB senses the pressure to output a corresponding physical parameter to a control circuit for triggering a function of the image display module. | 12-06-2012 |
20130335357 | COVER GLASS BUTTON FOR DISPLAY OF MOBILE DEVICE - A cover glass pressure-sensitive button for a mobile device is disclosed, a piece of pressure sensor is configured under peripheral of a cover glass for a display of a mobile device. The cover glass can be pressed like a button, and a signal is output from the pressure sensor to trigger a predetermined function for the mobile device when a pressure is applied on the cover glass. In another embodiment, a space is reserved either under the touch panel or under the LCD module. With this configuration, the pressure sensitivity of the cover glass increases because the pressure applied on the cover glass can be fully transferred onto the pressure sensor. | 12-19-2013 |
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20080229259 | Design flow for shrinking circuits having non-shrinkable IP layout - A method for processing an integrated circuit is provided. The method includes providing a first integrated circuit having a first scale, wherein the first integrated circuit comprises a shrinkable circuit comprising a first intellectual property (IP) layout, and a non-shrinkable circuit comprising a second IP layout; and generating a second integrated circuit having a second scale smaller than the first scale. The step of generating the second integrated circuit includes shrinking the shrinkable integrated circuit to the second scale. The method further includes merging the second IP layout with the non-shrinkable circuit to generate a final integrated circuit. | 09-18-2008 |
20080270813 | Mother/daughter switch design with self power-up control - System and method for providing power to integrated circuitry with good power-on responsive time and reduced power-on transient glitches. A preferred embodiment comprises a daughter switch coupled to a circuit block, a first control circuit coupled to the daughter circuit, a second control circuit coupled to the first control circuit, and a mother circuit coupled to the circuit block and to the second control circuit. After the daughter switch is turned on by a control signal, the mother switch is not turned on until the daughter switch has discharged (charged) the voltage potential across power rails of the mother circuit to a point where glitches are minimized. The second control circuit turns on the mother circuit when the reduced voltage potential is reached, with a signal produced by the first control circuit reflects the voltage potential. Furthermore, a bypass circuit can be used to reduce leakage current. | 10-30-2008 |
20090077507 | Method of Generating Technology File for Integrated Circuit Design Tools - A method and system for extracting the parasitic capacitance in an IC and generating a technology file for at least one or more IC design tools are provided. Parasitic extraction using the preferred method can significantly reduce field solver computational intensity and save technology file preparation cycle time. The network-based technology file generation system enables circuit designers to obtain a desired technology file in a timely manner. The common feature of the various embodiments includes identifying common conductive feature patterns for a given technology generation. Capacitance models created from the identified patterns are used to assemble the required technology files for IC design projects using different technology node and different process flows. | 03-19-2009 |
20090187866 | Electrical Parameter Extraction for Integrated Circuit Design - A system, method, and computer readable medium for generating a parameterized and characterized pattern library for use in extracting parasitics from an integrated circuit design is provided. In an embodiment, a layout of an interconnect pattern is provided. A process simulation may be performed on the interconnect pattern. In a further embodiment, the interconnect pattern is dissected into a plurality of segments taking into account OPC rules. A parasitic resistance and/or parasitic capacitance associated with the interconnect pattern may be determined by a physical model and/or field solver. | 07-23-2009 |
20090222785 | METHOD FOR SHAPE AND TIMING EQUIVALENT DIMENSION EXTRACTION - An integrated circuit (IC) design method includes providing an IC layout contour based on an IC design layout of an IC device and IC manufacturing data; generating an effective rectangle layout to represent the IC layout contour; and simulating the IC device using the effective rectangular layout. | 09-03-2009 |
20110230998 | MODEL IMPORT FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION - Methods and systems for providing processing parameters in a secure format are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for providing semiconductor fabrication processing parameters to a design facility is disclosed. The method comprises providing a set of processing parameters of a fabrication facility; creating a model from the set of processing parameters; converting the model into a corresponding set of kernels; converting the set of kernels into a corresponding set of matrices; and communicating the set of matrices to the design facility. In another aspect, a method for providing semiconductor fabrication processing parameters is disclosed. The method comprises providing a set of processing parameters of a fabrication facility; creating a processing model from the set of processing parameters; encrypting the processing model into a format for use with a plurality of EDA tools; and communicating the encrypted processing model format to a design facility. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231804 | MODEL IMPORT FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION - Methods and systems for providing processing parameters in a secure format are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for providing semiconductor fabrication processing parameters to a design facility is disclosed. The method comprises providing a set of processing parameters of a fabrication facility; creating a model from the set of processing parameters; converting the model into a corresponding set of kernels; converting the set of kernels into a corresponding set of matrices; and communicating the set of matrices to the design facility. In another aspect, a method for providing semiconductor fabrication processing parameters is disclosed. The method comprises providing a set of processing parameters of a fabrication facility; creating a processing model from the set of processing parameters; encrypting the processing model into a format for use with a plurality of EDA tools; and communicating the encrypted processing model format to a design facility. | 09-22-2011 |
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20080265113 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel having a back cover, a body, a supporting plate and an adjusting mechanism. The adjusting mechanism includes a sliding rail support, a sliding block, a gear and a rotating member. The sliding rail support is fixedly connected to the back cover, and has a guiding structure disposed along the sliding rail support. The sliding block is slidably provided at the sliding rail support to move along thereof. The gear is connected to the sliding block. The gear and the guiding structure are clenched to position the sliding block at the sliding rail support. The rotating member has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion is fixedly connected to the supporting plate, and the second connecting portion is pivotally connected to the sliding block, thereby adjusting the relative angle between the supporting plate and the sliding block. | 10-30-2008 |
20100053086 | TRACKBALL MODULE STRUCTURE - A trackball module structure is provided. In the structure, a Hall IC is integrated in a flexible printed circuit, and the integrated structure and a trackball device are disposed on the base to be located. Afterwards, a lid is used to fix the integrated structure and the trackball device to form a module. The module is easy to be disposed on an electronic device. This not only solves the problem that the conventional trackball is hard to locate, but also prevents the ESD with the cooperation of a metal base and a metal lid. | 03-04-2010 |