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20120280936 | Touch Panel - The Present Disclosure provides a touch panel, comprising a main panel and a light-emitting touch module disposed underneath. The main panel is provided with a plurality of display patterns thereon. A light-emitting touch module includes a first circuit board provided with a plurality of touch sensors, a plurality of light-emitting devices and a plurality of light guiding parts attached to the side edges of the light-emitting devices so as to evenly project the light emitted from the light-emitting devices upward to the display patterns. The light-emitting touch module further comprises a light reflecting part disposed underneath the light guiding parts capable of reflecting the light emitted from the bottom surface of the light guiding parts back to the light guiding parts, which is further projected upward from the display patterns so as to improve the brightness of the patterns. | 11-08-2012 |
20120280937 | Touch Panel - The Present Disclosure proposes a touch panel, comprising a main panel and a light-emitting touch module mounted below the main panel. A combination touch area and a plurality of sub display units corresponding to the combination touch area are arranged on the main panel. The light-emitting touch module at least comprises a first circuit board and a touch control circuit. The first circuit board is correspondingly provided with a plurality of continuously arrayed touch sensors below the combination touch area and correspondingly provided with light-emitting devices below the sub display units. These touch sensors can be used for sensing a proximity signal and sending the sensed signal to the touch control circuit to control the light-emitting state of the light-emitting device below each sub display unit. | 11-08-2012 |
20130118875 | Touch Panel - The Present Disclosure provides a touch panel, which consists of a main panel and a light-emitting touch module mounted under the main panel. The light-emitting touch module consists of a first circuit board provided with a plethora of touch sensors and light-emitting devices under the main panel. These touch sensors are used to induce the approaching signals of the operator, and transmit the induction signals to a touch control circuit for controlling the light-emitting status of the corresponding light-emitting device. The light-emitting touch module also consists of a second circuit board, electrically connected with the first circuit board. The touch control circuit is provided on the second circuit board, spatially separated from the first circuit board by a certain distance, so that the electromagnetic interferences of the touch control circuit on the touch sensors may be reduced. | 05-16-2013 |
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20120034341 | Oligo-Saccharide Enhanced Oat-Based Drink for Treating Hyperlipidaemia and Hyperglycemia and Improving Gastrointestinal Function and Process for Preparing the Same by Tri-Enzyme Hydrolysis and Micro-Particle Milling - The invention relates to a tri-enzyme hydrolysis method for preparing an oligo-saccharide enhanced oat-based drink product useful in lowering cholesterol, triglyceride, blood sugar and improving gastrointestinal function which comprises not only oat β-glucan and but also a higher amount of isomalto-oligosacchride. In accordance with the invention, whole grains of oats are micronized to an average particle size of 100 microns prior to enzyme treatments, and a product of creamy milk-like texture is obtained without filtration so that nutrients of the whole grains of oats are retained. This invention enhances the value of oat-based processing to yield additional health-associated content and illness (such as hyperlipidaemia and hyperglycemia) prevention efficacy that are beyond the potential of oats per se. | 02-09-2012 |
20120040051 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING MILK PRODUCT ENHANCED WITH GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE AND EASILY ABSORBABLE, AND FUNCTIONAL MILK PRODUCT PREPARED THEREWITH - Most milk products in the market are promoted in terms of their nutritional value, rather than the function thereof. For the few products claiming to have a special function, the function comes from substances added to the products rather than from the milk material per se. Some products are claimed to have low lactose content, but there are no milk products in the market that have both low lactose content and high galactooligosaccharide content. The invention is cost effective as compared with milk products with added functional substances. The subject invention relates to a process for production of a milk product enhanced with galactooligosaccharide, characterized in that lactase is used to treat milk raw materials. The subject invention further relates to the milk product of the process of the invention, whose galactooligosaccharide content is at function level. | 02-16-2012 |
20120207877 | OLIGO-SACCHARIDE ENHANCED OAT-BASED DRINK FOR TREATING HYPERLIPIDAEMIA AND HYPERGLYCEMIA AND IMPROVING GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME BY TRI-ENZYME HYDROLYSIS AND MICRO-PARTICLE MILLING - The invention relates to a tri-enzyme hydrolysis method for preparing an oligo-saccharide enhanced oat-based drink product useful in lowering cholesterol, triglyceride, blood sugar and improving gastrointestinal function which comprises not only oat β-glucan and but also a higher amount of isomalto-oligosacchride. In accordance with the invention, whole grains of oats are micronized to an average particle size of 100 microns prior to enzyme treatments, and a product of creamy milk-like texture is obtained without filtration so that nutrients of the whole grains of oats are retained. This invention enhances the value of oat-based processing to yield additional health-associated content and illness (such as hyperlipidaemia and hyperglycemia) prevention efficacy that are beyond the potential of oats per se. | 08-16-2012 |
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20120154678 | RECEIVING DEVICE, SCREEN FRAME TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A screen frame transmission method includes a transmitting end capturing screen frame data and transmitting the screen frame data to a receiving end, and detecting for a user's operation and outputting a mode switching signal; a receiving end buffering the screen frame data transmitted by the transmitting end based on which a display device updates its screen, and according to the mode switching signal, switching to the operating mode or the video mode, wherein during the video mode, a longer playback period of the screen frame data are buffered, and during an operating mode, a shorter playback period of the screen frame data are buffered. According to the aforementioned method, during the video mode, the video may be played back smoothly; during the operating mode, a low latency delay control experience may be provided. A receiving device and screen frame transmission system realizing the above method are also disclosed. | 06-21-2012 |
20130166769 | RECEIVING DEVICE, SCREEN FRAME TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A screen frame transmission method includes a transmitting end capturing screen frame data and audio data and transmitting the same to a receiving end, and detecting for a user's operation and outputting a mode switching signal; a receiving end buffering the screen frame data transmitted by the transmitting end, and according to the mode switching signal, switching to the operating mode or the video mode, wherein during the video mode, a longer playback period of the screen frame data are buffered, and during the operating mode, a shorter playback period of the screen frame data are buffered. According to the aforementioned method, during the video mode, the video may be played back smoothly and the video and the audio are synchronized; during the operating mode, a low latency delay control experience may be provided. A receiving device and screen frame transmission system realizing the above method are also disclosed. | 06-27-2013 |
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20120284650 | REMOTE AUDIO-VIDEO SHARING METHOD AND APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A remote audio-video sharing method and an application program for the same are provided. The method comprises a content provider device capturing screen frames and sounds of the content provider device. First encoding and second encoding are executed on the captured screen frames and sound to transmit to and play on a content displayer device and a content controller device. The content displayer device receives, decodes the data and smoothly plays the received data. The content controller device receives, decodes the data and plays the received data in synch with the content provider device. Additionally, a control command is generated by the content controller device to reply to the content provider device to manipulate operations of the content provider device. | 11-08-2012 |
20130054815 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING CHARGED CONNECTION USING SCREEN SHARING APPLICATION BETWEEN MULTI- PLATFORMS - A method of establishing a charged connection using a screen sharing application between multi-platforms is disclosed. A transmitting end application is installed in a transmitting end apparatus of a sharing source. A receiving end application is installed in a receiving end apparatus of a sharing target. If the transmitting end application is a charged version, an unlimited connection is established for performing screen sharing between the transmitting end apparatus and any receiving end apparatus. If the transmitting end application is a free version, the method further confirms if the receiving end application is a charged version for deciding whether a limited connection or an unlimited connection should be established. Thus, it is assured that either the transmitting end application or the receiving end application is a charged version, the interests of application developers are protected and users are free from paying twice for establishing one connection. | 02-28-2013 |
20140012999 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING PAID CONNECTION USING SCREEN MIRRORING APPLICATION BETWEEN MULTI- PLATFORMS - A method of establishing a paid connection using a screen mirroring application between multi-platforms is disclosed. A transmitting end application is installed in a transmitting end apparatus of a sharing source. A receiving end application is installed in a receiving end apparatus of a sharing target. If the transmitting end application is a paid version, an unlimited connection is established for performing screen mirroring between the transmitting end apparatus and any receiving end apparatus. If the transmitting end application is a free version, the method further confirms if the receiving end application is a paid version for deciding whether a limited connection or an unlimited connection should be established. Thus, it is assured that either the transmitting end application or the receiving end application is a paid version, the interests of application developers are protected and users are free from paying twice for establishing one connection. | 01-09-2014 |
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20120317886 | COVER MODULE - A cover module is provided, including a main body, a rotary nub, a cam connected to the rotary nub, and at least a slider. The rotary nub and the cam are pivotally disposed on a first side and a second side of the main body, respectively, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side. The slider is movably disposed on the second side of the main body. When the cam is driven by the rotary nub to rotate from a first angle to a second angle, the slider is pushed by the cam from a first position to a second position relative to the main body, such that the slider engages with a housing of an electronic device. | 12-20-2012 |
20130021748 | Anti-theft Device and Method and Related Computer System - The present invention discloses an anti-theft device for a computer system includes a lock; a slot formed on a housing of the computer system for fixing the lock; and a switching module for cutting off power supply for a plurality of external interfaces of the computer system when the lock is fixed to the slot. | 01-24-2013 |
20130050916 | HINGE MODULE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A hinge module and a portable electronic device using the same are provided. The hinge module includes a hinge body, a protruding portion, a column and a sleeve. The protruding portion is coupled to and protrudes from the hinge body. The column is coupled to and protrudes from the protruding portion. The sleeve has a connecting portion and a threaded stud portion which are connected together. The connecting portion has a receiving tank and a helix groove which are connected together. The protruding portion is disposed in the receiving tank. The column is disposed in and slides in the helix groove. When the column slides along the helix groove, the sleeve is rotated with respect to the protruding portion. | 02-28-2013 |
20130058056 | CONNECTING MODULE AND MECHANISM USING THE SAME - A connecting module, disposed at a casing having a through hole, includes a door, a connecting port and an elastic member. The door is rotatably coupled to the casing so as to be located at a first position to cover the through hole or at a second position to open with respect to the casing. The connecting port is disposed at an inner side of the door so as to be disposed inside the casing when the door is located at the first position or exposed outside the casing when the door is located at the second position. The elastic member is rotatably coupled to the connecting port so as to rotate with respect to the connecting port to fasten a plug between the connecting port and the elastic member when the plug is connected to the connecting port. | 03-07-2013 |
20130198765 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE AND EJECTION MECHANISM THEREOF - The instant disclosure relates to an optical disc drive, which includes a tray, a front cover fixed to the tray, and an eject key. The tray has a control surface facing the ejecting direction and an ejection switch disposed thereon. The front cover has a base portion and a switch opening formed thereon. The eject key has a control portion, an abutting portion connected to the control portion, and at least one elastic member. The control portion is slidably disposed on the outer surface of the front cover toward a first direction diagonal to the ejecting direction. The elastic member is disposed in between the control portion and the front cover. The control portion can be displaced toward the first direction in causing the abutting portion to generate a horizontal displacement parallel to the ejecting direction toward the ejection switch. The instant disclosure also describes an ejection mechanism. | 08-01-2013 |
20140211416 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HINGE MODULE THEREOF - An electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a hinge module. The hinge module includes a first pivot component, a second pivot component and a sliding component. The first pivot component fixed on the first body has a positioning portion. The second pivot component is fixed on the second body. The first pivot component is pivoted to the second pivot component. The sliding component slidably disposed at the second pivot component has a positioning structure. When the positioning structure is on a moving path of the positioning portion and the first pivot component rotates and drives the positioning portion to arrive at the positioning structure, the positioning structure interferes with the positioning portion to position the first pivot component. When the first pivot component rotates reversely, the positioning portion pushes the sliding component and the positioning structure moves away from the moving path. | 07-31-2014 |
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20120091592 | Double Patterning Technology Using Single-Patterning-Spacer-Technique - A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes forming a first and a second plurality of tracks parallel to a first direction and on a wafer representation. The first and the second plurality of tracks are allocated in an alternating pattern. A first plurality of patterns is laid out on the first plurality of tracks and not on the second plurality of tracks. A second plurality of patterns is laid out on the second plurality of tracks and not on the first plurality of tracks. The first plurality of patterns is extended in the first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, so that each of the second plurality of patterns is surrounded by portions of the first plurality of patterns, and substantially none of neighboring ones of the first plurality of patterns on the wafer representation have spacings greater than a pre-determined spacing. | 04-19-2012 |
20120131528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACHIEVING MULTIPLE PATTERNING TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANT DESIGN LAYOUT - A method and apparatus for achieving multiple patterning compliant technology design layouts is provided. An exemplary method includes providing a routing grid having routing tracks; designating each of the routing tracks one of at least two colors; applying a pattern layout having a plurality of features to the routing grid, wherein each of the plurality of features corresponds with at least one routing track; and applying a feature splitting constraint to determine whether the pattern layout is a multiple patterning compliant layout. If the pattern layout is not a multiple patterning compliant layout, the pattern layout may be modified until a multiple patterning compliant layout is achieved. If the pattern layout is a multiple patterning compliant layout, the method includes coloring each of the plurality of features based on the color of each feature's corresponding at least one routing track, thereby forming a colored pattern layout, and generating at least two masks with the features of the colored pattern layout. Each mask includes features of a single color. | 05-24-2012 |
20130256902 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE HAVING SMALLER TRANSITION LAYER VIA - An interconnect structure including a bottom layer over a substrate, where the bottom layer includes at least one bottom layer line and at least one bottom layer via. The interconnect structure further includes a transition layer over the bottom layer, where the transition layer includes at least one transition layer line and at least one transition layer via. The interconnect structure further includes a top layer over the transition layer, where the top layer includes at least one top layer line and at least one top layer via. The at least one transition layer via has a cross sectional area at least 30% less than a cross sectional area of the at least one top layer via. | 10-03-2013 |
20130270704 | Semiconductor Device with Self-Aligned Interconnects - A multilayer device and method for fabricating a multilayer device is disclosed. An exemplary multilayer device includes a substrate, a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer disposed over the substrate, and a first conductive layer including a first plurality of conductive lines formed in the first ILD layer. The device further includes a second ILD layer disposed over the first ILD layer, and a second conductive layer including a second plurality of conductive lines formed in the second ILD layer. At least one conductive line of the second plurality of conductive lines is formed adjacent to at least one conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines. The at least one conductive line of the second plurality of conductive lines contacts the at least one conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines at an interface. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285246 | Semiconductor Device With Self-Aligned Interconnects and Blocking Portions - A device and method for fabricating a device is disclosed. An exemplary device includes a first conductive layer disposed over a substrate, the first conductive layer including a first plurality of conductive lines extending in a first direction. The device further includes a second conductive layer disposed over the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer including a second plurality of conductive lines extending in a second direction. The device further includes a self-aligned interconnect formed at an interface where a first conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines is in electrical contact with a first conductive line of the second plurality of conductive lines. The device further includes a blocking portion interposed between a second conductive line of the first plurality of conductive lines and a second conductive line of the second plurality of conductive lines. | 10-31-2013 |
20140215428 | DOUBLE PATTERNING TECHNOLOGY (DPT) LAYOUT ROUTING - One or more techniques or systems for determining double patterning technology (DPT) layout routing compliance are provided herein. For example, a layout routing component of a system is configured to assign a pin loop value to a pin loop. In some embodiments, the pin loop value is assigned based on a mask assignment of a pin of the pin loop. In some embodiments, the pin loop value is assigned based on a number of nodes associated with the pin loop. DPT compliance or a DPT violation is determined for the pin loop based on the pin loop value. In this manner, odd loop detection associated with DPT layout routing is provided because a DPT violation results in generation of an additional instance of a net, for example. Detecting an odd loop allows a design to be redesigned before fabrication, where the odd loop would present undesired issues. | 07-31-2014 |
20150067616 | CELL LAYOUT DESIGN AND METHOD - A method includes comparing one or more cells to a selection guideline and storing the cells that meet the selection guideline in a non-transient computer readable storage medium to create the cell library based on the comparing. The selection guideline identifies a suitable position of a boundary pin within a cell. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110128249 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch display device includes a stylus, a display panel, and a capacitive touch unit. The stylus touches the display panel by clicking to input a touch signal and contacts the capacitive touch unit at a contact area. The capacitive touch unit is disposed on the display panel and includes a plurality of first sensing series and a plurality of second sensing series. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first sensing pads electrically connected to one another. A pitch between any two adjacent first sensing pads is P. The second sensing series intersect the first sensing series. The contact area contacted by the stylus has a contact width D, and the ratio of the contact width D to the pitch P between any two adjacent first sensing pads satisfies the following ratio condition: 1.4≦(D/P)≦1.6. | 06-02-2011 |
20120169666 | OPTICAL TOUCH-SENSING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, OPTICAL TOUCH-SENSING PANEL AND METHOD OF DETERMINING TOUCH POSITION - An optical touch-sensing liquid crystal panel including a backlight, a liquid crystal display panel, a first reflector, a second reflector and a plurality of photo sensors is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a pixel array and a plurality of output light-valves, wherein the output light-valves are located outside the pixel array. The first reflector is disposed above the output light-valves. The photo sensors are disposed under the second reflector. The output light-valves and the photo sensors are respectively turned on by turns. When each of the output light-valves is turned on, the invisible light provided by the backlight passes through the output light-valves, the invisible light is then reflected by the first reflector as well as the second reflector in sequence and is captured by the corresponding photo sensor. | 07-05-2012 |
20140332829 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module includes a light guide element, at least one light-emitting element, and a quantum dot element. The light guide element has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface. The light-emitting element is disposed at the light incident surface for providing a first color light. The quantum dot element converts only a portion of the first color light into a first monochromatic light. The first color light and the first monochromatic light are mixed into a white light. | 11-13-2014 |
20140332830 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light source module and an electronic device are provided. The light source module includes a light guiding plate, at least one light-emitting element and a quantum dot element. The light guiding plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface. The at least one light-emitting element is disposed on the light incident surface to provide a first light beam, and includes yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG). The quantum dot element is disposed on the light emitting surface of the light guiding plate, and is configured to transfer part of the first light into a first monochromatic light. White light can be obtained by mixing by the first light and the first monochromatic light. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333679 | IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD, LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An image adjusting method, a light source module, and an electronic device are provided. The image adjusting method includes the following steps. A first set of light source and a second set of light source of the light source module are driven independently by corresponding driving intensity respectively. An image display command is received. The driving intensity corresponding to the first set of light sources and the second set of light sources respectively are adjusted according to the image display command, wherein a gamut of the first set of light sources is wider than that of the second set of light sources, and luminous efficacy of the second set of light sources is higher than that of the first set of light sources. | 11-13-2014 |
20140362261 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING IMAGE IDENTIFICATION MECHANISM - An image-capturing device having an image identification mechanism is provided. The image-capturing device comprises a first and a second flashlight modules, a processing module and an image-capturing module. The first and the second flashlight modules generate a first and a second color lights respectively according to a first and a second currents. The processing module controls the first and the second flashlight modules to flash light at an object sequentially within a time interval. The image-capturing module generates a first frame according to the object and the first color light and generates a second frame according to the object and the second color light. The processing module subtracts the pixels in the first and the second frames to retrieve a foreground area. A color difference between the first and the second frames for each the pixels in the foreground area is larger than a threshold value. | 12-11-2014 |
20150022716 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus includes a camera module, first and second pixel extraction interfaces, an image processing module, and a focus controller. The camera module includes a lens, a sensor aligned with the lens along a direction, and a focus actuator connected to the lens. The first and the second pixel extraction interfaces are connected to the sensor to acquire a first image at a first frame rate and a second image at a second frame rate, respectively; the second frame rate is greater than the first frame rate. The image processing module determines depth information according to the second image, receives the first image and outputs a corresponding image file. The focus controller is connected between the image processing module and the focus actuator to drive the focus actuator according to the depth information and to adjust a relative distance between the sensor and the lens. | 01-22-2015 |
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20120007627 | PROBE HEAD OF PROBE CARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROBE HEAD - A probe head of vertical probe card and a manufacturing method of a composite board thereof are provided. The probe head includes guide plate, composite board, and probe pin. The composite board includes first board layer and second board layer which are laminated together by joining operation. The composite board further includes through hole which is made by drilling and passed all the way through the first board layer and the second board layer. The friction coefficient of the first board layer is less than that of the second board layer, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the second board layer is less than that of the first board layer. The probe pin is penetrated all the way through the through hole of the composite board. By this, friction between the probe pin and composite board is reduced so as to stabilize the position of the probe pin. | 01-12-2012 |
20120299612 | ELASTIC MICRO HIGH FREQUENCY PROBE - An elastic micro high frequency probe includes a conductor, which includes a stationary body and a movable body. The stationary body has a conductive terminal, a contacting end, and a guider. The movable body has a conductive terminal, a spring mechanism, and a guider. The spring mechanism is connected to the stationary body and to one conductive terminal. The second guider connects to the spring mechanism in such a manner that the compression direction of the spring mechanism is confined by a guiding rail. Since the width of the spring mechanism is not limited by the first and second guiders, the width of the spring mechanism can be enlarged to maximize within limited space. Therefore, the HF probe as a whole can have shortest length while acquiring the predetermined total length of the elastic stroke, such that the transmission performance of the high frequency signals can be effectively enhanced. | 11-29-2012 |
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20100260136 | Random access channel response handling with aggregated component carriers - Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier. | 10-14-2010 |
20120020322 | Random Access Channel Response Handling With Aggregated Component Carriers - Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier. | 01-26-2012 |
20120178436 | Wait Timer for Delay Tolerant Terminal - The invention provides a method, an apparatus and a computer program for wireless communication. The invention includes setting a wait timer value for a delay tolerant apparatus for wireless communication as a response to an unsuccessful radio resource connection setup procedure, said wait timer delaying the radio resource connection setup procedure and calculating or searching the wait timer value from a table comprising timer data and values corresponding to timer setup information. | 07-12-2012 |
20130046821 | Advanced Machine-To-Machine Communications - There are provided measures for advanced machine-to-machine communications. Such measures may exemplarily includes conducting machine-to-machine packet transmission of a machine device residing in a connected mode by using a bearer connection with a security context, causing transition of the machine device from the connected mode to an intermediate mode, in which the machine device is neither in connected mode nor in idle mode, after completion of the machine-to-machine packet transmission, and keeping the security context of the connection for the intermediate mode, and causing transition of the machine device from the intermediate mode to the connected mode after elapse of an inactivity period of the machine-to-machine packet transmission, and conducting machine-to-machine packet transmission of the machine device residing in the connected mode by reactivating the bearer connection with the kept security context. | 02-21-2013 |
20130078999 | DELAY OF ACCESS TO ASSIST MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTION IN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS - A radio access network includes user equipments configured to one of several classes, and is capable of being configured to bar access, at least temporarily, from a user equipment according to its class in order to reduce congestion, by transmitting equipment class barring data which indicates at least one class of user equipment which is to be barred. A user equipment receives signalling data including an equipment class access barring data item, and one or more additional data items indicative of loading of the radio access network. The user equipment matches its class to the equipment class barring data item, and in response to the matching, sets a barred status at the user equipment. In response to the barred status setting, the user equipment determines a delay time for an attempt to access the radio access network, based at least in part upon the one or more additional data items. | 03-28-2013 |
20130182623 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING AN UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to schedule the uplink grant in a manner that efficiently utilizes uplink resources. In the context of a method from the perspective of the user equipment, an indication regarding data to be transmitted is received and a scheduling request is caused to be provided via a control channel. The scheduling request is configured to indicate a size of the data to be transmitted. In response to a grant, data may be caused to be transmitted via allocated uplink resource blocks. In the context of a method from the perspective of a base station, a scheduling request including an indication of the requested size of the uplink grant is received via a control channel. The method may cause the grant to be provided to a user equipment and, in response, may receive data from the user equipment via allocated uplink resource blocks. | 07-18-2013 |
20130242955 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Information about Access Barring - A method for determining information about access barring includes the steps of: receiving a message set transmitted via a radio interface to a user equipment, the message set including at least a starting message that is a paging message; obtaining at least a first hit of a bit set from the starting message, wherein the bit set includes at least two bits and is intended for access barring; determining information of the hit set; the information at least disclosing whether the access barring is on or off; and receiving a system information block transmitted via the radio interface to the user equipment, the system information block comprising a scheduling information list that lists a further system information block that contains access barring parameters. | 09-19-2013 |
20130315109 | Outband/Inband or Full-Duplex/Half-Duplex Mixture Backhaul Signaling in Relay Enhanced Networks - It is provided an apparatus, comprising relaying means configured to form an instance of a fourth signal based on an instance of a first signal and to form an instance of a second signal based on an instance of a third signal; second receiving means configured to receive instances of the third signal from a terminal of a communication network in a second frequency band; and second transmitting means configured to transmit instances of the fourth signal to the terminal in a first frequency band; wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one of a combining means configured to combine an instance of a first signal part and an instance of a fourth signal part into an instance of the first signal and a splitting means configured to split an instance of the second signal into an instance of a second signal part and an instance of a third signal part; wherein, if the apparatus comprises the combining means, it comprises further first receiving means configured to receive an instance of the first signal part from a transceiver station of the communication network in the first frequency band, and to receive an instance of the fourth signal part in a fourth frequency band different from the first frequency band; and, if the apparatus comprises the splitting means, it comprises further first transmitting means configured to transmit an instance of the second signal part to the transceiver station in the second frequency band and to transmit an instance of the third signal part in a third frequency band different from the second frequency band. | 11-28-2013 |
20130322360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A STATIONARY USER TERMINAL IN A NETWORK - A method and apparatus are provided that may enable the facilitation of using a mobile terminal as a mobile gateway to integrate with a machine-to-machine (M2M) network. Communication with a user terminal that is stationary may therefore be optimized or simplified by providing mechanisms by which the user terminal may communicate its stationary status to the network. The network may then adjust communication configurations involving the user terminal based on the knowledge of the user terminal's status. | 12-05-2013 |
20140192733 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING CONTROL SIGNALLING IN AN LTE NETWORK - A method for a wireless network node to support an extended control signaling is provided. The method comprises configuring a control signaling message over extended control symbols on a layer 1 (L1) downlink control channel, the control signaling message encoded over an increased aggregation of control channel elements (CCEs) in a time domain; placing the controlling signaling message in a designated set of subframes on the L1 downlink control channel; indicating a support for the extended control signaling to one or more UEs; indicating to the one or more UEs a position of the designated set of the subframes in a spare field of the Master Information Block (MIB); and transmitting the control signaling message to the one or more UEs over the L1 downlink control channel. | 07-10-2014 |
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20120238496 | FUSION PROTEIN REGULATING PLASMA GLUCOSE AND LIPID, ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND USE - Provided is a fusion protein, which comprises human fibroblast growth factor 21 and glucagon-like-peptide-1 or its analogs. Also provided is the medicament composition comprising the fusion protein, which can be used for treating or preventing obesity, diabetes, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia etc. | 09-20-2012 |
20140057841 | HUMAN INSULIN AND ANALOG CONJUGATE THEREOF - Disclosed is a recombinant human insulin or analog conjugate thereof. Said conjugate is formed by connecting the ε-amino group of lysine 29 of the B chain to activated polyethylene glycol by means of an amide bond. Further disclosed is a method of preparing said conjugate, a pharmaceutical compound, and a use for said conjugate in preparing medication for treating Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. | 02-27-2014 |
20140065123 | PEGYLATED ANALOGUE PROTEIN OR CANINE URATE OXIDASE, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - Provided are a PEGylated analogue protein of canine urate oxidase, preparation method and use thereof. The analogue protein of canine urate oxidase is a canine urate oxidase, or a chimeric protein comprising part of the amino acid sequence of a canine urate oxidase and part of the amino acid sequence of a human urate oxidase, or a mutant protein thereof. The PEGylated analogue protein of canine urate oxidase and pharmaceutical compositions thereof according to the present invention can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of hyperuricemia and chronic gout. | 03-06-2014 |
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20110232947 | Structure of bridging electrode - In a structure of a bridging electrode, the structure of a bridging electrode applied to a capacitive touchpad, the structure comprising: a substrate; a plurality of first electrode blocks disposed on the substrate and electrically connected together in series through a first wire; a plurality of second electrode blocks disposed on the substrate and respectively disposed on two sides of the first wire; and a bridging insulation unit, which is perpendicular to and disposed on the first wire and having a bridging groove; wherein the second electrode blocks connecting electrically together in series through the bridging insulation unit having a second wire. | 09-29-2011 |
20110233051 | Layout method of bridging electrode - In a layout method of a bridging electrode, the method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a transparent electro-conductive layer on the substrate and the transparent electro-conductive layer having a plurality of neighboring patterned blocks; forming an alignment film layer on the substrate and the alignment film layer having a plurality of bridging grooves of a bridging insulation unit crossing between the patterned blocks; forming an electro-conductive layer on the substrate and the electro-conductive layer having a plurality of wires respectively disposed on the bridging grooves, wherein the wires of the electro-conductive layer being formed through an optical compensation mask in conjunction with at least one of over-exposure and over-development; and forming a protection layer on the substrate to enhance optical transmission and to protect the substrate, the transparent electro-conductive layer, the alignment film layer and the electro-conductive layer. | 09-29-2011 |
20120118613 | Layout method for bridging electrode capable of shielding bright spot and structure of the bridging electrode - A layout method for a bridging electrode capable of shielding a bright spot includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a transparent electroconductive layer, having neighboring pattern blocks, on the substrate; forming an alignment film layer, having bridging grooves for crossing between the pattern blocks, over the substrate; forming an electroconductive layer, having wires respectively correspondingly disposed over the bridging grooves, over the substrate; forming an electroconductive correspondence layer on one side of the electroconductive layer to shield the wires; and forming a protection layer over the substrate to enhance optical transmission and protect the substrate, the transparent electroconductive layer, the alignment film layer and the electroconductive layer. Meanwhile, the invention also provides a structure of the bridging electrode capable of shielding the bright spot and corresponding to the layout method. | 05-17-2012 |
20120175150 | Layout method and layout structure of touch panel electrode - A layout method of a touch panel electrode includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a first electro-conductive layer, having pattern blocks disposed adjacently to one another, on one side of the substrate, wherein the first electro-conductive layer is transparent; forming an alignment film on the one side of the substrate; forming an second electro-conductive layer, having wires to be connected to at least one of the pattern blocks, on the one side of the substrate; and forming a protection layer on the second electro-conductive layer to protect the second electro-conductive layer. The present invention can reduce the processes of manufacturing the conventional electrode, especially do not needs to form another electro-conductive layer and another protection layer on the other side of the substrate, and can effectively prevent the electrostatic charge effect and increase the capacitance and sensitivity. | 07-12-2012 |
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20110222496 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-CELL RADIO SYSTEM AND A MULTI-CELL RADIO SYSTEM - For enhancing user throughput and coverage within a multi-cell radio system a method for operating a multi-cell radio system, especially an OFDMA-based radio system including a plurality of base stations, wherein different frequency reuse factors are used within different reuse zones of one cell by a fractional frequency reuse (FFR) scheme, the method includes the following steps: allocating a size or resource to the different reuse zones, and allocating users into different reuse zones. Further, a multi-cell radio system is described, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method. | 09-15-2011 |
20110263264 | METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A WIMAX NETWORK AND WIMAX NETWORK - A method for operation of a WiMAX network, the network including a WiMAX macrocell network with one or more macrocell base stations and at least one femtocell base station, the macrocell base stations and the at least one femtocell base station being configured to offer connectivity to mobile stations is described. The method is characterized in that a communication scheme between the macrocell network and the at least one femtocells base station is defined according to which a direct wireless link is established between the at least one femtocell base station and one or more of the macrocell base stations located within the coverage area of the at least one femtocell base station. Furthermore, a corresponding WiMAX network is disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110287775 | METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR FEMTOCELL BASE STATIONS OF A WIMAX NETWORK - A method for interference mitigation for femtocell base stations of a WiMAX network, wherein the femtocell base station is located within the transmission range of at least one macrocell base station and/or at least one other femtocell base station, is characterized in that the femtocell base station performs downlink measurements to detect neighboring macrocell and/or femtocell base stations and reports results of the downlink measurements to at least one higher layer network controller, wherein the network controller allocates transmission parameters to the WiMAX femtocell base stations on the basis of at least the reported measurement results and the current resource occupation in the network. | 11-24-2011 |
20110300855 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AN OPERATIONAL WIRELESS CONNECTION OF A MOBILE STATION TO A MACROCELL OR FEMTOCELL BASE STATION - A method for supporting an operational wireless connection of a mobile station to a macrocell or femtocell base station—current base station—, wherein the mobile station is located both within the coverage area of the current base station and in the coverage area of another base station—foreign base station—, in particular a femtocell base station, wherein the mobile station has access authorization to the current base station and no access authorization to the foreign base station, is characterized in that a restricted connection is permitted between the mobile station and the foreign base station. | 12-08-2011 |
20120021735 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIMAX FEMTOCELL BASE STATION AND FEMTOCELL BASE STATION - A method for operating a WiMAX femtocell base station, wherein the femtocell base station has an active operational mode, in which the radio interface subsystem of the femtocell base station is fully power supplied, is characterized in that a power saving mode with reduced radio interface activity is provided, wherein the femtocell base station is enabled to transit between the active operation mode and the power saving mode. Furthermore, a corresponding femtocell base station for deployment in a WiMAX network is disclosed. | 01-26-2012 |
20120088506 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK AND A NETWORK - For allowing a reliable communication within a network by simple constructive features a method for operating a network is claimed, wherein a number of base stations are grouped into a cluster and are connected to a cluster controller and wherein the cluster controller is providing access of the base stations to a main network. The method is characterized in that the cluster controller is mitigating interference within and/or outside the cluster on the basis of a measurement information and/or report from at least one base station. Further, an according network is claimed, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method. | 04-12-2012 |
20120322437 | METHOD AND FEMTOCELL BASE STATION FOR SUPPORTING WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY OF A MOBILE STATION TO A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for supporting wireless connectivity of a mobile station to a cellular network, wherein the mobile station is located within the coverage area of a femtocell base station of which it is a non-CSG mobile station, and wherein the mobile station experiences interference which it indicates to the femtocell base station, is characterized in that the femtocell base station, upon receiving the experienced interference indication from the non-CSG mobile station, triggers the non-CSG mobile station to report interference related information, wherein, based on the interference related information, the femtocell base station performs a first check whether it is originator of the interference experienced by the non-CSG mobile station. Furthermore, a corresponding femtocell base station for supporting wireless connectivity of a mobile station to a cellular network is disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130235778 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING A BASE STATION FROM AN INACTIVE OPERATIONAL MODE TO AN ACTIVE OPERATIONAL MODE IN A HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURED MOBILE - A method and system for switching a base station from an inactive operational mode to a more active operational mode in a hierarchically structured mobile communication network preferably a WiMAX or LTE network, with at least one small cell base station and at least one macro cell base station in a radio access network includes:
| 09-12-2013 |
20140018092 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BASE STATION AND BASE STATION - A method for operating a base station of a mobile wireless system, in particular of a mobile communications network, wherein the base station is configured to operate in different operation states, wherein the operation states at least include an active operational mode, in which the radio interface subsystem of the base station is fully activated, and a low-duty operational mode with reduced radio transmission activity, is characterized in that in the low-duty operational mode the base station implements a window mechanism including availability intervals during which radio transmissions are allowed and unavailability intervals in which no radio transmissions are allowed. Furthermore, a corresponding base station for deployment in a mobile wireless system is disclosed. | 01-16-2014 |
20140155077 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIMAX FEMTOCELL BASE STATION AND FEMTOCELL BASE STATION - A method for operating a WiMAX femtocell base station, wherein the femtocell base station has an active operational mode, in which the radio interface subsystem of the femtocell base station is fully power supplied, is characterized in that a power saving mode with reduced radio interface activity is provided, wherein the femtocell base station is enabled to transit between the active operation mode and the power saving mode. Furthermore, a corresponding femtocell base station for deployment in a WiMAX network is disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
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20120181323 | SOLDER APPARATUS - A solder apparatus includes a platform, an operating mechanism, a solder member, a heater, and a control box module. The control box module includes a temperature controller and a temperature sensor. The temperature controller defines a predetermined temperature. The temperature sensor is capable of measuring the temperature of the solder member. The temperature controller has the heater heat the solder member when the measured temperature of the solder member is lower than or equal to the predetermined temperature, and has the heater stop heating the solder member, when the measured temperature of the solder member is higher than the predetermined temperature. | 07-19-2012 |
20130163633 | THERMOCOUPLE WELDING TEST APPARATUS - A thermocouple welding test apparatus for testing whether a thermocouple is normally welded includes a first comparison circuit, a second comparison circuit, a switch circuit and an indication circuit. The first comparison circuit receives a first DC voltage from the thermocouple, and compares the first DC voltage with a first reference voltage to output a first control signal. The second comparison circuit receives a second DC voltage from the thermocouple, and compares the second DC voltage with a second reference voltage to output a second control signal. The switch circuit receives the first control signal and the second control signal, and outputs an indication signal accordingly. The indication circuit receives the indication signal, and indicates whether the thermocouple is normally welded accordingly. | 06-27-2013 |
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20120002506 | DISPLACEMENT ESTIMATING METHOD, DISPLACEMENT ESTIMATING DEVICE - Disclosed is a displacement estimating method of iteratively estimating displacement using ultrasound signals, and the method includes: transmitting, to a medium, at least one of the ultrasound signals to scan the medium; receiving the ultrasound signal reflected from the scanned medium; calculating a size of a window; calculating a border of the window based on the calculated window size; estimating displacement for each depth of the ultrasound signal, using the window with the calculated border; warping the ultrasound signal based on the estimated displacement; and guiding convergence of the method using the warped ultrasound signal so that a correlation value of the ultrasound signal is larger. | 01-05-2012 |
20120136255 | TISSUE MALIGNANT TUMOR DETECTION METHOD AND TISSUE MALIGNANT TUMOR DETECTION APPARATUS - To detect a malignant tumor more accurately by detecting a feature of a cancerous tumor pulsation more appropriately, a tissue malignant tumor detection method according to the present invention includes: segmenting, into blocks, a region scanned with ultrasound (S | 05-31-2012 |
20130066584 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION METHOD, TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A temperature estimation method including: receiving a scan signal generated by scanning the target region using the ultrasound signal, and estimating, based on the scan signal, an echo shift which is an amount of change in time required for the ultrasound signal to pass through the target region, the time changing depending on the temperature in the target region; estimating, based on the estimated echo shift, a strain which is an apparent change rate of a travel distance required for the ultrasound signal to pass through the target region, the travel distance changing depending on the temperature in the target region; estimating, based on the estimated strain, a strain rate which is a temporal change rate of the strain; and estimating the temperature in the target region corresponding to the strain and the strain rate, based on a predetermined relationship between a strain, a strain rate, and a temperature. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120091539 | FACET-FREE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An exemplary semiconductor device is described, which includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region and an isolation region. The active region has a first edge which interfaces with the isolation region. A gate structure formed on the semiconductor substrate. A spacer element abuts the gate structure and overlies the first edge. In an embodiment, the isolation region is an STI structure. An epitaxy region may be formed adjacent the spacer. In embodiments, this epitaxy region is facet-free. | 04-19-2012 |
20120126331 | SPACER ELEMENTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate. A first spacer element is disposed on the substrate abutting the first gate stack. In an embodiment, the first spacer element includes silicon nitride. A second spacer element is adjacent the first spacer element. In an embodiment, the second spacer element includes silicon oxide. A raised source and a first raised drain is provided laterally contacting sidewalls of the second spacer element. In an embodiment, a contact directly interfaces with the second spacer element. | 05-24-2012 |
20120132957 | HIGH PERFORMANCE STRAINED SOURCE-DRAIN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for forming a high performance strained source-drain structure includes forming a gate structure on a substrate and forming a pocket implant region proximate to the gate structure. Spacers are formed adjacent to the gate structure. A dry etch forms a recess with a first contour; a wet etch enlarge the recess to a second contour; and a thermal etch enlarges the recess to a third contour. The source-drain structure is then formed in the recess having the third contour. | 05-31-2012 |
20120187459 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN EPITAXY REGION - A method is described which includes providing a substrate and forming a first spacer material layer abutting a gate structure on the substrate. A second spacer material layer is formed adjacent and abutting the gate structure and overlying the first spacer material layer. The first spacer material layer and the second spacer material layer are then etched concurrently to form first and second spacers, respectively. An epitaxy region is formed (e.g., grown) on the substrate which includes an interface with each of the first and second spacers. The second spacer may be subsequently removed and the first spacer remain on the device decreases the aspect ratio for an ILD gap fill. An example composition of the first spacer is SiCN. | 07-26-2012 |
20120273847 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH WELL CONTROLLED SURFACE PROXIMITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An integrated circuit device and method for manufacturing the integrated circuit device is disclosed. The disclosed method provides improved control over a surface proximity and tip depth of integrated circuit devices. An exemplary integrated circuit device achieved by the method has a surface proximity of about 1 nm to about 3 nm and a tip depth of about 5 nm to about 10 nm. The integrated circuit device having such surface proximity and tip depth includes an epi source feature and an epi drain feature defined by a first facet and a second facet of a substrate in a first direction, such as a {111} crystallographic plane of the substrate, and a third facet of the substrate in a second direction, such as a { 100} crystallographic plane of the substrate. | 11-01-2012 |
20140024188 | Method of Manufacturing Strained Source/Drain Structures - An integrated circuit device and method for manufacturing the integrated circuit device is disclosed. The disclosed method provides improved control over a surface proximity and tip depth of an integrated circuit device. In an embodiment, the method achieves improved control by forming a doped region and a lightly doped source and drain (LDD) region in a source and drain region of the device. The doped region is implanted with a dopant type opposite to the LDD region. | 01-23-2014 |
20140246728 | SPACER ELEMENTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate. A first spacer element is disposed on the substrate abutting the first gate stack. A second spacer element is adjacent the first spacer element. A source/raised drain is provided adjacent the gate stack. A conductive feature (e.g., silicide) is disposed on the source/drain and laterally contacts sidewalls of the second spacer element. In an embodiment, a contact directly interfaces with the second spacer element. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248752 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SPACER ELEMENTS - The present disclosure describes a method of fabricating semiconductor device including providing a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate. A first spacer element is formed on the substrate abutting the first gate stack. In an embodiment, a source/drain region is then formed. A second spacer element is then formed is adjacent the first spacer element. The second spacer element has a second height from the surface of the substrate, and the first height is greater than the second height. In embodiments, the second spacer element is used as an etch stop in forming a contact to the source/drain region. | 09-04-2014 |
20140291768 | SPACER ELEMENTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate. A first spacer element is disposed on the substrate abutting the first gate stack. A second spacer element is adjacent the first spacer element. A source/raised drain is provided adjacent the gate stack. A conductive feature (e.g., silicide) is disposed on the source/drain and laterally contacts sidewalls of the second spacer element. In an embodiment, a contact directly interfaces with the second spacer element. | 10-02-2014 |
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20120295187 | DUMMY PATTERNS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DUMMY PATTERNS - A method for generating dummy patterns includes providing a layout region having a layout pattern with a first density, inserting a plurality of first dummy patterns with a second density corresponding to the first density in the layout pattern, dividing the layout region into a plurality of sub-regions with a third density, adjusting a size of the first dummy pattern according to a difference between the second density and the third density, and outputting the layout pattern and the first dummy patterns on a photomask. | 11-22-2012 |
20140042636 | DUMMY PATTERNS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DUMMY PATTERNS - A method for generating dummy patterns includes providing a layout region having a layout pattern with a first density, inserting a plurality of first dummy patterns with a second density corresponding to the first density in the layout pattern, dividing the layout region into a plurality of sub-regions with a third density, adjusting a size of the first dummy pattern according to a difference between the second density and the third density, and outputting the layout pattern and the first dummy patterns on a photomask. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042640 | DUMMY PATTERNS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DUMMY PATTERNS - A semiconductor layout pattern includes a device layout pattern, a plurality of rectangular first dummy patterns having a first size, a plurality of rectangular second dummy patterns having varied second sizes, and a plurality of first via dummy patterns smaller than the second dummy patterns and arranged in a spatial range within the second dummy patterns. | 02-13-2014 |
20140331191 | METHOD OF CORRECTING ASSIST FEATURE - A method of correcting assist features includes the following steps. At first, a first layout pattern is received by a computer system, and the first layout pattern is split into a plurality of first regions. Subsequently, a plurality of assist features are added into the first layout pattern to form a second layout pattern, wherein at least one of the assist features neighboring any one of the edges of the first regions is defined as a selected pattern. Then, the second layout pattern is split into a plurality of second regions. Afterwards, a check step is performed on the second region including the selected pattern, and the second layout pattern is corrected to form a corrected second layout pattern. | 11-06-2014 |