Abstract:
An apparatus and method for video data processing in digital video decoding, such as digital video disk (DVD) decoding, which produces new video data according to main picture data, sub-picture unit (SPU) data, and an aspect ratio. The apparatus includes a sub-picture-unit-decoding and color-determining device, a mixer, a buffer, and an interpolator. The sub-picture-unit-decoding and color-determining device is used for performing sub-picture decoding and color determination on the SPU data, and producing decoded SPU data. The mixer, coupled to the SPU-decoding and color-determining device, is employed to mix the main picture data and the decoded SPU data, and outputting combined video data. The buffer, coupled to the mixer, for storing the combined video data outputted from the mixer. The interpolator is used to receive the combined video data from the mixer and to read previously combined video data from the buffer, and to generate the new video data by performing an interpolation operation according to the aspect ratio, the combined video data, and the previously combined video data.
Abstract:
An optical apparatus for measuring the velocity of flowing biomaterials is disclosed, which has a coherent light source for projecting a light beam with low coherent length; a reference member having mirrors for periodically reflecting lights thereon; a photo detector for receiving photo signals; a splitter for splitting said light beam from said coherent light source into a reference beam and a detecting beam. The disclosed optical apparatus can save the time for complicate computation and the cost of software or hardware for measuring the flowing velocity of biomaterials, especially the flowing velocity of flowing bloods in vessels.
Abstract:
An optical disc recording apparatus includes an information receiving module, a commercial detecting module, an information processing module, a play parameter generating module and a write-in module. The commercial detecting module detects the start and end points of each commercial section in the real-time information received, and the information processing module transforms the real-time information into a data structure conforming to a standard recording format, meanwhile creating control information according to the recording format. The data structure includes a plurality of sublevels, and the identification number of each sublevel is adjusted according to the start and end points of each commercial section so that the start and end points of one commercial section are exactly the start and end points of one sublevel. The play parameter generating module generates play parameters conforming to the standard recording format.
Abstract:
A tape measure includes a body made by injection molding, a cover disposed at the body, and a fastener disposed at the cover. A connection portion is formed at a side of the body. The cover is made of flexible plastic by injection molding and is defined with a recess for receiving the connection portion. The fastener fixes the cover to the connection portion of the body through ultrasonic melting.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and data structure for managing data in a memory device The memory device is divided into two volumes. The first volume is intended for storing relatively static data, i.e. data which does not change or is not rewritten frequently. The second volume is intended for storing dynamic data, i.e. data which is changed or rewritten frequently. Each of the volumes is divided into a number of blocks, for example erase blocks, with each block being divided into sectors. In the dynamic volume, each of the erase blocks has one sector allocated for storing metadata, and the remaining sectors in the erase block are available for storing data, other than metadata. In the static volume, each of erase blocks can store more than one sector of metadata, in addition to data other than metadata. The metadata may be stored in consecutive sectors in the erase blocks. According to another aspect, the data structure is suitable for flash disk memory devices and flash disk memory devices used for multimedia applications.
Abstract:
Affinity separation compositions and methods are disclosed for separating targets from complex mixtures. Affinity reagents are bound to a solid support oriented in a manner to facilitate the activity of the affinity reagents which are capable of binding specific targets by affinity recognition. Affinity reagents include IgY antibodies, proteins, peptides, nucleotides and polymers. Targets include proteins, protein-protein complexes, protein-nucleotide complexes, nucleotides, cells and subcellular organelles.
Abstract:
A vertical split gate flash memory cell. The memory cell includes a substrate, a floating gate, a control gate, a tunnel layer, a first doping region, and a second doping region. The floating gate is disposed in the lower portion of the trench and insulated from the adjacent substrate by a floating gate oxide layer. The control gate is disposed over the floating gate and insulated from the adjacent substrate by a control gate oxide layer. The inter-gate dielectric layer is disposed between the floating gate and the control gate for insulation of the floating gate and the control gaze. The first doping region is formed in the substrate adjacent to the control gate and the second doping region is formed in the substrate below the first doping region and adjacent to the control gate to serve as source and drain regions with the first doping region.
Abstract:
A DRAM cell with a vertical transistor and a deep trench capacitor. In the DRAM cell, a deep trench capacitor is disposed in a substrate; a gate is disposed over the deep trench capacitor; an ion doped layer is disposed between the gate and an upper electrode of the capacitor; an insulating layer is disposed between the gate and the ion doped layer; a gate insulating layer is disposed on a sidewall of the gate; a channel region is located beside the gate insulating layer in the substrate; a source is disposed on a sidewall of the ion doped layer and on one side of the vertical channel region; and a common drain is disposed on the other side of the vertical channel region. The DRAM cell can be applied to an open bitline DRAM, a folded bitline DRAM, and a folded bitline DRAM with bordless bitline contact window.
Abstract:
A method for forming silicide at source and drain. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having an active region and peripheral region, wherein gates with source and drain on two sides are formed in the peripheral region, conformally forming a barrier layer to cover the active region and the peripheral region, forming a mask layer to cover the barrier layer at the active region, removing the barrier layer from the peripheral region; removing the mask layer, forming a metal layer to cover the peripheral region, and subjecting the metal layer to thermal process such that silicon reacts with the metal to form silicide at the source and the drain.
Abstract:
A method of driving a solid-state imaging device to increase the dynamic range of a CCD image sensor is described. The imaging device has a plurality of light receiving members arranged in a matrix in horizontal and vertical directions. In addition, a plurality of columns of vertical CCD registers associate with the light-receiving members for storing signal charges received from a plurality of light receiving members. A row of horizontal CCD registers is disposed and connected with one end of each columns of vertical CCD registers to transfer the signal charges received from those vertical CCD registers to an output circuit member. The method comprises receiving the signal charges from an object by those light-receiving members for a time period Cs firstly in a normal fashion in BLANKING “high” period. Then the extra exposure time Cx is performed by utilizing the BLANKING “low” period as follows: sending a reading pulse to read out the signal charges from all light receiving members simultaneously and independently to the adjacent vertical CCD registers at a beginning of a blanking period. After that, the light receiving members are vacant. The signal charges from the object by light receiving member are read and the signal charges are read into vertical CCD steps, repeated, several times to increase the dynamic range. The Cx should be smaller than (n−l)×Cs for avoiding the charge blooming, where n is the value of a capacity of VCCD divided by a capacity of photo sensor.