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20090168393 | Polarized light illumination device - A polarized light illumination device is described, which includes a light source, a polarizer, a reflector, and a polarized light converter. The light source generates light. The reflector is used for reflecting light generated by the light source towards the polarizer. The polarizer allows a first polarized light to pass through, and reflects a second polarized light. The polarized light converter reflects the light irradiated on the polarized light converter and performs a polarization conversion. A plane where the polarized light converter is located is substantially perpendicular to the polarizer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090311774 | BIOASSAY SYSTEM INCLUDING OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUSES, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES - A bioassay system is disclosed. The bioassay system may include a plurality of optical detection apparatuses, each of which includes a substrate having a light detector, and a linker site formed over the light detector, the linker site being treated to affix the biomolecule to the linker site. The linker site is proximate to the light detector and is spaced apart from the light detector by a distance of less than or equal to 100 micrometers. The light detector collects light emitted from the biomolecule within a solid angle of greater than or equal to 0.8 SI steridian. The optical detection apparatus may further include an excitation light source formed over the substrate so as to provide a light source for exciting a fluorophore attached to the biomolecule. | 12-17-2009 |
20100165451 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND OPTICAL DEFLECTING BOARD - An optical deflector includes a substrate, an electrode layer on the substrate, an insulating layer at a predetermined peripheral region on the electrode layer, exposing the central region of the electrode layer. First electrode sandwiched wall is on the insulating layer. Second electrode sandwiched wall is on the insulating layer corresponding to the first electrode sandwiched wall. A pair of insulating walls is between the first electrode sandwiched wall and the second electrode sandwiched wall in enclosing to form an inner space. An outer wall encloses the pair of insulating layers, the first and the second electrode sandwiched walls at outside. A cap layer covers on the outer wall. A first liquid is filled into the inner space in contact with the electrode layer. A second liquid is filled into the inner spacer without solving to each other and forms a liquid interface. | 07-01-2010 |
20120277556 | APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING - An apparatus for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes a light source for generating at least one ray of light, a beam splitter with a focusing function leads the light into an eyeball and focuses on the eyeball, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the reflected light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and a processing unit. The processing unit receives and processes the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain an ORD difference and an absorption energy difference resulting from the light emitted from the light source and the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors, and analyzes the ORD difference and the absorption energy difference to obtain a glucose information to read the blood glucose information. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277557 | METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING AND METHOD FOR ANALYSING BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE - A method for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes the following steps. At least one ray of light is emitted from at least one light source. The light emitted from the light source is leaded into an eyeball and focused on the eyeball through a first beam splitter. The reflected light reflected from the eyeball is transmitted through the first beam splitter to a set of photo detectors. Optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are measured. ORD difference and absorption energy difference resulting from the light emitted from the light source and the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are obtained. Glucose information is obtained by analyzing the ORD difference and the absorption energy difference, and since glucose information has a corresponding relationship with blood glucose information, blood glucose information may be read. | 11-01-2012 |
20130320190 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device including at least one light source, an optical module, a diffractive optical element, and a shielding component is provided. The at least one light source emits at least one light beam, and the light beam has a wavelength range. The optical module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam to provide a plurality of optical surfaces. The optical surfaces respectively have a plurality of different inclination angles, so as to transmit at least a portion of the light beam having at least a predefined wavelength to a plurality of different directions. The diffractive optical element is disposed on the transmission path of the light beam, so as to diffract the light beam. The shielding component has an outlet. A portion of the diffracted light beam passes through the outlet to the outside. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324722 | PHOSPHOR - A phosphor is provided, which has a chemical structure represented by General Formula I: | 12-05-2013 |
20140051955 | DETECTING DEVICE - A detecting device includes at least one detecting module. In the detecting module, a light source unit is configured to emit a first beam and a second beam. The wavelength of the first beam is different from that of the second beam. A packaging unit is disposed on the light source unit and a light detecting unit and on transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam from the light source unit. An optical microstructure unit is disposed on the transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam. The first beam and the second beam emitted from the light source unit pass through the packaging unit to pass the optical microstructure unit to be transmitted to a biological tissue, and then pass through the optical microstructure unit to pass the packaging unit to be transmitted to the light detecting unit in sequence. | 02-20-2014 |
20140171765 | APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE GLUCOSE MONITORING - An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a light source for emitting at least one ray of light; a first beam splitter, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information; a reference component receiving the light from the first beam splitter, and the light reflected by the reference component being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter, wherein the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form a first optical path, the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the reference component to form a second optical path; and a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain a glucose information. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180041 | APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE GLUCOSE MONITORING - An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a first light source for emitting at least one ray of first light; a first beam splitter with a focusing function; a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the first light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and the first light emitted from the first light source being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form an optical path; a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain glucose information; and an eye positioning device including a second beam splitter disposed on the optical path between the first beam splitter and the eyeball and a camera for receiving image information transmitted from the second beam splitter. | 06-26-2014 |
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20140117203 | Infrared Reflection/Absorption Layer For Reducing Ghost Image of Infrared Reflection Noise And Image Sensor Using the Same - An image sensor includes a photo sensing element for receiving infrared (IR) radiation and detecting the IR radiation and generating an electrical signal indicative of the IR radiation. A redistribution layer (RDL) is disposed under the photo sensing element, the RDL comprising pattern of conductors for receiving the electrical signal. An IR reflection layer, an IR absorption layer or an isolation layer is disposed between the photosensing element and the RDL. The IR reflection layer, IR absorption layer or isolation layer provides a barrier to IR radiation such that the IR radiation does not impinge upon the RDL. As a result, a ghost image of the RDL is not generated, resulting in reduced noise and improved sensitivity and performance of the image sensor. | 05-01-2014 |
20140347572 | Near-Eye Display Systems, Devices And Methods - A near-eye display device includes (a) a display unit having a liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) display and a first polarizing beam splitter interface for (i) reflecting illumination light from an illumination module towards the liquid-crystal-on-silicon display and (ii) transmitting display light from the LCOS display based on the illumination light, and (b) a viewing unit having an imaging objective that forms an image of the LCOS display for the pupil based on the display light, and a second polarizing beam splitter interface for (i) reflecting reflected display light from the imaging objective towards the pupil and (ii) transmitting ambient light from an ambient scene towards a pupil, the second polarizing beam splitter interface and the first polarizing beam splitter interface being orthogonal to a common plane. | 11-27-2014 |
20140347736 | Systems And Methods For Aligning A Near-Eye Display Device - A near-eye display system includes (a) a near-eye display device, having a display and capable of providing, to a pupil of a user, an image from the display superimposed on an ambient scene, and (b) a fixture for coupling the near-eye display device to a holder mounted to the user, wherein the fixture has a plurality of degrees of freedom for alignment of the display device with respect to the pupil. | 11-27-2014 |
20150138483 | Thermal Carrier For An LCOS Display Panel And Associated Methods - A thermal carrier and method control a temperature of an LCOS display panel. The temperature of the LCOS display panel is determined Electrical power to a heating element within a thermal carrier carrying the LCOS display panel is increased when the temperature of the LCOS display panel is below a first temperature threshold and electrical power to the heating element is decreased when the temperature of the LCOS display panel is above a second temperature threshold. | 05-21-2015 |
20150228680 | Infrared Reflection/Absorption Layer For Reducing Ghost Image of Infrared Reflection Noise And Image Sensor Using the Same - An image sensor includes a photosensing element for receiving infrared (IR) radiation and detecting the IR radiation and generating an electrical signal indicative of the IR radiation. A redistribution layer (RDL) is disposed under the photosensing element, the RDL comprising pattern of conductors for receiving the electrical signal. An IR reflection layer, an IR absorption layer or an isolation layer is disposed between the photosensing element and the RDL. The IR reflection layer, IR absorption layer or isolation layer provides a barrier to IR radiation such that the IR radiation does not impinge upon the RDL. As a result, a ghost image of the RDL is not generated, resulting in reduced noise and improved sensitivity and performance of the image sensor. | 08-13-2015 |
20150331305 | Wafer-Level Liquid-Crystal-On-Silicon Projection Assembly, Systems and Methods - A wafer-level liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) projection assembly includes a LCOS display for spatially modulating light incident on the LCOS display and a polarizing beam-separating (PBS) layer for directing light to and from the LCOS display. A method for fabricating a LCOS projection system includes disposing a PBS wafer above an active-matrix wafer. The active-matrix wafer includes a plurality of active matrices for addressing liquid crystal display pixels. The method, further includes disposing a lens wafer above the PBS wafer. The lens wafer includes a plurality of lenses. Additionally, a method for fabricating a wafer-level polarizing beam includes bonding a PBS wafer and at least one other wafer to form a stacked wafer. The PBS wafer includes a PBS layer that contains a plurality of PBS film bands. | 11-19-2015 |
20160027832 | Infrared Reflection/Absorption Layer For Reducing Ghost Image of Infrared Reflection Noise And Image Sensor Using the Same - An image sensor includes a photosensing element for receiving infrared (IR) radiation and detecting the IR radiation and generating an electrical signal indicative of the IR radiation. A redistribution layer (RDL) is disposed under the photosensing element, the RDL comprising pattern of conductors for receiving the electrical signal. An IR reflection layer, an IR absorption layer or an isolation layer is disposed between the photosensing element and the RDL. The IR reflection layer, IR absorption layer or isolation layer provides a barrier to IR radiation such that the IR radiation does not impinge upon the RDL. As a result, a ghost image of the RDL is not generated, resulting in reduced noise and improved sensitivity and performance of the image sensor. | 01-28-2016 |
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20080211026 | Coupling well structure for improving HVMOS performance - A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first well region of a first conductivity type overlying the substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type overlying the substrate, a cushion region between and adjoining the first and the second well regions, an insulation region in a portion of the first well region and extending from a top surface of the first well region into the first well region, a gate dielectric extending from over the first well region to over the second well region, wherein the gate dielectric has a portion over the insulation region, and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric. | 09-04-2008 |
20090142898 | Coupling Well Structure for Improving HVMOS Performance - A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first well region of a first conductivity type overlying the substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type overlying the substrate, a cushion region between and adjoining the first and the second well regions, an insulation region in a portion of the first well region and extending from a top surface of the first well region into the first well region, a gate dielectric extending from over the first well region to over the second well region, wherein the gate dielectric has a portion over the insulation region, and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric. | 06-04-2009 |
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20140183641 | HIGH EFFICIENCY FINFET DIODE - Disclosed are a FinFET diode of high efficiency, designed to resolve the degradation problem with a conventional FinFET diode arising from reduced active area, and a method of fabrication. The FinFET diode has a doped substrate, two spaced-apart groups of substantially parallel, equally-spaced, elongated semiconductor fin structures, dielectric layers formed between the two groups and among the fin structures for insulation, a plurality of substantially equal-spaced and parallel elongated gate structures perpendicularly traversing both groups of the fin structures, and two groups of semiconductor strips respectively formed lengthwise upon the two groups of the fin structures. The two groups of semiconductor strips are doped to have opposite conductivity types, p-type and n-type. The FinFET diode further has metal contacts formed upon the semiconductor strips. In an embodiment, the semiconductor strips may be integrally formed with the fin structures by epitaxial growth and in-situ doped. | 07-03-2014 |
20160005660 | High Efficiency FinFET Diode - Disclosed are methods to form a FinFET diode of high efficiency, designed to resolve the degradation problem with a conventional FinFET diode arising from reduced active area, and a method of fabrication. The FinFET diode has a doped substrate, two spaced-apart groups of substantially parallel, equally-spaced, elongated semiconductor fin structures, dielectric layers formed between the two groups and among the fin structures for insulation, a plurality of substantially equal-spaced and parallel elongated gate structures perpendicularly traversing both groups of the fin structures, and two groups of semiconductor strips respectively formed lengthwise upon the two groups of the fin structures. The two groups of semiconductor strips are doped to have opposite conductivity types, p-type and n-type. The FinFET diode further has metal contacts formed upon the semiconductor strips. In an embodiment, the semiconductor strips may be integrally formed with the fin structures by epitaxial growth and in-situ doped. | 01-07-2016 |
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20140073278 | RSSI estimation based on VGA control and threshold detection - A circuit for RSSI estimation includes a cascaded chain of variable gain amplifier stages, a threshold detector configured to output an indication signal according to a comparison of output of the cascaded chain of variable gain amplifier stages with a predetermined threshold, and an automatic gain controller configured to adjust gain of at least one variable gain amplifier of the cascaded chain of variable gain amplifier stages according to the indication signal. Each stage may include a switch module configured to electrically connect or disconnect an input of the variable gain amplifier of the at least one variable gain amplifier stage to/from an output of a previous variable gain amplifier stage according to a switch control signal. | 03-13-2014 |
20150063504 | Digital Receiver System Activated by RSSI Signal - A digital receiver includes a radio frequency analog front end, a digital processing unit, a plurality of cascaded amplifier stages configured to receive output of the radio frequency analog front end, a first analog to digital converter configured to convert an analog signal output from the plurality of cascaded amplifier stages into a digital signal output to the digital processing unit, a first received signal strength indicator unit configured to receive outputs of each of the plurality of cascaded amplifier stages and output signal to the digital processing unit, a second received signal strength indicator unit configured to receive output of at least one amplifier stage in the plurality of cascaded amplifier stages, and a received signal strength indicator detection unit configured to activate and to deactivate digital units according to a comparison of output from the second received signal strength indicator unit to a predetermined threshold. | 03-05-2015 |
20150263670 | Frequency Modulation Based on Two Path Modulation - A two path direct frequency modulation system is disclosed. The system includes a Varactor, a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) calibration capacitor bank including a first plurality of switchable capacitors, and a frequency deviation capacitor bank including a second plurality of switchable capacitors. The method includes switching on or off a number of the first plurality of switchable capacitors to obtain a desired frequency band and determining number of cycles within a first predetermined time to obtain a first count, switching on or off a number of the first plurality of switchable capacitors or of the second plurality of switchable capacitors to change the desired frequency band and determining number of cycles within a second predetermined time to obtain a second count, and modulating a data signal by switching on or off a switchable capacitors of the second plurality of switchable capacitors according to the first and the second count. | 09-17-2015 |