Mediatek Corporation

Academia Sinica

Au Optronics Corporation

Mediatek Incorporation

Mediatak Inc.

Chih-Cheng Chen

Tse-Hsiang Hsu

Jim-Min Fang

Chia-Hua Chou

Cheng-Han Lee

Chun-Chieh Lin

Yun-Lian Lin

Yijuang Chern

Shyh-Jer Huang

Yi-Wen Lin

Jen-Yao Chang

Chun-Jung Lin

Yuan-Chin Liu

Yung-Yu Lin

Hua-Gang Chang

Shang-Ping Chen

Chia-Ching Lin

Jong-Woei Chen

Nai-Kuei Huang

Jung-Hsin Lin

Che-Ming Hsu

Benjamin Pang-Hsien Tu

Ding-Jen Liu

Yu-Chia Chuang

Hung-Li Wang

Wei-Nan Chen

Chia-Ching John Lin

Disclosed herein are method and/or kit for rendering a diagnosis on whether a subject is suffering from peripheral neuropathy pain. The method comprises detecting the presence of advillin in a biological sample by forming an immune complex between advillin and a monoclonal antibody specifically binds thereto. Also disclosed herein is a method of treating a subject suffering from peripheral neuropathy pain.

Methods and kits for diagnosing and/or treating peripheral neuropathy

Compounds for use in prevention and/or treatment of pain are disclosed. The compounds are derived by conjugation of N-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenosine and analogous compounds with amino acids or peptides. In one embodiment of the invention, the compound is 5'-glycylcarbonyl-N-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenosine (I-a1). In another embodiment of the invention, the compound is 5′-deoxy-5′-(N′-glycylureido)-N-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenosine (I-d1). Also disclosed are methods of making and using the same.

Compound with analgesic effect for use in prevention and treatment of pain

Compounds for use in prevention and/or treatment of pain are disclosed. The compounds are derived by conjugation of N-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenosine and analogous compounds with amino acids or peptides. In one embodiment of the invention, the compound is 5'-O-(glycine-N-carbonyl-N-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenosine (I-a1). In another embodiment of the invention, the compound is 5-deoxy-5&#x2032;-(glycine-N-amido)-N6-(4-hydroxybenzyl)adenosine (I-d1). Also disclosed are methods of making and using the same.

Compounds for use in prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disease and pain are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the compound is selected from the group consisting of N-[(3-halothien-2-yl)methyl]adenosine, N-[(4-halothien-2-yl)methyl]adenosine, and N-[(5-halothien-2-yl)methyl]adenosine. In another embodiment of the invention, the compound is selected from the group consisting of N-[(2-bromothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, N-[(4-bromothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, N-[(5-bromothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine N-[(2-chlorothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, N-[(4-chlorothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine, and N-[(5-chlorothien-3-yl)methyl]adenosine. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the same.

Compounds for use in prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and pain

Methods for treating pain such as fibromyalgia, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an adenosine analog, wherein the adenosine analog may be a compound of Formula (I): 

Methods and compositions for treating pain

A method for driving a display device includes steps of providing a data signal in a first scan period and maintaining a level of the data signal until a second scan period, and providing a scan signal in the first scan period and maintaining a level of the scan signal until the second scan period. A display device is also disclosed herein.

Display device and method for driving the same

A pixel driving method of a display panel is disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of scan lines, data lines and pixels. Each of the pixel includes a first transistor with a first end coupled to the data line, and a gate end coupled to the scan line, a second transistor with a first end selectively coupled to a voltage source or current source, and a gate end coupled to a second end of the first transistor, and a light-emitting unit with a first end coupled to a second end of the second transistor. The method includes turning on the first transistors of the pixels; coupling the data lines and first ends of the second transistors to the current source; reading voltage levels of gate ends of the second transistors; and providing corresponding data voltages to the pixels according to voltage levels of gate ends of the second transistors.

Pixel driving method of a display panel and display panel thereof

A display apparatus is provided. The display device includes pixels, a data line, a first current compensation unit, a second current compensation unit, and a control unit. The first current compensation unit is configured for providing a first current to pixels through the data line. The first current is configured for compensating a leakage current that flows out of the data line. The second current compensation unit is configured for sinking a second current from pixels through the data line. The second current is configured for compensating the leakage current that flows into the data line. The control unit is configured for controlling the first current compensation unit to provide the first current or controlling the second current compensation unit to sink the second current according to a voltage of the data line.

Display apparatus and pixel driving method with current compensation function

Disclosed are a method of for treating insulin resistance and a method identifying a compound for treating insulin resistance.

Treatment of insulin resistance by administering an acid-sensing ion channel 3 inhibitor

Treatment of insulin resistance

An optical disk drive includes an optical disk drive controller that can test the write channels between the controller and the laser diode driver. Using the results of this testing, the optical disk drive controller adjusts the characteristics of the write channel signals provided to the laser diode driver to correct for one or more detected imperfections in the write channel signals. Both the optical disk drive controller and the laser diode driver have communications ports to facilitate communication. The optical disk drive controller programs the operating characteristics of the laser diode driver so that the laser diode driver can be optimized for the measured characteristics of the write channels.

Optical drive controller providing calibrated laser diode driver

The present invention with an optical disk drive controller and an optical pickup head connected together by a flexible cable is described. The device includes a delay adjusting module located within the first module for delaying a first signal by an amount specified by a calibration signal. The first module transmits the delayed first signal and a second signal through a first signal channel and a second signal channel, respectively, to the second module of the optical pickup head, a monitoring module located within the optical pickup head for receiving and reshaping the delayed first signal and the second signal so as to generate a monitor signal. A calibration signal-generating module is located within the optical disk drive controller for receiving the monitor signal so as to generate the calibration signal.

Calibration method for optical disk drive signal and device doing the same

A write signal control circuit in an optical disk drive for adjusting the duty cycle of the write signals by a duty cycle adjusting unit. The write signal control circuit includes a write signal generator for converting an EFM signal into the write signals according to the write strategy waveform generating rules, a duty cycle adjusting unit for adjusting the duty cycle of each write signal according to adjusting parameters and for outputting adjusted write signals, and a duty cycle detector for detecting the duty cycle of each adjusted write signal and outputting a respective duty cycle control signal. The duty cycle adjusting unit further receives the duty cycle control signal to adapt the adjusting parameters.

Write signal control circuit in an optical disk drive

An aligned write signal generator with alignment calibration utilizes an alignment unit to align a plurality of write signal. The aligned write signal generator includes a write signal generator for receiving an EFM signal and converting the EFM signal into a plurality of write signals according to a write strategy waveform generating rule, an alignment unit for receiving the plurality of write signals, aligning the write signals and outputting phase adjusted write signals, and a phase calibration unit for receiving the phase adjusted write signals, detecting phase error between the phase adjusted write signals, and outputting phase control signals. The alignment unit further receives the phase control signals to adjust the delay time of each write signal.

Write signal generator with delay calibration

The present invention is described for compensating a signal which is transmitted by a transmitting module of the optical disk drive controller through a signal channel and received and reshaped by a receiving module of the optical pickup head to calibrate the duty cycle distortion occurred. The claimed method has the steps of providing a periodic test signal, and then delaying the periodic test signal to form an adjusted test signal and adjusting a delay of an edge between the periodic test signal and the adjusted test signal instructed by a calibration signal. Afterward, the method further has the steps of transmitting the adjusted test signal to the receiving module through the signal channel, and receiving and reshaping the adjusted test signal to form a received signal, and then generating a monitor signal, finally, the method has a step of generating the calibration signal in accordance with the monitor signal.

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Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Chih-Cheng Chen