Silicon Motion, Inc.

Realtek Semiconductor Inc.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Mediatek Corporation

National Chung Cheng University

Airoha Technology Corporation

Cybertan Technology, Inc.

Chun-Yi Chen

Hsiao-Te Chang

Chun-Hui Chen

I-Shi Wang

Sheng-Yuan Lin

Tsung-Chieh Huang

Yuan-Hsin Chi

Yin-Tun Chou

Yen-Hao Huang

Chung-Ho Wu

Kuen-Rong Hsieh

Poyu Liu

Wei-Ning Chang

Shi-Wei Lee

Le-Qian Zhou

Chi-Teng Weng

Tsung-Hui Ku

Zhong-Fa Xiao

The invention relates to a method, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and an apparatus for dynamically updating an optimization read voltage (RV) table. The method includes: obtaining a data-read transaction and replying with the data-read transaction to a host side after listening to a first request for read-performance data, which is issued by the host side, thereby enabling the data-performance transaction to be used in an update of the optimization RV table for a designated memory-cell type; and programming multiple records of an updated optimization RV table for the designated memory-cell type into a designated location of the NAND-flash module after listening to a second request for updating the optimization RV table for the designated memory-cell type, which is issued by the host side. The data-read transaction includes a current environmental parameter of a NAND-flash module, the designated memory-cell type and a bit error rate (BER). Each record includes one set of RV parameters and an environmental parameter associated with the set of RV parameters.

Method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and apparatus for dynamically updating optimization read voltage table

The invention relates to a method, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and an apparatus for reading data with an optimization read voltage (RV) table. The method includes: determining one set of RVs for a designated memory-cell type according to a current environmental parameter of a NAND-flash module and content of the optimization RV table; and reading data on a page corresponding to the designated memory-cell type from the NAND-flash module with the set of RVs. The optimization RV table includes multiple records and each record includes one set of RV parameters and an environmental parameter associated with the set of RV parameters.

Method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and apparatus for reading data with optimization read voltage table

A bonding tool includes a gas supply line that may extend directly between valves associated with one or more gas supply tanks and a processing chamber such that gas supply line is uninterrupted without any intervening valves or other types of structures that might otherwise cause a pressure buildup in the gas supply line between the processing chamber and the valves associated with the one or more gas supply tanks. The pressure in the gas supply line may be maintained at or near the pressure in the processing chamber so that gas provided to the processing chamber through the gas supply line does not cause a pressure imbalance in the processing chamber, which might otherwise cause early or premature contact between semiconductor substrates that are to be bonded in the processing chamber.

Semiconductor substrate bonding tool and methods of operation

The present invention provides a wireless communication method of an electronic device, wherein the wireless communication method includes the steps of: receiving a first beacon with TIM comprising an AID of the electronic device; in response to the first beacon with TIM, controlling the electronic device to switch to an active mode from a power saving mode to receive a first packet, wherein a time length of the active mode is less than a beacon period; receiving a second beacon with no TIM, wherein the second beacon with no TIM does not comprise the AID of the electronic device; and in response to the second beacon with no TIM, controlling the electronic device to switch to the active mode from the power saving mode.

Power saving with latency control mechanism of electronic device

A digital broadcast receiving device includes a multi-channel tuning device, a first de-multiplexing device, a second de-multiplexing device. The multi-channel tuning device includes a plurality of locking devices, wherein the locking devices are arranged to lock a broadcast signal at a plurality of frequency points, and respectively output a plurality of data streams that correspond to the frequency points. The first de-multiplexing device includes a plurality of first de-multiplexing units, wherein the first de-multiplexing units are respectively associated with one of the locking devices and arranged to respectively buffer data units in the data streams that correspond to specific types. The second de-multiplexing device is coupled to the first de-multiplexing device and includes a plurality of second de-multiplexing units, wherein the second de-multiplexing units are arranged to respectively buffer data units that are buffered by the first de-multiplexing units and correspond to specific channels.

Digital broadcast receiving device and related receiving method

A video processing method includes following operations: receiving a seek command, and determining whether a stored data stream includes first data corresponding to a first segment of a video; if the stored data stream does not include the first data, acquiring a download link of the first segment; generating an estimated network speed value according to at least one network speed value prior to receiving the seek command, and downloading the first data from a server according to the estimated network speed value and the download link, in which the estimated network speed value is less than the at least one network speed value; and playing the first segment according to the first data to switch from a current segment of the video to the first segment.

Method and system for processing video

A method for providing a differentiation in terms of quality of service (QoS) for multiple tenants in a network, by a networking device receives a data packet from a transmitting tenant, and the networking device identifies the tenant and a priority class of the received packet. The networking device then determines one or more color markers to apply to the received packet according to the sending tenant and the priority to be associated with the packet. The networking device then transmits or does not transmit the packet onwards depending on one or more color markers applied to the packet.

Method for providing QOS differentiation in a multi-tenant network and networking device employing method

A multimedia streaming and network apparatus that includes a network module, a storage module and a multi-core processing module is provided. The multi-core processing module performs network communication through the network module and executes the hypervisor from the storage module to perform a multimedia streaming and network apparatus operation method that includes the steps outlined below. A virtual system is established. A router virtual machine is established in the virtual system to execute a router operating system configured to perform a network routing function. A multimedia streaming virtual machine is established in the virtual system to execute a multimedia streaming operating system configured to perform a multimedia playback function. The router virtual machine receives a multimedia network stream and transmits the multimedia stream through a bridge of the virtual system to be playback by the multimedia virtual machine.

Multimedia streaming and routing apparatus and operation method of the same

A method for controlling a stream buffer in a media playback device includes: receiving a data stream from a download buffer of the media playback device at a processing rate; buffering the data stream in the stream buffer at a buffering rate; performing a pre-parsing operation on the data stream buffered in the stream buffer to obtain a pre-parsed result; and selectively adjusting at least one of the processing rate and the buffering rate according to the pre-parsed result.

Method of controlling stream buffer in media playback device and related buffering device

The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a first read operation to read a first page corresponding to a first word line of the flash memory according to a read command of a host, and perform a distribution-adjustment procedure when data read by the first read operation cannot be recovered by coding, wherein the controller is further configured to perform an adjustable read operation to read a second page corresponding to a second word line of the flash memory in the distribution-adjustment procedure.

Data storage device and error correction method capable of adjusting voltage distribution by reading pages

A data reading method, applied to a data storage device that includes a flash memory capable of operating in a SLC mode and a multi-level cell mode. The data reading method includes reading a page corresponding to a first word line of the flash memory in the SLC mode according to a read command of a host to obtain a first data segment, writing a predetermined data into a most-significant-bit page corresponding to the first word line in the multi-level cell mode when the first data segment has an error, and reading the page corresponding to the first word line in the SLC mode again to obtain a second data segment.

Data storage device and error correction method thereof

The present invention relates to a multi-role Bluetooth device and more particularly to a multi-role Bluetooth handset. The multi-role Bluetooth device stores a plurality of SDPs (Service Discovery Protocols), and establishes Bluetooth connection with an electronic device by one of SDPs. The multi-role Bluetooth device can establish Bluetooth connection with the electronic device by a first SDP, and transmit and/or receive data to the electronic device each other via Bluetooth connection. Furthermore, the multi-role Bluetooth device also can establish Bluetooth connection with the electronic device by a second SDP, and transmit a control signal to the electronic device via Bluetooth connection to control the electronic device to execute particular function thereof.

Multi-role Bluetooth device and Bluetooth connection method thereof

The present invention provides a method for accessing a flash memory, where a block of the flash memory includes pages whose quantity is (2+M), N and M are positive integers. The method includes: writing a data stream into 1-(2)pages, and backing up data of a portion of the 1-(2)pages into (2+1)-(2+M)pages.

Method for accessing flash memory having pages used for data backup and associated memory device

Data storage device and error correction method capable of adjusting voltage distribution

The present invention provides a data storage device including a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory is capable of operating in a SLC mode and a non-SLC mode. The controller is configured to perform a first read operation to read a page corresponding to a first word line of the flash memory in the SLC mode according to a read command of a host, and perform an adjustable read operation when data read by the first read operation cannot be recovered by coding, wherein the controller is further configured to enable the flash memory to operate in the non-SLC mode in the adjustable read operation, and write logic 1 into a most-significant-bit page corresponding to the first word line in the non-SLC mode to adjust voltage distribution of the first page.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chun-Yi Chen