Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems, methods and devices are provided for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, an electrical arc is generated between two spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-filled balloon, creating a subsonic pressure wave. In some embodiments, the electrodes comprise a plurality of points that allow the electrical arc to form at any one of the plurality of points to, among other things, extend the electrode life.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a main area and a sensor area. Sensor devices overlap the sensor area of the display panel in a thickness direction of the display panel. The display panel includes first subpixels, which are disposed in the sensor area, and second subpixels, which are disposed in the main area. The number of transistors of each of the first subpixels is different from the number of transistors of each of the second subpixels.

Abstract: Systems, instruments, and methods are described in which a scalpet device comprises a housing configured to include a scalpet assembly. The scalpet assembly includes a scalpet array and one or more guide plates. The scalpet array includes a set of scalpets, and in embodiments the set of scalpets include multiple scalpets. The guide plate maintains a configuration of the set of scalpets. The set of scalpets is configured to be deployed from and retracted into the housing, and is configured to generate incised skin pixels at a target site when deployed. The incised skin pixels are harvested.

Abstract: Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as opposed to instruments having rigid shafts. Various diagnostic procedures and devices are used to perform imaging studies, mucus flow studies, air/gas flow studies, anatomic dimension studies, endoscopic studies and transillumination studies. Access and occluder devices may be used to establish fluid tight seals in the anterior or posterior nasal cavities/nasopharynx and to facilitate insertion of working devices (e.g., scopes, guidewires, catheters, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents, devices for implanting devices such as stents, substance eluting devices, substance delivery implants, etc.

Abstract: A conductive line for a display device may include a first layer including aluminum (Al) or an aluminum alloy, a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer including titanium nitride (TiNx), and a third layer disposed on the second layer, the third layer including titanium (Ti) and having a multilayer structure including a plurality of stacked sub-layers.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes a substrate, at least one thin film transistor, a capacitor, an interlayer insulating layer, and a node connection line. The at least one thin film transistor is on the substrate. The capacitor is on the substrate and includes: a bottom electrode on the substrate; a top electrode overlapping the bottom electrode, the top electrode including an opening having a single closed curve shape; and a dielectric layer between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The interlayer insulating layer covers the capacitor. The node connection line is on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connects the capacitor to the least one thin film transistor. An overlapping area of the bottom electrode and the top electrode is divided by the opening into two separate areas.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer including a lower pattern disposed on the substrate; an active layer including a first active pattern disposed on the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer including a first gate electrode disposed on the active layer, wherein the first gate electrode overlaps a first channel region included in the first active pattern, the lower pattern overlaps the first active pattern, and the first active pattern does not cross an edge of the lower pattern.

Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes: a base substrate, a plurality of pixels, and a drive circuit. At least one of the pixels includes a light-emitting device; the light-emitting device includes an anode electrode and a light-emitting layer; the anode electrode includes a first transparent conductive layer and a metal layer, the first transparent conductive layer completely covers the metal layer, and an orthographic projection of the metal layer on the base substrate is located in an orthographic projection of the first transparent conductive layer on the base substrate; the light-emitting layer is stacked with the anode electrode and is located on a side of the first transparent conductive layer facing away from the metal layer; the drive circuit is located between the base substrate and the anode electrode.

Abstract: Composite dielectric structures for semiconductor die assemblies, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the composite dielectric structure includes a flexible dielectric layer configured to conform to irregularities (e.g., particles, defects) at a bonding interface of directly bonded semiconductor dies (or wafers). The flexible dielectric layer may include a polymer material configured to deform in response to localized pressure generated by the irregularities during bonding process steps. The composite dielectric structure includes additional dielectric layers sandwiching the flexible dielectric layer such that the composite dielectric structure can provide robust bonding strength to other dielectric layers through the additional dielectric layers. In some embodiments, a chemical vapor deposition process may be used to form the composite dielectric structure utilizing siloxane derivatives as a precursor.

Abstract: A method for marking a semiconductor substrate at the die level for providing unique authentication and serialization includes projecting a first pattern of actinic radiation onto a layer of photoresist on the substrate using mask-based photolithography, the first pattern defining semiconductor device structures and projecting a second pattern of actinic radiation onto the layer of photoresist using direct-write projection, the second pattern defining a unique wiring structure having a unique electrical signature.

Abstract: A display panel of an organic light emitting display device includes a buffer layer disposed on a first conductive layer, and including a first contact hole, an active layer disposed on the buffer layer, and including an active pattern and a conductive pattern disposed on the active pattern, a first insulating film disposed on or over the active layer and the buffer layer, and including a second contact hole overlapping with the first contact hole, a second conductive layer disposed on the first insulating film, and contacting the first conductive layer through the first contact hole and the second contact hole, a plate disposed in the same layer as the second conductive layer, and spaced apart from the second conductive layer, and each of the first conductive layer, the active layer, and the plate serves as an electrode of a storage capacitor, thereby implementing a high-capacity storage capacitor for the display panel.

Abstract: A display panel may include the following elements: a substrate including an opening area, a display area surrounding the opening area, and a first non-display area between the opening area and the display area; a data line positioned at a first side relative to the opening area; a first scan line; a second scan line; a first pixel connected to the data line and the first scan line; a second pixel connected to the data line and the second scan line; a first emission control line connected to the first pixel; a connecting section positioned on the first non-display area; a second emission control line connected to the second pixel and connected through the connecting section to the first emission control line; and an emission control driver configured to simultaneously provide emission control signals to the first emission control line and the second emission control line.

Abstract: A display device includes a scan line extending in a first direction, a data line and a driving voltage line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a switching thin film transistor (“TFT”) connected to the scan line and the data line, a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT and including a driving semiconductor layer and a driving gate electrode, a storage capacitor connected to the driving TFT and including first and second storage capacitor plates, a node connection line between the data line and the driving voltage line and connected to the driving gate electrode, and a shielding portion between the data line and the node connection line.

Abstract: A pixel comprises a pixel circuit connected to gate and data lines, and a light emitting diode having a first electrode connected to the pixel circuit, wherein the pixel circuit may include a driving thin film transistor connected to the first electrode of the light emitting diode, a first capacitor formed in a horizontal direction between a gate electrode and a source electrode of the driving thin film transistor, and a second capacitor formed in a vertical direction between the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor and the first electrode of the light emitting diode.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a transistor that is disposed on the substrate; an auxiliary electrode that is connected with the transistor; a first electrode that is disposed on a same layer as the auxiliary electrode; a light emitting diode layer that is disposed on the first electrode; and a second electrode that is disposed on the light emitting diode layer, wherein the second electrode contacts the auxiliary electrode at a side surface thereof.

Abstract: A high-yield fabricating method of a semiconductor device including a peeling step is provided. A peeling method includes a step of stacking and forming a first material layer and a second material layer over a substrate and a step of separating the first material layer and the second material layer from each other. The second material layer is formed over the substrate with the first material layer therebetween. The first material layer includes a first compound layer in contact with the second material layer and a second compound layer positioned closer to the substrate side than the first compound layer is. The first compound layer has the highest oxygen content among the layers included in the first material layer. The second compound layer has the highest nitrogen content among the layers included in the first material layer. The second material layer includes a resin.

Abstract: Provided is a balloon dilatation system, which includes a signal collecting module, a main controller, a pressurization module, a pressure relief module, a first pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, a balloon catheter and a balloon. The signal collecting module is electrically connected to the main controller, and is configured to collect a control signal and send the control signal to the main controller; the main controller is electrically connected to the pressurization module and the pressure relief module; the pressurization module is connected to the balloon through the balloon catheter; the pressure relief module is connected to the balloon through the balloon catheter; the first pressure sensor is arranged on the balloon catheter and is configured to monitor a first liquid pressure of the balloon; the flow rate sensor is arranged on the balloon catheter and is configured to monitor a liquid flow rate of the balloon catheter.

Abstract: Systems, instruments, and methods are described in which a scalpet device comprises a housing configured to include a scalpet assembly. The scalpet assembly includes a scalpet array and one or more guide plates. The scalpet array includes a set of scalpets, and in embodiments the set of scalpets include multiple scalpets. The guide plate maintains a configuration of the set of scalpets. The set of scalpets is configured to be deployed from and retracted into the housing, and is configured to generate incised skin pixels at a target site when deployed. The incised skin pixels are harvested.

Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the base substrate, an active layer disposed on the buffer layer, a first gate insulation layer disposed on the active layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first gate insulation layer and which is a single-layer including an aluminum alloy, a second gate insulation layer disposed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the second gate insulation layer and which is a single-layer including an aluminum alloy, an insulation interlayer disposed on the second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer disposed on the insulation interlayer, directly contacting the first conductive layer through a first gate contact hole defined in the insulation interlayer and the second gate insulation layer, and directly contacting the second conductive layer through a second gate contact hole defined in the insulation interlayer.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; first banks spaced apart from each other on the substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode covering the first banks and spaced apart from each other; a light-emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first contact electrode connected to the first electrode and contacting one end of the light-emitting element; and a second contact electrode connected to the second electrode and contacting another end of the light-emitting element. The first contact electrode includes a first material, the second contact electrode includes a second material, and physical properties of the first material and the second material are different from each other.