Abstract: A conversion control circuit controls plural stackable sub-converters which are coupled in parallel to generate an output power to a load, the conversion control circuit includes: a current sharing terminal, wherein a current sharing signal is configured to be connected to the current sharing terminals, in parallel, of the plurality of the conversion control circuits; and a current sharing circuit, configured to generate or receive the current sharing signal which is generated according to an output current of the output power; wherein the conversion control circuit adjusts the power stage circuit according to the current sharing signal for current sharing among the plural stackable sub-converters.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a semiconductor device with an active surface, a conductive pillar on the conductive pad, an adhesion strengthening layer, and an encapsulant in contact with the adhesion strengthening layer. The conductive pillar has a side surface and a top surface. The adhesion strengthening layer is conformally disposed on the side surface of the conductive pillar and the active surface of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: Content creation techniques are described that leverage content analytics to provide insight and guidance as part of content creation. To do so, content features are extracted by a content analytics system from a plurality of content and used by the content analytics system as a basis to generate a content dataset. Event data is also collected by the content analytics system from an event data source. Event data describes user interaction with respective items of content, including subsequent activities in both online and physical environments. The event data is then used to generate an event dataset. An analytics user interface is then generated by the content analytics system using the content dataset and the event dataset and is usable to guide subsequent content creation and editing.

Abstract: A control system for a laser source includes a light extraction unit connected to a signal transmission port of a pump combiner of the laser source, and a microprocessor. The signal transmission port detects a leakage light signal from an optical resonator via the pump combiner to obtain a light parameter. The microprocessor unit is configured to determine an output power of the output laser signal based on the light parameter, and when it is determined that the output power differs from a preset power value, transmit an adjustment signal for adjusting an input power supplied to a plurality of pump sources.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate comprising a peripheral region and a memory region defined thereon, a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, an opening on the peripheral region of the substrate and having a lower portion through the first dielectric layer and an upper portion through the second dielectric layer, an interconnecting structure disposed on the second dielectric layer and two sides of the opening, a contact structure disposed in the lower portion of the opening, and a spacer covering a top surface of the contact structure, a sidewall of the second dielectric layer, and a sidewall of the interconnecting structure.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wellness tracking device with a base plate that may be utilized as a combination electrode by a variety of sensors. The base plate may be a multi-material electrode that includes a conductor and a transparent or semi-transparent material to enable optical sensing. In certain embodiments, the base plate supports a plurality of different sensors, which may selectively utilize the base plate as an electrode.

Abstract: Non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates and methods of fabricating non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor device disposed above a substrate. The first semiconductor device has a conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a first workfunction. The semiconductor structure also includes a second semiconductor device disposed above the substrate. The second semiconductor device has the conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a second, different, workfunction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a container image processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining required file information for generating a container image, and constructing a complete image according to the required file information; determining a specified directory to be deleted in the complete image, and compressing the complete image based on the specified directory to be deleted to obtain a compressed image; obtaining directory content of the specified directory to be deleted, and generating content to be mounted based on the directory content of the specified directory to be deleted; and storing the content to be mounted to a block device file system, and mounting the compressed image to the block device file system.

Abstract: A method of displaying light with the rhythm of music that uses a host system to control display units to display light-emitting colors along with music. The control unit of each display unit controls display elements to operate separately or synchronously. The processor of the host system analyzes the transitions of intro, verse, and hook segments to play the rhythm of the music melody. The host system is used to transmit the display signal to the display units in conjunction with the music to be played, to change various display lighting methods, so as to achieve the effect of displaying light with the rhythm of the music.

Abstract: Arousal events can be determined for a user associated with a wearable device, such as a user wearing a wearable computing device including one or more sensors. The one or more sensors may obtain EDA information that may determine a sympathetic nervous system response of the user, which may be responsive to an arousal event or an activation. Detection of events that increase the EDA response may provide information to the user regarding arousal events and provide recommendations to the user to address the arousal events to decrease their response.

Abstract: An autonomous mobile device (AMD) follows a user who may move among other people, change orientation, or move in and out view of a camera on the AMD. A predicted location of the user may be determined based on a previous location and previous movement. A proximity value is determined by the distance between a location in physical space of a user and the predicted location. An image from a camera is processed to determine a user depicted in the image and generate a feature vector (FV) of that depiction. A gallery of FVs of the user as viewed from different angles, poses, and so forth is stored. A similarity value is determined between a FV of an unidentified user in an image and the FVs in the gallery. The user may be identified using the proximity value and the similarity value.

Abstract: There is provided a pixel circuit for performing analog operation including a photodiode, a first temporal circuit, a second temporal circuit and an operation circuit. Within a first interval, the photodiode detects first light energy to be stored in the first temporal circuit. Within a second interval, the photodiode detects second light energy to be stored in the second temporal circuit. Within an operation interval, the first temporal circuit outputs a first detection signal having a first pulse width according to the first light energy and outputs a second detection signal having a second pulse width according to the second light energy for being calculated by the operation circuit.

Abstract: An optical detection device of detecting a target container includes a linear light source, an optical sensor array and a processor. The linear light source is adapted to project a long strip illumination beam onto the target container. The optical sensor array includes a plurality of sensing units arranged as a long strip adapted to receive a long strip detection beam reflected from the target container. The processor is electrically connected to the optical sensor array. The processor is adapted to analyze intensity distribution of the plurality of sensing units to acquire a relative distance between the optical sensor array and a rim of the target container.

Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a buffer layer on a substrate, a barrier layer on the buffer layer, a gate electrode on the barrier layer, a field plate adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode, and a first passivation layer adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode. Preferably, a sidewall of the field plate includes a first curve.

Abstract: A switched capacitor voltage converter circuit for converting a first voltage to a second voltage includes: an output capacitor; a switched capacitor converter; and a control circuit. The switched capacitor converter includes: a switch circuit including fourth switches; an inductor coupled between the switch circuit and the output capacitor; and a flying capacitor coupled to the switch circuit, wherein the flying capacitor and the output capacitor constitute a voltage divider. The control circuit generates a PWM signal according to the second voltage and generates switch signals according to the PWM signal to control the switch circuit, so as to convert the first voltage to the second voltage. The control circuit decides whether the switched capacitor converter operates in a boundary conduction mode, a discontinuous conduction mode or a continuous conduction mode according to an output current or an output current related signal.

Abstract: There is provided an optical sensor including a pixel matrix and a readout circuit. The pixel matrix includes multiple pixels arranged in a matrix, and each of the multiple pixels outputs temporal difference pixel data. The readout circuit sequentially reads the pixel matrix using a readout block, and performs the hybrid difference calculation on the temporal difference pixel data of pixels within the readout block. Accordingly, the output of the readout circuit is the data accomplishing temporal difference and spatial difference.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a transfer blade including a first end segment, a second end segment opposite to the first end segment, and an intermediate segment extending from the first end segment to the second end segment. The first end segment includes a first contact region and the second end segment includes a second contact region. The first and second contact regions are configured to contact locations of a surface of a workpiece that do not overlap or are not aligned with a sensitive area of the workpiece. The sensitive area of the workpiece may be an EUV frame or a reticle of the workpiece. A non-contact region extends continuously along the first end segment, the intermediate segment, and the second end segment, and the non-contact region overlaps the sensitive area of the workpiece and is spaced apart from the sensitive area of the workpiece.

Abstract: Non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates and methods of fabricating non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor device disposed above a substrate. The first semiconductor device has a conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a first workfunction. The semiconductor structure also includes a second semiconductor device disposed above the substrate. The second semiconductor device has the conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a second, different, workfunction.

Abstract: A switched capacitor voltage converter circuit includes: a switched capacitor converter and a control circuit. The switched capacitor converter includes at least one resonant capacitor, switches and at least one inductor. The control circuit generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to a first voltage or a second voltage and generates a control signal according to the PWM signal and a zero current detection signal. The control signal controls the switched capacitor converter by operating the corresponding switches to switch electrical connection of the inductor, so as to convert the first voltage to the second voltage or convert the second voltage to the first voltage.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region, an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the substrate, a MTJ in the IMD layer on the MTJ region, a first metal interconnection in the IMD layer on the logic region, and protrusions adjacent to two sides of the first metal interconnection. Preferably, the MTJ further includes a bottom electrode, a fixed layer, a barrier layer, a free layer, and a top electrode.