Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a CMOS image sensor having a multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the image sensor comprises a boundary deep trench isolation (BDTI) structure disposed at boundary regions of a pixel region surrounding a photodiode. The BDTI structure has a ring shape from a top view and two columns surrounding the photodiode with the first depth from a cross-sectional view. A multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure is disposed at inner regions of the pixel region overlying the photodiode, the MDTI structure extending from the back-side of the substrate to a second depth within the substrate smaller than the first depth. The MDTI structure has three columns with the second depth between the two columns of the BDTI structure from the cross-sectional view. The MDTI structure is a continuous integral unit having a ring shape.

Abstract: A method for preparing quartz glass with low content of hydroxyl and high purity, includes providing silica powders including hydroxyl groups. The silica powders are dehydroxylated, which includes drying the silica powders at a first temperature, heating the silica powders up to a second temperature and introducing a first oxidizing gas including halogen gas, thereby obtaining first dehydroxylated powders, and heating the first dehydroxylated powders up to a third temperature and introducing a second oxidizing gas including oxygen or ozone, thereby obtaining second dehydroxylated powders. The second dehydroxylated powders are heated up to a fourth temperature to obtain a vitrified body. The vitrified body is cooled to obtain the quartz glass with low content of hydroxyl and high purity. The quartz glass prepared by the above method has low content of hydroxyl and high purity. A quartz glass with low content of hydroxyl and high purity is also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for information processing. In an information processing method, based on multiple weights corresponding to multiple words in text, a computing device determines a target object associated with the text among predetermined multiple objects, and also determines, among the multiple words, a set of key words with respect to the determination of the target object. Next, the computing device determines, among the set of key words, a set of target words related to a text topic of the text. Then, the computing device outputs the set of target words and an identifier of the target object in an associated manner. In this way, the credibility of the target object associated with the text that is determined by the information processing method is improved, thereby improving the user experience of the information processing method.

Abstract: A power factor correction (PFC) converter comprises an inductor, a main switch, a voltage divider, a diode, and a controller. The main switch controls the inductor performing magnetization and demagnetization, wherein a voltage difference between two ends of the main switch is a switch voltage. The voltage divider divides the switch voltage and generates a division voltage. The controller performs the following operations periodically in general mode: turning on the main switch; turning off the main switch after the main switch is turned on for a period of time; obtaining the switch voltage according to the division voltage, and determining the period of time for which the main switch is turned on next time according to the switch voltage and a predetermined output voltage of the PFC converter; and obtaining an output voltage according to the switch voltage during a period of time after the main switch is turned off.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an integrated chip (IC). The method includes forming a first fin of semiconductor material and a second fin of semiconductor material within a semiconductor substrate. A gate structure is formed over the first fin and source/drain regions are formed on or within the first fin. The source/drain regions are formed on opposite sides of the gate structure. One or more pick-up regions are formed on or within the second fin. The source/drain regions respectively have a first width measured along a first direction parallel to a long axis of the first fin and the one or more pick-up regions respectively have a second width measured along the first direction. The second width is larger than the first width.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided and includes a multi-bit cell having multiple bit cells disposed in multiple cell rows. The bit cells include M bit cells, M being positive integers. A first bit cell of the bit cells and a M-th bit cell of the bit cells are arranged diagonally in different cell rows in the multi-bit cell. The multi-bit cell includes first to fourth cell boundaries. The first and second boundaries extend in a first direction and the third and fourth boundaries extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The first bit cell and a second bit cell of the bit cells abut the third cell boundary, and the first bit cell and a (M/2+1)-th bit cell of the bit cells abut the first cell boundary.

Abstract: A heat and acid resistant probiotics microsphere having a size from 20 to 250 ?m that can readily be incorporated into food or beverages that subsequently undergo thermal treatment. The synbiotic core includes a seed layer formed from at least one polysaccharide. A probiotic microorganism is coated on the seed layer. An acid-resistant shell layer is positioned over the synbiotic core, the acid-resistant shell layer comprising one or more pH-responsive polymers. A heat-resistant bilayer shell is positioned over the acid-resistant shell layer, the heat-resistant bilayer shell including an inner shell layer and an outer shell layer, wherein the inner shell layer includes a heat-resistant liposome layer and the outer layer includes a heat-resistant disaccharide or polysaccharide.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a quantum dot structure. The quantum dot structure includes a quantum dot and a cloud-like shell covering a portion of the quantum dot and having an irregular outer surface. The quantum dot includes: a core; a first shell discontinuously around a core surface of the core; and a second shell between the core and the first shell and encapsulating the core surface of the core, wherein the second shell has an irregular outer surface.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for synchronized dual eye variable refresh rate update for a VR display. A display processor obtains an indication of a synchronous flush or an asynchronous flush with respect to a first DPU and/or a second DPU. The display processor determines whether a first flush operation and/or a second flush operation is available at a time instance, where the first flush operation and the second flush operation are associated with the first DPU and/or the second DPU. The display processor performs, based on a VSync instance, the first flush operation and/or the second flush operation based on whether the first flush operation and/or the second flush operation are available at the time instance and based on the indication of the synchronous flush or the asynchronous flush.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are presented to generate digital content. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks are used to generate video information based at least in part upon voice information and a combination of image features and facial landmarks corresponding to one or more images of a person.

Abstract: A stereo projection screen including a scattering screen having a scattering structure layer, a phase retardation layer disposed between the scattering structure layer and the polarized projector, and a metal reflection layer covering at least a part of the scattering structure layer is provided. The scattering structure layer and the phase retardation layer are arranged in a first display area and a second display area of the stereo projection screen. The metal reflection layer is arranged in at least one of the first display area and the second display area. A first image light beam having a first polarization state has a second polarization state after being transmitted to the first display area and leaving the stereo projection screen. A second image light beam having the first polarization state still has the first polarization state after being transmitted to the second display area and leaving the stereo projection screen.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a semiconductor structure, the method includes forming a buffer layer over a substrate. An active layer is formed on the buffer layer. A top electrode is formed on the active layer. An etch process is performed on the buffer layer and the substrate to define a plurality of pillar structures. The plurality of pillar structures include a first pillar structure laterally offset from a second pillar structure. At least portions of the first and second pillar structures are spaced laterally between sidewalls of the top electrode.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an integrated chip including a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The integrated chip further includes a first photodetector positioned in a first pixel region within the substrate. A floating diffusion region with a first doping concentration of a first polarity is positioned on the first side of the substrate in the first pixel region. A first body contact region with a second doping concentration of a second polarity different from the first polarity is positioned on the second side of the substrate in the first pixel region.

Abstract: A modulation device includes a substrate, an electrostatic discharge protection element, an electronic element, and a driving element. The substrate has an active region. The electrostatic discharge protection element is arranged around the active region. The electronic element is disposed in the active region. The driving element is electrically connected to the electronic element.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a novel positive electrode active material for lithium-ion battery. The positive electrode active material is expressed by the following formula: Li1.2NixMn0.8-x-yZnyO2, wherein x and y satisfy 0<x?0.8 and 0<y?0.1. In addition, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing the positive electrode active material. The present invention further provides a lithium-ion battery which uses said positive electrode active material.

Abstract: An electronic package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, in which an electronic element is disposed on a carrier structure, and an antenna structure is stacked on the carrier structure via conductors, where at least one through hole is formed on and penetrating through the antenna structure, and an insulating support body is formed between the carrier structure and the antenna structure, so that the insulating support body is correspondingly formed at the through hole and/or an edge of the antenna structure, and the through hole is free from being filled up by the insulating support body, such that the through hole has an air medium. The design of the through hole allows the characteristic of the dielectric constant of air being 1 to be utilized so as to reduce the signal loss and the signal offset, thereby facilitating the signal transmission of the antenna body.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light board and a light dimmer circuit. The light board includes multiple first light emitting elements and second light emitting elements. The first light emitting elements are disposed in a first area of the light board. The second light emitting elements are disposed in a second area of the light board. The light dimmer circuit is configured to drive the second light emitting elements to generate flickering lights from the second area of the light board, and is configured to drive the first light emitting elements to generate non-flickering lights from the first area of the light board.

Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., an access point (AP) or a non-AP station (STA)) detects a non-primary subband of an operating bandwidth comprising a primary subband and the non-primary subband to be idle. The apparatus controls a transmit power in performing transmission on at least the non-primary subband.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode LED driver and a LED driving device including the LED driver are provided. The light-emitting diode LED driver includes a decoding circuit that receives a data signal and decodes the data signal to generate display data used to drive LEDs to emit light and display and a recovered clock signal. Further provided is an encoding circuit that encodes the decoded display data by using the recovered clock signal to generate an encoded data signal, where the data signal is encoded in a first encoding format, and the encoded data signal is encoded in a second encoding format.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes an epitaxial structure and first and second electrodes on a side of the epitaxial structure. The epitaxial structure includes a first-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second-type semiconductor layer. The active layer is disposed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode is disposed on the epitaxial structure to be electrically connected with the first-type semiconductor layer. The second electrode is disposed on the epitaxial structure to be electrically connected with the second-type semiconductor layer. The second electrode is in ohmic contact with a second-type window sublayer of the second-type semiconductor layer.