Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes: heating a byproduct transport ring of an extreme ultraviolet source, the byproduct transport ring disposed beneath vanes of the extreme ultraviolet source; after heating the byproduct transport ring for a first duration, heating the vanes; after heating the vanes, cooling the vanes; and after cooling the vanes for a second duration, cooling the byproduct transport ring.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and microfluidic devices for successfully co-encapsulating two or more cells in a high-throughput, high efficiency manner. Cells are organized into two or more ordered streams flowing through separate microchannels of the microfluidic device. Cells in ordered streams are sufficiently spaced such that at a junction of the microfluidic device, single droplets are generated that include exactly one cell from the first ordered stream of cells and at least one cell from the second ordered stream of cells. Single droplets including two or more cells are useful for performing assays (e.g., high throughput cell-cell interaction assays).

Abstract: A probe head includes a probe seat, and vertical probes each having a head portion including a head portion installation section with a first width, and a probe tip section including a probe tip contact part with a second width smaller than the first width and a probe tip gradually narrowing part which is located between the head portion installation section and the probe tip contact part, gradually narrows from the first width to the second width, and has a first length smaller than a second length of the probe tip contact part. The head portion installation section protrudes out of a lower surface of the probe seat for a length smaller than the sum of the first and second lengths. The vertical probe is great in current withstanding capability, structural strength and life time, and meets the requirement of probing tiny electrically conductive contacts.

Abstract: A floating point pre-alignment structure for computing-in-memory applications includes a time domain exponent computing block and an input mantissa pre-align block. The time domain exponent computing block is configured to compute a plurality of original input exponents and a plurality of original weight exponents to generate a plurality of flags. Each of the flags is determined by adding one of the original input exponents and one of the original weight exponents. The input mantissa pre-align block is configured to receive a plurality of original input mantissas and shift the original input mantissas according to the flags to generate a plurality of weighted input mantissas, and sparsity of the weighted input mantissas is greater than sparsity of the original input mantissas. Each of the flags has a negative correlation with a sum of the one of the original input exponents and the one of the original weight exponents.

Abstract: A close-end fuel cell and an anode bipolar plate thereof are provided. The anode bipolar plate includes an airtight conductive frame and a conductive porous substrate disposed within the airtight conductive frame. In the airtight conductive frame, an edge of a first side has a fuel inlet, and an edge of a second side has a fuel outlet. The conductive porous substrate has at least one flow channel, where a first end of the flow channel communicates with the fuel inlet, a second end of the flow channel communicates with the fuel outlet. The flow channel is provided with a blocking part near the fuel inlet to divide the flow channel into two areas.

Abstract: An electronic device, a presentation method for a decision-making process module and a non-volatile computer readable medium are provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a processor and a display. The processor generates or obtains a decision-making process module for determining a particular object. The display presents the decision-making process module. The decision-making process module includes a plurality of decision-making sub-processes and a plurality of decision-making blocks. The decision-making sub-processes verify and integrate the information about the particular object received from the source. The decision-making blocks are formed by arranging one or some of a plurality of decision-making sub-processes, and the decision-making process modules are formed by arranging the decision-making blocks.

Abstract: An electronic device, a presentation method for a decision-making process module and a non-volatile computer readable medium are provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a processor and a display. The processor generates or obtains a decision-making process module for determining a particular object. The display presents the decision-making process module. The decision-making process module includes a plurality of decision-making sub-processes and a plurality of decision-making blocks. The decision-making sub-processes verify and integrate the information about the particular object received from the source. The decision-making blocks are formed by arranging one or some of a plurality of decision-making sub-processes, and the decision-making process modules are formed by arranging the decision-making blocks.

Abstract: A frequency synthesizing device includes a voltage-controlled oscillator receiving an adjusting signal and generating an output signal according to the adjusting signal. A feedback frequency divider having a plurality of divisor values receives the output signal and generates a feedback signal after performing frequency dividing. An automatic frequency calibration circuit of the frequency synthesizing device includes a first frequency divider receiving a reference frequency, and a second frequency divider receiving the feedback signal. A comparator of the automatic frequency calibration circuit receives and compares outputs from the first frequency divider and the second frequency divider in a predetermined period to generate a comparing result. A state machine outputs the adjusting signal according to the comparing result in a calibration mode.

Abstract: A frequency synthesizing device includes a voltage-controlled oscillator receiving an adjusting signal and generating an output signal according to the adjusting signal. A feedback frequency divider having a plurality of divisor values receives the output signal and generates a feedback signal after performing frequency dividing. An automatic frequency calibration circuit of the frequency synthesizing device includes a first frequency divider receiving a reference frequency, and a second frequency divider receiving the feedback signal. A comparator of the automatic frequency calibration circuit receives and compares outputs from the first frequency divider and the second frequency divider in a predetermined period to generate a comparing result. A state machine outputs the adjusting signal according to the comparing result in a calibration mode.

Abstract: A transistor device sequentially comprises a semiconductor substrate, a drain, a source, a gate metal seed layer and a gate Schottky contact. The gate metal seed layer comprises a gelatinous substance layer and multiple metal seed crystals. A manufacture method comprises steps of providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a drain and a source; forming a patterned photoresist layer with a photolithography to define a gate area on the semiconductor substrate; forming a gate metal seed layer on the semiconductor substrate with a sensitization process and an activation process; and forming a gate Schottky contact on the gate metal seed layer with an electroless plating approach.