Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: A saline wastewater treatment method is provided. Raw water is pretreated to obtain pretreated raw water. The pretreated raw water is pressurized to a preset pressure, injected with zone, separated and filtered by a filtering device with a hollow fiber nanofiltration membrane or a hollow fiber reverse osmosis membrane inside to obtain a concentrate and a permeate. A pressure of the concentrate is controlled such that ozone in the concentrate is released to form micro-nano bubbles. The concentrate is partially injected into the pretreated raw water. A pressure of the permeate and a pressure of the raw water are respectively controlled such that ozone in the permeate and the raw water is released inside the filtering device to form micro-nano bubbles to flush the hollow fiber nanofiltration membrane or the hollow fiber reverse osmosis membrane. A saline wastewater treatment system is also provided.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first fin extending from the semiconductor substrate; a second fin extending from the semiconductor substrate; an epitaxial source/drain region including: a main layer in the first fin and the second fin, the main layer including a first semiconductor material, the main layer having an upper faceted surface and a lower faceted surface, the upper faceted surface and the lower faceted surface each being raised from respective surfaces of the first fin and the second fin; and a semiconductor contact etch stop layer (CESL) contacting the upper faceted surface and the lower faceted surface of the main layer, the semiconductor CESL including a second semiconductor material, the second semiconductor material being different from the first semiconductor material.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for selecting a frequency combination for a User Equipment (UE), is disclosed. The method includes determining, by the UE, at least one of a bandwidth or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layer information associated with each of a plurality of cells upon detecting the plurality of cells present in a network. The method includes identifying, by the UE, at least one combination of cells amongst the plurality of cells providing a maximum throughput based on the determined bandwidth and the MIMO layer information associated with each of the plurality of cells. The method further includes latching, by the UE, onto the combination of cells with the maximum throughput.

Abstract: A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a gate driving circuit including shift register units and clock signal lines including a first clock signal line, a second clock signal line providing a second clock signal, and a third clock signal line providing a third clock signal. An input circuit of a n-th stage shift register unit in the shift register units is connected with the first clock signal line, a first control circuit of the n-th stage shift register unit is connected with the first clock signal line, the second clock signal line, and the third clock signal line, a second control circuit of the n-th stage shift register unit is connected with the second clock signal line, and a phase of the second clock signal is opposite to a phase of the third clock signal.

Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a display region, a first functional layer, and a second functional layer. The display region includes a pixel, and the pixel includes a display element and a pixel circuit. The first functional layer includes the pixel circuit, a scan line, and a first connection portion. The display element is electrically connected to the pixel circuit, and the pixel circuit is electrically connected to the scan line. The second functional layer includes a region overlapping with the first functional layer, the second functional layer includes a driver circuit and a wiring, and the driver circuit is provided so that the pixel circuit is positioned between the driver circuit and the display element. The wiring is electrically connected to the scan line at the first connection portion, and the wiring is electrically connected to the driver circuit.

Abstract: An operating room control and communication system is provided. An operating room control system for a medical facility is provided. The system comprises a signal routing unit configured to route signals for devices of the operating room, the signals comprising image data. The signal routing unit comprises a first input configured to receive, from a medical facility source device, input signals comprising image data of a first image resolution. The signal routing unit further comprises a first output configured to send, to a destination device, output signals comprising image data of the first image resolution; and a second output configured to send, to a destination device, output signals comprising image data of a second image resolution lower than the first image resolution.

Abstract: A raising/lowering-type biaxial hinge for openably and closably coupling a first casing and a second casing in order that one type is compatible with terminal devices of different thicknesses is disclosed. The hinge is composed of a movable hinge shaft attached to a first casing, a fixed hinge shaft attached to a second casing, a first coupling member for movably coupling the movable hinge shaft and for rotatably bearing the fixed hinge shaft at a fixed position. A plurality of second coupling members for rotatably bearing the movable hinge shaft at a shift position and for movably coupling a first displaceable rotary shaft and a second displaceable rotary shaft is provided between the movable hinge shaft and the fixed hinge shaft.

Abstract: A charging control method and an electronic device implementing a charging control method includes: sending a first data packet, in which, the first data packet includes to-be-charged identification information and first characteristic information of the first electronic device; receiving a second data packet corresponding to the first data packet sent by the second electronic device, in which, the second data packet includes power supply identification information and charging strategy information; determining and performing a charging strategy according to the second data packet, in which, the charging strategy includes at least one of: the first electronic device receiving power supply from the second electronic device, and the first electronic device supplying power to the second electronic device.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a dummy structure having a plurality of channel layers, an inner spacer disposed between adjacent channels of the plurality of channel layers and at a lateral end of the channel layers, and a gate structure including a gate dielectric layer and a metal layer interposing the plurality of channel layers. The dummy structure is disposed at an active edge adjacent to an active region. A metal gate etching process is performed to remove the metal layer from the gate structure while the gate dielectric layer remains disposed at a channel layer-inner spacer interface. After performing the metal gate etching process, a dry etching process is performed to form a cut region along the active edge. The gate dielectric layer disposed at the channel layer-inner spacer interface prevents the dry etching process from damaging a source/drain feature within the adjacent active region.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a graphene cochlear implant electrode and a fabrication method thereof. The electrode comprises a tip portion, bendable portions, contact electrodes, an electrode carrier and wire electrodes, wherein the tip portion is disposed at forepart of the cochlear implant electrode, the electrode carrier wraps the wire electrodes and half wraps the contact electrodes connected to the wire electrodes one by one, and each bendable portion is an annular groove disposed on the electrode carrier; each contact electrode comprises an inner contact and an outer contact, when bending, the inner contact faces the modiolus while the outer contact faces away from the modiolus; and each wire electrode is wavy.

Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a first connection region and a second connection region in a first direction and a cell array region between the first and second connection regions, and a first block structure on the substrate. The first block structure has a first width on the cell array region, the first block structure has a second width on the first connection region, and the first block structure has a third width on the second connection region. The first, second and third widths are parallel to a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the first width is less than the second width and is greater than the third width.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel which includes a plurality of pixels and displays an image at each of multiple frames, a driving circuit which drives the multiple frames at multiple operating frequencies, a voltage generator which provides a voltage to the display panel, and a drive controller. The drive controller includes a representative frequency calculator which calculates a representative frequency, based on operating frequencies of ‘n’ number of frames before one frame of the multiple frames, and a compensating signal calculator which outputs a compensating signal, based on the representative frequency and a count number in the one frame. The drive controller transmits the compensating signal to the voltage generator, the voltage includes a reference voltage, the voltage generator generates the reference voltage based on the compensating signal, and the voltage generator provides the reference voltage to each of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: The disclosure provide an optical imaging lens assembly, which sequentially includes from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens having a negative refractive power; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a refractive power; a fifth lens having a refractive power; and a sixth lens having a positive refractive power; wherein ImgH is a half of a diagonal length of an effective pixel region on an imaging surface of the optical imaging lens assembly, ImgH satisfies: ImgH>5 mm; and Semi-FOV is a half of a maximum field of view of the optical imaging lens assembly, Semi-FOV satisfies: tan(Semi-FOV)>1.2, which makes the optical imaging lens assembly have features of a large image surface, a large wide angle, etc.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a power generator, a drive source, a plurality of power supply lines, a plurality of batteries, a current value calculation part 11, a demanded battery power calculation part 12, and a power summation part 13. The current value calculation part 11 calculates the C-rates CR1, CR2, CR3 and CR4 of the batteries based on the charge levels of the batteries. The demanded battery power calculation part 12 calculates a demanded power P or Q of the batteries based on the calculated C-rates CR1, CR2, CR3 and CR4 and the capacities of the batteries. The power summation part 13 sums the demanded power P or Q of the batteries and power demanded by electrical loads. The control unit 9 controls the drive source such that the power generator generates power calculated by the power summation part 13.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control circuit of a boost DC-DC converter including a high side transistor and a low side transistor, and a load switch connected between the high side transistor and an output line of the boost DC-DC converter. The control circuit includes a pulse modulator that generates a pulse signal with a pulse modulated to bring an output voltage of the output line close to a target level, a logic circuit that generates a high side control signal and a low side control signal based on the pulse signal, a load switch drive circuit that drives a first PMOS transistor provided as the load switch, and a current detection circuit that generates a current detection signal indicating a current flowing through the first PMOS transistor. The load switch drive circuit is switchable between a first mode and a second mode.

Abstract: Disclosed are an identifying method and an identifying system for a centrifuge rotor. The identifying method for a centrifuge rotor is based on a centrifuge rotor identifying system which includes a code disk with a plurality of pairs of magnetic poles, a Hall sensor and a controlling device. The method includes the following steps: according to a predetermined code rule, detecting the duration of each level signal generated from the Hall sensor; according to the total number of windows of the code disk and the duration of each level signal, determining the preliminary code; according to the predetermined code rule, determining the code starter; and based on the code starter, ordering the preliminary code to the rotor final code.

Abstract: A light guiding arrangement adapted to guide light along a deflection light path, the light guiding arrangement comprising a housing, wherein the housing comprises a light entering area; a light escaping area adapted to transmit guided light to an image sensor; a first lens arrangement arranged in between the light entering area and the light escaping area; and one or more light deflection elements arranged in between the light entering area and the light escaping area. The one or more light deflection elements are adapted to form the deflection light path in between the light entering area and the light escaping area. The housing is formed by two or more operatively interconnected components configured to deform the housing.

Abstract: There is provided a game management system that can manage games using RFID tags built into chips even when multiple types of chips are housed in a chip tray, and a double chip tray used for the system. A chip tray is a double chip tray equipped with a chip tray reader capable of reading two types of chips of different shapes and/or sizes that incorporate RFID tags, namely round chips and plaque chips, an upper chip holder that can hold chips, and a lower chip holder that can hold chips. The chip tray reader is configured to read the RFID tags of the two types of chips held in the chip tray, and is capable of determining the respective amounts.