Abstract: A wafer supporting mechanism and a method for wafer dicing are provided. The wafer supporting mechanism includes a base portion and a support portion. The base portion includes a first gas channel and a first outlet connected to the first gas channel. The support portion is connected to the base portion and including a second gas channel connected to the first gas channel. An accommodation space is defined by the base portion and the support portion.

Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes an encapsulant and an interposer. The encapsulant has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. The interposer is encapsulated by the encapsulant. The interposer includes a main body, an interconnector, and a stop layer. The main body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The interconnector is disposed on the first surface and exposed from the top surface of the encapsulant. The stop layer is on the second surface, wherein a bottom surface of the stop layer is lower than the second surface.

Abstract: An electronic module is provided. The electronic module includes a carrier, a movable component and an optical component. The movable component is on the carrier and configured to be movable with respect to the carrier. The optical component is configured to detect a movement of the movable component by an optical coupling between the optical component and the movable component.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wearable component. The wearable component includes a first carrier and a first electronic component at least partially embedded within the first carrier. The first carrier and the first electronic component define a space configured for audio transmission. An ear tip and a method of manufacturing a wearable component are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor floor tile that utilizes a RF frequency transmissive disk that transmits sensor data from sensors located in a plenum of a raised floor system. An antenna is located adjacent to the disk so that sensor signals can be transmitted from the sensor located in the plenum under the floor tile to a wireless receiver located in an elevated location in a data center room, a computer room, a clean room, an office space, etc. A network connection can also be provided by the antenna when the antenna is connected to a router in the plenum.

Abstract: A stabilizing upper tray for stabilizing cartridges during automated filling operations includes fill ports matching cartridge support locations in a lower support tray. Each fill port includes a bore, a circular recess to engage the upper rim of a cartridge, and an inwardly tapered needle-engaging surface adapted to be engaged by a fluid injection needle; a counterbore extends between the bore and the circular recess. As the upper tray is lowered over the cartridges, the enlarged recess of each fill port engages a corresponding cartridge and guides it into a vertical orientation within the counterbore. During filling operations, a mis-aligned fluid injection needle engages the inwardly tapered needle-engaging surface of the stabilizing upper tray and is guided through the fill port toward the cartridge. A method is also disclosed to form such a stabilizing upper tray through conversion of a conventional lower support tray.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a carrier having a first surface and a first lateral surface, an antenna adjacent to the first surface of the carrier, and a shielding layer covering a portion of the first lateral surface of the carrier. The shielding layer is configured to allow a gain of the antenna to be greater than 20 dB.

Abstract: An electrostatic precipitation air cleaning system for removing mist, smoke or particles from an air stream. The electrostatic precipitation air cleaning system includes an ionizer, a collector, and an exhaust fan configured to draw the air stream through the ionizer and the collector. The electrostatic precipitation air cleaning system includes a high voltage power supply that provides an ionizer voltage to the ionizer and at least a first collector voltage and a second collector voltage. The electrostatic precipitation air cleaning system includes an electrostatic precipitator controller coupled to or integrated with the high voltage power supply and operable to select one of the at least the first collector voltage and the second collector voltage to provide to the collector.

Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate and a shielding layer. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a first lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The substrate has an antenna pattern disposed closer to the second surface than the first surface. The shielding layer extends from the first surface toward the second surface of the substrate. The shielding layer covers a first portion of the first lateral surface adjacent to the first surface of the substrate. The shielding layer exposes a second portion of the first lateral surface adjacent to the second surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An electronic package structure includes a lower circuit pattern structure, an upper circuit pattern structure, a reflowable material and at least one core element. The upper circuit pattern structure is disposed above the lower circuit pattern structure. The reflowable material is disposed between the upper circuit pattern structure and the lower circuit pattern structure. The core element attaches to the reflowable material and is configured to inhibit displacement of the at least one core element during a reflow process.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for a throttle body spacer that improves the performance of an internal combustion engine. The throttle body spacer comprises a body that includes an airflow opening for conducting airflow from a throttle body into an intake manifold. A spiral is disposed along a sidewall of the airflow opening and configured for swirling the airflow. The spiral comprises a helical shape disposed around a circumference of the sidewall and extends from an initial bore near a first contact surface of the body to a second contact surface. The helical shape includes a diameter that increases as the spiral extends toward the second contact surface, giving the body a sidewall taper angle that contributes to an increase in power output of the engine. A sawtooth cross-sectional shape of the spiral causes the airflow to swirl so as to improve atomization of an air-fuel mixture entering engine.

Abstract: A water supply control system is disclosed that comprises a computer-implemented control system coupled to a plurality of gates, one or more pumps, and a plurality of sensors. The computer-implemented control system is configured to receive a request to transfer excess water from a non-water supply lake to a water supply lake and determine, based at least in part on data from the plurality of sensors and geographic locations of the non-water supply lake and the water supply lake, whether transferring water as requested will cause or worsen a flood event. In response to a determination that transferring water as requested will not cause or worsen a flood event, the computer-implemented control system is further configured to issue a command to cause a gate associated with a dam at the non-water supply lake to open such that water is transferred from the non-water supply lake to the water supply lake.

Abstract: A method for production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from biogases containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combines temperature swing adsorption (TSA) for removal of VOCs, a form of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) for nitrogen separation, and membrane gas separation technology for carbon dioxide removal. TSA systems may improve removal of VOCs relative to PSA systems, may reduce RNG plant operating costs, and may simplify RNG plant operation. Methane recovery may be improved by using equilibrium PSA systems instead of dynamic PSA systems for methane separation.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a circuit pattern structure, an encapsulant and an anchoring structure. The encapsulant is disposed on the circuit pattern structure. The anchoring structure is disposed adjacent to an interface between the encapsulant and the circuit pattern structure, and is configured to reduce a difference between a variation of expansion of the encapsulant and a variation of expansion of the circuit pattern structure in an environment of temperature variation.

Abstract: Wastewater treatment plants and processes for treating wastewater are described. The wastewater treatment plant utilizes channel plug flow dynamics with attached growth media and pure oxygen or mixtures of pure oxygen and compressed air.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for a high capacity oil filter configured to remove contaminants from engine oil flowing within an internal combustion engine. The oil filter comprises a hollow canister having a length and a diameter suitable for housing a large filtration medium. A base gasket forms a fluid-tight seal between the oil filter and the engine. A base plate circulates oil from the engine through the oil filter. An anti-drainback valve prevents oil from draining out of the filter and passages within the engine when the engine is not operating. A key aspect of the present disclosure is that the relatively large dimensions and the configuration of the filtration media provide a large surface area for entrapping contaminants flowing with the engine oil.

Abstract: A turbo-boost controlled intake system is disclosed that provides a driver of a vehicle with greater control over vehicle performance. The turbo-boost controlled intake system includes a control module that is coupled with an aircharger air intake. The control module instructs an electronic control unit of the vehicle to increase manifold pressure to a higher level before releasing the pressure through a waste gate so as to provide a greater power output of the engine. The turbo-boost controlled intake system further includes a wiring harness and a signal adjuster. The wiring harness couples the control module with a turbo inlet pressure sensor, a manifold absolute pressure sensor, and an electronic control unit of the vehicle. The signal adjuster includes a rheostat that enables manual adjustment of the power output of the engine.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for an aesthetic air filter to remove airborne particulate matter from an airstream. The aesthetic air filter comprises a supportive frame and a colored filter medium retained within the supportive frame. The supportive frame orients the aesthetic air filter within a ventilation system. The filter medium removes the particulate matter from air flowing through the ventilation system. The filter medium is treated with a suitable dye, or other substance, that gives the filter medium an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The filter medium may include a color that matches other nearby engine components, such as braided sheaths on hoses and wires, as well as decorative metallic couplings, and the like. The filter medium may be endowed with any of various desirable colors. The supportive frame may include a color that is coordinated with the color of the filter medium.

Abstract: A pleated filter preparation system is provided for accurately counting pleats along a continuous sheet of pleated filter material and cutting the sheet into filter strips to be formed into filters. The pleated filter preparation system includes a pleat driver having multiple drive gears that engage with the pleats of the pleated filter material to move the pleated filter material through the system. A pleat counter counts peaks and valleys of each pleat comprising the pleated filter material so as to identify a target pleat to be cut. The pleat counter clamps and stretches the target pleat to distinguish the target pleat among the other pleats. A punch cut station cuts the target pleat to form a filter strip having a desired number of pleats. A pleat compressor compresses the filter strips to a predetermined size and then ejects the filter strips into a suitable container or bin.