Abstract: The present invention discloses a solar cell with a nanolaminated transparent electrode and a method of manufacturing the same. The solar cell comprises a substrate, a first electrode layer deposited on the substrate, a photovoltaic layer deposited on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer deposited on the photovoltaic layer. Wherein, at least one of the first and second electrode layers is a nanolaminated transparent electrode prepared by using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The nanolaminated transparent electrode may serve as both of the transparent electrode and the anti-reflective layer and is able to maintain good transmittance in infrared wavelength.

Abstract: A low noise amplifier with back-to-back connected diodes and a back-to-back connected diode with high impedance thereof are provided. The low noise amplifier includes a first operational amplifier (OP) and at least two first back-to-back connected diodes. The back-to-back connected diode with high impedance is formed from at least one MOS FET operated within a cut-off region. The first back-to-back connected diodes are connected electrically between the first input end and the first output end, and between the second input end and the second output end, of the first OP respectively. By the implementation of the present invention, the low noise amplifier is not only low noise, but also with low energy consumption, high stability, low circuitry complexity, and easily controlled manufacturing process.

Abstract: A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor with an image sensing unit integrated therein is provided. The CMOS sensor includes a first substrate, a CMOS circuit, and a sensing device. The first substrate has the image sensing unit formed thereon. The CMOS circuit is disposed on the first substrate and has a receiving space. The sensing device is disposed in the receiving space. The image sensing unit is located at a position from which the image sensing unit can monitor the sensing device. Accordingly, the image sensing unit monitors the sensing device by sensing its image.

Abstract: A buckling restrained brace includes an axial member, a plurality of restraining members, and a plurality of securing units. The axial member includes a middle section extending in an axial direction, and two coupling sections extending respectively from opposite ends of the middle section and coupled fixedly to two connecting plates of a framework of a building. The restraining members extend in the axial direction and are disposed around and contact the axial member. Each securing unit secures an adjacent pair of the restraining members together. Each restraining member cooperates with an adjacent one of the restraining members to define an opening therebetween through which a portion of the axial member is exposed for viewing.

Abstract: A CMOS-MEMS switch structure is disclosed. The CMOS-MEMS switch structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first cantilever beam, and a second cantilever beam. The first and second substrates are positioned opposite each other. The first cantilever beam is provided on the first substrate, extends from the first substrate toward the second substrate, and bends downward. Likewise, the second cantilever beam is provided on the second substrate, extends from the second substrate toward the first substrate, and bends downward. The first and second substrates are movable toward each other to connect a first top surface of the first cantilever beam and a second top surface of the second cantilever beam, and away from each other so that the first top surface of the first cantilever beam and the second top surface of the second cantilever beam are disconnected, thereby closing or opening the CMOS-MEMS switch structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor nanowire solid state optical device and a control method thereof. The device comprises a nanowire, a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrical circuit and a mechanical micro device. The nanowire has a first end and a second end. The first electrode is coupled to the first end. The second electrode is coupled to the second end. The electrical circuit is coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode. The mechanical micro device is conjuncted with the nanowire for applying an external force to the nanowire to form highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) in the nanowire. The HOMO and LUMO are employed as an n-type semiconductor and a p-type semiconductor, respectively. The nanowire is a semiconductor when an external force is applied thereto.

Abstract: A chip structure having a history recording unit is provided. The chip structure includes a core circuit unit in addition to the history recording unit. The history recording unit includes a sensing unit, a record unit, and a deliver unit. The sensing unit detects the status of the core circuit unit and generates history information accordingly. The history information is saved into the record unit and can be further output by the deliver unit. Thus, the history information of the chip structure can be recorded and effectively used to eliminate the reliability problem of the chip structure.

Abstract: A system for transferring electric power and signals via a power line by time-division multiplexing includes a power line, electronic-circuit units, and controllers. The power line includes a first transmission line and a second transmission line. The first transmission line is connected with a first switch in series and is therefore divided into a source end and a loading end. The electronic-circuit units are connected in series between the loading end and the second transmission line. The controllers are electrically connected with and are configured for synchronously controlling the first switch and the electronic-circuit units. When the first switch is closed, electric power is transferred from an electric power source to the loading end, and when the first switch is opened, the electronic-circuit units transfer signals via the loading end. The system features simple circuitry and effectively reduces noise in signal transmission.

Abstract: A computer for assisting in determining the strength of fixing a craniofacial surgery patch comprises a storage device for storing a medical image and a central processing unit, the central processing unit carry out a method for assisting in determining the strength of fixing a craniofacial surgery patch. The method includes obtaining a medical image; establishing a skull model according to the medical image; receiving a patch setting command, and disposing a patch model on the skull model according to the patch setting command; generating an internal grid mesh data of the skull model disposed with the patch model; executing a biomechanical simulation of a patch structural strength according to the skull model disposed with the patch model, the internal grid mesh data and a boundary condition; and providing a stress distribution, a strain distribution or a displacement distribution of the patch model to assist in determining.

Abstract: A buckling restrained brace includes an axial member and a restraining unit. The axial member extends along an axial direction, and has two coupling sections for connecting respectively to two connecting plates of a framework of a building, and a middle section connected between the coupling sections. Each coupling section has a supplying plate portion coplanar with an elongated plate body of the middle section, and a contacting plate portion extending perpendicularly from the supporting plate portion. An outer end of the supplying plate portion of each coupling section has a groove formed therethrough along a transverse direction of the axial member, extending along the axial direction, and permitting a respective one of the connecting plates to engage fittingly therewith and contact the corresponding contacting plate portion.

Abstract: A non-contact apparatus for a stability assessment of a dental implant is provided. The non-contact apparatus includes a triggering device and a dental implant containing a root body and an impact generating device, wherein the root body has a cavity, the impact generating device is located in the cavity, and the triggering device provides a non-contact impetus for triggering the impact generating device.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a patterned layer is disclosed. Firstly, a semiconductor substrate is provided. Then, a precursory gas on the semiconductor substrate is formed. Finally, a patterned layer on the semiconductor substrate is deposited by reacting the precursory gas with at least one electron beam or at least one ion beam. The present invention not only fabricates a patterned layer on the substrate in a single step but also achieves a high lithographic resolution and avoids remains of contaminations by using the properties of the electron beam or the ion beam and the precursory gas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition used for increasing calmodulin and a method thereof. A far-infrared ray is released by a far-infrared releasing substance in the composition so as to induce intracellular calmodulin concentration increased in organisms. The far-infrared releasing substance consists of ceramic minerals and mainly comprises 80-99.9 wt % of oxide minerals including 60-95 wt % of the mineral alumina. The far-infrared releasing substance according to the present invention has the advantages of easy to carry and continuously working, so as to significantly improve the shortcoming of drugs with short-term acting.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a CMOS-MEMS cantilever structure. The CMOS-MEMS cantilever structure includes a substrate, a circuit structure, and a cantilever beam. The substrate has a circuit area and a sensor unit area defined thereon. The circuit structure is formed in the circuit area. The cantilever beam is disposed in the sensor unit area with one end floating above the substrate and the other end connecting to the circuit structure. With the above arrangement, the manufacturing process of CMOS-MEMS cantilever structure of this invention can be simplified. Furthermore, the structure of the cantilever beam is thinned down and therefore has a higher sensitivity.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a nanowire fabrication method and a semiconductor element using a nanowire fabricated thereby. The method of the present invention comprises steps: providing a substrate; sequentially depositing a silicon dioxide layer and a silicon nitride layer on the substrate; forming a patterned photoresist layer on the silicon nitride layer; using the patterned photoresist layer as a mask to etch the silicon nitride layer and the silicon dioxide layer with the substrate partly etched away to form a protrusion; removing the patterned photoresist layer to form an isolation layer; removing the silicon nitride and the silicon dioxide layer, sequentially depositing a dielectric layer and a polysilicon layer; and anisotropically etching the polysilicon layer to form nanowires on a region of the dielectric layer, which is around sidewalls of the protrusion.

Abstract: The present disclosure uses at least three cameras to monitor even a large-scale area. Displacement and strain are measured in a fast, convenient and effective way. The present disclosure has advantages on whole field, far distance and convenience.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a modularized integrated circuit (IC). The method includes the following steps: providing a base; and coupling an input/output module with the base. The base includes a lead-frame and a first package. The first package covers the lead-frame but exposes first contact points. The input/output module includes a first substrate, a plurality of first conducting columns, and a plurality of third contact points. A portion of each of the third contact points is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first contact points. The method enhances the flexibility of IC design, and reduces the time and costs of developing new process techniques.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, a PCR droplet device and a PCR droplet device array. The steps of the method comprise that a liquid comprising an analyzer is dropped on the heating coil disposed on the droplet device to form a droplet, then dropping a hydrophobic solution to prevent the droplet from evaporating. When an electric current or a voltage is supplied through at least one conducting wire to heat the heating coil, the inside of the droplet can generate buoyancy to drive the analyzer to move to the top of the inside of the droplet. Subsequently, the analyzer is moved to a periphery of the inside of the droplet so as to form a thermal cycle. Therefore the template is amplified by recycling the thermal cycle.

Abstract: A near-field scanning optical microscope is disclosed. The microscope includes a lighting component, a probe and an ellipsoidal mirror. The lighting component emits a light. The probe is disposed on one side of a testing sample, and the light is focused around a probe tip to draw the near-field light out. The ellipsoidal mirror has a first focal point and a second focal point, and the first focal point and the probe tip are disposed at the corresponding positions, and the near-field light drawn out from the probe tip is scattered from the first focal point inside the ellipsoidal mirror, and reflected and passed through the second focal point.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing photodynamic diagnosis and photodynamic therapy on a target region that is pre-given with a photosensitizer precursor includes a display unit, an excitation light source operable to irradiate the target region with exciting light so as to excite emission of fluorescence from the target region as a result of fluorescence response of the photosensitizer precursor, an image capturing unit operable to capture a white light image and a fluorescent image of the target region, an image processing unit operable to superimpose the white light image and the fluorescent image into a synthesized image and to provide at least one of the white light image, the fluorescent image and the synthesized image thereto for display on the display unit, and a curing light source operable to irradiate a specified portion of the target region with curing light for treating the specified portion.