Abstract: A method includes: generating, by a processing device, at least one first output image block based on a first image block group; storing stored image blocks corresponding to a first part of the first image block group in the processing device; and after the at least one first output image block is generated, generating, by the processing device, at least one second output image block based on a first image block and the stored image blocks, wherein the first image block group and the first image block are arranged in order along a first direction, and the at least one first output image block and the at least one second output image block are arranged in order along the first direction. A system is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an electroless plating substrate and a method for forming a metal layer on a surface of a substrate. The method for preparing the electroless plating substrate includes: providing a substrate; attaching a self-adsorbed catalyst composition to a surface of the substrate; and performing an electroless metal deposition for forming an electroless metal layer on the surface of the substrate. The self-adsorbed catalyst composition includes a colloidal nanoparticle and a silane compound. The colloidal nanoparticle includes a palladium nanoparticle and a capping agent enclosing the palladium nanoparticle. The silane compound has at least one amino group to interact with the colloidal nanoparticle. A covalent bond between the silane compound and the surface of the substrate is formed through the at least one silane group of the silane compound. The colloid nanoparticle has a particle size ranging from 5 to 10 nanometers.

Abstract: A laser source apparatus is for providing a beam path to generate a first laser beam and a second laser beam. The laser source apparatus includes a laser generator, at least one spectrum broadening unit and a beam splitter on the beam path. The laser generator is configured to generate an original laser beam with a pulse duration smaller than 1 ps. The spectrum broadening unit is configured in a following stage of the laser generator. The spectrum broadening unit includes a multiple plate continuum. The multiple plate continuum includes a plurality of thin plates, and the thin plates are configured along the beam path in order. The beam splitter is configured in the following stage of the laser generator to divide the original laser beam into the first laser beam and the second laser beam.

Abstract: A cascaded focusing and compressing postcompression system includes at least one CASCADE (cascaded focusing and compressing) module. The CASCADE module includes a focusing unit and a compressing unit. The focusing unit is for nonlinear broadening a bandwidth of the light pulses. The compressing unit is for shortening a pulse duration of the light pulses.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for renewable-energy allocation based on reinforcement learning for an energy aggregator having an energy storage system (ESS) to coordinate renewable-energy allocation between energy suppliers and energy demanders. In the method, historical power-generation data of each supplier is collected and adapted to generate a renewable-energy index representing uncertainty of renewable energy. Multiple market indexes related to renewable-energy market dynamics are collected and integrated with the renewable-energy index and electricity information of the ESS to generate multiple states of a Markov decision process. The states are inputted to a reinforcement learning model to determine a price for the suppliers and the demanders. According to a supply amount and a demand amount proposed by the suppliers and the demanders in response to the price, the ESS coordinates the supply and demand of the renewable energy, and the reinforcement learning model is updated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a terahertz (THz) device. The method includes a step of forming a light-absorbing structure on a substrate by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The substrate includes a semiconductor structure, a sapphire substrate, a quartz substrate, or a combination thereof. The light-absorbing structure includes a semiconductor material, a two-dimensional material, a low-dimensional material, a magnetic material, a topological material, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Provided are hard carbon beads, their preparation method, and an energy storage device comprising the same. Microwave heating is used to synthesize cross-linked phenolic formaldehyde for reducing energy consumption and controlling the crosslinking density of cured phenolic formaldehyde. The problems caused by high temperature heating and hydrothermal process for curing resin can be solved by the instant disclosure, which can increase the economic values of electrode and energy storage device comprising the hard carbon beads.

Abstract: A hybrid organic-inorganic conductive thin film comprising an organic layer and a plurality of inorganic particles is disclosed, wherein the plurality of inorganic particles comprises a plurality of Cu particles that have an average particle size in a range between 20 nm and 45 nm. This hybrid organic-inorganic conductive thin film is allowed to be used as a hole injection layer (HIL) or a hole transport layer (HTL), so as to be applied in the manufacture of QLED element, OLED element, organic photovoltaic element, hybrid inorganic-organic photovoltaic element, O-FET, O-TFT, or photoreceptor. Moreover, experiment data have proved that, compared to the regular OLED element, the OLED element having the HIL made of the hybrid organic-inorganic conductive thin film has a significant enhancement in device efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating an electronic circuit including providing a copper ion solution. The copper ion solution includes a source of copper (II) ions, L-ascorbic acid, and water. The copper ion solution is applied on a substrate to form a coating layer. A heat source is provided to locally heat the coating layer to react copper ions in the coating layer to form copper conductive patterns.

Abstract: A rechargeable transition metal battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode material which is a transition metal or an alloy of the transition metal. The positive electrode is electrically connected to the negative electrode and includes a host material and a positive electrode material. The host material includes a carbon. The positive electrode material is connected to the host material, and the positive electrode material is a compound of a metal, an elemental chalcogen or an elemental halogen. The electrolyte is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: providing a semiconductor stack layer, wherein the semiconductor stack layer includes a first type semiconductor layer, a quantum well layer, and a second type semiconductor layer stacked in sequence; growing an aluminum nitride layer on the second type semiconductor layer; and annealing the aluminum nitride layer to achieve quantum well intermixing.

Abstract: A Duo Aloe Vera Cruces Concentricis antenna structure is provided and includes a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a second conductive layer. The first metal units of the first conductive layer form a first tapered hole, The second metal units of the first conductive layer are located in the first tapered hole and form a second tapered hole. The third metal units and the fourth metal units of the dielectric layer are aligned with the first metal units and the second metal units, respectively. The second conductive layer is connected to the dielectric layer. The first tapered hole has at least one first center line. The second tapered hole has at least one second center line. An included angle between the at least one first center line and the at least one second center line is 45 degrees.

Abstract: A neural network is provided to include a layer that has a weight set. The neural network is trained based on a first compression quality level, where the weight set and a first set of batch normalization coefficients are used in said layer, so the weight set and the first set of batch normalization coefficients are trained with respect to the first compression quality level. Then, the neural network is trained based on a second compression quality level, where the weight set that has been trained with respect to the first compression quality level and a second set of batch normalization coefficients are used in said layer, so the weight set is trained with respect to both of the first and second compression quality levels, and the second set of batch normalization coefficients is trained with respect to the second compression quality level.

Abstract: A nanonetwork with controlled chirality prepared via self-assembly of triblock terpolymers, wherein each of the triblock terpolymers includes a first block, a second block and a third block. The first block is connected to the second block, and the third block is connected to the second block. The first block, the second block and the third block are incompatible. The third block has a homochiral characteristic, and a chirality of the nanonetwork with controlled chirality is determined by the homochiral characteristic.

Abstract: A 3D reconstruction method for a thin film sample that includes a light element is provided. The method includes performing preprocessing that includes noise removal, field-of-view correction and background subtraction on original projection images captured by a scanning transmission electron microscope to obtain 2D images, performing several rounds of a 3D reconstruction procedure that includes an alignment process and an iterative algorithm based on the 2D images and reference images to obtain a piece of reconstructed 3D image data, generating a reconstructed 3D image related to the thin film sample based on the piece of reconstructed 3D image data, and displaying the reconstructed 3D image.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a filter, including the following steps: defining an adhesive layer on a surface of a substrate according to a filter pattern; covering the surface of the substrate by a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer comprises a first covering part and a second covering part, wherein the first covering part and the second covering part are non-overlapping. In an aspect, the first covering part of the conductive layer is attached to the adhesive layer according to the filter pattern and the second covering part is not attached to the adhesive layer. In an aspect, the second covering part of the conductive layer is attached to the surface of the substrate to form the filter pattern.

Abstract: A device includes a detector, a sensing pad, a ring structure, a control circuit, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The sensing pad is electrically connected to the detector. The ring structure is over the sensing pad and includes an upper conductive ring and a lower conductive ring between the upper conductive ring and the sensing pad. The first transistor interconnects the upper conductive ring and the control circuit. The second transistor interconnects the lower conductive ring and the control circuit.

Abstract: An electrode structure is disclosed. The electrode structure consists of a seed layer, an electrode layer formed on the seed layer and a cover layer formed on the electrode layer. This electrode structure is for application in the manufacture of a quantum dots electroluminescent device, so as to act as an anode electrode or a cathode electrode of the QD electroluminescent device. Experimental data have revealed that, there is no transmittance imbalance occurring in the QD electroluminescent device using the particularly-designed electrode structure. Moreover, the QD electroluminescent device has enhanced in the brightness, total current efficiency and EQE thereof.

Abstract: An identity recognition method includes a step of storing multiple training data sets that respectively correspond to gaits of multiple members, a step of obtaining a gait similarity estimation model that is established by training a Siamese neural network using the training data sets, a step of obtaining a piece of inertial data that corresponds to a step taken by a user, a step of generating, based on the piece of inertial data, a piece of feature data that is related to gait of the step taken by the user, a step of generating, based on the piece of feature data and the training data sets, multiple evaluation results that respectively correspond to the training data sets by using the gait similarity estimation model, and a step of determining whether the user belongs to a group consisting of the members based on the evaluation results and a predefined threshold.

Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor fin, an isolation structure, a gate structure, source/drain structures, a sensing contact, a sensing pad structure, and a reading contact. The semiconductor fin includes a channel region and source/drain regions on opposite sides of the channel region. The isolation structure laterally surrounds the semiconductor fin. The gate structure is over the channel region of the semiconductor fin. The source/drain structures are respectively over the source/drain regions of the semiconductor fin. The sensing contact is directly on the isolation structure and adjacent to the gate structure. The sensing pad structure is connected to the sensing contact. The reading contact is directly on the isolation structure and adjacent to the gate structure.