Abstract: Provided is a capacitance detecting device (801) which includes a charging module (110) configured to charge a base capacitor (130) between a detecting electrode and system ground; an integrating circuit (150) including an amplifier (151) and an integrating capacitor (152), where the integrating capacitor (152) is connected in parallel with the amplifier (151), the integrating circuit (150) is configured to integrate, charges transferred from the base capacitor (130); a cancellation capacitor (120) configured to cancel a contribution of the base capacitor (130) to an output voltage of the amplifier (151); a controlling module (140) configured to control the charging module (110) to charge the base capacitor (130) in a first phase, control the charging module (110) to stop charging the base capacitor (130) in a second phase, control transfer of the charges on the base capacitor (130) to the integrating capacitor (152) in a third phase.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first type doped semiconductor substrate; a second type doped deep well configured such that one or more semiconductor device elements are formed therein; a first type doped first well formed inside a region surrounded by the deep well of the one surface of the semiconductor substrate, and separated from the semiconductor substrate by the deep well; a first electrical contact formed on a part of the one surface of the semiconductor substrate, and electrically connected to the first well; and a second electrical contact formed on another surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other and including a multilayer structure in which a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked and first and second internal electrodes are alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween and exposed to the first surface and the second surface, respectively, first and second metal layers covering the first surface and the second surface and connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, first and second ceramic layers covering the first and second metal layers, and first and second external electrodes covering the first and second ceramic layers and connected to the first and second metal layers to be electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: A method and system to provide user-level multithreading are disclosed. The method according to the present techniques comprises receiving programming instructions to execute one or more shared resource threads (shreds) via an instruction set architecture (ISA). One or more instruction pointers are configured via the ISA; and the one or more shreds are executed simultaneously with a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor includes multiple instruction sequencers.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, memory transistors on the first region, a first interconnection layer on the memory transistors and including first interconnection lines, and a second interconnection layer on the first interconnection layer and including second interconnection lines. The second interconnection lines on the first region include a first line extending along a first direction and spaced from the second region by a first distance along the first direction, and a second line extending along the first direction, spaced from the first line along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and having a width smaller than that of the first line. The first line includes a protrusion extending along a third direction toward the substrate. The protrusion is spaced from the second region by a second distance along the first direction greater than the first distance.

Abstract: Provided is a lighting device, comprising: a light source module comprising: at least one light source disposed on a printed circuit board; and a resin layer disposed on the printed circuit board so that the light source is embedded; a light reflection member formed on at least any one of one side surface and another side surface of the resin layer; and a diffusion plate having an upper surface formed on the light source module, and a side wall which is integrally formed with the upper surface and formed to extend in a lower side direction and which is adhered onto the light reflection member, wherein a first separated space is formed between the light source module and the upper surface of the diffusion plate, whereby flexibility of the product itself can be secured, and durability and reliability of the product can be also improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for controlling contents and an electronic device thereof are provided. An operation method of an electronic device includes the operations of setting an access authority for one or more contents, if there is a request for an access of at least one application to the contents, resetting the access authority for the contents, and controlling the access by the application to the contents in accordance with the reset access authority of the application for the contents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a guanidine compound and a use thereof, and more specifically, to a guanidine derivative showing excellent effects of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, cancer metastasis, and cancer recurrence; a preparation method thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient. Compared to existing drugs, the guanidine derivative according to the present invention shows excellent effects of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, cancer metastasis, and cancer recurrence even with small doses, and may thus be effectively used in preventing or treating various cancers such as uterine cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, brain cancer, rectal cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, blood cancer, liver cancer, etc., inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and cancer metastasis.

Abstract: Portable electronic device stands and related methods are described. The electronic device stands include a base, a first arm, and a second arm. The base includes: (i) a horizontal support; (ii) a first vertical support including a first arm-receiving portion having first grooves defined therein; (iii) a second vertical support including a second arm-receiving portion having second grooves defined therein. The base is configured such that the first and second vertical supports are disposed on two ends of the horizontal support, with each of the first and second arms rotatably engaged with the first and second vertical supports, respectively, using a first fastening assembly or a second fastening assembly, respectively. In a collapsed configuration, the first and second arms are disposed antiparallel to and abutting each other; in an open configuration, the first and second arms are disposed parallel to each other, each extending about 90 degrees from the base.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer via a first contact hole, which is defined through the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer via a second contact hole, which is defined through the second insulating layer, where the first and second contact holes overlap each other, and a residual layer, which includes a portion of the second insulating layer, is disposed in the first contact hole.

Abstract: To provide isolated extensibility for webpages, thereby enabling webpages to provide additional functionality supported by instructions whose execution is independent of execution of the instructions of the webpage, a unified manifest is utilized which comprises information regarding each of the extensions that can extend the functionality of the webpage, and a common extensibility platform script is invoked that provides the setup functionality to support such isolated extensibility. The extensibility platform script can be utilized by each extension thereby centralizing the relevant extension instantiation functionality. To provide for a unified manifest, a manifest associated with one extension can be copied into a manifest associated with another extension if the first extension indicates that it is capable of extending the second extension, or if the first extension is actually invoked by the second extension.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amic acid ester oligomer having a structure of Formula (1) or (1?): wherein G, P, R, Rx, D, E and m are as defined in the specification. The present invention also provides a polyimide precursor composition comprising the amic acid ester oligomer, as well as a polyimide prepared from the composition.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a gate structure, a gate spacer, a source/drain structure, a contact structure, a glue layer and a barrier layer. The gate structure is positioned over a fin structure. The gate spacer is positioned over the fin structure and on a sidewall surface of the gate structure. The source/drain structure is positioned in the fin structure and adjacent to the gate spacer. The contact structure is positioned over the source/drain structure. The glue layer covers a bottom surface and a sidewall surface of the contact structure. The barrier layer encircles the sidewall surface of the contact structure. A bottom surface of the glue layer is exposed to the barrier layer.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting unit disposed on the substrate, a metallic electrode unit, a metallic adhesion layer disposed on the first and second electrodes of the electrode unit, and a protective layer disposed on the adhesion layer. The first electrode is disposed on a portion of a first-type semiconductor layer of the light emitting unit. The second electrode is disposed on a second-type semiconductor layer of the light emitting unit disposed on a separated portion of the first-type semiconductor layer. The first and second electrodes are partially exposed by the protective layer and the adhesion layer that is partially exposed by the protective layer. A production method for the light emitting device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A dense array of semiconductor single crystalline semiconductor nanocrystals is provided in the present application by forming an amorphous semiconductor material layer surrounding a plurality of patterned nanostructures comprised of a single crystalline semiconductor material portion. A thermal anneal, i.e., (solid phase epitaxy), is then performed to crystallize a portion of the amorphous semiconductor material layer that is in contact with each single crystalline semiconductor material portion and to provide a plurality of spaced apart single crystalline nanocrystals on a surface of an insulator. A remaining portion of the amorphous semiconductor material layer that was not crystallized is thereafter removed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a monolithic electro-optical (E-O) modulator are described herein. The monolithic E-O modulator may include a phase shifter having a suspended structure. The suspended structure may be realized by partially or completely removing silicon material underneath the active area of the phase shifter to form a void in the bulk silicon substrate supporting the phase shifter. The suspended structure may be utilized to result in a lower radio-frequency loss and an effective group refractive index of the phase shifter that is closer to the refractive index of silicon waveguides or optical fibers, both advantageous to enhancing the performance of the E-O modulator such as a higher operating bandwidth.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microorganism for producing diamine, in which activity of a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 or an amino acid sequence having 55% or higher sequence homology with SEQ ID NO: 6 is introduced or enhanced, and a method of producing diamine using the same.

Abstract: Provided herein are liquid polymer (LP) compositions comprising a synthetic (co)polymer (e.g., an acrylamide (co)polymer), as well as methods for preparing inverted polymer solutions by inverting these LP compositions in an aqueous fluid. The resulting inverted polymer solutions can have a concentration of a synthetic (co)polymer (e.g., an acrylamide (co)polymer) of from 50 to 15,000 ppm, and a filter ratio of 1.5 or less at 15 psi using a 1.2 ?m filter. Also provided are methods of using these inverted polymer solutions in oil and gas operations, including enhanced oil recovery.