Abstract: A viewing angle control element and a display module are provided. The viewing angle control element includes a first substrate, a plurality of first spacer units, a plurality of second spacer units, and a second substrate. The plurality of first spacer units are disposed on the first substrate. The plurality of second spacer units are respectively disposed on the plurality of first spacer units. The second substrate is disposed on the plurality of second spacer units. A reflectivity of the plurality of first spacer units is greater than a reflectivity of the plurality of second spacer units.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a display device and an audio playing method. The display device includes a processor, a first communication interface, and a second communication interface. The first communication interface is electrically connected to the processor and a player device. The second communication interface is electrically connected to the processor. In response to the processor receiving an audio detection command from the player device through the first communication interface, the processor determines whether a connection port of the second communication interface has a preset voltage. In response to the processor determining that the connection port of the second communication interface does not have the preset voltage, the processor responds to the audio detection command to occupy an audio system logical location. In response to the processor determining that the connection port of the second communication interface has the preset voltage, the processor ignores the audio detection command.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a sensor underneath the display. The display has a full pixel density region and a reduced pixel density region. Compared to pixels in the full pixel density region, pixels in the reduced pixel density region can be controlled using overdriven power supply voltages, overdriven scan control signals, different initialization and reset voltages, and can include capacitors and transistors with different physical and electrical characteristics. Gate drivers provide scan signals to pixels in the full pixel density region, whereas overdrive buffers provide overdrive scan signals to pixels in the reduced pixel density region. The pixels in the full pixel density region and the pixels in the reduced pixel density region can be controlled using different black level or gamma settings for each color channel and can be adjusted physically to match luminance, color, as well as to mitigate differences in temperature and aging impact.

Abstract: A method includes forming a semiconductor fin protruding higher than top surfaces of isolation regions. A top portion of the semiconductor fin is formed of a first semiconductor material. A semiconductor cap layer is formed on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. The semiconductor cap layer is formed of a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material. The method further includes forming a gate stack on the semiconductor cap layer, forming a gate spacer on a sidewall of the gate stack, etching a portion of the semiconductor fin on a side of the gate stack to form a first recess extending into the semiconductor fin, recessing the semiconductor cap layer to form a second recess directly underlying a portion of the gate spacer, and performing an epitaxy to grow an epitaxy region extending into both the first recess and the second recess.

Abstract: A circuit includes a voltage divider circuit configured to generate a feedback voltage according to an output voltage, an operational amplifier configured to output a driving signal according to the feedback voltage and a reference voltage and a pass gate circuit including multiple current paths. The current paths are controlled by the driving signal and connected in parallel between the voltage divider circuit and a power reference node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.

Abstract: A micro light-emitting element is provided. The micro light-emitting element includes a first-type semiconductor having a bottom surface and a light-emitting layer disposed on the first-type semiconductor. The micro light-emitting element also includes a second-type semiconductor disposed on the light-emitting layer and an intrinsic semiconductor disposed on the second-type semiconductor and made of the same material as the second-type semiconductor. The intrinsic semiconductor has a top surface relative to the bottom surface. The sidewalls of the first-type semiconductor, the light-emitting layer, the second-type semiconductor, and the intrinsic semiconductor form a continuous side surface, and the side surface connects the bottom surface to the top surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a first base fin and a second base fin arising from the substrate, an isolation structure disposed between the first base fin and the second base fin, first channel members disposed over the first base fin, second channel members disposed over the second base fin, a region isolation feature extending into the substrate, a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first channel members, second gate structure wrapping around each of the second channel members, a first gate cut feature extending through the first gate structure and into the isolation feature, and a second gate cut feature extending though the second gate structure and into the isolation feature. Each of the first gate cut feature and the second gate cut feature are spaced apart from the region isolation feature.

Abstract: A circuit, including: a photodetector including a first readout terminal and a second readout terminal different than the first readout terminal; a first readout circuit coupled with the first readout terminal and configured to output a first readout voltage; a second readout circuit coupled with the second readout terminal and configured to output a second readout voltage; and a common-mode analog-to-digital converter (ADC) including: a first input terminal coupled with a first voltage source; a second input terminal coupled with a common-mode generator, the common-mode generator configured to receive the first readout voltage and the second readout voltage, and to generate a common-mode voltage between the first and second readout voltages; and a first output terminal configured to output a first output signal corresponding to a magnitude of a current generated by the photodetector.

Abstract: A screwdriver tip structure includes a main body provided with an operation end. The operation end is provided with multiple first working sections and multiple second working sections. Each of the first working sections has a convex shape. Each of the second working sections has a concave shape. Each of the first working sections is provided with multiple grooves. Each of the first working sections has a first end and a second end. The second end has a diameter more than that of the first end. Each of the first working sections has a periphery provided with a phantom side face. The side face extends from the second end to the first end. Each of the grooves is provided with a first concave face. The first concave face of each of the grooves includes a first single arc.

Abstract: A decentralized information transmission system comprising: an information generating end, first and second blockchain networks, and an information receiving end, an information data transmitted by the generating end is encrypted by a public key into an encrypted file, a hash value is generated by a hash value generating module, the first blockchain network receives the hash value and the encrypted file, the second blockchain network receives the hash value and a receiving end address, the receiving end generates a data reading request for the second blockchain network, the second blockchain network transmits the hash value to the receiving end, the receiving end generates a data demanding request for the first blockchain network, the first blockchain network transmits the encrypted file to the receiving end, and the receiving end decrypts the encrypted file with a private key to obtain the information data transmitted by the generating end.

Abstract: An intelligent monitoring system for waste disposal and the method thereof are provided, which include a plurality of operational devices and stages. First, a transportation stage is performed to loading a transport vehicle with a waste so as to transport the waste to a disposal station for further treatment. A camera and a sensor for detecting abnormal conditions are installed any one of the operational devices or installed in the operational path of any one of the operational devices. The camera records the videos of the operational stages, captures the images from the videos and recognizes the images in order to determine whether the abnormal conditions occur in any one of the operational stages. Alternatively, the camera is triggered to capture the images and recognize the images after the abnormal conditions are detected by the sensor in order to determine whether the abnormal conditions actually occur.

Abstract: A screwdriver tip structure includes a main body provided with an operation end. The operation end is provided with multiple first working sections and multiple second working sections. Each of the first working sections has a convex shape. Each of the second working sections has a concave shape. Each of the first working sections is provided with multiple grooves. Each of the first working sections has a first end and a second end. The second end has a diameter more than that of the first end. Each of the first working sections has a periphery provided with a phantom side face. The side face extends from the second end to the first end. Each of the grooves is provided with a first concave face. The first concave face of each of the grooves includes a first single arc.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure with a metal ion capture layer and a method for forming the structure. The method includes forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure on a substrate and forming a first gate structure over the first fin structure and a second gate structure over the second fin structure, where the first gate structure adjoins the second gate structure. The method further includes forming a dielectric layer on the first and second gate structures, removing a portion of the dielectric layer above an adjoining portion of the first and second gate structures to form an opening, and forming a metal ion capture layer in the opening.

Abstract: A provided method includes: obtaining a predictor matrix having at least one masked attribute; obtaining a response matrix; setting that the predictor matrix is approximated by a product of a basis matrix and a coefficient matrix; setting that the response matrix is approximated by a product of a weight matrix, a projection matrix and the predictor matrix; setting that the basis matrix, the coefficient matrix, the weight matrix, and the projection matrix are nonnegative; setting that the projection matrix, the weight matrix, or a product of the projection matrix and the predictor matrix is orthogonal, and thus setting a cost function; and calculating the basis matrix, the coefficient matrix, the weight matrix, and the projection matrix according to the cost function. Accordingly, operations of imputation, fitting, and subspace analysis can be performed.

Abstract: An intelligent monitoring system for waste disposal and the method thereof are provided, which include a plurality of operational devices and stages. First, a transportation stage is performed to loading a transport vehicle with a waste so as to transport the waste to a disposal station for further treatment. A camera and a sensor for detecting abnormal conditions are installed any one of the operational devices or installed in the operational path of any one of the operational devices. The camera records the videos of the operational stages, captures the images from the videos and recognizes the images in order to determine whether the abnormal conditions occur in any one of the operational stages. Alternatively, the camera is triggered to capture the images and recognize the images after the abnormal conditions are detected by the sensor in order to determine whether the abnormal conditions actually occur.

Abstract: An imputation method for a nonnegative symmetric matrix includes: obtaining an input symmetric matrix which includes multiple continuous void values; taking a difference between the input symmetric matrix and a target matrix as an input of a half quadratic function to form an objective function; and performing an optimization algorithm based on the objective function to compute elements of the target matrix.

Abstract: A provided method includes: obtaining a predictor matrix having at least one masked attribute; obtaining a response matrix; setting that the predictor matrix is approximated by a product of a basis matrix and a coefficient matrix; setting that the response matrix is approximated by a product of a weight matrix, a projection matrix and the predictor matrix; setting that the basis matrix, the coefficient matrix, the weight matrix, and the projection matrix are nonnegative; setting that the projection matrix, the weight matrix, or a product of the projection matrix and the predictor matrix is orthogonal, and thus setting a cost function; and calculating the basis matrix, the coefficient matrix, the weight matrix, and the projection matrix according to the cost function. Accordingly, operations of imputation, fitting, and subspace analysis can be performed.

Abstract: A method and a system for data imputation and classification are provided. The system includes a database, a historical sample imputation module and a current sample imputation and classification module. In the method, at first, an imputation calculation is performed on each of classified historical sample groups to obtain a basis matrix and a missing value corresponding to each of the classified historical sample groups. Thereafter, a sample classification stage is performed. In the sample classification stage, an IPP (Iterative Projection Pursuit) algorithm and an equation of nonlinear inequality constraints to calculate weighting vectors corresponding to a current sample. Thereafter, plural candidate samples corresponding to different classes are calculated in accordance with the basis matrix and the weighting vectors, and the sample class of the current sample and a prediction value for a missing value of the current sample are determined accordingly.

Abstract: A successive approximation register (SAR) analog-digital converter (ADC) and a method for operating the same are provided. The SAR ADC includes a first capacitor DAC (CDAC), a comparator and a controller. The first CDAC receives and samples an analog input signal to generate a first voltage. The comparator compares the first voltage with a comparison reference voltage to generate a first comparison result. In a k-th iteration of at least two iterations, the controller switches a k-th switching capacitor set from a first state to a second state, such that the first CDAC generates a second voltage, and the comparator compares the second voltage with the comparison reference voltage to generate a second comparison result. The controller determines a window region and determines whether the k-th switching capacitor set is switched back to the first state according to the first comparison result and the second comparison result.