Abstract: Various embodiments include protection layers for a transistor and methods of forming the same. In an embodiment, a method includes: exposing a semiconductor nanostructure, a dummy nanostructure, and an isolation region by removing a dummy gate; increasing a deposition selectivity between a top surface of the semiconductor nanostructure and a top surface of the isolation region relative a selective deposition process; depositing a protection layer on the top surface of the isolation region by performing the selective deposition process; removing the dummy nanostructure by selectively etching a dummy material of the dummy nanostructure at a faster rate than a protection material of the protection layer; and forming a gate structure around the semiconductor nanostructure.

Abstract: Compositions for use in treating subjects with USH2A-associated retinal and/or cochlear disease that result from mutations in exon 13 of the USH2A gene by deletion of exon 13 splicing acceptor sequences from the USH2A gene or transcripts, and methods of use thereof, as well as genetically modified animals and cells.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a fingerprint recognition module and a display apparatus, including: a base substrate; a photosensitive device layer above the base substrate and including a plurality of photosensitive devices; a bias metal layer and a noise reduction metal layer sequentially on the side of the photosensitive device layer distant from the base substrate; a light guide film layer including at least two light shielding layers arranged in a stacked manner, and a microlens layer on the side of the light guiding film layer facing away from the photosensitive device layer and including a plurality of microlenses. Each of the light shielding layers is provided with light transmitting holes arranged in an array, the light transmitting holes in all the light shielding layers are provided in a one-to-one correspondence manner. An orthogonal projection of the microlens covers the orthogonal projections of the light transmitting holes on the base substrate.

Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes sub-pixels, common electrode lines, a common signal transmission line and fanout wiring regions. The sub-pixels are located in the display region, and include a common electrode; the common electrode lines are electrically connected with the common electrode of the sub-pixels, and the common signal transmission line is disposed in the non-display region and electrically connected with the common electrode lines. A wire located in the fanout wiring region at an edge is electrically connected with the common signal transmission line, a conductive structure is disposed between the fanout wiring region and the common signal transmission line, the conductive structure is electrically connected with a wire located at an edge in the fanout wiring region, and the conductive structure is separated from the common signal transmission line.

Abstract: Provided is an array substrate, including a substrate, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels. The gate line includes a plurality of connection portions and a plurality of jumper portions, which are alternately arranged and disposed in different layers. The connection portion includes a connection line segment, a first adapter line segment, and a second adapter line segment. One end of the connection line segment is connected to the first adapter line segment, and the other end is connected to the second adapter line segment. One end of the jumper portion, between adjacent two connection portions, is connected to an end, going away from the connection line segment, of the first adapter line segment in one of the connection portions, and the other end is connected to an end, going away from the connection line segment, of the second adapter line segment in the other connection portion.

Abstract: A display substrate, including: a first base substrate, including a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region; at least one common voltage line in the display region, each being configured with at least one conductive connection region; a first passivation layer on a side of the common voltage line away from the first base substrate; a common electrode on a side of the first passivation layer away from the first base substrate; a second passivation layer on a side of the common electrode away from the first base substrate; a pixel electrode on a side of the second passivation layer away from the first base substrate; and a first conductive connection electrode in the corresponding conductive connection region and in the same layer as the pixel electrode, where the common electrode is electrically connected to the common voltage line through the first conductive connection electrode.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a radio-frequency (RF) device includes the steps of first providing a substrate comprising a core region and a non-core region, forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) in the substrate between the core region and the non-core region, forming a first gate oxide layer on the core region and the non-core region, forming a patterned mask on the non-core region and the STI, removing the first gate oxide layer on the core region, and then forming a second gate oxide layer on the core region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a single diffusion break (SDB) structure dividing a fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, an isolation structure on the SDB structure, a first spacer adjacent to the isolation structure, a metal gate adjacent to the isolation structure, a shallow trench isolation (STI around the fin-shaped structure, and a second isolation structure on the STI. Preferably, a top surface of the first spacer is lower than a top surface of the isolation structure and a bottom surface of the first spacer is lower than a bottom surface of the metal gate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide semiconductor device structures and methods of forming the same. The structure includes a source/drain region disposed over a substrate, a gate electrode layer disposed over the substrate, a first gate spacer disposed between the gate electrode layer and the source/drain region, and a dielectric spacer disposed between the gate electrode layer and the source/drain region. A first portion of the dielectric spacer is in contact with a first portion of the first gate spacer. The structure further includes a sacrificial layer disposed between a second portion of the first gate spacer and a second portion of the dielectric spacer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure disposed on the substrate, and a gate structure. The gate structure includes a high-k gate oxide layer disposed on the fin structure, a diffusion barrier layer disposed on the high-k gate oxide layer, and a metal layer disposed on the diffusion barrier layer. The semiconductor device further includes a gate spacer disposed on the diffusion barrier layer and a source/drain (S/D) region disposed on the fin structure. A sidewall of the S/D region is in contact with a sidewall of the high-k gate oxide layer.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology provide for, while attenuating noise from a physical environment at a first device, for example, by active noise cancellation, outputting, by the first device, an audio signal for detection by a user. Aspects of the subject technology also provide, by the first device and to a second device, an indication of an estimated noise level of the attenuated noise at the first device for storage in association with an indication of whether the audio signal was detected by the user.

Abstract: A device for assessing early dementia by testing gripping strength comprises a main member, a sensing member, and a control system. The main member has a display portion and a gripping portion. The sensing member is connected to the gripping portion to be pressed by a subject to generate a sensing signal. The control system is provided in the main member and having a control unit, a timer, a grip sensing module, and a determining module. The timer records a pressing time of the subject. The grip sensing module receives the sensing signal from the sensing members and generates a gripping strength signal according to the sensing signals. The determining module receives the pressing time and the gripping strength signal, and generates an assessing result by comparing the gripping strength signal with a gripping strength threshold and comparing the pressing time with a time threshold.

Abstract: Medical systems and related methods useful to estimate the depth of a target are described. The system may include a medical device that includes a handle and a shaft, the medical device also including an imager, a processor, and at least one laser source coupled to a first laser fiber and a second laser fiber. The first and second laser fibers may be configured to transmit respective first and second collimated beams of light onto a target simultaneously without fragmenting the target. The processor may be configured to determine a depth of the target from a proximal facing surface of the target to a distal facing surface of the target based on pixel characteristics of the first and second collimated beams of light in at least one image generated by the imager.

Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a sperm extractor with a telescopic function, including: a motor for providing power; a crank mounted on the motor; a connecting rod connected to the crank and an inner container; and the inner container for sperm extraction, where the motor rotates to drive the crank to rotate, and the crank drives the connecting rod to push or pull the inner container for sperm extraction. According to the present invention, the motor rotates to drive the crank to rotate, and the crank drives the connecting rod to push or pull the inner container to make a telescopic motion for sperm extraction; a Hall switch is further disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB) to sense positions of the crank and the connecting rod to control a stop position of the motor, so as to achieve reset.

Abstract: A crystal growth device and a crystal growth method of a silicon carbide single crystal are provided. The growth device includes a crucible portion including first and second crucible portions coaxially provided; and a heating portion including first, second, and third heating portions. A seed crystal accommodation portion is provided in the middle of a top of the first crucible portion. The second crucible portion is provided with a cavity as a raw material accommodation portion. The first crucible portion's outer diameter is smaller than the second crucible portion's. A concavity recessed towards the first crucible portion is provided in the middle of a bottom of the second crucible portion. The first, second, and third heating portions are circumferentially provided in the concavity, the second crucible portion, and outside the first crucible portion respectively. The third heating portion's inner diameter is smaller than the second crucible portion's outer diameter.

Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a sperm extractor with a telescopic function, including: a motor for providing power; a crank mounted on the motor; a connecting rod connected to the crank and an inner container; and the inner container for sperm extraction, where the motor rotates to drive the crank to rotate, and the crank drives the connecting rod to push or pull the inner container for sperm extraction. According to the present invention, the motor rotates to drive the crank to rotate, and the crank drives the connecting rod to push or pull the inner container to make a telescopic motion for sperm extraction; a Hall switch is further disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB) to sense positions of the crank and the connecting rod to control a stop position of the motor, so as to achieve reset.

Abstract: Systems and methods herein present a multi-modal model, or insight miner, for agricultural use. The model is used for generating actionable insights from time-series agricultural data. To do so, a control system of a farming machine includes the insight miner and a training module. The miner ingests agricultural information (e.g., time series field measurements), identifies trends in the time-series data (e.g., increasing, decreasing, etc.), and determines potential farming actions to take based on identified trends. To do so, the model generates visual representations of the time-series data, inputs the visual representations into a model to obtain a natural language description of that data, and enact farming actions based on the insights obtained. The training module trains the model by generating visual representation and natural language pairs, which are used to train the model.

Abstract: An embolic device for placement in a body lumen, includes: a first segment having a first linear configuration when located inside a catheter, the first segment being configured to form a first three-dimensional structure when outside the catheter, wherein the first three-dimensional structure defines a cavity; and a second segment extending from the first segment, the second segment having a second linear configuration when located inside the catheter, the second segment being configured to form a second three-dimensional structure when outside the catheter; wherein the cavity of the first three-dimensional structure is configured to accommodate at least a majority of the second three-dimensional structure.

Abstract: In a method for counting embryos developing in a uterus of Caenorhabditis elegans, a complete set of experimental procedures are designed to count embryos in the uterus of Caenorhabditis elegans by using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism. The method is applicable to Caenorhabditis elegans exposed from an L1 stage to a final stage of pregnancy, and can provide an easy-to-observe, fast, simple, accurate and reliable experimental method to apply Caenorhabditis elegans to research of reproductive ability, detection results of which are highly accurate and reliable, and the experimental method is suitable for promotion.

Abstract: An exemplary robotic needle insertion system is disclosed that can provide respiration compensated needle insertion for an accurate and efficient ablation, biopsy, draining placement of a needle, among other surgical procedures. The system employs a robotic instrument comprising (i) a needle insertion mechanism configured to deliver the needle insertion in a step-wise manner that mimics the current clinical practice by inserting the needle (e.g., RFA needle) according to respiration and other motion and (ii) a probe manipulation mechanism to direct an ultrasound probe to provide intraoperative image guidance for the needle insertion.