Abstract: An image stitching method includes: receiving a first image and a second image; determining that both the first image and the second image include a target object; obtaining a first brightness value and a second brightness value, the first brightness value being a brightness value of the target object in the first image, and the second brightness value being a brightness value of the target object in the second image; adjusting a brightness value of the first image and a brightness value of the second image according to the first brightness value and the second brightness value, so as to obtain a first image to be stitched and a second image to be stitched; and stitching the first image to be stitched and the second image to be stitched to obtain a first stitched image.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provides a method and a system for evaluating implanting precision of an implant. The method includes: obtaining a second surface model of an oral cavity containing a target implant; obtaining an actual position of the target implant in a first three-dimensional model based on the second surface model, the first three-dimensional model and a first surface model; and obtaining an evaluation result of the implanting precision of the target implant based on the actual position of the target implant in the first three-dimensional model and an predicted position of the target implant in the first three-dimensional model. By means of the method and system according to the embodiments of the present application, the second surface model of the oral cavity containing the target implant is obtained after implantation is completed using an oral digital scanning device to obtain the evaluation result of the implanting precision of an implant of the target implant.

Abstract: A registration method and an electronic device for visual navigation in dental implant surgery, comprising obtaining a three-dimensional model of a target tooth to be registered, an entity model of the target tooth and a second model of the target tooth, obtaining a position and attitude matrix of the three-dimensional model in a virtual coordinate system according to the coordinates of at least three points on a three-dimensional model of a substrate after the registration of the three-dimensional model in the virtual coordinate system, mounting the entity model of the target tooth onto a registration standard board, obtaining a position and attitude matrix of the entity model in the visual coordinate system according to three optical marks and the points on the entity model corresponding to the three points, and obtaining a correspondence between the virtual coordinate system and the visual coordinate system according to two position and attitude matrices.

Abstract: Described are light emitting diode (LED) devices comprising a plurality of mesas defining pixels, each of the mesas comprising semiconductor layers, an N-contact material in a space between each of the plurality of mesas, a dielectric material which insulates sidewalls of the P-type layer and the active region from the metal. A hard mask layer is above the semiconductor layers, the hard mask layer having a plurality of openings therein, each partially filled with a liner layer and partially filled with a P-metal material plug, the P-metal material plug having a width; and a passivation film is on the hard mask layer, the passivation film having a plurality of passivation film openings therein defining a width, the width of each passivation film opening being less than the width of a combination of the P-metal material plug and the liner layer.

Abstract: A light emitting device may comprise a cup having a wall extending from a first area of the cup to a second area of the cup. The wall is formed from or coated with a reflective material. The light emitting device may comprise a light extraction bridge extending beyond an outer diameter of at least a portion of the wall for directing light into the air. The light may be produced by an LED die mounted at the second area of the cup such that at least some of a light emitted from the LED die exits the cup, having been reflected from the wall and the light extraction bridge.

Abstract: Solar cells having emitter regions composed of wide bandgap semiconductor material are described. In an example, a method includes forming, in a process tool having a controlled atmosphere, a thin dielectric layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate of the solar cell. The semiconductor substrate has a bandgap. Without removing the semiconductor substrate from the controlled atmosphere of the process tool, a semiconductor layer is formed on the thin dielectric layer. The semiconductor layer has a bandgap at least approximately 0.2 electron Volts (eV) above the bandgap of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A three-dimensional processor (3D-processor) for calculating mathematical functions in parallel, comprises a larger number (e.g. at least one thousand) of computing elements, with each computing element comprising at least one three-dimensional memory (3D-M) array for storing at least a portion of a look-up table (LUT) for a mathematical function and an arithmetic logic circuit (ALC) for performing arithmetic operations on the LUT data. Even though each individual 3D-M cell is slower than a conventional two-dimensional memory (2D-M) cell, this deficiency in speed is offset by a significantly larger scale of parallelism.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an exemplary technically improved system and method for controlling the body movements and facial expressions of a digital character in real time by using: a body-motion capture system comprising a headset configured to be worn on a head of a user and comprising controllers and sensors that can be used to track at least one head or body motion of the user (including arms and hands); and correspondingly control at least one head or body motion (including arms and hands) of a digital character in real time based, at least in part, on the captured motion data; a mobile computing device configured to track and capture facial expression data relating to at least one facial expression of the user, and use at least that data to correspondingly control at least one facial expression of the digital character in real time; a microphone configured to capture an audio output of the user, and control an audio output of the digital character in real-time based, at least

Abstract: A cable includes a first plug, a second plug, and a controller. The first plug is configured to be connected with a host. The second plug is configured to be connected with a device. The controller is coupled between the first plug and the second plug, and is configured to monitor a connection message transferred between the host and the device, and to determine, according to the connection message, a transfer mode that the host and the device is to enter, and to set a plurality of electrical parameters to be a corresponding one set in a plurality of sets of predetermined parameters.

Abstract: A chip includes a power pin, a ground pin, a plurality of input/output (I/O) pins, a readable/writable memory, a switching circuit, and a control circuit. The I/O pins include a plurality of mapping pins and a control pin. The readable/writable memory includes a clock port, a plurality of I/O ports, and an enable port. The control circuit selectively activates or does not activate the switching circuit according to the control pin. When the switching circuit is activated, the switching circuit electrically couples the clock port, the I/O ports, and the enable port to the mapping pins respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a denture tray for visual marking and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises: establishing a three-dimensional model of a target dentition of a target patient; obtaining a three-dimensional model of a substrate of a denture tray based on the three-dimensional model of the target dentition; providing a through hole at a preset position on the three-dimensional model of the substrate of the denture tray; establishing a three-dimensional model of a fixed connection portion on an outer side surface of the three-dimensional model of the substrate of the denture tray to form a three-dimensional model of the denture tray, wherein the three-dimensional model of the fixed connection portion is integrally connected with the three-dimensional model of the substrate of the denture tray; and manufacturing the denture tray based on the three-dimensional model of the denture tray.

Abstract: A transmission interface communicating method used in a display device that includes the steps outlined below is provided. A first status update signal is received from a host device to turn a hot plug detect (HPD) status of the display device to a high status. A HPD signal having a low status is transmitted to the host device in response to the first status update signal. A configuration signal is received from the host device. A configuration acknowledgement signal is transmitted to the host device in response to the configuration signal. The HPD signal having the high status is actively transmitted to the host device.

Abstract: Provided are a detection method and a detection device, the detection method includes: in a first writing stage, providing an active voltage to each data line, each power supply terminal, both ends of a first gate line to-be-detected, an absolute value of the active voltage of each data line is smaller than that of the active voltage of the power supply terminal, an absolute value of the active voltage of the first gate line to-be-detected is smaller than that of the active voltage of each data line; in a first detection stage, maintaining the active voltage of the power supply terminal, providing an inactive voltage to the first gate line to-be-detected and providing an active voltage to the data line, detecting voltages at second electrodes of storage capacitors corresponding to the first gate line to-be-detected, determining whether the first gate line to-be-detected has breakpoint according to the detected voltages.

Abstract: Solar cells having emitter regions composed of wide bandgap semiconductor material are described. In an example, a method includes forming, in a process tool having a controlled atmosphere, a thin dielectric layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate of the solar cell. The semiconductor substrate has a bandgap. Without removing the semiconductor substrate from the controlled atmosphere of the process tool, a semiconductor layer is formed on the thin dielectric layer. The semiconductor layer has a bandgap at least approximately 0.2 electron Volts (eV) above the bandgap of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a USB power receiving device selecting a power supply option. The method is performed by the USB power receiving device and includes: receiving N power data object(s) (PDO(s)) from a USB power supplying device, in which the N is a positive integer; checking whether at least one of M PDO(s) of the USB power receiving device matches at least one of the N PDO(s) according to a selection rule including a voltage requirement and a current-related requirement and accordingly generating a request data object (RDO), in which the M is a positive integer; and transmitting the RDO to the USB power supplying device to request the USB power supplying device to supply power to the USB power receiving device according to the RDO.

Abstract: A short wave visualization probe device adapted to be electrically connected to a short wave diathermy device and adapted to treat body tissues is provided. The visualization probe device includes a housing unit, an electrode unit and a visualization unit. The electrode unit is disposed in the housing unit, is adapted to be electrically connected to the diathermy device and to generate an electromagnetic field when being actuated by the diathermy device so as to perform short wave diathermy on the body tissues. The visualization unit is disposed on the housing unit and is configured to generate a visually perceptible effect in response to exposure to the electromagnetic field generated by the electrode unit.

Abstract: A photosensitive detection unit has a composite dielectric gate MOS-C portion and a composite dielectric gate MOSFET portion. The two portions are formed above a same P-type semiconductor substrate, and share a charge coupled layer. A plurality of the photosensitive detection units are arranged on a same P-type semiconductor substrate in form of an array to obtain a detector. Adjacent unit pixels in the detector are isolated by deep trench isolation regions and P+-type injection regions below the isolation regions. During the detection, the P-type semiconductor substrate in the composite dielectric gate MOS-C portion senses light and then couples photoelectrons to the charge coupled layer, and photoelectronic signals are read by the composite dielectric gate MOSFET portion.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an exemplary technically improved system and method for controlling the body movements and facial expressions of a digital character in real time by using: a body-motion capture system comprising a headset configured to be worn on a head of a user and comprising controllers and sensors that can be used to track at least one head or body motion of the user (including arms and hands); and correspondingly control at least one head or body motion (including arms and hands) of a digital character in real time based, at least in part, on the captured motion data; a mobile computing device configured to track and capture facial expression data relating to at least one facial expression of the user, and use at least that data to correspondingly control at least one facial expression of the digital character in real time; a microphone configured to capture an audio output of the user, and control an audio output of the digital character in real-time based, at least

Abstract: A wavelength converting layer is partially diced to generate a first and second wavelength converting layer segment and to allow partial isolation between the first segment and the second segment such that the wavelength converting layer segments are connected by a connecting wavelength converting layer. The first and second wavelength converting layer segments are attached to a first and second light emitting device, respectively to create a first and second pixel. The connecting wavelength converting layer segment is removed to allow complete isolation between the first pixel and the second pixel. An optical isolation material is applied to exposed surfaces of the first and second pixel and a sacrificial portion of the wavelength converting layer segments and optical isolation material attached to the sacrificial portion is removed from a surface facing away from the first light emitting device, to expose a emitting surface of the first wavelength converting layer segment.

Abstract: A three-dimensional processor (3D-processor) for parallel computing includes a plurality of computing elements. Each computing element comprises at least a three-dimensional memory (3D-M) array for storing at least a portion of a look-up table (LUT) for a mathematical function and an arithmetic logic circuit (ALC) for performing arithmetic operations on the LUT data. Deficiency in latency is offset by a large scale of parallelism.