Abstract: A semiconductor device and method includes: forming a gate stack over a substrate; growing a source/drain region adjacent the gate stack, the source/drain region being n-type doped Si; growing a semiconductor cap layer over the source/drain region, the semiconductor cap layer having Ge impurities, the source/drain region free of the Ge impurities; depositing a metal layer over the semiconductor cap layer; annealing the metal layer and the semiconductor cap layer to form a silicide layer over the source/drain region, the silicide layer having the Ge impurities; and forming a metal contact electrically coupled to the silicide layer.

Abstract: An example printed circuit board includes: a fixed portion disposed on the printed circuit board, the fixed portion defining a first end of a card slot to receive a card on the printed circuit board; a support bracket to be installed on the printed circuit board, the support bracket including a retaining portion to retain the card in the card slot, the retaining portion defining a second end of the card slot; and wherein the support bracket is orientable in one of: (i) a first orientation to define a first length of the card slot between the fixed portion and the retaining portion and (ii) a second orientation to define a second length of the card slot between the fixed portion and the retaining portion.

Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a housing, a heat dissipation element, a bracket, a drive connecting rod, and a door cover structure. The housing is provided with the heat dissipation opening. The heat dissipation element is disposed in the housing and corresponds to the heat dissipation opening. The bracket is disposed in the housing and frames the heat dissipation element. The drive connecting rod is pivotally connected to the bracket and is adapted to be driven to rotate. The door cover structure is coupled to the bracket, where the drive connecting rod is pivotally connected to the door cover structure to drive the door cover structure to move to cover or expose the heat dissipation opening.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a function module, a body, and a motor assembly. The body includes an accommodation space for accommodating the function module. The motor assembly includes a drive motor, a gear, a rotation output shaft, a displacement mechanism, and a latch. The drive motor includes a shaft. The gear is fixedly attached to the shaft. The rotation output shaft includes a gear teeth portion. The gear teeth portion is coupled to the gear. The rotation output shaft is connected to the function module and is configured to drive the function module to rotate. The displacement mechanism synchronizes with the shaft and is separated from the rotation output shaft. The displacement mechanism includes a linear motion component. The latch is connected to the linear motion component, and is configured to engage the function module.

Abstract: A keyboard including an electronic paper display module, a front light module, a supporting member, a light-transmitting keycap, and an elevating support is provided. The front light module is disposed on the electronic paper display module. The supporting member is disposed on the front light module. The supporting member includes an elastic supporting protrusion and a light guide part embedded in the elastic supporting protrusion, and the elastic supporting protrusion has an opening exposing a portion of the front light module. The light guide part is located in the opening of the elastic supporting protrusion. The light-transmitting keycap is disposed on the elastic supporting protrusion and covers the opening of the elastic supporting protrusion. The elevating support is disposed between the light-transmitting keycap and the front light module.

Abstract: A key structure, including a base plate, a thin film circuit, a dome switch, a scissor structure, an elastic piece, and a keycap, is provided. The thin film circuit is disposed on the base plate. The dome switch is disposed on the thin film circuit. The scissor structure is disposed on the base plate, wherein the scissor structure includes a first support and a second support pivotally connected to the first support, and the second support surrounds the first support. The first support has a trigger part, and the second support has a chamber disposed corresponding to the trigger part. The elastic piece is engaged inside the chamber, wherein the elastic piece has an interfering part located outside the chamber, and the interfering part is located on a moving path of the trigger part. The keycap is disposed on the scissor structure and the dome switch.

Abstract: Example embodiments described herein involve reducing the formation of ice on external modules by incorporating a heater within the module. The system may include a microphone module for an autonomous vehicle. The microphone module may include a housing and a microphone inside an opening of the housing. The system may further include a cover abutting the opening of the housing. The cover may enclose the microphone within the housing and seal the opening of the housing. The system may also include a heater adjacent to the opening of the housing and configured to prevent ice from forming over the opening. The heater may at least partially surround the opening.

Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a wireless charger, a detector, and a controller. The controller is to detect a peripheral device via the detector and, in response to detecting the peripheral device via the detector, determine an operation mode of the wireless charger, the operation mode including a power saving mode, a standby mode, and a charging mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods to identify new protein targets of a chemical compound or its derivatives were described. The methods can be used for detection of new binding partners as long as the chemical compound can covalently bind to the protein targets. Once protein targets are resolved, information related to new protein targets can then be used to couple with real-world patient data such as adverse events, efficacy data, and disease correlation data to deduce real-world evidence. Systems collectively with all this information can aide clinical development and use of pharmaceutical drug. Methods are provided for detection of covalently bound phenyl vinyl sulfone (PVS) or its derivatives, and afatinib or its derivatives. Furthermore, generation of antiserum recognizing carrier bound PVS or carrier bound afatinib is described. PRMT1 is described as a new target of PVS and RRM1, RRM2, and NFKB are described as new targets of afatinib.

Abstract: Methods and semiconductor structures are provided. A method according to the present disclosure includes forming, over a substrate, a fin-shaped structure that includes a plurality of channel layers interleaved by a plurality of sacrificial layers, recessing a source/drain region of the fin-shaped structure to form a source/drain recess that extends into the substrate and exposes a portion of the substrate, selectively and partially recessing sidewalls of the plurality of sacrificial layers to form inner spacer recesses, forming inner spacers in the inner spacer recesses, selectively forming a buffer semiconductor layer on the exposed portion of the substrate, selectively depositing a first epitaxial layer on sidewalls of the plurality of channel layer and the buffer semiconductor layer such that a top surface of the buffer semiconductor layer is completely covered by the first epitaxial layer, and depositing a second epitaxial layer over the first epitaxial layer and the inner spacers.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a fin protruding above the substrate, the fin including a compound semiconductor material that includes a semiconductor material and a first dopant, the first dopant having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor material, where a concentration of the first dopant in the fin changes along a first direction from an upper surface of the fin toward the substrate; a gate structure over the fin; a channel region in the fin and directly under the gate structure; and source/drain regions on opposing sides of the gate structure, the source/drain regions including a second dopant, where a concentration of the second dopant at a first location within the channel region is higher than that at a second location within the channel region, where the concentration of the first dopant at the first location is lower than that at the second location.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a light-emitting function pattern and a second electrode. The first electrode has at least one first depression portion. The light-emitting function pattern is disposed on the first electrode, the light-emitting function pattern covers at least the first depression portion(s), and a portion of the light-emitting function pattern covering a first depression portion is conformal to the first depression portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides example embodiments relating to conductive features, such as metal contacts, vias, lines, etc., and methods for forming those conductive features. In an embodiment, portions of an adhesion layer, barrier layer and/or seed layer is protected by a layer of an organic mask material as portions of the adhesion layer, barrier layer and/or seed layer are removed. The layer of organic mask material is modified to improve its resistance to penetration by wet etchants used to remove exposed portions of the adhesion layer, barrier layer and/or seed layer. An example modification includes treating the layer of organic mask material with a surfactant that is absorbed into the layer of organic mask material.

Abstract: Examples of an input device holder assembly are described herein. In one example, the input device holder assembly can include a first holding element and a second holding element to cooperate with the first holding element to hold a writing instrument. The first holding element includes a first receptacle channel and the second holding element includes a second receptacle channel. Both, the first and the second receptacle channels are formed as open-ended slots. The first holding element and the second holding element are positioned relative to each other to align the first receptacle channel and the second receptacle channel to receive and remove the writing instrument.

Abstract: The relative position of a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle is determined using angular measurements, such as angle of arrival (AOA), and optionally ranging measurements, with respect to a number of wireless transceivers within the vehicle using wideband signals. The relative position of the UE with respect to a personal zone or the steering wheel may be determined based on known positions of the wireless transceivers. If the UE is determined to be within the personal zone, at least one functionality of the UE is restricted to avoid driver distraction and, optionally, the operation autonomous driving of the vehicle adjusted. If the UE is worn on the driver's wrist the relative position of the UE with respect to the steering wheel may be similarly determined and operation of the vehicle modified if the UE is determined to be outside a threshold distance from the steering wheel.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed regarding a multiband transmitter. In an example aspect, an apparatus for processing signals for wireless transmission includes a wireless interface device. The wireless interface device includes an upconverter, a tunable filter, and a driver amplifier. The upconverter has an output and is configured to upconvert a baseband frequency to a radio frequency based on a local oscillator signal. The tunable filter has an input and an output; the input of the tunable filter is coupled to the output of the upconverter. The driver amplifier has an input; the input of the driver amplifier is coupled to the output of the tunable filter.

Abstract: A motion vector refinement apparatus includes a first storage device, a motion vector predictor (MVP) derivation circuit, and a decoder side motion vector refinement (DMVR) circuit. The MVP derivation circuit derives a first MVP for a current block, stores the first MVP into the first storage device, and performs a new task. The DMVR circuit performs a DMVR operation to derive a first motion vector difference (MVD) for the first MVP. The MVP derivation circuit starts performing the new task before the DMVR circuit finishes deriving the first MVD for the first MVP.

Abstract: Semiconductor processing apparatuses and methods are provided in which an electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention layer is utilized to prevent or reduce ESD events from occurring between a semiconductor wafer and one or more components of the apparatuses. In some embodiments, a semiconductor processing apparatus includes a wafer handling structure that is configured to support a semiconductor wafer during processing of the semiconductor wafer. The apparatus further includes an ESD prevention layer on the wafer handling structure. The ESD prevention layer includes a first material and a second material, and the second material has an electrical conductivity that is greater than an electrical conductivity of the first material.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a human-computer interaction method and system. The method includes following operations: by a motion sensor, sensing a hand movement to generate a movement signal; by a camera module, capturing a plurality of images of the hand movement; by at least one processor, generating a plurality of feature values according to the movement signal adjusted based on hand movement information, wherein the hand movement information is generated by analyzing the plurality of images of the hand movement; and by the at least one processor, controlling a virtual object by a first hand gesture determined by a hand gesture determination model according to the plurality of feature values.

Abstract: A cathode material and a fabricating method thereof, and a lithium-ion battery are described. The cathode material is a 1D metal-organic coordination polymer of [CuL(Py)2]n, and its structure is formed by interlinking organic ligands (L) and metals (Cu). The cathode material can use redox active sites on both the metal and organic ligand to carry out multi-electron transfer. A C?N bond contained in L together with a benzene ring of L in an adjacent polymer chain form a weak interaction of C?N . . . ?. In addition, a Py of adjacent polymer chains also have an interaction of ? . . . ?. Therefore, [CuL(Py)2]n chains are closely interlaced and packed, but there is still enough regular space for lithium ions to enter and exit quickly, so it can be charged and discharged rapidly and exhibits high power density.