Abstract: An optical imaging lens assembly includes nine lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has positive refractive power. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The eighth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.

Abstract: A cushion for a wearable device includes an outer cover layer and an inner cushion. The outer cover layer includes a first base material, a heat conducting material and a first heat storage material. The heat conducting material and the first heat storage material are dispersed in the first base material. The enthalpy value of the outer cover layer is less than or equal to 5 J/g. The inner cushion includes a second base material and a second heat storage material. The second heat storage material is dispersed in the second base material. The enthalpy value of the inner cushion is greater than that of the outer cover layer. The difference between the enthalpy value of the inner cushion and the enthalpy value of the outer cover layer is greater than 45 J/g.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens assembly includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. Each of the seven lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The object-side surface of the third lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has positive refractive power, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. Each of the seven lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has negative refractive power. The object-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of at least one of the seven lens elements has at least one inflection point.

Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising a house, a display, and a lens module. The lens module is coupled to a sidewall of the housing and can include a first light emitting element, a lens, and a first Frensel structure. The lens includes a body, a lower surface, and an upper surface. The first Frensel structure is disposed on the lower surface of the lens and is configured to disperse light generated by the first light emitting element into the body of the lens.

Abstract: An optical photographing lens assembly includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. Each of the six lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has negative refractive power. The object-side surface of the sixth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof.

Abstract: An image capturing system lens assembly includes eight lens elements, the eight lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. Each of the eight lens elements has an object-side surface towards the object side and an image-side surface towards the image side. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface of the eighth lens element includes at least one inflection point.

Abstract: A method for performing access control of a memory device with aid of interrupt management includes: utilizing a memory controller to receive a set of commands from a host device through a transmission interface circuit of the memory controller; and in response to the set of commands, utilizing the memory controller to perform a set of accessing operations upon a non-volatile (NV) memory for the host device, and return a single message-signaled interrupt (MSI) corresponding to the set of commands to the host device through the transmission interface circuit, for notifying the host device of completion of device side access control of the memory device regarding the set of commands, to allow the host device to complete host side access control of the host device regarding the set of commands.

Abstract: A chain lock comprises a lock body with a cylindrical shape and a chain connected to the lock body at one end and to a bolt at the other end. The lock body has two shells, with the second shell sleeved within the first shell. Inside the second shell, there is a lock core, a lock seat, and an installation seat. The lock seat and the chain are connected at opposite ends of the installation seat. An actuating element connects the lock core and the lock seat, allowing them to rotate simultaneously. The side wall of the lock seat features an insertion portion for inserting the bolt comprising a first slot and a second slot, wherein the width of the first slot is greater than the width of the second slot.

Abstract: A photographing lens assembly includes five lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. Each of the five lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has negative refractive power, the object-side surface of the third lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface of the third lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of at least one lens element of the photographing lens assembly is aspheric.

Abstract: A method of managing a garbage collection (GC) operation on a flash memory includes: dividing a GC operation into a plurality of partial GC operations; determining a default partial GC operation time period for each partial GC operation; determining a partial GC intensity according to at least a basic adjustment factor and an amplification factor; determining the basic adjustment factor according to a type of one or more source blocks corresponding to the GC operation; determining the amplification factor according to a percentage of invalid pages in the one or more source blocks corresponding to the GC operation; and performing the plurality of partial GC operations according to the partial GC intensity and the default partial GC operation time period.

Abstract: A method of managing a garbage collection (GC) operation on a flash memory includes: dividing a GC operation into a plurality of partial GC operations; determining a default partial GC operation time period for each partial GC operation; determining a partial GC intensity according to at least a basic adjustment factor and an amplification factor; determining the basic adjustment factor according to a type of one or more source blocks corresponding to the GC operation; determining the amplification factor according to a percentage of invalid pages in the one or more source blocks corresponding to the GC operation; and performing the plurality of partial GC operations according to the partial GC intensity and the default partial GC operation time period.

Abstract: A method for performing garbage collection (GC) management of a memory device with aid of block classification and associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: utilizing a memory controller to divide at least one portion of blocks among a plurality of blocks into multiple first blocks belonging to at least one first type in a first area and multiple second blocks belonging to at least one second type in a second area; utilizing the memory controller to receive a first command from a host device through a transmission interface circuit within the memory controller; and during writing data in response to the first command, performing a foreground GC procedure to control the memory device to perform GC before completing at least one writing operation corresponding to the first command, for controlling priority of releasing storage space of the second area to be higher than that of the first area.

Abstract: A polymer, which is a composition of a battery, includes a polyester. The polyester is polymerized by at least two monomers, wherein each of the at least two monomers is selected from a group consisting of a carbonate ester and a polyol. The polyester can further include an end-capped polycarbonate ester, and the end-capped polycarbonate ester includes an inert group on an end thereof.

Abstract: A system for embedding credentials on an electronic document includes a task assignment device, a document database, a signature server and a credential server. The task assignment device generates an assigned task. The signature server generates a first signature request and a second signature request according to the assigned task. A first electronic device generates first signature information according to the first signature request. A second electronic device generates second signature information according to the second signature request. The signature server generates a first credential request and a second credential request according to the first signature information and the second signature information. The credential server transmits a first credential object and a second credential object to the signature server in response to the first credential request and the second credential request.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a flash memory controller, which includes the steps of: setting a waiting time in an interrupt coalescing mechanism, and setting a timer, wherein a timeout value of the timer is equal to the waiting time; receiving multiple commands from a submission queue in a host device, generating multiple command responses after processing the multiple commands, and writing the multiple command responses to a completion queue in the host device; receiving a submission queue tail and a completion queue head from the host device; and when the timer reaches the timeout value, subtracting the completion queue head from the submission queue tail to obtain a queue depth of a command queue of the host device.

Abstract: A combination padlock with an integrated bottle opener comprising: a body featuring a shackle and two spaced apart side surfaces; wherein a central segment of the body extends and protrudes a tooth in the direction of the shackle; wherein the cross-sectional thickness of a free edge of the tooth is narrower than that of the body cross-section; and wherein the tooth extends and protrudes from only one of the side surfaces of the body.

Abstract: A photographing lens assembly in order from an object side to an image side comprises a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surface facing the object side and an image-side surface facing the image side. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. An axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fourth lens element and an image surface at d-line reference wavelength is BLd, an Abbe number of the fourth lens element at d-line reference wavelength is V4d, and 1.0<TD/BLd<2.4 and 10.0<V4d<24.0 are satisfied.

Abstract: A method for reading data from a flash memory is provided. The method comprises: determining whether a host device is requesting a sequential read access to the flash memory; prior to receiving a first host read command issued by the host device, performing a read-ahead operation to read data from the flash memory according to a read-ahead start logical block address (LBA) if the host device is requesting the sequential read access to the flash memory; and storing the data that is read through the read-ahead operation in a read-ahead buffer; and in response to receiving a first host read command issued by the host device, sending a portion or all of data that is read through the read-ahead operation to the host device if a start LBA of the first host read command corresponds to one of start LBAs of data that is stored in the read-ahead buffer.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure including the following components is provided. A first capacitor structure includes first, second, and third electrode layers and first and second dielectric layers. The second electrode layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The top-view pattern of the second electrode layer partially overlaps the top-view pattern of the first electrode layer to have a first overlapping region. The third electrode layer is disposed on the second electrode layer. The top-view pattern of the third electrode layer partially overlaps the top-view pattern of the second electrode layer to have a second overlapping region. The first overlapping region and the second overlapping region have the same top-view area. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed between the second electrode layer and the third electrode layer.