Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide a nanostructure transistor including inner spacers between a gate structure and a source/drain region. The inner spacers, formed in cavities at end regions of sacrificial nanosheets during fabrication of the nanostructure transistor, include concave-regions that face the source/drain region. Formation techniques include forming the sacrificial nanosheets and inner spacers to include certain geometric and/or dimensional properties, such that a likelihood of defects and/or voids within the inner spacers and/or the gate structure are reduced.

Abstract: A tape measure includes a housing comprising first and second housing portions together defining a mouth, and separated by a seam; and a spool configured to be secured between the first and second housing portions, the spool containing a tape blade wound thereon and partially extending therefrom through the mouth, the tape blade terminating in a hook portion. The seam is formed both above the mouth and at a side of the mouth, such that a structure of the first housing portion extends at least substantially an entire width of the mouth, under the tape blade. The tape blade is biased to retract into the housing and wind around the spool, such that in a fully retracted position the hook portion abuts the structure of the first housing portion. In an extended position the tape blade is unwound from the spool such that the hook extends away from the mouth.

Abstract: Provided is a centrifugal heat dissipation fan including a housing and an impeller. The impeller is disposed in the housing. The impeller has a hub and multiple blades disposed surrounding the hub. Every two adjacent blades have different blade structures relative to the housing such that the blade structures pass by a fixed position of the housing and generate blade tones of varying frequencies when the impeller rotates.

Abstract: A method for link transition in a USB device includes transmitting a plurality of first RS-FEC blocks by a first transmitter, receiving an UNBOND set by a receiver, waking up a second transmitter by a LASM when the receiver receives the UNBOND set, transmitting a training sequence by the second transmitter, transmitting a specific pattern sequence by the second transmitter after finishing transmitting the training sequence, determining whether a current RS-FEC block to be transmitted by the first transmitter is a DESKEW block, stopping transmitting the specific pattern sequence if the current RS-FEC block is determined to be the DESKEW block, and transmitting a plurality of second RS-FEC blocks by the first transmitter and the second transmitter.

Abstract: A method for link transitions in a Universal Serial Bus system includes transmitting a plurality of first RS-FEC blocks by a first transmitter of the USB system, transmitting a training sequence by a second transmitter of the USB system, determining number of sets in a first RS-FEC block which have been transmitted by the first transmitter when the second transmitter completes transmitting the training sequence, generating a specific pattern sequence according to the number of sets in the first RS-FEC block which have been transmitted by the first transmitter and a total number of sets in the first RS-FEC block, and transmitting the specific pattern sequence by the second transmitter.

Abstract: A gold finger connector and memory storage device having the same. The gold finger connector includes a connector body; a plurality of ground pins; and at least one signal shielding structures, disposed on a first ground pin of the plurality of ground pins, wherein the at least one first signal shielding structure is connected to the outside of a first side of an extension part of the first ground pin and electrically conducts at least two layers of the first ground pin.

Abstract: A self-driving takeover determining method is for determining whether a driver located on a driver's seat in a vehicle satisfies a self-driving takeover condition in a self-driving mode. The self-driving takeover determining method includes a driver calibrating step, a detection module updating step, an image capturing step, a face detecting step, a driver availability determining step and a self-driving takeover determining step. The driver calibrating step includes, before entering the self-driving mode of the vehicle, capturing a plurality of calibration images of the driver by at least one camera and generating a plurality of driver calibration parameters by a calibration module according to the calibration images, and the driver calibration parameters are a plurality of relative position parameters of the driver in a cockpit of the vehicle. The detection module updating step includes updating a detection module according to the driver calibration parameters.

Abstract: A display panel and a spliced display are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a driving circuit, and an optical sensor. The substrate includes a through hole, and the through hole includes a hole. The plurality of the light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate. The through hole is located in a region between two of the plurality of the light-emitting elements. The driving circuit is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of the light-emitting elements. The optical sensor is disposed corresponding to the through hole and receives sensing light through the hole. The width W of the hole meets the equation of H?W<D. H is the depth of the hole, and D is the distance between the two of the plurality of the light-emitting elements.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor memory structure includes forming a plurality of conductive wire structures over a semiconductor substrate, and forming a plurality of spacer structures along the sidewalls of the conductive wire structures. Each of the spacer structures includes a first spacer. The method also includes forming a plurality of dielectric strips across the conductive wire structures, forming a plurality of conductive strips over the conductive wire structures and the dielectric strips, performing a patterning process on the conductive strips to form a plurality of conductive pads, and removing the first spacer of each of the spacer structures to form a gap in each of the spacer structures.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of operating the same are described. An apparatus including a display, an input device, and a processing device coupled to the display and the input device. The processing device may send an output to the display. The output may include a graphical object associated with a first step of a user-implemented procedure. The processing device may receive an input from the input device. The input may indicate a progress on an execution of the first step by an operator. The processing device may determine whether the input indicates that the operator has completed the first step. The processing device may determine whether the first step is a final step in the user-implemented procedure. The processing device may identify a second step in the user-implemented procedure when the input indicates that the operator has completed the first step and the first step is not a final step.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to execute the following steps. A first motion estimation is performed on a down-sized current frame and a down-sized reference frame to generate first motion vectors and a first reliability corresponding to the first motion vectors. An n-th motion estimation is performed on a current frame and a reference frame based on the first motion vectors and the first reliability to generate n-th motion vectors and a n-th reliability corresponding to the n-th motion vectors. A compensated frame between the current frame and the reference frame is generated based on the n-th motion vectors and the n-th reliability.

Abstract: A method for link transition in a USB device includes transmitting a plurality of first RS-FEC blocks by a first transmitter, receiving an UNBOND set by a receiver, waking up a second transmitter by a LASM when the receiver receives the UNBOND set, transmitting a training sequence by the second transmitter, transmitting a specific pattern sequence by the second transmitter after finishing transmitting the training sequence, determining whether a current RS-FEC block to be transmitted by the first transmitter is a DESKEW block, stopping transmitting the specific pattern sequence if the current RS-FEC block is determined to be the DESKEW block, and transmitting a plurality of second RS-FEC blocks by the first transmitter and the second transmitter.

Abstract: A method for link transitions in a Universal Serial Bus system includes transmitting a plurality of first RS-FEC blocks by a first transmitter of the USB system, transmitting a training sequence by a second transmitter of the USB system, determining number of sets in a first RS-FEC block which have been transmitted by the first transmitter when the second transmitter completes transmitting the training sequence, generating a specific pattern sequence according to the number of sets in the first RS-FEC block which have been transmitted by the first transmitter and a total number of sets in the first RS-FEC block, and transmitting the specific pattern sequence by the second transmitter.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device is provided. The method for manufacturing the electronic device includes: providing a substrate with elements disposed thereon and transferring a portion of the elements from the substrate to a driving substrate, wherein transferring the portion of the elements from the substrate to the driving substrate includes: transferring the portion of the elements from the substrate to the driving substrate, which comprises illuminating regions of the substrate overlapped with the portion of the elements by an energy beam, wherein when the substrate is illuminated by the energy beam, the substrate and the driving substrate are separated by a gap.

Abstract: An optical filter and a matching composite layer thereof are provided. The matching composite layer includes a plurality of first refraction layers, a plurality of second refraction layers, and a plurality of third refraction layers. A refractive index of the second refraction layer is greater than that of the first refraction layer, and is less than that of the third refraction layer. Any two of the second refraction layers provided with one of the first refraction layers sandwiched there-between are sandwiched between two of the third refraction layers so as to be jointly defined as a bidirectional incremental module. A number of the bidirectional incremental module included in the matching composite layer is at least M, where M is a positive integer greater than three. The M number of the bidirectional incremental modules are stacked and connected with each other.

Abstract: An optical filter includes a substrate, an adhesion layer formed on the substrate, and a matching composite layer formed on the adhesion layer and including a plurality of first refraction layers, a plurality of second refraction layers, and a plurality of third refraction layers. A quantity of the second refraction layers is less than that of the first refraction layers, and is less than that of the third refraction layers. A refractive index of the first refraction layer is greater than that of the adhesion layer. A refractive index of the second refraction layer is greater than that of the first refraction layer, and is less than that of the third refraction layer. Two of the second refraction layers sandwich one of the first refraction layers therebetween, and are sandwiched between two of the third refraction layers, so as to be jointly defined as a bidirectional incremental module.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring linearity of a tested circuit are provided. The method includes: utilizing a signal generator to output a first tone signal and a second tone signal, wherein the tested circuit generates an intermodulation signal according to the first tone signal and the second tone signal; utilizing a signal analyzing device to detect an intermodulation power of the intermodulation signal; utilizing the signal generator to further output a cancel tone signal and control a cancel power of the cancel tone signal according to the intermodulation power; and utilizing the signal analyzing device to detect a total power of the intermodulation signal and the cancel tone signal, and controlling a phase of the cancel tone signal according to the total power, in order to minimize the total power in response to the phase of the cancel tone signal being modified to a target phase.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a chip-enabled raised pavement marker (CERPM) that includes a transceiver, wherein said transceiver is capable of transmitting the location of the CERPM to a vehicle, wherein said CERPM is capable of being fixed on a roadway surface and has dimensions of standard raised pavement markers. Systems and aspects of the present disclosure may include a method of guiding an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, including using an on-board receiver to receive transmissions from a chip-enabled raised pavement marker (CERPM), wherein the transmissions comprise the location of the CERPM to the receiver; indicating the position of the vehicle relative to lane lines, edges of the drivable surface and/or obstacles based on the transmitted CERPM signal.

Abstract: A wearable accessory for a pet or animal includes a hood or head cover. The hood or head cover includes a cover region and a support member. The cover region includes an opening for receiving the pet's or animal's neck. The support member is provided on the cover region for expanding or maintaining the cover region into an expanded configuration. When the hood or head cover is worn on the pet's or animal's neck, a top portion of the cover region is configured to be positioned above the pet's or animal's head to avoid blocking or restricting the pet's or animal's sight or field of view.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling traffic flow on road(s). The methods comprise: obtaining, by a processor, traffic related information comprising a total number of vehicles that caused an activation of a sensor of a first detector located at a first intersection of a plurality of intersections; generating, by the processor, a predicted traffic volume at one or more downstream second intersections based on the traffic related information; generating, by the processor, a traffic light timing for at least two next cycles based on the predicted traffic volume; and controlling, by the processor, a traffic light of the one or more downstream second intersections in accordance with the traffic light timing to reduce a probability or likelihood that the vehicle will stop at a red light thereat. .