Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for forming semiconductor device structures. The method includes forming a fin structure having a stack of semiconductor layers comprising first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternatingly arranged, forming a sacrificial gate structure over a portion of the fin structure, removing the first and second semiconductor layers in a source/drain region of the fin structure that is not covered by the sacrificial gate structure, forming an epitaxial source/drain feature in the source/drain region, removing portions of the sacrificial gate structure to expose the first and second semiconductor layers, removing portions of the second semiconductor layers so that at least one second semiconductor layer has a width less than a width of each of the first semiconductor layers, forming a conformal gate dielectric layer on exposed first and second semiconductor layers, and forming a gate electrode layer on the conformal gate dielectric layer.

Abstract: An optical system for receiving rays of light is provided in the present disclosure, including a first optical module. The first optical module includes a first optical element and a first optical path-adjusting element. The first optical element has a first optical axis. The rays of light pass through the first optical element in a first direction. The first optical path-adjusting element corresponds to the first optical element. The rays of light are redirected to a second direction by the first optical path-adjusting element. The first optical element and the first optical path-adjusting element are arranged along the first optical axis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for a lithography process in accordance with some embodiments. The apparatus includes a pellicle membrane, a pellicle frame including a material selected from the group consisting of boron nitride (BN), boron carbide (BC), and a combination thereof, a mask, a first adhesive layer that secures the pellicle membrane to the pellicle frame, and a second adhesive layer that secures the pellicle frame to the mask.

Abstract: An in-cell optical sensing display panel includes a pixel array, a plurality of first optical sensors and a plurality of second optical sensors. The pixel array is disposed in an active area of the in-cell optical sensing display panel, and the active area includes a first region and a second region which surrounds the first region. The sensor array is disposed in the first region of the active area and is configured to sense a fingerprint of a finger touching a surface of the in-cell optical sensing display panel. The second optical sensors are disposed in the second region of the active area and are configured to sense ambient light, and the second optical sensors are not to be used for fingerprint sensing.

Abstract: A structure for enhancing sidewall marking contrast and tire with the same are disclosed. The structure includes a plurality of structural units each having at least three quadrilaterals extending outward radiatively from a center thereof so that the structural unit form a code on a sidewall of a tire. The structure enhances sidewall marking contrast and increase observability of the code against the sidewall, thereby helping impress consumers with accentuated product distinctiveness and/or brand image.

Abstract: A modified conductive structure includes a conductive substrate and a polymer film disposed over a surface of the polymer film. A chemical bond exists between the polymer film and the conductive substrate, and the polymer film includes repeating units as shown below: wherein A is an antifouling molecule group; B is a sulfur-containing group or a nitrogen-containing group; R is a single bond or a first linking group; C is -L-E, wherein L is a second linking group, E is an enzyme unit; x and z are each independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 10000, and y is an integer from 1 to 10000; o is 0 or an integer from 1 to 50, and when o is an integer from 1 to 50, m and n are each independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 50.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for detecting the back surface of a wafer, which comprises providing a wafer and performing a detection step on the back surface of the wafer, wherein the detection step comprises capturing a gray scale map of the back surface of the wafer, finding out at least one defect of the back surface of the wafer according to a deviation of the gray scale map, and transmitting the data of the at least one defect back to a system, and the system performs a judgment step according to the data of the at least one defect.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first conductive material and a second conductive material disposed over the semiconductor substrate and the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure further includes a second dielectric layer surrounding the first conductive material and the second conductive material and an insulating structure over the semiconductor substrate. The insulating structure is disposed between the first conductive material and the second conductive material. The insulating structure comprises a material different from the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: A type of fragrant eyeglasses is revealed. The fragrant eyeglasses include an eyeglass body and a nose bridge which is arranged at the eyeglass body and provided with a mounting space for mounting fragrance tablets. At least one air inlet and at least one air outlet for guiding air flows are disposed on a front side and a rear side of the mounting space respectively. Thereby the fragrance tablet mounted in the nose bridge is just adjacent to the user's nose when the eyeglasses are fitted on bridge of user's nose by the nose bridge. Thus the user smells scents emanated from the fragrance tablet and feels refreshing and soothing. The air inlet and the air outlet not only help emanation of scents from the fragrance tablet, but also guide the scents to spread along with air flows induced by movements of people who while walking or riding bicycles.

Abstract: A fastening assembly includes: a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a positioning element, a driven element and an elastic element. The first sleeve includes a plug tube having a passage communicating with the first sleeve. The second sleeve is integrated into the first sleeve. The driven element includes an inserting rod movably inserted in the passage along a first direction and a guiding portion having a first inclined guiding surface forming a first acute angle with the first direction. The positioning element includes a guide rod movably inserted in the second sleeve along the second direction and a slide block connected to the guide rod and in sliding contact with the first inclined guiding surface. One end of the elastic element leans against the driven element, and the other end of the elastic element leans against the first sleeve.

Abstract: A cardiac diagnostic method includes the following steps: providing an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal; obtaining a body surface potential vector according to the ECG signal; calculating the body surface potential vector and a pre-created mapping tensor to obtain a cardiac potential vector, wherein the mapping tensor is obtained according to a plurality of abnormal positions and a plurality of degree of abnormalities generated by a reference heart; and classifying the abnormal positions and the degree of abnormalities of a detected heart corresponding to the ECG signal according to the cardiac potential vector. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a non-transitory computer-readable medium and system that can operate the above-mentioned cardiac diagnostic method.

Abstract: A memory device for CIM, applicable to a 3D AND-type flash memory, includes a memory array, input word line pairs, and a signal processing circuit. The memory array includes first and second pairs of memory cells. Each first pair of memory cells includes a first memory cell set coupled to a first GBL and a second memory cell set coupled to a second GBL. Each second pair of memory cells includes a third memory cell set coupled to the first GBL and a fourth memory cell set coupled to the second GBL. Each input word line pair includes a first input word line coupled to the first and the second memory cell sets, and a second input word line coupled to the third and the fourth memory cell sets s. The signal processing circuit is coupled to the first and second global bit lines.

Abstract: A control method, suitable for a controller in an interface device having capacitive sensors, includes following steps. The capacitive sensors are arranged on a plane. During a first period, the controller is configured to set the capacitive sensors as self-capacitance sensors individually. During a second period, the controller is configured to divide the capacitive sensors into at least a first group and a second group, set the first group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance transmitter and generate a pulse signal to the mutual-capacitance transmitter, set the second group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance receiver and collect a sensing signal from the mutual-capacitance receiver in response to the pulse signal.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to bivalent compounds (e.g., bi-functional small molecule compounds), compositions comprising one or more of the bivalent compounds, and to methods of use the bivalent compounds for the degrading target proteins associated with a disease or condition.

Abstract: A directional coupler is configured to receive a continuous light waveform and split the waveform into two carrier signals. Ring modulators are configured to receive the carrier signals and binary data and modulate the carrier signals based on the binary data. A combiner is configured to combine the modulated carrier signals into a four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) signal.

Abstract: High voltage semiconductor devices are described herein. An exemplary semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first doped region disposed in the substrate and doped with a first doping polarity, and a second doped region disposed in the substrate and horizontally outside the first doped region. The second doped region is doped with a second doping polarity opposite to the first doping polarity. The semiconductor device further includes a third doped region disposed completely within the first doped region. The third doped region is doped with the second doping polarity. The semiconductor device further includes a first isolation structure disposed over the first doped region and spaced apart from the second doped region and the third doped region, a second isolation structure disposed over the first doped region and the third doped region, and a resistor disposed over the first isolation structure.

Abstract: A device detecting system is provided. The device detecting system includes a bar code scanner, a plurality of device accommodating spaces, a screen, and a server. The server obtains bar code information via the bar code scanner and opens one of the device accommodating spaces based on the bar code information to accommodate an electronic device. The server performs a test procedure on the electronic device to generate a test result, and displays the test result and operation information corresponding to the test result on the screen.

Abstract: A video processor is configured to perform the following steps: receiving a series of input frames; calculating a buffer stage value according to the series of input frames, wherein the buffer stage value corresponds to a status of the input frames stored in a frame buffer of the video processor; and selecting a frame set from the input frames stored in the frame buffer for generating an interpolated frame as an output frame to be output by the video processor according to the buffer stage value.

Abstract: An ink circulation system, including an ink cartridge, an ink tank, an ink pump, first, second, and third valves, a print head, a heating assembly, and a positive-negative pressure assembly, is provided. The ink cartridge has an output pipeline and an ink cartridge valve. The ink tank is disposed on one side of the ink cartridge and connected to the output pipeline. The ink pump is connected to the output pipeline and the ink tank through an ink pipeline. The first valve is connected to the ink tank through a first pipeline. The second valve is disposed on the output pipeline. The third valve is connected to the output pipeline and the ink pipeline through a return pipeline. The print head is connected to the ink tank and the return pipeline. The heating assembly is disposed in the ink tank. The positive-negative pressure assembly is connected to the first pipeline.