Abstract: The present application provides a method for predicting energy consumption and an electronic device. The electronic device obtains energy efficiency data of a target device within a preset time period, and determines a plurality of influencing factors from the energy efficiency data according to a preset energy efficiency indicator and a feature extraction algorithm. The electronic device further determines a regression prediction model according to the plurality of influencing factors and the preset energy efficiency indicator, inputs the plurality of influencing factors into the regression prediction model and generates a first prediction value at each moment within the preset time period, and generates a trend graph of energy consumption corresponding to the preset time period according to a first predicted value at each moment. The present application is able to improve an efficiency of predicting energy consumption.

Abstract: A self-protection circuitry is configured to receive a first power source. The self-protection circuitry includes a first transistor circuit, a first switch circuit, and a control circuit. The first transistor circuit includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a first control terminal. The first input terminal is configured to receive the first power source. The first output terminal is electrically connected to a ground terminal. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to the first input terminal and the ground terminal. The control circuit is electrically connected to the first switch circuit, and is configured to: before the first power source supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be turned on, and after the first power source continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be turned off.

Abstract: A self-protection circuitry is configured to receive a first power source. The self-protection circuitry includes a first transistor circuit, a first switch circuit, and a control circuit. The first transistor circuit includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a first control terminal. The first output terminal is electrically connected to a ground terminal, and the first input terminal is configured to receive the first power source. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to the first control terminal and the first input terminal. The control circuit is electrically connected to the first switch circuit, and is configured to: before the first power source supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be 10 conducted, and after the first power source continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be cut off.

Abstract: A method includes treating a burled surface of an object using radiation or heat and setting parameters of the radiation or heat to effectuate a predetermined surface strength, hardness, roughness, coefficient of friction, chemical resistance, wear resistance, and/or corrosion of the burled surface.

Abstract: A radio frequency apparatus includes a power amplifier circuit, a signal coupling circuit, an extraction circuit, and a harmonic filter circuit. The power amplifier circuit is configured to amplify a differential signal to output a to-be-filtered signal. The signal coupling circuit includes a primary side inductor and a secondary side inductor. The signal coupling circuit is configured to convert the to-be-filtered signal received by the primary side inductor into a single-ended signal outputted from the secondary side inductor. The extraction circuit has a center tap. The extraction circuit is configured to inductively couple to the primary side inductor and output a common mode signal from the center tap. The harmonic filter circuit is configured to perform a harmonic filtering on the single-ended signal according to the common mode signal, such that the secondary side inductor of the signal coupling circuit outputs a filtered signal.

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. The display may have peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. An inactive area in the display may be formed along a peripheral edge of the display or may be surrounded by the pixels. Electrical components such as optical components may be located in the inactive area. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels, may have an opening that overlaps portions of the inactive area, may have an output surface that overlap portions of the inactive area, and/or may convey light associated with optical components in the electronic device.

Abstract: An augmented logarithmic spiral antenna structure includes a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a first spiral arm and a plurality of second spiral arms. The first spiral arm includes a first initial radius. The second spiral arms are disposed around and connected to the first spiral arm, and each of the second spiral arms includes a second initial radius. The dielectric layer has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface is connected to the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is connected to the bottom surface. A plurality of the second initial radii of the second spiral arms are different from each other, and different from the first initial radius.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a semiconductor structure including a substrate. The substrate includes active areas and insulation areas between the active areas. A first end of each of the active areas has a first head portion, a second end of each of the active areas has the second head portion, and a middle portion of each of active areas has a waist portion. In a top view, the first head portion and the second head portion of each of the active areas have a first width, respectively, and the waist portion of each of the active areas has a second width. Also, the first width is greater than the second width. Moreover, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure also is provided herein.

Abstract: A portable computer having flexible display including a housing, a motor, a transmission gear set, a linkage set, and a flexible display is provided. The housing includes a fixing portion and a moving portion movably connected to and partially overlapped on the fixing portion. The motor, the transmission gear set, and the linkage set are disposed in the housing respectively. The linkage set and the transmission gear set are coupled to each other to be a connection and drive mechanism of the fixing portion and the moving portion. A portion of the flexible display is assembled to the fixing portion, and an end portion of the flexible display passes by the moving portion and are wound and stored at a backside of the portion of the flexible display.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a memory structure provided by the present disclosure includes forming a first dielectric layer on a source/drain region, forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer, and forming a mask layer including a mask opening exposing the second dielectric layer, where a distance between a sidewall of the mask opening and a sidewall of the source/drain region is 30% to 60% of a width of the source/drain region. The method further includes etching the second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer through the mask opening to form a first opening exposing a top surface and another sidewall of the source/drain region, etching the source/drain region through the first opening to form a second opening, and filling the second opening with a conductive material to form a contact.

Abstract: An electronic device including a body and a receptacle connector is provided. The body has a side wall surface, a receptacle slot located at the side wall surface, a waterproof protrusion protruding from the side wall surface, and two gutters located at the side wall surface, where the waterproof protrusion is located above the receptacle slot, and the two gutters are respectively located at two opposite sides of the receptacle slot. The receptacle connector is disposed in the receptacle slot.

Abstract: Provided is a simple, portable, real-time, and in vivo THz imaging device for imaging a target, e.g., a tooth in the subject. Moreover, the scanning based THz imaging device is much sufficiently sensitive as compared with the common X-ray imaging device. Therefore, the scanning based THz imaging device has the potential to operate in the density for early detection problems such as dental caries or demineralization of the enamel in the teeth. Also provided is a method for diagnosing or imaging the target in the subject by using the scanning based THz imaging device of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A redundant system and a redundancy method of a fronthaul network are provided. The redundant system includes a first fronthaul multiplexer. The first fronthaul multiplexer includes a first group port, a second group port, a first cascade port, a first protect port, a first active port, and a first uplink circuit. The first uplink circuit includes a first summation circuit and a second summation circuit. A plurality of input terminals of the first summation circuit are coupled to the first group port and the second group port respectively, and an output terminal of the first summation circuit is coupled to the first protect port. A plurality of input terminals of the second summation circuit are coupled to the first cascade port and the output terminal of the first summation circuit respectively, and an output terminal of the second summation circuit is coupled to the first active port.

Abstract: A system and method for cleaning a preclean process chamber in between wafer processing. The internal pressure of the preclean process chamber is reduced to a first pressure and a first gas that consists of oxygen and an inert or noble gas, is introduced into the chamber. Plasma is generated within the preclean process chamber using the first gas at the first pressure. Internal pressure is then reduced to a second pressure, less than the first, and the first gas is continued into the chamber. Plasma is then generated using the first gas at the second pressure. Thereafter, a second gas, consisting of an oxygen-free inert or noble gas, is introduced into the chamber at the second pressure, following which plasma is generated within the chamber using only the second gas.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a substrate, two actuating members, a connecting member and a waveguide. The substrate includes two disposing portions and a connecting portion. The two disposing portions include two free ends and two fixed ends, and one of the two free ends is opposite to one of the two fixed ends. The connecting portion is connected to the two fixed ends of the two disposing portions. The two actuating members disposed side by side on the two disposing portions, respectively. The connecting member is connected to the two disposing portions. The waveguide is disposed between the two actuating members and penetrated through the connecting member. The two actuating members are actuated in a same dimension either in phase or out of phase simultaneously to drive the waveguide to vibrate linearly or nonlinear in two dimensions to generate a scan pattern.

Abstract: A laptop computer with a quick-release keyboard including a host, a display, and a keyboard is provided. The host has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The host has at least one movable hook disposed on the first surface. The display is pivoted to the host to be folded or unfolded relative to the first surface of the host. The laptop computer is supported on a platform via the second surface when the display is unfolded relative to the first surface of the host. The keyboard has a locking column to be locked by the movable hook when the keyboard is disposed on the first surface, such that the keyboard is fixed on the first surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a conductive line and a conductive via contacting the conductive line. A first dielectric material contacts a first sidewall surface of the conductive via. A second dielectric material contacts a second sidewall surface of the conductive via. The first dielectric material includes a first material composition, and the second dielectric material includes a second material composition different than the first material composition.

Abstract: A method for measuring an element concentration of a material includes: a material sample is irradiated with first electromagnetic waves; second electromagnetic waves radiated by the material sample are obtained under the action of the first electromagnetic waves; material property parameters of the material sample are determined by detecting the second electromagnetic waves; and an element concentration of the material sample is determined according to the material property parameters.

Abstract: A cardboard conveyor device forms sub negative pressure regions communicative to a main negative pressure region by using wind shield structures of a plate body structure, thus saving power consumption of an aspirator. The plate body structure is for example formed by three plate bodies, the plate body of a middle layer has air holes, the plate body of an upper layer has first interval spaces penetrating the plate body of the upper layer, and the plate body of a lower layer has second interval spaces penetrating the plate body of the lower layer. Each of the first interval spaces is communicative to the corresponding second interval space via the corresponding air holes, and the second interval spaces are communicative to the main negative pressure region. Thus, the sub negative pressure regions can provide a negative pressure to the cardboard being conveyed.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit including a receiving circuit and a delta-sigma ADC is provided. The receiving circuit receives a first analog input and a second analog input, and uses the first or second analog input as an output signal according to a control signal. The delta-sigma ADC converts the output signal to input data. The delta-sigma ADC over-samples the input data to generate a plurality of sampling results and stores the sampling results. The delta-sigma ADC generates output data according to the sampling results.