Abstract: A memory structure including a substrate, a first doped region, a second doped region, a first gate, a second gate, a first charge storage structure, and a second charge storage structure is provided. The first gate is located on the first doped region. The second gate is located on the second doped region. The first charge storage structure is located between the first gate and the first doped region. The first charge storage structure includes a first tunneling dielectric layer, a first dielectric layer, and a first charge storage layer. The second charge storage structure is located between the second gate and the second doped region. The second charge storage structure includes a second tunneling dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a second charge storage layer. The thickness of the second tunneling dielectric layer is greater than the thickness of the first tunneling dielectric layer.

Abstract: Provided is a peptide and method in preventing or treating infections caused by a wide spectrum of pathogens, including bacteria and fungus in hosts such as plants and animals. Methods of preventing or treating plant diseases and infection in animals are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a first conductive feature disposed in the insulating layer, and a capacitor structure disposed on the insulating layer. The capacitor structure includes a first electrode, a first dielectric layer, a second electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a third electrode sequentially stacked. The semiconductor device also includes a first via connected to the first electrode and the third electrode, a second via connected to the second electrode, and a third via connected to the first conductive feature. A part of the first via is disposed in the insulating layer. A portion of the first conductive feature is directly under the capacitor structure.

Abstract: A power converter includes a high side switch, a low side switch, a low side driver, a loading detector, a configurable regulator and a high side driver. The low side driver generates a low side drive signal to control the low side switch. The configurable regulator generates a regulation voltage, a magnitude of which is greater when the loading detector detects that the power converter has light loading than when the loading detector detects that the power converter has heavy loading. The high side driver generates a high side drive signal that switches between the input voltage and the regulation voltage to control the high side switch.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, an initial pattern layout is obtained. The initial pattern layout incudes fin patterns which include active fin patterns to be formed as active fin structures and dummy fin patterns not to be formed as actual fin structures or to be removed. The locations of the fin patterns are modified, as follows. A space between adjacent active fin patterns is increased by a first amount, a space between the dummy fin patterns is decreased by a second amount, and a space between one of the dummy fin patterns and one of the active fin patterns adjacent to the one of the dummy fin patterns is decreased by a third amount. Mandrel patterns are placed so that the fin patterns of which locations are modified are placed along longitudinal edges of the mandrel patterns.

Abstract: An integrated nucleic acid processing apparatus includes a first operation area, a second operation area and a separation wall. The first operation area includes multiple carrying boards for placing objects and reagents for processing nucleic acids in samples, and multiple operation modules for performing operations of nucleic acid processing. The second operation area includes two extraction regions for respectively performing nucleic acid extractions. The separation wall separates the first operation area from the second operation area and includes two openable door sheets spatially corresponding to the two extraction regions. Nucleic acid extraction plates can be moved from the first operation area to the second operation area by means of the carrying boards as the two openable door sheets are opened, and be isolated in the second operation area for performing nucleic acid extractions as the two openable door sheets are closed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for verifying training data, a training system, and a computer program produce. The method includes: receiving a labelled result with a plurality of bounding regions, wherein the labelled result corresponds to an image, the bounding regions are labelled by a plurality of annotators, the annotators comprises a first annotator and a second annotator, and the bounding region comprises a first bounding region labelled by the first annotator and a second bounding region labelled by the second annotator; and determining the first bounding region and the second bounding region respectively corresponds to different two target objects or corresponds to one target object according to a similarity between the first bounding region and the second bounding region.

Abstract: A machine learning method includes steps of: (a) obtaining initial values of hyperparameters and hypernetwork parameters; (b) generating first classification model parameters according to the hyperparameters and the hypernetwork parameters, and updating the hypernetwork parameters according to a classification result based on the first classification model parameters relative to a training sample; (c) generating second classification model parameters according to the hyperparameters and the updated hypernetwork parameters, and updating the hyperparameters according to another classification result based on the second classification model parameters relative to a verification sample; and (d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) for updating the hypernetwork parameters and the hyperparameters.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for verifying training data, a training system, and a computer program produce. The method includes: receiving a labelled result with a plurality of bounding regions, wherein the labelled result corresponds to an image, the bounding regions are labelled by a plurality of annotators, the annotators comprises a first annotator and a second annotator, and the bounding region comprises a first bounding region labelled by the first annotator and a second bounding region labelled by the second annotator; and determining the first bounding region and the second bounding region respectively corresponds to different two target objects or corresponds to one target object according to a similarity between the first bounding region and the second bounding region.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for verifying training data, a training system, and a computer program produce. The method includes: providing a plurality of raw data to a plurality of annotators; retrieving a plurality of labelled results, wherein the labelled results includes a plurality of labelled data, and the labelled data are generated by the annotators via labelling the raw data; determining a plurality of consistencies by comparing the labelled results, and accordingly determining whether the labelled results are valid for training an artificial intelligence machine; in response to determining that the labelled results are valid, determining at least a specific part of the labelled results are valid for training the artificial intelligence machine.

Abstract: A sporting apparatus comprises a structure body, an endless belt, an electricity generating unit, a position sensing unit and a modulation unit for continuously outputting electricity as the sporting apparatus is continuously operated. The electricity generating unit transforms kinetic energy, which is transmitted from the endless belt, into electric power. The position sensing unit senses a position of a user on the endless belt so as to generate a sensing signal. The modulation unit includes a DC/AC inverter, a current sensing element, an inductor and a semiconductor switch with a controller. The current sensing element senses an armature current outputted from the electricity generating unit and outputs a signal to the controller. The controller controls the duty ratio of the semiconductor switch to control the armature current, so that the armature current is adjusted according to the sensing signal for controlling the rotation speed of the endless belt.

Abstract: A bicycle helmet includes a body, a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets. The body includes a front portion, an upper portion, a rear portion and an inner portion. The upper portion includes a closed surface. A plurality of dimple structures are formed on the closed surface to produce an aerodynamic effect. The air inlets are formed on the front portion. The air outlets are formed on the rear portion. The inner portion includes a plurality of ribs, the ribs are positioned correspondingly to the air inlet and the air outlet and define air channels therein, an airflow flows through the body due to the airflow entering the body through the air inlets, passing through the air channels and exiting the body through the air outlets.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a displayer, a graphic processing circuit, sensors and a control circuit. The displayer is configured for displaying a virtual reality scene or an augmented reality scene. The graphic processing circuit is coupled to the displayer. The graphic processing circuit is configured for computing a plurality of scene segments in the virtual reality scene or the augmented reality scene. The sensors are configured for collecting attention factors. The control circuit is coupled to the sensors and the graphic processing circuit. The control circuit is adapted to generate an attention map according to the attention factors. The attention map indicates priority rankings of the scene segments. The control circuit is further adapted to allocate a distribution of computational resources of the graphic processing circuit between the scene segments according to the priority rankings. The scene segments are computed differentially according to the distribution of computational resources.

Abstract: A multi junction photodiode for molecular detection and discrimination and fabrication methods thereof. The multi junction photodiode includes a substrate having first conductive type dopants, an epitaxial layer having the first conductive type dopants, a deep well having second conductive type dopants, a first well having the first conductive type dopants, a second well having the second conductive type dopants, a third well having the first conductive type dopants, and a first doped region having the second conductive type dopants. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate. The deep well is disposed in the epitaxial layer. The first well having three sides connected to the epitaxial layer is disposed in the deep well. The second well is disposed in the first well. The third well having three sides connected to the epitaxial layer is disposed in the second well. The first doped region is disposed in the third well.

Abstract: An examination system is provided. The examination system includes an optical detector and analyzer. The optical detector emits a detection light source toward a target object and detects a respondent light which is induced from the target object in response to the detection light source to generate image data. The image data indicates a detection image. The analyzer receives the image data and determines which region of the target object the detection image belongs to according to the image data. When the analyzer determines that the detection image belongs to a specific region of the target object, the analyzer extracts at least one feature of the image data to serve as a basis for classification of the specific region.

Abstract: A bicycle helmet includes a body, a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets. The body includes a front portion, an upper portion, a rear portion and an inner portion. The upper portion includes a closed surface. A plurality of dimple structures are formed on the closed surface to produce an aerodynamic effect. The air inlets are formed on the front portion. The air outlets are formed on the rear portion. The inner portion includes a plurality of ribs, the ribs are positioned correspondingly to the air inlet and the air outlet and define air channels therein, an airflow flows through the body due to the airflow entering the body through the air inlets, passing through the air channels and exiting the body through the air outlets.

Abstract: A thermal control apparatus is provided. The thermal control apparatus includes a controller and a thermoelectric cooling module. The thermoelectric cooling module includes: a thermal sensor for measuring a first current temperature of a first location of the thermoelectric cooling module; and a thermoelectric cooling device for adjusting the first current temperature according to a control signal from the controller. The controller calculates a predicted temperature of a second location of the thermoelectric cooling module according to the measured first current temperature and a thermal model between the first location and the second location. The controller further automatically adjusts a first target temperature of the first location according to the predicted temperature and an expected temperature of the second location, and controls the thermoelectric cooling device to automatically adjust the first current temperature of the first location to reach the first target temperature.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a displayer, a graphic processing circuit, sensors and a control circuit. The displayer is configured for displaying a virtual reality scene or an augmented reality scene. The graphic processing circuit is coupled to the displayer. The graphic processing circuit is configured for computing a plurality of scene segments in the virtual reality scene or the augmented reality scene. The sensors are configured for collecting attention factors. The control circuit is coupled to the sensors and the graphic processing circuit. The control circuit is adapted to generate an attention map according to the attention factors. The attention map indicates priority rankings of the scene segments. The control circuit is further adapted to allocate a distribution of computational resources of the graphic processing circuit between the scene segments according to the priority rankings. The scene segments are computed differentially according to the distribution of computational resources.

Abstract: A sporting apparatus comprises a structure body, an endless belt, an electricity generating unit, a position sensing unit and a modulation unit for continuously outputting electricity as the sporting apparatus is continuously operated. The electricity generating unit transforms kinetic energy, which is transmitted from the endless belt, into electric power. The position sensing unit senses a position of a user on the endless belt so as to generate a sensing signal. The modulation unit includes a DC/AC inverter, a current sensing element, an inductor and a semiconductor switch with a controller. The current sensing element senses an armature current outputted from the electricity generating unit and outputs a signal to the controller. The controller controls the duty ratio of the semiconductor switch to control the armature current, so that the armature current is adjusted according to the sensing signal for controlling the rotation speed of the endless belt.

Abstract: An early detection electronic device of diabetic foot for lesion in the blood circulation detects foot temperatures and includes a base, a first temperature detector, a second temperature detector, and a microprocessor. The base includes a platform part, a first arranging part, and a second arranging part. The first arranging part is connected to the platform part and the second arranging part. The first temperature detector is arranged on the first arranging part and detects foot temperature along a first axis. The second temperature detector is arranged on the second arranging part and detects foot temperature along a second axis. There is an included angle between the first axis and the second axis. The microprocessor receives the temperatures detected by the first temperature detector and the second temperature detector, and generates a warning signal when the first temperature is lower than the second temperature.