Abstract: A smart charging method and an electronic device using the same are provided. The smart charging method includes the following steps. Whether an electronic device is connected to a charger is determined. If the battery is connected to the charger, whether a current time is within a predetermined idle period is determined. If the current time is within the predetermined idle period, a battery of the electronic device is charged at a charge rate less than 0.8C by constant current charging, which lasts for a predetermined constant current charging time. After the predetermined constant current charging time is over, the battery is idled for a predetermined idle time. After the predetermined idle time is over, the battery is charged by constant voltage charging.

Abstract: A normalized processing method of a named entity includes: obtaining first text data; recognizing a named entity from the first text data; determining whether a first standard named entity exists in a standard named entity database according to the named entity; determining the first standard named entity as a normalized representation of the named entity in response to determining that the first standard named entity exists in the standard named entity database; and obtaining a second standard named entity from the standard named entity database and determining an obtained second standard named entity as the normalized representation of the named entity in response to determining that the first standard named entity does not exist in the standard named entity database.

Abstract: A projection lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group and an aperture stop. The first lens group is disposed between a reduced side and a magnified side. The second lens is disposed between the first lens group and the magnified side. The second lens group has a light incident surface, a reflective surface and a light emitting surface, the light incident surface faces the first lens group, the light emitting surface faces a projection surface, the light incident surface, the light emitting surface and the first lens group are disposed at a single side of the reflective surface, and at least one of the light incident surface, the reflective surface and the light emitting surface is a freeform surface. The aperture stop is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. Moreover, a projection apparatus including the projection lens is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a novel positive electrode active material for lithium-ion battery. The positive electrode active material is expressed by the following formula: Li1.2NixMn0.8-x-yZnyO2, wherein x and y satisfy 0<x?0.8 and 0<y?0.1. In addition, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing the positive electrode active material. The present invention further provides a lithium-ion battery which uses said positive electrode active material.

Abstract: Provided is a recombinant microorganism including at least two genes for producing itaconic acid and its derived monomers, and the at least two genes are located on the same expression vector. The at least two genes include one encoding cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase and the other one encoding aconitase, and the genome of the recombinant microorganism includes a gene encoding the molecular chaperone protein GroELS. Also provided is a method for producing itaconic acid by using the microorganism.

Abstract: A projection lens projecting an image beam provided by a light valve onto a screen is provided. The projection lens includes first to fourth lenses in order from a screen side to a display side along an optical axis. Each lens has a screen side surface facing the screen side and allowing the image beam to pass, and a display side surface facing the display side and allowing the image beam to pass. The first and third lenses have a negative refractive power, and the second and fourth lenses have a positive refractive power. The projection lens satisfies 2<TTL/f<5. TTL is a distance from the screen side surface of the first lens to the display side surface of the fourth lens on the optical axis. f is an effective focal length of the projection lens. The projection lens covers a wide range of operating temperatures while being lightweight.

Abstract: The surface-emitting laser with a multilayer thermally conductive mirror includes a light-emitting layer, an oxide layer, first and second mirror layers, and first and second contact layers. The light-emitting layer generates light with a wavelength of A. The oxide layer has an oxide aperture to limit the current flowing into the light-emitting layer. The first mirror layer includes a first high thermally conductive layer and a first low thermally conductive layer. The second mirror layer includes a second high thermally conductive layer and a second low thermally conductive layer. The first contact layer is disposed of on one side of the first mirror layer by the first low thermally conductive layer. The second contact layer is disposed on one side of the second mirror layer by the second high thermally conductive layer. The overall light emission and heat dissipation efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: A universal wiper base assembly structure includes a fastening base, a rear base, a combination base, and an outer cover. The fastening base includes a main body and a decorative cover. The main body has a coupling hole, an insertion slot, a protruding platform, a positioning protrusion, a first shaft hole, two limiting arc surfaces, and multiple engagement grooves. The decorative cover has a fastening slot. The rear base includes two contact blocks, a top abutting block, and two hooks. The combination base includes two side plates, a connection plate, an open groove and a second shaft hole. The outer cover includes a fastening block, an opening, and a third shaft hole. Accordingly, a variety of wiper driving arms may be positioned to the universal wiper base assembly structure, so as to improve the convenience in assembling and reduce an overall cost.

Abstract: A display may include an array of pixels. Each pixel in the array includes an organic light-emitting diode coupled to associated thin-film transistors. The diode may be coupled to drive transistor circuitry, a data loading transistor, and emission transistors. The drive transistor circuitry may include at least two transistor portions connected in series. The data loading transistor has a drain region connected to a data line and a source region connected directly to the drive transistor circuitry. The data line may be connected to and overlap the drain region of the data loading transistor. The data line and the source region of the data loading transistor are non-overlapping to reduce row-to-row crosstalk.

Abstract: A system for a semiconductor fabrication facility comprises a transporting tool configured to move a carrier, a first manufacturing tool configured to accept the carrier facing in a first direction, a second manufacturing tool configured to accept the carrier facing in the second direction, and an orientation tool. The carrier is moved to the orientation tool by the transporting tool prior to being moved to the first manufacturing tool or the second manufacturing tool by the transporting tool. The orientation tool rotates the carrier so that the carrier is accepted by the first manufacturing tool or the second manufacturing tool. The transporting tool, the first manufacturing tool, the second manufacturing tool and the orientation tool are physically separated from each other.

Abstract: An electrically controlled optical screen including a switchable scattering element and an electrically controlled decorating module is provided. The switchable scattering element is disposed on a side of the electrically controlled decorating module and is configured to switch between a scattering state and a transparent state. The electrically controlled decorating module includes a first polarizer, a first quarter-wave plate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, an electrically controlled wave plate, a second quarter-wave plate and a second polarizer, which are sequentially stacked. The electrically controlled wave plate has a liquid crystal layer. The second polarizer is disposed between the switchable scattering element and the second quarter-wave plate.

Abstract: A system for a semiconductor fabrication facility (FAB) includes an orientation tool and a transporting tool configured to transport at least one customized part. The orientation tool includes a port configured to receive the workpiece, a sensor configured to detect an orientation of the workpiece received in the port and a rotation mechanism configured to turn the workpiece received in the port.

Abstract: A spin dispenser module and methods for using the same is disclosed. The spin dispenser module includes a cup having a basin with sidewalls and an exhaust, a rotatable platform situated inside the cup adapted for holding and rotating a substrate, a liquid dispenser disposed over the rotatable platform for dispensing a liquid coating material on top of the substrate, one or more ejector inlets disposed over the rotatable platform, the one or more ejectors connected to a negative pressure source, and a motor coupled to the rotatable platform to rate the rotatable platform at different rotational speeds. The one or more ejector inlets may be translatable and/or rotatable with optionally adjustable suction pressure. The ejector inlets operate after a liquid coating material is dispensed to avoid deposition of suspended organic compounds after a coating is formed.

Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide a method that includes loading, from a load port and into a first buffer of a multiple-buffer overhead hoist transport (OHT) vehicle, a first transport carrier storing one or more processed wafers. The method includes unloading to the load port, while the first buffer retains the first transport carrier, and from a second buffer of the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle, a second transport carrier storing one or more wafers for processing. In other implementations, the method includes loading, into a first buffer of the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle, a first transport carrier storing one or more wafers for processing, while a semiconductor processing tool, associated with a load port, is processing one or more wafers associated with a second transport carrier. The method includes positioning the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle above the load port while the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle retains the first transport carrier in the first buffer.

Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide a method that includes loading, from a load port and into a first buffer of a multiple-buffer overhead hoist transport (OHT) vehicle, a first transport carrier storing one or more processed wafers. The method includes unloading to the load port, while the first buffer retains the first transport carrier, and from a second buffer of the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle, a second transport carrier storing one or more wafers for processing. In other implementations, the method includes loading, into a first buffer of the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle, a first transport carrier storing one or more wafers for processing, while a semiconductor processing tool, associated with a load port, is processing one or more wafers associated with a second transport carrier. The method includes positioning the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle above the load port while the multiple-buffer OHT vehicle retains the first transport carrier in the first buffer.

Abstract: A fixed-focus projection lens module used for projecting an image beam provided by a light valve onto a screen is provided. The fixed-focus projection lens module includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens and a light-transmitting element arranged in sequence from a screen side to a display side along an optical axis. The fixed-focus projection lens module satisfies: 1<|OAL/BFL|<2.1, and OAL is a distance from the screen side surface of the first lens to the display side surface of the seventh lens on the optical axis, BFL is a distance from the screen side surface of the light-transmitting element to a display surface of the light valve on the optical axis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a computer-readable recording medium for electronic transactions. The electronic device displays a first graphical user interface (GUI) on a touch screen, the first GUI including a currency amount, displays a second GUI corresponding to transmission of the currency amount according to a currency transmission signal input to the touch screen, determines an amount of an electronic transaction according to the currency transmission signal, and transmits a generated signal containing information on the amount of the electronic transaction to an information processing system.

Abstract: A projection lens includes a first lens group, an aperture stop, a second lens group, a reflective optical element, and a refractive optical element arranged in sequence on a transmission path of an image beam. The first lens group, the aperture stop and the second lens group are sequentially arranged from a minified side to a magnified side along an optical axis. The reflective optical element and the refractive optical element are located on opposite sides of the optical axis. The image beam sequentially passes through the first lens group, the aperture stop and the second lens group from the minified side to be transmitted to the reflective optical element. The image beam is reflected by the reflective optical element to the refractive optical element, and passes through the refractive optical element to form a projection beam toward the magnified side.

Abstract: An imaging system, including a light valve and a projection lens, is provided. The projection lens has a reduction side and a magnification side, and includes a lens group and a convex mirror. The light valve is configured on the reduction side. The projection lens is configured to image the beam from the light valve on a projection surface, and the projection surface is configured on the magnification side. There is an included angle between the projection surface and a light receiving surface. The lens group is configured on an optical path between the magnification side and the reduction side, and includes first to seventh lens elements sequentially arranged from the magnification side to the reduction side. The refractive powers of the first to seventh lens elements are respectively negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, positive, and positive. The convex mirror is configured on an optical path between the lens group and the magnification side.

Abstract: A projection lens including a first lens group, an aperture stop, a second lens group, and a reflective optical element sequentially arranged from a reduction side to a magnification side along an optical axis is provided. The first lens group has positive refractive power. The second lens group has negative refractive power. The reflective optical element has positive refractive power. The projection lens satisfies 1.2<|F2/F1|<3.5, wherein F2 is an effective focal length of the reflective optical element, and F1 is an effective focal length of the first lens group and the second lens group. A projection apparatus is also provided.