Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided which utilize a remote plasma process which reduces or eliminates segregation of material. By reducing segregation of the material, overlying conductive material can be deposited on a smoother interface. By depositing on smoother interfaces, overall losses of the deposited material may be avoided, which improves the overall yield.

Abstract: Structures for a thermo-optic phase shifter and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a waveguide structure including a waveguide core. The structure further comprises a silicide layer, a first dielectric layer arranged in a lateral direction between the silicide layer and the waveguide core, and a second dielectric layer positioned over the waveguide core, the silicide layer, and the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer comprises a first material having a first thermal conductivity, and the second dielectric layer comprises a second material having a second thermal conductivity that is less than the first thermal conductivity.

Abstract: In some implementations, a key structure may include a lower shell fixedly connected to a keyboard base. In addition, the device may include an upper shell assembled above the lower shell, where the upper shell is made of transparent plastic material, the upper shell is provided with having a through opening. The device may include a plurality of light guide columns extending downwardly from two sides of the bottom of the upper shell, where the plurality of light guide columns and the plurality of light-emitting sources are arranged opposite to each other. Moreover, the device may include a pressing shaft movably disposed between the lower shell and the upper shell, where a top end of the pressing shaft penetrates through the opening. Also, the device may include a spring disposed and elastically supported between the lower shell and the pressing shaft.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a first conductive feature in a first dielectric layer disposed over a substrate; forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer; etching the second dielectric layer using a patterned mask layer to form an opening in the second dielectric layer, where the opening exposes the first conductive feature; performing an ashing process to remove the patterned mask layer after the etching; wet cleaning the opening after the ashing process, where the wet cleaning enlarges a bottom portion of the opening; and filling the opening with a first electrically conductive material.

Abstract: A method includes identifying an image of a substrate processing equipment part that forms a plurality of holes. The method further includes determining, by a processing device based on the image, a corresponding neighboring angular distance of each of the plurality of holes and a corresponding area of each of the plurality of holes. The method further includes identifying, by the processing device, a first subset of the plurality of holes that are at least partially clogged based on at least one of the corresponding neighboring angular distance or the corresponding area of each of the plurality of holes. A corrective action associated with the substrate processing equipment part is to be performed based on the first subset of the plurality of holes that are at least partially clogged.

Abstract: A low thermal-drift optical lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group and an aperture stop. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens, and the second lens group includes a third lens and a cemented lens. The aperture stop is disposed between the second lens and the cemented lens, and a lens with a refractive power of the low thermal-drift optical lens closest to the minified side has at least one inflection point. In an operating temperature range of ?40° C. to 80° C., a thermal drift of the low thermal-drift optical lens relative to a focal plane at 25° C. is less than or equal to 10 um.

Abstract: A method and a device for acquiring character information in a picture, a non-transitory storage medium, a page processing method, and a knowledge graph construction method are disclosed. The method for acquiring character information in a picture includes: acquiring a picture and extracting at least one piece of character information in the picture; and checking-and-correcting the at least one piece of character information based on a knowledge graph.

Abstract: A method includes forming a gate structure on a semiconductor substrate; depositing a carbon-containing seal layer over the gate structure; depositing a nitrogen-containing seal layer over the carbon-containing seal layer; introducing an oxygen-containing precursor on the nitrogen-containing seal layer; heating the substrate to dissociate the oxygen-containing precursor into an oxygen radical to dope into the nitrogen-containing seal layer; after heating the substrate, etching the nitrogen-containing seal layer and the carbon-containing seal layer, such that a remainder of the nitrogen-containing seal layer and the carbon-containing seal layer remains on a sidewall of the gate structure as a gate spacer.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a bispecific antibody targeting human programmed death-1 (PD-1) and human transforming growth factor ? receptor 2 (TGF?R2) for use in the treatment of disorder such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma (CESC), ovarian cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, gastric adenocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, malignant pleural mesothelioma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and colorectal cancer (CRC).

Abstract: A medical image analyzing system and a medical image analyzing method are provided and include inputting at least one patient image into a first model of a neural network module to obtain a result having determined positions and ranges of an organ and a tumor of the patient image; inputting the result into a second model of a first analysis module and a third model of a second analysis module, respectively, to obtain at least one first prediction value and at least one second prediction value corresponding to the patient image; and outputting a determined result based on the first prediction value and the second prediction value. Further, processes between the first model, the second model and the third model can be automated, thereby improving identification rate of pancreatic cancer.

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device includes patterning at least one dielectric layer disposed over a conductive cap layer to form a via opening penetrating through the at least one dielectric layer to expose the conductive cap layer and to form a top portion of the conductive cap layer into a metal oxide layer; converting the metal oxide layer to a metal oxynitride layer by a soft ashing process using a processing gas containing nitrogen gas; removing the metal oxynitride layer from a remaining portion of the conductive cap layer; and forming a via contact in the via opening to electrically connect the remaining portion of the conductive cap layer.

Abstract: A millimeter wave (mmW) communication system located on a millimeter wave integrated circuit (MMW-IC) includes a phase shifter selectively connected to a receive path by a first electromagnetic (EM) element and selectively connected to a transmit path by a second EM element, the first EM element configured to receive a transmit signal and configured to receive a receive signal from a low noise amplifier (LNA), the second EM element configured to receive a phase shifted transmit signal or a phase shifted receive signal from the phase shifter, and wherein the second EM element is configured to selectively provide the phase shifted transmit signal to a power amplifier on the mmW-IC and the phase shifted receive signal to receive signal processing circuitry located off of the mmW-IC.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel and a driving circuit is provided. The display panel is configured to display an image frame. The driving circuit is coupled to the display panel. The driving circuit is configured to output a gate signal to drive the display panel to display the image frame during a driving period. The driving period includes a first period, a second period, and a third period. The gate signal has a first voltage level during the first period and a second voltage level during the second period. The second voltage level is greater than the first voltage level.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting one or more diacylglycerol kinase (DOK) isoform in a cell in order to enhance the cytolytic activity of the cell. In one embodiment, the cells may be used in adoptive T cell transfer. For example, in some embodiments, the cell is modified to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Inhibition of DOK in T cells used in adoptive T cell transfer increases cytolytic activity of the T cells and thus may be used in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including cancer, infection, and immune disorders.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for processing defect information of a product, which includes the following steps of: acquiring defect information on a current film layer and defect information on historical film layers; determining whether defect information exists at a target location of the historical film layer if defect information exists at a target location of the current film layer; if defect information exists for a corresponding location to the target location in at least one of the historical film layers, deleting the defect information detected at the target location in the current film layer; and if no defect information exists for the target location in any of the historical film layers, retaining the defect information detected at the target location in the current film layer.

Abstract: A lens of a head-mounted display including a see-through mirror/coating, a gradient-index lens element, and a polarizer which are disposed in sequence is provided. The lens also includes a first aspheric lens element disposed between the see-through mirror/coating and the polarizer. The gradient-index lens element has a planar surface, and the quarter-wave plate is disposed on the planar surface of the gradient-index lens element.

Abstract: An electronic paper display device includes a frame, a flexible substrate, a front panel, and a chip. The flexible substrate includes a first area, a second area, a bending area adjoining the first area and the second area, and a conductive glue disposing area. The first area and the conductive glue disposing area are located on the top surface of the frame. The flexible substrate has an L-shaped groove. When the bending area is bent through the L-shaped groove, the second area extends to the bottom surface of the frame. The front panel is located on the first area of the flexible substrate and has a conductive glue located in a non-display area. The conductive glue is located on the conductive glue disposing area of the flexible substrate. The chip is connected to the second area of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: A method for determining a correlation degree, an apparatus for determining a correlation degree, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring measurement information and defect information on a display panel, wherein the measurement information includes a measurement value and a measurement location for a measurement indicator, and the defect information includes a defect type; determining an influence weight of the measurement indicator having the measurement value at the measurement location on the defect information of the defect type; and determining a correlation coefficient between the influence weight and the measurement value, and determining a correlation degree between the measurement information and the defect information according to the correlation coefficient.

Abstract: A medical image analyzing system and a medical image analyzing method are provided and include inputting at least one patient image into a first model of a first neural network module to obtain a result having determined positions and ranges of an organ and a tumor of the patient image; inputting the result into a plurality of second models of a second neural network module, respectively, to obtain a plurality of prediction values corresponding to each of the plurality of second models and a model number predicting having cancer in the plurality of prediction values; and outputting a determined result based on the model number predicting having cancer and a number threshold value. Further, processes between the first model and the second models can be automated, thereby improving identification rate of pancreatic cancer.