Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides for an integrated circuit (IC) structure with a TSV, and methods of manufacturing the IC structure and the TSV. An IC structure according to embodiments of the present invention may include a through-semiconductor via (TSV) embedded within a substrate, the TSV having an axial end; and a metal cap contacting the axial end of the TSV, wherein the metal cap has a greater electrical resistivity than the TSV.

Abstract: A composite fiber having elastomer and method for making the same, and a substrate having the composite fiber and method for making the same are provided. The composite fiber includes a first composition and a second composition. The first composition is thermoplastic non-elastomer, and the second composition is thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The second composition is in an amount of 5 to 70 weight % of the composite fiber. The first composition and the second composition are alternately distributed in a circumference of a cross-section of the composite fiber, and the length of the second composition is less than 50% of the total length of the circumference. The TPE can be dispersed uniformly and increase the adhesion between fibers, and the segmented fiber cross-section thereof further prevents the TPE from becoming too adhesive and affecting the processing during the fabrication of fibers and non-woven fabric substrates.

Abstract: An e-fuse structure including a fuse link having a first region made of a first conductor and a second region made of a second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor are in the same wiring level. The first conductor has a higher electrical resistance than the second conductor. The first conductor has a higher resistance to electromigration than the second conductor. The first region and the second region have a common width. The length of the first region is longer than the length of the second region.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithography system comprising a radiation source and an exposure tool including a plurality of exposure columns densely packed in a first direction. Each exposure column includes an exposure area configured to pass the radiation source. The system also includes a wafer carrier configured to secure and move one or more wafers along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, so that the one or more wafers are exposed by the exposure tool to form patterns along the second direction. The one or more wafers are covered with resist layer and aligned in the second direction on the wafer carrier.

Abstract: A three-stage water filtration device includes a mounting box, a compound filter cartridge, a RO filter cartridge, a booster pump and an active carbon filter cartridge. Water to be filtered sequentially goes through an inlet of the compound filter cartridge, an inlet and an outlet of the booster pump, an inlet and a filtered water outlet of the RO filter cartridge, an inlet and a filtered water outlet of the active carbon filter cartridge, and a filtered water outlet on the mounting box to get the water filtered. Waste water generated in the RO filter cartridge is drained to sequentially flows through a waste water outlet of the RO filter cartridge and a waste water outlet on the mounting box. Given the foregoing structure, the three-stage water filtration device is compact in size, convenient for assembly and good in filtering effect.

Abstract: A dual stage LNA for use in multiband receivers is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of first stage amplifiers having a plurality of first stage output ports, respectively, to output first stage amplified voltage mode signals. The apparatus also includes a plurality of second stage amplifiers having a plurality of second stage input ports, respectively, and second stage output ports to output amplified current mode signals. The apparatus also includes a switch apparatus having input terminals connected to the first stage output ports and output terminals connected to the second stage input ports, the switch apparatus to connect selected second stage input ports to selected first stage output ports.

Abstract: An method including forming a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring portion directly on top of a semiconductor base portion, the BEOL wiring portion including a plurality of layers of a metallic material and a dielectric material and excluding a semiconductor material, forming a through-substrate via through the BEOL wiring portion and the semiconductor base portion, forming an electronic fuse in the BEOL wiring portion adjacent to the through-substrate via, and forming a guard ring in the BEOL wiring portion surrounding the through-substrate via and the electronic fuse in the BEOL wiring portion, the through-substrate via in the semiconductor base portion being free from the guard ring.

Abstract: A device and method for evaluating reliability of a semiconductor chip structure built by a manufacturing process includes a test structure built in accordance with a manufacturing process. The test structure is thermal cycled and the yield of the test structure is measured. The reliability of the semiconductor chip structure built by the manufacturing process is evaluated based on the yield performance before the thermal cycling.

Abstract: An organic material layer is lithographically patterned to include a linear array portion of lines and spaces. In one embodiment, the organic material layer can be an organic planarization layer that is patterned employing a photoresist layer, which is consumed during patterning of the organic planarization layer. Volume expansion of the organic planarization layer upon exposure to a halogen-including gas causes portions of the linear array to collapse at random locations. In another embodiment, the height of the photoresist layer is selected such that the linear array portion of the photoresist layer is mechanically unstable and produces random photoresist collapses. The pattern including random modifications due to the collapse of the organic material layer is transferred into an underlying layer to generate an array of conductive material lines with random electrical disruption of shorts or opens. The structure with random shorts can be employed as a physical unclonable function.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor structure containing a back end of line randomly patterned interconnect structure for implementing a physical unclonable function (PUF), a method for forming the semiconductor device, and a circuit for enabling the interconnect structure to implement the physical unclonable function. The method includes forming a semiconductor substrate and a dielectric layer on the substrate. The randomly patterned interconnect structure is formed in the dielectric layer. The random pattern of the interconnect structure is used to implement the physical unclonable function and is a result of defect occurrences during the manufacturing of the semiconductor structure. The circuit includes n-channel and p-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) and the randomly patterned interconnect structure, which acts as electrical connections between the MOSFETs.

Abstract: The blocking temperature of the AFM layer in a TMR sensor has been raised by inserting a magnetic seed layer between the AFM layer and the bottom shield. This gives the device improved thermal stability, including improved SNR and BER.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an embodiment of a method, for a lithography process for reducing a critical dimension (CD) by a factor n wherein n<1. The method includes providing a pattern generator having a first pixel size S1 to generate an alternating data grid having a second pixel size S2 that is <S1, wherein the pattern generator includes multiple grid segments configured to offset from each other in a first direction; and scanning the pattern generator in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction during the lithography process such that each subsequent segment of the grid segments is controlled to have a time delay relative to a preceding segment of the grid segments.

Abstract: A method for controlling at least one operational parameter of a plant (1) having a combustion unit (3) can include estimating a status of at least one operational variable of the plant to identify an estimated value for the operational variable. For each operational variable, the estimated value for the operational variable can be compared with a measured value of the operational variable to determine an uncertainty value based on a difference in value between the measured value and the estimated value for the operational variable. A control signal can be generated based on a reference signal, the measured value, and the deviation value for sending to at least one element of the plant (1) for controlling a process of the plant (1).

Abstract: A device includes a multi-mode low noise amplifier (LNA) having a first amplifier stage, and a second amplifier stage coupled to the first amplifier stage, the second amplifier stage having a plurality of amplification paths configured to amplify a plurality of carrier frequencies, the first amplifier stage configured to bypass the second amplifier stage when the first amplifier stage is configured to amplify a single carrier frequency.

Abstract: A fixed-focus lens including a first lens group and a second lens group is provided. The first lens group having a negative refractive power includes a first lens, a second lens and a third lens arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side, in which refractive powers of the first, second and third lenses are negative, negative and positive in sequence. The second lens group having a positive refractive power is located between the first lens group and the image side, and the second lens group includes a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens arranged in sequence from the object side to the image side, in which refractive powers of the fourth, fifth and sixth lenses are positive, negative and positive in sequence. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lenses are separated from each other.

Abstract: Provisioning an Internet Protocol address is disclosed. A request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource is received. An Internet Protocol address is automatically determined to allocate to the virtual resource. An Internet Protocol Address Management appliance is used to automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource.

Abstract: A fan structure used for connecting with a plate body includes a main body, a fan blade, a sliding member and a locating member. The main body has an accommodating space and an adjustment slot. The fan blade is pivotally disposed on the main body and is located inside the accommodating space. The sliding member has a base and a joining portion. The base is accommodated in the adjustment slot. The sliding member is joined to the plate body through the joining portion. The locating member is used for joining the sliding member and the main body together, so as to fix the relative position of the sliding member and the main body.

Abstract: An on-chip frequency calibration apparatus is described. A ring oscillator generates a clock signal. A trimmable resistor is coupled to the ring oscillator. A frequency detector detects the frequency of the clock signal generated from the ring oscillator. The frequency detector includes a frequency divider component that divides the frequency of the clock signal by a predetermined number to derive an output signal having a pulse duration that is equal to at least one period of the clock signal, a capacitor, a capacitor charging current source, and a capacitor charge transistor directs a charging current generated from the capacitor charging current source to the capacitor as a function of the output signal generated from the frequency divider component. A resistor trimming unit trims the trimmable resistor in response to determining that the frequency detected by the frequency detector is less than a target frequency threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting Ikaros 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 Ikaros 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 relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying health data collected by a wearable device. The method may include acts performed by the wearable device: collecting health data of a user; establishing a wireless connection with a home media playing device; and sending the health data to the home media playing device through the wireless connection for display. The wearable device includes: a data collection module, a connection establishing module and a data sending module. By collecting health data of a user, establishing a wireless connection with a home media playing device, sending the health data to the home media playing device through the wireless connection, and displaying the health data by the home media playing device, the user operation is simplified, and the utilization efficiency is improved.