Abstract: A method for monitoring an electric vehicle charging apparatus is provided. A charging pile that includes a power meter and a processor is used to provide a charging current to an electric vehicle through a charging connector. The power meter detects the charging current to generate an initial current value and an initial power value that correspond to an initial charging time, and a present current value and a present power value that correspond to a present time, so that the processor calculates an initial resistance value and a present resistance value of the charging connector accordingly, and then calculates an estimated present temperature value of the charging connector based on the initial resistance value and the present resistance value. The estimated present temperature value is compared with an over-temperature threshold to determine whether to reduce the charging current.

Abstract: A signal sensing device includes a body and two signal sensing elements disposed in the body. An insulating layer is sandwiched between the two signal sensing elements. Each of the two signal sensing elements incudes a signal transmission section and a signal sensing section in electrical connection with the signal transmission section. The signal transmission sections are planar antennae parallel to each other and each having an antenna shape of meander-line type. The antenna shape of each transmission section has a vertical projection on a plane parallel to each signal transmission section. The vertical projections of the antenna shapes do not overlap completely. When a portion of the body forms a surrounding portion which surrounds a to-be-sensed target, a portion or an entirety of each signal sensing section is located on the surrounding portion.

Abstract: A signal sensing device includes a signal amplifying structure to amplify the strength of the measured signal. The signal sensing device includes a body, a signal sensing element, and a signal amplifying portion. The signal sensing element is disposed in the body and includes a signal transmission section and a signal sensing section in electrical connection with the signal transmission section. The signal amplifying portion includes a plurality of protruding structures protruding outward from the body. Each of the plurality of protruding structures is cylindrical and has a diameter of 250-400 ?m and a height of 40-75 ?m. When a portion of the body forms a surrounding portion surrounding a to-be-sensed target, a portion or an entirety of the signal sensing section is located on the surrounding portion, and the signal amplifying portion is partially or entirely in contact with the to-be-sensed target.

Abstract: A cell modification system includes a separation module, a modification module, a culture module and a filter module. The separation module is configured to receive a blood sample, separate cells and plasma from the blood sample, and then separate target cells. The modification module is configured to receive the target cells and introduce a modification composite material into the target cells to convert the target cells into modified cells. The culture module is configured to receive and store the modified cells, and monitor a cell proliferation environment to facilitate the activation and proliferation of the modified cells. The filter module is configured to receive the modified cells after proliferating, determine whether the modified cells have been modified successfully, and output the cells that have been modified successfully as a therapeutic product. A cell modification device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A power component submount includes a ceramic substrate, a sputtering layer formed on the ceramic substrate, a conductive block formed on the sputtering layer, and three electroless plating layers that are sequentially stacked on the conductive block. The sputtering layer includes an electroplating portion. The conductive block is formed on the electroplating portion, and bottoms of the three electroless plating layers are connected to the ceramic substrate. Materials of the three electroless plating layers are gold, palladium, and gold, respectively; or, materials of the three electroless plating layers are nickel, palladium, and gold, respectively. One of the three electroless plating layers arranged away from the conductive block is provided for allowing a power component to be mounted thereon.

Abstract: A gas shield protection device for thermal spraying includes a spraying member and a gas shield generation device. The spraying member includes a nozzle and a shield body disposed on the nozzle. The nozzle is configured to align with one of a plurality of workpieces on a worktable. The gas shield generation device is configured to align with the worktable and includes a housing and a second gas ejection portion. The housing has a gas passageway therein. The second gas ejection portion has at least one gas ejection port intercommunicating with the gas passageway. The at least one gas ejection port is configured to face the plurality of workpieces, such that an area of a gas shield ejected from the at least one gas ejection port of the second gas ejection portion covers the plurality of workpieces. Thus, oxidation of the coating on the workpiece can be avoided.

Abstract: An image capture device includes a casing, a camera module, a rotatable member, and a pan-tilt module. The casing includes front and rear casings. The camera module is disposed in the casing. A portion of the camera module is through an opening region of the front casing. The camera module includes a lens module bracket and a lens module disposed therein. The rotatable member is fixed on the lens module bracket. The rotatable member is configured to rotate the camera module when the rotatable member is rotated relative to the casing, so that the lens module is switched between horizontal and vertical shooting modes. The pan-tilt module includes a motor bracket, first and second motors. The first motor is connected between one end of the motor bracket and a sidewall of the casing. The second motor is connected to another end of the motor bracket.

Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode layer, a ferroelectric layer, a first alignment layer and a second electrode layer. A material of the first alignment layer includes rare-earth metal oxide. The ferroelectric layer and the first alignment layer are disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and the first alignment layer is disposed between the ferroelectric layer and the first electrode layer.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor including a first integrated circuit (IC) die stacked with a second IC die. The first IC die includes a plurality of photodetectors disposed within a first substrate. The second IC die includes a plurality of pixel transistors and a semiconductor capacitor disposed on a second substrate. The semiconductor capacitor includes a first capacitor electrode, a capacitor dielectric layer, and a doped capacitor region. The first capacitor electrode overlies the second substrate and comprises a protrusion disposed in the second substrate. The capacitor dielectric layer is disposed between the first capacitor electrode and the second substrate. The doped capacitor region is disposed within the second substrate and underlies the first capacitor electrode. The plurality of photodetectors, the plurality of pixel transistors, and the semiconductor capacitor define a pixel.

Abstract: A two-electrode continuous plasma processing system includes a processing chamber having a clamping device, a moving device, a first and a second electrodes, and a first and a second radio frequency power sources. When an object moves into a processing space of the processing chamber, the moving device controls the second electrode to drive the object to move toward the first electrode, and actuates the second electrode and the clamping device to clamp and fix the object. The first radio frequency power source provides the first electrode with a first radio frequency energy to control the density of plasma. The second radio frequency power source provides the second electrode with a second radio frequency energy to control the ion energy of the plasma. Therefore, the plasma is efficiently stabilized, lowering the probability of object damage.

Abstract: An optical transmission module is provided, including: a substrate, a transmitting side and a receiving side. The substrate defines a thickness direction and includes a optical transmission channel and two refractive portions located at two opposite sides of the optical transmission channel, and each of the two refractive portions is provided with a progressive refractive index progressively increased or decreased in the thickness direction. The transmitting side includes an optical transmitter and a driver, and the optical transmitter is electrically connected with the driver by wire bonding. The receiving side includes an optical receiver and a transimpedance amplifier, and the optical receiver is electrically connected with the transimpedance amplifier by wire bonding. At least one of the optical transmitter and the optical receiver includes a light transmission face and a conductive surface, and each said light transmission face faces toward one of the two refractive portions.

Abstract: A continuous plasma processing system with adjustable electrode includes a frame shape carrier plate for holding a to-be-processed object, a loading chamber for inputting the to-be-processed object, a processing chamber, and an unloading chamber for outputting the finished object. The processing chamber has a first electrode, a second electrode, and a moving device controlling the second electrode to move between an electrically disconnected position and an electrically conducted position. When the second electrode is away from the first electrode and does not contact the to-be-processed object, the second electrode is at the electrically disconnected position. When the second electrode moves toward the first electrode to push the to-be-processed object to leave the frame shape carrier plate, the second electrode is at the electrically conducted position. The plasma electric field is prevented from being affected by particles on the carrier plate.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an output circuit, a processing circuit and a receiving circuit. The output circuit includes connection ports, and is configured to perform handshakes through connected ones of connection ports to respectively obtain display capability data through connected ones of connection ports. The output circuit is further configured to output picture data through connected ones of connection ports, respectively. The processing circuit, coupled with the output circuit, is configured to determine a stitching mode resolution according to display capability data. The receiving circuit, coupled with the processing circuit, is configured to perform handshakes according to the stitching mode resolution, in order to obtain a first image having the stitching mode resolution. The processing circuit is configured to slice the first image into sub-images corresponding to the display capability data, and to generate picture data including the sub-images.

Abstract: An analog to digital converter includes voltage divider circuits, front-end circuits, at least one converter circuit, and a controller circuit. The voltage divider circuits are configured to divide an input signal to generate first signals, in which the first signals have different levels. The front-end circuits are configured to respectively sample the first signals to generate second signals. The at least one converter circuit is configured to generate at least one digital output according to the second signals and a reference voltage. The controller circuit is configured to determine a level of the input signal according to the at least one digital output and select one of the at least one digital output according to the level of the input signal.

Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Abstract: An antenna system includes: a first group of MIMO antennas including a first dual-band antenna arranged at first corner of the base, a second dual-band antenna arranged on a first side of the base, a first single band antenna arranged at a second corner of the base, a second single band antenna parallel to the base; a second group of MIMO antennas including a third single band antenna vertically arranged in a third corner of the base, a fourth single band antenna arranged at a fourth corner of the base, a fifth single band antenna in planar structure, a sixth single band antenna arranged between the first single band antenna and the third single band antenna; a first isolation component arranged between the second dual-band antenna and the fifth single band antenna; a second isolation component arranged between the second single band antenna and the sixth single band antenna.

Abstract: A scanner generating an image file including transparency and visible light information includes: a scanning module scanning a document to generate a first signal and a second signal, wherein the first signal is representative of a composite visible light image of the document and a background element, and the second signal is representative of a transmitting light image transmitting through the document; a processor, which is electrically connected to the scanning module, and generates a final image file having first pixels and second pixels according to the first signal and the second signal, wherein the first pixels and the second pixels are arranged in a rectangular array, the first pixels are representative of a visible light image of the document, the second pixels are representative of a remaining image other than the document, and the second pixels have transmitting light channel values greater than 0%; and an output port being electrically connected to the processor and outputting the final image fil

Abstract: A scanner includes a scanning module, a processor and an output port. The scanning module scans a document to generate a first signal representative of a composite visible light image of the document and a background element, and a second signal representative of a transmitting light image transmitting through the document. The processor generates a first final image file having first pixels and first complementary pixels according to the first signal, and generates a second final image file having second pixels and second complementary pixels according to the second signal. The first pixels are representative of a visible light image of the document. The first complementary pixels are representative of a remaining visible light image other than the document. The second pixels are representative of a transmitting light image of the document. The second complementary pixels are representative of a remaining transmitting light image other than the document.