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 heat dissipation system of portable electronic device includes a body, at least one fan and at least one spacing member. At least one heat source of the portable electronic device is arranged in the body. The fan is a centrifugal fan disposed in the body. The fan has at least one flow inlet located in the axial direction and at least one flow outlet located in the radial direction. The spacing member is disposed on at least one of the body or the fan to form a stratified air flow in the body along the axial direction. The stratified air flows into the fan through the flow inlet and out of the fan through the flow outlet respectively.

Abstract: A vapor chamber structure for heat dissipation of a heat source is provided. The vapor chamber structure includes a housing having a heat absorption side and a heat dissipation side, a first capillary structure disposed in the housing, and a working fluid filled in the housing. The first capillary structure is formed into cavities isolated from each other, and each of the cavities is connected between the heat absorption side and the heat dissipation side. Heat generated by the heat source is absorbed by the heat absorption side, thereby transforming the working fluid from liquid state to vapor state. The working fluid in the vapor state is transmitted to the heat dissipation side via the cavities, and is transformed to the liquid state while the heat is dissipated. The working fluid in the liquid state returns to the heat absorption side via the first capillary structure.

Abstract: A photodiode structure is provided, which includes a first electrode, a semiconductor structure, a first anti-reflective layer, a second anti-reflective layer, a second electrode, and a blocking structure. The semiconductor structure is located on the first electrode. The first anti-reflective layer is located on the semiconductor structure layer. The second anti-reflective layer is located on the first anti-reflective layer. The second electrode is located on the second anti-reflective layer and penetrates the first anti-reflective layer and the second anti-reflective layer to electrically connect the semiconductor structure. The blocking structure is arranged between the first anti-reflective layer and the second electrode to prevent the first anti-reflective layer from directly contacting the second electrode.

Abstract: A dry etching method for reducing fluorocarbon-containing gas emissions is provided. The method includes supplying a first gas to a reaction chamber to adjust a process parameter related to the reaction chamber. The method also includes supplying a second gas to the reaction chamber. The method further includes turning on a power source to ionize the second gas, thereby generating plasma. The plasma is used to remove part of a material layer on a substrate. The composition of the first gas is different from the composition of the second gas.

Abstract: A device state evaluation method based on current signals is applied to a target device that is powered on, the device state evaluation method includes: collecting a plurality of target current signals corresponding to the target device via an acquisition module; performing a signature extraction operation and a normalization operation via a computing module to obtain a target matrix by using the plurality of target current signals; and performing a diagnosis operation on the target matrix via a diagnosis module to identify whether the target device is in a malfunction state, where an identification result of the diagnosis operation is used as target information. Therefore, whether the target device is in the malfunction state can be evaluated by analyzing the plurality of target current signals. A device state evaluation system is also provided.

Abstract: A negative electrode structure applied to an aluminum battery includes a metal base and multiple holes. The holes are disposed on a surface of the metal base. The pore size of each of the holes ranges from 0.05 micrometers (?m) to 500 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip device. The integrated chip device includes a plurality of conductive lines disposed over a substrate. The plurality of conductive lines are stacked onto one another and are separated from one another by dielectric layers interleaved between adjacent ones of the plurality of conductive lines. A ferroelectric layer is along sidewalls of the plurality of conductive lines and the dielectric layers. The ferroelectric layer separates a channel layer from the plurality of conductive lines. A species is disposed within the ferroelectric layer. The species has a concentration that decreases from the channel layer towards a surface of the ferroelectric layer that faces away from the channel layer.

Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method for cloud resource allocation are provided. The cloud resource allocation system includes a plurality of worker nodes and a master node. The master node includes: an orchestrator configured to: obtain multiple node resource information respectively reported by a plurality the worker nodes through a resource manager; and parse a job profile of a job request obtained from the waiting queue through the job scheduler and decide to execute a direct resource allocation or a preemptive indirect resource allocation for a job to be handled requested by the job request based on the node resource information and the job profile.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first layer over a substrate. The method includes forming a stop layer over the first layer. The method includes forming a second layer over the stop layer. The second layer is in direct contact with the stop layer. The method includes partially removing the second layer. The method includes performing an etching process to partially remove the stop layer and an upper portion of the first layer, wherein protrusion structures are formed over a lower portion of the first layer after the etching process, and the protrusion structures include the stop layer and the upper portion of the first layer remaining after the etching process. The method includes removing the protrusion structures.

Abstract: A monitoring and alerting method for a liquid-cooling system includes monitoring a thermal resistance variation of a cold plate of the liquid-cooling system and sending an alert related to the thermal resistance variation. Furthermore, a liquid-cooling system and an electronic device including the same are provided. The liquid-cooling system includes a liquid-cooling module including a cold plate; and a monitoring and alerting module including a control unit, an inlet thermometer in communication with the control unit for measuring a temperature of a liquid inlet of the cold plate, and a heat source thermometer in communication with the control unit for measuring a temperature of a heat source in thermal contact with the cold plate. The control unit produces an alert according to a thermal resistance variation calculated by the inlet thermometer, the heat source thermometer, and a power of the heat source.

Abstract: A signal transmitting element is used to solve the problem that an additional surgery is required to remove the conventional vascular monitoring element after completing the detecting task. The signal transmitting element comprises a body made of a specific biodegradable material. The body includes a signal sensing portion including a structure configured to sense a blood flow information of a blood vessel surrounded and contacted by the body, thereby generating a blood vessel signal; and a signal transmitting portion coupled with the signal sensing portion for receiving the blood vessel signal and including a specific structure configured to convert the blood vessel signal into a transmission signal.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a photo mask, a resist layer is formed over a mask blank, which includes a mask substrate, a phase shift layer disposed on the mask substrate and a light blocking layer disposed on the phase shift layer. A resist pattern is formed by using a lithographic operation. The light blocking layer is patterned by using the resist pattern as an etching mask. The phase shift layer is patterned by using the patterned light blocking layer as an etching mask. A border region of the mask substrate is covered with an etching hard cover, while a pattern region of the mask substrate is opened. The patterned light blocking layer in the pattern region is patterned through the opening of the etching hard cover. A photo-etching operation is performed on the pattern region to remove residues of the light blocking layer.

Abstract: A bone substitute composition includes a bone substitute matrix and a conditioning solution. The bone substitute matrix includes 85% to 98% by weight of alkaline calcium phosphate powder, 1% to 10% by weight of a polymer, and 1% to 5% by weight of a crosslinker. The conditioning solution includes 90% to 97% by weight of water, 1% to 5% by weight of a phosphate, and 1% to 5% by weight of a water-soluble acidic compound.

Abstract: A mouse device includes a lateral pressure sensing unit and a base unit having a base seat, a housing, and an inner space cooperatively defined by the base seat and the housing. The base seat is elongated in a front-rear direction, and includes a bottom face portion and an extension face portion surrounding and extending upwardly from the bottom face portion, and having spaced apart first and second lateral sections. The housing surrounds the base seat, extends upwardly from the extension face portion, and includes an operating portion extending upwardly from the first lateral section and having front, rear, upper, and lower pressing regions. The lateral pressure sensing unit is located in the inner space, is adjacent to the front, rear, upper and lower pressing regions, and is triggered upon operation on the operating portion.

Abstract: A projector and a projection method are provided. The projector includes a control device, a projection optical engine, a distance sensing device, and an image capturing device. The projection optical engine projects a first projection image to a projection surface according to first image data. The distance sensing device senses multiple distance parameters of a projection area. The image capturing device captures the first projection image to obtain a first captured image. The control device performs a keystone correction operation and a leveling correction operation on the first image data. The projection optical engine projects a second projection image to the projection surface according to the corrected first image data. The control device obtains a second captured image including the second projection image through the image capturing device, and analyzes the second captured image to project current projection image size information in the second projection image.

Abstract: A method for CMP includes following operations. A metal stack is received. The metal layer stack includes at least a first metal layer and a second metal layer, and a top surface of the first metal layer and a top surface of the second metal layer are exposed. A protecting layer is formed over the second metal layer. A portion of the first metal layer is etched. The protecting layer protects the second metal layer during the etching of the portion of the first metal layer. A top surface of the etched first metal layer is lower than a top surface of the protecting layer. The protecting layer is removed from the second metal layer.

Abstract: Provided is a roughened copper foil capable of achieving both excellent transmission characteristics and high peel strength when used for a copper-clad laminate or a printed wiring board. This roughened copper foil includes a roughened surface on at least one side. The roughened surface has a roughness slope tan ? of 0.58 or less as calculated based on a mean height Rc (?m) and a mean width RSm (?m) of profile elements by formula Rc/(0.5×RSm), and a small projected area Rc×RSm of 0.45 ?m2 or more and 2.00 ?m2 or less that is a product of the mean height Rc (?m) and the mean width RSm (?m) of the profile elements. Rc and RSm are values measured in accordance with JIS B0601-2013 under a condition of not performing a cutoff by a cutoff value ?s and a cutoff value ?c.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an aluminum battery includes: providing an aluminum electrode sheet having an oxide layer; soaking the aluminum electrode sheet in a first ionic liquid in a nitrogen atmosphere to remove the oxide layer, such that the aluminum electrode sheet has an exposed part of aluminum metal; removing the aluminum electrode sheet from the first ionic liquid and used as a negative electrode of the aluminum battery; and providing electrolyte. The exposed part of aluminum metal is in direct contact with the electrolyte.

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a rod and a push portion. The push portion includes a first end connected to an end of the rod and a second end having a blade portion. The push portion includes a plurality of grooves. The plurality of grooves is recessed in a surface of the push portion and is spaced from each other. Each two adjacent grooves has a rib formed therebetween. A top face of a cross section of each rib is the surface of the push portion. Each rib has a guiding face on the cross section of the push portion. The guiding face is connected to the surface of the push portion. The guiding face faces a rotating direction of the rod. An angle between the guiding face and the surface of the push portion in the cross section is greater than 90°.