Abstract: In one example aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a device. The device includes an active region on a semiconductor substrate. The active region extends along a first direction. The device also includes a gate structure on the active region. The gate structure extends along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. Moreover, the gate structure engages with a channel on the active region. The device further includes a source/drain feature on the active region and connected to the channel. A projection of the source/drain feature onto the semiconductor substrate resembles a hexagon.

Abstract: In order to reduce the occurrence of current alarms in a semiconductor etching or deposition process, a controller determines an offset in relative positions of a cover ring and a shield over a wafer within a vacuum chamber. The controller provides a position alarm and/or adjusts the position of the cover ring or shield when the offset is greater than a predetermined value or outside a range of acceptable values.

Abstract: An optical fiber transmission device includes a substrate, a photonic integrated circuit, and an optical fiber assembly. The photonic integrated circuit is disposed on an area of the substrate. The substrate has a protruding structure at an interface with an edge of the photonic integrated circuit. The optical fiber assembly includes an optical fiber and a ferrule that sleeves the optical fiber. The protruding structure of the substrate is configured to abut against the ferrule to limit the position of the optical fiber assembly in a vertical direction of the substrate, such that the protruding structure is a stopper for the optical fiber assembly in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An optical fiber network device includes a fiber and a photonic integrated circuit. Fiber receives a first optical signal and transmits a second optical signal. A first wavelength of first optical signal is different from a second wavelength of second optical signal. Photonic integrated circuit includes a laser chip, a photodetector, a wavelength division multiplexing coupler, a first optical modulation element and a second optical modulation element. Laser chip is disposed on photonic integrated circuit, and is configured to generate first optical signal. Photodetector detects second optical signal. Wavelength division multiplexing coupler is configured to couple first optical signal to fiber, and receives second optical signal. First optical modulation element is coupled to wavelength division multiplexing coupler and laser chip, and is configured to modulate first optical signal.

Abstract: Semiconductor device includes a substrate having multiple fins formed from a substrate, a first source/drain feature comprising a first epitaxial layer in contact with a first fin, a second epitaxial layer formed on the first epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer formed on the second epitaxial layer, the third epitaxial layer comprising a center portion and an edge portion that is at a different height than the center portion; a fourth epitaxial layer formed on the third epitaxial layer, a second source/drain feature adjacent the first source/drain feature, comprising a first epitaxial layer in contact with a second fin, a second epitaxial layer formed on the first epitaxial layer of the second source/drain feature, a third epitaxial layer formed on the second epitaxial layer of the second source/drain feature, the third epitaxial layer comprising a center portion and an edge portion that is at a different height than the center portion of the third epitaxial layer of the second source/drain feature; a

Abstract: A device includes: a complementary transistor including: a first transistor having a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region; and a second transistor stacked on the first transistor, and having a third source/drain region and a fourth source/drain region, the third source/drain region overlapping the first source/drain region, the fourth source/drain region overlapping the second source/drain region. The device further includes: a first source/drain contact electrically coupled to the third source/drain region; a second source/drain contact electrically coupled to the second source/drain region; a gate isolation structure adjacent the first and second transistors; and an interconnect structure electrically coupled to the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device including a panel. The panel includes a display area, a first peripheral area and a plurality of driving units. The display area includes a plurality of odd-numbered gate lines and a plurality of even-numbered gate lines. The first peripheral area is disposed adjacent to the display area. The driving units are disposed in the first peripheral area and include a first driving unit group and a second driving unit group. The first driving unit group includes N driving units which correspond to N gate lines among first 2N of the odd-numbered gate lines or to N gate lines among first 2N of the even-numbered gate lines, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1. The second driving unit group is disposed adjacent to the first driving unit group and includes 2P driving units which respectively correspond to P odd-numbered gate lines and P even-numbered gate lines.

Abstract: A touch display device at least including a gate driver is provided. The gate driver at least includes a pull-up control circuit, a pull-down control circuit and a pull-up output circuit. The pull-up control circuit sets the voltage level of a first node to a first voltage level. The pull-down control circuit is configured to set the voltage level of the first node to a second voltage level and includes a first transistor receiving an operation voltage. The second voltage level is lower than the first voltage level. The pull-up output circuit generates a scan signal according to the voltage level of the first node. During a first display period and a second display period, the operation voltage is equal to a first gate voltage. During a touch-sensing period, the operation voltage is equal to a second gate voltage that is lower than the first gate voltage.

Abstract: A display device including a panel having a gate driver is provided. The gate driver includes a multi-stage shift register. The N-th stage shift register includes a control module, a leakage compensation module, and an output module. The control module has a first terminal for receiving a first signal from the (N?M)-th stage shift register and a second terminal electrically connected to a node for transmitting a first signal to the node. The leakage compensation module has a third terminal electrically connected to the compensation voltage and a fourth terminal electrically connected to the node. The output module has a fifth terminal electrically connected to the node for receiving the first signal, and a sixth terminal for outputting a second signal of the N-th stage shift register for driving at least some parts of the pixel array. The compensation voltage charges the node during a touch sensing period.

Abstract: The invention provides a gate driving circuit for an in-cell touch panel to improve the issue wherein the undesired falling time of a pre-stage shift register and the undesired rising time of a next-stage shift register during a touch sensing period, in which the undesired falling time and the undesired rising time are caused by the output signal of the shift register cannot be correctly transmitted to the pre-stage shift register and the next-stage shift register during the touch sensing period.

Abstract: A display device including a panel having a gate driver is provided. The gate driver includes a multi-stage shift register. The N-th stage shift register includes a control module, a leakage compensation module, and an output module. The control module has a first terminal for receiving a first signal from the (N?M)-th stage shift register and a second terminal electrically connected to a node for transmitting a first signal to the node. The leakage compensation module has a third terminal electrically connected to the compensation voltage and a fourth terminal electrically connected to the node. The output module has a fifth terminal electrically connected to the node for receiving the first signal, and a sixth terminal for outputting a second signal of the N-th stage shift register for driving at least some parts of the pixel array. The compensation voltage charges the node during a touch sensing period.

Abstract: A touch display device at least including a gate driver is provided. The gate driver at least includes a pull-up control circuit, a pull-down control circuit and a pull-up output circuit. The pull-up control circuit sets the voltage level of a first node to a first voltage level. The pull-down control circuit is configured to set the voltage level of the first node to a second voltage level and includes a first transistor receiving an operation voltage. The second voltage level is lower than the first voltage level. The pull-up output circuit generates a scan signal according to the voltage level of the first node. During a first display period and a second display period, the operation voltage is equal to a first gate voltage. During a touch-sensing period, the operation voltage is equal to a second gate voltage that is lower than the first gate voltage.

Abstract: The invention provides a gate driving circuit for an in-cell touch panel to improve the issue wherein the undesired falling time of a pre-stage shift register and the undesired rising time of a next-stage shift register during a touch sensing period, in which the undesired falling time and the undesired rising time are caused by the output signal of the shift register cannot be correctly transmitted to the pre-stage shift register and the next-stage shift register during the touch sensing period.

Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of shift registers connected in series. The shift registers include a plurality of output shift registers and X groups of dummy shift registers. The output shift registers output the gate driving signal to a plurality of gate driving lines of the pixel matrix in sequence. At least one of the X groups of dummy shift registers has J dummy shift registers and is connected between two adjacent output shift registers in the output shift registers, wherein at least one driving signal generated by the group of dummy shift registers is partially overlapped with the gate driving signal generated by the two adjacent output shift registers in a frame, wherein the X groups of dummy shift registers are not connected to the gate driving lines, and X and J are integers greater than zero.

Abstract: A power adapter between an alternating current (AC) source and an external direct current (DC) consumer device consumes no electrical power until the DC device is connected to the power adapter. The power adapter includes a first magnet, a second magnet which is repelled by the first magnet, and a movable conductive member arranged on the second magnet. The insertion of the external DC device pushes the second magnet towards the first magnet and establishes a connection between the AC power source and the power adaptor. When the external device is removed, the movable conductive member is driven away by a repulsive force between the magnets to disconnect the external AC power source from the power adapter.

Abstract: A positioning device includes a positioning mechanism, a contacting mechanism located in the positioning mechanism, and a connecting mechanism located adjacent to an end of the positioning mechanism. The positioning mechanism includes a receiving member, a positioning member received in the receiving member, and a cover rotatable connected to the receiving member. The receiving member defines two sliding grooves. The cover defines two driving grooves corresponding to the two sliding grooves, each of the two driving grooves forms a driving surface, and the sliding block includes a slanted surface corresponding to the driving surface. When the cover is rotated to cover the receiving member, the driving surface resists with the slanted surface to drive the sliding block to move towards the positioning groove until the first contacting member contacts one testing point of the camera module.

Abstract: A power adapter between an alternating current (AC) source and an external direct current (DC) consumer device consumes no electrical power until the DC device is connected to the power adapter. The power adapter includes a first magnet, a second magnet which is repelled by the first magnet, and a movable conductive member arranged on the second magnet. The insertion of the external DC device pushes the second magnet towards the first magnet and establishes a connection between the AC power source and the power adaptor. When the external device is removed, the movable conductive member is driven away by a repulsive force between the magnets to disconnect the external AC power source from the power adapter.

Abstract: A positioning device includes a positioning mechanism, a contacting mechanism located in the positioning mechanism, and a connecting mechanism located adjacent to an end of the positioning mechanism. The positioning mechanism includes a receiving member, a positioning member received in the receiving member, and a cover rotatable connected to the receiving member. The receiving member defines two sliding grooves. The cover defines two driving grooves corresponding to the two sliding grooves, each of the two driving grooves forms a driving surface, and the sliding block includes a slanted surface corresponding to the driving surface. When the cover is rotated to cover the receiving member, the driving surface resists with the slanted surface to drive the sliding block to move towards the positioning groove until the first contacting member contacts one testing point of the camera module.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a housing, a movable barrel, at least two magnetic elements, and a coil received in the housing. The housing defines an accommodating room, and includes a top panel, at least two peripheral panels perpendicular to the top panel, and at least two fixing plates extending in the accommodating room. The at least two magnetic elements are surrounding the movable barrel. Each magnetic element has a first magnetic pole aligned with a corresponding fixing plate and a second magnetic pole fixed on the housing. The coil is sleeved on the movable barrel and is between the fixing plates and the first magnetic poles.

Abstract: The nail heads of a nail row respectively have two symmetrical oblique insert members respectively formed under the front and the rear side, and each oblique insert member has a horizontal plane and an inclined plane connected to each other. Between the horizontal plane and the flat striking portion of the nail head forms a preset thickness strong enough to resist striking. The inclined plane has its outer side edge connected with one side edge of the nail head to form a sharp nailing portion able to be smoothly nailed in a workpiece. The horizontal plane and the inclined plane are combined with the workpiece by mutual engagement, able to combine work pieces together with great stability and firmness.