Abstract: A removal method applied to an aluminum electrode sheet with an oxide layer, including a soaking step. The soaking step includes soaking the aluminum electrode sheet in an ionic liquid to remove the oxide layer, such that the aluminum electrode sheet has an exposed part of aluminum metal, and the soaking step is performed in a nitrogen atmosphere.

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 method of forming a FinFET is disclosed. The method includes depositing a conductive material across each of a number of adjacent fins, depositing a sacrificial mask over the conductive material, patterning the conductive material with the sacrificial mask to form a plurality of conductive material segments, depositing a sacrificial layer over the sacrificial mask, and patterning the sacrificial layer, where a portion of the patterned sacrificial layer remains over the sacrificial mask, where a portion of the sacrificial mask is exposed, and where the exposed portion of the sacrificial mask extends across each of the adjacent fins. The method also includes removing the portion of the sacrificial layer over the sacrificial mask, after removing the portion of the sacrificial layer over the sacrificial mask, removing the sacrificial mask, epitaxially growing a plurality of source/drain regions from the semiconductor substrate, and electrically connecting the source/drain regions to other devices.

Abstract: A timing generating apparatus includes a master timing module adapted to receive an external reference clock and to generate a coarse timing pulse signal. A slave timing module is coupled electrically to the master timing module and receives the coarse timing pulse signal, from which a fine timing pulse signal is generated. A calibration module coupled electrically to the master timing module and the slave timing module receives the coarse timing pulse signal and the fine timing pulse signal, determines a phase difference value between the two, and generates a phase compensation signal corresponding to difference between the phase difference value and a predetermined phase difference value. The slave timing module includes a delay control unit and a voltage-controlled delay unit, which introduce a phase delay into the coarse timing pulse signal so as to generate the fine timing pulse signal.