Abstract: A structure is formed on a substrate, which includes a stack of alternating layers comprising insulating layers and electrically conductive layers and a plurality of memory stack structures extending through the stack. At least one bridge line structure is formed on top surfaces of a respective subset of the plurality of memory stack structures to provide local lateral electrical connection. At least one dielectric material layer is formed over the at least one bridge line structure and the plurality of memory stack structures. A plurality contact via structures is formed through the dielectric material layer. The plurality of contact via structures includes at least one first contact via structure contacting a top surface of a respective bridge line structure, and second contact via structures contacting a top surface of a respective memory stack structure.

Abstract: A wireless communication device and a tunable filter are provided. The tunable filter includes a first energy storage element, a first series resonant circuit, a second series resonant circuit, a first tunable parallel resonant circuit and a second tunable parallel resonant circuit. The first series resonant circuit and the second series resonant circuit respectively include a first capacitor and a first inductor electrically connected in series. The first tunable parallel resonant circuit and the second tunable parallel resonant circuit respectively include a variable capacitor and a second inductor electrically connected between a ground and a bias voltage. The first series resonant circuit is electrically connected between a first end of the first energy storage element and the first tunable parallel resonant circuit. The second series resonant circuit is electrically connected between a second end of the first energy storage element and the second tunable parallel resonant circuit.

Abstract: A photosensitive polysiloxane composition having good adhesion during development, a protective film, and an element having the protective film are provided. The photosensitive polysiloxane composition includes a polysiloxane (A), an o-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonate (B), and a solvent (C). The polysiloxane (A) is obtained via the polycondensation of a monomer component, wherein the monomer component includes a titanium-containing compound (a-1) and a silane monomer (a-2) represented by formula (2). The titanium-containing compound (a-1) is selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (1-1) and a hydrolyzable titanium dimer.

Abstract: A time de-interleaving circuit applied to a communication system to de-interleave an interleaved signal is provided. The interleaved signal includes a plurality of cells. The time de-interleaving circuit includes a memory module and a buffering memory module. The memory module stores the cells, which are in a unit of a plurality of cells to form a plurality of cell groups. The memory module is accessed in a unit of one cell group. The buffering memory module buffers a part of the cells from the memory module to arrange an output sequence of the cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are certain embodiments of a novel chemical synthesis route for lithium ion battery applications. Accordingly, various embodiments are focused on the synthesis of a new active material using NMC (Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) as the precursor for a phosphate material having a layered crystal structure. Partial phosphate generation in the layer structured material stabilizes the material while maintaining the large capacity nature of the layer structured material.

Abstract: An apparatus for electronically controllable transmission is provided to shift gears by moving a shift lever and sensing the magnetic flux density of a magnet, which moves based on the rotation of the shift lever, using a three-dimensional (3D) hall sensor. The apparatus includes a shift lever having one end connected to a magnet and shifting gears by moving the shift lever and a shift lever body connected to the shift lever and allows the shift lever to move around shift axis or select axis. A sensor unit is mounted fixedly intersecting the shift axis and select axis within the shift lever body and senses the movement of the magnet around an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis as the magnet moves. The sensor unit is mounted at a tilted angle to provide at least two of three output signals with linearity.

Abstract: A method of analyzing biological particles for a biological particle analyzer includes outputting a first detection result when at least one particle has arrived at the first detection area, outputting a second detection result to the control module when the particles have arrived at the second detection area, and determining when to turn on or off the light emission source and outputting a control signal to turn on or off the light emission source according to the first detection result, wherein a control module is configured to calculate a turn-on time according to different particle characteristics and an average velocity of the at least one particle, and the light emission source is turned on only when the at least one particle is being tested during the turn-on time.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and a method for obtaining a depth information of field thereof are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes a first image capturer, a second image capturer and a controller. The first image capturer performs an image capturing operation according to a plurality of focal lengths to respectively obtain a plurality of zoom images. The second image capturer performs an image capturing operation according to one focal length to obtain a fixed-focus image. The controller is coupled to the first and second image capturers, and the controller generates a plurality of depth information of field respectively corresponding to the focal lengths of the zoom images according to an image difference of the fixed-focus image and the zoom image.

Abstract: A wireless communication device and a filter are provided. The filter has an input end and an output end and includes a first energy storage element, a first series resonant circuit, a second series resonant circuit, a first parallel resonant circuit and a second parallel resonant circuit. The first and the second series resonant circuits respectively have a first capacitor and a first inductor connected in series. The first and the second parallel resonant circuits respectively have a second capacitor and a second inductor connected in parallel. The first series resonant circuit and the first parallel resonant circuit are electrically connected in cascade between a first end of the first energy storage element and a ground, and the second series resonant circuit and the second parallel resonant circuit are electrically connected in cascade between a second end of the first energy storage element and the ground.

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device is provided. Raised source and drain regions are formed with a tensile strain-inducing material, after thermal treatment to form source drain extension regions, to thereby preserve the strain-inducing material in desired substitutional states.

Abstract: A cooling structure integrated all-in-one computer includes a display device including a hollow frame having retaining members located therein, a first electric connector mounted in the hollow frame and a display module mounted in the hollow frame, and a mainframe including an aluminum extruded casing slidably inserted into a back opening of the hollow frame, engaging members located in the casing for engaging the retaining members upon insertion of the casing into the hollow frame, and a motherboard mounted in a recessed accommodation chamber in the casing with heat-emitting sources thereof abutted against respective heat-transferring bearing blocks of the casing for quick dissipation of heat and a second electric connector thereof connected to the first electric connector.

Abstract: Albumin and doxorubicin are bonded through reaction. The bonded albumin and doxorubicin are added with a gold-nanoparticles solution for reaction. After being purified with water in a column, the liquid phase of gold-nanoparticles is changed into a phosphate buffer for obtaining an anticancer drug having doxorubicin bonded with gold nanoparticles. Thus, with the high biocompatibility and the big surface areas, gold nanoparticles are used in biological applications and used as carriers for increasing drug accumulation on tumor. The bonding between gold nanoparticles and doxorubicin increases stability of doxorubicin. Besides, doxorubicin has tumor-killing effect for cancer therapy.

Abstract: Techniques and structures for controlling etch-back of a finFET fin are described. One or more layers may be deposited over the fin and etched. Etch-back of a planarization layer may be used to determine a self-limited etch height of one or more layers adjacent the fin and a self-limited etch height of the fin. Strain-inducing material may be formed at regions of the etched fin to induce strain in the channel of a finFET.

Abstract: An electronic device and hinge assembly includes an electronic device body including a base and a main unit, and hinge devices pivotally connecting the base and the main unit for allowing adjustment of the angular position of the main unit relative to the base step by step in a series of angles. Each hinge device includes a casing affixed to one of the base and the main unit, a pivot shaft connected to the base and the main unit and rotatably inserted through the casing and secured by a retaining ring, and a friction wheel set and a damper mounted on the pivot shaft. The friction wheel set includes a first friction wheel and having recessed portions equiangularly spaced at one side thereof, and a second friction wheel rotatable with the pivot shaft relative to the first friction wheel and having raised portions respectively engageable into the recessed portions.

Abstract: A tracking device, a battery charger, and a tracking method thereof are provided. The method, adopted by a tracking device, includes: upon being attached to a battery charger, scanning, by the tracking device, for a first radio environment; and transmitting, by the tracking device, a request for setting the scanned first radio environment as a home zone to a monitoring device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nucleic acid extraction instrument including a base, an outer housing connected with the base, and an instrumental main body positioned inside the outer housing and mounted to the base; and the instrumental main body includes an electrical power pack, a main control device, a first motor set, a second motor set, and a third motor set.

Abstract: Provided is a high voltage semiconductor device that includes a PIN diode structure formed in a substrate. The PIN diode includes an intrinsic region located between a first doped well and a second doped well. The first and second doped wells have opposite doping polarities and greater doping concentration levels than the intrinsic region. The semiconductor device includes an insulating structure formed over a portion of the first doped well. The semiconductor device includes an elongate resistor device formed over the insulating structure. The resistor device has first and second portions disposed at opposite ends of the resistor device, respectively. The semiconductor device includes an interconnect structure formed over the resistor device. The interconnect structure includes: a first contact that is electrically coupled to the first doped well and a second contact that is electrically coupled to a third portion of the resistor located between the first and second portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator comprising a porous substrate and an adhesive layer on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, wherein the adhesive layer includes an acryl-based copolymer containing a (meth)acrylate-based monomer-derived repeating unit and having a weight average molecular weight of 400,000 g/mol to 750,000 g/mol; and to a secondary battery comprising the separator.

Abstract: A motor speed control method and system for improving the performance of a running resistance evaluation of a hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle satisfies a running resistance evaluation start condition. When the vehicle satisfies the running resistance evaluation start condition, the speed of a motor is adjusted, which adjusts an input speed of a transmission to be equal to an output speed of the transmission. A speed adjustment of the motor is then completed using the speed of the motor and the output speed of the transmission.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly, a method for preparing the same, and an electrochemical battery including the same, wherein the electrode assembly comprises: a cathode including a cathode active material and a cathode current collector; an anode including an anode active material and an anode current collector; and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The electrode assembly has a flexural rigidity of 15 kgf/cm2 or more when pressed using a pressure of 1 kgf/cm2 to 30 kgf/cm2 for 1 second to 15 seconds at 20 ° C. to 110 ° C.