Abstract: An optical device includes a lens assembly that performs a forward/backward movement in an optical axis direction. The optical device also includes at least one first driving device that generates a first driving force that causes the lens assembly to perform the forward/backward movement in the optical axis direction. The optical device further includes at least one second driving device that generates a second driving force in a direction that is opposite to the moving direction of the lens assembly. The second driving force may be formed to be equal to or smaller than the first driving force so that the reciprocating amplitude of the lens assembly may be reduced when the lens assembly reciprocates before and after the focusing position. The optical device as described above may be variously implemented according to embodiments.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first recess adjacent to two sides of the gate structure; forming an epitaxial layer in the first recess; removing part of the epitaxial layer to forma second recess; and forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer on the gate structure and into the second recess.

Abstract: A time de-interleaving circuit and a time de-interleaving method perform a time de-interleaving process through writing and reading a plurality of sets of time interleaved data into and from a first memory and a second memory. The time de-interleaving method includes: selecting a set of first time interleaved data and a set of second time interleaved data from the plurality of sets of time interleaved data, the set of first time interleaved data and the set of second time interleaved data having the same delay length; writing the set of first time interleaved data into the first memory; and writing the set of second time interleaved data into the second memory. The first memory utilizes a bit length as an access unit, and the second memory has an access unit smaller than the bit width.

Abstract: A High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) includes a first III-V compound layer having a first band gap, and a second III-V compound layer having a second band gap over the first III-V compound layer. The second band gap is smaller than the first band gap. The HEMT further includes a third III-V compound layer having a third band gap over the second III-V compound layer, wherein the third band gap is greater than the first band gap. A gate electrode is formed over the third III-V compound layer. A source region and a drain region are over the third III-V compound layer and on opposite sides of the gate electrode.

Abstract: In a method for adjusting brightness of a display screen of an electronic device, a current brightness value of the display screen and a current illumination value of ambient lights are acquired, and then are processed by denoising and normalizing. The current brightness value is adjusted to meet user preferences by self-learning according to the current illumination value and a brightness/illumination relationship table which stores a relationship between brightness values of the display screen and illumination values of ambient lights determined according to the user preferences.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an electronic package is provided, which includes the steps of: providing an insulating layer having at least an electronic element embedded therein; forming at least a first via hole on one side of the insulating layer; forming a first conductor in the first via hole of the insulating layer; forming on the insulating layer a first circuit structure electrically connected to the electronic element and the first conductor; and forming a second via hole on the other side of the insulating layer, wherein the second via hole communicates with the first via hole. As such, the second via hole and the first via hole constitute a through hole. Since the through hole is fabricated through two steps, the aspect ratio (depth/width) of the through hole can be adjusted according to the practical need so as to improve the process yield.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, including a substrate with an isolation layer formed thereon, wherein the substrate has a fin protruding up through the isolation layer to form a top surface and a pair of lateral sidewalls of the fin above the isolation layer; a silicon-germanium (SiGe) layer epitaxially grown on the top surface and the lateral sidewalls of the fin; and a gate stack formed on the isolation layer and across the fin, wherein the fin and the gate stack respectively extend along a first direction and a second direction. The SiGe layer formed on the top surface has a first thickness, the SiGe layer formed on said lateral sidewall has a second thickness, and a ratio of the first thickness to the second thickness is in a range of 1:10 to 1:30.

Abstract: A capacitive touch panel and a display device using the capacitive touch panel are provided. The capacitive touch panel includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a dielectric layer disposed between two layers. The first electrode layer has a plurality of first A electrode strings and first B electrode strings extended along a first direction. The first A electrode string and the first B electrode string respectively has a plurality of first direction electrodes. The second electrode layer has a plurality of second direction electrodes connected in series along a second direction. The first A and B electrode strings are disconnected in the first electrode layer while they are simultaneously detected for presence of signal variation.

Abstract: A method for designing a semiconductor layout structure includes following steps. A first active feature group including at least a first active feature is received, and the first active feature includes a first channel length. A pair of first dummy features is introduced to form a first cell pattern. The first dummy features include a first dummy width. A first spacing width is defined between the first active feature group and one of the first dummy features and a third spacing width is defined between the first active feature group and the other first dummy feature. The first cell pattern includes a first cell width and a first poly pitch, and the first cell width is a multiple of the first pitch. The receiving of the first active feature group and the introducing of the first dummy features are performed in by at least a computer-aided design tool.

Abstract: An embodiment of this invention discloses a method for producing a network texture and the method comprises the steps of: formation of a porous structure as a template (matrix); formation of two coherent, independent, and separated robust continuous network structures within the matrix by using the matrix as the template; softening or removing the matrix to shift the two continuous network structures, leading to a novel network texture comprising two incoherent continuous network structures.

Abstract: Operational and functional testing of the optical Physical Media Dependent Integrated Circuits (“PMD ICs”) is achieved by constructing a switchable on-chip load with similar or equivalent electrical characteristics of a targeted photonic device.

Abstract: Disclosed are an epoxy compound having an alkoxysilyl group, a composite of which exhibits good heat resistant properties and/or a cured product of which exhibits good flame retardant properties, a method of preparing the same, a composition comprising the same, and a cured product and a use of the composition. An alkoxysilylated epoxy compound comprising at least one of Chemical Formula S1 substituent and at least two epoxy groups in a core, a method of preparing the epoxy compound by an allylation, a claisen rearrangement, an epoxidation and an alkoxysilylation, an epoxy composition comprising the epoxy compound, and a cured product and a use of the composition are provided. The composite of the disclosed exhibits improved chemical bonding, good heat resistant properties, a low CTE, a high glass transition temperature or Tg-less. The cured product of the composition exhibits good flame retardant properties.

Abstract: A thermal spraying system includes a fixing device and a thermal spraying apparatus that are relatively movable. The thermal spraying apparatus includes a hollow pipe, an extrusion die, a transporting device, a helical pipe, a fluid supplying device, and a heater. The hollow pipe defines an accommodating space. The extrusion die is connected with the hollow pipe. The extrusion die has a nozzle. The nozzle is in spatial communication with the accommodating space. The transporting device is used for moving a raw material to pass through the nozzle. The hollow pipe is surrounded by the helical pipe. An end of the helical pipe is connected to the nozzle. The fluid supplying device is connected to another end of the helical pipe. The heater encloses the helical pipe and the hollow pipe for heating the helical pipe and the accommodating space.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) antagonists and their uses in manufacturing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and/or disorders mediated by FPR1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat wall-mounted sun-tracking and light-guiding device with built-in sensors, which comprises a sun-tracking and light-guiding member, a sun-tracking controller, a light concentrator, and a switchable light emitter. The sun-tracking and light-guiding member owns the function of tracking the sun and is coupled to the sun-tracking controller. The light concentrator faces the sun and is used for concentrating the sunlight. In addition, the light concentrator is connected with the sun-tracking and light-guiding member. The light concentrator includes a light-guiding optical fiber, which is used for guiding the concentrated sunlight. Besides, the switchable light emitter is connected with one end of the light-guiding optical fiber. The switchable light emitter can be disposed indoors or on plant chambers for lighting the interior or plants using the sunlight guided by the light-guiding optical fiber.

Abstract: A slide rail comprises a longitudinal body and a pair of longitudinal supporting structures extended from two sides of the longitudinal body. Each of the supporting structures has a U-shaped cross section and includes a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm bent relative to the first supporting arm. A ball raceway is formed on one of the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification device including a substrate, a contact layer, a processing unit, and a plurality of sensor electrodes. The substrate includes a first sub-substrate, a second sub-substrate, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is between the first sub-substrate and the second sub-substrate. A plurality of first sub-holes is defined in the first sub-substrate. A plurality of second sub-holes is defined in the second sub-substrate. A plurality of third sub-holes is defined in the adhesive layer. One of the first sub-holes communicates a corresponding one of the third sub-holes and a corresponding one of the second sub-holes to define a corresponding hole. An end of each of the sensor electrodes is coupled to the processing unit. The other end of each of the sensor electrodes passes through one of the holes, extends to the contact layer, and is covered by the contact layer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzyl urea compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence may be useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor Trk-A, Trk-B and/or Trk-C.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive content and metadata including genre information of the content, a controller configured to extract the genre information from the metadata, and calculate reliability of the genre information by analyzing the content and comparing the analyzed content with the genre information, and a video processor configured to process a video of the content according to the calculated reliability.