Abstract: A storage device and a data accessing method are disclosed, wherein the storage device includes a memory circuit and a control circuit. The memory circuit includes a plurality of multi-level cells, and each of the multi-level cells is configured to store at least a first bit, a second bit and a third bit in at least a first page, a second page and a third page. The control circuit is configured to read the first bits according to a one-time reading operation related to the first bits, read the second bits according to M-times reading operations related to the second bits, and read the third bits according to N-times reading operations related to the third bits, wherein the difference between M and N is less than or equal to one.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided and includes a multi-bit cell having multiple bit cells disposed in multiple cell rows. The bit cells include M bit cells, M being positive integers. A first bit cell of the bit cells and a M-th bit cell of the bit cells are arranged diagonally in different cell rows in the multi-bit cell. The multi-bit cell includes first to fourth cell boundaries. The first and second boundaries extend in a first direction and the third and fourth boundaries extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The first bit cell and a second bit cell of the bit cells abut the third cell boundary, and the first bit cell and a (M/2+1)-th bit cell of the bit cells abut the first cell boundary.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a vertical device is provided. The method includes: providing a protrusion over a substrate; forming an etch stop layer over the protrusion; laterally etching a sidewall of the etch stop layer; forming an insulating layer over the etch stop layer; forming a film layer over the insulating layer and the etch stop layer; performing chemical mechanical polishing on the film layer and exposing the etch stop layer; etching a portion of the etch stop layer to expose a top surface of the protrusion; forming an oxide layer over the protrusion and the film layer; and performing chemical mechanical polishing on the oxide layer and exposing the film layer.

Abstract: A battery charging apparatus includes a battery compartment having a receptacle that is configured to receive a battery pack. The battery charging apparatus includes a first heat exchange module and/or a second heat exchange module. The first heat exchange module includes a plenum surrounding the receptacle, where the plenum includes a chamber to receive a fluid. The plenum also includes a plurality of flow guides disposed in the chamber to define a variable flow passage for the fluid. The second heat exchange module includes a battery connector and a heat sink thermally coupled to the battery connector. The heat sink is arranged to dissipate thermal energy from the battery pack.

Abstract: A driving record authentication method is provided. The method includes acquiring historical driving records of a driver and associated records of the driver. Once a non-fungible token image of the driver is minted based on the historical driving records and the associated records, the non-fungible token image is transmitted to a user terminal in response to a query request associated with the driver that sent the user terminal.

Abstract: A photographing lens assembly includes a total of eight lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The eighth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one lens element of the photographing lens assembly has at least one lens surface having at least one inflection point.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of analyzing a post-translationally modified protein of interest using electrophoresis, the methods comprising deglycosylating the protein of interest after labeling.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a viewing angle control module including a first liquid crystal panel, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a phase retarder. The first liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first alignment layer, a second alignment layer, a first liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. A second alignment direction of the second alignment layer is antiparallel to a first alignment direction of the first alignment layer. The first electrode layer has multiple electrode patterns arranged at intervals along a first direction and extending along a second direction. A first absorption axis of the first polarizer is perpendicular to a second absorption axis of the second polarizer. An included angle between the first absorption axis and the first alignment direction is 45 degrees. A display apparatus including the viewing angle control module is also provided.

Abstract: An image lens assembly includes five lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element includes at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate an integrated circuit (IC) including a first substrate including a plurality of imaging devices. A second substrate is disposed under the first substrate and includes a plurality of logic devices. A first interconnect structure is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically couples imaging devices within the first substrate to one another. A second interconnect structure is disposed between the first interconnect structure and the second substrate, and electrically couples logic devices within the second substrate to one another. A bond pad structure is coupled to a metal layer of the second interconnect structure and extends along inner sidewalls of both the first interconnect structure and the second interconnect structure. An oxide layer extends from above the first substrate to below a plurality of metal layers of the first interconnect structure, and lines inner sidewalls of the bond pad structure.

Abstract: A two-phase immersion cooling device includes an upper box body, a lower box body, a plurality of heating elements, and a condenser. The walls of the upper box body form a first cavity. The lower box body defines a second cavity containing coolant. The heating elements are disposed in the second cavity and immersing in the coolant. The condenser in the upper box body includes multiple rows and columns of condensing tubes, is arranged across or along the upper box body to fill the first cavity. The lower box body is detachably and hermetically connected to the bottom of the upper box body, connecting the second cavity with the first cavity to form an accommodating cavity.

Abstract: A composition for inhibiting Parkinson's disease is provided, comprising 1 part by weight of soybean oil, 5 to 14 parts by weight of an emulsifier, 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of lecithin, 81 to 91 parts by weight of deionized water, and 2.345 to 17.833 parts by weight of cinnamaldehyde. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the composition for inhibiting Parkinson's disease, to produce the aforementioned composition for inhibiting Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: An electrically controlled optical screen including a switchable scattering element and an electrically controlled decorating module is provided. The switchable scattering element is disposed on a side of the electrically controlled decorating module and is configured to switch between a scattering state and a transparent state. The electrically controlled decorating module includes a first polarizer, a first quarter-wave plate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, an electrically controlled wave plate, a second quarter-wave plate and a second polarizer, which are sequentially stacked. The electrically controlled wave plate has a liquid crystal layer. The second polarizer is disposed between the switchable scattering element and the second quarter-wave plate.

Abstract: An image processing model generation method includes: inputting at least one training sample lesion image into an initial image processing model, the initial image processing model including a classification layer and a marking layer; calling the classification layer; calling the marking layer; obtaining a loss value of the at least one training sample lesion image in the initial image processing model; determining whether the loss value is within a preset range; if not, updating parameters of the initial image processing model, an image processing model with updated parameters being used as an initial image processing model in next training; and repeating above steps until the loss value is within the preset range.

Abstract: A pixel array is provided. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a light emitting diode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a fifth transistor. The first transistor receives a first data signal and a first scan signal. The second transistor is coupled to the first transistor and an anode of the light emitting diode. The third transistor receives a system high voltage and a first control signal, and is coupled to the second transistor. The fourth transistor is coupled to an anode of a light emitting diode of an adjacent pixel, a control terminal of the third transistor, and a cathode of the light emitting diode. The fifth transistor is coupled to the cathode of the light emitting diode, and receives a second control signal and a system low voltage.

Abstract: An electronic label device for an electronic shelf label system includes a display module, a driving chip and a system circuit board. The display module includes a driving substrate and a display medium arranged on the driving substrate. The driving chip is arranged on the driving substrate and is electrically connected with the driving substrate. The driving chip controls the display module to display images. The driving chip includes a switch circuit. The system circuit board is electrically connected with the driving substrate and the driving chip. The system circuit board includes a main controller and a light-emitting element, which is electrically connected with the switch circuit. The main controller transmits a control signal to the driving chip, and the driving chip controls the switch circuit, based on the control signal, to drive the light-emitting element to emit light.

Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., an access point (AP)) announces to one or more stations (STAs), in a frame, one or more preamble detection (PD) channels in a frequency segment such that each of the one or more STAs monitors a respective one of the one or more PD channels to detect any transmission on the one or more PD channels. The apparatus then wirelessly communicates with at least one of the one or more STAs on one of the one or more PD channels during a transmission opportunity (TXOP).

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are presented to generate image data. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks are used to cause a lighting effect to be applied to one or more objects within one or more images based, at least in part, on synthetically generated images of the one or more objects.

Abstract: A ceramic article includes a ceramic body including a spinel (MgAl2O4) structure, wherein a ratio of a density of the spinel structure to a theoretical density of a spinel is greater than 99.5%. A semiconductor apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes a ceramic article including a spinel (MgAl2O4) structure, wherein a ratio of a density of the spinel structure to a theoretical density of a spinel is greater than 99.5%. A method of manufacturing a ceramic article includes providing a green body; heating the green body to a sintering temperature; compressing the green body; applying a electrical pulse to the green body; and forming a ceramic body including a spinel (MgAl2O4) structure after heating, compressing and applying the electrical pulse to the green body.

Abstract: A device detects a primary channel busy for an operating bandwidth having a plurality of channel segments comprising the primary channel and at least one non-primary channel. In response to detecting the primary channel busy, the device obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP) through a first non-primary channel of the at least one non-primary channel. Then, the device performs a transmission at least on the first non-primary channel during the TXOP.