Abstract: Provided is a pixel structure. The pixel structure includes: a first electrode, a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer that are disposed on one side of a substrate and successively stacked, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a pixel electrode and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is a common electrode, and the second electrode includes a plurality of electrode branches sequentially arranged in a first direction, wherein each of the electrode branches includes a first end portion, a body portion, and a second end portion that are successively connected in a second direction, the body portion including at least one body segment.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes six 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, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. Each of the six lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has negative refractive power, and the object-side surface of the first lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof and has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a therapeutic endoscope. The therapeutic endoscope includes a main body, an image sensor unit connected to the main body, and a cover attached to the main body. The cover includes a first opening adjacent to the image sensor unit, a second opening opposite to the first opening, and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. The sidewall of the cover includes a third opening connecting the first opening and the second opening. The present disclosure also relates to a cover for a therapeutic endoscope.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a device having a semiconductor substrate including a frontside and a backside. On the frontside of the semiconductor substrate are a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. A gate electrode is arranged on the frontside of the semiconductor substrate and includes a horizontal portion, a first vertical portion, and a second vertical portion. The horizontal portion is arranged over the frontside of the semiconductor substrate and between the first and second source/drain regions. The first vertical portion extends from the frontside towards the backside of the semiconductor substrate and contacts the horizontal portion of the gate electrode structure. The second vertical portion extends from the frontside towards the backside of the semiconductor substrate, contacts the horizontal portion of the gate electrode structure, and is separated from the first vertical portion by a channel region of the substrate.

Abstract: This application provides a method for controlling a transmit power and a communication device. The method includes: obtaining, based on a temperature of a radio frequency device in a first time period and an operating temperature threshold of the radio frequency device, a transmit power threshold of the radio frequency device in the first time period; and controlling a transmit power of the radio frequency device in the first time period to be less than or equal to the transmit power threshold in the first time period. According to the method, a baseband unit apparatus may determine the transmit power threshold through the temperature of the radio frequency device, and the transmit power threshold of the radio frequency device is allowed to dynamically change with a real-time temperature change of the radio frequency device.

Abstract: The electronic lock components include a bracket and an electronic lock body. The bracket includes an extension disposed on a side edge of the bracket and perpendicular to the bracket. The electronic lock body includes: a back cover body, including a buckle disposed on a surface of the back cover body facing away from the bracket and adjacent to a side edge of the back cover body, and the buckle including a cantilever portion, and the cantilever portion including a stop portion and a hook coupled to and located beneath the stop portion; and a main cover body, including a pushing portion disposed on an inner surface of a sidewall of the main cover body and facing the stop portion.

Abstract: A vapor chamber including a first plate, second plate, plurality of first support structures, plurality of second support structures, and at least one tubular heat transfer structure is provided. The first plate and the second plate define an interior cavity having a first, second, and third portion, the first, second, and third portion each have a first, second, and third depth, respectively, the plurality of first support structures is disposed in the first portion, the plurality of support structures is disposed in the second portion and the third portion, respectively, the at least one tubular heat transfer structure is disposed in the first portion and includes a first working fluid having a first working fluid circulation path, the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion include a second working fluid having a second working fluid circulation path different from the first working fluid circulation path.

Abstract: Efficiently processing multiple non-overlapping layer images in display processing units is disclosed herein. In this regard, in some exemplary aspects, a display processing unit comprising a plurality of memory access pipeline circuits and a layer mixer circuit is provided. For each non-overlapping layer image of a plurality of non-overlapping layer images, a memory access pipeline circuit obtains image configuration data for the non-overlapping layer image, and fetches the non-overlapping layer image from an image data storage device based on the image configuration data. The memory access pipeline circuit then outputs each pixel of the non-overlapping layer image as part of an intermediate preblend image data stream based on the image configuration data. The layer mixer circuit blends the intermediate preblend image data stream and a background layer image data stream comprising a background layer image as a display data stream, and outputs the display data stream to a display device.

Abstract: An electronic lock components includes a bracket configured to be mounted on a door panel and an electronic lock body configured to be assembled on or disassembled from the bracket. The bracket includes an elastic piece, and a portion of the elastic piece is inclined downward. The electronic lock body includes: a back cover body, having a through hole therethrough, in which when the back cover body is leaned against the bracket and then moved downward, one end of the portion of the elastic piece is able to be stuck in the through hole; and a main cover body, including a pushing piece having a convex portion facing the through hole, in which when the pushing piece is pushed toward the through hole, the convex portion is able to push the end of the portion of the elastic piece away from the through hole.

Abstract: A host system operates to manage a storage device. The host system initiates an abort of a command when the command has been fetched from a submission queue (SQ) of the host system and the SQ entry has been fetched from the SQ and the host system has not received a corresponding command completion response from the storage device. The host system sends an abort request to the storage device, and issues a cleanup request to direct a host controller to reclaim host hardware resources allocated to the command. The host system adds a completion queue (CQ) entry to a CQ and sets an overall command status (OCS) value of the CQ entry to indicate completion of the abort request.

Abstract: A transmission mechanism for an electronic door lock is provided. The transmission mechanism includes a gear box, a motor module, a transmission gear set, a transmission rod, a clutch transmission module and a motion detection circuit board. A returning detection module is installed on the motion detection circuit board. The returning detection module is used to detect the actuation state of the clutch transmission module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is drawn to a method for producing a nanoframe of Prussian blue (PB) or an analogue thereof (PBA). The producing method comprises: (a) mixing a nanocube of PB or PBA with an acid solution to form a mixture; and (b) heating the mixture of the step (a) in an oil bath at 80-100° C. for 0.5 hours-1 month to produce the nanoframe of PB or PBA. Also encompassed herein is a method for treating a cancer in a subject in need thereof, which comprises administering an effective amount of a nanocube or a nanoframe of PB or PBA to the subject.

Abstract: A vapor chamber including a first plate, second plate, plurality of support structures, and plurality of heat transfer structures is provided. The first plate and the second plate define an interior cavity having a first portion, a pair of second portions, and a pair of third portions. The pair of second portions and pair of third portions surround the first portion. A length of the pair of third portions defines a longitudinal direction and is greater than a width of the pair of second portions. The plurality of heat transfer structures is disposed in the first portion and the plurality of support structures is disposed throughout the interior cavity. A position of the structure length of each of the plurality of heat transfer structures is in line with the longitudinal direction so that working fluid flows from the pair of third portions to and through the first portion unhindered.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer having a first dielectric surface and a second dielectric surface opposite to the first dielectric surface. The dielectric layer defines a recess in the first dielectric surface, and the recess includes a sidewall of the dielectric layer. A first conductive layer contacts a bottom surface of the dielectric layer. The sidewall of the dielectric layer is directly over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer contacts the first conductive layer and the dielectric layer. The second conductive layer vertically extends from the first conductive layer to above the dielectric layer. A third conductive layer contacts the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is laterally separated from a sidewall of the second conductive layer that faces the third conductive layer by a non-zero distance.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for a power efficient display architecture. A display processor may obtain an indication that UC is to be displayed at a first resolution or a second resolution, where the first resolution is higher than the second resolution. The display processor may drive a first display via a first controller of a first DPU based on the indication. The display processor may drive a second display via a controller of a second DPU if the UC is to be displayed at the first resolution, or drive the second display via a second controller of the first DPU if the UC is to be displayed at the second resolution.

Abstract: An electronic device has a screw nut. The screw nut is configured for fixation of a fastener. The screw nut includes an inner nut component, a cushioning component, and an outer nut component. The inner nut component has a screw hole portion configured for fixation of the fastener. The cushioning component is sleeved on the inner nut component. The outer nut component is sleeved on the cushioning component. The cushioning component is connected between the inner nut component and the outer nut component so that the inner nut component is movably connected to the outer nut component.

Abstract: An electronic processor that may be configured to perform a first voiceprint analysis of first audio data of a first call from a first caller to determine a first voiceprint of the first caller, and determine that the first voiceprint matches a first previously-stored voiceprint. The first previously-stored voiceprint may identify and be associated with first previously-stored information regarding a previous call from the first caller that is anonymized so as not to include a name of the first caller or a phone number of the first caller. The electronic processor may also receive a permission command based on a user input from the first caller to indicate that a call taker handling the first call is allowed to have access to the first previously-stored information. The electronic processor may output the first previously-stored information on a call taker device in response to receiving the permission command.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate an integrated circuit (IC) including a first substrate. An interconnect structure is disposed over the first substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of metal features that are stacked over one another. A lowermost metal feature of the plurality of metal features is closest to the first substrate, an uppermost metal feature of the plurality of metal features is furthest from the first substrate, and intermediate metal features are disposed between the lowermost metal feature and the uppermost metal feature. A recess extends into the interconnect structure and terminates at a bond pad. A lower surface of the bond pad directly contacts an upper surface of the lowermost metal feature.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a CMOS image sensor having a multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the image sensor comprises a boundary deep trench isolation (BDTI) structure disposed at boundary regions of a pixel region surrounding a photodiode. The BDTI structure has a ring shape from a top view and two columns surrounding the photodiode with the first depth from a cross-sectional view. A multiple deep trench isolation (MDTI) structure is disposed at inner regions of the pixel region overlying the photodiode, the MDTI structure extending from the back-side of the substrate to a second depth within the substrate smaller than the first depth. The MDTI structure has three columns with the second depth between the two columns of the BDTI structure from the cross-sectional view. The MDTI structure is a continuous integral unit having a ring shape.

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.