Abstract: EMarker and associated cable and method. The cable includes a CC (configuration channel) wire, the eMarker includes an active trigger circuit and a protection circuit coupled to the active trigger circuit and the CC wire. When a second port connects a first port via the cable, if a predefined event happens, the active trigger circuit triggers the protection circuit to change an electric characteristic of the CC wire, such that the first port detects a detachment of the second port.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an epitaxial wafer, which includes: a silicon wafer having a central area and an extremity area enclosing the central area, the extremity area having a stepped profile; and an nitride epitaxial layer formed on the silicon wafer; wherein, the stepped profile has a width between 10 and 1500 ?m and a height between 1 and 500 ?m.

Abstract: A touch and display sensing integrated circuit and a touch display device using the same are provided. The touch display device includes a display and touch sensing integrated circuit and a glass substrate. The glass substrate includes touch/display common voltage electrodes, pixels, pads and conductive lines. Each pixel includes Q sub-pixels. The pads are electrically connected to the touch and display sensing integrated circuit. The Pth and (P+Q+1)th pads are electrically connected to the touch/display common voltage electrode through the corresponding conductive lines, respectively. The (P+1)th to (P+Q)th pads are electrically connected to 1st to Qth sub-pixels of a pixel through the corresponding conductive lines, respectively. The pads are arranged in a first direction, and the conductive lines, which are electrically connected to the pads in a second direction, are non-interlaced.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for low-cost, low-power Array Waveguide Grating (AWG)-based miniaturized Raman spectroscopy for use in non-invasive glucose monitoring systems, such as in wearable devices that require no replenishment of chemicals or enzymes. The AWG may be manufactured using VLSI processing technology, which significantly reduces manufacturing cost and replaces holographic grating as the dispersive component of light. In embodiments, the AWG is integrated with a number of PIN photodiode detectors on a substrate to further reduce cost and signal loss. In embodiments, a prism-coupling method eliminates alignment problems associated with traditional approaches that utilize fiber-coupling methods.

Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that perform noninvasive glucose monitoring using mid-infrared self-emission of the human body that acts as a background radiation emitter. Various embodiments accomplish this by taking advantage of the guided-mode resonance (GMR) effect in a number of bandpass filters that are constructed as an array of coplanar filters. The filter array acts as a spectral separator that uses a grating layer and a thin film waveguide to form reflection and transmission filters for particular wavelengths. Unlike, common multi-layer optical filter designs that utilize numerous individual optical filters, a novel GMR filter design comprises an array of filters that may be fabricated from CMOS-compatible materials using only a few thin film and grating layers to filter light. Advantageously, this reduces manufacturing cost and allows for simultaneous monitoring of a number of wavelengths of the glucose spectrum.

Abstract: A dual image capture assembly for acquiring and transmitting images from a binocular scope for three-dimensional (3D) viewing on a user computing device. The dual image capture assembly includes a pair of eyepiece adaptors each configured to attach on the pair of eyepieces of a binocular scope, and a dual-camera apparatus including a pair of image capture devices respectively coupled with the pair of eyepiece adaptors. The dual-camera apparatus also includes a linker connecting the first and second camera components.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure take advantage of a modified Predicted Heat Strain Model (PHSM) and heat balance equation to accurately determine a calorie expenditure. In various embodiments this is accomplished by using a novel sensor system to gather sensor data comprising a sweat rate and ambient conditions and applying the sensor data to a modified PHSM that distinguishes between normal cases and extreme cases in which body heat can and cannot be efficiently dissipated through sweating. By using a dual method to calculate metabolic rate based on these conditions, the PHSM allows to accurately determine a calorie expenditure.

Abstract: A LED device includes a substrate; a plurality of LED units on the substrate, wherein each LED unit includes: a first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer; a first sidewall; a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall; and a third sidewall connecting the first and second sidewalls; a first group of conductive connecting structure including n (n is an integer, and n>1) first conductive connecting structures formed on the first sidewall of one of the LED units and electrically connecting the LED units; and a second group of conductive connecting structure including m (m is an integer, m?1, and n?m) second conductive connecting structures formed on the second sidewall of the same one of the LED unit and electrically connecting the LED units; wherein each of the first and the second conductive connecting structures includes a middle part, a first and a second extending parts; wherein the first and the second extending parts have different length.

Abstract: A light-emitting element, includes a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge; a substrate; a semiconductor stack formed on the substrate, including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer formed therebetween; a transparent conductive layer, formed on the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed on the first semiconductor layer, including a first pad electrode and a first finger electrode extending from the first pad electrode; and a second electrode formed on the first second semiconductor layer, including a second pad electrode and a second finger electrode extending from the second pad electrode; wherein the first finger electrode is disposed at and along the first edge; and wherein in top view, an overlapping portions of the first finger electrode and the second finger electrode are non-parallel.

Abstract: A device for generating depth information includes a plurality of light sources, an image capture unit, a control unit, and a processing unit. Each light source of the plurality of light sources emits a corresponding intensity light. The control unit controls the each light source of the plurality of light sources to emit the corresponding intensity light in turn, and controls the image capture unit to capture a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of light sources. The processing unit generates a plurality of depth information corresponding to the plurality of light sources according to the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of light sources and a background image after the image capture unit captures the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of light sources and the background image.

Abstract: A III-nitride based semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a buffer layer disposed above the substrate; a first gallium nitrite (GaN) layer disposed above the buffer layer and including p-type GaN; a second GaN layer disposed on the first GaN layer and including at least a first region and a second region; a channel layer disposed above the second GaN layer; a barrier layer disposed above the channel layer; and a gate electrode disposed above the barrier layer. The first region of the second GaN layer is positioned correspondingly to the gate electrode and includes n-type GaN having a first doping concentration. The second region of the second GaN layer (such as the lateral portion of the second GaN layer) is positioned correspondingly to the areas outsides the gate electrode and includes n-type GaN having a second doping concentration larger than the first doping concentration.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board of a light guide module and a cut-out structure thereof. The flexible printed circuit board is made by cutting an FPC material and is formed after folding and unfolding. The flexible printed circuit board includes two light emitting plates and an extension strip. The two light emitting plates each has a connection portion. The extension strip is integrally connected between the two connection portions. Two ends of the two light emitting plates and the extension strip have two fold lines respectively, so that the extension strip is disposed between the two light emitting plates along an extension direction to separate the two light emitting plates away from each other.

Abstract: A foldable display device includes a holding structure and a flexible display panel. The holding structure includes a soft outer housing, a first inner housing, a second inner housing, a first supporting stage, a second supporting stage, a first hinge, a first spring element, a second hinge, and a second spring element. The first hinge is connected to a same side of the first inner housing and the first supporting stage. The first spring element is connected to another same side of the first inner housing and the first supporting stage. The second hinge is connected to a same side of the second inner housing and the second supporting stage. The second spring element is connected to another same side of the second inner housing and the second supporting stage. The flexible display panel is located on the first and second supporting stages.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel has a relatively large feed-through voltage change and relatively small transmittance, and/or the first sub-pixel has relatively large line impedance and relatively small transmittance. By means of this design, a degree of image flicker is reduced.

Abstract: A pixel structure includes data lines disposed along a first direction, scan lines disposed along a second direction and pixel units periodically disposed along the first and the second directions. In a first pixel unit, a first switch element is coupled to a first scan line and a first data line, the second switch element is coupled to the first scan line, and a third switch element is coupled to the first scan line. In a second pixel unit, a fourth switch element is coupled to a second scan line, the first data line and the second switch element, and a fifth switch element is electrically coupled to the second scan line and the third switch element. In a third pixel unit, a sixth switch element is coupled to a third scan line, the first data line and the fifth switch element.

Abstract: A LED device includes a substrate; a plurality of LED units on the substrate, wherein each LED unit includes: a first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer; a first sidewall; a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall; and a third sidewall connecting the first and second sidewalls; a first group of conductive connecting structure including n (n is an integer, and n>1) first conductive connecting structures formed on the first sidewall of one of the LED units and electrically connecting the LED units; and a second group of conductive connecting structure including m (m is an integer, m?1, and n?m) second conductive connecting structures formed on the second sidewall of the same one of the LED unit and electrically connecting the LED units; wherein each of the first and the second conductive connecting structures includes a middle part, a first and a second extending parts; wherein the first and the second extending parts have different length.

Abstract: A dual image capture assembly for acquiring and transmitting images from a binocular scope for three-dimensional (3D) viewing on a user computing device. The dual image capture assembly includes a pair of eyepiece adaptors each configured to attach on the pair of eyepieces of a binocular scope, and a dual-camera apparatus including a pair of image capture devices respectively coupled with the pair of eyepiece adaptors. The dual-camera apparatus also includes a linker connecting the first and second camera components.

Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises a substrate; a semiconductor system including a first conductivity layer and a second conductivity layer, wherein the second conductivity layer comprises a top surface, and in a top view of the semiconductor system, an outline of the first conductivity layer surrounds an outline of the second conductivity layer; a first electrical connector on the first conductivity layer; a second electrical connector comprising a top view shape and directly contacting the second conductivity layer; a contact layer contacting the top surface of the second conductivity layer and having an outer perimeter at an inner side of the outline of the second conductivity layer in the top view of the semiconductor system; and a discontinuous region contacting the top surface of the second conductivity layer, wherein the contact layer covers a top surface and sidewalls of the discontinuous region.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode device includes a substrate; a plurality of light-emitting units formed on the substrate, wherein the plurality of light-emitting units form a serially-connected array, and the serially-connected array includes: a plurality of adjacent light-emitting unit columns; a first light-emitting unit row; a second light-emitting unit row; and a third light-emitting unit row adjacent with the second light-emitting unit row; and a plurality of conductive connecting structures connecting the plurality of light-emitting units; wherein the light-emitting units in the first light-emitting unit rows having the same connecting direction; wherein the second and the third light-emitting unit rows include N light-emitting units with (N?1) times of sequentially connecting via (N?1) conductive connecting structures, and the (N?1) times of the sequentially connecting comprise (N/2) times of vertical connecting or (N/2) times of horizontal connections.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor layer sequence comprising a first semiconductor layer having a first electrical conductivity, a second semiconductor layer having a second electrical conductivity, and an active layer interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a plurality of beveled trenches formed in the semiconductor layer sequence; a plurality of protruding structures respectively formed in the plurality of beveled trenches; a dielectric layer formed on the second semiconductor layer and an inner sidewall of the plurality of beveled trenches; a reflecting layer interposed between the semiconductor layer sequence and the dielectric layer; and a metal layer formed along the inner sidewall of the plurality of beveled trenches, wherein the dielectric layer, the reflecting layer and the metal layer are overlapping, the plurality of protruding structures and the reflecting layer are not overlapping.