Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation for nitride layer regrowth on substrates. In one aspect, a method may comprise: forming a first III-nitride layer with a first low bandgap energy on a first surface of a substrate; forming a second III-nitride layer with a first high bandgap energy on the first III-nitride layer; transforming portions of the first III-nitride layer into a plurality of III-oxide stripes by photo-enhanced wet oxidation; forming a plurality of III-nitride nanowires with a second low bandgap energy on the second III-nitride layer between the III-oxide stripes; and selectively transforming at least some of the III-nitride nanowires into III-oxide nanowires by selective photo-enhanced oxidation.

Abstract: A color electrophoretic display includes a substrate, a segment electrode circuit layer, a transparent electrode layer, an electrophoretic display medium layer, and a colored polymer film. The segment electrode circuit layer is disposed on the substrate and is configured to display a letter and/or a pattern. The transparent electrode layer is disposed opposing the segment electrode circuit layer, and the electrophoretic display medium layer is disposed between the segment electrode circuit layer and the transparent electrode layer. The electrophoretic display medium layer is controlled by an electric field that is produced and varied by the segment electrode circuit layer and the transparent electrode layer to change brightness. The color polymer film is disposed on the transparent electrode layer to produce color. The colored polymer film includes a polymer layer and pigment particles distributed in the polymer layer.

Abstract: Described herein is an in-text advertising display that presents web advertisements contextually related to retrieved web content about text on a web page. The text of a web page is analyzed to determine whether terms or phrases are associated with particular contextual definitions called entities. Portions of text associated with an entity are emphasized to the user. Detection of a user trigger event initiates retrieval of additional web content about the emphasized text and the retrieved additional content is displayed in a display window, within a pop-up advertisement, or within a quickbar window. An adjacent seamless window displaying web advertisements related to the additional web content is also presented to the user.

Abstract: An anti-displacement coil spring-type spine stabilization device includes: a coil spring member made of a spiral spring wire having multiple continuous loops, the coil spring member having the form of an elongated bar; two connection members securely connected with two ends of the coil spring member, opposite end faces of the two connection members being respectively formed with two axially extending sockets; and at least one elastic bar disposed in the coil spring member and axially extending through the coil spring member with two ends of the elastic bar respectively extending into the sockets of the connection members. The coil spring member is made of the spiral spring wire so that two ends of the coil spring member are naturally formed with threads, which can be directly screwed on the connection members without further mechanically processing. This simplifies the manufacturing process to lower the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: An active device is disposed on a substrate. The active device includes a metal layer, a semiconductor channel layer, an insulating layer, a source and a drain. The metal layer has a metal oxide surface away from the substrate. The insulating layer is disposed between the metal layer and the semiconductor channel layer. The source and the drain are disposed at one side of the semiconductor channel layer. A portion of the semiconductor channel layer is exposed between the source and the drain. An orthogonal projection of the metal layer on the substrate at least covers an orthogonal projection of the portion of the semiconductor channel layer exposed by the source and the drain on the substrate.

Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for analyzing root causes applies an application-level dependency discovery and anomaly detection to find application-level dependencies in one or more virtual machines (VMs), and generate an application-level topology with anomaly, and then transfers the application-level topology with anomaly to a VM-level dependency, and transfers the VM-level dependency to a physical machine level (PM-level) dependency via a physical and virtual resource mapping, and eventually generates a group of event sets. A prioritized event list is generated by prioritizing the group of event sets.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recognition. The method includes inputting a melody and obtaining pitch tracking information of the melody; obtaining beat information of the melody; determining a clarity value according to the pitch tracking information; implementing a first comparison process first to filter a first set of candidate songs from a database and then implementing a second comparison process to filter a second set of candidate songs from the first set of candidate songs if the clarity value is larger than a predetermined threshold; and determining at least one final candidate song from the second set of candidate songs.

Abstract: A thin film transistor and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A metal patterning layer is formed on the metal oxide semiconductor layer of a thin film transistor to shield the metal oxide semiconductor layer from the water, oxygen and light in the environment.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation for nitride layer regrowth on substrates. In one aspect, a method may comprise: forming a first III-nitride layer with a first low bandgap energy on a first surface of a substrate; forming a second III-nitride layer with a first high bandgap energy on the first III-nitride layer; transforming portions of the first III-nitride layer into a plurality of III-oxide stripes by photo-enhanced wet oxidation; forming a plurality of III-nitride nanowires with a second low bandgap energy on the second III-nitride layer between the III-oxide stripes; and selectively transforming at least some of the III-nitride nanowires into III-oxide nanowires by selective photo-enhanced oxidation.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a color display provides a bottom substrate, injects a liquid display media onto the bottom substrate, and disposes a sealing substrate on the liquid display media, such that the liquid display media is contained between the sealing substrate and the bottom substrate. The method also aligns an image device corresponding to the bottom substrate and transfers a color coating onto the sealing substrate by a laser device through a laser thermal transfer process to form a color filter layer on the sealing substrate.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a first semiconductor layer; and a transparent conductive oxide layer comprising a diffusion region having a first metal material and a non-diffusion region devoid of the first metal material, wherein the non-diffusion region is closer to the first semiconductor layer than the diffusion region.

Abstract: Described herein is an in-text advertising display that presents web advertisements contextually related to retrieved web content about text on a web page. The text of a web page is analyzed to determine whether terms or phrases are associated with particular contextual definitions called entities. Portions of text associated with an entity are emphasized to the user. Detection of a user trigger event initiates retrieval of additional web content about the emphasized text and the retrieved additional content is displayed in a display window, within a pop-up advertisement, or within a quickbar window. An adjacent seamless window displaying web advertisements related to the additional web content is also presented to the user.

Abstract: A thin film transistor disposed on a substrate is provided. The TFT includes a gate layer, an insulation layer, a carrier transmission layer, a passivation layer, a first source/drain layer, and a second source/drain layer. The gate layer is disposed on the substrate. The insulation layer is disposed on the gate layer. The carrier transmission layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The carrier transmission layer includes an active layer and a mobility enhancement layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the active layer. The first source/drain layer is disposed on the active layer. The second source/drain layer is disposed on the active layer. The mobility enhancement layer includes a first element. The active layer includes a second element. The electronegativity of the first element is smaller than that of the second element to enhance the carrier mobility of the active layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting device of an embodiment of the present application comprises a semiconductor layer sequence provided with a first main side, a second main side, and an active layer; a beveled trench formed in the semiconductor layer sequence, having a top end close to the second main side, a bottom end, and an inner sidewall connecting the top end and the bottom end. In the embodiment, the inner sidewall is an inclined surface. The light-emitting device further comprises a dielectric layer disposed on the inner sidewall of the beveled trench and the second main side; a first metal layer formed on the dielectric layer; a carrier substrate; and a first connection layer connecting the carrier substrate and the semiconductor layer sequence.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation for nitride layer regrowth on substrates. In one aspect, a semiconductor structure may comprise: a first substrate structure; a III-nitride structure bonded with the first substrate structure; a plurality of air gaps formed between the first substrate structure and the III-nitride structure; and a III-oxide layer formed on surfaces around the air gaps, wherein a portion of the III-nitride structure including surfaces around the air gaps is transformed into the III-oxide layer by a selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation, and the III-oxide layer is formed between an untransformed portion of the III-nitride structure and the first substrate structure.

Abstract: An optical film comprises a transparent supporting substrate and a structuralized layer integrally formed on the supporting layer and having a plurality of light-concentrating units including design that varies in height along their length or varies in pitch of prism structure to overcome the optical defects (wet-out) of the optical film and to enhance the optical properties of the optical film.

Abstract: In a fingerprint identification and verification system and its method, the system includes a Bluetooth fingerprint device, an application device, a fingerprint identification server, and an application control device. The Bluetooth fingerprint device captures a fingerprint image, extracts the minutiae data from the fingerprint image, and sends the minutiae data to the application device. The application device transmits the minutiae data and a verification request to the application control device and the application control device transmits the minutiae data to the fingerprint identification server to perform the fingerprint identification process. The fingerprint identification server sends a verification result on which the application control device depends to accept or refuse the verification request from the application device. As a result, the speed of the user's identification process can be increased by using the Bluetooth fingerprint device to derive the minutiae data.

Abstract: A portable device and associated control method are provided. The portable device includes a foldable display panel. The control method includes steps of: detecting a folding operation is applied to the display panel; retrieving at least one folding signal; converting a display region of the display panel from an original size to a folded size according to the at least one folding signal; and the display panel displaying an image according to the converted display region. The display panel selects a corresponding folding coordinate system according to the converted display region.

Abstract: A display and a gate driver are disclosed herein, in which the gate driver includes a number of gate driving units, and each of the gate driving units includes a control circuit, a boost circuit, a driver output circuit and a voltage stabilized circuit. The control circuit is electrically connected to a previous gate driving unit and a next gate driving unit. The boost circuit is electrically connected to the control circuit for driving the next gate driving unit. The driver output circuit is electrically connected to the boost circuit and a pixel array for driving at least one scan line in the pixel array. The voltage stabilizing circuit is electrically connected to the boost circuit and the driver output circuit.