Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor device disposed on a semiconductor substrate. A dielectric structure is arranged over the semiconductor substrate. First and second metal vias are disposed in the dielectric structure and spaced laterally apart from one another. First and second metal lines are disposed in the dielectric structure and have nearest neighboring sidewalls that are spaced laterally apart from one another by a portion of the dielectric structure. The first and second metal lines contact upper portions of the first and second metal vias, respectively. First and second air gaps are disposed in the portion of the dielectric structure. The first and second air gaps are proximate to nearest neighboring sidewalls of the first and second metal lines, respectively.

Abstract: Methods and structures for modulating an inner spacer profile include providing a fin having an epitaxial layer stack including a plurality of semiconductor channel layers interposed by a plurality of dummy layers. In some embodiments, the method further includes removing the plurality of dummy layers to form a first gap between adjacent semiconductor channel layers of the plurality of semiconductor channel layers. Thereafter, in some examples, the method includes conformally depositing a dielectric layer to substantially fill the first gap between the adjacent semiconductor channel layers. In some cases, the method further includes etching exposed lateral surfaces of the dielectric layer to form an etched-back dielectric layer that defines substantially V-shaped recesses. In some embodiments, the method further includes forming a substantially V-shaped inner spacer within the substantially V-shaped recesses.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a first metal feature formed into a first dielectric layer, a second metal feature formed into a second dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer being disposed on said first dielectric layer, and a via connecting the first metal feature to the second metal feature, wherein a top portion of the via is offset from a bottom portion of the via.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor processing system including an overlay (OVL) shift measurement device. The OVL shift measurement device is configured to determine an OVL shift between a first wafer and a second wafer, where the second wafer overlies the first wafer. A photolithography device is configured to perform one or more photolithography processes on the second wafer. A controller is configured to perform an alignment process on the photolithography device according to the determined OVL shift. The photolithography device performs the one or more photolithography processes based on the OVL shift.

Abstract: The present invention provides a blue-tooth communication system and broadcasting methods thereof. The broadcasting method includes: firstly, detecting N blue-tooth receivers in a blue-tooth range of a blue-tooth transmitter, wherein N is a positive integer; and broadcasting a data package by the blue-tooth transmitter in a first transmission timing window; then respectively receiving N acknowledgement packages from the blue-tooth receiver by the blue-tooth transmitter in a plurality of reception timing windows.

Abstract: An electrical building block includes docking structures, a first electrical connection mechanism, a second electrical connection mechanism and a circuit board. The docking structures are located at a top side of the electrical building block. The first electrical connection mechanism and the second electrical connection mechanism are electrically connected with the circuit board and disposed within the electrical building block. The first electrical connection mechanism is penetrated through the top side and elastically protruded out of the docking structures. The second electrical connection mechanism is located at a bottom side of the electrical building block. The second electrical connection mechanism of the electrical building block is docked with the first electrical connection mechanism of an adjacent electrical building block.

Abstract: A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon device and a BLE advertising method are provided. The BLE advertising method includes: enabling a broadcast action with different advertising packets simultaneously, wherein the advertising packets include connectable and unconnectable advertising packets; setting advertising time information of the advertising packets; setting advertising data and an advertising packet address code; and executing the broadcast action for the advertising packets in sequence according to the advertising time information and the type of each of the advertising packets.

Abstract: An analysis device obtains hash lists from databases of a server cluster. The analysis device determines repetitive hash values and repetitive data blocks. The analysis device deletes the repetitive data blocks from servers of the server cluster.

Abstract: An audio player with a Bluetooth function and an audio playing method thereof are provided. The audio player includes a master Bluetooth speaker and a plurality of slave Bluetooth speakers. The master Bluetooth speaker receives and decodes a compressed digital audio to generate a decoded time. The slave Bluetooth speakers receive and decode the compressed digital audio to generate another decoded time. After the slave Bluetooth speakers receive the decoded time from master Bluetooth speaker and determine a time difference between the master Bluetooth speaker and the slave Bluetooth speakers, the slave Bluetooth speakers adjust timing for playing an audio from each of the slave Bluetooth speakers. Therefore, the timing for playing the audio from each of the slave Bluetooth speakers can synchronize timing for playing audio from the master Bluetooth speaker.

Abstract: In a method for an electronic device to adjust fool-proofing functions of operations, an algorithm corresponding to each of the operations, and ranges for triggering the fool-proofing functions of the operations are preset. When an operation inputted by an operator is obtained, the method calculates a skilled value of the operation according to reference parameters of the operator and an algorithm corresponding to the operation. The method further determines a fool-proofing function of the operation that is triggered by the electronic device according to the skilled value and the ranges for triggering the fool-proofing functions, and adjusts the electronic device to execute the determined fool-proofing function.

Abstract: In a method for analyzing acquisition values of an electronic device using a computing device, the computing device receives an acquisition value of the electronic device acquired by a data acquisition device. If the acquisition value is discrete data and the acquisition value is different from a previous acquisition value of the electronic device, the acquisition value is stored into a storage system. If the acquisition value is the continuous data and a first state corresponding to the acquisition value is different from a second state corresponding to a previous acquisition value of the electronic device, the acquisition value is stored into the storage system.

Abstract: A remote computer monitors virtual machines in cloud servers of a data center. The remote computer obtains parameters of each virtual machine authorized to a user by a monitoring program when a user logs in a login interface in a client computer. The remote computer calculates a resource coefficient of each virtual machine according to the parameters of the virtual machine authorized to the user. The remote computer displays an icon corresponding to each virtual machine in the login interface according to the resource coefficient of each virtual machine.

Abstract: In a database accessing method using an electronic device having a database, character fields and corresponding attributes are predefined. An entity object including the character fields is generated and provided to a client device for inputting business data. After receiving an encapsulated entity object from the client device, the business data including selected character fields, corresponding character data, and an operation request for the database are acquired. When the database includes a data table and the data table includes the character fields corresponding to the selected character fields, the selected character fields and the character data of the selected character fields are verified. When the selected character fields and the character data of the selected character fields are valid, character data of the character fields corresponding to the selected character fields are updated using the character data of the selected character fields according to the operation request.

Abstract: A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon device and a BLE advertising method are provided. The BLE advertising method includes: enabling a broadcast action with different advertising packets simultaneously, wherein the advertising packets include connectable and unconnectable advertising packets; setting advertising time information of the advertising packets; setting advertising data and an advertising packet address code; and executing the broadcast action for the advertising packets in sequence according to the advertising time information and the type of each of the advertising packets.

Abstract: A data transmission system and a data transmission method for a Bluetooth interface are provided. The data transmission system includes a central electronic apparatus and a peripheral electronic apparatus. The central electronic apparatus has a central Bluetooth module, and the peripheral electronic apparatus has a peripheral Bluetooth module. Some Bluetooth characteristic information are transmitted between the central Bluetooth module and the peripheral Bluetooth module, wherein the characteristic information indicates a plurality of pieces of buffer size information in the central and peripheral Bluetooth modules. The central and peripheral Bluetooth modules perform a data transmission operation therebetween based on the characteristic information through a central enable flag and a peripheral Bluetooth module enable flag respectively.

Abstract: A computer obtains a word from a word list and searches for position codes corresponding to the obtained word in a file. The computer saves remaining position codes corresponding to the obtained word into the word list. The computer converts the file according to the position codes of each word in the word list between simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese, in response to a determination that all of the words in the word list have been obtained.

Abstract: An audio player with a Bluetooth function and an audio playing method thereof are provided. The audio player includes a master Bluetooth speaker and a plurality of slave Bluetooth speakers. The master Bluetooth speaker receives and decodes a compressed digital audio to generate a decoded time. The slave Bluetooth speakers receive and decode the compressed digital audio to generate another decoded time. After the slave Bluetooth speakers receive the decoded time from master Bluetooth speaker and determine a time difference between the master Bluetooth speaker and the slave Bluetooth speakers, the slave Bluetooth speakers adjust timing for playing an audio from each of the slave Bluetooth speakers. Therefore, the timing for playing the audio from each of the slave Bluetooth speakers can synchronize timing for playing audio from the master Bluetooth speaker.

Abstract: A data transmission system and a data transmission method for a Bluetooth interface are provided. The data transmission system includes a central electronic apparatus and a peripheral electronic apparatus. The central electronic apparatus has a central Bluetooth module, and the peripheral electronic apparatus has a peripheral Bluetooth module. Some Bluetooth characteristic information are transmitted between the central Bluetooth module and the peripheral Bluetooth module, wherein the characteristic information indicates a plurality of pieces of buffer size information in the central and peripheral Bluetooth modules. The central and peripheral Bluetooth modules perform a data transmission operation therebetween based on the characteristic information through a central enable flag and a peripheral Bluetooth module enable flag respectively.

Abstract: Method of managing video snapshot of receiving bitstreams of a video and bitstream parameters of the received bitstreams from a server through a network channel. The electronic device is connected to the server. The server encodes the video into an encoded file using an encoder of the server. The encoded file comprises a plurality of bitstreams. The plurality of bitstreams in the encoded file comprising a plurality of enhancement layers. According to a selection of a user of the electronic device, a snapshot grade is determined. According to the received bitstreams and the determined snapshot grade, additional enhancement layers which are not comprised in the received bitstreams are acquired from the encoded file in the server through the network channel. Based on the acquired additional enhancement layers, a video snapshot is generated.

Abstract: In a method of error recovery when downloading data files using an application server, the application server connects to at least one terminal device and several file servers. The application server receives a file downloading request from the terminal device, finds a first file server nearest to the terminal device, and downloads the required data file from the first file server to the terminal device. The application server searches a file configuration table to find a second file server which is away from the first file server when the data file has not been successfully downloaded from the first file server, downloads the required data file from the second file server to the terminal device, and synchronizes the data file of the second file server to recovery the data file of the first file server when the data file has been successfully downloaded from the second file server.