Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate, a spacer disposed on the substrate and covering a sidewall of the gate structure, an air gap sandwiched between the spacer and the substrate, and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate and having a faceted surface exposed from the substrate, wherein the faceted surface borders the substrate on a boundary between the air gap and the substrate.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for noise reduction are introduced. The method comprises steps of sensing a first pixel signal being superimposed by noises from a first pixel through a first sensing line in a first phase of a sensing operation and sensing a first noise signal from the first sensing line in a second phase of the sensing operation. The method further comprises steps of sensing a second noise signal from a second sensing line in the first phase of the sensing operation, and sensing a third noise signal from the second sensing line in the second phase of the sensing operation. The method further removes the noises that are superimposed to the first pixel signal according to a difference between the first pixel signal and the first noise signal and a difference between the second noise signal and the third noise signal to generate a denoised sensing value of the first pixel.

Abstract: An assembling apparatus is provided for continuously assembling male fasteners and female fasteners on a carrier sheet. The assembling apparatus includes two rollers each having a plurality of retaining holes, a suction device coupled to apply vacuum to the retaining holes, and two feeding devices for feeding male and female fasteners respectively to the two rollers. In the process of continuously advancing the carrier sheet to pass through the narrowest gap between the rollers, each male fastener retained on one of the rollers, once passing the narrowest gap, is permitted to extend through the carrier sheet to be brought into fastening engagement with the corresponding female fastener retained on the other one of the rollers.

Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a housing, a flexible film, and a protection portion. The housing includes a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in a matrix configuration and at least a switch electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of light-emitting units. The flexible film is detachably coupled to the housing. The protection portion covers the plurality of light-emitting units.

Abstract: An automatic process is provided for continuously assembling male and female fasteners on a carrier sheet, and includes a) continuously advancing the carrier sheet to pass through a narrowest gap between first and second rollers, b) sequentially feeding the male and female fasteners onto the first and second rollers, respectively, and c) rotating the first and second rollers to permit the male and female fasteners respectively on the first and second rollers to sequentially move into the narrowest gap. Each of the male fasteners, once moving into the narrowest gap, extends through the carrier sheet to be brought into fastening engagement with the corresponding female fastener in the narrowest gap.

Abstract: A safety gate has a main body, a connecting tube, and a first elastic piece. The main body has two first rods and two second rods, and the two second rods are perpendicular to the two first rods. The connecting tube is mounted on the first rods. The first elastic piece has two first functional sides. At least one of the first functional sides is formed on a top surface of the first elastic piece, the two first functional sides abut an inner surface of the end portion, and a first protruding portion is mounted through a connecting hole of the second rod and a joining hole of the connecting tube.

Abstract: An easy-open safety gate for a barrier has a first door panel, a second door panel, a positioning assembly, and a locking assembly. The positioning assembly has a positioning base securely attached to a lower end portion of the first door panel, and an engaging member securely attached to a lower transversely bar of the second door panel and detachably engages with the positioning base. The locking assembly has a resilient locking member mounted in an upper end portion of the first door panel, and a locking housing pivotally mounted on an upper transverse bar of the second door panel and detachably engaging with the resilient locking member. No threshold is disposed below the safety gate. A user can unlock the locking assembly and rotate the second door panel with only one of his/her hands, which is convenient and safe for the user to open the safety gate.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving, within a processing chamber, a wafer with a photoresist mask above a metal layer, wherein the processing chamber is connected to a gas source; applying an etchant configured to etch the metal layer in accordance with the photoresist mask within the processing chamber; and applying gas from the gas source to perform plasma ashing in the processing chamber.

Abstract: The display device includes a first substrate; an active layer disposed on the first substrate; a first insulation layer disposed on the active layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the first insulation layer including a gate electrode line extending along a first direction and a protruding portion extending along a second direction; a second insulation layer disposed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second insulation layer. The second electrode layer includes a date line extending along the second direction and a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion has a first maximum width A along the first direction, and the second conductive portion has a second maximum width B along the first direction. The first maximum width A is less than the second maximum width B.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a transparent substrate which light can pass through and at least one LED chip emitting light omni-directionally. Wherein the LED chip is disposed on one surface of the substrate and the light emitting angle of the LED chip is wider than 180°, and the light emitted by the LED chip will penetrate into the substrate and at least partially emerge from another surface of the substrate. According to the present invention, the light emitting device using LED chips can provide sufficient lighting intensity and uniform lighting performance.

Abstract: A portable electronic device including a shell, a cover plate, a battery module, a heat generating element and a heat pipe. The cover plate and the shell jointly define an accommodating space. The battery module includes an extending portion protruding from a surface of the battery module for jointly defining a stepped groove with the surface. The heat generating element is disposed in the accommodating space. The heat pipe is disposed in the stepped groove and thermally coupled to the heat generating element.

Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of cutting rulers. The substrate includes a non-display area and a border surrounding the non-display area. The border includes at least one curved edge and at least one straight edge. The cutting rulers are disposed adjacent to the border. The numbers of the cutting rulers are determined according to the accuracy requirements and the shape of the display panel to meet various needs and improve productivity and product yield.

Abstract: A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection method is provided for detecting a target analyte in a sample. The SERS detection method generally includes the steps of: (a). preparing an extract of the sample; (b). introducing the sample extract onto a SERS substrate, causing the target analyte to be absorbed in the SERS substrate; (c). introducing a volatile organic solvent onto the SERS substrate to have the target analyte of the sample extract dissolved and comes out of the SERS substrate; (d). irradiating the SERS substrate with light to evaporate the volatile organic solvent, leaving a more condensed target analyte on the SERS substrate; (e). irradiating the condensed target analyte with laser light to have the target analyte penetrate deeply into the SERS substrate; and (f). performing Raman measurement with a laser beam focusing on the SERS substrate to analyze the target analyte.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method of extending peripheral devices are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a controller; and a plurality of peripheral devices electrically connected to the controller, wherein the plurality of peripheral devices include a plurality of video graphics array display cards, wherein in an initialization phase of the electronic apparatus, the controller allocates input/output resources to a first portion of the video graphics array display cards and does not allocate the input/output resources to a second portion of the video graphics array display cards, wherein the first portion of the video graphics array display cards allocated with the input/output resources is used to display an image in the initialization phase.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printing device with a stirring mechanism includes a vessel (1), a molding platform (2), a light source module (3) and a rotary stirring structure (4). The molding platform (2) is elevatably installed above the vessel (1); the light source module (3) is installed under the vessel (1); and the rotary stirring structure (4) includes a magnetic stirrer (41), a magnetic turntable (42) and a driver (43). The magnetic stirrer (41) is placed inside the vessel (1); the magnetic turntable (42) is installed under the vessel (1) and magnetically attracted to the magnetic stirrer (41); the driver (43) drives the magnetic turntable (42) to rotate and move, so as to drive the magnetic stirrer (41) to rotate and move with respect to the vessel (1) and improve the convenience of using the three-dimensional printing device (10).

Abstract: A source driver for a panel includes a plurality of driver cells. Each of the driver cells includes an output driver, a plurality of bias voltage generators and a selector. The output driver is configured to output a plurality of display data to the panel. The plurality of bias voltage generators is coupled to the output driver. Each of the bias voltage generators is configured to provide at least one bias voltage for the output driver. The selector, coupled to the output driver, is configured to select the bias voltage from one of the bias voltage generators to be provided for the output driver according to the plurality of display data.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate, a spacer disposed on the substrate and covering a sidewall of the gate structure, an air gap sandwiched between the spacer and the substrate, and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate and having a faceted surface exposed from the substrate, wherein the faceted surface borders the substrate on a boundary between the air gap and the substrate.

Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a carrier, a plurality of light-emitting units, and a protection layer. The carrier has a lighting portion and an extending portion. The plurality of light-emitting units is disposed on the lighting portion. The protection layer covers the plurality of light-emitting units and the lighting portion, and exposes the extending portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a profile editing system, including: a plurality of devices; a plurality of device control modules, configured to respectively control the devices; and a profile control module, configured to record control settings that are preset by the device control modules for the devices as a profile, so that a user may enable the profile to make the devices work by using the control settings recorded in the profile, to form environmental conditions preset by the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for changing a control interface of a controlled device based on functions of the device, in which a visual message is used as a medium to display a current working state of a controlled device on an interface to be operated by a user for recognition by the user, where the visual message includes different messages recognizable by the intensity, color, blinking of light or a lighting area provided by a visual unit.