Abstract: A method of detecting defects on face automatically is provided and applied to a smart mirror apparatus (1) having an image capture module (12), a mirror (16) and a processing unit (10). The method is to capture a facial image (30) of a user (2) when the user (2) stands in front of the mirror (16), generate a smooth image according to the facial image (30) by the processing unit (10), generate a surface variation image (70) according to a difference between the two images, recognize and record defect in the surface variation image (70). Therefore, the defect position in the face can be automatically and accurately detected.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a fingerprint sensing device, including a glass cover plate, a display panel, a fingerprint sensing module, a liquid crystal layer module, and a control circuit. The display panel is disposed below the glass cover plate, and provides illumination light to a finger. The fingerprint sensing module is disposed below the glass cover plate, and senses light reflected by the finger. The liquid crystal layer module is disposed on the fingerprint sensing module. The control circuit is coupled to the liquid crystal layer module, and drives the liquid crystal layer module to focus the illumination light to the finger or focus the light reflected by the finger to the fingerprint sensing module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image composite system that employs a generative adversarial network to generate realistic composite images. For example, in one or more embodiments, the image composite system trains a geometric prediction neural network using an adversarial discrimination neural network to learn warp parameters that provide correct geometric alignment of foreground objects with respect to a background image. Once trained, the determined warp parameters provide realistic geometric corrections to foreground objects such that the warped foreground objects appear to blend into background images naturally when composited together.

Abstract: An ESD protection circuit, which protects a subject NMOS transistor coupled between an I/O pad and a ground, includes a first discharge device arranged between the I/O pad and the ground, having a trigger-on voltage that is lower than a breakdown voltage of the subject NMOS transistor; and a gate voltage control device, including a discharge NMOS transistor coupled to the ground and a gate of the subject NMOS transistor; a first PMOS transistor connected to the gate of the subject NMOS transistor and a connection node; and a first NMOS transistor connected to the connection node and the ground. The connection node is connected to the gate of the discharge NMOS transistor, and the gate of the first PMOS transistor and the gate of the first NMOS transistor are connected to each other.

Abstract: A method for detecting and photographing face image used by a mirror device includes: real-time detecting a face image of a user through an image capturing module; determining whether a distance between the face image and the mirror device is within a threshold; displaying an indication of moving forwards/backwards if the distance exceeds the threshold; determining whether a contour of the face image exceeds default boundary values of the mirror device; displaying an indication for moving leftwards, rightwards, upwards, or downwards if the contour exceeds any of the default boundary values; determining whether an angle of the face image with respect to the mirror device is oblique; displaying an indication of adjusting the angle if the face image is oblique; taking a photo of the face image automatically whenever the distance is within the threshold, the contour is within each default boundary and the angle is not oblique.

Abstract: A buffering circuit arranged to buffer a sensed signal of a pixel circuit includes: an amplifying circuit, a first switching unit and a capacitor. The amplifying circuit has a control terminal of coupled to an output terminal of the pixel circuit, a first terminal arranged to output a buffered sensed signal, and a second terminal coupled to a reference voltage. The first switching unit has a first terminal coupled to the control terminal of the amplifying circuit and a second terminal coupled to the first terminal of the amplifying circuit. The capacitor has a first terminal coupled to the control terminal of the amplifying circuit and a second terminal coupled to the first terminal of the amplifying circuit. The first switching unit is turned on during a first stage and turned off during a second stage. The amplifying circuit generates the buffered sensed signal during the second stage.

Abstract: A method for controlling alarm-clock of an smart mirror (1) embedded with an image capturing unit (12) includes following steps: activating an alarm-clock program (132) of the smart mirror (1); determining continually whether a pre-set alarm-time arrives; emitting an alarm-sound when the alarm-time arrives; determining whether the status of the image capturing unit (12) matches with a pre-set alarm-relieving condition when the alarm-time arrives; and, stopping the alarm-sound whenever the status of the image capturing unit (12) matches with the alarm-relieving condition. The smart mirror (1) is arranged with a lens hood (17, 18) for shading the image capturing unit (12), and the status of the image capturing unit (12) varies due to the movement of the lens hood (17, 18).

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device that includes a floating gate element, a control coupling element, an erase coupling element and a select gate element is provided. The floating gate element includes a floating gate layer. The control coupling element receives a control voltage and couples the control voltage to the floating gate layer such that the floating gate element performs read or write operation according to the control voltage, a word select voltage and a bit select voltage. The erase coupling element receives an erase voltage and couples the erase voltage to the floating gate layer such that the floating gate element performs erase operation according to the erase voltage. The select gate element is electrically coupled to the floating gate element and generates the word select voltage according to a word line driving voltage and a source line driving voltage.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for 3D object reconstruction using photometric mesh representations. A decoder is pretrained to transform points sampled from 2D patches of representative objects into 3D polygonal meshes. An image frame of the object is fed into an encoder to get an initial latent code vector. For each frame and camera pair from the sequence, a polygonal mesh is rendered at the given viewpoints. The mesh is optimized by creating a virtual viewpoint, rasterized to obtain a depth map. The 3D mesh projections are aligned by projecting the coordinates corresponding to the polygonal face vertices of the rasterized mesh to both selected viewpoints. The photometric error is determined from RGB pixel intensities sampled from both frames. Gradients from the photometric error are backpropagated into the vertices of the assigned polygonal indices by relating the barycentric coordinates of each image to update the latent code vector.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nucleic acid fragment, a pharmaceutical composition, and a therapeutic process for treating a subject having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Especially, the nucleic acid fragment, the pharmaceutical composition, and the therapeutic process are therapeutic-efficient for treating pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema of the subject, as demonstrated in this disclosure.

Abstract: Contact structures and methods of forming contacts structures are contemplated by this disclosure. A structure includes a dielectric layer over a substrate, an adhesion layer, a silicide, a barrier layer, and a conductive material. The dielectric layer has an opening to a surface of the substrate. The adhesion layer is along sidewalls of the opening. The silicide is on the surface of the substrate. The barrier layer is on the adhesion layer and the silicide, and the barrier layer directly adjoins the silicide. The conductive material is on the barrier layer in the opening.

Abstract: A device for harvesting and managing wireless energy includes a wireless receiver, a first rectifier, a first capacitor, a voltage detection circuit, a first electrical switch, a second rectifier and a second capacitor connected to each other. The wireless receiver receives a wireless RF signal and converts it into an AC voltage with an input power. The first rectifier receives the AC voltage, converts it into a first DC voltage and transmits the first DC voltage to a load. The voltage detection circuit has a threshold voltage value and detects the first DC voltage. When the first DC voltage is larger than the threshold voltage value, the voltage detection circuit turns on the first electrical switch and the second rectifier receives the AC voltage through the first electrical switch to share the input power received by the first rectifier, thereby achieving the high energy conversion efficiency.

Abstract: A fingerprint recognition device includes a light source, a light conversion layer, a light detector, and a light filter. The light source is configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength. The light conversion layer is configured to convert the first light to a second light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The light detector is configured to detect the second light reflected by a fingerprint. The light filter is disposed between the light conversion layer and the light detector, and configured to substantially filter out the first light and substantially pass the second light.

Abstract: A method for controlling accumulated resistance property of a ReRAM device, wherein the method includes steps as follows: A first programing pulse set is firstly applied to a ReRAM device for acquiring a reference accumulated resistance distribution. A second programing pulse set is then provided according to the reference accumulated resistance distribution, and the second programing pulse set is applied to the ReRAM device, to make the ReRAM device having a predetermined accumulated resistance distribution.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a recess in a layer. The recess has two opposite first inner walls and two opposite second inner walls, the first inner walls are spaced apart by a first distance, the second inner walls are spaced apart by a second distance, and the first distance is less than the second distance. The method includes depositing a first covering layer in the recess. The first covering layer covering the first inner walls is thinner than the first covering layer covering the second inner walls. The method includes removing the first covering layer over the first inner walls and a bottom surface of the recess.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image composite system that employs a generative adversarial network to generate realistic composite images. For example, in one or more embodiments, the image composite system trains a geometric prediction neural network using an adversarial discrimination neural network to learn warp parameters that provide correct geometric alignment of foreground objects with respect to a background image. Once trained, the determined warp parameters provide realistic geometric corrections to foreground objects such that the warped foreground objects appear to blend into background images naturally when composited together.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer composition for manufacturing a foam, the polymer composition comprising a vinyl aromatic based copolymer and a processing aid, wherein the amount of the processing aid in the total weight of the polymer composition is equal to or more than 5 wt % and equal to or less than 75 wt %; and the polymer composition does not comprise ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, homopolymer and copolymer of polyethylene, homopolymer and copolymer of polypropylene, homopolymer and copolymer of polybutene and olefin-based ionic polymer. The present invention also provides the foam and the method for forming the same.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a memory array. The memory array has a plurality of memory units. The memory units include a first memory unit and a second memory unit. The first memory unit has a first resistance. The second memory unit has a second resistance. Both of the first resistance and the second resistance are in a range of 105? to 109?, and the second resistance is larger than the first resistance.

Abstract: A low-k, non-flammable dicyclopentdiene (DCPD)-derived polyether and a method of producing the same are introduced. Incorporation of a phosphorus group and a DCPD derivative into a low-k, non-flammable dicyclopentdiene (DCPD)-derived polyether enable the DCPD-derived polyether to not only serve as an epoxy resin curing agent but also cure itself such that the cured product not only features satisfactory thermal properties and low-k characteristics but is also non-flammable.

Abstract: A readout circuit for reading sensed signals of a pixel array. The readout circuit includes: an operational amplifier, a plurality of switching devices and a computation circuit. The operational amplifier is arranged to generate an output signal in each amplifier output cycle. In each amplifier output cycle, each of the switching devices is controlled by a switch controlling signal to selectively couple pixel circuits to the differential input terminals of the operational amplifier. The computation circuit is arranged to the recover a plurality of sensed signal respectively corresponding to a plurality of pixel circuits. In each amplifier output cycle, at least two of the switching devices are turned on, such that the operational amplifier receives the sensed signals of at least two pixel circuits in the pixel array simultaneously and sums the sensed signals of the at least two pixel circuits to generate the output signal.