Abstract: A method includes forming a first conductive feature over a semiconductor substrate, forming an ILD layer over the first conductive feature, patterning the ILD layer to form a trench, and forming a conductive layer over the patterned ILD layer to fill the trench. The method further includes polishing the conductive layer to form a via contact configured to interconnect the first conductive feature with a second conductive feature, where polishing the conductive layer exposes a top surface of the ILD layer, polishing the exposed top surface of the ILD layer, such that a top portion of the via contact protrudes from the exposed top surface of the ILD layer, and forming the second conductive feature over the via contact, such that the top portion of the via contact extends into the second conductive feature.

Abstract: A thermally conductive board includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a thermally conductive layer. The material of the first metal layer includes copper, and the first metal layer has a first top surface and a first bottom surface opposite to the first top surface. A first metal coating layer covers the first bottom surface. The material of the second metal layer includes copper, and the second metal layer has a second top surface and a second bottom surface opposite to the second top surface. A second metal coating layer covers the second top surface and faces the first metal coating layer. The thermally conductive layer is an electrically insulator laminated between the first metal coating layer and the second metal coating layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a single-layered dielectric layer, a conductive line, a conductive via and a conductive pad. The conductive line and the conductive via are disposed in the single-layered dielectric layer. The conductive pad is extended into the single-layered dielectric layer to electrically connected to the conductive line.

Abstract: A multilayer structure, a capacitor structure and an electronic device are provided. The multilayer structure includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and an intermediate dielectric layer. The intermediate dielectric layer is disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. A material of the intermediate dielectric layer is represented by a formula of AxB1-xO, wherein A includes hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), lanthanum (La) or tantalum (Ta), B includes lanthanum (La), aluminum (Al) or tantalum (Ta), A is different from B, O is oxygen, and x is a number less than 1 and greater than 0.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and nanostructures suspended over the substrate. The semiconductor structure also includes a gate structure wrapping around the nanostructures and a source/drain structure attached to the nanostructures. The semiconductor structure also includes a contact vertically over the source/drain structure and a first conductive structure vertically over the gate structure. The semiconductor structure also includes a second conductive structure in contact with a top surface of the first conductive structure and a top surface of the contact and including an extending portion laterally sandwiched between the first conductive structure and the contact.

Abstract: A conversion control circuit is configured to generate a PWM (pulse width modulation) signal to control a power switch for switching an inductor to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The steps of generating the PWM signal includes: enabling the PWM signal at a rising edge of a clock signal to turn on the power switch; disabling the PWM signal to turn off the power switch when an on-time exceeds a predetermined minimum on-time and the output voltage has reached an output level; triggering a next rising edge of the clock signal when the off-time exceeds a predetermined minimum off-time, the output voltage has not reached the output level, and a present cycle period of the clock signal has reached a predetermined cycle period.

Abstract: A character recognition method includes the following operations: determining that the image of character to be identified corresponds to a matching character of several registered characters according to several vector distances to be identified between a vector of an image of character to be identified and several vectors of several registered character images of several registered characters, and storing a matching vector distance between the vector of the image of character to be identified and a vector of the matching character by a processor; and storing a data of the matching character according to the image of character to be identified when the matching vector distance is less than a vector distance threshold by the processor.

Abstract: A switching regulator includes a boost power stage circuit and a control circuit. The boost power stage circuit includes: at least one power switch configured to switch a terminal of an inductor according to an operation signal during a normal operation period, such that the terminal of the inductor is switched between an output voltage and ground level; and a power line switch connected in series to the inductor between the input voltage and the output voltage. The power line switch is turned OFF when the output voltage is short to ground level, to prevent a short current from flowing from input voltage to ground level. The control circuit generates the operation signal according to the output voltage and determines whether the power line switch is P-type or N-type MOS device, so as to turn OFF the power line switch when the output voltage is short to ground level.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a memory device including a first bottom electrode layer over a substrate. A ferroelectric switching layer is disposed over the first bottom electrode layer. A first top electrode layer is disposed over the ferroelectric switching layer. A second bottom electrode layer is disposed between the first bottom electrode layer and the ferroelectric switching layer. The second bottom electrode layer is less susceptible to oxidation than the first bottom electrode layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing circuit applied to a face recognition system, which includes a characteristic value calculation module, a determination circuit and a threshold value calculation module.

Abstract: An image recognition system includes a color conversion module and a target recognition module. The color conversion module is configured to convert a gray-level image into a preset color image according to a conversion function. The target recognition module includes a machine learning algorithm, and the machine learning algorithm includes a plurality of functions and a plurality of parameters. The machine learning algorithm receives the preset color image, and outputs a recognition result according to the functions and the parameters, the recognition result including an existent target or a null target.

Abstract: A method of performing person re-identification includes: obtaining a person feature vector according to an extracted image containing a person; obtaining state information of the person according to a state of the person in the extracted image; comparing the person feature vector with a plurality of registered person feature vectors in a database; when the person feature vector successfully matches a first registered person feature vector of the plurality of registered person feature vectors, identifying the person as a first identity corresponding to the first registered person feature vector; and selectively utilizing the person feature vector to update one of the first registered person feature vector and at least one second registered person feature vector that correspond to the first identity according to the state information.

Abstract: A method used for object tracking includes: using a specific object model to generate a first vector of a first ratio object and a second vector of a second ratio object of an image in an object detection bounding box of a specific frame; generating an identity label of an object within the bounding box according to the first vector, the second vector, and M first ratio reference vectors and M second ratio reference vectors stored in an object vector database.

Abstract: A method of handling signal transmission applicable to a display system includes a plurality of steps. The steps include transmitting a reset signal embedded in a first data signal to each of at least one source driver via a first data channel, generating a first control signal for setting the at least one source driver, and transmitting the first control signal embedded in a second data signal to each of the at least one source driver via a second data channel when the reset signal is transmitted via the first data channel.

Abstract: A character recognition method includes the following operations: determining that the image of character to be identified corresponds to a matching character of several registered characters according to several vector distances to be identified between a vector of an image of character to be identified and several vectors of several registered character images of several registered characters, and storing a matching vector distance between the vector of the image of character to be identified and a vector of the matching character by a processor; and storing a data of the matching character according to the image of character to be identified when the matching vector distance is less than a vector distance threshold by the processor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of mesh generation for an RTM process, including operations of: obtaining a geometry of a target object; generating a solid mesh of the target object according to the geometry; obtaining material characteristics of the target object; assembling a runner mesh with the solid mesh, wherein the runner mesh has grid dimensions different from those of the solid mesh; determining process parameters of the RTM process; and generating a forecasted result of the RTM process according to the solid mesh, the runner mesh, the process parameters, and the material characteristics. Generating the solid mesh includes operations of: dividing the geometry into modules; generating a first and second modular meshes corresponding to a first and second modules, wherein the second modular mesh abuts the first modular mesh, and the second modular mesh has grid dimensions different from those of the first modular mesh.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of mesh generation for an RTM process, including operations of: obtaining a geometry of a target object; generating a solid mesh of the target object according to the geometry; obtaining material characteristics of the target object; assembling a runner mesh with the solid mesh, wherein the runner mesh has grid dimensions different from those of the solid mesh; determining process parameters of the RTM process; and generating a forecasted result of the RTM process according to the solid mesh, the runner mesh, the process parameters, and the material characteristics. Generating the solid mesh includes operations of: dividing the geometry into modules; generating a first and second modular meshes corresponding to a first and second modules, wherein the second modular mesh abuts the first modular mesh, and the second modular mesh has grid dimensions different from those of the first modular mesh.

Abstract: A method of data augmentation is provided. The method includes the following operations: selecting an original image from an original dataset including label data configured to indicate a labeled area of the original image; selecting at least part of content, located in the labeled area, of the original image as a first target image; generating a first sample image according to the first target image, in which the first sample image includes the first target image and a first border pattern different from the first target image, and the content, located in the labeled area, of the original image is free from including at least part of the first border pattern; and incorporating the first sample image into a sample dataset, in which the sample dataset is configured to be inputted to a machine learning model.

Abstract: An object detection method and an associated electronic device are provided, wherein the object detection method includes: utilizing an image processing circuit to determine whether motion occurs in an image to generate a determination result; selectively utilizing a specific bounding box to identify a target object to generate an identification result according to the determination result, wherein the specific bounding box represents a location of the target object in a previous image; and selectively updating information of the specific bounding box according to the identification result.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing circuit applied to a face recognition system, which includes a characteristic value calculation module, a determination circuit and a threshold value calculation module.