Abstract: An optical circuit includes one or more input waveguides, a plurality of output waveguides, and a reflector structure. At least a portion of the reflector structure forms an interface with the one or more input waveguides. The portion of the reflector structure has a smaller refractive index than the one or more input waveguides. An electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the optical circuit. The electrical circuit generates and sends different electrical signals to the reflector structure. In response to the reflector structure receiving the different electrical signals, a carrier concentration level at or near the interface or a temperature at or near the interface changes, such that incident radiation received from the one or more input waveguides is tunably reflected by the reflector structure into a targeted output waveguide of the plurality of output waveguides.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an integrated circuit cell includes a first circuit component and a second circuit component. The first circuit component includes fin field-effect transistors (finFETs) formed in a high fin portion of the integrated circuit cell, the high fin portion of the integrated circuit including a plurality of fin structures arranged in rows. The second circuit component that includes finFETs formed in a less fin portion of the integrated circuit cell, the less fin portion of the integrated circuit including a lesser number of fin structures than the high fin portion of the integrated circuit cell.

Abstract: A device for treating a user's skin using plasma is provided. The device comprises a plasma generation assembly and a power supply. The plasma generation assembly comprises a discharge electrode including a first surface; a first dielectric material layer provided on the first surface of the discharge electrode and the first surface, a ground electrode surrounding the discharge electrode, and an insulation member spacing around the discharge electrode from the ground electrode. The power supply configured to apply power to the plasma generation assembly so that plasma is generated from the first surface of the discharge electrode to the ground electrode and between the first dielectric material layer and the user's skin.

Abstract: A method includes placing a polisher head on platen, the polisher head including a set of first magnets, and controlling a set of second magnets to rotate the polisher head on the platen, wherein controlling the set of second magnets includes reversing the polarity of at least one second magnet of the set of second magnets to produce a magnetic force on at least one first magnet of the set of first magnets, wherein the set of second magnets are external to the polisher head.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic wearable device. The electronic wearable device includes a first module having a first contact and a second module having a second contact. The first contact is configured to keep electrical connection with the second contact in moving with respect to each other during a wearing period.

Abstract: An example apparatus for detecting objects in video frames includes a receiver to receive a plurality of video frames from a video camera. The apparatus also includes a first still image object detector to receive a first frame of the plurality of video frames and calculate localization information and confidence information for each potential object patch in the first frame. The apparatus further includes a second still image object detector to receive an adjacent frame of the plurality of video frames adjacent to the first frame and calculate localization information and confidence information for each potential object patch in the adjacent frame. The apparatus includes a similarity detector trained to detect paired patches between the first frame and the adjacent frame based on a comparison of the detected potential object patches.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes an interconnection structure over a semiconductor substrate and a conductive pillar over the interconnection structure. The conductive pillar has a protruding portion extending towards the semiconductor substrate from a lower surface of the conductive pillar. The semiconductor device structure also includes an upper conductive via between the conductive pillar and the interconnection structure and a lower conductive via between the upper conductive via and the interconnection structure. The lower conductive via is electrically connected to the conductive pillar through the upper conductive via. The conductive pillar extends across opposite sidewalls of the upper conductive via and opposite sidewalls of the lower conductive via. A top view of an entirety of the second conductive via is separated from a top view of an entirety of the protruding portion.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first metal layer over a substrate, forming a dielectric layer over the first metal layer. The method includes forming a trench in the dielectric layer, and performing a surface treatment process on a sidewall surface of the trench to form a hydrophobic layer. The hydrophobic layer is formed on a sidewall surface of the dielectric layer. The method further includes depositing a metal material in the trench and over the hydrophobic layer to form a via structure.

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter and an operation method thereof are provided. The digital-to-analog converter includes a current source module, a decoder, a change indicator, and a random number generator. The decoder is coupled to the current source module and receives a digital input signal. The change indicator is coupled to the decoder and provides an indication signal to the decoder. The random number generator is coupled to the change indicator and provides a random number signal to the change indicator. The change indicator generates an indication signal according to the random number signal, and the decoder generates a control signal to the current source module according to the digital input signal and the indication signal, so that the current source module generates an analog output signal corresponding to the digital input signal according to the control signal.

Abstract: A light source module includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a cover layer and a plurality of first scattering particles. The plurality of light-emitting diodes is disposed on the circuit substrate. The cover layer covers the plurality of light-emitting diodes, and an upper surface of the cover layer has a plurality of recesses, wherein orthogonal projections of the plurality of recesses on the circuit substrate overlap the circuit substrate between the plurality of light-emitting diodes. The plurality of first scattering particles is located in the plurality of recesses.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application relate to a data processing method and device based on electronic commerce. The data processing method includes: obtaining data including user searching logs and logistics information; obtaining descending ranks of region-based keyword weights according to the data; obtaining feature values of a keyword in respective regions according to the descending ranks of the region-based keyword weights; and marking a hotspot region corresponding to the keyword according to the feature values.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for searching. The method includes: receiving a search condition from a client; extracting a search category from the search condition; determining whether the search condition comprising conditioning property values selected by users; if the search condition comprising the conditioning property values, obtaining property items corresponding to each of the conditioning property values; conditioning clustering the property values one by one, wherein the conditioning clustering comprises obtaining an object clustering result set corresponding to each property value by using the search categories and all conditioning property values whose property value and the property value to be clustered belong to different property items as a prerequisite clustering condition; and if the object clustering result set not being an empty set, returning the object clustering result set to the client. The method and device of present disclosure has improved search efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for searching. The method includes: receiving a search condition from a client; extracting a search category from the search condition; determining whether the search condition comprising conditioning property values selected by users; if the search condition comprising the conditioning property values, obtaining property items corresponding to each of the conditioning property values; conditioning clustering the property values one by one, wherein the conditioning clustering comprises obtaining an object clustering result set corresponding to each property value by using the search categories and all conditioning property values whose property value and the property value to be clustered belong to different property items as a prerequisite clustering condition; and if the object clustering result set not being an empty set, returning the object clustering result set to the client. The method and device of present disclosure has improved search efficiency.

Abstract: A wind turbine blade (112) is situated on a wind turbine (100). The wind turbine blade (112) includes a tip portion (122) and an obstruction removal system (200). The tip 212 portion (122) comprises an end wall which defines an opening. The obstruction removal system (200) is positioned with respect to the blade (112) so as to remove obstructions from the opening.

Abstract: A system and process for helping users enter information in an Asian language is described. In some aspects, pinyin input for Chinese is described with respect to dedicated keys of a keyboard.

Abstract: An electronic medical record system is disclosed. The disclosed electronic medical record system comprises a data input module for receiving medical record data; a certificate module for receiving the medical record data from the data input module and processing the medical record data; a medical record data module for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and storing the medical record data therein; and a data output module for receiving the medical record data from the certificate module and outputting the medical record data. A method for storing the medical record data into the electronic medical record system and a portable electronic device loading the electronic medical record system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and process for helping users enter information in an Asian language is described. In some aspects, pinyin input for Chinese is described with respect to dedicated keys of a keyboard.

Abstract: A pre-compensator is provided based on a definition of abase vibration model having a motor transfer function 1 for generating motor displacement 12 from an input that is the sum of input torque and a table propelling force 10 multiplied with a reducer and Cartesian-to-polar coordinate transformation constant 14, a table transfer function 14 for multiplying a deviation 11 between an output that is the motor displacement multiplied with a reducer and polar-to-Cartesian coordinate transformation constant 2 and table displacement with a table-displacement-to-force conversion spring constant 3 to generate the table propelling force 10 and to output table displacement 7, and a base driving transfer function 5 for generating base displacement by multiplying base displacement 9 with a base-displacement-to-force conversion spring coefficient 6 and inputting the same with the table propelling force, table displacement 8 being generated from a difference between the table displacement and the base displacement.

Abstract: A motor controller comprising a machine system (12) having a load machine (1), a transmission mechanism (2) for transmitting power, and a motor for driving the load machine through the transmission mechanism; a simulator unit (11) having a numeric model (9) including the machine system, a simulation control section (19) for giving a torque command to the numeric model by using an observable quantity of state of the numeric model, and an evaluating section (10) for sending a control parameter to the simulation control section and an actual control unit; and the actual control unit (18) having an actual control section which receives an observable quantity of state of an actual system and has the same structure as that of the simulator unit and adapted to supply a torque signal to the motor serving as a drive source. Therefore the control gain of a motor controller can be automatically adjusted quickly and optimally.

Abstract: A computer-aided design method and apparatus for compacting semiconductor circuit layouts to meet a specified set of design rules begins by fracturing a specified circuit layout into a set of trapezoids and storing the resulting cells in a database identifying the boundaries of each cell, and the cell adjacent each boundary. Nonempty cells are identified as being of specific materials, and empty spaces between cells are represented in the database. For each cell boundary, the database also stores data representing the boundary edge's end points. Neighboring cells on the same and related layers of the circuit layout share edges in the database. When a point on an edge of a cell is moved, the edge of each neighboring cell that shares that point is also moved. However, the method sizes gate cells of transistors differently from other cells by maintaining the former at predetermined dimensions, with a user-definable override to resize transistors to a percentage of the predetermined dimensions.