Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, contact pads, testing pads, conductive posts, dummy posts, and a protection layer. The contact pads and the testing pads are distributed over the semiconductor substrate. The conductive posts are disposed on the contact pads. The dummy posts are disposed on the testing pads and are electrically floating. The protection layer covers the conductive posts and the dummy posts. A distance between top surfaces of the conductive posts and a top surface of the protection layer is smaller than a distance between top surfaces of the dummy posts and the top surface of the protection layer.

Abstract: A method of fabricating magnetoresistive random access memory, including providing a substrate, forming a bottom electrode layer, a magnetic tunnel junction stack, a top electrode layer and a hard mask layer sequentially on the substrate, wherein a material of the top electrode layer is titanium nitride, a material of the hard mask layer is tantalum or tantalum nitride, and a percentage of nitrogen in the titanium nitride gradually decreases from a top surface of top electrode layer to a bottom surface of top electrode layer, and patterning the bottom electrode layer, the magnetic tunnel junction stack, the top electrode layer and the hard mask layer into multiple magnetoresistive random access memory cells.

Abstract: A pad configuration adaptable to a display system includes a plurality of input bond pads, via which a driver of the display system is mounted and signals are inputted to the driver; and a plurality of output bond pads, via which the driver is mounted and signals are outputted to a display panel of the display system. Input and output bond pads corresponding to one of two neighboring drivers are point symmetric with input and output bond pads corresponding to the other of the two neighboring drivers.

Abstract: This application relates to systems and methods for auditing registers. In some examples, a system comprises registers, a recycling device, handheld computing devices, and retailer computing devices. The retailer computing devices may be configured to store a decision model, receive a calculated monetary position and activity data for one of the registers, generate a first associate record based at least on the decision model and one or more of the calculated monetary position and the activity data, generate a second associate record based at least on the decision model and historical behavioral data for one or more associates, generate a first audit alert record based at least on the second associate record and the decision model, send audit alerts to the handheld computing devices, and send the first audit alert record to the database.

Abstract: Provided is a package structure including a first die and an encapsulant. The first die includes a substrate, a plurality of pads over the substrate, a passivation layer on portions of each of the plurality of pads, a plurality of first die connectors on the plurality of pads, respectively and a dielectric layer laterally encapsulating the plurality of first die connectors. The encapsulant laterally encapsulates the first die. One of the plurality of first die connectors is a taper-shaped die connector. A width of the one of the plurality of first die connectors gradually increases from a top surface of the one of the plurality of first die connectors toward the a top surface of the passivation layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a light-emitting diode, a first layer, a color filter layer, and a second layer. The light-emitting diode is disposed on the substrate. The first layer is disposed on the substrate and has an opening. At least a portion of the light-emitting diode is disposed in the opening of the first layer. The color filter layer is disposed on the light-emitting diode. The second layer is disposed on the first layer and has an opening overlapped with the opening of the first layer. The second layer is configured to shield light emitted from the light-emitting diode. In the cross-sectional view of the light-emitting device, the minimum width of the opening of the first layer is less than the minimum width of the opening of the second layer.

Abstract: A method for decolorizing polyester fabric and a polyester fabric are provided. The method for decolorizing polyester fabric includes providing a dye-attached polyester fabric. The dye-attached polyester fabric is immersed in a first solution, obtaining a treated polyester fabric. The treated polyester fabric is immersed in a second solution, to obtain a decolorized polyester fabric. The first solution includes water, a first swelling agent and a solubility promoter. The second solution includes water, a second swelling agent, and an auxiliary swelling agent.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing or treating urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) in a subject that includes administering an effective amount of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeNPs) to the subject. Also provided is a method for preventing or treating an UCPPS in a subject that includes administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of the CeNPs and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.

Abstract: A pad configuration adaptable to a display system includes a plurality of input bond pads, via which a driver of the display system is mounted and signals are inputted to the driver; and a plurality of output bond pads, via which the driver is mounted and signals are outputted to a display panel of the display system. Input and output bond pads corresponding to one of two neighboring drivers are point symmetric with input and output bond pads corresponding to the other of the two neighboring drivers.

Abstract: The invention discloses an astaxanthin (AST) nanoemulsion and its manufacturing method. The manufacturing method comprising steps of: adding an AST material into a peanut oil and mixing them uniformly to obtain an AST oil; adding 0.25-1.5 (w/w)% of a surfactant into the AST oil and mixing them uniformly to obtain a mixed solution; and adding water into the mixed solution to obtain an AST emulsion precursor; and shaking the AST emulsion precursor to obtain the AST nanoemulsion.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover lens located at top of the touch panel, plural touch sensor units, and plural sensing channels. The touch sensor units are disposed below the cover lens and arranged in rows and columns. The touch sensor units are disposed on the sensing channels. Each of touch sensor units acquires a sensing magnitude for identifying a position of the cover lens that touched by the stylus according to signals outputted by the sensing channels. The sensing magnitude of one of the touch sensor units is composed of the signals of the adjacent sensing channels located within a vertical projection of the one of the touch sensor units.

Abstract: The touch-and-display panel includes multiple sensing electrodes in the display area. A circuit is disposed in the non-display area and electrically connected to the sensing electrodes through sensing lines. A peripheral electrode is disposed in the non-display area. In a display period, the circuit applies a common voltage to the sensing electrodes through the sensing lines. In a touch sensing period, the circuit transmits a touch sensing signal to the sensing electrodes through the sensing lines, and determines whether each of the sensing electrodes is touched based on capacitance of the sensing electrodes. In a stylus sensing period, the circuit transmits an uplink signal to the sensing electrodes and the peripheral electrode, and receives a downlink signal from the active stylus through the sensing electrodes, and determines a stylus location corresponding to the active stylus according to the downlink signal.

Abstract: A method of forming a copolymer includes reacting with to form a salt. x parts by mole of the salt with y parts by mole of are reacted to form the copolymer having a chemical structure as wherein m=4-10, n=4-6, and x:y=1:9 to 4:6. The copolymer may have a relative viscosity of 1.5 to 4.0.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover lens located at top of the touch panel, plural touch sensor units, and plural sensing channels. The touch sensor units are disposed below the cover lens and arranged in rows and columns. The touch sensor units are disposed on the sensing channels. Each of touch sensor units acquires a sensing magnitude for identifying a position of the cover lens that touched by the stylus according to signals outputted by the sensing channels. The sensing magnitude of one of the touch sensor units is composed of the signals of the adjacent sensing channels located within a vertical projection of the one of the touch sensor units.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a touch display driver integrated circuit (TDDI) of a touch-sensitive display panel are provided. The method may include: in a display phase of the touch-sensitive display panel, utilizing a reference voltage generator to generate a reference voltage having a predetermined voltage level to be a common voltage of the touch-sensitive display panel, and utilizing a common voltage operational amplifier (OPAMP) to drive the common voltage to the TDDI IC through a common voltage path, for performing display control of the touch-sensitive display panel; and in a touch-sensing phase of the touch-sensitive display panel, utilizing a touch-sensing waveform generator to generate a touch-sensing waveform signal carrying at least one touch-sensing waveform, and utilizing the common voltage OPAMP to drive the touch-sensing waveform signal to the TDDI IC through the common voltage path, for performing touch-sensing control of the touch-sensitive display panel.

Abstract: A touch-and-display device operated with an active stylus is provided. The touch-and-display device includes a touch-and-display panel and a circuit. In a touch sensing period, the circuit transmits a touch sensing signal to multiple sensing electrodes and determines at least one touched electrode and at least one untouched electrode of the sensing electrodes based on capacitance of the sensing electrodes. In a stylus sensing period, the circuit transmits an uplink signal to the untouched electrodes and applies a direct current voltage to the touched electrodes. The uplink signal is a time-varying signal.

Abstract: A touch-and-display device operated with an active stylus is provided. The touch-and-display device includes a touch-and-display panel and a circuit. In a touch sensing period, the circuit transmits a touch sensing signal to multiple sensing electrodes and determines at least one touched electrode and at least one untouched electrode of the sensing electrodes based on capacitance of the sensing electrodes. In a stylus sensing period, the circuit transmits an uplink signal to the untouched electrodes and applies a direct current voltage to the touched electrodes. The uplink signal is a time-varying signal.

Abstract: The touch-and-display panel includes multiple sensing electrodes in the display area. A circuit is disposed in the non-display area and electrically connected to the sensing electrodes through sensing lines. A peripheral electrode is disposed in the non-display area. In a display period, the circuit applies a common voltage to the sensing electrodes through the sensing lines. In a touch sensing period, the circuit transmits a touch sensing signal to the sensing electrodes through the sensing lines, and determines whether each of the sensing electrodes is touched based on capacitance of the sensing electrodes. In a stylus sensing period, the circuit transmits an uplink signal to the sensing electrodes and the peripheral electrode, and receives a downlink signal from the active stylus through the sensing electrodes, and determines a stylus location corresponding to the active stylus according to the downlink signal.

Abstract: A touch display apparatus is provided, which includes a panel and a circuit. The panel is configured for display, active stylus sensing and touch sensing, which includes a sensing layer having sensing blocks arranged in an array of rows and columns. The circuit is coupled to the panel, and is configured to drive the panel to perform display and active stylus sensing with respect to a first reference voltage at a first stage of a frame period and to drive the panel to perform touch sensing with respect to a second reference voltage at a second stage of the frame period.

Abstract: A charge-pump circuit includes a clock generator that generates a clock signal; a sensing waveform generator that generates a sensing signal; a first diode having a cathode electrically connected to a predetermined low voltage; a first capacitor having a first plate electrically coupled to receive the clock signal, and a second plate electrically connected to an anode of the first diode; a second diode having a cathode electrically connected to the second plate of the first capacitor; and a second capacitor having a first plate electrically coupled to receive the sensing signal, and a second plate electrically connected to an anode of the second diode at an output node. The clock signal being generated in a charge-pump period alternates in time with the sensing signal being generated in a touch-sensing period.