Abstract: Provided are cell niche engineering platform which represents a valuable in vitro tool for investigating physiological and pathological cellular activities, an all-in-one technology to engineer cell niche (particularly soluble cell niche factors) with retained bioactivities, a mask-free, non-contact, biocompatible and multiphoton-based microfabrication and micropatterning method for engineering a spatially and quantitatively controllable soluble proteins/bioactive factors and cell-cell adhesion molecules. An universal cell niche engineering platform is provided that contributes to reconstituting heterogeneous native soluble cell niche for signal transduction modeling and drug screening studies.

Abstract: Methods and systems for touchless control of a device include receiving at least one image; determining a first map, the first map including a function that generates a correspondence between data associated with the image to a feature space; determining a second map including a representation of a user in the image based on the first map; determining a third map comprising a field associated with the data in the image; determining a characteristic of the user based on one or more of the second map and the third map; and tracking the characteristic of the user to generate a historical data of the characteristic for performing the touchless control of the device.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate; forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the MTJ stack; forming a first hard mask on the first SOT layer; and using a second hard mask to pattern the first hard mask, the first SOT layer, and the MTJ stack to form a MTJ.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate, forming an etch stop layer on the MTJ stack, forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the etch stop layer, and then patterning the first SOT layer, the etch stop layer, and the MTJ stack to form a MTJ.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the MTJ; forming a passivation layer around the MTJ; forming a second SOT layer on the first SOT layer and the passivation layer; and patterning the second SOT layer and the passivation layer.

Abstract: An SOT MRAM structure includes a word line. A second source/drain doping region and a fourth source/drain doping region are disposed at the same side of the word line. A first conductive line contacts the second source/drain doping region. A second conductive line contacts the fourth source/drain doping region. The second conductive line includes a third metal pad. A memory element contacts an end of the first conductive line. A second SOT element covers and contacts a top surface of the memory element. The third metal pad covers and contacts part of the top surface of the second SOT element.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory, including a substrate, a conductive plug in the substrate, wherein the conductive plug has a notched portion on one side of the upper edge of the conductive plug, and a magnetic memory cell with a bottom electrode electrically connecting with the conductive plug, a magnetic tunnel junction on the bottom electrode and a top electrode on the magnetic tunnel junction, wherein the bottom surface of the magnetic memory cell and the top surface of the conductive plug completely align and overlap each other.

Abstract: A method includes identifying an image of a substrate processing equipment part that forms a plurality of holes. The method further includes determining, by a processing device based on the image, a corresponding neighboring angular distance of each of the plurality of holes and a corresponding area of each of the plurality of holes. The method further includes identifying, by the processing device, a first subset of the plurality of holes that are at least partially clogged based on at least one of the corresponding neighboring angular distance or the corresponding area of each of the plurality of holes. A corrective action associated with the substrate processing equipment part is to be performed based on the first subset of the plurality of holes that are at least partially clogged.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for training a predictor that predicts performance of a plurality of machine learning (ML) models on platforms. For example, the method can include converting each of the ML models into a plurality of instructions or the instructions and a plurality of intermediate representations (IRs). The method can also include simulating execution of the instructions corresponding to each of the ML models on a platform and generating instruction performance reports. Each of the instruction performance reports can be associated with performance of the instructions corresponding to one of the ML models that are executed on the platform. The method can also include training the predictor with the instructions or the IRs as learning features and the instruction performance reports as learning labels, compiling the predictor into a library file, and storing the library file in a storage device.

Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor fin, and a gate stack on sidewalls and a top surface of the semiconductor fin. The gate stack includes a high-k dielectric layer, a work-function layer overlapping a bottom portion of the high-k dielectric layer, and a blocking layer overlapping a second bottom portion of the work-function layer. A low-resistance metal layer overlaps and contacts the work-function layer and the blocking layer. The low-resistance metal layer has a resistivity value lower than second resistivity values of both of the work-function layer and the blocking layer. A gate spacer contacts a sidewall of the gate stack.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a receiving circuit for adaptive impedance matching and an operating method thereof. The receiving circuit includes: a first amplification module configured to amplify an input signal input from an input end of the first amplification module to generate a first amplified signal; a frequency mixing module, an input end of which is connected to an output end of the first amplification module, and configured to down-convert the first amplified signal to generate a down-converted signal; and a second amplification module, an input end of which is connected to an output end of the frequency mixing module, and configured to amplify the down-converted signal to generate an output signal, wherein the first amplification module includes an active negative feedback structure for providing adaptive impedance matching in a first bandwidth range.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device including a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure, a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer, a cap layer, a second SOT layer, an etch stop layer, and an upper metal line layer. The MTJ structure is disposed on the bottom electrode. The first SOT layer is disposed on the MTJ structure. The cap layer is disposed on the first SOT layer. The second SOT layer is disposed on the cap layer. The etch stop layer is disposed on the second SOT layer. The upper metal line layer penetrates though the etch stop layer and is landed on the second SOT layer.

Abstract: A display apparatus for adjusting image data and a control method for the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a data line, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit generates first original image data and second original image data according to an original image, and generates display data according to a difference between the second original image data and the first original image data and a relationship between first polarity data and second polarity data. The processing circuit provides the display data to the second pixel electrode through the data line.

Abstract: An electronic device includes gate lines, maintained at a low level voltage during a blank period and sequentially scanned during an active period in a frame period, and data lines. Voltage polarities of the data lines for all the blank period are respectively identical with voltage polarities of the data lines during the active period. A first level voltage applied to one of the data lines during all the blank period is related to an average value or a maximum value of level voltages of a portion or all of the data lines during the active period. A time length of the blank period in the frame period with the average value or the maximum value applied to one of the data lines during all the blank period is longer than a first time length of a first blank period in a first frame period adjacent to the frame period.

Abstract: Methods and systems for touchless control of a device include receiving an image from a camera and applying a machine learning technique the image to determine a first map, the first map including a function that generates a correspondence between data associated with the image to a feature space. A second map including a representation of a user in the image can be determined based on the first map. Further, a pose of the user can be determined based on the second map. The pose of the user and a portion of a body of the user can be tracked to determine a mapping between the portion of the user's body and an input feature of a device. The input feature can be modified based on the mapping to enable a touchless interaction between the user and the device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for image clustering are described, and include first receiving a plurality of images from a video of a game. Next, determining a first feature vector of a first player from the plurality of images by inputting the plurality of images to an artificial intelligence (AI)-based process. Next, dividing the plurality of images into a first subset of images and a second subset of images based on the first feature vector. Next, receiving a first identifier tagging the first player in a first image of the first subset. Finally, identifying a second player in a second image in the second subset by propagating the first identifier of the first subset, based on a distance measure associated with the first feature vector from the artificial intelligence (AI)-based process. Running on a mobile computing device, the method allows multiplayer tagging to be easily performed in almost any environment.

Abstract: A method for decolorizing a dyed textile comprising a synthetic fiber and a disperse dye, the method includes contacting the dyed textile with a super critical fluid thereby extracting at least a portion of the disperse dye from the textile into the super critical fluid and forming an at least partially decolorized textile.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer, forming two via holes and a trench in the first IMD layer, forming a metal layer in the two via holes and the trench for forming a metal interconnection and a spin orbit torque (SOT) layer, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the SOT layer, forming a first hard mask on the MTJ, forming a second hard mask on the first hard mask, forming a cap layer adjacent to the MTJ, and forming a second IMD layer around the cap layer.

Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a display panel, a light source, a light source controller, and a timing controller. The light source is adjacent to the display panel. The light source controller is electrically connected to the light source. The timing controller is electrically connected to the light source controller and the display panel. The timing controller includes a decoding unit and first and second processing units. The first processing unit is electrically connected to the decoding unit and the display panel. The second processing unit is electrically connected to the decoding unit and the light source controller. The decoding unit provides a refresh signal to the first and second processing units so that the display panel refreshes displayed content in a first refresh sequence according to first refresh rates, and the light source refreshes brightness in a second refresh sequence according to second refresh rates.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a driving method thereof. The electronic device includes a pixel compensation circuit and a display panel. The pixel compensation circuit receives a pixel signal. The pixel signal includes multiple sub-pixel gray-scale values. The pixel compensation circuit compensates the sub-pixel gray-scale value according to the difference between the sub-pixel gray-scale values and the first threshold value to output an adjusted pixel signal. The display panel displays an image screen according to the adjusted pixel signal.