Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate defined with a peripheral region and an array area at least partially surrounded by the peripheral region, wherein the substrate includes a plurality of fins protruding from the substrate and disposed in the array area, and a first elongated member protruding from the substrate and at least partially surrounding the plurality of fins; an insulating layer disposed over the plurality of fins and the first elongated member; a capping layer disposed over the insulating layer; and an isolation surrounding the plurality of fins, the first elongated member, the insulating layer and the capping layer.

Abstract: An in-ear headphone includes a shell, a speaker, a circuit board, and a sensing structure. The shell has an accommodating space. The speaker is disposed in the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the speaker. A sensing chip is disposed on the circuit board. The sensing structure includes a sensing member and a transmission member. The sensing member protrudes from a front end of the shell and has a conductor. The sensing member is electrically connected to the sensing chip by the transmission member. A material of the sensing member is different from a material of the shell.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a fiber reinforced metal composite comprising a metal layer and a fiber layer which are arranged in a stack, and adjacent layers are fixed by bonding; the composite has a two-layered or three-layered structure, wherein one layer is closely adhered to another layer and the thickness of the layer is from 0.6 mm˜0.9 mm. Such structure changes the structure of the existing fiber metal composite characterized by generally having more than three layers, and greatly reduces the thickness of the composite while maintaining good mechanical properties. In another aspect, the present invention discloses an application of fiber reinforced metal composite in the field of luggage case manufacturing, provides two preparation methods for providing fiber reinforced metal case shell with simple and available operations.

Abstract: Portable information handling system housing portions rotationally couple with a mono barrel hinge that integrates a stylus garage in a barrel element coupling hinge elements at opposing ends. The stylus garage is formed as a depression within the barrel element that captures a stylus so that the housing portions enclose the stylus when rotated to a closed position and expose the stylus when rotated to an open position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a circuit using a seed layer. The method for forming a circuit using a seed layer according to the present invention, may realize a fine pitch, increase the adhesion of the circuit, and prevent the migration phenomenon.

Abstract: Screen casting on between two devices is described. In an example implementation, a communication link is established by a first device with a second device for casting a screen of the second device on the first device. Upon establishing the communication link, a command message is sent by the first device to the second device to set a backlight of the screen of the second device based on user backlight settings. When no user activity is detected on the second device for a specific time period, a request message is received by the first device from the second device, indicating switching the backlight of the screen of the second device to power-saving backlight settings. In response to the request message, a command message is sent by the first device to the second device to set the backlight of the screen of the second device based on the power-saving backlight settings.

Abstract: Various arrangements for integrating control of multiple cloud-based smart-home devices are presented. Registration information may be received for a first and second smart-home device that are controlled using different cloud-based server systems. A determination may be made that that the first smart-home device and the second smart-home device share a common function. The first smart-home device and the second smart-home device may be assigned to a common operating characteristic group based on the common function being shared by the first smart-home device and the second smart-home device. A control element may be provided that allows for control of smart-home devices with the common operating characteristic group. The control element may control the common function at the first smart-home device via the first cloud-based server system and at the second smart-home device via the second cloud-based server system.

Abstract: A driving method for a liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device has a wide viewing angle mode and a narrow viewing angle mode. The driving method includes: in the wide viewing angle mode, all the frames of the liquid crystal display device have the same display brightness; in the narrow viewing angle mode, the odd frames and the even frames of the liquid crystal display device have different display brightness. In the narrow viewing angle mode of the liquid crystal display device, by using an alternate driving method of bright frames and dark frames, the mura degree is significantly reduced, and the smoothness of dynamic picture display is improved, thereby improving the use experience of users.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body, a pivot assembly and a second body. The first body includes a first side and a second side, and the second side includes a groove. The pivot assembly includes a container, a first gear, a second gear and a third gear. The container includes an accommodating space and a side wall. The first gear is disposed in the accommodating space and connected to the groove. The second gear is disposed in the accommodating space, pivotally disposed at the side wall and engaged with the first gear. The third gear is disposed in the accommodating space, pivotally disposed at the side wall and engaged with the second gear. The second body is pivotally disposed at the container and connected to the third gear.

Abstract: A device for increasing a slew rate of a driving amplifier includes a driving amplifier, a slew rate improvement circuit, and a controller. The driving amplifier is configured to amplify an input voltage and output an output voltage. The slew rate improvement circuit is configured to provide or receive a current to increase the slew rate of the driving amplifier. The controller is configured to control an operation of the slew rate improvement circuit based on a difference between a first code corresponding to the input voltage of the driving amplifier during a current horizontal line time and a second code corresponding to the input voltage during a next horizontal line time.

Abstract: An electroluminescent display device includes a display panel including a display region, which includes a plurality of pixel arrangement regions and a plurality of scan circuit regions between the plurality of pixel arrangement regions, and a non-display region around the display region; a scan driving circuit formed in the plurality of scan circuit regions, and a clock signal line transferring a clock signal, and a first voltage line and a second voltage line located at both sides of the clock signal line, the clock signal line and the first and second voltage lines being located in the scan circuit region, wherein the first voltage line transfers a low potential driving voltage which is supplied to a cathode corresponding to the display region.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the sensor area including a transmission portion that transmits light, a plurality of first display devices arranged in the display area, a display device group including a plurality of second display devices, the display device group being arranged in the sensor area, and a passivation layer covering the display device group and having a first hole corresponding to the transmission portion.

Abstract: A Raman spectroscopy apparatus using a nano printing device is provided to perform Raman spectroscopy on nanoscale nanostructures printed from the nano printing device. The Raman spectroscopy apparatus includes a laser light source configured to generate and emit a laser light to the nanostructures, and a Raman detector configured to collect spectroscopic information from the light scattered by the nanostructures.

Abstract: A rotor system comprising a driveshaft; at least one motor for providing rotational energy for the driveshaft; an overrunning clutch connected to the motor and disposed around the driveshaft, wherein the overrunning clutch is rotated by the at least one motor; and a pump assembly associated with the at least one motor, the pump assembly comprising a large bore through which the driveshaft passes such that the pump assembly is arranged concentric to the driveshaft, the pump assembly further comprising a gerotor pump comprising inner and outer gerotor pump gears, wherein an inner bore of the gerotor pump engages and is driven by the overrunning clutch; and a cover disposed over the gerotor pump for providing a sump for the gerotor pump.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for an information providing interface based on new user experience. An information providing interface method includes providing a home board including a search box as an initial interface screen for providing information; providing a first content board according to movement from the home board in a first direction or a second content board according to movement in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction in response to an input event on the home board; and visually displaying a shortcut icon for each board and a currently staying board through a partial area of a screen in response to movement from the first content board or the second content board. Each of the first and the second content boards includes a plurality of subpages and each of the subpages includes a different type of content and movement between subpages is allowed.

Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate voltage control circuit detects a first time point when the voltage difference is less than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage during a first time interval after the first time point to turn on the transistor, and sets the voltage difference to a first reference voltage. The gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference to a second reference voltage during a second time interval after the first time interval. The first time interval is independent of a cycle of the input voltage.

Abstract: An automated speech recognition (ASR) model includes a first encoder, a second encoder, and a decoder. The first encoder receives, as input, a sequence of acoustic frames, and generates, at each of a plurality of output steps, a first higher order feature representation for a corresponding acoustic frame in the sequence of acoustic frames. The second encoder receives, as input, the first higher order feature representation generated by the first encoder at each of the plurality of output steps, and generates, at each of the plurality of output steps, a second higher order feature representation for a corresponding first higher order feature frame. The decoder receives, as input, the second higher order feature representation generated by the second encoder at each of the plurality of output steps, and generates, at each of the plurality of time steps, a first probability distribution over possible speech recognition hypotheses.

Abstract: A photodetecting device is provided. The photodetecting device includes a first photodetecting component including a substrate having a first absorption region configured to absorb photons having a first peak wavelength and to generate first photo-carriers, and a second photodetecting component including a second absorption region configured to absorb photons having a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength and to generate second photo-carriers. The first photodetecting component further includes two first readout circuits and two first control circuits for the first photo-carriers and electrically coupled to the first absorption region.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed and includes a base substrate, a circuit layer, and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The base substrate has a plurality of through holes, the circuit layer is disposed on the base substrate, and the light-emitting elements are disposed on the first circuit layer. An absolute value of a difference between two adjacent spacings of the plurality of through holes of the base substrate is less than 0.5 times radius of curvature of the electronic device when the electronic device is bent.

Abstract: A method includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form a trench, and depositing a dielectric layer using an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) cycle. The dielectric layer extends into the trench. The ALD cycle includes pulsing Hexachlorodisilane (HCD) to the semiconductor substrate, purging the HCD, pulsing triethylamine to the semiconductor substrate, and purging the triethylamine. An anneal process is then performed on the dielectric layer.