Abstract: A landmark identification and marking system for a panoramic image is provided. The system includes a storage device and a back-end processor. The storage device stores an initial panoramic image, attitude information, motion tracking information, and a landmark list. The back-end processor performs steps of: adjusting a visual angle of the initial panoramic image to a designated angle according to a difference value between the visual angle and the designated angle; providing the adjusted initial panoramic image to a front-end processor for calculating and generating a panoramic image integrated with landmark objects in the virtual space.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a circuit board including a first circuit layer, a dielectric layer on the first circuit layer, and a seed layer on the dielectric layer and directly contacting the first circuit layer, in which a top surface of the seed layer includes a levelled portion. The circuit board also includes a second circuit layer on the levelled portion of the seed layer, in which a grain boundary density of the second circuit layer is lower than that of a portion of the seed layer directly contacting the first circuit layer.

Abstract: A ship navigation display system is set in a ship and includes a communications device, sensing device, first computing device, second computing device and wearable device. The communications device receives first coordinate information corresponding to a ship. The sensing device senses second coordinate information corresponding to a first ship around the ship. The first computing device is communicably connected with the communications device and calculates a collision probability according to the first and second coordinate information. When the collision probability is greater than a threshold value, the first computing device transmits a collision prediction signal. The second computing device receives the collision prediction signal and projects the second coordinate information corresponding to the first ship to a virtual coordinate in a virtual space.

Abstract: A Totem Pole PFC circuit includes at least one fast-switching leg, a slow-switching leg, and a control unit. Each fast-switching leg includes a fast-switching upper switch and a fast-switching lower switch. The slow-switching leg is coupled in parallel to the at least one fast-switching leg, and the slow-switching leg includes a slow-switching upper switch and a slow-switching lower switch. The control unit receives an AC voltage with a phase angle, and the control unit includes a current detection loop, a voltage detection loop, and a control loop. The control loop generates a second control signal assembly to respectively control the slow-switching upper switch and the slow-switching lower switch. The control loop controls the second control signal assembly to follow the phase angle, and dynamically adjusts a duty cycle of the second control signal assembly to turn on or turn off the slow-switching upper switch and the slow-switching lower switch.

Abstract: A contact stack of a semiconductor device includes a source/drain feature, a silicide layer wrapping around the source/drain feature, a seed metal layer in direct contact with the silicide layer, and a conductor in contact with the seed metal layer. The contact stack excludes a metal nitride layer in direct contact with the silicide layer.

Abstract: Examples of an integrated circuit with gate cut features and a method for forming the integrated circuit are provided herein. In some examples, a workpiece is received that includes a substrate and a plurality of fins extending from the substrate. A first layer is formed on a side surface of each of the plurality of fins such that a trench bounded by the first layer extends between the plurality of fins. A cut feature is formed in the trench. A first gate structure is formed on a first fin of the plurality of fins, and a second gate structure is formed on a second fin of the plurality of fins such that the cut feature is disposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment for a beam operation is provided. The method includes: receiving an RRC configuration for configuring a set of joint TCI states; receiving, from the BS, a MAC CE for activating a subset of joint TCI states in the set of joint TCI states, the MAC CE is used to map the subset of joint TCI states to codepoints of a TCI field in DCI; receiving the DCI indicating a joint TCI state included in the subset of joint TCI states activated by the MAC CE; determining whether the DCI includes a DL assignment; transmitting, in response to reception of the DCI, first HARQ-ACK information in a case that the DCI does not include the DL assignment; and transmitting, in response to the reception of the DCI and reception of a PDSCH, second HARQ-ACK information in a case that the DCI includes the DL assignment.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a conductive metal layer, at least one insulating layer, at least one thermally conductive insulating layer and a heat dissipation element. The conductive metal layer is mainly used to transmit electronic signals. The insulating layer is connected to the conductive metal layer. The thermally conductive insulating layer is sandwiched between the conductive metal layer and the insulating layer, and thermally contacts the conductive metal layer, and is used for thermally conducting the heat of the conductive metal layer. The heat dissipation element is in thermal contact with the thermally conductive insulating layer, and is used to conduct the heat of the thermally conductive insulating layer to the outside through a heat dissipation channel.

Abstract: A transparent display panel with driving electrode regions, circuit wiring regions, and optically transparent regions is provided. The driving electrode regions are arranged into an array in a first direction and a second direction. An average light transmittance of the circuit wiring regions is less than ten percent, and an average light transmittance of the optically transparent regions is greater than that of the driving electrode regions and the circuit wiring regions. The first direction intersects the second direction. The circuit wiring regions connect the driving electrode regions at intervals, such that each optically transparent region spans among part of the driving electrode regions. The transparent display panel includes first signal lines and second signal lines extending along the circuit wiring regions, and each circuit wiring region is provided with at least one of the first signal lines and at least one of the second signal lines.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation method including steps as follows: adding a nitrogen-substituted derivative of an alkyldithiolate ruthenium complex as a biomimetic hydrogenase photocatalyst into a solution, adding an organic acid into the solution, adding a P-ligand into the solution, adding an electron donor into the solution, and irradiating the solution with light in order to generate hydrogen.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation method including steps as follows: adding a nitrogen-substituted derivative of an alkyldithiolate ruthenium complex as a biomimetic hydrogenase photocatalyst into a solution, adding an organic acid into the solution, adding a P-ligand into the solution, adding an electron donor into the solution, and irradiating the solution with light in order to generate hydrogen.

Abstract: A method for measuring a tilt angle of a pickup head. The method includes the steps of: moving the pickup head to a track to be measured; radiating a laser beam with a constant power; defining a proper range of tilt control values; controlling the tilt angle of the pickup head according to the range of tilt control values, acquiring a RF signal corresponding to each tilt control value, and storing an associated value of a associated signal; detecting the maximum among the stored associated values; selecting and storing the tilt control value corresponding to the maximum as the optimum tilt control value for the track if there is a maximum; and modifying the range of tilt control values and executing the previous steps if there is no maximum. The so-called associated signal includes a tracking error signal, a reading/writing RF signal, an S-curve signal, or the RF signal.

Abstract: A method for measuring a tilt angle of a pickup head. The method includes the steps of: moving the pickup head to a track to be measured; radiating a laser beam with a constant power; defining a proper range of tilt control values; controlling the tilt angle of the pickup head according to the range of tilt control values, acquiring a RF signal corresponding to each tilt control value, and storing an associated value of a associated signal; detecting the maximum among the stored associated values; selecting and storing the tilt control value corresponding to the maximum as the optimum tilt control value for the track if there is a maximum; and modifying the range of tilt control values and executing the previous steps if there is no maximum. The so-called associated signal includes a tracking error signal, a reading/writing RF signal, an S-curve signal, or the RF signal.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a relative tilt angle between a disc and a pickup head using a focus signal. The method includes the steps of moving the pickup head to a first position and performing the focusing operation; obtaining a first variation of a focus signal of the pickup head at a first position; moving the pickup head by a default distance to a second position and performing the focusing operation; obtaining a second variation of the focus signal of the pickup head at a second position; and calculating the relative tilt angle according to the default distance and the first and second variations. The focus signal includes a focus error signal and a focus control signal, both of which have been stored in a control circuit of an optical disc drive. Consequently, the invention utilizes the focus signal to detect the tilt angle of the pickup head without adding any displacement sensor.

Abstract: A method for measuring a tilt angle of a pickup head. The method includes the steps of: moving the pickup head to a track to be measured; radiating a laser beam with a constant power; defining a proper range of tilt control values; controlling the tilt angle of the pickup head according to the range of tilt control values, acquiring a RF signal corresponding to each tilt control value, and storing an associated value of a associated signal; detecting the maximum among the stored associated values; selecting and storing the tilt control value corresponding to the maximum as the optimum tilt control value for the track if there is a maximum; and modifying the range of tilt control values and executing the previous steps if there is no maximum. The so-called associated signal includes a tracking error signal, a reading/writing RF signal, an S-curve signal, or the RF signal.