Abstract: An integrated circuit, testing structure, and method for monitoring electro-migration (EM) performance. A method is described that includes method for measuring on-chip electro-migration (EM) performance, including: providing a first on-chip sensor continuously powered with a stress current; providing a second on-chip sensor that is powered only during measurement cycles with a nominal current; obtaining a first resistance measurement from the first on-chip sensor and a second resistance measurement from the second on-chip sensor during each of a series of measurement cycles; and processing the first and second resistance measurements.

Abstract: Described is a method of forming a metal or metal alloy layer onto a substrate comprising the following steps i) provide a substrate including a permanent resin layer on top of at least one contact area and a temporary resin layer on top of the permanent resin layer, ii) contact the entire substrate area including the at least one contact area with a solution suitable to provide a conductive layer on the substrate surface and i) electroplate a metal or metal alloy layer onto the conductive layer.

Abstract: A test key structure for use in measuring step height includes a substrate, and a pair of test contacts. The substrate includes an isolation region and a diffusion region. The test contact pair includes a first test contact and a second test contact for measuring electrical resistances. The first test contact is disposed on the diffusion region and the second test contact is disposed on the isolation region.

Abstract: An image warping method and a computer program product thereof are provided. The image warping method comprises the following steps: defining a plurality of original feature points of an original image, wherein the original image corresponds to an original view angle; calculating a plurality of original pixel coordinates of the original feature points in the original image; defining a plurality of new feature points of the original image, wherein the new feature points respectively correspond to the original feature points; calculating a plurality of new pixel coordinates of the new feature points projected onto the original image; and approaching each of the original pixel coordinates of the original feature points to each of the new pixel coordinates of the corresponding new feature points in the original image so that the original image is warped into a new image, wherein the new image corresponds to a new view angle.

Abstract: An alignment accuracy (AA) mark is described, including N (N?3) pattern sets defined by N exposure steps respectively. The N exposure steps are performed also to a device area disposed on a wafer together with the AA mark. The i-th (i=1, 2 . . . N?1) pattern set surrounds the (i+1)-th pattern set. Each pattern set includes a 1st set of x-directional linear patterns, a 2nd set of x-directional linear patterns arranged opposite to the 1st set of x-directional linear patterns in the y-direction, a 1st set of y-directional linear patterns, and a 2nd set of y-directional linear patterns arranged opposite to the 1st set of y-directional linear patterns in the x-direction, wherein each set of x- or y-directional linear patterns include at least three separate parallel linear patterns.

Abstract: The present invention is correlated with a derivative of 18?-glycyrrhetinic acid apt to suppressing cancer cells, which is selected from a group comprising of structure I and structure II: wherein residue R1 is selected from one of CH3 and CH2C6H5, residue R2 is selected from one of COOCH3, COOCH2CH3, COOCH(CH3)2, CONHCH2CH3, CONHCH2CH2CH3, and CONHCH2(CH3)2, and residue R3 is selected from one of COOCH2CH3, COOCH(CH3)2, CONHCH2CH3, CONHCH2CH2CH3, and CONHCH2(CH3)2.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery anode for a lithium ion battery is provided. The lithium ion battery anode includes a number of anode material particles. The lithium ion battery anode also includes a number of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are entangled with each other. The carbon nanotubes form a net structure.

Abstract: A resonance frequency adjusting circuit in electronic communication with a power supply and a load connected to the power supply includes a first LC filter, a capacitor, a switch, and a frequency detecting and control module. The first LC filter circuit is electrically connected between the power supply and the load. The switch is electrically connected between the capacitor and ground. The frequency detecting and control module detects a current transient frequency of the load, compares the current transient frequency with a first resonance frequency of the first LC filter circuit, and controls the switch to turn on/off according to the comparison.

Abstract: A circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The circuit board of the present invention comprises: a carrier board, wherein a first circuit layer is disposed on at least one surface of the carrier board, and the first circuit layer comprises plural conductive pads; a protein dielectric layer disposed on the surface of the carrier board and the first circuit layer, wherein the protein dielectric layer has plural openings to expose the conductive pads; and a second circuit layer disposed on a surface of the protein dielectric layer, wherein the second circuit layer comprises plural first conductive vias, and each first conductive via is correspondingly formed in the opening and electrically connects to the conductive pad.

Abstract: A liquid-cooling heat-dissipating module is configured for allowing a cooling liquid to be filled therein and includes a casing and a cooling assembly. The casing has a hollow interior and is provided with an inlet and an outlet in communication with its interior. The cooling assembly is provided in the casing and formed with a conical eddy generation region at a position corresponding to the outlet. The cooling liquid generates an eddy in the eddy generation region to flow into the outlet. By this structure, the staying time of the cooling liquid in the heat exchange module is increased, so that the cooling effect and the heat-dissipating efficiency of the cooling liquid are improved greatly.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a front frame, a back cover, a support stand rotatably connected to the back cover, a display panel and a circuit board. The display panel and the circuit board are fixed between the front frame and the back cover. The circuit board includes a first contact and a number of second contacts. The second contacts surround the first contact. The support includes a central shaft and a third contact. The central shaft is electrically connected to the first contact. The third contact rotates with the rotation of the central shaft to contact each of the second contacts. The circuit board includes a circuit and a processor. The electric circuit generates different signals when the first contact is connected different second contacts. The processor adjusts an orientation of display content on the display panel to rotate based on the signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory fabrication process includes the formation of a complete memory cell layer stack before isolation region formation. The memory cell layer stack includes an additional place holding control gate layer. After forming the layer stack columns, the additional control gate layer will be incorporated between an overlying control gate layer and underlying intermediate dielectric layer. The additional control gate layer is self-aligned to isolation regions between columns while the overlying control gate layer is etched into lines for contact to the additional control gate layer. In one embodiment, the placeholder control gate layer facilitates a contact point to the overlying control gate layer such that contact between the control gate layers and the charge storage layer is not required for select gate formation.

Abstract: In a device and method for providing electrical current to a Light Emitting diode (LED) via switch mode power converter, at least one Integrated Circuit (IC) is provided and uses a hardware description language; an electronic switch configurable to have a switching time period. An Analogue to Digital converter (ADC) is configured to obtain a digitized voltage input. A voltage comparator is configured to obtain a discharge time of an inductive element of the switch mode power converter at each time period. During operation, the IC obtains the digitized voltage input, the discharge time of the inductive element, the desired electrical current, a reference constant, and the switching time period of the electronic switch as inputs and calculates the switch-on time of the electronic switch at each switching time period, so that the switch-on time of the electronic switch regulates the electrical current flowing into the LED.

Abstract: A transparent conductive structure is disclosed, including a first transparent conductive layer and a second transparent conductive layer on the first transparent conductive layer, wherein the first transparent conductive layer has a textured structure including wave crests and wave troughs and the second layer has an asymmetric thickness on inclined planes of the wave crests or the wave troughs of the first transparent conductive layer.

Abstract: An evaporation coating device includes a hollow main portion, a loading rack, a source material, and a mask. The loading rack is received in the main portion and mounted on a top plate of the main portion for carrying workpieces to be coated. The source material for evaporation is arranged on a bottom plate of the main portion. The mask is positioned between the loading rack and the source material and includes a mounting rod, two masking plates rotatably mounted on the mounting rod and an adjusting element engaged with the mounting rod and positioned between the two masking plates. The masking plates cooperatively constitute a masking surface and the two masking plates can be rotated by the adjusting element to change the shape of a contour of the masking surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) or oligoelectrolyte (COE) compounds represented by general structural formulae (I)-(IV), or a salt thereof and methods of using these compounds to detect targets in samples.

Abstract: A system and method for CT sinogram extrapolation are provided. The method comprises receiving a CT projection for extrapolation. The method also comprises selecting a target patch comprising at least one pixel of a row to be extrapolated. The method further comprises generating a correlation profile between the target patch and one or more source patches, wherein the source patches comprise measured pixels in the CT projection in one or more rows adjacent to the target patch. The projection data is generated for at least one pixel of the target patch based on the correlation profile and the measured pixels of at least one of the source patches.

Abstract: Variable volume systems and methods of use thereof described herein are capable of making calibrated determinations of fluid properties and phase behavior of a fluid sample. The determinations can be calibrated based on one or more calibration functions, such as system volume corrected for pressure and temperature variations. Cross-checking the results of measurements can be used to determine accuracy of the calibration or monitor for leaks or other anomalies of the variable volume systems. The variable volume systems can be implemented in a well logging tool and are capable of being calibrated downhole.

Abstract: A process for entangling quantum states of respective quantum systems measures electromagnetic radiation emitted from a first system and from a second system. The two systems are exposed to excitation radiation having a probability per time of producing a photon, and an interference element is coupled to receive photons from the first and second systems. The process further includes measuring a time during which the first and second systems were exposed to the excitation radiation before a photon is detected on either output channel of the interference element and applying an electromagnetic pulse that causes a relative phase shift of a portion of a quantum state of the first and second systems. Parameters of the electromagnetic pulse are selected based on measurements of the electromagnetic radiation from the first and second systems and the time measured.