Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a metal-including layer over a semiconductor substrate; forming a hydrophobic polymer layer over the metal-including layer; and forming an amphiphilic polymer layer between the metal-including layer and the hydrophobic polymer layer so as to enhance a bonding force therebetween.

Abstract: An etchant for etching a cobalt-containing member in a semiconductor structure includes a fluorine-free acid and an alkaline solution, a rate of etching a cobalt-containing member by the etchant is greater than a rate of etching a nitride-containing member by the etchant, and a level of dissolved oxygen of the etchant is less than or equal to 100 ppb. A semiconductor structure, includes a plurality of epitaxial structures over a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate and between two of the plurality of epitaxial structures; a cobalt-containing member over one of the epitaxial structures and adjacent to the gate structure; and a dielectric member over the cobalt-containing member, wherein a top surface of the cobalt-containing member is formed by etching a portion of the cobalt-containing member using an etchant including a fluorine-free acid and an alkaline solution.

Abstract: A method of adaptably detecting dirt, occlusion and smudge on camera lens and image sensor includes capturing an image; subjecting original pixels of the image to sampling to result in sampled pixels; excluding outliers of the sampled pixels to result in retained pixels; obtaining an average value of the retained pixels; obtaining a tolerance value according to luminance values of the retained pixels; generating a threshold value for determining dirt, occlusion and smudge on camera lens and image sensor in the image according to the tolerance value and the average value of the retained pixels; and comparing a luminance value of at least one pixel of the image with a corresponding threshold value.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an integrated compound semiconductor co-packaged optics (CCPO) device. The CCPO device has a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) mounted on a common package substrate. The PIC has a modulator array and a photodetector (PD) array fabricated in GaAs and/or InP. In some configurations the PIC also has an amplifier array fabricated in GaAs and/or InP. The CCPO design reduces loss and signal integrity issues that are typically present when the PIC and EIC are on separate substrates.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate; an isolation structure over the substrate; a first fin extending from the substrate and through the isolation structure; a first source/drain structure over the first fin; a contact etch stop layer over the isolation structure and contacting a first side face of the first source/drain structure; and a first dielectric structure contacting a second side face of the first source/drain structure. The first side face and the second side face are on opposite sides of the first fin in a cross-sectional view cut along a widthwise direction of the first fin. The first dielectric structure extends higher than the first source/drain structure.

Abstract: An ammonium fluoride gas may be used to form a protection layer for one or more interlayer dielectric layers, one or more insulating caps, and/or one or more source/drain regions of a semiconductor device during a pre-clean etch process. The protection layer can be formed through an oversupply of nitrogen trifluoride during the pre-clean etch process. The oversupply of nitrogen trifluoride causes an increased formation of ammonium fluoride, which coats the interlayer dielectric layer(s), the insulating cap(s), and/or the source/drain region(s) with a thick protection layer. The protection layer protects the interlayer dielectric layer(s), the insulating cap(s), and/or the source/drain region(s) during the pre-clean process from being etched by fluorine ions formed during the pre-clean process.

Abstract: The present invention relates a multimodal emotion recognition system with edge AI accelerator. The system employs a Fuzzy Long-Short Recurrent Convolutional Network (Fuzzy LRCN) for multiple emotion classifications. The algorithm strategically utilizes only eight channels of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and combines electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) through a fuzzification engine to improve emotion recognition accuracy with minimal hardware resource consumption. The goal is to optimize hardware resource utilization, reduce system power consumption, and maximize emotion recognition accuracy. The fuzzy algorithm provides a lightweight multimodal AI model to address the issue of increased computational load caused by recognizing emotions from multiple signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a linear motor module, including a mounting base, a magnet mounting seat arranged on the mounting base, three stators arranged on the magnet mounting seat and composed of array-structured permanent magnet assemblies, linear guide rails arranged on the mounting seat, sliding blocks mounted on the linear guide rails, a moving plate arranged on the sliding blocks, and three inductors arranged on the moving plate and corresponding to the stators. The magnet mounting seat has three mounting surfaces; the three stators are separately located on the three mounting surfaces; the three inductors are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence to the three stators; and an angle between two adjacent stators is 60 degrees. The linear motor module of the present disclosure is reasonable in structural design.

Abstract: A camera for a portable electronic device is provided. The camera comprises a housing, a first lens assembly (101) having a first optical axis, a second lens assembly (105, 107) having a second optical axis, a mirror (103) placed at a point of intersection of the first and the second optical axis, and an image sensor (109) placed on the second optical axis. Furthermore, the camera comprises an image stabilisation apparatus, comprising a first detector configured to generate a first signal in response to a rotation of the camera about an axis that is perpendicular to both the first and the second optical axis and a first actuator configured to rotate the first lens assembly (101) and the mirror (103) in response to the first signal relative to the housing about a first rotation axis perpendicular to the first and second optical axis for compensating the rotation of the camera.

Abstract: A wireless charging device includes a near-field communication chip, a plurality of charging modules, a plurality of infrared sensors, a switching component and a control module, wherein the control module is connected to the near-field communication chip, the plurality of charging modules, the plurality of infrared sensors and the switching component. The switching component is connected to the near-field communication chip and the plurality of charging modules. The plurality of infrared sensors are respectively disposed at the plurality of charging modules. The control module is configured to control the switching component to conduct the near-field communication chip and the near-field communication antenna of a target module among the plurality of charging modules according to a sensing signal of each of the plurality of infrared sensors.

Abstract: A failure detection method for battery racks is disclosed and includes: continuously computing a voltage difference data in a computation frequency; computing a standard deviation by using the voltage difference data retrieved from each battery rack up to present; obtaining a first voltage trend and a second voltage trend according to the voltage difference data in a first period and the voltage difference data in a second period when the standard deviation is greater than a preliminary-filtered threshold; computing an intersection of the first voltage trend and the second voltage trend to obtain a voltage trend status; computing a voltage slope according to the voltage difference data of the second period; and generating an alarm message when the voltage trend status is abnormal and the voltage slope is greater than a slope threshold, where the alarm message indicates the position of a battery cell occurring overvoltage status.

Abstract: A locking device includes a base, a hook pivoted to the base to move between an engaging position and a releasing position, a sliding member slidably disposed at the base and locked to the base to maintain the hook at the releasing position, a knob pivoted to the base, and an actuating member slidably disposed at the base. The sliding member slides relative to the base to be disengaged from the hook or to drive the hook to be transported to the releasing position. The knob rotates relative to the base and blocks the sliding member from sliding or allows the sliding member to slide relative to the base. The actuating member receives a force to slide relative to the base and drives the sliding member to be disengaged from the base and moved and disengaged from the hook to allow the hook to be transported to the engaging position.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies which specifically bind to human CD36 protein (hCD36) and are capable of decreasing, inhibiting, and/or fully-blocking immune regulatory effects and/or ligand transport into cells mediated by CD36. Examples of CD36-mediated effects, among others, may include oxidized lipid transport into CD8 T cells potentially causing cell death and fatty acid transport in regulatory T cells increasing their survival and immune suppression in the tumor micro-environment (TME). The present disclosure also provides methods of using the antibodies (and compositions thereof) to treat various diseases and conditions responsive to decreasing, inhibiting and/or blocking CD36-dependent ligand transport into cells.

Abstract: A rehabilitation device includes a music player, a first pressure sensing device and a processor. The music player is configured to play a rhythm music at a beat speed. The first pressure sensing device is configured to capture a plurality of first foot pressure distributions. The processor is configured to obtain a plurality of first trigger mode pressure distributions that match a trigger mode in the first foot pressure distributions; obtain a trigger speed of the first trigger mode pressure distributions in the first foot pressure distributions; increase the beat speed based on the beat speed being slower than the trigger speed; and reduce the beat speed based on the beat speed being quicker than the trigger speed.

Abstract: A semiconductor packaging structure includes a lead frame, a first thermally conductive layer, a second thermally conductive layer, a chip, and an encapsulation body. The first thermally conductive layer is disposed on a surface of the lead frame, and includes a plurality of first silver powder particles. The second thermally conductive layer is disposed on the first thermally conductive layer, and includes a resin and a plurality of second silver powder particles. The first silver powder particles are smaller in size than the second silver powder particles. The chip is disposed on the second thermally conductive layer. A bottom surface of the chip and a portion of a side surface of the chip contact the second thermally conductive layer. The encapsulation body covers the lead frame, the first thermally conductive layer, the second thermally conductive layer, and the chip.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise a monolithic integrated circuit device comprising an addressable laser array, where the addressable laser array comprises a plurality of N light-emitting sources. Embodiments may also comprise a multiplexer including N transistors, where each of the N transistors are associated with a different one of the plurality of N light-emitting sources. In accordance with various embodiments, each of the N transistors may be operable to address the associated light-emitting source.

Abstract: A method of dynamically distributing output powers of charging piles configured to perform steps on all charging guns of the charging piles in sequence, and the method includes steps of: (a) calculating a charge curve slop, (b) calculating an ideal charge value according to a range of the charge curve slop, (c) calculating a distribution margin value if a distributed power is greater than the ideal charge value, (d) performing steps (a) to (c), and acquiring an accumulated margin value by accumulating the distribution margin values after completing the calculation of the distribution margin value of each charging gun, (e) redistributing the output powers of the charging piles.

Abstract: A method of synthesizing indole compounds. The method may include allyllating an indole compound, oxidizing the resulting ?-indolepropene, and reductively aminating the resulting indoleacetaldehyde, providing a tryptamine. The indole compound may be substituted with a functional group on the indole ring or may be unsubstituted indole. The method may include substitution, oxidation or other derivatization of the indole ring of the indole compound, of tryptophan, of the tryptamine, or of intermediates. The method may include oxidizing tryptophan or a ring-substituted tryptophan analogue and reductively aminating the resulting indoleacetaldehyde, providing a tryptamine. The method may be applied in a telescoped approach without isolation of intermediates. The method may be applied to production of indoles, ?-indolepropenes, indole propyl diols, indoleacetaldehydes and tryptamines. Compounds from each of these classes of compounds are also provided herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical film, a polarizer, and a display device. The optical film includes a resin and a light diffuser mixed with the resin. The light diffuser includes a whisker and a modifying group attached to a surface of the whisker. The modifying group has a structural formula of X-A-R, wherein is a single bond, X is selected from SO3, A is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group containing 6 to 20 ring atoms, and —R—is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted siloxy group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkylolamide group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Methods for prophylactically treating a stress-induced affective disorder or stress-induced psychopathology in a subject are provided. Also provided are methods for inducing and/or enhancing stress resilience in a subject. In certain embodiments, an effective amount of (R,S)-ketamine or (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine ((2R,6R)-HNK) is administered to a female or male subject prior to a stressor.