Abstract: A first fin structure is disposed over a substrate. The first fin structure contains a semiconductor material. A gate dielectric layer is disposed over upper and side surfaces of the first fin structure. A gate electrode layer is formed over the gate dielectric layer. A second fin structure is disposed over the substrate. The second fin structure is physically separated from the first fin structure and contains a ferroelectric material. The second fin structure is electrically coupled to the gate electrode layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to magnetic memory device. The magnetic memory device includes a bottom electrode, a selector layer disposed over the bottom electrode, and a MTJ stack disposed over the selector layer and comprising a reference layer and a free layer disposed over the reference layer and separated from the reference layer by a tunneling barrier layer. The magnetic memory device further includes a modulating layer disposed over the MTJ stack and a top electrode disposed over the switching threshold modulating layer. The selector layer is configured to switch current on and off based on applied bias.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit has an operative magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device configured to store a data state. The operative MTJ device is coupled to a bit-line. A regulating access apparatus is coupled between the operative MTJ device and a first word-line. The regulating access apparatus has one or more regulating MTJ devices that are configured to control a current provided to the operative MTJ device.

Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement sensor based on line structured light, comprising a sensing head and a controller. The sensing head is used for collecting section data and attitude information of its own, and matching the section data with the self attitude information. The sensing head comprises a three-dimensional camera, an attitude sensor, a laser and a control sub-board, wherein the three-dimensional camera is installed at a certain angle relative to the laser, and acquires elevation and grey information about an object surface corresponding to laser rays using a triangulation principle. The attitude sensor, the three-dimensional camera and the laser are installed on the same rigid plane, and the attitude sensor reflects measurement attitude of the three-dimensional camera and the laser in real time. The controller is used for measuring and controlling the sensing head, performing data processing transmission and supporting external control.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first diffusion area for a first type transistor. The first type transistor includes a first drain region and a first source region. A second diffusion area for a second type transistor is separated from the first diffusion area. The second type transistor includes a second drain region and a second source region. A gate electrode continuously extends across the first diffusion area and the second diffusion area in a routing direction. A first metallic structure is electrically coupled with the first source region. A second metallic structure is electrically coupled with the second drain region. A third metallic structure is disposed over and electrically coupled with the first and second metallic structures. A width of the first metallic structure is substantially equal to or larger than a width of the third metallic structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; a first fin active region of a first semiconductor material disposed within the first region, oriented in a first direction, wherein the first fin active region has a <100> crystalline direction along the first direction; and a second fin active region of a second semiconductor material disposed within the second region and oriented in the first direction, wherein the second fin active region has a <110> crystalline direction along the first direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes forming a material layer that includes an array of fin features, wherein at least one fin feature has a first material on a first sidewall and a second material on a second sidewall that is opposite to the first sidewall, wherein the first material is different from the second material. The method further includes exposing the second sidewall of the at least one fin feature and removing the at least one fin feature.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a first memory device and a second memory device arranged over a substrate. The first memory device is coupled to a first bit-line. The second memory device is coupled to a second bit-line. A shared control element is arranged within the substrate and is configured to provide access to the first memory device and to separately provide access to the second memory device. The shared control element includes one or more control devices sharing one or more components.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a stepwise refinement detection method for pavement cracks, processing pavement images comprising the following primary steps: extracting and processing marking lines, extracting ROA, adaptive threshold segmentation based on ROA, extracting ROC and region growth based on ROC direction feature weighting.

Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement sensor based on line structured light, comprising a sensing head and a controller. The sensing head is used for collecting section data and attitude information of its own, and matching the section data with the self attitude information. The sensing head comprises a three-dimensional camera, an attitude sensor, a laser and a control sub-board, wherein the three-dimensional camera is installed at a certain angle relative to the laser, and acquires elevation and grey information about an object surface corresponding to laser rays using a triangulation principle. The attitude sensor, the three-dimensional camera and the laser are installed on the same rigid plane, and the attitude sensor reflects measurement attitude of the three-dimensional camera and the laser in real time. The controller is used for measuring and controlling the sensing head, performing data processing transmission and supporting external control.

Abstract: A method for preparing the network-pore polyvinylidene fluoride membrane based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel includes the steps of (1) mix and stir PVA, masking agent and solvent, heat and dissolve the mixture evenly under 105 degree Celsius to obtain a PVA solution; (2) in the PVA solution, add PVDF and pore-forming agent, where the rest shall be added with the solvent until the total mass fraction sum is 1, stir, heat and dissolve the solution evenly to obtain the homogeneous casting solution; (3) the casting solution is filtered, deaerated, phase-separated and solidified as membrane A; (4) removes the PVA gel from membrane A to obtain membrane B; (5) membrane B is washed with water to remove the residual solvent to obtain the PVDF membrane with network-pore structure. The resulting PVDF membrane is an asymmetric membrane with an ultra-thin cortex and an interpenetrating network-pore sub-cortex structure.

Abstract: A method for extracting a surface deformation feature of an object based on linear scanning three-dimensional point cloud is disclosed comprising: performing data acquisition by using a three-dimensional measurement sensor based on line structured light, and obtaining a three-dimensional point cloud data of a surface of the object after data pre-processing; eliminating influences of abnormal data and textures on extraction of sectional main profiles, to accurately obtain the sectional main profiles of the object; obtaining a binary image based on deformation feature points extracted from sections, in conjunction with a deformation feature knowledge base, and preliminarily positioning a deformation region based on sub-block images to obtain a set of target morphology sub-blocks; then performing a morphological operation on deformation feature points in the set of target morphology sub-blocks, and generating a deformation region of confidence ROC, and then performing a region growth to extract a target using ge

Abstract: Methods and structures of a three-dimensional memory device are disclosed. In an example, the memory device includes a plurality vertical memory strings disposed through an alternating conductor/dielectric stack. Each of the memory strings includes a composite dielectric layers and a TFET semiconductor layer. The TFET semiconductor layer includes an n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; a first fin active region of a first semiconductor material disposed within the first region, oriented in a first direction, wherein the first fin active region has a <100> crystalline direction along the first direction; and a second fin active region of a second semiconductor material disposed within the second region and oriented in the first direction, wherein the second fin active region has a <110> crystalline direction along the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiaromatic copolyamide resin and a polyamide molding composition consisting of the same, consisting of following repeat units: (A) 26-80 mol % of units derived from para-amino benzoic acid; (B) 4-70 mol % of units derived from 11-aminoundecanoic acid or undecanolactam, and 0-70 mol % of units derived from another amino acids having 6 to 36 carbon atoms or units consisting of a lactam having 6-36 carbon atoms; (C) 0-37 mol % of units derived from a diamine unit having 4 to 36 carbon atoms; and (D) 0-37 mol % of units derived from a diacid unit having 6 to 36 carbon atoms; wherein, (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)=100 mol %; and molar contents of the units derived from para-amino benzoic acid and those derived from 11-aminoundecanoic acid or undecanolactam are not equal to 50 mol % simultaneously.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiaromatic polyamide resin, a preparation method thereof, and a polyamide molding composition consisting of the same, which consists of following components: (A) 20 to 95 wt % of a PA10T homopolymer derived from 1,10-decanediamine and terephthalic acid; and (B) 5 to 80 wt % of a PA6T homopolymer derived from 1,6-hexanediamine and terephthalic acid. Particularly, (A)+(B)=100 wt %. In the present invention, by adding a certain amount of the PA10T homopolymer into the PA6T homopolymer, a melting point of the PA6T homopolymer can be significantly decreased to be below a decomposition temperature thereof, and thereby a processability of the PA6T homopolymer is improved. The prepared semiaromatic polyamide resin has a decreased melting point, and may be processed normally. The polyamide molding composition consisting of the semiaromatic polyamide resin has a good processability, and has excellent surface properties.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes forming a material layer that includes an array of fin features, wherein at least one fin feature has a first material on a first sidewall and a second material on a second sidewall that is opposite to the first sidewall, wherein the first material is different from the second material. The method further includes exposing the second sidewall of the at least one fin feature and removing the at least one fin feature.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for adaptive management of wireless clients based on clients' radio behaviors and capabilities. Specifically, a disclosed network device can dynamically select a location tracking mechanism based on a probing characteristic of a client device. The disclosed network device can also dynamically selects a communication mechanism based on a power saving characteristics of a client device. Moreover, the disclosed network device can determine whether to select a new access point for a client device based on roaming characteristics of the client device. The adaptive management of client devices can be performed on a group of client devices with similar radio behaviors and/or capabilities on a per-radio rather than per-BSSID (basic service set identifier) basis.

Abstract: Some aspects enable users to interactively define a region in an electronic design, identify or generate a track pattern, and assign the track pattern to the region for subsequent physical implementation for the region. Another aspect interactively represents various results on a display apparatus using one or more distinguishing representation schemes. Another aspect is directed at interactive editing a component of an electronic design having track patterns by iteratively modifying a set of track patterns to reach a reduced set of track patterns and by automatically snapping the component to active track(s) in the reduced set for the physical implementation.

Abstract: A method for preparing the network-pore polyvinylidene fluoride membrane based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel includes the steps of (1) mix and stir PVA, masking agent and solvent, heat and dissolve the mixture evenly under 105 degree Celsius to obtain a PVA solution; (2) in the PVA solution, add PVDF and pore-forming agent, where the rest shall be added with the solvent until the total mass fraction sum is 1, stir, heat and dissolve the solution evenly to obtain the homogeneous casting solution; (3) the casting solution is filtered, deaerated, phase-separated and solidified as membrane A; (4) removes the PVA gel from membrane A to obtain membrane B; (5) membrane B is washed with water to remove the residual solvent to obtain the PVDF membrane with network-pore structure. The resulting PVDF membrane is an asymmetric membrane with an ultra-thin cortex and an interpenetrating network-pore sub-cortex structure.