Abstract: A computing system performs balanced power management based on requirements of graphics scenes in a video game. Based on the requirements of the graphics scenes, the system selects one or more performance metrics to reduce in real-time, where the performance metrics are indicators of video game quality. The system compares estimated power consumption with a power budget after reducing the one or more performance metrics. Based on the requirements of the graphics scenes, the system further selects one or more quality enhancers to activate in real-time while keeping the estimated power consumption within the power budget. Each quality enhancer enhances the video game with respect to a performance metric. The system then displays the video game enhanced by the one or more quality enhancers.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first dielectric layer is formed over a substrate, an adhesion enhancement layer is formed on a surface of the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer is formed on the adhesion enhancement layer.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core that is made of electromagnetic steel sheets rotating around a central axis and laminated in an axial direction, and that has multiple flux barriers penetrating the electromagnetic steel sheets along the axial direction. At least some of the multiple flux barriers are provided with a first penetrating portion and a second penetrating portion arranged in the radial direction, the first penetrating portion housing a magnet and the second penetrating portion housing a conductive non-magnetic conductor.

Abstract: A system includes a first printed circuit board (PCB), a temperature sensor, a switching circuit provided on the first PCB, and a controller. The temperature sensor is configured to measure temperature of at least an area of the first PCB. The controller is configured to trigger the switching circuit to turn off power to the first PCB, based at least in part on the temperature sensor detecting a temperature above a temperature threshold. The system is able to disrupt power much faster than conventional methods of power protection which may have a blind spot to certain areas of the first PCB, since these methods rely on power disruption when a maximum power is sensed.

Abstract: An electronic device package includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a conductive layer. The first substrate includes a first bonding pad, and a cavity exposing the first bonding pad. The second substrate is laminated on the first substrate. The second substrate includes a second bonding pad at least partially inserting into the cavity of the first substrate. The conductive layer is disposed in the cavity and at least between the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad to connect the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad.

Abstract: An optical system applied to an optical biometer is disclosed. The optical system includes a light source, first and second switchable reflectors, and first and second fixed reflectors. The first switchable reflector is disposed corresponding to the light source. The second switchable reflector is disposed corresponding to an eye. In a first mode, the first and second switchable reflectors are switched to a first state, and the incident light emitted by the light source is reflected by the first fixed reflector along a first optical path and then emitted to a first position of the eye. In a second mode, the first and second switchable reflectors are switched to a second state, and the incident light is sequentially reflected by the first switchable reflector, the second fixed reflector and the second switchable reflector along a second optical path and then emitted to a second position of the eye.

Abstract: An auxiliary staring and imaging focusing device includes an illumination system, an imaging system, a staring device and a focusing device. The illumination system has an illumination optical-path to project a detection light to illuminate a fundus of a subject's eye. The imaging system has an imaging optical-path for receiving a reflected light and a fundus image of subject and imaging the reflected light and fundus image on an image display. The staring device is located in the illumination optical-path and forms a staring surface provided with staring points contrast with a detection light for the subject to watch. The focusing device is provided with a split-image screen in the illumination optical-path. The split-image screen has a shutter with a default size, and two facing prisms are disposed on the shutter and a light-transmitting space is formed between two prisms for a center staring point to pass through.

Abstract: Methods of determining the risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) and/or progression to total joint replacement (TJR) and determining the treatment response to an NGF antagonist or NSAID treatment in a subject by determination of an OA proteomic risk score for the subject are presented herein.

Abstract: A frame interpolation method generates an interpolated frame that is temporally between a first frame and a second frame. A first and a second interpolated frames are generated using motion vectors from a first motion estimator and a second motion estimator, respectively. A weighting map is generated based on indications from the first motion estimator. First pixel locations and second pixel locations in the weighting map are assigned weight values of 1 and 0, respectively. A weighted combination is calculated using the weighting map to produce the interpolated frame output, which includes the first pixel locations from the first interpolated frame and the second pixel locations from the second interpolated frame. The first and the second motion estimators may be an optical flow estimator and the game engine renderer, respectively. Alternatively, the first and the second motion estimators may be the game engine renderer and the optical flow estimator, respectively.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing nitride catalyst is provided, which includes putting a Ru target and an M target into a nitrogen-containing atmosphere, in which M is Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, Cu, or Zn. The method also includes providing powers to the Ru target and the M target, respectively. The method also includes providing ions to bombard the Ru target and the M target for depositing MxRuyN2 on a substrate by sputtering, wherein 0<x<1.3, 0.7<y<2, and x+y=2, wherein MxRuyZ2 is cubic crystal system or amorphous.

Abstract: An antenna device is provided, which includes a first substrate, and a second substrate facing and spaced with the first substrate in a distance. At least one working element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the at least one working element is filled with a modulation material. At least one buffer element is connected with the at least one working element for adjusting the amount of the modulation material in the at least one working element.

Abstract: A method for forming a product of compressible material includes preparing compressible material, assembling a molding fixture, filling the compressible material into a filling tube of the molding fixture, clamping the filling tube by a clamping mechanism of the molding fixture, moving an adjusting screw of the molding fixture downward in the filling tube to compress the compressible material, delivering the molding fixture to a heating module to perform a heating process so that the compressible material is heated and melted, delivering the molding fixture to a cooling module to perform a cooling process so that the compressible material is cooled and solidified to form a product, stripping the molding fixture from the product, and finishing and taking out the product of the compressible material.

Abstract: A method includes depositing an etch stop layer over a first conductive feature, performing a first treatment to amorphize the etch stop layer, depositing a dielectric layer over the etch stop layer, etching the dielectric layer to form an opening, etching-through the etch stop layer to extend the opening into the etch stop layer, and filling the opening with a conductive material to form a second conductive feature.

Abstract: A rotor includes a stack of electromagnetic steel plates each including through-hole groups with through-holes extending through the respective electromagnetic steel plates. In each of the through-hole groups, at least one of the through-holes accommodates a magnet and at least a portion of the through-holes that does not accommodate any magnet is filled with an electrically conductive material. When the rotor is seen axially, at two circumferential sides of a magnetic flux passage that is adjacent to the magnet, a width of the magnetic flux passage adjacent a first side of the magnet is larger than a width of the magnetic flux passage near a second side of the magnet.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and techniques to render images with global illumination using efficient ray tracing, light source identification, and reservoir resampling that deploys temporal and spatial reservoirs.

Abstract: A wire-wound inductor using magnetic cores with three air gaps, which comprises a magnetic housing cores, an inner magnetic cores, and coils, characterized in that: multiple size combination of inner magnetic cores can be accepted in the magnetic housing cores with the same size; the magnetic housing cores and the inner magnetic cores can be made of different magnetic materials; the size and the material of the two magnetic parts of the inductor can be selected to meet the requirement of application frequency and power. The inductor adopts the magnetic cores with the air gaps in the mating areas between the magnetic housing core and the inner magnetic core as well as the two inner magnetic cores to form three air gaps. The types of the magnetic cores of the inductors are categorized as PM, RM and PQ by IEC standard. The inductors perform larger saturation current, higher inductance value and lower core loss.

Abstract: A data report rate adjustment method for use between a computer host and a peripheral device is provided. According to the actual workload level of the computer host and/or the amount of the input data of the peripheral device, the priority or the report rate of the data to be transmitted from the peripheral device can be dynamically adjusted or set. More especially, the unnecessary data report can be avoided. Consequently, the workload of the computer host can be effectively reduced, and the power consumption of the peripheral device can be saved.

Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination source comprising a gas delivery system comprising a gas nozzle. The gas nozzle comprises an opening in an exit plane of the gas nozzle. The gas delivery system is configured to provide a gas flow from the opening for generating an emitted radiation at an interaction region. The illumination source is configured to receive a pump radiation having a propagation direction and to provide the pump radiation in the gas flow. A geometry shape of the gas nozzle is adapted to shape a profile of the gas flow such that gas density of the gas flow first increases to a maximum value and subsequently falls sharply in a cut-off region along the propagation direction.

Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device is provided. The optoelectronic semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack located on the substrate; a first trench and a second trench provided in the semiconductor stack; a first insulating layer filling in the first trench and covering the semiconductor stack; a first metal layer covering the first insulating layer; a second metal layer covering the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer located between the first metal layer and the first insulating layer, and between the second metal layer and the first insulating layer. A part of the second trench is uncovered by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.

Abstract: A method includes: providing a passivation layer with an embedded MIM capacitor; forming a redistribution layer (RDL) above the passivation layer; and forming an opening in the RDL above the MIM capacitor, wherein the opening separates the RDL into first and second RDL structures, wherein each of the first and second RDL structures has a convex-shaped profile on a sidewall that defines the opening that separates the first RDL structure from the second RDL structure, and wherein the convex-shaped profile on the sidewalls resists stress migration from the RDL to the MIM capacitor to resist stress migration induced cracks forming in the MIM capacitor. The forming an opening includes: removing a portion of the RDL to a first depth using first etching operations; and removing a portion of the RDL to a second depth by laterally etching sidewalls of the first and second RDL structures.