Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first, second and third power rail, and a header circuit coupled to a gated circuit. The gated circuit is configured to operate on a first or second voltage. The first and second power rail are on a back-side of a wafer, and extend in a first direction. The header circuit is configured to supply the first voltage to the gated circuit by the first power rail. The second power rail is separated from the first power rail in a second direction. The second power rail is configured to supply the second voltage to the gated circuit. The third power rail is on a front-side of the wafer and includes a first set of conductors extending in the second direction, and separated in the first direction. Each of the first set of conductors is configured to supply a third voltage to the header circuit.

Abstract: A method includes forming a cell layer including first and second cells, each of which is configured to perform a circuit function; forming a first metal layer above the cell layer and including a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature extending along a first direction, in which the first conductive feature extends from the first cell into the second cell, and in which a shortest distance between a center line of the first conductive feature and a center line of the second conductive feature along a second direction is less than a width of the first conductive feature, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; forming a first conductive via interconnecting the cell layer and the conductive feature.

Abstract: Various layouts for conductive interconnects in the conductor layers in an integrated circuit are disclosed. Some or all of the conductive interconnects are included in a power delivery system. In general, the conductive interconnects in a first conductor layer are arranged according to an orthogonal layout and the conductive interconnects in a second conductor layer are arranged according to a non-orthogonal layout. Conductive stripes in a transition conductor layer positioned between the first and the second conductor layers electrically connect the conductive interconnects in the first conductor layer to the conductive interconnects in the second conductor layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a routing structure. The routing structure includes a substrate having a first circuit region and a boundary surrounding the first circuit region. The routing structure also includes a first conductive trace coupled to a first conductive pad disposed in the first circuit region. The first conductive trace is inclined with respect to the boundary of the substrate. A method of forming a routing structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: A horizontal composite electricity supply element group comprises a first insulation layer, a second insulation layer, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer, and a plurality of electricity supply element groups. The first patterned conductive layer is disposed on the first insulation layer. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on the second insulation layer. The plurality of electricity supply element groups are disposed between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer, and connected in series and/or in parallel via the first patterned conductive layer and the second patterned conductive layer. The electricity supply element group is formed by several serially connected independent electricity supply elements whose electrolyte systems do not circulate with one another. Thereby, the high voltage produced by connection will not influence any single electricity supply element nor decompose their respective electrolyte systems.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a device, a first interconnect structure disposed above the device and a second interconnect structure positioned below the device. The first interconnect structure includes multiple frontside metal layers. The second interconnect structure includes multiple backside metal layers, where each backside metal layer includes metal conductors routed according to diagonal routing. In some embodiments, a backside interconnect structure can include another backside metal layer that includes metal conductors routed according to mixed-Manhattan-diagonal routing. A variety of techniques can be used to route signals between metal conductors in the backside interconnect structure and cells on one or more frontside metal layers.

Abstract: A composite battery cell includes a plurality of electricity supply elements connected to each other in series/parallel to form the electricity supply element groups. The electricity supply element groups are connected to each other in parallel/series and packed to form the battery cell with high capacity and high voltage. Each electricity supply element is an in-dependent module and the electrolyte system does not circulate therebetween. There only have charges transferred rather than electrochemical reactions between the adjacent electricity supply elements. Therefore, the electrolyte decomposition would not occur result from the high voltage caused by connecting in series. Both series and parallel connection are made within the package of the battery cell to achieve high capacity and high voltage.

Abstract: A filter-antenna and a method for making a filter-antenna. The filter antenna includes a microstrip antenna, such as a patch antenna, integrated with an absorptive (e.g., bandstop) filter for absorbing or dissipating energy.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for executing gesture operations are provided. A touchpad gesture manager and a touchscreen gesture manager may be maintained. Both managers may comprise the identities of gesture operations and conditions for executing the gesture operations. The conditions for one or more touchscreen gesture operations may be the same as the conditions for one or more corresponding touchpad gesture operations. The gestures that have same conditions for the touchscreen and the touchpad may comprise application window operations and virtual desktop transition operations. In some examples, one or more display elements, animations, or intermediate operations may be different in executing the touchscreen operations than for executing the touchpad operations.

Abstract: The invention provides a contact surface adjusting material for solid electrolytes and composite electrolyte system thereof. The contact surface adjusting material is mainly composed of a polymer base material, which is capable of allowing metal ions to move inside the material, and an additive, which is capable of dissociating metal salts and is served as a plasticizer. The contact surface adjusting material is applied to a surface of the solid electrolytes to construct a face-to-face transmission mode. Therefore, the problems of the high resistances caused by the directly contact of the solid electrolytes are eliminated.

Abstract: A system includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a cell on the substrate having a first pin on either the first side or the second side, and a second pin on the second side, a first signal connected to the first pin, and a second signal connected to the second pin.

Abstract: A cable includes: a pair of core wires; a shielding layer covering the pair of core wires; an insulating outer layer covering the shielding layer; a ground wire between the pair of core wires and the shielding layer; and a filler wire between the pair of core wires and the shielding layer, and the filler wire is arranged symmetrically with the ground wire.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes an omnidirectional dielectric resonator antenna (DRA). The omnidirectional DRA comprises a substrate, a dielectric, and a planar antenna positioned between the substrate and the dielectric. The planar antenna comprises a central planar feed positioned on the substrate. The planar antenna also comprises a plurality of feed lines coupled to, and extending outward from, the central planar feed. The planar antenna also comprises a plurality of arms coupled to the plurality of feed lines. Each arm extends from a corresponding feed line.

Abstract: A method for purification of a styrene-containing feedstock includes steps of introducing the styrene-containing feedstock into the middle of an extractive distillation column, and a solvent for the extractive distillation into the upper part of the column; discharging a raffinate oil from the top of the column, and a rich solvent rich in styrene from the bottom of the column. The rich solvent is then introduced into the middle of the solvent recovery column for vacuum distillation to obtain a crude styrene from the top of the solvent recovery column, and a lean solvent is discharged from the bottom of the solvent recovery column and recycled to the upper part of the extractive distillation column. A portion of the rich solvent is sent to a solvent purification zone for a liquid-liquid extraction using water to obtain a mixture of a styrene polymer and styrene.

Abstract: Failure-in-time (FIT) evaluation methods for an IC are provided. Data representing a layout of the IC is accessed, and the layout includes a metal line and a plurality of vertical interconnect accesses (VIAs). The metal line is divided into a first sub-line with a first line width and a second sub-line with a second line width. A plurality of nodes are picked along the first and second sub-lines of the metal line. The metal line is divided into a plurality of metal segments based on the nodes. FIT value is determined for each of the metal segments to verify the layout and fabricate the IC. The first line width is greater than the second line width.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrode assembly and its battery device thereof, which is composed of a first belt current collector and a second belt current collector, which a plurality of electrochemical systems are disposed therebetween. Also, the glue frame is utilized to completely enclose thereof. Therefore, each electrochemical system is an independent module and there only have charges transferred occurring rather than electrochemical reactions therebetween. The glue frame located between the electrochemical systems and the first belt current collector and the second belt current collector adhered by the glue frame can be folded to form a bending portion. By the bending portion, the electrochemical system would be folded to overlap the adjacent electrochemical system to achieve a z-axis stacking. It is easy to mass produce, and it can also reduce the amount of the tabs configured in series or parallel. Therefore, the energy density loss of the space configuration can be reduced.

Abstract: The invention provides a battery module with cooling cartridge and battery system thereof. The cooling cartridge is utilized to be disposed between the battery units stacked in a single axis. The supporting portion of the cooling cartridge is directly contacted in a large area to the current collecting sheet of the battery unit. And the wing portions, extended from the two sides of the supporting portion, are directly contacted to the inner sidewalls of the metal housing. Therefore, a large-area heat dissipating path for the battery cell is provided, and the performance and stability of the battery cell are greatly improved.

Abstract: The invention provides a soft pack battery module and its electricity supply thereof. The battery units, which are independent and complete modules, are utilized to be contacted to each other to form the battery cell with the serial connection, the parallel connection or both. There only have charges transferred rather than electrochemical reactions occurred between the battery units. Also, the metallized plastic film package is utilized to pack the battery cell. The inner electrically-conductive area of the metallized plastic film package is directly contacted to the electric power outputs of the battery cell to form electrical connections. Therefore, the problems caused by the need for additional wires can be avoided and the surface area the current path of the battery cell can be maximized.

Abstract: A method (of fabricating a power grid (PG) arrangement in a semiconductor) includes: forming a first layer including conductive lines (C_1st lines)which include interspersed alpha C_1st lines and beta C_1st lines designated correspondingly for first and second reference voltages; and forming a second layer over the first layer, the second layer including segments (C_2nd segments) which include interspersed alpha C_2nd segments and beta C_2nd segments designated correspondingly for the first and second reference voltages; and, relative to the first direction, each beta C_2nd segment being substantially asymmetrically between corresponding adjacent ones of the alpha C_2nd segments.

Abstract: A composite battery cell includes a plurality of electricity supply elements connected to each other in series/parallel to form the electricity supply element groups. The electricity supply element groups are connected to each other in parallel/series and packed to form the battery cell with high capacity and high voltage. Each electricity supply element is an independent module and the electrolyte system does not circulate therebetween. There only have charges transferred rather than electrochemical reactions between the adjacent electricity supply elements. Therefore, the electrolyte decomposition would not occur result from the high voltage caused by connecting in series. Both series and parallel connection are made within the package of the battery cell to achieve high capacity and high voltage.