Abstract: Provided are an electrode for a lithium battery that is capable of providing a lithium battery having both high stability and high battery properties; a process for producing an electrode for a lithium battery, in which a positive electrode plate and/or a negative electrode plate, even when coated with a thermal activation material dissolved in an organic solvent such as a pyrrolidone-based solvent, is prevented from swelling; and a lithium battery including said electrode for a lithium battery. The electrode for a lithium battery includes an electrode plate, a mix layer and a heat insulating layer in this order, wherein the mix layer includes at least an aqueous adhesive and an active material; the heat insulating layer includes at least a thermal activation material; and at least part of the mix layer is in contact with at least part of the heat insulating layer.

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for cleaning a polishing module of a semiconductor polishing apparatus. Purge air flow can be supplied into the polishing module (e.g., directed towards a polishing unit, a shield, and/or other polishing components) to create turbulence air flow within the polishing module. An auxiliary exhaust can be invoked to exhaust one or more particulates removed from the polishing module by the turbulence air flow. A purge air flow cycle can be performed by cycling the purge air flow and the auxiliary exhaust between on and off states. One or more purge air flow cycles can be performed during a main air flow cycle where laminar air flow is supplied into the polishing module and exhausted using a main exhaust. In this way, one or more particulates can be cleaned from the polishing module.

Abstract: A switching power supply in an integrated circuit, an integrated circuit comprising a switching power supply, and a method of assembling a switching power supply in an integrated circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention provides a three-dimensional switching power supply in an integrated circuit comprising a device layer. The switching power supply comprises three distinct strata arranged in series with the device layer, the three distinct strata including a switching layer including switching circuits, a capacitor layer including banks of capacitors, and an inductor layer including inductors. This switching power supply further comprises a multitude of connectors electrically and mechanically connecting together the device layer, the switching layer, the capacitor layer, and the inductor layer. The switching circuits, the capacitors and the inductors form a switching power supply for supplying power to the device layer.

Abstract: An auxiliary fuel tank for a flexible fuel vehicle is provided. The auxiliary fuel tank is mounted to an auxiliary tank body for storing gasoline fuel and is installed in an engine compartment of a flexible fuel vehicle. The auxiliary fuel tank includes a canister that is coupled to the auxiliary tank body and has activated carbon therein. The canister is configured to collect fuel evaporation gas generated in the auxiliary tank body to supply fuel components to an engine.

Abstract: At least nine forward speeds and at least one reverse speed are achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gear sets respectively having three rotational elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotational elements and a transmission housing.

Abstract: A coin acceptor includes main body having coin dispenser mounted therein, coin tubes mounted in the main body and disposed at the bottom side of the coin dispenser, and sensing device including multiple optical sensor modules respectively aimed at the coin tubes. The distance between each optical sensor module and the coins in the respective coin tube is calculated by: measuring the time taken for the reflected light to travel from the coins in the respective coin tube to the proximity sensor of the respective optical sensor module and then multiplying the time thus measured by the speed of light. The number of coins in each coin tube is calculated by: deducting the distance between the respective optical sensor module and the coins in the respective coin tube from the pre-measured depth of the empty coin tube, and then dividing the reminder thus obtained by the thickness of single coin.

Abstract: A method includes placing a device having a titanium nitride layer into a chamber. The device also has a mask that includes a photoresist material and an aluminum copper hardmask. The method also includes performing an ashing process on the mask using the chamber. The method further includes, after the ashing process, performing an etching process using the chamber to etch through portions of the titanium nitride layer. Performing the etching process includes flowing a gas mixture containing tetrafluoromethane (CF4) and oxygen gas (O2) into the chamber at a temperature of at least about 200° C.

Abstract: A camera device without an image displaying function which is adapted to assemble with a portable electronic device with a vision displaying module is disclosed in the present invention. The camera device is electrically connected to the portable electronic device via wire/wireless connection. The camera device includes a base, a lens module and at least one touch navigation module. The base includes a surrounding component whereinside the lens module is disposed. The lens module includes a lens assembly and a digital processing unit. The touch navigation module is disposed on an outer surface of the surrounding component and electrically connected to the lens module. The touch navigation module detects an input command to trigger the lens assembly to capture an image, or controls parameters of an adjustable mode of the lens assembly via the digital processing unit.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for a Data-Partitioned Secondary Index (DPSI) partition level join. While using a Data-Partitioned Secondary Index (DPSI) to perform a join of an outer table and an inner table, a different task from multiple tasks is assigned to each partition of the inner table. With each task, a join is performed of the outer table and the assigned partition of the inner table using the DPSI to generate results. The results from each different task are merged.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a voice coil motor, including a magnet holder, a magnet set, a lens holder, a lens set, an upper and lower elastic piece and a circuit board. The magnet set has four magnets mounted on four sides of the magnet holder, each of the magnets having opposing N/S and S/N magnetic poles. The lens set is disposed in the lens holder. The upper and lower elastic pieces are mounted above and below the lens holder, respectively. Four focusing coil loops are disposed between the lens holder and magnet set, and correspond to the four magnets of the magnet set. Four optical image stabilization coil loops are disposed on the circuit board and correspond to the four magnets of the magnet set, respectively. The focusing coil loops and optical image stabilization coil loops share the magnet set. Therefore, the voice coil motor has a size reduced.

Abstract: In a process, at least one circuit element is formed in a substrate. A conductive layer is formed over the substrate and in electrical contact with the at least one circuit element. Electrostatic charges are discharged from the substrate via the conductive layer.

Abstract: A wide-angle lens comprises sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis a first lens, a second lens, a stop and a third lens. The first lens is a biconcave lens and with negative refractive power. The second lens is a convex-concave lens with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side and concave surface facing the image side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The wide-angle lens satisfies the following condition: 2.9<DL1DL2<3.1 wherein DL1 is an effective diameter of the first lens and DL2 is an effective diameter of the second lens.

Abstract: An apparatus for cell observation and a method for cell collection using the same are disclosed. The apparatus for cell selection comprises a first substrate having an opening; and a second substrate having a photoresist unit disposed on a surface thereof, wherein the photoresist unit comprises at least one notch and defines a space which is interconnected with the notch and corresponds to the opening of the first substrate.

Abstract: A system and method are described herein for a sensor device which biomechanically detects in real-time a user's movement state and posture and then provides real-time feedback to the user based on the user's real-time posture. The feedback is provided through immediate sensory feedback through the sensor device (e.g., a sound or vibration) as well as through an avatar within an associated application with which the sensor device communicates. The sensor device detects the user's movement state and posture by capturing data from a tri-axial accelerometer in the sensor device. Streamed data from the accelerometer is normalized to correct for sensor errors as well as variations in sensor placement and orientation. Normalization is based on accelerometer data collected while the user is wearing the device and performing specific actions.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have an array of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit may contain an organic light-emitting diode that emits light, a drive transistor that controls current flow through the diode, and additional transistors such as switching transistors for loading data into the pixel circuit and emission transistors for enabling and disabling current flow through the drive transistor and diode. Gate driver circuitry may produce emission control signals that control the emission transistors. Display driver circuitry may generate a start signal with a digitally controlled pulse width. The start signal may be applied to shift register circuitry in the gate driver circuitry. The pulse width of the start signal may be adjusted to adjust the luminance of the display.

Abstract: A method for semiconductor manufacturing includes receiving a device that includes a substrate and a first layer disposed over the substrate, wherein the first layer includes a trench. The method further includes applying a first material over the first layer and filling in the trench, wherein the first material contains a matrix and a porogen that is chemically bonded with the matrix. The method further includes curing the first material to form a porous material layer. The porous material layer has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed in the trench. The second portion is disposed over the first layer. The first and second portions contain substantially the same percentage of each of Si, O, and C. The first and second portions contain substantially the same level of porosity.

Abstract: A cable guiding-protecting chain comprises a plurality of chain members and at least a header. The chain members have a front end and a rear end that are pivotally connected to each other to form a chain. The header is pivotally to the chain member at a distal end of the chain and the header includes a base and a cover. The base has a body with a hole formed therein and a first fastening unit is provided in the hole. The cover has two side walls spaced apart from each other, a top wall connecting the two side walls and a second fastening unit provided to the two side walls, the second fastening unit of the cover is engaged with the first fastening unit of the base in the header so as to allow the two side walls, the top wall and the base to cooperate to define a receiving space through which a cable passes.

Abstract: A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power, a fifth lens with refractive power and a sixth lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.

Abstract: In embodiments, a high voltage semiconductor device includes a gate structure disposed on a substrate, a source region disposed at a surface portion of the substrate adjacent to one side of the gate structure, a drift region disposed at a surface portion of the substrate adjacent to another side of the gate structure, a drain region disposed at a surface portion of the drift region spaced from the gate structure, and an electrode structure disposed on the drift region to generate a vertical electric field between the gate structure and the drain region.