Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device. In this method, a semiconductor workpiece, which includes a metal gate electrode thereon, is provided. An opening is formed in the semiconductor workpiece to expose a surface of the metal gate. Formation of the opening leaves a polymeric residue on the workpiece. To remove the polymeric residue from the workpiece, a cleaning solution that includes an organic alkali component is used.

Abstract: A fundus examination device aiding in gaze fixation and image focusing includes a light projecting device for projecting an examination light to illuminate an examinee's fundus; an illuminating system for transmitting the examination light to the examinee's eye and receiving a fundus image; an imaging system for showing the fundus image; and a focusing and gaze-fixation device located in the illuminating system and including a focus mask formed in a focusing zone, on which the examinee's eye focuses. The focus mask includes a split image screen surrounded by a light-penetrable structure, and gaze fixation devices for forming gaze-fixation images at examinee's eye focusing positions within the focusing zone, such that the split image screen and the gaze-fixation images are located at different focal positions corresponding to the examinee's eye curvature. Therefore, when a split image focusing is completed, the gaze-fixation images are also located at clearly recognizable focal positions.

Abstract: A portable fundus observation apparatus includes a body, at least one optical detecting module, and a data processing unit. The body includes a fixing part for fixing the body onto the ocular region of a subject. The optical detecting module includes a light source, an optical lens module, and an image capturing unit. The optical detecting module is separably fixed onto the body. The data processing unit electrically couples with the optical detecting module and processes the fundus image captured by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A gaze-fixation aiding and image focusing device for a fundus camera includes an illuminating system for projecting an examination light to illuminate an examinee's fundus; an aging system for receiving a fundus image and light reflected from the examinee's eye and forming images of the reflected light and the fundus on a display; a focusing device having a split image screen located in the illuminating system to work with an adjusting means located in the imaging system for split image focusing; and a gaze fixation device having a gaze fixation surface formed in the illuminating system and a plurality of fixation points provided on the gaze fixation surface to form a contrast with the examination light. With these arrangements, the fundus camera can have largely simplified optical path structure, and the fixation points are independently controllable to light for the examinee to gaze into particular directions.

Abstract: An air-puff type intraocular pressure measuring device includes an optical measuring unit and a puffing unit. The optical measuring unit includes an imaging optical path having a perforated lens and an image sensor capable of receiving an eyeball image via the perforated lens for eyeball alignment; a measuring optical path having a measuring element for transmitting a measuring signal and receiving a reflected signal via the perforated lens to derive an intraocular pressure value; and a beam splitter for the image sensor and the measuring element to respectively form a first and a second path having different axial directions. The puffing unit is connected to the optical measuring unit for puffing air through the perforated lens against an eyeball. The puffing unit has a puffing path located coaxially on the second path of the measuring optical path, so that measuring errors caused by parts-related tolerances are effectively reduced.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a process chamber, and a loadlock connected to the process chamber. The loadlock is configured to have a wafer holder disposed therein. The wafer holder is configured to store a plurality of wafers, and is configured to transport the plurality of wafers away from the loadlock.

Abstract: A simplified and cost-effective three-axis positioning device and method for ophthalmic examination instrument is disclosed. The three-axis positioning device includes an illuminating optical path for projecting light to illuminate an examinee's fundus; an imaging optical path including an objective lens for receiving the examinee's fundus image and light reflected from the examinee's cornea and eye-lens; a software-based alignment module for determining intensity and position of the reflected light on the fundus image to generate auxiliary positioning information; and an image displaying unit for showing the fundus image, the reflected light, and the auxiliary positioning information. From the intensity and position of the reflected light, x-, y- and z-axis relative positions between the examinee's pupil and the objective lens are obtained. An examiner adjusts the relative positions in three axes until they fall within an allowable deviation range, and a clear fundus image can be obtained.

Abstract: A layout configuration for a memory cell array includes at least a comb-like doped region having a first conductivity type and a fishbone-shaped doped region having a second conductivity type. The second conductivity type and the first conductivity type are complementary. Furthermore, the comb-like doped region and the fishbone-shaped doped region are interdigitated.

Abstract: A non-invasive detecting apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The non-invasive detecting apparatus includes an elastic base, a detecting module, and a data processing module. The detecting module is disposed on the elastic base. The detecting module includes at least one detecting unit used to detect a tissue under a detected region of a detected object to obtain a detection information. The data processing module analyzes and processes the detection information to generate a detection result.

Abstract: A portable fundus observation apparatus includes a body, at least one optical detecting module, and a data processing unit. The body includes a fixing part for fixing the body onto the ocular region of a subject. The optical detecting module includes a light source, an optical lens module, and an image capturing unit. The optical detecting module is separably fixed onto the body. The data processing unit electrically couples with the optical detecting module and processes the fundus image captured by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A skin optical diagnosing apparatus and operating method thereof are disclosed. The skin optical diagnosing apparatus includes a positioning module, an optical sensing module, a processing module, and a display module. The skin optical diagnosing apparatus uses the positioning module to select a target region on a sample, and then the optical sensing module performs an optical sensing on the target region to obtain an optical information data related to the target region. The processing module is used for processing the optical information data to generate an optical diagnosed result. The display module is used for displaying the optical diagnosed result.

Abstract: An oral optical diagnosing apparatus and operating method are disclosed. The oral optical diagnosing apparatus includes a positioning module, an optical sensing module, a processing module, and a display module. After the positioning module selects a region to be diagnosed in a mouth, the optical sensing module will perform optical sensing on the region to be diagnosed to obtain optical information related to the region to be diagnosed. The processing module is used to analyze the optical information to generate an optical diagnosed result. The display module is used to display the optical diagnosed result.

Abstract: An optical blood glucose detecting apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The optical blood glucose detecting apparatus includes a detecting module, an assisting and strengthening module, and a data processing module. The detecting module provides an incident optical signal passing through a detected portion of skin surface into a skin interstitial fluid, captures a blood glucose optical reflection message of the skin interstitial fluid, and it interferes the blood glucose optical reflection message and the incident optical signal to generate a detected data. The assisting and strengthening module provides a physical or chemical effect on a tissue region under the detected portion to strengthen the blood glucose optical reflection message. The data processing module processes the detected data to determine a blood glucose concentration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for liquid crystal display element without substrates, which comprises applying a release agent to assisting substrates in the process of producing the liquid crystal display so that the assembled liquid crystal display element can be separated from the assisting substrates and the liquid crystal display element is obtained, wherein said release agent comprises (a) 2-20 wt % of compounds selected from the group consisting of silicone, fluorine compounds and mixtures thereof; (b) 0.01-0.6 wt % of release modifier; and (c) a solvent as a complement to 100 wt %.

Abstract: A phase retardance inspection instrument, comprising: a light source module for generating a single-wavelength light beam; a circularly polarized light generating module, comprising a polarizer and a first phase retarder, for receiving the single-wavelength light beam as it is guided to pass through the polarizer and the first phase retarder in order; and a detecting module, comprising a second phase retarder, a polarizing beam splitter, a first image sensor and a second image sensor, for receiving and guiding a circularly polarized light beam to travel through the second phase retarder and the polarizing beam splitter in order after it passes through a substrate under inspection, wherein the polarizing beam splitter splits an elliptically polarized light beam into intensity vector components of a left-hand circularly polarized light beam and a right-hand circularly polarized light beam, which are to be emitted into the first image sensor and the second image sensor, respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for cell acquisition and downlink synchronization acquisition in an OFDMA wireless communication system are provided. In an SS apparatus in a broadband wireless communication system, a preamble subcarrier acquirer extracts subcarrier values having a preamble code from an FFT signal. A multiplier code-demodulates the subcarrier values by multiplying the subcarrier values by a preamble code. A correlator calculates a plurality of differential correlations in the code-demodulated signal. An IFFT processor IFFT-processes the differential correlations by mapping the differential correlations to subcarriers. A maximum value detector detects a maximum value from the IFFT signal and calculates a timing offset using an IFFT output index having the maximum value.

Abstract: A method for driving a liquid crystal display device provides sufficient charge time for a pixel unit by adjusting a main-charge time and a precharge time of the pixel unit according to the polarities of data driving signals applied during a main-charge period and a precharge period. Meanwhile, the method controls a write period during which a data driving signal is written into a pixel unit, so that each pixel unit can be equally charged.

Abstract: A communication system comprises a predistorter for distorting an input signal according to at least one parameter to generate a distorted signal, an amplifier for amplifying the distorted signal according to an input-output characteristic to generate an output signal, and a frequency-domain adaptive calibration module for adaptively adjusting the parameter of the predistorter according to a frequency characteristic of the output signal. Because the calibration is performed in the frequency domain, there is no need to precisely estimate the group delay formed by the feedback path. The system complexity is therefore reduced without loss of performance.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for cell acquisition and downlink synchronization acquisition in an OFDMA wireless communication system are provided. In an SS apparatus in a broadband wireless communication system, a preamble subcarrier acquirer extracts subcarrier values having a preamble code from an FFT signal. A multiplier code-demodulates the subcarrier values by multiplying the subcarrier values by a preamble code. A correlator calculates a plurality of differential correlations in the code-demodulated signal. An IFFT processor IFFT-processes the differential correlations by mapping the differential correlations to subcarriers. A maximum value detector detects a maximum value from the IFFT signal and calculates a timing offset using an IFFT output index having the maximum value.

Abstract: The invention provides an FFT-size detection method and system and a cell search method and system based on FFT-size detection, and more particularly to a cell search method based on FFT-size detection in cellular system. The cell search method utilizes two frames to correctly detect the actual cell ID. The cell search method uses the first frame to detect the actual FFT size of a received signal. When the FFT size is determined, the cell search method use the second frame to detect the cell ID of a base station outputting the received signal based on the FFT size.