Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of ports, a magnetic field sensor, a magnetic port cover, and a processor. A subset of ports of the plurality of ports are deactivated and covered with the magnetic port cover. The magnetic field sensor is coupled to each one of the plurality of ports. The processor is communicatively coupled to the magnetic field sensor. The processor is to detect removal of the magnetic port cover from a deactivated port of the subset of ports that are deactivated via a signal from the magnetic field sensor of the deactivated port and generate notification in response to the magnetic port cover being removed to notify a user to replace the magnetic port cover on the deactivated port.

Abstract: A package structure includes a semiconductor die, a redistribution circuit structure, and a metallization element. The semiconductor die has an active side and an opposite side opposite to the active side. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the active side and is electrically coupled to the semiconductor die. The metallization element has a plate portion and a branch portion connecting to the plate portion, wherein the metallization element is electrically isolated to the semiconductor die, and the plate portion of the metallization element is in contact with the opposite side.

Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor package are provided. The semiconductor package includes a molded semiconductor device, a first redistribution structure, and conductive vias. The molded semiconductor device comprises a sensor die with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the sensor die has an input/output region and a sensing region at the first surface. The first redistribution structure is disposed on the first surface of the sensor die, wherein the first redistribution structure covers the input/output region and exposes the sensing region, and the first redistribution structure comprises a conductive layer having a redistribution pattern and a ring structure. The redistribution pattern is electrically connected with the sensor die. The ring structure surrounds the sensing region and is separated from the redistribution pattern, wherein the ring structure is closer to the sensing region than the redistribution pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a mark, a packaging method for a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device having the mark, wherein the marking material is a polymer compound and the light transmittance of the marking material is less than 50%, which is suitable for forming the mark on the semiconductor device by laser sintering, and the marking material is sintered to make the resin cross-link and cure to form a cured product. In addition, in one embodiment, the cured product formed by the marking material can be used as a deflector to guide the flow of the underfill and control the flow rate of underfill, so as to effectively solve the problem of uneven flow rate of the underfill.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin. The semiconductor device includes first spacers over the semiconductor fin. The semiconductor device includes second spacers over the semiconductor fin. The second spacers vertically extend farther from the semiconductor fin than the first spacers. The semiconductor device includes a metal gate over the semiconductor fin, the metal gate is sandwiched by the first spacers. The metal gate includes a glue layer that contains tantalum nitride.

Abstract: A package structure includes a first semiconductor die, a first insulating encapsulation, a thermal coupling structure, and a heat dissipating component thermally coupled to the first semiconductor die through the thermal coupling structure. The first semiconductor die includes an active side, a rear side, and a sidewall connected to the active side and the rear side. The first insulating encapsulation extends along the sidewall of the first semiconductor die and includes a first side substantially leveled with the active side, a second side opposite to the first side, and topographic features at the second side. The thermal coupling structure includes a metallic layer overlying and the rear side of the first semiconductor die and the topographic features of the first insulating encapsulation. A manufacturing method of a package structure is also provided.

Abstract: A photographing system lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one surface of at least one lens element in the photographing system lens assembly has at least one inflection point. The first lens element has positive refractive power, the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface of the first lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The object-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the third lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first transceiving element, a second transceiving element disposed over the first transceiving element, and a radiating structure configured to radiate a first EM wave having a lower frequency and a second EM wave having a higher frequency. The first transceiving element and the second transceiving element are collectively configured to provide a higher gain or bandwidth for the first EM wave than for the second EM wave.

Abstract: A thin film transistor includes an active layer and at least one gate stack. The active layer may be formed using multiple iterations of a unit layer stack deposition process, which includes an acceptor-type oxide deposition process and a post-transition metal oxide deposition process. A surface of each gate dielectric within the at least one gate stack contacts a surface of a respective layer of the oxide of the acceptor-type element so that leakage current of the active layer may be minimized. A source electrode and a drain electrode may contact an oxide layer providing lower contact resistance such as a layer of the post-transition metal oxide or a zinc oxide layer within the active layer.

Abstract: A method for calculating state of health of battery, performed by a processing control circuit, includes: charging a battery under test to an upper voltage with a first constant current through a charging circuit and an electrical measuring circuit, discharging the battery under test to a lower voltage with a second constant current through the charging circuit and the electrical measuring circuit, obtaining an accumulated discharge capacity from the upper voltage to the lower voltage through the electrical measuring circuit, and calculating a state of health of the battery under test at least according to the accumulated discharge capacity and a design capacity.

Abstract: A package structure includes a first die and a second die embedded in a first molding material, a first redistribution structure over the first die and the second die, a second molding material over portions of the first die and the second die, wherein the second molding material is disposed between a first portion of the first redistribution structure and a second portion of the first redistribution structure, a first via extending through the second molding material, wherein the first via is electrically connected to the first die, a second via extending through the second molding material, wherein the second via is electrically connected to the second die and a silicon bridge electrically coupled to the first via and the second via.

Abstract: The invention introduces an apparatus for detecting errors during data encryption. The apparatus includes a search circuitry and a substitution check circuitry. The key generation circuitry is arranged operably to convert a first value of one byte corresponding to a plaintext, an intermediate encryption result, or a round key into a second value of a K-bit according to an 8-to-K lookup table, where K is an integer ranging from 10 to 15 and the second value comprises (K minus 8) bits of a Hamming parity. The substitution check circuitry is arranged operably to employ check formulae corresponding to the 8-to-K lookup table to determine whether an error is occurred during a conversion of the first value of the one byte into the second value of the K-bit, and output an error signal when finding the error, where a total amount of the formulae is K minus 8.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a clock signal of a server is provided. The server includes a phase-locked loop (PLL), a baseboard management controller (BMC), and a light emitting unit. The method includes steps of: A) the server executing a time synchronization service to obtain a synchronization mode that the PLL is operating in, where the synchronization mode is one of a free-run mode, a locked mode, and a holdover mode; B) the server updating the synchronization mode to the BMC when executing the time synchronization service; and C) the BMC storing the synchronization mode and controlling the light emitting unit to display in one of a plurality of displaying manners that corresponds to the synchronization mode.

Abstract: A dynamic calibration method for heterogeneous sensors includes: sensing dynamic objects by a first sensor to generate first sensing data; sensing the dynamic objects by a second sensor to generate second sensing data; performing feature matching between the first sensing data and the second sensing data to determine first valid data and second valid data, and identifying a tracked object from the dynamic objects based on the first valid data and the second valid data; performing feature comparison between the first valid data and the second valid data corresponding to the tracked object to calculate data errors between the first sensor and the second sensor; and calculating a calibration parameter based on the first valid data and the second valid data when the number of the data errors exceeds an error threshold, and adjusting the first sensing data and the second sensing data based on the calibration parameter.

Abstract: An out-of-order buffer includes an out-of-order queue and a controlling circuit. The out-of-order queue includes a request sequence table and a request storage device. The controlling circuit receives and temporarily stores the plural requests into the out-of-order queue. After the plural requests are transmitted to plural corresponding target devices, the controlling circuit retires the plural requests. The request sequence table contains m×n indicating units. The request sequence table contains m entry indicating rows. Each of the m entry indicating rows contains n indicating units. The request storage device includes m storage units corresponding to the m entry indicating rows in the request sequence table. The state of indicating whether one request is stored in the corresponding storage unit of the m storage units is recoded in the request sequence table. The storage sequence of the plural requests is recoded in the request sequence table.

Abstract: A sense amplifier circuit includes a sense amplifier, a switch and a temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit provides a control signal having a positive temperature coefficient, based on which the switch provides reference impedance for temperature compensation. The sense amplifier includes a first input end coupled to a target bit and a second input end coupled to the switch. The sense amplifier outputs a sense amplifier signal based on the reference impedance and the impedance of the target bit.

Abstract: A fastener is adapted for assembling a first housing to a second housing. The first housing is provided with a protruding portion and a buckling portion, and the second housing has a first surface, a second surface, and a through hole. The fastener includes a first portion, at least one connecting portion, at least two elastic portions, and a second portion. The first portion movably abuts against the first surface and has a first opening. The connecting portion is accommodated in the through hole. One end of the connecting portion is connected to the first portion. The connecting portion is spaced apart from an inner edge of the second housing by a gap. The two elastic portions inclinedly extend into the first opening. The second portion movably abuts against the second surface and is disposed at the another end of the connecting portion.

Abstract: A method for performing adaptive multi-link aggregation dispatching control in multi-link operation architecture and associated apparatus are provided.

Abstract: A package structure including a semiconductor die, a redistribution circuit structure and an electronic device is provided. The semiconductor die is laterally encapsulated by an insulating encapsulation. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the semiconductor die and the insulating encapsulation. The redistribution circuit structure includes a colored dielectric layer, inter-dielectric layers and redistribution conductive layers embedded in the inter-dielectric layers. The electronic device is disposed over the colored dielectric layer and electrically connected to the redistribution circuit structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid gel, comprising conducting auto-crosslinking reaction of a colloid containing hyaluronic acid continuously at low temperature in an acidic environment, and treating the reaction product with steam at high temperature to obtain the auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid gel with high viscosity.