Abstract: Systems and methods for remotely verifying an identity of a user to open an account are provided. A method includes: receiving information relating to an identity of a first user from a first computing device associated with a second user, the information comprising contact information for the first user; sending a notification to a second computing device associated with the first user based on the information received from the first computing device; in response to receiving an affirmative reply from the second computing device, verifying the identity of the first user; and opening an account for the first user based on the identity of the first user being verified by receiving the affirmative reply from the second computing device.

Abstract: A plasma processing chamber for depositing a film on an underside surface of a wafer, includes showerhead pedestal. The showerhead pedestal includes a first zone and a second zone. An upper separator fin is disposed over a top surface of the showerhead pedestal and a lower separator fin is disposed under the top surface of the showerhead pedestal and aligned with the upper separator fin. The first zone is configured for depositing a first film to the underside surface of the wafer and the second zone is configured for depositing a second film to the underside surface of the wafer. In another embodiment, a top surface of the showerhead pedestal may be configured to receive a masking plate instead of the upper separator fin. The masking plate is configured with a first area that has openings and a second area that is masked. The first areas is used to provide the process gas to a portion of the underside surface of the wafer for depositing a film.

Abstract: Coordinated-spatial reuse (CO-SR) transmission methods are provided. In a CO-SR transmission method, a transceiver of a sharing access point (AP) may transmit an announcement frame to a shared AP, the transceiver may receive a first block acknowledgement (BA) frame from a first station (STA) associated with the sharing AP, and the transceiver may transmit a dummy clear-to-send (CTS) frame before transmitting the next announcement frame in response to the first STA being a first legacy STA.

Abstract: This application describes systems and methods for detecting depth in deep trench isolation with semiconductor devices using test key transistors. An example semiconductor device comprises a test key transistor comprising a source, a drain, a channel connected to the source and the drain, and a gate; and a deep trench isolation encroaching into the channel of the test key transistor, wherein: the test key transistor is associated with a specification including a preset gate voltage, a preset source-drain voltage difference, and a predetermined current, and the test key transistor is configured to generate a current within a threshold difference from the predetermined current in the channel in response to receiving the preset gate voltage at the gate and the preset source-drain voltage difference at the source and the drain, and the deep trench isolation encroaches into the channel at a preset depth.

Abstract: This application describes systems and methods related to vertical transfer gates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for differentiating mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts, a cell therapeutic agent for treating bone disease including osteoblasts differentiated by the method and a method for producing the same. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for treating bone disease, including the step of administering the osteoblasts obtained by the method to a patient with bone disease. The differentiation method according to the present invention can stably and rapidly differentiate mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts. The differentiated osteoblasts have excellent blood vessel-forming ability and excellent bone-forming ability. Accordingly, the method for differentiating stem cells into osteoblasts and the osteoblasts obtained by the method, according to the present invention, can be effectively used as a cell therapeutic agent or treatment method related to bone disease.

Abstract: An image-sensing device is provided. The image-sensing device includes a substrate, a light-sensing element, a first dielectric layer, a light-guiding structure, and a patterned conductive layer. The light-sensing element is disposed in the substrate. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the first side of the substrate. The light-guiding structure is disposed in the first dielectric layer. The patterned conductive layer is disposed between the light-sensing element and the light-guiding structure. In addition, the patterned conductive layer includes a subwavelength structure. An image-sensing system including the above image-sensing device is also provided.

Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate, a photodiode, and a storage node. The photodiode is disposed in the substrate and close to a first end of the substrate. The storage node is disposed in the substrate, adjacent to the photodiode, and close to the first end of the substrate. The image sensor further includes a first isolation structure, a first light shielding structure, an interlayer dielectric layer, and a lens structure. The first isolation structure is disposed in the substrate and over the storage node. The first light shielding structure is disposed in the first isolation structure. The interlayer dielectric layer is disposed over a second end of the substrate. The second end is opposite the first end. The lens structure is disposed over the interlayer dielectric layer.

Abstract: An image sensing device is provided. The image sensing device includes a substrate, a plurality of photosensitive elements, a dielectric layer, a reflector, a color filter, and a microlens structure. The substrate has a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, and the substrate has a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The photosensitive elements are disposed in the substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the back side of the substrate. The reflection is disposed on the front side of the substrate and has a parabolic surface. The color filter layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The microlens structure is disposed on the color filter layer.

Abstract: Image-sensing devices are provided. An image-sensing device includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, an image sensor array, a plurality of nanowells and a plurality of electrodes. The first dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, and has a first side and a second side. The image sensor array is formed between the substrate and the second side of the first dielectric layer, and includes a plurality of image-sensing cells. The nanowells are formed in the first dielectric layer, and each of the nanowells has an opening on the first side of the first dielectric layer. Each of the electrodes extends from the second side to the first side of the first dielectric layer and is located between two adjacent nanowells.

Abstract: An image-sensing device is provided. An image sensor array is formed in a substrate. A micro lens array is formed on the image sensor array. A color filter array is formed between the micro lens array and the image sensor array. The color filter array includes a plurality of blue filters, a plurality of red filters, a plurality of first combined filters and a plurality of second combined filters. Each of the first combined filters and the second combined filters includes two first sub-filters and two second sub-filters. The first sub-filter and the second sub-filter have a similar extinction coefficient in a first specific wavelength range, and have different extinction coefficients in a second specific wavelength range. The area of the first sub-filter and the second sub-filter is smaller than the area of the blue filter and the red filter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preserving cells and a method for preserving cells and, more specifically, to: a composition for preserving cells, containing, as active ingredients, plant-derived recombinant human serum albumin and plant peptides, wherein the composition maintains a high cellular survival rate while maintaining animal-free and xeno-free properties and is stable without changes in cellular morphology or surface expression factors in the short-term preservation of cells such as stem cells or primary cultured cells; and a method for preserving cells by using the same.

Abstract: A buckle assembly formed of a male buckle portion and a female buckle portion. The female buckle portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls, and a cavity between the top wall and the bottom wall and a locking slot in each of the side walls. The male buckle portion has a base, two locking legs, a center leg, and two intermediate legs between the locking legs and the center leg. The locking legs extend through the locking slots in the female portion, and locking pawls at the end of the locking legs engage the edges of the locking slots to secure the buckle portions together. Each locking leg is connected to a flexible retaining member that prevents the locking legs from being flexed outwardly beyond a predetermined point. The intermediate legs and/or the retaining members form stop surfaces that prevent the locking legs from being flexed inwardly beyond a point of contact with the stop surfaces.

Abstract: An image sensing device is provided. The image sensing device includes a substrate, a plurality of photosensitive elements, a dielectric layer, a reflector, a color filter, and a microlens structure. The substrate has a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, and the substrate has a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The photosensitive elements are disposed in the substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the back side of the substrate. The reflection is disposed on the front side of the substrate and has a parabolic surface. The color filter layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The microlens structure is disposed on the color filter layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium for inducing differentiation of dedifferentiated stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells, a method for preparing mesenchymal stem cells from dedifferentiated stem cells by using the same, and mesenchymal stem cells prepared by using the same. The mesenchymal stem cells prepared using the above medium and method can be differentiated into various target cells, and thus can be useful as a cell therapeutic agent for congenital and acquired musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.

Abstract: An image sensor structure including: a substrate, having a first conductive type; a first well region and a second well region disposed in the substrate and spaced apart; an isolation region disposed in the first well region; a gate disposed on the substrate and between the first well region and the second well region; and a pinned photodiode disposed in the substrate and between the first well region and the second well region is provided. The pinned photodiode includes: a first doping region disposed in the substrate and having a first doping concentration and the first conductive type; and a second doping region disposed on the first doping region and having a second doping concentration opposite to the first conductive type. One or both of the first doping region and the second doping region is non-uniform and the first doping concentration is greater than the second doping concentration.

Abstract: An image-sensing device is provided. The image-sensing device includes a substrate, a light-sensing element, a first dielectric layer, a light-guiding structure, and a patterned conductive layer. The light-sensing element is disposed in the substrate. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the first side of the substrate. The light-guiding structure is disposed in the first dielectric layer. The patterned conductive layer is disposed between the light-sensing element and the light-guiding structure. In addition, the patterned conductive layer includes a subwavelength structure. An image-sensing system including the above image-sensing device is also provided.