Abstract: A method for preventing oxide layer peeling in a high temperature annealing process including providing a plurality of spaced apart stacked semiconductor wafers for carrying out a high temperature annealing process including ambient nitrogen gas the plurality of spaced apart stacked semiconductor wafers stacked such that a process surface including an oxide layer of at least one semiconductor wafer is adjacent to a backside surface of another semiconductor wafer said backside surface having a layer of silicon nitride formed thereon prior to carrying out the high temperature annealing process; and, carrying out the high temperature annealing process.

Abstract: A rapid thermal anneal (RTA) chamber having one or multiple openings in a chamber wall and a reflective index monitor in the opening or openings, respectively. The reflective index monitor or monitors each measures the infrared reflective index of the reflector plate of the rapid thermal anneal chamber, and sends a corresponding signal to a process controller, an alarm, or both a process controller and an alarm. In the event that the measured reflective index of the reflector plate deviates from the reflective index of a control, the process controller terminates heating operation of the chamber to prevent damage to the semiconductor wafer in the chamber. The alarm may be activated to alert personnel to the need for immediate replacement of the contaminated reflector plate.

Abstract: An authentication system is disclosed. The authentication system comprises an artificial intelligent device is connected to a network server via either wired or wireless communication network system. The authentication system comprises a processor for analyzing said fingerprint digitized data, a comparator matches the fingerprint data to historical fingerprint data maintained in a database to verify and to establish the authenticity of the fingerprint and an access mechanism for allowing or denying an authorized user to access the secured site.

Abstract: This invention mainly develops the multiple discharge-servo curve control method and device of electrical discharge machine. It comprises a storage unit, a setting unit, a reading unit, a program unit and instruction-judging unit. Herein the operator can dominate the program execution by using program calling method, and calls a discharge-servo curve instruction to satisfy with the real machining requirement. In order to achieve one-step processing with selectable multiple discharge-servo curve, this will swaps the discharge-servo curve from a system calling to a program calling.

Abstract: A moisture-controlled wafer storage container for storing semiconductor wafers during processing and a method for using the container are provided. The container may be constructed of a container body that has a front wall, a back wall, a left-side wall, a right-side wall and a top wall defining a cavity therein for receiving a wafer cassette and wafers stored in the cassette. The cavity is further defined by a bottom wall of a wafer cassette when the cassette is positioned in the container to form a sealed cavity. The container further includes a moisture-absorbing means that is placed in the container or in fluid communication with the sealed cavity of the container for absorbing moisture and for controlling a relative humidity in the sealed cavity to less than 30%, and preferably to less than 20%, and more preferably to less than 10%.

Abstract: A wireless message informing system is provided for use in a portable communication device and an announcing device. The wireless message informing system includes a local transmitting device and a remote receiving device. The local transmitting device and the remote receiving device are coupled together electromagnetically. The local transmitting device is configured in the portable communication device while the remote receiving device is coupled to the announcing device. When the local transmitting device receives a wireless signal, it outputs a triggering signal. After the remote receiving device receives the triggering signal, it feeds a driving signal into the announcing device so that the announcing device outputs an informing signal for notifying a user.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of segmenting hand gestures which automatically segments hand gestures to be detected into words or apprehensible units structured by a plurality of words when recognizing the hand gestures without the user's presentation where to segment. Transition feature data in which a feature of a transition gesture being not observed during a gesture representing a word but is described when transiting from a gesture to another is previously stored. Thereafter, a motion of image corresponding to the part of body in which the transition gesture is observed is detected (step S106), the detected motion of image is compared with the transition feature data (step S107), and a time position where the transition gesture is observed is determined so as to segment the hand gestures (step S108).

Abstract: Hepatitis B virus core antigen nucleic acid vaccines and their use are disclosed. In the vaccines and methods of the invention, precore sequences in the 5′ untranslated region of the core antigen mRNA are not present.

Abstract: A hand gesture recognizing device is provided which can correctly recognize hand gestures at high speed without requiring users to be equipped with tools. A gesture of a user is stereoscopically filmed by a photographing device 1 and then stored in an image storage device 2. A feature image extracting device 3 transforms colors of the stereoscopic image data read from the image storage device 2 in accordance with color transformation tables created by a color transformation table creating device 13, and disassembles and outputs the feature image of the user in corresponding channels. A spatial position calculating device 4 calculates spatial positions of feature parts of the user by utilizing parallax of the feature image outputted from the feature image extracting device 4. A region dividing device 5 defines the space around the user with spatial region codes. A hand gesture detecting device 6 detects how the hands of the user move in relation to the spatial region codes.

Abstract: A method of producing an effective immune response in an animal against a first rotavirus, by (1) identifying an animal susceptible to or having a first rotavirus infection; and (2) administering to the animal an isolated VP6 polypeptide of a second rotavirus sufficient to produce an effective immune response against the first rotavirus, the second rotavirus capable of infecting a different species than the first rotavirus.

Abstract: A drug-feeder for children comprises a drug chamber and a drug guider. A rotating member is disposed at a front end of the drug guider and can be rotarily adjusted to optionally inject the liquid drug in the drug chamber in an upward direction or two lateral directions to cure different areas in the oral cavity of the child. The drug chamber and the drug guider are inclinedly connected to form an angle about 130 degrees between them so that when the drug-feeder is Placed in the mouth of the child, the oral cavity of the child can still be clearly seen and no drug will drop onto the tongue of the child before the drug guider reaches the desired position for treatment, preventing the child from resisting against the drug feeding due to the bad taste of drug.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nipple assembly with an alarm buzzer and a body temperature indicator. The assembly comprises a nipple base in which is accommodated a main case. A protection housing is adhered to the main case by a waterproof glue therein. A heat sensitive resistor is provided in the protective housing. An IC board is electrically connected with the heat sensitive resistor, an LCD, and an alarm buzzer. A heat conductive liquid is filled in the sealed space defined by the base, the main case, and the protection housing. At the rear end of the base is attached a transparent convex housing to which is fastened a handle with a battery. When a baby sucks the nipple of the assembly, the heat in the baby's mouth can be transferred through the liquid to the heat sensitive resistor so that a signal can be sent through the IC board to the LCD for displaying the temperature.

Abstract: A nipple assembly with an alarm buzzer and a body temperature indicator. The assembly comprises a nipple base in which is accommodated a main case and an inner case as well as a ring-shaped thermometer attached thereto. In the main case are provided an inner case, an IC board, a heat sensitive resistor and a buzzer. A heat conductive liquid is filled in the sealed space defined by the base, the main case, and the inner case. At the rear end of the base is attached a transparent convex housing to which is fastened a handle with a battery. When a baby sucks the nipple of the assembly, the heat in the baby's mouth can be transferred through the liquid to the thermometer so that it can indicate the baby's body temperature. Moreover, when the baby's body temperature reaches a predetermined warning value, a signal from a heat sensitive resistor will be sent to the buzzer so that the latter can issue an alarming sound.

Abstract: A nipple assembly which monitors the body temperature of a baby through an IC board, a heat sensitive resistor and a heat conductive liquid to activate a battery operated buzzer when the temperature of the liquid reaches a warning level. A heat sensing plate having plural heat reaction areas thereon provide a visual indication of the liquid temperature through a transparent magnifying cover.

Abstract: A nipple assembly which monitors the body temperature of a baby through an IC board, a heat sensitive resistor and a heat conductive liquid to activate a battery operated buzzer when the temperature of the liquid reaches a warning level. A thermocouple winding operates a pointer for providing visual indication of the liquid temperature on a temperature scale plate.