Abstract: The present disclosure provides a biological field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a plurality of micro wells having a sensing gate bottom and a number of stacked well portions. A bottom surface area of a well portion is different from a top surface area of a well portion directly below. The micro wells are formed by multiple etching operations through different materials, including a sacrificial plug, to expose the sensing gate without plasma induced damage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides biochips and methods of fabricating biochips. The method includes combining three portions: a transparent substrate, a first substrate with microfluidic channels therein, and a second substrate. Through-holes for inlet and outlet are formed in the transparent substrate or the second substrate. Various non-organic landings with support medium for bio-materials to attach are formed on the first substrate and the second substrate before they are combined. In other embodiments, the microfluidic channel is formed of an adhesion layer between a transparent substrate and a second substrate with landings on the substrates.

Abstract: The present application is related to system and method for analyzing confidential data. Firstly, a first key is used to obtain a first analysis authorization for proceeding a first analysis responsive to an operational model in an encrypted cloud space with a connection of a network. Then, the result of the first analysis is verified. While the verifying of the operational model is pass, a second key is used to obtain a second analysis authorization for proceeding a second analysis responsive to an operational model without the connection of the network. Thereby, the cloud technique for analyzing data can be applied for analyzing confidential data.

Abstract: A biochip including a fluidic substrate having an opening extending completely through the fluidic substrate. The biochip further includes a silicon oxide coating on the fluidic substrate. The biochip further includes a plurality of sidewalls on the fluidic substrate, wherein the plurality of sidewalls defines a channel in fluid communication with the opening, the silicon oxide coating is between adjacent sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls, and each of the plurality of sidewalls comprises polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The biochip further includes a detection substrate spaced from the fluidic substrate.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides a method for pathogen detection, including operations that applying a biological sample to a culturing chamber comprising an interacting agent; driving a sensor electrically coupled to the biological sample in the culturing chamber; measuring an electrical signal from the sensor; and obtaining pathogen-related information of the biological sample based on the electrical signal.

Abstract: A microelectronic transistor may be fabricated having an airgap spacer formed as a gate sidewall spacer, such that the airgap spacer is positioned between a gate electrode and a source contact and/or a drain contact of the microelectronic transistor. As the dielectric constant of gaseous substances is significantly lower than that of a solid or a semi-solid dielectric material, the airgap spacer may result in minimal capacitive coupling between the gate electrode and the source contact and/or the drain contact, which may reduce circuit delay of the microelectronic transistor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) device and methods of fabricating a BioFET and a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a gate structure disposed on a first surface of a substrate and an interface layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. The substrate is thinned from the second surface to expose a channel region before forming the interface layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of depositing a fluid onto a substrate. In some embodiments, the method may be performed by mounting a substrate to a micro-fluidic probe card, so that the substrate abuts a cavity within the micro-fluidic probe card that is in communication with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A first fluidic chemical is selectively introduced into the cavity via the fluid inlet of the micro-fluidic probe card.

Abstract: Control methods of a channel setting module applied to a display panel are provided. The display panel has gate lines, source lines, and pixels. The pixels are arranged in matrix. The pixels disposed at the same row are electrically connected to the same gate line, and the pixels disposed at the same column are electrically connected to the same source line. The adoption of the channel setting module reduces the control signals required by the source lines. The channel setting module includes operational amplifiers and de-mux switches, and the control methods dynamically determine conduction states of the de-mux switches. The voltage outputs of the operational amplifiers are selectively outputted to the source lines, depending on conduction statuses of the de-mux switches. By applying the control methods, the interference between the source lines are reduced, and the instantaneous overshoots/undershoots of floating channels are depressed.

Abstract: A method of sensing a biological sample includes introducing a fluid containing the biological sample through a first opening in a substrate. The method further includes passing the fluid from the first opening to a first cavity through at least one microfluidic channel. The method further includes repelling the biological sample from a first surface of the first cavity using a first surface modification layer. The method further includes attracting the biological sample to a sensing device using a plurality of modified surface patterns, wherein a first modified surface pattern of the plurality of modified surface patterns has different surface properties from a second modified surface pattern of the plurality of modified surface patterns. The method further includes outputting the fluid through a second opening in the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure, an isolation layer, an interface layer in an opening of the isolation layer, and a metal crown structure over the interface layer. The interface layer and the metal crown structure are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure.

Abstract: A data driver for driving a display panel includes a first driving channel coupled to a polarity inversion circuit and configured to generate a first data voltage signal having a positive polarity output to the display panel according to a plurality of first pixel data; a second driving channel coupled to the polarity inversion circuit and configured to generate a second data voltage signal having a negative polarity output to the display panel according to a plurality of second pixel data; wherein the first data voltage signal is output to first output node through the polarity inversion circuit during a first line period and the second data voltage signal is output to the first output node through the polarity inversion circuit during a second line period after the first line period, and the first line period and the second line period respectively belong to two consecutive frame periods.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming a transistor with one or more additional spacers, or inner-gate spacers, as referred to herein. The additional spacers may be formed between the gate and original spacers to reduce the parasitic coupling between the gate and the source/drain, for example. In some cases, the additional spacers may include air gaps and/or dielectric material (e.g., low-k dielectric material). In some cases, the gate may include a lower portion, a middle portion, and an upper portion. In some such cases, the lower and upper portions of the gate may be wider between the original spacers than the middle portion of the gate, which may be as a result of the additional spacers being located between the middle portion of the gate and the original spacers. In some such cases, the gate may approximate an I-shape, C-shape, -shape, ?-shape, L-shape, or ?-shape, for example.

Abstract: A driving integrated circuit (IC) and a fan-out compensation method thereof are provided. The driving IC includes a plurality of driving channel circuits, a plurality of output buffer circuits and a compensation control circuit. The input terminals of the output buffer circuits are coupled to the output terminals of the driving channel circuits in a one-to-one manner. The output terminals of the output buffer circuits are coupled a plurality of data lines of a display panel in a one-to-one manner. The compensation control circuit is coupled to the output buffer circuits for adjusting the slew rate of the output terminals of the output buffer circuits to compensate difference in delay times between the data lines of the display panel.

Abstract: A herbal composition for increasing hair volume comprises a first medicinal material including Lilum, Scutellaria barbata D. Don, Carica papaya Linn, Lonicera japonica, or any combinations thereof; a second medicinal material including Rehmannia glutionsa, Cuscuta chinensis, and Crocus sativus; a third medicinal materials including Platycladus orientalis having its bark of root and leaf combined with Black sesame, Platycladus orientalis having its bark of root and leaf combined with Morus having its fruits, root, leaf, and twig, Purple grape, or any combinations thereof; wherein the first medicinal material weighs 2˜40%, the second medicinal material weighs 2˜40%, and the third medicinal material weighs 20˜96% of the total weight of the herbal composition.

Abstract: A data driver for driving a display panel includes a first driving channel coupled to a polarity inversion circuit and configured to generate a first data voltage signal having a positive polarity output to the display panel according to a plurality of first pixel data; a second driving channel coupled to the polarity inversion circuit and configured to generate a second data voltage signal having a negative polarity output to the display panel according to a plurality of second pixel data; wherein the first data voltage signal is output to first output node through the polarity inversion circuit during a first line period and the second data voltage signal is output to the first output node through the polarity inversion circuit during a second line period after the first line period, and the first line period and the second line period respectively belong to two consecutive frame periods.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure comprises a base and a plurality of metal levels over the base. A first metal level includes a first dielectric material. The first metal level further includes a first plurality of interconnect lines in the first dielectric material, wherein the first plurality of interconnect lines in the first metal level have variable widths from relatively narrow to relatively wide, and wherein the first plurality of interconnect lines have variable heights based on the variable widths, such that a relatively wide one of the first plurality of interconnect lines has a taller height from the substrate than a relatively narrow one of the first plurality of interconnect lines, and a shorter distance to a top of the first metal level.

Abstract: A device includes a first biosensor of a biosensor array; a second biosensor of a biosensor array; a readout circuit electrically connected to the biosensor array; a decoder electrically connected to the biosensor array; a voltage generator electrically connected to the biosensor array; and a decision system electrically connected to the voltage generator and the readout circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure, an isolation layer, an interface layer in an opening of the isolation layer, and a metal crown structure over the interface layer. The interface layer and the metal crown structure are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure.

Abstract: A device includes a biosensor, a sensing circuit electrically connected to the biosensor, a quantizer electrically connected to the sensing circuit, a digital filter electrically connected to the quantizer, a selective window electrically connected to the digital filter, and a decision unit electrically connected to the selective window.