Abstract: A regulating valve has a housing, a first valve body, a second valve body, a third valve body, a fourth valve body, and an actuating shaft. The housing has a first cavity and a second cavity. The first valve body is disposed in the first cavity. The second valve body is disposed in the first cavity, and the first valve body and the second valve body can rotate about a first axis X. The third valve body is disposed in the second cavity. The fourth valve body is disposed in the first cavity, and the third valve body and the fourth valve body can rotate about a second axis Y. The actuating shaft is rotatably disposed in the first cavity, and the actuating shaft can selectively drive one or more of the first valve body, the second valve body, the third valve body, and the fourth valve body to rotate.

Abstract: A method for at least one of activating autoimmune system and treating cancer is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of Z-butylidenephthalide and an effective amount of mononuclear cells.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: a light-transmitting cover plate, a light source component, a sensor component, and a lens disposed between the light source component and the sensor component. A preset angle is formed between a central axis of the lens and a normal of the light source component. A light generated by the light source component is transmitted through the light-transmitting cover plate, and then is scattered by the object to be captured, and the scattered light is focused by the lens to the sensor component. The light source component is disposed outside of a depth of field of the lens, and the object to be captured is disposed within the depth of field of the lens.

Abstract: A fingerprint identification method and apparatus, a storage medium and a terminal are provided. The fingerprint identification apparatus includes a glass cover plate, a touch sensing unit, a display unit, an optical film, an imaging unit, a photoelectric sensing unit, and a control unit. The optical film is provided with multiple light-transmitting regions and multiple light-blocking regions, the multiple light-blocking regions are used for blocking light emitted from at least a part of pixels that directly enters the optical film without being reflected by the glass cover plate or the to-be-identified fingerprint. With the fingerprint identification apparatus, a sharp image of a to-be-identified fingerprint (whether or not the to-be-identified fingerprint is from a dry finger) is collected, and a signal-to-noise ratio and an accuracy of fingerprint identification can be significantly improved.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array, multiple data lines, and multiple gate lines. The pixel array includes multiple pixel units. The data lines are coupled to the pixel array. The gate lines are coupled to the pixel array. One of the pixel units includes a switch circuit, a display unit, and a first voltage level shifting circuit. The switch circuit is coupled to one of the data lines and one of the gate lines. The first voltage level shifting circuit is coupled between the switch circuit and the display unit and configured to adjust the voltage level of a data driving signal provided by the data line to the display unit.

Abstract: A method for determining an imaging ratio of a curved panel is provided, wherein a first surface of the curved panel is placed with a to-be-imaged object thereon, an image capturing device is disposed on a second surface opposite to the first surface in a thickness direction of the curved panel, the image capturing device is configured to capture an image of the to-be-imaged object being imaged by the curved panel, and the method comprises: obtaining a thickness of the curved panel and a curvature radius of the first surface of the curved panel; and calculating the imaging ratio of the curved panel for the to-be-imaged object according to the obtained thickness and curvature radius. Therefore, the captured image is corrected according to the imaging ratio, thereby capturing an image that is close to an actual size of the to-be-imaged object.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for resource allocation in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of wireless communication comprises obtaining data to be transmitted over a plurality of sub-channels in a wireless communication environment, determining channel conditions associated with the plurality of sub-channels, scheduling the data to be transmitted according to the channel conditions associated with the plurality of sub-channels to form scheduled data for transmission, and transmitting the scheduled data to one or more receivers via the plurality of sub-channels. The method of determining channel conditions associated with the plurality of sub-channels comprises determining interference observed at each sub-channel in the plurality of sub-channels.

Abstract: Fingerprint encryption method and device, fingerprint decryption method and device, storage medium and terminal are provided. The fingerprint encryption method includes: acquiring a fingerprint image; dividing the fingerprint image into a plurality of block images according to a preset window, wherein a size of the block image is the same with a size of the preset window; determining identifiers of the plurality of block images, wherein the identifiers of the plurality of block images have a first preset order; and determining, according to the identifiers of the plurality of block images and a received encryption order, a plurality of encrypted block images to obtain an encrypted fingerprint image. Security of fingerprint storage or fingerprint transmission is enhanced.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a terminal. The fingerprint identification method includes: collecting a to-be-identified fingerprint image of a to-be-identified fingerprint; calculating an image correlation between the to-be-identified fingerprint image and a standard fingerprint image, wherein the standard fingerprint image is a fingerprint image collected from a standard fingerprint; and determining whether the to-be-identified fingerprint is consistent with the standard fingerprint according to the image correlation. The solution provided by the present disclosure can effectively improve the accuracy of fingerprint identification.

Abstract: An electronic device, a method for controlling the same and computer readable storage medium is provided. The method includes when an electronic device is in a locked state and receives at least two position information of fingerprints, lighting pixels in a light source area corresponding to the position information of fingerprints, wherein a screen of the electronic device corresponds to at least two light source areas arranged in topology, each of the at least two light source areas includes at least one pixel, and there are unlit pixels configured in an interval between adjacent light source areas, sampling fingerprint data on positions of the screen corresponding to the position information of fingerprints; identifying the sampled fingerprint data; and controlling the electronic device to unlock or to remain in a locked state based on the identification result.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for fingerprint collection are provided. The method includes: lighting up pixels of a plurality of light source regions on a display panel according to a preset timing sequence, where each light source region includes one or more pixels, all the light source regions are simultaneously lighted up during a first time period and none of light source regions is lighted up during a second time period; controlling a photoelectric sensing module to collect first and second optical signals respectively in the first and second time periods, the first optical signal including a reflected light signal formed by reflecting, with a light-transmissive cover plate, light from the light source regions; correcting the collected first optical signal based on the second optical signal, where the display panel and the photoelectric sensing module are disposed at a same side of the light-transmissive cover plate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the MTJ, and a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, wherein the first spacer and the second spacer are asymmetric. Specifically, the MTJ further includes a first bottom electrode disposed on a metal interconnection, a capping layer on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the capping layer, in which a top surface of the first spacer is even with a top surface of the top electrode and a top surface of the second spacer is lower than the top surface of the top electrode and higher than the top surface of the capping layer.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; forming a bottom electrode layer and a pinned layer on the first IMD layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the pinned layer; patterning the sacrificial layer, the pinned layer, and the bottom electrode layer to form a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); forming a second IMD layer around the first MTJ; and removing the sacrificial layer.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a heat sensitive structure involving identifying a heat sensitive structure in an integrated circuit design layout, the heat sensitive structure characterized by a nominal temperature, identifying a heat generating structure within a thermal coupling range of the heat sensitive structure, calculating an operating temperature of the first heat generating structure; calculating a temperature increase or the heat sensitive structure induced by thermal coupling to the heat generating structure at the operating temperature; and performing an electromigration (EM) analysis of the heat sensitive structure at an evaluation temperature obtained by adjusting the nominal temperature by the temperature increase induced by the heat generating structure.

Abstract: A magnetoresistance device is disclosed, comprising a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) disposed on the bottom electrode, a top electrode disposed on the magnetic tunneling junction, a first spacer disposed on the magnetic tunneling junction and covering a sidewall of the top electrode, and a second spacer disposed on the first spacer and conformally covering along a sidewall of the first spacer, a sidewall of the magnetic tunneling junction and a sidewall of the bottom electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a first spacer on one side of the MTJ, and a second spacer on another side of the MTJ, wherein the first spacer and the second spacer are asymmetric. Specifically, the MTJ further includes a first bottom electrode disposed on a metal interconnection, a capping layer on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the capping layer, in which a top surface of the first spacer is even with a top surface of the top electrode and a top surface of the second spacer is lower than the top surface of the top electrode and higher than the top surface of the capping layer.

Abstract: A magnetoresistance device is disclosed, comprising a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) disposed on the bottom electrode, a top electrode disposed on the magnetic tunneling junction, a first spacer disposed on the magnetic tunneling junction and covering a sidewall of the top electrode, and a second spacer disposed on the first spacer and conformally covering along a sidewall of the first spacer, a sidewall of the magnetic tunneling junction and a sidewall of the bottom electrode.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive memory cell is provided including a substrate. An inter-layer dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. A via structure is disposed in the inter-layer dielectric layer. A magnetic pinned layer is disposed on the via structure. A tunnel barrier layer is disposed on the magnetic pinned layer to cover a top and a sidewall of the magnetic pinned layer, wherein the tunnel barrier layer comprises a horizontal extending portion outward from a bottom of the sidewall. A magnetic free layer with a -like structure is disposed on the tunnel barrier layer, wherein the magnetic free layer is isolated from the magnetic pinned layer by the tunnel bather layer. A spacer is disposed on the sidewall of the magnetic free layer. The spacer extends to the inter-layer dielectric layer.

Abstract: An electromigration (EM) sign-off methodology that analyzes an integrated circuit design layout to identify heat sensitive structures, self-heating effects, heat generating structures, and heat dissipating structures. The EM sign-off methodology includes adjustments of an evaluation temperature for a heat sensitive structure by calculating the effects of self-heating within the temperature sensitive structure as well as additional heating and/or cooling as a function of thermal coupling to surrounding heat generating structures and/or heat sink elements located within a defined thermal coupling range.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the first IMD layer; forming a liner on the MTJ and the first IMD layer; removing part of the liner to form a spacer adjacent to the MTJ; and forming a second IMD layer on the first IMD layer.