Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scan driving circuit, which includes a pull-up output charging circuit, a pull-down discharge circuit, a pre-charge circuit, an anti-noise start-up circuit and an anti-noise pull-down discharge circuit. The pull-up output charging circuit is electrically connected to an output terminal, and the pull-down discharge circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal. The pre-charge circuit is electrically connected to the pull-up output charging circuit and the pull-down discharge circuit through a driving node. The anti-noise start-up circuit is electrically connected to the pre-charge circuit. The anti-noise pull-down discharge circuit is electrically connected to the anti-noise start-up circuit, and the anti-noise pull-down discharge circuit is electrically connected to the driving node.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of producing etched non-porous particles. The method includes, in some examples, coating a non-porous particle with a hydrophilic polymer and treating the coated particle with acid or base. Also provided is etched non-porous particles capable of separating a variety of analytes, including biomolecules.

Abstract: A method of growing a single crystal ingot includes growing a single crystal silicon ingot from a silicon melt in a crucible within an inner chamber, adding a volatile dopant into a feed tube, positioning the feed tube within an inner chamber at a first height relative to a surface of the melt, adjusting the feed tube within the inner chamber to a second height at a speed rate, and heating the volatile dopant to form a gaseous dopant as the feed tube is moved from the first height to the second height at the speed rate. Each of the second height and the speed rate are selected to control a vaporization rate of the volatile dopant. The method also includes introducing dopant species into the melt while growing the ingot by contacting the surface of the melt with the gaseous dopant.

Abstract: A package structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a third substrate disposed on the second substrate, and multiple chips mounted on the third substrate. A second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the second substrate is less than a first CTE of the first substrate. The third substrate includes a first sub-substrate, a second sub-substrate in the same level with the first sub-substrate, a third sub-substrate in the same level with the first sub-substrate. A CTE of the first sub-substrate, a CTE of the second sub-substrate, and a CTE of the third sub-substrate are less than the second CTE of the second substrate.

Abstract: A method of growing a single crystal ingot includes growing a single crystal silicon ingot from a silicon melt in a crucible within an inner chamber, adding a volatile dopant into a feed tube, positioning the feed tube within an inner chamber at a first height relative to a surface of the melt, adjusting the feed tube within the inner chamber to a second height at a speed rate, and heating the volatile dopant to form a gaseous dopant as the feed tube is moved from the first height to the second height at the speed rate. Each of the second height and the speed rate are selected to control a vaporization rate of the volatile dopant. The method also includes introducing dopant species into the melt while growing the ingot by contacting the surface of the melt with the gaseous dopant.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a local stretch packaging structure, including a substrate, a flexible electronic element, a plurality of light-emitting display elements, and a packaging layer. The flexible electronic element is disposed on the substrate. These light-emitting display elements are disposed on the flexible electronic element. The packaging layer includes a packaging area and a non-packaging area. The packaging area covers the upper surface and sidewalls of these light-emitting display elements. The non-packaging area is directly covered the flexible electronic element that is not disposed with these light-emitting display elements.

Abstract: Provided is a lens assembly driving module including a photographing lens assembly, a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism. The photographing lens assembly includes N lens elements and has an optical axis passing through the N lens elements. The first driving mechanism drives at least N/2 said lens elements to move along the optical axis of the photographing lens assembly. The second driving mechanism enables a relative distance along the optical axis of two adjacent ones of the N lens elements to vary. Therefore, any specific one of the lens elements is capable of being driven to optimize optical imaging resolution of various fields of view independently within a real shot at different object distances.

Abstract: In a method of forming a pattern, a first pattern is formed over an underlying layer, the first pattern including main patterns and a lateral protrusion having a thickness of less than 25% of a thickness of the main patterns, a hard mask layer is formed over the first pattern, a planarization operation is performed to expose the first pattern without exposing the lateral protrusion, a hard mask pattern is formed by removing the first pattern while the lateral protrusion being covered by the hard mask layer, and the underlying layer is patterned using the hard mask pattern as an etching mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scan driving circuit, which includes a pull-up output charging circuit, a pull-down discharge circuit, a pre-charge circuit, an anti-noise start-up circuit and an anti-noise pull-down discharge circuit. The pull-up output charging circuit is electrically connected to an output terminal, and the pull-down discharge circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal. The pre-charge circuit is electrically connected to the pull-up output charging circuit and the pull-down discharge circuit through a driving node. The anti-noise start-up circuit is electrically connected to the pre-charge circuit. The anti-noise pull-down discharge circuit is electrically connected to the anti-noise start-up circuit, and the anti-noise pull-down discharge circuit is electrically connected to the driving node.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of video coding are disclosed. According to one method, in the decoder side, a predefined Intra mode is assigned to a neighboring block adjacent to the current luma block when the neighboring block satisfies one or more conditions. An MPM (Most Probable Mode) list is derived based on information comprising at least one of neighboring Intra modes. A current Intra mode is derived utilizing the MPM list. The current luma block is decoded according to the current Intra mode According to another method, a predefined Intra mode is assigned to a neighboring block adjacent to the current luma block if the neighboring block is coded in BDPCM (Block-based Delta Pulse Code Modulation) mode, where the predefined Intra mode is set to horizontal mode or vertical mode depending on prediction direction used by the BDPCM mode.

Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes a lens barrel, a catadioptric lens assembly, an imaging lens assembly, a first fixing element and a second fixing element. The lens barrel has a first relying surface and a second relying surface, which face towards an object side of the imaging lens assembly module. The catadioptric lens assembly relies on the first relying surface. The imaging lens assembly is disposed on an image side of the catadioptric lens assembly, and relies on the second relying surface. The first fixing element is for fixing the catadioptric lens assembly to the lens barrel. The second fixing element is for fixing the imaging lens assembly to the lens barrel. The catadioptric lens assembly is for processing at least twice internal reflections of an image light in the imaging lens assembly module, and for providing optical refractive power.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory controller maintains a write count for each sub-region of the memory device. When the memory controller has selected one or more sub-regions to perform a data rearrangement procedure, the memory controller further determines whether a selected sub-region is a hot-write sub-region according to the write count corresponding to the selected sub-region. When the memory controller determines that the selected sub-region is not a hot-write sub-region, the memory controller performs the data rearrangement procedure on the selected sub-region to move data corresponding to logical addresses belonging to the selected sub-region to a memory space of the memory device having continuous physical addresses. When the memory controller determines that the selected sub-region is a hot-write sub-region, the memory controller does not perform the data rearrangement procedure on the selected sub-region.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a circuit board with an embedded chip, which includes a dielectric layer, a first circuit layer, a chip, a conductive connector, and an insulating protection layer. The first circuit layer includes at least one first trace in the dielectric layer. The chip is in the dielectric layer and adjacent to the first trace, where the chip includes a plurality of chip pads at an upper surface of the chip. The conductive connector is on the upper surface of the chip and on the first circuit layer, where a lower surface of the conductive connector contacts at least one chip pad of the chip pads and an upper surface of the first trace. The insulating protection layer is on the chip, the first circuit layer, and the conductive connector, where the insulating protection layer contacts the upper surface of the chip.

Abstract: A liquid-cooled cooling structure includes a cooling main body having a condensation chamber and an evaporation chamber arranged vertically therein; a separation member arranged between and separating the condensation chamber and the evaporation chamber, and having a first through hole and a second through hole communicating with the condensation chamber and the evaporation chamber, a dimension of the first through hole being greater than that of the second through hole; a longitudinal partition board received in the condensation chamber and arranged between the first through hole and the second through hole and separating the condensation chamber into a first channel and a second channel; cooling fins extended from an outer perimeter of the cooling main body.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory controller uses a first predetermined memory block as a buffer to receive data from a host device. In response to a write command received from the host device, the memory controller determines a sub-region corresponding to the write command, determines whether the sub-region is a hot-write sub-region according to a write count corresponding to the sub-region and accordingly determines whether to use a second predetermined memory block as another buffer to receive data from the host device. When the memory controller determines that the sub-region corresponding to the write command is a hot-write sub-region, the memory controller writes the data into the second predetermined memory block. When the memory controller determines that the sub-region is not a hot-write sub-region, the memory controller writes the data into the first predetermined memory block.

Abstract: A first group of semiconductor fins are over a first region of a substrate, the substrate includes a first stepped profile between two of the first group of semiconductor fins, and the first stepped profile comprises a first lower step, two first upper steps, and two first step rises extending from opposite sides of the first lower step to the first upper steps. A second group of semiconductor fins are over a second region of the substrate, the substrate includes a second stepped profile between two of the second group of semiconductor fins, and the second stepped profile comprises a second lower step, two second upper steps, and two second step rises extending from opposite sides of the second lower step to the second upper steps, in which the second upper steps are wider than the first upper steps in the cross-sectional view.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory controller uses a first predetermined memory block as a buffer to receive data from a host device. In response to a write command received from the host device, the memory controller determines a sub-region corresponding to the write command, determines whether the sub-region is a system data sub-region and accordingly determines whether to use a second predetermined memory block as another buffer to receive data from the host device. When the memory controller determines that the sub-region corresponding to the write command is a system data sub-region, the memory controller writes the data into the second predetermined memory block. When the memory controller determines that the sub-region corresponding to the write command is not a system data sub-region, the memory controller writes the data into the first predetermined memory block.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory device and a memory controller. When a sub-region of the memory device is selected based on a predetermined rule to perform a data rearrangement procedure, the memory controller determines whether the selected sub-region is a system data sub-region. When determining that the selected sub-region is not a system data sub-region, the memory controller performs the data rearrangement procedure on the selected sub-region to move data corresponding to logical addresses belonging to the selected sub-region to a memory space of the memory device having continuous physical addresses, and when determining that the selected sub-region is a system data sub-region, the memory controller does not perform the data rearrangement procedure on the selected sub-region.

Abstract: A lens array includes an edge lens region provided with multiple first type lenslets, a middle lens region provided with multiple second type lenslets and a center lens region provided with multiple third type lenslets. One of the first type lenslets has a first curved surface with a first vertex, one of the second type lenslets has a second curved surface with a second vertex, and one of the third type lenslets has a third curved surface with a third vertex. A first tangent plane to the first curved surface at the first vertex, a second tangent plane to the second curved surface at the second vertex, and a third tangent plane to the third curved surface at the third vertex are parallel to or coincide with each other.

Abstract: An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) stenosis detection system and method thereof and sensing device are provided. The AVF stenosis detection system includes: a sensing device including a microphone; and a server coupled to the sensing device. The sensing device contacts a first location of a patient body, wherein there is a first distance between the first location and a second location of an AVF of the patient body, and the first location is located on an extended path of an artery or a vein corresponding to the AVF. The sensing device receives a frequency spectrum signal through the microphone and transmits the frequency spectrum signal to the server. The server calculates a stenosis percentage of the AVF corresponding to the frequency spectrum signal through a machine learning module and transmits the stenosis percentage to the sensing device.