Abstract: A polishing pad conditioning apparatus includes a base, a fiber, and a polymer protruding from a surface of the base and encompassing the fiber.

Abstract: An optical photographing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has two surfaces being both aspheric. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the surfaces of the sixth lens element are both aspheric, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element includes at least one convex shape in an off-axial region thereof.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate; forming a first top electrode on the first MTJ and a second top electrode on the second MTJ; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ; forming a passivation layer on the first ULK dielectric layer, wherein a bottom surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the first MTJ; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the passivation layer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a floating touch display device which includes a capacitive touch panel, a display device, an interval layer, and an optical-lens structure. The capacitive touch panel is configured to provide a floating touch surface at a floating height above a first surface. The display device includes a second surface, and the display device is configured to provide a display image from the second surface. The optical-lens structure is disposed between the capacitive touch panel and the display device. The interval layer is disposed between the second surface and the optical-lens structure, and a first optical distance is between the second surface and the optical-lens structure. The optical-lens structure is configured to image the display image on the floating touch surface at a second optical distance, and the first optical distance is equal to the second optical distance.

Abstract: An optical volume measurement device includes a main body, a pair of photographic lenses, an optical distance measuring unit and an optical projecting unit. The photographic lenses are disposed on the main body. Each of the photographic lenses has an image acquiring area extended forwardly therefrom and captures images within the image acquiring area separately, and a resolution distance range is formed in front of each photographic lens. Each photographic lens identifies the image within the resolution distance range, and image acquiring areas are overlapped to form a measurement area within the resolution distance range. The optical projecting unit is disposed on the main body and forwardly project an optical alignment indicator in a projection area. The projection area is located in the measurement area within the resolution distance range.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure is provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a substrate, a semiconductor die, a molding material, a first bonding layer, and a thermal interface material. The semiconductor die is disposed over the substrate. The molding material surrounds the semiconductor die. The first bonding layer is disposed over the semiconductor die. The thermal interface material is disposed over the molding material.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a processing circuit adapted to read out a sensing voltage of an X-ray sensor and a signal processing method of a sampling circuit. The processing circuit includes an amplifier and the sampling circuit. An inverting input terminal of the amplifier is coupled to the X-ray sensor. The sampling circuit is coupled to an output terminal of the amplifier. The sampling circuit obtains a first voltage, a second voltage, and a sampling voltage of the X-ray sensor in different periods. The sampling voltage is between the first voltage and the second voltage. In the readout period, the sampling circuit subtracts the second voltage from the sampling voltage to obtain a third voltage, subtracts the second voltage from the first voltage to obtain a fourth voltage, and divides the third voltage by the fourth voltage to read out the sensing voltage of the X-ray sensor.

Abstract: A steering joint comprises a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The first tubular member and the second tubular member include a plurality of cuts to facilitate bending. One end of the first tubular member has an accommodation portion for accommodating an endoscopic image module, and the other end has a first joint portion. One end of the second tubular member has a second joint portion which is joined to the first joint portion of the first tubular member. The tubular member of the steering joint is easy to injection mold and can reduce the accumulated tolerance. An endoscope including the abovementioned steering joint is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are hard carbon beads, their preparation method, and an energy storage device comprising the same. Microwave heating is used to synthesize cross-linked phenolic formaldehyde for reducing energy consumption and controlling the crosslinking density of cured phenolic formaldehyde. The problems caused by high temperature heating and hydrothermal process for curing resin can be solved by the instant disclosure, which can increase the economic values of electrode and energy storage device comprising the hard carbon beads.

Abstract: A replaceable frame assembly is disclosed, which comprises: a base plate, a first fixing unit, a second fixing unit, a front panel, at least one first electrical connection interface, a second electrical connection interface, a third electrical connection interface, and a fixation plate. The replaceable frame assembly is adopted for accommodating an expansion card module, and can be disposed in a case of an electronic device. After being disposed in the case, an electrical connection end of the first electrical connection interface is embedded into an electrical slot that is disposed on a main board, such that the expansion card module communicates with the main board through the second electrical connection interface, the third electrical connection interface, the first electrical connection interface, and the electrical slot, thereby making the expansion card module become a functional electronic module of the electronic device.

Abstract: A computing device acquires an original image sequence. The device performs image preprocessing on the original image sequence to obtain a feature map sequence and a confidence map sequence that are corresponding to the original image sequence. The device performs feature fusion on the feature map sequence based on the confidence map sequence, to obtain a target fused feature map corresponding to a target original image frame in the original image sequence. The device reconstructs the target original image frame based on the target fused feature map to obtain a target reconstructed image frame. Credibility supervision at the pixel level is performed on features in the feature fusion process to guide the fusion of image features with high credibility, thereby improving the image quality of a reconstructed image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a black ice detection system, and more particularly, a system for detecting black ice on roads, which is capable of using a reflector and beamforming array radar installed along a road so as to measure a change in permittivity depending on the change of state of water and ice on the road and to warn of and take an appropriate action with regard to freezing conditions by detecting the same.

Abstract: Examples of an input device holder assembly are described herein. In one example, the input device holder assembly can include a first holding element and a second holding element to cooperate with the first holding element to hold a writing instrument. The first holding element includes a first receptacle channel and the second holding element includes a second receptacle channel. Both, the first and the second receptacle channels are formed as open-ended slots. The first holding element and the second holding element are positioned relative to each other to align the first receptacle channel and the second receptacle channel to receive and remove the writing instrument.

Abstract: This application discloses a face image processing method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring a face image of a source face and a face template image of a template face; performing three-dimensional face modeling on the face image and the face template image to obtain a three-dimensional face image feature of the face image and a three-dimensional face template image feature of the face template image; fusing the three-dimensional face image feature and the three-dimensional face template image feature to obtain a three-dimensional fusion feature; performing face replacement feature extraction on the face image based on the face template image to obtain an initial face replacement feature; transforming the initial face replacement feature based on the three-dimensional fusion feature to obtain a target face replacement feature; and replacing the template face with the source face based on the target face replacement feature to obtain a target face image.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computing system for selecting a power mode may include: a system load, a battery, a power converter to receive external power and provide output power, and a processor to: monitor a charge level of the battery while the computing system is in a converter power mode, where the converter power mode comprises to power the system load and charge the battery from the output power of the power converter; and in response to a determination that the charge level of the battery is within a battery condition range, cause the computing system to switch from the converter power mode to a battery power mode, where the battery power mode comprises, during a connection of the power converter to the external power, to disconnect the battery from the power converter and power the system load from output power of the battery.

Abstract: Provided herein are anaplastic lymphoma kinase chimeric antigen receptors (ALK CARs). The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding ALK CARs, engineered immune cells comprising an ALK CAR, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits for administering the same. Methods of treating a subject with a disease by administering the ALK CAR or engineered immune cell comprising an ALK CAR, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, are also provided.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to dynamically indicate a mixed numerology to the wireless device for implementation where the mixed numerology corresponds to a first numerology for a data channel and a second numerology for a control channel, the first numerology being different from the second numerology.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a memory device. The memory device includes a first electrode overlying a substrate. A data storage layer is disposed on the first electrode. A second electrode overlies the data storage layer. A buffer layer is disposed between the data storage layer and the second electrode.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a feedback radio node in a radio access network, the method including transmitting measurement reporting, wherein the measurement reporting is based on measurement performed based on one or more QCL assumptions. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A memory sub-system periodically performs a first wear leveling operation using a direct mapping function on a data management unit of a memory component in the memory sub-system at a first frequency. The memory sub-system further periodically performs a second wear leveling operation using indirect mapping on a group of data management units of the memory component at a second frequency, wherein the second wear leveling operation is performed less frequently than the first wear leveling operation.