Abstract: An optical circuit includes one or more input waveguides, a plurality of output waveguides, and a reflector structure. At least a portion of the reflector structure forms an interface with the one or more input waveguides. The portion of the reflector structure has a smaller refractive index than the one or more input waveguides. An electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the optical circuit. The electrical circuit generates and sends different electrical signals to the reflector structure. In response to the reflector structure receiving the different electrical signals, a carrier concentration level at or near the interface or a temperature at or near the interface changes, such that incident radiation received from the one or more input waveguides is tunably reflected by the reflector structure into a targeted output waveguide of the plurality of output waveguides.

Abstract: A method for adjusting sound playback of a portable device for constancy notwithstanding different environments outputs from the portable device detectable audio signals inaudible to user and the device receives reflected audio before the portable device is actually commanded to play an audio file. A list of volume weightings for reflected audio is calculated. Before commencing playback of the audio file, the portable device obtains reference volume weightings from a list according to the current volume setting, and calculates adjustment coefficients for different frequency bands based on weightings of the reference volume list and of the reflected audio list. The audio signals of the audio file are output after adjustment. A portable device is also disclosed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, an active area in a surface of the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, source and drain regions in the active area on opposite sides of the gate electrode to form a transistor, an active conductive pattern connected to a first plurality of electrical contacts for applying electrical signals to the transistor, and a dummy conductive pattern connected to a first plurality of thermal contacts for removing heat from the first active area, where the thermal contacts are electrically isolated from receiving the electrical signals applied to the electrical contacts.

Abstract: A roller chain includes a plurality of inner and outer link units and a plurality of sealing rings. Each inner link unit includes two inner chain plates and two bushings. Each outer link unit interconnects an adjacent pair of the inner link units, and includes two outer chain plates and two connecting rods. Each of the outer chain plates has two inner surrounding surface portions each partially defining a retaining space. Each of the sealing rings is disposed in a respective one of the retaining spaces in the outer chain plates.

Abstract: Wireless headphones with battery life effectively extended includes first and second headphones. The first and second headphones each with respective low battery levels remaining or very different battery levels remaining receive audio signals from an electronic device and output the sound of the audio signal after adjustments are applied to volume level and to sound quality on one side or on both sides, to reduce the consumption of battery level. Each of the first and second headphones carries a processor for intercommunication in addition to communication with the electronic device performing playback.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a waveguide on a first side of the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a photodetector (PD) on a second side of the substrate, opposite the first side of the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes an optical through via (OTV) optically connecting the PD with the waveguide, wherein the OTV extends through the substrate from the first side of the substrate to the second side of the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for a silicon photonic (SiPh) structure comprising the integration of an electrical integrated circuit (EIC); a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) disposed on top of the EIC; two or more polymer waveguides (PWGs) disposed on top of the PIC and formed by layers of cladding polymer and core polymer; and an integration fan-out redistribution (InFO RDL) layer disposed on top of the two or more PWGs. The operation of PWGs is based on the refractive indexes of the cladding and core polymers. Inter-layer optical signals coupling is provided by edge-coupling, reflective prisms and grating coupling. A wafer-level system implements a SiPh structure die and provides inter-die signal optical interconnections among the PWGs.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes, an optical component and a thermal control mechanism. The optical component includes a first main path that splits into a first side path and a second side path so that the first side path and the second side path are separated from one another. The thermal control mechanism configured to control a temperature of both the first side path and the second side path, wherein the first thermal control mechanism includes a first thermoelectric member and a second thermoelectric member that are positioned between the first side path and the second side path and the first thermoelectric member and the second thermoelectric member have opposite conductive types.

Abstract: A benign tumor development trend assessment system includes an image outputting device and a server computing device. The image outputting device outputs first/second images captured from the same position in a benign tumor. The server computing device includes an image receiving module, an image pre-processing module, a target extracting module, a feature extracting module and a trend analyzing module. The image receiving module receives the first/second images. The image pre-processing module pre-processes the first/second images to obtain first/second local images. The target extracting module automatically detects and delineates tumor regions from the first/second local images to obtain first/second region of interest (ROI) images. The feature extracting module automatically identifies the first/second ROI images to obtain at least one first/second features. The trend analyzing module analyzes the first/second features to obtain a tumor development trend result.

Abstract: A punching process for wireless charging coils comprises: punching a metal piece for forming a coil structure and a fixing element, the coiling structure having a plurality of coil segments, a gap being between two of the plurality of coil segments, and the fixing element connecting the coil segments for keeping the width of the gap.

Abstract: An optical circuit includes one or more input waveguides, a plurality of output waveguides, and a reflector structure. At least a portion of the reflector structure forms an interface with the one or more input waveguides. The portion of the reflector structure has a smaller refractive index than the one or more input waveguides. An electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the optical circuit. The electrical circuit generates and sends different electrical signals to the reflector structure. In response to the reflector structure receiving the different electrical signals, a carrier concentration level at or near the interface or a temperature at or near the interface changes, such that incident radiation received from the one or more input waveguides is tunably reflected by the reflector structure into a targeted output waveguide of the plurality of output waveguides.

Abstract: The invention discloses a target tracking method applied to a video transmission, which can automatically track a specific target and capture images according to sound. The target tracking method includes the following steps: step one is to set a first target area; step two is to determine whether a corresponding sound source position points to the first target area according to a sound source position signal; step three is to capture an image of the first target area and output to a display unit by a camera unit when the sound source position points to the first target area; and step four is to execute a sound source tracking procedure when the sound source position is not pointing to the first target area.

Abstract: A method for adjusting sound playback of a portable device for constancy notwithstanding different environments outputs from the portable device detectable audio signals inaudible to user and the device receives reflected audio before the portable device is actually commanded to play an audio file. A list of volume weightings for reflected audio is calculated. Before commencing playback of the audio file, the portable device obtains reference volume weightings from a list according to the current volume setting, and calculates adjustment coefficients for different frequency bands based on weightings of the reference volume list and of the reflected audio list. The audio signals of the audio file are output after adjustment. A portable device is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless charging coil, and the wireless charging coil comprises a first coil layer, a second coil layer and a first magnetic material. The second coil layer is stacked in parallel on a surface of the first coil layer to form a stacked structure, and it has a winding path identical to a winding path of the first coil layer. The first magnetic material is disposed on one side of the first coil layer and has a winding path which is different from the winding path of the first coil layer and with said side away from the second coil layer. Currents generated by a power source are evenly distributed in the stack structure to reduce a skin effect when the wireless charging coil is electrically connected to the power source.

Abstract: A method for making a IC is provided, including: identifying, in a schematic, first and second edge elements, which edge elements including devices whose layout patterns are configured to conform to a first layout grid; identifying all the elements between the first and second edge elements, at least one of the identified elements including a device whose layout pattern is configured to conform to a second layout grid that is finer than the first layout grid; and calculating a spatial quantity of a combined layout pattern of the identified elements between the first and second edge elements to determine whether the combined layout pattern conforms to the first layout grid.

Abstract: A method for adjusting sound playback of a portable device for constancy notwithstanding different environments outputs from the portable device detectable audio signals inaudible to user and the device receives reflected audio before the portable device is actually commanded to play an audio file. A list of volume weightings for reflected audio is calculated. Before commencing playback of the audio file, the portable device obtains reference volume weightings from a list according to the current volume setting, and calculates adjustment coefficients for different frequency bands based on weightings of the reference volume list and of the reflected audio list. The audio signals of the audio file are output after adjustment. A portable device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for enhancing an accuracy of a benign tumor development trend assessment system includes: a first processing procedure, an image captured before the treatment is inputted to and be processed by a server computing device of the benign tumor development trend assessment system to obtain a first processing result; a second processing procedure, the images captured before and in at least one period after the treatment are inputted to and processed by the server computing device to obtain a second processing result; a trend analyzing procedure, the trend analyzing module of the server computing device analyzes the first processing result, the second processing result and the trend pathways to obtain a tumor development trend result; and a storing procedure, the first processing result, the second processing result and the tumor development trend result are transformed to an individual trend pathway which is stored in the trend analyzing module.

Abstract: Wireless headphones with battery life effectively extended includes first and second headphones. The first and second headphones each with respective low battery levels remaining or very different battery levels remaining receive audio signals from an electronic device and output the sound of the audio signal after adjustments are applied to volume level and to sound quality on one side or on both sides, to reduce the consumption of battery level. Each of the first and second headphones carries a processor for intercommunication in addition to communication with the electronic device performing playback.

Abstract: A wireless charging coil structure with a function of heat dissipation comprises a first connecting terminal, a second connecting terminal and a coil. The coil is disposed between the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal, and configured to transmit a signal between the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal. The coil comprises a heat-pipe segment and a transmission segment electrically and heat-conductively connected with each other. The transmission segment has a predetermined thickness, the heat-pipe segment encircles an accommodating space, and a heat-dissipating medium is disposed in the accommodating space.

Abstract: A method of generating multiple gating signals for a multi-gated input/output (I/O) system. The system includes an output level shifter and an output driver which are coupled in series between an output node of a core circuit and an external terminal of a corresponding system. The method includes: generating first and second gating signals having corresponding first and second waveforms, the first waveform transitioning from a non-enabling state to an enabling state before the second waveform transitions from the non-enabling state to the enabling state; receiving the first gating signal at the output level shifter; and receiving the second gating signal at the output driver.