Abstract: Signal transmission cables and serial interfaces with built-in signal boosting are provided. In some implementations, a signal transmission cable or interface for boosting signals comprises boosting circuitry. The boosting circuitry may comprise at least one boosting capacitor configured to be operatively coupled to a voltage supply during a charging phase and configured to be operatively coupled to the at least one line of a signal transmission cable or interface during a discharging phase, wherein, during the discharging phase, the at least one boosting capacitor boosts a voltage of the one or more signals transmitted on the at least one line. The boosting circuitry may comprise switching circuitry configured to switch the at least one boosting capacitor between from being operatively coupled to the voltage supply to being operatively coupled to the at least one line of the signal transmission cable or interface.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal (LC) medium which is based on a mixture of polar compounds and is substantially dielectrically neutral, its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular as optical retarder or optical compensator in LC displays, an optical retarder or optical compensator containing the LC medium, an optical, electrooptical or electronic device containing the optical retarder or optical compensator, and a process of manufacturing the optical retarder or optical compensator.

Abstract: An etchant composition including an oxidizing agent, an organic tertiary amine or quaternary amine represented by the following Formula (1) or Formula (2), a basic compound, and a solvent, the etchant composition having a pH value of 7 or higher. In Formula (1) and Formula (2), R1 and R2 each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a group represented by —(C2H4O)nH, where n represents 1 or 2, and R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen atom; and R3 represents a linear alkyl group having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, which may be substituted with a hydroxy group or an amino group at a terminal, and a methylene group included in the linear alkyl group may be substituted with an oxygen atom.

Abstract: A device and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. For example, the device includes a sensor having a front side and a back side, a metal interconnect layer formed on the front side of the sensor, an anti-reflective coating formed on the back side of the sensor, a composite etch stop mask layer formed on the anti-reflective coating. wherein the composite etch stop mask layer includes a silicon nitride layer and a stressed layer. A percentage of Si—H bonds in the silicon nitride layer is greater than a percentage of Si—H bonds in the stressed layer.

Abstract: An embodiment device includes a first source/drain region over a semiconductor substrate and a dummy fin adjacent the first source/drain region. The dummy fin comprising: a first portion comprising a first film and a second portion over the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises: a second film; and a third film. The third film is between the first film and the second film, and the third film is made of a different material than the first film and the second film. A width of the second portion is less than a width of the first portion. The device further comprises a gate stack along sidewalls of the dummy fin.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of diagnosis and prognosis, compositions for immunotherapies, methods of improving said compositions, and immunotherapies using the same (e.g., T cells, non-T cells, TCR-based therapies, CAR-based therapies, bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs), and/or immune checkpoint blockade).

Abstract: Systems and methods for signal boosting in serial interfaces are provided. In some implementations, a system for boosting signals comprises boosting circuitry. The boosting circuitry may comprise at least one boosting capacitor configured to be operatively coupled to a voltage supply during a charging phase and configured to be operatively coupled to the at least one line of a signal transmission line during a discharging phase, wherein, during the discharging phase, the at least one boosting capacitor boosts a voltage of the one or more signals transmitted on the at least one line. The boosting circuitry may comprise switching circuitry configured to switch the at least one boosting capacitor between from being operatively coupled to the voltage supply to being operatively coupled to the at least one line of the signal transmission line.

Abstract: An embodiment device includes a first source/drain region over a semiconductor substrate and a dummy fin adjacent the first source/drain region. The dummy fin comprising: a first portion comprising a first film and a second portion over the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises: a second film; and a third film. The third film is between the first film and the second film, and the third film is made of a different material than the first film and the second film. A width of the second portion is less than a width of the first portion. The device further comprises a gate stack along sidewalls of the dummy fin.

Abstract: A device and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. For example, the device includes a sensor having a front side and a back side, a metal interconnect layer formed on the front side of the sensor, an anti-reflective coating formed on the back side of the sensor, a composite etch stop mask layer formed on the anti-reflective coating wherein the composite etch stop mask layer includes a hydrogen rich layer and a compressive high density layer, and a light filter formed on the composite etch stop mask layer.

Abstract: A method includes cropping a plurality of images from a layout of an integrated circuit, generating a first plurality of hash values, each from one of the plurality of images, loading a second plurality of hash values stored in a hotspot library, and comparing each of the first plurality of hash values with each of the second plurality of hash values. The step of comparing includes calculating a similarity value between the each of the first plurality of hash values and the each of the second plurality of hash values. The method further includes comparing the similarity value with a pre-determined threshold similarity value, and in response to a result that the similarity value is greater than the pre-determined threshold similarity value, recording a position of a corresponding image that has the result. The position is the position of the corresponding image in the layout.

Abstract: An electronic system is provided. The electronic system includes a host and a display. The host includes an audio processing module, and a smart interpreter engine. The audio processing module is utilized for acquiring audio data corresponding to a first language from audio streams processed by an application program executed on the host. The application program executed on the host includes a specific game software. The smart interpreter engine is utilized for receiving the audio data corresponding to the first language from the audio processing module and converting the audio data corresponding to the first language into text data corresponding to a second language according to the game software executed on the host The display is utilized for receiving the text data corresponding to the second language from the smart interpreter engine and displaying the text data corresponding to the second language.

Abstract: A fleet vehicle management system includes an edge device disposed in a vehicle and a cloud device. A processing module of the edge device acquires around-view image and determines at least one traffic indication accordingly. The nearing event warning module of the edge device sends out a nearing event alert to a driver via an output module. The after event detection module of the edge device acquires GPS informations in a first time interval and a second time interval respectively to determine whether the vehicle meets an after event criterion. A violation event is triggered if the after event criterion is met. A database of the cloud device stores the nearing event alert, a driving violation result and a driving record information. The driver behavior analysis module generates an information for evaluating a driving score based on the nearing event, the violation event and the driving record information.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic system for visual guidance and navigation using real-time visual anchor point detection, which includes an edge device, a cloud device, and a landmark database; the system of the present invention provides users with navigation directions via visual landmarks. A candidate visual landmark image is selected from the database; the system of the present invention can calculate the time of day, the current weather condition, the current season, etc. In addition, the system of the present invention can use the camera on the dashboard of the vehicle, the camera in the smartphone, or other cameras to collect real-time images; the system of the present invention can also provide feedback on the visibility or salience of landmarks to improve the visual landmark images obtained by subsequent users.

Abstract: A method includes forming isolation regions extending into a semiconductor substrate, wherein semiconductor strips are located between the isolation regions, and forming a dielectric dummy strip between the isolation regions, recessing the isolation regions. Some portions of the semiconductor strips protrude higher than top surfaces of the recessed isolation regions to form protruding semiconductor fins, and a portion of the dielectric dummy strip protrudes higher than the top surfaces of the recessed isolation regions to form a dielectric dummy fin. The method further includes etching the dielectric dummy fin so that a top width of the dielectric dummy fin is smaller than a bottom width of the dielectric dummy fin. A gate stack is formed on top surfaces and sidewalls of the protruding semiconductor fins and the dielectric dummy fin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LC medium comprising two or more polymerizable compounds, at least one of which contains a substituent comprising a tertiary OH group, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PSA (polymer sustained alignment) or SA (self-aligning) mode, to an LC display of the PSA or SA mode comprising the LC medium, and to a process of manufacturing the LC display using the LC medium, especially an energy-saving LC display and energy-saving LC display production process.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a circuit substrate, a semiconductor package, and a package frame. The semiconductor package is disposed on the circuit substrate. The package frame is disposed over the circuit substrate. The package frame encircles the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package has a first surface facing the circuit substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The package frame leaves exposed at least a portion of the second surface of the semiconductor package. The package frame forms a cavity, which cavity encircles the semiconductor package.

Abstract: A method includes cropping a plurality of images from a layout of an integrated circuit, generating a first plurality of hash values, each from one of the plurality of images, loading a second plurality of hash values stored in a hotspot library, and comparing each of the first plurality of hash values with each of the second plurality of hash values. The step of comparing includes calculating a similarity value between the each of the first plurality of hash values and the each of the second plurality of hash values. The method further includes comparing the similarity value with a pre-determined threshold similarity value, and in response to a result that the similarity value is greater than the pre-determined threshold similarity value, recording a position of a corresponding image that has the result. The position is the position of the corresponding image in the layout.

Abstract: A method and a system for image correction are provided. The system includes an image processor that performs the method for image correction when receiving an input image. In the method, an overexposed area within the image is determined. The channel values of pixels in the overexposed area are applied with corresponding weights. An automatic white balance process is performed on the channel values of pixels in the overexposed area according to an expectation of low saturation in the overexposed area. Besides a first channel value of each of the pixels, a second channel value and a third channel value of the pixel can be estimated according to the channel values of periphery pixels. A correction value overexposed of the first channel value of the current pixel can be calculated according to the corresponding weights of the pixels in the overexposed area.

Abstract: A circuitry for image demosaicing and contrast enhancement and an image-processing method thereof are provided. The circuitry includes a storage device that is used to temporarily store an image and is jointly used by circuits that perform color restoration and brightness reconstruction. The circuitry includes a color restoration circuit for performing image interpolation and a global mapping circuit that performs mapping to obtain brightness of an image according to restored red, green and blue information of every pixel. Further, an edge texture feature decision circuit is provided to obtain each pixel's directionality for color restoration. A brightness estimation circuit utilizes green information of the pixels as the brightness for an area. After that, a color image with the color restoration and brightness reconstruction is outputted.

Abstract: A method and a system are provided to simultaneously generate blue-shifted and red-shifted femtosecond light sources with tunable spectral peak location and bandwidth, by controlling the input condition (chirp/spectrum) of a fiber-optic nonlinear propagation. The system comprises (A) a seed source, (B) a driving current controller to regulate the spectrum of the seed source, (C) a dispersion controller to control the chirp and pulse width of the seed source, (D) a fiber-optic spectral conversion module to shape and broaden the laser spectrum via fiber-optic nonlinear processes, and (E) a spectral selection module to filter out the required wave packets. With the simultaneous uses of the driving current controller and the dispersion controller, the light sources feature continuously tunable spectral peak with (1) a relatively constant output pulse energy or (2) a tunable spectral bandwidth at a specific peak location.