Abstract: A photographing optical system includes eight lens elements which are, 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, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. The eight lens elements each have an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has positive refractive power. The object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one lens surface of at least one lens element of the photographing optical system has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: A photo resist layer is used to protect a dielectric layer and conductive elements embedded in the dielectric layer when patterning an etch stop layer underlying the dielectric layer. The photo resist layer may further be used to etch another dielectric layer underlying the etch stop layer, where etching the next dielectric layer exposes a contact, such as a gate contact. The bottom layer can be used to protect the conductive elements embedded in the dielectric layer from a wet etchant used to etch the etch stop layer.

Abstract: An image lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group and a fourth lens group. A total number of lens elements in the image lens assembly is seven. The first lens group includes a first lens element with positive refractive power and a second lens element with negative refractive power. Each of the second lens group and the third lens group includes at least one lens element. The fourth lens group includes a seventh lens element. When the image lens assembly is focusing or zooming, a relative position between the first lens group and an image surface is fixed, a relative position between the fourth lens group and the image surface is fixed, and the second lens group and the third lens group move along the optical axis.

Abstract: An imaging system lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The object-side surface of the third lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping cancer classification labels are provided. In a method for generating a cancer label for a cancer patient, the method entails acquiring, from a data source, a cancer classification for a cancer in the cancer patient; extracting, from the cancer classification, primary anatomic site, primary histology, and invasiveness (or behavior) of the cancer; identifying, in a lookup table, an entry having the extracted anatomic site, histology, and invasiveness (or behavior); and retrieving a corresponding cancer label in the entry for the cancer.

Abstract: A package comprises at least one first device die, and a redistribution line (RDL) structure having the at least one first device die bonded thereto. The RDL structure comprises a plurality of dielectric layers, and a plurality of RDLs formed through the plurality of dielectric layers. A trench is defined proximate to axial edges of the RDL structure through each of the plurality of dielectric layers. The trench prevents damage to portions of the RDL structure located axially inwards of the trench.

Abstract: A photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth lens elements. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the object-side surface has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. The third lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a through substrate via structure, a first stacked die package structure, an underfill layer, and a package layer. The through substrate via structure is formed over a substrate. The first stacked die package structure is over the through substrate via structure, wherein the first stacked die package structure comprises a plurality of memory dies. The underfill layer is over the first stacked die package structure. the package layer is over the underfill layer, wherein the package layer has a protruding portion that extends below a top surface of the through substrate via structure.

Abstract: A layout pattern of a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) includes a substrate having a first cell region, a second cell region, a third cell region, and a fourth cell region and a diffusion region on the substrate extending through the first cell region, the second cell region, the third cell region, and the fourth cell region. Preferably, the diffusion region includes a H-shape according to a top view.

Abstract: An image capturing optical lens system includes four lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power.

Abstract: A method includes forming a fin over a substrate, forming a dummy gate structure over the fin, removing a portion of the fin adjacent the dummy gate structure to form a first recess, depositing a stressor material in the first recess, removing at least a portion of the stressor material from the first recess, and after removing the at least a portion of the stressor material, epitaxially growing a source/drain region in the first recess.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a servo motor and an encoder calibration method. The encoder calibration method includes: calculating a gain error, an offset error and a phase error, by an error calculation block, according to a first signal and a second signal output by an encoder; calculating at least one gain calibration parameter, at least one offset calibration parameter and at least one phase calibration parameter, by the error calibration block, according to the gain error, the offset error and the phase error; and calibrating sequentially, by the encoder, the gain, the offset and the phase of the first signal and the second signal according to the at least one gain calibration parameter, the at least one offset calibration parameter and the at least one phase calibration parameter, wherein performing at least one gain calibration and offset calibration after the phase calibration is completed.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a measuring method of liquid mixture purity includes steps as follows. A storage tank is provided, wherein the storage tank is configured for storing a liquid mixture including formic acid and water. A calculating unit is provided, wherein a plurality of formic acid purity values are saved in the calculating unit. A pressure-decreasing and heating step is performed by reducing a pressure of the storage tank and heating the storage tank. A measuring step is performed by measuring in the inner space of the storage tank to obtain a pressure value, and measuring the liquid mixture simultaneously to obtain a temperature value. A calculating step is performed by inputting the pressure value and the temperature value into the calculating unit, wherein the calculating unit outputs one of the formic acid purity values corresponding thereto.

Abstract: An interactive exercise apparatus for guiding a user to perform an exercise includes a display device and a detecting device. The display device is configured to display video imagery which shows an instructor image and at least one motion check image. The motion check image corresponds to a predetermined one of a plurality of body parts of the user, which has a motion guide track and a motion achievement evaluation. The detecting device is configured to detect displacement of the body parts. The motion guide track is displayed on a predetermined position of the video imagery with a predetermined track pattern, corresponding to a movement path of the predetermined body part when the user follows movements demonstrated by the instructor image to perform the exercise. The motion achievement evaluation indicates a matching degree determined according to the displacement of the predetermined body part detected by the detecting device.

Abstract: The application discloses examples of a device housing of an electronic device including a magnesium-alloy substrate. The device housing further including a treatment layer applied over the magnesium-alloy substrate and a metallic coating layer applied over the treatment layer to provide a metallic luster. Further, a paint coating layer is disposed over a first portion of the metallic coating layer. Further, a top coating layer is applied over the paint coating layer and a visible second portion of the metallic coating layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device with a hybrid fin-dielectric region. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a source region and a drain region laterally separated by a hybrid fin-dielectric (HFD) region. A gate electrode is disposed above the HFD region and the HFD region includes a plurality of fins covered by a dielectric and separated from the source region and the drain region by the dielectric.

Abstract: An automatic target image acquisition and calibration system for application in a defect inspection system is disclosed. During the defect inspection system working normally, the automatic target image acquisition and calibration system is configured to find a recognition structure from an article under inspection, and then determines a relative position and a relative 3D coordinate if the article. Therefore, a robotic arm is controlled to carry a camera to precisely face each of a plurality of inspected surfaces of the article, such that a plurality of article images are acquired by the camera. It is worth explaining that, during the defect inspection of the article, there is no need to modulate an image acquiring height and an image acquiring angle of the camera and an illumination of a light source.

Abstract: An electrical device and an operation control method are provided. The electronic device includes a touch module and a processor. The touch module includes a touchable region. The touchable region is divided into at least a first touchable region and a second touchable region. The first touchable region is configured to implement a first function. The second touchable region is configured to implement the first function and a second function. The processor is electrically connected to the touch module. When at least one first touch point is detected in the first touchable region, at least one second touch point is detected in the second touchable region, and the processor determines that a distance between the first touch point and the second touch point is within a predetermined distance, the second touchable region is switched to implementing the first function.

Abstract: A cooling device includes a partitioning board abutting inner faces of two boards, respectively. A chamber is defined between the partitioning board and one of the two boards. Another chamber is defined between the partitioning board and another of the two boards and intercommunicates with the chamber via an intercommunication port and a backflow port of the partitioning board. A pump drives a working fluid to circulate in the two chambers. Two welding channels are formed on outer faces of the two boards and surround the two chambers, respectively. The smallest distance between a channel bottom face of each annular welding channel and the inner face of a respective board having the annular welding channel is smaller than that between the inner and outer faces of the respective board. The two boards are coupled to the partitioning board along the annular welding channels by laser welding.

Abstract: A method includes providing a structure having a substrate, fins and an isolation structure over the substrate, wherein each fin includes first and second semiconductor layers alternatingly stacked. The method further includes depositing a first dielectric layer over top and sidewalls of the fins and over a top surface of the isolation structure; depositing a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer; and etching back the first and the second dielectric layers such that they remain on the top surface of the isolation structure and are removed from the top and sidewalls of the fins. The method further includes forming dummy gate stacks, gate spacers, source and drain trenches, and inner spacers, wherein the first and the second dielectric layers remain on the top surface of the isolation structure.