Abstract: Various embodiments of a photonic device and fabrication method thereof are described herein. A device may include a substrate, a bottom contact layer, a current confinement layer, an intrinsic layer, an absorption layer, and a top contact layer. The bottom contact layer may be of a first polarity and may be disposed on the substrate. The current confinement layer may be disposed on the bottom contact layer. The intrinsic layer may be disposed on the current confinement layer. The absorption layer may be disposed on the intrinsic layer. The top contact layer may be of a second polarity and may be disposed on the absorption layer. The second polarity is opposite to the first polarity.

Abstract: An improved molded door skin of a synthetic door is disclosed to have a recessed portion for removably installing a replaceable panel thereon, by changing the replaceable panel with another one having different patterns, the molded door skin is therefore variegated; the molded door skin further has a receiving groove circling the recessed portion for receiving a batten having decorative effects, by combinations of different battens with different fashionable replaceable panels can better improve the molded door skin in decoration and esthetics.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a photonic device and fabrication method thereof are provided. In one aspect, a device includes a substrate, a current confinement layer disposed on the substrate, an absorption layer disposed in the current confinement layer, and an electrical contact layer disposed on the absorption layer. The current confinement layer is doped in a pattern and configured to reduce dark current in the device. The photonic device may be a photodiode or a laser.

Abstract: A loan origination and processing system is described. The system can reside on a server computer that is coupled to a data store storing data related to a borrower. The server computer is further coupled to a brokerage network that comprises a loan officer client, a loan processor client, and a broker manager client. Each brokerage client computer executes a unique interface to the loan origination and processing system.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a germanium-on-silicon (Ge—Si) avalanche photodiode are provided. In one aspect, the Ge—Si avalanche photodiode utilizes a silicon buffer layer to reduce the energy of holes drifting into absorption layer where the absorption material has lower ionization threshold, thereby suppressing multiplication noise and increasing the gain-bandwidth product of the avalanche photodiode. In another aspect, the Ge—Si avalanche photodiode utilizes an edge electric field buffer layer region to reduce the electric field along the sidewall of multiplication layer, where high electric field is applied for avalanche, thereby reducing probability of sidewall breakdown and enhancing reliability of the avalanche photodiode.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a germanium-on-silicon (Ge—Si) photodiode are provided along with the fabrication method thereof. In one aspect, a Ge—Si photodiode includes a doped bottom region at the bottom of a germanium layer, formed by thermal diffusion of donors implanted into a silicon layer. The Ge—Si photodiode further includes a doped sidewall region of Ge mesa formed by ion implantation. Thus, the electric field is distributed in the intrinsic region of the Ge—Si photodiode where there is low dislocation density. The doped bottom region and sidewall region of the Ge layer prevent electric field from penetrating into the Ge—Si interface and Ge mesa sidewall region, where a large amount of dislocations are distributed. This design significantly suppresses dark current.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a compensated photonic device structure and fabrication method thereof are described herein. In one aspect, a photonic device may include a substrate and a functional layer disposed on the substrate. The substrate may be made of a first material and the functional layer may be made of a second material that is different from the first material. The photonic device may also include a compensation region formed at an interface region between the substrate and the functional layer. The compensation region may be doped with compensation dopants such that a first carrier concentration around the interface region of function layer is reduced and a second carrier concentration in a bulk region of functional layer is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention related to an injector is provided. The injector includes a case body, a dose setting, a first engagement, a second engagement, an elasticity element, and a button. The dose setting is used to preset a dose. The first engagement is connected with the dose setting. The elasticity element is connected between the first engagement and the second engagement. When the elasticity element is in an extension state, the first engagement and the second engagement are separated. When the button is pushed, the elasticity element is entered into a compress state to combine the first engagement and the second engagement, and then push the dose setting.

Abstract: Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) having at least one top stressor layer disposed on a germanium (Ge) absorption layer are described herein. The top stressor layer can increase the tensile strain of the Ge absorption layer, thus extending the absorption of APDs to longer wavelengths beyond 1550 nm. In one embodiment, the top stressor layer has a four-layer structure, including an amorphous silicon (Si) layer disposed on the Ge absorption layer; a first silicon dioxide (SiO2) layer disposed on the amorphous Si layer, a silicon nitride (SiN) layer disposed on the first SiO2 layer, and a second SiO2 layer disposed on the SiN layer. The Ge absorption layer can be further doped by p-type dopants. The doping concentration of p-type dopants is controlled such that a graded doping profile is formed within the Ge absorption layer to decrease the dark currents in APDs.

Abstract: A device, such as a silicon modulator, in accordance with the present disclosure employs PN diodes without sacrificing the modulation depth, while achieving lower loss and better impedance matching to 50-Ohm drivers. In one embodiment, the device includes an input waveguide, an input optical splitter coupled to the input waveguide, first and second optical phase shifters coupled to the input optical splitter, an output optical splitter coupled to the first and second phase shifters, and an output waveguide coupled to the output optical splitter. The phase shifters are designed with variant capacitance per unit length.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit pattern includes an angled conductive pattern having a line portion and a pad portion at an end of the line portion extending normal to the line portion on a first side of the line portion. The pad portion has a width greater than a width of the line portion. A spacing has a first portion adjacent the first side of the pad portion, and a second portion adjacent a second side of the pad portion opposite the first side. The first portion of the spacing has a width greater than the width of the second portion of the spacing.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a photonic device and fabrication method thereof are provided. In one aspect, a device includes a substrate, a current confinement layer disposed on the substrate, an absorption layer disposed in the current confinement layer, and an electrical contact layer disposed on the absorption layer. The current confinement layer is doped in a pattern and configured to reduce dark current in the device. The photonic device may be a photodiode or a laser.

Abstract: A signal transmission device is provided. The signal transmission device comprises a linked unit, a switch button, a data connector and a cover. The linked unit includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first elastomer and a second elastomer. The switch button is attached/disposed on the linked unit. The data connector rotates and expands according to the first shaft and the first elastomer. The cover has a storage device to accommodate and cover the data connector. The cover rotates and expands according to the second shaft and the second elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrochemical biosensor strip comprising a base which has a front side and a back side, an electrode system on the front side of said base, a code-recognition element on one end of the back side of said base, a cover which is located on said electrode system, and a reaction area which is in touch with said electrode system for a reaction to take place. By forms of said code-recognition element provided in the present invention, a biosensing device will automatically choose a specific set of calibration code corresponding to a particular batch of the electrochemical biosensor strip while coupling to the strip. Hence, the present invention eliminates the calibration step carried out by users and simplifies the measuring procedure, avoiding the inaccurate results due to the omission or improper operation of the calibration step by users.

Abstract: A method for preparing a purple sweet potato concentrate that is free from starch, rich in anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, minerals, and soluble dietary fiber with low viscosity, attractive color, and with natural sweetness is presented. The method first prepares and liquefies the purple sweet potatoes and fixes the colorization by adjusting the pH value. Next, amylase and an enzyme complex of hemicellulase, pectinase, cellulose, glucoamylase and protease are added in sequence under conditions effective to produce the juice with the above mentioned properties. The juice is then centrifuged and membrane-filtered to produce a purified purple sweet potato juice which is vacuum-concentrated to yield a purple sweet potato concentrate. Purple sweet potato powder can be obtained by vacuum drying the sediment and concentrate mixture.

Abstract: A locking/unlocking apparatus for a drawer is applicable to be assembled on a fixed slide rail and a slidable slide rail of a drawer or on a drawer body and a drawer cabinet. The locking/unlocking apparatus comprises a drive element disposed on the slidable slide rail or the drawer body, a main body fixed on the fixed slide rail or the drawer cabinet, a slide block slidably disposed on the main body, and a spring disposed between the main body and the slide block. By such arrangements, when the drawer is pulled by a large force, it can prevent the slide rails, the drawer body or the locking/unlocking apparatus from being damaged.

Abstract: A packaging structure of a low-pressure molded fuel cell comprises a hot melt adhesive layer, which is formed through a low-pressure molding process using a hot melt adhesive that has specific material properties and will become molten when being heated. The molten hot melt adhesive is injected into the cell via injection holes formed on a housing or a mounting element to flow through a C-sectioned flow channel, so as to tightly enclose and bond to edges of the air cathode and separator for the cell. After the hot melt adhesive is solidified, a chemical-resistant hot melt adhesive layer with good sealing and enclosing ability as well as high adhesion strength and elasticity, being bubble removed at controlled pressure and the hot melt adhesive material is formed to firmly bond to the cell components and tightly seal the cell, so as to effectively prevent electrolyte in the cell from leaking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of terminals, and discloses a terminal and a schedule displaying method, which are capable of enhancing a display effect of schedule information and achieving a clear distinction between completed and uncompleted schedule work. The terminal includes: an instruction receiving unit, configured to receive an instruction which is for setting a schedule event and of a user, where the schedule event includes schedule content and a schedule date; and a schedule displaying unit, configured to display the schedule event on a time axis. Embodiments of the present invention are used in schedule table functions of various terminals.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit pattern includes an angled conductive pattern having a line portion and a pad portion at an end of the line portion extending normal to the line portion on a first side of the line portion. The pad portion has a width greater than a width of the line portion. A spacing has a first portion adjacent the first side of the pad portion, and a second portion adjacent a second side of the pad portion opposite the first side. The first portion of the spacing has a width greater than the width of the second portion of the spacing.

Abstract: An improved molded door skin of a synthetic door is disclosed to have a recessed portion for removably installing a replaceable panel thereon, by changing the replaceable panel with another one having different patterns, the molded door skin is therefore variegated; the molded door skin further has a receiving groove circling the recessed portion for receiving a batten having decorative effects, by combinations of different battens with different fashionable replaceable panels can better improve the molded door skin in decoration and esthetics.