Abstract: Provided are FinFET devices and methods of forming the same. A dummy gate having gate spacers on opposing sidewalls thereof is formed over a substrate. A dielectric layer is formed around the dummy gate. An upper portion of the dummy gate is removed and upper portions of the gate spacers are removed, so as to form a first opening in the dielectric layer. A lower portion of the dummy gate is removed to form a second opening below the first opening. A metal layer is formed in the first and second openings. The metal layer is partially removed to form a metal gate.

Abstract: Provided are a display panel, a display device, and an electronic device. The display panel comprises a panel main body. The panel main body comprises a first portion, a second portion and a bendable third portion, and the third portion is located between the first portion and the second portion. A reinforcement layer is provided on a first face of the first portion to make a stiffness of the first portion higher than a stiffness of the third portion.

Abstract: A phase-change memory (PCM) cell is provided to include a first electrode, a second electrode, and a phase-change feature disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The phase-change feature is configured to change its data state based on a write operation performed on the PCM cell. The write operation includes a reset stage and a set stage. In the reset stage, a plurality of reset current pulses are applied to the PCM cell, and the reset current pulses have increasing current amplitudes. In the set stage, a plurality of set current pulses are applied to the PCM cell, and the set current pulses exhibit an increasing trend in current amplitude. The current amplitudes of the set current pulses are smaller than those of the reset current pulses.

Abstract: This application discloses a method including a transmit end that generates and sends a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), and a receive end that receives the PPDU and parses the PPDU. An enhanced directional multi-gigabit (EDMG) modulation field in the PPDU includes a channel estimation field (CEF), the CEF includes a CEF sequence, and a length of the CEF sequence is m, where m is determined based on a quantity of bonding channels and a quantity of subcarriers included on a channel. When a discrete Fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) technology is introduced into a 60 GHz WLAN standard, an applied CEF sequence included in a CEF can be determined, and DFT-S-OFDM transmission is further performed by using the CEF sequence. In this way, a PAPR of a WLAN system can be reduced while frequency division multiplexing for a plurality of users is supported.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a gate extension structure, a first source/drain feature and a second source/drain feature, a vertical stack of channel members extending between the first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature along a direction, and a gate structure wrapping around each of the vertical stack of channel members. The gate extension structure is in direct contact with the first source/drain feature.

Abstract: A stand adjustment device has a tripod-connecting member, a connecting seat, a proximal clamping plate, a boom-connecting tube, a locking shaft, and a manual operating member. The connecting seat is rotatably located around the tripod-connecting member. The proximal clamping plate is detachably attached to a side of the connecting seat. One end of the locking shaft is movably disposed in the boom-connecting tube. The boom is slidably mounted through the boom-connecting tube and the locking shaft. The locking shaft is slidably mounted through the boom-connecting tube, the proximal clamping plate, and the connecting seat such that the boom-connecting tube is rotatable relative to the connecting seat. The manual operating member and the locking shaft are configured to clamp the boom-connecting tube, the proximal clamping plate, and the connecting seat therebetween into a locked condition.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for forming a semiconductor device package with a transmission line using a micro-bump layer are disclosed. The micro-bump layer may comprise micro-bumps and micro-bump lines, formed between a top device and a bottom device. A signal transmission line may be formed using a micro-bump line above a bottom device. A ground plane may be formed using a redistribution layer (RDL) within the bottom device, or using additional micro-bump lines. The RDL formed ground plane may comprise open slots. There may be RDLs at the bottom device and the top device above and below the micro-bump lines to form parts of the ground planes.

Abstract: An image processing circuit includes a receiving circuit, a transmitting circuit, a first asynchronous handshake circuit, a super resolution scale-up model and a second asynchronous handshake circuit. The receiving circuit is arranged to receive an input image with a first pixel clock frequency. The first asynchronous handshake circuit is arranged to receive the input image from the receiving circuit according to a receiving timing. The super resolution scale-up model is arranged to scale up the input image to generate an output image with a second pixel clock frequency. The second asynchronous handshake circuit is arranged to output the output image to the transmitting circuit according to a transmitting timing to transmit the output image, wherein the first asynchronous handshake circuit, the super resolution scale-up model, and the second asynchronous handshake circuit operate at a clock frequency independent of the first pixel clock frequency and the second pixel clock frequency.

Abstract: A computing device obtains an image depicting an image of a user's face. The computing device identifies one or more regions in the image depicting skin of the user and generates a skin mask. A skin tone of the user's face is predicted and the skin mask is populated according to the predicted skin tone. The computing device defines feature points corresponding to facial features on the user's face and extracts pre-defined facial patterns matching facial features depicted in the image. The extracted pre-defined facial patterns are inserted into the skin mask based on the feature points and a hair mask identifying one or more regions depicting hair of the user is generated. The computing device extracts a hair region depicted in the image of the user based on the hair mask and inserts the hair region on top of the skin mask to generate a face chart.

Abstract: A computing device obtains an image depicting an image of a user's face. The computing device identifies facial features in the user's face in the image and extracts characteristics of the facial features in the user's face in the image. The computing device predicts a skin tone of the user's face depicted in the image and generates a face chart based on the facial feature characteristics. The computing device adjusts a color of a facial region in the face chart according to the predicted skin tone and obtains lighting characteristics of the image of the user's face. The computing device adjusts one or more colors in the face chart based on the lighting characteristics of the image of the user's face.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a photonic component. The photonic component includes an active side, a second side different from the active side, and an optical channel extending from the active side to the second side of the photonic component. The optical channel includes a non-gaseous material configured to transmit light.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a semiconductor structure, the method includes forming a buffer layer over a substrate. An active layer is formed on the buffer layer. A top electrode is formed on the active layer. An etch process is performed on the buffer layer and the substrate to define a plurality of pillar structures. The plurality of pillar structures include a first pillar structure laterally offset from a second pillar structure. At least portions of the first and second pillar structures are spaced laterally between sidewalls of the top electrode.

Abstract: A portable data accessing device and more particularly the use of multi-port interfaces on a data accessing device disclosed. The multi-port data accessing device includes an inner body, one or a plurality of moving-caps, one or a plurality of grips, a pump-action and one or a plurality of locking/releasing mechanisms.

Abstract: A super resolution (SR) image generation circuit includes an image scale-up circuit, a stable SR processing circuit, a generative adversarial network (GAN) processing circuit, and a configurable basic block pool circuit. The image scale-up circuit is arranged to receive and process an input image to generate a scaled-up image. The stable SR processing circuit is arranged to receive a feature map of the input image to generate a stable delta value. The GAN processing circuit is arranged to receive the feature map to generate a GAN delta value. The configurable basic block pool circuit is arranged to dynamically configure a plurality of basic blocks according to a depth requirement of the input image, to generate a configuration result. The SR image generation circuit generates an SR image according to the scaled-up image, the stable delta value, and the GAN delta value.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of active immunotherapy for a cancer patient, comprising administering vaccines against Globo series antigens (i.e., Globo H, SSEA-3 and SSEA-4). Specifically, the method comprises administering Globo H-CRM197 (OBI-833/821) in patients with cancer. The disclosure also provides a method of selecting a cancer patient who is suitable as treatment candidate for immunotherapy. Exemplary immune response can be characterized by reduction of the severity of disease, including but not limited to, prevention of disease, delay in onset of disease, decreased severity of symptoms, decreased morbidity and delayed mortality.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a complex probiotic composition and a method for improving exercise performance of a subject with low intrinsic aerobic exercise capacity. The complex probiotic composition, which includes Lactobacillus rhamnosus GKLC1, Bifidobacterium lactis GKK24 and Clostridium butyricum GKB7, administered to the subject with the low intrinsic aerobic exercise capacity in a continuation period, can effectively reduce serum lactic acid and serum urea nitrogen after aerobic exercise, reduce proportion of offal fat and/or increase liver and muscle glycogen contents, thereby being as an effective ingredient for preparation of various compositions.

Abstract: A method for processing media content includes: receiving a selection on a media segment in a media content, where the media content comprises at least two media segments; determining a target media segment based on the selection; and receiving a request for processing the target media segment, in response to a triggering on the target media segment; wherein in response to the request including a request for re-capturing processing, the method further includes: re-capturing a plurality of media segments; and replacing the target media segment with the at least one media segment of the plurality of media segments.

Abstract: A computing device obtains an image depicting a face of a user. The computing device identifies facial features in the image and extracts characteristics of the facial features in the image. The computing device generates a two-dimensional (2D) face chart based on the facial feature characteristics. The computing device predicts a skin tone of the user's face depicted in the image of the user and changes color in a color map of a predefined three-dimensional (3D) model based on the predicted skin tone. The computing device selects a predefined environment map based on characteristics in the image depicting the face of the user and generates a target face image based on the predefined 3D model.

Abstract: A method for allocating perishable products based on machine learning, includes using a sales estimation model to evaluate estimated sales of a plurality of perishable products in a predetermined period, using a rating model to calculate a predetermined rate of the plurality of perishable products in the predetermined period according to the estimated sales, using an allocation model to adjust an allocation ratio of the plurality of perishable products in a plurality of marketing channels according to the estimated sales and the predetermined rate if a current rate is lower than the predetermined rate, and determining the numbers of perishable products allocated to the plurality of marketing channels according to the allocation ratio.