Abstract: The present invention relates to an ion generation composite target for an ion irradiation technology including: a substrate having a through hole formed thereon; and a graphene thin film configured on the substrate, across the through hole, having a thickness in a range between 1 nm to 3 nm, and ionized to release a proton or a carbon ion.

Abstract: An image grid line removing method is used for removing grid lines of an image and includes a Fourier transform step, a Gaussian-like masking step and an inverse Fourier transform step. The Fourier transform step is for providing a Fourier transform to process the image to generate a frequency domain image. The Gaussian-like masking step is for providing a Gaussian-like masking model to process the frequency domain image to generate a frequency domain masked image. The inverse Fourier transform step is for providing an inverse Fourier transform to process the frequency domain masked image to generate a grid line removing image.

Abstract: A game identifier of an encrypted streaming electronic game to be streamed to a playback device may be received. The game identifier may comprise a title of the encrypted streaming electronic game. An electronic ticket for access by the playback device to a secured portion of the encrypted streaming electronic game may be gathered. The electronic ticket may specify a first gameplay state. The electronic ticket may be used to access the secured portion of the encrypted streaming electronic game at the first gameplay state. One or more gameplay actions to transform the encrypted streaming electronic game to a second gameplay state may be received. The second gameplay state may be provided to a state server, where the state server configured to instruct a license server to modify the electronic ticket to specify the second gameplay state for the encrypted streaming electronic game.

Abstract: A system for building a targeted audience for a present online advertising campaign is disclosed. The system comprises a database for storing data related to each of the plurality of products with each product associated with a previous online advertising campaign and a processor in communication with the database and configured to execute computer-readable instructions causing the processor to utilize the data to identify at least one previous online advertising campaign as being similar to the present online advertising campaign, learn from the identified previous online advertising campaign(s) to predict a probability of conversion of each of a plurality of customers when exposed to an impression of the present online advertising campaign, and build the targeted audience for the present online advertising campaign based on the predicted probability of conversion. A method for building a targeted audience for a present online advertising campaign is also disclosed.

Abstract: A Vendor sells or rents, or exhibits Devices by exhibiting them in the showroom, or some particular locations with set up, and allows the customers to experience them. We, with the advance of technologies, create the same scenario for the Vendor except that the showed Devices are located in Remote Locations, like an on-demand virtual showroom.

Abstract: A clock data recovery circuit includes: a first detecting circuit for detecting phases of an incoming data signal and a sampling clock signal to generate a first detection signal; a loop filter for generating a control signal according to the first detection signal; a second detecting circuit for detecting phases of a reference signal and a feedback signal to generate a second detection signal; a control voltage generating circuit for generating a control voltage based on the second detection signal; a voltage-controlled oscillator for generating the sampling clock signal according to the control voltage; a phase adjustment circuit for adjusting the phase of the sampling clock signal according to the control signal to generate the phase-adjusted signal; and a frequency divider circuit for conducting a frequency division operation on the phase-adjusted signal to generate the feedback signal.

Abstract: A high-frequency electronic device including a dielectric substrate, a first patterned metal layer and a second patterned metal layer is provided. The dielectric substrate has a first region and a second region. The first patterned metal layer is disposed on a first side of the dielectric substrate and corresponds to the first region, wherein the first region and the second region have different etching rates with respect to an etching solution. The second patterned metal layer is disposed on the first side or a second side opposite to the first side of the dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A clock data recovery circuit includes: a first detecting circuit for detecting phases of an incoming data signal and a sampling clock signal to generate a first detection signal; a loop filter for generating a control signal according to the first detection signal; a second detecting circuit for detecting phases of a reference signal and a feedback signal to generate a second detection signal; a control voltage generating circuit for generating a control voltage based on the second detection signal; a voltage-controlled oscillator for generating the sampling clock signal according to the control voltage; a phase adjustment circuit for adjusting the phase of the sampling clock signal according to the control signal to generate the phase-adjusted signal; and a frequency divider circuit for conducting a frequency division operation on the phase-adjusted signal to generate the feedback signal.

Abstract: A game identifier of an encrypted streaming electronic game to be streamed to a playback device may be received. The game identifier may comprise a title of the encrypted streaming electronic game. An electronic ticket for access by the playback device to a secured portion of the encrypted streaming electronic game may be gathered. The electronic ticket may specify a first gameplay state. The electronic ticket may be used to access the secured portion of the encrypted streaming electronic game at the first gameplay state. One or more gameplay actions to transform the encrypted streaming electronic game to a second gameplay state may be received. The second gameplay state may be provided to a state server, where the state server configured to instruct a license server to modify the electronic ticket to specify the second gameplay state for the encrypted streaming electronic game.

Abstract: A high-frequency electronic device including a dielectric substrate, a first patterned metal layer and a second patterned metal layer is provided. The dielectric substrate has a first region and a second region. The first patterned metal layer is disposed on a first side of the dielectric substrate and corresponds to the first region, wherein the first region and the second region have different etching rates with respect to an etching solution. The second patterned metal layer is disposed on the first side or a second side opposite to the first side of the dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A data writing method, a memory controlling circuit unit and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a data; encoding a plurality of sub-data in the data to obtain a plurality of first error checking and correction codes respectively corresponding to the plurality of sub-data; writing the plurality of sub-data and the plurality of first error checking and correction codes into a first physical programming unit; encoding the plurality of sub-data to obtain a second error checking and correction code; and writing the second error checking and correction code into a second physical programming unit.

Abstract: A dark fiber dense wavelength division multiplexing service path design microservice (ddSPDmS) can provide a scalable self-contained meta-data driven approach for a flexible implementation of a dark fiber dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) service path design solution. The service plan design solution can be used as a standalone solution or integrated with a network management application. In order to manage a large volume of circuit designs, multiple microservices can accept application program interface (API) requests in a cloud environment. Permission can then be given to any application to use the API to make a call to the design and inventory. Additionally, metadata templates can be designed to support a node, a link, and/or a topology for the microservices.

Abstract: A technique for content management involves storing runtime state of content externally. A system created according to the technique may include a state server that receives runtime state of content from a playback device, and provides the runtime state to that or another playback device upon request. A playback device constructed according to the technique may include a content state recovery engine for recovering runtime state that was previously stored externally to the playback device. A method according to the technique may include generating the runtime state locally, storing the runtime state externally, and re-acquiring the runtime state.

Abstract: A decoding method, a memory control circuit unit, and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: configuring a plurality of read voltage categories, wherein the read voltage categories respectively have a plurality of representative read voltage sets; reading a first physical programming unit according to the representative read voltage sets and executing a decoding operation to obtain a plurality of decoded information; choosing a first read voltage category according to the plurality of decoded information; and reading the first physical programming unit according to the first read voltage sets in the first read voltage category and executing the decoding operation.

Abstract: A diffusion barrier structure, and a conductive laminate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The conductive laminate includes a substrate, a diffusion barrier structure, and a conductive layer. The diffusion barrier structure is formed between the substrate and the conductive layer. The diffusion barrier structure includes a discontinuous modifying layer and a barrier layer. The discontinuous modifying layer is disposed on the substrate. A material for composing the discontinuous modifying layer is a polymer with hydrophilic group. The barrier layer is disposed on the substrate and the discontinuous modifying layer. A material for composing the barrier layer includes at least one self-healing polymer.

Abstract: A method of education is to be implemented by a processing unit of an electronic device which includes an input unit and an output unit, and the processing unit is capable of accessing a lexical database that includes a plurality of terms. The method includes: controlling the output unit to output a question; determining whether a user answer matches a correct answer to the question; when the user answer does not match the correct answer, determining whether the user answer corresponds to one of the terms in the lexical database; and when the user answer corresponds to one of the terms, controlling the output unit to output a definition of said one of the terms.

Abstract: A decoding method for a memory storage device including a rewritable non-volatile memory module is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. The method includes: reading at least one memory cells by using at least one read voltage level to obtain a codeword; performing a parity check operation on the codeword by an error checking and correcting circuit to generate a syndrome sum corresponding to the codeword; and dynamically adjusting a first parameter used by the error checking and correcting circuit in a first decoding operation based on whether the syndrome sum is less than a first threshold value and performing the first decoding operation on the codeword by the error checking and correcting circuit by using the first parameter.

Abstract: A method for electroless metal deposition and an electroless metal layer included substrate are provided. The method for electroless metal deposition includes steps as follows. a) cleaning a substrate, applying a hydrofluoric acid onto the substrate; and then applying a modifying agent onto the substrate to form a chemical oxide layer on the substrate; b) a catalyst layer is formed on the chemical oxide layer, wherein, the catalyst layer includes a plurality of colloidal nanoparticles, and each of the plurality of colloidal nanoparticles includes a palladium nanoparticle and a polymer which encapsulates the palladium nanoparticle, and c) depositing a metal on the catalyst layer through an electroless metal deposition to form an electroless metal layer.

Abstract: A method for searching for information in a relational database includes: identifying a subset of attributes from attributes for each record in the relational database, the subset of attributes including a plurality of search attributes and a plurality of search summary attributes; extracting the subset of identified attributes from each record; creating in a cloud-based non-relational database platform an index instance corresponding to each record in the relational database, wherein each index instance in the cloud-based non-relational database includes the subset of identified attributes indexed to a corresponding record in the relational database; and in response to receiving a search request that includes one or more search attributes, searching the index instances in the cloud-based non-relational database for corresponding records in the relational database; and providing search results that include information from corresponding records in the relational database, wherein the information is associated

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming a first spacer adjacent to the gate structure, wherein the first spacer comprises silicon carbon nitride (SiCN); forming a second spacer adjacent to the first spacer, wherein the second spacer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN); and forming a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the second spacer.