Abstract: A multi-shield plate includes a plurality of windows and a plurality of vapor shields mounted to the plurality of windows, wherein each window of the plurality of windows is formed in the plate and extends through an entirety of the plate in a thickness direction. The multi-shield plate further includes a plurality of apertures in the plate, wherein each of the plurality of apertures extends through the entirety of the plate in the thickness direction and, an aperture of the plurality of apertures is aligned with a corresponding window of the plurality of windows along radius of the multi-shield plate.

Abstract: An example redundant power supply system comprises a power supply input to receive power from a power supply; a buck-boost converter coupled to the power supply input; and a controller coupled to the buck-boost converter. The controller is to receive a power supply identification signal from the power supply. The controller is also to enable or disable the buck-boost converter based on the power supply identification signal.

Abstract: A MEMS support structure and a cap structure are provided. At least one vertically-extending trench is formed into the MEMS support structure or a portion of the cap structure. A vertically-extending outgassing material portion having a surface that is physically exposed to a respective vertically-extending cavity is formed in each of the at least one vertically-extending trench. A matrix material layer is attached to the MEMS support structure. A movable element laterally confined within a matrix layer is formed by patterning the matrix material layer. The matrix layer is bonded to the cap structure. A sealed chamber containing the movable element is formed. Each vertically-extending outgassing material portion has a surface that is physically exposed to the sealed chamber, and outgases a gas to increase the pressure in the sealed chamber.

Abstract: A MEMS device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a membrane over the substrate and configured to generate charges in response to an acoustic wave, the membrane being in a polygonal shape including vertices. The membrane includes a via pattern includes: first lines that partition the membrane into slices and extend to the vertices of the membrane such that the slices are separated from each other near an anchored region of the membrane and connected to each other around a central region; and second lines extending from the anchored region of the membrane toward the central region of the membrane, each of the first lines or each of the second lines including non-straight lines.

Abstract: A respiratory status classifying method is for classifying as one of at least two respiratory statuses and includes a training's physiological parameter inputting step, a training's chest image inputting step, a characteristic physiological parameter generating step, a characteristic chest image generating step, a training step and a classifier generating step. The characteristic chest image generating step includes processing at least a part of the training's chest images, segmenting images of a left lung, a right lung and a heart from each of the training's chest images that are processed, and enhancing image data of the images being segmented, so as to generate a plurality of characteristic chest images. The training step includes training a plurality of characteristic physiological parameters and the characteristic chest images by at least one machine learning algorithm.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. The MEMS device includes a dielectric structure disposed over a first semiconductor substrate, where the dielectric structure at least partially defines a cavity. A second semiconductor substrate is disposed over the dielectric structure. The second semiconductor substrate includes a movable mass, where opposite sidewalls of the movable mass are disposed between opposite sidewall of the cavity. An anti-stiction structure is disposed between the movable mass and the dielectric structure, where the anti-stiction structure is a first silicon-based semiconductor.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device. The method includes forming a filter stack over a carrier substrate. The filter stack comprises a particle filter layer having a particle filter. A support structure layer is formed over the filter stack. The support structure layer is patterned to define a support structure in the support structure layer such that the support structure has one or more segments. The support structure is bonded to a MEMS structure.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film having the following physical property is provided: when cooled from the molten state at a cooling rate of 20° C./min, an observed recrystallization temperature is 175° C.-200° C. The biaxially oriented polyester film is formed by a thick sheet before bidirectional stretching that is melted and extruded by an extruder and then cooled and formed on a casting roll. The thick sheet before stretching having the following physical property as analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry: a crystallization rate is less than 10%.

Abstract: A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure and method for forming FinFET device structure are provided. The FinFET structure includes a substrate and an isolation structure formed on the substrate. The FinFET structure also includes a fin structure extending above the substrate, and the fin structure is embedded in the isolation structure. The FinFET structure further includes an epitaxial structure formed on the fin structure, the epitaxial structure has a pentagon-like shape, and an interface between the epitaxial structure and the fin structure is lower than a top surface of the isolation structure.

Abstract: Provided are a system and construction method of a single-layer lining tunnel structure based on a mine-tunnelling method. With the single-layer lining tunnel structure, a structural rigidity and durability of the tunnel are improved. A construction process of sprayed concrete is improved, specifically, compactness agent and durability enhancing fiber are added to concrete to improve the compactness of concrete, and a special spraying process is adopted to reduce a bound rate of the concrete, and thus to improve the impermeability of sprayed concrete to reach a impermeability level of waterproof concrete. Steel fiber, cellulose fiber, synthetic fiber and other materials are added into the concrete can improve the tensile strength, crack resistance and durability of the concrete.

Abstract: A server stand with an inbuilt leakproof connecting device for coolant flow includes a frame body and a manifold. The frame body and the manifold are fixed together, the manifold has a connecting end. The server stand further includes first positioning structure and mounting assembly. The first positioning structure connects with the manifold, and the first positioning structure is near the connecting end. A bracket with blocking portion and a second positioning structure are also included, the second positioning structure can slide into connection with the first positioning structure, and the second and first positioning structures function to pre-position the bracket, the bracket being fixedly connected with the frame body. The server assembly includes a server host and an operating lever, the server host is movably connected with the operating lever.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first fin and a second fin extending from a substrate and an epitaxial source/drain region. The epitaxial source/drain region includes a first portion grown on the first fin and a second portion grown on the second fin, and the first portion and the second portion are joined at a merging boundary. The epitaxial source/drain region further includes a first subregion extending from a location level with a highest point of the epitaxial source/drain region to a location level with a highest point of the merging boundary, a second subregion extending from the location level with the highest point of the merging boundary to a location level with a lowest point of the merging boundary, and a third subregion extending from the location level with the lowest point of the merging boundary to a location level with a top surface of an STI region.

Abstract: A display system is provided. The display system includes a virtual reality display apparatus, an autostereoscopic display apparatus, and a host. In response to a processing unit of the host receiving a specific input signal, the processing unit generates a display-mode control signal, executes an image-conversion software development kit of an OpenVR driver to convert a virtual-reality (VR) stereoscopic image, that is generated by a VR application executed by the host, into an autostereoscopic image, and writes the autostereoscopic image to a second image buffer of the host. In response to the display-mode control signal, the autostereoscopic display apparatus is switched to an autostereoscopic display mode, and a multiplexing circuit of the host selects the autostereoscopic image stored in the second image buffer as an output image signal, and sends the output image signal to the autostereoscopic display apparatus for displaying.

Abstract: To increase an overall access speed and a performance of a bus system, in the present disclosure, a master device is designed to use a clock signal with different clock frequencies to address slave devices and read/write data from/to the slave devices. In an address phase, a first operating frequency which the master device can successfully address the slave devices is used as a clock frequency of the clock signal for addressing. In a read/write phase, a minimum one (i.e., a second operating frequency) of multiple working frequencies of the slave devices is used as the clock frequency of the clock signal for reading/writing, wherein the master device is connected to the slave devices via a bus. The working frequency of the slave device means a maximum clock frequency supported by the slave device.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polyester film for embossing is provided. A polyester composition is prepared from a recycled polyester material. The polyester composition includes a physically regenerated polyester resin and a chemically regenerated polyester resin. The polyester composition is melted and extruded so as to form a base layer. The base layer is stretched in a machine direction. A surface coating paste is coated onto the base layer. The base layer with the surface coating paste is heated and stretched in a transverse direction, such that the surface coating paste turns into a surface coating layer, and a polyester film for embossing is obtained.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, touch antenna units and switch circuits. The touch antenna units are arrayed above the substrate, wherein each touch antenna unit includes a first loop electrode. The first loop electrode is completely located in a display area of the display device, and has a first end and a second end. Each of the switch circuits is electrically connected to the first end and the second end of the first loop electrode in a corresponding touch antenna unit.

Abstract: In example implementations, a computing device is provided. The computing device includes an expansion interface that includes a plurality of slots. A first add-in card is connected to a first slot of the plurality of slots. A second add-in card is connected to a second slot of the plurality of slots. The computing device includes a processor communicatively coupled to the expansion interface. The processor is to detect that the first add-in card is compatible with a power savings control signal and that the second add-in card is not compatible with the power savings control signal, disable the power savings control signal to the second slot, and transmit the power savings control signal to the first slot when the first add-in card goes into a power savings mode.

Abstract: Optical modules and methods of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, an exemplary method includes forming multiple first optical elements over a first wafer, forming multiple second optical elements over a second wafer, forming multiple third optical elements over a third wafer, aligning the first wafer with the second wafer such that, upon the aligning of the first wafer with the second wafer, each first optical element is vertically overlapped with a corresponding second optical element. The method also includes bonding the first wafer with the second wafer to form a first bonded structure, aligning the second wafer with the third wafer such that, and upon bonding the second wafer of the first bonded structure to the third wafer, where upon the aligning of the second wafer with the third wafer, each second optical element is vertically overlapped with a corresponding third optical element.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes at least one memory cell, and the at least one memory cell includes a substrate, a stacked structure, a tunneling dielectric layer, a floating gate, a control gate structure, and an erase gate structure. The stacked structure is disposed on the substrate, and includes a gate dielectric layer, an assist gate, and an insulation layer stacked in order. The tunneling dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate at one side of the stacked structure. The floating gate is disposed on the tunneling dielectric layer and includes an uppermost edge and a curved sidewall. The control gate structure covers the curved sidewall of the floating gate. The erase gate structure covers the floating gate and the control gate structure, and the uppermost edge of the floating gate is embedded in the erase gate structure.

Abstract: In example implementations, a computing device is provided. The computing device includes an expansion interface, a first device, a second device, and a processor communicatively coupled to the expansion interface. The expansion interface includes a plurality of slots. Two slots of the plurality of slots are controlled by a single reset signal. The first device is connected to a first slot of the two slots and has a feature that is compatible with the single reset signal. The second device is connected to a second slot of the two slots and does not have the feature compatible with the single reset signal. The process is to detect the first device connected to the first slot and the second device connected to the second slot and disable the feature by preventing the first slot and the second slot from receiving the single reset signal.