Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device including a light guide cover plate, a light source, an image sensor, and a light output element is provided. The light guide cover plate includes a flat plate portion and a light entering portion. The flat plate portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The light entering portion is located at the second surface, and has an inclined light incident surface inclined with respect to the first surface and the second surface. The light source is configured to emit a light beam. The light beam is transmitted to the light entering portion and the flat plate portion in sequence via the inclined light incident surface. The light output element is disposed on the second surface, and guides the light beam in the flat plate portion to the image sensor.

Abstract: Often when there is a glare on a display screen the user may be able to mitigate the glare by tilting or otherwise moving the screen or changing their viewing position. However, when driving a car there are limited options for overcoming glares on the dashboard, especially when you are driving for a long distance in the same direction. Embodiments are directed to eliminating such glare. Other embodiments are related to mixed reality (MR) and filling in occluded areas.

Abstract: An electronic device and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a fingerprint sensor, and an integrated driver chip. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. The integrated driver chip integrates a display driver circuit and a fingerprint sensing circuit. When the pixel units of the display panel are in an undriven state and a finger object is in contact with a sensing area of the display panel to perform a fingerprint unlock operation, the display driver circuit drives at least a portion of the pixel units corresponding to the sensing area, so that at least a portion of the pixel units provide illumination light to the sensing area. The fingerprint sensing circuit drives the fingerprint sensor to capture a fingerprint feature image of the finger object.

Abstract: An integrated circuit having an optical structure is provided. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of light guiding pattern layers. The light guiding pattern layers are located above the semiconductor substrate, and each of the light guiding pattern layers has a plurality of openings and a plurality of side wall portions corresponding to the openings. Each of the side wall portions surrounds the corresponding opening. A projection of one of the openings of one of the light guiding pattern layers on the semiconductor substrate at least partially overlaps a projection of one of the openings of the adjacent light guiding pattern layer on the semiconductor substrate, so as to form at least one light via hole and allow external light to be transferred to the semiconductor substrate through the light guiding pattern layers.

Abstract: Amylin receptor antagonists capable of binding to the amylin receptor and inhibiting activity of amylin or amyloid-beta protein are provided. The amylin receptor antagonists can be administered in the form of pharmaceutical compositions or the like. Methods for preparing and using the amylin receptor antagonists for treating, preventing, or ameliorating Alzheimer's disease are also provided.

Abstract: A video controller and method for performing tone-mapping of high-dynamic-range (HDR) video are provided. The video controller includes: a color-space converter, arranged to receive an input high-dynamic-range (HDR) video signal and perform a color space conversion on the input HDR video signal to obtain a first video signal having a first gamma curve; a de-gamma unit, arranged to apply a second gamma curve on the first video signal to compensate the first gamma curve to obtain a second video signal; a first histogram calculator, arranged to calculate a first histogram of a current frame of the second video signal; and a tone-mapping unit, arranged to apply a tone-mapping curve on the current frame of the second video signal according to a histogram of a previous frame of the second video signal to generate an output video signal.

Abstract: An image processing method, suitable for a mobile device including a camera unit and a display unit, includes separating a foreground portion and a background portion of a first image sensed by the camera unit, calculating a dimension of the foreground portion, generating an adjustment level in positively correlated with the dimension, applying an image effect at the adjustment level to the foreground or the background portion of the first image to generate a second image, and displaying the second image on the display unit.

Abstract: Often when there is a glare on a display screen the user may be able to mitigate the glare by tilting or otherwise moving the screen or changing their viewing position. However, when driving a car there are limited options for overcoming glares on the dashboard, especially when you are driving for a long distance in the same direction. Embodiments are directed to eliminating such glare. Other embodiments are related to mixed reality (MR) and filling in occluded areas.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a memory region and a logic region; forming a stack structure on the memory region and a gate structure on the logic region; forming a first cap layer on the stack structure and the gate structure; performing an oxidation process to form an oxide layer on the first cap layer; forming a second cap layer on the oxide layer; and removing part of the second cap layer, part of the oxide layer, and part of the first cap layer on the logic region to form a spacer adjacent to the gate structure.

Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic processing system may include a 2D frame which corresponds to a projection of a 360 video space, and a component predictor to predict an encode component for a first block of a 2D frame based on encode information from a neighboring block which is neighboring to the first block of the 2D frame only in the 360 video space, a prioritizer to prioritize transmission for a second block of the 2D frame based on an identified region of interest, and/or a format detector to detect a 360 video format of the 2D frame based on image content. A 360 video capture device may include a contextual tagger to tag 360 video content with contextual information which is contemporaneous with the captured 360 video content. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: An optical identification module including a sensor and a collimator is provided. The sensor has a plurality of sensing regions. The collimator is disposed on the plurality of sensing regions, and the collimator includes a transparent substrate, a first light shielding layer, and a plurality of microlenses. The first light shielding layer includes a plurality of first openings. The plurality of microlenses are disposed on a first surface of the transparent substrate, and the plurality of microlenses correspond to the plurality of first openings respectively.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a memory region and a logic region; forming a stack structure on the memory region and a gate structure on the logic region; forming a first cap layer on the stack structure and the gate structure; performing an oxidation process to form an oxide layer on the first cap layer; forming a second cap layer on the oxide layer; and removing part of the second cap layer, part of the oxide layer, and part of the first cap layer on the logic region to form a spacer adjacent to the gate structure.

Abstract: A catheter for guiding a body fluid of a subject includes an elongated body, an adjusting mechanism, and a valve mechanism. Moreover, the elongated body further includes a first portion, a second portion and a flexible portion between the first and the second portions. The second portion includes a passageway for the body liquid. The valve mechanism closes to the inlet of the passageway. Furthermore, the flexible portion expands when the adjusting mechanism is in a first state to prevent the catheter from being removed from the subject, and the flexible portion retracts when the adjusting mechanism alters to a second state to allow the catheter to be removed from or inserted into the subject. Hence, the body fluid is directed to enter the passageway via the inlet and exit via the outlet when the adjusting mechanism is not in the second state.

Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus including a light source, a light-diverging element, a conductive structure, and a drive control module is provided. The light source is used to emit a light beam. The light-diverging element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam, wherein after the light beam passes through the light-diverging element, a plurality of light beams separated from each other are produced. The conductive structure is disposed on a first surface of the light-diverging element. The drive control module is used to drive the light source and is electrically connected to the light source and the conductive structure.

Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint identification device includes an image sensing element, a display element, an optical lens, and a band pass filter element. The band pass filter element is disposed between the image sensing element and the display element. An object to be identified reflects an initial beam to generate a sensing beam, and the sensing beam is transmitted to the image sensing element through the display element, the optical lens, and the band pass filter element. The band pass filter element allows a beam with a specific wavelength range to pass. The specific wavelength range and a wavelength range of the initial beam are partially overlapped.

Abstract: An electronic device and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a fingerprint sensor, and an integrated driver chip. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. The integrated driver chip integrates a display driver circuit and a fingerprint sensing circuit. When the pixel units of the display panel are in an undriven state and a finger object is in contact with a sensing area of the display panel to perform a fingerprint unlock operation, the display driver circuit drives at least a portion of the pixel units corresponding to the sensing area, so that at least a portion of the pixel units provide illumination light to the sensing area. The fingerprint sensing circuit drives the fingerprint sensor to capture a fingerprint feature image of the finger object.

Abstract: A structured light projecting apparatus including a light source module, a beam splitting element, and first and second diffraction optical elements is provided. The light source emits a light beam. The beam splitting element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam, and splits the light beam into first and second portion light beams. The first diffraction optical element is disposed on a transmission path of the first portion light beam. Multiple light beams are produced after the first portion light beam passes through the first diffraction optical element, so as to form a first structured light. The second diffraction optical element is disposed beside the first diffraction optical element and on a transmission path of the second portion light beam. Multiple light beams are produced after the second portion light beam passes through the second diffraction optical element, so as to form a second structured light.

Abstract: An optical apparatus including a substrate, a light-emitting module, a transparent optical element and a connecting unit is provided. The light-emitting module is disposed over the substrate and is electrically connected with the substrate. The transparent optical element is disposed over the light-emitting module. The transparent optical element includes a transparent substrate and an optical element. The optical element is disposed on the transparent substrate. The optical element and the transparent substrate are integrally formed and made of a same material. The connecting unit is disposed beside the light-emitting module and is used for connecting the transparent optical element to the substrate.

Abstract: A system for monitoring cell-substrate impedance of excitable cells and monitoring the beating cycle of cardiomyocytes, the system including: a device for monitoring cell-substrate impedance at 20 millisecond time resolution, the device having one or more wells on a nonconductive substrate, wherein at least one well of the one or more wells comprises an electrode array fabricated on the substrate for measurement of cell-substrate impedance at 20 millisecond time resolution; an impedance analyzer that measures cell-substrate impedance from the at least one well at 20 millisecond time resolution; electronic circuitry that electrically connects the electrode array from the at least one well to the impedance analyzer; and a software program that analyzes the measured cell-substrate impedance.

Abstract: An optical identification module including a sensor and a collimator is provided. The sensor has a plurality of sensing regions. The collimator is disposed on the sensing regions, and the collimator includes a transparent substrate and a first light shielding layer. The first light shielding layer is disposed on a first surface of the transparent substrate. The first light shielding layer includes a plurality of first openings. A ratio of a thickness of the first light shielding layer to a width of each of the first openings is greater than 1.