Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base assembly of voice coil motor and a voice coil motor. The base assembly includes a base body having a first elastic piece connecting area, a lower elastic piece disposed on the first elastic piece connecting area, and a first terminal disposed in the base body. The first terminal has: a first conductive part disposed in the base body; a first terminal connecting part disposed on one side of the first conductive part and extending toward a direction away from the first conductive part, wherein a part of the first terminal connecting part protrudes from the first elastic piece connecting area and is contacted and connected with the lower elastic piece; and an engaging part disposed on one side of the first terminal connecting part and extending toward a direction away from the first terminal connecting part.

Abstract: A method, computer program product and system are provided for preloading debug information based on the presence of incremental source code files. Based on parsed input parameters to a source code debugger, a source code repository and a local storage area are searched for an incremental file. In response to the incremental file being located, a preload indicator in the incremental file, which is a source code file, is set. Based on the preload indicator being set, debug symbol data from the incremental file is merged to a preload symbol list. In response to receiving a command to examine the debug symbol data from the incremental file, the preload symbol list is searched for the requested debug symbol data.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an anti-aging composition, which includes: (a) isolated lactic acid bacterial strains or a fermented product thereof; and (b) an excipient, a diluent, or a carrier; wherein the isolated lactic acid bacterial strains include: Bifidobacterium bifidum VDD088 strains, Bifidobacterium breve Bv-889 strains, and Bifidobacterium longum BLI-02 strains. The present invention further provides a method for preventing aging by administering the foregoing anti-aging composition to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an imaging device including a first image sensor element and a second image sensor element respectively comprising a pixel unit disposed within a semiconductor substrate. The first image sensor element is adjacent to the second image sensor element. A first micro-lens overlies the first image sensor element and is laterally shifted from a center of the pixel unit of the first image sensor element by a first lens shift amount. A second micro-lens overlies the second image sensor element and is laterally shifted from a center of the pixel unit of the second image sensor element by a second lens shift amount different from the first lens shift amount.

Abstract: An anti-twist structure of voice coil motor includes a base, a lens housing, an elastic sheet, a magnet, and a yoke member. The lens housing has a margin wall, and the margin wall has a first protrusion and a contact portion. The elastic sheet has a hollowed slot, and the first protrusion pass through the hollowed slot, so that the elastic sheet is disposed on a portion of the margin wall and on the contact portion. The yoke member has an upper wall and a side wall. The side wall is disposed at one side of the upper wall and the side wall extends outward in a direction not parallel to the upper wall. The yoke member surrounds the lens housing, the elastic sheet, and the magnet. The lens housing has a deflectable angle relative to a horizontal reference line.

Abstract: An anti-twist structure of voice coil motor includes a base, a lens housing, an elastic sheet, a magnet, and a yoke member. The lens housing has a margin wall, and the margin wall has a first protrusion and a contact portion. The elastic sheet has a hollowed slot, and the first protrusion pass through the hollowed slot, so that the elastic sheet is disposed on a portion of the margin wall and on the contact portion. The yoke member has an upper wall and a side wall. The side wall is disposed at one side of the upper wall and the side wall extends outward in a direction not parallel to the upper wall. The yoke member surrounds the lens housing, the elastic sheet, and the magnet. The lens housing has a deflectable angle relative to a horizontal reference line.

Abstract: The present application relates to a system and a method for producing vinyl chloride. The system comprise a preheat unit, a gas-liquid separating unit, a heat-recovery unit, a heating unit and a thermal pyrolysis unit, and therefore heat energy of the thermal pyrolysis product can be efficiently recovered. Energy cost of the system can be efficiently lowered with the heat-recovery unit and the heating unit, and further prolonging operating cycle of the system.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a photodetector disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A wave guide filter having a substantially planar upper surface is disposed over the photodetector. The wave guide filter includes a light filter disposed in a light filter grid structure. The light filter includes a first material that is translucent and has a first refractive index. The light filter grid structure includes a second material that is translucent and has a second refractive index less than the first refractive index.

Abstract: Stacked semiconductor devices, and related systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the stacked semiconductor device includes a package substrate and a die stack carried by the package substrate. The die stack can include at least a first semiconductor die carried by the package substrate, a second semiconductor die carried by the first semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die can have an upper surface and a first bond pad carried by the upper surface that includes a curvilinear concave depression formed in an uppermost surface of the first bond pad. The second semiconductor die has a lower surface and a second bond pad carried by the lower surface. The die stack can also include solder structure electrically coupling the first and second bond pads and at least partially filling the curvilinear concave depression formed in the uppermost surface of the first bond pad.

Abstract: A method includes forming a pad layer. The pad layer includes a first portion over a first part of a semiconductor substrate, and a second portion over a second part of the semiconductor substrate. The first portion has a first thickness, and the second portion has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. The semiconductor substrate is then annealed to form a first oxide layer over the first part of the semiconductor substrate, and a second oxide layer over the second part of the semiconductor substrate. The pad layer, the first oxide layer, and the second oxide layer are removed. A semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown over and contacting the first part and the second part of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a first photodetector disposed in a first pixel region of a semiconductor substrate and a second photodetector disposed in a second pixel region of the semiconductor substrate. The second photodetector is laterally separated from the first photodetector. A first diffuser is disposed along a back-side of the semiconductor substrate and over the first photodetector. A second diffuser is disposed along the back-side of the semiconductor substrate and over the second photodetector. A first midline of the first pixel region and a second midline of the second pixel region are both disposed laterally between the first diffuser and the second diffuser.

Abstract: A method of forming a FinFET is disclosed. The method includes depositing a conductive material across each of a number of adjacent fins, depositing a sacrificial mask over the conductive material, patterning the conductive material with the sacrificial mask to form a plurality of conductive material segments, depositing a sacrificial layer over the sacrificial mask, and patterning the sacrificial layer, where a portion of the patterned sacrificial layer remains over the sacrificial mask, where a portion of the sacrificial mask is exposed, and where the exposed portion of the sacrificial mask extends across each of the adjacent fins. The method also includes removing the portion of the sacrificial layer over the sacrificial mask, after removing the portion of the sacrificial layer over the sacrificial mask, removing the sacrificial mask, epitaxially growing a plurality of source/drain regions from the semiconductor substrate, and electrically connecting the source/drain regions to other devices.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a probiotic composition that includes Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32, Lactobacillus johnsonii MH-68, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9, which are deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) respectively under accession numbers CCTCC M 2011127, CCTCC M 2011128, and CCTCC M 2014588. A number ratio of Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32, Lactobacillus johnsonii MH-68, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 ranges from 1:0.1:0.1 to 1:1:8. Also disclosed herein is use of the probiotic composition for alleviating type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

Abstract: A signal processing method for processing a signal received by a receiver device includes: performing a first correlation calculation on the received signal to obtain a first calculation result; performing carrier frequency offset estimation and compensation on the received signal to obtain a first compensated signal; performing a second correlation calculation on the first compensated signal to obtain a second calculation result; performing carrier frequency offset compensation on the first compensated signal to obtain a second compensated signal; determining whether at least one phase of the second compensated signal is correct; and determining whether at least one decoding result of the second compensated signal is correct. The received signal is determined not a signal conforming to a predetermined standard when the at least one phase of the second compensated signal or the at least one decoding result of the second compensated signal is determined incorrect.

Abstract: A power supply system with self-excited drive function includes a power supply apparatus, a logic disconnection circuit, a self-boosting circuit, a protection circuit, and a current sensing unit. The logic disconnection circuit is coupled between a positive power wire and a negative power wire. The self-boosting circuit converts a voltage into an auxiliary voltage, and the self-boosting circuit is coupled to the logic disconnection circuit to receive the auxiliary voltage. The current sensing unit outputs a current sensing signal according to a current flowing through the positive power wire or the negative power wire. The protection circuit makes a short circuit or an open circuit between the positive power wire and the negative power wire according to the current sensing signal. The logic disconnection circuit disables or enables the self-boosting circuit according to the voltage between the positive power wire and the negative power wire.

Abstract: An estimation method suitable for a receiver and includes the following steps: calculating a relative signal-to-noise ratio, and determining whether the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than, lower than or within a threshold range; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as a first preset value, wherein the first preset value represents a best signal quality; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as a first preset value, wherein the first preset value represents a best signal quality; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is within the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as an output value of a function according to a bit error rate, wherein an input value of the function is the relative signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: An isolated converter includes an input circuit, a transformer, a first switch, a second switch and a snubber circuit. The input circuit includes at least two input capacitors, and is configured to provide an input voltage. A divider node is arranged between the at least two input capacitors. The transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding to generate an output voltage on the secondary winding according to the input voltage. The primary winding of the transformer is electrically connected between the first switch and the second switch. The snubber circuit is electrically connected between the first switch and the second switch, and forms a discharge path with the primary winding. The snubber circuit is configured to receive a reflected voltage from the secondary winding back to the primary winding, and the divider node is connected to the discharge path.

Abstract: A safety shutdown apparatus with self-driven control is coupled to a power-supplying path between a power supply apparatus and a load. The safety shutdown apparatus includes a detection unit, a controllable switch, and a drive circuit. The detection unit is coupled to the power-supplying path, and the controllable switch is coupled between a positive node and a negative node of the power-supplying path. The drive circuit is coupled to the detection unit, the power-supplying path, and the controllable switch. The drive circuit receives an output voltage of the power supply apparatus to turn on the controllable switch, and turn off the controllable switch according to whether the detection unit detects a current flowing through the power-supplying path.

Abstract: An estimation method suitable for a receiver and includes the following steps: calculating a relative signal-to-noise ratio, and determining whether the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than, lower than or within a threshold range; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as a first preset value, wherein the first preset value represents a best signal quality; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as a first preset value, wherein the first preset value represents a best signal quality; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is within the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as an output value of a function according to a bit error rate, wherein an input value of the function is the relative signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: A common mode choke is provided, including a hollow ferrite core, a plurality of coils wound around the ferrite core, and a substrate. Each of the coils has a first end and a second end. The substrate is disposed on the side of the ferrite core and has a plurality of through holes. The first and second ends of the coils are engaged in the through holes. When viewed along the central axis of the ferrite core, the first and second ends of the coils are located on the outer side the ferrite core.