Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a viewing angle switching method are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a display panel, a backlight source, and a light adjustment liquid crystal film disposed between the display panel and the backlight source. The light adjustment liquid crystal film includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate disposed opposite to the upper substrate, and a liquid crystal layer located between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The upper substrate is provided with an upper electrode on a side thereof facing the lower substrate. The lower substrate is provided with a lower electrode on a side thereof facing the upper substrate. The light adjustment liquid crystal film is configured to change a backlight exit angle of the light emitted by the backlight after passing through the display panel by applying a voltage between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes adjusting a first face portion from a first expression to a second expression in a first face model based on an adjustment instruction. A movement trajectory of the first face portion from the first expression to the second expression in the first face model is recorded, and a correspondence between the first face portion and the movement trajectory is recorded. A second face portion that is on a second face model which is different than the first face model and that corresponds to the first face portion is adjusted, based on the movement trajectory and the correspondence between the first face portion and the movement trajectory.

Abstract: A speech-assisted test system employed in an electronic device assists the hands-free testing of a product by a tester and includes an activating module, a text importing module, a speech converting module, and a speech controlling module. On activating the speech-assisted test system operation, the activating module displays an interactive interface on a display of the electronic device. The text importing module imports testing manual of a testing procedure when an import testing manual command is given through the interactive interface. The speech converting module converts the contents in the testing manual to speech. According to a speech controlling operation on the interactive interface, the speech controlling module controls the playback of the speech file on command the speech file. A speech-assisted test method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for recommending an event to a user. In some implementations, one or more servers receive information identifying a plurality of events. The one or more servers store data of the plurality of events in a first one or more data tables having an action field, an intent field, and a user field, and analyze the data of the first one or more data tables to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a set of events and a target event. The one or more servers may calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity score in a second one or more data tables having a set field, a target event field, and a similarity score field.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for recommending an event to a user. In some implementations, one or more servers receive information identifying a plurality of events. The one or more servers store data of the plurality of events in a first one or more data tables having an action field, an item field, and a user field, and analyze the data of the first one or more data tables to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a set of events and a target event. The one or more servers may calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity score in a second one or more data table having a set field, a target event field, and a similarity score field.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for recommending an event to a user. In some implementations, one or more servers receive information identifying a plurality of events. The one or more servers store data of the plurality of events in a first one or more data tables having an action field, an item field, and a user field, and analyze the data of the first one or more data tables to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a set of events and a target event. The one or more servers may calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity score in a second one or more data table having a set field, a target event field, and a similarity score field.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for recommending an event to a user. In some implementations, one or more servers receive information identifying a plurality of events. The one or more servers store data of the plurality of events in a first one or more data tables having an action field, an item field, and a user field, and analyze the data of the first one or more data tables to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a set of events and a target event. The one or more servers may calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity score in a second one or more data tables having a set field, a target event field, and a similarity score field.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for generating or updating sets of events. In some implementations, a database storing data records representing events can be maintained. A selection of a first event can be processed. A first timestamp associated with the first event can be identified. A first set of events comprising the first event a first portion of other events can be generated or updated. A second set of events comprising the first event a second portion of other events can be generated or updated. A first frequency of matched events can be determined for the first set of events. A second frequency of matched events can be determined for the second set of events. It can be determined that the first frequency is greater than the second frequency. A similarity associated with the first event can be generated or updated. The first set of events can be provided to a client device.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media for identifying similar labels. In some implementations, one or more servers maintain a plurality of data entries in one or more database tables storing textual data, each data entry of a first portion of the data entries including: a text sequence, a label, and a text-to-label association score, and each data entry of a second portion of the data entries including: a first label, a second label, and a similarity score. The one or more servers analyze the data of the first portion of data entries to generate one or more pairs, each pair including information identifying a first label and a second label. The one or more servers calculate a similarity score for each of the one or more pairs and store the respective similarity scores in the second portion of the data entries.

Abstract: A plasma-processing apparatus is provided. The plasma-processing apparatus includes a processing chamber having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a gas inlet. The plasma-processing apparatus includes an upper electrode plate disposed in the upper portion. The upper electrode plate has gas holes passing through the upper electrode plate. The plasma-processing apparatus includes a protective layer disposed over inner walls of the gas holes. The protective layer and the upper electrode plate have different materials. The plasma-processing apparatus includes a lower electrode pedestal disposed in the lower portion for supporting a substrate.

Abstract: A plasma-processing apparatus is provided. The plasma-processing apparatus includes a processing chamber having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a gas inlet. The plasma-processing apparatus includes an upper electrode plate disposed in the upper portion. The upper electrode plate has gas holes passing through the upper electrode plate. The plasma-processing apparatus includes a protective layer disposed over inner walls of the gas holes. The protective layer and the upper electrode plate have different materials. The plasma-processing apparatus includes a lower electrode pedestal disposed in the lower portion for supporting a substrate.

Abstract: A novel method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a trench capacitor, a contact pad, an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer and contact elements. The trench capacitor includes a doped region, a first dielectric layer, a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer and a top electrode, in which the contact pad is positioned on the doped region. The ILD layer has contact windows, and the contact elements are disposed therein. Because of the presence of the contact pad positioned on the doped region, the thickness of the ILD layer over the top electrode is increased but still satisfying the requirement of the maximum depth limit to the contact windows of etching the ILD layer.

Abstract: The mechanisms for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer for a hybrid bonding are provided. The method for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer for a hybrid bonding includes providing a semiconductor wafer, and the semiconductor wafer has a conductive pad embedded in an insulating layer. The method also includes performing a plasma process to a surface of the semiconductor wafer, and metal oxide is formed on a surface of the conductive structure. The method further includes performing a cleaning process using a cleaning solution to perform a reduction reaction with the metal oxide, such that metal-hydrogen bonds are formed on the surface of the conductive structure. The method further includes transferring the semiconductor wafer to a bonding chamber under vacuum for hybrid bonding. The mechanisms for a hybrid bonding and a integrated system are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of mechanisms for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer for a hybrid bonding are provided. The method for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer for a hybrid bonding includes providing a semiconductor wafer, and the semiconductor wafer has a conductive pad embedded in an insulating layer. The method also includes performing a plasma process to a surface of the semiconductor wafer, and metal oxide is formed on a surface of the conductive structure. The method further includes performing a cleaning process using a cleaning solution to perform a reduction reaction with the metal oxide, such that metal-hydrogen bonds are formed on the surface of the conductive structure. The method further includes transferring the semiconductor wafer to a bonding chamber under vacuum for hybrid bonding. Embodiments of mechanisms for a hybrid bonding and a integrated system are also provided.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enhancing user engagement in a social network computing environment by using affinity indices to track the interaction among posts, topics, users, groups, and experts, and populating displays on user, group, and topic pages using the affinity indices.

Abstract: A novel method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a trench capacitor, a contact pad, an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer and contact elements. The trench capacitor includes a doped region, a first dielectric layer, a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer and a top electrode, in which the contact pad is positioned on the doped region. The ILD layer has contact windows, and the contact elements are disposed therein. Because of the presence of the contact pad positioned on the doped region, the thickness of the ILD layer over the top electrode is increased but still satisfying the requirement of the maximum depth limit to the contact windows of etching the ILD layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of mechanisms for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer for a hybrid bonding are provided. The method for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer for a hybrid bonding includes providing a semiconductor wafer, and the semiconductor wafer has a conductive pad embedded in an insulating layer. The method also includes performing a plasma process to a surface of the semiconductor wafer, and metal oxide is formed on a surface of the conductive structure. The method further includes performing a cleaning process using a cleaning solution to perform a reduction reaction with the metal oxide, such that metal-hydrogen bonds are formed on the surface of the conductive structure. The method further includes transferring the semiconductor wafer to a bonding chamber under vacuum for hybrid bonding. Embodiments of mechanisms for a hybrid bonding and a integrated system are also provided.