Abstract: A particle monitoring system may include a flow passage, a particle imager to image a targeted particle within the flow passage, electrodes supported proximate the flow passage, a power source connected to the electrodes and a controller to cause the power source to charge to electrodes so as to (1) apply an electric field balanced with respect to gravity so as to hold, levitate and rotate a targeted particle within the flow passage during imaging and (2) release the targeted particle following the imaging

Abstract: A particle imaging system may include a volume to contain a fluid having a suspended particle, electrodes proximate to the volume to apply an electric field to rotate the suspended particle, an optical sensor comprising a first region and a second region and a diffraction element to split an image of the suspended particle into a bright field image focused on the first region and a spectral image focused on the second region.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes semiconductor dies, an encapsulant, a high-modulus dielectric layer and a redistribution structure. The encapsulant encapsulates the semiconductor dies and is made of a first material. The high-modulus dielectric layer extends on the encapsulant and the semiconductor dies. The high-modulus dielectric layer is made of a second material. The redistribution structure extends on the high-modulus dielectric layer. The redistribution structure includes conductive patterns embedded in at least a pair of dielectric layers. The dielectric layers of the pair are made of a third material. The elastic modulus of the first material is higher than the elastic modulus of the third material. The elastic modulus of the second material is higher than the elastic modulus of the third material.

Abstract: A particle monitoring system may include a volume for containing a fluid in which particles are suspended, a photosensitive layer, a light encoding layer sandwiched between the volume and the photosensitive layer and electrodes to apply an electric field to the fluid within the volume and proximate the photosensitive layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an integrated circuit die having bond pads and a bond wires. The bond wires are connected to respective ones of the bond pads by a ball bond. An area of contact between the ball bond and the bond pad has a predetermined shape that is non-circular and includes at least one axis of symmetry. A ratio of the ball bond length to the ball bond width may be equal to a ratio of the bond pad length to the bond pad width.

Abstract: A cellular object imaging system may include a growth platform. The growth platform may include a body having a cellular fluid suspension region, a media supply passage extending within the body to the cellular object fluid suspension region, at least one fluid pump on the body to selectively deliver media to the cellular object fluid suspension region, a waste discharge passage extending within the body from the cellular object fluid suspension region and a cellular object rotator on the body adjacent the cellular object fluid suspension region to rotate a cellular object within the cellular object fluid suspension region. The cellular object fluid suspension region permits optical imaging of the cellular object suspended in a fluid during rotation by the cellular object rotator.

Abstract: The present application provides an indoor vision positioning system and a mobile robot. The indoor vision positioning system is configured to locate a target body, and includes an image acquisition device, an image processing device and a control device; the image acquisition device includes a monochromatic illumination module and a monocular camera both mounted to the target body, and the monocular camera is in communication connection with the image processing device; the image processing device is in communication connection with the control device; the control device is in communication connection with the target body, and controls movement of the target body according to the position data feedback by the image processing device and a preset control parameter.

Abstract: A three-dimensional volume modeling method may include rotating a three-dimensional biological object having a translucent outer surface to different angular positions, capturing different two-dimensional images of the three-dimensional biological object, each of the different two-dimensional images being at a different angular position, and modeling an exterior of the three-dimensional biological object based upon the different two-dimensional images. The method may further involve identifying a point of an internal structure of the three-dimensional biological object each of the two-dimensional images and modeling the internal structure of the three-dimensional biological object in three-dimensional space relative to the exterior of the three-dimensional biological object by triangulating the point amongst the different two-dimensional images using a three-dimensional volumetric template of the three-dimensional biological object.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may: receiving, by a first circuit of an inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) converter, a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to control a gate of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) of a plurality of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) of the LLC converter; provide, by the first circuit, current to a transformer based at least on amplifications of the PWM by at least one of the plurality of power MOSFETs; determine, by the second circuit, if a voltage value associated with a drain of the power MOSFET is above a threshold voltage value; if so, suppress, by the second circuit, the PWM signal to the gate of the power MOSFET; and if not, permit, by the second circuit, the PWM signal to the gate of the power MOSFET.

Abstract: A system and a method for sorting particles are provided. An example of a particle sorting system includes an array that includes a number of microfluidic ejectors. An optical sensor is focused on the array. A controller is used to identify a target particle proximate to a microfluidic ejector, and activate the microfluidic ejector to eject the target particle into a collection vessel.

Abstract: A pre-loadable biological heart valve capable of rapid rehydration and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises a cross-linking treatment, wherein a biological valve is cross-linked by soaking in an aqueous glutaraldehyde solution; a hydrophilic treatment, wherein the biological valve is soaked in a solution containing a hydrophilic molecule and a condensing agent, to allow the hydrophilic molecule to be immobilized on the biological valve by chemical grafting; and a drying treatment, wherein the biological valve after the hydrophilic treatment and the cross-linking treatment is dried to obtain a pre-loadable biological heart valve capable of rapid rehydration. The pre-loadable biological heart valve prepared by the preparation method of the present disclosure achieves rapid rehydration, and the crease can be quickly flattened after rehydration, bringing convenience during use.

Abstract: A pre-loadable dried biological heart valve and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: Step A: soaking a fresh animal pericardium in an aqueous solution of soluble elastin or glycosaminoglycan, and then subjecting the pericardium to a first cross-linking reaction in a mixed solution of carbodiimide or N-hydroxysuccinimide to allow the soluble elastin or glycosaminoglycan to bind to the pericardium via a chemical bond; and Step B: subjecting the pericardium after the first cross-linking to a second cross-linking reaction in an aqueous glutaraldehyde solution, and then drying the pericardium after the second cross-linking, to obtain the pre-loadable dried biological heart valve. The dried biological heart valve obtained by the above preparation method has good toughness, and is rapidly flattened out in a simulated folding and pressing test.

Abstract: An example method includes capturing a plurality of images of a rotating object using an imaging device optically coupled to a microscope. The method removing a first portion of a model of the rotating object based on a first contour of the rotating object in a first image of the plurality of images. The method includes orienting the model based on an amount of rotation of the rotating object between capture of the first image and capture of a second image of the plurality of images. The method also includes removing a second portion of the model of the rotating object based on a second contour of the rotating object in the second image.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a well plate having an array of wells, a light encoding layer positioned under the well plate, an imaging layer to capture an image of the well plate encoded by the light encoding layer, an array of electrodes positioned on a surface of a bottom floor of the at least one well, and a controller. The light encoding layer is to encode light passing through a microscopic object in at least one well of the array of wells. The light encoding layer has a substantially flat form. The controller is to direct electrical voltage to the electrodes to generate a non-rotating, non-uniform electrical field, the electrical field being to rotate an object in the electrical field.

Abstract: A system and a method for the batch sorting of particles are provided. An example of a batch sorting system includes a microfluidic ejector, a flow channel fluidically coupled to the microfluidic ejector at one end, and a reservoir coupled to an opposite end of the flow channel from the microfluidic ejector. A counter is disposed in the flow channel upstream of the microfluidic ejector to count particles prior to ejection from the microfluidic ejector. An optical sensor is to image the flow channel. A controller is configured to locate a target particle in the flow channel based, at least in part, on the image and capture the target particle in a collection vessel based, at least in part, on a count from the counter.

Abstract: A package structure including at least one semiconductor die and a redistribution structure is provided. The semiconductor die is laterally encapsulated by an encapsulant, and the redistribution structure is disposed on the semiconductor die and the encapsulant and electrically connected with the semiconductor die. The redistribution structure includes signal lines and a pair of repair lines. The signal lines include a pair of first signal lines located at a first level, and each first signal line of the pair of first signal lines has a break that split each first signal line into separate first and second fragments. The pair of repair lines is located above the pair of first signal lines and located right above the break. Opposite ending portions of each repair line are respectively connected with the first and second fragments with each repair line covering the break in each first signal line.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes semiconductor dies, an encapsulant, a high-modulus dielectric layer and a redistribution structure. The encapsulant encapsulates the semiconductor dies and is made of a first material. The high-modulus dielectric layer extends on the encapsulant and the semiconductor dies. The high-modulus dielectric layer is made of a second material. The redistribution structure extends on the high-modulus dielectric layer. The redistribution structure includes conductive patterns embedded in at least a pair of dielectric layers. The dielectric layers of the pair are made of a third material. The elastic modulus of the first material is higher than the elastic modulus of the third material. The elastic modulus of the second material is higher than the elastic modulus of the third material.

Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a dielectrophoresis (DEP) separator, an electrical field generator, a tracking system, and a controller. The DEP separator is to separate a plurality of different particles. The electrical field generator is coupled to the DEP separator to apply a frequency to the DEP separator. The tracking system is to track a movement of a type of particles in the DEP separator. The controller is in communication with the electrical field generator to control the frequency and the tracking system to track the separation. The controller is to calculate a cross-over frequency from a cross-over frequency distribution for the type of particles based on a frequency sweep performed on the type of particles and the movement of the type of particles that is tracked.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes providing a first substrate including a plurality of conductive bumps disposed over the first substrate; providing a second substrate; disposing a patterned adhesive over the first substrate, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of conductive bumps is exposed through the patterned adhesive; bonding the first substrate with the second substrate; and singulating a chip from the first substrate.

Abstract: A device for simulating intermittent arc grounding faults in a power distribution network includes a sliding rail, a first and a second support frames, an insulated electrode disk, and an electrode disk motor. The first support frame is fixed on the left side of the slide rail, and the position of the second support frame relative to the first support frame can be adjusted through the sliding rail. The second support frame is provided with an electrode disk motor for driving the insulated electrode disk to rotate. An upper and a lower conductive bars are installed on the first support frame, their adjacent ends provided with an upper and a lower arc-shaped conductor sheets, and the insulated electrode disk having two circles of conductive pillars is located between the conductor sheets. The conductor sheets are respectively installed on the side of the conductive bars close to the conductive pillar.