Abstract: A cell modification system includes a separation module, a modification module, a culture module and a filter module. The separation module is configured to receive a blood sample, separate cells and plasma from the blood sample, and then separate target cells. The modification module is configured to receive the target cells and introduce a modification composite material into the target cells to convert the target cells into modified cells. The culture module is configured to receive and store the modified cells, and monitor a cell proliferation environment to facilitate the activation and proliferation of the modified cells. The filter module is configured to receive the modified cells after proliferating, determine whether the modified cells have been modified successfully, and output the cells that have been modified successfully as a therapeutic product. A cell modification device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A surgical device has a handle, a shaft connecting to the handle, a clamping portion disposed on one end of the shaft different from the end connected to the handle, a hook fixedly connected to the shaft and a closing member pivotally connected to the hook, and a control mechanism mounted on the handle and extending through the shaft and connect to the clamping portion, wherein the control mechanism controls the pivoting of the closing member to switch the clamping portion between a closed position and an opened position.

Abstract: A method for operating a reticle inspection system includes training an analysis model of the reticle inspection system with a machine learning process, generating a difference threshold based on the machine learning process, storing a reference image, and generating a scan image of a reticle with the reticle inspection system. The method includes generating a relative difference value by comparing the scan image to the reference image. The method includes, if the relative difference value is less than the difference threshold, determining that the reticle is not defective. The method includes, if the relative difference value is greater than the difference threshold, determining that the reticle is defective.

Abstract: A connecting device used for electrically connecting a power source with a power consuming module is provided. The connecting device includes a female connecting base and a male connecting base. The female connecting base has two opposite surfaces, a rim disposed on one of the surfaces and two terminals exposed on the surfaces. The terminals are connected to the live wire and neutral wire of the power source separately. The male connecting base includes a clamp, two conductive strips, and a ground strip. The rim is clamped, and the male connecting base is fastened to the female connecting base by the clamp. The terminals are connected to the conductive strips, while the end surface of each conductive strip protrudes from the surface of the male connecting base. The ground strip includes a ground surface which protrudes from the end surfaces of the conductive strips.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor structure including a first substrate comprising a first semiconductor material. A first light sensor is disposed within the first substrate. The first light sensor is configured to absorb electromagnetic radiation within a first wavelength range. A second light sensor is disposed within an absorption structure underlying the first substrate. The second light sensor is configured to absorb electromagnetic radiation within a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range. The absorption structure underlies the first light sensor and comprises a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate and a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a top electrode on the metal interconnection, forming a spacer adjacent to the MTJ and the top electrode, forming a second IMD layer around the spacer, forming a cap layer on the top electrode, the spacer, and the second IMD layer, and then patterning the cap layer to form a protective cap on the top electrode and the spacer.

Abstract: An apparatus is designed to secure a component (e.g., battery) to a housing of an electronic device and to remove the power supply from the electronic device with minimal or no breaking. The apparatus may include an adhesive layer and a reinforcement layer (e.g., wire) that extends throughout the adhesive layer. When a force is applied to the adhesive layer, the reinforcement layer allows the adhesive layer to stretch and lengthen without breaking. The apparatus may further include an extension where the applied force can be initiated, and the reinforcement layer may extend into the extension. The reinforcement layer may also be used to sever the adhesive layer. For example, an applied force to the reinforcement layer can cut the adhesive layer. Alternatively, thermal energy may be applied to the reinforcement layer, causing the reinforcement layer to change shape and separate the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A method of forming a three dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) structure includes forming a first inter-layer via which connects at a location of a first device layer, wherein the first inter-layer via has a footprint that is at least one factor of ten smaller than a footprint of a first circuit region. The method further includes forming a first conductive segment in a second device layer, different from the first device layer, wherein the first conductive segment electrically connects to the first inter-layer via.

Abstract: A lithium battery cell includes an upper cover module, a first battery electrode group, a second battery electrode group, and a plurality of first electrode connection straps. The first electrode connection straps are stacked together and have the same width and length. A first end of the first electrode connection straps is welded to a first tab, a second end of the first electrode connection straps is welded to a second tab, and a middle part of the first electrode connection straps is welded to a first electrode terminal. An even number of first bending parts are formed between the middle part and the first end, and an even number of second bending parts are formed between the middle part and the second end, and the first bending parts and the second bending parts are symmetrical to each other. Furthermore, a lithium battery cell manufacturing method is also disclosed therein.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include implementation of road surface-based localization techniques for advanced vehicle features and control methods including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), lane drift detection, passing guidance, bandwidth conservation and caching based on road data, vehicle speed correction, suspension and vehicle system performance tracking and control, road estimation calibration, and others.

Abstract: A semiconductor device, and method of fabricating the same, includes a first substrate, the first substrate including at least one visible light photosensor disposed between a first side and a second side of the first substrate, a second substrate including an infrared light photosensor disposed between a second side of the second substrate and a first side of the second substrate, and a metalens disposed between the visible light photosensor and the infrared light photosensor, the metalens configured to focus infrared light impinging on a surface of the first substrate onto the infrared light photosensor.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include implementation of road surface-based localization techniques for advanced vehicle features and control methods including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), lane drift detection, passing guidance, bandwidth conservation and caching based on road data, vehicle speed correction, suspension and vehicle system performance tracking and control, road estimation calibration, and others.

Abstract: A display device and a backlight control method of the display device are provided. When a duration of an image occlusion period is shorter than a preset duration, a backlight driving circuit is controlled to respectively provide a first pulse current and a second pulse current in a first light emitting period and a second light emitting period in each frame period, so as to drive a backlight unit to provide a first backlight and a second backlight. Here, the first pulse current is greater than the second pulse current.

Abstract: An automated molecular operating system includes at least one centrifuge tube carrying module, a transport module, a plurality of temperature control modules, a capping module, a magnetic field module and an automated processing module. The automated processing module is electrically connected to the transport module, the temperature control modules, the capping module and the magnetic field module, and controls the transport module to move the centrifuge tube carrying module, so that a centrifuge tube contained in the centrifuge tube carrying module makes a reaction in the temperature control modules, and the magnetic field module or the capping module is provided to the centrifuge tube according to requirements, such that a specimen in the centrifuge tube can be automatically subjected to nucleic acid extraction, nucleic acid amplification, primer labeling, reverse transcription or a combination thereof, thereby reducing manual operation errors and increasing the ease of operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device and a method for manufacturing a display device. The method for manufacturing a display device of the present disclosure includes: forming a light emitting layer, a first metal layer and a protective layer on a substrate, wherein the first metal layer is located between the light emitting layer and the protective layer; forming a release layer covering over the light emitting layer, the first metal layer and the protective layer; removing a first portion of the release layer to expose the light emitting layer and the first portion of the first metal layer; and forming a first encapsulation layer covering the light emitting layer, a first portion of the first metal layer and a second portion of the release layer. A thickness of the first encapsulation layer on the light emitting layer is substantially equal to a thickness of the first encapsulation layer on the first portion of the first metal layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface of the substrate are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the top surface of the substrate; a semiconductor stack formed on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode pad formed adjacent to a first edge of the light-emitting device; and a second electrode pad formed adjacent to a second edge of the light-emitting device, wherein in a top view of the light-emitting device, the first edge and the second edge are formed on different sides or opposite sides of the light-emitting device, the first semiconductor layer adjacent to the first edge includes a first sidewall directly connected to the first side surface of the substrate,

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active region on the substrate, and a gate structure, a source conductor, and a drain conductor disposed on the active region. The semiconductor device further comprises a first type doped region of the active region below the gate structure and a second type doped region of the active region adjacent to the first type doped region, and the first type doped region is different from the second type doped region. The second type doped region is configured to function as a resistor.

Abstract: A lithium battery cell includes an upper cover module, a first battery electrode group, a second battery electrode group, and a plurality of first electrode connection straps. The first electrode connection straps are stacked together. A first end of the first electrode connection straps is welded to a first tab, a second end of the first electrode connection straps is welded to a second tab, and a middle part of the first electrode connection straps is welded to a first electrode terminal. An even number of first bending parts are formed between the middle part and the first end, and an even number of second bending parts are formed between the middle part and the second end, and the first bending parts and the second bending parts are symmetrical to each other. A lithium battery cell manufacturing method is also disclosed therein.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor with a passivation layer for dark current reduction. A device layer overlies a substrate. Further, a cap layer overlies the device layer. The cap and device layers and the substrate are semiconductor materials, and the device layer has a smaller bandgap than the cap layer and the substrate. For example, the cap layer and the substrate may be silicon, whereas the device layer may be or comprise germanium. A photodetector is in the device and cap layers, and the passivation layer overlies the cap layer. The passivation layer comprises a high k dielectric material and induces formation of a dipole moment along a top surface of the cap layer.

Abstract: A method includes the following operations: identifying a layer of a first layout based on a first violation generated on the layer; generating a metal density value associated with the layer; when the metal density value is larger than or equal to a preset value, classifying the first violation into a first class corresponding to routing congestions of the first layout; when the first violation is classified into the first class, assigning, to the first violation, a first operation of a plurality of first pre-stored operations corresponding to the first class; and performing the first operation to the first layout to generate a second layout.