Abstract: Provided are a pre-stacking apparatus and battery processing equipment. The pre-stacking apparatus includes a mounting seat, a tray, a first clamping assembly, a second clamping assembly, and a pushing assembly. The second clamping assembly is disposed movably along a height direction of the battery cells, allowing the second clamping assembly to smoothly clamp the battery cells when the battery cells have moved to a pressurization position while not affecting the movement of the battery cells along with the tray otherwise, thus achieving smooth movement of the battery cells between the pre-stacking position and the pressurization position.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a compensating circuit for overdriving a data signal of display device. The compensating circuit includes a memory circuit, an offsetting circuit and an overdriving value generator. The memory circuit stores a first offset gray value of a first frame period. The offsetting circuit receives the first offset gray value, a duty value of an emission driving signal and a current gray value of the data signal. The offsetting circuit generates a second offset gray value of a second frame period according to the duty value, the current gray value and the first offset gray value, and stores the second offset gray value into the memory circuit. The overdriving value generator generates an overdriving value for overdriving the data signal to generate a compensated data signal according to the second offset gray value and the current gray value.

Abstract: A method of using a coupling system includes aligning an optical fiber with a cavity in a chip, wherein aligning the optical fiber comprises orienting the fiber within an angle ranging from about 88-degrees to about 92-degrees with respect to a top surface of the chip. The method further includes emitting an optical signal from the optical fiber. The method further includes redirecting the optical signal into a waveguide using a grating positioned on an opposite side of the cavity from the optical fiber.

Abstract: Provided are a cell module stacking device and a cell module stacking method. The stacking device for the cell module includes a rack, a support mechanism, a pressing mechanism, and a tray. The support mechanism is configured to support a plurality of cells. The pressing mechanism is connected to the rack. A part of the pressing mechanism is movable in an axial direction of the support mechanism. The pressing mechanism is configured to press the plurality of cells into a cell module. The tray is disposed on the rack in such a manner that the tray is movable relative to the rack and is configured to support the cell module.

Abstract: A substrate is disposed on a substrate holder within a process module. The substrate includes a mask material overlying a target material with at least one portion of the target material exposed through an opening in the mask material. A plasma is generated in exposure to the substrate. For a first duration, a bias voltage is applied at the substrate holder at a first bias voltage setting corresponding to a high bias voltage level. For a second duration, after completion of the first duration, a bias voltage is applied at the substrate holder at a second bias voltage setting corresponding to a low bias voltage level. The second bias voltage setting is greater than 0 V. The first and second durations are repeated in an alternating and successive manner for an overall period of time necessary to remove a required amount of the target material exposed on the substrate.

Abstract: An extreme ultra violet (EUV) radiation source apparatus includes a collector, a target droplet generator for generating a tin (Sn) droplet, a rotatable debris collection device and a chamber enclosing at least the collector and the rotatable debris collection device. The rotatable debris collection device includes a first end support, a second end support and a plurality of vanes, ends of which are supported by the first end support and the second end support, respectively. A surface of at least one of the plurality of vanes is coated by a catalytic layer, which reduces a SnH4 to Sn.

Abstract: This application discloses a watermark processing method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The watermark processing method includes: obtaining to-be-inserted watermark information; setting a transparent image layer on a display screen of a terminal based on a size of an image layer window, where the size of the image layer window is determined based on a size of the display screen of the terminal; and drawing the watermark information on the transparent image layer at specified transparency.

Abstract: The application provides a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. A part of payload is pre-fetched from a host to a data buffer under a store-and-forward mode before transmission begins. When data transmission begins, the part of the payload pre-fetched in the data buffer is transmitted to an antenna. A remaining part of the payload is fetched to the data buffer under a cut-through mode for payload transmission, wherein the remaining part of the payload is sent from the data buffer to the antenna for radiation.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate having a base portion and a fin portion over the base portion. The semiconductor device structure includes an isolation layer over the base portion and surrounding the fin portion. The isolation layer includes fluorine, and a first concentration of fluorine in the isolation layer increases toward a top surface of the isolation layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over the isolation layer and wrapping around the fin portion.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a photonic device includes: forming a photonic device structure that includes a SOI substrate, which includes a bulk substrate layer, a buried oxide layer on the bulk substrate layer and an active semiconductor layer on the buried oxide layer; forming an electrically conducting layer in electrical contact of the buried oxide layer, and forming a BEOL structure on a surface of the active silicon layer.

Abstract: This application discloses a watermark processing method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The watermark processing method includes: obtaining to-be-inserted watermark information; setting a transparent image layer on a display screen of a terminal based on a size of an image layer window, where the size of the image layer window is determined based on a size of the display screen of the terminal; and drawing the watermark information on the transparent image layer at specified transparency.

Abstract: A method of making a photonic device includes depositing a cladding layer over a silicon layer. The method further includes patterning the cladding layer to expose a first portion of the silicon layer, wherein a second portion of the silicon layer is covered by the patterned cladding layer, and a waveguide portion is in the second portion of the silicon layer. The method further includes depositing a low refractive index layer directly over the patterned cladding layer, wherein a refractive index of the low refractive index layer is less than a refractive index of silicon nitride.

Abstract: A backlight module includes a back board, a lamp board, a wavelength conversion film, an optical film, a coating layer and a reflective component. The back board includes a side wall. The lamp board is arranged on the back board, and includes plural light emitting units. The wavelength conversion film is arranged on the light emitting units. The optical film is arranged on the wavelength conversion film. The coating layer is arranged on the optical film, and adjacent to the optical film. The reflective component is arranged between the side wall and the optical film, and surrounds the wavelength conversion film and the optical film. At an optical wavelength of 450 nanometers, a brightness of a first surface of the reflective component is between 70 and 100, a first chromaticity thereof is between ?10 and 10, and a second chromaticity thereof is between ?10 and 10.

Abstract: An assembly includes a cover ring having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface of the cover ring having a first roughness, and a deposition ring having a first surface facing the cover ring and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface of the deposition ring having a second roughness. The first roughness is different from the second roughness.

Abstract: A signal quality optimization system and a signal quality optimization method are provided.

Abstract: A physical vapor deposition (PVD) system is provided. The PVD system includes a PVD chamber defining a PVD volume within which a target material of a target is deposited onto a wafer. The PVD system includes the target in the PVD chamber. The target is configured to overlie the wafer. An edge of the target extends from a first surface of the target to a second surface of the target, opposite the first surface of the target. A first portion of the edge of the target has a first surface roughness. The first portion of the edge of the target extends at most about 6 millimeters from the first surface of the target to a second portion of the edge of the target. The second portion of the edge of the target has a second surface roughness less than the first surface roughness.

Abstract: A method for performing mode switching management in multi-link operation (MLO) architecture and associated apparatus are provided. The method applicable to a wireless transceiver device communicating with another device within a wireless communications system may include: executing a mode switching procedure regarding a predetermined MLO-related mode in a first protection period dedicated to the mode switching procedure, so that no other transmission request is received during the first protection period, where the first protection period is equal to or longer than the time spent on executing the mode switching. The mode switching procedure may include sending a protection indication in a first communications frame from the wireless transceiver device to the other device that informs the other device not to send any transmission request, or the wireless transceiver device may perform information exchange in advance to notify the other device of mode switch processing delay as the first protection period.

Abstract: A timing controller for controlling a plurality of driving circuits of a light-emitting diode (LED) display device is provided. The timing controller comprises: a voltage level conversion circuit and a setting circuit. The voltage level conversion circuit is configured to determine a plurality of voltage level settings with respect to a plurality of image regions of an input image. The setting circuit is configured to respectively set the plurality of driving circuits of the LED display device according to the plurality of voltage level settings, wherein the third circuitry is configured to set each of the plurality of driving circuits to utilize a drive voltage at a specific level that is indicated by a corresponding one of the voltage level settings, to respectively drive LED units of the LED display device.

Abstract: A coupling system includes an optical fiber configured to carry an optical signal. The coupling system further includes a grating on a first side of a semiconductor layer, wherein the grating is configured to receive the optical signal. The coupling system further includes an interconnect structure over the grating on the first side of the semiconductor layer, wherein the interconnect structure defines a cavity aligned with the grating. The coupling system further includes a first polysilicon layer on a second side of the semiconductor layer, wherein the second side of the semiconductor layer is opposite to the first side of the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A timing controller for controlling a plurality of driving circuits of a light-emitting diode (LED) display device is provided. The timing controller comprises: a voltage level conversion circuit and a setting circuit. The voltage level conversion circuit is configured to determine a plurality of voltage level settings with respect to a plurality of image regions of an input image. The setting circuit is configured to respectively set the plurality of driving circuits of the LED display device according to the plurality of voltage level settings, wherein the third circuitry is configured to set each of the plurality of driving circuits to utilize a drive voltage at a specific level that is indicated by a corresponding one of the voltage level settings, to respectively drive LED units of the LED display device.