Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a base substrate, forming a plurality of doped regions in the base substrate, forming an initial capping layer covering surfaces of the plurality of doped regions, forming a dielectric layer on the initial capping layer and the base substrate, forming a plurality of vias in the dielectric layer to expose a surface portion of the initial capping layer, and etching the exposed surface portion of the initial capping layer at a bottom of each via to form a silicide region exposed at the bottom of the via. The silicide region has a reduced thickness compared with a thickness of the initial capping layer. The method further includes forming a metal silicide layer by performing a self-aligned silicide process on an entire silicide region. The metal silicide layer is in contact with the plurality of doped regions.

Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a FinFET. The method includes providing a substrate including an NMOS region; forming a plurality of fins on the substrate; forming an isolation layer between adjacent fins and on the substrate; forming a gate structure across a length portion of the fin; forming a first mask layer on the top surface and sidewalls of the fin; etching the first mask layer to expose the top surface of the fin on both sides of the gate structure; removing a thickness portion of the fin on both sides of the gate structure, wherein the etched fin and the remaining first mask layer form a first trench; performing a thinning treatment of the remaining first mask layer on a sidewall of the first trench to increase width of the first trench; and forming an N-type in-situ doped epitaxial layer to fill up the first trench.

Abstract: A drive circuit, an organic light-emitting diode display, and methods for fabricating the same are provided. The drive circuit includes: a driving transistor, including a first gate, a first semiconductor layer disposed above the first gate, an etch stopping layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a first source and a first drain which are disposed on the two sides of the first semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer being made of oxide semiconductor material; and a switching transistor, including a second gate, a second semiconductor layer disposed above the second gate, and a second source and a second drain which are disposed on two sides of the second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being made of oxide semiconductor material. In the drive circuit, reliability and uniformity of the drive transistors are improved, and parasitic capacitance of the switching transistor decreases.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory includes a first dielectric layer disposed on a substrate, a floating gate disposed on the dielectric layer, a control gate, a second dielectric layer disposed between the floating gate and the control gate, sidewall spacers disposed on opposing sides of a stacked structure including the floating gate, the second dielectric layer and the control gate, and an erase gate and a select gate disposed on sides of the stacked structure, respectively. An upper surface of the erase gate and one of the sidewall spacers in contact with the erase gate form an angle ?1 at a contact point of the upper surface of the erase gate and the one of the sidewall spacers, where 90°<?1<115° measured from the upper surface of the erase gate.

Abstract: An image sensor package includes an image sensor chip, a logic chip, and a memory chip structure that are vertically stacked. The image sensor chip includes a pixel array and an interconnection structure that receives a power voltage, ground voltage, or signals. The logic chip processes pixel signals from the image sensor chip and receives the power voltage, ground voltage, or signals via the image sensor chip. The memory chip structure includes a memory chip, a molding portion surrounding the memory chip, and at least one through mold via contact vertically passing through the molding portion and connected to at least one of the logic or memory chip. The memory chip stores at least one of a pixel signal processed by the logic chip or a pixel signal from the image sensor chip and receives the power voltage, ground voltage, or signals via the image sensor chip and logic chip.

Abstract: A method and device for identifying junk picture files, which are used for a server side to identify junk picture files in cached network data. The method comprises: obtaining a directory to be detected; determining whether the number of files in the directory is greater than or equal to a first preset value; if so, determining whether file names of the files in the directory contain keywords which represent the cached network data; if the keywords are contained, determining that the files in the directory are the cached network data, and then, determining whether keywords which represent useless picture files exist in the cached network data, so as to find out whether junk picture files exist; if the junk picture files exist, identifying the found picture files as cached junk picture files; and recording a directory path where the cached junk picture files are located. By means of the above solution, the cached network junk picture files can be accurately identified.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes a dome-type temperature-adjusting door and a dome-type face door rotatably mounted in a mixing chamber of an air-conditioning case, such that a curved surface of the inner face of the temperature-adjusting door and a curved surface of the inner face of the face door can smoothly guide air toward vents according to air discharge modes so as to reduce flow resistance and increase air volume.

Abstract: This application relates to recombinant human interferon-like proteins. In one embodiment a recombinant protein created by gene shuffling technology is described having enhanced anti-viral and anti-proliferative activities in comparison to naturally occurring human inteferon like alpha 2b (HuIFN-?2b). The invention encompasses a polynucleotide encoding the protein and recombinant vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotide. Preferably the polynucleotide is selected from the group of polynucleotides each having a sequence at least 93% identical to SEQ ID: No. 1 and the protein is selected from the group of proteins each having an amino acid sequence at least 85% identical to SEQ ID No: 2. The proteins and compositions comprising the proteins can be used for treatment of conditions responsive to interferon, therapy, such as viral diseases and cancer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for capturing color images of items for a machine-learning model. In one method, a request, for adding an item to be visually recognized during sales transactions, is detected at a checkout apparatus. Further, the method includes capturing and storing a color image, by each of one or more cameras of the checkout apparatus, of an examination space when the item is present. Further, the capturing and storing of color images of the item is repeated at different poses until at a predetermined number of color images of the item are captured. Further, the method includes generating, by a processor of the checkout apparatus, additional images of the item by modifying the captured color images. A machine-learning model for item recognition is built by training a machine-learning tool with the captured images and the additional images.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling charging of an environment-friendly vehicle. The apparatus includes a high-voltage battery SOC determining unit configured to determine a state of charge (SOC) of a high-voltage battery that is a main power source, an auxiliary battery SOC determining unit configured to determine an SOC of an auxiliary battery that assists power of the high-voltage battery, and an auxiliary battery charging control unit configured to, when receiving a request for an operation of an engine for controlling heating, perform a control such that the auxiliary battery is charged by using the high-voltage battery.

Abstract: Silicon particles for active materials and electro-chemical cells are provided. The active materials comprising silicon particles described herein can be utilized as an electrode material for a battery. In certain embodiments, the composite material includes greater than 0% and less than about 90% by weight silicon particles, the silicon particles having an average particle size between about 10 nm and about 40 ?m, wherein the silicon particles have surface coatings comprising silicon carbide or a mixture of carbon and silicon carbide, and greater than 0% and less than about 90% by weight of one or more types of carbon phases, wherein at least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a substantially continuous phase.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to wireless stations that operate to configure direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. In embodiments, a wireless station may establish a peer-to-peer communication schedule with at least one neighboring peer wireless station, announce, to the at least one neighboring peer wireless station, a schedule transition (or migration), wherein the schedule transition includes an effective time of a new schedule, and announce, to the at least one neighboring peer wireless station, the new schedule at the effective time.

Abstract: A virtual reality user interface device having a pad and a stylus pen is provided. The pad includes a transparent touch part, a pad tracking part, a touch part frame, and a plurality of light sources disposed on an outside surface of the pad tracking part. The touch part frame is coupled with an outer border area of the transparent touch part and coupled to a portion of the pad tracking part. The pad tracking part includes extension portions extending in a longitudinal direction of the transparent touch part at the periphery of both sides of the transparent touch part from the pad tracking part. The stylus pen includes a stylus grip, a stylus tip detachably mounted to the stylus grip, a stylus tracking part coupled to the stylus grip, and a plurality of light sources disposed on an outside surface of the stylus tracking part.

Abstract: A cosmetic container with an anti-contamination function for a wiper is provided, where a ring member guides the introduction and discharge of a brush while being moved along the inner surface of a wiper by the pressure applied from a brush rod when the brush rod is introduced into and discharged from a cosmetic container. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the inner surface of the wiper from being contaminated by the contents such as mascara adhered to the brush and to ensure simplified use of the contents such as mascara. Further, since the inner surface of the wiper is not contaminated by the contents such as mascara, it is possible to ensure easy application of the contents such as mascara, which is adhered to the brush passing through the wiper.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a first substrate including a first base layer, a circuit layer disposed on the first base layer, and a light emitting layer disposed on the circuit layer, a second substrate including a top surface and a bottom surface and in which a plurality of grooves arranged in a first direction are defined in the bottom surface, the second substrate being disposed on the first substrate, and a plurality of light blocking members disposed on the plurality of grooves to control propagation direction of light outputted from the light emitting layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solar power generator including a plurality of solar cell module-mounted plates, each plate having an elongate shape extending in a first direction, where the plates are connected in parallel with each other, wherein each of the solar cell module-mounted plates includes: an elongate plate extending in the first direction; and a plurality of solar cell modules mounted on the elongate plate; wherein each of the solar cell modules includes a plurality of solar cells.

Abstract: A sub-frame mounting structure is provided. The sub-frame mounting structure includes an outer pipe that is mounted on a vehicle body and an inner pipe that is inserted into and coupled to the outer pipe and detached from the outer pipe when an impact load of a predetermined size or greater is transferred thereto. An anti-rotation structure prevents a relative rotation between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. A sub-frame is fastened to the inner pipe to support the vehicle body through the outer pipe to stably support the vehicle body by the sub-frame and to detach the sub-frame from the vehicle body during a collision.

Abstract: An automatic focusing method and apparatus comprise the following steps: acquiring a target image that has been divided into blocks; acquiring the definition of each block, respectively; acquiring normalized central coordinates and a normalized size of a region of interest on the target image; respectively calculating a full width at half maximum coefficient in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction according to the normalized size; calculating a weight value of each block using a two-dimensional discrete Gaussian function according to the normalized central coordinates and the full width at half maximum coefficient; calculating a normalized overall definition of the target image according to the weight value and definition of each block; and focusing according to the normalized overall definition. The method and apparatus can automatically calculate a mask of the region of interest, thereby avoiding the occupying of storage space required when storing ROI mask data.

Abstract: Provided is a method of processing an image, the method including: obtaining rotation information with respect to each of a plurality of regions included in a 360-degree image; determining representative rotation information indicating movement of a capturing device, the movement occurring when capturing the 360-degree image, based on the rotation information of each of the plurality of regions; and correcting distortion of the 360-degree image based on the determined representative rotation information.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a main storage memory and a non-volatile cache memory system. The non-volatile cache memory system comprises a master device, a first slave device communicatively coupled to the master device, the first slave device comprising a first non-volatile memory, and a second slave device communicatively coupled to the master device, the second slave device comprising a second non-volatile memory of a different type than the first non-volatile memory. The data storage device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the main storage memory and to the non-volatile cache memory system, the controller is configured to, upon a power loss to the data storage device, store volatile data into the non-volatile cache memory system.