Abstract: A memory device that includes a memory array, a program circuit, a verify circuit and a controller is introduced. The program circuit is configured to apply a program pulse to at least one memory cell to set the at least one memory cell to a target state. The verify circuit is configured to perform a verify operation to determine whether the at least one memory cell reaches the predetermine threshold and to determine a number of failed memory cells among the at least one memory cell in response to determining that at least one of the at least one memory cell does not reach the target state. The controller is configured to adjust the program pulse according to the number of the failed memory cells to generate an adjusted program pulse that is applied to the failed memory cells to set the failed memory cells to the target state.

Abstract: An anti jamming chassis includes a body, a first upper cover mounted on the body, and a second upper cover mounted on the body. The first upper cover includes a first main cover and a first support portion. The first main cover is parallel to and not coplanar with the first support portion. The second upper cover includes a second main cover and a second support portion. The second main cover is parallel to and not coplanar with the second support portion. A through hole is defined at a joint position of the second main cover and the second support portion. When the first upper cover and the second upper cover are connected, the first support portion passes through the through hole and supports the second main cover.

Abstract: A method and system for determining an irradiation dose. The method for determining the irradiation dose includes determining a pixel having a biological feature in a region of interest in a radiotherapy simulated locating image by using a retrospective label; extracting a local radiomics feature based on the pixel having the biological feature, in which the local radiomics feature includes a grayscale histogram intensity, a tumor shape feature, a textural feature, a Laplacian of Gaussian filtering feature, and a wavelet feature; acquiring the local radiomics features to be measured; identifying a positive region having the local radiomics features to be measured based on the local radiomics features; performing three-dimensional reconstruction for the peripheral boundary of the positive region to determine a three-dimensional image.

Abstract: A method of video coding using generalized bi-prediction (GBi) receives input data associated with a current block in a current picture, wherein the input data comprises information associated with a block size of the current block, determines a set of weighting factor pairs, wherein a size of the set of weighting factor pairs depends on the block size of the current block, and derives a set of advanced motion vector prediction (AMVP) candidate lists comprising MVP (motion vector prediction) candidates. The method further derives a set of final motion information based on the MVP candidates, determines that the set of final information comprises a bi-prediction predictor, generates a final predictor by combining two reference blocks associated with the final motion information using a target weighting factor pair selected from the set of weighting factor pairs, and encodes or decoding the current block using the final predictor.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery including an electrolyte and a lithium titanate negative electrode is provided. The lithium titanate negative electrode includes structures of a lithium titanate core and a conformal layer surrounding each lithium titanate core. The conformal layer either includes titanium oxide with substantially no lithium or has a concentration of lithium ranging from a lower concentration at a surface portion of the layer to a higher concentration at an interior portion of the layer adjacent to the lithium titanate core. A method of preparing the lithium titanate structures and a method of preparing an electrode for a lithium ion battery, wherein the electrode includes lithium titanate structures, are also provided.

Abstract: Provided are an earth satellite attitude data fusion system and method, applicable to an earth satellite space environment to estimate attitude data of a satellite. When the earth satellite attitude data fusion system of the present invention is used to perform the earth satellite attitude data fusion method, the first step is to perform a body rates/quaternion attitude data processing operation. Then, the next step is to perform an attitude/rates data fusion processing operation, wherein an attitude data fusion algorithm module receives a first IAE result data from a first EKF, and a second IAE result data from a second EKF, and performs an attitude/rates data fusion algorithm in a subsystem level to evaluate an attitude estimation IAE performance based on the first IAE result data, and the second IAE result data.

Abstract: The present application discloses a portable electronic device. The device includes a case; a camera lens fixed to the case; a sound generator attached to the case for producing sounds; and a central process unit and a circuit system for providing controlling current to the camera lens. The camera lens includes a side wall and a lens holder moveable relative to the side wall. The lens holder is driven to a predetermined position farther away from the case than an initial position, when the sound generator is producing sounds. The present application further provides a method for eliminating noise by applying controlling current to the lens holder to move the lens holder to a position farther away from the case for avoiding collision between the case and the lens holder.

Abstract: An air flow generating device, a graphene dispersion, and a preparation method thereof are provided. The graphene dispersion is formed by a graphene powder and a processing solvent, wherein the graphene in the graphene dispersion has an average diameter of 0.5 ?m to 1 ?m, 3 to 5 layers, a solid content of 5% to 50%, and a residue oxygen content less than 1 wt %, and after being left to stand for 12 hours, the graphene dispersion has a distribution concentration increasing from the top section to the bottom section of the storage container, a viscosity of 5000 cps to 8000 cps, and a graphene concentration of 20 wt %.

Abstract: An input device includes a substrate structure, a conductive adhesive layer, and a piezoelectric structure. The conductive adhesive layer is disposed over the substrate structure. The conductive adhesive layer includes an adhesive portion and a plurality of metal particles, and the plurality of metal particles are substantially aligned in a first direction. The piezoelectric structure is disposed over the conductive adhesive layer. The piezoelectric structure extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery unit including rectangular secondary batteries, each including a sealing plate and positive and negative electrode terminals attached to the sealing plate; a bus bar that connects the rectangular secondary batteries together in parallel; an insulating plate disposed between the sealing plates of the rectangular secondary batteries and the bus bar; and a short-circuit breaking portion that interrupts an electric conduction path between the rectangular secondary batteries connected in parallel by allowing each sealing plate to bulge outward in response to an internal pressure rise of the battery to push up the insulating plate and the bus bar. A portion of each sealing plate that bulges most protrudes outward by greater than or equal to 1.5 mm from an outer peripheral edge of the sealing plate when a pressure in the corresponding rectangular secondary battery reaches the operating pressure of a gas release valve.

Abstract: A method for imbalance warning to be implemented by a wearable electronic device positioned on a body part of a user includes steps of: obtaining acceleration data during a calibration period; obtaining an angle threshold based on the acceleration data thus obtained; obtaining angular velocity data during a unit of time; calculating a sway angle based on the angular velocity data; determining whether the sway angle thus calculated exceeds the angle threshold; and when it is determined that the sway angle exceeds the angle threshold, outputting a signal that indicates imbalance of the user.

Abstract: A dual-shaft clutch varying speed device includes a drive unit, an input shaft, an output shaft, a housing, at least an odd-numbered clutch unit and at least an even-numbered clutch unit. The input shaft having an input gear is coupled with the drive unit. The output shaft, having an end thereof penetrate through the input shaft and the drive unit, has at least an odd-numbered output gear and at least an even-numbered output gear. The housing has a housing gear. The at least one odd-numbered clutch unit being furnished at the inner part of the housing has an odd-numbered clutch shaft and an odd-numbered clutch gear which is meshed with the odd-numbered output gear. The at least one odd-numbered clutch unit has an even-numbered clutch shaft and an even-numbered clutch gear which is meshed with the even-numbered output gear.

Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die an insulating encapsulation laterally covering the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of conductive pads distributed over the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of conductive vias disposed on and electrically connected to the conductive pads, and a dielectric layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate and spaced the conductive vias apart from one another. A sidewall of the dielectric layer extends along sidewalls of the conductive vias, the conductive vias are recessed from a top surface of the dielectric layer, and a sloped surface of the dielectric layer is connected to the top surface of the dielectric layer and the sidewall of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker device may have a housing characterized by a vertical longitudinal axis. A flexible substrate such as a flexible mesh substrate with component support regions coupled by flexible segments may be wrapped around the housing and the vertical axis. The housing may have surface regions with compound curvature. The flexible substrate may conform to the regions with compound curvature. A fabric spacer layer may be interposed between the flexible substrate and the housing. Electrical components such as input-output devices may be mounted to the component support regions. A display may be formed from an array of light-emitting devices that are mounted on respective component support regions. Light from the light-emitting devices may pass through the fabric spacer layer toward the housing and back out away from the housing. An outer fabric layer may cover the mesh.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate electrode structure over a first region of a semiconductor substrate, and selectively forming an oxide layer overlying the gate electrode structure by reacting a halide compound with oxygen to increase a height of the gate electrode structure. The halide compound may be silicon tetrachloride, and the oxide layer may be silicon dioxide. The gate electrode structure may be a dummy gate electrode, which is subsequently removed, and replaced with another gate electrode structure.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A method according to an embodiment includes receiving a substrate including a lower contact feature, depositing a first dielectric layer over a substrate, forming a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure over the first dielectric layer, depositing a second dielectric layer over the MIM structure, performing a first etch process to form an opening that extends through the second dielectric layer to expose the MIM structure, performing a second etch process to extend the opening through the MIM structure to expose the first dielectric layer; and performing a third etch process to further extend the opening through the first dielectric layer to expose the lower contact feature. Etchants of the first etch process and the third etch process include fluorine while the etchant of the second etch process is free of fluorine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a movable flame assembly comprising: a simulated flame element; a transmission element for disposing and actuating the simulated flame element; an elastic element directly or indirectly connected to the simulated flame element and supporting the simulated flame element and the transmission element; and a power source for driving the transmission element. The invention further relates to a simulated flame device comprising the movable flame assembly.

Abstract: A method for designing a photomask includes calculating an open ratio of an initial photomask to determine whether the open ratio of the initial photomask is less than 25%, and then changing a design of the initial photomask in response to determining the open ratio is less than 25%, such that a changed photomask has a reverse tone to the design of the initial photomask, and an open ratio of the changed photomask is 75% or more. The method can solve the issue caused by thermal expansion of the photomask.

Abstract: A processing method for applying an analog dynamic circuit to a digital testing tool includes the following steps. In a step (a), a transistor-level analog dynamic circuit is provided. In a step (b), plural equivalent models are designed according to operations of plural transistors in the transistor-level analog dynamic circuit. In a step (c), a substitution operation is performed to substitute the equivalent models for dynamic logic elements in the transistor-level analog dynamic circuit. Consequently, a gate-level substitution circuit is produced. In a step (d), the gate-level substitution circuit is imported into a digital testing tool. Consequently, a test pattern is generated. In a step (e), the transistor-level analog dynamic circuit is tested according to the test pattern.

Abstract: Different embodiments to generate predictive models to predict factors regarding a product are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computing apparatus and/or method can generate the predictive models using Ensemble Model algorithms, such as the Random Forest Modeling algorithms, with the apparatus and/or method providing a number of user interfaces to allow a user to enter the user's domain knowledge regarding at least the product to help generate the predictive models.