Abstract: A backlight control circuit for a surface light emitting device is provided. The backlight control circuit includes a driving circuit. The driving circuit is configured to generate a plurality of driving currents to drive the surface light emitting device such that a plurality of backlight blocks of the surface light emitting device generate a plurality of brightness values. The surface light emitting device is divided into a first backlight area and a second backlight area. The second backlight area is closer to an edge of the surface light emitting device than the first backlight area. A first driving current of the plurality of driving currents is utilized for driving the light source of the first backlight area. A second driving current of the plurality of driving currents is utilized for driving the light source of the second backlight area. The second driving current is greater than the first driving current.

Abstract: An interlocking mechanism for a seat and a back of a chair is provided. A seat body and a chair chassis are pivotally connected, and a pad plate is pivotally connected with the seat body. Thereby the pad plate is moved around a pivotal connection between itself and the seat body when users sit on the pad plate. While a front side of the pad plate is moved downward, it is inclined to an angle slowly by a pad spring connected with the pad plate. When the use is leaning on the chair back connected with the seat body, the seat body is moved backward with a pivotal connection between itself and the chair chassis. The pivotal connection between the seat body and the pad plate can push the pad plate upward so that the seat body is inclined with the chair back and the user sits more comfortably.

Abstract: A method of estimating greenhouse gas emission, performed by a processing device, includes: obtaining at least one time period of a number of working stations for a target manufacturing process of a product; obtaining a number of first power consumption data of the target manufacturing process, wherein the first power consumption data correspond to the working stations respectively; calculating a number of second power consumption data based on the at least one time period and the first power consumption data; searching for a number of target coefficients corresponding to the plurality of working stations respectively in coefficient database based on the target manufacturing process; and calculating greenhouse gas emission data of the target manufacturing process based on the second power consumption data and the target coefficients.

Abstract: Some embodiments herein can include methods and systems for predicting next poses of a character within a virtual gaming environment. The pose prediction system can identify a current pose of a character, generate a gaussian distribution representing a sample of likely poses based on the current pose, and apply the gaussian distribution to the decoder. The decoder can be trained to generate a predicted pose based on a gaussian distribution of likely poses. The system can then render the predicted next pose of the character within the three-dimensional virtual gaming environment. Advantageously, the pose prediction system can apply a decoder that does not include or use input motion capture data that was used to train the decoder.

Abstract: A flash memory device and method of making the same are disclosed. The flash memory device is located on a substrate and includes a floating gate electrode, a tunnel dielectric layer located between the substrate and the floating gate electrode, a smaller length control gate electrode and a control gate dielectric layer located between the floating gate electrode and the smaller length control gate electrode. The length of a major axis of the smaller length control gate electrode is less than a length of a major axis of the floating gate electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer; a first reflective layer formed on the first semiconductor layer and including a plurality of vias; a plurality of contact structures respectively filled in the vias and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; a second reflective layer including metal material formed on the first reflective layer and contacting the contact structures; a plurality of conductive vias surrounded by the semiconductor stack; a connecting layer formed in the conductive vias and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; a first pad portion electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; and a second pad portion electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, wherein a shortest distance between two of the conductive vias is larger than a shortest distance between the first pad portion and the second pad portion.

Abstract: A handheld controller is adapted to control an electronic device. The handheld controller includes a first body, a second body, and a connecting portion. The first body is adapted to be held by a user's hand. The second body is connected to the first body through the connecting portion. The connecting portion is adapted to be clamped between user's fingers. A distance between the first body and at least a portion of the second body is variable.

Abstract: A display device and a projector are provided. The display device includes a pixel light-emitting panel and multiple color conversion panels. The pixel light-emitting panel includes an N1 number of light-emitting pixel units distributed in an array, and the light-emitting pixel units are driven to emit light through a driver. A first color conversion panel includes an N2 number of first color pixels and an N3 number of first transparent pixels. The first color pixels and the first transparent pixels are disposed relative to the light-emitting pixel units. A second color conversion panel includes an N4 number of second color pixels and an N5 number of second transparent pixels. The second color pixels and the second transparent pixels are disposed relative to the light-emitting pixel units. The lights generated by at least part of the light-emitting pixel units sequentially pass through the first color pixels and the second transparent pixels to achieve the color conversion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a modified stem cell, including the following steps: a cell culture step: culturing stem cells in a first culture medium of a culture dish at a predetermined cell density, and removing the first culture medium after a first culture time to obtain a first cell intermediate; an activity stimulation step: preserving the first cell intermediate in a freezing container having a cell cryopreservation solution, and performing a constant temperature stimulation treatment or a variable temperature stimulation treatment for at least more than 1 day; and a product collection step: after completing the activity stimulation step, placing the freezing container in an environment at a thawing temperature for thawing, and then removing the cell cryopreservation solution to obtain the modified stem cell. The modified stem cell can release at least one or more of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, G-CSF, Fractalkine, and EGF.

Abstract: An integrated chip including a gate layer. An insulator layer is over the gate layer. A channel structure is over the insulator layer. A pair of source/drains are over the channel structure and laterally spaced apart by a dielectric layer. The channel structure includes a first channel layer between the insulator layer and the pair of source/drains, a second channel layer between the insulator layer and the dielectric layer, and a third channel layer between the second channel layer and the dielectric layer. The first channel layer, the second channel layer, and the third channel layer include different semiconductors.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for hydrate-based wastewater treatment and cold storage. The apparatus for hydrate-based wastewater treatment and cold storage includes a water chilling unit, a hydrate-based cold storage tank, an airflow disturbance device, a water layer positioning system, a spraying system, a suction filtration system, a heat exchange system, and a system monitoring device. The water chilling unit provides a secondary refrigerant at a low temperature. The secondary refrigerant flows through an evaporator coil in the hydrate-based cold storage tank for heat exchange. The airflow disturbance device induces hydrate nucleation. The water layer positioning system positions a contact surface between a water layer and a hydrate former after hydrate decomposition to facilitate drawing and separation of the treated upper water layer. The spraying system and the suction filtration system enhance the solid-liquid separation efficiency to improve the removal rate of pollutants.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first light-emitting unit and a second light-emitting unit formed on the substrate, each of the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first light-emitting unit comprises a first semiconductor mesa and a first surrounding part surrounding the first semiconductor mesa, and the second light-emitting unit comprises a second semiconductor mesa and a second surrounding part surrounding the second semiconductor mesa; a trench formed between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit and exposing the substrate; a first insulating layer comprising a first opening on the first surrounding part and a second opening on the second semiconductor layer of the second light-emitting unit; and a connecting electrode comprising a first connecting part on the first

Abstract: A method for selecting an application and associated operational guidance to utilize on a mobile device is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method identifies a selected environment of interest. Within the selected environment, the method identifies one or more applications that are commonly utilized by users within the selected environment and documents the one or more applications. The method detects physical entry of a particular user into the selected environment and, in response to detecting the entry, automatically notifies the particular user of the one or more applications that are commonly utilized within the selected environment. In certain embodiments, the method enables the user to quickly launch the one or more applications and/or provides operational guidance to the user with regard to using the one or more applications. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a control gate layout to improve an etch process window for word lines. In some embodiments, an integrated chip comprises a memory array, an erase gate, a word line, and a control gate. The memory array comprises a plurality of cells in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The erase gate and the word line are elongated in parallel along a row of the memory array. The control gate is elongated along the row and is between and borders the erase gate and the word line. Further, the control gate has a pad region protruding towards the erase gate and the word line. Because the pad region protrudes towards the erase gate and the word line, a width of the pad region is spread between word-line and erase-gate sides of the control gate.

Abstract: A memory array and an operation method of the memory array are provided. The memory array includes first and second ferroelectric memory devices formed along a gate electrode, a channel layer and a ferroelectric layer between the gate electrode and the channel layer. The ferroelectric memory devices include: a common source/drain electrode and two respective source/drain electrodes, separately in contact with a side of the channel layer opposite to the ferroelectric layer, wherein the common source/drain electrode is disposed between the respective source/drain electrodes; and first and second auxiliary gates, capacitively coupled to the channel layer, wherein the first auxiliary gate is located between the common source/drain electrode and one of the respective source/drain electrodes, and the second auxiliary gate is located between the common source/drain electrode and the other respective source/drain electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a non-volatile memory cell structure that may be formed in a back end region of a semiconductor device. The non-volatile memory cell structure may include a floating gate structure in which a portion of a dielectric layer is included between a gate structure and a word line conductive structure. The separation of the gate structure and the word line conductive structure by the dielectric layer results in the gate structure being a floating gate structure. This enables a charge to be selectively stored on the gate structure, even when power is removed from the word line conductive structure. The non-volatile memory cell structure along with a volatile memory cell structure are provided in the back end region of the semiconductor device, such that caching and long-term storage may be performed in the back end region of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and provides a wastewater treatment method and apparatus based on hydrate-based water vapor adsorption. The apparatus includes a wastewater evaporation zone, a hydrate formation zone, a hydrate decomposition zone, and a data acquisition and control system. Rising water vapor and condensed water formed during evaporation of wastewater at normal temperature react with a hydrate former on a cooling wall surface to form a hydrate, continuous evaporation of the wastewater is promoted, the hydrate is scraped off to a collecting zone below by a scraper after being formed, and the hydrate is decomposed into fresh water, thereby realizing wastewater treatment. The present disclosure provides a method for treating complex wastewater containing a plurality of pollutants, where water vapor is consumed to form the hydrate to promote wastewater evaporation, and water obtained from the decomposition does not contain pollutants theoretically.

Abstract: An example method includes interpreting a policy comprising a network usage permission description; configuring a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the network usage permission description; and regulating communications, using the gatekeeper interface circuit, between: end points of at least one network zone of a mobile system; and at least one of an external communications portal or an external device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reducing the lambda aging of a polyurethane foam, a polyisocyanurate foam or a mixture thereof comprising producing the foam from a foamable composition comprising an isocyanate and a polyol premix composition comprising a polyol or mixture of polyols, a blowing agent selected from the group consisting of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234ze), 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (1336mzzm) and/or 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1233zd) and a flame retardant wherein the flame retardant comprises 25 phpp or less of a phosphate based flame retardant.