Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to an optical device and methods of forming an optical device. The optical device includes a substrate, an illumination source, a capping layer, an encapsulation layer, and a passivation layer. The encapsulation layer includes a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) layer, and a second ALD layer. The method includes disposing a capping layer over an illumination layer, the illumination layer disposed over a substrate in a processing chamber; disposing a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer over the capping layer; disposing a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) layer over the first ALD layer; disposing a second ALD layer over the CVD layer; and disposing a passivation layer over the second ALD layer.

Abstract: A redundant system and a redundancy method of a fronthaul network are provided. The redundant system includes a first fronthaul multiplexer. The first fronthaul multiplexer includes a first group port, a second group port, a first cascade port, a first protect port, a first active port, and a first uplink circuit. The first uplink circuit includes a first summation circuit and a second summation circuit. A plurality of input terminals of the first summation circuit are coupled to the first group port and the second group port respectively, and an output terminal of the first summation circuit is coupled to the first protect port. A plurality of input terminals of the second summation circuit are coupled to the first cascade port and the output terminal of the first summation circuit respectively, and an output terminal of the second summation circuit is coupled to the first active port.

Abstract: A multiplexer and a method for combining radio frequency (RF) data are provided. The method is described below. The first output management circuit receives first data and second data and determines whether a first power of the first data and a second power of the second data match a default rule. The first output management circuit output first output data including the second data to a combine circuit coupled to the first output management circuit in response to the first power and the second power not matching the default rule. The combine circuit receives multiple output data from the output management circuits respectively and combines the output data to output combined RF data. The output management circuits include the first output management circuit. The output data includes the first output data.

Abstract: Sub-pixel circuits and methods of forming sub-pixel circuits that may be utilized in a display, such as an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, are provided. In one example, a sub-pixel includes a substrate, adjacent overhang structures, an anode, an OLED material, a cathode, an encapsulation layer stack. The encapsulation layer stack includes a first layer, a second layer disposed over the first layer, and a third layer. The first layer and the second layer have a first portion disposed over the cathode, a second portion disposed over a sidewall of each overhang structure, and a third portion disposed under an underside surface of an extension of each overhang structure. A gap is defined by contact of the first portion of the second layer and the third portion of the second layer. The third layer is disposed over the second layer outside of the gap.

Abstract: A delay compensation method and device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a control plane message; obtaining a path delay of each of multiple radio units, and determining a compensation time length corresponding to each of the radio units based on a reference path delay and the path delay of each of the radio units; and sending the control plane message to each of the radio units based on the compensation time length corresponding to each of the radio units.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method for gas diffuser support structure for a vacuum chamber. The gas diffuser support structure comprises a backing plate having a central bore, and a gas deflector having a length and a width unequal to the length coupled to the backing plate by a plurality of outward fasteners coupled to a plurality of outward threaded holes formed in the backing plate, in which a spacer is disposed between the backing plate and the gas deflector, and in which a length to width ratio of the gas deflector is about 0.1:1 to about 10:1.

Abstract: A synchronization correction method, a master device, and a slave device are provided. The method includes: transmitting a synchronization signal frame to a slave device during a first period of an ith second, where the synchronization signal frame includes a synchronization header, a first pulse per second (1PPS) signal, first time of date information, and first phase compensation information, where the first phase compensation information is configured to request the slave device to correct a transmission time point at which a first reference 1PPS signal is transmitted during a second period of the ith second; receiving the first reference 1PPS signal from the slave device during the second period of the ith second; and determining second phase compensation information transmitted to the slave device according to a receiving time point at which the first reference 1PPS signal is received during a first period of an (i+1)th second.

Abstract: A distributed synchronization system including a management device and a plurality of synchronization devices is provided. The management device includes a network input interface and a network output interface, and is configured to: decode a precision time protocol packet to obtain a reference 1 pulse per second signal, a reference frequency signal, and reference time of day information; send a reference synchronization signal and a reference control signal to a first synchronization device through the network output interface. The reference synchronization signal includes the reference 1 pulse per second signal, the reference frequency signal and the reference time of day information. The reference control signal requests the first synchronization device to synchronize with the management device.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a multi-link receiving method and a multi-link receiver. The method includes the following. A reference delay range of a j-th data section is determined according to a preset delay time and a receiving time point of the j-th data section of an i-th data frame. In response to determining that the j-th data section is first received among an N number of data sections of the i-th data frame, the reference delay range of the j-th data section is taken as a designated delay range. In response to determining that receiving time points of the data sections of the i-th data frame are each within the designated delay range, the i-th data frame is restored based on the N number of data sections of the i-th data frame.

Abstract: A method for a video encoder includes steps of: receiving a series of input frames; performing at least one of intra-prediction and inter-prediction on the series of input frames for generating at least one of an intra frame (I-frame), a predictive frame (P-frame), and a key predictive frame (key P-frame); generating an encoded bitstream with respect to a first input frame determined as the I-frame among the series of input frames; and performing inter-prediction on a second input frame determined as a key P-frame among the series of input frames according to a first reference frame which is derived from the encoded bitstream with respect to the first input frame.

Abstract: Exemplary methods of forming a silicon-oxygen-and-nitrogen-containing barrier layer are described. The methods include flowing deposition gases into a substrate processing region of a processing chamber, where the deposition gases include a silicon-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas. A deposition plasma is generated from the deposition gases in the substrate processing region. A silicon-oxygen-and-nitrogen-containing layer is deposited on a substrate from the deposition plasma, where the silicon-oxygen-and-nitrogen-containing layer is characterized by thickness of less than or about 2000 ?. The methods further include exposing a surface of the silicon-oxygen-and-nitrogen-containing layer to a treatment plasma to form a treated silicon-oxygen-and-nitrogen-containing layer, where the treatment plasma is formed from a nitrogen-containing gas and is silicon free.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a power management method and a power management device. The method includes: reading a specific memory which includes a plurality of error data records; selecting a specific data record based on a usage status indicator of each error data record; sequentially sending an enable signal to each hardware device; in response to determining that an enable successful response corresponding to the enable signal is not received from a specific hardware device, or a boot alarm is received, at least obtaining a low pin count value and a power management status; recording the low pin count value and the power management status in the specific data record, and accordingly updating the usage status indicator of the specific data record.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for correcting a 1 pulse per second (1PPS) signal and a timing receiver. In the embodiments of the disclosure, the proposed method allows the timing receiver to provide a corrected 1PPS signal with better quality to back-end slave devices, thereby ensuring that the synchronization effect of the slave devices is not overly affected by jitter in a single 1PPS signal.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flex-tolerant three-dimensional printed antenna suitable for use in an electronic device provides a three-dimensional printed antenna with base layer, radiation layer, through holes, and feeder. The radiation layer includes a first radiation region, at least one second radiation region, and a feed end. A region between the first and second radiation regions is defined as a bent region. The radiation layer is formed by a screen-printing plate by a planar printing process. The through holes on the bent region form a line for bending. The feeder is electrically connected to the feed end. The second radiation region is canted from the bending line with respect to the first radiation region to form the three-dimensional printed antenna. The three-dimensional printed antenna and an electronic device are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a bending-tolerant multilayered flexible circuit board (FPC) suitable for use in a disposable biosensor chip includes manufacturing and bending a single-sided FPC. The single-sided FPC includes a base layer, a wiring layer, and through holes. The wiring layer includes first and second wiring areas. A first bending area is formed between each first wiring area and the corresponding second wiring area, the through holes forming an easy bending line. The second wiring area is bent relative to the first wiring area along the bending line to obtain the multilayered FPC.

Abstract: Methods and image processing devices for encoding and decoding private data are proposed. The method for encoding private data includes to receive an original video frame, mask at least one private area in the original video frame to generate a protected video frame, generate a first encoded frame by encoding the protected video frame, and generate at least one output bitstream for streaming or storage according to the first encoded frame. The method for decoding private data includes to receive at least one input video bitstream to obtain a first encoded bitstream and a second encoded bitstream, decode the first encoded bitstream to generate a protected video frame including image data associated with at least one private area, and output the protected video frame to a display queue such that the at least one private area is displayed.

Abstract: A synchronization device and a synchronization method for synchronizing a first node and a second node are provided. The first node supports a first time protocol profile, and the second node supports a second time protocol profile. The synchronization method includes: providing a system operating time by a counter; communicating with the first node based on the first time protocol profile to obtain first synchronization information; calculating a time delay according to the first synchronization information, and correcting the system operating time according to the time delay to generate a corrected system operating time; and communicating with the second node based on the second time protocol profile so as to provide the second node with second synchronization information according to the corrected system operating time.

Abstract: A byte stuffing circuit and a byte stuffing method are provided. The byte stuffing method includes: receiving a first data stream and generating a second data stream according to the first data stream, where a first size of the first data stream is N bytes, and a second size of the second data stream is 2N bytes; in response to an Xth byte of the second data stream matching a first flag byte, overwriting the Xth byte with a first stuffing byte, and inserting a second stuffing byte into an (X+1)th byte of the second data stream, where X is a positive integer between 1 and 2N?1; combining a remnant data stream and a first part of the second data stream to generate a third data stream, and configuring a second part of the second data stream as the remnant data stream; and outputting the third data stream.

Abstract: A method for a video encoder includes steps of: receiving a series of input frames; performing at least one of intra-prediction and inter-prediction on the series of input frames for generating at least one of an intra frame (I-frame), a predictive frame (P-frame), and a key predictive frame (key P-frame); generating an encoded bitstream with respect to a first input frame determined as the I-frame among the series of input frames; and performing inter-prediction on a second input frame determined as a key P-frame among the series of input frames according to a first reference frame which is derived from the encoded bitstream with respect to the first input frame.

Abstract: A synchronization device and a synchronization method for synchronizing a first node and a second node are provided. The first node supports a first time protocol profile, and the second node supports a second time protocol profile. The synchronization method includes: providing a system operating time by a counter; communicating with the first node based on the first time protocol profile to obtain first synchronization information; calculating a time delay according to the first synchronization information, and correcting the system operating time according to the time delay to generate a corrected system operating time; and communicating with the second node based on the second time protocol profile so as to provide the second node with second synchronization information according to the corrected system operating time.