Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main system circuit, a storage, a power button, a power-off trigger circuit, a system power-off circuit, a power supply circuit, and a configuration power-off circuit. The power-off trigger circuit is coupled to the power button and provides a system power-off signal and a configuration power-off signal when the power button is detected to be continuously pressed and a pressing time is greater than a predetermined time. The system power-off circuit is coupled to the power-off trigger circuit and the power supply circuit and stops providing the main system circuit with a system power supply voltage provided by the power supply voltage according to the system power-off signal. The configuration power-off circuit is coupled to the power-off trigger circuit and the storage and drives the configuration power supply voltage provided to the storage down to a ground voltage according to the configuration power-off signal.

Abstract: Methods of forming magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) memory cells used in a magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) array are provided. A pre-clean process is performed to remove a metal oxide layer that may form on the top surface of the bottom electrodes of MTJ memory cells during the time the bottom electrode can be exposed to air prior to depositing MTJ layers. The pre-clean processes may include a remote plasma process wherein the metal oxide reacts with hydrogen radicals generated in the remote plasma.

Abstract: A data storage system with intelligent power management includes a plurality of data storage devices and a controller. Each data storage device is capable of operating in one of (N+1) power saving functions where N is an integer larger than 1. The (N+1) power saving functions sequentially correspond to from the 0th to the Nth power saving levels. The controller reads a user-setting power saving level (I) where I is an integer index ranging from 0 to N. The controller reads a current power saving level (J) of a current power saving function of one of the plurality of data storage devices where J is an integer index ranging from 0 to N. The controller controls said one data storage device to operate in one power saving function among the (N+1) power saving functions according to the user-setting power saving level (I) and the current power saving level (J).

Abstract: The health of a distributed storage system provided by a virtualized computing environment may be evaluated. The evaluation techniques categorize health issues based on at least three categories (e.g., storage data availability and accessibility, storage data performance, and storage space utilization and efficiency), and provide priority levels for the health issues within each category. In this manner, a more user-oriented approach is provided wherein in addition to identifying health issues, the priority/urgency level of the health issue(s) can be provided so as to guide the user (such as a system administrator) in determining an appropriate remedial action to perform and when such remedial action should be performed to address health issues.

Abstract: A method for detecting a product for defects implemented in an electronic device, the method obtains an image of a product to be detected, obtains a reconstructed image by inputting the image to be detected into a pre-trained autoencoder, generates a difference image from the image and the reconstructed image, obtains a number of feature absolute values by performing clustering processing on the difference image; generates a target image according to the number of feature absolute values, the difference image, and a preset value; and determines a defect detection result by detecting the target image for defects.

Abstract: In a method an Intelligent Data Conversion (IDC) engine of a dataflow system detects a stage transition of a dataflow application executing on the dataflow system. In response, the IDC engine determines that data among stage data of the application has a first Stage Data Format (SDF). The IDC engine determines that a first processing unit of the dataflow system can process data having a second SDF and determines a data conversion to convert data among the stage data to have the second SDF. The IDC engine also determines a second processing unit, of the dataflow system to perform the data conversion and dispatches the second processing unit to perform the data conversion. The dataflow computing system can include a runtime processor and the IDC engine can interact with the runtime processor to detect the stage transition and/or dispatch the first processing unit.

Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a substrate over the substrate, the substrate defining a logic region and a memory region; depositing a bottom electrode layer across the logic region and the memory region; depositing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer over the bottom electrode layer; depositing a first conductive layer over the MTJ layer; depositing a sacrificial layer over the first conductive layer; etching the sacrificial layer in the memory region to expose the first conductive layer in the memory region while keeping the first conductive layer in the logic region covered; depositing a second conductive layer in the memory region and the logic region; patterning the second conductive layer to expose the MTJ layer in the memory region; and etching the patterned second conductive layer and the MTJ layer to form a top electrode and an MTJ, respectively, in the memory region.

Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Abstract: Connector structures and methods of forming the same are provided. A method includes forming a first patterned passivation layer on a workpiece, the first patterned passivation layer having a first opening exposing a conductive feature of the workpiece. A seed layer is formed over the first patterned passivation layer and in the first opening. A patterned mask layer is formed over the seed layer, the patterned mask layer having a second opening exposing the seed layer, the second opening overlapping with the first opening. A connector is formed in the second opening. The patterned mask layer is partially removed, an unremoved portion of the patterned mask layer remaining in the first opening. The seed layer is patterned using the unremoved portion of the patterned mask layer as a mask.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for training a machine learning model to learn speech representations. Labeled speech data or both labeled and unlabeled data sets is applied to a feature extractor of a machine learning model to generate latent speech representations. The latent speech representations are applied to a quantizer to generate quantized latent speech representations and to a transformer context network to generate contextual representations. Each contextual representation included in the contextual representations is aligned with a phoneme label to generate phonetically-aware contextual representations. Quantized latent representations are aligned with phoneme labels to generate phonetically aware latent speech representations.

Abstract: A sensor is provided, including a substrate, a chip and a sensing element. The substrate has a plate-like shape and includes a surface and an interconnect structure disposed in the substrate. The chip is embedded in the substrate and is electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The sensing element is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and is electrically connected to the chip through the interconnect structure.

Abstract: A display device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation layer, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode. The semiconductor substrate has a pixel region and a peripheral region located around the pixel region. The semiconductor substrate includes first electrodes and a driving element layer. The first electrodes are disposed in the pixel region and the first electrodes are electrically connected to the driving element layer. The isolation layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The isolation layer includes a first isolation pattern disposed in the peripheral region, and the first isolation pattern has a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The light-emitting layer is disposed on the isolation layer and the first electrodes, and covers the first side surface and the second side surface of the first isolation pattern. The second electrode is disposed on the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a peptide compound and an application thereof, and a composition containing the peptide compound. The present invention provides a peptide compound represented by compound 3, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a tautomer, a solvate, a crystal form or a prodrug thereof. The compound has good stability and good activity for Kiss1R.

Abstract: A plurality of photovoltaic junctions for a subpixel may be formed in a semiconductor substrate. After thinning the backside of the semiconductor substate, at least one transparent refraction structure may be formed on the backside surface of the thinned semiconductor substrate. Each transparent refraction structure has a variable thickness that decreases with a lateral distance from a vertical axis passing through a geometrical center of the second-conductivity-type pillar structures for the subpixel. A subpixel optics assembly including an optical lens may be formed over the at least one transparent refraction structure. Each transparent refraction structure may reduce the tilt angle of light that propagate downward into the photodetectors, and increases total internal reflection of light and increase the efficiency of the photodetectors.

Abstract: An image analysis method is provided. In the image analysis method, a to-be analyzed image is inputted into a region-based convolutional neural network (RCNN) model to obtain a masked image outputted from the RCNN. The center of a masked object in the masked image is calculated. The center is regarded as an origin of coordinate and the farthest coordinate point from the origin of coordinate in each of the four quadrants relative to the origin of coordinate are searched. The image analysis block is generated for each of the farthest coordinate points. The post-processing is performed on the image analysis blocks to obtain an object range.

Abstract: A memory module with improved timing adaptivity of sensing amplification, comprises at least one sensing amplifier, a tracking word line, a tracking bit line and a pulse-width controller. The tracking word line comprises a front node and an end node. Each said sensing amplifier is enabled/disabled when an enabling signal is activated/deactivated. The pulse-width controller is coupled to the tracking bit line, the front node and the end node. When a voltage of the tracking bit line changes to a predetermined voltage, the pulse-width controller activates the enabling signal, and causes a voltage of the front node to change. When the voltage of the front node changes, the tracking word line causes a voltage of the end node to change after a first delay time. When the voltage of the end node changes, the pulse-width controller deactivates the enabling signal after a second delay time.

Abstract: An example virtualized computing system includes a cluster of hosts having a virtualization layer executing thereon and configured to manage virtual machines (VMs); a local storage device in a first host of the cluster, the local storage device configured as direct-attach storage; and an orchestration control plane, integrated with the virtualization layer, the orchestration control plane including a master server managing state of the orchestration control plane, the state including objects representing the hosts and the VMs, the orchestration control plane deploying a persistent application executing on a first VM of the VMs, the persistent application storing persistent data on the direct-attach storage.

Abstract: A micro device includes a securing layer, a plurality of micro device units that are separated from each other and that are spaced apart from the securing layer, and a connecting layer that interconnects the micro device units in at least one group of two or more and that is connected to the securing layer so that the micro device units are connected to the securing layer through the connecting layer. A method of making the micro device is also provided.

Abstract: A backlight brightness control method, a backlight brightness control device, and a display equipment are provided. By using a constant current integrated circuit to input constant current to backlight sources in backlight partitions, uniformity of backlight brightness is allowed to be improved. By determining a target peak current inputted to the backlight sources in the backlight partitions according to a grayscale level of partition images, not only can the backlight brightness required by a high grayscale level be ensured, but fine adjustment of the backlight brightness under a low grayscale level can also be ensured.