Abstract: A polymer is a biodegradable polymer, and a constituent monomer of the polymer includes a 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, a lactide and a caprolactone. When an average molecular weight of the polymer is Mw, a degradation rate of the polymer on a 7th day is Dr7, and a time for the polymer to reach a 1% degradation rate is TDr1p, the specific conditions related to Mw and Dr7 or TDr1p, respectively, can be satisfied.

Abstract: A package structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a first package structure and a second package structure. The first package structure includes a first device formed over a first substrate. The first device includes a first conductive plug connected to a through substrate via (TSV) structure formed in the first substrate. A buffer layer surrounds the first substrate. A first bonding layer is formed over the first substrate and the buffer layer. The second package structure includes a second device formed over a second substrate. A second bonding layer is formed over the second device. A hybrid bonding structure is between the first package structure and the second package structure by bonding the first bonding layer to the second bonding layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an image sensor integrated chip. The image sensor integrated chip includes a semiconductor substrate having sidewalls that form one or more trenches. The one or more trenches are disposed along opposing sides of a photodiode and vertically extend from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to within the semiconductor substrate. A doped region is arranged along the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and along opposing sides of the photodiode. A first dielectric lines the sidewalls of the semiconductor substrate and the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A second dielectric lines sidewalls and an upper surface of the first dielectric. The doped region has a width laterally between a side of the photodiode and a side of the first dielectric. The width of the doped region varies at different heights along the side of the photodiode.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a predictive EGR control method and terminal device, and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating, if there is a slowdown section ahead of a vehicle, an engine output torque to be reduced for travelling from a current position to a start position of the slowdown section and/or an engine output torque to be increased for travelling from the start position of the slowdown section to an end position of the slowdown section, and thereby adjusting an EGR rate according to the engine output torque to be reduced or increased. Before the vehicle running at a high load enters the slowdown section, an EGR valve can be opened in advance to increase the EGR rate, thereby reducing harmful gas emissions.

Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate and a backplate, the substrate has an opening portion, and the backplate is disposed on one side of the substrate and has acoustic holes. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate, and the diaphragm extends across the opening portion of the substrate and includes outer ventilation holes and inner ventilation holes arranged in a concentric manner. The outer ventilation holes and the inner ventilation holes are relatively arranged in a ring shape and surround the center of the diaphragm. The MEMS structure further includes a pillar disposed between the backplate and the diaphragm. The pillar prevents the diaphragm from being electrically connected to the backplate.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a substrate at a front side of the integrated circuit. A first gate all around transistor is disposed on the substrate. The first gate all around transistor includes a channel region including at least one semiconductor nanostructure, source/drain regions arranged at opposite sides of the channel region, and a gate electrode. A shallow trench isolation region extends into the integrated circuit from the backside. A backside gate plug extends into the integrated circuit from the backside and contacts the gate electrode of the first gate all around transistor. The backside gate plug laterally contacts the shallow trench isolation region at the backside of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A display device includes a blue sub-pixel including a plurality of first light emitting units in a number of N1, a green sub-pixel including a plurality of second light emitting units in a number of N2, and a red sub-pixel including a plurality of third light emitting units in a number of N3. The first light emitting units, the second light emitting units and the third light emitting units all emit lights of blue color, and a green wavelength conversion layer and a red wavelength conversion layer are so arranged that the blue light from the second light emitting units and the blue light from the third light emitting units go through the green wavelength conversion layer and the red wavelength conversion layer respectively. N1 is greater than or equal to 6. N1<N2 and N1<N3, wherein N2/N1 is between 2.1 and 3.68, and N3/N1 is between 1.52 and 2.53.

Abstract: A MEMS structure is provided. The MEMS structure includes a substrate having an opening portion and a backplate disposed on one side of the substrate. The MEMS structure also includes a diaphragm disposed between the substrate and the backplate. The opening portion of the substrate is under the diaphragm, and an air gap is formed between the diaphragm and the backplate. The MEMS structure further includes a pillar structure connected with the backplate and the diaphragm and a protection post structure extending from the backplate into the air gap. From a top view of the backplate, the protection post structure surrounds the pillar structure.

Abstract: A light-guide sunroof assembly comprises a plastic substrate and a light source module furnished besides the plastic substrate. An outer layer of the plastic substrate is added with dye to form a colored background. A plurality of light-guide microstructures is furnished on the plastic substrate to guide the light generated by the light source module toward an inner surface of the plastic substrate. Thereby, the light generated by the light source module is guided by the plastic substrate and then ejects out of the inner surface of plastic substrate, so as to provide a light decoration or lighting effect that enriches the visual experience. Moreover, the plastic substrate is first formed into a curved plastic plate through a hot pressing process, and then a connecting structure is formed and fixed on the plastic plate by an insert-molding injection process, in order to replace the traditional car sunroof mechanism which is assembled by glass plate bonded with metal connecting parts.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a semiconductor layer; a first layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, including at least one of oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms and having a first maximum thickness; a second layer, wherein the first layer is disposed between the second layer and the semiconductor layer, and the second layer has a second maximum thickness; and a third layer, wherein the second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer, the third layer has a third maximum thickness, and the second maximum thickness and the third maximum thickness are greater than the first maximum thickness, wherein the first layer comprises a first position and a second position, the first position is closer to the semiconductor layer than the second position, and a first oxygen atomic percentage at the first position is less than a second oxygen atomic percentage at the second position.

Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a housing defining a receiving space for accommodating a fan, a turntable, and an expansion mechanism. The housing includes a top plate and two side walls connected to opposite ends of the top plate. The fan is configured for generating airflow from one side wall to the other. The turntable is connected to the expansion mechanism. The turntable rotates into a locked position to extend the expansion mechanism to protrude from the housing, and the turntable deviates from the locked position to retract the expansion mechanism back into the housing. An electronic device including the heat dissipation module is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is related to a method for extending lifespan and/or delaying aging in a subject; the method comprises administering to the subject with an effective amount of (24S)-3?-hydroxy-5?-stigmastan-6-one, wherein the delaying aging comprises increasing vitality, muscle strength or motor coordination, insulin sensitivity, or basal metabolic rate; and/or reducing muscle weakness, loss of balance, hair graying, kyphosis, or hyperglycemia. Also encompassed in the present disclosure are methods for promoting weight loss or treating type 2 diabetes mellitus in a subject, in which the methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of (24S)-3?-hydroxy-5?-stigmastan-6-one.

Abstract: A method of decoding video data performed by an electronic device is provided. The method receives the video data and determines a block unit from a current frame included in the video data. The method further determines a cross-component prediction (CCP) merge list of the block unit, including several CCP merge candidates of the block unit, and selects one of the CCP merge candidates to determine a prediction model and a filtering flag of the selected CCP merge candidate. The method then predicts the block unit using the prediction model to generate a prediction block of the block unit, determines, based on the filtering flag, whether the prediction block of the block unit is further filtered to generate a predicted block of the block unit, and reconstructs the block unit based on the predicted block of the block unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device includes following steps: providing a substrate structure having a plurality of recesses, wherein each of the plurality of recesses has a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion, and an area of the first portion is greater than an area of the second portion; providing a plurality of electronic units to the plurality of recesses; detecting a location of at least one of the plurality of electronic units, so as to determine whether the at least one of the plurality of electronic units is disposed in one of the second portions of the plurality of recesses; and positioning the at least one of the plurality of electronic units in the one of the second portions of the plurality of recesses when the at least one of the plurality of electronic units is disposed in a defective location.

Abstract: The subject technology is related to methods and apparatus for discretization and manufacturability analysis of computer assisted design models. In one embodiment, the subject technology implements a computer-based method for the reception of an electronic file with a digital model representative of a physical object. The computer-based method determines geometric and physical attributes from a discretized version of the digital model, a cloud point version of the digital model, and symbolic functions generated through evolutionary algorithms. A set of predictive machine learning models is utilized to infer predictions related to the manufacture process of the physical object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a time delay integration (TDI) sensor using a rolling shutter. The TDI sensor includes multiple pixel columns. Each pixel column includes multiple pixels arranged in an along-track direction, wherein two adjacent pixels or two adjacent pixel groups in every pixel column have a separation space therebetween. The separation space is equal to a pixel height multiplied by a time ratio of a line time difference of the rolling shutter and a frame period, or equal to a summation of at least one pixel height and a multiplication of the pixel height by the time ratio of the line time difference and the frame period. The TDI sensor further records defect pixels of a pixel array such that in integrating pixel data to integrators, the pixel data associated with the defect pixels is not integrated into corresponding integrators.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a deblocking agent and compositions thereof for cleaving an NO bond in an amineoxy group at the 3? position of a non-extendable polynucleotide, the deblocking agent being a carbonyl phosphonate and/or sulfonate, or salt thereof. The present disclosure further relates to methods of activating and/or extending a non-extendable polynucleotide using the deblocking agent of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also relates to methods of sequencing a target nucleic acid comprising the methods of activating a non-extendable polynucleotide of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A blockchain audit system includes: an audit control interface, receiving a transaction data which is written into a transaction database; an audit blockchain connected to the audit control interface, to record multiple audit-confirmed transaction records. The audit control interface generates a transaction record according to the received transaction data and adds the transaction record to a database transaction record summary table; if the transaction record is in a database transaction record missing list, the transaction record in the database transaction record missing list is removed, otherwise, if the transaction record is in a blockchain transaction record summary table, the transaction record is added to an audit-confirmed transaction record list, and a transaction block number of the transaction record is written back to the corresponding transaction data in the transaction database.

Abstract: A method of decoding video data performed by an electronic device is provided. The method receives the video data and determines a block unit from a current frame included in the video data. The method further determines an intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra default modes, determine a cross-component prediction (CCP) merge list of the block unit including a plurality of CCP merge candidates; and selecting one of the CCP merge candidates for the block unit to determine a prediction model of the selected CCP merge candidate. The method then predicts the block unit using the prediction model of the selected CCP merge candidate to generate a first prediction block, predicts the block unit based on the intra prediction mode to generate a second prediction block, and reconstructs the block unit based on the first prediction block and the second prediction block.

Abstract: An axle securing device for securing a polygonal axle and a roller secured thereto is provided. The axle securing device includes a bracket, an elastic buckle, and a first bolt. The bracket includes a clamping part for clamping the polygonal axle, a securing part, and two elongated arms connected between the clamping part and the securing part. The first bolt is inserted through the elastic buckle and the securing part to secure the elastic buckle on the bracket. The two elongated arms are held between two elastic arms of the elastic buckle, wherein the two elastic arms respectively apply clamping forces inwardly to the two elongated arms, and the clamping part is driven by the two elastic arms to constrict inwardly and thus restricting a movement of the polygonal axle. Another axle securing device is also provided.