Abstract: The present invention relates to an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition, a single-layer film and a multilayer structure containing the same. Said ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition includes an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, an antioxidant, and a fluorine-containing compound; and the ratio of the antioxidant content to the fluorine content is 0.5 to 65. Thereby, the film containing said ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition not only has good heat resistance, but also can avoid the situation that a large number of gels are generated during the preparation process.

Abstract: A tool holder having force sensors includes a first connection portion, a second connection portion, a first sensing portion, a second sensing portion, at least one first force sensor and at least one second force sensor. The first connection portion connects a cutting tool along an axis. The second connection portion connects a spindle along the axis. The first sensing portion having at least one first hole connects the first connection portion along the axis. The second sensing portion having at least one second hole connects the second connection portion and the first sensing portion. The first force sensor disposed in the first hole is to sense a torsional force. The second force sensor disposed in the second hole is to sense a bending force. The first sensing portion has a bending stiffness greater than that of the second sensing portion.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical apparatus includes a base and a thin film including a stationary part disposed on the base, a peripheral part, a central part surrounded by the peripheral part, and a first and second elastic part. The first elastic part is connected to the stationary part and the peripheral part. The second elastic part is connected to the peripheral part and the central part. When low frequency signal is input to a first electrode of the first elastic part, the peripheral part and the and the central part respectively vibrate with a first and second low-frequency amplitudes. When high-frequency signal is input to a second electrode of the second elastic part, the peripheral part and the central part respectively vibrate with a first and second high-frequency amplitudes. A difference between the first and second low-frequency amplitudes is smaller than a difference between the first and second high-frequency amplitudes.

Abstract: A method for measuring steam pressure is provided, in which a steam pressure graph plotted according to temperature and strain is provided, so that the user can look up the steam pressure graph to know the steam pressure value inside a target object and determine whether there is a steam leakage in the target object.

Abstract: An electronic package is provided in which an electronic module and a heat dissipation structure combined with the electronic module are disposed on a carrier structure, and at least one adjustment structure is coupled with the heat dissipation structure and located around the electronic module. Therefore, the adjustment structure disperses thermal stress to avoid warpage of the electronic module.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection circuit for a laser fault injection attack on a chip and a security chip. The detection circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a photosensitive element, a first NMOS transistor, and a second NMOS transistor. A drain of the first NMOS transistor is configured to output a first voltage signal, and a drain of the second NMOS transistor is configured to output a second voltage signal. The first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are configured to indicate that the chip is attacked by laser fault injection, thereby realizing detection of the laser fault injection attack, and ensuring the robustness and security of the chips.

Abstract: A method for atomically manipulating an artificial two-dimensional material includes providing a first artificial two-dimensional (2D) material having a layered atomic structure; placing the first artificial 2D material in a vacuumed reactive chamber; using plasma to remove an atomic layer on one surface of the first artificial 2D material to expose unsaturated compounds; introducing heterogeneous atoms into the vacuumed reactive chamber, the heterogeneous atoms being different from atoms on the other surface of the first artificial 2D material; and binding the heterogeneous atoms with the unsaturated compounds to form a second artificial 2D material having two heterogeneous junctions.

Abstract: A two-dimensional electronic component includes a substrate; an artificial two-dimensional (2D) material disposed on the substrate; and a first metallic electrode disposed on the artificial 2D material. The artificial 2D material includes a layered atomic structure including a middle atomic layer, a lower atomic layer disposed on a lower surface of the middle atomic layer, and an upper atomic layer disposed on an upper surface of the middle atomic layer respectively. The upper atomic layer and the first metallic electrode are attracted together at a junction therebetween by metallic bonding.

Abstract: An artificial two-dimensional (2D) material includes a layered atomic structure including a middle atomic layer, a lower atomic layer, and an upper atomic layer. The lower and upper atomic layers are disposed on lower and upper surfaces of the middle atomic layer respectively. The middle atomic layer is a 2D planar atomic structure formed of a transition metal. The lower and upper atomic layers are a 2D planar atomic structure formed of heterogeneous atoms. Atoms of the layered atomic structure are bound by chemical bonding.

Abstract: The disclosure describes the implementation of automated techniques for optimizing quantum circuits of the size and type expected in quantum computations that outperform classical computers. The disclosure shows how to handle continuous gate parameters and report a collection of fast algorithms capable of optimizing large-scale-scale quantum circuits. For the suite of benchmarks considered, the techniques described obtain substantial reductions in gate counts. In particular, the techniques in this disclosure provide better optimization in significantly less time than previous approaches, while making minimal structural changes so as to preserve the basic layout of the underlying quantum algorithms.

Abstract: A smart mat includes a stepping potential generation unit, a computing processor and a transmission processor for sensing the stepping direction of a stepper to control the operation of a device. The stepping potential generation unit includes an upper mat, an isolating airgap layer, a lower mat and at least one high-resistance strips. When the stepper stands on the smart mat to press the stepping potential generation unit, a part of the stepping potential generation unit is pressed by an open-circuit state to form a closed circuit and generate a potential. The computing processor uses the distributed position of each potential and the time sequence of distributing each potential to compute and analyse a potential stepping process distribution area to obtain a stepping direction, so as to control the operation of the device through the transmission processor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a force measurement device including central portion, fixing portion, first and second sensing portions, and first and second electromechanical elements. The first sensing portion has first natural frequency. The first sensing portion is connected to the central portion. The second sensing portion has a second natural frequency. The second sensing portion is connected to the first sensing portion and the fixing portion. The first electromechanical element is disposed on the first sensing portion to measure a first vibration amplitude. The second electromechanical element is disposed on the second sensing portion to measure a second vibration amplitude. When the central portion is subjected to a first force, the first vibration amplitude is larger than the second vibration amplitude. When the central portion is subjected to a second force, the first vibration amplitude is smaller than the second vibration amplitude.

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and systems having detection apparatus operable to cancel or reduce leakage signal originating from a source signal being generated and transmitted from a transmitter. A leakage cancellation signal can be generated digitally, converted to an analog signal, and then subtracted in the analog domain from a received signal to provide a leakage-reduced signal for use in detection and analysis of objects. A digital cancellation signal may be generated by generating a cancellation signal in the frequency domain and converting it to the time domain. Optionally, an estimate of a residual leakage signal can be generated and applied to reduce residual leakage remaining in the leakage-reduced signal. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications.

Abstract: An evaluation device for tear secretion uses an air nozzle and a thermal camera device to cause minor irritations to the eyes and record the temperature changes of the eyes to evaluate the quantity of the tear secretion and to determine whether the subject is able to perform reflex tearing normally or not.

Abstract: An anti-overflow hammer and handle fixing structure includes a hammer body and a handle body. The hammer body has a flared slot, and the handle body has a fitting fixed head. After the flared slot of the hammer body is sheathed on the fitting fixed head of the handle body, an adhesive is filled up into the flared slot to improve the stability of combining the hammer body with the handle body and prevent any extra adhesive residue from overflowing to improve the assembly convenience and the structural assembly stability to achieve excellent structural stability and assembly convenience.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to saponified pellets of an ethylene-vinyl ester based copolymer as well as a film and a multilayer structure formed therefrom. The saponified pellets of an ethylene-vinyl ester based copolymer has an ethylene content of 24-35 mole %, and the pellets have a turbidity of less than 300 NTU when dissolved in a 60% (w/w) methanol aqueous solution; or the pellet has an ethylene content of 36-48 mole %, and the pellets have a turbidity of less than 200 NTU when dissolved in a 80% (w/w) methanol aqueous solution. The present invention controls the amount of aggregates by controlling the turbidity of the saponified pellets of an ethylene-vinyl ester based copolymer dissolved in methanol aqueous to reduce the amount of gel produced after film formation.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical sensing apparatus with calibration function comprises a microelectromechanical sensor and an IC chip. The microelectromechanical sensor comprises a proof mass, a movable driving electrode and a movable sensing electrode disposed on the proof mass, and a stationary driving electrode and stationary sensing electrode disposed on a substrate, wherein the sensing electrodes output a sensing signal when the proof mass vibrates.

Abstract: In a method of pattern formation information including a pattern size on a reticle is received. A width of an EUV radiation beam is adjusted in accordance with the information. The EUV radiation beam is scanned on the reticle. A photo resist layer is exposed with a reflected EUV radiation beam from the reticle. An increase of intensity per unit area of the EUV radiation beam on the reticle after the adjusting the width is greater when the width before adjustment is W1 compared to an increase of intensity per unit area of the EUV radiation beam on the reticle after the adjusting the width when the width before adjustment is W2 when W1>W2.

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and systems having detection apparatus operable to cancel or reduce leakage signal originating from a source signal being generated and transmitted from a transmitter. A leakage cancellation signal can be generated digitally, converted to an analog signal, and then subtracted in the analog domain from a received signal to provide a leakage-reduced signal for use in detection and analysis of objects. A digital cancellation signal may be generated by generating a cancellation signal in the frequency domain and converting it to the time domain. Optionally, an estimate of a residual leakage signal can be generated and applied to reduce residual leakage remaining in the leakage-reduced signal. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications.

Abstract: A piezoelectric system comprises a piezoelectric sensor, a voltage stabilizer, a discharger and an operation sensor. The piezoelectric sensor outputs a sensing signal through a sensor output terminal according to a rate of change of pressure. The voltage stabilizer has a positive terminal electrically connecting with the sensor output terminal. The voltage stabilizer receives the sensing signal, stores the energy of the sensing signal, and keeps the voltage of the sensing signal as a constant when the rate of change of pressure is zero. The discharger has a first terminal connecting with the positive terminal, a second terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal receiving a trigger signal to control the first terminal to conduct with or not conduct with the second terminal. The operation sensor electrically connects to the control terminal for sensing an operation generating the pressure and outputs the trigger signal accordingly.