Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of forming low thermal budget dielectrics in semiconductor devices.

Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed portion, a first movable portion, a second movable portion, a first driving assembly, and a second driving assembly. The first movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The second movable portion is used for holding an optical element having a main axis, and is movable relative to the first movable portion. The first driving assembly is used for driving the first movable portion to move in a first dimension relative to the fixed portion, and the second driving assembly is used for driving the second movable portion to move in a second dimension relative to the fixed portion. The first dimension and the second dimension are different.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a cancer and/or cancer metastasis in a subject comprising administering to the subject irinotecan loaded in a mesoporous silica nanoparticle. The present disclosure also provides a conjugate comprising an agent loaded in a mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) defining at least one pore and having at least one functional group on a sidewall of the at least one pore.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, at least one light emitting unit bound on the substrate, a transparency controllable unit disposed on the substrate, and an integrated circuit unit overlapped with the substrate. The integrated circuit unit includes a semiconducting structure and a conductive structure overlapped with the semiconducting structure. The integrated circuit unit is electrically connected to the at least one light emitting unit and the transparency controllable unit.

Abstract: A pressure sensing unit is provided. The pressure sensing unit includes a membrane and a pressure sensing pad group. The membrane has a first surface and a second surface. The pressure sensing pad group includes a first pressure sensing pad, a second pressure sensing pad, and a ground pad that are spaced apart from one another. The ground pad and one among the first pressure sensing pad and the second pressure sensing pad are located at the first surface of the membrane, another one among the first pressure sensing pad and the second pressure sensing pad is located at the second surface of the membrane, and an orthographic projection of the ground pad projected onto a reference plane is located between orthographic projections of the first pressure sensing pad and the second pressure sensing pad that are projected onto the reference plane. Therefore, a signal-to-noise ratio can be increased and an erroneous detection can be prevented.

Abstract: A fan is provided herein, including a housing, a hub, and a plurality of blades. The housing includes a top case and a bottom case. The hub is rotatably disposed between the top case and the bottom case in an axial direction. The blades extend from the hub in a radial direction, located between the top case and the bottom case. Each of the blades has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is connected to the hub. The distal end is opposite from the proximal end, located at the other side of the blade, having at least one recessed portion. Each of the recessed portions form a passage for air.

Abstract: An attached floating image touch-control device is provided. The attached floating image touch-control device includes a trigger module, a floating image generation module and a sensing module. The trigger module includes a movable trigger component. The floating image generation module includes a light source, an imaging unit, and a floating imaging unit disposed on the imaging unit. The sensing module is arranged on the floating image generation module and communicatively connected to the trigger module, wherein when the sensing module senses a touch action, the sensing module outputs a driving signal, and the trigger module moves the trigger component based on the driving signal to contact and trigger the contact-type button.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of forming low thermal budget dielectrics in semiconductor devices. The method includes forming, on a substrate, first and second fin structures with an opening in between, filling the opening with a flowable isolation material, treating the flowable isolation material with a plasma, and removing a portion of the plasma-treated flowable isolation material between the first and second fin structures.

Abstract: A device includes a first channel layer, a second channel layer, a gate structure, a source/drain epitaxial structure, and a source/drain contact. The first channel layer and the second channel layer are arranged above the first channel layer in a spaced apart manner over a substrate. The gate structure surrounds the first and second channel layers. The source/drain epitaxial structure is connected to the first and second channel layers. The source/drain contact is connected to the source/drain epitaxial structure. The second channel layer is closer to the source/drain contact than the first channel layer is to the source/drain contact, and the first channel layer is thicker than the second channel layer.

Abstract: An HOD device, comprising: a framework; covering material, covering the frame work; at least one conductive region, provided on or in the covering material; wherein the conductive region is coupled to a capacitance detection circuit or a predetermined voltage level. The HOD device can be a vehicle control device such as a steering wheel. The conductive region comprises conductive wires which can be threads of the covering material. By this way, the arrangements of the conductive wires can be changed corresponding to the size or the shape of the frame work or any other requirements. Also, the interference caused by unstable factors can be improved since the conductive wires can be coupled to a ground source of the vehicle to provide a short capacitance sensing path.

Abstract: A defect-reducing coating method is disclosed, which is characterized by making the coating surface of a sample face the bottom of the coating chamber, so that the sticking particles on side walls of the coating chamber will not fall on the coating surface of the sample during the coating process, thereby a smooth coating layer can be formed on the coating surface of the sample after the coating process is finished.

Abstract: The described aspects and implementations enable efficient detection and classification of objects with machine learning models that deploy a bird's-eye view representation and are trained using depth ground truth data. In one implementation, disclosed are system and techniques that include obtaining images, generating, using a first neural network (NN), feature vectors (FVs) and depth distributions pixels of images, wherein the first NN is trained using training images and a depth ground truth data for the training images. The techniques further include obtaining a feature tensor (FT) in view of the FVs and the depth distributions, and processing the obtained FTs, using a second NN, to identify one or more objects depicted in the images.

Abstract: A setting method of in-memory computing simulator includes: performing a plurality of test combinations by an in-memory computing device and recording a plurality of first estimation indices corresponding to the plurality of test combinations respectively, wherein each of the plurality of test combinations includes one of a plurality of neural network models and one of a plurality of datasets, executing a simulator according to the plurality of test combinations by a processing device and recording a plurality of second estimation indices corresponding to the plurality of test combinations respectively, wherein the simulator has a plurality of adjustable settings; calculating a correlation sum according to the plurality of first estimation indices and the plurality of second estimation indices by the processing device, and performing an optimal algorithm to search an optimal parameter in the setting space constructed by the plurality of settings so that the correlation sum is maximal.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip having an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) structure along a first surface of a substrate having a photodetector. An etch stop layer is over the ILD structure, and a reflector is surrounded by the etch stop layer and the ILD structure. The reflector has a curved surface facing the substrate at a location directly over the photodetector. The curved surface is coupled between a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the reflector. The reflector has larger thicknesses along the first sidewall and the second sidewall than at a center of the reflector between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.

Abstract: A vehicle device setting method including: capturing, by an image sensing unit, a first image frame; recognizing a user ID according to the first image frame; showing ID information of the recognized user ID on a screen or by a speaker; capturing a second image frame; generating a confirm signal when a first user expression is recognized by calculating an expression feature in the second image frame and comparing the recognized expression feature with stored expression data associated with a predetermined user expression to confirm whether the recognized user ID is correct or not according to the second image frame captured after the ID information is shown; controlling an electronic device according to the confirm signal; and entering a data update mode instructed by the user and updating setting information of the electronic device by current electronic device setting according to a saving signal generated by confirming a second user expression in a third image frame captured after the user ID is confirmed

Abstract: An optoelectronic package and a method for producing the optoelectronic package are provided. The optoelectronic package includes a carrier, a photonic device, a first encapsulant and a second encapsulant. The photonic device is disposed on the carrier. The first encapsulant covers the carrier and is disposed around the photonic device. The second encapsulant covers the first encapsulant and the photonic device. The first encapsulant has a topmost position and a bottommost position, and the topmost position is not higher than a surface of the photonic device.

Abstract: A method includes forming first-type deep trenches and second-type deep trenches in a substrate, in which the first-type deep trenches have a first lengthwise direction along a first direction and the second-type deep trenches have a second lengthwise direction along a second direction; forming a capacitor structure over the substrate and in the first-type deep trenches and the second-type deep trenches, in which the capacitor structure includes a first metallic electrode layer, a node dielectric layer over the first metallic electrode layer, and a second metallic electrode layer over the node dielectric layer; and forming a first metal via over the capacitor structure and in contact with the second metallic electrode layer of the capacitor structure, in which a length of the first metal via is greater than a width of the first metal via from a top view.

Abstract: A pressure sensing device, comprising: a frame work; a capacitive pressure sensor layer, surrounding the frame work; a capacitive touch sensor layer; and a flexible material layer, located between the pressure sensor layer and the touch sensor layer and surrounding the capacitive pressure sensor layer. The capacitive touch sensor layer is above the flexible material layer when the capacitive pressure sensor layer is below the flexible material layer. The capacitive touch sensor layer has a first driving electrode and a first sensing electrode. The capacitive pressure sensor layer has a second driving electrode and a second sensing electrode. A 3D gesture control system and a vehicle control system applying the pressure sensing device are also disclosed. Via the pressure sensing device, the 3D gesture control system and the vehicle control system can generate control commands according to a touch or a pressure provided by a user.

Abstract: A touch sensing system comprising: a frame work; an auxiliary layer, surrounding the frame work; a capacitive touch sensor layer, surrounding the auxiliary layer; a flexible material layer, located between the capacitive touch sensor layer and the auxiliary layer, and surrounding the auxiliary layer; and a flattening material layer, located between the capacitive touch sensor layer and the flexible material layer or located between the auxiliary layer and the flexible material layer, wherein the flattening material layer flattens the flexible material layer. The capacitive touch sensor layer comprises at least one first driving electrode and at least one first sensing electrode. The auxiliary layer comprises at least one electrode. Similar structure can also be used to a multi-sensor device and a vehicle control device. By this way, the assembling or the manufacturing can be simplified.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining an image representing road objects belonging to a particular class, and generating, based on the image, feature maps that represent visual features of the image. The method also includes determining, based on the feature maps and for each respective road object of the plurality of road objects, a corresponding location at which the respective road object has been detected within the image and a corresponding tag value associated with the respective road object. The method additionally includes determining groups of the road objects based on the tag value of each respective road object, and identifying, for each respective group, a corresponding road condition based on the corresponding locations of the road objects in the respective group and the particular class. The method further includes generating an output that represents the corresponding road condition of each respective group.