Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a conductive layer extending along a first lateral direction; a gate dielectric layer disposed over the conductive layer; a channel layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer and extending along a second lateral direction perpendicular to the first lateral direction; a first via-like structure, in direct contact with the channel layer, that is disposed along a first edge of the first channel extending along the second lateral direction; and a second via-like structure, in direct contact with the channel layer, that is disposed along a second, opposite edge of the first channel extending along the second lateral direction. The first via-like structure and second via-like structure are laterally separated apart along a third lateral direction that is clockwise tilted from the second lateral direction with a first positive angle.

Abstract: A method for high dynamic range imaging is provided. The method includes the following stages. A first image from a first sensor capable of sensing a first spectrum is received. A second image from a second sensor capable of sensing a second spectrum is received. The second spectrum has a higher wavelength range as compared to the first spectrum. A first image feature from the first image and a second image feature from the second image are retrieved. The first and second images are fused by referencing the first image feature and the second image feature to generate a final image.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a source region and a drain region arranged over and/or within a substrate. Further, a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is arranged within the substrate and between the source and drain regions. A gate electrode is arranged over the substrate, over the STI structure, and between the source and drain regions. A portion of the gate electrode extends into the STI structure such that a bottommost surface of the portion of the gate electrode is arranged between a topmost surface of the STI structure and a bottommost surface of the STI structure.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes: (a) poly(cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) (PCT) or a copolymer thereof; (b) at least 10 wt % of a reinforcing filler comprising glass fiber; (c) a laser direct structuring (LDS) additive comprising a tin oxide, an antimony oxide, or a combination thereof; and (d) a reflection additive comprising a titanium compound. A weight ratio of total titanium in the composition to the LDS additive in the composition is at least 0.7:1, or a weight ratio of total titanium in the composition to the PCT is 1.1:1 or less.

Abstract: A pellicle includes a frame having an attachment surface configured to attach to a photomask, wherein the frame comprises a vent hole. The pellicle further includes a filter covering the vent hole, wherein the filter directly contacts an inner surface of the frame, and the filter extends in a direction parallel to the attachment surface. The pellicle further includes a membrane extending over a top surface of the frame.

Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a circuit assembly. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly, and the optical element has an optical axis. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The circuit assembly includes a plurality of circuits and is affixed to the fixed assembly.

Abstract: A swirl structure-based exhaust aftertreatment device for an underground mining diesel vehicle comprises a water tank, a PM collection tank, an inlet tube, a high-speed rotary exhaust separator, an exhaust catalytic converter, a circulating NOx selective catalytic reduction system and an exhaust tube. The high-speed rotary exhaust separator comprises a Laval tube, a throat tube, a swirl tube and a first deposition tube. The concentration of toxic and harmful components in exhaust can be decreased below a concentration threshold, thus avoiding pipeline blockage caused by PM accumulation.

Abstract: An image sensor device may include a pixel sensor array and a black level correction (BLC) region. The BLC region may include a sensing region in a substrate and a light-blocking layer above the sensing region. An anti-reflection array may be formed in the light-blocking layer. The anti-reflection array includes holes, trenches, and/or other structural features such that the light-blocking layer includes two or more areas in which the top surface of the light-blocking layer is at different heights in the image sensor device. The different heights of the top surface of the light-blocking layer reduce the likelihood of light being reflected off of the light-blocking layer and toward the pixel sensor array. The anti-reflection array may reduce the likelihood of occurrence of flares or hot spots in images generated by the image sensor device, which may increase the image quality of the images generated by the image sensor device.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions include: (a) from 10 wt % to 95 wt % of a polycarbonate component: (b) from 0.1 wt % to 50 wt % of a reinforcing filler: (c) from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of an impact modifier component having a linear polymer structure; and from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a hydrocarbon additive. A weight percent ratio of the hydrocarbon additive to the impact modifier in the composition is 1:1 or lower. The hydrocarbon additive may include saturated carboxylic and acyclic structures. In particular aspects the impact modifier component has a linear, non-polarized polymer structure, and the composition has improved Izod impact properties and/or gloss properties as compared to a reference composition that includes a polarized impact modifier instead of the impact modifier component.

Abstract: A swirl structure-based exhaust aftertreatment device for an underground mining diesel vehicle comprises a water tank, a PM collection tank, an inlet tube, a high-speed rotary exhaust separator, an exhaust catalytic converter, a circulating NOx selective catalytic reduction system and an exhaust tube. The high-speed rotary exhaust separator comprises a Laval tube, a throat tube, a swirl tube and a first deposition tube. The concentration of toxic and harmful components in exhaust can be decreased below a concentration threshold, thus avoiding pipeline blockage caused by PM accumulation.

Abstract: A telescopic device includes a first U-shaped connector with a plurality sets of adjustment slots defined in two sides thereof and arranged along an adjustment direction; a second U-shaped connector defining first through holes in two sides thereof, the second U-shaped connector being inserted into the first U-shaped connector with U-shaped openings thereof opposite to each other to define an accommodating space; a first spring located in the accommodating space and abutting against the first and second U-shaped connectors, respectively; an elastic pin with two ends thereof extending through the first through holes and engaging into one of the plurality sets of adjustment slots; and an initial fixing pin being detachably connected to the first and second U-shaped connectors. A telescopic annular tunnel steel arch includes an upper arch, two lower arches and two telescopic devices connecting two ends of the upper arch to the two lower arches, respectively.

Abstract: Methods and systems for team cooperation with real-time recording of one or more moment-associating elements. For example, a method includes: delivering, in response to an instruction, an invitation to each member of one or more members associated with a workspace; granting, in response to acceptance of the invitation by one or more subscribers of the one or more members, subscription permission to the one or more subscribers; receiving the one or more moment-associating elements; transforming the one or more moment-associating elements into one or more pieces of moment-associating information; and transmitting at least one piece of the one or more pieces of moment-associating information to the one or more subscribers.

Abstract: A display panel, including a drive circuit, where the drive circuit is at least used to drive the display panel to display obtained display data. The drive circuit includes a shift register, a data buffer and a first control circuit; the shift register is used to output display data of each sub-pixel according to a preset timing sequence; the data buffer at least includes a first cache module composed of N repeat units; a repeat unit includes at least one cache unit, the cache unit is connected to the shift register, and two cache units at a same position in the k-th repeat unit and the (k+1)-th repeat unit are multiplexed with a same clock signal terminal; the cache unit is used to be turned on in response to an output signal from the clock signal terminal connected to the cache unit, to cache the received display data.

Abstract: A power distribution terminal provided with a display module, a wireless power distribution display system and a wireless power distribution display method are disclosed. The wireless power distribution display system includes a local gateway, and at least two power distribution terminals which are communicated with the local gateway in a short-distance wireless communication mode and send their terminal identification data to the local gateway; at least one of the at least two power distribution terminals is provided with a display module; the local gateway outputs the terminal identification data in a short-distance wireless communication mode; and the at least one power distribution terminal provided with a display module receives the terminal identification data of other distribution terminals from the local gateway in a short-distance wireless communication mode, and displays the terminal identification data.

Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, a protective cover plate, an appearance color layer, and a functional layer is provided. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a light incident surface connecting the first surface to the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light incident surface and configured to emit light toward the light incident surface. The protective cover plate is disposed on the first surface, and the protective cover plate has a third surface facing away from the light guide plate and a fourth surface facing the light guide plate. The appearance color layer is disposed on a portion of the third surface. The functional layer covers the appearance color layer and the third surface. An electrophoretic display device is also provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; an isolation structure over the substrate; a fin over the substrate and the isolation structure; a gate structure engaging a first portion of the fin; first sidewall spacers over sidewalls of the gate structure and over a second portion of the fin; source/drain (S/D) features adjacent to the first sidewall spacers; and second sidewall spacers over the isolation structure and over sidewalls of a portion of the S/D features. The second sidewall spacers include silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or silicon oxynitride. The second sidewall spacers and the second portion of the fin include a same dopant, wherein the dopant includes phosphorus.

Abstract: An image calibration method is applied to an image calibration device includes an image receiver and an operation processor. The image calibration method of providing a motion deblur function includes driving a first camera to capture a first image having a first exposure time, driving a second camera disposed adjacent to the first camera to capture a second image having a second exposure time different from and at least partly overlapped with the first exposure time, and fusing a first feature of the first image and a second feature of the second image to generate a fusion image.

Abstract: A liquid level gauge and waveguide set includes a liquid level gauge installed on a vertical wall of a sewer, so that the liquid level detection module of the liquid level gauge emits radar waves or ultrasonic waves toward a sewage pipeline buried in a ditch on the bottom surface of the sewer for liquid level sensing, and a waveguide fixed on the vertical wall of the sewer with one end thereof facing the liquid level detection module. The waveguide has an exhaust branch pipe extending obliquely upwards from a top wall thereof. The radar wave or ultrasonic wave emitted by the liquid level detection module is reflected by the inner wall of the waveguide and touches the liquid surface covering the periphery of the sewage pipeline, and is transmitted back through the inner wall of the waveguide to the liquid level detection module to obtain liquid level data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for scheduling operations represented as a computational graph on a distributed computing network. A method includes: receiving data representing operations to be executed in order to perform a job on a plurality of hardware accelerators of a plurality of different accelerator types; generating, for the job and from at least the data representing the operations, features that represent a predicted performance for the job on hardware accelerators of the plurality of different accelerator types; generating, from the features, a respective predicted performance metric for the job for each of the plurality of different accelerator types according to a performance objective function; and providing, to a scheduling system, one or more recommendations for scheduling the job on one or more recommended types of hardware accelerators.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing silicon germanium facets in planar metal oxide semiconductor structures is disclosed. For example, a device fabricated according to the method may include a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of gate stacks formed on the substrate, a plurality of source/drain regions formed from silicon germanium, and a shallow trench isolation region positioned between two source/drain regions of the plurality of source/drain regions. Each source/drain region of the plurality of source/drain regions is positioned adjacent to at least one gate stack of the plurality of gate stacks. Moreover, the shallow trench isolation region forms a trench in the substrate without intersecting the two source/drain regions.