Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a shared frontside pad/bridge layout for a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC), as well as the 3D IC and a method for forming the 3D IC. A second IC die underlies the first IC die, and a third IC die underlies the second IC die. A first-die backside pad, a second-die backside pad, and a third die backside pad are in a row extending in a dimension and overlie the first, second, and third IC dies. Further, the first-die, second-die, and third-die backside pads are electrically coupled respectively to individual semiconductor devices of the first, second, and third IC dies. The second and third IC dies include individual pad/bridge structures at top metal (TM) layers of corresponding interconnect structures. The pad/bridge structures share the shared frontside pad/bridge layout and provide lateral routing in the dimension for the aforementioned electrical coupling.

Abstract: A method is devised to redirect unmapped addresses of a solid-state drive. In the method, a NAND memory is provided with blocks each of which comprises pages. One block is selected from the blocks of the NAND memory. A number of the pages of the selected block are selected to be ‘0’-specific pages and programmed to be ‘0.’ Another number of the pages of the selected block are selected to be ‘1’-specific pages and programmed to be ‘1.’ The other pages of the selected are ordinary pages. Received from a host is a request for reading data from an address of the solid-state drive. It is determined whether the address is an unmapped address. A ‘0’ or ‘1’ is sent to the host (26) from a ‘1’- or ‘1’-specific page if the address is an unmapped address.

Abstract: A data storage apparatus includes a NAND flash memory, an external memory and two cores. The external memory includes a first portion and a second portion smaller than the first portion. Each of the cores includes a CPU, an ITCM and a DTCM. The data storage apparatus is switchable between an operative state and hibernation. In the hibernation, the NAND flash memory, the first portion of the external memory, the CPU of the first core, and the CPU, ITCM and DTCM of the second core are shut down while the second portion of the external memory and the ITCM and DTCM of the first core are kept awake.

Abstract: A hierarchical based advertising system including a primary server, at least one secondary server and at least one terminal is provided. The primary server has advertisement data. The secondary server is coupled with the primary server while the terminal is coupled with the secondary server. The primary server, the secondary server and the terminal are arranged in a hierarchical structure. The primary server transmits the advertisement data to the secondary server to update advertisements displayed on the terminal. A broadcasting method of the hierarchical based advertising system is also provided.