Abstract: A fabrication method is disclosed that includes: forming a first metal layer over first and second semiconductor structures; forming a first patterned photolithographic layer with an opening that exposes a portion of the first metal layer over the first semiconductor structure but not to a boundary between semiconductor structures; removing the exposed portion of the first metal layer; forming a second metal layer over the first and second semiconductor structures; forming a second patterned photolithographic layer with an opening that exposes a portion of the second metal layer over the second semiconductor structure but not to the boundary; removing the exposed portion of the first and second metal layers; wherein a barrier structure is generated between the first and second semiconductor structures that includes remaining portions of the first metal layer and a portion of the second metal layer overlying the remaining portions of the first metal layer.

Abstract: A method may include forming a mask layer on top of a first dielectric layer formed on a first source/drain and a second source/drain, and creating an opening in the mask layer and the first dielectric layer that exposes portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain. The method may include filling the opening with a metal layer that covers the exposed portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain, and forming a gap in the metal layer to create a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The first metal contact may electrically couple to the first source/drain and the second metal contact may electrically couple to the second source/drain. The gap may separate the first metal contact from the second metal contact by less than nineteen nanometers.

Abstract: A water quality monitoring device and a monitoring method thereof are provided. The water quality monitoring device includes a water tank, a first and a second optical detection devices and a control circuit. The water tank has an accommodating space to carry a liquid. The first optical detection device provides a first light to detect and obtain a first reference light intensity, a first scattered light intensity, and a first penetrating light intensity. The second optical detection device provides a second light to detect and obtain a second reference light intensity, a second scattered light intensity, and a second penetrating light intensity. The control circuit calculates a water quality detection value of the liquid based on the first reference light intensity, the first scattered light intensity, the first penetrating light intensity, the second reference light intensity, the second scattered light intensity, and the second penetrating light intensity.

Abstract: An egg chalaza hydrolysate, a method for preparing the same and a usage of the same are revealed. An egg chalaza is hydrolyzed by an enzyme to get a hydrolysate solution. The hydrolysate solution is filtered and lyophilized to get an egg chalaza hydrolysate. The egg chalaza hydrolysate includes leucine, arginine, phenylalanine, valine, and lysine. The egg chalaza hydrolysate can reduce fat accumulation and oxidative stress in livers. Thus the egg chalaza hydrolysate is applied to prepare a composition for liver protection.

Abstract: An egg chalaza hydrolysate, a method for preparing the same and a usage of the same are revealed. An egg chalaza is hydrolyzed by an enzyme to get a hydrolysate solution. The hydrolysate solution is filtered and lyophilized to get an egg chalaza hydrolysate. The egg chalaza hydrolysate includes leucine, arginine, phenylalanine, valine, and lysine. The egg chalaza hydrolysate can reduce fat accumulation and oxidative stress in livers. Thus the egg chalaza hydrolysate is applied to prepare a composition for liver protection.

Abstract: A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current.

Abstract: A transport vehicle includes a driving unit, a wheel and a charging system. The charging system includes an electricity-generating tire and a converting unit. The electricity-generating tire has a tire body mounted on the wheel, and a piezoelectricity generating unit disposed at the tire body and configured to output electricity when the piezoelectricity generating unit is subjected to mechanical forces attributed to movement of the tire body on a ground surface. The converting unit operates to convert the electricity outputted by the piezoelectricity generating unit into a form of energy for storage in an energy storing unit.

Abstract: A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current.

Abstract: A transport vehicle includes a driving unit, a wheel and a charging system. The charging system includes an electricity-generating tire and a converting unit. The electricity-generating tire has a tire body mounted on the wheel, and a piezoelectricity generating unit disposed at the tire body and configured to output electricity when the piezoelectricity generating unit is subjected to mechanical forces attributed to movement of the tire body on a ground surface. The converting unit operates to convert the electricity outputted by the piezoelectricity generating unit into a form of energy for storage in an energy storing unit.

Abstract: A pneumatic driving module is for mounting on and driving a vehicle. The vehicle includes at least one wheel that includes a rim. The pneumatic driving module includes a storage tank, an air delivery unit and an air-driving mechanism. The storage tank is for storing compressed air therein. The air delivery unit includes a tube fluidly communicating with the storage tank for discharging the compressed air stored in the storage tank. The air-driving mechanism fluidly communicates with the tube, and is configured to be mounted directly to the wheel for providing dynamic energy associated with the compressed air to the rim to drive rotation of the wheel.

Abstract: A hybrid system is combining transaction level modeling (TLM) simulators and hardware accelerators so that new system-on chip (SoC) designs are integrated in a virtual platform (VP) to run TLM simulation and existent semiconductor intellectual properties (IP) are added to physical platform (PP) to run hardware accelerator. A new circuit design with TLM is easier to be performed than with register transfer language (RTL) and it is integrated in a virtual platform and existent IP doesn't have to be redesigned to be integrated in a virtual platform.