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A non-volatile memory device has a channel region between source / drain regions, a floating gate, a control gate, a first dielectric region between the channel region and the floating gate, and a second dielectric region between the floating gate and the control gate. The first dielectric region includes a high-K material. The non-volatile memory device is programmed and / or erased by transferring charge between the floating gate and the control gate via the second dielectric region.

A method for tuning an electro-mechanical device such as a MEMS device is disclosed. The method comprises operating a MEMS device in a depressurized system and using FIB micromachining to remove a portion of the MEMS device. Additionally, a method for tuning a plurality of MEMS devices by depositing an active layer and then removing a portion of the active layer using FIB micromachining. Also, a method for tuning a MEMS device and vacuum packaging the MEMS device in situ are provided.

Motion / Saturation detection system and method for synthesizing high dynamic range motion blur free images from multiple captures, the system and method utilizing photocurrent estimation to reduce read noise and enhance dynamic range at the low illumination end, saturation detection to enhance dynamic range at the high illumination end, and motion blur detection to ensure the photocurrent estimation is not corrupted by motion. Motion blur detection also makes it possible to extend exposure time and to capture more images, which can be used to further enhance dynamic range at the low illumination end. The present invention operates completely locally, making it well suited for single chip digital camera implementations.

The use of a Bayer pattern array in digital image sensors to enhance the dynamic range of the sensors is disclosed. Each Bayer pattern in the array can include three different pixels having a first exposure, and a fourth pixel (which is the same color as one of the other pixels in the array) having a second exposure. The dynamic range of the Bayer pattern array can be enhanced by using different exposure times for the pixels. Each pixel can capture only one channel (i.e. either red (R), green (G) or blue (B) light). Interpolation of neighboring pixels, including those having different exposure times, can enable the pixels in the Bayer pattern array to generate missing color information and effectively become a color pixel, and can allow the Bayer pattern array to have a higher dynamic range.

The objective of the invention is to provide a method of fabricating semiconductor device using a laser crystallization method capable of preventing a grain boundary from being formed on the channel-forming region of a TFT and preventing the mobility of the TFT from extremely deteriorating, on-current from decreasing, or off-current from increasing due to a grain boundary and a semiconductor device fabricated by the fabrication method. Striped (banded) or rectangular concave and convex portions are formed. Then, a semiconductor film formed on an insulating film is irradiated with a laser beam diagonally to the longitudinal direction of concave and convex portions on the insulating film.

An image-pickup apparatus which improves the S / N ratio of an image-pickup system, prevents image blur and saturation of signals from an image-pickup device, and enables taking an excellent image, is disclosed. The camera of the invention which takes images through an image-taking optical system having a shake correction unit which drives a part of an image-taking optical system to correct image blur caused by camera shake and includes an image-pickup device which photoelectrically converts an object image formed by the image-taking optical system and a control circuit which controls operations of the camera, wherein the control circuit changes the sensitivity and the exposure time of the image-pickup device whether the shake correction unit is in operation or not.

In various embodiments a camera with multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, is controlled to operate in one of a variety of supported modes of operation. The modes include a non-motion mode, a motion mode, a normal burst mode and / or a reduced data burst mode. Motion mode is well suited for capturing an image including motion, e.g., moving object(s) with some modules being used to capture scene areas using a shorter exposure time than other modules and the captured images then being combined taking into consideration locations of motion. A reduced data burst mode is supported in some embodiments in which camera modules with different focal lengths capture images at different rates. While the camera modules of different focal length operate at different image capture rates in the reduced data burst mode, images are combined to support a desired composite image output rate, e.g., a desired frame rate.

A handrail sanitization system incorporates ultraviolet light treatment into long straight sections of the handrail run, most preferably along the hidden return area of the endless loop forming the moving handrail. This treatment area allows for longer exposure times to the UV light and facilitates the treatment of the entire outer surface of the handrail. In some versions, an additional dosage controller is provided.

The invention relates to bactericidal formulations that come into contact with human body, particularly wash formulations including liquid soaps, comprising perfume ingredients active against gram-negative bacteria. Such compositions contact the target site, for example the skin surface, only for a short time, usually not longer than 30 seconds. Therefore the antibacterial action has to be of the bactericidal type and rapid. Furthermore, the bactericidal activity has to be sufficiently high to ensure an effect even when applied to wet substrates that will dilute the bactericidal formulation.

The objective of the invention is to provide a method of fabricating semiconductor device using a laser crystallization method capable of preventing a grain boundary from being formed on the channel-forming region of a TFT and preventing the mobility of the TFT from extremely deteriorating, on-current from decreasing, or off-current from increasing due to a grain boundary and a semiconductor device fabricated by the fabrication method. Striped (banded) or rectangular concave and convex portions are formed. Then, a semiconductor film formed on an insulating film is irradiated with a laser beam diagonally to the longitudinal direction of concave and convex portions on the insulating film.

Disclosed are ink jet ink compositions suitable for use in thermal ink jet printers. The ink jet ink compositions contain one or more volatile organic solvents, one or more humectants, one or more binder resins, and one or more colorants. The ink jet ink compositions may also contain additives such as a plasticizer and / or a surfactant. Embodiments of the ink jet ink compositions have short dry times, good adhesion to a variety of substrates, and / or long decap times.

Methods of isolating motile cells of interest from an animal tissue is provided. Also provided are methods of determining mRNA or protein expression of a gene in motile cells of interest from an animal tissue. Additionally, methods of determining whether a cancer in a tissue of a mammal is likely to metastasize are provided. Methods are also provided for inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. Further provided are methods of determining resistance of a motile cancer cell population in an animal tissue to a chemotherapeutic agent.

Devices, systems and methods for detecting in vivo pathology are provided. An in vivo sensing device comprises a reacting layer with at least one type of binding agent attached thereon, a sensor configured for sensing an optical change occurring on the reacting substrate, and at least one illumination source. In-vivo fluids are in constant contact with the reacting substrate so that in vivo marker indicating pathology may bind to the binding agent attached onto the reacting layer and may be viewed by the sensor.

The invention concerns a method for forming nanostructures of semi-conductor material on a substrate of dielectric material by chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Said method comprises the following steps: a step of forming on the substrate (12) stable nuclei (14) of a first semi-conductor material in the form of islands, by CVD from a precursor (11) of the first semi-conductor material chosen so that the dielectric material (12) accepts the formation of said nuclei (14), a step of forming nanostructures (16A, 16B) of a second semi-conductor material from the stable nuclei (14) of the first semi-conductor material, by CVD from a precursor (21) chosen to generate a selective deposition of the second semi-conductor material only on said nuclei (14). The invention further concerns nanostructures formed according to one of said methods as well as devices comprising said nanostructures.

An imaging flow cytometry system and method which includes a flow chamber, tracking mirror, microscope and imaging optics, image capturing system, device to regulate fluid flow through the chamber, and backlighting generator. The tracking mirror moves at a rate matched to the particle velocity in the flow chamber so as to enhance the sample flow rates possible with the system while maintaining clear and accurate imaging. The backlighting generator passes through the flow chamber and the objective before being focused on the image capturing system. Detected scatter events initiate tracking by the mirror, resulting in imaging with reduced motion blur even at high rates of flow.

A dynamic exposure adjusting method and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes the following steps: capturing a plurality of preview images, a plurality of additional images and a first image, wherein the additional images are not displayed in a display unit of the electronic apparatus;analyzing a luminance distribution condition of the first image; obtaining a long exposure time and a short exposure time according to the luminance distribution condition; retrieving at least one specific image corresponding to the long exposure time and the short exposure time from the additional images; combining the first image with the at least one specific image as a processed image.

A main branch shape of short-planted fruit tree, comprising a strong main branch, 50-60 horizontal fruit branches with different length from 3 cm to 60 cm are directly inserted in the main branch with the distance of its branch height to surface being 40-60 cm, the roughness degree ratio between main branch and fruit branch is 5-20:1, the diameter of crown is smaller than 1.3 meter, and tree height is between 2 and 3 meter. The process comprises planting middle branch, carving bud, keeping fruit and flower blooming, controlling branch growth to form crown shape, the plant line distance of apple tree can be smaller than 1*3 meter to reach the close planting degree per mou of 100-550 strains; the plant line distance of peach tree can be smaller than 1*2 meter to reach the close planting degree per mou of 100-550 strains; in orchard, natural weed growth and artificial weed growing can be implemented. The fruit branch grows surround main branch, the irradiation of fruit is longer and, fruit size is uniform and quality is good. The method makes full use of natural condition and reaches purpose of stable and high production.

A signal processing unit or an electronic camera according to the present invention performs signal processing on an output signal from an image pickup part in the order of horizontal shading correction and OB clamp. In the horizontal shading correction, shading correction is also pre-performed on a lateral OB signal serving as a standard of the OB clamp. The OB clamp is performed using the shading-corrected lateral OB signal as a standard, whereby a noise generated due to shading correction can be effectively reduced.

A solid-state imaging device includes: light receiving portions that accumulate signal charges corresponding to incident light; charge transfer portions that are formed to be adjacent to the light receiving portions so as to transfer the signal charges readout from the light receiving portions; readout electrodes to which a readout voltage for reading out the signal charges accumulated in the light receiving portions to the charge transfer portions is applied; and a controller that is configured to be able to apply the readout voltage to the readout electrodes corresponding to first predetermined light receiving portions which are part of the light receiving portions in an exposure period when the signal charges are accumulated in the light receiving portions.

A discriminating apparatus is provided with an alternating voltage applying means for applying an alternating voltage to specified electrodes, a light detecting device (51) for detecting a light from a light collecting spot P of a bank note M being transported in an environment of an alternating-current electromagnetic field, an optically splitting means for splitting the light detected by the light detecting means into a light from a fluorescent ink and an other light, an alternating voltage control means for controlling driving of the alternating voltage applying means, and a genuineness discriminating means for discriminating the genuineness of the bank note M based on an output value of the light detecting device (51), wherein the alternating voltage control means drives the alternating voltage applying means only when the light detecting means is discriminated to be detecting the light from the fluorescent ink based on a result of optical splitting by the optical splitting means. Accordingly, deterioration of a certified paper can be effectively suppressed in a composite discrimination system of making a genuineness discrimination by detecting a light reflected by the certified paper and a light emitted therefrom.

An active pixel sensor cell including at least one photodiode and reset circuitry and an integrating varactor coupled to the photodiode, a method for reading out such a cell, and an image sensor including an array of such cells. The photodiode can be exposed to photons during an exposure interval to accumulate a sequence of subexposure charges at a first node of the photodiode. Each of the subexposure charges accumulates at the first node during a different subexposure interval of the exposure interval. The photodiode is reset during each of a sequence of reset intervals, each reset interval occurring before a different one of the subexposure intervals. An output signal indicative of an exposure charge accumulated at the storage node during the exposure interval can be asserted from the cell, where the exposure charge is indicative of a sum of all the subexposure charges.

A photographing unit photographs an object “n” times respectively with exposure times T1(1) to T1(n) to generate “n” sheets of images of the same object per an exposure time T1, where “n” is a whole number and the exposure times T1(1) to T1(n) are obtained by dividing the exposure time T1 by the whole number of “n”, a displacement correcting unit (32a, 32b) calculates a correction value for correcting displacement of the images, and a limb-darkening compensating unit (32d) corrects a position of a limb-darkening characteristic component of each of the images, using the correction value. Meanwhile, the limb-darkening characteristic components of the images whose positions have been corrected are combined to generate a limb-darkening characteristic component for compensation. Limb darkening in a combined image is compensated for, using the limb-darkening characteristic component for compensation, whereby a time required for performing a limb-darkening compensating process is decreased.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that can suppress generation of a crack and peeling in a resin BM and deterioration of coverage of an upper layer of the resin BM, even if a black resin is used as a material of the resin BM in order to improve a contrast of brightness and a contrast of color. As a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a non-photosensitive black resin layer is formed over a substrate, a positive resist film is formed over the non-photosensitive black resin layer, the positive resist film is exposed, a resin black matrix layer made of the non-photosensitive black resin layer is formed over the substrate by developing the positive resist film by using a first developing solution and by etching the non-photosensitive black resin layer, a non-exposed positive resist film over the resin black matrix layer, which remains after the development, is exposed, and the positive resist film is removed by using a second developing solution.

An imaging system is provided, configured for providing three-dimensional data of a region of interest. The system comprising: an optical unit and a control unit. The optical unit comprises a radiation collection unit and a detection unit. The radiation collection unit comprises at least two mask arrangement defining at least two radiation collection regions respectively, the mask arrangements are configured to sequentially apply a plurality of a predetermined number of spatial filtering patterns formed by a predetermined arrangement of apertures applied on radiation collected thereby generating at least two elemental image data pieces corresponding to the collected radiation from said at least two collection regions. The control unit comprising is configured for receiving and processing said at least two elemental image data pieces and determining a plurality of at least two restored elemental images respectively being together indicative of a three dimensional arrangement of the region being imaged.

In a measuring system comprising an optical image recording system and a relative movement between the measured object and the image recording system, it is provided that the focal point (F) of the image recording system (3) be allowed to oscillate in scanning direction in order to generate—by superimposition of the oscillation movement of the focal point with the scanning movement—image recording intervals, during which the focal point (F) stops on the surface of the measured object (2) or, correspondingly, the image projected on the camera chip (7) stops on the camera chip. This preferably occurs during a steady unaccelerated relative movement between the measured object and the image recording system. Blurring of the edges of the images is avoided despite relatively long exposure times and moderate illumination intensities.

An electronic image pickup apparatus of the present invention is constructed so that an image pickup lens and a diaphragm for adjusting exposure can operate in interlocking relationship with each other. Furthermore, the apparatus has a panorama mode in which an image is obtained by connecting images taken in a plurality of continuous scenes with each other, and a rapid shooting mode in which continuous image pickup is performed. If the operating mode is set to the panorama mode or the rapid shooting mode, reset of the image pickup lens and diaphragm is performed at the first shot only and the backlash cancellation of the image pickup lens is performed starting from the second shot. Preferably, the exposure adjusting mechanism automatically places a predetermined limit on the exposure time in a normal mode and permits a longer exposure time in the panoramic mode.

A propulsion system with a pintle for variable thrust is constructed such that the pintle contains a shaft at its fore end which passes through an opening in the thrust chamber wall and extends into a boss on the outside surface of the thrust chamber. A dynamic seal that maintains the pressurization of the thrust chamber while allowing movement of the pintle is positioned inside the boss, between the pintle shaft and the boss, and actuation of the pintle is achieved by a rack affixed to the fore end of the pintle and a gear that engages the rack. The dynamic seal, rack and gear are thus external to the thrust chamber, providing the thrust chamber with a compact external envelope, a greater thermal standoff, or both.

A method for treating a region of skin. An amount of at least one photolabile compound or a compound converted into a photolabile compound when present in the skin is applied to the region of skin. The photolabile compound generates a biologically active agent when in the skin and the skin exposed to sunlight. The applied compound is allowed to penetrate into the skin; and the region of skin is exposed to sunlight so as to generate the biologically active agent in the skin.