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1. Veeco's Veeco patents will be invalidated in the United States following Veeco's equipment ban on land imports;
China Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced on the 8th that the court in Fujian had agreed to apply for an injunction against China Veeco Shanghai, which immediately came into force and could not be appealed. The ban prohibited Veeco from importing, manufacturing, selling to any third party or prompting sales to violate China Micro- Any of the chemical vapor deposition devices of the patent No. CN202492576 and substrate trays for such devices.The ban covers MOCVD devices of the TurboDisk EPIK 700, EPIK 700 C2 and EPIK 700 C4 models as well as the use of MOCVD devices in these MOCVD devices In April 2017. China Micro officially sued Fujian's court for Veeco Shanghai's patent infringement in July 2017 and applied for a permanent ban on Veeco Shanghai and compensation for the economic loss of more than 100 million yuan from China Micro and Micro Co. In addition, Filed a petition with the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on December 8, 2017, invalidating the Veeco U.S. Patent (US 6,726,769), a patent application for separable substrate tray technology in 2001, The patent was previously used by Veeco America Inc. for patent infringement of the substrate tray supplier in the United States, except that in the United States, Filed a patent invalidation request and filed a patent invalidation request for both its Mainland and Korean family patents.Another U.S. patent (US 6,506,252) involved in the veeco micro-supplier prosecution in the United States, China Microelectronics is preparing invalidation materials that will Quickly filed a patent invalidation request with the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeals Board, said Yin Zhiyao, chairman and chief executive officer of China Micro & Micro Corporation, expressing his conviction that China Micro will win the patent lawsuit against Veeco Shanghai and that he will eventually win the patent litigation in the United States. Du Zhiyou, vice president and COO and general manager of the MOCVD product division, said: "We are very pleased to see the court making such a ruling," which has always strictly protected intellectual property rights and will not tolerate any infringement of intellectual property rights. Gu Wenjun, chief analyst of IC WISE who tracked the case, pointed out that the court ruled that Veeco Shanghai banned the sale of the EPIK 700 model MOCVD equipment in mainland China because the court previously awarded the patent infringement on Micro-Micro, but the manufacturers Between the lawsuits and calls to hurt each other will not benefit, sit down and talk is the right way. Further development. DIGITIMES
2. Apple get screen patent fingerprinting representative of great significance;
IPhone X introduced, using Face ID it, so that a lot of fruit powder that Apple may no longer be equipped with Touch ID (Fingerprint Identification) models However, Apple's latest screen Fingerprint Identification "patent point of view, fingerprinting reappears in the iPhone is still promising, and the" 2.0 "upgraded version of the stage debut.
According to Guo Ming-kui, an analyst at KGI, a new iPhone will be equipped with Face ID in 2018. Many Apple fans should feel that "Face ID has won Apple's heart and will completely replace Touch ID." In addition, It is not hard to prove this point, as Apple has strongly advocated Face ID, often based on Face ID's technology "defense." However, according to the "Patenely Apple" website, Apple has made it possible to implement fingerprinting below the OLED screen Patents, and Apple handed out the application as early as 2015, in this regard, Face ID is not Apple's only choice Touch ID alternative.
Apple Patented Technology to Integrate Fingerprint Identification Under the OLED Screen (Photo / Patenely Apple)
According to the patent content, Apple's fingerprint recognition technology in the OLED screen is not limited to a screen area. If you really can produce, the actual experience should be good. If the patent can overcome the production of the difficulties, then It means the future fingerprint identification function may reappear in the new iPhone and coexist with the "full screen" design (in order to show the full screen design, the mobile phone factory mostly chooses to move the fingerprint identification module to the back of the main body, for example, LG V30, Samsung Galaxy S8 / Note 8, OPPO R11s, HTC U11 +, etc., are using this type of design, while Apple chose to use Face ID).
Many mobile phone manufacturers choose to move the fingerprint recognition module to the back of the mobile phone, and do not agree with the orientation of this kind of industrial design, mainly because of the inability to successfully integrate fingerprint recognition technology on the screen. Demonstrated a similar under the screen fingerprinting technology.In terms of experience, under the screen fingerprinting technology seems to be the ultimate solution for smart phone factory.But for the moment there is no mobile phone factory can be formally mass production situation, apparently all encountered No small technical problems.
On the screen fingerprinting technology point of view, in addition to Apple has patented outside; Samsung Samsung, LG are being developed.A previous one said that LG G7 has overcome technical difficulties, have the opportunity to exhibit at CES 2018. The Samsung is still Can not overcome the technical bottlenecks, looking forward to the Galaxy Note 9 among the in-screen fingerprint recognition technology (in other words, the 2018 Galaxy S9, will still use post-fingerprint recognition technology).
Finally, talk back to the Apple iPhone.If Apple successfully break through the production of fingerprinting bottlenecks, it does not necessarily completely replace Face ID, but should coexist with Face ID, as a second solution to unlock. True Depth camera system is to rely on to achieve, and TrueDepth camera can be used in addition to face recognition to unlock, for Apple in AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality) and even AI (Artificial Intelligence) areas Of the research and development, have a very important impact.So even if Apple successfully developed a fingerprint recognition technology, I believe Apple will not give up the Face ID and TrueDepth camera related technologies and applications.
(China Times Newsletter)
3. Different! LG or iris recognition technology embedded in the G7 front camera;
Recently, LG submitted a patent application for iris recognition. According to the patent description, the iris recognition sensor can adjust the accuracy according to the change of environment, and can also adjust the recognition speed according to the change of distance, and in any light environment Can be identified.
As we all know, iris recognition is a form of biometrics, the technology is based on the human eye iris identification.In the field of mobile phones, Samsung will carry forward this technology, and for its own flagship Galaxy S8 equipped with this recognition.
LG may be different from Samsung in the design of iris recognition. It is said that LG will first use this technology on the G7 and embed it into the front camera, thus saving the space of the front panel.
Of course, everything is still anecdotal now. It is unclear exactly when this technology will be used, but we can look forward to it.
4. fear of causing casualties on the way of delivery, Amazon made automatic disassembly of UAV patents;
Set micro-messenger news, Amazon first launched in December 2016 UAV delivery test service, greatly reducing the delivery time.However, it is worth noting that, if the freight unmanned aerial vehicle in transit on the way, resulting in The crashes of goods or planes may even cause casualties among people on the route traveled by the drone.
In response, Amazon came up with a solution to automatic disintegration of the drone to reduce the accidental damage caused by the crashes of the drone.In other words, the new patented UAV made by Amazon can make the cargo unmanned in an emergency The machine automatically disintegrated in the air.It is reported that Amazon proposed in May 2016 after the 'UAV automatic disintegration' patent application, has been the end of November 2017 by the United States Patent Office (USPTO) approved.
In short, the drone is equipped with a 'debris controller' that will determine the order of distribution of machine parts based on flight path, topography and weather, for example, the controller may not fly safely because of excessive wind speed, or temperature Batteries that are too high to affect the drones.
Upon detection of a loss of flight operation, the debris controller will use different release methods depending on the file, such as latches and hooks. The controller will direct the components to a safe place, such as on a pond or tree. The debris controller will also Think about how to save costs and reduce the damage to the payload when a component is lost.
Amazon did not immediately comment on the next step in the patent.
Although Amazon has already made a patent for the automatic disassembly of the UAV, it is speculated that Amazon will not launch the service immediately, but rather to consider the possible consequences of the disintegration of the air.For example, if a UAV that carries blood and medical samples Disintegration in the air, falling packages I am afraid that will cause more trouble.
In addition, Amazon is working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to achieve its ambitions of delivering unmanned aerial vehicles in densely populated areas, a network of six e-commerce giants working with NASA and the FAA to develop air traffic management systems One of the companies, the system will integrate drones into national airspace below 400 feet by 2019.
Earlier, in October it won a patent on a drones that could drive a car, which in December 2016 conducted its first full-time UAV submission to living in a British country Customer delivered streaming media equipment and a bag of popcorn.
5. Amazon made automatic disassembly of the UAV patent
In the event that a cargo drones situation in the delivery of goods, causing the goods or the plane to fall, may even cause casualties to the people on the route traveled by the drone.Amount Amazon in this regard, in May 2016 put forward ' Unmanned aerial vehicle "has been approved by the U.S. Patent Office (PTO) at the end of November 2017. Amazon delivered the first unmanned aerial flight test flight service in December 2016, significantly reducing the number of deliveries Time According to The Verge website, however, UAVs may be delivered in spite of their convenience and speed, but in the unlikely event that Amazon has come up with a solution to automatically disassemble the UAV, In other words, the new patent for a drone made by Amazon gives the unmanned cargo aircraft automatic disintegration in the air during an emergency situation.Amazon said in a patent document that in the event of a battery explosion or propulsion A critical condition such as a malfunctioning machine occurs and the onboard 'fragmentation controller' will start up and the computer will quickly study the path of the drone and assess the weather conditions and attachments And then turn on the fragmentation sequence mode to let the drone slowly disintegrate into small fragments in the air to avoid more serious accidents.If the drone suffers from bad weather or equipment failure Among other issues, the drone will select the least disintegrating site, such as fields, open spaces, or lakes, by following the route, etc. The drone's system may control, direct and perform disassembly at the appropriate point in time. Amazon will follow the route to analyze and update the relevant information.Although Amazon has made the automatic collapse of the UAV patent, but speculated that Amazon will not immediately launch the relevant services, but to consider the consequences of the collapse of the air and then For example, if unmanned aerial vehicles that carry blood and medical specimens break up in the air, the dropped package may be more troublesome.DIGITIMES