Abstract: A buffer circuit and a multiplexer using the buffer are provided. The buffer may selectively operate at a first mode or a second mode. The buffer includes a first signal input terminal, a first signal output terminal, and a path circuit coupled between the first signal input terminal and the first signal output terminal. The path circuit has a voltage source terminal. In response to the buffer operating at the first mode, a first signal transmission path is formed in the path circuit and between the first signal input terminal and the first signal output terminal. The first signal transmission path is disconnected from the voltage source terminal.

Abstract: An impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades. The blades are arranged around the hub, and each blade includes a leading edge, a blade tip, a root portion, a trailing edge, a windward side and a leeward side. The windward side including a first turning point and a second turning point, a first vertical height difference is formed from the blade tip to the first turning point, and a second vertical height difference is formed from the first turning point to the second turning point, and the first vertical height difference is greater than the second vertical height difference. The impeller apparently reduces the noise.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin structure. A source/drain region is formed on the fin structure. A first gate structure is disposed over the fin structure. A source/drain contact is disposed over the source/drain region. The source/drain contact has a protruding segment that protrudes at least partially over the first gate structure. The source/drain contact electrically couples together the source/drain region and the first gate structure.

Abstract: An auxiliary operation device for a droplet dispenser includes a droplet sensor, an imaging device and a processor. The droplet sensor has a detected area located between a droplet dispenser and a target area, wherein the droplet sensor detects a droplet output from the droplet dispenser, and outputs a corresponding droplet detection signal. The imaging device captures an image of the target area. The processor obtains a dripping time point at which the droplet passes through the detected area according to the droplet detection signal, and determines whether the target area is shielded within a first time range according to the image, so as to evaluate whether the droplet has successfully dropped into the target area. The above-mentioned auxiliary operating device of the droplet dispenser can objectively determine whether the droplets successfully drops into the target area, and improve the accuracy of judgment.

Abstract: A power diode device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a core layer of a first conductive type, a first diffusion layer of the first conductive type, a second diffusion layer of a second conductive type, and a heavily doped region of the second conductive type. The core layer is located between the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer. A thickness of the core layer is greater than that of the second diffusion layer. The heavily doped region is located in the second diffusion layer and extends toward the core layer to form a PN junction between the heavily doped region and the core layer. A method for manufacturing the power diode device is also provided.

Abstract: A polyolefin film for an aluminum plastic film and an aluminum plastic film structure are provided. The polyolefin film includes a laminating film, a middle film, and a heat-sealed film. The middle film is disposed between the laminating film and the heat-sealed film. A lamination temperature of the laminating film ranges from 70° C. to 100° C. A material forming the laminating film is a first polyolefin material. The first polyolefin material has a modified group, and a structure of the modified group contains maleic anhydride. A material forming the middle film includes: 50 phr to 90 phr of a propylene block copolymer, 5 phr to 30 phr of an ethylene elastomer, and 5 phr to 20 phr of a propylene random copolymer.

Abstract: A heat sealable polyester film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The heat sealable polyester film is made from a recycled polyester material. The heat sealable polyester film includes a base layer and a heat sealable layer formed on at least one surface of the base layer. The heat sealable layer is formed from a first polyester composition. A main component of the first polyester composition is regenerated polyethylene terephthalate and the first polyester composition further includes at least one of 1,4-butanediol, isophthalic acid, neopentyl glycol, and polybutylene terephthalate. A heat sealing temperature of the heat sealable polyester film ranges from 120° C. to 230° C.

Abstract: A plastic wrap is provided. The plastic wrap is formed from a biodegradable material. The biodegradable material includes a biodegradable polymer and a chain extender. The biodegradable polymer includes polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT). Based on a total weight of the plastic wrap being 100 phr, an amount of the PBAT is higher than 85 phr. The chain extender is selected from the group consisting of: an epoxy functional compound, a dianhydride compound, diisocyanate, phosphite, dioxazoline, and any combination thereof.

Abstract: A live detection system, a thermal infrared (IR) imager and a method for power grid equipment are provided. The system includes an environmental parameter module for acquiring environmental temperature, humidity and wind speed data; a ranging module for measuring a linear distance to the power grid equipment; an equipment type recognition module for acquiring an image of the power grid equipment, and recognizing a type of the power grid equipment; an equipment material determination module for determining a material type of the power grid equipment; an emissivity setting module for setting an emissivity; an temperature measurement module for obtaining a temperature of the power grid equipment by focusing on positions of the power grid equipment which need temperature measurement; and a report generation module for selecting a corresponding diagnostic model, displaying a temperature measurement position and a temperature value, drawing a conclusion, and generating a report.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photovoltaic shutdown circuit and a photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic shutdown circuit comprises a shutdown power line, a signal receiving module, a signal processing module, and a controllable switch module. The signal processing module comprises a signal modulation unit and a threshold comparison unit. A switch end of the controllable switch module is connected in series to the shutdown power line. The signal receiving module is connected to the shutdown power line for receiving a first signal with a controlling signal; the signal modulation unit is for reverting the controlling signal; the threshold comparison unit is connected to the signal modulation unit to receive the reverted controlling signal and compare the reverted controlling signal with a set threshold to output a driving signal. The controllable switch module is connected to the threshold comparison unit to receive the driving signal and control an on/off of the controllable switch module.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for enhancing memory utilization and throughput of a computing platform in training a deep neural network (DNN). The critical features of the method includes: calculating a memory size for every operation in a computational graph, storing the operations in the computational graph in multiple groups with the operations in each group being executable in parallel and a total memory size less than a memory threshold of a computational device, sequentially selecting a group and updating a prefetched group buffer, and simultaneously executing the group and prefetching data for a group in the prefetched group buffer to the corresponding computational device when the prefetched group buffer is update. Because of group execution and data prefetch, the memory utilization is optimized and the throughput is significantly increased to eliminate issues of out-of-memory and thrashing.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure are applicable to the technical field of blockchain and provide a consensus trusted cluster changing method, a computer device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method is applicable to a blockchain and includes: determining a current epoch of a newly added validator node of the consensus trusted cluster in the blockchain and a target epoch of the consensus trusted cluster; requesting target status information and proof of target cluster change from a target validator node in the target epoch; verifying the target status information according to the proof of target cluster change; and updating, in case where the target status information has been verified, status information of the newly added validator node according to the target status information to complete change of the consensus trusted cluster. Through the above method, a trusted synchronization target status may be determined.

Abstract: Translating applications to a target language includes extracting program integrated information (PII) to be translated and creating translation context datasets based on interpretation of accessibility information associated with particular strings of PII. Translation pairs include PII and corresponding context datasets for context-based translation of application components. A two-stage index contains PII strings for first stage lookup and context datasets for distinguishing duplicate PII strings as a second stage lookup. Real-time translation is facilitated by the two-stage index, which is established by translation pairs and resulting translations.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for training and using a vector encoder to determine vectors for sub-images of text in an image to subject to optical character recognition. A vector encoder is trained to encode images representing text into vectors in a vector space. Vectors of images representing similar text have a high degree of cohesion in the vector space. Vectors of images representing dissimilar text have a low degree of cohesion in the vector space. An input image is processed to determine sub-images of the input image that bound text represented in the input image. The sub-images are inputted to the vector encoder to output sub-image vectors. The vector encoder generates a search vector for search text. Optical character recognition is applied to at least one region of the input image including the sub-images having sub-image vectors matching the search vector.

Abstract: This application provides a camera module, an assembly method therefor, and an electronic device. In the camera module, a fastening bracket is disposed in a casing, the fastening bracket includes a first fastening part and a second fastening part, the first fastening part is sleeved outside a lens assembly, one end of the second fastening part is connected to a side surface that is of the first fastening part and that faces the bottom of the casing, the other end of the second fastening part is supported on the bottom of the casing, at least one magnetic component is fastened to an inner edge of the first fastening part, one part of the magnetic component faces a first driving component, the other part of the magnetic component faces a second driving component.

Abstract: A micro-nano channel structure, a method for manufacturing the micro-nano channel structure, a sensor, a method for manufacturing the sensor, and a microfluidic device are provided. The micro-nano channel structure includes: a base substrate; a base layer, on the base substrate and including a plurality of protrusions; a channel wall layer, on a side of the plurality of the protrusions away from the base substrate, the channel wall layer has a micro-nano channel; a recessed portion is provided between adjacent protrusions of the plurality of the protrusions, an orthographic projection of the micro-nano channel on the base substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the recessed portion on the base substrate. The micro-nano channels have a high resolution or an ultra-high resolution, and have different sizes and shapes.

Abstract: An image sensing device and a control device of an illumination device thereof are provided. The control device includes a control circuit, an operation circuit, and multiple driving signal generators. The control circuit generates multiple control signals. The operation circuit performs a logical operation on the control signals and an image capturing signal to generate multiple operation results. The driving signal generator respectively provides multiple driving signals to the illumination device according to the operation results, and the driving signals respectively have multiple different output powers.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach receives an image that includes multiple image points and constructs a plane in the image based on a first subset of the plurality of image points. The approach identifies a second subset of the image points that belong to the plane and are not part of the first subset of image points, and removes the first subset of image points and the second subset of image points form the image points. The approach annotates the remaining subset of image points in the image.

Abstract: A display panel and a fabricating method thereof, and a displaying device. The display panel includes a substrate, a resistance reducing trace, an inter-layer-medium layer and a signal line. The substrate is divided into a plurality of sub-pixel regions and a pixel separating region. The resistance reducing trace is provided on the pixel separating region of the substrate. The inter-layer-medium layer is provided on the substrate, and the inter-layer-medium layer has an opening exposing the resistance reducing trace. The signal line is provided within the opening, the signal line is connected to the resistance reducing trace, the signal line is distributed in a column direction along the display panel, and in a row direction along the display panel, a width of the opening is greater than or equal to a width of the signal line.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multifunctional kneading-type slurry producing machine, which includes a base frame and a screw. The base frame is provided with a kneading tube and a dispersing cavity. The kneading tube is provided with a kneading cavity, a powder inlet, a slurry inlet, and a slurry outlet, and the powder inlet, the slurry inlet and the slurry outlet are all communicated with the kneading cavity. The screw is threaded through the kneading cavity and pivotally connected to the base frame. The dispersing cavity is provided with a dispersing zone inlet and a dispersing zone outlet, and is configured to accommodate a dispersing stator and a dispersing rotor interacting with the dispersing stator. A shank portion of the screw is threaded through and drivingly connected to the dispersing rotor.