Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes an interconnect dielectric layer over a substrate. An interconnect via is within the interconnect dielectric layer, and an interconnect wire is over the interconnect via and within the interconnect dielectric layer. A protective layer surrounds the interconnect via. The interconnect via vertically extends through the protective layer to below a bottom of the protective layer. The protective layer continuously extends from along an outer sidewall of the interconnect via to along an outer sidewall of the interconnect wire in a first cross-sectional view.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunction chamber having a multifunctional shutter disk. The shutter disk includes a lamp device, a DC/RF power device, and a gas line on one surface of the shutter disk. With this configuration, simplifying the chamber type is possible as the various specific, dedicated chambers such as a degas chamber, a pre-clean chamber, a CVD/PVD chamber are not required. By using the multifunctional shutter disk, the degassing function and the pre-cleaning function are provided within a single chamber. Accordingly, a separate degas chamber and a pre-clean chamber are no longer required and the overall transfer time between chambers is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A display substrate and an electronic device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, including a display region and a peripheral region on at least one side of the display region; and a shift register unit and a first clock signal line in the peripheral region of the base substrate, wherein the first clock signal line extends along a first direction on the base substrate, and is connected to a first clock signal terminal to be configured to provide a first clock signal to the shift register unit; the shift register unit includes an input circuit, an output circuit, a first control circuit, and an output control circuit; the output control circuit includes an output control transistor and a first capacitor, and the output circuit includes an output transistor and a second capacitor.

Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, and a shift register unit, a first clock signal line, and a second clock signal line that are provided on the base substrate. The shift register unit includes an input circuit, an output circuit, a first control circuit, a second control circuit, and an output control circuit, and the second control circuit includes a first noise reduction transistor and a second noise reduction transistor; and the input circuit includes an input transistor, the input transistor and the first noise reduction transistor are sequentially arranged in the first direction, and an imaginary line of a channel region of the first noise reduction transistor extending in the second direction does not intersect with an imaginary line of an active layer of the input transistor extending in the second direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of this specification provide batch scheduling-based application scheduling methods, apparatuses, and systems. In the batch scheduling-based application scheduling method, an application scheduling request is received from a client, where the application scheduling request includes description information used to indicate a chain invoking relationship between applications to be scheduled; the applications to be scheduled are grouped into at least one scheduling object group based on the chain invoking relationship, where applications to be scheduled that are located in the same scheduling object group have the same chain invoking relationship; and the applications to be scheduled are scheduled to a target node by using the scheduling object group as a unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a reference device (e.g., gNB or BS) and a BS obtain a configuration of a TDOA procedure including respective PRSs to be transmitted by the reference device and the BS. In an aspect, the reference device and the BS each mute their own transmission while the other device is transmitting its respective PRS. Other aspects are directed to DL-TDOA, UL-TDOA and elliptical positioning techniques.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity determines a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) resource configuration associated with a positioning measurement procedure. The position estimation entity transmits an indication of the SL-PRS resource configuration (e.g., to first and/or second UEs). The UE(s) obtain the SL-PRS resource configuration, and perform the positioning measurement procedure in accordance with the SL-PRS resource configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed are a molecular detection system and a detection method thereof. The molecular detection system includes a main control device and a plurality of molecular detection devices. The main control device communicates with each of the plurality of molecular detection devices. The main control device is configured to control each of the plurality of molecular detection devices to perform detection. The main control device includes a display module configured to display detection data of each of the plurality of molecular detection devices. The molecular detection devices may perform different types of detections on different types of samples, which greatly expands the application flexibility and the application scenarios while meeting the detection throughput.

Abstract: Embodiments of this specification disclose methods and systems for colocation of a plurality of business services. The method includes: for one of the business services, determining a target resource level corresponding to the business service; obtaining a target schedulable resource of each of one or more processing devices, where the target schedulable resource is a schedulable resource corresponding to the target resource level; and determining, based on whether the target schedulable resource satisfies a deployment condition corresponding to the business service, a method for deploying the business service on the one or more processing devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method of a P-type high-resistance and ultra-high-resistance Czochralski monocrystalline silicon substrate. According to the present invention, an oxygen concentration in a silicon wafer is controlled to match with a resistivity, so as to realize that a conductive type of the silicon substrate does not change after a device is manufactured, and that the silicon substrate has a high resistivity. The oxygen concentration and the resistivity in silicon crystal can be adjusted separately or together; and operation is flexible, and a yield of a high-resistance silicon crystal is greatly improved.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a first interconnect dielectric layer arranged over a substrate. An interconnect wire extends through the first interconnect dielectric layer, and a barrier structure is arranged directly over the interconnect wire. The integrated chip further includes an etch stop layer arranged over the barrier structure and surrounds outer sidewalls of the barrier structure. A second interconnect dielectric layer is arranged over the etch stop layer, and an interconnect via extends through the second interconnect dielectric layer, the etch stop layer, and the barrier structure to contact the interconnect wire.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for sidelink positioning are provided. An example method includes transmitting or receiving a reservation message reserving sidelink resources for groupcasting of one or more reference signals for a group of multiple UEs including the UE, the sidelink resources for the groupcasting comprising time division multiplexed (TDM) resources for the multiple UEs in the group of multiple UEs. The example method further includes transmitting a reference signal in a resource of the TDM resources.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a masking structure with first openings over a semiconductor substrate and correspondingly forming metal layers in the first openings. The method also includes recessing the masking structure to form second openings between the metal layers and forming a sacrificial layer surrounded by a first liner in each of the second openings. In addition, after forming a second liner over the sacrificial layer in each of the second openings, the method includes removing the sacrificial layer in each of the second openings to form a plurality of air gaps therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity (e.g., gNB, LMF, location server, UE, etc.) determines a paired downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) resource configuration for a first DL-PRS and a second DL-PRS that is offset in time from the first DL-PRS by a time offset, the first and second DL-PRSs associated with the same transmission source. The position estimation entity transmits the paired DL-PRS resource configuration to a UE, which performs measurements in accordance with the paired DL-PRS resource configuration.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes pixel circuits, light-emitting device electrically connected to the pixel circuits, signal lines electrically connected to the pixel circuits and including signal transmitting lines each extending along a first direction, and a first connection portion located in a circuit region and each extending along a second direction. At least one pixel circuit group is disposed in the circuit region, each pixel circuit group includes at least two pixel circuits of the pixel circuits, and the at least two pixel circuits are arranged along the second direction intersecting the first direction. The at least two pixel circuits in one of the at least one pixel circuit group are electrically connected to one of the signal transmitting lines through the first connection portion.

Abstract: A method for regulating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving a UAV identifier and one or more types of contextual information broadcasted by the UAV. The UAV identifier uniquely identifies the UAV from other UAVs. The one or more types of contextual information includes at least geographical information of the UAV. The method further includes authenticating, via an authentication device, an identity of the UAV based on the UAV identifier to determine whether the UAV is authorized for operation, and transmitting a signal to a remote device in response to determining whether the UAV is authorized for operation.

Abstract: A method of controlling transmission of a wireless signal in a wireless telecommunications network including a transmitting node, a receiving node, and an Intelligent Reflective Surface (IRS), the transmitting node including a processor operating a first neural network that inputs an input bit sequence and outputs the wireless signal and a transmitter to transmit the wireless signal output by the first neural network, the IRS includes a reflective surface for reflecting the wireless signal transmitted by the transmitter and further includes a processor for applying a phase change to the wireless signal according to a phase shift matrix, and the receiving node includes a receiver for receiving an accumulated wireless signal transmitted by the transmitter and reflected off the reflective surface and a processor operating a second neural network that inputs the received accumulated wireless signal and outputs an output bit sequence.

Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed herein. An exemplary method of forming a semiconductor device comprises receiving a structure including a substrate and a first hard mask over the substrate, the first hard mask having at least two separate portions; forming spacers along sidewalls of the at least two portions of the first hard mask with a space between the spacers; forming a second hard mask in the space; forming a first cut in the at least two portions of the first hard mask; forming a second cut in the second hard mask; and depositing a cut hard mask in the first cut and the second cut.

Abstract: Example aspects include an apparatus and method of wireless communication by a reduced capability user equipment (RedCap UE) in a network, comprising sending, to a non-RedCap UE, an indication indicating the RedCap UE as a RedCap UE device. The aspects further include performing sidelink communications with the non-RedCap UE in accordance with capabilities of the RedCap UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for sampling a pulse signal, and a computer program medium.