Abstract: Improved inner spacers for semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a system for controlling battery swapping of a vehicle and a vehicle are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a vehicle control unit (VCU), a battery swapping instruction, and transmitting the battery swapping instruction to a battery manager when the vehicle is in a high-voltage power-on state; transmitting, by the battery manager, an enable instruction to a direct current (DC) charger assembly in response to the received battery swapping instruction; and performing, by the DC charger assembly, a starting operation in response to the enable instruction, so as to provide a power supply voltage to a vehicle load after an electrical connection between a power battery pack and a high-voltage circuit of the vehicle is cut off during battery swapping of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques, systems, apparatuses, and methods of wireless communication. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, by a first communications node to a second communications node, a set of information for transmission of reference signals or channels, wherein the set of information includes: timing information related to a transmission timing of the reference signals or channels, timing information related to when an antenna group or a group of reference signals and/or channels related to the antenna group is activated, or an identification of one or more antenna groups associated with the reference signals or channels.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a leveling control method, device and system, a motor grader. The leveling control method includes: acquiring elevations of a current position of a blade of a motor grader and a target position, and a movement speed of the motor grader, wherein the target position is on the ground with a certain horizontal distance from the current position along a movement direction of the motor grader; determining a movement time of the blade from the current position to the target position from the horizontal distance and the movement speed; determining a lifting speed of a lifting cylinder from an elevation difference between the elevation of the target position and the elevation of the current position and the movement time; and controlling the lifting cylinder to adjust the blade to move from the current position to the target position according to the lifting speed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for discoverability detection of network services. The present disclosure provides for a cloud-based network insight server that collects performance information of a network and a network agent, communicating with the cloud-based network insight server, that monitors discoverability of network services hosted by devices on the network. The network agent receives configuration information from the cloud-based network insight server and transmits discoverability states of the devices to the cloud-based network insight server based on executing a service discovery process through an access point on the network.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for sending a channel state, a method and apparatus for receiving a channel state and a storage medium. The method for sending a channel state includes following steps: a channel state report for characterizing a channel state comprising a precoding matrix is determined; and the channel state report for characterizing the channel state comprising the precoding matrix is sent, where the channel state report includes: a number of reported coefficients in coefficient matrixes for the precoding matrix and the reported coefficients in the coefficient matrixes for the precoding matrix; where the reported coefficients in the coefficient matrixes for the precoding matrix are used for indicating the precoding matrix.

Abstract: A method includes forming a first conductive feature, depositing a passivation layer on a sidewall and a top surface of the first conductive feature, etching the passivation layer to reveal the first conductive feature, and recessing a first top surface of the passivation layer to form a step. The step comprises a second top surface of the passivation layer. The method further includes forming a planarization layer on the passivation layer, and forming a second conductive feature extending into the passivation layer to contact the first conductive feature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device has a first dielectric wall between an n-type source/drain region and a p-type source/drain region to physically and electrically isolate the n-type source/drain region and the p-type source/drain region from each other. A second dielectric wall is formed between a first channel region connected to the n-type source/drain region and a second channel region connected to the p-type source/drain region. A contact is formed to physically and electrically connect the n-type source/drain region with the p-type source/drain region, wherein the contact extends over the first dielectric wall. The first electric wall has a gradually decreasing width W5 towards a tip of the dielectric wall from a top contact position between the first dielectric wall and either the n-type source/drain region or the p-type source/drain region.

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: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a method for forming a semiconductor device structure. The method includes including forming one or more conductive features in a first interlayer dielectric (ILD), forming an etch stop layer on the first ILD, forming a second ILD over the etch stop layer, forming one or more openings through the second ILD and the etch stop layer to expose a top surface of the one or more first conductive features, wherein the one or more openings are formed by a first etch process in a first process chamber, exposing the one or more openings to a second etch process in a second process chamber so that the shape of the or more openings is elongated, and filling the one or more openings with a conductive material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric feature extending along a first direction, the first dielectric feature comprising a first dielectric layer having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, a first semiconductor layer disposed adjacent the first sidewall, the first semiconductor layer extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second dielectric feature extending along the first direction, the second dielectric feature disposed adjacent the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode layer surrounding at least three surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first gate electrode layer is exposed to a first air gap.

Abstract: A recombinant protein includes a TRAIL domain and an IgG binding domain IgBD. In the recombinant protein, IgBD can be fused at the N-terminus or C-terminus of the TRAIL domain. The anti-tumor effect of the recombinant protein after binding to endogenous or exogenous IgG is significantly stronger than that of TRAIL, and can be used in the treatment of cell proliferative diseases with high expression of death receptors.

Abstract: A transaminase mutant and use hereof, the amino acid sequence of the transaminase mutant is an amino acid sequence in which the amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is mutated, the mutated amino acid position being one or more selected from among F89, K193, P243, V234, I262, Q280, V379, R416, A417 and C418. The enzymatic activity and/or stability of the transaminase mutant is improved.

Abstract: Provided are a control channel monitoring method and apparatus, an information element transmission method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium Whether H first-type control channel elements include the same control channel information can be determined according to signaling information and/or a preset rule, where H is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and a control channel is monitored according to a determination result.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a plurality of first nanostructures formed over a substrate, and a dielectric wall adjacent to the first nanostructures. The semiconductor structure also includes a first liner layer between the first nanostructures and the dielectric wall, and the first liner layer is in direct contact with the dielectric wall. The semiconductor structure also includes a gate structure surrounding the first nanostructures, and the first liner layer is in direct contact with a portion of the gate structure.

Abstract: A method for controlling battery swapping of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle induces a vehicle control unit (VCU), a bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly, a vehicle load, a battery controller, a power battery pack, and a storage battery. The method includes: receiving, by the VCU, a battery swapping instruction when the vehicle is in the high-voltage power-on state; transmitting, by the VCU, a switching instruction to the bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly in response to the battery swapping instruction; and disabling, by the bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly, the buck mode in response to the switching instruction to cut off electrical connection between the power battery pack and a high-voltage circuit of the vehicle by a battery controller, and enabling the boost mode in response to the switching instruction to supply power to the vehicle load by the storage battery through the bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) network transmissions can be based on an application sub-class or a user class. Systems and methods can include inspecting the information packet having a network level QoS field having a first network level QoS portion and a second network level QoS portion, determining an application sub-class or user class associated with the information packet, tagging the first network level QoS portion of the information packet according to a first network level QoS value, tagging the second network level QoS portion of the information packet according to a traffic priority indication and to a determined application sub-class or user class, and queuing the information packet for transmission from a network element based on the tagged first network level QoS portion and the second network level QoS portion.

Abstract: An optical element and a method for manufacturing the optical element are described. The optical element includes a transparent substrate, an optical layer, and an adhesive layer. The optical layer is located on a surface of the transparent substrate. The optical layer has a first surface and a second surface, which are opposite to each other. The first surface is set with various diffracting optical structures. A refractive index of the optical layer is equal to or greater than 1.4. The adhesive layer is sandwiched between the surface of the transparent substrate and the second surface of the optical layer.

Abstract: A sprayer, comprising: a container, configured to contain liquid; a passage, comprising a first opening, a second opening, a resonator and a mesh, when the liquid is passed through the resonator, the liquid is emitted as a gas; a first optical sensor, configured to sense first optical data of at least portion of the mesh or at least portion of a surface of the container; and a processing circuit, configured to compute a foaming level of the mesh or of the surface according to the first optical data, and configured to determine whether the resonator should be turned off or not according to the foaming level. In another aspect, the processing circuit estimates a liquid level of the liquid but does not correspondingly turn off the resonator. By this way, the resonator may be turned on or turned off more properly and the liquid level may be more precisely estimated.

Abstract: A quick-assembly structure includes an inserting portion and an inserting port allowing the inserting portion to be inserted, where one of the inserting portion and the inserting port is provided on the chassis, and the other one is provided on the back frame. A locking block of the inserting portion is movably arranged relative to the inserting port; and in an assembled state, a bump of the inserting portion is inserted into the inserting port along with the inserting portion, the locking block is pushed by an elastic force of an elastic member of the inserting port to enter a locking position, and at the locking position, a locking end of the locking block enters the inserting port and abuts against an abutting surface of the bump so as to restrict the inserting portion from being pulled out in a direction opposite to an inserting direction thereof.