Abstract: A power electronics based system using natural, convection cooling, includes an enclosure housing a plurality of discrete components distributed in a vertical direction from a bottom portion to a top portion of the enclosure and having a heat density weighted average center at a first height along the vertical direction. There is a heat exchanger adjacent to the enclosure, including an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the enclosure. The heat exchanger has a vertical cooling average center at a second height. There is a cooling fluid disposed in the enclosure and in the heat exchanger to cool the discrete components. The discrete components are positioned in the vertical direction in the enclosure such that the first height of the heat density weighted average center along the vertical direction is below the second height of the vertical cooling average center of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method and device for forwarding an interest packet based on a probability tree in an information network. By introducing a probability tree, the process of forwarding an interest packet is finally changed into a selection process: starting from a root node of the probability tree, selecting child nodes of a current node according to the probability of each child node of the current node, and stopping selecting until the selected child node is a leaf node. Moreover, the introduced probability tree provides a good carrier for machine learning. By considering the selection process as an optimization problem, the selection process can be converged to be approximate to an optimal state using online machine learning, and moreover, the probability of each node in the probability tree can be adjusted according to changes in network conditions, so that the forwarding method and device have strong adaptability to the network changes, thereby improving self-adaptability.

Abstract: A power electronics based system using natural, convection cooling, includes an enclosure housing a plurality of discrete components distributed in a vertical direction from a bottom portion to a top portion of the enclosure and having a heat density weighted average center at a first height along the vertical direction. There is a heat exchanger adjacent to the enclosure, including an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the enclosure. The heat exchanger has a vertical cooling average center at a second height. There is a cooling fluid disposed in the enclosure and in the heat exchanger to cool the discrete components. The discrete components are positioned in the vertical direction in the enclosure such that the first height of the heat density weighted average center along the vertical direction is below the second height of the vertical cooling average center of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for acquiring target data from and sending target data to a network. An NDN network and a TCP/IP network are simultaneously contained as a network layer protocol, and the NDN network is used to perform interaction of control information and searching of target data, while the TCP/IP network is used to perform specific transmission of the target data. Not only are intelligent and efficient content distribution advantages of the NDN network made use of, but also, by means of the efficient transmission capability of the TCP/IP network in an existing network device and communication environment, the content distribution capability in a hybrid network simultaneously having the TCP/IP network and the NDN network is improved.

Abstract: A video noise analyzer for detecting residual point noise in a video generates a list of candidate defective pixels by joining results of a temporal invariance detector and a spatial outlier detector. A data store is structured to contain data describing the candidate defective pixels and/or the blocks from which the pixels were selected. In other embodiments, a video noise analyzer includes a first salient analyzer structured to compare pixels within a block to a mean value of other pixels within the same block, a first threshold processor to generate a first pixel candidate list including pixels that differ significantly from their neighboring pixels, a second salient analyzer structured to generate a difference value between a subject pixel, its neighboring pixels, and neighbors of the neighboring pixels, and an identifier to label as a candidate dead pixel those pixels having a frequency occurrence of visual saliency greater than a predefined frequency threshold.

Abstract: A solid solution-comprising ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which article may be in the form of a solid, bulk ceramic, or may be in the form of a substrate having a ceramic coating of the same composition as the bulk ceramic material on at least one outer surface. The ceramic article is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas and provides advantageous mechanical properties. The solid solution-comprising ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. The ceramic-comprising article includes ceramic which is formed from zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 96 mole % to about 91 mole %, and yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 4 mole % to about 9 mole %.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a wireless transceiver, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a processor. The ADC is configured to read a sensing value to generate a piece of sensing data. The processor is electrically connected to the wireless transceiver and the ADC. When an interrupt request is detected, the processor sends the piece of sensing data via the wireless transceiver.

Abstract: A bulk, sintered solid solution-comprising ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas and provides advantageous mechanical properties. The solid solution-comprising ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. The bulk, sintered solid solution-comprising article is formed from zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 96 mole % to about 94 mole %, and yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 4 mole % to about 6 mole %.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of video recording and provides a video generating method and apparatus of a video generating system, the video generating system comprises a system target orientating camera, a target tracking camera and a panorama camera, the method comprises: when it is judged that a target object included in the image collected by the target tracking camera is a person, and the person lies within a scope of a lens of the target tracking camera, switching the target tracking camera such that it serves as a video generating source and generating a video according to images collected by the target tracking camera; when it is judged that the target object included in an image collected by the target tracking camera is a person, and the person lies out of the scope of the lens of the target tracking camera, or it is judged that the target object included in an image collected by the target tracking camera is not a person, switching the panorama camera such that it serves as

Abstract: A semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes forming at least one dummy gate structure and sidewall spacers of the dummy gate structure in a first dielectric layer, together on a substrate, and removing the dummy gate structure, thereby forming a first opening between the sidewall spacers. The method further includes forming a gate structure in the first opening and having a top surface levelled the first dielectric layer, removing a portion of the sidewall spacers and a portion of the gate structure, respectively, to form a second opening in the first dielectric layer, on remaining sidewall spacers, and on remaining gate structure, and forming a capping layer to fill the second opening and to have a top surface levelled with the first dielectric layer.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a voltage oscillator (VCO) that uses a replica bias circuit to generate a cascode bias voltage. The VCO generate an output periodic signal having a frequency and phase that is less or not susceptible to voltage swings by using a bias voltage generated in a replica bias circuit that replicates a voltage-to-current converter in the VOC. The bias voltage is generated and regulated according to a power supply voltage that supplies power to the VCO to account for voltage variations in the power supply voltage.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a first section of high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable configured to receive a first flow of coolant and to permit the first flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The system may further include a second section of high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable configured to receive a second flow of coolant and to permit the second flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The system may further include a cable joint configured to couple the first section of HTS cable and the second section of HTS cable. The cable joint may be in fluid communication with at least one refrigeration module and may include at least one conduit configured to permit a third flow of coolant between said cable joint and said at least one refrigeration module through a coolant line separate from said first and second sections of HTS cable. Other embodiments and implementations are also within the scope of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A method for cooling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable comprising receiving a first flow of coolant at a first section of HTS cable and permitting the first flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The method also includes receiving a second flow of coolant at a second section of HTS cable and permitting the second flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The first section of HTS cable and said second section of HTS cable are coupled via a cable joint, the cable joint electrically connecting the first and second sections of HTS cable. The cable joint is in fluid communication with at least one refrigeration module. The cable joint includes at least one conduit configured to permit a third flow of coolant between the cable joint and the at least one refrigeration module through a coolant line separate from the first and second sections of HTS cable.

Abstract: A bulk, sintered solid solution-comprising ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas and provides advantageous mechanical properties. The solid solution-comprising ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. The bulk, sintered solid solution-comprising article is formed from zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 96 mole % to about 94 mole %, and yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 4 mole % to about 6 mole %.

Abstract: A video noise analyzer for detecting residual point noise in a video generates a list of candidate defective pixels by joining results of a temporal invariance detector and a spatial outlier detector. A data store is structured to contain data describing the candidate defective pixels and/or the blocks from which the pixels were selected. In other embodiments, a video noise analyzer includes a first salient analyzer structured to compare pixels within a block to a mean value of other pixels within the same block, a first threshold processor to generate a first pixel candidate list including pixels that differ significantly from their neighboring pixels, a second salient analyzer structured to generate a difference value between a subject pixel, its neighboring pixels, and neighbors of the neighboring pixels, and an identifier to label as a candidate dead pixel those pixels having a frequency occurrence of visual saliency greater than a predefined frequency threshold.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of video recording and provides a video generating method and apparatus of a video generating system, the video generating system comprises a system target orientating camera, a target tracking camera and a panorama camera, the method comprises: when it is judged that a target object included in the image collected by the target tracking camera is a person, and the person lies within a scope of a lens of the target tracking camera, switching the target tracking camera such that it serves as a video generating source and generating a video according to images collected by the target tracking camera; when it is judged that the target object included in an image collected by the target tracking camera is a person, and the person lies out of the scope of the lens of the target tracking camera, or it is judged that the target object included in an image collected by the target tracking camera is not a person, switching the panorama camera such that it serves as

Abstract: A method for cooling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable comprising receiving a first flow of coolant at a first section of HTS cable and permitting the first flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The method also includes receiving a second flow of coolant at a second section of HTS cable and permitting the second flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The first section of HTS cable and said second section of HTS cable are coupled via a cable joint, the cable joint electrically connecting the first and second sections of HTS cable. The cable joint is in fluid communication with at least one refrigeration module. The cable joint includes at least one conduit configured to permit a third flow of coolant between the cable joint and the at least one refrigeration module through a coolant line separate from the first and second sections of HTS cable.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a first section of high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable configured to receive a first flow of coolant and to permit the first flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The system may further include a second section of high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable configured to receive a second flow of coolant and to permit the second flow of coolant to flow therethrough. The system may further include a cable joint configured to couple the first section of HTS cable and the second section of HTS cable. The cable joint may be in fluid communication with at least one refrigeration module and may include at least one conduit configured to permit a third flow of coolant between said cable joint and said at least one refrigeration module through a coolant line separate from said first and second sections of HTS cable. Other embodiments and implementations are also within the scope of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A solid solution-comprising ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas. The solid solution-comprising ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, and aluminum oxide. In a first embodiment, the solid solution-comprising ceramic article is a solid, sintered body of the solid solution ceramic material. In a second embodiment, the solid solution-comprising article comprises a substrate underlying a solid solution-comprising coating.

Abstract: A solid solution-comprising ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which article may be in the form of a solid, bulk ceramic, or may be in the form of a substrate having a ceramic coating of the same composition as the bulk ceramic material on at least one outer surface. The ceramic article is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas and provides advantageous mechanical properties. The solid solution-comprising ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. The ceramic-comprising article includes ceramic which is formed from zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 96 mole % to about 91 mole %, and yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 4 mole % to about 9 mole %.