Abstract: A decoder includes circuitry which, in operation, parses a first flag indicating whether a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process is enabled for a first block located adjacent to a left side of a current block; parses a second flag indicating whether the CCALF process is enabled for a second block located adjacent to an upper side of the current block; determines a first index associated with a color component of the current block; and derives a second index indicating a context model, using the first flag, the second flag, and the first index. The circuitry, in operation, performs entropy decoding of a third flag indicating whether the CCALF process is enabled for the current block, using the context model indicated by the second index; and performs the CCALF process on the current block in response to the third flag indicating the CCALF process is enabled for the current block.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) structure, including a substrate and multiple MRAM cells on the substrate, wherein the MRAM cells are arranged in a memory region adjacent to a logic region. An ultra low-k (ULK) layer covers the MRAM cells, wherein the surface portion of ultra low-k layer is doped with fluorine, and dents are formed on the surface of ultra low-k layer at the boundaries between the memory region and the logic region.

Abstract: Various solutions for enhancements on sidelink (SL) over unlicensed spectrum (SL-U) communication are described. An apparatus may operate in a first transmission mode for an SL-U communication with a peer apparatus. The apparatus may determine that a condition associated with the SL-U communication is met. The apparatus may stay in the first transmission mode or switch from the first transmission mode to a second transmission mode for the SL-U communication responsive to the determining.

Abstract: A superconducting eddy-current brake for high-speed trains includes a pair of superconducting magnet units with alternate arrangement of N and S poles; and a cryogenic system. The superconducting magnet units are fixed on a bottom of a bogie of the train and an air gap is provided between the superconducting magnet units and a top surface of a rail below the bogie. The cryogenic system is provided on the bogie of the train. Each superconducting magnet unit is embedded with a superconducting container including a coil case, a thermal shield and a Dewar successively from inside to outside. The coil case is filled with liquid helium. A superconducting coil is provided in the coil case and immersed in the liquid helium. A high-vacuum environment is provided in the thermal shield. Liquid nitrogen inlet and outlet pipes are provided on an outer wall of the thermal shield.

Abstract: A camera module includes a filter, a supporting base, a metal sheet, and a fixing member. The supporting base includes a first through hole, a first surface, and a second surface. A receiving groove is recessed from the second surface toward the first surface, an inner wall defining the receiving groove includes a bottom surface. The first through hole penetrates the first surface and the bottom surface. The metal sheet is received in the receiving groove and includes a second through hole. A central axis of the second through hole is collinear with a central axis of the first through hole. The metal sheet further includes a supporting platform exposed from the first through hole, the filter is mounted on the supporting platform and received in the first through hole. The fixing member is arranged on the supporting base to fix the metal sheet to the supporting base.

Abstract: A voice coil motor device includes a fixed component and a movable component. The movable component holds a lens. The movable component is accommodated in the fixed component. The fixed component includes a housing and a base. The housing defines a first hole and includes first side walls. The base defines a second hole. Centers of the first hole and the second hole are on an optical axis. The movable component is accommodated in the housing. The first hole receives the lens. One end of the movable component is received in the second hole of the base. The first side walls of the housing define a plurality of positioning holes, and the base includes a plurality of positioning posts. Each of the positioning posts is embedded in a corresponding one of the positioning holes.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for sidelink synchronization signal pattern in the unlicensed frequency bands (SL-U). In one novel aspect, the UE, configured one or more SL resource pools, determines an applicability of the occupied channel bandwidth (OCB), and configures OCB-compliance SL synchronization signal block (S-SSB) based on the OCB requirement, wherein the OCB-compliance S-SSB is included in or excluded from the one or more SL resource pools to the meet the OCB requirements. In one embodiment, the S-SSB is excluded from the SL resource pool and the S-SSB is transmitted repeatedly in the frequency domain multiple times or transmitted interlaced in frequency domain based on the OCB requirement. In one embodiment, the SL synchronization signal blocks are included in the SL resource pool and are multiplexed with other transmissions in the frequency domain multiplexed (FDM) mode or time domain multiplexed (TDM) mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a memory device comprising a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit coupled to the memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory planes; the peripheral circuit includes a plurality of selected voltage selection circuits corresponding to the plurality of memory planes; a plurality of global word line voltage selection circuits respectively corresponding to each memory plane, and a plurality of local word line voltage selection circuits respectively corresponding to each memory plane. The plurality of selected voltage selection circuits are configured to select a voltage from a plurality of selected voltages to output to the global word line voltage selection circuits; the global word line voltage selection circuits are configured to select a voltage from unselected voltages and the voltage output from the plurality of selected voltage selection circuits to output to the local word line voltage selection circuits.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to power control of sidelink (SL) on unlicensed spectrum (SL-U) in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) communicates in a SL-U. The UE performs a transmit power control (TPC) such that a power spectral density (PSD) limit is not exceeded in communicating in the SL-U.

Abstract: A method can include determining a resource allocation framework for sidelink communication, allocating resources in a resource grid for PSCCH, PSSCH, or PSFCH based on the framework, and transmitting a sub-channel index and an RB set index to indicate resource allocation information of the PSCCH, the PSSCH, or the PSFCH over an SL-U spectrum, wherein the resource allocation framework comprising at least one SL-U CC including an SL-U BWP including X indexed RBs, the SL-U BWP being divided into Y indexed RPs and at least one inter-RP GB when to Y being an integer greater than 1, each RP being divided into N indexed RB sets and at least one intra-cell GB when N being an integer greater than 1, K indexed interlaces configured to map the RBs cyclically per RP, and sub-channels configured to map the interlaces per RB set and cyclically across different RB set per RP.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor process apparatus and a power control method. The apparatus includes an upper electrode assembly, a process chamber, and a power adjustment assembly. A chuck configured to carry a wafer is arranged in the process chamber. The upper electrode assembly is configured to excite the process gas in the process chamber to form the plasma. The power adjustment component is configured to detect the bias voltage value on the upper surface of the chuck in real-time, calculate the difference between the bias voltage value and the target bias voltage value, and when the difference is greater than the preset threshold, adjust the output power value of the upper electrode assembly according to the difference until the difference is less than or equal to the preset threshold.

Abstract: A method can include determining a resource allocation framework for sidelink communication, allocating resources in a resource grid for PSCCH, PSSCH, or PSFCH based on the framework, and transmitting at least one sub-channel index and at least one RB set index to indicate resource allocation information of PSCCH, PSSCH, or PSFCH over an SL-U spectrum, wherein the resource allocation framework comprising at least one SL-U CC including an SL-U BWP including X indexed RBs, the SL-U BWP being divided into Y indexed RPs and at least one inter-RP GB when Y being an integer greater than 1, each RP being divided into N indexed RB sets and at least one intra-cell GB when N being an integer greater than 1, K indexed interlaces configured to map the RBs cyclically per BWP, and sub-channels configured to map the interlaces per RB set and cyclically across different RB set per RP.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an impedance-matching method applied to a semiconductor process apparatus, an impedance-matching device, and the semiconductor process apparatus. The impedance-matching method includes adjusting a parameter value of an adjustable element of an impedance-matching device to a preset initial value at beginning of a process, when a radio frequency (RF) power supply is powered on, adjusting the parameter value of the adjustable element according to a pre-stored optimal matching path corresponding to the process, and adjusting the parameter value of the adjustable element using an automatic matching algorithm after reaching end time of the preset matching period until impedance-matching is achieved. The optimal matching path includes parameter values of the adjustable element corresponding to different moments in a preset matching period.

Abstract: A dustproof member includes a base plate, a dustproof plate, and a connecting portion. A first through hole is defined by an inner surface of the base plate. A second through hole is defined by an inner surface of the dustproof plate. The connecting portion has a shape of a hollow barrel and defines a hollow cavity. Two opposite ends of the connecting portion are respectively connected to an end of the inner surface of the base plate and an end of the inner surface of the dustproof plate, thereby forming a dust collecting groove between the base plate and the dustproof plate. A camera module having the dustproof member and an electronic device having the camera module are also provided.

Abstract: A method is provided, which includes conducting, at a first user equipment (UE), a listen-before-talk (LBT) process on an unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT) for a sidelink transmission; determining, at the first UE, based on channel sensing executed on the unlicensed band, a group of candidate sidelink resources on the unlicensed band, where each candidate side link resource is within a sidelink resource selection window, and does not have reservation that is associated with a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) higher than a predetermined resource exclusion RSRP threshold; selecting, at the first UE, a sidelink resource from the group of candidate sidelink resources; and performing, on the selected sidelink resource, the sidelink transmission from the first UE to a second UE, within the obtained COT. Multiple Sidelink Control Information (SCI) messages are decoded at the first UE on a single Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to rollback of services with a global variable change. Embodiment techniques detect that at least two of a plurality of services in a transaction are executed to change a value of a first global variable. Tracing information is obtained to indicate a first order in which the at least two services change the value of the first global variable during execution of the plurality of services. In response to a failure of the transaction, a rollback execution plan for a plurality of compensating services is determined at least based on the tracing information, where the plurality of compensating services are configured to compensate for the plurality of services respectively. The plurality of compensating services subsequently executed according to the rollback execution plan.

Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, a filter, a lens base, and a lens. The photosensitive chip is mounted on the circuit board. The lens base is mounted on the circuit board and receives the photosensitive chip therein. The filter is mounted in the lens base and positioned above the photosensitive chip. The lens is mounted in the lens base and positioned above the photosensitive chip. A dust-absorbing film is arranged in the lens base and located above the filter. An electronic device having the camera module is also provided.

Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, a filter, a l holder, and a lens assembly. A receiving groove is recessed from a surface of the circuit board. The photosensitive chip is received in the receiving groove. The holder is mounted on the surface of the circuit board and covers the photosensitive chip. The filter is mounted in the holder and spaced from the photosensitive chip. The lens assembly is mounted on the holder and located at a side of the filter facing away from the photosensitive chip. A dustproof layer is laid on the surface of the circuit board facing the filter and surrounds the photosensitive chip. An electronic device having the camera module is also provided.

Abstract: A method for performing sidelink transmission over an unlicensed band is provided. The method includes performing a first-type listen-before-talk (LBT) process on the unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT) for the sidelink transmission. The first-type LBT process includes a random backoff process. Duration of the random backoff process is determined by a randomly generated LBT counter. The method further includes determining, based on a result from a sensing operation performed on the unlicensed band within a sensing window, a plurality of candidate sidelink resources on the unlicensed band within a sidelink resource selection window. The method also includes selecting, based on a completion time point of the first-type LBT process, a sidelink resource from the plurality of candidate sidelink resources. The method also includes performing the sidelink transmission within the obtained COT on the selected sidelink resource.