Abstract: Methods of cutting gate structures, and structures formed, are described. In an embodiment, a structure includes first and second gate structures over an active area, and a gate cut-fill structure. The first and second gate structures extend parallel. The active area includes a source/drain region disposed laterally between the first and second gate structures. The gate cut-fill structure has first and second primary portions and an intermediate portion. The first and second primary portions abut the first and second gate structures, respectively. The intermediate portion extends laterally between the first and second primary portions. First and second widths of the first and second primary portions along longitudinal midlines of the first and second gate structures, respectively, are each greater than a third width of the intermediate portion midway between the first and second gate structures and parallel to the longitudinal midline of the first gate structure.

Abstract: A marking method on image combined with sound signal, a terminal apparatus, and a server are provided. In the method, a first image is displayed. A selection command is detected. A target sound signal is embedded into a speech signal so as to generate a combined sound signal. The combined sound signal is transmitted. The selection command corresponds to a target region in the first image, and the selection command is generated selecting the target region through an input operation. The target sound signal corresponds to the target region of the selection command, and the speech signal is obtained by receiving sound. Accordingly, all attendants in the video conference are able to make makings on a shared screen.

Abstract: A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) includes a circuit substrate comprising electronic circuitry, a support substrate having a recess, a bonding layer disposed between the circuit substrate and the support substrate, through holes passing through the circuit substrate to the recess, a first conductive layer disposed on a front side of the circuit substrate, and a second conductive layer disposed on an inner wall of the recess. The first conductive layer extends into the through holes and the second conductive layer extends into the through holes and coupled to the first conductive layer.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for determining an entry finder from a plurality of merge points of a bounding box for an optimal performance of a differential group pattern match routing. One example method includes identifying each merge point candidate of a plurality of merge point candidates, performing a routability determination process, results of the routability determination process comprises a remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, routing each remaining merge point from the remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, calculating a routing cost for each remaining merge point from the remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, and determining a merge point having a lowest calculated routing cost.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for determining an entry finder from a plurality of merge points of a bounding box for optimal performance of differential group pattern match routing. One example method includes identifying each of a plurality of merge point candidates, performing a routability determination process, the results of the routability determination process comprising a remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, routing each remaining merge point from the remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, calculating a routing cost for each remaining merge point from the remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, and determining a merge point having a lowest calculated cost.

Abstract: Rather than using an external sampling clock to perform time-to-digital conversion function, input signal is self-sampled by its own delayed signals. A demodulation method utilizing delayed-self-sampling technique, comprising steps of: obtaining a signal processed by a limiting amplifier as the only input signal required for demodulation; transferring the limiting amplified signal via two paths, by one of which the limiting amplified signal is directly sent to an input end of a delayed-self-sampler, and by the other of which the limiting amplified signal is sent to a delay line for generating and outputting time delayed signals; sampling the limiting amplified signal by time delayed signals from the delay line with delayed-self-sampler to generate a group of sampled data; and converting the group of sampled data by a thermometer-to-binary converter into a group of binary codes, which is input into data decision circuitry to be processed into recovered base-band data.

Abstract: A demodulation method utilizing delayed-sampling technique, comprising steps of: obtaining a signal processed by a limiting amplifier as an input signal; transferring the input signal via two paths, by one of which the input signal is directly sent to an input end of a delayed sampler, and by the other of which the input signal is sent to a delay line for generating and outputting time delayed signal; sampling the signal transferred via the delay line to generate a group of sampled data; and converting the sampled data by a thermometer-to-binary converter into a group of binary codes, which is input into data decision circuitry to be processed into recovered base-band data.