Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device having facet-free epitaxial structures with a substantially uniform thickness. The semiconductor device includes a fin structure on a substrate. The fin structure includes a fin bottom portion and a fin top portion. A top surface of the fin bottom portion is wider than a bottom surface of the fin top portion. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric layer on the fin top portion, an amorphous layer on the dielectric layer, and an epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer is on a top surface of the amorphous layer, sidewall surfaces of the amorphous layer, the dielectric layer, the fin top portion, and the top surface of the fin bottom portion.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide video processing systems and methods. The video processing method may include receiving, by one or more processors, a video frame of a video for in-loop filtering. For a target pixel of the video frame, the video processing method may further include selecting, by the one or more processors, a bilateral filtering window to perform the in-loop filtering on the target pixel from a group of candidate filtering windows. The group of candidate filtering windows include a plurality of side filtering windows and a full filtering window. The video processing method may also include filtering, by the one or more processors, the target pixel of the video frame using the selected bilateral filtering window.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for decoding a video block in GPM. The method includes: partitioning the video block into first and second geometric partitions; receiving a first GPM with a motion vector refinement (GPM-MVR) enable flag for the first geometric partition and receiving a second GPM-MVR enable flag for the second geometric partition; receiving a joint template matching (TM) enable flag for the first and second geometric partition that jointly indicates whether a uni-directional motion of the first partition is refined by TM and whether a uni-directional motion of the second partition is refined by the TM; receiving a first merge GPM index for the first geometric partition and a second merge GPM index for the second geometric partition; constructing a uni-directional MV candidate list of the GPM; and generating a uni-directional MV for the first geometric partition and a uni-directional MV for the second geometric partition.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes channel members vertically stacked, a gate structure wrapping around the channel members, a gate spacer disposed on sidewalls of the gate structure, an epitaxial feature abutting the channel members, and an inner spacer layer interposing the gate structure and the epitaxial feature. In a top view of the semiconductor device, the inner spacer layer has side portions in physical contact with the gate spacer and a middle portion stacked between the side portions. In a lengthwise direction of the channel members, the middle portion of the inner spacer layer is thicker than the side portions of the inner spacer layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a plurality of semiconductor layers having a first group of semiconductor layers, a second group of semiconductor layers disposed over and aligned with the first group of semiconductor layers, and a third group of semiconductor layers disposed over and aligned with the second group of semiconductor layers. The structure further includes a first source/drain epitaxial feature in contact with a first number of semiconductor layers of the first group of semiconductor layers and a second source/drain epitaxial feature in contact with a second number of semiconductor layers of the third group of semiconductor layers. The first number of semiconductor layers of the first group of semiconductor layers is different from the second number of semiconductor layers of the third group of semiconductor layers.

Abstract: A monitoring system based on a digital converter station includes a first monitoring terminal deployed at a first-level monitoring side, a second monitoring terminal deployed at a second-level monitoring side, and a third monitoring terminal deployed at a third-level monitoring side; the monitoring terminal at each level includes a communication module, a human-machine interaction module, a device status monitoring module, a device alarm management module, a video fusion processing module, and a data transmission adjustment and control module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of EV-DWPT (electric vehicle dynamic wireless power transfer), and specifically discloses a double solenoid EV-DWPT system and a parameter optimization method thereof. The system is provided with a magnetic coupling mechanism, comprising a transmitting structure and a receiving structure. The transmitting structure includes a plurality of double solenoid transmitting rails arranged equidistantly along a road direction. Each double solenoid transmitting rail includes a square tubular magnetic core perpendicular to the road surface, and transmitting solenoids wound spirally using one and the same Litz wire wound in opposite directions.

Abstract: Provided is a method for video decoding including: receiving a control variable enabling adaptive switch between motion vector refinement (MVR) offset sets; receiving an indication variable enabling adaptive switch between codeword tables that binarize offset magnitudes in the MVR offset sets under the coding level; partitioning the video block into a first and a second geometric partition; selecting an MVR offset set based on the control variable; receiving syntax elements to determine a first and second MVR offsets applied to the first and second geometric partitions from the selected MVR offset set; obtaining a first and second MVs from a candidate list for the first and the second geometric partition; calculating a first and second refined MVs based on the first and second MVs and the first and second MVR offsets; and obtaining prediction samples based on the first and second refined MVs.

Abstract: A composition and use thereof. The composition comprises an active component a and an active component b; the active component a is a compound as shown in general formula A; and the active component b is at least one of compounds which have insecticidal, acaricidal or bactericidal activity and are different from the compound as shown in general formula A. The composition has the advantages of synergistic effect and expanding prevention and treatment spectrum, and can be used for preventing and treating various pests, particularly mite damage, and plant diseases caused by various fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses.

Abstract: A write request directed to the non-volatile memory device is received. A stripe associated with an address specified by the write request is present in the volatile memory device is determined. The volatile memory device includes a plurality of stripes, each stripe of the plurality of stripes having a plurality of managed units. The write request on a managed unit of the stripe in the volatile memory device is performed. The stripe in the volatile memory device is evicted to a stripe in the non-volatile memory device.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active region, a second active region and a dielectric wall. The second active region disposed adjacent to the first active region, and there is a first space between the first active region and the second active region. The dielectric wall is formed within the first space and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall continuously extend along a plane.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method includes: receiving, from the video data, an Adaptation Parameter Set (APS) identifier associated with a number of previously used Cross-Component Sample Adaptive Offset (CCSAO) filter offset sets stored in APS; receiving, from the video data, a syntax in Picture Header (PH) or Slice Header (SH) that indicates the APS identifier used for a current picture or slice; decoding, for the current coding tree unit (CTU), a filter set index that indicates a particular previously used CCSAO filter offset set of the number of offset sets in the APS associated with the APS identifier; and applying the particular previously used CCSAO filter offset set to the current CTU of the video data.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a stack of semiconductor layers spaced apart from and aligned with each other, a first source/drain epitaxial feature in contact with a first one or more semiconductor layers of the stack of semiconductor layers, and a second source/drain epitaxial feature disposed over the first source/drain epitaxial feature. The second source/drain epitaxial feature is in contact with a second one or more semiconductor layers of the stack of semiconductor layers. The structure further includes a first dielectric material disposed between the first source/drain epitaxial feature and the second source/drain epitaxial feature and a first liner disposed between the first source/drain epitaxial feature and the second source/drain epitaxial feature. The first liner is in contact with the first source/drain epitaxial feature and the first dielectric material.

Abstract: A touch control system includes: a touch panel; an active pen having a plurality of functions, the functions being used for controlling the active pen or the touch panel and initiated only by at least one voice signal, the active pen including: a voice receiving module configured to receive the at least one voice signal; a voice analyzing module configured to analyze the at least one voice signal to generate a controlling command; and a control module configured to determine that the controlling command is configured to control the active pen or the touch panel; and a touch controller electrically connected to the touch panel and receive, in response to the controlling command being configured to control the touch panel, the controlling command.

Abstract: A display panel includes a display region and a photoelectric sensing region which includes a light transmitting region and a frame region surrounding the light transmitting region; the frame region includes a first region surrounding the light transmitting region, a second region on a side of the first region away from the light transmitting region and surrounding the first region, and a third region between the second region and the display region. The spacers are in an array and in the display region but not in the light transmitting region. A plurality of first support pillars are in the first region, arranged around the light transmitting region, and spaced from each other. A plurality of second support pillars are in the second region, around the second region, and spaced from each other. A plurality of third support pillars are in the third region in an array.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system, a software application, and methods of digital lithography for semiconductor packaging. The method includes comparing positions of vias and via locations, generating position data based on the comparing the positions of vias and the via locations, providing the position data of the vias to a digital lithography device, updating a redistributed metal layer (RDL) mask pattern according to the position data such that RDL locations correspond to the positions of the vias, and projecting the RDL mask pattern with the digital lithography device.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a recess, and growing an epitaxial feature in the recess. The method of growing the epitaxial feature includes: (a) growing a sub-layer of the epitaxial feature; (b) selectively etching the sub-layer of the epitaxial feature while providing a first UV radiation; and (c) repeating step (a) and step (b) alternately multiple times.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide systems and methods for motion refinement in a video. The method may include determining an initial motion vector for a video block of a video frame from the video. The method may include determining a matching target based on a weighted combination of a first reference block from a first reference frame in the video and a second reference block from a second reference frame in the video. The method may include performing a bilateral matching based motion refinement process at a block level to iteratively update the initial motion vector based on the matching target until a refined motion vector is obtained. The method may include refining a motion vector for each sub-block in the video block using the refined motion vector of the video block. Refining the motion vector at a sub-block level applies an affine motion model of the video block.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video block in GPM includes: partitioning the video block into two geometric partitions; constructing a uni-directional motion victor (MV) candidate list by adding regular merge candidates; in response to determining that the candidate list is not full, constructing a first updated candidate list by adding additional uni-directional MVs derived from bi-prediction MVs of a regular merge candidate list to the candidate list; in response to determining that the first updated candidate list is not full, constructing a second updated candidate list by adding pairwise average candidates to the first updated candidate list; in response to determining that the second updated candidate list is not full, periodically adding zero uni-directional MVs to the second updated candidate list until a maximum length is reached; and respectively generating a uni-directional MV for each geometric partition.

Abstract: An automatic robotic arm system and a coordinating method for robotic arm and computer vision thereof are disclosed. A beam-splitting mirror splits an incident light into a visible light and a ranging light and respectively guides to an image capturing device and an optical ranging device arranged in the different reference axes. In a calibration mode, a transformation relation is computed based on a plurality of the calibration postures and corresponding calibration images. In an operation mode, a mechanical space coordinate is determined based on an operation image and the transformation relation, and the robotic arm is controlled to move based on the mechanical space coordinate.