Abstract: Technologies relating to crossbar array circuits with parallel grounding lines are disclosed. An example crossbar array circuit includes: a word line; a bit line; a first selector line; a grounding line; a first transistor including a first source terminal, a first drain terminal, a first gate terminal, and a first body terminal; and an RRAM device connected in series with the first transistor. The grounding line is connected to the first body terminal and is grounded and the grounding line parallel to the bit line. The first selector line is connected to the first gate terminal. In some implementations, the RRAM device is connected between the first transistor via the first drain terminal and the word line, and the first source terminal is connected to the bit line.

Abstract: A surface enhanced luminescence (SEL) sensor may include a substrate and nano fingers extending from the substrate. In one implementation, the nano fingers may be arranged in a cluster of at least three nano fingers extending from the substrate. The nano fingers of the cluster having different geometries so as to bend into a closed state such that each of the nano fingers of the cluster are linked to one another.

Abstract: A dual-purpose calibration system for an optical pressure sensitive paint considering static and sinusoidal pressure changes, and a calibration method, in which a dual-purpose calibration tube is used in common, are provided. In the dual-purpose calibration system, a dynamic adapter and a static adapter are replaced with each other to achieve switching between dynamic calibration and static calibration, so that two calibration methods, one static and the other dynamic, can be implemented by the dual-purpose calibration system. The switching between the dynamic calibration and the static calibration includes changing between the dynamic adapter and static adapter, and setting a sound source corresponding to the dynamic adapter or setting a gas source corresponding to the static adapter.

Abstract: One example of a device includes an antenna, a memristor code comparator, and a controller. The antenna is to receive a wake up signal. The memristor code comparator is to compare the wake up signal to a reference signal. The controller is to provide a trigger signal to wake up the device in response to the wake up signal matching the reference signal.

Abstract: In an example implementation, a touch-sensitive illuminating display includes a transparent flexible touch layer, a transparent top conductive layer adjacent the flexible touch layer, a bottom conductive layer, and an electroluminescent layer and variable-thickness dielectric layer sandwiched between the top and bottom conductive layers. Pressure against the flexible touch layer is to reduce the dielectric layer thickness and bring the top and bottom conductive layers closer together, causing the electroluminescent layer to emit light where the pressure is applied.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a printhead assembly containing a housing supporting a printhead. The printhead may have nozzles that are to fire droplets of a functional agent onto a layer of build material particles along respective flight paths to form sections of a 3D object from the build material particles, an array of light emission devices to direct respective light beams in the respective flight paths, and an array of photon detectors to detect respective light beams directed from a light source of the array of light emission devices, the light emission devices and the photon detectors being supported on the housing. The apparatus may also include a controller to determine whether any of the nozzles is operating improperly based upon whether the photon detectors detected the light beams and to output an instruction regarding an improperly operating nozzle in response to a determination that the nozzle is operating improperly.

Abstract: In some examples, a micro light-emitting diode (?LED) panel may include a ?LED including at least two electrodes (or bond pads), and a ferromagnetic material included in the at least two electrodes (or bond pads) and/or disposed on the at least two electrodes (or bond pads). The ?LED panel may further include a panel substrate including ferromagnetic material selectively disposed at least at two locations corresponding to locations of the at least two electrodes (or bond pads) to align a plurality of ?LEDs including the ?LED onto the panel substrate.

Abstract: A surface enhanced luminescence (SELS) sensor may include a substrate and nano fingers projecting from the substrate. Each of the nano fingers may include a polymer pillar having a sidewall and a top, a coating layer covering the sidewall and a metal cap supported by and in contact with the top of the pillar.

Abstract: An electronic device and communication method are disclosed. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to perform a pre-processing operation on a first one-dimensional sequence of modulation symbols, the pre-processing operation including: performing a dimension-increasing conversion to convert the first one-dimensional sequence of modulation symbols into a first multi-dimensional modulation symbol block; transforming the first multi-dimensional modulation symbol block into a second multi-dimensional modulation symbol block with a first transformation, wherein the first transformation couples each symbol in the first multi-dimensional modulation symbol block with each other; and performing a dimension-decreasing conversion to convert the second multi-dimensional modulation symbol block into a second one-dimensional sequence of modulation symbols, wherein the dimension-decreasing conversion is an inverse process of the dimension-increasing conversion.

Abstract: A microfluidic pressure sensor may include a reference chamber, a sensed volume, a microfluidic channel connecting an interior of the reference chamber to an interior of the sensed volume, a volume of liquid contained and movable within the microfluidic channel while occluding the microfluidic channel and a sensor to output signals indicating positioning of the volume of liquid along the microfluidic channel. Positioning of the volume of liquid along microfluidic channel indicates a pressure of the sensed volume.

Abstract: An annealing device may include an array of thermal heaters, each thermal heater comprising a resistive element formed into a cavity and wherein each of the thermal heaters within the array of thermal heaters are selectively activated to anneal an annealable material deposited into the cavities.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a printable ammonium-based chalcogenometalate fluid is described. The fluid includes an ammonium-based chalcogenometalate precursor. The printable ammonium-based chalcogenometalate fluid also includes an aqueous solvent and water. The printable ammonium-based chalcogenometalate fluid is printed onto a substrate. In the presence of heat, the aqueous solvent, water, and ammonium-based chalcogenometalate precursor break down to form a transition metal dichalcogenide having the form MX2.

Abstract: A surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor may include a substrate, an electrically conductive layer having a first portion spaced from a second portion by a gap, an electrically resistive layer in contact with and extending between the first portion and the second portion of the electrically conductive layer to form an electrically resistive bridge across the gap that heats the nano fingers in response to electrical current flowing across the bridge from the first portion to the second portion and nano fingers extending upward from the bridge.

Abstract: In an example of a 3D printing method, build material particles are applied to form a layer. Each build material particle includes a metal core and a metal oxide outer shell. The layer is patterned by selectively applying a reactive chemical on at least a portion of the layer to initiate a redox reaction with the metal oxide outer shells of the build material particles in contact with the reactive chemical, which reduces the metal oxide outer shells of the build material particles in contact with the reactive chemical and exposes the metal cores of the build material particles in contact with the reactive chemical. The patterned layer is exposed to rapid thermal processing to sinter the exposed metal cores to form a part layer. Any intact build material particles remain unsintered.

Abstract: In some examples, a fluidic conductive trace based radio-frequency identification device may include a flexible substrate layer including a channel, and a trace formed of a conductive fluid that is disposed substantially within the channel. The fluidic conductive trace based radio-frequency identification device may further include a sealing layer disposed on the flexible substrate layer and the trace to seal the conductive fluid in a liquid state within the channel.

Abstract: In an example implementation, a conductive trace printing system includes a conductive trace application station to apply a conductive trace onto a media substrate. The printing system also includes a conductive trace enhancement station to expose the conductive trace to an electroless metal plating solution to generate an enhanced conductive trace.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer capacitively coupled to the first metal layer through a dielectric layer. Further, the second metal layer includes an electron leakage path to provide for leakage of charge from the second metal layer in a predetermined leak time period.

Abstract: A device includes a P-N junction comprising a monolithic N-type semiconductor layer coupled to a monolithic P-type semiconductor layer. The monolithic N-type semiconductor layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first surface and the second portion has a second surface facing away from the first surface. The monolithic P-type semiconductor layer includes a third portion and a fourth portion. The third portion has a third surface and the fourth portion has a fourth surface facing away from the third surface.

Abstract: Technologies relating to CMOS image sensors with integrated Resistive Random-Access Memory (RRAMs) units that provide energy efficient analog storage, ultra-high speed analog storage, and in-memory computing functions are disclosed. An example CMOS image sensor with integrated RRAM crossbar array circuit includes a CMOS image sensor having multiple pixels configured to receive image signals; a column decoder configured to select the pixels in columns to read out; a row decoder configured to select the pixels in rows to read out; an amplifier configured to amplify first signals received from the CMOS image sensor; a multiplexer configured to sequentially or serially read out second signals received from the amplifier; and a first RRAM crossbar array circuit configured to store third signals received from the multiplexer.

Abstract: Technologies relating to crossbar array circuits with parallel grounding lines are disclosed. An example crossbar array circuit includes: a word line; a bit line; a first selector line; a grounding line; a first transistor including a first source terminal, a first drain terminal, a first gate terminal, and a first body terminal; and an RRAM device connected in series with the first transistor. The grounding line is connected to the first body terminal and is grounded and the grounding line parallel to the bit line. The first selector line is connected to the first gate terminal. In some implementations, the RRAM device is connected between the first transistor via the first drain terminal and the word line, and the first source terminal is connected to the bit line.