Abstract: The present disclosure provides a forksheet structure in a semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing thereof. The forksheet structure according to the present disclosure includes a dielectric wall disposed between two channel regions inside a gate structure and without extending through the sidewall spacers to the source/drain regions. In some embodiments, a cut metal gate (CMG) dielectric structure is formed in the gate structure along with the dielectric walls. A gate dielectric layer is in contact with the dielectric wall. In some embodiments, the dielectric layer surrounds semiconductor channels in the channel region. In other embodiments, the gate dielectric layer surrounds a portion of the semiconductor channels in the channel region, for example forming a ?-shape cross sectional profile around the semiconductor channel.

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: 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: 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 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: Provided are a terminal control method, system and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: establishing connection with a controlled terminal; acquiring a first interaction interface of the controlled terminal; displaying a second interaction interface, wherein the second interaction interface matches the first interaction interface of the controlled terminal; receiving a touch-control operation of a user on the second interaction interface; according to the touch-control operation, controlling the controlled terminal to perform a touch control response; acquiring a first touch-control response interface of the controlled terminal, wherein the first touch-control response interface is an interface displayed by the controlled terminal after performing a touch control response; and displaying a second touch-control response interface, wherein the second touch-control response interface matches the first touch-control response interface of the controlled terminal.

Abstract: A system for inspecting surfaces that includes a mobile base, sensors for base navigation, sensors for surface inspection, a communication system and a host computer that executes modules for base motion planning and navigation, location, point cloud acquisition and processing, surface modelling and analysis, multi module coordination and user interfaces. The inspection procedure has the robot move in a zigzag pattern trajectory over the surface. For every fixed distance, a 3D point cloud of the surface is generated and the location of the point cloud with respect to the world coordinate system is recorded. The location of the point cloud is based on SLAM for spatial mapping. At the same time, a high-resolution photo of the corresponding area on the surface is recorded by the camera. Both the point cloud and the photo are transmitted to the host computer for processing and analysis.

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 generally to aromatic derivatives that are inhibitors of FGFR4 and are useful in treating FGFR4-associated diseases or conditions. Compositions containing the compounds of the present disclosure are also provided.

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 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: A computer system acquires a video bitstream. The video bitstream includes data associated with multiple encoded pictures. Each encoded picture includes one or more coding units (CUs). While decoding a current CU of a picture in the video bitstream, the current CU having a plurality of reference subblocks located in one or more reference pictures, in accordance with a determination that the plurality of reference subblocks satisfy a first set of predefined conditions for enabling a subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction (SbTMVP) mode, the computer system retrieves, from the video bitstream, syntax elements associated with the SbTMVP mode. The computer system then decodes the current CU using the retrieved syntax elements associated with the SbTMVP mode.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes forming a stack of semiconductor layers comprising a plurality of first semiconductor layers and a plurality of second semiconductor layers over a semiconductor substrate. A first stack of masking layers is formed over the stack of semiconductor layers with a first width and a second stack of masking layers is formed laterally offset from the stack of semiconductor layers with a second width less than the first width. A patterning process is performed on the semiconductor substrate and the stack of semiconductor layers, thereby defining a first fin structure laterally adjacent to a second fin structure. The first fin structure has the first width and the second fin structure has the second width. The stack of semiconductor layers directly overlies the first fin structure and has the first width.

Abstract: In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives a spoofing alert message from either a server or an internet-of-things (IOT) device that indicates whether a spoofed Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) condition is present. Based on determining that the spoofing alert message indicates that a spoofed GNSS condition is present, the UE determines, based on the spoofing alert message, a location of a spoofer broadcasting a spoofed GNSS signal, determines, based on the location of the spoofer and a current location of the UE, that the UE is within a receiving area of the spoofed GNSS signal, and determines a position of the UE without using the spoofed GNSS signal.

Abstract: The application provides a method and an apparatus for measuring speech-image synchronicity, and a method and an apparatus for training a model, where the method for measuring speech-image synchronicity includes: acquiring a speech segment and an image segment of a video, where there is a correspondence between the speech segment and the image segment in the video; processing the speech segment and the image segment to obtain a speech feature of the speech segment and a visual feature of the image segment; and determining, according to the speech feature of the speech segment and the visual feature of the speech segment, whether there is synchronicity between the speech segment and the image segment, where the synchronicity is used for characterizing matching between a sound in the speech segment and a movement of a target character in the image segment.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to tuning configuration parameters for graphics pipeline for better user experience. A device for graphics processing, comprising: hardware engines; a graphics pipeline at least partly implemented by the hardware engines; and a tuner, coupled to the hardware engines and the graphics pipeline, the tuner to: collect statuses of the device during runtime for a previous frame; determine configuration parameters based on the collected statuses, the configuration parameters associated with three-dimensional 3D rendering, pre-processing and video encoding of the graphics pipeline; and tune the graphics pipeline with the determined configuration parameters for processing a next frame.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing soft ground by post-grouting combined with pressurized vacuum preloading is proposed, by pre-burying prefabricated vertical drains and air-boosted pipes in granular material piles, and the air-boosted pipes are used as grouting pipes to reduce the number of times of piling, which not only improves the construction efficiency, but also reduces the structural disturbance of the soil and the influence of smear effect, thus reducing the impact on the radial permeability and the radial consolidation coefficients. The method does not use geotextile bags for granular materials, which can avoid the problem of forming a localized clogging area around the geotextile bags, and the method not only improves the efficiency of vacuum transfer in a pre-consolidation stage, but also improves the grouting effect in the later stage, effectively enhances the strength of soft soil and makes granular material piles and the surrounding soil form composite ground.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, a device, a computer device, and a storage medium. The embodiment of the present application obtains a target video, each frame of the target video including a face image corresponding to a same object; inputting the face image of each frame into a first target preset backbone model, and outputting a first target image feature; inputting the first target image feature into a first target preset network model, and correspondingly outputting a first target expression coefficients. By decoupling the first target expression coefficient from non-expression coefficient, an accuracy of the expression coefficient that is extracted is greatly improved.

Abstract: An information processing method is provided. The method includes obtaining a target video. A first target image feature corresponding to a face image of each frame is obtained. A target identity coefficient and a target texture coefficient corresponding to the target image feature in the face image of a different frame in the target video are obtained. A first target identity feature is obtained according to the target identity coefficient, and a first target texture feature is obtained according to the target texture coefficient. Once a first target feature is obtained by splicing the target image feature, the first target identity feature and the first target texture feature, a first target expression coefficient is obtained based on the first target feature.

Abstract: Described herein are novel methods of synthesizing 5-Bromo-2-(3-chloro-pyridin-2-yl)-2H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid from pyrazole or pyrazole derivatives.