Abstract: A method may include forming a mask layer on top of a first dielectric layer formed on a first source/drain and a second source/drain, and creating an opening in the mask layer and the first dielectric layer that exposes portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain. The method may include filling the opening with a metal layer that covers the exposed portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain, and forming a gap in the metal layer to create a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The first metal contact may electrically couple to the first source/drain and the second metal contact may electrically couple to the second source/drain. The gap may separate the first metal contact from the second metal contact by less than nineteen nanometers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a preparation method of a battery composite material, wherein a precursor with the chemical formula FePO4 is formed by introducing air or oxygen during calcination. The precursor is then reacted with a first reactant containing lithium atoms and a carbon source to form a battery composite material with the chemical formula LiFePO4.

Abstract: This application provides a packet forwarding method and a related apparatus. The method may include: A first device receives a first packet sent by a second device in a second cycle; and the first device determines a target cycle corresponding to the first packet based on cycle modification information corresponding to the first packet and a cycle mapping relationship, and forwards the first packet in the target cycle corresponding to the first packet.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first dielectric layer over a semiconductor fin. The method includes forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The method includes exposing a portion of the first dielectric layer. The method includes oxidizing a surface of the second dielectric layer while limiting oxidation on the exposed portion of the first dielectric layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Fe—Al-based metal porous membrane and a preparation method thereof, which relate to the technical field of industrial gas-solid and liquid-solid separation and purification, and mainly address problems in the prior art, such as cracking-prone and peeling of a membrane layer of an existing Fe—Al-based metal porous membrane during its preparation and use. The preparation method of the present invention comprises the steps of: adding a Fe—Al-based metal powder and a metal fiber powder into an organic-additive-added water-based solvent, and mixing them into a slurry; casting the slurry, through a casting machine, to form a membrane green body on a metal substrate layer, and letting it dry; and placing the dried membrane green body in a sintering furnace, to remove organic substances and perform high-temperature sintering and predetermined-temperature reaction synthesis.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing fabric with flat screen and digital printed patterns includes: singeing, pretreatment, flat screen scraping sizing, drying, pattern printing, humidification, steaming treatment, washing, and non-ironing and soft setting. The pretreatment is a biological enzyme pretreatment process including: cloth feeding at 75° C., dipping, scouring and bleaching in a working fluid, heating to 90° C. for treatment of 30 minutes, draining, hot water washing and cold water washing. A shortened process flow can be realized, and the positioned sizing that uses a flat screen to scrape a sizing agent to a pattern position to be digital spray-printed on instead of traditional full-width sizing for sizing and printing, which greatly reduces the amount of sizing agent used, lowers production cost and reduces waste water pollution, and solves problem that the fabric is mottled caused by the application of sizing agent in areas without printed pattern due to full-width sizing.

Abstract: A novel method for performing replication of messages in a network that bridges one or more physical networks to an overlay logical network is provided. A physical gateway provides bridging between network nodes of a physical network and virtual machines in the overlay logical network by serving as an endpoint of the overlay logical network. The physical gateway does not replicate messages from the bridged physical network to destination endpoints in the overlay logical network directly, but instead tunnels the message-to-be-replicated to a designated tunnel endpoint in the overlay logical network. The designated tunnel endpoint in turn replicates the message that was tunneled to it to other endpoints in the overlay logical network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a CTC3.0-based locomotive decoupling and coupling plan automatic generation and execution method. According to the method, by upgrading a track occupancy display terminal and a data platform in a CTC3.0 system, automatic generation of a locomotive decoupling or coupling plan is triggered when the route display terminal receives a train plan, so as to complete a locomotive decoupling or coupling task. The method has the advantages of high automation degree and high transportation efficiency.

Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for detecting facial key points, a computer device, and a storage medium including: acquiring a to-be-detected face image from a current frame; determining partial images in the to-be-detected face image, each partial image including one or more facial key points; determining, within each of the partial images, candidate points of the one or more facial key points corresponding to the partial image, respectively; and jointly constraining the candidate points in the partial images to determine a set of facial key points from the candidate points for the to-be-detected face image. For the partial images in the entire to-be-detected face image, the candidate points of the facial key points corresponding to the partial images are respectively determined. Therefore, a calculation amount may be reduced, and the efficiency of determining the candidate points of the facial key points is improved.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method and apparatus for training a semantic representation model, a device and a computer storage medium, which relates to the field of natural language processing technologies in artificial intelligence.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device employs light field directional backlighting to provide three-dimensional (3D) pupil steering without mechanical adjustment while maintaining a compact form factor and performance. An example light field directional backlighting unit includes two substantially flat components: an array of light sources and an array of modulators (e.g., a micro lens array (MLA), a stack of transmissive display elements, a pinhole array, and similar ones). By digitally modifying the illumination pattern on the array of light source and pairing to the light field directional backlighting unit to an extra transmissive display element as the main display panel and one or more viewing optical elements, a light field created by the light field directional backlighting unit is moved in three-dimensional (3D) space to correspond to pupil shift without interfering with the display content.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a culture device and method. The culture device includes a substrate, wherein a surface of the substrate includes a plurality of culture regions. Each of the plurality of culture regions are configured to adhere a culture. An adhesion affinity of an interior of each of the plurality of culture regions is greater than an adhesion affinity of an exterior of each of the plurality of culture regions. The present disclosure further discloses a culture method for biological culture using the culture device.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate an output signal having a first frequency in response to a voltage level of a first input signal and a value of a second input signal. The second circuit may be configured to determine the value of the second input signal based on a reference frequency signal, the first frequency of the output signal, a reference voltage, and a value representing a target frequency for the output signal.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for GNSS position fix in connected state. In one novel aspect, the UE reports GNSS assistance information to the network entity in the NTN system, wherein the GNSS assistance information includes a GNSS position fix time duration for measurement. When the UE detects the GNSS position out-of-date condition in the RRC_CONNECTED stated, the UE determines whether the GNSS position fix time duration for measurement is smaller than the network scheduled duration for GNSS measurement and performs the GNSS position acquisition procedure in the RRC_CONNECTED state if determined yes. In another embodiment, the network scheduled duration for GNSS measurement is configured for the UE to re-acquire GNSS position fix in the RRC_CONNECTED state and may further include duration to re-acquire downlink (DL) synchronization with or without NTN system information block (SIB). In one embodiment, the network scheduled duration for GNSS measurement is a new scheduling gap or a GNSS timer.

Abstract: A method for forming a carbon electrode can include forming a blank comprising a bio-based material, constraining the blank, pyrolyzing the blank, and forming a carbon electrode based on pyrolyzing the blank. The method can also include activating the carbon electrode during the formation of the carbon electrode or thereafter. The bio-based material can include wood, coconut shell, bamboo, rice husks, hemp, jute, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an InDel marker genotype database of whole genome of Malus and use in specific identification of germplasm resources thereof, belonging to the technical field of molecular biology. The constructing method of the genotype database comprises: genotyping InDel markers of genomic DNA samples of Malus germplasm resources by using primer pairs and multiplex PCR; recording one line data for each Malus germplasm resource according to the genotype of InDel marker; collecting all germplasm resources records to obtain an InDel marker genotype database of the whole genome of Malus. The whole genome InDel marker genotype database of Malus provided by the disclosure can identify the specificity of apple germplasm simply, efficiently and stably, thus overcoming the limitation that DUS test is easily influenced by environment, and providing a powerful tool for the protection of new apple varieties and the management of germplasm resources.

Abstract: A strength measurement system for rock specimen under microwave effect includes a supporting device, a testing cabin, a strength test device, a hydraulic loading device and a microwave transmitting device. Testing cabin is arranged on supporting device; strength test device is arranged in testing cabin, and a rock specimen is arranged on strength test device; a fixed end of hydraulic loading device is arranged on supporting device, and a movable end of hydraulic loading device acts on rock specimen; microwave transmitting device is arranged on testing cabin, and microwave transmitting device acts on rock specimen. Testing cabin has isolation function and limits microwave within testing cabin. By loading microwave on rock specimen by means of microwave transmitting device, effect of microwave on rock strength is learnt, and correlation between power and duration of microwave on rock specimen and rock strength is studied in targeted manner.

Abstract: A microwave rock-breaking drilling device includes an integrated drill bit assembly, a microwave generating assembly, and a water-jetting and dust-removing assembly, the integrated drill bit assembly comprises a drill bit body, a cutterhead, and a cutting tooth, the cutterhead and the cutting tooth are provided on the drill bit body; the microwave generating assembly comprises a microwave emitting hole, the microwave emitting hole is located on the drill bit body and is communicated with outside; the water-jetting and dust-removing assembly comprises a water jetting hole, the water jetting hole is located on the drill bit body and is communicated with outside.

Abstract: A sacrificial layer is formed over a first channel structure of an N-type transistor (NFET) and over a second channel structure of a P-type transistor (PFET). A PFET patterning process is performed at least in part by etching away the sacrificial layer in the PFET while protecting the NFET from being etched. After the PFET patterning process has been performed, a P-type work function (WF) metal layer is deposited in both the NFET and the PFET. An NFET patterning process is performed at least in part by etching away the P-type WF metal layer and the sacrificial layer in the NFET while protecting the PFET from being etched. After the NFET patterning process has been performed, an N-type WF metal layer is deposited in both the NFET and the PFET.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a lightguide for conveying images to an eyebox. The lightguide includes a substrate, a diffractive optical element (DOE) configured to couple the image light into the substrate. The DOE has a spatially variable pitch configured to provide the DOE with a positive optical power. The lightguide further includes a grating out-coupler supported by the substrate for out-coupling portions of the image light from the substrate toward the eyebox.