Abstract: A method for video decoding is provided. The method may be applied in a decoder and includes: receiving a video bitstream comprising a quantization parameter and a quantized level; deriving a scale value by scaling the quantization parameter by a scale factor; determining a plurality of parameters associated with a coding unit (CU); obtaining a plurality of bit-shifts by bit-shifting the plurality of parameters; and obtaining a plurality of coefficients associated with the CU based on the quantized level, the scale value, and the plurality of bit-shifts.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure is provided. The integrated circuit structure includes a die that contains a substrate, an interconnection structure, active connectors and dummy connectors. The interconnection structure is disposed over the substrate. The active connectors and the dummy connectors are disposed over the interconnection structure. The active connectors are electrically connected to the interconnection structure, and the dummy connectors are electrically insulated from the interconnection structure.

Abstract: A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) includes a circuit substrate, a first MEMS structure disposed over the circuit substrate, and a second MEMS structure disposed over the first MEMS structure.

Abstract: A method of decoding a video signal, apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a video block from the video signal, obtaining spatial neighboring blocks based on the video block, obtaining up to one left non-scaled motion vector predictor (MVP) based on the multiple left spatial neighboring blocks, obtaining up to one above non-scaled MVP based on the multiple above spatial neighboring blocks, deriving an MVP candidate list based on the coding block, the multiple left spatial neighboring blocks, and the multiple above spatial neighboring blocks by performing no motion vector scaling in all scenarios for deriving motion vectors in deriving process for spatial MVP candidates, receiving an index indicating an MVP in the MVP candidate list, and obtaining a prediction signal of the coding block based on the MVP indicated by the index.

Abstract: A method of decoding video data, comprising: receiving, from bitstream, video data corresponding to a non-skip mode coded block; determining a parameter set associated with the non-skip mode coded block; if the parameter set satisfies a first condition, retrieving a first syntax element from the bitstream; if the parameter set satisfies a second condition, retrieving a second syntax element from the bitstream; if the parameter set satisfies a third condition, retrieving a third syntax element from the bitstream; decoding the video data corresponding to the non-skip mode coded block using palette mode when the first syntax element and the third syntax element have the first value; decoding the video data using intra prediction mode when the first syntax element has the first value and the third syntax element has a second value; and decoding the video data using inter prediction mode when the first syntax element has the second value.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip including a dielectric structure sandwiched between a first electrode and a bottom electrode. A passivation layer overlies the second electrode and the dielectric structure. The passivation layer comprises a horizontal surface vertically below a top surface of the passivation layer. The horizontal surface is disposed above a top surface of the dielectric structure.

Abstract: A method of decoding a syntax element for a current coding unit of video data is performed by an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus identifies, for the current coding unit, an above coding unit and a coding tree unit including the current coding unit. After determining that the above coding unit is within the coding tree unit, the electronic apparatus decodes, from a video bitstream, a corresponding syntax element for the current coding unit based, at least in part, on a syntax element associated with the above coding unit retrieved from a line buffer associated with the coding tree unit; otherwise, the electronic apparatus decodes, from the video bitstream, the corresponding syntax element for the current coding unit based, at least in part, on a default value assigned to the syntax element associated with the above coding unit.

Abstract: A channel hiatus correction method for an HDMI device is provided. A recovery code from scrambled data of the stream is obtained. A liner feedback shift register (LFSR) value of channels of the HDMI port is obtained based on the recovery code and the scrambled data of the stream. The stream is de-scrambled according to the LFSR value of the channels of the HDMI port. Video data is displayed according to the de-scrambled stream.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for reducing the decoding latency introduced by LMCS. In one method, one or more luma prediction sample values are selected from an output of a bilinear filter of Decoder-side Motion Vector Derivation (DMVR), the one or more selected luma prediction sample values are adjusted into luma prediction sample values with the same bit depth as an original coding bit depth of an input video, the luma prediction sample values with the same bit depth as the original coding bit depth of the input video are used to derive a scaling factor for decoding one or more chroma residual samples, the scaling factor is used to scale one or more chroma residual samples, and one or more chroma residual samples are reconstructed by adding the one or more scaled chroma residual samples and their corresponding chroma prediction samples.

Abstract: A method for video encoding is provided. The method includes: partitioning, by an encoder, a video frame into multiple blocks; deriving, by the encoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block in the multiple blocks; determining, by the encoder, cost values for the initial MV and each of a plurality of MV candidates; obtaining, by the encoder, updated cost values by decreasing a cost value for the initial MV or increasing cost values for the MV candidates; and deriving, by the encoder a refined MV based on the updated cost values.

Abstract: A method for video decoding is provided. The method includes: deriving, by a decoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; determining, by the decoder, a cost value for the initial MV; obtaining, by the decoder, an updated cost value by decreasing the cost value for the initial MV; and deriving, by the decoder, a refined MV based on the updated cost value.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for reducing the decoding latency introduced by LMCS. In one method, one or more luma prediction sample values are selected from an output of a bilinear filter of Decoder-side Motion Vector Derivation (DMVR), the one or more selected luma prediction sample values are adjusted into luma prediction sample values with the same bit depth as an original coding bit depth of an input video, the luma prediction sample values with the same bit depth as the original coding bit depth of the input video are used to derive a scaling factor for decoding one or more chroma residual samples, the scaling factor is used to scale one or more chroma residual samples, and one or more chroma residual samples are reconstructed by adding the one or more scaled chroma residual samples and their corresponding chroma prediction samples.

Abstract: A projection lens projecting an image beam provided by a light valve onto a screen is provided. The projection lens includes first to fourth lenses in order from a screen side to a display side along an optical axis. Each lens has a screen side surface facing the screen side and allowing the image beam to pass, and a display side surface facing the display side and allowing the image beam to pass. The first and third lenses have a negative refractive power, and the second and fourth lenses have a positive refractive power. The projection lens satisfies 2<TTL/f<5. TTL is a distance from the screen side surface of the first lens to the display side surface of the fourth lens on the optical axis. f is an effective focal length of the projection lens. The projection lens covers a wide range of operating temperatures while being lightweight.

Abstract: A bit-width representation method of prediction refinement with optical flow (PROF), apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a reference picture I associated with a video block within the video signal, obtaining prediction samples I(i,j) of the video block from a reference block in the reference picture I, controlling internal bit-widths of a PROF derivation process for various representation precisions of internal PROF parameters by applying right-shifting to the internal PROF parameters based on different bit-shift values, obtaining prediction refinement values for samples in the video block based on the PROF derivation process being applied to the video block based on the prediction samples I(i,j), and obtaining prediction samples of the video block based on the combination of the prediction samples and the prediction refinement values.

Abstract: A channel hiatus correction method for an HDMI device is provided. A recovery code from scrambled data of the stream is obtained. A liner feedback shift register (LFSR) value of channels of the HDMI port is obtained based on the recovery code and the scrambled data of the stream. The stream is de-scrambled according to the LFSR value of the channels of the HDMI port. Video data is displayed according to the de-scrambled stream.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an intra sub-partition (ISP) method of decoding a video signal.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: deriving an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; deriving a plurality of MV candidates for decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR); determining cost values for the initial MV and each of the MV candidates; obtaining updated cost values of both the initial MV and the MV candidates by adjusting at least one of the cost values to favor the initial MV; and deriving a refined MV based on the updated cost values of both the initial MV and the MV candidate.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video signal. The method includes obtaining a first reference picture I associated with a video block, obtaining control point motion vectors (CPMVs) of an affine coding block based on the video block, obtaining prediction samples I(i, j) of the affine coding block, deriving PROF prediction sample refinements of the affine coding block based on the PROF, receiving an LIC flag that indicates whether the LIC is applied to the affine coding block, deriving, and when the LIC is applied, LIC weight and offset based on neighboring reconstructed samples of the affine coding block and their corresponding reference samples in the first reference picture, and obtaining final prediction samples of the affine coding block based on the PROF prediction sample refinements and the LIC weight and offset.

Abstract: A semiconductor package device includes a first dielectric layer, a first interconnection layer, a second interconnection layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The first interconnection layer is within the first dielectric layer. The second interconnection layer is on the second surface of the first dielectric layer and extends from the second surface of the first dielectric layer into the first dielectric layer to electrically connect to the first interconnection layer. The second dielectric layer covers the second surface and the lateral surface of the first dielectric layer and the second interconnection layer.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: deriving an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; deriving, by a decoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; determining, by the decoder, cost values for the initial MV and each of a plurality of MV candidates; obtaining, by the decoder, updated cost values by decreasing a cost value for the initial MV or increasing cost values for the MV candidates; and deriving, by the decoder, a refined MV based on the updated cost values.