Abstract: A light modulator for amplifying an intensity of incident light and modulating a phase of the incident light is provided. The light modulator includes: a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) layer having a first reflectivity and comprising at least two first refractive index layers that have different refractive indices from each other and are repeatedly alternately stacked; a second DBR layer having a second reflectivity and comprising at least two second refractive index layers that have different refractive indices from each other and are repeatedly alternately stacked; and an active layer disposed between the first DBR layer and the second DBR layer, and comprising a quantum well structure.

Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a module board including a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides thereof, a transmission power amplifier, a control circuit that controls the transmission power amplifier, and a first inductor connected to an output terminal of the transmission power amplifier. The control circuit is disposed on the first principal surface, and the first inductor is disposed on the second principal surface.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus comprising a two stage DC-DC converter is provided. The converter consists of a multilevel DC-DC converter stage cascaded with a fixed voltage ratio DC-DC converter stage. The converter is controlled so that a first stage of the converter provides an optimized output (a regulated bus voltage) which serves as the input to the second stage. The multi-level DC-DC converter may be the first stage and the fixed voltage ratio, unregulated DC-DC converter may be the second stage converter. Alternatively, the fixed voltage ratio, unregulated DC-DC converter may be the first stage and the multilevel DC-DC converter may be the second stage.

Abstract: The invention provides a TFT array substrate and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method adopts a dual-layer structure for the active layer. The first active layer adopts a new semiconductor material of carbon nanotubes, graphene, silicon carbide, molybdenum disulfide or organic semiconductor materials. The second active layer is disposed on the first active layer to protect the first active layer of the new semiconductor material from the wet etching and CVD process as an etch stop layer and facilitates the active layer of the TFT device to possess combined excellent properties of two semiconductor materials.

Abstract: A composition facilitates smooth and efficient intake of a food containing abundant insoluble dietary fibers, including non-edible part, through improvement in its texture and taste. The composition includes a fine particle composite having insoluble dietary fibers and fat/oil. The composition includes edible and inedible parts of a food material. A dry weight ratio of inedible part to edible and inedible part is 1% to 80%. The composition has 0.1 mass % or more of insoluble dietary fibers, a fine particle content of 2 to 98 mass %, a total fat/oil content of 10 to 98 mass %, and less than 20 mass % water. A modal diameter after ultrasonication is 0.3 to 200 ?m, a ratio of specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication to minimum particle size after ultrasonication is 0.1 or more, a ratio of specific surface area per unit volume before and after ultrasonication is 0.01 to 0.99.

Abstract: A locking mechanism is adapted for a foldable pole including a pole body and an elastic drawstring disposed therein, and the pole body being composed of a plurality of pole sections foldably connected with each other through the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a connector and a connecting sleeve. The connecting sleeve is disposed on one end of adjacent two ends of two pole sections and the connector is disposed on another end of adjacent two ends of two pole sections. The connecting sleeve has a through hole for receiving the connector. An elastic buckle for locking the connector is disposed on the connecting sleeve. One end of the elastic buckle passes through the connecting sleeve and is inserted into the clamping groove of the connector. The locking sleeve is pressable against the elastic buckle so as to lock or unlock the connecting sleeve with the connector.

Abstract: A machine tool (1) includes a spindle (32) supported on a support surface (37a) of a support body (37) with such an orientation that the longitudinal axis of the spindle extends along the support surface (37a). The spindle (32) is movable in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spindle (32). The support body (37) is provided with a ventilation hole (80) extending through the support body (37) between the support surface (37a) and a surface (37b) facing in the direction opposite to the support surface (37a), to open toward the spindle (32).

Abstract: A Schiff base-containing chain extender may be a diol having a Schiff base or a derivative thereof, as well as a polyurethane produced using the same and a modification method thereof, and a polishing layer including a polyurethane and a polishing method using the polishing layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a salt form, a crystal form, and a preparation method of a compound as an FGFR4 inhibitor and medical uses thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region that are arranged in a first direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the substrate; a separation layer provided on the first region of the substrate; a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device overlapping the separation layer in a second direction that is perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate; a light-emitting device provided on the second region of the substrate; and a first insulating pattern covering a side surface of the HEMT device, wherein the first insulating pattern overlaps the separation layer in the second direction.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to a heat dissipation structure. The heat dissipation structure is adapted to accommodate a fluid and thermally contact a heat source. The heat dissipation structure includes a heat conductive plate and a channel arrangement. The heat conductive plate is configured to thermally contact the heat source. The channel arrangement is located on the heat conductive plate, and the channel arrangement includes a wider channel portion and a narrower channel portion. The wider channel portion is wider than the narrower channel portion, and the wider channel portion is connected to the narrower channel portion so that the channel arrangement forms a loop. The channel arrangement is configured to accommodate the fluid and allow the fluid to absorb heat generated by the heat source through the heat conductive plate so as to at least partially change phase of the fluid.

Abstract: A device for flow equalization of a liquid cooling system of battery energy storage comprises a plurality of battery modules in parallel, each of the battery modules being connected to the liquid cooling system, and being provided with a cooling-fluid feeding inlet, wherein a throttle pipe is provided in the feeding inlet, the throttle pipe is provided with a flow restriction orifice, and the cooling fluids that enter the feeding inlets are adjusted by the throttle pipes to equal pressures. The device can enable the liquid cooling system to more uniformly distribute the flow rates of the cooling fluids among battery sub-packs or modules, thereby ensuring that the battery system operates at more uniform environmental temperatures, to reduce the difference in the performances of the modules, and prolong the service lives of the batteries.

Abstract: An excavator comprising: an electric motor having a commercial power supply and a battery as the drive power sources therefor; and a hydraulic actuator having a hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor, as the hydraulic source therefor. The excavator has: a first power supply mode in which the electric motor is driven while the battery is being charged by the commercial power supply; and a second power supply mode in which the electric motor is driven only by the battery. A power supply cable for supplying power from the commercial power supply is connected to a power supply port and, if the electric motor has stopped operating, the excavator moves from the second power supply mode to the first power supply mode.

Abstract: A mobile robot includes a driving unit which changes a moving velocity and a traveling direction, a detection unit which detects a plurality of detection objects disposed along a traveling path to a target point, and a control unit which acquires a distance and a direction to the detection object detected by the detection unit, calculates a traveling direction in which the distance to the detection object and the direction of the detection object satisfy a predetermined relationship, and controls the driving unit based on the calculated traveling direction.

Abstract: A bioinformation acquiring apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory configured to store a program to be executed in the processor.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit includes an array of multiple light-emitting element groups, each including multiple light-emitting elements. In the light-emitting unit, the multiple light-emitting element groups are sequentially driven along the array such that, for each of the multiple light-emitting element groups, the multiple light-emitting elements included in the light-emitting element group are concurrently set to a state of emitting light or a state of not emitting light.

Abstract: A structure including a semiconductor die, a conductive pillar, and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The conductive pillar includes a first pillar portion and a second pillar portion disposed on the first pillar portion, wherein a first width of the first pillar portion is greater than a second width of the second pillar portion. The insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the semiconductor die and the conductive pillar.

Abstract: A signal receiving device may not need to consider jitter characteristics of a received signal by including a transition detecting device which receives first to third input signals having different signal levels for each unit interval, compares whether a signal level of a first differential signal, which is a differential signal between the first input signal and the second input signal among the first to third input signals, is greater than a first reference signal level to output a first comparison signal, and compares whether the signal level of the first differential signal is greater than a second reference signal level different from the first reference signal level to output a second comparison signal, and a clock data recovering device which recovers a clock signal embedded in the first to third input signals on the basis of the first and second comparison signals to output the recovery clock signal.

Abstract: A cell management method, a trigger condition configuration method, a terminal device, and a network-side device are provided. The method includes: receiving configuration information of a trigger condition and configuration information of a trigger event that are sent by a network-side device, where an association relationship exists between the configuration information of the trigger condition and the configuration information of the trigger event, and configuration information of one trigger condition is associated with configuration information of at least two trigger events; determining, based on the configuration information of the at least two trigger events associated with the configuration information of the trigger condition, whether the trigger condition is satisfied; and when the trigger condition is satisfied, initiating a radio resource control RRC procedure for cell management.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for joint image and per-pixel annotation synthesis with a generative adversarial network (GAN) are provided. The method includes: by inputting data to a generative adversarial network (GAN), obtaining a first image from the GAN; inputting, to a decoder, a first feature value that is obtained from at least one intermediate layer of the GAN according to the inputting of the data to the GAN; and obtaining a first semantic segmentation mask from the decoder according to the inputting of the first feature value to the decoder.