Abstract: An aluminum pouch film for a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the aluminum pouch film are disclosed. The aluminum pouch film contains an aluminum layer; an outer resin layer formed on a first surface of the aluminum layer; a first adhesive layer for bonding the aluminum layer and the outer resin layer; an inner resin layer formed on a second surface of the aluminum layer; and a second adhesive layer for bonding the aluminum layer and the inner resin layer, wherein a heat dissipation layer containing boron carbide nanotubes is formed on one side of the outer resin layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a predictive control method of current increment for a permanent magnet synchronous motor includes: substituting a mathematical expression of a stator voltage during one control period into a continuous time domain current model to obtain a discrete current prediction model and a predicted current at the next time point; obtaining a predicted current increment from a current increment prediction model by subtracting a predictive current at a present time point from a predictive current at a next time point; establishing a cost function according to a preset reference current increment and the predicted current increment; obtaining an optimal voltage increment by minimizing the cost function; superposing the optimal voltage increment on a stator voltage of a present control period to obtain an optimal stator voltage of a next control period for controlling control the permanent magnet synchronous motor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna module. The antenna module includes an antenna layer, a ground layer, and an electronic component. The ground layer is disposed over the antenna layer. The electronic component is disposed between the antenna layer and the ground layer.

Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package comprises a substrate, an antenna, and an active component. The antenna is disposed at least partially within the substrate. The active component is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the antenna. A location of the antenna is configured to be adjustable with respect to a location of the active component.

Abstract: A process for comminuting particles of heterogeneous material. The particles of heterogeneous material are fragmented and broken into smaller particle size by breaking them against each other. Heterogeneous material means two or more different solid materials or phases in the same solid. The component materials may have different specific gravity and/or hardness. In the process, a slurry of particles of heterogeneous material is pumped through an agitated mixture of impingement media, wherein the impingement media has a size greater than a size of the particles, wherein adjacent impingement media interact to create impingement zones through which the particles pass and impinge each other to cause the particles to fracture and break into smaller particles. The impingement media may be from 5 to 10 times larger than the particles. The impingement media may be harder than the particles. The heterogeneous material may be coal.

Abstract: Various chip stacks and methods and structures of interconnecting the same are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes a first semiconductor chip that has a first glass layer and plural first groups of plural conductor pads in the first glass layer. Each of the plural first groups of conductor pads is configured to bumplessly connect to a corresponding second group of plural conductor pads of a second semiconductor chip to make up a first interconnect of a plurality interconnects that connect the first semiconductor chip to the second semiconductor chip. The first glass layer is configured to bond to a second glass layer of the second semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a substrate, a die and a conductive structure. The die is disposed on or within the substrate. The die has a first surface facing away from the substrate and includes a sensing region and a pad at the first surface of the die. The first surface of the die has a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The sensing region is disposed adjacent to the first edge. The pad is disposed away from the first edge. The conductive structure electrically connects the pad and the substrate. The sensing region has a first end distal to the first edge of the first surface of the die. A distance from the first end of the sensing region to a center of the pad is equal to or greater than a distance from the first end of the sensing region to the first edge of the first surface of the die.

Abstract: An authentication system is provided with: a first input unit and a second input unit into which authentication information can be input; a first computing unit which performs computation on the basis of the authentication information input into the first input unit and a communication counterpart-side authentication parameter registered in a communication counterpart; a second computing unit which performs computation on the basis of the authentication information input into the second input unit and a portable terminal-side authentication parameter registered in a portable terminal; and authentication units which, if the authentication information has been input into the first or the second input unit, perform authentication on the basis of the result of computation by corresponding computing unit and the portable terminal-side authentication parameter.

Abstract: A display panel, a display device, and a control method are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate; a group of light-emitting devices located at a side of the substrate and comprising a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device that is disposed at least partially surrounding the first light-emitting device; a driving circuit comprising a first driving circuit for driving the first light-emitting device and a second driving circuit for driving the second light-emitting device; and a shielding part located at a side of the group of light-emitting devices away from the substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the shielding part on the substrate is at least partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second light-emitting device on the substrate. The embodiments of the present application can not only achieve privacy protection, but also improve a display effect of the display device under a front viewing angle.

Abstract: A wireless device driving method includes hiding a header emulated with a second protocol in a payload of a packet defined with a first protocol and transmitting the emulated header at a transmission side, receiving the emulated header and an ambient signal at a reception side, and decoding the ambient signal according to the second protocol to obtain a bit sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for tracking an end of a utensil equipped with a magnetic object, wherein a parameter K(tn) representative of a contact between the end and a reference surface of a touch sensor is determined, and when contact is detected: an actual value D1(k+1) of the distance D1 between the end and the magnetic object is determined, on the basis of a value D1I(k+1) of a distance, referred to as the projected distance D1I between the position PA(tn) of the magnetic object and a position PI(tn) of a point of intersection between the reference surface and a straight line collinear with the magnetic moment m(tn), then the recorded value of the distance D1 is updated on the basis of the actual determined value D1(k+1) of the distance D1.

Abstract: A method is disclosed wherein a social media feed is provided comprising messages related to communication about topics, the communication about the topics linked in a structure for forming a conversation. The social media feed is clustered to identify messages within the social media feed that are related one to another to form clusters of the messages. Sets of partisans are provided relating to a first cluster from the clusters of the messages. Then, for the first cluster, a ratio of messages transmitted by each of the at least two sets of partisans is determined and the ratio indicates a winner of the first cluster. Based on the winner and a ratio of non-partisan actors who transmitted messages within the first cluster, an effect of the first cluster upon sentiment of a population is measured.

Abstract: There is provided a novel sophorolipid derivative having high water solubility and surface activity. A plurality of sophorolipid derivatives having a novel structure is isolated and purified from a cultured product of sophorolipid producing microorganism (Starmerella bombicola, etc.) (wherein, R1 to R3 are each independently hydrogen, a fatty acid ester having 2 to 22 carbon atoms, or the above SL group, provided that at least one of R1 to R3 is the SL group in which R are the same or different and each represent hydrogen or an acetyl group and Rn is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 13 to 21 carbon atoms).

Abstract: An optical device can include an end-fire optical phased array including an optical splitter to split an optical signal into a plurality of channels, an optical phase controller to control a phase of the optical signal transmitted from the optical splitter, and an end-fire optical radiator to radiate the optical signal transmitted from the optical phase controller. A lens can be further positioned on a path of the radiated optical signal to control a vertical divergence angle of the radiated optical signal.

Abstract: A membrane structure includes a plurality of first refraction films and a plurality of second refraction films. The second refraction films and the first refraction films are alternately stacked. A transparent substrate including the membrane structure is disclosed. The membrane structure can effectively reduce the reflectance of light.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to control digital data transfer via a memory channel between a memory module and a processor are disclosed. At least one of the memory module or the processor coalesces a plurality of short data words into multicast coalesced block data comprising a single data block for transfer via the memory channel. Each of the plurality of short data words pertains to one of at least two partitioned memory submodules in the memory module. The multicast coalesced block data is communicated over the memory channel.

Abstract: The invention provides for thermostable lyophilized formulations, including vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing or enhancing an immune response, and methods of use thereof. The lyophilized formulations generally comprise an antigen and/or an adjuvant, a metabolizable oil, and a cake-forming excipient.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a semiconductor device with an active surface, a conductive pillar on the conductive pad, an adhesion strengthening layer, and an encapsulant in contact with the adhesion strengthening layer. The conductive pillar has a side surface and a top surface. The adhesion strengthening layer is conformally disposed on the side surface of the conductive pillar and the active surface of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A MAC operating device comprising a plurality of operation circuits respectively including an operation capacitor and a plurality of switches; and a division capacitor, wherein one end of the operation capacitor is respectively connected to a first operation switch connected to an input terminal and a first reset switch connected to a ground terminal, and the other end of the operation capacitor is connected to both a second operation switch connected to a division capacitor and a second reset switch connected to the ground terminal is provided.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for preventing, treating and detecting leprosy are disclosed. The compositions generally comprise polypeptides comprising one or more Mycobacterium leprae antigens as well as polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides.