Abstract: In a general aspect, method of producing an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) device can include forming a termination structure in an inactive region. The inactive region at least partial surround an active region. The method can also include forming a trench extending along a longitudinal axis in the active region. A first mesa can define a first sidewall of the trench, and a second mesa can define a second sidewall of the trench. The first mesa and the second mesa can be parallel with the trench. The method can further include forming, in at least a portion of the first mesa, an active segment of the IGBT device, and, forming, in at least a portion of the second mesa, an inactive segment of the IGBT device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described include a robot and/or an associated computing system that can use various cues about an environment of the robot to apply a bias to increase the accuracy of speech transcription. In some implementations, audio data corresponding to a spoken instruction to a robot is received. Candidate transcriptions of the audio data are obtained. A respective action of the robot corresponding to each of the candidate transcriptions of the audio data is determined. One or more scores indicating characteristics of a potential outcome of performing the respective action corresponding to the candidate transcription of the audio data are determined for each of the candidate transcriptions of the audio data. A particular candidate transcription is selected from among the candidate transcriptions based at least on the one or more scores. The action determined for the particular candidate transcription is performed.

Abstract: A method of interframe point cloud attribute decoding of video data is performed by at least one processor and includes: obtaining a first reconstructed residual; obtaining a quantization index of a second reconstructed residual; obtaining the second reconstructed residual, based on the obtained quantization index of the second reconstructed residual and the obtained first reconstructed residual; and obtaining a color attribute of a point of a point cloud by decoding the obtained second reconstructed residual or decoding a transform residual based on the obtained second reconstructed residual. The first reconstructed residual and the second reconstructed residual are each a reconstructed residual of a respective channel of the color attribute.

Abstract: The present application describes pharmaceutical formulations of bromocriptine mesylate and methods of manufacturing and using such formulations. The formulations are useful for improving glycemic control in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Abstract: A method is described for processing keyed data items that are each associated with a value of a key, the keyed data items being from a plurality of distinct data streams, the processing including collecting the keyed data items, determining, based on contents of at least one of the keyed data items, satisfaction of one or more specified conditions for execution of one or more actions and causing execution of at least one of the one or more actions responsive to the determining.

Abstract: Processes for converting lignocellulose to feedstock and downstream products are disclosed. The processes may include acid treatment of lignocellulose to produce a fermentation feedstock. In various instances, the processes include recovery or recycling of acid, such as recovery of hydrochloric acid from concentrated and/or dilute streams. Downstream products may include acrylic acid-based products such as diapers, paper and paper-based products, ethanol, biofuels such as biodiesel and fuel additives, and detergents.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for quantum analog-digital conversion. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a quantum analog signal; applying a hybrid analog-digital encoding operation to the quantum analog signal and a qudit in an initial state to obtain an evolved state of the qudit, wherein the hybrid analog-digital encoding operation is based on a swap operation comprising multiple adder operations; and providing the qudit in the evolved state as a quantum digital encoding of the quantum analog signal.

Abstract: An electronic device is coupled to electronic paper display. The electronic device may be utilized as part of an industrial control system. The central processing unit programmatically and automatically updates the electronic paper display with information to be displayed.

Abstract: Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: a digital signal processor having a first side and a second side and an image sensor array, having a first side and a second side. The first side of the image sensor array may be coupled to the second side of the digital signal processor through a plurality of hybrid bond interconnect (HBI) bond pads and an edge seal. One or more openings may extend from the second side of the image sensor array into the second side of the digital signal processor to an etch stop layer in the second side of the digital signal processor. The one or more openings may form a second edge seal between the plurality of HBI bond pads and the edge of the digital signal processor.

Abstract: Positional communication systems and methods include receiving a definition of a first geographic area including a first commercial location by a computer system and storing the first geographic area in a memory. The location of a mobile device in the possession of a customer is determined, and if the mobile device is determined to be at a location within the first geographic area, an incentive message for the customer to leave the location and go to a second commercial location is sent to the mobile device.

Abstract: A wireless communication system transmits information to a communication terminal moving through a spot wireless area. In an integrated base station, an external information communication section controls communication with a server. A contents memory section stores contents received from the server. A wireless LAN communication section communicates with the communication terminal. A control section establishes connection with the communication terminal using a first connection not requiring an authentication procedure for connection with the communication terminal or using a second connection requiring the authentication procedure for connection with the communication terminal.

Abstract: Described herein are technologies directed to multipart upload. A cluster coherent unique identifier for a multipart upload can be generated by creating a leaf in a B-tree. The leaf in the B-tree can comprise a key, and the key can comprise an upload identifier and a group identifier associated with a group of multipart uploads. A parts directory can be created for the multipart upload, wherein elements of the parts directory can be identified using the group identifier and the upload identifier. Upload parts can be transmitted from a client device to a server device, and stored in the parts directory. To complete the multipart upload, the upload parts can be concatenated and stored at a target location.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique generates a dense embedding vector that provides a distributed representation of input text. The technique includes: generating an input term-frequency (TF) vector of dimension g that includes frequency information relating to frequency of occurrence of terms in an instance of input text; using a TF-modifying component to modify the term-specific frequency information in the input TF vector by respective machine-trained weighting factors, to produce an intermediate vector of dimension g; using a projection component to project the intermediate vector of dimension g into an embedding vector of dimension k, where k is less than g. Both the TF-modifying component and the projection component use respective machine-trained neural networks. An application performs any of a retrieval-based function, a recognition-based function, a recommendation-based function, a classification-based function, etc. based on the embedding vector.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide entertainment gaming systems and methods comprising, among other things, a real world non-random number outcome generator machine and an entertainment gaming machine wherein the non-random outcome from the real world non-random number generator machine is processed into an entertainment gaming machine outcome. The entertainment gaming system and method of embodiments of the invention may be configured to collect non-random number based outcome from a real-world event and transmitting it to the entertainment gaming machine. The non-random number outcome from the real-world is processed into an entertainment gaming machine outcome event by the entertaining game machine processor or by the central server.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of selecting between client-side and server-side market detection, a determination is made at a device as to which of a client-side detected market and a server-side detected market is to have priority for a service. An application of the device is configured in accordance with a client-side market configuration setting if the client-side detected market has priority, and is configured in accordance with a server-side market configuration setting if the server-side detected market has priority.

Abstract: A method for video decoding includes decoding prediction information of a current block, the prediction information indicating a sub-block based inter prediction mode, the current block including a plurality of sub-blocks arranged into one or more areas. For each area, the method includes determining base motion vectors of a portion of the sub-blocks within the area, the portion including at least one non-corner sub-block of the current block, and converting the base motion vectors of the portion of the sub-blocks into respective target motion vectors.

Abstract: An image sensor may include a pixel array, row control circuitry, and column readout circuitry. The row control circuitry may operate the pixel array in a global shutter mode of operation. In particular, timing control circuitry may provide global timing clock signals associated with a global photodiode reset event and a global photodiode charge transfer event to row driver circuitry providing control signals to each row in the array. Each driver circuitry may include a time delay circuit that delays the global timing clock signal by different amounts across the rows. Therefore, these global events may be offset on a per-row or per-row group basis, thereby mitigating power surges associated with global events. Further, by offsetting the global photodiode reset and charge transfer events using the same delay for a given row, the same global integration time may be preserved across different rows.

Abstract: Bone structure coupling devices and methods are provided herein. An example method includes positioning a tubular retraction guide body into a patient, the tubular retraction guide body having two prongs that are positioned in a joint between two adjacent bone structures, creating a hemispherical groove on each of the two adjacent bone structures using a drill bit passed through the tubular retraction guide body, incising out the hemispherical grooves with a broach passed through the tubular retraction guide body, and inserting a graft body having a generally rectangular cross sectional area into the angular grooves to couple the two adjacent bone structures together.

Abstract: Determination of material acoustic parameters for a headset is presented herein. A value of a material acoustic parameter is initialized. A simulation is performed using the value of the material acoustic parameter and a model. The model includes a three-dimensional representation of a local area occupied by the headset. During the simulation, the value of the material acoustic parameter is dynamically modified until a reverberation time calculated based on the modified value of the material acoustic parameter falls within a threshold value of a target reverberation time. The model is updated with the modified value of the material acoustic parameter. The model is used to determine one or more acoustic parameters. Audio content is rendered based on the one or more acoustic parameters so that the audio content appears originating from an object in the local area.