Abstract: New photoresist compositions are provided that are useful for immersion lithography. Preferred photoresist compositions of the invention comprise one or more materials that comprise one or more base reactive groups and (i) one or more polar groups distinct from the base reactive groups, and/or (ii) at least one of the base reactive groups is a non-perfluorinated base reactive group. Particularly preferred photoresists of the invention can exhibit reduced leaching of resist materials into an immersion fluid contacting the resist layer during immersion lithography processing.

Abstract: A system and method are presented for collecting and retrieving characterization data of measurement devices, such as flow meters. The system includes a meter, a data tag for storing the meter characterization data, and electronics, such as a totalizer and/or a reader device such as a portable reader to read the characterization data from the tag and calibrate the meter measurements using the characterization data.

Abstract: A method of assessing multicell battery health in a battery control device includes: obtaining (i) a measured indicator value corresponding to an indicator battery parameter, and (ii) a measured first input value corresponding to a first input parameter; obtaining, based on the first input value, an expected indicator value corresponding to the indicator battery parameter; determining whether a difference between the measured indicator value and the expected indicator value exceeds a predefined cell loss threshold; and when the difference exceeds the predefined cell loss threshold, generating a cell loss alert.

Abstract: In an embodiment, the disclosed technologies include extracting, from at least one search log, session data including at least three semantically related queries and corresponding timestamp data; using the session data, creating a training sequence that includes source query data, context query data, and target query data, the source query data having both a temporal relationship and a lexical relationship to the target query data and the context query data having a temporal relationship to the source query data; creating a learned model by, using a machine learning-based modeling process, learning a mapping of a semantic representation of the context query data and the source query data to a semantic representation of the target query data; in response to a new query, using the learned model to generate at least one recommended query that is semantically related to the new query.

Abstract: Techniques for reducing program disturb of memory cells which are formed in a NAND string extending in a lower tier and an upper tier of a stack, the lower tier including a first plurality of memory cells and the upper tier including a second plurality of memory cells, wherein each memory cell of the first and second pluralities of memory cells is connected to a respective word line. The NAND string includes a joint region formed of a dielectric material and disposed between the lower tier and the upper tier of the stack; a first non-data memory cell adjacent to and below the joint region; a second non-data memory cell adjacent to and above the joint region; and a conductive gate connected to the first non-data memory cell and the second non-data memory cell.

Abstract: A upholstered sofa covered by a form fitting upholstery sack where the upholstery sack incorporates a supportive material panel that has integrated support webbing into the material panel. The support webbing comprising a plurality of webbing straps. With the upholstery sack properly positioned on the back rest portion, the supportive material panel is positioned on the front of the back rest portion frame. The material panel with webbing is incorporated as a component of the upholstery sack where the upholstery sack is pre-formed to snugly fit over the back rest portion of a furniture frame. The back rest portion or the frame is inserted into the sack and the material panel with integrated webbing is attached to the frame. Once the material panel is positioned and fastened, the remaining components, for example, the back panels and side panels, of the upholstery sack are attached to the frame at the back rest portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for operating a vehicle lift comprises at least one lifting assembly, a control unit, and a control pendant. The control pendant is configured to remotely control the motion of the vehicle lift through the control unit and to permit the lifting of a vehicle by the push of a single button on the control pendant and/or positioning of lift features in preparation for lifting a particular vehicle by the push of a single button. A menu screen and a plurality of menu buttons may be used together by a user to select one vehicle profile from a plurality of vehicle profiles. The selected vehicle profile may correspond to the vehicle being lifted and provides specific data with respect to how the at least one lifting assembly and/or the lift features should be moved for the particular vehicle being lifted.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secure testing and debugging of electronic devices are described. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include an electronic device that includes a control switch placed on a device test bus of the electronic device between a debugger external to the device and a debug interface on the device. In some cases, the device may include at least one register placed on the device test bus between the debugger and authentication logic of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method and system for assembling a device by picking up semiconductor devices from a carrier substrate and placing the semiconductor devices onto a target substrate. The transfer of the semiconductor devices uses fluid as a transfer medium. The fluid enters a fluid channel of a pickup head, causing the pickup head to expand, make contact with, and attach to an aligned semiconductor device. After the semiconductor device is aligned with and placed onto the target substrate, at least a portion of the fluid is removed from the pickup head to release the semiconductor device onto the target substrate. The semiconductor device bonds to the target substrate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training and using machine learning models to classify network traffic as IoT traffic or non-IoT traffic and managing the traffic based on the classification. In some implementations, machine learning parameters of a local machine learning model trained by the edge device is received each of at least a subset of a set of edge devices. The machine learning parameters received from an edge device are parameters of the local machine learning model trained by the edge device based on local network traffic processed by the edge device and to classify the network traffic as Internet of Things (IoT) traffic or non-IoT traffic. A global machine learning model is generated, using the machine learning parameters, to classify network traffic processed by edge devices as IoT traffic or non-IoT traffic.

Abstract: A form for forming a modular pavement slab with long and short cavities alternatingly formed around its periphery includes a header and a plurality of short and long forming tools. The header includes an inner vertical surface that defines a portion of the periphery of the modular pavement slab. The short forming tool includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end positioned against the inner vertical surface of the header. The elongate body has a longitudinal bore therethrough and a riser bore defining an axis that is noncollinear to the longitudinal axis. A riser is releasably coupled to the riser bore. The long forming tool is substantially similar to the short forming tool. The elongate body, however, is longer than the short forming tool and includes two riser bores. A riser is releasably coupled to each respective riser bore.

Abstract: A TEG system is attached to a rotating shaft and generates electricity from radiant energy that is substantially radiatively transmitted through the atmosphere from a stationary source to the TEG system that is rotating with the shaft. The rotation of the shaft provides cooling to the TEG system, but not heat energy. The TEG system includes at least one TEG, each TEG equipped with an energy receiving and heat containment window and an energy conversion system in combination with controlled convection cooling enhanced by an airflow moving in response to the rotation of the rotating shaft. Individual TEGs having controlled convection cooling also are described.

Abstract: This disclosure describes various structures, devices, and arrangements that replace a PSA used to hold shingled cells together with an adhesive film. For example, in an aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a shingled arrangement of photovoltaic (PV) cells. In some aspects, the shingled arrangement of PV cells may include a first PV cell, a second PV cell, and an adhesive film placed between a backside the first PV cell and a front side of the second PV cell. The adhesive film may be thermally bonded to the first PV cell and to the second PV cell after the application of localized heat and pressure and holds the first PV cell and the second PV cell together. Additionally, a bus bar of the second PV cell may be electrically connected to the first PV cell by a conductive via formed through the adhesive film.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to IoT device update failure recovery. In one example of the technology, after writing an updated release to memory, a determination is made whether the updated release is valid. The updated release includes a plurality of image binaries. If the updated release is determined to be valid, the updated release is made the current release. A determination is made as to whether the current release is stable. Upon determining that the current release is unstable, an auto-rollback is performed. Performing the auto-rollback includes, via at least one processor, automatically: obtaining an uncompressed backup of a previous release; making the uncompressed backup of the previous release the current release; and executing the uncompressed backup.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method of connectivity migration of an executing virtual application and/or guest operating system. State associated with a first instance of an application and/or a guest operating system executing on a first virtual machine is captured. Information regarding connectivity state associated with a plurality of running connections between the first virtual machine and client device(s) is also captured (e.g., layers 2, 3 and 4). The captured state information can be provided to a second virtual machine which utilizes the captured station information to establish state for a second instance of the application, a second instance of the guest operating system, and/or connectivity of the plurality of running connections between the second virtual machine and client device(s). The state of the second instance of the application can be synchronized with the state of the second instance of the guest operating system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an analgesic solution for the treatment of pain comprising a pain-relieving effective amount of tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method of treating pain by administering said analgesic solution to a subject in need thereof, a kit that includes containers of the analgesic solution, and a dosing regimen for the analgesic solution.

Abstract: A system and method provide context to customer activity through a visual representation. In one implementation, a system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions. The system may also include one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to receive transaction data associated with a customer, and receive a request to generate a visual representation of a trip taken by the customer. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine transactions associated with a trip taken by the customer based on at least the transaction data, and generate a visual representation of the trip, the visual representation including the transactions.

Abstract: Example systems and methods allow for use of a graphical interface to cause one or more robotic devices to construct an output product. One example method includes causing a graphical interface to be displayed on a display device, receiving input data corresponding to one or more interactions with the graphical interface indicating at least one motion path and at least one sequence of tool actions to execute at one or more points within the at least one motion path for use in construction of an output product, generating a plurality of digital nodes including at least one robot node, at least one motion command node, and at least one tool command node, and providing instructions for the at least one robot actor to move according to the sequence of robot motion commands determined by the at least one motion command node and execute the sequence of tool commands determined by the at least one tool command node to construct the output product.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for speech recognition using attention-based sequence-to-sequence models. In some implementations, audio data indicating acoustic characteristics of an utterance is received. A sequence of feature vectors indicative of the acoustic characteristics of the utterance is generated. The sequence of feature vectors is processed using a speech recognition model that has been trained using a loss function that uses N-best lists of decoded hypotheses, the speech recognition model including an encoder, an attention module, and a decoder. The encoder and decoder each include one or more recurrent neural network layers. A sequence of output vectors representing distributions over a predetermined set of linguistic units is obtained. A transcription for the utterance is obtained based on the sequence of output vectors. Data indicating the transcription of the utterance is provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for migrating field device data signals from a first control system to a second control system using an interface card. An interface card can be configured to couple to a first and second terminal block cable assembly, respectively associated with a first and second control system. The interface card and system herein can maintain a field device data channel assignment configuration when migrating control and data I/O of the field device from the first control system to the second control system.