Abstract: The present invention provides a chip including an I/O pin and an ESD protection circuit. The ESD protection circuit includes a P-type device and a first diode, wherein the P-type device is coupled between the I/O pin and a ground voltage, and an anode of the first diode is directly connected to the I/O pin. In addition, the ESD protection circuit does not comprise any device whose N-type doping/diffusion is directly connected to the I/O pin.

Abstract: One wireless sensing method includes: generating a measurement request frame, wherein the measurement request frame is configured to carry indication information for phase report from a sensing responder, and sending the measurement request frame to the sensing responder. Another wireless sensing method includes: generating a measurement report frame, wherein the measurement report frame is configured to carry phase information, and sending the measurement report frame to a sensing initiator.

Abstract: A violation checking method includes generating a violation log report for a design, classifying violation logs in the violation log report into high-risk logs and low-risk logs by a machine learning model, reviewing the high-risk logs, and modifying the design if at least one bug is identified in the high-risk logs.

Abstract: A power consumption reduction method can include defining y operation scenarios according to x types of extracted information, generating z power profiles each used for controlling power provided to a subset of a plurality of processors, assigning the z power profiles to the y operation scenarios in a machine learning model, collecting to-be-evaluated information by the plurality of processors, comparing the to-be-evaluated information with the x types of extracted information to find a most similar type of extracted information, using the machine learning model to select an optimal power profile from the z power profiles according to the most similar type of extracted information, and applying the optimal power profile to control the power provided to the subset of the plurality of processors. The subset of the plurality of processors are of the same type of processor. x, y and z can be an integer larger than zero.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for affine CPMV or ALF refinement are mentioned. According to this method, statistical data associated with the affine CPMV or ALF refinement are collected over a picture area. Updated parameters for the affine CPMV refinement or the ALF refinement are then derived based on the statistical data, where a process to derive the updated parameters includes performing multiplication using a reduced-precision multiplier for the statistical data. The reduced-precision multiplier truncates at least one bit of the mantissa part. In another embodiment, the process to derive the updated parameters includes performing reciprocal for the statistical data using a lookup table with (m?k)-bit input by truncating k bits from the m-bit mantissa part, and contents of the lookup table includes m-bit outputs. m and k are positive integers.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for performing multi-link operations in a wireless network. The multi-link operations can include constrained multi-link operations configured to prevent or mitigate IDC interference, for example, by preventing or delaying access to a wireless medium while data is being transmitted or received on another wireless medium.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes the first semiconductor stack and the second semiconductor stack formed over the first region and the second region of a substrate, respectively. The first and second semiconductor stacks extend in the first direction and are spaced apart from each other in the second direction. Each of the first semiconductor stack and the second semiconductor stack includes channel layers and a gate structure. The channel layers are formed above the substrate and are spaced apart from each other in the third direction. The gate structure includes the gate dielectric layers formed around the respective channel layers, and the gate electrode layer formed on the gate dielectric layers to surround the channel layers. The number of channel layers in the first semiconductor stack is different from the number of channel layers in the second semiconductor stack.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide an automated labeling system. For example, the automated labeling system can include an automated labeling module (ALM) configured to receive wireless signals and ground truth of learning object and label the wireless signals with the ground truth when receiving the ground truth to generate labeled training data. The automated labeling system can also include a training database coupled to the ALM. The training database can be configured to store the labeled training data.

Abstract: A differential all-pass coupling circuit with common mode feedback is disclosed. An example apparatus includes an anti-aliasing circuit configured to reduce a bandwidth of a first differential signal, and a switched-capacitor circuit coupled to the anti-aliasing circuit configured to control a first switch to charge a capacitor to a first voltage based on a first difference between (i) a common mode input voltage associated with a first common mode voltage of the first differential signal and (ii) a common mode reference voltage associated with a second common mode voltage of an input stage of the receiver, control a second switch to provide a second voltage to the capacitor based on a second difference between the first differential signal and the common mode input voltage, and output a second differential signal to the input stage based on the first differential signal adjusted by the second voltage.

Abstract: An association management method includes: after coordination association between a client and a plurality of member APs in a multi-access point (MAP) system is successfully completed, generating a request frame to manage association between the client and a member AP in the MAP system. For example, the request frame may be initiated by the client. For another example, the request frame may be initiated by the member AP.

Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., an access point (AP) or a non-AP station (STA)) detects a non-primary subband of an operating bandwidth comprising a primary subband and the non-primary subband to be idle. The apparatus controls a transmit power in performing transmission on at least the non-primary subband.

Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to distributed-tone resource unit (RU) operation in 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) systems are described. A communication entity distributes frequency tones of a resource unit (RU) over a distribution bandwidth as a distributed-tone RU (dRU). The communication entity then communicates using the distributed-tone RU in a 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) system. In some cases, the dRU is distributed over an entire bandwidth. Alternatively, the dRU operation is implemented per frequency segment. Alternatively, the dRU co-exists with regular or localized RU.

Abstract: Various solutions pertaining to mechanisms for feedback of multiple HARQ procedures in a same slot in mobile communications are described. An apparatus receives a plurality of downlink (DL) transmissions from a network node of a wireless network. The apparatus constructs a feedback containing a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgements (HARQ-ACKs) for the plurality of DL transmissions. The apparatus then performs an uplink (UL) transmission of the feedback to the network node in a slot comprising a plurality of sub-slots, with each of the plurality of HARQ-ACKs being in a respective one of the plurality of sub-slots in the slot.

Abstract: An antenna for multi-broadband and multi-polarization communication, may include a plurality of radiators configured to jointly function as one or more dipoles, a first feed terminal for a first signal of a first polarization, and a second feed terminal for a second signal of a second polarization different from the first polarization. Each radiator may be configured to contribute to resonances at two or more nonoverlapping bands. In an embodiment, the antenna may further include a third feed terminal for a third signal of the first polarization, and a fourth feed terminal for a fourth signal of the second polarization.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a processor, wherein the control method comprises the steps of: transmitting image data of a first frame to an integrated circuit, wherein the first frame corresponds to a first frame rate; determining a second frame rate of a second frame next to the first frame; determining if a difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to a large scale frame rate adjustment or a small scale frame rate adjustment; if the difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to the large scale frame rate adjustment, using a first mode to transmit image data of the second frame; and if the difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to the small scale frame rate adjustment, using a second mode to transmit image data of the second frame.

Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to pre-encoding processing of a video stream with motion compensated temporal filtering (MCTF) are described. An apparatus determines a filtering interval for a received raw video stream having pictures in a temporal sequence. The apparatus selects from the pictures a plurality of target pictures based on the filtering interval, as well as a group of reference pictures for each target picture to perform pixel-based MCTF, which generates a corresponding filtered picture for each target picture. The apparatus subsequently transmits the filtered pictures as well as non-target pictures to an encoder for encoding the video stream. Subpictures of natural images and screen content images are separately processed by the apparatus.

Abstract: A memory includes a memory array and a single-ended sense amplifier circuit. The memory array includes wordlines, bitlines, and memory cells. The bitlines include a first bitline, routed on a first metal layer but not a second metal layer, and a second bitline, routed on the first metal layer and the second metal layer. Each of the memory cells is coupled to one of the wordlines. The memory cells include a first group of memory cells, coupled to the first bitline, and a second group of memory cells, coupled to the second bitline, where the first group of memory cells and the second group of memory cells are located at a same column. The single-ended sense amplifier circuit performs a read operation upon a target memory cell through single-ended sensing when a selected wordline is enabled.

Abstract: An outlier IC detection method includes acquiring first measured data of a first IC set, training the first measured data for establishing a training model, acquiring second measured data of a second IC set, generating predicted data of the second IC set by using the training model according to the second measured data, generating a bivariate dataset distribution of the second IC set according to the predicted data and the second measured data, acquiring a predetermined Mahalanobis distance on the bivariate dataset distribution of the second IC set, and identifying at least one outlier IC from the second IC set when at least one position of the at least one outlier IC on the bivariate dataset distribution is outside a range of the predetermined Mahalanobis distance.

Abstract: A push-start crystal oscillator (XO), an associated electronic device and a push-start method for performing a start-up procedure of an XO are provided. The push-start XO includes an inverting amplifier and a push-start logic control circuit, wherein the inverting amplifier is coupled to a crystal load. The inverting amplifier generates a first XO signal and a second XO signal. The push-start logic control circuit receives a feedback clock from a phase locked loop (PLL), and generates a phase control clock according to the feedback clock, wherein a push phase and a settle phase are specified by the phase control clock. During the settle phase, the PLL calibrates a frequency of the feedback clock according to the second XO signal. During the push phase, the feedback clock is transmitted to the inverting amplifier in order to increase the amplitude of the first XO signal.

Abstract: A user equipment assistance information (UAI) negotiation method, for a user equipment (UE) of mobile communication includes receiving a first OtherConfig element of an RRC reconfiguration message comprising a plurality of configuration parameters with SETUP values from a network terminal; sending a first UAI including a first value of a first configuration parameter of the configuration parameters to the network terminal; and receiving a first RRC reconfiguration message corresponding to the first UAI from the network terminal.