Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for identifying regions of a three-dimensional (3D) printable object that are accessible by a tool. An example method includes receiving, from a remote computing device, an encrypted object file that includes a specification of a 3D printable object and receiving a request to process the encrypted object file to identify regions of the 3D printable object that are accessible by a tool. The method also includes obtaining a tool specification, computing a complement of the tool specification, and encrypting the complement of the tool specification to generate an encrypted comparison file. The method also includes computing an encrypted Minkowski sum of the encrypted object file and the encrypted comparison file to generate an encrypted result file that describes the regions of the 3D printable object that are accessible by the tool. The encrypted Minkowski sum is performed without decrypting the encrypted object file.

Abstract: A method and system for providing multi-layer identification, tracking, verification and location information for people and events is presented. Multi-layer security permissions and multi-layer security functionality is provided. An identity and a physical location of a person or an object is verified in real-time as the person or object engages in current habits, actions and events and with analysis of previous habits, actions and events. Summary identification, verification, tracking and location information and comprehensive identification, verification and location information is provided in real-time for a desired person or an object. Feedback and adaptive learning with artificial intelligence (AI) and using blockchains and other methods provide comprehensive identification, tracking and verification information, adaptable across various different situations and circumstances.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe performing analysis of electromagnetic effects (EME) on a structure (e.g., a wing of an aircraft) to identify routes for a link that extends along a length of the structure. With metallic links, it is easier to identify safe regions since EME is typically limited to simply simulating the voltage along the fuel line when a harmful EM event occurs, e.g., a lightning strike. However, for non-metallic links, the system can also determine the energy along the link, which depends on the electric field, the voltage potential, and the properties of the link. The potential energy can determine whether, a hazardous EM event could occur. Thus, the aspects herein can apply to both metallic and non-metallic links. After determining the potential energy, the system can output a GUI that indicates to the designer safe zones for routing the link in the structure.

Abstract: A method for fatigue hot spot screening includes identifying multiple static stress locations neighboring one or more fastener locations and multiple stress concentrations in a finite-element-model of a component in response to analysis results and validated assembly-level analysis results with a computer, generating a fatigue spectrum at each static stress location, generating multiple fatigue analysis control files in response to the fatigue spectrum, reducing the validated assembly-level analysis results, generating a first output file that contains multiple non-fastener stress concentration hot spots in the finite-element-model by a first fatigue analysis at multiple non-fastener stress concentration regions in response to the fatigue analysis control files, calculating one or more local peak stresses for the one or more fastener locations, and generating a second output file that contains multiple fastener hot spots in the finite-element-model by a second fatigue analysis at the fastener locations in res

Abstract: Negative Group Delay (NGD) filter circuit designs are presented, based on reciprocal transfer functions of classic low-pass Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters. The designs exhibit a frequency-domain transfer function in-band response that is maximally flat in magnitude (reciprocal-Butterworth), has a prescribed magnitude ripple (reciprocal-Chebyshev), or a maximally flat group delay (reciprocal-Bessel). The step-by-step design process synthesizes the transfer function for 4 user-specified design parameters: (a) carrier/center frequency f0; (b) bandwidth around the center frequency ?f, and (c) two out of the following three parameters (i) number of stages, or order of the design, N; (ii) the trade-off attenuation at center frequency (or alternatively, out-of-band gain relative to the center frequency magnitude), A; (iii) NGD at center frequency.

Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a system and method for automatic extraction of integrated circuit component data. In one embodiment, a method is provided for automatically extracting transistor data from a digital representation of an integrated circuit that comprises digitally defining at least one diffusion space corresponding to a respective spatial region of the IC that comprises at least one diffusion feature. For each discrete diffusion space, diffusion space circuit features that intersect with each diffusion feature are incrementally assessed by assigning a current state value to each diffusion space circuit feature based on an identified feature characteristic associated therewith and an identified feature characteristic of an electrically adjacent feature in the diffusion space.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology include receiving an indication that a user has accessed a webpage comprising a form. Responsive to determining that the user is registered with a remote server, aspects also include accessing an account information of the user including an attribute, identifying a field of the form, the field including a first form information matching the attribute, generating a new selector that uniquely identifies the field in a document object model associated with the form, and transmitting, to a remote server, an indication of the new selector. Responsive to determining that the user is not registered with the remote server, aspects also include receiving a selector selected from a plurality of selectors associated with the webpage, accessing a second form information from a field of the form associated with the received selector, and autofilling a field of another form with the second form information.

Abstract: A card reader includes a movable upper surface platform with a lower surface platform including one or more sensors. When there is no card transaction in progress, the upper surface platform moves toward the lower surface platform and locks in place making contact with the lower surface platform. The one or more sensor indicate whether the two surfaces are in contact with one another. When the two surfaces are not in contact with one another, when the card reader is in an idle state, the card reader shuts down/disables since there is foreign object is present in the card reader's transport path, which may indicate a skimmer/shimmer was placed in the card reader.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to control operation of a product. The apparatus includes an integrated RFID tag embedded in the product and configured to communicate with an external user device. The integrated RFID tag stores a first working key associated with the product and is further configured to receive a second working key transmitted from the external user device. The apparatus includes control logic operatively coupled to the integrated RFID tag and configured to read the first working key and the second working key from the integrated RFID tag. The control logic determines whether the first and second working keys match and, in response to a determination that the first and second working keys match, the control logic enables a controlled functionality of the product.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and techniques for implementing a petrophysics assistant. An example method can include receiving, by a control language model configured to perform natural language processing, a query related to one or more subject areas; based on the one or more subject areas associated with the query and a respective domain-specific knowledge of each domain-specific language model from a plurality of domain-specific language models, selecting one or more domain-specific language models from the plurality of domain-specific language models to answer the query; sending, to the one or more domain-specific language models, a request to answer the query; and generating, by the control language model, a response to the query based on one or more responses to the query received from the one or more domain-specific language models.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for searching for a neural network architecture. The apparatus calculates operator selection probability variables for respective layers based on candidate operators included in the respective layers in a supernet learning framework in which multiple layers are sequentially connected, calculates the result values of the multiple layers based on the operator selection probability variables, and selects any one of the candidate operators included in the multiple layers based on the result values.

Abstract: A method for Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) based voice assistance to a user by an electronic device is provided. The method includes monitoring over time, by the electronic device, interactions between objects in an environment using at least one UWB sensor of the electronic device, determining, by the electronic device, at least one task and an associated objective of the at least one task corresponding to the monitored interactions, generating, by the electronic device, a semantic description of the at least one task and the associated objective in a natural language (NL) for each object, and providing, by the electronic device, the voice assistance to the user based on the semantic description in the natural language.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate support, a gas supplier for supplying gas into the chamber, a radio-frequency power supply for supplying a source radio-frequency power to generate plasma, and a bias power supply for generating electric bias. During a first processing period, the radio-frequency power supply uses frequencies, which are included in a first frequency set determined to reduce a degree of reflection of the source radio-frequency power from a load, as source frequencies of the source radio-frequency power for each of phase periods in a waveform period of the electric bias. During a second processing period, the radio-frequency power supply uses frequencies, which are included in a second frequency set different from the first frequency set and determined to reduce the degree of reflection, as the source frequencies for each of the phase periods.

Abstract: An edge ring for use in a plasma chamber includes a first pair of edge ring segments with each one of the first pair of edge ring segments having a first thickness and a second pair of edge ring segments with each one of the second pair of edge ring segments having a second thickness. Each of the first pair of edge ring segments is oriented adjacent to each of the second pair of edge ring segments and each of the second pair of edge ring segments is oriented adjacent to each of the first pair of edge ring segments.

Abstract: An adjustment method includes: acquiring reference distribution data that is data on a distribution of an ion flux that occurs between plasma generated in a first chamber and a substrate placed at a first substrate support disposed in the first chamber in a first plasma processing apparatus including the first chamber and the first substrate support; acquiring distribution data that is data on a distribution of an ion flux that occurs between plasma generated in a second chamber and a substrate placed at a second substrate support disposed in the second chamber in a second plasma processing apparatus including the second chamber and the second substrate support; and adjusting an element capable of adjusting the ion flux in the second plasma processing apparatus based on the distribution data acquired in the second plasma processing apparatus and the reference distribution data acquired in the first plasma processing apparatus.

Abstract: Methods for cleaning a substrate are disclosed. The substrate comprises a dielectric surface and a metal surface. The methods comprise providing a cleaning agent to the reaction chamber.

Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: a preparation process of preparing a substrate having an underlying layer; a first process of forming a first graphene film, which has a first stress, on the underlying layer; a second process of forming a second graphene film, which has a second stress different from the first stress, on the first graphene film; and a third process of forming a third graphene film, which has a third stress different from the second stress, on the second graphene film.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vacuum hole connector, a substrate support, and a substrate treatment apparatus. A vacuum hole connector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first connection member fixed to a lower portion of a first vacuum hole of a heating plate, and in which a first connection hole is formed; and a second connection member installed in a second vacuum hole of a heater cup, attached to the first connection member, and in which a second connection hole is formed, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member include a metal material, and the first vacuum hole communicates with the second vacuum hole through the first connection hole and the second connection hole, when the first connection member and the second connection member are assembled.

Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, an active region over the semiconductor substrate extending lengthwise in a first direction, a gate structure over the active region extending lengthwise in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a source feature and a drain feature on the active region and interposed by the gate structure, a source contact on the source feature, a drain contact on the drain feature, and a via rail over the substrate spaced from the active region. The via rail includes a main portion extending lengthwise in the first direction having a sidewall surface facing opposite the end surface of the drain contact, and a jog via extending from the main portion along the second direction and having a sidewall surface facing the second direction, each of the main portion and the jog via contacting the source contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a chip that has a main surface, a trench resistive structure that is formed in the main surface, a resistive film that is electrically connected to the trench resistive structure on the main surface, a gate terminal electrode that has a lower resistance than that of the resistive film and that is electrically connected to the trench resistive structure via the resistive film on the main surface, and a gate wiring electrode that has a lower resistance than that of the resistive film and that is electrically connected to the gate terminal electrode via the resistive film and the trench resistive structure on the main surface.