Abstract: Coated substrates and methods of preparing such coated substrates are described. The method may include introducing an aerosol into a non-thermal plasma, wherein the aerosol comprises at least one organic compound and a first solvent. depositing the at least one organic compound on a surface of a substrate positioned downstream of the plasma to form a coating on the surface. and spraying a second solvent in aerosol form on the coating. the second solvent being the same or different from the first solvent. Spraying the second solvent may increase uniformity of the coating.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a photodiode configured to photogenerate image charge in response to incident light. A floating diffusion is coupled to receive the image charge from the photodiode. A transfer transistor is coupled between the photodiode and the floating diffusion to transfer the image charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion. A reset transistor is coupled between a bias voltage source and the floating diffusion. A drain of the reset transistor is coupled to the bias voltage source. The reset transistor is configured to be switched in response to a reset control signal. A lateral overflow integration capacitor (LOFIC) including an insulating region is disposed between a first metal electrode and a second metal electrode. The first metal electrode is coupled to the drain of the reset transistor. The second metal electrode is coupled to a source of the reset transistor and selectively coupled to the floating diffusion.

Abstract: A robotic welding system comprises a supporting arm for attaching to a repositionable support structure, the supporting arm comprising a first mounting portion connectable to the repositionable support structure, and a second mounting portion rotatably coupled to the first mounting portion. A yaw rotary actuator rotates the second mounting portion about a yaw axis. A welding arm comprises a third mounting portion rotatably coupled to the second mounting portion of the supporting arm. A pitch rotary actuator rotates the third mounting portion about a pitch axis generally perpendicular to the yaw axis. A roll rotary actuator rotates a torch holder shaft about a roll axis generally perpendicular to the pitch axis. The shaft has a torch mounting portion for mounting a welding torch at an end thereof. A controller is operably coupled to the actuators to cause the welding torch to execute a welding pattern.

Abstract: An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) includes a front end latch stage coupled to a Gray code (GC) generator to latch GC outputs, a signal latch stage coupled to latch outputs of the front end latch stage, a GC to binary stage coupled to generate a binary representation of the GC outputs, an adder stage including first inputs coupled to receive outputs of the GC to binary stage, a pre-latch stage coupled to latch outputs of the adder stage, and a feedback latch stage coupled to latch outputs of the pre-latch stage in response to a feedback latch enable signal. The feedback latch enable signal is one of a correlated multiple sampling (CMS) feedback enable signal and a non-CMS feedback enable signal. The ALU is configured to perform CMS calculations in response to the CMS feedback enable signal and perform non-CMS calculations in response to the non-CMS feedback enable signal.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a pixel array with 2×2 pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns. Each 2×2 pixel circuit includes 4 photodiodes. Bitlines are coupled to the 2×2 pixel circuits and a color filter array is disposed over photodiodes of the pixel array. The color filter array includes color filters having a first color, color filters having a second color, color filters having a third color. The photodiodes of each 2×2 pixel circuits are covered by one of the color filters. Photodiodes covered by color filters having the first color and photodiodes covered by color filters having the second color are configured to provide non-phase detection (non-PD) information. Photodiodes covered by color filters having the third color are configured to provide phase detection (PD) information. Half of the 2×2 pixel circuits have the photodiodes covered by color filters having the third color.

Abstract: Fixed pattern noise (FPN) reduction techniques in image sensors operated with pulse illumination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes, during a first sub-exposure period of a frame, (a) operating a first tap of a pixel to capture a first signal corresponding to first charge at a first floating diffusion, the first charge corresponding to first light incident on a photosensor, and (b) operating a second tap of the pixel to capture a first parasitic signal corresponding to FPN at a second floating diffusion. The method further includes, during a second sub-exposure period of the frame, (a) operating the second tap to capture a second signal corresponding to second charge at the second floating diffusion, the second charge corresponding to second light incident on the photosensor, and (b) operating the first tap to capture a second parasitic signal corresponding to FPN at the first floating diffusion.

Abstract: Low power event driven pixels and reset control circuits for the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an event driven pixel comprises a photosensor; a photocurrent-to-voltage converter coupled to the photosensor; and a difference circuit coupled to the photocurrent-to-voltage converter. The difference circuit includes a source follower transistor and is configured to generate a signal at a gate of the source follower transistor that is based on a voltage output from the photocurrent-to-voltage converter. The difference circuit is further configured to output a difference signal in response to assertion of a row select signal. The event driven pixel can further include a reset control circuit coupled to the difference circuit and configured to initialize the difference circuit, and to reset the difference circuit when the difference signal output from the event driven pixel indicates a change in the voltage greater than a threshold amount.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for security threat mitigation for generative machine learning models. In some examples, first prompt data including first data associated with a first natural language input and a first span may be determined. An LLM may determine first plan data using the first prompt data. The first plan data may include a call to the first API. A first classifier model may determine a first trust score for the first span. A first attention score may be determined for the first span and the first action plan. Second plan data may be generated based on at least one of the first trust score and the first attention score or the second trust score and the second attention score.

Abstract: Solid-state branching and/or crosslinking of aliphatic polyamide or polyester articles is achieved using a topical approach. A surface of the article is coated with a composition that includes a polyene and a free radical initiator. The article and applied coating are then heated to induce branching and/or crosslinking in the polyamide or polyester. This is performed below the crystalline melting temperature of the polyamide or polyester, or in the case of a fabric, below the melting temperature of the fibers in the fabric. Fabrics treated in this manner exhibit reduced or even no dripping in vertical flame tests.

Abstract: A system and method for compressing and restoring data using a hierarchical multi-level autoencoder architecture and correlation network. The system compresses data using a cascade of autoencoders, each focusing on different scales or features, allowing for efficient representation across various resolutions. Data restoration employs a corresponding hierarchical decoder structure and a correlation network, trained on cross-correlated data sets. This approach leverages inter-data relationships at multiple scales, potentially recovering more lost information than traditional single-scale methods. The hierarchical structure adapts to diverse data types, achieving higher compression ratios while maintaining data quality, applicable to fields such as remote sensing, IoT data processing, and multimedia compression.

Abstract: A component for an electrochemical device, the component including: a metallic substrate; and a plurality of particles bonded to a surface of the substrate by a metallurgical bond, wherein the particles include a metal, carbon, or a combination thereof, wherein the metallurgical bond is between the particles and the substrate, wherein a total projected area of the metallurgical bond is less than 90% of a total projected area of the substrate, and wherein the metallurgical bond has a composition which is a combination of a composition of the metallic substrate and a composition of the particle, a reaction product of the metallic substrate and the particle, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and provides a memory device, and a semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof. The forming method includes: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a source region and a drain region spaced apart from each other, and a gate trench located between the source region and the drain region; forming, in sequence on an inner wall of the gate trench, a gate oxide layer, an interface layer, and a conductive layer that fills the gate trench; and etching back the side of the interface layer away from the bottom of the gate trench by using a wet etching process, such that a top height of the interface layer is lower than a top height of the conductive layer.

Abstract: An additive friction stir deposition machine and the method of using it. The friction stir deposition machine has a stationary tool with a fixed shoulder and an opening. The fixed shoulder is fixed from rotation with respect to a substate onto which feedstock material is deposited to build a layer. A guide tube holds the feedstock material and is rotatable within the stationary tool. The opening in the stationary shoulder circumscribes the open end of the guide tube. The feedstock material is co-rotatable with the guide tube and rotating the guide tube rotates with the feedstock.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed enabling the use of electromagnetic engines to traverse a wheeled bogie assembly across a plurality of rails. The electromagnetic engines may be used within a rail assembly comprising four rails and a frog assembly. Further, the electromagnetic engines may be used to traverse between a straight path and a turnout path at a non-moving rail switch having a frog assembly. In one aspect, an algorithm for powering various coils is disclosed wherein the algorithm controls the power level to switch tracks connected to the frog assembly.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes: providing a base; forming a bottom electrode layer on the base, wherein a crystal structure of the bottom electrode layer includes a tetragonal crystal system; forming a first dielectric layer on a surface of the bottom electrode layer by using the bottom electrode layer as a seed layer, wherein a crystal structure of the first dielectric layer includes a tetragonal crystal system; and forming a first current blocking layer on a surface of the first dielectric layer.

Abstract: A system includes a laser diode adapted to output an optical signal having a wavelength; an interferometer adapted to receive a portion of the optical signal from the laser diode; and a controller comprising a processor and coupled to the laser diode and the interferometer.

Abstract: A stylus provides input via a touchscreen comprising a touch sensor and a display. Latency between placement of a stylus tip and corresponding presentation of visual indicia on the display is reduced or eliminated by determining a predicted path of the stylus tip during a stroke. Visual indicia is presented on the display, based on the predicted path. Inputs from the touch sensor may include hover events associated with detection of the tip while not in contact with the touchscreen and touch events associated with presence of the tip on the touchscreen. A machine learning network may be trained to determine the predicted path. A portion of the network may be trained to accept dynamic-length sequences of events and generate fixed length sequences, reducing subsequent network complexity. A hand may be detected and used to determine the predicted path. The end of a stroke may be predicted, reducing overshoot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for embodiments of a graph based artificial intelligence systems for identity management are disclosed. Embodiments of the identity management systems disclosed herein may utilize artificial intelligence approaches for determining health indicators for the identity management state of an enterprise. Specifically, in certain embodiments, an artificial intelligence based identity management systems may utilize one or more components to generate signals associated with the identity management state of an enterprise based on a network identity graph and evaluate feature spaces of these input signals from these components based on a global objective function or the like.

Abstract: A blister pack having a backing having a first side and an opposing second side. Each of the first and second side is flat or planar. The blister pack can also include a cover having a first side and an opposing second side. At least a portion of the second side of the cover is adhered to the first side of the backing to form a sealed package for containing product. The cover can include at least one blister. The blister pack can also include an active member positioned within each blister. Each active member can be in the form of a ring with an opening extending therethrough or a depression formed therein.