Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for dual processor single board computers are provided. For example, a dual processor single board computer may include a management processor with associated memory, an application co-processor with associated memory, and a plurality of bus switches. The dual processor single board computer may be used in devices that may be exposed to radiation, such as satellites. During a radiation event, the management processor may continue operation and isolate the application co-processor and certain memories to cease operation to increase the amount of radiation safely received before damage. After the radiation event, the management processor may reboot the application co-processor, and update applications to allow a device to continue its mission.

Abstract: A data error correction circuit includes: a data error correction circuit, configured to receive first data and a first check code corresponding to the first data, perform error correction on the first data according to the first check code to generate second data, and output the second data; and a check code generation circuit, configured to receive the first data and the first check code, generate a second check code according to the first data and the first check code, and output the second check code.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a semiconductor structure manufacturing method for forming a semiconductor structure.

Abstract: An apparatus according to certain embodiments generally includes an elongated tubular member having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and an inflatable balloon surrounding the distal end. The elongated tubular member comprises an outer tube, a non-collapsible inner tube positioned within the outer tube, and a compressible material positioned between the outer tube and the inner tube.

Abstract: Power combiners and associated computer-implemented methods and computer program products are provided. An example power combiner includes a plurality of power input structures each of which defines a waveguide that receives a respective electromagnetic radiation input from a respective power source and a central combining conduit. The central combining conduit receives the respective electromagnetic radiation inputs communicated via respective power input structures and combines the respective electromagnetic radiation inputs into a combined power signal for output via an output port communicably coupled with the central combining conduit.

Abstract: A central controller for robotics and connected devices includes a first communication interface configured to receive data from a plurality of robots or connected devices, at least some of which plurality of robots or connected devices are of different types. The data generated by robots or connected devices of different types are generated in different native data formats. The central controller also includes a processor configured to translate said received data from the different native data formats into a common protocol format, a storage framework configured to store the data translated into the common protocol format; and a second communication interface configured to transmit commands based on data stored in the common protocol format and translated to the native data format of one or more of the plurality of robots or connected devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate; forming bottom contact structures in the substrate; forming a storage unit on each of the bottom contact structures; and forming shielding structures that each wrap around one of the storage units, wherein the shielding structures each include multiple dielectric layers and shielding layers arranged alternately.

Abstract: A device for delivery of a therapeutic agent to a surgical cavity, including: a porous, mucoadhesive, freeze-dried polymeric matrix having first and second opposed surfaces, the matrix formed by a composition including chitosan; a plurality of particles embedded within the matrix, the particles containing the therapeutic agent and having a coating around the therapeutic agent, the coating including chitosan. The first surface of the matrix is configured to be applied to the surgical cavity; the device releases the particles through the first surface; the device is also sterilized and provides release of approximately 20% to 100% of the therapeutic agent within 20 minutes of application to the surgical cavity.

Abstract: Representative implementations of techniques and devices are used to reduce or prevent conductive material diffusion into insulating or dielectric material of bonded substrates. Misaligned conductive structures can come into direct contact with a dielectric portion of the substrates due to overlap, especially while employing direct bonding techniques. A barrier interface that can inhibit the diffusion is disposed generally between the conductive material and the dielectric at the overlap.

Abstract: Representative implementations of techniques and devices provide seals for sealing the joints of bonded microelectronic devices as well as bonded and sealed microelectronic assemblies. Seals are disposed at joined surfaces of stacked dies and wafers to seal the joined surfaces. The seals may be disposed at an exterior periphery of the bonded microelectronic devices or disposed within the periphery using the various techniques.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor structure and method for preparing same. The semiconductor structure includes a gate, a source or a drain being provided in the substrate at either side of the gate; a dielectric layer; a contact structure; a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part arranged at intervals. The second electrical connection part is in contact with a partial top surface of the contact structure. The first electrical connection part includes a first barrier layer and a first conductive layer which are stacked. In a direction from the source to the drain, a distance between the sidewall of the first barrier layer facing the contact structure and the contact structure is a first distance, and a distance between the sidewall of the first conductive layer facing the contact structure and the contact structure is a second distance, the first distance being greater than the second distance.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be controlled by one or more feedback mechanisms to adjust carbon dioxide delivery based on one or more characteristics of the mix or other aspects of the mixing operation.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes: a substrate is provided, in which active areas arranged in a matrix and isolation structures for isolating active areas from each other are formed in substrate, a first direction is a column direction of matrix and a second direction is a row direction of matrix; a conductive layer is formed on substrate; at least conductive layer is etched to form a plurality of bit line grooves extending along first direction and arranged along second direction and a plurality of conductive lines extending along first direction and arranged along second direction; a bit line structure is formed in each bit line groove, in which a gap is formed between bit line structure and each of two sides of a respective one of bit line grooves; and conductive lines are etched along second direction to form conductive pillars serving as storage node contact structures.

Abstract: An industrial topology discovery system autonomously discovers and documents industrial automation system topologies using orchestrated discovery agents of various types. The topology discovery system can reside on a cloud platform or another high level network and deploy discovery agents on plant networks and devices within an industrial facility. These discovery agents can implement different strategies for discovering system information, and can include agents configured to monitor and report on communication traffic across respective types of networks, agents configured to probe respective device types for identity and configuration information, and other types of agents.

Abstract: A method for scaling network traffic includes, at a programmable switching ASIC, receiving n traffic flows from at least one external traffic generator, n being an integer. The method further includes generating, by the programmable switching ASIC and using information from packets in the n traffic flows, m traffic flows, where m is an integer greater than n. The method further includes transmitting, by the programmable switching ASIC, the m traffic flows to a flow destination via device under test.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for a system in which liquid carbon dioxide, or a mixture of liquid and gaseous carbon dioxide, is converted to solid carbon dioxide by exiting an orifice at a sufficient pressure drop, e.g., for delivery of carbon dioxide to a concrete mixture in a mixer.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for generating hyperspectral images from RGB (red-green-blue) images. A set of data includes training hyperspectral images and their corresponding RGB images. A spectral band grouping is performed on the training hyperspectral images based on a correlation coefficient of spectral bands. A decomposition network generates a reconstructed hyperspectral image, while a fine-tuning network creates reconstructed RGB images. A quality assurance system analyzes spectral consistency, noise levels, and RGB reconstruction accuracy to generate quality metrics. These metrics guide network weight adjustments to improve reconstruction accuracy.

Abstract: Techniques are described for generating parallel data for real-time speech form conversion. In an embodiment, based at least in part on input speech data of an original form, a speech machine learning (ML) model generates parallel speech data. The parallel speech data includes the input speech data of the original form and temporally aligned output speech data of a target form different than the original form. Each frame of the input speech data temporally corresponds to the corresponding output speech frame of the target speech form and contains a same portion of the particular content. The techniques further include training a teacher machine learning model that is offline and is substantially larger than a student machine learning model for converting speech form. Transferring “knowledge” from the trained Teacher model for training the Production Student Model that performs the speech form conversion on an end-user computing device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, computer program products, and systems are disclosed for payment processing. An apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories that store code executable by the one or more processors to exchange payment information for a transaction wirelessly between a mobile hardware computing device of a user and a hardware payment terminal for a merchant, to validate an availability of funds for the transaction using an electronic interface for an account for the user at a third-party institution, and to electronically transfer the funds directly from the account for the user to an account for the merchant to complete the transaction.

Abstract: A dynamic edge enhancement system includes a light sensor, a circuit, and a microcontroller. The light sensor is operational to generate a light background signal by measuring an ambient light falling on a display. The circuit is operational to generate a histogram of gray shade values in multiple frames of an input video signal received by the circuit, detect multiple edges in the input video signal, enhance the multiple edges in response to a gray shade transfer table and an edge mask strength value, and generate an output video signal suitable to drive the display after the enhancement of the edges. The microcontroller is operational to generate the gray shade transfer table based on the histogram generated by the circuit, and generate the edge mask strength value in response to the gray shade transfer table, the light background signal, a night luminance threshold value, and a day luminance threshold value.