Abstract: An I/O system having redundant removable and/or replaceable components. Each of the removable/replaceable components can be removed by displacement parallel to a common axis. An I/O device having an I/O base with a lock-out toggle to prevent installation of one or more I/O modules to the I/O base unless a ground screw has been secured to supporting structure.

Abstract: Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may implement different processing stages for wireless communication in processing units. Such data processing may include a source data processing stage, a baseband processing stage, a digital front-end processing stage, and a radio frequency (RF) processing stage. Data may be received from a sensor of device and then processed in the stages to generate output data for transmission. Processing the data in the various stages may occur during an active time period of a discontinuous operating mode. During the active time period, a reconfigurable hardware platform may allocate all or a portion of the processing units to implement the processing stages. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G (e.g., New Radio (NR)) wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first external terminal supplied with a first power potential, a second external terminal supplied with a second power potential different from the first power potential, a first transistor connected between the first external terminal and an internal power line, a second transistor connected between the second external terminal and the internal power line, and a first circuit configured to turn the first transistor OFF during at least a first period until the second power potential is supplied after the first power potential is supplied.

Abstract: Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment are provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of the same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.

Abstract: A microelectronic component comprises a substrate having at least one bond pad on a surface thereof and a metal pillar structure on the at least one bond pad, the metal pillar structure comprising a metal pillar on the at least one bond pad and a solder material having a portion within a reservoir within the metal pillar and another portion protruding from an end of the metal pillar opposite the at least one bond pad. Methods for forming the metal pillar structures, metal pillar structures, assemblies and systems incorporating the metal pillar structures are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are safe and effective ways to perform dermal filling procedures. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to agarose-based dermal fillers with advanced rheological properties which are easier to inject and disperse compared to HA based dermal fillers. The present disclosure further relates to the methods and kits to provide additional safety advantages over other injectables, as the agarose-based dermal fillers can be dispersed quickly to prevent injury to a patient.

Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memories configured to perform such methods, might include applying a programming pulse having a plurality of different voltage levels to a selected access line during a programming operation, and for each group of memory cells of a plurality of groups of memory cells of a plurality of memory cells selected for programming, enabling that group of memory cells for programming during a respective portion of the duration of the programming pulse of a corresponding voltage level of the plurality of different voltage levels, wherein memory cells of the plurality of memory cells selected for programming and having a particular intended data state are members of more than one of the groups of memory cells, and at least one of the groups of memory cells comprises a memory cell having the particular intended data state and a memory cell having a different intended data state

Abstract: One illustrative cyclone separator disclosed herein includes an outer body, an inner body positioned at least partially within the outer body, an internal flow path within the inner body, the internal flow path having a fluid entrance and a fluid outlet, a first fluid flow channel between the inner body and the outer body, and a re-entrant fluid opening that extends through the outer body and is in fluid communication with the fluid flow channel, wherein the re-entrant fluid opening is positioned at a location upstream of the fluid entrance of the internal flow path in the inner body.

Abstract: Disclosed are visual recognition and sensor fusion weight detection system and method. An example method includes: tracking, by a sensor system, objects and motions within a selected area of a store; activating, by the sensor system, a first computing device positioned in the selected area in response to detecting a presence of a customer within the selected area; identifying, by the sensor system, the customer and at least one item carried by the customer; transmitting, by the sensor system, identifying information of the customer and the at least one item to a computing server system via a communication network; measuring, by the first computing device, a weight of the at least one item; transmitting, by the first computing device, the weight to the computing server system via the communication network; and generating, by the computing server system, via the communication network, transaction information of the at least one item.

Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array comprising a plurality of planes, a plurality of voltage generation systems, and a controller. Each voltage generation system is electrically coupled to a corresponding plane. The controller is configured to turn on and warm up each voltage generation system of the plurality of voltage generation systems in response to a first command to access any plane of the plurality of planes and turn off and slowly discharge each voltage generation system of the plurality of voltage generation systems into an idle state in response to no commands being processed. In response to receiving a subsequent command to access any plane of the plurality of planes prior to the voltage generation systems reaching the idle state, a warm up period of the plurality of voltage generation systems is reduced.

Abstract: An oral rinse including ionic silver as silver citrate complex and acemannan is useful for the treatment of oral ulceration and oral mucositis. The oral rinse has shown effectiveness against fungal and bacteria species such as Candida species, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.

Abstract: A system and method to operate an autonomous vehicle on the road. The system and method may include determining a lane area on a road, calculating a first position within the lane area, determining a tolerance region within the lane area, calculating a deviation offset based on the tolerance region, calculating a second position based on the first position and the deviation offset, and causing to operate the autonomous vehicle to travel to the second position.

Abstract: A redistribution layer of fan-out package and manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. Before forming a pattern wiring layer on each dielectric insulation layer, a thin metal ion layer is formed firstly. A connection between the metal ion layer and the corresponding dielectric insulation layer is weaker than that between the patterned wiring layer and the corresponding dielectric insulation layer. When the redistribution layer is placed in a high temperature and high humidity environment, the stress generated by the patterned circuit layer causes that multiple gaps to form between the metal ion layers and the corresponding dielectric insulating layer. Therefore, a distance between the adjacent dielectric insulating layer and the patterned wiring layer is increased to reduce the capacitive effect and the power consumption of the thinner redistribution layer.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are presented for securing data based on randomization. An apparatus includes a security component that is configured to determine, during compile time of an application, at least one random value used to determine a partition size, a set of storage locations, and an access threshold for a data element during execution of the application. An apparatus includes a partition module that is configured to partition a data element into a plurality of data segments that each have a size that is randomly determined, during execution of an application, based on at least one random value to determine the partition size. An apparatus includes a storage module that is configured to randomly determine a first set of storage locations for a plurality of data segments, during execution of an application, based on at least one random value for the set of storage locations.

Abstract: Introduced here are cryptobionic implants designed for implantation within a human body that are capable of facilitating an identity authentication and/or an intent validation process. These cryptobionic implants can be designed to be cryptographically secure. For example, a cryptobionic implant may include a processor configured to encrypt data residing in an internal storage and a transponder configured to transmit the encrypted data to a reader device located outside of the human body for decryption. The reader device (or some other electronic device) may be able to verify the identity of the individual in whom the cryptobionic implant is implanted based on the decrypted data.

Abstract: A current demarcation voltage is determined, where the current demarcation voltage is to be applied to a memory cell for reading a state of the memory cell. Based on the current demarcation voltage and a space between a first threshold voltage distribution corresponding to a first state of the memory cell and a second threshold voltage distribution corresponding to a second state of the memory cell, a test demarcation voltage having a low error rate of reading the state of the memory cell is selected. The current demarcation voltage is set to correspond to the selected test demarcation voltage.

Abstract: A method of using a suppression factor fluid during a well activity is provided. The method comprising the steps of introducing a suppression factor fluid into a wellbore, the suppression factor fluid comprising an untreated monovalent brine; and a suppression sugar alcohol, the suppression sugar alcohol in an amount operable to achieve a suppression factor, wherein a density upper limitation of the suppression factor fluid is greater than the density upper limitation of the monovalent brine; and completing the well activity in the wellbore, such that the suppression sugar alcohol inhibits crystallization during the well activity.

Abstract: A computer system having a host coupled to a storage device via a peripheral component interconnect express bus. The host communicates write commands of low priority to the storage device, which places them in a queue for execution at an idle time. In response to a determination that the storage device is in an idle state, the storage device best accommodates the write commands in the idle queue in connection with housekeeping tasks, such as garbage collection and wear leveling, to best reduce write amplification.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, subsequent to receipt of a packet from a first customer network node destined for a second customer network node at a first provider network node, determining whether a local connection exists between the first provider network node and the second customer network node, the provider network node forming part of an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (“EVPN”)—Virtual Private Wire Service (“VPWS”) domain; if a local connection is determined to exist between the first provider network node and the second customer network node, determining whether the local connection has failed; if the local connection is determined not to have failed, switching the packet to the second customer network node via the local connection instead of via the EVPN-VPWS domain; and if the local connection is determined to have failed, switching the packet to the second customer network node via the EVPN-VPWS domain.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for multi-level communication architectures are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may include a driver circuit configured to convert a plurality of bitstreams into a plurality of multilevel signals. A count of the plurality of bitstreams is greater than count of the plurality of multilevel signals. The driver circuit further configured to drive the plurality of multilevel signals onto a plurality of signal lines using individual drivers. A driver of the individual drivers is configured to drive more than two voltages.