Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an image can include an inverse scanning module for generating a quantized block by applying an inverse scan pattern to significant flags, coefficient sign and coefficient levels respectively; an inverse quantization module for generating a quantization parameter predictor, adding the quantization parameter predictor to a differential quantization parameter to generate a quantization parameter and inversely quantizing the quantized block using the quantization parameter; an inverse transform module for inversely transforming the inversely quantized block to restore a residual block; an intra prediction module for generating a prediction block; an adder for generating a reconstructed block using the residual block and the prediction block, in which certain types of scans are used based on a size of a transform unit and various parameters are set according to availability conditions.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes a display region including a first display region and a photo-sensitive element disposing region. The photo-sensitive element disposing region includes a light-transmitting region and a light-blocking region. The display panel further includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units on the base substrate. The light-blocking region includes at least one pixel unit which includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the base substrate, the light-blocking region at least includes a first convex arced edge.

Abstract: This application provides a clock state detection method and apparatus, applied to the field of communications technologies, to detect clock states of M base stations. The method includes: receiving detection results of M base stations, where the detection result of each of the M base stations is used to indicate whether the base station receives a detection sequence sent by each of N neighboring stations of the base station, the N neighboring stations belong to the M base stations, both M and N are integers greater than or equal to 1, and N is less than M; and determining clock states of the M base stations based on the detection results of the M base stations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a remote control for remotely controlling the illumination of an LED string; the remote control has a control panel having a dial selector for selecting a color of a primary color light emitted by the LED string, a plurality of first color illumination mode buttons, a plurality of background illumination mode buttons, and an illumination sequence button; the remote control has a control circuit having a wireless transmitter for transmitting an LED string control signal to the LED string; a resistive divider circuit providing a plurality of divided voltages to the dial selector which selects one of the divided voltages as an output voltage, a plurality of switches each outputting a state voltage, and a controller connected to the wireless transmitter, the dial selector and the plurality of switches to generate the LED string control signal.

Abstract: Boundary test circuit, memory and boundary test method are provided. The boundary test circuit may include a plurality of serially-connected wrapper boundary registers (WBRs) and a plurality of toggle circuits (TCs). Each WBR may include a first I/O for receiving an initial test signal and a second I/O for transmitting the initial test signal to the WBR at a succeeding stage. Each TC may include an input for receiving the initial test signal stored in a corresponding WBR, a control I/O for receiving a toggle signal, and an output for transmitting a real-time test signal to the integrated circuit. The toggle signal may be configured to control phase switching of the real-time test signal, and, depending on the toggle signal, the real-time test signal may have a phase identical or inverse to a phase of the initial test signal. This method improves the efficiency and flexibility of the boundary test.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermal image monitoring apparatus and a distributing panel having the same. According to the present disclosure, a rotation-vibration reduction unit and a horizontal vibration reduction unit can prevent relative sliding between a base and a bracket and between the bracket and a thermal image camera, and also reduce vibration in a rotating direction or one direction by virtue of contact with each other.

Abstract: A unitized wheelend is provided. The unitized wheelend includes a hub having an inboard side bounded by an oil seal and an outboard side bounded by a retainer releasably coupled to the hub. The unitized wheelend assembly includes an inboard bearing assembly, a spacer, an outboard bearing assembly, and a spindle nut assembly.

Abstract: A two-quaternary ammonium compound has a structural formula of formula (I). L1 is a C1 to C8 alkylene group; L2 is a C1 to C8 alkylene group; Z1 is nitro group or a halogen or methoxy group; Z2 is nitro group or a halogen or methoxy group; Z3 is nitro group or a halogen or methoxy group; R?H or a C1 to C6 alkyl group; a, b, and c are independently an integer from 0-5; and M is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion, such as a bromine ion, chlorine ion, sulfonate radical, etc. A stereoisomer or mixture of stereoisomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or eutectic of the compound of formula (I) forms a composition with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or forms a compounded prescription with other active components, and the composition or compounded prescription may be used in the preparation of a muscle relaxant.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a 3D display substrate including: a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, a driver and a plurality of plano-convex lenses located at a light-emitting side of the plurality of sub-pixels. The plurality of sub-pixels are corresponding to the plurality of plano-convex lenses in a one-to-one manner. A light-emitting surface of each of the plurality of sub-pixels is located in a focal plane of the corresponding plano-convex lens. Each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixel sub-portions arranged in an array. The driver is configured to drive the plurality of sub-pixel sub-portions in the same sub-pixel to display images of different grayscales to form a 3D display image.

Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. A block unit is determined from an image frame received from the bitstream. A split line of the block unit is determined based on a split angle and a split distance of the block unit determined based on the bitstream. First motion information and second motion information are received from a candidate list for reconstructing the block unit. A parameter value of a sub-block determined in the block unit is determined based on a location of the sub-block, the split angle and the split distance. A predefined one of the first and the second motion information is stored for the sub-block when the parameter value is greater than a first threshold and less than second threshold. A subsequent block is reconstructed based on the stored motion information when the subsequent block is reconstructed based on the sub-block.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a base substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; a first power supply wire in the non-display area, a first power supply voltage being applied to the first power supply wire; a second power supply wire in the non-display area and spaced apart from the first power supply wire, a second power supply voltage being applied to the second power supply wire; and a dam overlapping the first power supply wire and the second power supply wire, having a first height on the first power supply wire, and having a second height greater than the first height between the first power supply wire and the second power supply wire.

Abstract: A self-starting mode locking soliton device includes a first optical port to accept an input coherent light. A second optical port provides an output comb of a plurality of wavelengths. A comb resonator with optical Kerr nonlinearity and anomalous group-velocity dispersion is optically coupled to both of said first optical port and said second optical port. The resonator includes an optical property of a negative nonlinear bistability to enable the self-starting mode locking of a Kerr soliton comb. A method of self-starting mode locking is described. A method of producing the negative nonlinear bistability is also described.

Abstract: Methodologies and an apparatus for enabling magnetic shielding of stand alone MRAM are provided. Embodiments include placing MRAM dies and logic dies on a first surface of a mold frame; forming a top magnetic shield over top and side surfaces of the MRAM dies; forming a mold cover over the MRAM dies, FinFET dies and mold frame; removing the mold frame to expose a bottom surface of the MRAM dies and FinFET dies; and forming a bottom magnetic shield over the bottom surface of the MRAM dies.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor installation assembly relating to the faucet field and comprising a fixing base, a sensor and a fixing bolt, wherein the fixing base is in a shape matched with an installation object and is at least provided with installation guide grooves in sliding fit with a sensor and insert grooves allowing the fixing bolt to be inserted therein in a matched manner so as to limit the sensor in the installation guide grooves; the sensor is in sliding fit with the installation guide grooves; and the fixing bolt is inserted into the insert grooves of the fixing bolt in the matched manner. Also provided is a faucet at least comprising a water outlet base provided with the sensor installation assembly, and a sensor installation method. The sensor installation improvement technique is more adaptable and applicable to various faucet structures, and assembly is very convenient.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor assembly. The semiconductor assembly comprises a fully controlled power electronic device and a snubber circuit, wherein the snubber circuit is connected to the fully controlled power electronic device in parallel; the snubber circuit comprises a capacitor (C), an inductor (L), a resistor (R), a diode (D) and a half controlled power electronic device (A1); the inductor (L) and the half controlled power electronic device (A1) are connected in series and are together connected to the resistor (R) in parallel; and the diode (D) and the resistor (R) are connected in parallel and are together connected to the capacitor (C) in series.

Abstract: A display device includes: first and second dots arranged on a first horizontal line in a first direction, each of the first and second dots including first to fourth pixels; a switch unit configured to selectively couple first to fourth output lines respectively to the first to fourth pixels of each of the first and second dots, in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and a data driver configured to supply data voltages to the first to fourth output lines in a time-sharing manner. The data driver may include: a data processor configured to generate data signals corresponding to the first to fourth output lines; and first to fourth digital-to-analog converters (DACs) configured to convert the data signals into the data voltages. Each of the first to fourth DACs may be supplied with a corresponding one of first to fourth gamma voltages.

Abstract: A device may include one or more sources such as circuit elements and electrical components that function as sources for physically unclonable function (PUF) data. PUF data may be acquired from the PUF sources and one or more error correction codes may be applied to the PUF data. The resulting PUF values may be used to generate information that may be used for device security operations such as encryption and tamper detection.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for synthesizing and/or assembling at least one polynucleotide product having a predefined sequence from a plurality of different oligonucleotides. In exemplary embodiments, the methods involve synthesis and/or amplification of different oligonucleotides immobilized on a solid support, release of synthesized/amplified oligonucleotides in solution to form droplets, recognition and removal of error-containing oligonucleotides, moving or combining two droplets to allow hybridization and/or ligation between two different oligonucleotides, and further chain extension reaction following hybridization and/or ligation to hierarchically generate desired length of polynucleotide products.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.