Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a substrate support, N RF sources and a controller. The substrate support is arranged in a processing chamber, supports a substrate on an upper surface thereof, and includes: a baseplate made of electrically conductive material and M electrodes disposed in the baseplate. Each of the N RF sources supplies a respective RF signal to one or more of the M electrodes, where: M and N are integers greater than or equal to two; each of the respective RF signals is supplied to a different set of the M electrodes; and each of the sets includes a different one or more of the M electrodes. The controller causes one or more coils to strike and maintain plasma in the processing chamber independently of the N RF sources and separately controls voltage outputs of the N RF sources to adjust the plasma in the processing chamber.

Abstract: A payload coupling apparatus is provided that includes a housing. The housing is adapted for attachment to a first end of a tether. The apparatus further includes a slot extending downwardly from an outer surface of the housing towards a center of the housing thereby forming a lower lip on the housing beneath the slot. The slot is adapted to receive a handle of a payload. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect touchdown of the payload and a transmitter configured to send a touchdown confirmation signal to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on a touchdown detection by the sensor.

Abstract: The subject technology performs, using asynchronous threads of execution nodes of a distributed database, asynchronous transformation and compaction of key-value pairs of data that correspond to a plurality of transactional queries, the asynchronous threads transforming the key-value pairs from an initial format to a commit format that includes a commit time of data committed to the distributed database, the asynchronous threads compacting the key-value pairs by deleting the key-value pairs in the initial format. The subject technology processes, using transactional threads in the execution nodes, the plurality of transactional queries to generate results data, the asynchronous threads performing the asynchronous transformation and compaction while the transactional threads generate the results data. The subject technology stores the results data.

Abstract: The subject technology performs a read operation from a first transaction on a table in a database. The subject technology determines a first commit version identifier corresponding to first data resulting from the read operation. The subject technology proceeds to perform a particular write operation from the first transaction. The subject technology determines that the first commit version identifier fails to match a second commit version identifier corresponding to a second transaction. The subject technology aborts the particular write operation from the first transaction. The subject technology performs a particular read operation from the first transaction. The subject technology determines a particular commit version identifier corresponding to particular data resulting from the particular read operation. The subject technology retries to perform the particular write operation.

Abstract: The subject technology determines that a first visible version of a key is not one of a N number of newest versions of the key based on searching for the key in a regular space to locate the first visible version of the key. The subject technology performs a search of an undo space to locate a second visible version of the key. The subject technology determines whether the first visible version or the second visible version of the key is newer. The subject technology provides a newer version of the key between the first visible version and the second visible version of the key.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteins comprising a target-binding domain for detection of a target of interest, methods, compositions and kits thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pulsing radio frequency (RF) coils are described. One of the methods includes supplying a first RF signal to a first impedance matching circuit coupled to a first RF coil, supplying a second RF signal to a second impedance matching circuit coupled to a second RF coil, and pulsing the first RF signal between a first parameter level and a second parameter level. The method includes pulsing the second RF signal between a third parameter level and a fourth parameter level in reverse synchronization with the pulsing of the first RF signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronization of radio frequency (RF) generators are described. One of the methods includes receiving, by a first RF generator, a first recipe set, which includes information regarding a first plurality of pulse blocks for operating the first RF generator. The method further includes receiving, by a second RF generator, a second recipe set, which includes information regarding a second plurality of pulse blocks for operating a second RF generator. Upon receiving a digital pulsed signal, the method includes executing the first recipe set and executing the second recipe set. The method further includes outputting a first one of the pulse blocks of the first plurality based on the first recipe set in synchronization with a synchronization signal. The method includes outputting a first one of the pulse blocks of the second plurality based on the second recipe set in synchronization with the synchronization signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteins comprising a target-binding domain for detection of a target of interest, methods, compositions and kits thereof.

Abstract: The subject technology receives, by a first set of decoupled compute instances of a distributed database, a plurality of transactional queries against a transactional processing database stored on a first set of decoupled storage instances, at least one of the first set of decoupled compute instances bypassing a compiler of the distributed database to process the plurality of transactional queries using locally cached data. The subject technology receives at least one select query for processing on an aggregated analytical query database of the distributed database. The subject technology generates, by the compiler of the distributed database, a query plan for execution of the at least one select query using a second set of decoupled compute instances. The subject technology generates, by the second set of decoupled compute instances, an aggregated analytical query result dataset for the at least one select query according to the query plan.

Abstract: A drive circuit for providing RF power to a component of a substrate processing system includes a plasma source operating at a first frequency. A load includes the component of the substrate processing system. An impedance network connects the plasma source to the load. A current sensor senses current at an output of the plasma source. A voltage sensor senses voltage at the output of the plasma source. A controller includes a tuned frequency calculator configured to calculate a tuned frequency for the plasma source based on the voltage, the current, and a configuration of the impedance network and to adjust the first frequency based on the tuned frequency.

Abstract: The subject technology performs a search for a key in a regular space to locate a first visible version of the key. The subject technology determines that the first visible version of the key is not one of a N number of newest versions of the key. The subject technology performs a search of an undo space to locate a second visible version of the key. The subject technology determines whether the first visible version or the second visible version of the key is newer. The subject technology provides a newer version of the key between the first visible version and the second visible version of the key.

Abstract: A direct drive system for providing RF power to a component of a substrate processing system includes a direct drive circuit including a switch and configured to supply RF power to the component. A switch protection module is configured to monitor a load current and a load voltage in a processing chamber, calculate load resistance based on the load current and the load voltage, compare the load resistance to a first predetermined load resistance, and adjust at least one of an RF power limit and an RF current limit of the direct drive circuit based on the comparison.

Abstract: A dielectric window assembly for a substrate processing system includes a dielectric window, a Faraday shield that is one of adjacent to the dielectric window, embedded within the dielectric window, and arranged in a recess in an upper surface of the dielectric window, and cooling channels arranged within the Faraday shield. The cooling channels are configured to flow coolant throughout the Faraday shield.

Abstract: The subject technology receives a first transaction, the first transaction to be executed on linearizable storage. The subject technology assigns, prior to performing a read operation, a first read version to the first transaction, the first read version indicating a first version of the linearizable storage, the first read version corresponding to a particular timestamp of a current time. The subject technology performs the read operation from the first transaction on a table in a database. The subject technology determines a first commit version identifier corresponding to first data resulting from the read operation. The subject technology proceeds to perform a particular write operation from the first transaction. The subject technology determines that the first commit version identifier fails to match a second commit version identifier corresponding to a second transaction. The subject technology aborts the particular write operation from the first transaction.

Abstract: A distributed database compaction system can perform compaction for transactional queries in an asynchronous matter without affecting completion of the queries. The compaction system can implement asynchronous transformation of key pairs in the database, and older keys can be periodically purged using a scheduled compactor. Subsequent queries use the compacted stored keys to perform efficient queries with direct reads of committed transactions and more efficient access to key values stores of the distributed database.

Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronization of radio frequency (RF) pulsing schemes and of sensor data collection are described. One of the methods includes receiving, by an RF generator, a first set of one or more variable levels and one or more duty cycles of an RF signal. The method further includes receiving, by the RF generator from a pulse controller, a synchronization signal having a plurality of pulses. The method also includes generating, during a clock cycle of a clock signal, multiple instances of a first plurality of states of the RF signal in synchronization with the plurality of pulses of the synchronization signal. Each of the first plurality of states of the RF signal has a corresponding one of the one or more variable levels of the first set and a corresponding one of the one or more duty cycles of the first set.

Abstract: The subject technology performs a search for a key in a regular space to locate a first visible version of the key. The subject technology determines that the first visible version of the key is not one of a N number of newest versions of the key. The subject technology performs a search of an undo space to locate a second visible version of the key. The subject technology determines whether the first visible version or the second visible version of the key is newer. The subject technology provides a newer version of the key between the first visible version and the second visible version of the key.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); a trace gas sensor disposed on the UAV, where the gas sensor is configured to measure a gas point concentration; a wind sensor, where the wind sensor is configured to determine a discrete wind vector corresponding to the gas point concentration measurement; and where the discrete wind vector and gas point concentration measurement are acquired substantially concurrently and co-locally.

Abstract: The subject technology receives a key-value pair. The subject technology determines a value size of the key-value pair is greater than a threshold size for an out of line blob (OLB) key space. The subject technology performs a write operation of a key-pointer pair into a regular space. The subject technology performs a plurality of write operations for multiple key-value parts of the key-value pair into the OLB key space. The subject technology performs conflict checking of the regular space for the key-value pair.