Abstract: An electronic device and a method for a multi-party video call are provided. The electronic device includes a display module, a communication module, and a processor, memory for storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to establish communication links with a plurality of users by means of a communication module in order to execute a multi-party video call, display objects representing the plurality of users executing the multi-party video call using a specified first user interface, display one or more selectable options on the first user interface in response to the execution of a specific function during the execution of the multi-party video call, wherein the options are options relating to the specific function, and display the objects, representing the plurality of users, by changing the objects on the basis of a first option selected from among the one or more options by a first user of the electronic device.

Abstract: The technology generally relates to high bandwidth memory (HBM) and optical connectivity stacking. Disclosed systems and methods herein allow for 3D-stacking of HBM dies that are interconnected with an optical interface in a manner that allows for compact, high-performance computing. An optical chiplet can be configured to be placed onto a stack of HBM dies, with a cooling die that is positioned between the HBM dies and the optical chiplet. The optical chiplet may be configured to connect the HBM optics module package to one or more other components of the package via to one or more optical fibers.

Abstract: A cellular base station (BS) which transmits more flexible downlink control information (DCI) to the UE, and a UE capable of receiving and processing a received DCI message. The DCI message may have a DCI format of 0_1 or 0_2 and further may comprise an UL-SCH set to 0, a CSI request field of all 0s and an SRS request field having a nonzero value. The DCI message may indicate to the UE that the UE should: 1) transmit an aperiodic SRS corresponding to SRS request; and 2) that the UE should not transmit on the PUSCH. The DCI may include existing fields that specify either a slot offset or beam information useable when transmitting the aperiodic SRS. The base station may also generate a DCI message with an SRS trigger that is targeted to a plurality of UEs in a group, or a plurality of groups of UEs, for greater efficiency.

Abstract: An embodiment electrified vehicle charging system includes an actuator configured to maintain or change a vertical position, a horizontal position, or an angle of a power receiver provided in a vehicle and a position controller configured to determine a relative position and a relative angle of the power receiver relative to a power transmitter provided outside of the vehicle through a sensor and to perform an alignment control between the power transmitter and the power receiver through the actuator based on the relative position and the relative angle of the power receiver.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a barium titanate (BaTiO3)-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, the accessory ingredient including dysprosium (Dy) and praseodymium (Pr) as first accessory ingredients. A content of the Pr satisfies 0.233 mol?Pr?0.699 mol, based on 100 mol of the barium titanate base material main ingredient.

Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to a robotic vehicle. An example robotic vehicle has a base platform that includes at least a chassis, an actuator, a sensor, and a controller. The chassis includes a first wheel that is attached to a first section of the chassis and further includes a second wheel attached to a second section of the chassis. The actuator has a proximal end attached to the first section of the chassis and a distal end attached to the second section of the chassis. The sensor is configured to obtain information associated with a stair structure located on a traversal path of the robotic vehicle. The controller evaluates the information obtained by the sensor and operates the actuator to vary a separation distance between the first section of the chassis and the second section of the chassis so as to enable the robotic vehicle to traverse the stair structure.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip assembly includes an integrated circuit (IC) die that includes a first substrate in which plurality of transistors is formed, a first structure that contains a plurality of first metallization components, and a second structure that contains a plurality of second metallization components. The first structure is disposed over a first side of the first substrate. The second structure is disposed over a second side of the first substrate opposite the first side. The chip assembly includes a second substrate bonded to the IC die through the second side. The chip assembly includes a trench that extends through the second substrate and through the second structure of the IC die. Sidewalls of the trench are defined at least in part by one or more protective layers.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding with a low-delay transform skip residual coding (TSRC) method. The TSRC method includes: deriving, by an encoder, a rice parameter based on coded information of a current slice of a video. The coded information may include one or more of following parameters: a quantization parameter or a coding bit-depth associated with a slice, a picture, or a sequence of the video; or a hash ratio associated with the slice, the picture, or the sequence of the video.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of transistors. A first structure is disposed over a first side of the semiconductor substrate. The first structure contains a plurality of first metallization components. A carrier substrate is disposed over the first structure. The first structure is located between the carrier substrate and the semiconductor substrate. One or more openings extend through the carrier substrate and expose one or more regions of the first structure to the first side. A second structure is disposed over a second side of the semiconductor substrate opposite the first side. The second structure contains a plurality of second metallization components.

Abstract: An artificial short interfering peptide for the phosphorylation substrate of DAPK1 and its potential pharmaceutical applications is provided. In the field of peptide drug development, the peptide can be used in preparation of drugs for prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke, as well as the drugs for the disease that based on the same mechanism, such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, depression, autism and neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis. Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.

Abstract: An electronic structure includes a substrate, a plurality of electronic units disposed on the substrate, and a circuit structure electrically connected with at least one of the plurality of electronic units. The substrate has a first flat part and a curved part connected with the first flat part. Two adjacent ones of the plurality of electronic units on the first flat part have a first pitch in a first direction parallel to a surface of the first flat part Another two adjacent ones of the plurality of electronic units on the curved part have a second pitch different from the first pitch in a second direction parallel to a surface of the curved part. In a normal direction of the first flat part, at least a portion of the circuit structure overlaps a region between another two of the plurality of electronic units on the first flat part.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a circuit board assembly, which includes a core layer, an electronic component, a first shielding ring wall, a second shielding ring wall, a first circuit layer, a second circuit layer, a first insulating layer and a plurality of shielding columns. The core layer has an accommodating space, in which the accommodating space has an inner sidewall. The electronic component is disposed in the accommodating space. The first shielding ring wall is disposed in the accommodating space and covers the inner sidewall, in which the first shielding ring wall surrounds the electronic component and is not in contact with the electronic component. The second shielding ring wall is disposed in the core layer and surrounds the first shielding ring wall. The core layer is disposed between the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. The shielding columns are disposed in the first insulating layer.

Abstract: A distributed weak grating array sensing system and method with multiple demodulation modes are provided for optical fiber sensing.

Abstract: A contact stack of a semiconductor device comprises: a source/drain region; a metal silicide layer above the source/drain region; a metal cap layer directly on the metal silicide layer; and a conductor on the metal cap layer. A method comprises: depositing a metal silicide layer in a feature of a substrate; in the absence of an air break after the depositing of the metal silicide layer, preparing a metal cap layer directly on the metal silicide layer; and depositing a conductor on the metal cap layer.

Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate including a central area and a corner area extending from a corner of the central area, a pixel circuit disposed in the central area and a display element connected to the pixel circuit, a voltage supply line which is disposed in the corner area and supplies a voltage to one electrode of the display element, and a driving circuit which is disposed in the corner area and supplies an electrical signal to the pixel circuit. The driving circuit is spaced apart from the central area with the voltage supply line therebetween.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for altering or otherwise obscuring a progress bar to prevent spoilers in a media asset. A media asset is generated for display and an input is detected from a user during playback of the media asset. A determination is made whether the input comprises a command to display a progress bar. In the affirmative, a determination regarding a current point of playback of the media asset and the type of segment is made. An entry is retrieved from a database that maps the type of segment to a range of time. A determination is made whether the remaining time of the media asset is within the range of time. In the affirmative, a determination whether displaying the progress bar would spoil the media asset is made. In response to determining that displaying the progress bar would spoil the media asset, the progress bar is refrained from generating display.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining first data including a first identifier of a first product determine in association with a content item based on first metadata of the content item. The method further includes obtaining a first confidence value associated with the first product and the content item. The method further includes obtaining second data including a second identifier of the first product and a second confidence value. The method further includes providing the first data and the second data to a trained machine learning model. The method further includes obtaining a third confidence value from the trained machine learning model associated with the first product. The method further includes adjusting second metadata of the content item in view of the third confidence value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery auto-balancing device and method for an energy storage system, the device comprising: a plurality of battery units each having a battery, a relay for controlling the connection of the batteries to a power line and a battery manager for detecting and transmitting the state of the batteries; and a power converter for detecting the state of the batteries of each of the plurality of battery units, grouping the batteries into a charging group and a discharging group, and performing charging by using the batteries in the charging group or discharging by using the batteries in the discharging group according to a battery operation mode.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of forming a buffer layer on a substrate, forming a barrier layer on the buffer layer, forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the barrier layer, forming a gate electrode on the p-type semiconductor layer, and then forming a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode. Preferably, the buffer layer further includes a bottom portion having a first carbon concentration and a top portion having a second carbon concentration, in which the second carbon concentration is less than the first carbon concentration and a thickness of the bottom portion is less than a thickness of the top portion.

Abstract: A light sensor having a voltage reversing mechanism is provided. A photoelectric component converts a first light signal into a first photocurrent. A capacitor is charged to a first voltage by the first photocurrent. A counter counts a first coarse count value according to the first voltage. The photoelectric component converts a second light signal into a second photocurrent. The capacitor is charged from a reversed first voltage to a second voltage by the second photocurrent. The counter counts a second coarse count value according to the second voltage. The counter counts a fine count value according to the second coarse count value. One of the first light signal and the second light signal is emitted by both of an ambient light source and a light-emitting component and then reflected by a tested object, and the other one of them is emitted by only the ambient light source.