Abstract: Waveguides, such as light guides, made entirely of elastomeric material or with indents on an outer surface are disclosed. These improved waveguides can be used in sensors, soft robotics, or displays. For example, the waveguides can be used in a strain sensor, a curvature sensor, or a force sensor. In an instance, the waveguide can be used in a hand prosthetic. Sensors that use the disclosed waveguides and methods of manufacturing waveguides also are disclosed.

Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to detect that an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) tunnel from a user equipment (UE) device connected via a WiFi connection has become idle, based on the IPsec tunnel meeting an idleness criterion, and instruct the UE device to tear down the IPsec tunnel, in response to detecting that the IPsec tunnel from the UE device connected via the WiFi connection meets the idleness criterion. The device may be further configured to receive a mobile terminating call for the UE device; establish a new IPsec tunnel to the UE device via the WiFi connection, in response to receiving the mobile terminating call for the UE device; and forward the received mobile terminating call to the UE device via the established new IPsec tunnel.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a first speaker, a second speaker, and an audio controller. The audio controller includes a signal receiving unit, a frequency crossover unit, a harmonic-wave generating unit, a low frequency enhancement unit, and a signal synthesis unit. The signal receiving unit receives an original sound signal and generates a first channel signal and a second channel signal according to the original sound signal. The frequency crossover unit sets a preset frequency crossover point to filter the first channel signal to generate a low frequency signal. The harmonic-wave generating unit generates harmonic waves according to the low frequency signal. The low frequency enhancement unit generates an enhancing low-frequency signal according to the harmonic waves. The signal synthesis unit generates a first channel enhanced signal according to the enhancing low-frequency signal and drives the first speaker.

Abstract: This application relates to a battery module, including: battery cells arranged sequentially; an end plate that includes a first end sub-plate and a second end sub-plate, where the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate are arranged in a length direction of the battery module, the second end sub-plate is closer to the battery cells than the first end sub-plate, and a buffer spacing is formed between the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate; and a cell management unit that is disposed on a side of the first end sub-plate facing away from the second end sub-plate. The buffer spacing disposed between the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate can effectively reduce or even avoid deformation of the first end sub-plate under an expansion force generated by the battery cells, thereby protecting the cell management unit from a failure caused by the external force.

Abstract: The invention discloses a lithium metal anode protection method improving lithium utilization efficiency, and relates to the field of lithium batteries. In a lithium battery, lithium metal is deposited on a current collector as a battery anode, and a high molecular polymer is added as an additive to an ester electrolyte. In the present application, the high molecular polymer is prepared by a polymerization reaction of monomer A being acrylonitrile or derivatives thereof, monomer B being perfluoroalkyl ethyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof, and monomer C being alkyl alcohol diacrylate or derivatives thereof. Due to the negative charge on the surface of lithium metal, the —CN and —CF3 in the polymer are strong electron-withdrawing groups, which promote the preferential adsorption of electrolyte additives on the surface of lithium metal and reduce the contact of other components in the electrolyte with lithium metal.

Abstract: A low-complexity precoding method for large-scale MIMO fast convergence is provided. The method includes the following steps: in step 1, starting a precoding procedure to initialize relevant parameters of an MIMO transmitting antenna; in step 2, accelerating a symmetric successive over-relaxation algorithm through a Chebyshev semi-iterative algorithm to complete a precoding inversion process according to the initialized parameters; and in step 3, generating a signal to be transmitted of the MIMO transmitting antenna according to a result of the iterative algorithm and ending the precoding procedure. Herein, the step of initializing the parameters includes parameter initialization and setting a number of transmitting antennas, a number of single-antenna users, and a channel transmission matrix.

Abstract: Application mobility is a unique feature of the edge computing to support relocation of application instance across edge computing hosts or between edge computing host and cloud computing over underlying mobile network. With the active-standby mode application instance implementation with support of L2 networks, the application mobility could achieve the service continuity with low latency switching time. An application mobility mechanism can be implemented in the data plane of edge computing host under the control of edge computing platform and management. It can be also implemented in L2 switching function of the User Plane Function in 5G networks.

Abstract: A semiconductor device package comprises a first substrate, a first electronic component, an encapsulant, and a feeding structure. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first electronic component is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate. The encapsulant encapsulates the first electronic component on the first surface of the first substrate. The feeding structure is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate without covering.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for using the impedance inhomogeneity pattern (IIP) of a transmission line, or one or more segments thereof, to verify the identity of the transmission line and/or detect whether or not the transmission line has been altered or tampered with. Because the impedance inhomogeneity pattern of a transmission line is unique, unpredictable, and uncontrollable, it can be used as a physical unclonable function (PUF). The IIP can be obtained by a method such as frequency domain reflectometry or time domain reflectometry, and is then compared with a previously stored intrinsic IIP obtained from a transmission line (or segment(s)) prior to first use through the use of, for example, correlation or coherence functions. The method can be used on any transmission line, including electrical, optical and acoustic transmission lines.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a load cell for a linear actuator. The load cell configured to measure a force exerted thereon by a rotary motor, and includes a spring element, a hollow portion and at least one strain gauge. The spring element includes a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side are opposite to each other. The hollow portion passes through the spring element. The at least one strain gauge is secured on the spring element and located between the first side and the second side, wherein when the force is exerted on the spring element when the rotary motor is driven to move along the first direction, the second side is moved relative to the first side, the spring element is deformed, and the at least one strain gauge changes shape, so that the force is measured and standardized under a specific range.

Abstract: An assembly structure includes a first assembly member, a second assembly member, a first sliding member and a second sliding member. The first assembly member includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. The first sliding member includes a first through hole and a first engaging recess. The first engaging portion is disposed in the first through hole. The second sliding member includes a second through hole and a second engaging recess. The second engaging portion is disposed in the second through hole. The first sliding member slides toward a first direction to drive the second sliding member to slide toward a second direction, such that the first engaging portion engages with the first engaging recess and the second engaging portion engages with the second engaging recess.

Abstract: This disclosure describes how to identify objects in an augmented reality environment. More specifically, the various systems and methods described herein describe how an augmented reality device can recognize objects within a real world environment, determine where the object is located, and also identify the various surfaces of the object in real time or substantially real time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a negative current collector (10), a negative electrode plate (20), an electrochemical device, and an apparatus. The negative current collector (10) includes a support layer, and a conductive layer (102) disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the support layer (101) in a thickness direction of the support layer; wherein the support layer (101) has a smaller density than the conductive layer (102); the conductive layer (102) has a thickness D1 satisfying 300 nm?D1?2 ?m, preferably 500 nm?D1?1.5 ?m; and when the negative current collector (10) has a tensile strain of 1.5%, the conductive layer (102) has a sheet resistance growth rate T satisfying T?5%.

Abstract: A method includes forming a dummy gate stack over a fin protruding from a semiconductor substrate, forming gate spacers on sidewalls of the dummy gate stack, forming source/features over portions of the fin, forming a gate trench between the gate spacers, which includes trimming top portions of the gate spacers to form a funnel-like opening in the gate trench, and forming a metal gate structure in the gate trench. A semiconductor structure includes a fin protruding from a substrate, a metal gate structure disposed over the fin, gate spacers disposed on sidewalls of the metal gate structure, where a top surface of each gate spacer is angled toward the semiconductor fin, a dielectric layer disposed over the top surface of each gate spacer, and a conductive feature disposed between the gate spacers to contact the metal gate structure, where sidewalls of the conductive feature contact the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A firmware update method and computer program product for updating firmware are provided. The method includes: generating a plurality of container files each corresponding to a hardware device among a plurality of hardware devices coupled to a computing system, wherein each container file includes a firmware update utility to be installed on the computing system to update a firmware installed on the corresponding hardware device; generating an image file of the computing system, wherein the image file has a container layer including the plurality of container files; booting the computing system using the image file, wherein the container files are executed consecutively; installing the firmware update utility of each container file on the computing system when each one of the container files is executed; and for each of the hardware devices, installing a firmware image thereon using the corresponding firmware update utility installed on the computing system.

Abstract: A temperature-measuring device for detecting moving object trajectories is provided. The temperature-measuring device includes a signal control module, a temperature-sensing module and a motion detection module. The temperature-sensing module is electrically connected to the signal control module, for measuring a temperature of each of a plurality of moving objects in an object temperature-measuring range. The motion detection module is electrically connected to the signal control module, for capturing a motion trajectory of each of the moving objects in an object motion detection range. The object temperature-measuring range is smaller than or equal to the object motion detection range, and the object temperature-measuring range falls entirely within the object motion detection range.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a spin on carbon layer comprising a spin on carbon composition over a semiconductor substrate. The spin on carbon layer is first heated at a first temperature to partially crosslink the spin on carbon layer. The spin on carbon layer is second heated at a second temperature to further crosslink the spin on carbon layer. An overlayer is formed over the spin on carbon layer. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: Provided are a chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD20 antigen and a preparation method thereof. The extracellular antigen binding domain of the chimeric antigen receptor includes an antibody heavy chain variable region shown in SEQ ID NO: 7 or 9 or 33 and an antibody light chain variable region shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 or 13 or 35, and is capable of killing tumor cells.