Abstract: Disclosed is a biodegradable composition, including: 5 to 90 percent by weight of polylactic acid (PLA), 5 to 80 percent by weight of plant fiber, and 5 to 70 percent by weight of maleic anhydride-grafted polybutylene succinate (PBS-g-MA), acrylic acid-grafted polybutylene succinate (PBS-g-AA), or silane coupling agent-grafted polybutylene succinate (PBS-g-Silane). The article manufactured therefrom is not only biodegradable but also has an enhanced heat deformation temperature, impact resistance and tensile strength. Further, by so limiting the proportion of each component, compatibility between the components may be increased and crystallization of polylactic acid may be facilitated.

Abstract: A memory structure including a substrate, a charge storage layer, a first gate, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer is provided. The substrate includes a memory cell region. The charge storage layer is located on the substrate in the memory cell region. The charge storage layer has a recess. The charge storage layer has a tip around the recess. The first gate is located on the charge storage layer. The first dielectric layer is located between the charge storage layer and the substrate. The second dielectric layer is located between the first gate and the charge storage layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of producing a desired phenotype in a plant by manipulation of gene expression within the plant. The method relates to means which inhibit the level of PK220 gene expression or activity, wherein a desired phenotype such as increased water use efficiency relative to a wild type control plant. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences and constructs useful such methods and methods of generating and isolating plants having decreased PK220 expression or activity.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a gate structure over a fin that protrudes above a substrate; forming source/drain regions over the fin on opposing sides of the gate structure; forming a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer successively over the source/drain regions; performing a first etching process to form an opening in the first dielectric layer and in the second dielectric layer, where the opening exposes an underlying electrically conductive feature; after performing the first etching process, performing a second etching process to enlarge a lower portion of the opening proximate to the substrate; and forming a contact plug in the opening after the second etching process.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for managing HARQ-ACK processes in wireless user equipment (UEs) allow selective compression of HARQ-ACK information within HARQ-ACK codebooks. A wireless base station may transmit control information including scheduling information for K downlink transport blocks for a UE, and may signal bundling rules for selectively compressing an original HARQ-ACK codebook of size K into a constrained HARQ-ACK codebook of size N<K. Bundling rules can include the maximum codebook size N, a number M of bits that should not be bundled, criteria for bundling a plurality of the K?M bits into N?M bits, etc. The UE can apply a logical AND operation to ACK/NACK bits to produce one or more representative bundled bits. The base station identifies and schedules retransmission of packets associated with all of a bundled set of A/N bits if their representative bundled bit is NACK.

Abstract: A transport mechanism for wafers of different sizes and types includes a carrier device and a manipulator device. The carrier device has a mounting rack, multiple supporting units, and multiple carrier units. The multiple supporting units are mounted on the mounting rack, and each supporting unit has two supporting bases. Each one of the multiple carrier units has two carrier plates. Each one of the two carrier plates has a connecting rod and two positioning rods. The two positioning rods are respectively located on two sides of the connecting rod. The manipulator device has a driving unit and a manipulator unit. The manipulator unit is mounted on the driving unit and has two arms. Each one of the two arms has a connecting socket and two positioning sockets. The two positioning sockets are respectively located beside the connecting socket. The locking element is movably mounted to the arm.

Abstract: A portable, miniature, wearable health monitor device that is capable of accurate measurement of health indicators such as body temperature and heart rate which is useful in determining illness or the onset of illness in a timely way and automatically notifying the appropriate people and organizational staff to take medical action to prevent the spread of disease and protect both the individual with early intervention and also protect the organization the person is associated with through the prevention of disease proliferation within the organization.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, device and computer storage medium for processing voices, which relate to the technical field of voices, are disclosed. An implementation includes: recognizing a voice request received by a first voice assistant to obtain a text request; determining information of a second voice assistant which is able to process the text request; and calling the second voice assistant to respond to the text request. With the technical solution, when the first voice assistant is not specialized in some fields, the second voice assistant which is specialized in the fields may be called to perform a specific response processing operation, thereby meeting user requirements more accurately.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for generating a response, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a current user request in a current conversation and historical coreference information in the current conversation; extracting content matching the current user request from the historical coreference information; updating the current user request based on the content to obtain an updated current user request; and generating a response of the current user request based on the updated current user request.

Abstract: A metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor includes a substrate structure, doped regions, trench oxide layers, semiconductor layer structures, a dielectric layer structure and a metal structure. The substrate structure includes a base layer and an epitaxial layer having a plurality of trenches. A trench depth of each trench is X1 micrometer. The doped regions are respectively formed at bottoms of the trenches. The trench oxide layers are respectively formed on inner walls of the trenches. An oxide layer thickness of each trench oxide layer is X2 micrometers. X1 and X2 conform to the following relationship: 0.05X1?X2?0.25X1. The semiconductor layer structures are respectively formed in the trenches. The dielectric layer structure is formed on the semiconductor layer structures. The metal structure is formed on the dielectric layer structure.

Abstract: A waterproof pressing structure including a first membrane, at least one first contact, a second membrane, at least one second contact, an insulation layer and a hydrophobic material is provided. The first contact is located on the first membrane, the second contact is located on the second membrane, and the insulation layer is interposed between the first membrane and the second membrane, wherein the first membrane, the second membrane and the insulation layer are stacked in a vertical direction, and the hydrophobic material is respectively formed on the two surfaces of the first contact and the second contact to form a low surface tension zone between the first contact and the second contact.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. A touch display panel includes a pixel array and a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels. The fingerprint sensing pixels are embedded in the pixel array and located in a non-luminous area outside positions of the sub-display pixels. A display driving circuit is coupled to a plurality of display data lines through a first pin to drive the sub-display pixels to display an image frame. A fingerprint sensing circuit is coupled to a sensing data line through a second pin, and receives fingerprint sensing signals of the fingerprint sensing pixels.

Abstract: A composition of matter suitable for incorporation into a battery electrode is disclosed. In some implementations, the composition of matter may include pores that may be defined in size or shape by several carbonaceous particles. Each of the particles may have multiple regions such that adjacent regions are separated from each other by some of the pores. Deformable regions may be distributed throughout a perimeter of each of the particles, for example, to accommodate coalescence of multiple adjacent particles. The composition of matter may also include a plurality of aggregates and a plurality of agglomerates, where each aggregate includes a multitude of the particles joined together, and each agglomerate includes a multitude of the aggregates joined together.

Abstract: An embodiment method includes: forming a gate stack over a channel region; growing a source/drain region adjacent the channel region; depositing a first ILD layer over the source/drain region and the gate stack; forming a source/drain contact through the first ILD layer to physically contact the source/drain region; forming a gate contact through the first ILD layer to physically contact the gate stack; performing an etching process to partially expose a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall being at a first interface of the source/drain contact and the first ILD layer, the second sidewall being at a second interface of the gate contact and the first ILD layer; forming a first conductive feature physically contacting the first sidewall and a first top surface of the source/drain contact; and forming a second conductive feature physically contacting the second sidewall and a second top surface of the gate contact.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are NAND devices, firmware, systems, methods, and devices that apply smart algorithms to process ECC errors by taking advantage of excess overprovisioning. In some examples, when the amount of overprovisioned blocks are above a predetermined threshold, a first ECC block error handling mode may be implemented and when the overprovisioned blocks are equal or less than the predetermined threshold, a second mode of ECC block error handling may be utilized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel linkers containing a 2,3-disubstituted succinic group, or 2-monosubstituted, or 2,3-disubstituted fumaric or maleic (trans (E)- or cis (Z)-butenedioic), or acetylenedicarboxyl group for conjugation of a cytotoxic agent, and/or one or more different functional molecules per linker to a cell-binding molecule, through bridge linking pairs of thiols on the cell-binding molecule specifically. The invention also relates to methods of making such linkers, and of using such linkers in making homogeneous conjugates, as well as of application of the conjugates in treatment of cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein for developing a cell design. Operations of a plurality of electrical cells are simulated to collect a plurality of electrical parameters. A machine learning model is trained using the plurality of electrical parameters. The trained machine learning model receives data having cell layout design constraints. The trained machine learning model determines a cell layout for the received data based on the plurality of electrical parameters. The cell layout is provided for further characterization of electrical performance within the cell layout design constraints.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor stator and a motor. The motor stator comprises a core; windings wound on the core; and a three-dimensional fitted winding inner groove embedding structure which is a cage-type structure having ribs and ends, the ribs being embedded in grooves between the windings, and the ends being connected to the ribs and cover ends of stator windings; both of the rib and the end of the inner groove embedding structure comprise nonmagnetic heat-conducting glue layers and a phase-change material layer interposed as an interlayer between the heat-conducting glue layers. According to the present disclosure, the heat of each part of the motor stator can be quickly conducted, so as to rapidly reduce the temperature, quickly eliminate the instantaneous temperature peak, and improve the temperature gradient equilibrium of each part.

Abstract: An auto orientating antenna device includes a base, a body and a processing chip. The base includes a motor comprising a rotating shaft. The body is connected to the rotating shaft and comprises at least one 5G antenna. The processing chip generates an auto orientating instruction according to at least one signal receiving status of the antenna unit. The motor drives the rotating shaft according to the auto orientating instruction, so as to let the antenna unit face a receiving direction.

Abstract: An integrated high-precision weighing module has a shell, an electromagnetic force sensor, a printed circuit board (PCB), a weighing pan component, a support ring, and an air baffle ring. The electromagnetic force sensor and the PCB are mounted in the shell. A bearing head of the electromagnetic force sensor extends upward from an upper end portion of the shell. The support ring sheathes the bearing head. The weighing pan component is mounted on the bearing head, with the support ring located between the weighing pan component and the shell. The air baffle ring is disposed around the weighing pan component and located on the support ring. A first airflow channel is formed among the shell, the support ring, and the air baffle ring. At least part of airflow in the shell flows to the outside through the first airflow channel.