Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a well region on the semiconductor substrate, a radio frequency circuit, a first guard ring adjacent to the RF circuit, and a first isolation region directly disposed between the RF circuit and the first guard ring. The well region has a first conductive type. The RF circuit includes a FIN field-effect transistor having a plurality of first fins and a plurality of first polys on the well region, wherein the first polys are perpendicular to the first fins. The first guard ring includes a plurality of second fins and a pair of second polys on the well region, wherein the second polys are perpendicular to the second fins. The first fins are arranged parallel to the second fins, and the first fins are separated from the second fins by the first isolation region.

Abstract: A signal processing method and device are provided. At least two channel sound signals are acquired, and a frequency-domain audio signal corresponding to each channel sound signal is acquired; beam forming output signals of a beam group corresponding to an audio signal of each frequency point are acquired; an output direction of the beam group is acquired; and time-domain sound signals output after beam forming in the output direction are acquired.

Abstract: A method for an electronic device to establish a communication with another by reference to a selected face on a connected display screen includes the selection of faces in a photo within a number of closed paths. Photos are stored in a connected memory device, if the stored photos correspond to the selected faces the user may trigger the display of a predetermined number of icons of communication programs on the display screen. When one of the icons is triggered, a search is made for communication or contact information corresponding to the selected face, and a communication connection is established therewith.

Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided, including: a substrate; a first semiconductor element disposed on the substrate and having a first conductive pad grounded to the substrate; a conductive layer formed on the first semiconductor element and electrically connected to the substrate; a second semiconductor element disposed on the first semiconductor element through the conductive layer; and an encapsulant formed on the substrate and encapsulating the first and second semiconductor elements. Therefore, the first and second semiconductor elements are protected from electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding with the conductive layer being connected to the grounding pad of the substrate. A fabrication method of the semiconductor package is also provided.

Abstract: Systems, circuits and methods related to dynamic error vector magnitude (DEVM) corrections. In some embodiments, a power amplifier (PA) system can include a PA circuit having a plurality of amplification stages, and a bias system in communication with the PA circuit and configured to provide bias signals to the amplification stages. The PA system can further include a first correction circuit configured to generate a correction current that results in an adjusted bias signal for a selected amplification stage, with the adjusted bias signal being configured to compensate for an error vector magnitude (EVM) during a dynamic mode of operation. The PA system can further include a second correction circuit configured to change the correction current based on an operating condition associated with the PA circuit.

Abstract: A folding knife can include a handle portion, a pivot element, a blade, a locking element, a cap, and a rotatable wheel. The handle portion can comprise a first side portion and a second side portion. The blade can pivot about the pivot element between an open position and a closed position. The locking element can prevent disassembly of the first and second side portions when the locking element is in a locked position and allow disassembly of the first and second side portions when the locking element is in an unlocked position. The cap can be coupled to the first side portion adjacent the locking element. The pivot element can extend into the cap. The rotatable wheel can be disposed between the first and second side portions and can rotated to selectively retain the first and second side portions together.

Abstract: A choke includes a single-piece core entirely made of a same material, the single-piece core having two boards and a pillar located between the two boards, a winding space being located among the two boards and the pillar, wherein the pillar has a non-circular and non-rectangular cross section along a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the pillar, the cross section of the pillar has a first axis and a second axis intersecting with each other at a center of the cross section of the pillar and are substantially perpendicular with each other, the first axis is longer than the second axis, and the cross section of the pillar is substantially symmetrical to both of the first axis and the second axis.

Abstract: A head mounted display is provided that includes a main body, a sensor, and a door. The door of the head mounted display includes a computing device or, in some cases, an embedded screen. The computing device includes a camera and a display interface. The sensor and the camera of the mobile computing device are rigidly positioned with fixed displacements.

Abstract: Method and device for configuring a waveform at a transmitter are provided. The method includes: receiving at least one input signal, each input signal corresponding to a subcarrier spacing setting; performing IDFT pre-processing to each input signal, the IDFT pre-processing including DFT pre-coding or offset modulation; performing IDFT to each input signal which is subjected to the IDFT pre-processing, the IDFT including an IDFT with parameters including resource mapping and a corresponding IDFT size; performing IDFT post-processing to each input signal which is subjected to the IDFT to obtain at least one output signal, the IDFT post-processing including cyclic extension and time-domain windowing; adding the at least one output signal in time domain; and transmitting the added signal through a corresponding antenna port.

Abstract: Disclosed are an evaluation method and an evaluation device for a facial key point positioning result. In some embodiments, the evaluation method includes: acquiring a facial image and one or more positioning result coordinates of a key point of the facial image; performing a normalization process on the positioning result coordinate and an average facial model to obtain a normalized facial image; and extracting a facial feature value of the normalized facial image and calculating an evaluation result based on the facial feature value and a weight vector.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dual flow switching device, comprising a valve body, a valve element, a spring, an inner valve seat and an outer valve seat, wherein the valve element is arranged through the valve body; the middle part of the valve element is provided with an axial liquid channel and a radial liquid channel; the valve element is provided with upper and lower sealing elements; the outlet of the radial liquid channel is located between the upper and lower sealing elements; the outer valve seat is provided in a corresponding position of the upper sealing element and the inner valve seat in a corresponding position of the lower sealing element; the spring is sleeved on the valve element, and a spring seat is provided on the valve element at the upper end of the upper sealing element. The present utility model boasts a dual-outflow channel and dual-flow outflow function.

Abstract: Acidic sprayable aqueous compositions for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are disclosed. In particular, the sprayable compositions include an inverse emulsion polymer for modifying the viscosity of the composition and provide numerous benefits over dispersion polymer compositions used for rheology modification to reduce misting and respiratory inhalation of cleaning compositions. Compositions and methods of cleaning using the compositions having reduced amounts of airborne particulates of the composition during spray applications are provided.

Abstract: A method for producing polyisoprene, the method comprising the steps of preparing a preformed lanthanide-based catalyst in the presence of 1,3-butadiene and forming a polymerization mixture by introducing the preformed catalyst to isoprene, where the polymerization mixture includes less than 20% by weight of organic solvent based upon the total weight of the polymerization mixture.

Abstract: A work chair includes a chair body, a plurality of wheel sets mounted at the bottom side of the chair body, a seat cushion mounted at the top side of the peripheral wall of the chair body, two guide rails mounted at the chair body at one lateral side each defining a longitudinal sliding slot and locating notch in communication with the sliding slot, a tray, a pivot bolt pivotally connecting the tray to the sliding slots of the rail for allowing the tray to be moved along the sliding slots of the guide rails and having an engagement portion for selectively engaging in one locating notch of each guide rail to hold the tray positively at the selected elevational position for carrying tools.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least a substrate, fin-shaped structures, a protection layer, epitaxial layers, and a gate electrode. The fin-shaped structures are disposed in a first region and a second region of the substrate. The protection layer conformally covers the surface of the substrate and the sidewalls of fin-shaped structures. The epitaxial layers respectively conformally and directly cover the fin-shaped structures in the first region. The gate electrode covers the fin-shaped structures in the second region, and the protection layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the fin-shaped structures.

Abstract: A non-explosive downhole tool for creating openings in tubulars and or earthen formations includes a carrier holding a non-explosive material, such as thermate, a head connected with the carrier and having a port to eject a product of the ignited material from the head and a communication path extending from the material to the port and a moveable member in a closed position blocking the communication path and in an open position opening the communication path.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for content delivery used in a mobile terminal application. The method includes: (a) integrating, by the mobile terminal application, a software development kit (sdk) into the mobile terminal application, importing a download request into the sdk, and waiting to receive downloaded data; (b) receiving, by the sdk, the download request imported by the mobile terminal application, downloading an initial packet from a cache system or a source station based on the download request, and determining if P2P download can be started based on the initial packet, the initial packet being an initial data fragment of data to be downloaded; (c) when it is determined to start the P2P download, fragmenting, by the sdk, remaining undownloaded data to a plurality virtual files; and (d) sequentially downloading the plurality of virtual files and caching a download result until downloading of all of the virtual files is completed.

Abstract: The present invention provides waterborne curable film-forming compositions comprising: a) an aqueous dispersion of polymeric acrylic particles, wherein the particles have a Z average particle size less than 80 nm and have reactive functional groups; wherein the particles are prepared from a monomer mixture comprising ethylenically unsaturated monomers that are polymerized in the presence of a branched polymer having an acid value of 40-200, wherein the branched polymer is prepared from ethylenically unsaturated monomers; b) a crosslinking agent having functional groups reactive with functional groups on the polymeric acrylic particles; and c) an aqueous dispersion of at least one additional polymer having hydroxyl and/or acid functional groups and having a Z average particle size greater than 100 nm. Further provided are multilayer coated substrates comprising the curable film-forming compositions and methods for forming a composite coating on a substrate using the curable film-forming compositions.

Abstract: A method of handover is provided. It includes: performing a mobile base station tracking area update procedure; performing a mobile device tracking area update procedure; transmitting a mobile base station identity of the mobile base station to a mobile device mobility management entity corresponding to the mobile device by a fixed base station; transmitting a request for setting the mobile base station ID to the mobile device by the MD mobility management entity; writing the mobile device ID into a mobile network ID list of the mobile device by the mobile device; when the mobile device receives from the fixed base station a handover message indicating the mobile device to hand over to the mobile base station and the mobile device determines the mobile network ID list includes the mobile base station ID of the mobile base station, then, the mobile device hands over to the mobile base station.

Abstract: A lens module for autofocus of a camera in passive mode includes a lens barrel containing a first lens, a second lens, a pressure sensor, an image sensor, and a processor. In the passive autofocus mode, the first lens is located at a first end of the lens barrel and moves within the lens barrel when a distance to a target object changes. The pressure sensor between the first and the second lenses senses both pulling and pushing pressures which the first lens applies. The image sensor is adjacent to an end of the lens barrel and is behind the first and second lenses. The processor can apply formulas to calculate a distance between the target object and the lens module.