Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a horizontal routing track in a first metal layer, and a backside routing track in a backside metal layer. The backside metal layer and the first metal layer are formed at opposite sides of a semiconductor substrate. The horizontal routing track is conductively connected to a first terminal of a first transistor without passing through a routing track in another metal layer. The backside routing track is conductively connected to a second terminal of the first transistor without passing through a routing track in another metal layer.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a condenser, a heat-exchanger, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and a gas injection device and is capable of improving the cooling and heating performance. The gas injection device includes a gas-liquid separator, a first valve module, and a second valve module and is configured to selectively operate in a selected air conditioning mode of a vehicle interior.

Abstract: A dining game apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a holding unit configured to hold a food item or a beverage. The apparatus may further include a sensor unit electrically coupled with the holding unit. The sensor unit may be configured to output a first signal when a user mouth touches the holding unit. The apparatus may further include an actuator configured to output a second signal when the actuator may be activated. The apparatus may additionally include a transceiver communicatively coupled with the sensor unit and the actuator. The transceiver may be configured to transmit one or both of the first signal and the second signal to an external computing device. The first signal alone may cause the external computing device to perform a first action, and the first signal and the second signal together may cause the external computing device to perform a second action.

Abstract: A transducer includes: a substrate; and a plurality of transducer elements disposed on the substrate, and each transducer element including: a bottom electrode; an oscillatory element disposed on the bottom electrode and having an opening, wherein there is a cavity between the bottom electrode and the oscillatory element; a top electrode disposed on the oscillatory element, wherein the top electrode and the bottom electrode are overlapped in a top view direction; and a passivation layer disposed on the oscillatory element and the top electrode and in the opening of the oscillatory element, wherein the passivation layer extends continuously from a position on the oscillatory element to a position on the bottom electrode through the opening and the cavity.

Abstract: A battery module is disclosed. In some implementations, the battery module includes: a housing having an internal space, a cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells and a first heat blocking member blocking heat propagation between the plurality of battery cells are stacked, and a second heat blocking member disposed between the cell stack and the housing, wherein at least a portion of the first heat blocking member is in contact with the second heat blocking member.

Abstract: Image sensing devices including protection devices are discloses. In an embodiment, an image sensing device includes a unit pixel configured to include a protected device, and a protection device electrically connected to the protected device and configured to protect the protected device during a plasma process. The protection device includes an emitter region configured to include impurities of a first conductivity type, a base region configured to surround the emitter region and including impurities of a second conductivity type, a collector region configured to surround the base region and including impurities of the first conductivity type, and an isolation structure disposed between the protection device and another protection device adjacent to the protection device and configured to electrically isolate the base region of the protection device from a base region of the other protection device.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display element including an emission area, a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element, a first insulating layer disposed on the thin-film encapsulation layer, the first insulating layer including an opening that corresponds to the emission area, and a refraction area defined by the opening and including an organic material, and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, filling the refraction area, and having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the first insulating layer, wherein the display element includes a first display element and a second display element, and the refraction area has a circular shape or an elliptical shape in a plan view and includes a first refraction area corresponding to the first display element and a second refraction area corresponding to the second display element.

Abstract: A constant-current discharge device includes a discharge voltage detection circuit, a voltage level adjustment circuit, a constant-current drive circuit, and a constant-current circuit. The discharge voltage detection circuit is connected between a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a DC voltage, and receives the DC voltage. The voltage level adjustment circuit is connected to the discharge voltage detection circuit, and provides a supply voltage and decides a discharge current. The constant-current drive circuit is connected to the discharge voltage detection circuit and the voltage level adjustment circuit, and provides a drive voltage. The constant-current circuit is connected to the voltage level adjustment circuit and the constant-current drive circuit, and is supplied by the supply voltage and is driven by the drive voltage. When the DC voltage is less than a voltage threshold, the constant-current circuit performs a constant-current discharge according to the discharge current.

Abstract: A slurry composition used for chemical mechanical polishing includes a plurality of Janus abrasive particles; and a solvent in which the plurality of Janus abrasive particles are dispersed, wherein each of the plurality of Janus abrasive particles includes: a core particle; a first coating portion on a surface of the core particle; and a second coating portion on the surface of the core particle, wherein the each of the plurality of Janus abrasive particles has a hydrophobic area and a hydrophilic area defined by the first and second coating portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metallic nanostructures (e.g., Cu) on unconventional-phase TMDs, and an electrochemical method for the controlled growth of various Cu nanostructures, including single-atomically dispersed Cu (s-Cu), amorphous Cu (a-Cu) nanoclusters, and crystalline Cu (c-Cu) nanoparticles on 1T? WS2 nanosheets. This method enhances the efficiency and selectivity of catalysts for the electrochemical upcycling of nitrate water into ammonia, achieving a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of at least 98% for ammonia at ?0.8 V vs. RHE. Investigations reveal that the high performance arises from the synergistic cooperation between Cu sites and 1T? WS2 supports, facilitating efficient hydrogenation and ammonia production. The Cu/1T? TMDs nanostructures are versatile and can be applied in various catalytic fields.

Abstract: A method may include: generating round-trip pulses at one or more nodes of a multidrop network, respective ones of the round-trip pulses selectively traversing one or more of: internal circuitry of the one or more nodes, or a physical medium between a first node and a second node of the one or more nodes; determining a total delay and an internal delay of the one or more nodes at least partially based on a measurement window error and measured round trips of the round-trip pulses within a predetermined measurement window; and determining a distance between the first node and second node at least partially based on the measured round trips of the round-trip pulses and the internal delay of at least one of the first node or the second node.

Abstract: An assembly is provided that includes an umbrella hub and a battery pack. The umbrella hub includes a hub body and a support portion. The hub body to be disposed about an umbrella pole. The hub body including an upper surface and a lower surface. The support portion disposed at the lower surface of the hub body. The battery pack includes a housing, an outer periphery, an inner periphery, a projection, and a battery cell. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The outer periphery and the inner periphery are each defined in part by the first portion and the second portion. The projection extends from the inner periphery. The projection to rest on the support portion of the umbrella hub to couple the battery pack to the umbrella hub. The battery cell disposed in the housing to supply or receive power through an electrical connection.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) nanoparticles featuring a dual-defect structure, methods for their synthesis, hybrid membranes including the same, and a gas separation method using the same. The disclosed ZIF nanoparticles with dual-defect structures comprise: a metal ion coordinated with organic ligands, including an imidazolate-based organic ligand and an alkylamine-based organic ligand. The alkylamine-based organic ligand is further defined by the inclusion of two distinct alkylamines-a first alkylamine and a second alkylamine characterized by different alkyl chain lengths.

Abstract: An electronic device including a panel. The panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a medium layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, first electrodes between the first substrate and the medium layer, connecting lines between the second substrate and the first electrodes, and a conductive spacer. The first electrodes include a connecting first electrode and an adjacent first electrode. The connecting lines include a first connecting line and a second connecting line. The conductive spacer is electrically connected to the connecting first electrode and the first connecting line. The second connecting line is adjacent to the first connecting line. The conductive spacer is separated from the second connecting line by a third space S3. The third space S3 is greater than or equal to 3 ?m and less than or equal to 50 ?m.

Abstract: An inductance structure and a filter, and relates to the technical field of passive devices. The inductance structure includes a dielectric substrate, a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure; the dielectric substrate is provided with a plurality of connection through-holes penetrating in a thickness direction thereof; connection electrodes are provided in the connection through-holes; the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are electrically connected by the connection electrodes to form a coil of the inductance structure; one of the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure includes at least three sub-layers, and the other includes at least one sub-layer; and orthographic projections of two of the sub-layers of the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure on the dielectric substrate at least partially overlap, and the flow directions of currents of both are roughly parallel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device and manufacturing method thereof. A display device includes a substrate in which a pixel including a plurality of sub pixels is included. The display device includes a first planarization layer disposed on the substrate and configured to have an opening. The display device includes an adhesive layer disposed on the first planarization layer. The display device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on the adhesive layer in each of the plurality of sub pixels. The adhesive layer includes a plurality of first areas configured to overlap the plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of non-attachment areas disposed respectively to be adjacent to the first areas, and a second area as a remaining part, except for the plurality of first areas and non-attachment areas.

Abstract: A battery exchange system and a batteries providing method thereof are disclosed. The battery exchange system is configured to perform the method that includes: receiving a request to exchange a target number of batteries; grouping a plurality of batteries in the battery exchange system based on the target number of batteries into a plurality of battery groups; calculating a plurality of scores for the plurality of battery groups based on a plurality of weights and a plurality of characteristic parameters; and selecting an optimal battery group with the optimal score among the plurality of battery groups to provide the target number of batteries based on the plurality of scores. In this way, issues caused by improper battery selection can be effectively improved.

Abstract: A multi-path radio frequency (RF) system includes a reference oscillation circuit, a local oscillation (LO) generator circuit, and mixer circuits. The reference oscillation circuit generates a reference oscillation signal. The LO generator circuit receives the reference oscillation signal, and generates LO signals according to the reference oscillation signal, where a frequency of the reference oscillation signal is a non-integer multiple of a frequency of at least one of the LO signals. The mixer circuits are located on different signal paths, respectively, and used to receive the LO signals from the LO generator circuit, respectively.

Abstract: A quick coupler assembly includes a male and a female coupler connected end to end. The male coupler includes a seat having a core pipe; and a sliding sleeve and a sleeve sequentially fitted around the core pipe. The female coupler includes a pipe member externally provided with a pipe sealing ring and internally provided with a movable valve head. The pipe member pushes the sliding sleeve backward when being connected to the sleeve of the male coupler, so that the pipe sealing ring and a sealing ring on the sliding sleeve form an outer side first seal mechanism in the sleeve of the male coupler. Meanwhile, the backward moved sliding sleeve allows a front end of the core pipe to enter into the pipe member, such that a front and a rear sealing ring on the core pipe form an inner side second seal mechanism in the sliding sleeve.

Abstract: A ball bearing includes an inner ring (1), an outer ring (2), and a ball (3). The inner ring (1) has an inner ring groove curvature radius Ri. The outer ring (2) has an outer ring groove curvature radius Re. The ball (3) has a ball diameter Dw. The ratio of the outer ring groove curvature radius Re to the ball diameter Dw satisfies: Re/Dw?0.5275; and/or the ratio of inner ring groove curvature radius Ri to the ball diameter Dw satisfies: 0.5175?Ri/Dw?0.55. The ball bearing may be accommodated in a housing, thereby forming a ball bearing assembly.