Abstract: A method of forming a structure on a substrate that includes forming a tungsten nucleation layer within at least one opening within a multi-tier portion of a substrate. The method includes exposing the nucleation layer to a nitrogen-containing gas to inhibit growth of the nucleation layer at narrow points within the at least one opening. The method includes exposing the at least one opening of the substrate to the tungsten-containing precursor gas to form a fill layer over the nucleation layer within the at least one opening. The method includes exposing the at least one opening to a molybdenum-containing gas to remove a tungsten nitride layer from the tungsten fill layer.

Abstract: An initial bandwidth part determining method and apparatus and a related device, which belong to the field of communication technologies. The initial bandwidth part determining method in embodiments of this application includes: obtaining, by a terminal, first information; and determining, by the terminal, a target initial bandwidth part among a first initial bandwidth part and/or a second initial bandwidth part according to the first information, where the first initial bandwidth part is configured for the terminal by a network side device; and the first information includes at least one of the following: first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used for configuring the target initial bandwidth part applied by the terminal; and an applying rule for the target initial bandwidth part.

Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet, and a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position. The docking station may include a base, a support extending from the base, a station dust cup removably coupled to the support, and a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is inserted in the receptacle.

Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing having a stepped structure at an end portion in a first direction, an electrode assembly disposed within the housing and including an electrode tab, and a first connector disposed at the stepped structure and including a first pin. The first pin is connected to the electrode tab of the electrode assembly. The first connector is configured to be capable of being plugged with an external connector to achieve electrical connection between the battery cells.

Abstract: A plurality of holes are formed extending vertically in a first dielectric deck that includes interleaved a plurality of first sacrificial layers and a plurality of first dielectric layers over a substrate. A plurality of sacrificial structures are formed in the holes. A second dielectric deck is formed having interleaved a plurality of second sacrificial layers and a plurality of second dielectric layers over the first dielectric deck. A slit opening is formed extending in the second dielectric deck, the slit opening aligned with and over the sacrificial source contact structures. The sacrificial structures are removed through the slit openings such that the slit opening is in contact with the holes to form a slit structure. A plurality of conductor layers are formed in the first and second dielectric decks through the slit structure, forming a memory stack. A source contact structure is formed in the slit structure.

Abstract: A transmission method, a network device, and a terminal are provided. The method includes: sending indication information, where the indication information includes a first indication, the first indication is used to indicate bit information of one or more bits to be monitored by a terminal, and the one or more bits to be monitored is at least one bit of downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

Abstract: A lens and light source module include: a light receiving surface; a light distribution surface, along the optical axis direction set opposite to the light receiving surface; light receiving surface away from the optical axis center region to form N groups of projection, where N?1; each with a first incident surface and a first reflective surface. The first incident surface is adapted to refracting light to the first reflective surface; the first reflective surface is adapted to reflecting light to a light distribution surface and refracting light to a display by the light distribution surface. The lens provided by the present invention enables the majority of light to be directed to the shelf in a targeted manner, which is conducive to achieving balanced light distribution and enhancing light efficiency.

Abstract: This application discloses a method for obtaining an initial bandwidth part configuration, a terminal, and a network-side device, and pertains to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method for obtaining an initial bandwidth part configuration in embodiments of this application includes: monitoring, by a first target terminal, a cell-defining synchronization signal block CD-SSB and obtaining target system information associated with the CD-SSB; and obtaining, by the first target terminal by decoding the target system information, a first initial bandwidth part BWP configured by a network-side device, where the first initial BWP is an initial BWP independently configured by the network-side device for the first target terminal, and a bandwidth of the first initial BWP does not exceed a maximum bandwidth capability supported by the first target terminal.

Abstract: A p-GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a buffer layer stacked on a substrate, a channel layer stacked on the buffer layer, a supply layer stacked on the channel layer, a doped layer stacked on the supply layer, and a hydrogen barrier layer covering the supply layer and the doped layer. A source and a drain are electrically connected to the channel layer and the supply layer, respectively. A gate is located on the doped layer. The hydrogen barrier layer is doped with fluorine.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for TxRU carrier switch. In one embodiment, the UE is configured with an anchor carrier in an anchor cell and one or more secondary carriers. In one embodiment, the TxRU carrier switch is configured as supplementary uplink (SUL)-based carrier switch with supplementary carriers or configured as a CA-based carrier switch with supplementary cells. In one embodiment, the one or more secondary carriers are supplementary carriers of the anchor cell, and wherein the anchor carrier is TDD carrier or frequency division duplex (FDD) carrier, and wherein the supplementary carrier is configured as a TDD carrier, a FDD carrier, a supplementary uplink carrier (SUL), or a supplementary downlink carrier (SDL). In another embodiment, the one or more secondary carriers are supplementary cells different from the anchor cell, and wherein the supplementary cells are configured with MAC control element (CE).

Abstract: A method includes forming a first conductive feature over a semiconductor substrate, forming an ILD layer over the first conductive feature, patterning the ILD layer to form a trench, and forming a conductive layer over the patterned ILD layer to fill the trench. The method further includes polishing the conductive layer to form a via contact configured to interconnect the first conductive feature with a second conductive feature, where polishing the conductive layer exposes a top surface of the ILD layer, polishing the exposed top surface of the ILD layer, such that a top portion of the via contact protrudes from the exposed top surface of the ILD layer, and forming the second conductive feature over the via contact, such that the top portion of the via contact extends into the second conductive feature.

Abstract: A chassis quick release device includes a housing including a base with a connected sliding channel and accommodating space therein and a cover assembled with the base, a locking block linearly movably set in the accommodating space, and an operating handle having a rod body positioned on the sliding channel and a grip assembled with the rod body. The rod body has a cylindrical joint that corresponds to the grip and has a shaft groove defined therein. The grip is provided with a sleeve corresponding to the cylindrical joint and defining therein an accommodating cavity. Moving the operating handle in the direction of the housing causes the locking block to slide out from the accommodating space to form a locked state. Pulling the operating handle away from the housing causes the locking block to move linearly in a second direction to form an unlocked state.

Abstract: A transmission method, a terminal, and a network-side device are provided. The transmission method in embodiments of this application includes: determining, by a terminal, a transmission mode for a signal and/or a channel on a second BWP based on transmission configuration information on a first BWP and/or a first SSB set; and transmitting, by the terminal, the signal and/or the channel on the second BWP based on the transmission mode.

Abstract: A single wafer spin cleaning apparatus with soaking, cleaning, and etching functions in accordance with the present invention includes a spin driver device, a wafer spin chuck, and a wafer support disk. The wafer spin chuck is driven by the spin driver device to spin. The wafer support disk is annular and surrounds the wafer spin chuck, can act relative to the wafer spin chuck to a wafer support position or a wafer disengagement position, and includes a soaking trough. The wafer support disk at the wafer support position can support a wafer such that the wafer is soaked in processing liquid injected in the soaking trough for implementing a high efficient cleaning or etching process.

Abstract: The disclosure provides coronavirus mRNA vaccines, including vaccines directed against spike proteins of one or more variant strains of SARS-CoV-2, as well as methods of using the vaccines.

Abstract: A vehicle power management system and a power management method thereof are provided. The power management method includes: determining, by a microcontroller, whether or not a voltage of an ignition-off signal is less than a voltage threshold when the microcontroller receives the ignition-off signal; stopping a vehicle power supply from charging a backup battery, and using the vehicle power supply to charge a back-end load; activating a counter of the microcontroller; stopping the vehicle power supply from charging the back-end load, and using the backup battery to charge the back-end load when a counting time of the counter reaches a first time threshold; sending, by the microcontroller, the ignition-off signal to the back-end load when the counting time of the counter reaches a second time threshold; and stopping the backup battery from charging the back-end load when the counting time of the counter reaches a third time threshold.

Abstract: An information bit determination method and a mapping relationship generation method for polar-coded modulation, and devices thereof are provided. The information bit determination method includes: providing a mapping relationship table for a predefined polar-coded modulation scheme, the mapping relationship table at least including target rates, modulation orders and first parameters of a polar code/component code under different MCS indices; determining the quantity of information bits in each polar code/component code in a target polar-coded modulation system in accordance with the mapping relationship table; and determining an information bit set corresponding to each polar code/component code in accordance with the quantity of information bits in each polar code/component code in the target polar-coded modulation system, the information bit set being used to indicate a set of positions of the information bits.

Abstract: A new real-time video communication system includes a set of electronic devices. Each device runs a specialized real-time video communication software application including a video quality module. The video quality module retrieves network connection statistic data from a network connection module, and video encoder statistic data from a video quality module. The video quality module uses the network connection statistic data and the video encoder statistic data to determine a first objective video quality measure without extensive mathematical operations. The video quality module also uses the first objective video quality measure, the network connection statistic data and the video encoder statistic data to determine a second objective quality measure without extensive mathematical operations.