Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming isolated nitride structures on steps of stair step structures comprising stacked tiers comprising alternating levels of a first insulative material and a second insulative material, forming a photoresist material over some of the stair step structures, and replacing the isolated nitride structures and the second insulative material with an electrically conductive material to respectively form conductive pad structures and electrically conductive lines. Related microelectronic devices and electronic devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of an initial downlink bandwidth for the UE. The UE may receive, via a master information block (MIB), configuration information for a control resource set (CORESET) associated with physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring for initial access, where the configuration information indicates a frequency domain resource allocation for the CORESET, and where the frequency domain resource allocation for the CORESET is at least partially outside of the initial downlink bandwidth. The UE may receive one or more PDCCH messages associated with the CORESET based at least in part on at least one of modifying a resource mapping of the CORESET or modifying the initial downlink bandwidth. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling scheduling transmission of aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) via a set of uplink transmission repetitions, the set of uplink transmission repetitions including a first set of repetitions associated with a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set and a second set of repetitions associated with a second SRS resource set. The UE may receive additional control signaling scheduling transmission of an uplink control channel message that overlaps in time with at least one uplink transmission repetition of the set of uplink transmission repetitions. The UE may multiplex the uplink control channel message with at least one uplink transmission repetition of the set of uplink transmission repetitions, and may transmit the set of uplink transmission repetitions including multiple repetitions of the A-CSI and the multiplexed uplink control channel message.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a new beam ready time that indicates a time at which a beam is to be ready for use in communicating with a base station. The beam may be activated by a downlink control information based beam activation command received by the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station using the beam after the new beam ready time. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the UE receives a configuration of multiple application time values for transmission configuration indication (TCI) state updates. The UE further receives downlink control information (DCI) in a control resource set (CORESET) associated with a first CORESET pool index associated with a first transmission reception point (TRP) and including a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with a second CORESET pool index associated with a second TRP. The UE further transmits acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback to one or more TRPs based on a feedback mode configured for the UE, and applies the TCI state indicated in the DCI following the ACK/NACK feedback based on one of the multiple application time values and the feedback mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an eccentric extreme high-speed-rate laser hybrid manufacturing method for a rotary engineering component. By positioning an extreme high-speed-rate laser direct energy deposition machining head at a predetermined eccentric distance, the damage caused by reflected light to the machining head is effectively reduced, to prolong a service life of the machining head. Also a conventional form of a molten pool in extreme high-speed-rate laser direct energy deposition can be changed, namely from a “falling” form caused by a high-speed movement and a gravity to a “climbing” form. Thus, in extreme high-speed-rate laser direct energy deposition machining, the molten pool has a longer time to fully contact a surface of the rotary engineering component to form desirable bonding performance.

Abstract: In the technical field of power generation, a method and system for directly and rapidly detecting 14C of carbon dioxide, which can quickly complete a 14C activity measurement of carbon dioxide, while further improving uniformity and accuracy for directly and rapidly detecting 14C of carbon dioxide. The method includes: pressurizing and liquefying gaseous carbon dioxide to obtain liquid carbon dioxide; mixing the liquid carbon dioxide with a cosolvent and a scintillator in a pressure vessel to obtain a mixed solution; and placing the pressure vessel in a liquid scintillation counter for carrying out radiocarbon activity detection.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The techniques described herein relate to a user equipment (UE) receiving, from a network entity while in a connected mode with the network entity, first control signaling indicating a coordination configuration. The coordination configuration indicates a subset of paging cycles from a set of paging cycles, the subset of paging cycles associated with an indication of a tracking reference signal (TRS) availability or an indication of a system information (SI) change message availability. The UE receives from the network entity via a paging cycle of the subset of paging cycles in accordance with the coordination configuration, second control signaling indicating an availability of a TRS in a TRS resource or an availability of an SI change message in the paging cycle. The UE receives from the network entity, the TRS or the SI change message based on the second control signaling.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for indications of CLPC reset are described. An apparatus is configured to receive, from a network node, a MAC-CE or DCI that includes an indication of closed loop power control (CLPC) reset information. The apparatus is also configured to reset or maintain a CLPC adjustment state in response to receiving the indication of the CLPC reset information in the MAC-CE or the DCI. Another apparatus is configured to receive, from a network node, information for CLPC at the UE, where the information for CLPC indicates that a CLPC adjustment state is unaffected during a configuration for OLPC or a random-access at the UE. The other apparatus is also configured to maintain the CLPC adjustment state at the UE, during OLPC configuring or a random-access procedure at the UE, based on the information for CLPC received from the network node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surgical robot and a method of controlling the surgical robot. The method may include obtaining pose information of an end tool and providing first feedback information to an operator based on the pose information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products implementing a sensor data prediction algorithm are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving motion data representing motions of a head-mounted listening device; transforming the motion data into quaternion domain; predicting, by one or more processors, future motions of the head-mounted listening device, the predicting including creating angular acceleration data from the transformed motion data and applying one or more smoothing filters to the angular acceleration data, the predicted future motions including rotation angles around corresponding axes in the quaternion domain; and providing the predicted future motions of the head-mounted listening device to a processor for adjusting a sound field presented by the listening device such that the sound field follows predicted movements of the head-mounted listening device.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are directed at systems, methods, and architecture for configuring data planes based on clusters of nodes. A control plane links a plurality of microservices for a microservice architecture application. Each microservice includes a data plane that serves traffic for the microservice from the control plane and is processed at a node of a plurality of nodes. The control plane links a subset of the plurality of nodes in a cluster, such that the cluster is associated with a related set of microservices and data planes. The control plane updates configurations of nodes in the cluster to a latest configuration. The control plane sends the latest configuration to each data plane of the cluster. Each data plane of the cluster caches the latest configuration on a local storage disk of an associated node.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a method of producing a lignin-based carbon fiber. This method comprises providing a lignin-containing material; producing a lignin fiber from the lignin-containing material; stabilizing the lignin fiber under tension, where the tension is adjusted during said stabilizing such that the maximum bearable tension is applied to the lignin fiber; and carbonizing the lignin fiber under tension to produce a carbon fiber, where said carbonizing is carried out at a temperature below 1200° C. and where the tension during said carbonizing is adjusted to avoid shrinkage. The present application is also directed to a lignin-based carbon fiber and molded articles containing such fibers.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for building three-dimensional objects includes a powder source containing a powder material and a cylindrically-shaped substrate rotatable about a rotational axis. The substrate is provided in operative association with the powder source such that rotation of the substrate relative to the powder source about the rotational axis results in a layer of powder material being deposited relative to at least a portion of an outer surface of the substrate. The system also includes a fusion/binder source configured to cause the powder material deposited relative to the substrate to be fused or adhered together, and a computing system configured to control an operation of the fusion/binder source as the substrate is rotated about the rotational axis to generate a three-dimensional object relative to the outer surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An ion-modified microwave dielectric ceramic is provided and a chemical formula thereof is Zn0.15Nb0.3[Ti1-x(W1/3Zr1/2)x]0.55O2. In the chemical formula, x is in a range of 0.01 to 0.03. The ion-modified microwave dielectric ceramic includes the following components in parts by weight: 12.58-12.67 parts of ZnO, 41.11-41.39 parts of TiO2, 43.93-45.14 parts of Nb2O5, 0.44-1.31 parts of WO3, and 0.35-1.05 parts of ZrO2. A preparation method of the ion-modified microwave dielectric ceramic can be applied to different industrial requirements, such as electronic components, communication equipment, and microwave components; and the obtained ion-modified microwave dielectric ceramic expands a practical value of a Zn0.15Nb0.3Ti0.55O2 series microwave dielectric ceramic in electronic ceramic manufacturing.

Abstract: A preparation method for a salt-spray-resistant polyaspartic acid ester includes mixing polyaspartic acid ester, cardanol resin and a catalyst together for transesterification reaction, and controlling a temperature at 100-130° C. and a relative vacuum degree at ?0.095 MPa-?0.1 MPa, and stirring for reaction for 2-5 h to obtain the salt-spray-resistant polyaspartic acid ester; in particular, a molar ratio of the polyaspartic acid ester to the cardanol resin to the catalyst is polyaspartic acid ester:the cardanol resin:the catalyst=1:0.1-0.3:0.001-0.003, and the catalyst is tetraisopropyl titanate or dibutyltin oxide.

Abstract: An apparatus for waveguides and a method of fabricating a waveguide combiner having at least one grating with trenches gap-filled with variable refractive index materials. At least two trenches of at least one grating includes a first gap-fill material having a first volume and a first refractive index, and a second gap-fill material having a second volume and a second refractive index different than the first refractive index. Control of the deposition of first volume and the deposition of second volume in an inkjet deposition process provide for the formation of the grating with two trenches that have different refractive indices and different gap-fill depths. The first gap-fill material and the second gap-fill material merge to form the gap-filler. Therefore, by controlling the varied refractive indices and different gap-fill depths the waveguide combiner is optimized by efficiency or a color uniformity.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for monitoring control channel candidates in a common search space (or a common search space set) in a wireless communication network. One of the methods is performed at a user equipment (UE). The method comprises: determining a first set of parameters for configuring a first set of monitoring occasions for the UE to monitor control channel candidates in a common search space (CSS); transmitting, to a network entity, an indication indicating the first set of parameters; and monitoring control channel candidates in the CSS during the first set of monitoring occasions.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a medium for optimizing allocation of switching resources in the polymorphic network. The method selects the ASIC switching chip, FPGA and PPK software switching on the polymorphic network element based on machine learning, and specifically comprises the following steps: manually pre-configuring, formulating basic rules for polymorphic software and hardware co-processing; offline learning, designing training configuration in the offline learning stage to capture different switching resource usage variables, running experiments to generate the original data of a training classifier, and using the generated performance indices to train the model offline; and online reasoning, obtaining switching resource allocation advises, and updating modality codes according to the switching resource allocation advises.

Abstract: Provided herein are cross-reactive antibodies (or antigen binding fragments thereof) that bind to human CTLA4, activatable antibodies that bind to human CTLA4, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their therapeutic use (e.g., for treatment of cancer).