Abstract: The present disclosure provides an oxide-confined semiconductor laser having high aluminum content and a fabricating method. The semiconductor laser includes: an N-side metal electrode, an N-type GaAs substrate, an N-type confinement layer, an N-type waveguide layer, an active region, a P-type waveguide layer, a P-type confinement layer, a P-type high aluminum content layer, a P-type contact layer, and a P-side metal electrode. The P-type high aluminum content layer and the P-type contact layer are etched to form a ridge structure. The P-type high aluminum content layer is oxidized to form an oxidation confinement layer. The oxidation confinement layer is between an upper surface of the P-type confinement layer and a lower surface of the P-type contact layer, and covers both sides of the ridge structure, so as to form a current injection channel below the ridge structure and an electrical isolation on the both sides of the ridge structure.

Abstract: A pixel array that includes some pixels with high absorption (HA) structures and other pixels without HA structures exhibits increased dynamic range for near infrared (NIR) light. Additionally, the pixel array is a uniform array of photodiodes and thus does not exhibit current leakage that would have been caused by irregular isolation structures. Additionally, the pixel array may further a lateral overflow integration capacitor to further increase the dynamic range for NIR light.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing patterned electrodes includes extruding a mixture including an active material, a conductive additive, a binder, and a solvent from an extruder to form an active material layer; laminating the active material layer and a current collector; and patterning the active material layer using a patterned roller including a plurality of projections that form a plurality of features extending into the active material layer.

Abstract: A catheter includes an elongated body including a distal body portion and defining a body inner lumen. The catheter includes an expandable member coupled to and extending from the distal body portion. The expandable member includes an expandable support member and a polymer jacket. The expandable member defines an expandable member inner lumen. The expandable member inner lumen is in fluid communication with the body inner lumen. The expandable support member includes a tubular body and is configured to self-expand to expand the expandable member inner lumen radially outward. The polymer jacket at least partially overlays the expandable support member. The polymer jacket includes polymer loaded with a radiographic material, and the radiographic material configured to be visible via medical imaging.

Abstract: A full-analog vector matrix multiplication process-in-memory circuit comprises: an input circuit, a device array, an output clamping circuit, and an analog shift-and-add unit. The input circuit is used for sampling and holding analog input data and inputting the sampled analog input data into an array. The device array consists of resistive devices and is used for storing a weight value in the form of conductance and performing vector matrix multiplication calculation on the analog input data and the weight value. The output clamping circuit is used for clamping an output point of the device array to a zero level and converting a calculation result in the form of current into a result in the form of voltage for output. The analog shift-and-add unit is used for shifting and adding calculation results of devices in columns of the device array to complete carry calculation.

Abstract: Various aspects may provide a molding system. The molding system may include a molding unit which includes a first mold panel and a second mold panel. The first mold panel and the second mold panel may include a mold cavity which surrounds a semiconductor workpiece along a side surface of the semiconductor workpiece, with the first mold panel and the second mold panel engaged with the semiconductor workpiece. Various aspects may also provide a molding method which utilize the molding system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a lamp panel including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface comprises a light source array, a first back plate connected with the lamp panel at a side of the second surface of the lamp panel, a second back plate connected with the first back plate at a side of the first back plate away from the lamp panel, an optical film layer located on the first surface of the lamp panel; at least one light-transmitting support column comprising a base portion and a protrusion portion located on an upper surface of the base portion, the protrusion portion passing through the lamp panel and protruding from a side of the first surface of the lamp panel to support the optical film layer.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium stores instructions to configure one or more processors of a Further Reduced Capacity (F-RedCap) UE for operation in a 5G NR network, and to cause the F-RedCap UE to perform operations including decoding a PBCH to obtain a numerology parameter. A maximum resource block (RB) allocation is determined for a bandwidth associated with the numerology parameter. The maximum RB allocation is adjusted based on a reduced bandwidth associated with the F-RedCap UE to obtain an adjusted RB allocation. A maximum data rate is determined based on the numerology parameter and the adjusted RB allocation. Data is encoded for an uplink (UE) transmission to a base station. The UE transmission uses the maximum data rate.

Abstract: Provided are a continuous blood glucose measurement device and an applicator, wherein the continuous blood glucose measurement device is produced in a state in which a body attachment unit has been assembled inside an applicator, so as to minimize a user's additional work of attaching the body attachment unit to the body, thereby enabling the body attachment unit to be attached to the body only by simply activating the applicator. Particularly, the present invention provides a continuous blood glucose measurement device and an applicator, wherein the continuous blood glucose measurement device: includes a wireless communication chip in a body attachment unit so as to enable communication with an external terminal, thereby enabling simple and convenient use thereof, without additional work for connecting a separate transmitter, and easier maintenance; and is activated by a user's operation after the body attachment unit is attached to the body.

Abstract: A DC relay for anti-short circuit current and arc extinction including two static contact leading-out ends, a pushing rod assembly, a movable contact piece and three permanent magnets. Two of the three permanent magnets are respectively arranged at two sides of the movable contact piece in a width direction and are adjacent to one of two movable contacts of the movable contact piece; magnetic polarities of two permanent magnets facing the movable contact are the same; the third permanent magnet is arranged on one side of the movable contact piece in a length direction and is adjacent to another movable contact and a polarity face of the third permanent magnet is substantially perpendicular to the polarity faces of the two permanent magnets, so that an Lorentz force generated by the movable contact piece in an arc extinction magnetic field formed by the three permanent magnets is substantially zero.

Abstract: A method comprises adjusting, based on an adjustment factor, a quantized energy envelope of a subband of a frame of an audio signal to obtain an adjusted quantized energy envelope of the subband. Bit allocation for a plurality of subbands of the frame is performed based on the adjusted quantized energy envelope, wherein at least one subband in the plurality of subbands has at least one allocated bit. At least a part of spectral coefficients included in the at least one subband is quantized, based on the at least one allocated bit, to obtain quantized spectral coefficients. A bitstream is obtained that includes the quantized spectral coefficients.

Abstract: An internal circulation type clathrate hydrate-based cold storage system and method are provided in the field of industrial refrigeration. The internal circulation type clathrate hydrate-based cold storage system includes a water chilling unit, a hydrate-based cold storage tank, a gas disturbance device, a concentration measurement system, a heat exchange system, a direct-current power supply and circuit control system, and a system monitoring device. The water chilling unit provides a secondary refrigerant at a low temperature. The secondary refrigerant flows through an evaporator coil in the hydrate-based cold storage tank for a heat exchange. The gas disturbance device induces hydrate nucleation. The concentration measurement system monitors a concentration of a hydrate solution in real time. The heat exchange system is equipped with a finned tube heat exchanger with a fan.

Abstract: A method for recording a video conference and a video conferencing system are provided. The method includes: providing a user interface to a display device, in which the user interface includes a first area, a second area, and a timeline; in response to obtaining an image corresponding to each of multiple participants from a video signal through a person recognition algorithm, displaying the image of each participant in the first area; in response to converting an audio segment of one of the participants obtained from an audio signal into text content through a voice processing algorithm, associating the text content with the corresponding one of the participants, and based on an order of speaking, displaying the text content in the second area; and adjusting a time length of the timeline according to a recording time of the video conference.

Abstract: A method for optimizing computing power of a neural network module, a chip, an electronic device, and a medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by the chip, a computational graph of the neural network module having respective operators; performing at least one of adjustments below at least 1 time on a first operator in the computational graph according to specific operation of each operator: counterchanging a position of the first operator with a subsequent operator or a preceding operator in the computational graph, splitting the first operator into more than two identical operators, and inserting a plurality of first operators that are capable of canceling each other out; determining a second operator adjacent to the adjusted first operator in the computational graph according to the specific operations of each operator; and performing merge or cancellation, by the chip, on the adjusted first operator and the second operator.

Abstract: This application provides a pixel unit, a manufacturing method therefor, a microdisplay, and a pixel-level discrete device. The pixel unit includes a backplane and a display unit. The display unit is arranged on the backplane, and includes a first device layer and a second device layer. The first device layer includes a first compound light-emitting layer and a second compound light-emitting layer. The second device layer includes a color conversion layer and a third compound light-emitting layer. The color conversion layer is arranged above the first compound light-emitting layer. The color conversion layer is arranged, so that the compound light-emitting layer can implement color development through color conversion, to reduce power and improve performance. The pixel unit occupies less space in the horizontal direction. A decrease in external quantum efficiency caused by a size effect is effectively reduced, power consumption is effectively reduced, and performance such as brightness is improved.

Abstract: A battery cell including a stack and a first internal terminal. The stack includes: C cathode electrodes each including a cathode current collector, a cathode active layer arranged on the cathode current collector, and an external connector extending from the cathode current collector; A anode electrodes each including an anode current collector, an anode active layer arranged on the anode current collector, and an external connector extending from the anode current collector; and S separators, where C, A, and S are integers greater than one. Each one of the external connectors, of one of the C cathode electrodes and the A anode electrodes, includes a first tab and a second tab extending farther than the first tab, the second tabs are folded onto the first tabs, and the first internal terminal is laser welded onto the second tabs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor applicator assembly for a continuous glucose monitoring system and provides a sensor applicator assembly for a continuous glucose monitoring system, which is manufactured with a sensor module assembled inside an applicator, thereby minimizing additional work by a user for attaching the sensor module to the body and allowing the sensor module to be attached to the body simply by operating the applicator, and thus can be used more conveniently. A battery is built in the sensor module and a separate transmitter is connected to the sensor module so as to receive power supply from the sensor module and be continuously used semi-permanently, thereby making the assembly economical. The sensor module and the applicator are used as disposables, thereby allowing accurate and safe use and convenient maintenance.

Abstract: A method for processing audio in a game includes: determining a target position of a virtual game character in a game scene; determining, based on the target position, a target spatial region in the game scene; determining a first position of a virtual item in response to determining that the virtual item enters the target spatial region, and a second position of the virtual item in response to determining that the virtual item leaves the target spatial region; and determining, based on the first position and the second position, first audio data corresponding to the virtual item, where the first audio data is used for indicating an orientation change of the virtual item during movement from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for the acetyl transferase-catalyzed production of drimanyl-acetate compounds by the acetylation of the respective drimanyl alcohol sources performed in vitro or in vivo. Also described herein is the identification of enzymes having corresponding acetyl transferase activity from different microbial and plant sources. Also described herein is the provision of enzyme mutants derived from the newly identified enzymes. Further described herein is the provision of corresponding coding sequences of such enzymes and mutants, recombinant vectors, and recombinant host cells suitable for the production of such acetyl transferases and mutants and for performing the novel production methods of drimanyl acetate compounds. Still further described herein is a method of using such drimanyl acetates as intermediates for the production of odorant, flavor or fragrance or insect/pest control ingredients.

Abstract: A package substrate includes a core layer, at least one functional component, at least one spacer, a filler, a first and a second build-up structures. The core layer has at least one opening and multiple conductive through vias. The functional component is disposed in the openings. The spacer is disposed on the functional component. The filler is filled in the opening, covering the functional component and spacer, and completely filling the gap between the opening, the functional component and the spacer. The first build-up structure is disposed on a first surface of the core layer and a third surface of the filler, and electrically connected to the functional component and the conductive through vias. The second build-up structure is disposed on a second surface of the core layer and a fourth surface of the filler, contacts the spacer and electrically connected to the conductive through vias.