Abstract: A method of forming a sensor array comprising a series connection of parallel GMR sensor stripes that provides a sensitive mechanism for detecting the presence of magnetized particles bonded to biological molecules that are affixed to a substrate. The adverse effect of hysteresis on the maintenance of a stable bias point for the magnetic moment of the sensor free layer is eliminated by a combination of biasing the sensor along its longitudinal direction rather than the usual transverse direction and by using the overcoat stress and magnetostriction of magnetic layers to create a compensatory transverse magnetic anisotropy. By making the spaces between the stripes narrower than the dimension of the magnetized particle and by making the width of the stripes equal to the dimension of the particle, the sensitivity of the sensor array is enhanced.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip package includes a semiconductor chip disposed over a main surface of a carrier. An encapsulation body encapsulates the chip. First electrical contact elements are electrically coupled to the chip and protrude out of the encapsulation body through a first side face of the encapsulation body. Second electrical contact elements are electrically coupled to the chip and protrude out of the encapsulation body through a second side face of the encapsulation body opposite the first side face. A first group of the first electrical contact elements and a second group of the first electrical contact elements are spaced apart by a distance D that is greater than a distance P between adjacent first electrical contact elements of the first group and between adjacent first electrical contact elements of the second group. The distances D and P are measured between center axes of electrical contact elements.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided by embodiments of the present disclosure, relating to a field of display technology. The display panel comprises a pixel array substrate and an opposite substrate which is located opposite to the pixel array substrate, the pixel array substrate comprising a pixel array and a substrate on which the pixel array is arranged; the pixel array comprises a plurality of columns of sub-pixels, a light-shielding wall being provided between any two adjacent columns of sub-pixels; and a first length of the light-shielding wall in a direction perpendicular to the substrate is smaller than a spacing between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. By providing the light-shielding wall which is enabled to shield sub-pixels(s) so as to decrease a visual range of the display panel, between any two adjacent columns of sub-pixels within the pixel array, a peep-proof aim can be achieved by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a support shaft around which a compartment is defined, an inner shaft extending through the support shaft and adapted to slide relative to the support shaft along a longitudinal axis thereof, the inner shaft having a lumen therethrough, and a distal sheath operatively connected at a distal end to the inner shaft and slidable therewith. The compartment may receive the valve in an assembled condition, and may be selectively covered and uncovered by the distal sheath. A first flow path may provide flow communication between the lumen of the inner shaft and the compartment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a monitoring method and a monitoring device, belongs to the field of electronic monitoring technology, and can solve the problem that useless video data occupies storage space and key video cannot be extracted quickly when an event occurs in the existing monitoring device. The monitoring method of the present invention comprises: determining whether or not a first image is changed; generating a storage instruction if it is determined that the first image is changed; collecting and storing images of external environment according to the storage instruction; obtaining a second image according to the collected images of external environment; determining whether or not the second image is changed; and stopping storing images of external environment if it is determined that the second image is not changed.

Abstract: A flow sensing module is provided for determining a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a flow channel. The flow sensing module may include an integrated flow restrictor, sometimes including a plurality of concentric ribs defining a plurality of orifices shaped to match the curvature of the wall of the flow channel. A first sensing port may open into the flow channel upstream of the flow restrictor, and a second sensing port may open into the flow channel downstream of the flow restrictor. A flow rate of a fluid flowing through the flow channel may be determining using a differential pressure between the first and second ports created by the flow restrictor, either using a flow sensor or a pressure sensor. The particular arrangement and relative dimensions of the orifices of the flow restrictor and the pressure ports can result in substantially reduced noise.

Abstract: A method for migration of data is provided. The method includes triggering a rebuild of data according to a first migration mechanism from a first storage drive to a second storage drive. Monitoring space utilization associated with the second storage drive, and adaptively switching the migration of the data from the first migration mechanism to a second migration mechanism based on the monitoring.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active structure on a substrate including a first epitaxial pattern, a second epitaxial pattern and a first channel pattern between the first epitaxial pattern and the second epitaxial pattern, the first channel pattern including at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. A first gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the first channel pattern. A second active structure on the substrate and includes the second epitaxial pattern, a third epitaxial pattern and a second channel pattern between the second epitaxial pattern and the third epitaxial pattern in the first direction. The second channel pattern includes at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. The number of stacked second channel patterns is greater than the number of stacked first channel patterns. A second gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the second channel pattern.

Abstract: A core-shell nanowire device includes an eave region having a structural discontinuity from the p-plane in the upper tip portion of the shell to the m-plane in the lower portion of the shell. The eave region has at least 5 atomic percent higher indium content than the p-plane and m-plane portions of the shell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and to salts thereof, wherein R1-R6 have any of the values defined in the specification, and compositions and uses thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of TAF1. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using such compounds and salts in the treatment of various TAF1-mediated disorders.

Abstract: Electrochemical cells having molten electrodes having an alkali metal provide receipt and delivery of power by transporting atoms of the alkali metal between electrode environments of disparate chemical potentials through an electrochemical pathway comprising a salt of the alkali metal. The chemical potential of the alkali metal is decreased when combined with one or more non-alkali metals, thus producing a voltage between an electrode comprising the molten alkali metal and the electrode comprising the combined alkali/non-alkali metals.

Abstract: Methods for producing new neurons in the brain in vivo are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include introducing NeuroD1 into a glial cell, particularly into a reactive astrocyte or NG2 cell, thereby “converting” the reactive glial cell to a neuron. Methods of producing a neuronal phenotype in a glial cell are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include expressing exogenous NeuroD1 in the glial cell, wherein expressing exogenous NeuroD1 includes delivering an expression vector, such as a viral expression vector, including a nucleic acid encoding the exogenous NeuroD1 to the glial cell.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display panel, a fabrication method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The organic light-emitting display panel comprises a substrate; a plurality of blocking structures disposed on the substrate, wherein a blocking structure has a first surface facing the substrate and an opposing second surface far away from the substrate; a plurality of first electrodes, wherein a first electrode is configured between adjacent blocking structures; an organic functional film layer covering at least one of the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of blocking structures, wherein the organic functional film layer includes a light-emitting layer; and a degradation region disposed in a portion of the second surface of the blocking structure, wherein the degradation region degrades a carrier transportation in a portion of the organic functional film layer in which the portion of the organic functional film layer covers the degradation region.

Abstract: Technical features are described for an emissions control system for a motor vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine are described. The emissions control system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device fluidically including an SCR inlet and an SCR outlet. The emissions control system further includes a controller that computes a correction factor for a kinetics model of the SCR device based on an amount of NO and an amount of NOx in the emissions control system. The controller further predicts an amount of NOx output by the SCR device using the kinetics model and the correction factor. The controller further inputs an amount of catalyst into the SCR device based on the predicted amount of NOx. The correction factor is a ratio of the amount of NO and the amount of NOx at the SCR inlet.

Abstract: Using channel state information (CSI), e.g., rank information, precoding matrix index, etc., that is reported periodically by a user equipment, a complexity of reporting of aperiodic CSI reporting can be reduced, by reducing a search space of a codebook used for the aperiodic CSI reporting, when the UE is configured with periodic and aperiodic CSI reporting. A periodic configuration of a mobile device is facilitated for transmissions of channel state data periodically, and, in response to sending a reference signal, first channel state data of the channel is received according to the periodic configuration. Based on the first channel state data, an aperiodic configuration of the mobile device can be facilitated for transmissions of the channel state data aperiodically according to aperiodic requests received by the mobile device. Then, second channel state data can be received by the network device according to the aperiodic configuration.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a display panel disposed on a front side of the portable electronic device and a back-side keyboard disposed on a rear side of the portable electronic device. The back-side keyboard includes an icon layer and a touch sensing layer. The icon layer provides a plurality of icons. The touch sensing layer is utilized to sense the exact positions of fingers at the rear side of the portable electronic device. Each of the icons is triggered to realize an input operation of the icon when the icon is pressed by a finger from the rear side towards the front side of the portable electronic device. A user is allowed to use their longer fingers to perform an input operation from the rear side of the portable electronic device, for avoiding the drawback of using the thumbs to input and increasing the user experiences for input operation.

Abstract: A delivery system for delivering and deploying a medical implant, such as a prosthetic heart valve, includes an elongated support member, a sheath, and a tip. The sheath is movable relative to the elongated support member between a distal position overlying the medical implant and a proximal position exposing the medical implant for release from the delivery system. The tip is attached to the elongated support member and is positioned at a distal end of the sheath when the sheath is in the distal position. The tip has a compressed condition and an expanded condition, and a maximum diameter in the expanded condition that is larger than the outer diameter of the sheath.

Abstract: A metrology target of a semiconductor device is provided. The metrology target includes a substrate including first and second layers. The first layer includes a first grating, a second grating, and a first dummy structure. The first dummy structure is at least formed between the first grating and the second grating. The second layer is formed over the first layer and includes a third grating and a fourth grating. The first, second, third and fourth gratings are formed based on the first spatial period. The third grating and fourth grating are placed to overlap the first grating and second grating, respectively. The first grating and the third grating are formed with a first positional offset which is along a first direction. The second grating and the fourth grating are formed with a second positional offset which is along a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of glass material, the third lens is made of glass material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, the sixth lens is made of plastic material, and the seventh lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for determining performance of a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a technology computer aided design data set corresponding to nominal performance of the semiconductor device, identifying a plurality of process variation sources that correspond to process variations that occur during the manufacturing of the semiconductor device, generating a nominal value look-up table of electrical parameters of the semiconductor device using nominal values of each of the plurality of process variation sources, and generating a plurality of process variation look-up tables of electrical parameters of the semiconductor device using variation values corresponding to each of the plurality of process variation sources that are identified as corresponding to the semiconductor device.