Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first gate structure extending along a first lateral direction. The semiconductor device includes a first interconnect structure, disposed above the first gate structure, that extends along a second lateral direction perpendicular to the first lateral direction. The first interconnect structure includes a first portion and a second portion electrically isolated from each other by a first dielectric structure. The semiconductor device includes a second interconnect structure, disposed between the first gate structure and the first interconnect structure, that electrically couples the first gate structure to the first portion of the first interconnect structure. The second interconnect structure includes a recessed portion that is substantially aligned with the first gate structure and the dielectric structure along a vertical direction.

Abstract: A smart window and a controller thereof, a power detection method and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The controller includes: a microcontroller; an output circuit coupled to the microcontroller and configured to output a driving signal under a control of the microcontroller; a first power supply coupled to a load through the output circuit and configured to supply an operating power supply to the load; a sampling resistor between the output circuit and the first power supply, a first terminal of the sampling resistor being coupled to the first power supply, and the second terminal of the sampling resistor being coupled to the output circuit; and a power acquiring circuit coupled to the microcontroller and coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal of the sampling resistor, respectively.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for disambiguating contact information using relationship data using a virtual assistant. A user interacts with a virtual assistant to obtain and utilize contact information. For example, a virtual assistant may allow users to perform an action that utilizes contact information (e.g., make a call to a contact). The virtual assistant utilizes a contact service to identify candidate contacts that are related to the requesting user. The contact service identifies candidate contacts based on relationship data between the requesting user and the stored contacts. For example, the relationship data may indicate that the requesting user is on the same project or team as another contact, that the requesting user has the same role as another contact, that the requesting user is a manager of another contact, as well as other attributes. In some examples, the contact service limits the number of candidate contacts provided to requesting user.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are inventive methods of making thin films, inventive thin films, and inventive articles and systems comprising thin films. Certain embodiments are related to methods of making thin films in which reagents are arranged within a first phase and a second phase such that at least one reagent reacts to form a thin film proximate to the interface between the first phase and the second phase. Thin films (including two-dimensional materials) disclosed herein can have one or more of a variety of beneficial properties including large lateral dimension(s), lateral continuity, high mechanical strength, consistent spatial composition, and/or consistent thickness. In accordance with certain embodiments, thin films disclosed herein can be combined to form a variety of inventive multi-layer articles, including multi-layer articles comprising a combination of thin films having different compositions that interact with each other via van der Waals forces.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a gated circuit configured to operate on at least a first or a second voltage, a header circuit coupled to the gated circuit, a first and second power rail on a back-side of a wafer, and a third power rail on a front-side of the wafer. The header circuit is configured to supply the first voltage to the gated circuit by the first power rail. The first power rail includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the third portion being between the first portion and the second portion. The second power rail is configured to supply the second voltage to the gated circuit, and is between the first portion and the second portion. The third power rail includes a first set of conductors. Each of the first set of conductors being configured to supply a third voltage to the header circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting coverage rate of an intermetallic compound, the method comprising putting a chip subjected to wire bonding into a mixed reagent of fuming nitric acid and fuming sulfuric acid for soaking, wherein the chip subjected to wire bonding comprises a silver wire and an aluminum; taking out the chip after the silver wire is removed; and detecting the coverage rate of an intermetallic compound on the aluminum pad.

Abstract: A ligand-coated doped lithium iron phosphate, wherein, a general formula of the ligand-coated doped lithium iron phosphate is LiFePO4@Mn-T-C/N, wherein T is at least one of zinc, nickel, copper, iron, cobalt, gallium, or chromium.

Abstract: Provided is a promoter sequence induced by methyl jasmonate. Also provided are an expression cassette, a recombinant vector and a recombinant cell comprising the promoter sequence. In addition, further provided is a method for producing an exogenous protein using the expression vector, and in particular a method for producing a human elastin in a rice cell using the expression vector. Further provided is a skin care composition comprising the exogenous protein. The composition is not cytotoxic to HaCaT cell lines and CCD966SK cell lines, and can increase the expression levels of water retention-related genes hHAS2, hHAS3, hAQP3 and hFLG in a cell, thereby improving the water retention and barrier functions in the cell as well as having a broad application prospect.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling substrate temperature includes: measuring a substrate that has undergone a deposition process; analyzing measurements of the substrate to detect a defect of the substrate; and sending a feedback signal to modify a temperature control parameter of a temperature controller used in controlling a temperature of the substrate in the deposition process based on the analyzing if a defect is detected, and not sending a feedback signal to modify the temperature control parameter if a defect is not detected.

Abstract: Prompt learning is performed, using a prompt encoder, on an input data set to generate a revised text pattern. The revised text pattern is processed, using a text generative adversarial network, based on an existing data set to generate a fused data set and a machine learning system is updated with the fused data set.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for fabricating a touch substrate, a touch substrate and a touch device. The method includes: forming, through a splicing exposure process, a first electrode layer including a metal strip in an edge region thereof and a first metal mesh pattern connected with the metal strip; forming, on one side of the first electrode layer and through a splicing exposure process, a second electrode layer including a metal strip in an edge region thereof and a second metal mesh pattern connected with the metal strip and insulated from the first metal mesh pattern, the metal strip of the first electrode layer directly contacting the metal strip of the second electrode layer to form a metal stack; and forming a wire electrically connected with one of the first and metal mesh patterns of the first and second electrode layers by using the metal stack.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide enhanced systems and methods for generating enhanced dynamic video placement advertisements with scene recognition and user portrait analysis. One disclosed method comprises analyzing a video to identify a scene from video content based on a scene model pool providing scene recognition for the video. User portrait analysis for users enables generating customized advertising content for a given user based on user interests or preference. Video content can be customized for specific users with scene recognition enabling effective video advertising and improved user enjoyment.

Abstract: A method of preparing a coating having self-cleaning and anti-fogging properties is provided. The method may include providing a polymeric substrate having an oxygen plasma-treated surface; depositing silicon dioxide directly on the oxygen plasma-treated surface of the polymeric substrate by pulsed laser deposition to form a silicon dioxide layer; and depositing titanium dioxide directly on the silicon dioxide layer by pulsed laser deposition to form a titanium dioxide layer as an outermost layer of the coating. A coating having self-cleaning and anti-fogging properties, uses of the coating and an article of manufacture comprising the coating are also provided.

Abstract: The present application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of columns, wherein at least one column of the sub-pixels includes sub-pixels of at least two colors; gate drivers at least including a first gate driver and a second gate driver, wherein the first gate driver includes a plurality of first shift register units in a cascaded connection, the second gate driver includes a plurality of second shift register units in a cascaded connection, the first shift register units and the second shift register units are electrically connected to the sub-pixels in different rows, respectively, and color arrangements of the sub-pixels in adjacent pixel rows in response to a first gate driving signal output by a first gate driver are the same.

Abstract: Information extraction and image restructuring includes generating semantic vectors to encode portions of text extracted from a document. For each semantic vector a semantic similarity between a schema key and other text encoded therein is determined based on their respective positions within the document. An enhanced NLP model is created using the semantic vectors, each labeled according to the semantic similarity. The text, including schema key, are re-encoded as a key and candidate vectors. Key-value pairs are generated by matching the key vector with a predetermined number of candidate vectors. The enhanced NLP model, using prompt learning, is repurposed to perform a next-sentence prediction that predicts which of the candidate vectors is logically related to the schema key. Based on the next-sentence prediction, the discrete portion of text identified as the schema key and portion of text determined to be logically related thereto are output.

Abstract: In this application, a lower state of charge limit of the energy storage system may be determined based on a state of health of the energy storage system, an upper state of charge limit may be obtained based on a state of charge threshold, and the lower charging voltage limit and the upper charging voltage limit of the energy storage system may be determined based on the lower state of charge limit and the upper state of charge limit, to control the charging voltage of the energy storage system based on the lower charging voltage limit and the upper charging voltage limit.

Abstract: An air outlet assembly and an air conditioning equipment are provided in the present application. The air outlet assembly includes an inner shell, and the inner shell is configured with a first air duct and an air outlet connected to the first air duct; an outer shell, the outer shell is arranged around an outside of the inner shell to define a second air duct with the inner shell, and the second air duct is connected to the first air duct; and a supporting member connected to the inner shell and the outer shell. The present application aims to solve a technical problem of insufficient stability of the air outlet assembly and can quickly reduce an indoor temperature difference and improve a sensory effect.