Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anti-CD40 antibodies, such as humanized anti-CD40 antibodies, that may be used in various therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic methods. The antibodies generally block the ability of CD40 to bind CD154 and do so without activating the cell expressing CD40 (e.g., a B cell). The present antibodies or fragments thereof may be used to reduce complications associated with organ or tissue transplantation.

Abstract: A dimming circuit for dimming a current flowing through a light emitting device, having: a multi-function pin, configured to receive a dimming signal; wherein when the dimming signal is an analog voltage signal, an amplitude of the current flowing through the light emitting device is regulated based on the dimming signal; when the dimming signal is a pulse signal and a frequency of the dimming signal is in a first frequency range, a duty cycle of the current flowing through the light emitting device is regulated based on the dimming signal; and when the dimming signal is the pulse signal and the frequency of the dimming signal is in a second frequency range, the amplitude of the current flowing through the light emitting device is regulated based on the dimming signal.

Abstract: A system and method for locating a traffic light at a host vehicle. A probe vehicle obtains image data on an intersection that includes the traffic light when the probe vehicle is at the intersection and identifies the traffic light in the intersection from the data. A remote processor creates an observed node in a digital map corresponding to the traffic light and updates a mapped position of a mapped node within the digital map based on an observed position of the observed node. The host vehicle uses the mapped node of the digital map to locate the traffic light when the host vehicle is at the intersection.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate stack, an epitaxy structure, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a dielectric residue. The gate stack is over a substrate. The epitaxy structure is formed raised above the substrate. The first spacer is on a sidewall of the gate stack. The first spacer and the epitaxy structure define a void therebetween. The second spacer seals the void between the first spacer and the epitaxy structure. The dielectric residue is in the void and has an upper portion and a lower portion under the upper portion. The upper portion of the dielectric residue has a silicon-to-nitrogen atomic ratio higher than a silicon-to-nitrogen atomic ratio of the lower portion of the dielectric residue.

Abstract: A latency masking system for use in an autonomous vehicle (AV) system includes a sensors module providing sensor data from a plurality of sensors. The sensor data includes image frames provided by a vehicle camera and vehicle motion data. A wireless transceiver transmits the sensor data to a remote server associated with a network infrastructure and receives remote state information derived from the sensor data. An on-board function module receives the sensor data from the sensors module and generates local state information. A state fusion and prediction module receives the remote station information and the local state information and updates the local state information with the remote state information. The state fusion and prediction module uses checkpoints in a state history data structure to update the local state information with the remote state information.

Abstract: Doping techniques for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a fin structure, forming a doped amorphous layer over a portion of the fin structure, and performing a knock-on implantation process to drive a dopant from the doped amorphous layer into the portion of the fin structure, thereby forming a doped feature. The doped amorphous layer includes a non-crystalline form of a material. In some implementations, the knock-on implantation process crystallizes at least a portion of the doped amorphous layer, such that the portion of the doped amorphous layer becomes a part of the fin structure. In some implementations, the doped amorphous layer includes amorphous silicon, and the knock-on implantation process crystallizes a portion of the doped amorphous silicon layer.

Abstract: A method for extracting an oil storage tank based on a high-spatial-resolution remote sensing image is provided, including: acquiring an oil storage tank sample, and randomly dividing the oil storage tank sample into a training set and a testing set; building an oil storage tank extraction model based on a Res2-Unet model structure, wherein the Res2-Unet is a deep learning network based on a UNet semantic segmentation structure, and a Res2Net convolution block is configured to change a feature interlayer learning to a granular learning and is arranged in a residual mode; and performing a precision verification on the testing set.

Abstract: A method for grouping a plurality of client stations in a wireless local area network is disclosed herein. An access point (AP) determines the channel correlation and a distance to the AP for each of the client stations. The AP selects a smaller subset of client stations that meet a threshold requirement determined based on the respective distances between the client stations and the AP.

Abstract: Doping techniques for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a fin structure, forming a doped amorphous layer over a portion of the fin structure, and performing a knock-on implantation process to drive a dopant from the doped amorphous layer into the portion of the fin structure, thereby forming a doped feature. The doped amorphous layer includes a non-crystalline form of a material. In some implementations, the knock-on implantation process crystallizes at least a portion of the doped amorphous layer, such that the portion of the doped amorphous layer becomes a part of the fin structure. In some implementations, the doped amorphous layer includes amorphous silicon, and the knock-on implantation process crystallizes a portion of the doped amorphous silicon layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, an optical device disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and an electronic device disposed on the second surface of the substrate. A power of the electronic device is greater than a power of the optical device. A vertical projection of the optical device on the first surface is spaced apart from a vertical projection of the electronic device on the second surface by a distance greater than zero.

Abstract: A photovoltaic energy system and a method for detecting a ground insulation impedance, improve accuracy of detecting a ground insulation impedance after one or more conversion circuits are connected in parallel. The photovoltaic energy system includes one or more conversion circuits and a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes an alternating current signal source and a sampling resistor that are connected in series, a first sampling circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the alternating current signal source to output harmonic signals of a first frequency and a second frequency. The first sampling circuit is configured to: when the alternating current signal source outputs the harmonic signal of the first frequency, collect a voltage at both terminals of the sampling resistor to obtain a first voltage.

Abstract: A simulation device for magnetic closing of flap valve is disclosed, which includes a worktable, a driving mechanism for driving the worktable to rotate, a valve seat, a magnetic valve cover movably connected with the valve seat, a first magnet for repelling the magnetic valve cover, a cylinder, a lifting equipment for driving the cylinder to rise and fall. When the cylinder is inserted into the valve seat driven by the lifting equipment, the cylinder prevents the closure of the magnetic valve cover. When the cylinder is out of contact with the magnetic valve cover driven by the lifting equipment, the magnetic valve cover is closed, and the worktable in the simulation device can rotate and turn over, so that the closing process of flap valve (valve seat and valve cover) in any direction of deep drilling coring under the action of magnetic force is simulated.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is for communicating in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that utilizes multi-user multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO). A first communication device determines an allocation of spatial streams for multiple second communication devices that are intended receivers of an multi-user multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO) transmission by the first communication device. The first communication device generates a subfield that indicates respective numbers of spatial streams allocated to respective second communication devices, the generating the subfield performed according to an encoding that supports allocating up to sixteen spatial streams to up to eight intended receivers. The first communication device generates a multi-user physical layer (PHY) data unit that includes i) a PHY preamble, and ii) a PHY data portion. The PHY preamble is generated to include the subfield, and the PHY data portion is generated to include the MU-MIMO transmission.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate stack, an epitaxy structure, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a dielectric residue. The gate stack is over a substrate. The epitaxy structure is formed raised above the substrate. The first spacer is on a sidewall of the gate stack. The first spacer and the epitaxy structure define an air gap therebetween. The second spacer seals the air gap between the first spacer and the epitaxy structure. The dielectric residue is in the air gap and has an upper portion and a lower portion under the upper portion. The upper portion of the dielectric residue has higher etch resistance to phosphoric acid than that of the lower portion of the dielectric residue.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for outputting a structured query sentence. The method may include: acquiring a to-be-converted natural language sentence; inputting the to-be-converted natural language sentence into a pre-trained sequence to sequence model to obtain an action sequence corresponding to the to-be-converted natural language sentence; generating a directed acyclic graph according to the action sequence; and outputting a structured query sentence corresponding to the generated directed acyclic graph according to a preset corresponding relationship between a directed acyclic graph and a structured query sentence.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anti-CD40 antibodies, such as humanized anti-CD40 antibodies, that may be used in various therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic methods. The antibodies generally block the ability of CD40 to bind CD154 and do so without activating the cell expressing CD40 (e.g., a B cell). The present antibodies or fragments thereof may be used to reduce complications associated with organ or tissue transplantation.

Abstract: A method includes forming a device region over a substrate; forming a first dielectric layer over the device region; forming an opening in the first dielectric layer; conformally depositing a first conductive material along sidewalls and bottom surfaces of the opening; depositing a second conductive material on the first conductive material to fill the opening, wherein the second conductive material is different from the first conductive material; and performing a first thermal process to form an interface region extending from a first region of the first conductive material to a second region of the second conductive material, wherein the interface region includes a homogeneous mixture of the first conductive material and the second conductive material.

Abstract: Alight-emitting diode includes an epitaxial unit, a first electrode, and a second electrode. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a first reflective layer, a wire-bonding electrode layer, a second reflective layer wrapping a portion of the wire-bonding electrode layer, and a stress adjustment layer which wraps around the first reflective layer. The first reflective layer includes platinum, and the second reflective layer includes a material which has a Mohs hardness of not less than 6. The stress adjustment layer has a Mohs hardness of not less than 6, and the stress adjustment layer has a thickness that is 65% to 75% of a thickness of the first reflective layer.

Abstract: An attention-driven streaming system includes an adaptive-streaming module and a transceiver. The adaptive-streaming module includes filters, a compression module, an attention-driven strategy module and a fusion module. The filters filter sensor data received from sensors of a vehicle. The compression module compresses the filtered sensor data to generate compressed data. The attention-driven strategy module generates feedforward information based on a state of the vehicle and a state of an environment of the vehicle to adjust a region of interest. The fusion module generates an adaptive streaming strategy to adaptively adjust operations of each of the filters. The transceiver streams the compressed data to at least one of an edge computing device or a cloud-based network device and in response receive feedback information and pipeline monitoring information.

Abstract: A system comprises a processor and a memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to estimate a rack force for a steering system of a vehicle based on current driving and environmental conditions and estimate a health of an actuator of the steering system of the vehicle. The instructions configure the processor to estimate maximum achievable angle, velocity, and acceleration for the actuator of the steering system based on the estimated rack force and the estimated health of the actuator. The instructions configure the processor to provide to the steering system a path planned for the vehicle based on the estimated maximum achievable angle, velocity, and acceleration for the actuator of the steering system.