Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit including a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of metal layers that are stacked over one another in alternating fashion. The plurality of metal layers include a lower metal layer and an upper metal layer disposed over the lower metal layer. A bottom electrode is disposed over and in electrical contact with the lower metal layer. A dielectric layer is disposed over an upper surface of the bottom electrode. A top electrode is disposed over an upper surface of the dielectric layer and is in direct electrical contact with a lower surface of the upper metal layer.

Abstract: A method for processing a semiconductor wafer is provided. The method includes polishing the semiconductor wafer with a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) tool. The method includes transferring the polished semiconductor wafer to an interface tool from the CMP tool. The method includes discharging a mist spray over the polished semiconductor wafer in the interface tool. The method includes transferring the semiconductor wafer form the interface tool to a cleaning tool for a cleaning process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a molecular sieve composition, a process of preparing same and use thereof in the production of lower olefins. The molecular sieve composition comprises an aluminophosphate molecular sieve and a CO adsorbing component, both of which are present independently of each other. When the molecular sieve composition is used as a catalyst for producing lower olefins using synthesis gas as a raw material, the molecular sieve composition has the advantages of high selectivity to lower olefins and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack including a housing, wherein the housing has a bottom portion and side walls extending upward around a periphery of the bottom portion; an upper portion opening is formed at top ends of the side walls extending upward; an upper cover is mounted on the upper portion opening of the housing; and the battery pack comprises: multiple flat battery cells; and a first end plate and a second end plate, wherein when the multiple battery cells are sequentially arranged and mounted into the housing from the upper portion opening, the first end plate and the second end plate are located at two end sides of the sequentially arranged multiple battery cells to laterally fix the sequentially arranged multiple battery cells. The two end plates may absorb deformation of the battery cell while expanding.

Abstract: A female-specific massage device and massage structure thereof are disclosed. The massage structure includes a cup body and a sheath ring. The cup body has a cavity, and two ends of the cup body are an open end and a closed end respectively, and a cup rim is formed at the open end, and a connection hole is formed at the closed end and communicates with the cavity. The sheath ring includes a ring body and a fixing portion extended outwardly from the ring body, and the ring body sheathes the cup rim, and the fixing portion is extended into the cavity. In this way, the massage device and structure not just provide a massage to the reproductive organ only, but also provide a massage to the acupuncture points around the reproductive organ.

Abstract: A negative-pressure massaging device capable of volatilizing essential oil is provided. The negative-pressure massaging device includes a negative-pressure cup and an essential oil volatilizing structure. The essential oil volatilizing structure is disposed in the negative-pressure cup and includes a heat conducting unit, a heating unit, and an essential oil unit. The heating unit is disposed on and contacts the heat conducting unit to heat the heat conducting unit. The essential oil unit is disposed on and contacts the heat conducting unit to be heated. The essential oil unit is heated by the heat conducting unit to volatilize essential oil into the negative-pressure cup. Accordingly, an aromatherapy may be provided when a negative-pressure massaging treatment is performed.

Abstract: A light therapy device used for a negative-pressure cup is provided. The light therapy device includes a carrier, a light therapy assembly, a negative ion assembly and a needle protection cap. The carrier is disposed in the negative-pressure cup and includes a panel. The light therapy assembly and the negative ion assembly are disposed in the carrier. The negative ion assembly includes a releasing needle. The releasing needle projects out from the panel to release negative ions. The needle protection cap covers the panel corresponding to the releasing needle to shield the releasing needle. Therefore, the light therapy assembly and the negative ion assembly may be associated with the negative-pressure cup for usage, and the needle protection cap may prevent the user from being stabbed.

Abstract: A negative pressure massage apparatus for men and a massage structure thereof are provided. The massage structure includes a cup and a mounting ring. The cup includes a cavity. An opening end and a sealed end are formed at two ends of the cup respectively. The opening end includes a cup edge formed thereon, and the sealed end includes a connecting hole communicating to the cavity. The mounting ring includes a ring member and a receiving seat extended from the ring member. The ring member is mounted on the cup edge, and the receiving seat is inserted in the cavity. Accordingly, massage for the male reproductive organ may be provided in conjunction with acupuncture point massage for its surrounding area at the same time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a device for implementing resource index replacement, comprising an instruction scheduling unit configured to receive a first type, resource index from a resource allocating unit and then issue an instruction to an instruction executing unit for execution, to receive a second type resource index from the resource allocating unit, to execute the instruction from the instruction scheduling unit, and to issue a result of the instruction execution and the second type resource index to a result storing unit. The result storing unit comprises a plurality of resource for storing instruction execution results and execution results. The result storing unit is configured to allocate the first type resource index to an instruction entering the instruction scheduling unit and to allocate the second type resource index to an instruction entering the instruction execution unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to screen projection methods and electronic devices. One example method is applied to a first electronic device. The first electronic device includes a first display screen. The first electronic device displays a first interface on the first display screen. The first electronic device receives a first operation of projection to a second electronic device. The first electronic device sends, in response to the first operation, the first interface obtained after a display style is adjusted to the second electronic device, where the first interface obtained after the display style is adjusted is determined based on display screen information of a second display screen of the second electronic device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for periodic message transmission. Transmission of messages by the apparatus onto a communication bus are enabled during time ticks. The time ticks are separated by tick time intervals. A plurality of periodic messages configured to be transmitted on the communication bus are identified. Each periodic message has a periodicity that is a multiple of the tick time interval. The periodic messages are sorted by increasing periodicities to generate a sequence of periodic messages. A zero-start-up delay is assigned to a first periodic message in the sequence. A start-up delay is generated for each periodic message in the sequence based on a previous start-up delay associated with a previous periodic message, the tick time interval, and a periodicity of that periodic message. A transmission schedule is generated for the periodic messages based on the start-up delay and the periodicity associated with each of the periodic messages.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack for a hybrid vehicle. The battery pack includes: multiple battery cells, a housing, a first end plate, a second end plate, a bearing plate and an upper cover, wherein the housing is provided with a bottom portion and side walls extending from the periphery of the bottom portion and forming an upper portion opening; the housing is configured for accommodating the multiple battery cells and the two end plates, when the multiple battery cells are sequentially arranged and mounted into the housing, the first end plate and the second end plate are located at two end sides of the sequentially arranged multiple battery cells to laterally fix the multiple battery cells; the bearing plate is mounted above the top portions of the multiple battery cells; and the upper cover is mounted above the housing to cover the upper portion opening of the housing.

Abstract: The present utility model relates to a device for improving gas detection in a photoionization detector. A gas detector is provided. The device reduces interference of photoelectric noise on the reading of the gas detector for target gases such as volatile organic compounds.

Abstract: A system and method for accelerated anomaly detection and replacement of an anomaly-experiencing machine learning-based ensemble includes identifying a machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble having an anomalous drift behavior in digital threat score inferences computed by the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble for a target period; executing a tiered anomaly evaluation for the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble that includes identifying at least one errant machine learning-based model of the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble contributing to the anomalous drift behavior, and identifying at least one errant feature variable of the at least one machine learning-based model contributing to the anomalous drift behavior; generating a successor machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble to the machine learning-based digital threat scoring ensemble based on the tiered anomaly evaluation; and replacing the machine learning-based di

Abstract: An air supply assembly for a refrigerator, includes: an air duct cover plate defining, together with a refrigerator liner, an air supply space and configured to isolate the air supply space from a storage space in a compartment of the refrigerator, and a centrifugal wind wheel arranged in the air supply space, and axially sucking air in and blowing the air out towards a peripheral side, wherein a plurality of air return ports are provided in the air duct cover plate to allow air in the storage space to enter the air supply space; and the centrifugal wind wheel abuts against an inner side of the air duct cover plate and is configured to suck air in from a rear side thereof, such that air entering the air supply space via the air return ports is sucked in from the rear side of the centrifugal wind wheel.

Abstract: An ADE device identifies an identifiable sequence of one or more ejections from at least one sample using a different value or pattern of values for one or more ADE parameters. The identifiable one or more ejections are performed to produce one or more mass peaks that have a different feature value or pattern of feature values for one or more peak features than other mass peaks produced. Ejection times are stored. One or more detected peaks with the different feature values or pattern of feature values are identified as produced by the identifiable one or more ejections. A delay time is calculated from the time of the identifiable ejections and the time of the identified detected peaks and the peaks are aligned with samples using delay time, stored times, and order of the samples.

Abstract: In a system for affinity selection by mass spectrometry, wherein a plurality of drug candidates in solution are separated based on affinity, a method is provided comprising introducing a solid-phase device having binding affinity for a selected protein into the solution, binding at least one of the plurality of drug candidates to the solid-phase device as a selected drug candidate, washing the solid-phase device and selected drug candidate to separate unbound material, sampling the selected drug candidate in capture fluid flowing through a sampling region of an open port sampling interface and directing the sampled selected drug candidate and capture fluid to an ionization source.

Abstract: A directly-connected high-voltage battery energy storage system (BESS) and a control method thereof are provided. The directly-connected high-voltage BESS includes a battery module, a direct current (DC)/DC converter, a DC bus capacitor, a DC/alternating current (AC) converter, and a grid-side filter inductor. A plurality of battery modules is connected in series to form a battery cluster. The battery cluster is connected in series to the DC/DC converter to form a battery branch, and a plurality of battery branches is connected in parallel to form a battery stack. The battery stack is connected in parallel to the DC bus capacitor and then connected to a DC port of the DC/AC converter to form a battery energy storage submodule. AC ports of a plurality of battery energy storage submodules are connected in series to form a chain-type phase converter.

Abstract: Technology for analyzing collections of substance samples. Systems in accordance with the disclosure can include one or more sample handlers, sample capture devices, mass analysis instruments, and controllers; the controllers being operative, in accordance with instructions received from at least one of an operator input device and machine-interpretable instructions stored in memory accessible by the controller, to generate signals configured to cause the sample handler to collectively retrieve from a sample source a plurality of samples of one or more substances, and deliver the plurality of collected samples to the at least one sample capture device; cause the sample capture device to independently capture at least one of the collectively retrieved samples delivered by the sample handler, and transfer the at least one captured sample to a mass analysis instrument; and cause the mass analysis instrument to ionize and detect one or more particles of the transferred treated sample.