Abstract: Catalysts having a blend of platinum on a support with low ammonia storage with a Cu-SCR catalyst or an Fe-SCR catalyst are disclosed. The catalysts can also contain one or two additional SCR catalysts. The catalysts can be present in one of various configurations. Catalytic articles containing these catalysts are disclosed. The catalytic articles are useful for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx in exhaust gases and in reducing the amount of ammonia slip. Methods for producing such articles are described. Methods of using the catalytic articles in an SCR process, where the amount of ammonia slip is reduced, are also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a loudspeaker module and relates to the technical field of electroacoustic products. The loudspeaker module composes a housing, a loudspeaker unit being received in the housing, the loudspeaker unit is electrically connected with a module external circuit via a cable, an end of the cable located in the interior of the module is electrically connected with the loudspeaker unit, an end of the cable located external to the module is electrically connected with the module external circuit, a positioning slot is disposed at a position on the housing corresponding to the cable in the interior of the module, the cable is restricted in the positioning slot, a hot melt line is disposed on each of end faces of sidewalls on both sides of the positioning slot, and the hot melt lines, after being hot molten, encapsulate the cable in the positioning slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module including an insulative housing, and upper contacts, lower contacts and a shielding plate embedded in the housing. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending from the base, the mating tongue defines an upper surface, a lower surface and a front face thereof. The upper and lower contacts includes contacting sections exposing to the upper and lower surfaces of the mating tongue and soldering sections out of the base and connecting section jointing the contacting sections and the soldering sections, respectively. The shielding plate is disposed between the upper and lower contacts and includes a pair of side latches. The housing includes an insulative sub-housing and an insulative coat, the whole upper surface and the whole front face of the mating tongue and part of the lower surface of the mating tongue are formed with the coat.

Abstract: An image compression system includes a register, a sensitive detection device, a prediction difference device, a bit-rate control device, a mapping device, and an encoding device, The register temporarily stores plural pixels, which have a current encoding pixel and plural historical decoded pixels. The sensitive detection device analyzes contents of the historical decoded pixels or a previous history data to calculate a prediction value and a current history data. The prediction difference device subtracts the prediction value from the current encoding pixel to generate a prediction difference value. The bit-rate control device adjusts a compression ratio according to a final bits signal so as to output a suggestion bits signal. The mapping device outputs an index based on the prediction difference value, the current history data, and the suggestion bits signal. The encoding device encodes the index to output a bit stream and the final bits signal.

Abstract: A photodetector includes a first doped region disposed in a semiconductor material and a second doped region disposed in the semiconductor material. The second doped region is electrically coupled to the first doped region, and the second doped region is of an opposite majority charge carrier type as the first doped region. The photodetector also includes a quantum dot layer disposed in a trench in the semiconductor material, and the quantum dot layer is electrically coupled to the second doped region. A transfer gate is disposed to permit charge transfer from the second doped region to a floating diffusion.

Abstract: An OLED drive system raising a frame contrast and a drive method are disclosed. The OLED display panel is equally divided into a plurality of display divisions along a vertical direction. The brightness calculation module is employed to calculate average pixel brightnesses corresponding to the respective display divisions in the OLED display panel. On one hand, the power management module is employed to supply different reference voltages for the respective display divisions correspondingly according to the average pixel brightnesses of the respective display divisions in the OLED display panel, and respectively insert the reference voltages of the respective display divisions into reference voltage lines corresponding to the pixels of middle rows in the display divisions to make the reference voltages of the respective display divisions be different for raising the frame contrast.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for intra predicting a video. The method includes: determining availability of a predetermined number of adjacent pixels used for intra prediction of a current block; if a first adjacent pixel is unavailable, searching for a second adjacent pixel that is available by searching the predetermined number of adjacent pixels in a predetermined direction based on the first adjacent pixel; and replacing a pixel value of the first adjacent pixel with a pixel value of a found second adjacent pixel. At least one third adjacent pixel in another location, which is not available and excludes the first adjacent pixel at a predetermined location, is sequentially replaced by using a directly adjacent pixel in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: a processor; a housing including a plurality of slots; and a single piece card retainer, comprising: a back surface; a front surface comprising a plurality of independent projections, wherein each of the plurality of independent projections is flexible and aligns with a slot of the plurality of slots; and at least two connection points that connect the single piece card retainer to the housing, where the single piece card retainer rotates about the at least two connection points to open and close with respect to the plurality of slots. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A circuit for common electrode voltage generation includes: a VCOM driver configured to output alternating voltage levels at an output thereof, the output being connected to a display panel; a switching circuit with a plurality of inputs and an output, being configured to select one of voltage levels at the inputs at a time and thereby to output alternating voltages levels at the output of the switching circuit; and a stabilizing capacitor with one end connected to the output of the VCOM driver, and the other end connected to the output of the switching circuit.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a base, a middle frame below the base and a pressure sensor for sensing a touch operation to generate a touch signal. The pressure sensor includes multiple sensing units, each having a first electrode on the base that deforms in response to the sensed touch pressure; a second electrode between the middle frame and the base that forms a capacitor with the first electrode, the capacitance of the capacitor changing with the deformation of the first electrode; and a sensing circuit electrically connected to the first electrode for transforming changes in the capacitance into electrical signals so as to generate the touch signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for fabricating such a device are presented. The semiconductor device includes a first gate electrode of a transistor, a first sidewall spacer along a sidewall of the gate pattern, a first insulating layer in contact with the first sidewall spacer and having a planarized top surface, and a second sidewall spacer formed on the planarized top surface of the first insulating layer. The second sidewall spacer may be formed over the first sidewall spacer. A width of the second sidewall spacer is equal to or greater than a width of the first sidewall spacer.

Abstract: A wafer probing system includes a plurality of contacting pins connected to a test head. The system further includes a probe card electrically connectable with the test head, where the probe card includes a circuit board having a plurality of contact pads on opposite sides of the circuit board.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first interlayer dielectric layer disposed over a substrate, metal wirings, a second interlayer dielectric layer disposed over the first interlayer dielectric layer and the metal wirings, a first air gap and a second air gap. The metal wirings are embedded in the first interlayer dielectric layer, and arranged with a first space or a second space between the metal wirings. The second space has a greater length than the first space. The first air gap is formed by the second interlayer dielectric layer and formed in a first area sandwiched by adjacent two metal wirings arranged with the first space. The second air gap is formed by the second interlayer dielectric layer and formed in a second area sandwiched by adjacent two metal wirings arranged with the second space therebetween. No adjacent two metal wirings are arranged with a space smaller than the first space.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for creating a virtual base station. The creating method includes: receiving a virtual base station creation request sent by a third-party server; sending a virtual machine creation request to an RAN; receiving a virtual machine creation complete response sent by the RAN; sending a base station image load request to the RAN; receiving a base station image load complete response sent by the RAN; sending a virtual base station creation complete response to the third-party server, where the virtual base station creation complete response includes a virtual base station ID. The present invention can realize creation of a virtual base station.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing coordination between two or more different media distribution channels. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a server and associated client processes disposed of various components of a managed content distribution network (e.g., cable or satellite network). The server process coordinates with the client processes to obtain user interactivity data useful is assessing the efficacy of certain secondary content (e.g., advertisements). In one variant, input is received from, and provided to, other associated media campaigns (e.g., print, online, and/or telephonic) so as to allow rapid and effective coordination between the campaigns. Mechanisms for improving user engagement to the secondary content are also disclosed.

Abstract: A cooling section for a flat rolled material (1) has a frame structure (2), in which a plurality of transport rollers (3) for the flat rolled material (1) are arranged one after another transversely to a transport direction (x) and spaced apart (a). Each transport roller (3) mounted in the frame structure (2) rotates about a respective roller axis (4). The roller axes (4) run orthogonally to the transport direction (x) and horizontally, so that the transport rollers (4) form a pass line (5) for the flat rolled material (1). At least one lower spray bar (6) arranged beneath the pass line (5) has a base block (7) beneath the transport rollers (3) for a liquid coolant (8). Guide sections (9) project upwards from the base block (7) into spaces between the transport rollers (3). Each guide section (9) has an upper terminating element (10) on which spray nozzles (11) are arranged, which feed the coolant (8), which had been fed into the base block (7), to be sprayed onto the flat rolled material (1) from below.

Abstract: A control signaling transmission method, a control signaling detection method, a terminal, and a base station are provided. The transmission method includes: a base station determining an enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (ePDCCH) resource region of the terminal in a current subframe according to at least one of multiple parameters, and transmitting control signaling to the terminal on some or all of the resources in the ePDCCH resource region. The above technical scheme can adapt to the dynamically-changing transmission capabilities of subframes, improves the transmission performance of the control signaling on an ePDCCH, increases the accuracy of the terminal in searching for the control signaling, and conserves terminal consumption. Therefore, the present document has a great industrial applicability.

Abstract: A sliding assistance device includes a base and at least one sliding assistance member mounted at the base. The base includes an end portion and a flexible portion bent from the end portion. A space is defined between the flexible portion and the end portion. One of the flexible portion and the end portion has a protruding section. The flexible portion and the end portion are configured to contact each other through the protruding section according to the space when a force is applied to the flexible portion of the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed. The electrical connector has an insulation body formed with a receiving slot and a terminal disposed in the receiving slot. The electrical connector is matable with an identical electrical connector.

Abstract: A restricted region transform method and a restricted region transform device are disclosed. The method includes following steps: reading out bare board information of a printed circuit board and layout information of a plurality of components, wherein the layout information of the plurality of components corresponds to a plurality of physical restricted regions; setting a first region according to edge information in the bare board information; setting a plurality of second regions according to projections of the plurality of physical restricted regions on a surface of the printed circuit board; selecting every two second regions, which overlap each other, among the plurality of second regions, and the selected second regions constituting a restriction conflict set; and selectively amending the second regions in the restriction conflict set to remove one or more overlaps from the second regions in the restriction conflict set.