Abstract: A capacitive biosensor is provided. The capacitive biosensor includes: a transistor, an interconnect structure on the transistor, and a passivation layer on the interconnect structure. The interconnect structure includes a first metal structure on the transistor, a second metal structure on the first metal structure, and a third metal structure on the second metal structure. The third metal structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer that are sequentially stacked. The passivation has an opening exposing a portion of the third metal structure. The capacitive biosensor further includes a sensing region on the interconnect structure. The sensing region includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode. The first sensing electrode is formed of the third conductive layer, and the second sensing electrode is disposed on the passivation layer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling an electronic device. The electronic device includes a processor, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an image sensor control (ISC) circuit, an image signal processor (ISP) and a communication interface circuit. The method includes: in response to the electronic device being powered up, executing a first program code in the ROM by the processor to initialize the communication interface circuit; transmitting identification information to an external device through the communication interface circuit; receiving, through the communication interface circuit, a second program code that the external device sends in response to the identification information so as to store the second program code to the RAM; and executing the second program code by the processor to initialize the ISC circuit and the ISP.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a biosignal analysis task using a set of models includes receiving an input biosignal. Information that identifies the biosignal analysis task to be performed in association with the input biosignal is received. A waveform model and a digital signal processing (DSP) model are selected. A first type of feature and a second type of feature of the input biosignal are identified. An analysis model is selected, and the biosignal analysis task is performed using the analysis model.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method for forming an integrated chip, the method includes forming a first conductive wire and a second conductive wire over a substrate. A dielectric structure is formed laterally between the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire. The dielectric structure comprises a first dielectric liner, a dielectric layer disposed between opposing sidewalls of the first dielectric liner, and a void between an upper surface of the first dielectric liner and a lower surface of the dielectric layer. A dielectric capping layer is formed along an upper surface of the dielectric structure. Sidewalls of the dielectric capping layer are aligned with sidewalls of the dielectric structure.

Abstract: A system to characterize a film layer within a measurement box is disclosed. The system obtains a first mixing fraction corresponding to a first X-ray beam, the mixing fraction represents a fraction of the first X-ray beam inside a measurement box of a wafer sample, the measurement box represents a bore structure disposed over a substrate and having a film layer disposed inside the bore structure. The system obtains a contribution value for the measurement box corresponding to the first X-ray beam, the contribution value representing a species signal outside the measurement box that contributes to a same species signal inside the measurement box. The system obtains a first measurement detection signal corresponding to a measurement of the measurement box using the first X-ray beam. The system determines a measurement value of the film layer based on the first measurement detection signal, the contribution value, and the first mixing fraction.

Abstract: A multi-mode hybrid control DC-DC converting circuit has a switching power converter and a microcontroller. The switching power converter has a transformer and a switching switch. The switching switch is connected to a primary-side winding of the transformer in series. The microcontroller is connected to the switching power converter and a control terminal of the switching switch. The microcontroller sets multiple thresholds according to an input voltage of the switching power converter, and determines whether a feedback voltage of the switching power converter is higher or lower than each one of the thresholds to perform a variable-frequency mode, a constant-frequency mode, or a pulse-skipping mode. The microcontroller outputs a driving signal to the switching switch and correspondingly adjusts a frequency of the driving signal according to the variable-frequency mode, the constant-frequency mode, or the pulse-skipping mode which is performed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The embodiment of the application provides a method for determining the activation state of a secondary cell and a UE. The method is applied to the technical field of wireless communication and comprises the following steps: acquiring secondary cell activation state indicator information, and then determining respective corresponding states of at least one secondary cell configured or reconfigured by a UE based on the secondary cell activation state indicator information, wherein the states include: an activation state and an inactivation state. The embodiment of the application realizes the reduction of the time delay for the user equipment to receive or send data and the reduction of the time required for deactivating a secondary cell, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE.

Abstract: A preparation method of drug-loaded micelles of an absorbable vascular stent coating for angiostenosis in an infant is provided, including the following steps: S1: dissolving a drug to be encapsulated in an appropriate amount of an emulsifying agent, adding a chitosan-poly(p-dioxohone) amphiphilic block copolymer (chitosan-b-PPDO copolymer), and thoroughly mixing to obtain a drug-copolymer solution; S2: adding the drug-copolymer solution obtained in S1 dropwise to an emulsifying agent aqueous solution prepared in advance, and continuously stirring to obtain a stable drug-loaded micellar solution; and S3: removing the emulsifying agent from the micellar solution obtained in S2 through vacuum evaporation, stirring a resulting concentrate, and centrifuging the concentrate to obtain a supernatant; and filtering the supernatant to obtain a filtrate, and subjecting the filtrate to dialysis to obtain the drug-loaded micelles.

Abstract: Described are niclosamide analogue compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of using the corner pounds and compositions for treating a disease associated with dysregulation of the Wnt/Frizzled signaling pathway, such as cancer, fatty liver, antibiotic resistance, and viral infection. The disclosed compounds and compositions may also be used for modulating mitochondrial function and for treating certain non-cancer diseases and/or diorders, such as diabetes, fibrotic disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Abstract: A vertical probe card and a fence-like probe thereof are provided. The fence-like probe has a probe length within a range from 5 mm to 8 mm. The fence-like probe includes a fence-like segment, a ceramic layer, a connection segment, and a testing segment. The fence-like segment has an elongated shape defining a longitudinal direction, and the fence-like segment has a penetrating slot that is formed along the longitudinal direction and that has a length greater than 65% of the probe length. The ceramic layer is directly formed on an outer surface of the fence-like segment and covers two long walls of the penetrating slot. The connection segment and the testing segment are respectively connected to two end portions of the fence-like segment, and is not formed on the connection segment and the testing segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gas sensor. The gas sensor includes a substrate, a conductor layer over the substrate, wherein the conductor layer includes a conductive pattern including a plurality of openings, the openings being arranged in a repeating pattern, an insulating layer in the plurality of openings and over a top surface of the conductive pattern, wherein the conductive pattern is embedded in the insulating layer, and a gas sensing film over a portion of the insulating layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an information processing method and a terminal device. The method comprises: acquiring first information, wherein the first information is information to be processed by a terminal device; calling an operation instruction in a calculation apparatus to calculate the first information so as to obtain second information; and outputting the second information. By means of the examples in the present disclosure, a calculation apparatus of a terminal device can be used to call an operation instruction to process first information, so as to output second information of a target desired by a user, thereby improving the information processing efficiency. The present technical solution has advantages of a fast computation speed and high efficiency.

Abstract: A system can receive first input data indicative of first user input identifying a first diagnostic state of a computing system. The system can, based on the first input data, determine a second diagnostic state of the computing system, the second diagnostic state comprising information of the first diagnostic state. The system can present a first indication of the second diagnostic state via a user interface. The system can receive second input data indicative of second user input confirming the second diagnostic state. The system can determine a recommended action based on the second diagnostic state. The system can present a second indication of the recommended action via the user interface.

Abstract: A method for training a speech recognition model includes obtaining a multilingual text-to-speech (TTS) model. The method also includes generating a native synthesized speech representation for an input text sequence in a first language that is conditioned on speaker characteristics of a native speaker of the first language. The method also includes generating a cross-lingual synthesized speech representation for the input text sequence in the first language that is conditioned on speaker characteristics of a native speaker of a different second language. The method also includes generating a first speech recognition result for the native synthesized speech representation and a second speech recognition result for the cross-lingual synthesized speech representation. The method also includes determining a consistent loss term based on the first speech recognition result and the second speech recognition result and updating parameters of the speech recognition model based on the consistent loss term.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for determining a quasi co-location reference signal set, a network device, and a storage medium. First information is determined according to signaling information and/or a predetermined rule, and a quasi co-location reference signal set of a port group included in a data channel and/or a signal is determined according to the first information.

Abstract: A pneumatic arrow gun has a gun body, an arrow, a positioning sleeve, and a connecting wire. The arrow is for inserting into an air tube of the gun body. The positioning sleeve is temporarily mounted around the air tube, and the arrow is disposed through the positioning sleeve. The connecting wire connects the gun body to the positioning sleeve. Because the positioning sleeve is temporarily mounted around the air tube, the arrow slides forward relative to the positioning sleeve after triggering. When triggering the arrow, the connecting wire naturally dangles. When the arrow detaches from the air tube, the positioning sleeve located at a nock of the arrow due to the sliding of the arrow. Therefore, a rebound of the arrowhead is prevented. The safety and the shooting stability are ensured. Further, the arrow is easily retrieved by the connecting wire.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes receiving a first dimension set, extracting a first latent feature set from the first dimension set, training a first base predictor based on the first feature set, generating a second dimension set based on the first dimension set, the second dimension set having fewer dimensions than the first dimension set, extracting a second latent feature set from the second dimension set, training a second base predictor based on the second feature set, and generating a traffic prediction based on the first base predictor and the second base predictor.

Abstract: An e-paper identification card system including an e-paper identification card and a data updating apparatus is provided. The e-paper identification card is configured to display first image information. The data updating apparatus is electrically connected to the e-paper identification card. The data updating apparatus is configured to update the e-paper identification card according to the first image information to drive the e-paper identification card to display second image information. In addition, an e-paper identification card is also provided.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be configured to generate a preamble of a first message associated with a random access channel (RACH) procedure, such as a two-step RACH procedure. The UE may be further configured to determine an identifier (ID) associated with the UE based on at least one of an ID associated with the preamble or a port index associated with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS). The UE may generate a payload of the first message that indicates the ID associated with the UE. The UE may then transmit the first message to a base station to initiate the RACH procedure. Potentially, the UE may receive a second message from the base station responsive to the first message, and the second message may confirm the ID associated with the UE.