Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus including an LED array. The display apparatus comprises a light emitting diode (LED) array, a power source, a controller, a PWM switch, and a current source module. The controller is configured to generate a control signal for controlling a first LED column during a scan period. The PWM switch is electrically connected between the first LED column and a second power level. The current source module is electrically connected between the first LED column and the second power level. The current source module is configured to provide a current flow with multiple levels. The PWM switch is controlled based on a first portion of the control signal, and the amount of the current flow provided by the current source module in the scan period depends on a second portion of the control signal.

Abstract: A method of performing air pollution estimation is provided. The method is to be implemented using a processor of a computer device and includes: generating a spectral image based on an original color image of an environment under test using a spectral transformation matrix; supplying the spectral image as an input into an estimating model for air pollution estimation; and obtaining an estimation result from the estimating model indicating a degree of air pollution of the environment under test.

Abstract: A sense amplifier circuit includes a sense amplifier, a switch and a temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit provides a control signal having a positive temperature coefficient, based on which the switch provides reference impedance for temperature compensation. The sense amplifier includes a first input end coupled to a target bit and a second input end coupled to the switch. The sense amplifier outputs a sense amplifier signal based on the reference impedance and the impedance of the target bit.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for switching a secondary cell to a primary cell. A user equipment (UE) monitors a first radio condition of the UE for beams of a primary cell and a second radio condition for beams of one or more secondary cells configured for the UE in carrier aggregation. The UE transmits a request to configure a candidate beam of at least one candidate secondary cell as a new primary cell in response to the first radio condition not satisfying a first threshold and the second radio condition for the at least one candidate secondary cell satisfying a second threshold. A base station determines to reconfigure at least one secondary cell as the new primary cell. The base station and the UE perform a handover of the UE to the new primary cell.

Abstract: A host system initiates an abort of a command that has been placed into a submission queue (SQ) of the host system. The host system identifies at least one of a first outcome and a second outcome. When the first outcome indicates that the command is not completed and the second outcome indicates that the SQ entry has been fetched from the SQ, the host system sends an abort request to a storage device, and issues a cleanup request to direct the host controller to reclaim host hardware resources allocated to the command. The host system adds a completion queue (CQ) entry to a CQ and sets an overall command status (OCS) value of the CQ entry based on at least one of the first outcome and the second outcome.

Abstract: A method for predicting clinical severity of a neurological disorder includes steps of: a) identifying, according to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image of a brain, brain image regions each of which contains a respective portion of diffusion index values of a diffusion index, which results from image processing performed on the MRI image; b) for one of the brain image regions, calculating a characteristic parameter based on the respective portion of the diffusion index values; and c) calculating a severity score that represents the clinical severity of the neurological disorder of the brain based on the characteristic parameter of the one of the brain image regions via a prediction model associated with the neurological disorder.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor having a source/drain and a gate. The semiconductor device also includes a conductive contact for the transistor. The conductive contact provides electrical connectivity to the source/drain or the gate of the transistor. The conductive contact includes a plurality of barrier layers. The barrier layers have different depths from one another.

Abstract: A detection system and method for the migrating cell is provided. The system is configured to detect a migrating cell combined with an immunomagnetic bead. The system includes a platform, a microchannel, a magnetic field source, a coherent light source and an optical sensing module. The microchannel is configured to allow the migrating cell to flow in it along a flow direction. The magnetic field source is configured to provide magnetic force to the migrating cell combined with the immunomagnetic bead. The magnetic force includes at least one magnetic force component and the magnetic force component is opposite to the flow direction of the microchannel. The coherent light source is configured to provide the microchannel with the coherent light. The optical sensing module is configured to receive the interference light caused by the coherent light being reflected by the sample inside the microchannel.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor having a source/drain and a gate. The semiconductor device also includes a conductive contact for the transistor. The conductive contact provides electrical connectivity to the source/drain or the gate of the transistor. The conductive contact includes a plurality of barrier layers. The barrier layers have different depths from one another.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a package includes generating an electric field between an anode and a cathode in an electroplating solution to electroplate a substrate electrically connected to the cathode; depositing metal on a central region of the substrate with a first deposition rate; depositing metal on an outer region of the substrate with a second deposition rate lower than the first deposition rate; and reducing the first deposition rate.

Abstract: A high voltage controller contains: a casing and a wire receiving orifice defined on a predetermined position of the casing and configured to receive a preferred wire and to connect with a predetermined light-emitting diode (LED) light source. The casing further includes an electric circuit board accommodated therein, and the electric current board includes a wave filter, a rectifier, an inverter which are arranged from a voltage input end to a voltage output end of the electric circuit board, such that the wave filter and the rectifier rectify electric currents, and an alternating current (AC) voltage is rectified into a direct current (DC) voltage. The inverter includes at least one transistor arranged in a matrix so as to invert into the AC voltage, and the AC voltage is outputted, hence the AC voltage and the DC voltage are transformed repeatedly to obtain no-shaking lights.

Abstract: A power adapter of an LED light string having a valley-fill circuit contains: a casing and a plug fixed on the casing. The casing includes an energy-saving circuit board accommodated therein, wherein the casing further includes a connection portion which is electrically connected with a holiday light string, the energy-saving circuit board includes a wave filter, a rectifier, a valley fill circuit, and a transformer which are arranged from a voltage input end to a voltage output end of the energy-saving circuit board. The valley fill circuit is defined between the rectifier and the wave filter so as to enhance a conduction angle of a rectifying tube and to change input currents from a spike to a waveform close to a sine wave, hence a power factor is close to above 0.7 to reduce a total harmonic distortion and an input loss, thus achieving energy saving.

Abstract: A graft polymer is provided, which includes a polymer backbone with a plurality of hydroxy groups, protection group modified histidine grafted onto the side of the polymer backbone, and hydrophilic polymer having terminal reactive group grafted onto the side of the polymer backbone. The graft polymer coating can be applied to metal material to form a composite material, which can be implanted into an organism to reduce adhesion problems.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for selectively etching silicon-and-oxygen-containing material relative to silicon-and-nitrogen-containing material by selectively forming a carbon-containing self-assembled monolayer on a silicon-and-nitrogen-containing material relative to a silicon-and-oxygen-containing material are provided herein. Methods are also applicable to selectively etching silicon-and-nitrogen-containing material relative to silicon-and-oxygen-containing material.

Abstract: A host system initiates an abort of a command that has been placed into a submission queue (SQ) of the host system. The host system identifies at least one of a first outcome and a second outcome. When the first outcome indicates that the command is not completed and the second outcome indicates that the SQ entry has been fetched from the SQ, the host system sends an abort request to a storage device, and issues a cleanup request to direct the host controller to reclaim host hardware resources allocated to the command. The host system adds a completion queue (CQ) entry to a CQ and sets an overall command status (OCS) value of the CQ entry based on at least one of the first outcome and the second outcome.

Abstract: A host system coupled to a storage system provides hardware support for command abort. The host system includes a host controller, which detects that a host driver has disabled an enable indicator of a submission queue (SQ). In response to the detection, the host controller stops further fetching from the SQ. The host controller sends all entries that have been fetched from the SQ to the storage device, and sets a status indicator of the SQ to indicate stopped fetching of the SQ.

Abstract: An adapter of a light string assembly contains: a casing, a plug arranged on the casing, an energy saving circuit accommodated in the casing. The energy saving circuit has a filtration device, a rectifier, a power factor correction (PFC), a transformer, and a feedback circuit which are arranged from a voltage input end to a voltage output end of the energy saving circuit in order. The PFS is defined between the rectifier and the filtration device so as to obtain quasi-sine currents from a power, wherein the energy saving circuit has PFC with a line voltage, and a value of a power factor is close to 1, such that the PFS adjusts and corrects a power factor by way of the transformer, thus reducing an input loss and saving energy.

Abstract: An LED lighting includes an LED lamp, a connecting wire, and a connecting copper sheet used to connect the LED lamp and the connecting wire. The connecting copper sheet includes a first fixing sheet used to connect with the pin of the LED lamp, a second fixing sheet used to connect with the core wire of the connecting wire, a third fixing sheet used to connect with the sheath of the connecting wire, and a copper strip for connecting the first fixing sheet and the second fixing sheet. The length of the third fixing sheet is longer than that of the second fixing sheet. The width of the third fixing sheet is shorter than that of the second fixing sheet. The third fixing sheet is concatenated with the second fixing sheet, and the connecting copper sheet is sheathed with an insulating sleeve.

Abstract: A graft polymer is provided, which includes a polymer backbone with a plurality of hydroxy groups, protection group modified histidine grafted onto the side of the polymer backbone, and hydrophilic polymer having terminal reactive group grafted onto the side of the polymer backbone. The graft polymer coating can be applied to metal material to form a composite material, which can be implanted into an organism to reduce adhesion problems.

Abstract: A method for selectively etching a dielectric layer with respect to an epitaxial layer or metal-based hardmask is provided. The method comprises performing a plurality of cycles. Each cycle comprises a deposition phase and an activation phase. The deposition phase comprises flowing a deposition gas, wherein the deposition gas comprises helium and a hydrofluorocarbon or fluorocarbon, forming the deposition gas into a plasma to effect a fluorinated polymer deposition, and stopping the flow of the deposition gas. The activation phase comprises flowing an activation gas comprising an ion bombardment gas, forming the activation gas into a plasma, providing an activation bias to cause ion bombardment of the fluorinated polymer deposition, wherein the ion bombardment activates fluorine from the fluorinated polymer deposition to etch the dielectric layer, and stopping the flow of the activation gas.