Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a fin-shaped structure thereon; forming a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the substrate to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion; forming a first gate structure on the SDB structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure; transforming the first gate structure into a first metal gate; removing the first metal gate to form a first recess; and forming a dielectric layer in the first recess.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a single diffusion break (SDB) structure dividing a fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion, a first isolation structure on the SDB structure, a shallow trench isolation (STI) adjacent to the SDB structure, and a second isolation structure on the STI. Preferably, the first isolation structure further includes a cap layer on the SDB structure and a dielectric layer on the cap layer.

Abstract: Granting access to a communication channel for a user device by a base station includes receiving, from a user device, a request to access the communication channel, the request including a random access preamble and a payload, attempting to decode the payload, selecting a format of a response message in accordance with whether the payload was decoded successfully, and transmitting, to the user device, the response message, including providing an indication of the format of the response message to the user device.

Abstract: A user device (UE) for scheduling an uplink transmission assignment with a base station that communicates with the user device via a shared carrier, receives, from the base station, a configuration that indicates (i) a first channel access procedure for the user device to perform prior to transmitting an uplink transmission and (ii) at least one occasion at which the user device is to transmit the uplink transmission (1602); receives, from the base station via the shared carrier, a signal indicating at least a portion of a transmission time period during which the shared carrier is available to the base station (1604); and performs the first channel access procedure or a second channel access procedure before transmitting the uplink transmission based at least in part on whether the occasion is within the transmission time period (1606).

Abstract: A distributed unit, DU, of a distributed base station of a radio access network, RAN, the distributed base station including the DU and a central unit, CU, can implement a method for paging a user equipment, UE, when a radio connection between the distributed base station and the UE is not active. The method includes: receiving (1502), from the CU, a configuration for enhanced paging; and paging (1504) the UE using the configuration.

Abstract: A medical device is provided. The medical device includes a shaft motor, a parallel manipulator and a shaft coupling. The shaft motor is configured to generate a mechanical force for manipulating a surgical tool. The parallel manipulator includes an end platform used to support the surgical tool, a base platform used to support the shaft motor and a plurality of limbs coupled between the end platform and the base platform. The limbs are configured to control movement of the end platform. The shaft coupling has a first end coupled to the surgical tool and a second end coupled to the shaft motor. The first end is swingable with respect to the second end along a direction, and the shaft coupling is configured to transfer the mechanical force to the surgical tool.

Abstract: Methods for managing packet transmissions, which may be implemented in a node of a radio access network, are provided. One such method includes receiving, from an upstream node, a packet via a downlink tunnel, selecting, based on one or more properties of the downlink tunnel, a semi-persistent scheduling radio resource for transmitting the packet to one or more UEs, and transmitting the packet via a radio interface to the one or more UEs using the semi-persistent scheduling radio resource. Another method includes receiving, from an upstream node, a packet associated with a quality-of-service (QOS) flow, selecting, based on the QoS flow, a semi-persistent scheduling radio resource for transmitting the packet to one or more UEs, and transmitting the packet via a radio interface to the one or more UEs using the semi-persistent scheduling radio resource.

Abstract: A base station or a UE perform methods for communicating early and/or non-early data A method performed by a base station may include determining (1302) that first data is available for communicating between the CN and the UE operating in an inactive state of a protocol for controlling radio resources. The method may further include determining (1304) whether the UE is performing early-data communication of second data, and selecting (1306) a procedure for communicating the first data based at least in part on whether the UE is performing early-data communication.

Abstract: A central unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) of a distributed base station (BS) in a radio access network (RAN) can implement a method for managing paging of multicast and broadcast services (MBS). The method includes: receiving, from a core network (CN), an identifier for an MBS session and an identifier for a user equipment (UE); transmitting, to the DU, one or more messages, including the identifier for the MBS session and the identifier for the UE; transmitting, to the DU, one or more parameters for paging associated with the MBS session; and transmitting, to the DU, one or more MBS data packets to be broadcast to the UE in accordance with the one or more parameters.

Abstract: A method for managing communication of a segmented RRC message that includes N segments is implemented in a first base station configured to communicate with a user device. The method includes receiving (222) a first M segments of the segmented RRC message from the user device (M<N), and determining (230), before receiving an (M+1-th segment, that one or more criteria for initiating a handover to a second base station are satisfied. The method also includes, after determining that the criteria are satisfied, executing a first RRC procedure before a second RRC procedure has completed, where the first and second RRC procedures are different ones of (i) the first base station receiving (264 or 645) at least the (M+1)-th through N-th segments of the segmented RRC message from the user device, and (ii) initiating (233, 332, 433, 532, 633 or 732) the handover to the second base station.

Abstract: A UE communicating in DC with an MN and an SN detects a master cell group (MCG) failure associated with the MN. In response to detecting the MCG failure, the UE performs an MCG recovery procedure by transmitting an MCG failure information message to the SN, receiving an MCG failure recovery message from the SN, and transmitting an MCG failure recovery complete message to the MN.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an antibacterial fiber includes the following steps. A dipping step is performed to soak a conductive fiber in a solution, in which the solution includes an ionic compound, and the ionic compound includes a metal cation. An oxidation step is performed by using the conductive fiber as an anode, such that an antibacterial material produced by the solution is adhered to a surface of the conductive fiber, in which the antibacterial material includes a metal oxide.

Abstract: A distributed unit (DU) operating in a radio access network (RAN) for establishing a connection with a centralized unit (CU) operating in the RAN, (i) transmits (1802), to a first CU, a first interface message to establish a first connection between the DU and the first CU, and (ii) transmits (1804), to a second CU via the first CU, a second interface message to establish a second connection between the DU and the second CU via the first CU, to maintain the first connection and the second connection concurrently.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN), a core network (CN), and a user equipment (UE) can implement a method for managing paging subgrouping for the UE when the UE operates in an inactive or idle state. The method includes: transmitting and/or receiving a configuration for a paging subgroup, determining whether to use the configuration in paging and monitoring procedures, and monitoring or paging the UE in accordance with the determination. The method may further include transitioning between base stations for the UE and pausing any monitoring using the configuration for the paging subgroup during an emergency PDU session.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for handling radio resource control (RRC) cell group configuration. In implementations, a base station receives a first radio resource control message that requests a connection procedure between a user equipment and the base station, such as a radio resource control resume request or a radio resource setup request. In response to receiving the first radio resource control message, the base station generates a second radio resource control message that includes a cell-group-configuration information element that excludes a reconfiguration-with-sync information element. The base station then transmits the second radio resource control message to the user equipment. Afterward, the base station receives, from the user equipment, a third radio resource control message that indicates the connection procedure is complete.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for handling radio resource control (RRC) cell group configuration. In implementations, a base station (120) receives a first radio resource control message that requests a connection procedure between a user equipment (110) and the base station (e.g., 325, 425, 1325), such as a radio resource control resume request or a radio resource setup request. In response to receiving the first radio resource control message, the base station (120) generates a second radio resource control message that includes a cell-group-configuration information element that excludes a reconfiguration-with-sync information element (e.g., 330, 430, 1330). The base station (120) then transmits the second radio resource control message to the user equipment (110) (e.g., 335, 435, 1345). Afterward, the base station (120) receives, from the user equipment (110), a third radio resource control message that indicates the connection procedure is complete (e.g., 340, 440, 1350).

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for handling mobility management state transitions after fallback to radio resource control (RRC) establishment. In implementations, a user equipment UE transmits an RRC request to a network to initiate an RRC connection procedure. Afterward, the UE receives an RRC setup message from the network. The UE communicates, by an RRC protocol layer at the UE, an indication of the fallback to a fifth-generation mobility-management (5GMM) protocol layer at the UE. The UE then transitions the 5GMM protocol layer to a 5GMM idle state. In implementations, the UE then communicates, by the RRC protocol layer, an RRC connection-established indication to the 5GMM protocol layer, and transitions the 5GMM protocol layer to a 5GMM connected state to enable data transmission and reception with the network.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a fin-shaped structure on a substrate, forming a first trench and a second trench in the fin-shaped structure, forming a first dielectric layer in the first trench and the second trench, removing part of the first dielectric layer, forming a second dielectric layer in the first trench and the second trench to form a first single diffusion break (SDB) structure and a second SDB structure, and then forming a gate structure on the fin-shaped structure, the first SDB structure, and the second SDB structure.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) for handling mobility between base stations receives, from a source base station, a command to hand over to a target base station, while the UE operates in an mobility management (MM)-connected mode and communicates with the source base station via a radio bearer (1002), determines that the source base station and the target base station operate according to different radio access technologies (RATs) and connect to a same core network (CN) (1004), and in response to an indication that a handover completed in accordance with the command, continues to operate in the MM-connected mode (1006).

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a fin-shaped structure thereon; forming a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the substrate to divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion; forming a first gate structure on the SDB structure; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the first gate structure; transforming the first gate structure into a first metal gate; removing the first metal gate to form a first recess; and forming a dielectric layer in the first recess.