Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first through fourth devices positioned over a substrate, the first device including first through third transceivers, the second device including a fourth transceiver, the third device including a fifth transceiver, and the fourth device including a sixth transceiver. A first radio frequency interconnect (RFI) includes the first transceiver coupled to the fourth transceiver through a first guided transmission medium, a second RFI includes the second transceiver coupled to the fifth transceiver through a second guided transmission medium, and a third RFI includes the third transceiver coupled to the sixth transceiver by the second guided transmission medium.

Abstract: A pointing stick assembly includes: a head having a top surface configured to interface with a finger; a shaft connected to the head, wherein the shaft configured to be moved downward based on a finger pressing down on the head and to be tilted based on a finger tilting the head; a first sensor layer comprising a receiver electrode and a transmitter electrode; a second sensor layer comprising a transmitter electrode; and a third sensor layer comprising a plurality of receiver electrodes. The first sensor layer is configured for detection of presence of a finger based on a change in capacitance between the receiver electrode and the transmitter electrode of the first sensor layer caused by the presence of the finger on the top surface of the head.

Abstract: A navigation method for a medical operation and implemented by a robotic system is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving, at a processor of the robotic system, at least one set of navigation data; receiving or generating at least one three-dimensional model of the virtual object in the navigation data; calculating the navigation data to generate a virtual environment and at least one navigation instruction; and presenting, at a user interface associated with the robotic system, the virtual environment and/or the navigation instruction to a user of the robotic system for the user to refer to during the medical operation.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method (of manufacturing fins for a semiconductor device) includes: forming a first layer (on a semiconductor substrate) that has first spacers and etch stop layer (ESL) portions which are interspersed; forming second spacers on central regions of the first spacers and the ESL portions; removing exposed regions of the first spacers and the ESL portions and corresponding underlying portions of the semiconductor substrate; removing the second spacers resulting in corresponding first capped semiconductor fins and second capped semiconductor fins that are organized into first and second sets; each member of the first set having a first cap with a first etch sensitivity; and each member of the second set having a second cap with a different second etch sensitivity; and eliminating selected ones of the first capped semiconductor fins and selected ones of the second capped semiconductor fins.

Abstract: An apparatus, a system, a computer-readable media, and a method. The method is to be performed at an apparatus of a gNB configured to host a management service (MnS) producer of provisioning function and a mobility robustness optimization (MRO) function in a distributed self-organizing network (D-SON). The method includes: decoding one or more requests from a MRO management function sent on a service-based layer of the D-SON, the one or more requests indicating attributes to be set by the gNB, the attributes including MRO targets, ranges of handover parameters, and a control parameter to enable or disable the MRO function; based on the one or more requests, setting the targets and the ranges of handover parameters for the MRO function, and enabling the MRO function; and in response to a determination that a MRO performance does not meet the targets, performing updates on the attributes to optimize the MRO performance.

Abstract: An endoscope device and a cable assembly thereof are provided. The cable assembly includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a wire. The first substrate includes a first body and a first solder pad disposed on the first body. The second substrate is correspondingly disposed on the first substrate and includes a second body, a second solder pad disposed on the second body and corresponding to the first solder pad, and an accommodating portion corresponding to the second solder pad. The wire includes a soldering portion disposed in the accommodating portion. The first solder pad and the second solder pad are coupled to each other by at least one of a first solder and a second solder, and the soldering portion and the second solder pad are coupled to each other by the first solder.

Abstract: An image capturing unit includes an imaging element and a dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element that are adjacent to each other. The imaging element is configured for an imaging light to pass through. The dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element includes a first part and a second part. The first part is made of transparent material. The first part has a reflective surface configured to reflect the imaging light. The second part is made of opaque material, and the second part is fixed at periphery of the first part. The second part includes a supporting portion configured to support the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element. The supporting portion maintains the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element at a predetermined position corresponding to the imaging element through mechanism assembly.

Abstract: System and method for improving video encoding and/or video decoding. In embodiments, a video encoding pipeline includes a main encoding pipeline that compresses source image data corresponding with an image frame by processing the source image data based at least in part on encoding parameters to generate encoded image data. Additionally the video encoding pipeline includes a machine learning block communicatively coupled to the main encoding pipeline, in which the machine learning block analyzes content of the image frame by processing the source image data based at least in part on machine learning parameters implemented in the machine learning block when the machine learning block is enabled by the encoding parameters; and the video encoding pipeline adaptively adjusts the encoding parameters based at least in part on the content expected to be present in the image frame to facilitate improving encoding efficiency.

Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module has an optical axis, and includes an optical element set, a light blocking element assembling surface, and a light absorbing layer. The optical element set includes an optical lens element and a light blocking sheet. The optical lens element is a plastic lens element, and includes an optical effective portion and an outer peripheral portion. The light blocking sheet is disposed on the outer peripheral portion, and spaced apart from the outer peripheral portion. The light blocking sheet includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface and an inner opening surface. The inner opening surface surrounds a through hole of the light blocking sheet. The light blocking sheet is disposed on the light blocking element assembling surface. The light absorbing layer is disposed on the image-side surface and for fixing the light blocking sheet on the light blocking element assembling surface.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and a method for multicast/broadcast services (MBS) are provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message that indicates a search space dedicated for the MBS; and monitoring MBS Downlink Control Information (DCI) for MBS-related control information in a control resource set (CORESET) in the search space dedicated for the MBS. The MBS DCI includes a DCI format with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) related to the MBS.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes various non-planar semiconductor devices, such as fin field-effect transistors (finFETs) to provide an example, having one or more metal rail conductors and various methods for fabricating these non-planar semiconductor devices. In some situations, the one or more metal rail conductors can be electrically connected to gate, source, and/or drain regions of these various non-planar semiconductor devices. In these situations, the one or more metal rail conductors can be utilized to electrically connect the gate, the source, and/or the drain regions of various non-planar semiconductor devices to other gate, source, and/or drain regions of various non-planar semiconductor devices and/or other semiconductor devices. However, in other situations, the one or more metal rail conductors can be isolated from the gate, the source, and/or the drain regions these various non-planar semiconductor devices.

Abstract: Inspection robots and methods for inspection of curved surfaces with sensors at selected horizontal distances are described. An example of such an inspection robot includes a housing; a drive module with a wheel and a motor operatively linked to the housing, a plurality of sensor sleds, and a payload. The payload, which is coupled to the housing, may include a first and a second rail component, each with at least one connector, where the rail components are connectable at a first selected position of a plurality of discrete engagement positions. Each of the rail components may be structured to support at least one of the plurality of sleds where each of the plurality of sleds is coupled to the payload at a respective selected horizontal position such that the plurality of sleds are at selected horizontal distances from each other.

Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes two magnetic tunnel junction elements and a magnetic shielding layer. The two magnetic tunnel junction elements are arranged side by side. The magnetic shielding layer is disposed between the magnetic tunnel junction elements. A method of forming said magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes the following steps. An interlayer including a magnetic shielding layer is formed. The interlayer is etched to form recesses in the interlayer. The magnetic tunnel junction elements fill in the recesses. Or, a method of forming said magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes the following steps. A magnetic tunnel junction layer is formed. The magnetic tunnel junction layer is patterned to form magnetic tunnel junction elements. An interlayer including a magnetic shielding layer is formed between the magnetic tunnel junction elements.

Abstract: A damper device for use in an automated beverage preparation apparatus is disclosed. The damper device includes: a damper base having a material entrance hole, a material exit hole, and a material buffer chamber positioned between the material entrance hole and the material exit hole; a diaphragm covered on the material buffer chamber; and a fastening element positioned on the diaphragm and having a hollow portion. When the volume of liquid material within the material buffer chamber exceeds a predetermined amount, the diaphragm deforms to protrude outward, so that a part of the diaphragm enters the hollow portion of the fastening element.

Abstract: A video encoding system in which pixel data is decomposed into frequency bands prior to encoding. The frequency bands are organized into blocks that are provided to a block-based encoder that encodes the blocks and passes the encoded blocks to a wireless interface that packetizes the blocks for transmittal over a wireless connection. The encoder may categorize the encoded frequency bands into multiple priority levels, and may tag each frequency block with metadata indicating the frequency band represented in the block, the priority of the frequency band, and timing information. The wireless interface may then transmit or drop packets according to the priority levels of the encoded frequency blocks in the packets and/or according to the timing information of the frequency blocks in the packets.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a terminating network for a three-wire serial bus and a feedback circuit. Each wire of the three-wire serial bus may be coupled through a resistance to a common node of the terminating network. The feedback circuit has a first amplifier circuit having an input coupled to the common node, a comparator that receives an output of the first amplifier circuit as a first input and a reference voltage as a second input, and a second amplifier circuit responsive to an output of the comparator and configured to inject a current through the common node.

Abstract: A method of channel state information (CSI) report can include receiving a CSI report configuration at a user equipment (UE) from a base station. The CSI report configuration indicates CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources configured for transmitting CSI-RSs from multiple transmission and reception points (TRPs). An CSI-RS measurement process can be performed at the UE based on the CSI-RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs using the CSI-RS resources indicated by the CSI report configuration. A CSI report can be transmitted from the UE to the base station based on the CSI report configuration. The CSI report includes information of one or more phase differences or one or more amplitude differences among the CSI-RSs transmitted from the multiple TRPs.

Abstract: A sizing agent for carbon fibers includes 2 to 30 parts by weight of a resin main agent (A) having at least one epoxy compound, 2 to 30 parts by weight of a resin main agent (B) having at least one acrylate compound, 0.5 to 15 parts by weight of a surfactant (C), 0.01 to 0.5 parts by weight of a hindered phenol agent (D), and a balance of a solvent, in which a particle diameter of the sizing agent is in a range from 0.01 to 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: An imaging lens driving module includes a lens system, a lens holder accommodating optical lens elements of the lens system, a base, a rollable support assembly and a driving mechanism. The base includes first and second guiding grooves extending in a direction parallel to the optical axis, disposed opposite to each other and facing the lens holder. The rollable support assembly is in physical contact with and disposed between the lens holder and the base and includes principal and auxiliary rollable support elements. The principal rollable support element is disposed between the lens holder and the first guiding groove. The auxiliary rollable support element is disposed between the lens holder and the second guiding groove. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the lens holder to move. Diameters of the principal and auxiliary rollable support elements in physical contact with the lens holder are different from each other.

Abstract: Optical sensors and their making methods are described herein. In some embodiments, a described sensing apparatus includes: an image sensor; a collimator above the image sensor, wherein the collimator includes an array of apertures; and an optical filtering layer above the collimator, wherein the optical filtering layer is configured to filter a portion of light to be transmitted into the array of apertures.