Abstract: Provided is a welding apparatus having a fume elimination function. The welding apparatus efficiently eliminates fume generated while a welding object is being welded using a laser.

Abstract: A protective enclosure for a PCB assembly, e.g., a solid-state-drive assembly. In an example embodiment, the enclosure comprises a flexible, stamped-metal heat spreader connected, by way of cured-liquid TIM parts, to at least some of the packaged integrated circuits on one side of the PCB assembly. In some embodiments, additional cured-liquid TIM parts may be connected between the body of the protective enclosure and packaged integrated circuits on the other side of the PCB assembly and/or the assembly's PCB. The PCB assembly, heat spreader, and various TIM parts are arranged in a manner that helps to significantly lower the risk of solder-joint failure under thermal cycling.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to salvianolic acid-gelatin conjugate load retentive hydrogel nanoparticles useful for oral delivery of salvianolic acid, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of use and preparation thereof.

Abstract: The present invention discloses medical systems and methods adapted for the delivery of various medical components such as microwave antennas within or on a body for performing one or more medical procedures. Several embodiments herein disclose medical systems comprising a combination of one or more medical components and one or more elongate steerable or non-steerable arms that are adapted to mechanically manipulate the one or more medical components. Several embodiments of microwave antennas are disclosed that comprise an additional diagnostic or therapeutic modality located on or in the vicinity of the microwave antennas.

Abstract: A power tool and a safety control circuit module and a safety control method thereof are provided. The power tool includes a power supply device, a control processing device, a safety control circuit module, and a power output device. The control processing device is electrically connected with the power supply device. The safety control circuit module includes a first switch control circuit, a second switch control circuit, a third switch control circuit, a first resistor, and a first diode. The power output device includes a first power connection terminal and a second power connection terminal. Before switch units of the control circuits are controlled, the control processing device detects whether the switch unit has failed, so as to increase safety.

Abstract: Systems with a contouring method are provided for contouring one or more targets that correspond to specific organs and/or tumors in a three-dimensional medical image of a patient using neural networks. The contouring system includes a storage unit, a processing unit, and a plurality of modules that are computer operable. The processing unit is used to obtain the image, and then to generate one or more contouring images using a contouring method. The contouring method includes enhancing image features and improving contouring accuracy using an image preprocessing module, and extracting a plurality of multi-scale image representations and expanding these representations to one or more contouring images using a neural network-based contouring module.

Abstract: A touch control method, a touch control circuit system, and a touch device, the touch device includes a plurality of touch electrodes, the touch control method includes: step S1, sending a scanning signal to the plurality of touch electrodes; step S2, acquiring first touch data and second touch data according to the scanning signal; and step S3, the touch device defining a plurality of touch nodes, each of the plurality of touch nodes corresponding to the first touch data and the second touch data, defining at least one target touch node according to a difference between the first touch data and the second touch data, and calculating a current touch position according to the first touch data and the second touch data of the at least one target touch node.

Abstract: A multimodal method for detecting video includes following step of: receiving a message to be detected to obtain a multimodal association result, which message to be detected corresponds to a video to be detected; generating a plurality of detecting conditions according to multimodal association result; searching a plurality of videos in a video detection database to obtain a target video in videos according to detecting conditions, which each of videos includes a plurality of video paragraphs respectively, which each of video paragraphs includes a piece of multimodal related data respectively; comparing detecting conditions and piece of multimodal related data of video paragraphs to obtain a matching video paragraph and using video corresponding to matching video paragraph as the target video; and outputting the target video and the video to be detected to a display device for display.

Abstract: Methods, systems, an apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for training an image classifier. A method includes receiving an image that includes a depiction of an object; generating a set of poorly localized bounding boxes; and generating a set of accurately localized bounding boxes. The method includes training, at a first learning rate and using the poorly localized bounding boxes, an object classifier to classify the object; and training, at a second learning rate that is lower than the first learning rate, and using the accurately localized bounding boxes, the object classifier to classify the object. The method includes receiving a second image that includes a depiction of an object; and providing, to the trained object classifier, the second image. The method includes receiving an indication that the object classifier classified the object in the second image; and performing one or more actions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, system and computer program product for electronic health record (EHR) data synthetization. According to the method, an original EHR dataset X is captured. A latent space Z is generated from the original EHR dataset X, wherein dimensionality of Z is lower than that of X. A stochastic process prior module is applied to the latent space Z. Synthetic EHR dataset X? is reconstructed from the latent space Z after being applied with the stochastic process prior.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes: forming a first fin and a second fin extending from a semiconductor substrate; depositing a liner layer along a first sidewall of the first fin, a second sidewall of the second fin, and a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, the liner layer formed of silicon oxynitride having a nitrogen concentration; depositing a fill material on the liner layer, the fill material formed of silicon; annealing the liner layer and the fill material, the annealing converting the fill material to silicon oxide, the annealing decreasing the nitrogen concentration of the liner layer; and recessing the liner layer and the fill material to form an isolation region between the first fin and the second fin.

Abstract: A gate structure includes at least one spacer defining a gate region over a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric layer disposed on the gate region over the semiconductor substrate, a first work function metal layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer and lining a bottom surface of an inner sidewall of the spacer, and a filling metal partially wrapped by the first work function metal layer. The filling metal includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is between the second portion and the semiconductor substrate, and the second portion is wider than the first portion.

Abstract: Methods for, and structures formed by, wet process assisted approaches implemented in a replacement gate process are provided. Generally, in some examples, a wet etch process for removing a capping layer can form a first monolayer on the underlying layer as an adhesion layer and a second monolayer on, e.g., an interfacial dielectric layer between a gate spacer and a fin as an etch protection mechanism. Generally, in some examples, a wet process can form a monolayer on a metal layer, like a barrier layer of a work function tuning layer, as a hardmask for patterning of the metal layer.

Abstract: A method of defining a pattern includes forming a plurality of cut shapes and a first plurality of openings within a first layer of a multi-layer hard mask to expose first portions of the second layer. A plurality of etch stops is formed by implanting an etch rate modifying species in a portion of the plurality of cut shapes. The first layer is directionally etched at the plurality of cut shapes such that the plurality of etch stops remain. A spacer layer is formed on the first layer and the first portions. A second plurality of openings is formed within the spacer layer to expose second portions of the second layer. The spacer layer is directionally etched to remove the spacer layer from sidewalls of the plurality of etch stops. Portions of the second layer exposed through the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings are etched.

Abstract: A compute in memory device comprises a memory array including a plurality of data lines for parallel access to memory array data, and an input/output interface. Data path circuits between the memory array and the input/output interface include a page buffer, each buffer cell of the page buffer including a plurality of storage elements. A plurality of computation circuits is provided connected to respective buffer cells. The computation circuits execute a function of data in the storage elements of the respective buffer cells and can be configured in parallel to generate a results data page including operation results for the plurality of buffer cells. A data analysis circuit is connected to the data path circuits to execute a function of the results data page to generate an analysis result. A register can be provided to store the analysis result accessible via the input/output interface.

Abstract: An electric knife sharpener includes an accommodating unit including a base and an upper cover with a V-shaped opening slot, a driving unit fixed on the base and including a motor and an eccentric wheel, a linkage unit including a linkage mechanism and an upper fixing seat with two limiting rods thereof pivotally connected to an upper part of the upper fixing seat, and a grinding unit. The linkage unit has a guide groove located in a pivot end thereof and coupled to two guiding blocks in a through hole of the upper fixing seat. The grinding unit includes two sharpening components. One end of each sharpening component is pivotally connected in a groove of the linkage mechanism, so that the two sharpening components form a cross arrangement and opposite openings are formed between the two sharpening components to cross a sharpening accommodating space.

Abstract: A carrier assembly for mounting equipment into a carrier slot includes an electro-magnetic interference (EMI) shield and an EMI finger. The EMI shield protects the mounted equipment from EMI. The EMI shield is formed in a first plane of the carrier assembly. The EMI finger protrudes from the EMI shield and is coupled to the EMI shield. The EMI finger is formed in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The EMI finger operates, when the carrier assembly is installed into the carrier slot, to couple the EMI shield to the carrier slot. The EMI finger, when viewed from a first direction that is perpendicular to both the first plane and the second plane, is formed in a tear-drop shape.

Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of ports, a magnetic field sensor, a magnetic port cover, and a processor. A subset of ports of the plurality of ports are deactivated and covered with the magnetic port cover. The magnetic field sensor is coupled to each one of the plurality of ports. The processor is communicatively coupled to the magnetic field sensor. The processor is to detect removal of the magnetic port cover from a deactivated port of the subset of ports that are deactivated via a signal from the magnetic field sensor of the deactivated port and generate notification in response to the magnetic port cover being removed to notify a user to replace the magnetic port cover on the deactivated port.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape suitable for component cutting process is provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a release film layer, an adhesive layer, and a support base layer that are stacked in sequence. Based on the adhesive layer having a total weight percent of 100 wt %, the adhesive layer includes 40-50 wt % of an acrylic resin, 40-65 wt % of an epoxy monomer, 0.05-0.5 wt % of a hardener, and 0.5-1.0 wt % of an initiator. The adhesive layer has a first acid value before being exposed to an ultraviolet light, the adhesive layer has a second acid value after being exposed to the ultraviolet light, and the second acid value is smaller than the first acid value.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a main battery and an auxiliary battery, a motor system including a motor and an inverter, and a controller which is configured to control an external voltage to be applied to the main battery or the auxiliary battery according to a level of the external voltage when a charging mode for charging the main battery and the auxiliary battery is performed, wherein the motor system is configured to step down and output a voltage of the main battery to the auxiliary battery when the external voltage is applied to the main battery, and is configured to boost and output a voltage of the auxiliary battery to the main battery when the external voltage is applied to the auxiliary battery.