Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a bottom dielectric feature on a substrate, a plurality of channel members directly over the bottom dielectric feature, a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of channel members, two first epitaxial features sandwiching the bottom dielectric feature along a first direction, and two second epitaxial features sandwiching the plurality of channel members along the first direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an epitaxial region having a front side and a backside. The semiconductor structure includes an amorphous layer formed over the backside of the epitaxial region, wherein the amorphous layer includes silicon. The semiconductor structure includes a first silicide layer formed over the amorphous layer. The semiconductor structure includes a first metal contact formed over the first silicide layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. An exemplary semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first gate structure disposed over a first backside dielectric feature, a second gate structure disposed over a second backside dielectric feature, and a gate cut feature extending continuously from laterally between the first gate structure and the second gate structure to laterally between the first backside dielectric feature and the second backside dielectric feature. The gate cut feature includes an air gap laterally between the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

Abstract: A touch control circuit for use in a display device includes: a plurality of analog-to-digital converters and a controller. Each of the analog-to-digital converters is coupled to at least one of a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and at least one of a plurality of source drivers of the display device. At least one of the analog-to-digital converters is configured to generate a first measured digital code according to an output voltage outputted by at the least one of the source drivers. The controller is coupled to the analog-to-digital converters, and configured to compare the first measured digital code with an input digital code that the output voltage of the at the least one of the source drivers corresponds to, thereby to generate a first safety detection result regarding the at least one of the source drivers.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a bottom dielectric feature on a substrate, a plurality of channel members directly over the bottom dielectric feature, a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of channel members, two first epitaxial features sandwiching the bottom dielectric feature along a first direction, and two second epitaxial features sandwiching the plurality of channel members along the first direction.

Abstract: A PDCP SDU discard method, adapted for a UE, is provided. The method includes: setting one or more discard timers based on a RRC configuration transmitted from a network device; receiving a PDCP SDU from a upper layer, wherein the PDCP SDU corresponding to a PDU belonging to a PDU Set; and in response to receiving a PSI-based SDU discard indication from the network device, determining whether to discard the PDCP SDU or not according to a PSI of the PDU Set and a target discard timer. The step of determining whether to discard the PDCP SDU according to the PSI of the PDU Set and the target discard timer comprises: identifying the PSI of the PDU Set; determining the target discard timer corresponding to the PSI among the one or more discard timers; and discarding the PDCP SDU when the target discard timer is expired.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a stack of semiconductor nanostructures over a base structure and a first epitaxial structure and a second epitaxial structure sandwiching the semiconductor nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure also includes a gate stack wrapped around each of the semiconductor nanostructures and a backside conductive contact connected to the second epitaxial structure. A first portion of the backside conductive contact is directly below the base structure, and a second portion of the backside conductive contact extends upwards to approach a bottom surface of the second epitaxial structure. The semiconductor device structure further includes an insulating spacer between a sidewall of the base structure and the backside conductive contact.

Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a stopping assembly. The fixed assembly has a main axis. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, and the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The stopping assembly is configured to limit the movement of the movable assembly relative to the fixed assembly within a range of motion.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A method according to the present disclosure includes providing a workpiece including a frontside and a backside. The workpiece includes a substrate, a first plurality of channel members over a first portion of the substrate, a second plurality of channel members over a second portion of the substrate, an isolation feature sandwiched between the first and second portions of the substrate. The method also includes forming a joint gate structure to wrap around each of the first and second pluralities of channel members, forming a pilot opening in the isolation feature, extending the pilot opening through the join gate structure to form a gate cut opening that separates the joint gate structure into a first gate structure and a second gate structure, and depositing a dielectric material into the gate cut opening to form a gate cut feature.

Abstract: A method and a user equipment for reporting a remaining delay budget information are provided. The method includes: receiving a radio resource control configuration, wherein the radio resource control configuration indicates the user equipment to report the remaining delay budget information of a logical channel or a logical channel group through a status report message; determining whether a triggering condition is met, wherein the triggering condition is associated with a threshold of remaining delay budget; and in response to the triggering condition being met, transmitting the status report message including the remaining delay budget information, wherein the remaining delay budget information indicates at least one remaining delay budget and at least one associated buffer size.

Abstract: A method of logical channel prioritization and a device thereof are provided.

Abstract: A network equipment, user equipment, and method related to reporting management are provided. In the method, a pause indication with report selection information is received. The report selection information is related to avoidance of report pause for at least one quality of experience (QoE) measurement configuration. The QoE report is sent based on the report selection information, wherein the at least one QoE report is associated with the at least one QoE measurement configuration.

Abstract: A user equipment and a method related to reporting management are provided. In the method, event-triggered information is received for a quality of experience (QoE) measurement configuration. A pause indication is received. To send or pause one or more QoE reports is determined based on the event-triggered information. The QoE report is associated with the QoE measurement configuration.

Abstract: A method for slice-based access barring and a user equipment are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by the non-access stratum, a unicasted non-access stratum signalling, wherein the unicasted non-access stratum signalling comprises an access category definition corresponding to a network slice; acquiring, by the access stratum, broadcasted system information, wherein the broadcasted system information comprises a local access category definition corresponding to the network slice; delivering, by the access stratum, the local access category definition to the non-access stratum; initiating, by the non-access stratum, an access attempt; determining, by the non-access stratum, an access category of the access attempt according to the access category definition and the local access category definition; and performing, by the access stratum, an access barring check for the access attempt according to the access category.

Abstract: A paging method for a user equipment in an NR-U system is provided, wherein the user equipment is configured with a paging monitor window comprising paging plurality of monitor occasions. The paging method includes determining locations of the plurality of monitor occasions based on at least one NRUP rule; and receiving a paging message at the plurality of monitor occasions within the paging monitor window.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method used by a network apparatus for transmitting a buffer status report in a multi-hop wireless network and a network apparatus using the same method. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method may include not limited to receiving a priority information of a LCH having a highest priority among a plurality of LCHs included in a BSR message which indicates a wireless resource to be needed for upstream data from a child node; determining whether a condition is met based on the priority information; and triggering a pre-emptive BSR message comprising the priority information in response to the condition having been met.

Abstract: A method for an uplink data transmission and user equipment (UE) and a base station using the same are provided. The method for the UE includes: receiving a first message to obtain a dynamic grant; using the dynamic grant to upload a first type data according to the first message; receiving a second message to obtain a configured grant; using the configured grant to upload a second type data according to the second message; cancelling the first type data uploading if the first type data uploading and the second type data uploading are partially or fully overlapping in time and a first priority of the dynamic grant is lower than a second priority of the configured grant; and determining whether to resume the first type data uploading after the end of the second type data uploading.

Abstract: A packet routing method is provided according to an embodiment. The method includes: updating a first routing configuration configured to a source node and a second routing configuration configured to a target node in response to a handover of a user equipment (UE) from the source node to the target node; receiving a first packet with a first header reflecting a result of the handover; and transmitting the first packet with the first header according to at least one of the updated first routing configuration and the updated second routing configuration.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an RLC SDU transmission method, and an IAB node using the same method. In as aspect, the RLC SDU transmission method is used by a first IAB node and includes: receiving a control signal from an IAB donor node; identifying a stray RLC SDU destined for the UE, associated with a sequence number, and not acknowledged by the second IAB node in response to receiving the control signal; and transmitting an RLC PDU to the second IAB node to inform the second IAB node of the stray RLC SDU.

Abstract: A centralized management node, a distributed node, and a method for packet delay control are provided. In the method, the centralized management node receives measurement data related to packet delay for each of a plurality of first communication channels from at least one node subsidiary to the centralized management node. The centralized management node assigns a packet delay budget (PDB) information to a data radio bearer (DRB) per hop of at least one user equipment (UE).