Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for memory cell placement. The method can include placing a memory cell region in a layout area and placing a well pick-up region and a first power supply routing region along a first side of the memory cell region. The method also includes placing a second power supply routing region and a bitline jumper routing region along a second side of the memory cell region, where the second side is on an opposite side to that of the first side. The method further includes placing a device region along the second side of the memory cell region, where the bitline jumper routing region is between the second power supply routing region and the device region.

Abstract: A method includes etching a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin to form first recesses. The first and the second semiconductor fins have a first distance. A third semiconductor fin and a fourth semiconductor fin are etched to form second recesses. The third and the fourth semiconductor fins have a second distance equal to or smaller than the first distance. An epitaxy is performed to simultaneously grow first epitaxy semiconductor regions from the first recesses and second epitaxy semiconductor regions from the second recesses. The first epitaxy semiconductor regions are merged with each other, and the second epitaxy semiconductor regions are separated from each other.

Abstract: Doping techniques for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a fin structure, forming a doped amorphous layer over a portion of the fin structure, and performing a knock-on implantation process to drive a dopant from the doped amorphous layer into the portion of the fin structure, thereby forming a doped feature. The doped amorphous layer includes a non-crystalline form of a material. In some implementations, the knock-on implantation process crystallizes at least a portion of the doped amorphous layer, such that the portion of the doped amorphous layer becomes a part of the fin structure. In some implementations, the doped amorphous layer includes amorphous silicon, and the knock-on implantation process crystallizes a portion of the doped amorphous silicon layer.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate including a circuit region and a well strap region, forming a mandrel extending from the circuit region to the well strap region, depositing mandrel spacers on sidewalls of the mandrel, removing the mandrel in the circuit region, while the mandrel in the well strap region remains intact, patterning the substrate with the mandrel spacers in the circuit region and the mandrel in the well strap region as an etch mask, thereby forming at least a first fin in the circuit region and a second fin in the well strap region, and epitaxially growing a first epitaxial feature over the first fin in the circuit region and a second epitaxial feature over the second fin in the well strap region. A width of the second fin is larger than a width of the first fin.

Abstract: A memory array and an operation method of the memory array are provided. The memory array includes first and second ferroelectric memory devices formed along a gate electrode, a channel layer and a ferroelectric layer between the gate electrode and the channel layer. The ferroelectric memory devices include: a common source/drain electrode and two respective source/drain electrodes, separately in contact with a side of the channel layer opposite to the ferroelectric layer, wherein the common source/drain electrode is disposed between the respective source/drain electrodes; and first and second auxiliary gates, capacitively coupled to the channel layer, wherein the first auxiliary gate is located between the common source/drain electrode and one of the respective source/drain electrodes, and the second auxiliary gate is located between the common source/drain electrode and the other respective source/drain electrode.

Abstract: Embodiments may include systems, techniques, methods, apparatus and/or device to receive an input selecting one or more areas of a display of the computing device, leaving one or more other areas of the display unselected, and to apply a masking layer to mask either pixels of the one or more selected areas or pixels of the one or more unselected areas to cause the masked pixels to be dimmed, to reduce power consumption by the display. Embodiments may further include where the one or more of the selected areas include a focus area of interest, and to apply the masking layer to mask pixels of the one or more unselected areas to cause the masked pixels to be dimmed. Embodiments may be implemented via software without directly interacting with hardware. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

Abstract: A user equipment and a buffer status report (BSR) cancellation method are provided. In the method, the data duplication is activated on at least one data unit of packet data convergence protocol (PDCP). The data duplication works such that, in the carrier aggregation (CA), one data unit corresponds to at least two component carriers provided by a base station supporting integrated access and backhaul (IAB) mechanism. For each data unit, at least two BSRs are triggered, and each BSR corresponds to one logical channel. Then, at least one BSR is canceled according to a canceling condition. Accordingly, the IAB network can be applied with multiple BSR cancellation.

Abstract: A user equipment and a buffer status report (BSR) cancellation method are provided. In the method, the data duplication is activated on at least one data unit of packet data convergence protocol (PDCP). The data duplication works such that, in the carrier aggregation (CA), one data unit corresponds to at least two component carriers provided by a base station supporting integrated access and backhaul (IAB) mechanism. For each data unit, at least two BSRs are triggered, and each BSR corresponds to one logical channel. Then, at least one BSR is canceled according to a canceling condition. Accordingly, the IAB network can be applied with multiple BSR cancellation.

Abstract: Embodiments may include systems, techniques, methods, apparatus and/or device to receive an input selecting one or more areas of a display of the computing device, leaving one or more other areas of the display unselected, and to apply a masking layer to mask either pixels of the one or more selected areas or pixels of the one or more unselected areas to cause the masked pixels to be dimmed, to reduce power consumption by the display. Embodiments may further include where the one or more of the selected areas include a focus area of interest, and to apply the masking layer to mask pixels of the one or more unselected areas to cause the masked pixels to be dimmed. Embodiments may be implemented via software without directly interacting with hardware. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

Abstract: A mobile device and an uplink data transmission method thereof are provided. A heterogeneous network system includes an LTE base station, an NR base station and the mobile device. The mobile station receives an RRC message, which includes a data duplication cease threshold, from the LTE base station. The mobile device determines an under-transmission data parameter within a buffer time period. The mobile station determines whether the under-transmission data parameter exceeds the data duplication cease threshold. If negative, the mobile device initiates a data duplication transmission procedure which includes: transmitting main data to the LTE base station directly; and transmitting copy data of the main data to the LTE base station via the NR base station. If positive, the mobile device ceases the data duplication transmission procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a communication system in support of multi-connectivity and a connecting method thereof. In the embodiments, the communication system includes a core network, a master base station, a secondary base station, and a user equipment, wherein the master base station and the secondary base station belong to different wireless communication systems. The secondary base station includes a secondary base station centralized unit and at least one secondary base station distributed unit. The master base station coordinates, with the secondary base station centralized unit, how the user equipment connects with the at least one secondary base station distributed unit, according to a measurement report provided by the user equipment. Therefore, the user equipment connects with not only the master base station but also the at least one secondary base station distributed unit at the same time to support multi-connectivity.

Abstract: A transmitting direct mode communication apparatus, a receiving direct mode communication apparatus and a communication path switching method thereof are provided. The transmitting direct mode communication apparatus and the receiving direct mode communication apparatus maintain a backend network connection, and communicate with each other via a direct communication connection. The transmitting direct mode communication apparatus and the receiving direct mode communication apparatus are capable of switching the communication to backend network connection rapidly and seamlessly for transmitting data normally after the direct communication connection failed.

Abstract: An FUR receiver network device and an FDR data transmission method thereof are provided. The receiver network device is used in a network system, and the network system further includes a transmitter network device. There is an FDR connection between the receiver network device and the transmitter network device in an unlicensed band. The receiver network device receives a radio signal in the unlicensed band and retrieves a transmitter signal of the transmitter network device from the radio signal. The receiver network device calculates a differential signal between the radio signal and the transmitter signal and determines whether a signal energy of the differential signal is less than a threshold. If positive, the receiver network device and the transmitter network device perform an FDR data transmission therebetween.

Abstract: A small cell, a macro cell and a transmission assist method are provided. The small cell includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor generates a radio link failure (RLF) indication message when determining that an RLF count in a licensed band between the small cell and a user equipment reaches a threshold. The transceiver transmits the RLF indication message to the macro cell, and receives a modification request message from the macro cell. The modification message includes resource configuration information, and the resource configuration information indicates an unlicensed band radio resource of an unlicensed band. After confirming via the transceiver that the unlicensed band radio resource is available for data transmission with the user equipment, the processor generates a modification request acknowledge message, and transmits the modification request acknowledge message to the macro cell via the transceiver.

Abstract: A wireless network system and a base station connecting method thereof are provided. The wireless network system includes a mobile apparatus and a first base station. The mobile apparatus calculates a moving speed of the mobile station. The first base station broadcasts speed threshold information of the first base station. The mobile apparatus receives the speed threshold information from the first base station, and connects with the first base station after determining that the moving speed conforms to the speed threshold information.

Abstract: A base station and an uplink control information scheduling method for a carrier aggregation communication system which provides a user equipment with a plurality of component carriers are provided. The base station creates an uplink control information schedule for uplink control information generated by the user equipment and provides the user equipment with the uplink control information schedule so that the user equipment transmits the uplink control information on the component carriers according to the uplink control information schedule. The uplink control information scheduling method includes steps corresponding to the operations of the base station.

Abstract: An LTE network system and a data transmission scheduling method thereof are provided. The LTE network system includes a first base station and a mobile station. The mobile station connects with the first base station and a second base station. A first base station data processing module of the mobile station processes data transmitted from the first base station, and a second base station data processing module of the mobile station processes data transmitted from the second base station. The first base station transmits a data transmission time of first data control information to the second base station, and transmits the first data control information to the mobile station. The first base station data processing module notifies the second base station data processing module of the data transmission time of the first data control information. The second base station data processing module sets a base station listening status as active.

Abstract: A wireless communication system and an authentication method thereof are provided. The wireless communication system includes a User Equipment (UE), an Evolved Node B (eNodeB), a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and a Mobility Management Entity (MME). Before the UE enters an Attachment Procedure, the MME is configured to acquire an Authentication Vector from the HSS in advance, and transmit, based on the Authentication Vector, a first Authentication Vector corresponding to the UE to the UE and a second Authentication Vector corresponding to the eNodeB to the eNodeB in advance. The eNodeB is configured to transmit a UE identifier to the UE. The UE is configured to complete an Authentication procedure with the eNodeB according to the UE identifier and the Authentication Vector.

Abstract: A method for scheduling data burst is provided. The method is adapted for a mobile apparatus. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a data burst is generated, and a maximum delay time is calculated according to a delay constraint of the data burst. Next, whether to receive a downlink data burst before the maximum delay time is determined. If yes, a base station is requested to schedule the data burst to at least one available scheduling time near the downlink data burst. Afterwards, the data burst is sent according to the at least one available scheduling time.

Abstract: A wireless network system and a base station connecting method thereof are provided. The wireless network system includes a mobile apparatus and a first base station. The mobile apparatus calculates a moving speed of the mobile station. The first base station broadcasts speed threshold information of the first base station. The mobile apparatus receives the speed threshold information from the first base station, and connects with the first base station after determining that the moving speed conforms to the speed threshold information.