Abstract: A physical container (e.g., a battery) may be filled up (charged) or emptied (discharged) with energy commensurate with requirements to post a particular amount of collateral. The disclosure provides computing systems and methods for processing data using a novel combination of wavelet techniques and rolling techniques to more efficiently detect seasonality in particular products (e.g., energy products) to more accurately model and determine collateral/margin requirements. A clearinghouse computing device may be configured to generate a margin requirement for a portfolio of products and may include a processor to process instructions that cause the clearinghouse computing device to perform wavelet decomposition and rolling methods on a historical database of records.

Abstract: A clearinghouse computing device may be configured to generate a margin requirement for a portfolio of financial products and may include a processor to process instructions that cause the clearinghouse computing device to retrieve a plurality of pricing records from a historical pricing database, process the plurality of pricing records to generate rolling time series pricing records for at least one financial product having a plurality of dimensions, reduce the number of dimensions from a starting dimension to a reduced dimension, perform variance scaling and correlation scaling on the reduced dimension rolling time series pricing records, and generate a margin requirement based on a value-at-risk calculation.

Abstract: This application provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-based network security protection method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes obtaining access traffic that needs to be verified and to be transmitted to a target network address; extracting a data statistical feature of each of a plurality of sessions included in the access traffic that needs to be verified; invoking a neural network model, and based on the data statistical feature of each session, to classify each session as normal or abnormal; identifying a session classified as abnormal in the access traffic that needs to be verified as attack access traffic; and obtaining a source address of the attack access traffic, and screening attack access traffic to be transmitted to the target network address from the source address.

Abstract: In accordance with implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution for streaming communication between devices. In this solution, a memory of a first device comprising a ring buffer is allocated to be dedicated for storing a data stream of an application to be transmitted to a second electronic device. The application of the first device writes data to be transmitted into the ring buffer, to form a portion of the first data stream, and a write pointer of the ring buffer is thus updated. A portion of data is read based on a source memory address from the ring buffer via the interface device. The interface device also transmits the data portion to a second device. The read data portion is stored in a dedicated ring buffer of the memory. In accordance with the solution, an efficient streaming communication interface is provided between devices.

Abstract: A multiport waveguide device is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a multiport waveguide device includes a first receiving port structure configured to guide a first incoming RF signal, a second receiving port structure configured to guide a second incoming RF signal, a first transmitting port structure configured to guide a first outgoing RF signal, and a second transmitting port structure configured to guide a second outgoing RF signal. The multiport waveguide device also includes common port structure configured to simultaneously guide the first incoming RF signal, the second incoming RF signal, the first outgoing RF signal, and the second outgoing RF signal through a common port.

Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is proposed a solution for supporting communications for an FPGA device. In an implementation, the FPGA device includes an application module and protocol stack modules. The protocol stack modules are operable to access target devices based on different communication protocols via a physical interface. The FPGA device further includes a universal access module operable to receive, from the application module, first data and a first identity of a first target device, the first target device acting as a destination of the first data, and transmit, based on the first identity and predetermined first routing information, the first data to a first protocol stack module accessible to the first target device via the physical interface. By introducing the universal access module, it is possible to provide unified and direct communications for the application module.

Abstract: A multiport waveguide device is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a multiport waveguide device includes a first receiving port structure configured to guide a first incoming RF signal, a second receiving port structure configured to guide a second incoming RF signal, a first transmitting port structure configured to guide a first outgoing RF signal, and a second transmitting port structure configured to guide a second outgoing RF signal. The multiport waveguide device also includes common port structure configured to simultaneously guide the first incoming RF signal, the second incoming RF signal, the first outgoing RF signal, and the second outgoing RF signal through a common port.

Abstract: A waveguide assembly is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a waveguide assembly includes a circuit board, a housing and a waveguide filter channel. The circuit board has at least one waveguide interface formed from an electrically conductive material. The housing is configured to be attached to the circuit board so as to align with the at least one waveguide interface. The waveguide filter channel is formed between the circuit board and the housing, with the circuit board and the housing each forming at least a portion of the waveguide filter channel. The waveguide filter channel is configured to at least one of (i) receive a radio frequency signal from the at least one waveguide interface or (ii) output the radio frequency signal to the at least one waveguide interface.

Abstract: A secondary electron probe is provided. The secondary electron probe comprises a porous carbon material layer. The porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are located between the plurality of carbon material particles. The porous carbon material layer is an electronic blackbody. A secondary electron detector and a scanning electron microscope probe using the secondary electron probe are also provided.

Abstract: A method for making an electronic blackbody structure is provided. The method comprises: providing a growing substrate; growing a carbon nanotube array on the growing substrate, the carbon nanotube array including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being connected to the growing substrate; and separating the carbon nanotube array from the growing substrate, exposing the bottom surface of the carbon nanotube array, and the bottom surface of the carbon nanotube array is used to absorb electrons. An electronic blackbody structure is further provided.

Abstract: A secondary electron probe is provided. The secondary electron probe comprises a porous carbon material layer. The porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are located between the plurality of carbon material particles. The porous carbon material layer is an electronic blackbody. A secondary electron detector and a scanning electron microscope probe using the secondary electron probe are also provided.

Abstract: A electronic blackbody cavity is provided. The electronic blackbody cavity comprises an inner surface; a chamber surrounded by the inner surface; an opening configured to make an electron beam enter the chamber; and a porous carbon material layer located on the inner surface. The porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps. The plurality of micro gaps are defined by the plurality of carbon material particles. A secondary electron detection device using the electronic blackbody cavity is also provided.

Abstract: An electron blackbody material is provided. The electron blackbody material is a porous carbon layer. The porous carbon layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are located between the plurality of carbon material particles. An electron detector using the electron blackbody material is also provided.

Abstract: An device for measuring electron beam comprises a Faraday cup comprising an opening; a porous carbon material layer located on a surface of the Faraday cup and suspended at the opening; and an electricity meter electrically connected to the porous carbon material layer. A length of a suspended portion of the porous carbon material layer is greater than or equal to a maximum diameter of an electron beam to be measured. A diameter or a width of the porous carbon material layer is smaller than a minimum diameter of a cross section of the electron beam to be measured. The porous carbon material layer comprises a plurality of carbon material particles, and a plurality of micro gaps exist between the plurality of carbon material particles. A method for measuring an electron beam using the device for measuring electron beam is also provided.

Abstract: A physical container (e.g., a battery) may be filled up (charged) or emptied (discharged) with energy commensurate with requirements to post a particular amount of collateral. The disclosure provides computing systems and methods for processing data using a novel combination of wavelet techniques and rolling techniques to more efficiently detect seasonality in particular products (e.g., energy products) to more accurately model and determine collateral/margin requirements. A clearinghouse computing device may be configured to generate a margin requirement for a portfolio of products and may include a processor to process instructions that cause the clearinghouse computing device to perform wavelet decomposition and rolling methods on a historical database of records.

Abstract: A MOS capacitor includes a substrate having a capacitor forming region thereon, an ion well having a first conductivity type in the substrate, a counter doping region having a second conductivity type in the ion well within the capacitor forming region, a capacitor dielectric layer on the ion well within the capacitor forming region, a gate electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer, a source doping region having the second conductivity type on a first side of the gate electrode within the capacitor forming region, and a drain doping region having the second conductivity type on a second side of the gate electrode within the capacitor forming region.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to a user defined formatting instruction to configure multicast Benes network circuitry are described.

Abstract: An device for detecting electron beam comprises a porous carbon material layer, a Faraday cup and an image display. The porous carbon material layer comprises a plurality of carbon material particles and a first through hole. A plurality of micro gaps exist between the plurality of carbon material particles. A cross-sectional area of the first through hole is less than or equal to a cross-sectional area of the electron beam. The Faraday cup is under the porous carbon material layer and comprises an opening. The opening and the first through hole penetrate with each other. The image display is electrically connected to the porous carbon material layer and configured to form an image with different colors according to charge generated in the porous carbon material layer. A method for detecting electron beam using the device for detecting electron beam is also provided.

Abstract: In accordance with implementations of the subject matter described herein, there provides a solution for multi-path RDMA transmission. In the solution, at least one packet is generated based on an RDMA message to be transmitted from a first device to a second device. The first device has an RDMA connection with the second device via a plurality of paths. A first packet in the at least one packet includes a plurality of fields, which include information for transmitting the first packet over a first path of the plurality of paths. The at least one packet is transmitted to the second device over the plurality of paths via an RDMA protocol. The first packet is transmitted over the first path. The multi-path RDMA transmission solution according to the subject matter described herein can efficiently utilize rich network paths while maintaining a low memory footprint in a network interface card.

Abstract: A microstrip-to-waveguide transition includes a substrate and a waveguide. The substrate has a metal layer, a ground layer and a dielectric layer disposed between the metal layer and a ground layer. The substrate includes a microstrip line impedance transformer and a substrate integrated waveguide that is electromagnetically coupled to the microstrip line impedance transformer. The substrate integrated waveguide has a 90 degree substrate integrated waveguide bend section at an end portion thereof. The waveguide is arranged perpendicularly relative to the substrate. The waveguide is electromagnetically coupled to the substrate integrated waveguide at the 90 degree substrate integrated waveguide bend section. The microstrip-to-waveguide transition is free of a back-short at a location corresponding to the 90 degree substrate integrated waveguide bend section.