Abstract: A series of peptide-drug conjugates that react with multi-arm polyethylene glycol (PEG) to form chemically cross-linked hydrogels and their use as both a sealant and a therapeutic depot is disclosed.

Abstract: A lift pin includes a lift pin body arranged along a lift pin axis having a contact pad, a stem segment, a neck segment, and a span feature. The contact pad is defined at a first end of the lift pin body, the stem segment extends from the contact pad, and the neck segment extends from the stem segment. The span feature is defined at a second end of the lift pin body, is connected to the contact pad by the neck segment and the stem segment, and has a minor and major widths. The minor width is equivalent to a neck diameter defined by the neck segment, the major with is greater than the minor width, and the major width is greater than a stem diameter defined by the stem segment. Lift pin arrangements, semiconductor processing systems, and methods of making semiconductor processing systems are also described.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, in which the MTJ includes a pinned layer on the substrate, a reference layer on the pinned layer, a barrier layer on the reference layer, and a free layer on the barrier layer. Preferably, the free layer and the barrier layer have same width and the barrier layer and the reference layer have different widths.

Abstract: The relative position of a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle is determined using angular measurements, such as angle of arrival (AOA), and optionally ranging measurements, with respect to a number of wireless transceivers within the vehicle using wideband signals. The relative position of the UE with respect to a personal zone or the steering wheel may be determined based on known positions of the wireless transceivers. If the UE is determined to be within the personal zone, at least one functionality of the UE is restricted to avoid driver distraction and, optionally, the operation autonomous driving of the vehicle adjusted. If the UE is worn on the driver's wrist the relative position of the UE with respect to the steering wheel may be similarly determined and operation of the vehicle modified if the UE is determined to be outside a threshold distance from the steering wheel.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a video decoding apparatus and method for transform coefficient sign prediction on a video decoder side. The method may include: receiving, by a decoder, a bitstream comprising encoded data of transform coefficients of a transform block of a video frame; determining, by the decoder, multiple regions in the transform block, where the multiple regions include a sign prediction area for performing the sign prediction and at least one other region; parsing the bitstream, by the decoder, to obtain signs of transform coefficients associated with the multiple regions of the transform block according to a region-based order used to signal the signs of the transform coefficients; estimating, by the decoder, original signs for a set of candidate transform coefficients associated with the sign prediction area of the transform block; and updating the transform coefficients associated with the sign prediction area based on the estimated original signs.

Abstract: A battery cell (e.g., in a battery pack, or in a vehicle) comprises: a housing having an inner cavity, a first side wall, and a second side wall; a terminal post; an explosion-proof valve; and an electrode core. A first recess and a plurality of second recesses are arranged on an inner wall surface of the second side wall and are concave in a direction facing away from the inner cavity. The first recess forms a main air passage in the inner cavity. The plurality of second recesses form a plurality of branch air passages, separately communicating with the main air passage, in the inner cavity. The second side wall comprises an explosion-proof hole corresponding to a position of the main air passage. The explosion-proof valve is mounted on the second side wall. The electrode core is arranged in the housing and spaced apart from the explosion-proof hole.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for information processing. A method of information processing provided by embodiments of the present disclosure includes: in response to processing of a first item, determining processing information of the first item, the processing information including: processing path information and/or processing duration information for processing the first item; determining whether the processing information satisfies the predetermined judgment condition; and in response to the processing information satisfying the judgment condition, display first predetermined information. The method of information processing proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure may issue a reminder when a path or a duration in which a processing staff processes the first item satisfies the judgment condition, so as to avoid a risk caused by carelessness of the processing staff.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a set of blending strengths for a current block, where the current block is partitioned into two parts along a partition line for prediction in a geometric partitioning mode. Furthermore, the decoder obtains a mapping relationship between a plurality of blending indices and the blending strengths in the set of blending strengths. Moreover, the decoder obtains a binarized value indicating one of the blending indices, where the blending indices are binarized with variable length code. Further, the decoder determines a blending strength of the current block based on the binarized value and the mapping relationship.

Abstract: A package structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a first package structure and a second package structure. The first package structure includes a first device formed over a first substrate. The first device includes a first conductive plug connected to a through substrate via (TSV) structure formed in the first substrate. A buffer layer surrounds the first substrate. A first bonding layer is formed over the first substrate and the buffer layer. The second package structure includes a second device formed over a second substrate. A second bonding layer is formed over the second device. A hybrid bonding structure is between the first package structure and the second package structure by bonding the first bonding layer to the second bonding layer.

Abstract: A method includes forming a metal post over a first redistribution structure; attaching a first device die to the first redistribution structure, the first device die comprising a through via embedded in a semiconductor substrate; encapsulating the metal post and the first device die in an encapsulant, a first top surface of the encapsulant being level with a second top surface of the semiconductor substrate; recessing the second top surface to expose the through via; forming a dielectric isolation layer around the through via; forming a dielectric layer over the dielectric isolation layer; etching the dielectric layer to form a first opening and a second opening in the dielectric layer; forming a first metal via in the first opening and a second metal via in the second opening; and forming a second redistribution structure over the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a geometric partition mode (GPM) blending area index at a certain level associated with a picture, where the GPM blending area index indicates a blending area width from a set of blending area widths. The decoder obtains one or more weighting values that are used to blend prediction samples of a GPM mode based on the blending area width indicated by the GPM blending area index. Furthermore, the decoder obtains a GPM predictor based on the one or more weighting values.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for decoding video data. The method comprises: obtaining a video block from a bitstream; obtaining neighboring luma and chroma sample values of the video block; performing at least one pre-operation to the neighboring luma sample values and to internal luma sample values in the video block, to obtain pre-operated neighboring and internal luma sample values, wherein performing the at least one pre-operation comprises calculating sample differences based on the neighboring and internal luma sample values; deriving a linear model by using the pre-operated neighboring luma sample values and the neighboring chroma sample values; predicting each of internal chroma sample values in the video block by applying the linear model to one or more corresponding pre-operated internal luma sample values for that internal chroma sample value; and obtaining decoded video block using the predicted internal chroma sample values.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding. In one method, a decoder obtains, for a current chroma block, a non-linear model (non-LM) mode and a linear model (LM) mode, and the LM mode includes a cross component linear model (CCLM) mode and a multi-model linear model (MMLM) mode. The decoder then combines the non-LM mode and the LM mode for a multi-hypothesis-based chroma prediction (MCP) for the current chroma block.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a plurality of prediction samples of neighboring reconstructed samples of a coding unit (CU). Additionally, the decoder reorders a plurality of geometric partition mode (GPM) split modes based on distortion costs between the plurality of prediction samples of the neighboring reconstructed samples associated with each GPM split mode and neighboring reconstructed samples of the CU according to an order table to obtain a reordered list of the plurality of GPM split modes. Furthermore, the decoder obtains a GPM split mode index and then obtains a GPM split mode based on the GPM split mode index and the reordered list of the plurality of GPM split modes. Moreover, the decoder obtains a GPM predictor based on the GPM split mode.

Abstract: A method of coding, implemented by a decoding device, includes obtaining a bitstream wherein at least one bit in the bitstream representing a syntax element for a current block, wherein the syntax element specifies the clipping index of the clipping value for an adaptive loop filter (ALF); parsing the bitstream to obtain a value of the syntax element for the current block, wherein the syntax element is coded using a fixed length code; applying adaptive loop filtering on the current block, based on the value of the syntax element for the current block. Herein fixed length code means that all possible values of the syntax element are signaled using the same number of bits.

Abstract: Provided is a material composition and method that includes forming a patterned resist layer on a substrate, where the patterned resist layer has a first line width roughness. In various embodiments, the patterned resist layer is coated with a treatment material, where a first portion of the treatment material bonds to surfaces of the patterned resist layer. In some embodiments, a second portion of the treatment material (e.g., not bonded to surfaces of the patterned resist layer) is removed, thereby providing a treated patterned resist layer, where the treated patterned resist layer has a second line width roughness less than the first line width roughness.

Abstract: A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device, comprising obtaining indication information for a luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2) of a current coding block, relative to a top-left luma sample position (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; setting a value of a luma intra prediction mode associated with the current coding block to a first default value, when the indication information indicates that an Intra Block Copy (IBC) mode or palette mode is applied for the luma component at the luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2), relative to the top-left luma sample position (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; and obtaining a value of a chroma intra prediction mode based on the value of the luma intra prediction mode of the current coding block.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming an isolation member defining an active region in a substrate; forming a first insulating layer having a bit line contact over the substrate; forming a second insulating layer having a bit line opening on the first insulating layer; forming a bit line structure in the bit line opening, the bit line structure being electrically connecting to the bit line contact, and a contact void being formed surrounding the bit line structure and exposing a portion of the bit line contact; conformally forming a nitride spacer layer over the bit line structure, the second insulating layer, and the conductive contact; conformally forming a plasma oxide layer over the nitride spacer layer; and performing a wet cleaning process by using an aqueous solution containing negatively charged ions.

Abstract: A method for video encoding, a method for video decoding, apparatuses and non-transitory computer-readable storage media thereof are provided. In the method for video decoding, the decoder may obtain one or more filtering parameters, wherein the one or more filtering parameters are from a filtering parameter set comprising a number of similar blocks, a search range, and a window size; obtain, based on the one or more filtering parameters, one or more similar pixels for a first pixel that has been filtered in a picture and the first pixel; and obtain an original pixel associated with the first pixel based on the one or more similar pixels.

Abstract: A method for video encoding comprises determining a mode of Local Illumination Compensation (LIC) for the video encoding to be enabled; calculating LIC parameters for the mode of LIC with a limited number of reference sample pairs, wherein a reference sample pair refers to a luma reference sample and a chroma reference sample; enabling the mode of LIC for the video encoding with the calculated LIC parameters to perform LIC for inter prediction to generate a prediction residual; and forming and outputting a bit-stream encoded with the prediction residual and prediction mode information indicating the mode of LIC.