Abstract: A fault diagnosing method based on standard deviation of detail coefficients for the power converter of a switched reluctance motor, operates by detecting the transient value of phase current in the power converter of a switched reluctance motor, the standard deviation of detail coefficients a is calculated and is taken as a fault characteristic quantity, and then whether there is a short circuit fault in the main switch of the power converter of the switched reluctance motor is diagnosed with a curve of standard deviation of detail coefficients a of phase current in the power converter of the switched reluctance motor in the entire range of rotation speed or in the entire range of torque. The method is applicable to the power converter of a switched reluctance motor with any topological structure, with any number of phases, can diagnose short circuit faults accurately, and has a great value in engineering application.

Abstract: A transport vehicle includes a driving unit, a wheel and a charging system. The charging system includes an electricity-generating tire and a converting unit. The electricity-generating tire has a tire body mounted on the wheel, and a piezoelectricity generating unit disposed at the tire body and configured to output electricity when the piezoelectricity generating unit is subjected to mechanical forces attributed to movement of the tire body on a ground surface. The converting unit operates to convert the electricity outputted by the piezoelectricity generating unit into a form of energy for storage in an energy storing unit.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for sending a prompt message. The apparatus receives a status of a movable article corresponding to a sensor. The apparatus obtains a working status of an air cleaner bound with the sensor when the movable article corresponding to the sensor is in an open status. The apparatus detects whether the working status of the air cleaner is an on status. The apparatus sends the prompt message in a predetermined manner when it is detected that the working status of the air cleaner is the on status, in which the prompt message is configured to indicate to close the movable article in a room containing the air cleaner or to turn off the air cleaner.

Abstract: A method for preparing a conductive film includes: (a) providing a mixture that includes a conductive material and a solvent, the conductive material including polyethylenedioxythiophene and polystyrene sulfonate; (b) filtering the mixture to obtain a filtrate; (c) heating and stirring the filtrate to form a film-forming solution; (d) coating the film-forming solution onto a substrate to form a crude film on the substrate; and (e) bringing the crude film into contact with methanesulfonic acid so as to form the conductive film on the substrate.

Abstract: A status notification method for use in a terminal, includes: acquiring usage information of a target apparatus, the usage information including at least each usage duration of the target apparatus; calculating current consumption of the target apparatus according to the usage information of the target apparatus; and generating an alert regarding a current status of the target apparatus after the current consumption of the target apparatus reaches a preset consumption alerting threshold.

Abstract: A method includes patterning a layer over a substrate with a first metal pattern; using a cut mask in a first position relative to the substrate to perform a first cut patterning for removing material from a first region within the first pattern; and using the same cut mask to perform a second cut patterning while in a second position relative to the same layer over the substrate, for removing material from a second region in a second metal pattern of the same layer over the substrate.

Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a heat dissipation fin set. The heat dissipation fin set includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins, wherein these heat dissipation fins are stacked on each other, and each of the heat dissipation fins has a front side, a rear side opposite to the front side and at least one turbulent structure set. The turbulent structure set is located between the front side and the rear side and includes a plurality of first turbulent structures. The first turbulent structures are arranged from the front side to the rear side in sequence. A heat dissipation airflow flows from the front side toward the turbulent structure set along a flowing direction, and passes through the turbulent structure set to flow toward the rear side. An extending direction of each of the first turbulent structures is tilted relative to the flowing direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chip processing device and a method for chip processing using the same, where the device can program, detect, reset or inspect a plurality of chips, and meanwhile has one or more functions of programming, detecting, identifying, resetting or inspecting. The plurality of chips has different communication interfaces, and/or uses different communication protocols. The chip processing device can be configured to program, detect, identify, reset or inspect a chip after obtaining the model of the chip to be processed, thus having higher universality.

Abstract: A system for testing a device under test (DUT) includes a probe card and a test module. The probe card includes probe beds electrically coupled to a circuit board and a first plurality of electrical contacts coupled to the circuit board, which are for engaging respective ones of a plurality of electrical contacts of a test equipment module. Probes are coupled to respective probe beds and are disposed to engage electrical contacts of the DUT. The probe card includes a second plurality of electrical contacts coupled to the circuit board. The first and second pluralities of contacts are mutually exclusive. The test module includes a memory, a processor, and a plurality of electrical contacts electrically coupled to respective ones of the second plurality of electrical contacts of the probe card. The circuit board includes a first electrical path for electrically coupling the test equipment module to the test module.

Abstract: Techniques for routing signal traces in a circuit board are described. An example of an electronic device in accordance with the described techniques includes a circuit board comprising a plurality of conductive layers. The conductive layers include a signal layer and a reference plane. The signal layer includes signal traces and the reference plane includes an additional signal trace.

Abstract: A distributed storage system places data in a time-based manner. The distributed storage system comprises a plurality of storage nodes for storing user data, and each user in at least one user is assigned a storage node sub-set for storing user data thereof. The distributed storage system monitors and records user accesses on storage nodes. The distributed storage system calculates a time-based access pattern of a user and time-based access patterns of the storage nodes outside the storage node sub-set of the user in the distributed storage system according to recorded user accesses. The distributed storage system adjusts the storage node sub-set of the user according to the time-based access pattern of the user and the time-based access patterns of the storage nodes outside the storage node sub-set of the user in the distributed storage system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a conductive region at least partially in the semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer over the substrate; forming a hard mask over the dielectric layer, the hard mask having an opening over the conductive region; dry etching the dielectric layer by a first etching gas to form a recessed feature, wherein a surface of the conductive region is therefore exposed at a bottom of the recessed feature, and a byproduct film is formed at an inner surface of the recessed feature; and dry etching the dielectric layer by a second etching gas, wherein the second etching gas chemically reacts with the byproduct film and the conductive region, and a sacrificial layer is therefore built up around the bottom of the recessed feature.

Abstract: A quantitative evaluation method for the reliability of a Markov model switch reluctance motor system. The method comprises: solving a probability matrix P?T(t) of a switch reluctance motor system being in any survival state at any time t via a state conversion diagram of the switch reluctance motor system; calculating the sum of various elements of the probability matrix P?T(t) of the survival state, so that a reliability function R(t) is obtained; and thus calculating the average working time of the switch reluctance motor system before failure, thereby realizing the quantitative evaluation of the switch reluctance motor system and satisfying the requirements for the reliability analysis of a switch reluctance motor drive system. This disclosure has a good engineering application value.

Abstract: A method and a system for image haze removal are provided. The method includes the following steps: receiving an input hazy image including input pixels; determining a hybrid dark channel for each of the input pixels according to a first minimum dark channel of a corresponding large local patch and a second minimum dark channel of a corresponding small local patch; determining a transmission map for each of the input pixels according to the hybrid dark channel prior, the corresponding hybrid dark channel, and atmospheric light associated with the input hazy image in each color channel; determining a color spectrum adjustment parameter corresponding to each of the color channels; recovering scene radiance for each of the input pixels in each of the color channels according to the corresponding color spectrum adjustment parameter, the transmission map, and the corresponding atmospheric light to produce and output a de-hazed image.

Abstract: Provided are methods of patterning metal gate structures including a high-k gate dielectric. In an embodiment, a soluble hard mask layer may be used to provide a masking element to pattern a metal gate. The soluble hard mask layer may be removed from the substrate by water or a photoresist developer. In an embodiment, a hard mask including a high-k dielectric is formed. In a further embodiment, a protection layer is formed underlying a photoresist pattern. The protection layer may protect one or more layers formed on the substrate from a photoresist stripping process.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for optimizing web page pre-loading. Source codes of a web page file are analyzed to generate a module dependency graph that describes load dependency relationships between respective modules in the web page file. A load flow graph that indicates load flows of respective modules in the web page file is generated based on the module dependency graph. The load flow graph and the module dependency graph are analyzed to determine pre-load sequences of respective modules in the web page file. A pre-load profile is then generated based on the determined pre-load sequences.

Abstract: A method for forming an interconnect structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate. The method also includes forming a dielectric layer on the substrate, and the dielectric layer includes an extreme low-k (ELK) dielectric layer. The method includes forming a via hole in the dielectric layer and forming a photoresist in the via hole and on the dielectric layer. The method also includes removing the photoresist by a plasma process using a CxHyOz gas and forming a conductive structure in the via hole.

Abstract: A motion detection method determines bit-rate changes of input pixels of a video frame by a grey relational analysis technique to establish a multi-quality background model, detects moving objects by two-stage block-based and pixel-based detection procedures to generate a binary motion mask, detects luminance changes of the video frame by entropy calculation to timely update the background model, provides a setting interface for a user to set a detection sensitivity, and examines false detections of the binary motion mask. Therefore, it can correctly interpret moving objects in VBR video streams, implement more accurate and complete motion detection, eliminate the influence of luminance changes, increase the detection accuracy, and decrease false detections.

Abstract: A bonding pad structure comprises an interconnect layer, an isolation layer over the interconnect layer, a conductive pad, and one or more non-conducting stress-releasing structures. The conductive pad comprises a planar portion over the isolation layer, and one or more bridging portions extending through at least the isolation layer and to the interconnect layer for establishing electric contact therewith, wherein there is a trench in the one or more bridging portions. The one or more non-conducting stress-releasing structures are disposed between the isolation layer and the conductive pad. The trench is surrounded by one of the one or more non-conducting stress-releasing structures from a top view.

Abstract: A method performed at least partially by a processor includes performing an air gap insertion process. The air gap insertion process includes sorting a plurality of nets of a layout of an integrated circuit in an order, and inserting, in accordance with the sorted order of the plurality of nets, air gap patterns adjacent to the plurality of nets. The method further includes generating a modified layout of the integrated circuit. The modified layout includes the plurality of nets and the inserted air gap patterns.