Abstract: A method of imprinting a pattern on a substrate is provided. The method includes forming a first pattern on a plurality of masters using a method other than imprinting, the first pattern including a plurality of patterned features of varying sizes; measuring the patterned features at a plurality of locations on each of the masters; selecting a first master of the plurality of masters based on the measurements of the patterned features on each of the masters; using the first master to form a second pattern on an imprint template; and imprinting the first pattern on a first device with the imprint template.

Abstract: A disaster prevention and warning system is used to monitor an electrical thermal insulation system for a pipeline. The electric thermal insulation system includes a plurality of heaters and a plurality of temperature controllers, each of which is electrically connected to first and second electrical connectors, respectively. The disaster prevention and warning system includes pluralities of first and second thermocouples and a human-machine interface controller. The human-machine interface controller includes a programmable controller and a warning device, and the programmable controller is electrically connected to the warning device. The programmable controller judges if the temperature of the heater is higher than the first warning temperature value or if the temperature of the first electrical connector is higher than the second warning temperature value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for measurement in a wireless communication system are provided. In some embodiments, an apparatus transmits a measurement report for one carrier and/or bandwidth part (BWP) that is based on measurement information for another carrier and/or BWP. Further, the apparatus may switch between different carriers and/or BWPs to obtain measurement information in advance of scheduling transmissions on those different carriers and/or BWPs. Potential advantages include a reduction in measurement overhead at the apparatus.

Abstract: A positioning method performed at a server includes: receiving, at a frequency, arrival time information from a plurality of readers; determining, according to the arrival time information, that the tag is in a sensing auxiliary region of a positioning region; sending a first control command to one of the readers, so that the tag activates an inertial sensor thereof according to the first control command; receiving, from the reader, position information of the tag in the sensing auxiliary region obtained by the inertial sensor; determining, according to the position information of the tag in the sensing auxiliary region, a first motion trajectory of the tag in the sensing auxiliary region; and determining, according to the first motion trajectory, whether the tag enters one of the first regions.

Abstract: A method in an apparatus for receiving downlink control information (DCI) are provided. A first stage DCI is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the first stage DCI explicitly indicating a scheduling information of a second stage DCI. The second stage DCI is sent in a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the first PDSCH is a physical channel without data transmission. The second stage DCI has a second stage DCI format, and the apparatus obtains the at least one second stage DCI format based on at least one of the first stage DCI and the second DCI. This allows a lot of flexibility in formats of the second stage DCI.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for flexible radio frequency (RF) utilization and switching. In some embodiments, carriers and/or panels are activated and deactivated at an apparatus as needed, to conserve power at the apparatus. Fast carrier activation and fast panel activation are provided, to reduce carrier activation delay and panel activation delay. Round robin patterns for obtaining carrier-specific measurement information and panel-specific measurement information are also provided, to further reduce carrier and panel activation delay. Further, RF chain and/or antenna switching between multiple carriers at the apparatus is provided to improve data throughput.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a first well region of a first conductivity type disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a first doped region of the first conductivity type, a second doped region of a second conductivity type, a third doped region of the first conductivity type, and a fourth doped region of the second conductivity type. The first and second doped regions are disposed in the first well region and connected with each other. The second doped region is an emitter of a first bipolar junction transistor. The third and fourth doped regions are disposed in the semiconductor substrate and connected with each other. The third and second doped regions are located at two opposite sides of the gate structure in a first horizontal direction. The third doped region is an emitter of a second bipolar junction transistor.

Abstract: An indoor navigation system comprises a modeling subsystem that processes multimodal data regarding a location, individually generates a model of each of a plurality of overlapping local regions subdivided from the location, and maps the model of each region and a coordinate system of the model aligned with a floor plan of the location, and a navigation subsystem that processes the model to plot a path at the location for navigating a user along the path in real-time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to optical device fabrication using methods of discrete grating assembly and optical interconnection. Discrete gratings corresponding to one of an input coupling grating, an intermediate grating, or an output coupling grating of an optical device are formed on separated donor substrates. The donor substrates are diced into individual gratings and adhered to an optical device substrate. An inkjet material is disposed between the gratings to optically interconnect the portions of the optical device.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a source doped region, a drain doped region, source silicide patterns, and drain silicide patterns. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The source doped region and the drain doped region are disposed in the semiconductor substrate and located at two opposite sides of the gate structure in a first direction, respectively. The source silicide patterns are disposed on the source doped region. The source silicide patterns are arranged in a second direction and separated from one another. The drain silicide patterns are disposed on the drain doped region. The drain silicide patterns are arranged in the second direction and separated from one another. The source silicide patterns and the drain silicide patterns are arranged misaligned with one another in the first direction.

Abstract: A method for extracting and analyzing spatial information of a control and protection zone of rail transit with multiple threshold constraints, including the following steps: 1, performing format conversion on a data file and extracting a plurality of coordinate points; 2, selecting key points from the plurality of coordinate points for data simplification to obtain a simplified limit line, a simplified outer structure edge line and a simplified boundary line of construction; 3, programming the simplified limit line, the simplified outer structure edge line, and the simplified boundary line of construction, calling a database, and reading data therefrom for spatial relationship comparison; 4, determining whether the construction of a rail-involved construction project intrudes into a control and protection zone of rail transit according to a result of the spatial relationship comparison, thus completing the extraction and analysis of the spatial information of the control and protection zone of rail transit.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method for processing information bits in a wireless communication network. A communication device receives a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the RRC signaling comprises time window information and time unit format information, wherein the time window information comprises a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) time sequence K1 set, wherein K1 is a time relationship between a time unit of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a time unit of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or wherein the K1 is a time relationship between a time unit of a (PDSCH) and a time unit of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The device determines HARQ feedback information based on the time window information and the time unit format information and sends the HARQ feedback information.

Abstract: A display panel and a drive circuit of the same are provided. The drive circuit includes multiple drive circuit rows. Each of the drive circuit rows includes multiple pixel drive circuits and a signal processing circuit. According to the drive circuit, a signal processing circuit can obtain a drive signal by processing a scan signal and a light-emitting control signal of a drive circuit row to which the signal processing circuit belongs, and can output the drive signal to each pixel drive circuit in the drive circuit row to which the signal processing circuit belongs; a pixel drive circuit can form a capacitor-reset loop by multiplexing a first switch tube in a light-emitting element reset loop of the pixel drive circuit, a second switch tube in a data-writing loop of the pixel drive circuit, and a third switch tube in a light-emitting loop of the pixel drive circuit.

Abstract: An air interface is the wireless communications link between two or more communicating devices. An air interface generally includes a number of components that specify how a transmission is to be sent and/or received, e.g. components defining a waveform, a frame structure, a multiple access scheme, a coding scheme, etc. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be implemented in relation to one or more components of the air interface. Therefore, a network may need to accommodate operation for both air interfaces that are not AI enabled and air interfaces that are AI enabled. In some embodiments, methods are provided for switching between different AI modes and a non-AI mode. In some embodiments, a measurement signaling mechanism and related feedback channel configuration is provided so that the same measurement signaling mechanism and related feedback channel may be used regardless of whether a device implements an AI-enabled air interface.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle positioning method, including: a first controller synchronously controlling each first beacon node to send a detection initial signal; a second controller determining a target beacon node among second beacon nodes and controlling the target beacon node to send a detection feedback signal; the first controller synchronously controlling each first beacon node to send a corresponding detection signal to be responded and recording a first moment of sending the detection signal to be responded; the second controller controlling the target beacon node to send a detection response signal; the first controller recording a second moment of receiving the detection response signal and determining a distance between each first beacon node and the target beacon node according to the first moment and the second moment, so as to determine a position of the target beacon node relative to the first vehicle.

Abstract: A display panel and a drive circuit of the same are provided. The drive circuit includes multiple drive circuit rows. Each of the drive circuit rows includes multiple pixel drive circuits and a signal processing circuit. According to the drive circuit, a signal processing circuit can obtain a drive signal by processing a scan signal and a light-emitting control signal of a drive circuit row to which the signal processing circuit belongs, and can output the drive signal to each pixel drive circuit in the drive circuit row to which the signal processing circuit belongs; a pixel drive circuit can form a capacitor-reset loop by multiplexing a first switch tube in a light-emitting element reset loop of the pixel drive circuit, a second switch tube in a data-writing loop of the pixel drive circuit, and a third switch tube in a light-emitting loop of the pixel drive circuit.

Abstract: Restrictions associated with the use of multiple carriers in long-term evolution (LTE) and/or new radio (NR) may impede implementing a flexible personalized spectrum for different user equipments (UEs). Apparatuses, devices, and methods are instead provided in which there is more flexible spectrum utilization, e.g. in which there may be fewer restrictions and more options for configuring carriers and/or bandwidth parts (BWPs) on a UE-specific basis. As one example, there may be a plurality of uplink and/or downlink carriers, with signaling indicating addition, modification, release, activation, deactivation, and/or scheduling of a particular carrier of the uplink carriers and/or downlink carriers, e.g. on an independent carrier-by-carrier basis.

Abstract: Restrictions associated with the use of multiple carriers in long-term evolution (LTE) and/or new radio (NR) may impede implementing a flexible personalized spectrum for different user equipments (UEs). Apparatuses, devices, and methods are instead provided in which there is more flexible spectrum utilization, e.g. in which there may be fewer restrictions and more options for configuring carriers and/or bandwidth parts (BWPs) on a UE-specific basis. As one example, in some embodiments, there is not necessarily coupling between carriers, e.g. between uplink and downlink carriers. For example, an uplink carrier and a downlink carrier may be independently indicated so as to allow the uplink carrier and downlink carrier to be independently added, released, modified, activated, deactivated, and/or scheduled.

Abstract: A method and system for operating an electronic device are provided. The method may include one or more of the following operations. At least one request related to an electronic device may be transmitted. The at least one request includes a controlling request, a communication protocol determining request, or a firmware upgrade request. Operating data generated based on the at least one request may be obtained. The electronic device may be operated based on the operating data.