Abstract: A pixel sensor array may include a plurality of pixel sensors configured to generate color information associated with incident light, and a time of flight (ToF) sensor circuit configured to generate distance information associated with the incident light. The color information and the distance information may be used to generate a three-dimensional (3D) ToF color image. The ToF sensor circuit may be included under a DTI structure surrounding the plurality of pixel sensors in a top view of the pixel sensor array.

Abstract: A method includes forming a dielectric layer over an epitaxial source/drain region. An opening is formed in the dielectric layer. The opening exposes a portion of the epitaxial source/drain region. A barrier layer is formed on a sidewall and a bottom of the opening. An oxidation process is performing on the sidewall and the bottom of the opening. The oxidation process transforms a portion of the barrier layer into an oxidized barrier layer and transforms a portion of the dielectric layer adjacent to the oxidized barrier layer into a liner layer. The oxidized barrier layer is removed. The opening is filled with a conductive material in a bottom-up manner. The conductive material is in physical contact with the liner layer.

Abstract: The photovoltaic module includes at least one cell unit group, where the cell unit group includes multiple cell strings, and adjacent cell strings are connected by a connection structure. The connection structure includes a lead-out structure, which includes a main body portion, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion that are arranged on the main body portion; the first connecting portion is connected to the second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is disposed in parallel to a length direction of the main body portion, and the second connecting portion extends out of the first connecting portion. In the length direction of the main body portion, the main body portion has a first edge, the second connecting portion is closer to the first edge relative to the first connecting portion, and a distance between the second connecting portion and the first edge ranges from 2 mm to 20 mm.

Abstract: Disclosed are a test routes planning method and apparatus of a vehicle on actual roads, a medium and a device. The method includes the following steps: dividing road traffic scenes; calculating traffic scene characteristics based on the divided road traffic scenes; constructing a preliminary road selection database for test routes; and completing a planning of the test routes of the vehicle on the actual roads at different speeds in different traffic scenes by leveraging a genetic algorithm based on the preliminary road selection database for the test routes. The present disclosure provides a solution for planning the test routes of the vehicle on the actual roads. In the solution, the travel speed distribution of a user is obtained through calculation based on traffic flow big data, and the planning of the test routes on the actual roads in different traffic scenes is completed by leveraging the genetic algorithm.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for saving memory during training of knowledge graph neural networks. The method includes receiving a training dataset including a first set of knowledge graph embeddings associated with a plurality of entities for a first layer of a knowledge graph, inputting the training dataset into a knowledge graph neural network to generate at least one further set of knowledge graph embeddings associated with the plurality of entities for at least one further layer of the knowledge graph, quantizing the at least one further set of knowledge graph embeddings to provide at least one set of quantized knowledge graph embeddings, storing the at least one set of quantized knowledge graph embeddings in a memory, and dequantizing the at least one set of quantized knowledge graph embeddings to provide at least one set of dequantized knowledge graph embeddings.

Abstract: A method includes extracting, by an analysis computer, a plurality of first datasets from a plurality of graph snapshots using a structural self-attention module. The analysis computer can then extract at least a second dataset from the plurality of first datasets using a temporal self-attention module across the plurality of graph snapshots. The analysis computer can then perform graph context prediction with at least the second dataset.

Abstract: The present disclosure is at least directed to utilizing air curtain devices to form air curtains to separate and isolate areas in which respective workpieces are stored from a transfer compartment within a workpiece processing apparatus. The transfer compartment of the workpiece processing apparatus includes a robot configured to transfer or transport ones of the workpieces to and from these respective storage areas through the transfer compartment and to and from a tool compartment. A tool is present in the tool compartment for processing and refining the respective workpieces. Clean dry air (CDA) may be circulated through the respective storage areas. The air curtains formed by the air curtain devices and the circulation of CDA through the respective storage areas reduces the likelihood of the generation of defects, damages, and degradation of the workpieces when present within the workpiece processing apparatus.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to concurrently capture several redundant (e.g., overlapping) video image streams on electronic devices having multiple image capture devices (e.g., on mobile devices having two or more digital video cameras). The techniques described herein advantageously capture at least one “compressed” video image stream, such that the overall multi-video image stream capture process uses significantly less power than capturing each stream independently in an “uncompressed” fashion. These techniques provide an electronic device with the ability to provide a user with more video streams that are of a higher frame rate and/or higher quality for a longer capture time-without exceeding the device's thermal limits.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for identifying an S-characteristic of a pump turbine and a control method. The method for identifying an S-characteristic of a pump turbine includes: collecting a set of state parameters of the pump turbine at a preset time interval, wherein the state parameters comprise a flow rate and a rotation speed of the pump turbine; calculating a slope of a relationship curve between the rotation speed and the flow rate of the pump turbine within a current preset time interval; and determining, according to the positivity or negativity and an absolute value of the slope, whether the pump turbine enters an S-characteristic region.

Abstract: In implementations of the subject matter as described herein, there is provided a method for forgery detection of a face image. Subsequent to inputting a face image, it is detected whether a blending boundary due to the blend of different images exists in the face image, and then a corresponding grayscale image is generated based on a result of the detection, where the generated grayscale image can reveal whether the input face image is formed by blending different images. If a visible boundary corresponding to the blending boundary exists in the generated grayscale image, it indicates that the face image is a forged image; on the contrary, if the visible boundary does not exist in the generated grayscale image, it indicates that the face image is a real image.

Abstract: A video transmission method includes that a terminal sends first field of view information to a server through a first link based on a first period. The server receives the first field of view information from the terminal through the first link based on the first period. After determining, based on a second period, that the first field of view information is latest field of view information, the server obtains data of a first frame of image corresponding to the first field of view information, and sends the data of the first frame of image to the terminal through a second link. The terminal receives the data of the first frame of image from the server through the second link based on the second period.

Abstract: Provided in embodiments of the present application are an occlusion detection method for medical imaging, a medical imaging method, and a medical imaging system. The occlusion detection method for medical imaging includes: acquiring an image sequence, the image sequence including a plurality of images of an object in a time dimension; and according to at least one among confidence level change information and depth change information of a keypoint of the object in the plurality of images, determining an occlusion state of the keypoint.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a database disaster recovery system, method, and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device. In the database disaster recovery system provided in the present specification, the system includes a first database. A data processing node in the first database synchronizes a log generated for a database operation to at least one data protection node based on a distributed consistency protocol. The data protection node receives and stores the log. In response to some data processing nodes in the first database experiencing an anomaly, a data processing node without an anomaly in the first database provides a database service based on logs stored in the data protection node, thereby implementing disaster recovery for the first database.

Abstract: Enhancement of uplink transmissions with survival time or delay sensitive data is discussed. A set of time sensitive resources is preconfigured for one or more user equipment (UEs). A serving base station communicates an identification of the configured time sensitive resources to the UEs. Upon detection of time sensitive data for transmission, a UE may send a time sensitive scheduling request to the base station that indicates the UE will be transmitting time sensitive data on the configured resources. When shared amount multiple UEs, the serving base station may send availability signals to the other UEs when the configured time sensitive resources are being used by another UE and when the configured resources are available again. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A mesoporous cerium oxide nano-material and a preparation method and an application thereof are provided in the present disclosure, belonging to the technical field of porous materials. The preparation method includes the following steps: using porous organic frameworks material as a templating agent, impregnating and adsorbing cerium salt precursor under an action of alkali, and removing the templating agent by roasting pyrolysis to obtain the mesoporous cerium oxide nano-material. POFs is carbonized into mesoporous carbon materials by calcination in inert atmosphere, which supports the mesoporous channels of cerium oxide, and then the carbonized carbon materials of POFs are removed by calcination in air atmosphere, forming the mesoporous structure of cerium oxide. The mesoporous cerium oxide nano-material prepared by the present disclosure has a high specific surface area and mesoporous structure, and is used as a catalytic material or catalyst carrier.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating control information are provided. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) may include monitoring a first set of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate resources for a PDCCH communication from a network unit, receiving, from the network unit, a plurality of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs), and decoding, based on a metric associated with the plurality of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) satisfying a threshold, the PDCCH communication.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a method including forming a first interconnect structure over a first substrate, the first interconnect structure including dielectric layers and metallization patterns therein. The method also includes forming a redistribution via and a redistribution pad over the first interconnect structure, the redistribution via and the redistribution pad being electrically coupled to at least one of the metallization patterns of the first interconnect structure, the redistribution via and the redistribution pad having a same material composition. The method also includes forming a warpage control dielectric layer over the redistribution pad. The method also includes forming a bond via and a bond pad over the redistribution pad, the bond pad being in the warpage control dielectric layer, the bond via being electrically coupled to the redistribution pad.

Abstract: A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a workpiece that includes a gate structure, a first gate spacer feature, a second gate spacer feature, a gate-top dielectric feature over the gate structure, the first gate spacer feature and the second gate spacer feature, a first source/drain feature over a first source/drain region, a second source/drain feature over a second source/drain region, a first dielectric layer over the first source/drain feature, and a second dielectric layer over the second source/drain feature. The method further includes replacing a top portion of the first dielectric layer with a first hard mask layer, forming a second hard mask layer over the first hard mask layer while the second dielectric layer is exposed, etching the second dielectric layer to form a source/drain contact opening and to expose the second source/drain feature, and forming a source/drain contact over the second source/drain feature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate including a base and a fin structure over the base. The fin structure includes a nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over the base and wrapped around the nanostructure. The gate stack has an upper portion and a sidewall portion, the upper portion is over the nanostructure, and the sidewall portion is over a first sidewall of the nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first inner spacer and a second inner spacer over opposite sides of the sidewall portion. A sum of a first width of the first inner spacer and a second width of the second inner spacer is greater than a third width of the sidewall portion as measured along a longitudinal axis of the fin structure.

Abstract: A heat dissipation film for a display module, and a preparation method of a display device. The heat dissipation film comprises a composite structure layer and a removable protective film disposed on the composite structure layer. The composite structure layer has a first side surface and a second side surface disposed opposite to each other, and is provided with a preconfigured hole passing through the first side surface and the second side surface. The first side surface of the composite structure layer adheres to a side of the display module facing away from a display side. The protective film is attached to the second side surface of the composite structure layer. The protective film is provided with a shielding region covering the preconfigured hole. The shielding region and the rest of the protective film can all be independently torn off from the composite structure layer.