Abstract: A photonic assembly includes: an electronic integrated circuits (EIC) die including a semiconductor substrate, semiconductor devices located on a horizontal surface of the semiconductor substrate, first dielectric material layers embedding first metal interconnect structures, a dielectric pillar structure vertically extending through each layer selected from the first dielectric material layers, a first bonding-level dielectric layer embedding first metal bonding pads, wherein a first subset of the first metal bonding pads has an areal overlap with the dielectric pillar structure in a plan view; and a photonic integrated circuits (PIC) die including waveguides, photonic devices, second dielectric material layers embedding second metal interconnect structures, a second bonding-level dielectric layer embedding second metal bonding pads, wherein the second metal bonding pads are bonded to the first metal bonding pads.

Abstract: A system includes a gate formation tool configured to form a sacrificial gate structure and a replacement gate structure, a device dimension measuring tool configured to measure a dimension of the sacrificial gate structure, and a determination unit configured to pick an etching recipe from a series of etching recipes based on the measured dimension of the sacrificial gate structure. The gate formation tool is also configured to partially remove the sacrificial gate structure using the picked etching recipe to form a gate trench for filling the replacement gate structure therein. A portion of the sacrificial gate structure remains in the gate trench, and the series of etching recipes differ at least in a size of the remaining portion of the sacrificial gate structure.

Abstract: A method of performing a camera to ground alignment for a camera system on a vehicle. The method includes determining if enabling conditions have occurred and estimating a location of a vanishing point in a source image. Ground lines are selected based on a source image. A lane line detection is performed based on clustering of the ground lines to determine lane lines in the source image. At least one of pitch, yaw, or roll of the vehicle are estimated from the source image. A cost function based on estimates of pitch, yaw, and roll is minimized to obtain an optimal pitch value, an optimal yaw value, an optimal roll value, and lane lines from the source image. A sliding window-based refinement is performed on source images. Alignment results are broadcast to a downstream application or it is determined if the camera system on the vehicle is misaligned.

Abstract: A pallet positioning method includes: defining a size parameter of a pallet; defining a pallet feature of the pallet according to the size parameter; obtaining an on-site image; defining a projection datum; calculating a projection plane coordinate based on the projection datum; transforming the on-site image to a perspective adjusted image according to the projection plane coordinate; obtaining a first pallet image in the perspective adjusted image according to the pallet feature; calculating an inclined angle of the first pallet image; rotating the first pallet image according to the inclined angle; obtaining a second pallet image; obtaining a position information of the pallet based on the second pallet image; and obtaining a three dimensional information of the pallet according to the inclined angle and the position information. A pallet positioning system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for forming transistors includes forming a stack of alternating first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers on a substrate and forming nanostructure channels and interposers by forming a source/drain opening in a first device region of the substrate. The source/drain opening extending through the first and second semiconductor layers. The method includes, after the forming a source/drain opening, increasing tensile strain of the nanostructure channels, and, after the increasing tensile strain, forming a source/drain in the source/drain opening.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a current collector of an energy storage device includes the following. A substrate is provided. A modified layer is formed on the substrate using a microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition process. The modified layer includes nanographene and has a thickness of 1 nm to 500 nm. In the microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition process, a microwave frequency is 300 MHz to 300 GHz, a microwave power is 500 W to 75000 W, a temperature is 25° C. to 600° C., and a deposition time is less than 30 minutes. The microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition process includes the following. Inert gas or stable gas is passed in. Hydrocarbon gas and hydrogen are passed in. Microwaves are applied to generate plasma. The hydrocarbon gas and the hydrogen are ionized. Nanographene is formed on the substrate.

Abstract: A method for SCell BFR performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a first SCell BFR configuration corresponding to a first SCell, the first SCell BFR configuration including at least one of a resource list for BFD and a resource list for NBI; detecting a beam failure condition in the first SCell by measuring at least one BFD reference signal; determining a first new candidate beam index for the first SCell based on the first SCell BFR configuration; and transmitting a beam failure recovery request that includes a cell index of the first SCell in which beam failure occurs and the determined first new candidate beam index.

Abstract: A braking mechanism is configured to press a brake pad against a disk rotor that rotates together with a wheel. An ECU includes a control portion configured to control the braking mechanism. The control portion acquires a control condition including at least one of information regarding a running environment of a running road on which a vehicle runs or information regarding a state of the vehicle. The control portion controls a clearance amount between the disk rotor and the brake pad independently for each of wheels of the vehicle based on the acquired control condition.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) die having a photonic layer, and an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) die bonded to the PIC die. The EIC die includes an optical region that allows the transmission of optical signals through the optical region towards the photonic layer, and a peripheral region outside of the optical region. The optical region includes optical concave/convex structures, a protection film and optically transparent material layers. The optical concave/convex structures are formed in the semiconductor structure. The protection film is conformally disposed over the optical concave/convex structures. The optically transparent material layers are disposed over the protection film and filling up the optical region. The peripheral region includes first bonding pads bonded to the photonic integrated circuit die, and via structures connected to the first bonding pads, wherein the protection film is laterally surrounding sidewalls of the via structures.

Abstract: A system in a vehicle includes a lidar system to transmit incident light and receive reflections from one or more objects as a point cloud of points. The system also includes processing circuitry to identify planar points and to identify edge points of the point cloud. Each set of planar points forms a linear pattern and each edge point is between two sets of planar points, and the processing circuitry identifies each point of the points of the point cloud as being within a virtual beam among a set of virtual beams. Each virtual beam of the set of virtual beams representing a horizontal band of the point cloud.

Abstract: Provided are a precursor solution, and a modified layer and a lithium-based battery prepared by using the same. The modified layer is formed on the negative electrode, the positive electrode and/or the separator of the lithium-based battery by using the precursor solution through photo-polymerization reaction or thermal curing. The lithium-based battery comprising the modified layer effectively promotes the charge and discharge capability, cycling life, and safety. The modified layer can be applied to a roll-to-roll process. The formation of lithium dendrites in the lithium-based battery comprising the modified layer is significantly suppressed or reduced during the charge-discharge cycles. The shuttle effect is effectively suppressed or reduced in lithium sulfur batteries and lithium iodine batteries. All the above effects are beneficial to increasing the product value of lithium ion batteries, lithium metal batteries, anode-free lithium batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, and lithium iodine batteries.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are analogs and derivatives of aleutianamine and methods of making the same. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pancreatic cancer comprising administration of aleutianamine or its analogs.

Abstract: A method for a base station (BS) instructing a UE to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for power saving signaling is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration to the UE indicating to monitor a scheduling signal on the PDCCH within a DRX active time, and transmitting a configuration to the UE for monitoring the power saving signaling on the PDCCH, instructing the UE to wake up for monitoring the scheduling signal in the DRX active time, wherein the configuration includes a time in milliseconds prior to a start of a DRX on-duration time, and instructs the UE to start monitoring the PDCCH for the power saving signaling.

Abstract: A vehicle, a system and a method of navigating the vehicle. The system includes a camera conveyed by the vehicle and a processor. The camera is configured to obtain an original image data file of an environment. The processor is configured to reduce the original image data file to obtain a reduced image data file and determine an alignment between a camera-centered coordinate system and a ground coordinate system using the reduced image data file.

Abstract: A method of power control can include receiving at a UE a first downlink reference signal from a repeater and a second downlink reference signal from a base station, the first downlink reference signal corresponding to a first path that is between the UE and the base station and passes the repeater, the second downlink reference signal corresponding to a second path that is between the UE and the base station. The UE estimates a first uplink path loss of the first path and a second uplink path loss of the second path and determine a first uplink transmit power corresponding to the first path and a second uplink transmit power corresponding to the second path. The UE performs an uplink transmission on the first path based on the first uplink transmit power and on the second path based on the second uplink transmit power.

Abstract: A variable spoiler wing of a motorcycle is provided. The motorcycle includes a plurality of spoiler wings; an electronic control unit controlling operation of a power unit; an inertial measurement unit electrically connected with the electronic control unit; a throttle position sensor electrically connected with the electronic control unit; and a wheel speed detector electrically connected with the electronic control unit. The plurality of spoiler wings are controlled by an operation controller for operation. The operation controller is in information connection with one of the electronic control unit, the inertial measurement unit, the throttle position sensor, and the wheel speed detector and receives one or multiple messages from the inertial measurement unit, the throttle position sensor, the wheel speed detector, or the electronic control unit to have the spoiler wings vary a pitch angle to match a traveling condition of the motorcycle.

Abstract: A method performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving at least one SL-DRX configuration and a plurality of SL resource pool configurations to be configured on the first UE; performing partial sensing based on at least one of the plurality of SL resource pool configurations when an SL-DRX operation is performed based on the at least one SL-DRX configuration, each of at least one SL resource pool configured by the at least one of the plurality of SL resource pool configurations comprising one or more time slots; and performing SL-CBR measurement associated with each of the at least one SL resource pool in the one or more time slots where the partial sensing is performed.

Abstract: A method for beam management performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a DCI format in a first BWP based on a first QCL assumption specific to the first BWP, the DCI format scheduling a PDSCH reception in a second BWP; receiving an RRC configuration that includes a plurality of candidate TCI states associated with a serving cell in which the PDSCH is scheduled; receiving a MAC CE that indicates a subset of the plurality of candidate TCI states for activation in the second BWP; determining a second QCL assumption specific to the second BWP based on one TCI state in the subset; and receiving the PDSCH in the second BWP based on the second QCL assumption.

Abstract: Disclosed is an RFID label printer and a method for reading and writing an RFID label using an RFID label printer, the RFID label printer includes: a first antenna, a paper cartridge and a control module for reading and writing, the paper cartridge is used to accommodate a label roll paper, the label roll paper includes a plurality of labels having a first RFID chip, and the control module for reading and writing is configured to perform steps of reading and writing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonmetallic unbonded flexible riser for deep-sea mining and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the riser includes a lining layer, an internal pressure resistant reinforcing layer, a first anti-wear layer, a first compensation reinforcing layer, a second anti-wear layer, a second compensation reinforcing layer, a third anti-wear layer, a framework layer, a isolation layer, a first tensile reinforcing layer, a fourth anti-wear layer, a second tensile reinforcing layer and an outer coating layer which are sequentially arranged from inside to outside, wherein unbonded connection between adjacent layers is adopted. The present invention may ensure the continuous transportation of the mineral and the seawater inside the flexible mixed transportation pipe, adapt to the severe marine environment and loading condition, and ensure the safety of mining work.