Abstract: Methods of forming fully aligned vias connecting two metal lines extending in two directions are described. The fully aligned via is aligned with the first metal line and the second metal line along both directions. A third metal layer is patterned on a top of a second metal layer in electrical contact with a first metal layer. The patterned third metal layer is misaligned from the top of the second metal layer. The second metal layer is recessed to expose sides of the second metal layer and remove portions not aligned sides of the third metal layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for accurately, efficiently, and flexibly generating harmonized digital images utilizing a self-supervised image harmonization neural network. In particular, the disclosed systems can implement, and learn parameters for, a self-supervised image harmonization neural network to extract content from one digital image (disentangled from its appearance) and appearance from another from another digital image (disentangled from its content). For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a dual data augmentation method to generate diverse triplets for parameter learning (including input digital images, reference digital images, and pseudo ground truth digital images), via cropping a digital image with perturbations using three-dimensional color lookup tables (“LUTs”).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flue gas low-temperature adsorption denitrification method, including: pressurizing a flue gas that has been subjected to dust removal and desulfurization, precooling the pressurized flue gas, cooling the precooled flue gas to a temperature lower than room temperature by a flue gas cooling system, flowing the flue gas at the temperature lower than room temperature into a low-temperature denitrification system, performing physical adsorption denitrification in the low-temperature denitrification system, precooling the flue gas that has been subjected to dust removal and desulfurization with the denitrificated flue gas, and flowing the heat-absorbed clean flue gas into a chimney to be discharged.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for processing images. The techniques comprise displaying an interface configured to perform local retouching on a partial area of an image, wherein the interface comprises a first area configured to adjust a size of the partial area of the image, and wherein the interface further comprises a second area configured to apply at least one retouching parameter to the partial area of the image; determining the partial area of the image in response to receiving a user input; and implementing the local retouching on the partial area of the image in response to receiving touch operations via the interface.

Abstract: A cage includes a first sub-part having a plurality of first partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of first pocket portions formed by adjacent first partitions. A second sub-part has a plurality of second partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of second pocket portions formed by adjacent second partitions. A first recess is provided on the first partition belonging to a first set of the plurality of first partitions. A second pin extends along an axial direction from the second partition belonging to a second set of the plurality of second partitions. The second pin is fixed in its corresponding first recess. The first set of first partitions includes any one or more of the plurality of first partitions. The second set of second partitions includes any one or more of the plurality of second partitions and correspond to the first set of first partitions respectively.

Abstract: A cage includes a first sub-part having a plurality of first partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of first pocket portions formed by adjacent first partitions. A first engaging portion is formed on at least one of the first partitions. A second sub-part includes a plurality of second partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of second pocket portions formed by adjacent second partitions. A second engaging portion is formed on at least one of the second partitions. A pocket is formed by the first pocket portion and its corresponding second pocket portion. Each first engaging portion snaps with its corresponding second engaging portion. The cage overcomes the harmful umbrella effect found in a one-piece polymer prong-type cage, so that the bearing equipped with this cage can operate under very high speeds. The cage can be part of a ball bearing.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to subtractive metals, subtractive metal semiconductor structures, subtractive metal interconnects, and to processes for forming such semiconductor structures and interconnects. In an embodiment, a process for fabricating a semiconductor structure is provided. The process includes performing a degas operation on the semiconductor structure and depositing a liner layer on the semiconductor structure. The process further includes performing a sputter operation on the semiconductor structure, and depositing, by physical vapor deposition, a metal layer on the liner layer, wherein the liner layer comprises Ti, Ta, TaN, or combinations thereof, and a resistivity of the metal layer is about 30 ??·cm or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermal coupling method for preparing ethylene by ethanol dehydration and device thereof. The device includes an ethanol dehydration reaction system, a quenching compression system, an alkaline washing system, a molecular sieve drying system and an ethylene purification and propylene refrigeration cycle system; ethanol dehydration reaction products in the ethanol dehydration reaction system serve as a heat source for preheating, vaporization and superheating of a raw material of ethanol; tower bottoms of an evaporation tower in the quenching compression system serve as a heat source for preheating of a feed stream of the evaporation tower and heating of an overhead gas of a quenching tower; products of ethylene in the alkaline washing system serve as a cold source for cooling of crude ethylene.

Abstract: A display panel and a splicing screen are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The pixel unit on the first substrate includes a light-emitting area and a vacant area. The light-emitting area is provided with a light-emitting diode chip and a pixel driving circuit. At least one conductive hole is provided in the vacant area. The second substrate is arranged on a side of the first substrate facing away from the pixel unit, and the pixel driving circuit is electrically connected to a bonding conductive layer included in the second substrate through the conductive hole, which can eliminate a lower frame of the first substrate and prevent crack extension.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes a substrate, a light emitting layer, a protective layer and a light adjusting layer. The protective layer is located on the side of the light emitting layer far away from the substrate, the protective layer includes a plurality of stop blocks disposed corresponding to gaps between light emitting pixels, and the light adjusting layer is located between adjacent two stop blocks and covers the stop blocks. A refractive index of the protective layer is less than a refractive index of the light adjusting layer, and the light is totally reflected at a junction between the light adjusting layer and the stop block, which improves the forward light efficiency and light output efficiency.

Abstract: A display panel and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a light-emitting component layer, a flat layer, and a lens layer. The lens layer has a plurality of lens units. A refractive index of the lens layer is greater than a refractive index of the flat layer, so that a refractive index difference between the lens layer and the flat layer and refractive effect of the lens units on the light are used to reduce angles of light emission, such that light at large angles converges and transmits toward a center, thereby improving efficiency of forward light emission of the display panel.

Abstract: A remote-control aircraft comprises an aircraft body with a mounting platform provided with a connecting part and first magnet(s), and the connecting part is perforated with a connecting hole; and comprises an aircraft wing with an inserting part and second magnet(s) on its underside close to the aircraft body, the inserting part is rotationally inserted into the connecting hole, the second magnet and the first magnet are connected by magnetic attraction, and the aircraft wing is in close contact with the mounting platform. Thus, the aircraft wing and body can be quickly assembled and disassembled and can be carried conveniently. While the aircraft wing collides with an obstacle, it can be rotated around the inserting part as the center, and the impact force can be unloaded by rotating to prevent the aircraft wing from being damaged and prevent the aircraft wing from being separated from the aircraft body.

Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel comprises a display screen, a first backlight module, a second backlight module, and a fingerprint sensor, wherein the second backlight module has a fingerprint identification mode and a display mode. In the fingerprint identification mode, light reaches the fingerprint sensor through the second backlight module for fingerprint identification, and in the display mode, the first backlight module and the second backlight module provide uniform backlight to the display screen, thus realizing compatibility of functions of under-screen fingerprint identification and display.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining influence of applications on system performance includes collecting, by a processor, for several applications that are executing on a computing system, respective instrumentation data during multiple time-segments. The method further includes determining, for each of the applications, a performance value and a robustness value for each of the time-segments based on the respective instrumentation data. Further, using the performance value and robustness value for each time-segment, multiple health-waveforms are generated, where a health-waveform is generated for each respective application. The method further includes determining, by the processor, an influence-factor of a first application on a second application, the first application and the second application are executing on the computing system.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention include determining an event associated with a computing system, the event occurring at a first time, obtaining system data associated with the computing system, determining a system state of the computing system at the first time based on the system data, determining, based on the system state, two or more system data clusters comprising clustered system data associated with the system state of the computing system, determining, via an interpolation algorithm, an interpolated data value for the first time based on the system data, and adjusting the interpolated data value based on a determination that the interpolate data value is outside the two or more system data clusters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for updating information. The method may include: acquiring road network structure information of a target road network and vehicle information of a target number of vehicles in the target road network, the vehicle information including initial state information, perception information and positioning information, and the vehicle information being constrained by the road network structure information; selecting a target vehicle from the target number of vehicles; determining, based on a vehicle dynamics model, a reference speed at which the target vehicle passes a preset time step; and updating vehicle information of a vehicle in the target road network based on the reference speed of the target vehicle.

Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel comprises a display screen, a first backlight module, a second backlight module, and a fingerprint sensor, wherein the second backlight module has a fingerprint identification mode and a display mode. In the fingerprint identification mode, light reaches the fingerprint sensor through the second backlight module for fingerprint identification, and in the display mode, the first backlight module and the second backlight module provide uniform backlight to the display screen, thus realizing compatibility of functions of under-screen fingerprint identification and display.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining influence of applications on system performance includes collecting, by a processor, for several applications that are executing on a computing system, respective instrumentation data during multiple time-segments. The method further includes determining, for each of the applications, a performance value and a robustness value for each of the time-segments based on the respective instrumentation data. Further, using the performance value and robustness value for each time-segment, multiple health-waveforms are generated, where a health-waveform is generated for each respective application. The method further includes determining, by the processor, an influence-factor of a first application on a second application, the first application and the second application are executing on the computing system.

Abstract: The present application provides a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display device, and an electronic device. By removing portions of a first polarizer and a second polarizer of the liquid crystal display panel that corresponds to a light-transmitting area, light can be transmitted in the light-transmitting area of the liquid crystal display panel. In addition, by setting a first liquid crystal layer in the light-transmitting area of the liquid crystal display panel to allow a portion of the liquid crystal display panel corresponding to the light-transmitting area in a display state.