Abstract: The present disclosure describes thermal modules having solder-free thermal bonds, methods of forming the thermal modules, and electronic devices that include the thermal modules. In one example, a thermal module having a solder-free thermal bond can include an assembly of a heat pipe and a heat sink mechanically connected to the heat pipe at a bonding junction area. The bonding junction area can include a gap between the heat pipe and the heat sink at a portion of the bonding junction area. A ther-mal coating composition can coat the assembly and fill the gap. The thermal coating composition can include a cured resin and thermally conductive particles.

Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention includes: receiving information on a set of reference pictures for configuring a set of reference pictures of a current picture, wherein the information on the set of reference pictures includes the most significant bit (MSB) information that may calculate the MSB of the picture order count (POC) of a long-term reference picture relative to the current picture, and flag information that represents whether there is MSB information; and eliciting the set of reference pictures by using received MSB information when the flag information is 1, and performing marking on the reference picture, wherein the flag information may be 1 when a temporal sub-layer identifier is 0, and there is at least one POC value for which a remainder obtained by dividing by a maximum value MaxPicOrderCntLsb capable of being represented by the LSB is the same as the least significant bit (LSB) of the POC of the long-term reference picture, in a set of POCs of a previous picture

Abstract: A laser transmitter including a waveform controller arranged to generate a waveform script having at least one of a pulse repetition frequency setting, a pulse duration setting, and a pulse amplitude pre-warp setting. The transmitter also includes an optical waveform generator arranged to: i) receive the waveform script, ii) generate pre-warped signal pulses based on the waveform script to compensate for gain distortion effects of a laser power amplifier, and iii) output the pre-warped signal pulses. The laser power amplifier is arranged to: i) receive the pre-warped signal pulses, ii) receive a continuous wave signal, and iii) output amplified signal pulses that maintain a substantially constant drive intensity at the input of a non-linear wavelength converter. The non-linear wavelength converter is arranged to receive the amplified signal pulses and emit wavelength-converted pulses.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for signaling PTL, DPB and HRD related information in SPS and a method of transmitting a bitstream are provided. The image decoding method may comprise obtaining flag information indicating whether a profile tier level (PTL) syntax structure, a decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameter syntax structure and a hypothetical reference decoder (HRD) parameter syntax structure are present in a sequence parameter set (SPS), obtaining at least one among the PTL syntax structure, DPB parameter syntax structure and HRD parameter syntax structure, based on the flag information, and processing a current output layer set (OLS), based on the obtained syntax structure. The flag information may have a predetermined value, based on that an OLS including only one layer having the same layer identifier as a layer identifier of the SPS is present.

Abstract: A method of decoding a coded video bitstream implemented by a video decoder is disclosed. The method includes determining that a coded video sequence (CVS) of the coded video bitstream includes a video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit having a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type (GDR_NUT), the VCL NAL unit having the GDR_NUT containing a GDR picture; initiating decoding of the CVS at the GDR picture; and generating an image according to the CVS as decoded. A corresponding method of encoding is also disclosed.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for signaling decoded picture buffer (DPB) related information and profile tier level (PTL) related information and a method of transmitting a bitstream are provided. The image decoding method according to the present disclosure may comprise obtaining first information indicating the number of one or more decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameter syntax structures in a video parameter set (VPS), obtaining the one or more DPB parameter syntax structures from the VPS based on the first information, obtaining second information between one or more multi-layer output layer sets (OLSs) and the one or more DPB parameter syntax structures from the VPS based on the first information, selecting a DPB parameter syntax structure that applies to a current OLS based on the second information, and processing the current OLS based on the selected DPB parameter syntax structure.

Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a video decoding device according to the present document may comprise the steps of: parsing, from a bitstream, number information relating to the number of slices each having an explicitly signaled height in a tile of a current picture; on the basis of the number information, parsing, from the bitstream, height information relating to heights of the slices each having an explicitly signaled height; when a value of the number information is n, deriving heights of 0-th to (n?1)-th slices in the tile on the basis of the height information; deriving the height of the n-th slice in the tile on the basis of the height of the (n?1)-th slice; deriving a height of a last slice in the tile on the basis of a height remaining after subtracting the sum of heights of the other slices in the tile from a height of the tile; deriving the number of slices in the tile; and decoding the current picture on the basis of slices of the current picture.

Abstract: Provided is an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method may include obtaining first information on whether a current picture might be partitioned, from a bitstream, obtaining, from the bitstream, second information on the number of one or more subpictures included in the current picture based on the first information, deriving one or more subpictures, based on the second information and decoding the one or more subpictures.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure is performed by an image decoding apparatus. The image decoding method comprises determining whether a video parameter set (VPS) referenced by a sequence parameter set (SPS) is present, deriving information on inter layer prediction, based on the determination as to whether the video parameter set referenced by the sequence parameter set is present, and reconstructing an image based on the information on inter layer prediction.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus is provided.

Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, a recovery point picture order count (POC) for a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) picture is derived on the basis of GDR-related information, and an output for pictures related to the GDR picture is determined on the basis of the recovery point POC. The recovery point DOC can be derived on the basis of a syntax element related to the recovery point POC.

Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a video decoding device according to the present document may comprise the steps of: acquiring image information from a bitstream, the image information including a picture header associated with the current picture including a plurality of slices; parsing, from the picture header, at least one of a first flag indicating whether information necessary for an inter-prediction operation for a decoding process is present in the picture header, or a second flag indicating whether information necessary for an intra-prediction operation for the decoding process is present in the picture header; generating prediction samples by performing at least one of intra-prediction or inter-prediction for the slices in the current picture on the basis of at least one of the first flag or the second flag; and generating reconstructed samples on the basis of the prediction samples.

Abstract: A method or coding image information, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: binarizing according to different techniques, index values of forward prediction, backward prediction, and bidirectional prediction, depending on whether the bidirectional prediction is applied when inter-predicting a current block; and entropy coding a binarized codeword, wherein whether to apply the bidirectional prediction when inter-predicting the current block can be determined on the basis of the size of the current block. As a result, provided are a method for binarizing an inter-prediction direction of a prediction unit having a specific size, and an apparatus using same.

Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a video decoding device according to this document comprises the steps of: parsing prediction weighted table syntax from a bitstream; parsing information on the number of reference pictures in a reference picture list from the prediction weighted table syntax; deriving weights for weighted prediction on the basis of the information on the number of reference pictures; deriving prediction samples of a current block by performing weighted prediction for the current block on the basis of the weights; and reconstructing a current picture on the basis of the prediction samples, wherein the prediction weighted table syntax may be parsed from a picture header of the bitstream.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The image decoding method performed by the image decoding apparatus, according to the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: determining a current block by splitting an image on the basis of split information acquired from a bitstream; determining a quantization parameter of the current block; and determining a transform coefficient of the current block on the basis of the quantization parameter.

Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of tiles. A number of the tiles are included in a tile group. A flag is also encoded into a parameter set of a bitstream. The flag is set to a first value when the tile group is a raster scan tile group and a second value when the tile group is a rectangular tile group. The tiles are encoded into the bitstream based on the tile group. The bitstream is stored for communication toward a decoder.

Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream including a plurality of picture parameter sets (PPSs) and a plurality of pictures at a plurality of picture sizes. A first picture size of a first picture is determined from a first PPS. The first picture is decoded at the first picture size to create a decoded reference picture. The decoded reference picture is stored in a decoded picture buffer. A second picture size of a second picture is determined from a second PPS. The second picture references the decoded reference picture according to inter-prediction. The decoded reference picture is scaled from the first picture size to the second picture size. The second picture is decoded at the second picture size based on the decoded reference picture at the second picture size.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for signaling hypothetical reference decoder (HRD) related parameters, and a method of transmitting a bitstream. An image decoding method may comprise obtaining first information specifying the number of one or more hypothetical reference decoder (HRD) parameter syntax structures in a video parameter set (VPS), obtaining the one or more HRD parameter syntax structures from the VPS based on the first information, obtaining second information on mapping between one or more multi-layer output layer sets (OLSs) and the one or more HRD parameter syntax structures from the VPS based on the first information, selecting a HRD parameter syntax structure that applies to a current OLS based on the second information, and processing the current OLS based on the selected HRD parameter syntax structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding and decoding method and apparatus for signaling information on the number of DPB parameters, and a recording medium storing a bitstream. An image decoding method may comprise obtaining first information indicating the number of decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameter syntax structures in a video parameter set (VPS), computing the number of DPB parameter syntax structures in the VPS based on the first information, obtaining the DPB parameter syntax structures in the VPS based on the number of DPB parameter syntax structures, and managing a DPB based on the DPB parameter syntax structures.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an inter prediction method comprises the steps of: generating a merge candidate list for a block to be predicted, wherein the block is to correspond to a current prediction unit; deriving, on the basis of one of a plurality of merge candidates constituting the merge candidate list, motion information on the block to be predicted; and performing, on the basis of the derived motion information, a prediction on the block to be predicted so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current prediction unit.