Abstract: A unified place recognition framework handles both retrieval and re-ranking with a unified transformer model. The re-ranking modules utilizes feature correlation, attention value, and x/y coordinates into account, and learns to determine whether an image pair is from a same location.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a radio frequency die, a molding compound, a feeding line, and a radiating element. The molding compound laterally surrounds the radio frequency die. The feeding line is over the radio frequency die. The radiating element is over the feeding line and electrically coupled to the RF die.

Abstract: This invention presents an electrochemical metallurgical technique for extracting metals and sulfur from metal sulfides, offering an adjustable composition and mechanical properties during electrode preparation. The metal sulfide anode, submerged in an electrolyte with a cathode made of materials like titanium, copper, stainless steel, lead, zinc, aluminum or graphite, undergoes electrolysis. This process oxidizes sulfur in the metal sulfide to the anode and releases metal ions into the electrolyte, where they're reduced at the cathode. The method yields metal at the cathode and sulfur at the anode, with minimal environmental impact, low investment, and straightforward process.

Abstract: Disclosed are a V-N microalloyed steel and a method for producing a V-N microalloyed and surface-crack-free continuous casting blank. The V-N microalloyed steel is composed of the following chemical components by mass percentage: 0.09%-0.13% of C, 0.1%-0.4% of Si, 1.0%-3.0% of Mn, less than or equal to 0.05% of P, less than or equal to 0.05% of S, 0.1%-0.4% of V, 0.011%-0.2% of N and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurity elements. A continuous casting blank is subjected to component control according to the chemical components of the V-N microalloyed steel; and the production method therefor comprises converter smelting, LF refining and continuous casting steps in sequence.

Abstract: During a front side process of a wafer, a hard mask layer is formed under a metal portion of a semiconductor device, and an epitaxial layer is deposited to form epitaxial portions of the semiconductor device. In a back side process of the wafer to cut the epitaxial layer, the metal portion is covered and protected by the hard mask layer from damages during etching of the epitaxial layer.

Abstract: An adjustable optical lens and camera module, and manufacturing method and applications thereof is disclosed. The camera module includes an optical sensor and an adjustable optical lens. The adjustable optical lens includes an optical structural member and at least two lenses, wherein each of the lenses is arranged in an internal space of the optical structural member. Along a vertical direction of the optical structural member, at least one lens is adapted to be adjustably pre-mounted to an internal space of the optical structural member serving as an adjustable lens. The side wall of the optical structural member is provided with at least one adjustment channel, which is positioned corresponding to the adjustable lens, so that an assembling position of the adjustable lens can be adjusted through the adjustment channel so as to align a central axis line of the adjustable optical lens with a central axis line of the optical sensor.

Abstract: A photocatalytic reactor includes a polymeric side-emitting optical fiber having a coating with a photocatalyst embedded in a porous polymer, a light source optically coupled to the polymeric side-emitting optical fiber and configured to irradiate the photocatalyst, and a multiplicity of oxygen-permeable hollow-fiber membranes. The polymeric side-emitting optical fiber and the multiplicity of oxygen-permeable hollow-fiber membranes are configured to be at least partially immersed in water. When at least partially immersed in water, the multiplicity of oxygen-permeable hollow-fiber membranes is configured to provide dissolved molecular oxygen to the water, and the coating is configured to allow diffusion of the dissolved molecular oxygen into the coating and to allow diffusion of hydrogen peroxide out of the coating.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel and a driving circuit is provided. The display panel is configured to display an image frame. The driving circuit is coupled to the display panel. The driving circuit is configured to output a gate signal to drive the display panel to display the image frame during a driving period. The driving period includes a first period, a second period, and a third period. The gate signal has a first voltage level during the first period and a second voltage level during the second period. The second voltage level is greater than the first voltage level.

Abstract: A drive method for a display panel (100) includes: obtaining display data corresponding to a current display frame, and a current refresh rate (S10); determining a target rate level corresponding to the current refresh rate according to the current refresh rate and prestored rate levels corresponding one-to-one to different refresh rate intervals (S20); and controlling sub-pixels in the display panel (100) to be charged with a data voltage according to the target rate level and the display data (S30).

Abstract: System, methods, and embodiments described herein relate to dynamically generating a wide field-of-view three-dimensional pseudo point cloud of an environment around a vehicle. A disclosed method may include capturing, via a camera, a first view in a first image, determining a first depth map based on the first image, obtaining, from an external system, a second image of a second view that overlaps the first view and a second depth map based on the second image, inputting the first image and the second image into a self-supervised homograph network that is trained to output a homographic transformation matrix between the first image and the second image, and generating a three-dimensional pseudo point cloud that combines the first depth map and the second depth map based on the homographic transformation matrix.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a photodetector chip, including a substrate, a semiconductor optical amplification section, and a photodetection section. The substrate includes a surface, the photodetection section and the semiconductor optical amplification section are arranged on the substrate, and the photodetection section is located in an optical signal output direction of the semiconductor optical amplification section. The semiconductor optical amplification section amplifies and filters an input optical signal to output an amplified and filtered optical signal to the photodetection section. The photodetection section is configured to convert the amplified and filtered optical signal into an electrical signal. The semiconductor optical amplification section includes a grating, the grating includes a first grating and a second grating that are cascaded, and the first grating is a slanted grating.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses example method, apparatus, and storage medium for improving multi-user multiplexing performance. One example method includes configuring base sequence identifiers by a network device for a plurality of terminals by using radio resource control (RRC) signaling, where there is no orthogonality between base sequences indicated by the base sequence identifiers of the plurality of terminals. Sounding reference signal (SRS) detection is performed on the plurality of terminals based on a quasi-orthogonal sequence, to obtain channel information for sending an SRS by each terminal. Channel prediction is performed based on the channel information of each terminal, to obtain a channel prediction result of each terminal.

Abstract: A system for exploiting a non-transmission-designated interval in a cycle of a protocol can include a processor and a memory. The memory can store a retrieval module, an alternative transmission determination module, and a schedule module. The retrieval module can cause the processor to retrieve, by a specific node associated with a set of nodes in a network, information about the set. The information can include, for a node in the set, identifications of a frequency and a time slot of a transmission-designated interval in a cycle of the protocol. The alternative transmission determination module can cause the processor to determine, based on the information, an existence, in the set, of a non-transmission-designated interval that has a duration greater than a threshold duration. The schedule module can cause the processor to schedule, in response to the existence, the specific node to produce a transmission during the non-transmission-designated interval.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating an integrated circuit (IC). The method includes receiving an IC layout having a first pattern layer that includes first source/drain (S/D) contacts and second S/D contacts, the first and second S/D contacts are spaced away from each other by a spacing along a first direction, and each of the first and second S/D contacts have elongated shapes extending lengthwise in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The method includes constructing a conductive feature on a second pattern layer of the IC layout, the conductive feature having an initial rectangular shape with a length and a width, the length extending along the first direction. And the method includes modifying the conductive feature to form a modified conductive feature that is overlapped with the first S/D contacts and distanced away from the second S/D contacts.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method for triphenylchloromethane, comprising the following steps: adding hydrochloric acid or a mixture of hydrochloric acid and Lewis acid to a mixture of triphenylmethanol and an organic solvent; stirring for reaction; removing the water layer after the completion of reaction to obtain an organic solution containing triphenylchloromethane. In the method, the conversion rate of triphenylmethanol is almost quantitative to be above 99%, and the content of triphenylchloromethane in the product obtained is above 99%. The operation is simple, and no waste gas is generated. Therefore, the method is environmentally friendly and suitable for industrialized production and can achieve better economic benefits.

Abstract: An electronic device and a performance optimization method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a battery module, a processor, and a controller. The battery module is configured to supply power to the electronic device. The processor has a power limit. The controller is configured to monitor a charging and discharging current of the battery module. In a power connection mode, the controller analyzes a status of the battery module and adjusts the power limit of the processor according to the charging and discharging current.

Abstract: A method for analyzing an investment portfolio includes using a trained base model to obtain an estimated rate of return of a corresponding investment asset. Factor data are substituted into the corresponding base model and SHAP algorithm is performed on the base model to obtain respective SHAP values corresponding to the factor data. A portfolio ratio of investment assets is obtained by calculating environmental parameters and the estimated rate of return. The estimated rate of return is calculated in terms of the portfolio ratio to obtain an estimated rate of return of the investment portfolio. The SHAP values corresponding to the investment portfolio are calculated in terms of the portfolio ratio. A plurality of key factors are selected by determining a degree of influence of each of factors affecting the investment assets according to the SHAP values of the investment portfolio corresponding to the factor data.

Abstract: An operation assistance system can collect on-site data and perform fault diagnosis analysis to provide an operational guidance for helping users to operate a subject device. In the operation assistance system, a user device is configured to observe the subject device, capture live video, and simultaneously display visual aids. The monitor device is coupled to the subject device to monitor various sensor states of the subject device to determine a fault status. The server is coupled to the user device and the monitor device, providing visual aids to the user device based on the fault status. The user device is also configured to allow the wearer to perceive the visual aids displayed as in a specific relative position in the space where the subject device is located.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to one embodiment includes first nanostructures, a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first nanostructures and disposed over an isolation structure, and a backside gate contact disposed below the first nanostructures and adjacent to the isolation structure. A bottom surface of the first gate structure is in direct contact with the backside gate contact.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polycarbonate and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The polycarbonate comprises at least one of structural units selected from a structural unit represented by formula (I) and a structural unit represented by formula (II). The polycarbonate provided by the present application has a high refractive index, and the obtained polycarbonate has a refractive index of 1.673-1.794, which can satisfy performance requirements of polycarbonate as an optical resin in optical components.