Abstract: A method includes forming a first plurality of fins in a first region of a substrate, a first recess being interposed between adjacent fins in the first region of the substrate, the first recess having a first depth and a first width, forming a second plurality of fins in a second region of the substrate, a second recess being interposed between adjacent fins in the second region of the substrate, the second recess having a second depth and a second width, the second width of the second recess being less than the first width of the first recess, the second depth of the second recess being less than the first depth of the first recess, forming a first dielectric layer in the first recess and the second recess, and converting the first dielectric layer in the first recess and the second recess to a treated dielectric layer.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method includes: receiving, from the video data, an Adaptation Parameter Set (APS) identifier associated with a number of previously used Cross-Component Sample Adaptive Offset (CCSAO) filter offset sets stored in APS; receiving, from the video data, a syntax in Picture Header (PH) or Slice Header (SH) that indicates the APS identifier used for a current picture or slice; decoding, for the current coding tree unit (CTU), a filter set index that indicates a particular previously used CCSAO filter offset set of the number of offset sets in the APS associated with the APS identifier; and applying the particular previously used CCSAO filter offset set to the current CTU of the video data.

Abstract: A resonant converter, a control method of a resonant converter, and a related device. The resonant converter includes a control circuit, a drive circuit, and a switch circuit. The control circuit is configured to generate, based on a target output electrical parameter of the resonant converter, a first pulse signal and a second pulse signal that have different frequencies. The control circuit is further configured to: obtain a first drive signal based on the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal and send the first drive signal to the drive circuit. The drive circuit is configured to: convert the first drive signal into one or more second drive signals and send the one or more second drive signals to the switch circuit, to turn on or off a switch component in the switch circuit.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a computed tomography (CT) image of an object includes establishing a narrow-spectrum high-energy bin and other bins with wider-spectrum and lower-energies and acquiring a first dataset using the narrow-spectrum high-energy bin. The method also includes acquiring second or more datasets using the wide-spectrum, low-energy bins, reducing data attributable to scatter from the second or more datasets using the first dataset to create reduced-scatter datasets, and reconstructing CT images of the object from the reduced-scatter datasets.

Abstract: A micro light-emitting diode structure is provided. The micro light-emitting diode structure includes an epitaxial layer. The micro light-emitting diode structure also includes a reflecting layer disposed on the epitaxial layer. The micro light-emitting diode structure further includes a patterned electrode layer disposed between the epitaxial layer and the reflecting layer. The patterned electrode layer is divided into a plurality of patterned electrode segments, and the patterned electrode segments are separated from each other. Moreover, the micro light-emitting diode structure includes a first-type electrode and a second-type electrode disposed on the reflecting layer and electrically connected to the epitaxial layer.

Abstract: An automatic nucleic acid detection system and a method thereof are disclosed. The automatic nucleic acid detection method includes: performing, by an automatic control subsystem, on a nucleic acid extraction machine platform, a nucleic acid extraction on one or more specimens in a sample tray to generate one or more corresponding nucleic acids in the sample tray; distributing, by the automatic control subsystem, on a nucleic acid distribution machine platform, the nucleic acid in each hole of the sample tray and a first reagent into a plurality of holes of a detection tray, wherein the number of holes of the detection tray is greater than that of the sample tray; and performing, by the automatic control subsystem, on a nucleic acid detection machine platform, a nucleic acid detection on the detection tray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coral composite extract, a composition including the same and a method of producing the same. The coral composite extract includes at least two briarane-type diterpenoid compounds from corals of Briareum violaceum, B. excavatum and B. stechei, thereby being applied as an effective ingredient of a skin external use composition, a cosmetic composition and a medicinal composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a joint optimization method and system for delay and spectrum occupation in a cloud-edge collaborative network. The method includes: initializing a cloud-edge collaborative network, and generating a set of user requests; establishing a target function of minimum average end-to-end delay and minimum spectrum slot occupation of a user request; during processing of each user request based on the target function, sequentially determining whether a node and path selection uniqueness constraint, a mobile edge computing (MEC) server load constraint, a spectrum resource occupation and uniqueness constraint, a spectrum continuity constraint, and a spectrum consistency constraint are satisfied, where if all constraints are satisfied, the user request is successfully processed, and the process turns to step S4; or if any constraint is not satisfied, the user request fails to be processed; and calculating average end-to-end delay and spectrum resource occupancy of the user request.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same. The semiconductor structure includes a base pattern including a channel region and a drain region, a first semiconductor layer on the channel region of the base pattern, and a gate structure on the first semiconductor layer. The gate structure includes a first stack disposed on the first semiconductor layer and a second stack disposed on the first stack. The first stack includes a first sidewall adjacent to the drain region and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the base pattern. The first sidewall is at a first distance from the second stack in the first direction, and the second sidewall is at a second distance from the second stack in the first direction. The first distance is greater than the second distance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shielding apparatus for a lower end of an injection needle and an injection device, and relates to the technical field of injection instruments. By using the shielding apparatus for a lower end of an injection needle in the present disclosure, in the process of mounting a needle holder on an insulin pen, and when the injection needle is completely removed from the insulin pen, the limit block also moves downwardly to abut against a bottom wall of the moving groove, and the shielding cylinder completely covers the lower end of the injection needle, so as to avoid a situation that a user accidentally touches the lower end of an injection needle to be injured, thereby avoiding the safety risk when the lower end of the injection needle is removed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a traversal method and system, a robot and a readable storage medium. The method comprises: driving a robot to travel in a working region according to a predetermined mode and work synchronously; and adjusting the robot to continue working according to a predetermined first rule every time a turn sign is encountered, and adjusting the robot to return to the predetermined mode after the first rule is completed; wherein the first rule is: starting from the position where the turn sign is encountered, rotating clockwise or counterclockwise; after first rotation is carried out according to a first angle, continuing running for a first time according to the predetermined mode; and then, after second rotation is carried out according to a second angle in the same rotation direction as the previous rotation, continuing running for a second time according to the predetermined mode, the first angle being different from the second angle.

Abstract: An interaction method and apparatus and an electronic device. The method comprises: displaying a first application interface, wherein the first application interface comprises an interface of a first application; and creating a second application account in the first application interface, wherein the second application account is used for logging in a second application. Therefore, a new interaction mode is provided.

Abstract: A package structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a third substrate disposed on the second substrate, and multiple chips mounted on the third substrate. A second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the second substrate is less than a first CTE of the first substrate. The third substrate includes a first sub-substrate, a second sub-substrate in the same level with the first sub-substrate, a third sub-substrate in the same level with the first sub-substrate. A CTE of the first sub-substrate, a CTE of the second sub-substrate, and a CTE of the third sub-substrate are less than the second CTE of the second substrate.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video block in GPM includes: partitioning the video block into two geometric partitions; constructing a uni-directional motion victor (MV) candidate list by adding regular merge candidates; in response to determining that the candidate list is not full, constructing a first updated candidate list by adding additional uni-directional MVs derived from bi-prediction MVs of a regular merge candidate list to the candidate list; in response to determining that the first updated candidate list is not full, constructing a second updated candidate list by adding pairwise average candidates to the first updated candidate list; in response to determining that the second updated candidate list is not full, periodically adding zero uni-directional MVs to the second updated candidate list until a maximum length is reached; and respectively generating a uni-directional MV for each geometric partition.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide systems and methods for motion refinement in a video. The method may include determining an initial motion vector for a video block of a video frame from the video. The method may include determining a matching target based on a weighted combination of a first reference block from a first reference frame in the video and a second reference block from a second reference frame in the video. The method may include performing a bilateral matching based motion refinement process at a block level to iteratively update the initial motion vector based on the matching target until a refined motion vector is obtained. The method may include refining a motion vector for each sub-block in the video block using the refined motion vector of the video block. Refining the motion vector at a sub-block level applies an affine motion model of the video block.

Abstract: The application provides a display substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device. The display substrate includes a display region and a binding region located at a periphery of the display region. The binding region is provided with a drive circuit pin and a flexible circuit board pin, and a connecting trace for connecting the drive circuit pin and the flexible circuit board pin. The connecting trace includes a first connecting line and a second connecting line connected in parallel, the first connecting line and the second connecting line are in different layers, the first connecting line is between an interlayer insulating layer and a base substrate of the display substrate, the first connecting line and the interlayer insulating layer are separated by a first insulating layer, and the second connecting line is on a side of the interlayer insulating layer away from the base substrate.

Abstract: A package includes a substrate having a conductive layer, and the conductive layer comprises an exposed portion. A die stack is disposed over the substrate and electrically connected to the conductive layer. A high thermal conductivity material is disposed over the substrate and contacting the exposed portion of the conductive layer. The package further includes a contour ring over and contacting the high thermal conductivity material.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a mass of an absorbed gas and a mass of a pore gas in a sample using NMR spectroscopy is provided. The method includes acquiring a baseline NMR spectrum of a pressure cell containing the sample, saturating the sample with a gas, acquiring a saturated NMR spectrum and determining a differential NMR spectrum of the sample by subtracting the baseline NMR spectrum from the saturated NMR spectrum. The method also includes separating the differential NMR spectrum into an absorbed gas NMR spectrum to determine an absorbed gas NMR signal and a pore gas NMR spectrum to determine a pore gas NMR signal by performing a spectral deconvolution. The method further includes acquiring a normalization NMR spectrum of the pressure cell containing a gas to determine a gas calibration NMR signal and determining the mass of the absorbed gas and pore gas.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a display panel having an active area that generates visual images and an inactive area disposed outside the active area. The inactive area having an alignment mark that is invisible to a naked eye.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to transmitting and receiving signaling for transmission control parameter update in wireless communications. Performed by a wireless terminal in a wireless network, the method including transmitting feedback information to a wireless communication node in the wireless network via a first message, the feedback information being used for adjusting a transmission control parameter for a transmission associated with the wireless terminal, and the transmission comprising at least one of a semi persistent scheduling (SPS) transmission or a configured grant (CG) scheduling transmission.