Abstract: In one embodiment, a power supply controller, or alternately a semiconductor device having a power supply controller, may have a first circuit configured to form a sense signal that is representative of a signal from an auxiliary winding of a transformer. A feedback circuit may be configured to allow the sense signal to increase in response to a turn-off of the power switch, to subsequently detect a second increase of the sense signal prior to subsequently turning on the power switch, and to form a feedback signal as a value of the sense signal responsively to the second increase of the sense signal.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for strengthening and widening subgrade with geocell based on conductive polymer, which belongs to the technical field of road construction. It includes the following steps: slope cutting and bench excavation for the existing embankment slope; leveling for the treated existing subgrade; filling and widening subgrade on the basis of the leveled existing subgrade; compacting the widened subgrade so that the compacted widened subgrade and the leveled existing subgrade are in the same plane; on the widened Subgrade The geocell based on the conductive polymer is tensioned and fixed for the first time; the geocell based on the conductive polymer is compacted to obtain the widened Subgrade of the geocell based on the conductive polymer. It can minimize the possibility of longitudinal cracks between the existing subgrade and the widened subgrade.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of killing biofilm using a surface plasmon coupled to a photosensitizer. A nanostructure (10) may include a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16). A method of killing biofilm may include contacting biofilm with a nanostructure (10) including a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16) to form a blend and exposing the blend to light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing a modulation symbol. The processing method includes: a transmitter obtaining a transmission power ratio ?j, wherein in the transmission power ratio ?j?{?0, ?1, ?2}, j is a natural number, and ?0, ?1 and ?2 are all positive numbers; and the transmitter modulating a first group of bit sequences b0(i), b0(i+1) and a second group of bit sequences b1(i), b1(i+1), . . . , b1(i+n) according to the transmission power ratio ?j so as to obtain a modulation symbol, wherein i is a natural number, and n?{1, 3, 5}. The present invention solves the problem in the relevant art that an uncertain number of transmission power ratios affects the performance of a system and increases the design complexity of signaling, thereby reducing signaling overheads and improving system stability and demodulation performance.

Abstract: A switched-mode power supply with near valley switching includes a quasi-resonant converter. The converter includes a switch element that is turned on not only at the valley, but also in a window range of ?tNVW close to the valley, where the voltage across the switch element is at its minimum. This advantageously reduces switching loss and maintains a balance between efficiency and frequency variation.

Abstract: A bonding apparatus comprises a movable bond head collet, a reference marker configured to move with the bond head collet, a flip head collet, first and second imaging devices and an adjusting mechanism. In use, the first imaging device captures one or more images of the reference marker and the flip head collet, and the second imaging device captures one or more images of the reference marker and the bond head collet. The adjusting mechanism aligns a position of the bond head collet with a position of the flip head collet based on an offset that is determined from the images of the flip head collet, bond head collet and reference marker. The flip head collet retrieves an electrical component and transfers the electrical component to the bond head collet at the alignment position.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrolytic cell cathode with zero polar spacing, which comprises a conductive column; a cathode net connected to the conductive column; an elastic net covering the cathode net; a surface net covering the elastic net; a fastening part penetrating through the surface net, the cathode net and the elastic net and is fixed on the conductive column. According to the electrolytic cell cathode provided by the invention, in the using process, the elastic cathode is uniformly attached to the ionic membrane, so that the shaking of the ionic membrane is reduced in the using process, and the service life of the ionic membrane can be greatly prolonged. The elastic net with special structure can effectively prevent the elastic change caused by pressure fluctuation and keep the polar spacing relatively stable. In the process of discharging gas, bubbles can be broken and the resistance inside the electric tank can be reduced.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a hybrid system-on-chip usable for predicting performance and power requirements of a host server include a big cores module, including central processing units, for receiving and pre-processing performance and power metrics data of the host server and to allocate computing resources, a small cores module, including massively parallel processing units, for mapping each instance associated with host server in the performance and power metrics data to a corresponding massively parallel processing unit based on the allocated computing resources for a per-instance metrics calculation, and an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator for calculating performance and power prediction results based on the per-instant calculations from the small cores module.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a network node can receive signals from user devices in a wireless communication network. The network node can combine the signals received at each receive antenna of the network node based on vectors from a pre-defined set of vectors. The network node can also process the combined signals to obtain an estimate of the signals.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for identity authentication. An exemplary method may include obtaining biometric information for authentication collected by a terminal, and identity information sent by the terminal. The method may also include obtaining prestored biometric information corresponding to the identity information. The method may further include determining whether the biometric information for authentication matches the prestored biometric information. If yes, the method may include determining that the identity authentication is successful. Otherwise the method may include determining that the identity authentication is not successful.

Abstract: This application discloses a MEMS chip structure, including a substrate, a side wall, a dielectric plate, a MEMS micromirror array, and a grid array, where the MEMS micromirror array includes a plurality of grooves and a plurality of MEMS micromirrors. The plurality of MEMS micromirrors are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of grooves. The grid array is located above the MEMS micromirror array, and a lower surface of the grid array is connected to upper surfaces of side walls of at least some of the plurality of grooves.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for identity authentication. An exemplary method may include obtaining biometric information for authentication collected by a terminal, and identity information sent by the terminal. The method may also include obtaining prestored biometric information corresponding to the identity information. The method may further include determining whether the biometric information for authentication matches the prestored biometric information. If yes, the method may include determining that the identity authentication is successful. Otherwise the method may include determining that the identity authentication is not successful.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a power supply controller, or alternately a semiconductor device having a power supply controller, may have a first circuit configured to form a sense signal that is representative of a signal from an auxiliary winding of a transformer. A feedback circuit may be configured to allow the sense signal to increase in response to a turn-off of the power switch, to subsequently detect a second increase of the sense signal prior to subsequently turning on the power switch, and to form a feedback signal as a value of the sense signal responsively to the second increase of the sense signal.

Abstract: A pressure switch including: a spring blade; a ram pin having an angled bottom surface and laterally restrained in movement, where upward movement of the ram pin engages the spring blade such that the spring blade snap deflects to an engaged position, and where downward movement of the ram pin engages the spring blade such that the spring blade snap deflects to an unengaged position; a ball bearing in contact with the angled bottom surface of the ram pin; and an adjustment screw laterally restraining the ball bearing in movement, where a lateral inward movement of the adjustment screw relative to an outside surface of the pressure switch causes an upward movement of the ram pin, and where a lateral outward movement of the adjustment screw relative to the outside surface of the pressure switch causes a downward movement of the ram pin.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for identity authentication. An exemplary method may include obtaining biometric information for authentication collected by a terminal, and identity information sent by the terminal. The method may also include obtaining prestored biometric information corresponding to the identity information. The method may further include determining whether the biometric information for authentication matches the prestored biometric information. If yes, the method may include determining that the identity authentication is successful. Otherwise the method may include determining that the identity authentication is not successful.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an example method and system for virtual machine backup based on multilayer de-duplication. A virtual machine snapshot is divided into multiple child data blocks. Each child data block is divided into multiple data segments. Multilayer de-duplication is applied to the virtual machine snapshot to exclude data causing duplicate backup in the virtual machine snapshot. The remaining virtual machine snapshot data after the processing of the multilayer de-duplication is stored.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a power supply controller, or alternately a semiconductor device having a power supply controller, may have a first circuit configured to form a sense signal that is representative of a signal from an auxiliary winding of a transformer. A feedback circuit may be configured to allow the sense signal to increase in response to a turn-off of the power switch, to subsequently detect a second increase of the sense signal prior to subsequently turning on the power switch, and to form a feedback signal as a value of the sense signal responsively to the second increase of the sense signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of killing biofilm using a surface plasmon coupled to a photosensitizer. A nanostructure (10) may include a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16). A method of killing biofilm may include contacting biofilm with a nanostructure (10) including a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16) to form a blend and exposing the blend to light.

Abstract: A flow switch including: a fluid inlet for receiving fluid in-line relative to a flow switch body; a poppet valve disposed in the fluid inlet and having a variable location relative to the flow switch body; an actuator pin affixed to the poppet valve; a helical spring disposed about the actuator pin, where the poppet valve is spring-loaded via the spring; and where the spring-loaded poppet valve is configured to move away from the fluid inlet with increasing volumetric fluid flow and towards the fluid inlet with decreasing volumetric fluid flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of killing fungi using a surface plasmon coupled to a photosensitizer. A nanostructure (10) may include a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16). A method of killing fungi may include contacting fungi with a nanostructure (10) including a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16) to form a blend and exposing the blend to light.