Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a surface-mount laser apparatus. One example apparatus includes an on-chip laser, a passive waveguide, and a waveguide detector. The waveguide detector includes a first ridge waveguide. The on-chip laser includes a second ridge waveguide. The on-chip laser is coupled with the passive waveguide by the second ridge waveguide, and the waveguide detector is coupled with the passive waveguide by the first ridge waveguide.

Abstract: A child resistant packaging container comprises a cover having an open end opposite a closed end and at least one access opening disposed through a cover side wall. A drawer is sized to fit within the cover. A portion of the cover side wall between the at least one access opening and the open end comprises a blocking feature that inwardly extends from the cover side wall. The drawer includes at least two spring tabs that are each connected at a first end to an exterior corner of the drawer so that a second free end of each spring tab extends over a drawer sidewall and is biased away from the drawer sidewall. The drawer is disposed within the cover so that the at least two spring tabs are accessible from outside of the cover through the at least one access opening, and the second free ends are in contact with an interior surface of the cover between the at least one access opening and an end of the blocking feature.

Abstract: A device configured to perform wireless communication includes: a pre-distortion circuit configured to generate a pre-distorted input signal by performing pre-distortion on an input signal based on a parameter set comprising a plurality of coefficients; a power amplifier configured to generate an output signal by amplifying an RF signal based on the pre-distorted input signal; and a parameter obtaining circuit configured to obtain second memory polynomial modeling information corresponding to an operating frequency band based on first memory polynomial modeling information corresponding to each of a plurality of frequency sections and obtain a parameter set according to an indirect learning structure by using the second memory polynomial modeling information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mask and a manufacturing method thereof as well as a display device, the mask includes a transmittable substrate and a mask pattern formed on the transmittable substrate, wherein a transmittance of the transmittable substrate decreases gradually from the edge to the center.

Abstract: Implementations of the present specification provide facial recognition payment methods and apparatuses. The method includes the following: receiving as input a payment amount; collecting face image information of a payer when receiving a facial recognition payment request; and sending a payment request to a payment server, where the payment request includes the payment amount, a device identifier of a facial recognition payment device, and the face image information, so that the payment server determines an account bound to payee based on the device identifier, and transfers the payment amount to the payee account from a payer account corresponding to the face image information.

Abstract: A shift register and a method for driving the same, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The shift register includes: an input sub-circuit configured to provide a signal at the signal input terminal to the pull-up node under control of the first clock signal terminal; an output sub-circuit configured to provide a clock signal at the second clock signal terminal to the signal output terminal under control of the pull-up node; and a pull-down sub-circuit configured to provide a signal at the power supply terminal to the signal output terminal under control of the third clock signal terminal.

Abstract: Provided herein as an end effector for a surgical apparatus including a housing having an outer wall and an opening therein, and opposed first and second walls extending along opposite sides of the opening, a first actuator pivotally coupled to the first wall of the housing, a second actuator pivotally coupled to the second wall of the housing, and a coupling disposed within the opening of the housing and between at least a portion of the first and second actuators, the coupling including opposed first and second ends, each end pivotally coupled to a different one of the first and second actuators.

Abstract: Provided herein is a surgical instrument comprising a cap having a first and second aperture extending therethrough, a first extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a first coupling, a first arm extending from the first coupling and pivotable with respect to the distal end of the first member, and a second arm connected to the first arm through a second coupling and pivotable, with respect to the first arm, a second extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a third coupling, a third arm extending from the second coupling, the third arm pivotable, with respect to the distal end of the second member, and a fourth arm connected to the third arm through a fourth coupling and pivotable, with respect to the third arm, a first end effector connected to the second arm and a second end effector connected to the fourth arm.

Abstract: Provided herein is a mechanism to controllably move a wire within a flexible tubular member, the wire including opposed wire ends extending outwardly of a proximal end of the flexible tubular member, comprising a drive mechanism and a coupling located between the drive mechanism and the wire end, wherein movement of the coupling in the direction of the wire end results in opposed motion of the wire end.

Abstract: A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a signal line, an electro-static lead-out line, and an electro-static discharge unit including a first thin film transistor, a third thin film transistor and a fourth thin film transistor; a drain electrode and a gate electrode of the first thin film transistor are connected to the signal line; a source electrode of the first thin film transistor, a gate electrode of the third thin film transistor and a gate electrode of the fourth thin film transistor are connected to a first node; a drain electrode of the third thin film transistor and a drain electrode of the fourth thin film transistor are connected to the signal line; a source electrode of the third thin film transistor and a source electrode of the fourth thin film transistor are connected to the electro-static lead-out line.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application disclose a shift register unit and a method for driving the same, a gate driving circuit and a method for driving the same, and a display apparatus. The shift register unit comprises an input sub-circuit connected to an input signal terminal and a pull-up control node, and configured to charge the pull-up control node under control of an input signal; and an output sub-circuit connected to the pull-up control node, a clock signal terminal, a first voltage terminal, and an output signal terminal, and configured to output a first constant voltage to the output signal terminal under control of a clock signal and the pull-up control node.

Abstract: A fabrication method of a mask and a mask, a display panel and a touch panel are provided. The fabrication method of the mask includes: providing a substrate; forming a photoresist material layer on the substrate; and performing at least two scanning exposure processes on the photoresist material layer by using a scanning beam, wherein, each of the at least two scanning exposure processes is performed along a first direction parallel to a surface where the substrate is located, the scanning beam in each of the at least two scanning exposure processes scans the photoresist material layer in a scanning region having a preset width, at least one pair of adjacent scanning regions partially overlap with each other, and a partially overlapping region of the at least one pair of adjacent scanning regions is located in a first region of the mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring an initial image and a corresponding style image with brightness and chroma being separately represented; determining a first to-be-processed area in the style image, and determining a second to-be-processed area corresponding to the first to-be-processed area in the initial image; replacing a brightness component of the first to-be-processed area with a brightness component of the second to-be-processed area for the style image; filtering a chroma component of the first to-be-processed area for the style image; and generating an output image according to a processed style image.

Abstract: A shift register and a driving method thereof, a gate drive circuit and a display device are provided. The shift register may comprise a transmission sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit and an output control sub-circuit. The shift register may further comprise an output buffer sub-circuit and a reset sub-circuit. The gate drive circuit may comprise a plurality of cascaded shift registers as described above. The display device may comprise the gate drive circuit. The present disclosure guarantees the working stability, use reliability and display effect of a display panel.

Abstract: An electronic pump is provided, which includes a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes an impeller and a rotor which are separately injection-molded respectively. The material for injection-molding the rotor includes a magnetic material, and the material for injection-molding the impeller does not include a magnetic material. The impeller includes a first fitting portion, the rotor includes a second fitting portion, the impeller and the rotor are cooperated by the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion, and the impeller and the rotor are fixed with respect to each other by a fixing device. In this way, the impeller and the rotor may be made respectively by different materials, and an ordinary plastic material may be employed for the impeller, which may reduce the cost of manufacturing material of the rotor assembly.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for channel decoupling of a whole-roller flatness meter for a cold-rolled strip. The method includes the following steps: 1, setting a channel number and a channel breadth of the flatness meter; 2, obtaining an influence matrix under the condition of coupled channels; 3, calculating an inverse matrix of the influence matrix; 4, decoupling the channel by the inverse matrix of the influence matrix; and 5, obtaining flatness distribution after channel decoupling. The present invention decouples the channel of the whole-roller flatness meter by inverting the influence matrix and multiplying with the detection force vector. The present invention reproduces the true force vector and flatness distribution, and provides a new method for improving the flatness detection accuracy.

Abstract: According to one aspect of this disclosure, a scanning trigger unit includes a clock signal terminal, a first signal input terminal, a fixed level signal terminal, a first input sub-circuit, an output sub-circuit, a first holding sub-circuit, and a signal output terminal. The first input sub-circuit is connected to the first signal input terminal and a control node, and is configured to provide a first valid signal to the control node; the output sub-circuit is connected to the fixed level signal terminal, the clock signal terminal, and the control node, and is configured to provide a second valid signal to the signal output terminal; and the first holding sub-circuit is connected to the fixed level signal terminal and the signal output terminal, and is configured to hold the second valid signal at the signal output terminal for a predetermined time.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus includes a housing, a plasma source unit, an electrostatic chuck, and a ring unit. The housing encloses a process chamber. The plasma source unit is connected to the housing, and includes a shower head and a fixing ring positioned to support the shower head. The shower head includes an upper electrode mounted on the fixing ring, and includes injection holes passing through part of the upper electrode and configured to inject gas into the chamber. The electrostatic chuck is connected to the housing and includes a lower electrode, and is for mounting a semiconductor substrate thereon. The ring unit is mounted on an edge portion of the electrostatic chuck, and includes a focus ring and a cover ring surrounding the focus ring. One of the lower electrode and the upper electrode is connected to a high frequency power supply, and the other of the lower electrode and the upper electrode is connected to ground.

Abstract: A shift register includes a first input sub-circuit, a first output sub-circuit, and a second output sub-circuit. The first input sub-circuit is connected to a first input terminal, a pull-up node, and a first control terminal, and the first input sub-circuit is configured to output a voltage of the first control terminal to the pull-up node under control of a voltage of the first input terminal. The first output sub-circuit is connected to the pull-up node, a clock signal terminal, and an output terminal, and the first output sub-circuit is configured to output a first level of the clock signal terminal to the output terminal under control of a voltage of the pull-up node. The second output sub-circuit is connected to the output terminal, a second output control terminal, and a first voltage terminal, and the second output sub-circuit is configured to output a voltage of the first voltage terminal to the output terminal under control of a voltage of the second output control terminal.

Abstract: Provided herein as an end effector for a surgical apparatus including a housing having an outer wall and an opening therein, and opposed first and second walls extending along opposite sides of the opening, a first actuator pivotally coupled to the first wall of the housing, a second actuator pivotally coupled to the second wall of the housing, and a coupling disposed within the opening of the housing and between at least a portion of the first and second actuators, the coupling including opposed first and second ends, each end pivotally coupled to a different one of the first and second actuators.