Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, sacrificial patterns are formed over a hard mask layer disposed over a substrate, sidewall patterns are formed on sidewalls of the sacrificial patterns, the sacrificial patterns are removed, thereby leaving the sidewall patterns as first hard mask patterns, the hard mask layer is patterned by using the first hard mask patters as an etching mask, thereby forming second hard mask patterns, and the substrate is patterned by using the second hard mask patterns as an etching mask, thereby forming fin structures. Each of the first sacrificial patterns has a tapered shape having a top smaller than a bottom.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compact antenna system within a dielectric housing of an electronic device, capable of achieving improved reflection performance. The antenna system includes a ground plane and an antenna PCB. An antenna microstrip feed on a side of the antenna PCB comprises a first part of a radiating antenna element. The antenna PCB is connected to the ground plane by a central conductor of a coaxial cable which forms a ground path. An outer conductor of the coaxial cable carries RF signals to the antenna PCB, allowing the RF signals to freely radiate along a length of the coaxial cable and acting as a second part of the radiating antenna element. The coaxial cable does not interfere with, and can even enhance a radiation pattern of the antenna microstrip feed.

Abstract: An image generation method and an image generation device are disclosed. The method includes: reading a first image from a storage circuit; disposing an image mask on the first image, wherein the image mask covers a part of the image areas in the first image; moving, randomly, the image mask to change a covering range of the image mask in the first image; obtaining a second image from the first image according to the moved image mask; and storing the second image into the storage circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compact antenna system within a dielectric housing of an electronic device, capable of achieving improved reflection performance. The antenna system includes a ground plane and an antenna PCB. An antenna microstrip feed on a side of the antenna PCB comprises a first part of a radiating antenna element. The antenna PCB is connected to the ground plane by a central conductor of a coaxial cable which forms a ground path. An outer conductor of the coaxial cable carries RF signals to the antenna PCB, allowing the RF signals to freely radiate along a length of the coaxial cable and acting as a second part of the radiating antenna element. The coaxial cable does not interfere with, and can even enhance a radiation pattern of the antenna microstrip feed.

Abstract: A forming control method for a resistive random-access memory cell array is provided. While a forming action of the resistive random-access memory cell array is performed, a verification action is performed to judge whether the forming action on the resistive random-access memory cells has been successfully done. By properly changing a forming voltage or a pulse width, the forming actions on all of the resistive random-access memory cells of the resistive random-access memory cell array can be successfully done.

Abstract: The invention encompasses therapeutic compositions including Globo H-KLH conjugates and/or therapeutic antibodies as well as methods of making and using the same to treat proliferative diseases such as cancer. The therapeutic conjugates include an antigen linked to a carrier. In particular the therapeutic conjugates include a Globo H moiety and a KLH moiety and/or a derivatized KLH moiety subunit optionally linked via a linker. The therapeutic compositions are in part envisaged to act as cancer vaccines for boosting the body's natural ability to protect itself, through the immune system from dangers posed by damaged or abnormal cells such as cancer cells. An effective immune response is one that reduces the severity of disease, including but not limited to, prevention of disease, delay in onset of disease, decreased severity of symptoms, decreased morbidity and delayed mortality.

Abstract: An example device is to monitor communications throughput rates and select modulation and coding protocols in order to minimize specific absorption rates experienced by users of the devices by minimizing or reducing transmission power settings.

Abstract: Examples of transmit power controls are described herein. In some examples, an electronic device includes an imaging capturing device to capture a video stream. In some examples, the electronic device includes video processing circuitry. In some examples, the video processing circuitry may measure background motion in the video stream. In some examples, the video processing circuitry may detect human proximity based on the measured background motion. In some examples, the video processing circuitry may control transmit power in response to the human proximity detection.

Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a controller of an electronic device, cause the controller to perform an assistive depth of field analysis. Performing the assistive depth analysis causes the controller to receive images from an image sensor, determine, via artificial intelligence (AI) processing, a depth of field of the images, and generate a signal representing consecutive changes in the depth of field of the images with respect to a first of the images.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to alerts for virtual meetings. In some examples, a computing device can include a processor, where the processor is to in response to a virtual meeting having been initiated, determine whether a graphical user interface of the virtual meeting is minimized in a desktop environment and whether communication has occurred in the virtual meeting, and in response to communication having occurred and the graphical user interface being minimized, cause an alert to be displayed on a display panel.

Abstract: A driving circuit of a display panel comprises a scanning driving circuit, a data driving circuit, and a control circuit. The scanning driving circuit is coupled to a plurality of scanning lines of the display panel, and scans the scanning lines. The data driving circuit is coupled to a plurality of data lines of the display panel and provides at least one data signal corresponding to each scanning line to at least one data line of the data lines for driving at least one pixel of the display panel. The control circuit is coupled to the scanning driving circuit and the data driving circuit, controls the scanning driving circuit and the data driving circuit, and determines a scanning order of the scanning driving circuit to scan the scanning lines according to a driving number of the pixels to be driven by the data driving circuit corresponding to each scanning line.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to alerts for virtual meetings. In some examples, a computing device can include a processor, where the processor is to in response to a virtual meeting having been initiated, determine whether a graphical user interface of the virtual meeting is minimized in a desktop environment and whether communication has occurred in the virtual meeting, and in response to communication having occurred and the graphical user interface being minimized, cause an alert to be displayed on a display panel.

Abstract: In an example, a wireless client station detects a first signal emitted by a first wireless access point and a second signal emitted by a second wireless access point. The wireless client station extracts a first set of data indicative of the signal strength and network congestion of the first wireless access point and a second set of data indicative of the signal strength and network congestion of the second wireless access point. The wireless client station then computes a first performance metric of first wireless access point, based on the first set of data, and a second performance metric of the second wireless access point, based on the second set of data. The wireless client station determines that the first performance metric is greater than the second performance metric and initiates a connection to the first wireless access point in response.

Abstract: In an example, a wireless client station detects a first signal emitted by a first wireless access point and a second signal emitted by a second wireless access point. The wireless client station extracts a first set of data indicative of the signal strength and network congestion of the first wireless access point and a second set of data indicative of the signal strength and network congestion of the second wireless access point. The wireless client station then computes a first performance metric of first wireless access point, based on the first set of data, and a second performance metric of the second wireless access point, based on the second set of data. The wireless client station determines that the first performance metric is greater than the second performance metric and initiates a connection to the first wireless access point in response.

Abstract: Examples associated with networking component repair are described. One example includes detecting an error associated with a networking component of a device. The networking component may be disabled and enabled to attempt to remedy the error associated with the networking component. When the disabling and enabling actions fail to remedy the error and the error is associated with a driver for controlling the networking device, a setting associated with the networking component may be repaired. The networking component may be controlled to connect to a known available network using historical connection settings.

Abstract: In some examples, a mobile device can provide radio channel access based on country codes by determining a time zone from an operating system (OS) of the mobile device, determining a country of the mobile device based on the time zone, receiving respective country codes from a plurality of access points (APs) in communication with the mobile device, and enabling access to an alternate radio channel from a default radio channel based on a comparison of the country of the mobile device to respective countries corresponding to the country codes.

Abstract: In examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the processor to receive a packet, determine a priority level of the packet, calculate a delay time based on the priority level, and transmit the packet over a network upon an expiration of the delay time.

Abstract: A driving circuit of a display panel comprises a scanning driving circuit, a data driving circuit, and a control circuit. The scanning driving circuit is coupled to a plurality of scanning lines of the display panel, and scans the scanning lines. The data driving circuit is coupled to a plurality of data lines of the display panel and provides at least one data signal corresponding to each scanning line to at least one data line of the data lines for driving at least one pixel of the display panel. The control circuit is coupled to the scanning driving circuit and the data driving circuit, controls the scanning driving circuit and the data driving circuit, and determines a scanning order of the scanning driving circuit to scan the scanning lines according to a driving number of the pixels to be driven by the data driving circuit corresponding to each scanning line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a current source circuit, which includes a current generating circuit, a plurality of current mirror circuits, and a switching circuit. The current generating circuit generates a plurality of reference currents, which comprise a first reference current and a second reference current. The current mirror circuits output a plurality of mirror currents according to the first reference current and the second reference current. The switching circuit is coupled between the current generating circuit and the current mirror circuits. The first reference current is transmitted to the current mirror circuits through the switching circuit, and the second reference current is transmitted to the current mirror circuits through the switching circuit.