Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to systems and methods treating high-k materials for use in forming MIM capacitors. Including various high-density plasma nitridation processes or combinations of high-density plasma oxidation processes and high-density plasma nitridation processes are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards image processing circuitry that applies temporal filtering to video image data along motion trajectories in the video image data. The temporal filtering may be applied along motion trajectories in the image data, by filtering source pixels by reference pixel values and the refined motion vectors. The temporal filtering circuitry may fetch source and reference pixel values based on received motion vectors from an encoding pipeline. Additionally, the temporal filtering circuitry may include a motion vector refinement block along with a temporal filtering block, such that the video image data may be filtered based on refined motion vectors and source and reference pixel values.

Abstract: A vehicle and an acceleration limit control method thereof, includes obtaining a driving score of a driver, determining a driving score change amount of the driver based on traveling information measured or generated when the vehicle is driving, determining a current driving score based on the determined change amount of the driving score and the obtained driving score, and setting an acceleration limit level or changing a preset acceleration limit level based on the determined current driving score.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes an input device, a sensor device, a memory, and a controller. The vehicle control apparatus identifies state information of a tailgate of a host vehicle using the sensor device and determines whether a specified condition about loss of the state information is met when a command to open and close the tailgate is received through the input device. The control apparatus also controls opening and closing of the tailgate based on an estimated revolutions per minute (RPM) identified based on at least one of an environmental condition, the training data, an amount of change in current data, an amount of change in RPM, or any combination thereof when it is determined that the specified condition is met.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for controlling a valet mode of a vehicle. The method may include activating a valet mode, determining a parking environment of the vehicle being parked in a parking area, when the valet mode is set. Based on the parking environment of the vehicle, a first signal or a second signal may be output. The first signal may be configured to permit parking of the vehicle in the parking area. The second signal may be configured to prohibit parking of the vehicle in the parking area. Determining the parking environment of the vehicle may include determining, based on the parking environment, whether to limit a vehicle control of the vehicle and/or a degree of limit of the vehicle control.

Abstract: An electronic device includes memory and motion compensated temporal filtering (MCTF) circuitry communicatively coupled to the memory. The MCTF circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of motion vectors. The MCTF circuitry is also configured to retrieve a plurality of source pixel values and a plurality of reference pixel values from the memory. The plurality of source pixel values and the plurality of reference pixel values correspond to the plurality of motion vectors. The MCTF circuitry is further configured to determine motion vector edge statistics based on the plurality of motion vectors. The MCTF circuitry is further configured to generate a plurality of filtered pixel values by filtering the plurality of source pixel values based on the plurality of reference pixel values and the motion vector edge statistics.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a device isolation region is provided. The semiconductor device includes first active regions disposed on a substrate, and an isolation region between the active regions. The isolation region includes a first portion formed of a first insulating material, and a second portion formed of a second insulating material, having different characteristics from those of the first insulating material. The first portion is closer to the first active regions than the second portion. The second portion has a bottom surface having a height different from that of a bottom surface of the first portion.

Abstract: Disclosed may be a method for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle. The method includes determining whether or not a valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, determining a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, calculating a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis, and displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score.

Abstract: A video encoding system encodes source image data corresponding with an image includes a low resolution pipeline that receives the source image data corresponding with a first coding block in the image. The low resolution pipeline includes a low resolution motion estimation block programmed to generate a first downscaled coding block by downscaling resolution of the source image data corresponding with the first coding block. The first downscaled coding block comprises a first downscaled prediction block corresponding with a first prediction block in the first coding block. The low resolution pipeline may also perform several low resolution motion estimation searches to generate motion vector candidates. The video encoding system also includes a main pipeline that receives the source image data and determines encoding parameters to be used to encode the first coding block based at least partially on the motion vector candidates.

Abstract: A method of controlling stability of a motorized vehicle having an electric motor as a drive source includes determining a slope of a road ahead, when sensing a sudden slope change point as a result of determination, determining a correction section based on the sudden slope change point, and correcting stability control torque in the correction section to compensate for motion of the vehicle body due to a change in the slope of the road using a pitching motion of the vehicle body caused by the torque of the electric motor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a standard cell area and an ending cell area that at least partially surrounds the standard cell area; a first active pattern in the standard cell area; a first wiring that extends in a first direction and is on the first active pattern; a first gate electrode that extends in a second direction and is on the first active pattern; a first gate contact; a second active pattern in the ending cell area; a second wiring that extends in the first direction and is on the second active pattern; a second gate electrode that extends in the second direction and is on the second active pattern; and a second gate contact.

Abstract: A method of controlling stability of a motorized vehicle having an electric motor as a drive source includes determining a slope of a road ahead, when sensing a sudden slope change point as a result of determination, determining a correction section based on the sudden slope change point, and correcting stability control torque in the correction section to compensate for motion of the vehicle body due to a change in the slope of the road using a pitching motion of the vehicle body caused by the torque of the electric motor.

Abstract: A method of providing a calendar service includes obtaining time-series data, determining whether the time-series data correspond to an outlier, obtaining, based on the determination that the time-series data correspond to an outlier, non-time-series data linked to the time-series data corresponding to the outlier, and displaying at least one of the non-time-series data and the time-series data corresponding to the outlier on a calendar page.

Abstract: A computer-implemented systems and methods for online customer assistance are disclosed. The computer-implemented system comprises a user interface, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to execute instructions to receive a request for assistance from a customer via the user interface, identify at least one last-ordered product, and aggregate customer specific information, one or more previously-ordered products, and the customer specific information that may include product delivery information. Furthermore, the at least one processor may be configured to execute instructions to determine an action pattern of the customer for the at least one last-ordered product, assigning a priority to the order for the at least one last-ordered product or previously-ordered products, determine a response to the customer based on the priority of the order, and provide the response to the request from the customer device via the user interface.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine, a drive motor, and a controller configured to determine a boarding state or a leaving state of a passenger, to allow a vehicle to enter a first mode for pick-up driving or a second mode for drop-off driving, and to control the vehicle based on the entered mode and the boarding or leaving state after the entering, and a method of controlling the same.

Abstract: A method of mitigating motion sickness in a passenger including learning a motion sickness prediction model based on state information of a vehicle or the passenger, reaction information of the passenger, and motion sickness-related information, predicting reactions of the passenger to a current state of the vehicle or the passenger and possibility of motion sickness using the learned motion sickness prediction model, and providing information on the motion sickness mitigation methods to the passenger or controlling the vehicle based on the predicted reactions of the passenger and possibility of motion sickness. The motion sickness-related information includes one or more of a determination result of whether motion sickness occurs to the passenger, motion sickness state information, and motion sickness reaction information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a beam failure recovery method of a base station in a wireless communication system using an RIS. The beam failure recovery method may include configuring a candidate beam set, based on a measured RSRP value in beam sweeping using an antenna, establishing a communication link with a UE through a main beam having the measured RSRP value exceeding a predetermined threshold in the configured candidate beam set, selecting a beam, based on the measured RSRP value, from an SSB to which the main beam belongs and an SSB to which the main beam does not belong when beam failure occurs in the established communication link, and recovering the beam failure with the UE through the selected beam. Accordingly, beam failure recovery may be more effectively performed.

Abstract: A video encoding system may include a low resolution pipeline configured to receive source image data corresponding with a luma coding block and a chroma coding block of a coding unit in an image. The low resolution pipeline includes a low resolution motion estimation block configured to generate a downscaled luma block and a downscaled chroma prediction block respectively corresponding to a luma prediction block in the luma coding block and a chroma prediction block in the chroma coding block. The low resolution motion estimation block also performs motion estimation searches based on the luma prediction block and the chroma prediction block to determine downscaled reference samples and motion vector candidates. The video encoding system also includes a main encoding pipeline configured to receive the source image data and to determine encoding parameters to be used to encode coding blocks based on the determined motion vector candidates.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards image processing circuitry that applies temporal filtering to video image data along motion trajectories in the video image data. The temporal filtering may be applied along motion trajectories in the image data, by filtering source pixels by reference pixel values and the refined motion vectors. The temporal filtering circuitry may fetch source and reference pixel values based on received motion vectors from an encoding pipeline. Additionally, the temporal filtering circuitry may include a motion vector refinement block along with a temporal filtering block, such that the video image data may be filtered based on refined motion vectors and source and reference pixel values.

Abstract: A method for extracting an area of interest in a document is provided. The method may comprise extracting one or more target pages from a document composed of a plurality of pages and extracting an area of interest including a plurality of sentences from a target page based on a first part-of-speech characteristic and a sentence characteristic of the target page.