Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for implementing relative positioning and a corresponding relative positioning method. A positioning apparatus includes one or more first positioning markers and one or more second positioning markers. The first positioning markers define a plane. At least a subset of the second positioning markers is located outside the plane defined by the first positioning markers.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar for virtual beam steering. The MIMO radar has a plurality of transmit antennas and a receive antenna array having a plurality of radiating elements. The MIMO radar also includes a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to synthesize a virtual receive array having N×M receive subarrays from the plurality of transmit antennas and the receive antenna array, where N is the number of transmit antennas and M is the number of receiving elements. Other examples disclosed herein relate to a method of virtual beam steering.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a communication system including a transceiver module, a rearrangeable switch network coupled to the transceiver module, a power distribution network coupled to the rearrangeable switch network, and a plurality of Beam Steering Phase Array (“BSPA”) antennas, each coupled to the power distribution network and dynamically controllable to generate beams according to a power regulation requirement for a set of satellites.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a source structure, and having a stack of alternating conductive levels and insulative levels over the source structure. Cell-material-pillars pass through the stack. The cell-material-pillars are arranged within a configuration which includes a first memory-block-region and a second memory-block-region. The cell-material-pillars include channel material which is electrically coupled with the source structure. Memory cells are along the conductive levels and include regions of the cell-material-pillars. A panel is between the first and second memory-block-regions. The panel has a first material configured as a container shape. The container shape defines opposing sides and a bottom of a cavity. The panel has a second material within the cavity. The second material is compositionally different from the first material. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.

Abstract: A device comprises an array of elevationally-extending transistors and a circuit structure adjacent and electrically coupled to the elevationally-extending transistors of the array. The circuit structure comprises a stair step structure comprising vertically-alternating tiers comprising conductive steps that are at least partially elevationally separated from one another by insulative material. Operative conductive vias individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to a bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers and individually electrically couple to an electronic component below the vertically-alternating tiers. Dummy structures individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to the bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers. Methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes: sending, by one or more computers, in response to the number of data providers for federated learning being greater than a first threshold, a data field required for the federated learning to a coordinator, the coordinator comprising a computer; receiving, by one or more computers, from the coordinator, information about one or more data providers comprising the required data field, for determining the data providers comprising the required data field as the remaining data providers, wherein the coordinator stores a data field of each data provider; and performing, by one or more computers, federated learning-based modeling with each of the remaining data providers.

Abstract: A casing hanger and annulus sealing device running tool for deepwater drilling and a method for using the same. The running tool includes a spindle connected to a hollow suspension structure via a torque transmission structure, one end of the spindle slidably passes through a hollow piston, the suspension structure rotates with the spindle and slide along the piston, the inner cavity of the torque transmission structure communicates with that of the suspension structure to form a piston cavity; the piston cavity and the piston form a hydraulic piston structure; and one end of the suspension structure away from the torque transmission structure can rotatably hook to and lift upward to release the annulus sealing device, and one end of the piston away from the torque transmission structure can radially expand to hook to the casing hanger and can radially contract to release the casing hanger.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar for virtual beam steering. The MIMO radar has a plurality of transmit antennas and a receive antenna array having a plurality of radiating elements. The MIMO radar also includes a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to synthesize a virtual receive array having N×M receive subarrays from the plurality of transmit antennas and the receive antenna array, where N is the number of transmit antennas and M is the number of receiving elements. Other examples disclosed herein relate to a method of virtual beam steering.

Abstract: A device comprises an array of elevationally-extending transistors and a circuit structure adjacent and electrically coupled to the elevationally-extending transistors of the array. The circuit structure comprises a stair step structure comprising vertically-alternating tiers comprising conductive steps that are at least partially elevationally separated from one another by insulative material. Operative conductive vias individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to a bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers and individually electrically couple to an electronic component below the vertically-alternating tiers. Dummy structures individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to the bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers. Methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array and conductive through-array-vias (TAVs) comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and wordline tiers. A mask is formed comprising horizontally-elongated trench openings and operative TAV openings above the stack. Etching is conducted of unmasked portions of the stack through the trench and operative TAV openings in the mask to form horizontally-elongated trench openings in the stack and to form operative TAV openings in the stack. Conductive material is formed in the operative TAV openings in the stack to form individual operative TAVs in individual of the operative TAV openings in the stack. A wordline-intervening structure is formed in individual of the trench openings in the stack.

Abstract: A method includes training, in collaboration with a plurality of collaborators, a plurality of tree models based on data of user samples shared with the plurality of collaborators; performing feature importance evaluation on the trained tree models for assigning weights to feature columns generated by respective ones of the tree models; in response to a determination that a linear model is to be trained in collaboration with a first collaborator of the plurality of collaborators, inputting data of a first user sample shared with the first collaborator into a first tree model of the plurality of tree models and one or more second tree models of the plurality of tree models to obtain a plurality of one-hot encoded feature columns; and screening the obtained feature columns based on the respective weights and training the linear model according to the screened feature columns and the data of the first user sample.

Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array and conductive through-array-vias (TAVs) comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and wordline tiers. A mask is formed comprising horizontally-elongated trench openings and operative TAV openings above the stack. Etching is conducted of unmasked portions of the stack through the trench and operative TAV openings in the mask to form horizontally-elongated trench openings in the stack and to form operative TAV openings in the stack. Conductive material is formed in the operative TAV openings in the stack to form individual operative TAVs in individual of the operative TAV openings in the stack. A wordline-intervening structure is formed in individual of the trench openings in the stack.

Abstract: A method of detecting a touch point and a touch controller is disclosed. The method includes: a touch detection mode is determined according to a first result at an initial time of a detection period (S110), the first result being a touch detection result corresponding to an adjacent detection period prior to the detection period; and a touch point on a touch screen is detected in the touch detection mode (S120), where the touch detection mode includes a single-finger touch detection mode and a multi-finger touch detection mode. A method of detecting a touch point could achieve a balance between power consumption and response speed, and accordingly, improve user experience.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical communication device and a method for transmitting and receiving information. The optical communication device includes at least two light sources including a first light source and a second light source, and a controller configured to drive the first light source and the second light source in one or more driving modes. The first light source and the second light source are driven in a same driving mode for transmitting first information, and the first light source and the second light source are driven in different driving modes including a first driving mode and a second driving mode which have the same or different frequencies for transmitting other information different from the first information.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium for embedding user app interest are provided. The method includes: acquiring a user existing app installation list and a user app installation list within a predetermined time window, where the app includes app ID information and app category information; inputting the existing app installation list and the app installation list within the predetermined time window into a pre-trained user app interest embedding model to obtain a user app interest embedding vector. By combining the user existing app installation list information and the user recent app installation list information, the user app interest embedding vector may simultaneously reflect the user long-term interest and the user short-term interest.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a phased array antenna system for use with a Low Earth Orbit (“LEO”) satellite constellation. The phased array antenna system has a plurality of antenna panels positioned in a dome and an antenna controller to control the plurality of antenna panels, the controller directing a first antenna panel to transmit a first signal and a second antenna panel to transmit a second signal to a LEO satellite, the first signal having a first phase and the second signal having a second phase different from the first phase.

Abstract: A method of detecting a touch point and a touch controller is disclosed. The method includes: a touch detection mode is determined according to a first result at an initial time of a detection period (S110), the first result being a touch detection result corresponding to an adjacent detection period prior to the detection period; and a touch point on a touch screen is detected in the touch detection mode (S120), where the touch detection mode includes a single-finger touch detection mode and a multi-finger touch detection mode. A method of detecting a touch point could achieve a balance between power consumption and response speed, and accordingly, improve user experience.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a high gain active relay antenna system. The active relay antenna system comprises a first antenna pair having a first receive antenna and a first transmit antenna to communicate wireless signals in a forward link from a base station to a plurality of users; and a second antenna pair having a second receive antenna and a second transmit antenna to communicate wireless signals in a return link from the plurality of users to the base station. The active relay antenna system further comprises a first active relay section and a second active relay section to provide for adjustable power gain in the wireless signals.

Abstract: The invention provides a high-throughput screening system based on multi-manipulators, and belongs to the field of biotechnology and detection equipment. A high-throughput screening system based on multi-manipulators, comprises of the first manipulator, sampler, pipette, plate washer, microplate reader, the second manipulator, centrifuge, deep-well plate library, waste shallow-well plate barrel, shallow-well plate library, waste needle plate barrel, needle library, waste deep-well plate barrel, collection box. The present invention is a combination of microbiology and mechanics. The aim of the invention is to realize the automation and intelligentization of the high throughput screening experiment, effectively improve the experimental accuracy, reliability and efficiency. It contributes to the development of high throughput screening technology for microorganisms and drugs.

Abstract: A method of quantizing an artificial neural network may include dividing a quantization range for a tensor of the artificial neural network into a first region and a second region, and quantizing values of the tensor in the first region separately from values of the tensor in the second region. Linear or nonlinear quantization may be applied to values of the tensor in the first region and the second region. The method may include locating a breakpoint between the first region and the second region by substantially minimizing an expected quantization error over at least a portion of the quantization range. The expected quantization error may be minimized by solving analytically and/or searching numerically.