Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of a channel hole plug structure of 3D memory devices and fabricating methods thereof are disclosed. The memory device includes an alternating layer stack disposed on a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the alternating dielectric stack, a channel hole extending vertically through the alternating dielectric stack and the insulating layer, a channel structure including a channel layer in the channel hole, and a channel hole plug in the insulating layer and above the channel structure. The channel hole plug is electrically connected with the channel layer. A projection of the channel hole plug in a lateral plane covers a projection of the channel hole in the lateral plane.

Abstract: Provided are a silicon nitride film etching composition, a method of etching a silicon nitride film using the same, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device. Specifically, a silicon nitride film may be stably etched with a high selection ratio relative to a silicon oxide film, and when the composition is applied to an etching process at a high temperature and a semiconductor manufacturing process, not only no precipitate occurs but also anomalous growth in which the thickness of the silicon oxide film is rather increased does not occur, thereby minimizing defects and reliability reduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for setting a communication ID of an energy storage system, the apparatus comprising: a power converter for selecting one power line from among a plurality of power lines to supply power through the selected power line; and battery managers which are sequentially connected to the power converter and are operated by the power selectively supplied through the one power line selected from among the plurality of power lines, wherein the power converter may communicate with one battery manager which is operated by the supplied power from among the battery managers.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish one or more wireless connections for different subscriptions with a base station. The UE may receive an indication of a temporary mobile subscription identifier (TMSI) from the base station during a registration procedure. The UE may calculate a paging occasion (PO) based on the TMSI and may determine the PO fails to satisfy a threshold timing value. The UE may transmit one or more registration request to trigger additional registration procedures in which base station may transmit a new TMSI. The UE may calculate an updated PO based on the new TMSI. The UE may periodically receive one or more paging messages from the base station in a set of POs based on calculating the updated PO.

Abstract: A detection circuit, a driving circuit, and a display panel and a driving method therefor are provided. The detection circuit includes an acquisition circuit and a processing circuit. The acquisition circuit includes a test transistor and an energy storage element, where, for the test transistor, a control end is configured to be coupled to the data signal terminal, a first end is configured to be written with a detection signal, and a second end is coupled to the energy storage element; and a structural characteristic of the test transistor is identical to a structural characteristic of the driving transistor. The processing circuit is coupled to the second end of the test transistor, and configured to detect a voltage at the second end of the test transistor as a detection voltage and regulate the data signal according to the detection voltage.

Abstract: A filtering panel includes a molding layer part; a pattern layer part having an incident surface through which light emitted from a light source and viewing light transmitted to an observer enter, and an accommodation surface which is the reverse surface of the incident surface, wherein the molding layer part is stacked on the incident surface so as to be adjacent thereto, and the pattern layer part adjusts the optical paths of the emitted light and the viewing light; and a filtering layer part formed on a lower incident surface of the pattern layer part having the incident surface of the viewing light that enters from a lower region below a horizontal reference line, wherein the reflectivity of the visible light in the viewing light incident on the lower region is made greater than that of an upper region above the reference line by means of mirror reflection.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel having a plurality of pixels, the display panel comprising a first display area having first resolution and a second display area having second resolution, the second resolution being lower than the first resolution, and a controller configured to generate display area information of each of the plurality of pixels, to blur an image that is displayed in the second display area based on the display area information, and to perform control such that the blurred image is displayed on the display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate on the first substrate and exposing a first edge portion of the first substrate, the second substrate protruding beyond a second edge portion of the first substrate; a connection line on the first edge portion of the first substrate, the connection line having a first end portion protruding beyond a first side of the second substrate and a second end portion covered by the second substrate; and a thin-film transistor layer on the second substrate and connected to the connection line. The thin-film transistor layer includes signal lines extending from the first side to a second side of the second substrate. The signal lines extend into contact openings in the thin-film transistor layer and are exposed at a lower part of the second substrate on the second side of the second substrate.

Abstract: A heat storage body for a regenerative catalytic apparatus is provided, the heat storage body includes: a body unit including a ceramic sintered body containing aluminum oxide, silica, and magnesium oxide, the body unit having a plurality of channels connecting first and second surfaces, located opposite to each other. The heat storage body further including a protective film disposed on a surface of the body unit and inner surfaces of the plurality of channels. The protective film includes an oxide containing a first metal of aluminum and at least one second metal including at least one from among yttrium, zinc, zirconium, tungsten, zinc, and nickel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an operation method of a memory device which includes a plurality of memory cells stacked in a direction perpendicular to a substrate and a plurality of word lines respectively connected with the plurality of memory cells. The method includes applying a 0-th pass voltage to a first selected word line among the plurality of word lines and applying a first pass voltage to a first upper adjacent word line among the plurality of word lines, during a first word line setup period, and applying a first program voltage to the first selected word line and applying a second pass voltage smaller than the first pass voltage to the first upper adjacent word line, during a first program execution period after the first word line setup period. The first upper adjacent word line is a word line physically adjacent to the first selected word line.

Abstract: A package component and forming method thereof are provided. The package component includes a substrate and a conductive layer. The substrate includes a first surface. The conductive layer is disposed over the first surface. The conductive layer includes a first conductive feature and a second conductive feature. The second conductive feature covers a portion of the first conductive feature. A resistance of the second conductive feature is lower than a resistance of the first conductive feature.

Abstract: An end effector is presented. The end effector comprises a housing, an actuated mechanical retainer, and a normalizing nosepiece assembly. The actuated mechanical retainer is connected to the housing and configured to selectively constrain and release the normalizing nosepiece assembly from the housing. The normalizing nosepiece assembly is moveable relative to the housing and having a nosepiece bushing configured to contact a workpiece.

Abstract: An end effector is presented. The end effector comprises a torque wrench and a first vacuum source. The torque wrench is configured to hold a collar and apply a single-sided clamp-up to a structure. The first vacuum source is pneumatically connected to the torque wrench and configured to supply a vacuum for the single-sided clamp-up.

Abstract: A processor-implemented communication method includes: sequentially transmitting scan packets comprising information of current transmission frequencies to a target device while changing a transmission frequency of a control device within a scan frequency range; and receiving, from the target device, a return packet comprising information of a reception frequency of the target device corresponding to any one of the current transmission frequencies included in the scan packets.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for diagnosing heart state based on electrocardiogram (ECG) are provided. An ECG file is obtained, and the ECG file is in a first file format and includes a plurality of potential traces of a plurality of leads. The ECG file is converted to a second file format to obtain electrocardiogram data corresponding to multiple leads. Each potential trace relative to time in the ECG file is converted to the ECG data of each lead. Integrated ECG data associated with the leads is generated based on the ECG data of the plurality of leads through the zero-padding operation and the stacking operation. A diagnostic result of heart status is generated based on the integrated ECG data and a deep learning model.

Abstract: A method for retrieving a program data and a circuit system thereof are provided. The method that uses a dynamic packet identifier (PID) filter to retrieve the program data can be applied to a digital TV system. In the method, a master guide table is retrieved from a transport stream of digital TV signals, and a parsing method is executed to obtain a series of the PIDs. A polling method is used to obtain the program data corresponding to each of the PIDs. A filter window is applied to scan the PIDs for polling the program data corresponding to each of a group of the PIDs at once. After that, the filter window is shifted to a next group of the PIDs for polling the program data with respect to each of the PIDs, and an electronic program guide is accordingly formed.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of secure and trusted Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain networks by adopting the emerging blockchain technologies. The present invention proposes a new hybrid blockchain technology to address the trusted IoT issues such as trustless communications and decentralized applications. Besides, the present invention also disclose that the pseudonymous authentication technique can use a puzzle-solving computation to enable trustless communications for the IoT and provide the capabilities of near real-time transactions.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a device body and a power distribution module. The power distribution module includes a main body, a handle, at least one first frame and at least one first elastic member. The main body is detachably disposed on the device body. The handle is rotatably connected to the main body. The at least one first frame is slidably disposed on the device body. The at least one first elastic member is connected between the device body and the at least one first frame. The at least one first frame blocks the handle by an elastic force of the at least one first elastic member, so that the main body is limited on the device body. In addition, a power distribution module suitable for the electronic device is also provided.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for text block segmentation includes determining a first text block segmentation pattern utilized to generate a segmented text block based, at least in part, on a comparison of semantic information associated with the segmented text block and a plurality of predefined types of text block segmentation patterns indicated by a graph; calculating a first degree of confidence in a size of the segmented text block based, at least in part, on comparing semantic entities associated with the segmented text block with semantic entities indicated by leaf nodes stemming from a first non-leaf node included in the graph and representative of the first type of text block segmentation pattern; and determining that the size of the segmented text block is non-optimal based on the calculated degree of confidence in the size of the segmented text block being below a predetermined threshold.