Abstract: The present disclosure relate to semiconductor structure that includes a substrate and a memory array. The memory array is spaced over the substrate and has a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. Further, the memory array comprises a first memory cell and a second memory cell that are adjacent at a common elevation above the substrate. The second memory cell is at an edge of the memory array and separates the first memory cell from the edge, and a top surface of the first memory cell is recessed relative to a top surface of the second memory cell.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a high-voltage electric field low-temperature plasma cold sterilization system circuit and apparatus, and belongs to the field of frequency converter power source circuit technologies. The present invention including a power source module, a voltage/current/power adjustment module, a switch module, and a transformer module. The power source module includes a single-phase frequency converter and a first-stage inductance.

Abstract: Provided is a method for shale gas production prediction, including: acquiring real shale gas production data, and determining a target production decline curve model according to the real shale gas production data; setting a time step for production prediction, and obtaining a linear production decline curve by performing production prediction by using the target production decline curve model based on the time step; determining target shale gas production residuals according to the linear production decline curve and the real shale gas production data, inputting the target shale gas production residuals to a long short-term memory, and obtaining a residual prediction result by performing production prediction according to the long short-term memory and the time step; and determining a target production prediction result of shale gas well to be subjected to production prediction based on the linear production decline curve and the residual prediction result.

Abstract: A handle assembly and a household appliance having same. The handle assembly comprises a mounting assembly (10) and a handle (20), the mounting assembly (10) comprises a pre-mounted piece (111) and retractable elements (112), handle grooves (1111) are provided on the pre-mounted piece (111), limiting bosses (21) are provided on the handle (20), and a limiting groove (213) is provided on each limiting boss. The limiting bosses (21) fit with the handle grooves (1111) to realize the mounting of the handle (20), and the retractable elements (112) can extend into the limiting grooves (213) to lock the handle (20), ensuring the high reliability of the mounting of the handle, so that a user can mount the handle on a household appliance without other specialized tools, improving the user experience, and achieving simple and reliable handle mounting.

Abstract: In a power factor correction PFC circuit control method and a PFC circuit, a control module determines that an alternating current on a single-phase input/output terminal is in a positive half cycle. The control module turns on or turns off switching transistors on the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm, to boost a first voltage at a first parallel connection point. The control module turns on a switching transistor on the third bridge arm when determining that the first voltage is equal to a voltage of a positive bus of the direct current module. A switching loss of the PFC circuit can be effectively reduced, and performance of the PFC circuit can be improved.

Abstract: A system for real-time optimization and adjustment of smart oilfield injection production includes a closed rectangular reservoir simulation box, a reservoir 3D-printed physical model, a simulation production horizontal wellbore system, a simulation injection horizontal wellbore system, a fluid supply system, a fluid collection system, a power fluid system and a computer data collection and control system. The reservoir 3D-printed physical model is in the closed rectangular reservoir simulation box. The simulation production horizontal wellbore system and the simulation injection horizontal wellbore system are in the reservoir 3D-printed physical model. The fluid supply system injects a displacement fluid into the simulation injection horizontal wellbore system in the reservoir 3D-printed physical model to flow to the simulation production horizontal wellbore system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions related to determining one or more biomarkers in Full-Length Excised Linear Intron RNAs (FLEXI RNAs) and Intron RNA fragments. These FLEXI RNAs and Intron RNA fragments can be indicative of a specific characteristic. trait. disease. disorder or condition. FLEXI RNAs and Intron RNA fragments can be used to establish a predictive bio-marker. a diagnostic biomarker, a prognostic biomarker, or a biomarker that relates to drug interaction, drug response, or to a heritable condition. These biomarkers can then be used to treat. monitor. or inform patients.

Abstract: A method of selectively commissioning a node device by a coordinator device in a network created by the coordinator device is disclosed. The coordinator device and the node device interact with each other to check and confirm that a coordinator temporal indication related to a commissioning start time recorded by the coordinator device and a node temporal indication related to a commissioning start time recorded by the node device are the same or temporally very similar or close to each other. Then the coordinator device will commission the node device by joining the node device into the network created by the coordinator device. The ensures that only wanted or expected node devices will be joined into the network created and managed by the coordinator device.

Abstract: An electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) structure includes an antenna substrate layer, first conductive regions, and second conductive regions. The antenna substrate includes a first planar surface and a second planar surface. The first conductive regions are located on the first planar surface of the antenna substrate and separated from adjacent first conductive regions by a first distance. The second conductive regions are located on the first planar surface of the antenna substrate and are separated from the first conductive regions by a second distance and wherein the second conductive regions at least partially surround the first conductive regions.

Abstract: A method of joining a node device into a wireless network, the network created by a coordinator device and comprising a plurality of node devices divided into a number of groups. The method performed by one of the node devices and comprises the steps of: receiving a beacon message from the coordinator device at a first time instant; obtaining a group label for the node device based on the number of groups; determining a joining interval for determining a joining time instant for the node device; and transmitting a joining request to the coordinator device, at a joining time instant determined based on a starting reference time instant plus a joining period. The transmission step is repeated until an association response is received from the coordinator device, and a joining period for determining a joining time instant of a subsequent one of two consecutive transmissions is reduced comparing to a joining period for determining the joining time instant of the previous one of the two consecutive transmissions.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a biomaterial comprising electrically-conductive protein nanowires and at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes are in operative arrangement with the protein nanowires and configured to provide a signal indicative of a change in conductivity of the protein nanowires. The conductivity of the protein nanowires is responsive to a change in concentration of a gas exposed to the biomaterial, such as ammonia, or to a change in relative humidity.

Abstract: A filament forming method includes: performing first stage to apply first bias including gate and drain voltages to a resistive memory unit plural times until read current reaches first saturating state, latching read current in first saturating state as saturating read current, determining whether rate of increase of saturating read current is less than first threshold value; when rate of increase of saturating read current is not less than first threshold value, performing second stage to apply second bias, by increasing gate voltage and decreasing drain voltage, to the resistive memory unit plural times until read current reaches second saturating state, latching read current in second saturating state as saturating read current and determining whether rate of increase of saturating read current is less than first threshold value; finishing the method when rate of increase of saturating read current is less than first threshold value and saturating read current reaches target current value.

Abstract: Disclosed a method for predicting permeability of a multi-mineral phase digital core based on deep learning. In the present disclosure, a three-dimensional digital core is constructed and a pore structure is randomly generated; after a plurality of multi-mineral digital core images is acquired by performing image segmentation on the three-dimensional digital core, permeability corresponding to each of the multi-mineral digital core images is acquired by simulation using multi-physics field simulation software and a multi-mineral digital core data set is constructed based on the plurality of multi-mineral digital core images and the permeability corresponding to each of the multi-mineral digital core images; an SE-ResNet18 convolutional neural network is constructed and trained with the multi-mineral digital core data set; and an image of a multi-mineral core to be predicted is input into the trained SE-ResNet18 convolutional neural network to determine the permeability of the multi-mineral core.

Abstract: This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems utilizing a high-isolation transition design for differential signal ports. A differential input transition structure includes a first layer and a second layer made of a conductive metal and a substrate positioned between the first and second layers. The second layer includes a first section that electrically connects to a single-ended signal contact point and to a first contact point of a differential signal port. The first section includes a first stub based on an input impedance of the single-ended signal contact point and a second stub based on a differential input impedance associated with the differential signal port. The second layer includes a second section that electrically connects to a second contact point of the differential signal port and to the first layer through a via housed in a pad. The second section includes a third stub associated with the differential input impedance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for constructing a digital rock, and relates to the technical field of digital rocks. According to the method, a three-dimensional (3D) digital rock image that can reflect real rock information is obtained using an image scanning technology, and the image is preprocessed to obtain a digital rock training image for training a generative adversarial network (GAN). The trained GAN is stored to obtain a digital rock construction model. The stored digital rock construction model can be directly used to quickly construct a target digital rock image. This not only greatly reduces computational costs, but also reduces costs and time consumption for obtaining high-resolution sample images. In addition, the constructed target digital rock image can also reflect real rock information.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating interactive avatars that can be pinned as world-locked artificial reality content. Once pinned, an avatar can interact with the environment according to contextual queues and rules, without active control by the avatar owner. An interactive avatar system can configure the avatar with action rules, visual elements, and settings based on user selections. Once an avatar is configured and pinned to a location by an avatar owner, when other XR devices are at that location, a central system can provide the avatar (with its configurations) to the other XR device. This allows a user of that other XR device to discover and interact with the avatar according to the configurations established by the avatar owner.

Abstract: A forming operation of resistive memory device is provided. The operation includes: applying a pre-forming gate voltage and a pre-forming bit line voltage to a target memory cell; performing a dense switching forming operation, wherein the dense switching forming operation includes alternately performing dense set operations and dense reset operations on the target memory cell, wherein the dense set operation includes applying a dense switching gate voltage and a dense set bit line voltage; and performing a normal set operation on the target memory cell, wherein the normal set operation includes applying a normal set gate voltage and a normal set bit line voltage to the target memory cell, the normal set gate voltage is greater than the pre-forming gate voltage and the dense switching gate voltage, and the normal set bit line voltage is less than the pre-forming bit line voltage and the dense set bit line voltage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) cell having an extended upper electrode, and a method of formation. In some embodiments, the MRAM cell has a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) arranged over a conductive lower electrode. A conductive upper electrode is arranged over the magnetic tunnel junction. Below the conductive lower electrode is a first conductive via structure in a first dielectric layer. Below the conductive via structure is a discrete conductive jumper structure in a second dielectric layer. A dielectric body of a third dielectric material that is different from the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material extends vertical from the first dielectric layer at least partially into the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating interactive avatars that can be pinned as world-locked artificial reality content. Once pinned, an avatar can interact with the environment according to contextual queues and rules, without active control by the avatar owner. An interactive avatar system can configure the avatar with action rules, visual elements, and settings based on user selections. Once an avatar is configured and pinned to a location by an avatar owner, when other XR devices are at that location, a central system can provide the avatar (with its configurations) to the other XR device. This allows a user of that other XR device to discover and interact with the avatar according to the configurations established by the avatar owner.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) cell having an extended upper electrode, and a method of formation. In some embodiments, the MRAM cell has a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) arranged over a conductive lower electrode. A conductive upper electrode is arranged over the magnetic tunnel junction. Below the conductive lower electrode is a first conductive via structure in a first dielectric layer. Below the conductive via structure is a discrete conductive jumper structure in a second dielectric layer. A dielectric body of a third dielectric material that is different from the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material extends vertical from the first dielectric layer at least partially into the second dielectric layer.