Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-storage mediums for optimizing snapshot image processing are described. The system receives a first read request to read data from optimized snapshot information including snapshot information and cached snapshot information. The first read request includes a first offset identifying a first storage location and a first length. The snapshot information includes a full snapshot and at least one incremental snapshot. The system identifies a first portion of the data is stored in the snapshot information responsive to identifying the first portion of the data is not stored in the cache snapshot information. The system identifies a second portion of data is stored in the optimized snapshot information, reads the first portion of data and the second portion of data from the optimized snapshot information, and communicates the data, including the first and second portions of the data, to the job.

Abstract: A display stack with millimeter-wave antenna functionality comprising a plurality of adjoining layers, the layers comprising at least a cover layer, a touch sensor panel layer comprising a touch sensor arrangement, and a display panel layer. The touch sensor panel layer comprises a first sensor line grid pattern and a second sensor line grid pattern, the first sensor line grid pattern comprising a plurality of continuous first sensor lines, the second sensor line grid pattern comprising a plurality of continuous second sensor lines. At least a part of the first sensor lines and the second sensor lines are configured to function as radiators for the millimeter wave antenna functionality. This allows providing the millimeter wave antenna in the touch sensor panel structure without the antenna and the touch sensor panel interfering with each other.

Abstract: A method of testing a suspend operation, the method including: determining whether to transfer a suspend sampling signal to a suspend command circuit at a time point prior to each of a plurality of suspend operation time points stored in a sequence operation circuit; transferring the suspend sampling signal from the sequence operation circuit to the suspend command circuit; generating an internal suspend operation command based on the suspend sampling signal; transferring the internal suspend operation command from the suspend command circuit to the sequence operation circuit; performing suspend operations for all the plurality of suspend operation time points in response to the internal suspend operation command; and determining whether the suspend operations are performed at all of the suspend operation time points.

Abstract: A method for predicting performance of LED structure is provided. The prediction method mainly includes: collecting and extracting input feature parameters and output feature parameters of LED structures, and constructing corresponding datasets; preprocessing data in the datasets; constructing a model using a machine learning algorithm, setting structural parameters of the model, and performing initialization training on the model to obtain an initial model; using preprocessed datasets to train and optimize the initial model, thereby obtaining a prediction model; inputting input feature parameters of an LED structure to be predicted into the prediction model, thereby obtaining prediction values of output feature parameters of the LED structure to be predicted. The prediction method can predict the performance of LED structure, has short prediction time, and has high prediction accuracy.

Abstract: A control circuit for a switching power converter is disclosed herein. The control circuit includes a power input terminal, a switching step-down regulator module, and a low dropout linear regulator module. The power input terminal is configured to receive an input signal. The switching step-down regulator module has a step-down regulating input terminal and a step-down output terminal. The step-down regulating input terminal is coupled to the power input terminal, and the switching step-down regulator module is configured to provide a step-down output voltage at the step-down output terminal. The low dropout linear regulator module is coupled to the power input terminal and the step-down output terminal, and is configured to be powered by the power input terminal in a first operation period and be powered by the step-down output voltage in a second operation period.

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating a device for extracting a style-based sketch and a method of training a neural network. Through a neural network for extracting a style-based sketch, a sketch obtained by imitating a style may be extracted by precisely detecting lines showing sketches from the color image and the reference image.

Abstract: A method for predicting performance of solar cell structure includes: collecting and extracting input feature parameters of solar cell structures and corresponding output feature parameters; establishing corresponding data sets, and preprocessing the data sets according to a known criterion; constructing a model by utilizing a machine learning algorithm, and setting structural parameters and performing initialization training on the model; performing training optimization on the model subjected to setting the structural parameters and performing the initialization training by using a preprocessed training data set to obtain a prediction model; and inputting a preprocessed test data set of a to-be-predicted solar cell structure into the prediction model to obtain predicted values of output feature parameters of the to-be-predicted solar cell structure. The performance of solar cell structure can be rapidly predicted, which is convenient to operate and has a high accuracy.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a driving transistor over the substrate, and including a semiconductor layer including a driving active area; a driving voltage line between the substrate and the semiconductor layer, and extending in a first direction; a first capacitor including a first capacitor electrode at the same layer as that of the driving voltage line, and a second capacitor electrode at the same layer as that of the semiconductor layer; and a second capacitor including a third capacitor electrode at the same layer as that of the semiconductor layer, and a fourth capacitor electrode as a part of the driving voltage line.

Abstract: An additive, an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery, the additive being represented by Chemical Formula 1:

Abstract: Methods for producing structural materials from lumber are provided. The methods use an oxygen pre-treatment or a carbonate pre-treatment followed by densification via thermal compression to produce structural materials with strong mechanical properties. The pre-treatments are able to partially delignify the lumber without substantially adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the subsequently densified wood.

Abstract: A production process can produce foam materials from a polymer composition. This production process may involve preheating a polymer composition to be foamed. The preheated composition may then be foamed by a thermal process assisted by microwaves. The foaming may occur in an apparatus that has a heating device. The polymer composition may contain a blowing agent.

Abstract: A method for SiC high-speed growth by regulating growth monomers using chemical potential under a non-equilibrium condition. The method uses a C-rich process (Si/H2=0.97‰, C/Si=1.55) to achieve a rapid growth of an epitaxial layer. When a relative chemical potential ?C of the C source in a growth atmosphere is high, growth monomers adsorbed in advance are SiC molecules in an epitaxial growth, and a height of a growth step is maintained at 1/2 c or 1 c. A rapid growth of the epitaxial growth is achieved, and a better surface roughness and a lower ionized doping concentration are obtained at the same time.

Abstract: MPCVD device comprises deposition platform, substrate platform, lifting platform, microwave quartz window, upper cover plate, baseplate, pressure sensors, composite windows, thickness measuring device, visual device, temperature measuring device, plasma diagnostic device, vacuum sealing ring and microwave shielding sealing ring. Reaction cavity is formed by upper cover plate and baseplate, and inlet hole is arranged on top of upper cover plate, while exhaust hole is arranged on baseplate; microwave quartz window is annular shaped and arranged between deposition platform and baseplate, and reaction cavity is isolated from air outside by microwave quartz window; lifting platform is provided with vacuum channel and cooling channel therein; vacuum cavity, which is communicated with vacuum channel, is formed by lower surface of substrate platform and upper surface of lifting platform; and pressure sensor for monitoring gas pressure is arranged in vacuum cavity.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for generating a 3D object texture map. The apparatus may comprise: a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: generate a partial texture image by mapping object information in an input image into a texture space; obtain a sampling image by inputting the partial texture image to a sampler network trained according to a curriculum for selecting at least one of a training partial texture image, an aligned partial image in which the training partial texture image is aligned in the texture space, or an augmented partial image augmented from the aligned partial image; obtain a blending mask and a refined image by inputting the sampling image to a refiner network; and generate a 3D object texture map by blending the sampling image and the refined image based on the blending mask.

Abstract: A non-destructive testing device for detecting damage to a steel wire rope, including a bushing which limits a lower shell and an upper shell through a limiting groove. The lower shell is connected to the upper shell via an opening and closing structure. An air bag is wrapped around the bushing. A PCB is fixed on the upper shell or the lower shell. The PCB is connected to a guide wheel via an electrical connector. A magnetoresistive sensor array is arranged inside the air bag and is uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction of the bushing. A steel wire rope passes through the magnetoresistive sensor array. And when the steel wire rope moves, it drives the guide wheel to rotate and triggers the acquisition of a command. Guide wheel is set with a position coder which is used to calculate a relative position of movement of the steel wire rope. The PCB is connected to a single chip microcomputer via a peripheral interface.

Abstract: An air outlet duct structure, an air outlet panel and a patio type air conditioner indoor unit are provided. The air outlet duct structure includes a first air duct wall and a second air duct wall arranged oppositely. An air outlet passage is formed between the first air duct wall and the second air duct wall. The first air duct wall includes a plurality of concave curved surfaces connected along an airflow direction, wherein curvature radii of the plurality of concave curved surfaces decrease sequentially along the airflow direction.

Abstract: A positioning assist device includes a first fixator installed on a front wheel on one side of an automobile; a second fixator installed on a rear wheel on the same side of the automobile; a first connecting rod connected between the first fixator and the second fixator, wherein the vertical plane, where a center line in a lengthwise direction of the first connecting rod is located, is parallel to the center axis plane of the automobile; a second connecting rod arranged to be perpendicular to the first connecting rod; a horizontal reference rod which is installed on the second connecting rod and can rotate around the second connecting rod; and a laser device movably installed on the horizontal reference rod, wherein the horizontal angle, relative to the horizontal reference rod, of the laser device can be adjusted to be the angle, relative to the central axis surface of the automobile, of the energy receiving and transmitting surface for installing a radar assembly when the radar assembly to be installed is i