Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes a semiconductor carrier, a first nitride-based chip, and first conformal connecting structures. The first nitride-based chip is disposed over the semiconductor carrier. The semiconductor carrier has a first planar surface. The first nitride-based chip has a second planar surface, first conductive pads, and first slanted surfaces. The first conductive pads are disposed in the second planar surface. The first slanted surfaces connect the second planar surface to the first planar surface. The first conformal connecting structures are disposed on the first planar surface and the first nitride-based chip. First obtuse angles are formed between the second planar surface and the first slanted surfaces. Each of the first conformal connecting structures covers one of the first slanted surfaces of the first nitride-based chip and one of the first obtuse angles and is electrically connected to the first conductive pads.

Abstract: A cathode material, containing a crystal with a superlattice structure, is provided. A chemical formula of the crystal is xLi2MO3.(1-x)LiNiaCobMn(1-a-b)O2, where 0<x?0.1, 0.8?a<1, b?0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Mn, Co, and Ni. A preparation method of the cathode material and a battery or a capacitor containing the cathode material are also provided.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a section of an electronic-vaping device including a pressure sensor configured to measure a current ambient pressure, the pressure sensor further configured to output the current ambient pressure measurement in accordance with a read request frequency, and a controller configured to determine a mode of operation of the electronic-vaping device, control the read request frequency based on the determined mode of operation, and detect a threshold pressure change based on the current ambient pressure and a baseline pressure.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a natural language processing system comprising a chatbot adapted for dialog generation. In one example, the system may include a combination of a variational autoencoder (VAE) and a generative adversarial network (GAN) for generating natural responses to input queries. The VAE may convert queries into vector embeddings that may then be used by the GAN to continuously update and improve responses provided by the chatbot.

Abstract: An integrated semiconductor device includes a substrate, semiconductor circuit layers, an insulating material, and an interconnection layer. The semiconductor circuit layers are disposed above the substrate. The semiconductor circuit layers have device portions and isolating portions, and the isolating portions are located among the device portions. The insulating material is disposed on the semiconductor circuit layers, and the interconnection layer is embedded in the insulating material and electrically connected to the semiconductor circuit layers. The isolating portions provide electrical isolation between adjacent device portions. The interconnection layer has circuits embedded in the insulating material on the device portions. The insulating material has isolating structures raised from top surfaces of the circuits on the device portion, and some of the semiconductor circuit layers form at least one heterojunction.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. The method for forming the semiconductor structure includes: providing a base; forming a first dielectric layer on the base; then forming a plurality of first mask patterns each having zigzag shape on the first dielectric layer, in which the first mask patterns extend in a first direction; forming a plurality of second mask patterns each having zigzag shape on the first mask patterns, in which the second mask patterns extend in a second direction different from the first direction, and projections of the first mask patterns on the first dielectric layer and projections of the second mask patterns on the first dielectric layer overlap with each other to form polygons; and etching the first dielectric layer by using the second mask patterns and the first mask patterns as masks to form openings.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a section of an electronic-vaping device including a pressure sensor configured to measure a current ambient pressure, the pressure sensor further configured to output the current ambient pressure measurement in accordance with a read request frequency, and a controller configured to determine a mode of operation of the electronic-vaping device, control the read request frequency based on the determined mode of operation, and detect a threshold pressure change based on the current ambient pressure and a baseline pressure.

Abstract: An inorganic ultraviolet LED device, includes a bracket, a curved lens, a press ring, a wire and an ultraviolet chip. A “T”-shaped recess is formed on the upper end of the bracket. The ultraviolet chip is fixed within the recess and connected to a welding layer at the lower end of the bracket through the wire. The curved lens is placed on a step of the recess. An inclined surface is formed on a contact surface of the step contacting with the curved lens. One end of the press ring is connected to the bracket, and the other end thereof presses against the curved lens. Deformation of the press ring is implemented under a pressure action of a pressure head, thereby implementing high-strength bonding of the device. Self-positioning is achieved through a curved surface of the lens and the contact with the inclined surface of the bracket.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a representation for a fingerprint includes receiving, by a computer processor, an image of a given fingerprint. The method extracts particular attributes for the given fingerprint from the image using a first neural network. The first neural network is trained to identify particular attributes in fingerprints and constructs a first feature vector from the extracted particular attributes, where the first feature vector has a first fixed length. The method includes extracting textural features of the given fingerprint from the image using a second neural network, where the second neural network is trained to identify textural features that are not limited to particular attributes and constructing a second feature vector from the extracted textural features, where the second feature vector has a second fixed length. The method includes concatenating the first feature vector with the second feature vector to form a representation for the given fingerprint.

Abstract: Provided is a compound of formula I or II, a stereoisomer, a tautomer, a geometrical isomer, a solvate, an active metabolite, a hydrate, a prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition thereof, and the medical uses thereof in treating diseases benefiting from the capsid protein assembly inhibitor, particularly diseases caused by hepatitis B virus infection.

Abstract: A method for pancreatic mass diagnosis and patient management includes: receiving CT images of a pancreas of a patient, the pancreas of the patient including a mass; performing a segmentation process on the CT images of the pancreas and the mass to obtain a segmentation mask of the pancreas and the mass of the patient; performing a mask-to-mesh process on the segmentation mask of the pancreas and the mass of the patient to obtain a mesh model of the pancreas and the mass of the patient; performing a classification process on the mesh model of the pancreas and the mass of the patient to identify a type and a grade of a segmented pancreatic mass; and outputting updated CT images of the pancreas of the patient, the updated CT images including the segmented pancreatic mass highlighted thereon and the type and the grade of the segmented pancreatic mass annotated thereon.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining focus settings for use in a specimen scan are provided. One method includes generating a focus map defined as values of best focus as a function of position on a specimen using output generated in one or more pre-focus swaths scanned on the specimen by an output acquisition subsystem configured to direct energy to a specimen, to detect energy from the specimen, and to generate output responsive to the detected energy. The method also includes interpolating the focus map to generate focus settings for a scan performed on the specimen during a process and storing information for the generated focus settings for use in the scan performed on the specimen during the process.

Abstract: A box modeling method and apparatus, a robot picking system, an electronic device and a medium, the method comprising: acquiring first 3D point cloud information of a box(S302); determining a first point of the box according to box parameters and the first 3D point cloud information(S304); performing a calculation to the first point and the first 3D point cloud information by using a ray method so as to generate a first minimum bounding rectangle(S306); and modeling the box according to the first minimum bounding rectangle and the box parameters(S308).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a three-dimensional shaped article, comprising the following steps: a) unfolding the three-dimensional profile of the three-dimensional shaped article with a curved surface via a computer-aided design software; b) dividing the unfolded three-dimensional profile obtained in step a) into several elemental layers via the computer-aided design software; c) cutting a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin based composite sheet to have the same or similar shape and size with the elemental layers; d) stacking the cut composite sheets in order of size to obtain a stack; and g) forming the stack obtained in step d), followed by demoulding and optionally trimming to obtain the three-dimensional shaped article. With the method of the present invention, a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin based composite sheet can be processed into a three-dimensional shaped article with uneven thickness and a high degree of curvature.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a representation for a fingerprint includes receiving, by a computer processor, an image of a given fingerprint. The method extracts particular attributes for the given fingerprint from the image using a first neural network. The first neural network is trained to identify particular attributes in fingerprints and constructs a first feature vector from the extracted particular attributes, where the first feature vector has a first fixed length. The method includes extracting textural features of the given fingerprint from the image using a second neural network, where the second neural network is trained to identify textural features that are not limited to particular attributes and constructing a second feature vector from the extracted textural features, where the second feature vector has a second fixed length. The method includes concatenating the first feature vector with the second feature vector to form a representation for the given fingerprint.

Abstract: A patent evaluation method and system thereof are provided. The method includes collecting patent documents, and further includes the following steps: generating technical points and patent-affiliated technical points; generating technical clusters and patent-affiliated cluster; performing a patent evaluation in each of the technical clusters. The patent evaluation method and system proposed in the present invention aggregates the patents in a technical cluster mode through natural language processing and complex network algorithms, gives patents scientific and technological attributes, and places the patents in a global same industry for evaluation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a molded composite article and method for the production thereof and use thereof. The molded composite article provided by the present invention comprises a plate member and a resin member, wherein said plate member comprises a plate body and a joint end, the plate body comprises a first surface layer base material, a core layer and a second surface layer base material, the core layer is positioned between the first surface layer base material and the second surface layer base material, the joint end is positioned at a side end of the plate body, the joint end comprises an extension part of the first surface layer base material, and at least a portion of the joint end does not comprise the second surface layer base material at the position corresponding to the extension part of the first surface layer base material, the joint end is bonded to a side end of the resin member.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for payment are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining first image data; performing image recognition on the first image data; determining a payment mode to be a facial payment mode or a code payment mode based on the image recognition on the first image data; and performing a payment process corresponding to the determined payment mode.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining focus settings for use in a specimen scan are provided. One method includes generating a focus map defined as values of best focus as a function of position on a specimen using output generated in one or more pre-focus swaths scanned on the specimen by an output acquisition subsystem configured to direct energy to a specimen, to detect energy from the specimen, and to generate output responsive to the detected energy. The method also includes interpolating the focus map to generate focus settings for a scan performed on the specimen during a process and storing information for the generated focus settings for use in the scan performed on the specimen during the process.

Abstract: A cathode material, containing a crystal with a superlattice structure, is provided. A chemical formula of the crystal is xLi2MO3.(1-x)LiNiaCobMn(1-a-b)O2, where 0<x?0.1, 0.8?a<1, b?0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Mn, Co, and Ni. A preparation method of the cathode material and a battery or a capacitor containing the cathode material are also provided.