Abstract: The present disclosure provides a link monitoring method and a terminal. The method includes: according to whether a monitoring object is present in a first period, determining a link monitoring behavior, wherein the behavior includes at least one of the following: reporting link quality information, not reporting link quality information, evaluating link quality or not evaluating link quality. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the ability of the terminal to monitor the link can be improved.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provide an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrode assembly manufacturing equipment and method. Among that, the electrode assembly includes a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate which form a bending region. The positive electrode plate includes bending portions located in the bending region, the bending portion includes a positive electrode current collecting layer and a positive active substance layer, and at least one side surface of the positive electrode current collecting layer is provided with the positive active substance layer in a thickness direction of the positive electrode plate. At least one positive active substance layer is provided with the barrier layer, at least a part of the barrier layer is intercalated in the positive active substance layer provided with the barrier layer, and coats at least a part of particles in the positive active substance layer.

Abstract: The present application provides a fire-fighting apparatus, a box assembly, battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method for preparing a battery. The fire-fighting apparatus includes: a pipe, a gas release mechanism, and a blocking structure. The pipe has an air inlet end and an air outlet end, and the air inlet end is configured to be connected to the battery, so that a combustible gas generated in the battery during thermal runaway events is capable of entering the pipe from the box via the air inlet end and being discharged from the pipe via the air outlet end; and the gas release mechanism is configured to be connected to the pipe and release a fire-fighting gas into the pipe when thermal runaway occurs in the battery; and the blocking structure is configured to block the combustible gas and the fire-fighting gas and change a flow direction.

Abstract: A method for receiving a power saving signal, a method for transmitting a power saving signal, and a related device are provided. The method includes: in a case that a beam failure is detected, transmitting a random access request; and after the random access request is transmitted and before a transmission control indication TCI state is updated, performing detection for a power saving signal in a recovery search space based on a first quasi co-location QCL relationship, where the first QCL relationship is a QCL relationship of beam failure recovery reference signals BFR-RS.

Abstract: This application provides an electrolyte for lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The electrolyte provided in this application includes a non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium salt and an additive that are dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and the additive includes a cyclosiloxane and a fluoroether. This application further provides a lithium-ion battery including the foregoing electrolyte.

Abstract: This application provides an electrolyte for lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The electrolyte includes an organic solvent, an electrolytic lithium salt dissolved in the organic solvent, and additives, where the additives include a first additive and a second additive. The first additive includes an alkenyl dioxaborolane compound represented by formula I or formula II, and the second additive includes phosphoric acid cyclic anhydride represented by formula III. After the electrolyte of this application is applied to a lithium-ion battery, the lithium-ion battery can, at high voltage, have a good high-temperature cycling performance and high-temperature storage performance, a low direct current resistance, as well as good high-voltage characteristics.

Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and methods for amplifying and/or analyzing nucleic acids.

Abstract: Methods for pre-cleaning substrates having metal and dielectric surfaces are described. The substrate is exposed to a strong reductant to remove contaminants from the metal surface and damage the dielectric surface. The substrate is then exposed to an oxidation process to repair the damage to the dielectric surface and oxidize the metal surface. The substrate is then exposed to a weak reductant to reduce the metal oxide to a pure metal surface without substantially affecting the dielectric surface. Processing tools and computer readable media for practicing the method are also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a channel monitoring control method and a terminal. The method includes: performing a first operation in a case that a monitoring resource in a power saving control channel conflicts with a resource corresponding to a first behavior, where the first operation includes one of the following: monitoring the power saving control channel; skipping monitoring the power saving control channel; and skipping monitoring the power saving control channel in a control resource set CORESET based on a currently activated transmission configuration indicator TCI state.

Abstract: The present disclosure provide a blind detection method, a signal transmission method, relevant devices and a system. The method includes: receiving a target signal transmitted from a network device; and based on the target signal, performing blind detection on PDCCH or maintaining a sleep state when detecting the PDCCH.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an end cover assembly, a secondary battery, a battery pack and an electric device. An end cover assembly for a secondary battery includes: an end cover; a first terminal including a first connecting section and a second connecting section disposed along a radial direction; a second terminal including a third connecting section, a fuse section and a fourth connecting section sequentially connected along the radial direction; along an axial direction, orthographic projections of the first and third connecting sections at least partially overlap with each other, one of the first and third connecting sections is configured to connect with a busbar, the other is configured to connect with an electrode assembly, the fourth connecting section is configured to connect with the second connecting section; and an insulating component, at least a part of which is located between the first connecting section and the third connecting section.

Abstract: Disclosed are a load state detection circuit and method. A microcontroller is connected to a switch unit which is connected between a detecting power supply and a load to be tested. A voltage sampling point is formed at either terminal of the load to be tested, and the voltage sampling circuit is connected between the voltage sampling point and the microcontroller. The voltage sampling circuit is configured to sample a voltage at the voltage sampling point. The microcontroller is configured to connect the load to be tested and the detecting power supply by controlling the switch unit, and determine whether a fault exists in the load to be tested according to a received voltage at the voltage sampling point sampled by the voltage sampling circuit, before connecting the load to be tested with the drive power supply.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for processing of substrates, and more particularly relates to methods for forming a metal gapfill. In one implementation, the method includes forming a metal gapfill in an opening using a multi-step process. The multi-step process includes forming a first portion of the metal gapfill, performing a sputter process to form one or more layers on one or more side walls, and growing a second portion of the metal gapfill to fill the opening with the metal gapfill. The metal gapfill formed by the multi-step process is seamless, and the one or more layers formed on the one or more side walls seal any gaps or defects between the metal gapfill and the side walls. As a result, fluids utilized in subsequent processes do not diffuse through the metal gapfill.

Abstract: A method to adjust the height of a display is provided. One terminal of the telescopic trolley is connected to a first surface of the display and is separated from the lower edge of the display by a first distance. The lower edge of the display is away from the ground by a second distance. The method includes: obtaining a first height value indicating a user's height, an eye height or a shoulder height; searching for a second height value corresponding to the first height value in the look-up table according to the first height value; calculating the sum of the first distance and the second distance, and comparing the sum with the second height value to obtain a comparison result; and adjusting the length of the telescopic trolley according to the comparison result, so that the sum is equal to the second height value.

Abstract: Metal fuses and self-aligned gate edge (SAGE) architectures having metal fuses are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of semiconductor fins protruding through a trench isolation region above a substrate. A first gate structure is over a first of the plurality of semiconductor fins. A second gate structure is over a second of the plurality of semiconductor fins. A gate edge isolation structure is laterally between and in contact with the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The gate edge isolation structure is on the trench isolation region and extends above an uppermost surface of the first gate structure and the second gate structure. A metal fuse is on the gate edge isolation structure.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a synchronized signal block (SS block), network equipment, and user equipment are disclosed. The SS block includes a New Radio (NR)-primary synchronized signal (PSS), an NR-secondary synchronized signal (SSS), and an NR-physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signal. The method includes: network equipment transmits the NR-PSS by using a first frequency domain resource, transmits the NR-SSS by using a second frequency domain resource, and transmits the NR-PBCH signal by using a third frequency domain resource; and user equipment receives the NR-PSS by using the first frequency domain resource, receives the NR-SSS by using the second frequency domain resource, and receives the NR-PBCH signal by using the third frequency domain resource. A position relationship among the first frequency domain resource, the second frequency domain resource, and the third frequency domain resource satisfies a preset condition.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, a measurement indication method, and a device. The method includes receiving indication information, where the indication information indicates whether a terminal can perform measurement at one or more second SSBs, a frequency position of the second SSB is different from a frequency position of a first SSB, and the first SSB is an SSB for measurement of a serving cell. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal may perform RRM measurement at a non-cell defining SSB in a BWP at which downlink reception is currently performed, which reduces interruption of data transmission, and improves flexibility of measurement behavior of the terminal.

Abstract: An information transmission method includes: mapping a PDSCH and a positioning reference signal PRS onto different resource elements REs of a same RB; or mapping the PDSCH and the PRS onto different RBs; or mapping the PDSCH and the PRS onto different OFDM symbols; and transmitting the PDSCH and the PRS to a terminal device.

Abstract: A method generates binaural headphone playback signals given multiple audio source signals with associated metadata and a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) database, where the audio source signals can be channel-based, object-based, or a mixture of both signals. The method groups the audio source signals according to positions of the audio sources, divides BRIR into blocks and frames, where the BRIR is divided into a direct block and diffuse blocks, and divides each audio source signal into blocks and frames, wherein the source signal is divided into a current block and previous blocks, and the current block is further divided into the frames. The method further averages, for each of previous frames of the source signals, the divided BRIR identified with the grouping result by downmixing the previous frames of the source signals according to the grouping result, and performs a convolution with the downmixed previous frame.

Abstract: A planar illumination device according to embodiments includes a substrate and a light guide plate. The substrate has a plurality of light sources arranged two-dimensionally. The light guide plate is disposed on a side of the surface of the substrate, the surface having the light sources. The light guide plate has a plurality of through holes disposed in a thickness direction and individually accommodating the light sources, and a pseudo light source. The pseudo light source is disposed such that another pseudo light source is not disposed on a line connecting the center of the pseudo light source and the center of one of the light sources.