Abstract: A method includes: receiving, at a first layer of a protocol stack, multiple code blocks from a base station, the multiple code blocks is a portion of a transport block and is associated with an error rate; transmitting, to a second layer of the protocol stack, the multiple code blocks; and determining, at the second layer and based on the error rate, whether to (1) store the multiple code blocks in memory or (2) process the multiple code blocks. A method for saving power in a physical (PHY) layer-to-medium access (MAC) layer interface and a network device, and a system are also provided.

Abstract: A configurable electrical connector. The connector has a housing body, a tower extending from the housing body and beyond a mating face, and a latch movably coupled to the housing body and/or tower. The tower is configurable according to a mating component. The tower can be a tower portion formed with the housing body. The tower can include an extender, with a lower portion disposed inside the tower portion and an upper portion disposed on the tower portion. The extender has an opening through which the latch can pass for engaging a mating component at the locked position. Such a configuration enables the connector to reliably hold a card taller than a standard card (e.g., according to DDR5 or below), and therefore enable the connector to be compatible with both standard cards and tall cards so as to support different storage capacities and data rates.

Abstract: A device and process for electrochemical treatment of wastewater with a screening current collector-based flow anode are provided. The device includes: a shell, where an interior of the shell is a cavity structure, and the shell is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet; a screening current collector structure, where the screening current collector structure includes a screening anode current collector and a cathode current collector, a cathode/anode separator is provided between the screening anode current collector and the cathode current collector, and the screening anode current collector and the cathode current collector each are connected to an external circuit; an anode cell and a cathode cell, where the anode cell and the cathode cell are formed through division of the cavity structure, and an electrolyte is provided in each of the anode cell and the cathode cell; and a flow anode suspended in the anode cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and method for generating waveforms for self-testing of radio frequency (RF) chips are disclosed. In an example, an RF chip includes an RF front-end and a digital front-end. The digital front-end includes an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) module configured to generate at least one M-point IFFT sample, where M is a positive integer, and an IFFT sample transformation module configured to generate an L-point IFFT testing signal based on the at least one M-point IFFT sample. L is a positive integer greater than M and the L-point IFFT testing signal is configured to test a function of the RF chip.

Abstract: A connector for economic and reliable operation of systems, such as systems having tall cards. The connector has a housing body, a tower extending from an end of the housing body and beyond a position that a notch of a standard card would be in a height direction, and a latch configured to cooperate with tall cards. The tower can have a first portion extending from the end of the housing body and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The latch can have a first member pivotable about an end of a second member so as to move the second member up and down when the latch moves between a locked position and an unlocked position. Such a configuration enables the connector to provide reliable connections for tall cards, while compatible with physical requirements of industry standards, for example, in length/width directions.

Abstract: A connector for high density, high speed, and high performance electronic systems. The connector has multiple slots, each of which can receive a card. Terminals disposed on opposite sides of each slot connect the card inserted therein to a motherboard on which the connector is mounted. Each slot has a latch disposed at an end for retaining the card inserted therein when the latch is locked and releasing the card from the slot when the latch is unlocked. The connector has a reinforcing members configured to enhance the mechanical strength of the housing. Terminal tails are configured for solder ball attachments such that the terminals of adjacent slots are disposed closer. The tails are also configured such that a smaller solder area is needed on the motherboard. Such configurations improve signal integrity at higher speed and increases the tolerance of errors in the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A connector for high density, high speed, and high performance electronic systems. The connector has terminals held in a housing. Each terminal has a mating end, a mounting end, and an intermediate portion inbetween. A pair of cuts are disposed on opposite sides of the mounting end such that the mounting end is narrower than the intermediate portion. Each mounting end has a flat surface configured for a solder ball to be attached thereto and narrower than a diameter of the solder ball. This enables the solder ball to be reliably mounted to a contact pad on a circuit board that sized smaller than the solder ball. The contact pad can have a round shape such that a conductive trace can extend in any direction therefrom, which provides flexible routing. Such a configuration meets signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for 64 Gbps and beyond, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.

Abstract: A roll-type device for electrochemical recovery of ammonia is provided, including: a central tube and a tubular shell, where a hydrophobic gas membrane and an anion-exchange membrane (AEM) are sequentially wound around the central tube; a first porous flexible electrode and a first guide liner are sequentially wound at an inner side of the hydrophobic gas membrane, and a second porous flexible electrode and a second guide liner are sequentially wound at an inner side of the AEM; an inner side wall of the hydrophobic gas membrane, an outer wall of the central tube, an outer side wall of the AEM, and the tubular shell enclose a closed first electrode liquid flow chamber; and an inner side wall of the AEM, an outer wall of the central tube, an outer side wall of the hydrophobic gas membrane, and the tubular shell enclose a closed second electrode liquid flow chamber.

Abstract: A connector for use with high-speed signals. The connector has a housing, which includes conductive elements held in a row by a housing. Each conductive element includes a thinner portion and a thicker portion. The conductive elements are configured to make contact with a mating component at the thicker portions. The thinner portions are closer to mating ends of respective conductive elements than respective thicker portions. The housing is configured to provide voids selectively disposed underneath the conductive elements. Such a configuration increases impedances for the conductive elements at locations that would otherwise have lower impedance and therefore reduces impedance variations along signal transmission paths. Such a configuration can also reduce stub size and therefore reduce insertion loss. Such a configuration meets signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for 64 Gbps and beyond, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.

Abstract: A robust electrical connector is provided. The connector includes a housing body, conductive elements held by the housing body, and a slot extending in the housing body and configured to receive a mating component. The housing body has a mating face and a mounting face opposite the mating face. The conductive elements include mating portions curving into the slot and configured to mate with the mating component, and mounting portions extending out of the mounting face. The connector includes a tower extending from an end of the housing body, and a latch pivotably connected to the tower so as to secure the mating component in the slot at a locked position. The tower includes a base portion extending from an end of the housing body, and a cover portion disposed on the base portion. Such a configuration reduces the risk that the tower cracks during operation.

Abstract: Connectors for use with high-speed signals. Mating connectors may include interlocking components that control the mated position of the connectors such that wipe distance can be reduced. These components may be compact such that they can be integrated into connectors with standardized exterior dimensions. They may be integrated into mating guides of the mating connectors. For one of the mating connectors, such a component may be a locking member disposed in and curving out of its guide such that the locking member mates with a matching feature of a component in the guide of the other connector. As the connectors are secured by these components, the conductive elements may be shorter than the lengths required by standards, which reduces the stub and therefore increases signal integrity. Such a configuration provides higher signal integrity at higher speeds, while conforming to standards that constrain mating and mounting interfaces.

Abstract: Surface mount card edge connectors and compact systems using such connectors are provided. A connector has a housing holding conductive elements with a mating face and a mounting face configured to face a side surface of a board. Each conductive element comprises a mating contact portion and a mounting tail extending beyond the mounting face and having an end surface configured to be mounted to a surface pad on a surface of the board. The connector has one or more board locks. Each board lock has a body portion disposed in the housing and a mounting portion having an end surface parallel to the end surfaces of the mounting tails of the conductive elements. Such a configuration enables connectors mounted to opposite sides of a board to be aligned such that a system with these connectors may be more compact.

Abstract: A card edge connector with reduced height that operates reliably. The connector has a housing with a slot extending toward a mounting face. An electronic card can be inserted into the slot until an edge of the card is in a seating plane. The connector has a latch pivotally connected to the housing which may be rotated to eject the card. A reinforcing member may be disposed in the latch with a foot extending between the edge of the card and the mounting face such that, when the latch is rotated, the foot may press against the edge of the card to eject the card. The reinforcing member is both mechanically stronger and thermally more conductive than the latch. Such a configuration enables the seating plane to be closer to the mounting face than that required to meet industry standards.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and method for transition smoothing implementation on a stream of data are disclosed. In an example, a system on chip (SoC) for wireless communication includes a digital front-end. The digital front-end is configured to obtain a stream of data having one carrier or multi-carriers. The stream of data is divided into a plurality of blocks. The digital front-end is also configured to adjust a gain of the stream of data based on a predetermined frequency corresponding to a length of each of the plurality of blocks. The digital front-end is also configured to append a ramp-down tail sequence to a first block of the stream of data after a last sample of the first block, and generate a ramp-up head sequence for a second block immediately after the first block, based on a head sequence of the second block.

Abstract: A card edge connector that provides reliable performances while satisfying smaller dimensions required by industry standards. The connector has a housing holding terminals. The housing has a body, a tower narrower than the body, and a slot extending from the body to the tower. The tower has a tower body protruding from an end of the body of the housing and an extension protruding from the tower body away from the slot. The connector has a latch pivotably connected to the housing. The latch has a recess configured to receive the extension of the tower. The connector has a reinforcing member between the tower body and the extension. Such a configuration enables the tower and/or the latch to be narrower such that more components can be disposed in a system in which the connector is disposed, while strong enough to sustain various operating conditions of the system.

Abstract: A card edge connector that is robust under various operating conditions of a system in which the connector is used. The connector has a housing holding terminals. The housing has a slot extending from a body to a tower disposed at an end of the body. The tower has an outer chamber and an inner chamber joining the out chamber and the slot. The outer and inner chambers comprising joined side walls. The side walls of the inner chamber are thicker than that of the outer chamber. A latch is pivotably disposed in the tower between a locked position and an unlocked position for retaining and releasing an electronic card inserted in the slot. The latch has a body and protrusions protruding from the body toward the slot. The latch body engages the side walls of the outer chamber. The protrusions engage the side walls of the inner chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plurality of the compounds. The compounds are capable of inhibiting Cathepsin L (CatL). A composition including at least one of these compounds is also provided. A method for treating or preventing one or more CatL-related diseases in a subject is further provided. The method may include administering the composition to the subject.

Abstract: Card edge connectors that are reliable and robust against impacts by external forces while having narrower widths by industry standards. A connector includes a housing having a body with a slot elongated longitudinally. The housing has a pair of towers extending vertically from opposite ends of the longitudinal slot. Each tower has a slot elongated vertically, and is narrower than the body in a transverse direction. The longitudinal slot and the vertical slots are configured to receive edges of an electronic card. The connector has a pair of reinforcing members. Each reinforcing member is at least partially disposed on a tower and configured to support a joint between the tower and the body of the housing. Such a configuration can increase robustness of the connector at the joints and therefore reduce the risks of deforming or cracking the towers when the connector is impacted by an external force.

Abstract: A method for fallback handling is provided. The method for fallback handling includes operating a user equipment in a fifth-generation (5G) radio access technology. The method also includes maintaining second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) physical layer components in a warm state. The method further includes maintaining 2G and 3G layer 2 components in an inactive state.

Abstract: A field installable connector that conforms to standard physical requirements while providing high performance at high speeds. The connector includes a housing holding conductive elements configured for pressure mount to a printed circuit board. The housing has a mating surface, a mounting surface opposite the mating surface in a vertical direction, and a slot extending through the mating surface. Each conductive element has a mating end curving into the slot, and a mounting end extending out of the mounting surface at an angle to the vertical direction. The mounting end has a contact surface configured to make contact with a contact pad on the board. The housing includes holes aligned with holes of the board such that a connecting member can extend through the aligned holes to secure the housing to the board and provide force for sufficient contact between conductive elements and respective contact pads.