Abstract: A vacuum apparatus includes process chambers, and a transfer chamber coupled to the process chambers. The transfer chamber includes one or more vacuum ports, thorough which a gas inside the transfer chamber is exhausted, and vent ports, from which a vent gas is supplied. The one or more vacuum ports and the vent ports are arranged such that air flows from at least one of the vent ports to the one or more vacuum ports are line-symmetric with respect to a center line of the transfer chamber.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to methods for forming a conductive feature in a dielectric layer in semiconductor processing and structures formed thereby. In some embodiments, a structure includes a dielectric layer over a substrate, a surface modification layer, and a conductive feature. The dielectric layer has a sidewall. The surface modification layer is along the sidewall, and the surface modification layer includes phosphorous and carbon. The conductive feature is along the surface modification layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of debugging a targeted area or the whole network-on-chip (NOC) (101), whereby said targeted area or the whole NOC is triggered to enter into a freeze state before capturing of the state of the targeted area or the whole NOC (101) and unloading of the debug information, before finally said targeted area or the whole NOC is triggered to enter into an unfreeze state to allow forward progress to resume, using existing buffer storage, thus allowing user to debug and identify the source of issue without requiring a significant amount of extra storage.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods that allow for capturing metadata associated with a drag-and-drop action. The metadata includes information about a participant of at least two participants connected, by a collaboration server, to a collaboration session via respective devices. The system and methods further introduce the concept of a meeting board. The collaboration server distributes to the respective devices media stream data representing a main display area and the meeting board section in a user interface screen associated with the collaboration session. Content items of the collaboration session are sequentially displayed in the main display area throughout the collaboration session and a portion of a content item that is drag-and-dropped from the main display area into the meeting board section remains on the meeting board section throughout the collaboration session.

Abstract: A node synchronization method, includes: receiving a synchronization message by a first synchronization node in a network; determining whether to update a first local time of the first synchronization node according to the synchronization message by the first synchronization node; updating the first local time according to a synchronization time of the synchronization message by the first synchronization node when determining to update the first local time; and updating the synchronization time of the received synchronization message with the current first local time and forwarding the updated synchronization message by the first synchronization node.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods that allow for capturing metadata associated with a drag-and-drop action. The metadata includes information about a participant of at least two participants connected, by a collaboration server, to a collaboration session via respective devices. The system and methods further introduce the concept of a meeting board. The collaboration server distributes to the respective devices media stream data representing a main display area and the meeting board section in a user interface screen associated with the collaboration session. Content items of the collaboration session are sequentially displayed in the main display area throughout the collaboration session and a portion of a content item that is drag-and-dropped from the main display area into the meeting board section remains on the meeting board section throughout the collaboration session.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a computing device may include a media content handler to obtain media content, a group license manager to determine whether or not the media content is part of a license group, and when the media content is determined as part of the license group, the group license manager may determine whether a master key for the license group was previously received. The group license manager may send, over a network, a license request to a license manager when the master key was not previously received. The group license manager may receive, over the network, a license to permit access to the media content, where the license includes the master key. The computing device may include a key generator to derive a content key based on the master key, and a decryption unit to decrypt the media content using the derived content key.

Abstract: In a method for detecting power usages of an electronic device, parameters of components of the electronic device and a power usage of the electronic device are obtained within a predetermined Nth period. The electronic device determines if the power usage of the electronic device is normal according to the parameters of components of the electronic device within the Nth period. The electronic device records information of applications which run in the electronic device within the Nth period when the power usage of the electronic device is abnormal.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a screen, a processor coupled to the screen, and a non-transitory storage device coupled to the processor and configured to store one or more programs executed by the processor, the one or more programs causing the processor to acquire a cumulative time of each signal intensity of a wireless signal received or transmitted by the electronic device and/or a cumulative time of each mobile network service mode provided to the electronic device at a time interval, detect whether the electronic device, in a current mobile network service mode, is power-guzzling according to the cumulative time of each signal intensity and/or the cumulative time of each mobile network service mode, and generate a prompt message when the electronic device is power-guzzling.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a computing device may include a media content handler to obtain media content, a group license manager to determine whether or not the media content is part of a license group, and when the media content is determined as part of the license group, the group license manager may determine whether a master key for the license group was previously received. The group license manager may send, over a network, a license request to a license manager when the master key was not previously received. The group license manager may receive, over the network, a license to permit access to the media content, where the license includes the master key. The computing device may include a key generator to derive a content key based on the master key, and a decryption unit to decrypt the media content using the derived content key.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a screen, a processor coupled to the screen, and a non-transitory storage device coupled to the processor and configured to store one or more programs executed by the processor, the one or more programs causing the processor to acquire a cumulative time of each signal intensity of a wireless signal received or transmitted by the electronic device and/or a cumulative time of each mobile network service mode provided to the electronic device at a time interval, detect whether the electronic device, in a current mobile network service mode, is power-guzzling according to the cumulative time of each signal intensity and/or the cumulative time of each mobile network service mode, and generate a prompt message when the electronic device is power-guzzling.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a system having: a display device having a first operating platform; a base device having a second operating platform and being configured to connect with the display device through a hardware connection; the hardware connection including a communication link between the first and second operating platforms; and a server module and a client module; the server module configured to, responsive to selecting an active operating platform, communicate settings of a previously active operating platform via the hardware connection to the client module to maintain continuity of settings after switching active operating platforms. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In a method for detecting power usages of an electronic device, parameters of components of the electronic device and a power usage of the electronic device are obtained within a predetermined Nth period. The electronic device determines if the power usage of the electronic device is normal according to the parameters of components of the electronic device within the Nth period. The electronic device records information of applications which run in the electronic device within the Nth period when the power usage of the electronic device is abnormal.

Abstract: Provided is a method of detecting abnormal power consumption of an electrical device during a standby time period. The electrical device includes an operating system. The method includes: obtaining a first system log of the operating system at a first time point; obtaining a second system log of the operating system at a second time point; determining whether the electrical device is in a standby mode from the first time point to the second time point by comparing the first system log with the second system log; if the electrical device is in the standby mode, determining whether the operating system is in a sleep mode; if the operating system is not in the sleep mode, analysing the system log of the operating system from the first time period to the second time period, so as to obtain and store an abnormal power consumption information.

Abstract: A method for contacting MOS devices. First openings in a photosensitive material are formed over a substrate having a top dielectric in a first die area and a second opening over a gate stack in a second die area having the top dielectric, a hard mask, and a gate electrode. The top dielectric layer is etched to form a semiconductor contact while etching at least a portion the hard mask layer thickness over a gate contact area exposed by the second opening. An inter-layer dielectric (ILD) is deposited. A photosensitive material is patterned to generate a third opening in the photosensitive material over the semiconductor contact and a fourth opening inside the gate contact area. The ILD is etched through to reopen the semiconductor contact while etching through the ILD and residual hard mask if present to provide a gate contact to the gate electrode.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide for communication between a base component and a slate component of a hybrid computing system. The hybrid computing system is in a connected state when the base component and slate component are connected. Embodiments provide that the base component may control the slate component when the hybrid computing system is in a connected state. In addition, embodiments provide that a server module running on the display component and a client module running on the base component facilitate communication between the hybrid computing system components. Furthermore, systems and methods described herein provide that the base component may control hardware devices, peripheral devices, or software applications of the display component through communications between the server module and client module.

Abstract: A luminaire may include a luminaire main body, an attachment plate, a plurality of light-emitting modules, a plurality of lenses, and a lighting circuit. In some examples, the luminaire main body may include an opening in a lower surface. The attachment plate may have a flat plate shape and may be arranged in the luminaire main body, and a lower surface faces the opening. The plurality of light-emitting modules may include semiconductor light-emitting elements, and may be attached to the lower surface of the attachment plate. The plurality of lenses may be provided for the respective light-emitting modules, and control luminous intensity distribution of light from the light-emitting modules. The lighting circuit may be arranged above the attachment plate in the luminaire main body, and configured to light the light-emitting modules.

Abstract: A method for contacting MOS devices. First openings in a photosensitive material are formed over a substrate having a top dielectric in a first die area and a second opening over a gate stack in a second die area having the top dielectric, a hard mask, and a gate electrode. The top dielectric layer is etched to form a semiconductor contact while etching at least a portion the hard mask layer thickness over a gate contact area exposed by the second opening. An inter-layer dielectric (ILD) is deposited. A photosensitive material is patterned to generate a third opening in the photosensitive material over the semiconductor contact and a fourth opening inside the gate contact area. The ILD is etched through to reopen the semiconductor contact while etching through the ILD and residual hard mask if present to provide a gate contact to the gate electrode.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a system having: a display device having a first operating platform; a base device having a second operating platform and being configured to connect with the display device through a hardware connection; the hardware connection including a communication link between the first and second operating platforms; and a server module and a client module; the server module configured to, responsive to selecting an active operating platform, communicate settings of a previously active operating platform via the hardware connection to the client module to maintain continuity of settings after switching active operating platforms. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method for contacting MOS devices. First openings in a photosensitive material are formed over a substrate having a top dielectric in a first die area and a second opening over a gate stack in a second die area having the top dielectric, a hard mask, and a gate electrode. The top dielectric layer is etched to form a semiconductor contact while etching at least a portion the hard mask layer thickness over a gate contact area exposed by the second opening. An inter-layer dielectric (ILD) is deposited. A photosensitive material is patterned to generate a third opening in the photosensitive material over the semiconductor contact and a fourth opening inside the gate contact area. The ILD is etched through to reopen the semiconductor contact while etching through the ILD and residual hard mask if present to provide a gate contact to the gate electrode.