Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a substrate including a first material, wherein the first material generates electrical signals from radiation within a first range of wavelengths, an image sensor element including a second material, wherein the second material generates electrical signals from radiation within a second range of wavelengths, the second range is different from first range, a transparent layer proximal to a light receiving surface of the image sensor element, wherein the transparent layer is transparent to radiation within the second range of wavelength, and an interconnect structure connected to a signal transmitting surface of the image sensor element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for carrier aggregation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first wireless communication node, comprising: receiving a downlink signal containing first information from a second wireless communication node, and based on at least a portion of the first information, determining first resource information to perform sidelink communication between the first wireless communication node and at least one third wireless communication node.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure relate to a computing device, a computing equipment, and a programmable scheduling method for data loading and execution, and relate to the field of computer. The computing device is coupled to a first computing core and a first memory. The computing device includes a scratchpad memory, a second computing core, a first hardware queue, a second hardware queue and a synchronization unit. The second computing core is configured for acceleration in a specific field. The first hardware queue receives a load request from the first computing core. The second hardware queue receives an execution request from the first computing core. The synchronization unit configured to make the triggering of the load request and the execution request to cooperate with each other. In this manner, flexibility, throughput, and overall performance can be enhanced.

Abstract: An information processing method, an interconnection device, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The interconnection device includes a request processing module configured for: receiving a data access request from at least one processor, wherein the data access request comprises a merge bit, a multicast group identifier (MGID), and a multicast transaction identifier (MTID); determining whether the data access request is a multicast request; determining whether the interconnection device receives other multicast requests if it is determined that the data access request is a multicast request based on the MGID, the MTID, and a static routing policy of a multicast group; and obtaining the other multicast requests if it is determined that the interconnection device receives the other multicast requests, merging the multicast request with the other multicast requests into a merged request, and forwarding the merged request to a next-hop device of the interconnection device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for receiving an input query at a Variational-sequence-to-sequence dialog generator (VSDG) of a chatbot, and calculating, via a variational autoencoder (VAE) combined with a generative adversarial network (GAN) of the VSDG, a response to the input query. The response may be in a dialog form. Further, in one or more examples, the GAN evaluates the response for updating the VSDG.

Abstract: A semiconductor image-sensing structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side, a photo-sensing element disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a color filter disposed over the back side of the semiconductor substrate, and an electric-optical modulator disposed between the color filter and the photo-sensing element. The electric-optical modulator includes a first electrode, a second electrode over the first electrode, and a micro-lens between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: Provided are a resource request method and device, and the method includes: transmitting low latency traffic information to a network control unit; and receiving resource allocation information formed from resource allocation performed by the network control unit based on the low latency traffic information. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer storage medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the recovery of nucleic acids from a solid support, the method comprising the steps, in any suitable order, of: a) providing a solid support at least a region of which is absorbent and impregnated with a chaotropic agent; b) combining a biological sample, possibly including nucleic acids, with the region; c) washing the region in a washing buffer solution; d) simultaneously heating and agitating the region in a further buffer solution; e) separating the region from the further buffer solution; f) extracting at least a portion of any remaining further buffer solution from the region to provide an extracted buffer solution; g) combining the further buffer solution and the extracted buffer solution portion; and h) subsequently processing the combined buffer solutions in order to amplify any nucleic acids in said combined solution. Hardware suitable for implementing the above method and a kit of parts is disclosed also.

Abstract: A detection device, including a light-emitting component, a light-detecting component, at least one reflective optical film element, and a control unit, is provided. The light-emitting component is used for providing an excitation beam, wherein a part of the excitation beam whose dominant wavelength falls within an excitation wavelength band generates a fluorescence beam after passing through a test specimen. The light-detecting component is used for receiving a part of the fluorescence beam whose dominant wavelength falls within a detection wavelength band. The control unit is coupled to the at least one reflective optical film element. The control unit controls the at least one reflective optical film element to filter out a part of a wavelength band of an incident beam. The incident beam is at least one of the excitation beam and the fluorescence beam. A detection method of the detection device is also provided.

Abstract: Multicast Broadcast Services (“MBS”) is a service provided to user equipment (“UE”) devices. As the UE moves through the network, it may switch between network cells. Some network cells include MBS service availability, which will be considered by the UE when selecting cells. MBS service continuity can be maintained when the UE considers MBS service availability for selecting network cells. The service availability of MBS can be determined by the UE while the UE is in an inactive or idle state.

Abstract: A foldable support, wherein the foldable support comprises two first supporting members, two second supporting members, two first assembly portions, and two second assembly portions. The first supporting members are able to be rotatably unfolded relative to the second supporting members or be drawn together and folded up. First linking members are respectively movable connected to the two first assembly portions close to the ends of a second supporting arm, and the other ends of the two second linking members are respectively correspondingly hinged to the two second supporting members. The two second assembly portions are respectively correspondingly hinged to the two second supporting members, and each of the second assembly portions, close to the ends of the first supporting arm, are movable connected to first linking members. The two first linking members are respectively correspondingly hinged to the two first supporting members.

Abstract: An optical device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first lens. The first electrode and the second electrode are over the substrate and configured to generate a first electric field. The first lens is between the first electrode and the second electrode and has a focal length that varies in response to the first electric field applied to the first lens.

Abstract: A current transmission assembly and a current transmission system are provided. The current transmission system includes the current transmission assembly and a circuit board structure. The current transmission assembly includes a pluggable component, at least one conductor component, and at least one electrically connecting component. The pluggable component includes a housing, two sets of electrically conductive arms, and two connecting members. Each of the two sets of electrically conductive arms is disposed inside the housing. Each of the conductor components includes an electrical insulator and a wire main body. The electrical insulator encircles the wire main body, so that a first terminal and a second terminal are exposed from the wire main body, and the first terminal is connected to one of the two connecting members. Each of the electrically connecting components includes a connecting portion, to which the second terminal of the wire main body is fixed.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for temperature assisted non-volatile storage device management in a non-volatile storage system. In one embodiment, a non-volatile storage system may comprise a temperature sensor, a non-volatile storage device and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain a read-out from the temperature sensor, generate a predicted real-time on-die temperature for the non-volatile storage device based on the read-out, generate an estimated threshold voltage for reading data stored in the non-volatile storage device based on the predicted real-time on-die temperature and conduct a local sweep of a reference voltage using the estimated threshold voltage as a starting point to obtain a final read reference voltage with a minimum read bit error rate.

Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, a hinge structure and a foldable display. The hinge structure connects the first casing and the second casing, and includes a plurality of supporting blocks, a plurality of first hinge blocks and a plurality of second hinge blocks. The supporting blocks are arranged side by side between the first casing and the second casing. The first hinge blocks and the second hinge blocks are respectively arranged at two sides of the supporting blocks. One of the first hinge blocks connects two of the supporting blocks adjacent to each other. One of the second hinge blocks connects two of the supporting blocks adjacent to each other. The foldable display includes a first bonding portion secured to the first casing, a second bonding portion secured to the second casing and a foldable portion aligned to the hinge structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for transaction clearing. The method includes receiving first clearing requests transmitted by a quantity N of terminals, where N>1; according to the first clearing requests, acquiring transaction data of the quantity N of terminals from a database; initializing a cache queue, and loading the transaction data into the cache queue; reading the transaction data in the cache queue, and performing a clearing process on the transaction data; and writing a clearing result into the database and feeding back the terminals with an execution result of the first clearing requests.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of integrated circuit packaging, and specifically relates to a through silicon via structure for three-dimensional integrated circuit packaging and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor migration in mobile and cellular networks are described. An example method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by a first IAB donor to a second IAB donor, an Xn Application Protocol (XnAP) message comprising an Internet Protocol (IP) address request information, and receiving, from the second IAB donor, an IP address information. Another example method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by a first network node to a second network node, a message comprising a transmission action indicator information, wherein the transmission action indicator information configures the second network node to perform one or more transmission actions to a wireless device.

Abstract: A display device and a backlight control method of the display device are provided. When a duration of an image occlusion period is shorter than a preset duration, a backlight driving circuit is controlled to respectively provide a first pulse current and a second pulse current in a first light emitting period and a second light emitting period in each frame period, so as to drive a backlight unit to provide a first backlight and a second backlight. Here, the first pulse current is greater than the second pulse current.

Abstract: An IC package comprises a substrate; a semiconductor die with a top surface, wherein the semiconductor die is stacked over the substrate; a vapor chamber stacked over the semiconductor die, wherein the vapor chamber comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion covers the top surface of the semiconductor die; and an encapsulating case encapsulating the substrate, the semiconductor die and the vapor chamber, wherein the proximal portion of the vapor chamber is within the encapsulating case, and the distal portion of the vapor chamber extends from a wall of the encapsulating case.