Abstract: The disclosure discloses a transmission system capable of implementing four-wheel drive and an operating model thereof. The transmission system includes an odd shift motor, an even shift motor, a front-wheel drive shaft, a rear-wheel drive shaft, a front-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the front-wheel drive shaft, and a rear-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the rear-wheel drive shaft. The front-wheel output shaft gear and the rear-wheel output shaft gear are connected by a front/rear drive shaft coupling sleeve. In the disclosure, coordinated control of two motors allows the motors to operate with high efficiency to the maximum, which improves the efficiency of the transmission system. A four-wheel drive model and a two-wheel drive model are implemented through the coordinated control of two motors. Moreover, in the disclosure, sensor information is used to synchronously control a rotational speed during gear shift, which can reduce the impact during the gear shift.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, strained layers, source/drain contact patterns, a gate contact via, and source/drain contact vias. The gate structure is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The strained layers are disposed aside the gate structure. The source/drain contact patterns are disposed on and electrically connected to the strained layers. Top surfaces of the source/drain contact patterns are coplanar with a top surface of the gate structure. The gate contact via is disposed on and electrically connected to the gate structure. The source/drain contact vias are disposed on and electrically connected to the source/drain contact patterns.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an interconnect structure includes: forming a first dielectric layer; forming a mask; patterning the first dielectric layer through the mask to form a trench, an inner surface of the trench having two first portions opposite to each other along an X direction, two second portions opposite to each other along a Y direction, and a bottom portion; forming a second dielectric layer over the mask and the patterned first dielectric layer, and along an inner surface of the trench; etching the second dielectric layer by directing an etchant in a predetermined direction such that a first part of the second dielectric layer on the two first portions and the bottom portion is removed, and a second part of the second dielectric layer on the second portions of the trench remains and is formed into two reinforcing spacers; and forming a trench-filling element.

Abstract: The semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a first etching stop layer, a second etching stop layer, a second dielectric layer, a first via and a second via. The first metal layer and the second metal are embedded in the first dielectric layer. The first etching stop layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. The second etching stop layer is disposed on the first etching stop layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the second etching stop layer. The first via and the second via are embedded in the second dielectric layer. A width of the second etching stop layer is smaller a width of the first etching stop layer.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit device is provided. The method includes depositing a first dielectric layer; depositing a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer; etching a trench opening in the second dielectric layer, wherein the trench opening exposes a first sidewall of the second dielectric layer and a second sidewall of the second dielectric layer, the first sidewall of the second dielectric layer extends substantially along a first direction, and the second sidewall of the second dielectric layer extends substantially along a second direction different from the first direction in a top view; forming a via etch stop layer on the first sidewall of the second dielectric layer, wherein the second sidewall of the second dielectric layer is free from coverage by the via etch stop layer; forming a conductive line in the trench opening; and forming a conductive via over the conductive line.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of determining loss of heterozygosity in human leukocyte antigen in liquid biopsies and applications thereof in cancer treatment.

Abstract: A video encoding system in which pixel data is decomposed into frequency bands prior to encoding. The frequency bands are organized into blocks that are provided to a block-based encoder that encodes the blocks and passes the encoded blocks to a wireless interface that packetizes the blocks for transmittal over a wireless connection. The encoder may categorize the encoded frequency bands into multiple priority levels, and may tag each frequency block with metadata indicating the frequency band represented in the block, the priority of the frequency band, and timing information. The wireless interface may then transmit or drop packets according to the priority levels of the encoded frequency blocks in the packets and/or according to the timing information of the frequency blocks in the packets.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a transmission system capable of implementing four-wheel drive and an operating model thereof. The transmission system includes an odd shift motor, an even shift motor, a front-wheel drive shaft, a rear-wheel drive shaft, a front-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the front-wheel drive shaft, and a rear-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the rear-wheel drive shaft. The front-wheel output shaft gear and the rear-wheel output shaft gear are connected by a front/rear drive shaft coupling sleeve. In the disclosure, coordinated control of two motors allows the motors to operate with high efficiency to the maximum, which improves the efficiency of the transmission system. A four-wheel drive model and a two-wheel drive model are implemented through the coordinated control of two motors. Moreover, in the disclosure, sensor information is used to synchronously control a rotational speed during gear shift, which can reduce the impact during the gear shift.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting multiple layers of an uplink physical channel comprises transmitting to a network node an indication of a capability to operate according to a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode a codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most one non-zero elements per column, and in the second mode the codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most two non-zero elements per column. The codebook subset is in a codebook for use when transform precoding of a physical channel is disabled. The method further comprises receiving a configuration from the network node for a selected mode of operation, and transmitting the physical channel using transform precoding and, at least when transmitting with two layers, using the codebook subset comprising the precoding matrices of the selected mode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a heat dissipation dielectric layer, a conductive interconnect structure, and a blocking dielectric layer. The heat dissipation dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and has a thermal conductivity greater than 10 W/mK. The conductive interconnect structure is disposed in the heat dissipation dielectric layer. The blocking dielectric layer is disposed in the heat dissipation dielectric layer to isolate the conductive interconnect structure from the heat dissipation dielectric layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a base structure including a substrate and a device unit disposed on a front surface of the substrate, a front dielectric portion disposed on the front surface to cover the device unit, a front conductive layer disposed in the front dielectric portion and connected to the device unit, a back dielectric unit disposed on a back surface of the substrate opposite to the front surface and including at least one first part which includes a first dielectric portion having a thermal conductivity which is greater than that of the front dielectric portion, and a back conductive unit which is disposed in the back dielectric unit and connected to the device unit, and which includes at least one first conductive layer disposed in the at least one first part.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for TBoMS transmission. The method which may be performed by a terminal device comprises encoding with low density parity check (LDPC) base graph on each code block (CB) of a Transport Block over Multiple Slots (TboMS), wherein the TBoMS comprises multiple slots; and performing rate matching on the LDPC code for each of the multiple slots of the TBoMS, wherein a time unit of the rate matching is per slot in the TBoMS, and wherein the TBoMS comprises one or more CBs.

Abstract: A mixed reality system that includes a device and a base station that communicate via a wireless connection The device may include sensors that collect information about the user's environment and about the user. The information collected by the sensors may be transmitted to the base station via the wireless connection. The base station renders frames or slices based at least in part on the sensor information received from the device, encodes the frames or slices, and transmits the compressed frames or slices to the device for decoding and display. The base station may provide more computing power than conventional stand-alone systems, and the wireless connection does not tether the device to the base station as in conventional tethered systems. The system may implement methods and apparatus to maintain a target frame rate through the wireless link and to minimize latency in frame rendering, transmittal, and display.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for frequency hopping schemes that are compatible with joint channel estimation. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a User Equipment (UE) comprises determining a value of a hopping index for a first set of N consecutive slots, wherein the N is an integer greater than 1, and after the N consecutive slots, incrementing the value of the hopping index for a second set of N consecutive slots. The method further comprises, for an uplink slot within the second set of N consecutive slots, determining a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) in which to transmit a physical channel from a set of frequency offsets according to the value of the hopping index for the second set of slots and transmitting the physical uplink channel in the selected set of PRBs in the uplink slot.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of wireless communication and, more particularly, to techniques for enabling uplink scheduling. According to one aspect, there is provided a method, implemented in a wireless device, the method comprising determining whether an uplink transmission is for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) repetition or Transport Block processing over Multi-Slot PUSCH (TBoMS) based on a field in a Time Domain Resource Allocation (TDRA) list, and transmitting the uplink transmission in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting multiple layers of an uplink physical channel comprises transmitting to a network node an indication of a capability to operate according to a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode a codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most one non-zero elements per column, and in the second mode the codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most two non-zero elements per column. The codebook subset is in a codebook for use when transform precoding of a physical channel is disabled. The method further comprises receiving a configuration from the network node for a selected mode of operation, and transmitting the physical channel using transform precoding and, at least when transmitting with two layers, using the codebook subset comprising the precoding matrices of the selected mode.

Abstract: A Lyophyllum decastes polysaccharide, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided in the present disclosure, relating to the technical field of biomedicine. The preparation method includes the following steps: (1) adding an aqueous solution containing EDTA-2Na into a fruiting body of Lyophyllum decastes, performing ultrasonic treatment, and then performing water extraction treatment to obtain an extractive solution; (2) concentrating the extractive solution, adding anhydrous ethanol for precipitation, followed by centrifuging to obtain precipitates, then obtaining a crude Lyophyllum decastes polysaccharide; and (3) conducting removal of proteins and dialysis of the crude Lyophyllum decastes polysaccharide to obtain the Lyophyllum decastes polysaccharide.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and communication device for transport block size determination for a multi-slot transport block transmission and a method and communication device for code block segmentation for a multi-slot transport block transmission. The method for determining a size of a multi-slot transport block (TB) for a multi-slot TB-based transmission includes: determining a number of resource elements (REs) for the transmission; determining a number of information bits at least partially based on one or more of the determined number of REs, a modulation order for the transmission, a target coding rate for the transmission, and a number of layers for the transmission; and determining the size of the multi-slot TB for the transmission at least partially based on the determined number of information bits.

Abstract: A mixed reality system that includes a device and a base station that communicate via a wireless connection The device may include sensors that collect information about the user's environment and about the user. The information collected by the sensors may be transmitted to the base station via the wireless connection. The base station renders frames or slices based at least in part on the sensor information received from the device, encodes the frames or slices, and transmits the compressed frames or slices to the device for decoding and display. The base station may provide more computing power than conventional stand-alone systems, and the wireless connection does not tether the device to the base station as in conventional tethered systems. The system may implement methods and apparatus to maintain a target frame rate through the wireless link and to minimize latency in frame rendering, transmittal, and display.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting multiple layers of an uplink physical channel comprises transmitting to a network node an indication of a capability to operate according to a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode a codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most one non-zero elements per column, and in the second mode the codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most two non-zero elements per column. The codebook subset is in a codebook for use when transform precoding of a physical channel is disabled. The method further comprises receiving a configuration from the network node for a selected mode of operation, and transmitting the physical channel using transform precoding and, at least when transmitting with two layers, using the codebook subset comprising the precoding matrices of the selected mode.