Abstract: In an embodiment, a device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a channel region; a gate stack over the channel region; and an epitaxial source/drain region adjacent the gate stack, the epitaxial source/drain region including: a main portion in the semiconductor substrate, the main portion including a semiconductor material doped with gallium, a first concentration of gallium in the main portion being less than the solid solubility of gallium in the semiconductor material; and a finishing portion over the main portion, the finishing portion doped with gallium, a second concentration of gallium in the finishing portion being greater than the solid solubility of gallium in the semiconductor

Abstract: 1. A computer-implemented method to perform image-to-image translation. The method can include obtaining one or more machine-learned generator models. The one or more machine-learned generator models can be configured to receive an input image and a user-specified conditioning vector that parameterizes one or more desired values for one or more defined characteristics of an output image. The one or more machine-learned generator models can be configured to perform, based at least in part on the user-specified conditioning vector, one or more transformations on the input image to generate the output image with the one or more desired values for the one or more defined characteristics. The method can include receiving the input image and the user-specified conditioning vector. The method can include generating, using the machine-learned generator model, an output image having the one or more desired values for the one or more characteristics.

Abstract: An apparatus with a device having a metal structure, a metal element, a metal pedestal, and a transistor. Each of the metal structure, the metal element, and the metal pedestal may include first and second surfaces, which are substantially flat and opposite facing. The transistor may include first and second terminals, which may include first and second surfaces, respectively, that are substantially flat and opposite facing. The first surface of the metal pedestal may be electrically connected to the second surface of the metal element. The first and second surfaces of the first and second terminals, respectively, may be electrically connected to the first and second surfaces, respectively, of the metal structure and the metal pedestal, respectively. The second surface of the metal structure can be electrically and thermally connected to a bus bar.

Abstract: A system for authenticating a subject identification document includes a memory section storing computer-executable instructions and a memory section storing an enrolled document template, ROI information, and a codebook representing partitions of a [Cb, Cr] color plane. The system includes a processor in communication with the memory. The processor executes the instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive an image of the document, the image depicting, in a RGB color space, the document. The processor transforms the image of the document to a second image of the document in a YCbCr color space. The processor assigns pixels within a ROI in the second image corresponding to the ROI information to the partitions of the codebook. The processor generates a template based on respective counts of the pixels assigned to the partitions of the codebook. The processor compares the template to the enrolled document template to authenticate document.

Abstract: A clamping spring for clamping a conductor to be connected against a current bar includes: a retaining leg; a clamping leg movable into an open position and into a clamping position; and a locking leg movable into a retaining position and into a releasing position. In the retaining position, the locking leg is retained on an actuating element, and, in the releasing position, the locking leg is released from the actuating element. The locking leg has a pressing surface, by which the locking leg is movable from the retaining position into the releasing position by the conductor. The pressing surface has a portion which is curved in a direction of the clamping leg and on which comprises a first conductor contact surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optoelectronic semiconductor component including at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip in an interior of a housing; the housing has a base part and a top part, the base part is a ceramic support, the top part is made of one or more glass materials, a connection layer that is made of a solder glass is arranged between the base part and the top part, and the ceramic support includes a connection portion with a nickel-containing surface which is in direct contact with the solder glass.

Abstract: A reconstruction method comprising: obtaining (811) a region predictor for a current region of a picture based on a spatial prediction: obtaining (812) an information representative of a partitioning of the current region into sub-regions: reconstructing (813) at least one residual sub-region based on an intra prediction residual and an intra prediction mode and obtaining a reconstructed residual region from the at least one reconstructed residual sub-region, wherein all reference samples external to the current region used for reconstructing the at least one sub-region are set to zero before reconstructing the at least one residual sub-region: and, reconstructing (814) the current region based on the reconstructed residual region and on the region predictor by adding a final predictor obtained from the region predictor and the reconstructed residual region.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a method is provided for applying film grain to a picture decoded from a bitstream. The method includes decoding region information from syntax elements in the bitstream. The method includes deriving, based on the region information, a number of regions in the picture, wherein the number of regions is at least two. The method includes deriving, based on the region information, a region raster-scan order for a first region of the at least two regions. The method includes decoding the first region, wherein the decoding of the first region comprises applying film grain to the first region in accordance with the region raster-scan order.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a hierarchical scheduling in fixed-function graphics pipeline are disclosed. In various implementations, a processor includes a pipeline comprising a plurality of fixed-function units and a scheduler. The scheduler is configured to schedule a first operation for execution by one or more fixed-function units of the pipeline by scheduling the first operation with a first unit of the pipeline, responsive to a first mode of operation and schedule a second operation for execution by a selected fixed-function unit of the pipeline by scheduling the second operation directly to the selected fixed-function unit, independent of a sequential arrangement of the one or more fixed-function units in the pipeline, responsive to a second mode of operation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus determine a transmission beam for downlink transmissions, and provides first beamforming instructions for forming the transmission beam to a transmission path. The method and apparatus also determine at least one receiving beam that is a first receiving beam, and at least one receiving beam that is a second receiving beam. A first antenna sub-array is configured to provide a first plurality of concurrent receiving beams and a second antenna sub-array is configured to provide a second plurality of concurrent receiving beams, providing second beamforming instructions, for forming at least the first receiving beam and at least the second receiving beams, to a first receiving path and a second receiving path, respectively.

Abstract: Coding efficiency increases are achieved by using composed prediction signals to predict a predetermined block of a picture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for authenticating a Client in a Client-Server architecture. The method encodes the Client's input passcode using a Regulated Activation Network computational model to create a Hierarchical model. Depending upon a Policy shared between the Client and the Server, different combinations of encoded passcodes generated from the Hierarchical model, are selected. After every successful authentication operation, a new policy is generated. Because of these new policies, for every authentication attempt, the Client inputs the same passcode but the passcode communicated over the network is always different. The advantages of this method include random encoded passcode generation for the Client's identity verification. This randomness ensures that the generated encoded passcodes are never repeated in two successive authentication attempts. The use of Models, Policies, and the Client's passcode together makes the authentication method highly robust.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for testing a wireless network. A method, according to one implementation, includes receiving data captured from monitoring raw signals from one or more wireless networks at a given location; decoding the data to determine messages in the raw signals; analyzing the determined message to determine network parameters that define a status of the one or more wireless networks; and presenting the determined network parameters for the one or more wireless networks at the given location. The monitoring raw signals is performed by a device that excludes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The raw signals include In-phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) components of Over-the-Air (OTA) signals transmitted within a wireless network of the one or more wireless networks, the OTA signals being wirelessly transmitted between a base station and one or more User Equipment (UE) devices.

Abstract: Computing platforms and methods for dynamic presentation of graphical and video content are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: provide, in a static browsing state, a static image associated with underlying video content; in response to an extended focus on the static image for a first threshold amount of time, expand a visual tile to a widescreen aspect ratio while remaining in the static browsing state; after a second threshold amount of time, initiate a dwell browsing state in which dwell tile content is provided in the expanded visual tile, while other content remains in the static browsing state; in response to a determination that the playback device supports a dwell video mode, play a video asset within the expanded visual tile; and in response to a determination that the playback device does not support the dwell video mode, provide an alternate non-video visual asset within the expanded visual tile.

Abstract: Information on assembly components to be printed by a three dimensional (3D) printer is accessed. Different assembly arrangements are determined based on the information to optimise three dimensional (3D) nesting.

Abstract: A multilayer motor vehicle pipeline, wherein at least one barrier layer comprised of at least one material from the group “butene diol-vinyl alcohol copolymer (BVOH), polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polymer blend with BVOH, polymer blend with PVOH” is provided. At least one outer layer made of plastic is arranged on the exterior side of the barrier layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a vapor chamber (100) comprising a first thermally conductive plate (110) and a second thermally conductive plate (120) separated from each other by a plurality of bridging elements (140) to form a cavity (130) having a first height, H1 (001). The vapor chamber (100) comprises a bending section (151) and a non-bending section (152). The bending section (151) is configured to provide a bend having a first volume fraction (V1) of bridging elements (140), and the non-bending section (152) having a second volume fraction (V2) of bridging elements (140). A ratio of the first volume fraction (V1) and the second volume fraction (V2) is less than 0.7.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a kit for measuring protease activity in a feed sample. The method and the kit avoids the influence of feed inhibitors present in a feed sample and thus provides a stable and accurate method for measuring protease activity in the feed sample with high sensitivity.

Abstract: A method of determining a temperature of a patient includes measuring a first temperature of the patient with a temperature device, and measuring a second temperature of an environment with the temperature device. The method includes determining if a change in the ambient temperature exceeds a threshold. If the change does exceed the threshold, the method also includes applying a correction factor to the first temperature of the patient to account for the change in ambient temperature.

Abstract: An optical apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus comprising an optical element having a reflective surface for reflecting incident radiation in a beam path, and at least one sensor configured to sense radiation corresponding to a temperature of a respective portion of a backside surface of the optical element. Also disclosed is a method of controlling a temperature of a reflective surface of an optical element in a lithographic apparatus.