Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for image segmentation are provided. For example, a computing device may obtain an image, and may apply a process to the image to generate input image feature data and input image segmentation data. Further, the computing device may obtain reference image feature data and reference image classification data for a plurality of reference images. The computing device may generate reference image segmentation data based on the reference image feature data, the reference image classification data, and the input image feature data. The computing device may further blend the input image segmentation data and the reference image segmentation data to generate blended image segmentation data. The computing device may store the blended image segmentation data within a data repository. In some examples, the computing device provides the blended image segmentation data for display.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode. The piezoelectric layer is disposed at least partially on the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed at least partially on the piezoelectric layer. The second electrode includes an electrode body having an outline and a plurality of protrusions extending from the outline of the electrode body. The two ends of two adjacent ones of the plurality of protrusions are separated by a gap and the gap exposes at least a portion of the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and a transducer. The piezoelectric substrate has a surface. The transducer is disposed on the surface. The transducer includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one protrusion. The first electrode extends along a first direction and has a first end. The second electrode extends along the first direction and has a second end. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other along a second direction. The at least one protrusion is disposed at the first end of the first electrode. The at least one protrusion extends along the first direction and partially obstruct the first end.

Abstract: Integrated circuits and methods for overlap measure are provided. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of functional cells including at least one gap disposed adjacent to at least one functional cell of the plurality of functional cells and a first overlay test pattern cell disposed within the at least one gap, wherein the first overlay test pattern cell includes a first number of patterns disposed along a first direction at a first pitch. The first pitch is smaller than a smallest wavelength on a full spectrum of humanly visible lights.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for generating image content. For instance, an apparatus for generating image content is provided. The method may include a user interface configured to: display an image of a field of view; and receive a user input indicative of a desired change to the image, wherein the desired change to the image comprises a change to the field of view; and at least one processor configured to: provide at least part of the image and an indication of the desired change as inputs to a generative machine-learning model; obtain an altered image from the generative machine-learning model, wherein the altered image comprises at least part of the image of the field of view and generated pixels outside of the field of view.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image signal processing that support image signal processing of exposure bracketed image frames. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes receiving, by at least one processor, image data comprising first image data of a first exposure duration, second image data of a second exposure duration, and third image data of a third exposure duration, wherein the first exposure duration is equal to the third exposure duration; determining, by the at least one processor, fourth image data by subtracting corresponding pixel intensity values of the third image data from the second image data; and determining, by the at least one processor, a first output image frame by combining the fourth image data with the first image data. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image signal processing that support high dynamic range (HDR) image processing on image frames with temporally-aligned centers to reduce artifacts resulting from fusing image frames with different temporal centers. In some aspects, a method of image processing includes capturing three or more image frames having at least two different exposure lengths. The three or more image frames are processed to obtain two image frames with temporally-aligned centers, and those two image frames are processed in HDR fusion logic to obtain an output HDR image frame. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A self-timed readout driver for a leakage-based physical unclonable function (L-PUF) device, a L-PUF array using the same, and applications thereof are provided. The self-timed readout driver includes a precharge transistor, an inverter and a leaky device. The precharge transistor has a control end, a first end and a second end. The inverter is electrically connected to the second end of the precharge transistor. The leaky device having a control end electrically connected to ground, a first end electrically connected to the second end of the precharge transistor, and a second end electrically connected to ground. The control end of the precharge transistor is configured to receive an input signal. The inverter is configured to generate a sense enable (SE) signal. The input signal and the SE signal may be used as two input signals for the L-PUF device.

Abstract: A leakage-based physical unclonable function (L-PUF) device, a L-PUF array and applications thereof are provided. The L-PUF device includes a precharge circuit, two leaky devices and a sense amplifier. The two leaky devices are electrically connected to the precharge circuit respectively. Each leaky device includes a transistor having a control end electrically connected to ground, a first end electrically connected to the precharge circuit and a second end electrically connected to ground. The sense amplifier is electrically connected to the first end of each of the two leaky devices, and may generate a first output signal and a second output signal. The sense amplifier may switch between a first state and a second state based on a voltage difference between the first leaky device and the second leaky device, which is determined by a leakage current of the first leaky device and a leakage current of the second leaky device.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image signal processing that support spatially-adaptive binning and remosaicing of image data. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes receiving image data comprising at least a portion of an image frame. A first portion of the image data is coded according to a first binning pattern, and a second portion of the image data is coded according to a second binning pattern different from the first binning pattern. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a heat flux barbecue burner. A housing has a drainage cavity, and a heat outlet is formed at a top of the housing. A base body is located in the drainage cavity of the housing. An ejecting tube is located in the drainage cavity of the housing and arranged above a nozzle on the base body, and a combustion port is formed at a top end of the ejecting tube. A flame projector is arranged at the combustion port of the ejecting tube. The present invention minimizes the gas flow resistance in the ejecting tube, enhancing the ejection effect.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steel comprising 0.8 wt % to 0.87 wt % C; 1.5 wt % to 2.3 wt % Si; 0.5 wt % to 1.3 wt % Ni; a grain refining agent, selected from the group consisting of 0.08 wt % to 0.25 wt % V, 0.015 wt % to 0.04 wt % Nb, and a combination thereof; and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. The present disclosure further relates to a screwdriver bit made of the steel, and a method for processing the steel.

Abstract: A signal filter includes a notch filter and a wideband filter. The notch filter is configured to perform a band-rejection filtering operation according to a band-rejection filtering property. The wideband filter is coupled to the notch filter, and is configured to perform a wideband filtering operation according to a wideband filtering property. The band-rejection filtering property includes a first cutoff frequency, a frequency bandwidth, a relatively high quality factor and a relatively low coupling coefficient. The wideband filtering property includes a second cutoff frequency, a relatively low quality factor and a relatively high coupling coefficient. The first and the second cutoff frequencies have a frequency difference therebetween. A ratio of the frequency difference to the frequency bandwidth is within a preset ratio range being from 2.5% to 20%.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for determining changes in distance. For instance, an apparatus for determining changes in distance is provided. The apparatus may include an electromagnetic (EM)-radiation emitter configured to emit EM radiation toward an environment; a detector configured to receive reflected EM radiation from the environment; phase-calculation circuitry configured to calculate a phase-difference value indicative of a difference between a phase of the emitted EM radiation and a phase of the reflected EM radiation; and differencing circuitry configured to trigger an event responsive to a difference between a current phase-difference value and a prior phase-difference value exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a grill for closed lid braising and roasting. The grill for closed lid braising and roasting adopts flames produced by burning of a burning portion for heating to generate a high-temperature gas flow, and the high-temperature gas flow enters a heat-gathering recess through a heat flow channel, and is uniformly diffused to a roasting net under an action of the heat-gathering recess and an extension portion to braise and roast food on the roasting net.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for modifying the scale and/or position of objects in images. For instance, a system can obtain a two-dimensional (2D) input image from a camera and a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the 2D input image. The system can further determine a first portion of the 3D representation of the 2D input image corresponding to a target object in the 2D input image. The system can adjust a pose of the first portion of the 3D representation of the 2D input image corresponding to the target object. The system can further generate a 2D output image having a modified version of the target object based on the adjusted pose of the first portion of the 3D representation of the 2D input image corresponding to the target object to be output on a display.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a vortex pressurized burner. The vortex pressurized burner adopts a gradually reduced volute flow passage to make a pressure difference of a volute flow passage from a gas passage head end to a gas passage tail end smaller, so that the jetted gas is more uniform, increasing the uniformity of circumferential combustion of flames.

Abstract: An acoustic-wave ladder filter has a first port, a second port and a ground terminal, and includes a series resonator and a shunt circuit. The series resonator is coupled to and disposed between the first and the second ports in series. The shunt circuit is coupled to and disposed between the series resonator and the grounding terminal, and includes a shunt resonator and a functional circuit. The functional circuit is connected in series with the shunt resonator. The functional circuit includes a resistor having a resistance value. The resistance value is greater than 5 Ohms and is smaller than 50 ohms. The functional circuit may further have an inductance.

Abstract: A device state evaluation method based on current signals is applied to a target device that is powered on, the device state evaluation method includes: collecting a plurality of target current signals corresponding to the target device via an acquisition module; performing a signature extraction operation and a normalization operation via a computing module to obtain a target matrix by using the plurality of target current signals; and performing a diagnosis operation on the target matrix via a diagnosis module to identify whether the target device is in a malfunction state, where an identification result of the diagnosis operation is used as target information. Therefore, whether the target device is in the malfunction state can be evaluated by analyzing the plurality of target current signals. A device state evaluation system is also provided.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for processing data (e.g., image data) using convolution as a transformer (CAT) operations. The method includes receiving, at a convolution engine of a machine learning system, a first set of features, the first set of features being associated with an image and having a three-dimensional shape, applying, via the convolution engine, a depth-wise separable convolutional filter to the first set of features to generate a first output, applying, via the convolution engine, a pointwise convolutional filter to the first output to generate a second output based on global information from a spatial dimension and a channel dimension associated with the image, modifying the second output to the three-dimensional shape to generate a second set of features and combining the first set of features and the second set of features to generate an output set of features.