Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to optimize processor performance. In at least one embodiment, a method optimizes linked code based, at least in part, on storing an indication of whether two portions of code have been linked.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes an array of antennas to distinguish line-of-sight (LOS) paths from non-line-of-sight (NLOS) paths. The distance between adjacent antennas in the array of antennas is less than half the wavelength of the radio frequency (RF) signal of the system. Each antenna in the antenna array is also digitally controlled to change relative phase difference among the antennas, thereby allowing digital steering of the array of antennas across angles of arrival (AOAs) between 0 and ?. The digital steering generates a plot of signal amplitudes as a function of AOAs. LOS paths are distinguished from NLOS paths based on the shapes (e.g., depth, gradient, etc.) of local extremes (e.g., maxima or minima) in the plot.

Abstract: A method of forming sub-resolution features that includes: exposing a photoresist layer formed over a substrate to a first ultraviolet light (UV) radiation having a first wavelength of 365 nm or longer through a mask configured to form features at a first critical dimension, the photoresist layer including first portions exposed to the first UV radiation and second portions unexposed to the first UV radiation after exposing with the first UV radiation; exposing the first portions and the second portions to a second UV radiation; and developing the photoresist layer after exposing the photoresist layer to the second UV radiation to form the sub-resolution features having a second critical dimension less than the first critical dimension.

Abstract: A method of bonding a smaller substrate, such as a die, to a larger substrate, such as a wafer. The method includes forming a bulge at a front side of the larger substrate by releasably securing a backside of the larger substrate to a rigid chuck, bonding the smaller substrate to the bulge at the front side of the larger substrate, and allowing the bulge to flatten by releasing the larger substrate from the rigid chuck. A variable thickness material on the backside of the larger substrate induces the bulge at the front side of the larger substrate. The method may also include forming the variable thickness material on the backside of the larger substrate. Multiple bulges may be induced at the front side of the larger substrate. Multiple smaller substrates may be bonded to a single bulge.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate code to be performed by one or more first processors based, at least in part, on one or more indications of data to be used by one or more second processors. In at least one embodiment, a CUDA program includes host code and device code, and a linker uses references for code elements in host code to link or prune code elements from device code.

Abstract: A robot comprises a mobile base, a robotic arm operatively coupled to the mobile base, and at least one interface configured to enable selective coupling to at least one accessory. The at least one interface comprises an electrical interface configured to transmit power and/or data between the robot and the at least one accessory, and a mechanical interface configured to enable physical coupling between the robot and the at least one accessory.

Abstract: A composition for patterning substrates includes a monomer. The monomer includes a polymerizable unit, a thermally or photochemically activatable crosslinking structure, and an acid-cleavable de-crosslinking structure. The polymerizable unit includes an olefin.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to enable a program to access data regardless of where said data is stored. In at least one embodiment, a system enables a program to access data regardless of where said data is stored, based on, for example, one or more locations encoding one or more addresses of said data.

Abstract: A process includes forming, over a dielectric layer, a hardmask stack including a first layer below a second layer below a third layer below a fourth layer. The first and third layers include a different hardmask material from the second and fourth layers. A trench pattern including sidewall spacer structures is formed over the hardmask stack. The fourth layer is etched in a first region. The fourth and third layers are etched in a second region. The fourth and third layers are etched in a third region. The fourth layer is etched in a fourth region. The second and first layers are etched in the second and third regions. The third layer is etched in the first and fourth regions. In the dielectric layer, trenches are formed in the first and fourth regions, and via openings, deeper than the trenches, are formed in the second and third regions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution to generate multiple linked device code portions within a final executable file. Embodiments of the present invention are operable to extract device code from their respective host object filesets and then link them together to form multiple linked device code portions. Also, using the identification process described by embodiments of the present invention, device code embedded within host objects may also be uniquely identified and linked in accordance with the protocols of conventional programming languages. Furthermore, these multiple linked device code portions may be then converted into distinct executable forms of code that may be encapsulated within a single executable file.

Abstract: A method of patterning a substrate includes forming a mandrel over the substrate, the mandrel including an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) resist, and depositing a first overcoat layer over the mandrel from a first solution, the first solution including a first solvent, a first polymer, and an agent generator or an acid. The method further includes selectively removing the first overcoat layer leaving a first mandrel portion surrounded by a second mandrel portion, the second mandrel portion being formed by modifying an outer portion of the mandrel by the first overcoat layer. The method further includes depositing a second overcoat layer over the second mandrel portion from a second solution, the second overcoat layer being separated from the first mandrel portion by the second mandrel portion, the second solution including a second solvent, and a second polymer.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes an array of antennas to distinguish line-of-sight (LOS) paths from non-line-of-sight (NLOS) paths. The distance between adjacent antennas in the array of antennas is less than half the wavelength of the radio frequency (RF) signal of the system. Each antenna in the antenna array is also digitally controlled to change relative phase difference among the antennas, thereby allowing digital steering of the array of antennas across angles of arrival (AOAs) between 0 and ?. The digital steering generates a plot of signal amplitudes as a function of AOAs. LOS paths are distinguished from NLOS paths based on the shapes (e.g., depth, gradient, etc.) of local extremes (e.g., maxima or minima) in the plot.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to optimize processor performance. In at least one embodiment, a method optimizes linked code based, at least in part, on storing an indication of whether two portions of code have been linked.

Abstract: A method for a gas turbine engine includes calculating an inlet airflow distortion value at a reference area within an airflow duct and in front of a fan of the gas turbine engine. The inlet airflow distortion value is indicative of an air pressure of an air vortex at the reference area caused by a set of crosswind conditions. The calculating is based on a ratio between an inlet airflow static air pressure in the reference area and a total ambient air pressure. The inlet airflow distortion value is compared to a threshold corresponding to a permissible amount of inlet airflow distortion at the reference area for the set of crosswind conditions, and, based on the comparison indicating that the inlet airflow distortion exceeds the threshold, an inlet airflow distortion notification is provided. A system for a gas turbine engine and a method for a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.

Abstract: A robot configured to operate safely in response to detecting an abnormal operating condition is provided. The robot includes an actuator coupled to a robot member and a motor controller configured to control the actuator to move the robot member about a robot joint. The motor controller includes a first set of components and a second set of components, and each of the first set of components and the second set of components is independently operable by the motor controller to control the actuator to move the robot member about the robot joint.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a velocity of a conveyor associated with a mobile robot are provided. The method includes receiving first image data, the first image data including a first representation of a first object and a conveyor, the first image data captured at a first time, and determining by at least one hardware processor, a velocity of the conveyor based, at least in part, on the first representation of the first object in the first image data and a difference between the first time and a second time different from the first time.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assigning a quality metric to an object to be grasped by a mobile robot are provided. The method includes receiving at least one image including a set of objects, processing the at least one image using a trained machine learning model to assign a quality metric to a first object of the set of objects in the at least one image, and controlling the mobile robot to perform an action based, at least in part, on the quality metric assigned to the first object.

Abstract: In method of patterning a substrate, a first relief pattern is formed based on a first layer deposited over a substrate. Openings in the first relief pattern are filled with a reversal material. The first relief pattern is then removed from the substrate and the reversal material remains on the substrate to define a second relief pattern. A fill material is deposited over the substrate that is in contact with the second relief pattern, and sensitive to a photo-acid generated from a photo-acid generator in the second relief pattern. Selected portions of the second relief pattern are exposed to a first actinic radiation to generate the photo-acid in the selected portions of the second relief pattern. The photo-acid are driven from the selected portions of the second relief pattern into portions of the fill material so that the portions of the fill material to become soluble to a predetermined developer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution to generate multiple linked device code portions within a final executable file. Embodiments of the present invention are operable to extract device code from their respective host object filesets and then link them together to form multiple linked device code portions. Also, using the identification process described by embodiments of the present invention, device code embedded within host objects may also be uniquely identified and linked in accordance with the protocols of conventional programming languages. Furthermore, these multiple linked device code portions may be then converted into distinct executable forms of code that may be encapsulated within a single executable file.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to compile and modify software programs. In at least one embodiment, a software program is to be modified to initialize information to be used by one or more application programming interfaces (APIs).