Abstract: A method for controlling a multi-mover direct drive transmission system and related devices, including: S1: detecting a real-time position of the mover units movable in the feedback segments; S2: determining whether the mover unit enters junction region between the feedback and transition segments: if yes, calculating, by using preset algorithm, an electrical angle at which the mover unit moves in the transition segment, and determining real-time position of the mover unit through the electrical angle; and setting cooperative control mode of the stator windings in a range of the transition segment according to the real-time position of the mover unit; and S3: determining whether the mover unit enters the junction region between the transition segment and the feedback segment: if yes, feeding back real-time position of the mover unit through the displacement sensor of the feedback segment. The above solution has a good control effect, low costs, and low mounting requirements.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for measuring valve characteristic parameters of a valve actuator. An example method includes: resetting the push rod to a top end position; driving the push rod; measuring the DC drive current in real time; recording a first position of the push rod at the start of a first abrupt change in the DC drive current when the first abrupt change in the DC drive current is detected and lasts for more than a first preset time period; continuing to drive the push rod and measure the DC drive current in real time; recording a second position of the push rod at the start of a second abrupt change; and calculating the stroke length of the valve based on the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A power converter having a multi-stage high-side driving mechanism is provided. A control circuit outputs a first high-side control signal. A high-side driving circuit, according to the first high-side control signal and a first input voltage signal, outputs a first stage high-side driving signal to a control terminal of a high-side switch. As a result, a voltage of the control terminal of the high-side switch is pulled up to a first stage voltage from zero. Then, the control circuit outputs a second high-side control signal. A charge pump outputs a charging signal. The high-side driving circuit, according to the second high-side control signal and the charging signal, outputs a second stage high-side driving signal to the control terminal of the high-side switch. As a result, the voltage of the control terminal of the high-side switch is pulled up from the first stage voltage to a target voltage.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first dielectric layer is formed over a substrate, an adhesion enhancement layer is formed on a surface of the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer is formed on the adhesion enhancement layer.

Abstract: A method includes etching a dielectric layer to form an opening. A first conductive feature underlying the dielectric layer is exposed to the opening. A sacrificial spacer layer is deposited to extend into the opening. The sacrificial spacer layer is patterned. A bottom portion of the sacrificial spacer layer at a bottom of the opening is removed to reveal the first conductive feature, and a vertical portion of the sacrificial spacer layer in the opening and on sidewalls of the dielectric layer is left to form a ring. A second conductive feature is formed in the opening. The second conductive feature is encircled by the ring, and is over and electrically coupled to the first conductive feature. At least a portion of the ring is removed to form an air spacer.

Abstract: A power converter having a charge pump frequency switching control mechanism is provided. In the power converter, frequencies of a plurality of pulse waves of a clock signal are determined, according to a level of a high-side control signal outputted to a control terminal of a high-side switch from a control circuit or a voltage of the control terminal (and a voltage of a second terminal) of the high-side switch. In the power converter, a charge pump supplies power to a high-side driver circuit at the frequencies of the clock signal, and the high-side driver circuit uses the power from the charge pump to drive the high-side switch and to pull up the voltage of the control terminal of the high-side switch.

Abstract: Methods, agents, and compositions for promoting milk production in a mammal are provided. Agents useful for promoting milk production may include an agent that inhibits NOTCH4 activity. The agent may inhibit NOTCH4 activity by binding to ROBO2 and/or by binding to NOTCH4. The agent may inhibit NOTCH4 by competing with ROBO1 for binding to ROBO2, thereby making ROBO1 available to inhibit NOTCH4 activity. The agent may be a soluble ROBO1 extracellular domain or an anti-NOTCH4 antibody that inhibits NOTCH4 activity. The agent may be an RNAi construct that inhibits expression of NOTCH4 or an RNAi construct that inhibits expression of ROBO2. Also provided herein are transgenic mammals genetically modified for expression of a soluble ROBO1 extracellular domain; inhibition of expression of ROBO2; and/or inhibition of expression of NOTCH4. Methods for promoting milk production in such transgenic mammals by administering one or more of the agents disclosed herein are also provided.

Abstract: An alternating stepping deep-sea mining system and method based on a clean energy platform are provided. The platform comprises a main hull, a mining system, a mooring system and an electric propulsion apparatus. The middle of the main hull is provided with a workshop. The mining system comprises a plurality of mining vehicles, and the plurality of mining vehicles are placed in the workshop. The mooring system comprises winches, anchor cable cabins, anchor cables and anchor heads. The winches are arranged at four corners of the top of the main hull, the anchor cable cabin is arranged below each winch, and the anchor cable has one end connected to the winch and the other end connected to the anchor head. The electric propulsion apparatuses are arranged at the front end and the rear end of the bottom of the main hull.

Abstract: A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) semiconductor assembly is formed which includes a chip-on-wafer (CoW) sub-assembly of integrated circuit (IC) dies mounted on an interposer, which is in turn mounted on a package substrate with a top metallization stack and a bottom metallization stack using bonding bumps connecting the backside of the interposer and the front side of the package substrate. The bonding bumps provide electrical connections between the ends of through-vias exposed at the backside of the interposer and the top metallization stack of the package substrate. The likelihood of certain failure mechanisms that can adversely affect CoWoS yield are reduced or eliminated by ensuring a total metal thickness of the top metallization stack is greater than a total metal thickness of the bottom metallization stack, but not so much greater as to induce cracking of the underfill material during curing thereof.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a water-saving dynamic water outlet device, which comprising a base, an inclined water body, a swinging water assembly, an impeller assembly and a driving assembly, the inclined water body is connected with the base to form a cavity, the cavity is provided with a water outlet, the impeller assembly is arranged in the cavity, and the driving assembly can drive the swinging water assembly to swing in a reciprocating manner under the driving of the impeller assembly; the swinging water assembly is installed on the base and can swing in the base, a water passing chamber is formed in the swinging assembly, and a water passing port is formed in the side face of the swinging assembly, the water outlet is communicated with the water passing port through a communicating channel, and the plane where the water outlet is located and the plane where the water outlet is located are arranged non-parallel.

Abstract: A dual-valve automatic calibration system comprises a primary positioner, a first secondary positioner and a second secondary positioner: the first secondary positioner and the second secondary positioner are connected with a first fluid coating unit and a second fluid coating unit, respectively; the primary positioner comprises a primary X-axis positioner and a primary Y-axis positioner; both the first secondary positioner and the second secondary positioner are connected with the primary X-axis positioner. In contrast to the prior art that a secondary positioner is installed on a primary Z-axis positioner, a dual-valve automatic calibration system contributes to promotion of positioning precision on the Z-axis and reduction of a burden imposed on the Z-axis.

Abstract: A wet etching chemistry to selectively remove a polymer residue on an opening embedded in a low-k dielectric layer and an underlying stop layer in a process of forming an interconnect structure is provided. The wet etching chemistry includes: two type of organic solvents, wherein a concentration of the two type of organic solvents is greater than or equal to 70%; an Alkali source amine, at least comprising a tertiary amine; an inhibitor; and water. In some embodiment, the wet etching chemistry is free of a peroxide to avoid damage to the WdC hard mask.

Abstract: An adaptive image shading correction method and an adaptive image shading system are provided. The method includes: configuring an image capturing device to obtain a current frame; and configuring a processing unit to: divide the current frame into blocks; select block pairs from the blocks, in which each of the block pairs includes an inner block and an outer block; perform a filtering process for each of the block pairs to determine whether a brightness condition, a saturation condition, a hue similarity condition, and a sharpness similarity condition are met; in response to obtaining filtered block pairs, calculate a sum similarity threshold based on hue statistical data, a saturation difference, and a brightness difference; and use filtered blocks with individual thresholds less than the sum similarity threshold to calculate a shadow compensation value to adjust the current frame.

Abstract: A pet feeder is provided. The pet feeder includes a food container, a food exit passage, and a food tray. A first end of the food exit passage is in communication with the food container. The food tray is in communication with a second end of the food exit passage. A downwardly inclined guide portion is arranged on the food tray. The downwardly inclined guide portion extends away from a shell assembly and is connected to a feeding trough.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of forming an interconnect structure that eliminates a separate deep via patterning process to simplify the fabrication process. In some embodiments, a first dielectric layer is formed over a first metal line and patterned to form a through-hole exposing a first contact region of the first metal line. A second dielectric layer is deposited and patterned to form a first via-hole connecting to the through-hole and a second via-hole exposing a second contact region of the second metal line from a layout view. A first via is formed on the first contact region extending to a first upper surface of the second dielectric layer, and a second via is formed on the second contact region extending to a second upper surface of the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: A pet feeder is provided. The pet feeder includes a food container, a food exit passage, and a food tray. A first end of the food exit passage is in communication with the food container. The food tray is in communication with a second end of the food exit passage. A downwardly inclined guide portion is arranged on the food tray. The downwardly inclined guide portion extends away from a shell assembly and is connected to a feeding trough.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a control method and an apparatus. The method includes: A radio frequency device sends first information to a control device. The first information indicates an enabling/disabling recommendation for at least one energy-saving feature. The radio frequency device receives an instruction from the control device. The instruction instructs to enable a first energy-saving feature and/or disable a second energy-saving feature, the first energy-saving feature includes at least one energy-saving feature that is recommended to be enabled in the first information, and the second energy-saving feature includes at least one energy-saving feature that is recommended not to be enabled in the first information. According to this application, more energy-saving gains can be obtained when a temperature difference is controlled to be stable and hardware reliability of the radio frequency device is ensured.

Abstract: An integrated comprehensive adjustment method for a pulverized coal boiler based on high-temperature corrosion prevention and control of water wall is provided. The method includes: during shutdown period of the boiler, mounting reducing atmosphere sampling pipe on a water-cooled wall region; carrying out a diagnostic test on the boiler; carrying out an optimization and adjustment test of a boiler pulverizing system; carrying out a single-factor adjustment test of boiler-related parameters; determining degrees of influence of different parameters on water wall reducing atmosphere, thermal efficiency of the boiler and NOx concentration at a denitration inlet; carrying out an optimization test of ammonia spraying of a denitration system; carrying out a maximum safe denitration efficiency test; and finding a balance point among the water wall reducing atmosphere, the thermal efficiency of the boiler and the NOx concentration at the denitration inlet.