Abstract: A metal capacitor provided includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed above a substrate. The first metal layer includes a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet, and the second metal layer includes a third electrode sheet and a fourth electrode sheet. The first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet collectively form a first coplanar capacitor. The third electrode sheet and the fourth electrode sheet collectively form a second coplanar capacitor. At least a portion of the fourth electrode sheet is arranged above the first electrode sheet, and the first electrode sheet and the fourth electrode sheet collectively form a first vertical capacitor. At least a portion of the third electrode sheet is arranged above the second electrode sheet, and the second electrode sheet and the third electrode sheet collectively form a second vertical capacitor.

Abstract: A three dimensional scanning apparatus is used to detect a contour of an object, and includes an illumination light source, a first elliptic opening portion, a reference pattern generator, a second elliptic opening portion and an optical receiver. The illumination light source emits an illumination beam. The reference pattern generator provides a reference pattern by projection of the illumination beam, and transmits the reference pattern toward the object via the first elliptic opening portion. The optical receiver receives a detection pattern reflected from the object via the second elliptic opening portion, so as to analyze a difference between the reference pattern and the detection pattern for acquiring the contour.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit including a driving transistor and a storage capacitor; a first reset sub-circuit configured to transmit an initialization signal to a third node under control of at least a first reset signal; a writing sub-circuit configured to transmit the initialization signal to a first node under control of a first scanning signal, and write a data signal received at a data terminal to the first node and perform threshold voltage compensation on the driving transistor under control of the first scanning signal and a second scanning signal; a light-emitting device; and a light-emitting control sub-circuit configured to, under control of a first enable signal and a second enable signal, transmit a voltage signal of a first voltage terminal to a second node, and transmit a current output by the driving transistor to the light-emitting device.

Abstract: A tool hanger including: a base; seat portions, disposed on the base for connection of a tool, including a projection for engagement within a positioning hole of the tool; an anti-theft member, including limitation portions and at least one connection portion which is connected between the limitation portions by a connecting section and inserted in through holes and insertion holes of the seat portions, the limitation portions being relatively rotatable; when the limitation portions are located in a release position, the projection is radially movable and the tool is axially movable; when the limitation portions are located in a locking position, the limitation portions block the projection from radially moving and the tool is axially non-movable; and the connection portion is broken and separated from the at least one connection portion as the limitation portions are rotated.

Abstract: A vertical alignment liquid crystal display module including a vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel and an image color switch film is provided. The image color switch film is disposed on the vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel. In various viewing angle directions having included angles of 60 degrees to 75 degrees with respect to a normal of the image color switch film, the image color switch film has a following optical characteristic: an average transmittance of a visible light transmittance spectrum of the image color switch film at an end of short wavelength is less than an average transmittance of the visible light transmittance spectrum of the image color switch film at an end of long wavelength.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring collection of subject condition data is provided. The method includes receiving a value of a parameter of subject condition data and a value of a sample time, for each of a plurality of sample times. The method also includes storing the subject condition data in a data structure including a first field for holding data indicating a current sample time and a second field for holding data indicating the value of the parameter. The method also includes determining a time gap defined by a duration between the current sample time and a most recent sample time and determining whether the time gap exceeds a time gap threshold and causing an apparatus to perform remedial action. A method for presenting the subject condition data on a display is also provided.

Abstract: A display substrate, a display device, a high-precision metal mask are provided. The display substrate includes first, second, third sub-pixels. In first direction, first and third sub-pixels are alternant to form first sub-pixel rows, second sub-pixels form second sub-pixel rows. In second direction, first and second sub-pixel rows are alternant, first direction is approximately perpendicular to second direction. Two first and two third sub-pixels in two adjacent rows and two adjacent columns form a 2*2 array, in the array, two first sub-pixels are in different rows and different columns, two third sub-pixels are in different rows and different columns, at least one of two first and two third sub-pixels is a pattern where corner is cut off, connection lines of centers of two first and two third sub-pixels form non-square virtual quadrilateral, and second sub-pixel is within virtual quadrilateral. The display effect can be improved.

Abstract: Techniques herein store database blocks (DBBs) in byte-addressable persistent memory (PMEM) and prevent tearing without deadlocking or waiting. In an embodiment, a computer hosts a DBMS. A reader process of the DBMS obtains, without locking and from metadata in PMEM, a first memory address for directly accessing a current version, which is a particular version, of a DBB in PMEM. Concurrently and without locking: a) the reader process reads the particular version of the DBB in PMEM, and b) a writer process of the DBMS replaces, in the metadata in PMEM, the first memory address with a second memory address for directly accessing a new version of the DBB in PMEM. In an embodiment, a computer performs without locking: a) storing, in PMEM, a DBB, b) copying into volatile memory, or reading, an image of the DBB, and c) detecting whether the image of the DBB is torn.

Abstract: Herein are high throughput techniques for incorporating cryptographic blockchains into relational data. In an embodiment, a computer indicates, in a database dictionary in a database, that a relational table is for blockchain storage. The relational table contains application column(s). In response to that indication, the relational table is associated with system column(s) that are unmodifiable by administrators and clients of the database. The system column(s) include a cryptographic hash column. A request to store a particular value in a particular application column is received from a client. In response to receiving the request, a cryptographic hash value is calculated for a new row for the relational table. In the relational table, the computer stores the new row that contains: the particular value in the particular application column, and the cryptographic hash value in the cryptographic hash column.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes analyzing, by a processing unit, a relational database to discover a plurality of static relationships between a plurality of data fields captured in two or more tables. The processing unit can discover a plurality of entity relationships based on observing application-generated queries and results of accessing the relational database in response to one or more test triggers. The processing unit can build one or more relation graphs based on the static relationships and the entity relationships to link a plurality of nodes with one or more edges that define at least one relationship between the nodes. One or more class graphs are formed having a reduced number of edges than the one or more relation graphs. The processing unit can generate one or more result data graphs using the one or more class graphs as a graph database model of the relational database.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein are systems and methods for providing direct access to a sharded database. A shard director provides access by software client applications to database shards. A connection pool (e.g., a Universal Connection Pool, UCP) and database driver (e.g., a Java Database Connectivity, JDBC, component) can be configured to allow a client application to provide a shard key, either during connection checkout or at a later time; recognize shard keys specified by the client application; and enable connection by the client application to a particular shard or chunk. The approach enables efficient re-use of connection resources, and faster access to appropriate shards.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes analyzing, by a processing unit, a relational database to discover a plurality of static relationships between a plurality of data fields captured in two or more tables. The processing unit can discover a plurality of entity relationships based on observing application-generated queries and results of accessing the relational database in response to one or more test triggers. The processing unit can build one or more relation graphs based on the static relationships and the entity relationships to link a plurality of nodes with one or more edges that define at least one relationship between the nodes. One or more class graphs are formed having a reduced number of edges than the one or more relation graphs. The processing unit can generate one or more result data graphs using the one or more class graphs as a graph database model of the relational database.

Abstract: An anhydride compound, polyimide, and thin film are provided. The anhydride compound has a chemical structure of wherein R1 is each of R4 is independently C1-6 alkylene group, m is an integer of 0 to 10, and m? is an integer of 1 to 10; n is an integer of 1 to 10, each of R2 is independently hydrogen, saturated or unsaturated C1-6 hydrocarbon group, CF3, silanol group, silyl group, or Al(OH)3; and R3 is silanol group, silyl group, or Al(OH)3. The anhydride compound can be reacted with a diamine compound to form a polyimide.

Abstract: A vertical alignment liquid crystal display module including a vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel and an image color switch film is provided. The image color switch film is disposed on the vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel. In various viewing angle directions having included angles of 60 degrees to 75 degrees with respect to a normal of the image color switch film, the image color switch film has a following optical characteristic: an average transmittance of a visible light transmittance spectrum of the image color switch film at an end of short wavelength is less than an average transmittance of the visible light transmittance spectrum of the image color switch film at an end of long wavelength.

Abstract: Embodiments of contact structures of a three-dimensional memory device and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The three-dimensional memory structure includes a film stack disposed on a substrate, wherein the film stack includes a plurality of conductive and dielectric layer pairs, each conductive and dielectric layer pair having a conductive layer and a first dielectric layer. The three-dimensional memory structure also includes a staircase structure formed in the film stack, wherein the staircase structure includes a plurality of steps, each staircase step having two or more conductive and dielectric layer pairs. The three-dimensional memory structure further includes a plurality of coaxial contact structures formed in a first insulating layer over the staircase structure, wherein each coaxial contact structure includes one or more conductive and insulating ring pairs and a conductive core, each conductive and insulating ring pair having a conductive ring and an insulating ring.

Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a first color sub-pixel, a second color sub-pixel, and a third color sub-pixel. Each sub-pixel includes a light-emitting region. Sides of each light-emitting region or extension lines of the sides are sequentially connected to form a polygon. Vertexes of the polygon of at least a part of the sub-pixels have non-overlapped regions with angle portions of the corresponding light-emitting regions. Corners of the light-emitting region of at least one sub-pixel at least include a first angle portion. An area of a non-overlapped region between the first angle portion and a vertex angle of the polygon corresponding to the first angle portion is greater than an area of a non-overlapped region between each angle portion among at least part of remaining angle portions and a vertex angle of the polygon corresponding to the each angle portion.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for processing a database command in a sharded database. The processing of the database command may include generating or otherwise accessing a shard key expression, and evaluating the shard key expression to identify one or more target shards that contain data used to execute the database command.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a plurality of first subpixels, a plurality of second subpixels and a plurality of third subpixels. In a first direction, the first subpixels and the third subpixels are arranged alternately to form a plurality of first subpixel rows, the second subpixels are arranged to form a plurality of second subpixel rows, and the first subpixel rows and the second subpixel rows are arranged alternately in a second direction. Lines connecting centers of two first subpixels and two third subpixels in two adjacent rows and columns form a first virtual quadrilateral, the two first/third subpixels are arranged at two/the other two opposite vertices of the first virtual quadrilateral respectively, and a corresponding second subpixel is located within the first virtual quadrilateral. Lines connecting centers of two second subpixels, one first subpixel and one third subpixel in adjacent three rows and columns form a virtual parallelogram.

Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed part, a movable part, and a driving assembly. The fixed part includes a bottom. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed part. The movable part holds an optical element with an optical axis. The driving assembly drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The bottom includes a base and an embedded assembly. The embedded assembly is partially embedded in the base. The embedded assembly includes a magnetic-permeable material.

Abstract: A two-phase cold plate includes a base, an upper cover, a heat exchange cavity and a cooling fin module. The upper cover is installed on the base, the heat exchange cavity is formed between the base and the upper cover, and the cooling fin module is installed in the heat exchange cavity. The upper cover includes at least one nozzle module and a plurality of two-phase fluid channels. The two-phase fluid channels are respectively located on both sides of the nozzle module, and the nozzle module sprays a heat dissipating fluid to the cooling fin module, and the heat dissipating fluid flows along the cooling fin module to the two-phase fluid channels on both sides of the cooling fin module to cool the cooling fin module.