Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method of guided neural network model for image processing. An apparatus may comprise a guidance map generator, a synthesis network and an accelerator. The guidance map generator may receive a first image as a content image and a second image as a style image, and generate a first plurality of guidance maps and a second plurality of guidance maps, respectively from the first image and the second image. The synthesis network may synthesize the first plurality of guidance maps and the second plurality of guidance maps to determine guidance information. The accelerator may generate an output image by applying the style of the second image to the first image based on the guidance information.

Abstract: A power supply having at least one PMIC provides flexible control to the power manage systems. The PMIC has an enable pin configured to receive a control signal, and a clock pin configured to generate and/or receive a series of clock pulses, so as to facilitate the operation of the PMIC.

Abstract: An example system for game status detection and trajectory fusion is described herein. The system includes a tracker to obtain a ball position and a player position based on images from a plurality of cameras and a fusion controller to combine multiple trajectories that are detected via the ball position to obtain a fused trajectory. The system also includes a finite state machine configured to model a game pattern, wherein a game status is determined via the ball position, the player position and the fused trajectory as input to the finite state machine.

Abstract: Parameter calibration method for calibrating multiple parameters corresponding to multiple electronic components to be calibrated in a circuit, including steps: (A) turning off all of the electronic components to be calibrated and selecting a first electronic component from the electronic components to be calibrated as an electronic component being calibrated; (B) turning on the electronic component being calibrated and performing a calibration procedure on the electronic component being calibrated to determine a setting value of a parameter corresponding to the electronic component being calibrated; and (C) selecting a second electronic component from the electronic components to be calibrated as the electronic component being calibrated and performing step (B).

Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to methods and apparatuses for determining a game status. An embodiment of a method for determining a game status comprises: detecting players and a ball in a plurality of continuous frames captured by a plurality of cameras; obtaining tracking data of the players and the ball of the plurality of continuous frames; and determining a game status for each of the plurality of continuous frames based on the tracking data of the players and the ball of the plurality of continuous frames.

Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.

Abstract: A dielectric structure applied to building components for increasing a transmittance of an RF signal is provided. The dielectric structure includes a structural body and a fixing component. The structural body includes at least one dielectric material layer, and a dielectric constant of each dielectric material layer is between 1 and 10,000. The fixing component joins the structural body and a joining component. A composite structure after the dielectric structure and building components are joined may have the RF signal of the working frequency f0 pass and reduce the reflection loss. The minimum equivalent diameter of a projection plane on a surface of the joining component of the dielectric structure on a surface through which an RF signal passes is no less than one-eighth of a working wavelength ?0 corresponding to the working frequency f0.

Abstract: An information transmission method and an electronic device are provided. The information transmission method is applied to an ultrasonic wave transmitting device, and includes: transmitting a Bluetooth wake-up signal; obtaining an ultrasonic transmission signal based on information to be transmitted; and transmitting the ultrasonic transmission signal to an ultrasonic wave receiving device, wherein the Bluetooth wake-up signal is configured to wake up the ultrasonic wave receiving device to receive the ultrasonic transmission signal. In the ultrasonic wave receiving device, such elements as a decoder and an acoustic wave receiver may be in a normally-off state; and when it is needed to transmit information through an ultrasonic wave, the ultrasonic wave transmitting device first transmits the Bluetooth wake-up signal; and upon the reception of the Bluetooth wake-up signal, the ultrasonic wave receiving device wakes up related elements to receive the ultrasonic signal.

Abstract: A control circuit of a power converter includes a sensing circuit, a ramp signal generation circuit and a PWM circuit. The sensing circuit, coupled to an output circuit, provides a current sensing signal. The ramp signal generation circuit includes a transient circuit and a signal generation circuit. The transient circuit receives the current sensing signal and generates a variable reference voltage. The signal generation circuit provides a ramp signal according to the variable reference voltage. The PWM circuit provides a PWM signal to the output circuit according to the ramp signal. When current sourcing occurs, it continues for a first default time. A transient state during current sourcing continues for a second default time less than first default time. The variable reference voltage is changed from a default value to an adjusted value during the second default time and restored to the default value after the second default time.

Abstract: An example redundant power supply system comprises a power supply input to receive power from a power supply; a buck-boost converter coupled to the power supply input; and a controller coupled to the buck-boost converter. The controller is to receive a power supply identification signal from the power supply. The controller is also to enable or disable the buck-boost converter based on the power supply identification signal.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a motor, a sensing device and a controller. The motor provides a motive power to the load. The sensing device measures a plurality of motion parameters of the motor. The controller calculates a real system parameter between the motor and the load according to the motion command and the plurality of motion parameters. According to the motion command and the plurality of motion parameters, the controller acquires a real value of a rotation speed of the motor. Moreover, controller establishes a system model according to the motion command and the real system parameter so as to acquire an estimated value of the rotation speed of the motor. If the first mean square error is not smaller than the first target value, the controller performs a particle swarm optimization algorithm to change the estimated value of the rotation speed of the motor.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor memory device, the semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of active areas, a shallow trench isolation, a plurality of trenches and a plurality of gates. The active areas are defined on a semiconductor substrate, and surrounded by the shallow trench isolation. The trenches are disposed in the semiconductor substrate, penetrating through the active areas and the shallow trench isolation, wherein each of the trenches includes a bottom surface and a saddle portion protruded therefrom in each active areas. The gates are disposed in the trenches respectively.

Abstract: Techniques related to capturing 3D faces using image and temporal tracking neural networks and modifying output video using the captured 3D faces are discussed. Such techniques include applying a first neural network to an input vector corresponding to a first video image having a representation of a human face to generate a morphable model parameter vector, applying a second neural network to an input vector corresponding to a first and second temporally subsequent to generate a morphable model parameter delta vector, generating a 3D face model of the human face using the morphable model parameter vector and the morphable model parameter delta vector, and generating output video using the 3D face model.

Abstract: A wireless communication system for performing communication and computing includes a plurality of cells configured to perform the communication between at least one user equipment and at least one network; and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing platform comprising a plurality of AI slices to perform the computing, wherein the plurality of cells are located in air, space, sea, or land.

Abstract: A power supply having at least one PMIC provides flexible control to the power manage systems. The PMIC has an enable pin configured to receive a control signal, and a clock pin configured to generate and/or receive a series of clock pulses, so as to facilitate the operation of the PMIC.

Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to methods and apparatuses for determining a frontal body orientation. An embodiment of a method for determining a three-dimensional (3D) orientation of frontal body of a player comprises: detecting each of a plurality of players in each of a plurality of frames captured by a plurality of cameras; for each of the plurality of cameras, tracking each of the plurality of players between continuous frames captured by the camera; and associating the plurality of frames captured by the plurality of cameras to generate the 3D orientation of each of the plurality of players.

Abstract: A method for debugging a program, based on simulating an object program and comparing simulated waveforms with standard waveforms are applied in an electronic device. A simulated environment corresponding to the object program is established and multiple instructions from code of the object program are mapped against the standard waveforms. Trigger points are set in the object program, the object program is run from the trigger point and simulation waveforms are stored. The simulation waveforms are compared with the standard waveforms, and the location of a bug of the object program is found according a comparison. The bug may be resolved or cured. The electronic device utilizing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A payment verification method includes: generating, by a payment collection device, verification information for a to-be-processed target payment transaction, and providing the verification information to a payment device; generating, by the payment device, payment information, and providing the payment information to the payment collection device, the payment information including payment account information and the verification information obtained from the payment collection device; after obtaining the payment information, performing, by the payment collection device, matching verification by using the verification information included in the payment information and the verification information locally generated; and if the matching verification succeeds, completing a payment request by using the account information included in the payment information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and compositions that comprise one or more herb extracts and optionally folic acid and/or one or more of its derivatives. In specific embodiments, the disclosure concerns treatment or prevention of hyperuricemic conditions with combinatorial compositions, such as those including one or more Chinese herbal medicine extracts and optionally folic acid and/or one or more of its derivatives.

Abstract: An architecture for a microcontroller includes a microcontroller, a system memory, an instruction memory, a data memory, a first bus, and a second bus, where the first and second buses perform functions of a single bus. The microcontroller connects to both buses. The instruction memory and the data memory are connected to the first bus. The system memory is connected to the second bus. The microcontroller transmits and receives data to and from the instruction memory and the data memory through the first bus. The microcontroller transmits and receives data to and from the system memory through the second bus. The instruction memory and the data memory transmit and receive data to and from the system memory through the second bus connected to the first bus, avoiding delays caused by rights and priorities and arbitration of same.