Abstract: A monitoring system and method are provided for determining at least one property of an integrated circuit (IC) comprising a multi-layer structure formed by at least a layer on top of an underlayer. The monitoring system receives measured data comprising data indicative of optical measurements performed on the IC, data indicative of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements performed on the IC and data indicative of x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) measurements performed on the IC. An optical data analyzer module analyzes the data indicative of the optical measurements and generates geometrical data indicative of one or more geometrical parameters of the multi-layer structure formed by at least the layer on top of the underlayer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate structure disposed over a channel region and a source/drain region. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the channel region, one or more work function adjustment material layers over the gate dielectric layer, and a metal gate electrode layer over the one or more work function adjustment material layers. The one or more work function adjustment layers includes an aluminum containing layer, and a diffusion barrier layer is disposed at at least one of a bottom portion and a top portion of the aluminum containing layer. The diffusion barrier layer is one or more of a Ti-rich layer, a Ti-doped layer, a Ta-rich layer, a Ta-doped layer and a Si-doped layer.

Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining an input low resolution (LR) image comprising a height, a width, and a number of channels, implementing a feature learning deep neural network (DNN) configured to compute a feature tensor based on the input LR image, generating, by an upscaling DNN, a high resolution (HR) image, having a higher resolution than the input LR image, based on the feature tensor computed by the feature learning DNN, wherein a networking structure of the upscaling DNN differs depending on different scale factors, and wherein a networking structure of the feature learning DNN is a same structure for each of the different scale factors.

Abstract: Ferritin proteins comprising a mutation replacing a surface-exposed amino acid with a cysteine, an N- or C-terminal linker comprising a cysteine, and/or one or more immune-stimulatory moieties linked to the ferritin protein via a surface-exposed amino acid are disclosed. The ferritin proteins can further comprise a non-ferritin polypeptide and be antigenic, e.g., for use in eliciting antibodies against the non-ferritin polypeptide.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a driving element, a first transparent conductive layer, an insulating layer, and a second transparent conductive layer. The driving element is disposed on the substrate and includes a drain electrode having a first edge. The first transparent conductive layer is disposed on the driving element. The insulating layer is disposed between the driving element and the first transparent conductive layer and includes a hole through which the first transparent conductive layer is electrically connected to the driving element. The second transparent conductive layer is disposed on the insulating layer. One of the first and second transparent conductive layers includes at least one slit, and the first or second transparent conductive layer that includes the at least one slit has a second edge. The second edge is located in the hole, and the at least one slit exposes the first edge of the drain electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a plurality of first channel members and a first gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of first channel members. The second transistor includes a plurality of second channel members and a second gate structure disposed over the plurality of second channel members. Each of the plurality of first channel members has a first width and a first height smaller than the first width. Each of the plurality of second channel members has a second width and a second height greater than the second width.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for MDT measurement are provided. In one aspect, a method for MDT measurement includes: obtaining MDT measurement configuration information for one or more preset types of network devices, the MDT measurement configuration information including at least a signal strength threshold for the preset type of network device; sending the MDT measurement configuration information to user equipment (UE), such that the UE performs MDT measurement upon detecting that signal strength of the preset type of network device exceeds the signal strength threshold; receiving information on the MDT measurement of the preset type of network device from the UE.

Abstract: An integrated logging instrument for coring and sampling includes a downhole main body and a ground system. The downhole main body is connected with the ground system through a long cable. The downhole main body includes a coring and sampling mechanism, a power mechanism and an energy storage mechanism. The coring and sampling mechanism includes a coring assembly for drilling cores and a pushing and setting assembly for downhole fixation. The power mechanism is arranged at an upper end of the coring and sampling mechanism, and includes a motor, a piston structure and a pump body. The piston structure and the pump body are respectively arranged at two output ends of the motor. The piston structure is arranged to provide suction power. The pump body is arranged to provide hydraulic power. The energy storage mechanism is arranged at a lower end of the coring and sampling mechanism.

Abstract: A ground-fault detecting device includes: a first detecting module, having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal coupled to a first-phase electric power, a second-phase electric power, and a third-phase electric power on an AC side of a photovoltaic power generating system respectively, for sampling voltages of the first-phase electric power, the second-phase electric power, and the third-phase electric power to generate a first sampled voltage, a second sampled voltage, and a third sampled voltage respectively; and a controller, coupled to the first detecting module, for determining if a ground-fault occurs in the AC side before the photovoltaic power generating system is connected to a grid according to the first sampled voltage, the second sampled voltage, and the third sampled voltage; wherein the controller generates an alarm signal when the ground-fault occurs in the AC side.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device (e.g., a base station or a user equipment (UE)) may identify a sequence length corresponding to a number of resource blocks, and select a modulation scheme based on the sequence length. The device may select, from a set of sequences associated with the modulation scheme, a sequence having the sequence length. In some examples, the set of sequences may include at least one of a set of time domain phase shift keying computer-generated sequences or a set of frequency domain phase shift keying computer-generated sequences. The device may generate a reference signal for a data transmission based on the sequence and transmit the reference signal within the number of resource blocks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a signal measurement method for an energy storage and frequency modulation system. An energy management system consisting of a microgrid controller, an energy management server, a workstation, and a network device is provided. The beneficial effects of the present invention are: a high-voltage auxiliary transformer based on an energy storage system connected to a power plant is used as the auxiliary output device of a generator set to satisfy the requirements of auxiliary frequency regulation, improve the response index Kp value of a power plant set to a dispatch AGC instruction, implement the sending and receiving of a signal after the energy storage system is connected, and achieves the goal of frequency modulation operation of an auxiliary energy storage set without greatly transforming an RTU.

Abstract: Provided is a human posture detection method including: acquiring a plurality of frames of image data; acquiring a plurality of human posture reference maps output by a human posture detection model responsive to inputting a current frame of image data to the human posture detection model with reference to human posture confidence maps of a previous frame of image data, wherein different human posture reference maps correspond different human-posture key points; identifying a human-posture key point in each of the human posture reference maps; and generating human posture confidence maps of the current frame of image data based on credibility of the human-posture key points, wherein the human posture confidence maps of the current frame of image data is configured to participate in generation of human posture confidence maps of a next frame of image data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compound, a material for an organic electroluminescent device and an application thereof. The compound provided by the present disclosure has a relatively high refractive index and can effectively improve the light extraction efficiency and the external quantum efficiency of an organic electroluminescent device when used in the organic electroluminescent device especially as a material for the capping layer. The compound has a relatively high refractive index in the region of visible light (400-750 nm), which is conducive to improving the light-emitting efficiency. The compound has a relatively large extinction coefficient in the ultraviolet region (less than 400 nm), which is conducive to absorbing harmful light and protecting eyesight and has a relatively small extinction coefficient in the region of blue light (400-450 nm) and hardly absorbs blue light, which is conducive to improve the light-emitting efficiency.

Abstract: The crimping plier of the present invention includes an abutting member, a crimping member, a crimping tooth member, a cover plate, and a driving mechanism. The abutting member has a crimping hole for placing the connection terminal. The crimping member is adjacent to the crimping hole, and one end of an elastic element abuts against the crimping member. The crimping tooth member is fixedly disposed on the crimping member. The cover plate is connected to the abutting member and covers the crimping member, and the cover plate is also in contact with the other end of the elastic element. The driving mechanism is in contact with the crimping member to push the crimping member and the crimping tooth member. When the crimping member and the crimping tooth member slide, the elastic element provides an elastic force between the crimping member and the cover plate.

Abstract: A detecting circuit of an external display device includes a first connector, a display circuit configured to provide a display signal to the external display device through the first connector, a switch circuit, a power supply circuit configured to provide power needed for operating the display circuit through the switch circuit when the switch circuit is on, and a control circuit configured to turn on the switch circuit upon detecting the external display device so as to connect the power supply circuit to the display circuit. When the switch circuit is on, the control circuit accumulates a duration or a number of times of detection that the external display device is continually not detected, and then turns off the switch circuit to disconnect the power circuit from the display circuit when the duration reaches a time threshold or the number of times of detection reaches a count threshold.

Abstract: A hybrid connection for connecting a first portion of a three-dimensional (3D) print design to a second portion of the 3D print design may include a cross-sectional pattern of fully-fused connections and under-fused connections that connect between the first portion of the 3D print design and the second portion of the 3D print design. Systems and methods are also described herein that facilitate designing 3D parts with hybrid connections and/or automatically replacing fully-fused connections with hybrid connections.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, and a second metal layer. The substrate includes a dense region and an isolation region. The first metal layer is disposed over the substrate and includes a first metal pattern and a second metal pattern. The first metal pattern is located in the dense region. There is at least one slot in the first metal pattern. The second metal pattern is located in the isolation region. The dielectric layer is disposed on the first metal layer. The second metal layer is disposed on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: An anti-collision control method and a rail vehicle control system are provided. The rail vehicle control system includes a control apparatus configured to implement the anti-collision control method to prevent a plurality of vehicles on a plurality of rails from colliding with each other. The anti-collision control method includes receiving a transfer requirement data to decide which one of the vehicles and which one of the rails are respectively an assigned vehicle and an assigned rail; planning a movement path and a movement space according to the transfer requirement data and a vehicle dimension data; determining whether any portion of the movement space is reserved; and in response to the movement space being reserved, the assigned vehicle is controlled to not move, or the movement space is reserved and the assigned vehicle is controlled to move according to the movement path along the assigned rail.