Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) as activators of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, hyperglycemia, one or more diabetic complications, diabetic nephropathy, dyslipidemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), hypertension, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, stroke, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, coronary heart disease and neuropathy. Preferred compounds are e.g. 2-((4-((S)-2-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-2-methylbenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-4-yl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)-1-(((S)-oxetan-2-yl)methyl)-1H-imidazole derivatives and similar compounds, such as e.g. C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 and other compounds.

Abstract: A floating point pre-alignment structure for computing-in-memory applications includes a time domain exponent computing block and an input mantissa pre-align block. The time domain exponent computing block is configured to compute a plurality of original input exponents and a plurality of original weight exponents to generate a plurality of flags. Each of the flags is determined by adding one of the original input exponents and one of the original weight exponents. The input mantissa pre-align block is configured to receive a plurality of original input mantissas and shift the original input mantissas according to the flags to generate a plurality of weighted input mantissas, and sparsity of the weighted input mantissas is greater than sparsity of the original input mantissas. Each of the flags has a negative correlation with a sum of the one of the original input exponents and the one of the original weight exponents.

Abstract: A memory unit with time domain edge delay accumulation for computing-in-memory applications is controlled by a first word line and a second word line. The memory unit includes at least one memory cell, at least one edge-delay cell multiplexor and at least one edge-delay cell. The at least one edge-delay cell includes a weight reader and a driver. The weight reader is configured to receive a weight and a multi-bit analog input voltage and generate a multi-bit voltage according to the weight and the multi-bit analog input voltage. The driver is connected to the weight reader and configured to receive an edge-input signal. The driver is configured to generate an edge-output signal having a delay time according to the edge-input signal and the multi-bit voltage. The delay time of the edge-output signal is positively correlated with the multi-bit analog input voltage multiplied by the weight.

Abstract: Semiconductor processing apparatuses and methods are provided in which an electrostatic discharge (ESD) prevention layer is utilized to prevent or reduce ESD events from occurring between a semiconductor wafer and one or more components of the apparatuses. In some embodiments, a semiconductor processing apparatus includes a wafer handling structure that is configured to support a semiconductor wafer during processing of the semiconductor wafer. The apparatus further includes an ESD prevention layer on the wafer handling structure. The ESD prevention layer includes a first material and a second material, and the second material has an electrical conductivity that is greater than an electrical conductivity of the first material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas safety device using low power to control high flow, which includes a controller, a differential pressure regulating valve, and a driver, the controller can control if the gas can flow into the differential pressure regulating valve, the differential pressure regulating valve is connected to the controller, and can control if the gas can flow out for burning according to the gas pressure changes, the driver uses a drive piece to drive a micro switch lever inside the controller, so that the controller can output gas, thus, the present invention can control high gas flow with low power while maintaining safe usage of the gas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas safety device using low power to control high flow, which includes a controller, a differential pressure regulating valve, and a driver, the controller can control if the gas can flow into the differential pressure regulating valve, the differential pressure regulating valve is connected to the controller, and can control if the gas can flow out for burning according to the gas pressure changes, the driver uses a drive piece to drive a micro switch lever inside the controller, so that the controller can output gas, thus, the present invention can control high gas flow with low power while maintaining safe usage of the gas.