Abstract: A piezoelectric valve may be formed using semiconductor processing techniques such that the piezoelectric valve is biased in a normally closed configuration. Actuation of the piezoelectric valve may be achieved through the use of a piezoelectric-based actuation layer of the piezoelectric valve. The piezoelectric valve may be implemented in various use cases, such as a dispensing valve for precise drug delivery, a relief valve to reduce the occlusion effect in speaker-based devices (e.g., in-ear headphones), a pressure control valve, and/or another type of valve that is configured for microfluidic control, among other examples. The normally closed configuration of the piezoelectric valve enables the piezoelectric valve to operate as a normally closed valve with reduced power consumption.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a piezoelectric device including a piezoelectric structure over a substrate. A first conductive structure is disposed on a lower surface of the piezoelectric structure. The first conductive structure includes one or more first movable elements directly contacting the piezoelectric structure. A second conductive structure is disposed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric structure. The second conductive structure includes one or more second movable elements directly contacting the piezoelectric structure. The one or more second movable elements directly overlie the one or more first movable elements.

Abstract: A method of compiling a deep learning model includes reading metadata from a compiled result, the metadata indicating a structure of the deep learning model corresponding to a low-level IR, receiving shape information of an input tensor of the deep learning model, determining a shape of an output tensor of a first computation operation of the computation operations based on the shape information of the input tensor of the deep learning model and the structure of the deep learning model, tiling the output tensor of the first computation operation into one or more tiles according to the shape of the output tensor of the first computation operation and hardware limitations of a processor executing the deep learning model, and patching one or more copies of a templated hardware command into executable hardware commands.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an example method for routing a standard cell with multiple pins. The method can include modifying a dimension of a pin of the standard cell, where the pin is spaced at an increased distance from a boundary of the standard cell than an original position of the pin. The method also includes routing an interconnect from the pin to a via placed on a pin track located between the pin and the boundary and inserting a keep out area between the interconnect and a pin from an adjacent standard cell. The method further includes verifying that the keep out area separates the interconnect from the pin from the adjacent standard cell by at least a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A keyboard for use with an electronic device including an electronic processor. The keyboard includes a printed circuit board that is configured to communicate with the electronic processor of the electronic device, a first plurality of physical keys, and a second plurality of dedicated physical keys. Each of the first plurality of physical keys is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. When in the actuated position, each of the first plurality of physical keys is configured to generate a first signal that inserts a character on the electronic device. Each of the second plurality of dedicated physical keys is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. When in the actuated position, each of the second plurality of dedicated physical keys is configured to generate a second signal that performs a function in a teleconferencing application running on the electronic device.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an example method for routing a standard cell with multiple pins. The method can include modifying a dimension of a pin of the standard cell, where the pin is spaced at an increased distance from a boundary of the standard cell than an original position of the pin. The method also includes routing an interconnect from the pin to a via placed on a pin track located between the pin and the boundary and inserting a keep out area between the interconnect and a pin from an adjacent standard cell. The method further includes verifying that the keep out area separates the interconnect from the pin from the adjacent standard cell by at least a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A method for determining a compensation value for tracking error signal in an optical disc drive is disclosed. The optical disc drive rotates a DVD to read data. The DVD has a first reflection layer and a second reflection layer. The first and the second reflection layers have respectively a number of circles of first and second tracks. First, read data on two first and two second tracks and accordingly generate two first compensation values for tracking error signal and two second compensation values for tracking error signal. Next, determine the third compensation value for tracking error signal corresponding to each of the other first tracks according to two of the first compensation values for tracking error signal. Then, determine the forth compensation value for tracking error signal corresponding to each of the other second tracks according to two of the second compensation values for tracking error signal.

Abstract: An intelligent layer jump method applied when an optical disc drive accesses a disc. The disc has a central reference point, at least a first recoding layer and a second recoding layer. The first recoding layer has a plurality of first tracks, while the second recoding layer has a plurality of second tracks. Firstly, a laser beam of the optical disc drive is focused on the first recoding layer to form a focal point and obtain an original position. Then, the relative position between an original position and a target position positioned on the second recoding layer are compared to determine a layer jump and track seeking path of the focal point. Lastly, the focal point is shifted from the original position to the target position according to the predetermined layer jump and track seeking path.

Abstract: A method of controlling an optical pick-up head to access an eccentric disk. When a loaded disk is determined as an eccentric disk causing a lens of the optical pick-up head crossing between a first track being close to the inner disk and a second track being close to outer disk, a tracking on position has to be concerned. IF a target track is close to the second track, provide a first force to move the lens a distance toward the inner disk then execute a track on operation. IF the target track is close to the first track, provide a second force to move the lens a distance toward the outer disk then execute a track on operation.

Abstract: A method for determining a driving force to drive an optical pickup head of an optical disc drive includes steps of inserting an optical storage media including absolute address marks into the optical disc drive; sequentially providing a plurality of driving indexes for generating testing driving forces for the optical disc drive to move the optical pickup head from the a first absolute address mark to a second absolute address mark; selecting a first driving force index, which corresponds to a testing driving force incapable of successfully moving the optical pickup head from the first absolute address mark to the second absolute address mark; determining a target driving index by adding an offset value to the first driving index; and generating the driving force according to the target driving index.

Abstract: A method for determining a compensation value for tracking error signal in an optical disc drive is disclosed. The optical disc drive rotates a DVD to read data. The DVD has a first reflection layer and a second reflection layer. The first and the second reflection layers have respectively a number of circles of first and second tracks. First, read data on two first and two second tracks and accordingly generate two first compensation values for tracking error signal and two second compensation values for tracking error signal. Next, determine the third compensation value for tracking error signal corresponding to each of the other first tracks according to two of the first compensation values for tracking error signal. Then, determine the forth compensation value for tracking error signal corresponding to each of the other second tracks according to two of the second compensation values for tracking error signal.

Abstract: An intelligent layer jump method applied when an optical disc drive accesses a disc. The disc has a central reference point, at least a first recoding layer and a second recoding layer. The first recoding layer has a plurality of first tracks, while the second recoding layer has a plurality of second tracks. Firstly, a laser beam of the optical disc drive is focused on the first recoding layer to form a focal point and obtain an original position. Then, the relative position between an original position and a target position positioned on the second recoding layer are compared to determine a layer jump and track seeking path of the focal point. Lastly, the focal point is shifted from the original position to the target position according to the predetermined layer jump and track seeking path.