Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention can be characterized as a method for controlling a multi-axis machine tool that includes obtaining a preliminary rotary actuator command (wherein the rotary actuator command has frequency content exceeding a bandwidth of a rotary actuator), generating a processed rotary actuator command based, at least in part, on the preliminary rotary actuator command, the processed rotary actuator command having frequency content within a bandwidth of the rotary actuator and generating a first linear actuator command and a second linear actuator command based, at least in part, on the processed rotary actuator command. The processed rotary actuator command can be output to the rotary actuator, the first linear actuator command can be output to a first linear actuator and the second linear actuator command can be output to a second linear actuator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrostatic protection circuit for protecting an internal circuit. The electrostatic protection circuit includes: a first circuit connected between a power pad and an input pad and configured to discharge a first electrostatic current; a second circuit connected between the input pad and a ground pad and configured to discharge a second electrostatic current; a third circuit connected between the power pad and the input pad and configured to discharge a third electrostatic current; a fourth circuit connected between the power pad and the ground pad and configured to discharge a fourth electrostatic current; a fifth circuit connected between the input pad and the ground pad and configured to discharge a fifth electrostatic current; and a sixth circuit connected between the ground pad and the power pad and configured to discharge a sixth electrostatic current.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for unified significance map coding. An apparatus includes a video encoder (400) for encoding transform coefficients for at least a portion of a picture. The transform coefficients are obtained using a plurality of transforms. One or more context sharing maps are generated for the transform coefficients based on a unified rule. The one or more context sharing maps are for providing at least one context that is shared among at least some of the transform coefficients obtained from at least two different ones of the plurality of transforms.

Abstract: An electrostatic protection circuit connected with an internal circuit is provided. The electrostatic protection circuit includes: a first circuit, a first diode connected in parallel with the first circuit, a second circuit, and a second diode connected in parallel with the second circuit. The first circuit is connected between a power supply pad and an internal circuit input terminal. The second circuit is connected between the internal circuit input terminal and a ground pad. The first circuit and the second circuit are diode-triggered silicon controlled rectifier circuits. The technical solution of the disclosure can improve electrostatic protection capability of a charged device model of a chip.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes: a pulse detection unit, a delay unit, a control unit, and a discharge unit. The pulse detection unit is configured to detect an electrostatic pulse signal; the delay unit is configured to delay or enhance driving capability of the pulse detection signal output by the pulse detection unit; the control unit is configured to generate a control signal based on a first delay signal and a second delay signal output by the delay unit; and the discharge unit is configured to open or close an electrostatic charge discharge passage based on the control signal output by the control unit.

Abstract: A rotor lamination assembly is formed with a central hole wherein a central axis goes through the central hole. The rotor lamination assembly is further formed with an even number of mounting holes arranged between a rim of the central hole and an outer rim of the rotor lamination assembly. The outer rim of the rotor lamination assembly has a projection on a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis. The projection includes an even number of base curve edges, an even number of protruding curve edges, and connecting curve edges. Each protruding curve edge is arranged between two adjacent base curve edges in a circumferential direction of the central axis. The protruding curve edges and the base curve edges are connected with each other through the connecting curve edges. Every two mounting holes which are arranged symmetrically constitute a mounting hole group.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a Hot Carrier Injection (HCI) effect of a device is provided. The method includes, a ratio of a substrate current to a drain current of a first device at different gate-source voltages is acquired, and recorded as a first current ratio; a ratio of a substrate current to a drain current of a second device at different gate-source voltages is acquired, and recorded as a second current ratio, the second device is subjected to process parameter adjustment or device parameter adjustment relative to the first device; and an influence of the process parameter adjustment or the device parameter adjustment on an HCI effect of the device is determined based on the second current ratio and the first current ratio.

Abstract: A preparation method of comb structure temperature/pH-responsive polycarboxylic acid adopts acrylic ester, temperature/pH-responsive monomer and other raw materials to obtain polycarboxylic acid via acrylate monomer self-polymerization, grafting with temperature/pH-responsive monomers and hydrolyzation. In other words, acrylate is used as the reaction monomer to polymerize polyacrylate with controllable molecular weight under the action of initiator and chain transfer agent, then the graft copolymers are copolymerized with temperature/pH-responsive monomers to obtain graft copolymers with acrylate polymers main chain and temperature/pH-responsive polymer side chains. Finally, the graft copolymer is hydrolyzed to obtain the comb structure temperature/pH-responsive polycarboxylic acid with polyacrylic acid main chain and temperature/pH-responsive monomer side chain.

Abstract: A method of preparing a graphene coating on a metal surface, the method includes: pretreating the metal surface of a metal sample; immersing, spraying or hang brushing the metal sample with the pretreated metal surface by using a graphene oxide aqueous solution, so that the grapheme oxide aqueous solution covers inner and outer surfaces of the metal sample; baking and drying the metal sample covered with the graphene oxide aqueous solution; performing a microwave reduction treatment on the baked and dried metal sample; taking out the microwave-reduced metal sample, cleaning the metal sample with a cleaning agent to obtain a metal coated with the graphene coating.

Abstract: A method for controlling stretching of a mask includes: obtaining actual position information of at least one opening of the mask; determining an actual offset of each opening according to actual position information of the opening and preset position information of a light-emitting region of a sub-pixel corresponding to the opening; determining whether the actual offset of the opening is less than or equal to a theoretical maximum offset of the opening; and in response to determining that the actual offset of the opening is less than or equal to the theoretical maximum offset of the opening, generating a first end command for ending a process of stretching the mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to audio data processing methods and devices. One example method includes obtaining a first audio data and a second audio data, converting the first audio data into a first channel of audio data and converting the second audio data into a second channel of audio data, and at least one of outputting the first channel of audio data to a first audio output device or outputting the second channel of audio data to a second audio output device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to rotigotine behenate, methods for preparing the same and use of the same for treating diseases associated with dopamine receptor. The rotigotine behenate, the structure of which is shown below, is capable of reducing fluctuation in blood drug concentrations, improving the bioavailability of the drug in vivo, and achieving smooth and extended release of rotigotine.

Abstract: A plurality of metadata corresponding to a plurality of code versions of an application stored in a version control system is generated. A determination is made of a set of changes between a first metadata of a first code version and a second metadata of a second code version. A classification is made of elements in the set of changes into a first category and a second category based on a set of predetermined rules, wherein the elements classified into the first category are better candidates to determine causes of defects in the application than the elements classified into the second category. The elements classified in the first category are used to determine a cause of a defect in the application.

Abstract: An electric tool includes a motor, a drive circuit, a power supply and a controller. The motor includes a rotor and first, second, and third phase windings. The drive circuit is electrically connected to the first, second, and third phase windings and drives the motor to output power. The power supply is electrically connected to the drive circuit and supplies power to the first, second, and third phase windings through the drive circuit. The controller is connected to the drive circuit and outputs a control signal to control the drive circuit. The controller controls the drive circuit according to a rotation position of the rotor when a voltage of the power supply is less than or equal to a preset voltage threshold so that the first, second, and third phase windings are simultaneously connected to the power supply.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for signaling intra prediction for large blocks for video encoders and decoders. The intra prediction is signaled by selecting a basic coding unit size and assigning a single spatial intra partition type for the basic coding unit size. The single spatial intra partition type is selectable from among a plurality of spatial intra partition types. The at least one large block has a large block size greater than a block size of the basic coding unit. The intra prediction is hierarchical layer intra prediction and is performed for the at least one large block by at least one of splitting from the large block size to the basic coding unit size and merging from the basic coding unit size to the large block size.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processor to divide a first point cloud data set frame representing a three dimensional space at a first point in time into a matrix of blocks, determine at least one three dimensional (3D) motion vector for at least a subset of blocks in the matrix of blocks, generate a predicted second point cloud data set frame representing a prediction of the three dimensional space at a second point in time by applying the at least one 3D motion vector to the subset of blocks in the matrix of blocks, compare the predicted second point cloud data set frame to a second point cloud data set frame representing a prediction of the three dimensional space at a second point in time to generate a prediction error parameter, and encode the second point cloud data set frame as a function of the first point cloud data set frame and the at least one three dimensional (3D) motion vector when the prediction error factor is beneath an error threshold to produce an encoded second point cloud data set frame.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for improved chroma encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding picture data for at least a block in a picture. Multiple partition types are supported for intra chroma coding of the block. The multiple partition types include a set of chroma partition types and a set of luma partition types. The set of chroma partition types are different than the set of luma partition types.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for unified significance map coding. An apparatus includes a video encoder (400) for encoding transform coefficients for at least a portion of a picture. The transform coefficients are obtained using a plurality of transforms. One or more context sharing maps are generated for the transform coefficients based on a unified rule. The one or more context sharing maps are for providing at least one context that is shared among at least some of the transform coefficients obtained from at least two different ones of the plurality of transforms.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an assay cartridge used in a PCR-based molecular diagnostic device. In one embodiment, the assay cartridge comprises (1) an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end and a plurality of compartments arranged between the proximal end and the distal end, said plurality of compartments include at least a first pipette tip holder near the proximal end, and a second pipette tip holder near the distal end; and (2) a seal assembly covering the elongated body comprising a rigid frame which matches the top periphery of the elongated body, and an elastic top mounted on the rigid frame, the elastic top comprising a first sub-portion near the proximal end comprising a first ring structure that matches the first pipette holder, and a second sub-portion near the distal end comprising a second ring structure that matches the second pipette holder.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding binary sets using adaptive tree selection. In one exemplary encoding method embodiment, picture data is encoded for a block in a picture; in which one of a plurality of trees structures is selected to code a binary set of data for indicating coefficient significance for the block. In another exemplary encoding method embodiment, picture data is encoded for a block in a picture, in which one or more trees are used to encode a binary set of data for indicating coefficient significance for the block, the one or more trees each having a plurality of nodes, at least one of the nodes of the one or more trees being modified responsive to at least one parameter.