Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a composite first electrode disposed over a substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed on the composite first electrode, the piezoelectric layer including a piezoelectric material doped with scandium for improving piezoelectric properties of the piezoelectric layer; and a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer. The composite first electrode includes a base electrode layer disposed over the substrate; a temperature compensation layer disposed on the base electrode layer; a seed interlayer disposed on the temperature compensation layer, the seed interlayer having a thickness between about 5 ? and about 150 ?; and a conductive interposer layer disposed on at least the seed interlayer, at least a portion of the conductive interposer layer contacting the base electrode layer.

Abstract: A rendering method is provided. The method includes: initializing a surface flinger to establish at least two buffer memories; confirming correspondence between all visible surfaces and the at least two buffer memories, rendering all of the visible surfaces to the corresponding buffer memories according to the correspondence, and combining all of the buffer memories to output a result for display; determining whether a change occurs in the visible surfaces; when the change occurs in the visible surfaces, identifying the buffer memory where the visible surface with the change is located; rendering again the visible surfaces that need to be rendered in the identified buffer memory, and combining the buffer memory that is rendered again with the buffer memory that is not rendered again to output a result for display.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a temperature compensation structure disposed beneath the first electrode and above the substrate.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device comprises: a substrate comprising a cavity or an acoustic mirror; a first electrode disposed over the substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode or the second electrode, or both, are made of an electrically conductive material having a positive temperature coefficient.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator structure comprises a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode and comprising aluminum scandium nitride, a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and a temperature compensation feature having a temperature coefficient offsetting at least a portion of a temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer, the first electrode, and the second electrode.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator structure includes an acoustic reflector over a cavity formed in a substrate, the acoustic reflector including a layer of low acoustic impedance material stacked on a layer of high acoustic impedance material. The acoustic resonator further includes a bottom electrode on the layer of low acoustic impedance material, a piezoelectric layer on the bottom electrode, a top electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and a collar formed outside a main membrane region defined by an overlap between the top electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the bottom electrode. The collar has an inner edge substantially aligned with a boundary of or overlapping the main membrane region. The layer of the low acoustic impedance material includes a temperature compensating material having a positive temperature coefficient for offsetting at least a portion of a negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer, the bottom electrode and the top electrode.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a composite first electrode on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer on the composite electrode, and a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode includes a buried temperature compensating layer having a positive temperature coefficient. The piezoelectric layer has a negative temperature coefficient, and thus the positive temperature coefficient of the temperature compensating layer offsets at least a portion of the negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator comprises: an acoustic resonator device comprises: a composite first electrode disposed over a substrate, the composite first electrode comprising: a first electrically conductive layer provided over the substrate; a first interlayer disposed on the first electrical conductive layer; a buried temperature compensation layer disposed over the first interlayer; a second interlayer disposed over the temperature compensation layer; a second electrically conductive layer disposed over the second interlayer, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the composite first electrode; and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator device includes a substrate defining a cavity, a bottom electrode formed over the substrate and at least a portion of the cavity, a piezoelectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer. An air-wing and an air-bridge are formed between the piezoelectric layer and the top electrode, the air-wing having an inner edge that defines an outer boundary of an active region of the BAW resonator device. The BAW resonator device further includes a temperature compensation feature having positive temperature coefficient for offsetting at least a portion of a negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer. The temperature compensation feature extends outside the active region by a predetermined length.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer; a passivation layer disposed over the second electrode and a ring disposed between the substrate and the passivation layer

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a temperature compensation structure disposed beneath the first electrode and above the substrate.

Abstract: An improved technique for storing and processing video data includes separating video data derived from a video camera into multiple video fragments, distributing the video fragments to different computing nodes of a network, and performing parallel image processing on the video fragments in a distributed manner, by the respective computing nodes that receive the video data. Examples of image processing include pattern matching, such as facial recognition, and license plate matching.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a first composite electrode disposed over the substrate. The first composite electrode includes first and second electrically conductive layers and a first temperature compensating layer disposed between the first and second electrically conductive layers. The second electrically conductive layer forms a first electrical contact with the first electrically conductive layer on at least one side of the first temperature compensating layer, and the first electrical contact electrically shorts a first capacitive component of the first temperature compensating layer.

Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator device includes a substrate defining a cavity, a bottom electrode formed over the substrate and at least a portion of the cavity, a piezoelectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer. An air-wing and an air-bridge are formed between the piezoelectric layer and the top electrode, the air-wing having an inner edge that defines an outer boundary of an active region of the BAW resonator device. The BAW resonator device further includes a temperature compensation feature having positive temperature coefficient for offsetting at least a portion of a negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer. The temperature compensation feature extends outside the active region by a predetermined length.

Abstract: A rendering method is provided. The method includes: initializing a surface flinger to establish at least two buffer memories; confirming correspondence between all visible surfaces and the at least two buffer memories, rendering all of the visible surfaces to the corresponding buffer memories according to the correspondence, and combining all of the buffer memories to output a result for display; determining whether a change occurs in the visible surfaces; when the change occurs in the visible surfaces, identifying the buffer memory where the visible surface with the change is located; rendering again the visible surfaces that need to be rendered in the identified buffer memory, and combining the buffer memory that is rendered again with the buffer memory that is not rendered again to output a result for display.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator comprises: an acoustic resonator device comprises: a composite first electrode disposed over a substrate, the composite first electrode comprising: a first electrically conductive layer provided over the substrate; a first interlayer disposed on the first electrical conductive layer; a buried temperature compensation layer disposed over the first interlayer; a second interlayer disposed over the temperature compensation layer; a second electrically conductive layer disposed over the second interlayer, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the composite first electrode; and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device comprises: a substrate comprising a cavity or an acoustic mirror; a first electrode disposed over the substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed over the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode or the second electrode, or both, are made of an electrically conductive material having a positive temperature coefficient.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, apparatus and system for collecting data in an Internet of Things. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for collecting data in an Internet of Things, comprising: receiving status data from a sensor node of at least one sensor node; in response to verifying the status data being trusted status data, extracting content data from the status data; aggregating the content data based on a predefined rule; and transmitting the aggregated content data to a data center; wherein the at least one sensor node is connected with the data center via the Internet of Things. In one embodiment, there is provided an apparatus for collecting data in an Internet of Things. In one embodiment, there is provided a system for collecting data in an Internet of Things.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator structure comprises a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode and comprising aluminum scandium nitride, a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and a temperature compensation feature having a temperature coefficient offsetting at least a portion of a temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer, the first electrode, and the second electrode.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator structure includes an acoustic reflector over a cavity formed in a substrate, the acoustic reflector including a layer of low acoustic impedance material stacked on a layer of high acoustic impedance material. The acoustic resonator further includes a bottom electrode on the layer of low acoustic impedance material, a piezoelectric layer on the bottom electrode, a top electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and a collar formed outside a main membrane region defined by an overlap between the top electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the bottom electrode. The collar has an inner edge substantially aligned with a boundary of or overlapping the main membrane region. The layer of the low acoustic impedance material includes a temperature compensating material having a positive temperature coefficient for offsetting at least a portion of a negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer, the bottom electrode and the top electrode.