Abstract: An assembly may include a base element comprising a base substrate having a frontside with active circuitry and a backside opposite the frontside, a first bonding layer disposed on the frontside of the base substrate and including a signal pad to convey an electrical signal to the active circuitry. The assembly may further include a first functional element comprising a first semiconductor substrate having a frontside with active circuitry and a backside opposite the frontside, a second bonding layer disposed on the frontside of the first semiconductor substrate, and a back surface of the first functional element having a first contact feature to connect to power or ground, wherein the first bonding layer is hybrid bonded to the second bonding layer.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing fire events pattern analysis and cross-building data analytics are described herein. One fire system maintenance system, includes a number of fire system detectors, a fire system control panel, and a gateway device all positioned within the facility, the gateway device having instructions to: collect fire system device health data associated with one or more fire or smoke detector devices and to send this fire system device health data to a remote device, the remote device having instructions to: analyze the collected fire system device health data to determine an event type for each device health event recorded in the collected data, predict future device health events, categorize the device health events based on their determined event type, and prioritize the categorized device health events based on the quantity of events categorized in each event type.

Abstract: A bonded structure is disclosed. The bonded structure can include a carrier. The bonded structure can include a first die having a first communications circuitry to format a communication signal according to a first communication protocol and to transmit the communication signal. The bonded structure can also include a protocol switch die having circuitry to receive the communications signal and to convert the communication signal from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol, wherein the second communication protocol is different from the first communication protocol. The protocol switch die can transmit the communication signal according to the second communication protocol. The bonded structure can also include a second die having a second communications circuitry to receive the communication signal formatted in the second communication protocol.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a substrate including a first major surface, a second major surface, and an edge surface extending between the major surfaces. A first electrode is attached to the first major surface and a second electrode is attached to the second major surface. A first surface interconnect is electrically connected to the first electrode. A first extension portion extends beyond an edge plane. A second surface interconnect is electrically connected to the second electrode and includes a second extension portion extending beyond the edge plane. An anisotropic conductor defines a current path between the first electrode and the second electrode. The anisotropic conductor is attached to the edge surface and extends between the first extension portion and the second extension portion such that the current path extends along the first major surface, edge surface, and the second major surface. Methods of manufacturing an electronic apparatus are provided.

Abstract: An assembly may include a base element comprising a base substrate having a frontside with active circuitry and a backside opposite the frontside, a first bonding layer disposed on the frontside of the base substrate and including a signal pad to convey an electrical signal to the active circuitry. The assembly may further include a first functional element comprising a first semiconductor substrate having a frontside with active circuitry and a backside opposite the frontside, a second bonding layer disposed on the frontside of the first semiconductor substrate, and a back surface of the first functional element having a first contact feature to connect to power or ground, wherein the first bonding layer is hybrid bonded to the second bonding layer.

Abstract: A directly bonded optical component comprising one or more optical channels is disclosed. The directly bonded optical component can include at least a first optical element and a second optical element directly bonded to the first optical element without an intervening adhesive. The optical component can include a first optical channel through at least a portion of the first optical element, the first optical channel extending between a first port at a first side of the optical component and a second port at a second side of the optical component. A second optical channel or waveguide can extend through at least a portion of the second optical element from a third port at the first side of the optical component to a fourth port. The first and third ports can be separated by a first distance and the second and fourth parts can be separated a second distance along an exterior surface of the optical component. The first distance can be different from the second distance.

Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a tubing system, a sensor circuitry, a fan, and a controller. The tubing system has tubes located adjacent to component of the refrigeration system. The tubes have holes on their surface. The fan is downstream of the tubes. The fan pulls sampled air though the tubes and direct the sampled air toward the sensor circuitry. The controller receives a signal that indicates that the sampled air comprises a mixture of air and refrigerant particles. In response to receiving the signal, the controller determines that there is refrigerant leakage from at least one of the one or more components and triggers a mitigation plan associated with the refrigerant leakage.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that comprises a control body and an aerosol source member. The aerosol delivery device includes a resonant transformer comprising a resonant transmitter and a resonant receiver. The aerosol source member includes an inhalable substance medium at least a portion of which is positioned proximate the resonant transmitter. The resonant transmitter is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field, such that the alternating voltage causes the resonant receiver to generate heat and thereby vaporize components of the inhalable substance medium to produce an aerosol. In some implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the control body. In other implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the aerosol source member.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for creating, deleting, and restoring volume snapshots in a remote data store are disclosed. A storage volume and a storage operating system are implemented in a software container. Through a user interface, a user may create a snapshot of the volume to a cloud storage. A user may also delete individual snapshots from the cloud storage. Further, deletion of a most recent snapshot may occur by awaiting deletion (though marking as deleted to the user) until a next snapshot is received. Snapshots in the cloud storage are manipulatable even after destruction of the source volume (by destruction of the container, for example). A controller outside the container is used by implementing the same API as the controller in the container had. Full restores of snapshots in the cloud are also possible even when the original container and volume have been destroyed.

Abstract: A semiconductor element is provided with a micro-structured metal layer over conductive features of a hybrid bonding surface. The micro-structured metal layer comprises fine metal grain microstructure, such as nanograins. The micro-structured metal layer can be formed over the conductive features by providing a metal oxide and reducing the metal oxide to metal. The micro-structured metal layer can be formed selectively if the metal oxide is formed by oxidation. When directly bonded to another element, the micro-structured metal layer forming strong bonds at the bonding interface can substantially reduce annealing temperature.

Abstract: A device includes at least one well to receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) mixture. The at least one well includes a bottom comprising an electrically resistive sheet and a carrier layer. The electrically resistive sheet is to receive a signal from a signal source to generate heat to cause a pulse-controlled amplification, thermal cycling zone in close thermal proximity to the bottom. The resistive sheet includes a first portion and a single unitary first opening aligned in a central portion of the well to enable optical detection of fluorophores from reaction of the PCR mixture in the thermal cycling zone. The transparent carrier layer is co-extensive with at least the first opening to contain the PCR mixture within the at least one well and to permit the optical detection.

Abstract: Techniques are described for direct conversion and dynamic polarization control in a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) outdoor unit (ODU). The ODU includes a direct up-converter and/or a direct down-converter for converting in a single stage between a baseband frequency and a satellite radiofrequency band (e.g., Ka band). The ODU also includes a polarization amplifier that integrates high-power amplification with circular polarization orientation control. For example, the direct up-converter directly converts a baseband signal to a low-power satellite-RF transmit signal, and the polarization amplifier converts the low-power satellite-RF transmit signal to an uplink signal having high gain and selected circular polarization. The ODU can further include an integrated embedded computer and modem.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies, related apparatuses, and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a first die in a first layer; and a second and third die in a second layer, the second layer coupled to the first layer by hybrid bond interconnects having a first pad and a second pad, wherein the first pad is coupled to a first via in the second die and the first pad is offset from the first via by a first dimension, and the second pad is coupled to a second via in the third die and the second pad is offset from the second via by a second dimension different than the first dimension. In some embodiments, the first pad is offset from the first via in a first direction and the second pad is offset from the second via in a second direction different than the first direction.

Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) abstracting result data to obtain a data abstraction, the result data being responsive to the one or more data requests, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the data abstraction.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining the category of a software application utilizing machine learning (ML) and knowledge graph techniques, and for controlling access to the application by a user based on the category and configured time restrictions for the user. The system includes a feature set extractor and a category predictor with a trained ML model. The trained ML model generates the category of the application based on a feature(s) of the application. The generated category is indicated in a data structure. An access request handler receives a request related to access to the application from a user device. A category determiner determines the category of the application from the data structure. A time usage manager determines an available time usage for the category and the specified user. The access arbiter responds to the request from the user device with the available time usage.

Abstract: A touchless system for an aircraft cabin is disclosed. The system includes machine-readable codes placed on passenger seats and other aircraft surfaces that may be scanned and linked to cabin control systems through an application installed on personal portable electronic devices. The system also includes a communication system linked to the personal portable electronic devices via the application and linked to the cabin control systems that facilitates the control of one or more control systems by the personal portable electronic device. One of the cabin control systems is configured as an overhead storage container configured with a gesture sensing system, allowing the storage lid to be opened through specific gestures.

Abstract: A device may receive historical project data identifying experiences and/or work product from previous projects and client data identifying a client with a problem, and may process the historical project data and the client data, with machine learning models, to generate recommendations for the problem and confidence scores for the recommendations. The device may process the recommendations and the confidence scores, with an NLG model, to generate a solution to the problem and content for the solution, and may generate a digitized dynamic client solution to the problem based on the solution and the content. The device may provide the digitized dynamic client solution to a user device, and may receive feedback on the digitized dynamic client solution from the user device. The device may generate a final digitized dynamic client solution based on the feedback, and may perform actions based on the final digitized dynamic client solution.

Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) obtaining a predicted visualization definition based at least in part on abstracting the result data, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the predicted visualization definition.

Abstract: An enterprise platform may retrieve, from a collaboration data store, information about a selected enterprise team. The enterprise platform may then transmit, from a set of integration tools to a workflow tool of a remote cloud-based environment, a data payload including a notification request associated with a channel. The enterprise platform may also transmit, from a runtime environment to a business communication platform of the cloud-based environment, a request to post a notification to the channel and arrange for a member of the selected enterprise team to receive an adaptive information card, pushed by the business communication platform via the channel, containing information associated with at least one of the integration tools. The member who receives the adaptive information card may also, via selection of a graphical icon on the card, respond to the business communication platform via bi-directional communication.

Abstract: Networked device management is based on an ontology graph which includes device nodes, physical facility nodes, and edges. The ontology graph may go beyond network topology by also documenting: relationships between devices and facilities, facility attributes such as facility-specific security scores, and device characteristics such as whether a device is recognized, whether it is authorized, and its mission criticality. Medical devices, physical condition sensors, and other internet of things devices, including those embedded in vehicles, those located on a vehicle, those used for industrial control, or those which are intermittently air-gapped, are managed. Devices may be discovered by extraction of identifications and characteristics from telemetry data in a staged architecture. Security postures may be assessed, and security recommendations based on device context may be provided.