Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide unified policy management framework network functions in enterprise networks.

Abstract: A new snapshot of a storage volume is created by instructing computing nodes to suppress write requests. An orchestration layer implements a multi-role application that is provisioned with virtualized storage and computation resources. A snapshot of the application may be created and used to rollback or clone the application. Clones snapshots of storage volumes may be thin clones. An application may use multiple orchestration approaches and objects of the multi-role application may be discovered and added to an application definition. The application definition may be used to create snapshots of the application and perform operations using the snapshots. Rolling back may include deleting objects other than PVCs, followed by rolling back storage volumes mounted to the PVCs, followed by recreating objects according to an application snapshot. PVCs created by a custom resource may be deleted along with the custom resource with the PVCs being recreated before recreating the custom resource.

Abstract: A memory apparatus and method of operation is provided. The apparatus includes a block of memory cells. Each of the memory cells is connected to one of a plurality of word lines and are also arranged in strings and configured to retain a threshold voltage within a common range of threshold voltages. A control circuit coupled to the plurality of word lines and the strings is configured to determine an erase upper tail voltage of a distribution of the threshold voltage of the memory cells following an erase operation. The erase upper tail voltage corresponds to a cycling condition of the memory cells. The control circuit is also configured to calculate a program voltage to apply to each of selected ones of the plurality of word lines associated with the memory cells to program the memory cells during a program operation based on the erase upper tail voltage.

Abstract: A memory apparatus and method of operation is provided. The apparatus includes a block of memory cells each connected to one of a plurality of word lines and arranged in strings and configured to retain a threshold voltage. A control circuit couples to the word lines and the strings determines a program lower tail voltage of a distribution of the threshold voltage following a first program pulse. The control circuit calculates a second program voltage of a second program pulse based on the program lower tail voltage and applies the second program pulse to each of selected ones of the plurality of word lines associated with the memory cells to program the memory cells such that the distribution of the threshold voltage of the memory cells have a desired program lower tail voltage without further program pulses.

Abstract: A memory apparatus and method of operation is provided. The apparatus includes a block of memory cells each connected to one of a plurality of word lines and arranged in strings and configured to retain a threshold voltage. A control circuit couples to the word lines and the strings determines a program lower tail voltage of a distribution of the threshold voltage following a first program pulse. The control circuit calculates a second program voltage of a second program pulse based on the program lower tail voltage and applies the second program pulse to each of selected ones of the plurality of word lines associated with the memory cells to program the memory cells such that the distribution of the threshold voltage of the memory cells have a desired program lower tail voltage without further program pulses.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a process for solvent deasphalting dearomatization, said process including: effecting deasphaltenation of a heavy oil feed by contacting the feed with a paraffinic rich solvent, optionally, in presence of a FCC catalyst to obtain a deasphalted oil rich stream, said paraffinic rich solvent being untreated naphtha; contacting the DAO rich stream with a second solvent to obtain a raffinate stream rich in non-asphaltene and non-aromatic contents and a solvent rich stream; contacting the raffinate stream with water in a first decanter to obtain a first stream rich in aromatic-lean fraction and a second stream rich in the second solvent and water; subjecting the first stream to distillation to recover the paraffinic rich solvent and to obtain deasphalted oil; contacting the solvent rich stream with water in a second decanter to obtain an aromatic rich fraction and a third stream rich in the second solvent and water; and subjecting the second stream and the third stream

Abstract: In some examples, artificial intelligence and machine learning based product development may include ascertaining an inquiry, by a user, related to a product that is to be developed or that is under development, and ascertaining an attribute associated with the user. The inquiry may be analyzed to determine at least one virtual assistant from a set of virtual assistants to respond to the inquiry. The determined at least one virtual assistant may be invoked based on an authorization by the user. Further, development of the product may be controlled based on the invocation of the determined at least one virtual assistant.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives video from a camera located in a physical store and directed at a first physical rack. The camera captures video of the rack during a shopping session. The processor displays a first virtual rack that emulates the first physical rack and includes first and second virtual shelves. The virtual shelves include virtual items, which include graphical representations of physical items located on the physical rack. The processor displays the rack video, which depicts an event including the person interacting with the first physical rack. The processor also displays a virtual shopping cart. The processor receives information associated with the event, identifying the first virtual item. The rack video depicts that the person selected the first physical item while interacting with the first physical rack. The processor then stores the first virtual item in the virtual shopping cart.

Abstract: A power plant control system for a first renewable energy power plant comprising one or more renewable energy generators. The power plant control system comprises receiving means for receiving a power delivery demand from a transmission grid operator; control means configured to control the one or more renewable energy generators of the first renewable energy power plant so as to supply power that targets the received power delivery demand; and communication means configured to transmit a request to one or more further renewable energy power plant control systems to request operation of one or more power compensation units associated with respective ones of the further renewable energy power plants.

Abstract: Techniques for migrating virtual machines in logical clusters based on demand for the applications are disclosed. In one example, a system may include a logical cluster that spans across a first datacenter located at a first site and a second datacenter located at a second site, the second datacenter being a replication of the first datacenter. The first datacenter may include a virtual machine executing an application. Further, the system may include a management node communicatively coupled to the first datacenter and the second datacenter. The management node may include a dynamic affinity policy engine to monitor the application running in the first datacenter, determine a demand for the application from the first datacenter and the second datacenter based on the monitoring, and recommend migration of the virtual machine hosting the application from the first datacenter to the second datacenter based on the demand for the application.

Abstract: A display device comprises a waveguide configured to guide light in a lateral direction parallel to an output surface of the waveguide. The waveguide is further configured to outcouple the guided light through the output surface. The display device additionally comprises a broadband adaptive lens assembly configured to incouple and to diffract therethrough the outcoupled light from the waveguide. The broadband adaptive lens assembly comprises a first waveplate lens comprising a liquid crystal (LC) layer arranged such that the waveplate lens has birefringence (?n) that varies in a radially outward direction from a central region of the first waveplate lens and configured to diffract the outcoupled light at a diffraction efficiency greater than 90% within a wavelength range including at least 450 nm to 630 nm. The broadband adaptive lens assembly is configured to be selectively switched between a plurality of states having different optical powers.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement for light sensing for light-to-frequency conversion. The sensor arrangement includes a photodiode, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) operable to perform a chopping technique in response to a first clock signal (CLK1), and convert a photocurrent (IPD) into a digital comparator output signal (LOUT). The ADC includes a sensor input coupled to the photodiode, an output for providing the digital comparator output signal (LOUT), an integrator including an integrator input coupled to the sensor input and operable to receive an integrator input signal, a first set of chopping switches coupled to a first amplifier, a second set of chopping switches electrically coupled to an output of the first amplifier and electrically coupled to input terminals of a second amplifier, and an integrator output providing an integrator output signal (OPOUT).

Abstract: A method of inhibiting neuroinflammation in neuron surrounding cells, includes a step of treating the neuron surrounding cells with at least one tyrosine kinase inhibitor or sirtuin-2 inhibitor or a combination thereof, to inhibit the neuroinflammation. A method of managing neuroinflammation or neuroinflammation mediated neurodegenerative disease or disorder in a subject in need thereof, includes administering at least one tyrosine kinase inhibitor or sirtuin-2 inhibitor or a combination thereof to the subject. A composition includes at least one tyrosine kinase inhibitor or at least one sirtuin-2 inhibitor optionally along with pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Abstract: A switch circuit for use in a single-ended switched-capacitor circuit for front-end circuitry of a sensor device is disclosed. The switch circuit comprises a first transistor and a second transistor having a same channel-type as the first transistor. A first node is connected to a source of the first transistor and a drain of the second transistor and a second node is connected to a drain of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor. Also disclosed is a sampling circuit comprising the switch circuit and a sampling capacitor, wherein the switch circuit is configurable to electrically couple the sampling capacitor to an integrator circuit or to a voltage reference. An integrated circuit device and a light to frequency converter or light sensor comprising the switch circuit is also disclosed.

Abstract: A pattern of core material is formed on a wafer to include core features that have a critical dimension. A trim amount indicates an average amount of thickness to be removed from vertically oriented surfaces of the core features. A trim profile indicates how much variation in removal of thickness from vertically oriented surfaces of the core features is to be applied as a function of radial location on the wafer. A first set of data correlates the trim amount to one or more plasma trim process parameters. A second set of data correlates the trim profile to one or more plasma trim process parameters. Based on the trim amount, trim profile, and first and second sets of data, a set of plasma trim process parameters to achieve the trim amount and trim profile on the wafer is determined and a corresponding plasma trim process is performed on the wafer.

Abstract: The present invention extends configuring development and operations pipelines using drag and drop techniques. Through user interface gestures, users can form and manage pipelines that span any combination of: public cloud resources, private cloud resources, user on-premise resources, etc., in accordance with appropriate (cloud and/or on-premise) profile information. The user interface facilitates pipeline (re)configuration as appropriate to address alterations to workflows, upgrades to DevOps tools, removal of functionality from a workflow, etc. The user interface enables customers to build no-code pipelines for various use cases in a drag and drop manner. Users can integrate collaboration tools, notifications, and approval gates offering thresholds at each and every step. In addition, the pipeline framework captures logs and provides a summary via livestream and also upon completion of each pipeline activity and after each pipeline.

Abstract: The present invention extends configuring development and operations pipelines. A pipeline manager can form and manage pipelines that span any combination of: public cloud resources, private cloud resources, user on-premise resources, etc., in accordance with appropriate (cloud and/or on-premise) profile information. The pipeline manager can (re)configure a pipeline as appropriate to address alterations to workflows, upgrades to DevOps tools, removal of functionality from a workflow, etc. A pipeline framework enables customers to build no-code pipelines for various use cases in a plug and play manner (Software engineering and SDLC pipelines, Salesforce CI/CD pipelines, AI/ML, SaaS applications, Infrastructure as a code (IaC), etc). The pipeline framework enables users to integrate collaboration tools, notifications, and approval gates offering thresholds at each and every step.

Abstract: The present invention extends configuring development and operations pipelines using access controlled gates and thresholds. A pipeline manager can form and manage pipelines that span any combination of: public cloud resources, private cloud resources, user on-premise resources, etc., in accordance with appropriate (cloud and/or on-premise) profile information. Pipelines can be configured with any of: quality gates, security gates, or thresholds. Role Based Access Control (RBAC) can be used to control access to and/or approval of gates and thresholds. A pipeline framework enables customers to build no-code pipelines for various use cases in a plug and play manner. The pipeline framework also enables users to integrate collaboration tools, notifications, and approval gates offering thresholds at each and every step. In addition, the pipeline framework captures logs and provides a summary via livestream and also upon completion of each pipeline activity and after each pipeline.

Abstract: The present invention extends configuring development and operations pipelines across domains. A pipeline manager can form and manage pipelines that span any combination of domains and any combination of: public cloud resources, private cloud resources, user on-premise resources, etc., in accordance with appropriate (cloud andor on-premise) profile information. The pipeline manager can (re)configure a pipeline as appropriate to address alterations to workflows, upgrades to DevOps tools, removal of functionality from a workflow, etc. A pipeline framework enables customers to build no-code pipelines spanning domains for various use cases in a plug and play manner (Software engineering and SDLC pipelines, Salesforce Cl/CD pipelines, AI/ML, SaaS applications, Infrastructure as a code (IaC), etc). The pipeline framework enables users to integrate collaboration tools, notifications, and approval gates offering thresholds at each and every step.