Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a semiconductor device. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a first transistor strata. The first transistor strata comprises a first backbone, a first transistor adjacent to a first edge of the first backbone, and a second transistor adjacent to a second edge of the first backbone. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device further comprises a second transistor strata over the first transistor strata. The second transistor strata comprises a second backbone, a third transistor adjacent to a first edge of the second backbone, and a fourth transistor adjacent to a second edge of the second backbone.

Abstract: An energy transfer system is disclosed. The system (100) includes plurality of rotatable input shafts (108), each having a first end (110) and a second end (112). The first end (110) is coupled to a plurality of drive sources (102). A plurality of rotatable output shafts (120) are operatively coupled to a pinion (116). A plurality of rolling friction gears (114) are coupled to the second end (112) of the plurality of the rotatable input shafts (108). The plurality of rolling friction gears (114) have circular gear teeth that mesh with circular gear teeth of the pinion (116) for transferring rotating movements of the plurality of the rotatable input shafts into rotating movements of the plurality of the rotatable output shafts (120). Each of the plurality of the rolling friction gears (114) houses a freewheeling clutch (118) acting upon the pinion (116).

Abstract: Integrated circuit (IC) cell architectures including a crenellated interconnect trace layout. A crenellated trace layout may be employed where an IC cell includes transistor having a source/drain terminal interconnected through a back-side (3D) routing scheme that reduces front-side routing density for a given transistor footprint. In the crenellated layout, adjacent interconnect traces or tracks may have their ends staggered according to a crenellation phase for the cell. Crenellated tracks may intersect one cell boundary with adjacent tracks intersecting an opposite cell boundary. Track ends may be offset by at least the width of an underlying orthogonal interconnect trace. Crenellated track ends may be offset by the width of an underlying orthogonal interconnect trace and half a spacing between adjacent orthogonal interconnect traces.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes determine and perform preventive maintenance on a transport vehicle in a transportation system. The method includes extracting features for previous incidents that have occurred to a plurality of transport vehicles in the transportation system. The method also includes determining a criticality of types of incidents based on the features extracted. The method includes predicting, based on the criticality of types of incidents and the features extracted, details of at least one future incident for a first transport vehicle from the plurality of transport vehicles. The details include a predicted type of the at least one future incident, a predicted time of the at least one future incident, and a predicted criticality of the at least one future incident. Additionally, the method includes performing a prescriptive action for the first transport vehicle to mitigate the at least one future incident in the first transport vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic device for a first session of a user, for each of a plurality of lists of media content items, determines a respective value for each objective of a first set of objectives and a second set of objectives by accessing contextual data for the first session of the user. The first set of objectives corresponds to the user and the second set of objectives corresponds to a second party distinct from the user. The electronic device, using a multi-arm bandit model, identifies a first list of media content items, from the plurality of lists of media content items, to present to the user, including: calculating a score for each list in the plurality of lists of media items; and probabilistically selecting the first list of media content items according to the respective scores corresponding to the respective lists in the plurality of lists of media items.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting digital abuse or digital fraud that involves malicious account testing includes implementing a machine learning threat model that predicts malicious account testing using misappropriate accounts, wherein a subset of a plurality of learnable variables of an algorithmic structure of the machine learning threat model includes one or more learnable variables derived based on feature data indicative of malicious account testing; wherein implementing the machine learning threat model includes: (i) identifying event data from an online event that is suspected to involve digital fraud or digital abuse, (ii) extracting adverse feature data from the event data that map to the one or more learnable variables of the subset, and (iii) providing the adverse feature data as model input to the machine learning threat model; and computing, using the machine learning threat model, a threat prediction indicating a probability that the online event involves malicious account testing.

Abstract: A multilayer produce packaging film includes a first layer and a chlorine dioxide-producing layer. The chlorine dioxide-producing layer includes a polymer composition and a plurality of chlorite ions. The chlorine dioxide-producing layer is substantially free of an energy-activated catalyst and is substantially free of an acid-releasing compound. However, the film is capable of generating chlorine dioxide when exposed to UV light and moisture.

Abstract: Wrap-around contact structures for semiconductor fins, and methods of fabricating wrap-around contact structures for semiconductor fins, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor fin having a first portion protruding through a trench isolation region. A gate structure is over a top and along sidewalls of the first portion of the semiconductor fin. A source or drain region is at a first side of the gate structure, the source or drain region including an epitaxial structure on a second portion of the semiconductor fin. The epitaxial structure has substantially vertical sidewalls in alignment with the second portion of the semiconductor fin. A conductive contact structure is along sidewalls of the second portion of the semiconductor fin and along the substantially vertical sidewalls of the epitaxial structure.

Abstract: A reinforcement learning ranker can take into account previously-recommended media content items to produce a ranked list of media content items to recommend next. The ranker finds a policy that gives the probability of sampling a media content item given a state. The policy is learned such that it maximizes a reward. A reward function associated with the media content item can be defined with respect to whether the user finds the media content item relevant (likelihood that the user will like the media content item) and a diversity score of the media content item.

Abstract: Techniques for enhancing machine learning (ML) model execution. The technique includes determining an amount of memory used to process layers of a machine learning network having multiple layers, smoothing the amount of memory used to process the layers of the machine learning network based on a number of layers, identifying change layers where the smoothed amount of memory used changes more than a memory change threshold amount, grouping the layers of the machine learning network into a first layer grouping based on the identified change layers, and outputting the first layer grouping.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for managing communication connections in a virtualization. environment includes a plurality of host machines implementing a virtualization environment, wherein each of the host machines includes a hypervisor, at least one user virtual machine (user VM), and a distributed file server that includes file server virtual machines (FSVMs) and associated local storage devices. Each FSVM and associated local storage device are local to a corresponding one of the host machines, and the FSVMs conduct I/O transactions with their associated local storage devices based on I/O requests received from the user VMs. Each of the user VMs on each host machine sends each of its representative I/O requests to an FSVM that is selected by one or more of the FSVMs for each I/O request based on a lookup table that maps a storage item referenced by the I/O request to I/O the selected one of the FSVMs.

Abstract: An embodiment may involve a server device transmitting, over a wide area network, a first playlist with a first duration to a client device. Possibly while the client device is playing out a current audio file of a first plurality of audio files in the playlist, the server device may receive an instruction from the client device and generate a second playlist. The second playlist may include references to a second plurality of audio files, where playout of the second plurality of audio files may have a duration that is less than the duration of the playout of the first plurality of audio files. The server device may transmit, over the wide area network, the second playlist to the client device. Reception of the second playlist at the client device may cause the audio player application to retrieve and play out the second plurality of audio files.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for automatic, intelligent generation of listings for a for sale object (FSO) being offered by a seller. Some embodiments operate by: receiving information relating to the FSO, including specifications for selling the FSO and an election of an automatic listing option; determining a category of the FSO; generating an optimal offer price based on at least the category; and generating multiple listings for the FSO, wherein the multiple listings have varying titles, descriptions, pictures and offer prices.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for automated intelligent price guidance of listings for a for sale object (FSO) being offered by a seller. Some embodiments may operate by: receiving information relating to the FSO, including specifications for selling the FSO, wherein the specifications include an original offer price and a time window for selling the FSO; determining a category of the FSO; generating an optimal offer price for the FSO based on one or more of: (a) past listings of previously sold FSOs that have a same or similar category of the FSO; (b) the specifications, including the time window; (c) a category decay curve applicable to the category; and (d) seller flexibility curve of the seller; and through the use of a machine learning neural networking analysis suggesting the optimal offer price to the seller as an offer price for a listing corresponding to the FSO, wherein this price is evaluated over time and suggestions are made accordingly.

Abstract: Field effect transistors having field effect transistors having gate dielectrics with dipole layers and having gate stressor layers, and methods of fabricating field effect transistors having gate dielectrics with dipole layers and having gate stressor layers, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor channel structure including a monocrystalline material. A gate dielectric is over the semiconductor channel structure, the gate dielectric including a high-k dielectric layer on a dipole material layer, and the dipole material layer distinct from the high-k dielectric layer. A gate electrode has a workfunction layer on the high-k dielectric layer, the workfunction layer including a metal. A first source or drain structure is at a first side of the gate electrode. A second source or drain structure is at a second side of the gate electrode opposite the first side.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved methods and apparatus for coupling a probe to an instrument device manipulator (e.g., robotic arm). In some embodiments, a probe, which may be carried by a handpiece, is configured to couple to the end of a device manipulator of a robotic arm. A transmission can be provided that is configured to couple to the probe and also couple to the instrument device manipulator. The transmission can be configured to receive motion input from the instrument device manipulator and transfer the motion input into motion of the probe. The transmission can provide improved movement of the probe. By decreasing the number of components on the handpiece and probe, the handpiece and probe can be provided as a sterile, single use consumable device and the transmission can be reused.

Abstract: A system and method for sharing resources between client devices in a virtual computing environment. A method is disclosed that includes receiving a request from a first client device for a list of available resources that are locally connected to other client devices and that are unavailable to the first client device via an enterprise service within the virtual computing environment; providing the list of available resources to the first client device; receiving a selection of a resource included within the list of available resources from the first client device; providing a push notification to a second client device connected to the selected resource to establish a connection with the selected resource; and providing, to the first client device, access to the selected resource via the established connection.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating capacity of a system including an energy generation system, an energy storage system or both. The method and apparatus initially estimate the system capacity based on a facility location and size. The initial estimate may be adjusted through adjustment of at least one parameter. An updated capacity estimate is generated and displayed.

Abstract: A virtual network interface controller (NIC) associated with a virtual machine in a cloud computing network is configured to support one or more network containers that encapsulate networking configuration data and policies that are applicable to a specific discrete computing workload to thereby enable the virtual machine to simultaneously belong to multiple virtual networks using the single NIC. The network containers supported by the NIC can be associated with a single tenant to enable additional flexibility such quickly switching between virtual networks and support pre-provisioning of additional computing resources with associated networking policies for rapid deployment. The network containers can also be respectively associated with different tenants so that the single NIC can support multi-tenant services on the same virtual machine.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for communicating information regarding distributed generator (DG) systems.