Abstract: A power divider includes first to third transmission lines (TLs) and first to third capacitors. The second TL includes a first transmission portion (TP) and a first output portion (OP). The first TP is connected between the first TL and the first OP. The third TL includes a second TP and a second OP. The second TP is connected between the first TL and the second OP. The first capacitor is connected between ground and a common node of the first TL and the first and second TPs. The second capacitor is connected between ground and a terminal of the first OP distal from the first TP. The third capacitor is connected between ground and a terminal of the second OP distal from the second TP.

Abstract: In a noncontact vital sign sensing device of the present invention, a gain detector is provided to detect a gain between an oscillation signal and a received signal. Gain detection can cancel out the amplitude noise of an oscillator such that frequency information of vital sign(s) of a subject can be extracted from the gain without null-point issue, and vital sign(s) of the subject located at any position within sensing range can be detected.

Abstract: A fluoropropene composition comprising Z-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and optionally 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane wherein the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene being present in an amount of 0.00001 to 1.0%. A method of producing the fluoropropene, methods for using the fluoropropene and the composition formed are also disclosed.

Abstract: A bias circuit includes a current mirror circuit, an operational amplifier, and a bias generating circuit. The current mirror circuit includes a reference branch circuit and at least one mirror branch circuit. The reference branch circuit generates a reference current according to a base current, and the at least one mirror branch circuit generates at least one mirrored current according to the reference current. The operational amplifier receives a first voltage from the reference branch circuit and a second voltage from the at least one mirror branch circuit, and adjusts the first voltage by generating a control voltage according to the second voltage. The bias generating circuit is coupled to the at least one mirror branch circuit and generates a bias signal according to the at least one mirrored current.

Abstract: A switch device includes a driver circuit, a switch circuit and a level transition circuit. The driver circuit includes an input terminal for receiving an input signal, an output terminal for outputting an output signal, a first terminal coupled to a first reference terminal, and a second terminal coupled to a second reference terminal. The switch circuit includes a control terminal for receiving the output signal. The level transition circuit includes a first terminal for receiving the output signal, a second terminal coupled to a third reference terminal, and a third terminal for receiving the input signal. In a transition interval, the input signal is transitioned from a first input signal level to a second input signal level, the level transition circuit transitions the output signal from a first output signal level to a third output signal level between the first output signal level and a second output signal level.

Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a display panel; and at least two grating panels; the grating panel includes a dielectric layer and driving structures disposed on at least one side of the dielectric layer; the grating panel includes grating units, the grating unit includes at least two driving structures; the driving structure is configured to receive a driving signal and form an electric field under the action of the driving signal; the electric field is used for driving a corresponding position of the dielectric layer to transmit light or shield light so that the grating unit forms a light-transmitting unit and a light-shielding unit; the grating panels include a first grating panel and a second grating panel stacked on a same side or two opposite sides of the display panel; the grating units are arranged along a first direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to refrigerant compositions comprising at least one fluoroolefin, at least one lubricant and an effective amount of at least one inhibitor wherein the inhibitor is present in the fluoroolefin and the lubricant.

Abstract: A magnetic material used in the magnetic SF-based composite aerogel is a ferroferric oxide nanocubic particle, which is a magnetic nanomaterial with both excellent magnetocaloric performance and excellent photothermal performance. The magnetic SF-based composite aerogel prepared by the present disclosure exhibits excellent responsiveness to both alternating current (AC) magnetic fields and sunlight. Under an action of an AC magnetic field, the magnetic SF-based composite aerogel exhibits excellent temperature rise performance, which can inhibit the generation of biofouling in pores and channels inside a three-dimensional (3D) porous evaporation material. The magnetic SF-based composite aerogel exhibits excellent water evaporation performance under a sunlight irradiation, with a water evaporation rate of 2.03 kg m?2·h?1.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclose a method of managing refrigerant reclamation including returning used refrigerant to a facility for reclamation, analyzing, via an analyzer unit, composition of the used refrigerant, determining, via the analyzer unit, purity of the used refrigerant, generating an analysis report based on the composition of the used refrigerant, determining weight of the used refrigerant based on the purity of used refrigerant, and generating a deposit credit to be used on-site or remotely.

Abstract: A fluoropropene composition comprising Z-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and optionally 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane wherein the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene being present in an amount of 0.001 to 1.0%. A method of producing the fluoropropene, methods for using the fluoropropene and the composition formed are also disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile intelligent charging system includes a mobile charging station, a cloud platform for controlling the mobile charging station to be charged while self-moving by an AGV technology, and a payment module connected with the mobile charging station and the cloud platform. The cloud platform includes a control module and a monitoring module. The positioning information is transmitted through the monitoring module, and the person who wants to charge obtains the identification code through a mobile communication device, and uses the positioning information to activate the mobile charging station so that it can be charged according to the positioning information. The charging vehicle is self-propelled to the parking location of the electric vehicle of the person who wants to charge it. The above method can carries out the charging and payment, thus achieving high mobility and easy access to the on-site charging.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; fin active regions protruded above the semiconductor substrate; and a gate stack disposed on the fin active regions; wherein the gate stack includes a high-k dielectric material layer, and various metal layers disposed on the high-k dielectric material layer. The gate stack has an uneven profile in a sectional view with a first dimension D1 at a top surface, a second dimension D2 at a bottom surface, and a third dimension D3 at a location between the top surface and the bottom surface, and wherein each of D1 and D2 is greater than D3.

Abstract: During operation, an access point may receive, from an electronic device, a roaming request, where the electronic device is currently associated with a second access point. In response, the access point may broadcast a message in a network, which includes the access point and the second access point. Note that the message may include an L2 look-up message. In some embodiments, the message is only conveyed to the second access point via a router or a switch in the network. Then, the access point may receive, from the second access point, PMK information, where the second access point is included in a subset in the network with the access point. Next, based at least in part on the PMK information, the access point may generate a PMK for use during secure communication with the electronic device and may perform a fast BSS transition with the electronic device.

Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof and a memory system. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device includes: forming a dielectric layer on a stack layer, wherein memory channel structures penetrating through the stack layer along a first direction are disposed in the stack layer, and the first direction is parallel to a stacking direction of the stack layer; forming a plurality of openings penetrating through the dielectric layer along the first direction, with the rest of the dielectric layer forming top selective gate cut lines, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged as being spaced apart along a second direction, one of the top selective gate cut lines is located between two adjacent ones of the openings in the second direction, and the first direction intersects the second direction; and forming a top selective gate layer in the plurality of openings.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for improved per-frequency counting systems that record interactions between individuals and a group of providers while maintaining differential privacy. A protocol may be defined that specifies frequency bins to categorize identifiers corresponding to individuals. A provider may generate a plurality of private sketches, each corresponding to a plurality of frequencies defined in the protocol. Frequency data is determined for each identifier. Identifiers are encoded into the private sketches corresponding to the identifiers' associated frequency. The plurality of private sketches from each provider in the group of providers are combined to generate a deduplicated distribution across the group. In one implementation, the private sketches of each provider are sequentially merged until all sketches have been combined, from which the total distribution can be estimated.

Abstract: A grating regulating device is applied to a 3D displaying device. The 3D displaying device includes a display panel, the display panel includes a first polarizing unit, the grating regulating device is provided on one side of the display panel away from the first polarizing unit, and the grating regulating device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate face each other; a second polarizing unit provided on one side of the second substrate away from the first substrate; and a third polarizing unit provided on one side of the first substrate away from the second substrate; and an absorption axis of the first polarizing unit and an absorption axis of the second polarizing unit are perpendicular, and the absorption axis of the second polarizing unit and an absorption axis of the third polarizing unit are perpendicular.

Abstract: A signal quality optimization system and a signal quality optimization method are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating min-increment counting bloom filters to determine count and frequency of device identifiers and attributes in a networking environment are disclosed. The system can maintain a set of data records including device identifiers and attributes associated with device in a network. The system can generate a vector comprising coordinates corresponding to counter registers. The system can identify hash functions to update a counting bloom filter. The system can hash the data records to extract index values pointing to a set of counter registers. The system can increment the positions in the min-increment counting bloom filter corresponding to the minimum values of the counter registers. The system can obtain an aggregated public key comprising a public key. The system can encrypt the counter registers using the aggregated shared key to generate an encrypted vector. The system can transmit the encrypted vector to a networked worker computing device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to refrigerant compositions comprising at least one fluoroolefin, at least one lubricant and an effective amount of at least one inhibitor wherein the inhibitor is present in the fluoroolefin and the lubricant.

Abstract: A fluoropropene composition comprising E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, wherein the total amount of 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is 1.0 wt. % or less, based on the total weight of the fluoropropene composition. A method of producing the fluoropropene, composition and methods for using the fluoropropene composition are also disclosed.