Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes removing a light-sensitive material from a workpiece utilizing polarized electromagnetic radiation and annealing features on the workpiece utilizing electromagnetic radiation polarized in a different direction than the polarized electromagnetic radiation utilized to remove the light-sensitive material. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic radiation used to anneal the features on the workpiece is not polarized. In some described embodiments, light-sensitive material removed from the workpiece is exhausted from the chamber in which the light-sensitive removal process is carried out before it can deposit on surfaces of the chamber.

Abstract: An automatic loading system for vehicles includes an overhead platform, a transporting machine, and a cargo carrying mechanism. The overhead platform includes two rails. The transporting machine is disposed on the rails and configured to move on the rails along a first direction. The transporting machine includes a hoist mechanism and a fork assembly disposed on the hoist mechanism. The hoist mechanism is configured to drive the fork assembly to move along a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. The fork assembly includes forks disposed side by side and separately. Each fork includes at least a conveyer belt. The cargo carrying mechanism is configured to carry cargos and includes a conveyer belt platform. When the fork assembly is close to the cargo carrying mechanism, the conveyer belt and the conveyer belt platform are configured to transport the cargos to the forks from the conveyer belt platform.

Abstract: Voltage reference circuits are provided. A voltage reference circuit includes a transistor, a flipped-gate transistor, a first current mirror unit, a second current mirror unit, and an output note. A gate and a drain of the flipped-gate transistor are coupled to a gate and a drain of the transistor. A bulk and a source of the flipped-gate transistor are coupled to a ground. The first current mirror unit is configured to provide a first current to the flipped-gate transistor and a mirroring current in response to a bias current. The second current mirror unit is configured to drain a second current from the first transistor in response to the mirroring current. The output node is coupled to a source of the transistor and the second current mirror unit, and configured to output a reference voltage. Size of the flipped-gate transistor is less than that of the first transistor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method of fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method includes forming an opening in a substrate and depositing a conformal metal layer in the opening. The depositing includes performing one or more deposition cycles. The deposition includes flowing a first precursor into a deposition chamber and purging the deposition chamber to remove at least a portion of the first precursor. The method also includes flowing a second precursor into the deposition chamber to form a sublayer of the conformal metal layer and purging the deposition chamber to remove at least a portion of the second precursor. The method further includes performing a metallic halide etching (MHE) process that includes flowing a third precursor into the deposition chamber.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.

Abstract: A bottle-mouth package permeability test system includes: a bottle-mouth mold group, a permeation amplifying cavity, a carrier gas assembly, a to-be-tested gas assembly, a pressure regulating assembly, a temperature regulating assembly, and a detection assembly. The carrier gas assembly allows a carrier gas to circulate in the bottle-mouth mold group connected in series on the carrier gas assembly. The to-be-tested gas assembly allows a to-be-tested gas to flow in the permeation amplifying cavity connected in series on the to-be-tested gas assembly. The pressure regulating assembly can regulate pressure states of the carrier gas outputted by the carrier gas assembly and the to-be-tested gas outputted by the to-be-tested gas assembly. The temperature regulating assembly can regulate temperature states of the carrier gas and the to-be-tested gas. The detection assembly is in communication with an exhaust end of the carrier gas assembly.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) systems, methods, and structures that advantageously identify location(s) of construction—or other activities—taking place along fiber optic cable routes that can damage the fiber optic cables.

Abstract: A Gaussian elimination computing system and a Gaussian elimination computing method are provided. The Gaussian elimination computing system includes a control circuit, a systolic array, and a memory. The control circuit receives an operation matrix. The systolic array includes a square array formed by a plurality of operating cells. The systolic array is configured to perform a matrix decomposition operation to the operation matrix, to decompose the operation matrix into a lower triangular matrix and an upper triangular matrix. The memory is configured with an operation data block with the same size as the operation matrix for storing the lower triangular matrix and the upper triangular matrix after decomposition.

Abstract: A loudspeaker includes: a magnetic circuit assembly with a magnetic flux space; a vibrating diaphragm covering a first end of the magnetic flux space; and a voice coil assembly in the magnetic flux space and coupled to a side of the vibrating diaphragm facing the magnetic flux space. The voice coil assembly includes at least one group of conductive coils and a heat accumulator in thermally conductive contact with the at least one group of conductive coils, and the heat accumulator absorbs and accumulates heat when a temperature of the voice coil assembly reaches a target temperature.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe dynamic road traffic noise mapping using DFOS over a telecommunications network that enables mapping of road traffic-induced noise at any observer location. DFOS is used to obtain instant traffic data including vehicle speed, volume, and vehicle types, based on vibration and acoustic signal along the length of a sensing fiber along with location information. A sound pressure level at a point of interest is determined, and traffic data associated with such point is incorporated into a reference noise emission database and a wave propagation theory for total sound pressure level prediction and mapping. Real-time wind speed using DFOS—such as distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)—is obtained to provide sound pressure adjustment due to the wind speed.

Abstract: An access network device sends, to a terminal device, indication information indicating to shut down one or more carrier groups, where each carrier group includes one or more carriers, so that the terminal device shuts down carriers in M carrier groups based on the indication information. This can reduce a quantity of operating carriers, thereby reducing power consumption.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter aims to a system and method directed to monitor the effect of a herpesvirus-based vaccine in an animal population. The system and method include a processing circuitry configured to: obtain one or more tissue samples of one or more respective animals of the animal population; sequence each of the tissue samples; calculate a score associated with the animal population based on the sequence of the tissue samples; compare the score to a benchmark determined from a dataset containing data associated with the effect of the herpesvirus-based vaccine in a plurality of animal populations; and, execute an action in response to the comparison to the benchmark.

Abstract: A power supply circuit and a power distribution method thereof are provided. The power supply circuit includes a power input switch block, a power supply measurement block, a power supply conversion block and a power supply control block. The power input switch block provides a first power supply voltage to a load circuit based on an external power supply voltage from an adapter. The power supply measurement block measures a current of the first power supply voltage. The power supply conversion block is coupled to the battery module to provide a second power supply voltage to the load circuit. When a battery temperature of the battery module is higher than a critical temperature and a battery power of the battery module is higher than or equal to a critical power, the power supply control block limits the second power supply voltage provided to the load circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed are vehicle-infrastructure interaction systems and methods employing a distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) system operating with pre-deployed fiber-optic telecommunication cables buried alongside/proximate to highways/roadways which provide 24/7 continuous information stream of vehicle traffic at multiple sites; only require a single optical sensor cable that senses/monitors multiple locations of interest and multiple lanes of traffic; the single optical sensor cable measures multiple related information (multi-parameters) about a vehicle, including driving speed, wheelbase, number of axles, tire pressure, and others, that can be used to derive secondary information such as weight-in-motion; and overall information about a fleet of vehicles, such as traffic congestion or traffic-cargo volume. Different from merely traffic counts, our approach can provide the count grouped by vehicle-types and cargo weights.

Abstract: A first access network device (AND) sends a first message to a second AND. The first message is usable to request to hand over a group of terminal devices under the first AND to the second AND. The group of terminal devices includes one or more terminal devices. In response to the first AND receiving a first response message from the second AND for the first message, the first AND sends a second message to the terminal devices. The first response message is usable to indicate that the terminal devices are allowed to be handed over to the second AND, and the second message is usable to indicate the terminal devices to be handed over to the second AND. After the terminal devices are handed over to the second AND, the first AND switches off one or more cells.

Abstract: A method includes a terminal device that obtains first power saving information from a first network device, where the first power saving information is related to power saving of the first network device. The terminal device communicates with the first network device based on the first power saving information.

Abstract: An embedded bionic winch for sampling and exploration of a polar sub-glacial lake, including an actuating chamber, a power chamber, a transition chamber, a sensor chamber, a cable arranging chamber and a slip ring chamber, where the actuating chamber, the power chamber, the transition chamber, the sensor chamber, the cable arranging chamber and the slip ring chamber are arranged in sequence, and are coaxially connected; the power chamber provides a power for the winch, and realizes sealing of motors located therein under water with a certain depth; the transition chamber realizes a power transmission between the power chamber and the cable arranging chamber; the sensor chamber is used for mounting of a tension sensor; the cable arranging chamber realizes retraction and release of a cable through the precise cooperation of a drum and a lead screw, and the slip ring chamber contains a slip ring.

Abstract: Systems, and methods for automatically identifying an underground optical fiber cable length from DFOS systems in real time and pair it with GPS coordinates that advantageously eliminate the need for in-field inspection/work by service personnel to make such real-time distance/location determinations. As such, inefficient, error-prone and labor-intensive prior art methods are rendered obsolete. Operationally, our method disclosure involves driving vehicles including GPS to generate traffic patterns and automatically mapping traffic trajectory signals from a deployed buried fiber optic cable to locate geographic location(s) of the buried fiber optic cable. Traffic patterns are automatically recognized; slack in the fiber optic cable is accounted for; location of traffic lights and other traffic control devices/structures may be determined; and turns in the fiber optic cable may likewise be determined.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing work conflicts is provided. The method includes receiving a vibrational signal from a utility pole; identifying a location and type of field work on the utility pole from one or more features of the vibrational signal utilizing a trained neural network; and communicating the location and type of field work to a third party.