Abstract: Modular framework substructures for creating insulated concrete walls are disclosed, along with related systems and methods. Each substructure includes exterior panels defining, at least in part, a partial enclosure. Interior panel(s) extend between the exterior panels. An interior passageway is defined by the interior panels and the exterior panels. Additional passageway(s) are defined by the interior panels and at least one of the exterior panels and are open to an exterior. Insulating material is deposited within each of the additional passageway(s). The substructures are positioned adjacent to one another to create form(s), each of having a common fluid passageway comprising the interior passageways of the substructures of the respective form. Concrete is deposited within the common interior passageway of each of the one or more forms.

Abstract: Modular framework substructures for creating insulated concrete walls are disclosed, along with related systems and methods. The substructures include interior panels defining, at least in part, an interior passageway for concrete. The interior panels extend between exterior panels to define, at least in part, additional passageways for insulation. Openings are provided in the exterior panels for concrete which may flow between the interior passageways of adjacent substructures. The substructures include interlocking features for connecting adjacent substructures. The substructures may vary in size and shape and may be arranged in various fashions to create various size and shape walls.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method for generating an aerial image of a photolithography mask in an image space, the method comprising: obtaining a representation of a design of the photolithography mask; applying a trained conditional diffusion model that is configured to sequentially revert a stochastic process to an initial sample in order to generate an aerial image of the photolithography mask, wherein the trained conditional diffusion model is conditioned on the representation of the design of the photolithography mask. The invention also relates to computer implemented methods for defect localization, alignment, repair shape generation, training data generation and corresponding systems.

Abstract: A lighting system for a camera, has: a light board having a central axis, the light board having fingers circumferentially distributed about the central axis, the light board having a concave side, a finger of the fingers extending along a finger axis from a proximal end to a distal end and includes sections distributed along the finger axis from the proximal end to the distal end, a section of the sections pivotable relative to a remainder of the fingers; light sources secured on the fingers on the concave side of the light board, the light sources located on respective sections of the sections; and a controller operatively connected to each of the light sources and operable to independently control each of the light sources

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method for defect detection, the method comprises: obtaining a first imaging dataset of a portion of an object comprising integrated circuit patterns; obtaining at least a second imaging dataset and a third imaging dataset comprising predominantly the same integrated circuit patterns as the portion of the object; and jointly processing at least the first imaging dataset, the second imaging dataset and the third imaging dataset to detect defects. The invention also relates to a corresponding computer program, computer-readable medium and system for defect detection.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method for defect detection in an object comprising integrated circuit patterns comprising: obtaining an imaging dataset and a reference dataset of the object; generating an input representation of a subset of the imaging dataset and a reference representation of a corresponding subset of the reference dataset in a feature space; and detecting defects in the object by comparing the input representation to the reference representation in the feature space. The invention also relates to a corresponding computer-readable medium, computer program product and system for defect detection.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method for defect detection in an imaging dataset of an object comprising integrated circuit patterns, the method comprising: obtaining defect candidates in the imaging dataset; subsequently carrying out at least two stages, each stage comprising the following steps: applying a stage specific defect detection method to the defect candidates; discarding defect-free defect candidates; obtaining detected defects in the imaging dataset from the remaining defect candidates. The invention also relates to a corresponding computer-readable medium, computer program and system.

Abstract: A hypoxic chamber system comprises a hypoxic chamber having: a housing, an internal receiving chamber formed within the housing, a lid operably connectable to the housing to seal the receiving chamber in a closed position, a first input and a second input in communication with the receiving chamber, and an oxygen sensor positioned in the receiving chamber; a first regulator valve operatively connected to the first input and an oxygen source; a second regulator valve operatively connected to the second input and a non-oxygen source; and a controller electrically connected to the first regulator valve, the second regulator valve, and the oxygen sensor.

Abstract: A spectacle lens for a display device is of multi-shell construction. A first shell includes a first interface facing towards a second shell. The second shell includes a second interface facing towards the first shell. The two shells are connected to one another via the two interfaces. The deflection portion includes at least one reflective deflection element or a plurality of reflective deflection elements arranged next to one another that are formed in the second shell. At least one of the deflection elements projects relative to the second interface in order to serve as a spacer that predefines the spacing of the two shells connected to one another.

Abstract: In one embodiment, at least a processing chamber includes a perforated lid, a gas blocker disposed on the perforated lid, and a substrate support disposed below the perforated lid. The gas blocker includes a gas manifold, a central gas channel formed in the gas manifold, a first gas distribution plate comprising an inner and outer trenches surrounding the central gas channel, a first and second gas channels formed in the gas manifold, the first gas channel is in fluid communication with a first gas source and the inner trench, and the second gas channel is in fluid communication with the first gas source and the outer trench, a second gas distribution plate, a third gas distribution plate disposed below the second gas distribution plate, and a plurality of pass-through channels disposed between the second gas distribution plate and the third gas distribution plate.

Abstract: A system for testing a transformer includes a voltage source configured to apply an input voltage to a secondary winding of the transformer, the input voltage is configured to induce a voltage in a primary winding of the transformer. A primary voltmeter is configured to measure the induced voltage in the primary winding, a plurality of secondary voltmeters configured to measure voltage in a plurality of secondary windings of the transformer, and one or more phase angle meters to simultaneously measure a plurality of phase angles between the primary voltage and each of the plurality of secondary voltages. A controller is connected to the voltage source, the primary voltmeter, the plurality of secondary voltmeters, and the one or more phase angle meters, the controller is configured to calculate a plurality of winding ratios based on the voltage and phase angle measurements, the controller is also configured to identify all secondary taps.

Abstract: The present invention relates functional ligands to target molecules, particularly to functional nucleic acids and modifications thereof, and to methods for simultaneously generating, for example, numerous different functional biomolecules, particularly to methods for generating numerous different functional nucleic acids against multiple target molecules simultaneously. The present invention further relates to functional ligands which bind with affinity to target molecules, such as antibiotics, such as colistin.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lid assembly apparatus and related methods for substrate processing chambers. In one implementation, a lid assembly includes a gas manifold. The gas manifold includes a first gas channel configured to receive a process gas, a second gas channel configured to receive a doping gas, and a third gas channel configured to receive a cleaning gas. The lid assembly also includes a showerhead. The showerhead includes one or more first gas openings that are configured to receive the process gas, and one or more second gas openings that are configured to receive the doping gas.

Abstract: A method for processing image or video data is performed in an image processing pipeline. Color filtered mosaiced raw image or video data is received. A one-level wavelet transform of subbands of the color filtered mosaiced raw image or video data to provide LL, HH, LH and HL subbands. The LH and HL subbands are de-correlated by summing and difference operations to provide decorrelated sum and difference subbands. Additional n-level wavelet transformation on the sum and difference subbands and the LL and HH subbands to provide sparsified subbands for encoding. LL and HH and sum subbands are recombined into standard color images e.g., red, green, and blue color components, which are subsequently processed by color correction, white balance, and gamma correction. The sparsified subbands are encoded.

Abstract: Front-end circuitry for an ultrasound system comprises a beamformer FPGA integrated circuit, transmit ICs with both pulse transmitters and linear waveform transmitters and T/R switches, transmit control and receiver ICs, and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) ICs. Only the transmit ICs require high voltages, and the transmit/receive switches are integrated in the transmit ICs, isolating the receiver ICs from high voltages. The transmitters can be trimmed to adjust the pulse rise and fall rates, enabling the transmission of pulses with low harmonic frequency content and thus better harmonic images.

Abstract: The present invention relates functional ligands to target molecules, particularly to functional nucleic acids and modifications thereof, and to methods for simultaneously generating, for example, numerous different functional biomolecules, particularly to methods for generating numerous different functional nucleic acids against multiple target molecules simultaneously. The present invention further relates to functional ligands which bind with affinity to target molecules, such as drug compounds, such as levamisole and cocaine.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamic application management are provided. For example, an apparatus comprises at least one processing platform configured to: execute a portion of an application program in a first virtual computing element, wherein the application program comprises at least one portion of marked code; receive a request for execution of the portion of marked code; determine, based at least in part on the portion of marked code, one or more cloud platforms on which to execute the portion of marked code; and cause the portion of marked code identified in the request to be executed on the one or more cloud platforms.

Abstract: An opportunistic storage service, or system, identifies currently unused storage capacity on a plurality of physical storage components of computing devices dispersed throughout a provider network. In some embodiments, the currently unused storage capacity is provisioned as primary storage, but is not currently being used to store primary storage data. The opportunistic storage service advertises at least a portion of the currently unused storage capacity as opportunistic storage capacity and provisions the opportunistic storage capacity subject to revocation if additional storage capacity of the physical storage components is needed to store primary storage data to fulfill a primary storage commitment.

Abstract: A system for testing a transformer includes a voltage source configured to apply an input voltage to a secondary winding of the transformer, the input voltage is configured to induce a voltage in a primary winding of the transformer. A primary voltmeter is configured to measure the induced voltage in the primary winding, a plurality of secondary voltmeters configured to measure voltage in a plurality of secondary windings of the transformer, and one or more phase angle meters to simultaneously measure a plurality of phase angles between the primary voltage and each of the plurality of secondary voltages. A controller is connected to the voltage source, the primary voltmeter, the plurality of secondary voltmeters, and the one or more phase angle meters, the controller is configured to calculate a plurality of winding ratios based on the voltage and phase angle measurements, the controller is also configured to identify all secondary taps.

Abstract: Provided is a manpower management system comprising a data communication unit configured to receive motion signals from a wearable unit worn by a specific employee to sense motions of the specific employee; a data processing unit configured to label the motion signals with behavior data to generate a labeled training dataset for the specific employee; a deep learning model for the specific employee configured to be trained through machine learning using the labeled training dataset, a recognition unit configured to recognize behavior of the specific employee in response to an input of a motion signal of the specific employee received by the data communication unit, using the trained deep learning model, and output a behavior data of the specific employee; and a simulation unit configured to evaluate employee's work efficiency using the output behavior data.