Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including an upper-channel implant transistor is provided. The method includes forming one or more fins extending in a first direction over a substrate. The one or more fins include a first region along the first direction and second regions on both sides of the first region along the first direction. A dopant is shallowly implanted in an upper portion of the first region of the fins but not in the second regions and not in a lower portion of the first region of the fins. A gate structure extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is formed overlying the first region of the fins, and source/drains are formed overlying the second regions of the fins, thereby forming an upper-channel implant transistor.

Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a display panel is provided. The electronic circuit includes a touch sensing circuit, a fingerprint sensing circuit and a display driving circuit. The touch sensing circuit senses a touch of a finger and determines a first area corresponding to the touch on the display panel. The fingerprint sensing circuit senses a fingerprint image of the finger corresponding to the first area. The display driving circuit drives pixels of the first area with respective first gray levels and pixels of a second area outside the first area with respective second gray levels. The display driving circuit processes respective third gray levels to obtain the respective first gray levels or the respective second gray levels. The display driving circuit generates gamma voltages corresponding to the respective first gray levels and the respective second gray levels according to a same gamma curve.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a circuit with a redistribution layer (RDL) formed over the circuit. The redistribution layer comprises a plurality of metal layers. An inductor is formed in a topmost metal layer, and the circuit is located directly under the inductor. An under bump metallization (UBM) layer formed on the topmost metal layer and a conductive connector formed on the UBM layer.

Abstract: This disclosure presents methods to compensate for a phase drift in an uplink communication signal between a user equipment (UE) and a non-terrestrial network (NTN) node. Due to the change rate of velocity of the UE relative to the NTN node, a transmission signal can drift causing demodulation errors at the receiver. The UE can apply compensation processes to the transmission signal so that the received signal is closer to the original transmitted signal as compared to a non-compensated signal. Alternatively, the NTN node can apply compensation process to modify the reference phase to be closer to the phase of the received signal in the demodulation process. The location of the UE, as well as its relative elevation, can be used with the NTN node's location, to generate the compensation information. The compensation can be applied on a symbol-by-symbol basis or to a group of M symbols.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising defining an indexed table that defines, for an elevation angle of a terminal device with a serving satellite, a setting that defines durations of segments comprised in a transmission period, wherein the segments comprise at least one transmission segment and at least one segment for timing advance adjustment, and wherein the indexed table comprises a plurality of ranges of elevation angles with corresponding settings, obtaining an indication regarding an index that defines the setting that is applicable to the elevation angle of the terminal device, scheduling a transmission, wherein the transmission is an uplink transmission, and receiving the transmission from the terminal device according to the setting that is applicable to the elevation angle of the terminal device.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method which can be performed by an apparatus to estimate, a coverage area of a high altitude platform station of a communication network, wherein the estimating is based at least on an antenna gain pattern and transmit power associated with the high altitude platform station; determine an impacted at least one terrestrial network cell of the communication network impacted based on the estimated coverage area and on terrestrial network base station locations in the communication network; and coordinate with the impacted at least one terrestrial network cell at least one resource allocation to minimize interference caused by the estimated coverage area.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and computer program products for user equipment positioning solutions and related signalling. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least send (550), to a network node of a communication network, at least one signaling configuration with at least one set periodicity, wherein the at least one signaling configuration is for use at the network node in calculating at least position information for relaying to the communication network at least for positioning support of the apparatus, and receive (570) the positioning support from the communication network in response to the at least one signaling configuration.

Abstract: Method including: receiving, on a feeder link, a signal including feeder link slots having a feeder link bandwidth; mapping each of the feeder link slots onto a respective slot-subband in a respective service link slot according to a rule; transmitting, on plural service links, service signals, wherein each of the service signals includes service link slots each including m of the slot-subbands having a same bandwidth; the m slot-subbands do not overlap, are continuous with each other, and cover an entire service link bandwidth of the respective service link slot; wherein the feeder link slots have a feeder link slot duration; the service link slots have a service link slot duration longer than the feeder link slot duration; each of the feeder link slots including respective symbols; each of the slot-subbands includes the symbols of the feeder link slot mapped onto the respective slot-subband.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for switching between platforms. In some example embodiment, there may be provided a method, which may include receiving, by a user equipment, a notification indicative of a switch from a first platform to a second platform; calculating, by the user equipment, a timing advance for use with the second platform; and accessing, by the user equipment, the second platform after the switch to the second platform, the accessing based on at least the calculated timing advance. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: Method including: receiving, on a feeder link, a signal including feeder link slots having a feeder link bandwidth; mapping each of the feeder link slots onto a respective slot-subband in a respective service link slot according to a rule; transmitting, on plural service links, service signals, wherein each of the service signals includes service link slots each including m of the slot-subbands having a same bandwidth; the m slot-subbands do not overlap, are continuous with each other, and cover an entire service link bandwidth of the respective service link slot; wherein the feeder link slots have a feeder link slot duration; the service link slots have a service link slot duration longer than the feeder link slot duration; each of the feeder link slots including respective symbols; each of the slot-subbands includes the symbols of the feeder link slot mapped onto the respective slot-subband.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for altitude-aware energy saving. The method may include receiving, from a network element, information including a coupling loss change or a reduced transmit power command. The method may also include controlling an uplink transmission based on the received information.

Abstract: Aspects and embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for evaluating location of a terrestrial network node in a non-terrestrial network. In particular, one aspect provides an apparatus, comprising means for receiving an indication of propagation delay between a terrestrial network node and a non-terrestrial node in a non-terrestrial wireless communication network; means for receiving an indication of location of the non-terrestrial node; and means for evaluating location of the terrestrial network node in dependence upon the received indication of propagation delay between the terrestrial network node and the non-terrestrial node, and the indication of location of the non-terrestrial node. A further aspect provides a method of evaluating location of a terrestrial network node, and a computer program product operable, when executed on a computer, to perform that method.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing autonomous beam switching for user equipment (UE) within a cell coverage area of a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) network device, the HAPS network device may be caused the HAPS network device to, determine beam layer information corresponding to the plurality of beam layers; transmit the beam layer information to the at least one UE; receive an autonomous beam switch request from the at least one UE in response to the transmitted beam layer information, the request including beam switch parameters; determine a selected beam layer based on the beam switch parameters; and enable communication with the at least one UE using the selected beam layer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for feeder link data transport are provided. For example, baseband in-phase and quadrature (IQ) data may be processed at the transmitter and receiver of the feeder link. The orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform used in a beam may be modified for transmission over the feeder link. For example, the waveform may have a wider subcarrier spacing (SCS) and may fill an enlarged bandwidth than otherwise with a feeder link.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for altitude-aware energy saving. The method may include receiving, from a network element, information including a coupling loss change or a reduced transmit power command. The method may also include controlling an uplink transmission based on the received information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for feeder link data transport are provided. For example, baseband in-phase and quadrature (IQ) data may be processed at the transmitter and receiver of the feeder link. The orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform used in a beam may be modified for transmission over the feeder link. For example, the waveform may have a wider subcarrier spacing (SCS) and may fill an enlarged bandwidth than otherwise with a feeder link.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing autonomous beam switching for user equipment (UE) within a cell coverage area of a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) network device, the HAPS network device may be caused the HAPS network device to, determine beam layer information corresponding to the plurality of beam layers; transmit the beam layer information to the at least one UE; receive an autonomous beam switch request from the at least one UE in response to the transmitted beam layer information, the request including beam switch parameters; determine a selected beam layer based on the beam switch parameters; and enable communication with the at least one UE using the selected beam layer.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and computer program products for user equipment positioning solutions and related signalling. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least send (550), to a network node of a communication network, at least one signaling configuration with at least one set periodicity, wherein the at least one signaling configuration is for use at the network node in calculating at least position information for relaying to the communication network at least for positioning support of the apparatus, and receive (570) the positioning support from the communication network in response to the at least one signaling configuration.

Abstract: An uplink non-orthogonal multiple access for narrowband machine type communication used for the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) interconnected devices where one or more user equipment are configured for uplink transmission with one or more uplink time-frequency regions for enhanced Machine Type Communication Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access. The configuring is based on defining and signaling one or more signal thresholds and one or more of a resource assignment, a starting subframe periodicity, a starting subframe offset, a time duration in each period, a demodulation reference signal cyclic shift assignment, orthogonal cover code assignment, and interleaver assignment.

Abstract: An uplink non-orthogonal multiple access for narrowband machine type communication used for the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) interconnected devices where one or more user equipment are configured for uplink transmission with one or more uplink time-frequency regions for enhanced Machine Type Communication Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access. The configuring is based on defining and signaling one or more signal thresholds and one or more of a resource assignment, a starting subframe periodicity, a starting subframe offset, a time duration in each period, a demodulation reference signal cyclic shift assignment, orthogonal cover code assignment, and interleaver assignment.