Abstract: Some of the present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition. The method may include receiving, from a base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) comprising downlink control information (DCI) in a control resource set (CORESET). The method then determines a spatial domain filter for a PUCCH transmission based on an index associated with the CORESET. After determining the spatial domain filter, the method may transmit, to the base station, a PUCCH in a slot using the spatial domain filter, and transmit, to the base station, a repeat of the PUCCH in one of the same slot, or a different slot, using the spatial domain filter.

Abstract: A method for multiplexing UCI performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a BS, an RRC configuration to configure a sequence that is selected from either a first sequence or a second sequence; receiving, from the BS, a DCI message including an indicator; determining a value corresponding to the indicator based on the configured sequence; and multiplexing a UCI message based on the determined value.

Abstract: A wireless communication method, performed by a User Equipment, for transmission on different BandWidth Parts (BWPs) includes receiving, a radio resource control (RRC) message configuring a first Physical Uplink Control CHannel-Configuration (PUCCH-Config) for a first UpLink (UL) BandWidth Part (BWP) of a first cell and a second PUCCH-Config for a second UL BWP of a second cell; receiving, from the first cell, Downlink Control Information (DCI) including fields to indicate a duration and a switching indication; and transmitting a PUCCH on the second UL BWP after receiving the DCI if the switching indication indicates the second cell.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration including a first PUCCH resource configuration and a second PUCCH resource configuration, receiving a first Downlink Control Information (DCI) format that schedules a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and a second DCI format that schedules a second PDSCH, determining a first PUCCH for a first Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) codebook corresponding to the first PDSCH according to the first PUCCH resource configuration, determining a second PUCCH for a second HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the second PDSCH according to the second PUCCH resource configuration, and transmitting the first PUCCH when the first PUCCH overlaps the second PUCCH in a time domain, the first HARQ-ACK codebook and the second HARQ-ACK codebook multiplexed in the first PUCCH.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive, from a base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to configure one or more logical channels; receive, from the base station, an allocation of a first radio resource for uplink transmission; receive, from the base station, a priority indicator to determine whether a first priority order or a second priority order is used in a first logical channel prioritization (LCP) procedure; and apply the first LCP procedure on the one or more logical channels to generate a first Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) to be transmitted on the first radio resource.

Abstract: A method for uplink transmission performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a first configured grant configuration that allocates a first PUSCH duration; receiving a second configured grant configuration that allocates a second PUSCH duration, wherein the second PUSCH duration overlaps with the first PUSCH duration; obtaining a first HARQ process ID for the first PUSCH duration, then determining whether a first configured grant timer associated with the first HARQ process ID is running; obtaining a second HARQ process ID for the second PUSCH duration, then determining whether a second configured grant timer associated with the second HARQ process ID is running; and selecting one of the first PUSCH duration and the second PUSCH duration for an uplink transmission based on whether the first configured grant timer is running and whether the second configured grant timer is running.

Abstract: A method includes forming a semiconductor layer over a substrate; etching a portion of the semiconductor layer to form a first recess and a second recess; forming a first masking layer over the semiconductor layer; performing a first thermal treatment on the first masking layer, the first thermal treatment densifying the first masking layer; etching the first masking layer to expose the first recess; forming a first semiconductor material in the first recess; and removing the first masking layer.

Abstract: A method performed by a BS for handling repetitions of transmissions is provided. The method includes transmitting an RRC configuration including a first parameter configured with a first value and a second parameter configured with at least one second value; and transmitting DCI on a PDCCH scheduling a PUSCH transmission. The DCI enables the UE to select one of the first parameter and the second parameter to determine a number of PUSCH repetitions; determine the number of PUSCH repetitions as the first value when the first parameter is selected; determine the number of PUSCH repetitions as one of the at least one second value indicated by the DCI when the second parameter is selected; and perform the PUSCH transmission for a number of times based on the number of PUSCH repetitions. A BS using the aforementioned method is also provided.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for measuring driving route familiarity. The method includes the following steps: extracting historical driving routes from user historical driving data; calculating information entropy for the user according to distribution of the driving routes; determining driving route familiarity for the user based on the information entropy.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) region and a contact. The S/D region is located in the substrate and on a side of the gate structure. The contact lands on and connected to the S/D region. The contact wraps around the S/D region.

Abstract: A user equipment and a method for handling a switching time period of downlink (DL)-uplink (UL) switching for half duplex-frequency division duplex operation are provided. The method includes: receiving a first configuration for a first active bandwidth part (BWP) with a first sub-carrier spacing (SCS), the first active BWP being one of an active UL BWP and an active DL BWP; receiving a second configuration for configuring a second active BWP with a second SCS, the second active BWP being another one of the active UL BWP and the active DL BWP; receiving a third configuration for the switching time period, the switching time period having a unit of symbol; performing communication with a Base Station (BS) on the first active BWP with the first SCS; and performing, after the switching time period, communication with the BS on the second active BWP with the second SCS.

Abstract: A method for PDCCH monitoring performed by a UE is provided. The method includes performing the PDCCH monitoring in a first group associated with at least one first PDCCH monitoring configuration; receiving, from a base station, DCI comprising an indicator; performing the PDCCH monitoring in a second group associated with at least one second PDCCH monitoring configuration; and stopping the PDCCH monitoring in the first group after receiving the indicator.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the UE receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration including a first parameter configured with a first value and a second parameter configured with at least one second value. Each of the first value and the at least one second value indicates a number of PUSCH repetitions.

Abstract: A method for PDCCH monitoring performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a first PDCCH monitoring configuration and a second PDCCH monitoring configuration, where the second PDCCH monitoring configuration allocates a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions within a slot. The method also includes performing PDCCH monitoring based on at least one of the first PDCCH monitoring configuration and the second PDCCH monitoring configuration. The maximum number of non-overlapped CCEs in one slot is bound by a slot CCE limit. The slot CCE limit of the first PDCCH monitoring configuration is different from the slot CCE limit of the second PDCCH monitoring configuration.

Abstract: A method for uplink (UL) transmission performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: performing an UL transmission during a first PUSCH duration; receiving a PDCCH that schedules a second PUSCH duration; determining that the first PUSCH duration overlaps with the second PUSCH duration in a time domain; determining that the second PUSCH duration is prioritized over the first PUSCH duration; and cancelling the ongoing UL transmission during the first PUSCH duration starting from a preconfigured time period after an end of the PDCCH that schedules the second PUSCH duration.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a semiconductor substrate having sidewalls that define a recess within an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of upper electrode segments are arranged over the semiconductor substrate and are vertically separated from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate by a first dielectric layer. A lower electrode segment is arranged directly between the sidewalls of the semiconductor substrate and directly between adjacent ones of the plurality of upper electrode segments. A second dielectric layer is arranged directly between the sidewalls of the semiconductor substrate and the lower electrode segment and also directly between the plurality of upper electrode segments and the lower electrode segment.

Abstract: A method includes forming a first protruding fin and a second protruding fin over a base structure, with a trench located between the first protruding fin and the second protruding fin, depositing a trench-filling material extending into the trench, and performing a laser reflow process on the trench-filling material. In the reflow process, the trench-filling material has a temperature higher than a first melting point of the trench-filling material, and lower than a second melting point of the first protruding fin and the second protruding fin. After the laser reflow process, the trench-filling material is solidified. The method further includes patterning the trench-filling material, with a remaining portion of the trench-filling material forming a part of a gate stack, and forming a source/drain region on a side of the gate stack.

Abstract: A method and a User Equipment (UE) for beam operations are provided. The method includes monitoring at least one of a plurality of Control Resource Sets (CORESETs) configured for the UE within an active Bandwidth Part (BWP) of a serving cell in a time slot; and applying a first Quasi Co-Location (QCL) assumption of a first CORESET of a set of one or more of the monitored at least one of the plurality of CORESETs to receive a Downlink (DL) Reference Signal (RS), wherein the first CORESET is associated with a monitored search space configured with a lowest CORESET Identity (ID) among the set of one or more of the monitored at least one of the plurality of CORESETs.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a plurality of upper electrodes disposed over a substrate and a lower electrode disposed between the plurality of upper electrodes. A charge storage layer continuously extends from along a first side of the lower electrode to along a second side of the lower electrode opposing the first side. The charge storage layer separates the lower electrode from the plurality of upper electrodes and the substrate. A silicide is disposed over the lower electrode and the plurality of upper electrodes. The silicide has sidewalls that are laterally separated by a distance directly overlying a top of the charge storage layer.

Abstract: A user equipment and a method for configuring Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources are provided. The method includes receiving a first bandwidth part (BWP) configuration associated with a first uplink (UL) BWP, the first BWP configuration including a PUCCH configuration list with a first PUCCH configuration and a second PUCCH configuration, the first PUCCH configuration indicating a first set of PUCCH resource identifiers (IDs), the second PUCCH configuration indicating a second set of PUCCH resource IDs; and receiving a second BWP configuration associated with a second UL BWP, the second BWP configuration including a third PUCCH configuration, the third PUCCH configuration indicating a third set of PUCCH resource IDs. The first set of PUCCH resource IDs and the second set of PUCCH resource IDs share no common PUCCH resource ID.