Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric layer over a first conductive line and a second conductive line, a high resistance layer over a portion of the first dielectric layer, a low-k dielectric layer over the second dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer on the high resistance layer, a first conductive via extending through the low-k dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and a second conductive via extending through the low-k dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer to the first conductive line. The first conductive via extends into the high resistance layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel compound for effectively preventing nerve damage and protecting nerves, and a preparation method thereof. Besides, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the novel compound, and a use of the novel compound for preventing nerve damage and protecting nerves.

Abstract: Some aspects described herein relate to generating, based on a sequence length for communicating a signal, a reduced length sequence to be of a reduced length that is a largest prime number smaller than a fraction of the sequence length, extending the reduced length sequence to be of the sequence length to generate a sequence for communicating the signal, and transmitting or receiving the signal based on the sequence.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. After a patterning of a middle layer, the middle layer is removed. In order to reduce or prevent damage to other underlying layers exposed by the patterning of the middle layer and intervening layers, an inhibitor is included within an etching process in order to inhibit the amount of material removed from the underlying layers.

Abstract: A method for packet filtering in a network switch includes: utilizing an access control list circuit to filter received packets, wherein the access control list circuit compares header information of the received packets with an access control list to filter the received packets, where the access control list has at least one entry, and rule information in the entry includes only a portion of an IP address; and utilizing a routing circuit to further filter packets that pass the access control list circuit, wherein the routing circuit compares header information of the packets that pass the access control list circuit with a routing table to filter the packets, wherein the routing table has at least one entry, and rule information in the entry includes an entire IP address.

Abstract: A system performs adaptive thermal ceiling control at runtime. The system includes computing circuits and a thermal management module. When detecting a runtime condition change that affects power consumption in the system, the thermal management module determines an adjustment to the thermal ceiling of a computing circuit, and increases the thermal ceiling of the computing circuit according to the adjustment.

Abstract: A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. A plurality of nanoparticles comprising platinum are immobilized on the framework.

Abstract: A combined platform for testing fireproof materials for cables includes a main frame for providing operating space; an air circulation system including a fresh air supply unit for supplying fresh air into the operating space and an exhaust gas treatment unit for treating the gas in the operating space under set conditions; an open flame system for providing an open flame for testing cables; a water circulation system for supplying water at least to the exhaust gas treatment unit and the operating space; and a control system for collecting at least the temperature and gas concentration in the operating space, and performing process control based on the collected results. The actual working conditions of scenarios such as fire-resistant cable tunnels and fire-resistant cable trenches can be simulated, and multiple tests such as combustion performance test and physical and chemical performance test can be carried out under various working conditions.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a semiconductor channel layer over the substrate. The semiconductor structure includes a high-k gate dielectric layer over the semiconductor channel layer, a work function metal layer over the high-k gate dielectric layer, and a bulk metal layer over the work function metal layer. The work function metal layer includes a first portion and a second portion over the first portion. Both the first portion and the second portion are conductive. Materials included in the second portion are also included in the first portion. The first portion is doped with silicon at a first dopant concentration, and the second portion is not doped with silicon or is doped with silicon at a second dopant concentration lower than the first dopant concentration.

Abstract: Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently transmitting uplink signals to a base station using shared antennas associated with different power classes. A first device may be in communications with a base station using local antennas and may identify a second device having auxiliary antennas available for transmitting uplink signals to the base station. The local and auxiliary antennas may be associated with different power classes, and the first device may transmit a message to a base station indicating that the first device is capable of transmitting using antennas associated with different power classes. The first device may then receive configurations from a base station of different transmit powers to transmit on the antennas associated with the different power classes, and the first device may transmit uplink signals to the base station in accordance with the different transmit power configurations.

Abstract: An example method includes encoding, in a video bitstream, a first syntax element specifying whether affine model based motion compensation is enabled; based on affine model based motion compensation being enabled, encoding, in the video bitstream, a second syntax element specifying a maximum number of subblock-based merging motion vector prediction candidates, wherein a value of the second syntax element is constrained based on a value other than a value of the first syntax element; and encoding a picture of the video data based on the maximum number of subblock-based merging motion vector prediction candidates.

Abstract: A contact signal acquisition circuit for online checking a gas density relay on site is provided, including a first connecting circuit, connecting a contact of a gas density relay to a contact signal control loop, and a second connecting circuit, connecting a contact of the gas density relay to a contact signal sampling interface of an online check device. In a non-checking state, the second connecting circuit is disconnected, and the first connecting circuit is closed; and in a checking state, the first connecting circuit is disconnected, and the second connecting circuit is connected, so as to connect the contact of the gas density relay to the contact signal sampling interface of the online check device, guaranteeing that no contact action signal is uploaded during checking and safe operation of a power grid is not affected.

Abstract: A gas density relay check device and a check method thereof are provided. In check, a temperature adjusting mechanism and a gas density relay are relatively set. Temperature rise and fall of a temperature compensation element of the gas density relay is adjusted through the temperature adjusting mechanism, then the gas density relay is enabled to have a contact signal action. A gas density value is obtained according to the pressure value and the temperature value in the contact action. A contact signal operating value of the gas density relay is detected to check on the contact signal operating value of the gas density relay. The gas density relay check device of the present disclosure is capable of accurately checking gas density relays, and is particularly applicable to a gas density relay without a three-way valve, and check can be achieved without disassembling the gas density relay.

Abstract: A power supply unit supplies power to a load, and the power supply unit includes a power factor corrector, a DC conversion module, and an isolated conversion module. The power factor corrector is plugged into a first main circuit board and converts an AC power into a DC power. The DC conversion module is plugged into the first main circuit board and converts the DC power into a main power. The isolated conversion module includes a bus capacitor, the bus capacitor is coupled to the DC conversion module through a first power copper bar, and coupled to the power factor corrector through a second power copper bar. The first power copper bar and the second power copper bar are arranged on a side opposite to the first main circuit board, and are arranged in parallel with the first main circuit board.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system. In various embodiments, with this and other concepts, systems, and methods of the present invention, a method for a first User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration for configuring two starting symbols in a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) in a sidelink resource pool, wherein a second starting symbol of the two starting symbols is later than a first starting symbol of the two starting symbols, transmitting a signaling to a second UE, wherein the signaling comprises or indicates information of a first specific (symbol) location of Sidelink (SL) Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), and performing sidelink transmission with SL CSI-RS in the TTI to the second UE.

Abstract: A photomask structure including a first layout pattern and a second layout pattern is provided. The second layout pattern is located on one side of the first layout pattern. The first layout pattern and the second layout pattern are separated from each other. The first layout pattern has a first edge and a second edge opposite to each other. The second layout pattern has a third edge and a fourth edge opposite to each other. The third edge of the second layout pattern is adjacent to the first edge of the first layout pattern. The second layout pattern includes a first extension portion exceeding an end of the first layout pattern. The first extension portion includes a first protruding portion protruding from the third edge of the second layout pattern. The first protruding portion exceeds the first edge of the first layout pattern.

Abstract: Microfluidic substrate, microfluidic device, and driving method thereof are provided. The microfluidic substrate includes a plurality of detection units arranged in an array. A detection unit of the plurality of detection units at least includes a first switch transistor, a second switch transistor, a drive electrode, and a photosensitive element. The microfluid substrate includes a base; a transistor array layer on a side of the base, first switch transistors and second switch transistors being on the transistor array layer; a photosensitive element array layer on a side of the transistor array layer away from the substrate, photosensitive elements being on the photosensitive element array layer; a first electrode layer on a side of the photosensitive element array layer away from the base; and a second electrode layer on a side of the first electrode layer away from the base.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium for displaying digital components on client devices based on predicted user attributes of users are described. In one aspect, a method includes updating, at a client device of a user, a list of user group identifiers for the user to include a particular user group identifier that identifies a particular user group. A determination is made, for each user attribute of multiple user attributes, a score based on a quantity of user groups identified in the list of group identifiers for the user that include, as a membership attribute, the user attribute. A digital component request including data representing the list of user-group identifiers is sent to a content distribution system. Digital component data identifying a set of digital components selected based on the data of the digital component request is received.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microcrystalline glass, the microcrystalline glass manufactured according to the method, and a use thereof are provided. The method includes: (1) nucleation of a raw glass sheet, followed by primary crystallization, where: the primary crystallization temperature is x1, the primary crystallization time is t, and the primary crystallization temperature x1 and the primary crystallization time t satisfy the following conditions: first, ?a×t+652?x1??a×t+667, where a is a constant, 0.1?a?0.25, and tis 10 to 300 min; and second, y1=0.0029x1+b, where y1 is the glass density after primary crystallization, and 2.440 g/cm3?y1?2.490 g/cm3, b is a constant, and 0.55?b?0.60; and (2) secondary crystallization of the glass sheet which has been subject to primary crystallization.