Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing system includes: a nozzle including a first channel that allows a fluid to flow through; a light source configured to emit light; and a light sensor configured to receive light, the light source and the light sensor being disposed within the first channel and opposite to each other. The semiconductor manufacturing system is configured to: emit light, by the light source, from within the nozzle toward a surface while the nozzle is dispensing the fluid; receive the light reflected from the surface by the light sensor, the emitted light and the reflected light adapted to be contained within the fluid; and examine a status of the reflected light. The emitted light and the reflected light propagate in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first channel.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication to retransmit a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK). The HARQ-ACK corresponds to a HARQ-ACK transmission type of a set of HARQ-ACK transmission types, the set comprising two or more of: first HARQ-ACK information, second HARQ-ACK information, and third HARQ-ACK information. In some examples, the first HARQ-ACK information may correspond to a retransmitted HARQ-ACK codebook, the second HARQ-ACK information may correspond to a standard HARQ-ACK, and the third HARQ-ACK information may correspond to a deferred SPS HARQ-ACK. The UE may transmit a HARQ-ACK transmission including a concatenation of at least two HARQ-ACK transmission types of the set of HARQ-ACK transmission types. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media comprising; obtaining, from a client device and during a browsing session conducted by a user, contextual features relating to context within the browsing session, wherein the contextual features do not include any personally-identifiable data; generating, using a trained contextual model and based on the contextual features, an audience interest profile, wherein the audience interest profile represents a prediction of affinity to one or more content categories, wherein the trained contextual model is trained using a set of historical contextual data aggregated from a plurality of prior browsing sessions and audience interest profiles that each represent an affinity to one or more content categories, and wherein the set of historical contextual data does not include any personally-identifiable data; identifying, based on the generated audience interest profile, a digital component for provision; and providing, for display on the client device and during the browsing session, the di

Abstract: A rolling and sliding adaptive device for guiding and fixing a drill pipe includes a mounting platform, where the mounting platform is provided with a through hole for the drill pipe to pass through. Multiple rolling and sliding support mechanisms are arranged around the through hole. The rolling and sliding support mechanisms each include a support seat. The support seat is provided with a contact element telescopic and swingable on the support seat. A telescopic drive mechanism is provided between the contact element and the support seat. The contact elements on the multiple rolling and sliding support mechanisms form a funnel-shaped structure with a large upper part and a small lower part around the through hole. The rolling and sliding adaptive device is used on a deep in-situ high-fidelity coring calibration platform for accurate positioning of an assembly process of a multi-section drill pipe bin.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit a data message to a user equipment (UE) in a data block modulated according to a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The UE may monitor for the data block and may attempt to decode the data block. If the UE successfully receives and decodes the data block, the UE may transmit an acknowledgment (ACK) in a feedback message. If the UE unsuccessfully receives or decodes the data block, the UE may transmit a negative acknowledgement (NACK). The UE may transmit the feedback message with the ACK or NACK and a value from a codebook indicating for the base station to increase or decrease the MCS by a delta value for a following transmission or a retransmission.

Abstract: Provided is an airflow disturbance type carbon fiber spreading device. The device includes an unwinding module, an unwinding tension control module, an airflow disturbance spreading module, a winding tension stabilizing module, a deviation correction module and a winding module which are sequentially arranged along a feeding direction. The spreading mechanism includes an airflow disturbance spreading module, the airflow disturbance spreading module includes two airflow disturbance spreading assemblies, each airflow disturbance spreading assembly includes a centrifugal fan, the centrifugal fan communicates with the bottom of an airflow duct, and three spreading guide shafts are arranged side by side on the top of the airflow duct. A tension adjusting assembly is provided between the airflow disturbance spreading assemblies. A seventh spreading guide shaft (13) is located at the upper port of an airflow duct I (25) and is connected to a slider module II (34).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may generate a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetitions of different lengths using vectors of orthogonal cover code (OCC) matrices that differ in size across two or more of the plurality of PUCCH repetitions. The UE may transmit the plurality of PUCCH repetitions. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A charging method for a battery pack includes sending, by a battery management module of the battery pack, a charging request for a first current to a charging pile for charging, controlling, by the battery management module in response to determining that first-current charging of the battery pack meets a first predetermined condition, the battery pack to perform pulse discharge, and controlling, by the battery management module in response to determining that the pulse discharge of the battery pack meets a second predetermined condition, the battery pack to stop discharging, and sending a charging request for a second current to the charging pile for charging. The second current is less than the first current.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a plurality of lower level conductive lines in a first dielectric layer. The plurality of lower level conductive lines includes a first lower level conductive line. The method further includes recessing portions of the first lower level conductive line below a top surface of the first dielectric layer to form a recess, forming a dielectric cap in the recess, depositing a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. Forming a via opening exposes a portion of the second lower level conductive line. The method further includes forming an upper level conductive line and a via in the trench and in the via opening, respectively. The via couples the upper level conductive line to the second lower level conductive line, and the upper level conductive line overlaps with the dielectric cap.

Abstract: A diagnostic method and system for measuring potential and electric field of plasma are provided. According to operation parameters of a magnetic confinement fusion device and relevant parameter data of a plurality of candidate particle elements, signal-noise ratios are calculated. to select a neutral beam particle element. Beam trajectories varying in incident velocity, incident angle and sampling area are obtained by iterative calculation, and a preset parameter which enables the beam trajectories to pass through an entrance slit of an analyzer is obtained. A neutral beam that meets the preset parameter is injected into the plasma. An energy of the primary beam generated by collision ionization in a sampling area is measured, and potential of the sampling area is obtained according to law of conservation of energy. Sampling areas are detected to obtain potential spatial distribution of the plasma and a radial electric field, and the diagnostic is finished.

Abstract: Video encoding or decoding methods and apparatuses include receiving input data associated with a current block in a current picture, determining a preload region in a reference picture shared by two or more coding configurations of affine prediction or motion compensation or by two or more affine refinement iterations, loading reference samples in the preload region, generating predictors for the current block, and encoding or decoding the current block according to the predictors. The predictors associated with the affine refinement iterations or coding configurations are generated based on some of the reference samples in the preload region.

Abstract: A gas filling docking tray having a carrier substrate includes a base surface, a plurality of guide blocks, a plurality of positioning pins, and at least one pair of nozzles. The guide blocks are at least disposed on two opposite sides of the base surface to define a wafer carrier accommodation area, and each guide block includes a vertical portion substantially perpendicular to the base surface and an inclined portion located above and connected with the vertical portion. A height of an apex of each positioning pin relative to the base surface is greater than a height of an apex of the vertical portion and less than a height of an apex of the inclined portion relative to the base surface.

Abstract: In a semiconductor structure, a first conductive feature is formed in a trench by PVD and a glue layer is then deposited on the first conductive feature in the trench before CVD deposition of a second conductive feature there-over. The first conductive feature acts as a protection layer to keep silicide from being damaged by later deposition of metal or a precursor by CVD. The glue layer extends along the extent of the sidewall to enhance the adhesion of the second conductive features to the surrounding dielectric layer.

Abstract: A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a first substrate. The chip package structure includes a conductive via structure passing through the first substrate. The chip package structure includes a barrier layer over a surface of the first substrate. The chip package structure includes an insulating layer over the barrier layer. The chip package structure includes a conductive pad over the insulating layer. The conductive pad has a first portion passing through the insulating layer and the barrier layer and connected to the conductive via structure. The chip package structure includes a conductive bump over the conductive pad. The chip package structure includes a second substrate. The chip package structure includes an underfill layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A production line operation forecast method and a production line operation forecast system are provided. The production line operation forecast method includes the following steps: obtaining an online production line work-in-process map at a time point, generating candidate simulated dispatch decisions based on the online production line work-in-process map, and inferring production-line work-in-process map changes of the candidate simulated dispatch decisions at a next time point; inputting the production-line work-in-process map changes to a forecast model, such that the forecast model outputs simulated production line operation health indicators of the candidate simulated dispatch decisions at the next time point; and selecting one of the candidate simulated dispatch decisions as a scheduling dispatch decision.

Abstract: A method for reducing a color edge phenomenon of a display panel is provided. The method is applicable to a display panel including a plurality of pixel units. The method includes: performing pixel adjustment on the pixel units at edges of the display panel. Each pixel unit includes at least three sub-pixels: a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel. By adjusting positions, areas, or brightness of the sub-pixels, the color edge phenomenon of the display panel is effectively reduced or avoided.

Abstract: A drug for the prevention or treatment of sepsis is provided. The drug comprises an exosome containing a circRNA MOTOR, and a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the circRNA MOTOR is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pixel circuit and a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a first light-emitting control transistor, a first initialization transistor, a first transistor, a light-emitting device, and a first capacitor. In the case that a reset current and a luminescent current flowing through the first light-emitting control transistor remain unchanged, the light-emitting current flowing through the light-emitting device which is a part of the luminescent current flowing through the first light-emitting control transistor is kept constant.

Abstract: A display panel is provided, including a flat display region, and a fixed region and a sliding-scrolling region on two sides of the flat display region in a first direction, the fixed region is adhered with a middle frame, the flat display region is configured to display images, the sliding-scrolling region is configured to form a rolled-up state and an extended state by sliding-scrolling, the sliding-scrolling region displays the image together with the flat display region in the extended state, on a plane perpendicular to the display panel, the display panel at least includes a display substrate, an adhesive layer disposed on the display substrate, and a cover plate layer on a side of the adhesive layer away from the display substrate, the cover plate layer at least includes a glass layer, the glass layer of at least one of the fixed region and the sliding-scrolling region has a structural hole.