Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp circuit. The semiconductor device includes a voltage divider, a cascoded inverter, and a discharge circuit. The voltage divider is electrically coupled between a power supply voltage and an output voltage of the semiconductor device. The cascoded inverter is electrically coupled to the voltage divider. The discharge circuit is electrically coupled to the cascoded inverter. The cascoded inverter is configured to turn on the discharge circuit o discharge an electrostatic discharge (ESD) current in response to an ESD event occurring on the power supply voltage or the output voltage when the semiconductor device is in an ESD mode.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a clock skew calibration circuit configured to be coupled to a multi-phase clock generator through a plurality of delay lines, wherein a first clock skew calibration unit of the clock skew calibration circuit comprises a frequency doubler configured to receive a plurality of multi-phase clock signals and generate a clock signal, a frequency divider configured to receive the clock signal and generate a reduced frequency signal indicative of a skew of a first multi-phase clock signal, and a delay line control circuit configured to adjust the skew of the first multi-phase clock signal by comparing the reduced frequency signal with a predetermined duty cycle, and generating a control signal to modify a delay applied to the first multi-phase clock signal.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating natural language interactions with visual interactive content are described. During a build time, a system analyzes various websites and applications relating to a particular user goal to understand website and application navigation and information relating to the user goal. The learned information is used to store configuration data. During runtime, when a user request performance of an action, the system engages in a dialog with the user to complete the user's goal. The system uses the stored configuration data to determine actions to be performed at a website or application to complete the user's goal, and determines system responses to present to the user to facilitate completion of the goal. Such system responses may request information from the user, may inform the user of information displayed at the website or application, etc.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method for detecting outlier integrated circuits on a wafer is provided. The method comprises: operating multiple test items for each IC on the wafer to generate measured values of the multiple test items for each IC; selecting a target IC and neighboring ICs on the wafer repeatedly. each time after selecting the target IC executes the following steps: selecting a measured value of the target IC as a target measured value and selecting measured values of the target IC and the neighboring ICs as feature values of the target IC and the neighboring ICs; executing a transformer deep learning model to generate a predicted value of the target measured value; and identifying outlier ICs according to the predicted values of all the target ICs and the corresponding target measured values of all the target ICs.

Abstract: Error alert encoding for improved error mitigation is described. In one or more implementations, a system includes a processor configured to receive an encoded signal indicating a type of an error detected in a memory, and output one or more mitigation commands to mitigate the type of the error detected in the memory based on the encoded signal. In one or more implementations, a memory system includes a memory and a buffer. The buffer is configured to output an encoded signal indicating a type of an error detected in the memory.

Abstract: An evaporation mask includes an outer frame and a sub-mask. The outer frame is provided with an opening, and both sides of the opening are provided with two opposite positioning side edges. The sub-mask is adapted to be connected to the outer frame and is provided with a pattern area and two fixed areas. The pattern area is located at a center of the sub-mask. A surface of the sub-mask is provided with a first datum point and a second datum point. The first datum point is located at a center of the pattern area. The second datum point is located at an edge, close to one of the fixed areas, of the pattern area. A first distance between the first datum point and the second datum point is less than or equal to 200 ?m. A method for evaluating the evaporation mask is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first frequency refresh rate to the display. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal configured to control emission of a light emitting diode of a display pixel of the display at a second frequency based on whether the first frequency refresh rate of the display is less than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An adaptive minimum voltage aging margin prediction method includes acquiring characteristic data of a plurality of dies in a testing line, predicting a wear-out failure rate of each module of the plurality of dies according to the characteristic data by using a neural network, and predicting a minimum voltage aging margin of the each module according to the wear-out failure rate of the each module by using the neural network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a lamp panel including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface comprises a light source array, a first back plate connected with the lamp panel at a side of the second surface of the lamp panel, a second back plate connected with the first back plate at a side of the first back plate away from the lamp panel, an optical film layer located on the first surface of the lamp panel; at least one light-transmitting support column comprising a base portion and a protrusion portion located on an upper surface of the base portion, the protrusion portion passing through the lamp panel and protruding from a side of the first surface of the lamp panel to support the optical film layer.

Abstract: A Totem Pole PFC circuit includes at least one fast-switching leg, a slow-switching leg, and a control unit. Each fast-switching leg includes a fast-switching upper switch and a fast-switching lower switch. The slow-switching leg is coupled in parallel to the at least one fast-switching leg, and the slow-switching leg includes a slow-switching upper switch and a slow-switching lower switch. The control unit receives an AC voltage with a phase angle, and the control unit includes a current detection loop, a voltage detection loop, and a control loop. The control loop generates a second control signal assembly to respectively control the slow-switching upper switch and the slow-switching lower switch. The control loop controls the second control signal assembly to follow the phase angle, and dynamically adjusts a duty cycle of the second control signal assembly to turn on or turn off the slow-switching upper switch and the slow-switching lower switch.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a new method for preparing a WPU synthetic leather foaming layer based on a Pickering foam template method. The key of the method is to use the soft waterborne polyurethane as raw materials, add waterborne crosslinking agent and hydrophobic inorganic solid particles as Pickering waterborne foam stabilizers to obtain Pickering waterborne foam slurry of polyurethane latex particles through high-speed emulsification; and dry the slurry to obtain the waterborne polyurethane foam layer. The preparation process does not use any organic solvents, is clean and environmentally-friendly, and is simple to operate, making it easier to realize industrialized production. In addition, the Pickering foam has strong interface stability, which effectively solves the problem of difficult adjustment of the pore size caused by the accumulation and collapse of bubbles during the drying process of the mechanical foaming method, and the prepared synthetic leather foam layer has good hygienic properties.

Abstract: A voltage prediction method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: reading a plurality of memory cells in a rewritable non-volatile memory module by using a first read voltage level to obtain count information, and the first read voltage level is configured to distinguish a first state and a second state adjacent to each other in a threshold voltage distribution of the memory cells, and the count information reflects a total number of first memory cells meeting a target condition among the memory cells; and predicting a second read voltage level according to the count information, and the second read voltage level is configured to distinguish a third state and a fourth state adjacent to each other in the threshold voltage distribution.

Abstract: A coded bit transmission method and apparatus, to improve spectrum resource utilization and a data rate of a Wi-Fi system, where the method includes: A sender performing channel coding on information bits according to a used MCS, to generate coded bits; and the sender distributing the coded bits to a plurality of channel sets or a plurality of resource units according to a distribution rule. The MCS is an MCS used for each of the plurality of channel sets, or an MCS used for each of the plurality of resource units.

Abstract: A voltage calibration method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: reading first data from a first physical unit using a first read voltage level and reading second data from at least one second physical unit using a second read voltage level; obtaining count information reflecting a total number of memory cells meeting a default condition in the first physical unit and the at least one second physical unit according to the first data and the second data; and calibrating the first read voltage level according to the count information.

Abstract: A laptop computer including a first body, a circuit board disposed in the first body, a second body, a display module disposed in the second body, a hinge connected to the first and the second bodies, and a mezzanine connector is provided. The first and the second bodies are pivoted to each other to be folded or unfolded via the hinge. The mezzanine connector is clamped between the hinge and the circuit board, and is electrically connected between the display module and the circuit board.

Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure comprises a package substrate, an electronic device, a thermal interface material (TIM), a lid and an insulating encapsulant. The electronic device is disposed on and electrically connected to the package substrate. The TIM is disposed on the electronic device. The lid is disposed on the TIM. The insulating encapsulant is disposed on the package substrate and laterally encapsulates the electronic device and the TIM. A lateral dimension of the TIM is greater than a lateral dimension of the electronic device.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe a method and system for configuring device equalization self-training mode (DESTM) controls using in-band signaling, the DESTM controls including at least setting a minimum duration time, using a host to enable the DESTM controls, triggering a buffer to perform a self-training mode, sending linear-feedback shift register (LFSR) patterns to the buffer for the minimum duration time, and waiting for the minimum completion time to end before disabling the DESTM. The minimum duration time indicates a time that the self-training mode is active and is predefined. The buffer executes the self-training mode within the predefined minimum duration time.

Abstract: A vertical probe includes opposite first and third sides, and opposite second and fourth sides. The third and fourth sides extend in a planar manner from a body to a tip portion. The first and second sides include first and second upper plane segments at the body, first and second transition segments at the tip portion, and first and second lower plane segments closer to the third and fourth sides than the first and second upper plane segments are, respectively. The first and second transition segments gradually approach the third and fourth sides as they extend from the first and second upper plane segments to the first and second lower plane segments. The first transition and lower plane segments are realized by laser processing. The vertical probe can contact small conductive contacts with good current resistance, structural strength, lifespan, and processing accuracy. When applied to a probe head, breaking or shifting position of the tip portion due to vertical movement can be avoided.

Abstract: A laptop computer including a circuit board, a connector, and a fan is provided. The circuit board has a plurality of first electrically conducting members. The connector has a body and a plurality of clamping terminals and pogo pin terminals extended from the body. The clamping terminals and the pogo pin terminals are electrically connected to each other and located at two opposite sides of the body. The clamping terminals clamp the circuit board and are electrically connected to the first electrically conductive members. The fan has a plurality of second electrically conducting members, and the pogo pin terminals are respectively abutted against abutting surfaces of the second electrically conducting members, such that the circuit board is electrically connected to the fan via the connector, wherein each of the abutting surfaces is tilted relative to a plane where the pogo pin terminals are arranged.

Abstract: An antenna system with a switchable horizontal half-power beamwidth includes: a ground plane module including rows of patch groups that jointly form a ground plane; an antenna unit spaced apart from the ground plane by an interval; and a control module that can receive at least one beam control message. Each two adjacent rows of the patch groups are provided therebetween with at least one switching unit. The control module can bring each of the at least one switching unit to be turned on or turned off according to contents of the at least one beam control message, so as to adjust the electrical properties of the ground plane and change the horizontal half-power beamwidth of the antenna unit. Accordingly, the antenna system has a relatively low-profile spatial property, and requires no extra mechanism design for horizontal half-power beamwidth adjustment and switching based on practical needs.