Abstract: Systems, devices and methods of manufacturing a system on silicon wafer (SoSW) device and package are described herein. A plurality of functional dies is formed in a silicon wafer. Different sets of masks are used to form different types of the functional dies in the silicon wafer. A first redistribution structure is formed over the silicon wafer and provides local interconnects between adjacent dies of the same type and/or of different types. A second redistribution structure may be formed over the first redistribution layer and provides semi-global and/or global interconnects between non-adjacent dies of the same type and/or of different types. An optional backside redistribution structure may be formed over a second side of the silicon wafer opposite the first redistribution layer. The optional backside redistribution structure may provide backside interconnects between functional dies of different types.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for PDSCH reception in single-DCI multi-TRP scenario with unified TCI framework are disclosed. In one embodiment, a UE comprises a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) activating at least one Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) codepoint with two downlink (DL) or joint TCI states; receive, via the transceiver, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating one TCI codepoint being activated with two DL or joint TCI states if multiple TCI codepoints are activated with DL or joint TCI states; and determine one or two DL TCI states for reception of PDSCH scheduled by a scheduling DCI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for mapping from virtual resource block (VRB) to physical resource block (PRB) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment can include: a receiver that receives a downlink control information (DCI) format 1_0 in two or more linked common search spaces (CSSs) associated with two or more control resource sets (CORESETs), wherein each CSS of the two or more linked CSSs is associated with a CORESET of the two or more CORESETs; and a processor that is coupled to the receiver and determines a lowest-numbered PRB in the two or more CORESETs for mapping from VRB to PRB of a PDSCH transmission scheduled by the DCI format 1_0.

Abstract: An operation method of a power supply circuit which is provided with an input voltage to generate a positive output voltage and a negative output voltage is proposed. The power supply circuit includes five switches and is electrically connected with an inductor through a first inductor node and a second inductor node. The disclosed operation method includes determining the power supply circuit to operate in a mode, which includes three operation phases, a first, second and third phase. Energizing currents can be generated and provided both to enhance the positive output voltage and negative output voltage by employing the proposed operation method. Since there is no transition of the voltage level of the second inductor node during the second phase to third phase transition, it is believed that the present invention effectively achieves in suppressing redundant power switching loss and providing optimized output power efficiency.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a circuit region, a lower metal layer over the circuit region, and an upper metal layer over the lower metal layer. The lower metal layer includes a plurality of lower conductive patterns elongated along a first axis. The upper metal layer includes a plurality of upper conductive patterns elongated along a second axis transverse to the first axis. The plurality of upper conductive patterns includes at least one input or output configured to electrically couple the circuit region to external circuitry outside the circuit region. The upper metal layer further includes a first lateral upper conductive pattern contiguous with and projecting, along the first axis, from a first upper conductive pattern among the plurality of upper conductive patterns. The first lateral upper conductive pattern is over and electrically coupled to a first lower conductive pattern among the plurality of lower conductive patterns.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device includes: a first die array including first integrated circuit dies, orientations of the first integrated circuit dies alternating along rows and columns of the first die array; a first dielectric layer surrounding the first integrated circuit dies, surfaces of the first dielectric layer and the first integrated circuit dies being planar; a second die array including second integrated circuit dies on the first dielectric layer and the first integrated circuit dies, orientations of the second integrated circuit dies alternating along rows and columns of the second die array, front sides of the second integrated circuit dies being bonded to front sides of the first integrated circuit dies by metal-to-metal bonds and by dielectric-to-dielectric bonds; and a second dielectric layer surrounding the second integrated circuit dies, surfaces of the second dielectric layer and the second integrated circuit dies being planar.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for closed loop power control for PUSCH and PUCCH transmissions in multi-TRP scenario are disclosed. A method at an UE comprises receiving one or multiple DCIs, each DCI includes a first TPC field and a second TPC field and schedules one or multiple PUSCH or PUCCH transmissions; determining mappings between TPC commands and the scheduled PUSCH or PUCCH transmissions, wherein, each mapping is between two TPC commands indicated by the first TPC field and the second TPC field of each DCI and the scheduled PUSCH or PUCCH transmission(s), each of which is mapped to a closed loop index, by the DCI; calculating closed loop power adjustment for each of the scheduled PUSCH or PUCCH transmissions according to the received TPC command(s) between each of the scheduled PUSCH or PUCCH transmissions and its scheduling DCI and the mappings; and transmitting each of the scheduled PUSCH or PUCCH transmissions with a power based on its calculated closed loop power adjustment.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback for multiple Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based multiple Transmit Receive Points (TRP) transmission are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a receiver that receives a plurality of configurations of control resource sets (CORESETs), wherein each CORESET comprises a plurality of resource blocks (RBs) in frequency domain and a plurality of symbols in time domain, and time-frequency resources identified by the CORESET are used to transmit a Downlink Control Information (DCI); a processor that determines a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback selected from a group consisting of: a separate HARQ-ACK feedback and a joint HARQ-ACK feedback; and a transmitter that transmits the determined HARQ-ACK feedback; wherein the separate HARQ-ACK feedback is transmitted through a plurality of uplink resources; and the joint HARQ-ACK feedback is transmitted through one uplink resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for simultaneous unified TCI state update for a group of cells are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a configuration of one or more CC lists, simultaneous TCI state update is supported for all CCs in each CC list; receiving, for a CC list, an indication of common TCI state in one CC in the CC list to update TCI states of all CCs in the CC list, wherein, TCI state ID(s) are included in the indication of common TCI state; determining, for the CC list, application time of the common TCI state, the application time is based on a reference SCS; and applying the TCI state ID(s) included in the indication of common TCI state to all of CCs in the CC list after the determined application time.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission and reception in multiple transmit receive points (TRPs) are disclosed. The apparatus includes a transmitter for selectively transmitting a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource to a first identity, and selectively transmitting a second PUCCH resource to a second identity, wherein each one of the PUCCH resources carries a set of uplink control information (UCI); and a processor that determines whether there is an overlap between the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UE grouping are disclosed. A method at a base unit comprises configuring one or more higher layer parameter sets for SRS transmission with at least one of frequency hopping, repetition and antenna switching and transmitting a DCI containing a non-zero SRS request field or a higher layer signaling to trigger a SRS transmission in the symbols in one or more normal subframes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining default spatial relation for uplink signals are disclosed. A method comprising: determining a default spatial relation for transmission of an uplink signal if no higher layer parameter for indicating a spatial relation is configured for the transmission of the uplink signal; and transmitting the uplink signal using the determined default spatial relation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for beam determination. An exemplary method of the present application includes: receiving information indicating a set of joint or uplink common transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; and for a user equipment (UE) capable of transmitting an link transmission according to more than one TCI state simultaneously in a time interval where the set of joint or uplink common TCI state is applicable, transmitting the uplink transmission according to: a) the set of joint or uplink common TCI state simultaneously, or b) the set of joint or uplink common TCI state simultaneously and a beam indication associated with the uplink transmission.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes forming a device layer over a first substrate; forming a first interconnect structure over a front-side of the device layer; attaching a second substrate to the first interconnect structure; forming a second interconnect structure over a back-side of the device layer, the second interconnect structure comprising back-side memory elements, wherein the back-side memory elements and a first plurality of active devices of the device layer provide a first memory array; and forming conductive connectors over the second interconnect structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition transmissions. One embodiment of the present application provides a user equipment (UE), including: a receiver that receives downlink control information (DCI) including a first indicator and a second indicator; and a processor that is coupled with the receiver. The first indicator includes a first bit and a second bit and indicates one or two phase tracking reference signal (PTRS)-demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associations between PTRS port(s) and DMRS port(s).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of resource mapping for DMRS ports are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a receiver, a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) configuration with a plurality of DMRS ports, the plurality of DMRS ports comprising a first port group with a first set of DMRS ports and a second port group with a second set of DMRS ports; determining, by a processor, a DMRS resource comprising a first part of the DMRS resource for the first port group and a second part of the DMRS resource for the second port group; and receiving, by the receiver, a DMRS mapped to the first part and the second part of the DMRS resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of beam determination of PUSCH scheduled or activated with DCI format 0_0 where two common beams are indicated for UL transmission are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a receiver. Downlink Control Information (DCI) comprising a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) field that indicates a TCI codepoint where two common TCI states are mapped, or a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) that activates only two common TCI states which are mapped to a same TCI codepoint; determining, by a processor, one or two TCI states selected from the two common TCI states for transmission of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) scheduled or activated by DCI format 0_0; and transmitting, by a transmitter, the PUSCH with the selected TCI state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for multi-DCI multi-TRP based DL transmission in unified TCI framework are disclosed. In one embodiment, a UE comprises a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, an MAC CE including a CORESET pool ID field to activate one or multiple DL or joint TCI states among configured DL or joint TCI states when a high layer parameter CORESETPoolIndex is configured for at least one CORESET; and receive, via the transceiver, a DCI indicating one DL or joint TCI state when multiple DL or joint TCI states are activated.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a semiconductor package structure are provided. The semiconductor device includes a Radio Frequency (RF) circuit, at least one Ultra Thick Metal (UTM) layer and at least one aluminum (AP) mesh layer. The UTM layer is stacked on the RF circuit. The aluminum mesh layer is stacked on the UTM layer, and the UTM layer is connected to a power source or a ground through the aluminum mesh layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus of adjusting timing for multi-TRP transmission. An exemplary method of the present application includes: receiving information indicating a plurality of timing advance groups (TAG)s in a serving cell configured with a plurality of indexes, wherein each control resource set (CORESET) in the serving cell is associated with a corresponding index of the plurality of indexes: receiving a TA command associated with a TAG of the plurality of TAGs, wherein the TAG is associated with an index of the plurality of indexes; and transmitting an uplink transmission associated with the index in the serving cell according to the TA command.