Abstract: A semiconductor includes a substrate. A gate structure is disposed on the substrate. A liner oxide contacts a side of the gate structure. A silicon oxide spacer contacts the liner oxide. An end of the silicon oxide spacer forms a kink profile. A silicon nitride spacer contacts the silicon oxide spacer and a tail of the silicon nitride spacer covers part of the kink profile. A stressor covers the silicon nitride spacer and the substrate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for video coding are provided. A method includes signaling a first syntax element for determining whether information of one or more reference picture lists is present in a picture header (PH) associated with a picture; and signaling the information of the one or more reference picture lists in the PH in a case that the first syntax element has a first value, wherein in a case that the information of the one or more reference picture lists is signaled in the PH and one or more slices associated with the picture are determined, from the information of the one or more reference picture lists, as being not bi-predictive, one or more second syntax elements in the PH are not parsed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed to a narrow band filter with high transmission and an image sensor comprising the narrow band filter. In some embodiments, the filter comprises a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), a second DBR, a defect layer between the first and second DBRs, and a plurality of columnar structures. The columnar structures extend through the defect layer and have a refractive index different than a refractive index of the defect layer. The first and second DBRs define a low transmission band, and the defect layer defines a high transmission band dividing the low transmission band. The columnar structures shift the high transmission band towards lower or higher wavelengths depending upon a refractive index of the columnar structures and a fill factor of the columnar structures.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems that relate to rate matching scheme design for polar coding, PAC coding, or other pre-transformed polar coding are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method for digital communication includes determining, by a first node, an output bit sequence having E bits based on an input bit sequence c having K bits, wherein the output bit sequence is determined based on an output of a polar transform and an output of a repetition operation, and wherein the input of the repetition operation is a portion of a bit sequence before the polar transform. The method also includes transmitting, by the first node, a signal including the output bit sequence to a second node.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes an interposer that has a first side and a second side opposing the first side. A semiconductor device that is on the first side of the interposer and an optical device that is on the first side of the interposer and next to the semiconductor device. A first encapsulant layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the first encapsulant layer is on the first side of the interposer and along sidewalls of the semiconductor device. A gap is between a first sidewall of the optical device and a second sidewall of the first portion of the first encapsulant layer. A substrate is over the second side of the interposer. The semiconductor device and the optical device are electrically coupled to the substrate through the interposer.

Abstract: An antenna-in-module includes a ground plate, three radiating elements, and two feed stubs. A first radiating element and a ground plate are arranged at an interval along a Z-axis and are disposed opposite to each other. The first radiating element and a second radiating element are arranged at an interval along an X-axis. A first gap between the first radiating element and the second radiating element extends along a Y-axis. A third radiating element and the second radiating element are arranged at an interval along the Z-axis and are disposed opposite to each other. At least a part of a first feed stub is disposed in a first aperture that includes space between the first gap and the ground plate. At least a part of a second feed stub is disposed in a second aperture that includes space between the second radiating element and the third radiating element.

Abstract: An detachment device for a spliced display device includes: a detachment mechanism disposed to be connected with the first display unit to drive the first display unit to move along a direction away from or close to a plane where the spliced display device is located; at least one moving device, wherein the moving device includes a moving frame located outside the detachment mechanism and an adjustment member disposed on the moving frame, the moving frame is connected with the second display unit, the adjustment member abuts against the detachment mechanism, and the moving frame drives the second display unit connected with the moving frame to move in a direction away from the first display unit through the adjustment member on the plane where the spliced display device is located.

Abstract: An optical lens system includes nine lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element. At least one lens surface of the seventh lens element, the eighth lens element and the ninth lens element has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof, and each of the seventh lens element, the eighth lens element and the ninth lens element has at least one lens surface being aspheric.

Abstract: Provided is an array substrate which includes a base substrate; a plurality of common electrodes disposed on a side of the base substrate; a plurality of data lines disposed on a side of the base substrate, wherein with respect to each of the data lines, a distance between the data line and a first target common electrode is different from a distance between the data line and a second target common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an array and disposed on a side of the base substrate.

Abstract: This application aims to provides a method for controlling an air conditioning system, an air conditioning system, a computer-readable storage medium, a mobile terminal device and a server so as to at least solve or alleviate part of the problems in the prior art. In the first aspect, this application provides a method for controlling an air conditioning system, the air conditioning system including a plurality of indoor units arranged in different regions. The control method includes: a step for acquiring occupancy information, acquiring occupancy information of the region; a step for acquiring electric energy information, acquiring electric energy information containing an electric energy characteristic; and a step for generating an energy storage instruction, generating an energy storage instruction for a specific region on the basis of the occupancy information when the electric energy information satisfies a predetermined energy storage condition.

Abstract: A color film substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix layer, a color-resist layer, a protective layer, and a supporting post layer that are stacked and provided in sequence; the black matrix layer is provided with light-transmitting windows distributed in an array, and the color-resist layer covers each light-transmitting window; the supporting post layer is provided with a supporting post; the color film substrate includes a plurality of different subregions; in at least part of the subregions, the color-resist layer is provided with a partition slot located between rows of light-transmitting windows and exposing the black matrix layer, and an orthographic projection of the supporting post on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the partition slot on the base substrate; in at least two of the subregions, the partition slot is provided with different widths.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical module, including a lower housing, an upper housing covering the lower housing, a circuit board, a first metal base, a second metal base, a silicon photonic chip, and a light emission module including a laser chip and an optical path assembly. The first metal base is disposed on one side of the upper housing. The second metal base is disposed on one side of the lower housing. The circuit board with a hollow region is disposed on the second metal base. The silicon photonic chip is disposed on the second metal base exposed from the hollow region. The laser chip is disposed on the first metal base. The optical path assembly is disposed on the first metal base and/or on the second metal base exposed from the hollow region, and guides a third optical signal emitted by the laser chip to the silicon photonic chip.

Abstract: A wireless tire pressure detector automatic find and locate system and the operation method thereof are provided. The wireless tire pressure detector automatic find and locate system includes a plurality of wireless tire pressure detectors and a wireless host. The wireless host and each wireless tire pressure detector are wirelessly paired and connected through a wireless system, and a first wireless tire pressure detector is designated. The wireless host and the first wireless tire pressure detector detect signal data between the first wireless tire pressure detector and other wireless tire pressure detectors, and the first wireless tire pressure detector transmits the data to the wireless host for analyzing and positioning to localize each wireless tire pressure detector.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for video coding are provided. The method includes that a decoder determines whether a disable flag is present in a picture header (PH) associated with a picture, wherein the disable flag specifies whether a coding tool is disabled in one or more slices associated with the PH. Additionally, the method includes that the decoder infers value of the disable flag according to one or more enable flags signaled in a sequence parameter set (SPS) of the picture in response to determining that the disable flag is not present in the PH, inferring, by the decoder.

Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the seventh lens element has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. There is an air gap in a paraxial region between all adjacent lens elements of the seven lens elements.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate component, an IC die component over the substrate component, and a composite redistribution structure interposed between and electrically coupled to the substrate and IC die components. The composite redistribution structure includes a local interconnect component between a first redistribution structure overlying the substrate component and a second redistribution structure underlying the IC die component, and an insulating encapsulation between the first and second redistribution structures and embedding the local interconnect component therein.

Abstract: The present application discloses a polymyxin antibiotic synergist and an anti-Gram-negative bacterium pharmaceutical composition. Dronedarone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is used as the polymyxin antibiotic synergist and combined with a polymyxin antibiotic, which can effectively improve the activity of the polymyxin antibiotic against a drug-resistant bacterium inhibit the drug resistance of the polymyxin antibiotic. Meanwhile, dronedarone can significantly reduce the dosage of the polymyxin antibiotic, which is conductive to reducing the side effects caused by the use of the drug.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods of using salivary exosomes to detect and treat Sjögren's syndrome in a subject.

Abstract: A camera structure, including a lens holder, a lens frame and a plurality of balls. The lens holder has a holder body, one end of which has a first rolling groove. The first groove wall part and the second groove wall part are disposed on two sides of the first rolling groove, and the groove bottom is disposed between the first groove wall part and the second groove wall part. The lens frame is mounted on an outer side of the holder body. The plurality of balls are located inside the first rolling groove, wherein the first groove wall part and the second groove wall part support the plurality of balls, there is a gap between each of the plurality of balls and the groove bottom, and the plurality of balls lay between the lens holder and the lens frame.

Abstract: A building chiller/heat pump system includes a chiller/heat pump system for supplying a conditioned fluid to change a temperature of air being delivered into a building. The chiller/heat pump system is provided with a control to achieve a desired setpoint of the air delivered into the building. The control is programmed to receive a prediction of expected remission levels in energy that will be delivered to power the chiller/heat pump system. The control is programmed to change the setpoint such that an energy level required to operate the chiller/heat pump system to achieve the setpoint will drop when the expected emissions level increases, and adjusts the setpoint in an opposed direction when the expected emissions drops. A method is also disclosed.