Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method comprises: receiving, from bitstream, a plurality of syntax elements associated with a coding unit, wherein the plurality of syntax elements indicate a size of the coding unit and a coding tree type of the coding unit; determining a minimum palette mode block size for the coding unit in accordance with the coding tree type of the coding unit; in accordance with a determination that the size of the coding unit is greater than the minimum palette mode block size: receiving, from the bitstream, a palette mode enable flag associated with the coding unit; and decoding, from the bitstream, the coding unit in accordance with the palette mode enable flag.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding a video signal. The method comprises: receiving the video signal that includes a first component and a second component in a first picture frame; receiving, from the video signal, a plurality of sample offsets associated with the second component in the first picture frame; deriving a first class index for the second component from a first set of one or more samples of the first component relative to each sample of the second component; selecting a first sample offset from the plurality of sample offsets for the second component according to the first class index; and obtaining a cross-component offsetted sample value of the second component based on the first sample offset in the first picture frame. In some embodiments, the first picture frame is divided into a plurality of regions, and a different classifier is used for each of the plurality of regions.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for reducing the decoding latency introduced by LMCS. In one method, during decoding of a coding unit (CU), a plurality of reconstructed luma samples is selected from a first pre-determined region neighboring to a second pre-determined region where the CU is located, an average of the plurality of reconstructed luma samples is calculated, and the average of the plurality of reconstructed luma samples is used directly, without any clipping, in deriving a chroma residual scaling factor for decoding the CU.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides example embodiments relating to conductive features, such as metal contacts, vias, lines, etc., and methods for forming those conductive features. In some embodiments, a structure includes a first dielectric layer over a substrate, a first conductive feature through the first dielectric layer, the first conductive feature comprising a first metal, a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, and a second conductive feature through the second dielectric layer having a lower convex surface extending into the first conductive feature, wherein the lower convex surface of the second conductive feature has a tip end extending laterally under a bottom boundary of the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: A device including at least one transistor cell including metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors each having drain/source terminals and a channel length. The at least one transistor cell includes a first number of transistors of the metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors connected in series, with one of the drain/source terminals of one of the first number of transistors connected to one of the drain/source terminals of another one of the first number of transistors and gates of the first number of transistors connected together. The at least one transistor cell configured to be used to provide a transistor having a longer channel length than the channel length of each of the metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors.

Abstract: A photoelectric water-permeable pavement configuration includes a photoelectric module and a water-permeable unit below the photoelectric module. The photoelectric module is arranged on a ground surface and includes a base. A water-permeable channel is formed at a periphery of the base. A solar panel is mounted on a top of the base. Fixing members are provided on a bottom of the base and positioned on the water-permeable unit. A hollowed region is provided inside the base. Communicating pipes are connected to and extended outward from the hollowed region to communicate with adjacent bases. The water-permeable unit is a water-permeable pavement including a frame structure formed of multiple vertical water-permeable pipes and poured with concrete grout, or a water-permeable pavement formed by directly paving a water-permeable material, or a water-permeable pavement having water-permeable holes formed by drilling, such that a concrete structure pavement having a plurality of drainage holes is constructed.

Abstract: A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a workpiece that includes a first source/drain feature, a first dielectric layer over the first source/drain feature, and a source/drain contact disposed in the first dielectric layer and over the first source/drain feature. The method further includes depositing a second dielectric layer over the source/drain contact and the first dielectric layer, forming a source/drain contact via opening through the second dielectric layer to expose the source/drain contact, depositing a sacrificial plug in the source/drain contact via opening, depositing a third dielectric layer over the second dielectric layer and the sacrificial plug, forming a trench in the third dielectric layer to expose the sacrificial plug, removing the sacrificial plug to expose the source/drain contact via opening, and after the removing of the sacrificial plug, forming an integrated conductive feature into the trench and the exposed source/drain contact via opening.

Abstract: Implantation mask formation techniques described herein include increasing an initial aspect ratio of a pattern in an implantation mask by non-lithography techniques, which may include forming a resist hardening layer on the implantation mask. The pattern may be formed by photolithography techniques to the initial aspect ratio that reduces or minimizes the likelihood of pattern collapse during formation of the pattern. Then, the resist hardening layer is formed on the implantation mask to increase the height of the pattern and reduce the width of the pattern, which increases the aspect ratio between the height of the openings or trenches and the width of the openings or trenches of the pattern. In this way, the pattern in the implantation mask may be formed to an ultra-high aspect ratio in a manner that reduces or minimizes the likelihood of pattern collapse during formation of the pattern.

Abstract: Video coding methods and apparatuses are provided. A set of two or more pictures is coded. The set includes at least a first picture coded with a first spatial resolution, and a second picture coded with a second spatial resolution different from the first spatial resolution. The set of two or more pictures is stored in a decoded picture buffer based on corresponding spatial resolutions. The set of two or more pictures stored in the decoded picture buffer is used as a set of reference pictures for coding one or more successive pictures subsequent to the set of two or more pictures. The set of two or more pictures is incorporated into a reference picture list that contains pictures with at least two different spatial resolutions.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video signal. A decoder partitions a video picture into a plurality of coding units (CUs) comprising a lossless CU. The decoder may further receive a high-level syntax. The high-level syntax may include, for example, a first flag that indicates whether a residual coding scheme is switchable.

Abstract: A group-common resource allocation method for multicast and broadcast service (MBS) and related devices are provided. The method includes when there is no data ongoing for MBS and unicast on an active BWP, switching from the active BWP to a default BWP upon expiry of a first MBS bwp-Inactivity Timer for MBS or a bwp-Inactivity Timer for unicast; and monitoring group-common resources on the default BWP for MBS reception. With this method, power consumption for MBS reception is improved.

Abstract: A method for decoding video data. The method includes obtaining a video block from a bitstream; determining a region to derive a multiple linear regression (MLR) model; obtaining luma and chroma sample values in the region; deriving the MLR model using the luma and chroma sample values in the region; predicting each of chroma samples in the video block by applying the MLR model to corresponding luma samples for that chroma sample; and obtaining decoded video block using the predicted chroma samples.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous formulation of an oil-soluble corrosion inhibitor, and a preparation method and a regeneration method thereof.

Abstract: A method for video decoding, a computing device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes receiving, by a decoder, three control flags in a sequence parameter set (SPS); receiving, by the decoder, a first presence flag in the SPS when the first control flag is true, a second presence flag in the SPS when the second control flag is true and a third presence flag in the SPS when the third control flag is true; receiving, by the decoder, a first/second/third picture control flag in a picture header of each picture that refers to the SPS when the first/second/third presence flag in the SPS is true.

Abstract: A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by acquiring a video bitstream including data associated with multiple encoded pictures, each picture including multiple rows of coding tree units (CTUs) and each CTU including one or more coding units (CUs). A data buffer storing a plurality of history-based motion vector predictors is used for encoding the rows of CTUs and the decoding process resets the buffer before decoding a first CU of a current row of CTUs. For a current CU of the row of CTUs, a motion vector candidate list is constructed from exploiting spatial and temporal correlation of motion vectors of neighbouring code units as well as the history-based motion vector predictors in the buffer. Finally, one motion vector predictor is selected, from the motion vector candidate list, for decoding the current CU and the buffer is updated based on the selected one.

Abstract: The present invention provides anti-Fzd monoclonal antibodies and related compositions, which may be used in any of a variety of therapeutic methods for the treatment of diseases.

Abstract: A wireless communication method for execution by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE receives a radio resource control (RRC) message used for transiting the UE to an RRC inactive state and starts a small data transmission (SDT) time alignment timer (TAT) upon receiving the RRC message. The UE determines whether timing alignment (TA) for the UE is validated through TA validation at least based on the TAT and at least one measurement of reference signal received power (RSRP) compared to at least one RSRP associated threshold. The UE transmits uplink small data on pre-configured SDT resources in the RRC inactive state of the UE when the TA for the UE is validated through TA validation.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: setting, by an encoder, a first syntax element in a picture parameter set (PPS) specifying whether a picture corresponding to the PPS comprises more than one network abstraction layer (NAL) units and whether the more than one NAL units have a same NAL unit type; setting, by the encoder, a second syntax element in a picture header (PH) specifying whether the picture corresponding to the PH is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture or a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) picture, wherein a value of the first syntax element is set based on a value of the second syntax element being 1; and forming, by the encoder, a bitstream with the first syntax element and the second syntax element.

Abstract: A device for encoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data, and a video encoder implemented in circuitry and configured to encode a future picture of the video data having a first display order position, the future picture being included in an intra period (IP) of the video data, the IP comprising a plurality of groups of pictures (GOPs), and after encoding the future picture, encode a picture of an ordinal first GOP of the plurality of GOPs using the future picture as a reference picture, each picture of the ordinal first GOP having display order positions earlier than the first display order position. Encoding the future picture in this manner may result in encoding performance improvements with minimal increases in encoding and decoding complexity.

Abstract: A method for controlling bit-width for bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) for video coding includes decoding a first reference picture and a second reference picture, the second reference picture being different than the first reference picture, wherein the first reference picture is displayed before a current picture and the second reference picture is displayed after the current picture. A motion refinement of a coding unit (CU) is calculated by minimizing a difference between a first prediction L0 and a second prediction L1. First gradient values for the first prediction L0 and second gradient values for the second prediction L1 are calculated. A final bi-prediction of the CU is calculated. Also disclosed are an associated apparatus and an associated non-transitory computer readable storage medium.