Abstract: An ablation device including a first electrode, at least one second electrode and a guiding sleeve is provided. The guiding sleeve is sleeved outside the first electrode and the second electrode, so as to fold the second electrode. The guiding sleeve is adapted to move along an axial direction of the first electrode, so as to adjust a length of the first electrode exposed by the guiding sleeve and enable the second electrode to be released and expand in a radial direction of the first electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides various cyanobacterial extracts exhibiting antiviral activity to a wide spectrum of viruses, such as enterovirus (EV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Human Herpesvirus (HHV), Ebola virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). The cyanobacterial extract is prepared from biomass of A. maxima (or Spirulina maxima). Also disclosed herein are process for preparing the cyanobacterial extract and uses of the cyanobacterial extract.

Abstract: A method for synchronization of system management data includes steps of generating a request for system management data in response to execution of a system booting program, transmitting the request to a baseboard management controller so as to enable the baseboard management controller to transmit the system management data stored in a second storage unit to a processor; receiving the system management data from the baseboard management controller, and determining whether the system management data is complete; and when it is determined that the system management data is complete, storing at least one of the sequential packets of the system management data in a first storage unit, and proceeding with execution of the system booting program.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a broadcast control method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method includes: when the one or more application programs run on a background and meet a first preset condition, sending a first control instruction; and when the first control instruction is received, freezing and buffering a broadcast to be sent to the one or more application programs.

Abstract: A method for intra prediction mode decoding for a current block based on multi-level most probable mode (MPM) sets. The method includes determining one or more MPM candidates for a first-level MPM set, and determining one or more most probable remaining mode (MPRM) candidates for a second-level MPM set. Wherein the one or more MPRM candidates are identified based on a mode of a neighboring block of the current block, and the one or more MPRM candidates are different from any MPM candidate in the first-level MPM set. The method also includes decoding syntax information related to a current intra prediction mode corresponding to the current block according to the multi-level MPM sets using a decoder, and decoding the current block based on the determined current intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate; an active circuit portion including at least an active component and formed on a topside of the semiconductor device; and a radiating metal sheet formed on a backside of the semiconductor device. A hole is formed within the substrate and the hole penetrates through the substrate. The active circuit portion and the radiating metal sheet are coupled through the hole.

Abstract: Processing methods and apparatuses for video data comprise receiving input data associated with a current coding block (CB) in a current slice, deriving a top-left location of a current quantization group containing the current CB using a recursive process or a tracking process, and determining a reference quantization parameter (QP) according to the top-left location of the current quantization group. The current CB is encoded or decoded according to the reference QP. The reference QP may be further derived based on a previous QP determined by a tracking method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of video coding are disclosed. In the encoding side, video data are received, where a GDR (Gradual Decoding Refresh) picture type is supported by the encoding device. A syntax structure including a first syntax in NAL (Network Access Layer) unit header is generated, where an NAL unit type indicated by the first syntax comprises the GDR picture type. Encoded video data including the syntax structure from the video data are generated. A corresponding method and apparatus for the decoding side are also disclosed.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a stacked chip package structure includes the following steps. A first chip is disposed on a carrier, wherein the first chip has a first active surface and a plurality of first pads disposed on the first active surface. A second chip is disposed on the first chip without covering the first pads and has a second active surface and a plurality of second pads disposed on the second active surface. A plurality of first stud bumps are formed on the first pads. A plurality of pillar bumps are formed on the second pads. The first chip and the second chip are encapsulated by an encapsulant, wherein the encapsulant exposes a top surface of each second stud bump. A plurality of first vias are formed by a laser process, wherein the first vias penetrate the encapsulant and expose the first stud bumps. A conductive layer is formed in the first vias to form a plurality of first conductive vias. The carrier is removed.

Abstract: An electronic bead string includes a main bead, a plurality of secondary beads, a displacement sensor, a memory, and a processor. The main bead and the secondary beads are strung together to form a bead string. The displacement sensor is fixed in the main bead to output two-dimensional displacement signals, the memory stores the two-dimensional displacement signals, and the processor determines whether a rotation cycle of the electronic bead string is an approved rotation cycle according to the two-dimensional displacement signals.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition and a metal-ion battery employing the same are provided. The electrolyte composition includes a metal chloride, an imidazolium salt of Formula (I), an alkali halide, and an oxalate-containing borate wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C2-8 alkoxyalkyl, or C1-8 fluoroalkyl; and X? is F?, Cl?, Br?, or I?. The metal chloride is aluminum chloride, iron chloride, zinc chloride, copper chloride, manganese chloride, chromium chloride, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A transition structure disposed in a package is disclosed. The transition structure comprises a first ground lead and a second ground lead; and a signal lead, disposed between the first ground lead and the second ground lead, wherein the first ground lead and the second ground lead have an exterior edge and an interior edge, the signal lead is coupled to a metal line formed on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a signal terminal of the die within the package; wherein an exterior gap formed between the first ground lead and the second ground lead at the exterior edge is wider than an interior gap formed between the first ground lead and the second ground lead at the interior edge.

Abstract: A method of modified SAO (sample-adaptive offset) processing for a reconstructed picture in a video coding system to improve the performance is disclosed. In one example, a SAO-sign threshold is introduced to determine the sign of the difference between a current reconstructed pixel and a neighboring reconstructed pixel. A range of difference values greater than the negative SAO-sign threshold and smaller than the positive SAO-sign threshold is assigned to have a sign value of 0. In another example, the SAO-offset value is derived by multiplying the SAO-offset sign with a result from applying left shift by the SAO-bit-shift value to the absolute SAO-offset value. In yet another example, the absolute SAO-offset value is coded by truncated Rice (TR) codes and a maximum TR value is indicated by a syntax element.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an element submount and a method for manufacturing the same. The element submount includes a substrate, a first conductive heat-dissipating layer, a second conductive heat-dissipating layer, a first heat-dissipating layer and an element bonding layer. The substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. The first conductive heat-dissipating layer is formed on the first surface. The second conductive heat-dissipating layer is formed on the first surface and separated from the first conductive heat-dissipating layer. The first heat-dissipating layer is formed on the second surface. The element bonding layer is formed on the second conductive heat-dissipating layer. By electroplating and processing techniques, the edge of one or two sides of the element bonding layer exceeds an edge of the second conductive heat-dissipating layer and partially covers a side of the second conductive heat-dissipating layer.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a video coding method for processing a current prediction unit (PU) with a sub-PU temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) mode. The method can include receiving the current PU including sub-PUs, determining an initial motion vector that is a motion vector of a spatial neighboring block of the current PU, performing a searching process to search for a main collocated picture in a sequence of reference pictures of the current PU based on the initial motion vector, and obtaining collocated motion information in the main collocated picture for the sub-PUs of the current PU. The searching process can include turning on motion vector scaling operation for searching a subset of the sequence of reference pictures, and turning off the motion vector scaling operation for searching the other reference pictures in the sequence of reference pictures.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding using coding modes including a palette mode are disclosed. In one embodiment, the total number of palette indices in the current block is coded into a binary string using a TR (Truncated Rice) binarization process with the Rice parameter to generate a prefix part and using an EGk (k-th order Exp-Golomb) binary process to generate a suffix part for the binary string, or using the EGk binarization process with the Rice parameter (k). The suffix part is allowed to be empty. In another embodiment, a Rice parameter is determined. If the Rice parameter is equal to or greater than log-base-2 of current block size, the variable related to a total number of palette indices in the current block of video data is binarized into a binary string using a fixed-length code with bit length equal to log-base-2 of current block size.

Abstract: A method includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form trenches, with a portion of the semiconductor substrate between the trenches being a semiconductor strip, and depositing a dielectric dose film on sidewalls of the semiconductor strip. The dielectric dose film is doped with a dopant of n-type or p-type. The remaining portions of the trenches are filled with a dielectric material. A planarization is performed on the dielectric material. Remaining portions of the dielectric dose film and the dielectric material form Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) regions. A thermal treatment is performed to diffuse the dopant in the dielectric dose film into the semiconductor strip.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for generating an ultrasound image. The method includes obtaining ultrasound data from an ultrasonic transducer array, the ultrasonic transducer array having M transducer elements. The method further includes generating N sets of image data from the ultrasound data using N random apodization functions. A minimizing function is then applied to a collection of image data, wherein the collection of image data comprises the N sets of image data. An ultrasound image is then generated based on the minimized image data.

Abstract: A method and a system of performing layout enhancement include: providing a first design layout comprising a plurality of cells; updating a first cell in the plurality of cells using optical proximity correction to provide a first updated cell and a data set; updating a second cell from remaining cells in the first design layout based on the data set to provide a second updated cell; and manufacturing a mask based on the first updated cell and the second updated cell in the first design layout.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a broadcast control method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method includes: when the one or more application programs run on a background and meet a first preset condition, sending a first control instruction; and when the first control instruction is received, freezing and buffering a broadcast to be sent to the one or more application programs.