Abstract: A device including a DA conversion circuit includes at least: a processor 10P that outputs a DA conversion target value, a pre-stage circuit that receives the DA conversion target value from the processor, corrects the DA conversion target value according to correction data, and outputs the corrected DA conversion target value, a body circuit including one or more correction target DA converter elements and that performs DA conversion on the corrected DA conversion target value, and an AD converter. Here, the correction target DA converter element is a hybrid-type DA converter element that outputs, from an output terminal, an analog value obtained by adding an analog value output by a first type circuit segment in charge of an upper order and an analog value output by a second type circuit segment in charge of a lower order.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a peripheral circuit structure. The peripheral circuit structure includes a periphery circuit disposed on a substrate and a first interconnection structure disposed on the periphery circuit. The first interconnection structure includes a first conductive structure extending in a first direction, a second conductive structure extending in the first direction, a third conductive structure extending in the first direction, wherein the second conductive structure is disposed between the first conductive structure and the third conductive structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a contact structure extending in the second direction in direct contact with the first conductive structure and the third conductive structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polyethylene compositions, articles including such polyethylene compositions, and methods of making polyethylene compositions and articles (e.g., films) thereof. In some embodiments, a method of making a polyethylene composition includes introducing ethylene, an optional comonomer, a diluent, a catalyst, and 30 ppm to 500 ppm of a cocatalyst to a loop reactor under conditions sufficient to produce a slurry comprising the polyethylene composition. The method includes continuously discharging a portion of the slurry from the loop reactor as effluent comprising the polyethylene composition. The method includes flashing the effluent to vaporize diluent and form a concentrated effluent comprising the polyethylene composition. The method includes condensing the vaporized diluent. The polyethylene composition comprises 80 wt % or greater ethylene-derived units and has a density within the range from 0.935 to 0.975 g/cm3; and a melt index (I2.16) of 2 g/10 min to 4 g/10 min.

Abstract: A 3D imaging system may include a laser source, a first camera, a second camera, a delay generator, and a computer. The first camera and the second camera may each be arranged and oriented to detect reflected photons of a laser pulse emitted by the laser source. The delay generator may be configured to provide a plurality of signals that active at least one of the laser source, the first camera, and the second camera. The computer may be configured to receive a first output signal from the first camera, receive a second output signal from the second camera, determine a time-of-flight based at least partially on the first and second output signals and a brightness-time calibration curve, convert the time-of-flight to a distance, determine a 3D coordinate based at least partially on the distance, and/or generate a 3D point cloud utilizing the 3D coordinate.

Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device with low blanking noise and improved signal detection accuracy. As means therefor, a charged particle beam device is configured by: a stage where a sample is mountable; a charged particle gun performing charged particle emission to the sample; a voltage source; a first switching circuit to which a voltage is supplied from the voltage source; a second switching circuit having one end connected to a ground; a third switching circuit having one end connected to the ground; a fourth switching circuit to which a voltage is supplied from the voltage source; a first blanking electrode connected to the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit; a second blanking electrode facing the first blanking electrode and connected to the third switching circuit and the fourth switching circuit; and a control circuit controlling the first switching circuit, the second switching circuit, the third switching circuit, and the fourth switching circuit.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and apparatus for implementing concurrent matching for a transmitter and a receiver. An example transceiver may include a first amplifier, a second amplifier, a third amplifier, a first transformer, a second transformer, a first switch, and a third transformer. The first switch is coupled between a terminal of a secondary winding of the first transformer and a reference potential node.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot docking station and a cleaning system with a cleaning robot and a cleaning robot docking station. The cleaning robot docking station includes an evaporation apparatus, having an evaporating dish for holding liquid and a heater used to heat the liquid in the evaporating dish to evaporate the liquid; a condensation apparatus, configured to receive a first gas from the evaporation apparatus, condense the water vapor in the first gas, and discharge a second gas. The second gas is heated before being discharged from the cleaning robot docking station or before entering the evaporation apparatus.

Abstract: A 3D imaging system may include a laser source, a camera arranged and oriented to collect reflected photons of a laser pulse emitted by the laser source, a master trigger connected to the laser source and/or the camera, and a computer communicatively coupled to the camera. The camera may be configured to accumulate a plurality of frames and/or to provide a first output signal including the plurality of frames and/or an averaged intensity image. The computer may be configured to receive the first output signal, receive a second output signal including a normal intensity image, provide a normalized averaged intensity image via normalizing the averaged intensity image based on the normal intensity image, determine a plurality of distances based on the normalized averaged intensity image and a brightness-distance calibration curve, and/or provide a 3D point cloud based on the plurality of determined distances and a plurality of pixel positions.

Abstract: A pressure sensor system is provided. In another aspect, a wireless intraocular pressure sensor includes a deformable or stretchable inductor. A further aspect of an intraocular pressure sensing system includes a deformable inductor sized to contact an eye. Another aspect provides an organ pressure sensing system including a passive inductor with a wavy, serpentine or undulating shape.

Abstract: A conductive hot melt adhesive having near-infrared light welding characteristics includes gallium indium liquid metal, lipoic acid and a polyvalent crosslinking agent. The preparation method includes: mixing gallium indium liquid metal, lipoic acid and polyvalent crosslinking agent, placing in an agate mortar and grinding to obtain a precursor powder; heating the precursor powder to obtain the conductive hot melt adhesive having near-infrared light welding characteristics. The present disclosure discloses that the prepared conductive adhesive hot melt adhesive has good electrical conductivity and can achieve effective bonding to a variety of solid bases through near-infrared light irradiation.

Abstract: Provided herein are metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene compositions that exhibit a high degree of broad orthogonal composition distribution (“BOCD”), meaning that they have a relatively high degree of short-chain branching in higher-molecular-weight chains, as compared to the short-chain branching in lower-molecular weight chains. The compositions may have 80 to 99.9 wt % units derived from ethylene and 0.1 to 20 wt % units derived from a C3 to C40 ?-olefin comonomer; density from 0.925 to 0.950 g/cm3, melt index (I2.16) within the range from 0.1 to 5 g/10 min, and molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) within the range from 4.0 to 8.0.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an expanded coating, a preparation method and use thereof, and a permanent magnet comprising same. The expanded coating described herein comprises pores and a filler resin arranged among the pores; the pores comprise at least a spheroid pore having a cross section with a long diameter and a short diameter; in the cross section of the expanded coating, the area of the spheroid pores accounts for 50%-60% of the cross-sectional area of the expanded coating. The permanent magnet of the present disclosure comprises the expanded coating. The expanded coating has high strength and can exhibit excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance at high temperatures (such as 170° C.), with a shear strength greater than 2 MPa, a tensile strength greater than 2 MPa, an oil resistance greater than 1800 h and a neutral salt spray performance greater than 288 h at 170° C.

Abstract: To reduce propagation of spatial noise generated in a high-voltage generation circuit to an output terminal, and reduce a size of a high-voltage power supply. A high-voltage power supply includes: a high-voltage generation circuit; a filter circuit connected to the high-voltage generation circuit; an output resistor connected to the filter circuit via a first connection conductor; an output terminal connected to the output resistor via a second connection conductor; and a spatial noise blocking conductor connected to the first connection conductor, and having at least a portion disposed between the high-voltage generation circuit and the second connection conductor.

Abstract: A polyethylene copolymer useful in producing blown films may include: ethylene units; and 0.1 mol % to 15 wt % of C3-C18 alpha-olefin comonomer units, the polyethylene copolymer having: a density of 0.900 g/cm3 to 0.915 g/cm3, a melt index (MI, determined per ASTM D1238-20 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg loading) (12) of 0.5 g/10 min to 1.5 g/10 min. a melt index ratio of 15 to 40, a cross-fractional chromatography (CFC) central cross moment covariance of less than ?500K (kg/mol), a CFC correlation of ?0.3 or less, a CFC equal halves Tw1-Tw2 of ?30° C. or less and Mw1/Mw2 of 2 or greater, and a temperature rising elution fraction (TREF) T75-T25 30° C. to 36° C.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to techniques for simultaneously designing optical and electrical properties of an electrochromic device by tuning specific parameters of the electrochromic device. One or more models representing respective relationships of the optical and electrical properties with respect to the individual ones of the parameters of the device may be obtained. Given specific values of the optical and/or electrical properties, at least one of the parameters may be adjusted to simultaneously control the optical and electrical properties according to the given specific values.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified polyethylenes, articles, such as films, made therefrom, and methods of forming the compositions and films. Films from blends of certain polyethylenes and certain modifiers exhibit a new and useful balance of properties. Maximum output of film production equipment can be increased while maintaining or improving other film properties such as stiffness, tear resistance, tensile strength, and scaling performance of a polyethylene with the addition of the modifier. Surprisingly, optical properties, such as haze, of polyethylene film are dramatically improved through the addition of modifier.

Abstract: An advanced hybrid distributed energy resource (AHDER) system is disclosed. The AHDER includes a fuel power generator system (FPGS) configured to utilize alternative fuel to produce electricity, a main control center (MCC) configured to serve as a central hub of the AHDER system for managing and optimizing power generation and distribution; a battery energy storage system (BESS) configured to store excess energy and provide power; a fast-charging system (FCS) configured to receive AC power from the MCC and convert the AC power to DC power for charging equipment; an emission control subsystem (ECS) configured to reduce pollutants emitted by the FPGS; a combined heat and power (CHP) system configured to recover waste heat from an emission from the FPGS for generating electricity and thermal energy; and a CO2 capture system configured to receive thermal energy from the CHP system and treat exhaust from the ECS for producing liquid CO2.

Abstract: Provided is a method for electrochemical preparation of polythioctic acid (PTA) and a derivative thereof. The method includes: mixing a thioctic acid (TA) monomer, a supporting electrolyte, and a polar solvent to obtain a mixed liquor; and subjecting the mixed liquor to electrochemical polymerization to obtain the PTA and/or the derivative thereof on a surface of an anode, wherein the TA monomer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of TA and a TA derivative, and the TA derivative has a structure shown in formula I, wherein R is a derived group.