Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a magnetic core; a conductive coil winding around the magnetic core and electrically insulated from the magnetic core, wherein the conductive coil includes horizontally-extending conductive lines and vertically-extending conductive vias electrically connecting the horizontally-extending conductive lines; and a connecting metal line on an outside of and electrically isolated from the conductive coil. The vertically-extending conductive vias include first conductive vias overlying a first one of the horizontally-extending conductive lines, second conductive vias overlapping the first conductive vias and underlying a second one of the horizontally-extending conductive lines, and a third conductive via between the first conductive vias and the second conductive vias. The connecting metal line is between the first conductive vias and the second conductive vias from a cross-sectional view.

Abstract: A method includes: positioning a mask in a processing chamber of a mask repair apparatus; determining whether a first abnormality is present by a first gas analysis device during forming a first vacuum in a column over the processing chamber; determining whether a second abnormality is present by a second gas analysis device during forming a second vacuum in the processing chamber; determining whether a third abnormality is present by a third gas analysis device during flowing a process gas into the processing chamber; determining whether a fourth abnormality is present by a fourth gas analysis device during directing an electron beam or ion beam at the mask with the process gas in the processing chamber; and in response to determining that one of the first, second, third or fourth abnormalities is present: halting the directing an electron beam or ion beam at the mask; and performing a repair associated with the first, second, third or fourth abnormality that is present.

Abstract: The present application provides an autonomous driving method, an auxiliary controller, a main controller, an autonomous driving system, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium, and relates to the technical field of autonomous driving. The method is applied to an auxiliary controller and comprises: acquiring state monitoring information, the state monitoring information being information obtained by monitoring an operation state of a main controller; and in response to determining, according to the state monitoring information, that the main controller is operating abnormally, controlling an operation state of an autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image signal processing that support controlling image capture based on movement and/or lighting conditions. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes determining lighting and movement conditions for an image scene and determining exposure settings for an image sensor based on these conditions. An exposure overlap setting may also be determined based on the movement and lighting conditions and the exposure settings. The image sensor may then capture one or more initial image frames guided by these parameters. Finally, an output image frame may be determined from these initial frames, such as with a blending process. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a calcium phosphate ceramic with trace elements, wherein a main component of the calcium phosphate ceramic is selected from a group consisting of hydroxyapatite (HA), ?-tricalcium phosphate (?-TCP), ?-tricalcium phosphate (?-TCP), tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) and any combination thereof; the calcium phosphate ceramic comprises various trace elements, at least including Mg, Sr, Na and Fe. The calcium phosphate ceramic is high biocompatible and non-cytotoxic, meanwhile demonstrates extraordinary features of osteoinductivity, osteoconductivity, osteogenesis activity and achieves the purpose of bone repair.

Abstract: A device structure according to the present disclosure includes a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack that includes a plurality of conductor plate layers interleaved by a plurality of insulator layers. The MIM stack includes a first region and a second region and the first region and the second region overlaps in a third region. The MIM stack further includes a first via passing through the first region and electrically coupled to a first subset of the plurality of conductor plate layers, a second via passing through the second region and electrically coupled to a second subset of the plurality of conductor plate layers, and a ground via passing through the third region and electrically coupled to a third subset of the plurality of conductor plate layers.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of source/drain regions. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of source/drain contacts disposed over a front side of the plurality of source/drain regions, respectively. The plurality of the source/drain contacts are electrically coupled to the plurality of source/drain regions. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of conductive vias disposed over a back side of the source/drain contacts, respectively. The back side is opposite the front side. The plurality of the conductive vias are electrically coupled to the plurality of source/drain contacts.

Abstract: A mechanical equipment comprises a control system and a safety system. The safety system is coupled to the control system, and the safety system monitors the operation of the mechanical equipment, and generates a first monitoring signal and a second monitoring signal according to a synchronization signal. The first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal are obtained by monitoring the mechanical equipment at the same monitoring time.

Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a handle, an auxiliary member and an elastic feature. The handle is movable relative to the second rail. The auxiliary member is arranged on the second rail. When the second rail is located at a retracted position relative to the first rail, the auxiliary member abuts against the first rail, so as to allow the elastic feature to accumulate a predetermined elastic force. When the handle is moved to switch from a first state to a second state, the second rail is movable from the retracted position to an extended position along an opening direction, and the elastic feature releases the predetermined elastic force to the auxiliary member, such that the auxiliary member and the handle are engaged with each other to hold the handle in the second state.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information collection module and an information collection apparatus. The information collection module includes: a substrate including a display region, a light-emitting unit being distributed in the display region; and an induction coil and a rectifying circuitry arranged on the substrate, the induction coil being electrically coupled to electrodes of the light-emitting unit via the rectifying circuitry, the rectifying circuitry being configured to rectify a current.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes: receiving historical transaction data collected by a transaction processing platform for a plurality of merchants; computing, using a machine learning model, parameters of an implied growth ratio distribution for each of the merchants based on features of the corresponding historical transaction data; identifying an offer size and an offer premium for financial offers to be made to the merchants by looking up parameters in a lookup table based on the implied growth ratio distributions, the lookup table being computed based on: a first optimization based on a target yield rate constraint and backtesting on a target loss rate constraint and a target repayment time constraint; and a second optimization based on the target loss rate constraint and backtesting on the target yield rate constraint and the target repayment time constraint; and transmitting the plurality of financial offers to the plurality of merchants.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to initiate a packet-switched call via a first radio access technology (RAT) and start a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) timers responsive to initiating the call. Responsive to at least one condition being present with initiation of a fallback process for the call, the UE is configured to restart a set of the plurality of SIP timers for the fallback process, wherein the set can include some or all of the plurality of SIP timers started with initiation of the call. Each SIP timer has a corresponding default timer duration, and in some instances restarting a SIP timer of the set includes restarting the SIP timer with a starting duration equal to a sum of the default timer duration and an offset so that the restarted SIP timer provides for a greater duration than when originally started to better accommodate the fallback process.

Abstract: An in-situ repair method for the surface of polyamide (PA) membrane after the destruction of oxidizing substances is provided. Lysozyme solution is mixed with tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine (TCEP) buffer solution, and the PA membrane to be repaired is immersed in the mixed solution, after being taken out, the PA membrane to be repaired is rinsed, and the nano-protein coating with uniform changes in pore size, charge density and thickness is obtained on the surface of the PA membrane to be repaired. Then the amine solution modification is used, the surface of the nano-protein coating is grafted by amines, and the repaired PA membrane is obtained. The PA membrane to be repaired is immersed in a mixed solution for 1-24 h. The PA membrane repaired by nano-coating has a water permeability of 11.4 Lm?2L?1bar?1 (LMH/bar) and a rejection rate of 98.5% to magnesium chloride for the nanofiltration (NF) membrane after strong chlorine destruction.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electronic package and a manufacturing method thereof. An electronic component is disposed on a substrate, an encapsulation layer covers the electronic component, and a frame that is not in contact with the substrate is embedded in the encapsulation layer, thereby preventing the electronic package from warping by the frame resisting thermal stress.

Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a first working member, a second working member, an operating member and a handle. During a process of the handle being moved to switch from a first state to a second state, the operating member is driven to move the second working member to switch from a first working state to a second working state. When the second rail is moved along an opening direction to an extended position, the first working member in the first working state and a blocking feature block each other to prevent the second rail from being further moved along the opening direction, and the second working member in the second working state and a second blocking wall of the blocking feature do not block each other to allow the second rail to be moved along a retracting direction.

Abstract: A method of making semiconductor device includes forming an insulating layer. The method further includes patterning the insulating layer to define a via opening and a conductive line opening. The method further includes forming a via in the via opening. The method further includes forming a conductive line in the conductive line opening. Forming the conductive line includes forming a first liner layer, wherein a first thickness of the first liner layer over the via is less than a second thickness of the first liner layer over the insulating layer, and forming a conductive fill, wherein the first liner layer surrounds the conductive fill.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of herbicides, in particular to a preparation method for a 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl) benzoate compound of formula (I). The present invention constructs a uracil ring under an acidic condition, and the intermediate prepared by this method can be used to prepare a novel high-efficiency uracil herbicide of structural formula (I), which has stable chemical properties and better herbicidal activity. The synthesis route is simple, and has broad application prospects in agriculture. The present invention further provides intermediate compounds used in the method, as well as methods for producing the intermediate compounds.

Abstract: One embodiment of a method for generating data to train a machine learning model includes generating a prompt based on a template and information associated with an object, generating, via a first machine learning model and based on the prompt, a text description of at least one of a texture or a geometry for the object, generating, via a second machine learning model and based on the text description, the at least one of the texture or the geometry for the object, and performing one or more rendering operations based on the at least one of the texture or the geometry for the object to generate one or more rendered images.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for configuring a topology for artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI/ML) in a wireless communication network. The topology may be configured centrally by a network device or may be self-organized by the nodes in the topology utilizing announcement and discovery messaging. Nodes in the topology may be configured as a Type 1 node that is configured to collect and aggregate a plurality of AI/ML models for obtaining a first type AI/ML model or as Type 2 node that is configured to obtain a second type AI/ML model with its own training data without an aggregation operation, wherein the configured topology includes a connection between at least one Type 1 node and zero or more Type 2 nodes, and/or a connection between at least two Type 1 nodes.

Abstract: A camera housing includes a first surface and a second surface noncoplanar with the first surface. A first interconnect mechanism is coupled to the first surface and rotatable between a collapsed position and an extended position. In the collapsed position, protrusions of the first interconnect mechanism extend parallel to the first surface. In the extended position, the protrusions of the first interconnect mechanism extend in a perpendicular manner away from the first surface. A second interconnect mechanism is coupled to the second surface and rotatable between a collapsed position and an extended position. In the collapsed position, protrusions of the second interconnect mechanism include coplanar surfaces and extend adjacent to the second surface. In the extended position, the protrusions of the second interconnect mechanism extend in a perpendicular manner away from the second surface.