Abstract: Described are microelectronic devices comprising a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, a feature comprising a gap defined in the dielectric layer, a barrier layer on the dielectric layer, a two metal liner film on the barrier layer and a gap fill metal on the two metal liner. Embodiments provide a method of forming a microelectronic device comprising the two metal liner film on the barrier layer.

Abstract: Information relevant to a state of a tissue in a subject (state information) is provided with technology reducing the amount of memory and computation necessary at the time of extracting the information. An ultrasonic wave is transmitted towards a subject, a transmission wave transmitted through the subject or a reflection wave reflected on the subject is received. A reception signal is generated on the basis of the transmission wave or the reflection wave. A tissue region candidate, of a region indicating a tissue of the subject, is set on the basis of the reception signal. State information, which is information relevant to a state of the tissue in the tissue region candidate, is calculated on the basis of the reception signal and the tissue region candidate. An ultrasonic image reflecting the state information is generated on the basis of the state information and displayed.

Abstract: A component of a kinetic sculpture is provided which comprises a bearing unit (400), a column (100) vertically disposed on the bearing unit (400) and a blade unit (200) disposed on the column (100); the blade unit (200) comprises a plurality of blade groups spaced apart along an axial direction of the column (100), the blade group comprises one or more movable blades (201-S), and a blade driving unit (300) for driving the movable blades (201-S) in a same blade group to freely switch between a gathered state and a separated state is disposed on the column (100).

Abstract: Electronic devices and methods of forming electronic devices using a ruthenium or doped ruthenium liner and cap layer are described. A liner with a ruthenium layer and a cobalt layer is formed on a barrier layer. A conductive fill forms a second conductive line in contact with the first conductive line.

Abstract: The present application is applied for the field of optical networking technologies, and provides an optical networking method, an optical communication device and an optical networking system, which can use natural light to realize optical networking communication between optical communication devices and can effectively prevent interference from electromagnetic signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of single-atom catalytic degradation of refractory organic pollutants, and provides a single-atom catalyst for activation of persulfate to generate pure singlet oxygen (1O2) as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The single-atom catalyst of the present disclosure includes supports and single iron atoms loaded on the support; the supports are graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets; the single iron atoms are bound to the supports in the form of a Fe—N4 coordination structure. The present disclosure employs graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as the supports, so that the single iron atoms have a uniform surrounding environment and the persulfate is only converted into 1O2 when being activated; 1O2 has good selectivity and anti-interference ability, so the single-atom catalyst provided in the present disclosure may have excellent selectivity and anti-interference performance in the degradation of organic pollutants.

Abstract: The present invention provides a super-hydrophobic anti-pollution flashover coating with hydrophobicity transference, which is prepared from the following raw materials: a silicone resin, an organic solvent, silicon oxide, a flame retardant, a cross-linking agent, a coupling agent, a dispersing agent, a defoaming agent, a leveling agent, and a silicone resin curing agent. The present invention also provides a preparation method of the super-hydrophobic anti-pollution flashover coating with hydrophobicity transference.

Abstract: A micro-energy acquisition device is provided. The radio frequency circuit generates a ground voltage according to the micro-energy voltage and output the ground voltage through the ground terminal; the first unidirectional conduction component makes the ground voltage to be unidirectionally conductive to generate the first voltage; the microprocessor generates the supply voltage according to the first voltage and is operated according to the supply voltage; the first input/output port of the microprocessor is connected with the first unidirectional conduction component; since the microprocessor and the radio frequency circuit are connected in series, an electrical energy consumption speed of the micro-energy voltage is slower, the capability of data transmission is improved and an error rate of data transmission is reduced.

Abstract: In an ultrasonic CT device for breast examination, unevenness of an ultrasonic image due to a distribution of inclination angles of a breast is reduced. The distribution of the inclination angles of a surface of a subject in a contour of the subject is obtained from a tomographic image, and a signal level of a reception signal or a pixel value of the tomographic image is corrected using the distribution of the inclination angles.

Abstract: A candle lamp charging device and a candle lamp, the candle lamp charging device includes a housing, a light energy collection board and a charging connector; the housing is an accommodating cavity for accommodating the candle lamp, and a sidewall of the housing is provided with an opening configured for the candle lamp to enter and exit; the light energy collection board is disposed at the sidewall of the housing and facing a side away from the opening; the charging connector is convexly disposed at an inner surface of a bottom wall of the housing and electrically connected with the light energy collection board; a bottom of the candle lamp is provided with a charging interface for socketing on a charging connector, the candle lamp is provided therein with a rechargeable battery, a control circuit board and a light-emitting element.

Abstract: The present application is applied for the field of optical networking technologies, and provides an optical networking method, an optical communication device and an optical networking system, which can use natural light to realize optical networking communication between optical communication devices and can effectively prevent interference from electromagnetic signals.

Abstract: Provided is a device that transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave to and from an entire periphery of a specimen while preventing a movement of the specimen. An ultrasonic wave transmission and reception device includes: an oscillator array that is arrayed with an oscillator, the oscillator transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave; a fixing tool that is disposed between the oscillator array and the specimen and retains the specimen; and a drive mechanism that presses at least a part of the fixing tool against the specimen as to retain the specimen. An ultrasonic wave transmitted by the oscillator array passes through the fixing tool and irradiates on the specimen, and as for the oscillator array, the oscillator array and the fixing tool are disposed in a positional relationship such that the ultrasonic wave reflected by and/or passing through by the specimen and passing through the fixing tool is received.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a clear transmitted wave image of a boundary of tissues is generated in a short time. An ultrasonic imaging device of the present invention includes a transducer array in which a plurality of transducers transmitting and receiving an ultrasound wave are arrayed; a transmission unit which delivers an electric signal to at least one of the plurality of transducers, such that the delivered electric signal is converted into an ultrasound wave, and transmits the ultrasound wave to a target; a reception unit which receives a received signal that is an electric signal output by each of the plurality of transducers having received a reflected wave and a transmitted wave of the ultrasound wave of the target; and an image generation unit which individually generates a reflected wave image of a cross section of the target using a received signal of the reflected wave and a transmitted wave image of the cross section of the target using a received signal of the transmitted wave.

Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging device according to the present invention includes: a container provided with an opening for inserting a target region of a subject; and a transmission/reception unit that transmits ultrasound to the target region inserted into the container filled with a liquid and receives the ultrasound that penetrates the target region or is reflected from the target region. The container has a pressure reducing unit that holds the target region in the container by reducing a pressure in the container of which the opening is covered with the target region. According to the present invention, since it is possible to maintain a shape close to a predetermined shape when the target region of a breast or the like is inserted into a container filled with the liquid, it is possible to measure the target region with high accuracy by transmitting and receiving ultrasound.

Abstract: Provided herein is a phantom capable of mimicking both a dense breast and a fatty breast. A phantom for ultrasound measurement includes: a first member that mimics an object of interest for measurement; and a second member having provided therein the first member. The second member has the property to decrease its sound speed with a temperature increase brought by external temperature control. The sound speed of the second member at a predetermined temperature is equal to the sound speed of a third member surrounding the second member. The first member and the second member are immiscible with each other.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an SDN, a method for forwarding a packet by an SDN, and an apparatus. The SDN includes an SDN controller and an SDN switch, the SDN switch includes a processor and a data path, and the SDN switch further includes: a first transceiver, configured to: receive a first packet, determine that the first packet is to be sent to the SDN controller, and forward the first packet to a channel agent module; and the channel agent module, configured to: add address information of the SDN controller to the first packet, encapsulate the first packet into a second packet, and send the second packet to the controller. The first transceiver is further configured to receive a third packet sent by the SDN controller, and forward the third packet to the channel agent module.

Abstract: The ultrasonic CT device includes: a first water tank configured such that an object is inserted therein, the first water tank being filled with a medium through which an ultrasonic wave passes; a ring array that irradiates an ultrasonic wave to the object and detects an ultrasonic wave reflected by the object while moving on an outer surface of the first water tank; and a signal processing unit that generates a tomographic image of the object based on a signal obtained by the ring array. The ultrasonic CT device further includes: a second water tank that houses the first water tank and the ring array; and a lid having a hole or a notch which is provided on a side of the object in the second water tank and which drains the medium.

Abstract: In an ultrasonic CT device for breast examination, unevenness of an ultrasonic image due to a distribution of inclination angles of a breast is reduced. The distribution of the inclination angles of a surface of a subject in a contour of the subject is obtained from a tomographic image, and a signal level of a reception signal or a pixel value of the tomographic image is corrected using the distribution of the inclination angles.

Abstract: To provide an ultrasonic CT apparatus that can change an inclination of a side surface of a breast such that an ultrasonic wave is incident on a surface of an entire circumference of the breast at an angle close to perpendicular, and that has less psychological burden on a subject. A container provided with an opening to which the breast is inserted is disposed below a bed provided with a through hole to which the breast of the subject is inserted. In the container, a member that propagates or transmits the ultrasonic wave is disposed, and the member is relatively pressed against a side surface or a nipple portion of the breast such that an inclination of the side surface of the breast is close to perpendicular. A transducer array emits the ultrasonic wave around the breast with the inclination of the side surface being close to perpendicular.

Abstract: A sinogram is corrected in a form that can use a straight-ray type reconstruction method while considering trajectory of refracted waves. Specifically, based on the sequentially estimated path information of the virtual waves, an arrival time difference sinogram is corrected by a difference or a ratio between “shortest arrival time of wave” and “arrival time of the wave through the shortest path” to each detection element.