Abstract: The present invention provides a samarium-cobalt magnet and a method for preparing the same. The method comprises mixing an alloy powder with a zirconium powder in an amount of 0.1-0.35 wt % of the weight of the alloy powder to form a mixture. The alloy powder is formed from 10.5-13.5 wt % of samarium, 12.5-15.5 wt % gadolinium, 50-55 wt % of cobalt, 13-17 wt % of iron, 4-10 wt % of copper, and 2-7 wt % of zirconium. The method brings about at low costs a samarium-cobalt magnet having a positive temperature coefficient of remanence.

Abstract: Various novel concepts and schemes pertaining to non-orthogonal multiple access for wireless communications are described. A group orthogonal coded access (GOCA) scheme is introduced to reduce multi-user interference (MUI) and improve performance. A repetition division multiple access (RDMA) scheme is introduced to differentiate user equipment (UEs) by different repetition patterns. A low-density spreading (LDS) scheme is introduced to reduce MUI and improve performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a sectional door driving device including a power assembly, a chassis assembly and a driving assembly. The power assembly includes a motor, a gear set and a control unit, and the power assembly is fastened on a main chassis of the chassis assembly. The driving assembly includes two half-gears respectively in semicircular cylinder shape, and each of the two half-gears has a combination surface which is formed with an engagement assembly, and the two half-gears are engaged by the engagement assemblies thereof to form a circular gear to cover a shaft of a sectional door mechanism. The gear set includes an output gear configured to drive the circular gear and the shaft to rotate. The sectional door driving device can be separated from the shaft easily for repair, and the sectional door driving device can also be installed on the existing sectional door easily.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to resource allocation in presence of in-band emission (IBE) for New Radio (NR) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in a user equipment (UE) identifies a first resource of a plurality of resources used by another UE in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication environment. The apparatus selects a second resource of the plurality of resources adjacent to the first resource. Then, the apparatus performs transmission in the second resource.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes transmitting circuit and processing circuit. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit wireless signals. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a set of information bits with a code that is configured for incremental redundancy to generate a code word that includes the information bits and parity bits, buffer the code word in a circular buffer, determine a start position in the circular buffer based on a redundancy version that is selected from a plurality of redundancy versions based on a scenario evaluation of a previous transmission associated with the set of information bits, and transmit, via the transmitting circuitry, a selected portion of the code word from the start position.

Abstract: An encoding method for encoding blocks of a picture part is disclosed in an embodiment. A reconstructed version of each block of the picture part, called reconstructed block, is determined. A plurality of candidate sets of filter parameters is obtained and an index is determined for each block of the picture part that identifies one of the candidate sets of filter parameters to be used for filtering the block. Each reconstructed block is filtered with the candidate set of filter parameters of the plurality of candidate sets of filter parameters identified by the index. The plurality of candidate sets of filter parameters, the blocks of the picture part and the index for each block are encoded in a bitstream. Advantageously, a plurality of candidate sets of filter parameters are determined such as to minimize a rate-distortion cost for each block of the picture part.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a split gate stack having a main gate and a select gate and forming a logic gate stack having a logic gate over a semiconductor substrate. The main gate and the logic gate is respectively replaced with a metal memory gate and a metal logic gate, in which the main gate and the logic gate are replaced simultaneously.

Abstract: An apparatus determines a code block size (CBS) of information bits contained in a codeword of low-density parity check (LDPC) coding. The apparatus compares the CBS with at least one threshold, determines, based on a result of the comparison, a Kb number and determines a Kp number based on a code rate and the Kb number. The apparatus generates a parity check matrix. An information portion of the parity check matrix is a first matrix formed by M number of second square matrices. M is equal to Kp multiplied by Kb. A total number of columns in the Kb number of second square matrices is equal to a total number of bits of the CBS. One or more matrices of the M number of second square matrices are circular permutation matrices. The apparatus operates an LDPC encoder or an LDPC decoder based on the parity check matrix.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a structure and method for embedding a non-volatile memory (NVM) in a HKMG (high-? metal gate) integrated circuit which includes a high-voltage (HV) HKMG transistor. NVM devices (e.g., flash memory) are operated at high voltages for its read and write operations and hence a HV device is necessary for integrated circuits involving non-volatile embedded memory and HKMG logic circuits. Forming a HV HKMG circuit along with the HKMG periphery circuit reduces the need for additional boundaries between the HV transistor and rest of the periphery circuit. This method further helps reduce divot issue and reduce cell size.

Abstract: Concepts and schemes pertaining to structure of interleaver with low-density parity-check (LDPC) code are described. A processor of an apparatus encodes data to provide encoded data. A transceiver of the apparatus transmits the encoded data to at least one network node of a wireless network. In encoding the data to provide the encoded data, the processor encodes the data to result in each code block in the encoded data comprising a respective bit-level interleaver.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to on-demand network configuration of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) user equipment (UE) autonomy in New Radio (NR) mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in a first user equipment (UE) receives a signaling from a network node of a wireless network. Based on the signaling, the apparatus operates simultaneously in a network-controlled mode and an autonomous mode such that: (a) the first UE operates in the network-controlled mode with respect to resource allocation on a first sidelink with a second UE, and (b) the first UE operates in the autonomous mode with respect to resource allocation on a second sidelink with the second UE or a third UE.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to methods and apparatus of a New Radio (NR) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) cluster head are described. An apparatus implemented as a source user equipment (UE) determines whether there is a need to either join a cluster or become a cluster head in an NR V2X communication environment. The apparatus also detects whether there is any existing cluster head in the NR V2X communication environment responsive to determining that there is the need. The apparatus then determines whether to join a first cluster associated with a first cluster head responsive to the first cluster head being detected as an existing cluster head in the NR V2X communication environment.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to New Radio (NR) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) cluster management are described. An apparatus, implemented in a user equipment (UE) of a V2X cluster in an NR V2X communication environment, receives a scheduling request from a member of the V2X cluster. The apparatus transmits a resource grant to the member to allocate a resource of one or more resources to the member responsive to the receiving of the scheduling request. The one or more resources are either: (a) preconfigured by a wireless network, or (b) granted by the wireless network responsive to the UE transmitting a resource request to the wireless network upon receiving the scheduling request.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to sidelink resource allocation for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) in New Radio (NR) mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in a first user equipment (UE) receives a first signaling from a network node of a wireless network, with the first signaling configuring a first sidelink resource for a sidelink between the first UE and a second UE. The apparatus transmits a packet or transport block (TB) to the second UE on the sidelink using the configured first sidelink resource. The apparatus also receives a second signaling from the network node responsive to the second UE failing to decode the packet or TB, with the second signaling dynamically configuring a second sidelink resource for the sidelink. The apparatus then retransmits the packet or TB to the second UE on the sidelink using the dynamically configured second sidelink resource.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus and a method for error correction based on a matrix. The apparatus includes memory and processing circuitry. The memory is configured to store the matrix associated with a set of parity bits. The matrix having rows and columns includes elements having values corresponding to either a first state or a second state. The matrix also includes a row having two elements with values corresponding to the first state. One of the two elements is a parity element corresponding to a parity bit associated with the row. Further, other elements in a same column as the parity element have values corresponding to the second state. The processing circuitry is configured to implement error correction based on the matrix. In another embodiment, the processing circuitry is configured to encode a data unit by generating the set of parity bits from the data unit based on the matrix and to form a codeword that includes the data unit and the set of parity bits.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and computer readable media for measuring sub-epidermal moisture in patients to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining damaged tissue.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes transmitting circuit and processing circuit. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit wireless signals. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a set of information bits with a code that is configured for incremental redundancy to generate a code word that includes the information bits and parity bits, buffer the code word in a circular buffer, determine a start position in the circular buffer based on a redundancy version that is selected from a plurality of redundancy versions based on a scenario evaluation of a previous transmission associated with the set of information bits, and transmit, via the transmitting circuitry, a selected portion of the code word from the start position.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed to an integrated circuit (IC) comprising a floating gate test device with a cell-like top layout, as well as a method for forming the IC. In some embodiments, the IC comprises a semiconductor substrate and the floating gate test device. The floating gate test device is on the semiconductor substrate, and comprises a floating gate electrode and a control gate electrode overlying the floating gate electrode. The floating gate electrode and the control gate electrode partially define an array of islands, and further partially define a plurality of bridges interconnecting the islands. The islands and the bridges define the cell-like top layout and may, for example, prevent process-induced damage to the floating gate test device.

Abstract: Concepts and schemes pertaining to shift coefficient and lifting factor design for NR LDPC code are described. A processor of an apparatus may generate a quasi-cyclic-low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) code and encode data using the selected codebook. In generating the QC-LDPC code, the processor may define a plurality of sets of lifting factors, generate a respective table of shift values for each lifting factor of the plurality of sets of lifting factors, and generate the QC-LDPC code using a base matrix and the shift coefficient table.

Abstract: A processor of an apparatus selects a codebook from a plurality of codebooks embedded in a quasi-cyclic-low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) code. The processor stores the selected codebook in a memory associated with the processor. The processor also encodes data using the selected codebook to generate a plurality of modulation symbols of the data. The processor further controls a transmitter of the apparatus to multiplex, convert, filter, amplify and radiate the modulation symbols as electromagnetic waves through one or more antennas of the apparatus. In selecting the codebook from the plurality of codebooks embedded in the QC-LDPC code, the processor selects the codebook according to one or more rules such that a small codebook requiring a shorter amount of processing latency for the encoding is selected for the encoding unless a larger codebook corresponding to a larger amount of processing latency for the encoding is necessary for the encoding.