Abstract: A method is provided. A sacrificial layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate. An etching process is performed to form an opening in the sacrificial layer. The etching process includes a first cycle and a second cycle performed after the first cycle, and each of the first cycle and the second cycle includes applying a passivation gas and an etchant gas over the sacrificial layer, and performing an ionized gas bombardment on the sacrificial layer after applying the passivation gas and the etchant gas over the sacrificial layer. The passivation gas is applied at a first flow rate in the first cycle and is applied at a second flow rate in the second cycle, and the first flow rate is higher than the second flow rate.

Abstract: Method and device of storing content objects within a social network application are disclosed. The method includes: a user device providing a user interface of the social network application on the user device, the user interface including an affordance for forming a content group including respective content objects of one or more object types; receiving a selection of a first plurality of images for inclusion in the first content group; providing a listing of context objects that are associated with at least one of the first plurality of images; receiving a user input indicating completion of the first content group; and forming the first content group containing the first plurality of images and the one or more content object selected from the listing of context objects information.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a compilation method and system for heterogeneous computing platform, and a runtime method and system for supporting program execution on the heterogeneous computing platform. Inputting a trained neural network model to a Neural Network (NN) optimizing compiler to generate an NN assembly file corresponding to the neural network; inputting the NN assembly file to an NN assembler to generate an NN binary file corresponding to the neural network; compilation and assembling a neural network application developed by users in a high-level language using a host compiler toolchain to generate a corresponding host assembly file and a host binary file in sequence; and linking the NN binary file and the host binary file using a host linker to generate a single hybrid linking executable file. The technical solution of the present disclosure has the advantages such as good computing performance, strong scalability, strong compatibility and high flexibility.

Abstract: A tunable laser has a solid state laser medium with optical gain region and generates coherent radiation through a facet. A lens collects the coherent radiation and generates a collimated light beam. An external cavity includes a reflective surface and an optical filter, the reflective surface reflecting the collimated beam back to the lens and laser medium, the optical filter positioned between the reflective surface and the lens and having two surfaces and a thermally tunable optical transmission band within the optical gain region of the laser medium. The optical filter (1) transmits a predominant portion of the collimated beam at a desired wavelength of operation, and (2) specularly reflects a remaining portion of the collimated beam from each surface, the collimated beam being incident on the optical filter such that the reflected collimated beams propagate at a non-zero angle with respect to the incident collimated beam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recurrent neural network. In particular, the present invention relates to how to implement and accelerate a recurrent neural network based on an embedded FPGA. Specifically, it proposes an overall design processing method of matrix decoding, matrix-vector multiplication, vector accumulation and activation function. In another aspect, the present invention proposes an overall hardware design to implement and accelerate the above process.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor arrangement is provided. The method includes forming a first dielectric layer and forming a first semiconductive layer over the first dielectric layer. The first semiconductive layer is patterned to form a patterned first semiconductive layer. The first dielectric layer is patterned using the patterned first semiconductive layer to form a patterned first dielectric layer. A second semiconductive layer is formed over the patterned first dielectric layer and the patterned first semiconductive layer.

Abstract: A server receives a group message from a first user account in a social networking platform, the group message to be sent to a plurality of user accounts, and determines whether the group message refers to one or more user accounts of the plurality of user accounts. For a respective user account referred to by the group message, the server sends a notification to a terminal associated with the respective user account, wherein the notification is rendered at the terminal in a first manner configured by the respective user account. For a respective user account not referred to by the group message, the server sends a notification to a terminal associated with the respective user account, wherein the notification is rendered at the terminal in a second manner configured by the social networking platform, wherein the second manner is different from the first manner.

Abstract: Techniques for allocating resources including receiving a first sub-stream of a data stream associated with a job and determining a dependency of a plurality of stages of the job. The techniques further include determining a metric for a second sub-stream of the data stream, where processing of the second sub-stream is completed and the metric indicates information associated with the processing of the second sub-stream. The techniques further include allocating resources for processing the first sub-stream based at least in part on the metric and the dependency.

Abstract: Method and server system for location sharing are disclosed. The server system receives information items related to a current location of the first mobile device associated with a first user of the social networking platform. After comparing the current location of the first mobile device with a previous location of the first mobile device and determining an orientation and/or velocity of the first mobile device at the current location, the server system sends the determined orientation and/or velocity of the first mobile device to the second mobile device associated with a second user of the social networking platform, wherein the second mobile device displays distinct visual indicators corresponding to the current location, orientation and velocity of the first mobile device, respectively, on an interactive map interface.

Abstract: Monitoring method and a monitoring device of a deep learning processor, which can effectively monitor running of the deep learning processor, capture an abnormal status in an arbitrary working state, and make the deep learning processor return to a normal state in time is presented. The monitoring method comprises: initializing standard data and storing a standard calculation result corresponding to the standard data, sending the standard data to the deep learning processor, receiving a calculation result returned by the deep learning processor, comparing the received calculation result with the stored standard calculation result, and judging the state of the deep learning processor in accordance with the result of the comparison, judging that the state of the deep learning processor is normal when the compared results are consistent, and judging that the deep learning processor is abnormal when the compared results are inconsistent.

Abstract: Methods and systems for sharing real-time location information are disclosed herein. A computing device with processor(s) and memory displays a chat interface of a social networking platform for a conversation between a first user and a second user associated with the computing device. The computing device receives a location-sharing request from the first user to join a real-time location sharing group and, in response, displays a location-sharing message. After detecting a first user input on the location-sharing message from the second user of the computing device, the computing device replaces the chat interface with a location interface of the social networking platform, the location interface including a map overlaid with a first indicator corresponding to a respective real-time location of the first user and a second indicator corresponding to a respective real-time location of the second user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Lactobacillus fermentum PS150, and a bioactive protein produced by the LAB has advantageous effect in improving mood disorder, enhancing cognitive functions in brain and treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease.

Abstract: A method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring in real time, the most current locations of all the users who participate through an instant messaging chat system to share in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location of each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location is efficiently acquired.

Abstract: A high parallelism computing system and instruction scheduling method thereof are disclosed. The computing system comprises: an instruction reading and distribution module for reading a plurality of types of instructions in a specific order, and distributing the acquired instructions to corresponding function modules according to the types; an internal buffer for buffering data and instructions for performing computation; a plurality of function modules each of which sequentially executes instructions of the present type distributed by the instruction reading and distribution module and reads the data from the internal buffer; and wherein the specific order is obtained by topologically sorting the instructions according to a directed acyclic graph consisting of the types and dependency relationships.

Abstract: A message forwarding method performed at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory storing a plurality of programs for forwarding messages using an instant messaging application, includes: displaying a dialog box including one or more chat messages associated with a first user account of the instant messaging application; selecting one or more chat messages in the dialog box; obtaining message content and associated information of each selected chat message, the associated information including one or more of: a message sender and a sending time of the chat message, a group name of a group corresponding to the dialog box, identifiers of participants of the group; and forwarding the message content and the associated information of each chat message to a second user account of the instant messaging application.

Abstract: A knuckle-print identification system includes a database, a knuckle-print capturing unit and a processing unit electrically connected to the database and the knuckle-print capturing unit. The database stores a comparison data module. The comparison data module includes two end positions of each of all first knuckle-prints and two end positions of each of all second knuckle-prints of three finger portions in a close state, and data representing relative relationships thereof. The knuckle-print capturing unit captures knuckle-print images of the three finger portions.

Abstract: An anti-theft structure of a dual-locking lock includes a lock body, an electronic lock, a key lock and a key. The electronic lock is disposed on the lock body. The key lock includes a lock head and a plug cap. The lock head is combined with the lock body and has a front side surface with a key hole. The plug cap covers over the front side surface of the lock head, and has an inner portion with a chamber, and a circumferential surface provided with a window communicating with the chamber. The key includes a head and an extension arm perpendicularly extending from one side of the head. The head can be put into the chamber from the window and then inserted into the key hole and then rotated by an angle to perform unlocking or locking. With the above-mentioned structure, the good anti-theft effect is obtained.

Abstract: A tunable laser has a solid state laser medium with optical gain region and generates coherent radiation through a facet. A lens collects the coherent radiation and generates a collimated light beam. An external cavity includes a reflective surface and an optical filter, the reflective surface reflecting the collimated beam back to the lens and laser medium, the optical filter positioned between the reflective surface and the lens and having two surfaces and a thermally tunable optical transmission band within the optical gain region of the laser medium. The optical filter (1) transmits a predominant portion of the collimated beam at a desired wavelength of operation, and (2) specularly reflects a remaining portion of the collimated beam from each surface, the collimated beam being incident on the optical filter such that the reflected collimated beams propagate at a non-zero angle with respect to the incident collimated beam.

Abstract: A message forwarding method performed at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory storing a plurality of programs for forwarding messages using an instant messaging application, includes: displaying a dialog box including one or more chat messages associated with a first user account of the instant messaging application; selecting one or more chat messages in the dialog box; obtaining message content and associated information of each selected chat message, the associated information including one or more of: a message sender and a sending time of the chat message, a group name of a group corresponding to the dialog box, identifiers of participants of the group; and forwarding the message content and the associated information of each chat message to a second user account of the instant messaging application.

Abstract: Method and device of storing content objects within a social network application are disclosed. The method includes: a user device providing a user interface of the social network application on the user device, the user interface including an affordance for forming a content group including respective content objects of one or more object types; receiving a selection of a first plurality of images for inclusion in the first content group; providing a listing of context objects that are associated with at least one of the first plurality of images; receiving a user input indicating completion of the first content group; and forming the first content group containing the first plurality of images and the one or more content object selected from the listing of context objects information.