Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a first spacer on the gate structure, forming a patterned mask on the gate structure and one side of the gate structure, removing the first spacer on another side of the gate structure, and then forming a source/drain region adjacent to two sides of the gate structure.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for encoding a video signal. An encoder determines a reference picture associated with a video block within the video signal and obtains reference samples of the video block from the reference picture. The encoder determines a luma interpolation filter for the video block coded in an affine motion mode based on a scaling ratio derived from resolutions of the reference picture and a current picture. The encoder further obtains luma inter prediction samples of the video block by applying the luma interpolation filter to the reference samples.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a molding system for fabricating a FRP composite article. The molding system includes a detector, a resin dispenser, a processing module, and a molding machine. The detector is configured to capture a graph of a woven fiber from a top view. The resin dispenser is configured to provide a resin to the woven fiber to form a FRP. The processing module is configured to receive the graph and a plurality of parameters of the FRP. The processing module includes a CNN model, and is configured to use the CNN model to obtain a plurality of predicted mechanical properties of the FRP according to the graph and the plurality of parameters of the FRP. The molding machine is configured to mold the FRP to fabricate the FRP composite article according to the plurality of predicted mechanical properties.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data, including: reconstructing, from a video bitstream, a picture frame that includes a luma component, a first and a second chroma components, and applying a trained neural network based in-loop filter to the reconstructed picture frame by: converting a first resolution of the samples of the at least one of the first and the second chroma components to a second resolution of the samples of the luma component when the first resolution is different from the second resolution; concatenating samples of at least one of the first and the second chroma components with the luma component; processing the concatenated samples using a convolutional neural network; and reconverting the samples of the at least one of the first and the second chroma components processed by the convolutional neural network from the second resolution back to the first resolution.

Abstract: A light-emitting package, includes: a housing including an opening; a lead frame covered by the housing; a light-emitting device, mounted in the opening and electrically connected to the lead frame, the light-emitting device including: a substrate including: a base with a main surface; and a plurality of protrusions on the main surface, wherein the protrusion and the base include different materials; a semiconductor stack on the main surface, the semiconductor stack including a side wall, and wherein an included angle between the side wall and the main surface is an obtuse angle; wherein the main surface includes a peripheral area not covered by the semiconductor stack, and the peripheral area is devoid of the protrusion formed thereon; and a filling material filling in the opening and covering the light-emitting device.

Abstract: A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by receiving, from a bitstream, a first syntax element associated with an SBT coding unit that indicates that there exists at least one non-zero transform coefficient in the SBT coding unit; determining a first transform unit that includes non-zero transform coefficients; receiving a second syntax element associated with a first chroma component of the first transform unit, a third syntax element associated with a second chroma component, and a fourth syntax element associated with luma component of the first transform unit; decoding the transform coefficients of chroma and luma components of the first transform unit, based on the second, third and fourth syntax elements; and setting transform coefficients of luma and chroma components of rest of the plurality of transform units to zeros.

Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes an encapsulating layer, a semiconductor die formed in the encapsulating layer, and an interposer structure covering the encapsulating layer. The interposer structure includes an insulating base having a first surface facing the encapsulating layer, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The interposer structure also includes insulating features formed on the first surface of the insulating base and extending into the encapsulating layer. The insulating features is arranged in a matrix and faces a top surface of the semiconductor die. The interposer structure further includes first conductive features formed on the first surface of the insulating base and extending into the encapsulating layer. The first conductive features surround the matrix of the insulating features.

Abstract: A method for controlling bit-width for bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) for video coding includes encoding a first reference picture and a second reference picture, the second reference picture being different than the first reference picture, wherein the first reference picture is displayed before a current picture and the second reference picture is displayed after the current picture. A motion refinement of a coding unit (CU) is calculated by minimizing a difference between a first prediction L0 and a second prediction L1. First gradient values for the first prediction L0 and second gradient values for the second prediction L1 are calculated. A final bi-prediction of the CU is calculated. Also disclosed are an associated apparatus and an associated non-transitory computer readable storage medium.

Abstract: A drug carrier with a property of crossing the blood-brain barrier comprises an extracellular vesicle with a human leukocyte antigen-G antibody on its surface. This carrier can serve as a pharmaceutical composition for promoting apoptosis of brain tumor cells, inhibiting growth of brain tumor cells, or reducing expression of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) in brain tumor cells. These effects contribute to the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for signal optimization adjustment based on different heat source information. The system includes a plurality of heat source measurers, a first system chip, a second system chip, an electrical interconnection, and a bit error risk evaluator. The first system chip includes a signal transmitter, and the second system chip includes a signal receiver. The second system chip provides an electrical characteristic state of the signal receiver, and a signal adjustment information of the signal transmitter and/or the signal receiver. The bit error risk evaluator performs a signal optimization adjustment for an electrical characteristic of the signal receiver according to the electrical characteristic state. The present disclosure further provides a method for signal optimization adjustment.

Abstract: A package structure including a packaging substrate, a semiconductor device, passive components, a lid, and a dam structure is provided. The semiconductor device is disposed on and electrically connected to the packaging substrate. The passive components are disposed on the packaging substrate, wherein the semiconductor device is surrounded by the passive components. The lid is disposed on the packaging substrate, and the lid covers the semiconductor device and the passive components. The dam structure is disposed between the packaging substrate and the lid, wherein the dam structure covers the passive components and laterally encloses the semiconductor device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fusion protein and the nucleic acid encoding sequence thereof, and uses of the same. The fusion protein of the present disclosure achieves the effect of treating cancer, immunoregulation and activating immune cells through various efficacy experiments.

Abstract: Systems and methods as described herein may take a variety of forms. In one example, systems and methods are provided for a circuit for powering a voltage regulator. A voltage regulator circuit has an output electrically coupled to a gate of an output driver transistor, the output driver transistor having a first terminal electrically coupled to a voltage source and a second terminal electrically coupled to a first terminal of a voltage divider, the voltage divider having an second terminal electrically coupled to ground, and the voltage divider having an output of a stepped down voltage. A power control circuitry transistor has a first terminal electrically coupled to the voltage source, the power control circuitry transistor having a second terminal electrically coupled to the gate terminal of the output driver transistor, and the power control circuitry transistor having a gate terminal electrically coupled to a status voltage signal.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of encoding a video signal. The method comprises: obtaining a first picture frame including a first component and a second component; determining a plurality of sample offsets associated with the second component in the first picture frame; deriving a first class index for the second component from a first set of one or more samples of the first component relative to a sample of the second component; selecting a first sample offset from the plurality of sample offsets for the second component according to the first class index; and obtaining a cross-component offsetted sample value of the second component based on the first sample offset.

Abstract: A method for decoding video data. The method including obtaining, from a bitstream, a video block and region information, wherein the region information comprises an index indicating a region selected from a set of regions located external to the video block for deriving a multiple linear regression (MLR) model, obtaining luma and chroma sample values in the region based on the region information; deriving the MLR model using the luma and chroma sample values in the region, predicting each of the chroma sample values in the video block by applying the MLR model to corresponding luma sample values for that chroma sample, and obtaining decoded video block using the predicted chroma sample values.

Abstract: Methods for video encoding, computing devices, and non-transitory computer readable storage mediums are provided. One method includes obtaining multiple blocks divided from a video picture, where each of the multiple blocks is to be encoded by an intra prediction mode or an inter prediction mode; for a current block in the multiple blocks: in response to the current block satisfying multiple pre-defined conditions, determining whether weighted prediction is enabled for the current block, and determining whether different weights are used when averaging list 0 predicted samples and list 1 predicted samples for the current block; determining whether to disable an application of Decoder-side Motion Vector Refinement (DMVR) on the current block based on at least one of the two determinations when DMVR is configured to be applied in a current picture that comprises the current block; and forming a bitstream based on prediction mode information of the current block.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a first restricted neighbor area of a current block as a first scanning area and a second restricted neighbor area of the current block as a second scanning area, where the first restricted neighbor area and the second restricted neighbor area are separate. Furthermore, the decoder obtains one or more motion vector (MV) candidates from a plurality of non-adjacent neighbor blocks to the current block based on the first and second scanning areas. Moreover, the decoder obtains one or more control point motion vectors (CPMVs) for the current block based on the one or more MV candidates.

Abstract: A water filter includes a filtering head, a filter bottle assembly, a switch member, and a quick release device. The filtering head includes a flow channel module. The filter bottle assembly includes a filter bottle. The quick release device includes a press lever, two links, and two push members. When the press lever is pivoted, the two links and the two push members are driven by the press lever to move the filter bottle simultaneously so that the filter bottle is mounted on or detached from the filtering head quickly. A switch member functions as a waterway switch to control a water supply of the filtering head and functions as a locking mechanism for locking or unlocking the quick release device.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of video encoding. The method comprises: obtaining a video picture that includes a first component and a second component; determining a plurality of offsets associated with the second component; utilizing a sample value of the first component to obtain a class index associated with the second component; selecting an offset from the plurality of offsets for the second component according to the class index; and obtaining a sample value of the second component based on the selected offset, wherein utilizing the sample value of the first component to obtain the class index associated with the second component comprises: utilizing a first sample value of the first component to obtain a first parameter; utilizing a second sample value of the first component to obtain a second parameter; and obtaining the class index according to the first parameter and the second parameter.