Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, two semiconductor fins protruding from the substrate, an epitaxial feature over the two semiconductor fins and connected to the two semiconductor fins, a silicide layer over the epitaxial feature, a barrier layer over the silicide layer, and a metal layer over the barrier layer. The barrier layer includes a metal nitride. Along a boundary between the barrier layer and the metal layer, an atomic ratio of oxygen to metal nitride is about 0.15 to about 1.0.

Abstract: In method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a source/drain epitaxial layer is formed, one or more dielectric layers are formed over the source/drain epitaxial layer, an opening is formed in the one or more dielectric layers to expose the source/drain epitaxial layer, a first silicide layer is formed on the exposed source/drain epitaxial layer, a second silicide layer different from the first silicide layer is formed on the first silicide layer, and a source/drain contact is formed over the second silicide layer.

Abstract: A component for a lens module is selected from a group consisting of a lens barrel, an optical lens, a pressure ring, and a spacer ring. The component includes: a component surface, a flat region located on the component surface, and a microstructure region located on the component surface and adjacent to the flat region. Relative to the flat region, the microstructure region includes a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions. The convex portions are in a shape of a cone. Any area of 0.1 mm*0.1 mm in the microstructure region has n convex portions, where n?50.

Abstract: The differential capacitor device includes a differential capacitor sensing component, a calibration capacitor assembly and two output terminals. The differential capacitive sensing element has a common point terminal, a first non-common point terminal and a second non-common point terminal, and the common point terminal is configured to receive an input voltage. The calibration capacitor assembly has a first calibration capacitor and a second calibration capacitor, one terminal of the calibration capacitor assembly is coupled to the first non-common point terminal and the second non-common point terminal, and the other terminal of the calibration capacitor assembly is configured to receive a first calibration voltage and a second calibration voltage. The two output terminals are respectively coupled to the first non-common point terminal and the second non-common point terminal to output a first signal and a second signal.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of underwater propeller, and more particular, to a multifunctional underwater propeller, which includes a propeller body. The propeller body is detachably connected with a handle, and a surface of the propeller body is connected with an adapter structure for detachably connecting external equipment. The adapter structure includes a connecting piece and a slide rail, and the connecting piece is in plug-in connection with the slide rail, and configured for detachably connecting the external equipment.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access a plurality of parameter-based encodings providing a structured representation of an environment captured by one or more sensors associated with a plurality of vehicles traveling through the environment. A given parameter-based encoding of the environment identifies one or more agents that were detected by a vehicle within the environment and respective location information for the one or more agents within the environment. The plurality of parameter-based encodings can be clustered into one or more clusters of parameter-based encodings. At least one scenario associated with the environment can be determined based at least in part on the one or more clusters of parameter-based encodings.

Abstract: A laser device is capable of coaxially outputting visible light and invisible light. The laser device includes a seed source outputting the invisible light, a visible light source outputting the visible light, a first wavelength division multiplexing module and N amplification modules, N is a positive integer. The seed source outputs pulsed laser to the amplification modules. The amplification modules perform power amplification on a signal passing therethrough to obtain a signal with power amplified. The first wavelength division multiplexing module performs wavelength division multiplexing processing on the visible light and the invisible light to ensure that an output end of the laser device is capable of coaxially outputting the visible light and the invisible light.

Abstract: This application relates to a motor controller applied to an electric vehicle, a microprocessor in the motor controller, and a sampling trigger method applied to the microprocessor. The sampling trigger method includes: a signal generation module generates an exciting fundamental wave signal to drive the resolver to work; a signal processing module determines an exciting symbol based on the exciting fundamental wave signal, where the exciting symbol includes alternate high-level signals and low-level signals, and the signal processing module further determines a zero crossing point signal of the exciting fundamental wave signal based on the exciting symbol; and a phase shift processing module performs phase shift processing on the zero crossing point signal to obtain a sampling trigger signal, to trigger the microprocessor to sample the resolver feedback signal. In this solution, fewer peripheral circuits of a chip are used, thereby improving a product integration degree.

Abstract: An electronic smoke apparatus comprising an inhale sensor, a smoke source containing vapor-able smoke flavored substances, an electric heater for heating up the smoke flavored substances, and a power management controller to control power supply to operate the heater; wherein the power management controller is to adaptively supply operating power to the heater according to characteristics of a smoking inhaling event detected at said inhale sensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lensed optical fiber having a lens applied onto an end face of an optical fiber by laser beam processing. The lens having a radius of curvature that is greater than the diameter of the optical fiber. The lens is applied onto the end face of the optical fiber by laser beam processing in which a laser beam is applied onto the end face of the optical fiber to create the lens. The laser beam has a wavelength ranging between 2.65 microns and 2.85 microns.

Abstract: An in situ cell bioreactor and delivery system is provided. The system is composed of toroidal-spiral particles, which encapsulate cells therein and can further provide one or more active agents. Methods for using the system in cell-based therapies are also provided.

Abstract: A non-nicotine e-vaping device includes a heater, a power control circuit, and a memory module. The heater element is configured to heat a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound. The power control circuit is coupled to the heater element through a wire. The power control circuit is configured to apply a pulse width modulated power signal to the heater element through the wire, and to receive information over the wire. The memory module is configured to detect a plurality of pulses in the pulse width modulated power signal, record information based on the detected plurality of pulses, and output the recorded information to the power control circuit via the wire.

Abstract: A display panel and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. In one example, the display panel includes a flexible substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a dam structure located in the non-display area and disposed around the display area, one or more grooves disposed on the non-display area between the display area and the dam structure, and an organic encapsulation layer. In some examples, the organic encapsulation layer covers each of the display area, at least a portion of the non-display area, and the one or more grooves. Accordingly, a display device comprising the display panel is also provided. Thus, a flatness of the organic encapsulation layer may be improved and peeling may be reduced between the organic encapsulation layer and a substrate on which the organic encapsulation layer is disposed, thereby improving an overall quality of the finished display panel.

Abstract: A magnetic assembly includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, at least one circuit board, and multiple pillars. The second magnetic core and the first magnetic core are assembled with each other to define an internal space. The circuit board is disposed in the internal space. The circuit board has multiple through holes separated from each other. The pillars are located in the internal space and respectively correspond to the through holes passing through the circuit board, and multiple air gaps are formed between the pillars or between the pillars and at least one of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides constructs and kits comprising SARS-CoV-2 (SARS2) replicons and methods for screening and/or evaluating anti-SARS2 drugs using the replicons.

Abstract: Disclosed is a learning method for performing virtual-actual correction by machine learning-assisted simulation of a pressure numerical value, the method including: in a pre-step: obtaining actual production data of executing a process parameter by a production device; in a first extraction step: analyzing the actual production data using an autoencoder to obtain a plurality of first features; in a simulation step: executing simulated production data of the process parameter using a production prediction model; in a second extraction step: analyzing the simulated production data using the autoencoder to obtain a plurality of second features; and in a training step: training the plurality of first features and the plurality of second features using a multilayer perceptron (MLP) to obtain a correction model, wherein the correction model can be provided for the MLP to correct the simulated production data into the corresponding actual production data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-exposure image fusion (MEF) method based on a feature distribution weight of a multi-exposure image, including: performing color space transformation (CST) on an image, determining a luminance distribution weight of the image, determining an exposure distribution weight of the image, determining a local gradient weight of the image, determining a final weight, and determining a fused image. The present disclosure combines the luminance distribution weight of the image, the exposure distribution weight of the image and the local gradient weight of the image to obtain the final weight, and fuses the input image and the weight with the existing pyramid-based multi-resolution fusion method to obtain the fused image, thereby solving the technical problem that an existing MEF method does not consider the overall feature distribution of the multi-exposure image.

Abstract: A method according to the present disclosure includes receiving a workpiece including a gate structure, a first source/drain (S/D) feature, a second S/D feature, a first dielectric layer over the gate structure, the first S/D feature, the second S/D feature, a first S/D contact over the first S/D feature, a second S/D contact over the second S/D feature, a first etch stop layer (ESL) over the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer over the first ESL, forming a S/D contact via through the second dielectric layer and the first ESL to couple to the first S/D contact, forming a gate contact opening through the second dielectric layer, the first ESL, and the first dielectric layer to expose the gate structure, and forming a common rail opening adjoining the gate contact opening to expose the second S/D contact, and forming a common rail contact in the common rail opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of organic electroluminescence materials and particularly relates to a compound and an organic light emitting display device. The compound has a structure represented by Formula (I): and, m, n, p, q, r, s, u, and v are each independently selected from 0 or 1, at least one of r and s is 1, at least one of u and v is 1, L1, L2, L3, and L4 are each independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C6-C40 aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C3-C40 heterocyclyl, and A1, A2, A3, and A4 each are independently selected from an electron acceptor unit.