Abstract: Structures for a field-effect transistor and methods of forming a structure for a field-effect transistor. The structure comprises a semiconductor layer, a first raised source/drain region on the semiconductor layer, a second raised source/drain region on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode laterally between the first raised source/drain region and the second raised source/drain region, a first airgap laterally between the first raised source/drain region and the gate electrode, and a second airgap laterally between the second raised source/drain region and the gate electrode. The gate electrode includes a first section and a second section between the first section and the semiconductor layer, the first section of the gate electrode has a first width, the second section of the gate electrode has a second width, and the first width is greater than the second width.

Abstract: IoT terminal and system of monitoring the occurrence of abnormal situation in an elevator are disclosed, wherein the system includes: an IoT terminal installed on the inside surface of an elevator and configured to detect abnormal situation in the elevator automatically and to transmitting the real-time sensing results; a control center terminal configured to receive the abnormal situation from the IoT terminal 100 in real time, to identify an abnormal situation in the elevator, and to control the abnormal situation and to propagate it in real time; an on-site personnel mobile terminal configured to receive the abnormal situation and output the abnormal situation that is propagated from the control center terminal.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device for an electronic element includes a first chamber containing a printed circuit board with heating elements, and a second chamber for heat exchange. The second chamber contains a refrigerant injection part and supply part. A heat transfer part between the chambers receives heat from the heating elements and transfers it to the second chamber. A condensing part condenses injected refrigerant. The heat transfer part has evaporation-inducing ribs on its surface exposed to the second chamber, allowing injected liquid refrigerant to be adsorbed and flow downward in a zigzag pattern. This configuration enables efficient heat dissipation through phase changes of the refrigerant as it evaporates and condenses. The device may also include features like specially-shaped condensation ribs, a blower part to improve condensation, and a pressure regulator for the second chamber. This design provides improved heat dissipation performance without increasing device size.

Abstract: Disclosed is path planning system and method for sea-aerial cooperative underwater target tracking, the method comprises: obtaining the position information of a detection target, carrying out a first path planning along a channel of sea surface monitoring device according to the position information of the detection target; carrying out a second path planning along the channel of sea surface monitoring device according to the water surface navigation map and its own position information, constructing an underwater obstacle map; performing a third path planning according to the underwater obstacle map, and tracking to the position of the detection target to complete the tracking task. This disclosure adopts the collaborative optimization of several clusters to reduce the number of iterations and improve the optimization efficiency, making the path planning reasonable, as a result, the target position can be quickly tracked, and the autonomous collaborative tracking capability is improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a derivative compound in which a biphenyl group is introduced into an aminoalkanoic acid, a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound of the present invention exhibits excellent antifungal and fungicidal effects. Furthermore, the compound of the present invention exhibits a synergistic effect when used in combination with a conventional antifungal agent. Furthermore, the compound of the present invention provides broad-spectrum antifungal activity against a wide range of fungal pathogens. Therefore, the compound of the present invention may be widely used in fields requiring treatment with antifungal or fungicidal agents against human pathogenic fungi and animal pathogenic fungi, and phytopathogenic fungi.

Abstract: A control system for a power tool is disclosed. The control system comprises: a sensing unit configured to sense an operating characteristic of the power tool; a first control unit configured to determine whether the operating characteristic is within a safe operational range, and to output a first control signal at least partially based on the determination; a second control unit configured to determine whether the operating characteristic is within a safe operational range independently of the first control unit, and to output a second control signal at least partially based on the determination; and an output unit configured to receive the first and second control signals and to activate the power tool when the first and second control signals are received.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a base substrate and a conductive member, wherein the conductive member is located on the base substrate and includes a first conductive sub-layer, a second conductive sub-layer and a third conductive sub-layer stacked in sequence; the first conductive sub-layer is closer to the base substrate than the third conductive sub-layer; a conductivity of the first conductive sub-layer is smaller than that of the second conductive sub-layer, and a melting point of the third conductive sub-layer is larger than that of the second conductive sub-layer; the second conductive sub-layer includes a first surface close to the first conductive sub-layer and a second surface close to the third conductive sub-layer, the first surface and the second surface are oppositely arranged; the third conductive sub-layer protrudes from the second surface along a width direction of the conductive member.

Abstract: The present invention is about an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. According to present invention, a method of decoding an image, the method comprising, loading information of a neighboring block of a current block; decoding a current block using the loaded information of the neighboring block; and saving information of the current block that is decoded.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower stack structure that includes a lower word line, an upper stack structure that is on the lower stack structure and includes an upper word line, a decoder that is adjacent to the lower stack structure and the upper stack structure, a signal interconnection that is connected to the decoder, a lower selector that is connected to the signal interconnection and further connected to the lower word line, and an upper selector that is connected to the signal interconnection, isolated from direct contact with the lower selector, and further connected to the upper word line.

Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, a seventh lens having positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power. The first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens and the fourth lens are formed of a glass material. The second lens, the third lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, and the eighth lens are formed of a plastic material.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter including a reception unit configured to receive a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from a wireless power receiver; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a response indicating whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter to the wireless power receiver, wherein the FOD status packet includes a mode bit field, wherein the mode bit field indicates whether the FOD status packet includes a reference peak frequency of the wireless power receiver, wherein the reference peak frequency is pre-allocated to the wireless power receiver, and wherein the response is determined using a measured peak frequency of a transmitted power signal and an adaptive threshold frequency based on the reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet.

Abstract: A video quality improvement method may comprise: inputting a structure feature map converted from current target frame by first convolution layer to first multi-task unit and second multi-task unit, which is connected to an output side of first multi-task unit, among the plurality of multi-task units; inputting a main input obtained by adding the structure feature map to a feature space, which is converted by second convolution layer from those obtained by concatenating, in channel dimension, a previous target frame and a correction frame of the previous frame to first multi-task unit; and inputting current target frame to Nth multi-task unit connected to an end of output side of second multi-task unit, wherein Nth multi-task unit outputs a correction frame of current target frame, and machine learning of the video quality improvement model is performed using an objective function calculated through the correction frame of current target frame.

Abstract: An optical device includes a substrate, a dielectric layer on the substrate, a waveguide within the dielectric layer, a light sensitive component (e.g., a photodetector) in the dielectric layer and coupled to the waveguide, and a plurality of light isolation structures in at least one of the substrate or the dielectric layer and configured to prevent stray light from reaching the light sensitive component. In some embodiments, a light isolation structure in the plurality of light isolation structures includes two opposing sidewalls and a filling material between the two opposing sidewalls. The two opposing sidewalls include an optical isolation layer. The filling material is characterized by a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) matching a CTE of at least one of the substrate or the dielectric layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of heat dissipation for electronic devices, and discloses a manifold microchannel heat sink based on directional optimization of hotspot areas, including a power module, a heat dissipation substrate, a cold source device, and a diverter manifold; the heat dissipation substrate is arranged on the power module, a microchannel is provided on a side of the heat dissipation substrate away from the power module and on a back of a heat generating area of the power module for carrying the power module and dissipating heat from the power module. According to the manifold microchannel heat sink based on the directional optimization of hotspot areas, the local heat dissipation performance of the power module may be preliminarily changed by optimizing the microchannel on the heat dissipation substrate, which avoids poor heat dissipation temperature uniformity in a multi-heat source system.

Abstract: A method includes providing a plurality of processes interconnected by a network, each of the plurality of processes being configured to hold a block of data destined for others of the plurality of processes. A set of data for all-to-all data exchange is received from one or more of the processes. The set of data is configured as a plurality of blocks of data in a matrix as matrix data, the matrix being distributed among the plurality of processes. The matrix data is transposed by changing the position of selected blocks of data of the plurality of blocks of data relative to the other blocks of data of the plurality of the blocks of data, without changing the structure of each of the blocks of data. The transposed matrix data is over the network and is then received, repacked, and conveyed to destination processes.

Abstract: The disclosed flow cytometer includes a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM). The WDM includes an extended light source providing light that forms an object, a collimating optical element that captures light from the extended light source and projects a magnified image of the object as a first light beam, and a first focusing optical element configured to focus the first light beam to a size smaller than the object of the extended light source to a first semiconductor detector. The disclosed flow cytometer further includes a composite microscope objective to direct light emitted by a particle in a flow channel in a viewing zone of the composite microscope to the extended light source, a fluidic system and a peristaltic pump configured to supply liquid sheath and liquid sample to the flow channel, and a laser diode system to illuminate the particle in the flow channel.

Abstract: A power supply device for a vehicle window includes a carrier plate including a first electrical connection portion to transmit power, a bracket including a second electrical connection portion to which external power is connected, and a flexible connection means including a side electrically connected to the first electrical connection portion of the carrier plate and another side electrically connected to the second electrical connection portion of the bracket, in which the side of the flexible connection means is pivotally connected to the first electrical connection portion and the other side thereof is pivotally connected to the second electrical connection portion.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.

Abstract: A battery sub-packing unit includes a plurality of secondary battery cells, a cell support member including a seating portion for accommodating the plurality of secondary battery cells, and a venting inducing portion connecting the seating portion to an external area, and a case member provided to surround the secondary battery cell accommodated in the seating portion and to seal around the secondary battery cell.

Abstract: A forced discharge test apparatus includes a heating circuit; a discharge circuit; a temperature sensor; and a controller. When the controller receives a test command indicating a test resistance and a test temperature, the controller outputs a first control signal to the heating circuit to increase the temperature of a battery cell. The controller outputs a second control signal to the discharge circuit to discharge the battery cell when the temperature of the battery cell reaches the set test temperature. The controller determines that the test temperature is valid with respect to the test resistance when the temperature of the battery cell is equal to or lower than the upper temperature limit at a time point at which a predetermined heating time has passed from a time point when the first control signal is outputted.