Abstract: The present disclosure provides HKMG transistor structures and fabrication methods thereof. An exemplary method includes providing a base substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a dielectric layer having a first opening in the first region and a second opening in the second region over; forming a gate dielectric layer on a side surface of the first opening and a portion of the base substrate in the first opening and on a side surface of the second opening and a portion of the base substrate in the second opening; filling a sacrificial layer in the first opening; forming a second work function layer in the second opening and a second gate electrode layer on the second work function layer; removing the sacrificial layer; and forming a first work function layer in the first opening and a first gate electrode layer on the first work function layer.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a Fin-FET device includes forming a plurality of discrete fin structures on a substrate with a bottom portion of the sidewall surfaces covered in an isolation layer, and forming a dielectric layer on the isolation layer and the fin structures with an opening formed across the fin structures and exposing a portion of the isolation layer and the fin structures. The method further includes forming a first oxidation layer on the exposed surfaces of the fin structures, and then forming a second oxidation layer between the first oxidation layer and the surfaces of the fin structures through a first annealing process. The method then includes forming a gate dielectric layer on the first oxidation layer, forming a sacrificial adsorption layer on the gate dielectric layer, performing a second annealing process, and then forming a gate electrode layer to fill the opening formed in the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A mobile radio has selectable transmit and receive channels, and is in a talkgroup that has a primary channel and multiple auxiliary channels. The mobile radio receives a broadcast-start command, and responsively selects its transmit channel to be the primary channel (if available) or an inactive auxiliary channel (if the primary channel is not available). The mobile radio receives user media via its user interface, and transmits that received user media on its selected transmit channel. The mobile radio scans for an auxiliary channel transitioning from inactive to active. Responsive to detecting such a transition, the mobile radio selects that auxiliary channel as its receive channel. The mobile radio mixes inbound media received on its selected receive channel with user media received via its user interface, and transmits the mixed media on its selected transmit channel.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product in a wireless gateway to provide secured communications over a wireless network and a wired network is provided herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a first authentication credential from a wireless device and mapping the first authentication credential to a second authentication credential. The method further includes transmitting the second authentication credential to an authentication server and receiving a first authentication response from the authentication server. The method also includes generating a first shared secret and a second shared secret if the first authentication response indicates that authentication is successful and transmitting a second authentication response to the wireless device. The first shared secret is used to setup a first secured channel for communications with a service provider over a wired network and the second shared secret is used to setup a second secured channel for communications with the wireless device.

Abstract: A data deduplication method is executed by a controller for a solid state drive (SSD). The controller receives a signature for a block of data. The controller performs a comparison of the signature and information in a signature library and determines whether or not the signature matches the information. The controller sends a signal that indicates a result of the comparison. If the signature and the information match then the signal has a first value indicating that the block of data is already stored on the SSD; if the signature and the information do not match then the signal has a second value that is different than the first value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a transmission parameter determining method, a transmission control method, and apparatuses therefor. The transmission parameter determining method comprises: obtaining transmission parameter information associated with at least two carriers allocated for a user equipment, wherein the at least two carriers comprise a carrier resource in an unlicensed spectrum, and the transmission parameter information is used to indicate at least one first transmission parameter separately associated with at least two possible use statuses of the at least two carriers; determining an available carrier of the user equipment in the at least two carriers; and determining at least one second transmission parameter, associated with the determined available carrier, of the user equipment at least according to the transmission parameter information. The methods and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application can prevent some transmission resources from being wasted.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to reduce the decrease of uplink throughput in the event a user terminal connects with a plurality of radio base stations. A user terminal (20) according to an example of the present invention provides a user terminal to connect with a plurality of radio base stations including at least a first radio base station and a second radio base station, and this user terminal has a PH report generating section (411) that calculates the PH (Power Headroom) of each radio base station and generates PH reports, and a transmission section (203) that transmits either the PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) bandwidth of the first radio base station, a PH report per resource block, or information about the transmission power density, and a PH report for the first radio base station, to the second radio base station.

Abstract: A method of processes data such as video information. The method includes providing a request from a gateway to an adaptive bit rate server for a unicast adaptive bit rate stream and converting by the gateway the unicast adaptive bit rate stream into one or more multicast adaptive bit rate streams. The gateway is in communication with user equipment having security paired client devices. The method further includes receiving link conditions between the security paired client devices and the user equipment from the user equipment. The method also includes adapting using the gateway the unicast adaptive bit rate stream in response to the link conditions.

Abstract: Embodiments describe the selective electroless plating of dielectric layers. According to an embodiment, a dielectric layer is patterned to form one or more patterned surfaces. A seed layer is then selectively formed along the patterned surfaces of the dielectric layer. An electroless plating process is used to deposit metal only on the patterned surfaces of the dielectric layer. According to an embodiment, the dielectric layer is doped with an activator precursor. Laser assisted local activation is performed on the patterned surfaces of the dielectric layer in order to selectively form a seed layer only on the patterned surfaces of the dielectric layer by reducing the activator precursor to an oxidation state of zero. According to an additional embodiment, a seed layer is selectively formed on the patterned surfaces of the dielectric layer with a colloidal or ionic seeding solution.

Abstract: A switching power converter provides regulated voltage to a load. The switching power converter comprises a transformer including a primary winding coupled to an input voltage and a secondary winding coupled to an output of the switching power converter. The switching power converter further comprises a power switch coupled to the primary winding and a rectifier coupled to the secondary winding. Current is generated in the primary winding responsive to the power switch being turned on and not generated responsive to the power switch being turned off. A detection circuit measures a voltage across the rectifier. If the detection circuit detects a decrease in the voltage across the rectifier outside of a blanking period, the detection circuit generates a current pulse in the secondary winding of the transformer.

Abstract: A liquid storage device for a propellant tank in a spacecraft includes a gas-guide tube, a cover plate, a housing, blades, a supporting column, a base, a passage-window pressing plate, a passage-window mesh piece, a liquid-storage-device mesh piece, a fixing block, and a pressing plate for the liquid-storage-device mesh piece. The blades are uniformly distributed on and fixed to the support column in a radial direction to form an integral structure, and the integral structure is mounted on and fixed to a circular partition plate in the base. The liquid-storage-device mesh piece is pressed on the circular partition plate in the base by the pressing plate for the liquid-storage-device mesh piece and then is fixed. The passage-window mesh piece is pressed on the outer side of a cylinder wall of the base by the passage-window pressing plate and then is fixed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water cooled mold for casting aluminum alloy wheels and a manufacturing method thereof. The water cooled mold is provided with first-type water cooling channels with high heat exchange efficiency and second-type water cooling channels with low heat exchange efficiency. The first-type water cooling channels are concave grooves through which cooling water flows, and a cooling surface of the mold is in contact with open surfaces of the concave grooves. The second-type water cooling channels are grooves with stainless steel pipes, and the stainless steel pipes are in contact with the cooling surface of the mold. The second-type water cooling channels are installed on mold portions corresponding to wheel window positions of a cavity, and the first-type water cooling channels are installed on mold portions corresponding to spokes, flanges and rims of the cavity.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for generating a view for a schema. A schema provides a definition of elements, wherein at least one of the elements comprises a recursive element of a recursive data type, wherein the recursive data type allows for instances of the recursive element to include instances of that same recursive data type at different levels in a hierarchy. Indication is received to transform the recursive types to non-recursive structures. A view for the schema is generated including information on the indication to transform the recursive types to non-recursive structure, wherein the processing of the data defined by the view causes a parser to generate a structured element for each instance of the recursive element in schema data being parsed, wherein the generated structured element includes a unique identifier of the instance of the recursive element.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate, forming an interface layer on the substrate, and then performing a first annealing process on the interface layer under a nitrogen-containing environment to form a nitrogen-containing layer from a top portion of the interface layer. The first annealing process also deactivates non-bonded silicon ions and oxygen ions in the interface layer. The method further includes forming a high-k dielectric layer on the nitrogen-containing layer, and performing a second annealing process on the high-k dielectric layer to allow nitrogen ions in the nitrogen-containing layer to diffuse into the high-k dielectric layer to reduce a density of active oxygen vacancies in the high-k dielectric layer. Finally, the method includes forming a gate electrode layer on the high-k dielectric layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for forming an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device, including: providing a substrate including an input region; forming a plurality of fins on the substrate in the input region; forming a well region, doped with first-type ions, in the plurality of fins and in the substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer on each fin in the input region. The method further includes: forming a drain region, doped with second-type ions, in a top portion of each fin and in the epitaxial layer; forming an extended drain region, doped with the second-type ions, in a bottom portion of each fin to connect to the drain region and in a portion of the substrate, in the input region; and forming a counter-doped region, doped with the first-type ions, in a portion of the substrate between two adjacent fins to insulate adjacent extended drain regions.

Abstract: A step motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and stator windings. The stator core includes a ring shaped yoke and a plurality of teeth extending inwardly from the ring shaped yoke. The rotor is rotatably mounted with respect to the stator. The rotor includes a permanent magnet member surrounded by the plurality of teeth. The stator windings are wound around the plurality of teeth to form a plurality of stator poles. The stator core are formed from a core strip with High magnetic conductive, the core strip are bent to enable opposite ends of the core strip to be connected with each other. The step motor of the present invention has a simplified structure and enhanced efficiency.

Abstract: The invention provides a split-type mold for wheel casting, the mold having an upper die, a split-type water-cooling side die and a lower die, and the split-type water-cooling side die is divided into four pieces along a circumferential direction of the wheel mold. A thermal deformation arc compensation surface is machined on ¼ arc portion of each split-type water-cooling lower side die, and a compensation surface is machined on key portions of 45-degree matching surfaces of adjacent split-type water-cooling upper side dies. The side die can effectively solve the problems such as untight matching between the matching surfaces, flashes of the matching surfaces and aluminum sticking and the like due to the thermal deformation and non-homogeneous expansion and shrinkage of the two portions of the split-type water-cooling side die.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting content are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving an indication of a plurality of input streams of content. Each input stream is associated with an input bit rate. The method includes determining a plurality of output bit rates at which to transmit the content to one or more client devices, comparing the plurality of input bit rates to the plurality of output bit rates, and generating, by a server, a plurality of output streams of the content based on the comparison. Each generated output stream is associated with a corresponding output bit rate and includes a transcoded input stream or a non-transcoded input stream. The plurality of output streams is generated such that a number of output streams comprising non-transcoded input streams is maximized. The method also includes transmitting the generated output streams to the one or more client devices.

Abstract: A membrane keyboard equipped with click generating resilient pieces, having multiple keys and an electrically conductive membrane; each of the keys having a base and a cap; the cap sleeves on the base; an inner sidewall of the base is provided with an insertion slot for mounting a click generating resilient piece; a top part of the insertion slot is provided with position limiting wedges; the click generating resilient piece is positioned between the inner sidewall of the base and an outer sidewall of the cap; the cap is provided with a motion transmission element which drives the click generating resilient piece to move up and down in the insertion slot when the cap moves up and down. The clicking sounds generated by the click generating resilient pieces help users determine whether the desired key is pressed or released. Obvious tactile feedback can also be felt when using the keyboard.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and system for managing communication of packets. A transceiver node receives a plurality of IP data packets from an internet protocol (IP) network. The transceiver node separates the IP data packets into a first set and a second set of IP data packets, according to channel conditions of a cellular network and a wireless local area network (WLAN). The transceiver node transmits, to a user device, the first set of IP data packets using a cellular network protocol of the cellular network and the second set of IP data packets using a WLAN protocol of the WLAN, causing the user device to aggregate the first set of IP data packets transmitted using the cellular network protocol with the second set of IP data packets transmitted using the WLAN protocol.