Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an access method to implement access of an Internet of Things (IoT) gateway. A method includes: a user equipment (UE) obtains an address of a to-be-connected IoT gateway. An IoT cloud platform allocates, to a mobile application (MAPP) installed on the UE, a unique access identifier corresponding to the MAPP. The UE provides an address of the IoT cloud platform and the allocated access identifier for the IoT gateway whose address is already learned. The IoT gateway adds the access identifier to a registration message, and sends the registration message to the IoT cloud platform. The IoT cloud platform binds the IoT gateway to the MAPP corresponding to the access identifier included in the registration message, so as to complete access of the IoT gateway.

Abstract: Variety of approaches to provide an automatic group creation based on an organization hierarchy are described. A hosted service initiates operation(s) to automatically create a group upon detecting a new organization hierarchy or a utilization of a feature of a hosted service by an existing organization hierarchy. Next, group members are determined based on the organization hierarchy. The group is created that includes the group members to coordinate services within the hosted service based on the organization hierarchy. Furthermore, an attribute of the created group is defined. A resource is also generated for the created group. The resource includes a notebook, a work space, a collaboration site, and/or a planner. The created group is deployed to coordinate the services. The resource is managed through the services.

Abstract: A composition and method for formation of ohmic contacts on a semiconductor structure are provided. The composition includes a TiAlxNy material at least partially contiguous with the semiconductor structure. The TiAlxNy material can be TiAl3. The composition can include an aluminum material, the aluminum material being contiguous to at least part of the TiAlxNy material, such that the TiAlxNy material is between the aluminum material and the semiconductor structure. The method includes annealing the composition to form an ohmic contact on the semiconductor structure.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a USB port and a PCB is provided. A first cabling layer of the PCB has a first floating area and a line outside the first floating area, an insulation medium is between the first floating area and the line, a second cabling layer of the PCB is adjacent to the first cabling layer and has a first metal area, an orthographic projection of the first floating area on the second cabling layer and the first metal area have an overlapping area, and the first floating area is not connected to the first metal area; and a metal housing of the USB port has a plurality of fixed contacts fastened to the PCB and not connected to a ground of the PCB, the contacts include a first fixed contact connected to the first floating area and not connected to the first metal area.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed a multi-objective operation control method for a micro energy grid, comprising the specific steps of: (1) establishing optimization objectives of the micro energy grid, the optimization objectives comprising comprehensive income maximization and comprehensive energy utilization rate maximization; (2) using GAMS software to solve for an optimal solution and a worst solution for each optimization objective; (3) processing the optimization objectives by means of a weighting method, uniformly changing a weighting coefficient, and acquiring a Pareto frontier by the GAMS software; (4) acquiring reference satisfaction levels of Pareto optimal solutions according to a fuzzy membership degree, and selecting the Pareto optimal solution having the maximum reference satisfaction level as an optimal compromise solution; and (5) executing scheduling of the micro energy grid according to the optimal compromise solution.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for coexistence of device-to-device communications and cellular communications in a mobile communications system.

Abstract: A network device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), or a new radio NB (gNB)) can process or generate a configuration of a physical random access channel (PRACH) over physical resource blocks (PRBs) that are interlaced in an unlicensed band in an NR unlicensed (NR-U) communication. The PRBs in the PRACH can be based on an occupied channel bandwidth (OCB) of the unlicensed band in the NR-U communication. A random access channel transmission in the PRACH can then be generated by interlacing the PRBs defining the PRACH.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and methods for signaling for resource allocation and scheduling in 5G-NR integrated access and backhaul are generally described herein. In some embodiments, User Equipment configured for reporting a channel quality indicator (CQI) index in a channel state information (CSI) reference resource assumes a physical resource block (PRB) bundling size of two PRBs to derive the CQI index.

Abstract: A resistive memory element comprises a first electrode, an active material over the first electrode, a buffer material over the active material and comprising longitudinally extending, columnar grains of crystalline material, an ion reservoir material over the buffer material, and a second electrode over the ion reservoir material. A memory cell, a memory device, an electronic system, and a method of forming a resistive memory element are also described.

Abstract: An image sensor, including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels connected to row lines extending in a first direction and column lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a ramp voltage generator configured to output a ramp voltage; a sampling circuit including a plurality of comparators, each comparator of the plurality of comparators having a first input terminal connected to a column of the column lines and a second input terminal configured to receive the ramp voltage; and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an output of the plurality of comparators to a digital signal, wherein the plurality of comparators include a first comparator connected to a first column line, and a second comparator connected to a second column line adjacent to the first column line in the first direction, wherein each of the first comparator and the second comparator includes a first transistor and a second transistor disposed sequentially in the second direction, and wherein

Abstract: A system for producing high-quality gas includes a heat carrier hoist, a coke feeder, a heat carrier heating furnace, a gas mixer, a high-temperature induced draft fan, a heat carrier storage tank, a dryer, a hopper, a concentrating solar collection pyrolysis-gasification reactor having a double-tube structure, a three-phase separator and a coke collecting bin. The system may use an adjustable concentrating solar collection technology in combination with a heat carrier circulation heating process, so as to effectively solve heat requirements of the waste pyrolysis and gasification process, reduce the waste material consumption caused by energy supply, and improve the effective utilization of raw materials.

Abstract: A fiber cement material formulation comprising a cementitious binder, a siliceous material, fiber, alumina trihydrate and a bifunctional low density additive wherein the bifunctional low density additive comprises any one or more of diatomaceous earth, recycled autoclave fiber cement dust or cellulose dust. The fiber cement material formulation optionally further comprises a secondary low density additive which may be perlite. In some embodiments, a fiber cement article manufactured from the fiber cement material formulation comprises a density of approximately 1.1 g/cm3 or below.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting material having an ancillary ligand with partially fluorinated substituents. The organic light-emitting material is a metal complex having a diketone ancillary ligand with partially fluorinated substituents and may be used as a light-emitting material in an organic electroluminescent device. These new types of metal complex can fine-tune the emission wavelength more effectively, reduce voltage, improve efficiency, prolong lifetimes, and provide better device performance. Further provided are an organic electroluminescent device and a compound formulation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an interference coordination method, a base station, and a high altitude platform station. The high altitude platform station receives information that includes a location of a base station and a radius of a central area of a coverage area of the base station, and calculates an interference start time and an interference end time according to the received information and a flight parameter of the high altitude platform station. The high altitude platform station sends interference coordination information to the base station, where the interference coordination information includes the interference start time, the interference end time, and a frequency band of a carrier used in both an edge area of a coverage area of the high altitude platform station and the central area of the coverage area of the base station. The base station adjusts the coverage area of the carrier according to the interference coordination information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. Disclosed is a setting method for an efficient uplink signal transmission of a terminal in a case where a plurality of waveforms are supported to efficiently operate an uplink in a next generation mobile communication.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device that performs communication in multiple bands by using a single antenna, and includes an antenna, a radio frequency front end module (RF FEM) connected to the antenna, a first signal processing module connected to the RF FEM and configured to process a signal of a first radio access technology (RAT), and a second signal processing module connected to the RF FEM and configured to process a signal of a second RAT, the signal of the second RAT being different than the signal of the first RAT, and the RF FEM including a frequency separating circuit configured to separate a signal received through the antenna into the signal of the first RAT and the signal of the second RAT, and a switch including a first input terminal coupled with the antenna, a first output terminal coupled with an input terminal of the frequency separating circuit, a second input terminal coupled with one of output terminals of the frequency separating circuit, and a second output terminal coupled with a path

Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers. Horizontally-elongated trenches are formed into the stack to form laterally-spaced memory-block regions. Bridge material is formed across the trenches laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory-block regions. The bridge material comprises longitudinally-alternating first and second regions. The first regions of the bridge material are ion implanted differently than the second regions of the bridge material to change relative etch rate of one of the first or second regions relative to the other in an etching process.

Abstract: A method and related structure provide a void-free dielectric over trench isolation region in an FDSOI substrate. The structure may include a first transistor including a first active gate over the substrate, a second transistor including a second active gate over the substrate, a first liner extending over the first transistor, and a second, different liner extending over the second transistor. A trench isolation region electrically isolates the first transistor from the second transistor. The trench isolation region includes a trench isolation extending into the FDSOI substrate and an inactive gate over the trench isolation. A dielectric extends over the inactive gate and in direct contact with an upper surface of the trench isolation region. The dielectric is void-free, and the liners do not extend over the trench isolation.

Abstract: Techniques are described for synchronizing video of a live event with separately generated metadata relating to the live event. Timing information representing a delay associated with the encoding and packaging pipeline is determined for each origin that produces a set of content streams, and then provided in the form of a synchronization offset in the client manifest for various streaming technologies. The client device requests the metadata, and synchronizes the metadata with content segments using timing information associated with each and the synchronization offset communicated in the manifest.

Abstract: A light bulb apparatus includes a bulb shell, a light source module, a bulb head, a bottom pin and a driver module. The bulb shell has a light passing cover and a neck portion. The bulb head has a body portion and an Edison cap. A bottom pin is used for connecting a second electrode of the Edison socket. The driver module is enclosed by the bulb head. The driver module has a driver plate mounted with a driver component and a driver input terminal. The driver input terminal has a guiding groove. The driver input terminal has a first wiring clip, the bottom pin is inserted into the guiding groove via the entrance and engages the first wiring clip for electrically connected to the driver component.