Abstract: The technology provides designs and methods for the transit management system, which facilitates transit vehicle operations and control for connected automated transit vehicles (CATVs) systems. The transit management system provides transit vehicles with customized/non-customized information and time-sensitive control instructions for transit vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as vehicle routing, lane changing, turning. The transit management system also realizes transit vehicle lane design, transportation operations and management services for transit vehicle. The transit management system consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside Unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) Vehicle Onboard Unit (OBU), (4) Traffic Operations Centers (TOCs), (5) Cloud platform.

Abstract: A method for palette coding is disclosed. In an encoder side, the method determines whether a first block is coded using a palette coding mode or a non-palette coding. If the first block is coded using the non-palette coding mode, a first color table for the first block is derived based on one or more color tables associated with one or more previously processed blocks. If the first block is coded using the palette coding mode, the first color table is derived from the first block. A second block coded after the first block may use the first color table as a palette prediction. At the decoder side, if the current block is coded using the palette coding mode, a first color table based on a previous coded block is derived and the current block is decoded using a first color table as a palette predictor.

Abstract: A redundant tracking system comprising multiple redundant tracking sub-systems, enabling seamless transitions between such tracking sub-systems, provides a solution to this problem by merging multiple tracking approaches into a single tracking system. This system is able to combine tracking objects with six degrees of freedom (6DoF) and 3DoF through combining and transitioning between multiple tracking systems based on the availability of tracking indicia tracked by the tracking systems. Thus, as the indicia tracked by any one tracking system becomes unavailable, the redundant tracking system seamlessly switches between tracking in 6DoF and 3DoF thereby providing the user with an uninterrupted experience.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first fin, a second fin, a dummy fin, a first metal gate, a second metal gate, and an isolation structure. The first, the second and the dummy fins are on the substrate, and the dummy fin is disposed between the first fin and the second fin. The first metal gate and the second metal gate are over the first fin and the second fin, respectively. The isolation structure is on the dummy fin, and the dummy fin and the isolation structure separate the first metal gate and the second metal gate.

Abstract: A sensing apparatus adapted to detect samples is provided. The sensing apparatus includes a light source, a light-penetrating medium, a metal thin film, and a plurality of sensors. The light source is adapted to provide a light beam. The light-penetrating medium has an optical surface. The metal thin film is disposed on the optical surface of the light-penetrating medium. The samples are adapted to be placed on the metal thin film. After the light beam enters the light-penetrating medium from a side away from the optical surface, the light beam is adapted to be totally internally reflected at the optical surface, such that surface plasmon resonance occurs at a surface of the metal thin film to excite the samples. The samples are adapted to emit signal light beams after being excited. The plurality of sensors are adapted to sense the signal light beams. The metal thin film is disposed between the plurality of sensors and the light-penetrating medium.

Abstract: A sensing device including a semiconductor substrate, a filtering structure and a sensing structure is provided. The semiconductor substrate has a sample excitation region and an optical sensor region. The optical sensor region laterally encircles the sample excitation region. The filtering structure is embedded in the semiconductor substrate. The filtering structure is located in the sample excitation region and has a sample containing portion. The sample containing portion is adapted to contain a sample and receive an excitation beam. The sensing structure is embedded in the semiconductor substrate. At least a portion of the sensing structure is disposed in the optical sensor region and the sensing structure at least laterally encircles the filtering structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antioxidant for an electrolyte membrane of fuel cells. The antioxidant may include a support including silicon dioxide and having a nanotube shape, and a metal oxide supported on the support.

Abstract: An image acquisition device, a goods shelf, a monitoring device for a goods shelf, a monitoring method for a goods shelf and an image recognition method are disclosed. The image acquisition device includes at least one reflective part which is configured to form a virtual image of an object through reflection of the object; and a camera which is configured to take a picture of the object and the virtual image of the object, so as to reduce a photograph blind zone.

Abstract: A pocketed bun is made by placing a removable insert inside a portion of bread dough, cooking the bread dough to produce a bread bun, cutting the bread bun, and removing the insert from the bread bun. Preferably, the insert is made of a non-edible and non-stick material. The insert is at least partially or completely surrounded by the bread dough before and after cooking. The insert can also be magnetic, so that the insert and the bread dough can be magnetically suspended during cooking in an oven that has one or more suspension magnets.

Abstract: An oscillation circuit including a crystal interface, a crystal amplifier, a level detector, a timing circuit, and a controller. When activated, the crystal amplifier drives a crystal coupled to the crystal interface to establish oscillation, and the level detector indicates when a target amplitude is detected. The controller activates the crystal amplifier and uses the timing circuit and the level detector to measure a startup time of oscillation. The measured startup time is used in calculating a wake up time from a sleep mode in time to perform an operation at a scheduled time. The startup time may be adjusted or averaged and may be remeasured with temperature change. A method of minimizing startup time of a crystal oscillator includes measuring startup time for determining a delay value for programming a wakeup circuit. Robust startup settings may be used in the event of startup failure due to a sleepy crystal.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pick and place robotic systems. An exemplary apparatus for vacuum-gripping a deformable bag comprises: a primary chamber, wherein a proximal end of the primary chamber is connected to an air flow source, and wherein the primary chamber is configured to, upon an activation of the air flow source, receive a portion of the deformable bag via a distal end of the primary chamber; a secondary chamber surrounding the primary chamber, wherein the secondary chamber is connected to the primary chamber via a plurality of connections to allow for air passage, and wherein the activation of the air flow source causes a lateral wall of the primary chamber to grip the portion of the deformable bag via pressure differential between an inside of the deformable bag and the secondary chamber.

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.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a tunneling field effect transistor having an overlapping structure between the source and drain regions providing a greater tunneling area. The source or drain region may be a doped region in a semi-conductive substrate. The other source or drain region may be formed by epitaxial deposition over the doped region. The gate is formed over the epitaxial region where the doped and epitaxial regions overlap. The doped region may be formed in a fin structure with the epitaxial region and gate being formed on the top and sides of the fin.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an internal supply rail; a plurality of first main header switches for coupling the internal supply rail to a first power supply; a plurality of second main header switches for coupling the internal supply rail to a second power supply; an auxiliary circuit including a first auxiliary header switch for coupling the internal supply rail to the first power supply and a second auxiliary header switch for coupling the internal supply rail to the second power supply; a feedback circuit, the feedback circuit tracking a status of the first and second main header switches; and a control circuit, the control circuit controlling the first main header switches, second main header switches and first and second auxiliary header switches responsive to the switch control signal and an output of the feedback circuit.

Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a pixel structure, a receiver antenna structure and a transmitter antenna structure. The pixel structure includes multiple pixels arranged in an array. The receiver antenna structure provides first signals to the pixels, and includes multiple receiver antennas. The transmitter antenna structure transmits wireless signals to the receiver antenna structure such that the receiver antenna structure generates the first signals, and includes multiple transmitter antennas. Each transmitter antenna one-to-one corresponds to one receiver antenna. The transmitter and receiver antenna structures may be disposed on different sides of the substrate, and each receiver antenna may have a corresponding hole formed on the substrate for filling a ferrite structure to enhance transmission efficiency thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for replacing a photoresist (PR) bottle using a vehicle. An exemplary vehicle includes a processor configured to receive a request signal to replace a first PR bottle. The processor is also configured to transmit an order based on the request signal. The vehicle also includes a plurality of wheels configured to move the vehicle from the first location to a second location, and from the second location to the first location. The vehicle further includes a robotic arm configured to load, at the first location, the first PR bottle into a first container; load a second PR bottle in a second container; remove a cap from the second PR bottle and a socket from the first PR bottle; couple the socket of the first PR bottle to the second PR bottle; and unload the second PR bottle from the second container.

Abstract: Systems and methods for irradiating sanitary toilets are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, an irradiation system may include one or more ultraviolet lights attached to one of: an interior perimeter of a toilet bowl, an underside of an inwardly facing edge of a toilet seating surface, or an inwardly facing surface of a urinal. The system may also include a controller connected to a power source and configured to activate the one or more ultraviolet lights.

Abstract: A memory cell includes a first and second pull up transistor, a first and second pass gate transistor and a metal contact. The first pull up transistor has a first active region extending in a first direction. The first pass gate transistor has a second active region extending in the first direction, and being separated from the first active region in a second direction. The second active region is adjacent to the first active region. The second pass gate transistor is coupled to the second pull up transistor. The metal contact extends in the second direction, and extends from the first active region to the second active region. The metal contact couples drains of the first pull up transistor and the first pass gate transistor. The first and second pass gate transistors and the first and second pull up transistors are part of a four transistor memory cell.

Abstract: A compound of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated analogs thereof, compositions thereof, and methods of treating disease using a compound thereof, wherein the variable substituents are disclosed herein.

Abstract: The invention provides a light emitting chip comprising a conductive carrier, a semiconductor layer body having a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a radiation emitting layer, wherein the semiconductor layer has a concave part extending from the surface of the first semiconductor layer through the radiation emitting layer toward the second semiconductor layer; a first electrical connection layer electrically connected between the first semiconductor layer and the first electrode; a second electrical connection layer electrically connected between the second semiconductor layer and the conductive carrier, wherein the second electrical connection layer includes a continuous electrode structure connected to the second semiconductor layer, the continuous electrode structure being constituted by at least a frame structure distributed at the edge of the light emitting chip; and a second electrode electrically connected to the conductive carrier.