Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stack of alternating insulating layers and first conductive layers disposed over a substrate; a plurality of memory cell strings penetrating the stack over the substrate, each memory cell string comprising a central portion extending through the stack, a semiconductor layer surrounding the central portion, and a ferroelectric layer surrounding the semiconductor layer, and the central portion comprising a channel isolation structure and a second conductive layer and a third conductive layer at two sides of the channel isolation structure; and a plurality of cell isolation structures penetrating the conductive layers and the insulating layers over the substrate and disposed between two memory cell strings, each cell isolation structure comprising a top portion and a bottom portion adjoined to the top portion and different from the top portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method capable of estimating a battery state of health, and more particularly, provides an apparatus and method for more accurately calculating the state of balance by voltage of a battery to reflect SOC information as well as the voltage distribution of the battery, and measuring the state of health of the battery on the basis of the state of balance by voltage.

Abstract: A topical formulation comprising (a) a therapeutically effective amount of tofacitinib; (b) at least one solvent; and (c) optionally one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients is provided. Also provided is a method for treating and/or preventing autoimmune diseases in a subject administering said topical formulation.

Abstract: A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. In the display substrate, the sub-pixel driving circuit includes a driving transistor and a first reset transistor, and a gate electrode of the first reset transistor is electrically connected to the reset signal line pattern, a first electrode of the first reset transistor is electrically connected to the initialization signal line pattern, and a second electrode of the first reset transistor is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor; and the shielding pattern is electrically connected to the power signal line pattern, an orthographic projection of the shielding pattern on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the first electrode of the first reset transistor on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waste battery discharge process for recycling a waste battery, and more particularly, to a process for checking stability, a state of charge, and a remaining life of the waste battery before reusing or recycling the waste battery (battery after use), and safely and cost-effectively discharging the waste battery.

Abstract: Techniques are described for monitoring tire conditions on an autonomous vehicle, more specifically, an autonomous truck that includes a tractor unit and a trailer. An example autonomous vehicle includes a tractor unit configured to be coupled to a trailer that comprises multiple tires. The autonomous vehicle may also include one or more infrared sensors. At least part of the one or more infrared sensors is positioned at a rear side of the tractor unit and faced towards the trailer. The one or more infrared sensors are configured to capture one or more heatmaps each representing a temperature distribution of a tire. The one or more infrared sensors are in communication with a control system that is configured to receive the temperature distribution from the one or more infrared sensors, determine a tire condition of the tire, and operate the tractor unit according to the tire condition.

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with touch sensors. One or more shielding layers may be interposed between the display and the touch sensors. The shielding layers may include shielding structures such as a conductive mesh structure and/or a transparent conductive film. The shielding structures may be actively driven or passively biased. In the active driving scheme, one or more inverting circuits may receive a noise signal from a cathode layer in the display and/or from the shielding structures, invert the received noise signal, and drive the inverted noise signal back onto the shielding structures to prevent any noise from the display from negatively impacting the performance of the touch sensors. In the passive biasing scheme, the shielding structures may be biased to a power supply voltage.

Abstract: A 3D-configured production structure of rubber products based on an intelligent manufacturing unit and a production method thereof. The structure includes a stereoscopic production warehouse used to store a mobile intelligent manufacturing unit and an ex-warehouse delivery system used to deliver the mobile intelligent manufacturing unit. The mobile intelligent manufacturing unit includes a unit functional assembly, a molding vulcanization apparatus, a blank feeder, a material-delivering apparatus, a product-collecting apparatus and a reclaimer. The molding vulcanization apparatus includes a upper heat plate, a upper mold, a lower mold, a lower heat plate and a support post. The upper mold and the lower mold are arranged on the inner sides of the upper heat plate and the lower heat plate, respectively. The upper heat plate is fixed on one end of the support post, and the lower heat plate is arranged through the support post.

Abstract: The invention discloses a plant thermo-sensitive male sterile gene mutant tms15 and uses thereof. The nucleotide sequence of the plant thermo-sensitive male sterile gene mutant tms15 is SEQ ID No. 1. The inventor screened the thermo sensitive genic male sterile mutant tms15 by EMS mutagenesis of Zhonghua 11, which showed a male sterile phenotype under high temperature conditions (>28° C.) and restored fertility under low temperature conditions (22˜24° C.). The cytological results shows that the sporogenous cells in tms15 plants proliferated excessively and the tapetum cells are also vacuolized abnormally under high temperature. The normal proliferation of sporogenous cells and the normal development of tapetal cells are restored to some extent after low temperature treatment.

Abstract: A data classification method, for classifying unlabeled images into an inlier data set or an outlier data set, include following steps. The unlabeled images are obtained. An assigned inlier image is selected among the unlabeled images. A similarity matrix is computed and the similarity matrix includes first similarity scores of the unlabeled images relative to the assigned inlier image. Each of the unlabeled images is classified into an inlier data set or an outlier data set according to the similarity matrix, so as to generate inlier-outlier predictions of the unlabeled images.

Abstract: A mask module includes a framework, a first strip plate fixed on the framework and extending along a first direction, and a first mask. The first mask is located on a side, deviating from the framework, of the first strip plate. The first mask includes at least one preset area, and the preset area includes at least one opening area. The first strip plate is provided with a first concave-convex structure on one side edge along the first direction. At least one convex structure is provided in a middle of the first concave-convex structure along the first direction. In a direction perpendicular to a surface of the first mask, the first concave-convex structure and the convex structure cover at least a part of area of the at least one opening of the preset area. The convex structure and the first strip plate are integrally formed.

Abstract: A system for use in a poultry house includes a control server, a network gateway disposed in the poultry house and equipping with a wireless communication capability; a movable sensor module disposed in the poultry house, wherein the movable sensor module is movable within the poultry house for obtaining a plurality of environmental parameters associated with specific locations within the poultry house, and a sampling machine disposed in the poultry house for obtaining a sample of poultry waste on the ground of the poultry house. The movable sensor module transmits the environmental parameters to the network gateway, and the network gateway transmits the environmental parameters to the control server for processing the environmental parameters.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device has a first region and a transparent region. The method includes the steps of providing a flexible substrate, forming an electric circuit layer on the flexible substrate at an elevated temperature, forming an opening in the transparent region after forming the electric circuit layer, wherein the opening penetrates through a portion of the electric circuit layer, and forming a filling layer on the flexible substrate after forming the opening, wherein at least a part of the filling layer is formed in the opening to enhance a transmittance of the transparent region.

Abstract: A display panel includes an amorphous silicon gate driver in which a lower voltage than the gate-off voltage output from the gate driver is applied to an adjacent stage as a low voltage transmission signal.

Abstract: An image capturing lens assembly includes six lens units which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: first through sixth lens units. Each lens unit of the first through third lens units and the fifth through sixth lens units is a single lens element. The fourth lens unit is a single lens element or is composed of two lens elements, and the fourth lens unit at least includes a front lens element. The total number of lens elements of the image capturing lens assembly is six to seven. The first lens unit has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens unit has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The front lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.

Abstract: An iodine gas detection system is configured to detect iodine atoms, and the system includes a housing having an aperture, an iodine sensitive sensor located within the housing and configured to directly interact with the iodine atoms that enter through the aperture within the housing, a processor located within the housing and configured to process data collected from the iodine sensitive sensor, and a memory located within the housing and configured to store a result generated by the processor. The iodine sensitive sensor includes plural layers of reduced graphene oxide, rGO, disposed substantially parallel to each other, Ag nanoparticles distributed among the plural layers of rGO, and a surfactant polymer selected to be a surfactant and distributed among the plural layers of rGO.

Abstract: Techniques are described with respect to a system, method, and computer program product for managing a virtual environment context. An associated method includes analyzing a plurality of avatars associated with the virtual environment; ranking each avatar of the plurality of avatars based on the analysis; grouping at least a subset of the avatars based on a scoring of each avatar associated with the ranking; and modifying the virtual environment for the subset in accordance with the virtual environment context based on the analysis.

Abstract: A method includes forming a conductive pillar over and connecting to a conductive pad, dispensing a first polymer layer, wherein the first polymer layer contacts a lower portion of a sidewall of the conductive pillar, curing the first polymer layer, and dispensing a second polymer layer on the first polymer layer. The second polymer layer contacts an upper portion of the sidewall of the conductive pillar. The second polymer layer is then cured.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate comprising a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region; a first MTJ on the MTJ region; a first metal interconnection on the logic region; and a cap layer extending from a sidewall of the first MTJ to a sidewall of the first metal interconnection. Preferably, the cap layer on the MTJ region and the cap layer on the logic region comprise different thicknesses.

Abstract: Solutions preparing container images and data for container workloads prior to start times of workloads predicted through workload trend analysis. Local storage space on the node is managed based on workload trends, optimizing local storage of image files without requiring frequent reloading and/or deletion of image files, avoiding network intensive I/O operations when pulling images to local storage by workload scheduling systems. Systems perform collection of historical data including image and workload properties; analyze historical data for workload trends, including predicted start times, image files needed, number of nodes and types of nodes. Based on predicted future workload start times, nodes are selected from an ordered list of node requirements and workload properties.