Abstract: A video coding method and apparatus include receiving input data associated with a current block, determining a coding mode for the current block by disabling Geometric Partitioning Mode (GPM) when a size of the current block is greater than or equal to a threshold size, and encoding or decoding the current block according to the determined coding mode. In a high-throughput video encoder performing Rate Distortion Optimization (RDO) by parallel Processing Elements (PEs), all or partial PEs receive search range reference samples in a broadcasting form. The parallel PEs test multiple coding modes on various partitioning for the current block, decide a block partitioning structure for dividing the current block into one or more coding blocks, and decide a coding mode for each of the coding blocks.

Abstract: Video encoding methods and apparatuses include receiving reconstructed video samples, determining an initial clipping setting for ALF coefficients, deriving clipping setting candidates from the initial clipping setting. ALF coefficients for the initial clipping setting and the clipping setting candidates are derived by solving inverse matrices, where partial intermediate results of solving ALF coefficients are shared by two or more clipping settings. A distortion value corresponds to the derived ALF coefficients for each clipping setting is computed, and final clipping indices for final ALF coefficients are determined according to the distortion values. ALF filtering is applied to the reconstructed video samples based on the final ALF coefficients and the final clipping indices.

Abstract: According to a method for Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) processing of reconstructed video, multiple indicators are signaled in slice at an encoder side or parsed at a decoder side, where the multiple indicators are Adaptive Parameter Set (APS) indices associated with temporal ALF filter sets for the ALF processing. A current indicator is determined from the multiple indicators, where the current indicator is used to select a current ALF filter set. Filtered-reconstructed pixels are derived for the current block by applying the current ALF filter to the current block. In another method, if the ALF processing applied at a target sample requires an outside sample on other side of a target virtual boundary from the target sample, the outside sample is replaced by a padded sample.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to receive compressed video data, wherein the compressed video data is related to a set of frames. A decoder-side predictor refinement technique is used to calculate a new motion vector for a current frame from the set of frames, wherein the new motion vector estimates motion for the current frame based on one or more reference frames. An existing motion vector associated with a different frame from a motion vector buffer is retrieved. The new motion vector is calculated based on the existing motion vector using a decoder-side motion vector prediction technique, such that the existing motion vector is in the motion vector buffer after calculating the new motion vector.

Abstract: Video encoding methods and apparatuses for performing rate-distortion optimization by a hierarchical architecture include receiving input data associated with a current block in a current picture, determining a block partitioning structure to split the current block into coding blocks and determining a corresponding coding mode for each coding block by multiple Processing Element (PE) groups, and entropy encoding the coding blocks in the current block according to the coding modes determined by the PE groups. Each PE group has parallel PEs and is associated with a particular block size. The parallel PEs in each PE group test a number of coding modes on each partition or sub-partition of the current block to derive rate-distortion costs. The block partitioning structure and corresponding coding modes are then decided based on the rate-distortion costs derived by the PE groups.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer above the substrate, and a second ILD layer above the first ILD layer. A first capacitor and a second capacitor are formed within the first ILD layer and the second ILD layer. A first top plate of the first capacitor and a second top plate of the second capacitor are formed at a boundary between the first ILD layer and the second ILD layer. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are separated by a dielectric area in the first ILD layer. The dielectric area includes a first dielectric area that is coplanar with the first top plate or the second top plate, and a second dielectric area above the first dielectric area and to separate the first top plate and the second top plate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Low-latency video coding methods and apparatuses include receiving input data associated with a current Intra slice composed of Coding Tree Units (CTU), where each CTU includes luma and chroma Coding Tree Blocks (CTBs), partitioning each CTB into non-overlapping pipeline units, and encoding or decoding the CTUs in the current Intra slices by performing processing of chroma pipeline units after beginning processing of luma pipeline units in at least one pipeline stage. Each of the pipeline units is processed by one pipeline stage after another pipeline stage, and different pipeline stages process different pipeline units simultaneously. The pipeline stage in the low-latency video coding methods and apparatuses simultaneously processes one luma pipeline unit and at least one previous chroma pipeline unit within one pipeline unit time interval.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of video coding incorporating Deep Neural Network are disclosed. A target signal is processed using DNN (Deep Neural Network), where the target signal provided to DNN input corresponds to the reconstructed residual, output from the prediction process, the reconstruction process, one or more filtering processes, or a combination of them. The output data from DNN output is provided for the encoding process or the decoding process. The DNN can be used to restore pixel values of the target signal or to predict a sign of one or more residual pixels between the target signal and an original signal. An absolute value of one or more residual pixels can be signalled in the video bitstream and used with the sign to reduce residual error of the target signal.

Abstract: For each prediction candidate of a set of one or more prediction candidates of the current block, a video coder computes a matching cost between a set of reference pixels of the prediction candidate in a reference picture and a set of neighboring pixels of a current block in a current picture. The video coder identifies a subset of the reference pictures as major reference pictures based on a distribution of the prediction candidates among the reference pictures of the current picture. A bounding block is defined for each major reference picture, the bounding block encompassing at least portions of multiple sets of reference pixels for multiple prediction candidates. The video coder assigns an index to each prediction candidate based on the computed matching cost of the set of prediction candidates. A selection of a prediction candidate is signaled by using the assigned index of the selected prediction candidate.

Abstract: A down-sample video coding system is provided. A decoding system receives to be decoded data from a bitstream for one or more pictures of a video. Each picture includes pixels having different color components. The decoding system receives up-down-sampling parameters that are applicable to a current video unit in the received data. The up-down-sampling parameters include different subsets for different color components. The decoding system decodes the data to reconstruct the current video unit. The decoding system up-samples the reconstructed current video unit according to the up-down-sampling parameters. The different color components of the current video unit are up-sampled according to different subsets of the up-down-sampling parameters.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding utilizing a current block, a maximum side of the transform block of the current block corresponds to 64. A scaling matrix is derived from elements of an 8×8 base scaling matrix, where the elements in a bottom-right 4×4 region of the 8×8 base scaling matrix are skipped, either not signaled or set to zero. According to another method, a current block belongs to a current picture in a first color format that has only a first color component. A first scaling matrix is signaled at the video encoder side or parsed at the video decoder side for the first color component of the current block. Signaling any second scaling matrix is disabled at the video encoder side or parsing any second scaling matrix is disabled at the video decoder side for a second or third color component of the current block.

Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses for processing a current block in a current picture by reference picture resampling include receiving input data of the current block, determining a scaling window of the current picture and a scaling window of a reference picture. The current picture and reference picture may have different scaling window sizes. A ratio between a scaling window width, height, or size of the current picture and a scaling window width, height, or size of the reference picture is constrained to be within a ratio constraint. A reference block is generated from the reference picture according to the ratio, and used to encode or decode the current block.

Abstract: A routing establishing method for constructing a routing of a chain network including communication routers, each including a wired communication module, a wireless communication module, and a device configuration file. In a wired exploration procedure, exploration is performed by the source communication router through the wired communication module to obtain a wired communication status between the source and the destination communication routers. In a wireless exploration procedure, exploration is performed by the source communication router through the wireless communication module to obtain a wireless communication status between the source and the destination communication routers. In a routing decision procedure, next hop of the source communication router and whether the transmission routing is through the wired or the wireless communication module are determined and set according to the wired and the wireless communication status.

Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses for processing a current block in a current picture include receiving input data of the current block, determining a reference picture, determining whether picture sizes of the current and reference pictures are different, determining whether horizontal wraparound motion compensation is enabled for predicting the current block, performing motion compensation for the current block to obtain a reference block from the reference picture, and encoding or decoding the current block according to the reference block. Horizontal wraparound motion compensation is disabled when the picture sizes of the current and reference pictures are different.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of coding VR360 video sequence are disclosed, wherein wraparound motion compensation is included as a coding tool. According to the method, a bitstream corresponding to encoded data of the VR360 video sequence is generated at an encoder side or received at a decoder side, where the bitstream comprises one or more PPS syntaxes related to wraparound motion compensation information in a PPS (Picture Parameter Set). The VR360 video sequence is encoded at the encoder side or decoded at the decoder side based on the wraparound motion compensation information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) processing of reconstructed video are disclosed. According to one implementation, a method receives reconstructed pixels of a current block and determines one or more clipping values for the ALF processing, wherein a target clipping value is always signaled at an encoder side or parsed at a decoder side even if the target clipping value is zero. The method then derives a current ALF output for the current block, wherein the current ALF output has a weighted sum of clipped differences and each of the original differences is calculated between a first reconstructed pixel at a non-center filter location and a center reconstructed pixel at a center filter location, and each of the original differences is clipped according to a corresponding clipping value to form one clipped difference. The method then provides filtered-reconstructed pixels.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding using Intra prediction are disclosed. In one method, a first prediction sample in an immediately right column of the current block and a second prediction sample in an immediately below row of the current block are derived using angular prediction. The first prediction sample and a left column reference sample in the same row as the first prediction sample are interpolated to generate a horizontal predictor. The second prediction sample and an above-row reference sample in the same column as the second prediction sample are interpolated to generate a vertical predictor. The vertical predictor and the horizontal predictor are linearly combined to generate an angular-planar prediction sample. In another method, a first predictor is generated using angular prediction and a second predictor is generated using planar prediction. The first predictor and the second predictor are linearly combined to generate a fused Intra predictor.

Abstract: In one method, the current block is partitioned into multiple final sub-blocks using one or more stages of sub-tree partition comprising ternary tree partition and at least one other-type partition, where ternary partition tree is excluded from the sub-tree partition if a current sub-tree depth associated with a current sub-block is greater than a first threshold and the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1. In another method, if a test condition is satisfied, the current block is encoded or decoded using a current Inter mode selected from a modified group of Inter tools, where the modified group of Inter tools is derived from an initial group of Inter tools by removing one or more first Inter tools from the initial group of Inter tools, replacing one or more second Inter tools with one or more complexity-reduced Inter tools, or both.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding incorporating enhanced multiple transform (EMT) are disclosed. According to one method, the number of candidates for EMT in the horizontal direction or vertical direction is reduced depending on the current block size. According to another method, an EMT flag, one or more EMT indices or both are signalled only if the total number of non-zero coefficients in at least a part of the 2D coefficient block is greater than a threshold, where the threshold is equal to 1 or larger. A method and apparatus for video coding using non-separable secondary transform (NSST) are disclosed. According to this method, a total number of non-zero first coefficients in a partial block of the 2D coefficient block is determined and used to determine whether to apply the NSST process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for block partition in video encoding and decoding are disclosed. According to one method of the present invention, input data associated with a current block in a current picture are received, wherein the current block comprises a luma block and a chroma block to be encoded or decoded, and wherein a minimum block size is constrained to be no greater than a constrained minimum size for the luma block regardless of whether a dual partition tree or a single partition tree is used for the current block. The luma block is partitioned into one or more luma leaf blocks and the chroma block into one or more chroma leaf blocks using the dual partition tree or the single partition tree. Said one or more luma leaf blocks and said one or more chroma leaf blocks are encoded or decoded.