Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a video capturing method, a device, a storage medium, a computer program product and a computer program. The method comprises: when obtaining a target video by means of a segmented image-capturing mode, in response to an image-capture pause operation, controlling image-capturing to pause and obtaining at least one image-captured video segment corresponding to the target video, and displaying, in an image-capture interface, at least one video segment identification corresponding to the at least one image-captured video segment; and in response to a triggering operation on any one video segment identification among the at least one video segment identification, displaying a preview interface, and playing back, in the preview interface, an image-captured video segment corresponding to the any one video segment identification.

Abstract: A load-lock chamber with reduced particle contamination is disclosed. At least one movable particle shield is placed between the gate valve and a wafer location. Particles which can be generated due to contact between the gate valve door and its seat are blocked or inhibited by the particle shield from landing in the wafer location, reducing particle contamination. Methods for operating the load-lock chamber are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes transferring an inner pod of a carrier out from an outer pod of the carrier into a lithography exposure apparatus, the inner pod containing a reticle including a reflective multilayer and a pellicle underlying the reflective multilayer; detecting a condition of the pellicle using a metrology device positioned on a base plate of the inner pod during transferring the inner pod in the lithography exposure apparatus; determining whether the condition of the pellicle is acceptable; issuing a warning when the condition of the pellicle is not acceptable.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for estimating a blast furnace throat temperature based on a multilayer ore-to-coke ratio distribution model. According to the method, blast furnace equipment parameters and a burden distribution matrix are utilized, the burden layer profile of each layer is calculated according to the burden distribution movement process, a burden layer distribution model is established in combination with the descending process, and the ore-to-coke ratio of each burden layer is obtained. According to the method, the ore-to-coke ratio distribution of multiple layers and main parameters of a blast furnace are used as input, a generalized regression neural network is used for estimating the temperature at the corresponding measurement position of throat temperature, so as to realize the monitoring of throat temperature in the blast furnace process.

Abstract: A printer assembly is described that includes a media hub configured to receive a media roll and supply a media from the media roll along a media path, wherein the media includes a plurality of labels each comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay. The printer assembly also includes a media guide positioned adjacent to the media path. The media guide includes an RFID antenna, with the RFID antenna communicatively coupled to an RFID control system and configured to transmit signals to encode the RFID inlay on a first label. The media guide also includes at least one shield, wherein the at least one shield is positioned adjacent to the RFID antenna to prevent, during an encoding of the RFID inlay on the first label of the plurality of labels, an encoding of the RFID inlay on a second label of the plurality of labels.

Abstract: A method includes generating an active route (AR) between a first network element (NE) and a second NE, the AR includes a first route between an active core device (ACD) and the first NE and a second route between the ACD and the second NE, transmitting data between the first NE and the second NE through the AR sending an identity and a state of a first gateway interface that is connected to the first NE and is included in the ACD to a standby core device (SCD), the SCD generates a standby route (SR) between the first NE and the second NE, the SR includes a third route between the SCD and the first NE and a fourth route between the SCD and the second NE; and when a fault occurs on the first route, transmitting the data between the first NE and the second NE through the SR.

Abstract: Protection circuit and integrated circuit are provided. A protection circuit includes a discharge passage, configured to perform an electro-static discharge and a controller configured to blow out the electric fuse after the discharge passage fulfills electro-static discharge. The discharge passage includes an electric fuse.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. An exemplary semiconductor device includes at least one FinFET device. The FinFET device includes a substrate, a plurality of fins protruding from the substrate, at least one gate structure on the substrate and across the plurality of fins by covering portions of side and top surfaces of the plurality of fins, and source/drain regions formed in the plurality of fins at two sides of the gate structure. The semiconductor device also includes a Fuse device formed above the FinFET device. The Fuse device includes a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The negative terminal is electrically connected to at least one source region of the FinFET device and the positive terminal is electrically connected to an external pad. Further, the semiconductor device also includes a dielectric layer formed between the FinFET device and the Fuse device.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a substrate including a device region and an ESD protection structure formed on the substrate in the device region. The device region includes a center region and edge regions separated by the center region, while the ESD protection structure includes a plurality of gate structures. The ESD protection device also includes a dielectric layer formed to cover the plurality of gate structures and a plurality of heat dissipation structures formed on the dielectric layer with each heat dissipation structure aligned with a corresponding gate structure along a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The area size of each heat dissipation structure aligned with a corresponding gate structure in the center region is larger than the area size of each heat dissipation structure aligned with a corresponding gate structure in the edge region.

Abstract: A method includes generating an active route (AR) between a first network element (NE) and a second NE, the AR includes a first route between an active core device (ACD) and the first NE and a second route between the ACD and the second NE, transmitting data between the first NE and the second NE through the AR sending an identity and a state of a first gateway interface that is connected to the first NE and is included in the ACD to a standby core device (SCD), the SCD generates a standby route (SR) between the first NE and the second NE, the SR includes a third route between the SCD and the first NE and a fourth route between the SCD and the second NE; and when a fault occurs on the first route, transmitting the data between the first NE and the second NE through the SR.

Abstract: A method includes: generating an active route (AR) between a first network element (NE) and a second NE, the AR includes a first route between an active core device (ACD) and the first NE and a second route between the ACD and the second NE, transmitting data between the first NE and the second NE through the AR; sending an identity and a state of a first gateway interface that is connected to the first NE and is included in the ACD to a standby core device (SCD), the SCD generates a standby route (SR) between the first NE and the second NE, the SR includes a third route between the SCD and the first NE and a fourth route between the SCD and the second NE; and when a fault occurs on the first route, transmitting the data between the first NE and the second NE through the SR.

Abstract: A thermal printer having a printhead, a printhead arm to engage and disengage the printhead, a platen roller, a user interface, and a printhead pressure adjustment mechanism is provided. The improvement consists of at least one force sensor adapted to sense the pressure between the printhead and the platen roller in real-time. The force sensor is communicatively linked to the user interface. The user interface is configured to display the pressure measured by the force sensor in real-time.

Abstract: A thermal printer having a printhead, a printhead arm to engage and disengage the printhead, a platen roller, a user interface, and a printhead pressure adjustment mechanism is provided. The improvement consists of at least one force sensor adapted to sense the pressure between the printhead and the platen roller in real-time. The force sensor is communicatively linked to the user interface. The user interface is configured to display the pressure measured by the force sensor in real-time.

Abstract: Protection circuit and integrated circuit are provided. A protection circuit includes a discharge passage, configured to perform an electro-static discharge and a controller configured to blow out the electric fuse after the discharge passage fulfills electro-static discharge. The discharge passage includes an electric fuse.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. An exemplary semiconductor device includes at least one FinFET device. The FinFET device includes a substrate, a plurality of fins protruding from the substrate, at least one gate structure on the substrate and across the plurality of fins by covering portions of side and top surfaces of the plurality of fins, and source/drain regions formed in the plurality of fins at two sides of the gate structure. The semiconductor device also includes a Fuse device formed above the FinFET device. The Fuse device includes a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The negative terminal is electrically connected to at least one source region of the FinFET device and the positive terminal is electrically connected to an external pad. Further, the semiconductor device also includes a dielectric layer formed between the FinFET device and the Fuse device.

Abstract: A thermal printer having a printhead, a printhead arm to engage and disengage the printhead, a platen roller, a user interface, and a printhead pressure adjustment mechanism is provided. The improvement consists of at least one force sensor adapted to sense the pressure between the printhead and the platen roller in real-time. The force sensor is communicatively linked to the user interface. The user interface is configured to display the pressure measured by the force sensor in real-time.

Abstract: A thermal printer having a printhead, a printhead arm to engage and disengage the printhead, a platen roller, a user interface, and a printhead pressure adjustment mechanism is provided. The improvement consists of at least one force sensor adapted to sense the pressure between the printhead and the platen roller in real-time. The force sensor is communicatively linked to the user interface. The user interface is configured to display the pressure measured by the force sensor in real-time.

Abstract: A 3D auto-focusing display method comprises executing an eye-tracking step on a 3D image to obtain focal point coordinates (x1, y1) of viewers of the image, mapping the focal point coordinates (x1, y1) of viewers to a coordinate location of a display to obtain display coordinates (x2, y2) for defining the coordinate location of the display corresponding to a depth diagram of the 3D image, determining a region where the image is located by using the display coordinates (x2, y2) as an input parameter and by use of the depth diagram of the image, determining whether the image is 3D stereoscopic images according to the region and executing a depth map step to revise the 3D image based on the image and a plurality of depth data of the region to reflect the display coordinates (x2, y2) as a focused image, and outputting the revised focused image to the display.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a substrate including a device region and an ESD protection structure formed on the substrate in the device region. The device region includes a center region and edge regions separated by the center region, while the ESD protection structure includes a plurality of gate structures. The ESD protection device also includes a dielectric layer formed to cover the plurality of gate structures and a plurality of heat dissipation structures formed on the dielectric layer with each heat dissipation structure aligned with a corresponding gate structure along a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The area size of each heat dissipation structure aligned with a corresponding gate structure in the center region is larger than the area size of each heat dissipation structure aligned with a corresponding gate structure in the edge region.

Abstract: A gesture control system capable of interacting with three-dimensional (3D) images comprises a 3D image display device, a gesture recognition device, and a data processing unit. The 3D image display device displays a 3D image. The gesture recognition device captures a hand(s) and finger(s) image of a user and then calculates a hand(s) and finger(s) coordinate. The hand(s) and finger(s) coordinate is transmitted to the data processing unit and is matched with an image 3-dimensional spatial coordinate for being output via the 3D image display device in order to achieve advantages of interacting with 3D images.