Abstract: A semiconductor device, includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a drain/source contact and at least one conductive via. The first metal layer has a first conductor that extends in a first direction and a second conductor that extends in the first direction, wherein the second conductor is directly adjacent to the first conductor. The second metal layer has a third conductor that extends in a second direction, wherein the second direction is transverse to the first direction. The drain/source contact extends in the second direction and is connected to the second conductor. The at least one conductive via connects the first conductor and the second conductor through the third conductor.

Abstract: A method includes creating a layout design of the integrated circuit after determining a difference between the poly extension effect of a p-type transistor and the poly extension effect of an n-type transistor. Creating the layout design includes forming first-type active zone patterns, forming second-type active zone patterns, generating a gate-strip pattern, and positioning the gate-strip pattern over the first-type active zone patterns and the second-type active zone patterns. Creating the layout design also includes determining whether to generate one or more poly cut patterns that intersect the gate-strip, based on the difference between the poly extension effect of a p-type transistor and the poly extension effect of an n-type transistor.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices are provided, which can include an engineering change order (ECO) base. A base layout cell includes metal layer regions, conductive gate patterns arranged above metal layer regions; oxide definition (OD) patterns, metal-zero layer over oxide-definition (metal-zero) patterns, at least one cut metal layer (CMD) pattern; and at least one via region. The base layout cell can be implemented in at least two non-identical functional cells. A first functional cell of the at least two non-identical functional cells includes first interconnection conductive patterns arranged connecting metal-zero structures corresponding to at least two metal-zero patterns in a first layout, and a second functional cell of the at least two non-identical functional cells includes second interconnection conductive patterns arranged connecting metal-zero structures corresponding to at least two metal-zero patterns in a second layout.

Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an AC/DC closed-loop current sensor, including a magnetism gathering iron core, a TMR chip, a signal processing circuit, a signal generator, and a feedback coil. The TMR chip is arranged at an air gap of the magnetism gathering iron core and connected to the signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit is connected to the signal generator. The feedback coil is wound around the magnetism gathering iron core and connected to the signal generator. The signal processing circuit is configured to select from the induced signal of the TMR chip and make an amplification to obtain a current signal component and send the current signal component to the signal generator. The signal generator is configured to adjust a current output to the feedback coil based on the current signal component, and output a measurement result of the selected current signal component.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first power rail and a second power rail extending in a first direction, and a first power grid stub connected to the first power rail through a first via-connector. The integrated circuit also includes a first vertical conducting line extending in a second direction in a circuit cell between a first vertical cell boundary and a second vertical cell boundary. The first vertical conducting line and the first power grid stub are in a same metal layer and aligned with each other along the second direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of constructing a solid slippery surface, belonging to the technical field of preparation of lubricating materials. The method of constructing a solid slippery surface comprises (1) constructing a metal oxide coating on the surface of a metal substrate by anodic oxidation, and then modifying the metal oxide coating using a low surface energy material to afford a superhydrophobic coating; and (2) fulling mixing photothermal nanoparticles and solid paraffin, followed by infusing the mixture onto the surface of the superhydrophobic coating to afford the solid slippery surface. The preparation method of the present invention is performed in a simple process and is environmentally friendly. The solid slippery surface constructed in the present invention has excellent photothermal and anti-icing performance, making some improvements in the field of copper metal anti-icing.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided and includes a multi-bit cell having multiple bit cells disposed in multiple cell rows. The bit cells include M bit cells, M being positive integers. A first bit cell of the bit cells and a M-th bit cell of the bit cells are arranged diagonally in different cell rows in the multi-bit cell. The multi-bit cell includes first to fourth cell boundaries. The first and second boundaries extend in a first direction and the third and fourth boundaries extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The first bit cell and a second bit cell of the bit cells abut the third cell boundary, and the first bit cell and a (M/2+1)-th bit cell of the bit cells abut the first cell boundary.

Abstract: A method for processing two-dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy (DOSY) based on deep learning comprises constructing a simulated dataset by generating simulated data using a mathematical model based on signal characteristics of the 2D NMR DOSY, generating labels for training a deep learning network model, wherein the labels comprise a first two-dimensional matrix, and two dimensions of the first two-dimensional matrix comprise chemical shift and diffusion coefficients, constructing the deep learning network model and setting training parameters of the deep learning network model, training the deep learning network model using the simulated dataset, and testing the deep learning network model.

Abstract: A computer based method for an electronic marketing campaign from a customer to a contact receives a campaign having an email message body and a historic profile of a previous campaign by the customer. The email message body includes text and image data. The email message body is preprocessed based upon the campaign and the historic profile to produce campaign training data. A neural network learning model is trained with the campaign training data. The neural network provides a subject line recommendation inference, and named entity recognition is performed on the subject line recommendation.

Abstract: A method for deploying a service includes a controller that creates a service instance corresponding to a service, and creates, in the service instance, a first network instance and a second network instance that correspond to the service. The first network instance is a network instance corresponding to a first device, and the first network instance includes a device identifier of the first device. The second network instance is a network instance corresponding to a first cloud provider edge PE, and the second network instance includes a device identifier of the first cloud PE. The first cloud PE is for connecting to the first cloud.

Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating a synthetic image on an avionic display. The method includes receiving a synthetic image frame generated by an avionic display system and a sensor image frame from a forward-facing onboard sensor system. Object recognition is performed on the sensor image frame to generate a first search region for a first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) marking, defined as a first search region-FAA marking pair. The sensor image frame and the first search region-FAA marking pair are processed using a deep learning method (DLM) to determine for the first FAA marking of the first search region-FAA marking pair, each of: a position deviation calculation, an orientation deviation calculation, and a synthetic image distortion factor. The synthetic image frame is then updated and rendered in accordance with the position deviation calculation, the orientation deviation calculation, and the synthetic image distortion factor, thereby calibrating the synthetic image frame.

Abstract: A method of vehicle navigation includes controlling a phased array radar to search for an object within a first field of view and receiving a first direction, having a first direction resolution, and a first range, having first range resolution, of the object from the phased array radar. The method includes controlling a camera to search for the object based on the first direction and the first range within a second field of view that is smaller than the first field of view, and receiving a second direction of the object from the camera, wherein the second direction has a second direction resolution that is finer than the first direction resolution. The method includes outputting at least one of the second direction or the first range, and navigating the vehicle based on the at least one of the second direction or the first range.

Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell and a buffering part. The seat shell includes a backrest portion having a front surface and at least one sidewall arranged at a side of the front surface, and an opening is formed in the sidewall. The buffering part is arranged at the sidewall, the buffering part being rotatable relative to the sidewall between a first position and a second position, wherein the buffering part is positioned at the sidewall such that during a sideways collision the buffering part urges the sidewall to bend inwardly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for deep packet inspection scanning at an application layer of a computer. A method of the presently claimed invention may scan pieces of data received out of order without reassembly at an application layer from a first input state generating one or more output states for each piece of data. The method may then identify that the first input state includes one or more characters that are associated with malicious content. The method may then identify that the data set may include malicious content when the first input state combined with one or more output states matches a known piece of malicious content.

Abstract: A method includes receiving readings from a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The method identifies rules associated with the readings from the IoT devices and determines a three dimensional (3D) dataset based on the plurality of IoT devices, the readings and rules associated with the readings from the plurality of IoT devices. The method includes determining policies to be applied to routing of the readings based on rules for dividing the readings into subsets of the 3D dataset, and routing processing for subsets of the readings to be processed in parallel by processing units based on the policies. The method further includes processing the readings to generate a list of actions, and resolving the conflicts in the list of actions based on a multi-phase queue. The method also includes executing the actions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating a tumor in a subject, including administering to the subject one or more miRNA nucleic acids or variants (such as mimics or mimetics) thereof with altered expression in the tumor. Also disclosed herein are compositions including one or more miRNA nucleic acids. In some examples, the miRNA nucleic acids are modified miRNAs, for example, and miRNA nucleic acid including one or more modified nucleotides and/or a 5?-end and/or 3?-end modification. In particular examples, the modified miRNA nucleic acid is an miR-30a nucleic acid. Further disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing a subject as having a tumor with altered expression of one or more miRNA nucleic acids. In some embodiments, the methods include detecting expression of one or more miRNAs in a sample from the subject and comparing the expression in the sample from the subject to a control.

Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell and a buffering part. The seat shell includes a backrest portion and two sidewalls, the backrest portion having a front surface facing forward that is suitable to provide support for a child's back, the two sidewalls being respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the seat shell for restricting sideways movements of a child who sits in the seat shell, one of the two sidewalls having a sidewall portion located in front of the front surface. The buffering part is connected with the seat shell, the buffering part being operable to protrude sideways at an outer side of the sidewall portion.

Abstract: A power adjusting circuit, an LED power supply and an LED luminaire. The power adjusting circuit includes: a zero-crossing detecting unit, adapted to generate a zero-crossing detection signal according to an high-frequency signal, wherein the zero-crossing detection signal is a pulse wave or a square wave, and the high-frequency signal is a sine wave or an AC wave; a signal processing unit, adapted to determine a second number of pulses or square waves of the zero-crossing detection signal corresponding to an adjustment signal that is input externally, according to a first number of pulses or square waves of the zero-crossing detection signal corresponding to a full-load operation of a functional device; a counting unit, adapted to generate a switch control signal according to the first number and the second number; and a switch unit, adapted to control an output of the high-frequency signal according to the switch control signal.

Abstract: An enclosed low temperature cofired ceramic current sensor with planar signal pads incorporating shield plates protecting an inner positioned circumference offset herringbone wound coil connected to a pair of bottom signal pads, and a central axis stacked power conductor connected to a pair of bottom power pads outside of the top and bottom shield plates.