Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor structures may include a plurality of LED structures and a backplane layer. Exemplary semiconductor structures may also include a light barrier region positioned between the LED structures and the backplane layer. The light barrier region may be operable to absorb light at wavelengths shorter than or about 300 nm and transmit light at wavelengths greater than or about 350.

Abstract: A superconducting device includes a substrate, a metal oxide or metal oxynitride seed layer on the substrate, and a metal nitride superconductive layer disposed directly on the seed layer. The seed layer is an oxide or oxynitride of a first metal, and the superconductive layer is a nitride of a different second metal.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a device including a superconductive layer includes depositing a seed layer on a substrate, exposing the seed layer to an oxygen-containing gas or plasma to form a modified seed layer, and after exposing the seed layer to the oxygen-containing gas or plasma depositing a metal nitride superconductive layer directly on the modified seed layer. The seed layer is a nitride of a first metal, and the superconductive layer is a nitride of a different second metal.

Abstract: The present technology pertains to synchronizing contents of a directory external to a synchronized directory by a content management system. The content management system is configured to synchronize only objects in the synchronized directory. Accordingly, the present technology creates an anchor object that represents the directory external to the synchronized directory within the synchronized directory. The anchor object includes special attributes that indicate to the synchronization client that the anchor object represents an external directory, and allows the contents of that directory to be synchronized directly to a server on the content management system without first storing the contents of the external directory on the hard drive of the client device.

Abstract: Exemplary methods of fabricating high quality quantum computing components are described. The methods include removing native oxide from a deposition surface of a silicon substrate in a cleaning chamber of a processing system, and transferring the silicon substrate under vacuum to a deposition chamber of the processing system. The methods further include depositing an aluminum layer on the deposition surface of the silicon substrate in the deposition chamber, where an interface between the aluminum layer and the deposition surface of the silicon substrate is oxygen free.

Abstract: Methods and devices for machine vision-based selection of content are described. One or more hands are detected in a current frame of video data. A respective fingertip location is determined for each of up to two of the detected hands. A content selection gesture is determined corresponding to the up to two detected hands. Selected content is extracted, as indicated by the content selection gesture and based on the up to two fingertip locations. The device may be a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a smart light device, a reader device, etc.

Abstract: Exemplary methods of fabricating high quality quantum computing components are described. The methods include removing native oxide from a deposition surface of a silicon substrate in a cleaning chamber of a processing system, and transferring the silicon substrate under vacuum to a deposition chamber of the processing system. The methods further include depositing an aluminum layer on the deposition surface of the silicon substrate in the deposition chamber, where an interface between the aluminum layer and the deposition surface of the silicon substrate is oxygen free.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hot-pressing apparatus comprising a hot-pressing drive mechanism, a first hot-pressing mechanism, a second hot-pressing mechanism, a diaphragm clamping mechanism and a jacking mechanism comprising at least a driving assembly and a supporting assembly. The supporting assembly is configured to move to between the diaphragm and the second hot-pressing plate, driven by the driving assembly and to jack the diaphragm toward the first hot-pressing plate, with a part of the diaphragm jacked by the supporting assembly forming a transferring-supporting surface for bearing a battery cell.

Abstract: A superconducting nanowire single photon detector (SNSPD) device includes a substrate having a top surface, an optical waveguide on the top surface of the substrate to receive light propagating substantially parallel to the top surface of the substrate, a seed layer of metal nitride on the optical waveguide, and a superconductive wire on the seed layer. The superconductive wire is a metal nitride different from the metal nitride of the seed layer and is optically coupled to the optical waveguide.

Abstract: A method of processing an optical device is provided, including: positioning an optical device on a substrate support in an interior volume of a process chamber, the optical device including an optical device substrate and a plurality of optical device structures formed over the optical device substrate, each optical device structure including a bulk region formed of silicon carbide and one or more surface regions formed of silicon oxycarbide. The method further includes providing one or more process gases to the interior volume of the process chamber, and generating a plasma of the one or more process gases in the interior volume for a first time period when the optical device is on the substrate support, and stopping the plasma after the first time period. A carbon content of the one or more surface regions of each optical device structure is reduced by at least 50% by the plasma.

Abstract: A superconducting device includes a substrate, a metal oxide or metal oxynitride seed layer on the substrate, and a metal nitride superconductive layer disposed directly on the seed layer. The seed layer is an oxide or oxynitride of a first metal, and the superconductive layer is a nitride of a different second metal.

Abstract: Technologies for implementing customized behaviors for content items are provided. An example method can include receiving, from a user account registered with a content management system, a request to access a content item managed by the content management system for the user account, the content item having one or more behaviors configured for an attribute associated with the content item and/or the content item associated with the attribute; obtaining, from a representation of a remote state of content items associated with the user account, metadata defining the attribute associated with the content item; based on the metadata, determining the one or more behaviors configured for the attribute and/or the content item associated with the attribute; and applying the one or more behaviors to the content item.

Abstract: Methods and systems for estimation of a 3D hand pose are disclosed. A 2D image containing a detected hand is processed using a U-net network to obtain a global feature vector and a heatmap for the keypoints of the hand. Information from the global feature vector and the heatmap are concatenated to obtain a set of input tokens that are processed using a transformer encoder to obtain a first set of 2D keypoints representing estimated 2D locations of the keypoints in a first view. The first set of 2D keypoints are inputted as a query to a transformer decoder, to obtain a second set of 2D keypoints representing estimated 2D locations of the keypoints in a second view. The first and second sets of 2D keypoints are aggregated to output the set of estimated 3D keypoints.

Abstract: Technologies for implementing customized behaviors for content items are provided. An example method can include receiving, from a user account registered with a content management system, a request to access a content item managed by the content management system for the user account, the content item having one or more behaviors configured for an attribute associated with the content item and/or the content item associated with the attribute; obtaining, from a representation of a remote state of content items associated with the user account, metadata defining the attribute associated with the content item; based on the metadata, determining the one or more behaviors configured for the attribute and/or the content item associated with the attribute; and applying the one or more behaviors to the content item.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a device including a superconductive layer includes depositing a seed layer on a substrate, exposing the seed layer to an oxygen-containing gas or plasma to form a modified seed layer, and after exposing the seed layer to the oxygen-containing gas or plasma depositing a metal nitride superconductive layer directly on the modified seed layer. The seed layer is a nitride of a first metal, and the superconductive layer is a nitride of a different second metal.

Abstract: Processing methods may be performed to form a pixel isolation structure on a semiconductor substrate. The method may include forming a pixel isolation bilayer on the semiconductor substrate. The pixel isolation bilayer may include a high-k layer overlying a stopping layer. The method may include forming a lithographic mask on a first region of the pixel isolation bilayer. The method may also include etching the pixel isolation bilayer external to the first region. The etching may reveal the semiconductor substrate. The etching may form the pixel isolation structure.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a device including a superconductive layer includes depositing a seed layer on a substrate at a first temperature, the seed layer being a nitride of a first metal, reducing the temperature of the substrate to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, increasing the temperature of the substrate to a third temperature that is higher than the first temperature to form a modified seed layer, and depositing a metal nitride superconductive layer directly on the modified seed layer at the third temperature, the superconductive layer being a nitride of a different second metal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for estimation of a 3D hand pose are disclosed. A 2D image containing a detected hand is processed using a U-net network to obtain a global feature vector and a heatmap for the keypoints of the hand. Information from the global feature vector and the heatmap are concatenated to obtain a set of input tokens that are processed using a transformer encoder to obtain a first set of 2D keypoints representing estimated 2D locations of the keypoints in a first view. The first set of 2D keypoints are inputted as a query to a transformer decoder, to obtain a second set of 2D keypoints representing estimated 2D locations of the keypoints in a second view. The first and second sets of 2D keypoints are aggregated to output the set of estimated 3D keypoints.

Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor structures may include a plurality of LED structures and a backplane layer. Exemplary semiconductor structures may also include a light barrier region positioned between the LED structures and the backplane layer. The light barrier region may be operable to absorb light at wavelengths shorter than or about 300 nm and transmit light at wavelengths greater than or about 350.

Abstract: Exemplary processing methods include forming a group of LED structures on a substrate layer to form a patterned LED substrate. A light absorption barrier may be deposited on the patterned LED substrate. The methods may further include exposing the patterned LED substrate to light. The light may be absorbed by surfaces of the LED structures that are in contact with the substrate layer, and the light absorption barrier. The methods may still further include separating the LED structures for the substrate layer. The bonding between the LED structures and the substrate layer may be weakened by the absorption of the light by the surfaces of the LED structures in contact with the substrate layer.