Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of operating a telecommunication network, in communication with a User Equipment, UE, comprising the use of Feature Sets, FS, wherein the telecommunication network is operable in a Dual Connectivity, DC, mode to support a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, and a second RAT, comprising the step of: the UE providing a UE capability container including a list of supported Band Combinations, BCs, for which Carrier Aggregation, CA, is supported.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for performing a re-establishment procedure. A method in a user equipment comprises: receiving a re-establishment message; upon reception of the re-establishment message, monitoring for an indication of an integrity check failure received from lower layers, wherein the indication relates to a first message or a second message received by the UE after transmitting a re-establishment request; responsive to the indication of the integrity check failure, performing actions upon going into an RRC_IDLE mode of operation; indicating a connection failure to upper layers; and based on the indication, upper layers triggering a recovery procedure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for extending connectivity with a cellular network are disclosed herein. A UE may monitor a serving cell of the UE and a neighbor cell of the UE to determine whether there is a network condition wherein the UE is to transition to an out-of-service (OOS) state if it were to fall to an Radio Resource Control (RRC) Idle state. The UE may react by, before expiration of an inactivity period corresponding to a transition to an RRC Idle mode, initiating signaling activity with a radio access network (RAN) node of the serving cell. In other embodiments, the UE may determine, based on a number of secondary devices connected to the UE, to initiate signaling with the RAN node of the serving cell before expiration of an inactivity period and according to whether a maximum number of extensions of an extension activity period has been reached.

Abstract: A method and system for predicting a state of a cell (11) in a radio access network are described herein. The method comprises obtaining (S210) information of the cell (11), determining (S220) one or more sets of conditions based on the information and predicting (S230) that the cell (11) will enter a sleeping state when at least one set of the one or more sets of conditions is fulfilled. The method further comprises outputting (S240) an action to prevent the cell (11) from entering the sleeping state based on the probability and a number of wireless devices currently connected to the cell (11).

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment-to-User Equipment (UE-to-UE) Relay to perform a link identifier update procedure. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE-to-UE Relay receiving a first PC5-S message from a first UE to modify at least one first link identifier, wherein the first PC5-S message includes a Layer-2 Identity (ID) of the first UE. The method also includes the UE-to-UE Relay transmitting a second PC5-S message to a second UE, in response to reception of the first PC5-S message, to modify at least one second link identifier, wherein the second PC5-S message includes a Layer-2 ID of the UE-to-UE Relay and does not include the Layer-2 ID of the first UE.

Abstract: A method for access control, a terminal device and a base station are provided. The method includes: responsive to that a terminal device satisfies a condition of radio resource control connection reestablishment when the terminal device performs or is to perform an access procedure to a target primary secondary cell, the terminal device terminates an ongoing access to the target primary secondary cell.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device for adaptive connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) configurations. According to one aspect, a method includes configuring a first set of short discontinuous reception, DRX, cycles and a second set of long DRX cycles, each DRX cycle having a duration for which the WD listens for an uplink grant from the network node. The method further includes transmitting to the WD at least a number of DRX cycles in the first set and a number of cycles in the second set.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment BS includes generating a first indicator requesting a report of a set of sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configurations for SL communications among user equipments (UEs); transmitting a downlink signal including the first indicator; receiving an uplink signal including the report of the set of the SL DRX configurations based on the first indicator indicating that the report of the set of the SL DRX configurations is requested; and configuring, based on the report of the set of the SL DRX configurations, a network DRX configuration for a Uu interface between a UE and a network entity including the BS.

Abstract: A wireless device receives a message indicating that each bit of a dormancy indication bitmap corresponds to at least one cell of one or more secondary cells. The wireless device receives a first downlink control information comprising a first dormancy indication bitmap. The message indicates a correspondence between a first bit of the first dormancy indication bitmap and at least one first cell of the one or more secondary cells. The wireless device transitions the at least one first cell from a dormancy to a non-dormancy, based on the first bit having a first value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. The examples described herein provide a procedure at a user equipment (UE) for determining whether to transmit radio resource control (RRC) configured uplink signals to a base station based on detected slot format indications (SFIs) and/or undetected SFIs in multiple control channels. In particular, a UE may identify multiple control channels configured to include SFIs from a base station, and, as described herein, the UE may determine whether to transmit RRC configured uplink signals in a set of symbols based on a configuration of the set of symbols (e.g., uplink, downlink, or flexible) determined based on detected SFIs and/or undetected SFIs in the multiple control channels. The UE may be able to determine whether to transmit RRC configured uplink signals in a set of symbols based on any combination of detected SFIs and undetected SFIs.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for configuring a radio resource control connection. According to an aspect, a method comprises: storing, in a database, an identifier of a terminal device and a first set of parameters of a first radio resource control connection of a terminal device; retrieving, from the database by using the identifier after the first radio resource control connection has been terminated, the parameters of the first radio resource control connection; and configuring, on the basis of the retrieved parameters of the first radio resource control connection, at least one operational parameter of a second radio resource control connection of the terminal device identified by the identifier.

Abstract: Provided are method, apparatus and device for controlling dual-mode communication, and computer readable storage medium. The method applied to a first communication node includes: establishing a communication connection with at least one target communication node in a target communication network through a wired communication protocol, to obtain a wired communication data packet; extracting wireless communication configuration information pre-stored in the wired communication data packet; and configuring a wireless communication port based on the wireless communication configuration information.

Abstract: A zero-touch wireless apparatus, and associated method of use to deliver data collected from various authorized wireless devices and IoT sensors to a central repository in the Cloud, using one or more of Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi™®, LoRaWAN™, L-Band satellite, global GPS constellations and/or cellular GSM frequencies. The device comprises of a single body enclosure able to sustain adverse outdoor conditions protecting a plurality of electronic components within, including a solar power rechargeable battery, and up to five independent wireless telecommunications network components able to find the least cost routing transmission, using wireless methods only. The device operates in motion or static and automatically configures its operating frequencies and data routing alternatives to adapt to any geographical location and network availability. The gateway and all its connected devices and sensors are remotely managed and monitored through a custom designed software application residing in a smartphone or the Cloud.

Abstract: A packet destined for a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) network is received at a wireless station from a user device. A serving gateway (SGW) receives the packet from the wireless station via an S1U GTP tunnel and assigns an uplink S1U General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol (GTP) tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) to the packet. The SGW performs a network address translation (NAT) function on the packet based on the uplink S1U GTP TEID assigned to the packet to form a translated packet. The SGW transmits the translated packet to the MEC network.

Abstract: Technologies for providing hardware resources as a service with direct resource addressability are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a device receives a request to access a destination accelerator device in an edge network, the request specifying a destination address assigned to the destination accelerator device. The device determines, as a function of the destination address, a location of the destination accelerator device and sends the request to the destination accelerator device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a distributed computing network system and a method. The distributed computing network may include: a plurality of nodes, where the plurality of nodes is connected through an n-layer network connection. When the distributed computing network receives a data processing task, a node in an ith layer is configured to: receive a data processing task that is corresponding to the ith layer and that is transmitted from a node in a lower layer; complete a data processing task Ti; transmit, to the node in the lower layer, a data processing result; and transmit, to a node in an upper layer, a remaining data processing task, a process of the data processing task meets a preset condition. The overall feedback time of the data processing task is reduced by distributing calculation tasks among multiple layers of nodes. The technology may be applied in both 4G and 5G network.

Abstract: The aerosol-generating device includes a housing, and a power supply configured to supply electrical power to a heating element by way of a transformer assembly within the housing. The transformer assembly includes a magnetic flux guide, a primary circuit including a primary winding extending around a first portion of the magnetic flux guide and electrically connected to the power supply, and a secondary circuit including a secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding and extending around a second portion of the magnetic flux guide. The number of turns in the primary winding is greater than the number of turns in the secondary winding. The secondary circuit includes at least two electrical contacts configured to form an electrical connection with the heating element.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.

Abstract: A high temperature heater lamp including a ceramic envelope is disclosed. The ceramic envelope is substantially infrared transparent and is composed of a refractory ceramic. The heater lamp also includes two lead wires communicatively coupled via a filament. The filament is enclosed within the ceramic envelope, which is evacuated. The heater lamp may include at least two metallic IR shields within the ceramic envelope, at least one located on either side of the filament. The filament may be tungsten, a carbon filament, or molybdenum. At least one end of the ceramic envelope may be sealed with a metal cap affixed to the ceramic envelope by a high vacuum sealant. The heater lamp may be configured to operate at above 1500° C. The ceramic envelope may have a wall thickness less than 1 mm thick.

Abstract: A power supply section for an e-vapor device includes a power supply section housing including a power supply portion and a heater assembly portion. The power supply portion includes a power supply, and the heater assembly portion includes a heating element and a support. The power supply is configured to selectively supply power to the heating element. The heating element includes a planar portion and first and second lead portions. The planar portion includes at least one filament. The first and second lead portions extend away from the planar portion. The support may support the heating element in the power supply section housing. The support includes a first slot and a second slot, and the first lead portion extends through the first slot, and the second lead portion extends through the second slot.

Abstract: A snubber circuit unit for a power semiconductor module including an arm having two power semiconductor elements capable of switching which are connected in series, the power semiconductor module including a positive DC input terminal, a negative input terminal, and an output terminal which are electrically connected to the arm, the positive DC input terminal, the negative DC input terminal, and the output terminal being provided on an upper surface opposite to an installation surface of the power semiconductor module, the snubber circuit unit includes a circuit board, and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the circuit board.

Abstract: A stove guard arrangement includes sensors for detecting events on a stove and for providing detection data, and a programmable processing component for analysing the detection data and for providing exceptional situation data in response to the detection data indicating an exceptional situation defined in the programming of the processing component. The stove guard arrangement comprises a receiver connected to the processing component and arranged to receive radio-frequency interference and to provide corresponding reception data. The processing component is arranged to recognize regular changes in said reception data and derive, on the basis of the recognized regular changes, a conclusion that the stove is an induction stove.

Abstract: RF susceptors manufactured by means of 3D printing. 3D-printed susceptors in accordance with the invention include susceptors having solid or mesh walls, where the susceptors are in the form of hollow cylinders, pyramids, spheres, hemispheres, ellipsoids, paraboloids, toroids, or prisms; flat planes; or other hollow or solid three-dimensional shapes. The 3D-printed susceptors can be formed from any suitable starting material, such as tungsten powder, graphite, silicon carbide, molybdenum powder, tantalum powder, rhenium powder, or alloys thereof, or can be formed such that some portions of the susceptors are formed from one or more materials while other portions are formed from different material(s).

Abstract: A method of sensing at least one load parameter of a closed chamber by a sensing device by means of electromagnetic radiation is described, in which measurements of at least one measured variable are used. A first measurement is carried out when there is a first spatial distribution of the electric field generated by the electromagnetic radiation. At least a second measurement is carried out when there is a second spatial distribution of the electric field generated by the electromagnetic radiation, which differs from the first spatial distribution of the electric field.

Abstract: A method for forming a protective antioxidative barrier on the furnace electrodes using a chemically altered cooling liquid containing an antioxidant additive. This method can be applied to electrodes used in electric arc furnaces and ladle metallurgy furnaces. The method can involve spraying the cooling liquid onto the electrode, thereby forming the protective antioxidative barrier and reducing the oxidation of the electrode.

Abstract: A linear light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus may include an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that may include a first plurality of LEDs that produces a first light having a first color temperature. The first plurality of LEDs aligns within a first linear shape. The second plurality of LEDs may produce a second light having a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The second plurality of LEDs aligns within a second linear shape. The lighting apparatus may also include a driver circuit that outputs a plurality of currents and a switch assembly that may couple to the driver circuit. The switch assembly may include a first switch that may cause the driver circuit to output one of the plurality of currents and a second switch that may cause the one of the plurality of currents to couple to the first plurality of LEDs, the second plurality of LEDs, or both.

Abstract: Lighting devices and methods utilize multiple independently controllable groups of solid state light emitters of different dominant wavelengths, with operation of the emitter groups being automatically adjusted by processor(s) to provide desired illumination. Operation of the emitter groups may be further affected by sensors and/or user input commands (e.g., sound patterns, gesture patterns, or signal transmission). Operation may be adjusted to compensate for presence, absence, intensity, and/or color point of ambient or incident light. Presence of five or more groups of solid state light emitters provide desirable luminous flux, color point, correlated color temperature (CCT), color rendering index (CRI), CRI R9, and luminous efficacy characteristics of aggregate emissions over a wide range of CCT values, and may permit adjustment of vividness (e.g., relative gamut) and/or melatonin suppression characteristics for a selected color point or CCT.

Abstract: A control circuit for a light source comprises: a light source, a drive circuit applying a pulse width modulated (PWM) drive signal to the light source; and a pulse width modulator generating the PWM drive signal having a PWM ON time ratio responsive to a control signal and a PWM drive frequency that varies over a range of frequencies repeatedly and substantially continuously. A method for controlling a light source comprises: applying a pulse width modulated (PWM) drive signal to the light source; generating the PWM drive signal having a PWM ON time ratio responsive to a control signal and having a PWM drive frequency that is varied over the range of frequencies repeatedly and substantially continuously. The PWM drive signal causes the light source to produce light at the varying frequency, whereby light at a frequency exhibited by a moving object does not continuously illuminate a moving object.

Abstract: A power supply for an LED lighting unit. The power supply comprises two power converters, either of which may provide the power to be drawn by components of the LED lighting unit. In particular, a controller of the power supply controls which power converter converts a mains power supply to a power level for a connected LED lighting unit. The two power converters are designed to be efficient when providing different power levels.

Abstract: A light performance monitoring device and optionally integrated controller includes a monitor module that directly monitors energy usage of at least one energy load to generate at least one measurement of energy usage; a storage module stores a series of baseline values of energy usage of the energy load, a comparator module compares energy measurements made at predetermined intervals with the baseline values, and a notification module notifies a designated recipient that there is a deviation from the baseline values consistent with a burned out or non-operational light fixture, including but not limited to light bulbs or ballast devices. A control module optionally integrated with the light performance monitoring device can be operatively coupled to the monitor module to control energy usage by the at least one energy load via a data link in a pre-determined manner that is based on the at least one measurement of energy usage.

Abstract: A method for controlling an ultraviolet lamp for even and uniform irradiation of curable glue on a product includes obtaining tilt data of a platform of a machine, where the tilt data comprises a tilt direction and a tilt angle, and calculating a tilt amplitude of the platform of the machine based on the tilt data. The method further includes determining an ultraviolet lamp as a target to be adjusted based on the tilt direction, and obtaining an adjustment range of the target ultraviolet lamp based on the calculated tilt amplitude, and sending the adjustment range to an ultraviolet lamp adjustment device to adjust the target ultraviolet lamp. So that ultraviolet light emitted by the target ultraviolet lamp can illuminate the product to be irradiated on the platform in parallel.

Abstract: A sanitizing replacement LED light bulb provides visible light when powered and also provides ultraviolet light for sanitizing an area around the sanitizing LED replacement light bulb. In some embodiments, the ultraviolet light is emitted only when no motion is detected in the vicinity of the sanitizing LED replacement light bulb to prevent people and animals from being exposed to the ultraviolet light.

Abstract: A distributed control system including a plurality of controllers, each controller of the plurality of controllers being in communication with the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers, each controller being configured to control at least one device, each controller being further configured to: initiate a first timer, in response to a received signal, the first timer having a length that is unique with respect to the first timer lengths of the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers; send a first notification signal, upon the expiration of the first timer, to the remaining controllers notifying the remaining controllers of an intent to send a command signal; send the command signal to the at least one device, wherein the controller is configured to cancel sending the notification signal and the command signal if the notification signal is first received from one of the remaining controllers of the plurality of controllers prior to the expiration of the first timer.

Abstract: A method (400) of configuring a replacement lighting device in a lighting system is disclosed.

Abstract: Pseudo-digital light-emitting diode (LED) with secondary-side flyback control is described. In one embodiment, a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) compatible driver includes a secondary-side controller coupled to a secondary winding of a transformer and coupled to a light-emitting element. The secondary-side controller includes a DALI-compatible interface to receive information. The secondary-side controller communicates a control signal with a primary-side controller via a galvanically-isolated link. The primary-side controller is coupled to a primary winding of the transformer. The DALI-compatible driver modifies a light output of the light-emitting element in response to the information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a road lighting management system, which includes: a smart lighting management cloud platform, lamp poles, lamps installed on the lamp poles, controllers installed in the lamps, and a mobile terminal; in which one lamp or more lamps are installed on each of the lamp poles; the lamps are in one-to-one correspondence with the controllers; the controllers are respectively connected with the lamps and the smart lighting management cloud platform, and the controllers are configured to control the lamps; the mobile terminal is connected with the smart lighting management cloud platform; and both the mobile terminal and the smart lighting management cloud platform are configured for asset management, and control commands are sent by the mobile terminal to the controllers in the lamps according to an instruction of a user.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a linear voltage regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a linear voltage regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a microprocessor that employs the output voltage to wake from a low power mode to an active mode.

Abstract: A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like.

Abstract: A renal failure therapy system having an electrically floating fluid pathway is disclosed. The example system includes a dialyzer, a blood circuit in fluid communication with the dialyzer, and a dialysis fluid circuit in fluid communication with the dialyzer. The system also includes an electrically floating fluid pathway comprising at least a portion of the blood circuit and at least a portion of the dialysis fluid circuit. The only electrical path to ground is via used dialysis fluid traveling through the renal failure therapy system to earth ground. The disclosed system enables at least one electrical component in the at least a portion of the dialysis fluid circuit of the electrically floating fluid pathway to be electrically bypassed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an X-ray machine head and an image device, and relates to the field of X-ray image devices. The X-ray machine head comprises a high-voltage DC power supply unit, a low-voltage DC power supply unit, one or more first switch units, one or more second switch units, a central information processing unit, a housing, one or more filament power supply units, a communication unit, one or more X-ray tubes, and an insulating medium which is contained in the housing. The X-ray machine head is small in volume, which is conducive to portable applications. By directly controlling a gate of a gate-controlled X-ray tube to control the occurrence and termination of X-rays, the imaging quality is high and the radiation damage is small.

Abstract: A device for generating soft x-rays includes an electron source configured to generate an electron beam comprising electron micro-bunches; an electron accelerator configured to accelerate the electron micro-bunches from the electron source; and a laser configured to generate a laser beam (536) colliding with the accelerated electron micro-bunches (534) in a counterpropagating direction to generate the soft x-rays by inverse Compton scattering. The electron source has a magneto-optical trap configured to produce an ultracold atomic gas; two counterpropagating excitation laser beams configured to produce a standing wave for inducing a periodic spatial modulation of the ultracold atomic gas along a beam propagation direction; and an ionization laser configured to induce photo-ionization of the ultracold atomic gas.

Abstract: Reduced scale nozzles for current loads of up to 400 A to be used in a liquid-cooled dual-gas plasma torch. The plasma flow passes through aperture in nozzle in direction. Aperture is divergent and expands in direction of the plasma flow. Aperture is of a conical shape at point, radius shape at point, and elliptic shape at point. Following its narrowest section, aperture expands at angle in direction of the plasma flow. Diameter at the end of aperture is larger than diameter at its beginning. Nozzle is equipped with mounting surface for insertion into the adapter. Nozzle contains seal, which prevents passage of a liquid and gas through the connection between nozzle and the adapter, which also provides attachment to the plasma torch.

Abstract: A system and method for fabricating accelerator cavities comprises forming at least two half cavities and joining the half cavities with a longitudinal seal. The half cavities can comprise at least one of aluminum, copper, tin, and copper alloys. The half cavities can be coated with a superconductor or combination of materials configured to form a superconductor coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for emitting light, in particular for curing substances that cure when irradiated by light, in particular UV light, comprising—an electrical illumination body (1) having at least one thermal contact area (11) and at least two electrical connections (12a, 12b),—wherein the thermal energy that arises in the context of the emission of light is able to be dissipated via the thermal contact area (11),—wherein the illumination body (1) is applied to a carrier element (2),—wherein the carrier element (2) has at least one cutout (21) in the region of the thermal contact area (11) of the illumination body (1),—a heat sink (3), which is thermally conductively connected to the thermal contact area (11) of the illumination body (1) in the region of the cutout (21) in the carrier element (2), and—an NTC thermistor (4), which is electrically conductively connected to the electrical connections (12a, 12b) of the illumination body (1), wherein the NTC thermistor (4) is thermally conduc

Abstract: A board-like structure includes a base body, an internal conductor, a connection conductor, and a terminal member. The base body is an insulating member including an upper surface and a lower surface on an opposite side to the upper surface. The internal conductor runs along the upper surface and the lower surface inside the base body. The connection conductor is connected to the internal conductor inside the base body. The terminal member is connected to the connection conductor inside the base body and is exposed to an external portion of the base body at the lower surface. The connection conductor is longer in length in a vertical direction than a thickness of the internal conductor in the vertical direction. In the terminal member, at least a side surface is connected to the side surface of the connection conductor.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flexible circuit board capable of transmitting high frequency signals with reduced attenuation includes providing an inner wiring board including a first conductive wiring layer and a first substrate layer, the first conductive wiring layer including a signal line and two ground lines on both sides of the signal line, the first substrate layer covering a side of the first conductive wiring layer and defining first through holes which expose the signal line; providing two copper clad laminates including a second substrate layer and a copper foil, the second substrate layer having second through hole aligned with the first through holes; laminating the two copper clad laminates onto two sides of the inner wiring board via two adhesive layers, each adhesive layer defining third through holes aligned with the first and second through holes; and forming a second conductive wiring layer from the copper foil.

Abstract: An electronic device in provided, including an antenna using a horn structure capable of using at least a portion of a metal member as a signal waveguide structure of the antenna. The device includes a housing, a display, a printed circuit board, and at least one wireless communication circuit, where a waveguide hole is provided to connect at least a portion of a through hole and an electronic component and is used as an operating channel of the electronic component together with the waveguide hole.

Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a component embedded in the stack, and a functional film covering at least part of the component and having an inhomogeneous thickness distribution over at least part of a surface of the component.

Abstract: A circuit board to be secured to a support member includes a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure. The first structure prevents the circuit board from moving in a horizontal direction with respect to the support member. The second structure prevents the circuit board from rotating around the first structure with respect to the support member. The third structure prevents the circuit board from moving in a vertical direction with respect to the support member. A distance between the first structure and the second structure is shorter than a distance between the first structure and the third structure.