Abstract: An automatically-cleanable thickening performance evaluation instrument for drilling LCMs includes a cleaning device, a kettle body, a thickening motor, a heating component, a test ending component, a top cover, and a bottom cover, where upper and lower ends of the kettle body are both opened; the kettle body is arranged in a third bearing inner race, a third bearing outer race is connected to a first limb, and the first limb is configured to limit a position of the kettle body; and the kettle body is detachably connected to the thickening motor and driven by the thickening motor to rotate. The instrument can realize electric heating and air pressurization to simulate the underground environment, and the kettle body can be completely sealed, such that a measured thickening time is close to an actual thickening time. Moreover, the instrument can be automatically cleaned at the end of a test.

Abstract: Embodiments provided herein generally include apparatus, plasma processing systems, and methods for generation of a waveform for plasma processing of a substrate in a processing chamber. One embodiment includes a waveform generator having three MOSFETs and three series-connected capacitors. The capacitors are connected across a DC power supply and, depending on the value of the capacitors, voltage across each of them may be varied. Each of the top two capacitors is followed by a diode. The bottom capacitor is connected to the ground. The drain terminal of each MOSFET is connected to higher potential end of the series connected capacitors. Each MOSFET is followed by a diode and the cathode ends of the diodes are connected together. An electrode is connected between the common cathode and ground.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include an apparatus and method for processing a substrate in a plasma processing system. The apparatus includes a pulse voltage (PV) waveform generator comprising at least one synchronization signal and a plurality of pulsers to provide a plurality of TTL inputs. The PV waveform generator generates a waveform containing pulses or bursts which contain micropulses corresponding to the plurality of TTL input signals and the at least one synchronization signal. The method includes receiving a first TTL input signal and a synchronization waveform signal from a controller, delivering a first micropulse to an electrode assembly after receiving the first TTL input signal and synchronization signal, and delivering a second micropulse to the electrode assembly after receiving the second TTL input signal and the synchronization signal.

Abstract: A method for optimizing the compilation of a machine learning model to be executed on target edge devices is provided. Compute nodes of a plurality of compute nodes are allocated to a compiler optimization process for a compiler of said machine learning model. The machine learning model has a compute graph representation having nodes that are kernel operators necessary to execute the machine learning model and edges that connect said kernel operators to define precedence constraints. A round of optimization is scheduled for the process amongst the allocated compute nodes. At each allocated compute node a sequencing and scheduling solution is applied per round to obtain a performance metric for the machine learning model. From each compute node the performance metric is received and a solution that has the best performance metric is identified and implemented for execution of the machine learning model on the target edge devices.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a composition comprising (a) 4,4?-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (4,4?-MDI), and (b) at least one heterocyclic compound comprising as ring moiety at least one structure of formula (I) as defined in the description. The heterocyclic compound can suppress the formation of 4,4?-MDI dimer and thus prevent the formation of insoluble solids and extend the shelf life of 4,4?-MDI.

Abstract: A preparation method of a low-cost passivated contact full-back electrode solar cell includes: performing alkali polishing on a Si wafer; performing RCA cleaning and HF cleaning; growing a tunnel SiOx film layer, an in-situ doped amorphous Si film layer, and a texturing mask layer on the back of the Si wafer; performing annealing activation on the amorphous Si film layer to form a polycrystalline Si film layer; etching the texturing mask layer; performing double-sided texturing on the Si wafer; performing HF cleaning to remove the texturing mask layer; depositing an AlOx film on the front and back of the Si wafer; depositing a SiNx passivation film on the front and back of the Si wafer; ablating a part of the AlOx film and a part of the SiNx passivation film on the back of the Si wafer; and performing screen-printing and sintering on the back of the Si wafer.

Abstract: A health information generating apparatus includes an acquiring unit, an attribute information generating unit, and a health information generating unit. The acquiring unit acquires customer identification information of a customer whose health information is to be generated, and acquires prescription information associated with the customer identification information. The attribute information generating unit generates attribute information of the customer by using the prescription information acquired by the acquiring unit. The attribute information includes information indicating a health state of the customer. The health information generating unit generates the above-described health information by using the attribute information generated by the attribute information generating unit. The health information relates to at least one of maintenance, improvement, and future change in health of the customer.

Abstract: An alloy anode for a seawater based aqueous battery and a universal strategy for preparing anodes for use in seawater based aqueous batteries. Zn-M alloys (where M can be manganese or other transition metal) were prepared by co-electrodeposition in the presence of hydrogen bubble formation to produce a porous nanostructured alloy that can serve as an anode for a seawater based aqueous battery. Exemplary Zn—Mn alloy anodes achieved stability over thousands of cycles even under harsh electrochemical conditions, including testing in seawater-based aqueous electrolytes and using a high current density of 80 mA cm?2. The anode design strategy allows for the production of durable electrodes for aqueous batteries and other applications.

Abstract: A DC high voltage cut-off device includes at least one cut-off module, having: a main cut-off apparatus in a main branch, a general surge protector in an absorption branch, and a changeover branch, with at least one changeover capacitor wherein: a first plasma tube switch in the changeover branch, a pre-charge circuit of the changeover capacitor, a changeover surge protector, in parallel with the changeover capacitor, and having a protection voltage lower than a nominal operating voltage of the cut-off module and, by at least one pilotable switch which supplies the first plasma tube switch with a voltage derived from an electric voltage between the armatures of the changeover capacitor.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a matching network comprises a first sensor operably connected to an input of the matching network and an RF generator operable at a first frequency and a second sensor operably connected to an output of the matching network and the plasma processing chamber. The first sensor and the second sensor are configured to measure impedance during an RF generator pulse on time. A variable capacitor is connected to the first sensor and the second sensor, and a controller is configured to tune the at least one variable capacitor of the matching network during the RF generator pulse on time based on impedance values measured during at least one of pulse on states or pulse off states of a pulse voltage waveform generator connected to the matching network or an RF signal of another RF generator operable at a second frequency different from the first frequency.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that generate floorplans and measurements using a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a physical environment generated based on sensor data.

Abstract: A touch control structure is provided. The touch control structure includes a plurality of first mesh electrodes respectively in a plurality of rows and a plurality of second mesh electrodes respectively in a plurality of columns. A respective one of the plurality of second mesh electrodes includes a plurality of second mesh blocks consecutively connected in a respective column. A respective one of the plurality of first mesh electrodes comprises a plurality of first mesh blocks and a plurality of third mesh blocks alternately arranged in a respective row. The respective second mesh block is in a space between a first adjacent third mesh block, a second adjacent third mesh block, a first adjacent first mesh block, a second adjacent first mesh block, a third adjacent first mesh block, and a fourth adjacent first mesh block.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a high-order pseudo-random electromagnetic exploration signal. The method includes: constructing two or more basic unit signals according to an exploration requirement, wherein the basic unit signals are stairstep signals obtained by superposing a plurality of in-phase periodic square wave signals, and a frequency ratio between adjacent ones of the plurality of periodic square wave signals is 2; and superposing the two or more basic unit signals to obtain superposed stairstep signals, and correcting amplitudes to be consistent with amplitudes of the periodic square wave signals, to obtain high-order 2n sequence pseudo-random signals. The 2n sequence stairstep signals of different orders can be constructed within a limited frequency interval.

Abstract: The invention relates to an automated driving control system, including: a data exchange unit configured to obtain video data streams and distribute the video data streams to at least one computing unit; the at least one computing unit configured to compute perception result data based on the video data streams; a sensor fusion unit configured to fuse the perception result data and sensor data, to obtain fusion result data; and a planning control unit configured to generate a driving control instruction based on the fusion result data, where the planning control unit or the sensor fusion unit is configured to provide a bypass of the data exchange unit. When anomalies occur in any of the units, the automated driving control system may provide a corresponding bypass to keep an automated driving function going.

Abstract: Embodiments provided herein generally include apparatus and methods, controlled by flexible tuning algorithms, for generating a plasma in a plasma processing chamber. Flexible communications between equipment of the plasma processing system allows sharing of process information and equipment settings for evaluation and refinement of the tuning algorithms used. This enhances the productivity of batch processing of a plurality of semiconductor wafers during the manufacturing process since the tuning algorithms can be modified on the fly during processing thereof. The tuning algorithms may be recorded, reused and/or modified for controlling future plasma processing.

Abstract: This application discloses a method including a transmit end that generates and sends a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), and a receive end that receives the PPDU and parses the PPDU. An enhanced directional multi-gigabit (EDMG) modulation field in the PPDU includes a channel estimation field (CEF), the CEF includes a CEF sequence, and a length of the CEF sequence is m, where m is determined based on a quantity of bonding channels and a quantity of subcarriers included on a channel. When a discrete Fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) technology is introduced into a 60 GHz WLAN standard, an applied CEF sequence included in a CEF can be determined, and DFT-S-OFDM transmission is further performed by using the CEF sequence. In this way, a PAPR of a WLAN system can be reduced while frequency division multiplexing for a plurality of users is supported.