一种新的H.264/AVC帧内模式快速选择算法

利用改进的模糊积分准则提前对宏块的类型进行判定,实现Intra_4×4和Intra_16×16模式的快速选择,对于Intra_4×4模式,采用改进的平方梯度法估计块的纹理方向,从而排除可能性小的预测模式,提高帧内编码速度.试验表明该算法在基本保持编码性能的同时,可显著降低帧内预测的复杂度.     

应用模糊隶属度的H.264帧内预测模式快速选择

H.264中采用的率失真优化技术虽然提高了编码效率,但也使计算复杂度增加,影响编码的实时实现。针对这一问题,通过分析H.264中计算复杂度较高的帧内预测模式选择部分,提出一种新的帧内预测模式选择算法。根据模糊隶属度函数预先判断宏块类型,从Intra_4×4和Intra_16×16两种预测模式中选择一种,并通过判断4×4块的纹理方向,减少候选预测模式的数量。实验结果表明,在保持图像性能和码率基本不变的情况下,该算法能有效提高H.264的编码速度,有利于实时应用。     

基于梯度方向算子的H.264帧内模式选择算法

提出梯度方向算子的概念,基于该算子提出了一种H.264帧内模式快速选择算法。本文首先应用梯度方向算子计算编码宏块中各4×4亮度子块的纹理特征和灰度起伏特征,根据这两种特征参量削减4×4帧内候选预测模式。通过统计宏块中各子块的4×4候选预测模式信息,结合梯度方向强度门限判别法削减宏块的16×16候选预测模式,通过率失真优化算法计算得到最优亮度预测模式。进一步根据亮度宏块和色度宏块的对应关系,在亮度候选预测模式的基础上对色度宏块候选预测模式进行削减,最后计算得到最优色度预测模式。该算法削减了50%以上的帧内预测模式,减少了帧内预测模式选择的运算量,实验表明,该算法能够在峰值信噪比和码流比特率变化轻微的前提下减少50%以上的运算量。      

适用于基本层的帧内快速编码算法

根据最新编码的特征,提出了一种适合于基本层的帧内快速编码方法。首先对每个宏块中的8×8的子块进行DCT变换,根据纹理复杂度进行块模式的选择,针对各个块模式采用不同的快速方向模式选择算法。根据各个块模式和纹理复杂度,采用不同的零块预先判决算法和及时终止策略。实验证明,该算法能够在保持恢复图像质量几乎不降的同时,速度能提高到2倍多。     

一种基于块纹理特性的H.264/AVC帧内预测算法

H.264/AVC视频编码在空域上从多个方向进行多种模式的帧内预测,并使用率失真优化(RDO)算法选择最佳模式,使其算法复杂度很高,无法满足实时视频的需求.为此,提出一种快速预测算法,利用宏块在一定方向上的像素差分和对宏块是否有明显纹理及纹理方向进行有效预判,并根据预判结果对块类型和预测模式进行选择,避免对各块进行所有模式的计算,从而有效地降低了复杂度.实验结果表明本算法在峰值信噪比(PSNR)和码率变化极小的情况下,编码速度有显著提高.     

低复杂度的多视点视频编码宏块模式决策算法

为了降低多视点视频编码(MVC)的计算复杂度,提出了一种基于全局-局部率失真代价的低复杂度宏块模式决策算法。首先根据宏块候选模式的块尺寸和率失真代价特点,将所有候选模式分为大尺寸模式(Skip/Direct、Inter16×16和Intra16×16)和小尺寸模式(Inter16×8、Inter8×16、Inter8×8、Intra8×8和Intra4×4);接着统计已编码帧中这两类宏块模式的平均率失真代价,并利用这些平均率失真代价计算当前帧宏块模式决策的全局率失真代价;最后利用得到的全局率失真代价,并结合当前宏块已估计模式的局部率失真代价和空间邻近宏块的模式信息提前终止模式决策,具体包括对大尺寸宏块模式进行提前判定以及对小尺寸候选模式进行逐级选择。实验结果表明:与MVC参考代码中的全搜索模式决策算法相比,本文算法在时域预测视点和视点域预测视点上分别节省了74%和82%的平均编码时间,同时保持了良好的编码率失真性能;与现有模式决策快速算法相比,本文算法降低了更多的编码时间,并具有更好的编码率失真性能。     

一种新的H.264/AVC快速帧内预测模式选择判决算法

针对H.264视频编码标准帧内预测模式选择部分计算量大的问题,本文提出了一种快速帧内预测模式选择判决算法。该算法首先提出了一个新的算子,用来描述图像灰度分布信息,作为判断图像复杂程度的依据,进而提出两个对量化系数(QP)自适应的阈值,将图像分为平滑、变化剧烈和特征模糊3种。平滑图像宏块使用Intra_1616模式预测,变化剧烈的宏块使用Intra_44模式预测,特征模糊的宏块使用标准算法预测。实验结果表明,该优化算法能在保证很好的图像质量的同时,使帧内模式选择计算次数减少30%以上,而且对传输码率基本没有影响。     

基于频域和空域分析的帧内预测模式快速选择算法

基于DCT变换的能量聚集和方向特性,首先利用AC系数对块尺寸进行预先选择,然后利用AC系数的方向性对16×16块进行模式预先选择,接着利用空域相关性对4×4块进行快速模式选择,有效缩小了模式选择的范围。实验表明,与现有同类算法相比,在质量几乎相当的情况下,本算法速度明显提高。     

H.264帧内预测模式快速判定算法研究

帧内预测作为H.264中提高编码效率的重要部分,其采用了率失真优化技术（RDO）进行预测模式的选择,但同时编码复杂度和计算量也明显增加.为此,提出一种快速判定算法.该算法利用区域图像的质心坐标对区域图像的平坦性和方向性进行判断,算法通过判断宏块的平坦性提前选定块大小,根据4×4块的纹理方向,确定预测模式集,降低算法复杂度.实验结果表明,与H.264标准参考编解码器JM8.6相比,所提算法编码时间节省50％以上,峰值信噪比和码率变化不大.     

基于相对运动和纹理走向的快速帧间选择算法

针对H.264基于率失真优化算法的模式选择的高复杂度,提出了一种快速帧间预测算法:利用下层模式相对上层模式的运动矢量误差和宏块纹理方向来确定帧间模式的块是否要细分以及如何划分。这种帧间快速算法降低了50%以上的时间复杂度,而视频质量没有明显的下降,码率的增长也微乎其微。     

Resolution Enhancement Technology:Integrated Process Solutions using OPC

DUV lithography, using the 248 nm wavelength, is a viable manufacturing option for devices with features at 130 nm and less. Given the low kl value of the lithography, integrated process development is a necessary method for achieving acceptable process latitude. The application of assist features for rule based OPC requires the simultaneous optimization of the mask, illumination optics and the resist.Described in this paper are the details involved in optimizing each of these aspects for line and space imaging.A reference pitch is first chosen to determine how the optics will be set. The ideal sigma setting is determined by a simple geometrically derived expression. The inner and outer machine settings are determined, in turn,with the simulation of a figure of merit. The maximum value of the response surface of this FOM occurs at the optimal sigma settings. Experimental confirmation of this is shown in the paper.Assist features are used to modify the aerial image of the more isolated images on the mask. The effect that the diffraction of the scattering bars (SBs) has on the image intensity distribution is explained. Rules for determining the size and placement of SBs are also given.Resist is optimized for use with off-axis illumination and assist features. A general explanation of the material' s effect is discussed along with the affect on the through-pitch bias. The paper culminates with the showing of the lithographic results from the fully optimized system.     

Cost-effective test solutions for smart card and other integrated flash applications

From its emergence in the late 1980s as a lower cost alternative to early EEPROM technologies, flash memory has evolved to higher densities and speedsand rapidly growing acceptance in mobile applications.In the process, flash memory devices have placed increased test requirements on manufacturers. Today, as flash device test grows in importance in China, manufacturers face growing pressure for reduced cost-oftest, increased throughput and greater return on investment for test equipment. At the same time, the move to integrated flash packages for contactless smart card applications adds a significant further challenge to manufacturers seeking rapid, low-cost test.     

An improved parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations

The parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations is improved in this paper. By analyzing the notions of connected components and passes, a conclusion is drawn that the number of passes and the number of eight-connected components are equal. Then the expression of the number of eight-connected components is obtained which replaces the old one in the algorithm. And a reserving condition is proposed by experiments, which alleviates the excess deletion where a diagonal line and a beeline intersect. The experimental results demonstrate that the thinned curve is almost located in the middle of the original curve connectivelv with single pixel width and the processing speed is high.     

Theoretical analysis of the relationship between the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain in the optical-fiber sensors

The relation between the power of the Brillouin signal and the strain is one of the bases of the distributed fiber sensors of temperature and strain. The coefficient of the Bfillouin gain can be changed by the temperature and the strain that will affect the power of the Brillouin scattering. The relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is thought to be linear by many researchers. However, it is not always linear based on the theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Therefore, errors will be caused if the relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is regarded as to be linear approximately for measuring the temperature and the strain. For this reason, the influence of the parameters on the Brillouin gain coefficient is proposed through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation.     

Novel fiber-optical interferometer with miniaturized probe for in-hole measurements

Today, micro-system technology and the development of new MEMS （Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems） are emerging rapidly. In order for this development to become a success in the long run, measurement systems have to ensure product quality. Most often, MEMS have to be tested by means of functionality or destructive tests. One reason for this is that there are no suitable systems or sensing probes available which can be used for the measurement of quasi inaccessible features like small holes or cavities. We present a measurement system that could be used for these kinds of measurements. The system combines a fiber optical, miniaturized sensing probe with low-coherence interferometry, so that absolute distance measurements with nanometer accuracy are possible.     

Study of waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers

This paper presents a new method to increase the waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers. We find that the propagation constant of the InGaAsP emitting layer can be equal to that of the Si resonant layer through improving the design size of the InP waveguide. The coupling power achieves 42% of the total power in the hybrid lasers when the thickness of the bonding layer is 100 nm. Our result is very close to 50% of the total power reported by Intel when the thickness of the thin bonding layer is less than 5 nm. Therefore, our invariable coupling power technique is simpler than Intel＇s.     

Curved crystal spectrometer for the measurement of X-ray lines from laser-produced plasmas

In order to diagnose the laser-produced plasmas, a focusing curved crystal spectrometer has been developed for measuring the X-ray lines radiated from a laser-produced plasmas. The design is based on the fact that the ray emitted from a source located at one focus of an ellipse will converge on the other focus by the reflection of the elliptical surface. The focal length and the eccentricity of the ellipse are 1350 mm and 0.9586, respectively. The spectrometer can be used to measure the X- ray lines in the wavelength range of 0.2-0.37 nm, and a LiF crystal （200） （2d = 0.4027 nm） is used as dispersive element covering Bragg angle from 30° to 67.5°. The spectrometer was tested on Shengnang- Ⅱ which can deliver laser energy of 60-80 J/pulse and the laser wavelength is 0.35 μm. Photographs of spectra including the 1 s2p ^1P1-1s^2 ^1S0 resonance line（w）, the 1s2p ^3P2-1s^2 1S0 magnetic quadrupole line（x）, the 1s2p ^3P1-1 s^2 ^1S0 intercombination lines（y）, the 1 s2p ^3S~1-1 s^2 ^1S0 forbidden line（z） in helium-like Ti Ⅹ Ⅺ and the 1 s2s2p ^2P3/2-1 s622s ^2S1/2 line（q） in lithium-like Ti Ⅹ Ⅹhave been recorded with a X-ray CCD camera. The experimental result shows that the wavelength resolution（λ/△ 2） is above 1000 and the elliptical crystal spectrometer is suitable for X-ray spectroscopy.     

Preparation and Characterization of TaN ALD Precursors

High purity organic-tantalum precursors for thin film ALD TaN were synthesized and characterized.Vapor pressure and thermal stability of these precursors were studied.From the vapor pressure analysis,it was found that TBTEMT has a higher vapor pressure than any other published liquid TaN precursor,including TBTDET,TAITMATA,and IPTDET.Thermal stability of the alkyl groups on the precursors was investigated using a 1H NMR technique.The results indicated that the tertbutylimino group is the most stable group on TBTDET and TBTEMT as compared to the dialkylamido groups.Thermal stability of TaN precursors decreased in the following order:TBTDET ＞ PDMAT ＞ TBTEMT.In conclusion,precursor vapor pressure and thermal stability were tuned by making slight variations in the ligand sphere around the metal center.     

Electronic Structure of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

This paper reviews our recent development of the use of the large-scale pseudopotential method to calculate the electronic structure of semiconductor nanocrystals, such as quantum dots and wires, which often contain tens of thousands of atoms. The calculated size-dependent exciton energies and absorption spectra of quantum dots and wires are in good agreement with experiments. We show that the electronic structure of a nanocrystal can be tuned not only by its size,but also by its shape. Finally,we show that defect properties in quantum dots can be significantly different from those in bulk semiconductors.     

A rigorous proof of MIMO channel capacity’s increase with antenna number

It is well known that adding more antennas at the transmitter or at the receiver may offer larger channel capacity in the multiple-input multiple-output（MIMO） communication systems. In this letter, a simple proof is presented for the fact that the channel capacity increases with an increase in the number of receiving antennas. The proof is based on the famous capacity formula of Foschini and Gans with matrix theory.