Speech Signal Enhancement Based on MAP Algorithm in the ICA Space

This paper presents a novel maximum a posteriori (MAP) denoising algorithm based on the independent component analysis (ICA). We demonstrate that the employment of individual ICA transformations for signal and noise can provide the best estimate within the linear framework. The signal enhancement problem is categorized based on the distribution of signal and noise being Gaussian or non-Gaussian and the estimation rule is derived for each of the categories. Our theoretical analysis shows that under the assumption of a Gaussian noise the proposed algorithm leads to some well-known enhancement techniques, i.e., Wiener filter and sparse code shrinkage. The analysis of the denoising capability shows that the proposed algorithm is most efficient for non-Gaussian signals corrupted by a non-Gaussian noise. We employed the generalized Gaussian model (GGM) to model the distributions of speech and noise. Experimental evaluation is performed in terms of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spectral distortion measure. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithms achieve significant improvement on the enhancement performance in both Gaussian and non-Gaussian noise.     

基于SPA+AHP的空潜无人攻势布雷方案优选

为解决无人机、无人潜航器等新型无人平台攻势布雷方案优选的问题,提出无人攻势布雷作战指标评估体系.在传统布雷作战指标评估基础上,利用集对分析法计算预选方案与理想方案组成集对的同一对立程度,采用层次分析法和特征属性值计算权值,并通过算例进行验证.结果表明:方案优选中应重点考虑隐蔽性要素,由于无人潜航器具有较大的隐蔽性优势,应成为攻势布雷作战的首选平台.该方法能为无人攻势布雷方案优选提供新思路.     

Controlled Growth of Porous α‐Fe2O3 Branches on β‐MnO2 Nanorods for Excellent Performance in Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Hierarchical nanocomposites rationally designed in component and structure, are highly desirable for the development of lithium‐ion batteries, because they can take full advantages of different components and various structures to achieve superior electrochemical properties. Here, the branched nanocomposite with β‐MnO₂ nanorods as the back‐bone and porous α‐Fe₂O₃ nanorods as the branches are synthesized by a high‐temperature annealing of FeOOH epitaxially grown on the β‐MnO₂ nanorods. Since the β‐MnO₂ nanorods grow along the four‐fold axis, the as‐produced branches of FeOOH and α‐Fe₂O₃ are aligned on their side in a nearly four‐fold symmetry. This synthetic process for the branched nanorods built by β‐MnO₂/α‐Fe₂O₃ is characterized. The branched nanorods of β‐MnO₂/α‐Fe₂O₃ present an excellent lithium‐storage performance. They exhibit a reversible specific capacity of 1028 mAh g^?1 at a current density of 1000 mA g^?1 up to 200 cycles, much higher than the building blocks alone. Even at 4000 mA g^?1, the reversible capacity of the branched nanorods could be kept at 881 mAh g^?1. The outstanding performances of the branched nanorods are attributed to the synergistic effect of different components and the hierarchical structure of the composite. The disclosure of the correlation between the electrochemical properties and the structure/component of the nanocomposites, would greatly benefit the rational design of the high‐performance nanocomposites for lithium ion batteries, in the future.     

pH‐Activated Near‐Infrared Fluorescence Nanoprobe Imaging Tumors by Sensing the Acidic Microenvironment

Imaging tumors in their early stages is crucial to increase the surviving rate of cancer patients. Currently most fluorescence probes visualize the neoplasia by targeting the tumor‐associated receptor over‐expressed on the cancer cell membrane. However, the expression level of these receptors in vivo is hard to predict, which limits their clinical translation. Furthermore, the signal output of these receptor‐targeting probes usually stays at a high level, which leads to a strong background signal in normal tissue due to non‐specific binding. In contrast to receptors, characteristics of the tumor microenvironment – such as acidosis – are pervasive in almost all solid tumors and can be easily accessed. In this work, a novel biodegradable nanoprobe InNP1 that demonstrates pH‐activated near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence in both human glioblastoma U87MG cancer cells in vitro and the subcutaneous U87MG tumor xenografts in vivo is developed. Bio‐distribution, in vivo optical imaging, and autoradiography studies demonstrate that the pH‐activated NIR fluorescence is the dominant factor responsible for the high tumor/normal tissue (T/N) ratio of InNP1 in vivo. Overall, the work provides a nanoprobe prototype to visualize the solid tumor in vivo with high sensitivity and minimal systemic toxicity by sensing the tumor acidic microenvironment.     

一种基于传感器网络的战场感知定位技术

基于传感器网络技术,探讨了其在战场感知定位技术上的应用,即完成节点的自身定位。文中引用分布式MDS定位算法。通过第三方目标感知测定距离的方法,得到距离矩阵D,从而实现节点定位的分布式计算,弥补经典多维定标的MDS-MAP算法在定位精度与矩阵计算复杂度方面的不足。通过理论分析和仿真实验表明,该方法实现简单,可满足战场环境下传感器节点自身定位需求。     

A novel simplified process for fabricating a very high densityp-channel trench gate power MOSFET

A novel simplified fabrication method of a very high density p-channel trench gate power MOSFET using four mask layers and nitride/TEOS sidewall spacers is realized. The proposed process showed improved on-resistance characteristics of the device with increasing cell density and the cost-effective production capability due to the lesser number of processing steps. By using this process technique, a remarkably increased high density (100 Mcell/inch²) trench gate power MOSFET with a cell pitch of 2.5 μm could be effectively realized. The fabricated device had a low specific on-resistance of 1.1 mΩ-cm² with a breakdown voltage of -36 V     

利用预失真技术降低功放的非线性

介绍了一种改善大功率功放非线性的数字化预失真技术。在大功率干扰设备中,功率 放大器的非线性失真对通信对抗的多目标干扰的能力可造成严重影响。为了优化干扰信号的质量,可 采用信号预失真技术,可有效提高干扰信号的谐波抑制和多目标干扰信号的互调抑制能力,改善干扰信 号质量,进而提高通信对抗设备的多目标干扰能力。     

Non‐Volatile Polymer Electroluminescence Programmable with Ferroelectric Field‐Induced Charge Injection Gate

Electroluminescence (EL) of organic and polymeric fluorescent materials programmable in the luminance is extremely useful as a non‐volatile EL memory with the great potential in the variety of emerging information storage applications for imaging and motion sensors. In this work, a novel non‐volatile EL memory in which arbitrarily chosen EL states are programmed and erased repetitively with long EL retention is demonstrated. The memory is based on utilizing the built‐in electric field arising from the remnant polarization of a ferroelectric polymer which in turn controls the carrier injection of an EL device. A device with vertically stacked components of a transparent bottom electrode/a ferroelectric polymer/a hole injection layer/a light emitting layer/a top electrode successfully emits light upon alternating current (AC) operation. Interestingly, the device exhibits two distinctive non‐volatile EL intensities at constant reading AC voltage, depending upon the programmed direct current (DC) voltage on the ferroelectric layer. DC programmed and AC read EL memories are also realized with different EL colors of red, green and blue. Furthermore, more than four distinguishable EL states are precisely addressed upon the programmed voltage input each of which shows excellent EL retention and multiple cycle endurance of more than 10⁵ s and 10² cycles, respectively.     

A Power Efficient Test Data Compression Method for SoC using Alternating Statistical Run-Length Coding

A power efficient System-on-a-Chip test data compression method using alternating statistical run-length coding is proposed. To effectively reduce test power dissipation, the test set is firstly preprocessed by 2D reordering scheme. To further improve the compression ratio, 4 m partitioning of the runs and a smart filling of the don’t care bits provide the nice results, and alternating statistical run-length coding scheme is developed to encode the preprocessed test set. In addition, a simple decoder is obtained which consumed a little area overhead. The benchmark circuits verify the proposed power efficient coding method well. Experimental results show it obtains a high compression ratio, low scan-in test power dissipation and little extra area overhead during System-on-a-Chip scan testing.     

Excellent Switching Uniformity of Cu-Doped $hbox{MoO}_{x}/hbox{GdO}_{x}$ Bilayer for Nonvolatile Memory Applications

We have investigated a Cu-doped MoO_x/GdO_x bilayer film for nonvolatile memory applications. By adopting an ultrathin GdO_x layer, we obtained excellent device characteristics such as resistance ratio of three orders of magnitude, uniform distribution of set and reset voltages, switching endurance up to 10⁴ cycles, and ten years of data retention at 85degC. By adopting bilayer films of Cu-doped MoO_x/GdO_x, a local filament was formed by a two-step process. Improved memory characteristics can be explained by the formation of nanoscale local filament in the ultrathin GdO_x layer.