Channelization for uplink transmissions

An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively configured to:
• populate symbols within an uplink slot;
• and
• transmit the uplink slot, the uplink slot comprising a first control region and a second control region different from the first control region, the first control region including first time resources and first frequency resources, and the second control region including second time resources and second frequency resources, the first control region comprising time-critical control information and the second control region comprising non-time-critical control information, wherein
• the first control region is transmitted in a portion of the uplink slot earlier than the second control region, wherein the first control region is decoded before the second control region based at least in part on the first control region being transmitted earlier than the second control region.

An apparatus for wireless communication, in a system comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively configured to:
• receive an uplink slot, the uplink slot comprising a first control region and a second control region different from the first control region, the first control region including first time resources and first frequency resources, and the second control region including second time resources and second frequency resources, the first control region comprising time-critical control information and the second control region comprising non-time-critical control information, wherein
• the first control region is received in a portion of the uplink slot earlier than the second control region, wherein the first control region is decoded before the second control region based at least in part on the first control region being transmitted earlier than the second control region.