Abstract: A system and method for motion capture to efficiently render in-game objects, including characters, and controlling animation of characters and non-player characters. In some embodiments, the motion capture includes a machine learning model that can take as inputs information about the hand pose of a person from multiple sensors over a period of time and generates a highly probable hand pose prediction from that information, based on what it learns from a previously captured dataset of high quality sample motion captures. The systems and methods described herein overcome the imprecision conventional optical marker pipelines for the case of finger movement, where the slightest imprecision yields results that are not good enough for production.

Abstract: A system and method for motion capture to efficiently render in-game objects, including characters, and controlling animation of characters and non-player characters. In some embodiments, the motion capture includes a machine learning model that can take as inputs information about the hand pose of a person from multiple sensors over a period of time and generates a highly probable hand pose prediction from that information, based on what it learns from a previously captured dataset of high quality sample motion captures. The systems and methods described herein overcome the imprecision conventional optical marker pipelines for the case of finger movement, where the slightest imprecision yields results that are not good enough for production.

Abstract: A high-power ceramic discharge metal halide (CDM) lamp with a shroud-type containment assembly is disclosed. The lamp includes: a first shroud (138) with a first wall which forms a cylinder and which defines a first cavity; a second shroud (136) situated within the first cavity and which includes a second wall which forms a cylinder and which defines a second cavity situated within the first cavity of the first shroud; a first coil portion (140, 142) is situated about at least the one or the first and second shrouds (respectively); a ceramic arc tube (102) is situated in the second cavity and includes first and second openings, first and second leads (104, 106) with electrodes, and a lamp cavity (103) for containing a fill.

Abstract: An optical detector (1) acts as a modular detection unit. It may for example be mounted on a separate micro-fluidic device (2) for detection of species within a channel (3) of the device (2). The detector (1) has mounting lugs (4) for mounting on the micro-fluidic device (2) for exact registry with the channel (3). A substrate (15) is folded over at a flexible part (25) through 180° and, at the top, supports a vertical emitting laser device (16). The lower branch of the substrate (15) supports an integrated circuit photo-diode array sensor (17) having chip bumps (18). The substrate (15) also supports emitter drive circuitry (26) and detector circuitry (27). The sensor (17) is a silicon integrated circuit, having an array of integrated photo-diodes (17(a)) in a silicon wafer (17(b)). There is a vertical through-hole (17(c)) in the wafer, to act as a guide for incident radiation emitted by the emitter (16) (arrows IR).

Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing an avalanche diode comprising the steps of applying a mask (6) over an active diode region (5) in a wafer (1), and damaging the region the surrounding the active diode region by breaking bonds in the semiconductor lattice to provide gettering sites in this surrounding region.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing an avalanche diode comprising the steps of applying a mask (6) over an active diode region (5) in a wafer (1), and damaging the region the surrounding the active diode region by breaking bonds in the semiconductor lattice to provide gettering sites in this surrounding region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp of the ceramic metal halide type of the Philips MasterColor® series having power ranges of about 150 W to about 1000 W. Such lamps are provided with a discharge vessel which encloses a discharge space. The discharge vessel has a ceramic wall and is closed by a ceramic plug. An electrode which is located inside the discharge space is connected to an electric conductor by way of a leadthrough element. The leadthrough element projects through the ceramic plug with a close fit and is connected thereto in a gas-tight manner by way of a sealing ceramic. The leadthrough element has a first part which is formed by a cermet at the area of the gas-tight connection.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp of the ceramic metal halide type of the Philips MasterColor series having a molybdenum coil wrapped around the discharge vessel and at least a portion of the electrode feed through means, and having power ranges of about 150 W to about 1000 W. Such lamps are provided with a discharge vessel which encloses a discharge space. The discharge vessel has a ceramic wall and is closed by a ceramic plug. An electrode which is located inside the discharge space is connected to an electric conductor by way of a leadthrough element. The leadthrough element projects through the ceramic plug with a close fit and is connected thereto in a gastight manner by way of a sealing ceramic. The leadthrough element has a first part which is formed by a cermet at the area of the gastight connection.

Abstract: HID lamp has a U-enhancer connected between first and second leads for an arc tube. The UV-enhancer has a quartz envelope containing an electrode connected to the first lead, and is surrounded by a metal ring which is spaced from the envelope by a sleeve of borosilicate glass. The ring is capacitively coupled to the envelope and is electrically connected to the second lead, which may also support the sleeve.

Abstract: A 1000 watt arc discharge arc tube assembly comprises two series connected side-by-side arc discharge tubes whose combined break down voltage in sufficient for a standard 2-5 kv starting pulse to simultaneously start both arc tubes without additional structure. A standard ballast, starter and fixture can be used with the arc tube assembly whose overall length is less than 300 millimeters. The lamps are spaced sufficiently apart to preclude detrimental heat transfer effects on one another and sufficiently close to act as a single source of light in standard fixtures normally employing lamps having a single discharge tube.