Abstract: Techniques for reducing idle power consumption of a port are described herein. An example method includes determining device presence using a pull-down resistor disposed in a downstream port. The method also includes initiating a low power state of a link between the downstream port and an upstream device. The method also includes disabling the pull-down resistor in response to initiating the low power state.

Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor die attached to a package support. The die has a plurality of peripheral bond pads along a periphery of the die and a first bond pad on an interior portion of the die wherein the first bond pad is a power supply bond pad. A conductive distributor is over the die and within a perimeter of the die and has a first opening. The plurality of bond pads are located between the perimeter of the die and a perimeter of the conductive distributor. The first bond pad is in the first opening. A first bond wire is connected between the first bond pad and the conductive distributor. A second bond wire is connected between a first peripheral bond pad of the plurality of peripheral bond pads and the conductive distributor.

Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor die attached to a package support. The die has a plurality of peripheral bond pads along a periphery of the die and a first bond pad on an interior portion of the die wherein the first bond pad is a power supply bond pad. A conductive distributor is over the die and within a perimeter of the die and has a first opening. The plurality of bond pads are located between the perimeter of the die and a perimeter of the conductive distributor. The first bond pad is in the first opening. A first bond wire is connected between the first bond pad and the conductive distributor. A second bond wire is connected between a first peripheral bond pad of the plurality of peripheral bond pads and the conductive distributor.

Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor die attached to a package support. The die has a plurality of peripheral bond pads along a periphery of the die and a first bond pad on an interior portion of the die wherein the first bond pad is a power supply bond pad. A conductive distributor is over the die and within a perimeter of the die and has a first opening. The plurality of bond pads are located between the perimeter of the die and a perimeter of the conductive distributor. The first bond pad is in the first opening. A first bond wire is connected between the first bond pad and the conductive distributor. A second bond wire is connected between a first peripheral bond pad of the plurality of peripheral bond pads and the conductive distributor.

Abstract: Techniques for reducing idle power consumption of a port are described herein. An example method includes determining device presence using a pull-down resistor disposed in a downstream port. The method also includes initiating a low power state of a link between the downstream port and an upstream device. The method also includes disabling the pull-down resistor in response to initiating the low power state.

Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor die attached to a package support. The die has a plurality of peripheral bond pads along a periphery of the die and a first bond pad on an interior portion of the die wherein the first bond pad is a power supply bond pad. A conductive distributor is over the die and within a perimeter of the die and has a first opening. The plurality of bond pads are located between the perimeter of the die and a perimeter of the conductive distributor. The first bond pad is in the first opening. A first bond wire is connected between the first bond pad and the conductive distributor. A second bond wire is connected between a first peripheral bond pad of the plurality of peripheral bond pads and the conductive distributor.

Abstract: We provide a nucleic acid sequence as shown in Table D1 or Table D2, or a variant, homologue, derivative or fragment thereof. A combination of two or more sequences is also provided. The nucleic acid sequence or combination may be used for detection of influenza or discrimination between strains of influenza.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a high speed serial transmitter that utilizes a current-mode driver comprising a main driver and a de-emphasis driver. The de-emphasis driver includes a first driver circuit and a complementary second driver circuit that is operably coupled with the first driver circuit. Collectively, the first driver circuit and its complementary second driver circuit work in concert to compensate to correct the lower output common-mode level in de-emphasized bits.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a high speed serial transmitter that utilizes a current-mode driver comprising a main driver and a de-emphasis driver. The de-emphasis driver includes a first driver circuit and a complementary second driver circuit that is operably coupled with the first driver circuit. Collectively, the first driver circuit and its complementary second driver circuit work in concert to compensate to correct the lower output common-mode level in de-emphasized bits.

Abstract: Techniques are described that facilitate generating useful content based on user interactions, such as by providing an answer-providing service that facilitates interactions between users who supply questions and users who supply responses to the questions of other users, as well as using the generated content in various ways. In some situations, users are compensated for participating in interactions with the answer-providing service in various ways, including by sharing a portion of an ongoing revenue stream generated from an answer to a question with users who provided responses that are used as part of the answer. In some situations, the sharing of an ongoing revenue stream related to an answer may be split between the users who provided the responses for the answer in various manners, including based on assessed levels of expertise of those users.

Abstract: Techniques are described that facilitate generating useful content based on user interactions, such as by providing an answer-providing service that facilitates interactions between users who supply questions and users who supply responses to the questions of other users, as well as using the generated content in various ways. In some situations, users are incentivized to participate in interactions with the answer-providing service in various ways, including by assessing and using levels of expertise of the users, such as for one or more categories and in a manner relative to other users. For example, the users with the highest levels of expertise and past participation may be incentivized to continue participating with the system in various ways, including by assigning one or more enhanced incentive levels to at least some such users, and then providing additional benefits of various types to users having such enhanced status.

Abstract: Techniques are described that facilitate generating useful content based on user interactions, such as by providing an answer-providing service that facilitates interactions between users who supply questions and users who supply responses to the questions of other users, as well as using the generated content in various ways. In some situations, some users of the answer-providing service are provided with pay-per-response functionality in which the user is allowed to elect on a per-question basis to include a paid response or other indicated information (e.g., advertisements) in an answer for a question in exchange for payment from the user, such as for use by merchants with questions that are related to products and/or services provided by the merchants.

Abstract: The following disclosure relates generally to techniques for generating useful content based on user interactions, such as by enabling users to submit questions to and otherwise interact with an answer-providing service. In some situations, one or more interfaces are provided to allow users to specify a variety of types of questions for the answer-providing service, such as via a GUI and/or using a messaging interface based on email or other types of electronic messages. When communications occur via electronic messages, the answer-providing service may in some situations generate and include unique tracking identifiers in electronic messages sent to users, so that the users can reply back to the messages in order to provide a command to the answer-providing service that includes a tracking identifier previously sent to the user and thus verify that the command is sent by someone with access to the electronic messages of the user.

Abstract: Teleranking is the aggregation and analysis of customer call and click data through any communication device (“Device”) that provides relevancy and rankings of a Target(s) that is being searched for by the user. The Target can be a location(s), a business(es), a person(s) or a website(s). By combining call and click data with database information pertaining to the Target(s), Teleranking can deliver ranked relevancy for the Target(s) based on weight-based algorithms. When a user searches for a Target(s) on their Device, the call and click data assigned to each Target(s) is logged into a database. Based on the call and click characteristics and the user profile, a certain weight(s) is assigned to the Target(s). The weight(s) assigned determines the popularity and relevancy of the Target(s) based on the aggregate call and click data and the location and profile of the Device user.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a pay-for-performance search result by advertiser(s), who may or may not have a website or internet presence, through the Internet, wireline, and/or mobile phone network, that directly connects users to the advertiser(s) over a communication channel (e.g. cellular, wireline, VoIP phone network). Method includes receiving a search request from a user through any networked device, which generates a matching list of search results from a database server. The method by which an advertiser(s) makes a bid amount on keyword(s) or search term(s) which if selected from the search results by the user, through any networked device, will directly connect the user to the advertiser(s) by calling the associated telephone number(s) or other communication ID# or channel (e.g. VoIP address) of the advertiser(s) selected (“Pay-Per-Call”).