Abstract: A boost converter for high power and high output voltage applications includes a low voltage controller integrated circuit and a high voltage, vertical, discrete field effect transistor, both of which are packed in a single package on separate electrically isolated die pads.

Abstract: A boost converter for high power and high output voltage applications includes a low voltage controller integrated circuit and a high voltage, vertical, discrete field effect transistor, both of which are packed in a single package.

Abstract: Software application protection methods and systems for protecting and verifying licensing of an original application. The system reads the original application executable, and generates a shelled application comprising the original application and a shell containing the license information. The shelled application implements license APIs, and establishes secure communications within the shelled application between the original application and the shell. Licensing for the original application can be verified by the shelled application alone.

Abstract: A catheter includes a flexible tubing having a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter also includes an electrode assembly attached to the distal end of the flexible tubing and including a first magnet therein. The electrode assembly including an electrically conductive tip electrode and an electrically nonconductive coupler which is connected between the tip electrode and the distal end of the flexible tubing. The electrically conductive tip electrode comprises a hollow elongated tip electrode including a sidewall provided with one or more elongated gaps extending through the sidewall. The one or more elongated gaps providing flexibility in the sidewall for bending movement of the tip electrode relative to a longitudinal axis of the catheter body. The first magnet is responsive to an external magnetic field to selectively position and guide the electrode assembly within a body of a patient.

Abstract: A high voltage and high power boost converter is disclosed. The boost converter includes a boost converter IC and a discrete Schottky diode, both of which are co-packaged on a standard single common die pad.

Abstract: A high voltage and high power boost converter is disclosed. The boost converter includes a boost converter IC and a discrete Schottky diode, both of which are co-packaged on a standard single common die pad.

Abstract: A current limiting load switch for bridging supply Vss and load with a reference voltage VRdt dynamically generated by a VRdt-generator is proposed. It includes: A pair of power FET and sense FET interconnected in split-current configuration. The FET pair develops a load voltage while limiting load current Iload to a preset maximum Imax. The FET pair is sized to draw device currents Ipower and Is with RATIOI=Is/Ipower<<1. The sense FET high-side terminal is coupled to Vss through a sense resistor Rsense developing a sense voltage Vs=Is×Rsense. A current limiting amplifier with inputs connected to VRdt and Vs and output controlling FET pair closing a current limiting feedback loop. The VRdt-generator dynamically adjusts VRdt concurrent and compensatory with an undesirable effect of changing RATIOI caused by the sense FET operational transition thus eliminating a transitional overshoot of Iload beyond Imax.

Abstract: A current limiting load switch for bridging supply Vss and load with a reference voltage VRdt dynamically generated by a VRdt-generator is proposed. It includes: A pair of power FET and sense FET interconnected in split-current configuration. The FET pair develops a load voltage while limiting load current Iload to a preset maximum Imax. The FET pair is sized to draw device currents Ipower and Is with RATIOI=Is/Ipower<<1. The sense FET high-side terminal is coupled to Vss through a sense resistor Rsense developing a sense voltage Vs=Is×Rsense. A current limiting amplifier with inputs connected to VRdt and Vs and output controlling FET pair closing a current limiting feedback loop. The VRdt-generator dynamically adjusts VRdt concurrent and compensatory with an undesirable effect of changing RATIOI caused by the sense FET operational transition thus eliminating a transitional overshoot of Iload beyond Imax.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing remote client deactivation includes a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive a message associated with a service related to a communication session with a client, determine whether the client is associated with an indication to deactivate the client and communicate a signaling message to deactivate the client in response to a determination that the client is associated with the indication to deactivate the client.

Abstract: A high voltage and high power boost converter is disclosed. The boost converter includes a boost converter IC and a discrete Schottky diode, both of which are co-packaged on a standard single common die pad.

Abstract: A boost converter for high power and high output voltage applications includes a low voltage controller integrated circuit and a high voltage, vertical, discrete field effect transistor, both of which are packed in a single package.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing remote client deactivation includes a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive a message associated with a service related to a communication session with a client, determine whether the client is associated with an indication to deactivate the client and communicate a signaling message to deactivate the client in response to a determination that the client is associated with the indication to deactivate the client.

Abstract: System and methods of constructing and operating a network of advertising networks in support of the real-time selection and distribution of creatives to network connected client computer systems for composited presentation on Web pages served to client computer systems. The network of networks is constructed by associating a plurality of publisher sites with a plurality of advertising networks, with each publisher site associated with one or more advertising networks, and associating a plurality of advertising campaigns with the plurality of advertising networks, with each advertising campaign associated with one or more of the advertising networks and further defined by respective campaign criteria. A campaign prioritization list is produced for each publisher site, generated based on a competitive analysis of respective campaign criteria, including a normalized campaign buy basis, employing a past-performance-based projection of a competitive completion of the advertising campaigns.

Abstract: A DC-DC boost converter in multi-die package is proposed having an output Schottky diode and a low-side vertical MOSFET controlled by a power regulating controller (PRC). The multi-die package includes a single die pad with the Schottky diode placed there on side by side with the vertical MOSFET. The PRC die is attached atop the single die pad via an insulating die bond. Alternatively, the single die pad is grounded. The vertical MOSFET is a top drain vertical N-channel FET, the substrate of Schottky diode die is its anode. The Schottky diode and the vertical MOSFET are stacked atop the single die pad. The PRC is attached atop the single die pad via a standard conductive die bond. The Schottky diode die can be supplied in a flip-chip configuration with cathode being its substrate. Alternatively, the Schottky diode is supplied with anode being its substrate without the flip-chip configuration.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which are glucokinase activators and thus are useful in treating diabetes and related diseases and have the structure wherein in the ring represents one or two double bonds; R1 is aryl or heteroaryl; R2 is halogen, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; R5 is as defined herein; Z is O, S, S(O), S(O)2, or NR5a; X is S, O, N, NR3, or CR3; Y is NCR4 or N4; R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein; R8 is aryl or heteroaryl; R6 and R7 are independently H, halogen, or alkyl; m is 0 or 1; and n is 0 to 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method for treating diabetes and related diseases employing the above compounds is also provided.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure of Formula (I): wherein R1 is halogen; and X is hydrogen or halogen, and salts thereof, which compounds are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-dyslipidemic, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity agents.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure of Formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; and each of R1 and R2 is independently hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, halo or C1-C4 alkoxy, and salts thereof, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents.

Abstract: wherein Z1 is (CH2)q or C?O; Z2 is (CH2)p or C?O; D is —CH? or C?O or (CH2)m where m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n=0, 1 or 2; p=1 or 2; q=0, 1 or 2; Q is C or N; A is (CH2)x where x is 1 to 5, or A is (CH2)x1, where x1 is 1 to 5 with an alkenyl bond or an alkynyl bond embedded anywhere in the chain, or A is —(CH2)x2—O—(CH2)x3— where x2 is 0 to 5 and x3 is 0 to 5, provided that at least one of x2 and x3 is other than 0; B is a bond or is (CH2)x4 where x4 is 1 to 5; X is CH or N; X2 is C, N, O or S; X3 is C, N, O or S; X4 is C, N, O or S; X5 is C, N, O or S; X6 is C, N, O or S; provided that at least one of X2, X3, X4 X5 and X6 is N; and at least one of X2, X3, X4 X5 and X6 is C. R1 is H or alkyl; R2 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amino, substituted amino or cyano; R2a, R2b and R2c may be the same or different and are selected from H, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amino, substituted amino or cyano; and R3, E, Z and Y are as defined herein.

Abstract: A power supply for powering an electrical load, the electrical load generating load characteristic data that determines a power supply characteristic to be provided to the electrical load from the power supply, the power supply comprising a voltage regulator for generating an output voltage to be provided as the input voltage for powering the electrical load, the voltage regulator being responsive to a reference signal for setting a characteristic of the power supply, and a control circuit for generating the reference signal for the regulator, the control circuit being responsive to the load characteristic data from the electrical load and to a selection input for selecting the type of electrical load from a plurality of electrical load types, whereby the selection input determines the type of electrical load to enable the load characteristic data to be evaluated by the control circuit to generate the reference signal for the regulator.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure wherein Q is C or N, A is O or S, Z is O or a bond, X is CH or N and R1, R2, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, Y, x, m, and n are as defined herein, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents.