Abstract: In certain aspects, a three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a stack structure including alternating conductive layers and dielectric layers and having at least two core regions and a staircase region between the two core regions, and bridge structures connecting the two core regions and extending through the staircase region in a first direction. A first bridge structure of the bridge structures includes at least two current paths between the two core regions.

Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.

Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.

Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.

Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.

Abstract: The invention in one relates to a method for manufacturing a switchable particle-based display having a plurality of display units spatially arranged in a matrix form, wherein each display unit comprises one or more cells. In one embodiment, the method includes filling a plurality of first-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit, filling one or more solutions into the one or more cells of each display unit, respectively, so that each cell contains one of the one or more solutions, where each of the one or more solutions comprises a respective colorant, and the respective colorant in each cell reacts with or adsorbs on the first-type particles therein, and filling a plurality of second-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit.

Abstract: The invention in one relates to a method for manufacturing a switchable particle-based display having a plurality of display units spatially arranged in a matrix form, wherein each display unit comprises one or more cells. In one embodiment, the method includes filling a plurality of first-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit, filling one or more solutions into the one or more cells of each display unit, respectively, so that each cell contains one of the one or more solutions, where each of the one or more solutions comprises a respective colorant, and the respective colorant in each cell reacts with or adsorbs on the first-type particles therein, and filling a plurality of second-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit.