Abstract: A method for manufacturing an LED chip is disclosed wherein a substrate is provided. A first semi-conductor layer is formed on the substrate. A photoresist layer with an inverted truncated cone shape and a blocking layer with an inclined inner surface facing and surrounding the photoresist layer are formed on the first semi-conductor layer. The photoresist layer is removed and an epitaxial region surrounded by the blocking layer is defined. A lighting structure is formed inside the epitaxial region. The blocking layer is then removed and the first semi-conductor layer is exposed. Electrodes are formed and respectively electrically connected to the first semi-conductor layer and the lighting structure.

Abstract: Electronic devices including a semiconductor device package, a substrate, and first and second solder joints. The semiconductor device package includes a die pad, leads and enhancement elements surrounding the die pad, a chip electrically connected to the leads, and a package body encapsulating the chip, portions of the leads, and portions of the enhancement elements, but leaving exposed at least a side surface of each enhancement element. Side surfaces of the enhancement elements and the package body are coplanar. The substrate includes first pads corresponding to the leads and second pads corresponding to the enhancement elements. The first solder joints are disposed between the first pads and the leads. The second solder joints are disposed between the second pads and the enhancement elements. The second solder joints contact side surfaces of the enhancement elements. The surface area of the second pads is greater than the surface area of the corresponding enhancement elements.

Abstract: An exemplary auditory prosthesis system includes a sound processor module configured to process an audio signal and operate in accordance with a plurality of control parameters and an accessory header module configured to be selectively coupled to the sound processor module and facilitate external adjustment of one or more control parameters included in the plurality of control parameters while coupled to the sound processor module. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods for interconnecting devices. A switch fabric is in communication with a plurality of electronic devices. A rendezvous memory is in communication with the switch fabric. Data is transferred to the rendezvous memory from a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices in response to a determination that the data is ready for output from a memory at the first electronic device and in response to a location allocated in the rendezvous memory for the data.

Abstract: An exemplary light-emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode sandwiching the substrate therebetween, an LED chip electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, a reflector located on the first electrode and the second electrode and surrounding the LED chip, and a first retaining wall mounted on an edge of the first electrode and a second retaining wall mounted on an edge of the second electrode. The first retaining wall and the second retaining wall are made of conductive material. The first retaining wall and the second retaining wall are at a same side of the LED. Outer surfaces of the first retaining wall and the second retaining wall are exposed out of the reflector.

Abstract: An optical sensing system includes a transmitter assembly for generating a generated signal having a frequency in an optical wavelength. An optical sensing fiber is coupled to the transmitter assembly for receiving the generated signal and producing a reflected signal from backscattering of the generated signal. The system also includes a receiver assembly coupled to the optical sensing fiber for receiving the reflected signal. The system further includes a controller in communication with the receiver assembly for determining environmental effects imposed on the optical sensing fiber based on characteristics of the reflected signal.

Abstract: An active clamp current sink is used to voltage protect a low voltage rated, high power current sink that drives illumination current through a string of serially connected LEDs. When the LEDs are turned off as part of a PWM configuration, the forward voltage on the LEDs falls, and the voltage presented to the low voltage rated, high power current sink rises. The active clamp current sink monitors the voltage across the high power current sink and ensures that an adequate current flows through the LEDs. This minimally adequate current maintains a sufficiently large forward voltage through the LEDs, and therefore a sufficiently small voltage is presented to the high power current sink.

Abstract: Cleaning compositions and processes for cleaning residue from a microelectronic device having said residue thereon. The composition comprises at least one amine, at least one oxidizing agent, water, and at least one borate species and achieves highly efficacious cleaning of the residue material, including post-ash residue, post-etch residue, post-CMP residue, particles, organic contaminants, metal ion contaminants, and combinations thereof from the microelectronic device while simultaneously not damaging the titanium nitride layers and low-k dielectric materials also present on the device.

Abstract: A particulate form carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent, having the following characteristics: (a) CO2 capacity greater than 105 cc/gram at one bar pressure and temperature of 273° Kelvin; (b) CO2 Working Capacity greater than 7.0 weight percent; (c) CO2 heats of adsorption and desorption each of which is in a range of from 10 to 50 kJ/mole; and (d) a CO2/N2 Henry's Law Separation Factor greater than 5. The carbon pyrolyzate material can be formed from a polyvinylidene chloride-based polymer or copolymer, or other suitable resin material, to provide an adsorbent that is useful for carbon dioxide capture applications, e.g., in treatment of flue gases from coal-fired power generation plants.

Abstract: A system and method for sampling multi-spectral images of a dynamically changing scene facilitates independently dynamically adjusting the exposure of a photosensor based on a first group of sequences of images, while disregarding a second group of sequences of images, where each sequence of images is of a distinct color of light. In addition, the current description presents an innovative technique for constructing a multi-spectral image of a scene based on individually contrast-enhanced images of the scene. Applications include video photography and high quality true color stills camera with separate sensor arrays for each color channel. The control of the present embodiment can be used to produce photographs with truer color than conventional techniques.

Abstract: The present disclosure is in relation to nanotechnology/nanobiotechnology, in particular to nano, meso and micro structures of Naphthalene diimide derivatives. The disclosure provides a method for supramolecular self-assembling of Naphthalene diimide derivatives, its characteristics and its applications. The present disclosure also relates to self assembled nano, meso or microstructures of the Naphthalene diimide derivatives.

Abstract: A multiple chip voltage feedback technique allows multiple strings of LED's and current sinks to be efficiently powered by a DC-to-DC voltage converter within an appliance. A connected series of differential amplifiers or multiplexers are used to monitor the voltages between the connected LED's and the current sinks, progressively determine the lowest voltage, and then feed the lowest voltage back to the voltage converter. The DC-to-DC voltage converter monitors this lowest voltage and adjusts its output in order to ensure that the strings have adequate voltage with which to function, even as the LED's have different forward voltages and the strings are asynchronously enabled and disabled.

Abstract: A method of reconstructing a tomography image of an object from a plurality of projection images generated by scanning the object in a plurality of projection directions includes: determining whether a truncated portion of the object exists in the plurality of projection images; reconstructing a first reconstruction image; calculating projection data for the first reconstruction image; and reconstructing a tomography image of the object by using the calculated projection data.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an industrially advantageous method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane enabling to produce an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane having good fluidity and excellent dispersion stability of the pseudopolyrotaxane particles therein. The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane. The method includes: a mixing step of a dissolving polyethylene glycol and a cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to prepare a mixed solution; and a cooling step of continuously or intermittently cooling the mixed solution in a state of flux to precipitate pseudopolyrotaxane particles. The pseudopolyrotaxane particles contain the polyethylene glycol which is included in the cavities of the cyclodextrin molecules in a skewered manner.

Abstract: A wound dressing comprises: (i) a core of a non-woven layer comprising gelling fibres and having first and second major faces, (ii) a first layer of an absorbent foam positioned with one face adjacent to the first face of the non-woven layer, (iii) a second layer of an absorbent foam positioned with one face thereof adjacent to the second face of the non-woven layer, (iv) an open material positioned against that face of the first absorbent foam layer remote from the non-woven layer; and (v) an open material or a continuous semi-permeable film positioned against that face of the second absorbent layer remote from the non-woven layer. Layers (i)-(v) may be bonded together.

Abstract: The invention is an improved multiplex capillary electrophoresis instrument or module with at least four and preferably six user-accessible vertically stacked drawers. An x-z stage moves samples from the user accessible drawers to the capillary array for analysis. A computer program allows users to add capillary electrophoresis jobs to a queue corresponding to the analysis of rows or plates of samples without stopping or interrupting runs in progress.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel diarylacetylene hydrazide compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the process for their preparation, and to the use of the compounds of formula (I) in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the therapeutic treatment of disorders related to tyrosine kinases, in warm-blooded animals

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing a powdery pseudopolyrotaxane with a high inclusion ratio. The present invention relates to a method for producing a pseudopolyrotaxane, including: an inclusion step of mixing a polyethylene glycol and a cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane that contains pseudopolyrotaxane particles in which the polyethylene glycol is included in the cavities of the cyclodextrin molecules in a skewered manner; and a drying step of drying the aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane produced in the inclusion step to obtain the pseudopolyrotaxane. In the drying step, the aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane is sprayed and dried in a heated gas-stream.

Abstract: Novel methods for the texturing of photovoltaic cells is described, wherein texturing minimizes reflectance losses and hence increases solar cell efficiency. In one aspect, a microstamp with the mirror inverse of the optimum surface structure is described. The photovoltaic cell substrate to be etched and the microstamp are immersed in a bath and pressed together to yield the optimum surface structure. In another aspect, micro and nanoscale structures are introduced to the surface of a photovoltaic cell by wet etching and depositing nanoparticles or introducing metal induced pitting to a substrate surface. In still another aspect, remote plasma source (RPS) or reactive ion etching (RIE), is used to etch nanoscale features into a silicon-containing substrate.

Abstract: The present invention prevents breakage of a gate insulating film of a MOS device and provides a nitride semiconductor device having improved reliability. An SBD metal electrode provided between a drain electrode and a gate electrode is configured to form a Schottky junction with an AlGaN layer. Further, the SBD metal electrode and a source electrode are connected and electrically short-circuited. Consequently, when an off signal is inputted to the gate electrode, a MOSFET part is turned off and the drain-side voltage of the MOSFET part becomes close to the drain electrode voltage. When the drain electrode voltage increases, the SBD metal electrode voltage becomes lower than the drain-side voltage of the MOSFET part, thus the drain side of the MOSFET part and the drain electrode are electrically disconnected by the SBD metal electrode.