Abstract: There is disclosed various embodiments of an implantable anchor for anchoring a medical lead within a patient. The implantable anchor includes a body having at least one lumen for receiving a medical lead, a cam integrated with the body and rotatable to extend into the lumen for engaging the medical lead and inhibiting the movement of the lead with respect to the anchor. The cam may include a handle for facilitating the rotation of the cam. A needle could be connected to the handle to facilitate the securing of the anchor to a portion of the patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a dielectric layer, a metal layer, an interconnection metal and an insulation circular layer. The substrate has at least one through hole. The dielectric layer is disposed adjacent to the substrate. The metal layer is disposed adjacent to the dielectric layer. The interconnection metal is disposed in the at least one through hole. An insulation circular layer surrounds the interconnection metal, wherein the insulation layer has an upper surface and the upper surface contacts the dielectric layer. Whereby, the metal layer can be electrically connected to another surface of the substrate through the interconnection metal.

Abstract: An exemplary LED package includes first and second electrodes, an LED die and an encapsulation. An inner wall of each first and second electrode includes a first oblique plane. The LED die is surrounded by and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The LED die includes an outputting surface. The encapsulation is filled between the first electrode ant the second electrode and covers the LED die, and includes opposite first and second outer surfaces, wherein the second outer surface acts as an outputting surface of the LED package. A reflective layer is coated on the first outer surface of the encapsulation. The first oblique plane of the electrode structure is light reflective and extends aslant from the outputting surface of the LED die towards the outputting surface of the LED package along a direction away from the LED die.

Abstract: Briefly, a method and apparatus adjusts the power consumption level of an integrated circuit by dynamically scaling the clock frequency based on the real-time determined power consumption level. In one example, the method and apparatus changes an actual clock frequency of the integrated circuit to an effective clock frequency based on the maximum clock frequency and the difference between the threshold power consumption level and the actual power consumption level of the integrated circuit in the previous sampling interval. In one example, an effective clock frequency of the integrated circuit in the current sampling interval is determined. In one example, the difference between the maximum and effective clock frequencies in the current sampling interval is proportional to the difference between the threshold and actual power consumption levels in the previous sampling interval. The actual clock frequency of the integrated circuit is changed to the determined effective clock frequency.

Abstract: A system and method for conducting a financial transaction is disclosed. The system includes a first memory location embedded in a personal portable device. The first memory location stores a plurality of personal financial data files associated with a user. The system also includes a second memory location to store biometric information and a first input interface to receive authentication information after initiation of a purchase transaction session. The system also includes a security module including an input coupled to the first interface to authenticate the authentication information based on the biometric information and an output interface comprising an input coupled to the first memory location and an output to provide personal financial data file information to a host device.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a retardation film which uses a low-substituted cellulose ester and has improved retardation after saponification and improved wet heat stability of internal haze; a polarizing plate which uses the retardation film; and a liquid crystal display device. An optical film of the present invention contains a cellulose ester and a compound represented by general formula (1), and is characterized in that the compound has an average degree of substitution within the range of 3.0-6.0 and contains a component having a degree of substitution of 4 or less in an amount of 30-80% by mass (inclusive). (In the formula, R1-R8 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted allylcarbonyl group, and R1-R8 may be the same as or different from one another.

Abstract: The present description relates to a method for transmitting data from a base station according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step for transmitting to the relay node a signal having a first data to be delivered to a user equipment via the relay node; a step for transmitting to the user equipment a signal having a second data; and a step for receiving from the user equipment a HARQ confirmation response information regarding the first data delivered to the user equipment through the relay node, wherein the first data is retransmitted to the user equipment from the relay node when the HARQ confirmation response information is NACK, and scheduling information for transmitting the first data from the relay node to the user equipment and scheduling information for retransmitting the first data can be designated in advance by the base station.

Abstract: A metal printed circuit board (PCB) having a hole reflective surface and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a process of forming a reflective surface by performing surface treatment on a metal plate and a process of bonding a PCB having a hole are performed as a single process, thus simplifying the manufacturing process and increasing the applicability of a product. The metal PCB includes a metal plate having a first reflective surface formed on a chip bonding area by surface treatment; a PCB layer stacked on the metal plate and having a hole and a wiring pattern which are formed in the chip bonding area; a second reflective surface formed on the inner side of the hole of the PCB layer; and a dam formed around the hole on the PCB layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of hazardous waste, the process comprising: (i) providing a hazardous waste; (ii) providing a further waste; (iii) plasma treating the hazardous waste in a first plasma treatment unit, (iv) gasifying the further waste in a gasification unit to produce an offgas and a char material; and (v) plasma treating the offgas, and optionally the char material, in a second plasma treatment unit to produce a syngas, (vi) optionally treating the syngas in a gas cleaning plant, wherein the first plasma treatment unit is arranged to plasma treat at least some of the solid by-products from the gasification unit and/or the second plasma treatment unit and/or the gas cleaning plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates, inter alia, to a process for enriching a hydrocarbon fuel for use in an internal combustion engine, the process comprising: (i) contacting a hydrocarbon fuel with a gas stream containing hydrogen gas such that at least some of the hydrogen gas is introduced into the hydrocarbon fuel to produce an enriched hydrocarbon fuel; and optionally (ii) delivering the enriched hydrocarbon fuel to an internal combustion engine. The present invention further provides a device for use in the process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microorganism variant having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, including alkane, and a method of producing hydrocarbons, including alkane, using the same, and more particularly, to a microorganism variant obtained by introducing a gene encoding an enzyme converting fatty acyl-acp to free fatty acid, a gene encoding an enzyme converting free fatty acid to fatty acyl-CoA, a gene encoding an enzyme converting fatty acyl-CoA to fatty aldehyde and a gene encoding an enzyme converting fatty aldehyde to alkane into a microorganism improved so as to be suitable for the production of hydrocarbons, including alkane, and a method of producing hydrocarbons, including alkane, using the same. The microorganism variant of the present invention has high potential to be used to improve strains by additional metabolic flux engineering, and thus is useful for the industrial production of hydrocarbons, including alkane.

Abstract: An ion implanter and an ion implant method are disclosed. Essentially, the wafer is moved along one direction and an aperture mechanism having an aperture is moved along another direction, so that the projected area of an ion beam filtered by the aperture is two-dimensionally scanned over the wafer. Thus, the required hardware and/or operation to move the wafer may be simplified. Further, when a ribbon ion beam is provided, the shape/size of the aperture may be similar to the size/shape of a traditional spot beam, so that a traditional two-dimensional scan may be achieved. Optionally, the ion beam path may be fixed without scanning the ion beam when the ion beam is to be implanted into the wafer, also the area of the aperture may be adjustable during a period of moving the aperture across the ion beam.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device can include a number of test structures, whereby each test structure includes a TSV and a plurality of devices-under-test (DUTs). Each of the DUTs in a test structure has a different positional relationship, such as proximity or orientation, to the TSV. A test system can measure selected parameters such as transistor threshold voltage, leakage current, or other parameters, for each of the DUTs in the test structure. The measurements for different test structures can be combined to characterize nominal values of the measured parameter and its statistical distribution. This information provides an indication of how the measured parameter varies according to the positional relationship of a TSV to a DUT.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a BCH encoding, decoding, and multi-stage decoding circuits and method, and an error correction circuit of a flash memory device using the same. The concatenated BCH multi-stage decoding circuit includes: a first stage encoding unit that receives a part or all of data input to a flash memory device, performs BCH encoding, and outputs a first output BCH code or a parity bit thereof; an interleaving unit that receives a part or all of data input to the flash memory device, interleaves, and outputs the data, and a second stage encoding unit that performs BCH encoding of the BCH code or data that is the output of the interleaving unit, and outputs a second output BCH code or a parity bit thereof.

Abstract: A teleradiology processing system comprises a central reading station having a plurality of computer work areas, a plurality of transcriptionist stations each having a transcriptionist computer, a shared audio communication channel that facilitates audio communication between the centralized teleradiology location and each of the transcriptionist stations and a database that stores a plurality of medical case files, where the database is accessible by each of the plurality of transcriptionist computers. In operation, each transcriptionist computer takes control of a uniquely assigned one of the plurality of computer work areas to provide information from a pre-fetched medical case. Moreover, each transcriptionist computer prepares a report based upon the medical case file and a tech sheet containing a measurement of at least one feature of a medical image. Each report, once approved by the specialist at the centralized teleradiology location, is written to the database.

Abstract: A three dimensional imaging camera comprises a system controller, pulsed laser transmitter, receiving optics, an infrared focal plane array light detector, and an image processor. The described invention is capable of developing a complete 3-D scene from a single point of view. The 3-D imaging camera utilizes a pulsed laser transmitter capable of illuminating an entire scene with a single high power flash of light. The 3-D imaging camera employs a system controller to trigger a pulse of high intensity light from the pulsed laser transmitter, and counts the time from the start of the transmitter light pulse. The light reflected from the illuminated scene impinges on a receiving optics and is detected by a focal plane array optical detector. An image processor applies image enhancing algorithms to improve the image quality and develop object data for subjects in the field of view of the flash ladar imaging camera.

Abstract: This invention relates to a cationically and hydrophobically modified polygalactomannan having repeating units with a D-mannosyl to D-galactosyl residue ratio of at least 5 to 1 and to compositions containing same. A portion of the hydrogen atoms of hydroxyl groups situated on the mannosyl and galactosyl residues of the galactomannan are replaced with a hydrophobic substituent and a cationic substituent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage device with a communications function which comprises an integrated circuit module and an application program. The integrated circuit module comprises at least a USB connector, at least a substrate, at least a controller and at least a memory in which there is at least an authentication code; the application program comprises a communications module and a transmission module wherein the communications module is used to receive digital information of at least a data input device in a computer for both the authentication code and the digital information, which has been received by the communications module, transmitted to at least a server or at least a peer by the transmission module.

Abstract: There is provided a microdevice for biomaterial detection, including a passive micromixer to mix a biomaterial, a first probe, and a second probe; a magnetic separation chamber connected with the passive micromixer; and a capillary electrophoresis channel connected with the magnetic separation chamber.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assessment of sleep quality in adults and children are provided. These techniques include an apparatus worn above the forehead containing the circuitry for collecting and storing physiological signals. The apparatus integrates with a sensor strip and a nasal mask to obtain the physiological signals for the user. The form factor of this apparatus is comfortable, easy to self-apply, and results in less data artifacts than conventional techniques for capturing physiological data for analyzing sleep quality. Neuro-respiratory signals are analyzed using means to extract more accurate definitions of the frequency and severity of sleep discontinuity, sleep disordered breathing and patterns of sleep architecture. Biological biomarkers and questionnaire responses can also be compared to a database of healthy and chronically diseased patients to provide a more accurate differential diagnosis and to help determine the appropriate disease management recommendations.