Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a polycarbonate resin; a rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer; an aromatic vinyl copolymer resin; a phosphorus flame retardant; and inorganic fillers, wherein the rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer comprises a first rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer comprising a rubber polymer having an average particle diameter (D50) of about 100 nm to about 135 nm and a second rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer comprising a rubber polymer having an average particle diameter (D50) of about 250 nm to about 400 nm, and a weight ratio of the first rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer to the second rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer ranges from about 1:0.1 to about 1:about 10. The thermoplastic resin composition can exhibit excellent properties in terms of fatigue resistance, impact resistance, and flame retardancy.

Abstract: A memory controller schedules requests to memory devices according to scores. For this purpose, the memory controller variably adjusts weights for determining the scores with respect to the requests, calculates the scores using the weights, and determines a processing order of the requests according to the scores. The memory controller includes a request queue, a scheduler, and a weight generation circuit. The request queue stores the requests provided from an external device. The scheduler calculates a score for each request included in the request queue and determines the processing order of the requests based on the scores for the requests. The weight generation circuit generates a weight vector including the weights used to calculate the scores.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing and a rear terminal organizer. The rear terminal organizer is assembled to the rear of the insulated housing. The rear terminal organizer includes a base and a gluing passage. The front of the base corresponds to the rear of the insulated housing. The width of the base is greater than the width of the insulated housing. The periphery of the base is protruded from the periphery of the insulated housing. The gluing passage is formed at a peripheral area of the base, and the gluing passage is defined through the base from the front to the rear.

Abstract: Registration system, apparatus, architecture, and method for to repeatably operatively align or register a second inductive energy communication device or apparatus on or near a first inductive energy communication device or apparatus. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprises (A) a polycarbonate resin; (B) a rubber-modified aromatic vinyl copolymer; (C) a branched copolymer that includes a silicon compound having two or more unsaturated radicals; and (D) metal particles. A molded product can be prepared using the composition.

Abstract: A method for providing feedback during ligament insertion in knee joint orthopedic surgeries includes providing an imaging device providing knee joint articular surface geometry data, providing a position measuring device providing distal ligament insertion sites, providing a strain measuring device providing ligament reference strain, providing a drive system providing a prescribed kinematic path for the knee joint and providing an adaptive migration application. The adaptive migration application receives inputs including the knee joint articular surface geometry data, the distal ligament insertion sites, the ligament reference strain and the prescribed kinematic path for the knee joint and generates outputs including sets of isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic points representing proximal insertion sites of a ligament fiber associated with prescribed distal ligament insertion sites.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal photo-alignment layer that is composed of polymer stabilized azo dyes is provided, where a polymer network is introduced in the photo-alignment layer for stabilization. The photo-alignment layer is realized based on a two-step irradiation to first achieve molecule alignment to form the photo-alignment layer and then stabilize this layer. To realize the photo-alignment layer, a pre-determined surface of the substrate is first coated with a film of mixture. The mixture comprises an azo dye and a monomer preferably mixed in an optimal concentration of 0.67 wt/wt. The azo dye and the monomer have light-absorption peaks at different wavelengths such that photo-alignment of the azo-dye molecules and stabilization of the photo-alignment layer by polymerization of the monomer are achievable by two separate exposures of light to the film.

Abstract: A probe filter determines whether to issue a probe to at least one other processing node in response to a memory access request, and includes a region probe filter directory, a line probe filter directory, and a controller. The region probe filter directory identifies regions of memory for which at least one cache line may be cached in a data processing system and a state of each region, wherein a size of each region corresponds to a plurality of cache lines. The line probe filter directory identifies cache lines cached in the data processing system and a state of each cache line. The controller accesses at least one of the region probe filter directory and the line probe filter directory in response to a memory access request to determine whether to issue the probe, and does not issue any probe in response to a read-only request.

Abstract: Provided herein are recombinant yeast host cells and methods for their use for production of isobutanol. Yeast host cells provided comprise an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway and at least one of reduced or eliminated aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, reduced or eliminated acetolactate reductase activity; or a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having ketol-acid reductoisomerase activity.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to facilitate user purpose in a computing architecture.

Abstract: Various semiconductor workpieces with selective backside metallizations and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes providing a semiconductor workpiece that has multiple dies. A backside metallization is fabricated on a first die of the dies but not on a second die of the dies.

Abstract: An optical positioning aiming system including an optical positioning subsystem (subsystem). The subsystem is configured to determine relative positions of a weapon and a head mounted display. The subsystem includes a processing unit, infrared (IR) emitters mounted to a weapon, IR emitters mounted to the head mounted display, IR cameras mounted to the weapon, and IR cameras mounted to the head mounted display. The IR cameras mounted to the weapon are configured to determine a relative position of the IR emitters mounted on the head mounted display and to communicate the relative position of the IR emitters mounted on the head mounted display to the processing unit. The IR cameras mounted to the head mounted display are configured to determine a relative position of the IR emitters mounted to the weapon and communicate the relative position of the IR emitters mounted to the weapon to the processing unit.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for perceiving an outcast in a group. The system may include: a plurality of member terminals held, respectively, by a plurality of members conducting an outdoor activity and configured to transmit waves with a radio frequency; and a leader terminal held by a leader of the outdoor activity and configured to receive the waves transmitted from the plurality of member terminals, to sense intensities of the waves, to obtain distances between the plurality of member terminals from the sensed intensities of the waves, to calculate a group distance based on the obtained distances between the member terminals, to sort the plurality of member terminals into at least one subgroup, and to determine an outcast member terminal excluded from the at least one subgroup.

Abstract: Provided is a complex material that includes a first metal deposition layer, a first thermosetting resin layer positioned on one side of the first metal deposition layer, and a second thermosetting resin layer positioned on the other side of the first metal deposition layer.

Abstract: An exemplary sound processor apparatus included in an auditory prosthesis system includes 1) an interface assembly that includes a plurality of contacts and that facilitates interchangeable connectivity of a plurality of external components to the sound processor apparatus, and 2) a control module communicatively coupled to the plurality of contacts and that interacts with each of the external components by overloading each contact included in the plurality of contacts with a plurality of functions. Corresponding sound processor apparatuses, systems, and methods are also described.

Abstract: Various apparatus and methods using phase change materials are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of operating a computing device that has a first semiconductor chip with a first phase change material and a second semiconductor chip with a second phase change material is provided. The method includes determining if the first semiconductor chip phase change material has available thermal capacity. If the first semiconductor chip phase change material has available thermal capacity then the first semiconductor chip is instructed to operate in sprint mode. The first semiconductor chip is instructed to perform a first computing task while in sprint mode.

Abstract: A heat resistant thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same. The heat resistant thermoplastic resin composition includes about 100 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound; about 20 parts by weight to about 60 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; and about 30 parts by weight to about 60 parts by weight of an impact modifier. The heat resistant thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same can have excellent properties in terms of impact resistance, heat resistance, and/or chemical resistance and can be eco-friendly due to low level of VOC emissions.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for compression of frequent data values across narrow links are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor, a link interface unit, and a communication link. The link interface unit is configured to receive a data stream for transmission over the communication link, wherein the data stream is generated by the processor. The link interface unit determines if blocks of data of a first size from the data stream match one or more first data patterns and the link interface unit determines if blocks of data of a second size from the data stream match one or more second data patterns. The link interface unit sends, over the communication link, only blocks of data which do not match the first or second data patterns.

Abstract: A method for focus management in a software application, wherein at least a subset of Node objects of said software application forms a hierarchy of Node objects and wherein each Node object of said hierarchy of Node objects of said software application comprises: a first routine that when returning true denotes that the Node object is a focused one; and a second routine that when returning true denotes that the Node object is a focused, or at least one of its descendants is a focused; a routine for handling an incoming event; the method comprising the steps of: providing, for each Node object of said hierarchy of Node objects a third routine, that when returning true denotes that the Node object and all descendants of the Node object, excluding these Node objects for which the third routine returns true, forms a single monofocus area having a single focus root.

Abstract: A method, a system and a computer-readable medium for writing to a non-volatile cache memory are provided. The method maintains a write count associated with a set of memory locations. The method then selects a cache replacement policy based on the value of the write count and selecting a block within the set for writing data using the selected cache replacement policy. The selected cache replacement policy can introduce a randomized selection.