Abstract: A method for loading or reloading a decomposition unit of a vehicular system, the vehicular system including a filler pipe in communication with the decomposition unit. The method includes introducing at least one capsule including at least one protein component adapted to decompose ammonia precursor through the filler pipe and which is then guided through the filler pipe towards the decomposition unit.

Abstract: A processor employs a set of replica paths at a processor to determine an operating frequency and voltage for the processor. The replica paths each represent one or more circuit paths at a functional module of the processor. The delays at the replica paths are normalized to increase the likelihood that the replica paths accurately represent the behavior of the circuit paths of the functional module. After normalization, a distribution of delay values is generated by varying, at each replica path, the delay at an output node of the replica path until a mismatch is detected between a signal at the output node of the replica path and the delayed representation of the signal. The resulting distribution of delay values can then be adjusted based on variations in reference voltages at the replica paths to account for potential distribution errors resulting from the reference voltage variations.

Abstract: An enclosure and method for housing electrical components. The enclosure includes walls provided about the electrical components, the walls having poor thermal conductivity. At least one thermal transport device extends through at least one respective wall. The at least one thermal transport device has a first portion which is positioned within the enclosure, a second portion which is positioned outside of the enclosure and a transition portion which connects the first portion to the second portion. The at least one thermal transport device has a high effective thermal conductivity and provides a high thermal conductivity path for heat energy to pass from within the enclosure to outside the enclosure.

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: The present disclosure provides a light emitting diode package including a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode located on a first surface of the substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) located between the first electrode and the second electrode, a plurality of retaining ring located on the first surface of the substrate. The LEDs are surrounded by the retaining ring therein. An encapsulation layer is mounted in the retaining ring and covers the LEDs therein. The encapsulation layer includes a first surface and an side surface extending from edges of the first surface. The side of the encapsulation layer contacts an inner surface of the retaining ring. The present disclosre also provides a method for manufacturing the above light emitting diode package.

Abstract: Colloidal coal-in-water slurries having nano-particles of coal creating a pseudo-fluid. The colloidal coal-in-water slurry generally includes from about fifty to about seventy two weight percent of coal, with about 20 to about 80 percent of the coal having a particle size of about one micron or less with a mode particle size of about 250 nanometers. The coal-in-water slurry can also include a surfactant system containing one surfactant or mixtures of two or more surfactants, or mixtures of one or more surfactants and an inorganic or organic salt. The coal-in-water slurry can be used in low NOx burner applications as the main fuel and/or the reburn fuel, in gasification processes as the input fuel either alone, or in combination with organic materials, in gas turbine applications, and in diesel engine applications.

Abstract: A connector alignment assembly comprises a support member having a surface from which an array of male connector pins extend outwardly, each male connector pin having a base region proximate the surface of the support member and a tip region proximate the end of each male connector pin. Guide posts extend from the surface in the direction of the array of male connector pins and compression mechanisms, one associated with each of the guide posts. The compression mechanisms are adapted to transition from the uncompressed position to a compressed position. An alignment plate has guide holes which engage with the guide posts to position the alignment plate in a spaced relationship from the surface of the support member. The alignment plate has an array of male connector pin holes which engage with the array of male connector pins.

Abstract: A structure of via hole of electrical circuit board includes an adhesive layer and a conductor layer that are formed after wiring is formed on a carrier board. At least one through hole extends in a vertical direction through the carrier board, the wiring, the adhesive layer, and the conductor layer and forms a hole wall surface. The conductor layer shows a height difference with respect to an exposed zone of the circuit trace in the vertical direction. A conductive cover section covers the conductor layer and the hole wall surface of the through hole. The carrier board is a single-sided board, a double-sided board, a multi-layered board, or a combination thereof, and the single-sided board, the double-sided board, and multi-layered board can be flexible boards, rigid boards, or composite boards combining flexible and rigid boards.

Abstract: A multi-ladar sensor system is proposed for operating in dense environments where many ladar sensors are transmitting and receiving burst mode light in the same space, as may be typical of an automotive application. The system makes use of several techniques to reduce mutual interference between independently operating ladar sensors. In one embodiment, the individual ladar sensors are each assigned a wavelength of operation, and an optical receive filter for blocking the light transmitted at other wavelengths, an example of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). Each ladar sensor, or platform, may also be assigned a pulse width selected from a list, and may use a pulse width discriminator circuit to separate pulses of interest from the clutter of other transmitters. Higher level coding, involving pulse sequences and code sequence correlation, may be implemented in a system of code division multiplexing, CDM.

Abstract: A method and apparatus configures a beamforming coefficient based on the signal strength information without collecting channel information by adjusting the phase of the antennas through random perturbation. An antenna control method of a base station in a wireless communication system using a beamforming technique includes measuring nth received signal strength at nth phase of at least one receive antenna, measuring (n+1)th received signal strength at (n+1)th phase shifted randomly from the nth phase in one of forward and backward directions, and configuring a beamforming coefficient with the phase at which the received signal strength is greatest through comparison of received signal strengths. The random perturbation-based beamforming method and apparatus of the present disclosure is capable of configuring the beamforming coefficient appropriate for the normal cellular environment using a plurality analog array antenna without channel estimation overhead.

Abstract: A control device includes: a management information generation unit configured to generate or update logical-physical block address management information with respect to either data to be written to a non-volatile memory or data which has been already written in the non-volatile memory, the logical-physical block address management information indicating association between a logical block address and a physical block address on the non-volatile memory; and an access control unit configured to, during write of the data to the non-volatile memory, control write of the data as well as the logical-physical block address management information to a physical write unit of the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A system and method for floorplanning a memory. A computing system includes a processing unit which generates memory access requests and a memory. The size of each memory line in the memory includes M bits. The memory includes at least a primary bank and a sidecar bank. The primary bank includes a first portion with (M?A) bits of the M bits of a memory line being accessed. The sidecar bank includes a second portion with A bits of the M bits of the memory line being accessed. The primary bank and the sidecar bank have a same height, which is less than a height that would be used if the primary bank included all M bits in each memory line. The completion of the access request for the M bits of the memory line is done at a similar time, such as a same clock cycle.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a seed layer, a first patterned metal layer, a dielectric layer and a second metal layer. The seed layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate. The first patterned metal layer is disposed on the seed layer and has a first thickness. The first patterned metal layer includes a first part and a second part. The dielectric layer is disposed on the first part of the first patterned metal layer. The second metal layer is disposed on the dielectric layer and has a second thickness, where the first thickness is greater than the second thickness. The first part of the first patterned metal layer, the dielectric layer and the second metal layer form a capacitor. The first part of the first patterned metal layer is a lower electrode of the capacitor, and the second part of the first patterned metal layer is an inductor.

Abstract: A substrate structure is provided. The substrate structure includes a number of traces, a substrate core, a number of first metal tiles, a number of second metal tiles, a number of first electrically-functioning circuits, and a number of second electrically-functioning circuits. The substrate core has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The traces, the first metal tiles, and the first electrically-functioning circuits are disposed on the first surface and add up to a first metal structure proportion, and the second metal tiles and the second electrically-functioning circuits are disposed on the second surface and add up to a second metal structure proportion. The difference between the first metal structure proportion and the second metal structure proportion is within 15%.

Abstract: A data processing system includes a memory channel and a data processor coupled to the memory channel. The data processor is adapted to access at least one rank and has refresh logic. In response to an activation of the refresh logic, the data processor generates refresh cycles to a bank of the memory channel. The data processor selects one of a first state corresponding to a first auto-refresh command that causes the data processor to auto-refresh the bank, and a second state corresponding to a second auto-refresh command that causes the data processor to auto-refresh a selected subset of the bank. The data processor initiates a switch between the first state and the second state in response to the refresh logic detecting a first condition related to the bank, and between the second state and the first state in response to the refresh logic circuit detecting a second condition.

Abstract: An electrical connector has a base, a terminal set, a pair of holding pieces, an insulating body and a shell. The base has two holding piece slots respectively formed in two sides of the bottom of base. The pair of holding pieces is assembled into the holding piece slots respectively. Each holding piece is C-shaped and has a notch formed in a rear end of the holding piece and serving to hold a PCB board. A front end of each holding piece is assembled into the base. Given the pair of holding pieces with an assemblable structure, the size of the holding pieces can be tailored to the requirement of customers. The shell is formed by a two-stage of drawing process to enhance overall strength of the shell to facilitate the plating process afterwards.

Abstract: The invention is directed to droplet actuator devices and assay methods. The invention includes assay methods of conducting an assay comprising combining a sample with an umbelliferyl derivative, wherein the sample potentially comprises an enzyme capable of cleaving the umbelliferyl derivative and where the umbelliferyl derivative comprises an umbelliferyl core modified with one or more modifying moieties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation film having high mechanical strength and flexibility, which is obtained by laminating a heat emission layer excellent in heat dissipation by infrared radiation, electrical insulation, and heat resistance on a metal film having excellent heat transfer efficiency. The present invention also provides a dispersion for heat emission layers for use in the production of the heat dissipation film, a method for producing a heat dissipation film using the dispersion for heat emission layers, and a solar cell including the heat dissipation film.

Abstract: Laparoscopic tactile imaging probe equipped with pressure sensors is configured for placement into a body cavity to provide real time tactile feedback for a region of interest during a surgical procedure. A method for providing tactile feedback in laparoscopic surgery by calculating a two-dimensional tactile feedback image using a three-dimensional tactile image, and imposing said tactile feedback image on said region of interest for review in real time by a surgeon is disclosed. A laparoscopic tactile imaging probe consists of a probe housing with a plurality of tactile sensors are located over a cylinder surface and a visual markers over said probe housing for visual acquiring probe positioning data during said deformation by a laparoscopic video camera.

Abstract: A system and method are set forth which combine an ability to view a motion video with an ability to simultaneously access computer programs. In certain embodiments, the media system provides access to movies, music and photos in a visually appealing three dimensional environment. In certain environments, the media system presents a three dimensional navigation tool (such as a three dimensional wheel) on which thumbnails are presented. A required resource value corresponding to system resources required to present individual thumbnails is generated, followed by the generation of an available resource value corresponding to system resources available to present media associated with the selected thumbnail. The available resource value and one or more required resource values are then processed to generate a consumed resource value, which is then used to limit the number of thumbnails presented.