Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) region and an edge region, forming an first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the substrate, and then forming a first MTJ and a second MTJ on the first IMD layer, in which the first MTJ is disposed on the MTJ region while the second MTJ is disposed on the edge region. Next, a second IMD layer is formed on the first MTJ and the second MTJ.

Abstract: The present invention presents various embodiments showing combination of a body, rods, platforms and pin (or wire) clamps for the relative fixation of separated bone segment. In some embodiments there is an overall linear arrangement of the assemblies. The rods are threaded and extend lengthwise throughout a substantial portion of the length of the body. Engaged with the threaded rods are one or more moveable platforms, with each moveable platform engaging one or more pin clamps. Preferably each moveable platform includes at least one tapped (generally threaded) hole and at least one smooth through-hole in each moveable platform, so that each moveable platform engages with one threaded rod via the tapped hole but can pass freely along the other threaded rod. Each body also typically bears at least one stationary platform, generally at or near one end of the device.

Abstract: A robot system, comprising a robot capable of gait or gait-like operations, stance or stance-like operations, or a combination of these. The robot can comprise at least one ground-contacting appendage configured to facilitate locomotion of the robot. The system can further comprise a sole supported on the ground-contacting appendage that is operable to interface with a ground surface. The sole can comprise a robot interface facilitating attachment of the sole to the robot, a first sole component having a ground-contacting surface, the first sole component defining a first compliant zone, and a second sole component having a ground-contacting surface, the second sole component defining a second compliant zone. The first sole component can comprise a compliance the same or different than the second sole component.

Abstract: A recording material processing apparatus includes first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle; second teeth that move toward the first teeth and press the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; a guide portion that guides an interlocking portion interlocking with the second teeth; and a guided portion that is provided in the interlocking portion and guided by the guide portion, in which one of the guide portion and the guided portion includes a hole, and the other includes a rod-shaped portion that extends in a movement direction of the interlocking portion and comes into contact with an inner surface of the hole.

Abstract: A tunable antenna module includes a ground metal plane, a nonconductive support element, a first radiation metal element, a second radiation metal element, a switch element, and a plurality of impedance elements. The ground metal plane provides a ground voltage. The first radiation metal element is coupled to a signal source. The second radiation metal element is adjacent to and separate from the first radiation metal element. The switch element selects one of the impedance elements, such that the second radiation metal element is coupled through the selected impedance element to the ground voltage. The nonconductive support element has a 3D (Three-Dimensional) structure. The first radiation metal element and the second radiation metal element are distributed over the nonconductive support element.

Abstract: A power device includes a substrate, an ion well in the substrate, a body region in the ion well, a source doped region in the body region, a drain doped region in the ion well, and gates on the substrate between the source doped region and the drain doped region. The gates include a first gate adjacent to the source doped region, a second gate adjacent to the drain doped region, and a stacked gate structure between the first gate and the second gate.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope and a suction unit. The endoscope includes an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject, an operation portion provided on a proximal end side of the insertion portion, and an angle knob provided on the operation portion for operating the bending portion; and an opening provided in the operation portion, wherein the opening is connected to a lumen provided in the endoscope. The suction unit includes a suction conduit, a protrusion inserted into the opening, and a suction button. In a side view perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the angle knob, a center of a top surface of the suction button, a center of the opening, and the angle knob are arranged along an imaginary straight line with the center of the opening located between the center of the top surface of the suction button and the angle knob.

Abstract: A transceiver circuit includes a receiver front end utilizing a ring oscillator, and a transmitter front end utilizing a pass-gate circuit in a first feedback path across a last-stage driver circuit. The transceiver circuit provides low impedance at low frequency and high impedance at high frequency, and desirable peaking behavior.

Abstract: Configuring a high-vapor-pressure (HVP) material comprising a plurality of component hydrocarbons; flashing the HVP material from an HVP liquid to an HVP vapor as the HVP liquid is introduced into an evacuated portion of a containment vessel; introducing a relief mass from a process relief event occurring outside the containment vessel to mix with the HVP material in the containment vessel; and distributing energy from the process relief mass within the containment vessel using a plurality of energy absorption processes in the component hydrocarbons as the plurality of component hydrocarbons respectively condense to liquid phases over time. The evacuated portion of the containment vessel may be a headspace vacuum above a low-vapor-pressure (LVP) liquid within the containment vessel. The HVP material may comprise C4-C10 hydrocarbons. The HVP material may comprise a plurality of component hydrocarbons having diverse boiling points and vapor pressures, that absorb and distribute the relief mass energy.

Abstract: An example system includes a light intensity measuring apparatus couplable to a food processing apparatus and a computing system. The light intensity measuring apparatus includes a chamber configured to receive a water sample from the food processing apparatus, a light source, a detector configured to detect light that has passed through the water sample and measure multiple times intensities of wavelengths of the light to obtain multiple sets of measured intensities of wavelengths, and a communication module configured to provide the multiple sets of measured intensities of wavelengths. The computing system may receive the multiple sets of measured intensities, process the multiple sets to obtain a set of values, apply a first set of decision trees to the set of values to obtain a first result indicating a positive or negative foodborne pathogen detection, generate a notification indicating either the positive of negative detection, and provide the notification.

Abstract: One example method of operation may include determining a call received from a calling party and intended for a subscriber device has an elevated likelihood of being a scam call, determining a percentage of calls over a current period of time being filtered as scam calls by a carrier server, when the percentage of calls being filtered as scam calls during the current period of time is above a call threshold percentage, retrieving call history information associated with a subscriber profile of the subscriber device, identifying one or more call patterns from the call history information of the subscriber profile corresponding to the received call, and determining whether to permit the received call based on the identified one or more call patterns.

Abstract: Preloading a containment vessel with Low Vapor Pressure (LVP) liquid; partially evacuating the containment vessel to generate a vacuum in a headspace above the LVP liquid; and relieving material from a process vessel into the containment vessel during a process relief event in the process vessel. The containment vessel pressure may be equalized with ambient conditions prior to preloading the LVP liquid. The containment vessel size and quantity of LVP liquid may be determined to absorb the energy and mass of relieving fluids from the maximum anticipated relief scenario, permitting the gases to condense to liquid form to be recovered in liquid state instead of atmospherically venting or combusting the gases. The containment vessel headspace may be partially occupied with High Vapor Pressure (HVP) liquid comprising C5-C10 hydrocarbons configured to flash during the evacuation step to create and occupy a headspace, providing additional head space volume and heat rejection capacity.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving multiple spectrometer scans of a sample obtained from a person. A spectrometer scan includes intensities of wavelengths of light in a range of wavelengths. The light has passed through at least a portion of the sample. For multiple wavelengths of light in the range of wavelengths, a particular profile intensity utilizing particular intensities of wavelengths of light included in the multiple spectrometer scans is calculated to obtain multiple profile intensities. Slopes of the multiple profile intensities at multiple wavelengths are calculated to obtain a set of slopes. A fitting function is applied to the set of slopes to obtain a set of values. A set of decision trees is applied to the set of values to obtain a result. The result indicates either a positive pathogen detection or a negative pathogen detection for the sample. A pathogen detection notification is generated indicating either the positive pathogen detection or the negative pathogen detection for the sample.

Abstract: A reporting apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image near the reporting apparatus; and a processor configured to, by running a program: detect an object included in the image, the object being at least one of a structure, a wild animal, or a person; and in response to determining that the object is dangerous on a basis of a state of the object, display, on a display, a report button for reporting to a report addressee associated with the object.

Abstract: A cabinet defined by a frame with front vertical posts, back vertical posts, and front to back beams extending from the front vertical posts to the back vertical posts. Equipment rails are secured to the frame at the front and the back of the cabinet. The equipment rails include vertically orientated holes extending there through. The vertically orientated hole in one of the front equipment rails is aligned with the vertically orientated hole in one of the back equipment rails to create a pathway between the vertically orientated holes. An enclosure is installed in the pathway between the aligned vertically orientated holes thereby connecting the front equipment rail to the back equipment rail.

Abstract: An electronic package structure and its manufacturing method are provided. The electronic package structure includes an interposer, a circuit board, a chip, and a circuit structure. The interposer includes an interposer substrate and a coaxial conductive element located in the interposer substrate. The interposer substrate includes a cavity. The coaxial conductive element includes a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure surrounding the first conductive structure, and a first insulation structure. The first insulation structure is disposed between the first and second conductive structures. The circuit board is disposed on a lower surface of the interposer substrate and electrically connected to the coaxial conductive element. The chip is disposed in the cavity and located on the circuit board, so as to be electrically connected to the circuit board.

Abstract: The treatment tool including: a tube including a lumen extending in a longitudinal axis of the tube; a wire inserted into the lumen and extending along the longitudinal axis of the tube; a first handle connected to a proximal end portion of the wire; a second handle attached to a proximal end portion of the tube. In a first configuration, the first handle is rotatable relative to the second handle about a rotation axis. In a second configuration, the first handle is non-rotatable relative to the second handle when an applied force applied to the first handle in a rotation direction is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. The first handle is rotatable relative to the second handle when the applied force is greater than the predetermined amount.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: be capable of accessing a business-card management database storing multiple pieces of business-card management data, each piece of the business-card management data including, in association with each other, user identification information for identifying a user, the user's business-card information written on the user's business card, and information about at least one business-card exchange partner with whom the user exchanged business cards; receive selection of a predecessor from a successor who is one of the users and who takes over a job of the predecessor, the predecessor being one of the users; and notify information about the successor to the at least one business-card exchange partner of the predecessor, on the basis of the business-card management database.

Abstract: An electronic package structure and manufacturing method thereof. The electronic package structure includes a circuit board, an interposer, a chip, a circuit structure, and a coaxial conductive element. The interposer is disposed on the circuit board. The interposer has a through groove. The chip is disposed in the through groove and located on the circuit board to electrically connect with the circuit board. The circuit structure is disposed on the interposer. The coaxial conductive element penetrates the interposer to electrically connect the circuit structure and the circuit board. The coaxial conductive element includes a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, and a first insulating structure. The second conductive structure surrounds the first conductive structure. The first insulating structure is disposed between the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure.

Abstract: A method and system for employing thermoelectric generators for capturing otherwise lost thermal energy associated with operation of an electric vehicle.