Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the fabrication of a correlated electron material (CEM) switching device, the method comprising: forming a layer of a conductive substrate; forming a layer of a correlated electron material on the conductive substrate; forming a layer of a conductive overlay on the layer of correlated electron material; and patterning the layers whereby to form a stack comprising a conductive substrate, a CEM layer and a conductive overlay, wherein the patterning comprises the following steps: forming a hard mask on the layer of the conductive overlay; dry etching the layer of conductive overlay and the layer of correlated electron material whereby to form a partially formed stack; depositing a coating of a protective polymer over at least sidewalls of the partially formed stack; and dry etching the layer of conductive substrate.

Abstract: A multi-column box magazine for rimmed ammunition cartridges of varied lengths has an elongated housing with a neck portion where cartridges are arranged in a single column and a mouth at an upper feed end through which cartridges are inserted and extracted. In a multi-column portion, cartridges are arranged in laterally alternating columns, and in a transition portion the alternating columns are transitioned into the single column as the cartridges are moved toward the mouth within the housing. A follower is biased by a spring toward the mouth. The multi-column portion has a forward interior surface limiting forward movement position of cartridges, which varies depending on individual cartridge length, and the neck portion having a forwardly sloped rearward wall which confronts the cartridge rim and shifts the cartridge forward, as needed, as cartridges are moved upwardly within the housing to the mouth.

Abstract: A system, device and methodology for releasing a connection between user equipment (UE) and a node in a communications network is disclosed. The method includes, at the UE, responsive to an application layer indication that no further data is expected by the UE, receiving a RRC connection release message from the node and transmitting, from the UE, a radio link control (RLC) status message using RLC acknowledged mode (AM) to the node. An early connection release timer at the UE and node based on RLC AM parameters for a signal radio bearer (SRB) is started and upon expiry of the early connection release timer, the node releases the RRC connection. This obviates the need to wait a full 10 s per the 3GPP standard to release the connection during periods of poor radio connectivity, and reduces power consumption at the UE.

Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to construction of a correlated electron material (CEM) device. In particular embodiments, after formation of a film comprising layers of a transition metal oxide (TMO) material and a dopant, at least a portion of the film may be exposed to an elevated temperature. Exposure of the at least a portion of the film to the elevated temperature may continue until the atomic concentration of the dopant within the film is reduced, which may enable operation of the film as a correlated electron material CEM exhibiting switching of impedance states.

Abstract: A communications system and method provides power-saving while maintaining required protocol timing resolution. In a communication system that requires a high-frequency, high-precision, but high-power, clock source to meet timing requirements, selective disablement and re-enablement of the high-frequency clock provides for both timing precision and power reduction in the system.

Abstract: A device comprising a storage array, the storage array comprising a first signal line and a second signal line, at least one correlated electron switch in electrical communication with the first signal line and the second signal line, and control circuitry for driving the correlated electron switch with at least one programming signal.

Abstract: An electrical motor comprising multiple inductive coils, and a method for using same, is disclosed. The inductive coils may be configured to conduct current bi-directionally. Terminals of the inductive coils may be coupled to a common node on a power bus coupled to a power supply. Current flowing in a first inductive coil from the power bus may be largely offset by current returned to the power bus from a second inductive coil.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for automatic routing of messages in a data processing system. An incoming message at an input/output (I/O) interface of the data processing system includes a message identifier and payload data. Match information, including an indicator or whether the message identifier of the incoming message matches an identifier of a request in a receive queue (RQ), is used to determine a destination for the incoming message. The incoming message is forwarded to the determined destination. Information, such as payload size and RQ position, may be used to determine allocation of the payload within a cache or cache hierarchy.

Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to buffers, and may relate more particularly to non-volatile buffers for memory operations.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for operation of correlated electron switch (CES) devices. In one aspect, a CES device may be placed in any one of multiple impedance states in a write operation by controlling a current and a voltage applied to terminals of the non-volatile memory device. In one implementation, a CES device may be placed in a high impedance or insulative state, or two more distinguishable low impedance or conductive states.

Abstract: An electric motor may comprise a rotor and a stator comprising rotor and stator teeth, respectively. A non-uniform angular spacing or grouping of rotor teeth may facilitate desired rotational speeds of the rotor. In an embodiment, such non-uniform angular spacing may be such that for at least a subset of the rotor teeth comprising a first, second, and third rotor tooth, an angular spacing between the first and the second rotor teeth is at least twice an angular spacing between the second and the third rotor teeth.

Abstract: A tile-based graphics processing pipeline includes a back-facing determination and culling unit that is operable to cull back-facing triangles before the tiling stage. The back-facing determination and culling unit include a triangle size estimator that estimates the size of a triangle being considered. If the size of the triangle is less than a selected size, then the area of the triangle is calculated using fixed point arithmetic and the result of that area calculation is used by a back-face culling unit to determine whether to cull the triangle or not. On the other hand, if the size estimator determines that the primitive is greater than the selected size, then the triangle bypasses the fixed point area calculation and back-face culling unit and is instead passed directly to the tiler.

Abstract: In a data processing system that includes a graphics processor and a video processor, graphics textures for use by the graphics processor are stored as encoded frames of video data. The video processor then decodes the video frames to reproduce the graphics texture(s) that the video frames encode, and stores the decoded graphics texture or textures in memory for use by the graphics processor. The graphics processor then reads the decoded graphics textures for use when generating its render outputs, such as output frames for display.

Abstract: Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to determine indicators of potential errors in a multi-processing core lockstep computing device comprising a plurality of processing cores, based, at least in part, on observations of output signals generated by at least two processing cores of the plurality of processing cores. A built-in self-test (BIST) procedure may then be based, at least in part, on the determining indicators.

Abstract: A balanced-to-unbalanced (balun) transformer may include two metal layers on a substrate, a first winding following a first winding path, and a second winding following a second winding path, where each winding is formed in one or more of the two metal layers. The winding paths may include winding segments each disposed around a central axis of the balun transformer, where connectors join adjacent winding segments such that the winding paths are continuous between ends of the windings. The second winding path may be interwoven with, but independent from, the first winding path to form a resultant pattern that is substantially symmetrical. The second winding may include a number, n, of sub-windings, where n>1 such that a resultant number of winding segments of the second winding is greater than a resultant number of winding segments of the first winding by a factor of n.

Abstract: A method for verifying the integrity of data in a message by a data processing device, the message comprising a plurality of packets, the method comprising: receiving, at the device from a first resource, a manifest associated with the message, the manifest comprising a plurality of group check values for the plurality of packets; receiving, at the device, from the first or a different resource, the message; generating a first progression of rolling hashes for the plurality of packets; deriving group check values from the first progression of rolling hashes for groups of the plurality of packets along one or more paths; verifying the integrity of the data in the message based on or in response to a determination that the derived group check values correspond to the plurality of group check values in the manifest.

Abstract: Subject matter herein disclosed relates to a method for the manufacture of a switching device comprising a correlated electron material. In embodiments, processes are described which may be useful for avoiding a resistive layer which tends to form between the correlated electron material and a conductive substrate and/or overlay.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for operation of memory device. In one aspect, a bitcell may represent a binary value, symbol, parameter or condition based on complementary impedance states of first and second memory elements. In one aspect, a first bitline and a second bitline may be coupled to terminals of the first and second memory elements. A circuit may detect the complementary impedance states responsive to a difference in a rates of charging of the first and second bitlines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the fabrication of a correlated electron material (CEM) device comprising: forming a layer of a conductive substrate on a substrate; forming a layer of a correlated electron material on the layer of conductive substrate; forming a layer of a conductive overlay on the layer of correlated electron material; patterning these layers to form a stack comprising a conductive substrate, a CEM layer and a conductive overlay, on the substrate; forming a cover layer of an insulating material over the stack; and patterning the cover layer wherein: the patterning of the cover layer comprises etching a trench in the cover layer whereby to expose the conductive overlay; and the method further comprises treating the exposed conductive overlay to remove an oxidation layer there from.

Abstract: A machine implemented method of server initiated registration of a remote device with a second server when the remote device is provisioned or pre-provisioned for registration with a first server, the method comprising: transmitting a bootstrap message from a bootstrap server to the first server, the bootstrap message comprising instruction for registration of the remote device with the second server; receiving the bootstrap message at the first server; sending, from the first server, the bootstrap message to the remote device; and registering the remote device with the second server.