Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a first electronic component, a second electronic component, a package body and a shield. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The substrate defines a cavity from the second surface extending into the substrate. The first electronic component is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The second electronic component is disposed within the cavity of the substrate. The package body is disposed on a portion of the first surface of the substrate and covers the first electronic component. The shield is disposed on external surfaces of the package body.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a package substrate and method of manufacturing the same. The package substrate includes a substrate, an electronic component and a conductive trace. The electronic component is disposed in the substrate, and the electronic component includes a magnetic layer and a conductive wire. The conductive wire includes a first section embedded in the magnetic layer, and a second section connected to the first section and thinner than the first section. A first upper surface of the first section is covered by the magnetic layer, a second upper surface of the second section is lower than the first upper surface, and the magnetic layer includes a first recess disposed in the upper surface and exposing the second upper surface of the second section. The first conductive trace is in the first recess and electrically connected to the second upper surface of the second section of the conductive wire.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a package substrate and method of manufacturing the same. The package substrate includes a substrate, an electronic component and a conductive trace. The electronic component is disposed in the substrate. The electronic component includes a conductive wire comprising an alignment mark section and a connection section, and a magnetic layer partially covering the conductive wire. The magnetic layer includes an alignment window disposed in an upper surface of the magnetic layer and exposing a first upper surface of the alignment mark section, and a recess disposed in the upper surface of the magnetic layer and exposing a second upper surface of the connection section. The conductive trace is in the recess and electrically connected to the second upper surface of the connection section of the conductive wire.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods relate to technology to control one or more systems to mitigate an oversteer condition of a vehicle or allow the oversteer condition, identify a curve in a roadway based on sensor data associated with the vehicle, based on the curve in the roadway, conduct an identification that the oversteer condition is to be allowed for at least a portion of the curve, and in response to the identification that the oversteer condition is to be allowed, controlling the one or more systems to allow the oversteer condition for the at least the portion of the curve.

Abstract: A network communication system may include intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in a dual-ring communication network. A software-defined network (SDN) device may be programmed by a removable or disconnectable SDN controller to control the flow path of data packets to the IEDs in the dual-ring network. A first ring of the dual-ring communication network may be dedicated to high priority data packets, and a second ring of the dual-ring communication network may be dedicated to low priority data packets. The SDN device may implement various levels of redundancy depending on the number and location of link failures detected. A first level of redundancy may direct high priority data packets in the opposite direction, and a second level of redundancy may direct high priority data packets onto the other ring normally used for low priority data packets.

Abstract: A modular water purification system for a nuclear power plant includes a plurality of modules that may be selectively connected together directly or through the use of intermediary adapters in a plurality of arrangements. The modules may include a pump module, a FOSAR module, a particulate filtration module, a cross-flow filtration module, a degasification module, and/or a demineralization module, among other possible modules. The modules may have common interfaces so that they can be interconnected (directly or through intermediary adapters) in a variety of configurations for different purposes within the context of the nuclear power plant (e.g., filtering pool water; collecting large objects via vacuuming). Various modules may have form factors and/or mounting structures that are similar enough to the fuel assemblies of the plant that (1) the plant's fuel assembly handling equipment can grab, move, and reposition the modules, and/or (2) the modules may be stored in the fuel pool's storage rack.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition which has high rigidity, excellent dimensional stability, and low linear expansion properties. The polycarbonate resin composition contains, relative to 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A), 10 to 100 parts by mass of an acrylonitrile-styrenic copolymer (B), 10 to 100 parts by mass of glass flakes (C) having an average thickness of 0.45 to 1 ?m, and 5 to 50 parts by mass of glass fibers (D) having an elliptical cross section with an ellipticity of more than 1.5 and not more than 8, wherein the mass ratio (D)/(C) of the content of the glass fibers (D) having an elliptical cross section to the content of the glass flakes (C) is 0.1 to 1.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating heterogeneous functional equivalent and method thereof includes: a heterogeneous functional equivalent generator and an element pool connected to the heterogeneous functional equivalent generator, where the element pool includes at least one element. The heterogeneous functional equivalent generator is configured to obtain a generation policy and is further configured to select element sets corresponding to the number from the element pool according to the generation policy. The heterogeneous functional equivalent generator is further configured to generate the number of heterogeneous functional equivalents based on the selected element sets.

Abstract: There is described a method for interrogating optical fiber comprising fiber Bragg gratings (“FBGs”), using an optical fiber interrogator. The method comprises (a) generating an initial light pulse from phase coherent light emitted from a light source, wherein the initial light pulse is generated by modulating the intensity of the light; (b) splitting the initial light pulse into a pair of light pulses; (c) causing one of the light pulses to be delayed relative to the other of the light pulses; (d) transmitting the light pulses along the optical fiber; (e) receiving reflections of the light pulses off the FBGs; and (f) determining whether an optical path length between the FBGs has changed from an interference pattern resulting from the reflections of the light pulses.

Abstract: Provided are a preamble symbol generation method and receiving method, and a relevant frequency-domain symbol generation method and a relevant device, characterized in that the method comprises: generating a cyclic prefix according to a partial time-domain main body signal truncated from a time-domain main body signal; generating a modulation signal based on a portion or the entirety of the partial time-domain main body signal; and generating time-domain symbols based on at least one of the cyclic prefix, the time-domain main body signal and the modulation signal, wherein the preamble symbol contains at least one of the time-domain symbols.

Abstract: An improved heater band for a hot runner injection molding machine. The heater band includes a cylindrical sleeve adapted to be disposed about a nozzle body in combination with a first wire heating element and a second wire heating element. The first wire heating element includes two contact terminals and an intermediate portion therebetween. The intermediate portion of the first wire heating element is disposed within the cylindrical sleeve. The second wire heating element includes two contact terminals and an intermediate portion therebetween. The intermediate portion of the second wire heating element is also disposed within the cylindrical sleeve. The intermediate portions of the heating elements are adjacent to and axially offset from one another within the cylindrical sleeve. The first wire heating element and the second wire heating element can be alternatively connected to an electrical power supply to extend the operational life of the heater band.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to allow for characterization of feeds, intermediate effluents, and/or products during lubricant base stock production. More generally, the systems and methods can allow for characterization of aromatics in various types of hydroprocessed intermediate effluents and/or products. In some aspects, the characterization can include measuring a fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectrum for a sample, and then generating a representation of the spectrum by fitting the measured spectrum to a linear combination of spectra corresponding to compounds or compound classes. As the hydroprocessing process continues, additional measured spectra and comparing the fit quality of the representation to the subsequently measured spectra. When the fit quality falls below a threshold value, the loss in fit quality indicates a change in the number and/or distribution of aromatics in the sample.

Abstract: Methods for forming polymeric protective layers on magnesium anodes for magnesium batteries include placing a solution of electropolymerizable monomers onto all exposed surfaces of a magnesium anode, and electropolymerizing the monomers in the solution. The monomers can be glycidyl methacrylate, a salt of 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate, or a mixture of the two. Protected magnesium foam anodes for 3-D magnesium batteries have a magnesium foam electrolyte, and a polymeric coating covering all exposed surfaces of the magnesium foam electrolyte. The polymeric protective coating formed of (poly)glycidyl methacrylate, poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate), or a copolymer of the two.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing solvent dewaxing using a dewaxing solvent that is not fully miscible with the feed being dewaxed. It has been unexpectedly discovered that by operating with a ketone solvent mixture that is beyond the miscibility limit by a small amount, the rate of solvent dewaxing can be substantially increased. Additionally, the difference between the filtration temperature during solvent dewaxing and the pour point of the resulting dewaxed product is unexpectedly reduced. The dewaxing solvent beyond the miscibility limit can correspond to, for example, a solvent mixture where the weight percent of methyl ethyl ketone is beyond the miscibility limit by 0.1 vol % to 5.0 vol %.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a content of a hydrocarbon or other compound, such as a C3 to C7 hydrocarbon, in a condensed steam sample. Cooled steam condensate can be flowed through a sample chamber including an inner overflow tube. When the flow stops, water can be drained from the sample chamber, and then the sample chamber can be opened to allow fluid communication with a vapor chamber above the sample chamber. This can allow hydrocarbons in the condensed steam (and/or other gas) to be transferred from the sample chamber into the vapor chamber. The vapor chamber can then be isolated from the sample chamber. At least a portion of the content of the vapor chamber can then be passed to a detection volume, such as the characterization cell for a gas chromatography system.

Abstract: Methods are provided for forming noble metal catalysts comprising both platinum and a second Group VIII metal, such as palladium, with improved aromatic saturation activity. Instead of impregnating a catalyst with both platinum and another Group VIII metal at the same time, a sequential impregnation can be used, with the Group VIII metal being impregnated prior to platinum. It has been discovered that by forming a Group VIII metal-impregnated catalyst first, and then impregnating with platinum, the distribution of platinum throughout the catalyst can be improved. The improved distribution of platinum can result in a catalyst with enhanced aromatic saturation activity relative to a catalyst with a similar composition formed by simultaneous impregnation.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbents include an aluminum oxide support that includes two alkali metal salts impregnated on the support. The two alkali metals include a potassium metal salts and a second alkali metal salt which is not potassium. The second metal salt disrupts poisoning effects that degrade sorbent lifetime. The sorbents demonstrate improved CO2 loadings and better H2O/CO2 ratios, as well as improved stability. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for cooling a material that includes semiconductor nanoparticles in matrix material by anti-Stokes up-conversion. The semiconductor nanoparticle matrix is irradiated by a laser with a photonic wavelength matched to the anti-Stokes photoluminescence of the semiconductor nanoparticle bandgap. The semiconductor nanoparticles absorb the laser photon and phonons (heat) from lattice vibrations to photoluminescence photons with higher energy than the photon that were absorbed. A net cooling effect is generated from the lower energy and lower temperature in the material after anti-Stoke up-conversion.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in part, to systems for characterizing force (e.g., friction, wear, and/or torque). In one embodiment, the system allows for wear testing of samples in a high throughput manner. In another embodiment, the system allows for torque sensing in a non-contact manner.