Abstract: The invention relates to the use of mirtazapine for the preparation of a medicine for a new method of treatment of a sleep disorder in a subject, which treatment comprises the administration of mirtazapine with a unit treatment dose comprising between 0.1 and 5 mg mirtazapine and relates to a patient pack for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Abstract: Thin films are formed by atomic layer deposition, whereby the composition of the film can be varied from monolayer to monolayer during cycles including alternating pulses of self-limiting chemistries. In the illustrated embodiments, varying amounts of impurity sources are introduced during the cyclical process. A graded gate dielectric is thereby provided, even for extremely thin layers. The gate dielectric as thin as 2 nm can be varied from pure silicon oxide to oxynitride to silicon nitride. Similarly, the gate dielectric can be varied from aluminum oxide to mixtures of aluminum oxide and a higher dielectric material (e.g., ZrO2) to pure high k material and back to aluminum oxide. In another embodiment, metal nitride (e.g., WN) is first formed as a barrier for lining dual damascene trenches and vias. During the alternating deposition process, copper can be introduced, e.g.

Abstract: A method is provided for growing thin oxide films on the surface of a substrate by alternatively reacting the surface of the substrate with a metal source material and an oxygen source material. The oxygen source material is preferably a metal alkoxide. The metal source material may be a metal halide, hydride, alkoxide, alkyl, a cyclopentadienyl compound, or a diketonate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining an image noise estimate value in a digital video processing system using only a single video image. In the method and apparatus, SAD values in the video image are calculated. For each SAD value, a determination is made as to whether the SAD value falls within one or more of a plurality of predetermined SAD value ranges, each of which corresponds to a prospective image noise estimate value. The determination is made concurrently for all of the predetermined SAD value ranges. For each one of the SAD value ranges, the number of SAD values that fall within that predetermined SAD value range is counted. The prospective image noise estimate having a count value that meets predetermined criteria is then selected as the image noise estimate value in the digital video processing system.

Abstract: Among the embodiments of the present invention is a technique that includes executing a first protocol on test bus (40) in accordance with an established test standard to operate a first topology of several test ports (70) and activating to a shadow controller (60) by executing a second protocol on test bus (40). Operation of the test ports (70) is suspended during execution of the second protocol. During activation, the shadow controller (60) can be used to set-up a second topology of one or more of test ports (70) for operation after the test port suspension is discontinued.

Abstract: In a normally black double cell, grey scale enhancement is obtained by dividing pixels in the driving cell into sub-pixels which are rotated preferably through 180° with respect to each other.

Abstract: A system and method are used to calibrate a focus portion of an exposure section of a lithography tool. A wafer is exposed so that a resulted or formed patterned image is tilted with respect to the wafer. The tilting can be imposed based on controlling a wafer stage to tilt the wafer or a reticle stage to tilt the reticle. The wafer is developed. Characteristics of the tilted patterned image are measured with a portion of the lithography tool to determine focus parameters of an exposure system. The portion can be an alignment system. The measuring step can measure band width and/or band location of the tilted patterned image. Sometimes, more than one patterned image is formed on the wafer, then the measuring step can measure distance between bands and shifting of the bands with respect to a central axis of the wafer. The focus parameters can be focus tilt errors and/or focus offset. The focus parameters are used to perform calibration.

Abstract: The invention relates to a testable integrated circuit. In order to replace ground and VDD in certain points of such a circuit, the circuit comprises a cell (34) which comprises a flipflop (11) and means (31) able to set the output voltage of the cell when the circuit is in the operation mode. These means for setting the output voltage are controlled by a control signal (15) which depends on the mode signal that indicates whether the signal is in the test mode or in the operation mode.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for estimating a sequence of N bits ({circumflex over (x)}0{circumflex over (x)}1 . . . {circumflex over (x)}N?1) corresponding to a received sequence of M digital data (r0r1 . . . rM?1). The method includes determining candidate sequences of MRS digital data from a reduced reference sequence space comprising 2NRS reduced reference sequences of MRS reference digital data (s0s1 . . . sMRS?1), MRS being less than M, and 2NRS being less than or equal to 2N. The method further includes making up each candidate sequence with remaining reference symbols to obtain at least one complete candidate sequence of M digital data, and determining the sequence of N bits ({circumflex over (x)}0{circumflex over (x)}1 . . . {circumflex over (x)}N?1) from the complete candidate sequences.

Abstract: Driver system (10) for use in connection with a non-linear display array having N×M pixels. The driver system (10) comprises an input for receiving column data representing an image to be displayed, and a row driver designed to sequentially collect the currents of all M pixels of each row of pixels row electrode by row electrode. A gamma correction unit (17) is employed that provides for a gamma correction of the column data. The gamma correction unit (17) is situated at the input side of a display data memory (14) for storing the gamma corrected column data. The driver system (10) further comprises a column driver (24) designed to apply column signals to all M column electrodes in parallel, the column signals being generated in accordance with the gamma corrected column data.

Abstract: A system for imaging a fluorescently labeled sample is presented, The system comprises a capsule, which is a closable structure made of a material isolating the inside of the capsule from its surrounding environment, and which has a support stage for receiving the sample and carrying it thereinside during the imaging; and an optical device at least partly accommodated inside the capsule and operable to illuminate the sample with incident radiation to excite a fluorescent response of the sample, detect the fluorescent response, and generate data indicative thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator device used in automobile safety to inflate an airbag. This device is characterized in that it comprises at least one gas source for inflating the airbag and at least one gas outlet orifice, called the first orifice, for gas to flow into the airbag, characterized in that it includes means for making the gas pass through other gas outlet orifices, called second orifices, which are distributed over the device so that it is given a neutral-thrust configuration when it is initiated, although not in service, the device also including means for closing off these second orifices when the device is in service, so that when the device is initiated, the gas passes via the first outlet orifice.

Abstract: A method and an arrangement (1) for determining an actual value of the gap (4) between the work piece (2) and the electrode (3) during a process of electrochemical machining. According to the invention first process control means (30) are arranged to supply a set of machining current pulses (Im) to the electrode and the work piece. Second process control means (32) are arranged to perform a measurement of an operational parameter (U) representing a value of the gap (4) in real time under operational conditions. The second process control means (32) comprise means to determine the actual value of the gap (55a) based on the measurement of the operational parameter and logical unit (55b) to actuate the positioning means (8) to translate the electrode (3) in case the measured value of the gap deviates from the preset value of the gap.

Abstract: A monolithic integrated circuit of SOI construction that is provided with an SOI substrate comprising an insulating layer, and a silicon semiconductor layer having monocrystalline domains, and with a capacitor that comprises a bottom electrode that is formed from a monocrystalline domain of the silicon semiconductor layer and a layer containing a silicide, a capacitor dielectric formed over the layer containing a silicide, and a top electrode formed over the capacitor dielectric.

Abstract: A method is provided for processing a signal emanating from a multi-path transmission medium. A number L of echoes of the signal received are detected, with L being greater than the number N of fingers of a “Rake” receiver, and there are selected N echoes from among the L echoes that are detected. At least some of the L echoes that are detected are echoes temporally correlated according to a determined correlation criterion. The selection step includes determining, as a function of the initial complex amplitudes associated with at least the temporally correlated echoes, weighted individual energies corresponding respectively to temporally decorrelated virtual echoes, and selecting from among the L echoes of N echoes as a function of a determined power criterion using at least the weighted individual energies.

Abstract: A wireless terminal having a dual band antenna arrangement which comprises a planar inverted-F antenna (10) having a first (12) for signals in a first, lower frequency band, for example the GSM band, a second feed (14) for signals in a second, higher frequency band, for example the DCS band, and a ground pin (16). A first coupling stage (26A) couples the transmit and receive paths of a first transceiver (GSM) to the first feed and a second coupling stage (26B) couples the transmit and receive paths of a second transceiver (DCS) to the second feed. Each of the first and second coupling stages comprise a quarter wavelength transmission line (50A, 50B) having a first end coupled to the respective transmit signal path and a second end coupled by band pass filter (52A, 52B) to the respective receive signal path.

Abstract: Novel biaromatic vitamin D analogues have the general formula (I): and are suited for a wide variety of pharmaceutical applications, whether in human or veterinary medicine, and also for cosmetic applications.

Abstract: Short peptides and derivatives or analogs thereof for the treatment or prevention of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, in particular CJD are herein described.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a network security system and method. The network security system includes a packet-dedicated processor for primarily performing hardware filtering on static attacks of network traffic, and a host system provided with a software filter for secondarily performing software filtering on dynamic attacks of network traffic. In the network security method, hardware filtering is performed on static network traffic attacks, software filtering is performed on dynamic network traffic attacks based on an analysis the results of the hardware filtering and packet streams generated by incoming packets for a predetermined time, and intrusion prevention information is provided to an administrator based on the accumulation and an analysis of the results of the software filtering.

Abstract: Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp has a discharge vessel (1) enclosing a discharge space (3) provided with an inert gas mixture and mercury. A first portion (11) of the discharge vessel is provided with a first electrode (12) and a luminescent layer (16), radiating light in a first range of the electromagnetic spectrum. A second portion (21) of the discharge vessel is provided with a second electrode (22), radiating light in a second range of the electromagnetic spectrum, said second range being different from the first range. According to the invention, the low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp comprises current supply conductors (12A, 12B; 22A, 22B) for receiving a DC current, and the discharge space contains only two electrodes (12, 22). The discharge lamp has a variable color temperature. Preferably, the discharge lamp influences the melatonin cycle in a human subject. Preferably, the lumen output level is independent of temperature.