Abstract: A SRAM system includes: a SRAM cell array coupled between high and low supply nodes, a difference therebetween defining a data retention voltage (VDR) for a low power data retention mode; a main power switch coupling one of high and low supply nodes to a main power supply and disconnecting the one high and low supply nodes from the main power supply during the low power data retention mode; a monitor cell including a SRAM cell preloaded with a data bit and configured for data destruction responsive to a reduction in VDR before data destruction occurs in the SRAM cell array; and a clamping power switch responsive to data destruction in the monitor cell to couple the one of the high and low supply nodes to the main power supply.

Abstract: An EL device (1), contains: a transparent support (21), a conductive layer (2), a phosphor layer (3), a reflection insulating layer (4), and a back electrode (5); wherein the conductive layer (2), the phosphor layer (3), the reflection insulating layer (4) and the back electrode (5) are provided on the transparent support (21) in this order, and wherein the conductive layer (2) includes silica in an amount of 0.05 g/m2 or more.

Abstract: Memory 42 stores conditions (schedule, position, and travel condition) for triggering switching to a manner mode. When any of the conditions is met, a CPU 33 requests a user for an instruction as to whether or not to switch to the manner mode according to the condition stored in the memory 42. In response to a user instruction for approvable of the switching to the manner mode, the CPU 33 executes control to switch the mobile phone to the manner mode.

Abstract: A tooling for manufacturing by stamping parts made of thermoplastic material from a blank of the material. A hollow die is delimited by a bottom, side walls and an opening opposite the bottom, and a raised punch designed to cooperate with the die via the opening. The tooling includes at least one mobile element to cooperate with at least one recess placed in the bottom and/or side walls of the die, the recess allowing the passage of one part of the blank that is to be bent using the mobile element.

Abstract: A method for communicating data using a “burst protocol” includes enabling power to transmitters and receivers when needed to balance power consumption with latency and unscheduled communication. A transmitter transmits a plurality of packets indicative of substantially the same payload. Power then may be disabled to the transmitter. A first predetermined time is determined to enable a receiver. A second predetermined time is determined to disable the receiver. Power then may be enabled to the receiver based on the first predetermined time. The payload is output in response to receiving one or more of the plurality of packets. Power to the receiver is disabled based on the second predetermined time.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a matrix-vector multiplication (MVM) component generates a product vector based on (i) an input matrix and (ii) an input vector. The MVM component has a permuter, memory, and an XOR gate array. The permuter permutates, for each input sub-vector of the input vector, the input sub-vector based on a set of permutation coefficients to generate a set of permuted input sub-vectors. The memory stores a set of intermediate product sub-vectors corresponding to the product vector. The XOR gate array performs, for each input sub-vector, exclusive disjunction on (i) the set of permuted input sub-vectors and (ii) the set of intermediate product sub-vectors to update the set of intermediate product subvectors, such that all of the intermediate product sub-vectors in the set are updated based on a current input sub-vector before updating any of the intermediate product sub-vectors in the set based on a subsequent input sub-vector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a scanning probe (2) for capturing data from a plurality of points on the surface of an object by irradiating the object with a light stripe and detecting light reflected from the object surface, the scanning probe comprising (a) stripe generating means (14) for generating and emitting a light stripe (55); (b) a camera (16) comprising an imaging sensor having an array of pixels to detect the light stripe reflected from the object surface; (c) means for adjusting the intensity of the light stripe (55) during acquisition of the frame, in dependence upon the intensities detected by the camera (16). It also relates to a means to modify the stripe length, a scanner with separate compartment for the processing means, and an attachable dust cover for a scanner.

Abstract: A sample analysis system incorporates an ion removal mechanism for removing residual ions from the sample analysis system. The ion removal mechanism can be included in an ion optics assembly, which connects an ion mobility filter to a mass analyzer. A sample to be analyzed by the sample analysis system may be entered into an ion mobility filter. The ion mobility filter filters the ions of the sample and passes the filtered group of ions to the ion optics assembly. The ion optics assembly transports the filtered group of ions to a mass analyzer where some or all of the ions in the group are detected. The ion removal mechanism then removes all or substantially all residual ions from the ion optics that were left over from the first filtered group before a second filtered group is passed through.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of driving an electrophoretic device that includes an electrophoretic element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrophoretic layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, and further includes a capacitor connected to the first electrode at one terminal. The method includes (a) applying a reference potential or a first potential higher than the reference potential to the first electrode of the electrophoretic element and the terminal of the capacitor and applying the reference potential to the second electrode of the electrophoretic element, and (b) applying a signal fluctuating between a second potential and a third potential to the second electrode subsequently to the step (a), the second potential being equal to or higher than the reference potential, the third potential being higher than the second potential and being equal to or lower than the first potential.

Abstract: A safe area voltage and current interface is provided that includes an antenna and mode selection unit, an antenna tuner unit and an interface unit. The antenna and mode selection unit determines a frequency mode and an antenna mode for an output signal. The antenna tuner unit is directly connected to the antenna and mode selection unit and is configured to tune the output signal based on the frequency mode and the antenna mode determined by the antenna and mode selection unit. The interface unit is directly connected to the antenna tuner unit and is configured to ensure that a current and voltage level of the output signal does not exceed an intrinsically safe current and voltage level, while maintaining the peak current level of the output signal to a level sufficient to drive an electronic component disposed in an unsafe environment.

Abstract: A first field of a data unit is analyzed to determine whether the data unit is marked as a particular type of data unit. If the data unit is marked as a particular type of data unit, a second field of the data unit is analyzed to determine whether characteristics of the second data field correspond to the particular type of the data unit. Determining whether the characteristics of the second field correspond to the type of data unit ensures that the data unit is properly marked with respect to type. The first field may indicate a particular priority or that the data unit is carrying voice data. The second field may carry voice data. The analysis of the fields may be done on a data unit by data unit basis, or on a stream basis.

Abstract: An apparatus for converging voltages of an optical recording medium may include a first converging unit, a second converging unit, and/or a switching unit. The first converging unit may be configured to converge a voltage level of a first input signal to a reference voltage. The second converging unit may be configured to converge a voltage level of a second input signal to the reference voltage. The switching unit may be configured to determine whether to short-circuit output terminals of the first and second converging units during a period when the voltage levels of the first and second input signals are being converged to the reference voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved systems and methods for right sizing grid models for performing, for example, reservoir simulations. Implementations in accordance with the present disclosure may begin with a relatively fine scale grid model. Successive coarsening and resampling operations may be repeated until one or more characteristics of the coarsened grid model begin to unacceptably diverge from those of the fine scale model. Similarly, successive coarsening and upscaling operations may be performed until one or more characteristics of the coarsened grid model begin to unacceptably diverge from those of the previously-coarsened grid model. The resulting coarsened grid model may be suitably sized for reservoir simulations.

Abstract: A method for allocating uplink radio resources to a radio communication device includes transmitting a polling signal; allocating radio resources for data transmission based on a response signal to the polling signal; suspending transmission of the polling signal when it is determined that a condition to omit the transmission of the polling signal is satisfied; and allocating radio resources for data transmission while the transmission of the polling signal is suspended.

Abstract: A silicon-based microphone structure, flip-chip mounted a substrate, has a backside and a via hole formed on the backside. A conductive layer covers the backside and the inner walls of the via hole. A solder ring is attached to the silicon-based microphone structure and electrically connected to the conductive layer.

Abstract: A method and a storage system are provided for implementing host logical address to physical memory address mapping for persistent storage media including flash memory. Numerical compositions at multiple levels of granularity are used to store the logical address to physical memory address mappings. A plurality of groupings, each grouping including a fixed number of blocks is encoded using recursive composition, eliminating the need to store separate lengths.

Abstract: A method for reading a topographic structure applied to a component includes providing the component with the topographic structure, applying an agent configured to enhance a contrast of the structure to at least a region of the component where the structure is located and reading the topographic structure after the applying the agent.

Abstract: Various methods are disclosed herein for forming an apparatus, which is configured to reduce the electromagnetic interference between a pair of antennas coupled to a wireless communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes extracting a shape of the apparatus from a thin sheet of conductive material, and folding the shape into a plurality of resonant circuit elements. In other embodiments, the apparatus is formed within various cavities of a mold; a liquefied substance may be inserted into the mold for filling the various cavities and forming a plurality of resonant circuit elements. In all embodiments, the plurality of resonant circuit elements are each configured to resonate at (or near) a carrier frequency of a signal transmitted by one of the pair of antennas.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for page-mode messaging. The method includes determining whether a page-mode message exceeds a predetermined size limit. The method further includes sending, using a terminal, the page-mode message using a session-mode messaging mechanism when it is determined that the page-mode message exceeds the predetermined size limit, with an indication indicating that a session-mode is for the page-mode message. Further, the method includes applying, using the terminal, a session description protocol to initiate a session in the session-mode messaging mechanism, and adding, using the terminal, the indication to a header of a session initiation message.

Abstract: A distortion compensator for reducing a level of a distortion component included in an output analog signal of an amplifier, includes: an A/D converter to convert the output analog signal of the amplifier into a digital output signal; a comparator to generate a distortion characteristic of the amplifier based on a digital input signal and the digital output signal; a rate controller to control a sampling rate of the A/D converter based on the digital input signal and the digital output signal; a predistorter to multiply the digital input signal and a compensation value for compensating the amplifier, the compensation value being calculated based on the digital input signal and the distortion characteristic of the amplifier; and a D/A converter to convert multiplication result of the predistorter into an analog input signal to input the analog input signal to the amplifier.