Abstract: A method of device-to-device communication by a wireless device in a wireless communication network may include transmitting a first packet that includes first message data to multiple neighboring wireless devices in the wireless communication network. The method may also include receiving a second packet from one of the multiple neighboring wireless devices. The second packet may be generated by a second wireless device in the wireless communication network that is not one of the multiple neighboring wireless devices. The second packet may include second message data generated by the second wireless device and the first message data. In response to receiving the second packet, the method may further include transmitting a third packet configured to be unicast to the second wireless device. The third packet may include third message data generated by the wireless device.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) is disclosed having one or more fins and providing an increased depletion layer as compared to conventional finFETs. The finFET includes the one or more fins and a substrate formed of a first semiconductor material having a first well region formed of a second semiconductor material, a second well region formed of a third semiconductor material and separated from the first well region by the first semiconductor material, and a deep well region formed of a fourth semiconductor material and disposed below the first well region and the second well region.

Abstract: The present invention provides oral compositions which contain interferon ? (IFN?) as an active ingredient for preventing and/or treating periodontal disease. The number of causative microorganisms of periodontal disease can be suppressed by administering the compositions into the oral cavity. IFN? of the present invention can produce a sufficient effect even when administered at a very low dose. Furthermore, the compositions of the present invention can also be readily administered to animals such as dogs by formulating them into feed or such.

Abstract: A programmable cell includes a split gate structure. The split gate structure includes a thin gate dielectric region and a thick gate dielectric region disposed below a gate conductor. A thickness of the thick oxide region is more than a thickness of the thin oxide region. The programmable cell can be fabricated using angle doping to dope an area associated with the thin dielectric region.

Abstract: A method of compensating for transmitting to multiple devices during device-to-device (D2D) communications may include determining that a receiving wireless device of a device-to-device (D2D) pair may experience a timing conflict. The timing conflict may be with respect to the receiving wireless device receiving at least a portion of a D2D communication transmitted by a transmitting wireless device of the D2D pair while the receiving wireless device is transitioning between a transmitting mode and a receiving mode. The method may also include adjusting the D2D communication to compensate for the timing conflict.

Abstract: A method of adjusting power of a neighbor discovery signal may include determining a maximum transmission power of a transmitting wireless device. The transmitting wireless device may be configured to transmit a neighbor discovery signal to one or more receiving wireless devices. The one or more receiving wireless devices may be discovered neighbor wireless devices of the transmitting wireless device and may be configured to receive the neighbor discovery signal. The method may further include determining a power level of the neighbor discovery signal based on the maximum transmission power of the transmitting wireless device and a number of the discovered neighbor wireless devices.

Abstract: A ventilation structure of a light fixture for a vehicle comprising a light fixture for a vehicle at which a suction port and an exhaust port are provided; a tube member having an upstream side opening portion into which traveling wind, that is taken-in when a vehicle travels, is introduced, and a downstream side opening portion from which the traveling wind is discharged; and a communication tube, one end portion thereof is connected to the exhaust port of the light fixture for a vehicle, and other end portion thereof is connected between the upstream side opening portion and the downstream side opening portion of the tube member, the other end portion extends into an interior of the tube member and opens toward a downstream side in a direction of passage of the traveling wind.

Abstract: A method may include receiving a content packet at an incoming interface of a network device; determining whether the content packet matches an identifier of the content packet in an entry in a pending interest table (PIT); discarding the content packet when the content packet does not match the identifier of the content packet in the entry in the PIT; removing a matching entry from the PIT when the content packet matches the identifier of the content packet in the matching entry in the PIT; caching the content packet in a content store (CS); adding the matching entry to a pending interest removal table (PIRT); and sending a message to one or more network devices that indicates that the content packet is cached on the network device.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a laser processing apparatus has: a laser light source; a light collector; a water nozzle; a sound sensor; a timer; and a distance calculator. The light collector collects the laser light on a workpiece. The water nozzle supplies a water stream to a surface to be treated of the workpiece. The sound sensor is provided at a predetermined position relative to at least one of the water nozzle and the light collector, and receives a sound coming from the surface to be treated. The timer detects a detected time width from a reference time point to a time point when the sound sensor receives the sound. The distance calculator calculates a distance from one of the water nozzle and the light collector to the surface to be processed.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus includes a dividing unit that divides an input signal bit sequence into data blocks and an encoding unit that applies error correction encoding to the data blocks to generate code blocks decodable by repetitive decoding calculations for estimating the reliability of signal bits for a plurality of times and a generation unit that generates redundant bits by performing bit calculations between data blocks of each set combining the divided data blocks; and an output unit that outputs the generated code blocks and redundant bits.

Abstract: A power supply system for supplying a grid power to a building includes a power generator, a power storing device, and a power controller. The power generator generates off-grid power from a predetermined energy. The power storing device stores the grid power and the off-grid power and supplies the stored power to the building. The power controller controls consumptions of the grid power and the off-grid power. The power controller calculates predicted consumption data related to power consumed in the building and predicted generation data related to power generated by the power generator. The power controller calculates a charging-discharging schedule for the power storing device based on the predicted consumption data and the predicted generation data by formulating the charging-discharging schedule as a mixed integer programming problem.

Abstract: A method of packet handling in an information centric networking (ICN) network is provided. The method may include receiving an interest packet at an incoming interface of a network device. The interest packet may include a pending interest table (PIT) update indicator. After a determination that the PIT update indicator signifies aggregation, the method may include adding the incoming interface to a PIT entry associated with the interest packet. The method may also include determining whether the outgoing interface is in a set of requesting interfaces of the PIT entry. After a determination that the outgoing interface is in the set of requesting interfaces, the method may include removing the outgoing interface from the PIT entry and updating the PIT update indicator based on the PIT entry.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first well that is disposed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a second well that is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a source region, a drain region, and a gate structure between the source region and the drain region. The gate structure is disposed above the first well. The source region includes a first conducting contact above the first well and. The drain region includes a second conducting contact above the second well, the drain region being connected with the second well at least partially through a first epi region. The first epi region and the second well are configured to lower a first driving voltage applied on the source region and the drain region to a second voltage applied on the gate structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a source region and a drain region implanted with a second dopant by a second ion implantation. The substrate includes a first well region implanted with a first dopant by a first ion implantation and a second well region blocked from the first ion implantation forming a native section. The drain region is within the native section and the source region is within the first well region. The device includes a gate dielectric layer having a first region with a thickness different from that of a second region of the gate dielectric layer. The first region of the gate dielectric layer is located above the first well region and the second region of the gate dielectric layer is located above the second well region. The device includes a gate electrode disposed on the gate dielectric layer forming a gate structure on the substrate.

Abstract: An Ultra Thin Body and Box (UTBB) fully depleted silicon on insulator (FDSOI) field effect transistor (FET) employing a split gate topology is provided. A gate dielectric layer is disposed beneath a gate structure and in contact with a channel layer of the device. The gate dielectric layer contains two portions, a thin portion and a thick portion. The thin portion is arranged and configured to reduce a trans-conductance of the device, while a thick portion is arranged and configured to increase the break down voltage of the device. The device further contains a bulk region that can be electrically connected to voltage source to provide control over the threshold voltage of the device.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) having one or more fins provides an extended current path as compared to conventional finFETs. A source terminal is disposed on a first fin between a first dummy gate and a gate structure. A drain terminal is disposed on a second fin between a second dummy gate and a third dummy gate. A first gate oxide layer disposed under second and third dummy gates is made to be thinner than a second gate oxide layer disposed under the first dummy gate and the gate structure. By making the first gate oxide layer thinner, an overall footprint of the finFET device is reduced.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) with raised source/drain region of the device so as to constrain the epitaxial growth of the drain region. The arrangement of the spacer layer is created by depositing a photoresist over the extended drain layer during a photolithographic process.

Abstract: An inspecting device includes: an irradiation part for dividing pulsed light emitted from a femtosecond laser into measurement pump light and measurement probe light, to irradiate a solar cell; a detection part for detecting an electromagnetic wave emitted from the solar cell in accordance with the irradiation with the measurement probe light; and a measurement delay part for delaying the time of arrival of the measurement probe light at the solar cell relatively to the measurement pump light. The irradiation part is provided with a galvano mirror for scanning with the measurement probe light a wide range which is wider than an irradiated range (pump light spot) being irradiated with the measurement pump light in a solar cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method of intelligent routing in an information centric networking network, the method including receiving a first notification that a connection between a content host and a first network device has changed. The method may further include receiving a pending interest packet from the first network device, the pending interest packet requesting content stored on the content host, the content to be routed to a second network device, and receiving a second notification that a connection between the content host and a third network device has changed. The method may additionally include determining a new path to the second network device for the content requested by the pending interest packet that includes the third network device, and sending a message to instruct that a content packet containing the content responsive to the pending interest packet be routed to the second network device along the new path.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) configuration is provided having a gate region with a split work function for the source-side and drain-side of the gate region. The work function of a material is defined as the minimum energy required to extract an electron from the surface of the material to free space. Accordingly, the source-side portion of the gate region has a first work function that less than a second work function of the drain-side portion, the result of which is increased breakdown voltage at the drain-gate interface, without significantly increasing the threshold voltage of the FET. The split work function is achieved by layering n-type gate material over p-type gate material in the drain-side portion of the gate region, while only the n-type gate material us used in the source-side portion of the gate region.