Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided. The apparatus includes a pedestal and rotation member, both of which are moveably disposed within a processing chamber. The rotation member is adapted to rotate a substrate disposed in the chamber. The substrate may be supported by an edge ring during processing. The edge ring may selectively engage either the pedestal or the rotation member. In one embodiment, the edge ring engages the pedestal during a deposition process and the edge ring engages the rotation member during rotation of the substrate. The rotation of the substrate during processing may be discrete or continuous.

Abstract: A method of detecting a fault in an induction machine having one or more windings arranged to draw current at a supply frequency, the method including: performing a process of judging whether a respective sideband of one or more selected harmonics of the supply frequency exists at a predetermined fault frequency in a signal in the one or more windings; and determining that a fault has occurred if the judgement is positive; wherein in the judging process each of the selected harmonics of the supply frequency is a harmonic frequency of the supply frequency other than the supply frequency itself.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosed technology relate to techniques of creating test templates for test pattern generation. Residual test cubes for a plurality of faults are first generated based on a signal probability analysis of a circuit design. Test templates are then generated based on merging the residual test cubes. Finally, a plurality of test patterns and/or compressed test cubes are generated based on one of the test templates.

Abstract: Method for producing an oxidized PAN fiber (OPF) wherein a PAN fiber is subjected to an oxidation process in which reactive oxidizing species are maintained in close enough proximity to the PAN fiber during the oxidation process such that a core of the PAN fiber is converted to a crosslinked thermoset morphology before an oxidized shell of the PAN fiber becomes thick enough to substantially inhibit penetration of the reactive oxidizing species into the core. The resulting OPF possesses a density greater than 1.35 g/cm3 and a substantially homogeneous crosslinked thermoset morphology along a radial dimension of the oxidized PAN fiber. Flame-retarded materials containing the resulting OPF, as well as methods for producing such flame-retarded materials, are also described.

Abstract: A method of physical design of an IC using an EDA tool includes identifying elements of the IC design that have excess positive timing slack. The excess timing slack elements are placed in a separate partition and then parameters of the characteristics of the excess timing slack elements are modified to reduce their excess timing slack, such as reducing the voltage supplied to the separate partition, thereby lowering power consumption of the IC design.

Abstract: In the present disclosure there is provided transgenic plants that are resistant to a host of abiotic stress factors. In particular, the said transgenic plants over-express the translated product of OsAlba1 gene. Also provided in the present disclosure are cDNA fragments, recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and host cells useful in generating transgenic plants that are resistant to abiotic stress susceptibility.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for maintaining dynamic visual cues/graphic indicia for associated circuitry of a schematic object. The dynamic visual cues or graphic indicia indicate a number of states of the parent circuit object and its associated circuitry. The visibility, placement status, and other attributes of the parent or associated circuitry may be quickly discerned by inspection of the visual indicia. Navigation, including manipulations of one or both of the parent and associated circuitry are available through actuation of the visual cue or a selectable button proximately disposed thereto.

Abstract: A mounting mat for mounting a catalyst support structure within a housing in an exhaust gas treatment device. The mounting mat includes a layer of high silica content fibers and a layer of polycrystalline and/or high alumina inorganic fibers. The exhaust gas treatment device includes an outer housing, a fragile catalyst, and a mounting mat disposed in the gap between the housing and the fragile catalyst support structure. Additionally disclosed are methods of making the mounting mat and for making an exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for capturing an image are disclosed. The electronic device includes an image sensor configured to capture images, a location sensor configured to detect a location of the electronic device, and a processor. The processor may execute the method, which includes capturing a first image, and detecting a first location where the first image is captured, detecting, by a processor, a second location at which a second image is to be captured and generating guidance information for travel to the second location, and when a present location is within a predefined range of the second location, automatically capturing the second image.

Abstract: Techniques for embedded high speed serial interface methods are described herein. The method includes issuing a single-ended one (SE1) signal on each of a pair of embedded high speed serial interface data lines, the SE1 indicating a register access protocol (RAP) message follows the SE1 signal. The method also includes accessing a register of an embedded high speed serial interface component based on the RAP message.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reducing cylinder-to-cylinder variation in exhaust gas recirculation. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first cylinder group of an engine having a first number of cylinders, a second cylinder group of the engine having a second number of cylinders that is not an integer multiple of the first number of cylinders, and an exhaust system coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group. In at least one mode of operation, the exhaust system has exhaust ports of the first cylinder group fluidly coupled to an intake of the engine and exhaust ports of the second cylinder group fluidly decoupled from the intake.

Abstract: Apparatus and method of processing a substrate according to a PECVD process is described. Temperature profile of the substrate is adjusted to change deposition rate profile across the substrate. Plasma density profile is adjusted to change deposition rate profile across the substrate. Chamber surfaces exposed to the plasma are heated to improve plasma density uniformity and reduce formation of low quality deposits on chamber surfaces. In situ metrology may be used to monitor progress of a deposition process and trigger control actions involving substrate temperature profile, plasma density profile, pressure, temperature, and flow of reactants.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for augmenting Web-based search results with relevant content received from third-party applications. Each of a plurality of third-party applications is registered to obtain an indication of entity types associated with the each registered third-party application. An annotated search query is received that includes the original inputted search query and at least an entity type associated with the search query. The annotated search query is communicated to those third-party applications having an indicated entity type that matches the entity type associated with the inputted search query. Search results that are relevant to the annotated search query are received from the applications and presented on a results page.

Abstract: Methods for the preparation of carbon fiber from polyolefin fiber precursor, wherein the polyolefin fiber precursor is partially sulfonated and then carbonized to produce carbon fiber. Methods for producing hollow carbon fibers, wherein the hollow core is circular- or complex-shaped, are also described. Methods for producing carbon fibers possessing a circular- or complex-shaped outer surface, which may be solid or hollow, are also described.

Abstract: A method for removing chloride impurities from a heavy hydrocarbon stream is disclosed. The heavy hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a stripping medium at a temperature ranging between 100-450° C. and at a pressure ranging between 0.1-2 bar with ratio of the heavy hydrocarbon stream to the stripping medium ranging between 1-30; wherein the temperature is maintained below the initial boiling point of the hydrocarbon stream.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling a grid side converter of a wind turbine is provided, wherein an output of the grid side converter is connected or connectable via a power line to an input of a grid transformer, the method comprising: determining a converter volt-sec occurring at the output of the grid side converter based on a converter voltage occurring at the output of the grid side converter; determining a volt-sec error between the determined converter volt-sec and a converter volt-sec reference, wherein the converter volt-sec reference is determined based on active power reference, reactive power reference, line current and a line voltage occurring at the input of the grid transformer (or at wind turbine terminals); and controlling, based on the determined volt-sec error, the grid side converter such that the volt-sec error is partly or fully compensated.

Abstract: An apparatus having a plurality of buffers, a first circuit and a second circuit is disclosed. The buffers are configured to store a plurality of frames to be transmitted in a plurality of respective lanes of a communication channel. The first circuit is configured to (i) generate a plurality of first groups from a first number of a plurality of samples, at least one of the first groups contains an initial portion of a given one of the samples, and (ii) generate a first of the frames by appending the first groups. The second circuit is configured to (i) receive a final portion of the given sample from the first circuit, (ii) generate a plurality of second groups from the final portion of the given sample and a second number of the samples and (iii) generate a second of the frames by appending the second groups.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for determining and displaying least water logging prone route, from a source location to a destination location specified by a user, during a water logging condition in an area. Particularly, the invention provides a method and system for utilizing Global Positioning System (GPS) information including the source and destination location coordinates for determining the at least one alternate route to a user from the at least two routes from the source location to the destination location and rendering result on the user's portable communication device.

Abstract: A method of detecting a diode fault in an AC signal rectifier circuit, the AC signal rectifier circuit including a plurality of diodes, and being arranged to supply a rectified output voltage to a load, wherein the method includes the steps of deriving an operating value indicative of the ratio of the voltage magnitudes of a first harmonic frequency and another harmonic frequency of the rectified output voltage across the load; and determining whether a fault has occurred in one or more diodes on the basis of the derived operating value. The first harmonic frequency is preferably the fundamental harmonic frequency, and/or the another harmonic frequency is preferably the 6th harmonic frequency.

Abstract: A computer implemented system for checking a program code that includes a lexical analyzer to lexically analyze the expressions of the program code and generate tokens representing these expressions. The system includes a parser that receives and parses the tokens to determine whether the tokens form an allowable expression. A tree generation module generates a parsed tree that represents relationship between the tokens in a tree-format. The system further includes an abstractor that cooperates with the tree generation module, and stores at least one meta model that represents program code in an entity-relationship format. A rule engine executes the code checking rule(s) on the populated instance of the meta model, and determines whether said program code complies with the code checking rule(s). The system also includes a report generator that generates at least one report indicating the compliance level of the program code with the code-checking rule(s).