Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for use in financial systems, where data communication is automated for purposes of providing temporary waivers. An exemplary apparatus is configured to receive a request from a requesting entity to assign an account a temporary waiver. The account may be associated with one or more services that require a payment for utilizing the service. The system may then send the request to a processing entity to analyzes the request for approval, and receive an approval decision based at least partially on the analysis of the request. In response to receiving the approval decision, the system may process at least one subsequent action for providing or declining a temporary waiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for use in financial systems, where data communication is automated for purposes of providing temporary waivers. An exemplary apparatus is configured to receive a request from a requesting entity to assign an account a temporary waiver. The account may be associated with one or more services that require a payment for utilizing the service. The system may then send the request to a processing entity to analyzes the request for approval, and receive an approval decision based at least partially on the analysis of the request. In response to receiving the approval decision, the system may process at least one subsequent action for providing or declining a temporary waiver.

Abstract: A computer system enables a business to support the automation of out-of-office (OOO) messaging when a recipient of e-mail is unavailable. An out-of-office message configurator operates in co-operation with the e-mail application for out-of-service messaging so that configuration information is automatically requested to specify the content of an OOO message before a first person logs off the computer system. The configured OOO message may then be analyzed to verify that the message complies with a set of rules such as an e-mail policy in a business environment. Consequently, when an e-mail message is received from a second person and the first person is unavailable, an OOO message may be returned to the second person. Different variations of an OOO message may also be selected based on the specifics of the second person.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a statistical budgeting approach to modeling reliability effects such as interconnect electromigration (EM), transistor time-dependant dielectric breakdown (TDDB), hot-carrier injection effects (HCI) and bias temperature instability (BTI) is disclosed. A static analysis flow captures the effects of design topology, switching constraints, interactions between signal nets and supply rails as well as thermal gradients due to interconnect and transistor self as well as mutual heating, and was used to verify successive iterations of deep sub-micron integrated circuit designs.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a statistical budgeting approach to modeling reliability effects such as interconnect electromigration (EM), transistor time-dependant dielectric breakdown (TDDB), hot-carrier injection effects (HCI) and bias temperature instability (BTI) is disclosed. A static analysis flow captures the effects of design topology, switching constraints, interactions between signal nets and supply rails as well as thermal gradients due to interconnect and transistor self as well as mutual heating, and was used to verify successive iterations of deep sub-micron integrated circuit designs.

Abstract: A delay line is periodically configured into a delay-locked loop for calibration purposes. That is, the delay line is operated in an open loop mode during a first time period in which a signal, such as an aperiodic signal, is the input signal into the delay line. Periodically, the delay line is configured into a delay-locked loop and the delay line is recalibrated based on a periodic signal supplied to the delay-locked loop.

Abstract: A delay-locked loop (DLL) has a counter that is incremented or decremented by the loop in the process of achieving lock. The counter value is converted using an digital to analog converter (DAC) to an analog voltage that controls the delay through the delay line. During faster lock modes, the loop increments/decrements intermediate bits of the counter (with the bits less significant being held at a constant value, e.g., 0) to provide a coarse lock, rather than incrementing/decrementing the least significant bit of the counter. After coarse lock is achieved, a better lock is then achieved by incrementing/decrementing the counter using a smaller increment, i.e., a less significant bit is updated, until finally, the LSB is utilized to achieve fine lock. Utilizing the coarse lock first, and then one or more finer locks, allows the lock to be achieved more quickly.

Abstract: A voltage controlled delay line (VCDL). The VCDL includes one or more cells. Each of the one or more cells includes two or more inputs and an output. Each of the one or more cells is configured to provide a delay as well as an interpolation function and a multiplexer function. The VCDL may be used to provide delay in a delay locked loop (DLL).

Abstract: A voltage controlled delay line (VCDL). The VCDL includes one or more cells. Each of the one or more cells includes two or more inputs and an output. Each of the one or more cells is configured to provide a delay as well as an interpolation function and a multiplexer function. The VCDL may be used to provide delay in a delay locked loop (DLL).