Abstract: A nozzle for an evaporated material distributor is described. The nozzle includes a nozzle inlet for receiving evaporated material; a nozzle outlet; and a nozzle passage extending between the nozzle inlet and the nozzle outlet having a first passage portion, a second passage portion and a third passage portion, the second passage portion having an aperture angle which continuously increases in a direction from the nozzle inlet to the nozzle outlet and the third passage portion having an essentially constant aperture angle.

Abstract: The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I) wherein A, B, X, and R1 to R7 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for the analysis of a ballistocardiogram signal. The method comprises detecting heart beats in the BCG signal by locating typical features of a heart beat for a user in the BCG signal, the typical features of the heart beat having been obtained during a training step.

Abstract: A benchmark tester retrieves a voltage margin that corresponds to a device that a system includes. The voltage margin indicates an additional amount of voltage to apply to a nominal voltage that, when added, results in the device operating at a power limit while executing a worst-case power workload. Next, the benchmark tester (or thermal power management device) sets an input voltage for the device to a value equal to the sum of the voltage margin and the nominal voltage. The benchmark tester then dynamically benchmark tests the system, which includes adjusting the device's frequency and input voltage while ensuring that the device does not exceed the device's power limit. In turn, the benchmark tester records a guaranteed minimum performance boost for the system based upon a result of the benchmark testing.

Abstract: There is provided a method for analyzing a ballistocardiogram signal to determine a heart rate, the method comprising: determining an initial time estimate for a first heart beat in the ballistocardiogram signal; computing, iteratively, estimates for subsequent heart beats in the ballistocardiogram signal using the initial time estimate; wherein each iteration in the step of computing comprises evaluating a target function that comprises a weighted sum of a plurality of scoring functions; and wherein each iterative step of computing estimates for subsequent heart beats in the ballistocardiogram signal is limited to a target interval after the time estimate found in the previous iterative step of computing.

Abstract: A benchmark tester retrieves a voltage margin that corresponds to a device that a system includes. The voltage margin indicates an additional amount of voltage to apply to a nominal voltage that, when added, results in the device operating at a power limit while executing a worst-case power workload. Next, the benchmark tester (or thermal power management device) sets an input voltage for the device to a value equal to the sum of the voltage margin and the nominal voltage. The benchmark tester then dynamically benchmark tests the system, which includes adjusting the device's frequency and input voltage while ensuring that the device does not exceed the device's power limit. In turn, the benchmark tester records a guaranteed minimum performance boost for the system based upon a result of the benchmark testing.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and computer instructions are provided for specifying multiple voltage domains of a signal and macros in a processor chip and validating physical implementation and interconnections of the signal and macros. A set of attributes is provided for designs to define multiple voltage domains of a signal and macros in a processor chip. A first validation mechanism is then provided to validate that no electrical or logical errors created by logical connections between macros as defined by the set of attributes. A translation mechanism is provided to translate logical voltage description to a physical netlist for designers to connect powers to macros and signals. A second validation mechanism is provided to validate physical implementation adhere to designers' intent according to the set of attributes defined in the logical design.