Abstract: A fault or an exception is injected into a target thread. Instructions are processed and a target thread is recognized. As a result, an asynchronous procedure call is queued. The asynchronous procedure call is run on the target thread and the context of the target thread is modified. The target thread is executed in the modified context and an exception is raised in the target thread as a result of the modified context. The exception is handled and processing of the instruction continues.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for resource recovery. A region of code can be considered untrusted. To catch problems in the untrusted region, entry points are wrapped with exception logic for processing exceptions raised within the untrusted region. Until an exception has been raised within the untrusted region, instructions corresponding to the entry points may be executed. However, once an exception has been raised within the untrusted region, further access to the untrusted code is prevented. A time element may be recorded for indicating execution time within an untrusted display hardware driver. Once a threshold execution time is reached, indicating a graphics processor hang, driver execution stops and an exception raised. When execution continues, the exception is processed based on the exception logic. Updating the display hardware then occurs without using the graphics processor. The display hardware may notify a user that the graphic processor is not functioning.

Abstract: A programmable fuse circuit has a fusable polysilicon element programmable in response to an "illegal" condition on existing pins of an integrated circuit. This programmable fuse circuit is incorporated in a programmable partial memory circuit, a reconfigurable format memory circuit, and a chip select circuit.

Abstract: A polyvinyl chloride composition for use in extrusion moulding contains an alkaline earth metal or zinc soap of one or more fatty acids having an iodine value of from 20-60 as the only stabilizer, a lubricant and is lead-free.

Abstract: Gramophone records are prepared from a vinyl polymer composition containing a fatty acid soap of an alkaline earth metal or zinc, sugar or polyol fatty acid esters and fatty acid mixed glycerides and is free of heavy metal ions.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated buffer circuit having a selectable stabilized trip voltage. The circuit includes an input stage and a reference stage. Each of these stages includes an MOS field effect transistor, a substantially constant resistance device coupling the drain of the input transistor to a bias source, and a device having a resistance that is variable in response to control signals coupling the source of the input transistor to another bias source. The reference stage is biased in the linear region at the selectable trip voltage. A signal generated at the drain of the transistor in the reference stage is connected to all of the variable resistance devices as the control signal. This signal varies the variable resistance in such a way as to compensate for threshold voltage variations in the transistor of the input stage and thus stabilize the selected trip voltage of the input stage.