Abstract: Disclosed herein are various methods of forming replacement gate structures for semiconductor devices. In one example, the method includes forming a sacrificial gate structure above a semiconducting substrate, removing the sacrificial gate structure to thereby define a gate cavity for a replacement gate structure, forming a gate insulation layer in the gate cavity and forming a layer of metal above the gate insulation layer. In this example, the method also includes forming a patterned etch mask layer above the metal layer that exposes substantially vertically oriented portions of the metal layer within the cavity and covers a substantially horizontally oriented portion of the metal layer within the cavity, performing an etching process through the patterned etch mask layer to reduce a thickness of the exposed substantially vertically oriented portions of the metal layer and removing the patterned etch mask layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the manufacturing and preparation of frozen dough, and its application in microwaveable fried food. The preparation of fried fritters comprises the following steps: disposal of raw materials, dough kneading, dough proofing for the first time, dough folding, dough proofing for the second time, making blanks, frying and quick-freezing. Alum as the acidic component in leavening agents is replaced by a complex formulation of gluconic acid-?-lactone, glycerol monolaurate and calcium dihydrogen phosphate, thus reducing the toxicity of the dough. The fried fritters preparing by the dough of the present invention possess a good expansion rate, crispness and taste, and should satisfy consumer demands for quality food products that can be reheated by microwaving. The process outlined here can make the manufacturing of traditional fried fritters simpler and more convenient so should be easy to develop commercially and should generate solid economic benefits.

Abstract: A test device for testing a motherboard includes a connector, a processor, and a controller. The motherboard includes a slot including a sleep unit and a wake port. The connector is inserted into the slot to make an electrical connection with the motherboard. The processor includes a first pin connected to the wake port, a second pin connected to the sleep unit, and a control port sending control signals to the first pin and the second pin. The controller includes a first control module, a second control module, and a timer. The timer is programmed with at least two time points. Wherein the first control module and the second control module respectively send signals to the control port at each time point, to control the motherboard to enter the sleep mode and wake mode by turns.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch technology and provides a capacitive touch panel which has low-visibility metal jumper. The touch panel comprises of a transparent substrate and at least one metal juniper. A mask layer, reflectance of which is lower than that of the metal jumper, is set between the metal jumper and the transparent substrate to block the light reflected by the metal jumper. The mask layer can reduce light reflection of the metal jumper so as to reduce visibility of the metal jumper.

Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film for short wavelength luminescence applications. The method provides a bottom electrode, and deposits a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film, including the element of N, O, or C, overlying the bottom electrode. After annealing, a semiconductor nanoparticle embedded Si insulating film has a peak photoluminescence (PL) at a wavelength in the range of 475 to 750 nanometers.

Abstract: A system and method for making snapshots of storage devices are provided. A method for making a snapshot of a volume includes setting the volume to a read-only mode, receiving an access attempt for the volume, and if the access attempt is a write access attempt, buffering information associated with the write access attempt in a buffer, and updating a snapshot indicator based on the information associated with the write access attempt, where the snapshot indicator includes block information regarding a block in the volume that is a target of the write access attempt. The method also includes if the access attempt is a read access attempt, providing read information requested in the read access attempt, where the read information is based on the volume, or a combination of the snapshot indicator, the buffer, and a buffer indicator.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an optical coherence photoacoustic (OC-PAM) microscopy. An OC-PAM microscope includes a light source that outputs light, a scanner, a detector, a transducer, and an image processing module. The scanner receives the light and scans the light across a sample. The detector receives reflected light from the sample in response to the scanned light. The transducer detects photoacoustic waves induced in the sample by the scanned light. The image processing module receives output from the detector and the transducer and generates a photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) image and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) image based on the received output from the detector and the transducer. The PAM and OCT image data may be fused to form a single, OC-PAM image. Additionally, a series of PAM images and OCT images, respectively, may be combined to generate three-dimensional PAM and OCT images, respectively.

Abstract: A wake-up signal test system to test a wake-up signal output by a platform controller hub (PCH) of a motherboard includes a test card and an oscillograph. The test card includes a board with an edge connector, and a button. The button is connected between a first ground pin and a first wake-up signal pin of the edge connector. When the edge connector is inserted into a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) socket of the motherboard, the first ground pin is connected to a second ground pin of the PCIe socket, the first wake-up signal pin is connected to a second wake-up pin of the PCIe socket. When the button is pressed, the first wake-up signal pin is connected to the first ground pin to output a low level signal to the PCH to wake up the motherboard. The oscillograph displays a voltage state of the low level signal.

Abstract: A device includes a substrate with a device region surrounded by an isolation region, in which the device region includes edge portions along a width of the device region and a central portion. The device further includes a gate layer disposed on the substrate over the device region, in which the gate layer includes a graded thickness in which the gate layer at edge portions of the device region has a thickness TE that is different from a thickness TC at the central portion of the device region.

Abstract: A connection device for connecting charge-coupled device (CCD) modules to test apparatuses to test the CCD modules includes a connection unit and a test unit. The connection unit includes a plurality of connection pins. The unit under test is electrically connected to the connection unit and the test apparatuses. When the connection pins are in contact with the CCD modules, the CCD modules are electrically connected to the test apparatuses through the connection unit and the test unit, such that the test apparatus receives electric signals generated by the CCD modules to enable quality testing of the CCD modules.

Abstract: Identifying one or more source units for one or more food items may include assigning a sequence of numbers to a plurality of source units received at a processing entity and assigning a sequence of numbers to a plurality of end product units processed from the plurality of source units at the processing entity. A production rate associated with the end product units may be determined from a bill of materials associated with the end product units. A probability distribution function may be generated using at least the production rate. The probability distribution function maps a range of the sequence numbers associated with the plurality of source units to a range of sequence numbers associated with the end product units. A conversion algorithm may be generated that uses the probability distribution function to determine a source unit associated with a selected end product unit.

Abstract: A touch device is provided. The touch device, having a sensing area and a peripheral area, includes a touch-sensing layer, a shielding layer disposed at the peripheral area of and separated from the touch-sensing layer, and an insulating layer disposed between the touch-sensing layer and the shielding layer. Moreover, a fabrication method of a touch device is provided.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for monitoring a power consumption value of a DSL subscriber board in real time are provided. The method includes: monitoring a working state of each subscriber port on the DSL subscriber board, the number of subscriber ports in each working state, and an output power of each LD subunit in an LD unit on the DSL subscriber board; and calculating a power consumption value of the DSL subscriber board in real time according to a monitoring result and preset electrical parameters of each functional unit.

Abstract: The present invention in one aspect relates to an acoustic wave resonator having an acoustic reflector, a piezoelectric layer, a composite structure having a first electrode, a temperature compensation layer formed on the first electrode, having one or more vias or trenches formed therein, and a second electrode formed on the temperature compensation layer and electrically connected to the first electrode at least through the one or more vias or trenches, and a third electrode, where the composite structure is disposed under the piezoelectric layer, on the piezoelectric layer, or inside the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides peptide-based peroxidase inhibitors having the formula AA1-AA2-AA3, wherein AA1 is a positively charged, negatively charged or neutral amino acid, AA2 is a redox active amino acid, and AA3 is an amino acid possessing a reducing potential such that AA3 is capable of undergoing a redox reaction with a radical of amino acid AA2 or a retro or retro-inverso analog thereof. The result of such a combination is a highly effective inhibitor of peroxidase activity that has potent anti-inflammatory properties in widely diverse models of vascular disease and injury. Exemplary tripeptides effectively inhibit peroxidase mediated LDL oxidation, increase vasodilation in SCD mice, inhibit eosinophil infiltration and collagen deposition in asthma mice, inhibit acute lung injury, and decrease ischemic injury of the heart.

Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, an acoustic wave device includes a substrate, an acoustic isolator formed in or on the substrate, a bottom electrode formed on the acoustic isolator, a piezoelectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, a top electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, and boundary means such as a gasket surrounding one of the first and second electrodes whose perimeter is aligned inside the perimeter of the acoustic isolator. The gasket has a lateral side having a wall profile, a curve profile, a multi-step profile, a gradually variable profile, or a combination of them.

Abstract: The invention relates to a yellow light afterglow material and a preparation method thereof as well as an LED illuminating device using the same. The yellow light afterglow material comprises the chemical formula of aY2O3.bAl2O3.cSiO2:mCe.nB.xNa.yP, where a, b, c, m, n, x and y are coefficients, and a is not less than 1 but not more than 2, b is not less than 2 but not more than 3, c is not less than 0.001 but not more than 1, m is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.6, n is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.5, x is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.2, and y is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.5; wherein Y, Al and Si are substrate elements, and Ce, B, Na and P are activators. The yellow light afterglow material is prepared by the following steps: weighing oxides of elements or materials which can generate oxides at high temperature by molar ratio as raw materials, evenly mixing and then sintering the raw materials at 1200-1700° in a reducing atmosphere.

Abstract: A technique for enabling the use of a baseboard management controller in a computer system configured to stream 3D graphical user interfaces to remote clients is described. In an exemplary configuration, a cap driver that is written to conform to a driver model that can interface with a 3D graphics application program interface can be loaded for use with the baseboard management controller instead of a legacy driver that was written to conform to a legacy driver model. This allows a control program to load a graphics driver that can interoperate with the 3D graphics application program interface. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the text of the summary and detailed description, the claims, and drawings.

Abstract: An anti-forgery system and method for verifying labeled date on packaging of product. The system includes: a code generation device configured to generate one or more random codes associated with a date when the one or more random codes are generated; a storage device configured to store the one or more random codes and the date associated therewith; and a code distribution device configured to distribute the one or more random codes as a code to be printed with the labeled date on the packaging of the product. A method for verifying a labeled date on packaging of a product is also provided.

Abstract: Traceability for an end product is enabled by a transition event type in an event-driven information traceability software that records unique product code associated with a product in a domain. One or more trigger rules are defined for generating a transition event associated with the product in response to the product crossing the domain into another domain. One or more actions are defined for generating a transition event associated with the product in response to the product crossing the domain into a different domain. The one or more actions include at least determining a new unique product code associated with the product in said another domain and storing the unique product code and the new unique product code in a data structure associated with the transition event.