Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for measuring values qualitatively across a terrain including multiple dimensions using cognitive computing techniques, comprising a plurality of event reception components configured to operate on each event in a stream relevant to the terrain, the plurality of event reception components including a threshold application component configured to apply a threshold to each element in the stream, a terrain updater configured to update the terrain based on at least one event, an outlier analysis module configured to determine any outlier in the stream of events, a threshold violation predictor configured to predict threshold violations based on the stream of events, a time-ordered behavior evaluator configured to evaluate behavior based on the stream of events, and a graph updater to update a graph based on the stream of events.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a cognitive system including a receiver configured to receive a set of actors and associated actor information and receive assets and their associated asset information, a creation apparatus configured to create data dictionary entries for a taxonomy based on the set of actors and the assets and create a cognitive model using the data dictionary entries for a time period, and a computing apparatus configured to compute trust of the cognitive model as a fuzzy number and activate the cognitive model if trust of the cognitive model is above a cognitive model trust threshold. When the cognitive model is activated, the cognitive modeling system is configured to schedule a collection of tasks to run that perform regular extraction of actions from an original data source and perform at least one anomaly analysis associated with the cognitive model.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for detecting and adjusting qualitative contexts across multiple dimensions for multiple actors with cognitive computing techniques including a series of periodic execution components configured to operate over full or partial sets of received data, the series of periodic components comprising a peer to peer analyzer configured to detect anomalous behaviors among work-specific peer actors sharing similar types tasks, an actor behavior analyzer configured to examine change in an actor's behavior over time by comparing the similarity of past behavior and current behavior, a rate of change predictor configured to study changes in behavior over time for peer to peer performance according to the peer to peer analyzer, actor behavior change according to the actor behavior analyzer, and actor correlation analysis, and a semantic rule analyzer configured to encode conditional, provisional, cognitive, operational, and functional knowledge, and a plurality of signal managers.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for measuring values qualitatively across a terrain including multiple dimensions using cognitive computing techniques, comprising a plurality of event reception components configured to operate on each event in a stream relevant to the terrain, the plurality of event reception components including a threshold application component configured to apply a threshold to each element in the stream, a terrain updater configured to update the terrain based on at least one event, an outlier analysis module configured to determine any outlier in the stream of events, a threshold violation predictor configured to predict threshold violations based on the stream of events, a time-ordered behavior evaluator configured to evaluate behavior based on the stream of events, and a graph updater to update a graph based on the stream of events.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for defuzzification of multiple qualitative signals into human-centric threat notifications using cognitive computing techniques, including a series of periodic execution components configured to operate over full or partial sets of received data, and a plurality of event reception components configured to operate on each event in a stream relevant to a terrain and selectively provide information to the series of periodic execution components. The system detects and signals anomalies upon detecting behavior inconsistent with normal behavior.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for performing cognitive modeling, including an event acquirer configured to acquire an event comprising an associated date and set of data fields, an analyzer element comprising a plurality of components repeated for each field in an event received from the event acquirer, wherein the analyzer element applies thresholds to each event, determines outliers, evaluates time-ordered behavior, and predicts threshold violations for the event, a periodic set of components configured to operate periodically on demand, the periodic set of components configured to perform peer to peer analysis, actor correlation analysis, actor behavior analysis, semantic rule analysis, and predict rates of change, and a plurality of signal managers interfacing with the analyzer element and the periodic set of components configured to exclude signals based on content properties of data transmitted.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a cognitive system including a receiver configured to receive a set of actors and associated actor information and receive assets and their associated asset information, a creation apparatus configured to create data dictionary entries for a taxonomy based on the set of actors and the assets and create a cognitive model using the data dictionary entries for a time period, and a computing apparatus configured to compute trust of the cognitive model as a fuzzy number and activate the cognitive model if trust of the cognitive model is above a cognitive model trust threshold. When the cognitive model is activated, the cognitive modeling system is configured to schedule a collection of tasks to run that perform regular extraction of actions from an original data source and perform at least one anomaly analysis associated with the cognitive model.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a series of interconnected compute servers including a supervisory hardware node and a plurality of knowledge hardware nodes, wherein the series of interconnected compute servers are configured to categorize and scale performance of multiple disjoint algorithms across a seemingly infinite actor population, wherein the series of interconnected compute servers are configured to normalize data using a common taxonomy, distribute normalized data relatively evenly across the plurality of knowledge hardware nodes, supervise algorithm execution across knowledge hardware nodes, and collate and present results of analysis of the seemingly infinite actor population.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for dispatching cognitive computing across multiple workers, comprising a supervisory node configured to dispatch work to a plurality of compute servers forming interconnected knowledge nodes and a relevancy engine provided in at least one knowledge node. The relevancy engine comprises a rule package and a series of processors organized in a tree arrangement, the series of processors configured to perform functions according to the rule package.

Abstract: The present design is directed to a system for detecting and adjusting qualitative contexts across multiple dimensions for multiple actors with cognitive computing techniques including a series of periodic execution components configured to operate over full or partial sets of received data, the series of periodic components comprising a peer to peer analyzer configured to detect anomalous behaviors among work-specific peer actors sharing similar types tasks, an actor behavior analyzer configured to examine change in an actor's behavior over time by comparing the similarity of past behavior and current behavior, a rate of change predictor configured to study changes in behavior over time for peer to peer performance according to the peer to peer analyzer, actor behavior change according to the actor behavior analyzer, and actor correlation analysis, and a semantic rule analyzer configured to encode conditional, provisional, cognitive, operational, and functional knowledge, and a plurality of signal managers.

Abstract: A circuit and method of directly measuring the Single Event Transient (SET) performance of a combinatorial circuit includes a measurement chain. The measurement chain includes a plurality of cells, each in turn including a pair of SR latches, a dual-input inverter, and a target. During measurement and testing, the targets are irradiated, and a pulse signal caused by an SET event is allowed to propagate through the measurement chain only if the pair of SR latches are active at the same time. The pulse signal is latched by the measurement chain, thus allowing the presence of an SET event to be detected.

Abstract: A circuit and method of directly measuring the Single Event Transient (SET) performance of a combinatorial circuit includes a measurement chain. The measurement chain includes a plurality of cells, each in turn including a pair of SR latches, a dual-input inverter, and a target. During measurement and testing, the targets are irradiated, and a pulse signal caused by an SET event is allowed to propagate through the measurement chain only if the pair of SR latches are active at the same time. The pulse signal is latched by the measurement chain, thus allowing the presence of an SET event to be detected.

Abstract: A circuit and method of directly measuring the Single Event Transient (SET) performance of a combinatorial circuit includes a measurement chain. The measurement chain includes a plurality of cells, each in turn including a pair of SR latches, a dual-input inverter, and a target. During measurement and testing, the targets are irradiated, and a pulse signal caused by an SET event is allowed to propagate through the measurement chain only if the pair of SR latches are active at the same time. The pulse signal is latched by the measurement chain, thus allowing the presence of an SET event to be detected.

Abstract: A circuit and method of directly measuring the Single Event Transient (SET) performance of a combinatorial circuit includes a measurement chain. The measurement chain includes a plurality of cells, each in turn including a pair of SR latches, a dual-input inverter, and a target. During measurement and testing, the targets are irradiated, and a pulse signal caused by an SET event is allowed to propagate through the measurement chain only if the pair of SR latches are active at the same time. The pulse signal is latched by the measurement chain, thus allowing the presence of an SET event to be detected.

Abstract: A method of programming a radiation-hardened integrated circuit includes the steps of supplying a prototype device including an SRAM memory circuit or programmable key circuit to a customer, having the customer develop working data patterns in the field in the same manner as a reading and writing to a normal RAM memory, having the customer save the final debugged data pattern, delivering the data pattern to the factory, loading the customer-developed data pattern into memory, programming the customer-developed data pattern into a number of production circuits, irradiating the production circuits at a total dosage of between 300K and 1 Meg RAD to burn the data pattern into memory, and shipping the irradiated and programmed parts to the customer.

Abstract: A total ionizing dose suppression architecture for a transistor and a transistor circuit uses an “end cap” metal structure that is connected to the lowest potential voltage to overcome the tendency of negative charge buildup during exposure to ionizing radiation. The suppression architecture uses the field established by coupling the metal structure to the lowest potential voltage to steer the charge away from the critical field (inter-device) and keeps non-local charge from migrating to the “birds-beak” region of the transistor, preventing further charge buildup. The “end cap” structure seals off the “birds-beak” region and isolates the critical area. The critical area charge is source starved of an outside charge. Outside charge migrating close to the induced field is repelled away from the critical region. The architecture is further extended to suppress leakage current between adjacent wells biased to differential potentials.

Abstract: A total ionizing dose suppression architecture for a transistor and a transistor circuit uses an “end cap” metal structure that is connected to the lowest potential voltage to overcome the tendency of negative charge buildup during exposure to ionizing radiation. The suppression architecture uses the field established by coupling the metal structure to the lowest potential voltage to steer the charge away from the critical field (inter-device) and keeps non-local charge from migrating to the “birds-beak” region of the transistor, preventing further charge buildup. The “end cap” structure seals off the “birds-beak” region and isolates the critical area. The critical area charge is source starved of an outside charge. Outside charge migrating close to the induced field is repelled away from the critical region. The architecture is further extended to suppress leakage current between adjacent wells biased to differential potentials.

Abstract: A method of programming a radiation-hardened integrated circuit includes the steps of supplying a prototype device including an SRAM memory circuit or programmable key circuit to a customer, having the customer develop working data patterns in the field in the same manner as a reading and writing to a normal RAM memory, having the customer save the final debugged data pattern, delivering the data pattern to the factory, loading the customer-developed data pattern into memory, programming the customer-developed data pattern into a number of production circuits, irradiating the production circuits at a total dosage of between 300K and 1 Meg RAD to burn the data pattern into memory, and shipping the irradiated and programmed parts to the customer.

Abstract: Annular transistors are positioned with respect to the n-well diffusion region so that the active channels of the transistors are completely within the diffusion region, thereby avoiding the formation of the edges at the boundary between n+ active channel regions and adjacent field oxide region (the bird's beak region), which are susceptible to the effect of the ionizing radiation. The edgeless design of the gate arrays reduces the degradation of the transistors caused by the bird's beak leakage, while allowing for an unmodified commercial process flow for fabrication. An outer annular transistor and one or more inner annular transistors may be provided. The outer transistor may be used as an active transistor in the formation of logic circuits, or may provide isolation for the one or more inner transistors, which may be connected to form logic circuits.