Abstract: A field programmable gate array is disclosed, which comprises at least one logic element having at least one switching element. The switching element comprises a static support element and a movable connecting element for providing a non-volatile electrical connection.

Abstract: An electromechanical switch is described, which comprises a conductive body and a plurality of carbon nanotubes being separate to each other, each of the carbon nanotubes being connected to at least one common terminal electrode with at least one of its ends, wherein in an open state of the switch each of the carbon nanotubes substantially projects along a surface of the conductive body and keeps up a gap to said surface, and wherein in a closed state of the switch at least one carbon nanotube is bend in a direction of the surface to close an electrical contact between said terminal electrode and the conductive body. The size of the gap between the respective carbon nanotube and the surface is different for each one of the plurality of carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a computer system comprising a server and a client and a method for operating a remote procedure call handler in the client and the server. The Method for operating a remote procedure call handler in the client according to the invention comprises the following steps: a) sending a collected call message comprising a number of call messages to the server, b) receiving an error message indicating a successful or erroneous transmission of the call messages comprised by the collected call message, wherein the error message indicates an erroneous transmission of at least one call message, wherein said at least one erroneous transmitted call message is retransmitted by the step of c) sending a further collected call message comprising said erroneous transmitted call message as well as a plurality of further call messages.

Abstract: An electromechanical switch is described, which comprises a conductive body and a plurality of carbon nanotubes being separate to each other, each of the carbon nanotubes being connected to at least one common terminal electrode with at least one of its ends, wherein in an open state of the switch each of the carbon nanotubes substantially projects along a surface of the conductive body and keeps up a gap to said surface, and wherein in a closed state of the switch at least one carbon nanotube is bend in a direction of the surface to close an electrical contact between said terminal electrode and the conductive body. The size of the gap between the respective carbon nanotube and the surface is different for each one of the plurality of carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of packet-oriented protocols. More particularly, the invention concerns a method of operating a protocol parser generated onto a predefined hardware structure. The protocol is packet-oriented and is hierarchically built from different fields in packets. According to the invention, it comprises: —a step of synthesis to define a parser architecture from the hardware structure; —a step of processing parser operations based on the hardware architecture.