Abstract: An apparatus in accordance with embodiments includes front-end radar circuitry and storage circuitry. The front-end radar circuitry generates a digital data stream that represents received radar wave signals and provides a cryptographic hash using the digital data stream, timing information, and apparatus-specific data. The storage circuitry stores the digital data stream and the cryptographic hash indicative of authenticity of the digital data stream.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) having a resistivity-engineered substrate to suppress radio-frequency (RF) common-mode signals. In some embodiments, a semiconductor substrate is provided that comprises two portions having different levels of resistivity to provide both suppression of common mode signals, and reduction of RF absorption loss for non-common mode RF signals. In such embodiments, a bottom portion of the semiconductor substrate has a low resistivity to suppress common mode via RF absorption, while a top portion of the semiconductor substrate that is adjacent to conductors in the IC has a high resistivity to reduce RF loss.

Abstract: A rotor for an electrical machine, comprising a motor shaft and a distributed arrangement of permanent magnets on said motor shaft, which are secured against displacements in the axial direction of the rotor by a protector, wherein the protector comprises at least two annular segments.

Abstract: A method for controlling the air-conditioning function of a transportation vehicle seat wherein a value of an air-conditioning parameter is set by an operating element which is moved from a null position in two opposite directions. The air-conditioning parameter controls the distribution of an air-conditioning function in different regions along a first direction indicated by the geometry of the transportation vehicle seat. The separate regions include at least one first and second region. A uniform distribution of the air-conditioning function is produced in the regions in the null position of the operating element. When the operating element is moved in one direction of the two opposite directions, the value of the air-conditioning parameter for at least one of the first and second regions remains constant and is changed for at least the other of the first and second regions. Also disclosed is a device for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A radar unit (100, 300) is described that comprises: a frequency generation circuit (103, 106, 303, 306) configured to generate a millimetre wave, mmW, frequency modulated continuous wave, FMCW, transmit signal comprising a plurality of chirps; a transmitter circuit (108, 102, 308, 302) configured to transmit the generated mmW FMCW transmit signal: a receiver circuit (104, 110, 304, 310) configured to receive an echo of the mmW FMCW transmit signal; and a built-in self-test, BIST, circuit (140, 340) coupled to the receiver circuit (104, 110, 304, 310) and configured to process the echo of the mmW FMCW transmit signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides light chain polypeptides that include a C-terminal extension, as well as antibodies and antibody conjugates containing such modified light chain polypeptides, where the C-terminal extension includes one or more cysteine residues. Conjugates that include an antibody of the present disclosure conjugated to an agent via the cysteine residue of the C-terminal amino acid extension are also provided. The present disclosure further provides nucleic acids encoding an antibody light chain polypeptide that includes a C-terminal amino acid extension including a cysteine residue. Pharmaceutical compositions including the antibodies or conjugates of the present disclosure are also provided, as are methods of making and use of the modified anti-bodies and conjugates of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A method is provided for detecting a cold boot attack in a data processing system. The data processing system includes a processor, a memory with ECC, and a monitor circuit. In the method, during a boot process of the data processing system, the monitor circuit counts read and write accesses to the memory and maintains a count of the number of errors in the memory detected by the ECC. The read and write access count and the error count are used to detect suspicious activity that may indicate a cold boot attack on the memory. A data processing system that implements the method is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polymer or of a cosmetic product comprising said polymer, and additionally other known cosmetic ingredients, to bring about an anti-pollution effect on human skin or on human hair, especially to protect human skin or human hair from dust, wherein the polymer is a cationic, anionic or non-ionic polymer, and wherein the polymer has a solubility in water of at least 0.01 g of polymer in 100 g of water at 20° C. at least at a pH in the range between 4 and 9.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and system for memory testing to detect memory errors during operation of a memory module. Example embodiments include a method of detecting an error in a memory module (101), the method comprising the sequential steps of: i) receiving (302) a request from a processor executing an application for a read or write operation at a location of the memory module (101) identified by an address; ii) outputting data (304) from, or writing to, the location of the memory module (101); iii) generating (306) by an error detection module (102) a further read request for the location of the memory module (101) identified by the address; iv) receiving (307) at the error detection module (102) an error correction code from the memory module (101) for the location identified by the address; and vi) providing (311) by the error detection module (102) an alert output for the address if the error correction code indicates an error.

Abstract: A method for securing an integrated circuit chip includes obtaining a first value from a first storage area in the chip, obtaining a second value from a second storage area in the chip, generating a third value based on the first value and the second value, and converting a first opcode command obfuscated as a second opcode command into a non-obfuscated form of the first opcode command based on the third value. The first value corresponds to a physically unclonable function (PUF) of the chip. The second value is a key including information indicating a type of obfuscation performed to obfuscate the first opcode command as the second opcode command. The third value may be an inversion flag indicating a type of obfuscation performed to obfuscate the first opcode command as the second opcode command.

Abstract: A method and data processing system is provided for detecting an attack on a physically unclonable function (PUF). In the method, a first list of PUF responses to challenges is produced during production testing of an integrated circuit comprising the PUF. The first list is stored in a memory on the integrated circuit. A second list of PUF responses to the challenges is produced during normal operation of the integrated circuit in the field. The second list is compared to the first list. A difference between entries of the first and second lists computed. If the difference is greater than a threshold difference, then an indication of a hardware trojan is generated. The method may also include monitoring a series of challenges for an indication of a non-random pattern in the series. Detection of a non-random pattern may indicate a modeling attack.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data transmission interface for use in a first integrated circuit (IC) for encoding and sending a data packet from the first IC to a second IC via a data bus having four data wires, the data transmission interface arranged to generate four time-dependent binary signals which jointly encode the data packet in signal edges thereof, each of the signals being associated with a unique wire of the data bus and spanning a temporal cycle T within which are defined four consecutive time stamps T1 . . . T4 at which edges can occur in the signals, the data transmission interface further arranged to transmit the signals to the second IC substantially in parallel on their respective data wires, wherein: irrespective of the data packet content, at each time stamp T1 . . . T4 at least one of the four signals has an edge to enable clock recovery at the second IC.

Abstract: A sample insertion system (10) comprises a channel (12), a sealing element (16) and a vacuum device (18). The channel (12) has a port (14) connectable to a chamber such as a cryostat. The vacuum device (18) may decrease a pressure in the channel (12). The sealing element (16) is arranged in the channel (12) and seals off a volume (V) from the channel. The sealing element (16) comprises a carrier member to carry a sample. The sealing element (16) is configured to move the carrier member towards the port (14) in response to the pressure in the channel (12) decreasing below a pressure in the volume (V) sealed-off by the sealing element (16). This may help reducing an access time when inserting the sample into the chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cutting a sheet metal blank from a sheet metal strip (1) continuously conveyed in a transport direction (T), by means of at least one laser cutting device (3), having the following steps: providing a laser cutting device (3) with at least one laser cutting head (5) which has a cutting nozzle (7) and which can be moved along a cutting path (S1, S2, S1?, S2?) specified so as to correspond to the geometry of the sheet metal blank by means of a controller (6), incrementally measuring the distance between the cutting nozzle (7) and the surface of the sheet metal strip (1) at at least one radially outer position (P1, P2) relative to the cutting nozzle (7) by means of a first distance measuring device (8), controlling the movement of the laser cutting head such that the first distance measuring device (8, 9) constantly remains overlapping the sheet metal strip (1), into a second position, in which the cutting nozzle is overlapping the sheet metal strip (1), wherein the height o

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a density meter for slurry which is transported through a pipe, the density meter may include a frame; a pipe part; flexible pipe couplings arranged between the frame and either end of the pipe part for coupling the pipe part to the frame and to a feed pipe and a discharge pipe; a first accelerometer arranged on the pipe part for measuring the accelerations of the pipe part; an actuator arranged between the pipe part and the frame for imparting force on the pipe; a controller for controlling the actuator; and a computing means having a mathematical model to ultimately calculate the density of the slurry in the pipe part.

Abstract: One specific example involves an integrated circuit that has application logic circuitry which includes flip-flop circuits susceptible to degradations of setup and hold times relative to specified minimum setup and hold times for signals to be processed by the respective flip-flop circuits. In a method carried out by the integrated circuit, timing-based logic states of the flip-flop circuits are controlled, based on at least one transition-scan pattern processed by the flip-flop circuits as part of the application logic circuitry; and respective logic states are set for those flip-flops, which due to degradations of the actual setup and hold times do not satisfy anymore the originally specified minimum setup and hold times.

Abstract: A data transmission interface for use in a first integrated circuit, for encoding and sending a data packet from the first IC to a second IC via a data bus having three data wires, the data transmission interface being arranged to generate three time-dependent binary signals which jointly encode the data packet, each of the signals being associated with a unique data wire of the data bus and spanning a temporal cycle T within which are defined six consecutive time stamps T1 . . . T6 at which the signals are allowed to change logical state, the data transmission interface further arranged to transmit the signals to the second IC substantially in parallel on their respective data wires, wherein, irrespective of the data packet content: at each time stamp T1 . . .

Abstract: A method for high data rate transmission using minimum energy coding with Ultra Wide Band modulation includes encoding each of a plurality of sourcewords into a respective codeword. Each respective codeword includes a single logic-high bit. A codeword duty cycle is less than a low duty cycle threshold, wherein the codeword duty cycle is based on a bit length of the codeword. Each respective codeword is modulated with an On-Off-Keying (OOK) modulation to form a respective modulated codeword, wherein a transmission of each modulated codeword occurs only for the single logic-high bit in each respective codeword.

Abstract: A method is provided for detecting a cold boot attack in a data processing system. The data processing system includes a processor, a memory with ECC, and a monitor circuit. In the method, during a boot process of the data processing system, the monitor circuit counts read and write accesses to the memory and maintains a count of the number of errors in the memory detected by the ECC. The read and write access count and the error count are used to detect suspicious activity that may indicate a cold boot attack on the memory. A data processing system that implements the method is also provided.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a plurality of spatial publishing objects (SPOs) is provided in a multidimensional space in a user interface. Each of the plurality of spatial publishing objects is associated with digital media data from at least one digital media source. The user interface has a field for the digital media data. A user is provided via the user interface with a user presence that is optionally capable of being represented in the user interface relative to the plurality of spatial publishing objects. The digital media data associated with the at least one spatial publishing object are combined to generate a media output corresponding to the combined digital media data.