Abstract: One example includes an electronic circuit package. The electronic circuit package includes a lead frame. The electronic circuit package includes an electronic circuit die disposed on the lead frame. The electronic circuit package includes a metal plate structure formed on the electronic circuit die, the metal plate structure comprising an aperture that extends through the metal plate structure from a first surface coupled to the electronic circuit die to a second surface opposite the first surface, and further comprising a tapered foot portion formed around a periphery of the metal plate structure at the first surface. The electronic circuit package includes a molding material covering the electronic circuit die around the metal plate structure.

Abstract: A process for converting keratin into a liquid mixture having peptides and/or amino acids having the following steps: a) decomposing a keratin containing material, preferably pig hair, in presence of at least one microorganism apt to decompose keratin, to obtain a decomposed keratin containing material; b) treating the decomposed keratin containing material to obtain a modified keratin containing material; c) treating the modified keratin containing material with at least a proteolytic enzyme to obtain a keratin hydrolysate; and d) treating said keratin hydrolysate to obtain a liquid mixture having peptides and/or amino acids. The present invention further relates to a liquid mixture obtained from the process and to uses thereof.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a devices and systems for securing a gas turbine nozzle segment and sealing one or more cooling cavities of the gas turbine nozzle segment during manufacturing. The device can have a support assembly for receiving a nozzle segment having at least one cooling cavity. The device can have at least one clamp assembly configured to secure a first portion of the nozzle segment to the support assembly. The at least one clamp assembly having a first clamp arm, and a first tightening assembly coupling the first clamp arm to the support assembly. The device can have a first port seal assembly having at least one sealing member coupled to the first seal body and configured to interact with and seal the corresponding one or more cooling cavities.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a devices and systems for securing a gas turbine nozzle segment and sealing one or more cooling cavities of the gas turbine nozzle segment during manufacturing. The device can have a support assembly for receiving a nozzle segment having at least one cooling cavity. The device can have at least one clamp assembly configured to secure a first portion of the nozzle segment to the support assembly. The at least one clamp assembly having a first clamp arm, and a first tightening assembly coupling the first clamp arm to the support assembly. The device can have a first port seal assembly having at least one sealing member coupled to the first seal body and configured to interact with and seal the corresponding one or more cooling cavities.

Abstract: An apparatus for dynamic real time generation of interleaver sequences for a decoder includes a vector memory (210) that stores a plurality of vectors (212, 214, 216). Each vector (212, 214, 216) corresponds to a desired reordering of a matrix. A data memory (240) stores individual data elements (242) from a data stream (202) so that each data element (242) is stored in a different memory location in a predetermined order. An interleaver (220) circuit dynamically generates a plurality of interleaver elements (224), each in response to a request signal (226) (being asserted and each pointing to a memory location. A MAP decoder (260) receives the interleaver elements (224) from the interleaver circuit and retrieves the data element (242) stored in a memory location pointed to by each interleaver element (224).