Abstract: An assembly method is disclosed that includes providing a substrate, securing a first semiconductor device on a first surface thereof, and superimposing at least a second semiconductor device at least partially over the first semiconductor device. An outer peripheral portion of the second semiconductor device overhangs both the first semiconductor device and the substrate. Discrete conductive elements are placed between the outer peripheral portion of the second semiconductor device and a second surface of the substrate. Intermediate portions of the discrete conductive elements pass outside of a side surface of the substrate. Assemblies and packaged semiconductor devices that are formed in accordance with the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: Storage of information represented by a multi-bit word in a single non-volatile memory cell is made possible by programming the threshold voltage of the non-volatile memory to a specific threshold level corresponding to the multi-bit word. Stored or generated multi-bit words are scanned and converted into a gate voltage to be applied to the non-volatile memory cell until the electrical response from the non-volatile memory cell indicates that the voltage generated from the specific multi-bit word which has been applied to the gate matches the information stored in the non-volatile memory cell. The matched multi-bit word is read out of storage and represents the stored bits in the single non-volatile memory cell.

Abstract: Innovative self-adaptive and self-calibrated methods and structures for Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) are disclosed. In the MLC NVM, NVM cells are self-adaptively programmed into a fixed response tolerance window centered at the reference current or voltage corresponding to a selected level gate voltage applied to the controlled gates of NVM cells. The fixed response tolerance window is related to the threshold voltage tolerance window through the sense circuit gain. Properly choosing the sense circuit gain and the response window can control the threshold voltage tolerance window to a desired value. An incremental gate voltage larger than the threshold voltage tolerance window of each NVM cell will guarantee that each NVM cell will produce the correct output current (voltage) in response to applying to the control gate of the NVM cell the stepped voltage corresponding to the level of information stored in the NVM cell.

Abstract: In accordance with a method and system for centralized network usage tracking, documents on a network server include a reference to content on a centralized logging server. When one of the documents is accessed by a client computer, the process of rendering the content at the client computer includes requesting the content from the logging server. The logging server, upon receipt of such a request, logs information embedded in the request and returns a trivial response which requires little time and which rendering of need not be perceivable by the user.

Abstract: An assembly method is disclosed that includes providing a substrate, securing a first semiconductor device on a first surface thereof, and superimposing at least a second semiconductor device at least partially over the first semiconductor device. An outer peripheral portion of the second semiconductor device overhangs both the first semiconductor device and the substrate. Discrete conductive elements are placed between the outer peripheral portion of the second semiconductor device and a second surface of the substrate. Intermediate portions of the discrete conductive elements pass outside of a side surface of the substrate. Assemblies and packaged semiconductor devices that are formed in accordance with the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for location-specific searching. The invention correctly identifies explicit and implicit locations in a search query, and provides an appropriate dominant location. Top search results are obtained and analyzed to determine which terms in the query often appear in combination, and the query is tokenized based on the analysis. An explicit location indicating a location intent is most likely treated as an individual token, and the explicit location is treated as the dominant location of the query. In the case of a false positive, wherein the explicit location in a query is not the location intent, the explicit location is likely to be present with other terms that provide context. A token will likely include these terms together. The explicit location will therefore not be used to generate location-specific results in the case of a false positive.

Abstract: Storage of information represented by a multi-bit word in a single non-volatile memory cell is made possible by programming the threshold voltage of the non-volatile memory to a specific threshold level corresponding to the multi-bit word. Stored or generated multi-bit words are scanned and converted into a gate voltage to be applied to the non-volatile memory cell until the electrical response from the non-volatile memory cell indicates that the voltage generated from the specific multi-bit word which has been applied to the gate matches the information stored in the non-volatile memory cell. The matched multi-bit word is read out of storage and represents the stored bits in the single non-volatile memory cell.

Abstract: Techniques for cross-selling keywords among keyword bidding entities (e.g., advertisers) based upon bidding patterns are provided. Utilizing a keyword suggestion tool in accordance with one embodiment, upon receipt of a first keyword, may examine all additional keywords that have been paired with the first keyword in the bidding patterns of other bidding entities and recommend one or more of the paired keywords to the bidding entity for consideration. In another embodiment, a keyword suggestion tool, upon receipt of a keyword from a first bidding entity, may examine the bidding pattern of the first bidding entity in comparison to the bidding patterns of other bidding entities to identify bidding entities that are similar to the bidding entity. Recommendations may then be made to the first bidding entity based upon keywords that the identified similar bidding entities have bid.

Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting advertisements to present to a user of a computing device are provided. An advertisement system selects advertisements to display to a user based on the serving area of candidate advertisements. The advertisement system selects those candidate advertisements whose serving area encompasses the user's current location. The advertisement system may also select candidate advertisements to present to a user based on a map area currently being displayed to the user. The advertisement system may filter the candidate advertisements based on the provider location being within the map area that is currently being displayed to the user.

Abstract: A method and system for providing location-based advertisements to requesting devices is provided. An advertisement system aggregates advertisements by collecting advertisements from multiple advertisement sources, extracting data from the collected advertisements, and storing the extracted data in a common format. After aggregating the advertisements, the advertisement system transforms each advertisement into multiple advertisement formats that are specific to protocols supported by the various device types. When the advertisement system receives queries for advertisements, it identifies matching advertisements and ranks them based on a location. The advertisement system then selects an advertisement format that is appropriate for the requesting device.

Abstract: A purchase-transaction-settled online consumer referral and reward system and method using real-time specific merchant sales information is provided. The system offers merchants a one-stop place for freely publishing of their real-time and specific sales offers and offers a risk-free service to merchants to use, who will be charged only after a referred purchase occurs and a revenue income is made. The system also allows merchants to determine how much they pay to the service provider for each referred purchase transaction, based on their profit margin and market competitiveness and the system serves all merchants, online or offline, big or small, and regardless of buy, sell, and payment settlement technologies in use. The system also offers consumers a one-stop place for finding matching sales offers specifically meeting their needs, refers consumers to merchants to buy at existing merchant establishments and rewards consumers with each purchase transaction led from the service provider.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for forecasting keyword search volume. Keywords are categorized by concept and by the amount of data available for use in predicting future behavior. The keywords and/or the categories can also be categorized as seasonal or non-seasonal. A category level seasonal variation pattern can then be calculated based on keywords in the category that have sufficient historical data. A search volume can then be predicted for one or more keywords, with an appropriate calculation algorithm being selected based on the concept category, seasonal classification, and historical data available for the keywords.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the serving area of a web resource by address, by query content, and by business category are provided. A location system may determine the serving area of a web resource based on addresses of users who access the web resource. The location system may determine the serving area for a web site (or other web resource) based on query terms that resulted in a click-through to the web site. The location system may determine the serving area of a web site (or other web resource) based on the business category of the web site and a “provider location” associated with the web site.

Abstract: In accordance with a method and system for centralized network usage tracking, documents on a network server include a reference to content on a centralized logging server. When one of the documents is accessed by a client computer, the process of rendering the content at the client computer includes requesting the content from the logging server. The logging server, upon receipt of such a request, logs information embedded in the request and returns a trivial response which requires little time and which rendering of need not be perceivable by the user.

Abstract: A VOIP/PSTN system is configured to allow analog telephones connected to an existing analog premises telephone network to place and receive VOIP and PSTN telephone calls through the analog premises telephone network. In one embodiment, the system is configured to selectively disconnect the premises telephone network from the PSTN.

Abstract: Storage of information represented by a multi-bit word in a single non-volatile memory cell is made possible by programming the threshold voltage of the non-volatile memory to a specific threshold level corresponding to the multi-bit word. Stored or generated multi-bit words are scanned and converted into a gate voltage to be applied to the non-volatile memory cell until the electrical response from the non-volatile memory cell indicates that the voltage generated from the specific multi-bit word which has been applied to the gate matches the information stored in the non-volatile memory cell. The matched multi-bit word is read out of storage and represents the stored bits in the single non-volatile memory cell.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for creating a database of expansion phrases for abbreviated terms. The database can be created by submitting a plurality of abbreviated terms and receiving a corresponding results set. The possible expansion phrases can be extracted from the results set, and expansion phrases are selected from the possible expansion phrases using filter rules. The selected expansion phrases may be ranked in a particular order, associated with the abbreviated term, and stored in a database.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-speed low-voltage programming scheme and self-convergent high-speed low-voltage erasing schemes for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memories (EEPROM). For the N-type Field Effect Transistor (NFET) based NVM programming, an elevated source voltage to the substrate can achieve high efficient Drain-Avalanche-Hot-Electron Injection (DAHEI) into the floating gate resulting in high-speed and low-voltage operations. The self-convergent and low-voltage erasing can be achieved by applying Drain-Avalanche-Hot Hole Injection (DAHHI) with the conditions of restricted maximum drain current and a moderate control gate voltage enough to turn on the NFET. For the p-type FET (PFET) based EEPROM programming, a negative source voltage relative to the substrate can achieve high efficient Drain-Avalanche-Hot-Hole Injection (DAHHI) into the floating gate resulting in high-speed and low voltage operations.

Abstract: Usage context obtained from search query logs is leveraged to facilitate in discovery and/or similarity determination of key search phrases. A key phrase extraction process extracts key phrases from raw search query logs and breaks individual queries into a vector of the key phrases. A Similarity Graph generation process then generates a Similarity Graph from the output of the key phrase extraction process. Information relating to the similarity levels between two key phrases can be employed to restrict a search space for tasks such as, for example, online keyword auctions and the like. Thus, instances can be employed to find frequent misspellings of a given keyword, keyword/acronym pairs, key phrases with similar intention, and/or keywords which are semantically related and the like.

Abstract: A measurable means to evaluate a given relevancy verification process to a human decision process is provided. For example, a cognitive concept relationship (CCR) system can be utilized to provide a relevancy verification evaluation that is independent of the relevancy quality of the test data employed to train the relevancy verification algorithm under test. This provides a means to evaluate relevancy verification of, for example, keyword/item pairs for any number of business applications with different relevance standards and/or changes in relevance standards over time, without the need to manually re-label the test data and/or re-measure the algorithmic relevancy.