Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a transistor layer, a first via layer over the transistor layer, a first metallization layer over the first via layer, the first metallization layer including first conductors having long axes extending substantially in a first direction, a second via layer over the first metallization layer, and a conductive deep via extending in the second via layer, the first metallization layer, and the first via layer. The first conductors represent a majority of conductive material in the first metallization layer, and a size of the deep via in the first direction in the first metallization layer is substantially less than a minimum length of the first conductors in the first metallization layer.

Abstract: A device-verification system is configured to verify the authenticity of an electronic device using a digital signature of the electronic device verified by a certificate authority. In some examples, the electronic device includes a NFC tag storing device hardware information, device public and private keys, and a device digital signature ciphertext. A user may utilize a personal device to read the information from the NFC tag and the personal device may include a software application configured to communicate the information to a cloud-based certificate authority. The certificate authority may include a distributed system (e.g., a blockchain ledger) utilized to verify, store, and subsequently retrieve data corresponding to the electronic device. The certificate authority is configured to utilize the device digital signature to verify the authenticity of the device.

Abstract: A method for decolorizing a dyed textile comprising a synthetic fiber and a disperse dye, the method includes contacting the dyed textile with a super critical fluid thereby extracting at least a portion of the disperse dye from the textile into the super critical fluid and forming an at least partially decolorized textile.

Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor device includes providing a frame part including a plurality of openings, providing an auxiliary carrier, connecting the auxiliary carrier to the frame part such that the auxiliary carrier covers at least some of the openings at an underside of the frame part, placing conversion elements onto the auxiliary carrier in at least some of the openings, placing optoelectronic semiconductor chips onto the conversion elements in at least some of the openings, applying a housing onto the conversion elements and around the semiconductor chips in at least some of the openings, and removing the frame part and the auxiliary carrier wherein a bottom surface of at least some of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips remains free of the housing.

Abstract: A method for decolorizing a dyed textile comprising a synthetic fiber and a disperse dye, the method includes contacting the dyed textile with a super critical fluid thereby extracting at least a portion of the disperse dye from the textile into the super critical fluid and forming an at least partially decolorized textile.

Abstract: A method and an integrated system for dyeing synthetic, natural, and blended textiles in the form of fabrics, yarns, and garments are provided. The integrated system includes a first pressurizing pump for pressurizing liquefied CO2 to supercritical CO2 (Sc—CO2); a second pressurizing pump for pressurizing CO2 to liquefied CO2; a liquefied CO2 storage vessel for storing the liquefied CO2 and the separated liquefied CO2 from the one or more cyclone separators; a heater for heating the Sc—CO2; a dyestuff vessel for mixing a dyestuff and the Sc—CO2 to obtain Sc—CO2-mixed dyestuff; a dyeing vessel for dyeing the textile by circulating the Sc—CO2 and the Sc—CO2-mixed dyestuff between the dyeing vessel and the dyestuff vessel; and one or more cyclone separators for removing the dyestuff from the Sc—CO2-mixed dyestuff to obtain separated liquefied CO2.

Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor device includes providing a frame part including a plurality of openings, providing an auxiliary carrier, connecting the auxiliary carrier to the frame part such that the auxiliary carrier covers at least some of the openings at an underside of the frame part, placing conversion elements onto the auxiliary carrier in at least some of the openings, placing optoelectronic semiconductor chips onto the conversion elements in at least some of the openings, applying a housing onto the conversion elements and around the semiconductor chips in at least some of the openings, and removing the frame part and the auxiliary carrier wherein a bottom surface of at least some of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips remains free of the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of communicating signals among promoter, audience, promotion operator by way of wireless signaling and mobile messaging. The methods can be used in, but not limited to, mobile messaging, TV promotion, digital out-of-home promotion, storefront promotion, location specific promotion or announcement and others. The advantage of this method is that the messaging or promotion or announcement is not in broadcast mode. It can be targeted to a choice of specific type of Audience through their mobile devices.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. In one embodiment, a portion of data is identified to be retransmitted based on feedback information indicating a negative acknowledgement (NACK) during a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on a previous transmission of the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data, from at least a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna, based on first desired transmission characteristics; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas, based on second desired transmission characteristics.

Abstract: A host device for automatically customizing output of at least one content within a predefined geographical location includes a storage module for storing categorized content received from server in the host device locally; a transceiver module for transmitting ping signals to the terminal device at a time interval and for collecting one or more user particulars from the terminal device; an eligible device identification module for defining criteria for identifying the eligible terminal device; a prioritisation module for prioritising the categorized content stored locally in the host device based upon a matching fraction of a category of the categorized content relating to number of the eligible terminal device having a user particular which matches a category of the categorized content; a selection module for selecting the content based upon the prioritising result; and a display module for displaying the selected content, and a method and a system thereof.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. In one embodiment, a portion of data is identified to be retransmitted based on feedback information indicating a negative acknowledgement (NACK) during a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on a previous transmission of the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data, from at least a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna, based on first desired transmission characteristics; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas, based on second desired transmission characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of communicating signals among promoter, audience, promotion operator by way of wireless signaling and mobile messaging. The methods can be used in, but not limited to, mobile messaging, TV promotion, digital out-of-home promotion, storefront promotion, location specific promotion or announcement and others. The advantage of this method is that the messaging or promotion or announcement is not in broadcast mode. It can be targeted to a choice of specific type of Audience through their mobile devices.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. An embodiment includes retransmitting data. A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is executed on a portion of data received as part of a data stream at a receiver antenna. Feedback information of acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK) for the portion of data is determined based on a result of the CRC. It is identified that the portion of data is to be retransmitted based on the feedback information indicating a NACK with respect to the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data based on desired characteristics of the data stream, including a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. In one embodiment, a portion of data is identified to be retransmitted based on feedback information indicating a negative acknowledgement (NACK) during a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on a previous transmission of the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data, from at least a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna, based on first desired transmission characteristics; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas, based on second desired transmission characteristics.

Abstract: An automatic retransmission request control system in an OFDM-MIMO communication system includes a retransmission mode selection part which selects a retransmission mode from among (a) a mode in which to transmit the data which are to be retransmitted, via the same antenna as in the previous transmission, while transmitting, at the same time, new data by use of an antenna via which no data retransmission is requested; (b) a mode in which to transmit the data, which are to be retransmitted, via an antenna via which no retransmission is requested, while transmitting new data via another antenna at the same time; (c) a mode in which to use STBC to retransmit the data via an antenna via which no retransmission is requested; and (d) a mode in which to use STBC to retransmit the data via all the available antennas.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. In one embodiment, a portion of data is identified to be retransmitted based on feedback information indicating a negative acknowledgement (NACK) during a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on a previous transmission of the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data, from at least a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna, based on first desired transmission characteristics; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas, based on second desired transmission characteristics.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. An embodiment includes retransmitting data. A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is executed on a portion of data received as part of a data stream at a receiver antenna. Feedback information of acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK) for the portion of data is determined based on a result of the CRC. It is identified that the portion of data is to be retransmitted based on the feedback information indicating a NACK with respect to the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data based on desired characteristics of the data stream, including a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas.

Abstract: An automatic retransmission request control system in an OFDM-MIMO communication system includes a retransmission mode selection part which selects a retransmission mode from among (a) a mode in which to transmit the data, which are to be retransmitted, via the same antenna as in the previous transmission, while transmitting, at the same time, new data by use of an antenna via which no data retransmission is requested; (b) a mode in which to transmit the data, which are to be retransmitted, via an antenna via which no retransmission is requested, while transmitting new data via another antenna at the same time; (c) a mode in which to use STBC to retransmit the data via an antenna via which no retransmission is requested; and (d) a mode in which to use STBC to retransmit the data via all the available antennas.

Abstract: A wireless communication method by which unnecessary retransmission request is suppressed and feedback information is reduced at the same time in a MIMO communication system. The wireless communication method is provided for transmitting signals by using a plurality of antennas, and has a step of applicably selecting the group configuration of the antennas, and a step of adding data to be used for error detection to a signal to be transmitted by using the antennas, by following the results of the selection.

Abstract: Automatic retransmission in communications systems. In one embodiment, a portion of data is identified to be retransmitted based on feedback information indicating a negative acknowledgement (NACK) during a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on a previous transmission of the portion of data. A retransmission mode is selected for the portion of data, from at least a first mode that retransmits the portion of data on at least a first transmitter antenna while transmitting new data on at least a second transmitter antenna, based on first desired transmission characteristics; and a second mode that retransmits the portion of data simultaneously on at least the first and second transmitter antennas, based on second desired transmission characteristics.