Abstract: A source network device may transmit a lock request including a request for a network clement to allocate resources in association with an operation of a reduction tree. The source network device may transmit collision information associated with the lock request in response to receiving a lock failure notification indicating that one or more network elements have failed to allocate the resources. A network element may receive, from one or more child nodes, lock requests defined for a data-reduction operation associated with a data-reduction flow. The network clement may propagate a received lock request to a parent node. A root network device may transmit a lock command to network elements of a reduction tree. The lock command includes a request for an allocation of resources. The root network device may transmit collision information associated with the lock command in response to receiving a lock failure notification.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a package for electronic components which reduces the unwanted electronic noise generated by the package and which can be fabricated by conventional manufacturing techniques. Accordingly, a lid for a package housing is fabricated from beryllium oxide and contains a small hole. During assembly, a wire attached to one of the electronic components is inserted through the hole of this lid, and the lid is attached by conventional methods. Finally, the wire protruding through the hole is soldered to the lid, which completes the sealing of the housing and which provides for a hermetic environment for the enclosed electronic components.

Abstract: A read only memory utilizing a two-level cascoded current steering approach feeding a two-level common base isolation and sense amplifier network. The isolation network allows formation of a multi-way collector dot without deleterious effect upon the high speed current sensing operation. Single transistor cells with a common subcollector bed and common base rails as word lines make up the highly dense high speed array. The current source is provided by a current mirror circuit. The common-base, low impedance sense amplifier converts the sense current signal into a voltage swing which is then fed to the off-chip driver circuit via an emitter-follower pre-driver stage.