Abstract: High voltage bipolar transistors built with a BiCMOS process sequence exhibit reduced gain at high current densities due to the Kirk effect. Threshold current density for the onset of the Kirk effect is reduced by the lower doping density required for high voltage operation. The widened base region at high collector current densities due to the Kirk effect extends laterally into a region with a high density of recombination sites, resulting in an increase in base current and drop in the gain. The instant invention provides a bipolar transistor in an IC with an extended unsilicided base extrinsic region in a configuration that does not significantly increase a base-emitter capacitance. Lateral extension of the base extrinsic region may be accomplished using a silicide block layer, or an extended region of the emitter-base dielectric layer. A method of fabricating an IC with the inventive bipolar transistor is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method to calculate construction lien, construction notice, bond claim, and other construction document requirements and deadlines based on system user provided information that may lack identification of critical data, by employing a system and method of utilizing presumptions, preexisting and dynamically building database information, user defaults, and/or other data elements, to supplement user provided information.

Abstract: A system and method to batch and collate construction notices, legal notices, and other documents by recipient, such that multiple notices can be sent in a single mailing, and to allow for these document batches to accumulate over time until the approaching of a deadline for the document's delivery.

Abstract: This invention provides a method and system for ordering notice, lien and bond claim documents using internal databases and logic through the following steps: 1) The user inputs required data including State, Role, Hired-by Role, Project, and Document/Serviced Ordered; 2) The invention processes database record for product/service and creates an identifier for additional information required, including Dates, Contacts, and Extra Fields; 3) The invention requests from the user the Dates, Contacts, and Extra Fields required by the identifier created; 4) User inputs the requested information; 5) The information is transmitted to the company.

Abstract: This invention provides a Method and System for Ordering Mechanic's Lien and Notice Documents over the internet, mobile applications, or mobile communications network utilizing database records managed by a backend Product Input System that relates products/services to states, user role, hired-by role, and project type. The invention calculates Notice and Lien requirements, determines the applicable related products, and suggests those products to the user to order. The calculated deadlines are rendered smart and usable by allowing the user to satisfy those deadlines by ordering a specifically applicable product and/or service as suggested by the invention. Further, the system is able to determine when a deadline has been satisfied automatically through the association of fields in other components of the database.

Abstract: This invention calculates construction notice, lien and bond claim deadlines specific to the user's project from inputting just 5 pieces of data: (1) the project's state; (2) the project's type; (3) the user's role in the project; (4) the role in the project of the party who hired the user; and (5) applicable “trigger dates” as follows: The State, User Role, Hired-by Role and Project type is selected by the user; the invention displays potentially applicable dates as pulled from database; the user inputs known dates; the invention retrieves deadline calculation/date counting logic and applies to information submitted; the deadline is displayed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit with gate self-protection comprises a MOS device and a bipolar device, wherein the integrated circuit further comprises a semiconductor layer with electrically active regions in which and on which the MOS device and the bipolar device are formed and electrically inactive regions for isolating the electrically active regions from each other. The MOS device comprises a gate structure and a body contacting structure, wherein the body contacting structure is formed of a base layer deposited in a selected region over an electrically active region of the semiconductor layer, and the body contacting structure is electrically connected with the gate structure. The base layer forming the body contacting structure also forms the base of the bipolar device. The present invention further relates to a method for fabricating such an integrated circuit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit with gate self-protection comprises a MOS device and a bipolar device, wherein the integrated circuit further comprises a semiconductor layer with electrically active regions in which and on which the MOS device and the bipolar device are formed and electrically inactive regions for isolating the electrically active regions from each other. The MOS device comprises a gate structure and a body contacting structure, wherein the body contacting structure is formed of a base layer deposited in a selected region over an electrically active region of the semiconductor layer, and the body contacting structure is electrically connected with the gate structure. The base layer forming the body contacting structure also forms the base of the bipolar device. The present invention further relates to a method for fabricating such an integrated circuit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit with gate self-protection comprises a MOS device and a bipolar device, wherein the integrated circuit further comprises a semiconductor layer with electrically active regions in which and on which the MOS device and the bipolar device are formed and electrically inactive regions for isolating the electrically active regions from each other. The MOS device comprises a gate structure and a body contacting structure, wherein the body contacting structure is formed of a base layer deposited in a selected region over an electrically active region of the semiconductor layer, and the body contacting structure is electrically connected with the gate structure. The base layer forming the body contacting structure also forms the base of the bipolar device. The present invention further relates to a method for fabricating such an integrated circuit.

Abstract: An junction field effect transistor (JFET) is fashioned with a patterned layer of silicide block (SBLK) material utilized in forming gate, source and drain regions. Utilizing the silicide block in this manner helps to reduce low-frequency (flicker) noise associated with the JFET by suppressing the impact of surface states, among other things.

Abstract: High voltage bipolar transistors built with a BiCMOS process sequence exhibit reduced gain at high current densities due to the Kirk effect. Threshold current density for the onset of the Kirk effect is reduced by the lower doping density required for high voltage operation. The widened base region at high collector current densities due to the Kirk effect extends laterally into a region with a high density of recombination sites, resulting in an increase in base current and drop in the gain. The instant invention provides a bipolar transistor in an IC with an extended unsilicided base extrinsic region in a configuration that does not significantly increase a base-emitter capacitance. Lateral extension of the base extrinsic region may be accomplished using a silicide block layer, or an extended region of the emitter-base dielectric layer. A method of fabricating an IC with the inventive bipolar transistor is also disclosed.

Abstract: An junction field effect transistor (JFET) is fashioned with a patterned layer of silicide block (SBLK) material utilized in forming gate, source and drain regions. Utilizing the silicide block in this manner helps to reduce low-frequency (flicker) noise associated with the JFET by suppressing the impact of surface states, among other things.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stacked capacitor (10) comprising a silicon base plate (16), a poly-silicon center plate (32) arranged above the base plate (16), a lower gate-oxide dielectric (26) arranged between the base plate (16) and the center plate (32), a cover plate (36) made of a metallic conductor and arranged above the center plate (32), and an upper dielectric (34) arranged between the center plate (32) and the cover plate (36). The cover plate (36) and the base plate (16) are electrically connected to each other and together form a first capacitor electrode. The center plate (32) forms a second capacitor electrode. The invention further relates to an integrated circuit with such a stacked capacitor, as well as to a method for fabrication of a stacked capacitor as part of a CMOS process.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture to dynamically modify, terminate, or replace software components and connections (i.e., contracts) between components in a running assembly. Information about the component and contracts between components in a running assembly is used to determine an allowable sequence of management commands to transition the assembly of components from a current state to a specified goal state. At the same time, other components may continue to perform an operational workflow.

Abstract: A profiler collects profile data according to a defined trigger specification, a defined level specification, and an optional defined skip specification. The profiler begins collecting profile data when the trigger specification is satisfied. The profiler monitors stack frames on a call stack, and collects profile data for the defined level from the current stack frame. A skip specification may also be defined that allows skipping the collecting of profile data for specified jar files, packages, classes, or methods. In this manner, a profiler may collect profile data up to a specified level from the current stack frame while specifically skipping the collection of profile data according to the defined skip specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides an application component manager that dynamically manages a collection of web services depending on a consumer application's desired constraints and according to one of the plurality of policies. Thus, for example, if a consumer application requires highly accurate/reliable results, the application component manager may use majority rules policy to select from among the results of several web services. If the consumer application required fast results, the application component manager may use a “first to return” policy to return the first result obtained from one of the web services.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing automatic reapportionment of graphical screen subwindows based upon sensed, dynamic changes. Predefined dynamic change information is monitored for selected subwindows. The monitored predefined dynamic change information is compared with user selected configuration values to determine a reapportionment for the selected subwindows.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, log trace data in response to an exception if the exception meets a filter criteria and create quality data from the trace data if a class in a call stack associated with the exception is owned by a user defined in a user table. In an embodiment, the quality data includes an identification of the user, a count of a number of times the exception was encountered by the user, and an identification of the exception. In various embodiments, the filter criteria may be an exception type, classes that initiate the exception, or packages that contain the classes that initiate the exception.

Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture and systems for managing Web services. One embodiment provides a method comprising providing one or more rules configured to determine whether a Web service is deterministic. A deterministic Web service produces in subsequent executions identical output in response to identical input. The one or more rules are associated with the Web service.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, divide transactions performed by a program into groups, save data regarding duration times of the transactions in response to trace statements in the program, and determine a reliability of the groups of transactions based on the duration times and a number of failures of the transactions in the groups. The duration times are based on differences between start times and end times of the transactions, excluding differences between the suspend times and resume times of the transactions.