Abstract: A method for reducing skew angle variation range in a shingled magnetic recording system, the method including the following steps: 1) determining whether a starting magnetic track is in an inner recording zone, if yes, the process proceeds to step (2), otherwise the process proceeds to step (4); 2) using an inner writing corner to start shingled magnetic recording at a starting track; 3) using a shingled magnetic method to write rest magnetic tracks sequentially by the inner writing corner, keeping a writing pole moving in a direction from an inner recording zone to an outer recording zone; 4) determining whether the starting magnetic track is in the outer recording zone; 5) using an outer writing corner to start shingled magnetic recording at the starting track; and 6) using the shingled magnetic method to write the rest magnetic tracks sequentially by the outer writing corner.

Abstract: An overload protection saving circuit provided by the present invention has an input power circuit, an output power circuit, a control circuit, an overload timing circuit, and a saving circuit. The output power circuit couples to the input power circuit. The control circuit receives a feedback signal of the output power circuit in order to control the input power circuit. The overload timing circuit receives the feedback signal of the output power circuit in order to transmit an overload signal to the control circuit while the time of an overload is over a predetermining time. The saving circuit receives the feedback signal of the output power circuit in order to transmit a saving signal to the overload timing circuit while in a lightload or a noload, so that the overload timing circuit is disabled.

Abstract: A method, according to one aspect, may include estimating costs associated with translating a multi-format instruction of a source instruction set architecture to instructions of a target instruction set architecture by using a different format of the multi-format instruction for each of the costs, and selecting a format for the multiformat instruction based at least in part on the estimated costs. Methods of organizing or grouping multi-format instructions based on register use relationships. Software, hardware, and computer systems to implement the methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system with a package including an integrated circuit disposed between die including a microprocessor and a die including a fourth level cache.

Abstract: A method, according to one aspect, may include estimating costs associated with translating a multi-format instruction of a source instruction set architecture to instructions of a target instruction set architecture by using a different format of the multi-format instruction for each of the costs, and selecting a format for the multiformat instruction based at least in part on the estimated costs. Methods of organizing or grouping multi-format instructions based on register use relationships. Software, hardware, and computer systems to implement the methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for generating high-density, highly uniform plasmas for plasma processing and synthesis of advanced materials. The apparatus includes a reactor chamber and a chamber top, the chamber top housing two mutually perpendicular sets of equally spaced current carrying conductors (25, 26) coupled in series to a low frequency, radiofrequency generator. Two initially mutually perpendicular unidirectional oscillating current sheets and a time-varying electric field that is azimuthally shifted on 45° with respect to the directions of both current sheets are generated. The plasma produced features high density, low electron temperature, and improved as compared with conventional sources of inductively coupled plasmas with external flat spiral coils, uniformity of plasma density, electron temperature, and plasma potential over large areas and volumes. The proposed method of highly uniform plasma production does not rely on expensive additional magnetic dipolar/multipolar confinement.