Abstract: A conductive structure is provided. The conductive ink composition includes a silver complex formed by mixing a silver carboxylate, at least one dissolving agent that dissolves the silver carboxylate, and a catalyst. The catalyst includes an amine that decarboxylates the silver carboxylate to make the conductive ink composition. The catalyst decarboxylates the silver carboxylate at a temperature of 100° C. or less. An ink composition comprising a metallic salt with a sterically bulky counter ion and a ligand is also provided. An ink composition for making a conductive structure, comprising a reducible metal complex formed by mixing: a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is dissolved in a dissolving agent; and at least one metal salt or metal complex comprising a Group 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 metal, wherein the reducing agent reduces the metal to form the conductive structure is further provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition. The composition comprises a metal ion and a ligand. The ink composition is in a form of solid at a temperature of less than about 30° C. and in a form of liquid at temperature of above about 40 to about 80° C.

Abstract: A system includes a CPU, a serial interface, and an adaptive clock delay compensator. The adaptive clock delay compensator is configured to generate a clock signal at a first frequency, detect an edge on a data signal, and count the number of clock cycles of a counter clock to measure the delay between an edge of the clock signal and the detected edge on the data signal to produce a first delay value. The CPU is configured to convert the first delay value to a different clock domain at a second frequency to produce a converted delay value, and initiate a data transfer operation using the second frequency as a clock signal. The adaptive clock delay compensator is configured to generate a delayed clock signal at the second frequency to the serial interface that is delayed from the clock signal at the second frequency by the converted delay value.

Abstract: A conductive structure is provided. The conductive ink composition includes a silver complex formed by mixing a silver carboxylate, at least one dissolving agent that dissolves the silver carboxylate, and a catalyst. The catalyst includes an amine that decarboxylates the silver carboxylate to make the conductive ink composition. The catalyst decarboxylates the silver carboxylate at a temperature of 100° C. or less. An ink composition comprising a metallic salt with a sterically bulky counter ion and a ligand is also provided. An ink composition for making a conductive structure, comprising a reducible metal complex formed by mixing: a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is dissolved in a dissolving agent; and at least one metal salt or metal complex comprising a Group 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 metal, wherein the reducing agent reduces the metal to form the conductive structure is further provided.

Abstract: A system includes a CPU, a serial interface, and an adaptive clock delay compensator. The adaptive clock delay compensator is configured to generate a clock signal at a first frequency, detect an edge on a data signal, and count the number of clock cycles of a counter clock to measure the delay between an edge of the clock signal and the detected edge on the data signal to produce a first delay value. The CPU is configured to convert the first delay value to a different clock domain at a second frequency to produce a converted delay value, and initiate a data transfer operation using the second frequency as a clock signal. The adaptive clock delay compensator is configured to generate a delayed clock signal at the second frequency to the serial interface that is delayed from the clock signal at the second frequency by the converted delay value.

Abstract: A conductive ink for a rollerball pen comprises an aqueous solvent and conductive particles comprising one or more metals dispersed therein at a concentration of at least about 30 wt. %. The conductive particles include conductive flakes and conductive nanoparticles. A dispersant coats the conductive particles at a loading level of at least about 0.1 mg/m2 to about 0.8 mg/m2. A conductive trace deposited on a substrate from a rollerball pen comprises a percolative network of conductive particles comprising one or more metals. The conductive particles include conductive flakes and conductive nanoparticles. The conductive trace has a conductivity of at least about 1% of a bulk metal conductivity and a reflectance of greater than 40%.

Abstract: Systems for managing user-level security in a cloud-based service platform. A server in a cloud-based environment is configured to interface with storage devices that store objects that are accessible over a network by two or more users. An enterprise entity is identified using an enterprise identifier associated with the enterprise, and an application service is associated with an application identifier. An application service request comprising a user identifier and the application identifier is received, and authentication is determined based on the combination of the user identifier and a pre-authenticated application identifier. Once the application service request is authenticated, then specific aspects of the service request are authorized. The integrity of the application identifier is confirmed by locating a secure association of the given application identifier to a pre-shared enterprise identifier.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition. The composition comprises a metal ion and a ligand. The ink composition is in a form of solid at a temperature of less than about 30° C. and in a form of liquid at temperature of above about 40 to about 80° C.

Abstract: A bonded structure formed by a low-temperature bonding method comprises a first substrate bonded to a second substrate by a conductive layer comprising a metal. The conductive layer includes a first interfacial portion adjacent to the first substrate, a second interfacial portion adjacent to the second substrate, and a central portion between the first and second interfacial portions. The first and second interfacial portions comprise an interfacial conductivity of from about 1% to about 20% of a bulk conductivity of the metal, and the central portion comprises from greater than 20% to about 80% of the bulk conductivity of the metal. The bonded structure comprises a bond strength of from about 10 lbf to about 200 lbf.

Abstract: A method of focused ion beam milling of a copper on a sample, and a focused ion beam apparatus. The method comprises the steps of exposing an area of copper on the sample; and forming a given feature in the copper area by using the focused ion beam to draw a mill box in the copper area, scanning the focused ion beam across the mill box for an extended period of time to remove a portion of the copper in the copper area and thereby to form the given feature, and introducing tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (TMCTS) in said area during the scanning step. After the copper feature is formed, a very light dose of XeF2 may be introduced to clean up any residue that may have formed.

Abstract: A micro-tool and corresponding method are disclosed herein for working a very small surface of a substrate. The micro-tool has a tip of diameter on the order of 1 mm or less for placement in close proximity to a location on a substrate to be worked, and at least two open electrodes located near an end of the tip, such that the gap between the open electrodes is on the order of a few microns or less. The micro-tool further includes a housing which holds the tip and wiring extending from the open electrodes to permit connection to a voltage source. When the electrodes of the micro-tool are connected by such wiring to a voltage, an electric field and electron emission arises between the open electrodes such that electron emission currents are established. In the corresponding method, a localized electric field is generated in close proximity to a substrate using a tool having at least two open electrodes with a gap between them on the order of a few microns or less, by applying a voltage to the open electrodes.

Abstract: There is provided a method of applying colour correction to a video image obtained by scanning photographic film frames, in which each frame on the film is scanned a plurality of times to produce a plurality of constituent frames each containing only part of the data required to represent the image at a relatively high resolution, the constituent frames associated with each film frame are assembled to provide a relatively high resolution video image, and the high resolution images are stored and/or displayed. In the invention, information is stored indicating the relationship between each constituent frame and its associated high resolution image, a colour correction decision is made, and colour correction is applied to one or more of the constituent frames associated with that high resolution image.

Abstract: A method of digitally processing a sequence of video frames wherein in object which appears in the frames and undergoes relative motion or transformation is selected in a first frame by an operator; the pixels relating to the object are tagged in that frame by means of information including at least one color or appearance attribute; corresponding pixels relating to the object are located automatically in subsequent frames, by means of said information including at least one color or appearance attribute and by means of information indicating the expected position or shape of the object in the subsequent frames; and the pixels relating to the object in each of the frames are procesed.

Abstract: A digital video processor which is usable as a secondary digital color processor (DCP) with standard-definition digital telecines and is also compatible with high-definition television systems, for correcting video color and other attributes such as pixel location and sharpness. The disclosed video processor has an architecture in which only the pixels and/or regions of a video picture to be modified have any processing applied to them, so that most pixels, which are unmodified, remain free from any potential corruption. It identifies pixels to be modified by means of lookup tables which can be loaded for each frame with data indicating attributes such as hue, saturation, and luminance values or ranges which are to be present in a pixel if that pixel is to be selected for modification, the pixel's attributes being applied to each lookup table as an address.