Abstract: A gas-delivery assembly and reactor system including the gas-delivery system are disclosed. The gas-delivery assembly includes a transport tube and a baffle to facilitate desired distribution of gas that can include activated species.

Abstract: A reactor system for use in semiconductor processing, such as for chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and other deposition steps, that makes use of a reactor module with two or more reaction chambers. The reactor system includes components of a cooling system to provide enhanced temperature uniformity across a chamber lid enclosing the housing or vessel containing the reaction chambers. In part, the cooling system is adapted to utilize convective heat transfer and includes a finned heat sink positioned at the center of the chamber lid in the center space between the external portions of the showerheads of the reaction chambers. Further, the cooling system includes a fan positioned to have its outlet at the center space and over the finned heat sink so that air is directed into the center space and onto the heat sink.

Abstract: A reactor can include a reaction chamber, a substrate support configured to support a substrate on a top side of the substrate support, and an elongate delivery apparatus disposed within the reaction chamber. The substrate support may be actuated to an upper position and to a lower position along a vertical axis within the reaction chamber. The substrate support may have a maximum horizontal dimension from the vertical axis along a horizontal axis substantially orthogonal to the vertical axis. The elongate delivery apparatus may have an inner horizontal dimension greater than the maximum horizontal dimension of the substrate support. The delivery apparatus can allow gas to pass through an interior of the delivery apparatus. The delivery apparatus can include a plurality of apertures. Each of the plurality of apertures can allow passage of the gas from the interior of the delivery apparatus into the reaction chamber.

Abstract: Gas-phase reactor systems and methods of cleaning same are disclosed. Exemplary systems include a cleaning gas diffuser within a reaction chamber to facilitate cleaning of components, such as a susceptor, within the reaction chamber. The cleaning gas diffuser can be configured to provide a flow of a cleaning reactant over one or more surfaces within the reaction chamber.

Abstract: A reaction chamber may comprise a reaction chamber volume enclosed within the reaction chamber; a susceptor configured to support a substrate disposed in the reaction chamber volume; a reaction space above the susceptor, and a lower chamber space below the susceptor, within the reaction chamber volume; and/or a sealing system causing the reaction space and the lower chamber space to be at least partially fluidly separate. A sealing system may comprise a spacer plate surrounding and coupled to the susceptor; and/or a spring coupled to the spacer plate and the susceptor having a spring bias toward a compressed position or an extended position, such that the spring bias facilitates creation of at least a partial seal between the spacer plate and the susceptor, causing at least partial fluid separation between the reaction space and the lower chamber space as the susceptor moves up and down within the reaction chamber.

Abstract: A baffle for use in a reaction chamber may comprise a baffle first end, a baffle second end, and a baffle space enclosed by a baffle wall system and the reaction chamber floor, wherein the baffle first end may comprise a baffle aperture disposed therethrough configured to allow a fluid to flow from the reaction chamber volume into the baffle space through the baffle aperture and exit the baffle space through a vacuum aperture in the reaction chamber floor toward a vacuum source.

Abstract: An example method for managing power within an imaging device includes: determining an interface of the imaging device via which the imaging device is receiving power; based on the interface, determining a power budget associated with the interface; determining which fixed load components of the imaging device are enabled; calculating a remaining power budget by subtracting a power consumption of the enabled fixed load components from the power budget; responsive to the remaining power budget being positive, configuring non-fixed load components such that a total power consumption of the non-fixed load components does not exceed the remaining power budget; and responsive to the remaining power budget being negative, providing, via a user interface, a notification of insufficient power budget.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes periodically receiving a batch product presentation message comprising at least one of a presentation minimum for a plurality of products in a retail store and the facing quantity for a plurality of products in the retail store. A stream of product presentation messages is formed from the batch product presentation message. For each product presentation message, content of the product presentation message is used to identify a respective quantity of a product that is to be moved to the sales floor.

Abstract: To unpack packed executables generated with a packer or packing technique that cannot be identified, a universal unpacker unpacks the executable by running the packed executable in a controlled environment and monitoring execution of the program code which unpacks the executable and memory accessed as a result. The unpacker intercepts system calls issued during execution and can allow, emulate, or block intercepted system calls to provide maximum protection of the host system on which it executes. Unpacking and monitoring can continue until a criterion for termination has been satisfied, such as whether a specified time has elapsed, a specified number of instructions have executed, or a system call which triggers termination has been intercepted. The unpacker writes the memory that comprises the unpacked executable to disk. Malware analysis can then be performed on the unpacked executable.

Abstract: A susceptor can include a face that is configured to support a substrate thereon and a plurality of channels extending into the face and radially outwardly relative to a center of the face. One or more of the plurality of channels may include an elongate portion and a flash-out portion. The elongate portion may have a width less than a threshold width along the entirety of the elongate portion. The flash-out portion may be in fluid communication with the elongate portion and may include a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width greater than the first width. The first section may be disposed radially inward of the second section.

Abstract: A poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) membrane having a highly porous, reticulated, 3-D structure suitable for lateral flow diagnostic applications is described. Also described is a method for producing a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) membrane that comprises the steps of mixing a suitable amount of PMMA, a solvent and a optionally one of either a co-solvent or a non-solvent to produce a solution, casting a thin film of the solution onto a support, and removal of the solvent from the solution to produce the PMMA membrane. A lateral flow diagnostic device comprising a highly porous PMMA membrane as a reaction membrane is also described.

Abstract: Provided herein are electrospun or electroblown non-woven fiber membranes, methods of making such membranes and lateral flow diagnostic devices comprising such membranes.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes periodically receiving a batch product presentation message comprising at least one of a presentation minimum for a plurality of products in a retail store and the facing quantity for a plurality of products in the retail store. A stream of product presentation messages is formed from the batch product presentation message. For each product presentation message, content of the product presentation message is used to identify a respective quantity of a product that is to be moved to the sales floor.

Abstract: A method receives store inventory batch updates from a plurality of retail stores and divides each batch update into a stream of smaller messages, each smaller message referring only to a single product and including the identifier for the retail store, the identifier for the product, the quantity of the product on the sales floor of the retail store and the quantity of the product in the backroom of the retail store. The stream of smaller messages are applied to parallel processing such that a plurality of smaller messages can be processed at the same time, the parallel processing of each smaller message determining a quantity of the respective product that must be moved to the sales floor to satisfy at least one restocking rule given the quantities of the product on the sales floor in the smaller message and storing the quantity in a database.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes displaying a plurality of fill group identifiers and a map on a user interface. Each fill group identifier represents a separate collection of products that are restocked as a group, and the map has a plurality of flags, each flag indicating the location of a product that needs to be restocked. A request is received through the user interface to set a restocking task for one of the fill groups. When the restocking task is completed, the user interface is updated so that the fill group identifier associated with the request is removed from the user interface and the flags for any products in the fill group associated with the request are removed from the map.

Abstract: A poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) membrane having a highly porous, reticulated, 3-D structure suitable for lateral flow diagnostic applications is described. Also described is a method for producing a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) membrane that comprises the steps of mixing a suitable amount of PMMA, a solvent and a optionally one of either a co-solvent or a non-solvent to produce a solution, casting a thin film of the solution onto a support, and removal of the solvent from the solution to produce the PMMA membrane. A lateral flow diagnostic device comprising a highly porous PMMA membrane as a reaction membrane is also described.

Abstract: A glove has a segment secured to an inside surface of one or more finger and/or a thumb. The segment is fully contained within the distal most portions of the one or more finger and/or thumb and does not overlap with any knuckle of the user's finger. The segment doubles the layer of material of the glove in the pad region of the fingertip to improve wear length or wear resistance of the glove.

Abstract: A method receives store inventory batch updates from a plurality of retail stores and divides each batch update into a stream of smaller messages, each smaller message referring only to a single product and including the identifier for the retail store, the identifier for the product, the quantity of the product on the sales floor of the retail store and the quantity of the product in the backroom of the retail store. The stream of smaller messages are applied to parallel processing such that a plurality of smaller messages can be processed at the same time, the parallel processing of each smaller message determining a quantity of the respective product that must be moved to the sales floor to satisfy at least one restocking rule given the quantities of the product on the sales floor in the smaller message and storing the quantity in a database.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes displaying a plurality of fill group identifiers and a map on a user interface. Each fill group identifier represents a separate collection of products that are restocked as a group, and the map has a plurality of flags, each flag indicating the location of a product that needs to be restocked. A request is received through the user interface to set a restocking task for one of the fill groups. When the restocking task is completed, the user interface is updated so that the fill group identifier associated with the request is removed from the user interface and the flags for any products in the fill group associated with the request are removed from the map.

Abstract: Embedded air core inductors are described for integrated circuit package substrates. The substrates have a thermal conductor for the inductors. One example includes a package substrate to carry an integrated circuit die, the package substrate having a plurality of top side pads to connect to the die on a top side and a plurality of bottom side pads to connect to an external component on a bottom side. An inductor is embedded within the package substrate, A thermal conductor is embedded within the package substrate adjacent to the inductor to conduct heat away from the inductor, and a heat sink is thermally coupled to the thermal conductor to receive the heat from the conductor.