Abstract: The invention relates to an active implantable medical device comprising a processing unit able to be alternately operated during a predetermined period of activity and on standby during a standby period in a cyclical manner, and means for acquiring data relating to physiological and/or physical activity. The device also comprises means for calculating a frequency analysis of the data acquired, said calculating means being capable of successively perform part of the frequency analysis during periods of activity of the processing unit.

Abstract: Axial ball joint (1), particularly for use in a steering gear (7), which includes a joint housing (2) open on a first side for receiving a joint ball (4) attached to a joint stud (5). A housing stud (3) is arranged on the joint housing (2). A damping device (10) is provided on the side of the joint housing (2) on which the housing stud (3) is formed. The damping device (10) includes an elastic damping element (11) made of plastic with a metallic insert (12). The metallic insert (12) is embedded in the material of the elastic damping element (11) by injection molding.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plant for performing polymerization, such as the polymerization of ethylene, having a recycle connection with two or more cooling channels arranged in parallel, a process for polymerization and downstream processes, and a plant for polymerization, comprising the following plant components in fluid communication: a) A reactor with an inlet side and an outlet side; b) A recycle connection positioned in fluid communication between the outlet side of the reactor and the inlet side of the reactor; wherein the recycle connection comprises two or more cooling channels arranged in parallel.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a method that provides for pre-production run development of a fail signature database, which stores fail signatures for systematic defects and corresponding root causes. The fail signatures in the database is subsequently accessed and used for a variety of purposes. For example, the fail signatures are evaluated and, based on the results of the evaluation, actions are taken to prevent specific systematic defects from occurring during production runs and/or to allow for early detection of specific systematic defects during production runs. In some embodiments, following production runs, new fail signatures from failing production chips are developed and compared against the fail signatures in the fail signature database. In some embodiments, when a signature match indicates that a particular production chip has a same systematic defect with a same root cause as a particular prototype chip in-line advanced process control (APC) is performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a transverse sealing seam in a tubular bag (6) having a longitudinal sealing seam (5), wherein the tubular bag (6) is passed through between a sonotrode (1) and an anvil (2) and, in order to produce the transverse sealing seam, the sonotrode (1) and the anvil (2) are moved toward each other so that a welding force is applied to the tubular bag (6). In order to provide a method and transverse sealing device with which the stated disadvantages can be overcome at least reduced, the longitudinal sealing seam (5) is moved through a gap (8, 7?) formed in the sonotrode (1) or the counter tool (2) at least during the application of the welding force.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for carrying out chemical or biological reactions, having a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, where the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a treating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel receiving element. The reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments so that the individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which can be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.

Abstract: A method of Back-End-Of-Line processing of a semiconductor device is provided including providing a layout for metal lines of a metallization layer of the semiconductor device, determining a semi-isolated metal line in the provided layout and shifting at least a portion of the determined semi-isolated metal line.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting Si wafer WP based on individual or multiple DFM decks for Si-feed-forward and Si-feed-back analysis are provided. Embodiments include generating markers for a wafer from an individual DFM deck; generating UCF Indexes; determining whether a representative marker corresponding to a UCF is a candidate for WP prediction; extracting markers corresponding to that UCF-Index (UEF data) from a candidate; performing a UCF-Index-based sampling on the extracted UEF data set if a number of markers in the extracted UEF data set is larger than an inspection requirement; adding a location of each marker or group of markers in the extracted UEF data set to a sitelist after the UCF-Index-based sampling; sending the sitelist to a foundry for metrology analysis on sitelist locations; and adding the sitelist locations and corresponding UCF Index and metrology parameters to a design analysis database for analyzing other wafers/UCF Indexes.

Abstract: A method of Back-End-Of-Line processing of a semiconductor device is provided including providing a layout for metal lines of a metallization layer of the semiconductor device, determining a semi-isolated metal line in the provided layout and shifting at least a portion of the determined semi-isolated metal line.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low density polyethylene (LDPE) having (A) a density from 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; (B) an elongational hardening of at least 4.2, at 150° C. at an elongational rate of 1 s?1; (C) a ratio Mw/Mn of at least 18, where (i) Mw is the weight average molar mass, measured by a MALLS detector coupled to a GPC, and (ii) Mn is the number average molar mass, measured by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography); and (D) a Mw of at least 230,000 g/mol. The present disclosure also provides an article of manufacture made from or containing (A) a substrate and (B) a coating layer made from or containing the disclosed LDPE. The present disclosure further provides a polymerization process occurring (A) in the presence of oxygen as the only radical initiating agent and (B) in the absence of solvents.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound welding device (1) for ultrasonic machining of a material by means of a sonotrode (2) mounted in a vibration-decoupled manner, which sonotrode comprises a sealing surface having a cylinder barrel shape, and a counter tool (8), wherein a converter is connected to the sonotrode (2) optionally via a first amplitude transformation unit and the sonotrode (2) and the first converter are designed in such a manner that the sonotrode (2) can be set into vibration by means of a natural vibration of the ultrasonic frequency fS.

Abstract: A compartmentalized multiple container base apparatus for separation and recovery of used contaminated abrasive blasting material at a remote work site. A self-contained unitized storage and cleaning system including cyclonic separation, multiple stage dust filters and magnetic drum, air wash and vibratory separation in a flow through contaminate and blast media separation process.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising providing design data, producing lithography masks based on the design data, predicting a product process window and producing a wafer including semiconductor structures by means of the lithography masks and observing conditions defined by the product process window.

Abstract: Process for polymerizing or copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators at pressures in the range of from 110 MPa to 500 MPa and temperatures in the range of from 100° C. to 350° C. in a continuously operated polymerization apparatus, wherein the reaction gas composition is compressed to the polymerization pressure by at least two sequentially operating compressors in which a low-pressure compressor first compresses the reaction gas composition to a pressure of from 10 MPa to 50 MPa and a high-pressure compressor then further compresses the reaction gas composition to the polymerization pressure wherein the high-pressure compressor is operated with a polyalkylene glycol based synthetic lubricant and oxygen is introduced into the fresh gas feed or into the polymerization apparatus in an amount that the gas composition to be compressed in the high-pressure compressor has an oxygen content in the range of from 0.01 ppm to 0.9 ppm.

Abstract: Process for preparing ethylene copolymers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator at pressures in the range of from 160 MPa to 350 MPa and temperatures in the range of from 100° C. to 350° C. in a tubular reactor by copolymerizing ethylene, a bi- or multifunctional comonomer and optionally further comonomers, wherein the bi- or multifunctional comonomer bears at least two different functional groups, of which at least one is a unsaturated group, which can be incorporated into the growing polymer chain, and at least another functional group can act as chain transfer agent in radical ethylene polymerization, ethylene copolymers obtainable by such a process, the use of the ethylene copolymers for extrusion coating and a process for extrusion coating a substrate selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, polymeric film, and metal, with such ethylene copolymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound welding device (1) for ultrasonic machining of a material by means of a sonotrode (2) mounted in a vibration-decoupled manner, which sonotrode comprises a sealing surface having a cylinder barrel shape, and a counter tool (8), wherein a converter is connected to the sonotrode (2) optionally via a first amplitude transformation unit and the sonotrode (2) and the first converter are designed in such a manner that the sonotrode (2) can be set into vibration by means of a natural vibration of the ultrasonic frequency fS.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for performing biological reactions in a nucleic acid sample. The device can comprise a reaction vessel receiving element that includes a plurality of reaction vessel holders and a gastight jacket or equalization plate containing a fluid changeable between liquid and gaseous states. The gastight jacket or equalization plate can be configured to provide temperature equalization among the reaction vessel holders. The reaction vessel receiving element can also include at least one Peltier element, a cooling element, and a controller configured to cycle the device through a predetermined time-temperature profile via heating and cooling.

Abstract: Invention relating to a method for controlling an ultrasonic machining, in which an ultrasonic vibration is transmitted via a sonotrode into the material to be machined. During the first machining interval, a first welding variable of the group S, consisting of the frequency f and the amplitude ü of the ultrasonic vibration, the force F, which the sonotrode exerts on the material to be machined, the power P, which the generator delivers, and the speed v, with which the sonotrode is moved in the direction of the material to be machined, is kept constant until a first target variable of the group Z adopts a predetermined value. During an adjoining second machining interval, a second welding variable of the group S is kept constant until a second target variable of the group Z adopts a predetermined value, wherein the first and the second target value differ.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the earning out of chemical or biological reactions with a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, wherein the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a heating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel receiving element. The invention is characterised by the fact that the reaction vessel receiving element is divided into several segments. The individual segments are thermally decoupled from one another, and each segment is assigned a heating device which may be actuated independently of the others. By means of the segmentation of the reaction vessel receiving element, it is possible for zones to be set and held at different temperatures.