Abstract: A micro-fabricated device for controlling trapped ions includes a first substrate having a main surface. A structured first metal layer is disposed over the main surface of the first substrate. The structured first metal layer includes electrodes of at least one ion trapping zone configured to trap an ion in a space above the structured first metal layer. A dielectric element is fixedly attached to the first substrate. The dielectric element includes at least one short-pulse-laser direct written (SPLDW) waveguide configured to direct laser light towards an ion trapped in the at least one ion trapping zone.

Abstract: An absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a waist containment member (54) with a first longitudinal side edge (72), a second longitudinal side edge (74), a proximal portion (76), and a distal portion (78). A fold (79a) can separate the proximal portion (76) from the distal portion (78). The proximal portion (76) can be coupled to the chassis (11) and the distal portion (78) can be configured to freely move with respect to the chassis (11) when the absorbent article (10, 110, 210) is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (82). The absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a pair of containment flaps (50, 52). The containment flaps (50, 52) can each include a base portion (64) and a projection portion (66).

Abstract: An absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a waist containment member (54) with a first longitudinal side edge (72), a second longitudinal side edge (74), a proximal portion (76), and a distal portion (78). A fold (79a) can separate the proximal portion (76) from the distal portion (78). The proximal portion (76) can be coupled to the chassis (11) and the distal portion (78) can be configured to freely move with respect to the chassis (11) when the absorbent article (10, 110, 210) is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (82). The absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a pair of containment flaps (50, 52). The containment flaps (50, 52) can each include a base portion (64) and a projection portion (66).

Abstract: An absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a waist containment member (54) with a first longitudinal side edge (72), a second longitudinal side edge (74), a proximal portion (76), and a distal portion (78). A fold (79a) can separate the proximal portion (76) from the distal portion (78). The proximal portion (76) can be coupled to the chassis (11) and the distal portion (78) can be configured to freely move with respect to the chassis (11) when the absorbent article (10, 110, 210) is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (82). The absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a pair of containment flaps (50, 52). The containment flaps (50, 52) can each include a base portion (64) and a projection portion (66).

Abstract: A pneumatic brake servo for motor vehicles having a servo housing, the interior of which is divided into at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber by at least one axially movable wall which can be loaded with a pneumatic differential pressure, having a control valve which controls the differential pressure and is arranged in a control housing for connecting the working chamber to the vacuum chamber or to atmosphere. The movable wall includes a diaphragm plate and a rolling diaphragm, and the working chamber is sealed by a sealing ring which bears against the control housing and which is clamped in the radial direction in relation to a longitudinal axis of the brake servo. An actively loaded area of the movable wall is reduced by division of the working chamber into a prechamber and a main chamber to avoid stick/slip effects and reduce disruptive noises.

Abstract: A brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type having a brake booster. In order to provide a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type, which on the one hand fulfills the statutory requirements care and which on the other hand is inexpensive to produce, it is proposed according to aspects of the invention, that the brake booster be provided as a travel-controlled brake booster, so that when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode the brake pedal is decoupled from feedback forces of the brake actuating unit, and the return force is simulated by the pedal travel simulator even when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode.

Abstract: A pneumatic brake servo for motor vehicles having a servo housing, the interior of which is divided into at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber by at least one axially movable wall which can be loaded with a pneumatic differential pressure, having a control valve which controls the differential pressure and is arranged in a control housing for connecting the working chamber to the vacuum chamber or to atmosphere. The movable wall includes a diaphragm plate and a rolling diaphragm, and the working chamber is sealed by a sealing ring which bears against the control housing and which is clamped in the radial direction in relation to a longitudinal axis of the brake servo. An actively loaded area of the movable wall is reduced by division of the working chamber into a prechamber and a main chamber to avoid stick/slip effects and reduce disruptive noises.

Abstract: A control unit for triggering a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals, wherein the electric loads are triggered by pulse width modulated signals, and the input signals are PWM signals. A method is described with which the control unit triggers a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals. The control unit includes controllable switching provisions, wherein these switching provisions connect at least one load respectively with one of at least two different PWM inputs. A method is described for triggering a plurality of electric loads with the aid of the control unit.

Abstract: A brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type having a brake booster. In order to provide a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type, which on the one hand fulfills the statutory requirements care and which on the other hand is inexpensive to produce, it is proposed according to aspects of the invention, that the brake booster be provided as a travel-controlled brake booster, so that when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode the brake pedal is decoupled from feedback forces of the brake actuating unit, and the return force is simulated by the pedal travel simulator even when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode.

Abstract: A device for actuating and diagnosing at least two stepper motors, wherein each of the stepper motors has at least two windings, each of the first windings of the stepper motors and the second windings of the stepper motors are connected in series by a first line and a second line respectively. At least one diagnosis unit is provided, by which electrical parameters and/or changes in the values thereof are measured in the first and/or second line, and the at least one diagnosis unit is implemented such that the function of the stepper motors is analyzed using the measured parameters and/or the changes in value thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to automatic deposition profile targeting with a combined deposition/polishing apparatus which obtains matching deposition and subsequent polishing profiles by use of feedback data from an advanced polish endpoint system in an advanced process control system.

Abstract: A control unit for triggering a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals, wherein the electric loads are triggered by pulse width modulated signals, and the input signals are PWM signals. A method is described with which the control unit triggers a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals. The control unit includes controllable switching provisions, wherein these switching provisions connect at least one load respectively with one of at least two different PWM inputs. A method is described for triggering a plurality of electric loads with the aid of the control unit.

Abstract: A method for classifying errors in the layout of a semiconductor circuit includes examining the layout of the semiconductor circuit for infringement of predetermined design rules in order to establish errors. For each error, the error is marked in the layout, and information about the error and the layout of the semiconductor circuit in an area surrounding the error is extracted. The extracted information is compared with prestored information within a multiplicity of classes, and the error is assigned to the respective class on the basis of the compared information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to automatic deposition profile targeting with a combined deposition/polishing apparatus which obtains matching deposition and subsequent polishing profiles by use of feedback data from an advanced polish endpoint system in an advanced process control system.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a method for analyzing the design of an integrated circuit comprises performing a simulation of the integrated circuit design to obtain simulation results and automatically associating the obtained simulation results to layout elements of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a method for checking the layout of an integrated circuit or integrated circuit mask comprising a plurality of objects, said method comprising the steps of selecting from the plurality of objects a reference object in the layout, selecting from the plurality of objects a displacement object which is different from said reference object, and determining the relative position of said displacement object with respect to the reference object.

Abstract: A web for use in applying a functional material is provided. The web includes a layer that has a plurality of elevated regions. The layer defines a plurality of cavities such that the cavities are located between adjacent elevated regions. A plurality of depressed regions are located on the layer intermediate the elevated regions. The layer has a longitudinal direction and a longitudinal mid-plane defined therethrough. A plurality of functional material members are located in the cavities of the layer. The functional material members are adapted for adhesion of particles or surfaces thereon. The layer is extendable in the longitudinal direction so that the elevated regions are moved in a direction towards the longitudinal mid-plane.

Abstract: An elastomeric composite web (20) includes an elastomeric-substrate (22), and an operative layer of an elastomeric polypropylene-based adhesive material (24) or other surface modifying agent which is adhered or otherwise applied directly to at least one major, facing-side (26) of the elastomeric-substrate (22). In particular aspects, the layer of the surface modifying agent (24) has been provided separate from the elastomeric-substrate (22), and the layer of surface modifying agent (24) has been applied directly to the elastomeric-substrate (22) while the elastomeric-substrate has been operatively configured in a substantially unstretched condition. In other aspects, the elastomeric-substrate (22) can have a distinctively high basis weight, and the layer of surface modifying agent (24) can be applied directly to the elastomeric-substrate (22) prior to attaching the elastomeric-substrate to any separately provided, substantially non-elastomeric, supplemental-substrate.

Abstract: A method for classifying errors in the layout of a semiconductor circuit includes examining the layout of the semiconductor circuit for infringement of predetermined design rules in order to establish errors. For each error, the error is marked in the layout, and information about the error and the layout of the semiconductor circuit in an area surrounding the error is extracted. The extracted information is compared with prestored information within a multiplicity of classes, and the error is assigned to the respective class on the basis of the compared information.

Abstract: A method for classifying errors in the layout of a semiconductor circuit includes examining the layout of the semiconductor circuit for infringement of predetermined design rules in order to establish errors. For each error, the error is marked in the layout, and information about the error and the layout of the semiconductor circuit in an area surrounding the error is extracted. The extracted information is compared with prestored information within a multiplicity of classes, and the error is assigned to the respective class on the basis of the compared information.