Abstract: A design structure for designing and manufacturing a programmable device. The design structure includes a substrate (10); an insulator (13) on the substrate; an elongated semiconductor material (12) on the insulator, the elongated semiconductor material having first and second ends, and an upper surface S; the first end (12a) is substantially wider than the second end (12b), and a metallic material is disposed on the upper surface; the metallic material being physically migratable along the upper surface responsive to an electrical current I flowable through the semiconductor material and the metallic material.

Abstract: A programmable device includes a substrate (10); an insulator (13) on the substrate; an elongated semiconductor material (12) on the insulator, the elongated semiconductor material having first and second ends, and an upper surface S; the first end (12a) is substantially wider than the second end (12b), and a metallic material is disposed on the upper surface; the metallic material being physically migratable along the upper surface responsive to an electrical current I flowable through the semiconductor material and the metallic material.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining whether to compress computer communications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes examining at least one of a request characteristic of the communication request and a response characteristic of the uncompressed responsive communication, the request characteristic of the communication request being other than an “accept-encoding” header, and applying one or more rules to the at least one of the request characteristic and the response characteristic. Each of the one or more rules provides a compressibility assessment. Based on the one or more compressibility assessments, the method then determines whether to compress the responsive communication prior to transmittal to the requester.