Abstract: An electrical connection structure providing better optical properties in a display includes an electrical connection unit, an interference layer, and an electrically insulating cover. The interference layer is positioned on a side of the electrical connection unit. The electrically insulating cover is positioned on the other side of the electrical connection unit and formed to cover the electrical connection unit. The electrical connection unit includes a metal layer to reflect light. The interference layer can reflect light falling on a first region close to the electrically insulating cover. A degree of reflectance of the first region of the interference layer is equal to the reflectance of the metal layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides the Fabry-Perot (F-P) sensor compromising housing, measuring probe, longitudinal sling block, and displacement converting device. The optic fiber passes through upside sealing ring and extends into upside through hole with the optic fiber end surface disposed at the bottom; the upside of longitudinal sliding block is disposed with reflecting surface, thus a Fabry-Perot cavity is formed between part of the fiber end surface at the bottom of the fiber and the reflecting surface on the upside of longitudinal sliding block. The displacement converting device will convert the lateral slides of the measuring probe into the slides of the longitudinal sliding block, which thus changes the distance from the reflecting surface to the fiber end surface and changes the Fabry-Perot cavity length. Further, the sliding distance of the measuring probe can be calculated after the variation of the Fabry-Perot cavity length measured in according with the Fabry-Perot principle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Fabry-Perot sensor for measuring inclination. Wherein the present inclinometer is fixed on a static detected object in application use, the mass block is flexibly connected to the top plate, thus the line between the center of gravity of the mass block and the connecting point on the top plate is perpendicular to the horizontal plane; a Fabry-Perot cavity is formed between the reflecting surface disposed at one end of the mass block and the end of the optic fiber. The detected object will be in a static state after tilting, the line between the center of gravity of the mass block and its connecting point on the top plate is still perpendicular to the level plane and the F-P cavity length will have a variation. Then the change of cavity length can be measured in accordance with the Fabry-Perot principle, thereby the tilting angle of the mass block is able to be further measured. Then the tilting angle is also the inclination of the detected object.

Abstract: The present invention provides the sensor for measuring the relative sliding between two interfaces based on the principle of EFPI. The sensor comprises two optical fibers and two slopes arranged on the reflective slope. Each surface of the slope is disposed with reflecting surface; and the bottom of each optical fiber is arranged with reflecting end surface. The reflecting surfaces are perpendicular to each of an optical axis of the fiber, thus the Fabry-Perot cavity is formed between reflective end surface and emitting surface to measure the sliding of object B relative to object A in a plane. A fiber and a slope can also be further added to measure the sliding of object B relative to object A in a three dimensional space. The sensor does not affected by the temperature and electromagnetic interference; and has the advantages of high accuracy, strong resisting interference capability and durability.

Abstract: An electrical connection structure providing better optical properties in a display includes an electrical connection unit, an interference layer, and an electrically insulating cover. The interference layer is positioned on a side of the electrical connection unit. The electrically insulating cover is positioned on the other side of the electrical connection unit and formed to cover the electrical connection unit. The electrical connection unit includes a metal layer to reflect light. The interference layer can reflect light falling on a first region close to the electrically insulating cover. A degree of reflectance of the first region of the interference layer is equal to the reflectance of the metal layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic substrate includes providing a substrate and forming a buffer layer on the substrate. A connection pad is formed on the buffer layer. An electrically insulating layer is formed on the buffer layer. A connection hole is defined in the electrically insulating layer. A connection line made of metal is formed on the electrically insulating layer and extends into the connection hole to electrically couple with the connection pad. An electrically insulating cover is formed on the electrically insulating layer to cover the connection line. A light irradiation is applied to the electrically insulating cover through a mask which has a first translucent region located corresponding to the connection line and a second translucent region located beside the connection line. A transmittance of the first translucent region is lower than a transmittance of the second translucent region.

Abstract: An ultra-portable water purification system (1). The system (1) can include a pump (22) for pumping water under pressure through the water purification system (1). The system (1) can also include a battery (14) for supplying power to operate the pump (22), a power source (10) for providing power to the battery (14) and the pump (22), and a charge controller (18), electrically connected to the power source (10), battery (14), and pump (22), for regulating power received from the power source (10) and limiting the power provided to the battery (14) to power the pump (22). The water purification system (1) can also include a mesh strainer (20) upstream of the pump (22), a sediment filter (26), and an electropositive filter (30). The mesh strainer (20), sediment filter (26) and electropositive filter (30) are arranged in series such that the source water is pumped sequentially therethrough.

Abstract: A self-aligned process for locating a stem of a T-shaped gate relative to source and drain contacts of a FET or HEMT. The gate stem is located asymmetrically in some embodiments and in such embodiments the stem of the T-shaped gate is located relative to drain and source contacts of the device by forming a plurality of sidewall spacers, with more sidewall spacers being formed on the drain side of the stem than are formed on the source side of the stem. Additionally the gate stem preferably has a high aspect ratio to improve the performance of the resulting FET or HEMT. Drain and source contacts are preferably formed of an n+ semiconductor material.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking and reporting texture map levels of detail that are computed during graphics processing allows for efficient management of texture map storage. Minimum and/or maximum pre-clamped texture map levels of detail values are tracked by a graphics processor and an array stored in memory is updated to report the minimum and/or maximum values for use by an application program. The minimum and/or maximum values may be used to determine the active set of texture map levels of detail that is loaded into graphics memory.

Abstract: A method of forming a slanted field plate including forming epitaxy for a FET on a substrate, forming a wall near a drain of the FET, the wall comprising a first negative tone electron-beam resist (NTEBR), depositing a dielectric over the epitaxy and the wall, the wall causing the dielectric to have a step near the drain of the FET, depositing a second NTEBR over the dielectric, wherein surface tension causes the deposited second NTEBR to have a slanted top surface between the step and a source of the FET, etching anisotropically vertically the second NTEBR and the dielectric to remove the second NTEBR and to transfer a shape of the slanted top surface to the dielectric, and forming a gatehead comprising metal on the dielectric between the step and the source of the FET, wherein the gatehead forms a slanted field plate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing decision models. In one aspect, a method includes providing data that cause presentation of a model development user interface receiving first model rule data through the user interface. The first model rule data specify a first characteristic of a violating resource and a threshold score for the first characteristic. Additional model rule data are received through the user interface. The additional model rule data specify one or more additional model rules. Relationship data are received through the user interface for each of the additional model rules. The relationship data specify sets of the additional model rules that violating resources satisfy. Data that cause a hierarchical presentation of the first model rule and the additional model rules are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a strategy to create self-healing, slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS). Roughened (e.g., porous) surfaces can be utilized to lock in place a lubricating fluid, referred to herein as Liquid B to repel a wide range of materials, referred to herein as Object A (Solid A or Liquid A). SLIPS outperforms other conventional surfaces in its capability to repel various simple and complex liquids (water, hydrocarbons, crude oil and blood), maintain low-contact-angle hysteresis (<2.5°), quickly restore liquid-repellency after physical damage (within 0.1-1 s), resist ice, microorganisms and insects adhesion, and function at high pressures (up to at least 690 atm). Some exemplary application where SLIPS will be useful include energy-efficient fluid handling and transportation, optical sensing, medicine, and as self-cleaning, and anti-fouling materials operating in extreme environments.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for blowing down a compressed air system when temperature is at or below a predefined temperature threshold is provided. Temperature sensors in the compressed air system monitor temperature and a control processor determines when the temperature is at or below the predefined temperature threshold. When it is determined temperature is at or below the predefined temperature threshold, the control processor operates a solenoid blow-down valve that depressurizes the compressed air system.

Abstract: A method for thread address mapping in a parallel thread processor. The method includes receiving a thread address associated with a first thread in a thread group; computing an effective address based on a location of the thread address within a local window of a thread address space; computing a thread group address in an address space associated with the thread group based on the effective address and a thread identifier associated with a first thread; and computing a virtual address associated with the first thread based on the thread group address and a thread group identifier, where the virtual address is used to access a location in a memory associated with the thread address to load or store data.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for dynamically specifying a texture header and texture sampler using an index. The index corresponds to a particular register value that may be static or computed during execution of a shader program. Any texture operation instruction may specify an index value for each of the texture header and the texture sampler.

Abstract: A screw compressor includes a casing, a screw, an air entry, an air outlet, a slide valve with a flexible volume ratio, and first and second air cylinders. The slide valve is disposed between the first and second air cylinders and includes a slide valve main body. Two ends of the slide valve seal the first and second air cylinders. The first air cylinder is connected to the air outlet of the compressor through a first connection pipe, and the second air cylinder is connected to a last closed spiral flute through a second connection pipe. The slide valve searches for balance under the driving of pressures in the first and second air cylinders. The screw compressor having a slide valve with a flexible volume ratio can enable the volume ratio of the compressor to be automatically adjusted to an optimal state.

Abstract: A double-screw liquid pump is provided, which is applicable to an Organic Rankin Cycle (ORC). The double-screw liquid pump includes a semi-sealed or fully sealed shell, and the shell includes a first cavity and a second cavity isolated from each other. A motor is disposed in the first cavity, and a main body part of a double-screw is disposed in the second cavity. At least one rotor of the double-screw is fixedly connected to a rotor of the motor, and the double-screw rotates through driving of the motor. A liquid refrigerant injection inlet and a refrigerant outlet are disposed on the first cavity, and the motor is cooled through evaporation of a liquid refrigerant; a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet are disposed on the second cavity.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for collecting operands specified by an instruction. As a sequence of instructions is received the operands specified by the instructions are assigned to ports, so that each one of the operands specified by a single instruction is assigned to a different port. Reading of the operands from a multi-bank register file is scheduled by selecting an operand from each one of the different ports to produce an operand read request and ensuring that two or more of the selected operands are not stored in the same bank of the multi-bank register file. The operands specified by the operand read request are read from the multi-bank register file in a single clock cycle. Each instruction is then executed as the operands specified by the instruction are read from the multi-bank register file and collected over one or more clock cycles.

Abstract: A screw expansion power generation device is disclosed, applicable to an Organic Rankin Cycle (ORC). The power generation device includes a semi-sealed or fully sealed shell. The shell includes an expander cavity and a generator cavity. The expander cavity is not in communication with the generator cavity. A screw expander is disposed in the expander cavity, and a generator is disposed in the generator cavity. A rotor of the screw expander is fixedly connected to a rotor of the generator. The power generation device drives the generator to generate power through rotation of the rotor of the screw expander. A liquid refrigerant injection inlet and a refrigerant outlet are disposed on the generator cavity. The generator is cooled through evaporation of a liquid refrigerant. The screw expansion power generation device of the present invention is semi-sealed or fully sealed. The screw expander and the generator are disposed in the shell as a whole.