Abstract: In order to provide an aberration correction system that realizes a charged particle beam of which the anisotropy is reduced or eliminated on a sample surface even in the case where there is magnetic interference between pole stages of an aberration corrector, an correction system includes a line cross position control device (209) which controls a line cross position in the aberration corrector of the charged particle beam so that a designed value and an actually measured value of the line cross position are equal to each other, an image shift amount extraction device (210), and a feedback determination device (211) which determines whether or not changing an excitation amount of the aberration corrector is necessary whether or not changing an excitation amount is necessary from an extracted image shift amount.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a scalable multiplex PCR method that can simultaneously amplify overlapping amplicons without the drawbacks of conventional multiplex PCR. The method selectively amplifying target nucleic acid fragments having an overlapping region. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a first nucleic acid sequence comprising a first tag t2 and a first forward primer F1, obtaining a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a second tag t1 and a first reverse primer R1, obtaining a third nucleic acid sequence comprising the second tag t1 and a second forward primer F2, obtaining a fourth nucleic acid sequence comprising a third tag t3 and a second reverse primer R2, wherein each primer is a gene-specific primer; performing initial cycles of PCR; and then performing later cycles of PCR at higher annealing temperatures to obtain amplification products.

Abstract: Electronic assemblies and methods including the formation of interconnect structures are described. In one embodiment an apparatus includes semiconductor die and a first metal bump on the die, the first metal bump including a surface having a first part and a second part. The apparatus also includes a solder resistant coating covering the first part of the surface and leaving the second part of the surface uncovered. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A computerized system for transforming an input string includes a dictionary with tokens and associated scores. A chart parser generates a chart parse of the input string by, for each position within the input string, (i) identifying a string of at least one consecutive character in the input string that begins at that position and matches one of the tokens and (ii) unless the identified string is a single character matching the start character for another entry in the chart parse, creating an entry corresponding to the identified string. A partition selection module determines a selected partition of the input string. The selected partition includes an array of tokens selected from the chart parse such that their concatenation matches the input string. The selected partition is a minimum score partition, where the score is based on a sum of the tokens' associated scores from the dictionary.

Abstract: A method to present information associated with a group of virtual components in a virtualized environment includes collecting a first resource usage data and a second resource usage data associated with a virtual component of the group of virtual components. In response to a region of the graphical representation associated with a difference between the first resource usage data and the second resource usage data exceeding a threshold, the method also includes collecting first graphical representation rendering information to render the first resource usage data as a first graphic in the graphical representation, collecting second graphical representation rendering information to render the second resource usage data as a second graphic in the graphical representation, and collecting third graphical representation rendering information including a reduction factor to reduce the region in the graphical representation to a third graphic in the graphical representation.

Abstract: A scanning electron microscope of the present invention performs scanning by changing a scanning line density in accordance with a sample when an image of a scanned region is formed by scanning a two-dimensional region on the sample with an electron beam or is provided with a GUI having sample information input means which inputs information relating to the sample and display means which displays a recommended scanning conditioHn according to the input and performs scanning with a scanning line density according to the sample by selecting the recommended scanning condition. As a result, in observation using a scanning electron microscope, a suitable scanning device which can improve contrast of a profile of a two-dimensional pattern and suppress shading by suppressing the influence of charging caused by primary charged particle radiation and by improving a detection rate of secondary electrons and a scanning method are provided.

Abstract: A downhole seal system for roller cone drill bits includes a seal gland having a width larger than it depth. In one implementation, the seal gland includes a protrusion along its base on which a seal element seats. The seal element is a single, annular seal element with a recess formed therein so as to define two lobes. The seal element seats in the gland so that the recess engages the protrusion. The lobes function as separate seal elements, although they are a single unitary seal element disposed in a single gland.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for removing impurities from feed water comprising (A) a loading tank comprising a top, a bottom, and an interior, and further comprising (i) an inlet that conveys the feed water to a water distributor, (ii) a grid located above the water distributor, (iii) an outlet located at a level higher than the grid, (iv) an outlet at the bottom of the loading tank, (B) a regeneration tank comprising (i) a first inlet near the top of the regeneration tank, (ii) a second inlet at the top of the regeneration tank, (iii) an outlet at the bottom of the regeneration tank, (C) a pipe that conveys material from the bottom of the regeneration tank to the top of the loading tank, wherein said regeneration tank is located below the loading tank. Also provided is a method of removing impurities by using such an apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical cable fan-out device, used for dividing a single main optical cable into a plurality of branch optical cables. Wherein said optical cable fan-out device comprises of housing, said housing possessing a first end, and a second end opposite said first end. Said main optical cable is introduced into said housing via said first end, and said plurality of branch optical cables are led out from said second end of said housing. Wherein, a branch cable protective component is provided on the second end of said housing, said branch cable protective component possessing a trumpet shaped opening that widens gradually outwards, said plurality of branch optical cables being led out to the exterior of said housing via said trumpet shaped opening.

Abstract: A switching power stage for producing a load voltage at a load output of the switching power stage, wherein the load output comprises a first load terminal having a first load voltage and a second load terminal having a second load voltage such that the load voltage comprises a difference between the first and the second load voltages, that may include: a power converter comprising a power inductor and a plurality of switches, wherein the power converter is configured to drive a power converter output terminal; a linear amplifier configured to drive a linear amplifier output terminal; and a controller for controlling the plurality of switches and the linear amplifier in order to generate the load voltage as a function of an input signal to the controller such that energy delivered to the load output is supplied predominantly by the power converter.

Abstract: An apparatus including a heat sink layer and a magnetic recording layer over the heat sink layer. In addition, a thermochromic layer is over the heat sink layer, wherein the thermochromic layer includes a first optical absorbance at a first temperature and a second optical absorbance at a second temperature.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a storage layer, a first write layer, and a second write layer. The first write layer is disposed over the storage layer. The second write layer is disposed over the first write layer. The anisotropy field and magnetization associated with the second write layer at writing temperature is greater than anisotropy field and magnetization associated with the first write layer at the writing temperature.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises identifying a computer task; determining a hardware exception source associated with the computer task; determining an exception unit associated with the hardware exception source; determining a parallelization factor associated with the hardware exception source; and determining a parallel execution scenario associated with the computer task based on the exception unit and the parallelization factor. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium and one or more servers in communication, for presenting points of interest in an electronic interactive map at a client device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a client device, an electronic interactive map including a point of interest overlay comprising of at least one point of interest located within the geographic region of the presented map.

Abstract: An energy storage device includes a middle section (610) including a plurality of double-sided porous structures (500), each of which contain multiple channels (511) in two opposing surfaces (515, 525) thereof, an upper section (620) comprising a single-sided porous structure (621) containing multiple channels (622) in a surface (625) thereof, and a lower section (630) including a single-sided porous structure (631) containing multiple channels (632) in a surface (635) thereof.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprising (a) dispersed particles of said polyurethane, wherein said polyurethane is the reaction product of polyurethane formation reactants comprising (i) one or more polyisocyanate, (ii) a polyol component comprising one or more polyol, and (iv) one or more organometallic compound having the structure wherein n is 0 or 1, t is 0 or 1, r is 0 or 1, p is 0 to 2, q is 0 to 13, at least one of p and q is not zero, M is a metal that is not silicon, —X1 is —NH2 or —OH; and —X2 is selected from the group consisting of —SH, —NH2, —COOH, and and (b) one or more isocyanate crosslinker having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule.

Abstract: A method may include processing a first signal derived from an input signal with a first path to generate a first path voltage at a first path output, processing a second signal derived from the input signal with a second path to generate a second path voltage at a second path output, the second path comprising a linear amplifier having at least one transistor for driving the second path voltage, generating the first signal and the second signal with a signal splitter, such that the second signal comprises information of the input signal absent from the first signal, and such that the second path voltage is of a sufficient magnitude such that the at least one transistor operates in a saturation region of the at least one transistor throughout a dynamic range of a load voltage equal to the difference of the first path voltage and the second path voltage.

Abstract: A method for reading and recording physical condition of a user using an electronic device includes reading and recording physiological status of user when at least one collecting device of the electronic device is collecting physiological readings of a user. The readings are received by the electronic device, and a geographic location of the electronic device and environmental information of the geographic location are also acquired. A report and warning if necessary about physical condition of the user is generated by analyzing the status recorded and the environment information.

Abstract: A furnace has a primary heat exchanger tube, a secondary heat exchanger comprising a plurality of secondary heat exchanger tubes, a hot header configured to provide a fluid flow path between an output of the primary heat exchanger tube to an input of the secondary heat exchanger, and a perforated fluid flow plate disposed at least partially within the hot header.

Abstract: Methods are described for measuring the amount of C peptide in a sample. More specifically, mass spectrometric methods are described for detecting and quantifying C peptide in a sample utilizing on-line extraction methods coupled with tandem mass spectrometric or high resolution/high accuracy mass spectrometric techniques.