Zhang, Santa Clara
Buyue Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150254825 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A DISPLAY FROM A SURROUND VIEW CAMERA SOLUTION - A method, apparatus and a system multi-camera image processing method. The method includes performing geometric alignment to produce a geometric output, performing photometric alignment to produce a photometric output and blending output, using data from the geometric alignment and the photometric alignment for performing synthesis function for at least one of blending and stitching images from the multi-cameras, and displaying an image from the synthesis function. | 09-10-2015 |
Chang Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20080255781 | TRANSDUCER ARRAY SELF-DIAGNOSTICS AND SELF-HEALING - A method of performing transducer self-diagnostics and self-healing on an array of sensor transducers bonded to a structure for health monitoring includes measuring impedance to detect whether a transducer is missing, or a connection is damaged. Pitch-catch signals generated between one or more pairs of transducers are analyzed for detecting defects according to selected criteria of defect size and location to determine whether the sensors are damaged or partially/fully disbanded. Based on the resulting map of operational transducers, signal transmission paths are added/extended between additional pairs of transducers to maintain inspection coverage of the structure according to the selected criteria. | 10-16-2008 |
20100114503 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING MEMORY ON STRUCTURE - Storage of information, such as baseline information and structure ID, in a memory that is mounted on the structure, rather than inside the diagnosis hardware. This allows for faster and more convenient information retrieval. In particular, this approach allows for a more modular system in which different diagnosis hardware or other analyzers can be simply plugged into a structure's sensor network, whereupon they can quickly download any desired structure-specific information (e.g., baseline information, structure ID, and other useful information) from the on-structure memory. | 05-06-2010 |
20100161283 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING NETWORK - A networked configuration of structural health monitoring elements. Monitoring elements such as sensors and actuators are configured as a network, with groups of monitoring elements each controlled by a local controller, or cluster controller. A data bus interconnects each cluster controller with a router, forming a networked group of “monitoring clusters” connected to a router. In some embodiments, the router identifies particular clusters, and sends commands to the appropriate cluster controllers, instructing them to carry out the appropriate monitoring operations. In turn, the cluster controllers identify certain ones of their monitoring elements, and direct them to monitor the structure as necessary. Data returned from the monitoring elements is sent to the cluster controllers, which then pass the information to the router. Other embodiments employ multiple sensor groups directly connected to a central controller, perhaps with distributed local control elements. Methods of operation are also disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
20110035167 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR - A structural health monitoring system using ASICs for signal transmission, reception, and analysis. Incorporating structural health monitoring functionality into one or more ASICs provides a durable yet small, lightweight, low cost, and portable system that can be deployed and operated in field conditions. Such systems provide significant advantages, especially in applications such as armor structures. | 02-10-2011 |
20110125417 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY - A self-sufficient structural health monitoring system that can monitor a structure without need for external power input. Embodiments of the invention provide a structural health monitoring system with a power supply integrated within, so that the system relies on itself for operational power. Systems with such an on-board electrical power source, independent of an external power source (and in particular, independent of the power system(s) of the structure being monitored), are much more self-contained and self-sufficient. | 05-26-2011 |
20120271563 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING PROCESSES - A structural health monitoring system using ASICs for signal transmission, reception, and analysis. Incorporating structural health monitoring functionality into one or more ASICs provides a durable yet small, lightweight, low cost, and portable system that can be deployed and operated in field conditions. Such systems provide significant advantages, especially in applications such as armor structures. | 10-25-2012 |
Chunning Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150369942 | LINE LOCATOR WITH A METAL DETECTOR - A line locator system that includes a metal detector is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, the line locator system includes a digital signal processor in a housing; a line locator portion mounted in the housing and coupled to the digital signal processor; and an active metal detector mounted in the housing and coupled to the digital signal processor. | 12-24-2015 |
David C. Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20080253231 | FUNCTIONAL ACTUATOR-SENSOR PATH OPTIMIZATION IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for optimizing transducer performance in an array of transducers in a structural health monitoring system includes specifying a plurality of paths between pairs of the transducers on a monitored structure and evaluating the quality of signal transmissions along the paths so as to optimize the gain and frequency operating condition of the transducers. | 10-16-2008 |
Dazhong Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090310685 | HIGH-YIELD MULTI-THREADING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODERS/TRANSCODERS/DECODERS WITH DYNAMIC VIDEO REORDERING AND MULTI-LEVEL VIDEO CODING DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT - Disclosed is an exemplary video coder and video coding method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The exemplary video coder includes a scheduler, a plurality of processors and a multiplexer. The scheduler can examine processing units in an input buffer to determine an order for the processing unit to be coded by a processor. If the processing unit under examination depends on a processing unit not yet processed, the processing unit under examination can be merged with other processing units, if any, that share a similar dependency. If the processing unit under examination does not depend on any processing units not yet processed, it can be sent to a next available processor for coding. When a processing unit is sent to a processor, any merged processing units that depend on sent processing unit can also be sent to a next available processor. | 12-17-2009 |
Gengsheng Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120302257 | POSITION DETERMINATION METHODOLOGY SELECTION - Various methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided for use in or with a mobile device to identify one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at the mobile device. In an example, positioning resources may provide all or part of a position fix based, at least in part, on one or more wireless signals received by the mobile device, and/or one or more electrical signals received from one or more sensors onboard the mobile device. For example, in certain instances at least one of the positioning resources may have at least one attribute that is different than at least one other attribute of another positioning resource. In certain examples, at least one of the positioning resources may be selected for obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on a request and one or more particular attributes. | 11-29-2012 |
20130235864 | DETERMINING CLOCK MODELS - Examples disclosed herein relate to methods and apparatuses for observing signals transmitted by one or more transmitters in an asynchronous communication network and applying a time reference to generate a clock model. In one embodiment, parameters representing the clock model may then be forwarded to other mobile devices to assist in positioning operations. | 09-12-2013 |
Guansong Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110311011 | Method and Apparatus for Emulating Stream Clock Signal in Asynchronous Data Transmission - A method and apparatus for emulating stream clock signal in asynchronous data transmission. The inventive subject matter proposes a system consisting of a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a link or network in between. A scheme to generate the emulated stream clock across a wide frequency range is also proposed with the property of controllable deviation from the original stream frequency to meet jitter requirement and fast frequency convergence (minimal number of converging steps). The scheme includes an optional first step to derive a frequency estimation of the stream clock and a second step of continuous adjusting the emulated clock frequency to keep the average frequency equals that of the original stream clock. | 12-22-2011 |
Guizhen Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100175715 | Combinatorial Approach to the Development of Cleaning Formulations For Wet Removal of High Dose Implant Photoresist - Embodiments of the current invention describe a cleaning solution for the removal of high dose implanted photoresist, along with methods of applying the cleaning solution to remove the high dose implanted photoresist and combinatorially developing the cleaning solution. | 07-15-2010 |
20100288725 | Acid Chemistries and Methodologies for Texturing Transparent Conductive Oxide Materials - Surface texturing of the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) front contact of a thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell is needed to enhance the light-trapping capability of the TFPV solar cells and thus improving the solar cell efficiency. Embodiments of the current invention describe chemical formulations and methods for the wet etching of the TCO. The formulations and methods may be optimized to tune the surface texturing of the TCO as desired. | 11-18-2010 |
20110020971 | Combinatorial Screening of Transparent Conductive Oxide Materials for Solar Applications - Embodiments of the current invention include methods of improving a process of forming a textured TCO film by combinatorial methods. The combinatorial method may include depositing a TCO by physical vapor deposition or sputtering, annealing the TCO, and etching the TCO where at least one of the depositing, the annealing, or the etching is performed combinatorially. Embodiments of the current invention also include improved methods of forming the TCO based on the results of combinatorial testing. | 01-27-2011 |
20120196399 | Nitrogen Reactive Sputtering of Cu-In-Ga-N For Solar Cells - Methods for forming Cu—In—Ga—N (CIGN) layers for use in TFPV solar panels are described using reactive PVD deposition in a nitrogen containing atmosphere. In some embodiments, the CIGN layers can be used as an absorber layer and eliminate the need of a selenization step. In some embodiments, the CIGN layers can be used as a protective layer to decrease the sensitivity of the CIG layer to oxygen or moisture before the selenization step. In some embodiments, the CIGN layers can be used as an adhesion layer to improve the adhesion between the back contact layer and the absorber layer. | 08-02-2012 |
20130122643 | Nitrogen Reactive Sputtering of Cu-In-Ga-N for Solar Cells - Methods for forming Cu—In—Ga—N (CIGN) layers for use in TFPV solar panels are described using reactive PVD deposition in a nitrogen containing atmosphere. In some embodiments, the CIGN layers can be used as an absorber layer and eliminate the need of a selenization step. In some embodiments, the CIGN layers can be used as a protective layer to decrease the sensitivity of the CIG layer to oxygen or moisture before the selenization step. In some embodiments, the CIGN layers can be used as an adhesion layer to improve the adhesion between the back contact layer and the absorber layer. | 05-16-2013 |
20130163064 | Electrochromic Device With Improved Transparent Conductor And Method For Forming The Same - Embodiments provided herein describe electrochromic devices and methods for forming electrochromic devices. The electrochromic devices include a transparent substrate, a transparent conducting oxide layer coupled to the transparent substrate, and a layer of electrochromic material coupled to the transparent conducting oxide layer. The transparent conducting oxide layer includes indium and zinc. | 06-27-2013 |
20130280853 | Combinatorial Methods for Making CIGS Solar Cells - The present disclosure is directed to methods of forming different types of Cu | 10-24-2013 |
20140092462 | Electrochromic Device with Improved Transparent Conductor and Method for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe electrochromic devices and methods for forming electrochromic devices. The electrochromic devices include a transparent substrate, a transparent conducting oxide layer coupled to the transparent substrate, and a layer of electrochromic material coupled to the transparent conducting oxide layer. The transparent conducting oxide layer includes indium and zinc. | 04-03-2014 |
20140170413 | Silver Based Conductive Layer For Flexible Electronics - Methods for making conducting stacks includes forming a doped or alloyed silver layer sandwiched between two layers of transparent conductive oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO). The doped silver or silver alloy layer can be thin, such as between 1.5 to 20 nm and thus can be transparent. The doped silver or silver alloy can provide improved ductility property, allowing the conductive stack to be bendable. The transparent conductive oxide layers can also be thin, allowing the conductive stack can have improved ductility property. | 06-19-2014 |
20140178578 | Barrier Layers for Silver Reflective Coatings and HPC Workflows for Rapid Screening of Materials for Such Barrier Layers - Provided is High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC) testing methodology of semiconductor substrates, each including multiple site isolated regions. The site isolated regions are used for testing different compositions and/or structures of barrier layers disposed over silver reflectors. The tested barrier layers may include all or at least two of nickel, chromium, titanium, and aluminum. In some embodiments, the barrier layers include oxygen. This combination allows using relative thin barrier layers (e.g., 5-30 Angstroms thick) that have high transparency yet provide sufficient protection to the silver reflector. The amount of nickel in a barrier layer may be 5-10% by weight, chromium −25-30%, titanium and aluminum −30%-35% each. The barrier layer may be co-sputtered in a reactive or inert-environment using one or more targets that include all four metals. An article may include multiple silver reflectors, each having its own barrier layer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140268316 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION COATINGS OF LOW-EMISSIVITY GLASS INCLUDING A TERNARY ALLOY - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels that may include a substrate and a reflective layer formed over the substrate. The low emissivity panels may further include a top dielectric layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the top dielectric layer and the substrate. The top dielectric layer may include a ternary metal oxide, such as zinc tin aluminum oxide. The top dielectric layer may also include aluminum. The concentration of aluminum may be between about 1 atomic % and 15 atomic % or between about 2 atomic % and 10 atomic %. An atomic ratio of zinc to tin in the top dielectric layer may be between about 0.67 and about 1.5 or between about 0.9 and about 1.1. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268317 | High Solar Gain Low-E Panel and Method for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A reflective layer is formed above the transparent substrate. An over-coating layer is formed above the reflective layer. The over-coating layer includes first, second, and third sub-layers. The second sub-layer is between the first and third sub-layers, and the first and third sub-layers include the same material | 09-18-2014 |
20140272353 | Color shift of high LSG low emissivity coating after heat treatment - Low emissivity panels can include a protection layer of silicon nitride on a layer of ZnO on a layer of Zn | 09-18-2014 |
20140272354 | Method to generate high LSG low-emissivity coating with same color after heat treatment - Low emissivity panels can include a separation layer of Zn | 09-18-2014 |
20140272395 | LOW-EMISSIVITY GLASS INCLUDING SPACER LAYERS COMPATIBLE WITH HEAT TREATMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels that may include a first reflective layer, a second reflective layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer. In some embodiments, the spacer layer may have a thickness of between about 20 nm and 90 nm. The spacer layer may include a bi-metal oxide that may include tin, and may further include one of zinc, aluminum, or magnesium. The spacer layer may have a substantially amorphous structure. Moreover, the spacer layer may have a substantially uniform composition throughout the thickness of the spacer layer. The low emissivity panel may be configured to have a color change as determined by Rg ΔE (i.e. as determined on the glass side) that is less than about 1.7 in response to an application of a heat treatment to the low emissivity panel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272454 | Barrier Layers for Silver Reflective Coatings and HPC Workflows for Rapid Screening of Materials for Such Barrier Layers - Provided is High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC) testing methodology of semiconductor substrates, each including multiple site isolated regions. The site isolated regions are used for testing different compositions and/or structures of barrier layers disposed over silver reflectors. The tested barrier layers may include all or at least two of nickel, chromium, titanium, and aluminum. In some embodiments, the barrier layers include oxygen. This combination allows using relative thin barrier layers (e.g., 5-30 Angstroms thick) that have high transparency yet provide sufficient protection to the silver reflector. The amount of nickel in a barrier layer may be 5-10% by weight, chromium—25-30%, titanium and aluminum—30%-35% each. The barrier layer may be co-sputtered in a reactive or inert-environment using one or more targets that include all four metals. An article may include multiple silver reflectors, each having its own barrier layer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272455 | Titanium nickel niobium alloy barrier for low-emissivity coatings - A method for making low emissivity panels, including control the composition of a barrier layer formed on a thin conductive silver layer. The barrier structure can include a ternary alloy of titanium, nickel and niobium, which showed improvements in overall performance than those from binary barrier results. The percentage of titanium can be between 5 and 15 wt %. The percentage of nickel can be between 30 and 50 wt %. The percentage of niobium can be between 40 and 60 wt %. | 09-18-2014 |
20140308528 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION COATINGS OF LOW-EMISSIVITY GLASS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming a low emissivity panel. In various embodiments, a partially fabricated panel may be provided. The partially fabricated panel may include a substrate, a reflective layer formed over the substrate, and a top dielectric layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the substrate and the top dielectric layer. The top dielectric layer may include tin having an oxidation state of +4. An interface layer may be formed over the top dielectric layer. A top diffusion layer may be formed over the interface layer. The top diffusion layer may be formed in a nitrogen plasma environment. The interface layer may substantially prevent nitrogen from the nitrogen plasma environment from reaching the top dielectric layer and changing the oxidation state of tin included in the top dielectric layer. | 10-16-2014 |
20140322507 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION COATINGS OF LOW-EMISSIVITY GLASS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels. In some embodiments, a partially fabricated panel may be provided that includes a substrate, a reflective layer formed over the substrate, and a barrier layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the substrate and the barrier layer. The barrier layer may include a partially oxidized alloy of three or more metals. A first interface layer may be formed over the barrier layer. A top dielectric layer may be formed over the first interface layer. The top dielectric layer may be formed using reactive sputtering in an oxygen containing environment. The first interface layer may prevent further oxidation of the partially oxidized alloy of the three or more metals when forming the top dielectric layer. A second interface layer may be formed over the top dielectric layer. | 10-30-2014 |
20150104569 | Barrier Layers for Silver Reflective Coatings and HPC Workflows for Rapid Screening of Materials for Such Barrier Layers - Provided is High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC) testing methodology of semiconductor substrates, each including multiple site isolated regions. The site isolated regions are used for testing different compositions and/or structures of barrier layers disposed over silver reflectors. The tested barrier layers may include all or at least two of nickel, chromium, titanium, and aluminum. In some embodiments, the barrier layers include oxygen. This combination allows using relative thin barrier layers (e.g., 5-30 Angstroms thick) that have high transparency yet provide sufficient protection to the silver reflector. The amount of nickel in a barrier layer may be 5-10% by weight, chromium—25-30%, titanium and aluminum—30%-35% each. The barrier layer may be co-sputtered in a reactive or inert-environment using one or more targets that include all four metals. An article may include multiple silver reflectors, each having its own barrier layer. | 04-16-2015 |
20150191815 | Titanium nickel niobium alloy barrier for low-emissivity coatings - A method for making low emissivity panels, including control the composition of a barrier layer formed on a thin conductive silver layer. The barrier structure can include a ternary alloy of nickel, titanium, and niobium, which showed improvements in overall performance than those from binary barrier results. The percentage of nickel can be between 5 and 15 wt %. The percentage of titanium can be between 30 and 50 wt %. The percentage of niobium can be between 40 and 60 wt %. | 07-09-2015 |
20150191965 | Low-E Panels and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A low-e stack is formed above the transparent substrate. Each of the layers of the low-e stack are formed to have a specific thickness to tune the performance characteristics of the low-e panel. | 07-09-2015 |
20150327366 | Silver Based Conductive Layer for Flexible Electronics - Methods for making conducting stacks includes forming a doped or alloyed silver layer sandwiched between two layers of transparent conductive oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO). The doped silver or silver alloy layer can be thin, such as between 1.5 to 20 nm and thus can be transparent. The doped silver or silver alloy can provide improved ductility property, allowing the conductive stack to be bendable. The transparent conductive oxide layers can also be thin, allowing the conductive stack can have improved ductility property. | 11-12-2015 |
20150337432 | Barrier Layers for Silver Reflective Coatings and HPC Workflows for Rapid Screening of Materials for Such Barrier Layers - Provided is High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC) testing methodology of semiconductor substrates, each including multiple site isolated regions. The site isolated regions are used for testing different compositions and/or structures of barrier layers disposed over silver reflectors. The tested barrier layers may include all or at least two of nickel, chromium, titanium, and aluminum. In some embodiments, the barrier layers include oxygen. This combination allows using relative thin barrier layers (e.g., 5-30 Angstroms thick) that have high transparency yet provide sufficient protection to the silver reflector. The amount of nickel in a barrier layer may be 5-10% by weight, chromium—25-30%, titanium and aluminum—30%-35% each. The barrier layer may be co-sputtered in a reactive or inert-environment using one or more targets that include all four metals. An article may include multiple silver reflectors, each having its own barrier layer. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345005 | Seed layer for low-e applications - Methods, and coated panels fabricated from the methods, are disclosed to form multiple coatings, (e.g., one or more infrared reflective layers), with minimal color change before and after heat treatments. For example, by adding appropriate seed layers between the IR reflective layers and the base oxide layers, the color performance can be maintained regardless of high temperature processes. The optical filler layers can include a metal oxide layer. In some embodiments, the seed layer can include nickel, titanium, and niobium, forming a nickel titanium niobium alloy such as NiTiNb. | 12-03-2015 |
20150368152 | Low-E Panels and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A reflective layer is formed above the transparent substrate. A dielectric layer is formed between the transparent substrate and the reflective layer. The dielectric layer includes niobium, tin, and aluminum. | 12-24-2015 |
20160102013 | Low-E Panels and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A reflective layer is formed above the transparent substrate. A metal oxide layer is formed between the transparent substrate and the reflective layer. A base layer is formed between transparent substrate and the metal oxide layer. The base layer has a first refractive index. A dielectric layer is formed between the base layer and the metal oxide layer. The dielectric layer has a second refractive index. | 04-14-2016 |
Haipeng Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150212267 | Optical Assembly - An optical assembly comprising: (a) a substrate having a first planar surface; (b) an optical component connected to the substrate and having a second planar surface parallel to the first surface and at least one first optical axis; (c) a plurality of optical fiber stubs having a certain diameter and being disposed at least partially between the substrate and the optical component; (d) at least one of the substrate or the optical component having one or more grooves on the first or second surfaces, respectively, such that each groove is configured to receive one of the plurality of fiber stubs such that each of the fiber stubs protrudes a first distance from the first or second surface to space the first surface the first distance from the second surface; and (e) a least one optical conduit having a second optical axis, the optical conduit being disposed on the first or second surface such that the second optical axis is optically aligned with the first optical axis. | 07-30-2015 |
20150331189 | MODE SIZE CONVERTERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - One aspect of the invention provides a method of fabricating a mode size converter. The method includes: exposing a photoresist-coated substrate to varying doses of light exposure to produce a profile in the photoresist of a beam mode size converter; and etching the photoresist-coated substrate to remove an equal thickness of the photoresist and substrate. The beam mode sized converter includes: a first surface having a first surface height and a first surface width; a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface having a second surface height different than the first surface height and a second surface width different than the first surface width; and one or more boundary surfaces connecting the first surface and second surfaces. | 11-19-2015 |
20150331204 | OPTOELECTRONICS STRUCTURES - One aspect of the invention provides an optoelectronics structure including: a substrate defining a trench on a first surface; and a VCSEL structure mounted vertically within the trench of the substrate such that the VCSEL structure emits a laser beam substantially parallel to the substrate. Another aspect of the invention provides an optoelectronics structure including: an fiber guiding substrate defining a trench on a first surface; a VCSEL structure mounted vertically within the trench of the fiber guiding substrate such that the VCSEL structure emits a laser beam substantially parallel to the substrate; and an optical fiber mounted on the fiber guiding substrate substantially coaxial with the laser beam emitted by the VCSEL structure. | 11-19-2015 |
Hanzhong Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110209746 | Tubular Photovoltaic Device and Method of Making - A tubular photovoltaic device capable of collecting light from a variety of angles is disclosed. The tubular photovoltaic device is sealed at an end with a sealing ring and hermetic sealing cap. Novel deposition electrodes and processes for depositing thin films inside a tubular substrate are also disclosed. | 09-01-2011 |
20150318432 | TUBULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A tubular photovoltaic device capable of collecting light from a variety of angles is disclosed. The tubular photovoltaic device is sealed at an end with a sealing ring and hermetic sealing cap. Novel deposition electrodes and processes for depositing thin films inside a tubular substrate are also disclosed. | 11-05-2015 |
Haowei Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150347666 | MICRO-BENCHMARK ANALYSIS OPTIMIZATION FOR MICROPROCESSOR DESIGNS - Embodiments include systems and methods for optimization of micro-benchmark analysis for microprocessor designs. For example, embodiments seek to generate a suite of micro-benchmarks and associated weighting factors, which can be used to effectively define a weighted aggregate workload condition for a fine-grained (e.g., RTL) simulation in a manner that is a sufficient proxy for predicted commercial workload conditions. The suite of micro-benchmarks can be appreciably more efficient to simulate than the commercial workload, so that using the suite of micro-benchmarks as a proxy for the commercial workload can provide many benefits, including more efficient iterative design. | 12-03-2015 |
20160048187 | ADAPTIVE MICROPROCESSOR POWER RAMP CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention provide adaptive power ramp control (APRC) in microprocessors. One implementation of the APRC can compute a present core power and a present power ramp condition in the microprocessor, for example, to determine whether the present power is in a particular predefined control zone and whether the present power ramp is greater than a predefined threshold for that control zone. Those determinations can indicate a likelihood of an imminent, undesirable power ramp condition and can inform entry into a control mode. The APRC can generate an appropriate stall control signal in response to its present control mode, and the stall control signal can stall operation of at least one functional unit of the microprocessor according to a predefined stall pattern. This can effectively combat the imminent power ramp condition by reducing the power usage of the microprocessor. | 02-18-2016 |
Hongmin Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110052058 | ARTIFACTS MEASUREMENT ON VIDEO DECOMPOSABLE PROPERTIES BY DYNAMIC FUZZY REASONING - To determine if a pixel exhibits artifacts, statistics are generated for the pixel and its neighbors. These statistics are compared with thresholds. If the comparison of the statistics and the thresholds suggests that the pixel exhibits a pixel artifact, then recourse can be taken, either to adjust the pixel value in some way, or to reject the angle of interpolation used in computing the value for the target pixel. | 03-03-2011 |
Huipin Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120017149 | VIDEO WHISPER SESSIONS DURING ONLINE COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING SESSIONS - In one embodiment, a plurality of attendee devices may participate in an online collaborative computing session to receive video and audio content for the online collaborative computing session. A particular attendee device may then either initiate or receive a communicated signal between a “whisperer” and “whisperee” that indicates a desire of the whisperer to establish a video whisper session with the whisperee. In response, the video whisper session may be established between the whisperer and whisperee devices, such as through a mutual subscription by the whisperer and whisperee to a video channel and audio channel of each other corresponding device. In this manner, users of the whisperer and whisperee devices may see and hear each other via the video whisper session, and attendee devices other than the whisperer and whisperee are prevented from playing audio from the video whisper session between the whisperer and whisperee. | 01-19-2012 |
Jiang Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090309881 | COPYING OF ANIMATION EFFECTS FROM A SOURCE OBJECT TO AT LEAST ONE TARGET OBJECT - A method and a processing device may be provided for copying animation effects of a source object to one or more target objects of a presentation. The source object and the target objects may be included in presentation templates, or presentation slides of presentation files. The one or more target objects may be included in a same presentation slide as the source object, a different presentation slide as the source object, a same presentation file as the source object, a different presentation file as a source object, a same presentation template as a source object, or a different presentation template as the source object. Animation effects that are supported by a target object may be copied from the source object to the target object. When copying one or more animation effects from the source object to multiple target objects, timing of the animation effects may be serial or concurrent. | 12-17-2009 |
Jiani Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090116289 | DECODING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REDUCING SECTOR SELECT AREA OVERHEAD FOR FLASH MEMORY - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for erasing memory cells in a virtual ground memory core, wherein a row decoder apparatus employs a protective voltage to wordlines of a sector of cells while concurrently providing an erase voltage to selected wordlines of the same physical sector. Decoder circuitry and methods arc disclosed for selecting a memory cell sector to be erased and adjacent sectors to be protected, which may be used in single bit and dual bit memory devices, and which enable column decoder circuitry to reduce the number of sector select circuits. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119447 | CONTROLLED BIT LINE DISCHARGE FOR CHANNEL ERASES IN NONVOLATILE MEMORY - Systems and/or methods that facilitate discharging bit lines (BL) associated with memory arrays in nonvolatile memory at a controlled rate are presented. A discharge component facilitates discharging the BL at a desired rate thus preventing the “hot switching” phenomenon from occurring within a y-decoder component(s) associated with the nonvolatile memory. The discharge component can be comprised of, in part, a discharge transistor component that controls the rate of BL discharge wherein the gate voltage of the discharge transistor component can be controlled by a discharge controller component. The rate of BL discharge can be determined by the size of discharge transistor component used in the design, the strength and/or size of the y-decoder component, the number of erase errors that occur for a particular memory device, and/or other factors in order to facilitate preventing hot switching from occurring. | 05-07-2009 |
20090206386 | DECODING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CHARGING PROTECTION FOR FLASH MEMORY DEVICES - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a flash memory array. The flash memory array comprises at least two word lines of gate electrode material. At least one of the word lines is connected through a first metal level to a discharge circuit, while other word line(s) may connect to a discharge circuit through a first and second metal level. The memory array further comprises a shorting path between the word lines of the memory array. The shorting path is a high resistance layer of undoped gate electrode material. The resistance value of the gate electrode material is such that the word lines can be used to read, write, or erase without effecting each other, but that during the formation of a first metal level, as charges will build up on a first word line which requires a second metal level to connect to its discharge junction circuit, it will short the first word line to an adjacent second word line that has a connection to its junction circuit on the first metal level. Other methods and circuits are also disclosed. | 08-20-2009 |
Jian James Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20160081749 | SURGICAL LASER SYSTEMS AND LASER LITHOTRIPSY TECHNIQUES - A laser fiber for use in performing a medical laser treatment includes an optical fiber and a fiber tip. The optical fiber includes a terminating end surface at a distal end. The fiber tip is positioned at the distal end of the optical fiber and includes a transmissive portion and a spacer portion. Laser energy discharged from the terminating end surface of the optical fiber is transmitted through the transmissive portion. The spacer portion defines a distal terminating end of the fiber tip that is spaced a predetermined distance from the terminating end surface of the optical fiber. The predetermined distance is set for shock wave generation for calculus destruction at the distal terminating end of the fiber tip. | 03-24-2016 |
Jianxin Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090257645 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A DEFECT CRITICALITY INDEX FOR DEFECTS ON WAFERS - Various methods and systems for determining a defect criticality index (DCI) for defects on wafers are provided. One computer-implemented method includes determining critical area information for a portion of a design for a wafer surrounding a defect detected on the wafer by an inspection system based on a location of the defect reported by the inspection system and a size of the defect reported by the inspection system. The method also includes determining a DCI for the defect based on the critical area information, a location of the defect with respect to the critical area information, and the reported size of the defect. | 10-15-2009 |
Jianyu Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130286288 | System and Method for Encoder-Integrated Media Denoising - Embodiments are provided herein to achieve video or image sequence encoding with an improved denoising algorithm that is both efficient computationally and has acceptable overhead cost in comparison to other denoising schemes for video encoding. The embodiments include using recursive bilateral filtering as part of the denoising algorithm, which is integrated into a video encoder to overcome limitations of other encoder-integrated denoising algorithms. An embodiment method includes receiving, at a filtering and residual computation function at the encoder, a macro block comprising a plurality of pixels. The filtering and residual computation function also receives, from a motion estimation function at the encoder, a reference block. The reference block comprises a plurality of reference pixels corresponding to the macro block. The filtering and residual computation function further applies a recursive bilateral filter function to each of the pixels of the macro block using the reference pixels of the reference block. | 10-31-2013 |
20140280605 | Systems and Methods for Automatic Sharing, Synchronizing and Collaboration of Information among Users of a Group - Embodiments are provided for automatic sharing, synchronizing and collaboration of information among users of a group. In an embodiment, a method includes updating information located on a member device, and determining whether the information is marked for sharing with the members of the group. The updated information marked for sharing is automatically compared with a copy of the information at a server in a network. If the updated information is newer than the copy at the server, the updated information is uploaded to the server via a cloud service. When the device is turned on or connects to the network, the device automatically checks with the server whether there is newer sharable information at the server than a corresponding copy on the device or there is a push message marked to be sent to the device, and synchronizes the copy on the device with the newer information at the server. | 09-18-2014 |
20150186780 | System and Method for Biometrics-Based Music Recommendation - Embodiments are provided herein for providing biometrics-based music recommendations to users. The biometric-based music recommendations take into account the changing music preferences of users from time to time as their biometrics change, such as due to users wellness states, being in different moods, engagement in different activities, and/or entering different environments. The schemes herein are implemented on user devices equipped or coupled to wearable devices capable of collecting biometrics data from users, such as heart rate, perspiration, and skin temperature data. The biometrics data of a user are collected and then processed into biometrics information. The biometrics information is then classified into a current wellness state of the user. A music recommendation is then provided to the user according to the biometrics information and the current wellness state of the user. | 07-02-2015 |
Jingwu Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090069481 | EXTERNAL MODIFICATION OF COMPOSITE ORGANIC INORGANIC NANOCLUSTERS - Modified and functionalized metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. For example, modifications include coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings, silica coatings, and organic layers. The nanoclusters are generally referred to as COINs (composite organic inorganic nanoparticles) and are capable of acting as sensitive reporters for analyte detection. A metal that enhances the Raman signal from the organic Raman-active compound is inherent in the nanocluster. A variety of organic Raman-active compounds and mixtures of compounds can be incorporated into the nanocluster. | 03-12-2009 |
20100240870 | Composite organic-inorganic nanoclusters - Composite organic-inorganic nanoclusters (COINs) are provided that produce surface-enhanced Raman signals (SERS) when excited by a laser. The nanoclusters include metal particles and a Raman-active organic compound. The metal required for achieving a suitable SERS signal is inherent in the nanocluster and a wide variety of Raman-active organic compounds and combinations thereof can be incorporated into the nanocluster. In addition, polymeric microspheres containing the nanoclusters and methods of making them are also provided. The nanoclusters and microspheres can be used, for example, in assays for multiplex detection of biological molecules. | 09-23-2010 |
Jingyan Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100078618 | Self-assembly process for memory array - A method of making a device includes forming at least one anodizable metal layer over at least one of an electrode or a semiconductor device, forming a plurality of pores in the anodizable metal layer by anodization of the anodizable metal layer to expose a portion of the electrode or semiconductor device, and filling at least one pore with a rewritable material such that at least some of the rewritable material is in electrical contact with the electrode or semiconductor device. | 04-01-2010 |
20100142256 | METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A NONVOLATILE MEMORY CELL BY REVERSE BIASING A DIODE STEERING ELEMENT TO SET A STORAGE ELEMENT - A method of programming a nonvolatile memory cell. The nonvolatile memory cell includes a diode steering element in series with a carbon storage element The method includes providing a first voltage to the nonvolatile memory cell. The first voltage reverse biases the diode steering element. The carbon storage element sets to a lower resistivity state. | 06-10-2010 |
20110133151 | MEMORY CELL THAT INCLUDES A CARBON-BASED MEMORY ELEMENT AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming a reversible resistance-switching metal-insulator-metal structure is provided, the method including forming a first non-metallic conducting layer, forming a non-conducting layer above the first non-metallic conducting layer, forming a second non-metallic conducting layer above the non-conducting layer, etching the first non-metallic conducting layer, non-conducting layer and second non-metallic conducting layer to form a pillar, and disposing a carbon material layer about a sidewall of the pillar. Other aspects are also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
20110204474 | MEMORY CELL WITH SILICON-CONTAINING CARBON SWITCHING LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - In a first aspect, a method of forming a memory cell is provided that includes (1) forming a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack, the MIM stack including (a) a first conductive carbon layer; (b) a low-hydrogen, silicon-containing carbon layer above the first conductive carbon layer; and (c) a second conductive carbon layer above the low-hydrogen, silicon-containing carbon layer; and (2) forming a steering element coupled to the MIM stack. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 08-25-2011 |
20110254126 | MEMORY CELL WITH CARBON SWITCHING MATERIAL HAVING A REDUCED CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - In a first aspect, a method of forming a metal-insulator-metal (“MIM”) stack is provided, the method including: (1) forming a dielectric material having an opening and a first conductive carbon layer within the opening; (2) forming a spacer in the opening; (3) forming a carbon-based switching material on a sidewall of the spacer; and (4) forming a second conductive carbon layer above the carbon-based switching material. A ratio of a cross sectional area of the opening in the dielectric material to a cross sectional area of the carbon-based switching material on the sidewall of the spacer is at least 5. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 10-20-2011 |
20110310655 | Composition Of Memory Cell With Resistance-Switching Layers - A memory device in a 3-D read and write memory includes memory cells. Each memory cell includes a resistance-switching memory element (RSME) in series with a steering element. The RSME has first and second resistance-switching layers on either side of a conductive intermediate layer, and first and second electrodes at either end of the RSME. The first and second resistance-switching layers can both have a bipolar or unipolar switching characteristic. In a set or reset operation of the memory cell, an ionic current flows in the resistance-switching layers, contributing to a switching mechanism. An electron flow, which does not contribute to the switching mechanism, is reduced due to scattering by the conductive intermediate layer, to avoid damage to the steering element. Particular materials and combinations of materials for the different layers of the RSME are provided. | 12-22-2011 |
20120001150 | MEMORY CELL THAT EMPLOYS A SELECTIVELY FABRICATED CARBON NANO-TUBE REVERSIBLE RESISTANCE-SWITCHING ELEMENT AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - In some aspects, a method of fabricating a memory cell is provided that includes fabricating a steering element above a substrate, and fabricating a reversible-resistance switching element coupled to the steering element by selectively fabricating carbon nano-tube (“CNT”) material above the substrate, wherein the CNT material comprises a single CNT. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 01-05-2012 |
20120224413 | Non-Volatile Storage System Using Opposite Polarity Programming Signals For MIM Memory Cell - A reversible resistance-switching metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack is provided which can be set to a low resistance state with a first polarity signal and reset to a higher resistance state with a second polarity signal. The first polarity signal is opposite in polarity than the second polarity signal. In one approach, the MIM stack includes a carbon-based reversible resistivity switching material such as a carbon nanotube material. The MIM stack can further include one or more additional reversible resistivity switching materials such as metal oxide above and/or below the carbon-based reversible resistivity switching material. In another approach, a metal oxide layer is between separate layers of carbon-based reversible resistivity switching material. | 09-06-2012 |
20140198558 | Non-Volatile Storage System Using Opposite Polarity Programming Signals For MIM Memory Cell - A reversible resistance-switching metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack is provided which can be set to a low resistance state with a first polarity signal and reset to a higher resistance state with a second polarity signal. The first polarity signal is opposite in polarity than the second polarity signal. In one approach, the MIM stack includes a carbon-based reversible resistivity switching material such as a carbon nanotube material. The MIM stack can further include one or more additional reversible resistivity switching materials such as metal oxide above and/or below the carbon-based reversible resistivity switching material. In another approach, a metal oxide layer is between separate layers of carbon-based reversible resistivity switching material. | 07-17-2014 |
Jingzhou Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090072126 | Light source frequency detection circuit for image sensor - An apparatus for measuring the power frequency of a light source includes a photo-sensor, a modulator, and a logic unit. The photo-sensor generates an electrical signal that is responsive to light incident thereon from the light source. The modulator generates a modulated signal based on the electrical signal that toggles at a rate substantially proportional to the power frequency of the light source. The logic unit is coupled to receive the modulated signal and determine its toggling frequency. | 03-19-2009 |
20090128660 | LIGHT SOURCE FREQUENCY DETECTION CIRCUIT USING BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - An apparatus for measuring the power frequency of a light source includes a photo-sensitive transistor, a modulators and a logic unit. The photo-sensitive transistor generates an electrical signal that is responsive to light incident thereon from the light source. The modulator generates a modulated signal based on the electrical signal that toggles at a rate substantially proportional to the power frequency of the light source. The logic unit is coupled to receive the modulated signal and determine its toggling frequency. | 05-21-2009 |
Jinhong Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150043686 | Methods and Systems for Channel Estimation - A method for channel estimation of a signal by a receiver, comprises the steps of: receiving a symbol of the signal, wherein the signal has a cyclic prefix (“CP”); combining a portion of the CP and an end portion of the symbol; and processing the combined symbol for channel estimation by the receiver. | 02-12-2015 |
20150092891 | Methods and Systems for Fine Timing Synchronization - A method for determining timing synchronization for demodulating a signal by a receiver, comprises the steps of: generating a channel response for the signal; transforming the signal into the time domain using an inverse fast fourier transform (“IFFT”); determining a signal power for the transformed signal as a function of the generated channel response; and calculating the timing synchronization by the receiver as a function of the determined signal power. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095966 | Methods and Systems for Demapping a Multi-carrier Signal - A method for demapping a multicarrier signal into soft bits by a receiver, comprises the steps of: calculating signal to noise ratio (“SNR”) adjustment factors (“A[segidx]”) for segments of the signal, wherein each of the segments has a predefined number of subcarriers of the signal; generating an adjusted SNR (“SNR[segidx]”) as a function of an average SNR over the subcarriers of the signal and of the calculated SNR adjustment factors; and determining the soft bits for the signal as a function of the signal, a channel estimation for the signal, and the adjusted SNR, wherein the receiver decodes the determined soft bits. | 04-02-2015 |
20150098529 | Methods and Systems for Optimal PN Phase Detection in DTMB Receivers - A method and system for pseudorandom noise (“PN”) phase detection in digital terrestrial multimedia broadcast (“DTMB”) receivers. This method selects a detection range of symbols from a frame of the received signal; applies FFT to the PN portion of each of the symbols in the detection range to generate H | 04-09-2015 |
Kunliang Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20080260943 | Process for composite free layer in CPP GMR or TMR device - The conventional free layer in a CPP GMR or TMR read head has been replaced by a tri-layer laminate comprising Co rich CoFe, moderately Fe rich NiFe, and heavily Fe rich NiFe. The result is an improved device that has a higher MR ratio than prior art devices, while still maintaining free layer softness and acceptable magnetostriction. A process for manufacturing the device is described. | 10-23-2008 |
20100172053 | Novel hard bias design for extra high density recording - A hard bias structure for biasing a free layer in a MR element within a read head is comprised of a composite hard bias layer having a Co | 07-08-2010 |
Leilei Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150194360 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE HAVING IMPROVED COPLANARITY - One aspect of the present disclosure provides an IC substrate, comprising a first material layer located on a first side of the IC substrate, and a second material layer located on a second, opposing side of the IC substrate, wherein the second material layer has a higher coefficient of thermal expansion CTE value than the first material layer. | 07-09-2015 |
20150216066 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE HAVING IMPROVED COPLANARITY - One aspect of the present disclosure provides an IC package that includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first material layer located thereon. The first material layer has bond pads located therein that form a contact array defined by a perimeter. A second material layer is located at or adjacent an outer edge of the PCB. The second material layer is located outside the perimeter of the contact array and has a higher coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) value and a greater thickness than the first material layer. | 07-30-2015 |
Martin Y. Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130075377 | LASER CRYSTALLIZATION OF THIN FILMS ON VARIOUS SUBSTRATES AT LOW TEMPERATURES - A method and system are provided for crystallizing thin films with a laser system. The method includes obtaining a thin film comprising a substrate and a target layer that contains nano-scale particles and is deposited on the substrate. The heat conduction between the target layer and the substrate of the thin film is determined based on thermal input from the laser system to identify operating parameters for the laser system that cause crystallization of the nano-scale particles of the target layer in an environment at near room temperature with the substrate remaining at a temperature below the temperature of the target layer. The laser system is then operated with the determined operating parameters to generate a laser beam that is transmitted along an optical path to impinge the target layer. The laser beam is pulsed to create a localized rapid heating and cooling of the target layer. | 03-28-2013 |
Meng Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20160065446 | MOBILE RELAY NETWORK INTELLIGENT ROUTING - A method for determining a route for communication across a network in real-time, said method including: collecting a set of network delay information at a caller device; storing the set of network delay information at the caller device; based on a stored set of network delay information at the caller device and the callee device, determining, by the caller device, in cooperation with the callee device, a set of relay server candidates to be used to relay data packets between the caller device and the callee device; and based on calculated round trip times for probing data packets set out and sent back, selecting, by the caller device in cooperation with the callee device, a shortest routing path as an active routing path for use for transporting a first data packet between the caller device and the callee device. | 03-03-2016 |
Nuo Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150378747 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRE-MEMORY PHASE INITIALIZATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - Technologies for pre-memory phase initialization include a computing device having a processor with a cache memory. The computing device may determine whether a temporary memory different from the cache memory of the processor is present for temporary memory access prior to initialization of a main memory of the computing device. In response to determining that temporary memory is present, a portion of the basic input/output instructions may be copied from a non-volatile memory of the computing device to the temporary memory for execution prior to initialization of the main memory. The computing device may also initialize a portion of the cache memory of the processor as Cache as RAM for temporary memory access prior to initialization of the main memory in response to determining that temporary memory is not present. After initialization, the main memory may be configured for subsequent memory access. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-31-2015 |
Ruoruo Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150088966 | SERVICE ACTIVITY USER INTERFACE - Described are techniques and systems for providing a user interface which provides information about one or more activities being performed by services available among affiliated devices. The information is based on activity data which may be obtained through a subscription-publication mechanism with the affiliated devices. The user interface may also provide activity controls to modify the one or more activities. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089038 | SERVICE DISCOVERY USING A NETWORK - Described are techniques and systems for service discovery on a network. A media device on the network generates a signature indicative of a particular set of one or more services available for execution on the media device. The signature may be distributed on the network using beacon transmissions from the media device. A receiving media device compares the signature with previously stored service data which associates signatures with service sets. The stored service data may include a local signature indicative of a local service set. Determinations of a match result in the receiving media device using the previously stored data. Unmatched signatures may result in the receiving media device sending a request for service set data. The received service set data may then be used to provide service availability information. The received service set data and associated signature may be added to the stored service data. | 03-26-2015 |
Silei Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150149824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING AN INDIRECTION TABLE - A memory system contains solid state media for storing data and uses volatile memory for storing an indirection table. The indirection table maps client addresses to media addresses in the solid state media. The solid state media also stores metadata summaries maintaining the mappings of the client addresses to the media addresses within the solid state media. A media controller is configured to reconstruct the indirection table in the volatile memory from the metadata summaries stored in the solid state media based on block timestamps identifying when the metadata summaries were stored in the solid state media. | 05-28-2015 |
20150178164 | RECONSTRUCTING AN INDIRECTION TABLE FROM LOGGED MEDIA ADDRESSES - The storage system uses a combination of checkpoint data and journal data to reconstruct an indirection table. The checkpoint data comprises compacted media addresses from the indirection table that are then stored in a relatively few number of media blocks. This allows the media controller to quickly read the compacted checkpoint data from the solid state media. The media controller generates the journal data from logical addresses and associated media addresses for additional write operations received while creating the checkpoint data. The media controller uses metadata when errors are identified in the checkpoint data or journal data. | 06-25-2015 |
Wujian Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100073386 | PROCESSING PIXEL PLANES REPRESENTING VISUAL INFORMATION - A computer system may comprise a graphics controller, which may support a display handler. In one embodiment, the display handler may receive configuration values comprising a quantity value and a blending order. In one embodiment, the display handler may determine the number of universal pixel planes using the quantity value. The display handler may provide a number of universal pixel planes equal to the quantity value and the universal pixel planes may be provided using a reference universal pixel plane. The display handler may render each of the universal pixel planes into a type of pixel plane indicated by the corresponding elements of the blending order. | 03-25-2010 |
20100156934 | Video Display Controller - A video display controller may be implemented by a plurality of identical hardware blend stages that can be coupled together to produce the desired blend of video, graphics, overlays, and the like. Each of the various video planes to be blended can be multiplied by an alpha value to selectively apply alpha values to particular video planes. At least two video display windows may be selectively produced by the coupled blend stages. | 06-24-2010 |
Xiaofeng Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20140254697 | Upstream Pilot Structure In Point To Multipoint Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Communication System - A central access network unit comprising a processor configured to assign a plurality of upstream training blocks from an upstream OFDM symbol to a plurality of downstream network units, wherein the OFDM symbol comprises a plurality of pilot subcarriers equally spaced across an upstream RF spectrum in a pre-determined time interval, and wherein each upstream training block comprises a different subset of the pilot subcarriers that are non-consecutive and situated across the upstream RF spectrum, and generate one or more messages comprising assignments of the upstream training blocks, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the messages to the plurality of downstream network units via a network, wherein the messages instruct at least one of the plurality of downstream network units to transmit a modulated pre-determined sequence at the pilot subcarriers corresponding to the upstream training block assigned to the downstream network unit. | 09-11-2014 |
Xiaojun Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20140273438 | CU/BARRIER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide processes to selectively form a metal layer on a conductive surface, followed by flowing a silicon based compound over the metal layer to form a metal silicide layer. In one embodiment, a substrate having a conductive surface and a dielectric surface is provided. A metal layer is then deposited on the conductive surface. A metal silicide layer is formed as a result of flowing a silicon based compound over the metal layer. A dielectric is formed over the metal silicide layer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273516 | VBD AND TDDB IMPROVEMENT THRU INTERFACE ENGINEERING - Methods for the repair of damaged low k films are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a substrate having a low k dielectric film deposited thereon, and exposing a surface of the low k dielectric film to an activated carbon-containing precursor gas to form a conformal carbon-containing film on the surface of the low k dielectric film, wherein the carbon-containing precursor gas has at least one or more Si—N—Si linkages in the molecular structure. | 09-18-2014 |
Xinwen Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20140185801 | Secure Video Transcoding with Applications to Adaptive Streaming - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to perform at least one transcoding operation on a first encrypted video frame to generate a second encrypted video frame. Also, a method comprising performing at least one transcoding operation on a first encrypted video frame to generate a second encrypted video frame. Also, an apparatus comprising a processor configured to retrieve a first encrypted video frame, wherein the first encrypted video frame is generated by encrypting an original video frame using an encryption key, and perform a transcoding operation on the encrypted video frame without revealing content of the original video frame. | 07-03-2014 |
Yan Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150046913 | DATA SPLITTING FOR MULTI-INSTANTIATED OBJECTS - Embodiments relate to data splitting for multi-instantiated objects. An aspect includes receiving a portion of source code for compilation having a dynamic object to split using object size array data splitting. Another aspect includes replacing all memory allocations for the dynamic object with a total size of an object size array and object field arrays including a predetermined padding. Another aspect includes inserting statements in the source code after the memory allocations to populate the object size array with a value of a number of elements of the object size array. Another aspect includes updating a stride for load and store operations using dynamic pointers. Yet another aspect includes modifying field references by adding a distance between the object size array and the object field array to respective address operations. | 02-12-2015 |
Yi Ethan Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20140143163 | USER CHARACTERISTICS-BASED SPONSORED JOB POSTINGS - A system may include a network interface, a user interface, and a recommendation engine. The user interface may be configured to receive a job characteristic of a job profile of a job posted to the social network and a job bid from an entity related to job to the social network. The recommendation engine may be configured to determine an aggregate job score for the user based on a relevance of the job characteristic to a user characteristic and the job bid. The network interface may be configured to transmit a message related to the job to the user based, at least in part, on the aggregate job score. | 05-22-2014 |
Yubo Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20160048999 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHADING USING A DYNAMIC OBJECT-SPACE GRID - A system, method, and computer program product are provided fir shading using a dynamic object-space grid. An object defined by triangle primitives in a three-dimensional (3D) space that is specific to the object is received and an object-space shading grid is defined for a first triangle primitive of the triangle primitives based on coordinates of the first triangle primitive in the 3D space. A shader program is executed by a processing pipeline to compute a shaded value at a point on the object-space shading grid for the first triangle primitive. | 02-18-2016 |
20160049000 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING OBJECT-SPACE SHADING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing object-space shading. A primitive defined by vertices in three-dimensional (3D) space that is specific to an object defined by at least the primitive is received and a shading sample rate is computed for the primitive based on a screen-space derivative of coordinates of a pixel fragment transformed into the 3D space. A shader program is executed by a processing pipeline to compute shaded attributes for the primitive according to the computed shading sample rate. | 02-18-2016 |
Zhaobo Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120233104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING DIAGNOSES IN A CIRCUIT BOARD ENVIRONMENT - An example method is provided and includes collecting inputs for a circuit board under test; evaluating historical repair records using a neuron network; providing repair actions for the circuit board based on the historical repair records; and providing an output reflecting a particular component of the circuit board to be replaced or to be repaired, where the output is associated with a developed probability of successfully fixing an issue that was identified by the test. In more specific implementations, the inputs include fault syndromes and log files associated with the circuit board under test. Additionally, at least one of the inputs of the neuron network is a syndrome vector extracted from a failure log. In yet other instances, particular outputs having higher probabilities are selected as the repair actions. The neuron network can be weighted using diagnosis knowledge weights. | 09-13-2012 |
20140058698 | System and Method for Hybrid Board-Level Diagnostics - A method for diagnosing a faulty board includes generating a table of debug knowledge in accordance with predefined debug rules, and configuring a diagnostic engine in accordance with the table of debug knowledge. The method also includes subjecting the faulty board to the diagnostic engine to generate a suggested repair, receiving feedback regarding an effectiveness of the suggested repair, and reconfiguring the diagnostic engine in accordance with the feedback regarding the effectiveness of the suggested repair. | 02-27-2014 |
Zhaoxia Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090271106 | Navigation configuration for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle having a navigation system, and method for determining a route - A navigation configuration includes a microphone, disposed in a motor vehicle, for acoustically inputting a location designation. A server, disposed outside the motor vehicle, performs a speech recognition of an acoustically input location designation and converts the acoustically input location designation into a location designation of a database. A communication system transmits the acoustically input location designation from the motor vehicle to the server and transmits the location designation of the database from the server to the motor vehicle. A navigation system, disposed in the motor vehicle, determines a route from a location of the motor vehicle to a destination as a function of the location designation of the database. A motor vehicle having a navigation system for determining a route and a method for determining a route from a location of the motor vehicle to a destination are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
Zhiqi Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150324658 | SENSOR FUSION USING DETECTOR CONFIDENCE BOOSTING - A method for detecting one or more target objects is provided including obtaining 2-dimensional imaging information and 3-dimensional point cloud information of a target zone. The method also includes determining a ground plane in the point cloud information and removing the ground plane to generate modified 3-dimensional information. Also, the method includes identifying a set of 2-dimensional candidate objects from the 2-dimensional imaging information, and identifying a set of 3-dimensional candidate objects from the modified 3-dimensional information. The method also includes determining, for each of at least some of the 2-dimensional candidate objects, a corresponding 3-dimensional candidate object from the set of 3-dimensional candidate objects. Further, the method includes modifying the 2-dimensional confidence measure for each of the at least some of the 2-dimensional candidate objects to generate fused confidence measures based on whether the 2-dimensional candidate object corresponds to a 3-dimensional candidate object. | 11-12-2015 |
20160063754 | System and Method for Detecting a Structural Opening in a Three Dimensional Point Cloud - A method for detecting an opening in a structure represented by a three-dimensional point cloud may include the steps of: (1) creating a three-dimensional point cloud map of a scene, the three-dimensional point cloud map including a plurality of points representing a ground plane and the structure upon the ground plane, (2) identifying an absence of points within the plurality of points representing the structure, and (3) determining whether the absence of points represents the opening in the structure. | 03-03-2016 |