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| 20110095387 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING AN ENHANCED ABSORPTION REGION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Photosensitive semiconductor devices and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a photosensitive semiconductor device can include an electromagnetic radiation absorption layer having a thickness of less than or equal to about 200 μm, wherein the electromagnetic radiation absorption layer includes a semiconductor material and an enhanced absorption region. The electromagnetic radiation absorption layer is operable to absorb greater than or equal to about 40% of incident electromagnetic radiation having at least one wavelength greater than or equal to about 1064 nm. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110121424 | LOW OXYGEN CONTENT SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL FOR SURFACE ENHANCED PHOTONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Radiation-absorbing semiconductor devices and associated methods of making and using are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method for making a radiation-absorbing semiconductor device having enhanced photoresponse can include forming an active region on a surface of a low oxygen content semiconductor, and annealing the low oxygen content semiconductor to a temperature of from about 300° C. to about 1100° C., wherein the forming of the active region and the annealing of the low oxygen content semiconductor are performed in a substantially oxygen-depleted environment. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110203648 | LASER PROCESSED HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Heterojunction devices and associated methods of making and using are provided. In one aspect, for example, a heterojunction photovoltaic device can include a crystalline semiconductor layer, a first doped semiconductor layer coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer, and a second doped semiconductor layer coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer opposite the first doped semiconductor layer. The first and second doped semiconductor layers form junctions with the semiconductor layer. The device can further include a laser processed semiconductor region coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer. | 08-25-2011 |
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| 20090292760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING STATEFUL INFORMATION - A system for maintaining stateful information includes a client proxy configured to receive and collect status information associated with a client, and a state machine executing on a processor to collect and store the status information in a memory and provide stateful information associated with the client. The client may be a stateless client and the state machine may be configured to maintain stateful information associated with the stateless client. The state machine is may be configured to collect and store information intended for the client and provide the stored information to the client. The system may further include a client status processor configured to process the status information associated with the client and to provide the status information to the client proxy to control the stateful information. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292765 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SYNCHRONOUS INTERFACE FOR AN ASYNCHRONOUS SERVICE - Methods and apparatus for providing a synchronous interface for an asynchronous service including, in a synchronous interface engine executing on a processor, receiving a request from a client for the asynchronous service, issuing an asynchronous service request to perform the asynchronous service, the asynchronous service request including a unique client identifier, and associating a wait condition with the unique client identifier to indicate to the client to wait for a result of the asynchronous service. Methods and apparatus further include receiving the result of the asynchronous service, the result including the unique client identifier, removing the associated wait condition, and sending the result to the client. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE MESSAGING AND DATA DISTRIBUTION - A collaborative messaging and data distribution system includes a text-messaging engine executing on a processor for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users. The text-messaging engine includes an information proxy for distributing information among at least one information source and the plurality of users. The information proxy appears as one of the plurality of users. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE FILTERING - A collaborative messaging system and method includes, in a communications engine, a plurality of message interrogators to process a message from a sender to a receiver. The plurality of message interrogators includes a message adjudicator configured to compare message information from the sender with message information obtained by the message adjudicator and to modify the message information from the sender to a more restrictive value. The plurality of message interrogators further includes a message validator configured to allow or deny the message based upon the modified message information. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292785 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTACT LISTS - A collaborative messaging system includes a communications engine for sending and receiving messages among a plurality of users, including a contact generator to generate at least one user contact, a plurality of user filters, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users, and a plurality of user contact lists, each associated with at least one of the plurality of users and adapted to contain at least one user contact. In response to a comparison between user filters, the contact generator is configured to update at least one of the plurality of user contact lists. | 11-26-2009 |
