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20100313430 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REVERSAL OF A BLADE OF A BUSH CUTTER - A method for controlling reversal of a blade of a bush cutter. The method functions by detecting a parameter of a motor with a control circuit and, when a user presses a reversal button, by causing the control circuit to control the motor not to reverse when the detected parameter, e.g., speed of the motor, is greater than or equal to a preset threshold and to control the motor to reversely rotate and drive the blade to reversely rotate when the detected parameter is less than the preset threshold. | 12-16-2010 |
20120246942 | POWER PRUNER - A power pruner includes a housing, a motor arranged in the housing, a transmission device connected to the motor, a pair of blades and a trigger which is arranged on the housing and used to control the motor. The pair of blades include a fixed blade and a movable blade which is driven by the motor to swing back and forth. The power pruner additionally includes a stroke switch which is arranged on the housing and has at least two statuses wherein the movable blade has a first stroke when the stroke switch is in a first status and a second stroke different from the first stroke when the stroke switch is in a second status. | 10-04-2012 |
20130019481 | ELECTRIC PRUNER - An electric pruner includes a housing, a motor accommodated within the housing, a transmission mechanism, a movable blade, and a fixed blade extending from the front end of the housing. The fixed blade is fixedly mounted on the housing, and the movable blade is rotatably connected to the fixed blade via a shaft and driven by the motor via the transmission mechanism. A groove is formed on the movable blade and comprises a first and a second groove portion, the size of the first portion being greater than that of the second portion. The shaft comprises a first mating portion and a second mating portion, and is movable between a first position and a second releasing the movable blade when the shaft is in the second position. Thus, the replacement of the movable blade is very simple and convenient. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019482 | ELECTRIC PRUNER - An electric pruner includes a housing, a motor accommodated within the housing, a transmission mechanism, a movable blade, and a fixed blade extending from the front end of the housing. The fixed blade is fixedly mounted on the housing, and the movable blade is rotatably connected to the fixed blade via a shaft and driven by the motor via the transmission mechanism. A locking device manually operable by the user is arranged n the shaft for locking the movable blade, the locking device being switchable between a first position where the movable blade is locked to stay connected with the transmission mechanism and a second position where the movable blade is releasable from the transmission mechanism. Thus, the replacement of the movable blade is very simple and convenient. | 01-24-2013 |
20130055574 | POWER TOOL WITH REPLACEABLE BLADE - A power tool includes a replaceable blade, a fixing device for clamping and securing the blade, a control circuit for controlling a driving device, and a main switch electrically connected to the control circuit. A safety device prevents the blade from moving when the fixing device is opened. | 03-07-2013 |
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20100226025 | ENHANCED PRISM FILM - The present disclosure relates to an enhanced prism film comprising a plurality of column-like elements extending in a first direction. The plurality of column-like elements abut against one another in a second direction different form the first direction so as to form a light exiting surface of the enhanced prism film with converging effect in both the first and second direction. | 09-09-2010 |
20110131166 | FUZZY USERS' ATTRIBUTES PREDICTION BASED ON USERS' BEHAVIORS - A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to predict and utilize a user's attributes. A sample user behavior and a sample user attribute are collected. A model is trained based on the sample user behavior and sample user attribute. Using the model, a probability of a predicted user attribute based on the sample user behavior is predicted. Using the model and the probability, the predicted user attribute is fuzzily determined based on a real user behavior. The predicted user attribute is used to improve a user's experience. | 06-02-2011 |
20120033770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING CHANNEL DELAY PARAMETER OF MULTI-CHANNEL SIGNAL - A method and an apparatus for adjusting a channel delay parameter of a multi-channel signal are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: performing down-mixing processing on a multi-channel signal to obtain a processed signal ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120095769 | AUDIO DECODING METHOD AND AUDIO DECODER - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an audio decoding method, including: determining that bitstreams to be decoded are monophony coding layer and first stereo enhancement layer bitstreams; decoding the monophony coding layer to obtain a monophony decoded frequency-domain signal; reconstructing left and right channel frequency-domain signals in a first sub-band region by utilizing the monophony decoded frequency-domain signal after an energy adjustment; and reconstructing left and right channel frequency-domain signals in a second sub-band region by utilizing the monophony decoded frequency-domain signal without the energy adjustment. | 04-19-2012 |
20120189127 | STEREO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A stereo decoding method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: restoring a monophonic signal from a received code stream through decoding; restoring an interchannel level difference, a group delay, and a group phase from the received code stream through decoding; and processing the monophonic signal according to the interchannel level difference, group delay, and group phase to obtain a first channel signal and a second channel signal. According to the stereo decoding method and apparatus provided in embodiments of the present invention, the first and second channel signals are obtained according to the monophonic signal, ILD, group delay, and group phase by referring to not only the ILD but also the group delay and group phase, thereby yielding favorable stereo sound field effect for the obtained first and second channel signals. | 07-26-2012 |
20120300945 | Stereo Coding Method and Apparatus - A stereo coding method includes transforming a stereo left channel signal and a stereo right channel signal in a time domain to a frequency domain to form a left channel signal and a right channel signal in the frequency domain; down-mixing the left channel signal and the right channel signal in the frequency domain to generate a monophonic down-mix signal, and transmitting bits obtained after quantization coding is performed on the down-mix signal; extracting spatial parameters of the left channel signal and the right channel signal in the frequency domain; estimating a group delay and a group phase between stereo left and right channels by using the left channel signal and the right channel signal in the frequency domain; and performing quantization coding on the group delay, the group phase and the spatial parameters, so as to obtain a high-quality stereo coding performance at a low bit rate. | 11-29-2012 |
20140111863 | ENHANCED PRISM FILM - The present disclosure relates to an enhanced prism film comprising a plurality of column-like elements extending in a first direction. The plurality of column-like elements abut against one another in a second direction different form the first direction so as to form a light exiting surface of the enhanced prism film with converging effect in both the first and second direction. | 04-24-2014 |
20150120678 | AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTING INVALID SCRIPTS IN WEB APPLICATIONS - According to an aspect, a method for correcting an invalid script in a web application includes determining an invalid reference in an invalid script. A storage location is determined in a database corresponding to the invalid reference based on a data relationship mapping, wherein the data relationship mapping indicates the correspondence between the reference and a storage location in the database. An up-to-date value at the storage location is queried and the queried up-to-date value is determined to be the correct value of the invalid reference. | 04-30-2015 |
20150275135 | CLEANING COMPOSITION CONTAINING CATIONIC POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Cleaning composition, preferably a laundry detergent composition, comprising a cationic polymer that may have enhanced suds reduction or removal during the rinse cycle with little or no impact on suds volume during the wash cycle. Such composition may be further characterized by reduced fabric whiteness loss after repeated wash cycles. Method of using such compositions. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275136 | CLEANING COMPOSITION CONTAINING CATIONIC POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A cleaning composition, preferably a laundry detergent composition, comprising a cationic polymer with enhanced suds reduction or removal during the rinse cycle with little or no impact on suds volume during the wash cycle. Such composition may be further characterized by reduced fabric whiteness loss after repeated wash cycles. Methods related to such compositions. | 10-01-2015 |
20150376552 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CATIONIC POLYMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention relates to cleaning composition, preferably a laundry detergent composition, comprising a cationic polymer capable of improving the overall sudsing profile of such cleaning composition. | 12-31-2015 |
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20090007115 | Method and apparatus for parallel XSL transformation with low contention and load balancing - A method for parallel transformation of an XML document by a plurality of execution modules and the serialization of output according to semantic order of the XML document. | 01-01-2009 |
20090077063 | Dynamic member match-making system and method thereof - A dynamic member match-making system and a method thereof for solving the problem that members cannot make friends with each other accurately are provided. The dynamic member match-making system collects the members' dynamic data in a time period through a dynamic information module, and then matches the members through a preset weight and selects an appropriate member to make friends, so that the members may make friends with each other more accurately and the friend-making quality is enhanced. | 03-19-2009 |
20090230889 | VOLTAGE SENSING APPARATUS FOR POWER REGULATION AND OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION OF DISCHARGE LAMP AND METHOD THEREOF - The configurations of a discharge lamp system and a controlling method thereof are provided in the present invention. The proposed discharge lamp system includes a discharge lamp, a converter circuit coupled to the discharge lamp and having a switching switch, a ballast controller generating a first driving signal and controlling the switching switch accordingly, and a voltage sensing apparatus receiving the first driving signal and generating a sensed voltage accordingly, wherein the discharge lamp is switched among a plurality of operating modes according to the sensed voltage. | 09-17-2009 |
20090249356 | LOCK-FREE CIRCULAR QUEUE IN A MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEM - Lock-free circular queues relying only on atomic aligned read/write accesses in multiprocessing systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, when comparison between a queue tail index and each queue head index indicates that there is sufficient room available in a circular queue for at least one more queue entry, a single producer thread is permitted to perform an atomic aligned write operation to the circular queue and then to update the queue tail index. Otherwise an enqueue access for the single producer thread would be denied. When a comparison between the queue tail index and a particular queue head index indicates that the circular queue contains at least one valid queue entry, a corresponding consumer thread may be permitted to perform an atomic aligned read operation from the circular queue and then to update that particular queue head index. Otherwise a dequeue access for the corresponding consumer thread would be denied. | 10-01-2009 |
20090287899 | LOCK-FREE VECTOR UTILIZING A RESOURCE ALLOCATOR FOR ASSIGNING MEMORY EXCLUSIVELY TO A THREAD - Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a lock-free vector of a computing device, a request from a thread of the computing device to write data to the lock-free vector are described herein. In various embodiments, the lock-free vector may then determine whether the lock-free vector is growing and, if the lock-free vector is not growing, may allocate a first portion of memory of the lock-free vector exclusively to the requesting thread. In some embodiments, the allocating may comprise allocating using a resource allocator of the lock-free vector. | 11-19-2009 |
20100050165 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT MIXED-MODE EXECUTION WITHIN A SINGLE INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURE PROCESS OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE - Methods and apparatus to support the execution of a managed application that is linked to a native library or application are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus support a virtual machine that is associated with the same ISA as the executing platform, while the ISA of the native library or application is of a different ISA. The disclosed methods and apparatus also support the execution of a managed application that is linked with several native libraries or applications that are associated with several different ISAs respectively. | 02-25-2010 |
20120074866 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lighting apparatus includes a lighting unit, a converting circuit, a sensing circuit, and a current control circuit. The lighting unit includes at least one light emitting diode and a switching device connected with each other in series. The converting circuit has an output end electrically connected to the lighting unit for driving it. The sensing circuit includes a sensing element capable of indirectly detecting the current flowing through the light emitting diode and outputting a feedback signal. The current control circuit receives a reference current, the feedback signal and a dimming command, and sends a dimming control signal to the lighting unit and a current control signal to the converting circuit, capable of controlling the amplitude of the current flowing through the light emitting diode. | 03-29-2012 |
20120098452 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING IGNITION CIRCUIT AND IGNITION CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - A method of controlling an ignition circuit to output an excitation voltage is disclosed. The ignition circuit is used to excite a discharge lamp and includes a transformer and a switch element which is connected to a primary winding of the transformer. The method of controlling the ignition circuit comprises steps of: (a) receiving a control signal which is set in accordance with a waveform characteristic of a predetermined excitation voltage to control an impedance of the switch element; (b) controlling a primary current in the primary winding or a primary voltage across the primary winding of the transformer by controlling the impedance of the switch element; and (c) generating the excitation voltage by the secondary winding of the transformer in accordance with the primary current or the primary voltage so as to excite the discharge lamp. | 04-26-2012 |
20120313527 | LAMP BALLAST HAVING FILAMENT HEATING APPARATUS FOR GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - Provided is a lamp ballast having a filament heating apparatus for gas discharge lamp, including a PFC converter for receiving an AC input voltage and converting the AC input voltage into a DC bus voltage; an inverter connected to an output end of the PFC converter for converting the DC bus voltage into an AC output voltage for driving gas discharge lamps; and a filament heating apparatus connected to the output end of the PFC converter. The filament heating apparatus includes an auxiliary heating circuit for converting the DC bus voltage into a heating power for pre-heating the filaments of the gas discharge lamps; and a control circuit connected to the inverter and the auxiliary heating circuit for generating an auxiliary voltage according to the heating power to activate the PFC converter. After the auxiliary heating circuit has been operating for a predetermined period of time, the auxiliary heating circuit is turned off first and then the inverter is turned on; or otherwise the inverter is turned on first and then the auxiliary heating circuit is turned off. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313539 | BALLAST WITH CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE - A ballast which controls the open-circuit voltage of the ballast. The ballast includes a power factor corrector (PFC) for receiving an AC input voltage and converting the AC input voltage into a power factor corrected DC voltage; a DC/DC converter connected to the PFC and having a switch placed at a low-voltage side of the DC/DC converter for converting the DC voltage of the PFC into a DC output voltage according to the switching operation of the switch; a controller connected to a control terminal of the switch of the DC/DC converter for sending a switching control signal to control the switch; and an open-circuit voltage controller for detecting a voltage associated with the open-circuit voltage of the ballast and regulating the duty ratio or pulse density or switching frequency of the switching control signal in response to the results of the detection, thereby controlling the open-circuit voltage. | 12-13-2012 |
20120319608 | DIMMER SYSTEM AND DAMPER CIRCUIT THEREOF - A damper circuit is operable to dampen resonance of an electromagnetic interference filter when a phase dimmer activates. The damper circuit includes a capacitor and a bipolar junction transistor (BJT). The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The BJT includes a control terminal, a collector terminal, and an emitter terminal. The control terminal of the BJT receives a control signal to make the BJT operate in the amplified area, and the collector terminal of the BJT is electrically connected to the second terminal of the capacitor. The first terminal of the capacitor receives the resonance generated to by the electromagnetic interference filter, and the BJT and the capacitor cooperate to dampen the resonance generated by the electromagnetic interference filter when the BJT operates in the amplified area. | 12-20-2012 |
20120320646 | DIMMER SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A control system includes a detection circuit, a control circuit, and a dummy load system. The detection circuit is operable to detect a voltage level change of a direct-current voltage and output an activating signal when detecting the voltage level change of the DC voltage. The control circuit is operable to receive the activating signal. The dummy load system is electrically connected to the control circuit, and the control circuit controls the dummy load system by generating a turn-on signal in response to receiving the activating signal. A dimmer system and a control method thereof are further disclosed in herein. | 12-20-2012 |
20130020953 | DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A discharge lamp system includes a discharge lamp; a power supply device for providing DC input voltage and current; a converter connected to the discharge lamp and the power supply device for providing power for the discharge lamp; a DC input voltage detecting unit connected to the power supply device for detecting the DC input voltage; a DC input current detecting unit connected to the power supply device for detecting the DC input current; a lamp state detecting unit for detecting a signal responsive to the lamp state; a controller connected to the converter, the DC input voltage detecting unit, the DC input current detecting unit and the lamp state detecting unit for controlling the discharge lamp according to the signal responsive to the lamp state, the DC input voltage and the DC input current. A controlling method for the discharge lamp system is also disclosed herein. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020954 | DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A discharge lamp system includes an AC power source, a rectifier, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a half-bridge circuit, and a controller. The AC power source provides an AC power. The rectifier converts the AC power into a DC power. The PFC circuit is electrically coupled to the rectifier and is configured for generating an output voltage. The half-bridge circuit is electrically coupled to the PFC circuit and a discharge lamp, and is configured for converting the output voltage into a voltage required by the discharge lamp. The controller is electrically coupled to the PFC circuit and the half-bridge circuit, and includes a timer for counting time, in which the controller controls the output voltage of the PFC circuit in accordance with a time period counted by the timer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020959 | HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD - A high intensity discharge lamp (HID) control circuit and method are provided in the present invention. The circuit includes a first winding and a second winding, both of which are coupled with a series-connected inductor of an HID lamp circuit; a current zero point detector for detecting an inductor current zero crossing signal in the HID lamp circuit; an inductor current signal generator for generating an inductor current signal in the circuit to indicate a current value of the HID lamp; a modulator having input terminals connected to the current zero point detector and the inductor current signal generator, respectively, and an output terminal connected to a driving circuit for the HID lamp; and the driving circuit for driving switches in the HID lamp control circuit. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020966 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR IMPROVING CREST FACTOR OF GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - A method and circuit for improving the crest factor of the gas discharge lamp. The method includes: the signal of the gas discharge lamp can be sampled to get a status signal; whether the present stage of the gas discharge lamp is at warm up stage or constant power stage can be judged based on the result of comparison between the status signal and a preset value; preset parameters can be selected based on the stage of the gas discharge lamp, the first parameter can be selected when the gas discharge lamp is at a warm up stage, and the second parameter can be selected when the gas discharge lamp is at a constant power stage; a control signal can be outputted during the lamp current commutation based on the selected first or second parameter to improve the crest factor of the gas discharge lamp. | 01-24-2013 |
20130026936 | DRIVING CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR GAS DISCHARGE LAMP AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A driving circuit system for a gas discharge lamp includes a power circuit having a switch for converting an input voltage into a lamp voltage for driving the gas discharge lamp, a lamp current detecting circuit connected to the power circuit or the gas discharge lamp for detecting a lamp current, a feedback circuit connected to the lamp current detecting circuit for generating a lamp current feedback signal, a constant power control circuit for generating a corrected current reference signal, and a power control circuit connected to the feedback circuit, the constant power control circuit, and the switch of the power circuit for generating a first modulating signal in accordance with the lamp current feedback signal and the corrected current reference signal for driving the switch to turn on or off, thereby substantially maintaining a lamp power of the gas discharge lamp at a constant value. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026938 | DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISCHARGE LAMP - A discharge lamp system includes a discharge lamp, a power source, a converter, a lamp state signal detection module and a controller. The power source provides a DC power. The converter converts the DC power into a current required by the discharge lamp. The lamp state signal detection module receives a lamp state signal and outputs a lamp state detection signal. The controller processes the lamp state detection signal and a given synchronization signal to generate an average lamp current signal and a pulse current signal, and then processes the average lamp current signal and the pulse current signal to generate a control signal. The controller performs current control of the discharge lamp through the converter according to the control signal. Furthermore, a method for controlling a discharge lamp is also disclosed herein. | 01-31-2013 |
20130038231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING DISCHARGE LAMP AND DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM - A method and a device for controlling a discharge Lamp, and a discharge lamp system are disclosed herein. The method includes the operations of: when the lamp current changes, determining a percentage of change of the lamp current according to a synchronous signal and obtaining a second lamp current after a discharge lamp current changes according to the percentage of change of the lamp current and a first lamp current; obtaining a modulating signal according to a current difference between the first lamp current and the second lamp current; and generating a pulse voltage signal according to the modulating signal. The pulse voltage signal transits from a first voltage to a second voltage during the time period when the lamp current is transited from a first lamp current to a second lamp current during a transition time. | 02-14-2013 |
20130043808 | MULTI-CHANNEL LED DRIVER CIRCUIT - Provided is a multi-channel LED driver circuit, including a power supply device for providing an independent voltage source; a plurality of regulating circuits connected to the power supply device and the light light-emitting diode arrays for receiving a voltage from the voltage source and providing a plurality of output currents to the light-emitting diode arrays, and thereby generating a plurality of error signals | 02-21-2013 |
20150308406 | WIND TURBINE SHADOW FLICKER PROTECTION SYSTEM - A light intensity detection system for a wind turbine including a single light sensor adapted to measure the intensity of light, a housing for protecting the single light sensor from environmental influences, and a driving mechanism configured to allow the single light sensor to receive light from a first direction at a first time and from a second direction at a second time. | 10-29-2015 |
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20080221911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SUBSET OF TRANSACTIONS OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR USE IN DETERMINING RESOURCE COSTS - A method comprises receiving a representative workload of a computing system, where the representative workload comprises a plurality of composite transactions. In certain embodiments, the representative workload is a historical workload of a computing system. In general, a composite transaction refers to a transaction that comprises a plurality of embedded transactions. The method further comprises determining a subset of the plurality of composite transactions for which a corresponding resource cost is to be determined; and determining, based at least in part on a statistical regression-based analysis, a resource cost for the composite transaction(s) in the determined subset, where the resource cost reflects an amount of utilization of at least one resource of the computing system in serving the composite transaction(s). | 09-11-2008 |
20080221941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPACITY PLANNING FOR COMPUTING SYSTEMS - A method comprises receiving, by a workload profiler, a representative workload of a computing system under analysis. The workload profiler determines a workload profile of the computing system that reflects a transaction mix that varies over times. A capacity analyzer receives the workload profile, and determines a maximum capacity of the computing system under analysis for serving the workload profile while satisfying a defined quality of service (QoS) target. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222197 | REGRESSION-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESOURCE COSTS FOR COMPOSITE TRANSACTIONS - A method comprises receiving a representative workload of a computing system, where the representative workload comprises at least one composite transaction. In certain embodiments, the representative workload is a historical workload of a computing system. In general, a composite transaction refers to a transaction that comprises a plurality of transactions. For instance, a given transaction for serving a client's request for information (e.g., a web page) may include embedded therein a plurality of requests/responses for objects (e.g., images, etc.) that form the information (e.g., that form the requested web page). The method further comprises determining, based at least in part on a statistical regression-based analysis, a resource cost for the at least one composite transaction, where the resource cost reflects an amount of utilization of at least one resource of the computing system, such as CPU utilization, in serving the at least one composite transaction. | 09-11-2008 |
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20110161738 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMALLY ADJUSTING TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS - A device and a method for optimally adjusting transmitter parameters are provided to optimize transmission performance of a digital signal system. The device comprises an error signal analyzing unit and a step length adjustment unit which are connected in signal with each other; the error signal analyzing unit analyzes an error signal and makes a determination to carry out a transmitter parameter adjustment operation; the step length adjustment unit calculates and determines an adjustment direction and an adjustment step length of the transmitter parameter; and a transmitter parameter adjusting unit carries out operations of direction adjustment and step length adjustment of the transmitter parameter according to the result of the determination. | 06-30-2011 |
20110164874 | Method for optimally adjusting a decision level of a receiver and device thereof - The present invention discloses a method and a device for optimally adjusting the decision level of a receiver, wherein the method includes: monitoring optical power received by an optical receiver; determining whether the variation amplitude of the optical power is greater than a predefined value; if yes, then updating a current initial value of the decision level according to the optical power; obtaining an error signal of a transmitted signal from the output end of the optical receiver; determining whether the decision level needs adjusting according to the error signal; if yes, then further analyzing the error signal according to the current initial value to obtain the result of the analysis; otherwise, exiting the execution program directly; and adjusting the decision level from the current initial value according to the result of the analysis. By monitoring the received optical power and setting the initial value of the decision level according to the received optical power, the method and the device avoid the interruption in the system service caused by a long search for the initial value of the decision level due to the variation of the optical power and thus greatly improve the stability of the system. | 07-07-2011 |
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20140129501 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING USER OPERATION AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The disclosure discloses a method for predicting a user operation. The method includes the following steps. After training an operation model successfully, a mobile terminal predicts a call instruction by utilizing environmental factors and the operation model, and finally compiles the call instruction into selection information to be displayed to a user. The disclosure further discloses a mobile terminal. Through the solution provided by the disclosure, a forthcoming operation of the user can be predicted, so that intelligent and detailed services are provided for the user. | 05-08-2014 |
20140157014 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DATA STREAM TRANSMISSION - The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a system for data stream transmission, which relate to the field of communication, and can reduce the energy consumption of the data stream transmission between devices. The method includes: receiving, by a resting device, a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state; after receiving the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state, sending, by the resting device, stored user information to an on-duty device so that the on-duty device receives and synchronizes user information; and, after the user information is synchronized, setting, by the resting device, the transmission state of the resting as standby and entering into a sleeping state. The embodiments of the present disclosure are used for data stream transmission. | 06-05-2014 |
20150111099 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY CATHODE ADDITIVE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, LITHIUM ION BATTERY CATHODE SHEET AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery cathode additive includes a core-shell coating structure formed by elemental lithium powder and a polymer coated on the surface of the elemental lithium powder, where the polymer can dissolve in a carbonic ester solvent, the polymer cannot react with N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N-2-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), tetrahydrofuran (THF), acetone or methanol, and the polymer exists stably at a temperature of 0-150° C. The lithium ion battery cathode additive may be added in a lithium ion battery cathode material as a lithium source, for compensating lithium consumption of a battery cathode in a first-time charge-discharge process. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a fabrication method of the lithium ion battery cathode additive, a lithium ion battery cathode sheet and a lithium ion battery that include the lithium ion battery cathode additive, where the lithium ion battery has high energy density and a long cycle life. | 04-23-2015 |
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20120034711 | Digital immunochromatographic test strip for semi-quantitative detection of aflatoxin B1 and preparation method thereof - The present invention belongs to the field of biological detection. Multi-line immunochromatographic test strip for semi-quantitative detection of aflatoxin B | 02-09-2012 |
20140057294 | A HYBRIDOMA CELL LINE 10G4 AND A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST THE TOTAL OF AFLATOXIN B1, B2, G1 AND G2 - Hybridoma cell line 10G4 and monoclonal antibody against total aflatoxins produced by the hybridoma cell line 10G4. The hybridoma cell line 10G4 is used to produce the monoclonal antibody that binds specifically total aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2. The titer of the mouse ascites antibody produced by the 10G4 treated mouse is determined through non-competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the titer can reach up to 5.12×10 | 02-27-2014 |
20150274846 | ARTIFICIAL ANTIGEN OF AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHETIC PRECURSOR STERIGMATOCYSTIN AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - An artificial antigen of aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor terigmatocystin (ST) and a method for preparing same. Firstly, hydroxyacetic acid is reacted with the double bound of the difuran ring in the aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST, yielding an aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST hapten with an active carboxymethoxy group. Secondly, a carboxyl group on the ST hapten is attached to an amino group on a carrier protein. At last, the artificial antigen of aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST is obtained by dialysis and lyophilize. | 10-01-2015 |
20150276729 | IMMUNOSORBENT AND IMMUNOAFFINITY COLUMN FOR AFLATOXIN M1 NANOBODY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - An aflatoxin M1 nanobody, an immunosorbent and an immunoaffinity column. The aflatoxin M1 nanobody 2014AFM-G2 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:8, has a 50% inhibiting concentration IC | 10-01-2015 |
20150276734 | HYBRIDOMA CELL LINE ST03, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHETIC PRECURSOR STERIGMATOCYSTIN AND USE THEREOF - A hybridoma cell line ST03 having China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) accession number C2013187, a monoclonal antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST produced by the hybridoma cell line ST03, and the use of the monoclonal antibody. The hybridoma cell line ST03 can be used for preparing a high-titer monoclonal antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST, and the titer of mouse ascites antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can reach 6.4×10 | 10-01-2015 |
20150276735 | AFLATOXIN M1 NANOBODY 2014AFM-G2 - Aflatoxin M1 nanobody 2014AFM-G2 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, and is encoded by the gene sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. The aflatoxin M1 nanobody 2014AFM-G2 obtained via screening has the properties of tolerance to organic reagents, tolerance to high temperature, tolerance to acids and bases and the like, and good stability. The aflatoxin M1 nanobody 2014AFM-G2 has 50% inhibiting concentration IC | 10-01-2015 |
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20120070208 | INDUCTION HEATED MEMBER - Exemplary embodiments provide an induction heating member including a substrate and a heating layer disposed on the substrate. The heating layer includes carbon nanotubes and metal. An outer layer is disposed on the heating layer and includes a fluoropolymer. | 03-22-2012 |
20130017005 | FLOW-COATABLE PFA FUSER TOPCOATSAANM Zhang; QiAACI MiltonAACO CAAAGP Zhang; Qi Milton CAAANM Qi; YuAACI OakvilleAACO CAAAGP Qi; Yu Oakville CAAANM Sisler; GordonAACI St. CatharinesAACO CAAAGP Sisler; Gordon St. Catharines CAAANM Moorlag; CarolynAACI MississaugaAACO CAAAGP Moorlag; Carolyn Mississauga CAAANM Hu; Nan-XingAACI OakvilleAACO CAAAGP Hu; Nan-Xing Oakville CA - Exemplary embodiments herein provide materials and methods for a fusing apparatus including a fuser member comprising a substrate and a topcoat layer, wherein the topcoat layer comprises a flow-coated fluororesin and has a surface energy of about 25 mN/m or less. | 01-17-2013 |
20130017373 | Stretchable Ink CompositionAANM Wu; YiliangAACI OakvilleAACO CAAAGP Wu; Yiliang Oakville CAAANM Zhang; QiAACI MiltonAACO CAAAGP Zhang; Qi Milton CAAANM Zhou; KeAACI OakvilleAACO CAAAGP Zhou; Ke Oakville CAAANM Qi; YuAACI OakvilleAACO CAAAGP Qi; Yu Oakville CAAANM Hu; Nan-XingAACI OakvilleAACO CAAAGP Hu; Nan-Xing Oakville CA - Disclosed is a stretchable ink composition which comprises water, a colorant, a surfactant, and a fluoroelastomer. | 01-17-2013 |
20130115380 | METHODS FOR FORMING FLUOROPLASTIC POWDER COATINGS - Various embodiments provide materials and methods for forming a fluoroplastic coating layer from a powder mixture including a leveling agent and/or a transient binder material to improve the powder coating quality, wherein the powder mixture can further include a plurality of fluoroplastic powder and a plurality of aerogel particles. | 05-09-2013 |
20130266803 | FUSER MEMBER - The present teachings disclose a fuser member comprising a substrate, a functional layer disposed on the substrate and an outer layer disposed on the functional layer. The outer layer comprises a cross-linked perfluorinated polyether. | 10-10-2013 |
20130270179 | POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES - There is provided a membrane that includes a plurality of polyimide fibers encased in a fluoropolymer sheath, the plurality of fibers having a diameter of from about 10 nm to about 50 microns, wherein the plurality of fibers form a permeable non-woven mat. A method of manufacturing the membrane is provided. | 10-17-2013 |
20130272763 | BIONANOCOMPOSITE FUSER TOPCOATS COMPRISING NANOSIZED CELLULOSIC PARTICLES - Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods for a fuser member used in electrophotographic devices, wherein the fuser member can include an outermost layer containing a plurality of nanosized cellulosic particles dispersed in and/or bonded to a fluoropolymer matrix. | 10-17-2013 |
20130273243 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUSER MEMBERS - The present teachings describe a process that includes obtaining a composition of particles comprising fluorine containing particles and aerogel particles. The composition is mixed at a resonant frequency of a mixing system containing the composition. The composition is powder coated onto a substrate and cured to form a release layer on the substrate. | 10-17-2013 |
20130273255 | COMPOSITION OF MATTER - The present teachings disclose a composite. The composite includes a cellulose material dispersed in a fluoropolymer. The cellulose material is present in an amount of from about 1 weight percent to about to about 30 weight percent of the composition. A method of manufacturing a composite article and coating is described. | 10-17-2013 |
20130274376 | SURFACE COATING AND FUSER MEMBER - The present teachings disclose a surface coating composition. The surface coating composition includes fluorine containing particles, aerogel particles and positive tribocharging particles. The surface coating is useful as the release layer for fuser members. | 10-17-2013 |
20130274383 | FUSER MEMBER - The present teachings provide a fuser member. The fuser member comprises a release layer comprising microcrystalline cellulose particles dispersed in a fluoropolymer. | 10-17-2013 |
20130274384 | METHODS FOR PREPARING REINFORCED FLUOROPOLYMER COMPOSITES COMPRISING SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZED NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE - A method of preparing a reinforced fluoropolymer composite is presented, which includes reacting a surface of a nanocrystalline cellulose with a fluorinated electrophile to form a fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline in which the outer circumference of the nanocrystalline cellulose has been functionalized with fluorinated substrates, and contacting the fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose with a fluoropolymer to form a fluoropolymer composite. Also presented is a method of preparing fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose, including reacting a surface of a nanocrystalline cellulose with a fluorinated electrophile forming fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose in which the outer circumference of the nanocrystalline cellulose has been functionalized with fluorinated substrates, precipitating the fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose and isolating and purifying the fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose. | 10-17-2013 |
20130274406 | REINFORCED FLUOROPOLYMER COMPOSITES COMPRISING SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZED NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE - A reinforced fluoropolymer composite is presented, which includes a fluoropolymer and a fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose in which the outer circumference of the nanocrystalline cellulose has been functionalized with fluorinated substrates. The fluoro-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose may be used to produce stable dispersions with fluoropolymers exhibiting enhanced adhesion between the nanocrystalline particles and fluoropolymer in a composite material, and decreased surface free energy of the cellulose surface. | 10-17-2013 |
20130288059 | SELF-RELEASING FUSER MEMBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A self-releasing fuser member for an image forming apparatus having a fluoropolymer with fluorocarbon chains bonded to the fluoropolymer via a linking group; a quaternary, tertiary, or secondary carbon atom; and a reactive group. The fluorocarbon chains are oriented nonparallel to the surface of the self-releasing fuser member. Image forming apparatuses having such self-releasing fuser members and methods of making such self-releasing fuser members. | 10-31-2013 |
20140121298 | Method of Powder Coating and Powder-Coated Fuser Member - Methods for powder coating that include applying a powder coating composition to a substrate via an electrostatic gun. The powder coating composition includes a mixture of two or more materials having different densities, such as a mixture of aerogel particles and fluoropolymer-containing particles. The electrostatic gun can have a high-voltage generator that generates a negative polarity voltage between about 0 KV and about 100 KV during application of the powder coating composition, and the electrostatic gun can have a round spray nozzle. Methods of making fuser members using such powder coating methods, fuser members prepared by such methods, and methods of preparing low gloss images using such fuser members. | 05-01-2014 |
20140147180 | FUSER MEMBER - There is disclosed a fuser member that includes a substrate layer and a surface layer disposed on the substrate layer. The surface layer includes a fluoropolymer having dispersed therein fluorinated graphene particles. A method of manufacturing a fuser member is also provided. | 05-29-2014 |
20140322447 | METHOD OF FORMING A FLUOROPLASTIC TOPCOAT INCLUDING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for forming a surface topcoat can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNT) with a thermally decomposable polymer binder to form a thermally decomposable polymer composite. The thermally decomposable polymer composite is mixed with a plurality of fluoroplastic particles, a fluorinated surfactant, and a solvent media to form a coating dispersion. Next, the coating dispersion is applied to a substrate such as a printer fuser member substrate to form a coated substrate. The coated substrate is heated to cure the coating dispersion to form a final coating film on the substrate. | 10-30-2014 |
20150093169 | GRAPHENE AND FLUORPOLYMER COMPOSITE FUSER COATING - A fuser comprises a substrate and a composite layer formed on the substrate. The composite layer comprises a plurality of fluorosilane-treated graphene-comprising particles and a fluoropolymer. Methods of making a fuser and methods of fusing toner particles are also disclosed. | 04-02-2015 |
20150093511 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE FOR GRAPHENE FLUOROPOLYMER DISPERSION - A method for forming a dispersion includes mixing graphene particles, a fluorosilane coupling agent and a first solvent to produce a first dispersion wherein the graphene particles are from about 0.1 to about 0.8 weight percent of the first dispersion. The method includes concentrating the first dispersion by removing the first solvent to produce a second dispersion wherein the graphene particles are from about 2.0 to about 10.0 weight percent of the concentrated dispersion. The concentrated dispersion is mixed with a fluoropolymer dispersion including a second solvent, a surfactant, and fluoropolymer particles wherein the fluoropolymer dispersion has a solids content of about 30 weight percent to about 50 weight percent to form a second dispersion. A polymer binder in a third solvent is mixed with the second dispersion to form the coating dispersion. | 04-02-2015 |
20150093584 | GRAPHENE AND FLUORPOLYMER COMPOSITE - A composition comprises a liquid continuous phase and a plurality of composite particles dispersed therein. The composite particles each comprise a fluorosilane-treated graphene-comprising particle and a fluoropolymer particle. | 04-02-2015 |
20150140319 | FUSER MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A fuser member including a substrate and a release layer disposed on the substrate is provided. The fuser member includes a substrate and a release layer disposed on the substrate. The release layer includes non-woven polymer fibers having graphene particles dispersed along the fibers. A method of manufacturing the release layer is provided. | 05-21-2015 |
20150266289 | WETTING ENHANCEMENT COATING ON INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER (ITM) FOR AQUEOUS INKJET INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER ARCHITECTURE - Described herein is a method and apparatus for ink jet printing. The method includes providing a wetting enhancement coating on a transfer member. The wetting enhancement coating (WEC) includes water, an acid treated, waxy maize cationic starch, a humectant and a surfactant. The wetting enhancement coating is dried or semi-dried to form a film. Ink droplets are ejected onto the film to form an ink image on the film. The ink image is dried and the ink image and film are transferred to a recording medium. | 09-24-2015 |
20150309452 | CARBON NANOPARTICLE AND FLUORPOLYMER COMPOSITE FUSER COATING - A fuser comprises a substrate and a composite layer formed on the substrate. The composite layer comprises a fluoropolymer and at least one of (a) perfluorosulfonated polymer-treated, carbon nanotube-comprising particles, and (b) perfluorosulfonated polymer-treated, graphene-comprising particles. Methods of making a fuser and methods of fusing toner particles are also disclosed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150309453 | DUAL LAYER COMPOSITE COATING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A member for a fuser assembly of a printer. The member may include a support body and a composite coating disposed on an outer surface of the support body. The composite coating may include a fluororesin and a nanocarbon material dispersed within the fluororesin. The nanocarbon material may be present in a higher concentration proximate the support body and a lower concentration proximate an outer surface of the composite coating. The lower concentration may be less than or equal to about 2 wt % of the nanocarbon material. | 10-29-2015 |
20150315403 | SACRIFICIAL COATING AND INDIRECT PRINTING APPARATUS EMPLOYING SACRIFICIAL COATING ON INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - A coating composition for an image transfer member in an aqueous ink imaging system is disclosed. The coating composition comprises: at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of i) polyvinyl alcohol and ii) a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and alkene monomers; at least one hygroscopic material; and at least one surfactant. An indirect printing apparatus and an indirect printing process employing the coating composition are also disclosed. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315409 | FILM-FORMING HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS FOR TRANSFIX PRINTING PROCESS - Provided is a coating composition for an image transfer member in an aqueous ink imaging system. The coating composition can include at least one hydrophilic polymer, at least one of hygroscopic plasticizer, at least one surfactant, and water. | 11-05-2015 |
20150343797 | INDIRECT PRINTING APPARATUS EMPLOYING SACRIFICIAL COATING ON INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - A sacrificial coating composition for an image transfer member in an aqueous ink imaging system. The sacrificial coating composition comprises a latex comprising polymer particles dispersed in a continuous liquid phase; at least one hygroscopic material; at least one surfactant; and water. | 12-03-2015 |
20150362877 | COMPOSITION FOR MAKING FLOW-COATABLE FUSER TOPCOAT AND METHOD OF MAKING A FUSER TOPCOAT - There is provided a homogenous composite dispersion. The composite dispersion is made from ingredients comprising: a first dispersion comprising a filler dispersed in a liquid continuous phase, the filler selected from the group consisting of nanotubes, graphene or a combination thereof, the liquid continuous phase comprising an acid copolymer and a first solvent, the acid copolymer comprising at least one carboxyl functionalized polymeric unit and at least one carboxylate ester functionalized polymeric unit having an alkyl or fluorinated alkyl attached to an oxygen atom of the carboxylate ester; a second dispersion comprising a fluoroplastic dispersed in a second solvent; and a sacrificial polymeric binder material. | 12-17-2015 |
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20130300676 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, a electronic device includes a touch-screen display, a display process module, a retrieve module, and an emphasis-display module. The display process module displays loci of strokes in a first color on the touch-screen display, based on time-series information. The retrieve module retrieves, from the time-series information, a time-series information part. The emphasis-display module sets a proximity area of loci corresponding to the time-series information part, to display loci corresponding to the time-series information part in a second color, and to display the proximity area loci corresponding to other than the time-series information part, in a third color. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301921 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT SEARCH METHOD - According to one embodiment, a device includes a search module configured to search handwriting information stored in a storage medium for a first handwriting information part whose degree of a similarity with a specific handwriting information part specified as a search key is greater than or equal to a reference value, the handwriting information includes a plurality of stroke data corresponding to a plurality of strokes, and a display processing module configured to display, on a touchscreen display, one or more thumbnail corresponding to handwriting information includes the first handwriting information part and a first user interface for changing the reference value. | 11-14-2013 |
20140064620 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD IN AN INFOMRATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes a recorder and a first detector. The recorder is configured to record stroke data representing strokes written by hand. An order relationship between the stroke data items is recognizable in the stroke data. The first detector is configured to detect an orientation of a character corresponding to the strokes represented by the stroke data, based on a positional relationship and an order relationship between at least two strokes. | 03-06-2014 |
20140218313 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display has a rectangular display area. A rectangular frame is displayed on the display area. The controller is configured to move, if a first touch operation is detected at a display position of a side or a corner of the frame, the side or the corner of the frame to an edge portion of the display area. | 08-07-2014 |
20140232667 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input terminal and a display controller. First stroke data corresponding to a plurality of strokes described by handwriting and second stroke data corresponding to a plurality of second strokes described by handwriting are input to the input terminal. The display controller executes control to display an n-number (n: an integer of 2 or more) of first lines at first intervals determined in accordance with a first area including the plurality of first strokes and a second area including the plurality of second strokes. | 08-21-2014 |
20150149894 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display controller. The display controller is configured to display first strokes as selection targets in accordance with a first operation for selecting a first range including the first strokes in a handwritten document. The display controller is configured to display a second range selected by a second operation, if the second operation is performed during displaying the first strokes as the selection targets. | 05-28-2015 |
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20140362307 | COPPER-ALLOY CAPPING LAYERS FOR METALLIZATION IN TOUCH-PANEL DISPLAYS - In various embodiments, electronic devices such as touch-panel displays incorporate interconnects featuring a conductor layer and, disposed above the conductor layer, a capping layer comprising an alloy of Cu and one or more refractory metal elements selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Mo, W, Zr, Hf, Re, Os, Ru, Rh, Ti, V, Cr, and Ni. | 12-11-2014 |
20140363933 | COPPER-ALLOY BARRIER LAYERS FOR METALLIZATION IN THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS - In various embodiments, electronic devices such as thin-film transistors incorporate electrodes featuring a conductor layer and, disposed below the conductor layer, a barrier layer comprising an alloy of Cu and one or more refractory metal elements selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Mo, W, Zr, Hf, Re, Os, Ru, Rh, Ti, V, Cr, and Ni. | 12-11-2014 |
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20150021695 | EPITAXIAL BLOCK LAYER FOR A FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE - Approaches for enabling uniform epitaxial (epi) growth in an epi junction area of a semiconductor device (e.g., a fin field effect transistor device) are provided. Specifically, a semiconductor device is provided including a dummy gate and a set of fin field effect transistors (FinFETs) formed over a substrate; a spacer layer formed over the dummy gate and each of the set of FinFETs; and an epi material formed within a set of recesses in the substrate, the set of recesses formed prior to removal of an epi block layer over the dummy gate. | 01-22-2015 |
20150050792 | EXTRA NARROW DIFFUSION BREAK FOR 3D FINFET TECHNOLOGIES - Methods for forming a narrow isolation region are disclosed. The narrow isolation region may serve as an extra narrow diffusion break, suitable for use in 3D FinFET technologies. A pad nitride layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate. A cavity is formed in the pad nitride layer. A conformal spacer liner is deposited in the cavity. An anisotropic etch process then forms a trench in the semiconductor substrate. The trench is narrow enough such that a dummy gate completely covers the trench. Epitaxial stressor regions may then be formed adjacent to the dummy gate. The trench is narrow enough such that there is a gap between the epitaxial stressor regions and the trench. | 02-19-2015 |
20150076653 | OVERLAY PERFORMANCE FOR A FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE - Approaches for improving overlay performance for an integrated circuit (IC) device are provided. Specifically, the IC device (e.g., a fin field effect transistor (FinFET)) is provided with an oxide layer and a pad layer formed over a substrate, wherein the oxide layer comprises an alignment and overlay mark, an oxide deposited in a set of openings formed through the pad layer and into the substrate, a mandrel layer deposited over the oxide material and the pad layer, and a set of fins patterned in the IC device without etching the alignment and overlay mark. With this approach, the alignment and overlay mark is provided with the fin cut (FC) layer and, therefore, avoids finification. | 03-19-2015 |
20150123211 | NARROW DIFFUSION BREAK FOR A FIN FIELD EFFECT (FinFET) TRANSISTOR DEVICE - Approaches for providing a narrow diffusion break in a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device are disclosed. Specifically, the FinFET device is provided with a set of fins formed from a substrate, and an opening formed through the set of fins, the opening oriented substantially perpendicular to an orientation of the set of fins. This provides a FinFET device capable of achieving cross-the-fins insulation with an opening size that is adjustable from approximately 20-30 nm. | 05-07-2015 |
20150200111 | PLANARIZATION SCHEME FOR FINFET GATE HEIGHT UNIFORMITY CONTROL - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for fabrication of finFETs. During finFET fabrication, a film, such as amorphous silicon, is deposited on a semiconductor substrate which has regions with fins and regions without fins. A fill layer is deposited on the film and planarized to form a flush surface. A recess or etch process is used to form a planar surface with all portions of the fill layer removed. A finishing process such as a gas cluster ion beam process may be used to further smooth the substrate surface. This results in a film having a very uniform thickness across the structure (e.g. a semiconductor wafer), resulting in improved within-wafer (WiW) uniformity and improved within-chip (WiC) uniformity. | 07-16-2015 |
20150311081 | METHODS OF FORMING GATE STRUCTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING A REPLACEMENT GATE TECHNIQUE AND THE RESULTING DEVICES - One method disclosed herein includes forming a sacrificial gate structure comprised of upper and lower sacrificial gate electrodes, performing at least one etching process to define a patterned upper sacrificial gate electrode comprised of a plurality of trenches that expose a portion of a surface of the lower sacrificial gate electrode and performing another etching process through the patterned upper sacrificial gate electrode to remove the lower sacrificial gate electrode and a sacrificial gate insulation layer and thereby define a first portion of a replacement gate cavity that is at least partially positioned under the patterned upper sacrificial gate electrode. | 10-29-2015 |
20160093713 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH REPLACEMENT GATE STRUCTURES - A transistor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a gate structure positioned above a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure includes a high-k gate insulation layer positioned above the surface of the semiconductor substrate and at least one work-function adjusting layer of material positioned above the high-k gate insulation layer, wherein an upper surface of the at least one work-function adjusting layer of material has a stepped profile when viewed in cross-section taken in a gate-width direction of the transistor device. The gate structure further includes a layer of conductive material positioned on the stepped upper surface of the at least one work-function adjusting layer of material. | 03-31-2016 |