48th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150340027 | VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A voice recognition system includes: a storage unit for storing a voice model of at least one user; a voice acquiring and preprocessing unit for acquiring a voice signal to be recognized, performing a format conversion on the voice signal to be recognized and encoding it; a feature extracting unit for extracting a voice feature parameter from the encoded voice signal to be recognized; a mode matching unit for matching the extracted voice feature parameter with at least one voice model and determining the user that the voice signal to be recognized belongs to. The voice recognition system analyzes the characteristics of the voice starting from the generating principle of the voice, and establishing the voice feature mode of the speaker by using the MFCC parameter to realize the feature recognition algorithm of the speaker, through which the purpose of increasing the speaker detection reliability can be achieved, so that the function of recognizing the speaker can finally be implemented on the electronic products. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340028 | VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR REPLACING SPECIFIC DOMAIN, MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a voice recognition system for replacing a specific domain, a mobile device, and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a technology that divides a search space for voice recognition into a general domain search space and a specific domain search space. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340029 | OPERATION ASSISTING METHOD AND OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE - An operation assisting method comprising, comparing an input spoken voice with a preliminarily stored keyword associated with an operation target to obtain an evaluation value of likelihood that the keyword is included in the spoken voice, and determining whether or not the keyword was spoken, based on the evaluation value of likelihood where it is determined that the keyword was spoken if the evaluation value of likelihood exceeds a threshold value, detecting whether or not eyes of a user are directed at the operation target. A threshold value is decreased in cases where the eyes of the user are directed at the operation target and where the evaluation value of the spoken voice falls within a predetermined range. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340030 | OPERATION ASSISTING METHOD AND OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE - An operation assisting method comprising comparing input spoken voices with a preliminarily stored keyword associated with an operation target and determining whether or not the keyword is spoken, determining whether or not similarity between or among the input spoken voices falls within a predetermined range. In a case where it is determined that the keyword is not spoken, determining whether or not eyes of a user are directed at the operation target, and in a case of the similarity falling within the predetermined range, determining that the keyword is spoken, in a case of being determined that the eyes of the user are directed at the operation target. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340031 | TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A method for controlling the operation of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: operating the terminal in a voice-recognition mode by receiving a voice-recognition command from the user; analyzing a voice received from the user so as to determine the user's intention; outputting the primary response in a voice according to the user's intention; analyzing the user's reaction to the primary response; and controlling the operation of the terminal according to the result of analyzing the user's reaction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340032 | TRAINING MULTIPLE NEURAL NETWORKS WITH DIFFERENT ACCURACY - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a deep neural network. One of the methods includes generating a plurality of feature vectors that each model a different portion of an audio waveform, generating a first posterior probability vector for a first feature vector using a first neural network, determining whether one of the scores in the first posterior probability vector satisfies a first threshold value, generating a second posterior probability vector for each subsequent feature vector using a second neural network, wherein the second neural network is trained to identify the same key words and key phrases and includes more inner layer nodes than the first neural network, and determining whether one of the scores in the second posterior probability vector satisfies a second threshold value. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340033 | CONTEXT INTERPRETATION IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING USING PREVIOUS DIALOG ACTS - Features are disclosed for processing and interpreting natural language, such as interpretations of user utterances, in multi-turn dialog interactions. Context information regarding interpretations of user utterances and system responses to the user utterances can be maintained. Subsequent user utterances can be interpreted using the context information, rather than being interpreted without context. In some cases, interpretations of subsequent user utterances can be merged with interpretations of prior user utterances using a rule-based framework. Rules may be defined to determine which interpretations may be merged and under what circumstances they may be merged. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340034 | RECOGNIZING SPEECH USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for recognizing speech using neural networks. One of the methods includes receiving an audio input; processing the audio input using an acoustic model to generate a respective phoneme score for each of a plurality of phoneme labels; processing one or more of the phoneme scores using an inverse pronunciation model to generate a respective grapheme score for each of a plurality of grapheme labels; and processing one or more of the grapheme scores using a language model to generate a respective text label score for each of a plurality of text labels. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340035 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF PHONEMIC LEXICON FOR VOICE ACTIVATED COCKPIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A system, method and program for acquiring from an input text a character string set and generating the pronunciation thereof which should be recognized as a word is disclosed. The system selects from an input text, plural candidate character strings which are phonemic character candidates or allophones to be recognized as a word; generates plural pronunciation candidates of the selected candidate character string and outputs the optimum pronunciation candidate to be recognized as a word; generates phonemic dictionary by combining data in which the pronunciation candidate with optimal recognition is respectively associated with the character strings; generates recognition data in which character strings respectively indicating plural words contained in the input speech are associated with pronunciations; and outputs a combination contained in the recognition data, out of combinations each consisting of one of the candidate character strings and the one of the pronunciations candidates with the optimum recognition. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSCRIPTION TRANSFER - Included are systems and methods for transcription transfer. In some embodiments a method includes receiving text data in an electronic format, determining a header in the text data, and in response to determining the header in the text data, determining a segment associated with the header. Some embodiments may include providing a dialog box associated with the text data, where the dialog box includes a first option for inserting the segment into a user interface provided by a destination application, receiving a user selection of the first option, and inserting the segment into a predetermined portion of the user interface provided by the destination application. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VOICE-MESSAGE CALL SERVICE - Provided are a system and method of providing a voice-message call service. A mobile device that performs a call with an external mobile device comprises a control unit configured to obtain text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, and obtain input text input to the mobile device and provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and a display unit configured to arrange the text, the input text, and the provided text and display the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340038 | IDENTIFYING CORRESPONDING REGIONS OF CONTENT - A content alignment service may generate content synchronization information to facilitate the synchronous presentation of audio content and textual content. In some embodiments, a region of the textual content whose correspondence to the audio content is uncertain may be analyzed to determine whether the region of textual content corresponds to one or more words that are audibly presented in the audio content, or whether the region of textual content is a mismatch with respect to the audio content. In some embodiments, words in the textual content that correspond to words in the audio content are synchronously presented, while mismatched words in the textual content may be skipped to maintain synchronous presentation. Accordingly, in one example application, an audiobook is synchronized with an electronic book, so that as the electronic book is displayed, corresponding words of the audiobook are audibly presented. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340039 | SPEAKER RECOGNITION FROM TELEPHONE CALLS - A method for speaker recognition comprising: obtaining speaker information for a target speaker; obtaining speech samples from telephone calls from an unknown speaker; classifying the speech samples according the unknown speaker thereby providing speaker-dependent classes of speech samples; extracting speaker information of each of the speaker-dependent classes of speech samples; combining the extracted speaker information; comparing the combined extracted speaker information with the stored speaker information for the target speaker to obtain a comparison result; and determining whether the unknown speaker is identical with the target speaker based on the comparison result. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340040 | VOICE COMMAND RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A voice command recognition apparatus and method thereof are described. The voice command recognition apparatus includes audio sensors placed at different locations; a context determiner configured to determine user context based on a voice received at the audio sensors, wherein the context comprises a vocalization from a user. A command recognizer in the voice command recognition apparatus is configured to activate to recognize a voice command or remain inactive according to the recognized context. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340041 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a voice receiving module configured to receive the voice of a user through a first application and to generate first voice data for the voice received through the first application, a control module configured to transmit the first voice data and user information corresponding to the first voice data to a service server and to request the service server to register the first voice data and the user information, and a communication module configured to transmit, to the service server, a request for the user information corresponding to the voice of the user received through a second application when the voice of the user is received through the second application. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340042 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A VOICE COMMAND - According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving, by the mobile device, acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command from a user without requiring receipt of an explicit trigger from the user, and initiating responding to the detected voice command. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340043 | MULTICHANNEL ENCODER AND DECODER WITH EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF POSITION INFORMATION - A receiver ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150340044 | HIGHER ORDER AMBISONICS SIGNAL COMPRESSION - Systems and techniques for compression and decoding of audio data are generally disclosed. An example device for compressing higher order ambisonic (HOA) coefficients representative of a soundfield includes a memory configured to store audio data and one or more processors configured to: determine when to use ambient HOA coefficients of the HOA coefficients to augment one or more foreground audio objects obtained through decomposition of the HOA coefficients based on one or more singular values also obtained through the decomposition of the HOA coefficients, the ambient HOA coefficients representative of an ambient component of the soundfield. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340045 | Audio Watermarking via Phase Modification - An audio watermarking system conveys information using an audio channel by modulating an audio signal to produce a modulated signal by embedding additional information into the audio signal. Modulating the audio signal includes segmenting the audio signal into overlapping time segments using a non-rectangular analysis window function produce a windowed audio signal, processing the windowed audio signal for a time segment to produce frequency coefficients representing the windowed time segment and having phase values and magnitude values, selecting one or more of the frequency coefficients, modifying phase values of the selected frequency coefficients using the additional information to map the phase values onto a known phase constellation, and processing the frequency coefficients including the modified phase values to produce the modulated signal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340046 | Systems and Methods for Audio Encoding and Decoding - Systems and methods are provided for audio encoding. For example, first quantization encoding is performed on audio data associated with a current frame of an audio data stream to obtain first quantization-encoded data; second quantization encoding is performed on the audio data to obtain second quantization-encoded data; the first quantization-encoded data is coupled to the current frame of the audio data stream; and the second quantization-encoded data is coupled to a next frame of the audio data stream. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340047 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING INTELLIGIBILITY OF A DEGRADED SPEECH SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method of evaluating intelligibility of a degraded speech signal received from an audio transmission system conveying a reference speech signal. The method comprises sampling said signals into reference and degraded signal frames, and forming frame pairs by associating reference and degraded signal frames with each other. For each frame pair a difference function representing disturbance is provided, which is then compensated for specific disturbance types for providing a disturbance density function. Based on the density function of a plurality of frame pairs, an overall quality parameter is determined. The method provides for compensating the overall quality parameter for the effect that the assessment of intelligibility of CVC words is dominated by the intelligibility of consonants. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340048 | VOICE PROCESSING DEVICE AND VOICE PROCESSSING METHOD - A voice processing device, includes, a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: receiving, through a communication network, a first voice of a first user and a second voice of a second user inputted to a first microphone positioned nearer to the first user than the second user, and a third voice of the first user and a fourth voice of the second user inputted to a second microphone positioned nearer to the second user than the first user; calculating a first phase difference between the received first voice and the received second voice and a second phase difference between the received third voice and the received fourth voice; and performing at least one of: controlling transmission of the received second voice or the received fourth voice to a first speaker. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340049 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION (AEC) FOR A CLOSE-COUPLED SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE SYSTEM - Embodiments are directed towards providing acoustic echo cancellation in a closely-coupled microphone/speaker system. A speaker may produce an audible signal from a reference signal, which may be captured with a microphone. Full band cancellation (FBC) may modify the captured signal to suppress an echo of the reference signal caused by a direct acoustic path between the microphone and speaker. FBC may include a fixed filter and an adaptive filter. The fixed filter may modify the captured signal based on the reference signal. The adaptive filter may automatically adapt based on the captured signal and the reference signal. If a comparison of a performance of the adaptive filter and the fixed filter is above a threshold, then the fixed filter may be updated based on the adaptive filter. Subband acoustic echo cancellation may generate an output signal that suppresses residual echoes of the reference signal based on the modified signal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340050 | NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER PEG ENCAPSULATION - A near field transducer with a peg region, an enlarged region disposed adjacent the peg region, and a barrier material disposed between the peg region and the enlarged region. The barrier material reduces or eliminates interdiffusion of material between the peg region and the enlarged region. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340051 | LASER ARRAY FOR HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING - An apparatus comprises a unitary laser diode comprising an array of two or more active regions, at least one of which outputs a light beam in response to an input current. The apparatus also includes two or more waveguides, each waveguide corresponding to an active region of the array. At least one of the waveguides receives the at least one light beam from the at least one active region. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340052 | DEVICES INCLUDING A NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER AND AT LEAST ONE ASSOCIATED ADHESION LAYER - Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT), the NFT having a disc and a peg, and the peg having five surfaces thereof; and at least one adhesion layer positioned on at least one of the five surfaces of the peg, the adhesion layer including one or more of the following: yttrium (Y), tin (Sn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), carbon (C), holmium (Ho), gallium (Ga), silver (Ag), ytterbium (Yb), chromium (Cr), tantalum (Ta), iridium (Ir), zirconium (Zr), yttrium (Y), scandium (Sc), cobalt (Co), silicon (Si), nickel (Ni), molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), palladium (Pd), titanium (Ti), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), platinum (Pt), aluminum (Al), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), vanadium (V), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), tungsten (W), hafnium (Hf), carbon (C), boron (B), holmium (Ho), antimony (Sb), gallium (Ga), manganese (Mn), silver (Ag), indium (In), bismuth (Bi), zinc (Zn), ytterbium (Yb), and combinations thereof. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340053 | HEAT ASSISTED MEDIA RECORDING APPARATUS WITH LASER DIODE MODE HOPPING SUPPRESSION - An apparatus includes a slider body, a laser diode, an optical path, and a heating element. The laser diode is configured to produce energy and is subject to temperature changes as a result of producing energy. The optical path within the slider body is configured to deliver the energy to heat a magnetic recording medium. The heating element is disposed along a length of the optical path within the slider body and is configured to control a temperature of the optical path to mitigate temperature-induced mode hopping of the laser diode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340054 | MAGNETIC DISK SUBSTRATE WITH OFFSET PORTION ON A MAIN SURFACE WITHIN A RANGE OF 92.0 to 97.0% IN A RADIAL DIRECTION FROM A CENTER, MAGNETIC DISK WITH SUBSTRATE AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - A magnetic disk substrate having a flat main surface, an end face, and a chamfered face formed between the main surface and the end face. The substrate has an offset portion, present on the main surface within a range of 92.0 to 97.0% in a radial direction from a center of the substrate. A distance from the center of the substrate to the end face of the substrate in a radial direction is 100%, the offset portion being raised or lowered with respect to a virtual straight line connecting two points on the main surface, set at positions of 92.0% and 97.0%. A maximum distance from the virtual straight line to the offset portion in a direction perpendicular to the virtual straight line is a “maximum offset value.” | 2015-11-26 |
20150340055 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD - To provide an optical information recording and reproducing apparatus capable of correct positioning, in an optical information recording and reproducing apparatus which branches a light beam into reference light and signal light to cause interference and records an obtained interference fringe as a hologram on an optical information recording medium and reproduces the hologram recorded by applying the reference light onto the optical information recording medium, the apparatus has an image pickup element which detects reproduction light passing through an aperture | 2015-11-26 |
20150340056 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSPORTATION OF TAPE MEDIUM - An apparatus, computer readable medium device, and method for controlling transportation of a tape medium. A determination is made whether to execute a backhitch operation in response to writing a data set to tape from the buffer. If not, a determination is made whether a transaction size at which data is transferred from the buffer to the tape is less than a buffer size. If so, then a determination is made of a a new speed and whether a current speed is different from the determined new speed. If so, then a backhitch is initiated. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340057 | DISK DRIVE UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method manufactures a disk drive unit having a stator part that includes a base and a shaft member extending in an axial direction, and a rotor part that is rotatably supported by the stator part and includes a sleeve accommodating at least a part of the shaft member, and a hub fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and including a setting surface on which a recording disk is set. The method includes fixing the hub to the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, cutting the setting surface by a cutting tool that moves in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the rotor part while rotating the rotor part, in a state in which the hub is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, and accommodating the shaft member in the sleeve after the cutting. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340058 | ROTATING DEVICE - A rotating device includes: a hub mounting a recording disk; a base rotatably supporting the hub via a bearing, a core fixedly mounted on the base, and having a circular portion and salient poles protruding radially outward; a coil wound around the salient poles; and an FPC including driving lines. The base has a wire hole that communicates between an upper face that faces the coil in the axial direction and an opposite lower face. The lower face has a bottom recess portion surrounding a hub rotational axis, and regions facing each other across the rotational axis. The FPC includes an arc section housed in the bottom recess portion. Each lead wire is drawn out from the coil to the lower-face side via the wire hole, and is connected to the driving line on a connection land formed at an interval from the wire hole in the circumferential direction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340059 | DIGITAL INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A digital information recording apparatus includes a recording circuit for recording information of a retention period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be held in the recording medium, starting with a time at which the digital information is recorded on the recording medium; and information of a playback permission period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be played back starting with a time at which the information is reproduced initially following recording of the digital information on the recording medium, permitting temporary recording or copying for the information permitted for “copy never” or “copy one generation.” | 2015-11-26 |
20150340060 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SERVER AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING A CONTENT - A reproduction device includes a controller that rips a content from a storage medium and a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus; wherein based on permission information of the ripping which is acquired via the communication unit, the controller performs reproduction of first advertisement information further acquired via the communication unit before starting reproduction of the content. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340061 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT USING SCREEN COMPOSITION INFORMATION - Provided are an information storage medium, and the information storage medium includes main content which is reproducible by a primary reproducing apparatus and at least one piece of screen composition information which includes information for obtaining additional content associated with the main content by a secondary reproducing apparatus and information for processing the additional content by the second reproducing apparatus. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340062 | DIFFERENTIAL CLASS AB OUTPUT STAGE WITH DIFFERENTIAL MODE ON CHIP SUPPLY FILTER - A disk drive preamplifier integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a differential output driver configured to drive readback data to an output load, wherein the output driver comprises a differential mode filter configured to filter alternating current of an on-chip power supply. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340063 | Radially-Coherent Reading and Writing System and Method for a Magnetic Disk - Radially-coherent data reading from, and data writing to, a magnetic disk use non-coherently written synchronization signals on the disk. In a form, the radially-coherent data reading and writing is performed using a magnetic head/disk tester which includes a spinstand for supporting a spinning magnetic disk, a magnetic head assembly, a write channel network for generating a write data signal for application to a write element of the magnetic head, a read channel for receiving a read-back signal from a read element of the magnetic head assembly, and a signal processing system that analyzes a read-back signal from a disk and provides synchronization signals for radially-coherent data reading and data writing. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340064 | TAPE MEDIA KISS-CONTACT READ VERIFICATION - A supplemental module that includes one or more read elements periodically engages a magnetic recording medium, and the read elements generate an electrical signal corresponding to transitions written to the magnetic recording medium by a write element. A computer receives information representative of the electrical signal and determines if a quality metric of the magnetic recording medium derived from the electrical signal is within a defined range. If the quality metric is not within the defined range, a defined action is performed by the computer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340065 | IN-BAND DATA RECOGNITION AND SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for recognizing and synchronizing to in-band data at a multimedia device is provided. A content stream includes in-band data. The in-band data is processed and in-band data pattern data associated with the content stream are created. Metadata are attached to the event identification data. The event identification data are provided to multimedia devices which receive broadcasted multimedia content streams containing video programs with in-band data. The in-band data are processed and compared to the event identification data. If a match occurs, the multimedia device uses the metadata to perform specified actions. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND ENHANCING VIDEOS - Embodiments of the present disclosure help to automatically generate video selected from multiple video sources using intelligent sensor processing, thereby providing viewers with a unique and rich viewing experience quickly and inexpensively. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340067 | System and Method to Generate a Video on the Fly - The present invention provides a method for real-time generation and streaming of context based video according to video template and raw context related data. The method comprising the steps of: receiving context based video request that is containing a template identifier and required template input, receiving input data related to the identified template and context related data; choosing and generating audible and visual materials, according to the predefined logic of the identified template, generating and encoding video frames for pre-defined portion based generated visual materials, generating audio streams of the video based on generated audible materials, accumulating a predefined number of generated frames to fill a predefined duration of predefined portion according to per-decided frame-rate per second and providing streamable data of the predefined video portion at the external entity side, while the subsequent portion of video is still in generation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340068 | AUTOMATIC SHOOTING AND EDITING OF A VIDEO - The proposed method relates to a computer technology providing automatic control of a video recording process. The method includes obtaining information regarding an action in the scene and then calculating a film director's description of a shot to be filmed. Thereafter, the shot description is provided to a cameraman and a set of shot variants is generated according to the director's shot description. Camera parameters for shooting each of the shot variants are obtained and the best shot is chosen. The shot is provided back to the film director who finally registers the same in an editorial script. The respective camera is mounted to shoot the best shot. Subsequent shots of the scene actions are obtained by repeating previous method steps and a sequence of shots is generated according to the editorial script. The sequence is then provided to a client computer program. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340069 | DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANNELS WITH CALIBRATION CIRCUIT SHARED BY MULTIPLE CHANNELS - An apparatus includes a first channel, a second channel and a calibration circuit. The first channel includes a first command control circuit. The second channel includes a second command control circuit independent of the first command control circuit. The calibration circuit is shared by the first channel and the second channel to generate a calibration code responsive to a calibration command generated responsive to a first calibration command from the first command control circuit and a second calibration command from the second command control circuit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340070 | LINE MEMORY DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A line memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, a data line pair, a sense amplifier and an output unit. The plurality of memory cells are disposed adjacent to each other in a line. The data line pair is coupled to the memory cells to sequentially transfer memory data bits stored in the memory cells to the sense amplifier. The sense amplifier is configured to amplify the memory data bits that are sequentially transferred through the data line pair by corresponding delay times which are different from each other. The output unit samples an output of the sense amplifier to sequentially output retimed data bits of the memory data bits in response to a read clock signal. The read clock signal has a cyclic period which is less than a maximum delay time among the delay times. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340071 | MEMORY DEVICE WITH VARIABLE STROBE INTERFACE - A memory device includes a variable strobe interface configured to select one of a data queue strobe signal or a system clock signal to signal initiation of data receipt at the memory device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340072 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TIMING PROVISION OF A COMMAND TO INPUT CIRCUITRY - Apparatuses and methods for providing a command to a data block are described. An example apparatus includes a command circuit configured to provide a command signal in an internal clock time domain based at least in part on a memory access command received in an external clock time domain. The example apparatus further includes a command path delay configured to delay the command signal. The example apparatus further includes a data strobe generator circuit configured to receive the command signal and a data strobe signal. A plurality of clock edges of the data strobe signal correspond to received data bits associated with the memory access command. The data strobe generator circuit is configured to control input circuitry to capture the data associated with the memory access command based at least in part on the data strobe signal and the command signal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340073 | VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING THE SAME - A volatile memory device includes a memory cell array configured to be supplied with a first power supply voltage through a first power supply line, and configured to store data based on the first power supply line; and a peripheral circuit configured to be supplied with a second power supply voltage through a second power supply line, and configured to control the memory cell array based on the second power supply line, the peripheral circuit including a self timing pulse circuit configured to determine an operation timing of the peripheral circuit, the self timing pulse circuit configured to be supplied with the first power supply voltage through the first power supply line, and the self timing pulse circuit being configured to adjust the operation timing of the peripheral circuit according to the voltage level of the first power supply voltage. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340074 | MEMORY MODULE HAVING ADDRESS MIRRORING FUNCTION - A memory module having an address minoring function is provided. The memory module includes a register that allows mode registers of first memory chips of a first rank and mode registers of second memory chips of a second rank to be identically programmed in response to a mode register set (MRS) command during a rank-merged test mode. The register sets address signals, which are symmetrically connected to the first and second memory chips through through-via-holes (TVHs) or blind-via-holes (BVHs) of a printed circuit board, to be selectively mirrored. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340075 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM, TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DECODING OF DATA - A portable electronic device of an embodiment has a storage section, a storage controller, and a decoding controller. The storage section has a first area to store first corresponding information indicating first identification information to identify data and first decoding information relating to decoding corresponding to the first identification information, and a second area to store second corresponding information indicating second identification information to identify data and second decoding information relating to decoding corresponding to the second identification information. The storage controller stores the second corresponding information in the second area. The decoding controller, when identification information to identify data included in a command received from an outside is included in the second corresponding information stored in the second area, controls decoding of the data included in the command, based on the second decoding information corresponding to the second identification information. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340076 | STORAGE DEVICE - A highly reliable storage device with small data deterioration is provided. The storage device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a third circuit, and a memory cell. The first circuit has a function of detecting power-on. The second circuit has a function of specifying the address of the memory cell. The third circuit has a function of refreshing the memory cell at the address specified by the second circuit after the first circuit detects power-on. The memory cell preferably includes an oxide semiconductor transistor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340077 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING REFRESH OPERATIONS - An apparatus includes a first word line, a second word line and a control. The second word line is contiguous to the first word line. The control circuit includes a first defective address storing circuit and a first detection circuit. The first defective address storing circuit stores first enable information along with first defective address. The first enable information indicates whether or not the second word line is functional. The first detection circuit provides a first signal when the first word line is accessed. The first signal indicates whether or not the second word line is functional. The control circuit activates the second word line when the first signal indicates that the second word line is functional and does not activate the second word line when the first signal indicates that the second word line is not functional. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340078 | LOW LATENCY SYNCHRONIZATION SCHEME FOR MESOCHRONOUS DDR SYSTEM - A method for data synchronization is provided according to certain embodiments. The method comprises receiving data, a data clock signal, and a clean clock signal, sampling the data using the data clock signal, synchronizing the sampled data with the clean clock signal, and outputting the synchronized sampled data. The method also comprises tracking a phase drift between the data clock signal and the clean clock signal, and pulling in the output of the synchronized sampled data by one clock cycle of the clean clock signal if the tracked phase drift reaches a first value in a first direction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340079 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A semiconductor memory apparatus may include an active control portion configured to generate a preliminary bank active signal and a single bank refresh signal in response to a command, a refresh control signal, and a bank active signal. The semiconductor memory apparatus may also include a signal combination portion configured to enable the bank active signal when either the preliminary bank active signal or the single bank refresh signal is enabled. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340080 | Refreshing Dynamic Memory - A method of refreshing dynamic memory includes associating, for each refreshable memory element of a dynamic random access memory device, an indicator with the refreshable memory element. The method also includes detecting a predetermined data value being written to a memory location associated with a first refreshable memory element, and setting the indicator associated with the first refreshable memory element to a first value. The method further includes refreshing only the refreshable memory elements of the dynamic random access memory device whose associated indicators have values different from the first value, wherein refreshing does not comprise refreshing the first refreshable memory element. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340081 | Array Power Supply-Based Screening of Static Random Access Memory Cells for Bias Temperature Instability - A method of screening complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor CMOS integrated circuits, such as integrated circuits including CMOS static random access memory (SRAM) cells, for transistors susceptible to transistor characteristic shifts over operating time. For the example of SRAM cells formed of cross-coupled CMOS inverters, separate ground voltage levels can be applied to the source nodes of the driver transistors, or separate power supply voltage levels can be applied to the source nodes of the load transistors (or both). Asymmetric bias voltages applied to the transistors in this manner will reduce the transistor drive current, and can thus mimic the effects of bias temperature instability (BTI). Cells that are vulnerable to threshold voltage shift over time can thus be identified. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340082 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An intermediate mode is set between the active mode in which a threshold voltage is low and a standby mode in which a threshold voltage is high. When a mode is shifted from the active mode to the standby mode, the threshold voltage for the active mode is raised temporarily to a threshold voltage for the intermediate mode and then the threshold voltage for the intermediate mode is raised to the threshold voltage for the standby mode. When a mode is shifted from the standby mode to the active mode, the threshold voltage for the standby mode is lowered temporarily to the threshold voltage for the intermediate mode and then the threshold voltage for the intermediate mode is lowered to the threshold voltage for the active mode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340083 | DUAL-PORT SRAM CONNECTION STRUCTURE - The present disclosure provides a static random access memory (SRAM) cell. The SRAM cell includes first and second inverters cross-coupled for data storage, each inverter including at least one pull-up device and at least two pull-down devices; at least four pass gate devices configured with the two cross-coupled inverters; at least two ports coupled with the at least four pass-gate devices for reading and writing; a first contact feature contacting first two pull-down devices (PD- | 2015-11-26 |
20150340084 | Array Power Supply-Based Screening of Static Random Access Memory Cells for Bias Temperature Instability - A method of screening complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor CMOS integrated circuits, such as integrated circuits including CMOS static random access memory (SRAM) cells, for transistors susceptible to transistor characteristic shifts over operating time. For the example of SRAM cells formed of cross-coupled CMOS inverters, separate ground voltage levels can be applied to the source nodes of the driver transistors, or separate power supply voltage levels can be applied to the source nodes of the load transistors (or both). Asymmetric bias voltages applied to the transistors in this manner will reduce the transistor drive current, and can thus mimic the effects of bias temperature instability (BTI). Cells that are vulnerable to threshold voltage shift over time can thus be identified. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340085 | TRACKING BIT CELL AND METHOD - A method includes generating a first edge of a first tracking signal for a tracking cell, generating a first edge of a second tracking signal for the tracking cell based on the first edge of the first tracking signal, generating a first edge of a cell signal for a memory cell, generating a second edge of the first tracking signal based on the first edge of the second tracking signal, and generating a second edge of the cell signal based on the second edge of the first tracking signal. A transistor in the tracking cell operates at a tracking voltage value and a transistor in the memory cell operates at a memory voltage value different from the tracking voltage value. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340086 | THRESHOLD VOLTAGE ANALYSIS - Apparatuses and methods for threshold voltage analysis are described. One or more methods for threshold voltage analysis include storing expected state indicators corresponding to a group of memory cells, applying a first sensing voltage to a selected access line to which the group of memory cells is coupled, sensing whether at least one of the memory cells of the group conducts responsive to the first sensing voltage, determining whether a discharge indicator for the at least one of the memory cells has changed responsive to application of the first sensing voltage, and determining that the first sensing voltage is the threshold voltage for a particular program state of the at least one of the memory cells. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340087 | NONVOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a resistance change memory includes the following configuration. A first inverter includes first input and first output terminals and first and second voltage terminals. A second inverter includes second input and second output terminals and third and fourth voltage terminals. The second input terminal is connected to the first output terminal. The second output terminal is connected to the first input terminal. First and second transistors are connected to the first and second output terminals, respectively. Third and fourth transistors are connected to the first and third voltage terminals, respectively. A fifth transistor is connected between the first voltage terminal and the first memory cell. A sixth transistor is connected to the third voltage terminal. A controller turns on the first and second transistors, after turning off the fifth and sixth transistors. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340088 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device may include a candidate selector configured for generating a plurality of candidate threshold value sets from a plurality of digital values corresponding to a plurality of analog signals output from a memory cell array. The semiconductor device may include a threshold value selector configured for selecting one candidate threshold value set of the plurality of candidate threshold value sets as a threshold value set. The semiconductor device may include a comparator configured for deciding logic levels of the plurality of digital values according to the selected threshold value set. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340089 | Ultrafast Nonvolatile Memory - The invention refers to an ultrafast quench based nonvolatile bistable device which consists of an active material on a passive or active substrate which changes its physical properties, after exposure to a sufficiently temporally short external perturbation causing an ultrafast quench. The perturbation can be from an external ultrashort laser pulse or ultrafast electrical pulse from an electrooptic device or any other generator of ultrashort pulses. This change of the materials properties can be detected as a change of optical properties or electrical resistance. The dielectric properties can be reverted back to their original state by the application of a heat pulse applied by an electrical heater within the device or an external laser. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340090 | NON-VOLATILE SRAM WITH MULTIPLE STORAGE STATES - Technologies are generally described herein for a non-volatile static random access memory device with multiple storage states. In some examples, the multi-storage state non-volatile random access memory device has two or more memory cells. Each memory cell may include a pair of programmable resistive devices that may be dynamically programmed to configure the memory cell in a particular logic state. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340091 | EXPLOITING PCM WRITE ASYMMETRIES TO ACCELERATE WRITE - To improve the write performance of PCM, the disclosed technology, in certain embodiments, provides a new write scheme, referred to herein as two-stage-write, which leverages the speed and power asymmetries of writing a zero bit and a one bit. Writing a data block to PCM is divided into two separated stages, i.e., write-0 stage and write-1 stage. Without violating power constraints, during the write-0 stage, all zero bits in this data block are written to PCM at an accelerated speed; during the write-1 stage, all one bits are written to PCM, with more bits being written concurrently. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology provides a new coding scheme to improve the speed of the write-1 stage by further increasing the number of bits that can be written to PCM in parallel. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340092 | DATA GENERATING DEVICE AND DATA GENERATING METHOD - A data generating device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; a read circuit operative to obtain a plurality of resistance value information pieces from the plurality of memory cells; and a data generator circuit operative to set a condition on the basis of the plurality of resistance value information pieces, and generating data by allocating, on the basis of the condition, the plurality of resistance value information pieces into a plurality of sets which respectively correspond to a plurality of values constituting the data. Each of the plurality of memory cells has a characteristic where, when in a variable state, a resistance value thereof reversibly changes between a plurality of variable resistance value ranges in accordance with an electric stress applied. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340093 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - According to example embodiments, a nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of strings having a plurality of serially-connected selection transistors and a plurality of memory cells connected in series to one end of the serially-connected selection transistors. A control logic is configured to perform a program operation for setting a threshold voltage of at least one of the serially-connected selection transistors. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340094 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - Provided is a semiconductor device capable of reducing its area, operating at a high speed, or reducing its power consumption. A circuit | 2015-11-26 |
20150340095 | INTERCONNECTIONS FOR 3D MEMORY - Apparatuses and methods for interconnections for 3D memory are provided. One example apparatus can include a stack of materials including a plurality of pairs of materials, each pair of materials including a conductive line formed over an insulation material. The stack of materials has a stair step structure formed at one edge extending in a first direction. Each stair step includes one of the pairs of materials. A first interconnection is coupled to the conductive line of a stair step, the first interconnection extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the stair step. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340096 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device may include memory blocks having a plurality of strings including drain select transistors and memory cells electrically coupled in series between a bit line and a pipe transistor and source select transistors and memory cells electrically coupled in series between a common source line and the pipe transistor; a circuit group configured to float drain select lines electrically coupled to the drain select transistors included in unselected memory blocks and source select lines electrically coupled to the source select transistors included in the unselected memory blocks and to ground a pipe line electrically coupled to the pipe transistor when a program operation of a selected memory block among the memory blocks is performed; and a control circuit configured to control the circuit group. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340097 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A voltage generator includes a first trim unit and a second trim unit. The first trim unit generates a first voltage variable depending on temperature variation and a second voltage invariable irrespective of the temperature variation based on a power supply voltage, and performs a first trim operation by changing a level of the second voltage. The level of the second voltage at a first temperature becomes substantially the same as a level of the first voltage at the first temperature based on the first trim operation. The second trim unit generates an output voltage based on the power supply voltage, the first and second voltages, a reference voltage and a feedback voltage, and performs a second trim operation by adjusting variation of the output voltage depending on the temperature variation based on a result of the first trim operation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340098 | METHODS, CIRCUITS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSING AN NVM CELL - Disclosed is a non-volatile memory (NVM) device including an array of NVM cells segmented into at least a first sector and a second sector and at least one sensing circuit to sense a state of a target NVM cell in the first sector using a reference current of the second sector received from at least a dynamic reference cell. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340099 | OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE - An operating method of a storage device which includes a nonvolatile memory is provided. The operating method includes performing a first program operation on selected memory cells of the nonvolatile memory and storing a first time when the first program operation is performed; and adjusting a program parameter according to a difference between the first time and a second time, and performing a second program operation on the selected memory cells using the adjusted program parameter, the second time being a time when the second program operation is performed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340100 | FLASH COMMAND THAT REPORTS A COUNT OF CELL PROGRAM FAILURES - An apparatus comprising a memory and a controller. The memory may be configured to process a plurality of read/program operations. The memory may comprise a plurality of memory units. The memory units may each have a size less than a total size of the memory. The memory units may include a plurality of cells. The controller may be configured to issue a plurality of program operations to write to one or more of the cells. The controller may be configured to implement a polling status command after each of the program operations to verify programming of each of the cells. A response to each of the polling status commands may be used to report a number of the cells that failed to be programmed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A MEMORY CELL - A method includes applying a programming voltage to a drain of an access transistor, where a source of the access transistor is coupled to a drain region of a one-time programmable (OTP) device. The method also includes applying a first voltage to a gate of the OTP device and a second voltage to a terminal of the OTP device to bias a channel region of the OTP device, where the first voltage and the second voltage are substantially equal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340102 | TFT ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A TFT array substrate is disclosed. The TFT array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, and a gate driving circuit connected to the gate lines. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages of shift registers, where odd-numbered stages of shift registers are cascaded-connected to each other, even-numbered stages of shift registers are cascaded-connected to each other, and the odd-numbered stages of shift registers and the even-numbered stages of shift registers are disposed at opposite ends of the gate lines. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340103 | Embedded Memory Testing Using Back-To-Back Write/Read Operations - In one embodiment, a BIST (built-in self-test) engine performs BIST testing of embedded memory in an integrated circuit device (e.g., an FPGA) via an (e.g., hard-wired, dedicated, low-latency) bus from the configuration bitstream engine. During BIST testing, data is written into the embedded memory at-speed, which may require the bitstream engine to produce a higher frequency than originally used for configuration. Between consecutive write operations, the BIST engine is capable of reading the previously written set of data from the embedded memory and comparing that read-back data with the corresponding original set of data to determine whether a BIST error has occurred. By performing back-to-back write/read-back operations faster than the configuration speed and using a dedicated W/RB bus, BIST testing can be optimally performed without false-positive-invoking delays and undesirable resource utilization. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340104 | System, Apparatus, Method and Energy Product-by-Process for Resonantly-Catalyzing Nuclear Fusion Energy Release, and the Underlying Scientific Foundation - A system and related apparatus, method and energy product-by-process for resonantly-catalyzing the release of nuclear fusion energy, comprising: a nuclear fuel; a high-frequency gamma radiation source producing gamma radiation proximate at least one of the resonant frequencies corresponding to m | 2015-11-26 |
20150340105 | NUCLEAR FUSION USING HIGH ENERGY CHARGED PARTICLE CONVERGENCE AT A TARGET CATHODE - A controlled fusion process is provided that can produce a sustained series of fusion reactions: a process that (i) uses a substantially higher reactant density of the deuterium and tritium gases by converging cationic reactants into the higher reaction density at a target cathode rather than relying on random collisions, the converging producing a substantially higher rate of fusion and energy production; (ii) uses a substantially lower input of energy to initiate the fusion; (iii) can be cycled at a substantially higher cycle frequency; (iv) has a practical heat exchange method; (v) is substantially less costly to manufacture, operate, and maintain; and, (vi) has a substantially improved reaction efficiency as a result of not mixing reactants with products. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340106 | SYSTEM FOR THE IN-LINE CHARACTERISATION OF CORROSION PRODUCTS - A system for the in-line characterisation of corrosion products in a cooling system of a nuclear reactor, the characterisation system having a tube connected to the cooling system of the reactor in which the coolant circulates, the system including at least two filters in series, the downstream filter having a smaller pore size than the filter located upstream, the filters being suitable for the coolant to pass therethrough; and differential pressure sensors combined with each of the filters making it possible to determine in-line the obstruction rate of each of the filters. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340107 | Boiling Water Reactor Core Shroud Head Bolt Retainer Tool - The inventive tool is designed to ensure proper plant operation position of the core shroud head bolt assemblies of a boiling water nuclear reactor. The tool exerts an upward pulling force on stuck retainers to return them to the locking position around the nut. The tool includes a frame, an engagement member, and a collar. The engagement member is lowered toward and end of the bolt until it comes into contact therewith. Further movement of the engagement member causes the frame and collar to move upward, lifting the retainer and extending the spring. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340108 | WATER JET PEENING DEVICE - According to the present invention, the distance between a spray nozzle and a surface to be constructed is kept constant, and the spray nozzle is moved smoothly to perform water jet peening in a suitable state of construction. A water jet peening device has a spray nozzle ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150340109 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AT LEAST ONE FIRST CHEMICAL ELEMENT E1 FROM AT LEAST ONE SECOND CHEMICAL ELEMENT E2, INVOLVING THE USE OF A MEDIUM COMPRISING A SPECIFIC MOLTEN SALT - The invention pertains to a process for separating at least one first chemical element E | 2015-11-26 |
20150340110 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NUCLEAR FUEL PRODUCTS WITH A HIGH LOADING OF LEU AND CORRESPONDING NUCLEAR FUEL PRODUCT - A method of producing a nuclear fuel product is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a core comprising aluminium and low-enriched uranium; and sealing said core in a cladding. The core has a low-enriched uranium loading strictly higher than 3.0 gU/cm | 2015-11-26 |
20150340111 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED MANIPULATIONS OF THE SYSTEM STATE OF AN OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL UNIT AND A NUCLEAR PLANT HAVING THE DEVICE - A device detects unauthorized manipulations of a system state of an open-loop and closed-loop control unit, in particular of a programmable logic controller, of a nuclear plant. The device should be able to reliably detect unauthorized manipulations. For this purpose, a monitoring module is provided, which monitors the operating state, hardware expansion state and/or program state of the open-loop and closed-loop control unit and generates an indication when the state changes. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340112 | RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STORAGE CANISTER AND METHOD FOR SEALING SAME - A canister for storing radioactive materials includes a base plate, side wall and a top plate. The top plate includes a top surface with a top edge having a bevel, and with a channel set in from the top edge. The top plate is sealed to the sidewall by a weld formed between the beveled top edge and the top of the side wail. The base plate is sealed to a bottom of the sidewall, so that a sealed vessel is formed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340113 | Systems and Methods For X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging Using Arrays Of X-Ray Focusing Elements - Systems and methods for performing x-ray phase-contrast imaging using a conventional x-ray source and detector are provided. An array of x-ray focusing elements it provided and used to focus x-ray onto a pattern of multiple different focal spots. When an object is introduced into the beam path, the focal spots will be displaced based on the x-rays being refracted by the object. A refraction angle map is produced and used to generate a phase contrast image, such as an image that indicates the electron density distribution in the object. Multi-spectral imaging can be achieved by utilizing the chromatic aberration of the array of x-ray focusing elements and sweeping the detector through different focal planes associated with different x-ray energy levels or sweeping the peak voltage of the x-ray source for a fixed object-to-detector distance. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340114 | MECHANICAL DESIGN OF MULTIPLE ZONE PLATES PRECISION ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR HARD X-RAY FOCUSING IN TWENTY-NANOMETER SCALE - An enhanced mechanical design of multiple zone plates precision alignment apparatus for hard x-ray focusing in a twenty-nanometer scale is provided. The precision alignment apparatus includes a zone plate alignment base frame; a plurality of zone plates; and a plurality of zone plate holders, each said zone plate holder for mounting and aligning a respective zone plate for hard x-ray focusing. At least one respective positioning stage drives and positions each respective zone plate holder. Each respective positioning stage is mounted on the zone plate alignment base frame. A respective linkage component connects each respective positioning stage and the respective zone plate holder. The zone plate alignment base frame, each zone plate holder and each linkage component is formed of a selected material for providing thermal expansion stability and positioning stability for the precision alignment apparatus. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340115 | COATED CONDUCTIVE METALLIC PARTICLES - A conductive metallic particle coated with an organometallic compound, a metal salt, an inorganic oxide, an inorganic hydroxide, or a combination thereof, is provided. The invention also provides a process for preparing a coated conductive metallic particle comprising forming an organometallic coating, a metal salt coating, an inorganic oxide coating, an inorganic hydroxide coating, or a combination thereof, on a conductive metallic particle. Specifically, a process for preparing a coated conductive metallic particle, comprising (a) obtaining a mixture of at least one conductive metallic particle and at least one inorganic precursor in water, an organic solvent, or a combination thereof, (b) hydrolysing the inorganic precursor in the mixture, and (c) optionally adding at least one organic compound is provided. The invention also provides a coated a conductive metallic particle prepared by the claimed processes, as well as the use of the coated conductive metallic particle in a composition. A composition comprising the coated conductive metallic particles of the invention, such as an electroconductive composition comprising the coated conductive metallic particles, and an organic vehicle is also provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340116 | ALUMINUM CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are an aluminum conductive member that includes an electrical connection portion excellent in conductivity and rust resistance and an electrical insulation portion excellent in long-term durability, chemical resistance, and the like, and can be manufactured at low cost, and a method of manufacturing the same. Specifically, provided are an aluminum conductive member, including: an aluminum conductive base material formed of an aluminum material including aluminum or an aluminum alloy; an electrical connection portion formed in a region of the aluminum conductive base material, the electrical connection portion having a surface coated with a conductive oxidation preventing film and being used as a terminal; and an electrical insulation portion formed in a region of the aluminum conductive base material other than the region in which the electrical connection portion is formed, the electrical insulation portion being coated with an anodic oxide film, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340117 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE FILM - Provided is a method for producing a conductive film in which a size of a particle of a metal catalyst for synthesizing carbon nanotubes is adjusted to adjust a minor axis diameter of the carbon nanotube, such that the conductive film containing the carbon nanotube having an adjusted diameter may have excellent film properties. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340118 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITE AND SUBSTRATE - A conductive polymer composite includes (A) a π-conjugated polymer and (B) a dopant polymer which contains a repeating unit “a” which is shown by the following general formula (1) having weight-average molecular weight thereof in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, | 2015-11-26 |
20150340119 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION - A conductive polymer composition including: a conductive polymer; and at least two solvents selected from solvents represented by the following formula (1) (excluding that both of the two solvents are a solvent represented by the formula (1) in which R | 2015-11-26 |
20150340120 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE - Provided is a curable composition for an electronic component that can be quickly cured and furthermore can have increased storage stability. The curable composition for an electronic component according to the present invention contains an epoxy compound, an anionic curing agent, a flux, and a basic compound excluding the anionic curing agent. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340121 | DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - A dielectric material which is able to detect a sign of insulation breakdown before use or while in use, and thus is able to predict the insulation breakdown in advance is provided. Such a dielectric material is made of a composite sintered compact in which conductive particles are dispersed in an insulating material, in which in the conductive particles, a particle diameter D10 having a cumulative volume percentage of 10% by volume in a volume particle size distribution is 0.2 μm or less, a particle diameter D90 having a cumulative volume percentage of 90% by volume is 2 μm or less, a ratio (D90/D10) of the particle diameter D90 having a cumulative volume percentage of 90% by volume to the particle diameter D10 having a cumulative volume percentage of 10% by volume is 3.0 or more, and a ratio (D90/D50) of the particle diameter D90 having a cumulative volume percentage of 90% by volume to the particle diameter D50 having a cumulative volume percentage of 50% by volume is 1.4 or more. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340122 | THE INVENTION RELATES TO AN ELECTRICAL CABLE COMPRISING A CABLE COVER - Electrical cable comprising a cable cover of a polymer composition, having a diameter of below 7 mm, which polymer composition contains a matting agent and a mold release agent and/or an external lubricant. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340123 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A transparent conductor including a Group 5 transition metal and boron, wherein the compound has a layered structure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340124 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND CARD READER - A destruction detection pattern for use on a printed circuit board formed in a plate shape or a film shape may include a conductor wound in a spiral shape. A width of the conductor may be constant. Within an imaginary square overlaying the destruction detection pattern, the imaginary square having a side length that is 12 times the width of the conductor, and wherein a first direction is parallel to a first side of the imaginary square and a second direction parallel to a second side of the imaginary square that is perpendicular to the first side, the destruction detection pattern may include a first pattern part, a second pattern part, a third pattern part and a fourth pattern part. The destruction detection pattern may be structured to detect its own disconnection or its own short circuit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340125 | ELECTRIC WIRE, HARNESS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, FABRIC, GARMENT AND SHEET - An electric wire includes a center conductor, and an insulation layer formed on an outer periphery of the center conductor. The center conductor includes a high tensile-strength fiber and a plurality of metal strands wound around the high tensile-strength fiber. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340126 | SMALL DIAMETER HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE - A thin high-voltage insulted electric wire which comprises a conductor and an insulating layer covering the conductor, said insulating layer comprising both an ethylene-acrylic ester copolymer resin and polyethylene. The insulating layer is made of a composition which exhibits a reciprocal of the product of tensile break strength (σf) (MPa) and tensile break elongation (ε), 1/(σf·ε), of 4.8×10 | 2015-11-26 |