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20090146734 | Charge Recycling (CR) in Power Gated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) Circuits and in Super Cutoff CMOS (SCCMOS) Circuits - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit block connected to ground via a first sleep transistor, a first virtual ground node between the first circuit block and the first sleep transistor, a second circuit block connected to ground via a second sleep transistor, a second virtual ground node between the second circuit block and the second sleep transistor, and a transmission gate (TG) or a pass transistor connecting the first virtual ground node to the second virtual ground node to enable charge recycling between the first circuit block and the second circuit block during transitions by the first circuit block from active mode to sleep mode and the second circuit block from sleep mode to active mode or vice versa. | 06-11-2009 |
20090174469 | Sizing and Placement of Charge Recycling (CR) Transistors in Multithreshold Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MTCMOS) Circuits - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first row of circuit blocks that are each connected to a supply directly and to ground via a first sleep transistor. A connection between the first circuit block and the first sleep transistor is a virtual ground node. The circuit includes a second row of circuit blocks that are each connected to ground directly and to the supply via a second sleep transistor. A connection between the second circuit block and the second sleep transistor is a virtual supply node. The circuit includes a transmission gate (TG) or pass transistor connecting the virtual ground nodes to the virtual supply nodes to enable charge recycling between circuit blocks in the first row and circuit blocks in the second row during transitions by the circuit from active mode to sleep mode, from sleep mode to active mode, or both. | 07-09-2009 |
20110167059 | COMPUTER BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING TRUST BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PARTIES - Methods, devices and systems for moderating and policing voluntarily established transparency regarding past and present, and personal and professional relationships via online networking services. Identity of a person or commercial entity is verified before registration as a user. Each user is permitted a single profile. A profile includes a record of all relationships entered in the profile, some of which may be hidden by user. Each user is capable of linking his profile to profiles of other consenting users. Owner of a profile may flag inaccurate information on other linked profiles. The reliability or value of information in a profile is measured as a function of duration of existence of profile, transparency of the information in the profile, periods of inactivation, and number of times the profile is correctly flagged. A code is generated and used to allow gradual exposing of the profile of a user to his prospective contacts. | 07-07-2011 |
20150089432 | QUICK DATA ENTRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for inputting data in an electronic device comprising: a segmented pattern on a touch sensitive graphical user interface; a numeric value associated to each of the segments; a character table stored in the electronic device, the said character table having at least one set of numeric values associated to at least one character; a set of characters displayed on the segmented pattern, each said character associated to at least one segment of the segmented pattern and the numeric value of that said segment in at least one set of the numeric values stored in the character table and the said set associated to the said character; an input signal received on at least one segment to provide an input having numeric values; a matched character determined according to input having numeric values and the character table; wherein the matched character is displayed on the touch sensitive graphical user interface of an electronic device, stored and the segmented pattern on the touch sensitive graphical user interface of the electronic device is reset. | 03-26-2015 |
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20120161232 | ROBUST ESD CELL WITH ADJUSTABLE HOLDING VOLTAGE FOR ADVANCED ANALOG TECHNOLOGIES - An integrated circuit contains a voltage protection structure having a diode isolated DENMOS transistor with a guard element proximate to the diode and the DENMOS transistor. The guard element includes an active area coupled to ground. The diode anode is connected to an I/O pad. The diode cathode is connected to the DENMOS drain. The DENMOS source is grounded. A process of forming the integrated circuit is also disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
20130214616 | TRANSMISSION LINE PULSING - A circuit and method for electrostatic discharge testing using transmission line pulsing. A plurality of transmission line networks may be connected to a device under test, and each transmission line network may have different connected terminations. Switches may be used to select which transmission line networks are connected to the device under test, and which terminations, if any, are connected to transmission line networks. | 08-22-2013 |
20130264640 | DRAIN EXTENDED MOS TRANSISTOR HAVING SELECTIVELY SILICIDED DRAIN - A method of forming a drain extended metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor includes forming a gate structure including a gate electrode on a gate dielectric on a semiconductor surface portion of a substrate. The semiconductor surface portion has a first doping type. A source is formed on one side of the gate structure having a second doping type. A drain is formed including a highly doped portion on another side of the gate structure having the second doping type. A masking layer is formed on a first portion of a surface area of the highly doped drain portion. A second portion of the surface area of the highly doped drain portion does not have the masking layer. Selectively siliciding is used to form silicide on the second portion. The masking layer blocks siliciding on the first portion so that the first portion is silicide-free. | 10-10-2013 |
20130320396 | MUTUAL BALLASTING MULTI-FINGER BIDIRECTIONAL ESD DEVICE - An integrated circuit includes a bidirectional ESD device which has a plurality of parallel switch legs. Each switch leg includes a first current switch and a second current switch in a back-to-back configuration. A first current supply node of each first current switch is coupled to a first terminal of the ESD device. A second current supply node of each second current switch is coupled to a second terminal of the ESD device. A first current collection node of each first current switch is coupled to a second current collection node of the corresponding second current switch. The first current collection nodes in each first current switch is not coupled to any other first current collection node, and similarly, the second current collection node in each instance second current switch is not coupled to any other second current collection node. | 12-05-2013 |
20140106524 | DIODE ISOLATED DRAIN EXTENDED NMOS ESD CELL - An integrated circuit contains a voltage protection structure having a diode isolated DENMOS transistor with a guard element proximate to the diode and the DENMOS transistor. The guard element includes an active area coupled to ground. The diode anode is connected to an I/O pad. The diode cathode is connected to the DENMOS drain. The DENMOS source is grounded. A process of forming the integrated circuit is also disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140124828 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT WITH ISOLATED SCR FOR NEGATIVE VOLTAGE OPERATION - A semiconductor controlled rectifier (FIG. | 05-08-2014 |
20150145040 | METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING - A drain extended metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) includes a substrate having a semiconductor. A gate is located on the semiconductor, a source is located on the semiconductor and on one side of the gate, and a drain is located on the semiconductor and on another side of said gate. The MOS includes least one first finger having a first finger drain component located adjacent the drain, the first finger drain component has a silicide layer. At least one second finger has a second finger drain component located adjacent the drain, the second finger drain component has less silicide than the first finger drain component. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146330 | ESD ROBUST MOS DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a body and a transistor fabricated into the body. Isolation material at least partially encases the body. Biasing is coupled to the isolation material, wherein the biasing is for changing the electric potential of the isolation material in response to an electrostatic discharge event. | 05-28-2015 |
20150187752 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ESD PROTECTION DEVICE - An integrated circuit and method with a bidirectional ESD transistor. A base diffusion separates an emitter diffusion and a collector diffusion. Silicide is blocked from the base diffusion, the emitter-base junction, the collector-base junction, and from equal portions of the emitter diffusion and the collector diffusions. | 07-02-2015 |
20150270253 | PROGRAMMABLE ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit (FIG. | 09-24-2015 |
20150294967 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT WITH ISOLATED SCR FOR NEGATIVE VOLTAGE OPERATION - A semiconductor controlled rectifier (FIG. | 10-15-2015 |
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20100054287 | Method and System for Laser-Based High-Speed Digital Marking of Objects - Laser marking system and method are provided. A laser source is configured to supply a laser beam having a first optical intensity level and a respective beam cross-section. A spatial light modulator (SLM) is optically coupled to the laser source to receive the laser beam. The SLM is controlled to generate an output laser beam with an optical pattern containing a data code matrix across the beam cross-section. An optical amplifier is coupled to the SLM to receive the laser beam from the SLM and generate an amplified laser beam containing the same data code matrix as generated by the SLM. The amplified laser beam has a second optical intensity level higher relative to the first intensity level and is selectable to either ablatively or non-ablatively mark a target object with the data code matrix. | 03-04-2010 |
20110292157 | System For Laser-Based Digital Marking Of Objects With Images Or Digital Image Projection With The Laser Beam Shaped And Amplified To Have Uniform Irradiance Distribution Over the Beam Cross-Section - A laser marking system including a laser apparatus to supply a laser beam having a non-Gaussian irradiance distribution over a beam cross-section, the non-Gaussian irradiance distribution of the laser beam has a substantially uniform irradiance distribution over the beam cross-section, a spatial light modulator coupled to receive the laser beam, the spatial light modulator is controlled to generate an output laser beam including an optical pattern across the beam cross-section to mark a target object with the data code matrix, and an optical amplifier coupled to the spatial modulator to receive the laser beam output from the spatial light modulator and generate an amplified laser beam containing the same optical pattern as generated by the spatial light modulator, the amplified laser beam from the optical amplifier having a substantially uniform amplification across the cross-section of the beam, the amplified beam maintaining the substantially uniform irradiance distribution over its beam cross-section. | 12-01-2011 |
20150210084 | SYSTEM FOR LASER-BASED DIGITAL MARKING OF OBJECTS WITH IMAGES OR DIGITAL IMAGE PROJECTION WITH THE LASER BEAM SHAPED AND AMPLIFIED TO HAVE UNIFORM IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION OVER THE BEAM CROSS-SECTION - A laser marking system including a laser apparatus to supply a laser beam having a non-Gaussian irradiance distribution over a beam cross-section, the non-Gaussian irradiance distribution of the laser beam has a substantially uniform irradiance distribution over the beam cross-section, a spatial light modulator coupled to receive the laser beam, the spatial light modulator is controlled to generate an output laser beam including an optical pattern across the beam cross-section to mark a target object with the data code matrix, and an optical amplifier coupled to the spatial modulator to receive the laser beam output from the spatial light modulator and generate an amplified laser beam containing the same optical pattern as generated by the spatial light modulator, the amplified laser beam from the optical amplifier having a substantially uniform amplification across the cross-section of the beam, the amplified beam maintaining the substantially uniform irradiance distribution over its beam cross-section. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210085 | SYSTEM FOR LASER-BASED DIGITAL MARKING OF OBJECTS WITH IMAGES OR DIGITAL IMAGE PROJECTION WITH THE LASER BEAM SHAPED AND AMPLIFIED TO HAVE UNIFORM IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION OVER THE BEAM CROSS-SECTION - A laser marking system including a laser apparatus to supply a laser beam having a non-Gaussian irradiance distribution over a beam cross-section, the non-Gaussian irradiance distribution of the laser beam has a substantially uniform irradiance distribution over the beam cross-section, a spatial light modulator coupled to receive the laser beam, the spatial light modulator is controlled to generate an output laser beam including an optical pattern across the beam cross-section to mark a target object with the data code matrix, and an optical amplifier coupled to the spatial modulator to receive the laser beam output from the spatial light modulator and generate an amplified laser beam containing the same optical pattern as generated by the spatial light modulator, the amplified laser beam from the optical amplifier having a substantially uniform amplification across the cross-section of the beam, the amplified beam maintaining the substantially uniform irradiance distribution over its beam cross-section. | 07-30-2015 |
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20130068464 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING FLUID WITHIN THE ANNULUS OF A FLEXIBLE PIPE RISER - Disclosed are methods, systems and apparatus for circulating fluid within the annulus of a flexible pipe used in a riser in an offshore hydrocarbon production facility. Fluid, such corrosion inhibitors, can be introduced into the annulus by pumping fluid from a storage tank located on a platform or vessel into tubes within the annulus. Use of the system to flow the fluid through the annulus can prevent or reduce corrosion of the steel members within the annulus and increase the fatigue life of the riser. | 03-21-2013 |
20130068465 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CIRCULATING FLUID WITHIN THE ANNULUS OF A FLEXIBLE PIPE RISER - Disclosed is a process and system for circulating fluid within the annulus of a flexible pipe used in a riser in an offshore hydrocarbon production facility. Fluid, such as corrosion inhibitors, can be circulated in a closed loop which includes the annulus of the riser terminating at a platform or floating vessel, a fluid storage tank located on the platform or vessel and an umbilical tube terminating at the platform or vessel and at a subsea location. Use of the system to flow the fluid through the annulus can prevent or reduce corrosion of the steel members within the annulus and increase the fatigue life of the riser. | 03-21-2013 |
20140190574 | PIG ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A FUNCTIONAL LINE FOR CONVEYING FLUID - Disclosed is a pig assembly for maintaining a functional line for conveying fluid. In one aspect, the pig assembly includes a larger diameter pig having an internal compartment and at least one smaller diameter pig adapted to fit therein. The larger diameter pig is capable of passing through a larger diameter functional line and the smaller diameter pig is capable of passing through a smaller diameter functional line. In another aspect, a method for maintaining a functional line for conveying fluid is provided which includes pigging a subsea line having at least a larger diameter functional line and a smaller diameter functional line in fluid communication with one another using a pig assembly as described herein. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193205 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYING FLUIDS - Disclosed are pipeline systems, methods and apparatus for handling fluids in offshore oil and gas production. The systems disclosed allow subsea functional lines having diameters which differ by more than 2 standard API 5L pipeline diameters to be placed in fluid communication in such a way that the systems are piggable. Pipeline connection terminations are installed to facilitate connection of such functional lines. Such systems offer solutions to problems related to installing subsea pipeline in rough terrain, over subsea canyons and subsea scarps, installing marine risers, and long tiebacks. | 07-10-2014 |