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20130264656 | Memory Device Having Electrically Floating Body Transistor - A semiconductor memory cell includes a floating body region configured to be charged to a level indicative of a state of the memory cell selected from at least first and second states. A first region of the memory cell is in electrical contact with the floating body region. A second region of the memory cell is spaced apart from the first region and is also in electrical contact with the floating body region. A gate is positioned between the first and second regions. A back-bias region is configured to generate impact ionization when the memory cell is in one of the first and second states, and the back-bias region is configured so as not to generate impact ionization when the memory cell is in the other of the first and second states. | 10-10-2013 |
20140198551 | Content Addressable Memory Device Having Electrically Floating Body Transistor - A content addressable memory cell includes a first floating body transistor and a second floating body transistor. The first floating body transistor and the second floating body transistor are electrically connected in series through a common node. The first floating body transistor and the second floating body transistor store complementary data. | 07-17-2014 |
20140252451 | MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR - A semiconductor memory cell comprising an electrically floating body. A method of operating the memory cell is provided. | 09-11-2014 |
20140328128 | NAND String Utilizing Floating Body Memory Cell - NAND string configurations and semiconductor memory arrays that include such NAND string configurations are provided. Methods of making semiconductor memory cells used in NAND string configurations are also described. | 11-06-2014 |
20150023105 | Memory Cell Comprising First and Second Transistors and Methods of Operating - Semiconductor memory cells, array and methods of operating are disclosed. In one instance, a memory cell includes a bi-stable floating body transistor and an access device; wherein the bi-stable floating body transistor and the access device are electrically connected in series. | 01-22-2015 |
20150200005 | Memory Device Comprising an Electrically Floating Body Transistor - A memory cell comprising includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, an electrically floating body transistor fabricated on the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, and a charge injector region. The floating body transistor is configured to have more than one stable state through an application of a bias on the charge injector region. | 07-16-2015 |
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20080237861 | Novel Fluorine-Free Precursors and Methods for the Deposition of Conformal Conductive Films for Nanointerconnect Seed and Fill - A method including introducing a fluorine-free organometallic precursor in the presence of a substrate; and forming a conductive layer including a moiety of the organometallic precursor on the substrate according to an atomic layer or chemical vapor deposition process. A method including forming an opening through a dielectric layer to a contact point; introducing a fluorine-free copper film precursor and a co-reactant; and forming a copper-containing seed layer in the opening. A system including a computer including a microprocessor electrically coupled to a printed circuit board, the microprocessor including conductive interconnect structures formed from fluorine-free organometallic precursor. | 10-02-2008 |
20100140717 | TUNABLE GATE ELECTRODE WORK FUNCTION MATERIAL FOR TRANSISTOR APPLICATIONS - Described herein are metal gate electrode stacks including a low resistance metal cap in contact with a metal carbonitride diffusion barrier layer, wherein the metal carbonitride diffusion barrier layer is tuned to a particular work function to also serve as a work function metal for a pMOS transistor. In an embodiment, the work function-tuned metal carbonitride diffusion barrier prohibits a low resistance metal cap layer of the gate electrode stack from migrating into the MOS junction. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the work function of the metal carbonitride barrier film is modulated to be p-type with a pre-selected work function by altering a nitrogen concentration in the film. | 06-10-2010 |
20100230817 | Using Unstable Nitrides to Form Semiconductor Structures - Incompatible materials, such as copper and nitrided barrier layers, may be adhered more effectively to one another. In one embodiment, a precursor of copper is deposited on the nitrided barrier. The precursor is then converted, through the application of energy, to copper which could not have been as effectively adhered to the barrier in the first place. | 09-16-2010 |
20110272811 | USING UNSTABLE NITRIDES TO FORM SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES - Incompatible materials, such as copper and nitrided barrier layers, may be adhered more effectively to one another. In one embodiment, a precursor of copper is deposited on the nitrided barrier. The precursor is then converted, through the application of energy, to copper which could not have been as effectively adhered to the barrier in the first place. | 11-10-2011 |
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20120327759 | Internet Group Management Protocol Version Three for Quality of Service Support - The disclosure includes a method comprising: receiving, by a first network element, a first communication from a client device, wherein the first communication comprises a multicast channel membership query report and QoS data. The disclosure also includes a method comprising: receiving, by a first network element, a first communication from a client device, wherein the first communication comprises a multicast channel membership query report and QoS data. The disclosure also includes an apparatus comprising: a client device connected to a network element and a network via the first network element, wherein the client device is configured to send a multicast channel membership report indicating the client device wishes to receive a multicast channel communication and indicating requested QoS data relating to the multicast channel communication. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327764 | Protocol Independent Multicast Last Hop Router Discovery - Disclosed is an apparatus comprising a first network node configured to transmit a first message to a second network node, wherein the first message comprises data designating the first network node as a member of a first multicast channel, and wherein the first message comprises data indicating a network address a third network node that is designated as a last hop router (LHR) of the first multicast channel. Also disclosed is a method comprising sending, by a first network node, a protocol independent multicast (PIM) join message, wherein the PIM join message comprises the network address of a PIM channel last hop router (LHR). | 12-27-2012 |
20120327775 | Protocol Independent Multicast with Quality of Service Support - An apparatus comprising a network node configured to communicate with a plurality of other network nodes via one or more logic links using protocol independent multicast (PIM), wherein the network node is further configured to transmit a PIM message comprising quality of service (QoS) data to at least one of the other network nodes. Also disclosed is a method comprising receiving, by a first network node, a first PIM join message comprising QoS data from a second network node, wherein the second network node is downstream from the first network node. Also disclosed is a method comprising: sending, by a first network node, a first PIM message comprising QoS data to a second network node, wherein the second network node is upstream from the first network node. | 12-27-2012 |
20130294453 | LAYER-3 SERVICES FOR UNITED ROUTER FARM - One embodiment of the present invention provides a computing system. The computing system includes a processor, a memory, a logical switch management mechanism, and a layer-2 path management mechanism. The logical switch management mechanism operates the computing system in conjunction with a plurality of remote switches as a single logical switch. The layer-2 path management mechanism includes a path calculation mechanism and a layer-2 forwarding table. The path calculation mechanism calculates layer-2 shortest paths among the computing system and the remote switches. The layer-2 forwarding table is for a first switch in the plurality of remote switches and created based on one or more of the shortest paths, wherein a respective entry in the forwarding table corresponds to a layer-2 network address. The layer-2 path management mechanism suppresses advertisement of the shortest paths outside of the logical switch, thereby hiding internal paths of the logical switch. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297757 | UNITED ROUTER FARM SETUP - One embodiment of the present invention provides a computing system. The computing system includes a processor, a memory, a discovery mechanism, a switch management mechanism, and a configuration management mechanism. The discovery mechanism discovers a remote switch. The switch management mechanism registers the remote switch and transmits a switch image to the remote switch, thereby allowing the remote switch to install the image. The configuration management mechanism configures the remote switch, thereby allowing the remote switch to be controlled by the computing system. | 11-07-2013 |
20130336191 | mRSVP-TE Based Fast Reroute in Detour (1:1) Protection Mode - An apparatus comprising a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to transmit a multicast Resource Reservation Protocol—Traffic Engineering (mRSVP-TE) path request (PATH) message upstream, wherein the PATH message requests reservation of a backup Label Switched Path (LSP) to protect an active LSP configured to transmit multicast data. The disclosure also includes a computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium such that when executed by a processor cause a network element (NE) to receive a multicast PATH message from a downstream node, wherein the NE acts as a Point of Local Repair (PLR) along an active LSP, wherein the active LSP is configured to transmit multicast data, and wherein the PATH message requests reservation of a backup LSP to protect the active LSP. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336192 | mRSVP-TE Based Fast Reroute in Facility (1:N) Protection Mode - An apparatus comprising a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to transmit a backup Label Switched Path (LSP) multicast Resource Reservation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (mRSVP-TE) path request (PATH) message upstream, wherein the backup LSP PATH message requests reservation of a first backup LSP to protect a first primary LSP configured to transmit multicast data, and wherein the backup LSP PATH message is transmitted to support a facility mode one to many ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140003245 | Providing PIM-SSM Support for mRSVP-TE Based Multicast Virtual Private Networks | 01-02-2014 |
20140003246 | Providing PIM-SM Support for mRSVP-TE Based Multicast Virtual Private Networks | 01-02-2014 |
20140003281 | Multicast Distribution Trees for mRSVP-TE Based Multicast Virtual Private Networks | 01-02-2014 |
20140003425 | Implementing a Multicast Virtual Private Network by Using Multicast Resource Reservation Protocol-Traffic Engineering | 01-02-2014 |
20140056300 | Method of Multiprotocol Label Switching Encapsulation for United Router Farm Forwarding - A network component for supporting packet forwarding in a United Router Farm (URF), the network component comprising a processor configured to receive a packet, encapsulate the packet using a URF header comprising a URF Layer Two (L2) header that indicates Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of current and next hops, an outer label that indicates a tunnel to a destination node in the URF, and an inner label that indicates an egress port on the destination node, and send the packet to a next hop in the URF after encapsulating the packet. | 02-27-2014 |
20140119367 | Encoding Packets for Transport Over SDN Networks - An ingress node in a Software Defined Network (SDN) comprising a receiver for receiving a data packet, a processor coupled to the receiver and further configured to obtain the data packet from the receiver in a transport protocol agnostic manner, and encapsulate the data packet in an SDN packet header, wherein the packet header comprises SDN flow-specific information provided by an SDN controller, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and further configured to transmit the encapsulated data packet across a single SDN toward an egress node in the SDN. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122683 | System and Method for Virtual Network Abstraction and Switching - Embodiments are provided herein to enable single level network abstraction for a service across one or more domains. The embodiments use a single network ID to identify a service and a corresponding virtual network topology across any number of domains at a physical network. A virtual network topology can be abstracted for each service, based on the physical underlying network topology. A network controller determines, for a service, the virtual network topology within a physical network, and binds the service to the virtual network topology via a virtual network ID, which defines a single forwarding domain of the virtual network topology across the physical network. The virtual network ID is then indicated to the nodes of the virtual network topology, thus enabling the nodes to identify and forward traffic for the service, within the single forwarding domain, between end clients from edge to edge of the physical network. | 05-01-2014 |
20140280864 | Methods of Representing Software Defined Networking-Based Multiple Layer Network Topology Views - A method for network control, comprising receiving a request for a network view from an application at a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller, creating a network view from a network map, wherein the network map comprises a representation of a plurality of network devices and network paths in a SDN-based multiple layer network, and wherein the network view comprises at least a portion of the devices or paths in the network map, and sharing the network view with the application. | 09-18-2014 |
20150043589 | Extending OpenFlow to Support Packet Encapsulation for Transport over Software-Defined Networks - A method for controlling a data flow in a domain of an OpenFlow protocol controlled software-defined network (SDN) comprising receiving a request from a network element for instructions to route the data flow through the OpenFlow SDN, determining a route for the data flow through the OpenFlow SDN, transmitting a unified header to the network element in the OpenFlow SDN, wherein the unified header facilitates transmission of data flows through the OpenFlow SDN that are encoded according to a plurality of network abstraction types, and transmitting instructions for forwarding the data flow along the route through the OpenFlow SDN, wherein the instructions for forwarding the data flow along the route through the OpenFlow SDN comprise one or more match fields, one or more mask values corresponding to the match fields, and one or more actions for the network element in the OpenFlow SDN to perform on the data flow. | 02-12-2015 |
20150244607 | Software Defined Networking (SDN) Specific Topology Information Discovery - Disclosed herein is a mechanism for discovering SDN specific topology information in a SDN interconnection network. SDN specific topology information may comprise SDN IDs, SDN member router ID lists, and SDN address lists. A SDNC associated with a local SDN domain in the SDN interconnection network may determine a set of routers and/or links in the local SDN domain for link advertisement and may associate the set of routers with the local SDN domain. The SDNC may further determine a set of border routers in the local SDN domain for broadcasting the link advertisements and SDN specific topology information to other interconnected SDN domains. The SDNC may receive link advertisement and SDN specific topology information from other interconnected SDN domains and may compute a best path through each router and/or link across the SDN domains. | 08-27-2015 |
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20150015320 | BUS ENCODING SCHEME BASED ON NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF POWER DELIVERY NETWORK COMPONENTS AMONG I/O CIRCUITS - A system and method for reducing simultaneous switching output (SSO) noise. In one embodiment, power supply decoupling capacitances are distributed non-uniformly among a plurality of I/O circuits. Transitions between consecutive values on a data bus are either sent by the transmitter as requested at the input of the transmitter, or, in cases for which the noise of the requested transition is high, converted by an encoder to transitions having lower SSO noise. The converted transitions are decoded in a receiver, so that the data at the output of the receiver are the same as the data at the input to the transmitter. | 01-15-2015 |
20150161929 | TRACE STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED ELECTRICAL SIGNALING - A trace to be coupled to an input of a receiver, the trace including: a plurality of first portions; and a plurality of second portions alternately coupled in series with the first portions, the second portions having a width that is different from that of the first portions. | 06-11-2015 |
20150195082 | COUNTERMEASURE TO POWER ANALYSIS ATTACKS THROUGH TIME-VARYING IMPEDANCE OF POWER DELIVERY NETWORKS - A method and system for a countermeasure to power analysis attacks, where an impedance element is coupled to a power source providing power to a cryptographic module causing a measurable power supply noise, a timing sequence is generated, and the impedance element is decoupled from the power source based on the timing sequence to cause the measurable power supply noise to vary according to the timing sequence. | 07-09-2015 |
20150331817 | Memory Rank and ODT Configuration in a Memory System - A memory system includes a two memory modules and a memory controller. The memory modules each include at least a first memory package corresponding to a first number of memory ranks (e.g. one memory rank) and a second memory package corresponding to a second number of memory ranks (e.g. two memory ranks) that is greater than the first number of memory ranks For each module, the memory packages may be asymmetrically staggered such that one memory package is further from the memory controller than the other memory package. The memory controller is coupled to the memory packages of both modules via a common data line and generates control information for controlling the on-die termination (ODT) of the memory packages. | 11-19-2015 |
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20130282702 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCH ASSISTANCE - Method, system, and programs for intent-based search assistance are disclosed. Intent information associated with a query entered by a user is first collected. The intent information includes one or more intents. The collected intent information is then associated with annotation information to generate annotated intent information for the query. In response to the user entering the query, a query suggestion is determined from a plurality of query suggestions. Content is then provided to the user at real-time based on the determined query suggestion and the annotated intent information for the query. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283097 | DYNAMIC NETWORK TASK DISTRIBUTION - Methods, systems, and programming for distributing tasks to a network of machines are disclosed. A plurality of tasks is received, each task having an associated priority level. Each of the plurality of tasks is assigned to a priority line of a plurality of priority lines based on the associated priority level of each of the plurality of tasks. A distribution strategy is determined for the plurality of tasks based on an analysis of at least one worker machine. A group of tasks is scheduled from the plurality of priority lines to a gateway line based on the distribution strategy. Tasks are pushed from the gateway line to the at least one worker machine to process the tasks. The progress of tasks processed by worker machines is monitored and results of tasks are fetched and delivered to users of user devices. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283137 | Snapshot Refreshment for Search Results Page Preview - Methods, systems, and programming for refreshing web page URL snapshots are disclosed. A plurality of URLs is received. URLs from the plurality of URLs are selected to schedule for refreshment of snapshots corresponding to web pages associated with the URLs. A plurality of snapshots is generated, each snapshot associated with a corresponding URL of the selected URLs scheduled for refreshment. The plurality of snapshots is provided for display, wherein each snapshot is a viewable and actionable link to the corresponding URL the snapshot is associated with. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283140 | SNAPSHOT GENERATION FOR SEARCH RESULTS PAGE PREVIEW - Methods, systems, and programming for providing web page snapshots are disclosed. A URL is received. A snapshot of the web page associated with the URL is generated. A plurality of features is extracted from the snapshot. A determination is made regarding whether the snapshot is high quality based on the plurality of extracted features of the snapshot. The generated snapshot is provided as a viewable and actionable link to the URL. | 10-24-2013 |