Abstract:
One exemplary disclosed embodiment comprises a semiconductor package including a vertical conduction control transistor and a vertical conduction sync transistor. The vertical conduction control transistor may include a control source, a control gate, and a control drain that are all accessible from a bottom surface, thereby enabling electrical and direct surface mounting to a support surface. The vertical conduction sync transistor may include a sync drain on a top surface, which may be connected to a conductive clip that is coupled to the support surface. The conductive clip may also be thermally coupled to the control transistor. Accordingly, all terminals of the transistors are readily accessible through the support surface, and a power circuit, such as a buck converter power phase, may be implemented through traces of the support surface. Optionally, a driver IC may be integrated into the package, and a heatsink may be attached to the conductive clip.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and system for processing the tasks performed by an IC layout processing tool in parallel. In some approaches, the IC layout is divided into a plurality of layout portions and one or more of the layout portions are processed in parallel, where geometric select operations are performed in which data for different layout portions may be shared between different processing entities. One approach includes the following actions: select phase one operation for performing initial select actions within layout portions; distributed regioning action for local regioning; distributed regioning action for global regioning and binary select; count select aggregation for count-based select operations; and select phase two operations for combining results of selecting of internal shapes and interface shapes.
Abstract:
A system and method for loading programs during a system boot using stored configuration data in a predetermined file system from a prior session and providing the stored configuration data to a guest operating system capable of communication with a host operating system, during start-up, within a computing environment having a hypervisor, in a predetermined manner.
Abstract:
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to present a plurality of searched items by a plurality of points in a matrix view, which includes a first axis and a second axis, respectively representing a price attribute and one of other attributes of the plurality of items. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods of detecting inflammatory disorders using IL- 1 isoforms are provided. Methods of treating an inflammatory disorder with an anti-IL-1 antibody are also provided. Methods of treating an inflammatory disorder with an anti-IL-1 antibody and at least one of an anti-IL-22 antibody, an anti-IL-17 antibody, or an anti-TNFα antibody are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-touch display system that supports both multi-touch human input as well as input from a digital pen. The display system has a display panel that is configured to allow human touches along a front surface to be detected and tracked. The display panel also includes a location pattern that preferably covers the viewable areas of the display panel. The location pattern is configured to allow any location within the location pattern to be detected by analyzing a portion of the display pattern that is associated with the particular location. The digital pen is used to “write” on the display panel, wherein such a writing function involves detecting the location where writing occurs and controlling display content that is displayed on the display panel to reflect what is being written.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting recession of an element, such as a pole tip, in a transducer structure formed in a plurality of thin film layers on an edge of a slider. A pre-stressed structure is formed as part of the plurality of thin film layers on the edge of the slider. The pre-stressed structure has a level of material stress. The recession is measured relative to a bearing surface of the slider, and then the level of material stress is adjusted as a function of the measured to effect a corresponding change in the recession.
Abstract:
A semiconductor die and method of making it are provided. The die includes a first via extending through the entire thickness of the die and a first via electrode disposed inside the via electrically connecting an electrode at a top surface of the die with another electrode disposed at a bottom surface of the die.