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An electronic package and method of making same in which a circuitized substrate having a first stiffness includes a plurality of electrically conductive circuit members on a first portion of the circuitized substrate and is adapted for having solder connections thereon and for being electrically connected to a semiconductor chip. A stiffener layer having a second stiffness is positioned on a second portion of the circuitized substrate relative to the first portion, the second stiffness of the stiffener layer distributing a portion of the first stiffness of said circuitized substrate so as to substantially prevent failure of the solder connections between the electrically conductive circuit members and the semiconductor chip during operation of the electronic package.

The subject invention provides a gasket for sealing multiple fluids and a method of forming the gasket. The gasket includes a carrier, a first elastomeric material, and a second elastomeric material different than the first elastomeric material. The first and second elastomeric materials are disposed in contact with the carrier in a flowable state such that the first and the second materials flow together to form a third elastomeric material comprising a mixture of the first and second elastomeric materials. The first and second elastomeric materials include cure systems that are compatible to ensure sufficient bonding within the third elastomeric material. Adhesive materials that are compatible with each of the first, second, and third elastomeric materials and the carrier are used to bond the elastomeric materials to the carrier.

In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a bonding pad disposed thereon. The semiconductor device also includes a passivation layer, a buffer layer, and an insulating layer sequentially stacked on the semiconductor substrate. According to one aspect, a first recess is defined within the passivation layer, the buffer layer, and the insulating layer to expose at least a region of the bonding pad and a second recess is defined within the insulating layer to expose at least a region of the buffer layer and spaced apart from the first recess such that a portion of the insulating layer is interposed therebetween. Further, the semiconductor device includes a conductive solder bump disposed within the first and second recesses. The conductive solder bump may be connected to the bonding pad in the first recess and supported by the buffer layer through a protrusion of the conductive solder bump extending into the second recess.

A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes dummy conductor patterns on a ceramic green sheet laminated in an earlier stage of the lamination and sheet-by-sheet crimping process that have widths that are less than the widths of dummy conductor patterns on a ceramic green sheet laminated in a later stage of the lamination and sheet-by-sheet crimping process.

This invention is a novel, quick release spinal implant inserter, insertion device or holder / dispenser. It has the advantage of providing enhanced surgeon control of the prosthesis insertion process including the ability to insert and manipulate intervertebral spinal fusion implants or devices of many different sizes.

The present disclosure provides an array substrate for a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. A transparent electrode pattern (ITO) may be formed between a source / drain metal pattern and a passivation layer located above the source / drain metal pattern, which are formed in a passivation hole area of a non-active area of the array substrate. Accordingly, it may be possible to prevent display failure caused by a delamination phenomenon or peel-off of a material of the passivation layer due to the lack of adhesion strength between a metal layer and the passivation layer in the passivation hole area.

The invention discloses a perovskite type quantum dot film. The perovskite type quantum dot film comprises a transparent base material, a quantum dot layer with which one surface of the transparent base material layer is coated, a blocking layer with which the surface of the quantum dot layer is coated, and an anti-binding layer on the surface of the blocking layer, wherein the quantum dot layer is cured after being coated with 0.1-0.5 part of perovskite type quantum dot particles, 5-25 parts of high-molecular polymer and 100-200 parts of solvent. The brightness and the color gamut of the perovskite type quantum dot film do not easily get reduced, and the perovskite type quantum dot film has good optical features and long service life.

The present invention relates to time partitioning to prevent a failure of processing while suppressing execution delay of interrupt processing even when the interrupt processing is executed. A safety controller includes: a processor; a system program for controlling allocation of an execution time of the processor to a safety-related task, a non-safety-related task, and an interrupt processing task; and an interrupt handler. Upon generation of an interrupt, the processor executes the interrupt handler to reserve execution of the interrupt processing task as an execution reserved task, and executes the system program to schedule the tasks in accordance with scheduling information on a safety-related TP to which the safety-related task belongs, a non-safety-related TP to which the non-safety-related task belongs, and a reservation execution TP to which the execution reserved task belongs. When execution of a task in a previous TP is finished before the period of the previous TP prior to the execution reservation TP has expired, the execution time in the previous TP is allocated to the execution reserved task.

A DLL of a memory device having a normal mode and a power down mode includes a clock buffer for buffering an external clock signal to output an internal clock signal. A power down mode controller generates a power down mode control signal to define the normal mode or the power down mode in response to a clock enable signal. A source clock generation unit receives the internal clock signal to generate a DLL source clock signal under the control of the power down mode control signal. A phase update unit performs a phase update operation based on the DLL source clock signal to output a DLL clock signal.

The invention provides a method for testing the jitter and slippage of a belt of an engine gear train and a swinging angle of a tension roller. The belt jitter quantity D of belt gears can be obtained by adopting a laser displacement sensor to acquire the belt jitter displacement of a belt middle position between the belt gears; a laser rotation speed sensor is utilized to test the rotation speed VDriver of a driving gear and the rotation speed VDriven of a driven gear, and the belt sliding rate S of the driven gear is calculated through the formula as shown in the specification, wherein VDriver is the rotation speed of the driving gear of the gear train, VDriven is the rotation speed of the driven gear of the gear train, and I is the transmission ratio of the driving gear and the driven gear; subsequently a laser acceleration sensor is utilized to acquire an acceleration time domain signal in the swinging direction of the tension roller, the acceleration time domain signal is obtained through fast Fourier transform, the peak value, namely, the amplitude value A, and the frequency f at the peak value are found out; and the maximum swinging angle theta of the automatic tension roller is calculated according to a formula as shown in the specification.

A circuit module for preventing component failure in portable target throwing machines, the circuit module comprising a microcontroller coupled to a power source and a motor, wherein the microcontroller is configured to count a number of clay target throwing cycles and a run time of the motor. The circuit module also comprises a relay coupled to the microcontroller and the motor, wherein the relay is configured to open and interrupt power supply to the motor when at least one of the number of clay target throwing cycles and the run time of the motor exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A sensor measures the interaction of an applied magnetic field to a sample surface that includes magnetic materials to determine whether the samples surface has been corroded. The sensor measures the magnetic force resulting from the interaction or the magnetic flux density to determine the content of magnetic material in localized regions of the sample surface. The sensor includes a cantilever beam with a strain gauge for measuring magnetic force. Alternatively, the sensor includes a magnetic flux density sensor to measure magnetic flux density.

There is provided an address translator having the functions to prevent, in the communications via the address translation, transmission of packets having no correct destination and transmission source addresses which will cause troubles in the networks and to urge an administrator take adequate measures for reception of the relevant packets. This address translator stores discriminator to discriminate temporary addresses. Moreover, when the original address is registered as the temporary address at the time of assignment of the temporary address of the receiving side host started when the name solution is performed, assignment is rejected to prevent transmission of packet from the transmitting side host by returning a response for name solution error to the transmitting side host. In addition, when transmission source address before translation and destination address after translation are registered as the temporary address, the received packet is discarded. Moreover, assignment of the temporary address is rejected and the packet is discarded, a message is transmitted to an alarm device or external host to notifying the event to an administrator.

A precision of removal of a damaged layer of a sample created by machining with an FIB machining device depends on a skill of an operator. During removal machining of the damaged layer generated by an ion beam, transmitted electrons which are generated by irradiating an electron beam formed in an electron beam optics system onto a sample are detected by a two-dimensional detector, and a moment for finishing the removal machining of the damaged layer is determined based on the amount of blur of a diffraction pattern acquired with the two-dimensional detector.

A method for determining the sensitivity of a sensor provides the following steps: a) first and second deflection voltages are applied to first and second electrode systems of the sensor, respectively, and first and second electrostatic forces are exerted on an elastically suspended seismic mass of the sensor by the first and second electrode systems, respectively, and a restoring force is exerted on the mass as a result of the elasticity of the mass, and a force equilibrium is established among the first and second electrostatic forces and the restoring force, and the mass assumes a deflection position characteristic of the force equilibrium, and an output signal characteristic of the force equilibrium and of the deflection position is measured; and b) the sensitivity of the sensor is computed on the basis of the first and second deflection voltages.

A system and method for managing at least one camera having a coverage area within a data center is disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining, by a computer, identification information for at least one data center device within the data center from a data center management system through a communications network, associating the at least one data center device with the at least one camera based on the identification information for the at least one data center device, and displaying at least one image captured by the at least one camera associated with the at least one data center device in response to the data center management system detecting an event associated with the at least one data center device.

The floating structure for supporting a wind turbine comprises a SPAR-type hollow precast monolithic body made of concrete prestressed by active reinforcement members having a cylindrical lower section (13) closed at its lower end by a hemispheric cap (18) which contains ballast (14) and acts as a flotation element and an upper section (12) located above sea level, which acts as a support for the wind turbine or other element. One or more of the active reinforcement members have opposite ends anchored to a steel ring-shaped plate (17) attached to an upper end of the upper section (12) and an intermediate section which has continuity within the hemispheric cap (18). The structure is preferably moored to the seabed by means of cable lines (15), through heavy weight elements (16) or suction piles capable of counteracting vertical and horizontal force components induced by the mooring lines.

A power supply apparatus comprises a power supply unit which wirelessly supplies power; a communication unit which transmits a predetermined instruction to request transmission of identification information; and a control unit which, when the predetermined instruction is transmitted to a predetermined device, controls to transmit the identification information of the predetermined device to the power supply apparatus after a first time elapses, wherein when the predetermined instruction is transmitted to a power receiving apparatus different from the predetermined device, the control unit controls to transmit the identification information of the power receiving apparatus to the power supply apparatus after a second time longer than the first time elapses.

Illuminance in a space where a projector projects an image is accurately detected with failure of the projector due to heat accumulation prevented. The projector includes a window that allows light to pass therethrough, a projection section that projects light through the window to project an image, an illuminance sensor that detects illuminance in a space where the image is projected, an obstacle sensor that has a light emitting section and a light receiving section, the light emitting section emitting second light, the light receiving section receiving the second light, the obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle based on an output from the light receiving section, and a control section that disables the detection of the illuminance during a period for which the light emitting section emits the light.

The invention relates to a hoisting device (1), in particular for a vehicle, including a substantially vertical column forming a frame and lifting means movable along said column under the action of the control, by adequate driving means, to cause a threaded rod (2) to rotate and a nut (3) integral with a carriage (4) bearing the load (20) to be lifted to move along the latter.It is characterized in that this nut (3) is a catch nut, which comprises a first bearing nut (5) on which said carriage (4) rests, and a second safety nut (6) coaxial to the preceding one and placed below same, designed capable of receiving and bearing the load formed by said carriage (4) and its load (20) and by said first bearing nut (5) in the event of failure of the latter.

An automatic digital variable resistor capable of preventing failure in a liquid crystal display panel and an LCD having the same are provided. The automatic digital variable resistor comprises a programmable memory in which an intermediate value of n-bit data is stored, wherein (n>2) and a voltage adjuster adjusting the intermediate value stored in the memory in response to an external control signal and outputting an analog voltage value corresponding to the adjusted intermediate value, wherein the voltage adjuster further outputs an analog voltage value corresponding to the intermediate value read from the memory when the intermediate value is a maximum or minimum value of n-bit data.

To provide an electronic component mounting system and an electronic component mounting method which can prevent a mounting failure due to positional error in a height direction of a substrate and ensure mounting quality. The electronic component mounting system includes a plurality of electronic component mounting devices connected to one another and mounts an electronic component on a substrate to manufacture a mounting substrate. A print test device for testing the substrate after solder printing measures a height position of a height measurement point set on the upper surface of the substrate 4 by a height measuring machine 22 and outputs a measurement result as substrate height data. In a component placing step using an electronic component placing device, a control parameter for controlling a component placing operation of the placing head 32 is updated. Accordingly, it is possible to correct a variation of the height position of an individual substrate and to prevent a mounting failure due to positional error in the height direction of the substrate.

A ventricular assist apparatus is disclosed, which is composed of a sheet of MEMS-based material wrapped around a failing heart, wherein the sheet of MEM-based material contracts or expands in order to support the failing heart and ventricular activities thereof. Additionally, such an apparatus can include a controller in communication with the sheet of MEMS-based material for controlling a contraction or an expansion of the sheet when the sheet is wrapped around the failing heart and a microprocessor in communication with the controller for processing data communicated to and from the controller. A pacemaker in communication with the sheet can be configured to include the controller and the microprocessor.

An ECU performs control processing including setting an inverter to a gate blocking state when an abnormal condition of the inverter occurs, activating a converter, driving an engine, carrying out first suppression control when an abnormal condition of a resolver occurs and when an MG2 rotation speed immediately before occurrence of the abnormal condition is equal to or smaller than a first speed threshold value, and carrying out second suppression control when the MG2 rotation speed immediately before occurrence of the abnormal condition is greater than the first speed threshold value and when there is no record of stop.

A semiconductor device having a buried gate is provided. The semiconductor device is formed in a structure in which a plurality of contacts having small step differences are stacked without forming a metal contact applying an operation voltage to the buried gate in a single contact and a contact pad is formed between the contacts so that failure due to misalignment can be prevented without a separate additional process for forming the contacts.

Apparatus and method for a current limiting bleeder device that is shared between columns of different memory arrays and limits a current load on a voltage supply to prevent failure of an otherwise repairable memory device. The memory device includes first and second memory arrays having memory cells arranged in rows and columns where each of the columns of the first and second memory arrays have a equilibration circuit to precharge the respective column. A bleeder device is coupled to a precharge voltage supply and further coupled to at least one equilibration circuit of a column in the first memory array and to at least one equilibration circuit of a column in the second memory array to limit the current drawn by the equilibration circuits from the precharge voltage supply.

The invention provides a knob, which is provided with an operating part, a clamping part, and a connecting part with elasticity, wherein the connecting part is provided with a first section part of which one end part is connected with the clamping part, a second section part of which one end part is connected with the operating part, and a third section part of which one end part is connected with the other end part of the first section part and the other end part is connected with the other end part of the second section part; the third section part is curved in a manner that the first section part can be displaced relative to the second section part through deformation of the third section part; a bulge is formed at one connecting part of the connecting part between the third section part and the first section part or the connecting part between the third section part and the second section part, and a groove is formed at the other connecting part; and the bulge can be clamped with the groove. The knob has the advantage that through self-deformation, phenomena such as breakage or screw looseness, even under the condition that a rotary switch is eccentric with a knob positioning hole, of the clamping part can be prevented from occurring.

An optical axis of a telephotographic camera for picking up an enlarged image of an iris is placed between guide unit for guiding a subject K into a range in which an iris image can be picked up and direction indication guide unit for indicating the direction in which the subject K is to be directed. If the subject K wears glasses, the face direction of the subject K is changed as indicated by the direction indication guide unit so that an image of illumination light from an iris lighting fixture on the lens, etc., of the glasses of the subject K does not overlap the iris image.

A bus system, which may prevent data from being incorrectly transferred when an early termination occurs during a burst mode, may include a bus, for example, an advanced high-performance bus (AHB), at least one bus master device, a bus arbiter and at least one transfer mode selection circuit. The at least one bus master device may generate a burst cycle control signal, a transfer start signal and a bus control request signal for requesting control of the bus, and may be activated in response to a bus control grant signal, so as to exchange data via the bus. The bus arbiter may generate the bus control grant signal in response to the bus control request signal and provide the bus control grant signal to the bus master device. The at least one transfer mode selection circuit may convert a burst mode into a single mode to generate a selection signal, when the bus control grant signal is deactivated before a burst mode operation is completed.