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An air filled trench is formed underneath the waveguide to reduce propagation loss, which in turn allowing the waveguide to be in the close proximity of on-chip devices, such as a photodetector. The air filled trench is formed from the back side of the substrate; hence it would not disturb the integration and the formation of components on the front side of the substrate. In another embodiment, for silicon-on-insulator (SOI) based device, with an air filled trench and a metal electrode, a back gate is formed. In yet another embodiment, air filled trench also reduces the substrate loss of RF passive components and passive antenna operating in Giga Hertz range. Air filled trenches can be used for both photonic and electronic circuits in a planar lightwave circuit. Finally, another embodiment is for the trench to effectively guide gases and fluids to pass through the detection area.

Methods are disclosed for the simplification and integration of data from a diverse set of sources for environmental costs and societal benefit data. The methods allow for the computation of five basic metrics: material use, water use, energy use, toxics emitted, land use and overall pollutants emitted. Further, they facilitate the computation of complementary metrics, as well as the estimation of net present value of costs of unrealized environmental impacts.

A method of forming integrated circuits (IC) having at least one metal insulator metal (MIM) capacitor. A bottom electrode is formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor surface of a substrate. At least one dielectric layer including silicon is formed on the bottom electrode, wherein a thickness of the dielectric layer is <1,000 A. A top electrode layer is formed on the dielectric layer. A patterned masking layer is formed on the top electrode layer. Etching using dry-etching at least in part is used to etch the top electrode layer outside the patterned masking layer to reach the dielectric layer, which removes ≦100 A of the thickness of the dielectric layer. The dry etch process includes using a first halogen comprising gas, a second halogen comprising gas that comprises fluorine, and a carrier gas.

A cryogenic optoelectronic data link, comprising a sending module operating at a cryogenic temperature less than 100 K. An ultrasensitive electro-optic modulator, sensitive to input voltages of less than 10 mV, may include at least one optically active layer of graphene, which may be part of a microscale resonator, which in turn may be integrated with an optical waveguide or an optical fiber. The optoelectronic data link enables optical output of weak electrical signals from superconducting or other cryogenic electronic devices in either digital or analog form. The modulator may be integrated on the same chip as the cryogenic electrical devices. A plurality of cryogenic electrical devices may generate a plurality of electrical signals, each coupled to its own modulator. The plurality of modulators may be resonant at different frequencies, and coupled to a common optical output line to transmit a combined wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) optical signal.

A hot water storage tank having features to minimize heat loss and improve stratification throughout the tank. The tank having an inner lid and outer lid. The tank having a bladder. A tank having a solar stratification input pipe, the solar stratification input pipe having one or more holes, the one or more holes allowing the fluid to exit the solar stratification input pipe at a level where the fluid is of similar density to the fluid in the tank maintaining stratification throughout the tank, and the solar stratification input pipe being located within the tank and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tank.

A data recovery circuit employing an oversampling technique. The incoming serial data stream with jitter is oversampled by means of the multiple phases of a reference clock to produce data samples. Each sample is compared to the samples collected with the next clock phase in an edge detector circuit to determine the presence of a data edge. The edge information, representative of the data edge positions, is stored and accumulated in the form of a bit map. A detection/suppression circuit detects and suppresses edges which are not adjacent to any other edge in the edge memory. A selection determination circuit uses the edge information to indicate which sample is the farthest from the data edges. A selection validation circuit validates the selection to avoid false determination due to jitter and skew.

A dual-pixel full color complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imager is provided, along with an associated fabrication process. Two stand-alone pixels are used for three-color detection. The first pixel is a single photodiode, and the second pixel has two photodiodes built in a stacked structure. The two photodiode stack includes an n doped substrate, a bottom photodiode, and a top photodiode. The bottom photodiode has a bottom p doped layer overlying the substrate and a bottom n doped layer cathode overlying the bottom p doped layer. The top photodiode has a top p doped layer overlying the bottom n doped layer and a top n doped layer cathode overlying the top p doped layer. The single photodiode includes the n doped substrate, a p doped layer overlying the substrate, and an n doped layer cathode overlying the p doped layer.

An apparatus and system for providing wireless access to packet data networks and value-added services is disclosed. The wireless access integrated node (WAIN) offers a simplified internal architecture which eliminates unnecessary intermediate protocols contained in a multi-node hierarchical network architecture while still supporting the main functions of standard mobile networks and preserving standard external interfaces. The WAIN is essentially an integrated network element that provides local radio coverage and complements the capability of the public wireless network. The WAIN can automatically configure itself to minimize interference and achieve optimal performance.

A method and system for high temperature fuel cell system or electrolysis cell are disclosed which include recirculating a fraction of gas exhausted from at least one of sides an anode side and a cathode side; accomplishing a desired flow rate of the recirculated flow by using an ejector via at least one primary feedstock fluid to a nozzle of the ejector, which nozzle has a convergent-divergent flow channel through which fluid is expanded from an initial higher pressure to lower pressure; providing supplementary fluid to the nozzle of the ejector; regulating respective ratio of the fluids of the ejector to maintain a desired motive flow and pressure at the nozzle of the ejector in order to accomplish desired recirculated flow rate; and cutting off the supplementary fluid when a level of system loading is the primary feedstock fluid alone maintains desired flow and pressure at ejector inlet.

An electrical connecting system is described for contacting an electronic module with multiple printed conductors of a flexible printed circuit. The printed conductors are enclosed between a lower and an upper cover film, and the electronic module has at least one circuit board hich is embedded in a plastic housing. According to the invention, the electronic module has at least one contact spring. A first end section of the contact spring is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the circuit board via a connecting point, and a second end section of the contact spring has two legs which extend in a U shape, between which a printed conductor is situated. An electrical contact which is less susceptible to failure results on both sides between the contact spring and the printed conductor. Also described is an electrical connecting system in which the printed conductor is electrically contacted on one side, and instead of at least one one-piece contact spring, in each case a connecting piece and a spring clip are present. The electrical connecting systems allow an electrically reliable connection to be established which is also sufficiently capable of withstanding mechanical load, by simply inserting the printed circuits into the contact springs, or between the connecting pieces and the spring clips in the electronic modules.

A system to be fitted on an automotive vehicle for injecting reactants in an exhaust line of an engine of the vehicle includes a source of a liquid precursor of ammonia, a source of gaseous ammonia, an injection assembly designed to be fitted on the exhaust line and to inject liquid precursor and/or gaseous ammonia inside the exhaust line, the injection assembly including a single injector body to be fitted on the exhaust line, the injector body having a first inlet for the liquid precursor, a second inlet for the gaseous ammonia, and at least one outlet for injection inside the exhaust line.

The present invention relates to a process for generating steam and recovering salts during a lignocellulosic conversion process. The process comprises de-salting a still bottoms stream; incinerating a stream comprising lignin and the de-salted still bottoms stream in an incinerator; and utilizing the heat generated from said incinerating to produce steam. Further provided is a process that comprises feeding a concentrated still bottoms stream to a crystallizer and forming insoluble solids therein comprising salts. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for recovering salts from a lignocellulosic conversion process, which process comprises the addition of solvent to a still bottoms stream to precipitate salts therefrom. Also provided is a still bottoms composition, a fertilizer product and a composition for incineration.

One or more fixed-orientation fanned laser beams and one or more displacement measurement devices to precisely measure the orientation of a payload platform are disclosed in a metrology system and method. The measurement devices may be distributed at locations across a payload platform such that displacement changes of these devices can be used to accurately determine platform pointing. Laser beam transmitters may be fixed in the same reference block to which a spacecraft attitude sensor is mounted. Fanned laser beams are transmitted from these sources to the measurement devices so that their displacements can be determined with respect to the plane of the fanned beams and thereby with respect to the spacecraft attitude sensor. Only a small number of fixed laser beams are needed to achieve precision measurements at a reduced cost, weight and power, and with increased system reliability and simplified system integration.

An imaging scan engine includes both a solid-state camera and an illumination source in the same package. The scan engine unit simplifies the integration of swipe imaging components into new and existing scanners.

The invention relates to a high-safety shear fork type hydraulic system of an aerial work platform. The hydraulic system comprises an oil tank, a steering oil cylinder, walking motors, a walking brakeand a lifting oil cylinder; a hydraulic pump of the oil tank is connected with a triple-link electromagnetic reversing valve; the triple-link electromagnetic reversing valve comprises a first-link electromagnetic valve, a second-link electromagnetic valve and a third-link electromagnetic value, wherein the first-link electromagnetic valve, the second-link electromagnetic valve and the third-linkelectromagnetic valve each comprises a three-position six-way valve core; the first-link electromagnetic valve is used for supplying oil to a steering oil way of the steering oil cylinder; the second-link electromagnetic valve is used for supplying oil to a walking oil way; a walking control valve of the walking oil way is used for controlling switching between serial connection and parallel connection of the walking motors; the third-link electromagnetic valve is used for controlling reversion of the triple-link electromagnetic reversing valve and supplying oil to the walking brake or the lifting oil cylinder so as to control walking braking release or lifting, so the hydraulic system can realize steering, walking, walking braking release and platform lifting driving functions of the workplatform, reduces the integration level, realizes stable steering and walking when the aerial work platform runs at a low speed, prevents pause and transition sensation when the aerial work platformturns a corner, obviously improves the parking impact of a vehicle and greatly improves the safety of the work platform.

Methods are disclosed for the simplification and integration of data from a diverse set of sources for environmental costs and societal benefit data. The methods allow for the computation of five basic metrics: material use, water use, energy use, toxics emitted, land use and overall pollutants emitted. Further, they facilitate the computation of complementary metrics, as well as the estimation of net present value of costs of unrealized environmental impacts.

A method for depositing droplets onto a substrate employs an apparatus, such as an inkjet printhead, the apparatus having: an array of channels, acting as fluid chambers,separated by interspersed walls, with each channel communicating with an aperture or nozzle for the release of droplets of a fluid contained within the channel, such as ink. Each of the walls separates two neighbouring channels and is actuable such that, in response to a first voltage, it will deform so as to decrease the volume of one channel and increase the volume of the other channel, and, in response to a second voltage, it will deform so as to cause the opposite effect on the volumes of the neighbouring channels. The method includes the steps of: receiving input data, such as an array of image data pixels; assigning, based on the input data, all the channels within the array as either firing channels or non-firing channels so as to produce groups of one or more contiguous firing channels separated by groups of one or more contiguous non- firing channels; actuating the walls of certain channels so that, for each non-firing chamber, either the walls move with the same sense or they remain stationary, and, for each firing chamber, either the walls move with opposing senses, or one wall is stationary while the other is moved. These actuations result in each of the firing channels releasing at least one droplet of fluid, the resulting droplets forming dots disposed on a straight line on said substrate,for example so as to form a representation of a line of image data pixels. The dots are separated on the line by gaps corresponding to the non-firing channels.

A sensor system, e.g., a pressure sensor system, includes a substrate having at least one trench on a first side. The trench is provided for forming a first diaphragm region on a second side opposite from the first side. In addition, a second diaphragm region and a cavern are integrated into the material of the first diaphragm region.