101 results about "Process strategy" patented technology

Sophisticated high-k metal gate electrode structures are provided on the basis of a hybrid process strategy in which the work function of certain gate electrode structures is adjusted in an early manufacturing stage, while, in other gate electrode structures, the initial gate stack is used as a dummy material and is replaced in a very advanced manufacturing stage. In this manner, superior overall process robustness in combination with enhanced device performance may be achieved.

A business and software method to cost-effectively optimize product and / or service development portfolios, to reduce time to market, and to better integrate and align product or service strategy with brand strategy. The business and software method includes defining in detail the product and service attributes that characterize the ideal customer experience, categorizing the attributes, assigning a numerical value of importance to the attributes, and applying those values to statistical analysis of each assessed product development initiative in terms of alignment with ideal experience and potential competitive impact relative to the resources and risks required to bring each initiative to market. A prioritization for product development resource allocation is developed based upon these analyses. The prioritization is presented in the form of decision intelligence tools for an organization to use and reach informed judgments concerning resource allocation to develop, maintain, or optimize a given product or service portfolio. The decision intelligence tools serve to improve business performance, increase market impact, and build brand equity for products and services of a given organization by improving alignment between what the organization promises customers and what it actually delivers.

A system that facilitates interactions between heterogeneous information providers, business process policies, and business process policy objects is provided. The system includes a translation services logic that accepts data format definitions and rules for transforming, translating, converting, reordering, merging, splitting and other operations that adapt one data format to another data format. The translation services logic produces a mapping rule object (MRO) for performing the adaptation(s).

The present invention discloses and teaches new methods of converting syngas into ethanol and / or other higher alcohols. Preferred embodiments recycle methanol, partially convert it to syngas, and then convert this additional syngas also to C2+ alcohols. Generally, the invention provides reactors comprising catalysts capable of converting syngas to alcohols with low selectivities to carbon dioxide and methane, and further provides process strategies to separate and recycle unreacted syngas as well as methanol produced by the catalyst. The invention is capable of turning modest per-pass reaction selectivities to a particular alcohol, such as ethanol, into economically significant net selectivities and yields.

In accordance with the embodiments described herein, a method and system for development and implementation of business and process strategies is disclosed. The disclosed business and process strategies method is an integrative approach that includes the integration of strategic frameworks with corresponding value drivers, with business lifecycle methods, including industry lifecycle, customer lifecycle, product lifecycle, solution lifecycle, and process lifecycle methods, as well as knowledge and content lifecycle methods.

In order to solve the problems of too simple fault management and unavailability of complete vehicle system fault processing strategies of the existing hybrid electric car, the embodiment of the invention provides a fault processing method and a fault processing system of a hybrid electric car. The fault processing method of the hybrid electric car comprises the following steps of detecting current fault types of various parts of the hybrid electric car, and determining fault levels of the parts according to the fault types; performing mapping to obtain fault response levels of the parts according to the fault levels of the parts; determining the highest fault response level of the fault response levels of the parts as the final fault response level; and carrying out corresponding fault processing according to the final fault response level. The fault processing method provided by the embodiment of the invention is more complete, vulnerability in vehicle control when faults occur can be effectively avoided, the potential safety hazard is eliminated, and vehicle dynamic control can be adjusted properly according to specific faults.

The invention relates to a method of realizing combined message service in a wireless communication network and a system thereof, which essentially comprises the following steps: firstly, a network side receives a message which needs to send and the message is a combined message or a non-combined message. The combined message relates to a alternating message type with format unification between the network side and user equipment supporting the combined message; and then, corresponding user information is confirmed on the basis of the information loading in the message, and the user information comprises the conversion process strategy between the combined message and the non-combined message; finally, the conversion process of the message which needs to send is processed according to determined user information and the message after conversion process is sent; therefore, the invention not only can solve the disadvantages that is caused by the silo-type structure of various service systems in the wireless communication network, but also simplify the achievement complexity of the user equipment.

A method of fabricating a c-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applications in hard disk drives is disclosed. A c-aperture or E-antenna is built for recording head applications. The technique employs e-beam lithography, partial reactive ion etching and metal refill to build the c-apertures. This process strategy has the advantage over other techniques in the self-alignment of the c-aperture notch to the c-aperture internal diameter, the small number of process steps required, and the precise and consistent shape of the c-aperture notch itself.

In sophisticated semiconductor devices, replacement gate approaches may be applied in combination with a process strategy for implementing a strain-inducing semiconductor material, wherein superior proximity of the strain-inducing semiconductor material and / or superior robustness of the replacement gate approach may be achieved by forming the initial gate electrode structures with superior uniformity and providing at least one cavity for implementing the strained channel regions in a very advanced manufacturing stage, i.e., after completing the basic transistor configuration.

The present invention provides a high yield pathway for the fabrication, transfer and assembly of high quality printable semiconductor elements having selected physical dimensions, shapes, compositions and spatial orientations. The compositions and methods of the present invention provide high precision registered transfer and integration of arrays of microsized and / or nanosized semiconductor structures onto substrates, including large area substrates and / or flexible substrates. In addition, the present invention provides methods of making printable semiconductor elements from low cost bulk materials, such as bulk silicon wafers, and smart-materials processing strategies that enable a versatile and commercially attractive printing-based fabrication platform for making a broad range of functional semiconductor devices.

A safe outward delivery method for electronic document is provided, which installs a platform for outward delivery environment in computer. The outward delivery end comprises a client material registration module that registers the materials of a receiving client of the outward delivery and applies the materials for outward delivery request, a outward delivery request module that uploads the documents need to be sent, explains the protection policies and records the request process, an outward delivery approval module that searches the outward delivery request at regular time, makes router strategy according to the workflow and starts the entrustment if no router is available, an outward delivery make module that automatically makes the approved document into outward delivery document. Wherein, a receiving end comprises an outward delivery receiving module that recognizes the outward delivery document, the sender needs to preset the document under protection of outward delivery as confidential document; upon receiving the outward delivery request, the sender will start the workflow according to the strategy for the approval of outward delivery; the receiver installs receiving tools according to the strategies; the installation strategy comprises code-based installation and machine-based installation.

An agricultural harvesting machine has a header designed as a front attachment for cutting and picking up crop and a driver assistance system for controlling the header. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. The header together with the driver assistance system forms an automated header, in that a plurality of selectable harvesting-process strategies is stored in the memory and in order to implement a selected harvesting-process strategy or the selected harvesting-process strategies, the computing device autonomously determines at least one machine parameter, a header parameter and specifies this to the header.

The invention discloses a method for processing a strategy conflict by user equipment (UE). The method comprises the following steps that: after receiving strategies transmitted by a visited-network access network discovery and selection function (VANDSF) entity and a home-network discovery and selection function (HANDSF) entity respectively, the UE integrates and rearranges the received strategies according to the strategy transmitted by the VANDSF entity; and the UE realizes sequential access of access networks according to the rearranged strategies. The invention also discloses a system for processing the strategy conflict by the UE. In the system, a conflicted strategy processing unit is used for the UE to receive the strategies transmitted by the VANDSF entity and the HANDSF entity, and integrating and rearranging the received strategies according to the strategy transmitted by the VANDSF entity. The method and the system of the invention can solve the conflict between strategies provided by the HANDSF entity and the VANDSF entity.

A combine harvester has a threshing unit for threshing picked-up crop to obtain grain and a driver assistance system for controlling the threshing unit. The driver assistance system includes a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. The threshing unit, together with the driver assistance system, forms an automated threshing unit, in that a plurality of selectable harvesting-process strategies is stored in the memory and in that, in order to implement the particular selected harvesting-process strategy, the computing device autonomously determines at least one machine parameter, for example, a threshing-unit parameter, and specifies the parameter to the threshing unit.

In accordance with the embodiments described herein, a method and system for development and implementation of business and process strategies is disclosed. The disclosed business and process strategies system and method is an integrative approach that includes the integration of strategic frameworks with corresponding value drivers, with business lifecycle methods, including industry lifecycle, customer lifecycle, product lifecycle, solution lifecycle, and process lifecycle methods, as well as knowledge and content lifecycle methods.

The invention discloses a method and a system for realizing 2D / 3D (two dimension / three dimension) video communication and transmission optimization. The method includes that a video communication terminal take charges for processing video signals and generating video data, a background server only takes charges for transferring signal commands and video data, and a caller video communication terminal takes charges for video signal commands conversion. processing strategies of single-channel image processing and transmitting by a single-channel signal channel and the like are utilized for 2D / 3D video data, pressure of the network side is evidently alleviated, problems of occupation and jamming and the like of network resources are avoided, more operation authority are given to users, and user experiences and the like are improved.

The invention discloses a CTI (computer telephony integration) call center platform. The CTI call center platform comprises a CTI database and a business database, wherein an output end of the CTI database and an output end of the business database are both connected with an input end of a CTI middleware module and an input end of an enterprise application module; the input end of the CTI middleware module and the input end of the enterprise application module are further connected with an output end of an OCX (object linking and embedding control extension) control module; the CTI middleware module comprises a CTI call control module, an IVR (interactive voice response) voice navigation module, an ACD (automatic call distribution) intelligent distribution module, an REC total recording module, an AGE (agent)seat service module, a PBX (private branch exchange) telephone exchange module, an SMS (short messaging service) notice module and a DB (database) data access module. According to the design concept of a common platform, a closed mode is broken through, an open type bottom platform is established, and more hardware products and more signaling access modes are better supported; meanwhile, IVR interactive establishment adopts a visual process strategy mode, accordingly, the usability and operability are higher, and the design is more flexible.

When forming sophisticated transistors on the basis of a high-k metal gate electrode structure and a strain-inducing semiconductor alloy, a superior wet cleaning process strategy is applied after forming cavities in order to reduce undue modification of sensitive gate materials, such as high-k dielectric materials, metal-containing electrode materials and the like, and modification of a threshold voltage adjusting semiconductor alloy. Thus, the pronounced dependence of the threshold voltage of transistors of different width may be significantly reduced compared to conventional strategies.

The present invention relates to a structure recognition based Web table information extraction method. According to the method, table structure recognition is performed in two progressive ways. Firstly, a set of heuristic rules is used to determine structures of several common types of the tables, so as to define structure types of most Web tables; and tables not recognized by using the heuristic rules are processed by using a string matching method, and a matched cell is limited in a line or a column in which a ULC (upper-left-cell) is, so that content on which string matching needs to be performed is significantly reduced, thereby improving matching and recognition efficiency. Finally, in terms of two-dimensional tables, processing strategies of synthesizing cells in an information extraction process is proposed, which can reduce generated redundant data while ensuring that relationships between data in an extraction result are not damaged.

Different threshold voltages of transistors of the same conductivity type in a complex integrated circuit may be adjusted on the basis of different Miller capacitances, which may be accomplished by appropriately adapting a spacer width and / or performing a tilted extension implantation. Thus, efficient process strategies may be available to controllably adjust the Miller capacitance, thereby providing enhanced transistor performance of low threshold transistors while not unduly contributing to process complexity compared to conventional approaches in which threshold voltage values may be adjusted on the basis of complex halo and well doping regimes.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a roaming on-line charging method, device and control system. The method comprises the steps of receiving a roaming on-line charging request sent by a servicegateway at an access address; determining a follow-up roaming charging process strategy according to the roaming on-line charging request combining with a charging control strategy; and carrying outcharging process according to the determined roaming charging process strategy. The embodiment of the invention expands the roaming on-line charging modes of users.

By appropriately designing a plurality of deposition steps and intermediate sputter processes, the formation of a barrier material within a via opening may be accomplished on the basis of a highly efficient process strategy that readily integrates conductive cap layers formed above metal-containing regions into well-approved process sequences.

By locally adapting the size and / or density of a contact structure, for instance, within individual transistors or in a more global manner, the overall performance of advanced semiconductor devices may be increased. Hence, the mutual interaction between the contact structure and local device characteristics may be taken into consideration. On the other hand, a high degree of compatibility with conventional process strategies may be maintained.

By appropriately designing a plurality of deposition steps and intermediate sputter processes, the formation of a barrier material within a via opening may be accomplished on the basis of a highly efficient process strategy that readily integrates conductive cap layers formed above metal-containing regions into well-approved process sequences.

Different threshold voltages of transistors of the same conductivity type in a complex integrated circuit may be adjusted on the basis of different Miller capacitances, which may be accomplished by appropriately adapting a spacer width and / or performing a tilted extension implantation. Thus, efficient process strategies may be available to controllably adjust the Miller capacitance, thereby providing enhanced transistor performance of low threshold transistors while not unduly contributing to process complexity compared to conventional approaches in which threshold voltage values may be adjusted on the basis of complex halo and well doping regimes.

In semiconductor devices, high-k dielectric materials may be formed on the basis of engineered surface conditions, thereby contributing to superior uniformity of the resulting characteristics. In some illustrative embodiments, the dielectric material may be stabilized in a ferroelectric phase, wherein the previous surface modulation, which, in the illustrative embodiments may include the introduction of respective species, such as dopant species, thereby contributing to uniform ferroelectric characteristics. In some illustrative embodiments, the process strategy may be applied to a buried insulating layer of an SOI substrate.

A system that facilitates interactions between heterogeneous information providers, business process policies, and business process policy objects is provided. The system includes a translation services logic that accepts data format definitions and rules for transforming, translating, converting, reordering, merging, splitting and other operations that adapt one data format to another data format. The translation services logic produces a mapping rule object (MRO) for performing the adaptation(s).

The invention relates to a distributed dynamic process management method and system. The distributed dynamic process management method comprises the following steps: Step 1, detecting service possesses included by each node in an application system and obtaining service process information of process nodes; Step 2, detecting the state of the corresponding service process of each processing node and obtaining service process state information; Step 3, detecting the state of each processing node and obtaining process node state information; Step 4, obtaining a process strategy according to a distributed algorithm after the service process information, the service process state information and the process node state information are transmitted to a distributed management platform; and Step 5, the distributed management platform transmits a dispatch instruction to the application system according to the obtained process strategy and carries out dispatch and management of a corresponding process node. According to the invention, dynamic process management is introduced, so that the current situation can be effectively ameliorated, the application of hardware sources is optimized and the service processing capacity is improved.

An embodiment of the invention discloses a method of a medium plane to control a signalling plane, comprising: detecting conversational abnormal information by a medium plane entity; reporting the abnormal information to a signalling plane entity; determining process strategy corresponding to the received abnormal information according to preset configuration by the signalling plane entity; processing the conversation of the abnormal information through determined process strategy by the signalling plane entity. The embodiment of the invention detects conversational QoS quality and / or medium abnormal information on the medium plane entity, informs to the signalling plane entity, therefore, the signalling plane entity adopts the strategy corresponding to the conversational QoS quality and / or medium abnormal information through adjusting the signalling, to improve communication quality.

When forming high-k metal gate electrode structures in transistors of different conductivity type while also incorporating an embedded strain-inducing semiconductor alloy selectively in one type of transistor, superior process uniformity may be accomplished by selectively reducing the thickness of a dielectric cap material of a gate layer stack above the active region of transistors which do not receive the strain-inducing semiconductor alloy. In this case, superior confinement and thus integrity of sensitive gate materials may be accomplished in process strategies in which the sophisticated high-k metal gate electrode structures are formed in an early manufacturing stage, while, in a replacement gate approach, superior process uniformity is achieved upon exposing the surface of a placeholder electrode material.