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A system and method employing at least one semiconductor device, or an arrangement of insulating and metal layers, having at least one detecting region which can include, for example, a recess or opening therein, for detecting a charge representative of a component of a polymer, such as a nucleic acid strand, proximate to the detecting region, and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. The system and method can thus be used for sequencing individual nucleotides or bases of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The semiconductor device includes at least two doped regions, such as two n-typed regions implanted in a p-typed semiconductor layer or two p-typed regions implanted in an n-typed semiconductor layer. The detecting region permits a current to pass between the two doped regions in response to the presence of the component of the polymer, such as a base of a DNA or RNA strand. The current has characteristics representative of the component of the polymer, such as characteristics representative of the detected base of the DNA or RNA strand.

A system and method employing at least one semiconductor device, or an arrangement of insulating and metal layers, having at least one detecting region which can include, for example, a recess or opening therein, for detecting a charge representative of a component of a polymer, such as a nucleic acid strand, proximate to the detecting region, and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. The system and method can thus be used for sequencing individual nucleotides or bases of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The semiconductor device includes at least two doped regions, such as two n-type regions implanted in a p-type semiconductor layer or two p-type regions implanted in an n-type semiconductor layer. The detecting region permits a current to pass between the two doped regions in response to the presence of the component of the polymer, such as a base of a DNA or RNA strand. The current has characteristics representative of the component of the polymer, such as characteristics representative of the detected base of the DNA or RNA strand.

A high-speed three-dimensional imaging system includes a single lens camera subsystem with an active imaging element and CCD element, and a correlation processing subsystem. The active imaging element can be a rotating aperture which allows adjustable non-equilateral spacing between defocused images to achieve greater depth of field and higher sub-pixel displacement accuracy. A speckle pattern is projected onto an object and images of the resulting pattern are acquired from multiple angles. The images are locally cross-correlated using a sparse array image correlation technique and the surface is resolved by using relative camera position information to calculate the three-dimensional coordinates of each locally correlated region. Increased resolution and accuracy are provided by recursively correlating the images down to the level of individual points of light and using the Gaussian nature of the projected speckle pattern to determine subpixel displacement between images. Processing is done at very high-speeds by compressing the images before they are correlated. Correlation errors are eliminated during processing by a technique based on the multiplication of correlation table elements from one or more adjacent regions.

A control system and apparatus for use with an ultra-fast laser is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a laser, pulse shaper, detection device and control system. A multiphoton intrapulse interference method is used to characterize the spectral phase of laser pulses and to compensate for any distortions in an additional aspect of the present invention. In another aspect of the present invention, a system employs multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan. Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention locates a pulse shaper and / or MIIPS unit between a spectral dispersion point in a laser oscillator and an output of a laser amplifier.

A control system and apparatus for use with an ultra-fast laser is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a laser, pulse shaper, detection device and control system. A multiphoton intrapulse interference method is used to characterize the spectral phase of laser pulses and to compensate for any distortions in an additional aspect of the present invention. In another aspect of the present invention, a system employs multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan. Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention locates a pulse shaper and / or MIIPS unit between a spectral dispersion point in a laser oscillator and an output of a laser amplifier.

A double barrier resonant tunneling diode (RTD) is formed and integrated with a level of CMOS / BJT / SiGe devices and circuits through processes such as metal-to-metal thermocompressional bonding, anodic bonding, eutectic bonding, plasma bonding, silicon-to-silicon bonding, silicon dioxide bonding, silicon nitride bonding and polymer bonding or plasma bonding. The electrical connections are made using conducting interconnects aligned during the bonding process. The resulting circuitry has a three-dimensional architecture. The tunneling barrier layers of the RTD are formed of high-K dielectric materials such as SiO2, Si3N4, Al2O3, Y2O3, Ta2O5, TiO2, HfO2, Pr2O3, ZrO2, or their alloys and laminates, having higher band-gaps than the material forming the quantum well, which includes Si, Ge or SiGe. The inherently fast operational speed of the RTD, combined with the 3-D integrated architecture that reduces interconnect delays, will produce ultra-fast circuits with low noise characteristics.

A control system and apparatus for use with an ultra-fast laser is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a laser, pulse shaper, detection device and control system. A multiphoton intrapulse interference method is used to characterize the spectral phase of laser pulses and to compensate any distortions in an additional aspect of the present invention. In another aspect of the present invention, a system employs multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan. Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention locates a pulse shaper and / or MIIPS unit between a laser oscillator and an output of a laser amplifier.

A control system and apparatus for use with an ultra-fast laser is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a laser, pulse shaper, detection device and control system. A multiphoton intrapulse interference method is used to characterize the spectral phase of laser pulses and to compensate any distortions in an additional aspect of the present invention. In another aspect of the present invention, a system employs multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan. Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention locates a pulse shaper and / or MIIPS unit between a laser oscillator and an output of a laser amplifier.

A high-speed three-dimensional imaging system includes a single lens camera subsystem with an active imaging element and CCD element, and a correlation processing subsystem. The active imaging element can be a rotating aperture which allows adjustable non-equilateral spacing between defocused images to achieve greater depth of field and higher sub-pixel displacement accuracy. A speckle pattern is projected onto an object and images of the resulting pattern are acquired from multiple angles. The images are locally cross-correlated using a sparse array image correlation technique and the surface is resolved by using relative camera position information to calculate the three-dimensional coordinates of each locally correlated region. Increased resolution and accuracy are provided by recursively correlating the images down to the level of individual points of light and using the Gaussian nature of the projected speckle pattern to determine subpixel displacement between images. Processing is done at very high-speeds by compressing the images before they are correlated. Correlation errors are eliminated during processing by a technique based on the multiplication of correlation table elements from one or more adjacent regions.

An apparatus and methods for ultra-fast charging one or more batteries, including, for example, lithium ion batteries. A charging current is determined by optimization of a model based on functions of a set of internal state variables associated with a battery, and a set of model parameters or nonparametric data characterizing the battery. Instantaneous internal state variables are determined, and an optimized charging current is applied to the battery subject to a set of battery-specific constraints. Internal state variables are updated recursively based on behavior of the battery under charge as well as the behavior, stored in a database, or acquired via a network, of cognate batteries.

A laser system is provided which selectively excites Raman active vibrations in molecules. In another aspect of the present invention, the system includes a laser, pulse shaper and detection device. A further aspect of the present invention employs a femtosecond laser and binary pulse shaping (BPS). Still another aspect of the present invention uses a laser beam pulse, a pulse shaper and remote sensing.

A system and method employing at least one semiconductor device, or an arrangement of insulating and metal layers, having at least one detecting region which can include, for example, a recess or opening therein, for detecting a charge representative of a component of a polymer, such as a nucleic acid strand proximate to the detecting region, and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. The system and method can thus be used for sequencing individual nucleotides or bases of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The semiconductor device includes at least two doped regions, such as two n-typed regions implanted in a p-typed semiconductor layer or two p-typed regions implanted in an n-typed semiconductor layer. The detecting region permits a current to pass between the two doped regions in response to the presence of the component of the polymer, such as a base of a DNA or RNA strand. The current has characteristics representative of the component of the polymer, such as characteristics representative of the detected base of the DNA or RNA strand.

Ultra-fast precision motor with X, Y and Theta motion and ultra-fast optical decoding and absolute position detector A high-speed and extremely large range positioning apparatus capable of producing motions in multiple dimensions with high precision and very high reliability. An ultra fast absolute position sensor providing instantaneous position readings with sub nanometer precision on full range of relative positions. A set of optical encoding schemas providing high encoding density and extremely fast decoding regardless of their planar positions. A flexible reshape-able motor with multiple degrees of motions

An x-ray diagnostic apparatus and methods performs Real-Time Digital Radiography with particular application in dental x-ray imaging modalities, such as Orthopantomography, Scannography, Linear Tomography and Cephalography, by using a versatile and modular electronic unit, featuring ultra fast computation capability to serve diversified image sensor typology and scanning modality.In Digital Orthopantomography and Scannography, a plurality of tomographic images at different depths of the jaw can be generated, based on the pre-selection made by the user interface.The image processing unit utilizes for the tomo-synthesis of the diagnostic image an accurate and economic digital simulator of the radiographic film speed, including a digital frequency synthesizer fed with film cassette speed digital input and high resolution clock signal, ensuring accurate and reproducible phase continuity of the output frequency signal.It also introduces an automatic adaptation of the frame acquisition rate in frame transfer mode, based on the actual speed of the cassette unit. By this method the dynamic of the exposure signal is reduced, and a better optimization of the signal response of the x-ray detector is achieved.

A system for laser amplification includes a dual-crystal Pockels cell which is used to control emission of laser pulses from an ultra-fast laser. The Pockels cell is constructed to enable adjustment of the rotational orientation of one crystal relative to the other crystal. The rotational orientation of one or both crystals in the Pockels cell is adjusted to control sidebands in the laser pulse.

The invention discloses a torque compensation method and device. The torque compensation method comprises the following steps: acquiring a change rate of a motor speed, and compensating a torque value according to the change rate of the motor speed, wherein performing negative compensation on the torque value when the change rate of the motor speed is positive and greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, and performing positive compensation on the torque value when the change rate of the motor speed is negative and has an absolute value being greater than or equal to the preset threshold value. According to the embodiment of the invention, the change rate of the motor speed is acquired and then the torque value is compensated or adjusted according to the change rate, so that the ultra-fast change of the rotating speed is restrained, the change of the torque value is accordingly reduced, the continuous fluctuation of the subsequent rotating speed is avoided, and the shaking phenomenon of a vehicle is reduced.

The invention discloses a rapidly-focusing mobile phone camera shooting module which comprises a microprogrammed control unit, a lens, a focusing motor for driving the lens to move and a distance measuring sensor. The microprogrammed control unit is used for obtaining a signal of the distance measuring sensor, calculating the focusing position of the lens and controlling the focusing motor to drive the lens to move to the focusing position for focusing. By means of the rapidly-focusing mobile phone camera shooting module, mobile phone system sources are not occupied, the focusing position of the lens can be accurately obtained, and ultra-fast focusing of a mobile phone can be achieved.

A method and system for analysis of fluorescence emission spectroscopy data and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy data are described. A unique Laguerre expansion can be found for fluorescence intensity decays of arbitrary form with convergence to a correct solution faster than with conventional methods. The Laguerre expansion technique includes expansion coefficients highly correlated with intrinsic fluorescence lifetimes, allowing direct characterization of fluorescence dynamics. For complex systems, conventional analysis of fluorescence intensity decay in terms of discrete exponential components can not readily provide a true representation of underlying fluorescence dynamics. Utilizing the Laguerre expansion technique, an alternative non-parametric method for analysis of time-resolved fluorescence data from various systems is described, facilitating characterization and discrimination of a sample. An ultra-fast method for analysis of fluorescence lifetime imaging is also described, facilitating real-time analysis of compositional and functional changes in samples, at a microscopic or macroscopic level.

A UV curing system and method for providing an adjustable beam profile are disclosed for UV curing for ultra high speed industrial applications, such inkjet printing, with improved print quality and efficiency. Also provided is a lamp head assembly for a UV source for such a system, which provides an adjustable beam profile for optimizing UV curing. The lamp head assembly comprises one or more light sources and reflectors or other optical elements, which may be relatively movable and adjustable, to adjust the beam profile to processing conditions and requirements for consistent curing efficiency and print quality at different print speeds. Specific features of such a lamp head assembly may permit adjustment of the spectral, spatial and temporal distribution of light for improved or optimized curing efficiency in ultra-fast UV curing applications.

A time-stretched enhanced recording scope (TiSER) is described using time stretch analog-to-digital conversion in a real-time burst mode. A chirped optical signal is modulated in response to receiving segments of an input signal. The optical signal with its modulated input signal, is stretched through an optical medium and digitized to represent the waveform segment. TiSER provides ultra-fast real-time sampling within short segment bursts of the original input signal while providing an ability to detect non-repetitive events. Methods and apparatus are also described for providing real-time information about inter-symbol information (ISI), rapidly determining bit-error rates (BER), performing time-domain reflectometry (TDR), generating eye diagrams for serial data, facilitating digital correction of data, clock recovery, optical carrier phase recovery, and otherwise increasing the speed and / or accuracy of a diverse range of high-speed signal measurement and processing activities.

The invention provides an ultra-fast transmission electron microscope system which comprises an ultra-fast laser system, an electronic gun, an illuminating system, an imaging system, a sample chamber, a detector and a vacuum device, the ultra-fast transmission electron microscope system can particularly test ultra-fast structure change processes of samples under different laser parameters and environmental temperature, the different laser parameters include different excitation wavelengths, pulse width, laser power, repetitive frequency, sample temperature and the like, acquired signals comprise diffraction, microscopic images, energy loss spectroscopy and the like, and the ultra-fast structure change processes are analyzed by analyzing position and strength of diffraction peaks, image contrast change and the like.

A system and method to fully characterize the thermal behavior of complex 3D submicron electronic devices. The system replaces and / or supplements laser-based surface temperature scanning with a CCD camera-based approach. A CCD camera records multiple points of light energy reflected from an integrated circuit to obtain a static temperature measurement. The system is used to non-invasively measure with submicron resolution the 2D surface temperature field of an activated device. A CW laser illuminates a single point on the surface of an active device and a photodetector records the reflected light energy to obtain a transient temperature measurement. The measured 2D temperature field is used as input for an ultra-fast inverse computational solution to fully characterize the thermal behavior of the complex 3D device. The system extracts geometric features of a known device, assessing the system's ability to combine measured results and computations to fully characterize complex 3D electronic devices.

The invention provides tensile strength more than or equal to 780MPa grade hot-rolled dual phase steel. The dual-phase steel comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 0.05-0.08 percent of C, not more than 0.5 percent of S, 0.6-1.2 percent of Mn, less than or equal to 0.015 percent of P, less than or equal to 0.005 percent of S, less than or equal to 0.006 percent of N, 0.01-0.1 percent of Als, 0.05-0.25 percent of Ti, less than or equal to 0.6 percent of Cr or less than or equal to 0.003 percent of B or mixture of Cr and B. The production method by using CSP comprises the following steps: melting and continuously casting to form a slab; heating the continuous cast slab; rolling; carrying out laminar cooling; reeling; and naturally cooling to room temperature. The hot-rolled dual phase steel has the tensile strength of more than or equal to 780MPa, elongation of more than or equal to 15 percent and yield ratio of less than or equal to 0.70. An insulation cover additionally covers the intermediate insulation section, and the band steel cooling speed is reduced, so that generation of pearlite phase change can be effectively prevented. Production of hot-rolled dual phase steel with thickness of 1.2-4.0mm can be realized, the product has the advantages of uniform structure, small molding resilience and no cracking, existing equipment is utilized without adopting ultra fast cooling and other equipment, the production efficiency is high, and the investment is small.

A laser system is provided which selectively excites Raman active vibrations in molecules. In another aspect of the present invention, the system includes a laser, pulse shaper and detection device. A further aspect of the present invention employs a femtosecond laser and binary pulse shaping (BPS). Still another aspect of the present invention uses a laser beam pulse, a pulse shaper and remote sensing.

A high performance, high-speed, cost-effective pulse width modulation circuit for the delivery of linear and efficient power to a load. The inventive aspects include: (a) removing certain MOSFET current limiting resistors and reducing impedance paths between components to decrease switching transition time; (b) providing an ultra-fast transient protection circuitry between the Gate and the Source, and between the Drain and the Source of the MOSFETs; (c) providing a hermetically sealed Faraday cage over the circuit; (d) providing a temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of the circuit; (e) providing an electrically and geometrically symmetrical circuit, having multiple pieces of interconnected substrates to reduce electrical and mechanical stress across the junctions and matching thermal coefficient of adjoining components; (f) using costly BeO material only for the substrate in the MOSFETs where most heat is generated and less costly Alumina substrate for the rest of the circuit.

The surface of a semiconductor material, e.g., gallium arsenide, is passivated by irradiating the surface with ultra-short laser pulses, until a stable passive surface is achieved. The passive surface so prepared is devoid of a superficial oxide layer.

A system for laser amplification includes a dual-crystal Pockels cell which is used to control emission of laser pulses from an ultra-fast laser. The Pockels cell is constructed to enable adjustment of the rotational orientation of one crystal relative to the other crystal. The rotational orientation of one or both crystals in the Pockels cell is adjusted to control sidebands in the laser pulse.

The invention provides a Beidou short message technology based multi-mode and multi-frequency maritime precisely positioning method which comprises the following steps: first, using an automatically downloaded and updated IGU ultra-fast track to solve the track correction information, the clock correction information and the atmospheric correction information; second, conducting real-time RTCM data stream decoding; and accessed by data stream, using the IF model and the MW model respectively to calculate the correction information of the observation value and the wide-lane ambiguity information; carrying out reasonable transformation to the solved correction information; extracting the effective fractional part of the information for decoding and using the Beidou short message technology to broadcast it to a user. And while a mobile station receives real time data streams, it receives the Beidou short message data and decodes the data for the recovery of effective correction information. According to the invention, the IF model and MW model are used to seek the real-time dynamic position of a mobile station through the PPP technology; and the method attempts to achieve fixed ambiguity so as to provide the user with high-precision positioning. Compared with the prior art, the method of invention is highly precise and stable. The method can also be applied widely and practically.

A high-speed and extremely large range positioning apparatus capable of producing motions in multiple dimensions with high precision and very high reliability. An ultra fast absolute position sensor providing instantaneous position readings with sub nanometer precision on full range of relative positions. A set of optical encoding schemas providing high encoding density and extremely fast decoding regardless of their planar positions. A flexible reshape-able motor with multiple degrees of motions

A method and system for analysis of fluorescence emission spectroscopy data and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy data are described. A unique Laguerre expansion can be found for fluorescence intensity decays of arbitrary form with convergence to a correct solution faster than with conventional methods. The Laguerre expansion technique includes expansion coefficients highly correlated with intrinsic fluorescence lifetimes, allowing direct characterization of fluorescence dynamics. For complex systems, conventional analysis of fluorescence intensity decay in terms of discrete exponential components can not readily provide a true representation of underlying fluorescence dynamics. Utilizing the Laguerre expansion technique, an alternative non-parametric method for analysis of time-resolved fluorescence data from various systems is described, facilitating characterization and discrimination of a sample. An ultra-fast method for analysis of fluorescence lifetime imaging is also described, facilitating real-time analysis of compositional and functional changes in samples, at a microscopic or macroscopic level.