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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176422 | Method for aligning demonstrated user actions with existing documentation There is provided an apparatus for aligning document actions specified in a documented procedure with demonstrated user actions. The apparatus includes an alignment device for computing an alignment between the document actions and the demonstrated user actions base... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8144508 | Memory reading method for resistance drift mitigation Techniques for reading phase change memory that mitigate resistance drift. One contemplated method includes apply a plurality of electrical input signals to the memory cell. The method includes measuring a plurality of electrical output signals from the memory cell ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129609 | Integrated thermoelectric cooling devices and methods for fabricating same Semiconductor integrated thermoelectric devices are provided, which are formed having high-density arrays of thermoelectric (TE) elements using semiconductor thin-film and VLSI (very large scale integration) fabrication processes. Thermoelectric devices can be eithe... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126262 | Annotating video segments using feature rhythm models Each video segment in a plurality of video segments is annotated with an indicator of the likelihood that the respective video segment shows a particular feature. The plurality of video segments forms an episode of interest from a given video domain. Initial feature... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111755 | Method and system for low-complexity Slepian-Wolf rate estimation in Wyner-Ziv video encoding A method and system for low-complexity Slepian-Wolf rate estimator in a hybrid Wyner-Ziv video encoder determines the minimum Slepian-Wolf code rate required to allow correct decoding. The Slepian-Wolf estimator does not assume ideality of source and side-informatio... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8095904 | Methods and apparatus for providing flexible timing-driven routing trees A method of producing a flexible timing-driven routing tree is provided. Two or more target nodes are sorted in accordance with data criticality. A source-sink grid is built from one or more source nodes and the two or more target nodes. An initial routing tree is b... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085915 | System and method for spam detection A voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) caller verification method includes generating a challenge to be sent to a VoIP caller which needs a response from the VoIP caller prior to accepting a VoIP call, wherein the challenge includes a test pattern crafted to create a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8020073 | Dynamic memory architecture employing passive expiration of data Apparatus for passively tracking expired data in a dynamic memory includes a time stamp memory configurable for storing information relating to a refresh status of one or more corresponding data entries in the dynamic memory. The apparatus further includes a timer c... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7778351 | Tunable CMOS receiver apparatus A CMOS receiver system having a tunable receiver having a tunable gain and a bandwidth system is provided. The tunable receiver includes means for receiving input signals; and a control circuit controlled by a control signal for tuning at least one of the gain and t... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774660 | Flexible row redundancy system A row redundancy system is provided for replacing faulty wordlines of a memory array having a plurality of banks. The row redundancy system includes a remote fuse bay storing at least one faulty address corresponding to a faulty wordline of the memory array; a row f... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7725659 | Alignment of cache fetch return data relative to a thread A method of obtaining data, comprising at least one sector, for use by at least a first thread wherein each processor cycle is allocated to at least one thread, includes the steps of: requesting data for at least a first thread; upon receipt of at least a first sect... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7679536 | Method and apparatus for constructing efficient slepian-wolf codes with mismatched decoding Disclosed is a method for constructing Slepian-Wolf codes, wherein the designed Slepian-Wolf codes are robust to mismatched decoding. The disclosed method for constructing Slepian-Wolf codes includes the steps of: choosing representative probability distributions fr... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7675789 | Programmable heavy-ion sensing device for accelerated DRAM soft error detection Aspects of the invention relate to a programmable heavy-ion sensing device for accelerated DRAM soft error detection. Design of a DRAM-based alpha particle sensing apparatus is preferred to be used as an accelerated on-chip SER test vehicle. The sensing apparatus is... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7571411 | Methods and apparatus for providing flexible timing-driven routing trees A method of producing a flexible timing-driven routing tree is provided. Two or more target nodes are sorted in accordance with data criticality. A source-sink grid is built from one or more source nodes and the two or more target nodes. An initial routing tree is b... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7564729 | Differential and hierarchical sensing for memory circuits A memory circuit includes multiple word lines, multiple pairs of complementary bank bit lines, multiple block select lines, and multiple of block circuits. Each of the block circuits includes a local bit line; a first transistor having a control terminal connected t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7560310 | Semiconductor constructions and semiconductor device fabrication methods A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate formed on a backside of a semiconductor wafer to form a recess in the substrate, and forming a sputter film in the recess, the sputter film including a first material having a coefficient of... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7532501 | Semiconductor device including back-gated transistors and method of fabricating the device A memory cell (e.g., static random access memory (SRAM) cell) includes a plurality of back-gated n-type field effect transistors (nFETs), and a plurality of double-gated p-type field effect transistors (pFETs) operatively coupled to the plurality of nFETs. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522057 | System and method for non intrusive monitoring of “at-risk” individuals Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring one or more humans while maintaining the privacy of those individuals. The system includes one or more activity pickups that create one or more respective information outputs. A computer system monitors one or more of ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7499308 | Programmable heavy-ion sensing device for accelerated DRAM soft error detection Aspects of the invention relate to a programmable heavy-ion sensing device for accelerated DRAM soft error detection. Design of a DRAM-based alpha particle sensing apparatus is preferred to be used as an accelerated on-chip SER test vehicle. The sensing apparatus is... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7469401 | Method for using partitioned masks to build a chip A mask reuse methodology process in which the soft logic is implemented with a generic array type cell structure mask and a custom blocking mask. A method is provided comprising printing a set of component cores onto a die at predetermined locations with a reusable ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7466579 | Field effect device with a channel with a switchable conductivity A field effect device includes a source electrode, a drain electrode spaced laterally apart from the source electrode, a channel formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a gate electrode separated from the channel by an insulating layer. The ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7447537 | System and method for augmentation of endoscopic surgery Image processing is used to determine information about the position of a designated object, particularly where the object is difficult to view or locate. In particular, use in endoscopic surgery can determine positional information about an anatomical feature withi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7404113 | Flexible row redundancy system A row redundancy system is provided for replacing faulty wordlines of a memory array having a plurality of banks. The row redundancy system includes a remote fuse bay storing at least one faulty address corresponding to a faulty wordline of the memory array; a row f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7369410 | Apparatuses for dissipating heat from semiconductor devices An apparatus for providing two-phase heat transfer for semiconductor devices includes a vapor chamber configured to carry a cooling liquid, the vapor chamber having base section, and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) shaped members. The plurality of 3D-shaped me... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7330845 | System, method and program product for providing navigational information for facilitating navigation and user socialization at web sites User socialization with and social visualization of web sites is provided with a mapping data structure representing two or more categories. Each of the categories is divided into subcategories of ordered levels of specificity. Each of the ordered levels of specific... | 02/12/2008 |
