Abstract:
This invention relates to novel compositions comprising regioselectively substituted cellulose esters. One aspect of the invention relates to processes for preparing regioselectively substituted cellulose esters from cellulose dissolved in ionic liquids. Another aspect of the invention relates to the utility of regioselectively substituted cellulose esters in applications such as protective and compensation films for liquid crystalline displays.
Abstract:
A connector and a power transformer structure comprising the same are provided. The power transformer structure comprises a connector and an integrated transformer. The connector comprises a plurality of connection units, and the integrated transformer comprises a plurality of transformation units. The transformation units are sequentially stacked and electronically connected to the corresponding connection units in contact connection to reduce the current conduction consumption and contact resistance.
Abstract:
Word correlations are estimated using a content-based method, which uses visual features of image representations of the words. The image representations of the subject words may be generated by retrieving images from data sources (such as the Internet) using image search with the subject words as query words. One aspect of the techniques is based on calculating the visual distance or visual similarity between the sets of retrieved images corresponding to each query word. The other is based on calculating the visual consistence among the set of the retrieved images corresponding to a conjunctive query word. The combination of the content-based method and a text-based method may produce even better result.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) cell and programming method thereof. The cell can denote at least two logic levels. The cell has a read-transistor with a floating gate, and Band-To-Band-Tunneling device (BTBT device) sharing the floating gate with the read-transistor. The BTBT device is configured as an injection device for injecting a first charge onto the floating gate when the BTBT device is biased with a first gate bias voltage such that the BTBT device is in accumulation, to set at least one of the logic levels. A first electrode is coupled to bias the BTBT device with a first bias voltage that is higher than the first threshold voltage. The first bias voltage is controlled such that the BTBT device is in accumulation during a write operation. The injected amount of charge on the floating gate is determined by the first bias voltage.
Abstract:
A selectively absorptive, mulitlayer wire-grid polarizer for polarizing incident light includes a stack of thin film layers disposed over a substrate, including a wire-grid array of elongated metal elements having a period less than half the wavelength of the light. One of the layers can include a thin film layer with a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the substrate. One of the thin film layers can include a dielectric array of non-metal elements. One of the layers includes a material that is optically absorptive to the incident light.
Abstract:
Methods of inducing mucosal immunity in individuals against proteins and peptides are disclosed. The methods comprise the step of administering topically or by lavage into mucosal tissue selected from the group consisting of rectal, vaginal, urethral, sublingual and buccal, a nucleic acid molecule that comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein or peptide that comprises an epitope against which mucosal immunity is desired. The methods may be used to immunize and individual against a pathogen infection, hyperproliferative diseases or autoimmune diseases using nucleic acid molecules which encode proteins and peptides that share an epitope with a pathogen antigen or protein associated with cells involved in hyperproliferative diseases or autoimmune diseases, respectively,
Abstract:
An inorganic, dielectric grid polarizer device includes a stack of film layers disposed over a substrate. Each film layer is formed of a material that is both inorganic and dielectric. Adjacent film layers each have different refractive indices. At least one of the film layers is discontinuous to form a form birefringent layer with an array of parallel ribs having a period less than 400 nm.
Abstract:
A native high-voltage n-channel LDMOSFET includes a p− doped substrate, a first n+ doped region disposed in the p− doped substrate, a source terminal coupled to the first n+ doped region, an n− well disposed in the substrate, a second n+ doped region disposed in the n− well, a drain terminal coupled to the second n+ doped region, a p+ doped region disposed in the substrate, a body terminal coupled to the p+ doped region, a dielectric layer disposed over the p− doped substrate and a portion of the n− well, a first trench disposed in the n− well, the trench filled with a dielectric material that is in contact with the dielectric layer, a second trench disposed at least partially in the n− well, the second trench filled with a dielectric material and isolating the second n+ region from the p+ region, and a gate partially or fully reversely doped with p+ implant (or an equivalent technique) and disposed over the dielectric layer and a portion of the first trench.
Abstract:
A display apparatus includes a cube wire-grid polarizing beam splitter with a plate wire-grid polarizer disposed between a pair of prisms secured together to form a cube. A reflective spatial light modulator produces an image bearing color light beam. The cube wire-grid polarizing beam splitter is disposable in the image bearing color light beam to separate the image information and to produce a polarized image bearing color light beam. A pair of continuous film layers is disposed between the plate wire-grid polarizer and a forward prism with a forward layer adjacent the forward prism having a refractive index greater than both i) a refractive index of a rear layer adjacent the plate wire grid polarizer, and ii) a refractive index of the forward prism. A layer of ribs is disposed between the wires and a rear prism, and the ribs being aligned with and supporting the wires.
Abstract:
With analysis data in the prior art, it is difficult to find out if a change regarded as a judgmental standard of the completion of seasoning has come from a change due to the seasoning, namely, change in condition of the interior of a processing container or come from another change based on a temperature change among respective dummy wafers and furthermore, it is difficult to judge whether the seasoning has been completed or not. Therefore, a plasma processing method of the present invention, which is a method for detecting the completion of seasoning in performing the seasoning by loading dummy wafers W into a processing container 2 of a plasma processing apparatus 1, includes a process of creating a predictive formula for predicting the completion of seasoning and another process of detecting the completion of seasoning in performing the seasoning, based on the predictive formula. The creation of the predictive formula is accomplished by performing a multivariate analysis against a plurality of measured data that can be obtained by first supplying dummy wafers W into the processing container 2, cooling down the interior of the processing container 2 and supplying a plurality of dummy wafers W into the processing container 2 again.