Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly includes units superposed on one another to form at least one stack having a vertical direction. Each unit includes one or more microelectronic devices and has top and bottom surfaces. Top unit terminals are exposed at the top surfaces and bottom unit terminals are exposed at the bottom surfaces. The top and bottom unit terminals are provided at a set of ordered column positions. Each top unit terminal of the set, except the top unit terminals at the highest ordered column position, is connected to a respective bottom unit terminal of the same unit at a next higher ordered column position. Each bottom unit terminal of the set, except the bottom unit terminals of the lowest unit in the stack, is connected to a respective upper unit terminal of the next lower unit in the stack at the same column position.
Abstract:
Heater chips for use with a printing device, such as heater chips that include a first heater array, positioned substantially adjacent a first via, and a second heater array, positioned substantially adjacent a second via. The heater chip can also include a region, positioned between the first heater array and the second heater array, and a temperature sensing element operable to sense the temperature of the region, where the temperature sensing element is substantially centrally disposed with respect to the region. According to one embodiment of the invention, the temperature sensing element comprises a temperature sensing resistor.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention can provide systems, methods, and apparatus for bidirectional printhead maintenance. One embodiment of the invention can provide a method for providing maintenance to a printhead comprising one or more ink nozzles for dispensing ink. The method can include providing a wiper for a printhead, wherein the wiper can include at least a first edge and a second edge. In addition, the method can include manipulating the first edge of the wiper in a forward or rearward direction across some or all of the ink nozzles during printing, wherein at least a portion of the nozzles can be cleaned by the first edge. Furthermore, the method can include manipulating the second edge of the wiper in a forward or rearward direction across some or all of the ink nozzles based at least in part on a maintenance-type command, wherein at least a portion of the nozzles can be cleaned by the second edge.
Abstract:
A system, method, and computer program product for generating a distributable software package, including loading a template/profile; loading at least one module; receiving configuration options over a network connection; and assembling a distributable software package according to the profile, template(s), modules, and the configuration options.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly includes units superposed on one another to form at least one stack having a vertical direction. Each unit includes one or more microelectronic devices and has top and bottom surfaces. Top unit terminals are exposed at the top surfaces and bottom unit terminals are exposed at the bottom surfaces. The top and bottom unit terminals are provided at a set of ordered column positions. Each top unit terminal of the set, except the top unit terminals at the highest ordered column position, is connected to a respective bottom unit terminal of the same unit at a next higher ordered column position. Each bottom unit terminal of the set, except the bottom unit terminals of the lowest unit in the stack, is connected to a respective upper unit terminal of the next lower unit in the stack at the same column position.
Abstract:
A dispensing nozzle having: (i) an elongate nozzle body having a base portion and a dispensing end; (ii) an internal conduit in the nozzle body for delivering product from the base portion to the dispensing end; (iii) engaging formations on the nozzle for inter-engaging with co-operating engaging formations on a cap, to hold said cap in a position over-fitting the nozzle; and (iv) an external ramp on the nozzle body and against which a co-operating portion on the cap may act, to provide sufficient relative separation force between the cap and the nozzle body, to separate the engaging formations on the cap and the nozzle from an inter-engaged position. A cap for overfitting a dispensing nozzle is also provided having: (i) a first closed end; (ii) a housing for receiving an elongate nozzle body and defining a second open end; (iii) engaging formations on the cap for inter-engaging with co-operating engaging formations on the nozzle, to hold said cap in a position over-fitting the nozzle; and (iii) a mouth about the open end; at least one co-operating portion on the cap arranged to act on a ramping surface of the nozzle when overfitted on the nozzle so as to provide sufficient relative separation force between the cap and the nozzle body, to separate the engaging formations on the cap and the nozzle from an inter-engaged position. The cap and nozzle when inter-engaged are easily separated by substantially less than one 360° turn and provide a strong separating force which can overcome fouling or bonding caused by curing of dispensed product.
Abstract:
An apparatus for positioning an item in or near a natural orifice of a non-human animal, includes at least one resilient rod (2) having a first portion adapted to the shape of part of the animal's body spaced from the orifice and a second portion adapted to extend to or beyond the part of the animal's body in the region of the orifice. An achoring arrangement 1 anchors the rod(s) (2) to the part of the animal's body spaced from the orifice. A transverse cross member (4) is adapted in use to be biased into contact with the animal's body in the region of the natural orifice as a result of the resilience of the rod(s) (2).
Abstract:
A microelectronic element is mounted to a substrate using solder elements disposed at least partially within vias of the substrate. The vias have tapering walls. During reflow of the solder, the microelectronic element may move toward the substrate. Such movement may be impelled, for example, by interfacial tension between the solder and the tapering via wall. This movement reduces the height of the completed assembly.
Abstract:
A microelectronic package including a dielectric element having a fold, a first run and a second run. The dielectric element also includes a first region on the first run, and a second region on the second run. The first and second runs define a cavity which has a first microelectronic device disposed within the cavity. The microelectronic package further includes a plurality of traces disposed on the dielectric element, wherein at least some of the traces are composite traces. The composite traces include a first portion extending in the first region and having a first connection point in the first region, and a second portion extending in the second region and having a second connection point in the second region, with the connection points being outside of the fold. The first connection points are connected to the second connection points to form the composite traces.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly and a fabrication method are provided which includes a microelectronic element such as a chip or element of a package. A plurality of surface-mountable contacts are arranged in an array exposed at a major surface of the microelectronic element. One or more passive elements, e.g., a resistor, inductor, capacitor, or combination of the same are mounted to the microelectronic element, with an inner terminal of the passive element conductively mounted to an exposed surface of one contact and an outer terminal displaced vertically from the major surface of the microelectronic element.