Abstract:
Aspects of a method and system for an asynchronous pipeline architecture for multiple independent dual/stereo channel PCM processing are provided. Asynchronously pipeline processing of audio information comprised within a decoded PCM frame may be based on metadata information generated from the decoded PCM frame and an output decoding rate. The asynchronously pipeline processing may comprise mixing a primary audio information portion and a secondary audio information, portion, sample rate converting the audio information, and buffering the audio information. The asynchronously pipeline processing may comprise multiple pipeline stages. Feeding back an output of one of the pipeline stages to an input of a previous one of the pipeline stages may be enabled. The metadata information may comprise a frame start indicator associated with the decoded PCM frame and/or a plurality of mixing coefficients.
Abstract:
Shallow trench isolation silicon-on-insulator (SOI) devices are formed with improved charge protection. Embodiments include an SOI film diode and a P+ substrate junction as a charging protection device. Embodiments also include a conductive path from the SOI transistor drain, through a conductive contact, a metal line, a second conductive contact, an SOI diode, isolated from the transistor, a third conductive contact, a second conductive line, and a fourth conductive contact to a P+-doped substrate contact in the bulk silicon layer of the SOI substrate.
Abstract:
A heart rate monitoring system includes a wrist-borne heart rate monitor for detecting the heart rate of a wearer and having a mobile telephone network transmitter and/or WiFi transmitter for transmitting the heart rate data to the cloud. A display device includes a mobile telephone network receiver and/or WiFi receiver and receives the data and/or information processed from the data on the cloud and displays the same to the wearer.
Abstract:
Semiconductor devices having improved contact resistance and methods for fabricating such semiconductor devices are provided. These semiconductor devices include a semiconductor device structure and a contact. The contact is electrically and physically coupled to the semiconductor device structure at both a surface portion and a sidewall portion of the semiconductor device structure.
Abstract:
A fabrication process for a FinFET device is provided. The process begins by providing a semiconductor wafer having a layer of conductive material such as silicon. A whole-field arrangement of fins is then formed from the layer of conductive material. The whole-field arrangement of fins includes a plurality of conductive fins having a uniform pitch and a uniform fin thickness. Next, a cut mask is formed over the whole-field arrangement of fins. The cut mask selectively masks sections of the whole-field arrangement of fins with a layout that defines features for a plurality of FinFET devices. The cut mask is used to remove a portion of the whole-field arrangement of fins, the portion being unprotected by the cut mask. The resulting fin structures are used to complete the fabrication of the FinFET devices.
Abstract:
An abutting apparatus of spring configuration machine which has a machine platform includes a first and second axial transmission mechanisms and an abutting assembly. The first axial transmission mechanism includes a first actuator, a first lead screw and a first sliding seat screwed with the first lead screw. The second axial transmission mechanism includes a second actuator fixed to the first sliding seat, a second lead screw driven to rotate by the second actuator and a second sliding seat screwed with the second lead screw and linearly moved relatively to the first sliding seat. Via the first and second axial transmission mechanisms, the abutting assembly fixed to the second sliding seat can make a 2-D movement in vertical and horizontal directions relative to the machine platform, such that the degree of freedom to adjust the abutting assembly can be enhanced significantly.
Abstract:
MOS structures with contact projections for lower contact resistance and methods for fabricating such MOS structures have been provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises providing a semiconductor substrate, fabricating a gate stack on the substrate, and forming a contact projection on the substrate. Ions of a conductivity-determining type are implanted within the substrate using the gate stack as an ion implantation mask to form impurity-doped regions within the substrate. A metal silicide layer is formed on the contact projection and a contact is formed to the metal silicide layer. The contact is in electrical communication with the impurity-doped regions via the contact projection.
Abstract:
A set of components is designed for use with proprietary game console controllers. The proprietary controllers include a first hand-held controller having a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting first control signals corresponding to user-input at the first controller to the game console. It also includes a socket. A second hand-held controller has a cable with a plug which would ordinarily be inserted into the socket of the first controller whereupon the first transmitter would hereinbefore relay second control signals corresponding to user-input at the second controller via the cable to the game console. The set of components “unties” the two controllers and includes a wireless receiver having a plug for insertion to the socket; a cradle for receiving the second controller and including a second transmitter having a second socket into which the plug of the cable is received. The second transmitter transmits the second control signals. The receiver is tuned to receive the second control signals and the first transmitter also transmits the second control signals to the game console.
Abstract:
The halo implant technique described herein employs a halo implant mask that creates a halo implant shadowing effect during halo dopant bombardment. A first transistor device structure and a second transistor device structure are formed on a wafer such that they are orthogonally oriented to each other. A common halo implant mask is created with features that prevent halo implantation of the diffusion region of the second transistor device structure during halo implantation of the diffusion region of the first transistor device structure, and with features that prevent halo implantation of the diffusion region of the first transistor device structure during halo implantation of the diffusion region of the second transistor device structure. The orthogonal orientation of the transistor device structures and the pattern of the halo implant mask obviates the need to create multiple implant masks to achieve different threshold voltages for the transistor device structures.
Abstract:
Semiconductor devices having improved contact resistance and methods for fabricating such semiconductor devices are provided. These semiconductor devices include a semiconductor device structure and a contact. The contact is electrically and physically coupled to the semiconductor device structure at both a surface portion and a sidewall portion of the semiconductor device structure.