摘要:
The invention includes a method of forming a metal-containing film over a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The surface is exposed to a supercritical fluid. The supercritical fluid has H2, at least one H2-activating catalyst, and at least one metal-containing precursor dispersed therein. A metal-containing film is formed across the surface of the semiconductor substrate from metal of the at least one metal-containing precursor. The invention also includes semiconductor constructions having metal-containing layers which include one or more of copper, cobalt, gold and nickel in combination with one or more of palladium, platinum, iridium, rhodium and ruthenium.
摘要:
A system has a reduced sensitivity to Single Event Upset and/or Single Event Transient(s) compared to traditional logic devices. In a particular embodiment, the system includes an input, a logic block, a bias stage, a state machine, and an output. The logic block is coupled to the input. The logic block is for implementing a logic function, receiving a data set via the input, and generating a result f by applying the data set to the logic function. The bias stage is coupled to the logic block. The bias stage is for receiving the result from the logic block and presenting it to the state machine. The state machine is coupled to the bias stage. The state machine is for receiving, via the bias stage, the result generated by the logic block. The state machine is configured to retain a state value for the system. The state value is typically based on the result generated by the logic block. The output is coupled to the state machine. The output is for providing the value stored by the state machine. Some embodiments of the invention produce dual rail outputs Q and Q′. The logic block typically contains combinational logic and is similar, in size and transistor configuration, to a conventional CMOS combinational logic design. However, only a very small portion of the circuits of these embodiments, is sensitive to Single Event Upset and/or Single Event Transients.
摘要:
A leaky integrator is formed from a capacitor-free, non-linear delay resistor having a parasitic capacitance and a capacitor-free amplifier. The amplifier utilizes utilize the parasitic capacitance of the delay resistor to provide differing time constants for the rising and falling edges of an output signal produced in response to a pulsed input signal.
摘要:
Shifter circuits comprise a matched translation stack comprising at least first and second stacks each of which comprising multiple transistors. The matched translation stack is configured to provide a primary logic level shift between a voltage level away from which a shift is desired (VddL) and a voltage level to which the shift is desired (VddH). One or more high voltage buffer stages are provided, at least one of which being connected with and biased by the matched translation stack. At least one high voltage buffer stage comprises multiple transistors arranged in a transistor stack that is biased by the first stack of the matched translation stack, and is connected to receive an input supplied by the second stack of the matched translation stack. The high voltage buffer stage also comprises an inverter that drives an output stage which is also driven by a low voltage buffer stage.
摘要:
Pyrogenic toxins, such as staphylococcal enterotoxins, modified in the disulfide loop region are provided. The modified toxins retain useful biological properties but have substantially reduced toxicity compared to the corresponding unmodified native toxin. The native pyrogenic toxins are typically modified by deletions within the disulfide loop region to produce modified enterotoxins having 100-fold or greater decrease in toxicity.
摘要:
The invention pertains to compounds for binding lanthanide ions and actinide ions. The invention further pertains to compounds for binding radionuclides, and to methods of making radionuclide complexes. Also, the invention pertains to methods of extracting radionuclides. Additionally, the invention pertains to methods of delivering radionuclides to target locations. In one aspect, the invention includes a compound comprising: a) a calix[n]arene group, wherein n is an integer greater than 3, the calix[n]arene group comprising an upper rim and a lower rim; b) at least one ionizable group attached to the lower rim; and c) an ion selected from the group consisting of lanthanide and actinide elements bound to the ionizable group. In another aspect, the invention includes a method of extracting a radionuclide, comprising: a) providing a sample comprising a radionuclide; b) providing a calix[n]arene compound in contact with the sample, wherein n is an integer greater than 3; and c) extracting radionuclide from the sample into the calix[n]arene compound. In yet another aspect, the invention includes a method of delivering a radionuclide to a target location, comprising: a) providing a calix[n]arene compound, wherein n is an integer greater than 3, the calix[n]arene compound comprising at least one ionizable group; b) providing a radionuclide bound to the calix[n]arene compound; and c) providing an antibody attached to the calix[n]arene compound, the antibody being specific for a material found at the target location.
摘要:
Plants, plant tissues and plant seeds which are resistant to inhibition by sulfonylurea and/or imidazolinone herbicides are provided. In particular, domestic lettuce varieties having resistance to herbicides which target the enzyme acetolactate synthase are provided. The resistant plants find use in areas where weed growth is controlled by sulfonylurea and/or imidazolinone herbicides.
摘要:
A dynamic bed reactor is disclosed in which a compressible open cell foam matrix is periodically compressed and expanded to move a liquid or fluid through the matrix. In preferred embodiments, the matrix contains an active material such as an enzyme, biological cell, chelating agent, oligonucleotide, adsorbent or other material that acts upon the liquid or fluid passing through the matrix. The active material may be physically immobilized in the matrix, or attached by covalent or ionic bonds. Microbeads, substantially all of which have diameters less than 50 microns, can be used to immobilize the active material in the matrix and further improve reactor efficiency. A particularly preferred matrix is made of open cell polyurethane foam, which adsorbs pollutants such as polychlorophenol or o-nitrophenol. The reactors of the present invention allow unidirectional non-laminar flow through the matrix, and promote intimate exposure of liquid reactants to active agents such as microorganisms immobilized in the matrix.
摘要:
A complete logic family which is SEU immune is constructed, using logic/circuit design techniques, to recover from an SEU, regardless of the shape of the upsetting event. The logic family provides a redundancy of data to be used to restore data lost by an SEU. Two transistor networks are used, a p-channel network and an n-channel network. Each transistor network consists of a plurality of input transistors and a feedback transistor. The feedback transistor is sized to be weak compared to the input transistors. The transistor networks are designed to either resist an SEU or to shutdown until the SEU is over and then the network which is not shutdown will restore the data of the network that was hit by the SEU. The logic family can prevent glitch propagation from an upset node and can be implemented in a standard, commercial CMOS process without any additional processing steps. The logic family includes but is not limited to an Inverter, 2-input Nand, 2-input Nor, 3-input OrNand and a 3-input AndNor. The SEU recovery mechanism used by the logic family can be extended to logic structures in general. The SEU recovery mechanism is independent of the duration or shape of the upsetting event.
摘要:
A new and distinct variety of Sansevieria plant that is a new chimeral cultivar formed as an adventitious bud on a leaf cutting of Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii. It has young leaves with narrow green margins and two broad yellow longitudinal bands flanking a central dull green core. The yellow bands become green after several months.