摘要:
A self-aligned SOI FET device with an “L” shaped gate structure allows an integral diode junction to be formed between the source and the body of the device. Two devices with this gate geometry can be advantageously placed side-by-side in a single rx opening that could accommodate but a single device with a “T” shaped gate structure. The devices in accordance with the teachings of this invention can be easily formed using standard prior art SOI processing steps. An aspect of this invention includes the use of these novel SOI devices with their body and source connected together in circuit applications, such as memory cell sense amplifiers, where high speed operation commends the use of SOI technology, but physical space considerations have limited their application.
摘要:
A self-aligned SOI FET device with an "L" shaped gate structure allows an integral diode junction to be formed between the source and the body of the device. Two devices with this gate geometry can be advantageously placed side-by-side in a single rx opening that could accommodate but a single device with a "T" shaped gate structure. The devices in accordance with the teachings of this invention can be easily formed using standard prior art SOI processing steps. An aspect of this invention includes the use of these novel SOI devices with their body and source connected together in circuit applications, such as memory cell sense amplifiers, where high speed operation commends the use of SOI technology, but physical space considerations have limited their application.
摘要:
Method for performing timing closure of integrated circuits in the presence of manufacturing and environmental variations. The starting design is analyzed using statistical static timing analysis to determine timing violations. Each timing violation in its statistical canonical form is examined. In a first aspect of the invention, the canonical failing slack is inspected to determine what type of move is most likely to fix the timing violation taking into account all relevant manufacturing and environmental variations. In a second aspect of the invention, pre-characterized moves such as insertion of delay pad cells are evaluated for their ability to fix the timing violation without triggering timing, and the best move or set of moves is selected.
摘要:
A ring assembly, including a first oil scraper ring, a center oil scraper ring and a gas seal ring, adapted for disposition in a single groove of a packing cup which can be stationarily mounted over and around a reciprocally movable piston rod of a gas compressor. The function of the assembly is to both scrape lubricating oil from the piston rod for return to one side of the cup and to provide a seal against gas leakage from an opposite side of the cup, both along the piston rod under the seal ring and between the seal ring and opposing sides of the center ring and groove to prevent mixing of gas with the oil and escape of gas from the compressor. The center ring features a tapered outer peripheral surface portion. An annular side loading element, which can be a garter spring, is mounted in compression around the center ring so as to bear against the tapered surface portion and against an adjacent side of the first ring. The element thus side loads the first ring, by urging it against one side of the groove and oppositely side loads the center ring and seal ring to force one against the other and to urge the seal ring tightly against an opposite side wall of the groove to effect a satisfactory gas seal. The first ring and center ring, together, provide three separate and axially spaced apart oil scraper edges.
摘要:
A test system having an improved physical layout and electrical design allows the 1/f noise of metal interconnects to be measured at levels close to that of Johnson or thermal noise. A detailed description of examples of operation of the test system provides evidence of the effectiveness of the test system in minimizing system noise to a level significantly lower than Johnson noise. This permits quantitative measurment of the noise contribution attributable to variations in cross-sectional area of connections for various applications and for qualitative prediction of electromigration lifetimes of metal films, particularly aluminum, having different microstructures. The test system includes an enclosure which includes several nested groups of housings including a sample oven within a device under test box which is, in turn, contained within the system enclosure. Wire wound resistors powered by a DC power supply are used to provide heating without interfering with measurement of 1/f noise of a device under test (D.U.T.). A biasing circuit and a bank of batteries are also provided with separate enclosures within the system enclosure.
摘要:
A method for pre-wiring through multiple levels of metal using flues includes steps of: receiving information comprising flue geometries and flue properties; producing multiple routing patterns of a design for the flues; identifying macro instance terminals to be pre-wired in the design; selecting at least one of the routing patterns for the macro instance terminals in the design to avoid blockage; and instantiating the design such that the flues can be manipulated as vias.
摘要:
The present invention is an improved gastric bypass, a surgical method to treat clinically significant obesity, in which the likelihood of post-surgical complications is reduced.
摘要:
A test system having an improved physical layout and electrical design allows the 1/f noise of metal interconnects to be measured at levels close to that of Johnson or thermal noise. A detailed description of examples of operation of the test system provides evidence of the effectiveness of the test system in minimizing system noise to a level significantly lower than Johnson noise. This permits quantitative measurment of the noise contribution attributable to variations in cross-sectional area of connections for various applications and for qualitative prediction of electromigration lifetimes of metal films, particularly aluminum, having different microstructures. The test system includes an enclosure which includes several nested groups of housings including a sample oven within a device under test box which is, in turn, contained within the system enclosure. Wire wound resistors powered by a DC power supply are used to provide heating without interfering with measurement of 1/f noise of a device under test (D.U.T.). A biasing circuit and a bank of batteries are also provided with separate enclosures within the system enclosure.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus that improves Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) flexibility without requiring the complexity of a compilable BIST circuit. Additionally, the present invention provides the ability to use a single BIST to test multiple memory arrays of different sizes. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a compilable address magnitude comparator to facilitate BIST testing of different size memory arrays without requiring customization of the BIST controller. The preferred embodiment compilable address magnitude comparator is compiled within the compilable memory arrays of the ASIC to allow a single BIST controller to test multiple sizes of memory arrays without requiring that the BIST controller itself be compilable. In the preferred embodiment, the compilable magnitude address comparator overrides the self-test signal from the BIST when the BIST attempts to test addresses that do not exist in the memory. As such, the BIST is prevented from writing to addresses that do not exist, and does not receive error signals from those addresses. Thus, the BIST controller is able to test memory arrays without regard for their particular size. Furthermore, a single BIST controller can then be used to test multiple memory arrays of different sizes in the ASIC, again reducing device complexity.
摘要:
A clinical event outcome scoring system and method are used to determine a Severity of Illness Clinical Key (SICK) score, which is a probable degree of successful outcome for a patient about to undergo a specific clinical event, such as for example, coronary bypass surgery, hip replacement, bariatric surgery, discharge from a hospital for home recovery, a course of chemotherapy, radiation, or other treatment protocol. The system and method analyzes historical patient data to generate a statistical model for each specific clinical event of interest, which can then be used to determine a SICK score for a patient about to undergo the same clinical event. In some embodiments, the statistical model can be “fine-tuned” to render subcategories of statistical models tailored for certain patient populations about to undergo the same clinical event. In some embodiments, the statistical model can be augmented to take into account “outliers,” who have extra challenges not taken into account with the primary statistical model.