Abstract:
A fluid timeline social network is provided herein. The fluid timeline social network includes a story database, an image database and a fluid timeline social network application, hosted at least partially on a server computer including a processor and a computer-readable storage medium. The fluid timeline social network application is configured to receive from a user computer device a created story, the created story including at least one of textual information and image information; receive from the user computer device a user-specified date to be associated with the created story; associate the created story with the user-specified date; associate the created story with an actual time and date that the created story is received by the fluid timeline social network application; and provide the story to the story database for storage.
Abstract:
A memory device can include first sense amplifiers coupled to bit lines of a memory array in a first access period and de-coupled from the bit lines in a first sense period, the first sense amplifiers configured to amplify data signals from the memory array in the first sense period; and second sense amplifiers coupled to the bit lines in a second access period that follows the first access period and configured to amplify data signals from the memory cell array in a second sense period that overlaps the first sense period.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for reducing the number of package pins in a chip package which must be budgeted for test purposes. In one embodiment, the invention achieves this by housing test balls in the depopulated center of a package ball array. The test balls are used to test a chip package prior to connection with a printed wiring board (PWB)/printed circuit board (PCB). After tests are completed, and when the chip package is connected to a PWB/PCB, the test balls may be left electrically isolated and unconnected. In another embodiment, the test balls are located in previously unused interstitial sites in a package ball array.
Abstract:
A memory device can include a group of memory cells, which can be arranged in a column (100) that receives power by way of a first cell supply nodes (106-0 to 106-m). A current limiter (110) can be situated between first cell supply nodes (106-0 to 106-m) and a power supply (VH), and limit a current (llimit) to less than a latch-up holding current (lhold_lu) for the group of memory cells (100). In a particle event, such as an α-particle strike, a current limiter (110) can prevent a latch-up holding current (lhold_lu) from developing, thus preventing latch-up from occurring. Current limiter (110) can include p-channel transistors and/or resistors, and thus consume a relatively small area of the memory device.
Abstract:
A memory interface system and method are provided for transferring data between a memory controller and an array of storage elements. The storage elements are preferably SRAM elements, and the memory interface is preferably one having separate address bus paths and separate data bus paths. One address bus path is reserved for receiving read addresses and the other address bus path is reserved for receiving write addresses. One of the data bus paths is reserved for receiving read data from the array, and the other data bus path is reserved for receiving data written to the array. While bifurcating the address and data bus paths within the interface is transparent to the memory controller, the separate paths afford addressing phases of a read and write address operation to be partially overlapped, as well as the data transfer phases. This will essentially reduce the cycle time between a read and write memory access, and proves useful when maximizing the data throughput across the data bus when implementing double data rate (QDR) mechanisms.
Abstract:
A fluid timeline social network is provided herein. The fluid timeline social network includes a story database, an image database and a fluid timeline social network application, hosted at least partially on a server computer including a processor and a computer-readable storage medium. The fluid timeline social network application is configured to receive from a user computer device a created story, the created story including at least one of textual information and image information; receive from the user computer device a user-specified date to be associated with the created story; associate the created story with the user-specified date; associate the created story with an actual time and date that the created story is received by the fluid timeline social network application; and provide the story to the story database for storage.
Abstract:
A serial interface device may include a plurality of serial link connections that receive at least address values and at least one error detection code (EDC) on different serial link connections, the EDC generated from at least the address values.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit device (200) can include a main portion (204) and a built-in self-test (BIST) portion (204) having outputs coupled to physical input structures (e.g., bond pads) (206) of the integrated circuit device (200). A BIST portion (202) can test timing critical parameters that take into account the effect of input structures (206). A BIST portion (202) can apply BIST test signals with a pipeline structure that can emulate timing parameters, such as a set-up time (Ts) and a clock-to-output time (Tco).
Abstract:
An orthogonal or multi-dimensional fabric user interface is described herein. A remote server executes an operating system that provides a multi-dimensional fabric for storing content for a particular user. The user can access select content by manipulating the multi-dimensional fabric through a graphical user interface displayed on a display device. In this way, the user experiences and manipulates various data dimensions around the specific content they are accessing, rather than selecting a particular file structure location.