公开(公告)号：WO2017163139A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：PCT/IB2017/051081

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM (CHINA) INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： ELEFTHERIOU, Evangelos ,  KULL, Lukas ,  PANTAZI, Angeliki ,  SEBASTIAN, Abu ,  TUMA, Tomas ,  STANISAVLJEVIC, Milos

IPC: G06N3/02

CPC classification number: G06N3/0635 ,  G06N3/049

Abstract: Artificial neuron apparatus includes a resistive memory cell connected in an input circuit having a neuron input, for receiving neuron input signals, and a current source for supplying a read current to the cell. The input circuit is selectively configurable in response to a set of control signals, defining alternating read and write phases of operation, to apply the read current to the cell during the read phase and to apply a programming current to the cell, for programming cell resistance, on receipt of a neuron input signal during the write phase. The cell resistance is progressively changed from a first state to a second state in response to successive neuron input signals. The apparatus further includes an output circuit comprising a neuron output and a digital latch which is connected to the input circuit for receiving a measurement signal dependent on cell resistance.

Abstract translation: 人造神经元装置包括连接在具有神经元输入的输入电路中的电阻式存储器单元，用于接收神经元输入信号，以及用于将读取电流提供给单元的电流源。 响应于一组控制信号，输入电路可选择性地配置，定义交替的读取和写入操作阶段，在读取阶段期间将读取电流施加到单元并将编程电流施加到单元，以编程单元电阻 在写入阶段期间收到神经元输入信号。 响应于连续的神经元输入信号，单元电阻从第一状态逐渐变为第二状态。 该装置还包括输出电路，该输出电路包括神经元输出端和数字锁存器，数字锁存器连接到输入电路，用于接收取决于单元电阻的测量信号。

公开(公告)号：WO2016150796A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-29

申请号：PCT/EP2016/055716

申请日：2016-03-16

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： BUEHRER, Petra, Sabine ,  GNECH, Thomas, Hermann ,  RESE, Joachim ,  SCHELLER, Holger, Johannes

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: H04L47/823 ,  G06Q10/06313 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q30/0202 ,  H04L47/822

Abstract: Predicting future utilization of a resource. The predicting future utilization of a resource may include receiving inquiries for a potential future utilization of the resource for different future points in time, recording time-based patterns of the received inquiries, recording a historic actual utilization value of the resource, and determining a future utilization of the resource using the recorded time-based patterns of the received inquiries, the recorded historic actual utilization value of the resource and a current inquiry pattern of the resource.

Abstract translation: 预测资源的未来利用率。 预测资源的未来利用可能包括接收关于未来不同时间点的潜在未来利用资源的查询，记录接收到的查询的基于时间的模式，记录资源的历史实际利用价值以及确定未来 使用所接收的查询记录的基于时间的模式资源利用资源，资源的历史实际利用价值和资源的当前查询模式。

公开(公告)号：WO2015132686A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-11

申请号：PCT/IB2015/051075

申请日：2015-02-13

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM (CHINA) INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： BUERGE, Marcel ,  DELAMARCHE, Emmanuel ,  KAIGALA, Govind ,  LOVCHIK, Robert

IPC: B01J19/00

CPC classification number: B01L3/502707 ,  B01L3/0255 ,  B01L2300/0645 ,  B01L2300/0803 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2300/1827 ,  H01J49/167

Abstract: A method of fabrication of microfluidic probe heads (100) is provided, the method comprising: providing (S16) a set of n microfluidic probe head layouts (14) on a same bilayer substrate (10, 10a) that comprises two layers (11, 12), said layouts being annularly distributed on that bilayer substrate, and wherein each of said layouts comprises: a first layer (110), which corresponds to a portion of one (11) of said two layers (11, 12) of the bilayer substrate; and a second layer (120), which corresponds to a portion of another one (12) of said two layers (11, 12) of the bilayer substrate; and comprises at least one microchannel (123, 124) defined by a groove open on an upper surface (120u) of the second layer (120) and closed by a portion of a lower surface (1101) of the first layer (110); machining (S20) a hole (16) substantially at the center of the bilayer substrate (10), to create a cylinder wall (18) that delimits said hole and intercepts each of the at least one microchannel of the layouts (14), such that said at least one microchannel (123, 124) of each of said layouts extends up to at least one respective aperture (121, 122) formed at an end of the groove at the level of said cylinder wall (18); and, finally, singulating (S30) each of the n layouts to obtain n microfluidic probe heads (100). MFP heads accordingly obtained are further provided.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种制造微流体探针头（100）的方法，所述方法包括：在同一双层基板（10,10a）上提供（S16）一组n个微流体探针头布局（14），所述双层基板包括两层（11， 所述布局环形地分布在所述双层基板上，并且其中每个所述布局包括：第一层（110），其对应于所述双层的所述两个层（11,12）中的一个（11）的一部分 基质; 以及对应于所述双层基板的所述两层（11,12）中的另一层（12）的一部分的第二层（120）。 并且包括由在第二层（120）的上表面（120u）上开口并由第一层（110）的下表面（1101）的一部分封闭的凹槽限定的至少一个微通道（123,124）。 加工（S20）基本上在双层基板（10）的中心的孔（16），以形成限定所述孔并且拦截布局（14）的至少一个微通道中的每一个的气缸壁（18），例如 每个所述布局的至少一个微通道（123,124）延伸到形成在所述凹槽的在所述气缸壁（18）的水平处的端部处的至少一个相应的孔（121,122）; 最后，对n个布局中的每一个进行单片化（S30）以获得n个微流体探针头（100）。 进一步提供相应获得的MFP头。

公开(公告)号：WO2015092675A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：PCT/IB2014/066959

申请日：2014-12-16

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM (CHINA) INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： BURG, Brian ,  MICHEL, Bruno ,  ONG, Chin Lee ,  PAREDES, Stephan ,  RUCH, Patrick

IPC: F01K23/10

CPC classification number: F01K11/02 ,  F01D25/10 ,  F01K5/02

Abstract: A device (1, 100, 101, 102, 103) for converting heat into mechanical energy is disclosed. The device (1, 100, 101, 102, 103) comprises a boiling device (8, 22) adapted to heat a working fluid for generating a liquid-gas mixture (33), the boiling device (8, 22) further being adapted to expand and accelerate the liquid-gas mixture (33) in one direction in space; an expansion device (9, 23) adapted to expand the liquid-gas mixture (33'); and a movable element (10) arranged such that the expanding liquid-gas mixture (33') at least partially converts an inter- nal and/or kinetic energy of the liquid-gas mixture (33') into mechanical energy associated with the movable element (10), wherein the boiling device (8, 23) and/or the expansion de- vice (9, 23) is adapted to supply heat to the liquid-gas mixture (33'). The boiling device (8, 22) is a flow channel boiler. Further, a method for converting heat into mechanical energy is disclosed, wherein the method comprises: heating (S1) a working fluid (13) for generating a liquid-gas mixture (33); expanding (S2) the liquid-gas mixture (33, 33'); providing heat (S3) to the liquid-gas mixture (33, 33'), and converting (S4) the internal and/or kinetic energy of the liquid-gas mixture (33') into mechanical energy associated with the movable element (10), wherein the method is operated as a thermodynamic cycle such that the expansion of the liquid-gas mixture (33') is partially approximately isothermal.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于将热量转换成机械能的装置（1,100,101,102,103）。 所述装置（1,100,101,102,103）包括适于加热用于产生液体 - 气体混合物（33）的工作流体的沸腾装置（8,22），所述沸腾装置（8,22）还适于 在空间中沿一个方向膨胀和加速液气混合物（33）; 膨胀装置（9,23），其适于膨胀所述液态气体混合物（33'）; 以及可移动元件（10），其布置成使得所述膨胀液体 - 气体混合物（33'）至少部分地将所述液体 - 气体混合物（33'）的内部和/或动能转换成与所述可移动 元件（10），其中沸腾装置（8,23）和/或膨胀装置（9,23）适于向液 - 气混合物（33'）供应热量。 沸腾装置（8,22）是流动通道锅炉。 此外，公开了一种将热量转换为机械能的方法，其中，所述方法包括：加热（S1）用于产生液体 - 气体混合物（33）的工作流体（13）; 膨胀（S2）液 - 气混合物（33,33'）; 向所述液 - 气混合物（33,33'）提供热量（S3），并将所述液 - 气混合物（33'）的内部和/或动能（S4）转换成与所述可移动元件（10）相关的机械能 ），其中所述方法作为热力循环运行，使得液 - 气混合物（33'）的膨胀部分近似等温。

公开(公告)号：WO2015063628A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-07

申请号：PCT/IB2014/065105

申请日：2014-10-07

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： HOFRICHTER, Jens

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/50 ,  H01S5/026

CPC classification number: G02B6/4286 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J2001/4247 ,  G02B6/12004 ,  G02B6/1228 ,  G02B6/34 ,  G02B6/4214 ,  G02B6/428 ,  H01S3/091 ,  H01S3/10015 ,  H01S5/0014 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/026 ,  H01S5/041 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/0683 ,  H01S5/1032 ,  H01S5/3013 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/50

Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to a photonic circuit device (100) for optical gain measurement, comprising: a substrate (10) with a photonic circuit, the latter comprising one or more waveguides (71, 72) defining two waveguide portions aligned along a same direction; an active gain section (62 – 66), on top of the substrate and coupled in the device for generating light by electrical pumping or optical pumping; at least two light couplers (75, 76) arranged such that at least a part of the active gain section is between the light couplers, and configured for coupling light between the active gain section and said waveguide portions; and a partial reflector (90) arranged so as to reflect light propagating along said same direction back to a center of the gain section, and wherein the device does not comprise any other reflector opposite to said partial reflector with respect to the active gain section and configured to reflect light back to the center of the gain section. The present invention is further directed to related gain measurement methods.

Abstract translation: 本发明特别涉及用于光学增益测量的光子电路器件（100），其包括：具有光子电路的衬底（10），所述衬底（10）包括一个或多个波导（71,72），其限定沿着 同方向 主动增益部分（62-66），位于所述基板的顶部并且耦合在所述装置中，用于通过电泵浦或光泵浦产生光; 至少两个光耦合器（75,76）布置成使得所述有源增益部分的至少一部分在所述光耦合器之间，并且被配置为用于耦合所述有源增益部分和所述波导部分之间的光; 以及部分反射器（90），其布置成将沿所述相同方向传播的光反射回增益部分的中心，并且其中该器件不包括与所述部分反射器相对于主动增益部分相对的任何其它反射器， 被配置为将光反射回增益部分的中心。 本发明还涉及相关的增益测量方法。

公开(公告)号：WO2015028912A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-05

申请号：PCT/IB2014/063915

申请日：2014-08-14

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： LOERTSCHER, Emanuel

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  G02F3/00 ,  G11C13/04

CPC classification number: G11C13/047 ,  G02B5/008 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B2207/101 ,  G02F1/0126 ,  G02F3/00 ,  G02F2203/10 ,  G11C11/42 ,  G11C13/025 ,  G11C13/044 ,  G11C2213/77

Abstract: A state-changeable device (1) comprises: a first and a second particle (2, 3) arranged in proximity to each other; a coupling material (4) between the first and the second particle (2, 3); wherein the first and the second particle (2, 3) are adapted to provide a charge carrier distribution such that surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) occur; the coupling material (4) is adapted to exhibit a variable conductivity in response to a trigger signal (L) thereby changing an electro-optical coupling between the first and the second particle; the first and the second particle (2,3) are arranged in proximity to each other such that a first SPP configuration (P1) corresponds to a first electro-optical coupling between the first and the second particle (2, 3) and a second SPP configuration (P2) corresponds to a second electro-optical coupling between the first and the second particle (2, 3).

Abstract translation: 状态可变装置（1）包括：彼此靠近地布置的第一和第二颗粒（2,3）; 第一和第二颗粒（2,3）之间的耦合材料（4）; 其中所述第一和第二颗粒（2,3）适于提供电荷载体分布，使得发生表面等离子体激元极化子（SPP）; 耦合材料（4）适于响应于触发信号（L）呈现可变导电性，由此改变第一和第二颗粒之间的电 - 光耦合; 第一和第二颗粒（2,3）被布置成彼此靠近，使得第一SPP构造（P1）对应于第一和第二颗粒（2,3）之间的第一电光耦合，第二SPP构造 SPP配置（P2）对应于第一和第二颗粒（2,3）之间的第二电光耦合。

公开(公告)号：WO2014207618A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-31

申请号：PCT/IB2014/062345

申请日：2014-06-18

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH ,  SIX SEMICONDUTORES

Inventor： AZPIROZ, Jaione Tirapu ,  DELAMARCHE, Emmanuel ,  GUENZLER, Tobias ,  KAIGALA, Govind ,  TEMIZ, Yuksel ,  TREIBER, Tino

IPC: B01L3/00

CPC classification number: B01L3/502761 ,  B01L3/502707 ,  B01L2200/0668 ,  B01L2300/0877 ,  B01L2300/0883 ,  B01L2400/0406 ,  B01L2400/0418 ,  B01L2400/0424 ,  B03C5/005 ,  B03C5/026 ,  B03C2201/26 ,  G01N27/44713 ,  G01N27/44717 ,  G01N27/44743 ,  G01N27/44791

Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to a microfluidic chip (1, 1a) comprising: a flow path (22) defined by a hydrophilic surface; a liquid input (24, 24a, 24b) on one side of the 4 flow path; at least one electrical circuit (62), hereafter DEP circuit, comprising at least one pair of dielectrophoretic electrodes (E21, E22), hereafter DEP electrodes, wherein: each of the DEP electrodes extends transverse to the flow path; and the DEP circuit is configured to generate a dielectrophoretic force, hereafter DEP force, at the level of the DEP electrodes. 8 The chip may further include one or more electroosmotic circuits. The present invention is further directed to methods of operation of such a microfluidic chip.

Abstract translation: 本发明特别涉及一种微流体芯片（1,1a），包括：由亲水表面限定的流路（22）; 在四个流动路径的一侧上的液体输入（24,24a，24b）; 至少一个电路（62），以下称为DEP电路，包括至少一对介电电泳电极（E21，E22），以下称为DEP电极，其中：每个DEP电极横向于流路延伸; 并且DEP电路被配置为在DEP电极的电平处产生介电电泳力（下文称为DEP力）。 芯片还可以包括一个或多个电渗电路。 本发明还涉及这种微流控芯片的操作方法。

公开(公告)号：WO2014191872A2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-04

申请号：PCT/IB2014/061592

申请日：2014-05-21

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM (CHINA) INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： GUSAT Mircea, Inventor ,  MICHEL Bruno, Inventor ,  MORF Thomas E., Inventor ,  RAGOT Sebastien, Inventor ,  SOIMU Maria, Inventor

CPC classification number: H05K7/20772 ,  H04B10/25

Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to an electronic circuit device (1, 1s), comprising a combined optical transmission and cooling fluid conduit network (100), wherein the network comprises at least one cooling conduit (101 – 103) that comprises an optical transmission medium (60), the network configured to convey a cooling fluid (50) via said at least one cooling conduit and an electromagnetic signal (70) via said optical transmission medium, such that the network is arranged in thermal communication with a first set of one or more components (1 – 15) of the electronic circuit device and in signal communication with a second set of one or more components (10 – 12a) of the electronic circuit device, the first set and second set of 10 component at least partly overlapping. The present invention is further directed to a method for conveying optical signal in such an electronic circuit device.

Abstract translation: 本发明特别涉及一种包括组合光传输和冷却流体导管网络（100）的电子电路装置（1,1s），其中该网络包括至少一个冷却导管（101-103），其包括光传输 介质（60），所述网络被配置为经由所述至少一个冷却管道和电磁信号（70）经由所述光传输介质传送冷却流体（50），使得所述网络布置成与第一组 所述电子电路装置的一个或多个组件（1-15）和与所述电子电路装置的一个或多个组件（10-12a）的第二组信号通信，所述第一组和第二组10组件至少部分地 重叠。 本发明还涉及一种用于在这种电子电路装置中传送光信号的方法。

公开(公告)号：WO2014091344A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：PCT/IB2013/060409

申请日：2013-11-26

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM (CHINA) INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： GARCÉS-ERICE, Luis ,  ROONEY, John, G.

IPC: G06F21/60 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F21/572 ,  G06F9/441 ,  G06F2221/033

Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to a user portable device (10), preferably a secure tamper-proof device, comprising: a connection interface (12) enabling connection (S2) with a computer (101); a persistent memory (14); and a bootloader (16) stored on said persistent memory (14), preferably on a secure memory (141) of the device, wherein the bootloader (16): is detectable (S3) by a firmware (122) of the computer (101) upon connection (S2) of the device (10) with said computer (101) via said connection interface; and comprises instructions for said firmware (122) to load (S4) the bootloader (16) into a memory (121) of the computer (101) for subsequent execution (S5); and to interact with the firmware, upon execution at the computer (101), to: determine, in a physical storage medium (120) of said computer (101) storing a first host operating system (111-1) and a second host operating system (111-2) respectively on a first portion (120-1) and a second portion (120-2) thereof, said second portion (120-2), from partition information (111-1p) of said physical storage medium, which partition information acknowledges the first host operating system but does not acknowledge the second host operating system; locate a part (BI) of the second host operating system (111-2) in the second portion (120-2); and execute said part (BI), whereby only the second one of the host operating systems can boot (S6 – S8) from the user portable device (10). The present invention is further directed to related systems and methods.

Abstract translation: 本发明特别涉及用户便携式设备（10），优选地是安全的防篡改设备，包括：连接接口（12），其与计算机（101）连接（S2）; 持久存储器（14）; 以及存储在所述持久存储器（14）上的引导加载器（16），优选地在所述设备的安全存储器（141）上，其中所述引导加载器（16）：可由计算机（101）的固件（122）检测 ）通过所述连接接口与所述计算机（101）连接（S2）; 并且包括用于所述固件（122）将引导加载器（16）加载到计算机（101）的存储器（121）中以供随后执行的指令（S5）; 并且在所述计算机（101）执行时，与所述固件交互，以：在所述计算机（101）的物理存储介质（120）中确定存储第一主机操作系统（111-1）和第二主机操作 系统（111-2）分别在所述物理存储介质的分区信息（111-1p）的第一部分（120-1）和第二部分（120-2）上，所述第二部分（120-2） 哪个分区信息确认第一主机操作系统但不确认第二主机操作系统; 在第二部分（120-2）中定位第二主机操作系统（111-2）的部分（BI）; 并且执行所述部分（BI），由此只有第二主机操作系统可以从用户便携式设备（10）引导（S6-S8）。 本发明进一步涉及相关系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：WO2014083460A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-05

申请号：PCT/IB2013/060002

申请日：2013-11-08

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM JAPAN, LTD. ,  IBM RESEARCH GMBH

Inventor： HAEBERLE, Walter ,  PANTAZI, Angeliki ,  SEBASTIAN, Abu ,  TUMA, Tomas

IPC: G01B7/00

CPC classification number: G01D5/16 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G01R33/09

Abstract: A position sensor comprises a magnetoresistive element (1). The magnetoresistive element (1) comprises a stack (11) of layers including at least a conductive layer (112) in between two magnetic layers (111,113). The layers have a longitudinal extension (L) along a longitudinal axis (X) and a lateral extension along a transverse axis (Y). A magnet (2) is provided comprising a magnetic dipole (N/S) with a dipole axis (DA) orthogonal to a plane defined by the longitudinal axis (X) and the transverse axis (Y). The electrical resistance of the conductive layer (112) depends on a position of the magnet (2) along the longitudinal axis (X). The position sensor provides for nano-scale sensing.

Abstract translation: 位置传感器包括磁阻元件（1）。 磁阻元件（1）包括在两个磁性层（111,113）之间至少包括导电层（112）的层叠层（11）。 这些层沿着纵向轴线（X）具有纵向延伸（L）和沿横向轴线（Y）的横向延伸。 提供一种磁体（2），其包括与由纵轴（X）和横轴（Y）限定的平面正交的偶极轴（DA）的磁偶极子（N / S）。 导电层（112）的电阻取决于磁体（2）沿纵向轴线（X）的位置。 位置传感器提供纳米级感测。