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A semiconductor structure with an air gap, comprising: a substrate; a dielectric stack comprising a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer disposed on the second dielectric layer; a first conductive layer disposed in the dielectric stack; a second conductive layer disposed in the dielectric stack and spaced apart from the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are coplanar; and a cross-like-shaped air gap disposed in the dielectric stack between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the air gap has a widened middle portion (AG_M) in the second dielectric layer, a tapered upper portion (AG_U) in the third dielectric layer, and a tapered lower portion (AG_L) in the first dielectric layer, wherein the widened middle portion has a first width, the tapered upper portion has a second width, and the tapered lower portion has a third width, and wherein the first width is greater than the second width and the third width, and wherein the third width is smaller than or equal to the second width, characterized in that the third dielectric layer comprises an extension portion that extends into the cross-like-shaped air gap and conformally covers a sidewall of the first dielectric layer adjacent to the tapered lower portion (AG_L) of the cross-like-shaped air gap and a sidewall of the second dielectric layer adjacent to the widened middle portion (AG_M) of the cross-like-shaped air gap. a substrate; a dielectric stack comprising a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer disposed on the second dielectric layer; a first conductive layer disposed in the dielectric stack; a second conductive layer disposed in the dielectric stack and spaced apart from the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are coplanar; and a cross-like-shaped air gap disposed in the dielectric stack between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the air gap has a widened middle portion (AG_M) in the second dielectric layer, a tapered upper portion (AG_U) in the third dielectric layer, and a tapered lower portion (AG_L) in the first dielectric layer, wherein the widened middle portion has a first width, the tapered upper portion has a second width, and the tapered lower portion has a third width, and wherein the first width is greater than the second width and the third width, and wherein the third width is smaller than or equal to the second width, characterized in that the third dielectric layer comprises an extension portion that extends into the cross-like-shaped air gap and conformally covers a sidewall of the first dielectric layer adjacent to the tapered lower portion (AG_L) of the cross-like-shaped air gap and a sidewall of the second dielectric layer adjacent to the widened middle portion (AG_M) of the cross-like-shaped air gap.
A display device, comprising: a display panel sequentially displaying a first image and a second image according to a first output image and a second output image; and a timing controller sequentially receiving a first input image and a second input image and sequentially generating the first output image and the second output image and comprising: a receiving unit (201; 301) generating a processing image and a read-out image according to the first input image and the second input image; a first transformation unit (202; 302) transforming a resolution of the processing image to generate a first transformed image; a second transformation unit (203; 303) transforming a resolution of the read-out image to generate a second transformed image; and a processing unit (204; 304) processing the first and the second transformed images to generate the first output image, wherein the resolution of the processing image and the resolution of the read-out image are less than a resolution of the display panel, wherein a resolution of the first transformed image is larger than the resolution of the processing image, a display panel sequentially displaying a first image and a second image according to a first output image and a second output image; and a timing controller sequentially receiving a first input image and a second input image and sequentially generating the first output image and the second output image and comprising: a receiving unit (201; 301) generating a processing image and a read-out image according to the first input image and the second input image; a first transformation unit (202; 302) transforming a resolution of the processing image to generate a first transformed image; a second transformation unit (203; 303) transforming a resolution of the read-out image to generate a second transformed image; and a processing unit (204; 304) processing the first and the second transformed images to generate the first output image, wherein the resolution of the processing image and the resolution of the read-out image are less than a resolution of the display panel, wherein a resolution of the first transformed image is larger than the resolution of the processing image, a receiving unit (201; 301) generating a processing image and a read-out image according to the first input image and the second input image; a first transformation unit (202; 302) transforming a resolution of the processing image to generate a first transformed image; a second transformation unit (203; 303) transforming a resolution of the read-out image to generate a second transformed image; and a processing unit (204; 304) processing the first and the second transformed images to generate the first output image, wherein the resolution of the processing image and the resolution of the read-out image are less than a resolution of the display panel, wherein a resolution of the first transformed image is larger than the resolution of the processing image,
A method for measuring an ultrasound attenuation parameter guided by harmonic elastography comprising a step of applying, by means of a vibrator included in a probe in contact with a viscoelastic medium, a low-frequency continuous vibration, the low-frequency continuous vibration generating an elastic wave inside the viscoelastic medium and generating, during propagation of the elastic wave, using an ultrasound transducer in contact with the viscoelastic medium, a series of ultrasound acquisitions, said series of ultrasound acquisitions comprising groups of ultrasound acquisitions, the groups of ultrasound acquisitions being generated with a repetition frequency (LPRF), each group of ultrasound acquisitions comprising at least one acquisition; the ultrasound attenuation parameter being measured from the ultrasound acquisitions; said method further comprising further a step of determining (CW_P), from the series of ultrasound acquisitions, at least one property of the propagation of the elastic wave inside the viscoelastic medium, and using the property of the propagation of the elastic wave inside the viscoelastic medium to calculate a real-time positioning indicator (RT_IP) of the probe with respect to the viscoelastic medium to be studied. the ultrasound attenuation parameter being measured from the ultrasound acquisitions; said method further comprising further a step of determining (CW_P), from the series of ultrasound acquisitions, at least one property of the propagation of the elastic wave inside the viscoelastic medium, and using the property of the propagation of the elastic wave inside the viscoelastic medium to calculate a real-time positioning indicator (RT_IP) of the probe with respect to the viscoelastic medium to be studied.
A steel filament with diameter 'd' being the diameter of an imaginary circle having the same surface area as the perpendicular cross section to said steel filament expressed in millimeter for reinforcing rubber articles comprising a steel substrate coated with a coating comprising brass, said brass consisting of copper and zinc; said coating having an average thickness of 450 × d nanometer or more as determined by the total mass of copper and zinc of said brass; said brass having a mass of copper of between 61 to 75 mass percent compared to the total mass of copper and zinc in said brass, said thickness of said coating and said amount of copper in said brass being determined by wet chemical analytical methods, characterized in that said coating has an average iron content of from 4 to 10 atomic percent in the first layer, said first layer extending from the surface of said filament to a depth of 3 nanometer below said surface, said iron content being expressed as an atomic percent related to the total of iron, zinc and copper in said first layer, said iron, zinc and copper content being determined by X-Ray photo electron spectroscopy, said average being taken over the depth of said first layer and over 4 different spots on the surface of said steel filament. said brass consisting of copper and zinc; said coating having an average thickness of 450 × d nanometer or more as determined by the total mass of copper and zinc of said brass; said brass having a mass of copper of between 61 to 75 mass percent compared to the total mass of copper and zinc in said brass, said thickness of said coating and said amount of copper in said brass being determined by wet chemical analytical methods,
A housing of an accumulator cell, which housing is open on one side and can be closed by a cover, wherein one of the housing side walls comprises, on the outer side thereof, a ribbing having ribs that extend transversely with respect to each other, the ribbing being integrally formed with the housing side wall, characterized in that the thickness of the housing side wall decreases in the direction of the housing height, wherein the decrease of the thickness of the housing side wall develops erratically and is divided into sections (13, 14, 15), wherein a reinforcing rib extending parallel to the edge on the side of the cover is provided between adjacent sections (13, 14, 15) of different housing side wall thicknesses, wherein the ribs and/or the reinforcing ribs comprise different thicknesses in dependence on the housing side wall thickness.
A biventricular implantable cardiac stimulator comprising a stimulation control unit, one or more stimulation units and a contractility determination unit that is configured to generate a contractility signal that reflects myocardial contractility wherein the stimulation control unit is operatively connected to one or more stimulation units to control delivery of stimulation pulses by said one or more stimulation units, wherein the stimulation control unit is configured to switch between at least a univentricular left ventricular stimulation mode and a biventricular stimulation mode and to evaluate the ventricular contractility in relation to the respective ventricular stimulation mode, characterized in that the contractility determination unit is closed-loop-stimulation sensor or closed-loop-stimulation sensor system.
An adjustment device for adjusting the wear of brake pads of a disc brake, the adjustment device comprising a) a guide sleeve in which a wrap spring is arranged, b) a grooved ring having a groove which engages around the guide sleeve, the grooved ring being coupled to a disc spring via a torsion spring, c) an opening ring engaging around the grooved ring, d) an intermediate ring for overcoming the clearance between the guide sleeve and the wrap spring, and e) a threaded ring having an anti-rotation mechanism, the adjustment device being pushed axially over a rotatable actuating spindle of the disc brake and the actuating spindle having a screw thread, characterized in that the wrap spring has a first wrap spring end and a second wrap spring end, having a wrap spring portion arranged between the first wrap spring end and the second wrap spring end, and the wrap spring portion extends axially around a wrap spring axis and has at least one wrap spring winding (6, 6a), the wrap spring having at least one U-shaped protrusion and being arranged with the U-shaped protrusion on a bead of the intermediate ring. a) a guide sleeve in which a wrap spring is arranged, b) a grooved ring having a groove which engages around the guide sleeve, the grooved ring being coupled to a disc spring via a torsion spring, c) an opening ring engaging around the grooved ring, d) an intermediate ring for overcoming the clearance between the guide sleeve and the wrap spring, and e) a threaded ring having an anti-rotation mechanism, the adjustment device being pushed axially over a rotatable actuating spindle of the disc brake and the actuating spindle having a screw thread, characterized in that the wrap spring has a first wrap spring end and a second wrap spring end, having a wrap spring portion arranged between the first wrap spring end and the second wrap spring end, and the wrap spring portion extends axially around a wrap spring axis and has at least one wrap spring winding (6, 6a), the wrap spring having at least one U-shaped protrusion and being arranged with the U-shaped protrusion on a bead of the intermediate ring.
A multi-grade lubricating oil composition achieving SAE J300 certifications for at least 0W-16, 0W-20, and 5W-20 grade oils with increased amounts of heavier base oils, the multi-grade lubricating oil composition comprising: a blend of base oils including at least one lighter base oil having a KV100 of 4.5 cSt or less and at least one heavier base oil having a KV100 of 5.5 cSt or higher, the blend of base oils including at least about 20 weight percent of the at least one heavier base oil based on the total weight of base oils in the blend; and about 1 weight percent or less, based on polymer solids, of a (meth)acrylate copolymer having a hydrocarbyl group in the monomer ester moiety, the (meth)acrylate copolymer having as polymerized monomer units (i) (meth)acrylate monomer units with an intermediate molecular weight hydrocarbyl group in the monomer ester moiety of about 500 to about 700 and (ii) (meth)acrylate monomer units with a high molecular weight hydrocarbyl group in the monomer ester moiety of about 6,000 to about 10,000. a blend of base oils including at least one lighter base oil having a KV100 of 4.5 cSt or less and at least one heavier base oil having a KV100 of 5.5 cSt or higher, the blend of base oils including at least about 20 weight percent of the at least one heavier base oil based on the total weight of base oils in the blend; and about 1 weight percent or less, based on polymer solids, of a (meth)acrylate copolymer having a hydrocarbyl group in the monomer ester moiety, the (meth)acrylate copolymer having as polymerized monomer units (i) (meth)acrylate monomer units with an intermediate molecular weight hydrocarbyl group in the monomer ester moiety of about 500 to about 700 and (ii) (meth)acrylate monomer units with a high molecular weight hydrocarbyl group in the monomer ester moiety of about 6,000 to about 10,000.
A secondary battery having a structure in which a jelly-roll having a cathode /separator /anode structure is mounted in a cylindrical battery case, wherein a plate-shaped insulating member is mounted on the top of the jelly-roll; and the insulating member includes a perforated inlet enabling gas discharge and penetration of electrode terminals, and a plurality of pores perforating the insulating member with a diameter of 100 μm or less provided over the entire surface of the insulating member, characterized in that the pores are spaced from one another by a predetermined distance of 10 μm to 100 μm.
Water-softening device for softening water supplied to an electrical household appliance, comprising: - a first tank for containing substances with water-softening properties, - a second salt-containing tank, having at least one water inlet opening, - a first conduit which connects the second tank to the first tank and through which a brine formed by the dissolution of the salt in water and intended for regenerating said water-softening substances flows, - a second conduit connecting the first tank and the second tank, and - at least one pump located in said first or second conduit (14, 18) and intended for selectively causing a water flow in the second conduit from the first tank towards the second tank, said device being characterised in that said at least one pump establishes a circular flow in a closed loop formed by said conduits (14, 18) and said tanks (10, 12). - a first tank for containing substances with water-softening properties, - a second salt-containing tank, having at least one water inlet opening, - a first conduit which connects the second tank to the first tank and through which a brine formed by the dissolution of the salt in water and intended for regenerating said water-softening substances flows, - a second conduit connecting the first tank and the second tank, and - at least one pump located in said first or second conduit (14, 18) and intended for selectively causing a water flow in the second conduit from the first tank towards the second tank,
A method for retrieving information from an announced attribute in a Machine-to-Machine, M2M, communication system, comprising: issuing an information retrieval request by specifying an address of the announced attribute and including an identity of the announced attribute; receiving, in response to the information retrieval request, an information response; and selectively processing the received information response locally or forwarding to another M2M device for further processing. issuing an information retrieval request by specifying an address of the announced attribute and including an identity of the announced attribute; receiving, in response to the information retrieval request, an information response; and selectively processing the received information response locally or forwarding to another M2M device for further processing.
A device, comprising: a direct conversion compound semiconductor layer configured to convert high energy radiation photons into an electric current, the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, comprising: a pixel array positioned in the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, including pixels located at an outermost circumference, wherein the pixels comprise signal pads; a guard ring encircling the pixel array, wherein the pixels at the outermost circumference are closest to the guard ring; guard ring contact pads, wherein the guard ring contact pads are connected to the guard ring, and wherein the guard ring contact pads are further situated asymmetrically with respect to a symmetry x-axis and a symmetry y-axis of the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, characterized in that the guard ring contact pads are situated in place of some of the pixel signal pads at the outermost circumference. a direct conversion compound semiconductor layer configured to convert high energy radiation photons into an electric current, the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, comprising: a pixel array positioned in the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, including pixels located at an outermost circumference, wherein the pixels comprise signal pads; a guard ring encircling the pixel array, wherein the pixels at the outermost circumference are closest to the guard ring; guard ring contact pads, a pixel array positioned in the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, including pixels located at an outermost circumference, wherein the pixels comprise signal pads; a guard ring encircling the pixel array, wherein the pixels at the outermost circumference are closest to the guard ring; guard ring contact pads, wherein the guard ring contact pads are connected to the guard ring, and wherein the guard ring contact pads are further situated asymmetrically with respect to a symmetry x-axis and a symmetry y-axis of the direct conversion compound semiconductor layer, characterized in that the guard ring contact pads are situated in place of some of the pixel signal pads at the outermost circumference.
An electrochromic element comprising: a first display electrode; a second display electrode that is arranged at an interval from and opposed to the first display electrode, at least one of the first display electrode and the second display electrode being transparent; an electrolyte provided between the first display electrode and the second display electrode; a first electrochromic layer including at least one of an oxidized electrochromic compound and an oxidized electrochromic composition, and contacting the first display electrode and the electrolyte; a second electrochromic layer including at least one of a reduced electrochromic compound and a reduced electrochromic composition, and contacting the second display electrode and the electrolyte; a third auxiliary electrode that contacts the electrolyte; a fourth auxiliary electrode that contacts the electrolyte; a reduction layer provided on a surface of the third auxiliary electrode, and including a reductant of a first material that can be oxidized and reduced reversibly; and an oxidation layer provided on a surface of the fourth auxiliary electrode, and including an oxidant of a second material that can be oxidized and reduced reversibly; characterized in that the third auxiliary electrode and the fourth auxiliary electrode are configured so that a voltage can be applied between them. a first display electrode; a second display electrode that is arranged at an interval from and opposed to the first display electrode, at least one of the first display electrode and the second display electrode being transparent; an electrolyte provided between the first display electrode and the second display electrode; a first electrochromic layer including at least one of an oxidized electrochromic compound and an oxidized electrochromic composition, and contacting the first display electrode and the electrolyte; a second electrochromic layer including at least one of a reduced electrochromic compound and a reduced electrochromic composition, and contacting the second display electrode and the electrolyte; a third auxiliary electrode that contacts the electrolyte; a fourth auxiliary electrode that contacts the electrolyte; a reduction layer provided on a surface of the third auxiliary electrode, and including a reductant of a first material that can be oxidized and reduced reversibly; and an oxidation layer provided on a surface of the fourth auxiliary electrode, and including an oxidant of a second material that can be oxidized and reduced reversibly; characterized in that the third auxiliary electrode and the fourth auxiliary electrode are configured so that a voltage can be applied between them.
A vegan, potato emulsion comprising; - potato flakes in an amount of 0.5 - 5% by weight, wherein the source of potato has been heated to at least 100°C during evaporation; - at least one vegetable emulsifier in an amount of 0.09 - 1.0 % by weight; - at least one oil in an amount of 0.50 - 6 % by weight; - at least one added vegetable protein in an amount of 0.20 - 3 % by weight; and - water adding up to 100 % by weight, wherein the emulsion has an oil droplet size D[3,2] of 0.1 - 10 μm. - potato flakes in an amount of 0.5 - 5% by weight, wherein the source of potato has been heated to at least 100°C during evaporation; - at least one vegetable emulsifier in an amount of 0.09 - 1.0 % by weight; - at least one oil in an amount of 0.50 - 6 % by weight; - at least one added vegetable protein in an amount of 0.20 - 3 % by weight; and - water adding up to 100 % by weight,