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A method for processing a silicon wafer comprising: a slicing step in which a single crystal ingot is sliced into thin disc-like wafers; a lapping step in which the surface of each wafer is lapped to be planar; an alkaline cleaning step in which the wafer is subjected to alkaline cleaning to be removed of contaminants resulting from preceding machining; and an etching step in which the wafer is alternately transferred between two groups of etching tanks one of which contain acidic etching solutions and the other alkaline etching solutions, wherein: a beveling step is introduced between the slicing step and the lapping step, in which the wafer is immersed in an acidic solution containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid (HNO 3) at a volume ratio of 1/8 to 1/2 (HF/HNO 3) so that degraded superficial layers occurring on the front and rear surfaces of the wafer as a result of machining can be removed and the edge surface of the wafer can be beveled, and wherein the etching using an acidic solution containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid is adjusted such that the total etching rate summed for both surfaces of a wafer is in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm/sec. a slicing step in which a single crystal ingot is sliced into thin disc-like wafers; a lapping step in which the surface of each wafer is lapped to be planar; an alkaline cleaning step in which the wafer is subjected to alkaline cleaning to be removed of contaminants resulting from preceding machining; and an etching step in which the wafer is alternately transferred between two groups of etching tanks one of which contain acidic etching solutions and the other alkaline etching solutions, wherein: a beveling step is introduced between the slicing step and the lapping step, in which the wafer is immersed in an acidic solution containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid (HNO 3) at a volume ratio of 1/8 to 1/2 (HF/HNO 3) so that degraded superficial layers occurring on the front and rear surfaces of the wafer as a result of machining can be removed and the edge surface of the wafer can be beveled, and wherein the etching using an acidic solution containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid is adjusted such that the total etching rate summed for both surfaces of a wafer is in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm/sec. a beveling step is introduced between the slicing step and the lapping step, in which the wafer is immersed in an acidic solution containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid (HNO 3) at a volume ratio of 1/8 to 1/2 (HF/HNO 3) so that degraded superficial layers occurring on the front and rear surfaces of the wafer as a result of machining can be removed and the edge surface of the wafer can be beveled, and wherein the etching using an acidic solution containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid is adjusted such that the total etching rate summed for both surfaces of a wafer is in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm/sec.
Photo-detection device (100; 300; 900A; 900B) having at least one pixel, including a semiconductor substrate (110; 310; 410; 510; 810) made of Cd x Hg 1-x Te, said substrate including for each pixel: - an N-doped region (120; 420), dedicated to the absorption of incident photons; - a P-doped region (130; 430; 530; 730; 930), forming a PN junction with the N-doped region and flush with a top face of the substrate; - an electrical contact block (170; 270A; 270B; 270C; 470; 970A; 970B), made of metal, in direct physical contact with the P-doped region; and - a concentrated casing, only located in the P-doped region and having an average cadmium concentration greater than the average cadmium concentration in the N-doped region; characterised in that in each pixel: - the concentrated casing has a cadmium concentration gradient, defining therein at least one intermediate gap zone (151; 251A; 251B; 251C) and at least one high gap zone (152; 252A; 252B; 252C); - the intermediate gap zone (151; 251A; 251B; 251C) has an average cadmium concentration strictly less than the average cadmium concentration in the high gap zone (152; 252A; 252B; 252C); and - each intermediate gap zone (151; 251A; 251B; 251C) is in direct physical contact with the electrical contact block (170; 270A; 270B; 270C; 470; 970A; 970B). - an N-doped region (120; 420), dedicated to the absorption of incident photons; - a P-doped region (130; 430; 530; 730; 930), forming a PN junction with the N-doped region and flush with a top face of the substrate; - an electrical contact block (170; 270A; 270B; 270C; 470; 970A; 970B), made of metal, in direct physical contact with the P-doped region; and - a concentrated casing, only located in the P-doped region and having an average cadmium concentration greater than the average cadmium concentration in the N-doped region; - the concentrated casing has a cadmium concentration gradient, defining therein at least one intermediate gap zone (151; 251A; 251B; 251C) and at least one high gap zone (152; 252A; 252B; 252C); - the intermediate gap zone (151; 251A; 251B; 251C) has an average cadmium concentration strictly less than the average cadmium concentration in the high gap zone (152; 252A; 252B; 252C); and - each intermediate gap zone (151; 251A; 251B; 251C) is in direct physical contact with the electrical contact block (170; 270A; 270B; 270C; 470; 970A; 970B).
A method comprising: additively manufacturing with an additive manufacturing system a first sub-component having at least one locator element, thereby using a control system of the additive manufacturing system for positioning a first location of the at least one locator element; selectively placing a portion of a second sub-component adjacent to the at least one locator element of the first sub-component, based on the positioning; and attaching the second sub-component to the first sub-component in a region, wherein the region is based on the positioning from the control system of said additive manufacturing system, thereby defining a component; wherein the second sub-component is additively manufactured; characterized in that the first sub-component and the second sub-component (14, 20) are additively manufactured on a shared build plate in a common build chamber, wherein the second sub-component (14, 20) is manufactured in a substantial vertical configuration and wherein during the selectively placing step a surface of the second sub-component (14, 20) that is substantially vertical with the base plate is placed in a downward facing position. additively manufacturing with an additive manufacturing system a first sub-component having at least one locator element, thereby using a control system of the additive manufacturing system for positioning a first location of the at least one locator element; selectively placing a portion of a second sub-component adjacent to the at least one locator element of the first sub-component, based on the positioning; and attaching the second sub-component to the first sub-component in a region, wherein the region is based on the positioning from the control system of said additive manufacturing system, thereby defining a component; wherein the second sub-component is additively manufactured; characterized in that the first sub-component and the second sub-component (14, 20) are additively manufactured on a shared build plate in a common build chamber, wherein the second sub-component (14, 20) is manufactured in a substantial vertical configuration and wherein during the selectively placing step a surface of the second sub-component (14, 20) that is substantially vertical with the base plate is placed in a downward facing position.
A torsion stop deployment system for utilization onboard an airborne object, comprising: a deployable element hingedly coupled to the airborne object and rotatable from a non-deployed position to a deployed position; and a torsion bar member, comprising a resilient twist beam, fixedly coupled to the airborne object and configured to come into engagement with the deployable element and resiliently resist the rotation of the deployable element to reduce shock to the airborne object during deployment of the deployable element. a deployable element hingedly coupled to the airborne object and rotatable from a non-deployed position to a deployed position; and a torsion bar member, comprising a resilient twist beam, fixedly coupled to the airborne object and configured to come into engagement with the deployable element and resiliently resist the rotation of the deployable element to reduce shock to the airborne object during deployment of the deployable element.
A device for occluding an aperture in tissue comprising: a. a first flexible wire and a second flexible wire, wherein each of the first and second wires is comprised of a shape memory property, wherein each of the first and second wires has a first and second end (12d, 14d) and wherein each of the first and second wires is shaped into first and second generally semi-circular forms (12a, 12b, 12b 1, 14a, 14b, 14b 1) such that the first semicircular form of the first wire opposes the first semicircular form of the second wire to form a first disc and the second semicircular form of the first wire (12b, 12b 1) opposes the second semicircular form of the second wire (14b, 14b 1) to form a second disc wherein the first and second discs (16, 18) are separated by a self-centering waist comprised of two sections of the first wire and two sections of the second wire wherein said sections of wire (12c, 14c) are separated from one-another, wherein each of said first and second ends of the first and second wires are connected to the same hub, wherein the hub further comprises a delivery attachment mechanism for attachment to a deployment cable; and b. a sealed covering (24a, 24b) over each of the first and second discs (16, 18), wherein the covering provides a seal to occlude the aperture. a. a first flexible wire and a second flexible wire, wherein each of the first and second wires is comprised of a shape memory property, wherein each of the first and second wires has a first and second end (12d, 14d) and wherein each of the first and second wires is shaped into first and second generally semi-circular forms (12a, 12b, 12b 1, 14a, 14b, 14b 1) such that the first semicircular form of the first wire opposes the first semicircular form of the second wire to form a first disc and the second semicircular form of the first wire (12b, 12b 1) opposes the second semicircular form of the second wire (14b, 14b 1) to form a second disc wherein the first and second discs (16, 18) are separated by a self-centering waist comprised of two sections of the first wire and two sections of the second wire wherein said sections of wire (12c, 14c) are separated from one-another, wherein each of said first and second ends of the first and second wires are connected to the same hub, wherein the hub further comprises a delivery attachment mechanism for attachment to a deployment cable; and b. a sealed covering (24a, 24b) over each of the first and second discs (16, 18), wherein the covering provides a seal to occlude the aperture.
An adsorbent polymeric structure according to formula: in which R 1 is an aliphatic moiety having from 5 carbons to 15 carbons; n is an integer ranging from 1 to 20; and X 1 is a graphene-containing moiety having from 20 carbons to 100 carbons. R 1 is an aliphatic moiety having from 5 carbons to 15 carbons; n is an integer ranging from 1 to 20; and X 1 is a graphene-containing moiety having from 20 carbons to 100 carbons.
A method of headset communication, comprising: receiving, by a wireless headset in response to a call request from a mobile terminal, first audio data sent by the mobile terminal, within a first time slot through a first wireless communication channel pre-established between the wireless headset and the mobile terminal; receiving, by the wireless headset in response to an audio transmission request from a wireless device, second audio data sent by the wireless device, within a second time slot through a second wireless communication channel pre-established between the wireless headset and the wireless device, wherein the first time slot and the second time slot belong to different unit groups of time slots; and mixing, by the wireless headset, the received first and second audio data to acquire mixed audio data for playback. receiving, by a wireless headset in response to a call request from a mobile terminal, first audio data sent by the mobile terminal, within a first time slot through a first wireless communication channel pre-established between the wireless headset and the mobile terminal; receiving, by the wireless headset in response to an audio transmission request from a wireless device, second audio data sent by the wireless device, within a second time slot through a second wireless communication channel pre-established between the wireless headset and the wireless device, wherein the first time slot and the second time slot belong to different unit groups of time slots; and mixing, by the wireless headset, the received first and second audio data to acquire mixed audio data for playback.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: determining (725; 1010), by a user equipment, that a positioning reference signal, PRS, occasion collides with a channel associated with a machine type communication control channel search space; and performing (730; 1020), by the user equipment, a collision response action based at least in part on determining that the PRS occasion collides with the channel, characterized in that the collision response action includes dropping only colliding candidates in the machine type communication control channel search space. determining (725; 1010), by a user equipment, that a positioning reference signal, PRS, occasion collides with a channel associated with a machine type communication control channel search space; and performing (730; 1020), by the user equipment, a collision response action based at least in part on determining that the PRS occasion collides with the channel, characterized in that the collision response action includes dropping only colliding candidates in the machine type communication control channel search space.
A sliding member, comprising: a first metal member; and a second metal member (63, 64) pressed against the first metal member with a predetermined pressure, the sliding member being configured such that the first metal member and the second metal member (63, 64) are slid relative to each other, the first metal member comprising, at a sliding surface thereof, a first coating layer, the second metal member (63, 64) comprising, at a sliding surface thereof, a second coating layer (632, 642), wherein the first coating layer has a surface roughness Ra of 4 μm or more, a hardened layer having a higher hardness than that of the first coating layer is formed at the surface (621a, 621b) of the base metal of the first metal member, the first coating layer is formed on the hardened layer, the first coating layer is made of iron oxide, the second coating layer (632, 642) is made of zinc phosphate, and the second coating layer (632, 642) has a lower hardness than that of the first coating layer. a first metal member; and a second metal member (63, 64) pressed against the first metal member with a predetermined pressure, the sliding member being configured such that the first metal member and the second metal member (63, 64) are slid relative to each other, the first metal member comprising, at a sliding surface thereof, a first coating layer, the second metal member (63, 64) comprising, at a sliding surface thereof, a second coating layer (632, 642), wherein the first coating layer has a surface roughness Ra of 4 μm or more, a hardened layer having a higher hardness than that of the first coating layer is formed at the surface (621a, 621b) of the base metal of the first metal member, the first coating layer is formed on the hardened layer, the first coating layer is made of iron oxide, the second coating layer (632, 642) is made of zinc phosphate, and the second coating layer (632, 642) has a lower hardness than that of the first coating layer.
A flavoured vapour generating apparatus comprising: a liquid retention device comprising fibrous retention materials for retaining a flavoured liquid; a liquid reservoir configured to store a flavoured liquid and to supply the flavoured liquid to the fibrous liquid retention materials; an electric heater comprising a resistive heating wire, the heating wire being wound into a plurality of windings around the fibrous liquid retention materials, and configured to heat the flavoured liquid on the fibrous liquid retention materials to generate a flavoured vapour; and a sensor including at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158), the at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158) embedded in the fibrous liquid retention materials such that the at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158) is arranged at an axis of the plurality of windings and separated from the heating wire, the sensor arranged to provide information on an amount or density of flavoured liquid being retained on the fibrous liquid retention materials based on an electrical resistance between the heating wire and the at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158). a liquid retention device comprising fibrous retention materials for retaining a flavoured liquid; a liquid reservoir configured to store a flavoured liquid and to supply the flavoured liquid to the fibrous liquid retention materials; an electric heater comprising a resistive heating wire, the heating wire being wound into a plurality of windings around the fibrous liquid retention materials, and configured to heat the flavoured liquid on the fibrous liquid retention materials to generate a flavoured vapour; and a sensor including at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158), the at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158) embedded in the fibrous liquid retention materials such that the at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158) is arranged at an axis of the plurality of windings and separated from the heating wire, the sensor arranged to provide information on an amount or density of flavoured liquid being retained on the fibrous liquid retention materials based on an electrical resistance between the heating wire and the at least one rigid resistive wire (157, 158).
An interactive manual system, comprising: a speech engine to receive and process speech from a user, convert the speech into a word sequence, and identify meaning structures from the word sequence; a structured manual including information related to an operation of a device; a visual model to relate a visual representation of the information; a dialog management arrangement to interpret the meaning structures in a context and to extract pertinent information and the visual representation from the structured manual and the visual model, characterized in that: based on the meaning structures, a structure of the word sequence is categorized as a query conforming to one of a plurality of grammatical categories of queries, each of the categories characterizing the structures of its members as corresponding to a respective, manner in which to query; and different information is deemed pertinent for the extraction depending upon the grammatical query category into which the structure of the word sequence has been categorized; and an output arrangement to output the information and visual representation. a speech engine to receive and process speech from a user, convert the speech into a word sequence, and identify meaning structures from the word sequence; a structured manual including information related to an operation of a device; a visual model to relate a visual representation of the information; a dialog management arrangement to interpret the meaning structures in a context and to extract pertinent information and the visual representation from the structured manual and the visual model, characterized in that: based on the meaning structures, a structure of the word sequence is categorized as a query conforming to one of a plurality of grammatical categories of queries, each of the categories characterizing the structures of its members as corresponding to a respective, manner in which to query; and different information is deemed pertinent for the extraction depending upon the grammatical query category into which the structure of the word sequence has been categorized; and based on the meaning structures, a structure of the word sequence is categorized as a query conforming to one of a plurality of grammatical categories of queries, each of the categories characterizing the structures of its members as corresponding to a respective, manner in which to query; and different information is deemed pertinent for the extraction depending upon the grammatical query category into which the structure of the word sequence has been categorized; and an output arrangement to output the information and visual representation.
Photochromic metal hydride device for use in a window, the photochromic metal hydride device having a variable transparency and comprising: - a transparent substrate being impermeable to oxygen and hydrogen; - at least one layer including a photochromic yttrium hydride having a chosen band gap, and - a transparent deposited capping layer positioned on the opposite side of the photochromic yttrium hydride layer from the substrate, said capping layer being impermeable to oxygen and hydrogen so as to maintain the concentration of hydrogen in said yttrium hydride and protect the photochromic yttrium hydride from oxidation. - a transparent substrate being impermeable to oxygen and hydrogen; - at least one layer including a photochromic yttrium hydride having a chosen band gap, and - a transparent deposited capping layer positioned on the opposite side of the photochromic yttrium hydride layer from the substrate, said capping layer being impermeable to oxygen and hydrogen so as to maintain the concentration of hydrogen in said yttrium hydride and protect the photochromic yttrium hydride from oxidation.
A method for transmitting image data in an optoelectronic sensor, wherein the optoelectronic sensor includes at least one image sensor (16a-b) and a control and evaluation unit, and the image data are transmitted from the image sensor (16a-b) to the control and evaluation unit or between modules (32, 34, 36) of the control and evaluation unit, wherein transmission errors are detected by adding meta information to the image data before transmission from the image sensor (16a-b) or one of the components (32, 34, 36) and the control and evaluation unit checking the meta information after transmission, the image data being transmitted via a non-safe communication link, the meta information being prefixed and/or appended to the image data and/or sub packets of the image data, and the meta information comprising information about the structure of the image data, characterized in that the sensor is a safety sensor for monitoring a machine in terms of a safety standard for person protection, and in that a safety-related reaction for safeguarding the machine is triggered if the checking of the meta information does not result in sufficient data integrity of the image data.