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A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, said semiconductor device including a semiconductor body (1, 2) of a first conductivity type; a hetero semiconductor region adjacent to one main surface of the semiconductor body (1, 2) and having a band gap different from that of the semiconductor body (1, 2); a gate electrode formed in a junction portion between the hetero semiconductor region and the semiconductor body (1, 2) through a gate insulating film; a source electrode connected to the hetero semiconductor region; and a drain electrode ohmic-connected to the semiconductor body (1, 2), the method comprising the steps of: a first step of forming a trench in a first mask layer and in a surface layer portion of the semiconductor body having an opening on said main surface side of the semiconductor body (1, 2) using a second mask layer; a second step of forming a sacrificial oxide film on the semiconductor body (1, 2), so as to remove damages of the previous step; a third step of removing said sacrificial oxide film from the semiconductor body (1, 2) by wet etching; a fourth step of forming a buried region adjacent to at least a side wall of the trench being substantially flush with the upper portion of the trench; a fifth step of forming a hetero semiconductor layer so as to adjoin the semiconductor body (1, 2) and the buried region; and a sixth step of forming the hetero semiconductor region by patterning the hetero semiconductor layer. a first step of forming a trench in a first mask layer and in a surface layer portion of the semiconductor body having an opening on said main surface side of the semiconductor body (1, 2) using a second mask layer; a second step of forming a sacrificial oxide film on the semiconductor body (1, 2), so as to remove damages of the previous step; a third step of removing said sacrificial oxide film from the semiconductor body (1, 2) by wet etching; a fourth step of forming a buried region adjacent to at least a side wall of the trench being substantially flush with the upper portion of the trench; a fifth step of forming a hetero semiconductor layer so as to adjoin the semiconductor body (1, 2) and the buried region; and a sixth step of forming the hetero semiconductor region by patterning the hetero semiconductor layer.
Wall-hung appliance consisting of a monobloc heat pump water heater intended to be installed on the wall, comprising in a single enclosure both a pump assembly and a tank containing the volume of water to be heated, said pump assembly being positioned below said tank and comprising a box-shaped body wherein means suitable for the thermodynamic function, such as a fan, an evaporator and a compressor, are housed, characterised in that said box-shaped body has a half-moon or C-shape, so as to outline central (1.1) and rear (1.2) free spaces.
Sulphated hyaluronic acid for topical use for the hydratation treatment of skin pathologies characterized by dryness, lichenification, said sulphated hyaluronic acid having a molecular weight ranging from 150,000 to 250,000 Da and a sulphation degree equal to 1 or 3, intended as the number of sulfate groups per disaccharide unit, the sulfation involving the alcohol hydroxyls present in the polysaccharide chain.
A method of securing a zipper closure to polymeric film using minimal tension on the zipper closure; the method comprising: (a) paying out a continuous strip of plastic zipper closure from a roll of zipper closure; (b) paying out polymeric film from a film roll, the polymeric film having periodic eyemarks thereon; (c) passing the strip of zipper closure through a tension control mechanism; (d) passing the strip of zipper closure through a first tension control loop; (e) advancing the film toward a sealing station and past an eyemark detector to detect an eyemark on the film; (f) after detection of the eyemark on the film, punching a hole into the strip of zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark on the film; (g) passing the strip of zipper closure with a punched hole through a second tension loop; (h) supplying the strip of zipper closure to the sealing station while simultaneously supplying the film to the sealing station at the same speed as the strip of zipper closure; (i) aligning the hole in the strip of zipper closure with the eyemark on the film; and (j) sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film. (a) paying out a continuous strip of plastic zipper closure from a roll of zipper closure; (b) paying out polymeric film from a film roll, the polymeric film having periodic eyemarks thereon; (c) passing the strip of zipper closure through a tension control mechanism; (d) passing the strip of zipper closure through a first tension control loop; (e) advancing the film toward a sealing station and past an eyemark detector to detect an eyemark on the film; (f) after detection of the eyemark on the film, punching a hole into the strip of zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark on the film; (g) passing the strip of zipper closure with a punched hole through a second tension loop; (h) supplying the strip of zipper closure to the sealing station while simultaneously supplying the film to the sealing station at the same speed as the strip of zipper closure; (i) aligning the hole in the strip of zipper closure with the eyemark on the film; and (j) sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film.
A glass breakage detection method, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of audio samples; determining Mel-spaced band power values of said received plurality of audio samples; estimating low frequency power values of said received plurality of audio samples responsive to said determined Mel-spaced band power values; estimating wide band power values of said received plurality of audio samples; responsive to said estimated wide band power values, determining an amplification value; responsive to said estimated low frequency power being greater than a predetermined threshold, amplifying a function of said received plurality of audio samples by said determined amplification value; comparing said amplified function with a predetermined function of sound of breaking glass; and outputting an indication of said comparison. receiving a plurality of audio samples; determining Mel-spaced band power values of said received plurality of audio samples; estimating low frequency power values of said received plurality of audio samples responsive to said determined Mel-spaced band power values; estimating wide band power values of said received plurality of audio samples; responsive to said estimated wide band power values, determining an amplification value; responsive to said estimated low frequency power being greater than a predetermined threshold, amplifying a function of said received plurality of audio samples by said determined amplification value; comparing said amplified function with a predetermined function of sound of breaking glass; and outputting an indication of said comparison.
A stabilized mixture comprising an alkyltrialkoxysilane hydrolysate solution and an amine functional silicone emulsion, wherein the solution comprises alkylsilane triols and low molecular weight condensation products thereof having two to three silicon atoms.
An optical transmitter, comprising: a digital signal processor configured to generate drive signals (X'_I; X'_Q; Y'_I; Y'_Q) from an input data bit sequence (X; Y), the digital signal processor including: a mapper configured to map the input data bit sequence to a complex symbol sequence according to a specified modulation scheme; a polarization scrambler configured to apply a rotational transform to the complex symbol sequence to generate the drive signals; and amplitude equalizers (26a to 26d) configured to adjust amplitudes of the drive signals generated by the polarization scrambler; a controller configured to control the amplitude equalizers (26a to 26d) to adjust the amplitude or power of the drive signals according to the modulation scheme and an angle of rotation in the rotational transform applied by the polarization scrambler; and an optical modulator configured to modulate input light with the drive signals controlled by the controller to generate an optical signal. a digital signal processor configured to generate drive signals (X'_I; X'_Q; Y'_I; Y'_Q) from an input data bit sequence (X; Y), the digital signal processor including: a mapper configured to map the input data bit sequence to a complex symbol sequence according to a specified modulation scheme; a polarization scrambler configured to apply a rotational transform to the complex symbol sequence to generate the drive signals; and amplitude equalizers (26a to 26d) configured to adjust amplitudes of the drive signals generated by the polarization scrambler; a mapper configured to map the input data bit sequence to a complex symbol sequence according to a specified modulation scheme; a polarization scrambler configured to apply a rotational transform to the complex symbol sequence to generate the drive signals; and amplitude equalizers (26a to 26d) configured to adjust amplitudes of the drive signals generated by the polarization scrambler; a controller configured to control the amplitude equalizers (26a to 26d) to adjust the amplitude or power of the drive signals according to the modulation scheme and an angle of rotation in the rotational transform applied by the polarization scrambler; and an optical modulator configured to modulate input light with the drive signals controlled by the controller to generate an optical signal.
A method of determining starting conditions of a solar converter in a photovoltaic system, the photovoltaic system comprising a photovoltaic panel system having one or more photovoltaic panels, the method comprising determining the open circuit voltage of the photovoltaic panel system, characterized in that the method further comprises determining beforehand limit values for the starting conditions, the limit values comprising an open circuit voltage value and a temperature value, with which values the solar converter can be started, determining beforehand the temperature dependency of the open circuit voltage of the panel system, determining the temperature of the panel system, setting criteria for starting the converter, the criterion comprising determining, by using the determined temperature dependency and the known starting conditions, whether the determined temperature and the determined open circuit voltage enable the starting of the converter, namely if the determined open circuit voltage is at a level corresponding to the determined open circuit voltage limit at the determined temperature of the panel system.
A substrate coated on one face with a multilayer of thin films with reflective properties in the infrared and/or in the solar radiation band comprising a single functional metal layer, in particular of silver or of a metal alloy containing silver, and two dielectric coatings (120, 160), said coatings each comprising at least one dielectric layer (122, 164), said functional layer being disposed between the two dielectric coatings (120, 160), said multilayer furthermore comprising a single absorbing layer, characterized in that said absorbing layer is a metal layer having a physical thickness in the range between 0.5 nm and 1.5 nm, or even between 0.6 nm and 1.2 nm and is situated directly on said face and directly under a dielectric layer of nitride not comprising any oxygen.
A method for processing data in a network configured to supply several user devices by a plurality of transport networks within an area, wherein in the area two or more of the plurality of transport networks are available for serving the user devices, - wherein a plurality of parameters is provided by a network component or the plurality of parameters is provided by a user device of a user and by the network component, - wherein a transport network of the two or more available transport networks of the plurality of transport networks is selected and/or adjusted by a network function based on said plurality of parameters, a history of traffic regarding service requests depending on the area and a history of traffic regarding the user, - wherein the selected and/or adjusted transport network comprises xDSL functionality, and - wherein the plurality of parameters provided comprises information regarding the location of the user device of the user and a number of users or subscribers that require a same or different services within the area. - wherein a plurality of parameters is provided by a network component or the plurality of parameters is provided by a user device of a user and by the network component, - wherein a transport network of the two or more available transport networks of the plurality of transport networks is selected and/or adjusted by a network function based on said plurality of parameters, a history of traffic regarding service requests depending on the area and a history of traffic regarding the user, - wherein the selected and/or adjusted transport network comprises xDSL functionality, and - wherein the plurality of parameters provided comprises information regarding the location of the user device of the user and a number of users or subscribers that require a same or different services within the area.
A parking assistance device used in a wireless power supply system which performs wireless power supply between a power transmitting coil on a ground side and a power receiving coil on a vehicle side, the parking assistance device comprising: three or more coils (31 to 35) aligned in one direction in a plan view of the vehicle, the coils (31 to 35) configured to detect magnetic flux in a height direction of the vehicle which is generated by the power transmitting coil; and a misalignment detection unit configured to detect misalignment between the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil in the one direction, based on a decrease in the magnetic flux in the height direction of the vehicle which is detected by the three or more coils (31 to 35), characterized in that the three or more coils (31 to 35) includes a first coil (32, 33), a second coil (31, 32), and a third coil (33, 34, 35), the second and third coils arranged at positions symmetric to each other with respect to the first coil (32, 33) in a vehicle width direction; the misalignment detection unit determines that the misalignment is absent when the magnetic flux detected by each of the second and third coils (31 to 35) is equal to or lower than a first threshold and the magnetic flux detected by the first coil (32, 33) is higher than a second threshold, determines that the misalignment is present when the magnetic flux detected by at least one of the second and third coils (31 to 35) is higher than the first threshold, and determines that the misalignment is present when the magnetic flux detected by the first coil (32, 33) is equal to or smaller than the second threshold. three or more coils (31 to 35) aligned in one direction in a plan view of the vehicle, the coils (31 to 35) configured to detect magnetic flux in a height direction of the vehicle which is generated by the power transmitting coil; and a misalignment detection unit configured to detect misalignment between the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil in the one direction, based on a decrease in the magnetic flux in the height direction of the vehicle which is detected by the three or more coils (31 to 35), characterized in that the three or more coils (31 to 35) includes a first coil (32, 33), a second coil (31, 32), and a third coil (33, 34, 35), the second and third coils arranged at positions symmetric to each other with respect to the first coil (32, 33) in a vehicle width direction; the misalignment detection unit determines that the misalignment is absent when the magnetic flux detected by each of the second and third coils (31 to 35) is equal to or lower than a first threshold and the magnetic flux detected by the first coil (32, 33) is higher than a second threshold, determines that the misalignment is present when the magnetic flux detected by at least one of the second and third coils (31 to 35) is higher than the first threshold, and determines that the misalignment is present when the magnetic flux detected by the first coil (32, 33) is equal to or smaller than the second threshold.
A computer implemented simulation method for the analysis of a fluid which is an airflow flowing in a given three-dimensional space which comprises dimples of a golf ball, wherein a mesh of the three-dimensional space is defined by a Cartesian grid, and wherein at each grid point of the Cartesian grid, a variable selected from the group of members consisting of the pressure of the fluid, the flow velocity of the fluid and combinations of the foregoing is computed, the method being an implicit method and comprising, for reducing the computational cost and improving the dimples of a golf ball on an analysis of the airflow involving disturbed flow, a grid defining process in which a model of the three-dimensional space is defined as a Cartesian grid composed of cells, a Poisson equation defining process in which, based on a physical value and condition associated with the Cartesian grid, a Poisson equation ∇ k ∇ φ = src wherein k: a constant defined for each cell individually, φ: a variable to be calculated, and src: a source term, is defined, wherein, for a fluid, k is expressed as k = Vol /Ap, with "Vol" being the volume of the cell concerned, "Ap" being diagonal elements of the momentum equation and being a function of the mass flux, and a calculating process in which, k is assumed to be equal to Δt, so that the Poisson equation defined in expression can be expressed as: ∇ ∇ φ = 1 k src, with said physical value then being calculated by approximately solving the Poisson equation, wherein, the calculating process comprises an error calculating step of calculating an error defined as k ̅ ∇ ∇ φ ′ i + 1 = src − ∇ k ∇ φ, wherein k: the average value of the values of "k" across all the cells, i: the number of iteration, φ' i +1: a correction parameter added to the current value φ i to produce φ i +1 to be used in the next iteration computation, namely, φ i +1 = φ i +φ' i +1, by using a Block-Cyclic Reduction Algorithm, a testing step of testing whether the calculated error is within a predetermined acceptable range or not, and an error correcting step of correcting the variable Φ by the use of a correction parameter if the calculated error is outside the predetermined acceptable range, and said calculating process repeats said error calculating step, testing step and error correcting step until the error becomes within the predetermined acceptable range, whereby the Poisson equation is solved approximately, wherein the error is calculated iteratively by the use of the Block-Cyclic Reduction Algorithm, and gradually decreased by correction, wherein "Ap" is expressed as: Ap = -(A E +A W)+ρ/Δt, with A E = (ρu/2Δx)-(Γ/Δx 2) and A w = -(ρu/2Δx)-(Γ/Δx 2), with "p" being the density of the fluid and being constant under sonic speed, "u" being the velocity of the fluid, and "Γ" is the viscosity of the fluid. wherein k: a constant defined for each cell individually, φ: a variable to be calculated, and src: a source term, is defined, wherein, for a fluid, k is expressed as k = Vol /Ap, with "Vol" being the volume of the cell concerned, "Ap" being diagonal elements of the momentum equation and being a function of the mass flux, and
Device for converting the profile of a laser beam into a laser beam with an M-profile, including - at least one lens array having at least two lenses which are disposed coaxially or concentrically to one another and through which the laser beam to be converted can pass, and - optical means which in Fourier configuration can convert the angular distribution of the laser beam which is passed through the at least one lens array into a radial intensity distribution with an M-profile in a working plane, characterised in that the device is suitable for converting the profile of a rotationally symmetrical laser beam, which has a Gaussian profile or the profile of a laser beam, emerging from an optical fibre, of a multimode laser, into a laser beam with an M-profile, wherein at least a first and a second of the lenses are formed as circular rings and the diameter of the first lens is smaller than the diameter of the second lens, wherein each one of the lenses is formed or designed such that it generates an angular distribution which in the far field corresponds to the radial intensity distribution with an M-profile. - at least one lens array having at least two lenses which are disposed coaxially or concentrically to one another and through which the laser beam to be converted can pass, and - optical means which in Fourier configuration can convert the angular distribution of the laser beam which is passed through the at least one lens array into a radial intensity distribution with an M-profile in a working plane,
An electrical installation box for supporting conduits and cables, the electrical installation box comprising a plurality of facets, each of said facets having sides connectively abutting the sides of an adjacent facet thus forming a hollow box with an open end, wherein at least one of said facets is provided with a profiled retainer for accommodating said cables, wherein said profiled retainer is formed of alternative long flanges and short flanges protruding toward a centre of said profiled retainer, and wherein said profiled retainer's periphery is configured to be knocked out for accommodating conduits, when necessary; wherein said profiled retainer is provided with two opposing conduit locking edges and two opposing conduit support edges to support the conduit once said profiled retainer has been knocked out; wherein said conduit support edges and said conduit locking edges are chamfered; wherein said conduit support edges are round shaped and said conduit locking edges are flat edges; wherein a bottom of said electrical installation box is provided with openings for insertion of conduits from the bottom of the box. wherein at least one of said facets is provided with a profiled retainer for accommodating said cables, wherein said profiled retainer is formed of alternative long flanges and short flanges protruding toward a centre of said profiled retainer, and wherein said profiled retainer's periphery is configured to be knocked out for accommodating conduits, when necessary; wherein said profiled retainer is provided with two opposing conduit locking edges and two opposing conduit support edges to support the conduit once said profiled retainer has been knocked out; wherein said conduit support edges and said conduit locking edges are chamfered; wherein said conduit support edges are round shaped and said conduit locking edges are flat edges; wherein a bottom of said electrical installation box is provided with openings for insertion of conduits from the bottom of the box.