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20110084748 | FLIP-FLOP WITH SINGLE CLOCK PHASE AND WITH REDUCED DYNAMIC POWER - A flip-flop may include a first master stage for latching data, a second slave stage for latching data, and an input multiplexer circuit receiving, as input, data to be latched in the flip-flop. The multiplexer may have single clock phase. The first master stage may be clocked based upon a clock phase, whereas the second stage may be clocked based upon another clock phase. | 04-14-2011 |
20120042292 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIS OF AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - A method of synthesis of at least one logic device coupled between first and second supply voltages and having a plurality of inputs and an output, the logic device including a plurality of transistors having a standard gate length, the method including: identifying, in the at least one logic device, one or more transistors connected between the first or second supply voltage and the output node; and increasing the gate length of each of the identified one or more transistors. | 02-16-2012 |
20120081978 | READ BOOST CIRCUIT FOR MEMORY DEVICE - A read boost circuit arranged to boost the voltage difference between a pair of complementary bit lines of a memory device during a read operation, the read boost circuit including: a first transistor adapted to be controlled by the voltage level on a first bit line of the pair of bit lines to couple a second bit line of the pair of bit lines to a first supply voltage; and a second transistor connected directly to ground and adapted to be controlled by the voltage level on the second bit line to couple the first bit line to ground. | 04-05-2012 |
20140176216 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A CLOCK TREE CELL - The invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising:
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20140176228 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A CLOCK TREE CELL - The invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising:
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20140292374 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method for controlling an IC having logic cells and a clock-tree cell. Each logic cell has first and second FETs, which are pMOS and nMOS respectively. The clock-tree cell includes third and fourth FETs, which are pMOS and nMOS respectively. The clock-tree cell provides a clock signal to the logic cells. A back gate potential difference (“BGPD”) of a pMOS-FET is a difference between its source potential less its back-gate potential, and vice versa for an nMOS-FET. The method includes applying first and second back gate potential difference (BGPD) to a logic cell's first and second FETs and either applying a third BGPD to a third FET, wherein the third BGPD is positive and greater than the first BGPD applied, which is applied concurrently, or applying a fourth BGEPD to a fourth FET, wherein the fourth BGPD is positive and greater than the second BGPD that is applied concurrently. | 10-02-2014 |
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20120266146 | PRODUCER GRAPH ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND EXECUTION - A method and apparatus for producer graph oriented programming and execution. According to one aspect of the invention, a runtime is provided that interprets producer dependency declarations for methods. The producer dependency declarations identify at run time a set of zero or more producers, where a producer is a runtime instantiatable construct that includes at least an instance and a method associated with that instance. The runtime automatically generates and executes, responsive to receiving a designation of a producer of interest whose method has a producer dependency declaration, a producer graph. The producer graph initially includes the producer of interest and is generated, from the producer of interest to source producers, through instantiation of producers based on the producer dependency declarations of the methods of the producers already in the producer graph. The runtime sequences the execution of the producers in the producer graph as indicated by the producer graph. | 10-18-2012 |
20130061207 | PARALLELIZATION AND INSTRUMENTATION IN A PRODUCER GRAPH ORIENTED PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK - Embodiments of parallelization and/or instrumentation in a producer graph oriented programming framework have been presented. In one embodiment, a request to run an application program is received, wherein object-oriented source code of the application program includes methods and producer dependency declarations, wherein the producer dependency declaration for a given method identifies a set of zero or more producers with outputs that are an input to the given method, wherein a producer is at least an instance and a method associated with that instance. Further, execution of the application program may be parallelized based on dependency between producers of the application program using the runtime. In some embodiments, the application program is instrumented using the runtime. | 03-07-2013 |
20130104109 | PRODUCER GRAPH ORIENTED PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK WITH SCENARIO SUPPORT - Embodiments of a producer graph oriented programming framework with scenario support have been presented. In one embodiment, a request to evaluate potential impacts by a change on an application program is received. The application program includes a set of producers, each having at least an instance and a method associated with the instance. Responsive to the request, the application program may be simulated with the change while the existing states and existing outputs of the producers are preserved. | 04-25-2013 |
20130232475 | GRAPH ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND EXECUTION - Graph oriented programming and execution. According to one embodiment of the invention, execution of a program includes automatically discovering and building a graph. The graph is to represent parent child relationships between combinations. Each combination is a specific method and a specific object-oriented instance. Based on a first of the combinations, other combinations are determined by iteratively discovering the child combinations for already discovered parent combinations. The graph is built of nodes coupled with links. Each of the plurality of combinations is identified by one of the nodes. Each of the parent child relationships is represented by one of the links. Execution of the program also includes executing the graph in an order indicated by the links until the root node is reached. Execution of each of the parent nodes includes executing the combination identified by that parent node to generate an output using the outputs of its child node(s). | 09-05-2013 |
20140137086 | PRODUCER GRAPH ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND EXECUTION - A method and apparatus for producer graph oriented programming and execution. According to one aspect of the invention, a runtime is provided that interprets producer dependency declarations for methods. The producer dependency declarations identify at run time a set of zero or more producers, where a producer is a runtime instantiatable construct that includes at least an instance and a method associated with that instance. The runtime automatically generates and executes, responsive to receiving a designation of a producer of interest whose method has a producer dependency declaration, a producer graph. The producer graph initially includes the producer of interest and is generated, from the producer of interest to source producers, through instantiation of producers based on the producer dependency declarations of the methods of the producers already in the producer graph. The runtime sequences the execution of the producers in the producer graph as indicated by the producer graph. | 05-15-2014 |
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20130204882 | Systems And Methods of Detecting, Measuring, And Extracting Signatures of Signals Embedded in Social Media Data Streams - A system for scoring micro-blogging messages is provided, including an extractor, and evaluator, a calculator, and a publisher. The extractor may be configured to receive micro-blogging messages, to detect messages containing terms of interest, to extract raw data, and to store the data in a database. The evaluator may be configured to access and parse the stored data into tokenized data, and to store the tokenized data in a database. The evaluator may also be configured to identify relevant micro-blogging messages; to tag message as indicative; and to filter messages from low-volume or malicious sources before being tagged as indicative. The calculator may be configured to access a sentiment dictionary; to calculate a sentiment score of the tokenized data, and to calculate a sentiment signature for a term of interest. The publisher may be configured to provide access to clients of the system. | 08-08-2013 |
20150363387 | Systems And Methods of Detecting, Measuring, And Extracting Signatures of Signals Embedded in Social Media Data Streams - A system for scoring micro-blogging messages is provided, including an extractor, and evaluator, a calculator, and a publisher. The extractor may be configured to receive micro-blogging messages, to detect messages containing terms of interest, to extract raw data, and to store the data in a database. The evaluator may be configured to access and parse the stored data into tokenized data, and to store the tokenized data in a database. The evaluator may also be configured to identify relevant micro-blogging messages; to tag message as indicative; and to filter messages from low-volume or malicious sources before being tagged as indicative. The calculator may be configured to access a sentiment dictionary; to calculate a sentiment score of the tokenized data, and to calculate a sentiment signature for a term of interest. The publisher may be configured to provide access to clients of the system. | 12-17-2015 |
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20130241929 | SELECTABLY TRANSPARENT ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAP - A method for mapping a body organ, including receiving a three-dimensional (3D) map of the body organ together with items of auxiliary information having respective location coordinates in a frame of reference of the 3D map and apportioning the items into a plurality of sub-groups. The method further includes assigning to a selected sub-group a visibility parameter indicative of a relative visibility of the selected sub-group in relation to the map and to other sub-groups. The method also includes displaying the 3D map of the body organ in a selected orientation while selectively superimposing on the 3D map one or more of the items in the selected sub-group responsively to the orientation, the respective location coordinates of the items, and the assigned visibility parameter. | 09-19-2013 |
20140088447 | ELECTROPOTENTIAL MAPPING - A method for forming an electropotential map, including: measuring locations of points on a surface of a body organ, and measuring electrical potentials of a subset of the points. The method further includes assigning respective resistances to line segments joining the points so as to define a resistor mesh, and generating an electropotential map of the surface by applying an harmonic function to the resistor mesh responsive to the measured electrical potentials. | 03-27-2014 |
20140125653 | COMBINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACES - A method for mapping, including measuring coordinates of a first set of points on a first surface of a first portion of a three-dimensional (3D) element and generating a first volume enclosed by the first set of points. The method also includes measuring coordinates of a second set of points on a second surface of a second portion of the 3D element and generating a second volume enclosed by the second set of points. The method continues by connecting the first and second volumes to form a combined volume, and generating coordinates of a third set of points on a third surface of the combined volume to form a 3D surface map of the element. | 05-08-2014 |
20140330111 | VALVE VIEW MAP - A method, including generating a three-dimensional (3D) map as a plurality of points illustrating a characteristic of a 3D heart chamber, the 3D heart chamber having an opening bounded by a perimeter. The method further includes transforming the perimeter into a closed two-dimensional (2D) figure having an interior. The plurality of points illustrating the characteristic are projected onto the interior of the 2D figure so as to generate a 2D map of the characteristic of the 3D heart chamber. | 11-06-2014 |
20150157267 | DYNAMIC MAPPING POINT FILTERING USING A PRE-ACQUIRED IMAGE - A method, including acquiring a body cavity image and receiving first and second sets of mapping points from a probe inserted into the cavity. A first registration, having a first cumulative error value, is performed between the first set's mapping points and the image, each of the first set's mapping points having a respective first point error value, and a 3D anatomical map is generated including the first set's mapping points whose respective first point error values are less than a specified threshold. A second registration is performed between the received mapping points and the image, each of the received mapping points having a respective second point error value, the second registration having a second cumulative error value lower than the first cumulative error value, and an updated 3D anatomical map is generated including the received mapping points whose respective second point error values are less than the specified threshold. | 06-11-2015 |
20150208935 | ENHANCED ECG CHART PRESENTATION - A method, including collecting first data samples of electrical potentials produced by a heart at a sequence of sampling times, and collecting second data samples of ancillary data with respect to the heart at the sampling times. Based on the first and second data samples, a trace of the electrical potentials collected at the sampling times is presented, on a display, the trace having a pseudo-three-dimensional (3D) characteristic that varies responsively to the ancillary data collected at each of the sampling times. | 07-30-2015 |
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20140214034 | CANNULATED TELESCOPIC FEMORAL NECK SCREW DEVICE AND RELATED FIXATION METHOD - A screw assembly and method developed for the fixation of femoral neck fractures without interruption of the growth process is disclosed. The screw assembly includes a male component that is attached to the lateral cortex and a female component that is attached at the proximal epiphysis. Anchorage of the components is achieved through screw-type fixation. The screw has a built-in feature that allows for free extension of its length as the fracture site or the slipped capital physeal plate heals and normal patient growth continues. Stable fixation and rotational stability are created at the fracture (slip) site while avoiding compression forces, thus avoiding premature closure of the physeal plate. | 07-31-2014 |
20150216565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING A ROTATIONAL BONE DEFORMITY - Embodiments provide an orthopedic apparatus that can include a tether member that is capable of engaging a bone using a plurality of coupling members. In some aspects, the tether member can include a central band that may be disposed between a distal member and a proximal member. The proximal member can define a proximal aperture and the distal member can define a distal aperture. Moreover, the distal member can be configured to be engaged to a fixed segment of the bone using at least one of the coupling members and the proximal coupling member can be configured to be engaged to a mobile segment of the bone using at least one other coupling member. | 08-06-2015 |
20150257803 | ORTHOPEDIC APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING ROTATIONAL BONE DEFORMITIES AND METHOD FOR USING THE ORTHOPEDIC APPARATUS - Embodiments of an orthopedic apparatus and method for using the orthopedic apparatus to correct rotational bone deformities are disclosed. Embodiments of the orthopedic apparatus include a stationary segment having a fixed portion engaged to a first bone portion and a track portion engaged to a mobile segment that is engaged to a second bone portion separated by the first bone portion by a growth plate such that the mobile segment migrates over time from a first position along the stationary segment to a second position along the stationary segment in such a way that torsional growth and correction of an angular deformity are promoted. | 09-17-2015 |
20150366591 | Cannulated Telescopic Femoral Neck Screw Device and Related Fixation Method - A screw assembly and method developed for the fixation of femoral neck fractures without interruption of the growth process is disclosed. The screw assembly includes a male component that is attached to the lateral cortex and a female component that is attached at the proximal epiphysis. Anchorage of the components is achieved through screw-type fixation. The screw has a built-in feature that allows for free extension of its length as the fracture site or the slipped capital physeal plate heals and normal patient growth continues. Stable fixation and rotational stability are created at the fracture (slip) site while avoiding compression forces, thus avoiding premature closure of the physeal plate. | 12-24-2015 |
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20150106023 | TRAINING APPARATUS, TRAINING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A training apparatus includes: a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) while a subject is performing a behavior, acquire time-series myoelectric potentials of each of muscles of the subject; (b) calculate a muscle synergy matrix W, a control matrix C and an error matrix E from a myoelectric potential matrix M so that the relationship M=WC+E is satisfied, row vectors each expressing the acquired time-series myoelectric potentials of a corresponding one of the muscles, m being arranged in rows in the myoelectric potential matrix, n unit column vectors being arranged in columns in the muscle synergy matrix W, n row vectors being arranged in rows in the control matrix; (c) calculate a feature quantity indicating consistency among the unit column vectors included in the calculated muscle synergy matrix W; and (d) output the calculated feature quantity. | 04-16-2015 |
20150217112 | REHABILITATION SYSTEM - A rehabilitation system that assists an action of a paretic arm due to brain damage, such as a stroke, includes: a detecting unit configured to detect an assist action that a healthy arm assists the paretic arm; an assist unit configured to cause the paretic arm to carry out bending and stretching actions; an adjustment unit configured to adjust an operation timing, operation speed, bending load or stretching load of the assist unit in response to detection of the assist action by the detecting unit; and a control unit configured to cause the assist unit to operate in accordance with the operation timing, operation speed, bending load or stretching load, adjusted by the adjustment unit. | 08-06-2015 |