Abstract:
A Z-axis capacitive accelerometer includes a substrate, a capacitance sensing plate, a proof mass and at least one pair of spring beams. The capacitance sensing plate includes two symmetrical sense areas to create differential capacitive measurement. A decoupling structure separates the proof mass and the capacitance sensing plate and their rotational motions from each other. In the proposed Z axis capacitive accelerometer, the distance of the capacitance sensing plate relative to its rotation axis is considerably increased, thereby effectively enhancing the sensitivity when measuring the Z-axis acceleration.
Abstract:
The disclosure discloses a fabry-Perot (F-P) cavity, which is a folded confocal cavity integrally formed by a monolithic optical element, the folded confocal cavity having three reflection surfaces, wherein a first reflection surface is a plane and at the same time serves as an input/output coupling surface, a second reflection surface is a plane, and a third surface is a spherical surface, curvature radius of which is equal to half of a round trip geometric length of light in the folded confocal cavity. The invention further discloses a laser based on the F-P cavity. The solution of the disclosure solves the problems in existing folded F-P cavity, such as unsatisfactory stability, sensitive to outside inferences, bulky and complicated construction.
Abstract:
A health check framework for enterprise systems is described herein. In one embodiment, a health check framework includes one or more first layer methods as public interfaces to allow an application client to initiate one or more stages of a health checking session, where the first layer methods are independent of a particular component of the enterprise system. The health check framework further includes one or more second layer methods to provide an abstract interface to the one or more system and/or application components with respect to the one or more first layer methods. The second layer methods include one or more methods that are specific to a corresponding one of the system and/or application components of the enterprise system. During a health check session, the first layer methods invoke the second layer methods to perform health check operations. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
Abstract:
A method for activating a virtual machine, an apparatus for simulating a computing device and a device for supervising activation of the apparatus. The method includes: activating a network interface of the virtual machine, and activating other components of the virtual machine, where the network interface of the virtual machine is capable of communicating with the outside world so activation of the other components of the virtual machine can be supervised. The simulation apparatus includes a network interface and an operating system having a security sub-system, where the network interface is configured to be first activated during activation of the simulation apparatus so the network interface can communicate with the outside world, and activation of the other components of the apparatus can be supervised during the activation of the other components of the apparatus.
Abstract:
A device, system, and method for generating location and path-map data for displaying a location and path-map is disclosed. The device includes a first set of sensors for generating a plurality of first data signals with respect to an attitude of an object; a second set of sensors for generating a plurality of second data signals with respect to the attitude of the object; an imaging device for generating a plurality of third data signals that include a most significant feature, which is disposed in at least two images of the imaging device; and at least one processing device that is adapted to calculate a heading direction (bearing) of the device using the plurality of first data signals and the plurality of second data signals; to calculate a distance traveled along the heading direction using the plurality of third data signals; and to translate the calculated heading direction and calculated distance traveled into a leg or portion of a leg of a path-map for visual display on a two- or three-dimensional system.
Abstract:
Devices for providing tri-axial measurements in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction and methods of their manufacture are disclosed. The devices comprise a leadframe, at least one X- and Y-axis sensor die, at least one integrated circuit, and a Z-axis sensor. The Z-axis sensor is encapsulated in a pre-molding before the leadframe, X- and Y-axis sensor die(s), integrated circuit(s), and the pre-molding are encapsulated to provide a final molding.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a method, client and server for implementing the question and answer services. The method includes: by a first client, putting a question into presence information for publishing so that a second client obtains the presence information that contains the question; receiving an answer to the question sent by the second client through an instant message; and displaying the received answer together with the corresponding question. The invention fully utilizes the interpersonal network information in an instant messaging system, and implements the question and answer services based on the presence service and the instant messaging service in the instant messaging system. Therefore, users can ask questions and obtain answers conveniently based on the widely applied instant messaging system.
Abstract:
A wafer-level packaged IC is made by attaching a cap wafer to the front of an IC base wafer before cutting the IC base wafer, i.e. before singulating the plurality of dies on the IC base wafer. The cap wafer is mechanically attached and electrically connected to the IC base wafer, then the dies are singulated. Electrically conductive paths extend through the cap wafer, between wafer contact pads on the front surface of the cap and electrical contact points on the IC base wafer. Optionally, the cap wafer contains one or more dies. The IC base wafer can be fabricated according to a different technology than the cap wafer, thereby forming a hybrid wafer-level package. Optionally, additional “upper-level” cap wafers (with or without dies) can be stacked to form a “multi-story” IC. Optionally, a hermetically-sealed cavity headroom is provided.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for slow tail compensation are provided. A photodetector signal is pre-amplified to thereby produce an uncompensated photodetector signal that includes a fast component and a slow component. The fast component is removed from the uncompensated photodetector signal to thereby produce a compensating signal that includes the slow component of the uncompensated photodetector signal. The compensating signal is subtracted from the uncompensated photodetector signal to thereby produce a compensated photodetector signal that includes the fast component but not the slow component.
Abstract:
A thermal accelerometer device that allows up to three axes of acceleration sensing. The thermal accelerometer includes a substantially planar substrate, a cavity formed in the substrate, a heater element, and at least first and second temperature sensing elements. The heater element is suspended over the cavity, and the first and second temperature sensing elements are disposed along the X or Y axis in the substrate plane on opposite sides of and at equal distances from the heater element. The thermal accelerometer employs differential temperatures detected by the temperature sensing elements to provide indications of acceleration in the X or Y directions. Further, the thermal accelerometer employs a common mode temperature detected by the temperature sensing elements to provide an indication of acceleration along a Z axis perpendicular to the X and Y axes.