Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a computationally efficient edge based matching technique.SOLUTION: A system for image processing includes determining edge pixels of a model image using an edge based technique and determining an angular orientation for each the edge pixels of the model image. The system determines a histogram of gradient orientations on the basis of the angular orientations of the model image. The system determines edge pixels of an input image using an edge based technique and determines an angular orientation for each of the edge pixels of the input image. The system determines a histogram of gradient orientations on the basis of the angular orientations of the input image. The system compares the histogram of gradient orientations of the model image with the histogram of gradient orientations of the input image to determine candidate locations of an object within the input image.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrostatic discharge protection device for semiconductor integrated circuit which can be formed without adding any special step nor photomask to a manufacturing step even when a silicide step is employed, to provide a method for producing the same, and to provide an electrostatic discharge protection circuit using the electrostatic discharge protection device. SOLUTION: The electrostatic discharge protection device includes: a thyristor; and a trigger diode A for triggering the thyristor into an on state with a low voltage. The diode A includes: an n-type cathode high impurity concentration region 9; a p-type anode high impurity concentration region 8; a gate oxide film 13 formed between the regions 9 and 8 for providing a gate of a MOS transistor of the semiconductor integrated circuit; a polysilicon 14 layered on the oxide film 13; and a gate sidewall insulator 12 provided on a sidewall of the oxide film 13 and a sidewall of the polysilicon 14 for electrically insulating the silicide layer formed on the surface of the region 9 from the silicide layer formed on the surface of the region 8. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for establishing, managing and transitioning between network coordination modes.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrostatic discharge protection device for semiconductor integrated circuit which can be formed without adding any special step nor photomask to a manufacturing step even when a silicide step is employed, to provide a method for producing the same, and to provide an electrostatic discharge protection circuit using the electrostatic discharge protection device. SOLUTION: The electrostatic discharge protection device includes: a thyristor; and a trigger diode A for triggering the thyristor into an on state with a low voltage. The diode A includes: an n-type cathode high impurity concentration region 9; a p-type anode high impurity concentration region 8; a gate oxide film 13 formed between the regions 9 and 8 for providing a gate of a MOS transistor of the semiconductor integrated circuit; a polysilicon 14 layered on the oxide film 13; and a gate sidewall insulator 12 provided on a sidewall of the oxide film 13 and a sidewall of the polysilicon 14 for electrically insulating the silicide layer formed on the surface of the region 9 from the silicide layer formed on the surface of the region 8. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A conductive barrier, useful as a ferroelectric capacitor electrode, having high temperature stability has been provided. This conductive barrier permits the use of iridium (Ir) metal in IC processes involving annealing. Separating silicon substrate from Ir film with an intervening, adjacent, tantalum (Ta) film has been found to very effective in suppressing diffusion between layers. The Ir prevents the interdiffusion of oxygen into the silicon during annealing. A Ta or TaN layer prevents the diffusion of Ir into the silicon. This Ir/TaN structure protects the silicon interface so that adhesion, conductance, hillock, and peeling problems are minimized. The use of Ti overlying the Ir/TaN structure also helps prevent hillock formation during annealing. A method of forming a multilayer Ir conductive structure and Ir ferroelectric electrode are also provided.
Abstract:
In a wireless communications network, a system is presented for modifying extended idle-mode Discontinuous Reception (eDRX). The system includes a base station and a wireless terminal/user equipment (UE). A Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) Core Network (CN) node is also part of the system and includes a Mobility Management Entity (MME) node that receives a downlinked message changing initial UE eDRX parameters to modified UE eDRX parameters, and packages a eDRX change message. The eDRX change message is downlinked to the UE, and the UE replaces the initial eDRX parameters with the modified eDRX parameters in response to the eDRX change message. As a result, the UE and base station are in a connected mode. The modified eDRX parameters may include an eDRX cycle and a Paging Time Window length.
Abstract:
An access node of a radio access network (RAN) that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless terminal. The access node comprises processor circuitry, transmitting circuitry, and receiving circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate an indication of access node capability to support the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal operates in a restricted mode. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit the indication to the wireless terminal. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive an indication from the wireless terminal that the wireless terminal is in the restricted mode. The processor circuitry is further configured to make a determination, upon receipt of the indication from the wireless terminal, that a connection with the wireless terminal can be maintained in the restricted mode and to generate a responsive message based on the determination.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including information used for configuring the UE to monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates either for a downlink control information (DCI) format 0_1 and a DCI format 1_1 or a first DCI format and a second DCI format. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform a transmission on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In a case that the PUSCH is scheduled by using the second DCI format, a first hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) and a second HARQ-ACK are multiplexed on the PUSCH. The number of resources for the first HARQ-ACK and the number of resources for the second HARQ-ACK are respectively determined.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuity configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a first parameter used for configuring a periodicity. The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a RRC message comprising a second parameter used for configuring a number of repetitions. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on the first parameter and the second parameter, repetitions of transmissions of a transport block. The UE is not expected to be configured with the number of repetitions larger than the number of slots within the period.