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A capacitive fingerprint sensor is fabricated on a plastic substrate (363) with an embedded integrated circuit chip (380). The invention describes a way to create two or three dimensional forms for electrode structures (321, 322, 325, 365, 366) that can be used to optimize the performance of the sensor. When the three dimensional structure is designed to follow the shape of a finger, a very small pressure is required when sliding the finger along the sensor surface. This way the use of the sensor is ergonomic and the measurement is made very reliable. The inventive fabrication method describes the way, how to connect and embed an integrated circuit containing measurement electronics with a batch processed larger scale electrode configuration that is used for capturing the capacitive image of the fingerprint.

Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from perylene-imide copolymers. Such polymers can exhibit high n-type carrier mobility and / or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and / or good stability at ambient conditions.

An electrochemical device having an electrode plate assembly. The electrode plate assembly includes (a) at least one first electrode, (b) at least one second electrode, and (c) a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first current collector sheet and at least one first electrode mixture layer carried thereon. The second electrode includes a second current collector sheet and at least one second electrode mixture layer carried thereon. At least one of the first current collector sheet and the second current collector sheet has a conductive area and an insulating area.

After creating an electron transit layer on a substrate, a baffle is formed on midpart of the surface of the electron transit layer, the surface having a pair of spaced-apart parts left on both sides of the baffle. A semiconducting material different from that of the electron transit layer is deposited on its surface thereby conjointly fabricating an electron supply layer grown continuously on the pair of spaced-apart parts of the electron transit layer surface, and a discontinuous growth layer on the baffle in the midpart of the electron transit layer surface. When no voltage is being impressed to the gate electrode on the discontinuous growth layer, this layer creates a hiatus in the two-dimensional electron gas layer generated along the heterojunction between the electron supply layer and electron transit layer. The hiatus is closed upon voltage application to the gate electrode.

In at least one embodiment, a method for diagnosing vascular disease is provided, the method comprising the steps of obtaining a vessel image showing a vasculature of a vessel, identifying at least two measurements from the vasculature of the vessel, the measurements relating to at least two parameters, calculating a relationship between the at least two parameters from the at least two measurements to generate one or more vasculature data points, and comparing the one or more vasculature data points to data relative to a model vasculature to determine the extent of vascular disease. In an another embodiment, a method for diagnosing vascular disease in a patient's vascular tree is provided, the method comprising the steps of generating a model vascular tree from a minimum energy hypothesis calculation, and comparing the patient's vascular tree with the model vascular tree to determine the extent of vascular disease.

A method, apparatus, and computer program, for fabricating multiple arrays arranged successively in a first direction on a substrate and each having multiple feature sets arranged successively in the first direction within the array. The method uses a head system having multiple successive sets of dispensers. In the method, the head system is advanced in the first direction over the substrate while dispensing drop sets for each array from dispenser sets so as to form the arrays. In one aspect, drop sets are dispensed in an order the reverse of that from which the dispenser sets pass over a given location on the substrate as the head system advances in the first direction. In this case, each dispenser set deposits a drop set at a distance ahead of a drop set deposited by a preceding dispenser set which is less than the distance to the successive drop dispenser set which deposits the next drop set.

In accordance with the invention, a light emitting diode package assembly is provided to emulate the pattern of light produced by an incandescent filament bulb. The package assembly is composed of a substrate for LEDs comprising a heat-sinking base having a pair of opposing major surfaces. Each major surface has an overlying of thermally conducting ceramic and an outer surface layer of light reflective material. Disposed on each surface layer is a plurality of LEDs. Advantageously, the LEDs are arranged on the surface in a configuration of low mutual obstruction. Advantageously, reflecting elements transverse to each surface layer are positioned and shaped to reflect a substantial portion of the light emitted from the LEDs that would otherwise enter neighboring LEDs. In a preferred embodiment, the LEDs are arranged in the general form of a closed curve, and a transverse reflector is disposed in the interior of the curve. Alternatively, the LEDs can be arranged in a linear array. The assembly can be efficiently fabricated by back-to-back assembly of two similar subassemblies.

The present invention discloses rare earth-doped semiconductor infrared radiation thick-film electronic paste and a preparation method therefor. The electronic paste comprises, in percentage by weight, 10%-90% of an organic vehicle and 10%-90% of a functional phase. The organic vehicle comprises, in percentage by weight, 50%-95% of an organic solvent,1%-40% of a thickening agent, and 0%-5% of an organic additive. The functional phase comprises, in percentage by weight, 40%-95% of a rare earth-doped infrared radiation semiconductor material, 5%-60% of a conductive material, and 0%-20% of a functional additive. According to the electronic paste, the selecting range of a base material is wide, the heating temperature range is wide, the heating efficiency is high, the temperature of a heating body itself is low, and the bidirectional thermoelectric conversion can be achieved. The preparation method comprises: a, mixing the thickening agent, the organic additive and the organic solvent to prepare the organic vehicle; b, mixing and grinding the organic vehicle and the functional phase to prepare the electronic paste; c, printing the electronic paste on a substrate by means of screen printing, and performing curing or sintering to form a film.

The data storage facility includes a plurality of data storage devices coupled through multi-path connections to cache memory. A plurality of interfaces to host processors communicates with the cache memory and with cache tag controllers that define the cache memory again over multiple paths.

A lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte includes an ion conductive inorganic solid and, in a part or all of the pores of the inorganic solid, a material of a composition which is different from the composition of the inorganic solid exists. A method for manufacturing this lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte includes a step of forming an ion conductive inorganic solid to a predetermined form and a step of thereafter filling a material of a composition which is different from the composition of the inorganic solid in pores of the inorganic solid.

A sound passing member (18) comprising a waterproof sound passing membrane (1) adapted to allow the passage of sound but block the passage of liquid and a main body part (8) having an opening (8p) for the passage of sound, the opening (8p) covered by the waterproof sound passing membrane (1). The waterproof sound passing membrane (1) in a slack state is fixed to the main body part (8). A polytetrafluoroethylene porous membrane or ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene porous membrane can appropriately be used as the waterproof sound passing membrane (1).

A compound semiconductor laser of a III group nitride semiconductor of the present invention includes a first cladding layer 104 of a first conduction type formed on a substrate 101, an active layer 106 formed on the first cladding layer, a second cladding layer 108 of a second conduction type formed on the active layer 106, and a buried layer 110 formed on the second cladding layer 108, the buried layer having an opening portion for constricting a current in a selected region of the active layer, wherein an upper portion of the second cladding layer 108 has a ridge portion, the ridge portion residing in the opening portion of the buried layer 110, and the buried layer 110 does not substantially absorb light output from the active layer 106, and the buried layer has a refractive index which is approximately identical with that of the second cladding layer 108.