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A graphics system including a custom graphics and audio processor produces exciting 2D and 3D graphics and surround sound. The system includes a graphics and audio processor including a 3D graphics pipeline and an audio digital signal processor. The graphics pipeline renders and prepares images for display at least in part in response to polygon vertex attribute data and texel color data stored as a texture images in an associated memory. An efficient texturing pipeline arrangement achieves a relatively low chip-footprint by utilizing a single texture coordinate / data processing unit that interleaves the processing of logical direct and indirect texture coordinate data and a texture lookup data feedback path for “recirculating” indirect texture lookup data retrieved from a single texture retrieval unit back to the texture coordinate / data processing unit. Versatile indirect texture referencing is achieved by using the same texture coordinate / data processing unit to transform the recirculated texture lookup data into offsets that may be added to the texture coordinates of a direct texture lookup. A generalized indirect texture API function is provided that supports defining at least four indirect texture referencing operations and allows for selectively associating one of at least eight different texture images with each indirect texture defined. Retrieved indirect texture lookup data is processed as multi-bit binary data triplets of three, four, five, or eight bits. The data triplets are multiplied by a 3×2 texture coordinate offset matrix before being optionally combined with regular non-indirect coordinate data or coordinate data from a previous cycle / stage of processing. Values of the offset matrix elements are variable and may be dynamically defined for each cycle / stage using selected constants. Two additional variable matrix configurations are also defined containing element values obtained from current direct texture coordinates. Circuitry for optionally biasing and scaling retrieved texture data is also provided.

In commercial products to which a non-contact type or contact type ID label or ID tag is attached and ID cards, there is fear that, due to a difference between coefficients of thermal expansion between an antenna for communication and a resin provided around the antenna, stress is applied to the resin with the larger coefficient of thermal expansion to break the resin. This contributes to decrease in manufacturing yield, lifetime, and reliability of an ID label or the like. In an article such as an ID label, an ID tag, and an ID card according to the present invention, a filler is included in a filling layer provided around an antenna forming an ID label, an ID tag, and an ID card so that the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the antenna and the filling layer can be reduced. This makes it possible to ease generation of stress due to the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion and prevent peeling and cracks of the filling layer.

A method for determining thresholds useful for converting cell physical levels into cell logical values in an array of digital memory cells storing physical levels which diminish over time, the method comprising determining extent of deterioration of the physical levels and determining thresholds accordingly for at least an individual cell in said array; and reading the individual cell including reading a physical level in the cell and converting the physical level into a logical value using the thresholds, wherein the determining comprises storing predefined physical levels rather than data-determined physical levels in each of a plurality of cells and computing extent of deterioration by determining deterioration of the predefined physical levels.

A flash memory system comprising temporary memory, writing apparatus for writing first logical data from the temporary memory into flash memory cells having at least two levels, thereby to generate a physical representation of the first logical data including known errors, reading apparatus for reading the physical representation from the cells, thereby to generate, and store in the temporary memory, second logical data which if read immediately is identical to the first logical data other than the known errors; and controlling apparatus controlling the writing apparatus and the reading apparatus and including known error ID apparatus operative to identify the known errors by comparing the first logical data to second logical data read immediately after the physical representation is generated, to store information characterizing the known errors and to use the information, when the second logical data is next read, to correct the known errors.

A programmable strength output buffer intended for use within the address register of a memory module such as a registered DIMM (RDIMM). The output signals of an array of such buffers drive respective output lines that are connected to the address or control pins of several RAM chips. The programmable buffers vary the strength of at least some of the output signals in response to a configuration control signal, such that the output signals can be optimized for the loads to which they will be connected.

An ice blasting apparatus comprises: an ice making device operating a cutting blade to shave off ice freezing on an inner wall of the freezing casing and continuously discharges the shaved ice as flake-shaped ice pellets; an ice mixing tank mixing the ice pellets and water and maintaining the resulting ice slurry at a predetermined concentration with a concentration sensor; and a blast gun blasting the ice slurry. A trimming method is performed on a film insert molding with a film material adhering to a face of a resin molding and extending beyond a periphery edge of the resin molding. A blast gun facing the face with the film adhering to it blasts ice slurry of a required concentration toward the vicinity of the periphery edge of the resin molding to remove the unnecessary portion of the film material extending beyond the periphery edge of the resin molding.

To change a plurality of trenches to one flat empty space by two-dimensionally forming the trenches on the surface of a semiconductor substrate and then applying heat treatment to the semiconductor substrate.

To change a plurality of trenches to one flat empty space by two-dimensionally forming the trenches on the surface of a semiconductor substrate and then applying heat treatment to the semiconductor substrate.

An ice blasting apparatus comprises: an ice making device operating a cutting blade to shave off ice freezing on an inner wall of the freezing casing and continuously discharges the shaved ice as flake-shaped ice pellets; an ice mixing tank mixing the ice pellets and water and maintaining the resulting ice slurry at a predetermined concentration with a concentration sensor; and a blast gun blasting the ice slurry. A trimming method is performed on a film insert molding with a film material adhering to a face of a resin molding and extending beyond a periphery edge of the resin molding. A blast gun facing the face with the film adhering to it blasts ice slurry of a required concentration toward the vicinity of the periphery edge of the resin molding to remove the unnecessary portion of the film material extending beyond the periphery edge of the resin molding.

An interposer with which the manufacturing steps are able to be simplified and which shows superior high frequency characteristics is provided. The interposer includes: a substrate having a front face and a rear face; a wiring that is formed on the front face side of the substrate and is electrically connected to a semiconductor chip; an electric device connected to the wiring; and a concave section that is formed from the rear face side of the substrate in a position corresponding to the electric device.

A braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane which includes a reinforcing material of a tubular braid and a polymer resinous thin film coated on the surface of the reinforcing material. The polymer resinous thin film has a skin layer with micro pores having a diameter in the range from 0.01 to 1 μm and an inner layer of a sponge structure with micro pores having a diameter less than 10 μm.The hollow fiber membrane exhibits excellent mechanical strength, reliable filtration and simultaneously, good water permeability.

After a first insulating film is formed on a substrate, a wiring groove is formed in the first insulating film, and then a wire is formed inside the wiring groove. Subsequently, a protection film is formed on the first insulating film and on the wire, and then a hard mask film is formed on the protection film. After that, the hard mask film is patterned. Subsequently, the protection film and the first insulating film are partially removed using the patterned hard mask film to form an air gap groove, and then a second insulating film is formed to close an upper portion of the air gap groove for forming an air gap.

A shield cable includes: a first film member made of an insulating resin; a second film member made of an insulating resin; a laminated body including a center conductor surrounded by the first film member and the second film member; an easy-adhesion layer positioned around the laminated body; an outer conductor positioned around the easy-adhesion layer; and a protective film that covers around the outer conductor, wherein the shield cable is flat when viewed in cross section.