Thin films of Al-1.27 wt %Y were deposited by dc magnetron sputtering. Adding yttrium to the aluminum drastically reduced the metal’s grain size and also improve the uniformity of grain size distribution. Upon anneal...
Thin films of Al-1.27 wt %Y were deposited by dc magnetron sputtering. Adding yttrium to the aluminum drastically reduced the metal’s grain size and also improve the uniformity of grain size distribution. Upon annealing at a temperature of 450 °C for 30 min, grain growth was insignificant, while the electrical resistance dropped from 6.05 to 2.95 μΩ cm. The as deposited films consisted of Al4Y and α-Al supersaturated with yttrium. After annealing, β-Al3Y precipitated instead of α-Al3Y. The Al–Y films had much higher resistance to hillock formation than did Al-1 wt %Si films.
A high-resolution time-frequency distribution is applied to the study of violin vibrato. Our analysis indicates that the frequency modulation induced by the motion of the stopped finger on the string is accompanied by...
详细信息
The development of materials with dielectric constant (K) less than SiO2 (K=3.9) is essential to meet the stringent speed, power dissipation and crosstalk requirements that are driving the low power integrated circuit...
The development of materials with dielectric constant (K) less than SiO2 (K=3.9) is essential to meet the stringent speed, power dissipation and crosstalk requirements that are driving the low power integrated circuit (IC) paradigm. Both the low K dielectric and the processing methodology used for it should satisfy several important criteria before the technique can be accepted in future mainstream low power IC manufacturing. We had reported earlier a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique for the deposition of DuPont's Teflon amorphous fluoropolymer 1600 (bulk K=1.93) using the principle of direct liquid injection. The processing was carried out with and without an ultra violet (UV) light source in a computerized rapid isothermal processing (RIP) system. Recently, we have extensively characterized the films and examined the suitability of our technique in light of some of the requirements of the future IC industry. Our results indicate that the processed films exceed several of the established dielectric performance standards outlined in recent roadmaps for sub 0.25 μm ICs. The film properties were improved when the UV source was used during processing. CVD processed films in general demonstrated significant improvements in terms of manufacturability, throughput, cost, and dielectric properties over the same films processed by alternate techniques.
This paper describes how computer assisted, collaborative learning techniques can be used to improve distance learning courses which use two-way compressed video. With these methods, students spend most of their class...
详细信息
This paper describes how computer assisted, collaborative learning techniques can be used to improve distance learning courses which use two-way compressed video. With these methods, students spend most of their class time working in groups on problems or interactive demonstrations. The approach provides an active learning experience and sharply reduces the amount of information which must be sent through the video system. The methods also increase interaction between students and the instructor and raise student motivation to overcome obstacles in the course. This paper also discusses many of the practical issues that are involved in distance education for classes using either collaborative learning or lecture based methods.
A wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) cross-connect switch (WDM-CCS), which can switch arbitrary wavelength components between different input signals, is a key component for WDM networks. In the paper, we report a...
详细信息
A wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) cross-connect switch (WDM-CCS), which can switch arbitrary wavelength components between different input signals, is a key component for WDM networks. In the paper, we report a monolithically integrated eight-wavelength 2/spl times/2 WDM-CCS with 200 GHz channel spacing. The switch is transparent to signal format and bit rate and can be widely used in multiwavelength scalable and reconfigurable WDM networks for dynamic wavelength routing.
The sufficient statistic for the likelihood ratio test between pairwise interaction point processes is well-known. However, the evaluation of its performance is a challenging problem. In this paper it is shown that th...
详细信息
The sufficient statistic for the likelihood ratio test between pairwise interaction point processes is well-known. However, the evaluation of its performance is a challenging problem. In this paper it is shown that the distribution of the sufficient statistic can be approximated by the distribution of a Poisson-driven shot-noise random variable. This latter distribution can be readily computed using numerical methods.
Recent advances in technology make it possible to integrate multiple processors into a single chip to build high performance parallel programmable digital signal processors (PPDSPs). These processors are expected to r...
详细信息
Recent advances in technology make it possible to integrate multiple processors into a single chip to build high performance parallel programmable digital signal processors (PPDSPs). These processors are expected to replace many dedicated digital signal processors to implement important image/signal processing algorithms such as discrete cosine transform (DCT). The paper addresses the issue of how to compare fast 2D-DCT algorithms when they are implemented on a PPDSP. Previously, the efficiency of these algorithms is compared based on the number of operations. This comparison is reasonable when these algorithms are implemented on a dedicated DSP. However, this comparison may not be suitable for general-purpose PPDSPs. The paper proposes to use three parameters, the number of data accesses, the number of communications, and the distance of communications, as new criterion for performance comparison of DCT algorithms. An algorithm-level technique is developed to estimate these parameters for DCT algorithms. The comparison results based on the parameters show that the algorithm proposed by Cho and Lee (1991) might be the best choice for a PPDSP unless it requires large overhead for communication between remote processors. In this case, the conventional row-column method with a fast 1D-DCT algorithm might be the most efficient.
In this paper, a simple control method that combines a linear state-feedback with a nonlinear mod-operation is proposed for making an arbitrarily given, deterministic, discrete-time dynamical systems chaotic. The give...
详细信息
ISBN:
(纸本)0780341872
In this paper, a simple control method that combines a linear state-feedback with a nonlinear mod-operation is proposed for making an arbitrarily given, deterministic, discrete-time dynamical systems chaotic. The given system can be arbitrary in the sense that it can be either linear or nonlinear, lower or higher-dimensional, asymptotically stable, unstable, or chaotic. The resulting controlled system is chaotic in the sense that the controlled map (1) has sensitive dependence on initial conditions, (2) is topologically transitive, and (3) has a dense set of periodic points.
We have developed an integrated software system, TrakRF, to model electromagnetic fields and charged particle orbits in high-power RF devices. Our primary application is simulation of electron multipactoring near RF v...
详细信息
We have developed an integrated software system, TrakRF, to model electromagnetic fields and charged particle orbits in high-power RF devices. Our primary application is simulation of electron multipactoring near RF vacuum windows for the APT (Accelerator Production of Tritium) program. In this paper we describe features of the codes and initial multipactor calculations for superconducting cavity arrays. The finite-element frequency-domain solver can determine resonant modes in cavities and waveguides. TrakRF directly determines power dissipation and phase shifts in lossy materials. In addition, the program handles scattered waves in open structures with free-space boundaries based on matched termination layers. TrakRF has advanced particle tracking capabilities to investigate a variety of innovative window designs. The program can simultaneously apply three independent solutions for electrostatic, magnetostatic and RF fields. The finite-element methods allow an accurate representation of electron collisions with surfaces.
暂无评论