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Conferences

Measurements for the Reliability and Electrical Characterization of Semiconductor Nanowires

April 30, 2008

Author(s)

Curt A. Richter, Hao Xiong, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Wenyong Wang, Vincent M. Stanford, Qiliang Li, D. E. Ioannou, Woong-Ki Hong, Takhee Lee

Nanoelectronic devices based upon self-assembled semiconductor nanowires are excellent research tools for investigating the behavior of structures with sub...

STRESS-INDUCED DEFECT GENERATION IN HFO2/SIO2 STACKS OBSERVED BY USING CHARGE PUMPING AND LOW FREQUENCY NOISE MEASUREMENTS

April 30, 2008

Author(s)

Hao Xiong, Dawei Heh, Shuo Yang, Moshe Gurfinkel, Gennadi Bersuker, D. E. Ioannou, Curt A. Richter, Kin P. Cheung, John S. Suehle

A novel approach combining the low frequency drain current noise and the frequency-dependent charge pumping techniques has been employed to extract the trap...

On The TREC Blog Track

April 30, 2008

Author(s)

Iadh Ounis, Craig Macdonald, Ian Soboroff

The rise of blogging as a new grassroots publishing medium and the many interesting peculiarities that characterize blogs compared to other genres of documents...

Measured Performance of Three Residential Fuel Cell Systems

April 29, 2008

Author(s)

Mark W. Davis

Under a program to develop a consumer-oriented rating methodology for residential cogeneration fuel cells, the performance of three systems was characterized in...

THE FAST INITIAL THRESHOLD VOLTAGE SHIFT: NBTI OR HIGH-FIELD STRESS

April 27, 2008

Author(s)

Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung, John S. Suehle

Recent 'NBTI' studies have come to involve very high electric fields, yet these same studies are used to criticize the lower field 'NBTI' models. This study...

A Comparison of Cs Fountain Primary Frequency Standards

April 23, 2008

Author(s)

Thomas E. Parker

There are currently 9 cesium fountain primary frequency standards reporting calibrations of TAI to the Bureau International des Poids et Measures (BIPM). An...

The SIM Network: Improved Time Coordination for North, Central, and South America

April 23, 2008

Author(s)

Jose M. Lopez, Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew Novick, Jean-Simon Boulanger, R. de Carvalho, R. Solis, Francisco Jimenez

The Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM) consists of national metrology institutes (NMIs) located in the 34 member nations of the Organization of American...

Split-Post and Split-Cylinder Resonator Techniques: A Comparison of Complex Permittivity Measurement of Dielectric Substrates

April 22, 2008

Author(s)

Michael D. Janezic, Jerzy Krupka

We overview two nondestructive techniques, the split-post and split-cylinder resonator, which are under consideration as standard test methods for measuring the...

Infrastructure System Design Methodology for Smart ID Cards Deployment

April 19, 2008

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

With the increasing use of smart cards for identity verification of individuals, it has become imperative for organizations to properly design and engineer the...

Interference Avoidance in Rapidly Deployed Wireless Ad hoc Incident Area Networks

April 18, 2008

Author(s)

Mohamed T. Refaei, Nader Moayeri, Michael R. Souryal

A common strategy for responding to indoor emergency scenarios is to rapidly deploy a group of first responders inside the incident area and an incident command...

On Maximizing Provider Revenue in Market-based Compute Grids

April 17, 2008

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kevin L. Mills

Market-based compute grids encompass service providers offering limited resources to potential users with varying demands and willingness to pay. Providers face...

Second Preimage Attacks on Dithered Hash Functions

April 17, 2008

Author(s)

Elena Andreeva, Charles Bouillaguet, Pierre-Alain Fouque, Jonathan J. Hoch, John M. Kelsey, Adi Shamir, Sebastien Zimmer

We develop a new generic long-message second preimage attack, based on combining the techniques in the second preimage attacks of Dean Dean99} and Kelsey and...

Linear-XOR and Additive Checksums Don t Protect Damgaard-Merkle Hashes from Generic Attacks

April 17, 2008

Author(s)

Praveen Gauravaram, John M. Kelsey

We consider the security of Damgaard-Merkle variants which computer linear-XOR or additive checksums over message blocks, intermediate hash values, or both, and...

Optical Through-Focus Technique that Differentiates Small Changes in Line Width, Line Height and Sidewall Angle for CD, Overlay, and Defect Metrology Applications

April 16, 2008

Author(s)

Ravikiran Attota, Richard M. Silver, Bryan M. Barnes

We present a new optical technique for dimensional analysis of sub 100 nm sized targets by analyzing through-focus images obtained using a conventional bright...

A Taxonomy of Homeland Security Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Applications

April 14, 2008

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun T. Lee

The effective use of modeling, simulation, and analysis (MSA) applications could greatly enhance our ability to carry out the homeland security mission. These...

EFFECT OF SCANNING DENSITY ON THE ACCURACY OF LOCATING SPHERE CENTERS FOR REGISTRATION

April 9, 2008

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek

Applications for 3D imaging systems (e.g., laser scanners) have increased significantly in the past decade. Data from such systems often require registration...

Spatial Interpolation Algorithm for Error Concealment

April 9, 2008

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi, Shaoshuai Gao

In this paper, we propose a new spatial interpolation algorithm for Intra-Frame error concealment. The method aims at interpolating areas in the image, which...

PERFORMANCE OF SEISMIC MOMENT RESISTING CONNECTIONS UNDER COLUMN REMOVAL SCENARIO

April 9, 2008

Author(s)

Fahim Sadek, Hai S. Lew, Joseph A. Main, John L. Gross

Beam-to-column moment connections in steel frame construction have been studied extensively for seismic applications. However, the behavior of such connections...

Clustering Characteristics of Millimeter Wave Indoor Channels

April 8, 2008

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Behnam Neekzad, John Baras

Temporal-Angular channel sounding measurements of an indoor millimeter wave channel (60 GHz) is analyzed to determine whether ray arrivals at the receiver form...

A Layered Approach to Semantic Similarity Analysis of XML Schemas

April 7, 2008

Author(s)

Jaewook Kim, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Nenad Ivezic, Albert W. Jones

One of the most critical steps to integrating heterogeneous e-Business applications using different XML schemas is schema mapping, which is known to be costly...

Procedures for the Decontamination of Building Plumbing Systems

April 7, 2008

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, V. J. Gallardo

This paper presents a discussion of methods for decontaminating building plumbing systems and restoring them to safe operation, based on generic contaminant...

Status and Recent Trends in Cryocooler Research

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Ray Radebaugh

The five types of cryocoolers used to provide cryogenic temperatures for various applications are the Joule-Thomson, Brayton, Stirling, Gifford-McMahon, and...

Monitoring Alignment of Osteoblast Cells Directed by Gradient Nanopatterns

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Jirun Sun, Yifu Ding, Nancy J. Lin, Hyun Wook Ro, Christopher L. Soles, Sheng Lin-Gibson

We investigated the behavior of pre-osteoblasts cultured on polystyrene and photopolymerized ethoxylated bisphenol-A dimethacrylate gradient patterns. Gradient...

Contaminant Dispersal in Obstructed Flow

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Nicos Martys, Stephen J. Treado

Energy Systems Management and Greenhouse Gas Reduction

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, David G. Holmberg

The efficient use of energy provides the double benefits of controlling both energy costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The industrial sector comprises...

JKR Adhesion Measurements at Layer-by-Layer and Polymer Brush Functionalized Surfaces

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Adam J. Nolte, Heqing Huang, Christopher Stafford

In developing and screening new materials, researchers are often interested in how factors such as the roughness, surface energy, and the chemical composition...

Measuring the Modulus of Hydrated Contact Lenses via Surface Wrinkling

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Jun Y. Chung, Young Jong Lee, Peyton Hopson, Michael J. Fasolka, Christopher Stafford

One of the most important considerations in the evaluation of hydrogels for biomedical and contact lens applications is the elastic modulus. The elastic modulus...

Harnessing Wrinkling Instabilities for Advanced Measurements of Polymeric Thin Films

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Jun Y. Chung, Rui Huang, Christopher Stafford

Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize a growing set of materials applications ranging from electronics to drug delivery to ballistic protection. However, the...

Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Brushes from PDMS Surfaces

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Heqing Huang, Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Christopher Stafford

In recent years, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) has found increased application in the areas of microfluidic devices, chromatographic packing materials and...

Quantifying Interfacial Adhesion in Transfer Printing via a Cantilever Peel Test

April 6, 2008

Author(s)

Jiong Liu, Jun Y. Chung, Christopher Stafford

Transfer printing has been demonstrated as a fabrication method for flexible organic electronics. The transfer printing process relies on the differential...

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