Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Zih Corporation

Zebra Technologies Corporation

Chia-Wen Chang

Kuan-Ying Lu

Chih-Sheng Chang

Ling-Yen Yeh

Chien-Hsing Lee

Shu-Hsun Chiang

Wilman Tsai

Petrica Dorinel Balcan

Yee-Chia Yeo

Carlos H Diaz

Lance Hussey

Hong-Nien Lin

Randal Wong

Yu-Sheng Chen

Jau-Yi Wu

Shushuo Wu

Randal Wong Mun Hon

David L Garbe

Harnish Jani

Donald V Thielen

Hsinghan Tsai

Greg Vanderpol

Arvind Chari

Randal Mun Hon Wong

William Schatz

James Tsai

Chris Colatgiovanni

Larry Smolenski

An example printer including: a platen roller; a bushing connected to the platen roller, the bushing having a wing extending radially from the bushing; and a lower frame including: a channel to receive the platen roller in an operational position in which the platen roller is configured to feed media for a print head of the printer; an end piece defining an end of the channel, the end piece having an opening to receive the bushing when the platen roller is in the operational position; and a tab on the end piece, the tab positioned to interface with the wing of the bushing to secure the bushing in the opening such that the platen roller is maintained in the operational position within the channel.

Printer with tabs to secure platen roller bushing

A semiconductor device includes a first channel region disposed over a substrate, and a first gate structure disposed over the first channel region. The first gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer disposed over the channel region, a lower conductive gate layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer, a ferroelectric material layer disposed over the lower conductive gate layer, and an upper conductive gate layer disposed over the ferroelectric material layer. The ferroelectric material layer is in direct contact with the gate dielectric layer and the lower gate conductive layer, and has a U-shape cross section.

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

A method of operating a synapse array includes applying a pulse sequence to a resistor coupled between a row and a column of the synapse array, and in response to the applying the pulse sequence, lowering a conductance level of the resistor. Each pulse of the pulse sequence includes a pulse number, an amplitude, a leading edge, a pulse width, and a trailing edge, the trailing edge having a duration longer than a duration of the leading edge, and applying the pulse sequence includes increasing the pulse number while increasing one of the amplitude, the pulse width, or the trailing edge duration.

Memory operation method and circuit

A semiconductor device includes a first potential supply line for supplying a first potential, a second potential supply line for supplying a second potential lower than the first potential, a functional circuit, and at least one of a first switch disposed between the first potential supply line and the functional circuit and a second switch disposed between the second potential supply line and the functional circuit. The first switch and the second switch are negative capacitance FET.

Semiconductor device including standard cells with header/footer switch including negative capacitance

A method includes applying a pulse sequence to a PCM device, each pulse of the pulse sequence including a pulse number, an amplitude, a leading edge, a pulse width, and a trailing edge, the trailing edge having a duration longer than a duration of the leading edge. Applying the pulse sequence includes increasing the pulse number while increasing at least one of the amplitude, the pulse width, or the trailing edge duration. A conductance level of the PCM device is altered in response to applying the pulse sequence.

Phase change memory operation method and circuit

An example disclosed printer includes a base; a lid hingedly attached to the base movable between a closed position in which the lid is secured to the base, and an open position in which the lid is at least partially separated from the base; a cavity defined between the lid and the base, wherein the cavity is inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and the cavity is accessible when the lid is in the open position; a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity that is pivotably attached to at least one of the lid or the base wherein the ribbon positioning assembly is configured to move between a printing position when the lid is in the closed position, and an accessible position when the lid is in the open position, wherein the ribbon positioning assembly comprises a ribbon tensioning mechanism.

Media processing device with enhanced media and ribbon loading and unloading features

A device for processing media may include a system and method for loading and unloading consumable supplies of a printer, and more particularly, a system and method for providing a compact form factor printer which provides convenient access to the replaceable components of the printer. A printer may include a base and a lid hingedly attached to the base, moveable between a closed position in which the lid is secured to the base, and an open position. A cavity may be defined between the lid and the base, where the cavity is inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and the cavity is accessible when the lid is in the open position. The printer may include a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity.

Enhanced ribbon loading and unloading features

An example media processing device includes a base; a lid hingedly attached to the base movable relative to the base between a closed position and an open position, wherein a cavity is defined between the base and the lid; a printhead assembly attached to the lid; and a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity that is pivotably attached to at least one of the lid or the base wherein the ribbon positioning assembly is configured to move between a printing position when the lid is in the closed position, and an accessible position when the lid is in the open position, wherein the ribbon positioning assembly comprises: at least one cartridge channel configured to receive therein a ribbon cartridge; and at least one printhead assembly channel configured to guide the printhead assembly along the printhead assembly channel in response to the lid being moved between the open position to the closed position.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chia-Wen Chang