International Business Machines Corporation

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Sun Microsystems, Inc.

United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Christopher McCall Durham

Peter Juergen Klim

Michael Kevin Ciraula

Owen Chiang

James Douglas Warnock

Visweswara Rao Kodali

Matthew J Amatangelo

Derwin L Jallice

Inseok Hwang

Jinho Lee

John Beck

Harsh D Sharma

Roy Keith Waite

Kerry Bernstein

Paul David Kartschoke

Donald Lawrence Wheater

Donald George Mikan, Jr

Michael J Lee

Janani Mukundan

Srinivas Patil

Ronald Gene Walther

Douglas Ele Martin

Alyson T Cabral

Jerome L Cann

Bumsoo Kang

Robert N Krentler

Rafik F Dagher

Richard B Daskas

David William Boerstler

Albert James Van Norstrand, Jr

Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr

Daniel Lawrence Stasiak

Anne Elizabeth Gattiker

Sharad Mehrotra

Salim Ahmed Shah

Stephen Larry Runyon

Parsotam Trikam Patel

Taqi Nasser Buti

Andrew Augustus Bjorksten

Barry Duane Williamson

Alexander K Spencer

Hieu T Ngo

Thomas S Hubregtsen

Brian Patrick Hanley

James Edward Dunning

Binta Minesh Patel

Willem Bernard Van Der Hoeven

Robert N L Krentler

Younes Lofti

Shon Alan Schmidt

Peter Gursen Klim

Craig L Stephen

Jennifer Michelle Bernard

A method controls a remote robotic avatar based on a description of a physical object. A message transmitter transmits a message to a remote robotic avatar instructing the remote robotic avatar to identify a physical object at a remote second location, where an appearance of the physical object is described in the message. The message transmitter also transmits an instruction to the remote robotic avatar to approach the physical object at the remote second location and to initiate a teleoperative session between an entity in a first location and the remote robotic avatar at the remote second location.

Autonomous robotic avatars

A method controls a remote robotic avatar based on a description of a physical object. A message transmitter transmits a message to a remote robotic avatar instructing the remote robotic avatar to identify a physical object at a second location, where an appearance of the physical object is described in the message. One or more processors determine a first position at the first location relative to the first object, also determine a second position at the second location that correlates with the first position by being a scaled distance away from the second object relative to the remote robotic avatar. The message transmitter transmits a message directing the remote robotic avatar to reposition itself to the second position at the second location, and to initiate a teleoperative session between the first person in the first location and the remote robotic avatar at the second location.

An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor receives input from a user, processes a first portion of the input via more than one service module while receiving a second portion of the input to determine a first speculative result, wherein processing the first portion of the input comprises executing at least one service module coupled to a corresponding speculation buffer, processes a second portion of the input via the more than one service module to determine a second speculative result, wherein processing the second portion of the input comprises executing the at least one service module coupled to the corresponding speculation buffer, processes the input via the more than one service module to determine a final output, wherein processing the input comprises executing the at least one service module coupled to the corresponding speculation buffer, and outputs the final output to the user.

Pre-processing partial inputs for accelerating automatic dialog response

An approach is provided in which an information handling system configures a reinforcement learning model based inspiration selections received from a user. The information handling system performs training iterations using the configured reinforcement learning model, which generates multiple actions and multiple rewards corresponding to multiple actions. The information handling system determines that the multiple rewards reach an empirical threshold and, in turn, generates a musical composition based on the multiple actions.

Composing music using foresight and planning

A plurality of peripheral test structure substrate (PTSS) through vias is formed within a peripheral test structure substrate. A peripheral test structure layer and at least one functional layer are formed on one side of the plurality of the PTSS through vias. The other side of the plurality of the PTSS through vias is exposed throughout fabrication of the peripheral test structure layer and the at least one functional layer to provide access points for testing functionality of the various layers throughout the manufacturing sequence. C4 bonding may be performed after manufacture of all of the at least one functional layer is completed. A 3D assembly carrier or a C4 carrier substrate is not required since the peripheral test structure substrate has sufficient mechanical strength to support the peripheral test structure layer and the at least one functional layer.

Test structure and methodology for three-dimensional semiconductor structures

A plurality of peripheral test structure substrate (PTSS) through vias is formed within a peripheral test structure substrate. A peripheral test structure layer and at least one functional layer are formed on one side of the plurality of the PTSS through vias. The other side of the plurality of the PTSS through vias is exposed throughout fabrication of the peripheral test structure layer and the at least one functional layer to provide access points for testing functionality of the various layers throughout the manufacturing sequence. Cbonding may be performed after manufacture of all of the at least one functional layer is completed. A 3D assembly carrier or a Ccarrier substrate is not required since the peripheral test structure substrate has sufficient mechanical strength to support the peripheral test structure layer and the at least one functional layer.

A design structure for noise suppression. A design structure has a noise detection unit, a noise suppression unit, and a control unit. The noise suppression unit has an input and an output, wherein the input of the noise detection unit is connected to a signal and generates a signal change at the output if a change in the signal is detected. The noise suppression unit has an input and an output, wherein the input of the noise suppression unit is connected to the output of the noise detection unit and generates a correction to the signal in response to detecting the signal change at the output of the noise detection unit. The control unit has an input and an output, wherein input to the control unit is connected to the signal and turns off the noise suppression unit if a state change is detected in the signal.

Structure for reduced area active above-ground and below-supply noise suppression circuits

A design structure for tuning an integrated circuit design holds a reference clock signal constant across the integrated circuit design and, while the reference clock signal is held constant, optimizes transistors forming a register within the integrated circuit design and thereafter optimizes transistors forming one or more clock buffers coupled to the reference clock signal.

Structure for automated transistor tuning in an integrated circuit design

A configurable, low power high fan-in multiplexer (MUX) and design structure thereof are disclosed. The MUX circuit includes multiple current control elements, which each include multiple inverters coupled to a transmission gate. Each current control element receives a data signal and a select signal that corresponds to the data signal. If a select signal exceeds a threshold value (e.g., a logical '1'), the select signal deactivates a pull-up transistor (e.g., a p-type field effect transistor), and the transmission gate enables the corresponding data signal to provide input to a logic gate (e.g., a NAND gate) coupled to the output of the MUX. If the select signal does not exceed the threshold value, the select signal activates the pull-up transistor, and the transmission gate prevents the corresponding data signal from providing input to the logic gate.

Structure for a configurable low power high fan-in multiplexer

A technique for operating a multiplexer includes selecting, from multiple transmission gate groups, a transmission gate group. A transmission gate is selected from the selected transmission gate group. Finally, a data signal associated with the selected transmission gate is provided at an output of the multiplexer.

Transmission gate multiplexer

A technique for clock gating a clock domain of an integrated circuit includes storing first, second, and third values in a control register. The first value corresponds to a first number of clock cycles to wait before initiating clock gating, the second value corresponds to a second number of clock cycles in which clock gating is performed, and the third value corresponds to a third number of clock cycles in which clock gating is not performed. One of the first, second, and third values is selectively loaded from the control register into a counting circuit. The counting circuit counts from the loaded one of the first, second, and third values to a transition value. A compare signal is received at the control state machine (from the counting circuit) that indicates the counting circuit has reached the transition value. Based on a current state of the control state machine, a load signal is provided to the counting circuit to cause the counting circuit to load an associated one of the first, second, and third values from the control register.

Techniques for reducing power requirements of an integrated circuit

A method and apparatus for noise suppression. A circuit has a noise detection unit, a noise suppression unit, and a control unit. The noise suppression unit has an input and an output, wherein the input of the noise detection unit is connected to a signal and generates a signal change at the output if a change in the signal is detected. The noise suppression unit has an input and an output, wherein the input of the noise suppression unit is connected to the output of the noise detection unit and generates a correction to the signal in response to detecting the signal change at the output of the noise detection unit. The control unit has an input and an output, wherein input to the control unit is connected to the signal and turns off the noise suppression unit if a state change is detected in the signal.

Reduced area active above-ground and below-supply noise suppression circuits

A configurable, low power high fan-in multiplexer (MUX) is disclosed. The MUX circuit includes multiple current control elements, which each include multiple inverters coupled to a transmission gate. Each current control element receives a data signal and a select signal that corresponds to the data signal. If a select signal exceeds a threshold value (e.g., a logical '1'), the select signal deactivates a pull-up transistor (e.g., a p-type field effect transistor), and the transmission gate enables the corresponding data signal to provide input to a logic gate (e.g., a NAND gate) coupled to the output of the MUX. If the select signal does not exceed the threshold value, the select signal activates the pull-up transistor, and the transmission gate prevents the corresponding data signal from providing input to the logic gate.

Method and apparatus for a configurable low power high fan-in multiplexer

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Round Rock, TX, United States of America

Christopher McCall Durham