Applied Materials, Inc.

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Precigenome, LLC

Opnet Technologies, Inc.

Ebay, Incorporated

Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Inc.

Mgi Tech Co., Ltd.

Yu Liu

Fuhong Zhang

Chen Li

Adolph Miller Allen

William R Johanson

Cifeng Fang

Yaqi Wang

Brij Datta

Yunfeng Ling

Keith A Miller

Martin Lee Riker

George Edward Curtis

Keith Frank Tharp

William F Edwards

Sandeep Arvindkumar Patel

Edward A Sykes

Gordon Bolt

Ki Yuen Chau

Robin Carol Johnson

Billie Alton Hudson

David Goldberg

Frederick Roland Schindler

Cheng Frank Zhong

Prashanth Kothnur

Michael Ching

Koussalya Balasubramanian

Alpha Kamchiu Luk

Yiwen Ouyang

Shervin Moghaddam

Vinayak Agarwal

Chris Bullock

Ben Chisell

Johannes Braun

Tom Pugh

Tom Wagstaff

Gajanan Adalinge

Chuong Nguyen

Disclosed herein are microfluidic devices comprising, one or more inlets in flow communication with one or more microfluidic channels, wherein the one or more inlets are adapted for receiving deformable beads, oil, and/or a suspension comprising buffer, cells, and/or particles, wherein the one or more microfluidic channels are in flow communication with the one or more inlets through a cross junction and define a fluid flow path therebetween, said fluid flow path forming a substantially planar substrate, and wherein the microfluidic channel is adapted to generate droplets. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the same.

Microfluidic device for deformable beads enrichment and self-regulated ordering and encapsulation in droplets

Disclosed herein are pressure control systems, comprising: a touch screen electrically connected to industrial computer or embedded operating system; a pressure output channel connected to the touch screen and/or the industrial computer or embedded operating system; and pressure control unit for communicating with the pressure output channel, wherein the pressure control unit can be controlled with the touch screen, and wherein the industrial computer or embedded operating system comprises preinstalled software with User Interface (UI) for pressure control setup and running the system.

Multichannel pressure control system with user friendly interface

Disclosed herein are microfluidic devices and systems for amplifying and detecting a target polynucleotide, comprising: one or more wells for receiving one or more substrates; a droplet generation channel in fluid communication with the one or more wells, wherein the microfluidic channel is adapted to generate droplets; and a chamber in fluid communication with the droplet generation channel, and adapted to collect droplets generated by the droplet generation channel, and further adapted to perform nucleic acid amplification in droplets, and further adapted to detect light signal from droplets. Also disclosed are methods of using the same.

Integrated microfluidic system for droplet generation, nucleic acid amplification, and detection

A microfluidic device includes a substrate, a sensor, and one or more lamination films. The top surface of the substrate can include first recessed grooves forming first open channels and the bottom surface of the plastic substrate can include a first recessed cavity and second recessed groves forming second open channels. A first lamination film can be adhered with the top surface of the plastic substrate to form first closed channels. A second lamination film can be adhered to the bottom surface of the plastic substrate to form second closed channels. The sensor can be on the bottom surface of the substrate such that it overlies the first recessed cavity to form a flow cell with the sensor top surface inward facing. A first closed channel can be fluidically connected with a second closed channel and a first or second closed channel can be fluidically connected with the flow cell.

Injection molded microfluidic/fluidic cartridge integrated with silicon-based sensor

The subject disclosure relates to improved integrated connector module (ICM) designs for Ethernet applications. Some aspects provide an improved integrated connector module transformer (ICMt), including a wafer configured to hold a plurality of toroid elements, wherein the wafer is comprised of two or more mechanically coupled wafer portions. The ICMt can include one or more Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) fingers that are configured to contact a ground pad of a printed circuit board (PCB) in order to provide a low-inductance connection between the ICMt and the ground pad of the PCB.

Integrated connector module for automation optimization

Embodiments of improved methods and apparatus for maintaining low non-uniformity over the course of the life of a target are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of processing a substrate in a physical vapor deposition chamber includes: disposing a substrate atop a substrate support having a cover ring that surrounds the substrate support such that an upper surface of the substrate is positioned at a first distance above an upper surface of the cover ring; sputtering a source material from a target disposed opposite the substrate support to deposit a film atop the substrate while maintaining the first distance; and lowering the substrate support with respect to the cover ring and sputtering the source material from the target to deposit films atop subsequent substrates over a life of the target.

Methods and apparatus for maintaining low non-uniformity over target life

Target profile for a physical vapor deposition chamber target

Methods and apparatus for a magnetron assembly are provided herein. In some embodiments, a magnetron assembly includes a shunt plate having a central axis and rotatable about the central axis, a closed loop magnetic pole coupled to a first surface of the shunt plate and disposed 360 degrees along a peripheral edge of the shunt plate, and an open loop magnetic pole coupled at a the first surface of the shunt plate wherein the open loop magnetic pole comprises two rows of magnets disposed about the central axis.

Magnetron assembly for physical vapor deposition chamber

Methods for analyzing reaction products from an assay chamber () in a microfluidic device comprise the steps of (I) moving a sample from the chamber () into a load channel (), towards a separation channel (), and (III) analyzing the sample present at an intersection () of the load channel () and the separation channel (), by electrophoretic separation in the separation channel (). During this separation, the step of (II) moving a next sample inside the load channel, towards a preload channel (), is carried out.

Methods for real-time sampling of reaction products

Systems and methods to predict bidding behavior are described. The system identifies a listing that includes listing information that describes an item that is being auctioned on a network-based marketplace. The system further identifies bid classification information based on the number of bids received for the item. Finally, the system predicts whether no more bids are expected to be received for the item based on the classification information.

Systems and methods to predict bidding behaviour

The subject disclosure relates improved common mode choke (CMC) and integrated connector module (ICM) designs for Ethernet applications. Some aspects provide an improved CMC component, including an upper chassis element having a first plurality of comb structures vertically protruding from an edge of the upper chassis element, and a lower chassis element comprising a second plurality of comb structures vertically protruding from an edge of the lower chassis element, the second plurality of comb structures configured to interlock with the first plurality of comb structures to form an enclosure when the upper chassis element is mechanically coupled with the lower chassis element.

Common mode choke and integrated connector module automation optimization

An interface device receives at least one access command with at least one corresponding slave address on a bus. The interface device reads a configuration register, and responsive to the reading of the configuration register, the interface device selects one of a plurality of interface architecture configurations. The interface architecture configurations allow the interface device to operate as either a single physical interface entity or as multiple virtual interface entities. The interface device processes the access command according to the selected interface architecture configuration.

Dynamic interface model

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Yu Liu