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Less know-how is generally available with regard to the presented alternatives than for the traditionally brominated flameretarded printed circuit boards. The available information however shows that the substitution of brominated flame protection in printed circuit boards is both possible and sensible. This is supported by the available information about the substitutes and the by-products of ...

Motivated by the bus escape routing problem in printed circuit boards, we revisit the following problem: given a set of n axis-parallel rectangles inside a rectangular region R, find the maximum number of rectangles that can be extended toward the boundary of R, without overlapping each other. We provide an efficient algorithm for solving this problem in O(n log n log log n) time, improving ove...

Models of electrical interconnects, including inductance and skin effect, are reviewed. The models are used for estimating the performance of electrical interconnects, particularly related to delays, data rates, and power consumption for off-chip and on-chip interconnects and for clock distribution. It is demonstrated that correctly utilized, electrical interconnects do not severely limit chip ...

Printed in the Netherlands " You have walked to the edge of the great mosaic of human knowledge. Up until now, you have been living in a world full of ideas and concepts that other people have set out for you. Now it is your turn. You get to design a piece of the mosaic and glue it down. It just has to fit with what else is there. And if you do a good job shaping your tile, it will be easier fo...

Population-based carrier screening for single gene disorders has been occurring since the 1960s, with each decade bringing new opportunities and challenges. In February 2008, approximately 125 scientists, clinicians, public health officials, and patient representatives gathered to consider population-based carrier screening in light of lessons learned and emerging technologies. The following do...

On Thursday November 19, 2008 a breakout session was held in Room B1 of the Ouaga 2000 Conference Center on the following theme: New developments in cotton ginning. The session began at 2:00 pm and ended at 3:40 pm. The meeting was well attended and the discussions were frank and direct. Four speakers were on the agenda but there were in fact three presentations, as the fourth speaker was unabl...

This analysis seeks to identify whether (and to what extent) the variation in gain and frequency response observed in the T304 module affects the science results, and if so, how many and which circuit boards in the T304 require replacement in order to bring the variation within acceptable limits. The gain difference between the two types of circuit boards is being addressed by removing 7dB of e...