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ABC has ordered 10 episodes of the highly sought-after Israeli format "Rising Star" from Keshet DCP, the joint venture between Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group, and DC Media, the parent company of Dick Clark productions (dcp). Keshet DCP was formed to Leverage Keshet's globally successful unscripted business with DC Media's expansive U.S. infrastructure and production expertise. The singing competition for ABC will mark the company's first foray into the market since its formation in October. The show is slated for Summer 2014.
"Rising Star," produced by Tedy Productions for Keshet Broadcasting, made a record-breaking debut on Israel's Channel 2 this fall and keeps breaking records with a 49.4 percent share, having almost half of all TV audiences tuning into the show. The show has far outperformed all second screen data ever recorded in Israel, with a participation rate 10 times higher than previous shows, and is maintaining high ratings and conversion rates (viewers to second screen participation) of over 30 percent.
The format has already sold to numerous territories, including France, Germany, Italy and Russia, and interest continues to grow worldwide, with ABC beating out several competitors for the U.S. market.
"Rising Star" completely reinvents the traditional singing competition as--for the first time ever--the audience has the final say in real time. The show follows a group of aspiring singers as they audition in live performances. During the performances, viewers vote via an App in real time to determine if the singer will advance in the competition. If the voting reaches a certain threshold, the performer moves on, and the performer can see how the voting is going during the performance, so the feedback is immediate and dramatic.
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Formed in 2009, the ABC Entertainment Group, comprised of ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios, develops and produces compelling programming across all day parts for both national and international broadcast and digital platforms, as well as for national syndication. ABC Studios' current hits include "Scandal," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Castle," "Cougar Town" (TBS), "Criminal Minds" (CBS), "Grey's Anatomy," "Nashville," "Once Upon a Time," "Perception" (TNT), "Revenge" and "Trophy Wife." The ABC Television Network is also home to the Emmy-winning "Modern Family" and comedy favorites "The Middle" and "The Goldbergs"; reality phenomenon "Shark Tank" and long-running hit "Dancing with the Stars"; "General Hospital," which just celebrated its 50th anniversary on the network, along with daytime talk shows "The View," "Katie" and "The Chew"; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," in late-night. The network also boasts some of television's most prestigious awards shows, including The Academy Awards, the Country Music Awards, The American Music Awards and The Billboard Music Awards.
Keshet International is Keshet Media Group's global distribution and production arm. Headed by Managing Director Alon Shtruzman, it includes Keshet's local production outposts (Keshet UK, Keshet Australia, Keshet Canada and Keshet DCP in the US) as well as its global distribution arm. KI's catalogue consists of over 60 tried and tested properties that appeal to audiences worldwide, spanning all genres. Highlights include hit drama Prisoners of War, the original Israeli version of prime time Emmy winner Homeland; hit interactive talent show Rising Star; International Emmy nominated docu-reality format Dear Neighbors, Help our Daughter Find Love; talent show Master Class; cross platform format 50 Things You Have to Know; reality dating format Girlfri3nds; game show The Vault; and 'buddy comedy' Traffic Light, winner of the International Emmy Award.
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Zynga sure knows how to work a room. Does it matter that it's a guest at Facebook's party?
The social-gaming company is expected to file documents for an initial public offering shortly. And word is the company is looking for a $20 billion valuation. One issue likely to jump out is the company's dependence on Facebook.
As with so many hot startups, the magic ingredient in Zynga's success is so-called network effects. Zynga's games, which encourage group play, are more fun with more players. It now averages more than 270 million monthly users, according to AppData, a tracking service from research firm Inside Network. Its nearest rival has an eighth of that.
The popularity of Zynga's games enables it to conjure new blockbusters quickly. Promotions within FarmVille, for instance, help explain how new game CityVille went from zero to 100 million users in under two months.
Yet Zynga games are overwhelmingly played on Facebook's network, says Inside Network's Justin Smith.
And Facebook and Zynga have been at odds in the past. Facebook cracked down on Zynga's early practices of spamming users; it limited Zynga's ability to promote games; and last year it demanded Zynga fork over 30% of sales via Facebook of virtual goods within its games. Virtual goods, which drive the majority of Zynga revenue, are game tokens purchased by users to improve game play. FarmVille players, for instance, can pay to collect virtual animals. On sale now: purple boars.
Facebook and Zynga settled their differences last year when they signed a five-year partnership agreement, though Facebook's priorities could change over time.
But investors shouldn't worry Zynga will get dumped. Facebook, it turns out, looks co-dependent. Not only does Zynga share revenue from purchased game tokens, it also advertises heavily on Facebook. Together this could represent more than $500 million in 2011, says analyst Nitsan Hargil of GreenCrest Capital, perhaps 10% of Facebook's revenue.
Also important, players of Zynga games spend lots of time on Facebook, propelling its advertising business. Indeed, the explosion of FarmVille in late 2009 and of CityVille early this year corresponds to big increases in Facebook's page views, comScore data show.
Zynga faces a bigger issue: whether it can continue to churn out winners. Today Zynga has all the top games on Facebook, including Zynga Poker and the newly launched Empires and Allies. The latter came out this month and already has more than 40 million users, says AppData.
But its games are hardly immune to user fatigue. FarmVille players have decreased by half since the game's peak at more than 80 million users in March 2010. True, many may have simply migrated to other Zynga games. Yet to justify the valuation Zynga is reportedly seeking, investors will have to convince themselves the company can keep the hits coming for years—and that users will keep paying for orange tabby cats.
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Indian badminton queen Saina Nehwal failed to rise and shine in her home events and bid adieu to Yonex Sunrise India Open after losing to Yui Hashimoto on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
This pre quarter-final tussle as staged at the local badminton arena of New Delhi and both contenders remained head-to-head for 62 minutes.
The game kept swinging between them from very first set to the last one as both shuttlers challenged each other while piling up final figures of 21-13, 12-21 and 20-22.
Yui Hashimoto, who was underrated earlier in this event, amazed every one by storming back in second set and then served the notice of her potential in the final game.
On the other hand, the hot favourite Saina looked bit off colour as she struggled against a lower ranked shuttler and finally crashed out of this prestigious tournament.
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As of now, we have our own (free and self-hosted!) PkHonor wiki, which can be found at http://wiki.pkhonor.net ! You'll also notice we have replaced our 'Support' button in the navigation bar with the 'Wiki' button. If and when we add a new system for player support, it'll be through the User Control Panel (the gear on the top right of the forums), rather than a button on the navigation bar.
Note: if you see an ugly forums, just do a hard refresh (Ctrl + F5) to load the new forums look. If you...
July GWD events!
To celebrate the beginning of summer break, we've planned a series of GWD events, which will last from 1 to 6 July. Each event lasts 24 hours and results in free access to the room (meaning no killcount is required) and the droprates have been increased by 20% during the events. You can also find them in-game in ::events and the following have been planned:
1 July: Zamorak room
2 July: Saradomin room
3 July: Bandos room
4 July: Armadyl room
5 July: Nex room
Keep in mind: to enter the Nex room, you still need to have the Last Journey quest completed.
The GWD events start in:
Furthermore, for this weekend, we've planned a double slayer point event, which starts in:
I would also like to apologize for the lack of in-game updates during the past few weeks. We've been working hard on marketing campaigns to draw new players in (especially now that summer is coming). That should all be done by the end of next week, after which we'll once again focus on bringing you new (small and bigger) updates.
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Hey guys
I know I've been gone for a couple of weeks now, and I decided to give you all a heads up. No, I've not been in an accident or have been eaten by a bear, or anything like it. I've done a lot of pleasant and unpleasant stuff lately. First of all, my girlfriend's grandfather died. It was not pleasant at all, so I was most of the time with her for moral support. During the funeral, I got a message saying my grandmother was in a car accident. Luckily, things turned out to be OK. But I did...
Where was Mike the past 2 weeks?
In Canada, visiting Hamade. This was from 18 May to 3 June, so that's why nobody heard from me in that time.
For those that don't know, Hamade was the former owner of PkHonor who resigned a little less than 2 years ago. He still carries the title of owner, even though he's no longer involved with PkHonor anymore in any way. I still consider him one of my closest friends and was really glad to have spent the past 2 weeks with him and we've had a lot of fun he wishes me to give his regards to the entire community, for he still holds them close at heart. He was glad to know a lot of people seem to be enjoying PkHonor still and things are improving - we noticed that the events have had a terrific impact on the server and we wish to work on those a lot more in the near future.
The reason I didn't announce my trip was because I didn't want to give hackers or abusers an extra reason to try their hardest at ruining PkHonor (and my vacation). However, I'm back now, and will be working on bugfixes, future weekend events and some additional content which will mostly be decided by the game quality committee.
In other news, the weekly event for this week is a WildyWyrm event! +50% PkHonor/Pest Control Points and +20% droprates on blood diamond and clue scrolls! As always, the event starts tomorrow at 10PM CET and ends Monday 4AM CET.
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Catherine Trammell is the killer in the 1992 cat-and-mouse thriller "Basic Instinct." The manipulative Trammell, a writer and psychologist, is played by actress Sharon Stone.
In the movie, detective Nick Curran (played by Michael Douglas), who once battled troubles of his own, is called to investigate the murder of retired rock star Michael Boz. The victim's ex-girlfriend, Trammell, becomes the prime suspect when it is discovered the murder is a mere copy of one of her crime novels. The investigation is slowed when Curran begins a relationship with Trammell. Blinded by lust, he does not discover the truth until the very end.
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Sharon Stone, was the lead actress in the movie Basic Instinct. She was nominated for the Golden Globe
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Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire earned a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake for just their third win of the season at Toyota Park on Saturday night.
Fire forward Patrick Nyarko scored the game's only goal in the 76th minute to lead his team to its eighth victory in 19 Major League Soccer matches this season.
RSL, on the other hand, dropped its second in the past three games to fall to 6-8-5 on the season.
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I won't give the Fairfield crowd that much credit. There were the usual semi-inebriated youths yelling "you guys are horrible" etc. behind Michigan during the first quarter. That can't feel good when you're on the road and haven't won a game. As mentioned however the team stayed focused particularly after going down 4-1. They legitimately had a chance in this game up until 1:30 or so in the fourth. Regardless of what happens with a potential B1G league in the future I hope they continue to come out east to play. It has to be a help in recruiting as there are many quality programs in the area. I know "This is Michigan" and everyone should know it, but marketing a great thing never hurts particularly when there are so many alum & fans living in Metro NY. Very cool to be able to literally walk from my home in CT last night to see a UM Men's Varsity team in action.


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BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL has seen a lot of drama in its turbulent past but once again it is the focus of the world's gaze as Whitney Houston's body was found dead in one of its rooms yesterday (11 Feb 2012). Her body has now been moved from the BERVERLY HILLS HOTEL to the LA County Morgue where an autopsy is yet to be performed.
Video has shown that a coroner's van was pulling out of the hotel this morning (12 Feb 2012), a long time after 3:55p.m on Saturday when she was pronounced dead. The autopsy will give a clearer indication of how she died, even though authorities have confirmed that it seemed that foul play was not involved. Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen said: 'There were no obvious signs of criminal intent' whilst adding that they didn't know whether the cause was natural or something else. The iconic hotel was where Houston had been planning to meet music executive Clive Davis where there was supposed to be a musical tribute for him at the annual pre-Grammy party. Earlier this week, Davis had compiled a list of stars from his bungalow at the hotel. Houston had been expected to join the likes of Tony Bennett, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Cee Lo Green and Quincy Jones at the event, before sadly dying.
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Almost 60 disgruntled Harriman Utility Board customers turned out Tuesday evening to express their dismay over the cost of their utilities.
The crowd filled the American Legion Hall directly behind the utility board offices, where they listened to others and shared stories of their own experiences with the utility.
Local attorney Donice Butler, who organized the event, said she was seeking answers to the many questions and speculations about utility practices.
The District Attorney General's Office said an investigation into a death at the Roane County Jail will remain open pending the final autopsy results.
Inmate Robert Allison Harrison, 50, died on April 8.
What is it that makes spring air seem so wonderfully soft?
Perhaps it is the perfect combination of temperature — an easy warmth — and moderate humidity, but somehow, I think a gentle breeze and the perfume of new flowers also play into the mix.
I'm dubbing this season my spring of falls.
I've gotten in a couple more hikes in since I last wrote, and I'm beginning to lose count of all the waterfalls I've seen.
Mid-East Community Action Agency is presently taking applications for energy assistance.
Those who have not applied for assistance since July 1, 2010, need to apply this month.
Applications are available online at www.MECAA.net or at Mid-East's office at 1362 N. Gateway Ave., Rockwood.
The office is open weekdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 12:15 to 3 p.m.
Applications will also be available April 18 in Harriman Community Center and Mount Pisgah Baptist Church of Oliver Springs.
It's National Library Week, and patrons of Harriman Public Library who have racked up late fees have a reason to celebrate.
In conjunction with the nationwide celebration April 11-16, Harriman Public Library has declared
it Amnesty Week — or a time for
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"This is a special week for you and the library," said Harriman library director Barbara Pelfrey Milsaps.
Kerbela Shrine Temple, Knoxville, will have its annual free mini-clinic this weekend.
The clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 in Kerbela Shrine Temple at 315 Mimosa Ave. Call 573-1901 for details.
The screening helps identify children who can benefit from orthopedic and burn care at Shriners Hospitals for Children.
"Seeing many career options caused me to think harder about whether the job I want is the one for me."
That's what one Roane County High School junior wrote after attending last week's Career Day at Roane State Community College.
More than 550 juniors from the five Roane County high schools attended the third annual High School Career Day and met with almost 150 representatives from 49 businesses.
Roane State Community College's international students recently visited the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville to watch government leaders first-hand.
"One thing I found interesting is how quickly they make decisions," said student Elomar Souza of Brazil. "I attended committee meetings back home, and they drag and drag."
The students toured the capitol building, watched committee hearings and met state legislators. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and state Sen. Ken Yager had their photo taken with the students.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Harriman, welcomes the public to its observance of Holy Week and the joyous feast of the Lord's Resurrection — the most important feast of Christianity.
"The week prior to Easter is observed by liturgical churches as the final time of preparation for Easter," explained the Rev. Joseph Pinner, rector at St. Andrew's.
Maundy Thursday worship begins at 7 p.m. April 21. The Good Friday Liturgy will be read at noon and 7 p.m. April 22.
The Victorious Valley Girls Choir will sing during the 10:55 service on April 17 in Kellytown Baptist Church, Oliver Springs.
Jason Casay, director of Victorious Valley Homes, will deliver the morning message.
Call 435-7236 for transportation or details.
Victorious Valley Homes is a ministry of Victorious Valley Baptist Church, which Casay pastors in Sunset, S.C.
The ministry was started in 1988 by Bro. Johnny and Susan McGill.
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An hermetic integrated circuit package having a single die wherein wire connections to area pads on the active face of the die are carried through an hermetic boundary comprised of a cover plate to an external interface with the next succeeding interconnect level. The package is comprised of a heat exchange element to which the die is attached, a cover plate having holes homologously positioned with respect to the area pads on the die and a seal ring for joining the heat exchange element to the cover plate. The wire connections which are carried through the holes and sealed to the cover plate are externally accessible.
1. A micro hermetic single die integrated circuit package comprising:
a heat exchange element having an outer surface and an inner planar surface,
a die having planar front and back surfaces, a plurality of area pads distributed in a predetermined configuration on the front surface of said die, a plurality of wires having inner and outer extremities, said inner extremities of said wires being bonded respectively to said area pads, said wires emanating orthogonally from said front surface of said die, the back surface of said die being attached to said inner planar surface of said heat exchange element,
a cover plate having planar inner and outer surfaces, a plurality of holes formed in said cover plate, said holes being homologously positioned with respect to said plurality of area pads on said die,
a seal ring attached to the respective peripheries of the inner surfaces of said heat exchange element and said cover plate,
said outer extremities of said wires being disposed within said holes and being accessible at the outer surface of said cover plate, and means for sealing said wires to said cover plate, thereby effecting an hermetic package.
2. A micro package as defined in claim 1 wherein said outer surface of said heat exchange element includes a multiplicity of parallel, spaced-apart cooling fins.
3. A micro package as defined in claim 2 characterized in that said heat exchange element has a substantially U-shaped cross section, said cooling fins being disposed in the recess defined by the outer surface of said element.
4. A micro package as defined in claim 3 wherein said cooling fins are of the microfin type.
5. A micro package as defined in claim 3 wherein said die is attached to said inner surface of said heat exchange element adjacent said recess.
6. A micro package as defined in claim 5 wherein said wires protrude from the outer surface of said cover plate.
7. A micro package as defined in claim 3 wherein said wires are terminated on said outer surface of said cover plate, and solder bumps being deposited in contact respectively with said wires.
8. A micro package as defined in claim 6 characterized in that said heat exchange element and said cover plate are each formed of material having substantially the same thermal coefficient of expansion as that of said die.
9. A micro package as defined in claim 8 wherein the wall surface of each of said holes in said cover plate is metallized.
10. A micro package as defined in claim 9 further characterized in that said means for sealing said wires to said cover plate include a solder mask and preform.
11. A micro package as defined in claim 10 wherein said seal ring is formed of molybdenum.
12. A micro package as defined in claim 11 wherein said wires are formed of gold.
Technological advances such as those presently occurring in logic design, are dependent upon the availability of hermetic semiconductor packages having a high input/output terminal density, and being capable of high power dissipation. Logic chips or die packaged in hermetic single chip packages have historically been the basic element in the design of most electrical equipment. All of the single chip packages that are commercially available utilize a logic die that has its input/output connections made to signal pads disposed along the die periphery. These peripheral pads are connected by wire bonding or Tape Automated Bonding (TAB) to a substrate which fans out to peripheral leads on a larger pitch or to an array of area pins on the substrate. For a high power area pin package, the package size is often increased to provide for thermal conduction through the back of the die. Effectively, all single chip packages available today utilize leads on the edge of the die and fan out to a larger pitch for the next level of interconnect resulting in decreased chip density and increased load capacity.
In the development of high performance digital computers, a multichip approach has been utilized wherein a number of non-hermetic, bare die have been connected in an assembly that is enclosed by a unitary hermetic cover. This multichip assembly provides higher performance than single chip packaging by reducing interconnect lengths and chip input capacity. However, the multichip approach requires a sophisticated assembly process and has a significant disadvantage in that repair to any of the multiplicity of die connections is difficult to effect.
What is desired is a hermetic single chip package that allows the spacing among a plurality of chips to be substantially equivalent to that provided by the multichip organization and at the same time has a low input capacity. The present micro integrated circuit package fills such a need.
The basic concept of the present invention is to carry connections made to signal pads disposed on the surface of a logic chip or die, through a hermetic boundary to provide a ruggedized and repairable or replaceable connection to the next interconnect level. The interface for this connection may be a direct solder bump or an extended wire or pin to compensate for differential expansion depending upon the interconnect media.
The present micro package is implemented by bonding wires respectively to area pads on the logic die. The technique of area pad connection to logic die is well known for multichip configurations, but has not been used to provide high density in-line connections for single chip packages, as envisioned by the present invention. The die is then back attached to a heat exchange element formed of a material that closely matches the coefficient of expansion of the silicon die. A dielectric cover plate with holes formed therein that are homologously disposed with respect to the pin locations, are joined to the heat exchanger element by way of a seal ring. The cover plate which is formed of material with substantially the same expansion characteristics as the chip, includes metallized hole walls with pads on both its inner and outer surfaces. A high temperature solder is added or reflowed to connect the pins to the cover plate and thus form an hermetic seal.
It is apparent from the foregoing description that the micro package of the present invention is only slightly larger than the die itself. Thus, a very close spacing of the packages is possible. In the latter circumstance, considering high speed logic, a very high thermal density is created. In order to dissipate the heat generated within the individual package, the heat exchange element is preferably of the microfin variety. The microfin cooling approach has been the subject of academic investigation, such as the Tuckerman Pease-Stanford study. The microfin concept lends itself to a sealed forced convection cooling system or an immersion cooling system. Such an arrangement solves the thermal density problem which has been one of the most difficult and limiting factors in conventional multi chip designs. The present package is also applicable to lower power applications, in which case more conventional air-cooled heat exchangers with larger fins may be substituted for the microfins.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the detailed description which follows.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present integrated circuit package illustrating particularly the heat exchange element.
FIG. 2 is a section view taken along the lines 2--2 of FIG. 1 showing the relationship of the elements which comprise the assembled package.
FIG. 2A is a section view similar to that of FIG. 2 but illustrating an alternate configuration of the input/output elements.
FIG. 3 is an enlargement of a portion of the section view of FIG. 2 showing the sealing of the pins in the cover plate to achieve package hermeticity.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the present package illustrating a plurality of input/output elements and providing an indication of the relative sizes of the die and the overall package.
In FIG. 1, the plan view of the package 10 illustrates the outer surface 12a of the heat exchange element 12 which includes cooling fins 14.
FIG. 2 illustrates the assembled micro package of the present invention. With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the heat exchange element 12 is comprised of a U-shaped section 12b having a recess 12c which accommodates the cooling fins 14. A plurality of wires or pins 16, made for example, of gold, are thermocompression bonded to signal pads 18 distributed over the active front surface 20a of the die 20. The back surface 20b of the die 20 is eutectically attached to the inner surface 12d of the heat exchange element 12. Thus, the die is mounted in proximity to the recess 12c in the heat exchange element 12 which contains the cooling microfins 14. The heat exchange element 12 is formed of a material such as silicon carbide or aluminum nitride which closely matches the thermal coefficient expansion of the die 20. A dielectric cover plate 22 is provided. A plurality of holes 24 as best seen in FIG. 3, are formed in the cover plate such as by etching, hole 24a, or laser drilling, hole 24b. The placement of the holes 24 corresponds to the wire locations on the surface 12a of the die. The cover plate 22, like the heat exchange element 12, is formed of material which is compatible with the thermal expansion characteristics of the die. The holes 24 in the cover plate have metallized walls 26 with solder mask and preform pads 28 on the inner and outer surfaces, 22a and 22b respectively, of the plate 22. A seal ring 30 formed for example of molybdenum, is sealed to the respective peripheries of the heat exchange element 12 and the cover plate 22 by high temperature solder. The wires 16 are sealed to the cover plate 22 by a high temperature solder such as tin-gold which is added or reflowed, thereby forming an hermetic seal. As seen by way of example in FIG. 2, the wires 16 may protrude from the cover plate to effect interface connections or alternately, as in FIG. 2A, they may be severed adjacent the outer surface 22b of the cover plate 22 and a solder bump 32 deposited in contact with each wire extremity. After cutting the wires to the desired length, the ends are processed in a manner such that all ends are coplanar.
It is apparent that the number of input/output elements is dependent upon the pitch of such elements and the physical size of the die. However, the following specific implementation of the present micro package will demonstrate its viability in a real system environment.
The silicon technology field has projected densities of 100,000 gates on a 0.500=0.500 chip with 300 to 400 signal pins and a power dissipation of 50 watts, resulting from a current of 10 amps at 5.0 volts. A number of additional power pins are required to support this high current. If a 20 mil pad array pitch is used on the die, 576 pin outs would result. In this case, as represented in FIG. 4, the micro package would be 0.580 inches square. Testing and analysis have shown that 4 mil thick microfins on an 8 mil pitch with a 30 mil height can provide thermal resistance in the range of 0.6 to 0.8 degrees Centigrade per watt, which is adequate to cool this 50 watt die.
In conclusion, there has been disclosed a packaging technology which is consistent with the present state of the silicon chip art. The hermetic package of the present invention provides a housing for a single chip having high power dissipation and a large input/output pin count. It should be noted that the details of the assembly process of the package including the sealing materials and methods have been presented solely for purposes of example, and are not to be construed as limitative of the invention. Changes and modifications in the package and its assembly, which are well within the skill of the designer may be required to suit particular applications. Such changes and modifications, in so far as they are not departures from the scope of the invention, are intended to be covered by the claims which follow.
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PeopleForBikes is the movement to improve bicycling in the U.S. By collaborating with millions of individual riders, businesses, community leaders and elected officials, it is uniting Americans to boost bicycling on a national level for results that can be seen locally. Here's what the organization has accomplished in 2013. [Read More]
Meeting planned to support walkway for new Livingston Avenue Bridge
A meeting to discuss the opportunities available in a new Livingston Avenue railroad bridge will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the main branch of the Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave., in Albany. The blog of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign has a posting calling for the restoration of Albany's own "walkway […] [Read More]
Albany's shared lane arrows are fading
Q: Can you find out if there is any plan to maintain the "sharrows" (shared bike lane markings) throughout the City of Albany? I've noticed many of them are starting to fade – especially on Lincoln Avenue where some are so faded they are basically gone. I think Lincoln may have been one of the […] [Read More]
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Friendly Chinese and Japanese local serving all standard items familiar to American Chinese and Japanese restaurant patrons. Large portions of good food.
The Owner is very attentive and helpful. Really good seafood and the fried rice was different from what I've tried in other countries, very tasty!
Great food it's just really expensive. I would have to guess its because it's in palmas. Everything is more expensive there.
Don't order the shrimp. Asked for the cook to not over cook. Still came like rubber. We we comped for the potsticker.. but still got charged for the shrimp. .even though I only eaten half a shrimp.
Would I be back? Probably not
The ladies who run this place are a DELIGHT. Portions are large, and service is moderately fast. Food is what I'd call average US small to mid-size town Chinese food. They also have sushi and a few other things, but I ordered their tangerine chicken - not the best I've had, but quite edible. They do a booming take-out business.
We tried this restaurant the first night on vacation. We were starving and the wait staff was very slow. They seemed more interested in the friends they had their instead of the customers. Would not recommend this restaurant.
the food is very good, the portions are big, so make sure you have a big appetite or people to share. The place is nice to sit outside in the plaza. I always go for dinner, but they seem to have a very good lunch menu at really great prices.
Very average meal. Probably would not come back- Pura Vida next door is much better. Food not very tasty- kind of bland.
We ate here several times always had sushi except one night my friend ordered the birds nest which he said he should have stuck to the sushi. The sushi here is good and the service was always good when I was there. The sushi is a little pricey which I do not mind if it is good.
On a Monday evening, Blue Hawaii was busy, busy and it showed. Service was a little slow but the wait staff was very gracious. Three out of four large meals were good American-style Chinese but the shrimp with broccoli in a brown sauce had an unusual flavor that one diner didn't enjoy.
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Encompassing both a restaurant and underground Lounge Room, Cocochan is a chic Pan-Asian eatery just off Oxford Street.
It features dramatic interiors alongside bold, colourful Pan-Asian cuisine; including delectable dim sum, sushi, Korean, Thai and other dishes, as well as a fine range of cocktails and sake.
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Didn't try the food there, only tried cocktails.
Love&tropical(?)is good, tastes very mild and sweet. Another Pineapple Express is not that good, too strong and alcoholic. I guess the food here is probably better Thant he cocktails here.more
For the portion i recieved, it was definitely overpriced. I ordered the tofu hot pot and it turned out to be actually just stir fried tofu with no soup or whatsoever. Menu selection is normal and everything was just alright.
On the other hand, the restaurant is well decorated and has a very chic urban vibe. Would i come back? Maybe just for drinks.more
The perfect place for excellent food in Christophers Lane and good value for money. I weber for the eel Sushi (unagi) and sea bass for mains (both among my favorite when going out) and they certainly did exceeding all my expectactionsmore
They are expensive, but serves small pieces. Deluxe sushi dish serves 15 small pieces for £24. They don't even serve a bowl of rice with it. That's extra £4. I'm still so hungry :(more
We popped in here trying to find somewhere to have a quick drink.
As special occasion we ordered cocktails. Our first round was delicious champagne cocktails. Both rounds we had were served very well presented and tasted delicious.
The drinks are not cheap but a great little treat. Service was polite and they accommodated us just having drinks and not dining there without making a fuss...more


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YES In the early recovery stage, pricing spiked. But the trajectory still points to ever-increasing housing prices at slower rates. Housing prices will eventually exceed the bubble peak of 2006, certainly in the San Diego region where entitlement obstacles, coupled with diminishing land to build on, will perpetually limit new supply. When mortgage rates do rise, I expect that underwriting standards will be relaxed as banks will want to put out more higher-profit money, fueling higher prices. I also do not believe that the widely reported "affordability gap" will tamp down local housing prices because there are enough "move up" purchases to offset lack of affordability.
YES Interest rates have dipped lately, which may help the housing market in the next quarter, but over the next few years we will continue to see a slowdown in price appreciation. San Diego housing prices have come back faster than most of us expected and they might contain a little overexuberance ahead of fundamentals such as income growth. We all know mortgage rates will go up after December of this year if tapering is phased to zero, so 2015 will be a less-affordable year.
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YES After the 18 percent surge last year, look for a rise of about 9 to 10 percent in San Diego County in 2014. Three major forces will cause this moderation. Mortgage rates have climbed from around 3.5 percent early last year to 4.15 percent currently and could be closer to 4.5 percent by year-end. The rise in mortgage rates and home prices, along with only modest income gains, has reduced affordability, especially for first-time buyers. Investment demand for housing has cooled as the lucrative returns evident at the market's bottom have disappeared. A moderation in housing's price appreciation reduces the risk of a new bubble.
NO I expect a gradual pickup in the rate of appreciation. Mortgage interest rates are still historically low at 4.25 percent for 30-year fixed, and lower for adjustables. Since short-term interest rates will remain at zero for the rest of the year, with inflation at 1 percent, these favorable mortgage rates should persist for the rest of the year. More buyers should qualify for these rates as the economy gets stronger, employment growth accelerates and mortgage lenders become a little more aggressive. Since the supply of existing housing is about normal and new-home construction is still depressed, prices should rise a bit faster.
NO With new-job and family creation, the demand for housing is going to continue to outpace new supply in the short run. There is still a large group of homeowners who are sitting on the sidelines waiting for price appreciation to reach a level that will allow them to sell and "move up" to new housing. Once that group enters the market, we should see continued home-price appreciation. Price appreciation will be moderate as San Diego continues to have an affordability gap that creates a limit on price increases.
YES The 19 percent increase over the last 12 months has outpaced family-income growth in San Diego. People buy homes when they have good jobs and can prove that they can pay their mortgage. While local real estate executives point out that there is a shortage of inventory, prices are nevertheless softening. Foreclosures are making up a smaller percentage of sales as these inventories have been snatched up by investors who are now backing off due to higher prices. Companies continue to leave California, taking good paying full-time jobs that drive the residential real estate market, for states such as Texas with much more friendly-business, regulatory and tax climates.