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Electroquasistatic sensors for surface and subsurface nano-imaging of integrated circuit features
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The following thesis relates to the design, simulation, and testing of electroquasistatic (EQS) sensors to be used for feature/defect location and imaging. The aim of this thesis is to launch an investigation into the use ...
Low-voltage spatial-phase-locked scanning-electron-beam lithography
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Spatial-phase-locked electron-beam lithography (SPLEBL) is a method that tracks and corrects the position of an electron-beam in real-time by using a reference grid placed above the electron-beam resist. In this thesis, ...
Rapid single-cell electroporation for labeling organotypic cultures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Single-cell electroporation is a technique for transfecting individual cells in tissue culture at relatively high efficiencies, however it is both time-consuming and low-throughput and this limits the number of different ...
Performance and energy efficiency in simple simultaneous multithreading processor cores
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Simultaneous multithreading, where instructions from different threads share processor resources, has shown promise in delivering high throughput with little area and power overhead. We compare where in the performance ...
Synthesizing framework uses from program behavior data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis presents MATCHMAKER, a new synthesis tool that aims to help programmers use software frameworks by synthesizing source code needed to interact with the framework. Software engineers of today are constantly faced ...
Benefits of battery-uItracapacitor hybrid energy storage systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis explores the benefits of battery and battery-ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage systems (ESSs) in pulsed-load applications. It investigates and quantifies the benefits of the hybrid ESS over its battery-only ...
Coordinated locomotion between robots separated by a surface
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This SM thesis presents the design, modeling, and experimental verification of a novel, programmable connection mechanism for robots separated by a-surface. The connector uses electropermanent magnets (EPMs) [5] to establish ...
The development of an automated system for electrical characterization of cells using a novel force balance method
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Dielectrophoresis (DEP), a cell separation technique based on the dielectric properties, has significantly advanced biomedical research in diverse applications ranging from blood stem cells purification to cancer cells ...
Matroid prophet inequalities and Bayesian mechanism design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Consider a gambler who observes a sequence of independent, non-negative random numbers and is allowed to stop the sequence at any time, claiming a reward equal to the most recent observation. The famous prophet inequality ...
Temporal characterization of patient state with applications to prediction of tachycardia in anesthesia via induction of inhaled desflurane
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
It has always been assumed that using clinically measurable parameters is the most efficient way to characterize patient state. By adding additional sensors, monitors, and derived statistics (e.g. mean arterial blood ...