Technique and setup for diagnostics of p-n junction–package thermal resistance in high-power gallium nitride LEDs

We present a setup and procedure of studying p-n junction–package thermal resistance in high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from their thermal relaxation. A set of LEDs mounted on a metal-core printed circuit board (MCPCB) were studied. The contributions to the total thermal resistance from a heavy heat sink, MCPCB, heat slug and LED chip are separated

Тонкі плівки оксиду диспрозію, утворені при швидкому термічному відпалі на пористих підкладках SiC

In this paper, we consider the effect of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on the properties of Dy2O3 film formed on the surface of a substrate with a por-SiC/SiC structure. The atomic composition of the films under study was analyzed as a function of the RTA time. It is shown that the RTA method makes it possible to obtain thin Dy oxide films with a composition close to the stoichiometric one. In this case, an increase in the RTA time leads to improving the quality of film-substrate interface and increasing the optical transmission of Dy2O3/por-SiC/SiC structureУ цій роботі розглянуто вплив швидкого термічного відпалу (ШТВ) на властивості плівки Dy2O3, що утворюється на поверхні підкладки зі структурою por-SiC/SiC. Атомний склад досліджуваних плівок аналізували як функцію часу ШТВ. Показано, що метод ШТВ дозволяє отримувати тонкі плівки оксиду диспрозію зі складом, близьким до стехіометричного. У цьому випадку збільшення часу ШТВ призводить до поліпшення якості межі поділу плівка-підкладка і до збільшення оптичного пропускання структури Dy2O3/por-SiC/SiC

A study of orthographic self-control in junior schoolchildren with disabilities

The article presents the results of a study of the state of writing, orthographic knowledge and the level of orthographic self-control of junior schoolchildren with severe speech disorders (SSD), disorders of psychological development (DPD), and intellectual disability (ID). It describes the foundations on which the study of writing skills, orthographic knowledge and orthographic self-control of junior schoolchildren of various nosological groups (SSD, DPD and ID) is based. The article deals with the issue of teaching junior schoolchildren associated with the need to improve the conditions and methods of rehabilitation of writing disorders of junior schoolchildren with severe speech disorders, disorders of psychological development, and intellectual disability in order to organize their efficient learning and prevent school maladaptation.В данной статье представлены результаты исследования состояния письма, орфографических знаний и уровня орфографического самоконтроля младших школьников с тяжелыми нарушениями речи, задержкой психического развития и умственной отсталостью

Temperature dependence of contact resistance of Au-Ti-Pd2Si-n+-Si ohmic contacts

We investigated temperature dependence of contact resistance of an Au-Ti-Pd2Si ohmic contact to heavily doped n+-Si. The contact resistance increases with temperature owing to conduction through the metal shunts. In this case, the limiting process is diffusion input of electrons to the metal shunts. The proposed mechanism of contact resistance formation seems to realize also in the case of wide-gap semiconductors with high concentration of surface states and dislocation density in the contact

Cellular immune response in infected mice to NSP protein encoded by the negative strand NS RNA of influenza A virus

Influenza A virus belongs to a family of enveloped viruses with an RNA genome of negative polarity consisting of 8 RNA segments. The transcription of this RNA genome results in the synthesis of positive-sense mRNAs that translate up to 16 unique viral proteins with the help of splicing and translational shift mechanisms. The 8th NS segment encodes the NS1 protein (27 kDa), which is an active interferon antagonist, and the nuclear export protein NEP (14 kDa) through the standard negative polarity pathway. In addition, an alternative open reading frame for the synthesis of a third viral protein (NSP, negative-strand protein) by means of a direct translation of genome polarity RNA (the so-called positive polarity genome strategy) was identified in the NS segment. Since it is unknown as to whether the NSP protein can be synthesized in the infected organism post viral infection, the generation of spleen leucocytes specific to this protein was studied in mice after two sequential infections with influenza A viruses of H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes. It was found that leucocyte clones specifically recognizing a peptide domain in the central region of the NSP protein (amino acid positions 82-119) were generated in mice infected with influenza A viruses. In silico prediction has shown strong major histocompatibility complex-1 (MHC-I) and MHC-II specific epitopes in this central domain of the NSP. Comparative analysis of the influenza H3N2 viruses circulating in humans during 1968-2018 has shown high NSP variability, which was similar to that shown for the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) proteins. The highest variability was found to be in the N- and C-terminal parts of the NSP. These observations suggest that synthesis of the NSP protein occurs in infected animals and further support a bipolar (ambisense) strategy of the RNA genome of human influenza A virus.Influenza A virus belongs to a family of enveloped viruses with an RNA genome of negative polarity consisting of 8 RNA segments. The transcription of this RNA genome results in the synthesis of positive-sense mRNAs that translate up to 16 unique viral proteins with the help of splicing and translational shift mechanisms. The 8th NS segment encodes the NS1 protein (27 kDa), which is an active interferon antagonist, and the nuclear export protein NEP (14 kDa) through the standard negative polarity pathway. In addition, an alternative open reading frame for the synthesis of a third viral protein (NSP, negative-strand protein) by means of a direct translation of genome polarity RNA (the so-called positive polarity genome strategy) was identified in the NS segment. Since it is unknown as to whether the NSP protein can be synthesized in the infected organism post viral infection, the generation of spleen leucocytes specific to this protein was studied in mice after two sequential infections with influenza A viruses of H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes. It was found that leucocyte clones specifically recognizing a peptide domain in the central region of the NSP protein (amino acid positions 82-119) were generated in mice infected with influenza A viruses. In silico prediction has shown strong major histocompatibility complex-1 (MHC-I) and MHC-II specific epitopes in this central domain of the NSP. Comparative analysis of the influenza H3N2 viruses circulating in humans during 1968-2018 has shown high NSP variability, which was similar to that shown for the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) proteins. The highest variability was found to be in the N- and C-terminal parts of the NSP. These observations suggest that synthesis of the NSP protein occurs in infected animals and further support a bipolar (ambisense) strategy of the RNA genome of human influenza A virus

Optimization of technological parameters of ohmic contact junctions for GaAs-AlGaAs-based transistor structures

The work deals with study and optimization of the technological parameters of ohmic contacts for HEMTs. It is shown that the depth of fusion front penetration into semiconductor is the main factor that determines ohmic properties of contact junctions