Vol. 44, No. 6 - Advanced microprocessor design Recent publications by IBM authors The information listed here is supplied by the Institute for Scientific Information and other outside sources. Reprints of the papers may be obtained by writing directly to the first author cited. o Journals are listed alphabetically by title; papers are listed sequentially for each journal. A A Framework for Interprocedural Optimization in the Presence of Dynamic Class Loading, V. C. Sreedhar (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 35, No. 5, 196-207 (2000). On Loops, Dominators, and Dominance Frontier, G. Ramalingam (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), ACM SIGPLAN Notices 35, No. 5, 233-241 (2000). ABCD: Eliminating Array Bounds Checks on Demand, R. Bodik (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 35, No. 5, 321-333 (2000). An Automatic Object Inlining Optimization and Its Evaluation, J. Dolby (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and A. A. Chien, ACM SIGPLAN Notices 35, No. 5, 345-357 (2000). Polymer Structural Effects on Sub-Transition Temperature Light-Induced Molecular Movement in High-Temperature Nonlinear Optical Azo-Polyimides, Z. Sekkat (University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Adbellah, BP 1796, Fes Atlas, Morocco) et al., ACS Symposium Series 695, 295-314 (1998). Optical Dispersion Properties of Tricyanovinylaniline Polymer Thin Films for Ultrashort Optical Pulse Diagnostics, P. Pretre (University of California, Davis, CA 95616) et al., ACS Symposium Series 695, 328-341 (1998). Mechanistic Studies of Chemically Amplified Resists, W. Hinsberg (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., ACS Symposium Series 695, 344-359 (1998). The Effect of Macromolecular Architecture on the Thin-Film Aqueous Base Dissolution of Phenolic Polymers for Microlithography, G. G. Barclay (Shipley Company, Inc., 455 Forest Street, Marlborough, MA 01752) et al., ACS Symposium Series 695, 360-370 (1998). Polymeric Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites, J. L. Hedrick (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., ACS Symposium Series 695, 371-383 (1998). Class Hierarchy Specialization, F. Tip (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and P. E. Sweeney, Acta Informatica 36, No. 12, 927-982 (2000). Nanoscopic Templates from Oriented Block-Copolymer Films, T. Thurn-Albrecht (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003) et al., Advanced Materials 12, No. 11, 787-791 (2000). Microcontact Printing of Proteins, A. Bernard (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Advanced Materials 12, No. 14, 1067-1070 (2000). Panel Session: Future Directions and Challenges for Java Implementations of Numeric-Intensive Industrial Applications, M. Ginsberg (HPC Research and Education, 35764 Congress Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335) et al., Advances in Engineering Software 31, No. 8-9, 743-751 (2000). Driscoll, M. F. (1999), An Improved Result Relating Quadratic Forms and Chi-Square Distributions, The American Statistician, 53, 273-275: Comment by Harville and Reply, D. A. Harville (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), American Statistician 54, No. 2, 156-157 (2000). Characterization by Atomic Force Microscopy of Fused Silica Capillaries Chemically Modified for Capillary Electrokinetic Chromatography, P. E. Pullen (San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192) et al., Analytical Chemistry 72, No. 13, 2751-2757 (2000). High-Efficiency Two-Stage Power Amplifiers with Nearly Constant Saturated Output Power, B. K. Kormanyos (IBM Wireless Design Center, Encinitas, CA) et al., Applied Microwave & Wireless 12, No. 7, 30+ (2000). Stabilization of Strained Alloy Film Growth by a Difference in Atomic Mobilities, B. J. Spencer (State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214) et al., Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 21, 3022-3024 (2000). Effect of Strain Transfer on Critical Thickness for Epitaxial Layers Grown on Compliant Substrate, F. Y. Huang (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533), Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 21, 3046-3048 (2000). Thermal Stability of IrMn and MnFe Exchange-Biased Magnetic Tunnel Junctions, M. G. Samant (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 21, 3097-3099 (2000). The Benzene Molecule as a Molecular Resonant-Tunneling Transistor, M. DiVentra (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235) et al., Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 23, 3448-3450 (2000). Room-Temperature Oxide Field-Effect Transistor with Buried Channel, J. A. Misewich (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and A. G. Schrott, Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 24, 3632-3634 (2000). Topographic Measurement of Electromigration-Induced Stress Gradients in Aluminum Conductor Lines, P. C. Wang (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 25, 3726-3728 (2000). Reproducible Switching Effect in Thin Oxide Films for Memory Applications, A. Beck (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 1, 139-141 (2000). Uniaxial Anisotropy and Switching Behavior in Epitaxial CrO[sub]2[/sub] Films, F. Y. Yang (The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 2, 286-288 (2000). Scheme for the Fabrication of Ultrashort Channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors, J. Appenzeller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 2, 298-300 (2000). Dynamically Stable Growth of Strained-Layer Superlattices, L. E. Shilkrot (Brown University, Providence, RI 02912) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 2, 304-306 (2000). Nanoscale Characterization of Stresses in Semiconductor Devices by Quantitative Electron Diffraction, J. Demarest (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 3, 412-414 (2000). Spin Polarization of Tunneling Current from Ferromagnet/Al[sub]2[/sub]O[sub]3[/sub] Interfaces Using Copper-Doped Aluminum Superconducting Films, D. J. Monsma (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and S. S. P. Parkin, Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 5, 720-722 (2000). Temporal Evolution of Spin-Polarization in Ferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions, D. J. Monsma (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and S. S. P. Parkin, Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 6, 883-885 (2000). Enhanced Blocking Temperature in NiO Spin Valves: Role of Cubic Spinel Ferrite Layer Between Pinned Layer and NiO, R. F. C. Farrow (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 8, 1191-1193 (2000). Topic Distillation and Spectral Filtering, B. E. Dom (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Artificial Intelligence Review 13, No. 5-6, 409-435 (1999). The Detection of Spiral Arm Modulation in the Stellar Disk of an Optically Flocculant and an Optically Grand Design Galaxy, I. Puerari (Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica, Calle Luis Enrique Erro 1, Puebla 72840, Mexico) et al., Astronomy and Astrophysics 359, No. 3, 932-940 (2000). A Young Globular Cluster in the Galaxy NGC-6946, B. G. Elmegreen (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Astrophysical Journal 535, No. 2, 748-758 (2000). Modeling a High-Mass Turn-Down in the Stellar Initial Mass Function, B. G. Elmegreen (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Astrophysical Journal 539, No. 1, 342-351 (2000). The Specific Frequency of Globular Clusters in Galaxies, B. G. Elmegreen (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Astrophysics and Space Science 269, 469-484 (1999). B SPLASH: Structural Pattern Localization Analysis by Sequential Histograms, A. Califano (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Bioinformatics 16, No. 4, 341-357 (2000). C Ultrahigh-Temperature Polymers for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics: Synthesis and Properties of Robust, Processable, Chromophore-Embedded Polyimides, M. H. Davey (Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208) et al., Chemistry of Materials 12, No. 6, 1679-1693 (2000). Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Lubricant Structure on the Bonding Kinetics of Perfluoroalkylpolyethers on CH[sub]x[/sub] Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon, R. J. Waltman (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193), Chemistry of Materials 12, No. 7, 2039-2049 (2000). Finance with a Personalized Touch: The Banking Industry Has Sure Benefited from New Technologies, But How Can We Insure Customer Satisfaction?, N. Wells (IBM United Kingdom, Ltd., Manchester, Lancashire, England) and J. Wolfers, Communications of the ACM 43, No. 8, 31-34 (2000). A User-Centered Design Approach to Personalization: The Key to Successful Design is Grounding the Choice of Features and Tools Upon Value to the End User, J. Kramer (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Communications of the ACM 43, No. 8, 45-48 (2000). Affordances, Motivation, and the Design of User Interfaces: Creating Tools That Enable Rather Than Restrict Add Value to the Product and Loyalty from the Customer, J. Karat (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Communications of the ACM 43, No. 8, 49-51 (2000). Measuring Success: e-Business Intelligence is a Complex, Yet Vital, Element to Building a Strong Customer Base, E. Schonberg (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Communications of the ACM 43, No. 8, 53-57 (2000). Personal End-User Tools, D. Riecken (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Communications of the ACM 43, No. 8, 89-91 (2000). Natural Language Dialogue for Personalized Interaction, W. Zadrozny (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Communications of the ACM 43, No. 8, 116-120 (2000). Taming the Ground State and Optical Properties of Transition Metal Oxides, O. Bengone (Institute of Physics and Chim Mat Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, F-67037 Strasbourg, France) et al., Computational Materials Science 17, No. 2-4, 146-150 (2000). Thermally Activated Magnetization Reversal, R. W. Chantrell, University of Wales, Dean Street, Bangor LL57 1UT, Gwynedd, Wales) et al., Computational Materials Science 17, No. 2-4, 483-489 (2000). The Real-Time Specification for Java, G. Bollella (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY 10504) and J. Gosling, Computer 33, No. 6, 47+ (2000). Hypothesis Selection and Testing by the MDL Principle, J. Rissanen (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), Computer Journal 42, No. 4, 260-269 (1999). Distribution Issues in the Design and Implementation of a Virtual Market Place, Y. Hoffner (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Computer Networks 32, No. 6, 717-730 (2000). Dynamic Pricing for Software Agents, J. O. Kephart (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Computer Networks 32, No. 6, 731-752 (2000). Annotation-Based Web Content Transcoding, M. Hori (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) et al., Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 197-211 (2000). Continuous Querying in Database-Centric Web Applications, J. C. Shafer (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and R. Agrawal, Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 519-531 (2000). Avon Calling: AXL for Voice-Enabled Web Navigation, S. Rollins (University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106) and N. Sundaresan, Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 533-551 (2000). Latency-Sensitive Hashing for Collaborative Web Caching, K. L. Wu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and P. S. Yu, Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 633+ (2000). Mining the Web for Relations, N. Sundaresan (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and J. H. Yi, Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 699-711 (2000). Millau: An Encoding Format for Efficient Representation and Exchange of XML over the Web, M. Girardot (Institute Eurecom, Sophia Antipolis, France) and N. Sundaresan, Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 747-765 (2000). An Entropy Approach to Unintrusive Targeted Advertising on the Web, J. A. Tomlin (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), Computer Networks 33, No. 1-6, 767+ (2000). PnNi Augmented Routing (Par) and Proxy-Par, R. Haas (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Computer Networks 34, No. 3, 399-418 (2000). Statistical Language Modeling with a Class-Based N-Multigram Model, S. Deligne (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and Y. Sagisaka, Computer Speech and Language 14, No. 3, 261-279 (2000). Simulating the Immune System, S. H. Kleinstein (Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544) and P. E. Seiden, Computer Systems Science and Engineering 2, No. 4, 69-77 (2000). A Dynamic Parity Grouping for Efficient Parity Buffering for RAID-5 Disk Arrays, P. S. Yu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Computer Systems Science and Engineering 15, No. 3, 155-163 (2000). Satisfying Coplanarity Constraints on Points Sets in Three Dimensions with Finite Precision Arithmetic, M. Mukherjee (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., Computer-Aided Design 32, No. 11, 663-679 (2000). Evaluation of Memory Latency in Cluster-Based Cache-Coherent Multiprocessor Systems with Different Interconnection Topologies, I. Mahgoub (Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431) et al., Computers & Electrical Engineering 26, No. 3-4, 207-220 (2000). Multiparty Biometric-Based Authentication, M. Peyravian (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) et al., Computers & Security 19, No. 4, 369-374 (2000). A Biometric Standard for Information Management and Security, S. M. Matyas (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) and J. Stapleton, Computers & Security 19, No. 5, 428-441 (2000). Methods for Protecting Password Transmission, M. Peyravian (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) and N. Zunic, Computers & Security 19, No. 5, 466-469 (2000). D The Metaknowledge-Based Intelligent Routing System (MIRS), R. Giladi (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel) et al., Data & Knowledge Engineering 34, No. 2, 189-217 (2000). Integrating Association Rule Mining with Relational Database Systems: Alternatives and Implications, S. Sarawagi (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 4, No. 2-3, 89-125 (2000). Constraint-Based Rule Mining in Large, Dense Databases, R. J. Bayardo (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 4, No. 2-3, 217-240 (2000). Interlanguage Communication Synthesis for Heterogeneous Specifications, F. Hessel (Tima Laboratories, 46 Avenue Felix Viallet, F-38031 Grenoble, France) et al., Design Automation for Embedded Systems 5, No. 3-4, 223-236 (2000). Diamond-Like Carbon Prepared by High-Density Plasma, J. C. Sanchez-Lopez (Ecole Central Lyon, UMR 5513, F-69131 Ecully, France) et al., Diamond and Related Materials 9, No. 3-6, 638-642 (2000). Euler Circuits and DNA Sequencing by Hybridization, R. Arratia (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089) et al., Discrete Applied Mathematics 104, No. 1-3, 63-96 (2000). Partitioning Single-Molecule Maps into Multiple Populations: Algorithms and Probabilistic Analysis, L. Parida (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and B. Mishra, Discrete Applied Mathematics 104, No. 1-3, 203-227 (2000). Workfile Disk Management for Concurrent Mergesorts in a Multiprocessor Database System, K. L. Wu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Distributed and Parallel Databases 8, No. 3, 279-296 (2000). A Note on Knowledge-Based Programs and Specifications, J. Y. Halpern (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853), Distributed Computing 13, No. 3, 145-153 (2000). Publish, Subscribe, and the JMS API, P. Rousselle (Tivoli Systems, Austin, TX) and D. Greff, Dr. Dobb's Journal 25, No. 7, 44+ (2000). Reliability and Embedded Networks, H. T. Richter (IBM Germany, Schonaicherstrasse 220, D-71032 Boblingen, Germany), Dr. Dobb's Journal 25, No. 8, 86+ (2000). Forensic Computer Analysis: An Introduction, D. Farmer (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY 10504) and W. Venema, Dr. Dobb's Journal 25, No. 9, 70+ (2000). E Threshold-Type Call Admission Control in Wireless/Mobile Multimedia Networks Using Prioritized Adaptive Framework, T. Kwon (Seoul National University, Seoul 151742, South Korea) et al., Electronics Letters 36, No. 9, 852-854 (2000). Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Off-Center Cracks in Cylindrical Structures, R. Firmature (IBM Corporation, 6300 Diagonal Highway, Boulder, CO 80301) and S. Rahman, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 66, No. 1, 15-39 (2000). Developing Design Rules to Avert Cracking and Debonding in Integrated Circuit Structures, X. H. Liu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Engineering Fracture Mechanics 66, No. 4, 387-402 (2000). Stably Ergodic Approximation: Two Examples, M. Shub (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and A. Wilkinson, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems 20, 875-893 (2000). Effective Potentials for 6-Coordinated Boron: Structural Geometry Approach, W. J. Zhu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and C. L. Henley, Europhysics Letters 51, No. 2, 133-139 (2000). F Two Possible Conducting States of the Influenza-A Virus M2 Ion Channel, Q. F. Zhong (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104) et al., Febs Letters 473, No. 2, 195-198 (2000). ANTS: Agents on Networks, Trees, and Subgraphs, I. A. Wagner (IBM Israel, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel) et al., Future Generation Computer Systems 16, No. 8, 915-926 (2000). I Ocular Galaxies: NGC-2535 and Its Starburst Companion NGC-2536, E. Brinks (University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) et al., IAU Symposia, No. 186, 281 (1999). IBM SanFrancisco: Moving into the Marketplace, V. M. Johnson (IBM Corporation, 3605 Highway 52 North, Rochester, MN 55901) and D. K. Austreng, IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 244-247 (2000). Business Component Prototyper for SanFrancisco: An Experiment in Architecture for Application Development Tools, H. van Emde Boas-Lubsen (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY 10504), IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 248-266 (2000). Using JavaBeans Components as Accessors to Enterprise JavaBeans Components, A. Tost (IBM Corporation, 3605 Highway 52 North, Rochester, MN 55901) and V. M. Johnson, IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 293-300 (2000). Technical Note-Business Function Specification of Commercial Applications, D. Bevington (IBM United Kingdom, Ltd., Hursley Park, Winchester SO21 2JN, Hants, England), IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 315-335 (2000). Technical Note-A Three-Dimensional Framework for Information Technology Solutions, D. D. Ricke (IBM Corporation, 101 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301), IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 336-359 (2000). An Enterprise Directory Solution with DB2, S. S. B. Shi (IBM Corporation, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758) et al., IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 360-383 (2000). Emulator Express: A System for Optimizing Emulator Performance for Wireless Networks, B. C. Housel (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) and I. Shields, IBM Systems Journal 39, No. 2, 384-402 (2000). Fault Tolerance and Configurability in DSM Coherence Protocols, B. D. Fleisch (University of California, Riverside, CA 92521) et al., IEEE Concurrency 8, No. 2, 10-21 (2000). Enhancing the Fault Tolerance of Workflow Management Systems, G. Alonso (ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Concurrency 8, No. 3, 74-81 (2000). Measuring Jitter and Phase Error in Microprocessor Phase-Locked Loops, K. A. Jenkins (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and J. P. Eckhardt, IEEE Design & Test of Computers 17, No. 2, 86-93 (2000). An Analytical Solution to a Double-Gate MOSFET with Undoped Body, T. Yuan (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), IEEE Electron Device Letters 21, No. 5, 245-247 (2000). Interrelationship of Voltage and Temperature Dependence of Oxide Breakdown for Ultrathin Oxides, E. Y. Wu (IBM Corporation, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., IEEE Electron Device Letters 21, No. 7, 362-364 (2000). Can Macroscopic Oxide Thickness Uniformity Improve Oxide Reliability?, E. Y. Wu (IBM Corporation, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., IEEE Electron Device Letters 21, No. 8, 402-404 (2000). A 7F[sup]2[/sup] Cell and Bitline Architecture Featuring Tilted Array Devices and Penalty-Free Virtual BL Twists for 4-Gb DRAMs, H. Hoenigschmid (Infineon Technology, D-81541 Munich, Germany) et al., IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 35, No. 5, 713-718 (2000). A 2-GHz Clocked AlGaAs/GaAs HBT Byte-Slice Datapath Chip, S. R. Carlough (IBM Corporation, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601) et al., IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 35, No. 6, 885-894 (2000). A 14-Bit Current Mode [sigma]-[delta] DAC Based upon Rotated Data Weighted Averaging, R. E. Radke (LSI Logic, Fort Collins, CO 80525) et al., IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 35, No. 8, 1074-1084 (2000). A Low-Noise Fast-Lock Phase-Locked Loop with Adaptive Bandwidth Control, J. Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305701, South Korea) and B. Kim, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 35, No. 8, 1137-1145 (2000). Characterization of Thin-Film Low-Dielectric Constant Materials in the Microwave Range Using On-Wafer Parallel-Plate Transmission Lines, G. Song (University of California, Davis, CA 95616) et al., IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters 10, No. 5, 183-185 (2000). Adaptive Gain Equalizer in High-Index-Contrast SiON Technology, B. J. Offrein (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 12, No. 5, 504-506 (2000). Apodized Surface-Corrugated Gratings with Varying Duty Cycles, D. Wiesmann (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Gloriastrasse 35, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 12, No. 6, 639-641 (2000). The Role of Process in a Software Start-Up, S. M. Sutton (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), IEEE Software 17, No. 4, 33+ (2000). Performance Comparison of Small Form-Factor Fiber-Optic Connectors, J. M. Trewhella (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging 23, No. 2, 188-196 (2000). MCM-D/C Packaging Solution for IBM's Latest S/390 Servers, E. D. Perfecto (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging 23, No. 3, 515-520 (2000). Using Fluid Models to Prove Stability of Adversarial Queuing Networks, D. Gamarnik (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 45, No. 4, 741-746 (2000). A Fast Algorithm for DCT-Domain Inverse Motion Compensation Based on Shared Information in a Macroblock, J. H. Song (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and B. L. Yeo, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology 10, No. 5, 767-775 (2000). Effects of CW Interference on Phase-Locked Loop Performance, M. F. Karsi (IBM Corporation, 527 Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas, CA 92024) and W. C. Lindsey, IEEE Transactions on Communications 48, No. 5, 886-896 (2000). Timed State Space Exploration Using POSETs, W. Belluomini (IBM Corporation, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758) and C. J. Myers, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 19, No. 5, 501-520 (2000). Noise Considerations in Circuit Optimization, C. Visweswariah (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 19, No. 6, 679-690 (2000). An Efficient and Scalable Approach for Implementing Fault-Tolerant DSM Architectures, C. Morin (INRIA, IRISA, Rennes, France) et al., IEEE Transactions on Computers 49, No. 5, 414-430 (2000). Numerical Modeling of Energy-Balance Equations in Quantum Well Al[sub]x[/sub]Ga[sub]1-x[/sub]As/GaAs p-i-n Photodiodes, H. Z. Fardi (University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80217) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 47, No. 5, 915-921 (2000). Integrated GaAs Schottky Mixers by Spin-on Dielectric Wafer Bonding, S. M. Marazita (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 47, No. 6, 1152-1157 (2000). Fabrication and Analysis of Deep-Submicron Strained-Si nMOSFETs, K. K. Rim (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 47, No. 7, 1406-1415 (2000). Hot-Electron and Hot-Hole Degradation of UHV/CVD SiGe HBTs, U. Gogineni (IBM Corporation, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 47, No. 7, 1440-1448 (2000). High-Performance 0.1-[muon]m Gate-Length P-Type SiGe MODFETs and MOS-MODFETs, W. Lu (University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 47, No. 8, 1645-1652 (2000). Manufacturing Ultra-Fine Line PbGa Substrates in a PWB Factory, J. W. Wilson (IBM Corporation, Endicott, NY 13760) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing 23, No. 2, 132-136 (2000). Filterbank-Based Fingerprint Matching, A. K. Jain (Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824) et al., IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 9, No. 5, 846-859 (2000). Exact Distribution of Edge Preserving Map Estimators for Linear Signal Models with Gaussian Measurement Noise, J. A. Fessler (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109) et al., IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 9, No. 6, 1049-1055 (2000). Universal Coding of Nonstationary Sources, K. Visweswariah (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 46, No. 4, 1633-1637 (2000). Efficiently Supporting Temporal Granularities, C. E. Dyreson (University of Aalborg, Fr. Bajers Vej 7E, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark) et al., IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 12, No. 4, 568-587 (2000). Thermal Stability of NiMn Spin-Valve Heads, Y. B. Zhang (Applied Magnetics Corporation, Goleta, CA 93117) et al., IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 36, No. 3, 586-590 (2000). Signal Space Detection in Colored Noise, G. Stromberg (University of Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany) et al., IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 36, No. 3, 604-611 (2000). Quantitative Characterization and Analysis of the I/O Behavior of a Commercial Distributed Shared Memory Machine, R. R. Bordawekar (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems 11, No. 5, 509-526 (2000). Classification with Nonmetric Distances: Image Retrieval and Class Representation, D. W. Jacobs (NEC Research Institute, 4 Independence Way, Princeton, NJ 08540) et al., IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 22, No. 6, 583-600 (2000). Using Integer Programming to Refine Lagrangian-Based Unit Commitment Solutions, S. Takriti (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and J. R. Birge, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 15, No. 1, 151-156 (2000). Low Open Area End-Point Detection Using a PCA-Based T2-Statistic and Q-Statistic on Optical Emission Spectroscopy Measurements, D. A. 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Vavassori (University of Ferrara, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy) et al., Surface Science 454, 880-884 (2000). Hydrogen-Induced Domain Wall Structure on Si(113), F. J. M. Z. Heringdorf (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Surface Science 458, No. 1-3, 147-154 (2000). Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Based on Poly(9,9-bis(3,6-dioxaheptyl)-fluorene-2,7-diyl), J. I. Lee (ETRI, Taejon 305350, South Korea) et al., Synthetic Metals 111, 195-197 (2000). Charge Transport Processes in Organic Light-Emitting Devices, J. C. Scott (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Synthetic Metals 111, 289-293 (2000). Kelvin Probe Investigations of Metal Work Functions and Correlation to Device Performance of Organic Light-Emitting Devices, T. A. Beierlein (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Synthetic Metals 111, 295-297 (2000). The Organic Cathode Interface in Alq[sub]3[/sub]-Based Organic Light-Emitting Devices: New Insights from Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics, A. Curioni (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) and W. Andreoni, Synthetic Metals 111, 299-301 (2000). Influence of Space Charges on the Current Voltage Characteristic of Organic Light-Emitting Devices, H. Riel (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Synthetic Metals 111, 303-306 (2000). Electron Injection into an Alq[sub]3[/sub] Single Layer Organic Light-Emitting Device, S. Barth (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Synthetic Metals 111, 327-330 (2000). Influence of Alkoxy Substituents on the Exciton Binding Energy of Conjugated Polymers, L. Rossi (IBM Corporation, Saumerstrasse 4, 8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Synthetic Metals 111, 527-530 (2000). T Chlorine Partitioning in the Stratosphere Based on In-Situ Measurements, P. K. Patra (IBM Solutions Center, Block 1, Indian Institute of Technologies, Hauz-Khaf, New Delhi, 110016, India) et al., Tellus Series B 52, No. 3, 934-946 (2000). Generating Irregular Partitionable Data Structures, P. Panangaden (McGill University, 3480 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada) and C. Verbrugge, Theoretical Computer Science 238, No. 1-2, 31-80 (2000). A Formula for Incorporating Weights into Scoring Rules, R. Fagin (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and E. L. Wimmers, Theoretical Computer Science 239, No. 2, 309-338 (2000). Secure Distributed Storage and Retrieval, J. A. Garay (Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974) et al., Theoretical Computer Science 243, No. 1-2, 363-389 (2000). Functional Collapse of Designed Surface Texture for Stiction Prevention in Storage Disk Drives, K. Schouterden (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193) et al., Tribology Transactions 43, No. 3, 559-563 (2000). 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