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Volume 45, Number 2, 2001
Technology for xSeries Servers
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Recent publications by IBM authors

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oJournals are listed alphabetically by title; papers are listed sequentially for each journal.

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On the Effectiveness of GC in Java, R. Shaham (Tel Aviv University, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 36, No. 1, 12–17 (2001).

Implementing an On-the-Fly Garbage Collector for Java, T. Domani (IBM Israel, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 36, No. 1, 155–155 (2001).

Polyhedral Shapes of Cobalt Nanocrystals and Their Effect on Ordered Nanocrystal Assembly, Z. L. Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332) et al., Advanced Materials 12, No. 24, 1944+ (2000).

Hygroscopic Growth and Deposition of Inhaled Secondary Cigarette Smoke in Human Nasal Pathways, J. D. Schroeter (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 86 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711) et al., Aerosol Science and Technology 34, No. 1, 137–143 (2001).

Micromosaic Immunoassays, A. Bernard (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Analytical Chemistry 73, No. 1, 8–12 (2001).

Velocity Spectrometer for a Neutral Atomic Beam, K. Yasutake (Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada Oka, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan) et al., Applied Physics B 71, No. 6, 787–793 (2000).

Lifetime of Metastable Fluorine Atoms, M. Shimizu (IBM Japan, Ltd., 800 Ichimiyake, Shiga 5202392, Japan) et al., Applied Physics B 72, No. 2, 227–230 (2001).

Antiferromagnetically Coupled Magnetic Media Layers for Thermally Stable High-Density Recording, E. E. Fullerton (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 77, No. 23, 3806–3808 (2000).

Full-Band Simulation of Indirect Phonon-Assisted Tunneling in a Silicon Tunnel Diode with delta-Doped Contacts, C. Rivas (University of Texas, Richardson, TX 75083) et al., Applied Physics Letters 78, No. 6, 814–816 (2001).

Quantitative Metrology Study of Cu/SiO2 Interconnect Structures Using Fluorescence X-ray Microscopy, G. Y. Xu (University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637) et al., Applied Physics Letters 78, No. 6, 820–822 (2001).

Hubble Space Telescope Observation of Dust- and Star-Forming Regions in the Ocular Galaxy IC-2163 and Its Spiral Companion NGC-2207, D. M. Elmegreen (Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604) et al., Astronomical Journal 121, No. 1, 182–197 (2001).

Tracking of Multiple Maneuvering Targets in Clutter Using IMM/JPDA filtering and Fixed-Lag Smoothing, B. Chen (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) and J. Tugnait, Automatica 37, No. 2, 239–249 (2001).

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Gold and Platinum Microclusters and Their Anions: Comparison of Structural and Electronic Properties, W. Andreoni (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) and H. Gronbeck, Chemical Physics 262, 1–14 (2000).

Nanoporous Polyimides Derived from Highly Fluorinated Polyimide/Poly(Propylene Oxide) Copolymers, K. R. Carter (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Chemistry of Materials 13, No. 1, 213–221 (2001).

Directional Discretized Occluders for Accelerated Occlusion Culling, F. Bernardini (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Computer Graphics Forum 19, No. 3, C507–C516 (2000).

A Framework for Distributed Management with Mobile Components, M. Feridun (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) and J. Krause, Computer Networks 35, No. 1, 25–38 (2000).

A Statistical Approach to Predictive Detection, J. L. Hellerstein (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Computer Networks 35, No. 1, 77–95 (2001).

Visualizing Reference Patterns for Solving Memory Leaks in Java, W. Depauw (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and G. Sevitsky, Concurrency 12, No. 14, 1431–1454 (2000).

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Noise Reduction is Crucial to Mixed-Signal ASIC Design Success (Part II), J. Twomey (IBM Corporation, San Diego, CA 92024), Electronic Design 48, No. 25, 101+ (2000).

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Optimal Smoothing for Guaranteed Service, J. Y. LeBoudec (École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland) and O. Verscheure, IEEE ACM Transactions 8, No. 6, 689–696 (2000).

A Combined Input and Output Queued Packet-Switched System Based on Prizma Switch-on-a-Chip Technology, C. Minkenberg (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) and T. Engbersen, IEEE Communications Magazine 38, No. 12, 70–77 (2000).

Technologies and Building Blocks for Fast Packet Forwarding, W. Bux (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Communications Magazine 39, No. 1, 70–77 (2001).

AI at IBM Research, C. Apte (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Intelligent Systems & Their Applications 15, No. 6, 51–57 (2000).

Mobile Commerce for the Masses, S. Feldman (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY 10504), IEEE Internet Computing 4, No. 6, 74–75 (2000).

SiGeBiCMOS 3.3-V Clock and Data Recovery Circuits for 10 Gb/s Serial Transmission Systems, M. Meghelli (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 35, No. 12, 1992–1995 (2000).

Single-Chip 622 Mb/s SDH/SONET Framer, Digital Cross-Connect and Add/Drop Multiplexer Solution, P. H. Baechtold (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 36, No. 1, 74–80 (2001).

Power-Aware Microarchitecture: Design and Modeling Challenges for Next-Generation Microprocessors, D. M. Brooks (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Micro 20, No. 6, 26–44 (2000).

Weibull Breakdown Characteristics and Oxide Thickness Uniformity, E. Y. Wu (IBM Corporation, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 47, No. 12, 2301–2309 (2000).

A Fuzzy RISC Processor, V. Salapura (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems 8, No. 6, 781–790 (2000).

On the Selection of an Optimal Wavelet Basis for Texture Characterization, A. Mojsilovic (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 9, No. 12, 2043–2050 (2000).

Coding for Tolerance and Detection of Skew in Parallel Asynchronous Communications, M. Blaum (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and J. Bruck, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 46, No. 7, 2329–2335 (2000).

MDL Denoising, J. Rissanen (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 46, No. 7, 2537–2543 (2000).

Designing Process Replication and Activation: A Quantitative Approach, M. Litoiu (IBM Canada, Ltd., 1150 Eglinton Avenue East, North York, Ontario M3C 1H7, Canada) et al., IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 26, No. 12, 1168–1178 (2000).

Modeling and Analysis of a Dynamic Judgment Task Using a Lens Model Approach, A. M. Bisantz (State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260) et al., IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A 30, No. 6, 605–616 (2000).

Task Planning Under Uncertainty Using a Spreading Activation Network, S. Bagchi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A 30, No. 6, 639–650 (2000).

High-Speed Wide-Locking Range VCO with Frequency Calibration, T. Yasuda (IBM Japan, Ltd., Shiga 5202392, Japan), IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronic Communications and Computer Sciences 83A, No. 12, 2616–2622 (2000).

Access Control Model with Provisional Actions, M. Kudo (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) and S. Hada, IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences 84A, No. 1, 295–302 (2001).

An Unbiased Global Coin Flipping Protocol on Synchronous Distributed Systems, K. Yoda (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) et al., IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems 84D, No. 1, 40–47 (2001).

Structuring Metatheory on Inductive Definitions, D. Basin (University of Freiburg, Flughafen 17, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany) and S. Matthews, Information and Computation 162, No. 1–2, 80–95 (2000).

Uniform Generation of NP-Witnesses Using an NP-Oracle, M. Bellare (University of California, La Jolla, CA 92093) et al., Information and Computation 163, No. 2, 510–526 (2000).

Software Quality and Management: How the World's Most Powerful Software Makers Do It, D. D. Phan (University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405), Information Systems Management 18, No. 1, 56–67 (2001).

Organic-Inorganic Perovskites Containing Trivalent Metal Halide Layers: The Templating Influence of the Organic Cation Layer, D. B. Mitzi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Inorganic Chemistry 39, No. 26, 6107–6113 (2000).

On the Performance of ARQ Protocols in Infrared Networks, T. Ozugur (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332) et al., International Journal of Communication Systems 13, No. 7–8, 617–638 (2000).

Dynamically Spanning the Length Scales from the Quantum to the Continuum, F. F. Abraham (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), International Journal of Modern Physics C 11, No. 6, 1135–1148 (2000).

Automatic Parallelization of Recursive Procedures, M. Gupta (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., International Journal of Parallel Processing 28, No. 6, 537–562 (2000).

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Projection Reduction Exposure with Variable Axis Immersion Lenses (PREVAIL): A High-Throughput E-Beam Projection Approach for Next Generation Lithography, H. C. Pfeiffer (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533), Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1 38, No. 12B, 7022–7026 (1999).

Bend Transition in pi-Cell, H. Nakamura (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) and M. Noguchi, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1 39, No. 11, 6368–6375 (2000).

Small-Angle Neutron-Scattering Measurements of Nanoscale Lithographic Features, W. Wu (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899) et al., Journal of Applied Physics 88, No. 12, 7298–7303 (2000).

Long-Range Coulomb Interactions in Small Si Devices: Part I–Performance and Reliability, M. V. Fischetti (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and S. E. Laux, Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 2, 1205–1231 (2001).

Long-Range Coulomb Interactions in Small Si Devices: Part II–Effective Electron Mobility in Thin-Oxide Structures, M. V. Fischetti (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 2, 1232–1250 (2001).

Thermal Relaxation of the Free-Layer Anisotropy in Spin Valves, L. Baril (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193) et al., Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 2, 1320–1324 (2001).

Self-Propagating Exothermic Reactions Between Silicon and Transition Metals of Groups IVA–VIA Induced by Mechanical Alloying, B. K. Yen (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 2, 1477–1483 (2001).

Influence of Trapped and Interfacial Charges in Organic Multilayer Light-Emitting Devices, W. Brutting (University of Bayreuth, P.O. Box 101251, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany) et al., Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 3, 1704–1712 (2001).

Gate Tunneling Currents in Ultrathin Oxide Metal-Oxide-Silicon Transistors, J. Cai (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and C. T. Sah, Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 4, 2272–2285 (2001).

Texture Inheritance in Al(Cu) Interconnect Materials, C. E. Murray (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and K. P. Rodbell, Journal of Applied Physics 89, No. 4, 2337–2342 (2001).

Three-Dimensional Moments of Molecular Property Fields, B. D. Silverman (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences 40, No. 6, 1470–1476 (2000).

On a Problem of Zaks, A. J. Hoffman (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A 93, No. 2, 371–377 (2001).

High-Conductivity Copper-Boron Alloys Obtained by Low-Temperature Annealing, S. L. Zhang (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Journal of Electronic Materials 30, No. 1, L1–L3 (2001).

Plasticity Contributions to Interface Adhesion in Thin-Film Interconnect Structures, M. Lane (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Journal of Materials Research 15, No. 12, 2758–2769 (2000).

Off-Axis Electron Holography of Patterned Magnetic Nanostructures, R. E. Duninborkowski (Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom) et al., Journal of Microscopy–Oxford 200, 187–205 (2000).

End-Group Fidelity in Nitroxide-Mediated Living Free-Radical Polymerizations, M. Rodlert (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Journal of Polymer Science Part A 38, 4749–4763 (2000).

Low-Energy Electronic Collective Modes and Superconductivity in Layered Systems, A. Bill (Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland) et al., Journal of Superconductivity 13, No. 6, 907–909 (2000).

Templating and Structural Engineering in Organic–Inorganic Perovskites, D. B. Mitzi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Journal of the Chemical Society–Dalton Transactions, No. 1, 1–12 (2001).

 
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A New Stochastic Learning Algorithm for Neural Networks, M. Koda (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) and H. Okano, Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan 43, No. 4, 469–485 (2000).

An Asperity Contact Model for the Slider Air Bearing, W. D. Huang (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193) et al., Journal of Tribology 122, No. 2, 436–443 (2000).

Flyability Failures Due to Organic Siloxanes at the Head/Disk Interface, V. Raman (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193) et al., Journal of Tribology 122, No. 2, 444–449 (2000).

The Decomposition Mechanisms and Thermal Stability of ZDOL Lubricant on Hydrogenated Carbon Overcoats, C. Y. Chen (University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720) et al., Journal of Tribology 122, No. 2, 458–464 (2000).

Surface Etching Mechanism of Silicon Nitride in Fluorine and Nitric-Oxide Containing Plasmas, B. E. E. Kastenmeier (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 19, No. 1, 25–30 (2001).

Synchrotron X-ray-Diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies of Interfacial Reaction Paths and Kinetics During Annealing of Fully-002-Textured Al/TiN Bilayers, J. S. Chun (University of Illinois, 104 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 19, No. 1, 182–191 (2001).

Efficient Modeling of Thin-Film Deposition for Low Sticking Using a Three-Dimensional Microstructural Simulator, T. Smy (Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 19, No. 1, 251–261 (2001).

Influence of Underlying Interlevel Dielectric Films on Extrusion Formation in Aluminum Interconnects, F. Chen (IBM Corporation, 1000 River Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 2826–2834 (2000).

Electron Optical Image Correction Subsystem in Electron Beam Projection Lithography, S. Kojima (Nikon Inc., Shinagawa Ku, 1-6-3 Nishi Ohi, Tokyo 1408601, Japan) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3017–3022 (2000).

Application of the Generalized Curvilinear Variable Axis Lens to Electron Projection, W. Stickel (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) and G. O. Langner, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3029–3033 (2000).

Prevail Alpha System: Status and Design Considerations, S. D. Golladay (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3072–3078 (2000).

Prevail: Dynamic Correction of Aberrations, M. S. Gordon (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3079–3083 (2000).

Fabrication of Masks for Electron-Beam Projection Lithography, M. Lercel (IBM Corporation, 1000 River Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3210–3215 (2000).

Aqueous-Based Photoresist Drying Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Prevent Pattern Collapse, D. L. Goldfarb (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3313–3317 (2000).

Comparative Study of Self-Aligned and Nonself-Aligned SiGe P-Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Modulation-Doped Field-Effect Transistors with Nanometer Gate Lengths, W. Lu (University of Illinois, 1406 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801) et al., Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 18, No. 6, 3488–3492 (2000).

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Stress at the Solid-Liquid Interface of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Investigated with a Nanomechanical Sensor, J. Fritz (University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland) et al., Langmuir 16, No. 25, 9694–9696 (2000).

Holographic Storage Delivers High Data Density, G. Burr (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Laser Focus World 36, No. 12, 123+ (2000).

Simple Derivations for Two Jacobians of Basic Importance in Multivariate Statistics, D. A. Harville (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Linear Algebra and Its Applications 321, No. 1–3, 145–152 (2000).

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Concept Decompositions for Large Sparse Text Data Using Clustering, I. S. Dhillon (University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712) and D. S. Modha, Machine Learning 42, No. 1–2, 143–175 (2001).

Block Copolymers as Nanoscopic Templates, T. P. Russell (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003) et al., Macromolecular Symposia 159, 77–88 (2000).

Interactive Multiobjective Group Decision-Making with Interval Parameters, Z. Xanthopulos (IBM Corporation, Waltham, MA 02254) et al., Management Science 46, No. 12, 1585–1601 (2000).

On Simple Double Zeros and Badly Conditioned Zeros of Analytic Functions of N Variables, J. P. Dedieu (Université Paul Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse, Cedex 04, France) and M. Shub, Mathematics of Computation 70, No. 233, 319–327 (2001).

The Optimum Synthesis of an Elastic Torque-Compensating Cam Mechanism, C. J. Wu (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193) and J. Angeles, Mechanism and Machine Theory 36, No. 2, 245–259 (2001).

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Advances in Predictive Models for Data Mining, S. J. Hong (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and S. Weiss, Pattern Recognition Letters 22, 55–61 (2001).

Normal-State Resistivity of Underdoped YBa2Cu3O7–d Films and La2–xSrxCuO4 Ultra-Thin Films in Fields Up to 60 T, L. Trappeniers (Katholieke University Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium) et al., Physica C 341, 903–904 (2000).

Interaction Between Columnar Defects and Pancake Vortices in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8<y Studied by Josephson Plasma Resonance, T. Shibauchi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Physica C 341, 973–976 (2000).

Images of Interlayer Josephson Vortices in Single Layer Cuprates, K. A. Moler (Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305) et al., Physica C 341, 977–980 (2000).

Gigantic Surface Pinning Created by Columnar Defects, M. V. Indenbom (École Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau, France) et al., Physica C 341, 1251–1252 (2000).

Interlayer Phase Coherence in the Vortex Matter Phases of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8<y, T. Shibauchi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Physica C 341, 1315–1316 (2000).

C-Axis Tunneling in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8<delta in the Magnetic Field up to 60 T, N. Morozov (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545) et al., Physica C 341, 1511–1514 (2000).

D-Wave Pairing Symmetry in Cuprate Superconductors, C. C. Tsuei (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and J. R. Kirtley, Physica C 341, 1625–1628 (2000).

Realization of High-Tc DC pi-SQUIDs, R. R. Schulz (University of Augsburg, D-86135 Augsburg, Germany) et al., Physica C 341, 1651–1654 (2000).

Universal Quantum Computation with Two-Level Trapped Ions: Article Number 012306, A. M. Childs (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and I. L. Chuang, Physical Review A 63, No. 1, 2306+ (2001).

Exact and Asymptotic Measures of Multipartite Pure-State Entanglement: Article Number 012307, C. H. Bennett (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Physical Review A 63, No. 1, 2307+ (2001).

Spontaneous Magnetic Moments in YBa2Cu3O7–delta Thin-Films, F. Tafuri (Seconda University of Napoli, I-81031 Aversa, CE, Italy) and J. R. Kirtley, Physical Review B 62, No. 21, 3934–3937 (2000).

Incoherent Magnetization Reversal in 30-nm Ni Particles, C. A. Ross (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139) et al., Physical Review B 62, No. 21, 4252–4258 (2000).

Feasibility of Biepitaxial YBa2Cu3O7–x Josephson Junctions for Fundamental Studies and Potential Circuit Implementation, F. Tafuri (Seconda University of Napoli, I-81031, Aversa, CE, Italy) et al., Physical Review B 62, No. 21, 4431–4438 (2000).

Non-Fermi-Liquid Behavior in U and Ce Alloys: Criticality, Disorder, Dissipation, and Griffiths–McCoy Singularities, A. H. C. Neto (University of California, Riverside, CA 92521) and B. A. Jones, Physical Review B 62, No. 22, 4975–5011 (2000).

Surface Polymerization of Epitaxial SB Wires on Si(001), S. Rogge (Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, NL-2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands) et al., Physical Review B 62, No. 23, 5341–5344 (2000).

Implementation of the Projector Augmented-Wave LDA < U Method: Application to the Electronic Structure of NiO, O. Bengone (Institute of Physics and Chimistrie Material Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, F-67037 Strasbourg, France) et al., Physical Review B 62, No. 24, 6392–6401 (2000).

Magnetotransport Measurements on Freely Suspended Two-Dimensional Electron Gases, R. H. Blick (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125) et al., Physical Review B 62, No. 24, 7103–7107 (2000).

Negative Differential Resistance in Nanotube Devices, F. Leonard (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and J. Tersoff, Physical Review Letters 85, No. 22, 4767–4770 (2000).

Intertube Coupling in Ropes of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes, H. Stahl (Rhein Westfal Th Aachen, D-52056 Aachen, Germany) et al., Physical Review Letters 85, No. 24, 5186–5189 (2000).

Universal Distribution of Transparencies in Highly Conductive Nb/AlOx/Nb Junctions, Y. Naveh (IBM Corporation, Matam, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel) et al., Physical Review Letters 85, No. 25, 5404–5407 (2000).

Experimental Realization of an Order-Finding Algorithm with an NMR Quantum Computer, L. M. K. Vandersypen (Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305) et al., Physical Review Letters 85, No. 25, 5452–5455 (2000).

Temperature Effects on the Transport Properties of Molecules, M. Diventra (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061) et al., Physical Review Letters 86, No. 2, 288–291 (2001).

Comment on Particle Diffusion in a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Bacterial Bath, G. Gregoire (Service de Physique de l'État Condense, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France) et al., Physical Review Letters 86, No. 3, 556 (2001).

IBM Personal Systems Group: Applications and Results of Reliability and Quality Programs, S. M. Nassar (IBM Corporation, 3039 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 22709) and R. Barnett, Proceedings Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 35–43 (2000).

AFR: Problems of Definition, Calculation and Measurement in a Commercial Environment, J. G. Elerath (IBM Corporation, 5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193), Proceedings Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 71–76 (2000).

Panel Advisory Board: Tools for Reliability and Maintainability Practitioners, W. Kuo (Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843) et al., Proceedings Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 260–263 (2000).

Low-Power Multi-GHz and Multi-Gb/s SiGeBiCMOS Circuits, M. Soyuer (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Proceedings of the IEEE 88, No. 10, 1572–1582 (2000).

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Make Platform Innovation Drive Enterprise Growth, M. H. Meyer (Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115) and P. C. Mugge, Research–Technology Management 44, No. 1, 25–39 (2001).

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Ultrahigh-Density Nanowire Arrays Grown in Self-Assembled Diblock Copolymer Templates, T. P. Russell (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003) et al., Science 290, No. 5499, 2126–2129 (2000).

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pointer Alias Analyses, M. Hind (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and A. Pioli, Science of Computer Programming 39, No. 1, 31–55 (2001).

Vector Quantization of Excitation Gains in Speech Coding, K. Krishna (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India) et al., Signal Processing 81, No. 1, 203–209 (2001).

Practical Considerations for Designing a Firesafe Tool, A. R. Brown (Rushbrook Consultants, Ltd., Suite 4-7, Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 6TS, Lanark, Scotland) and F. W. Kern, SSA Journal–Journal of the Semiconductor Safety Association 14, No. 3, 9–16 (2000).

Analysis of the Design Space Available for High-K Gate Dielectrics in Nanoscale MOSFETs, D. J. Frank (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and H. S. P. Wong, Superlattices and Microstructures 28, No. 5–6, 485–491 (2000).

Modeling of Energy Distributions for Plasma Implantation, B. P. Linder (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and N. W. Cheung, Surface & Coatings Technology 136, No. 1–3, 132–137 (2001).

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Electron Tunneling and Noise Studies in Ferromagnetic Junctions, E. R. Nowak (University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716) et al., Thin Solid Films 377, 699–704 (2000).

Corrosion Performance of Ultrathin Carbon Nitride Overcoats Synthesized by Magnetron Sputtering, M. U. Guruz (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208) et al., Thin Solid Films 381, No. 1, 6–9 (2001).

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A Systematic Approach to Vaccine Complexity Using an Automation Model of the Cellular and Humoral Immune System I. Viral Characteristics and Polarized Responses, B. Kohler (University of Genoa, Largo Benzi 10, I-16132 Genoa, Italy) et al., Vaccine 19, No. 7–8, 862–876 (2000).