scholarly journals Volatile memory-centric investigation of SMS-hijacked phones: a Pushbullet case study

Author(s):  
Mark Vella ◽  
Vishwas Rudramurthy
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Author(s):  
D. Boyne ◽  
J. Goertz ◽  
D. Parsons

Abstract Failure analysis of non-volatile memory arrays can be complicated by the history of bits elsewhere in the array. This generally is in contrast to volatile memories, in which the state of all bits can quickly be reset by over-writing the bits, or by simply removing power from the array. On one of our products, EEPROM bits failed to program if certain patterns of bits were programmed elsewhere in the EEPROM array. During programming, high voltages (>18 volts) are present within the EEPROM array. Such voltage levels caused a narrow field oxide region to break down, thereby pulling down the programming voltage and preventing the successful programming of EEPROM transistors. What complicated the analysis, however, was that the breakdown only occurs if a checkerboard pattern is being programmed in one part of the array, while specific other EEPROM bits had previously been programmed elsewhere in the array. Until the failure mechanism was well understood, electrical screens were difficult to implement, because they typically do not account for complicated interactions between bits. This is especially true for nonvolatile memories, for which test time costs often prohibit the use of complicated test patterns with improved test coverage. This paper reviews the failure analysis, and proceeds to highlight the importance of knowing the contents of nonvolatile arrays prior to performing either failure analysis or automated testing on such an array. The case study therefore applies to both test and failure analysis engineers.



2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.



2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lifshitz ◽  
T. M. Luhrmann

Abstract Culture shapes our basic sensory experience of the world. This is particularly striking in the study of religion and psychosis, where we and others have shown that cultural context determines both the structure and content of hallucination-like events. The cultural shaping of hallucinations may provide a rich case-study for linking cultural learning with emerging prediction-based models of perception.



2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Povinelli ◽  
Gabrielle C. Glorioso ◽  
Shannon L. Kuznar ◽  
Mateja Pavlic

Abstract Hoerl and McCormack demonstrate that although animals possess a sophisticated temporal updating system, there is no evidence that they also possess a temporal reasoning system. This important case study is directly related to the broader claim that although animals are manifestly capable of first-order (perceptually-based) relational reasoning, they lack the capacity for higher-order, role-based relational reasoning. We argue this distinction applies to all domains of cognition.



2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Van Bergen ◽  
John Sutton

Abstract Sociocultural developmental psychology can drive new directions in gadgetry science. We use autobiographical memory, a compound capacity incorporating episodic memory, as a case study. Autobiographical memory emerges late in development, supported by interactions with parents. Intervention research highlights the causal influence of these interactions, whereas cross-cultural research demonstrates culturally determined diversity. Different patterns of inheritance are discussed.



Author(s):  
D. L. Callahan

Modern polishing, precision machining and microindentation techniques allow the processing and mechanical characterization of ceramics at nanometric scales and within entirely plastic deformation regimes. The mechanical response of most ceramics to such highly constrained contact is not predictable from macroscopic properties and the microstructural deformation patterns have proven difficult to characterize by the application of any individual technique. In this study, TEM techniques of contrast analysis and CBED are combined with stereographic analysis to construct a three-dimensional microstructure deformation map of the surface of a perfectly plastic microindentation on macroscopically brittle aluminum nitride.The bright field image in Figure 1 shows a lg Vickers microindentation contained within a single AlN grain far from any boundaries. High densities of dislocations are evident, particularly near facet edges but are not individually resolvable. The prominent bend contours also indicate the severity of plastic deformation. Figure 2 is a selected area diffraction pattern covering the entire indentation area.



1982 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 314-322
Author(s):  
GI Roth ◽  
RB Bridges ◽  
AT Brown ◽  
R Calmes ◽  
TT Lillich ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-350
Author(s):  
W TenPas


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