Author: claimsbot

1. A method of forming a microelectronic assembly, comprising:
providing a first microelectronic element that comprises:
a substrate with first and second opposing surfaces,
a semiconductor device integrally formed on or in the first surface of the substrate, and
conductive pads at the first surface which are electrically coupled to the semiconductor device;

providing a second microelectronic element comprising:
a handler with first and second opposing surfaces, and a cavity formed into the first surface that extends toward but does not reach the second surface,
an IC chip disposed in the cavity and having a bottom surface with conductive pads facing away from the second surface;

forming conductive elements each extending from one of the conductive pads and through the substrate to the second surface, of the first microelectronic element;
forming conductive elements each extending between the first and second surfaces of the handler;
integrating the first and second microelectronic elements to each other such that the second surfaces face each other and such that each of the conductive elements of the first microelectronics element is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductive elements of the second microelectronics element;
forming electrical interconnects over the first surface of the handler with each electrically coupled to at least one of the conductive elements of the second microelectronics element; and
forming electrical interconnects over the bottom surface of the IC chip with each electrically coupled to at least one of the conductive pads of the IC chip.
2. The method of claim 1, the forming of each of the conductive elements of the first microelectronic element comprises:
forming a hole in the substrate with a sidewall extending from the second surface of the substrate to one of the conductive pads of the first microelectronic element;
forming a compliant dielectric material disposed along the sidewall; and
forming a conductive material disposed along the compliant dielectric material and extending between the second surface of the substrate and the one conductive pad of the first microelectronic element.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the compliant dielectric material includes a polymer.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein for each of the conductive elements of the first microelectronic element, the hole is tapered such that the hole has a smaller cross-sectional dimension at the one conductive pad than at the second surface of the substrate.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein for each of the conductive elements of the first microelectronic element, the sidewall extends in a direction between 5\xb0 and 35\xb0 relative to a direction that is perpendicular to the first and second surfaces of the substrate.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the forming of each of the conductive elements of the second microelectronic element comprises:
forming a hole in the handler with a sidewall extending between the first and second surfaces of the handler;
forming a compliant dielectric material disposed along the sidewall; and
forming a conductive material disposed along the compliant dielectric material and extending between the first and second surfaces of the handler.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the compliant dielectric material includes a polymer.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein for each of the conductive elements of the second microelectronic element, the hole is tapered such that the hole has a smaller cross-sectional dimension at the second surface than at the first surface of the handler.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein for each of the conductive elements of the second microelectronic element, the sidewall extends in a direction between 5\xb0 and 35\xb0 relative to a direction that is perpendicular to the first and second surfaces of the handler.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor device of the first microelectronic assembly is an image sensor and the IC chip of the second microelectronic assembly is a processor for processing signals from the image sensor.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the image sensor comprises an array of pixel sensors each including a photodetector for converting light energy to a voltage signal, and wherein the processor is configured to receive the voltage signals and to compute or interpolate color and brightness values for each of the voltage signals from the pixel sensors.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the integration comprises:
forming a plurality of BGA interconnects each electrically coupled between one of the conductive pads of the first microelectronic elements and one of the conductive pads of the second microelectronic elements.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A graded-index multimode fiber comprising:
a core containing fluorine; and
a cladding which is provided at an outer periphery of the core,
wherein
the graded-index multimode fiber has a refractive index profile which satisfies the following Formula (1):
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where n(r) is a refractive index of the optical fiber at a distance \u201cr\u201d from the center of the core, n1 is a refractive index at the center of the core, \u0394 is a relative refractive index difference of the center of the core with respect to the cladding, \u201ca\u201d is a core radius, and \u03b1 is a refractive index distribution order;
wherein \u0394 is not less than about 0.005 and not more than about 0.025, and a is not less than about 10 \u03bcm and not more than about 35 \u03bcm.
2. A graded-index multimode fiber comprising:
a core containing fluorine; and
a cladding which is provided at an outer periphery of the core,
wherein
the graded-index multimode fiber has a refractive index profile which satisfies the following Formula (1):
n
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=

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n
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where n(r) is a refractive index of the optical fiber at a distance \u201cr\u201d from the center of the core, n1 is a refractive index at the center of the core, \u0394 is a relative refractive index difference of the center of the core with respect to the cladding, \u201ca\u201d is a core radius, and \u03b1 is a refractive index distribution order;
wherein a transmission bandwidth at wavelengths between about 0.8 \u03bcm and 0.9 \u03bcm is greater than about 3 GHz\xb7km.
3. A graded-index multimode fiber comprising:
a core containing fluorine; and
a cladding which is provided at an outer periphery of the core,
wherein
the graded-index multimode fiber has a refractive index profile which satisfies the following Formula (1):
n
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r
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=

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n
1

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where n(r) is a refractive index of the optical fiber at a distance \u201cr\u201d from the center of the core, n1 is a refractive index at the center of the core, \u0394 is a relative refractive index difference of the center of the core with respect to the cladding, \u201ca\u201d is a core radius, and \u03b1 is a refractive index distribution order;
wherein a transmission bandwidth at a wavelength band of about 1.3 \u03bcm is greater than about 1.5 GHz\xb7km.
4. A graded-index multimode fiber comprising:
a core made of silica glass; and
a cladding which is provided at an outer periphery of the core,
wherein the graded-index multimode fiber has a refractive index profile which satisfies the following Formula (1):
n
\u2061

(
r
)
=

{
n
1

\u2061
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–

2
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1
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where n(r) is a refractive index of the optical fiber at a distance \u201cr\u201d from the center of the core, n1 is a refractive index at the center of the core, \u0394 is a relative refractive index difference of the center of the core with respect to the cladding, \u201ca\u201d is a core radius, and \u03b1 is a refractive index distribution order,
the core contains a first substance which generally monotonically decreases the optimum value of the refractive index distribution order \u03b1 in Formula (1) with an increase in wavelength and at least one second substance which generally monotonically increases the optimum value of the refractive index distribution order \u03b1 with an increase in wavelength, and
the refractive index distribution order is optimized using the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin method so that a transmission bandwidth at an operating wavelength region is maximized.
5. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 4, wherein the first substance is germanium and the at least one second substances is fluorine.
6. A method for fabricating a graded-index multimode fiber which comprises a core made of silica glass and a cladding which is provided at an outer periphery of the core, wherein the graded-index multimode fiber has a refractive index profile which satisfies the following Formula (1):
n
\u2061

(
r
)
=

{
n
1

\u2061
1
–

2
\u2062
\u0394
\u2061

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r
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\u03b1
1

2
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0
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r
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n
1

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1
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2
\u2062
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)
1

2
(

r
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a

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1
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where n(r) is a refractive index of the optical fiber at a distance \u201cr\u201d from the center of the core, n1 is a refractive index at the center of the core, \u0394 is a relative refractive index difference of the center of the core with respect to the cladding, \u201ca\u201d is a core radius, and \u03b1 is a refractive index distribution order, the method comprising:
doping the core with a first substance, which generally monotonically decreases the optimum value of the refractive index distribution order \u03b1 in Formula (1) with an increase in wavelength, and with at least one second substance, which generally monotonically increases the optimum value of the refractive index distribution order \u03b1 with an increase in wavelength,
wherein the optimum value of the refractive index distribution order \u03b1 is optimized using the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin method so that a transmission bandwidth at an operating wavelength region is maximized.
7. A graded-index multimode fiber comprising:
a core made of silica glass; and
a cladding which is provided at an outer periphery of the core,
wherein the core contains phosphorus and fluorine.
8. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 7, wherein the graded-index multimode fiber has a refractive index profile which satisfies the following Formula (1):
n
\u2061

(
r
)
=

{
n
1

\u2061
1
–

2
\u2062
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\u03b1
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2
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(

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1
)
where n(r) is a refractive index of the optical fiber at a distance \u201cr\u201d from the center of the core, n1 is a refractive index at the center of the core, \u0394 is a maximum relative refractive index difference of a core with respect to the cladding, \u201ca\u201d is a core radius, and \u03b1 is a refractive index distribution order.
9. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 7, wherein the maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394 of the core with respect to the cladding is expressed by the following Formula (2):
\u0394=\u0394P+\u0394F\u2003\u2003(2)

where \u0394P is a relative refractive index difference of phosphorus with respect to the cladding, and \u0394F is a relative refractive index difference of fluorine with respect to the cladding.
10. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 7, wherein
the maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394 is not less than about 0.005 and not more than about 0.025,
the relative refractive index difference of phosphorus with respect to the cladding \u0394P is not less than about 0 and not more than the maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394, and
the relative refractive index difference of fluorine \u0394F is not less than about 0 and not more than the maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394.
11. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 7, wherein
the maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394 is not less than about 0.005 and not more than about 0.025, and
the core radius a is not less than about 10 \u03bcm and not more than about 35 \u03bcm.
12. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 7, wherein
the maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394 is about 0.009 or greater,
a numerical aperture is about 0.185 or greater, and
a transmission bandwidth is greater than about 2 GHz\xb7km at wavelengths between about 0.8 \u03bcm and 1.4 \u03bcm.
13. The graded-index multimode fiber according to claim 7, wherein
a maximum relative refractive index difference \u0394 is about 0.019 or greater,
a numerical aperture is about 0.26 or greater, and
a transmission bandwidth is greater than about 1.5 GHz\xb7km at wavelengths between about 0.8 \u03bcm and 1.4 \u03bcm.

1. A wireless charging set comprising:
a source unit that is flexible and that comprises at least one source resonator configured to transmit power wirelessly; and
a device that comprises at least one target resonator matched with the wireless power transmitted which is configured to receive the wireless power from the source unit, and to charge a power source using the wireless power received by the at least one target resonator.
2. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein the source unit is disposed in a bar in a pillar shape, and the device is located around the bar.
3. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein the source unit is disposed in a charging platform of the device.
4. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein the source unit is disposed in a bar in a pillar shape and a charging platform of the device.
5. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein, when a plurality of devices are to be charged, the plurality of devices are simultaneously charged by the source unit.
6. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a plurality of target resonators, and the plurality of target resonators are disposed perpendicular to each other.
7. The wireless charging set of claim 1, the device comprises a plurality of target resonators, and the plurality of target resonators simultaneously receive the wireless power.
8. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein the at least one source resonator is a thin film resonator.
9. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein the at least one target resonator is wrapped with a film for waterproofing and shielding.
10. The wireless charging set of claim 1, wherein:
the device is three dimensional (3D) eyewear; and
the 3D eyewear includes a first target resonator disposed in a temple of the eyewear, and a second target resonator disposed in a bridge or a frame of the eyewear.
11. A source unit for wirelessly transmitting power to at least one device, the source unit comprising:
an exterior surface;
one or more source resonators that are flexible, that are disposed on the exterior surface, and that are configured to transmit power wirelessly to the at least one device.
12. The source unit of claim 11, wherein the exterior surface comprises a cylindrical shape, and the one or more source resonators are flexibly wrapped around the cylindrical shaped exterior surface.
13. The source unit of claim 11, wherein the exterior surface comprises a platform and a cylindrical shaped bar protruding from the platform, and each of the platform and the cylindrically shaped bar comprises one or more source resonators for wirelessly transmitting power to the at least one device.
14. The source unit of claim 11, wherein the one or more source resonators comprise a plurality of source resonators that are disposed in parallel to each other on the exterior surface.
15. The source unit of claim 11, wherein the one or more source resonators are configured to transmit power wirelessly in an omni-directional fashion.
16. The source unit of claim 11, wherein the one or more source resonators are configured to simultaneously transmit power wirelessly to a plurality of devices.
17. A device for receiving power wirelessly from a source unit that comprises one or more flexible source resonators attached to an exterior surface of the source unit, the device comprising:
a target resonator configured to receive power wirelessly from the one or more flexible source resonators of the source unit; and
a target unit configured to transfer the received power to drive the operation of the device.
18. The device of claim 17, further comprising a matching control configured to set an impedance matching frequency of the target resonator to perform impedance matching with the one or more flexible source resonators and the target resonator.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for health care monitoring, comprising:
defining a plurality of functions associated with a health care monitoring process;
distributing the plurality of functions associated with the health care monitoring process among a plurality of health care devices; and
communicating among the plurality of health care devices using a network connecting the plurality of health care devices to monitor a patient.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributing the plurality of functions among the plurality of health care devices comprises:
including one or more monitoring modules implementing respective ones of the plurality of defined functions in each of the plurality of health care devices.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
defining a plurality of different topics of data that can be published by each of the respective monitoring modules, wherein the different topics are defined according to a data distribution service protocol.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of health care devices cooperatively work together to accomplish all of the plurality of functions associated with the health care monitoring process.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is a wireless network between at least two of the plurality of health care devices.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the network defines a data bus to which each of the plurality of health care devices may publish certain types data and from which each of the plurality of health care devices may subscribe to certain types of data.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein each health care device that subscribes to a certain type of data is agnostic as to which other health care device published that certain type of data.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of health care devices is interoperable with a plurality of types of different health care devices.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of health care devices includes first and second health care devices, the first and second health care devices each include a first monitoring function, further comprising:
utilizing the first health care device to implement the first function during a first time period; and
switching to utilize the second health care device to implement the first function during a second time period upon an occurrence of a pre-defined event.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second health care device is not utilized during the first time period to implement the first function and the first health care device is not utilized during the second time period to implement the first function.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the pre-defined event relates to loss of power for the first health care device.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of health care devices further includes a third health care device including a second monitoring function, and wherein the third health care device is utilized to implement the second monitoring function during both the first and second time periods.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the switching to utilize the second health care device happens automatically upon the occurrence of the pre-defined event.
14. A health care device, comprising:
a monitoring module configured to perform one of a plurality of defined functions associated with a health care monitoring process; and
a core domain module,
wherein the health care device is configured to communicate with other health care devices over a network, the other health care devices including modules configured to perform others of the plurality of defined functions associated with the health care monitoring process.
15. The device of claim 14, wherein the monitoring module is a data source domain module configured to transmit measurements from a transducer to the communications module for publication on the network.
16. The device of claim 15, wherein the health care device further comprises:
a communications interface configured to communicate with the other health care devices over the network.
17. The device of claim 14, wherein the monitoring module is a user interface module configured to display information received over the network via the communications module.
18. A method for health care monitoring, comprising:
incorporating at least one function of a plurality of defined functions associated with a health care monitoring process into at least one health care device of a plurality of health care devices; and
utilizing the at least one health care device to perform a subset of the plurality of defined functions associated with the health care monitoring process.
19. A distributed health care monitoring system, comprising:
a plurality of health care devices, each of the plurality of health care devices including two or more of a plurality of monitoring modules, each of the plurality of monitoring modules configured to implement a respective function associated with a health care monitoring process; and
a network connecting the plurality of health care devices.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the network defines a data bus to which each of the plurality of monitoring modules may publish certain types data and from which each of the plurality of monitoring modules may subscribe to certain types data.
21. The system of claim 20, further comprising:
a server coupled with the network and configured to store information published to the data bus by the health care devices.
22. The system of claim 20, wherein one of the plurality of health care devices comprises a sensor device, the sensor device includes a data source domain module and a transducer, and the data source domain module is configured to publish measurements from the transducer onto the data bus.
23. The system of claim 22, wherein one of the plurality of health care devices comprises a display device, the display device includes a user interface domain module and a display, and the user interface domain module is configured to subscribe to the measurements from the data source domain module of the sensor device and further configured to display the measurements on the display.
24. The system of claim 19, wherein none of the plurality of health care devices includes all of the plurality of monitoring modules.
25. The system of claim 19, wherein the plurality of monitoring modules comprises a core domain module, a remote device management domain module, a data source domain module, a parameter domain module, an alarm domain module, a trend domain module, a user interface domain module, a hardware interfaces domain module, and an algorithm module.