The present invention relates, first, to methods for the modulation of acid sphingomyelinase -related processes, including apoptosis. The chip stack is hermetically sealed in an enclosure. It then extracts various types of statistical patterns, such as neighboring concepts, from the textual data, and infers which concepts the unrecognized terms belong to. An impedance transfer function of the pass switch circuit is determined at least in part by an impedance of the impedance circuit and the impedance is sized to minimize attenuation of the electronic signal due to the impedance transfer function of the pass switch circuit. In one embodiment, the invention reduces the configuration time of several on-chip network features, and also ensures that these features are configured correctly to minimize errors in a design. In some embodiments, the identifier may be entered into the device using text auto-completion software.