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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7099949 | Interprocess communication protocol system The interprocess communication protocol system provides a generic communication system for communication between specified processes in a complex digital system. In accordance with the interprocess communication protocol, a group of pre-defined communication signals... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6598204 | System and method of turbo decoding Methods and architectures for turbo decoding are presented. The methods are such that low energy consumption is obtained with reduced memory requirements. Moreover the methods show improved performance with respect to latency.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578129 | Optimized virtual memory management for dynamic data types The present invention proposes effective solutions for the design of Virtual Memory Management for applications with dynamic data types in an embedded (HW or SW) processor context. A structured search space for VMM mechanisms with orthogonal decision tree... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6552414 | Semiconductor device with selectively diffused regions The present invention describes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor substrate (2) in the shape of a slice, the method comprising the steps of: step 1) selectively applying a pattern of a solids-based dopant source ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6532265 | Method and system for video compression A method of determining the motion vector of a block of a video frame with respect to a reference video frame. The video frame and reference video frame comprising pixels, wherein each pixel has a pixel value. The method comprises first determining a plur... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6472294 | Semiconductor processing method for processing discrete pieces of substrate to form electronic devices A semiconductor processing system for the production of semiconductor electronic devices is described, which includes a sequence of semiconductor processing steps carried out on a plurality of semiconductor processing machines, whereby the processing is c... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6091248 | Method for measuring the electrical potential in a semiconductor element Measuring an electrical potential in a semiconductor element by applying one or more voltages over the semiconductor element, placing at least one conductor in contact with the semi-conductor element using a scanning proximity microscope while injecting a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5995912 | Database and method for measurement correction for cross-sectional carrier profiling techniques A database method and method of using the database for determining the carrier concentration profile of a semiconductor, wherein the database includes a first set of first data, the first data being a correction factor; and a second set of second data, ea... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5914504 | DRAM applications using vertical MISFET devices The present invention relates to RAM circuits comprising memory cells and logic circuitry wherein each of the memory cells comprise at least one Vertical MISFET device comprising a stack of several layers a source layer, a channel layer, a drain layer and... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5675295 | Microwave oscillator, an antenna therefor and methods of manufacture A millimeter or microwave oscillator device for a receiver or a transmitter is described. The oscillator device including a high frequency oscillating circuit including an active device 41; said active device 41 having a first and a second contact 56, 52,... | 10/07/1997 |
