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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080169544 | Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes: mounting a semiconductor chip on a substrate; forming an upper connection terminal on a side of the substrate on which the semiconductor chip is mounted; forming a resin seal portion that seals the semiconductor c... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080169552 | Semiconductor device and programming method The present invention include a semiconductor device and a method therefor, the method includes disposing a sheet-shaped resin at a side opposite to the chip mounting portion mounting semiconductor chips to be mounted on the chip mounting portion, and forming a resin se... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080151207 | Magneto-optical photoresist A method for a magneto-optical photoresist. The method includes applying a magneto-optical photoresist to a surface, and patterning the magneto-optical photoresist by using a magnetic alignment. The magneto-optical photoresist is also patterned by using a photo exposure... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080155217 | Semiconductor device and method of controlling the same A semiconductor device includes: a memory cell array that includes non-volatile memory cells; a first memory region and a second memory region that are located in the memory cell array, the first memory region being protected during a protecting period, the second memor... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080155180 | Semiconductor device and method of controlling the same A semiconductor device includes: memory regions that include non-volatile memory cells; disabling information memory units that correspond to the memory regions, each of the disabling information memory units storing first program disabling information indicating whethe... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080149008 | Apparatus for improved security An apparatus, device and enclosure for securing objects. Embodiments provide an apparatus, device and enclosure for securing objects in workspace drawers, where the apparatus may be mounted in a portion of a drawer to secure some objects while maintaining convenient acc... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080142875 | Memory cells having split charge storage nodes and methods for fabricating memory cells having split charge storage nodes Memory cells having split charge storage nodes and methods for fabricating memory cells having split charge storage nodes are disclosed. A disclosed method includes forming a first trench and an adjacent second trench in a semiconductor substrate, the first trench and t... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080144700 | Systems and methods for determining device temperature Circuitry for measuring and/or monitoring device temperature may include a first node coupled to ground, and a second node and a first resistor coupled in series to ground and in parallel to the first node. A first current driven to the first node and a second current d... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080123235 | Short circuit protection with reduced offset voltage Described herein is technology for, among other things, short-circuit protection. The technology involves sensing a current that is based on an output current and generating a current sense signal in response. The technology further involves buffering the current sense ... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080123340 | Light device having LED illumination and electronic circuit board in an enclosure A light device having a light source, lenses adjacent to the light source, a housing for securing the light source and the lenses, and a light fixture for securing the housing. The light source includes high efficiency light emitting diodes (LEDs), driver circuitry, and... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080122364 | Light device having LED illumination and an electronic circuit board A light device having an electronic circuit board light emitting diode (LED) illumination. In one embodiment an LED is disposed on a single board which is operable with a power supply and equipped with a heat sink for dissipating heat. In one embodiment, the heat sink i... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080116975 | Class AB differential current conveyor input stage for a fully differential current feedback amplifier Disclosed herein is technology for, among other things, a current feedback fully differential amplifier. The amplifier includes an input stage operable to sense an input current at a first terminal and a second terminal. The input stage includes a first buffer having an... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080109664 | Apparatus for improved security and connectivity of secured items An apparatus for improving the security and connectivity of secured items. Embodiments provide an apparatus for securing items that comprises at least one interface for coupling the secured item to an external system, external device, external component, etc. The item m... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080098315 | Executing an operation associated with a region proximate a graphic element on a surface Executing an operation associated with a region proximate a graphic element on a surface. A user interaction with a region proximate a graphic element on a surface is detected, where the surface comprises a plurality of regions proximate the graphic element. Responsive ... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080069111 | Using QoS tunnels for TCP latency optimization A method of transmitting data from a source to a destination is described. A quality of service (QoS) tunnel is established between the source and the destination. Traffic from the source, and intended for the destination, will be sent via this tunnel. The traffic is ma... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080069069 | Method for establishing voice communications using a mobile handset A mobile handset transmits a radio frequency (RF) signal. The mobile handset determines when it is in close proximity to a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capable device. If the mobile handset is in close proximity to a VoIP capable device, then the RF signal to the... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080068231 | Methods and systems for efficiently storing and retrieving streaming data Various technologies for efficiently storing and retrieving streaming data are described. Bits of data (e.g., P bits of data) are received and separated into most significant bits (MSB) of data and least significant bits (LSB) of data. Further, the MSB of data and the L... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080068318 | Apparatus and method for performing response time compensation An apparatus and method for performing response time compensation. The apparatus described includes a first response time compensation (RTC) module for providing boosted gray level values when transitioning only from a previous gray level of zero to a first current gray... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080069284 | Numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) output clock phase smoothing A system and method for performing output clock phase smoothing. A phase smoothing circuit is described and includes a numerically-controlled oscillator (NCO) configured to produce a plurality of NCO clock pulses at a selectable frequency that is based on an input clock... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080061359 | Dual charge storage node with undercut gate oxide for deep sub-micron memory cell An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a memory cell. The memory cell includes a stack formed over a substrate. The stack includes a gate oxide layer and an overlying polycrystalline silicon layer. The stack further includes first and second undercut regi... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080062550 | Adjacent Track Interference (ATI) identification methodology A method for identifying adjacent track interference for a head is provided. The method comprises writing a first data track at a predetermined track position; writing a second data track two track positions away from the first data track; and validating the position of... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080062603 | Apparatus and method for overload protection of electronic circuitry An apparatus and method for overload protection circuit. The apparatus includes a current limiting circuit that is coupled to a first node. A switching element is coupled in series to the current limiting circuit and to a second node. A voltage measurement circuit is co... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080049921 | AUTOMATED TELEPHONE CONFERENCING METHOD AND SYSTEM A computer implemented method of conducting a teleconference is disclosed. The method includes selecting a group of potential conferees using a graphical user interface tool displayed on a display screen, automatically setting up the teleconference by accessing telephon... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080042970 | Associating a region on a surface with a sound or with another region A surface that includes a pattern of markings that define spatial coordinates on the surface is scanned. The pattern of markings is decoded to define a region on the surface. Additional information is associated with the region. For example, a sound may be associated wi... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080028873 | Dispersed spray extraction particulate measurement method A method for analyzing particulate contaminant on a part comprises: applying a pressurized liquid onto the part on which the particulate contaminant is to be analyzed, wherein applying the pressurized liquid provides a dispersed spray of pressurized liquid; collecting a... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080030915 | System and method for conditioning disk drives using a magnetic tunnel A magnetic disk conditioner is provided. The disk conditioner comprises a tunnel having a top inside surface and a bottom inside surface. A first array of magnets of alternating polarity is coupled to the top inside surface, the first array of magnets comprising a first... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080030240 | LOW SYSTEMATIC OFFSET, TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENT VOLTAGE BUFFERING A voltage buffer circuit is comprised of a differential input stage, a bias current generator, a first current mirror, and a second current mirror. The differential input stage has a non-inverting input coupled with an input voltage, and the input voltage is buffered to... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080028213 | Apparatus and system for improving computer system security An apparatus and system for improving computer system security. In one embodiment, an apparatus for improving security includes a housing with a surface for use with a cursor positioning device for a computer system. The apparatus also includes a first member for placin... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080024921 | Air bearing with low crown sensitivity through side channels An air bearing surface of a slider, which achieves low crown sensitivity is described. In one embodiment, the air bearing surface comprises a center channel and a plurality of side channels, wherein at least one side channel of the plurality of side channels is open to ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080024329 | Capacitive sensing using a repeated pattern of sensing elements A repeated pattern of sensing elements can be used to indicate an unambiguous position along an axis in a sensing region. For example, different-sized sensing elements can be arranged in a repeating pattern, and the relative measures of their respective output signals c... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080024924 | Air bearing with both low altitude and speed sensitivities An air bearing surface of a slider is described. In one embodiment, the air bearing surface comprises a center channel. The air bearing surface further comprises a plurality of side channels, wherein at least one side channel of the plurality of side channels is open to... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080022253 | Generating a convergent circuit design from a functional description using entities having access to the functional description and to physical design information A method of designing a circuit is described. In an embodiment, a physical design implementation for the circuit is created using a plurality of entities. These entities are named “genomes”. Each entity includes a portion of a functional description of the circuit t... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080015725 | On-line process specification adjusting and component disposing based on predictive model of component performance A disposition process involves a part proceeding through a sequence of fabrication steps. The process involves obtaining a specified parameter for the part at an individual fabrication step; measuring the specified parameter of the part at the individual fabrication ste... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080012068 | Process for forming a short channel trench MOSFET and device formed thereby A process for forming a short channel trench MOSFET. The process includes forming a first implant at the bottom of a trench that is formed in the body of the trench MOSFET and forming a second or angled implant that is tilted in its orientation and directed perpendicula... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080010811 | Method of manufacturing pre-sliders for read write heads by annealing to saturation Various embodiments of the present invention pertain to manufacturing pre-sliders by annealing to saturation. According to one embodiment, pre-sliders are lapped to prepare for air bearing surfaces for the pre-sliders. The pre-sliders are annealed to saturation to level... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080013206 | Reducing the obstruction of air flow through a bypass channel associated with a disk drive Embodiments of the present invention pertain to reducing the obstruction of air flow through a bypass channel associated with a disk drive. According to one embodiment, disk drive filtering system includes a selective filtering region, a pass-by filter, and a filter fre... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080015722 | Method for projecting build progression for a product in a manufacturing environment A computer implemented method is used for determining a product build schedule for sequential fabrication steps. The computer implemented method comprises: receiving a routing of the sequential fabrication steps; assigning a raw process time to a fabrication step in the... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080008142 | Voice communication device for providing voice over wireless local area network (VoWLAN) communication using a single microprocessor A voice communication device for providing voice over wireless local area network (VoWLAN) communication using a single microprocessor. A wireless transceiver is configured for receiving and transmitting voice traffic over a wireless connection. A microprocessor is conf... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080008161 | Voice communication device for providing cellular and voice over wireless local area network (VoWLAN) communication using a single microprocessor A voice communication device for providing cellular and voice over wireless local area network (VoWLAN) communication using a single microprocessor. A wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver is configured for receiving and transmitting voice traffic over a WLAN. ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080008387 | Method and apparatus for recognition of handwritten symbols A method and apparatus for recognition of handwritten symbols. A plurality of strokes is received at a common input region of an electronic device, wherein the plurality of strokes in combination defines a plurality of symbols. Sequential combinations of the plurality o... | 01/10/2008 |
