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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7944703 | Flash memory device assembly using adhesive A flash memory device includes one or two panels that are attached solely by a thermal bond adhesive to either a frame or integrated circuits (e.g., flash memory devices) disposed on a PCBA. The frame is disposed around the PCBA and supports peripheral edges of the ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944702 | Press-push flash drive apparatus with metal tubular casing and snap-coupled plastic sleeve A press-push type computer peripheral “flash drive” device includes an elongated (e.g., metal) tubular casing containing a PCBA having a plug connector. A plastic housing assembly includes front and rear cap portions mounted over the open ends of the tubular cas... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944609 | 3-D optical microscope A 3-D optical microscope, a method of turning a conventional optical microscope into a 3-D optical microscope, and a method of creating a 3-D image on an optical microscope are described. The 3-D optical microscope includes a processor, at least one objective lens, ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944281 | Constant reference cell current generator for non-volatile memories A reference current generation circuit generates a first branch current that varies by a first percentage in response to variations in a first supply voltage and variations in transistor threshold voltage. The first branch current is mirrored to create a correspondi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940794 | Dynamic channel bandwidth management To provide an extra wide bandwidth communication using standard channels, multiple non-overlapping channels can be used. To provide a 40 MHz communication, two non-overlapping 20 MHz channels, i.e. a control channel and an extension channel, can be used to provide a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940128 | High speed PLL clock multiplier The present invention relates to a mixed mode electronic circuit that implements a PLL cell that employs an auto-range algorithm to lock to a wide range of input reference signals. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939862 | Stress-enhanced performance of a FinFet using surface/channel orientations and strained capping layers Different approaches for FinFET performance enhancement based on surface/channel direction and type of strained capping layer are provided. In one relatively simple and inexpensive approach providing a performance boost, a single surface/channel direction orientatio... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937677 | Design-for-test-aware hierarchical design planning Full-chip scan data can be advantageously used during design planning to minimize top-level scan wires and scan feedthroughs. The scan cells can be reordered using a modified cost function to promote connecting all scan cells in one plan group before crossing to a s... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936642 | High sensitivity GPS-assisted time source A method for determining portions of a GPS satellite signal may use non-coherent integration to determine a repeated pattern such as a preamble. Once the repeated pattern is determined, portions of the GPS satellite signal that may be determined with partial correla... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7928015 | Solar cell fabrication using extruded dopant-bearing materials Wafer-based solar cells are efficiently produced by extruding a dopant bearing material (dopant ink) onto one or more predetermined surface areas of a semiconductor wafer, and then thermally treating the wafer to cause diffusion of dopant from the dopant ink into th... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926004 | Displacing edge segments on a fabrication layout based on proximity effects model amplitudes for correcting proximity effects Techniques for forming a mask fabrication layout for a physical integrated circuit design layout include correcting the fabrication layout for proximity effects using a proximity effects model. A proximity effects model is executed to produce an initial output. The ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925532 | CAD tool incentives This invention pertains to the field of creating incentives for the completion of the design of integrated electronic circuits (chips). Modern chip design use sophisticated computer aided design software (CAD tools). Typically, CAD tools are sold or rented with pric... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924932 | Decoding system and method for digital communications A Viterbi decoding system interprets bits in received QAM constellations as many-valued parameters rather than binary valued parameters. It performs the Viterbi algorithm using these many-valued parameters to provide results superior to hard decision decoding. Rathe... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922471 | Extruded structure with equilibrium shape An extrusion head is disposed over a substrate, and material is extruded through an oblique (e.g., semi-circular or tapered) outlet orifice of the extrusion head to form an associated extruded structure having an equilibrium shape that resists settling after being d... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920424 | Scalable electrically eraseable and programmable memory (EEPROM) cell array A non-volatile memory (NVM) system includes a plurality of NVM cells fabricated in a dual-well structure. Each NVM cell includes an access transistor and an NVM transistor, wherein the access transistor has a drain region that is continuous with a source region of t... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919367 | Method to increase charge retention of non-volatile memory manufactured in a single-gate logic process A non-volatile memory cell with increased charge retention is fabricated on the same substrate as logic devices using a single-gate conventional logic process. A silicide-blocking dielectric structure is formed over a floating gate of the NVM cell, thereby preventin... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913200 | Nonlinear driver model for multi-driver systems A precharacterized cell library for EDA tools includes driver model data includes output current signals indexed by output voltages. The driver model can then generate a model output by interpolating the output current signals using the output voltage to generate an... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907080 | Radar detection for wireless communication devices A method and apparatus for detecting radar signals in single and multiple (extension) channel wireless network frequencies uses spectral and DC analysis. Spectral images produced through a Fast Fourier transform may be captured and analyzed to determine if any radar... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7906722 | Concentrating solar collector with solid optical element A Cassegrain-type concentrating solar collector cell includes primary and secondary mirrors disposed on opposing convex and concave surfaces of a light-transparent (e.g., glass) optical element. Light enters an aperture surrounding the secondary mirror, and is refle... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903260 | Scatterometry metrology using inelastic scattering A system for characterizing material properties in miniature semiconductor structures performs a scatterometry analysis on inelastically scattered light. The system can include a narrowband probe beam generator and a detector. A single wavelength probe beam from the... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900105 | Dynamically reconfigurable shared scan-in test architecture A low overhead dynamically reconfigurable shared scan-in test architecture is provided. This test architecture advantageously allows for changing scan inputs during the scan operation on a per shift basis. The flexibility of reconfiguring the scan input to scan chai... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899472 | Positioning with wireless local area networks and WLAN-aided global positioning systems Accurate position capability can be quickly provided using a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). When associated with a WLAN, a wireless device can quickly determine its relative and/or coordinate position based on information provided by an access point in the WLAN... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898309 | Analog duty cycle correction loop for clocks Providing duty cycle correction can include determining whether a clock signal has a duty cycle greater than 50% based on averaging the clock signal and comparing that averaged clock signal to ½ VDD. When the duty cycle is greater than 50%, the clock signal can be ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890894 | Phase abstraction for formal verification A method for functional verification includes transforming an original multiphase circuit design into a phase-abstracted circuit design by identifying cyclical (repetitive) signals in the multiphase circuit design, determining a number of simulation phases for the m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890043 | Pressure-controlled steam oven for asymptotic temperature control of continuous feed media A non-atmospheric pressure vapor oven system that utilizes a controllable pressure zone to facilitate fast phase change heat transfer at any desired temperature to heat or cool flat substrates, and to level temperatures across different locations of the substrates. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881685 | Amplifier gain control The present invention discloses an automatic gain controller with an amplifier (10) having an amplifier output connected to a mixer (20) and a receiver signal strength indicator (100) connected to the amplifier output and to a first counter (... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880544 | Differential amplifier and applications thereof A differential amplifier includes a first pair of differential amplifiers and a second pair of differential amplifiers. These first and second pairs of differential amplifiers are connected between first power rails and are arranged to receive a differential input s... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849242 | PCI express-compatible controller and interface that provides PCI express functionality and flash memory operations to host device A PCI Express-compatible flash device can include one or more flash memory modules, a controller, and an ExpressCard interface. The controller can advantageously provide PCI Express functionality as well as flash memory operations, e.g. writing, reading, or erasing,... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848219 | Radar detection for wireless communication devices A method and apparatus for detecting radar signals in single and multiple (extension) channel wireless network frequencies uses spectral and DC analysis. Spectral images produced through a Fast Fourier transform may be captured and analyzed to determine if any radar... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879390 | Surface energy control methods for color filter printing Black matrix (BM) material is deposited on glass and patterned to form walls that define an array of wells. Various surface treatments and masking schemes are utilized to achieve surface energy control of the BM glass. The surface treatments include one or more of c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873837 | Data security for electronic data flash card An electronic data flash card includes a random number generator that generates a random number stored in the card and a host system each time the card is accessed by the host system. The random number is used by the host system to encrypt a logical branch address, ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872873 | Extended COB-USB with dual-personality contacts A dual-personality extended USB (EUSB) system supports both USB and EUSB memory cards using an extended 9-pin EUSB socket. Each EUSB memory card includes a PCBA having four standard USB metal contact pads disposed on an upper side of a PCB, and several extended purp... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872871 | Molding methods to manufacture single-chip chip-on-board USB device A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA in which all passive components and unpackaged IC chips are attached to a single side of a PCB opposite to the metal contacts. The IC chips include, for example, a USB controller chip and a flash memory... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870310 | Multiple counters to relieve flag restriction in a multi-queue first-in first-out memory system A method of operating a multi-queue device, including: (1) storing a plurality of read (write) count pointers, wherein each of the read (write) count pointers is associated with a corresponding queue of the multi-queue device, (2) providing a read (write) count poin... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869219 | Flash drive with spring-loaded retractable connector A pen-type computer peripheral device includes an elongated housing containing a PCBA having a plug connector. The PCBA is secured to a positioning member that is actuated by way of a press-push button that is exposed through a slot defined in a wall of the housing.... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869218 | Light-weight solid state drive with rivet sets A Solid State Drive (SSD) device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) defining rivet holes, and a support structure including parallel side frame rails defining rivet openings and support platforms for receiving and supporting the PCBA. Compression-mated... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867916 | Horizontal coffee-stain method using control structure to pattern self-organized line structures A modified coffee-stain method for producing self-organized line structures and other very fine features that involves disposing a solution puddle on a target substrate, and then controlling the peripheral boundary shape of the puddle using a control structure that ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865150 | Dual frequency band wireless LAN A dual band radio is constructed using a primary and secondary transceiver. The primary transceiver is a complete radio that is operational in a stand alone configuration. The secondary transceiver is a not a complete radio and is configured to re-use components suc... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859043 | Three-terminal single poly NMOS non-volatile memory cell A three terminal non-volatile memory (NVM) cell for a CMOS IC is formed by a standard CMOS process flow. The NVM cell includes two transistors that share a common floating gate. The floating gate includes a first portion disposed over the channel region of the first... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855335 | Beam integration for concentrating solar collector A concentrating solar collector that utilizes a solar collector optical system to concentrate solar light onto a PV cell (image plane), wherein the solar collector optical system includes an array of first optical elements that divide the solar light into separate b... | 12/21/2010 |
