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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6027948 | Method to permit high temperature assembly processes for magnetically sensitive devices A method for performing an elevated temperature process on an integrated device whereby a magnetic field is used to maintain the alignment of magnetic domains in magnetically sensitive materials.... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6025616 | Power distribution system for semiconductor die A power distribution system for a semiconductor die includes bonding pads located adjacent to and connected to power busses with connections between the bonding pads providing a parallel path for current. Connections may be provided by stitch bonds, by co... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6005778 | Chip stacking and capacitor mounting arrangement including spacers Chip stacking and capacitor mounting arrangement including a planar spacer separating a first die and a second die. A conductive spacer provides for backside chip grounding in one application and provides for capacitor mounting in another application.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5998867 | Radiation enhanced chip encapsulant A shielding apparatus for an electronic component includes a first insulative encapsulant surrounding at least a portion of the component and a second encapsulant surrounding said first encapsulant and having conductive particles dispersed therein for abs... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5986492 | Delay element for integrated circuits A delay element including a stack of p-channel transistors connected in series and a stack of n-channel transistors connected in series with the source of the top p-channel transistor connected to a positive voltage and the source of the bottom n-channel ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5982198 | Free inverter circuit A logic circuit includes a potential coupled to a node and a first transistor coupled between a first input and the output with its gate coupled to the node. At least a second transistor is coupled between the node and ground with its gate coupled to a se... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982658 | MRAM design to reduce dissimilar nearest neighbor effects A magnetoresistive memory array which has a row of active sense lines with each sense line including magnetoresistive bits and word lines extending over the bits. Each active sense line ending in a termination bit having a configuration selected to cause ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982178 | Method and apparatus for sensing a desired component of an incident magnetic field using magneto resistive elements biased in different directions A method and apparatus for sensing a desired component of a magnetic field using an isotropic magnetoresistive material. This is preferably accomplished by providing a bias field that is parallel to the desired component of the applied magnetic field. The... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5956267 | Self-aligned wordline keeper and method of manufacture therefor A word line structure, and method of manufacture therefor, for a monolithically formed magnetoresistive memory device having a magnetic field sensitive bit region. In a preferred embodiment, the word line structure includes a dielectric layer having an et... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952825 | Magnetic field sensing device having integral coils for producing magnetic fields An integrated magnetic field sensing device has magnetic field sensing elements arranged in an electrical bridge. A first spiral coil provides a setting and resetting function. Second and third coils are arranged to carry a common current and produce magn... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948988 | Pressure transducer with flame arrester A pressure transducer with a flame arrester has a header with a sensor mounted at a surface within a cavity in the header. A diaphragm in contact with the fluid media to be measured seals the cavity. A flame arrester is shaped for receipt in the cavity an... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5939772 | Shielded package for magnetic devices A package for shielding a circuit containing magnetically sensitive materials from external magnetic fields. A shield attached to a base of the package is connected by vias to a first conductive plane. A shield attached to a lid of the package is connecte... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5925915 | Semiconductor on insulator devices A pair of complementary MOSFET's having regions of a common conductivity type separating the source and drain regions thereof which are provided on a support structure formed of an electrical insulating layer on a semiconductor material base. MOSFET's has... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5893729 | Method of making SOI circuit for higher temperature and higher voltage applications Method for forming a CMOS transistor in a silicon layer positioned above an underlying buried oxide layer including isolating a first active area and a second active area; forming an n-well and a p-well having specified back gate threshold voltages; formi... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5891745 | Test and tear-away bond pad design A process of providing a bond pad arrangement for use with a thermocompression wire bonder including a primary bond pad for connection of an integrated circuit during a production assembly process, and a secondary test bond pad contiguous with the primary... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5874319 | Vacuum die bond for known good die assembly Method for testing bare semiconductor die which includes providing a test substrate with a die receiving surface and bond pads with conductive traces which extend away from the surface and are connected to leads that may be contacted with test probes. A v... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5867039 | CMOS output driver with p-channel substrate tracking for cold spare capability A CMOS output driver circuit with p-channel substrate tracking provides an output driver to full power supply voltage. The circuit is especially useful as a redundant circuit where its power supply connection is connected to ground and the circuit is kept... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5820924 | Method of fabricating a magnetoresistive sensor A method for manufacturing magnetoresistive sensors whereby a first determination of an anisotropy field of the magnetoresistive material is made and an annealing temperature is selected based on a desired final value of the anisotropy field.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5796260 | Parametric test circuit A test circuit for input threshold voltage of an integrated circuit uses input pins and logic elements connected in a tree arrangement. The output of the tree controls programmable resistors to indicate pull-up or pull-down. The test circuit eliminates th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5783854 | Thermally isolated integrated circuit Thermally isolated circuit formed on a semiconductor on insulator structure includes a semiconductor surrounded by a semiconductor outer portion with an insulator therebetween. A cavity formed in the underlying semiconductor substrate opposite to the isla... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5773311 | Method for providing a test connection and a permanent connection site on an unpackaged semiconductor die A method of making a temporary connection to an unpackaged semiconductor die, removing the temporary connection and preparing the site of the temporary connection to receive a permanent connection.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5756366 | Magnetic hardening of bit edges of magnetoresistive RAM Magnetoresistive random access memory bit edges are magnetically hardened to prevent bit edge reversal.... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753955 | MOS device having a gate to body connection with a body injection current limiting feature for use on silicon on insulator substrates A MOS transistor formed in a silicon on insulator structure includes a rectifying connection between a body portion and the gate. The connection decreases the threshold voltage of the transistor in the reverse bias state and limits a difference in voltage... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5719748 | Semiconductor package with a bridge for chip area connection A semiconductor package including a base having a chip receiving portion and a surrounding portion; a bridge having conductive strips extending over the chip and supported at the surrounding portion; wires connect the conductive strips to power and ground... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5712590 | Temperature stabilized bandgap voltage reference circuit A voltage reference circuit includes at least a first and a second voltage supply having different operating temperature ranges. Output voltages of the two voltage supplies are compared and one of the supplies is selected to provide an optimum voltage ref... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5693882 | Force sensing device having breakout tabs A force sensing component for use with a force sensing unit includes a planar flexure member having a moveable portion separated from a fixed portion by a strain sensitive connection and a removable tab partially defined by through cuts along a crystallog... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5644230 | Miniature magnetometer and flexible circuit Miniature magnetometer apparatus for use with external equipment in determining a position and orientation of a device located within a magnetic field includes an elongated flexible circuit for connection to external equipment, a substrate at the device w... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5631863 | Random access memory cell resistant to radiation induced upsets A radiation resistant random access memory cell which has a coupling circuit between a storage node of a first CMOS pair and a gate node of a second CMOS pair. The coupling circuit is controlled by a word line and provides a first resistive element betwee... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5589769 | Position detection apparatus including a circuit for receiving a plurality of output signal values and fitting the output signal values to a curve A member having a magnet attached is moveable along a path which has an array of magnetic field sensors adjacent the path. Each sensor provides a bipolar output signal as the magnet passes. A plurality of sensors provide a plurality of output signals for ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5569617 | Method of making integrated spacer for magnetoresistive RAM In a magnetoresistive random access memory device, a spacer material is deposited at the edges of a memory bit to maintain magnetization at the edges in a direction along the edges.... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5567650 | Method of forming tapered plug-filled via in electrical interconnection A process for contouring a via formed in a dielectrics whereby a layer of a refractory metal is formed on the dielectric and in the via. The refractory metal layer is removed until a surface of the refractory metal within the via is below the upper surfac... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5559415 | Integrator management for redundant active hand controllers A redundant active hand controller system has first and second motors connected to a common shaft. A compensator which differentiates a motor command signal from a first proportional and integral controller, differentiates a motor command signal from a se... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5536950 | High resolution active matrix LCD cell design A transistor panel used for active matrix display devices includes islands of single crystal silicon formed on a transparent quartz substrate and arranged in rows and columns, with an NMOS transistor formed in each island. Each transistor includes source,... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5523759 | In flight doppler weather radar wind shear detection system An airborne doppler radar wind shear detection system has a volumetric scanning pattern for providing atmospheric measurement data for individual resolution cells that are formed into a 3-D grid of atmospheric data samples. Volumetric feature extraction m... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5519336 | Method for electrically characterizing the insulator in SOI devices A rapid method for determining electrical characteristics of SOI wafers whereby the silicon substrate acts as a gate and tungsten probes make a source and drain connection at the top silicon surface to form a point contact transistor. Drain current is mea... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5514839 | Weldable flexible circuit termination for high temperature applications A termination for a flexible circuit having flat conductive strips integrally bonded to a flexible substrate. The conductive strip has a termination portion located adjacent an aperture in the substrate. The termination portion has a connection tab, with ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5500590 | Apparatus for sensing magnetic fields using a coupled film magnetoresistive transducer A first magnetically coupled film sensing element and a second magnetically coupled film sensing element are arranged to change resistance in response to a magnetic filed when biased by a current through the elements. A current carrying conductor spaced f... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5498900 | Semiconductor package with weldable ceramic lid An integrated circuit package for use in radiation environments includes a base and a lid of insulative materials. The base has a recess for receiving a die and a seal ring located on the periphery. The lid has a central insulation portion and an outwardl... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496759 | Highly producible magnetoresistive RAM process A process for forming a magnetoresistive bit and an interconnection to an underlying component forms a pattern in an amorphous dielectric overlying the magnetic materials. Portions of the magnetic materials are removed to form a bit having a smooth bit ed... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5473235 | Moment cell counterbalance for active hand controller An active hand controller system includes a moment cell for generating a signal representative of the force or torque applied to the stick of the hand controller by a user. The moment cell has an internal center of rotation and distributed masses are used... | 12/05/1995 |
