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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7672387 | Multiple input, multiple output wireless communication system, associated methods and data structures Embodiments of multiple input multiple output wireless communication systems, associated methods and data structures are generally described herein. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7653164 | Adaptive IQ imbalance correction for multicarrier wireless communication systems Embodiments of an adaptive in-phase (I) and/or quadrature-phase (Q) imbalance correction for multicarrier wireless communication systems is generally described. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7649868 | Method and system for evaluating a wireless link A wireless link between a first transmitter and a first receiver in a multiple access communications system is evaluated by receiving, at the first transmitter, information that is intended for a second receiver and that is transmitted in a second transmission mode ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7633125 | Integration of silicon boron nitride in high voltage and small pitch semiconductors Integration of silicon boron nitride in high voltage semiconductors is generally described. In one example, a microelectronic apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate upon which transistors of an integrated circuit are formed, a plurality of transistor gates for... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7629643 | Independent n-tips for multi-gate transistors Independent n-tips for multi-gate transistors are generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a semiconductor fin, one or more multi-gate pull down (PD) devices coupled with the semiconductor fin, the one or more PD devices having an n-tip dopant conc... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7629203 | Thermal interface material for combined reflow A combined thermal interface material and second layer interconnect reflow material and method are disclosed. ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626927 | System and method of data transmission in wireless communication networks A system and method of data transmission in a wireless communication network are disclosed. The method comprises detecting an error in an original transmission and in response thereto, determining that latency sensitive data in the original transmission would be sta... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7615730 | Device and method for measuring wavelength of an optical signal A wavelength meter, an associated method, and system are generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a photodiode to receive an optical signal and to generate a photocurrent upon receiving the optical signal, the photodiode having an absorption edge t... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7602745 | Multiple input, multiple output wireless communication system, associated methods and data structures Embodiments of multiple input multiple output wireless communication systems, associated methods and data structures are generally described herein. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596355 | System and method capable of closed loop MIMO calibration An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of closed loop MIMO calibration in a wireless communication system, comprising detecting that station calibration is obsolete and requires calibration, determining a range of automatic gain control which the s... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7588968 | Linked chip attach and underfill A method for attaching an integrated circuit chip to a package substrate includes placing the integrated circuit onto the package substrate, and performing reflow to attach the integrated circuit to the package substrate. The temperature of the integrated circuit an... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7586890 | Airlink allocation in a wireless network Executing a simulated annealing process to lower a simulated system energy of a wireless network, the network having a plurality of clients and at least one base station with which the clients may communicate, and a media access control protocol layer supporting at ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7586873 | Wireless communications system that supports multiple modes of operation A wireless communications adapts its mode of operation between spatial multiplexing and non-spatial multiplexing in response to transmission-specific variables. An embodiment of a wireless communications system for transmitting information between a base transceiver... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7583871 | Substrates for optical die structures Package substrates for optical die structures are generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a package substrate having one or more plated through hole (PTH) structures, an optical waveguide coupled with the package substrate, the optical waveguide h... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7583609 | System and method of dynamically optimizing a transmission mode of wirelessly transmitted information The present invention includes a method of optimizing a transmission mode of wirelessly transmitted data. The method includes selecting a first transmission mode based on a predetermined channel database and a first channel characterization. The first channel charac... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7583559 | Two transistor wordline decoder output driver A wordline decoder scheme for a memory device is generally described. In one example, a memory device includes a distributed logical NOR gate to decode addressing signals to generate wordline selection signals within a block of memory wherein the distributed logical... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7580467 | System and method for multiple signal carrier time domain channel estimation The present invention provides a method of characterizing a frequency response of a transmission channel between a transceiver and a subscriber unit. The method includes once per predetermined interval of time, the transceiver transmitting a signal including multipl... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579953 | Detecting a self-jammer signal in an RFID system A radio frequency device capable of differentiating self-jammer signals. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7574568 | Optionally pushing I/O data into a processor's cache A method, an apparatus and a system for a computing system implements a technique known as cache push that enhances a single writer invalidation protocol with the ability to optionally push data into another processor's cache without changing the memory consistency ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7467344 | Devices and system for exchange of digital high-fidelity audio and voice through a wireless link Systems and methods for communicating source data between a source device and a listener device are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, source data is encoded by organizing at least a selected portion of source data into a data block having rows and columns. Enco... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7291878 | Ultra low-cost solid-state memory A three-dimensional solid-state memory is formed from a plurality of bit lines, a plurality of layers, a plurality of tree structures and a plurality of plate lines. Bit lines extend in a first direction in a first plane. Each layer includes an array of memory cells... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7268969 | Repeatable timing mark position error correction in self-servowrite The periodic component of a timing mark position error of a self-servo write pattern on a disk of a disk drive is determined based on measurements that are made of the timing mark position error at selected radial track locations. The determined periodic component o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265921 | Method to increase the amount of customer data on a hard disk drive Format efficiency of a hard disk of a hard disk drive having a rotary actuator and a read/write head having a read element that is offset from a write element is improved by writing a data track having a length that is based on an arc of the rotary actuator, the rad... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7230800 | Microactuator for a hard disk drive with an integrated gimbal function A micro-fabricated chip having a stationary structure and a movable structure with a gimbal structure allows pitch and roll motion of the movable structure with respect to the stationary structure. One embodiment of the gimbal structure includes a dimple surface mak... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7164552 | Method for self-servo writing a disk drive with dual-stage actuator A technique for setting the initial servo track pitch for a servo system of a hard disk drive (HDD) is based on using a secondary actuator, such as a microactuator or a milliactuator. The actuator of the HDD is positioned against a crash stop and a burst pattern is ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7116510 | Servo self-write disk drive with dual-stage actuator A hard disk drive (HDD) uses a technique for setting the initial servo track pitch for a servo system by using a secondary actuator, such as a microactuator or a milliactuator. The actuator of the HDD is positioned against a crash stop and a burst pattern is written... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102839 | Magnetic recording channel utilizing control fields for timing recovery, equalization, amplitude and amplitude asymmetry Channel parameters for a magnetic readback channel are optimized by detecting a readback signal that is recorded on a magnetic medium. The readback signal contains a plurality of predetermined-length control fields. Each control field is arranged between two user da... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094691 | MOCVD of tungsten nitride thin films using W(CO)and NHfor copper barrier applications A method of forming a tungsten nitride thin film in an integrated circuit includes preparing a silicon substrate on a silicon wafer and placing the silicon wafer in a heatable chuck in a CVD vacuum chamber; placing a known quantity of a tungsten source in a variable... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085953 | Method and means for tolerating multiple dependent or arbitrary double disk failures in a disk array Stored data can be recovered from a disk array having at least 2n+1 physical disks that are capable of storing n physical disks worth of data when any two disks fail, or when more than two dependent disks fail. Data is stored in data stripes that are divided into n ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7054085 | Use of shunt resistor with large RA product tunnel barriers A read head for use with an interconnect transmission line having a characteristic impedance of Z0 includes a tunnel valve device and a shunt resistor RS that is connected in parallel across the tunnel valve device. The tunnel valve device has a device re... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047308 | System and method for simultaneous media playout A system and method have been provided for achieving simultaneous media playout in a network including a server and a plurality of clients. The method comprises: from a server, supplying a media stream to clients at a first bitrate (R1); determining the netwo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7027241 | Defect management for HDD with variable index architecture A data stream received by a hard disk drive (HDD) is organized into at least one cluster having data blocks and spare data blocks and that is equal in size to an integer multiple of the number of sectors in a track of a disk of the HDD. A variable-index writing tech... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7009231 | Single-phase c-axis doped PGO ferroelectric thin films A method for forming a doped PGO ferroelectric thin film, and related doped PGO thin film structures are described. The method comprising: forming either an electrically conductive or electrically insulating substrate; forming a doped PGO film overlying the substrat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982221 | Method of forming 2/3F pitch high density line array A method of forming a ⅔F pitch high density line array, where F is the minimum line width of a photolithographic process used to accomplish the method of the invention; includes depositing a conductive material on a wafer; depositing a layer of sacrificial materia... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6972239 | Low temperature MOCVD processes for fabrication of PrCaMnOthin films A method of fabricating a PCMO thin film at low temperature for use in a RRAM device includes preparing a PCMO precursor; preparing a substrate; placing the substrate into a MOCVD chamber; introducing the PCMO precursor into the MOCVD chamber to deposit a PCMO thin ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972211 | Method of fabricating trench isolated cross-point memory array Resistive cross-point memory devices are provided, along with methods of manufacture and use. The memory devices are comprised by an active layer of resistive memory material interposed between upper electrodes and lower electrodes. A bit region located within the r... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972238 | Oxygen content system and method for controlling memory resistance properties A memory cell and method for controlling the resistance properties in a memory material are provided. The method comprises: forming manganite; annealing the manganite in an oxygen atmosphere; controlling the oxygen content in the manganite in response to the anneali... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967112 | Three-dimensional quantum dot structure for infrared photodetection A 3D quantum dot optical path structure is provided, along with a method for selectively forming a 3D quantum dot optical path. The method comprises: forming a single crystal Si substrate with a surface; forming a Si feature in the substrate, such as a via, trench, ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967884 | RRAM circuit with temperature compensation A temperature compensated RRAM sensing circuit to improve the RRAM readability against temperature variations is disclosed. The circuit comprises a temperature dependent element to control the response of a temperature compensated circuit to generate a temperature d... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959437 | System and method for installing printer driver software A system and method are provided for a network-connected printer to supply printer driver software to a network-connected computer workstation. The method comprises: receiving a request addressed to a first IP address from a network-connected computer workstation; s... | 10/25/2005 |