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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7880441 | DC-DC converter for carrying out constant output power control and maintaining a secondary battery at a set drooping voltage In a DC-DC converter using, as an input source, a fuel cell, a solar cell, or the like, having a relatively large output impedance in a power-supply mode, an arbitrary load and secondary battery based on magnetic coupling in which voltage values are determined by a ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847575 | Method and apparatus for nano probing a semiconductor chip Various methods and apparatus for electrically probe testing a semiconductor chip with circuit perturbation are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of testing is provided that includes contacting a first nano probe to a conductor structure on a first side of a semico... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7858990 | Device and process of forming device with pre-patterned trench and graphene-based device structure formed therein A graphene-based device is formed with a trench in one or more layers of material, a graphene layer within the trench, and a device structure on the graphene layer and within the trench. Fabrication techniques includes forming a trench defined by one or more layers ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858989 | Device and process of forming device with device structure formed in trench and graphene layer formed thereover A graphene-based device is formed with a substrate having a trench therein, a device structure on the substrate and within the trench, a graphene layer over the device structure, and a protective layer over the graphene layer. Fabrication techniques include forming ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852735 | Optical pickup device A diffraction element is disposed between a beam branching element (such as a beam splitter) and a photodetector. The diffraction element further segment an interference fringe introduced into stray light by a diffraction grating which divides a laser beam emitted f... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851967 | Electrostatic induction generator An electrostatic induction generator requiring no electric power supply device and capable of being mounted on a printed board is obtained. This electrostatic induction generator includes a pair of first electrodes capable of storing charges, a pair of vibrating ele... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851917 | Wiring structure and method of manufacturing the same A wiring structure includes a first wiring, a first interlayer dielectric film having a first opening, a second wiring formed with a first recess portion on a region corresponding to the first opening, a second interlayer dielectric film having a second opening and ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7843499 | Image capturing system employing different angle cameras on a common rotation axis and method for same An image capturing system includes a first camera, a second camera and a first rotating device. The first camera is configured to capture a first image. The second camera is configured to capture a second image whose scope is narrower than a scope of the first image... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838308 | Method of controlling embedded material/gate proximity A method that includes forming a gate of a semiconductor device on a substrate and forming a recess for an embedded silicon-straining material in source and drain regions for the gate. In this method, a proximity value, which is defined as a distance between the gat... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837416 | Indexable cutting insert and method for producing the same An indexable cutting insert (1) of the present invention includes at least one face (2), at least two flanks (3), at least one edge line (4), at least one corner (9), and a base layer having a different color from a use-state indic... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835248 | Optical disk apparatus In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, after test write is performed with a predetermined test power to a first track on an optical disk, test write is performed with the same test power as the first track to a second track adjacent to the first track.... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834304 | Imaging device An imaging device includes a storage portion of carriers, a multiplier section having a multiplier electrode multiplying carriers, a holding portion of the carriers and a readout electrode of carriers, wherein the multiplier electrode is set to an OFF-state potentia... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833839 | Method for decreasing surface delamination of gel-type thermal interface material by management of the material cure temperature Various methods and apparatus for establishing a thermal pathway for a semiconductor device are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes placing a gel-type thermal interface material in a preselected pattern on a semiconductor ch... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830762 | Optical disk apparatus A laser power which is lower than an optimum reproduction laser power is set as an initial value. The reproduction laser power is increased from the initial value while trial reproduction is performed until a quality level of a reproduction signal is not lower than ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829266 | Multiple exposure technique using OPC to correct distortion Accurate ultrafine patterns are formed using a multiple exposure technique comprising implementing an OPC procedure to form an exposure reticle to compensate for distortion of an overlying resist pattern caused by an underlying resist pattern. Embodiments include fo... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826117 | Beam irradiation apparatus An attachment lens is arranged in a stage subsequent to a scanning lens. After a laser beam is converged by the scanning lens, the laser beam is converted into a parallel beam by the attachment lens. When the scanning lens is displaced in a direction perpendicular t... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825547 | Electret device and electrostatic operating apparatus An electret device includes an electret film capable of storing charges and a protective film formed so as to substantially surround a side end surface of the electret film. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822087 | Semiconductor laser device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor laser device capable of improving planarity of cleavage planes of an optical waveguide thereof is obtained. This semiconductor laser device includes a support substrate, a semiconductor laser element portion having a pair of cavity facets provided wi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821042 | Imaging device including a multiplier electrode An imaging device includes a first electrode for generating an electric field storing signal charges, a charge multiplication section for multiplying the stored signal charges, a second electrode for generating the electric field in the charge multiplication section... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816876 | Motor control device and motor drive system Let an axis parallel to a magnetic flux produced by a permanent magnet provided on a rotor of a motor be called a d-axis, let an axis leading the d-axis by an electrical angle of 90 degrees be called a q-axis, and let control axes corresponding to the d-axis and the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7807495 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor film and method of manufacturing photovoltaic element A method of manufacturing a semiconductor film capable of suppressing difficulty in temperature control of a catalytic wire is obtained. This method of manufacturing a semiconductor film includes steps of heating a catalytic wire to at least a prescribed temperature... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804266 | Motor control device A motor control device includes a current detecting portion that detects current flowing between an inverter for driving a three-phase motor and a DC power supply for supplying DC voltage to the inverter, a current estimator that estimates a current vector of the mo... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804205 | Electret device and electrostatic operating apparatus An electret device includes an electret film capable of storing charges and a charge outflow inhibition film formed on an upper surface of a region having a high charge density in the electret film and inhibiting the charges stored in the electret film from flowing ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804024 | Photovoltaic device and method of manufacturing the same A photovoltaic device capable of improving an output characteristic is obtained. This photovoltaic device includes a first conductivity type crystalline silicon region, a second conductivity type first noncrystalline silicon layer and a substantially intrinsic secon... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801012 | Optical pickup device and optical disk apparatus A half-wave plate is attached to a lens holder holding a collimator lens, and a servo operation to the collimator lens and insertion and retraction of the half-wave plate in and from an optical path of a laser beam are performed by a common actuator. When the lens h... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801011 | Optical pickup device and optical disk apparatus A half-wave plate is attached to a lens holder to integrally drive a collimator lens and the half-wave plate. When the lens holder is moved to a servo position, the half-wave plate is inserted in and retracted from an optical path of a laser beam. Therefore, the las... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800887 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor, having a small equivalent series resistance, is formed by burying a capacitor element inside an epoxy resin outer package. The capacitor element includes an anode, having part of an anode lead buried therein, a dielectric layer formed... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800713 | Liquid crystal display device and apparatus with display function Two liquid crystal panels are laid one over the other in a state that each of the liquid crystal panels is oriented in a forward direction. At least one spacer is detachably provided between the two liquid crystal panels. The liquid crystal panels are positioned rel... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800143 | Dynamic random access memory with an amplified capacitor A memory cell and methods of making and operating the same are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a memory cell is provided that includes forming a MOS transistor that has a gate, a source region and a drain region. A bipolar transistor is formed that has ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7785700 | Surface-coated cutting tool A coating layer formed from an outermost layer and an inner layer disposed on a substrate surface of a surface coated cutting tool. The inner layer is formed from a periodic table group IVa, Va, VIa metal, Al, Si, B compound. The outermost layer is formed from alumi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7773281 | Beam irradiation apparatus A beam irradiation apparatus includes: an optical element which changes a travel direction of a laser beam by being rotated in a predetermined direction; an actuator which rotates the optical element in the direction; a refractive element which is disposed in the ac... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773277 | Beam irradiation apparatus A light refracting element formed in parallel plate shape is attached to a support shaft of a mirror holder, a semiconductor laser and a PSD are disposed at positions between which the light refracting element is sandwiched. The light refracting element is rotated b... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7746138 | Semiconductor integrated circuit with flip-flop circuits mounted thereon A plurality of flip-flop circuits, having different circuit configurations, which perform an identical digital signal processing are mixed on a single semiconductor substrate. A first flip-flop circuit among the plurality of flip-flop circuits receives a clock signa... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745776 | Photo detecting apparatus comprising a current control element In a photo detecting apparatus, a first capacitance is caused by a photo detecting element and the first capacitance is charged or discharged by current flowing through the photo detecting element. A second capacitance is connected in parallel with the photo detecti... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745337 | Method of optimizing sidewall spacer size for silicide proximity with in-situ clean A method that includes forming a gate of a semiconductor device on a substrate, and etching sidewall spacers on sides of the gate to provide a proximity value, where the proximity value is defined as a distance between the gate and an edge of a performance-enhancing... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745296 | Raised source and drain process with disposable spacers A method for forming raised source and drain regions in a semiconductor manufacturing process employs double disposable spacers. A deposited oxide is provided between the first and second disposable spacers, and serves to protect the gate electrode, first disposable... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741663 | Air gap spacer formation Miniaturized complex transistor devices are formed with reduced leakage and reduced miller capacitance. Embodiments include transistors having reduced capacitance between the gate electrode and source/drain contact, as by utilizing a low-K dielectric constant sidewa... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7737563 | Semiconductor chip with reinforcement structure Various semiconductor chip reinforcement structures and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes coupling a semiconductor chip to a substrate wherein the semiconductor chip has a first side facing t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736733 | Coated cutting tool The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool wherein a ceramic film is formed on a cemented carbide substrate. The substrate is equipped with a ridge line of a cutting edge upon which round honing or combination honing has been performed, a breaker dispose... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732336 | Shallow trench isolation process and structure with minimized strained silicon consumption A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) utilizes a shallow trench isolation (STI) technique. The shallow trench isolation technique is used in strained silicon (SMOS) process. The strained material is formed after the trench is formed. The process can b... | 06/08/2010 |
