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Attorney: Dugan & Dugan, P.C.

Number of patents: 20
Last date: December 07, 2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7846785	Memory cell that employs a selectively deposited reversible resistance-switching element and methods of forming the same In some aspects, a method of forming a memory cell is provided that includes (1) forming a first conductor above a substrate; (2) forming a diode above the first conductor; (3) forming a reversible resistance-switching element above the first conductor using a selec...	12/07/2010
7834338	Memory cell comprising nickel-cobalt oxide switching element Oxides of both nickel and cobalt have lower resistivity than either nickel oxide or cobalt oxide. Nickel oxide and cobalt oxide can be reversibly switched between two or more stable resistivity states by application of suitable electrical pulses. It is expected that...	11/16/2010
7833843	Method for forming a memory cell comprising a semiconductor junction diode crystallized adjacent to a silicide A method of forming a memory cell involves forming a semiconductor junction diode in series with an antifuse. The cell is programmed by rupture of the antifuse. The semiconductor junction diode comprises silicon, the silicon crystallized in contact with a silicide. ...	11/16/2010
7830694	Large array of upward pointing p-i-n diodes having large and uniform current A first memory level includes a first plurality of memory cells that includes every memory cell in the first memory level. Each memory cell includes a vertically oriented p-i-n diode in the form of a pillar that includes a bottom heavily doped p-type region, a middl...	11/09/2010
7816189	Vertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of fabrication A very high density field programmable memory is disclosed. An array is formed vertically above a substrate using several layers, each layer of which includes vertically fabricated memory cells. The cell in an N level array may be formed with N+1 masking steps plus ...	10/19/2010
7787577	Asynchronous interface methods and apparatus In a first aspect of the invention, a first method is provided for aligning signals from a first receiver located in a first clock domain to a second receiver located in a second clock domain. The first method includes the steps of creating a programmable delay elem...	08/31/2010
7767499	Method to form upward pointing p-i-n diodes having large and uniform current A method is disclosed to form an upward-pointing p-i-n diode formed of deposited silicon, germanium, or silicon-germanium. The diode has a bottom heavily doped p-type region, a middle intrinsic or lightly doped region, and a top heavily doped n-type region. The top ...	08/03/2010
7754609	Cleaning processes for silicon carbide materials The cleaning of silicon carbide materials on a large-scale is described. Certain silicon carbide materials in the form of wafer-lift pins, wafer-rings and/or wafer-showerheads are cleaned by using a combination of two of more of the following steps, comprising: high...	07/13/2010
7752514	Methods and apparatus for testing a scan chain to isolate defects Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for isolating a defect in a scan chain. The invention includes modifying a first test mode of a plurality of latches included in a scan chain, operating the latches in the modified first test mode, and operating the plural...	07/06/2010
7684895	Wafer loading station that automatically retracts from a moving conveyor in response to an unscheduled event In a first aspect, a wafer loading station adapted to exchange wafer carriers with a wafer carrier transport system comprises a biasing element adapted to urge the end effector of the wafer loading station away from a moveable conveyor of the wafer carrier transport...	03/23/2010
7625063	Apparatus and methods for an inkjet head support having an inkjet head capable of independent lateral movement In a first aspect, a first apparatus is provided for inkjet printing. The first apparatus includes an inkjet head support that includes a plurality of inkjet heads. A first inkjet head of the plurality of inkjet heads is adapted to be independently moveable in both ...	12/01/2009
7569193	Apparatus and method for controlled combustion of gaseous pollutants The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlled combustion of gaseous pollutants while reducing and removing deposition of unwanted reaction products from within the treatment systems. The systems employ a two-stage thermal reactor having an uppe...	08/04/2009
7452475	Cleaning process and apparatus for silicate materials A method for treating a surface of a quartz substrate includes preparing a substrate to provide a working surface having an initial roughness; and then ultrasonically acid-etching the working surface to increase the roughness of the working surface by at least about...	11/18/2008
7372250	Methods and apparatus for determining a position of a substrate relative to a support stage A sensing system includes a plurality of probes arranged in a spaced relation around a stage that is adapted to support a substrate. Each probe includes a detection portion adapted to move from a known starting position toward an edge of the substrate that is suppor...	05/13/2008
7367342	Wound management systems and methods for using the same In one aspect, a wound management system is provided. The wound management system includes a multi-lumen cannula adapted to be disposed in a wound site. The multi-lumen cannula includes (1) a fiber optic light distribution system adapted to irradiate the wound site ...	05/06/2008
7364603	Method and apparatus for the abatement of toxic gas components from a semiconductor manufacturing process effluent stream An apparatus and process for abating at least one acid or hydride gas component or by-product thereof, from an effluent stream deriving from a semiconductor manufacturing process, comprising, a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for t...	04/29/2008
7214349	Effluent gas stream treatment system having utility for oxidation treatment of semiconductor manufacturing effluent gases An effluent gas stream treatment system for treatment of gaseous effluents such as waste gases from semiconductor manufacturing operations. The effluent gas stream treatment system comprises a pre-oxidation treatment unit, which may for example comprise a scrubber, ...	05/08/2007
6922076	Scalable termination In a first aspect, a first method is provided for providing multiple termination values using a plurality of binary termination signals. The first method includes the steps of (1) determining a characteristic impedance of a first port by generating a plurality of bi...	07/26/2005
6891419	Methods and apparatus for employing feedback body control in cross-coupled inverters In a first aspect, a cross-coupled inverter is provided that includes a first inverter circuit having a first NFET coupled to a first PFET and a second inverter circuit having a second NFET coupled to a second PFET. The second inverter circuit is cross-coupled with ...	05/10/2005
6865501	Using clock gating or signal gating to partition a device for fault isolation and diagnostic data collection In one aspect, an electronic device that has been partitioned into segments by using clock gating or signal gating is tested. One of the segments that is a source of a failure is identified. Diagnostic procedures are applied to the identified segment to determine a ...	03/08/2005

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