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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296239 | System GUI for identification and synchronized display of object-correspondence in CT volume image sets Disclosed is a graphical user interface, comprising a plurality of main displays, each for displaying an image set, a user interactive system for receiving from a user a first location of an object-of-interest in one of said image sets, and a correlation system for ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7269729 | Relational database management encryption system Disclosed is a method of internally encrypting data in a relational database, comprising the steps of providing a security dictionary comprising one or more security catalogs, receiving data from a user associating said data with a database column and at least one a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268348 | Scanning probe for data storage and microscopy A cantilever device for scanning a surface comprises a support, a tip platform and a flexible arm arrangement. The tip platform has a plurality of tips. These comprise at least two contact tips providing points of contact with a surface to be scanned, and a scanning... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266642 | Cache residence prediction The present invention proposes a novel cache residence prediction mechanism that predicts whether requested data of a cache miss can be found in another cache. The memory controller can use the prediction result to determine if it should immediately initiate a memor... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228403 | Method for handling 32 bit results for an out-of-order processor with a 64 bit architecture A method for operating a processor having an architecture of a larger bitlength with a program comprising instructions compiled to produce instruction results of at least one smaller bitlength having the steps of detecting when in program order a first smaller bitle... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224596 | Apparatus and method for repairing semiconductor memory device Apparatus and methods are provided for repairing semiconductor memory devices having an open bit line sense amplifier architecture with cell array blocks having memory blocks formed of edge sub-blocks, main sub-blocks, dummy sub-blocks. Row defects can be processed ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220991 | Thin film transistor array panel for liquid crystal display A black matrix having an opening at pixels of a matrix array in a display area, a common wire including common pads and common signal lines, and gate pads in a peripheral area, and an alignment key in outer area to align interlayer thin films are formed on an insula... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7202932 | Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display comprises an injection hole post structures compatible with liquid crystal formed in an area near an injection hole to prevent pollutants seeped from an end-sealing material from penetrating into a display area, thereby suppressing the deter... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199421 | Sonos device and methods of manufacturing the same Silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) devices and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. According to one aspect, a SONOS device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, a second surface of lower elevation than the first surface, and... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199658 | Circuits and methods for implementing power amplifiers for millimeter wave applications Circuits and methods are provided for implementing highly efficient switch-mode power amplifiers using BJTs (bipolar junction transistors) as active switching devices at millimeter-wave frequencies. More specifically, circuits and methods are provided for driving po... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190021 | Non-volatile memory device having improved programming and erasing characteristics and method of fabricating the same A non-volatile memory device and a fabrication method thereof, wherein a charge trapping layer, which is a memory unit, is formed at opposite ends of a gate of a cell, i.e., adjacent to source and drain junction regions, such that portions of the charge trapping lay... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190424 | Lamp wires of a liquid crystal display secured in trenches extending at an angle to a plate sidewall The present invention is broadly directed towards a receiving container for an LCD apparatus for securing a lamp and lamp wiring connected to a lamp. The receiving container has features for substantially preventing the lamp wiring from being disconnected from the l... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190580 | Apparatus and methods for microchannel cooling of semiconductor integrated circuit packages Apparatus and methods are provided for microchannel cooling of electronic devices such as IC chips, which enable efficient and low operating pressure microchannel cooling of high power density electronic devices. Apparatus for microchannel cooling include integrated... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187251 | DC isolated phase inverter and a ring hybrid coupler including the DC isolated phase inverter A direct current (DC) isolated phase inverter and a ring hybrid coupler including the DC isolated phase inverter is provided. The ring hybrid coupler including the DC isolated phase inverter comprising: a first, second, third and fourth transmission line arm; a firs... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183154 | Nonvolatile memory cells having split gate structure and methods of fabricating the same Nonvolatile memory cells having a split gate structure and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The nonvolatile memory cells include active regions defined at a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate. A portion of each of the active regions is et... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185092 | Web site, information communication terminal, robot search engine response system, robot search engine registration method, and storage medium and program transmission apparatus therefor A web site 10 is provided in a communication network to enable the selective provision of appropriate information, by a site whereat only limited access is permitted, in consonance with the access right of the source of a request for information. compr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180124 | Nonvolatile memory cells having split gate structure and methods of fabricating the same Nonvolatile memory cells having a split gate structure and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The nonvolatile memory cells include active regions defined at a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate. A portion of each of the active regions is et... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181665 | Device for testing smart card and method of testing the smart card Devices and methods are provided for testing various types of smart cards including contact, contactless, and hybrid type (contact/contactless) smart cards. A test device includes a logic tester, a contactless interface unit, and a contact interface unit. The logic ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172913 | Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel including forming a gate line on a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line, forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, forming a data line and a drain electrode on the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171666 | Processor module for a multiprocessor system and task allocation method thereof A multiprocessor system includes a plurality of processor modules having a detector for detecting accesses by respective tasks to data shared among cache memories in the processor modules. Also included is a storage device for storing an address of the shared data, ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170164 | Cooling system for a semiconductor device and method of fabricating same A cooling system for a semiconductor substrate incudes a plurality of trenches formed from a backside of the semiconductor substrate, and thermally conductive material deposited in the plurality of trenches. A method of forming cooling elements in a semiconductor su... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166887 | EEPROM device and method of fabricating the same A memory device comprises a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type, a memory transistor, a select transistor, a floating junction region, a common source region, and a bit line junction region. The memory transistor positions on the semiconductor substra... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164153 | Thin film transistor array panel A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and including a plurality of pairs of first and second semiconductor portions in respective pixel areas; a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157366 | Method of forming metal interconnection layer of semiconductor device Various methods are provided for forming metal interconnection layers of semiconductor devices. One exemplary method for forming a metal interconnection layer of a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate, forming a hard ma... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148874 | Angle adjusting device for a display The display device includes a pedestal having a planar pedestal main body to be placed on a placing object and a planar arm that is arranged in a standing manner having a specified angle against the pedestal main body, and a display portion that is installed to the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145620 | Thin film transistor array panel for liquid crystal display having pixel electrode A TFT array panel includes an insulating substrate, a gate line and a storage electrode line formed thereon. The gate line and the storage electrode line are covered with a gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor island is formed on the gate insulating layer. A p... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142277 | Panel for a liquid crystal display and method of forming the same A panel for a liquid crystal display including a substrate, and at least one spacer formed over the substrate. The at least one spacer has a tapered shape with an inclination angle in the range of about 20–about 70 degrees and a height in the range of about 2.5–... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138030 | In-line system and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display An in-line system for fabricating a liquid crystal display-includes a sealer coating unit for coating a sealer onto a first substrate with a plurality of liquid crystal display cell regions, a liquid crystal injection unit for dropping a liquid crystal onto the firs... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138655 | Thin film transistor array panel including symmetrically aligned thin film transistors and manufacturing method thereof A TFT array panel includes: first and second gate members connected to each other; a gate insulating layer formed on the first and the second gate members; first and second semiconductor members formed on the gate insulating layer opposite the first and the second g... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138825 | Charge recycling power gate A charge recycling power gate and corresponding method are provided for using a charge sharing effect between a capacitive load of a functional unit and a parasitic capacitance of a charge recycling means to turn on a switching means between a virtual ground and a g... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137126 | Conversational computing via conversational virtual machine A conversational computing system that provides a universal coordinated multi-modal conversational user interface (CUI) (10) across a plurality of conversationally aware applications (11) (i.e., applications that “speak” conversational protocols) a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136843 | Object-oriented framework for reasoning having pluggable inference engines A computer program product for implementing a rule-based programming language, the computer program product comprising a computer usable media, having computer program code thereon, comprises a single rule language supporting a plurality of rulesets, an object-orien... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133039 | Liquid crystal display with a structure for reducing corrosion of display signal lines A liquid crystal display, in accordance with the present invention, includes a substrate and a plurality of driving signal lines formed on the substrate. The plurality of driving signal lines includes a plurality of voltage transmission lines. Each voltage transmiss... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132323 | CMOS well structure and method of forming the same A method for forming a CMOS well structure including forming a plurality of first conductivity type wells over a substrate, each of the plurality of first conductivity type wells formed in a respective opening in a first mask. A cap is formed over each of the first ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131209 | Apparatus for measuring horizontal level of a wafer chuck An apparatus for measuring a horizontal level of a wafer chuck, including a measuring part for contacting the wafer chuck to measure a horizontal level, a mounting part on which the measuring part is mounted, and a supporting part for supporting the mounting part. T... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127699 | Method for optimizing a number of kernels used in a sum of coherent sources for optical proximity correction in an optical microlithography process A method is provided for optimizing the number of kernels N used in a sum of coherent sources (SOCS) for optical proximity correction in an optical microlithography process, including setting the number of kernels N to a predetermined minimum value Nmin, where a det... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116092 | Integrated spectrum analyzer circuits and methods for providing on-chip diagnostics Spectrum analyzer circuits and methods are provided which implement “zero-IF” (direct conversion) or “near-zero IF” (or very low IF) architectures that enable implementation of integrated (on-chip) spectrum analyzers for measuring the frequency spectrum of i... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115916 | System and method for molecular optical emission A light emitting device comprises a gate electrode, a channel comprising a molecule for electrically stimulated optical emission, wherein the molecule is disposed within an effective range of the gate electrode, a source coupled to a first end of the channel injecti... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116886 | Devices and methods for side-coupling optical fibers to optoelectronic components Optical devices, components and methods for mounting optical fibers and for side-coupling light to/from optical fibers using a modified silicon V-groove, or silicon V-groove array, wherein V-grooves, which are designed for precisely aligning/spacing optical fibers, ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102984 | Reading data in probe-based storage devices A probe-based storage device comprises a storage surface for storing data represented by deformations in the surface. A probe faces the surface and includes a resonant circuit having a reactance dependent on deflection of the probe relative to the surface. A scanner... | 09/05/2006 |
