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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084786 | Silicided base structure for high frequency transistors High frequency performance of (e.g., silicon) bipolar devices is improved by reducing the extrinsic base resistance Rbx. Emitter, base and collector regions are formed in or on a semiconductor substrate. The emitter contact has a portion that overhangs a portion of ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082789 | Matched multiplier circuit having reduced phase shift for use in MEMS sensing applications Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplier circuits having reduced phase shift. A multiplier circuit comprises an input node for an input signal and an output node for an output signal. A first multiplier is coupled to the input node and has a first multiplie... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7856916 | Isolation systems, inertial navigation systems, and recoil artillery systems Recoil artillery systems and isolation systems are provided. An isolation system is provided for mounting an inertial navigation system onto an artillery system having a barrel adapted to move along a longitudinal axis during a firing sequence. The system includes a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856824 | Cooling systems for use on aircraft Cooling systems for an aircraft are provided. In an embodiment, a system includes an engine nacelle, an engine, a bypass duct, and a heat exchanger. The engine nacelle includes an airflow inlet. The engine is housed in the engine nacelle in flow communication with t... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7250940 | Touch screen apparatus and method therefore Methods and apparatus are provided for an apparatus for inputting data. The apparatus comprises a detection circuit for providing a first reference voltage to a first and a second electrode of a first conductive layer of a resistive touch screen and providing a seco... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249714 | Methods and apparatus for a bar-code reader employing an anti-fog coating A bar-code reader includes a housing, a window affixed to the housing and separating an internal environment from an external environment, and an anti-fog coating on the window within an optical path of the bar-code reader. In accordance with one embodiment of the p... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7182673 | Method and apparatus for post-CMP cleaning of a semiconductor work piece A method and apparatus are provided for post-CMP cleaning of a semiconductor work piece. The method comprises the steps of subjecting the work piece to a first cleaning composition having one of an acidic pH and a basic pH and subjecting the work piece to a second c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7072996 | System and method of transferring data between a processing engine and a plurality of bus types using an arbiter A flexible input/output (I/O) interface allows a processing core to communicate high-speed data with a several different types of interfaces including a Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface and a streaming interface. The I/O interface includes a streaming interface ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068555 | Semiconductor memory storage device and a redundancy control method therefor An address identifying memory block is match-compared with address information stored in a to-be-remedied block memory section in a block redundancy judge section. A redundant block select signal is outputted from the block redundancy judge section by judgment of ad... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061816 | Semiconductor memory storage device and its redundant method A semiconductor memory device includes a memory block having memory cells connected to global bit lines and global word lines are arranged in matrix constitutes a memory block column sharing global bit lines, the memory block column being developed in global word li... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7046043 | Current-voltage converter circuit and its control method An input current flowing into a current-voltage conversion circuit (1) is converted to a voltage value at an output terminal SAIN and, then, a differential amplification circuit (5) amplifies and outputs a differential voltage between the voltage value... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040957 | Platen and manifold for polishing workpieces In a chemical mechanical wafer processing apparatus, a platen for supporting a polishing pad, a manifold for delivering a chemical to the platen, a workpiece substantially in contact with a polishing pad supported by the platen, a light transmission medium for trans... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7030860 | Flexible transparent touch sensing system for electronic devices A transparent, capacitive sensing system particularly well suited for input to electronic devices is described. The sensing system can be used to emulate physical buttons or slider switches that are either displayed on an active display device or printed on an under... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031886 | Methods and systems for detecting noise in a position sensor using minor shifts in sensing frequency Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting noise in a touchpad or other sensor that produces an output in response to a stimulus that is applied at or near a sensing region. According to various embodiments, a carrier signal is applied to the sensing r... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025860 | Method and apparatus for the electrochemical deposition and removal of a material on a workpiece surface An apparatus for performing an electrochemical process on a metallic surface of a workpiece, comprised of a substantially incompressible workpiece support plate. A platen for supporting the workpiece support plate, has at least one opening coupled to a source of ele... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025664 | Work piece carrier with adjustable pressure zones and barriers and a method of planarizing a work piece An apparatus for planarizing a work piece includes an easily assembled work carrier. The carrier includes a carrier insert having a work piece bladder clamped to a carrier backing plate with a plurality of clamps to form a plurality of web plenums. The outer edge of... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6990199 | Apparatus and method for cipher processing system using multiple port memory and parallel read/write operations An encryption processing system implements an encryption algorithm using a memory system comprising a multiple-port memory by performing at least one set of parallel read and write operations to the memory. The algorithm is, for example, the conventional ARCFOUR (or... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6984852 | Package structure for light emitting diode and method thereof A package structure of a light emitting diode includes a substrate structure, a connection layer, and at least one conductive passage. The substrate structure sequentially includes a conduction board, an insulation layer, and a conductive layer. The insulation layer... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979034 | Workpiece handling end-effector and a method for processing workpieces using a workpiece handling end-effector A two sided wafer handling end-effector provides for the efficient loading and unloading of wafers into and out of a wafer processing apparatus. Each side of the end-effector includes spaced apart rotatable catch mechanisms between which a wafer is firmly grasped. W... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973470 | Circuit and method for performing multiple modulo mathematic operations A multi-function modulo processor architecture is capable of performing multiple modulo mathematic operations. The modulo processor includes a pipeline processing portion that iteratively computes a running partial modulo product using the operands of a modulo mathe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965799 | Therapy and monitoring electrodes with patient accommodating features Medical electrode arrangements are provided for electrotherapy and monitoring applications. In one embodiment, each electrode arrangement includes a smaller electrode that is releasably attached to the back of a larger electrode. For adult applications, the larger e... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960115 | Multiprobe detection system for chemical-mechanical planarization tool The invention is a method and apparatus for planarizing a wafer. Discrete measurements are taken across the surface of the wafer at a desired spatial density. The measurements may be generated using a flash lamp to reflect a light signal off the surface of the wafer... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953382 | Methods and apparatuses for conditioning polishing surfaces utilized during CMP processing Methods and apparatus are provided for conditioning of polishing surfaces utilized during CMP processing. The method comprises contacting the polishing surface and a conditioning surface with a first force, one of the surfaces coupled to a support member that has an... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951597 | Dynamic polishing fluid delivery system for a rotational polishing apparatus Methods and apparatus are provided for performing a chemical-mechanical process on a workpiece surface. The apparatus includes a platen having a top surface and at least one inlet configured to receive a polishing fluid, a plurality of holes formed in the top surfac... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943705 | Method and apparatus for providing an integrated membrane switch and capacitive sensor A circuit assembly for providing a switch sensor and a capacitive sensor. The circuit assembly has a first pattern of conductive material in a first plane and a second pattern of conductive material in a second plane. An insulating member in an intermediate plane se... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937727 | Circuit and method for implementing the advanced encryption standard block cipher algorithm in a system having a plurality of channels A circuit includes a single circuit portion for implementing the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) block cipher algorithm in a system having a plurality of channels. The circuit portion includes a circuit for individually generating, on the fly, the round keys used... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932671 | Method for controlling a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) operation A method is provided for controlling a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) operation. The method is operative in a CMP apparatus having a plurality of end point detection probes and in which a plurality of process variables can be set to adjust the removal rate acro... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923711 | Multizone carrier with process monitoring system for chemical-mechanical planarization tool The invention improves a polishing process for a wafer retained in a multizone carrier in a chemical mechanical polishing tool. A light signal is communicated to the front surface of the wafer and the reflected light signal is captured by a metrology instrument. The... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918824 | Uniform fluid distribution and exhaust system for a chemical-mechanical planarization device An assembly for a chemical-mechanical polishing process includes a platen having an outer edge, a top surface, and at least one inlet for introducing fluid to the top surface; a manifold system, entrenched in the top surface and in communication with the at least on... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912425 | Therapy and monitoring electrodes with patient accommodating features and electrode sensing Medical electrode arrangements are provided for electrotherapy and monitoring applications. In one embodiment, each electrode arrangement includes a smaller electrode that is releasably attached to the back of a larger electrode. For adult applications, the larger e... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6892472 | Method and apparatus for cleaning and drying a workpiece A method and apparatus for rinsing and spin-drying a hydrophobic material such as a hydrophobic semiconductor wafer improves wafer drying while at the same time reduces the formation of residual contaminants on the dried surface of the wafer. This is accomplished by... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6878039 | Polishing pad window for a chemical-mechanical polishing tool A polishing pad assembly for use in a chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus comprises a polishing pad having at least a first aperture therethrough and a platen for supporting the polishing pad having a second aperture therethrough at least a portion of which is l... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875087 | Method for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) and chemical mechanical cleaning (CMC) of a work piece A method is provided for planarizing/polishing and subsequently in situ cleaning a surface of a work piece such as a semiconductor wafer. The method includes the steps of planarizing/polishing the surface of a work piece by subjecting a work piece surface to a chemi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869336 | Methods and compositions for chemical mechanical planarization of ruthenium Methods and compositions are provided for the chemical mechanical planarization of ruthenium. The method includes polishing the ruthenium layer using a low contact pressure and exposing the ruthenium layer to a planarization composition while polishing. The planariz... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6862794 | Method for manufacturing an endovascular support device A method of manufacturing an endovascular support device comprises providing a generally tubular member of an implantable material having a first, generally cylindrical outer surface and a second, generally cylindrical inner surface. At least a portion of the outer ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864131 | Complementary Schottky junction transistors and methods of forming the same Various methods for forming semiconductor devices are provided that include the step of implanting dopants into the devices to achieve doping concentrations that allow complementary n- and p-channel SJT behavior with devices of substantially equal gate length and ga... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6821794 | Flexible snapshot in endpoint detection A system and method for determining endpoint detection in semiconductor wafer planarization is provided. The system and method provide a flexible solution that can compensate for baseline variability induced errors that may otherwise occur in endpoint detection. The... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818961 | Oblique deposition to induce magnetic anisotropy for MRAM cells A method of fabricating a magnetoresistive tunneling junction cell comprising the steps of providing a substrate with a surface, depositing a first magnetic region (17) having a resultant magnetic moment vector onto the substrate, depositing an electrically i... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812889 | Methods and apparatus for determining a direction of arrival in a wireless communication system Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a Direction of Arrival (DOA) of a remote unit (22) in a communication system (20). The apparatus includes a first antenna (32) and a second antenna (36) configured to receive an RF signal... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812040 | Method of fabricating a self-aligned via contact for a magnetic memory element A method of fabricating a magnetoresistive random access memory device comprising the steps of providing a substrate, forming a conductive layer positioned on the substrate, forming a magnetoresistive random access memory device positioned on conductive layer, formi... | 11/02/2004 |
