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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7563383 | CMP composition with a polymer additive for polishing noble metals The invention provides a method of polishing a substrate comprising contacting a substrate comprising a noble metal on a surface of the substrate with a chemical-mechanical polishing system comprising (a) a polishing component selected from the group consisting of a... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7557566 | Method and apparatus for measurement of magnetic permeability of a material A system for determining the magnetic permeability of a material is provided. Two electrical inductors formed as primary and secondary concentric coils share a common magnetic core space. An AC voltage applied to the primary coil creates a magnetic flux in the core ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7354530 | Chemical mechanical polishing systems and methods for their use Alpha-amino acid containing chemical mechanical polishing compositions and slurries that are useful for polishing substrates including multiple layers of metals, or metals and dielectrics. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7321278 | Low profile ceramic RF filter including trap resonators and a decoupler A low profile ceramic filter for connection to an antenna, a transmitter and a receiver. The filter filters an incoming signal from the antenna to the receiver and an outgoing signal from the transmitter to the antenna. The filter has a ceramic core with through-hol... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311862 | Method for manufacturing microporous CMP materials having controlled pore size A method of manufacturing a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) pad comprises the steps of (a) forming a layer of a polymer resin liquid solution (i.e., a polymer resin dissolved in a solvent); (b) inducing a phase separation in the layer of polymer solution to prod... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288021 | Chemical-mechanical polishing of metals in an oxidized form The invention provides a method for polishing a substrate comprising a metal in an oxidized form, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substrate comprising a metal in an oxidized form, (b) contacting a portion of the substrate with a chemical-mechanic... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277314 | Mobile ion memory An improved high-density digital storage device uses placement of mobile ions within a memory layer to record digital data. In an embodiment of the invention, the mobile ions comprise sodium ions or other alkali metal ions implanted in a silicon oxide memory layer. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274772 | X-ray source with nonparallel geometry An improved x-ray generation system produces a converging or diverging radiation pattern particularly suited for substantially cylindrical or spherical treatment devices. In an embodiment, the system comprises a closed or concave outer wall about a closed or concave... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7171237 | Modular transceiver-modem with reduced profile antenna duplexer An embodiment of the invention is a modular card style radio-signal modem suitable for wireless data communication to a personal computer. The modem comprises a main circuit board substrate defining an opening, a card-to-computer connection interface operably linked... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158767 | Tuneable frequency translator A tuneable frequency translator is disclosed having electrical circuitry mounted to a circuit board. The circuitry is designed to provide a phase-locked loop with a resonator. Compliant material is positioned between the resonator and the circuit board. Operably cou... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7075388 | Ceramic RF triplexer A monoblock ceramic triplexer for connection to an antenna, a transmitter, a receiver and a GPS receiver is described. The triplexer includes a solid, monolithic core of dielectric material defining a plurality of through-holes extending between top and bottom surfa... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6998166 | Polishing pad with oriented pore structure The invention provides a polishing pad for chemical-mechanical polishing comprising a body, a polishing surface, and a plurality of elongated pores, wherein about 10% or more of the elongated pores have an aspect ratio of about 3:1 or greater and are substantially o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6946919 | Controllable crystal oscillator component A frequency-adjustable oscillator suitable for digital signal clock synchronization comprises a crystal oscillator circuit for generating a driving signal and having a voltage-variable control input for adjusting a frequency of the driving signal, a phase detector c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6879222 | Reduced length metallized ceramic duplexer A duplexing communication signal filter has a substantially U-shaped core of dielectric material including a transmit arm, a receive arm and a base portion joining the transmit arm to the receive arm. Both the transmit arm and the receive arm each define a series of... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6834429 | Ablative method for forming RF ceramic block filters A method of forming metallization patterns on a block of dielectric material wherein the entire surface area of the dielectric block is encased with a conductive material and unwanted conductive metal is ablatively etched from a designated surface area of the dielec... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6809612 | Dielectric block signal filters with cost-effective conductive coatings A cost-effective communication filter is prepared by etching the surfaces of a shaped and fired ceramic core, applying an electroless nickel solution to create a nickel layer of limited thickness, electroplating the nickel plated core with a silver layer, patterning... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6759913 | Crystal resonator based oscillator formed by attaching two separate housings A double-sided oscillator package having an open-top oscillator housing adapted to receive electronic components and a hermetically sealed resonator housing containing a piezoelectric element is described. The electronic components and piezoelectric element are elec... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6661302 | Compensation algorithm for crystal curve fitting A method and apparatus are provided for generating a control signal for compensating a temperature controlled crystal oscillator system for changes in an ambient temperature. The method includes the steps of providing a set of second-order coefficients re... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6650202 | Ceramic RF filter having improved third harmonic response A duplexing filter 10 suitable for use in a mobile communication system. The filter 10 has a core of dielectric material 12 with several through holes 30 that define resonators 25. The core 12 has metallized surfaces 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 except for the t... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6646514 | System and method for reducing startup time in a temperature controlled crystal oscillator A method and apparatus are provided for reducing a startup interval of a temperature controlled crystal oscillator chip. The method includes the steps of connecting an operating circuit of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator chip into a first co... | 11/11/2003 |
