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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120080307 | ION BEAM DISTRIBUTION An ion beam system includes a grid assembly having a substantially elliptical pattern of holes to steer an ion beam comprising a plurality of beamlets to generate an ion beam, wherein the ion current density profile of a cross-section of the ion beam is non-elliptical. ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THREE DIMENSIONAL NANO AND MICRO SCALE STRUCTURES A three-dimensional milling method and apparatus is disclosed for milling micrometre and a nanometre scale three-dimensional structures. The apparatus includes an ion column operable to generate a milling beam onto a substrate held on an instrument stage. A patterning c... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120027946 | DIRECT DEPOSIT AND REMOVAL OF NANOSCALE CONDUCTORS A method and apparatus for depositing and removing nanoscale conductors. A magneto-optical trap ion source (MOTIS) creates a beam of focused metal ions that either deposit directly at low energy (<0.5 keV) or sputter material away at high energy (>2 keV). By scann... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110309265 | DIAMOND NANOWIRES In a general aspect, a system includes a plurality of diamond nanowires disposed on the surface of a diamond substrate, at least some of the nanowires including a color center. The system also includes a light source configured to illuminate at least one of the pluralit... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110290639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BEAMS OF NANODROPLETS FOR HIGH SPUTTERING RATE OF INERT MATERIALS A method for milling of a workpiece of inert material by nanodroplet beam sputtering includes the steps of providing a liquid; electrohydrodynamically atomizing the liquid to form charged nanodroplets; and directing the atomized charged nanodroplets onto the workpiece t... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110273800 | Perpendicular magnetic recording write head with milling defined track width A main pole layer having at least a leading taper and trimmed pole tip portion is described. The leading taper increases head field up to ≧15000 Oe even for narrow track widths approaching 50 nm. For MAMR applications, a STO and trailing shield are sequentially formed... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110261479 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium is provided, which include: forming a magnetic layer on the surface of a nonmagnetic substrate; forming a groove in which a nonmagnetic section is formed by etching a portion corresponding to a formation region of th... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256423 | HEAD COMPRISING A CRYSTALLINE ALUMINA LAYER A magnetic head produced at low ambient temperatures that comprise a crystalline alumina layer for increasing the durability of the head is provided. According to one embodiment, a magnetic head for at least one of reading and writing data on to a magnetic data storage ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110249364 | PMR writer with seamless shields and method of making it A process (and the structure resulting therefrom) is described for manufacturing a magnetic write head in which there is no physical interface between the first and second trailing shields. This is achieved by the introduction of a sacrificial layer immediately after th... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110158894 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CNT LENGTH CONTROL A method for manufacturing a carbon nanotube (CNT) of a predetermined length is disclosed. The method includes generating an electric field to align one or more CNTs and severing the one or more aligned CNTs at a predetermined location. The severing each of the aligned ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110155050 | CLAD TEXTURED METAL SUBSTRATE FOR FORMING EPITAXIAL THIN FILM THEREON AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A method for manufacturing a oriented substrate for forming an epitaxial thin film thereon, having a more excellent orientation than that of a conventional one and a high strength, and a method for manufacturing the same. The clad textured metal substrate includes a met... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110147222 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A TAPERED WRITE POLE AND A STEPPED WRAP AROUND SIDE SHIELD GAP A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head that has a trailing magnetic shield with a tapered write pole trailing edge, a non-magnetic step layer and a Ru bump and an alumina bump formed at the front of the non-magnetic step layer. The process forms a Ru/alumina s... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110147200 | Ion Beam Generator, and Substrate Processing Apparatus and Production Method of Electronic Device Using The Ion Beam Generator An ion beam generator generates plasma in a discharge tank 2, leads out an annular ion beam by a lead-out electrode 7, and deflects the ion beam in an annular center direction by a deflecting electrode 30 to enter a substrate W from the inclined dir... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110120971 | MICROMACHINED TRANSDUCERS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, a method of fabricating a transducer is described. The method comprises providing a transducer over a first surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a thickness. The method further comprises patterning a mask... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110120878 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A TAPERED WRITE POLE AND NON-MAGNETIC BUMP STRUCTURE A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head having a write pole and a trailing wrap around magnetic shield, and having a non-magnetic step layer and a non-magnetic bump to provide additional spacing between the write pole and the trailing wrap around shield at a lo... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110114476 | Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication A sample fabricating method of irradiating a sample with a focused ion beam at an incident angle less than 90 degrees with respect to the surface of the sample, eliminating the peripheral area of a micro sample as a target, turning a specimen stage around a line segment... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110089967 | MEMS PROBE CARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Provided are a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) probe card and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes preparing first to nth low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrates each having a via hole, filling each via hole with a via filler conduc... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110048930 | SELECTIVE NANOTUBE GROWTH INSIDE VIAS USING AN ION BEAM A method of selectively growing one or more carbon nano-tubes includes forming an insulating layer on a substrate, the insulating layer having a top surface; forming a via in the insulating layer; forming an active metal layer over the insulating layer, including sidewa... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110048931 | FIB Process for Selective and Clean Etching of Copper Etch assisting agents for focused ion beam (FIB) etching of copper for circuit editing of integrated circuits both prevent loss of adjacent dielectric due to sputtering by the ion beam, and render sputtered re-deposited copper on adjacent surfaces non-conductive to avoi... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110048929 | FIB Process for Selective and Clean Etching of Copper Etch assisting agents for focused ion beam (FIB) etching of copper for circuit editing of integrated circuits both prevent loss of adjacent dielectric due to sputtering by the ion beam, and render sputtered re-deposited copper on adjacent surfaces non-conductive to avoi... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110031111 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POSITIONING METHOD AND FOCUS RING INSTALLATION METHOD Positioning accuracy of a component in a substrate processing apparatus can be improved higher than a conventional case without increasing the insertion accuracy of positioning pins into positioning holes. Provided is a substrate processing apparatus including a mountin... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030772 | Electronic device including graphene-based layer(s), and/or method or making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to the use of graphene as a transparent conductive coating (TCC). In certain example embodiments, graphene thin films grown on large areas hetero-epitaxially, e.g., on a catalyst thin film, from a hydrocarbon gas (suc... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100326819 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PATTERNED PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK A method for making a patterned-media magnetic recording disk uses nano-imprint lithography (NIL) for patterning a resist layer over the magnetic recording layer. A hard mask layer is located above the magnetic recording layer and an etch stop layer is located above the... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330707 | Robust Self-Aligned Process for Sub-65nm Current-Perpendicular Junction Pillars A method for fabricating a device includes forming a first insulation layer to cover a removable mask and a device structure that has been defined by the mask. The device structure is below the mask. The mask is lifted off to expose a top portion of the device structure... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100309572 | PERIODIC DIMPLE ARRAY A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes a substrate, an actuation electrode over the substrate, a reflective layer over the actuation electrode, and a support layer between the actuation electrode and the reflective layer. The reflective layer includes at least ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100300874 | PATTERNING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA WITH ION IMPLANTATION UTILIZING A COMBINATION OF HEAVY AND LIGHT ION SPECIES A patterned magnetic layer is formed by bombardment of a masked high Mrt magnetic layer with a combination of both heavy ion species and light ion species. The method can be implemented as sequential process steps or in a single process step with the proper heavy/light ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300873 | METHOD FOR CREATING S/TEM SAMPLE AND SAMPLE STRUCTURE An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. A novel sample structure and a nov... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100272917 | Method and apparatus A method and apparatus, the method including: forming a recess in a graphene layer wherein the recess creates a boundary between a first portion of the graphene layer and a second portion of the graphene layer; depositing electrically insulating material within the rece... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100264019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes forming patterns having protrusions and recesses of a ferromagnetic material onto a recording track section and a servo section on a substrate, forming a flattening film, a top ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100240827 | Method for Producing a Grafted Polymer Coating and Substrates Formed in Accordance With the Method A method for producing polymer coatings by surface initiated polymerization from a plasma deposited coating is provided. The modification of surfaces by polymer attachment is a versatile and efficient means of controlling interfacial properties, such as surface energy (... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100220557 | BRIDGE OR BOTTOM PLATE FOR A TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT The invention relates to a timepiece movement that includes at least one bridge (1) mounted on a bottom plate using at least one securing device (2, 4, 6) to carry at least one member of said movement. According to the invention, said at least one bridge o... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100184245 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BOLOMETRIC DETECTOR The method is designed for manufacturing a bolometric detector equipped with a membrane suspended above a substrate by means of heat-insulating arms fixed to the substrate by anchoring points. The membrane has a heat-sensitive thin layer with a base comprising at least ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100165276 | ANTIREFLECTIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME A composite having (a) a substrate that has opposing first and second surfaces, the substrate being at least 90% transmissive in visible light and has less than 5% haze, (b) a nanostructured article including a matrix and a nanoscale dispersed phase and having a random ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100155231 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Magnetoresistive Devices Disclosed are method and apparatus for manufacturing a magnetoresistive device which are suitable for manufacturing a high-quality magnetoresistive device by reducing damages caused during the processing of a multilayer magnetic film as a component of the magnetoresisti... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100155232 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A WRITE POLE TRAILING EDGE TAPER A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording, having a write pole with a tapered trailing edge for improved write field at small bit lengths. The trailing edge taper is formed by a deposition process that can be performed af... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100149680 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING REPRODUCING APPARATUS The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium where at least a magnetic layer is formed on a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetically separated magnetic recording pattern is formed on the magnetic layer, including: a magnetic reco... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100122901 | Vapor-Barrier Vacuum Isolation System A system includes a collimated beam source within a vacuum chamber, a condensable barrier gas, cooling material, a pump, and isolation chambers cooled by the cooling material to condense the barrier gas. Pressure levels of each isolation chamber are substantially greate... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100107761 | VIBRATORY GYROSCOPIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ANGULAR VELOCITY A vibratory gyroscopic device to determine the rotation rate of an object and method of manufacturing thereof, the device including a plurality of supporting springs arranged in pairs to exhibit bilateral symmetry via each pair (i.e., mirror-image symmetry) relative to ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100101940 | METHOD FOR REMOVING FOREIGN MATTER FROM GLASS SUBSTRATE SURFACE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING GLASS SUBSTRATE SURFACE An object of the invention is to provide a method for removing foreign matter from a glass substrate surface to be finish-processed by a method accompanied with beam irradiation or laser light irradiation on the glass substrate surface. The present invention relates to ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100096256 | PATTERNING OF MAGNETIC THIN FILM USING ENERGIZED IONS AND THERMAL EXCITATION A method for patterning a magnetic thin film on a substrate includes: providing a pattern about the magnetic thin film, with selective regions of the pattern permitting penetration of energized ions of one or more elements. Energized ions are generated with sufficient e... | 04/22/2010 |
