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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129274 | PHOTODIODE SELF-TEST A photodetector array includes a plurality of photodetector cells such as avalanche photodiodes and readout circuits. An array self-tester tests a dark count or other performance characteristic of the cells. The test is performed in connection with the manufacture of th... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105777 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME, COLOR FILTER ARRAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A thin film transistor array panel includes: a substrate; a gate line and a storage electrode that are disposed on the substrate; a data line that crosses the gate line and storage electrode line; a thin film transistor that is connected with the gate line and data line... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107967 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, the method including: providing a first monocrystalline layer including first transistors and interconnecting metal layers to perform at least one first electronic function; providing a second monocrystalline layer on top... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104388 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND TSV REPAIR METHOD THEREOF Provided is a 3D stacked semiconductor integrated circuit including a plurality of chips coupled through a plurality of TSVs. A first chip among the plurality of chips is configured to detect and repair a defective TSV among the plurality of TSVs, and transmit re... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081274 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, AND METHOD TO REPAIR THE SAME The present invention relates to a thin film transistor array panel, a liquid crystal display, and a method capable of reducing an effect on neighboring pixels in a process of repairing a pixel defect. The thin film transistor array panel may include: a thin film transi... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER PROCESSING AT NON-CONSTANT VELOCITIES A method is disclosed for on-the-fly processing at least one structure of a group of structures with a pulsed laser output, The method includes the steps of relatively positioning the group of structures and the pulsed laser output axis with non-constant velocity, and a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070913 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: carrying a substrate having an oxide film and a nitride film stacked thereon into a processing chamber; supporting and heating the substrate using a substrate support member provided in the processing chamber; a... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068341 | Method for Depackaging Prepackaged Integrated Circuit Die and a Product from the Method A method for providing a known good integrated circuit die having enhanced planarity from a prepackaged integrated circuit die having a surface warpage such as in a ball grid array (BGA) package is provided. A partially-depackaged integrated circuit package is affixed t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120028375 | INSPECTION METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD AFTER INSPECTION OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE The present invention relates to a method for inspecting a light-emitting device, the method including performing a light emission test of (A) a light-emitting device including a lead frame having mounted and packaged thereon a plurality of light-emitting elements or (B... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120015453 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS A photovoltaic cell manufacturing method includes: forming a photoelectric converter which has a plurality of compartment elements that are separated by a scribing line and in which adjacent compartment elements are electrically connected; detecting a structural defect ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110300643 | Method of assembling displays on substrates Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light-modulating elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light-modulating and self-assembling characteristics may be used during display assembly and opera... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299317 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HEATING TO EFFECT IN-SITU ANNEALING In a system having a memory device, an event is detected during system operation. The memory device is heated to reverse use-incurred degradation of the memory device in response to detecting the event. In another system, the memory device is heated to reverse use-incur... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110294231 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING COPPER DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYERS ON A SEMICONDUCTOR SOLID SUBSTRATE AND REPAIR KIT FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD Method for repairing copper diffusion barrier layers on a semiconductor solid substrate and repair kit for implementing this method. One subject of the present invention is a method for repairing a surface of a substrate coated with a disco... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110294232 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING DAMAGE OF LOW DIELECTRIC INSULATING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE There is provided a damage recovery method capable of recovering electrical characteristics of a low dielectric insulating film sufficiently while suppressing oxidation of buried metal and generation of pattern defaults. A damaged functiona... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110278603 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic EL display, which comprises: a step of preparing an organic EL panel that comprises a substrate and organic EL elements arranged as a matrix on the substrate, wherein each organic EL element has a pixel electrode arrang... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110275164 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS HAVING LOW-K DIELECTRIC MATERIALS THEREON A removal composition and process for removing low-k dielectric material, etch stop material, and/or metal stack material from a rejected microelectronic device structure having same thereon. The removal composition includes hydrofluoric acid. The composition achieves a... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275165 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD OF RESTORING THE SAME A thermoelectric conversion module includes a pair of heat transfer plates, p-type semiconductor blocks and n-type semiconductor blocks arranged between the heat transfer plates, and terminal electrodes formed respectively on inner surfaces of the heat transfer plates a... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110261608 | Self-Repairing Memristor and Method A self-repairing memristor (300) and methods of operating a memristor (10), (310) and repairing a memristor (10), (310) employ thermal annealing (110). The thermal annealing (110) removes a short circuit in an oxide layer... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110244600 | METHOD FOR TUNABLY REPAIRING LOW-K DIELECTRIC DAMAGE A method for providing a tuned repair for damage to a silicon based low-k dielectric layer with organic compounds, where damage replaces a methyl attached to silicon with a hydroxyl attached to silicon is provided. A precursor gas is provided, comprising a first repair ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110237001 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP USED FOR EVALUATION, EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND REPAIRING METHOD THEREOF A technique for evaluating a semiconductor chip is provided. The semiconductor chip is mounted on a mount substrate, the semiconductor chip laminating on one surface of a silicone substrate, at least any of a metal wiring film 101 serving as a resistance temperat... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232717 | SEMICONDUCTORS COMPOSITIONS FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS The present application discloses compositions for thin film dye-sensitized solar cells in which nanoparticles of semiconductor material are tethered together in a nanonodular network using a multi-functional linking compound.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110227077 | REPAIR METHOD AND ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE A repair method for repairing an active device array substrate is provided. The active device array substrate includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, active devices, pixel electrodes, and common lines. At least one of the scan line has an open defect. The scan lin... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110227104 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Provided is an organic EL display manufacturing method which has: a step wherein an organic EL panel having a substrate and organic EL elements arranged in matrix on the substrate is prepared, and each organic EL element is permitted to have a pixel electrode disposed o... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110195257 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof. The fabricating method comprises: providing a first substrate; forming a soft dry film having an adhesive film and a release film; sticking the soft dry film on the first substrate w... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110194041 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND REPAIR METHOD THEREOF A repair method for an array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes, providing an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device, detecting a line defect of a signal transmitting wire and locating the line defect, performing a removal process to remo... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110183442 | ENCAPSULANT LAYER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REGENERATED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND REGENERATED TRANSPARENT FRONT FACE SUBSTRATE An encapsulant layer for a photovoltaic module enabling recovering and recycling or reusing of reutilizeable resources such as a transparent front face substrate and photovoltaic cell and the like among constituents of a photovoltaic module, and a method for manufacturi... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110170045 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME A liquid crystal display (LCD) capable of easily implementing a repairing process is provided under a circumstance where a width of a sustain electrode line is reduced or even no sustain electrode line is provided for the purpose of ensuring an increased aperture ratio,... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110171757 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL Provided is a method of manufacturing a photovoltatic cell according to the present invention, the photovoltatic cell including a substrate, and a structure in which a first conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a second conductive layer are superposed ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110171756 | REWORKABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD An electronic device assembly is provided which includes a substrate, an interposer and an integrated circuit chip. The substrate is fabricated of a first material having a first thermal expansivity, and the interposer and integrated circuit chip are fabricated of a sec... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110156034 | REPAIR CIRCUIT AND REPAIR METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS A repair circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of through-silicon vias including repeated sets of one repair through-silicon via and an M number of normal through-silicon vias; a transmission unit configured to multiplex input data at a first multipl... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110156736 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND PROBE TEST METHOD THEREOF Various embodiments of a semiconductor apparatus and related methods are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor apparatus may include a chip, scribe lanes disposed around the chip, and a probe test logic circuit for conducting a probe test on the chip. ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151590 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW-K DIELECTRIC REPAIR A method, a system and a computer readable medium for integrated in-vacuo repair of low-k dielectric thin films damaged by etch and/or strip processing. A repair chamber is integrated onto a same platform as a plasma etch and/or strip chamber to repair a low-k dielectri... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110151591 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD The present invention provides a photovoltaic cell manufacturing method, the photovoltaic cell including: a photoelectric converter in which at least a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second electrode layer are stacked in layers in this order being f... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110136266 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND THIN FILM FORMING APPARATUS A method of manufacturing a light emitting device is provided in which satisfactory image display can be performed by the investigation and repair of short circuits in defect portions of light emitting elements. A backward direction electric current flows in the defect ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110136265 | Method of Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Panel and Laser Scribing Apparatus The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a thin-film solar panel with a laser scribing process to perform linear groove processing by irradiating a thin-film layer formed on a substrate with laser light to be separated from adjacent structure, including ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110121426 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FUSE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device with a fuse structure is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, at least a conducting layer formed in or on the substrate and having a fuse area, and at least a lens disposed overlying the ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110117678 | CARBON CONTAINING LOW-K DIELECTRIC CONSTANT RECOVERY USING UV TREATMENT A method for the ultraviolet (UV) treatment of carbon-containing low-k dielectric and associated apparatus enables process induced damage repair. The methods of the invention are particularly applicable in the context of damascene processing to recover lost low-k proper... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110111533 | UV AND REDUCING TREATMENT FOR K RECOVERY AND SURFACE CLEAN IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Treatment of carbon-containing low-k dielectric with UV radiation and a reducing agent enables process-induced damage repair. Also, treatment with a reducing agent and UV radiation is effective to clean a processed wafer surface by removal of metal oxide (e.g., copper o... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110108815 | MULTI-RATE RESIST METHOD TO FORM ORGANIC TFT CONTACT AND CONTACTS FORMED BY SAME A method for forming a thin film electrode for an organic thin film transistor of the invention provides a multi-layer mask on a substrate with an electrode area opening in a top layer of the mask that is undercut by openings in other layers of the mask. A thin film of ... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110100412 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES A photovoltaic module and a method of manufacturing such a module in which metal is deposited in a pattern on the front side of a semiconductor wafer which acts as an electrode. Photovoltaic cells manufactured using a semiconductor wafer typically have a P type semicond... | 05/05/2011 |
