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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7989851 | Multifunctional biosensor based on ZnO nanostructures The present invention provides the multifunctional biological and biochemical sensor technology based on the integration of ZnO nanotips with bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices, particularly, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and thin film bulk acoustic wave resonator... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973343 | Multibit electro-mechanical memory device having cantilever electrodes A multibit electro-mechanical memory device comprises a substrate, a bit line on the substrate, a first interlayer insulating film on the bit line, first and second lower word lines on the first interlayer insulating film, the first and second lower word lines separ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7952121 | Image sensor and sensor unit An image sensor includes a charge storage portion for storing and transferring signal charges, a first electrode for forming an electric field storing the signal charges in the charge storage portion, a charge increasing portion for increasing the signal charges sto... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948014 | Electronic device The invention relates to an electronic device having a semiconductor die comprising at least one RF-transistor (RFT) occupying a total RF-transistor active area (ARFT) on the die (DS). The total RF-transistor active area (ARFT) includes at least one transistor chann... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7554134 | Integrated CMOS porous sensor A single chip wireless sensor (1) comprises a microcontroller (2) connected by a transmit/receive interface (3) to a wireless antenna (4). The microcontroller (2) is also connected to an 8 kB RAM (5), a USB interface (6 | 06/30/2009 |
| 7435610 | Fabrication of array pH sensitive EGFET and its readout circuit A method for fabricating an array pH sensor and a readout circuit device of such array pH sensor are implemented by utilizing an extended ion sensitive field effect transistor to construct the array pH sensor and related readout circuit. The structure of the array s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7394098 | Thin film transistor, its manufacture method and display device On an insulating substrate, a first insulating buffer layer, a heat accumulating-light shielding layer having at least a silicon layer on the surface thereof, a second insulating buffer layer and a first silicon layer are laminated in the order recited from the bott... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7365327 | Electromagnetic radiation sensor and method for fabricating the same An SiO2 layer (3), a Ti layer (4), a Pt layer (5), a PLZT layer (6) and an IrO2 layer (7) are formed sequentially on an Si substrate (2). The IrO2 layer (7) functioning as a top electr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335891 | Gamma and neutron radiation detector A sensing element or detector activated by radiation comprising a first scintillator activated by gamma radiation; and a neutron sensing layer comprising a second scintillator activated by neutron radiation. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329387 | Field-effect transistor, sensor using it, and production method thereof A sensor which has high measuring sensitivity and is excellent in response is provided by forming a porous film in a sensitive section of a field-effect transistor. It comprises a porous body, which is formed on a sensitive section (here, a gate insulating film) of ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323091 | Multimode electrochemical sensing array A multimode electrochemical sensing array formed on an integrated circuit chip is structured to provide electrochemical determination of acidity or alkalinity, as well as electrochemical and potentiometric measurement of oxidation/reduction potentials, conductivity ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319261 | Integrated MOS one-way isolation coupler and a semiconductor chip having an integrated MOS isolation one-way coupler located thereon A MOS isolation coupler is formed on a semiconductor chip by a CMOS process and comprises an inductor coil for generating a magnetic field in response to an input signal applied to terminals thereof. A MAGFET having a split drain formed by respective drain portions ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315070 | Fingerprint sensor package A fingerprint sensor package includes an LSI chip for reading a fingerprint, a substrate having an external connection terminal and to which the LSI chip is fixed, and a chip fixing mechanism for fixing the LSI chip in a state where the LSI chip is deformed so as to... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312400 | Multilayer wiring board, base for multilayer wiring board, printed wiring board and its manufacturing method A multilayer wiring board assembly component comprises: an insulating substrate component (the insulating resin layer 111); a conductive layer 112 formed on one surface of said insulating substrate component 111 in the form of an electrode patte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309621 | Method to fabricate a nanowire CHEMFET sensor device using selective nanowire deposition A method of fabricating a nanowire CHEMFET sensor mechanism includes preparing a silicon substrate; depositing a polycrystalline ZnO seed layer on the silicon substrate; patterning and etching the polycrystalline ZnO seed layer; depositing an insulating layer over t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7270011 | Combined absolute-pressure and relative-pressure sensor A micromechanical sensor for measuring at least a first pressure of a first medium, as well as a method for manufacturing such a micromechanical sensor. The micromechanical sensor has at least one substrate having at least two sensor elements, which are preferably m... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271389 | Neutron detection device and method of manufacture A neutron detection device includes a neutron conversion layer in close proximity to an active semiconductor layer. The device is preferably based on the modification of existing conventional semiconductor memory devices. The device employs a conventional SRAM memor... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264778 | Carbon monoxide sensor and method of use thereof Carbon monoxide sensors suitable for use in hydrogen feed streams and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The sensors are palladium metal/insulator/semiconductor (Pd-MIS) sensors which may possess a gate metal layer having uniform, Type 1, or non-uniform, Type 2, ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262071 | Micromechanical component and suitable method for its manufacture A micromechanical component having a substrate conductive in at least some regions; an elastically deflectable diaphragm, which is conductive in at least some regions, arches over a front side of the substrate, and is electrically insulated from the substrate, the d... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246526 | Pressure sensor, method of fabricating the same, and method of calibrating the same A pressure sensor having a digital output includes a substrate formed with plural channels, and a gating part formed in such a way that an area confronting with the plural channels is spaced from the substrate and moved in response to an external pressure, thereby m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233034 | Hydrogen permeable protective coating for a catalytic surface A protective coating for a surface comprising a layer permeable to hydrogen, said coating being deposited on a catalyst layer; wherein the catalytic activity of the catalyst layer is preserved. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233027 | Arrangement comprising at least two different electronic semiconductor circuits The invention relates to an arrangement comprising at least two different electronic semiconductor circuits (HS) in which each of the semiconductor circuits (HS) is a component made of semiconductor material and which has an electrically active surface and electroni... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211923 | Rotational motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof A power system includes a member with two or more sections and at least one pair of electrodes. Each of the two or more sections has a stored static charge. Each of the pair of electrodes is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from the othe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211459 | Fabrication method of an ion sensitive field effect transistor An ion sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) and a fabrication method of the same are disclosed including a non-single-crystal silicon-base substrate, a polysilicon layer, a source, a drain, an insulating layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a passivati... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199434 | Magnetic field effect transistor, latch and method A split drain magnetic field effect transistor (MAGFET) includes at least one supplemental gate to exert a lateral electrical field in the channel of the MAGFET. Connection of the supplemental gate in feedback with one of the two drain contacts allows the MAGFET to ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189987 | Electrical detection of selected species The present invention provides an organic field effect transistor and a method of fabricating the transistor. The transistor includes a semiconductive film comprising organic molecules. Probe molecules capable of binding to target molecules are coupled to an outer s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7151301 | Sensitivity enhanced biomolecule field effect transistor There is provided a biomolecule FET enhancing a sensitivity. The biomolecule FET includes a substrate, first and second impurity regions formed on both sides of the substrate, and doped with impurities of a polarity opposite to that of the substrate, a gate formed o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141839 | Organic semiconductor sensor device Sensor cells are arranged in an array in an organic semiconductor layer. Row and column select circuitry addresses the cells of the array one cell at a time to determine the presence of an object, such as a fingerprint ridge or valley, contacting or proximate to a s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141826 | Multi-wavelength light receiving element and method of fabricating same Disclosed is a multi-wavelength light receiving element. The multi-wavelength light receiving element includes a first type substrate. A first intrinsic layer is positioned on the first type substrate. A heavily-doped second-type buried layer is positioned on the fi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7091801 | Micromechanical resonator having a metal layer surrounding a cylinder formed in a base layer The invention relates to a micromechanical resonator having a bondable resonance body and a method for fabricating a micromechanical resonator for semiconductor components. The invention provides that the resonator (26) is composed successively of a fi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084442 | Double gate transistor arrangement for receiving electrical signals from living cells The invention involves an array to couple a live cell, in particular a nerve cell, with an electronic circuit to pick up directly or indirectly electrically active cell signals and/or to electronically stimulate the cell, where the coupling array comprises a transis... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081647 | Microelectromechanical system and method for fabricating the same A microelectromechanical system includes a substrate, a transducer supported on the substrate and a conductor layer, which is also supported on the substrate and electrically connected to the transducer. The transducer includes a portion made of silicon or a silicon... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7072482 | Microphone with improved sound inlet port A microphone comprises a housing defining an inner volume and including a first exterior surface with an aperture leading to the inner volume. The microphone includes a transducing assembly within the housing for converting sound into an electrical signal. A sound i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071520 | MEMS with flexible portions made of novel materials MEMS devices are provided that are capable of movement due to a flexible portion formed of unique materials for this purpose. The MEMS device can have a flexible portion formed of a nitride or oxynitride of at least one transition metal, and formed of a nitride or o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7049637 | Organic EL panel A gate length L of a second TFT (21) is set longer than the gate length L of a peripheral TFT. This arrangement makes it possible to accurately control even a small current, using the second TFT (21). ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045835 | High-density inter-die interconnect structure An interconnect architecture for connecting a plurality of closely-spaced electrical elements on a first integrated circuit fabricated structure with operative circuits on a second integrated circuit fabricated structure. In one embodiment, the first integrated circ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034371 | Biochip for the capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissue and a method for its production The present invention relates to a biochip for capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissue. The biochip includes a support structure, at least one stimulation and/or sensor device, which is arranged in or on the support structure, and at least one d... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026645 | Leak detection method and micro-machined device assembly The present invention involves an electrical verification method that detects moisture within the cavity of the semiconductor or micro-machined device. The method affects an increase in the time for sufficient water vapor to remain within an unsealed device, so that... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003127 | Hearing aid with large diaphragm microphone element including a printed circuit board A disposable-type hearing aid uses a relatively large single diaphragm or a large single diaphragm subdivided into a plurality of smaller active diaphragm areas obtained using a grate-like back support plate with ridges which contact and divide the diaphragm into th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998693 | Chemical sensor using chemically induced electron-hole production at a schottky barrier Electron-hole production at a Schottky barrier has recently been observed experimentally as a result of chemical processes. This conversion of chemical energy to electronic energy may serve as a basic link between chemistry and electronics and offers the potential f... | 02/14/2006 |
