...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414290 | Double gate transistor, method of manufacturing same, and system containing same A double gate transistor comprises a substrate (105, 905) and first and second electrically insulating layers (110, 910), (120, 920). The first and second electrically insulating layers form a fin (130, 930). A first gate dielectric (1... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396709 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer that includes a channel region, a source region and a drain region, a gate insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode for controlling the conductivi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7348641 | Structure and method of making double-gated self-aligned finFET having gates of different lengths A gated semiconductor device is provided, in which the body has a first dimension extending in a lateral direction parallel to a major surface of a substrate, and second dimension extending in a direction at least substantially vertical and at least substantially pe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348642 | Fin-type field effect transistor Disclosed herein are improved fin-type field effect transistor (FinFET) structures and the associated methods of manufacturing the structures. In one embodiment FinFET drive current is optimized by configuring the FinFET asymmetrically to decrease fin resistance bet... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339241 | FinFET structure with contacts A FinFET, which by its nature has both elevated source/drains and an elevated channel that are portions of an elevated semiconductor portion that has parallel fins and one source/drain on one side of the fins and another source/drain on the other side of the fins, h... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7317230 | Fin FET structure A fin FET structure employs a negative word line scheme. A gate electrode of a fin FET employs an electrode doped with n+ impurity, and a channel doping for a control of threshold voltage is not executed, or the channel doping is executed by a low density, thereby r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304336 | FinFET structure and method to make the same A multiple-gate FET structure includes a semiconductor substrate. A gate region is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The gate region comprises a gate portion and a channel portion. The gate portion has at least two opposite vertical surfaces adjacent to the cha... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7262469 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer that includes a channel region, a source region and a drain region, a gate insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode for controlling the conductivi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256455 | Double gate semiconductor device having a metal gate A semiconductor device may include a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate and a conductive fin formed on the insulating layer. The conductive fin may include a number of side surfaces and a top surface. The semiconductor device may also include a s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198966 | Electron-emitting device, electron source, image-forming apparatus, and method for producing electron-emitting device and electron-emitting apparatus A method for producing a durable electron-emitting device having a uniform electron emission characteristic, an electron source, and an image-forming apparatus having a uniform display characteristic for a long period are provided. The method for producing an electr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7138723 | Deformable semiconductor device A semiconductor chip is secured in a state deformed into a substantially cylinder shape by a coating material formed on its surface. The deformed semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to an interposer and sealed with sealing resin onto the interposer. Solder bal... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7109515 | Carbon containing tips with cylindrically symmetrical carbon containing expanded bases Systems and methods are described for carbon containing tips with cylindrically symmetrical carbon containing expanded bases. A method includes producing an expanded based carbon containing tip including: fabricating a carbon containing expanded base on a substrate;... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6703684 | Semiconductor device and method of forming a semiconductor device A power semiconductor device (10) has an active region that includes a drift region (20). At least a portion of the drift region (20) is provided in a membrane (16) which has opposed top and bottom surfaces (15,17). In one embodiment, the top surface (15)... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6700178 | Package of a chip with beveled edges A chip with beveled edges suitable for adhering onto a surface of a die pad by an adhesive material. The chip has an active surface and a corresponding back surface, wherein the active surface has beveled edges. The back surface of the chip is adhered ont... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6693024 | Semiconductor component with a semiconductor body having a multiplicity of pores and method for fabricating The semiconductor component is fabricated on the basis of a semiconductor body with a first and a second surface. A multiplicity of pores are formed in the semiconductor body. The pores extend into the semiconductor body proceeding from the first surface ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692987 | BOC BGA package for die with I-shaped bond pad layout Semiconductor die units for forming BOC BGA packages, methods of encapsulating a semiconductor die unit, a mold for use in the method, and resulting encapsulated packages are provided. In particular, the invention provides a semiconductor die unit compris... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6686225 | Method of separating semiconductor dies from a wafer Methods are disclosed for manufacturing semiconductor device dies and for separating dies from a semiconductor wafer, wherein one or more channels are etched in the top of the wafer between individual die areas. Material is then removed from the bottom si... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683663 | Web fabrication of devices Apparatuses and methods for forming displays are claimed. One embodiment of the invention relates to forming an assembly using different sized blocks in either a flexible or rigid substrate.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6677202 | Power MOS device with increased channel width and process for forming same A power MOS device that has increased channel width comprises a semiconductor substrate and a doped upper layer of a first conduction type disposed on the substrate. The upper layer comprises a plurality of doped well regions of a second, opposite conduct... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6657289 | Apparatus relating to block configurations and fluidic self-assembly processes An apparatus and methods of making an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly comprises a functional block having at least one asymmetric feature. The functional block comprises an integrated circuitry to perform a function pertaining to the electron... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6653720 | Semiconductor electronic parts Semiconductor electronic parts 1 comprises electrode pads 7 formed on the surface of a base 2 and adapted to be connected to respective electrode terminals 4 and a bare chip 3 adhesive bonded to the surface of the base 2, wherein adhesive flow-in preventi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6653157 | Manufacturing method for device including function block, and light transmitting device Device 100 of the present invention comprises function block 12. Function block 12 is formed in such a way that the function block 12 is fitted into concavity 11 which is disposed on base body 10, and function block 12 comprises optical element 14. Lens s... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6646325 | Semiconductor device having a step-like section on the back side of the substrate, and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface having circuit elements formed thereon, a second main surface substantially opposite to the first main surface, and a plurality of side faces provided between the first ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635945 | Semiconductor device having element isolation structure A semiconductor device and process of forming the device are described. The process includes forming a pad oxide film on the circuit-forming side of a semiconductor substrate; forming an oxidation prevention film on the pad oxide film; removing the oxidat... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6611002 | Gallium nitride material devices and methods including backside vias The invention includes providing gallium nitride material devices having backside vias and methods to form the devices. The devices include a gallium nitride material formed over a substrate, such as silicon. The device also may include one or more non-co... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6583512 | Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same In a semiconductor device functioning as a three-dimensional device composed of two semiconductor chips bonded to each other, the back surface of the upper semiconductor chip is polished, the entire side surfaces of the upper semiconductor chip are covere... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6583451 | Process for fabricating a network of nanometric lines made of single-crystal silicon and device obtained The process for fabricating a network of nanometric lines made of single-crystal silicon on an isolating substrate includes the production of a substrate comprising a silicon body having a lateral isolation defining a central part in the body. A recess is... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6580154 | Method and apparatus on (110) surfaces of silicon structures with conduction in the <110> direction Improved methods and structures are provided that are lateral to surfaces with a (110) crystal plane orientation such that an electrical current of such structures is conducted in the direction. Advantageously, improvements in hole carrier mobility ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6573591 | Spherical semiconductor device and method of mounting the same on a substrate A semiconductor device in which electrical connection between a spherical semiconductor and a substrate can be reliably effected and a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device. The spherical semiconductor includes contact pads that are treated ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558977 | Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same In a semiconductor device functioning as a three-dimensional device composed of two semiconductor chips bonded to each other, the back surface of the upper semiconductor chip is polished, the entire side surfaces of the upper semiconductor chip are covere... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555440 | Process for fabricating a top side pitted diode device A method of fabricating a diode device, such as a PIN diode, includes forming top and bottom regions of opposite conductivity types and includes anisotropically etching into the top surface to form a pit having side walls that converge with approach to th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6534845 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor. device comprises a semiconductor chip on which a plurality of grooves are defined, thus acting as a resisting member, the effect of which is to prevent the semiconductor chip from bending. Consequently, the thickness of the lower portion ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531760 | Semiconductor device As the semiconductor chip is large-sized, highly integrated and speeded up, it becomes difficult to pack the semiconductor chip together with leads in a package. In view of this difficulty, there has been adopted the package structure called the "Lead-On-... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6516808 | Hermetic feedthrough for an implantable device The present invention provides an implantable substrate sensor comprising electronic circuitry formed within, or on, a substrate. A protective coating then covers the substrate, forming a hermetically sealed package having the circuitry under the coating.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6515348 | Semiconductor device with FET MESA structure and vertical contact electrodes A semiconductor device comprises one or more field effect devices (FD) having source and drain regions (5 and 6) spaced apart by a body region (3a). A gate structure (7a, 7b), preferably in a trench (4), controls a conduction channel in a portion (3b) of ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6515346 | Microbar and method of its making A bar or pipe shape semiconductor-integrated-circuit ("microbar") and method for manufacturing the same. The microbar is substitute for common flat microchip. The shape and size of said microbar calls for novel manufacturing processes in special lathe, ho... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6509645 | Spherical semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A spherical semiconductor device includes a spherical semiconductor element having one or more electrodes on its surface. Spherical conductive bumps are formed at the positions of the electrodes. The electrodes are so arranged as to contact a common plane... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6476461 | Arrangement of stacked, spherically-shaped semiconductors To provide a semiconductor device in which a plurality of spherical members are easily stacked at predetermined positions, with at least one of the spherical members being formed of a semiconductor material and having a semiconductor element or wiring for... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6472729 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device chip packaged in the semiconductor device in accordance with this invention has one or more grooves engraved along the rear surface thereof to allow the grooves to receive one or more connection bars and a die pad or an island, if a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6437422 | Active devices using threads Active devices that have either a thread or a ribbon geometry. The thread geometry includes single thread active devices and multiple thread devices. Single thread devices have a central core that may contain different materials depending upon whether the... | 08/20/2002 |