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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429341 | Electroconductive composition, method for producing electroconductive film, and electroconductive film An electroconductive composition including (A) silver oxide; and (B) a secondary aliphatic acid silver salt produced by using a secondary aliphatic acid having a boiling point of not higher than 200° C. will be capable of forming an excellent electroconductive film... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7405143 | Method for fabricating a seed layer The present invention produces a seed layer for the deposition of copper for metallizing integrated circuits. A diffusion barrier is deposited upon the wafer. In one embodiment of the invention, a metal oxide layer is then formed on the diffusion barrier. The oxidiz... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7314453 | Handheld diagnostic device with renewable biosensor A handheld diagnostic device having a test head and a handle is equipped with an open test channel having sensors and liquid reagent dispensing opening for the diagnostic testing of body fluids. The test channel can draw in fluid sample by capillary force and be clo... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7301277 | Electro-optical apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic instrument The invention achieves a reduction in a thickness while suppressing a thermal effect. An apparatus includes a light-emitting element and a sealing layer to hermetically seal the light-emitting element. The sealing layer includes a heat radiation layer having thermal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7265048 | Reduction of copper dewetting by transition metal deposition A method and apparatus for forming layers on a substrate comprising depositing a metal seed layer on a substrate surface having apertures, depositing a transition metal layer over the copper seed layer, and depositing a bulk metal layer over the transition metal lay... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7141349 | Metal oxide coating A metal oxide coating and a method of forming the metal oxide coating are disclosed, wherein the metal oxide coating composition includes a metal oxide precursor of the metal oxide, the metal oxide, or a combination thereof, and a solvent of secondary or tertiary C | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097287 | Ink jet device, ink jet ink, and method of manufacturing electronic component using the device and the ink Here disclosed is an ink jet apparatus having an ink-circulating/dispersing function. The apparatus provides ink with dispersion as required, and circulates the ink through a tube to an ink-collecting tank. During this circulation, a required amount of the ink is fe... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7049233 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing thin film electrode of hydrous ruthenium oxide An apparatus and method are provided for manufacturing an electrode of hydrous ruthenium oxide thin film, consisting of an injector for spraying a precursor solution, a substrate for depositing the precursor solution, a base for supporting the substrate and a haloge... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018675 | Method for forming a ruthenium metal layer A method for forming a ruthenium metal layer comprises combining a ruthenium precursor with a measured amount of oxygen to form a ruthenium oxide layer. The ruthenium oxide is annealed in the presence of a hydrogen-rich gas to react the oxygen in the ruthenium oxide... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004592 | Electrochromic mirrors and devices An electrochromic rearview mirror suitable for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The mirror includes a display device disposed behind the rear substrate. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994806 | Conductive paste A conductive paste for defogging heat wires of automobile windows contains a silver powder having particle size in the range of about 0.1 to 20 μm, a molybdenum compound such as molybdenum silicide or molybdenum boride, a glass frit having s softening point of 730Â... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6958308 | Deposition of dispersed metal particles onto substrates using supercritical fluids A method for producing dispersed metal particles on a substrate and the compositions produced is disclosed. A method for producing the particles comprises exposing an organometallic and a particulate substrate to supercritical or near supercritical fluid under condi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951666 | Precursor compositions for the deposition of electrically conductive features A precursor composition for the deposition and formation of an electrical feature such as a conductive feature. The precursor composition advantageously has a viscosity of at least about 1000 centipoise and can be deposited by screen printing. The precursor composit... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6902815 | Coating liquid for forming colored transparent conductive film, substrate with colored transparent conductive film and method for its production, and display device There is provided a coating liquid for forming a colored transparent conductive film using ruthenium in a fine particle form, which has a satisfactory electromagnetic wave shielding effect, which is excellent in transparency, chemical resistance, and abrasion resist... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869877 | Integrated capacitors fabricated with conductive metal oxides A capacitor for a memory device is formed with a conductive oxide for a bottom electrode. The conductive oxide (RuOx) is deposited under low temperatures as an amorphous film. As a result, the film is conformally deposited over a three dimensional, foldin... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6849291 | Gas sensing element and method for manufacturing the same A gas sensing element has a solid electrolytic body, a reference gas side electrode provided on a surface of the solid electrolytic body so as to be exposed to a reference gas, and a measured gas side electrode provided on another surface of the solid electrolytic b... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6824816 | Process for producing metal thin films by ALD The invention relates generally to processes for producing electrically conductive noble metal thin films on a substrate by atomic layer deposition. According to one embodiment of the invention a substrate with a surface is provided in a reaction chamber and a vapor... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824603 | Composition and method for printing resistors, capacitors and inductors A composition of matter comprising a mixture of an oxide powder or powders and a Reactive Organic Medium (ROM) which can be used to create electronic components on a suitable. The materials are applied to conventional polymer-based circuit substrates by any convenie... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6802985 | Method for fabricating metal wirings There is provided a method for fabricating electrical wirings capable of being manufactured with low cost and easily applied to large-scale substrates. A photosensitive ground resin film is formed on an insulating substrate by coating process. The ground resin film ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6777024 | Method of manufacturing gas sensors A gas sensor characterized in that the gas sensor has at least: an insulating substrate; a pair of thin film electrodes which are spaced apart at a given interval and provided on the insulating substrate; a thin film gas sensitive layer which is... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761606 | Method of producing spacer and method of manufacturing image forming apparatus The present invention provides a method of producing a spacer provided between a first substrate and a second substrate on which an electron emitting device is arranged, the method including the step of forming a film on at least a portion of at least one surface of... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6743934 | Raw material compounds for use in CVD, and chemical vapor deposition of ruthenium compound thin films This invention provides raw material compounds for use in CVD which contain organic ruthenium compounds as a main ingredient, the organic ruthenium compounds having two β-diketones plus one diene, one diamine or two organic ligands which are coordinated with ruthen... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6712997 | Composite polymers containing nanometer-sized metal particles and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to composite polymers containing nanometer-sized metal particles and manufacturing method thereof, which can be uniformly dispersed nanometer-sized metal particles into polymers, thereby allowing the use thereof as optically, electrical... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6680440 | Circuitized structures produced by the methods of electroless plating The present invention provides new methods for electroless plating of metal particularly gold and copper onto substrates, such as circuitized substrates, which reduces processing steps, reduces metal consumption, and reduces the scraping of parts due to c... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6667073 | Leadframe for enhanced downbond registration during automatic wire bond process A process for enhancing visual detectability of a leadframe having a die attach pad and a plurality of contacts, during automated wirebonding in the production of an integrated circuit package. At least one of a ring, a line and an array of dots are plate... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663706 | Raw material compounds for use in CVD, and chemical vapor deposition for producing iridium or iridium compound thin films This invention provides raw material compounds for use in CVD which contain an organic iridium compound as a main ingredient, the organic iridium compound consisting of tris(5-methyl-2,4-hexanedionato)iridium. According to the CVD which uses the above raw... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6649211 | Selective deposition of hydrous ruthenium oxide thin films A method for selectively depositing a film of hydrous ruthenium oxide on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: selectively functionalizing a substrate surface; preparing an oxidizing aqueous solution of a Ru-containing composition; generating... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6551652 | Process for producing a piezoelectric element using a first SOL and a second SOL having a lead content greater than the first SOL A piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric film where the difference in the quantity of lead along the thickness of the film is minimized. The film is obtained by first applying, at least once, a first sol for use in forming a PZT film on a substrate ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6517939 | Noble metal coated substrate pigments A silver/gold coated laminar substrate pearlescent product is improved by incorporating rhodium in an amount of up to about 2% into the coating and/or by overcoating with a silane in an amount of up to about 5%.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508959 | Preparation of energy storage materials A process is provided for the preparation of a metallic oxide composite including mixing an aqueous solution of a water-soluble metal compound and colloidal silica, depositing the mixture upon a substrate, heating the mixture-coated substrates at temperat... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6498000 | Photocatalyst composite and process for producing the same A photocatalyst composite is provided which comprise a substrate having particles of a photocatalyst such as titanium oxide, adhered thereon via a less degradative adhesive such as a fluorinated polymer comprising a copolymer of a vinyl ester and/or vinyl... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6482740 | Method of growing electrical conductors by reducing metal oxide film with organic compound containing -OH, -CHO, or -COOH This invention relates to manufacturing of integrated circuits (ICs) and especially conductive layers suitable for use in an IC. According to the preferred method a metal oxide thin film is deposited on a substrate surface and reduced thereafter essential... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479100 | CVD ruthenium seed for CVD ruthenium deposition The present invention provides a method of forming a ruthenium seed layer on a substrate comprising the steps of introducing a ruthenium-containing compound into a CVD apparatus; introducing oxygen into the CVD apparatus; maintaining an oxygen rich enviro... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475321 | Method of manufacturing electrode substrate An electrode substrate comprises a backing substrate carrying thereon a metal electrode layer and/or a recording layer, the layer or layers having a smooth surface area with a surface roughness of less than 1 nm by more than 1 μm2. The smooth ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6455175 | Electroless rhodium plating An composition for electroless plating of rhodium onto a substrate, a process for plating a uniform coating of rhodium onto various substrates using an electroless plating composition, and a rhodium plated article formed therefrom. The plating composition... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6440662 | Impedimetric detection system and method of production thereof A sensor for identifying molecular structures within a sample solution is disclosed. The sensor comprises an insulating layer with a plurality of interspaced channels therein having essentially the same direction. The channels furthermore have submicron d... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6426292 | Methods for forming iridium and platinum containing films on substrates A method of forming an iridium and platinum containing film on a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer using complexes of the formula Ly IrXz, wherein: each L group is independently a neutral or anionic ligand; each Y group is ind... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6419980 | Process for producing an automatic-machine-bondable ceramic circuit carrier, and automatic-machine-bondable ceramic circuit carrier A process for producing an automatic-machine-bondable LTCC (Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics) circuit carrier includes the steps of applying a conductive paste having a glass content of less than 1.0 percent by weight onto a ceramic substrate having a gla... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6387440 | Method for applying a coating to a metal substrate or repairing a coating applied to the same The invention describes a method for applying an electrocatalytic or a protective coating to a metal substrate or repairing a damaged area of the same, consisting in a thermal treatment of a precursor of said catalytic coating by means of a hot air jet fr... | 05/14/2002 |
