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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100092868 | CARBON NANOTUBE-COATED SILICON/METAL COMPOSITE PARTICLE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ANODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME Disclosed are a carbon nanotube-coated silicon/metal composite particle, a preparation method thereof, an anode for a secondary battery comprising the carbon nanotube-coated silicon/metal composite particle, and a secondary battery comprising the anode, wherein the carb... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100086256 | LIGHT COUPLER BETWEEN AN OPTICAL FIBRE AND A WAVEGUIDE MADE ON AN SOI SUBSTRATE A light coupler between an optical fiber (6) and a waveguide is made on a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate (1), this substrate (1) comprising a thin layer of semiconducting material in which the waveguide is made. The coupler comprises a light i... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090242869 | SUPER LATTICE/QUANTUM WELL NANOWIRES Segmented semiconductor nanowires are manufactured by removal of material from a layered structure of two or more semiconductor materials in the absence of a template. The removal takes place at some locations on the surface of the layered structure and continues prefer... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20080224358 | Nano-Molding Process A nano-molding process including an imprint process that replicates features sizes less than 7 nanometers. The nano-molding process produces a line edge roughness of the replicated features that is less than 2 nanometers. The nano-molding process including the steps of:... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080217730 | METHODS OF FORMING GAS DIELECTRIC AND RELATED STRUCTURE Methods of forming a gas dielectric and a related structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a wiring level including at least one conductive portion within a sacrificial dielectric; forming a nanofiber layer over the wiring level; vaporiz... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080171424 | Epitaxial growth of GaN and SiC on silicon using nanowires and nanosize nucleus methodologies A method of fabricating a continuous layer of a defect sensitive material on a silicon substrate includes preparing a silicon substrate; forming a nanostructure array directly on the silicon substrate; depositing a selective growth enhancing layer on the substrate; smoo... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080157080 | Transparent and Conductive Nanostructure-Film Pixel Electrode and Method of Making the Same A pixel electrode is provided, comprising a nanostructure-film deposited over an active matrix substrate, such that the pixel electrode makes electrical contact with an underlying layer. Similarly, auxiliary data pads and auxiliary gate pads are provided, which also com... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20070108502 | Nanocrystal silicon quantum dot memory device A nanocrystal silicon (Si) quantum dot memory device and associated fabrication method have been provided. The method comprises: forming a gate (tunnel) oxide layer overlying a Si substrate active layer; forming a nanocrystal Si memory film overlying the gate oxide laye... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070059859 | Hydrogen reservoir based on silicon nano-structures The invention relates to a hydrogen reservoir comprising a substance suitable for storing hydrogen wherein said substance is made up of nano-structured silicon. It also relates to a process for manufacturing and a method for use of this hydrogen reservoir. ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070034975 | Nanotube semiconductor structures with varying electrical properties There is disclosed a nanotube sensor which essentially employs a straight or twisted nanotube deposited on a supporting surface, such as silicon, silicon dioxide and some other semiconductor or metal material. The nanotube is basically a graphite device which is now sub... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060258122 | Nanotube fuse structure A method of forming a carbon nanotube fuse by depositing a carbon nanotube layer, then depositing a cap layer directly over the carbon nanotube layer. The cap layer is formed of a material that has an insufficient amount of oxygen to significantly oxidize the carbon nan... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060236436 | Nanostructured casting of organic and bio-polymers in porous silicon templates A method of generating three-dimensional nanostructures that includes providing a silicon substrate, creating a porous silicon template from the silicon substrate, wherein the template is created to have a predetermined configuration, depositing a predetermined material... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060124926 | IRIDIUM OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURE A method is provided for patterning iridium oxide (IrOx) nanostructures. The method comprises: forming a substrate first region adjacent a second region; growing IrOx nanostructures from a continuous IrOx film overlying the first region; simultaneously growing IrOx nano... | 06/15/2006 |
