Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7773442 | Memory cell array latchup prevention A complementary field-effect (CMOS) circuit is provided which includes a current-limiting device arranged along a power-supply bus or a ground bus of the circuit. The current-limiting device is configured to prevent latch up of the CMOS circuit. More specifically, t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7480189 | Cross-coupled write circuit A write circuit structure may be used to transfer data between global bit lines and local bit lines of a cache. The write circuit structure located between the hierarchical bit lines may be buffers in parallel with P-channel devices in one embodiment or cross-couple... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7462847 | Ion implanter and ion implantation control method thereof An ion implanter is provided with a system for monitoring parameters of the ion implanter in real time to control respective components in the ion implanter. This system is allowed to have a function of calculating an accumulated dose distribution during ion implant... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462830 | Method and apparatus for observing inside structures, and specimen holder An object of the invention is to provide a method and apparatus for observing inside structures and a specimen holder, wherein aging degradation of a good sample to a bad sample can be tracked in the same field of view, using the same specimen in order to determine ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462839 | Detector for variable pressure areas and an electron microscope comprising a corresponding detector A detector for scanning electron microscopes, which can be used under different pressure conditions in the specimen chamber of the electron microscope, designed for the detection of both electrons and light. For this purpose, the detector has a photodetector and a s... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462822 | Apparatus and method for the transport of ions into a vacuum The invention relates to methods and devices for the transport of ions generated in gases near atmospheric pressure into the vacuum system of a mass spectrometer. Instead of the single capillary customary in commercial instruments, the invention uses a multichannel ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463039 | Probe for electrical measurement methods, especially eddy current measurements When using a rigid substrate eddy current probe to measure a non-planer test piece, the probe must be adapted to the test piece shape in order to avoid incorrect measurement values. Disclosed is a probe which is configured in a flexible manner via a flexible substra... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463037 | Devices, systems, and methods for adaptive RF sensing in arc fault detection A method for arc fault detection, includes automatically generating an output signal responsive to an input signal. The input signal is indicative of an arc fault. The output signal is configured to cause an electrical circuit to open. The output signal is generated... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462829 | Substrate inspection apparatus, substrate inspection method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A substrate inspection apparatus includes: an electron beam irradiation device which emits an electron beam and causes the electron beam to irradiate a substrate to be inspected as a primary beam; an electron beam detector which detects at least one of a secondary e... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462823 | Method for increasing ionization efficiency in mass spectroscopy A mass spectrometry ionization method in which electrospray droplets or solid sample matrices are exposed to an ion beam thereby increasing the unbalanced charge of the analyte is provided. In another embodiment, a mass spectrometry ionization method in which ioniza... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462851 | Electromagnetic radiation source, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby A device for generating radiation source based on a discharge includes a cathode and an anode. A discharge is created in a material comprising an alloy of two or more substances. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459690 | Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby A radiation sensor for use with a lithographic apparatus is disclosed, the radiation sensor comprising a radiation-sensitive material which converts incident radiation of wavelength λ1 into secondary radiation; and sensing means capable of detecting the ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460212 | Collector configured of mirror shells There is provided a collector. The collector includes a first mirror shell positioned inside a second mirror shell that has a chamfered end. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459898 | System and apparatus for detecting and analyzing a frequency spectrum An apparatus comprising a housing, a circuit board disposed within the housing, the circuit board further comprising a radio, a processing device, a memory, and a connector suitable for connecting with a port of a computing device. The circuit board is a small form ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459919 | Device for checking light-metal parts A device for checking the coating of anodized light-metal parts (e.g. Aluminum), in particular by TSA anodization, is described. The device has two contact electrodes on respective resilient probes, placed onto the surface of the component to be tested under a prede... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459917 | Measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity and apparatus therefor, measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity distribution and apparatus therefor, measuring method for current and voltage distributions and apparatus therefor A measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity capable of easily and accurately measuring, with a compact and simple facility, each of the electric field component and the magnetic field component of an electromagnetic field formed in space is to be provided... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460430 | Memory devices having reduced coupling noise between wordlines Memory devices configured to reduce coupling noise between adjacent wordlines in a memory array. More specifically, wordline drivers are interleaved such that adjacent wordlines are driven by wordline drivers enabled by different row decoders. Each wordline driver i... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456414 | Beam re-registration system and method A beam re-registration system and method for error correction of a particle or other beam are disclosed. The beam re-registration system and method may include a particle or other beam, a stage movable in relation to the particle beam, at least two servos for contro... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457159 | Integrated DRAM-NVRAM multi-level memory An integrated DRAM-NVRAM, multi-level memory cell is comprised of a vertical DRAM device with a shared vertical gate floating plate device. The floating plate device provides enhanced charge storage for the DRAM part of the cell through the shared floating body in a... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457176 | Semiconductor memory and memory module A semiconductor memory is provided in which a verification result of a circuit operation in a test mode can be output from a memory module complying with the FB-DIMM even if the semiconductor memory is mounted on the memory module. The semiconductor memory includes:... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457162 | Multi-state memory Maximized multi-state compaction and more tolerance in memory state behavior is achieved through a flexible, self-consistent and self-adapting mode of detection, covering a wide dynamic range. For high density multi-state encoding, this approach borders on full anal... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457172 | Memory device and method having data path with multiple prefetch I/O configurations A memory device is operable in either a high mode or a low speed mode. In either mode, 32 bits of data from each of two memory arrays are prefetched into respective sets of 32 flip-flops. In the high-speed mode, the prefetched data bits are transferred in parallel t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457096 | Systems and methods for ARC energy regulation A driver provides a current through a load circuit that includes an ionizable path. The driver includes an energy sourcing circuit, an ionization detector, a controller, and a pulse generator. The controller determines, in response to the detector and by trial and e... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456637 | Measurement alignment system to determine alignment between chips An embodiment of the present invention relates to a alignment measurement system for measuring alignment between a plurality of chips of a device, the chips being assembled in a three-dimensional stacking configuration and equipped with at least an integrated capaci... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456626 | Measurement device and method for displaying measurement result A measurement device is provided for measuring a predetermined physical quantity which is contained in the measurement signal over a predetermined measurement range which relates to a specific property for the physical quantity according to the measurement signal wh... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453755 | Memory cell with high-K antifuse for reverse bias programming An integrated circuit and associated method of programming are provided. Such integrated circuit includes a memory cell with a diode and an antifuse in communication with the diode. The antifuse is constructed to include a high-K dielectric material with a K greater... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453072 | Method for depositing a film using a charged particle beam, method for performing selective etching using the same, and charged particle beam equipment therefor Certain film deposition and selective etching technology may involve scanning of a charged particle beam along with a deposition gas and etching gas, respectively. In conventional methods, unfortunately, the deposition rate or the selective ratio is oftentimes decre... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453255 | Circuit and method for measuring delay of high speed signals A method and circuit for measuring a time interval between transitions of periodic signals at nodes of a circuit-under-test (CUT), the signals having a periodic clock frequency, the method includes periodically latching a digital value of a first periodic signal at ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453267 | Branch circuit monitor system A branch circuit monitoring system includes a plurality of current sensor modules that are installable in a panelboard. Each of the current sensor modules may be associated with a respective one of a plurality of branch circuits included in the panelboard. Each of t... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453729 | Bit line setup and discharge circuit for programming non-volatile memory A NAND EEPROM having a shielded bit line architecture reduces supply voltage and ground noise resulting from charging or discharging bit lines. The EEPROM has a PMOS pull-up transistor and an NMOS pull down transistor connected to a virtual power node. A control cir... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453069 | Bushing unit with integrated conductor in ion accelerating device and related method An ion accelerating device includes a series of bushing units and a series of resistor circuit units. Each resistor circuit unit is coupled to one bushing unit. A bushing unit includes three integrated conductors to establish connections to the coupled resistor circ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453061 | Hyperbolic quadrupole mass filter made of platinum group metal coated quartz tube The present invention relates to a quadrupole mass analyzer which is a core equipment of a majority of mass analyzer, particularly to a quadrupole mass analyzer with a hyperbolic surface made of quartz which is capable of enhancing resolving power and analytical per... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453730 | Charge packet metering for coarse/fine programming of non-volatile memory A non-volatile memory device is programmed by first performing a coarse programming process and subsequently performing a fine programming process. The coarse/fine programming methodology is enhanced by using an efficient verification scheme that allows some non-vol... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453270 | Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniques Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniques. According to various embodiments, a voltage is applied to the measurable capacitance using a first switch. The measurable capacitance is allow... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453549 | Reticle protection member, reticle carrying device, exposure device and method for carrying reticle A position measurement device 29 measures the position of a position measurement mark 26 formed on the lower surface of a reticle 1, thereby measuring the position of the reticle 1. A position measurement device 30 measures the pos... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453717 | Three-state memory cell A memory cell with at least two detectable states among which is an unprogrammed state, comprising, in series between two terminals of application of a read voltage, at least one first branch comprising: a pre-read stage comprising, in parallel, two switchable resis... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453751 | Sample and hold memory sense amplifier A memory sense amplifier includes a sample and hold circuit followed by a differential amplifier. The sample and hold circuit samples a reference voltage on a bit line of a memory circuit when the sense amplifier is reset and a signal voltage on the same bit line wh... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449704 | EUV light source An EUV light source apparatus and method for producing EUV light, which includes a plasma generation chamber for generating EUV plasma; an EUV light collector having a reflective portion irradiated by EUV light produced in the EUV plasma; a target sample having refl... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450462 | System and memory for sequential multi-plane page memory operations A system and method for performing memory operations in a multi-plane flash memory. Commands and addresses are sequentially provided to the memory for memory operations in memory planes. The memory operations are sequentially initiated and the memory operation for a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449703 | Method and apparatus for EUV plasma source target delivery target material handling An EUV target delivery system and method are disclosed which may comprise: a target material purification system connected to deliver liquid target material comprising: a first container and a second container in fluid contact with the target material reservoir; a f... | 11/11/2008 |
