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| 20130122672 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method for formation of a semiconductor device including a first wafer including a first single crystal layer comprising first transistors and first alignment mark, the method including: implanting to form a doped layer within a second wafer; forming a second mono-cry... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130083589 | NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A semiconductor device, including: a first semiconductor layer including first transistors, wherein the first transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer including aluminum or copper; and a second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer including second tra... | 04/04/2013 |
| 20130080898 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Embodiments of the invention provide a system for enhancing user interaction with objects connected to a network. The system includes a processor, a display screen, a memory coupled to the processor. The memory comprises a database including a list of two or more object... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130069191 | NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES An integrated device, the device including a first crystalline layer covered by an oxide layer, a second crystalline layer overlying the oxide layer, wherein the first and second crystalline layers are image sensor layers, and the device includes a third crystalline lay... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130022183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL PRESENTATION AND SELECTION OF IVR MENU Embodiments of the invention provide a system for generating an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) database, the system comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory comprising a list of telephone numbers associated with one or more destinations... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130021060 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE Two configurable systems including: a first configurable system including a first configurable logic die connected to at least one first configurable Input-Output die, and a second configurable system including a second configurable logic die connected to at least one s... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130020707 | NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND DEVICE A 3D IC based system including: a first semiconductor layer including first alignment marks and first transistors, wherein the first transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer including aluminum or copper; a second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer i... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130015517 | Semiconductor Memory Device Having Electrically Floating Body Transistor, Semiconductor Memory Device Having Both Volatile and Non-Volatile Functionality and Method of Operating A semiconductor memory cell includes a floating body region configured to be charged to a level indicative of a state of the memory cell; a first region in electrical contact with said floating body region; a second region in electrical contact with said floating body r... | 01/17/2013 |
| 20120322203 | METHOD TO CONSTRUCT SYSTEMS A method to construct first and second configurable systems including: providing a first configurable system including a first die and a second die, where the first die is diced from a first wafer and the second die is diced from a second wafer and the first die is conn... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120313227 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE FOR HEAT REMOVAL A semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor substrate with first layer including first transistors; a shield layer overlaying the first layer; a second layer overlaying the shield layer, the second layer including second transistors; wherein the shield layer is a... | 12/13/2012 |
| 20120306082 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE FOR HEAT REMOVAL A device, including: a first layer of first transistors, overlaid by at least one interconnection layer, wherein the interconnection layer includes metals such as copper or aluminum; a second layer including second transistors, the second layer overlaying the interconne... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120273955 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A system includes a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer comprising first transistors, wherein the first transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer comprising aluminum or copper. The second mono-crystallized... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120248595 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including, providing a first monocrystalline layer including semiconductor regions, overlaying the first monocrystalline layer with an isolation layer, transferring a second monocrystalline layer comprising se... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120231572 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES A method for fabricating an integrated device, the method including, overlying a first crystalline layer onto a second crystalline layer to form a combined layer, wherein one of the first and second crystalline layers is an image sensor layer and at least one of the fir... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120230123 | Method of Maintaining the State of Semiconductor Memory Having Electrically Floating Body Transistor Methods of maintaining a state of a memory cell without interrupting access to the memory cell are provided, including applying a back bias to the cell to offset charge leakage out of a floating body of the cell, wherein a charge level of the floating body indicates a s... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120223738 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method for fabrication of 3D semiconductor devices utilizing a layer transfer and steps for forming transistors on top of a pre-fabricated semiconductor device comprising transistors formed on crystallized semiconductor base layer and metal layer for the transistors i... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120220102 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing semiconductor wafers, the method comprising providing a donor wafer comprising a semiconductor substrate; performing a lithography step and process the said donor wafer accordingly; and performing at least two layers transfer out of said donor ... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120196409 | 3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A semiconductor device includes a first mono-crystallized semiconductor layer; and a second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer; wherein said first and second mono-crystallized semiconductor layers are overlaying one on top of the other, and wherein said first mono-cr... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120196390 | 3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REDUNDANCY A method for manufacturing system includes 3D-IC comprising at least first layer of first transistors and second layers of second transistors and, perform a test for the circuit constructed with said first transistors and switch in function constructed with said second ... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120194218 | 3D Semiconductor Device A semiconductor device includes a first transistor layer and a second transistor layer overlaying the first transistor layer, wherein said first transistor layer comprises a plurality of flip-flops each having a selectively coupleable additional input generated by said ... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120194216 | 3D Semiconductor Device A three dimensional semiconductor device is described with two transistor layers overlaid. The first transistor layer comprises a plurality of flip-flops each having an input and an output, wherein the inputs are selectively coupleable to the second transistor layer.... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120193806 | 3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A three dimensional semiconductor device includes a first die; and a second die overlaying the first die, wherein said first die comprises signals are selectively coupleable to the second die using Through Silicon Vias.... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120193719 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A device comprising semiconductor memories, the device comprising: a first layer and a second layer of layer-transferred mono-crystallized silicon, wherein the first layer comprises a first plurality of horizontally-oriented transistors; wherein the second layer compris... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120193681 | 3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A wafer includes a group of tiles of programmable logic formed thereon, wherein each tile comprises a micro control unit (MCU) communicating with adjacent MCUs, and wherein each MCU is controlled in a predetermined order of priority by adjacent MCUs; and dice lines on t... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120129301 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including, providing a first monocrystalline layer including semiconductor regions, overlaying the first monocrystalline layer with an isolation layer, transferring a second monocrystalline layer comprising se... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107967 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, the method including: providing a first monocrystalline layer including first transistors and interconnecting metal layers to perform at least one first electronic function; providing a second monocrystalline layer on top... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120094414 | NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES A method for fabricating a light-emitting integrated device, comprises overlying three layers, wherein each of the three layers emits light at a different wavelength, and wherein the overlying comprises one of: performing an atomic species implantation, performing a las... | 04/19/2012 |
| 20120091474 | NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES A light-emitting integrated wafer structure, comprising: three overlying layers, wherein each of the three overlying layers emits light at a different wavelength and wherein at least one of the three overlying layers is transferred to the light-emitting integrated wafer... | 04/19/2012 |
| 20120088355 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: a first monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions, overlaying the first monocrystalline layer with an isolation layer; preparing a second monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor ... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120086067 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A device, comprising: a first layer and a second layer wherein both said first layer and said second layer are mono-crystalline, wherein said first layer comprises first transistors, wherein said second layer comprises second transistors, wherein at least one of said se... | 04/12/2012 |
| 20120081977 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR A method for performing a holding operation to a semiconductor memory array having rows and columns of memory cells, includes: applying an electrical signal to buried regions of the memory cells, wherein each of the memory cells comprises a floating body region defining... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081940 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR A semiconductor memory cell is formed in a semiconductor. The semiconductor memory cell includes: a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and a buried re... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081976 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR A method for performing a holding operation to a semiconductor memory array having rows and columns of memory cells, includes: applying an electrical signal to buried regions of the memory cells, wherein each of the memory cells comprises a floating body region defining... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081941 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR A semiconductor memory cell is formed in a semiconductor. The semiconductor memory cell includes: a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and a buried re... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120063574 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL PRESENTATION AND SELECTION OF IVR MENU Embodiments of the invention provide a system for enhancing user interaction with Interactive Voice Response (IVR) destinations, the system comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising: data encoding a database, the database comp... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20120032294 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A semiconductor device comprising: a first single crystal silicon layer comprising first transistors, first alignment mark, and at least one metal layer overlying said first single crystal silicon layer, wherein said at least one metal layer comprises copper or aluminum... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028436 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, the method including: providing a base wafer including a semiconductor substrate, metal layers and first alignment marks; transferring a monocrystalline layer on top of the metal layers, wherein the monocrystalline layer ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120014188 | METHOD OF MAINTAINING THE STATE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY HAVING ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR Methods of maintaining a state of a memory cell without interrupting access to the memory cell are provided, including applying a back bias to the cell to offset charge leakage out of a floating body of the cell, wherein a charge level of the floating body indicates a s... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120012915 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY HAVING ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR A semiconductor memory cell includes a floating body region configured to be charged to a level indicative of a state of the memory cell; a first region in electrical contact with said floating body region; a second region in electrical contact with said floating body r... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120012895 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE A system includes a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer comprising first transistors, wherein the first transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer comprising aluminum or copper. The second mono-crystallized... | 01/19/2012 |
