04th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160027523 | DATA RETENTION MONITORING USING TEMPERATURE HISTORY IN SOLID STATE DRIVES - Systems and methods for data retention manager in a solid state storage system utilizing temperature measurement mechanisms are disclosed. Background data scanning can provide an efficient way to monitor data health and can be used to determine whether data refreshing is needed or to prevent data retention from degrading beyond error correction capabilities. In certain embodiments, data scanning may be performed as a background process regularly, for example, every month. However, effects of temperature on data retention may not be adequately accounted for using such methods. Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide a numerical integral method for taking account the system temperature by using the acceleration factor for data retention. Embodiments disclosed herein may provide for accurate handling of data retention in view of complex device temperature history. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027524 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An operating method of a data storage device includes performing a first static read fail solving operation in which the memory cell is read by applying read fail solving voltages included in a first group to the memory cell; and performing a second static read fail solving operation in which the memory cell is read by applying read fail solving voltages included in a second group to the memory cell after the first static read fail solving operation fails, wherein read success numbers of the respective read fail solving voltages included in the first group are larger than read success numbers of the respective read fail solving voltages included in the second group. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027525 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device is provided which includes applying a program voltage to selected ones of a plurality of memory cells; applying a selected one of a plurality of verification voltages after pre-charging bit lines connected to memory cells to which the program voltage is applied; sensing the memory cells to which the selected verification voltage is applied; selecting memory cells programmed to a target state referring to the sensing result and target state data; and determining whether programming of the selected memory cells is passed or failed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027526 | SHIFT REGISTER UNIT, GOA CIRCUIT, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A shift register unit, a GOA circuit, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The shift register unit comprises an input module, a charging module, a reset module, a first switch module T | 2016-01-28 |
20160027527 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register is configured by connecting unit circuits | 2016-01-28 |
20160027528 | Sample-and-Hold Circuit for an Interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converter - The present disclosure relates to a sample-and-hold circuit includes a transistor arranged for switching between a sample mode and a hold mode and a bootstrap circuit arranged for maintaining in the sample mode a voltage level between a source terminal and a gate terminal of the transistor independent of the voltage at the source terminal and arranged for switching off the transistor in the hold mode. The bootstrap circuit includes a bootstrap capacitance arranged for being precharged to a given voltage during the hold mode, the bootstrap capacitance being connected between the source terminal and the gate terminal during the sample mode. In one example, the bootstrap circuit comprises a switched capacitor charge pump for generating the given voltage. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027529 | Address Fault Detection Circuit - A semiconductor memory device and method of operation are provided for a multi-bank memory array ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160027530 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A semiconductor memory apparatus may include a first data storage region configured to output a first data, a second data storage region configured to output a second data, a third data storage region configured to output a third data, and a fourth data storage region configured to output a fourth data. The apparatus may include a first comparison block configured to compare the first data with the second data, and generate a first comparison signal. The apparatus may include a second comparison block configured to compare the second data with the third data, and generate a second comparison signal. The apparatus may include a third comparison block configured to compare the third data with the fourth data, and generate a third comparison signal. The apparatus may include a signal combination block configured to output a result signal in response to the first to third comparison signals. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027531 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TARGETED REFRESHING OF MEMORY - Apparatuses and methods for targeted row refreshes are disclosed herein. In an example apparatus, a predecoder receives a target row address and determines whether a target row of memory associated with the target row address is a primary or a redundant row of memory. The predecoder is further configured to cause one or more rows of memory physically adjacent the primary row of memory to be refreshed if the primary row is the target row or one or more rows of memory physically adjacent the redundant row of memory to be refreshed if the redundant row of memory is the target row of memory. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027532 | MEMORY DEVICE - A memory device includes a plurality of redundancy word lines each of which is coupled with a plurality of redundancy memory cells, and a redundancy refresh circuit suitable for sequentially refreshing first redundancy word lines that are selected as target word lines for an additional refresh operation among the plurality of the redundancy word lines. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027533 | METHOD OF FORMING STABLE STATES OF DENSE HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMA - A method is proposed for forming stable states of a dense high-temperature plasma, including plasmas for controlled fusion, the method comprising: generating a dense high-temperature plasma in pulsed heavy-current discharges, followed by injecting the plasma from the area of a magnetic field with parameters corresponding to the conditions of gravitational emission of electrons with a banded energy spectrum and subsequent energy transfer along the spectrum (cascade transition) into the long wavelength region (of eV-energy), this leading to the state of locking and amplification of the gravitational emission in the plasma with simultaneous compression thereof to the states of hydrostatic equilibrium, with using multielectron atoms as a prerequisite element in the composition of a working gas, for quenching the spontaneous gravitational emission from the ground energy levels (the keV-region) of the electron in the proper gravitational field. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027534 | ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SUBCRITICAL REACTOR SYSTEM - An accelerator-driven sub-critical reactor providing: 1) a significantly more efficient Thorium-cycle system, in one configuration, 2) a more energy-productive nuclear waste reduction system, 3) accelerator driven systems for other fertile-fission candidate elements, and 4) which may be applied to fusion systems (substituting the fission unit in the proposed system class and category) in a way that may lower the break-even point for such systems and thus make the advent of practical fusion sooner than otherwise possible. 5) In addition and importantly, an optical-power processing and distribution is also enabled by the proposed, providing both optical power as base power for telecom, process energy for industrial uses, and lighting and other wavelengths for consumer and general business use. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027535 | INTEGRAL ISOLATION VALVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME FOR LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT (LOCA) PROTECTION - A nuclear reactor includes a nuclear reactor core comprising fissile material disposed in a reactor pressure vessel having vessel penetrations that exclusively carry flow into the nuclear reactor and at least one vessel penetration that carries flow out of the nuclear reactor. An integral isolation valve (IIV) system includes passive IIVs each comprising a check valve built into a forged flange and not including an actuator, and one or more active IIVs each comprising an active valve built into a forged flange and including an actuator. Each vessel penetration exclusively carrying flow into the nuclear reactor is protected by a passive IIV whose forged flange is directly connected to the vessel penetration. Each vessel penetration carrying flow out of the nuclear reactor is protected by an active IIV whose forged flange is directly connected to the vessel penetration. Each active valve may be a normally closed valve. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027536 | MOBILE HEAT PIPE COOLED FAST REACTOR SYSTEM - A mobile heat pipe cooled fast nuclear reactor may be configured for transportation to remote locations and may be able to provide 0.5 to 2 megawatts of power. The mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor may contain a plurality of heat pipes that are proximate to a plurality of fuel pins inside the reactor. The plurality of heat pipes may extend out of the reactor. The reactor may be configured to be placed in a standard shipping container, and may further be configured to be contained within a cask and attached to a skid for easier transportation. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027537 | FIBER OPTIC TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING BRILLOUIN SCATTERING FOR LARGE, WELL-VENTILATED SPACES - A temperature change detection apparatus for monitoring temperature change in various portions of a large space includes a trip logic unit configured to execute a trip operation based on receipt of a trip signal at the trip logic unit; a plurality of temperature sensors each including a sensing portion composed of optical fiber cable and each being configured to generate light information indicating an amount of Brillouin scattering that occurs within the sensing portion; a plurality of monitoring units configured such that each monitoring unit determines a temperature value corresponding to each temperature sensor connected to the monitoring unit based on an amount of Brillouin scattering indicated by the light information generated by each of the connected temperature sensors, an each monitoring unit generates a trip signal when a determined temperature value exceeds a running average by more than a threshold amount. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027538 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL - A fuel rack apparatus includes: a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a plurality of storage tubes coupled to and extending upward from the upper surface of the base plate, the storage tubes arranged in a side-by-side arrangement to form an array of the storage tubes. Each of the storage tubes extend along a longitudinal axis and include: an outer tube having an inner surface defining an inner cavity; and an inner plate-assemblage positioned within the outer tube that divides the inner cavity into a plurality of interior flux trap chambers and a fuel storage cell. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027539 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE CONTROL ROD DRIVE DECOUPLING - Systems join with a control rod drive and expand or contract to displace elements necessary for decoupling. Joining structures affix to on sides of the control rod drive allow discriminatory jacking by a powered drive also in contact with the control rod drive. A moveable piston tube can be displaced by this jacking with hundreds or thousands of pounds of force with respect to the control rod drive. Probes and other instrumentation and sensors are useable in the systems to accurately measure any of piston tube displacement, temperature, malfunction; drive power status, displacement or speed; and communications status. Manual interaction with the systems are not required during the jacking, and installation and removal of the systems requires no tools or great amount of time or effort. Through remote operation and brief installation, human exposure to radiation about control rod drives is minimized. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027540 | SHIELDING DEVICE AND METHOD - Some embodiments of a shielding device can include a base and a shield coupled to the base. The shielding device can be used to provide protection for a healthcare worker (e.g., physician, nurse, technician) during a medical procedure. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027541 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING RADIOACTIVE OBJECTS - An apparatus for holding radioactive objects includes a base and a central pillar extending upwardly between a bottom end coupled to the base and a top end above the base. A plurality of inner segments are spaced around the central pillar, and a plurality of outer segments are spaced around the inner segments to form pairs. The inner segments, the outer segments and the central pillar may be coupled together to permit limited radial movement of at least one of the segments of each pair. Each pair may define a generally vertical, object-receiving channel arranged between the inner and outer segment of the pair. The segments of each pair may be adapted to bear against an object in the channel of the pair to laterally restrain the object and facilitate heat transfer from the object. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027542 | EXTRUSION MOLDING APPARATUS - An extrusion molding apparatus | 2016-01-28 |
20160027543 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLIDIFIED BODY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR SOLIDIFIED BODY - A method for manufacturing a solidified body of a radioactive waste includes a kneading step (S | 2016-01-28 |
20160027544 | Radioactive Waste Solidification Method - A radioactive waste (zeolite to which Cs-137 was adsorbed) in a waste tank and a glass raw material (soda lime glass) in a glass raw material tank are supplied into a solidifying vessel. Graphite in a graphite tank is also supplied into the solidifying vessel. The solidifying vessel is filled with a mixture of the radioactive waste, glass raw material, and graphite and is then disposed in an adiabatic vessel. The radioactive waste and glass raw material in the adiabatic vessel are heated by thermal energy generated due to radiation emitted from Cs-137. The heat is transferred to the peripheral portion of the solidifying vessel through the graphite, raising the temperature of the peripheral portion. The glass raw material is melted and enters clearances among the radioactive waste, producing a vitrified radioactive waste. This radioactive waste solidification method can shorten a time taken to produce a vitrified radioactive waste. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027545 | DRIFT-CORRECTED, HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL TRAP AND HIGH-SENSITIVITY ANGULAR INTERFEROMETER - A drift-adjusted interferometer and optical trap are disclosed that employ two reference beams with an optical property that allows them to be separated from the two trapping beams. The reference and trapping beams are combined collinearly and optically inverted so that each reference beam overlays with the opposite trapping beam. Each pair of beams is then focused on a microsphere and the resulting four back-focal plane interferometry signals are monitored such that the relative motion between a given trapping beam with its overlaid reference beam provides a direct measurement of the physical drift occurring due to mechanical drift of the differential path components. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027546 | STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TALBOT INTERFEROMETER - A structure includes a silicon substrate having a plurality of recessed portions, each having a bottom and a side wall, silicide layers, one each in contact with the bottoms of the recessed portions, and a metal structure including metal portions, one each disposed in the recessed portions and in contact with the silicide layers. The silicide layers are electrically connected to each other through the silicon substrate. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027547 | Ion Beam Modification of Noble Metals for Electrical Contacts - Ion beam modification of noble metal electrical contact coatings can achieve suitable friction and wear behavior with inherently stable low ECR. For example, this method of producing Au electrical contact coatings can produce wear properties similar to electroplated hard Au, but without the environmental concerns due to stringent OSHA regulations on the use and disposal of toxic chemicals associated with Au electroplating baths. Integration of physical vapor deposition techniques with ion implantation can produce noble metal coatings with surfaces modified to achieve the desired balance between adhesion/friction/wear and electrical contact resistance on a commercial scale. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027548 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS FORMED BY ELECTROPHORESIS - A method of forming an electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes the steps of providing a first dielectric material and a second conductive material that is substantially dispersed within the first dielectric material; and applying an electric field through at least a portion of the combined first dielectric material and second conductive material such that the second conductive material undergoes electrophoresis and forms at least one electrically conductive path through the electrically conductive composite along the direction of the applied electric field. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027549 | RESISTANCE COVERING FOR A DC INSULATION SYSTEM - A resistance covering for a DC insulation system may be a matrix material with particles embedded therein, the particles having an aspect ratio greater than 1. The matrix material is flexible to such an extent that the particles align depending on an electric field strength. The particles can align in the electric field and thus a breakdown voltage of the resistance covering is increased. A DC insulation system may have the resistance covering. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027550 | COATED CONDUCTOR WITH VOLTAGE-STABILIZED INNER LAYER - Disclosed are polymeric compositions with improved breakdown strength. The polymeric compositions contain a polyolefin and a voltage stabilizing agent, which is selected from one or more of a group of three specific triazine compounds. The present polymeric compositions exhibit improved breakdown strength when applied as an insulating layer for power cable. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027551 | ASSEMBLED CONDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ASSEMBLED CONDUCTOR - The invention provides an assembled conductor, which is formed by rolling a conductor bundle including a central conductor and a peripheral conductor arranged around the central conductor. The central conductor has a shape in which a right-twisted portion of the central conductor and a left-twisted portion of the central conductor are arranged alternately in predetermined intervals. The right-twisted portion of the central conductor extends from one end side of the central conductor to the other end side of the central conductor and is twisted in a clockwise direction, and the left-twisted portion of the central conductor extends from the one end side of the central conductor to the other end side of the central conductor and is twisted in a counterclockwise direction. The peripheral conductor is arranged around the central conductor so that a twist direction of the peripheral conductor becomes opposite to a twist direction of the central conductor. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027552 | WATER-STOP STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICAL WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A water-stop structure for electrical wire includes: a terminal including an electrical wire connection portion; and an electrical wire in which an outer circumference of a conductor including a plurality of single wires is coated with an insulation coating portion and which is swaged to be fixed to the electrical wire connection portion, a water-stop agent being filled into a gap in the insulation coating portion to thereby perform water stop in the electrical wire. The water-stop agent includes a fluorescent agent. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027553 | WIRE HARNESS AND CONNECTOR COMPONENT - Provided is a wire harness that enables a connector component and a cable bundle to be attached to an external member while facilitating the operation and preventing wobbling of the connector component. The connector component is connected to a cable branch line on the radially outward side of the cable bundle, and includes a pair of confining surfaces on each of two sides in the circumferential direction of the cable bundle. The pair of confining surfaces face each other across a gap. The bundling member is disposed between the pair of confining surfaces, and is wound around the connector component and the cable bundle together from the outer side. The fixture is fixed to the bundling member and to an external member. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027554 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE - A signal transmission cable of the present invention comprises a terminal part electrically connectable to an external device, and a cable including metal wires of eight or more channels that are electrically connectable to the terminal part, the terminal part has a substrate including a plurality of connection parts that are electrically connectable to the external device and connected respectively to the metal wires of the individual channels included in the cable, and the metal wires of the mutually different channels that are adjacently connected at the plurality of connection parts are arranged so as not to be adjacent to each other inside the cable. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027555 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUPERCONDUCTIVE CONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE CONDUCTOR - A superconductive wire conductor is produced by: embedding a plurality of deposition substrates formed into to have a predetermined size in parallel with each other to a connection base material to connect and integrate therewith; depositing an intermediate layer, a superconductive layer and a protective layer on a deposition surface side of the deposition substrate; and winding a single or multiple integrated superconductive conductors around a desired core material, separating each single superconductive wire from the integrated superconductive conductor and winding each superconductive wire around the core material or winding the integrated or separated wire alternately, whereby a superconductive conductor having a good superconductive characteristic without a problem regarding a shape thereof such as local protrusions. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027556 | PEELABLE SUPERCONDUCTIVE CONDUCTOR, PRODUCTION METHOD OF PEELABLE SUPERCONDUCTIVE CONDUCTOR, AND REPAIR METHOD FOR SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE - A peelable superconductive conductor comprising a superconductive conductor including a substrate and a superconducting layer which is formed on one principal surface of the substrate. The peelable superconductive conductor can further comprise a peelable carrier body, which is formed on a principal surface of the superconductive conductor on an opposite side of the surface on which the superconducting layer is formed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027557 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN PRODUCTION DEVICE - A conductive pattern production device includes: a patterning unit that forms a pattern of a composite ink on a base member; and a burning unit that burns the pattern by high-frequency heating. The composite ink is obtained by mixing a particle material that is a material having a relative permeability of 200 or above or a carbon micro-coil and a conductive ink that has, after the burning, a resistivity of 1 to 2000 μΩ·cm. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027558 | Tape Wrapped Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable For High Speed Data Transmissions - A method to construct a tape wrapped unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable is provided. The method includes the step of twisting a first wire and a second wire together to form a twisted pair. The method further includes the step of wrapping tape around the twisted pair with an effective amount of tension on the tape such that a separation distance between the first wire and second wire does not substantially vary along the length of the twisted pair. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027559 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ASSEMBLY CONDUCTOR, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR PROVIDED WITH ASSEMBLY CONDUCTOR - An assembly conductor manufacturing method includes aligning, around a center strand, a plurality of peripheral strands, each having at least two side surfaces, one of which opposes an adjacent peripheral strand on one side in a circumferential direction and the other of which opposes an adjacent peripheral strand on the other side in the circumferential direction, so as to form an assembly conductor in which the center strand and the peripheral strands are aligned; twisting the plurality of peripheral strands around the center strand that forms the assembly conductor; and plastic forming the twisted assembly conductor into a substantially rectangular sectional shape. The peripheral strand provided with the two side surfaces has a sectional shape in which a width between the side surfaces becomes narrower toward the center strand. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027560 | PTC THERMISTOR CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND PTC THERMISTOR ELEMENT - A barium titanate based PTC thermistor ceramic composition without using Pb. Its Curie temperature is shifted to a temperature higher than 120° C. The PTC thermistor can readily turn semiconductive even if it is sintered in air. The resistivity at 25° C. is low and the variation rate of the resistivity at 25° C. with time is little. The PTC thermistor ceramic composition includes a sintered body having a barium titanate based compound represented by formula (1) as the main component, (Ba | 2016-01-28 |
20160027561 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic electronic component that includes a ceramic element, and a coating film and external electrodes on a surface of the ceramic element. The coating film includes cationic elements from a constituent element of the ceramic element, which are ionized and deposited from the ceramic element, and a resin. The surface of the coating film is recessed relative to a surface of wrapping parts of the external electrodes on the surface of the ceramic element. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027562 | PRECISION RESISTOR TUNING AND TESTING BY INKJET TECHNOLOGY - A method of additive tuning a resistor includes measuring resistance across a recessed area of the resistor using at least two terminals, depositing resistance material from an ink jet across the recessed area of the resistor device concurrently with the measuring resistance, and ceasing the depositing upon obtaining a measurement of a resistance threshold value. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027563 | R-T-B-BASED MAGNET MATERIAL ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is an R-T-B-based magnet material alloy including an R | 2016-01-28 |
20160027564 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RFeB SYSTEM SINTERED MAGNET AND RFeB SYSTEM SINTERED MAGNET PRODUCED BY THE SAME - A method for producing an RFeB system sintered magnet with the main phase grains having a grain size of 1 μm or less with a considerably equal grain size, including: preparing a shaped body oriented by a magnetic field and sintering the shaped body, wherein the shaped body is prepared using an alloy powder of an RFeB material having a particle size distribution with an average value of 1 μm or less in terms of a circle-equivalent diameter determined from a microscope image, the alloy powder obtained by pulverizing coarse particles having fine crystal grain, each coarse particle having grains of the RFeB material formed inside, the crystal grains having a crystal grain size distribution with an average value of 1 μm or less in terms of the circle-equivalent diameter determined from a microscope image, and 90% by area or more of the crystal grains being separated from each other. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027565 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RARE EARTH MAGNET - A method of manufacturing a rare earth magnet includes: a first step of manufacturing a sintered compact by press-forming a powder for the rare earth magnet; a second step of manufacturing a rare earth magnet precursor by performing hot deformation processing on the sintered compact to impart anisotropy to the sintered compact; and a third step of manufacturing the rare earth magnet by cooling the rare earth magnet precursor at a cooling rate of 10° C./sec or higher. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027566 | PRIMARY ULTRAFINE-CRYSTALLINE ALLOY, NANO-CRYSTALLINE, SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, AND MAGNETIC DEVICE FORMED BY NANO-CRYSTALLINE, SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY - A primary ultrafine-crystalline alloy having a composition represented by the general formula: Fe | 2016-01-28 |
20160027567 | Manufacturing Method for Bonded Magnet and Motor Using the Magnet - A bonded magnet of the present invention has a configuration that it contains at least a magnetic powder and a binder, and in which the magnetic powder and the binder are mixed such that a content of the magnetic powder is 98 mass % or more and a content of the binder is more than 0 mass % and 2 mass % or less. Accordingly, a bonded magnet having good magnetic characteristics and high heat resistance can be attained. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027568 | AIR-COOLED REACTOR - This invention is provided with: a wind tunnel that, while keeping an insulating distance to pair-forming coils, surrounds a region from a yoke portion of a core to at least a part of the pair-forming coils, to thereby guide a flow of cooling air for the pair-forming coils into an extending direction of leg portions; a supporting structural member that is fixed to the yoke portion to support inside the wind tunnel, the core and the pair-forming coils; and a windshield plate that partly shields a gap between the pair-forming coils and the wind tunnel; wherein, in the supporting structural member, air holes for passing the cooling air therethrough are formed in corresponding to inner gaps of the coils. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027569 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A ceramic electronic component that includes a ceramic element, and external electrodes on the surface of the ceramic element. Voids of the ceramic element and voids at the interfaces between the ceramic element and the external electrodes are filled with a resin composition. The resin composition is formed by applying, to the ceramic electronic component, a resin-containing solution that has the function of etching the surface of the ceramic element to ionize constituent elements of the ceramic element. The resin composition includes a resin, and cationic elements among the constituent elements of the ceramic elements, which are ionized and deposited from the ceramic element. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027570 | COIL COMPONENT, COIL COMPONENT COMPLEX, TRANSFORMER, AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT - Provided is a coil component that includes: a coil pattern provided on a substrate and including a plurality of separated end sections that are separated from each other with a gap in between; and a conduction member that allows a selective electrical conduction between the respective separated end sections. The selective electrical conduction causes a change in the number of turns of the coil pattern. Every section in the coil pattern configures a part of the coil component, irrespective of the number of turns. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027571 | ULTRA-HIGH COUPLING FACTOR MONOLITHIC TRANSFORMERS FOR INTEGRATED DIFFERENTIAL RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS IN SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DEVICES - An ultra-high coupling factor transformer has a plurality of conductive layers, a primary winding inductor, and a secondary winding inductor. The primary winding inductor is defined by a plurality of turns and disposed on a first one of the plurality of conductive layers and extends to a second one of the plurality of conductive layers. The secondary winding inductor is defined by a plurality of turns and disposed on the first one of the plurality of conductive layers and extends to the second one of the plurality of conductive layers. The primary winding is vertically and horizontally cross coupled with the secondary winding inductor, and defines a mutual coupling inductance from surrounding directions. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027572 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTILAYERED CHIP POWER INDUCTOR - The present invention relates to a multilayered chip power inductor with high direct current superposition characteristics and high-frequency characteristics, particularly to a multilayered chip power inductor using as magnetic materials a magnetic sheet filled up with soft magnetic metal powder and a magnetic core. The present invention is to provide a multilayered chip power inductor achieving high inductance and direct current superposition characteristics. In order to achieve the objective, the present invention provides a multilayered chip power inductor using a magnetic sheet, characterized in that a plurality of magnetic sheets are laminated, wherein an electrical conductive circuit is formed on the surfaces of said sheets; that a terminal is formed at an outermost part; that said electrical conductive circuit and said terminal are electrically connected through via holes, and form a circuit in the form of a coil; and that a magnetic core is inserted into said circuit, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027573 | Coil Structure of Open Ventilated Type Stereoscopic Wound-Core Dry-Type Transformer - A coil structure of open ventilated type stereoscopic wound-core dry-type transformer, comprising wire disks formed by wound wires and fixing parts. The fixing parts are provided with clamping grooves for fixing the wire disks. The wire disks are fixed and wound around the fixing parts to form the coil structure. The outer layers of the wires are coated with insulating paper with insulating paint. And by insulating paint, wires are adhered mutually and wire disks adhere to fixing parts, which combine into an integral structure. The coil structure does not require another paint impregnation process, so the process is simplified. And by the insulating paint on the insulating paper, wires are adhered mutually and wire disks adhere to fixing parts, so the structure is stable and firm and ensures the electrical equipment meets the requirements of electric performance, mechanical property and insulating property. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027574 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component includes: a pillar part, quadrangular planar parts formed at both ends of the pillar part, a coil formed by winding an insulating sheath conductor around the pillar part, electrode terminals that are electrically connected to both ends of the coil, and an outer sheath covering the coil at least partially; wherein the pillar part and quadrangular planar parts are made of ferrite material; the outer sheath contains metal magnetic grains and resin material; and based on a section obtained by cutting through the center of the pillar part vertically to the long-axis direction of the pillar part, the cross-section area of the pillar part is greater than the cross-section area of the outer sheath. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027575 | CIRCUIT BOARD MAGNETIC COMPONENT WITH INTEGRATED GROUND STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE - Circuit board transformer components include a bobbin having at least one ground pin with a board pin portion and a component ground section extending substantially perpendicular to the board pin portion. The component ground section is secured to a magnetic piece or the bobbin to address electromagnetic interference in a power supply application. The components are manufacturable with a reduced number of steps and greater uniformity with improved performance characteristics. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING COUPLING OF AN AXLE ROTARY TRANSFORMER - Described herein is a system and method to enable a wireless power transmission link system. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise an axle and an optional telemetry unit interior to the axle. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a first cup located interior to the telemetry unit and/or the axle. The first cup may comprise a first channel for housing a first wound coil. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a second cup separated by an air gap from the first cup. The second cup may comprise a second channel for housing a second wound coil. The first wound coil and the second wound coil may form a portion of an inductively coupled, resonant, air-core transformer. The first cup and/or the second cup may comprise ferromagnetic material properties. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027577 | MAGNETICALLY PERMEABLE STRUCTURES - An apparatus, a system and a method for wireless power transfer are disclosed. A method of forming a physical core of a wireless power transfer device includes positioning two or more electromagnetically permeable members adjacent to one another and applying longitudinal pressure to an end of the electromagnetically permeable members, the electromagnetically permeable members at least partially encapsulated in retaining compound. A wireless power transfer device includes a casing in which is housed an induction coil, a plurality of electromagnetically permeable members arranged in a line and a retaining compound. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027578 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER BOARD, MULTILAYER BOARD, AND ELECTROMAGNET - In a linear conductor forming step, a wide portion having a relatively large line width and a narrow portion having a relatively small line width are formed in each of a plurality of linear conductors. In addition, in a multilayer board, in base material layers adjacent to each other in a stacking direction, the wide portion overlaps the narrow portion on the adjacent base material layer, and end portions of the wide portions at both sides of the narrow portion in a line width direction, in a planar view. The wide portions are disposed such that the end portions thereof overlap each other in the stacking direction and resistance of a fluid thermoplastic resin increases. The narrow portion is located between the wide portions in the stacking direction. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027579 | THIN FILM CAPACITOR - A thin film capacitor includes a pair of electrode layers, a dielectric layer existing between the pair of electrode layers, and a ceramic layer disposed on a surface opposite to the dielectric layer of at least one of the electrode layers. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027580 | PLZT Capacitor On Glass Substrate - A lead-lanthanum-zirconium-titanate (PLZT) capacitor on a substrate formed of glass. The first metallization layer is deposited on a top side of the substrate to form a first electrode. The dielectric layer of PLZT is deposited over the first metallization layer. The second metallization layer deposited over the dielectric layer to form a second electrode. The glass substrate is advantageous as glass is compatible with an annealing process used to form the capacitor. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027581 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE FILM FOR CAPACITOR, METALLIZED FILM, AND FILM CAPACITOR - A biaxially orientated polypropylene film for capacitor includes protrusions on both surfaces. The biaxially orientated polypropylene film has a thickness (t1) of 1 to 3 μm, has a ten point average roughness (SRz) of 50 nm or more and less than 500 nm on both surfaces, and meets equations (1) and (2) where one surface and the other surface are referred to as a surface A and a surface B, respectively: | 2016-01-28 |
20160027582 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body; first and second external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of the ceramic body; third and fourth external electrodes disposed on a surface of the ceramic body opposing the mounting surface; a first active layer including first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through the mounting surface of the ceramic body and the surface of the ceramic body opposing the mounting surface and connected to the first and third external electrodes, respectively; a second active layer including third and fourth internal electrodes alternately exposed through the mounting surface of the ceramic body and the surface of the ceramic body opposing the mounting surface and connected to the second and fourth external electrodes, respectively; and an intermittent part disposed on the surface of the ceramic body opposing the mounting surface and connecting the third and fourth external electrodes to each other. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027583 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include: a ceramic body in which a plurality of internal electrodes and a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked in a thickness direction; and an external electrode including an electrode layer disposed on an outer surface of the ceramic body to be connected to the internal electrodes, a conductive resin layer disposed on the electrode layer and containing metal particles and a base resin, and a plating layer disposed on the conductive resin layer. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027584 | CAPACITOR COMPONENT - A capacitor component includes an element assembly, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. The element assembly includes first and second internal electrode layers, a first connecting conductive layer extending along a fifth outer surface of the element assembly and connected to each of the first internal electrode layers, a first covering insulating layer covering the first connecting conductive layer, a second connecting conductive layer extending along a sixth outer surface of the element assembly and connected to each of the second internal electrode layers, and a second covering insulating layer covering the second connecting conductive layer. Only a portion of the first internal electrode layers are extended to the third outer surface and connected to the first external electrode, and only a portion of the internal electrode layers are extended to the fourth outer surface and connected to the second external electrode. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027585 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A ceramic electronic component that includes a ceramic element, and baked electrodes on a surface of the ceramic element. A resin film is formed at boundary sites between the ceramic element and the baked electrodes. The resin film includes a resin, and a cationic element that is a constituent element of the glass component in the baked electrodes. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027586 | MULTILAYER CAPACITOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a multilayer capacitor, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device using the same. A multilayer capacitor including internal electrodes stacked in a dielectric so as to be spaced apart from each other, alternately connected to external electrodes formed on both sides of the dielectric, and formed so that width sizes of connection sections connected to the external electrodes are decreased as compared with those of overlapped sections overlapped with each other while vertically neighboring to each other in at least portions of a stacked structure is suggested. In addition, an electronic device using the multilayer capacitor and a method for manufacturing the multilayer capacitor are suggested. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027587 | THIN-FILM DIELECTRIC AND THIN-FILM CAPACITOR ELEMENT - The present invention provides a thin-film dielectric having a higher dielectric constant than usual ones and not requiring a special single crystal substrate, and also provides a large-capacity thin-film capacitor element using the thin-film dielectric. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027588 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, ANODE LEAD CONNECTION METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor capable of assuredly connecting to a bolster member is provided. A solid electrolytic capacitor having a capacitor element with an anode made of tungsten is accommodated in a box-shaped case. An anode lead is connected to an anode circuit pattern provided on a bottom wall inner surface of the box-shaped case. In a state in which the anode lead is covered by an oxide film and is in direct contact with the anode circuit pattern, a conductive material is adhered between the anode lead and the anode circuit pattern to thereby form a conductive connection layer. The anode lead and the conductive connection layer are connected via the conductive film layer. The conductive film layer is connected to the anode lead at the film removed portion in which the oxide film has been removed from the surface of the anode lead. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027589 | TANTALUM CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a tantalum capacitor having groove parts extended from a lower surface of a positive electrode terminal to an inner part of a wire connection part; and a method of manufacturing a tantalum capacitor, the method including: forming a wire connection part of a positive electrode terminal by applying pressure to a portion of a conductive metal plate upwardly from a bottom surface thereof. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027590 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor that suppresses spreading up of a solution. The method includes forming a porous sintered body made of a valve metal and having an anode wire sticking out therefrom; forming an insulating layer made of a fluorine resin, so as to surround the anode wire; and forming a dielectric layer on the porous sintered body; forming a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer, after forming the insulating layer. The process of forming the insulating layer includes melting granular particles made of a fluorine resin. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027591 | CAPACITOR - To provide a capacitor capable of having a larger capacity than a case where only a solid electrolyte is simply used as a dielectric material of the capacitor. The capacitor ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160027592 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range and an energy storage device using the same. [1] A nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing, as an additive, an SO | 2016-01-28 |
20160027593 | COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A composite electronic component includes an insulation sheet, a tantalum capacitor including a body part containing a sintered tantalum powder and a tantalum wire of which a portion is embedded in the body part, and disposed on the insulation sheet, a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrodes are alternately disposed and first and second external electrodes disposed on a lower surface of the ceramic body, and disposed on the insulation sheet, and a molded part enclosing the tantalum capacitor and the multilayer ceramic capacitor, the internal electrodes including a lead-out portion led out to the lower surface of the ceramic body. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027594 | COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A composite electronic component includes an insulation sheet, a tantalum capacitor including a body part containing a sintered tantalum powder and a tantalum wire, a portion of which is embedded in the body part, and disposed on the insulation sheet, a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers, first and second internal electrodes, and first and second external electrodes, and disposed on the insulation sheet, and a molded portion enclosing the tantalum capacitor and the multilayer ceramic capacitor. The first internal electrode includes a first lead portion led out to upper and lower surfaces and a first end surface of the ceramic body in a length direction, and the second internal electrode includes a second lead portion led out to the upper and lower surfaces and a second end surface of the ceramic body in the length direction. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027595 | PUSH SWITCH - Provided is a push switch that can be made thin without requiring that a notch be made into a mounting board. The push switch includes a substrate having a L-shaped cross section and wherein the substrate has a front surface, a back surface and a side face, an accommodating recess provided on the front surface, a center contact provided so as to be substantially centralized in the accommodating recess, a pair of peripheral contacts each provided at a circumferential edge of the accommodating recess, a movable contact spring constructed so as to extend across the pair of peripheral contacts and designed to be brought into contact with the center contact when pressed, a connection pad provided on the back surface and electrically connected to the mounting substrate, and an electrode provided on the side face and electrically connected to the connection pad. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027596 | VEHICLE SWITCH DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle switch device capable of preventing an operating error while improving the operability. A power window switch device | 2016-01-28 |
20160027597 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An input device includes a housing which has an opening, button parts which are exposed from the opening and which are pressed down in a first direction, a support component which has a support part to support the button parts, a first surface to face the housing, a second surface provided opposite to the first surface, and fixation parts provided at a first distance from the support part and fixed to the housing on a side of the first surface, a substrate which is provided so as to face the second surface of the support component, and a component which is inserted into the substrate in the first direction and which presses a specified area of the second surface, positioned at a second distance shorter than the first distance from the support part, toward the housing in a direction opposite to the first direction. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027598 | TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SWITCH WITH INSULATING FILM - A temperature-dependent switch having a housing that comprises a cover part with an upper side as well as a lower part with an inner circumferential shoulder and a circumferential wall above the shoulder, which wall comprises an inner side above the shoulder, has a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged in said housing. An insulating film is arranged between the lower part and cover part, which insulating film extends with its peripheral region onto the upper side of the cover part. The wall of the lower part is bent onto the upper side and thus holds the cover part on the peripheral shoulder with the insulating film interposed. Said temperature-dependent switching mechanism, depending on its temperature, produces or opens an electrically conductive connection between two contact areas provided externally on the housing. The cover part exerts a radially outwardly directed pressure onto the inner side of the wall via the insulating film. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027599 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - An electronic component includes a component main body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and a plurality of lead terminals, and each lead terminal is disposed to droop along a side surface of the component main body facing the lead terminal. The plurality of lead terminals having different rigidities are arranged in a width direction of at least one side surface of the component main body, and the lead terminal having a highest rigidity among the plurality of lead terminals is disposed to protrude more in a direction in which it gets apart from the corresponding side surface of the component main body than the other lead terminals. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent deformation of the lead terminal. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027600 | DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR DC LATCHING DEVICES - A drive circuit for a DC latching device includes a battery, a storage element, and a plurality of switches connecting the battery to the storage element for charging the storage element from the battery and discharging the storage element into the coil of a DC latching device. The drive circuit further includes components for determining a state of the DC latching device. The drive circuit may include components for terminating the discharge of the storage element into the coil of the DC latching device in response to determining that the DC latching device has changed states to add reliability to the system and reduce energy consumption. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027601 | ENCAPSULATED MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM SWITCH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Encapsulated MEMS switches are disclosed along with methods of manufacturing the same. A first sacrificial layer is used to form the actuation member of the MEMS switch. A second sacrificial layer is used to form the enclosure that encapsulates the MEMS switch. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027602 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes: a pair of fixed contact terminals, each of which has a fixed contact; a movable contact spring having a pair of movable pieces and a coupler coupling the pair of movable pieces, each of the movable pieces having a movable contact that contacts and is separated from the fixed contact; an armature having a flat plate to be adsorbed to an iron core and a hanging portion bent from the flat plate and extending downward, and moves the movable contact spring by a rotation operation; and an electromagnetic device driving the armature, wherein the hanging portion has a projection to fix the movable contact spring on a face thereof facing the electromagnetic device and a pulling portion that extends downward more than the projection and pulls the movable contact spring when a current flows between the fixed contact and the movable contact. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027603 | VARISTOR FITTED WITH DEGRADATION ALARM - A varistor provided with a degradation alarm function includes a first resistance element, an indicating element coupled in series with the first resistance element, a first thermal fuse coupled in parallel with a pair of the first resistance element and the indicating element, a varistor element coupled in parallel with the first thermal fuse, and a second resistance element disposed in an interconnect line between the first thermal fuse and the varistor element. A fusing temperature of the first thermal fuse is set such that the fuse is blown out at temperatures not lower than a temperature increased by heating when a current larger by a certain value than the maximum current rating of the varistor element passes through the fuse. The second resistance element is larger in resistance than the first resistance element. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027604 | ION TRAP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An ion trap device includes a substrate over which at least one central DC electrode, an RF electrode and at least one side electrode are disposed. The central DC electrode includes a DC connector pad and a DC rail connected to the DC connector pad. The RF electrode includes at least one RF rail located adjacent to the DC rail and an RF pad connected to the at least one RF rail. The RF electrode is disposed between the central DC electrode and the side electrode. At least one pair of electrodes among the central DC electrode, the RF electrode and the side electrode have round corners facing each other. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027605 | High Resolution High Quantum Efficiency Electron Bombarded CCD Or CMOS Imaging Sensor - An electron-bombarded detector for detecting low light signals includes a vacuum tube structure defining a cylindrical vacuum tube chamber, a photocathode disposed at a first end of the vacuum tube chamber, a sensor disposed at a second end of the vacuum tube chamber, ring electrodes disposed in the vacuum tube chamber for generating an electric field that accelerates emitted photoelectrons toward the sensor, and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a symmetric magnetic field that applies a focusing lens effect on the photoelectrons. The ring electrodes and magnetic field generator are operating using one of a reduced distance focusing approach and an acceleration/deceleration approach such that the photoelectrons have a landing energy below 2 keV. The use of reflective mode photocathodes is enabled using either multi-pole deflector coils, or ring electrodes formed by segmented circular electrode structures. Large angle deflections are achieved using magnetic or electrostatic deflectors. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027606 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A QUICK ELECTRON BEAM X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY - A system for electron beam X-ray computer tomography, which requires no considerable axial extension of the electron emitter and substantially eliminates electron-optical beam guidance elements is provided by disposing an X-ray detector arc and the target around the examination cross-section within an irradiation plane, and radially introducing an electron beam generated in the electron beam generator into the magnetic flux region of one or more longitudinal coils from within or outside the coils and forcing the same onto a circular path by way of the magnetic field. By periodically changing the field strength, the radius of the circular path is increased, as a result of which the electron beam impinges on the target in a tangentially migrating focal spot. Radiography projections of the object located in the center of the system are recorded by the X-ray detector surrounding the target, the target and x-ray detector planes being with or without axial offset. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027607 | INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA ION SOURCE FOR USE WITH A FOCUSED ION BEAM COLUMN WITH SELECTABLE IONS - An inductively coupled plasma source having multiple gases in the plasma chamber provides multiple ion species to a focusing column. A mass filter allows for selection of a specific ion species and rapid changing from one species to another. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027608 | CLOSED DRIFT MAGNETIC FIELD ION SOURCE APPARATUS CONTAINING SELF-CLEANING ANODE AND A PROCESS FOR SUBSTRATE MODIFICATION THEREWITH - A process for modifying a surface of a substrate is provided that includes supplying electrons to an electrically isolated anode electrode of a closed drift ion source. The anode electrode has an anode electrode charge bias that is positive while other components of the closed drift ion source are electrically grounded or support an electrical float voltage. The electrons encounter a closed drift magnetic field that induces ion formation. Anode contamination is prevented by switching the electrode charge bias to negative in the presence of a gas, a plasma is generated proximal to the anode electrode to clean deposited contaminants from the anode electrode. The electrode charge bias is then returned to positive in the presence of a repeat electron source to induce repeat ion formation to again modify the surface of the substrate. An apparatus for modification of a surface of a substrate by this process is provided. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027609 | HYBRID ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - A hybrid electron microscope includes: an electron source to emit an electron beam; a parabolic mirror including: a reflective surface; and an aperture to communicate the electron beam through the parabolic mirror; and a sample holder interposed between the electron source and the parabolic mirror such that the reflective surface of the parabolic mirror faces the electron source and the sample holder. A process for acquiring hybrid electron microscopy data includes: disposing a parabolic mirror in a chamber, the parabolic mirror including: a reflective surface; and an aperture to communicate an electron beam through the parabolic mirror; disposing a sample on a sample holder; interposing a sample holder between an electron source and the parabolic mirror such that the reflective surface of the parabolic mirror faces the electron source and the sample holder; producing the electron beam from the electron source; subjecting the sample to the electron beam; communicating the electron beam through the sample and the aperture of the parabolic mirror; and collecting imaging data of the sample in response to the subjecting the sample to the electron beam to acquire the hybrid electron microscopy data. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027610 | ANNULAR COOLING FLUID PASSAGE FOR MAGNETS - A magnet having an annular coolant fluid passage is generally described. Various examples provide a magnet including a first magnet and a second magnet disposed around an ion beam coupler with an aperture there through. The first and second magnets each including a metal core having a cavity therein, one or more conductive wire wraps disposed around the metal core, and an annular core element configured to be inserted into the cavity, wherein an annular coolant fluid passage is formed between the cavity and the annular core element. Furthermore, the annular core element may have a first diameter and a middle section having a second diameter, the second diameter being less than the first diameter. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027611 | PROGRAM FOR CORRECTING CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION LOCATION, DEVICE FOR CALCULATING DEGREE OF CORRECTION OF CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION LOCATION, CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION LOCATION - The present invention provides a non-transitory medium storing a program for correcting an irradiation position of a charged particle beam, a correction amount calculation device, a charged particle beam irradiation system, and a method for correcting an irradiation position of a charged particle beam. The medium includes instructions for causing a control unit to perform actions including replacing charging of a resist with surface charges at an interface between the resist and a work piece, and calculating a charge density distribution of the surface charges; calculating a trajectory of a charged particle based on the charge density distribution; calculating an amount of error of the irradiation position of the charged particle beam based on the trajectory and calculating an amount of correction of the irradiation position of the charged particle beam based on the error amount. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027612 | Apparatus for Preparing a Sample for Microscopy - An apparatus for preparing a sample for microscopy is provided that has a milling device that removes material from a sample in order to thin the sample. An electron beam that is directed onto the sample is present along with a detector that detects when the electron beam has reached a preselected threshold transmitted through or immediately adjacent the sample. Once the detector detects the electron beam has reached this threshold, the milling device terminates the milling process. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MAGNETIC FIELD IN A PLASMA CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for controlling a magnetic field in a plasma chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process chamber liner may include a cylindrical body, an inner electromagnetic cosine-theta (cos θ) coil ring including a first plurality of inner coils embedded in the body and configured to generate a magnetic field in a first direction, and an outer electromagnetic cosine-theta (cos θ) coil ring including a second plurality of outer coils embedded in the body and configured to generate a magnetic field in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the outer electromagnetic cos θ coil ring is disposed concentrically about the inner electromagnetic cos θ coil ring. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027614 | DEPOSITION OF METAL DOPED AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a metal-doped amorphous carbon hardmask for etching the underlying layer, layer stack, or structure. In one embodiment, a method of processing a substrate in a processing chamber includes exposing a substrate to a gas mixture comprising a carbon-containing precursor and a metal-containing precursor, reacting the carbon-containing precursor and the metal-containing precursor in the processing chamber to form a metal-doped carbon layer over a surface of the substrate, forming in the metal-doped carbon layer a defined pattern of through openings, and transferring the defined pattern to an underlying layer beneath the metal-doped carbon layer using the metal-doped carbon layer as a mask. An etch hardmask using the inventive metal-doped amorphous carbon film provides reduced compressive stress, high hardness, and therefore higher etch selectivity. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027615 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a plasma processing chamber; a radio frequency power source; a sample stage on which a sample is mounted; an electrode which is arranged inside the sample stage and electrostatically chucks the sample; a DC power source which applies a DC voltage to the electrode; and a control device which controls an output voltage of the DC power source so that an electric potential difference between an electric potential of the sample and an electric potential of an inner wall of the plasma processing chamber is reduced to an electric potential difference within a predetermined range during interruption of plasma discharge. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE COIL EXCITATION IN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA PROCESSING REACTORS - Spatial distribution of RF power delivered to plasma in a processing chamber is controlled using an arrangement of primary and secondary inductors, wherein the current through the secondary inductors affects the spatial distribution of the plasma. The secondary inductors are configured to resonate at respectively different frequencies. A first secondary inductor is selectively excited to resonance, during a first time period within a duty cycle, by delivering power to a primary inductor at the resonant frequency of the first secondary inductor. A second secondary inductor is selectively excited to resonance, during a second time period within a duty cycle, by delivering power to a primary inductor at the resonant frequency of the second secondary inductor. The secondary inductors are isolated from one another and terminated such that substantially all current that passes through them and into the plasma results from mutual inductance with a primary inductor. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027617 | PLASMA GENERATING UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are an apparatus for treating a substrate and a plasma generating device. The apparatus for treating a substrate includes a process chamber, a support unit supporting the substrate in the process chamber, a gas supply unit supplying a process gas in the process chamber, and a plasma generating unit generating a plasma from the process gas supplied in the process chamber, and the plasma generating unit includes a high frequency power supply, an antenna unit connected to the high frequency power via a supply line, and an impedance matcher connected between the high frequency power supply and the antenna unit via the supply line and matching impedance, and the impedance matcher includes a first sensor connected to an input terminal and measuring input impedance and a second sensor connected to an output terminal and measuring output impedance. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027618 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a sample stage in a processing chamber in a vacuum container having a placement surface on which a wafer to be processed by using the plasma is placed, a discharge pump connected to a discharge port disposed below the sample stage, and an adjuster that adjusts the amount of discharged gas, in which a first process step of supplying a first processing gas from above the placement surface into the processing chamber and supplying a second processing gas from below the placement surface into the processing chamber to process the wafer by using the first processing gas and a second process step where the first processing gas and the second processing gas are reversed are repeatedly switched over therebetween, and the adjuster adjusts a pressure in the processing chamber to a predetermined value during the processing. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027619 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus of an embodiment includes a chamber, an introducing part, a substrate electrode, a high-frequency power source, a low-frequency power source, and a switching mechanism. The introducing part introduces a process gas into the chamber. The substrate electrode is disposed in the chamber, a substrate is directly or indirectly mounted on the substrate electrode, and the substrate electrode includes a first and a second electrode elements alternately arranged. The high-frequency power source outputs a high-frequency voltage of 40 MHz or more for ionizing the process gas to generate plasma. The low-frequency power source outputs a low-frequency voltage of 20 MHz or less for introducing ions from the plasma. The switching mechanism applies the low-frequency voltage alternately to the first and the second electrode elements. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESC CHARGE CONTROL FOR WAFER CLAMPING - A plasma processing method and apparatus are provided in which current spikes associated with application of a voltage to an electrostatic chuck (ESC) are minimized or reduced when the processing plasma is present. According to an example, the voltage is applied to the ESC after the processing plasma is struck, however the voltage is ramped or increased in a step-wise manner to achieve the desired final ESC voltage. In an alternate embodiment, the ESC voltage is at least partially applied before striking of the plasma for processing the wafer. By reducing current spikes associated with application of the voltage to the ESC during the presence of the processing plasma, transfer or deposition of particles on the wafer can be reduced. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027621 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE STAGE FABRICATING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a vacuum vessel, a processing chamber disposed inside of the vacuum vessel, inside of which plasma is formed, a sample stage disposed below the processing chamber, on whose upper surface a sample that is a target processed by using the plasma is mounted, a sintered plate of dielectric material constituting a mounting surface of the sample stage on which the sample is mounted, abase material of metal bonded to the sintered plate below it with a bonding layer made of an adhesive agent intervening therebetween, and a cooling medium flow channel disposed inside of the base material, through which a cooling medium flows, in which a shearing force of the bonding layer generated in a portion on the peripheral side of the sample stage is made smaller than that generated in a portion on the center side. | 2016-01-28 |
20160027622 | TABLET FOR PLASMA COATING SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM USING THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TABLET - A tablet for a plasma coating system having a first part that includes a first material having a first sublimation point at a first pressure and a second part that is disposed on the first part and comprises a second material having a second melting point at the first pressure, wherein the second melting point is lower than the first sublimation point. | 2016-01-28 |