26th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110159555 | Methods, Chimeric Polypeptides, Polynucleotides and Cells for Producing Bioplastics - Methods of producing a bioplastic are disclosed. Furthermore, chimeric polypeptides useful to transport polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are disclosed, as are polynucleotides that code for the chimeric polypeptides, cells harboring the chimeric polypeptides and methods of transporting PHAs. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159556 | Use of hydroxyalkanoic acids as substrates for production of poly-hydroxyalkanoates by methane-oxidizing bacteria - A method of biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) is provided that includes providing a type II methanotrophic bacteria, and disposing the type II methanotrophic bacteria in an unbalanced growth condition, where the unbalanced growth condition includes a nutrient-deficient media and a hydroxyalkanoic acid, and where the nutrient-deficient media has an absence of an essential nutrient required for cell replication of the type II methanotrophic bacteria. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159557 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PGL FOR THE INCREASED PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE - Provided herein are improved compositions and methods for the increased production of isoprene. Also provided herein are improved compositions and methods for the increased production of heterologous polypeptides capable of biological activity. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159558 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BUTANOL USING EXTRACTIVE FERMENTATION WITH ELECTROLYTE ADDITION - A method for producing butanol through microbial fermentation, in which the butanol product is removed during the fermentation by extraction into a water-immiscible organic extractant in the presence of at least one electrolyte at a concentration at least sufficient to increase the butanol partition coefficient relative to that in the presence of the salt concentration of the basal fermentation medium, is provided. The electrolyte may comprise a salt which dissociates in the fermentation medium, or in the aqueous phase of a biphasic fermentation medium, to form free ions. Also provided is a method and composition for recovering butanol from a fermentation medium. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159559 | METHOD FOR THE COMBINED PRODUCTION OF BUTANOL AND HYDROGEN - The invention relates to a process for the combined production of butanol and hydrogen from biomass, comprising the steps of fermenting biomass to obtain butanol in a first reaction mixture; removing the butanol and hydrogen from the first reaction mixture to obtain effluent; and using the effluent as a substrate in a second reaction mixture in a process using low substrate concentrations, in particular a hydrogen production process. Preferably, the process using low substrate concentrations is a hydrogen production process and at least part of the end products of the hydrogen production process is removed from the second reaction mixture for obtaining an effluent that comprises organic acid, which effluent is returned to the first reaction mixture. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159560 | MODIFIED YEAST STRAINS EXHIBITING ENHANCED FERMENTATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC HYDROLYSATES - The present invention relates to novel xylose-fermenting yeast strains (for example, yeast of the genus | 2011-06-30 |
20110159561 | KIT AND METHOD FOR THE CAPTURE OF TUMOR CELLS - The invention relates to a kit and method for the capture of tumor cells in a body fluid sample or a serum-containing sample. The kit and method of the invention can capture living tumor cells but not non-living tumor cells or cell fragments so that the tumor species can be further identified by further culture of the captured tumor cells. Also, the kit and method of the invention can readily identify whether a sample contains tumor cells and collect these tumor cells for further identification so that the presence of cancer and development of the metastasis and early relapse can be identified. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159562 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CELLULAR DEVELOPMENT - According to one aspect and example, a method for facilitating cellular interactions in biological tissue provides controllable activation of a selected type of stem cell among a plurality of cell types present in the tissue. The method includes various steps including the introduction of a microbial opsin into a region of the tissue that includes a selected type of stem cell, by expressing the microbial opsin in the stem cell. A light source is then introduced near the stem cell, and the light source is used to controllably activate the light source to direct pulses of illumination from the light source to the selected type of stem cell, for selectively controlling the growth and development of the stem cell in a manner that is independent of the growth and development of the other types of cells. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159563 | Thyazolopyridin-2-yloxy-phenyl and thiazolopyrazin-2-yloxy-phenyl amines as modulators of leukotriene A4 hydrolase - Thiazolopyridin-2-yloxy-phenyl and thiazolopyrazin-2-yloxy-phenyl amine compounds are described, which are useful as LTA4 hydrolase (LTA4H) modulators. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for modulation of LTA4H and for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by LTA4 hydrolase activity. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159564 | METHOD FOR STABILIZING COENZYME AND COMPOSITION THEREOF - Disclosed is a sugar and/or a sugar alcohol as a substance for suppressing dephosphorylation reaction of a phosphorylated coenzyme. Also disclosed is a method for stabilizing a phosphorylated coenzyme which is characterized by having at least a substance for suppressing dephosphorylation reaction of the phosphorylated coenzyme coexist with the phosphorylated coenzyme. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159565 | REAGENTS AND PROCESSES FOR STABILIZING ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE OR CONJUGATES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to stabilizers for alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof, a process for preparing a stabilizer, and a method for stabilizing alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof with a stabilizer. The present disclosure also relates to a reagent of alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof as well as to a process for preparing the same. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a kit comprising the stabilizers disclosed herein and alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof. The stabilizer disclosed herein can stabilize alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof for a prolonged period of time, extending their shelf-life. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159566 | Methods and Reagents for Preparing Multifunctional Probes - Multifunctional probes are synthesized in a single step using peptide scaffold-based multifunctional single-attachment-point reagents. To obtain multifunctional probes using the methods of the invention, a substrate (e.g., a nanoparticle, polymer, antibody, protein, low molecular weight compound, drug, etc.) is reacted with a multifunctional single-attachment-point (MSAP) reagent. The MSAP reagents can include three components: (i) a peptide scaffold, (ii) a single chemically reactive group on the peptide scaffold for reaction of the MSAP with a substrate having a complementary reactive group, and (iii) multiple functional groups on the peptide scaffold. The peptide scaffold can include any number of residues; however, for ease of synthesis and reproducibility in clinical trials, it is preferred to limit the residues in the peptide to 20 or less. The reagent can be prepared to yield a predetermined stoichiometric ratio of the functional groups on the scaffold such that the probe has a fixed stoichiometric ratio of the functional groups. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159567 | KETOREDUCTASE POLYPEPTIDES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AZETIDINONE - The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159568 | Crystallographic Structure of Mnk-1 and Mnk-2 Proteins - The present invention relates to crystalline Mnk-1 and Mnk-2 kinases and, in particular, to the crystal structure of Mnk-1 and Mnk-2 kinase domain. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159569 | ANTI-NUCLEIC ACID ANTIBODY INDUCING CELL DEATH OF CANCER CELLS AND COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CANCERS COMPRISING THE SAME - There are provided an anti-nucleic acid antibody inducing cell death of cancer cells by invading normal cells; and a composition for preventing or treating cancers comprising the anti-nucleic acid antibody, which shows anticancer effect of an anti-nucleic acid antibody that shows cytotoxicity by damaging nucleic acid strands, that is, genetic information of a cancer cell when the anti-nucleic acid antibody, which has binding activity and degrading activity to the nucleic acid strands in cells at the same time, is overexpressed in the cancer cell, or flows in the cancer cell. Therefore, the composition for treating cancers may be useful to induce the selective cell death in cancer cells than in normal cells since the anti-nucleic acid antibody very easily permeates into the cancer cells due to the excellent selectivity, compared to the normal cells. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159570 | Method for preparing maltogenic alpha-amylase variants - The inventors have modified the amino acid sequence of a maltogenic alpha-amylase to obtain variants with improved properties, based on the three-dimensional structure of the maltogenic alpha-amylase Novamyl. The variants have altered physicochemical properties, e.g. an altered pH optimum, improved thermostability, increased specific activity, an altered cleavage pattern or an increased ability to reduce retrogradation of starch or staling of bread. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159571 | ADENOVIRUS TARGETING - This document provides methods and materials involved in targeting adenoviruses. For example, this document provides nucleic acid molecules encoding a γ-carboxylated glutamic acid (GLA) domain of a factor X (fX) polypeptide, polypeptides having a GLA domain of a fX polypeptide, adenoviruses containing such nucleic acid molecules, adenoviruses containing such polypeptides, adenoviruses containing such nucleic acid molecules and such polypeptides, and compositions containing therapeutic adenoviral vectors and polypeptides having a GLA domain of an fX polypeptide. In addition, methods and materials for using adenoviruses as viral vectors to deliver nucleic acid to cells other than hepatocytes in vivo, methods and materials for using adenoviruses as vaccines, and methods and materials for using adenoviruses to treat cancer are provided. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159572 | MICROORGANISMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 1,4-BUTANEDIOL - The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms comprising a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) pathway comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a BDO pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce BDO. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce BDO. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159573 | Process for treating an effluent gas containing CO2 with Carbonic anhydrase having increased temperature stability - The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences of novel carbonic anhydrase variants having increased stability under high temperature conditions compared to native carbonic anhydrase. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159574 | SEPARATION AND SCRUBBING SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GASES - A separation and scrubbing system for exhaust gases includes a plurality of industrial discharge outlets, a separation unit, pipelines to direct exhaust gases from the industrial discharge outlets to the separation unit and pipelines to return treated exhaust gases to stacks corresponding to the industrial discharge outlets. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159575 | LIQUID-PHASE GAS COLLECTION - A method for collecting combustion gases by (a) contacting a liquid phase with a gas flow containing said gases, where the liquid phase contains carbonate/bicarbonate buffer salts in a ratio of around 2:1, with a total inorganic carbon concentration no higher than 25 g/L and pH values between 8 and 12; and (b) recovering the CO2-rich liquid phase produced in step (a). | 2011-06-30 |
20110159576 | Wastewater Biosolids Processing Methods - A method to improve wastewater biosolids processing may include placing dried biosolids that have a moisture content lower than a moisture content needed for composting in a bioreactor. The method may also include processing the dried biosolids by controlling their temperature within the bioreactor while also reducing the moisture content of the dried biosolids. The method may further include removing the processed biosolids that have a moisture content lower than a moisture content needed for composting from the bioreactor. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159577 | DIVIDER FOR USE WITH BIOLISTIC BOMBARDMENT DEVICE - The present invention is designed for use with a biolistic bombardment device having a cold gas shock wave splitter that divides a cold gas shock wave into two or more separate pressure waves that burst into one or more macrocarrier disks so as to create two or more separate microparticle groups. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a divider that is configured to define two or more separate bombardment areas, each configured to contain a respective target and to receive a separate one of the microparticle groups created by a cold gas shock wave splitter. In such a manner, the present invention avoids mixing of microparticles between microparticle groups and allows for independent biolistic bombardment of the targets. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159578 | Multiple-input Analytical System - The present disclosure provides an automated sample processing system that can receive samples in different first and second formats and process both sample formats. The disclosure also provides a human papillomavirus testing apparatus. The apparatus has a first input to receive first test specimens in the form of pre-processed cervical samples, and a second input to receive unprocessed cervical samples. A first subsystem prepares second test specimens from the unprocessed cervical samples, and a second subsystem selectively processes and tests first specimens, second test specimens, or first and second test specimens to determine the presence of one or more human papillomavirus indicators. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159579 | THERMAL CYCLING REACTION BLOCK AND CONTINUOUS REAL-TIME MONITORING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Disclosed is real-time monitoring apparatus comprising a thermal cycling reaction block having heating block which is formed of a hollow part and divided by an insulating layer, and a capillary tube through which a sample is flowed in and/or out and which is wound on the heating block so that the different temperatures are transferred and thus reaction cycle is repeatedly performed; a light source; a band pass filter; a condensing lens; a beam splitter; a reflecting mirror which is rotatably connected with a motor so as to transfer the excitation light reflected from the beam splitter to the capillary tube and reflect the fluorescence generated from the sample in the capillary tube; and a fluorescence detecting part. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159580 | METHOD FOR PREPARING PELLETS FROM RICE HUSK AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING ODOR USING RICE HUSK PELLET BIO-MEDIA - A method for preparing pellets from rice husk includes: grinding rice husk; adding ammonia water to a mixture of ethylene vinyl acetate and poly(vinylacetate) to prepare a mixed liquid binder; mixing the mixed binder with the ground rice husk to obtain a binder/rice husk mixture; extruding the binder/rice husk mixture through an extruder; and cooling the extruded mixture at room temperature. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159581 | PHOTOBIOREACTOR FOR CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT - An airlift circulation micro-algae photoautotrophic-heterotrophic coupling photobioreactor for wastewater treatment carbon emission mitigation includes feeding pipe, micro-algae heterotrophic zone, gas-liquid separation chamber, micro-algae phototrophic zone, bottom backflow zone, discharge pipe, and the liquid drained zone. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159582 | Apparatus for the growth of artificial organic items, especially human or animal skin - The invention relates to an Apparatus for the growth of artificial organic items, particularly human or animal skin. The growth of skin is possible if a slowly stretched piece of skin or skin substitute is in contact with the nutrient fluid only on its inner side, and in contact with a gas, especially with air, on its outer side. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159583 | MN Gene and Protein - Identified herein is the location of the MN protein binding site, and MN proteins/polypeptides that compete for attachment to vertebrate cells with immobilized MN protein. Such MN proteins/polypeptides prevent cell-cell adhesion and the formation of intercellular contacts. The MN protein binding site is a therapeutic target that can be blocked by organic or inorganic molecules, preferably organic molecules, more preferably proteins/polypeptides that specifically bind to that site. Therapeutic methods for inhibiting the growth of preneoplastic/neoplastic vertebrate cells that abnormally express MN protein are disclosed. Vectors are provided that encode the variable domains of MN-specific antibodies and a flexible linker polypeptide separating those domains. Further vectors are disclosed that encode a cytotoxic protein/polypeptide operatively linked to the MN gene promoter or a MN gene promoter fragment comprising the HIF-1 consensus binding sequence, and which vectors preferably further encode a cytokine. The MN gene promoter is characterized, and the binding site for a repressor of MN transcription is disclosed. Further, the hypoxia inducibility of the MN gene and the uses of such inducibility are disclosed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159584 | METHOD OF LOADING AND DISTRIBUTING CELLS IN A BIOREACTOR OF A CELL EXPANSION SYSTEM - A method of distributing a plurality of cells in a bioreactor of a cell expansion system includes manipulating an orientation of the bioreactor such that a net impulse due to gravity acting on the plurality cells in the bioreactor is reduced. One method includes (a) rotating the bioreactor at an angular velocity ω about an axis of rotation and through an angular displacement θ, the bioreactor rotating from a first orientation to a second orientation; (b) holding the bioreactor still at the second orientation for a first period of time t | 2011-06-30 |
20110159585 | DIRECTLY INJECTABLE FORMULATIONS WHICH PROVIDE ENHANCED CRYOPROTECTION OF CELL PRODUCTS - This invention provides compositions and methods for cryoprotection of recombinant live cancer cells. Specifically, an improved cryoprotective medium is provided which includes a hydroxyethyl starch and/or derivative thereof alone or in combination with either DMSO or glycerol. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159586 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING GENE EXPRESSION USING ASYMMETRICALLY-ACTIVE PRECURSOR POLYNUCLEOTIDES - The present invention is directed to novel nucleic acid molecules which include a region complementary to a target gene and one or more self-complementary regions, and the use of such nucleic acid molecules and compositions comprising the same to modulate gene expression and treat a variety of diseases and infections. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159587 | Chimeric Molecules to Modulate Gene Expression - The present invention provides a chimeric molecule including a base-pairing segment that binds specifically to a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule; and a moiety that modulates splicing or translation. The invention also provides a chimeric molecule including a base-pairing segment that binds specifically to a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule; and a peptide that modulates transcription, wherein the peptide comprises up to about one hundred amino acid residues. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159588 | Methods for Modulating a PDGF-AA Mediated Biological Response - The present invention is directed towards methods and means for modulating PDGF-AA mediated biological responses and is based, at least in part, on examining the association of various proteins with TMEFF2 and identification of PDGF-AA as a major growth factor that interacts specifically with TMEFF2. The invention provides the first evidence that TMEFF2 can function to regulate PDGF signaling, to help illuminate the seemingly conflicting biological roles of TMEFF2 in human cancers. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159589 | METHODS OF INHIBITING INFLAMMATION WITH ANTAGONISTS TO IL-17A, IL-17F, AND IL-23P19 - The present invention relates to blocking, inhibiting, reducing, antagonizing or neutralizing the activity of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-23. Antagonists include antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and that bind IL-17A or IL-17F, such as antibodies that are cross-reactive for IL-17A and Il-17F. Antagonists that include an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-23 and an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-17A or IL-17F on one molecule are also disclosed. Antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and IL-17F but that do not bind IL-17A are also disclosed. IL-17 and IL-23 are cytokines that are involved in inflammatory processes and human disease. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159590 | CELL/TISSUE CULTURING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device, system and method for axenically culturing and harvesting cells and/or tissues, including bioreactors and fermentors. The device is preferably disposable but nevertheless may be used continuously for a plurality of consecutive culturing/harvesting cycles prior to disposal of same. This invention also relates to batteries of such devices which may be used for large-scale production of cells and tissues. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is adapted for use with plant cell culture. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159591 | Genetic material and chromosomal processing and manipulation methods - The presently claimed invention applies to a genetic material processing and manipulation method and related product. The claimed invention relates to a method for changing the inherited characteristics of a cell through chromosome processing treatment. In a preferred embodiment, ‘genomic surgery’ is applied to source genetic material | 2011-06-30 |
20110159592 | COMPOSITION FOR REPROGRAMMING SOMATIC CELLS TO GENERATE INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS, COMPRISING Oct4 IN COMBINATION WITH Bmi1 OR ITS UPSTREAM REGULATOR, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a composition for reprogramming somatic cells to generate embryonic stem cell-like cells, comprising: a) a Bmi1 (B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1) protein or a nucleic acid molecule coding for Bmi1; and b) an Oct4 protein or a nucleic acid molecule coding for Oct4. Also, a method is provided for reprogramming somatic cells to generate embryonic stem cell-like cells using the composition. In addition to reducing the number of the genetic factors conventionally needed, the composition and method allow the generation of pluripotent embryonic stem cell-like cells which have high potential in the cell therapy of various diseases. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159593 | METHOD OF REDUCING MOTILITY IN BACTERIA BY OVEREXPRESSION OF A GENE OF OI-1 GENOMIC ISLAND - Z0021 was identified as a gene within the O-Island 1 (OI-1) genomic island of verocyto-toxin-producing | 2011-06-30 |
20110159594 | NUCLEIC ACIDS, BACTERIA, AND METHODS FOR DEGRADING THE PEPTIDOGLYCAN LAYER OF A CELL WALL - The invention encompasses compositions and methods for degrading the peptidoglycan layer of a cell wall. In particular, the invention encompasses compositions and methods for degrading the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall of a gram-negative bacterium. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159595 | INDUCTION OF FLOCCULATION IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANSIMS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing flocculation moieties in photosynthetic organisms. The photosynthetic organisms are genetically modified to effect production, secretion, or both, of the flocculation moieties. Also provided are methods of flocculating organisms. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159596 | SUBSTANCE DETECTOR - Apparatus for detecting substances in an air sample, the apparatus including: a source of air pressure differential, a cyclone connected to the source of air pressure differential, an air input port connected to the cyclone, to receive the air sample, a substance output port connected to the cyclone, to receive the substances, an input port configured to disperse a finely separated material so that it mixes with said sample, and a detector located at the substance output port, to detect a chemical change in at least one of the substances and the finely separated material. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159597 | ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME MEASURING REAGENT, ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME MEASURING METHOD, AND DETERMINATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF BLOOD COAGULATION INHIBITOR - An activated partial thromboplastin time measuring reagent, comprising a heparin neutralizer is disclosed. An activated partial thromboplastin time measuring method, and a determination method for determining a presence or absence of a blood coagulation inhibitor are also disclosed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159598 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE CCZ-LZ DOMAIN OF NEMO - The invention relates to a crystal of the CC2-LZ domain of the NEMO protein, in which the three-dimensional structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction at a resolution of about 3.25 A. The invention also relates to methods for the crystallisation of the CC2-LZ domain. The CC2-LZ crystals and the information derived from the crystalline structures thereof are used for identifying and designing compounds interacting with CC2-LZ. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159599 | Voltage Sensor Domains of Voltage-Dependent Ion Channel Proteins and Uses Thereof - A composition of matter suitable for use in identifying chemical compounds that bind to voltage-dependent ion channel proteins, the composition comprising a screening protein that comprises an ion channel voltage sensor domain of the ion channel protein immobilized on a solid support. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159600 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES AND ADIPONECTIN IN SUBJECTS WITH A METABOLIC SYNDROME - The present invention is concerned with a method for predicting the risk of mortality and/or a cardiovascular event in a subject who suffers from the metabolic syndrome based on the determination of a natriuretic peptide and adiponectin in a sample of a subject. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject being susceptible to a therapy that intends to increase the level of adiponectin in a subject based on the determination of the aforementioned markers. Further disclosed are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159601 | STUDY OF POLYMER MOLECULES AND CONFORMATIONS WITH A NANOPORE - The invention features methods for evaluating the conformation of a polymer, for example, for determining the conformational distribution of a plurality of polymers and to detect binding or denaturation events. The methods employ a nanopore which the polymer, e.g., a nucleic acid, traverses. As the polymer traverses the nanopore, measurements of transport properties of the nanopore yield data on the conformation of the polymer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159602 | ANALYSIS OF VI SACCHARIDES - Vi saccharide can be assayed in two new ways. First, its proton NMR spectrum can be used, with comparison to an internal Standard permitting quantitative analysis. Second, anion exchange chromatography with amperometric detection can be used on hydrolysed saccharide. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159603 | FLUORESCENT PROBE SPECIFIC TO HYDROGEN PEROXIDE - A compound represented by the following general formula (IA) or (IB) (R | 2011-06-30 |
20110159604 | ISOTOPE-DOPED NANO-MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LABELING METHOD USING THE SAME - An isotope-doped nano-structure of an element is provided. The isotope-doped nano-structure includes at least one isotope-doped nano-structure segment having at least two isotopes of the element, and the at least two isotopes of the element are mixed uniformly in a certain proportion. The present disclosure also provides a method for making the isotope-doped nano-structures, and a labeling method using the isotope-doped nano-structures. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159605 | Surface Grafted Conjugated Polymers - A surface grafted conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) is formed by coupling a CPE by a coupling moiety to the surface of a substrate. The substrate can be of any shape and size, and for many uses of the surface grafted CPE, it is advantageous that the substrate is a nanoparticle or microparticle. Surface grafted CPEs are presented that use silica particles as the substrate, where a modified silane coupling agent connects the surface to the CPE by a series of covalent bonds. Two methods of preparing the surface grafted CPEs are presented. One method involves the inclusion of the surface being modified by the coupling agent and condensed with monomers that form the CPE in a grafted state to the substrate. A second method involves the formation of a CPE with terminal groups that are complimentary to functionality that has been placed on the surface of the substrate by reaction with a coupling agent. The surface grafted CPEs are also described for use as biosensors and biocides. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159606 | MICROPIPETTE, MICROPIPETTE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USING MICROPIPETTE - There is provided a micropipette, a micropipette system, and a method for using a micropipette system capable of accurately sucking a desired quantitative volume of liquid for measurement. A micropipette system comprises a micropipette | 2011-06-30 |
20110159607 | BIOMARKER FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS AND/OR OTHER AGEING-RELATED DISEASES, AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to the identification of a biomarker whose abundance in biological samples is changed in subjects with osteoarthritis and/or other ageing-related diseases. The biomarker has applications in the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and/or other ageing-related diseases, in determining the prognosis for an individual diagnosed with osteoarthritis and/or other ageing-related diseases, and in monitoring the efficacy of treatment for osteoarthritis and/or other ageing-related diseases. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159608 | GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION - The application relates to methods for determining whether a patient is at increased risk of developing wet AMD or whether a patient has an increased likelihood of benefiting from treatment with a high-affinity anti-VEGF antibody. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159609 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming first conductive layer on semiconductor substrate; forming a magnetic film on the first conductive layer; forming second conductive layer on the magnetic film; forming a first mask layer on the second conductive layer; patterning the second conductive layer; patterning the magnetic film; forming a first insulating film on the first conductive layer to cover side surfaces of the patterned second conductive layer and the patterned magnetic film; forming a second mask layer on the first insulating film to cover the patterned second conductive layer, the patterned magnetic film, and the first insulating film; patterning the first insulating film; patterning the first conductive layer; forming a second insulating film on the semiconductor substrate to cover the patterned second conductive layer, the patterned magnetic film, and the patterned first conductive layer; and forming a third insulating film on the second insulating film. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159610 | Polycrystalline silicon as an electrode for a light emitting diode and method of making the same - Metal induced polycrystallized silicon is used as the anode in a light emitting device, such as an OLED or AMOLED. The polycrystallized silicon is sufficiently non-absorptive, transparent and made sufficiently conductive for this purpose. A thin film transistor can be formed onto the polycrystallized silicon anode, with the silicon anode acting as the drain of the thin film transistor, thereby simplifying production. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159611 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOI SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A highly reliable semiconductor device capable of high speed operation is manufactured over a flexible substrate at a high yield. A separation layer is formed over an insulating substrate by a sputtering method; the separation layer is flattened by a reverse sputtering method; an insulating film is formed over the flattened separation layer; a damaged area is formed by introducing hydrogen or the like into a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film is formed over the semiconductor substrate in which the damaged area is formed; the insulating film formed over the insulating substrate is bonded to the insulating film formed over the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate is separated at the damaged area so that a semiconductor layer is formed over the insulating substrate; the semiconductor layer is flattened so as to form an SOI substrate; and the semiconductor device is formed over the SOI substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159612 | Method for Fabricating LED Chip Comprising Reduced Mask Count and Lift-Off Processing - A method for fabricating a light emitting diode chip is provided. In the method, a half-tone mask process, a gray-tone mask process or a multi-tone mask process is applied and combined with a lift-off process to further reduce process steps of the light emitting diode chip. In the present invention, some components may also be simultaneously formed by an identical process to reduce the process steps of the light emitting diode chip. Consequently, the fabricating method of the light emitting diode provided in the present invention reduces the cost and time for the fabrication of the light emitting diode. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159613 | Method for Fabricating LED Chip Comprising Reduced Mask Count and Lift-Off Processing - A method for fabricating a light emitting diode chip is provided. In the method, a half-tone mask process, a gray-tone mask process or a multi-tone mask process is applied and combined with a lift-off process to further reduce process steps of the light emitting diode chip. In the present invention, some components may also be simultaneously formed by an identical process to reduce the process steps of the light emitting diode chip. Consequently, the fabricating method of the light emitting diode provided in the present invention reduces the cost and time for the fabrication of the light emitting diode. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159614 | Method for Fabricating LED Chip Comprising Reduced Mask Count and Lift-Off Processing - A method for fabricating a light emitting diode chip is provided. In the method, a half-tone mask process, a gray-tone mask process or a multi-tone mask process is applied and combined with a lift-off process to further reduce process steps of the light emitting diode chip. In the present invention, some components may also be simultaneously formed by an identical process to reduce the process steps of the light emitting diode chip. Consequently, the fabricating method of the light emitting diode provided in the present invention reduces the cost and time for the fabrication of the light emitting diode. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159615 | LED UNITS FABRICATION METHOD - A method for fabricating a plurality of individual light emitting diode units includes forming a GaN epitaxial layer on a sapphire substrate, forming a plurality of exhaust trenches on the GaN epitaxial layer, wherein the exhaust trenches define a plurality of individual light emitting diode units, forming a reflective layer on the GaN epitaxial layer, attaching the reflective layer to a conductive substrate, removing the sapphire substrate from the GaN epitaxial layer via a laser lift-off process, wherein a gas produced during the laser lift-off process is exhausted via the exhaust trenches, and dicing the conductive substrate along the exhaust trenches to form the plurality of individual light emitting diode units. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159616 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A method for making a light emitting diode is provided, which includes first providing a light emitting diode chip. The light emitting diode chip includes a substrate and a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and an n-type semiconductor layer sequentially formed on the substrate. And then sections with different resistance are formed in the n-type semiconductor layer by implanting ions into the n-type semiconductor layer in an ion implanter. Finally, an electrode pad is deposited on the n-type semiconductor layer. The electrical resistances of the sections increase following an increase of a distance from the electrode pad to the sections. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159617 | DUAL LAYER COLOR-CENTER PATTERNED LIGHT SOURCE - A method of fabricating a color laser, comprising growing a first thin layer of ionic crystal on a substrate. The crystal can comprise many types of ionic crystals, such as sodium chloride or potassium chloride. A second thin layer of a different type of ionic crystal can be deposited above the first ionic crystal layer, such as lithium fluoride or sodium fluoride. An inert metal layer can be deposited between the first and second layers of ionic crystal and above the second layer of ionic crystal. When the first and second ionic crystal layers are radiated with gamma rays, they form color centers at the spots radiated. Because of the difference in crystalline properties of the two different ionic crystal centers, their color centers have different wavelengths. Each of the ionic crystal layers emit light at different characteristic wavelengths when illuminated at their unique absorption frequencies, and can be made to lase separately. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159618 | Method for Manufacturing Oxide Thin Film Transistor and Method for Manufacturing Display Device - A method for manufacturing an oxide thin film transistor includes the steps of forming an oxide semiconductor active layer by a deposition process. In the deposition process, a total flow rate of a gas is more than 100 standard cubic centimeters per minute and an electric power is in a range from 1.5 kilowatts to 10 kilowatts. The oxide thin film transistor manufactured by the above methods has advantages of low leakage currents, high electron mobility, and excellent temperature stability. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a display device. The display quality of the display device can be improved. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159619 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - One object is to provide a method for manufacturing a display device in which shift of the threshold voltage of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer can be suppressed even when ultraviolet light irradiation is performed in the process for manufacturing the display device. In the method for manufacturing a display device, ultraviolet light irradiation is performed at least once, a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a switching element, and heat treatment for repairing damage to the oxide semiconductor layer caused by the ultraviolet light irradiation is performed after all the steps of ultraviolet light irradiation are completed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159620 | METHOD TO FORM SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE - The process of the present invention to form a mask made of inorganic material containing silicon reduces the plasma damage induced in the semiconductor layers due to the plasma-ashing. The semiconductor material is heat-treated at a high temperature after the growth thereof to form an oxide layer positively in the surface of the semiconductor material before it is covered by the silicon inorganic film. This inorganic film is dry-etched by an etchant containing fluorine to get a mask for forming a mesa and for growing burying layer selectively. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159621 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device manufacturing method including the steps of corrugatedly scanning a laser beam along a plurality of division lines formed on a light emitting device wafer having a sapphire substrate layer and a light emitting layer to apply the laser beam to the sapphire substrate layer, thereby performing laser processing for the sapphire substrate layer and next applying an external force to a processed locus formed along each division line by the above laser processing to thereby divide the light emitting device wafer into a plurality of light emitting devices. The sapphire layer of each light emitting device has side surfaces whose horizontal sectional shape is a corrugated shape. Accordingly, the number of total reflections on the side surfaces of the sapphire layer can be reduced to thereby achieve efficient emergence of light from the sapphire layer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159622 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY PANEL - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method of a display panel, and include forming a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, forming an intrinsic semiconductor on the gate insulating layer, forming an extrinsic semiconductor on the intrinsic semiconductor, forming a data line including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the extrinsic semiconductor, and plasma-treating a portion of the extrinsic semiconductor between the source electrode and the drain electrode to form a protection member and ohmic contacts on respective sides of the protection member. Accordingly, the process for etching the extrinsic semiconductor and forming an inorganic insulating layer for protecting the intrinsic semiconductor may be omitted such that the manufacturing process of the display panel may be simplified, manufacturing cost may be reduced, and productivity may be improved. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159623 | Method for Fabricating LED Chip Comprising Reduced Mask Count and Lift-Off Processing - A method for fabricating a light emitting diode chip is provided. In the method, a half-tone mask process, a gray-tone mask process or a multi-tone mask process is applied and combined with a lift-off process to further reduce process steps of the light emitting diode chip. In the present invention, some components may also be simultaneously formed by an identical process to reduce the process steps of the light emitting diode chip. Consequently, the fabricating method of the light emitting diode provided in the present invention reduces the cost and time for the fabrication of the light emitting diode. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159624 | METHOD OF FORMING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A method of forming a light emitting diode is provided. The method includes providing a growth substrate; sequentially forming a sacrificial layer and an epitaxial layer on the growing substrate; forming one or more epitaxial layer openings penetrating the epitaxial layer and exposing the sacrificial layer; forming a supporting layer on the epitaxial layer, the supporting layer having one or more supporting layer openings penetrating the supporting layer and joining the epitaxial layer openings; and selectively etching the sacrificial layer to separate the growth substrate from the epitaxial layer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159625 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY - An organic EL element includes a pair of electrodes and an emitting layer interposed therebetween. The emitting layer is made of a mixture containing a host material and a dopant material. In the emitting layer, a concentration profile of the dopant material along a thickness direction includes at least two relative maximums or at least two relative minimums. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159626 | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Device And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - The present invention improves mechanical strength of a micro-electro-mechanical device (MEMS) having a movable portion to improve reliability. In a micro-electro-mechanical device (MEMS) having a movable portion, a portion which has been a hollow portion in the case of a conventional structure is filled with a filler material. As the filler material, a block copolymer that is highly flexible is used, for example. By filling the hollow portion, mechanical strength improves. Besides, warpage of an upper portion of a structure body in the manufacture process is prevented, whereby yield improves. A micro-electro-mechanical device thus manufactured is highly reliable. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159627 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SENSOR - A method for fabricating a sensor is disclosed that in one embodiment bonds an etched semiconductor substrate wafer to an etched device wafer comprising a double silicon on insulator wafer to create a suspended structure, the flexure of which is sensed by an embedded piezoresistive sensor element. In one embodiment the sensor measures acceleration. In other embodiments the sensor measures pressure. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLEXIBLE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS BY A ROLL-TO-ROLL PRINTING PROCESS - A system and a method for mass production of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells at low cost via a continuous roll-to-roll process. While a flexible conductive substrate is constantly in transit on a conveyor, a titanium dioxide (TiO | 2011-06-30 |
20110159629 | METHOD OF FORMING THREE-TERMINAL SOLAR CELL ARRAY - A method for manufacturing three-terminal solar cell array is provided. In this method, only four major scribing or etching steps are needed to expose the three conductive layers of the three-terminal solar cell and isolate the individual solar cells. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159630 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An image sensor module includes a semiconductor chip. Photodiode units are disposed in an active region of the semiconductor chip to convert light into electric signals. Pads are disposed in a peripheral region formed around the active region and the pads are electrically connected to the photodiode units. A connecting region is formed around the peripheral region. Re-distribution layers are electrically connected to respective pads and extend to the connecting region. A transparent substrate covers the photodiode units and the pads and exposes at least a portion of the re-distribution layers. Connecting layers are electrically connected to the respective re-distribution layers and extend to a top surface of the transparent substrate. Connecting members are connected to the respective connecting layers disposed on the top surface of the transparent substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159631 | METHOD OF FABRICATING BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR - A method for fabricating a backside illuminated image sensor is provided. An exemplary method can include providing a substrate having a front surface and a back surface; forming an alignment mark at the front surface of the substrate, wherein the alignment mark is detectable for alignment from the back surface; and processing the substrate from the back surface by performing registration from the back surface and using the alignment mark as a reference. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159632 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT - The deposition temperature of the HDP film can be controlled to 365° C. or below, preferably within a temperature range of 335° C. to 365° C., and more preferably 335° C. to 350° C., or at 350° C. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress signal deterioration due to dark current and an increase in fine white defects, and to prevent deterioration of picture quality, even when the HDP film with a favorable embedding capability between fine wiring is used as an interlayer insulation film. An RF power is set to 850 W to 1500 W, so that dark current can be suppressed even more. Further, a plasma silicon nitride film with a refractive index of 1.9 or more and 2.15 or less for a blue wavelength is formed, so that it becomes possible to suppress the lowering of a blue sensitivity in the light receiving elements to further improve picture quality. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159633 | PASTE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a paste and a method for manufacturing a solar cell through screen printing said paste. The paste contains inorganic powder; an organic solvent; and a binder, and the inorganic powder has a tap density of 0.01 to 20 g/cm | 2011-06-30 |
20110159634 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BACK SIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a back side illuminated imaging device includes forming a semiconductor detection device and a peripheral circuit device on a semiconductor substrate, and bonding the semiconductor substrate onto a holding substrate via the semiconductor detection device and the peripheral circuit device. The method further includes removing the semiconductor substrate from the holding substrate to transfer the semiconductor detection device and the peripheral circuit device onto the holding substrate. The method further includes forming an amorphous semiconductor layer in which impurities are introduced, on the semiconductor detection device transferred onto the holding substrate, and annealing the amorphous semiconductor layer by using a microwave. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159635 | METHOD FOR FORMING DEEP ISOLATION IN IMAGERS - An image sensor having an imaging area that includes a substrate layer and a plurality of pixels formed therein. Multiple pixels each include a photodetector formed in the substrate layer. Isolation layers are formed in the substrate layer by performing a series of implants of one or more dopants of a first conductivity type into the substrate layer. Each isolation layer implant is performed with a different energy than the other isolation layer implants in the series and each implant implants the one or more dopants into the entire imaging area. The photodetectors are formed in the substrate layer by performing a series of implants of one or more dopants of a second conductivity type into each pixel in the substrate layer. Each photodetector implant is performed with a different energy than the other photodetector implants in the series. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159636 | EDGE DELETION OF THIN-LAYER SOLAR MODULES BY ETCHING - The present invention relates to a fast and inexpensive method which can be carried out locally for the wet-chemical edge deletion of “solar modules” by applying etching pastes which are suitable for this purpose and, when the reaction is complete, removing the paste residues or cleaning the substrate surface in a suitable manner. An etching paste newly developed for the purpose is employed in the method. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159637 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device that attenuates light to the circuit element area is provided. The semiconductor device includes light-sensitive element area formed on substrate and a circuit element area formed on the substrate. Additionally, a multilayer wiring area is formed on circuit element area. A Tantalum film (which is generally made of tantalum or a tantalum compound) is formed on the surface of the multilayer wiring area to attenuate incident light on circuit element area. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159638 | Method for Making a Chip Package - The present invention relates to a method for making a chip package. The method includes the following steps: (a) providing a substrate having at least one conductive via; (b) disposing the substrate on a carrier; (c) removing part of the substrate, so as to expose the conductive via, and form at least one through via; (d) disposing a plurality of chips on a surface of the substrate, wherein the chips are electrically connected to the through via of the substrate; (e) forming an encapsulation; (f) removing the carrier; (g) conducting a flip-chip mounting process; (h) removing the encapsulation; and (i) forming a protective material. Whereby, the carrier and the encapsulation can avoid warpage of the substrate during the manufacturing process. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159639 | Method for Making a Stackable Package - The present invention relates to a method for making a stackable package. The method includes the following steps: (a) providing a first carrier; (b) disposing at least one chip on the first carrier; (c) forming a molding compound so as to encapsulate the chip; (d) removing the first carrier; (e) forming a first redistribution layer and at least one first bump; (f) providing a second carrier; (g) disposing on the second carrier; (h) removing part of the chip and part of the molding compound; (i) forming a second redistribution layer; and (j) removing the second carrier. Therefore, to the second redistribution layer enables the stackable package to have more flexibility to be utilized. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159640 | Multiple integrated circuit die package with thermal performance - A method of assembling a multi-die package is achieved. A heat spreader is disposed on a printed circuit substrate. At least one integrated circuit die is disposed on a top side of the heat spreader and at least one other integrated circuit die is disposed on a bottom side of the heat spreader wherein the dies are connected to the substrate by wire bonds. Thermal solder balls are electrically connected to solderable pads of the heat spreader through the open holes of the substrate, so as to couple the heat spreader to function as a ground plane. Some of the ground pads of the dies can be bonded onto the heat spreader and the others bonded onto the substrate. Alternatively, all of the dies could only be connected to the substrate by wire bonding, and not connected to the heat spreader. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159641 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The reliability of the semiconductor device which has the structure which stores a plurality of semiconductor chips with which plane sizes differ in the same sealing body in the state where they are accumulated via the insulating film which has adhesive property is improved. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159642 | TAPE FOR HOLDING CHIP, METHOD OF HOLDING CHIP-SHAPED WORKPIECE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING TAPE FOR HOLDING CHIP, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TAPE FOR HOLDING CHIP - The present invention aims to provide a tape for holding a chip that makes pasting and peeling of a chip-shaped workpiece easy. It is a tape for holding a chip having a configuration in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed on a base material, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a chip-shaped workpiece pasting region onto which a chip-shaped workpiece is pasted and a frame pasting region onto which a mount frame is pasted, and that is used by pasting the mount frame to the frame pasting region, wherein the 180-degree peeling adhesive power of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a silicon mirror wafer at the frame pasting region is 5 times or more the 180-degree peeling adhesive power of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a silicon mirror wafer at the chip-shaped workpiece pasting region. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159643 | FABRICATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A fabrication method of a semiconductor package structure includes: patterning a metal plate having first and second surfaces; forming a dielectric layer on the metal plate; forming a metal layer on the first surface and the dielectric layer; forming metal pads on the second surface, the metal layer having a die pad and traces each having a bond pad; mounting a semiconductor chip on the die pad, followed by connecting electrically the semiconductor chip to the bond pads through bonding wires; forming an encapsulant to cover the semiconductor chip and the metal layer; removing portions of the metal plate not covered by the metal pads so as to form metal pillars; and performing a singulation process. The fabrication method is characterized by disposing traces with bond pads close to the die pad to shorten the bonding wires and forming metal pillars protruding from the dielectric layer to avoid solder bridging. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159644 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Wire connection failure in semiconductor device is prevented. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159645 | METHODS OF FORMING A MEMORY ARRAY WITH A PAIR OF MEMORY-CELL STRINGS TO A SINGLE CONDUCTIVE PILLAR - A method of forming a memory array includes forming first and second strings of serially-coupled memory cells respectively on first and second sides of a conductive pillar. Forming the first string of memory cells includes forming a first control gate on the first side of the conductive pillar and interposing a first charge trap between the first side of the conductive pillar and the first control gate. Forming the second string of memory cells comprises forming a second control gate on the second side of the conductive pillar and interposing a second charge trap between the second side of the conductive pillar and the second control gate. The first and second charge traps are electrically isolated from each other, and the first and second control gates are electrically isolated from each other. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159646 | Thin film transistors and methods of manufacturing the same - A TFT includes a zinc oxide (ZnO)-based channel layer having a plurality of semiconductor layers. An uppermost of the plurality of semiconductor layers has a Zn concentration less than that of a lower semiconductor layer to suppress an oxygen vacancy due to plasma. The uppermost semiconductor layer of the channel layer also has a tin (Sn) oxide, a chloride, a fluoride, or the like, which has a relatively stable bonding energy against plasma. The uppermost semiconductor layer is relatively strong against plasma shock and less decomposed when being exposed to plasma, thereby suppressing an increase in carrier concentration. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159647 | Mask Pattern, Method of Fabricating Thin Film Transistor, and Method of Fabricating Organic Light Emitting Display Device Using the Same - A method of fabricating a polycrystalline silicon thin film for a thin film transistor (TFT), a mask pattern used for the method, and a method of fabricating a flat panel display device using the method and the mask pattern. In one embodiment, a mask pattern includes a plurality of regions, each of the regions having at least one of one or more transparent portions or one or more non-transparent portions. A total area of the one or more transparent portions and the one or more non-transparent portions in one of the regions is substantially equal to a total area of the one or more transparent portions and the one or more non-transparent portions in at least one other of the regions. A total area of the transparent portions in the mask pattern is different from a total area of the non-transparent portions in the mask pattern. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159648 | METHODS OF FOMRING ARRAY OF NANOSCOPIC MOSFET TRANSISTORS - A nanoscopic transistor is made by forming an oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate, applying resist, patterning the resist using imprint lithography to form a pattern aligned along a first direction, applying a first ion-masking material over the pattern, selectively lifting it off to leave a first ion mask to form a gate, forming doped regions by implanting a suitable dopant, applying another layer of resist and patterning the second resist layer using imprint lithography to form a second pattern aligned along a second direction, applying a second ion-masking material over the second pattern, selectively lifting it off to leave a second ion mask defined by the second pattern, and forming second doped regions in the substrate by implanting a suitable second dopant selectively in accordance with the second ion mask. The method may be used to make an array of nanoscopic transistors. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159649 | NON-VOLATILE STORAGE WITH SUBSTRATE CUT-OUT AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING - Shallow trench isolation regions are positioned between NAND strings (or other types of non-volatile storage). These isolation regions include sections that form concave cut-out shapes in the substrate for the NAND string (or other types of non-volatile storage). The floating gates (or other charge storage devices) of the NAND strings hang over the sections of the isolation region that form the concave cut-out shape in the substrate. To manufacture such a structure, a two step etching process is used to form the isolation regions. In the first step, isotropic etching is used to remove substrate material in multiple directions, including removing substrate material underneath the floating gates. In the second step, anisotropic etching is used to create the lower part of the isolation region. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159650 | DMOS Type Semiconductor Device and Method for Manufacturing the same - A DMOS type semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. An isolation oxide layer with an ion implantation opening is formed on a semiconductor. A gate oxide film is formed on the semiconductor within the ion implantation opening. A gate is formed on the isolation oxide layer and the gate oxide film. A body layer diffusively formed in the semiconductor by implanting ions of an impurity element having a first conduction type from the ion implantation opening. A regulation layer which is shallower than the body layer is diffusively formed in the body layer by implanting ions of an impurity element having a second conduction type opposite to the first conduction type from the ion implantation opening. A source layer is diffusively formed in the regulation layer by implanting ions of an impurity element having the second conduction type from the ion implantation opening. The regulation layer is formed so as to horizontally extend beyond a region in which a gate bird's beak occurs from an end of the gate toward underlying layers of the gate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159651 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device at low cost in which the gate insulation film having a trench structure is not damaged by arsenic ions when the emitter layer or the like is formed and the insulation breakdown voltage is enhanced. A gate electrode made of polysilicon formed in a trench is thermally oxidized in a high temperature furnace or the like to form a thick polysilicon thermal oxide film on the gate electrode. Impurity ions are then ion-implanted to form an N type semiconductor layer that is to be an emitter layer or the like. At this time, the polysilicon thermal oxide film is formed thicker than the projected range Rp of impurity ions in the silicon oxide film for forming the N type semiconductor layer as the emitter layer or the like by ion implantation. This prevents a gate insulation film between the gate electrode and the N type semiconductor layer from being damaged by the impurity ions. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159652 | FABRICATING METHOD OF VERTICAL TRANSISTOR - A substrate is provided. A pillar protruding out of a surface of the substrate is already formed on the substrate, and a patterned layer is already formed on the pillar. The pillar includes a lower part, a channel region, and an upper part from bottom to top, and the lower part has a first doped region. A gate dielectric layer is formed on a sidewall at one side of the pillar. A surrounding gate is formed on the gate dielectric layer located on the channel region, and a base line electrically connected to the channel region is formed on a sidewall at the other side of the pillar. A second doped region is formed in the upper part of the pillar. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159653 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A SRAM of complete CMOS type having its memory cell composed of six MISFETs, in which a pair of local wiring lines for connecting the input/output terminals of CMOS inverters are formed of a refractory metal silicide layer formed over a first conducting layer constituting the individual gate electrodes of the drive MISFETs, the transfer MISFETs and the load MISFETs of the memory cell and in which a reference voltage line formed over the local wiring lines is arranged to be superposed over the local wiring lines to form a capacity element. Moreover, the capacity element is formed between the local wiring lines and the first conducting layer by superposing the local wiring lines over the first conducting layer. Moreover, the local wiring lines are formed by using resistance lowering means such as silicification. In addition, there are made common the means for lowering the resistance of the gate electrode of the transfer MISFETs and the means for forming the local wiring lines. | 2011-06-30 |
20110159654 | ENHANCED CONFINEMENT OF HIGH-K METAL GATE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES BY REDUCING MATERIAL EROSION OF A DIELECTRIC CAP LAYER UPON FORMING A STRAIN-INDUCING SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOY - When forming the strain-inducing semiconductor alloy in one type of transistor of a sophisticated semiconductor device, superior thickness uniformity of a dielectric cap material of the gate electrode structures may be achieved by forming encapsulating spacer elements on each gate electrode structure and providing an additional hard mask material. Consequently, in particular, in sophisticated replacement gate approaches, the dielectric cap material may be efficiently removed in a later manufacturing stage, thereby avoiding any irregularities upon replacing the semiconductor material by an electrode metal. | 2011-06-30 |