Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120042731 | MEMS Pressure Sensor Device and Method of Fabricating Same - A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) pressure sensor device ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120043627 | MEMS Sensor Device With Multi-Stimulus Sensing and Method of Fabricating Same | 02-23-2012 |
20120125113 | PRESSURE TRANSDUCER HAVING STRUCTURE FOR MONITORING SURFACE CHARGE - A pressure transducer includes a substrate, a piezoresistive element, a first conductive element, a first terminal, and a test structure. The substrate has a surface and a cavity. A diaphragm layer is formed over the cavity and over the surface of the substrate. The piezoresistive element is formed in the diaphragm layer. The first conductive element is formed in the diaphragm layer, and has a first conductivity type. The first conductive element is coupled to the piezoresistive element. The first terminal is formed over a surface of the diaphragm layer and coupled to the first conductive element. The test structure has the first conductivity type and is formed in the diaphragm layer. The test structure has an edge spaced apart from an edge of the first conductive element by a predetermined distance. A surface charge accumulation on the diaphragm layer is detected using the test structure. | 05-24-2012 |
20120229153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SURFACE CHARGE - Systems and methods are provided for detecting surface charge on a semiconductor substrate having a sensing arrangement formed thereon. An exemplary sensing system includes the semiconductor substrate having the sensing arrangement formed thereon, and a module coupled to the sensing arrangement. The module obtains a first voltage output from the sensing arrangement when a first voltage is applied to the semiconductor substrate, obtains a second voltage output from the sensing arrangement when a second voltage is applied to the semiconductor substrate, and detects electric charge on the surface of the semiconductor substrate based on a difference between the first voltage output and the second voltage output. | 09-13-2012 |
20120256282 | MEMS SENSOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-STIMULUS SENSING | 10-11-2012 |
20130053711 | Implantable Device for Detecting Variation in Fluid Flow Rate - According to embodiments of the present invention, an implantable device for detecting variation in fluid flow rate is provided. The implantable device includes: a substrate having an active element arrangement; a sensor arrangement having a first portion that is mechanically secured and a second portion that is freely deflectable, the sensor arrangement in electrical communication with the active element arrangement, wherein the active element arrangement is configured to detect changes in deformation of the sensor arrangement and produce an output in response to the detected changes; and at least one inductive element mechanically coupled to the substrate and in electrical communication with the active element arrangement, wherein the inductive element is adapted to power the active element arrangement through inductive coupling to an excitation source, and wherein the inductive element is adapted to transmit the output associated with the detected changes in the sensor. | 02-28-2013 |
20130175643 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A STRUCTURE WITH A BURIED ELECTRODE BY DIRECT TRANSFER AND STUCTURE OBTAINED IN THIS MANNER - A device is described of the micro-system and/or nano-system type including:
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20130211485 | Probe Device and a Method of Fabricating the Same - According to embodiments of the present invention, a probe device is provided. The probe device includes a flexible probe that is implantable into a biological tissue, a rigid carrier, and a biodegradable material received in a recess defined between the flexible probe and the rigid carrier, the biodegradable material bonding the flexible probe and the rigid carrier to each other, wherein the biodegradable material is dissolvable in the biological tissue such that the flexible probe and the rigid carrier are separable and the rigid carrier is removable from the biological tissue, and wherein the biodegradable material is capable of drug delivery upon dissolution. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method of fabricating a probe device is also provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20130324863 | GUIDE WIRE ARRANGEMENT, STRIP ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A guide wire arrangement, a strip arrangement, a method of forming a guide wire arrangement, and a method of forming a strip arrangement are provided. The guide wire arrangement includes a strip; a sensor being disposed on a first portion of the strip; a chip being disposed next to the sensor on a second portion of the strip, wherein the second portion of the strip is next to the first portion of the strip; wherein the strip is folded at a folding point between the first portion of the strip and the second portion of the strip such that the first portion of the strip and the second portion of the strip form a stack of strip portions. | 12-05-2013 |
20130338538 | GUIDE WIRE ARRANGEMENT - A guide wire arrangement is provided. The guide wire arrangement includes an elongate coil element having two opposing ends; a force transmitting element arranged at one of the two opposing ends of the coil element; a sensor assembly arranged in the coil element at a predefined distance away from the force transmitting element; and a core wire extending from the force transmitting element to the sensor element through the coil element; wherein the coil element is configured to allow the core wire to be moveable relative to the sensor assembly and the sensor assembly is configured to detect movement of the core wire relative to the sensor assembly upon force impact on the force transmitting element. | 12-19-2013 |
20150148644 | NEURO-PROBE DEVICE, IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING A NEURO-PROBE DEVICE - A neuro-probe device is provided. The neuro-probe device includes a carrier including bio-resorbable glass, and a neuro-probe mounted on the carrier. | 05-28-2015 |