07th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150043183 | WIRING BOARD WITH BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a core substrate, an electronic component in the substrate, a first upper-layer structure on first surface of the substrate, a second upper-layer structure on second surface of the substrate, and via conductors in the substrate and first upper-layer structure such that the via conductors are connected to an electrode of the component. The substrate has an accommodating layer, a first connection layer on first surface of the accommodating layer, and a second connection layer on second surface of the accommodating layer, the accommodating layer includes inner wiring and insulation layers and has cavity accommodating the component, the first connection layer includes inner wiring and insulation layers, and the second connection layer includes inner wiring and insulation layers such that the second connection layer includes greater number of inner wiring and insulation layers than the first connection layer. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043184 | CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A circuit substrate which is capable of decreasing the possibility that the amount of solder in the overall mounting land is uneven and reducing formation of a solder void even when a mounting terminal has a large soldering area. An electronic component having the mounting terminal is mounted on the circuit substrate. A mounting land is connected to the mounting terminal of the electronic component by soldering, and the mounting land has a protruding portion of an insulating material formed so as to protrude from an outer side of the mounting land toward an inner side of the mounting land, and the protruding portion does not divide the mounting land into a plurality of areas. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043185 | COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A composite electronic component may include: a composite body including a capacitor and an inductor coupled to each other, the capacitor having a ceramic body in which dielectric layers and internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween are stacked, and the inductor having a magnetic body in which magnetic layers having conductive patterns are stacked; an input terminal disposed on a first end surface of the composite body; an output terminal including a first output terminal disposed on a second end surface of the composite body and a second output terminal disposed on any one or more of upper and lower surfaces and a second side surface of the capacitor; and a ground terminal disposed on any one or more of the upper and lower surfaces and a first side surface of the capacitor and connected to the internal electrodes. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043186 | JOINED STRUCTURAL BODY OF MEMBERS, JOINING METHOD OF MEMBERS, AND PACKAGE FOR CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - According to one embodiment, a joined structural body for mounting an electronic component on the body which is provided with a first member, a second member and a joining portion. The joining portion is provided between the first member and the second member so as to connect the first member and the second member with each other mechanically. The joining portion contains at least one metal of a tin, an indium or a zinc, and a copper. The content of the metal in the joining portion decreases toward a side of at least one of the first member and the second member, and the content of the copper in the joining portion increases in the same direction as the decreasing direction of the content of the metal. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043187 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a foldable display apparatus that is foldable along a folding line. The foldable display apparatus includes a first display panel for displaying a first image, a second display panel for displaying a second image, wherein the second display panel is spaced apart from the first display panel, and a flexible electric connection unit disposed between the first and second display panels and electrically connecting the first and second display panels, the flexible electric connection unit comprising a groove overlapping with the folding line. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043188 | Method For Manufacturing A Printed Circuit Board, Printed Circuit Board And Rear View Device - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a printed circuit board ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043189 | CIRCUIT MODULE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A circuit module includes a wiring substrate having a mount surface and a conductor pattern, the mount surface having first and second areas, the conductor pattern being formed along a boundary between the first and second areas on the mount surface, an outermost layer of the conductor pattern including Au or Ag; a plurality of electronic components mounted on the first and second areas; an insulating sealing layer formed along the boundary, the insulating sealing layer having a trench with a depth such that at least a part of the outermost layer of the conductor pattern is exposed, the insulating sealing layer covering the electronic components; and a conductive shield having first and second shield portions, the first shield portion covering an outer surface of the sealing layer, the second shield portion being formed at the trench, the second shield portion being electrically connected to the conductor pattern. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043190 | EMBEDDED PACKAGING WITH PREFORMED VIAS - Microelectronic assemblies and methods of making the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly includes a microelectronic element having edge surfaces bounding a front surface and contacts at the front surface; rigid metal posts disposed between at least one edge surface and a corresponding edge of the assembly, each metal post having a sidewall separating first and second end surfaces, the sidewalls have a root mean square (rms) surface roughness of less than about 1 micron; a encapsulation contacting at least the edge surfaces and the sidewalls; an insulation layer overlying the encapsulation; connection elements extending through the insulation layer, wherein at least some connection elements have cross sections smaller than those of the metal posts; a redistribution structure deposited on the insulation layer and electrically connecting first terminals with corresponding metal posts through the first connection elements, some metal posts electrically coupled with contacts of microelectronic element. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043191 | LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH ZOOMING FUNCTION - A lighting apparatus includes a reflector which has a truncated cone shape along a central axis of the lighting apparatus and a base which is coupled to a narrow end face of the reflector and is capable of moving toward a wide end face of the reflector along the central axis of the lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus further includes a light source which is mounted centrally on an end face of the base. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043192 | SWITCH AND KEYBOARD PROVIDED THEREWITH - There is provided a switch having a wide, uniform luminance region. In the switch, light emitted from a light source is output through an outgoing surface located in an upper end surface of a light guide, the light being incident from an incident surface located in a lower end surface of the light guide arranged above the light source. A concave lens is formed in the incident surface of the light guide, and a microlens array is formed in the outgoing surface of the light guide. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043193 | DISPLAY SWITCH - A display switch includes a holding portion that formed by a light guide member and adapted to hold a held portion, and a display portion that is integrally formed with the holding portion by the light guide member, is embedded in a light shielding portion, and emits light by guiding a light irradiated to the holding portion. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043194 | Switch Cover and Control for Controllable Lamp - An apparatus to cover the original wall switch controlling the lighting fixtures which now contain the wireless lamps such that a user cannot interrupt power to the lighting fixture by inadvertently changing the setting the wall switch. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043195 | POOL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH COOLING STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a pool light assembly including cooling for the illuminating structure. The assembly includes a water inlet housing having a portion on the dry side and a portion immersed in the pool water. An assembly having sealing structure creates a leak proof connection with the pool wall. The submerged portion of the assembly includes a base. The base has an exterior exposed to the pool water and an enclosed interior including the illuminating structure. A notch is provided in the exterior of the base and extends into the interior for allowing pool water in the proximity of the illuminating structure. The assembly includes sealing structure for preventing water from entering electrically active elements, while allowing pool water to act as a cooling element. A retaining member locks and encourages waterproof sealing of the electrically active elements. Each of the elements is provided with structure as necessary to facilitate the free flow of water through the housing | 2015-02-12 |
20150043196 | BACKLIGHT SYSTEM WITH MODULAR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ASSEMBLIES - A modular backlight display board employs an extrusion that receives multiple LED modules that may be assembled together with end connectors. By trimming the extrusion to different lengths and installing different numbers of LED modules within the extrusion, a wide variety of different widths of backlight can be readily created. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043197 | PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A planar LED lighting device includes a reflective sheet comprising a reflective surface and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the reflective surface. Each LED comprises a light emitting surface. A plurality of first optical elements cover the LEDs. A plurality second optical elements face the first optical elements. Each second optical element has a total reflective surface facing a corresponding first optical element. A light diffusing sheet is located above the second optical elements. Light beams emitted from the LEDs are collimated by the first optical elements, then divergently reflected by the total reflective surfaces of the second optical elements to reach the reflective sheet, thereafter scattered and reflected by the reflective sheet and then travel to the light diffusing sheet to be diffused thereby. Finally, the diffused light beams leave the light diffusing sheet to an outside. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043198 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, 3D FILM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel; a backlight configured to irradiate visible ray to the display panel in a 2D mode, and configured to irradiate ultraviolet ray to the display panel in a 3D mode; and a 3D film disposed between the display panel and backlight, wherein the 3D film comprises: a pattern formed by a plurality of lines distanced from one another by a predetermined distance; and a coating layer that is formed on one side of the plurality of lines pattern and transmits or reflects light patterned by the plurality of lines pattern, per line. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent deterioration of resolution of a screen image, provide a simple structure and enable a change to and from a 2D mode and a 3D mode. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043199 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AN ILLUSION OF A SKYLIGHT - A system and method for creating a trompe-l'oeil skylight in a ceiling where a light emitting image of the sky is provided in a structure configured to emulate a skylight frame, including an embodiment of a unified non-rectangular sky image area in a substantially rectangular fixture which mount as a single unit into a substantially rectangular hole in a ceiling. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043200 | LED Renewable Energy Lighting Unit having a Polygonal Solar Panel Configuration about a Horizontal or Vertical Pole - The present invention discloses an improved renewable energy and rechargeable LED lighting unit having a roadway/street light pole with a polygonal frame member configuration disposed there about. A plurality of solar panels affixed to the polygonal configuration. The solar panels include a plurality of electrical modules that are affixed directly to an interior wall of at least one of the solar panels without interfering with the polygonal frame member when attached. A two-part closure plate arrangement are attached directly to the polygonal frame member and completely enclose and seal the plurality of electrical modules between the frame member and the at least one of the solar panels. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043201 | LAMP INSTALLATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to lamp installation and fixing field, discloses a lamp installation device used for fixedly installing a lamp into an installing hole in a ceiling or wall, the lamp installation device including a lamp body and a driving power arranged on the lamp body, the lamp installation device further includes a holder arranged in the installing hole, the lamp body and the holder forms a whole by at least one set of elastic sheets. In the present invention the structure of the lamp installation device is simple, the installation of the lamp installation device is convenient and the disassembly is easy, time and effort for the installation and disassembly are reduced, meanwhile, the clasp between the lamp body and holder of the lamp installation device is safe and reliable. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043202 | POST WITH LIGHTING MEANS AND COMPACT SOLAR UNITS - The present invention proposes a post ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043203 | LED LUMINOUS TUBE - The invention relates to a LED lamp ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043204 | Profile Arrangement for Room Lighting - A profile arrangement for room lighting is described comprising a light bar ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043205 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device comprising a string-shape circuit board, several light-emitting elements, a first terminal pair and a second terminal pair is provided. The string-shape circuit board has a first side and a second side. The first terminal pair and the second terminal pair are disposed on the first side and the second side respectively, and are electrically connected to the light-emitting elements. The first terminal pair comprises a first base, a second base, a first positive electrode and a first negative electrode. The first positive electrode and the first negative electrode are pivotally connected to the first base and the second base respectively. The second terminal pair comprises a third base, a fourth base, a second positive electrode and a second negative electrode. The second positive electrode and the second negative electrode are pivotally connected to the third base and the fourth base respectively. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043206 | LIGHTING FIXTURE HAVING ENHANCED LIGHT DISTRIBUTION PERFORMANCE - An LED lighting fixture with a heat sink, LED arrays on angled facets, a reflector dish, and a diffuser lens are disclosed. The LED arrays are mounted at an angle on sloped facets, and the reflector intercepts a portion of light from the LED arrays, and redirects the intercepted light downward, resulting in a focused and collumnated light beam. Very little light is allowed to be projected upward above the light fixture, and less light is dispersed to the side. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043207 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include a channel-shaped housing having two ends with a main axis of the housing extending between the ends, a pair of mounting fixtures for a pair of light radiation sources within the housing with the light radiation sources radiating light radiation in opposite directions along the main axis, and a pair of reflectors each facing a respective one of the mounting fixtures to receive light radiation along the main axis and reflect it to the outside of the housing. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043208 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - A light-emitting diode (“LED”) based lighting fixture is provided. The LED based lighting fixture includes at least one reflector having a reflective enhancing material to reflect light and at least one frame are attached on a top surface of at least one housing. Further, one or more LED module mounted on a top surface of the at least one frame to emit light, the at least one frame oriented at an angle in a range of 10° to 45° degrees or approximately 30° degrees extending from a plane perpendicular to a plane of the top surface of the at least one housing. Finally, at least one lens such as a frost lens or a translucent lens can be positioned approximate to a bottom surface of the at least one housing for reflective light to emit there through. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043209 | Illuminated Spacer For Fishing Rod Holders, Cup Holders, And The Like - An illuminated spacer for supporting and illuminating an article holder such as a fishing rod holder or a cup holder includes a base having substantially planar upper and lower surfaces, a peripheral outer surface connecting the upper and lower surfaces, and an inner surface connecting the upper and lower surfaces and forming a central opening extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The base also has a circumferentially extending groove encircling the central opening and located between the inner and outer surfaces. A waterproof and flexible light strip having a plurality of space-apart LED lights is located within the groove and extends substantially around the entire central opening. At least a portion of the base is light transmissive so that light produced by the LED lights is transmitted through the outer peripheral surface so that the article holder can be easily seen at night. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043210 | LAMP WITH REPLACEABLE DECORATIVE COVER - The present invention relates to a lamp structure field, and discloses a lamp with a replaceable decorative cover, comprising a radiator having an opening in an end thereof; an LED source and a reflector disposed in a cavity of the radiator; and a decorative cover covering the opening of the radiator, wherein the radiator is provided with a plurality of elastic sheets, the decorative cover is clamped and fixed to the radiator through the elastic sheets in a detachable manner. The lamp with replaceable decorative cover of the present invention, whose decorative cover is disposed on a bottom of the lamp through the special design elastic sheet in a detachable manner and may be replaced at any time according to different requirements of the user, satisfies the various requirements of the user, in addition, the simple structure, stable connection, simple assembly and convenient disassemble further improve the practicality of the product. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043211 | LED CANDLE BULB AND LED CANDLE LIGHT - The present invention is directed generally to electric lighting, and more particularly to a light emitting diode (LED) candle bulb and LED candle light. More particularly, the present invention relates to a candle light assembly comprising: a bulb enclosing a volume and having an opening at a longitudinal end, wherein the opening has an interior circumference which is threaded; a heat sink base with an opening at a longitudinal end, wherein the opening has an interior circumference which is threaded; a connector for securing the bulb to the heat sink base, which has an upper exterior threaded portion for communicating with the threaded bulb and a lower exterior threaded portion for communicating with the threaded base; and an optics assembly comprising an LED, a lens, and a drive circuit for operating the LED. The LED candle lights according to embodiments of the invention can provide bright lighting similar to that of traditional incandescent candle light without overheating. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043212 | LED LIGHT BULB CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURE - An LED light bulb with integrated power supply, and which may incorporate integrated communications and processing functions. The LED light bulb is designed to be efficiently manufactured in mass quantities using automated assembly techniques, and is constructed to exhibit the spatial light pattern of a regular incandescent bulb as closely as possible. Where communications and processing functions are integrated, the LED light bulb is able to communicate via wireless communications to a mobile phone, notebook, tablet, or other computing device. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043213 | LENS AND AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE HAVING THE LENS - A lens for an illumination device, in a cross section, includes a bottom surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface which respectively extend inclinedly upwards from two sides of the bottom surface and converge. The bottom surface includes a supporting surface and an incident surface, the incident surface defining an accommodation cavity for accommodating a light source of the illumination device. The first side surface includes a first emergent surface and a first reflective surface, the second side surface includes a second emergent surface. A first part of light from the incident surface emerges from the first emergent surface, and a second part of light from the incident surface at least emerges from the second emergent surface after reflected by the first reflective surface, such that the emergent light is distributed at an angle of 360°. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043214 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device of an embodiment includes: a light-emitting element; an optical lens positioned on a positive direction side of an axis perpendicular to a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element with a point of origin being set on a center of the light-emitting surface; a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged on a negative direction side of the axis and around the axis that serves as a central axis, and arranged so as not to be present within a range of a 1/2 light distribution angle of light emitted from the optical lens in the positive direction, and being thermally connected to the light-emitting element; a cover housing the heat dissipation fins having at least one opening in each of the positive and negative direction sides; and a base member positioned along the axis and thermally connected to the light-emitting element and the heat dissipation fins. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043215 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND LIGHT EMITTING UNIT - A fluorescent lamp type light emitting apparatus is provided. The light emitting apparatus comprises a cover, a light emitting module, radiation pads, and cap parts. The cover comprises a first cover and a transmissive second cover coupled to the first cover. The light emitting module comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes in the cover. The radiation pads are disposed on the light emitting module. The cap parts comprise electrode terminals at both ends of the cover. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043216 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BULB - A light emitting diode bulb includes a cover, a lighting module, a driving circuit module, a holder, and a conductive connector. The lighting module is arranged at one side of the cover and includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The driving circuit module is arranged at the other side of the cover. The holder is assembled with the cover such that the lighting module is arranged between the holder and the cover. The conductive connector is assembled with the holder and opposite to the cover. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043217 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE MODULE HAVING UNIFORM ILLUMINATION - An LED (light emitting diode) light source module includes a first optical lens, an LED light source received in a groove of the first optical lens and a second optical lens located at a light path of the LED light source and above the first optical lens. The first optical lens includes a first reflecting surface around the groove and a second reflecting surface. The second optical lens includes a reflecting surface facing the LED light source, and light which is incident to the reflecting surface of the second optical lens is reflected thereby to the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface of the first optical lens. A light diffusion plate is attached to the second optical lens at a position away from the reflecting surface of the second optical lens. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043218 | LENS AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE WITH SAME - The present disclose relates to a lens. The lens includes a bottom surface; a light input surface depressed from a center of the bottom surface; a light output surface opposite to the light input surface, the light output surface comprising a concave surface located at a center thereof and a convex surface surrounding the concave surface; and total reflective side surfaces. The side surface includes a first and a second side surfaces gradually slanting outwardly along a direction from the bottom surface to the light output surface, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface being perpendicular to the bottom surface. The present disclose also relates to a light source module with the lens. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043219 | Blue light LED sensor lamp - The present application is directed to a blue light LED sensor lamp, which possesses a lamp head and a lamp body that connects to the lamp head. The lamp body is formed from the fastening between a ship shaped bottom cap and a ship shaped flat cover. The lamp head is formed from the LED lamp, cylinder and lens embedded within the bottom cap. Within the lamp body is provided with a fixed support. On the fixed support is installed with a sensor PCB electric circuit board. On the PCB electric circuit board is provided with a sensor head base of the lens. The sensor lens protrudes the fixed support and extends outside the flat cover. Outside the lens is provided with a positioning cover that is installed from flat cover to the fixed support. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043220 | USING MICRO OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR DEPTH PERCEPTION IN LUMINESCENT FIGURATIVE STRUCTURES ILLUMINATED BY POINT SOURCES - The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a light source and a transmissive optical plate, wherein the light source comprises a light exit surface for light source light, wherein the transmissive optical plate comprises an upstream face directed to the light exit surface of the light source and a downstream face arranged away from the light exit surface) of the light source, wherein the optical plate comprises a 2D array of micro optical elements for refraction of the light source light in a direction away of the downstream face, wherein the geometrical path length from the light exit surface to the transmissive optical plate is at least 20 cm. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043221 | OPTICAL FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM - An optical film, a display device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the optical film, the film including a first refractive index layer including a plurality of protrusions; a second refractive index layer covering the plurality of protrusions, the second refractive index layer having a refractive index that is different from a refractive index of the first refractive index layer; and a support layer on the first refractive index layer or the second refractive index layer, wherein a ratio of a height to a width of the protrusion is 0.5 or more. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043222 | KIND OF OPTICAL LENS AND A KIND OF MINER'S HELMET LAMP - The embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of optical lens and a kind of miner's helmet lamp. A kind of optical lens, comprising a reflective surface and a light exit surface; wherein, in a circle with the central position of the said reflective surface as its center, at least a light distribution camber and a reflective camber are set up along the radius direction of the said reflective surface; in a circle with the central position of the said light exit surface as its center, at least a Fresnel annular surface and a surface are set up along the radius direction of the said light exit surface; the said light distribution camber is used for refracting the light incident on the said reflective surface to the said Fresnel annular surface and the said surface; the said reflective camber is used for reflecting the light incident on the said reflective camber to the said surface in collimation; the said Fresnel annular surface is used for reflecting the light incident on the said Fresnel annular surface through the said light distribution camber from the said light exit surface in collimation; the said surface is used for wholly reflecting the incident light through the said light distribution camber to the said reflective camber and for reflecting incident light through the said reflective camber from the said light exit surface in collimation. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043223 | LED Recessed Lighting Device - Present invention teaches to the construction of a LED lighting device where a LED light module and a retention piece will be placed inside an outer cover and a receiving tray, which can then be assembled to a commercially available junction box, instead of an extra can or bucket, resulting in reduced space requirement for the installation of recessed lighting. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043224 | Water-Proof Structure For LED Recessed Lighting Device - Present invention teaches the construction of a LED lighting device where water-proof structure can be implemented to prevent water from coming into contact with the LED modules that are housed inside the device; accumulated water inside the groove/channel area will flow out, via the hole(s), and through the ring of ledge area of the light diffuser cover and drip down and away from the lighting device. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043225 | LASER SCANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A three-dimensional scanner uses a rotatable mounting structure to secure a laser line source in a manner that permits rotation of a projected laser line about an axis of the laser, along with movement of the laser through an arc in order to conveniently position and orient the resulting laser line. Where the laser scanner uses a turntable or the like, a progressive calibration scheme may be employed with a calibration fixture to calibrate a camera, a turntable, and a laser for coordinated use as a three-dimensional scanner. Finally, parameters for a scan may be automatically created to control, e.g., laser intensity and camera exposure based on characteristics of a scan subject such as surface characteristics or color gradient. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043226 | LAMP - A lamp including the following elements is provided. A housing has an assembling opening and an electrical base on two ends thereof, wherein the housing has an inner wall and a portion of the inner wall adjacent to the assembling opening is an air-guiding wall. A cooling fan has a casing disposed at the assembling opening and forming an air channel, a fan wheel rotatably arranged in the air channel, and two partitioning boards between the air-guiding wall and the air channel so as to define two first air-guiding openings and a second air-guiding opening. A light-emitting module is arranged in the housing and opposite to the fan wheel. Accordingly, the present lamp does not require forming any air inlet or air outlet on the housing, and thus provides a simplifier structure. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043227 | Edge Mounted LED Light - An edge mounted LED light includes an LED chip having an LED chip first terminal and an LED chip second terminal. A layer assembly has conduction layers, namely a first conduction layer and a second conduction layer that sandwich an insulation layer between them. The first conduction layer and the second conduction layer are made of metal having thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity. An edge of the layer assembly includes a first conduction layer mounting surface formed on the first conduction layer, and a second conduction layer mounting surface formed on the second conduction layer. The insulation layer is located between the first conduction layer mounting surface and the second conduction layer mounting surface. An LED chip first terminal is formed on the LED chip, and an LED chip second terminal is formed on the LED chip. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043228 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a board, a controller chip, a semiconductor chip, a sealing portion, and a component. The board includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising a terminal. The controller chip is on the second surface of the board. The semiconductor chip is on the second surface of the board. The sealing portion integrally covers the controller chip and the semiconductor chip and does not cover a region of the second surface of the board. The component is on the region of the second surface of the board to perform an operation with respect to the outside of the semiconductor device. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043229 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF LIGHTING DEVICE - An attachment structure of a lighting device has: a holder provided on a top surface of a door pocket that constitutes a door lining, the lighting device being placed in the holder; walls for fixing the lighting device placed in the holder; a light source supporting part; and a connector supporting part. In this case, the attachment structure and the top surface of the door pocket are configured integrally. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043230 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE - The invention relates to a lighting apparatus ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043231 | Multi-Purpose Tailgate Sign device - An apparatus having a plurality of multi-colored light emitting diodes (LEDs) or another visual display system for signage and visual communication. A unique device which, as an illuminated sign, can be rapidly deployed in response to relatively quickly changing conditions and used for many uses such as traffic control from vehicles such as pick-up truck tailgates. It includes (a) a display system; (b) a way to power and control the display; (c) a manner to interconnect the power and control to the display; and (d) a way to removably mount the display to the tailgate or doors of a vehicle such as a pick-up truck whereby the Multi-Purpose Tailgate Sign device is used to safely and quickly deploy a display or signage with a vehicle such as a work truck. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043232 | Indoor Illuminating Device - An indoor illuminating device includes a housing that has an opening part, a light source that is accommodated in the housing by being inserted into the housing via the opening part of the housing, electric wires that are led in the housing via the opening part of the housing, and supplies electric power to the light source, and a cover that covers the opening part of the housing. A plurality of through holes are formed between the housing and the cover in a state where the cover is installed to the housing. The electric wires are drawn out from the housing via the through holes. The cover is formed with a rib to which a corrugated tube through which the electric wires are inserted is fixed by being wound with tape. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043233 | STANDARD LIGHT SOURCE LASER DIODE - The invention relates to a light source module ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043234 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LAMP FOR VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - An light source module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a light source which is provided on the substrate; a reflective sheet which is stacked on the substrate; an optical sheet which is stacked on the reflective sheet and has a protruding pattern; an optical resin which is formed on the protruding pattern; and a light diffusion sheet which is stacked on the optical resin, and the light source module may implement a surface emission image, and diffuse light so as to satisfy regulations on visible angle light distribution. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043235 | HEADLAMP PART COMPRISING A REFLECTING MEANS WITH A REFLECTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 90% - A part for an illuminating and/or signaling device of an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one body made of a polymer, at least one section of this body being able, when the part is mounted inside the illuminating device, to be exposed to rays from the sun after they have been focused by a focusing device of the illuminating device, characterized in that the section comprises a reflecting means the reflection coefficient of which is higher than 90%. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043236 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp has a light source attachment flat surface having a plurality of light source attachment portions, a plurality of light sources attached to the plurality of light source attachment portions, and a plurality of parabolic reflectors. Each of the plurality of parabolic reflectors reflect light from a corresponding one of the light sources in a predetermined optical axis direction. The light source attachment flat surface is tilted with respect to an optical axis of the reflector so as to be higher on a front side of the lamp than on a rear side of the lamp. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043237 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a lamp for a vehicle. The lamp includes: a first reflector disposed above an LED array and including an elliptical reflective surface that defines a first focal point and a second focal point; and a second reflector disposed below the LED array and including a parabolic reflective surface that defines a third focal point, and may increase an amount of light in a front region and a light width region of a vehicle by utilizing the existing light source without adding a separate light source. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043238 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp | 2015-02-12 |
20150043239 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a lamp for a vehicle. The lamp includes: an LED array; and an aspherical lens disposed in front of the LED array, in which a first stepped portion is provided on a light incident surface of the aspherical lens, and a second stepped portion is provided on a light exit surface of the aspherical lens, thereby reducing a brightness difference between a central portion and both side portions of a lighting image, and preventing light blurring. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043240 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE SURFACE AREA OF OPTICAL LENSES AND PROJECTION LENSES MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD FOR USE IN A LIGHT MODULE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A method for calculating the surfaces of optical lenses including the steps of: providing a desired light distribution to be generated with light passing through the lens; deforming a first surface of the lens to generate light source images of different sizes; deforming a second surface of the lens to displace the light source images such that they lie at their highest point directly at or on a light/dark border in a resulting light distribution; determining a quality of the resulting light distribution by a comparison with the predefined light distribution; if the quality lies above a predefined limit value, storing the calculated surfaces for the lens; otherwise, renewed deformation of the first surface; renewed deformation of the second surface; repeating the previous two steps until the quality of the resulting light distribution lies above the limit value; and storing the calculated surfaces for the lens. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043241 | LIGHT GUIDE AND ASSOCIATED LIGHT ASSEMBLIES - A light guide has a transmission of greater than 90 percent, a refractive index greater than 1.4, and less than 10 haze percent. The light guide also includes an organosiloxane block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 20,000 g/mole. The organosiloxane block copolymer includes 40 to 90 mole percent disiloxy units of the formula [R | 2015-02-12 |
20150043242 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - An illuminating device may include a light source, an optical unit configured to adjust direction of light from the light source, a reflector, a light pipe, and an exciter. The light pipe may receive light having a first wavelength from the optical unit and direct the light having the first wavelength onto the exciter. The exciter may convert the light having the first wavelength into light having the second wavelength and reflects the light having the second wavelength to the reflector. A circumferential wall of the light pipe is configured to reflect the light having the first wavelength and to transmit the light having the second wavelength. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043243 | LIGHTING PANEL - A lighting panel that provide an alternative means for producing a “spot light” like illumination from an LED is described. The lighting panel comprising a transparent substrate upon a first surface of which are mounted a plurality of transparent prism structures and upon a second surface of which is mounted a light emitting diode (LED). A transparent guide layer is arranged so as to encapsulate the light emitting diode upon the second surface such that the transparent base substrate and the transparent guide light form a composite structure for guiding light emitted from the LED. The transparent prism structures are configured to extract a first and a second light output from the lighting panel, the first and second light outputs having output angles and beam widths determined by the structure of the plurality of transparent prism structures. The lighting panels exhibit high optical efficiencies and long operating lifetimes. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043244 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light guide unit, a light source, a display panel and a protective member. The light guide unit includes a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a plurality of connecting surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, and guides a light which is incident to a connecting surface to the first surface. The light source provides light to the connecting surface. The display panel displays an image using the light provided from the first surface of the light guide unit. The protective member includes a plurality of reflective patterns facing another connecting surface among the plurality connecting surfaces, provides the light leaked from the light guide unit to the another connecting surface, and accommodates the light guide unit, the light source and the display panel therein. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043245 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT DEVICE - A light emitting device has a lead frame which has a lead frame body and a plurality of bumper sections raised from the lead frame body. A rectangular case member with a hole is mounted to the lead frame. A light emitting element is placed in the hole of the case member, which is filled with a sealing resin that seals the light emitting element. The bumper sections are arranged on two opposite sides of the case member. Tip surfaces of the bumper sections are at a level higher than or equal to an upper end surface of the case member. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043246 | PRIMARY SIDE NO LOAD DETECTION AND SHUTDOWN CIRCUIT IN AN ISOLATED DRIVER - A no load detection and shutdown circuit in an isolated driver is provided. A no load condition is detected by primary side evaluation of a reflected voltage. If a determination is made that a no load condition is present, the no load detection circuit signals a half bridge driver of the driver to cease oscillations, shutting down the driver. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043247 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A switching power supply circuit includes a transformer, a switching unit which includes at least one switch and is connected to an output of the transformer, and a switching controller which is connected to an output of the switching unit, is configured to control the switching unit, and includes a comparing unit and an output waveform generating unit. Furthermore, the comparing unit is configured to output a value used to control the output waveform generating unit, and the output waveform generating unit is configured to generate a control signal based on the output value of the comparing unit and output the control signal to the at least one switch of the switching unit. Accordingly, the power consumption is reduced by performing rectification using a switch, and the switching power supply circuit is prepared in a simple configuration since the switching unit is controlled without any controller. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043248 | POWER SUPPLYING DEVICE - A power supplying device is electrically connected to an alternating current (AC) power supplier and an electronic system. The power supplying device includes a rectifier, a power converter, a controller, a power manager, and a switch component. The power converter is electrically connected to the rectifier and includes a first electric power outputting terminal and a standby electric power outputting terminal. The standby electric power outputting terminal is electrically connected to the electronic system. The controller is electrically connected to the power converter. The power manager is electrically connected to the controller and the electronic system. The switch component is electrically connected to the first electric power outputting terminal, the power manager, and the electronic system. The switch component conducts or cuts-off an electric power outputted form the first electric power outputting terminal and transmitting to the electronic system according to controls of the power manager. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043249 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR RECTIFIERS OF SWITCHING CONVERTERS - A control device controls a rectifier of a switching converter that is supplied with an input voltage and provides an output current. The rectifier is configured to rectify the output current of the converter and has at least one transistor. The control device, when the at least one transistor is turned off, provides a slow discharge path to ground in a normal operation condition and provides a fast discharge path to ground for discharging the control terminal of the at least one transistor in response to detecting a zero cross event of the current flowing through said at least one transistor. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043250 | CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING POWER SWITCH, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING POWER SWITCH - The present invention relates to a circuit for driving power switch, a power supply apparatus, and a method for driving a power switch. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a circuit for driving power switch, which includes a variable oscillator for varying a frequency according to a change in primary side input voltage to output a reference signal for duty control; and a duty control unit for receiving a feedback signal fed back from a secondary side output signal and the reference signal for duty control from the variable oscillator and outputting a duty control signal for driving a power switch, is provided. Further, a power supply apparatus and a method for driving a power switch are provided. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043251 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM - A power conversion system includes a first switching DC-DC converter circuit including a first switching device, a second switching DC-DC converter circuit connected in parallel with the first switching DC-DC converter circuit and including a second switching device, and a snubber capacitor connected in parallel with each of the first switching device and the second switching device. The power conversion system is configured such that a frequency of driving the first switching DC-DC converter circuit is higher than a frequency of driving the second switching DC-DC converter circuit, and an equivalent series inductance of a closed circuit including the first switching device and the snubber capacitor is smaller than that of a closed circuit including the second switching device and the snubber capacitor. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043252 | SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A switching mode power supply, having: a power switch; an energy storage component coupled to the power switch; a current sense resistor configured to generate a current sense signal; a mode select resistor configured to generate a mode select resistor; a ZCD (Zero Cross Detecting) circuit configured to generate a ZCD signal; and a control circuit configured to provide a switch control signal to control the on and off of the power switch, the control circuit having a multi-function pin configured to receive the mode select signal, the current sense signal and the ZCD signal. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043253 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device | 2015-02-12 |
20150043254 | GRID FEED APPARATUS, ENERGY FEED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GRID FEED APPARATUS - The invention relates to a network feed device ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150043255 | HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A high voltage generator includes a voltage converting device configured to increase a level of an input voltage and output an output voltage having a level higher than the level of the input voltage. The high voltage generator also includes a precharge controller configured to gradually increase the level of the input voltage up to a level of an external voltage based on a reference voltage and the output voltage. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043256 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND METHOD - A power supply system and method are disclosed. The system includes a power supply to generate an output voltage in response to a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal and a DC main voltage. The system also includes an AC/DC converter to generate the DC main voltage based on an AC input voltage. The system further includes a power supply controller to generate the PWM signal based on feedback associated with the output voltage. The power supply controller includes a fault controller to detect an overvoltage condition associated with the power supply and to cause the AC/DC converter to disable the DC main voltage in response to the overvoltage condition. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043257 | INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSOR CIRCUIT - Disclosed is an inrush current suppressor circuit of a power supply circuit that supplies stand-by voltage from AC voltage. At a stand-by mode, only a diode and a resistor for suppressing inrush current are provided, and a capacitor provided in common between a stand-by power supply part and a start-up power supply part is charged, so that the inrush current is suppressed at both of sand-by and start-up modes and the number of devices of a circuit and power consumption are reduced. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043258 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A controller outputs pulse signals to a first switch and a second switch based on a circuit current flowing through a power conversion circuit and a voltage of an AC power supply. The first switch is opened and closed alternately to the second switch. According to the opening and closing, a current in which a high frequency component is mixed with a low frequency component of the AC power supply flows through the power conversion circuit. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043259 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER - A method for operating an N-level K-phase electrical power converter, wherein N is greater than or equal to 3 and K is greater than or equal to 1. The method includes: providing a plurality of N connection points that each correspond to a definable potential, wherein a first connection point corresponds to a first potential, a second connection point corresponds to a second potential, and at least one further connection point corresponds to a further potential which is lower than the first and greater than the second potential; providing a plurality of K output connections that are each selectively connected to a respective one of the connection points via at least one switching device; and having at least one current flowing into the at least one further connection point. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043260 | POWER RECTIFIER USING TUNNELING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A power rectifier includes a stage having a first Tunneling Field-Effect Transistor (“TFET”) having a source, a gate, and a drain, a second TFET having a source, a gate, and a drain, a third TFET having a source, a gate, and a drain, and a fourth TFET having a source, a gate, and a drain such that the source of the first TFET, the source of the second TFET, the gate of the third TFET, and the gate of the fourth TFET are connected, the gate of the first TFET, the gate of the second TFET, the source of the third TFET and the source of the fourth TFET are connected, the drain of the first TFET and the drain of the third TFET are connected, and the drain of the second TFET and the drain of the fourth TFET are connected. Alternative embodiments are also disclosed. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043261 | HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL CAPACITOR AND INVERTER DEVICE - The hollow tubular capacitor includes one side electrode connecting portion having an inner peripheral tubular portion and one side surface portion, the other side electrode connecting portion having an outer peripheral tubular portion and the other side surface portion and an electrostatic capacitance portion having one side electrode plate, the other side electrode plate and a dielectric body, wherein the electrostatic capacitance portion is accommodated in an annular space formed at the inner peripheral tubular portion, the one side surface portion, the outer peripheral tubular portion and the other side surface portion in a high density to reduce inside inductance component. The inverter device is formed such that the hollow tubular capacitor and an annular inverter circuit portion having three-phase upper and lower arms are integrally arranged coaxially on the central axis line. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043262 | REACTOR, CORE PART FOR REACTOR, CONVERTER AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | 2015-02-12 |
20150043263 | DC-AC INVERTER HAVING CONTROLLED MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL OF ISOLATION TRANSFORMER CORE - Disclosed is a power inverter which converts voltage from a DC source into high frequency rectangular alternating voltage pulses which are transferred to a load via a transformer with a ferromagnetic core having no air gap. An additional indicator winding on the transformer, which is connected to a differential circuit which in turn is connected to a control circuit, makes it possible to control the process of the reversal of the magnetization of the core. Switching on the primary winding takes place when the permeability of the transformer's core achieves its maximum. This special feature makes it possible to minimize the size of the transformer, while allowing transferring maximum energy to the load with minimum of the magnetization frequency and losses. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043264 | Frequency Converter - A frequency converter is provided that has high reliability, low electromagnetic noise, and a high efficiency. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043265 | N-WELL SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A thin gate-oxide dual-mode PMOS transistor is disclosed that has a first mode of operation in which a switched n-well for the dual-mode PMOS transistor is biased to a high voltage. The dual-mode PMOS transistor has a second mode of operation in which the switched n-well is biased to a low voltage that is lower than the high voltage. The dual-mode PMOS transistor has a size and gate-oxide thickness each having a magnitude that cannot accommodate a permanent tie to the high voltage. An n-well voltage switching circuit is configured to bias the switched n-well to prevent voltage damage to the dual-mode PMOS transistor without the use of native transistors. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043266 | ENHANCED TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR RESISTIVE TYPE MEMORY CIRCUITS WITH PRE-HEAT OPERATION - Example embodiments include devices, systems, and methods for enhancing an operating temperature range for resistive type memory devices. After powering up the resistive type memory die, the die temperature of the resistive type memory die is sensed. If the sensed die temperature is less than a predefined temperature threshold, one or more heaters proximately disposed to one or more memory cells of the resistive type memory die are enabled. The heaters are disabled responsive to the sensed die temperature being greater than a predefined temperature threshold. Memory write operations are enabled responsive to the sensed die temperature being greater than the predefined temperature threshold. After enabling the memory write operations, an enabled state of the memory write operations is maintained until the resistive type memory die is powered down. If the die temperature happens to fall below the predefined temperature threshold at a later time, additional heat is produced. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043267 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE AND A VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A variable resistance memory system includes a variable resistance memory device including a memory cell array including first and second areas; and a memory controller configured to control the variable resistance memory device. The first area includes first variable resistance memory cells including a first variable resistance material layer and the second area includes second variable resistance memory cells including a second variable resistance material layer having a metallic doping concentration higher than a metallic doping concentration of the first variable resistance material layer. The first variable resistance memory cells are used as storage and the second variable resistance memory cells are used as a buffer memory. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043268 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MULTI-LEVEL AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A phase change memory device having a multi-level and a method of driving the same are presented. The disclosed phase change memory device includes variable resistors and shifting units. The variable resistors are interchanged into set and reset states in response to an applied current. The shifting units, which are connected to the variable resistors, shift resistance distribution in the set and reset state of the variable resistors by a predetermined level. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043269 | ELECTRIC CHARGE FLOW CIRCUIT FOR A TIME MEASUREMENT - A charge flow circuit for a time measurement, including a plurality of elementary capacitive elements electrically in series, each elementary capacitive element leaking through its dielectric space. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043270 | MEMORY CELL HAVING BUILT-IN WRITE ASSIST - A memory cell includes a storage element including a pair of cross-coupled inverters, and first switching circuitry for selectively connecting at least one internal storage node of the storage element with a corresponding bit line as a function of a first control signal. Write assist circuitry is connected between a supply node of a device of at least one of the cross-coupled inverters and a voltage supply of the memory cell, and second switching circuitry selectively couples the supply node of the device of at least one of the cross-coupled inverters with the corresponding bit line as a function of a second control signal. During a write operation, the write assist circuitry disconnects the storage element from the voltage supply, and the second circuitry connects the supply node of the device of at least one of the cross-coupled inverters with the corresponding bit line. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043271 | ADAPTIVE DUAL VOLTAGE WRITE DRIVER WITH DUMMY RESISTIVE PATH TRACKING - An adaptive dual voltage memory write driver system can include an adaptive write voltage generator circuit to provide a first adjustable write voltage and to provide a second adjustable write voltage. The adaptive dual voltage memory write driver system can include an array of dummy memory cells coupled to the adaptive write voltage generator circuit and configured to provide resistive path tracking information to the adaptive write voltage generator circuit. The adjustable write voltages can be automatically increased or decreased responsive to the resistive path tracking information. A tri-state write driver circuit can provide a first adjustable write voltage source for writing “0”s and a second adjustable write voltage source for writing “1”s. A method for generating adjustable memory write voltages using dummy resistive path tracking may include receiving resistive path tracking information from a dummy section, and generating adjustable write voltages based on the resistive path tracking information. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043272 | Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetic Random Access Memory (STTMRAM) With Enhanced Write Current - A spin-transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STTMRAM) cell is disclosed. The memory cell comprises a selected magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) identified to be programmed; a first transistor having a first port, a second port and a gate, the first port of the first transistor coupled to the selected MTJ; a first neighboring MTJ coupled to the selected MTJ through the second port of the first transistor; a second transistor having a first port, a second port, and a gate, the first port of the second transistor coupled to the selected MTJ; a second neighboring MTJ coupled to the selected MTJ through the second port of the second transistor; a first bit/source line coupled to the second end of the selected MTJ; and a second bit/source line coupled to the second end of the first neighboring MTJ and the second end of the second neighboring MTJ. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043273 | JOSEPHSON MAGNETIC MEMORY CELL SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention includes a Josephson magnetic memory system. The system includes a superconducting electrode that conducts a read current. The system also includes a hysteretic magnetic Josephson junction (HMJJ). The HMJJ can store a binary value and convert superconducting pairs associated with the read current flowing through the HMJJ from a singlet-state to a triplet-state. The system further includes a write circuit magnetically coupled to the HMJJ and configured to write the binary value into the at HMJJ in response to at least one write current and a read circuit configured to determine the binary value stored in the HMJJ in response to application of the read current to the HMJJ. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043274 | MEMORY WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF DATA RETENTION - A method for operating a memory includes receiving a command to program a data value at a memory cell, and an indication of which write mode in a plurality of write modes to use. Write modes in the plurality are characterized by different sets of resistance ranges that correspond to data values stored in the memory cell. The method includes executing a program operation according to the indicated one in the plurality of write modes to program the data value in the memory cell. The plurality of write modes includes a first write mode and a second write mode corresponding to shorter data retention than the first write mode. The first and second write modes are characterized by first and second sets of resistance ranges in the different sets of resistance ranges. The method includes periodically refreshing data values in memory cells storing data in the second write mode. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043275 | MULTI-PULSE PROGRAMMING FOR MEMORY - Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques and configurations for multi-pulse programming of a memory device. In one embodiment, a method includes applying multiple pulses to program one or more multi-level cells (MLCs) of a memory device, wherein individual pulses of the multiple pulses correspond with individual levels of the one or more MLCs and subsequent to applying the multiple pulses, verifying the programming of the individual levels of the one or more MLCs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF STORING DATA - A method includes, when using a binary cache in an multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory splitting a codeword corresponding to a data page into multiple data pages and storing the multiple data pages into multiple single level cell (SLC) pages of the binary cache for subsequent storage into a single wordline of the MLC flash memory. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043277 | Data Storage System with Dynamic Erase Block Grouping Mechanism and Method of Operation Thereof - Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable dynamic erase block grouping. In one aspect, the method includes (1) maintaining metadata for each erase block of a plurality of erase blocks in a data storage system, wherein a respective metadata for a respective erase block includes one or more characteristics of the respective erase block, (2) allocating a set of erase blocks, of the plurality of erase blocks, as unassociated erase blocks, (3) selecting two or more unassociated erase blocks in accordance with characteristics of the unassociated erase blocks so as to select unassociated erase blocks with similar characteristics, and (4) grouping the two or more unassociated erase blocks with similar characteristics to form a super block. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043278 | Group Word Line Erase And Erase-Verify Methods For 3D Non-Volatile Memory - An erase operation for a 3D stacked memory device assigns storage elements to groups according to an expected erase speed. The storage elements are then erased according to their group to provide a more uniform erase depth and a tighter erase distribution. In one approach, the control gate voltages are set differently for the different groups to slow down the storage elements which are expected to have a faster programming speed. An erase or inhibit status can be set for all groups together. In another approach, the control gate voltages are common for the different groups but an erase or inhibit status is set for each group separately. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043279 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor memory device including an oxide semiconductor insulated gate FET and having a capability to implement advanced performance without being affected by a variation in threshold voltage. A memory cell MC includes a memory node Nm formed at a connection point of a gate of a first transistor element T | 2015-02-12 |
20150043280 | Data Storage Device and Voltage Protection Method Thereof - A data storage device includes a flash memory, a voltage detection device, and a controller. The flash memory is arranged to store data. The voltage detection device is arranged to detect a supply voltage received by the data storage device. The controller is configured to receive write commands from a host, and perform a prohibition mode when the supply voltage is outside a predetermined range, wherein the write command is arranged to enable the controller to write the flash memory, and the controller is further configured to disable all of the write commands received from the host in the prohibition mode. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043281 | NON-VOLATILE STORAGE WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION BASED ON NEIGHBOR STATE INFORMATION - Data is programmed into and read from a set of target memory cells. When reading the data, temperature compensation is provided. The temperature compensation is based on temperature information and the state of one or more neighbor memory cells. In one embodiment, when data is read from set of target memory cells, the system senses the current temperature and determines the differences in temperature between the current temperature and the temperature at the time the data was programmed. If the difference in temperature is greater than a threshold, then the process of reading the data includes providing temperature compensation based on temperature information and neighbor state information. In one alternative, the decision to provide the temperature compensation can be triggered by conditions other than a temperature differential. | 2015-02-12 |
20150043282 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING DETERIORATION STATE OF MEMORY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF WEAR LEVELING - A method of estimating a deterioration state of a memory device comprises reading data from selected memory cells connected to a selected wordline of a memory cell array by applying to the selected wordline a plurality of distinct read voltages having values corresponding to at least one valley of threshold voltage distributions of the selected memory cells, generating quality estimation information indicating states of the threshold voltage distributions using the data read from the selected memory cells, and determining a deterioration state of a storage area including the selected memory cells based on the generated quality estimation information. | 2015-02-12 |