10th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160071607 | MEMORY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a memory and a setting unit. The memory includes a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells, each of which holds an electrical charge. The peripheral circuit is configured to read a value from each memory cell by comparing a quantity of an electrical charge held in the memory cell with a determination threshold. The memory stores first data in the memory cell array. The first data include a plurality of values. The setting unit is configured to change the determination threshold according to the number of values which are different in second data and third data among the plurality of values. The second data are first data before being written to the memory. The third data are first data that have been read from the memory. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071608 | DYNAMIC MEMORY RANK CONFIGURATION - Control logic within a memory control component outputs first and second memory read commands to a memory module at respective times, the memory module having memory components disposed thereon. Interface circuitry within the memory control component receives first read data concurrently from a first plurality of the memory components via a first plurality of data paths, respectively, in response to the first memory read command, and receives second read data concurrently from a second plurality of the memory components via a second plurality of data paths, respectively, in response to the second memory read command, the first plurality of the memory components including at least one memory component not included in the second plurality of the memory components and vice-versa. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071609 | Holdup Capacitor Energy Harvesting - The various embodiments described herein include circuits, methods and/or devices used to protect data in a storage device. In one aspect, a method includes performing a power fail operation on a first section of the storage device. The power fail operation includes supplying power, via an energy storage device, to the first section of the storage device, where the energy storage device is distinct from a power source used during normal operation of the storage device, and where supplying power via the energy storage device includes switching the output of the energy storage device from an output of a boost regulator to an input of the boost regulator. The power fail operation also includes performing data hardening on the first section of the storage device. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071610 | FLASH MEMORY, MEMORY MODULE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND OPERATING METHOD - A flash memory, a memory module, a computer-readable recording medium and an operating method are provided, which can perform a flexible setup by a flexible clock scheme. A NAND-type flash memory | 2016-03-10 |
20160071611 | Method and device for temperature-based data refresh in non-volatile memories - The invention relates to a method comprising measuring the temperature of at least one location of a non-volatile memory; determining if said temperature measurement indicates that the data retention time of data stored at said at least one location is reduced below a threshold; and re-writing said data to said non-volatile memory in a response to a positive determination. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071612 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a memory system comprises a first nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a temperature sensor and a controller. The first nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes the first and second semiconductor chips. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the first nonvolatile semiconductor memory. The controller acquires the wear level per block of the first and second semiconductor chips based on the temperature of the first nonvolatile semiconductor memory and the frequency of use of the first nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and sets, based on the wear level, an examination frequency for defining a cycle of examination of quality of data per block of the first and second semiconductor chips. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071613 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING FUSE BLOCK - A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a plurality of column repair address lines configured to cross and a plurality of mat select lines; a fuse set unit including a plurality of latch units electrically coupled with the plurality of column repair address lines and the plurality of mat select lines; a fuse driving unit configured to provide fuse data to the latch units through the plurality of column repair address lines; and an equalizer configured to equalize the fuse data to a same level in response to a select signal of the fuse set unit and a boot-up signal of the fuse set unit. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071614 | SHIFT REGISTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Discussed is a shift register capable of reducing a circuit area through simplification of a logic circuit configuration. The shift register according to an embodiment includes stages each selectively executing a forward scan and a backward scan. Each stage includes a pull-up transistor for generating a first clock under control of a control node, as an output thereof, a pull-down transistor for generating a gate-off voltage under control of a third clock, as an output thereof, a first transistor for setting and resetting the control node during the forward scan while resetting the control node during the backward scan, under control of a fourth clock, using output signals from a previous stage, and a second transistor for setting and resetting the control node during the backward scan while resetting the control node during the forward scan, under control of a second clock, using output signals from a next stage. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071615 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A semiconductor memory apparatus includes an internal data generation block configured to generate test data in response to test signals, and output ones of normal data inputted from data input/output pads and the test data as internal data according to a test flag signal; a data storage region configured to receive and store the internal data, and output stored data as cell storage data; a latch block configured to receive and store the cell storage data in response to a data output enable signal, and output stored data as latch data; and a data comparison block configured to compare the test data and the latch data, and generate a test result signal. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071616 | IMPEDANCE CALIBRATION CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An embodiment may include a first replica driver group configured for replicating an output driver of a physical area. A second replica driver group configured for replicating an output driver of a test electrode area for direct access of a memory, and an impedance calibration unit configured to independently perform an impedance matching operation of the first replica driver group and the second replica driver group. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071617 | VOLTAGE COMPARATOR CIRCUIT AND USAGE THEREOF - A method for testing a circuit comprising a memory element, a voltage comparator and a supply selector, the circuit is configured to be connected to two power supplies, the voltage comparator is configured to provide an output indicative of a voltage difference between the two power supplies above a predetermined threshold, the supply selector is configured to select a power supply to feed power to the memory element in response to the output from the voltage comparator. The method comprises connecting the two power supplies to the circuit, wherein said connecting comprises causing the two power supplies to drive power to the memory element and to another element of the circuit, wherein the voltage different between the two power supplies is above the predetermined threshold. The method further comprises that in response to said connecting, the supply selector of the circuit is invoked and disconnects one power supply from the memory element; whereby stress testing the circuit, the stress testing tests the memory element without a voltage difference condition, the stress testing tests the another element with the voltage difference condition. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071618 | DETERMINING SOFT DATA FROM A HARD READ - Apparatuses and methods involving the determination of soft data from hard reads are provided. One example method can include determining, using a hard read, a state of a memory cell. Soft data is determined based, at least partially, on the determined state. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071619 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REDUNDANCY IN MEMORY - Methods for providing redundancy in a memory include mapping a portion of first data associated with an address of the memory determined to indicate a defective memory cell to an address of a redundant area of the memory array, and writing second data to the memory array, wherein a portion of the second data is written to a column of the memory array associated with the address of the memory determined to indicate a defective memory cell for the first data. Apparatus include memory control circuitry configured to select a portion of data for mapping to a different address in response to an address indicating a defective memory cell, and further configured to select a different portion of data for a particular row than for a different row, wherein the particular row and the different row are associated with the same columns of the memory array. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071620 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH MAIN MEMORY BLOCKS AND REDUNDANT MEMORY BLOCKS SHARING A COMMON GLOBAL DATA LINE - A semiconductor memory apparatus includes: a memory area including a plurality of memory banks having main memory areas configured to transmit and receive data to and from the outside through a plurality of global data lines, respectively, and one or more redundancy memory areas configured to use any one of the global data lines as a common global data line; and a controller configured to control data to be transmitted and received through the common global data line, as a redundancy program mode, a redundancy read mode, or a redundancy erase mode is enabled. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071621 | Planar Geomertry Inertial Electrostatic confinement Fusion Device - The systems and methods described herein relate to the use of electrostatic elements to confine and circulate ions in trapped orbits so as to facilitate ion-ion and ion-neutral collisions resulting in nuclear fusion reactions. The systems employ a disc shaped cloud of ions wherein the turning region for the recirculating ions are located in a circular space around the periphery of the disc-shaped ion cloud, thereby maximizing the turning space region to increase the number of ions trapped in the device compared to discrete beam devices, which in turn enables higher fusion yield compared to prior art devices. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071622 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE - The invention relates to a system for the monitoring and control of the core of a nuclear reactor along which N fission chambers CF | 2016-03-10 |
20160071623 | CONTOUR COLLIMATOR FOR RADIOTHERAPY - The invention relates to a contour collimator for radiotherapy, comprising a plurality of plate-shaped diaphragm elements provided in a guiding block and movably arranged with respect to one another to form a contour diaphragm for a radiation beam emitted by a radiation source towards the collimator, and at least one drive for moving the diaphragm elements, wherein a drive of its own is associated with each diaphragm element, the drives of a group of diaphragm elements are arranged substantially adjacent to one another, and the drive is a linear motor, wherein each linear motor comprises a linearly movable rod directly fixed to the associated diaphragm element. The invention facilitates a design of a contour collimator with a shape being as compact as possible, and wherein both precise and stable adjustability of the diaphragm elements is achieved without a backlash. In this way improvements to contour collimators are provided. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071624 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOSITION, ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR, ELECTRONIC PAPER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an organic semiconductor composition, which improves the insulation reliability of an organic thin-film transistor without greatly reducing the mobility of the organic thin-film transistor, an organic thin-film transistor which is formed by using the organic semiconductor composition, and electronic paper and a display device which use the organic thin-film transistor. The organic semiconductor composition of the present invention contains an organic semiconductor material and an F-containing migration inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by any of Formulae (1) to (8), a polymer compound (X) containing a repeating unit represented by Formula (A), and a polymer compound (Y) containing a repeating unit represented by Formula (B) and a repeating unit represented by Formula (C). | 2016-03-10 |
20160071625 | CHARGE-TRANSPORTING THIN FILM - This invention addresses the problem of providing a charge-transporting thin film with small variations in properties due to disturbance and small variations in resistance over time during application of current. The invention further provides a charge-transporting thin film with a secondary effect of small variations over time and stable luminescent properties. The charge-transporting thin film of the present invention contains one or more types of functional organic compounds having chiral elements, and is characterized in that the total of the number of chiral elements per molecule in each type of the functional organic compounds summed over all types of the functional organic compounds is four or more. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071626 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITE AND SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a conductive polymer composite including (A) a π-conjugated polymer and (B) a dopant polymer which contains a repeating unit “a” represented by the following general formula (1) and has a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, | 2016-03-10 |
20160071627 | Aluminum Metallic Nanoparticle-Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage - A nanoparticle composition comprising a substrate comprising aluminum nanoparticles, an Al | 2016-03-10 |
20160071628 | INSULATION LAYER FOR CABLES - The present invention is directed to a new cable having at least one insulation layer, to a process for producing such cable as well as to the use of a polymeric-nucleating agent for increasing the crystallization temperature of a polymer composition being part of an insulation layer of such a cable and the use of such a cable as communication cable and/or electrical cable. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071629 | COVERING MATERIAL FOR ELECTRIC WIRE AND COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE - A covering material for an electric wire contains a polyvinyl chloride. The covering material has a property of a change curve of loss modulus with respect to temperature which shows no peak within a temperature range in a usage environment for the electric wire. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071630 | CONDUCTIVE LINE AND ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR THE SAME - A connection portion between a single-core line electrical line and a stranded electrical line is prevented from bulging in the diameter direction. A conductor exposed portion is formed on an end portion of the single-core line electrical line, and an individual wire exposed portion is formed on an end portion of the stranded electrical line. A collapsed portion is formed on the conductor exposed portion, and a connection block portion is formed by welding together individual wires of the individual wire exposed portion. The compressed portion and the connection block portion are joined in an overlapping state. At this time, the collapsed portion is bent such that a level difference is formed in the diameter direction such that the single-core line electrical line and the stranded electrical line are joined approximately coaxially. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071631 | END CLOSURE OF A SUPERCONDUCTIVE ELECTRIC CABLE - An end closure for a superconductive electric cable which has at least one superconductive conductor which is surrounded by a tubular cryostat serving for conducting a cooling agent, which at its end is surrounded by a housing. The housing (G) has two walls ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160071632 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METAL FILM - A method for producing a metal film from an alloy having more than 50% nickel includes the following steps: (a) the alloy is melted in volumes of more than one ton in a vacuum induction furnace, or open in an induction or arc furnace, followed by treatment in a VOD or VLF system, (b) the alloy is then poured off in blocks, electrodes or as continuous casting to form a pre-product, followed by single or multiple re-melting by VAR and/or ESU (c) the pre-product is then annealed between 800 and 1350° C. for 1-300 hours under air or protection gas, (d) the pre-product is then hot-formed between 1300 and 600° C. to reduce the thickness of the input material by the factor 1.5-200, such that the pre-product has a thickness of 1-100 mm after the forming and is not recrystallized, recovered, and/or (dynamically) recrystallized having a grain size of smaller than 300 μm, (e) the pre-product is then pickled, (f) the pre-product is then cold-formed to produce a film having an end thickness of 10-600 μm, having a deformation ratio of greater than 90%, (g) the film is then cut into strips of 5-300 mm following the cold-forming, (h) the film strips are then annealed under protection gas between 600 and 1200° C. for 1 second to 5 hours in a continuous furnace, (i) wherein the annealed, film-like material is recrystallized after the annealing and has a high proportion of cubic texture. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071633 | ALUMINUM WIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for manufacturing an aluminum wire is provided. The aluminum wire includes an inner-layer conductor having one or a plurality of inner-layer alloy wires including aluminum and an outer-layer conductor having a plurality of outer-layer alloy wires including aluminum and provided on the inner-layer conductor. The method includes an outer-layer twisting step of twisting, over the inner-layer conductor, the outer-layer alloy wires provided on the inner-layer conductor, and an outer-layer rotational compression step of compressing the outer-layer alloy wires twisted in the outer-layer twisting step while being rotated in the same direction as the direction of the twisting in the outer-layer twisting step. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071634 | HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC POWER FEED-THROUGH APPARATUS - Counter effecting of local corona discharges by inside metallization of ceramic penetrator for high pressures, high temperatures and high electric voltages. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071635 | MAGNETIC COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a magnetic compound represented by the formula (R | 2016-03-10 |
20160071636 | POWDER FOR MAGNETIC CORE, METHOD OF PRODUCING DUST CORE, DUST CORE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POWDER FOR MAGNETIC CORE - A dust core includes soft magnetic particles, a first coating layer, a second coating layer, and a third coating layer. The first coating layer is made of aluminum oxide with which at least a part of surfaces of the soft magnetic particles are coated. The second coating layer is made of aluminum nitride with which at least a part of a surface of the first coating layer is coated. The third coating layer is made of low-melting-point glass with which at least a part of a surface of the second coating layer is coated. The low-melting-point glass has a softening point lower than an annealing temperature of the soft magnetic particles. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071637 | POWDER MAGNETIC CORE FOR REACTOR - Provided is a powder magnetic core for a reactor, whose electromagnetic properties are difficult to change with time, even when applied to a reactor used in a state that the core is exposed without being potted. The powder magnetic core for a reactor consists essentially of a compact composed of an insulation-coated iron-based soft magnetic powder that an insulating film is formed on the surface of an iron-based soft magnetic powder, and which has such a change with time of 500 hours at 180° C. that a ratio of decrease in effective magnetic permeability being 1% or less. In the compact, the content of gapping between two adjacent particles of the insulation-coated iron-based soft magnetic powder is 2 vol % or less. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071638 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET DEVICE INCLUDING A CRYOGENIC COOLING BATH AND COOLING PIPES - In a method for cooling a superconducting magnet device suitable for magnetic resonance imaging, and a cooling system, a small quantity of cryogen is used by cooling the magnet coils of the magnet device by a cooling pipe assembly, the cooling pipe assembly having one or more cooling pipes through which a cryogen flows. The one or more cooling pipes are in close thermal contact with the magnet coils. Liquid cryogen is filled into a cryogen vessel to provide a cryogenic temperature for at least parts of the magnet device for superconducting operation. The magnet coils are cooled during energizing of the magnet device by this cooling pipe assembly. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071639 | MAGNET KEEPER ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHOD - A magnet assembly ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160071640 | SOLENOID ACTUATOR - A plunger is formed of a soft magnetic material to have one end connected a regulation pin. A permanent magnet is affixed to a stationary portion, which is stationary relative to the plunger, to attract the plunger in a retreated direction. A coil generates a magnetic flux in an opposite direction of the permanent magnet to reduce a magneto attraction force, which attracts the plunger. A spring biases the regulation pin in an advanced direction. The spring applies a biasing force to the regulation pin to move the regulation pin in the advanced direction when electricity is supplied to the coil to reduce the magneto attraction force of the permanent magnet. A magnetism detection unit is located on a magnetic circuit, which conducts a magnetic flux generated by the permanent magnet and the coil, to detect a magnetic flux density. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071641 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPENSER - A circuit for driving an inductive load may include an input, an output, a first switch, and at least one capacitor. The first switch may cause the capacitor to be charged by the supply voltage via the inductive load. A device may discontinue the charging of the capacitor when the voltage has reached a predetermined level greater than that of the supply voltage. A first and a second diode may prevent the capacitor from discharging via the first switch and blocking inductive load current from entering the power supply, respectively. A second switch and the capacitor may be connected to the third switch to cause discharging of the capacitor via the third switch into the inductive load. Closing of the first switch may cause a current sufficient for actuating a mechanical valve to be induced in the inductive load. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071642 | Electromagnetic Coil Driving Control Device - The present invention is to provide a magnet coil drive control device that can efficiently suppress conduction noise while reducing the capacitance of a capacitor. A capacitor and an impedance element are arranged in series on the connecting line connecting the positive electrode line and the negative electrode line of a DC power supply, the connecting line between the capacitor and the impedance element is connected to one end of a magnet coil via a freewheeling diode, and the portion between the freewheeling diode and the one end of the magnet coil is connected to the positive electrode line or the negative electrode line by a switching element. Conduction noise caused by the driving current of the magnet coil can be suppressed by the impedance element, and the capacitance of the capacitor can be further reduced. Accordingly, the magnet coil drive control device can be made smaller in size. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071643 | COIL UNIT FOR POWER INDUCTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COIL UNIT FOR POWER INDUCTOR, POWER INDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POWER INDUCTOR - The present invention relates to a coil unit for a power inductor, a manufacturing method of a coil unit for a power inductor, a power inductor and a manufacturing method of a power inductor. The coil unit includes an insulating substrate and a coil pattern, wherein the coil pattern has a first plating part formed at least one surface among top and bottom surfaces of the insulating substrate, wherein a top side thereof has the shape of a taper and a second plating part formed to encompass the first plating part and to correspond to a shape of the first plating part. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071644 | COIL ASSEMBLY FOR A DRY TRANSFORMER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COIL ASSEMBLY AND DRY TRANSFORMER - A coil assembly for a dry high-voltage transformer, having at least one coil with hollow cylindrical electrical winding and with taps, wherein the coil is surrounded at least on its radial outer surface by stiff insulation material, wherein a tap-changer is casted on the outer surface of the insulation material, which is electrically connected to the taps, wherein the electrical connection of at least some of the taps is guided at least in part through the insulation material. The tap-changer may be surrounded by a casting material. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071645 | MANUFACTURE OF COILS FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL COMPONENTS USING STRIPS OF UNSEALED ANODISED ALUMINIUM - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a strip of impregnated anodised aluminium, for use in a coil of an electrotechnical component, said coil including an interstitial material providing dielectric cohesion and insulation functions, said interstitial material being suitable for cross-linking, in other words for forming, by chemical reactions between the components thereof when subjected to certain physical conditions, molecular structures being organised in a lattice, the method comprising: a step of applying the precursor mixture of said interstitial material to the anodised aluminium; at least one step of cross-linking the precursor mixture in order to form said interstitial material on the strip of aluminium; characterised in that the anodised aluminium has not been subjected to the sealing of the pores of the alumina formed by anodisation prior to the application of the precursor mixture of said interstitial material. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071646 | Thermally Stable High Performance Dielectrics - Multilayer ceramic capacitors based on Bi(Zn,Ti)O | 2016-03-10 |
20160071647 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor that contains at least one kind of a first element that forms a covalent hydride with hydrogen (except for an element generating a hydride having a boiling point of less than 125° C.) and a second element that forms a hydride in a boundary region with hydrogen between an outermost plating layer constituting an external electrode and a dielectric layer constituting a ceramic element body. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071648 | Electronic Component and Method for the Passivation Thereof - An electronic component has a main body. The main body includes a porous material having surface pores at a surface of the main body. A passivation liquid is arranged in the surface pores. A method of forming an electronic component is also disclosed as is a method of passivating a body. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071649 | LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A ceramic capacitor having dielectric ceramic layers that include Ba, Re (Re is at least one of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm), Ti, Zr, M (M is at least one of Mg, Al, Mn, and V), Si, and optionally Sr, where at least some of the Ba, Re, Ti, and Zr and optionally Sr are in the form of a perovskite compound. Respective amounts, expressed as parts by mol, of the elements of the dielectric ceramic layers satisfy, with respect to a total of 100 of the Ti amount and the Zr amount, 0≦a≦20.0 where a is the Sr amount; 0.5≦b≦10.0 where b is the Re amount; 46≦c≦90 where c is the Zr amount; 0.5≦d≦10.0 where d is the M amount; 0.5≦e≦5.0 where e is the Si amount; and 0.990≦m≦1.050 where m is a ratio of a total of the Ba amount, the Sr amount, and the Re amount, to the total of the Ti amount and the Zr amount. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071650 | Leadless Multi-Layered Ceramic Capacitor Stacks - A stacked MLCC capacitor is provided wherein the capacitor stack comprises multilayered ceramic capacitors wherein each multilayered ceramic capacitor comprises first electrodes and second electrodes in an alternating stack with a dielectric between each first electrode and each adjacent second electrode. The first electrodes terminate at a first side and the second electrodes second side. A first transient liquid phase sintering conductive layer is the first side and in electrical contact with each first electrode; and a second transient liquid phase sintering conductive layer is on the second side and in electrical contact with each second electrode. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071651 | THIN FILM CAPACITOR - A thin film capacitor includes: a supporting substrate; a capacitance forming member formed on the supporting substrate and made of at least two thin film electrodes and at least one thin film dielectric layer alternately stacked on one another; intermediate electrodes electrically connected to the respective thin film electrodes; a sealing member that seals the capacitance forming member and the intermediate electrodes on the supporting substrate the sealing member leaving portions of the intermediate electrodes exposed; and external electrodes formed on at least side faces of the sealing member and respectively connected to the exposed portions of the intermediate electrodes. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071652 | ACTUATING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ACTUATING ELEMENT - An actuating element for an electronic domestic appliance has an electrically non-conductive carrier which defines at least one preferably substantially cylindrical detection portion. A plurality of electrically conductive measuring electrodes is spaced apart from one another along the detection portion of the carrier. A preferably substantially annular operating element is disposed at a first predefined distance from the measuring electrodes and is movable relative thereto. The operating element additionally has at least one sensor portion which is at least partially electrically conductive and is disposed at a second predefined distance from the measuring electrodes. The second predefined distance is different from the first predefined distance, so that a movement of the sensor portion and therefore of the operating element relative to the configuration of measuring electrodes can be detected. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071653 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL VARIABLE CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing a variable capacitor includes forming a capacitor conductor. The method also includes forming a phase change material adjacent the capacitor conductor. The method further includes forming a first contact on the capacitor conductor. The method additionally includes forming a second contact and a third contact on the phase change material. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071654 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a positive external electrode electrically connected to a core part of a valve-acting metal base included in a capacitor element, a first conductive layer in direct contact with the core part of the valve-acting metal base and covering one end surface of the valve-acting metal base and at least a part of an exterior located around the end surface. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071655 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELLS - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing and fabricating electrochemical solar cells including dye-sensitized and perovskite-sensitized solar cells. In one aspect, a dye-sensitized solar cell device includes a cathode including a metal mesh structure that is optically transmissive and electrically conductive, an anode including a metal base layer that is optically opaque and electrically conductive, one or more layers of a semiconductive oxide coupled to the anode, the one or more layers of the semiconductive oxide including nanostructures having a photosensitive dye material coating, in which the anode generates photoelectric energy based on absorption of light by the photosensitive dye material, and an electrolyte of a substantially transparent substance and formed between the cathode and the one or more layers of a semiconductive oxide. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071656 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - The techniques disclosed here feature a photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element comprises a photoanode, a counter electrode, and an electrolytic medium located between the photoanode and the counter electrode. The photoanode includes a porous semiconductor layer and dye molecules located on the porous semiconductor layer. The porous semiconductor layer includes a light-scattering layer. The electrolytic medium contains a redox reagent. The light-scattering layer includes macropores having a pore diameter of 50 nm or more. The macropores having an arithmetic mean pore diameter of 0.5 μm or more and 10 μm or less. The redox reagent has a maximum molar absorption coefficient ε of 3000 L·cm | 2016-03-10 |
20160071657 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically a counter electrode has connection parts formed within the side surfaces of the transparent conductive substrates. Edges of the working electrode and the counter electrode are bonded with each other by a sealant along the outer peripheral except for at one or more portions of the edges to form an electrolyte injection port. An electrolyte is then injected through the electrolyte injection hole into a space between the working electrode and the counter electrode. The electrolyte injection hole is then sealed by a sealant. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071658 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SUPERCAPACITOR DEVICE MADE FROM AN ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING, AS A CONDUCTIVE SALT, AT LEAST ONE SALT MADE FROM AN ALKALI ELEMENT OTHER THAN LITHIUM - The invention relates to a device of the hybrid supercapacitor type comprising at least one cell comprising:
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20160071659 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AT LEAST TWO ADJACENT STRANDS OF MATERIAL AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160071660 | BUTTON INTEGRATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This application relates to various button related embodiments for use with a portable electronic device. In some embodiments, a snap clip can be integrated with a button bracket to save space where two separate brackets would take up too much space in the portable electronic device. In other embodiments, a tactile switch can be waterproofed by welding a polymeric layer atop a tactile switch assembly. In this way water can be prevented from contacting moisture sensitive components of the tactile switch assembly. The weld joining the polymeric layer to the tactile switch can include at least one gap to trapped gas surrounding the tactile switch assembly to enter and exit during heat excursions caused by various operating and/or assembly operations. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071661 | Electric Switch - An electric switch, in particular for manually operated electric tools or appliances with an electric motor, is switchable from outside by means of a plunger. A changeover device is provided for setting the direction of rotation of the electric motor, which changeover device can be activated for example by a tappet arranged on the outside. The switch is constructed very compactly, which simplifies the sealing of a switch of this type. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071662 | KEYBOARD SWITCH - A keyboard switch includes a top cover, a pressing part, a spring, a bottom base, a fixed contact and a moving contact. The moving contact is provided with a first contact surface and two second contact surfaces of arched shape at two sides of the first contact surface. The fixed contact is provided with a third contact surface with at least two protruding portions formed thereon; the fixed contact is in contact with the first contact surface through the protruding portions. The pressing part is provided with an inclined surface corresponding to the second contact surfaces; when the pressing part is pressed to move downwardly, the inclined surface acts on the second contact surfaces and pushes the moving contact away from the fixed contact to cause the protruding portions to separate from the first contact surface. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071663 | CONNECTOR AND SWITCH - A connector includes a fixed contact, a movable contact that contacts with the fixed contact, a slide, a contact slide operated in association with a movement of the slide, a button that is pushed in accordance with the movement of the slide, the button including a lower portion, an upper portion, and a slant portion connecting the lower portion to an upper stage, and a card that moves the movable contact toward and away from the fixed contact in accordance with the movement of the button, wherein the contact slide contacts with the lower portion when the switch is in a turn-off state, contacts with the slant portion so as to push the button and cause the card to move the movable contact toward the fixed contact when the slide slides in one direction, and contacts with the upper portion when the switch is in a turn-on state. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071664 | BUTTON FEATURES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for forming button assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include one or more sound improvement features to improve the sound that the button assemblies make when pressed by users of the electronic devices. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include shims that provide proper alignment of the various components of the button assemblies and to accommodate any tolerance stack up of the various components of the button assemblies. The shims can include alignment features to prevent the shims from shifting within the button assemblies. According to some embodiments, thicknesses of the shims are customized to accommodate varying tolerance stack ups of the components of the button assemblies. In some embodiments, the button assemblies include a combination of sound improvement features and shims. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071665 | PUSH SWITCH AND SWITCH MODULE - Provided are a switch module and a push switch that have a soft sensation when pressed. A push switch and a switch module have a substrate, a first fixed contact point disposed on the substrate surface, a second fixed contact point disposed around the first fixed contact point on the substrate surface, a convex dome-shaped upper spring disposed on the substrate surface so that an end part is in contact with the second fixed contact point, the upper spring being pressed so as to invert the dome shape and to establish conduction between the first fixed contact point and the second fixed contact point, and a lower spring disposed below the upper spring, the lower spring adjusting the operation load applied to the upper spring during inversion of the dome shape. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071666 | Keyboard and Assembly Method Thereof - The invention provides a keyboard and an assembly method thereof. The keyboard comprises a face frame, a multi-link keycap board, a metal shrapnel, a flexible circuit board and a backplane connected successively, the multi-link keycap board is of integrated self-balancing multi-link structure, and multiple keycaps are fixedly arranged on the multi-link structure, the metal shrapnel is of integrated structure, and arc-shaped obstacles are respectively arranged at the corresponding positions of the keycaps, thus realizing the advantages of thin product thickness, good hand feeling, low production cost and high assembly efficiency. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071667 | CLICK MECHANISM AND INPUT DEVICE - A click mechanism includes a first magnetic body having a first protrusion, a second magnetic body having a second protrusion, and a magnet configured to magnetize at least one of the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body. The click mechanism is configured to, in accordance with input operation, move at least one of the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body relative to the other, and generate click sensation corresponding to the input operation using magnetic attractive force generated between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. The second magnetic body further has a third protrusion configured to generate magnetic attractive force between itself and the first protrusion and differing in shape from the second protrusion. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071668 | PIVOTING ELECTRICAL SWITCH - The embodiments discussed herein relate to electrical switches. Specifically, the embodiments include a pivoting switch that translates a rotational movement of a portion of the pivoting switch into a linear movement for toggling a button. The pivoting switch can include a pin that extends into a bracket in order to define and limit a rotational movement of the pivoting switch. The pivoting switch can further include a switch cavity that can force a knob of the button to move with the pivoting switch. The embodiments can further include an electrical switch having a welded cover plate. The welded cover plate can include arms that extend across and are welded to one or more surfaces of the electrical switch. The welded cover plate provides a more secure retaining mechanism for the electrical switch in order to reduce bending of certain portions of the electrical switch when the electrical switch is toggled. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071669 | Arrangement for an Electrical Circuit Element With a Seal Configuration - An electrical circuit element is disclosed. The electrical circuit element has an interrupter having contacts and an opening, a propulsion element extending through the opening in the interrupter and having an annular flange, and a seal configuration having an annular ring surrounding the opening. The propulsion element is movable within the opening to open or close the contacts, and in an end position of the propulsion element, the annular flange abuts the annular ring. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071670 | Arrangement For An Electrical Switch Element and Switch Element - An electrical contact switch chamber is disclosed. The electrical contact switch chamber includes two contacts, a wall having a base and sides surrounding the two contacts, and at least one insulation slot having an opening extending transversely relative to a direction between the contacts. The at least one insulation slot is disposed along a portion of the wall between the two contacts. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071671 | SOLID-DIELECTRIC SWITCH INCLUDING A MOLDED VIEWING WINDOW - A solid-dielectric switch includes a visible disconnect assembly having an open state and a closed state. A molded housing at least partially encases the visible disconnect assembly. At least a portion of the molded housing forms a molded one-piece wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. An aperture in the molded one-piece wall extends between the inner surface and the outer surface of the wall. A viewing window is disposed in the aperture and molded into the molded wall. The viewing window includes a lens, wherein the viewing window has an outer edge that is embedded within the molded one-piece wall with the outer edge extending into the molded one-piece wall between the inner surface and the outer surface of the molded one-piece wall. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071672 | EXPANSION CHAMBERS FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS - Embodiments include a circuit breaker having first and second electrical contacts, the contacts adapted to generate an electrical arc during separation, at least one of the first and second electrical contacts being a movable electrical contact. The circuit breaker also includes an expansion chamber disposed adjacent to at least one of the first and second electrical contacts such that an arcing space is defined by the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact when the first and second electrical contacts are separated. The expansion chamber includes an opening configured to permit air flow between the arcing space and a chamber of the expansion chamber. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071673 | Switch Contact Chamber Seal - An electrical switch element is disclosed. The electrical switch element includes a housing having a switch chamber, an opening to the switch chamber, electrical switch contacts arranged in the switch chamber, and at least one positive-locking counter-element extending at least partially around the opening. The electrical switch element also includes a cover having at least one positive-locking element engaging the at least one positive-locking counter-element, the cover extending over the opening. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071674 | Information processing apparatus capable of controlling mechanical switch of power supply and control method - An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes: a network controller configured to communicate with the external apparatus; a mechanical switch configured to switch on or off according to a switch driving signal; a control unit configured to output the switch driving signal to the mechanical switch according to a signal from the network controller; and a power supplying unit configured to supply power to the network controller and the control unit in a case where the mechanical switch is off. In a case where the mechanical switch is off and the network controller receives an instruction to turn on power from the external apparatus, the control unit outputs the switch driving signal to turn on the mechanical switch. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071675 | Arrangement for an Electrical Switch Element, In Particular A Contact or Relay, and Electrical Switch Element Having a Control Module Between the Yoke Member and Coil - An electrical switch element is disclosed. The electrical switch element has a coil member, a yoke having at least one yoke member, and a control module. The control module is disposed between the coil member and the yoke member. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071676 | DOUBLE-BREAK RELAY - A relay for closing or interrupting the electric circuit between two relay connection contacts includes two contact springs which are each fixed in an electrically conductive manner to the relay connection contacts with the spring ends thereof facing away from each other and which face each other with the other free, deflectable spring ends thereof. A stationary, electrically conductive contact bridge, against which the free spring ends abut in the closed relay position and from which the free spring ends are lifted in the open relay position, is included. A single solenoid-operated mechanism is for the synchronous, parallel deflection of the two contact springs into the closed or open relay position. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071677 | Electric Switching Device with Enhanced Lorentz Force Bias - An electric switch is disclosed. The electric switch has a first terminal, a second terminal, a contact sub-assembly comprising at least two contact members disposed in a current path between the first and second terminals, the contact sub-assembly having a connecting position in which the contact members contact each other and an interrupting position in which the contact members are spaced apart from each other a Lorentz force generator comprising a first conductor member and a second conductor member, and at least one support Lorentz force generator. The Lorentz force generator and the at least one support Lorentz force generator both bias the contact sub-assembly into the connecting position, the current path extending from the first terminal to the second terminal through the contact sub-assembly in the connecting position. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071678 | MECHANICAL DISCONNECT SWITCH WITH INTEGRATED FUSE PROTECTION - A circuit protection assembly (CPA) is disposed between a source of power and a circuit to be protected. The CPA comprises a mounting block having a bore extending therethrough and a recess cavity on a first surface of the mounting block. A post having a first end is disposed within the recess cavity and a body portion extends through the bore. The body portion configured to receive a terminal and the second end configured to receive a securing mechanism. A fuse having a centrally disposed aperture is configured to receive the body portion of the post and to receive the terminal for connection to a circuit to be protected. An insulator disposed on the terminal and disposed beneath the securing mechanism. The insulator configured to isolate the post from the terminal and the fuse while allowing the securing mechanism to apply an amount of torque. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071679 | THERMALLY RESPONSIVE SWITCH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A thermally responsive switch is provided with a sealed container having a housing and a cover plate secured to the housing; a couple of conductive thermal pins inserted into a couple of through holes provided on the cover plate and secured by an insulative filler; a stationary contact secured to one of the conductive thermal pins inside the container; a heater having one end connected to the other of the conductive terminal pins inside the container and the other end connected to the cover plate; a thermally responsive plate having one end connected to the housing and being configured to invert a direction of curvature thereof at a predetermined temperature; and a movable contact provided on the other end of the thermally responsive plate. The through holes are configured by cylindrical portions, only the cylindrical portions, the filler, and the conductive terminal pins being covered by an insulative resin. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071680 | PROTECTIVE ELEMENT - A protective element achieves oxide film removing functionality in a flux enabling quick melting of a meltable conductor even when the heating temperature of a heating element is raised rapidly. Protective element includes an insulating substrate, heat-generating resistor laminated onto the insulating substrate, insulating member covering the heat-generating resistor, first and second electrode laminated onto the insulating substrate, heat-generating element extracting electrode laminated onto the insulating member so as to overlap the heat-generating element and electrically connected to the heat-generating element on a current path between the first and second electrodes, meltable conductor which is laminated above the heat-generating element extracting electrode between the first and second electrode which interrupts the current path between the first and second electrode by melting due to heat, and oxide film removing material for removing oxide film generated on the meltable conductor, the oxide film removing material having a plurality of different activation temperatures. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071681 | PARTIALLY GROUNDED DEPRESSED COLLECTOR - A depressed beam collector and an RF source comprising a depressed beam collector. The RF source may include, e.g., a multi-beam klystron, a single beam klystron, or other RF sources having an electron gun. The beam collector collects spent electrons from the electron gun and comprises a grounded portion configured to collect a portion of electrons entering the collector and a biased portion configured to collect another portion of the electrons entering the collector and having a depressed energy. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071682 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ADJUSTING BEAM INCIDENT ANGLE TO TARGET OBJECT SURFACE, AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - A charged particle beam writing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes an emission unit to emit a charged particle beam, an electron lens to converge the charged particle beam, a blanking deflector, arranged backward of the electron lens with respect to a direction of an optical axis, to deflect the charged particle beam in the case of performing a blanking control of switching between beam-on and beam-off, a blanking aperture member, arranged backward of the blanking deflector with respect to the direction of the optical axis, to block the charged particle beam having been deflected to be in a beam-off state, and a magnet coil, arranged in a center height position of the blanking deflector, to deflect the charged particle beam. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071683 | Electron Microscope and Method of Adjusting Same - An electron microscope is offered which can adjust an energy-selecting slit in a short time by smoothly moving the slit. The electron microscope ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160071684 | Correction of Short-Range Dislocations in a Multi-Beam Writer - Method for computing an exposure pattern for exposing a desired pattern on a target in a charged-particle lithography apparatus, in which a particle beam is directed to and illuminates a pattern definition device comprising an aperture array composed of a plurality of blanking apertures through which said particle beam penetrates for writing said desired pattern by exposing a multitude of pixels within an exposure area on the target, said method taking into account a spatially dependent distortion of the target within the exposure area, with respect to dislocations transversal to the direction of the particle beam. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071685 | Charged Particle Beam Device and Filter Member - In a SEM device which enables observations under an atmospheric pressure, in the event that a diaphragm is damaged during an observation of a sample, air flows into a charged particle optical barrel from the vicinity of the sample, due to the differential pressure between the inside of the charged particle optical barrel under vacuum and the vicinity of the sample under the atmospheric pressure. At this time, the sample may be sucked into the charged particle optical barrel. In this case, a charged particle optical system and a detector are contaminated thereby, which causes performance degradation or failures of the charged particle microscope. For coping therewith, it is necessary to prevent the charged particle optical barrel from being contaminated, without inducing a time lag, with a simple structure. In a charged particle beam device adapted to place a sample in a non-vacuum environment, there is provided a filter member which is placed on the path of a primary charged particle beam at least in a state where the primary charged particle beam is directed to the sample and, further, is adapted to transmit or pass, therethrough, the primary charged particle beam and secondary charged particles derived from the sample, while intercepting at least a portion of a scattering substance which is scattered in the event of a fracture of the diaphragm. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071686 | LINKAGE CONDUIT FOR VACUUM CHAMBER APPLICATIONS - An ion implantation apparatus including an enclosure defining a process chamber, a carriage slidably mounted on a shaft within the process chamber and coupled to a drive mechanism adapted to selectively move the carriage along the shaft. A platen assembly can be coupled to the carriage, and a linkage conduit can extend between a side wall of the enclosure and the carriage. The linkage conduit can include a plurality of pivotably interconnected linkage members that define a contiguous internal volume that is sealed from the process chamber. The contiguous volume can be held at a desired vacuum pressure separate from the vacuum environment of the process chamber. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071687 | Charged Particle Radiation Device and Specimen Preparation Method Using Said Device - The present invention enables a sample to be observed in a clean state directly after preparation of a final observation surface when preparing a sample for observing a material that is sensitive to heat. The present invention is a method of preparing a sample using a charged particle beam device including a microprobe having a cooling mechanism, a first sample holder having a mechanism for retaining a sample in a cooled state, and a stage into which the microprobe and the first sample holder can be introduced, the method including cutting a bulk-shaped sample piece from the sample on the first sample holder retained in a cooled state; adhering the sample piece to a distal end of the microprobe that is cooled to a fixed temperature and transferring the sample piece to a second sample holder for thin film observation retained in a cooled state, which is different from the first sample holder, within a vacuum chamber of the charged particle beam device; separating the sample piece that has been transferred to the second sample holder from the microprobe and thin film processing the sample piece to a thickness that is less than the thickness during cutting; and observing the sample piece after the thin film processing. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071688 | Sample Observation Device - Provided is a sample observation apparatus including a charged particle optical column that, irradiates a sample including an observation target portion that is a concave portion with a charged particle beam at an acceleration voltage, an image generation section that acquires an image including the observation target portion from a signal acquired with irradiation of the charged particle beam, a storage section that stores information representing a relationship between a brightness ratio of a concave portion and its neighboring portion of a reference sample that is irradiated with the charged particle beam at the acceleration voltage and a value that represents a structure of the concave portions of the reference sample in advance, a calculation section that acquires a brightness ratio of the concave portion and its neighboring portion of the image, and a determination section that determines whether or not a defect occurs in the observation target portion based on the information that represents the relationship and the brightness ratio of the image. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071689 | Method of performing spectroscopy in a Transmission Charged-Particle Microscope - A method of performing spectroscopy in a Transmission Charged-Particle Microscope comprising:
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20160071690 | LEED FOR SEM - A low energy electron diffraction (LEED) detection module ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160071691 | A METHOD FOR MONITORING ION IMPLANTATION - A method for monitoring ion implantation, comprising: a), providing a control piece and forming a mask layer; b), performing ion implantation process to implant a predetermined dose of impurity ions into the control piece, an area on the control piece uncovered by the mask layer being an impurity implantation area and an area on the control piece covered by the mask layer being an impurity non-implantation area; c), peeling off the mask layer from the control piece; d), performing oxidation treatment on the control piece; and e), respectively measuring thicknesses of the oxide layers on the impurity implantation area and the impurity non-implantation area of the control piece, and monitoring the impurity dose of the ion implantation on the basis of a ratio of the thickness of the oxide layer in the impurity implantation area to the thickness of the oxide layer in the impurity non-implantation area. By this method, it is possible to accurately monitor whether or not the dose of the implanted ions meets the predetermined requirement, and it is possible to effectively avoid the defects of incorrect monitor result caused by the variation of the intrinsic resistance of the semiconductor, improve the accuracy of the monitoring, and thus improve the performance and yield rate of the device. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071692 | DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, ENERGY BEAM WRITING APPARATUS, AND ENERGY BEAM WRITING METHOD - In one embodiment, a data generating apparatus generates data including an irradiation amount of a beam in each pixel for an energy beam writing apparatus. The data generating apparatus includes a target irradiation amount calculating section configured to calculate a first irradiation amount in each pixel, an irradiation amount rounding section configured to round the first irradiation amount based on an irradiation amount control unit and calculate a second irradiation amount, a difference calculating section configured to calculate a first difference between the first irradiation amount and the second irradiation amount, a difference sum calculating section configured to calculate a sum of the first differences in a first group of a plurality of adjacent pixels, and an allocating section configured to allocate an irradiation amount based on the irradiation amount control unit and the sum to a pixel in the first group. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071693 | CONTROL OF ION ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF ION BEAMS WITH HIDDEN DEFLECTION ELECTRODE - A processing apparatus may include: an extraction plate disposed along a side of a plasma chamber, the extraction plate having a first and second aperture, and middle portion between the first and second aperture, the first and second aperture being configured to define a first and second ion beam when the plasma is present in the plasma chamber and an extraction voltage is applied between the extraction plate and a substrate; a hidden deflection electrode disposed adjacent the middle portion outside of the plasma chamber, and electrically isolated from the extraction plate; and a hidden deflection electrode power supply to apply a bias voltage to the hidden deflection electrode, wherein the bias voltage is configured to modify a mean angle of incidence of ions and/or a range of angles of incidence centered around the mean angle of incidence in the first and second ion beam. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071694 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A solid surface smoothing apparatus for smoothing a solid surface with a gas cluster ion beam includes a plurality of gas cluster ion beam emitters, each emitter having an irradiation axis and emitting a respective gas cluster ion beam along its irradiation axis onto the solid surface, wherein irradiation axes of the plurality of the gas cluster ion beam emitters are not parallel to each other so as to expose substances in the solid surface transferred laterally by collisions with gas clusters to collisions with other gas clusters so that the substances do not remain on the solid surface. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071695 | AN ION IMPLANTATION MACHINE PRESENTING INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY - The present invention relates to an ion implantation machine | 2016-03-10 |
20160071696 | BEAM GRID LAYOUT - A sub-beam aperture array for forming a plurality of sub-beams from one or more charged particle beams. The sub-beam aperture array comprises one or more beam areas, each beam area comprising a plurality of sub-beam apertures arranged in a non-regular hexagonal pattern, the sub-beam apertures arranged so that, when projected in a first direction onto a line parallel to a second direction, the sub-beam apertures are uniformly spaced along the line, and wherein the first direction is different from the second direction. The system further comprises a beamlet aperture array with a plurality of beamlet apertures arranged in one or more groups. The beamlet aperture array is arranged to receive the sub-beams and form a plurality of beamlets at the locations of the beamlet apertures of the beamlet array. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071697 | ADJUSTABLE NON-DISSIPATIVE VOLTAGE BOOSTING SNUBBER NETWORK FOR ACHIEVING LARGE BOOST VOLTAGES - This disclosure describes a non-dissipative snubber circuit configured to boost a voltage applied to a load after the load's impedance rises rapidly. The voltage boost can thereby cause more rapid current ramping after a decrease in power delivery to the load which results from the load impedance rise. In particular, the snubber can comprise a combination of a unidirectional switch, a voltage multiplier, and a current limiter. In some cases, these components can be a diode, voltage doubler, and an inductor, respectively. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071698 | PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD, PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND PLASMA-TREATED LONG OBJECT - A plasma treatment method subjects a long object to be treated to plasma treatment by placing the long object to be treated in contact with plasma, the density distribution of which varies while selectively passing the long object to be treated through an area having high plasma density so that a surface of the long object can be thoroughly and uniformly subjected to plasma treatment. The method is applied to a plasma treatment apparatus, and a plasma-treated long object can be obtained by the method. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071699 | DEPOSITION DEVICE - Provided is a deposition device which can secure work space without vertical overlap of the deposition unit and the units upstream and downstream thereof. This deposition device is provided with a deposition unit ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160071700 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - Disclosed is a plasma processing apparatus that turns a processing gas into plasma so as to process a substrate. The plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container configured to hermetically accommodate a substrate therein; a placement table installed on a bottom surface of the processing container, and configured to place the substrate thereon; a gas supply mechanism configured to supply at least one of a processing gas and a purge gas to an inside of the processing container through a gas supply pipe; a plasma generating mechanism configured to generate plasma of the processing gas within the processing container; an exhaust mechanism configured to exhaust the inside of the processing container through an exhaust pipe; and an ultrasonic vibration generating mechanism configured to apply ultrasonic vibration to a corner portion within the processing container. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071701 | RESONANT STRUCTURE FOR A PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing system is disclosed having a radio frequency (RF) power system coupled to a process chamber via a transmission line. The RF power system is configured to generate RF power at a RF operating frequency. The processing system also includes a resonant structure arranged within the plasma processing chamber that includes at least one resonant substructure configured to resonate according to at least two different resonant modes when at least one resonant frequency associated with at least one of the modes is at or near the RF operating frequency. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071702 | ARC-PLASMA FILM FORMATION DEVICE - An arc-plasma film formation device includes a film formation chamber in which a substrate to be treated is stored, a plasma chamber in which at least a part of a target is stored, the plasma chamber being configured to be connected to the film formation chamber, and a plurality of hollow coils configured to generate a continuous line of magnetic force between the target and the film formation chamber and having at least one curved section, the plurality of hollow coils being arrange in the plasma chamber and covered by an outer coat made of a non-magnetic metal. Plasma containing ions derived from the target material and generated in the plasma chamber as a result of arc discharge is transported from the target to the substrate by passing an inside of the plurality of hollow coils. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071703 | Method for Increasing Adhesion of Copper to Polymeric Surfaces - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for conditioning a polymeric layer on a substrate to enable adhesion of a metal layer to the polymeric layer. Techniques may include conditioning the polymeric layer with nitrogen-containing plasma to generate a nitride layer on the surface of the polymeric layer. In another embodiment, the conditioning may include depositing a CuN layer using a lower power copper sputtering process in a nitrogen rich environment. Following the condition process, a higher power copper deposition or sputtering process may be used to deposit copper onto the polymeric layer with good adhesion properties. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071704 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED RF PLASMA SOURCE WITH MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT AND FARADAY SHIELDING - Disclosed is an inductively coupled RF plasma source that provides both magnetic confinement to reduce plasma losses and Faraday shielding to suppress parasitic capacitive components. The inductively coupled RF plasma system comprises an RF power source, plasma chamber, an array of permanent magnets, and an antenna array. The plasma chamber is comprised of walls and a dielectric window having an inner and outer surface wherein the inner surface seals the volume of the plasma chamber. The array of parallel conductive permanent magnets is electrically interconnected and embedded within the dielectric window walls proximate to the inner surface and coupled to ground on one end. The permanent magnet array elements are alternately magnetized toward and away from plasma in the plasma chamber to form a multi-cusp magnetic field. The antenna array may be comprised of parallel tubes through which an RF current is circulated. The antenna array is oriented perpendicular to the permanent magnet array. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071705 | BACKING PLATE-INTEGRATED METAL SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a backing plate-integrated metal sputtering target comprising a flange part that is formed integrally with a target of which periphery becomes a backing plate, wherein the flange part comprises a structure obtained by repeating partial forging. By increasing the mechanical strength of only the flange part of the target in a backing plate-integrated sputtering target as described above, it is possible to inhibit the deformation of the target during sputtering and a change in the conventional sputtering properties; thereby the formation of thin films having superior uniformity can be realized, and the yield and reliability of semiconductor products, which are being subject to further miniaturization and higher integration, can be improved. | 2016-03-10 |
20160071706 | CENTERING OF A PLATE IN A HOLDER BOTH AT ROOM TEMPERATURES AND AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES - A system that has a plate with a holder, in which the plate is centered in the holder both at room temperatures and at higher temperatures, independently of the thermal expansion of the plate and the holder, and in which the plate can freely expand in the holder at higher temperatures. | 2016-03-10 |