41st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140302558 | MODIFIED BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS STRAINS - Recombinant | 2014-10-09 |
20140302559 | RAPID METHOD FOR CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF COGNATE ANTIBODY VARIABLE REGION GENE SEGMENTS - In the method as reported herein the isolation of nucleic acid segments encoding antibody variable domains and the insertion of the isolated nucleic acid segments in eukaryotic expression plasmids is performed without the intermediate isolation and analysis of clonal intermediate plasmids. Thus, in the method as reported herein the intermediate cloning, isolation and analysis of intermediate plasmids is not required, e.g. by analysis of isolated transformed | 2014-10-09 |
20140302560 | Method of myceliating coffee - A method of creating an extract of myceliated agricultural product for human consumption includes providing an agricultural substrate such as rice, where the agricultural substrate has been inoculated by liquid media comprising an aliquot of culture derived from liquid-state fermentation. The culture being selected from the group consisting of Basidiomycota and Ascomycota fungi. Next, the step of enabling mycelium growth on the substrate by controlling temperature, humidity and sterility of the environment. After mycelium growth on the substrate reaches a desired stage, then the step of boiling the substrate in water and separating the water-substrate mixture into aqueous component and non-aqueous components creates an extraction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302561 | 3S-RHAMNOSE-GLUCURONYL HYDROLASE, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USES - The present invention relates in particular to proteins, coding nucleic acid sequences for same, vectors comprising said coding sequences, a method for producing said proteins, and an oligosaccharide hydrolysis method using same. In particular, the invention relates to the protein of sequence SEQ ID no. 1. The present invention can be applied to the recycling of bio-natural resources formed by organisms and microorganisms including ulvans, in particular green algae. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302562 | FAST PCR HEATING - Provided herein is a microplate for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), comprising a substrate formed of a material that is susceptible to heating PCR samples upon the application of an electromagnetic field and/or electromagnetic energy to said substrate. The substrate provides a PCR ramp rate of at least 5° C./second upon the application of an electromagnetic field and/or electromagnetic energy to said substrate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302563 | Methods and Compositions for Controlling Gene Expression by RNA Processing - The present disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding an RNA recognition sequence positioned proximal to an insertion site for the insertion of a sequence of interest; and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The present disclosure also provides methods of modifying the activity of a target RNA, and kits and compositions for carrying out the methods. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302564 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING MICROBIAL CELLS USING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-BASED NONIONIC SURFACTANT - A method for sterilizing microbial cells is provided. According to the method, microbial cells or a culture containing microbial cells are treated with a polyethylene glycol-based nonionic surfactant so that almost all of the microbial cells are sterilized while the enzyme activity expressed in the microbial cells is maintained at a high level. A method for sterilizing microbial cells and a material containing the sterilized microbial cells, in which the microbial cells are sterilized using a polyethylene glycol-based nonionic surfactant, can be used for foods so that the microbial cells are sterilized to be used in food production. Further, a material containing sterilized microbial cells can be used in processes for preparing tagatose, in which | 2014-10-09 |
20140302565 | PMST1 MUTANTS FOR CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF SIALYL LEWIS X COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides mutants of PmST1 for the preparation of sialyl-Lewis | 2014-10-09 |
20140302566 | ENHANCED ETHANOL FERMENTATION USING BIODIGESTATE - Methods and systems for enhancing ethanol production using a suspending fluid are described. The suspending fluid includes organic material that has at least partially been anaerobically digested and anaerobic microorganisms, and is substantially free of non-anaerobic microorganisms. Also described are methods and systems for hydrolyzing a feedstock for fermentation that include hydrolyzing a feedstock suspension. The feedstock suspension can include feedstock that includes complex sugars, and a suspending fluid, wherein the suspending fluid includes organic material that has at least partially been anaerobically digested and anaerobic microorganisms, and is substantially free of non-anaerobic microorganisms. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302567 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING LIGNOLYTIC ENZYMES AND MEDIATORS TO REDUCE AND REFORM LIGNIN CONTENTS IN LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods of treating a biomass, in particular lignocellulosic biomass (e.g., switch grass, sweet sorghum, miscanthus, pine wood, corn stover, and the like), under appropriate conditions to effectively reduce and/or reform the lignin contents in lignocellulosic biomass without significantly reducing its sugar contents. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302568 | POLYOL OXIDASE - A novel polyol oxidase is derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus | 2014-10-09 |
20140302569 | ALGAE STRAIN FOR BIODIESEL FUEL PRODUCTION - Use of an algal for biodiesel fuel selected for growing strain of production, the genus | 2014-10-09 |
20140302570 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A BIOMASS FOR PRODUCING BIOFUELS AND OTHER PRODUCTS - The present invention provides methods of processing a biomass, e.g., for producing lipid and non-lipid materials, by inducing autolysis of a biomass. The biomass may be generated using any species of microorganism and any available biodegradable substrate, including waste materials. The lipid and non-lipid materials are present in two separate layers of the autolysate, and they can be used to generate valuable products such as biofuels and nutritional supplements. The present invention further provides a processing apparatus useful for practicing the methods of the present invention. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302571 | PROCESSING BIOMASS - Carbon-containing materials, such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) or coal are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302572 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE HAVING LONG MAIN CHAIN STRUCTURE - An object of the present invention is to provide a polyhydroxyalkanoate which forms a useful bioplastic or biomaterial. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing a polyhydroxyalkanoate that includes at least a 5-hydroxyvalerate unit, in which the method for producing a polyhydroxyalkanoate includes culturing a microorganism belonging to | 2014-10-09 |
20140302573 | SEMI-SYNTHETIC TEREPHTHALIC ACID VIA MICROORGANISMS THAT PRODUCE MUCONIC ACID - The invention provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having a muconate pathway having at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a muconate pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce muconate. The muconate pathway including an enzyme selected from the group consisting of a beta-ketothiolase, a beta-ketoadipyl-CoA hydrolase, a beta-ketoadipyl-CoA transferase, a beta-ketoadipyl-CoA ligase, a 2-fumarylacetate reductase, a 2-fumarylacetate dehydrogenase, a trans-3-hydroxy-4-hexendioate dehydratase, a 2-fumarylacetate aminotransferase, a 2-fumarylacetate aminating oxidoreductase, a trans-3-amino-4-hexenoate deaminase, a beta-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase, a muconolactone isomerase, a muconate cycloisomerase, a beta-ketoadipyl-CoA dehydrogenase, a 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA dehydratase, a 2,3-dehydroadipyl-CoA transferase, a 2,3-dehydroadipyl-CoA hydrolase, a 2,3-dehydroadipyl-CoA ligase, a muconate reductase, a 2-maleylacetate reductase, a 2-maleylacetate dehydrogenase, a cis-3-hydroxy-4-hexendioate dehydratase, a 2-maleylacetate aminoatransferase, a 2-maleylacetate aminating oxidoreductase, a cis-3-amino-4-hexendioate deaminase, and a muconate cis/trans isomerase. Other muconate pathway enzymes also are provided. Additionally provided are methods of producing muconate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302574 | 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID AND OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Methods and materials related to producing 3-HP as well as other organic compounds are disclosed. Specifically, isolated nucleic acids, polypeptides, host cells, and methods and materials for producing 3-HP and other organic compounds are disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302575 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE AVAILABILITY OF REDUCING EQUIVALENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF METHANOL, AND FOR PRODUCING 1,2-PROPANEDIOL, n-PROPANOL, 1,3-PROPANEDIOL, OR GLYCEROL RELATED THERETO - Provided herein is a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having a methanol metabolic pathway that can enhance the availability of reducing equivalents in the presence of methanol. Such reducing equivalents can be used to increase the product yield of organic compounds produced by the microbial organism, such as 1,2-propanediol, n-propanol, 1,3-propanediol or glycerol. Also provided herein are methods for using such an organism to produce 1,2-propanediol, n-propanol, 1,3-propanediol or glycerol. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302576 | Processes of Producing Fermentation Products - The invention relates to a process of fermenting plant material in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism, wherein one or more carbonic anhydrases are present in the fermentation medium. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302577 | ENHANCED YEAST FERMENTATION PLATFORM USING YEAST LACKING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA AND CONTAINING GROWTH IMPROVING MUTATIONS - Methods for enhanced yeast fermentation of plant material through the genetic modification of non-respiring yeast are provided including the introduction of a dominant mitochondrial ATP synthase gene mutation into a non-respiring yeast that entirely lacks mitochondrial DNA and transgenic yeast for the enhanced yeast fermentation of plant material lacking mitochondrial DNA while having a dominant mitochondrial ATP synthase gene mutation in the nuclear genome. Methods further include the introduction of a mitochondrial genome into a non-respiring yeast lacking the COX1, COX2, COX3, or COB gene as well as transgenic yeast having a mitochondrial genome lacking the COX1, COX2, COX3, or COB gene. Additional methods include the creation of a disrupted copy of the CAT5 nuclear gene in a non-respiring yeast as well as transgenic yeast having a disrupted copy of the CAT5 nuclear gene are also disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302578 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING SELENIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently recovering solid selenium or gaseous selenium from wastewater/waste using a microorganism. The present invention provides a method for recovering selenium, comprising reducing a water-soluble selenium compound so as to produce elemental selenium or gaseous selenium by allowing a sample containing a water-soluble selenium compound to come into contact at a temperature which is more than 35° C. and is 40° C. or less at pH 7.0 to 9.4 with a microorganism capable of producing elemental selenium or gaseous selenium through reduction of a water-soluble selenium compound. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302579 | DEVICE COMPRISING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HAVING NANOTUBES THAT ARE SUBJECTED TO AN ELECTRIC FIELD, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention concerns a device comprising (i) a composite material comprising (1) a plurality of conductive or semiconductive nanotubes, and (2) a matrix arranged between these nanotubes and (ii) means allowing said composite material to be subjected to an electric field. The present invention also concerns the uses of said device in particular to defoul or to modify a composite material and to electroporate at least one cell. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302580 | Manipulation of Beads in Droplets and Methods for Manipulating Droplets - The invention provides a method of dispersing or circulating magnetically responsive beads within a droplet in a droplet actuator. The invention, in one embodiment, makes use of a droplet actuator with a plurality of droplet operations electrodes configured to transport the droplet, and a magnetic field present at a portion of the plurality of droplet operations electrodes. A bead-containing droplet is provided on the droplet actuator in the presence of the uniform magnetic field. Beads are circulated in the droplet during incubation by conducting droplet operations on the droplet within a uniform region of the magnate field. Other embodiments are also provided. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302581 | METHODS FOR ENHANCED PROTEIN PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a method of increasing protein production in a cell culture by growing cells that produce the protein (e.g., the growth phase) in a perfusion cell culture to a high cell density (i.e., at least above about 40×10 | 2014-10-09 |
20140302582 | Engineered E2 For Increasing The Content Of Free LYS11-Linked Ubiquitin - The invention provides a chimeric E2 enzyme comprising a Ubc domain fused to a heterologous ubiquitin binding domain (UBD). The chimeric enzymes of the invention may be useful in producing elevated levels of free polyubiquitin. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302583 | GENETICALLY INDUCIBLE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE RESISTANCE AND PRODUCTION - DNA constructs as well as methods for the production of unicellular organisms capable of producing hydrogen peroxide resistance proteins are disclosed. DNA constructs as well as methods for integration of the DNA constructs into the genomes of unicellular organisms for the expression of hydrogen peroxide production proteins are also disclosed. In addition, DNA constructs as well as methods for integration of the DNA constructs into the genomes of unicellular organisms for the expression of hydrogen peroxide resistance and hydrogen peroxide production proteins are disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302584 | NOVEL VARIANT HYPOCREA JECORINA CBH1 CELLULASE - Described herein are variants of | 2014-10-09 |
20140302585 | CELLULASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED EXPRESSION, ACTIVITY AND STABILITY, AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to cellulase variants. In particular the present disclosure relates to cellulase variants having improved expression, activity and/or stability. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the cellulase variants, compositions comprising the cellulase variants, and methods of use thereof. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302586 | Variants of a Family 44 Xyloglucanase - The present invention relates to variants of a parent xyloglucanase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant xyloglucanases and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotide. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302587 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELLULASES USING A FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS SUITABLE FOR A FERMENTER, HAVING A LOW VOLUMETRIC OXYGEN TRANSFER COEFFICIENT KLA - The present invention concerns a process for the production of cellulases using a strain of a filamentous fungus in a stirred, aerated bioreactor, comprising at least two growth steps:
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20140302588 | VARIANT CBH2 CELLULASES AND RELATED POLYNUCLEOTIDES - The invention provides variants of a | 2014-10-09 |
20140302589 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROTEIN REFOLDING - The invention provides methods and systems for production of recombinant protein, and particularly, for production of recombinant protein from inclusion bodies. For example, in one aspect, the method comprises providing a protein preparation comprising inclusion bodies, preparing an inclusion body dispersion, and exposing the protein preparation to high pressure in a pressure vessel, to disaggregate and refold the inclusion body protein. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302590 | Protease Variants Active over a Broad Temperature Range - The present invention provides protease compositions particularly suited for dishwashing applications. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302591 | PROTEIN PURIFICATION BY ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a two-step method for the purification of divalent cation binding proteins with high yield and high purity on anion exchange resin materials, to divalent cation binding proteins obtainable by said method, and to a kit comprising means for carrying out said method. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302592 | PROTEIN PURIFICATION BY ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a two-step method for the purification of divalent cation binding proteins with high yield and high purity on anion exchange resin materials, to divalent cation binding proteins obtainable by said method, and to a kit comprising means for carrying out said method. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302593 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING VLPS - Processes and compositions to produce, package, and purify virus like particles containing heterologous cargo molecules utilizing self assembling proteins and protease treatment coupled with simple precipitation and filtration methods are described. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302594 | Cell Culture Assay - The present invention relates to a cell culture assay. The present invention comprises: a substrate; a scaffold channel which is formed along the centre inside the substrate, and of which at least one is disposed continuously, and inside which a scaffold flows; and a microfluidic channel or channels which is/are respectively formed on one side or on both sides of the scaffold channel, and inside which cells flow, and, here, a leak-preventing part for preventing the scaffold from leaking into the microfluidic channel(s) is formed in at least one of the ceiling surface and the floor surface of a boundary part of the scaffold channel and the microfluidic channel(s). | 2014-10-09 |
20140302595 | NANOSENSORS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A nanosensor and methods to manufacture are disclosed. For example, a detection system for detecting the presence of a target substance can include a nanosensor that includes a sensing layer, and a plurality of sockets embedded within the body of the sensing layer, each socket having a physical profile matching a shape of the target substance such that, when target substances occupy the sockets, at least one measurable physical characteristic of the sensing layer changes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302596 | MULTIPLE LAMINAR FLOW-BASED PARTICLE AND CELLULAR IDENTIFICATION - An apparatus and method to identify at least one component from a plurality of components in a fluid mixture, includes a first input channel containing the fluid mixture of components; at least one buffer input channel, into which at least one additional flow of buffer solution is introduced; a plurality of regions disposed at the other end of the apparatus, which are adapted to receive outputs of at least one selected component of the plurality of components, the selected component which is selectively removed from the first flow to one of the regions; a waste channel through which unselected components are removed from the first flow; a plurality of pumps connected to at least one reservoir, to control flow rates of the first flow and the additional flow(s); and a computer which controls a selection of one of the plurality of components from the fluid mixture. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302597 | CELL CULTURE CONTAINER, AND AUTOMATED CELL SUBCULTURE DEVICE AND CELL SUBCULTURE METHOD USING SAME - Provided is a cell culture container that makes it possible to subculture cells without a dispensing operation using a pipette and also to prevent microbial contamination in the culture container during cell subculture. The cell culture container is provided, within a culture container ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140302598 | HUMAN ANTIBODIES SPECIFICALLY BINDING TO THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS SURFACE ANTIGEN - Provided are antibodies specifically binding to the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) which are effective for the prevention or treatment of hepatitis B. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302599 | Method of Co-Culturing Mammalian Muscle Cells and Motoneurons - The invention provides a method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and mammalian motoneurons. The method comprises preparing one or more carriers coated with a covalently bonded monolayer of trimethoxysilylpropyl diethylenetriamine (DETA); suspending isolated fetal mammalian skeletal muscle cells in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; suspending isolated fetal mammalian spinal motoneurons in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; plating the suspended muscle cells onto the one or more carriers at a predetermined density and allowing the muscle cells to attach; plating the suspended motoneurons at a predetermined density onto the one or more carriers and allowing the motoneurons to attach; covering the one or more carriers with a mixture of medium composition 1 and medium composition 2; and incubating the carriers covered in the media mixture. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302600 | PRIMATE PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL EXPANSION WITHOUT FEEDER CELLS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF FGF AND MATRIGEL OR ENGELBRETH-HOLM-SWARM TUMOR CELL PREAPARATION - This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows for bulk proliferation of pPS cells for commercial production of important products for use in drug screening and human therapy. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302601 | PRIMITIVE AND PROXIMAL HEPATIC STEM CELLS - Hepatic progenitors comprise two populations of human hepatic stem cells, primitive and proximal hepatic stem cells, and two populations of committed progenitors, one for biliary cells and one for hepatocytes. Human primitive hepatic stem cells are a very small fraction of the liver cell population and give rise to proximal hepatic stem cells constituting a much larger fraction of the liver. Human proximal hepatic stem cells give rise to biliary and hepatocyte committed progenitors. Primitive and proximal stem cells are the primary stem cells for the human liver. Human primitive hepatic stem cells may be isolated by immunoselection from human livers or culturing human liver cells under conditions which select for a human primitive hepatic stem cell. Proximal hepatic stem cells may be isolated by immunoselection, or by culturing human liver cells under conditions which include a developmental factor. Proximal hepatic stem cells may also be isolated by culturing colonies comprising a primitive hepatic stem cell under conditions which include a developmental factor. Resulting compositions may be used for treating liver disorders and for producing bioartificial organs. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302602 | FILM-SHAPED TISSUE STORAGE TRANSPORT CONTAINER AND STORAGE TRANSPORT METHOD - A film-shaped tissue storage transport container and storage transport method. The storage transport container includes: an external container; a coupling mechanism which couples a container main body and a lid member of the external container; an internal container which is positioned within the external container; an interposed unit having elasticity and which is sandwiched between the internal container and the lid member; and a storage fluid with which the internal container is filled. A film-shaped tissue is present in a floating state in the storage fluid with which the internal container is filled. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302603 | CHIMERIC DOUBLE-STRANDED NUCLEIC ACID - A method of reducing the level of a transcription product in a cell comprising contacting with the cell a composition comprising a double-stranded nucleic acid complex comprising a first nucleic acid strand annealed to a second nucleic acid strand, wherein: (i) the first nucleic acid strand hybridizes to the transcription product and comprises (a) a region consisting of at least 4 consecutive nucleotides that are recognized by RNase H when the strand is hybridized to the transcription product, (b) one or more nucleotide analogs located on 5′ terminal side of the region, (c) one or more nucleotide analogs located on 3′ terminal side of the region and (d) a total number of nucleotides and nucleotide analogs ranging from 8 to 35 nucleotides and (ii) the second nucleic acid strand comprises (a) nucleotides and optionally nucleotide analogs and (b) at least 4 consecutive RNA nucleotides. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302604 | RADICAL INHIBITOR - A new radical inhibitor, a composition containing the new radical inhibitor, and a radical generation inhibition method using the new radical inhibitor are provided. A radical inhibitor according to the present invention contains a salen complex compound of a bivalent metal. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302605 | Method of obtaining a population of cells - A method of obtaining stromal progenitor cells (SPC) from subcutaneous adipose tissue by incubation of a very small volume of the subcutaneous adipose tissue in an enzyme solution produces SPC that are usable in medical applications based on autologous SPC even on individuals having a body mass index lower than 18.5. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302606 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AURICULAR CARTILAGE TISSUE, AND AURICULAR CARTILAGE TISSUE - The present invention aims to provide a method for producing auricular cartilage tissue having a sufficient thickness and mechanical strength, and auricular cartilage tissue produced by the method for producing auricular cartilage tissue. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302607 | POLYMER BASED POLYNUCLEOTIDE TRANSFECTION AGENTS - The present invention provides a methodology for transfecting cells in vitro. In particular, cationic polymers and polynucleotide containing polyplexes comprising such polymers are provided. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302608 | Modified Effector Cell (or Chimeric Receptor) for Treating Disialoganglioside GD2-Expressing Neoplasia - A modified effector cell includes a non-reversibly produced vector-encoded anti-G | 2014-10-09 |
20140302609 | POLYDNAVIRUS DELIVERY CONSTRUCTS - Provided herein are methods of producing a genetically modified cell by introducing a polydnavirus delivery construct to a target cell. The polydnavirus delivery construct can comprise an exogenous nucleic acid to form a genetically modified cell comprising the exogenous nucleic acid. Also provided are polydnavirus delivery constructs comprising an exogenous nucleic acid, as well as polydnavirus virions and genetically modified cells comprising the same. Further provided are in vitro methods of identifying a transformed cell. The methods comprise introducing a vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a glc polypeptide to an adherent cell and cultivating the cell under conditions that allow for the expression of the glc polypeptide. Expression of the glc polypeptide results in a transformed cell that is identified by a loss of adherency. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302610 | Telescoping closed-tube sampling assembly - A clinical diagnostic sample analyzer for analyzing a sample of a patient is disclosed. The analyzer includes a telescoping closed-tube sampling assembly with a sample probe concentrically housed within a piercing probe and a venting mechanism. The closed-tube sampling assembly is used for aspirating a sample from a sample tube for analysis by a clinical diagnostic sample analyzer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302611 | ASSAY CARTRIDGE - An assay cartridge has a base member ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140302612 | NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL THIN FILMS FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSING - A method of detecting an analyte by: providing a device having a substrate, an alignment layer on the substrate, and a film having 4-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl on the alignment layer; exposing the film to air suspected of containing the analyte; measuring a change in a physical property of the film in response to exposing the film; measuring the kinetics of the change in the physical property; and correlating the kinetics to the concentration of the analyte, identification of the analyte, or both. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302613 | MEANS FOR DETECTING OXYGEN FREE RADICALS IN HUMAN BODY - A means for detecting active oxygen in the human body, which quantitatively detects the amount of active oxygen remaining in the body by applying urine to a detection paper, and is characterized by providing a means for detecting active oxygen in the human body, which detects the amount of active oxygen by submerging a test strip into urine, on which has been applied a color indicating agent that changes color by reacting with malondialdehyde (MDA) and to which has been coupled a support stick, and observing color change. The present invention can affordably and simply identify active oxygen, because the test strip changes color when simply wetted with urine and the test does not require additional technically skilled laboratory staff or expensive equipment. Also, the invention enables simple testing regardless of time and space since a specific facility is unnecessary for the test, thereby providing another advantage of general usage. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302614 | IMPEDANCE-BASED SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF CATALYST COKING IN FUEL REFORMING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a novel sensor for detecting the early stages of catalyst coking in fuel reforming systems and methods for making and using the same. The sensor may be manufactured by inkjet printing a colloidal suspension of ceramic powders to create thin (about 20 μm) catalytic and conductive elements of the sensor. The sensor may be used to determine the presence of coking conditions during processes at a level below the detection limit available using thermogravimetric analyzers (TGA) (<10 μg), thereby reducing catalyst coking in systems. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302615 | MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY OF HIGH PERFORMANCE - Provided is a cathode active material containing a Ni-based lithium mixed transition metal oxide. More specifically, the cathode active material comprises the lithium mixed transition metal oxide having a composition represented by Formula I of Li | 2014-10-09 |
20140302616 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PROPERTIES OF GAS PHASE BASES OR ACIDS - Properties, such as concentrations, of gas phase bases or acids of a gas sample are determined by providing a sample gas flow, which includes the bases or acids to be determined as sample constituents, as well as also interfering constituents, which are other constituents than the sample constituents. Reagent ions are provided and introduced into the sample gas flow to arrange proton transfer reaction and thereby forming sample ions. Also a dopant is introduced into the sample gas flow to arrange proton transfer reaction between the dopant and the interfering ions thereby forming dopant ions and electrically neutral interfering constituents. For determination the gas flow with the sample ions to be determined is introduced together with the dopant ions to a mass spectrometer in order to determine the properties of the gas phase bases or acids. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302617 | SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - A sample collection system capable of collecting, storing and dispensing a liquid sample is disclosed. The collection system includes a collector composed of a material which has the unique ability to express constituents of interest at levels which are much more concentrated than their levels in the fluid samples from which they are expressed, where the expressed highly concentrated sample can then be used with modern rapid screening/testing protocols, such as solid phase assays, to test for the constituents of interest. Thus, it is now possible to obtain analytes of interest, such as the HIV protein antibodies, from saliva samples at concentrations that are detectable with systems and/or devices that are typically utilized only for blood serum or plasma testing. The collector is sized and shaped to fit within a recovery container, which, in turn, is sized and shaped to fit within a collection tube. The recovery container includes an aperture which does not permit passage of fluid under ambient conditions, but facilitates transfer thereof when subjected to pressure. An optional channel within the collection tube facilitates dispensing of the sample for further processing. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302618 | Clozapine Immunoassay - Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from clozapine and antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of clozapine in biological fluids. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302619 | APPARATUS FOR CLUSTER DETECTION - The invention relates to a sensor apparatus ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140302620 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A method for manufacturing a solar cell capable of significantly reducing the amount of wastewater generated during a wet-etching process and improving the efficiency of the solar cell. A method comprising: texturing to form an uneven structure on one semiconductor substrate surface by etching the semiconductor substrate surface with a texturing device; forming a temporary layer at an upper portion of the semiconductor substrate surface to surround a first byproduct layer formed at a predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate surface during the texturing; and doping the semiconductor substrate surface with a predetermined dopant using a doping device to form a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer disposed above the first semiconductor layer and having a different polarity than the first semiconductor layer. The first byproduct layer and the temporary layer are simultaneously removed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302621 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor device manufacturing method is disclosed by which electron beam irradiation is accomplished at a low cost while exhibiting uniform characteristics. A wafer stack consisting of multiple stacked wafers is irradiated with an electron beam from both the front surface and reverse surface. As such, a semiconductor device manufacturing method is provided whereby the electrical characteristics are extremely uniform between wafers, and costs are reduced by reducing the number of electron beam irradiations. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302622 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a pixel portion having a first thin film transistor and a driver circuit having a second thin film transistor. Each of the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor includes a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode layer, and a drain electrode layer. Each of the layers of the first thin film transistor has a light-transmitting property. Materials of the gate electrode layer, the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer of the first thin film transistor are different from those of the second transistor, and each of the resistances of the second thin film transistor is lower than that of the first thin film transistor. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302623 | OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is an optical device. The optical device includes a substrate having a waveguide region and a mounting region, a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) waveguide including a lower-clad layer d an upper-clad layer on the waveguide region of the substrate and a platform core between the lower-clad layer and the upper-clad layer, a terrace defined by etching the lower-clad layer on the mounting region of the substrate, the terrace including an interlocking part, an optical active chip mounted on the mounting region of the substrate, the optical active chip including a chip core therein, and a chip alignment mark disposed on a mounting surface of the optical active chip. The optical active chip is aligned by interlocking between the interlocking part of the terrace and the chip alignment mark of the optical active chip and mounted on the mounting region. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302624 | DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A deposition apparatus configured to perform a deposition process on a substrate, the deposition apparatus including a chamber having an exhaust opening in a surface, a deposition source in the chamber configured to eject one or more deposition materials toward the substrate, a cooling plate corresponding to an inner surface of the chamber, at which the exhaust opening is formed, a refrigerator contacting the cooling plate, and a pump coupled to the exhaust opening. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302625 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes: a semiconductor layer including a first face, a second face, a side face, and a light emitting layer; a p-side electrode provided on the second face; an n-side electrode provided on the side face; a first p-side metal layer provided on the p-side electrode; a first n-side metal layer provided on the periphery of the n-side electrode; a first insulating layer provided on a face on the second face side in the first n-side metal layer; a second p-side metal layer connected with the first p-side metal layer on the first p-side metal layer, and provided, extending from on the first p-side metal layer to on the first insulating layer; and a second n-side metal layer provided on a face on the second face side in the first n-side metal layer in a peripheral region of the semiconductor layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302626 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided are a method of manufacturing a display that may reduce deposition nonuniformity while concurrently manufacturing a plurality of displays, and a deposition apparatus that may be used in the method, wherein the method includes: preparing a mother substrate having a plurality of regions in a matrix pattern, the mother substrate being for forming a plurality of display units corresponding to the plurality of regions; inserting the mother substrate into a deposition chamber, wherein a deposition source is in the deposition chamber; depositing a material on the mother substrate by using a mask including a plurality of parallel stripe-shaped masking sheets extending in a first direction; and cutting the mother substrate along a periphery of each of the plurality of display units to obtain the plurality of displays. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302627 | QUANTUM DOTS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING QUANTUM DOTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICES USING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a quantum dot, a core may be formed using (utilizing) at least one cation precursor and at least one anion precursor. The core may be reacted with a shell forming precursor and a ligand forming precursor for more than one hour to form a shell enclosing the core and a ligand. A nanoparticle including the core, the shell and the ligand may be washed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302628 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an optical semiconductor device including: forming a mesa structure including a first conductivity type cladding layer, an active layer and a second conductivity type cladding layer in this order on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate, an upper most surface of the mesa structure being constituted of an upper face of the second conductivity type cladding layer; growing a first burying layer burying both sides of the mesa structure at higher position than the active layer; forming an depressed face by etching both edges of the upper face of the second conductivity type cladding layer; and growing a second burying layer of the first conductivity type on the depressed face of the second conductivity type cladding layer and the first burying layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302629 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A manufacturing method includes a step of forming an impurity diffusion layer by diffusing an impurity element in a surface of a silicon-based substrate; and an etching step of removing the impurity diffusion layer in at least a portion of a first-surface side of the silicon-based substrate, wherein the etching step includes an etching-fluid supplying step of, on the first-surface side, supplying an etching fluid that flows to an outer edge portion of the silicon-based substrate from a supply position, and an air supplying step of, on a second-surface side, which is opposite to the first-surface side, of the silicon-based substrate, supplying air in a same direction as the etching fluid in accordance with supply of the etching fluid at the etching-fluid supplying step. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302630 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE ELECTRIC CROSSTALK OF BACK ILLUMINATED CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - The present invention discloses a method for inhibiting the electric crosstalk of back illuminated CMOS image sensor. This invention comprises, two ion implanting layers are implanted at the different area of the backside of the pixel unit after the thickness of the backside of CMOS image sensor is reduced. The ion concentrations implanted into the two layers are controlled to decrease progressively from top to bottom. An electric field is formed from top to bottom inside the epitaxial layer. The said electric field absorbs the incident light which arrives at the substrate region outside of the space charge of the photodiode. It reduces the electron diffuses in different pixels. Consequently, it reduces the electric crosstalk of pixels, improves the manufacture process and improve the image quality of the of CMOS image sensor. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302631 | Sensor - A method including encapsulating, at least partially, a transparent substrate supporting a sensor, in a casing. The casing includes interconnects to the sensor. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302632 | METHOD OF FABRICATION OF AN ARRAY OF GRADED REFRACTIVE INDEX MICROLENSES INTEGRATED IN A IMAGER SENSOR - Methods and devices that incorporate microlens arrays are disclosed. An image sensor includes a pixel layer and a dielectric layer. The pixel layer has a photodetector portion configured to convert light absorbed by the pixel layer into an electrical signal. The dielectric layer is formed on a surface of the pixel layer. The dielectric layer has a refractive index that varies along a length of the dielectric layer. A method for fabricating an image sensor includes forming an array of microlenses on a surface of the dielectric layer, emitting ions through the array of microlenses to implant the ions in the dielectric layer, and removing the array of microlenses from the surface of the dielectric layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302633 | Selective Chemical Etching Process - The present invention relates to a process for selective wet chemical etching of a thin-film substrate comprising a CIGS surface layer. The present invention also relates to a process for producing cells in series for thin-film photovoltaic modules, which process implements the selective wet chemical etching process according to the invention. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for creating small patterns, such as for example monolithic interconnects, in thin-film photovoltaic devices, which process implements the selective wet chemical etching process according to the invention. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302634 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELLS - A method and apparatus for forming a solar cell. The apparatus includes a housing defining a vacuum chamber and a rotatable substrate apparatus configured to hold a plurality of substrates on a plurality of surfaces. A first sputtering source is configured to deposit a plurality of absorber layer atoms of a first type over at least a portion of a surface of each one of the plurality of substrates. An evaporation source is configured to deposit a plurality of absorber layer atoms of a second type over at least a portion of the surface of each one of the plurality of substrates. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302635 | N-DOPING OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS BY BIS-METALLOSANDWICH COMPOUNDS - The various inventions disclosed, described, and/or claimed herein relate to the field of methods for n-doping organic semiconductors with certain bis-metallosandwich compounds, the doped compositions produced, and the uses of the doped compositions in organic electronic devices. Metals can be manganese, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium, or iridium. Stable and efficient doping can be achieved. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302636 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-BRANCHED STRUCTURE COMPOUND ENCAPSULATING AN IRIDIUM PHOSPHORESCENT COMPOUND - A method to produce a multi-branched structure compound encapsulating an iridium phosphorescent compound including the following sequential steps: (i) dissolving a multi-branched structure compound and an iridium phosphorescent compound in a first solvent; (ii) adding a second solvent to encapsulate the iridium phosphorescent compound into the multi-branched structure compound; and (iii) separating and purifying the multi-branched structure compound encapsulating the iridium phosphorescent compound. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302637 | POLYMERS BASED ON BENZODIONES - The present invention relates to polymers comprising one or more (repeating) unit(s) of the formula (I), and compounds of formula (III), wherein Y, Y | 2014-10-09 |
20140302638 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device having favorable electric characteristics and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer formed over an insulating layer, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which overlap with part of the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer. In the transistor, a buffer layer having n-type conductivity is formed between the source electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor layer and between the drain electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor layer. Thus, parasitic resistance is reduced, resulting in improvement of on-state characteristics of the transistor. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302639 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - To reduce adverse effects on actual operation and to reduce adverse effects of noise. A structure including an electrode, a wiring electrically connected to the electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the electrode in a plane view, an insulating layer provided between the electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer in a cross-sectional view, and a functional circuit to which a signal is inputted from the electrode through the wiring and in which operation is controlled in accordance with the signal inputted. A capacitor is formed using an oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a wiring or an electrode. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302640 | FCoC (Flip Chip on Chip) Package and Manufacturing Method thereof - A manufacturing method for Flip Chip on Chip (FCoC) package based on multi-row Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) package is provided wherein the lower surface of plate metallic base material are half-etched to form grooves. Insulation filling material is filled in the half-etched grooves. The upper surface of plate metallic base material is half-etched to form chip pad and multi-row of leads. Encapsulating first IC chip, second IC chip, solder bumps, underfill material, and metal wire to form an array of FCoC package based on the type of multi-row QFN package. Sawing and separating the FCoC package array, and forming FCoC package unit. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302641 | STIFFENED SEMICONDUCTOR DIE PACKAGE - A stiffened semiconductor die package has a semiconductor die including an integrated circuit. The die has an active side with die bonding pads and an opposite inactive side. A conductive frame that acts as a ground plane surrounds all edges of the die and a mold compound covers the conductive frame and the edges of the die. A thermally conductive sheet is attached to the inactive side of the die. A dielectric support structure with external connector pads with solder deposits is attached to the active side of the die. The external connector pads are selectively electrically coupled to the die bonding pads. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302642 | Warpage Control for Flexible Substrates - Flexible structures and method of providing a flexible structure are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of providing a flexible structure includes: providing a flex substrate having a device bonded to a first side of the flex substrate; and attaching a rigid layer to a second side of the flex substrate opposite the first side using an adhesive layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302643 | CONNECTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTION STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STACKED CHIP COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A connection device includes a mounting section on which an electronic component stacked with a thermosetting adhesive agent layer is mounted, a heat press head for heating and pressing the electronic component, a first elastic body that is disposed between the electronic component and a pressing surface of the heat press head so as to press an upper surface of the electronic component, and a support member that is disposed on a periphery of the electronic component and supports the first elastic body. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302644 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a gate stacked structure on a silicic substrate; depositing a Nickel-based metal layer on the substrate and the gate stacked structure; performing a first annealing so that the silicon in the substrate reacts with the Nickel-based metal layer to form a Ni-rich phase of metal silicide; performing an ion implantation by implanting doping ions into the Ni-rich phase of metal silicide; performing a second annealing so that the Ni-rich phase of metal to silicide is transformed into a Nickel-based metal silicide source/drain, and meanwhile, forming a segregation region of the doping ions at an interface between the Nickel-based metal silicide source/drain and the substrate. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the present invention performs the annealing after implanting the doping ions into the Ni-rich phase of metal silicide, thereby improving the solid solubility of the doping ions and forming a segregation region of highly concentrated doping ions, thus the SBH between the Nickel-based metal silicide and the silicon channel is effectively reduced, and the driving capability of the device is improved. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302645 | METHODS OF FORMING A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR, INCLUDING FORMING A REGION PROVIDING ENHANCED OXIDATION - Methods of forming a Field Effect Transistor (FET) are provided. The methods may include forming a region that provides enhanced oxidation under a fin-shaped FET (FinFET) body. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302646 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A performance and reliability of a semiconductor device are improved. On a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode for a first MISFET and a dummy gate electrode for a second MISFET are formed, and then, an insulating film is partially formed on the gate electrode. Then, on the semiconductor substrate, an insulating film is formed so as to cover the dummy gate electrode, the gate electrode and other insulating film. Then, the dummy gate electrode is exposed by polishing the insulating film. In this polishing, the insulating film is polished under a condition that a polishing speed of the other insulating film is smaller than a polishing speed of the insulating film. Then, after the dummy gate electrode is removed, the gate electrode for the second MISFET is formed in a region where the dummy gate electrode has been removed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302647 | SYMMETRIC BLOCKING TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR (TVS) USING BIPOLAR NPN AND PNP TRANSISTOR BASE SNATCH - A symmetrical blocking transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit for suppressing a transient voltage includes an NPN transistor having a base electrically connected to a common source of two transistors whereby the base is tied to a terminal of a low potential in either a positive or a negative voltage transient. The two transistors are two substantially identical transistors for carrying out a substantially symmetrical bi-directional clamping a transient voltage. These two transistors further include a first and second MOSFET transistors having an electrically interconnected source. The first MOSFET transistor further includes a drain connected to a high potential terminal and a gate connected to the terminal of a low potential and the second MOSFET transistor further includes a drain connected to the terminal of a low potential terminal and a gate connected to the high potential terminal. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302648 | CHARGE STORAGE NODES WITH CONDUCTIVE NANODOTS - Methods of forming memory cells having conductive nanodots over a charge storage material are useful in non-volatile memory devices and electronic systems. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302649 | Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, Memory Cell and Memory Device - Semiconductor device formed by a first conductive strip of semiconductor material; a control gate region of semiconductor material, facing a channel portion of the first conductive strip, and an insulation region arranged between the first conductive strip and the control gate region. The first conductive strip includes a conduction line having a first conductivity type and a control line having a second conductivity type, arranged adjacent and in electrical contact with each other, and the conduction line forms the channel portion, a first conduction portion and a second conduction portion arranged on opposite sides of the channel portion. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302650 | CHARGE STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods of forming multi-tiered semiconductor devices are described, along with apparatus and systems that include them. In one such method, an opening is formed in a tier of semiconductor material and a tier of dielectric. A portion of the tier of semiconductor material exposed by the opening is processed so that the portion is doped differently than the remaining semiconductor material in the tier. At least substantially all of the remaining semiconductor material of the tier is removed, leaving the differently doped portion of the tier of semiconductor material as a charge storage structure. A tunneling dielectric is formed on a first surface of the charge storage structure and an intergate dielectric is formed on a second surface of the charge storage structure. Additional embodiments are also described. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302651 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIRST AND SECOND GATES OVER BURIED BIT LINE - A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes forming a cell structure where a storage node contact is coupled to a silicon layer formed over a gate, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process of the device. The semiconductor device includes a bit line buried in a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of gates disposed over the semiconductor substrate buried with the bit line; a first plug disposed in a lower portion between the gates and coupled to the bit line; a silicon layer disposed on the upper portion and sidewalls of the gate; and a second plug coupled to the silicon layer disposed over the gate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302652 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a semiconductor device and systems incorporating the same include transistors having a gate metal doped with impurities. An altered work function of the transistor may alter a threshold voltage of the transistor. In certain embodiments, a gate metal of a first MOSFET is doped with impurities. A gate metal of a second MOSFET may be left undoped, doped with the same impurities with a different concentration, and/or doped with different impurities. In some embodiments, the MOSFETs are FinFETs, and the doping may be a conformal doping | 2014-10-09 |
20140302653 | Finlike Structures and Methods of Making Same - Semiconductor materials, particularly III-V materials used to form, e.g., a finlike structure can suffer structural damage during chemical mechanical polishing steps. This damage can be reduced or eliminated by oxidizing the damaged surface of the material and then etching away the oxidized material. The etching step can be accomplished simultaneously with a step of etching back a patterned oxide layers, such as a shallow trench isolation layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302654 | MOS device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device and method of forming the semiconductor device are disclosed, where the semiconductor device includes additional implant regions in the source and drain areas of the device for improving Ron-sp and BVD characteristics of the device. The device includes a gate electrode formed over a channel region that separates first and second implant regions in the device substrate. The first implant region has a first conductivity type, and the second implant region has a second conductivity type. A source diffusion region is formed in the first implant region, and a drain diffusion region is formed in the second implant region. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302655 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE WITH VERTICAL MEMORY CELLS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A non-volatile memory device includes a plurality of gate electrodes stacked over a semiconductor substrate and stretched in a first direction along the semiconductor substrate and a plurality of junction layers having a first region protruding from the semiconductor substrate and crossing the gate electrodes and a second region formed between the gate electrodes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302656 | Method of Forming Ultra Shallow Junction - The present invention discloses a method of forming ultra shallow junction, wherein the method includes the following steps: (1) providing a grid side wall etched semiconductor structure; (2) after the implantation of the nitrogen source ion into the said semiconductor structures, implanting the boron ions into the said structure of semiconductor by lightly doped drain (LDD) process; (3) forming an ultra shallow junction on the semiconductor structure by continuous processes of the heavily doped ions implantation and the anneal. The new source of N28 was introduced into this invention. N28 can reduce the diffusion of boron atom in the silicon substrate, and it can not interact with silicon atom to form the covalent bond. Hence, it overcomes problem of the aggravation of polysilicon gate depletion layer when carbon assisted ion implantation. Meanwhile, an ultra shallow junction is formed by simple process. | 2014-10-09 |
20140302657 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate having thereon an epitaxial layer is provided. A hard mask having an opening is formed on the epitaxial layer. A sidewall spacer is formed within the opening. A first trench is etched into the epitaxial layer through the opening. A dopant source layer is formed on the surface of the first trench. The dopants are driven into the epitaxial layer to form a doped region within the first trench. The doped region includes a first region adjacent to the surface of the first trench and a second region farther from the surface. The entire dopant source layer and the spacer are removed. A sacrificial layer is then filled into the first trench. The sacrificial layer and the epitaxial layer within the first region are etched away to form a second trench. | 2014-10-09 |