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20140290368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE POSITION TRACKING OF AN INDUSTRIAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE - A freestanding ultrasonic probe or transducer position relative to the inspected object is remotely tracked with a wireless transmitter/receiver or an optically based positioning system. Either type of positioning system generates a time stamped or commonly clocked positional data set that are sent to a post data processing module. The post data processing module creates a 3-D model of the inspected object, including location and size of indications in the inspected object, utilizing the positional data and inspection data generated by an ultrasonic testing instrument coupled to the freestanding probe/transducer. | 10-02-2014 |
20150123512 | GENERATOR RETAINING RING AND OTHER COMPONENT THERMAL DEGRADATION EVALUATION BY EDDY CURRENT NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION - Eddy current non-destructive examination and evaluation of physical properties of a component, such as a generator retaining ring, after experiencing potentially degrading thermal exposure during any stage of manufacture, assembly and service use, is performed to determine whether it is acceptable for service use, requires further modification (e.g., additional heat treatment processing) or whether is permanently unsuitable for service. Eddy current test measurements are correlated with component temperature exposure (e.g., absolute temperature and/or cumulative time-temperature heat absorption) and cumulative alteration of the component physical properties, such as, among others, material yield strength (YS), toughness, and tensile ductility. Using the eddy current test measurements and reference data correlating electrical conductivity with ring material thermal exposure, the component's physical properties are evaluated to determine its serviceability. The testing can be performed in situ in the field, such as for evaluation of generator rings within field serviced generators. | 05-07-2015 |
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20110285080 | SHEET DECELERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed. | 11-24-2011 |
20130074457 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STACKING CORRUGATED SHEET MATERIAL - An apparatus for stacking sheet material that may include a trim section and a stacking section, the stacking section being downstream the trim section for receiving the blanks of sheet material, forming bundles each having a plurality of blanks, and transferring the bundles downstream. The apparatus may further include a plurality of longitudinal positioning systems for independently longitudinally positioning a plurality of components in at least one of upstream or downstream directions so as to create an operator access space. In some embodiments, the apparatus may further include an incline conveyor section downstream the trim section and upstream the stacking section, and the trim section may have a takeaway conveyor for conveying the plurality of blanks of sheet material to the incline conveyor. In certain embodiments, the plurality of longitudinal positioning systems can individually longitudinally position at least two of the takeaway conveyor, the incline conveyor, or the stacking apparatus. | 03-28-2013 |
20130320614 | SHEET DECELERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed. | 12-05-2013 |
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20090023011 | Systems and Methods for Forming Conductive Traces on Plastic Substrates - Systems and methods for forming conductive traces on plastic substrates. In one embodiment, conductive traces are formed by forming a polyelectrolyte layer on a polymeric substrate and growing conductive traces on the polyelectrolyte layer using an electroless plating process. | 01-22-2009 |
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20140137766 | PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS AS INK ADDITIVES - An ink is disclosed. The ink composition includes an ink vehicle, a colorant, and a fluorosurfactant, wherein the fluorosurfactant is a polymer having the general formula: | 05-22-2014 |
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20080284317 | HYBRID OLED HAVING IMPROVED EFFICIENCY - An organic light-emitting device (OLED) including an anode; a cathode; a blue light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least one blue host and at least one fluorescent blue dopant; a first light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the blue light-emitting layer, including a first phosphorescent dopant and a host; and a second light-emitting layer disposed between the blue light-emitting layer and the cathode, including a second phosphorescent dopant and a host. | 11-20-2008 |
20080284318 | HYBRID FLUORESCENT/PHOSPHORESCENT OLEDS - An electroluminescent device comprises
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20090004365 | CONTAMINANT-SCAVENGING LAYER ON OLED ANODES - An OLED includes an anode formed over a substrate and a contaminant-scavenging layer formed over the anode, wherein the contaminant-scavenging layer includes one or more organic materials but not a hexaazatriphenylene derivative, each having an electron-accepting property and a reduction potential greater than −0.1 V vs. a Saturated Calomel Electrode, and wherein the one or more organic materials provide more than 50% by mole ratio of the contaminant-scavenging layer. The OLED also includes an organic electroluminescent unit formed over the contaminant-scavenging layer, wherein the organic electroluminescent unit includes a hole-transporting layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transporting layer, and a cathode formed over the organic electroluminescent unit. | 01-01-2009 |
20090053559 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE BROADBAND OLED DEVICE - An OLED device having two spaced electrodes, and including a first light-emitting layer that produces green emission and includes an anthracene host and a 2,6-diaminoanthracene light-emitting dopant, and a second light-emitting layer that produces red emission and includes a host and a red light-emitting dopant. | 02-26-2009 |
20090091242 | HOLE-INJECTING LAYER IN OLEDS - An OLED including an anode; a cathode; a hole-injecting layer disposed over the anode, wherein the hole-injecting layer includes a first organic material with a reduction potential greater than −0.1 V and a lesser amount by volume of a second material with an oxidation potential less than 0.7 V, and wherein the second material does not include metal complexes; a hole-transporting layer disposed over the hole-injecting layer; a light-emitting layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the cathode; and an electron-transporting layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. | 04-09-2009 |
20100019671 | ORGANIC ELEMENT FOR LOW VOLTAGE ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - An OLED device including a cathode, a light emitting layer and an anode, in that order, and, having located between the cathode and the light emitting layer, a further layer containing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)phenanthroline derivative. Such devices exhibit reduced drive voltage while maintaining good luminance. | 01-28-2010 |
20100219748 | OLED DEVICE WITH STABILIZED GREEN LIGHT-EMITTING LAYER - The invention provides an OLED device including an anode, a cathode and a green light-emitting layer located therebetween, said light-emitting layer including an anthracene host, a bis-diarylamine 9,10-substituted anthracene and a stabilizer compound which is selected from a quinacridone or a biphenylstyrylamine. Devices of the invention provide improvement in features such as stability and efficiency while maintaining excellent color. | 09-02-2010 |
20140151676 | OLEDS HAVING HIGH EFFICIENCY AND EXCELLENT LIFETIME - An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light-emitting layer wherein the light-emitting layer comprises (a) a 2-arylanthracene compound and (b) a light-emitting second anthracene compound having amino substitution at a minimum of two positions, wherein at least one amine is substituted at the 2 position of the second anthracene compound. | 06-05-2014 |
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20100226837 | PRODUCTION OF METAL PRODUCTS DIRECTLY FROM UNDERGROUND ORE DEPOSITS - A process for producing metal compounds directly from underground mineral deposits including the steps of forming a borehole at a site into a mineral deposit containing metal compounds, inserting a slurry-forming device having a nozzle into the borehole adapted to direct pressurized water through the nozzle into the mineral deposit, supplying pressured water through the nozzle into the mineral deposit forming a mineral slurry containing metal compounds, extracting the mineral slurry containing metal compounds through the borehole, leaching the mineral slurry to convert the metal compounds to a soluble form in a leach solution, and removing metals and metal compounds by treating the leach solution with an extraction treatment adapted to remove the metal products. Steps of leaching the mineral slurry and removing metal products are performed at a location remote from the borehole site. Alternatively, the step of removing metal products from mineral slurry may be accomplished by pyrometallurgical processes. | 09-09-2010 |
20130061719 | PRODUCTION OF METAL PRODUCTS DIRECTLY FROM UNDERGROUND ORE DEPOSITS - A process for producing metal compounds directly from underground mineral deposits including steps of forming a borehole at a site into a mineral deposit containing metal compounds, inserting a slurry-forming device having a nozzle into the borehole adapted to direct pressurized water through the nozzle into the mineral deposit, supplying pressured water through the nozzle into the mineral deposit forming a mineral slurry containing metal compounds, extracting the mineral slurry containing metal compounds through the borehole, leaching the mineral slurry converting the metal compounds to a soluble form in a leach solution, and removing metals and metal compounds by treating the leach solution with an extraction treatment removing the metal products. Steps of leaching the mineral slurry and removing metal products are performed at a location remote from the borehole site. In one alternative, the step of removing metal products from mineral slurry is accomplished by pyrometallurgical processes. | 03-14-2013 |
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20150098629 | IRIS BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION MODULE AND ACCESS CONTROL ASSEMBLY - An iris biometric recognition module includes technology for capturing images of an iris of an eye of a person, whether the person is moving or stationary, and whether the person is located near the iris image capture device or at a distance from the iris image capture device. The iris biometric recognition technology can perform an iris matching procedure for, e.g., authentication or identity verification purposes. The iris biometric recognition module can be incorporated into, for example, a door lock assembly and other access controlled devices, mechanisms, and systems. | 04-09-2015 |
20150098630 | IRIS BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION MODULE AND ACCESS CONTROL ASSEMBLY - An iris biometric recognition module includes technology for capturing images of an iris of an eye of a person, whether the person is moving or stationary, and whether the person is located near the iris image capture device or at a distance from the iris image capture device. The iris biometric recognition technology can perform an iris matching procedure for, e.g., authentication or identity verification purposes. The iris biometric recognition module can be incorporated into, for example, a door lock assembly and other access controlled devices, mechanisms, and systems. | 04-09-2015 |
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20110246436 | Binary Method for Locating Data Rows in a Compressed Data Block - A system and method is provided for locating one or more compressed data rows in a data block. A 16 byte “row map” may be added at the end of each compressed data block. The row map may provide seven binary address points in the compressed data block (i.e., by dividing the compressed data block into 8ths). | 10-06-2011 |
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20130013651 | System and Method for Analyzing Sequential Data Access Efficiency - A system and method is provided for determining a sequential access efficiency for a database table. A number of data block changes that occur during a sequential access of a plurality of rows in a database table may be determined. The sequential access efficiency may be determined based on the determined number of data block changes. | 01-10-2013 |
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20140046920 | System and Method for Analyzing Available Space in Data Blocks - A system and method is provided for determining an available space in one or more data blocks. A physical data storage area associated with one or more portions of a database may be determined. An available space in each data block of one or more data blocks in the physical data storage area may be determined. A number of new data rows that can be added to each data block may also be determined. | 02-13-2014 |
20140189646 | RULE BASED SYNTAX SOFTWARE TEST CASE GENERATOR - A system and computer implemented method includes receiving an input file containing a mark-up language based description of a syntax diagram having multiple elements and variations for multiple elements describing a set of test case queries, checking and validating the syntax diagram via a parser running on a processor, and generating and storing, on a computer readable medium, the set of test case queries by calculating permutations of the elements in the syntax diagram. | 07-03-2014 |
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20150227572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH SPEED REMOTE CHANGE DATA CAPTURE - A system and method are described for change data capture wherein a source database is replicated to a remote database. In one embodiment, a data storage device contains source log blocks containing information regarding database transactions processed for a source database, wherein the data storage device and source database are located in a first location, and at least some of the source log blocks include a plurality of database transactions in the same order as processed in the source database. Messages containing source log blocks are sent from the first location to a second location geographically remote from the first location. One or more components at the second location receive source log blocks from the messages, extract the source transaction data from the source log blocks, and use the source transaction data to write database transaction information to a second database based on the extracted source transaction data. | 08-13-2015 |
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20100132293 | Internal structural mullion for standing seam panel system - Provided is an internal structural mullion for a standing seam panel system. A two-piece assembly includes a man extrusion having one hooked portion and a secondary extrusion having an opposing hooked portion. A cavity is defined on the main extrusion, and the secondary extrusion includes a foot wherein upon insertion of the foot into the cavity, the foot forms a fulcrum about which the secondary extrusion can bend away from the main extrusion and be tightened or loosened by the tightening or loosing of a screw, as a result forming a clamp for engaging panels of the panel system with variable pressure. Further, when clamped a continuous gasket seal occurs at a level just inside the panels so as to form a barrier against the intrusion of water. | 06-03-2010 |
20100212238 | Hybrid skylight and wall panel system - A layered panel and framing system for use as a skylight or wall, formed from extrusions which capture and frame variable panels. An upper extrusion has an upper hole defined therein. An upper spacer has an upper spacer hole defined therein in alignment with the upper hole of the upper extrusion. An intermediate extrusion then has an intermediate hole defined therein offset from the upper holes and the upper spacer hole. A lower spacer has a lower spacer hole defined therein in alignment with the intermediate hole. A base extrusion is formed at the top of a rafter. A bottom plastic panel is captured between the intermediate extrusion and the base extrusion, and a top glass panel is captured between the intermediate extrusion and the upper extrusion, wherein the bottom panel and the top panel are spaced a distance substantially equal to a height of the intermediate extrusion. | 08-26-2010 |
20120151867 | Wall and skylight panel system with attachment clip - A base member, clip assembly, and panels forming a panel system with a covered seam. The base member is configured at each building structural support. The clip assembly includes a base clip slidably situated within base member between the seam, the base clip further having a vertical web and various flanges. A retainer clip engages the base clip such that retainer clip, base clip, and base member all make contact with both panels. A batten then snaps into and engages upstanding legs of the panels to further secure the panels at the seam, filling a recess. In an alternative embodiment of the clip assembly, the top of the base clip terminates at L-shaped flanges which lock a slotted, U-shaped retainer clip. In a further embodiment, the top of the base clip terminates at a loop, and the retainer “clip” is formed as a flexible seat. | 06-21-2012 |
20120240491 | Large-area skylight system - A large-area skylight system adapted to be located within a field of roofing sheets. A cross member stiffened at two extremities is secured perpendicularly across a curb. A base frame is configured to rest over the curb. A cap frame is disposed over the base frame. A glazing material is then adapted to be secured between the base frame and the cap frame over the cross member along an entire length of the base frame and the cap frame to form an entire length and width of the skylight as a single panel. To ease installation, a downward leg forms a fulcrum at a contact point between the base frame and the cap frame, and to help exhaust water from the system, a dam is disposed within the base frame uphill from each joint, and a weep hole is defined within the base frame uphill of the dam. | 09-27-2012 |
20120272599 | Internal structural mullion for standing seam panel system - A standing seam panel system includes an internal structural mullion. A pair of panels meet at a joint and have standing flanges and detents. The mullion includes a main extrusion and a secondary extrusion, the main extrusion having an innermost portion, and a main hooked portion opposite the innermost portion. A secondary extrusion is attached to the main extrusion and has a leg hooked portion opposite the main hooked portion to form a pair of hooked portions, the hooked portions engaging the detents of the panels. Slotted holes are defined within said main extrusion, and screw fasteners pass through the slotted holes of the main extrusion and into a building substrate, wherein the innermost portion of the main extrusion is attached to a building substrate such that the mullion is adapted to move vertically along the building substrate to accommodate expansion or contraction of the panels. | 11-01-2012 |
20130239501 | Snap-in glass block system - A block wall system comprising a framework having a perimeter, an intermediate vertical mullion, and an intermediate horizontal mullion with the blocks retained therein using flexible flanges. The intermediate vertical mullion and the intermediate horizontal mullion define one or more cavities within the framework. A block has a top, a bottom, a front face, a back face, and a pair of narrow faces. One or more detents are defined within each narrow face. Next, a flange is anchored within the intermediate vertical mullion, wherein the flange flexes and thereafter retracts to embed itself into the detent of the block when the block is inserted into the cavity such that the block is retained within the framework, thereby eliminating the need to use a fastener directly into or against the block to secure the block within the framework. | 09-19-2013 |
20140230362 | Snap-in glass block system - A block wall system comprising a framework having a perimeter, an intermediate vertical mullion, and an intermediate horizontal mullion with the blocks retained therein using flexible flanges. The intermediate vertical mullion and the intermediate horizontal mullion define one or more cavities within the framework. A block has a top, a bottom, a front face, a back face, and a pair of narrow faces. One or more detents are defined within each narrow face. Next, a flange is anchored within the intermediate vertical mullion, wherein the flange flexes and thereafter retracts to embed itself into the detent of the block when the block is inserted into the cavity such that the block is retained within the framework, thereby eliminating the need to use a fastener directly into or against the block to secure the block within the framework. | 08-21-2014 |
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20090306692 | ELECTROFORMED LIQUID JET SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Certain embodiments of the invention provide a variety of methods of manufacturing a liquid jet-forming surgical instrument. According to these methods, a nozzle assembly of the instrument is electroformed on a mandrel. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle providing a jet-opening, wherein the nozzle is shaped to form a liquid jet. In some embodiments, the mandrel includes a first mandrel portion and a second mandrel portion. Once the nozzle assembly is formed, the mandrel may be removed from the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly may in certain embodiments be coupled to an outlet of the pressure tube. In certain embodiments, an inlet of an evacuation tube is positioned such that a jet-receiving opening of the evacuation tube is positioned opposite the jet-opening of the nozzle. | 12-10-2009 |
20100010524 | LIQUID JET SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A DISTAL END WITH A SELECTIVELY CONTROLLABLE SHAPE - The invention provides a variety of surgical instruments for forming a liquid jet, which are useful for performing a wide variety of surgical procedures. In some embodiments, the invention provides surgical liquid jet instruments having a pressure tube and an evacuation tube, where the pressure tube includes at least one nozzle for forming a liquid jet and where the evacuation tube includes a jet-receiving opening for receiving the liquid jet when the instrument is in operation. In some embodiments, the distal ends of both the pressure and evacuation tubes have a first configuration in a non-relaxed state and a second configuration in a more relaxed state. In some embodiments, a straightener is constructed to selectively control the configuration of the distal ends of both the pressure and evacuation tubes. The invention also provides surgical methods utilizing the inventive surgical liquid jet instruments for cutting or ablating a selected tissue within portions of a patient's spine, such as within the intervertebral disc. | 01-14-2010 |
20100036495 | Device and method for treating spine - A device for treating a spine includes a proximal component positioned partially or entirely within a first vertebra and a distal component positioned partially or entirely within a second vertebra and may also include an intermediate component. A method for treating a spine includes forming a curved channel that extends through a first vertebra from a pedicle to an endplate, and advancing the components through the curved channel, the orientation of the proximal component relative to the distal component changing by at least 40 degrees while the proximal component passes through the curved channel. In another aspect, a method for treating a spine includes forming a curved channel that has a pedicle region, a central region, and an endplate region, where the channel diameter for the central region is larger than the channel diameter for the pedicle region or the endplate region, and advancing an implant through the channel. | 02-11-2010 |
20100228273 | LIQUID JET SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - The invention provides a variety of surgical instruments for forming a liquid jet, which are useful for performing a wide variety of surgical procedures. In some embodiments, the invention provides surgical liquid jet instruments having a pressure tube and an evacuation tube, where the pressure tube includes at least one nozzle for forming a liquid jet and where the evacuation tube includes a jet-receiving opening for receiving the liquid jet when the instrument is in operation. In some embodiments, the surgical liquid jet instrument is constructed to minimize damage to the tissue surrounding the tissue that is desired to be removed. In some embodiments, the outer surface of the distal tip of the evacuation tube wall and/or the pressure tube wall is blunted to minimize tissue damage. The invention also provides surgical methods utilizing the inventive surgical liquid jet instruments for cutting or ablating a selected tissue within portions of a patient's spine, such as within the intervertebral disc. | 09-09-2010 |
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20140030404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEVERAGE FORMATION WITH RESERVOIR ACCESS CONTROL - A method and apparatus for forming a beverage. Movement of a brew chamber may automatically enable the provision of beverage precursor liquid into a reservoir in a brewer, which is then used (heated or not) to form a beverage. For example, closing of the brew chamber may cause a lid for a water reservoir to be fully opened or otherwise permit movement of the lid to allow access to the reservoir, allowing a user to provide water into the reservoir. The reservoir lid may open with an abrupt action, causing attention to be drawn to the reservoir lid. In another arrangement, closure of the brew chamber may cause actuation of a baffle, pump, valve or other device to provide a suitable amount of water to a reservoir for beverage formation. In another arrangement, opening of the brew chamber may cause the reservoir lid to be automatically and simultaneously opened with the brew chamber. | 01-30-2014 |
20140342067 | BEVERAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD WITH MULTI-PART BEVERAGE CARTRIDGE HOLDER - A beverage forming system and method in which a wall member mounted to a frame of the system defines a first portion of a chamber, and a cartridge holder movably mounted relative to the frame and the wall member defines a second portion of the chamber. The cartridge holder may have an opening to receive a cartridge and be arranged to hold and move a cartridge between an open position and a closed position. A cover, which may be moveable relative to the wall member and/or the cartridge holder, may be arranged to cover the opening of the cartridge holder with the cartridge holder in the closed position. Thus, with the cartridge holder in the closed position and the cover covering the opening, the cartridge holder, the wall member and the cover define the chamber in a closed state in which a cartridge held by the cartridge holder is enclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
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20080200361 | AQUEOUS CLEANER WITH LOW METAL ETCH RATE - A cleaning solution is provided for cleaning metal-containing microelectronic substrates, particularly for post etch, via formation and post CMP cleaning. The cleaning solution consists of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, an organic amine, and water. A preferred cleaning solution consists of tetramethylammonium hydroxide, monoethanolamine, and water. The pH of cleaning solution is greater than 10. | 08-21-2008 |
20100056409 | COMPOSITIONS FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES - Compositions useful in microelectronic device manufacturing for surface preparation and/or cleaning of wafer substrates such as microelectronic device precursor structures. The compositions can be employed for processing of wafers that have, or are intended to be further processed to include, copper metallization, e.g., in operations such as surface preparation, pre-plating cleaning, post-etching cleaning, and post-chemical mechanical polishing cleaning of microelectronic device wafers. The compositions contain (i) alkanolamine, (ii) quaternary ammonium hydroxide and (iii) a complexing agent, and are storage-stable, as well as non-darkening and degradation-resistant in exposure to oxygen. | 03-04-2010 |
20100176082 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF SILICON NITRIDE - Compositions useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride materials relative to poly-silicon, silicon oxide materials and/or silicide materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The removal compositions include fluorosilicic acid, silicic acid, and at least one organic solvent. Typical process temperatures are less than about 100° C. and typical selectivity for nitride versus oxide etch is about 200:1 to about 2000:1. Under typical process conditions, nickel-based silicides as well as titanium and tantalum nitrides are largely unaffected, and polysilicon etch rates are less than about 1 Å min | 07-15-2010 |
20140326633 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF SILICON NITRIDE - Compositions useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride materials relative to poly-silicon, silicon oxide materials and/or silicide materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The removal compositions include fluorosilicic acid, silicic acid, and at least one organic solvent. Typical process temperatures are less than about 100° C. and typical selectivity for nitride versus oxide etch is about 200:1 to about 2000:1. Under typical process conditions, nickel-based silicides as well as titanium and tantalum nitrides are largely unaffected, and polysilicon etch rates are less than about 1 Å min | 11-06-2014 |