Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100003544 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE - An electrochemical energy source, comprising: a substrate, and at least one stack deposited onto said substrate, the stack comprising: an anode, a cathode, and an intermediate electrolyte separating said anode and said cathode; and at least one electron-conductive barrier layer being deposited between the substrate and the anode, which barrier layer is adapted to at least substantially preclude diffusion of active species of the stack into said substrate. | 01-07-2010 |
20100003600 | SOLID-STATE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A BATTERY AND A VARIABLE RESISTOR OF WHICH THE RESISTANCE IS CONTROLLED BY VARIATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVE SPECIES IN ELECTRODES OF THE BATTERY - Presently, many variations of possible integrated resistors are utilized in IC design. However, depending on the electrical circuit it is often desirable that a resistor does not have a constant value, but rather that such a resistor has a variable controllable value. The invention relates to a solid-state variable resistor. The invention also relates to an electronic device, comprising such a solid-state variable resistor. The invention further relates to a method for producing a solid-state variable resistor. | 01-07-2010 |
20100003601 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE WITH A CATHODIC ELECTRODE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE NON-OXIDIC ACTIVE SPECIES AND ELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE - The invention relates to an electrochemical energy source, comprising a substrate and at least one electrochemical cell deposited onto said substrate, wherein the cell comprises an anodic electrode, a cathodic electrode and an electrolyte separating said anodic electrode and said cathodic electrode and wherein the cathodic electrode comprises at least one non-oxidic composition, said composition comprising active species. The invention disclosed in this document describes how a battery, consisting of a lithium alloy anodic electrode and a cathodic electrode made of this different class of materials mentioned above, might be a suitable alternative for a battery stack comprising conventionally used materials, especially in applications in which a high current capability is essential. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010550 | BRANCHING THERAPY ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF THEIR INSERTION INTO LIVING TISSUE - An implantable medical system for electrical recording and or providing therapy to a plurality of tissue sites without damage to surrounding blood vessels is disclosed comprising: an implant body having a plurality of therapy elements, the elements being hingedly attached at one end to the surface of the body and releasably extendable outward from the surface of the body at the other end; a release mechanism for each of the elements; and a coating material covering the body and the elements; wherein upon dissolution of the coating material after implantation, the release mechanism is capable of causing the elements to extend outward at one end from the surface of the body and into a plurality of tissue sites without damage to the surrounding blood vessels. The method of implanting the system into a body is also disclosed. | 01-14-2010 |
20100233548 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUCH A SOLID-STATE BATTERY - Batteries based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or solid-state batteries, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing of a solid-state battery in which the pinholes in a solid electrolyte are at least partially filled by the deposition of an electrically insulating layers. The invention also relates to a battery obtained by performing such a method. The invention further relates to an electronic device provided with such a battery. | 09-16-2010 |
20110089506 | INTRUSION PROTECTION USING STRESS CHANGES - The invention relates to a integrated circuit comprising an electronic circuit integrated on a substrate ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110123043 | Micro-Electromechanical System Microphone - A capacitive micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a semiconductor substrate having an opening that extends through the substrate. The microphone has a membrane that extends across the opening and a back-plate that extends across the opening. The membrane is configured to generate a signal in response to sound. The back-plate is separated from the membrane by an insulator and the back-plate exhibits a spring constant. The microphone further includes a back-chamber that encloses the opening to form a pressure chamber with the membrane, and a tuning structure configured to set a resonance frequency of the back-plate to a value that is substantially the same as a value of a resonance frequency of the membrane. | 05-26-2011 |
20110123052 | MICROPHONE - A microphone and a method for manufacturing the same. The microphones includes a substrate die; and a microphone and an accelerometer formed from the substrate die. The accelerometer is adapted to provide a signal for compensating mechanical vibrations of the substrate die. | 05-26-2011 |
20120139065 | MEMS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A MEMS manufacturing method and device in which a spacer layer is provided over a side wall of at least one opening in a structural layer which will define the movable MEMS element. The opening extends below the structural layer. The spacer layer forms a side wall portion over the side wall of the at least one opening and also extends below the level of the structural layer to form a contact area. | 06-07-2012 |
20130056840 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS WITH PERFORATED MEMBRANES - A MEMS device, such as a microphone, uses a fixed perforated plate. The fixed plate comprises an array of holes across the plate area. At least a set of the holes adjacent the outer periphery comprises a plurality of rows of elongate holes, the rows at different distances from the periphery. This design improves the mechanical robustness of the membrane and can additionally allow tuning of the mechanical behaviour of the plate. | 03-07-2013 |
20130149215 | SYSTEM-IN-PACKAGE PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC-MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present invention relates to an integrated electronic-microfluidic device an integrated electronic-microfluidic device, comprising a semiconductor substrate ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130279717 | SENSOR CIRCUIT AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A read out circuit for a sensor uses a feedback loop to bias the sensor to a desired operating point, such as the maximal possible sensitivity, but without the problem of an instable sensor position as known for the conventional read-out with constant charge. The reference bias to which the circuit is controlled is also varied using feedback control, but with a slower response than the main bias control feedback loop. | 10-24-2013 |
20130285173 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS WITH PERFORATED MEMBRANES - A MEMS device, such as a microphone, uses a perforated plate. The plate comprises an array of holes across the plate area. The plate has an area formed as a grid of polygonal cells, wherein each cell comprises a line of material following a path around the polygon thereby defining an opening in the centre. In one aspect, the line of material forms a path along each side of the polygon which forms a track which extends at least once inwardly from the polygon perimeter towards the centre of the polygon and back outwardly to the polygon perimeter. This defines a meandering hexagon side wall, which functions as a local spring suspension. | 10-31-2013 |
20140338459 | Differential Pressure Sensor - A differential pressure sensor comprises a cavity having a base including a base electrode and a membrane suspended above the base which includes a membrane electrode, wherein the first membrane is sealed with the cavity defined beneath the first membrane. A first pressure input port is coupled to the space above the sealed first membrane. A capacitive read out system is used to measure the capacitance between the base electrode and membrane electrode. An interconnecting channel is between the cavity and a second pressure input port, so that the sensor is responsive to the differential pressure applied to opposite sides of the membrane by the two input ports. | 11-20-2014 |