20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110116223 | Integrated Lighting For Use With Computer Cameras - In one embodiment, a computer display includes a display screen, an outer housing that surrounds the display screen, and a light integrated into the outer housing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116224 | DOCKING STATION - A docking station including a holder, a slider and a sliding plate is provided. The holder has a supporting surface, and both the slider and the sliding plate are movably disposed on the holder, wherein the slider has a plurality of protrusions and the sliding plate has a plurality of rails, and each protrusion on the slider is located correspondingly on one of the rails. When the sliding plate moves in relation to the holder, the protrusions of the slider are guided by the rails of the sliding plate, and a first supporting area and a second supporting area is formed on the supporting surface according to a first position and a second position whereat the slider is located on the supporting surface. The first supporting area is greater than the second supporting area. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116225 | SPOT-COOLING FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In at least some embodiments, an apparatus includes a pressurized air source and a tube coupled to the pressurized air source. The apparatus also includes an electronic component that is spot-cooled by moving air between the pressurized air source and the electronic component via the tube. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116226 | SERVER CHASSIS - A server chassis having a low-profile characteristic is disclosed to include a chassis shell, which defines an accommodation chamber that accommodates an electronic device and a motherboard, a fan module located on one open side of the accommodation chamber in the chassis shell and defining a mounting space in the accommodation chamber, and a connector module, which includes a housing movable in and out of the mounting space inside the chassis shell and locked to the chassis shell with screws, a plurality of peripheral apparatuses carried in the housing of the connector module and an adapter board mounted on the rear side of the housing for the connection of the electronic device, the electric fans and the peripheral apparatuses. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116227 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH HEAT SINK - A computer system includes a chassis, a motherboard, an isolation component, and a block. The chassis includes a bottom wall, and a sidewall connected to the bottom wall. The motherboard is secured to the chassis. A heat sink is secured to the motherboard for cooling a chip mounted on the motherboard. An isolation component is secured to the chassis between the bottom wall and the motherboard. The isolation component includes a bent piece attached to the side wall and positioned between the heat sink and the sidewall. A distance is defined between the bent piece and the heat sink. The block is attached to the bent piece and positioned between the heat sink and the sidewall to span the distance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116228 | Notebook computer having flexible mounting space for wireless communication module - A notebook computer having flexible mounting space for wireless communication module has a base, a display device and at least one wireless communication component set. The base has a motherboard. The display device is pivotally connected to the base and has a front cover, a display screen and a rear cover. The front cover is rectangular and has a side frame. The display screen is mounted inside the side frame. The rear cover is mounted on the front cover. The at least one wireless communication module is mounted on the side frame and between the front cover and the rear cover so as to reduce the overall size of the notebook computer. Moreover, the wireless communication component set can utilize a default antenna embedded in the notebook computer or an antenna embedded therein to further increase the available space, simplify operation and lower the cost of the notebook computer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116229 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EXPANSION CARD MODULES - An electronic device includes a chassis having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall perpendicular to each other. A motherboard is secured on the chassis bottom wall. A first socket is disposed on the motherboard. A mounting bracket is secured in the chassis above the motherboard. The mounting bracket includes a first mounting wall and a second mounting wall. The first mounting wall is parallel to and spaced from the sidewall of the chassis, and the second mounting wall is parallel to and spaced from the rear wall. A first riser card is coupled to the first socket on the motherboard, and is secured to the first mounting wall of the mounting bracket. An expansion card module is accommodated in the mounting bracket and parallel to the bottom wall of the chassis. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116230 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF ANTENNA MODULE - A system for controlling temperature of an antenna module including a heat generating module, and a radome and an underbody cover that enclose the heat generating module. The system includes: a heat collecting unit mounted on inner surface of the antenna module; a heat discharging unit mounted on outer surface of the antenna module; and a heat transfer unit for transferring heat from the heat collecting unit to the heat discharging unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116231 | FIELD SERVICEABLE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - An electronic display which can be serviced without having to remove the display from its mounted position. A front housing and a rear housing are hingedly attached so that the front housing can rotate and allow access to the interior of the display. An axial force mechanism can be used to aid in rotating the front housing to an open position. A locking collar, support member, or axial locking member may be used to ensure that the front housing remains open. A removable front glass assembly or removable glass panel may be used with an exemplary embodiment. The front glass assembly or glass panel can be easily replaced if it becomes damaged by minimally-trained personnel. Gutters may be used between the front and rear housing as well as the front housing and front glass assembly to ensure an adequate seal against contaminates. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116232 | MOBILE DISPLAYS AND RELATED METHODS - Mobile display apparatus and methods of operating mobile display apparatus are disclosed. Mobile display apparatus include a structure for attaching the display apparatus to a mobile structure and at least one display module coupled to the structure. The mobile display apparatus may include a ventilation feature. Methods of operating mobile display apparatus include disposing a plurality of removable display modules within a frame structure. A channel may be formed between the plurality of removable display modules and the frame structure and fluid may be forced through the channel and at least partially across the plurality of removable display modules. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116233 | Fan Tray that is Installable and Removable from the Front and Back of a Network Element Chassis - A fan tray for a network element that is installable and removable from the front and back of a network element. The fan tray includes one or more fans in a housing to provide cooling for the network element, an engagement rod with ends that protrude out a front and back of the housing, a first engagement lever at one end of the engagement rod and a second engagement lever at an opposite end of the engagement rod, the first and second engagement levers are movable between an unlocked and locked position and movement is tied together, a gearing mechanism coupled to the engagement rod to translate rotational force applied to the engagement levers into linear force to extend and withdraw a backplane connector assembly coupled to the gearing mechanism. The backplane connector assembly includes a backplane connector to engage and disengage with a fan tray connector of a backplane of the network element in a plane perpendicular to the installation plane of the fan tray according to movement of the engagement levers responsive to the engagement levers respectively moving to the locked and unlocked position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116234 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FAN MODULE THEROF - An electronic device includes an enclosure, an expansion card received in the enclosure, and a fan module received in the enclosure for dissipating heat of the expansion card. The fan module includes a cooling fan and a fixing member. The fixing member includes a fixing portion fixed on the cooling fan, a first rotary portion rotatably connected to the fixing portion, and a second rotary portion rotatably connected to the fixing portion. The first rotary portion and the second rotary portion are fixed on the enclosure. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116235 | MOTOR DRIVE UNIT AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a motor drive unit. The motor drive unit includes a case, a capacitor provided in the case and generating heat, an inverter provided in the case and configured to convert Direct Current (DC) power into Alternating Current (AC) power, and a water cooling jacket provided in the case and configured to radiate heat generated by the inverter to the outside. The case includes a radiating plate to radiate the heat generated by the capacitor to the outside. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116236 | HEAT CONDUCTION BOARD AND MOUNTING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A heat conduction board, include a heat dissipation member; a heat conduction member which is arranged on the heat dissipation member and conducts a heat thereto; a lead frame which is formed in a wire pattern shape, and is arranged on the heat conduction member; and a printed circuit board which mounts a second electronic component for controlling a first electronic component; wherein the first electronic component and the printed circuit board are soldered to the lead frame. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116237 | RF PACKAGE - An RF package includes a substrate mountable on a base plate, a non-conductive cover overlying the substrate, and quasi-serpentine stepped source leads attached to an upper surface of the substrate and extending from at least one of a pair of opposite sides of the upper surface of the substrate to tapered lower surfaces of the cover. The cover includes a recess to receive the substrate. The recess includes stress distribution surface areas to engage and press outer edge portions of opposite sides of the substrate against a base plate or heat sink. The tapered lower surfaces of the cover engage with and press against the stepped source leads when securing the RF package to the base plate or heat sink using one or more fasteners or bolts. The cover includes structural features to improve preferential deformation when a mounting force is applied. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116238 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A heat dissipation module for an electronic apparatus including a heat-generating structure is provided. The heat dissipation module includes a heat dissipation structure and a heat-conducting structure. The heat-conducting structure includes a heat-conducting portion and an extending portion. The heat-conducting portion is adhered between the heat-generating structure and the heat dissipation structure. The heat generated by the heat-generating structure is transmitted to the heat dissipation structure through the heat-conducting portion. The extending portion is connected to the heat-conducting portion and exposed to the heat-generating structure and the heat dissipation structure. When the extending portion is forced to move along a direction away from the heat-generating structure and the heat dissipation structure, the heat-conducting portion is deformed to release the adhesion between the heat-conducting portion and the heat-generating structure and the adhesion between the heat-conducting portion and the heat dissipation structure. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116239 | Locking Mechanisms for Retaining Two Swinging Panels and Apparatus and Enclosures Including a Locking Mechanism for Retaining Two Swinging Panels - A telecommunications enclosure including a housing is disclosed. A first panel is operatively coupled to the housing for pivotal movement between a first position and a second position. A second panel is operatively coupled to the housing for pivotal movement between a first position and a second position. The telecommunications enclosure includes a lock operable to retain the first panel in the first position when the second panel is in the second position and to retain the second panel in the first position when the first panel is in the second position. The telecommunications enclosure includes at least one fiber optic splitter mounted on the first panel and a termination field mounted on the second panel. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116240 | ROTATABLE POSITIONING PIVOT STRUCTURE AND DRIVER HAVING THE SAME - In a rotatable positioning pivot structure and a driver having the pivot structure, the pivot structure includes a casing and a cover movably assembled with the casing. The casing is provided with an opening. One side of the opening is provided with a positioning shaft. The positioning shaft is provided with a positioning portion. One side of the cover is provided with an elastic piece. The elastic piece is provided with a through trough, and an elastic arm is formed in the through trough. The positioning shaft of the casing penetrates the through trough of the cover and is located inside the elastic arm. The inside of the elastic arm is provided with at least one positioning slot to be engaged with the positioning portion of the positioning shaft. With the above arrangement, the rotation of the cover can be positioned. Further, the pivot structure is arranged in the driver. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116241 | MODULAR SOFT STARTER - Modular soft starters are disclosed having a plurality of soft starter modules with stacked SCRs and heat sinks for accommodating a single phase of a three phase motor, where the modules may be connected serially for starting each phase of a higher voltage motor, and where the modules can be mounted in a cabinet in a variety of different orientations to facilitate optimized cabinet space utilization. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116242 | TAMPER EVIDENT PCBA FILM - Method and apparatus for constructing and operating a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA). In some embodiments, a plurality of electronic components are attached to a first side of a substrate that has at least one electrical lead that connects the electrical components is present on an opposite second side of the substrate. A primary film is adhered to the second side of the substrate to create an air tight seal around each electrical lead. A secondary film is then adhered to the primary film and provides a cantilevered lift tab that extends outside the bounds of the primary film. The secondary film has a lower bond strength than the primary film. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116243 | Noise reduction apparatus of mobile terminal - A noise reduction apparatus of a mobile terminal improves reception sensitivity by creating a electrical closed loop. The mobile terminal has a main circuit board and a slide hinge. The mobile terminal also includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that includes a first end coupled to the main circuit board and a second end fixed and coupled to a portion of an upper surface of the slide hinge. A noise reduction apparatus is installed between the main circuit board and the slide hinge to form an electronic closed loop that includes the main circuit board, the FPCB, the slide hinge, and the noise reduction apparatus. Noise is reduced by inducing noise abandoned to a slide hinge through a FPCB to an electrical close loop formed by the noise reduction apparatus, thereby improving reception sensitivity. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116244 | Thin multi-chip flex module - A flexible circuit comprises a folded dielectric sheet having conductive patterns on its surface(s) to which microelectronic device(s) are attached. The dielectric sheet is folded 180° about a selected axis and a bond layer joins the two halves over a portion of their respective surface areas so that a remaining portion of their areas remain unbonded and a bifurcated structure is thereby formed. Electrical contacts are provided on the unbonded or bifurcated portions of the flexible sheets. The flex may be attached to a rigid frame and provided with protective heat spreading covers. The folded flex design is particularly suitable for reel-to-reel manufacturing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116245 | Tilted Printed Circuit Board Installation - A blade for a chassis-based system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted at a tilt angle within the blade. The tilt angle provides space above or below the PCB at the front end of the blade, such that media interface modules can be flexibly positioned within the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB higher near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted in a belly-to-belly configuration on the PCB to be fitted within the front end of the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB lower near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted on the upper surface of the PCB to be fitted within the first end of the blade. The tilt angle also positions a backplane connector mounted on the PCB to properly engage a backplane when the blade is inserted into a slot. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116246 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING ELECTRO-COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic component embedded printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic component embedded printed circuit board in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include a first substrate, which has a cavity formed therein, a first electronic component, which is embedded in the cavity in a face-down manner, a second electronic component, which is stacked on an upper side of the first electronic component and embedded in the cavity in a face-up manner, and a second substrate, which is stacked on upper and lower surfaces of the first substrate. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116247 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING MULTI PITCH BALL LAND - A semiconductor device having a printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip. The printed circuit board includes a chip region, a plurality of first ball lands adjacent to the chip region, and at least one second ball land adjacent to the first ball lands. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip region. The first ball lands are arranged to have a first pitch. One of the first ball lands which is nearest to the second ball land, and the second ball land have a second pitch greater than the first pitch. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116248 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND JOINT BOX USING CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board includes a foil circuit provided on a synthetic resin plate formed by injection molding, made of a copper foil, and having a pattern different for the circuit board. Anchor pins projecting upward are provided on the resin plate and passed through pinholes made in the foil circuit. The foil circuit is positioned and secured to the resin plate. In a required portion of the resin plate, a terminal insertion hole is provided, and a receiving terminal is secured to the required portion of the terminal insertion hole and connected to the foil circuit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116249 | Lighting apparatus and system - A flash apparatus and related systems and methods of use are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a housing having a generally concave reflector, and a light source disposed within the reflector. A handle can be engaged with the housing and/or the light source to facilitate manual positioning and repositioning of the light source relative to a photographic apparatus remote from the housing and/or an object to be photographed. A synchronization device is in communication with the light source and the photographic apparatus for causing the light source to emit a flash of light when the photographic device is actuated. A modifier can also be engaged with the reflector for modifying the emitted flash of light. In a portable system, various interchangeable reflectors, modifiers, and light sources can be provided. Power sources for the light sources and a stand engageable with the handle can also be included. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116250 | Multi-loop parallel and serial application chip bracket - The present invention relates to a multi-loop parallel and serial application chip bracket, comprising a substrate, a plurality of chips, a plurality of conducting wires, positive and negative conducting brackets, a plurality of fluorescent layers and transparent adhesive tape and in particular one in which a pair of positive and negative conducting brackets are designed on both sides of the substrate for the placement of a plurality of conducting wires for a plurality of chips on the front side and back side for serial connection of the positive and negative conducting brackets on the two sides, therefore offering the single serial and parallel lighting effect of the front side and back side, wherein at least one pair of positive and negative conducting brackets may be added on the two sides of the substrate to realize the multi-stage single serial and parallel alternative switching cyclic permanent illuminating lighting control function and achieve the industrial application of the multi-facet chip loop interactive permanent illuminating lighting. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116251 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - An occupant protection device is provided for a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to at least one airbag module that is arranged in a hub region of a steering wheel. The airbag module includes, but is not limited to a visual surface facing a vehicle driver and the visual surface is entirely or partially formed of a textile. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116252 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The light-emitting device of the present invention includes LED chips provided on a ceramic substrate and a sealing material in which the LED chips are embedded. The sealing material contains a fluorescent substance and divided into a first fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer and a second fluorescent-substance-containing resin layer by a first resin ring and a second resin ring. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116253 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND LIGHTING UNIT - A semiconductor light source apparatus can adjust a color tone of white light. The semiconductor light source apparatus can include a phosphor wheel, a motor rotating the phosphor wheel, a light source and a moving module. The phosphor wheel can include at least one phosphor layer configured to emit excited light. The phosphor wheel can vary a mixing ration of white light that is created by light emitted from the light source and the light excited by the at least one phosphor layer in accordance with a position of the phosphor wheel emitted by the light source. The moving module that is connected to the motor can adjust the position of light emitted from the light source. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide a semiconductor light source apparatus that can adjust a color tone of white light and a lighting unit using the light source apparatus, which can be used for a projector, lamp, etc. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116254 | LIGHTING APPARATUS; COMPONENTS THEREOF AND ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus includes a body portion, a conduit coupled to the body portion, and one or more illumination components coupled to the body portion, where the one or more illumination components are in electrical communication with the conduit. A lighting apparatus kit is also disclosed. A daisy-chained lighting apparatus assembly is also disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116255 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In an illuminating device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116256 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - Provided is a backlight assembly which includes integral power supply sockets and ground sockets, in which the number of parts is reduced in addition to the manufacturing cost. The backlight assembly includes a lamp including a lamp tube and an electrode that protrudes beyond either end of the lamp tube, a power supply socket including a first plate that has a first guide groove through which the electrode is inserted and a plate spring that is disposed on one side of the first plate and fixes the electrode in the first guide groove by pressurizing the electrode, and a bottom chassis containing the lamp and the power supply socket therein, in which the first plate and the plate spring are formed of a conductive material. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116257 | INCAPACITATING HIGH INTENSITY INCOHERENT LIGHT BEAM - A long range, high intensity spotlight for human incapacitation and control that uses an incoherent collimated constant light source of sufficient intensity and focus to cause temporary incapacitation of a person for a period of time when illuminated by the beam without causing permanent physical harm. The high intensity spotlight comprises a head portion at one end having a window opening and a handle portion connected to the head portion and containing electronic circuitry and thermal air management for controlling operating temperature of the lamp. A paraboloid reflector is mounted in the head portion to face the window opening, and a high intensity electric arc Xenon lamp is adjustably mounted within the reflector so that the electrode gap is located as close as possible to the focus of the reflector. An adjustable mounting base allows the position of the reflector to be adjusted until the optimum focus is reached. A properly positioned cathode wire feed optimizes the lamp performance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116258 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a casing and a screen mounted in the casing. A slot is defined in the casing. An illumination device is received and mounted in the slot. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116259 | CREATING AND MODIFYING A COLORED SHADOW - There is described a lighting system for illumination of an object, comprising: a focusing light source for illuminating the object and creating a shadow of the object; and a background light source for illuminating a region comprising the shadow; and at least one LED emitting light, in one of the focusing light and the background light, of a given color in an appropriate quantity to color the shadow a target color. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116260 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR OPERATING LAMPS - An actuating device for operating lamps ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116261 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - In various embodiments of the invention, a unique construction for Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) with at least one luminescent rod and extracting optical elements is used to generate a variety of high brightness light sources with different emission spectra. In an embodiment of the invention, forced air cooling is used to cool the luminescent rod. In an embodiment of the invention, totally internal reflected light can be redirected outward and refocused. In another embodiment of the invention, light emitted by the luminescent rod is out-coupled for use in a variety of applications. In various embodiments of the invention, a plurality of independent narrow band colors can be coaxially combined. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116262 | ECONOMICAL PARTIALLY COLLIMATING REFLECTIVE MICRO OPTICAL ARRAY - A lighting module has an array of light emitting elements arranged on a substrate in an x-y grid, and a reflector plate arranged on the substrate, the reflector plate having an array of openings arranged on an x-y grid such that the openings correspond to the light emitting elements, the dimensions of the reflector plate and the openings arranged to partially collimate light from the light emitting elements. A method of manufacturing a lighting module includes arranging an array of light emitting elements on a substrate, manufacturing a reflector plate having an array of openings, the openings located so as to correspond to the light emitting elements and created so as to only partially collimate light from the light emitting elements, and attaching the reflector plate to the substrate such that each opening in the reflector plate is centered on a light emitting element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116263 | Optical element for a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing thereof - The present invention relates to an optical element for a light emitting device, wherein the optical element comprises a sintered ceramic body ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116264 | Input Device capable of Enhancing Symbol Readability for Electronic Product - An input device capable of enhancing symbol readability for an electronic product includes a plurality of keypads for displaying a plurality of first kind symbols and a plurality of second kind symbols; a detection unit for detecting an operation mode of the electronic device; and a control unit coupled to the detection unit and the plurality of keypads for controlling the plurality of keypads to display the plurality of first kind symbols or the plurality of second kind symbols according to a detection result of the detection unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116265 | Illumination Apparatus - Embodiments show an illumination apparatus having a first light source configured to emit a first light beam, having a first footprint and a second light source configured to emit a second light beam, having a second footprint. The first light source and the second light source are arranged facing each other. The illumination apparatus further having an optical element with two reflecting surfaces. The optical element is arranged between the first light source and the second light source, wherein the two reflecting surfaces are arranged relative to each other so that the first light beam is reflected at the first reflecting surface and the second light beam is reflected at the second reflecting surface, so that the first reflected light beam and the second reflected light beam are aligned next to each other forming a combined light beam with a combined footprint having a first footprint and a second footprint aligned next to each other. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116266 | LED BULB WITH MODULES HAVING SIDE-EMITTING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND ROTATABLE BASE - Disclosed is a light emitting diode bulb having a base member having a first surface and a second surface, an electrical connector at the first surface of the base member, a plurality of light emitting diode modules stacked on the second surface and along an axis line, a region defined by two radii extending from the axis and an outer periphery of the plurality of light emitting diodes modules, and a plurality of side-emitting light emitting diodes on each of the plurality of light emitting diode modules wherein the plurality of side-emitting light emitting diodes is within the region. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116267 | HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE OF AN ELECTRONIC ELEMENT - A heat dissipation structure of an electronic element includes a cooling fin, an aluminum heat dissipation seat which is provided on the cooling fin and at least one electronic element which is provided on the aluminum heat dissipation seat. At least one heat conducting copper column is provided on the aluminum heat dissipation seat by being tightly forced in or by a stamping method with a mold, and is located corresponding to the electronic element. Therefore, the present invention can conduct heat from the electronic elements, can reduce a manufacturing cost, can accelerate production, can decrease a manufacturing process, is environment friendly and is provided with a high heat dissipation efficiency. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116268 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a display module received in the housing, and a light source device received in the housing. The light source device includes a light guiding unit, a light reflecting unit, and stimulated radiation medium positioned between the light guiding unit and the light reflecting unit. Outside light arrives at the medium through the light guiding unit and stimulates the medium to emit light, and the light emitted by the medium is reflected by the light reflecting unit to emit from the light guiding unit and illuminate the display module. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116269 | MAGNETIC QUICK-CHANGE GOBO CHANGER SYSTEM - For lighting equipment for illumination of theatre and show stages and platforms there is designed an equipment for change of rotary gobos comprising a carrier disc supporting interchangeable segments with the gobos. The individual segments ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116270 | Lamp - The invention relates to a lamp ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116271 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In the production of a light emitting device, in which a plurality of light emitting element parts carrying LED elements are formed on a substrate, and the substrate is diced, generation of shaving dusts is suppressed at the time of the dicing, and breakage of the substrate during the production process can be prevented. In the process of forming a slit crossing a region for forming a light emitting element part in a metal substrate, a recess which serves as a resin reservoir can be formed so as to cross the slit. The slit can be filled with an insulating material, the recess can be filled with a resin, and they both can be cured. A light emitting element part can be formed in the region for forming the light emitting element part, the metal substrate can be cut into units comprising one or a plurality of the light emitting element parts, and can be mounted on a printed circuit board on which a pattern is formed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116272 | LENS AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a lens and a light emitting apparatus comprising the lens. The light emitting apparatus comprises a substrate, a light emitting device package on the substrate, and a lens supported by the substrate, the lens being disposed on the light emitting device package. The lens comprises a lens body comprising a first recessed part at a central portion of a top surface thereof and a second recessed part at a central portion of a bottom surface thereof and a lens support disposed on the bottom surface of the lens body to support the lens body such that the bottom surface of the lens body is spaced from the substrate. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116273 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light source device and a display device in which wrinkle or warpage of sheet-shaped or film-shaped optical members is prevented or minimized. A light source device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116274 | ACCESSORY SERVING AS DECORATION AND DECORATION SUPPORT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) BULB STRING - An accessory is provided for a light-emitting diode (LED) bulb string. The accessory has a projection portion having a proximal end mounted to a bottom plate and forming a bore for receiving an LED bulb of the bulb string. The bore has a tapering section for securely engaging and thus holding the bulb. The plate has an end remote from the projection portion and forming an end hook for easily engaging and thus mounting the accessory to a Christmas tree. The projection portion has a distal end forming a multiple-facet refraction/diffraction body. The projection portion may serve as a light guide to guide light from the bulb to the distal end thereof and thus the accessory itself may serve as a decoration. The projection portion may be additionally fit into a bore defined in an external, light-transmitting decorative article to support the decorative article at a desired orientation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116275 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - Electrical connectors for attachment to electrical contacts of light emitting devices as well as light emitting device packages and lamp assemblies that use such connectors are provided. Further, methods for assembling light emitting device packages that use such connectors are provided. The electrical connector, for example, can have a plug housing with an electrically conductive socket engaging connection for engaging a socket. The electrical connector can also have an electrically conductive member extending from the plug housing and connected to the socket engaging connection. The electrically conductive member can have an end distal from the plug housing that forms a contact base configured to attach to an electrical contact on a light emitting device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116276 | MOUNTING ASSISTING MEMBER AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - In a mounting assisting member used for mounting a mounted body for a smaller mounting hole than a mounting hole provided in a mounting member to the mounting hole, the mounting assisting member, since support plate portions of the mounting assisting member come into surface contact with a peripheral edge portion in an upper surface side of a ceiling of a mounting hole by one surfaces. Accordingly, an influence of a concavity and convexity is lightened even in the case the concavity and convexity exists in a peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole, and a lighting apparatus for a smaller mounting hole than the mounting hole of the ceiling is stably held to the ceiling in a predetermined direction and by a predetermined support force. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116277 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING THE LUMINANCE OF A LIGHT BEAM EMITTED FROM A LIGHTING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE AS A FUNCTION OF THE RANGE OF VISION - A device and a method for automatically setting the luminance of a light beam emitted from a lighting device of a vehicle as a function of the range of vision. The device includes a device for ascertaining a current range of vision based on at least one first parameter, which represents a dimension of the current range of vision, an evaluation device for evaluating the ascertained current range of vision (SI) based on at least one second parameter as the evaluation criterion and outputting a corresponding evaluation variable, and a setting device for assigning a required luminance as a function of the ascertained current range of vision (SI) and the corresponding evaluation variable and setting the required luminance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116278 | Combined device for power generation and illumination mounted on the wheel axle of a bicycle - A combined device for power generation and illumination mounted on the wheel axle of a bicycle, particularly a power generator of a bicycle combined with a lamp provides two or three other functions in addition to supplying a power source. The device is a standalone device hung on or installed at an external end of the bicycle wheel axle. Unlike a traditional way of rubbing with a tire, or a traditional hub type power generator, the combined power generation and light device has the features and advantages of an easily installation, a high efficiency, a low resistance, a low cost, a low failure rate, an integrated structure, a hidden electric wire and an adjustable angle. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116279 | DECORATIVE LIGHTING DEVICE ATTACHED ONTO WHEEL RIM OF VEHICLE - A decorative lighting device, adapted to be installed onto wheel rim of vehicle, includes a telescopically fixing mechanism and a light-emitting assembly connected thereon. The light-emitting assembly includes a lid plate and a plurality of light-emitting units fixed thereto. The telescopically fixing mechanism includes a support seat, a clipping-and-abutting plate connected fixedly to the support seat, a plurality of telescopic links, one end of each of which is accommodated between and pivoted to the support seat and the clipping-and-abutting plate, and another end of each of which is wedged by being fixed in a central hole of the wheel ring when extended outwardly, and a rotating wheel pivoted to the support seat and capable of driving the telescopic links to make actions of shrinking inwardly or extending outwardly. Thereby, it is possible to simplify the manner of installing a decorative lighting device or a light-emitting assembly onto a wheel rim, without doing any machining process thereto. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116280 | Headlight rotating device for vehicle - A headlight rotating device includes a carrier pivotally and slidably supported in a housing for supporting a light device, a lever supported in the housing and coupled to the carrier for pivoting and sliding the carrier relative to the housing, and a motor is disposed in the housing and coupled to the lever for rotating the lever to pivot and slide the carrier relative to the housing and for rotating the headlight device of the vehicle in accordance with the movement of the vehicle's steering system and for suitably lighting the environment for the vehicle driver while turning the vehicle, the carrier is adjustable or movable forwardly or rearwardly relative to the housing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116281 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a housing, a transparent outer cover attached to the housing to form a lamp chamber together with the housing, a lamp unit disposed inside the lamp chamber to send light toward an outside of the lamp chamber through the outer cover, a sealing member arranged to seal a space between the housing and the outer cover, and an adhesive member disposed inside the lamp chamber in an at least partially exposed manner. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116282 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a light source apparatus that has a base structure capable of generating SC light and further having a structure that enables the shaping of the spectral waveform of the SC light, power adjustment of the SC light, or adjustment of the frequency of repetition of the pulse train that contains the SC light. For example, a light source apparatus that enables shaping of spectral waveforms comprises a seed light source that emits seed light which is a pulse train or continuous light; an optical fiber that generates SC light from the seed light, and spectrum shaping means for completely or partially changing the spectral waveform of the SC light. The shaping of the spectral waveform changes the maximum power of the seed light by changing the optical coupling efficiency of the seed light source and optical fiber, for example, thereby suitably deforms the spectrum of the light. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116283 | LIFETIME EXTENDING AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OF OPTICAL FIBERS VIA LOADING - The invention relates to an optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding comprising a core material and a cladding material, respectively, wherein said fiber is a non-linear microstructured optical fiber, said microstructured optical fiber being obtainable by a method comprising loading with hydrogen and/or deuterium and optionally anneal and/or irradiation hereby the lifetime of the fiber may be extended in high power applications. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116284 | Internal Collecting Reflector Optics For LEDs - An optical system is disclosed that uses an LED light source. The light output is coupled to an optic element formed from a material with a high refractive index. The coupling of the light to the high index material significantly reduces the cone angle of the light. The system is very efficient in that nearly all the light generated by the LED is directed to the intended subject. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116285 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module includes a light guide plate, an optical film set, and at least one light emitting element. The light guide plate has a first light-emitting surface, a bottom surface, and a first light incident surface. The optical film set on the first light-emitting surface includes at least one optical film having a second light incident surface, a second light-emitting surface, and a side surface. The side surface of the optical film and the first light incident surface of the light guide plate are at the same side, and at least one notch is disposed on the side surface. The light emitting element is adjacent to the first light incident surface and capable of emitting a light beam. The light beam is capable of entering the light guide plate through the first light incident surface and being transmitted to the optical film set via the first light-emitting surface. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116286 | LIGHTING DEVICE COMPRISING A LIGHT GUIDE AND A SUPPORT - A lighting device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116287 | SWITCHING CONTROLLER HAVING SWITCHING FREQUENCY HOPPING FOR POWER CONVERTER - A switching controller having switching frequency hopping for a power converter includes an oscillator generating a pulse signal for determining a switching frequency of a switching signal, a maximum duty-cycle circuit generating a maximum duty-cycle signal in response to the switching signal for determining the switching frequency of the switching signal, a pattern generator generating a digital pattern code in response to a clock signal, a programmable capacitor coupled to the pattern generator and the oscillator for modulating the switching frequency of the switching signal in response to the digital pattern code, and a PWM circuit coupled to the oscillator and the maximum duty-cycle circuit for generating the switching signal in accordance with the pulse signal and the maximum duty-cycle signal. A maximum on-time of the switching signal is limited by the maximum duty-cycle signal. The switching signal is utilized to switch a transformer of the power converter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116288 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ZERO STANDBY POWER CONTROL IN AN APPLIANCE - An apparatus is provided that includes first and second switches in line between an appliance and terminals of the appliance that are connectable to a power source. The first switched is configured to open and close based on closing and opening of a door of the appliance, and the second switch is configured to open and close based on the mode of the appliance. Thus, the appliance may be connected to the power source when the first switch or the second switch is closed, and disconnected from the power source when both the first switch and the second switch are open. The apparatus further includes a third switch connected to the second switch and configured to control the second switch to close upon actuation of the third switch by a user, where actuation of the third switch may cause the appliance to enter an operational mode. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF LOW CURRENT STARTUP CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLIES - A startup circuit for a switching-mode power supply (SMPS) includes a first voltage detector configured to trigger the switching-mode power supply from a first operation mode to a second operation mode when an input supply voltage exceeds a first threshold voltage, a current consumption in the first voltage detector in the first operation mode being determined by a reverse leakage current of a diode. A feedback circuit is coupled to the first voltage detector and being capable of maintaining a positive feedback loop. A second voltage detector is coupled to the first voltage detector and the feedback circuit, and is configured to trigger the switching-mode power supply to switch from the second operation mode to the first operation mode when the input supply voltage is below a second threshold voltage. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116290 | POWER CONTROL - A pick-up circuit for an inductive power transfer (IPT) system includes a series-tuned pick-up coil and a plurality of parallel AC processing circuits provided between the series-tuned pick-up coil and an output, each processing circuit being adapted to produce an output signal based directly or indirectly at least in part on a voltage of the series-tuned pick-up coil and including a switch for selectively coupling the processing circuit to the output so as to selectively provide the respective output signal to the output of the pick-up circuit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116291 | HIGH EFFICIENCY MULTI-PHASE GENERATOR - A generator system that includes a six-phase AC machine and an active rectifier bridge employing low on-resistance switches, such as MOSFET switches, for converting the AC current from the machine to a DC current. The system also includes a switch control circuit to switch the MOSFET switches in synchronization with the six-phase current flow. The system determines the phase-to-ground voltages of the machine for inputs to the switch control circuit. The control circuit calculates the phase-to-phase voltages from the phase-to-ground voltages. The control circuit uses a specific control scheme to determine if each of the phase-to-phase voltages is above or below first and second predetermined threshold voltages, where if the phase-to-phase voltage is above the first threshold voltage, the control circuit closes the switch, and if the phase-to-phase voltage is below the second threshold voltage, the control circuit opens the switch. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116292 | INTEGRATED MULTI-INDUCTOR MAGNETIC MEMBER AND MULTI-LOOP POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT HAVING SAME - A multi-loop power factor correction circuit includes a first rectifier circuit, an integrated multi-inductor magnetic member, plural switching circuits, plural rectifying elements, and a power factor correction controlling circuit. The integrated multi-inductor magnetic member includes a first slab, a second slab, a middle post, plural lateral posts, and plural winding coil assemblies. The winding coil assemblies are wound around respective lateral posts to form at least a first inductor and a second inductor. The magnetic flux cross-section area of the middle post is smaller than the sum of the magnetic flux cross-section areas of the lateral posts. The switching circuits are alternately conducted, so that the distribution of an input AC current is similar to the waveform of the input AC voltage. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116293 | POWER CONVERSION EQUIPMENT - In a power conversion device, a capacitor series circuit is connected in parallel with a direct current power supply, outputs an alternating current voltage having three or more potentials in a half-cycle period with the capacitor series circuit as a direct current input, wherein a neutral point of an alternating current load and an intermediate connection point of the capacitor series circuit are directly connected, the voltage of each of the capacitors is detected, and a zero voltage vector obtained by making each alternating current output of the same potential is adjusted in accordance with the difference between the voltages. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116294 | Method, Circuit Configuration and Bridge Circuit - A method, circuit configuration and bridge circuit for charging a capacitance effective on the main current terminals of a semiconductor switch, in particular an intrinsic capacitance, in particular the drain-source capacitance of a MOSFET semiconductor switch or the collector-emitter capacitance of an IGBT semiconductor switch, the precharging, in particular the at least partial charging, of the effective capacitance being forcibly controlled via a charging current path. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116295 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MATRIX CONVERTER - A control device for a matrix converter includes an input voltage detector, an output current detector, a pulse width modulator, and an input voltage command calculator. The input voltage detector is configured to detect an input voltage of the matrix converter. The output current detector is configured to detect an output current of the matrix converter. The pulse width modulator is configured to generate a PWM pulse command signal by using the input voltage, the output current, and an output line voltage command. The input voltage command calculator is configured to calculate an input voltage command of the matrix converter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116296 | Non-volatile semiconductor memory device - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes: a memory component in which an electric charge discharging rate between two electrodes is different in accordance with logic of stored information; a sense amplifier that detects the logic of the information by comparing a discharge electric potential of a wiring to which one of the electrodes of the memory component is connected with a reference electric potential; and a load capacitance changing unit that changes load capacitance of a sense node of the sense amplifier to which the discharge electric potential is input or both the load capacitance of the sense node and load capacitance of a reference node of the sense amplifier to which the reference electric potential is input in accordance with the logic of the information read out by the memory component. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116297 | Multi-layered memory devices - A multi-layered memory device is provided. The multi-layered memory device includes two or more memory units and an active circuit unit arranged between each of the two or more memory units. The active circuit includes a decoder. Each memory unit includes one or more memory layers. Each memory layer includes a memory array. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116298 | Memory emulation using resistivity-sensitive memory - Interface circuitry in communication with at least one non-volatile resistivity-sensitive memory is disclosed. The memory includes a plurality of non-volatile memory elements that may have two-terminals, are operative to store data as a plurality of conductivity profiles that can be determined by applying a read voltage across the memory element, and retain stored data in the absence of power. A plurality of the memory elements can be arranged in a cross-point array configuration. The interface circuitry electrically communicates with a system configured for memory types, such as HDD, DRAM, SRAM, and FLASH, for example, and is operative to communicate with the non-volatile resistivity-sensitive memory to emulate one or more of those memory types. The interface circuitry can be fabricated in a logic plane on a substrate with at least one non-volatile resistivity-sensitive memory vertically positioned over the logic plane. The non-volatile resistivity-sensitive memories may be vertically stacked upon one another. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116299 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device capable of reducing the line width of a fuse. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116300 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises a memory cell array including plural mutually crossing first and second lines and memory cells arranged at intersections of the first and second lines, each memory cell containing a variable resistance element and a rectifier element connected in series; and a data write/erase circuit operative to apply a voltage required for data write/erase to the memory cell via the first and second lines. The data write/erase circuit includes a first current limit circuit operative to limit the current flowing in the cathode-side line provided on the cathode side of the rectifier element, of the first and second lines, at the time of data write/erase. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116301 | STATE MACHINE SENSING OF MEMORY CELLS - The present disclosure includes methods, devices, modules, and systems for sensing memory cells using a state machine. One method embodiment includes generating a first sensing reference according to a first output of a state machine. The method includes bifurcating a range of possible programmed levels to which a memory cell can be programmed with the first sensing reference. The method also includes generating a second sensing reference according to a second output of the state machine. The method further includes determining a programmed level of the memory cell with the second generated sensing reference. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116302 | Asymmetric Write Current Compensation Using Gate Overdrive for Resistive Sense Memory Cells - Apparatus and associated method for asymmetric write current compensation for resistive sense memory (RSM) cells, such as but not limited to spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM) or resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells. In accordance with some embodiments, an RSM cell includes an RSM element coupled to a switching device. The switching device has a plurality of terminals. A control circuit compensates for asymmetric write characteristics of the RSM cell by limiting a range of voltage differentials across the terminals so as to be equal to or less than a magnitude of a source voltage applied to the switching device, thereby providing bi-directional write currents of substantially equal magnitude through the RSM element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116303 | Magnetic Tunnel Junction and Memristor Apparatus - A magnetic memory device includes a magnetic tunnel junction having a free magnetic layer having a magnetization orientation that is switchable between a high resistance state magnetization orientation and a low resistance state magnetization orientation and a memristor solid state element electrically coupled to the magnetic tunnel junction. The memristor has a device response that is an integrated voltage versus an integrated current. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116304 | SPIN CURRENT GENERATOR FOR STT-MRAM OR OTHER SPINTRONICS APPLICATIONS - Spin current generators and systems and methods for employing spin current generators. A spin current generator may be configured to generate a spin current polarized in one direction, or a spin current selectively polarized in two directions. The spin current generator may by employed in spintronics applications, wherein a spin current is desired. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116305 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - A magnetoresistive element includes a first magnetic layer which includes a first surface and a second surface and has a first standard electrode potential, a second magnetic layer, a barrier layer which is provided between the second magnetic layer and the first surface of the first magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic cap layer which contacts the second surface of the first magnetic layer and is formed from an alloy of a first metal material and a second metal material, the first metal material having a second standard electrode potential lower than the first standard electrode potential, the second metal material having a third standard electrode potential higher than the first standard electrode potential. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116306 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND INITIALIZING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A domain wall motion type MRAM has: a magnetic recording layer | 2011-05-19 |
20110116307 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE SUITABLE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION - A phase change memory cell that includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode separated from the bottom electrode, and growth-dominated phase change material deposited between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and contacting the bottom electrode and the top electrode and surrounded by insulation material at sidewalls thereof. The phase change memory cell in a reset state only includes an amorphous phase of the growth-dominated phase change material within an active volume of the phase change memory cell. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116308 | MULTIPLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR SYSTEM ON A CHIP APPLICATION - An integrated circuit includes a plurality of memory cells on a substrate, in which a first set of memory cells uses a first memory material, and a second set of memory cells uses a second memory material. The first and second memory materials have different properties such that the first and second sets of memory cells have different operational memory characteristics, such as switching speeds, retention and endurance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116309 | Refresh Circuitry for Phase Change Memory - A memory device as described herein includes a reference array of phase change memory cells and a memory array of phase change memory cells, where a difference between a current data set stored in the reference array and an expected data set is used to determine when to refresh the memory array. The high resistance state for the reference array is a “partial reset” state having a minimum resistance less than that of the high resistance state for the memory array. Sense circuitry is adapted to read the memory cells of the reference array and to generate a refresh command signal if there is a difference between a current data set stored in the reference array and an expected data set, and control circuitry responsive to the refresh command signal to perform a refresh operation on the memory cells of the memory array. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116310 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes: a source line; a bit line; a word line; a memory cell connected to the bit line and the word line; a driver circuit which drives a plurality of second signal lines and a plurality of word lines so as to select the memory cell specified by an address signal; a potential generating circuit which generates a writing potential and a plurality of reading potentials to supply to a writing circuit and a reading circuit; and a control circuit which selects one of a plurality of voltages for correction on a basis of results of the reading circuit comparing a potential of the bit line with the plurality of reading potentials. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116311 | REDUCTION OF PUNCH-THROUGH DISTURB DURING PROGRAMMING OF A MEMORY DEVICE - In one or more of the disclosed embodiments, a punch-through disturb effect in a memory device can be reduced by biasing a selected word line at a program voltage to program a selected memory cell, biasing word lines on the drain side of the series string with a V | 2011-05-19 |
20110116312 | NON VOLATILE CELL AND ARCHITECTURE WITH SINGLE BIT RANDOM ACCESS READ, PROGRAM AND ERASE - One embodiment is a non-volatile memory cell with random access read, program, and erase. The memory cell includes a cell transistor that includes a source region, a drain region, a first insulating spacer, and a second insulating spacer. The memory cell also includes a source-side transistor, a drain-side transistor, a source-side multiplexer, a drain-side multiplexer, a source-side sense amplifier, and a drain-side write driver. A first binary value is stored in a first bit in the memory cell by trapping or releasing a first electric charge in the first insulating spacer. The first bit is read by sensing the resistive change in the cell transistor or by sensing the threshold voltage change in the cell transistor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116313 | READ METHOD FOR MLC - Memory devices adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information facilitate increases in data transfer rates relative to devices processing and generating only binary data signals indicative of individual bits. Programming of such memory devices includes programming to a target threshold voltage range representative of the desired bit pattern. Reading such memory devices includes generating an analog data signal indicative of a threshold voltage of a target memory cell. Cell reads are performed multiple times and the read threshold voltages averaged to more closely approximate actual threshold voltage and to compensate for random noise. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116314 | METHOD OF OPERATING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMBEDDED WITH NON-VOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY HAVING VARIABLE COUPLING RELATED APPLICATION DATA - A programmable non-volatile device is operated with a floating gate that functions as a FET gate that overlaps a portion of a source/drain region and allows for variable coupling through geometry and/or biasing conditions. This allows a programming voltage for the device to be imparted to the floating gate through variable capacitive coupling, thus changing the state of the device. Multi-state embodiments are also possible. The invention can be used in environments such as data encryption, reference trimming, manufacturing ID, security ID, and many other applications. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116315 | Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Device - A memory cell array has a first and a second storage area. The first storage area has a memory elements selected by an address signal. The second storage area has a memory elements selected by a control signal. A control circuit has a fuse element. When the fuse element has been blown, the control circuit inhibits at least one of writing and erasing from being done on the second storage area. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116316 | NONVOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - A nonvolatile random access memory that can be mounted on a substrate during a standard CMOS process. A memory cell comprises: a first MIS transistor including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type in an electrically floating state, first drain and source regions of a second conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode formed over the first semiconductor layer via a first gate insulating film; and a second MIS transistor including a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type isolated from the first semiconductor layer, second drain and source regions of the second conductivity type formed on the second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode formed over the second semiconductor layer via a second gate insulating film. The first and second gate electrodes are electrically connected to each other so as to form a floating gate in an electrically floating state. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116317 | PROGRAM AND ERASE METHODS WITH SUBSTRATE TRANSIENT HOT CARRIER INJECTIONS IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - The present invention describes a uniform program method and a uniform erase method of a charge trapping memory by employing a substrate transient hot electron technique for programming, and a substrate transient hot hole technique for erasing, which emulate an FN tunneling method for NAND memory operation. The methods of the present invention are applicable to a wide variety of charge trapping memories including n-channel or p-channel SONOS types of memories and floating gate (FG) type memories. the programming of the charge trapping memory is conducted using a substrate transient hot electron injection in which a body bias voltage Vb has a short pulse width and a gate bias voltage Vg has a pulse width that is sufficient to move electrons from a channel region to a charge trapping structure. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116318 | MEMORY ARRAY OF FLOATING GATE-BASED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS - A memory array comprises a plurality of memory cells organized in a matrix of rows and columns. Each of the memory cells includes a high voltage access transistor, a floating gate memory transistor electrically connected to the access transistor, and a coupling capacitor electrically connected to the memory transistor. A first set of word lines are each electrically connected to the capacitor in each of the memory cells in a respective row. A second set of word lines are each electrically connected to the access transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective row. A first set of bit lines are each electrically connected to the access transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective column. A second set of bit lines are each electrically connected to the memory transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective column. Various combinations of voltages can be applied to the word lines and bit lines in operations to program, erase, read, or inhibit a logic state stored by the memory transistor in one or more of the memory cells. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116319 | MEMORY ARRAY OF FLOATING GATE-BASED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS - A memory array comprises a plurality of memory cells organized in a matrix of rows and columns. Each of the memory cells includes a high voltage access transistor, a floating gate memory transistor electrically connected to the access transistor, and a coupling capacitor electrically connected to the memory transistor. A first set of word lines are each electrically connected to the capacitor in each of the memory cells in a respective row. A second set of word lines are each electrically connected to the access transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective row. A first set of bit lines are each electrically connected to the access transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective column. A second set of bit lines are each electrically connected to the memory transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective column. Various combinations of voltages can be applied to the word lines and bit lines in operations to program, erase, read, or inhibit a logic state stored by the memory transistor in one or more of the memory cells. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116320 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR TO COMPENSATE SENSE AMPLIFIER TRIP POINT OVER TEMPERATURE IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - In a non-volatile memory system, a voltage generator provides a voltage to a gate of a voltage-setting transistor which is used in a sense circuit to set an initial voltage at a sense node. At the end of a sense period, a final voltage of the sense node is compared to a trip point, which is the threshold voltage of a voltage-sensing transistor. To account for temperature variations and manufacturing process variations, the voltage generator includes a transistor which is matched to the voltage-setting transistor, and a transistor which is matched to the voltage-sensing transistor. As a result, a voltage swing between the initial voltage and the trip point is constant, even as the initial voltage and trip point vary. In a particular implementation, the voltage generator uses a cascode current mirror circuit, and receives a reference current from a band gap voltage circuit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116321 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR PREVENTING ERRONEOUS WRITE TO MEMORY CELL IN SWITCHING OPERATIONAL MODE BETWEEN NORMAL MODE AND STANDBY MODE - When an operational mode is shifted to a standby mode, a first transistor is brought into a conduction state by a control signal, and a word line is thereby clamped to a ground voltage. Further, a second transistor is brought into a non-conduction state, and supply of an internal power supply voltage to a word line driver is shut off. Subsequently, the supply of the internal power supply voltage is halted for saving electrical power. When the operational mode returns to a normal mode, the supply of the internal power supply voltage is started, and subsequently, the first transistor is brought into the non-conduction state by the control signal, and the second transistor is thereby brought into the conduction state. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116322 | CHARGE RECYCLING MEMORY SYSTEM AND A CHARGE RECYCLING METHOD THEREOF - A memory system, including a nonvolatile memory device, a charge recycler configured to discharge charges from the nonvolatile memory device and recycle the discharged charges, and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device and the charge recycler, wherein the controller controls the charge recycler to recycle the discharged charges, wherein during the recycling the charge recycler charges the charges discharged from the nonvolatile memory device. | 2011-05-19 |