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20130119487 | Structure and Method for MOSFETS with High-K and Metal Gate Structure - The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; and a gate stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The gate stack includes a high k dielectric material layer, a capping layer disposed on the high k dielectric material layer, and a metal layer disposed on the capping layer. The capping layer and the high k dielectric material layer have a footing structure. | 05-16-2013 |
20130285141 | Multi-Gate Devices with Replaced-Channels and Methods for Forming the Same - A device includes a semiconductor substrate, isolation regions in the semiconductor substrate, and a Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET). The FinFET includes a channel region over the semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric on a top surface and sidewalls of the channel region, a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, a source/drain region, and an additional semiconductor region between the source/drain region and the channel region. The channel region and the additional semiconductor region are formed of different semiconductor materials, and are at substantially level with each other. | 10-31-2013 |
20140231924 | Method For Fabricating A Multi-Gate Device - A device includes a wafer substrate including an isolation feature, at least two fin structures embedded in the isolation feature, and at least two gate stacks disposed around the two fin structures respectively. A first inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer is disposed between the two gate stacks, with a dish-shaped recess formed therebetween, such that a bottom surface of the recess is below the top surface of the adjacent two gate stacks. A second ILD layer is disposed over the first ILD layer, including in the dish-shaped recess. The second ILD includes nitride material; the first ILD includes oxide material. | 08-21-2014 |
20140239393 | FINFET DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A FinFET device and a method for fabricating a FinFET device is disclosed. An exemplary FinFET device includes a substrate including a fin structure, the fin structure including a first and a second fin. The FinFET device further includes a shallow trench isolation (STI) feature disposed on the substrate and between the first and the second fins. The FinFET device further includes a gate dielectric disposed on the first and the second fins. The FinFET device further includes a gate structure disposed on the gate dielectric. The gate structure traverses the first fin, the second fin, and the STI feature between the first fin and the second fin and has a longitudinal stepped profile. | 08-28-2014 |
20150162333 | Method for Fabricating A Multi-Gate Device - A device includes a wafer substrate including an isolation feature, at least two fin structures embedded in the isolation feature, and at least two gate stacks disposed around the two fin structures respectively. A first inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer is disposed between the two gate stacks, with a dish-shaped recess formed therebetween, such that a bottom surface of the recess is below the top surface of the adjacent two gate stacks. A second ILD layer is disposed over the first ILD layer, including in the dish-shaped recess. The second ILD includes nitride material; the first ILD includes oxide material. | 06-11-2015 |
20160035625 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FINFET DEVICE HAVING A STEPPED PROFILE - A FinFET device and a method for fabricating a FinFET device are disclosed. An exemplary method of fabricating a FINFET device includes providing a substrate including a fin structure including a plurality of fins and shallow trench isolation (STI) features between each fin of the fin structure. A first gate structure is formed over the fin structure. First gate spacers are formed on sidewalls of the first gate structure. The first gate spacers are removed while leaving portions of the first gate spacers within corners where the fin structure and the first gate structure meet. Second gate spacers are formed on sidewalls of the first gate structure. A dielectric layer is formed over the fin structure, the first gate structure, and the second gate spacers. The first gate structure and the portions of the first gate spacers are removed, thereby exposing sidewalls of the second gate spacers. A second gate structure is formed over the fin structure in a region where the first gate structure and the portions of the first gate spacers have been removed. | 02-04-2016 |
20160043002 | Multi-Gate Devices with Replaced-Channels and Methods for Forming the Same - A device includes a semiconductor substrate, isolation regions in the semiconductor substrate, and a Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET). The FinFET includes a channel region over the semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric on a top surface and sidewalls of the channel region, a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, a source/drain region, and an additional semiconductor region between the source/drain region and the channel region. The channel region and the additional semiconductor region are formed of different semiconductor materials, and are at substantially level with each other. | 02-11-2016 |
20160056232 | MULTI-GATE DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING A FIN-EMBEDDED ISOLATION REGION AND METHODS THEREOF - A structure and method for implementation of high voltage devices within multi-gate device structures includes a substrate having a fin extending therefrom and a fin-embedded isolation region. In some examples, the fin-embedded isolation region includes an STI region. In some embodiments, the fin-embedded isolation separates a first portion of the fin from a second portion of the fin. Also, in some examples, the first portion of the fin includes a channel region. In various embodiments, a source region is formed in the first portion of the fin, a drain region is formed in the second portion of the fin, and an active gate is formed over the channel region. In some examples, the active gate is disposed adjacent to the source region. In addition, a plurality of dummy gates may be formed over the fin, to provide a uniform growth environment and growth profile for source and drain region formation. | 02-25-2016 |
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20090062079 | Stepping exerciser having actuatable handle - A stepping exerciser includes a spindle rotatably supported on a base, a pair of foot supports rotatably supported on the base and arranged to be moved up and down and stepped by a user and pivotally coupled to the spindle in order to drive and rotate the spindle, a pair of handles rotatably supported on the base and arranged to be rotated or swung by the user and connected to the spindle to selectively drive and rotate the spindle. The spindle may thus be continuously driven by the foot supports and the handles alternatively. A follower may be secured on the spindle to increase a moment of inertia of the spindle, and a wheel may be coupled to the follower to apply a retarding force to the follower and the spindle. | 03-05-2009 |
20090069134 | Dual idler structure for an elliptical trainer - A dual idler structure of an elliptical trainer can tighten a transmission belt, without easily causing the belt to be slipped upon rotating clockwise or counterclockwise. By operating an upper and a lower stopping bolt to abut an upper and a lower idler set, resilience to the idler sets by the transmission belt upon rotating clockwise or counterclockwise is prevented, such that the belt is prohibited from being easily slipped. | 03-12-2009 |
20090111663 | Elliptical exercise machine - An elliptical exercise machine in which a raise angle of an elliptical path can be adjusted consists of a foot base, a pair of arms, a pair of foot pedaling members, and a raise angle member. When handle parts are held by hands, an opposite exercise can be taken by a left and right grip pole, as the arms are coupled to pedal rods, and a roller slides on a link rod. When both feet step on pedals, the pedal rods will slide on the link rods which drive a pulley to operate, by a function of the foot pedaling members, to achieve a purpose of workout. Furthermore, by using the raise angle member, the pedal rods and the link rods will have a change of raise angle, and the raise angle of the elliptical path is adjusted. | 04-30-2009 |
20090181831 | Safety device for folding treadmill - A folding treadmill includes a frame pivotally coupled to a seat, a tread base having a motorized endless treadmill belt and having a front portion pivotally coupled to the frame for allowing the front portion of the tread base to be moved up and down relative to the seat by the frame, and a switching device having one switching member attached to the frame, and another switching member attached to the tread base for selectively switching off the motorized endless treadmill belt when the tread base is moved upwardly to the upward folding position and for preventing the motorized endless treadmill belt from being operated inadvertently and for preventing the users or children from being hurt inadvertently. | 07-16-2009 |
20100197466 | Athletic apparatus with non-linear sliding track - An athletic apparatus includes two rotary wheels installed to a frame, a pair of tracks disposed on the frame and tilted relative to the frame, a pair of pedal mechanisms slidably attached to the tracks and each having a pedal, a pair of rocker arm mechanisms having upper ends attached to the axle rod and lower ends coupled to the pedal mechanisms, a pulley attached to the frame and a steel rope engaged with the pulley and coupled to the pedal mechanisms, two linking belts coupling the lower ends of the rocker arms to an elastic belt which is engaged with the rotary wheels, a belt wheel and two gear wheels installed to a shaft rod of the frame, and the tracks are curved and tilted or inclined relative to the frame. | 08-05-2010 |
20110034304 | Weight lifting exercising device - A weight lifting exercising device includes a number of weight plates slidably attached to a frame with a weight guide rod, two cam members pivotally attached to the frame, two cables coupled between the cam members and the weight plates for moving the selected number of the weight plates up and down along the weight guide rod, and an operating device engaged with the cam members for rotating either of the cam members to actuate either of the cables to move the weight plates up and down along the weight guide rod and for allowing the user to lift and to exercise the weight members either by pulling or pushing a force transfer member and for training or exercising the lower or the upper muscle groups of the users. | 02-10-2011 |
20120014033 | Static electricity eliminator - A static electricity eliminator includes a clip device for attaching to a user, an adaptor for attaching to an object, and an electric cable coupled between the clip device and the adaptor for transmitting a static electricity from the user to the object and for suitably reducing or eliminating a static electricity from the user and for preventing the result of static electricity buildup and discharge from being occurred on the user, the clip device includes two pivotal levers having a jaw member at one end and a hand grip member at another end, the adaptor includes a cover mounted to a housing and electrically coupled to the electric cable, and includes one or more magnetic members for attracting to the object. | 01-19-2012 |
20130011258 | Wind turbine with gale protection - A wind turbine includes a nacelle pivotally supported on top of a tower and having a tail rod, a rotator blade device mounted to the nacelle, a tail vane extended from the tail rod, two horizontal stabilizers mounted to the sides of the tail vane, a stable flap attached to the tail rod and located below one of the horizontal stabilizers, and a pivotal flap pivotally attached to the tail rod and located below the other horizontal stabilizer and pivotal relative to the tail vane to selectively engage with the horizontal stabilizer by a strong wind, and to generate a side force onto the tail vane, and to pivot the wind turbine and to deviate the wind turbine from a headwind and to prevent the wind turbine from being over-rotated or burned or damaged by the gale or strong wind. | 01-10-2013 |
20130028737 | Adjustable wind turbine generating device - A wind turbine includes a nacelle supported on top of a tower and having a chamber for receiving a coil, a spindle rotatably and slidably engaged in the nacelle and having one end extendible out of the nacelle, a rotator blade device mounted onto the spindle, a rotor attached to the spindle and movable relative to the coil, and a spring biasing member for moving the rotor relative to the coil, and the rotator blade device is movable toward the nacelle with a head wind, and the rotor is movable relative to the coil to adjust a torque between the coil and the rotor when the spindle and the rotor are moved relative to the coil with the rotator blade device, and the rotator blade device is movable away from the nacelle with the spring biasing member. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029808 | Cycling exercise machine having adjustable element - A cycling exercise machine includes a housing rotatably attached to a shaft of a stationary base and having two channels, a carrier having two levers slidably engaged in the channels of the housing respectively, a foot support attached to the carrier, a latch attached to the housing, and a spring biasing member engaged with the latch for biasing and forcing the latch to engage with either of the levers and to anchor and retain the carrier and the levers and the foot support to the housing at the required or predetermined position and for allowing the users of different statuses or postures or sizes or dimensions or legs to suitably actuate or operate the cycling exercise machine. | 01-31-2013 |
20140250591 | LIFTING DEVICE FOR HANDICAPPED PERSON - A transporting and lifting device for handicapped person includes a seat attached to a carrier for supporting a user, a front sling coupled to the front portion of the carrier and a rear sling coupled to the rear portion of the carrier for hanging and lifting and elevating the carrier and the user. The carrier includes an anchoring device attached to front portion of the carrier for connecting to the front sling with a hanging strap, and another anchoring device attached to rear portion of the carrier for connecting to the rear sling with a back board. A retaining strap is coupled to the rear sling for engaging with the user and for stably retaining the user to the rear sling. | 09-11-2014 |
20150192247 | TREADMILL LUBRICATING MECHANISM - A treadmill includes a tread deck supported on a tread base for rotatably supporting an endless belt, a motor driving device coupled to the endless belt for driving the endless belt to move around the tread deck, a lubricant supplying device having a container for containing a lubricant, a pump device attached to the container for pumping the lubricant out of the container, a motor coupled to an actuating rod for actuating the actuating rod toward and away from the pump device and to force the lubricant to flow out through the pump device, and a pipe is coupled to the pump device for receiving the lubricant from the container and for supplying the lubricant to lubricate the endless belt. | 07-09-2015 |
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20090139280 | LOCKING DEVICE WITH PASSAGE - A lock device for use with a key is disclosed. The lock device includes a locking spindle including a plurality of locking spindle bores and a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle, and a driver structure including a plurality of driver structure bores. An interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line. The lock device also includes a plurality of combination pins in the plurality of locking spindle bores, and a plurality of driver pins in the driver structure bores in the driver structure, the plurality of driver pins being respectively associated with the plurality of combination pins. | 06-04-2009 |
20100139344 | Positioning Assembly for a Bicycle Lock - A positioning assembly for a bicycle lock has a positioning frame, a turning connector and a linking element. The positioning frame is detachably mounted on a bicycle and has a mounting segment and a controlling segment. The controlling segment is mounted on the mounting segment and has a base and two pressing devices. The base has two mounting recesses. The pressing devices are movably and respectively mounted in the mounting recesses of the base. The turning connector is pivotally and detachably connected to the positioning frame and has a pivotal segment and a linking segment. The pivotal segment has two engaging elements mounted in the mounting recesses of the base to engage the pressing devices. The linking segment is formed with the pivotal segment and has an inserting hole. The linking element is detachably connected to inserting hole of the turning connector. | 06-10-2010 |
20100263414 | LOCKING DEVICE WITH PASSAGE - A lock device for use with a key is disclosed. The lock device includes a locking spindle including a plurality of locking spindle bores and a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle, and a driver structure including a plurality of driver structure bores. An interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line. The lock device also includes a plurality of combination pins in the plurality of locking spindle bores, and a plurality of driver pins in the driver structure bores in the driver structure, the plurality of driver pins being respectively associated with the plurality of combination pins. | 10-21-2010 |
20100300158 | SECURITY APPARATUS - A security apparatus is disclosed. The security apparatus is used with a lock interface member attached to a housing of a portable electronic device. The security apparatus may include a head comprising a plurality of engagement elements adapted to engage the lock interface member via the engagement regions, where the engagement elements are capable of extending radially outward to engage the engagement regions of the interface member. | 12-02-2010 |
20110013361 | SECURITY APPARATUS - A security apparatus is disclosed. The security apparatus is used with a lock interface member attached to a housing of a portable electronic device. The security apparatus may include an engagement element as well as a stabilizing element. The engagement element and the stabilizing element may secure the security apparatus to the lock interface member, and therefore to the housing of the portable electronic device. | 01-20-2011 |
20160102475 | CODE-CHANGEABLE ASSEMBLY AND DIAL WHEEL DEVICE - A dial wheel device has a controller. The controller has a positioning rod. An adjuster, a dial wheel module, a seat and a restoring element are mounted on the positioning rod. The dial wheel module has multiple dial wheel assemblies. Each dial wheel assembly has an outer ring and an inner ring. In the code-unchanged state, the outer ring and the inner ring are coactive. In the code-changing state, the adjuster is rotated and the guide element forms a lateral displacement to push the inner ring, and the outer ring and the inner ring are non-coactive. The outer ring is turned to reset the code. When the code-changing state is finished, the adjuster is rotated again and the outer ring and the inner ring are coactive again. Therefore, the components of the code-changeable assembly are simplified and the dial wheel device is easy to assemble and operate. | 04-14-2016 |