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20110101471 | METHOD OF FORMING A NANOCLUSTER-COMPRISING DIELECTRIC LAYER AND DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A LAYER - A method of forming a dielectric layer on a further layer of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method comprises depositing a dielectric precursor compound and a further precursor compound over the further layer, the dielectric precursor compound comprising a metal ion from the group consisting of Yttrium and the Lanthanide series elements, and the further precursor compound comprising a metal ion from the group consisting of group IV and group V metals; and chemically converting the dielectric precursor compound and the further precursor compound into a dielectric compound and a further compound respectively, the further compound self-assembling during said conversion into a plurality of nanocluster nuclei within the dielectric layer formed from the first dielectric precursor compound. The nanoclusters may be dielectric or metallic in nature. Consequently, a dielectric layer is formed that has excellent charge trapping capabilities. Such a dielectric layer is particularly suitable for use in semiconductor devices such as non-volatile memories. | 05-05-2011 |
20110163088 | TOKEN COMPRISING IMPROVED PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION - The invention relates to a token, to an integrated circuit comprising the token, to a method of randomizing the token and a system for randomizing the token. The token comprises a physical unclonable function and comprising probing means for probing the physical unclonable function. The physical unclonable function comprises a capacitor comprising a dielectric medium being arranged at least partially between the electrodes of the capacitor. The dielectric medium is configured for contributing to a capacitance value of the capacitor and comprises conducting particles substantially randomly dispersed in the dielectric medium. The conducting particles comprise a phase changeable material being changeable between a first structural state having a first conductivity and a second structural state having a second conductivity different from the first conductivity. | 07-07-2011 |
20110183186 | SOLID STATE BATTERY - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a solid-state battery with a high flexibility. The method comprises the steps of: forming an arrangement of battery cells ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110272786 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage device ( | 11-10-2011 |
20110278952 | CAPACITIVE DC-DC CONVERTER - A charge-pump capacitive DC-DC converter ( | 11-17-2011 |
20120116189 | BATTERY - A battery comprises a carrier foil, with solid state battery elements spaced along the foil and mounted on opposite sides of the foil in pairs, with the battery elements of a pair mounted at the same position along the foil. The carrier foil is folded to define a meander pattern with battery element pairs that are adjacent each other along the foil arranged back to back. | 05-10-2012 |
20120133047 | Method of Plating Through Wafer Vias in a Wafer for 3D Packaging - Therefore, a method of plating wafer via holes in a wafer is provided. A substrate ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120167659 | PRESSURE SENSOR WITH PRESSURE-ACTUATED SWITCH - Various embodiments relate to a pressure sensor and related methods of manufacturing and use. A pressure sensor may include an electrical contact included in a flexible membrane that deflects in response to a measured ambient pressure. The electrical contact may be separated from a signal path through a cavity formed using a sacrificial layer and PVD plugs. At one or more defined touch-point pressure thresholds, the membrane of the pressure sensor may deflect so that the state of contact between an electrical contact and one or more sections of a signal path may change. In some embodiments, the change of state may cause the pressure sensor to trigger an alarm in the electrical circuit. Various embodiments also enable the operation of the electrical circuit for testing and calibration through the use of one or more actuation electrode layers. | 07-05-2012 |
20120259188 | Flexible Eye Insert and Glucose Measuring System - Disclosed is a flexible insert ( | 10-11-2012 |
20120286846 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A switching circuit employs switches operating at low on resistance and high off capacitance. In connection with various example embodiments, a switching circuit selectively couples a communication port to one of two or more internal circuits based upon a type of input at the communication port. A sensor circuit senses the type of the input and, based upon the sensed input type, actuates one or more switches in the switching circuit. | 11-15-2012 |
20130036827 | MULTILAYERED NONON MEMBRANE IN A MEMS SENSOR - Various embodiments relate to a MEMS pressure sensor including: a lower electrode; a first insulating layer over the lower electrode; a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer that forms a cavity between the first and second insulating layers; an upper electrode over the second insulating layer, wherein a portion of the cavity is between the upper and lower electrodes; and a NONON pressure membrane over the upper electrode. | 02-14-2013 |
20130087848 | Method of Forming a Nanocluster-Comprising Dielectric Layer and Device Comprising Such a Layer - A method of forming a dielectric layer on a further layer of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method comprises depositing a dielectric precursor compound and a further precursor compound over the further layer, the dielectric precursor compound comprising a metal ion from the group consisting of Yttrium and the Lanthanide series elements, and the further precursor compound comprising a metal ion from the group consisting of group IV and group V metals; and chemically converting the dielectric precursor compound and the further precursor compound into a dielectric compound and a further compound respectively, the further compound self-assembling during said conversion into a plurality of nanocluster nuclei within the dielectric layer formed from the first dielectric precursor compound. The nanoclusters may be dielectric or metallic in nature. Consequently, a dielectric layer is formed that has excellent charge trapping capabilities. | 04-11-2013 |
20130118265 | MEMS CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR, OPERATING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A MEMS pressure sensor wherein at least one of the electrode arrangements comprises an inner electrode and an outer electrode arranged around the inner electrode. The capacitances associated with the inner electrode and the outer electrode are independently measured and can be differentially measured. This arrangement enables various different read out schemes to be implemented and also enables improved compensation for variations between devices or changes in device characteristics over time. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122332 | IN-CELL BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE - Various embodiments relate to an in-cell battery management device including: an integrated circuit (IC) including a controller, a resistive balancer, a voltage sensor, and a pressure sensor; and an IC package that encloses the IC having a hole over the pressure sensor wherein the hole allows the pressure sensor to measure pressure in a battery cell; wherein the IC package is contact with the battery cell. | 05-16-2013 |
20130233086 | MEMS CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor measures pressure by measuring the deflection of a MEMS membrane using a capacitive read-out method. There are two ways to implement the invention. One involves the use of an integrated Pirani sensor and the other involves the use of an integrated resonator, to function as a reference pressure sensor, for measuring an internal cavity pressure. | 09-12-2013 |
20130316830 | DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ALTITUDE - a gaming system has a pressure measurement in the remote control (which may be the complete gaming apparatus) and this is used to derive a height of the remote control. In this way, barometric pressure measurement allows precise determination of the altitude of the game controller. The altitude information is then used to control the game. | 11-28-2013 |
20130328142 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PRESSURE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed is an integrated circuit ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140053651 | PRESSURE SENSOR - As may be consistent with one or more embodiments discussed herein, an integrated circuit apparatus includes a membrane suspended over a cavity, with the membrane and cavity defining a chamber. The membrane has a plurality of openings therein that pass gas into and out of the chamber. As the membrane is actuated, the volume of the chamber changes to generate a gas pressure inside the chamber that is different than a pressure outside the chamber. A sensor detects a frequency-based characteristic of the membrane responsive to the change in volume, and therein provides an indication of the gas pressure outside the chamber. | 02-27-2014 |
20140070337 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR - An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate including at least one environmental sensor. The integrated circuit also includes a cap layer located on a major surface of the substrate. The integrated circuit further includes at least one elongate channel for allowing access of said sensor to an environment surrounding the integrated circuit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140208857 | MEMS RESONATOR PRESSURE SENSOR - A resonant MEMS pressure sensor in which the resonator mass of the MEMS resonator is anchored both to the fixed base beneath the resonator cavity as well as to the top membrane over the resonator cavity. This provides a more robust fixing of the resonator mass and offers a dependence of resonant frequency on the pressure outside the cavity. | 07-31-2014 |
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 |