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| 20080203590 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH OVERLAY KEY AND ALIGNMENT KEY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An integrated circuit semiconductor device including a cell region formed in a first portion of a silicon substrate, the cell region including a first trench formed in the silicon substrate, a first buried insulating layer filled in the first trench, a first insulating pattern formed over the silicon substrate, and a first conductive pattern formed over the first insulating pattern. An overlay key region is formed in a second portion of the silicon substrate and includes a second trench formed in the silicon substrate, a second insulating pattern formed over the silicon substrate and used as an overlay key, and a second conductive pattern formed over the second insulating pattern and formed by correcting overlay and alignment errors using the second insulating pattern. An alignment key region is formed in a third portion of the silicon substrate and includes a third trench formed in the silicon substrate and used as an alignment key, a second buried insulating layer formed in the third trench, and a third conductive pattern formed over the second buried insulating layer and the third trench. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090263970 | METHOD OF FORMING FINE PATTERN OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING SIGE LAYER AS SACRIFICIAL LAYER, AND METHOD OF FORMING SELF-ALIGNED CONTACTS USING THE SAME - There are provided a method of forming a fine pattern of a semiconductor device using a silicon germanium sacrificial layer, and a method of forming a self-aligned contact using the same. The method of forming a self-aligned contact of a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive line structure having a conductive material layer, a hard mask layer, and a sidewall spacer on a substrate, and forming a silicon germanium (Si | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100270647 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CAPACITOR - Methods are provided for fabricating semiconductor devices having capacitors, which prevent lower electrodes of the capacitors from breaking or collapsing and which provide increased capacitance of the capacitors. For instance, a method includes forming a first insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first hole in the first insulating layer, forming a contact plug in the first hole, forming a second insulating layer having a landing pad, wherein the landing pad contacts an upper surface of the contact plug, forming an etch stop layer on the landing pad and the second insulating layer, forming a third insulating layer on the etch stop layer; forming a third hole through the third insulating layer and etch stop layer to expose the landing pad, selectively etching the exposed landing pad, forming a lower electrode on the selectively etched landing pad, and then forming a capacitor by forming a dielectric layer and an upper electrode on the lower electrode. | 10-28-2010 |
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| 20090014394 | DROPLET EXTRACTION FROM A LIQUID COLUMN FOR ON-CHIP MICROFLUIDICS - A refill droplet facilitates the extraction of a droplet laterally from a channel in a microfluidic apparatus. Such extraction allows a discrete band of separated particles or solute molecules to be excised from a fluid stream and processed and analyzed separately. An extraction point is located along the length of the channel and includes an EWOD surface or similar microfluidic technology to extract a droplet. An opening in the channel opposite the extraction means is equipped with microfluidic technology to transport a refill droplet to the opening. The refill droplet is moved into the channel or column to occupy the area previously occupied by the extracted droplet. This prevents distortion or mixing of the bands of particles or molecules within the channel and prevents the draining of any portion of the fluidic system. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090042319 | Biosensor Detection By Means Of Droplet Driving, Agitation, and Evaporation - Methods of improving microfluidic assays are disclosed. Assays can be improved (better signal to noise ratio) by using sessile drop evaporation as an analyte concentration step (enhanced signal) and repeated passes of wash droplets as a means to reduce non-specific binding (noise reduction). In addition multiple massively parallel analyses improve the statistical precision of the analyses. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090283407 | METHOD FOR USING MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS - Methods of utilizing magnetic particles or beads (MBs) in droplet-based (or digital) microfluidics are disclosed. The methods may be used in enrichment or separation processes. A first method employs the droplet meniscus to assist in the magnetic collection and positioning of MBs during droplet microfluidic operations. The sweeping movement of the meniscus lifts the MBs off the solid surface and frees them from various surface forces acting on the MBs. A second method uses chemical additives to reduce the adhesion of MBs to surfaces. Both methods allow the MBs on a solid surface to be effectively moved by magnetic force. Droplets may be driven by various methods or techniques including, for example, electrowetting, electrostatic, electromechanical, electrophoretic, dielectrophoretic, electroosmotic, thermocapillary, surface acoustic, and pressure. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100025207 | ELECTROSTATICALLY DRIVEN HIGH SPEED MICRO DROPLET SWITCH - An electrostatically driven high-speed micro droplet switch includes a substrate having an upper surface containing one or more signal electrodes that are selectively connected via a droplet. The switch includes at least one actuation electrode disposed beneath the upper surface of the substrate, the at least one actuation electrode operatively coupled to drive circuitry. The switch includes a frame disposed on or above the upper surface of the substrate that is configured to hold the droplet in substantially the same location during operation of the switch. In one aspect, the frame is configured to absorb variations in the volume of the droplet placed on the switch, leaving the active meniscus not affected by the variation in volume. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100096266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME FEEDBACK CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL MANIPULATION OF DROPLETS ON CHIP - A device for generating droplets includes a substrate comprising a reservoir site configured to hold a liquid and including a first electrode, a droplet creation site including a second electrode, and droplet separation site disposed between the reservoir site and the droplet creation site and containing an electrode. The device includes control circuitry operatively coupled to the first, second, and third electrodes. The control circuitry is configured to measure the fluid volume on the electrodes and independently adjust an applied voltage to increase/decrease the quantity of fluid. The device can move fluid onto the creation site or back onto to the reservoir site. When the fluid volume is at the desired value or range, a driving voltage is delivered to the first and second electrodes to form a new droplet. The device may generate droplets having a uniform or user-defined size smaller than the electrode. | 04-22-2010 |
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| 20090021649 | VIDEO APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER THEREOF - A video apparatus and a method for supplying power thereof are provided. The video apparatus includes a video processor which processes a video signal, a transceiver which receives a communication connection signal from an exterior apparatus, and a controller which allows power to be supplied to the video processor to generate the processed video signal to be output to the exterior apparatus through the transceiver, if the communication connection signal is received through the transceiver. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090054003 | WIRELESS VIDEO SYSTEM CONTROLLED ACCORDING TO CONTROL COMMAND OF EXTERNAL DEVICE, WIRELESS VIDEO RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS VIDEO SYSTEM - A wireless video system, a wireless video receiver, and a wireless video system controlling method. In the wireless video system, a wireless video transmitter receives a control command from a connected external device and transmits the received control command. The wireless video receiver receives the control command from the wireless video transmitter and is controlled according to the received control command. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090080536 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives an image signal; a signal processor which compresses the image signal; a wireless transmitter which transmits the compressed image signal to a display apparatus wirelessly; and a controller which controls the signal processor to raise a compression rate of the image signal according to an increased distance between the wireless transmitter and the display apparatus. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090290072 | REMOTE CONTROLLER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A remote controller of controlling an electronic device, the remote controller includes: an input unit; a communication unit which communicates with at least one electronic device to receive an identification code of the electronic device if a condition for receiving the identification code is satisfied, and a remote-controller controller which stores the identification code received from the electronic device, and selects the stored identification code so that the electronic device corresponding to the selected identification code is controlled through the input unit. | 11-26-2009 |
