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Alexander W. Fang, Fremont, CA US
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| 20120114001 | HYBRID RIDGE WAVEGUIDE - Embodiments of the invention relate to an electro-optic device comprising a first region of silicon semiconductor material and a second region of III-V semiconductor material. A waveguide of the optical device is formed in part by a ridge in the second region. An optical mode of the waveguide is laterally confined by the ridge of the second region and vertically confined by a vertical boundary included in the first region. The ridge structure further serves as a current confinement structure over the active region of the electro-optic device, eliminating the need for implantation or other structures that are known to present reliability problems during manufacturing. The lack of “voids” and implants in electro-optic devices according to embodiments of the invention leads to better device reliability, process repeatability and improved mechanical strength. | 05-10-2012 |
Chien Fang, Danville, CA US
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| 20110194426 | HIERARCHICAL QUEUING AND SCHEDULING - In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein logic encoded in at least one tangible media for execution and when executed operable to receive a packet. The logic determines a client associated with the packet. The client associated with a service set, and the service set associated with a transmitter. The logic determines a drop probability for the selected client determines a current packet arrival rate for the selected client and determines whether to enqueue or drop the packet based on the drop probability for the selected client and the current packet arrival rate associated with the selected client. The drop probability is based on a packet arrival rate and virtual queue length for the, which is based on a packet arrival rate and virtual queue length for the service set that is based on a packet arrival rate and virtual queue length for the transmitter. | 08-11-2011 |
Emerson Fang, Fremont, CA US
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| 20120056653 | DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOP - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for digital phase-locked loops. A digital phase-locked loop comprises an oscillator module configured to generate an output signal and a phase detection module coupled to the oscillator module. The phase detection module is configured to signal the oscillator module to adjust a frequency of the output signal by a first amount when a phase difference between a reference signal and the output signal is less than a threshold amount, and signal the oscillator module to adjust the frequency by a greater amount when the phase difference is greater than the threshold amount. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120086482 | VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR MODULE HAVING ADJUSTABLE OSCILLATOR GAIN AND RELATED OPERATING METHODS - Apparatus and methods are provided for oscillators having adjustable gain. An exemplary oscillator module comprises a first node for a first voltage, a control node for a control signal, and oscillator circuitry coupled to the first node and the control node. The oscillator circuitry generates an output signal with a first oscillation frequency based on the first voltage, and in response to the control signal being asserted, the oscillator circuitry generates the output signal with a second oscillation frequency based on the first voltage. The second oscillation frequency is greater than the first oscillation frequency. | 04-12-2012 |
Fang Fang, Rancho Santa Fe, CA US
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| 20110171132 | Methods, Compounds, and Compositions for Treatment and Prophylaxis in the Respiratory Tract - The present invention provides a method of reducing the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract of a subject with elevated levels of mucus in said respiratory tract. The method includes administering to the subject a compound or composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a fusion protein comprising a sialidase or an active portion thereof and an anchoring domain. The therapeutically effective amount comprises an amount of the fusion protein that results in a reduction of the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract after administration of the compound or composition when compared to the quantity of mucus present prior to administration of the compound or composition. | 07-14-2011 |
Fang Fang, Fremont, CA US
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| 20110119128 | Advertising Exchange System to Share Online Audiences - An online audience is targeted for advertisement delivery in an advertising exchange system. The method is performed in an advertising exchange system and may include processing a request to delivery at least one message over a network. An audience segment may be stored for a first entity. The audience segment may identify a population of visitors to one or more network locations of the first entity that form a target-group of members based on activity of the visitors at the first entity. The system may retrieve the audience segment for a second entity and the system may deliver a message from the advertising exchange system in response to the request to the target-group of members on behalf of the second entity by using the audience segment to target the target-group of members. | 05-19-2011 |
Gang-Feng Fang, Alameda, CA US
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| 20100149874 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DEEP N-WELL - An apparatus and method of an electrically programmable and erasable non-volatile memory cell with a deep N-well to isolate the memory cell from the substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory apparatus includes at least one non-volatile memory cell fabricated on a P substrate, with a deep N-well located in the P substrate, while a P-well and an N-well are located in the deep N-well. The memory cell further includes a PMOS transistor located in the N-well, in which the PMOS transistor includes a PMOS gate-oxide, and an NMOS capacitor located in the P-well. The NMOS capacitor includes an N+ coupling region located in the P-well, and an NMOS gate-oxide. The memory cell further includes a floating gate comprised of a poly-silicon gate overlying the PMOS transistor and the NMOS capacitor. | 06-17-2010 |
Henry Y. Fang, Cerritos, CA US
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| 20120075663 | PROVIDING IMAGE INFORMATION TO A REMOTE DEVICE - An imaging device configured to provide image information to a remote device is described. The imaging device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The imaging device obtains a full image and generates a thumbnail image based on the full image. The imaging device also associates the full image with the thumbnail image using an index value and stores the full image and the thumbnail image on the imaging device. | 03-29-2012 |
I-Ting Fang, Stanford, CA US
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| 20120075440 | ENTROPY BASED IMAGE SEPARATION - Entropy based image segmentation determines entropy values for pixels in an image based on intensity or edge orientation. One or more threshold values are determined as a fraction of the entropy distribution over the image. For example, high and/or low thresholds may be generated to identify regions in the image associated with trees or sky, respectively. The entropy values are compared to the threshold(s) from which regions within the image can be segmented. Intensity based entropy has no structural information, and thus, proximity based clustering and pruning of the entropy points is performed. A mask may be applied to the segmented regions to remove the regions from the image, which is useful in, e.g., objection recognition processes. Additionally, separate buildings may be identified and segmented using edge orientation entropy with clustering and pruning. | 03-29-2012 |
Itzhak Fang, Irvine, CA US
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| 20120095362 | CATHETER WITH DIGITIZED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN CONTROL HANDLE - A temperature sensing catheter with improved accuracy is provided. The catheter includes a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a first pair of conductors extending through the catheter shaft. Each one of the first pair of conductors has a first end and a second end, and the first ends of the first pair of conductors are coupled to each other at the distal end of the catheter shaft to form a first thermocouple. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft and receives the second ends of the first pair of conductors, and the handle includes a digitizing circuit coupled to the second ends of the first pair of conductors for digitizing a voltage signal of the first thermocouple. | 04-19-2012 |
James J. Fang, Chatsworth, CA US
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| 20080302335 | Injector assembly having multiple manifolds for propellant delivery - There is provided an injector assembly having two or more oxidizer manifolds and/or two or more fuel manifolds for delivery of liquid propellants to a combustion chamber such that combustion instability is reduced or eliminated during throttling. Delivery of the oxidizer to the oxidizer manifolds is controlled by an oxidizer valve, which may comprise an integral valve. The oxidizer passes from the oxidizer manifolds into the oxidizer element and then into the combustion chamber. The multiple oxidizer manifolds allow the oxidizer to be provided through selective openings of the oxidizer element thus reducing the change in pressure drop across the oxidizer element to thereby reduce or eliminate combustion instability and other problems. Additionally, the injector assembly may also include a lift-off seal or a filler fluid source to fill any temporarily unused oxidizer manifolds with an oxidizer or filler fluid. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100043391 | INJECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTIPLE MANIFOLDS FOR PROPELLANT DELIVERY - There is provided an injector assembly having two or more oxidizer manifolds and/or two or more fuel manifolds for delivery of liquid propellants to a combustion chamber such that combustion instability is reduced or eliminated during throttling. Delivery of the oxidizer to the oxidizer manifolds is controlled by an oxidizer valve, which may comprise an integral valve. The oxidizer passes from the oxidizer manifolds into the oxidizer element and then into the combustion chamber. The multiple oxidizer manifolds allow the oxidizer to be provided through selective openings of the oxidizer element thus reducing the change in pressure drop across the oxidizer element to thereby reduce or eliminate combustion instability and other problems. Additionally, the injector assembly may also include a lift-off seal or a filler fluid source to fill any temporarily unused oxidizer manifolds with an oxidizer or filler fluid. | 02-25-2010 |
Jin Fang, Redwood City, CA US
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| 20110287936 | GENE SWITCH COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions and methods relating to the use of sulfonylurea-mediated control of gene expression are provided. Compositions include sulfonylurea responsive chemical switches wherein the gene expression is regulated by a sulfonylurea compound. Compositions also include polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as constructs, vectors, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and eukaryotic organisms including plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotide, and/or produced by the methods. Also provided are methods to regulate expression of a polynucleotide of interest in a cell or organism, and methods to modify a genome, including in a plant or plant cell. | 11-24-2011 |
Kenneth Fang, Arcadia, CA US
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| 20100226559 | Simultaneously Scanning Multiple Checks - Simultaneous scanning of multiple checks. In one example embodiment, a method for simultaneous scanning of multiple checks with a flatbed scanner includes several acts. First, a front side of a transparent sleeve is scanned on a flatbed scanner in order to create a first image. The sleeve has multiple pockets with a check positioned in each pocket. The sleeve further has multiple alignment markings on the front side and on a back side of the sleeve. Next, the back side of the sleeve is scanned on the flatbed scanner in order to create a second image. Then, it is determined from the respective positions of the alignment markings on the first image and on the second image that the sleeve was rotated between scans. Finally, one of the first and second images is automatically rotated to match the other image in order to align each front/back check image pair. | 09-09-2010 |
Lawrence Y. Fang, Foster City, CA US
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| 20090074746 | Compounds to treat alzheimer's disease - The present invention is substituted amines of formula (X) | 03-19-2009 |
Liming Fang, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20120027118 | FAR-END CROSSTALK CANCELING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for remote crosstalk cancellation, includes: the combination transmitting signal is performed a pre-coding of crosstalk cancellation in the manner of self-adapting filtering, the self-adapting changes of the values of filtering parameters are guided correctly with the influence of the crosstalk component in the received signals which is reflected indirectly by relevant values of the noise statistic reported by the receiver. A corresponding device and a signal processing system for remote crosstalk cancellation are provided. The self-adapting adjustment of the values of filtering parameters has a favorable astringency and an effect for crosstalk cancellation, avoiding the need to know the channel transmission matrix in advance, while absolutely avoiding the conflict to the existing transmission standard. | 02-02-2012 |
Qianrong Fang, Riverside, CA US
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| 20100286022 | EDIBLE AND BIOCOMPATIBLE METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS - The disclosure relates generally to materials that comprise organic frameworks. The disclosure also relates to materials that are useful to store and separate biological agents that are environmentally friendly and biocompatible. | 11-11-2010 |
Qiyin Fang, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20090203991 | MULTIPLE IMAGING AND/OR SPECTROSCOPIC MODALITY PROBE - The apparatus and methods described herein enable an operator to simultaneously collect images and spectroscopic information from a region(s) of interest using a multiple modality imaging and/or spectroscopic probe, configured as a catheter, endoscope, microscope, or hand held probe. The device may incorporate, for example, an ultrasonic transducer and a fiber optic probe to translate images and spectra. The apparatus and methods may be used in any suitable cavity, for example, the vascular system of a mammal. | 08-13-2009 |
Rixun Fang, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20080268448 | Multiplex compositions and methods for quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA and detection of PCR inhibitors - The invention relates to a method for simultaneous quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA in a biological sample while also detecting the presence of PCR inhibitors in a single reaction. The multiplex quantification method also provides a ratio of human nuclear and male DNA present in a biological sample. Such sample characterization is useful for achieving efficient and accurate results in downstream molecular techniques such as genotyping. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110263437 | Analysis of Y-Chromosome STR Markers - The methods and compositions provided herein relate to the discovery of 13 STR are markers found on the human Y chromosome with surprisingly high mutation rates when compared with 173 other Y-STR markers known today, including those that are in common use in forensics. In addition to theoretical expectations based on elevated mutation rates, these 13 rapidly-mutating (RM) Y-STRs proved to be suitable for differentiating between closely related males, as well as between more distant male relatives and much more so than the most-commonly used Y-STRs in forensics. Our new set of RM-Y-STRs is expected to overcome the current dilemma of Y-chromosome analysis in forensic applications from current male lineage identification towards male individual identification in many cases, due to their extraordinary mutation properties as discovered here. Embodiments of the invention include methods for allelic determination of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, amplification primers for the analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, allelic ladders for analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, and kits for the analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120015370 | MULTIPLEX COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF HUMAN NUCLEAR DNA AND HUMAN MALE DNA AND DETECTION OF PCR INHIBITORS - The invention relates to a method for simultaneous quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA in a biological sample while also detecting the presence of PCR inhibitors in a single reaction. The multiplex quantification method also provides a ratio of human nuclear and male DNA present in a biological sample. Such sample characterization is useful for achieving efficient and accurate results in downstream molecular techniques such as genotyping. | 01-19-2012 |
Rixun N. Fang, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20120015832 | METHODS, PANELS OF IDENTIFICATION MARKERS, AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING FORENSIC SAMPLES - Methods for identifying forensic samples using panels of markers and gene expression profiling, including without limitation, mRNA profiling, miRNA profiling, or both, are disclosed. Panels of markers for identifying certain tissue samples and certain body fluid samples are also disclosed. Kits for expediting performance of certain of the disclosed methods are provided. | 01-19-2012 |
Ron Fang, Cerritos, CA US
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| 20090295376 | MAGNETIC ODOMETER WITH DIRECTION INDICATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for determining a directional movement of an object such as a wheeled vehicle. The system includes a magnet having a north pole and a south pole mounted to the object, a single magnetic sensor positioned such that the sensor can individually detect each magnetic pole as the object moves, the sensor configured to produce a first characteristic signal when a north pole is detected and a second characteristic signal when a south pole is detected, and a processing device in signal communication with the sensor, the processing device configured to determine a directional movement of the object based on a configuration of a signal doublet that includes the first and second characteristic signals. The methods include sensing the north and south poles as they pass the magnetic sensor and determining a direction based on an order in which the north and south poles are sensed. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100302158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINEAR AND ANGULAR MEASUREMENTS OF A MOVING OBJECT - A system and method for measuring linear and angular displacement of a moving object, such as an autonomous moving object. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one optical mouse sensor mounted adjacent to and at a predetermined distance from a surface of the autonomous moving object or a working surface. A processor on the autonomous moving object is operatively coupled to the optical mouse sensor. The optical mouse sensor outputs linear and angular displacement values to the processor during movement of the autonomous moving object to determine a direction and distance traveled by the autonomous moving object. | 12-02-2010 |
Steve Fang, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20120126889 | Low Distortion Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA) - In one embodiment, an apparatus an amplifier configured to receive an asymmetric signal. A first resistance is coupled between an input node and an output node of the amplifier, the input node receiving the asymmetric signal. A second resistance is coupled to the input node of the amplifier. The second resistance includes a linear resistor. A third resistance is coupled to the second resistance. The third resistance is varied to adjust an amount of asymmetric correction provided by the amplifier to correct the asymmetric signal at the output node. The amount of asymmetric correction is a function of the first resistance and a combination of the second resistance and the third resistance. | 05-24-2012 |
Sychyi Fang, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090004807 | PASSIVE ELEMENTS, ARTICLES, PACKAGES, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOSITES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Systems and methods associated with semiconductor articles are disclosed, including forming a first layer of material on a substrate, etching trenches within regions defining a passive element in the first layer, forming metal regions on sidewalls of the trenches, and forming a region of dielectric or polymer material over or in the substrate. Moreover, an exemplary method may also include forming areas of metal regions on the sidewalls of the trenches such that planar strip portions of the areas form electrically conductive regions of the passive element(s) that are aligned substantially perpendicularly with respect to a primary plane of the substrate. Other exemplary embodiments may comprise various articles or methods including capacitive and/or inductive aspects, Titanium- and/or Tantalum-based resistive aspects, products, products by processes, packages and composites consistent with one or more aspects of the innovations set forth herein. | 01-01-2009 |
Synchyi Fang, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20100173468 | PASSIVE ELEMENTS, ARTICLES, PACKAGES, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOSITES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Systems and methods associated with semiconductor articles are disclosed, including forming a first layer of material on a substrate, etching trenches within regions defining a passive element in the first layer, forming metal regions on sidewalls of the trenches, and forming a region of dielectric or polymer material over or in the substrate. Moreover, an exemplary method may also include forming areas of metal regions on the sidewalls of the trenches such that planar strip portions of the areas form electrically conductive regions of the passive element(s) that are aligned substantially perpendicularly with respect to a primary plane of the substrate. Other exemplary embodiments may comprise various articles or methods including capacitive and/or inductive aspects, Titanium- and/or Tantalum-based resistive aspects, products, products by processes, packages and composites consistent with one or more aspects of the innovations set forth herein. | 07-08-2010 |
Treliant Fang, Dublin, CA US
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| 20090197484 | CARBON NANOTUBE SPRING CONTACT STRUCTURES WITH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A composite spring contact structure includes a structural component and a conduction component distinct from each other and having differing mechanical and electrical characteristics. The structural component can include a group of carbon nanotubes. A mechanical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by a mechanical characteristic of the structural component, and an electrical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by an electrical characteristic of the conduction component. Composite spring contact structures can be used in probe cards and other electronic devices. Various ways of making contact structures are also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100083489 | CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS AS PROBES - Carbon nanotube columns each comprising carbon nanotubes can be utilized as electrically conductive contact probes. The columns can be grown, and parameters of a process for growing the columns can be varied while the columns grow to vary mechanical characteristics of the columns along the growth length of the columns. Metal can then be deposited inside and/or on the outside of the columns, which can enhance the electrical conductivity of the columns. The metalized columns can be coupled to terminals of a wiring substrate. Contact tips can be formed at or attached to ends of the columns. The wiring substrate can be combined with other electronic components to form an electrical apparatus in which the carbon nanotube columns can function as contact probes. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100253375 | ANCHORING CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS - A technique for anchoring carbon nanotube columns to a substrate can include use of a filler material placed onto the surface of the substrate into area between the columns and surrounding a base portion of each of the columns. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120086004 | ELASTIC ENCAPSULATED CARBON NANOTUBE BASED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - Contacts of an electrical device can be made of carbon nanotube columns. Contact tips can be disposed at ends of the columns. The contact tips can be made of an electrically conductive paste applied to the ends of the columns and cured (e.g., hardened). The paste can be applied, cured, and/or otherwise treated to make the contact tips in desired shapes. The carbon nanotube columns can be encapsulated in an elastic material that can impart the dominant mechanical characteristics, such as spring characteristics, to the contacts. The contacts can be electrically conductive and can be utilized to make pressure-based electrical connections with electrical terminals or other contact structures of another device. | 04-12-2012 |
Tsung-Pao Fang, Milpitas, CA US
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| 20080205745 | METHODS FOR ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF AN EDGE OF A CARE AREA FOR AN ARRAY AREA FORMED ON A WAFER AND METHODS FOR BINNING DEFECTS DETECTED IN AN ARRAY AREA FORMED ON A WAFER - Methods for identifying an edge of a care area for an array area formed on a wafer and/or for binning defects detected in the array area are provided. One method for identifying an edge of a care area for an array area formed on a wafer includes determining a value for a difference image as a function of position from a position known to be inside the array area to a position known to be outside of the array area. The method also includes identifying the position that is located closest to the inside of the array area and that has the value greater than a threshold as a position of the edge of the care area. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090257645 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A DEFECT CRITICALITY INDEX FOR DEFECTS ON WAFERS - Various methods and systems for determining a defect criticality index (DCI) for defects on wafers are provided. One computer-implemented method includes determining critical area information for a portion of a design for a wafer surrounding a defect detected on the wafer by an inspection system based on a location of the defect reported by the inspection system and a size of the defect reported by the inspection system. The method also includes determining a DCI for the defect based on the critical area information, a location of the defect with respect to the critical area information, and the reported size of the defect. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110142327 | METHODS FOR ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF AN EDGE OF A CARE AREA FOR AN ARRAY AREA FORMED ON A WAFER AND METHODS FOR BINNING DEFECTS DETECTED IN AN ARRAY AREA FORMED ON A WAFER - Methods for identifying an edge of a care area for an array area formed on a wafer and/or for binning defects detected in the array area are provided. One method for identifying an edge of a care area for an array area formed on a wafer includes determining a value for a difference image as a function of position from a position known to be inside the array area to a position known to be outside of the array area. The method also includes identifying the position that is located closest to the inside of the array area and that has the value greater than a threshold as a position of the edge of the care area. | 06-16-2011 |
Tzu-Ning Fang, San Jose, CA US
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| 20100208517 | PIN DIODE DEVICE AND ARCHITECTURE - A memory architecture that employs one or more semiconductor PIN diodes is provided. The memory employs a substrate that includes a buried bit/word line and a PIN diode. The PIN diode includes a non-intrinsic semiconductor region, a portion of the bit/word line, and an intrinsic semiconductor region positioned between the non-intrinsic region and the portion of the bit/word line. | 08-19-2010 |
Tzu-Ning Fang, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090109598 | Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device and method of formation thereof - In a method of fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device, initially, a first electrode is provided. An oxide layer is provided on the first electrode, and a protective layer is provided on the oxide layer. An opening through the protective layer is provided to expose a portion of the oxide layer, and a portion of the first electrode underlying the exposed portion of the oxide layer is oxidized. A second electrode is provided in contact with the exposed portion of the oxide layer. In alternative embodiments, the initially provided oxide layer may be eliminated, and spacers of insulating material may be provided in the opening. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090109727 | Erase, programming and leakage characteristics of a resistive memory device - The present method provides annealing of a resistive memory device so as to provide that the device in its erased state has a greatly increased resistance as compared to a prior art approach. The annealing also provides that the device may be erased by application of any of a plurality of electrical potentials within an increased range of electrical potentials as compared to the prior art. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20120092924 | METHOD OF PROVIDING AN ERASE ACTIVATION ENERGY OF A MEMORY DEVICE - A write-once read-many times memory device is made up of first and second electrodes, a passive layer between the first and second electrodes, and an active layer between the first and second electrode. The memory device is programmed by providing a charged species from the passive layer into the active layer. The memory device may be programmed to have for the programmed memory device a first erase activation energy. The present method provides for the programmed memory device a second erase activation energy greater than the first erase activation energy. | 04-19-2012 |
Wai-Chi Fang, San Marino, CA US
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| 20090048125 | Biochip microsystem for bioinformatics recognition and analysis - A system with applications in pattern recognition, or classification, of DNA assay samples. Because DNA reference and sample material in wells of an assay may be caused to fluoresce depending upon dye added to the material, the resulting light may be imaged onto an embodiment comprising an array of photodetectors and an adaptive neural network, with applications to DNA analysis. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-19-2009 |
Wei-Chiao Fang, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20110188863 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH POLARITY INVERSION - An optical transceiver that includes a modification that prevents interoperability with standard transceivers, while enabling them to work in the same slots and equipment as standard transceivers, provided that they are interoperating with a similarly modified transceiver on the other end of the optical link. Ideally, the polarity of the data in both the transmit and receive direction is inverted resulting in valid data for a link when a pair of modified modules are used and invalid data when a modified module is used with a standard fiber optic transceiver. The function is otherwise transparent to the host equipment. | 08-04-2011 |
Wenchi Fang, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080320295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF APPLIANCES - A method and apparatus for the virtualization of appliances provides an embedded operating system (OS) which is included in the system boot ROM of a personal computer. When the system boots, the OS is launched and looks for all available virtual appliances from, for example, the following places: local USB, flash card, e.g. SD, xD, CF, CDROM/DVD, or other storage media; local hard disk storage; and the Internet, e.g. an appliance server. The user selects an appliance to use from the OS, whereupon the appliance is loaded and launched. If the selected appliance is not on a local storage, then it is downloaded, e.g. over the Internet from an appliance server. The downloaded appliance can be cached in local storage media such that, the next time it is needed, it need not be downloaded from the appliance server. The user can also elect to boot an operating system from the hard disk, if an operating system and hard disk are installed, or to power-off the system. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100306773 | Instant on Platform - A method and apparatus allows multiple computer operating systems (OS) and/or personalities to run concurrently. An instant-on platform includes a resource management service, a caching service, a profile manager, a network stack which provides TCP/IP communication to the OS, and at least one appliance. The instant-on platform can be placed in the path of network and disk traffic between said user OS and actual system hardware. User selectable profiles and personalities are also provided. | 12-02-2010 |
Wenkui K. Fang, Irvin, CA US
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| 20110105526 | SELECTIVE SUBTYPE ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC AGENTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF - The invention provides oxazolidine and thiazolidine derivatives that are useful as subtype selective alpha 2 adrenergic agonists. As such, the compounds described herein are useful in treating a wide variety of disorders associated with selective subtype modulation of alpha 2 adrenergic receptors. | 05-05-2011 |
Yaqiong Fang, Milpitas, CA US
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| 20080306771 | Care Plan Update Management - A care plan management system ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090313044 | FLEXIBLE CARE PLAN METHODS AND APPARATUSES - A care plan management system ( | 12-17-2009 |
Yaqiong (jade) Fang, Milpitas, CA US
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| 20100017228 | CARE PLAN CHANGE PROPAGATION - In a medical health care network ( | 01-21-2010 |