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Eniko Fodor, Fremont, CA US
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| 20120116742 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR CONFIGURATIONS AND COMBINATIONS - Method and apparatus for the efficient computation of values for affinity functions for two or more molecular subsets of a molecular configuration, are provided. Either one or both of molecular subsets may be selected from a molecule library. Affinity engines can compute the affinity values, and can be synchronized in order to maximize utilization of processing power available in the affinity engines. A data path allocator can apportion molecular descriptor data to each affinity engine as one or more data blocks according to a data path schedule. Also, new configurations may be generated from one or more input configurations, computation of a plurality of affinity values for a plurality of configurations, and subsequent selection of processed configurations for further analysis. | 05-10-2012 |
Mark Fodor, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20110159211 | SHADOW RING FOR MODIFYING WAFER EDGE AND BEVEL DEPOSITION - Embodiments of the invention contemplate a shadow ring that provides increased or decreased and more uniform deposition on the edge of a wafer. By removing material from the top and/or bottom surfaces of the shadow ring, increased edge deposition and bevel coverage can be realized. In one embodiment, the material on the bottom surface is reduced by providing a recessed slot on the bottom surface. By increasing the amount of material of the shadow ring, the edge deposition and bevel coverage is reduced. Another approach to adjusting the deposition at the edge of the wafer includes increasing or decreasing the inner diameter of the shadow ring. The material forming the shadow ring may also be varied to change the amount of deposition at the edge of the wafer. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110294303 | CONFINED PROCESS VOLUME PECVD CHAMBER - An apparatus for plasma processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a processing chamber, a substrate support disposed in the processing chamber, a shield member disposed in the processing chamber below the substrate support, and a lid assembly coupled to the processing chamber. The lid assembly comprises a conductive gas distributor coupled to a power source, and an electrode separated from the conductive gas distributor and the chamber body by electrical insulators. The electrode is also coupled to a source of electric power. The substrate support is formed with a stiffness that permits very little departure from parallelism. The shield member thermally shields a substrate transfer opening in the lower portion of the chamber body. A pumping plenum is located below the substrate support processing position, and is spaced apart therefrom. | 12-01-2011 |
Mark A. Fodor, Redwood City, CA US
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| 20090014127 | SYSTEMS FOR PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AND BEVEL EDGE ETCHING - Embodiments described herein relate to a substrate processing system that integrates substrate edge processing capabilities. Illustrated examples of the processing system include, without limitations, a factory interface, a loadlock chamber, a transfer chamber, and one or more twin process chambers having two or more processing regions that are isolatable from each other and share a common gas supply and a common exhaust pump. The processing regions in each twin process chamber include separate gas distribution assemblies and RF power sources to provide plasma at selective regions on a substrate surface in each processing region. Each twin process chamber is thereby configured to allow multiple, isolated processes to be performed concurrently on at least two substrates in the processing regions. | 01-15-2009 |
Mark A. Fodor, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20090017635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE EDGE REGION - The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for etching at a substrate edge region. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a chamber having a process volume, a substrate support arranged inside the process volume and having a substrate support surface, a plasma generator coupled to the chamber and configured to supply an etching agent in a plasma phase to a peripheral region of the substrate support surface, and a gas delivery assembly coupled to a gas source for generating a radial gas flow over the substrate support surface from an approximately central region of the substrate support surface toward the peripheral region of the substrate support surface. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090236214 | TUNABLE GROUND PLANES IN PLASMA CHAMBERS - An apparatus and method are provided for controlling the intensity and distribution of a plasma discharge in a plasma chamber. In one embodiment, a shaped electrode is embedded in a substrate support to provide an electric field with radial and axial components inside the chamber. In another embodiment, the face plate electrode of the showerhead assembly is divided into zones by isolators, enabling different voltages to be applied to the different zones. Additionally, one or more electrodes may be embedded in the chamber side walls. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090314211 | BIG FOOT LIFT PIN - Embodiments described herein generally provide a lift pin assembly having increased wafer placement accuracy, repeatability, reliability, and corrosion resistance. In one embodiment, a lift pin assembly for positioning a substrate relative to a substrate support is provided. The lift pin assembly comprises a lift pin comprising a pin shaft, a pin head coupled with a first end of the pin shaft for supporting the substrate, and a shoulder coupled with a second end of the pin shaft. The lift pin assembly further comprises a cylindrical body slidably coupled with the pin shaft and a locking pin for preventing the cylindrical body from sliding along the shaft, wherein the shoulder has a through-hole dimensioned to accommodate the locking pin. | 12-24-2009 |
Mark A. Fodor, Los Gators, CA US
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| 20090017228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CENTERING A SUBSTRATE IN A PROCESS CHAMBER - The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for centering a substrate in a process chamber. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a substrate support having a support surface adapted to receive the placement of a substrate and a reference axis substantially perpendicular to the support surface, and a plurality of centering members extending above the support surface. Each centering member is biased into a first position and is movable to a second position by interacting with an opposing member. A movement between the first position and the second position thereby causes each centering member to releasably engage with a peripheral edge of the substrate to push the substrate in a direction toward the reference axis. | 01-15-2009 |
Nicholas Philippe Fodor, Belmont, CA US
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| 20100094689 | Method, System, and Graphical User Interface For Coupon or Advertisement Delivery - A method, system, and graphical user interface for delivering coupons when a user of a mobile communication device sends an electronic message and is waiting for an electronic message delivery confirmation is described. At a server, an electronic message is received from a mobile communication device. The server forwards the electronic message to a server associated with a recipient of the electronic message. The server causes concurrent display of an electronic message delivery progress message and a coupon at the mobile communication device. In response to receiving an acknowledgement from the server associated with the recipient of the electronic message that the electronic message has been stored for the recipient, the server causes display of a delivery completion message at the mobile communication device that the electronic message has been delivered. | 04-15-2010 |
Nicolas Philippe Fodor, Belmont, CA US
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| 20100178944 | Automatic Email Account Creation - An email account is automatically created and associated with a communication device when an email is received for the communication device. The email is addressed using addressing information that includes a phone number associated with the recipient communication device, but does not include information identifying a network carrier associated with the recipient communication device. A messaging server causes an SMS to be sent to the recipient communication device. The SMS includes a notification that the email message has been received and includes a user-selectable link for accessing the email message. In response to receiving a selection of the user-selectable link, access is provided to the email message, for instance, using a Web-based email client at the recipient communication device. | 07-15-2010 |
Stephen P.a. Fodor, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20080227653 | Expression monitoring by hybridization to high density oligonucleotide arrays - The present invention provides methods for comparing and identifying differences in nucleic acid sequences using a plurality of sequence specific recognition reagents (i.e., probes comprising a nucleic acid complementary to a nucleic acid sequence in collections to be compared) bound to a solid surface. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080261832 | Arrays of nucleic acid probes for detecting cystic fibrosis - The invention provides arrays of immobilized probes, and methods employing the arrays, for detecting mutations in the CFTR gene. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090137419 | Sequencing of surface immobilized polymers utilizing microfluorescence detection - Means for simultaneous parallel sequence analysis of a large number of biological polymer macromolecules. Apparatus and methods may use fluorescent labels in repetitive chemistry to determine terminal monomers on solid phase immobilized polymers. Reagents which specifically recognize terminal monomers are used to label polymers at defined positions on a solid substrate. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110009294 | Methods for Genotyping Selected Polymorphism - Methods for genotyping polymorphisms using a locus specific primer that is complementary to a region near a selected polymorphism are described. Methods for synthesizing pools of locus specific primers that incorporate some degenerate positions are also disclosed. A plurality of different sequence capture probes are synthesized simultaneously using degenerate oligonucleotide synthesis. The sequence of the locus specific regions of the capture probes are related in that they have some bases that are identical in each sequence in the plurality of sequences and positions that vary from one locus specific region to another. The sequences are selected based on proximity to a polymorphism of interest and because they conform to a similar sequence pattern. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110028342 | Combinatorial Affinity Selection - In one aspect of the invention, methods for analyzing nucleic acid sample are provided. In a preferred embodiment, nucleic acids are selected using affinity matrices prior hybridization with a microarray. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110160078 | Digital Counting of Individual Molecules by Stochastic Attachment of Diverse Labels - Compositions, methods and kits are disclosed for high-sensitivity single molecule digital counting by the stochastic labeling of a collection of identical molecules by attachment of a diverse set of labels. Each copy of a molecule randomly chooses from a non-depleting reservoir of diverse labels. Detection may be by a variety of methods including hybridization based or sequencing. Molecules that would otherwise be identical in information content can be labeled to create a separately detectable product that is unique or approximately unique in a collection. This stochastic transformation relaxes the problem of counting molecules from one of locating and identifying identical molecules to a series of binary digital questions detecting whether preprogrammed labels are present. The methods may be used, for example, to estimate the number of separate molecules of a given type or types within a sample. | 06-30-2011 |