| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20100311244 | DOUBLE-EXPOSURE METHOD - The present invention discloses a double-exposure method comprising a first lithography process and a second lithography process. Between the first and the second lithography process, coat Resolution Enhancement Lithography Assisted by Chemical Shrink (RELACS) material on the first photoresist pattern, promote thermal crosslinking reaction at the interface between the RELACS materials and the first photoresist pattern; afterwards, remove the RELACS material which does not crosslink with the first photoresist pattern. This method not only realizes higher lithography resolution, but also avoids the adverse effects of the second exposure on the first photoresist pattern in double-exposure technology. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110039405 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SONOS MEMORY - The present invention provides a method for making SONOS memory, comprising the following steps: depositing silicon oxide layer and silicon oxynitride layer in sequence on underlayer; coating a layer of photoresist on the silicon oxynitride layer; removing part of the photoresist and form the logic area; removing silicon oxynitride layer in the logic area; removing the bottom oxide layer in the logic area; growing top oxide layer on the silicon oxynitride layer and logic area; removing the top oxide layer in the logic area; growing gate oxide layer; forming device structure of SONOS and logic area. The present invention can avoid the damage of top oxide layer and lateral etching in wet etching so as to improve the defect-free rate of devices. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110066420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYSTEM INTEGRATION TEST (SIT) PLANNING - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive a system architecture model of a system and receive trigger coverage rules. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine system integration test (SIT) coverage for each connection and interface of the system architecture model and select a set of use cases execution scenarios to satisfy the SIT coverage. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CREATION AND RECONCILIATION OF MACRO AND MICRO LEVEL TEST PLANS - A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE MODELING AND SIMULATION IN TEST PLANNING - A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE BUSINESS CASE METRICS BASED ON DEFECT ANALYSIS STARTER (DAS) RESULTS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive data including defect analysis defect analysis starter (DAS)/defect reduction method (DRM) defect analysis data of a software development project and process the data. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine one or more business metrics based on the data and generate at least one report based on the one or more business metrics. The one or more business metrics comprises at least one of a benefit for shifting defect removal earlier, a benefit for preventing an injection of defects, a benefit for reducing a cycle time, a benefit of reducing invalid defects and a benefit for reducing production defects | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE BUSINESS CASE METRICS BASED ON CODE INSPECTION SERVICE RESULTS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive data including code inspection services defect analysis data of a software development project and process the data. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine one or more business metrics based on the data and generate at least one report based on the one or more business metrics. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS CALIBRATION ESTIMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ACROSS A SOFTWARE INTEGRATION LIFE CYCLE - A method and system of calibrating estimates for software projects is provided. More particularly, a method and system is provided to continuously provide calibration estimation and improvement options across a software integration life cycle. The method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable to: compare actual data associated with a phase of a project to expected results used to develop a strategic development plan for the project; and calibrate efforts in the strategic development plan for future activities of the project based on the actual data. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ALTERNATIVES IN TEST PLANS - A method includes creating an initial test plan including initial estimates of effort and defect distributions, creating an alternative test plan including alternative estimates of effort and defect distributions, and displaying at least one metric of the initial test plan and the alternative test plan side by side for comparison by a user. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110067005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE DEFECT RISKS IN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS - A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project. | 03-17-2011 |