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| 20080259579 | Control device used for a computer casing on which a plurality of expansion cards is inserted - A control device used for a computer casing on which a plurality of expansion cards is inserted, is composed of a first frame and a second frame which are installed in a casing of height of 2U; a connection element, which is connected on the first and second frames, and is in a vertical state; a right riser card, which is connected on a right side of the connection element; a left riser card, which is connected on a left side of the connection element; a plurality of expansion cards, which is inserted horizontally into a plurality of slots of the right riser card; and a plurality of expansion cards, which is inserted horizontally into a plurality of slots of the left riser card. By this control device, at least more than seven expansion cards or interface cards can be inserted. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080263251 | Control device used for a computer motherboard on which a plurality of interface cards is inserted - A control device used for a computer motherboard on which a plurality of interface cards is inserted, is composed of an L-shape notch which is opened at a corner or a long strip of notch which is opened at a side edge, of a circuit motherboard positioned in an interior of a computer casing of height of 2 U or 1 U; a riser card, which is inserted vertically into a preset slot of the circuit motherboard; and an interface short card or an interface long card, which can be fitted into the L-shape notch or the long strip of notch, wherein conduction pins of the interface long, short cards can be inserted into a transversal slot of the riser card, and the interface short card or the interface long card approaches to a same horizontal level as the circuit motherboard, such that the riser card can be added with more slots for insertion of more interface long cards or interface short cards. | 10-23-2008 |
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| 20080259488 | Method and apparatus improving prevention of off-track writing in a hard disk drive - Embodiments of the invention include: a hard disk drive using a read track to position for writing to a write track and generating a position error signal (PES) based upon all four servo offset bursts used to disable writing when the PES exceeds a position error threshold; a preamplifier generating the PES from four bursts from a slider reading the read track to position when the write track is to be written, and methods of writing the write track using PES from four bursts of the read track that disables writing when the PES is above the position error threshold. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100232068 | EQUALIZATION AND MINIMIZATION OF MULTI-HEAD STACK ASSEMBLY'S MOTION DURING SELF SERVO WRITING AND HDD OPERATION - A disk hard disk drive that includes a spindle motor and an actuator arm coupled to a base plate. A plurality of disks are coupled to the spindle motor and a plurality of heads are coupled to the actuator arm and the disks. The drive also includes a cover attached to the base plate. The cover and base plate enclose a hard disk area that has a horizontal center line. The hard disk area includes a volume of air above the horizontal center line that is equal to a volume of air below the horizontal center line. The air space within the hard disk area is equal and symmetrical in a vertical direction. Such an arrangement reduces track mis-registration when servo is copied from a disk surface to the other surfaces of the disks in the drive. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100254045 | SILENT RETRACT OF HEADS IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - A hard disk drive with an actuator arm assembly that is coupled to a head and includes a voice coil motor. The drive also includes a drive circuit that provides a drive current to the voice coil motor to move the actuator arm assembly into contact with a magnet. The drive circuit limits an amplitude, and/or changes the pulse width, of the drive current as the actuator arm assembly approaches the magnet. Limiting the amplitude and/or changing the pulse widths reduces any audible noise associated with retracting the heads. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120019961 | METHOD OF SEEK TRAJECTORY GENERATION FOR BETTER TRACKING AND FASTER SETTLING IN HARD DISK DRIVES - A hard disk drive with a circuit that controls a voice coil motor. The circuit provides a driving current to the voice coil motor to move a head of the drive in a seek routine. The seek routine includes a computation of a driving current that is a function of a feedforward zero phase error tracking algorithm. Utilizing the feedforward zero phase error tracking algorithm can reduce the seek time of the drive. | 01-26-2012 |
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| 20100012596 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING A MATERIAL FROM A LIQUID MEDIUM - An apparatus for filtering a material from a medium includes a first housing having a wall with a plurality of openings formed therein, a conveyor disposed in the housing for moving the material therealong, and a conduit line communicating with the interior of the housing for supplying the medium to the apparatus. At least one of the first housing and the conveyor rotate relative to a central axis to direct the medium toward the wall so as to separate the material from the medium. A method for filtering a material from a medium includes supplying the medium to a first housing, spinning the medium within the housing, passing the medium through a wall of the housing to separate the material from the medium, moving the material along the housing, introducing a fluid into the material within the housing, and washing the material using the fluid. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100307484 | Process for Steeping Corn and Steeping System Therefore - The present invention is directed to improvements in the steeping process of corn wet milling and a steeping system therefore. The process for steeping corn includes subjecting corn situated in a battery of no less than four steeping tanks to a countercurrent flow of steep water. The first steeping tank defines a new corn receiving tank and the last steeping tank defines a discharge tank. The countercurrent flow of steep water includes sulfur dioxide and flows in a direction from the discharge tank to the new corn receiving tank. The sulfur dioxide concentration in the steep water of the first steeping tank is greater than the sulfur dioxide concentrations in a plurality of the remainder of the steeping tanks, which maintain sulfur dioxide levels that are substantially equivalent. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120064213 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A HIGH PROTEIN CORN MEAL FROM A WHOLE STILLAGE BYPRODUCT AND SYSTEM THEREFORE - The present invention relates generally to corn dry-milling, and more specifically, to methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol and a system therefore. In one embodiment, a method for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct includes, in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol, separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a thin stillage portion. The thin stillage portion is separated into a protein portion and a water soluble solids portion. Next, the protein portion is dewatered then dried to define a high protein corn meal that includes at least 40 wt % protein on a dry basis. | 03-15-2012 |
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| 20090077305 | Flexible Sequencer Design Architecture for Solid State Memory Controller - A method and apparatus for controlling access to solid state memory devices which may allow maximum parallelism on accessing solid state memory devices with minimal interventions from firmware. To reduce the waste of host time, multiple flash memory devices may be connected to each channel. A job/descriptor architecture may be used to increase parallelism by allowing each memory device to operate separately. A job may be used to represent a read, write or erase operation. When firmware wants to assign a job to a device, it may issue a descriptor, which may contain information about the target channel, the target device, the type of operation, etc. The firmware may provide descriptors without waiting for a response from a memory device, and several jobs may be issued continuously to form a job queue. After the firmware finishes programming descriptors, a sequencer may handle the remaining work so that the firmware may concentrate on other tasks. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090089492 | FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER - Methods, systems and computer program products for implementing a polling process among one or more flash memory devices are described. In some implementations, the polling process may include sending a read status command to a flash memory device to detect the ready or busy state of the flash memory device. A status register may be included in the flash memory device for storing a status signal indicating an execution state of a write (or erase) operation. A solid state drive system may perform the polling process by reading the status register of the flash memory device. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100058003 | MULTI-PLANE DATA ORDER - Systems, methods and computer program products for programming data into a multi-plane memory device employ a multi-plane data order. To allow multiple data pages to be programmed without a need to increase the size of page buffers, in some implementations, a data transfer scheme at which the data pages are programmed can be manipulated. Specifically, data across all channels can first be programmed into a first plane of the multi-plane flash memory device in parallel. While the data transfer program operation is in progress, data to be programmed into a succeeding plane (e.g., plane “1”) can be read into and cached in one or more page buffers. After the data transfer program for the first plane is complete, data cached in the page buffers can be immediately latched and programmed into the multi-plane flash memory device. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120011298 | INTERFACE MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A control system includes a control module configured to control data transfer events of blocks of data between an interface management module and a non-volatile semiconductor memory based on at least two descriptors for each one of the data transfer events. The non-volatile semiconductor memory is prepared for a read event or a program event of the data transfer event. The interface management module and the non-volatile semiconductor memory are configured to operate within a solid-state memory drive. A command management module is configured to generate a parameter signal based on the at least two descriptors. The interface management module is configured to generate instruction signals based on the parameter signal and transmit the instruction signals to the non-volatile semiconductor memory to perform the read event or the program event. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120023284 | Nonvolatile Memory System - A memory system including a nonvolatile memory, and a memory control module. The nonvolatile memory includes a plurality of memory cells arranged among a plurality of physical memory blocks, wherein each physical memory block is of a predetermined size. The memory control module includes a write path module and a read path module. In response to the memory control module receiving data in a first format such that the data is evenly distributable among the plurality of physical memory blocks, the write path module modifies the first format of the data into a second format prior to writing the data to the plurality of physical memory blocks. The second format of the data is such that the data is no longer evenly distributable among the plurality of physical memory blocks. The read path module is configured to read the data from the nonvolatile memory in accordance with the second format. | 01-26-2012 |
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| 20090213728 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKET REDUNDANCY AND RECOVERY - Apparatus and method for packet redundancy and recovery are disclosed. In a transmitter, parity packets are generated by executing exclusive OR between the corresponding data packets, and are transmitted along with the data packets to a receiver. In the receiver, lost data packets are found out and are recovered by executing exclusive OR between the corresponding data packets and the corresponding parity packets. This invention enhances the reliability of streaming data transmission using loss-recovery packets. Data packets are grouped and transmitted with redundant packets to allow the receiver to recover a lost packet within the group. This will minimize the need and therefore the time and delay to request a retransmission of the damaged or lost packets. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090217170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING DISPLAY INFORMATION - A system for sharing display information comprising a network apparatus for connecting to a receiver of display information, and a memory for storing at least one program, a first graphics driver, a second graphics driver, and a network sharing program. A processor configured to execute the program, the first graphics driver, and the second graphics driver stored in the memory. The program is executed for generating display information to the first graphics driver. The first graphics driver is executed for forwarding display information to the second graphics driver and the network sharing program. The network sharing program is executed for processing display information and for sending the processed display information to the receiver through the network apparatus. The second graphics driver is executed for translating display information. The system also includes a graphics apparatus for generating display information of a whole desktop according to display information sent from the second graphics driver. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090222518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK CONFERENCE - The present invention provides at least an electronic system for network conference. The electronic system includes a user right module for storing and maintaining a plurality of user rights associated to each user of the electronic system, and a meeting right module for creating a meeting having a plurality of meeting rights according to associated user rights of a meeting creator. A participant right module is presented for determining a plurality of participant rights according to the plurality of meeting rights of the meeting and the associated user rights of a participant of the meeting. The system includes a plurality of participant client modules for receiving and sending media stream according to the plurality of participant rights of corresponding participant, and a matrix module for processing and distributing media stream to and from the plurality of participant client modules according to the plurality of participant rights. | 09-03-2009 |
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| 20090135518 | DISCRETE TRACK MAGNETIC MEDIA WITH DOMAIN WALL PINNING SITES - A magnetic recording medium with domain wall pinning sites including a substrate, a soft magnetic underlayer, and a magnetic recording layer overlying the soft magnetic underlayer. In one embodiment the magnetic recording layer has at least two grooves providing a track having first and second sidewalls formed by the grooves. The sidewalls provide a plurality of pinning sites formed between the sidewalls for pinning magnetic domain walls in the track. At least one of the pinning sites includes a first indentation in the first sidewall and a paired second indentation in the second sidewall. In one embodiment data can be stored within the magnetic recording layer by positioning a write head adjacent the track and inducing at least two magnetic domains defining a domain wall. The domain wall migrates to one of the pinning sites in the track. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100039727 | E-BEAM WRITE FOR HIGH-PRECISION DOT PLACEMENT - A recording system for magnetic storage devices, including a beam column for generating a beam, a platform for moving a magnetic storage medium relative to the beam, and a signal generator for sequentially, or in a continuously alternating manner, deflecting the beam. In turn, the beam is directed according to displacement of dots on the extent of the magnetic storage medium such that dots of a plurality of dot groupings can be written to on the extent during a single pass of the beam column above the extent. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100107402 | Methods Of Making Magnetic Write Heads With Use Of A Resist Channel Shrinking Solution Having Corrosion Inhibitors - One preferred method for use in making a device structure with use of the resist channel shrinking solution includes the steps of forming a first pedestal portion within a channel of a patterned resist; applying a resist channel shrinking solution comprising a resist channel shrinking film and corrosion inhibitors within the channel of the patterned resist; baking the resist channel shrinking solution over the patterned resist to thereby reduce a width of the channel of the patterned resist; removing the resist channel shrinking solution; and forming a second pedestal portion within the reduced-width channel of the patterned resist. Advantageously, the oxide layer and the corrosion inhibitors of the resist channel shrinking solution reduce corrosion in the pedestal during the act of baking the resist channel shrinking solution. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100221581 | PROCESS FOR FABRICATING PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - A method of fabricating a patterned magnetic recording medium, comprises steps of: (a) providing a layer stack including an uppermost non-magnetic interlayer; (b) forming a resist layer on the interlayer; (c) forming a first pattern comprising a first group of recesses extending through the resist layer and exposing a first group of spaced apart surface portions of the interlayer; (d) filling the first group of recesses with a layer of a hard mask material; (e) selectively removing the resist layer to form a second pattern comprising a second group of recesses extending through the hard mask layer and exposing a second group of spaced apart surface portions of the interlayer; and (f) filling the second group of recesses with a layer of a magnetically hard material forming a magnetic recording layer. | 09-02-2010 |
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| 20100053809 | EMBEDDED SERVO ON TRACK FOR BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA (BPM) - A method of making a disc for a computer disc drive and a disc made in accordance with the same. The disc includes a deposited magnetic layer of a thin film medium over a disc-shaped substrate. A master pattern having a plurality of tracks is recorded on the disc. Each track on the disc includes a plurality of magnetic islands, each having a size and magnetic properties. The size and/or magnetic properties of one or more of the magnetic islands of each track are modulated such that each track has a modulation frequency, so as to imprint a magnetic topology on the disc. The modulation frequency of each track is either a fundamental frequency or an overtone of the fundamental frequency. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100062282 | BIT PATTERNED MEDIA - The invention relates to bit patterned recording media having a stop layer for chemical mechanical polishing. One embodiment of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprising the step of planarizing by chemical mechanical polishing until the stop layer is reached. The present invention also provides a magnetic recording medium having a stop layer. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100119778 | ULTRA THIN ALIGNMENT WALLS FOR DI-BLOCK COPOLYMER - Methods comprising providing a pre-patterned substrate having an array of thick walls, depositing a conforming layer on the pre-patterned substrate, etching the conforming layer from the top of the thick walls and the space between the walls, and etching the thick walls while leaving thin walls of conforming layer. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100276390 | METHOD OF MASTERING PRECISE DOT ARRAY FOR BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA - A method of producing bit-patterned media master is provided whereby down-track and cross-track deflection plates are used to position an electronic beam at two (or more) adjacent tracks during the same revolution. Adjacent tracks of a bit-patterned media can be mastered simultaneously in the present invention by keeping the electronic beam ON during the entire time that the master is being created and the deflection plates are used to quickly ping-pong the electronic beam between the two (or more) adjacent tracks. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110027407 | PROFILE CONTROL UTILIZING A RECESSED IMPRINT TEMPLATE - An imprint template is provided with a shallower field bordering the patterned region. The shallower field can be formed with additional lithography/etch steps after (or before) the formation of the features in the patterned region. The template is used to establish a thin film pattern with a field thickness that is shallower than the pattern. A shallower field bordering the patterned region alleviates sidewall re-deposition during ion mill. In a planarization/etch-back process, a thinner field helps to achieve a flat top surface by compensating for the thickness variation caused by different filling ratios. Fabrication of the recessed field template comprises a multi-step patterning process. The initial patterns are formed using a convention fabrication process. A second patterning step is used to reduce the height of the field region, which can be applied by coating the “half-finished” template with a suitable resist pattern and patterning the resist using a second lithography step that is aligned to the original pattern. Template material in the field region is then etched with the resist as a mask, forming a template with a recessed field region after the remaining resist is removed. It should be appreciated that the order of these etch steps can be reversed to obtain the same result. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110038082 | COMBINED CMP AND ETCH PLANARIZATION - A magnetic device having a magnetic feature, the magnetic feature including magnetic portions, a stop layer portion on each magnetic portion, and a region of non-magnetic material adjacent to the magnetic portions and the stop layer portions, where the stop layer portions define planar upper boundaries for the magnetic portions and an endpoint in planarization of the magnetic feature. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110128647 | METHOD OF DISK ALIGNMENT USING PRINTED ALIGNMENT MARKS - Processes include aligning a disc with a template at a location so that the pattern from the template is transferred to the disc in a relative orientation. The relative orientation provides that when the disc with the transferred pattern is finally assembled into a hard disc drive, an inner diameter of the spindle hole of the disc may be abutted against an outer diameter of the disc drive spindle, and the data-containing patterns on the discs will be aligned concentrically with a center of the disc drive spindle. While the data-containing patterns are aligned concentrically with the disc drive spindle, the substrate itself is allowed to be non-concentric. Still other aspects include a disc having eccentric formations including PIM and one or more of bit patterns and servo information formed on a disc surface, the eccentricity of the formations is determined based on an expected difference between the radius of the spindle hole of the disc and the radius of the spindle on which the disc will be placed during assembly, with the PIM used to determine the angular alignment of the disc with the spindle. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110132867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A method and apparatus of imprint lithography wherein the method includes depositing a material on a patterned surface of a conductive substrate, and pressing a transparent substrate and the conductive substrate together, wherein the pressing causes the material to conform to the patterned surface. Energy is applied to the material to form patterned material from the material. The transparent substrate and the conductive substrate are separated, wherein the patterned material adheres to the transparent substrate. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120025426 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A method and apparatus of thermal imprint lithography includes moving an imprinter against a surface to be imprinted, supplying energy to a layer of heating material, and forming features in the surface to be imprinted. The imprinter comprises a main body and the layer of heating material under the main body. In an embodiment the layer of heating material is electrically heated. In alternate embodiments, the layer of heating material is optically heated. | 02-02-2012 |
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| 20080202425 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LID ASSEMBLY FOR TUNGSTEN NITRIDE DEPOSITION - Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses for vapor depositing tungsten-containing materials, such as metallic tungsten and tungsten nitride. In one embodiment, a processing chamber is provided which includes a lid assembly containing a lid plate, a showerhead, a mixing cavity, a distribution cavity, and a resistive heating element contained within the lid plate. In one example, the resistive heating element is configured to provide the lid plate at a temperature within a range from about 120° C. to about 180° C., preferably, from about 140° C. to about 160° C., more preferably, from about 145° C. to about 155° C. The mixing cavity may be in fluid communication with a tungsten precursor source containing tungsten hexafluoride and a nitrogen precursor source containing ammonia. In some embodiments, a single processing chamber may be used to deposit metallic tungsten and tungsten nitride materials by CVD processes. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080206987 | PROCESS FOR TUNGSTEN NITRIDE DEPOSITION BY A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LID ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the invention provide processes for vapor depositing tungsten-containing materials, such as metallic tungsten and tungsten nitride. In one embodiment, a method for forming a tungsten-containing material is provided which includes positioning a substrate within a processing chamber containing a lid plate, heating the lid plate to a temperature within a range from about 120° C. to about 180° C., exposing the substrate to a reducing gas during a pre-nucleation soak process, and depositing a first tungsten nucleation layer on the substrate during a first atomic layer deposition process within the processing chamber. The method further provides depositing a tungsten nitride layer on the first tungsten nucleation layer during a vapor deposition process, depositing a second tungsten nucleation layer on the tungsten nitride layer during a second atomic layer deposition process within the processing chamber, and exposing the substrate to another reducing gas during a post-nucleation soak process. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090081866 | VAPOR DEPOSITION OF TUNGSTEN MATERIALS - Embodiments of the invention provide an improved process for depositing tungsten-containing materials. The process utilizes soak processes and vapor deposition processes to provide tungsten films having significantly improved surface uniformity while increasing the production level throughput. In one embodiment, a method is provided which includes depositing a tungsten silicide layer on the substrate by exposing the substrate to a continuous flow of a silicon precursor while also exposing the substrate to intermittent pulses of a tungsten precursor. The method further provides that the substrate is exposed to the silicon and tungsten precursors which have a silicon/tungsten precursor flow rate ratio of greater than 1, for example, about 2, about 3, or greater. Subsequently, the method provides depositing a tungsten nitride layer on the tungsten suicide layer, depositing a tungsten nucleation layer on the tungsten nitride layer, and depositing a tungsten bulk layer on the tungsten nucleation layer. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110233778 | FORMATION OF LINER AND BARRIER FOR TUNGSTEN AS GATE ELECTRODE AND AS CONTACT PLUG TO REDUCE RESISTANCE AND ENHANCE DEVICE PERFORMANCE - The invention provides a method of forming a film stack on a substrate, comprising depositing a tungsten nitride layer on the substrate, subjecting the substrate to a nitridation treatment using active nitrogen species from a remote plasma, and depositing a conductive bulk layer directly on the tungsten nitride layer without depositing a tungsten nucleation layer on the tungsten nitride layer as a growth site for tungsten. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110298062 | METAL GATE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THEREOF - Metal gate structures and methods for forming thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming a metal gate structure on a substrate having a feature formed in a high k dielectric layer may include depositing a first layer within the feature atop the dielectric layer; depositing a second layer comprising cobalt or nickel within the feature atop the first layer; and depositing a third layer comprising a metal within the feature atop the second layer to fill the feature, wherein at least one of the first or second layers forms a wetting layer to form a nucleation layer for a subsequently deposited layer, wherein one of the first, second, or third layers forms a work function layer, and wherein the third layer forms a gate electrode. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110312148 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF RUTHENIUM FILMS CONTAINING OXYGEN OR CARBON - Methods for depositing ruthenium-containing films are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate may include depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate using a ruthenium-containing precursor, the deposited ruthenium-containing film having carbon incorporated therein; and exposing the deposited ruthenium-containing film to an oxygen-containing gas to remove at least some of the carbon from the deposited ruthenium-containing film. In some embodiments, the oxygen-containing gas exposed ruthenium-containing film may be annealed in a hydrogen-containing gas to remove at least some oxygen from the ruthenium-containing film. In some embodiments, the deposition, exposure, and annealing may be repeated to deposit the ruthenium-containing film to a desired thickness. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120012465 | METHODS FOR FORMING BARRIER/SEED LAYERS FOR COPPER INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES - Methods for forming barrier/seed layers for interconnect structures are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of processing a substrate having an opening formed in a first surface of the substrate, the opening having a sidewall and a bottom surface, the method may include forming a layer comprising manganese (Mn) and at least one of ruthenium (Ru) or cobalt (Co) on the sidewall and bottom surface of the opening; and depositing a conductive material on the layer to fill the opening. In some embodiments, one of ruthenium (Ru) or cobalt (Co) is deposited on the sidewall and bottom surface of the opening. The materials may be deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or by physical vapor deposition (PVD). | 01-19-2012 |
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| 20100046118 | TIME-SHIFTED BITS FOR WRITE SYNCHRONIZATION CORRECTION - Systems and methods are provided for correcting write synchronization of a magnetic storage device with respect to magnetic storage media and its corresponding writable magnetic bits, or dots. In particular, these systems and methods involve using time-shifting principles to calibrate the magnetic storage devices to correct slow drifts of reader-writer timing. It is to be appreciated that time-shifting techniques can be applied in a variety of manners. For example, the very dots on the media can be positioned in time-shifted fashion. In another example, the writing to the dots can be time-shifted. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110044147 | WRITEALE OPTICAL RECORDING OF MULTI-LEVEL ORIENTED NANO-STRUCTURE DISCS - A method of performing writable optical recording of a medium to form multilevel oriented nano-structures therein, comprises steps of providing a disc-shaped, writable recording medium having a planar surface; and encoding data/information in the medium by forming a plurality of multilevel nano-structured pits in the surface by scanning with a focused spot of optical energy to form at least one data track therein, including scanning the optical spot in a cross-track direction while rotating the disc about a central axis. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110292546 | TIMING TRACK FOR MASTER TEMPLATE SUBSTRATE - A patterned recording media is formed from a master template that includes a data area and a timing track area having a final timing track. In order to form the final timing track, a first timing track is etched into master template and tested for accuracy by comparing the angular position of the master template to the timing track. If errors are detected in the timing track, the errors are used to create additional timing tracks which are etched into the master template. This process of improving the timing track is repeated until a final timing track is formed that has errors below a predetermined level. The timing tracks formed prior to the final timing track are removed and the master template is used to make stampers which are used to make patterned media disks. | 12-01-2011 |
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| 20090150480 | Publishing Assets Of Dynamic Nature In UPnP Networks - System and computer program products for allowing a renderer in a UPnP network the capability of being able to render general Internet content, which the renderer was not designed to render in the contents original data format and file type. The system queries all devices on the local network, queries specific remote servers over the Internet, and retrieves data feeds from remote sources. The queried and retrieved data that is not in a format and file type that can be rendered by the renderer is loaded into a template and turned into a format and file type acceptable by the renderer. The queried and retrieved data in the proper format and file type is organized in a custom format and made available for rendering to the renderer. The system has the capability of transmitting content or the metadata of the content within the devices on the local network to a hosting service over the Internet. Additionally, a second local network has the capability of accessing the content stored on the first local network. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150481 | Organizing And Publishing Assets In UPnP Networks - System and computer program products for allowing a renderer in a UPnP network the capability of being able to render general Internet content of static or dynamic nature, which the renderer was not designed to render in the contents original data format and file type. The system queries all devices on the local network, queries specific remote servers over the Internet, and retrieves data feeds from remote sources. The queried and retrieved data that is not in a format and file type that can be rendered by the renderer is loaded into a template and turned into a format and file type acceptable by the renderer. The queried and retrieved data in the proper format and file type is organized in a custom format and made available for rendering to the renderer. The system has the capability of transmitting content or the metadata of the content within the devices on the local network to a hosting service over the Internet. Additionally, a second local network has the capability of accessing the content stored on the first local network. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150570 | Sharing Assets Between UPnP Networks - Systems and computer program products for allowing a renderer in a UPnP network the capability of being able to render general Internet content of static or dynamic nature, which the renderer was not designed to render in the contents original data format and file type. The system queries all devices on the local network, queries specific remote servers over the Internet, and retrieves data feeds from remote sources. The queried and retrieved data that is not in a format and file type that can be rendered by the renderer is loaded into a template and turned into a format and file type acceptable by the renderer. The queried and retrieved data in the proper format and file type is organized in a custom format and made available for rendering to the renderer. The system has the capability of transmitting content or the metadata of the content within the devices on the local network to a hosting service over the Internet. Additionally, a second local network has the capability of accessing the content stored on the first local network. | 06-11-2009 |
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| 20100194994 | Dual Mode DP and HDMI Transmitter - A system and method for dual mode DP and HDMI transmission are provided. Briefly described, one embodiment of a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter, among others, can be implemented as follows. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter comprises a driver circuit controlled by a data signal. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter also comprises a control circuit coupled to the driver circuit. The control circuit is configurable to transmit the data signal in a DP mode or a HDMI mode according to a mode signal. One embodiment of a method, among others, comprises: receiving a mode signal; determining whether to configure the dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter for transmitting in a DP mode or an HDMI mode based on the received mode signal; and configuring a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter in accordance with the determination. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100231176 | Battery Charging System and Method - Methods, devices, and systems for charging a battery in a mobile device are provided. For example, in one embodiment, among others, a battery charging system includes a monitoring circuit configured to monitor a battery and generate a sense current. The battery charging system further includes a comparing circuit configured to compare a reference current and the generated sense current. The comparing circuit is further configured to generate a comparison signal. Also, the battery charging system further includes a control circuit configured to control a level of a charging current applied to the battery based on the comparison signal. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110302331 | Dual Mode DP and HDMI Transmitter - A system and method for dual mode DP and HDMI transmission are provided. Briefly described, one embodiment of a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter, among others, can be implemented as follows. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter comprises a driver circuit controlled by a data signal. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter also comprises a control circuit coupled to the driver circuit. The control circuit is configurable to transmit the data signal in a DP mode or a HDMI mode according to a mode signal. One embodiment of a method, among others, comprises: receiving a mode signal; determining whether to configure the dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter for transmitting in a DP mode or an HDMI mode based on the received mode signal; and configuring a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter in accordance with the determination. | 12-08-2011 |
