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| 20090029544 | ADHESION AND MINIMIZING OXIDATION ON ELECTROLESS CO ALLOY FILMS FOR INTEGRATION WITH LOW K INTER-METAL DIELECTRIC AND ETCH STOP - A method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor substrate including depositing a capping layer upon a conductive material formed on the substrate, reducing oxide formation on the capping layer, and then depositing a dielectric material. A method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor substrate including depositing a capping layer upon a conductive material formed on a substrate, exposing the capping layer to a plasma, heating the substrate to more than about 100° C., and depositing a low dielectric constant material. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090077804 | PRODUCTION LINE MODULE FOR FORMING MULTIPLE SIZED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - The present invention generally relates to a sectioning module positioned within an automated solar cell device fabrication system. The solar cell device fabrication system is adapted to receive a single large substrate and form multiple silicon thin film solar cell devices from the single large substrate. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090077805 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION LINE - The present invention generally relates to a system that can be used to form a photovoltaic device, or solar cell, using processing modules that are adapted to perform one or more steps in the solar cell formation process. The automated solar cell fab is generally an arrangement of automated processing modules and automation equipment that is used to form solar cell devices. The automated solar fab will thus generally comprise a substrate receiving module that is adapted to receive a substrate, one or more absorbing layer deposition cluster tools having at least one processing chamber that is adapted to deposit a silicon-containing layer on a surface of the substrate, one or more back contact deposition chambers, one or more material removal chambers, a solar cell encapsulation device, an autoclave module, an automated junction box attaching module, and one or more quality assurance modules that are adapted to test and qualify the completely formed solar cell device. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100047954 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION LINE - The present invention generally relates to a system that can be used to form a photovoltaic device, or solar cell, using processing modules that are adapted to perform one or more steps in the solar cell formation process. The automated solar cell fab is generally an arrangement of automated processing modules and automation equipment that is used to form solar cell devices. The automated solar fab will thus generally comprise a substrate receiving module that is adapted to receive a substrate, one or more absorbing layer deposition cluster tools having at least one processing chamber that is adapted to deposit a silicon-containing layer on a surface of the substrate, one or more back contact deposition chambers, one or more material removal chambers, a solar cell encapsulation device, an autoclave module, an automated junction box attaching module, and one or more quality assurance modules that are adapted to test and qualify the completely formed solar cell device. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100068835 | THIN FILM SCRIBE PROCESS - A method and apparatus for improving a thin film scribing procedure is presented. Embodiments of the invention include a method and apparatus for determining a scribe setting for removal of an absorber layer of a photovoltaic device that improves contact resistance between a back contact layer and a front contact layer of the device. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100267192 | PROCESS TO REMOVE METAL CONTAMINATION ON A GLASS SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure relates to methods and related cleaning solutions ( | 10-21-2010 |
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| 20100240043 | METHODS OF USING GENETIC VARIANTS TO DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing susceptibility to Inflammatory Bowel Disease and subtypes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing susceptibility to Inflammatory Bowel Disease by determining the presence of one or more risk variants at the DR3 locus, GATA3 locus, SIN(EFS) locus, BTLA locus, LIGHT locus and MAGE locus. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110177969 | THE ROLE OF IL17RD AND THE IL23-1L17 PATHWAY IN CROHN'S DISEASE - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing susceptibility to Crohn's Diseaese by determining the presence or absence of susceptibility variants at the IL17RD locus. in one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing and/or predicting susceptibility to Crohn's Disease by determining the presence or absence of an interaction between IL17RD Block 2 Haplotype 2 and IL23R Block 2 Haplotype 2 and/or IL12RB2 Haplotype 4, where the presence of an interaction between IL17RD Block 2 Haplotype 2 and IL23R Block 2 Haplotype 2 and/or IL12RB2 Haplotype 4 is indicative of susceptibility to Crohn's Disease. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110189685 | METHODS OF USING JAK3 GENETIC VARIANTS TO DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT CROHN'S DISEASE - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing and diagnosing susceptibility to Crohn's Disease by determining the presence or absence of risk variants at the JAK3 locus. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing susceptibility to Crohn's Disease by determining the presence of a risk variant at the JAK3 locus, where the risk variant is associated with positive expression of ASCA and/or anti-I2. | 08-04-2011 |
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| 20080229950 | SEAMLESS IMPRINT ROLLER AND METHOD OF MAKING - This invention provides a structure and method of forming a seamless imprint roller. The method includes providing a translucent cylindrical core. At least one uniform seamless layer of material is deposited about the cylindrical core. This uniform seamless layer of material is then processed to define a translucent three dimensional imprint pattern seamlessly disposed about the core. The pattern includes at least one structure extending from the core and having one or more elevations. The pattern and more specifically the structures are inherently aligned to one another and the cylindrical core. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080248605 | METHOD OF FORMING A PRESSURE SWITCH THIN FILM DEVICE - This invention provides a method of forming at least one pressure switch thin film device. The method includes providing a substrate and depositing a plurality of thin film device layers as a stack upon the substrate. An imprinted 3D template structure is provided upon the plurality of thin film device layers. The plurality of thin film device layers and the 3D template structure are then etched and at least one thin film device layer is undercut to provide a plurality of aligned electrical contact pairs and adjacent spacer posts. A flexible membrane providing a plurality of separate electrical contacts is deposited upon the spacer posts, the separate electrical contacts overlapping the contact pairs. The spacer posts provide a gap between the electrical contacts and the contact pairs. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080315918 | Thin film transistor logic - A thin-film logic circuit, which can be fabricated entirely of TFTs of the same conductivity type, includes a logic stage connected to a supply voltage and a level shifter connected to a wider voltage range provided by the supply voltage and ground. The logic circuit produces output signals with full rail-to-rail signal range from ground to the supply voltage and can implement or include a basic logic component such as an inverter, a NAND gate, or a NOR gate or more complicated circuits in which many basic logic components are cascaded together. Such logic circuits can be fabricated directly on flexible structures or large areas such as in flat panel displays. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090108397 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH LAYER ISOLATION STRUCTURE - This invention provides a thin film device with layer isolation structures. Specifically, a plurality of patterned thin film device layers provide a first rail and a second rail. There is at least one overpass between the first rail and the second rail. The overpass is defined by an array of spaced holes disposed transversely through the continuous material of the first rail on either side of the overpass. The holes are in communication with isolation voids adjacent to the second rail adjacent to the overpass. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090142560 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH MINIMIZED SPATIAL VARIATION OF LOCAL MEAN HEIGHT - This invention provides a thin film device with minimized spatial variation of local mean height. More specifically, the thin film device has a substrate and at least one first structure having a first spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by a layer weighting function. The first structure has a first maximum height, a first minimum height and a first variation for a given averaging area. A compensation structure is also provided upon the substrate, the compensation structure having a second spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by the layer weighting function. The compensation structure also has a second maximum height, a second minimum height and a second variation for the given averaging area. The first structure and compensation structure combine to provide a combined structure upon the substrate with minimized spatial variation of a combined weighted local mean. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100078640 | Thin Film Transistor Backplane - A fabrication process for a device such as a backplane for a flat panel display includes depositing thin film layers on a substrate, forming a 3D template overlying the thin film layers, and etching the 3D template and the thin film layers to form gate lines and transistors from the thin film layers. An insulating or passivation layer can then be deposited on the gate lines and the transistors, so that column or data lines can be formed on the insulating layer. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110256725 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THIN FILM DEVICE WITH STRANDED CONDUCTOR - Provided is a thin film device and an associated method of making a thin film device. For example, fabrication of an inverter thin film device is described. Moreover, a parallel spaced electrically conductive strips are provided upon a substrate. A functional material is deposited upon the conductive strips. A 3D structure is then provided upon the functional material, the 3D structure having a plurality of different heights, at least one height defining a first portion of the conductive strips to be bundled. The 3D structure and functional material are then etched to define a TFD disposed above the first portion of the conductive strips. The first portion of the conductive strips is bundled adjacent to the TFD. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110309365 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR BACKPLANE - A fabrication process for a device such as a backplane for a flat panel display includes depositing thin film layers on a substrate, forming a 3D template overlying the thin film layers, and etching the 3D template and the thin film layers to form gate lines and transistors from the thin film layers. An insulating or passivation layer can then be deposited on the gate lines and the transistors, so that column or data lines can be formed on the insulating layer. | 12-22-2011 |
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| 20110160092 | Methods for Selecting a Collection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms - The invention relates to the selection of a collection of relevant single nucleotide polymorphisms across a genome to design a nucleic acid probe array. As such, the invention relates to diverse fields impacted by the nature of genetics, including biology, medicine, and medical diagnostics. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110246085 | System, method, and computer software for the presentation and storage of analysis results - A computer program product, and related systems and methods, are described that processes emission intensity data corresponding to probes of a biological probe array. The computer program includes a genotype and statistical analysis manager that determines absolute or relative expression values based, at least in part, on a statistical measure of the emission intensity data and at least one user-selectable statistical parameter. The analysis manager may also determine genotype calls for one or more probes based, at least in part, on the emission intensity data. The analysis manager may further display the absolute or relative expression values based, at least in part, on at least one user-selectable display parameter and/or a measure of normalized change between genotype calls. The measure of normalized change may be based, at least in part, on a comparison of genotype calls and a reference value. | 10-06-2011 |
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| 20090063623 | DETERMINING CONNECTION INFORMATION TO USE TO ACCESS AN ARTIFACT FROM AN APPLICATION ON A REMOTE SERVER - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for determining connection information to use to access an artifact from an application on a remote server. A request is received in a local server for an artifact at a target application executing on a remote server. A determination is made as to whether a local repository includes connection information on the remote server. The connection information is used to communicate the request for the artifact to the remote server over a network. The connection information is accessed from the local repository in response to determining that the local repository includes the connection information for the remote server. A determination is made as to whether a common repository is available to provide the connection information for the remote server in response to determining that the local repository does not include the connection information for the remote server. Communication is made to the common repository over the network to access the connection information for the remote server in response to determining that the common repository is available to provide the connection information. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090164978 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POST-MORTEM SERVICE LEVEL DEBUGGING - A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure an interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a component service of a software application. Further, the computer is caused to record, at the interceptor, data in a trace file. The data is associated with a service invocation at the service invocation point. Finally, the computer is caused to provide the trace file to a service level debugger that navigates through the trace file. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090204947 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING TRACE DATA - A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service of a software application to monitor a service invocation made by the first component service of a second component service of the software application, record a first set of correlation data represented by a first correlation indicator into a trace file, record a unique identifier into the trace file, and send the unique identifier to the second component service thought the service invocation. | 08-13-2009 |
