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7629182 Space and process efficient MRAM and method  
Methods and apparatus are provided for magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) bits ( 52, 52 ′) combined with associated drive or sense transistors ( 53, 141 ) to form an integrated MRAM...
7625773 Anti-stiction technique for electromechanical systems and electromechanical device employing same  
A mechanical structure is disposed in a chamber, at least a portion of which is defined by the encapsulation structure. A first method provides a channel cap having at least one preform portion...
7624644 Semiconductor pressure sensor and method for manufacturing semiconductor pressure sensor  
A semiconductor pressure sensor includes a diaphragm; a resistor provided on a top surface of the diaphragm; an insulating film formed on the diaphragm and the resistor having a penetrating part...
7622780 Seek-scan probe (SSP) including see-saw scan probe with redundant tip  
An apparatus comprising a substrate having a probe suspension formed thereon, a see-saw probe coupled to the probe suspension, the see-saw probe including first and second ends, with a tip...
7622080 Hydrogen gas sensitive semiconductor sensor  
A hydrogen gas sensitive semiconductor sensor including a catalytic metal layer, a semiconductor layer and an insulator layer arranged between the catalytic metal layer and the semiconductor layer....
7619290 Nanosensors  
Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be...
7619289 MEMS switch and method for manufacturing the same  
A MEMS switch includes a lower substrate having a signal line on an upper surface of the lower substrate; an upper substrate, having a cavity therein, disposed apart from the upper surface of the...
7619265 Molecular single electron transistor (MSET) detector device  
A molecular single electron transistor (MSET) detector device ( 14 ) is described that comprises at least one organic molecule ( 87 ) connecting a drain electrode ( 84 ) and a source electrode ( 82...
7615832 Physical quantity sensor, method for manufacturing the same, and resin film for bonding semiconductor chip and circuit chip  
A sensor includes: a semiconductor chip having a sensing portion and a first bump; a circuit chip having a second bump; and a resin film having a groove. The semiconductor chip and the circuit chip...
7612423 Signal-carrying flexure structure for micro-electromechanical devices  
A signal-carrying flexure structure for a MEM device comprises at least two conductive flexure segments having respective cross-sectional areas, and at least one crosspiece affixed to the flexure...
7612392 Image sensor with a gate electrode between the photoelectric conversion region and the charge detection region, the gate electrode comprising p-type and n-type regions adjacent to one another and method of fabricating the same  
Example embodiments relate to an image sensor and a fabrication method thereof. An image sensor may include a semiconductor substrate. A charge transfer structure may be formed on the semiconductor...
7608858 Spacing architecture for liquid crystal display and spacing method thereof  
A liquid crystal display is provided. A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate having color filters therewith; a second substrate having plural first signal lines and plural second...
7608470 Interconnection device including one or more embedded vias and method of producing the same  
“An interconnection device comprises a Systems In Package (SIP) device, or Systems in Chip (SIC) device, including one or more embedded vias extending through a base substrate. A process to...
7605718 Monitoring device for transport pods  
A device that fits inside a transport pod communicating with the slots of the transport pod so that the device can be inserted and removed from the transport pod. The transport pods are for silicon...
7599532 Finger sensing with enhanced mounting and associated methods  
A finger sensor may include a finger sensing integrated circuit (IC) having a finger sensing area, an IC carrier having a cavity receiving the finger sensing IC therein and having at least one...
7598546 Separative extended gate field effect transistor based vitamin C sensor and forming method thereof  
A separative extended gate field effect transistor based vitamin C sensor includes: a substrate; a patterned conductive layer on the substrate, including a first electrode region array, at least...
7592679 Sensor and method for making the same  
A sensor includes at least two electrodes, and at least one nanowire extending substantially laterally between the electrodes. The at least one nanowire has at least two segments with a junction or...
7582975 Nanowire device and method of making the same  
A nanowire device includes a nanowire formed between two surfaces, and a gap formed at a predetermined location in the nanowire.
7582490 Controlled fabrication of gaps in electrically conducting structures  
A method for controlling a gap in an electrically conducting solid state structure provided with a gap. The structure is exposed to a fabrication process environment conditions of which are...
7576400 Circuitry and gate stacks  
The present invention includes semiconductor circuitry. Such circuitry encompasses a metal silicide layer over a substrate and a layer comprising silicon, nitrogen and oxygen in physical contact...
7572659 Semiconductor dynamic sensor and method of manufacturing the same  
A semiconductor sensor includes an adhesive film for suppressing thermal stress transfer to a semiconductor sensor chip. More specifically, the adhesive film includes a first layer and a second...
7569877 System and method based on field-effect transistors for addressing nanometer-scale devices  
A system and method for selecting nanometer-scaled devices. The method includes a plurality of semiconductor wires. Two adjacent semiconductor wires of the plurality of semiconductor wires are...
7569411 Metal MEMS devices and methods of making same  
Metal MEMS structures are fabricated from metal substrates, preferably titanium, utilizing micromachining processes with a new deep etching procedure to provide released microelectromechanical...
7566956 Semiconductor composite device and method of manufacturing the same  
The present invention provides a semiconductor composite device including a semiconductor device formed on or in a substrate, an insulating film formed on the substrate so as to cover the...
7566940 Electromechanical devices having overlying support structures  
Embodiments of MEMS devices comprise a conductive movable layer spaced apart from a conductive fixed layer by a gap, and supported by rigid support structures, or rivets, overlying depressions in...
7560811 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device is designed such that a semiconductor sensor chip having a diaphragm for detecting pressure variations based on the displacement thereof is fixed onto the upper surface of a...
7560789 Semiconductor device  
A microstructure and a semiconductor element which are included in a micromachine have been generally formed in different steps. It is an object to provide a method for manufacturing a micromachine...
7557433 Microelectronic device with integrated energy source  
An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an antenna, an energy supply and an integrated circuit...
7554166 Airdome enclosure for components  
A component having an airdome enclosure that protects the component from its external environment. An airdome enclosure according to the present techniques avoids the high costs of employing...
7554135 Device for detecting a gas or gas mixture  
A device for detecting a gas or gas mixture having at least one first gas sensor designed as an SGFET and at least—one second, additional gas sensor designed as a Lundström-FET. The gas sensors...
7550813 Photoelectric converting film stack type solid-state image pickup device, and method of producing the same  
A solid-state image pickup device comprises: a plurality of photoelectric converting films stacked via an insulating layer, the photoelectric converting films being above a semiconductor substrate...
7547953 Porous gallium oxide films and methods for making and patterning the same  
Gallium oxide films for sensing gas comprise Ga 2 O 3 and have a porosity of at least about 30%. Such films can be formed by coating a substrate with a solution comprising: a gallium salt and a...
7545011 Semiconductor mount  
A mount for a semiconductor device has a first surface with at least one contact region and a second surface. The mount has a substrate to receive the second surface of the semiconductor device and...
7545010 Catalytic sensor structure  
The invention provides a nanostructure including nanowires having very small diameters and integrated at a high density, and capable of being applied to still further high-functional devices. The...
7540192 Physical quantity sensor having optical part and method for manufacturing the same  
A method for manufacturing a physical quantity sensor having a movable portion, a support portion and an optical part is provided. The method includes steps of: etching a silicon substrate so that...
7535068 Self-assembly microstructure with polyimide thin-film elastic joint  
The invention relates to a self-assembly microstructure with a polyimide thin-film elastic joint, which contains at least one stationary part of the microstructure and at least one movable part of...
7534639 Semiconductor device with a resonator  
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a resonator within a semiconductor device, said semiconductor device comprising a substrate, wherein said method comprises the steps of:...
7527998 Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control  
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a depth of a cavity between two layers of a light modulating device. A method of making a light modulating device includes providing a substrate,...
7524693 Method and apparatus for forming an electrical connection to a semiconductor substrate  
A device ( 100 ) may use one or more conductive elements ( 112 ) to electrically couple a substrate ( 116 ) and a cap ( 114 ). In one embodiment, an acceleration sense element may be formed on the...
7521769 Photonic crystal biosensor structure and fabrication method  
The invention provides sensor compositions and method of making sensors.
7521713 Semiconductor device having electrostatic discharge element  
A semiconductor device includes a laminated substrate; a removal portion; a cavity; a first semiconductor element; and a second semiconductor element. In the laminated substrate, a bulk layer, an...
7514760 IC-compatible MEMS structure  
An IC-compatible MEMS structure and a method to form such a structure are described. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit having a MEMS device is formed. The structure comprises a plurality of...
7511318 Electromechanical memory array using nanotube ribbons and method for making same  
Electromechanical circuits, such as memory cells, and methods for making same are disclosed. The circuits include a structure having electrically conductive traces and supports extending from a...
7510883 Magnetic tunnel junction temperature sensors and methods  
Techniques of sensing a temperature of a heat source disposed in a substrate of an integrated circuit are provided. According to one exemplary method, a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (“MTJ”)...
7508040 Micro electrical mechanical systems pressure sensor  
A micro electrical mechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor includes a base structure defining an opening, a plurality of support members coupled to the base structure, a thin-film diaphragm...
7508039 Carbon nanotube (CNT) multiplexers, circuits, and actuators  
Carbon nanotube (CNT) based devices include an actuator/switch that includes one or more fixed CNTs and a moveable CNT that can be urged toward or into contact with a selected fixed CNT with a...
7505308 Systems involving spin-transfer magnetic random access memory  
An exemplary magnetic random access memory system comprising, a spin-current generating portion including, a ferromagnetic film layer, and a conductance layer, a first write portion in electrical...
7501636 Nanotunneling junction-based hyperspectal polarimetric photodetector and detection method  
A photodetector, detector array, and method of operation thereof in which nanojunctions are formed by crossing layers of nanowires. The crossing nanowires are separated by a few nm thick electrical...
7495300 Gas-sensing semiconductor devices  
A gas-sensing semiconductor device is fabricated on a silicon substrate having a thin silicon oxide insulating layer in which a resistive heater made of a CMOS compatible high temperature metal is...
7491567 MEMS device packaging methods  
A method of packaging a MEMS device that includes, for example, the steps of providing a MEMS die that has a MEMS device, a seal ring and bond pads disposed thereon, providing a MEMS package that...