Strain detector with magnetostrictive elements
It is therefore a primary object of this invention to provide a non-contact type strain detector of the above type which has enhanced detection accuracy and sensitivity. More particularly, this invent... Read More
Inventors: Sato, Hiroshi; Utsui, Yoshihiko; Ikeda, Hideo; Hamamura, Chiyo;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) |
Method and apparatus for inspection of substrates
FIG. 1 shows a conventional printed circuit board 10 which is populated with both active and passive surface-mounted components 12 and 14. As illustrated in FIG. 2, which is an enlarged side view of ... Read More
Inventors: Amir, Israel; Higgins, Frank P.;, Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Chemical vapor deposition of group IIA metals and precursors therefor
What is claimed is: 1. A process chemical vapor deposition for depositing a metallic coating on a heated substrate by thermal decomposition of an organometallic compound, said process comprising conta... Read More
Inventors: Erbil, Ahmet;, Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA) |
Solid state ionic polishing of diamond
Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A method for polishing a diamond film or a carbon nitride film, comprising the step of: (1) cont... Read More
Inventors: Cuomo, Jerome J.; Yehoda, Joseph E.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Electrode structure for a semiconductor devices
Accordingly, a main object of the present invention is to provide an electrode structure for semiconductor devices, the semiconductor devices having low loss. Another object of the invention is to pro... Read More
Inventors: Amemiya, Yoshihito; Sugeta, Takayuki; Mizushima, Yoshihiko;, Assignee: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corp. (Tokyo, JP) |
Process and apparatus for cleaning particulate solids
The present invention relates to a method comprising a unique sequence of steps for continuously removing or cleaning solvent soluble contamination from particulate solids and a corresponding apparatu... Read More
Inventors: Flanigan, David A.; Heilhecker, Joe K.; Williams, Robert E.;, Assignee: Conoco Inc. (Ponca City, OK) |
Means for effecting cooling within elements for a solar cell array
We claim: 1. A semiconductor solar cell comprising spaced elongate parallel units formed from a common substrate and comprised of a first conductivity type, the body material of each of said units hav... Read More
Inventors: Kaplow, Roy; Frank, Robert I.;, Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) |
Gallium arsenide solar cell system
The present invention resides in an improved gallium arsenide solar cell, and solar cell arrays using the improved solar cell. The improved solar cell incorporates a modified construction which achiev... Read More
Inventors: Ellion, M. Edmund; Wolff, George;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Method of manufacturing amorphous photovoltaic-cell module
This invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and has for its object the provision of a method of manufacturing an amorphous photovoltaic-cell module which is suited to automation... Read More
Inventors: Inuzuka, Takahiko;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) |
Method of fabricating solar cell with integrated interconnect
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, a solar cell embodying the present invention is generally designated as 10, and is fabricated from a photovoltaic member in the form of a w... Read More
Inventors: Glenn, Gregory S.;, Assignee: Spectrolab, Inc. (Sylmar, CA) |
Polyimide composition and method for protecting photoreactive cells
OF THE INVENTION Referring now in more detail and by reference characters to the drawing, there is shown a solar cell having a polyimide coating as hereinafter described. The photocell itself general... Read More
Inventors: DuPont, Preston S.; Bilow, Norman;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Solar cell with combined metallization and process for producing the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved process for producing front and rear side contacts of silicon solar cells which allows simple production of the rear side contact and by... Read More
Inventors: Holdermann, Konstantin; M unzer, Adolf; Schmidt, Hans-Josef;, Assignee: Siemens Solar GmbH (Munich, DE) |
Method for forming a dielectric layer
The present invention was made in view of the above problems. Therefore, a feature of the present invention is directed toward providing a method of forming a void-free dielectric layer in a highly in... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Ju-Wan; Hwang, Byung-Keun; Kim, Sung-Jin; Lee, Jue-Goo; Cho, Chang-Hyun; Koh, Gwan-Hyeob;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR) |
Plasma etching method with enhanced anisotropic property and apparatus thereof
We claim: 1. A method of etching a substrate interconnection layer of material selected from the group consisting of aluminum alloy, polysilicon, tungsten and tungsten silicide, comprising the steps o... Read More
Inventors: Kawai, Kenji; Akazawa, Moriaki; Maruyama, Takahiro; Ogawa, Toshiaki; Morita, Hiroshi;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Bromine and iodine etch process for silicon and silicides
Objects In view of the above discussion, it is one object of the present invention to provide a silicon etch process that is suitable for reproducibly forming deep narrow silicon trenches with a contr... Read More
Inventors: Wong, Jerry Yuen-Kui; Wang, David Nin-Kou; Chang, Mei; Mak, Alfred W. S.; Maydan, Dan;, Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Apparatus and related method for the removal of labels and foil tags adhering to containers, in particular, to bottles
The present invention relates to an apparatus for the removal of labels and foil tags adhering to containers, in particular, to bottles of varying heights, and the method therefor. The apparatus consi... Read More
Inventors: Buchholz, Rainer; Zodrow, Rudolf;, Assignee: KHS ETI-TEC Maschinenbau GmbH (Erkrath, DE) |
Method for producing contact structures in solar cells
What is claimed is: 1. A process for fabricating contact structures in solar cells, which have at least one first layer or first sequence of layers over a second layer comprising: positioning an etchi... Read More
Inventors: Ludemann, Ralf; Schaefer, Sebastian;, Assignee: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Munchen, DE) |
Semiconductor element having a p-zone on the anode side and an adjacent, weakly doped n-base zone
It is the object of the invention to provide a semiconductor element having a p-zone on the anode side and an adjacent weakly doped n-zone which combines improved recovery behavior upon commutation wi... Read More
Inventors: Schlangenotto, Heinrich; Sommer, Karl H.;, Assignee: eupec Europaische Gesellschaft fur Leistungshalbleiter mbH & Co. KG (Warstein-Belecke, DE) |
Integrated circuit devices with solderable lead frame
The present invention embodies a packaged device with a lead frame, a lead frame and an article of manufacture comprising a base metal, a layer of nickel on the base metal, and a protective composite ... Read More
Inventors: Abys, Joseph A.; Kadija, Igor V.; Kudrak, Jr., Edward J.; Maisano, Jr., Joseph J.;, Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Production method for integrated angular speed sensor device
In one aspect, the present invention provides a motion-sensing device that is a vibrating-type, integrated angular speed sensor and a production method that results in a motion-sensing device at a low... Read More
Inventors: Ferrari, Paolo; Vigna, Benedetto; Foroni, Mario; Ferrera, Marco; Montanini, Pietro;, Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l. (Agrate Brianza, IT) |
Photovoltaic cells for converting light energy to electric energy and photoelectric battery
It is a principal object of the present invention to reduce the shadowing area of the semiconductor wafer surface caused by the current collecting contacts and, thus, to enhance the efficiency of the ... Read More
Inventors: Rubin, Leoind B.; Osipov, Alexandr S.; Sizganov, Jury G.; Untila, Gennady G.; Kharitonov, Andrei L.; Rakhimov, Alexandr T.;, Assignee: BioPhotonics, Inc. () |
Electronic scale reduction technique
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIG. 1, this shows a sandwich-like assembly 10 of support sheet 11, flat spiral wire coil 12 and cover sheet 13. In this illustration, the cover sheet 13... Read More
Inventors: Cho, Young I.;, Assignee: Electronic Descaling 2000, Inc. (Boothwyn, PA) |
Lightweight solar module and method of fabrication
The present invention is directed to an improved solar cell module, comprising a substrate and a first solar cell supported by the substrate, with the first solar cell having a first top side and a fi... Read More
Inventors: Glenn, Gregory S.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Seattle, WA) |
Solid state image sensing device
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a solid state image sensing device which can prevent the punch through from being generated during the electronic shutter operation and f... Read More
Inventors: Arakawa, Kenichi; Nakahara, Kenji;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kanagawa-ken, JP) |
Device for one-sided etching of a semiconductor wafer
We claim: 1. An etching box type device for one-sided etching of a semiconductor wafer, said device comprising a trough-shaped basic body; a lid hermetically sealing said basic body, said lid having a... Read More
Inventors: Kummer, Nils; Marek, Jiri; Willmann, Martin; Findler, Guenther;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
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