Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a smaller miniaturization of a printed circuit board by method wherein a thin film capacitor is made to comprise a metal wheel and a dielectric layer having a specified thickness on the wheel as a structure for the thin film capacitor. SOLUTION: As a simple layout of a thin layer capacitor, a dielectric layer 404 is formed on a metal wheel 402 or a metal layer 402 and a second metal layer 406 is formed on the surface on the opposite side of the layer 404. A layer, which can function as the layer 404 for a buried capacitor and a registor, is very thin and is uniform, can be deposited by a combustion chemical vapor deposition(CCVD) method. The thickness of the layer 404 deposited for the buried capacitor is typically about 0.03 to about 2 microns, preferably the thickness is about 0.1 to about 1 micron and most preferably the thickness is about 0.2 to about 0.6 micron. As the thinner layer 104 has a higher capacitance, the capability to deposit a very thin film of the CCVD method is the favorable point of the CCVD method.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nanolaminate structure having a circuit for providing both a capacitor and a resistor. SOLUTION: Concerning the multiplayer laminate for forming a thin layer copacitor and a resistor or combination thereof, this multiplayer laminate has at least two layers of resistance materials and a dielectric layer, inserted between two layers of resistance materials.
Abstract:
A modified chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and various coatings formed by this method are disclosed. A uniform coating is obtained by the disclosed CVD method by redirecting the energy source and/or the hot gasses produced thereby. The methods disclosed are particularly useful for forming thin film, insulative, oxide coatings on the surface of conductive or super-conductive wires. The redirect methods are also useful for producing powders that can be collected for further processing. Metal oxide barrier coatings for polymer food containers are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention involves controlled atomization of liquids for various applications such as particle/droplet seeding for laser-based measurements of flow velocity, temperature, and concentration; flame and plasma based elemental analysis; nano-powder production; spray drying for generation of small-sized particles; nebulizers in the production of sub-micron size droplets and for atomizing fuel for use in combustion chambers. In these and other atomizer applications the control of droplet and/or particle size is very critical. In some applications extremely small droplets are preferred (less than a micron), while in others, droplet diameters on the scale of several microns are required. The present invention has the flexibility of forming droplets within a particular range of diameters, wherein not only the size of the average droplet can be adjusted, but the range of sizes may be adjusted as well. The atomizer (4) itself is in the form of a heated tube (44) having an inlet end (48) and an outlet end (50). As liquid travels through the tube it is heated and upon exiting the tube and entering a reduced pressure area the liquid atomizes to form very fine droplets. By electrically heating the tube by passing a current therethrough, the heating adjustment can be performed on-the-fly, allowing droplet size adjustment during operation of the atomizer. Several different embodiments of the atomization device are disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention involves forming layers of conductive material (12, 16; 17, 18) and dielectric material (14) or material with varying conductivity and indexes of refraction to form various electronic and optical devices.
Abstract:
The materials and processes for forming fuel cell electrodes can include substrates of codeposited materials including an electrically conductive material, such as graphite, a polymer film, such as a proton-exchange membrane, and a catalytic material, such as platinum. The material may be applied to a polymer film by combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) to produce a layered membrane, or the polymer may be deposited simultaneously with the catalytic coating to produce a membrane wherein the layers are intermingled. Proton exchange membranes prepared by this method are useful in the manufacture of fuel cells.
Abstract:
The materials and processes for forming fuel cell electrodes can include substrates of codeposited materials including an electrically conductive material, such as graphite, a polymer film, such as a proton-exchange membrane, and a catalytic material, such as platinum. The material may be applied to a polymer film by combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) to produce a layered membrane, or the polymer may be deposited simultaneously with the catalytic coating to produce a membrane wherein the layers are intermingled. Proton exchange membranes prepared by this method are useful in the manufacture of fuel cells.