公开(公告)号：US20170190571A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15468066

申请日：2017-03-23

Applicant: INVENSENSE, Inc.

Inventor： Julius Ming-Lin Tsai ,  Baris Cagdaser ,  Martin Lim ,  Aleksey S. Khenkin

IPC: B81B7/02 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R29/00 ,  B81C1/00

CPC classification number: B81B7/02 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2201/0257 ,  B81B2201/0264 ,  B81B2201/0278 ,  B81B2201/0292 ,  B81B2207/012 ,  B81B2207/07 ,  B81C1/0023 ,  B81C2203/0792 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48465 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/16152 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R19/04 ,  H04R29/004 ,  H04R2201/003 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: An integrated package of at least one environmental sensor and at least one MEMS acoustic sensor is disclosed. The package contains a shared port that exposes both sensors to the environment, wherein the environmental sensor measures characteristics of the environment and the acoustic sensor measures sound waves. The port exposes the environmental sensor to an air flow and the acoustic sensor to sound waves. An example of the acoustic sensor is a microphone and an example of the environmental sensor is a humidity sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20170158500A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15436938

申请日：2017-02-20

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Che-Ming Chang ,  Chih-Jen Chan ,  Chung-Yen Chou ,  Lee-Chuan Tseng ,  Shih-Wei Lin ,  Yuan-Chih Hsieh

IPC: B81C1/00 ,  B81B1/00 ,  B01L3/00 ,  G01N27/414

CPC classification number: B81C1/00595 ,  B01L3/502707 ,  B01L2200/10 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B81B1/002 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2207/07 ,  B81B2207/096 ,  B81C1/00 ,  G01N27/4145 ,  H01L21/2007 ,  H01L23/49816 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L24/02 ,  H01L24/03 ,  H01L24/05 ,  H01L24/08 ,  H01L24/11 ,  H01L24/13 ,  H01L24/29 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L24/80 ,  H01L24/83 ,  H01L2224/02372 ,  H01L2224/0239 ,  H01L2224/0401 ,  H01L2224/05124 ,  H01L2224/05147 ,  H01L2224/05184 ,  H01L2224/05569 ,  H01L2224/0557 ,  H01L2224/08225 ,  H01L2224/13024 ,  H01L2224/13025 ,  H01L2224/131 ,  H01L2224/13124 ,  H01L2224/13147 ,  H01L2224/13184 ,  H01L2224/2919 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/80801 ,  H01L2224/8385 ,  H01L2924/1306 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01074

Abstract: A bio-sensing semiconductor structure is provided. A transistor includes a channel region and a gate underlying the channel region. A first dielectric layer overlies the transistor. A first opening extends through the first dielectric layer to expose the channel region. A bio-sensing layer lines the first opening and covers an upper surface of the channel region. A second dielectric layer lines the first opening over the bio-sensing layer. A second opening within the first opening extends to the bio-sensing layer, through a region of the second dielectric layer overlying the channel region. A method for manufacturing the bio-sensing semiconductor structure is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20170129768A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15346705

申请日：2016-11-08

Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH

Inventor： Radoslav Rusanov

IPC: B81B3/00 ,  H05B3/10

CPC classification number: B81B3/0021 ,  B81B7/0087 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2203/0127 ,  H05B3/10

Abstract: A heating apparatus for a MEMS sensor, comprising a metallic supply lead element for electric current; a metallic return lead element for electric current; and a defined number of metallic heating elements configured between the supply lead element and the return lead element, a substantially constant electrical current density being configurable in the supply lead element, in the return lead element, and in the heating elements.

公开(公告)号：US09618490B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14503480

申请日：2014-10-01

Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jee Heum Paik ,  Yun Mi Bae ,  Go Eun Hwang

IPC: G01N33/00 ,  G01N27/12 ,  H01C7/04 ,  B81B7/00 ,  H01L23/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/0027 ,  B81B7/0061 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2207/012 ,  G01N27/128 ,  G01N2033/0095 ,  H01C7/04 ,  H01L24/16 ,  H01L2224/05568 ,  H01L2224/05573 ,  H01L2224/16227 ,  H01L2224/81411 ,  H01L2224/81439 ,  H01L2224/81444 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/10157 ,  H01L2924/10158 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2224/05599

Abstract: Provided is a gas sensor package, including: a first substrate including a gas inflow hole; and a gas sensing element mounted to the first substrate and including a gas sensing portion disposed to correspond to the gas inflow hole.

公开(公告)号：US09611140B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14004743

申请日：2012-03-14

Applicant: Christopher John Russo ,  Jene Golovchenko ,  Daniel Branton

Inventor： Christopher John Russo ,  Jene Golovchenko ,  Daniel Branton

IPC: G01L21/30 ,  B81C1/00 ,  G01N33/487

CPC classification number: B81B1/002 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2203/0127 ,  B81B2207/056 ,  B81C1/00087 ,  G01N33/48721

Abstract: In a method of forming a nanopore in a nanometric material, a nanopore nucleation site is formed at a location that is interior to lateral edges of the nanometric material by directing a first energetic beam, selected from the group of ion beam and neutral atom beam, at the interior location for a first time duration that imposes a first beam dose which causes removal of no more than five interior atoms from the interior location to produce at the interior location a nanopore nucleation site having a plurality of edge atoms. A nanopore is then formed at the nanopore nucleation site by directing a second energetic beam, selected from the group consisting of electron beam, ion beam, and neutral atom beam, at the nanopore nucleation site with a beam energy that removes edge atoms at the nanopore nucleation site but does not remove bulk atoms from the nanometric material.

公开(公告)号：US09551682B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-24

申请号：US13538346

申请日：2012-06-29

Applicant: Oguz H. Elibol ,  Grace M. Credo ,  Xing Su ,  Madoo Varma ,  Jonathan S. Daniels ,  Drew Hall ,  Handong Li ,  Noureddine Tayebi ,  Kai Wu

Inventor： Oguz H. Elibol ,  Grace M. Credo ,  Xing Su ,  Madoo Varma ,  Jonathan S. Daniels ,  Drew Hall ,  Handong Li ,  Noureddine Tayebi ,  Kai Wu

IPC: G01N27/327 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  C40B20/04 ,  C40B50/16

CPC classification number: G01N27/3277 ,  B01J19/0046 ,  B01J2219/00608 ,  B01J2219/00653 ,  B01J2219/00722 ,  B81B7/04 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2201/058 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  C40B20/04 ,  C40B50/16 ,  G01N27/3278 ,  G01N27/4145 ,  G01N27/4146 ,  G01N27/4148

Abstract: Various embodiments provide devices, methods, and systems for high throughput biomolecule detection using transducer arrays. In one embodiment, a transducer array made up of transducer elements may be used to detect byproducts from chemical reactions that involve redox genic tags. Each transducer element may include at least a reaction chamber and a fingerprinting region, configured to flow a fluid from the reaction chamber through the fingerprinting region. The reaction chamber can include a molecule attachment region and the fingerprinting region can include at least one set of electrodes separated by a nanogap for conducting redox cycling reactions. In embodiments, by flowing the chamber content obtained from a reaction of a latent redox tagged probe molecule, a catalyst, and a target molecule in the reaction chamber through the fingerprinting region, the redox cycling reactions can be detected to identify redox-tagged biomolecules.

Abstract translation: 各种实施方案提供使用换能器阵列进行高通量生物分子检测的装置，方法和系统。 在一个实施例中，由换能器元件组成的换能器阵列可用于检测涉及氧化还原基因标签的化学反应的副产物。 每个换能器元件可以至少包括反应室和指纹区域，其被配置为使来自反应室的流体通过指纹区域流动。 反应室可以包括分子附着区域，并且指纹区域可以包括由纳米间隙分开的至少一组电极，用于进行氧化还原循环反应。 在实施方案中，通过使反应室中潜氧氧化还原标记的探针分子，催化剂和靶分子的反应通过指纹区域流动所述腔室内容物，可以检测氧化还原循环反应以鉴定氧化还原标记的生物分子。

公开(公告)号：US09513246B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14966920

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.

Inventor： Alan J. O'Donnell ,  Santiago Iriarte ,  Mark J. Murphy ,  Colin G. Lyden ,  Gary Casey ,  Eoin Edward English

IPC: G01N27/22 ,  B81B7/00 ,  H01L25/16 ,  H01L23/48 ,  G01N27/26 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L49/02 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01F17/00 ,  G01N27/414 ,  H01L21/82 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01F17/04 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S10/10 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01L35/28 ,  H01L23/58 ,  H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/054 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L23/38 ,  H01L23/473 ,  H01L35/30

CPC classification number: G01N27/226 ,  B81B7/00 ,  B81B7/007 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  G01N27/26 ,  G01N27/4148 ,  H01F17/00 ,  H01F17/04 ,  H01L21/82 ,  H01L23/3677 ,  H01L23/38 ,  H01L23/473 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H01L23/58 ,  H01L24/05 ,  H01L24/13 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/94 ,  H01L25/16 ,  H01L25/167 ,  H01L27/0694 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L28/00 ,  H01L28/10 ,  H01L28/20 ,  H01L28/60 ,  H01L28/82 ,  H01L28/86 ,  H01L28/90 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/0525 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/06 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01L35/28 ,  H01L35/30 ,  H01L2224/04042 ,  H01L2224/05554 ,  H01L2224/0556 ,  H01L2224/0557 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48265 ,  H01L2225/06531 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/12043 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15787 ,  H01L2924/15788 ,  H01L2924/16195 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H01L2924/19042 ,  H01L2924/19043 ,  H01L2924/19104 ,  H02S10/10 ,  H02S40/38 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2224/05552 ,  H01L2224/85399 ,  H01L2224/05599

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an integrated circuit system including a first active layer fabricated on a front side of a semiconductor die and a second pre-fabricated layer on a back side of the semiconductor die and having electrical components embodied therein, wherein the electrical components include at least one discrete passive component. The integrated circuit system also includes at least one electrical path coupling the first active layer and the second pre-fabricated layer.

公开(公告)号：US09487387B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14422654

申请日：2013-08-20

Applicant: Cornell University

Inventor： Robert MacCurdy ,  Hod Lipson

IPC: B81B5/00 ,  B81B3/00 ,  B01D61/42 ,  B01L3/00 ,  F25B41/02

CPC classification number: B81B3/0021 ,  B01D61/427 ,  B01L3/502746 ,  B81B5/00 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2201/058 ,  B81B2203/04 ,  B81B2203/06 ,  F25B41/02

Abstract: The invention exploits a widely used device in micro-fluidics, the electro-osmotic pump (EOP), to create very low energy micro-scale and macro-scale mechanical actuators. The EOP uses electrical fields to move naturally occurring charged particles (ions) through a fluid medium. As the ions move in response to the applied field, they drag the (non-charged) fluid along, establishing bulk flow. When confined to a narrow chamber, a pressure gradient can be established. The combination of pressure gradient and flow performs mechanical work. With the use of electro-osmotic pumps, the invention enables actuators to be constructed in a variety of embodiments, including for example, a sheet structure, a piston structure, and a cellular structure to name a few.

Abstract translation: 本发明利用了广泛使用的微流体学设备，即电渗泵（EOP），以创建极低能量的微尺度和宏观尺度的机械致动器。 EOP使用电场来移动天然存在的带电粒子（离子）通过流体介质。 当离子响应于所施加的场移动时，它们沿着沿着（非带电）的流体拖动，建立大量流动。 当限制在狭窄的室中时，可以建立压力梯度。 压力梯度和流量的组合执行机械作业。 通过使用电渗透泵，本发明使致动器能够以各种实施例构造，例如，薄片结构，活塞结构和细胞结构等等。

公开(公告)号：US20160153105A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US14905570

申请日：2014-07-09

Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Inventor： Walter Gumbercht

IPC: C25D5/02 ,  G01N27/447 ,  C12Q1/68

CPC classification number: C25D5/02 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81C1/00087 ,  C12Q1/6869 ,  C12Q2565/631 ,  G01N27/44791 ,  G01N33/48721 ,  C12Q2563/116 ,  C12Q2563/157 ,  C12Q2565/607

Abstract: A process for producing at least one nanopore with a predetermined diameter for sequencing a biopolymer is provided herein. This process includes providing at least one electrode and at least two nanoparticles in an intervening space between the electrode and a delimiting component opposite to the electrode. The electrode is coated with an electrically conductive material with resultant mechanical fixing of the at least two nanoparticles in the intervening space, thus producing a fixed porous arrangement. Charging of the electrically conductive material and/or another electrically conductive material to the fixed porous arrangement permits the establishment of a predetermined diameter of at least one pore, such as the formation of the nanopore. A process for sequencing the biopolymer with the aid of a fixed porous arrangement, as well as a corresponding device, are also provided herein.

Abstract translation: 本文提供了一种用于生产具有预定直径的至少一个纳米孔用于测序生物聚合物的方法。 该方法包括在电极和与电极相对的限定部件之间的中间空间中提供至少一个电极和至少两个纳米颗粒。 电极被涂覆有导电材料，其中所述至少两个纳米颗粒在中间空间中机械固定，从而产生固定的多孔布置。 将导电材料和/或另一种导电材料充电到固定多孔布置允许建立至少一个孔的预定直径，例如形成纳米孔。 借助于固定的多孔布置对生物聚合物进行测序的方法以及相应的装置也在本文中提供。

公开(公告)号：US09318400B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-19

申请号：US14186039

申请日：2014-02-21

Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.

Inventor： Richard J. O'Brien ,  John K. Day ,  Paul F. Gerrish ,  Michael F. Mattes ,  David A. Ruben ,  Malcolm K. Grief

IPC: H01L23/12 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61N1/375 ,  B81C1/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/03 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61N1/372 ,  H01L23/58 ,  H01L25/065

CPC classification number: H01L23/12 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/03 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61N1/37211 ,  A61N1/3758 ,  B81B2201/0214 ,  B81B2207/012 ,  B81C1/0023 ,  H01L23/58 ,  H01L25/0655 ,  H01L2223/6677 ,  H01L2224/16145 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15153 ,  H01L2924/15192 ,  H01L2924/15313 ,  H01L2924/16195 ,  H01L2924/16251 ,  H01L2924/19105 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A medical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a control module, and an energy storage device. The first substrate includes at least one of a first semiconductor material and a first insulating material. The second substrate includes at least one of a second semiconductor material and a second insulating material. The second substrate is bonded to the first substrate such that the first and second substrates define an enclosed cavity between the first and second substrates. The control module is disposed within the enclosed cavity. The control module is configured to at least one of determine a physiological parameter of a patient and deliver electrical stimulation to the patient. The energy storage device is disposed within the cavity and is configured to supply power to the control module.