Abstract:
A method for estimating porosity of an earth formation from measurements of acoustic energy traversing the earth formation and from measurements of seismoelectric voltages generated in the formation in response to the acoustic energy. The method includes the steps of measuring the acoustic energy traversing the earth formation and measuring said seismoelectric voltages generated in response to the acoustic energy traversing the formation. A seismoelectric signal is synthesized from the measurements of the acoustic energy using an initial value of the porosity. A difference is determined between the synthesized seismoelectric voltages and the measured seismoelectric voltages. The initial value of porosity is adjusted, and the steps of synthesizing the seismoelectric voltages from the acoustic signal, determining the difference, and adjusting the value of porosity are repeated until the difference drops below a predetermined threshold or the difference reaches a minimum value. The adjusted value of porosity which results in the difference being at the minimum is taken as the formation porosity. A particular embodiment includes estimating conductivity of fluid in the pore spaces of the formation by calculating the synthetic seismoelectric voltages using an initial value of conductivity; determining a difference between the synthetic seismoelectric voltages and the measured seismoelectric voltages; and adjusting the initial value of conductivity, and repeating the steps of calculating the synthetic seismoelectric voltages, determining the difference and adjusting the value of conductivity until the difference reaches a minimum.
Abstract:
Dual function diodes based on conjugated organic polymer active layers are disclosed. When positively biased the diodes function as light emitters. When negatively biased they are highly efficient photodiodes. Methods of preparation and use of these diodes in displays and input/output devices are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a structure including a high mobility backplane and a-Si photodiode imager includes forming a matrix of metal oxide thin film transistors on the surface of a rigid support member, depositing a planarizing layer on the matrix of transistors that is either porous or permissive/diffusive to oxygen at temperatures below approximately 200° C., and fabricating a matrix of passivated a-Si photodiodes over the matrix of transistors and electrically connected one each photodiode to each of the transistors. A continuous path is provided through the planarizing layer from the exterior of the structure to each of the transistors and the structure is annealed at a temperature below 200° C. in an oxygen ambient to move oxygen from the oxygen ambient to an active layer of each of the transistors and repair loss of oxygen damage to the transistors caused by the fabrication of the passivated a-Si photodiodes.
Abstract:
A thin film circuit includes a thin film transistor with a metal oxide semiconductor channel having a conduction band minimum (CBM) with a first energy level. The transistor further includes a layer of passivation material covering at least a portion of the metal oxide semiconductor channel. The passivation material has a conduction band minimum (CBM) with a second energy level. The second energy level being lower than, equal to, or no more than 0.5 eV above the first energy level. The circuit is used for an electronic device including any one of an AMLCD, AMOLED, AMLED, AMEPD.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a stable high mobility amorphous MOTFT includes a step of providing a substrate with a gate formed thereon and a gate dielectric layer positioned over the gate. A carrier transport structure is deposited by sputtering on the gate dielectric layer. The carrier transport structure includes a layer of amorphous high mobility metal oxide adjacent the gate dielectric and a relatively inert protective layer of material deposited on the layer of amorphous high mobility metal oxide both deposited without oxygen and in situ. The layer of amorphous metal oxide has a mobility above 40 cm2/Vs and a carrier concentration in a range of approximately 1018 cm−3 to approximately 5×1019 cm−3. Source/drain contacts are positioned on the protective layer and in electrical contact therewith.
Abstract:
A method of dispersing semiconductor chips from a wafer of semiconductor chips onto a substrate while preserving the neighboring relationship of each chip to each adjacent chip is disclosed. The method includes dispersing the wafer into sequential columns of semiconductor chips with a first pitch between columns while preserving the neighboring relationship and sequentially dispersing the columns of semiconductor chips into rows of individual chips with a second pitch between rows onto a substrate while preserving the neighboring relationship.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating metal oxide TFTs on transparent substrates includes the steps of positioning an opaque gate metal area on the front surface of the substrate, depositing transparent gate dielectric and transparent metal oxide semiconductor layers overlying the gate metal and a surrounding area, depositing transparent passivation material on the semiconductor material, depositing photoresist on the passivation material, exposing and developing the photoresist to remove exposed portions, etching the passivation material to leave a passivation area defining a channel area, depositing transparent conductive material over the passivation area, depositing photoresist over the conductive material, exposing and developing the photoresist to remove unexposed portions, and etching the conductive material to leave source and drain areas on opposed sides of the channel area.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a pixelated projector display includes providing a wafer with a supporting substrate, a first semiconductive layer, an emission layer, and a second semiconductive layer. The wafer is patterned into an array of LEDs/LDs and a planarization layer is deposited over the array. One via for each LED/LD element is formed through the planarization layer. A MOTFT backplane is positioned on the planarization layer, one driver circuit in controlling electrical communication with each via through the planarization layer. A passivation layer is deposited over the MOTFT backplane and heat plugs are extended through the passivation layer, the MOTFT backplane, the planarization layer, and the III-V LED/LD wafer partially through the first semiconductive layer to thermally couple heat from the array of LEDs/LDs to the surface of the passivation layer. An upper end of the heat plugs is accessible for thermal coupling to a heat spreader and/or a heatsink.
Abstract translation:制造像素化投影仪显示器的方法包括向晶片提供支撑衬底,第一半导体层,发射层和第二半导体层。 将晶片图案化成LED / LD阵列,并且平坦化层沉积在阵列上。 通过平坦化层形成每个LED / LD元件的一个通孔。 MFTFT背板位于平坦化层上,一个驱动电路通过平坦化层控制与每个通孔的电连通。 钝化层沉积在MOTFT背板上,并且热插塞通过钝化层,MOTFT背板,平坦化层和III-V LED / LD晶片部分延伸穿过第一半导体层,以热耦合来自 LED / LDs到钝化层的表面。 散热器和/或散热器的热连接可以接近热塞的上端。
Abstract:
A thin film semiconductor device has a semiconductor layer including a mixture of an amorphous semiconductor ionic metal oxide and an amorphous insulating covalent metal oxide. A pair of terminals is positioned in communication with the semiconductor layer and define a conductive channel, and a gate terminal is positioned in communication with the conductive channel and further positioned to control conduction of the channel. The invention further includes a method of depositing the mixture including using nitrogen during the deposition process to control the carrier concentration in the resulting semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
A method of dispersing semiconductor chips from a wafer of semiconductor chips onto a substrate while preserving the neighboring relationship of each chip to each adjacent chip is disclosed. The method includes dispersing the wafer into sequential columns of semiconductor chips with a first pitch between columns while preserving the neighboring relationship and sequentially dispersing the columns of semiconductor chips into rows of individual chips with a second pitch between rows onto a substrate while preserving the neighboring relationship.