公开(公告)号：US20070267755A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-22

申请号：US11383653

申请日：2006-05-16

申请人： Nhat D. Vo ,  Tu-Anh T. Tran ,  Burton J. Carpenter ,  Dae Y. Hong ,  James W. Miller ,  Kendall D. Phillips

发明人： Nhat D. Vo ,  Tu-Anh T. Tran ,  Burton J. Carpenter ,  Dae Y. Hong ,  James W. Miller ,  Kendall D. Phillips

IPC分类号： H01L23/52 ,  H01L23/48

CPC分类号： H01L24/06 ,  H01L2224/02166 ,  H01L2224/05093 ,  H01L2224/05552 ,  H01L2224/05553 ,  H01L2224/05554 ,  H01L2224/05624 ,  H01L2224/05644 ,  H01L2224/05647 ,  H01L2224/4943 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01006 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01015 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01073 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/00014

摘要： A pad (20) is electrically connected to a first I/O cell (14) while also physically overlying active circuitry of a second I/O cell (16). Note that although the pad (20) overlies the second I/O cell (16), the pad (20) is not electrically connected to the I/O cell (16). Such a pattern may be replicated in any desired manner so that the I/O cells (e.g. 300-310) may have a finer pitch than the corresponding pads (320-324 and 330-335). In addition, the size of the pads may be increased (e.g. pad 131 may be bigger than pad 130) while the width “c” of the I/O cells (132-135) does not have to be increased. Such a pattern (e.g. 500) may be arranged so that the area required in one or more dimensions may be minimized.

公开(公告)号：US06879476B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-12

申请号：US10348814

申请日：2003-01-22

申请人： Michael G. Khazhinsky ,  James W. Miller ,  Michael Stockinger

发明人： Michael G. Khazhinsky ,  James W. Miller ,  Michael Stockinger

IPC分类号： H01L20060101 ,  H01L23/62 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/04 ,  H02H1/04 ,  H02H3/00 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H02H3/22 ,  H02H7/00 ,  H02H9/00 ,  H02H9/06

CPC分类号： H01L27/0277 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An ESD protection circuit (81) and a method for providing ESD protection is provided. In some embodiments, an N-channel transistor (24), which can be ESD damaged, is selectively turned on and made conducting. The purpose of turning on the N-channel transistor (24) is to maximize the Vt1 of the N-channel transistor (24). Vt1 is the drain-to-source voltage point at which the parasitic bipolar action of the N-channel transistor (24) first occurs. In some embodiments, the ESD protection circuit (81) includes a diode (64) which provides an additional current path from the I/O pad 31 to a first power supply node (76).

摘要翻译： 提供ESD保护电路（81）和提供ESD保护的方法。 在一些实施例中，可以被ESD损坏的N沟道晶体管（24）选择性地导通并导通。 打开N沟道晶体管（24）的目的是使N沟道晶体管（24）的Vt1最大化。 Vt1是首先发生N沟道晶体管（24）的寄生双极作用的漏极到源极电压点。 在一些实施例中，ESD保护电路（81）包括提供从I / O焊盘31到第一电源节点（76）的附加电流路径的二极管（64）。

公开(公告)号：US06846717B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-25

申请号：US10606674

申请日：2003-06-24

申请人： Susan H. Downey ,  James W. Miller ,  Geoffrey B. Hall

发明人： Susan H. Downey ,  James W. Miller ,  Geoffrey B. Hall

IPC分类号： H01L21/3205 ,  H01L21/60 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L21/76

CPC分类号： H01L24/05 ,  H01L24/03 ,  H01L2224/04042 ,  H01L2224/05 ,  H01L2224/05073 ,  H01L2224/05166 ,  H01L2224/05184 ,  H01L2224/05187 ,  H01L2224/05558 ,  H01L2224/05568 ,  H01L2224/05624 ,  H01L2224/05647 ,  H01L2224/06135 ,  H01L2224/45124 ,  H01L2224/45139 ,  H01L2224/48724 ,  H01L2224/48747 ,  H01L2224/48824 ,  H01L2224/48847 ,  H01L2924/00011 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01014 ,  H01L2924/01022 ,  H01L2924/01028 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01047 ,  H01L2924/01058 ,  H01L2924/01061 ,  H01L2924/01073 ,  H01L2924/01074 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/04941 ,  H01L2924/04953 ,  H01L2924/05042 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/48 ,  H01L2924/01004

摘要： An integrated circuit (50) has a wire bond pad (53). The wire bond pad (53) is formed on a passivation layer (18) over active circuitry (26) and/or electrical interconnect layers (24) of the integrated circuit (50). The wire bond pad (53) is connected to a plurality of final metal layer portions (51, 52). The plurality of final metal layer portions (51, 52) are formed in a final interconnect layer of the interconnect layers (24). In one embodiment, the bond pad (53) is formed from aluminum and the final metal layer pads are formed from copper. The wire bond pad (53) allows routing of conductors in a final metal layer (21) directly underlying the bond pad (53), thus allowing the surface area of the semiconductor die to be reduced.

摘要翻译： 集成电路（50）具有引线接合焊盘（53）。 引线接合焊盘（53）在集成电路（50）的有源电路（26）和/或电互连层（24）之上的钝化层（18）上形成。 引线接合焊盘（53）连接到多个最终金属层部分（51,52）。 多个最终金属层部分（51,52）形成在互连层（24）的最终互连层中。 在一个实施例中，接合焊盘（53）由铝形成，并且最终的金属层焊盘由铜形成。 引线接合焊盘（53）允许在直接位于接合焊盘（53）下方的最终金属层（21）中导体导体，从而允许半导体管芯的表面积减小。

公开(公告)号：US5683918A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-04

申请号：US625861

申请日：1996-04-01

申请人： Jeremy C. Smith ,  James W. Miller

发明人： Jeremy C. Smith ,  James W. Miller

IPC分类号： H01L21/336 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/265

CPC分类号： H01L29/66772 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/0251 ,  H01L29/458 ,  H01L29/78612 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/78645

摘要： A body-tied MOSFET (14) is used in a protection circuit (10) of an SOI device (20) where the MOSFET's drain regions (38) lie outside MOSFET's closed-gate electrode (34). Electrical characteristics of the body-tied MOSFET (14) can be changed by varying the ratio of the total source region area to the total body-tied region area (tie frequency). The total electrical device width is the sum of the individual source region (36) widths. More charge can be placed on the drain region (38) compared to a drain region on the inside because the interfacial area between the drain region and channel region is larger. The device (20) can be formed without having to develop new processing steps or use marginal processing steps. Body ties to an underlying substrate are unnecessary.

摘要翻译： 在SOI器件（20）的保护电路（10）中使用体耦MOSFET（14），其中MOSFET的漏极区域（38）位于MOSFET的闭合栅极电极（34）的外部。 可以通过改变总源区域面积与总身体束缚区域面积（连接频率）的比例来改变身体连接的MOSFET（14）的电气特性。 总电气设备宽度是单个源区域（36）宽度的总和。 由于漏极区域和沟道区域之间的界面面积较大，所以与内侧的漏极区域相比，可以在漏极区域（38）上放置更多的电荷。 可以形成装置（20），而不必开发新的加工步骤或使用边缘加工步骤。 与底层基底的身体连接是不必要的。

公开(公告)号：US5610959A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-11

申请号：US364170

申请日：1994-12-27

申请人： Mark W. Fecteau ,  James W. Miller

发明人： Mark W. Fecteau ,  James W. Miller

IPC分类号： G21C3/326 ,  G21C3/335 ,  G21C7/06 ,  G21C19/19 ,  G21C3/00

CPC分类号： G21C3/335 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21C7/06 ,  G21Y2002/10 ,  G21Y2002/201 ,  G21Y2004/10 ,  G21Y2004/50 ,  Y02E30/38 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A replacement rod for insertion into a nuclear fuel assembly to replace a fuel rod containing a neutron absorbing, fissile fuel, includes Hafnium sufficient to substantially replace the neutron absorption capacity of the fuel rod. The replacement rod also includes a non-fissile second material that is commonly used for structures in nuclear fuel assemblies. The second material is preferably selected from the group consisting of a stainless steel, a zirconium alloy and zirconium. In one embodiment, the Hafnium is fabricated into a cylindrically-shaped rodlet, or core, and the second material is fabricated into an annulus around the core. Alternatively, the Hafnium and the second material are each distributed about uniformly throughout a cylindrical volume of the replacement rod. Refurbishing nuclear fuel assemblies by replacing damaged fuel rods with replacement rods according to the invention obtains an improved peaking factor over prior art methods.

摘要翻译： 用于插入核燃料组件以替换含有中子吸收裂变燃料的燃料棒的替换杆包括足以基本上替代燃料棒的中子吸收能力的铪。 替代杆还包括通常用于核燃料组件中的结构的不易裂变的第二材料。 第二种材料优选选自不锈钢，锆合金和锆。 在一个实施方案中，将铪制成圆柱形的小棒或芯，并将第二材料制成围绕芯的环形空间。 或者，铪和第二材料各自均匀地分布在更换棒的整个圆柱体积中。 通过根据本发明用替换棒替换损坏的燃料棒来翻新核燃料组件获得了比现有技术方法更好的峰值因子。

公开(公告)号：US4886085A

公开(公告)日：1989-12-12

申请号：US277628

申请日：1988-11-30

申请人： James W. Miller

发明人： James W. Miller

IPC分类号： F16K15/06 ,  F16K51/02

CPC分类号： F16K15/063 ,  F16K51/02 ,  Y10T137/0318 ,  Y10T137/785 ,  Y10T137/7897 ,  Y10T137/7917 ,  Y10T137/7932

摘要： A value opening air flow control ring requires the poppet to travel a controlled distance off the poppet seat to obtain substantially unrestricted air flow, the restricted flow occurring during air flow pulsations which acts to inhibit valve pulsations and resulting valve noises generated by pulsations from the vacuum source. The control ring also causes directional air flow past the poppet, particularly in the early part of the valve opening sequence while the restricted flow is occurring, causing a side bias on the poppet which decreases as the poppet moves toward its fully open position, the side bias being substantially eliminated by the time the poppet reaches its fully open position. The side bias action is reversed in the valve closing movement from the fully open position. The side bias further inhibits valve pulsations which might otherwise occur as the valve tends to move from the closed position to the open position and vice versa in response to vacuum source air flow pulsations.

摘要翻译： 值得注意的空气流量控制环需要提升阀从提升阀座移动受控的距离以获得基本上不受限制的空气流动，在气流脉动期间发生限制的流动，其阻止阀脉动和由真空产生的脉动产生的所产生的阀噪声 资源。 控制环还导致定向空气流经过提升阀，特别是在阀开启顺序的早期部分，同时限制流动正在发生，导致提升阀上的侧偏压随着提升阀向其完全打开位置移动而减小，侧面 在提升阀到达其完全打开位置的时候基本上消除了偏压。 在从完全打开位置的阀关闭运动中，侧偏压动作相反。 侧偏压进一步抑制阀门脉动，否则当脉动阀倾向于从关闭位置移动到打开位置时反应，反之亦然，响应于真空源气流脉动。

公开(公告)号：US4298372A

公开(公告)日：1981-11-03

申请号：US123559

申请日：1980-02-22

申请人： K. Lawrence Stover ,  Alejandro G. Bueno ,  James W. Miller ,  Donald E. Shamp

发明人： K. Lawrence Stover ,  Alejandro G. Bueno ,  James W. Miller ,  Donald E. Shamp

IPC分类号： C03B5/04 ,  C03B5/237 ,  F27D17/00 ,  F28D9/00 ,  C03B5/44

CPC分类号： C03B5/237 ,  Y02P40/535

摘要： A method of and apparatus for directing and regulating the flow of combustion air to opposite ends of the regenerators of a regenerative tank-type glass melting furnace so as to minimize localized overheating and more uniformly heat the checkerworks of the regenerators, thereby improving the operating efficiency and prolonging the useful life thereof. To accomplish these ends, a substantial portion of the combustion air supplied to the regenerators is delivered to their downstream ends while a lesser portion is supplied to their upstream ends by ducts which include valves for cycling and a damper for apportioning the amount of combustion air flowing to opposite ends of the regenerators.

摘要翻译： 一种用于引导和调节燃烧空气流向再生罐式玻璃熔化炉的再生器的相对端的方法和装置，以便使局部过热最小化并且更均匀地加热再生器的校验品，从而提高操作效率 并延长其使用寿命。 为了实现这些目的，供应到再生器的燃烧空气的大部分被输送到其下游端，而较少部分通过包括用于循环的阀的管道和用于分配燃烧空气流量的阻尼器的管道供给到其上游端 到再生器的相对端。

公开(公告)号：US09478529B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US14289083

申请日：2014-05-28

申请人： James W. Miller ,  Melanie Etherton ,  Alex P. Gerdemann ,  Mohamed S. Moosa ,  Jonathan M. Phillippe ,  Robert S. Ruth

发明人： James W. Miller ,  Melanie Etherton ,  Alex P. Gerdemann ,  Mohamed S. Moosa ,  Jonathan M. Phillippe ,  Robert S. Ruth

IPC分类号： H02H3/22 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H05K9/00 ,  H02H9/04 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H01L23/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/0248 ,  H01L24/06 ,  H01L27/0292 ,  H01L27/0296 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H02H9/04 ,  H02H9/046 ,  H05K9/006

摘要： An integrated circuit includes a plurality of I/O cells, each including a portion of the first power bus, a portion of the second power bus, and an I/O pad coupled between the portions of the first and second power buses. A first set of the plurality of I/O cells is arranged along a die edge of the integrated circuit. A second set of the plurality of I/O cells is arranged along the die edge between the first set and the die edge. For each I/O cell in the first set, the portion of the first power bus is physically connected to the portion of the first power bus of an abutting I/O cell of the second set at a boundary between the I/O cell of the first set and the abutting I/O cell of the second set. The integrated circuit includes an ESD clamp and a trigger circuit.

摘要翻译： 集成电路包括多个I / O单元，每个I / O单元包括第一电力总线的一部分，第二电力总线的一部分以及耦合在第一和第二电力总线的部分之间的I / O焊盘。 多个I / O单元的第一组沿着集成电路的管芯边缘布置。 多个I / O单元的第二组沿着模具边缘布置在第一组和模具边缘之间。 对于第一组中的每个I / O单元，第一功率总线的部分物理地连接到第二组的I / O单元之间的边界处的第二组的邻接I / O单元的第一功率总线的部分 第一组和第二组的邻接I / O单元。 集成电路包括ESD钳位和触发电路。

公开(公告)号：US08274146B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-25

申请号：US12130579

申请日：2008-05-30

申请人： Michael A. Stockinger ,  Kevin J. Hess ,  James W. Miller

发明人： Michael A. Stockinger ,  Kevin J. Hess ,  James W. Miller

IPC分类号： H01L23/12

CPC分类号： H01L23/66 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/5222 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L24/05 ,  H01L24/45 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L2224/02166 ,  H01L2224/0401 ,  H01L2224/04042 ,  H01L2224/05095 ,  H01L2224/05624 ,  H01L2224/05647 ,  H01L2224/16 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/48463 ,  H01L2224/48624 ,  H01L2224/48647 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01014 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01031 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/0105 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/30105 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An integrated circuit includes a high speed circuit, an interconnect pad, a passivation layer under the interconnect pad, a first patterned metal layer, and a first via. The high speed circuit is for a high speed signal at a terminal of the high speed circuit. The interconnect pad is on a top surface of the integrated circuit structure. The first patterned metal layer is under the passivation layer having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the first patterned metal layer is connected to the terminal of the high speed circuit. The second portion of the first patterned metal layer is under the interconnect pad and is electrically floating when the high frequency signal is present on the interconnect pad portion. The result is reduced capacitive loading on the high speed signal which improves performance.

摘要翻译： 集成电路包括高速电路，互连焊盘，互连焊盘下方的钝化层，第一图案化金属层和第一通孔。 高速电路用于在高速电路的端子处的高速信号。 互连焊盘位于集成电路结构的顶表面上。 第一图案化金属层在钝化层下方具有第一部分和第二部分。 第一图案化金属层的第一部分连接到高速电路的端子。 第一图案化金属层的第二部分在互连焊盘下方并且当高频信号存在于互连焊盘部分上时电浮置。 结果是降低了高速信号的电容负载，从而提高了性能。

公开(公告)号：US20110001336A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12496729

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： James W. Miller ,  Andrew J. Krum ,  Bradley S. Kallaher

发明人： James W. Miller ,  Andrew J. Krum ,  Bradley S. Kallaher

IPC分类号： B62D25/00 ,  A47B3/06 ,  A47B13/00

CPC分类号： B60N2/24 ,  B60N2/16 ,  B60N2002/247

摘要： A platform assembly can be used in a motor vehicle, such as a truck, to support a person or objects. The platform assembly can have a frame with pivotal attachments to allow the frame to be at least partially collapsible. The platform can pivotally and removably attach to the frame.

摘要翻译： 平台组件可以用于诸如卡车的机动车辆中，以支撑人或物体。 平台组件可以具有带有枢转附件的框架，以允许框架至少部分地可折叠。 平台可以可枢转地和可移动地附接到框架。