公开(公告)号：US06922688B1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-26

申请号：US09261708

申请日：1999-03-03

申请人： Alexander H. Frey, Jr.

发明人： Alexander H. Frey, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99938 ,  Y10S707/99952

摘要： A method to access an object in a computer system storage includes receiving a reference to the object, obtaining a referential map based on the reference (the referential map indicating a plurality of logical storage locations), each logical storage location associated with a portion of the object, and obtaining a physical map that is independent of the referential map from one of the logical storage locations indicated in the referential map, the physical map indicating a physical storage location of at least a part of that portion of the object being accessed. Computer storage systems providing distributed storage in accordance with this method and methods storage media having instructions to perform the method are also described.

摘要翻译： 访问计算机系统存储器中的对象的方法包括接收对对象的引用，基于参考（指示多个逻辑存储位置的参考映射）获得参考映射，每个逻辑存储位置与 对象，以及从参考图中指示的逻辑存储位置之一获得独立于参照图的物理图，该物理图指示被访问的对象的该部分的至少一部分的物理存储位置。 还描述了根据该方法提供分布式存储的计算机存储系统和方法具有执行该方法的指令的存储介质。

公开(公告)号：US06896596B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-24

申请号：US10420098

申请日：2003-04-21

申请人： Yehiel Gotkis ,  Aleksander A. Owczarz ,  Rodney Kistler

发明人： Yehiel Gotkis ,  Aleksander A. Owczarz ,  Rodney Kistler

IPC分类号： B24B21/04 ,  B24B53/007 ,  B24B53/017 ,  B24B1/00

CPC分类号： B24B53/017 ,  B24B21/04

摘要： An ironing assembly for use in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) is provided. The ironing assembly is designed for use over a linear polishing pad which has a plurality of asperities and applied slurry. The ironing assembly includes an ironing disk having a contact surface. The ironing disk is oriented over the linear polishing pad such that the contact surface of the ironing disk can be applied over the surface of the linear polishing pad to at least partially flatten the plurality of asperities before planarizing a semiconductor wafer surface over the linear polishing pad.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于化学机械平面化（CMP）的熨烫组件。 熨烫组件设计用于具有多个凹凸和应用浆料的线性抛光垫。 熨烫组件包括具有接触表面的熨烫盘。 熨烫盘定向在线性抛光垫上，使得熨烫盘的接触表面可以施加在线性抛光垫的表面上，以在平坦化半导体晶片表面之前在线性抛光垫上至少部分地平坦化多个凹凸 。

公开(公告)号：US06894491B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-17

申请号：US10328884

申请日：2002-12-23

申请人： Yehiel Gotkis ,  Rodney Kistler ,  Aleksander Owczarz ,  David Hemker ,  Nicolas J. Bright

发明人： Yehiel Gotkis ,  Rodney Kistler ,  Aleksander Owczarz ,  David Hemker ,  Nicolas J. Bright

IPC分类号： H01L21/66 ,  G01B7/06 ,  G01R33/12

CPC分类号： H01L22/26

摘要： A method for detecting a thickness of a layer of a wafer is provided. The method includes defining a particular radius of a wafer carrier configured to engage the wafer to be processed. The method also includes providing a plurality of sensors configured to create a set of complementary sensors. Further included in the method is distributing the plurality of sensors along the particular radius within the wafer carrier such that each sensor of the plurality of sensors is out of phase with an adjacent sensor by a same angle. The method also includes measuring signals generated by the plurality of sensors. Further included is averaging the signals generated by the plurality of sensors so as to generate a combination signal. The averaging is configured to remove noise from the combination signal such that the combination signal is capable of being correlated to identify the thickness of the layer.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于检测晶片层的厚度的方法。 该方法包括限定配置成接合要处理的晶片的晶片载体的特定半径。 该方法还包括提供配置成创建一组互补传感器的多个传感器。 该方法还包括沿着晶片载体内的特定半径分布多个传感器，使得多个传感器中的每个传感器与相邻的传感器相位相同角度。 该方法还包括测量由多个传感器产生的信号。 还包括对由多个传感器产生的信号进行平均以产生组合信号。 平均化被配置为从组合信号去除噪声，使得组合信号能够被相关联以识别层的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US06892154B1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-10

申请号：US10140236

申请日：2002-05-06

申请人： Douglas Lee

发明人： Douglas Lee

IPC分类号： G01F19/00 ,  G01R31/28

CPC分类号： G01R31/2834

摘要： A system and method for generating a test case for testing a device to be connected to a computer is disclosed. A base test object is provided. The base test object defines test properties for a device. The base test object includes a transaction generator that generates transactions. An extending test object is created, the extending test object defines test properties for a distinct configuration of the device. The extending test object also inherits at least one test property of the base test object. The transaction generator is executed to generate several transactions for the test case, each of the transactions defining a stimulus being specifically designed to stimulate at least one test property of the distinct configuration of the device.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于生成用于测试要连接到计算机的设备的测试用例的系统和方法。 提供基础测试对象。 基础测试对象定义了设备的测试属性。 基本测试对象包括生成事务的事务生成器。 创建扩展的测试对象，扩展测试对象定义了设备不同配置的测试属性。 扩展测试对象还会继承基础测试对象的至少一个测试属性。 执行事务生成器以为测试用例生成多个事务，每个事务定义刺激被特别设计为刺激设备的不同配置的至少一个测试属性。

公开(公告)号：US06868122B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US09778569

申请日：2001-02-07

申请人： Thomas O'Neill

发明人： Thomas O'Neill

IPC分类号： G06T9/00 ,  H04N7/26 ,  H04N7/50 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/17 ,  H04N19/61

摘要： The present invention provides a method and apparatus for distributed intraframe transmission. In one embodiment of the present invention, digital images are divided into regions. In this embodiment, an I-frame is not transmitted all at once. Instead, in each transmission, a region of the image is compressed without using interframe compression while the rest of the image is compressed using interframe compression. The region transmitted without interframe compression changes with each transmission. Thus, over the course of several transmissions every region of the image is transmitted without interframe compression. A transmission schedule controls the transmission of I-frame data for an entire image over the course of several frame transmissions. In one embodiment, a digital image is divided into M regions, and one region is transmitted without using interframe compression in each frame. In one embodiment, the M regions are numbered from 0 to M−1, and a region is selected for transmission without using interframe compression when the region number is equal to MOD (F, M), where F is the frame number. In one embodiment, the regions are non-overlapping rectangular regions. In another embodiment, the regions are strips of pixels. In another embodiment, regions are non-contiguous pixels. In yet another embodiment, regions which will be transmitted without interframe compression comprise sets of pixels which have not been refreshed within M frames and pixels which are selected by a compressibility criteria.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于分布式帧内传输的方法和装置。 在本发明的一个实施例中，数字图像被分成区域。 在本实施例中，I帧不能一次全部发送。 相反，在每个传输中，图像的区域被压缩而不使用帧间压缩，而图像的其余部分使用帧间压缩进行压缩。 每次发送时，没有帧间压缩的区域都会发生变化。 因此，在几次传输的过程中，图像的每个区域都不传输帧间压缩。 传输调度在多帧传输过程中控制整个图像的I帧数据的传输。 在一个实施例中，数字图像被划分为M个区域，并且在每个帧中不使用帧间压缩来传送一个区域。 在一个实施例中，M区编号为0至M-1，并且当区号等于MOD（F，M）时，选择区域进行传输而不使用帧间压缩，其中F是帧号。 在一个实施例中，区域是不重叠的矩形区域。 在另一个实施例中，区域是像素条。 在另一个实施例中，区域是不连续的像素。 在又一个实施例中，将不被帧间压缩传输的区域包括在M帧内尚未刷新的像素组以及通过压缩性标准选择的像素。

公开(公告)号：US06865119B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-08

申请号：US10364719

申请日：2003-02-10

申请人： Scott T. Becker

发明人： Scott T. Becker

IPC分类号： G11C8/08 ,  G11C11/417 ,  G11C7/00

CPC分类号： G11C11/417 ,  G11C8/08

摘要： An invention is provided for reducing subthreshold current in memory core cells. A memory array having a plurality of memory core cells is provided. Each memory core cell in the memory array is selectable using a word line. A selected word line addressing a particular memory core cell is charged to a positive voltage. In addition, unselected wordlines of the memory array are charged to a negative voltage. In this manner, subthreshold current associated with unselected memory core cells is reduced.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于减少存储器核心单元中的次阈值电流的发明。 提供具有多个存储器核心单元的存储器阵列。 存储器阵列中的每个存储器核心单元可以使用字线来选择。 寻址特定存储器核心单元的所选字线被充电到正电压。 此外，存储器阵列的未选字线被充电到负电压。 以这种方式，与未选择的存储器核心单元相关联的次阈值电流减小。

公开(公告)号：US06864625B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-08

申请号：US10352412

申请日：2003-01-28

申请人： Thomas A. Skupien

发明人： Thomas A. Skupien

IPC分类号： H01J31/20 ,  H01J29/50

CPC分类号： H01J31/201

摘要： Color CRTs, used in large display screens, have a plurality of three color electron beams that are strongly focused so that they crossover and become divergent in both the X and Y axes if the CTR's face. The strength of the focusing determines the size of the illuminated area on the face of the CRT. A shadow mask, aperture grill, or slotted mask and the red, green and blue phosphor dots or stripes are located at predetermined positions such that the red electron beams only hit the red phosphors, the green electron beams only hit the green phosphors, and the blue electron beams only hit the blue phosphors. No raster scanning with the electron beams are required.

摘要翻译： 用于大型显示​​屏幕的彩色CRT具有强烈聚焦的多个三色电子束，使得如果CTR的脸部在X和Y轴上它们交叉并变得发散。 聚焦的强度决定了CRT面部照明区域的大小。 荫罩，孔格栅或开槽掩模以及红，绿和蓝荧光体点或条纹位于预定位置，使得红色电子束仅击中红色荧光体，绿色电子束仅撞击绿色荧光体，并且 蓝色电子束只撞到蓝色荧光粉。 不需要使用电子束的光栅扫描。

公开(公告)号：US06862655B1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-01

申请号：US10263112

申请日：2002-10-01

申请人： Jason Edward Podaima ,  Sanjay Gupta ,  G. F. Randall Gibson ,  Radu Avramescu

发明人： Jason Edward Podaima ,  Sanjay Gupta ,  G. F. Randall Gibson ,  Radu Avramescu

IPC分类号： G11C15/00 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G11C15/00

摘要： A content addressable memory (CAM) is provided that can perform wide word searches. At least one CAM memory core having a plurality of bit pattern entry rows is included in the CAM. In addition, search logic is included that, is capable searching particular rows during each cycle. The search logic is also capable of allowing match line results of unsearched rows to remain unchanged during a cycle. The CAM further includes a serial AND array in communication with the bit pattern entry rows, wherein the serial AND array is capable of computing a match result for wide word entries that span multiple bit pattern entry rows. In one aspect, a match line enable signal is provided to the serial AND array, which facilitates computation of the match result.

摘要翻译： 提供可以执行宽字搜索的内容可寻址存储器（CAM）。 具有多个位图案输入行的至少一个CAM存储器核心包括在CAM中。 此外，包括搜索逻辑，能够在每个周期中搜索特定的行。 搜索逻辑还能够允许未读行的匹配行结果在一个周期期间保持不变。 CAM还包括与位模式输入行通信的串行AND阵列，其中串行AND阵列能够计算跨多个位模式输入行的宽字条目的匹配结果。 在一个方面，匹配线使能信号被提供给串行AND阵列，这有助于匹配结果的计算。

公开(公告)号：US06858171B1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-22

申请号：US10184152

申请日：2002-06-26

申请人： Patrick P. H. Wu

发明人： Patrick P. H. Wu

IPC分类号： B29C45/14 ,  B29C33/12

CPC分类号： B29C45/14065 ,  B29C45/14598

摘要： In a method for making a stainless steel reinforced belt pad for linear chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), a stainless steel band is disposed around an inner mold having positioners configured to hold the stainless steel band in place during a molding process. Once the stainless steel band is disposed around the inner mold, pad material is injected into the gap defined between the outer mold and the stainless steel band. An inner mold for making a stainless steel reinforced belt pad for linear CMP includes a cylindrical body and a plurality of positioners affixed to the cylindrical body. The plurality of positioners is arranged so as to hold a stainless steel band disposed around the cylindrical body in place during a molding process. By way of example, suitable positioners include spring-loaded ball plungers.

摘要翻译： 在用于制造用于线性化学机械平坦化（CMP）的不锈钢加强带衬垫的方法中，不锈钢带设置在具有定位器的内模周围，该定位器构造成在模制过程中将不锈钢带保持在适当位置。 一旦不锈钢带设置在内模周围，将垫材料注入限定在外模和不锈钢带之间的间隙中。 用于制造用于线性CMP的不锈钢增强带衬垫的内模包括圆柱体和固定到圆柱体上的多个定位器。 多个定位器被布置成在模制过程中将设置在圆筒体周围的不锈钢带保持在适当位置。 作为示例，合适的定位器包括弹簧加载的球柱塞。

公开(公告)号：US06851151B1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-08

申请号：US10185306

申请日：2002-06-27

申请人： Christopher J. Peña

发明人： Christopher J. Peña

IPC分类号： B08B1/04 ,  H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/67046 ,  B08B1/04

摘要： A modular brush drive assembly used in a brush box for processing a substrate is provided. The modular brush drive assembly includes a pair of brush drives. Each of the pair of brush drives has a mandrel capable of receiving a brush for processing a substrate, a mandrel support arm, and a brush drive housing configured to receive the mandrel and the mandrel support arm. The brush drive housing is configured to pivot. A brush drive position control assembly is further provided and includes a pair of interlocking brush angle gears which interconnect with brush drive shafts. A positioning control is coupled to one of the interlocking brush angle gears to cause pivoting of each brush drive housing. Component parts are designed to be configurable to a plurality of orientations and implementations.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于处理衬底的刷盒中的模块化刷驱动组件。 模块化刷驱动组件包括一对刷驱动器。 一对刷驱动器中的每一个具有能够接收用于处理基板的刷子，心轴支撑臂和构造成容纳心轴和心轴支撑臂的刷驱动器壳体的心轴。 刷驱动器壳体构造成枢转。 还提供刷驱动位置控制组件，并且包括与刷驱动轴相互连接的一对互锁刷角度齿轮。 定位控制器联接到互锁刷角度齿轮之一，以使每个刷驱动器壳体枢转。 组件部分被设计成可配置成多个取向和实现。