METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS 审中-公开
    制造包含薄膜晶体管的电子器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:WO9749125A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-04

    申请号:PCT/IB9700471

    申请日:1997-04-30

    Abstract: A flat panel display or other large-area electronic device comprises at least one TFT (T1; T2) having a crystalline channel region (1) and amorphous edge regions (13) adjacent sidewalls (12) of the TFT island (11). The TFT is fabricated by steps which include: (a) depositing on substrate (10) a thin film (11') of amorphous semiconductor material to provide the semiconductor material, (b) removing areas of the thin film (11') to form the side walls (12a, 12b) of each island (11), (c) forming a masking pattern (20) over the edge regions (13a, 13b) preferably on an insulating film (22), and (d) directing a laser or other energy beam (50) towards the islands (11) and the masking pattern (20) to crystallise the un-masked semiconductor material for the crystalline channel region (1), while retaining amorphous semiconductor material adjacent the side walls (12a, 12b) where the edge regions (13a, 13b) are masked from the energy beam (50) by the masking pattern (20). The resulting device structure has e.g polycrystalline TFTs (T1, T2) with low off-state leakage currents as a result of the amorphous material properties kept for the edge regions (13a) particularly where crossed by the insulated gate (4). The substrate (10) may be of polymer material which also is masked from the beam (50) by the masking pattern (20).

    Abstract translation: 平板显示器或其他大面积电子器件包括具有晶体沟道区域(1)的至少一个TFT(T1; T2)和与TFT岛(11)的侧壁(12)相邻的非晶边缘区域(13)。 TFT由以下步骤制造,其包括:(a)在衬底(10)上沉积非晶半导体材料的薄膜(11')以提供半导体材料,(b)去除薄膜(11')的区域以形成 每个岛(11)的侧壁(12a,12b),(c)优选地在绝缘膜(22)上在边缘区域(13a,13b)上形成掩模图案(20),和(d)引导激光 或其他能量束(50)朝向岛(11)和掩模图案(20)以结晶用于晶体沟道区域(1)的未掩蔽的半导体材料,同时保持邻近侧壁(12a,12b)的非晶半导体材料 ),其中所述边缘区域(13a,13b)被所述掩模图案(20)从所述能量束(50)掩蔽。 所得到的器件结构具有例如由于对于边缘区域(13a)保持的非晶材料特性,特别是在被绝缘栅极(4)交叉的情况下,具有低截止状态漏电流的多晶硅(T1,T2)。 衬底(10)可以是聚合物材料,其也通过掩模图案(20)从光束(50)掩蔽。

    DC AND AC CURRENT SENSOR WITH DISCONTINUOUS SAMPLING
    2.
    发明申请
    DC AND AC CURRENT SENSOR WITH DISCONTINUOUS SAMPLING 审中-公开
    直流和交流电流传感器不连续采样

    公开(公告)号:WO9902997A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-08

    申请号:PCT/IB9801034

    申请日:1998-07-06

    CPC classification number: G01R15/183

    Abstract: Current is sensed by a circuit which provides a high frequency reversing voltage to a sensing winding on a current transformer, for driving the transformer into its linear region once per cycle of applied voltage. Current through the sensing winding is sampled while the transformer is in that linear region. After taking a current sample application of the reversing voltage, sensor power consumption is reduced by inhibiting the application of voltage to the sensing winding for one or more of the high frequency cycles, or the same control and sensing circuitry is used to cause application of reversing voltage to a sensing winding on a different transformer measuring current through a different conductor, such as in a polyphase arrangement or for monitoring ground fault current. Preferably, the current is sampled approximately at the instants of reversal of the voltage being applied to the sensing winding, and the sample having the lower absolute value is selected as a sample proportional to the line current.

    Abstract translation: 通过电路感测电流,该电路向电流互感器上的感测绕组提供高频反向电压,用于每个施加电压周期将变压器驱动到其线性区域一次。 当变压器处于该线性区域时,通过感测绕组的电流被采样。 在对当前的反向电压采样进行采样之后,通过禁止在一个或多个高频周期对感测绕组施加电压来降低传感器功耗,或者使用相同的控制和感测电路来引起反向 电压到不同变压器上的感测绕组,测量通过不同导体的电流,例如在多相布置中或用于监测接地故障电流。 优选地,在施加到感测绕组的电压的反转时刻大致对电流进行采样,并且选择具有较低绝对值的样本作为与线电流成比例的采样。

    MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ANTENNA
    4.
    发明申请
    MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ANTENNA 审中-公开
    包括天线的测量系统

    公开(公告)号:WO9841879A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-14

    申请号:PCT/IB9800243

    申请日:1998-02-27

    CPC classification number: G01R31/001

    Abstract: In a measurement system a dipole antenna (4, 18) is used for radiating an EM field in response to an electrical signal generated by an opto-electrical converter (12). The opto-electrical converter (12) is provided with an optical signal representing the EM field to be emitted. Optical signals are used to avoid disturbance of the EM field by a coaxial cable required to feed the antenna. In order to obtain an ideal dipole antenna with well known radiation properties, an inner conductor (16) is used to couple the signal from the opto-electrical converter (12) to both halves (4, 18) of a hollow dipole antenna.

    A BRIDGED DRIVING AMPLIFIER AND A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE
    8.
    发明申请
    A BRIDGED DRIVING AMPLIFIER AND A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE 审中-公开
    桥式驱动放大器和电信设备

    公开(公告)号:WO9845939A3

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-30

    申请号:PCT/IB9800291

    申请日:1998-03-05

    CPC classification number: H03F3/3072 H03F3/3081

    Abstract: Known is a bridged driving amplifier for driving a capacitive load which is coupled between a first and a second output terminal of the bridged driving amplifier, which bridged driving amplifier comprises a first driving section coupled between a first supply rail and the first output terminal, a second driving section coupled between the second output terminal and a second supply rail, a third driving section coupled between the first supply rail and the second output terminal, and a fourth driving section coupled between the first output terminal and the second supply rail, whereby the bridged driving amplifier is AC-driven such that the first and the second section, when driven, cause an output voltage across the capacitive load of a given polarity, and the third and the fourth section, when driven, cause an output voltage across the capacity load of a polarity opposite to the given polarity. To improve the efficiency of such a bridged driving amplifier, a bridged driving amplifier is proposed comprising inhibiting means for inhibiting that at least a part of the supply current is inhibited when discharging the capacitive load during voltage state changing of the voltage across the capacitive load from the one polarity to the other polarity.

    DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER
    9.
    发明申请
    DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER 审中-公开
    数据传输系统,发射机和接收机

    公开(公告)号:WO9843379A3

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-23

    申请号:PCT/IB9800262

    申请日:1998-03-02

    CPC classification number: G11B20/10527

    Abstract: A data transfer system transfers frames with more than two data words from a transmitter (100) to at least one receiver (102) in a time-multiplexed manner. The transmitter (100) and receiver(s) (102) are connected via four signal lines: a clock signal (112), a serial data signal (110), a word-select signal (114) and a frame-begin signal (116). The data is serially transferred via the serial data line (110), in synchronisation with periodic clock pulses of the clock signal (112). The word-select signal (114) triggers selecting a next transmit channel register from which the transmitter (100) transmits the next data word and a next receive channel register into which the receiver (102) stores the data word to be received next. The frame-begin signal (116) triggers selecting a first one of the channel registers. The data transfer system may, for instance, be used for transferring eight digital audio channels in a DVD player between components such as an input/output interface, a filter, a (de-)coder or a digital signal processor. The data transfer system is compatible with I2S.

    IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请
    IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    图像引导外科系统

    公开(公告)号:WO9837827A3

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-03

    申请号:PCT/IB9800190

    申请日:1998-02-16

    Abstract: An image-guided surgery system is used to show a user, for example a surgeon, a position of a surgical instrument in an operating area in the body of a patient during a surgical operation. The image-guided surgery system includes an alignment system for deriving an alignment line through a target position, for selecting a starting plane through an end of the surgical instrument, for deriving a starting point on the alignment line and in the starting plane, and for reproducing a position of said end and of said starting point relative to one another in the starting plane. For example, the positions of the end and the starting point in the starting plane are reproduced in a guide image.

    Abstract translation: 图像引导的手术系统用于向外科医生示出外科手术期间手术器械在患者体内的操作区域中的位置。 图像引导手术系统包括用于导出穿过目标位置的对准线的对准系统,用于选择穿过手术器械的末端的起始平面,用于导出对准线和起始平面上的起始点,以及用于 在起始平面中再现所述端部和所述起始点相对于彼此的位置。 例如,在引导图像中再现起始平面中的结束位置和起点位置。

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