Abstract:
A technique for controlling the motion of one or more charged entities linked to a polymer through a nanochannel is provided. A first reservoir and a second reservoir are connected by the nanochannel. An array of electrodes is positioned along the nanochannel, where fluid fills the first reservoir, the second reservoir, and the nanochannel. A first electrode is in the first reservoir and a second electrode is in the second reservoir. The first and second electrodes are configured to direct the one or more charged entities linked to the polymer into the nanochannel. An array of electrodes is configured to trap the one or more charged entities in the nanochannel responsive to being controlled for trapping. The array of electrodes is configured to move the one or more charged entities along the nanochannel responsive to being controlled for moving.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional package consisting of a plurality of folded integrated circuit chips (100, 110, 120) is described wherein at least one chip provides interconnect pathways for electrical connection to additional chips of the stack, and at least one chip (130) is provided with additional interconnect wiring to a substrate (500), package or printed circuit board. Further described, is a method of providing a flexible arrangement of interconnected chips that are folded over into a three-dimensional arrangements to consume less aerial space when mounted on a substrate, second-level package or printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A method of forming an input-output (I/0) structure is described, wherein a substrate having copper conductive feature (20) exposed at the bottom of a recess (25) in a first dielectric layer (10) is covered by a first conductive barrier (102) that is selectively formed in the recess (25). A second dielectric (105), preferably an organic polymer such as polyimide, is formed over the substrate surface and a second recess (27) is formed in the second dielectric (105) so that at least a portion of the first conductive barrier (102) is exposed. A second conductive barrier (107) is conformally deposited, followed by conformal deposition of a seed layer (109), where both are deposited under a vacuum to ensure adhesion of the seed layer (109) to the second conductive barrier (107). The seed layer (107) is selectively removed external to the recess (27), followed by plating of a nickel-containing metal (113) and then a noble metal (115), which will plate on the remaining portion of the seed layer (107) in the recess (27), but not on the second barrier layer (107). The second barrier layer (107) is removed from the exposed field areas by a low bias power RIE. The invention provides a low-cost method of forming an I/0 structure for both probe test and wire bond without damage to underlying devices and reduced chip real estate.
Abstract:
The invention is an article of manufacture, comprising an identifying marker disposed in a pharmaceutical product. The pharmaceutical product may be selected from the group consisting of a pharmaceutical liquid, a pill, a tablet, a caplet, and a capsule. The identifying marker may be a hydroscopic medium having an indicia imprinted • thereon or within, where the marker expands volumetrically when contacted with a liquid..
Abstract:
Segmented semiconductor nanowires are manufactured by removal of material from a layered structure of two or more semiconductor materials in the absence of a template. The removal takes place at some locations on the surface of the layered structure and continues preferentially along the direction of a crystallographic axis, such that nanowires with a segmented structure remain at locations where little or no removal occurs. The interface between different segments can be perpendicular to or at angle with the longitudinal direction of the nanowire.