The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors formed within a trench located within a metallization layer and in particular to MIM capacitors for Cu BEOL semiconductor devices.

There are provided an analog capacitor having at least three high-k dielectric layers, and a method of fabricating the same. The analog capacitor includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and at least three high-k dielectric layers interposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The at least three high-k dielectric layers include a bottom dielectric layer contacting the lower...

The invention includes a stacked open pattern inductor fabricated above a semiconductor substrate. The stacked open pattern inductor includes a plurality of parallel open conducting patterns embedded in a magnetic oxide or in an insulator and a magnetic material. Embedding the stacked open pattern inductor in a magnetic oxide or in an insulator and a magnetic material increases the inductance of t...

Disclosed are an inductor for a semiconductor integrated circuit, which provides a wider cross-sectional area, significantly reduces the resistance to improve the Q value and has a highly uniform film thickness, and a method of fabricating the inductor. A spiral inductor is formed on a topmost interconnection layer of a multilayer interconnection layer formed by a damascene method. This inductor i...

An on-chip differential multi-layer inductor includes a 1^st partial winding on a 1^st layer, a 2^nd partial winding on the 1^st layer, a 3^rd partial winding on a 2^nd layer, a 4^th partial winding on the 2^nd layer, and an interconnecting structure. The 1^st and 2^nd partial windings on the 1^...

A method and apparatus, is herein disclosed, for adjusting capacitance of an on-chip capacitor formed on a substrate. A plurality of conductive layers is separated by a layer ofdielectric material. The dielectric material of the capacitor is exposed to an ion beam. The ion beam includes ions of at least one material to modify a dielectric constant of the dielectric material.

A system providing methods for improved compression of images that have been compressed using Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) based compression is described. A digital image that has been compressed using DCT based compression, such as an image compressed using the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) compression scheme, is received and partially decompressed to generate DCT coefficients of the...

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for monitoring a task executing on a data processing system, the task having an associated work in process queue and an associated work pending queue. The task is configured to properly execute requests that are terminated in progress and restarted from an initial start point. A watchdog task determines if the task is executing properly a...

The non-stick coating of the invention comprises at least one primer layer comprising a fluorocarbon resin and inorganic particles, the primer layer being applied on a support and covered in one or more finishing layers based on fluorocarbon resin. The inorganic particles are ceramic particles having a mean diameter less than 4 mum. The coating is particularly suitable for cooking utensils.

The present invention relates to a method for depositing a parylene polymer barrier coating on a polymeric substrate for improving the chemical resistance of the substrate. The method comprises the steps of thoroughly treating a surface portion of the substrate to remove any contaminants, depositing at least one layer of parylene polymer on the contaminant-free surface portion via chemical vapor d...

A process and materials for coating motor vehicles with a multi-layer tricoat finish that achieves high color saturation, with excellent depth of color and glamour, without sacrificing weatherability. The process eliminates the use of a tinted clearcoat and its associated problems.

A polymeric film structure having one or more polymeric layers wherein an oxygen scavenging composition is affixed to the inside surface layer of the structure. The structure having usefulness in the packaging of foods and non-food articles wherein an oxygen free or a relative oxygen free environment is desirable for the contained article. The oxygen scavenging composition comprising a primer laye...

A microfluidic device is provided for regulating the temperature of a sample fluid flowing therethrough, as well as, a method of regulating the temperature of the sample fluid flowing through the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes a body member defining a fluid channel for allowing the sample fluid to flow therethrough and a first regulating channel. A regulating fluid having a ...

An articulate vehicle comprises a first frame disposed at one of front and rear portions of the vehicle and a second frame disposed at the other of front and rear portions of the vehicle. The first frame supports a first transaxle apparatus supporting a first axle. The second frame supports a second transaxle apparatus supporting a second axle. Proximal ends of the frames with respect to the vehic...

The activating mechanism comprises a manually-operated control lever rotatably constrained at a first end thereof to a pivot arranged in proximity of a front portion of a handle grip of a spray gun and an activating lever acting on a pusher element of an intercept valve. The activating lever has a first end portion which is rotatably constrained on a hinging pivot arranged in proximity of a back p...

A system and method for automated image analysis selects a Region Of Interest (ROI) within a frame, suitable for subsequent Quantitative Intima Media Thickness (QIMT) analysis. Presently, a time consuming manual analysis by a highly trained technician is required to select the ROI within the frame for subsequent automated analysis. The automated image analysis provides an immediate and accurate id...

The dental filling material for a permanent dental filling contains up to 87 percent by weight of a mixture of bioactive glass particles capable of forming a hydroxylapatite layer and conventional non-bioactive dental glass particles surrounded or embedded in a matrix material. The glass particles have an average particle size (d₅₀) less than 50 mum. When the index of refraction of the ...

The present invention features ionomer compositions containing nanofillers that provide the composition with desirable aesthetic properties (e.g., optical translucency). The compositions can be used in a variety of dental and orthodontic applications, for example, as adhesives, cements, restoratives, coatings and sealants.

A system and method for reliably cleaning the nozzle face of each head while flexibly coping with changes in specification for a product to be manufactured. The film forming apparatus has a plurality of heads for jetting droplets, each having an nozzle in a nozzle face; and a common head cleaning mechanism for collectively cleaning the nozzle faces, so that the head cleaning mechanism is not subst...

A method for structuring an electrode, such as, for example, a cathode and/or an anode, for an organic light-emitting display by ablating the electrodes using a laser beam. An apparatus using the method for structuring an electrode is also provided. The laser beam is expanded to cover at least one target portion of each electrode to be ablated. A method for repairing an organic light-emitting disp...