15th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130088822 | MODULE AND PORT - A module includes a housing. The housing can include a port The port can extend though an opening in the housing if the module is inserted in the chassis, | 2013-04-11 |
20130088823 | SERVER ASSEMBLY - A server assembly includes a server, a number of first air ducts, and a number of second air ducts. A number of intakes and outlets are defined in a top of a chassis of the server. Each of the first and second ducts includes a hollow main body, and a connecting portion extending from a bottom of the main body. A first opening is defined in an end of the main body of each of the first and second ducts. A second opening is defined in each of the connecting portions of each of the first and second ducts. Outside air flows through the first air ducts, thereby flowing into the chassis to be heated, thereby cooling the server. The heated air is expelled out of the chassis through the second air ducts. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088824 | PORTABLE COMPUTER WITH HIGHLY ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC DISPLAY SCREEN - A portable computer system with a highly adjustable display is disclosed. In one embodiment, a laptop computer includes a base and a display supported from a base by a pair of opposing support arms. Each support arm includes a pair of rigid structural members coupled at adjacent ends by an intermediate connector comprising one or two ball joints. The lower rigid structural member is connected to the base by a lower ball joint, and the upper rigid structural member is connected to the display by a display connector comprising an upper ball joint. The display connector is also secured to a side edge of the display on a track. The laptop has an adjustable viewing angle, fore/aft position, and display height. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088825 | NOTEBOOK PC HAVING THREE LAYERS - A computer system and a detachable input unit is provided for a user to input data. A computer system may comprise a base, a linking member, and a display housing. The linking member may be pivotally connected to the base. The display housing may be pivotally attached to the linking member. The input unit may be removably attached to the linking member. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088826 | CRADLE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - A cradle for a portable terminal includes a cradle body, cradle grooves extending from a surface of the cradle body in parallel with each other, and a support plate able to emerge by a pivoting action from the surface of the cradle body that is between the cradle grooves. When the portable terminal is cradled, the support plate emerges from the surface of the cradle body to support the surface of the portable terminal, and one of the cradle grooves is selectively used to support a portion of an edge of the portable terminal so as to provide a selected facing direction for the portable terminal. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088827 | Multi-Purpose Display Platform - The embodiments of the invention, a low-cost display system (MDP), consists of an operating system software, electronic circuit cards, a display module, a ruggedized housing, a control bezel, and interface connectors that can be utilized as a platform for hosting application-specific software. The application-specific software would be developed to cause the MDP to fulfill display requirements that are specific to the weapons system, vehicle or other platform into which it is to be installed. This technical approach is analogous to the iPhone (representing the MDP) and its apps (representing the application-specific software). | 2013-04-11 |
20130088828 | HOUSING FOR ENCASING AN OBJECT HAVING A PROXIMITY SENSOR - This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus and/or system for housing a device. The apparatus includes a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member optionally includes front and back surfaces surrounded by a perimeter. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088829 | Low-Profile Motherboard with Side-Mounted Memory Modules Using a Dual-Opening Edge Connector - A low-profile personal computer (PC) motherboard has memory modules mounted to an edge of the motherboard rather than mounted perpendicular using standard memory module sockets. The PC motherboard has a lower profile since memory module sockets are removed from the top surface of the PC motherboard. Expansion card sockets are also removed by integrating expansion functions into chips on the PC motherboard, or using an edge-mounted connector to the expansion card or to an external peripheral. Motherboard metal contacts are formed on an extended plug region near the edge of the PC motherboard. A first opening or slot of an edge connector fits over the motherboard metal contacts, while a second opening or slot of the edge connector fits over metal contacts on a standard memory module. The memory module and the PC motherboard each have printed-circuit boards (PCBs) that are in the same plane, thus reducing the overall height. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088830 | DUAL-ORIENTATION DOCKING APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a dual-orientation docking apparatus for a mobile computing device. According to one embodiment, the docking apparatus includes a main body having a first side and a second side perpendicular to the first side. A docking connector is disposed on the first side of the main body, and a locking member formed on the second side of the main body. Furthermore, the locking member is configured to automatically engage and maintain a mobile computing device in a docked state when the mobile device is moved from a first orientation to a second orientation. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088831 | EXPANSION MODULE FOR INTERFACE CARD, COMPUTER CASE ASSEMBLY, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - An expansion module for an interface card includes a transfer circuit-board, an expansion slot, a bottom-plate, a lateral-frame, and a latch. The transfer circuit-board has an electrical connector to be inserted into a card slot of a main circuit-board. The expansion slot is disposed on the transfer circuit-board and used for the interface card to be inserted into it, so as to connect the interface card to the main circuit-board. The transfer circuit-board is mounted onto the bottom-plate. The lateral-frame extends from the bottom-plate to define an accommodating space between the bottom-plate and the lateral-frame, and the transfer circuit-board is located in the accommodating space. The latch is pivoted to the lateral-frame and moves between a releasing position and a latching position. The latch has a first clamping element, and at the latching position the latch clamps and fixes the interface card with the first clamping element. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088832 | THERMAL PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A thermal protection circuit includes a temperature detecting circuit, a comparing circuit, and a switching circuit. The temperature detecting circuit senses an internal temperature of the electronic device and outputs a voltage signal decreasing proportionally with the internal temperature of the electronic device increasing. The comparing circuit compares the voltage signal to a high voltage threshold or a low voltage threshold, thereby outputting a corresponding driving signal. The switching circuit turns on/off under the control of the driving signal. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088833 | FLEXIBLE AIR DUCT FOR EQUIPMENT COOLING - A server cooling system may include, but is not limited to: a server rack; and a flexible duct apparatus, the flexible duct apparatus comprising: a flexible frame; and a fabric portion disposed over at least a portion of the frame, wherein the flexible frame and fabric cooperatively define at least a cooling system aperture and a server aperture. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088834 | Barrier Device - This disclosure relates to an apparatus and method | 2013-04-11 |
20130088835 | ACTIVE AIR-COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A device comprising a casing and a motorized air-mover. The casing encloses an air-inlet duct, air-outlet duct and a cavity located between the air-inlet duct and the air-outlet duct and in air-flow communication with the air-inlet duct and the air-outlet duct. The motorized air-mover is located in the cavity, the motorized air-mover configured to move air from the air-inlet duct to the air-outlet duct, wherein there is a gap between an outer-surface of the motorized air-mover and an interior wall of casing defining the cavity. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088836 | HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A heat dissipation structure in which an IC chip that generates heat is mounted on a substrate and a heat dissipation sheet is interposed between a cover member and the IC chip to dissipate heat, wherein chip-pressing parts ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130088837 | FLOW CHANNEL MEMBER, AND HEAT EXCHANGER USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE - There is provided a flow channel member which is configured by laminating a plurality of side wall units and inside which a flow channel is provided, wherein occurrence of joint failure of the side wall units are reduced. A flow channel member includes a cover unit, a side wall unit, and a bottom plate unit, wherein a flow channel through which a fluid flows is provided inside the flow channel member, and a gap which communicates with the flow channel is provided between the cover unit and the side wall unit. According to the flow channel member, since the gap which communicates with the flow channel is located between the cover unit and the side wall unit, a contact area between the flow channel and the fluid increases, and thus heat exchange efficiency with the cover unit may be increased. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088838 | DIE PACKAGE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - A die package includes a substrate, a die mounted on the substrate, and a ZQ resistor disposed in the die package and connected to the substrate and the die. The ZQ resistor may be used to calibrate impedance of the die. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088839 | BOARD MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD, BOARD MODULE, AND BOARD MODULE ASSEMBLY - There is provided a method of manufacturing a board module which includes attaching a metal particle to a surface of a solder bump, which includes at least a tin component and is mounted on an electrode provided on a first surface of an electric part or a printed circuit board, the metal particle having a higher specific gravity and a higher melting point than the solder bump, making the first surface face up, heating the solder bump to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the solder bump so that the metal particle precipitates in the solder bump, and forming an inter-metal compound layer, which has a higher melting point than a melting point of the solder bump, at an interface between the solder bump and the electrode by using the metal particle, which has precipitated, and the tin component of the solder bump. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088840 | MODULE ASSEMBLY FOR THE APPLICATION-SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION OF POWER FACTOR CORRECTION SYSTEMS, FILTER SYSTEMS, AND ABSORPTION CIRCUIT SYSTEMS - A module assembly for the application-specific construction of power factor correction, filter, and absorption circuit systems in selectively non-choked, choked, protective or thyristor-connected design, comprising a busbar system, fuse holders, switch components, at least one choke, and power capacitors. A first module unit has a first section for receiving busbars, fuse holders, fuses, a busbar cover as protection against accidental contact with the busbar, and a second, trough-like section for receiving switch components that can be mechanically fixed and electrically contacted. A second module unit is designed to receive switchable capacitor winding blocks, enclosing the at least one winding block, insulating the same. The first and the second module unit each have a base region, wherein mechanical and/or electrical connections are led via apertures in the base regions, such that either a back-to-back assembly with direct docking of the first and second module units can be affected. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088841 | SUBSTRATE WITH BUILT-IN FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT - The present invention has an object to provide a substrate with a built-in functional element, including the functional element above a metal plate, in which crosstalk noise between signal wirings can be reduced and higher characteristic impedance matching can be achieved. An aspect of the present invention provides a substrate with a built-in functional element, including: a metal plate that includes a concave portion and serves as a ground; the functional element that is placed in the concave portion and includes an electrode terminal; a first insulating layer that covers the functional element and is placed in contact with the metal plate; a first wiring layer including first signal wiring that is opposite the metal plate with the first insulating layer being interposed therebetween; a second insulating layer that covers the first wiring layer; and a ground layer formed of a ground plane that is opposite the first wiring layer with the second insulating layer being interposed therebetween. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088842 | PREPREG, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A prepreg that yields a semiconductor device which, even when using Cu wire, exhibits excellent reliability under conditions of high temperature and high humidity (heat-resistant and moisture-resistant reliability), a metal-clad laminate and a printed wiring board that use the prepreg, and a semiconductor device that uses the printed wiring board. Specifically disclosed are a prepreg comprising a substrate and a B-staged resin composition comprising (a) a thermosetting resin, (b) a hydrotalcite compound having a specific composition, (c) zinc molybdate, and (d) lanthanum oxide. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088843 | MOTHERBOARD ASSEMBLY HAVING SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE - A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard having an expansion slot and two storage device interfaces, and a serial advanced technology attachment dual in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) with a circuit board. A first extending board is formed on a top side of the circuit board. An edge connector is arranged on the first extending board and connected to the second storage device interface and a universal serial bus (USB) control chip. A second extending board is extended from an end edge of the circuit board and includes a connector connected to the first storage device interface. A bottom side of the second extending board is in alignment with a bottom side of the circuit board. A second edge connector is arranged on the bottom edges of the second extending board and the circuit board. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088844 | Base of Display Device - The invention relates to a base of a display device, comprising a base body, a first wing connected to one side of the base body and a second wing connected to the other side of the base body. The base body comprises a pillar which supports the display device. The first wing and the second wing are hinged on base body in a swivelable manner so that the first wing and the second wing can swivel relative to the base body. Alternatively, the first wind and the second wing are detachably connected to the base body so that the first wing and the second wing can form different aspects relative to the base body. As a result, the first wing and the second wing can be adjusted relative to the base body in terms of positions and aspects according to requirements. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088845 | Micro-Optical System and Method of Manufacture Thereof - The optical system comprises a base plate having a first plate side and a second plate side, a light guide element located substantially on said first plate side and a lens element located on said second plate side. The base plate and the light guide element are integrally formed or are distinct parts, and the base plate is at least partially transparent The optical system forms a light path for light passing through said lens element, across said base plate and through said light guide element, and wherein said base plate comprises at least one mechanical guiding element. The method for manufacturing such an optical system comprises providing a wafer comprising a multitude of said base plates. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088846 | Lighting System - Disclosed herein is a lighting system that may include a faceplate, a lighting component, a common electrical component, a battery, means for sensing that normal power is not available, means for triggering a connection between the battery and the light emitting device, means for displaying whether the battery is charged, and a means for triggering a test of the light emitting device and the battery. The faceplate may be sized to cover a single gang electrical box and may include a means to mount approximately flush to the electrical box. The lighting component may be permanently affixed to the faceplate and may include a light emitting device in a first portion of the faceplate such that when illuminated light may emit away from the electrical box. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088847 | LIGHT-GUIDING SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT BODY USING SAME - A light-guiding sheet includes a film-shaped light-transmitting base material, a plurality of light-emitting portions formed on the base material, and a light-transmitting light-guiding layer covering the plurality of light-emitting portions. With this configuration, light enters the light-emitting portion from the base material and the light-guiding layer, thereby increasing an amount of light scattered and reflected by the light-emitting portions. Therefore, a movable contact body using the light-guiding sheet enables bright illumination, thus enabling easy-to-see and easy operation. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088848 | SOLID-STATE LAMPS WITH IMPROVED RADIAL EMISSION AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE - A solid-state lamp comprises: one or more solid-state light emitting devices (typically LEDs); a thermally conductive body; at least one duct; and a photoluminescence wavelength conversion component remote to the one or more LEDs. The lamp is configured such that the duct extends through the photoluminescence wavelength conversion component and defines a pathway for thermal airflow through the thermally conductive body to thereby provide cooling of the body and the one or more LEDs. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088849 | SOLID-STATE LAMPS WITH IMPROVED RADIAL EMISSION AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE - A solid-state lamp comprises: one or more solid-state light emitting devices (typically LEDs); a thermally conductive body; at least one duct; and a photoluminescence wavelength conversion component remote to the one or more LEDs. The lamp is configured such that the duct extends through the photoluminescence wavelength conversion component and defines a pathway for thermal airflow through the thermally conductive body to thereby provide cooling of the body and the one or more LEDs. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088850 | POLYHEDRON, ROTATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, LIGHT SOURCE ARRANGEMENTS, A LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, A LIGHTING DEVICE, A THREE-DIMENSIONAL BODY AND PROJECTORS - According to an embodiment, a polyhedron may be provided. The polyhedron may include a first luminescent face; and a second luminescent face. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088851 | LIGHTING MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICE THEREOF - A lighting device is provided, which includes a substrate, at least one lighting element and at least one optical element. The lighting element is disposed on the substrate, wherein the lighting element produces light. The optical element, disposed on a light-emitting path of the light, wherein the optical element includes a base and a refractive portion. The base includes a first end and second end, wherein the second end is thinner than the first end. The refractive portion is connected to the second end of the base, wherein the refractive portion includes a curved surface. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088852 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - The wavelength conversion member includes a plurality of fluorescent members that absorb the excitation light and emit fluorescent light having a peak wavelength different from the peak wavelength of the excitation light. The wavelength conversion member has a surface irradiated with excitation light that faces an excitation light emitting surface of the excitation light source. The optical axis passes the center of the surface irradiated with excitation light. The plurality of fluorescent members are arranged in a divisional manner at such proportions that a circumferential area ratio, which is defined as the ratio of area occupied by each of the fluorescent members in a concentric annular region having a center located at the center of the surface irradiated with excitation light on the surface irradiated with excitation light of the wavelength conversion member, is substantially constant irrespective of the radius of the concentric annular region. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088853 | ILLUMINATION DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SUSTAINED SECONDARY EMISSION - An illumination delivery system for generating sustained secondary emission that includes at least an illumination source, a waveguide, and one or more energy conversion layers is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using the inventive illumination delivery system for generating sustained secondary emission. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088854 | Led Lamp - An LED lamp includes a hollow socket including a lower receptacle, a projection on an inner surface of an upper portion, and a protrusion extending outward; a hollow holder including an annular flange on one end, bottom first and second cuts on the other end, a bendable holed handle extending outward, and a groove on an outer surface snugly put on the projection wherein the holder is seated on the socket by bending the handle downward to lockingly put on the protrusion; two opposite electrical contacts fastened on walls of the receptacle; two conductive wires each having one end secured to the electrical contact and the other extending out of the receptacle; an LED seated in the flange wherein both first and second contact wires of the LED are inserted through the channel to have their ends bent to contact the electrical contacts respectively; and a bulb. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088855 | VENTILATION FAN WITH LIGHTS - A ventilation fan with lights includes an exhaust fan, a lid, and an illumination apparatus. The lid covers an entrance of the exhaust fan. The lid has plural exhaust gratings and an opening. The exhaust gratings are arranged at least adjacent to opposite sides of the opening. The illumination apparatus is embedded in the opening of the lid. The illumination apparatus includes a lamp housing, a lamp plate, plural light emitting diodes (LEDs), a lampshade, and plural scattering microstructures. LEDs are arranged on the lamp plate. The lampshade covers the lamp housing. The lampshade and the lamp housing cooperate to define a lamp chamber therebetween. The lamp plate and the LEDs are disposed in the lamp chamber. The scattering microstructures are disposed on an inner surface of the lampshade facing the lamp chamber. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088856 | TRANSMISSIVE AND REFLECTIVE-MODE CONVERTIBLE DISPLAY - A transmissive and reflective mode convertible display is provided including a converting unit convertible between a reflective mirror layer state and a light transmitting layer state and a shutter unit. Based on the state of the converting unit, the display may be drive to utilize light from a backlight transmitted through the converting unit or external light reflected off the converting unit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088857 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, BACKLIGHT UNIT HAVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention provides an optical assembly, a backlight unit having the same, and a display apparatus thereof, and the optical assembly includes: a light emitting device; and a lens disposed above the light emitting device, and the lens has: a lower surface portion through which light emitted from the light emitting device travels inside; an upper surface portion that totally reflects at least some of the light traveling inside through the lower surface portion, downward to the side; and a side portion through which the light totally reflected from the upper surface portion is discharged to the outside. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088858 | ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - A lighting assembly in the form of a palm tree as a decorative and ornamental street light includes an upwardly extending shaft, a base and a mechanism for fixing and anchoring the shaft in a selected location. The base includes a plurality of downwardly extending rods and a mass of concrete around and in between the rods to anchor the assembly. The upwardly extending shaft also includes a bark like outer cover and a plurality of outwardly extending limbs in the form of a palm tree. A plurality of lights illuminating an area around the assembly, the tree limbs including fronds. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088859 | LIGHTED DISPLAY HAVING PORTIONS PRINTED WITH A COATING CONTAINING LIGHT BENDING PARTICLES - A decorative lighting fixture includes a frame, a light source, a sheer layer, a coating, and a plurality of light bending particles. The frame has at least a structural element adapted to form a three dimensional shape that includes an interior and an exterior. The light source is positioned within the frame or may be external. The sheer layer extends over at least a portion of the frame so light from the light source passes through at least a portion of the sheer layer as it exits or enters the fixture. A coating is located on at least a portion of an external and/or internal surface of the fixture. The light bending particles are coupled to the coating such that light colliding with the light bending particles is altered to create a desired visual effect. Methods for making the decorative lighting fixture are also provided. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088860 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ARTIFICIAL LIGHT - A system and method for generating artificial light for interior or exterior illumination are provided to illuminate interior and exterior underground, underwater, ground level, and above ground structures and spaces by employing various combinations of solar photovoltaic-generated power and conventional power to directly power LED or other light sources to provide interior or exterior illumination of a desired optimal intensity. One embodiment of this system provides a virtual skylight that illuminates interior structures and spaces with the benefits of illumination provided by a conventional skylight but without the disadvantages. A direct connection between a solar photovoltaic cell and the LED or other light-producing source eliminates complex and costly circuitry in both interior and exterior applications. The system is configured to provide, alternatively, solar PV power and/or conventional power as required to maintain artificial illumination at a desired optimum threshold intensify. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088861 | LED STREET LAMP - A LED street lamp comprises a connector, a power supply assembly and a light source assembly, the connector is provided with a structure of internal toothed rings, the light source assembly comprises two supporting aims and a plurality of light source modules, the assembling and disassembling of the street lamp are convenient and the maintenance cost is thereby decreased. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088862 | ELECTRIC SHOCK PROOF LAMP - A light lamp includes a light tube, a first holder and a first rotator. The first holder is mounted on a side of the light tube, and comprises a mounting space therein and two through holes in communication with the mounting space. The first rotator is movably received in the mounting space of the first holder between a first position and a second position, and comprises two electrodes extending from the through holes such that when the first rotator is in the first position, the electrodes are electrically connected to the light tube and when the first rotator is in the second position, the electrodes are electrically disconnected to the light tube. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088863 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include a circuit substrate comprising a first surface and a light emitting device, and a cover to which the circuit substrate is installed, so as to receive the light emitting device. The cover includes at least one opening, and at least one portion of a second surface is exposed to an external side though the at least one opening. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088864 | ANGLED STREET LIGHT FIXTURE - The present disclosure relates generally to a modular angled light engine. In one embodiment, the modular angled light engine includes a center portion comprising an interlocking feature to connect to a second modular angled light engine and at least one housing coupled to the center portion. The at least one housing includes a heat sink coupled to a first side of the at least one housing, at least one light emitting diode (LED) coupled to an interior volume of the at least one housing and a lens covering the at least one LED and coupled to a second side of the at least one housing. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088865 | LIGHT FIXTURE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE HEATSINK TRAYS AND REFLECTORS - An illustrative lighting system provides a single light housing and an associated lens cover that together interchangeably receive one of a selection of heat sink trays and one of a selection of light reflectors. Each of the selection of heat sink trays includes a different number and/or orientation of light emitter packages. Each the selection of light reflectors includes openings and surfaces matching the number and orientation of light emitter packages for one of the selection of heat sink trays. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088866 | LED STREET LIGHT - A one piece heat sink LED platform body for a streetlight with an integrally formed hemispherical protuberance, a LED cluster, a lens cover, a LED driver, an array of cooling fins, and a fiber optic cable. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088867 | LAMP MODULE - A lamp module includes a cover structure, a circuit board structure and a multichip package structure, and the circuit board structure and the multichip package structure are sequentially assembled on the bottom side of the cover structure. The cover structure includes a cover body, a plurality of positioning elements disposed on the bottom side of the cover body, and a plurality of retaining elements disposed on the bottom side of the cover body. The cover body has a through opening and a surrounding light-reflecting surface formed on the inner surface of the through opening. The circuit board structure is disposed on the bottom side of the cover body and includes a plurality of conductive pins disposed on the bottom side of the circuit board structure. The multichip package structure is disposed on the bottom side of the cover body and electrically connected to the circuit board structure. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088868 | LAMP WITH MULTIPLE COMBINED LIGHT REFLECTORS, LAMP CONNECTOR, AND PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR THE LAMP - Lighting systems and lighting assemblies are disclosed, including a lamp with several light sources positioned to produce a smoother more blended lighting effect. Three or more light sources may be included, and each source can be positioned in its own light well. The light wells can be conical in form but may have a side of a cone missing to connect it to adjacent light wells, including to both adjacent light wells. A proximity sensor may be included to turn on or off the lamp or to dim the lamp when a user's presence is detected. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088869 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR BASED ILLUMINATING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an optical semiconductor based illuminating apparatus including light emitting modules including at least one semiconductor optical device; and a housing enclosing one side surface of at least one of the light emitting modules. This optical semiconductor based illuminating apparatus may promote convenience for checking and repairing, simply perform separation and fastening, have excellent waterproofing characteristics and durability, prevent accidents such as short circuit and electric shock improve heat radiation performance, prevent introduction of foreign materials, be easily cleaned and maintained, reliably provide power of a main power line to a plurality of light emitting modules, and utilize a space and secure reliability of a product regardless of a size and a shape of a power supply embedded therein. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088870 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element and a heat-conducting and electrically-insulating element. The light-emitting element includes at least one first conductive frame having at least one first electrically-conducting portion and at least one heat-dissipating portion, at least one second conductive frame adjacent to the first conductive frame and having at least one second electrically-conducting portion, a casing enclosing the first conductive frame and the second conductive frame, and at least one light-emitting chip disposed on the first conductive frame. The heat-conducting and electrically-insulating element includes a heat-conducting and electrically-insulating layer disposed on the heat-dissipating portion for insulating an electrical current from the heat-dissipating portion. Hence, the instant disclosure can plan a heat-conduction path and an electric-conduction path for the light-emitting chip to effectively increase the heat-dissipating efficiency of the light-emitting element due to the design of placing the heat-conducting and electrically-insulating layer on the heat-dissipating portion. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088871 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING APPARATUS - An optical semiconductor lighting apparatus includes a heat sink including a heat dissipation base and a plurality of heat dissipation fins formed on a lower surface of the heat dissipation base; an optical semiconductor device placed on the heat dissipation base; and an optical cover coupled to an upper side of the heat sink to cover the optical semiconductor device. The heat dissipation base is formed with an air flow hole through which upper ends of the heat dissipation fins are exposed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088872 | LASER SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A laser system includes a housing and a laser. The laser can be positioned in the housing such that its laser beam is transmitted at an angle and its path forms a cone as the housing rotates. The laser device may also contain two or more lasers, the angle of each laser may be the same or different, and the angular position of each laser may be fixed or variable. The laser system may be stationary or mobile and used in a variety of methods to detect an object or topography and produce a three dimensional image. That information can be further used to provide maps, terrain data, volumetric measurements, landing guidance, obstacle avoidance warnings, mining profiles and other useful material. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088873 | LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM - A light source system comprising an illumination component, a color wheel and a light uniformization module is provided. The illumination component is disposed on a first axis to provide light beams. The color wheel defines a second axis to rotate thereabout, wherein the second axis is deflected from the first axis by an angle. The light beams provided from the illumination component are substantially focused at the first axis and onto the color wheel. The light uniformization module is disposed on the first axis after the color wheel to receive a portion of the light beams and uniformize the light beams to travel along the first axis. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088874 | LED PROJECTING LAMP - An LED projecting lamp includes a lamp holder installed with an electric source module having two conducting terminals to be connected with an external power source. The lamp holder has a combination circumference fixed therein with plural bolt joints. A lamp cup made of aluminum alloy has a bottom wall provided with a combination recess to be combined with the combination circumference of the lamp holder. A circuit board is assembled at the bottom wall of the lamp cup for receiving LEDs thereon. The lamp cup has an inner groove portion bored with radiating convection holes and an outer surface coated with radiating paint for dissipating heat produced by the LEDs. A fixing ring is positioned at the opening circumference of the lamp cup and bored with radiating convection holes, and a lampshade lens positioned over the circuit board is disposed with LED holes for receiving the LEDs. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088875 | HEAT SINK FOR LED LAMP - A LED lamp is disclosed which is composed of a plurality of light unit, each of the light unit has metal its leads inserted into a heat sink for heat dissipation. A circuit board is optionally to use for electrically coupling the metal leads of each light unit to a control circuit for controlling the on/off of each of the light units. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088876 | REFLECTOR ATTACHMENT TO AN LED-BASED ILLUMINATION MODULE - An LED based illumination module includes a thermal interface surface that is coupled to a thermal interface surface of a reflector using engaging members that generate a compressive force between the thermal interface surfaces. The engaging members may be, e.g., protrusions that interface with recesses, spring pins, formed sheet metal, magnets, mounting collar, etc. The reflector may include a vented portion that is not optically coupled to the LED based illumination module to allow air to pass through the reflector. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088877 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND COMPONENT - A light device and a lighting component are provided. The lighting device comprises a LED module and a lighting component. The LED module has an exposed light emitting surface. The lighting component covers the LED module and has an inputting surface and a top outputting surface. The inputting surface faces the light emitting surface of the LED module, the top outputting surface has a concave structure, and the concave structure is located opposite the light emitting surface. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088878 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING POWER INDICATOR - An electronic device configured with a power indicator is presented. The electronic device includes a bezel, a light emitting diode (LED), a button assembly, and a light bar. The LED adapted to generate lights to indicate power statuses of the electronic device. The button assembly is mounted to the bezel and includes a light-conductive member which directs some of the lights out of a first side of the bezel. The light bar is mounted to the bezel and directs some of the lights out of the second side of the bezel. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088879 | INSERT FOR FLAMELESS CANDLE - A flameless candle includes a shell that has a sidewall and a hollow interior region. The sidewall can be made of a waxen material. The sidewall has a thickness and opacity. The shell also has a hollow interior region within the sidewall. A lamp (for example, LED) may be housed within the hollow interior region. The flameless candle also includes an insert. The insert can be made of a waxen material that may have different properties from the material of the sidewall. The insert is positioned in a top area of the hollow interior region. The insert includes a shading wall that has a thickness and opacity. The thickness of the sidewall may be different than the thickness of the shading wall. As another option, the opacity of the sidewall may be different from the opacity of the shading wall. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088880 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device includes a seat having a first end and a second end opposite the first side, a top surface being formed at the first end; a light source unit installed on the top surface; and a contact cap connected to the second end. The light source further includes a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB) having a base portion and a plurality of first extension portions extended from and bent along an edge of the base portion to be embedded in the seat, and at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the base portion. The lighting device has the advantages of light weight, simple manufacturing and excellent heat-dissipating ability | 2013-04-11 |
20130088881 | WATERPROOF APPARATUS - A waterproof apparatus includes a housing, two first covers, an electronic device and two first waterproof elements. The housing is manufactured by aluminum extrusion and configured with a cavity. The first covers are disposed in the cavity. The electronic device is disposed between the first covers in the cavity. The first waterproof elements are located at one side of one first cover, which is opposite to the other first cover. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088882 | LIGHT FIXTURE WITH PERIPHERAL COOLING CHANNELS - An illustrative light fixture includes an emitter housing and airflow cooling channels. The airflow cooling channels are defined in the space between opposite edges of the emitter housing and a rim around the periphery of at least the opposite edges of the emitter housing. The airflow channels are further defined by fins spanning between the rim and opposite edges and spanning across a side of the housing opposite the illumination side. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088883 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a lighting device for vehicles, particularly for tractors and trailers, with a housing to which light sources of differing light generating types can be exchangeably fastened in an installed state, wherein the light sources of differing light generating types are assigned at least one optic element for the formation of a light module, which is detachably connectable to a carrier frame of the housing, and which generated a defined light function, and wherein a single lens is placed in front of the light modules of differing light generating types in the installed state and the carrier frame. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088884 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element, a front mirror casing portion configured to receive the mirror reflective element, a rear mirror casing and a mirror backplate. The mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of the mirror reflective element and includes a perimeter flange circumscribing a perimeter of the generally planar attachment portion. The perimeter flange is partially received in the rear mirror casing portion and partially received in the front mirror casing portion, and the perimeter flange couples the front and rear mirror casing portions to the mirror backplate. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088885 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A HEADLAMP REFLECTOR - In some embodiments, a headlamp assembly can comprise: a reflector, a mounting bracket, a housing, and a light source. The reflector can have a lip at a light source opening and a peripheral rim with a reflector portion extending from the lip to a peripheral rim. The mounting bracket can be configured to attach to the reflector. The mounting bracket can comprise attachment structures configured to mate with the lip, and adjustment features that enable horizontal, vertical, and pivotal adjustment. The light source can extend into the reflector through the light source opening. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088886 | HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE WITH HEADLAMP FASTENING DEVICE - A headlamp assembly of a vehicle with a headlamp fastening device is described. The headlamp assembly has a transparent headlamp cover on a front side. A headlamp housing is closed on the front side by the headlamp cover. The headlamp assembly is configured to mechanically connect with the vehicle body via the headlamp fastening device. The headlamp fastening device has a guide rail, on which the headlamp assembly is arranged so as to be pivotable contrary to the direction of travel and so as to be able to be withdrawn in the direction of travel. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088887 | OPTICAL SWITCH - An optical fiber switch ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130088888 | Optical Fiber Illumination Systems and Methods - An illumination system that includes at least one light-diffusing optical fiber is disclosed. The illumination system includes at least one low-scatter light-conducting optical fiber that optically couples the at least one light-diffusing optical fiber to at least one light source. The light-diffusing optical fiber includes a light-source fiber portion having a length over which scattered light is continuously emitted. The light-source fiber portion can be bent, including wound into a coil shape. The light-diffusing optical fiber includes a plurality of nano-sized structures configured to scatter guided light traveling within the light-diffusing optical fiber out of an outer surface of the fiber. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088889 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a light guide unit, light source units, a prism sheet and a lens sheet. The light guide unit includes opposing first and second edges, a light exiting surface connecting the first and second edges and first and second light guide plates. A region of the first light guide plate adjacent to the first edge is thicker than a region of the first light guide plate adjacent to the second edge, and a region of the second light guide plate adjacent to the second edge is thicker than a region of the second light guide plate adjacent to the first edge. The light source units are adjacent to the first and second edges, respectively. The prism sheet includes a plurality of prisms on a surface facing the light guide unit. The lens sheet includes a plurality of lenses facing the prism sheet. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088890 | EDGE-LIT LUMINAIRE - An edge lit luminaire includes a light source. A housing has an interior cavity for receiving the light source. The housing includes a heat sink for directing heat away from the light source. At least one optional end cap is secured to an end of the housing that covers the cavity. A lightguide is secured inside the housing and has an edge located in proximity to the light source. At least one of a reflector and a lens (e.g., lens optic) directs light from the light source to the edge of the lightguide. The lightguide includes a light extraction surface enabling light to be transmitted from the lightguide. The housing can also feature a channel and slot for mounting the luminaire to a support surface. The lens optic can be designed to have specific dimensions that facilitate efficient design and operation of the luminaire. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088891 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DISPLAY UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display unit includes: a display section including a plurality of pixels; and a light source device disposed to face the display section and to emit light for image display toward the display section, the light source device including a first light source emitting first illumination light, and a light guide plate including a plurality of scattering region groups that allow the first illumination light entering through a side surface of the light guide plate to be scattered and then to exit from the light guide plate. Each scattering region group includes a plurality of scattering regions distributed as a whole in a first oblique direction with respect to a vertical direction and in a plane parallel to a plane where the pixels are arranged. One or more of the scattering regions extend in a second oblique direction opposite to the first oblique direction with respect to the vertical direction. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088892 | SURFACE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A surface light-emitting device ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130088893 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to accurately illuminate a lighting target with planar light having few nonuniformities, a backlight ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130088894 | POWER MODULE PROTECTION AT START-UP - A power conversion unit includes a power converter and a controller coupled to the secondary or output stage of the power converter. The power conversion unit is configured to generate an output test voltage or current during a pre-start test period of the power converter, where the output test voltage or current is monitored to determine a converter fault condition. A method of operating a power conversion unit is also included. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088895 | FULL BRIDGE CONVERTER - Methods and circuits for balancing current in a transformer are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the method includes sensing the magnitude and direction of current flow through the primary side of the transformer. The magnitude of current flowing in a first direction is compared to the magnitude of current flowing in a second direction through the primary side of the transformer. An AC signal driving the primary side of the transformer is adjusted so that the current flow in the first direction is substantially the same as current flow in the second direction. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088896 | SWITCHING CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - In a switching control circuit, a length of a soft start period is set by a time constant of an external circuit that is connected to a soft start terminal of a switching control IC. After a voltage of the soft start terminal has reached a predetermined voltage at the termination of the soft start period, the on-pulse period of a first switching device is limited by a maximum value. When a Zener diode is connected between the soft start terminal and ground, the upper limit voltage of the soft start terminal is a Zener voltage and, hence, the maximum on-pulse period is limited by this voltage. As a result, the switching control circuit and a switching power supply apparatus, which have a soft start function and a power limiting function, are reduced in size and cost by limiting the number of terminals. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088897 | CONTROL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR A POWER TRANSISTOR OF A SWITCHING CURRENT REGULATOR - An integrated circuit controls a switch of a switching current regulator. The current regulator comprises primary and secondary windings where a first and a second current flow, respectively. The switch is adapted to initiate or interrupt the circulation of the first current in the primary winding. The control integrated circuit comprises a comparator configured to compare a first signal representative of said first current to a second signal and a divider circuit configured to generate said second signal as a ratio of a third signal, proportional to a voltage on the primary winding, with a voltage on a capacitor. The capacitor is charged by a further current controlled by the third signal when the second current is different from zero. The capacitor is discharged through a parallel-connected resistor when the value of said second current is substantially zero. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088898 | ZERO STANDBY SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY SOLUTION - A switching mode power supply (SMPS) includes a power transistor coupled to the primary winding of transformer and a resistor coupled between the input power source and a control terminal of the power transistor for triggering a primary current flow through the power transistor for providing startup power. A primary side control circuit is configured to regulate the output of the SMPS. A secondary side control circuit is coupled to the secondary winding and being configured to provide a first electrical signal to the secondary winding when an output voltage of the SMPS is less than a first reference voltage, whereupon an awakening signal is induced in the auxiliary winding and causes the primary side control circuit to provide a turn-on signal to the power transistor. The primary side control circuit is configured to enter a standby mode or a normal operating mode in response to the awakening signal. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088899 | MULTI-PHASE CONVERTER - A multi-phase converter of one of the embodiments includes: a plurality of AC/DC converters which are connected in parallel to each other, wherein each of the plurality of AC/DC converters includes a power factor correction circuit and a DC/DC converter that is connected in series to the power factor correction circuit and that receives an output from the power factor correction circuit, and the power factor correction circuit includes an output voltage adjusting circuit that adjusts an output voltage from the power factor correction circuit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088900 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - An energy storage system and a controlling method of the energy storage system are provided. The energy storage system reduces power consumption and increases inverter efficiency by providing a plurality of inverters in parallel and selectively driving ones of the inverters according to a power requirement of the load. The energy storage system supplies an alternating current (AC) power to a load. The energy storage system includes: a battery for supplying a direct current (DC) power; a plurality of inverters for connecting in parallel between the battery and the load to convert the DC power to the AC power; and a controller for selectively driving the inverters in accordance with a power requirement of the load. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088901 | MULTILEVEL INVERTER - Multilevel DC to AC power converter has three DC inputs (IN | 2013-04-11 |
20130088902 | PROPORTIONAL BIAS SWITCH DRIVER CIRCUIT - A switch bias system is provided that includes a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) switch comprising a base, emitter, and collector; a current sense circuit coupled to the emitter, the current sense circuit configured to sense current flow through the emitter of the BJT switch; and a proportional bias circuit configured to generate a bias current to the base of the BJT switch, the bias current set to a fixed proportion of the sensed current flow through the emitter of the BJT switch. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088903 | CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR A MULTI-LEVEL ACTIVE RECTIFIER - The present invention is a control architecture for an active rectifier. The control architecture monitors the AC input voltage provided to the active rectifier at a sampling rate grater than the frequency of the AC input voltage and calculates, in response, a phase estimate associated with the monitored AC input voltage that is updated with each new sample of the AC input voltage. Based on the phase and frequency estimates, along with monitoring of the AC input current and DC output voltage, the control architecture calculates voltage commands that are used to generate the pulse-width modulation (PWM) controls signals for provision to solid-state switching devices in the active rectifier. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088904 | ALTERNATING-CURRENT/DIRECT-CURRENT CONVERTER - An alternating-current/direct-current converter includes a rectifier, a reactor, a capacitor, and a switching rectifier. The rectifier is configured to rectify alternating-current voltage output from an alternating-current power source, thereby converting the alternating-current voltage into direct-current voltage, and to output the direct-current voltage. The capacitor includes terminals. The switching rectifier is coupled to the AC power source and switchable to output the direct-current voltage to the capacitor. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088905 | DEAD-TIME COMPENSATION ALGORITHM FOR 3-PHASE INVERTER USING SVPWM - Disclosed is a dead-time compensation method of a 3-phase inverter using an SVPWM scheme. The dead-time compensation method includes generating a switching signal having dead-time with respect to the power semiconductor switches of the upper and lower arms in order to obtain a predetermined output through the SVPWM scheme, detecting medium phase current from each phase current output through the switching signal, determining polarity of the medium phase current, and generating a switching signal by calculating switching time in order to compensate for time to apply effective voltage according to the polarity of the medium phase current. Through the dead-time compensation method, the distortion of the output voltage and the reduction of voltage having a fundamental wave in the output voltage, which are caused by the dead-time, are minimized through the switching of compensating for the time to apply effective voltage based on the polarity of the load current. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088906 | Precision Switching For Carrier Based PWM - A voltage source converter station including a multilevel voltage source converter, for conversion of electrical power between AC and DC, and a control system. The voltage source converter includes a plurality of switching cells including switchable semiconductors, and the control system includes at least one main control unit for providing a voltage reference signal and a plurality of cell control units. Each cell control unit uses carrier based pulse width modulation for controlling the switching of a respective cell, where the main control unit is communicatively connected to the cell control units and provides the reference voltage signal to each cell control unit and each cell control unit creates a switching signal to each respective switching cell using the reference voltage signal and a carrier signal to effectuate the conversion. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088907 | TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT LAYOUT STRUCTURE - A transistor circuit layout structure includes a transistor disposed on a substrate and including a source terminal, a drain terminal and a split gate including an independent first block and an independent second block, a bit line disposed on the source terminal and on the drain terminal or embedded in the substrate, a word line disposed on the first block, and a back line disposed on the second block. The horizontal level of the back line is different from that of the bit line and the word line. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088908 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Memory cells adjacent to each other in a second direction are formed in a first p-type well region, a first n-type well region, and a second p-type well region arranged in a first direction. Each memory cell includes a first transfer transistor and a first driver transistor formed in the first p-type well region, a second transfer transistor and a second driver transistor formed in the second p-type well region, and first and second load transistors formed in the first n-type well region. In an SRAM, gate electrodes of the first and second transfer transistors of the memory cells adjacent to each other in the second direction are electrically connected to first and second word lines, respectively. The first and second word lines are electrically connected to the first and second p-type well regions, respectively. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088909 | CROSS-POINT MEMORY COMPENSATION - The apparatuses and methods described herein may operate to measure a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array. The voltage difference may be compared with a reference voltage specified for a memory operation. A selection voltage(s) applied to the selected cell for the memory operation may be adjusted responsive to the comparison, such as to dynamically compensate for parasitic voltage drop. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088910 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array including first lines, second lines, and memory cells each including a variable resistor and each connected between one of the first lines and one of the second lines, and a control circuit configured to perform a voltage application operation of applying a first voltage to a selected first line connected to a selected memory cell and applying a second voltage having a voltage value lower than the first voltage to a selected second line connected to the selected memory cell. The control circuit is configured to select the voltage value of the second voltage from among a plurality of different voltage values and output the second voltage. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088911 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a writing circuit and a reading circuit. The writing circuit executes a setting action for converting a resistance of a variable resistance element to a low resistance by applying current from one end side to the other end side of a memory cell via the variable resistance element, and a resetting action for converting the resistance to a high resistance by applying current from the other end side to the one end side via the variable resistance element. The reading circuit executes a first reading action for reading a resistance state of the variable resistance element by applying current from one end side to the other end side of the memory cell via the variable resistance element, and a second reading action for reading the resistance state by applying current from the other end side to the one end side via the variable resistance element. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088912 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a first bit line to which a first memory cell is connected, and a second bit line to which a second memory cell is connected, the second bit line being complementary to the first bit line, a sense amplifier that includes a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series between the first bit line and the second bit line, the sense amplifier including a first node between the first transistor and the second transistor, a gate of the first transistor being connected to the second bit line, and a gate of the second transistor being connected to the first bit line, and a voltage providing unit that provides a first voltage to the first node during presensing, and provides a second voltage, different from the first voltage, to the first node during main sensing. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088913 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF WORD LINE SUPPRESSION - A word line driver circuit for providing a suppressed word line voltage includes a switch configured to selectively load a word line to a suppressed word line voltage node and a word line charging circuit coupled between a high power supply node and the suppressed word line voltage node. The word line charging circuit includes a first transistor device responsive to a control pulse for charging the suppressed word line voltage node to a suppressed word line voltage and a second transistor device for maintaining the suppressed word line voltage. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088914 | NON-VOLATILE MAGNETIC MEMORY ELEMENT WITH GRADED LAYER - A non-volatile magnetic memory element includes a number of layers one of which is a free layer which is graded. The graded free layer may include various elements with each element having a different anisotropy or it may include nonmagnetic compounds and magnetic regions with the non-magnetic compounds forming graded contents forming a unique shape such as cone shaped, diamond shaped or other shapes and whose thickness is based on the reactivity of the magnetic compound. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088915 | NON-VOLATILE MAGNETIC MEMORY ELEMENT WITH GRADED LAYER - A non-volatile magnetic memory element includes a number of layers one of which is a free layer which is graded. The graded free layer may include various elements with each element having a different anisotropy or it may include nonmagnetic compounds and magnetic regions with the non-magnetic compounds forming graded contents forming a unique shape such as cone shaped, diamond shaped or other shapes and whose thickness is based on the reactivity of the magnetic compound. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088916 | DISTURB VERIFY FOR PROGRAMMING MEMORY CELLS - Apparatuses and methods for disturb verify for programming operations are described. Programming memory cells can include applying a number of programming pulses to a first memory cell, performing a disturb verify operation on a second memory cell adjacent to the first memory cell, and inhibiting the first memory cell from further programming in response to the second memory cell failing the disturb verify operation. Other apparatuses and methods are also disclosed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088917 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMMING METHOD - A nonvolatile memory device is programmed by performing a plurality of program loops each comprising sequentially applying first through n-th program pulses (n>1) to a selected wordline connected to a page of memory cells to be programmed, and incrementing each of the first through n-th program pulses prior to a next program loop, wherein the first through n-th program pulses are used to program selected memory cells to respective first through n-th program states, and during application of an i-th program pulse among the first through n-th program pulses (1 | 2013-04-11 |
20130088918 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and a plurality of wells of a second conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer, the wells being arranged in a first direction. A memory block is arranged in each well. A plurality of word lines are provided, each word line being commonly connected to a plurality of NAND cell units in one memory block. A plurality of bit lines extend in a first direction, the bit lines being connected to first ends of the | 2013-04-11 |
20130088919 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell block including a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of page buffer groups including a plurality of page buffers coupled to bit lines of the memory cell block, a pass/fail check circuit coupled to the plurality of page buffers and configured to perform a pass/fail check operation of comparing a total amount of current varying according to verify data sensed from the memory cells and stored in the page buffers with an amount of reference current corresponding to the number of allowed bits, and a control circuit configured to control the pass/fail check circuit by stopping, when a fail signal is generated during the pass/fail check operation currently being performed on a page buffer group among the plurality of page buffer groups, the pass/fail check operation on the remaining page buffer groups. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088920 | LOW VOLTAGE PROGRAMMING IN NAND FLASH WITH TWO STAGE SOURCE SIDE BIAS - A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in series in the semiconductor body, such as a NAND string, having a plurality of word lines. A selected memory cell is programmed by hot carrier injection. The program operation is based on metering a flow of carriers between a first semiconductor body region on a first side of the selected cell in the NAND string and a second semiconductor body region on a second side of the selected cell. A program potential higher than a hot carrier injection barrier level is applied to the selected cell, and then the drain to source voltage across the selected cell and the flow of carriers in the selected cell reach a level sufficient to support hot carrier injection, which is controlled by a combination of a switch cell adjacent the selected cell and modulation of a source side voltage applied to the NAND string. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088921 | OPERATING METHOD OF NONVOLATILE MEMORY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORY - An operating method of a nonvolatile memory, which includes a plurality of cell strings, each cell string having a plurality of memory cells and a string selection transistor stacked on a substrate, includes detecting threshold voltages of the string selection transistors of the plurality of cell strings; adjusting voltages to be supplied to the string selection transistors according to the detected threshold voltages; and applying the adjusted voltages to the string selection transistors to select or unselect the plurality of cell strings during a programming operation. | 2013-04-11 |