Ball Semiconductor Corporation

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Disco Corporation

Akira Ishikawa

Nabuo Takeda

Suzanne I Ahn

Steven R Hays

Samuel S Ahn

F Andrew Gaffney

Takashi Kanatake

Wenhui Mei

Kevin D Nelson

Alex Reddy Freeman

Atsuyuki Fukano

Steven R Hayes

Wenhui &ldquo;Bill&rdquo; Mei

Roger Privitt

Tadao Ohkusa

Shunsuke Yasutaka

A method and system is provided for moving a substrate relative to a pixel panel in a digital photolithography system. The method can be used for performing photolithography on a substrate, the substrate having a first portion with a first design resolution and a second portion with a second design resolution. The method includes scanning the first portion of the substrate, having the first design resolution, at a first speed and scanning the second portion of the substrate, having the second design resolution, at a second speed, different from the first.

Modified photolithography movement system

A method for scaling a pixel location in a digital photolithography system by rotating a pixel panel is provided. The method determines the angle of rotation of the pixel panel relative to a subject and calculates the original location of the pixel to be scaled. The method calculates the desired location of the pixel and determines the angle through which the pixel panel should be rotated to align the pixel with the desired location in a first dimension. The scan rate of the pixel panel and the subject is altered to align the pixel with the desired location in a second dimension.

Scaling method for a digital photolithography system

A biochemical sensor based on ball integrated circuit technology which is designed to be biocompatible for implantation within a human or animal body. A sensor media is mounted to the ball integrated circuit, the sensor media operable for sensing biochemical molecules. An onboard communication link transmits data sensed by the sensor media from the ball integrated circuit.

Glucose sensor

A spherical shaped semiconductor integrated circuit (&ldquo;ball&rdquo;) and a system and method for manufacturing same. The ball replaces the function of the flat, conventional chip. The physical dimensions of the ball allow it to adapt to many different manufacturing processes which otherwise could not be used. Furthermore, the assembly and mounting of the ball may facilitates efficient use of the semiconductor as well as circuit board space.

Spherical shaped semiconductor integrated circuit

A miniature implantable drug delivery capsule system. The drug delivery system ( ) comprises one or more ball semiconductor aggregations ( ) and ( ) facilitating release of a drug stored in a reservoir ( ). The first aggregate ( ) is used for sensing and memory, and a second aggregation ( ) for control aspects, such as for pumping and dispensing of the drug. Notably, the aggregates ( ) and ( ) may be interconnected by a common bus ( ) for communication purposes, or may be implemented to operate independently of each other. Each aggregate ( ) and ( ) is encased in a semipermeable membrane ( ) to allow species which are to be monitored, and drugs to be delivered, to freely diffuse. The system ( ) may communicate with a remote control system, or operate independently on local power over a long period for delivery of the drug based upon a request of the patient, timed-release under control by the system ( ), or delivery in accordance with measured markers.

Implantable drug delivery system

A substantially spherical semiconductor ball implanted in orthopedic structures for sensing and/or stimulation. In one embodiment, a vertebral column ( ) having a number of intervertebral discs ( ) interspersed among respective vertebral bodies ( ), material placed in intervertebral discs ( ) allows for a semi-synthetic vertebral disc ( ) to be constructed. The artificial intervertebral disk ( ) contains one or more ball sensors ( ) located within the body of the disk ( ) in order to monitor the compression forces. Conventionally, the semi-synthetic disc ( ) is monitored only retrospectively, and visualized on x-ray. In this particular embodiment, any of a number of semi-synthetic intervertebral discs ( ) can be implanted with one or more ball sensors ( ) such that stress and compression forces can be monitored to assure proper alignment of vertebrae ( ) in the vertebral column ( ), and to monitor the development of any nonphysiologic forces due to vertebral degeneration, disk malfunction, and so on.

Miniature implanted orthopedic sensors

A system and method of utilizing spherical and hemispherical shaped devices to function as an optical switch is disclosed. The optical switch can contain mirrors that turn on and off, or are fixed in place with a movable spherical device. Additionally, the optical switches can contain grating patterns to deflect an optical signal from its original path. The grating patterns can vary in design and pattern to deflect the optical signal in almost any direction, or to not let the optical signal continue. The optical switch can also include photo sensors along the exterior of the sphere or along the reflection device. The optical switch can also include an integrated circuits.

System and method for reflecting and deflecting light utilizing spherical shaped devices

A system and method of optical switching utilizing a reflection device, the switch is disclosed. The system can include: an optical transmission path having an optical transmission medium, an input-side end and a first and a second output-side end; a radiation source associated with said input-side end for emitting a primary optical signal being coupled into said transmission path; a reflection device with the ability to be turned on and off selectively for receiving the primary optical signal and converting the primary optical signal into a secondary, modulated optical signal being reflected and coupled back into the second output-side end when the reflection device is on and wherein the primary optical signal is coupled into the first output-side end when the reflection device is off. The optical switch can contain mirrors that turn on and off, or are fixed in place while the switch is movable.

System and method for refracting and deflecting light utilizing liquid crystal bars and blocks

A method of tumor ablation using injectable thermal-sensing balls. A catheter system ( ) is used to inject a slurry ( ) of thermal-sensing balls ( ) into a tumor ( ) located in, for example, a liver ( ). The catheter system ( ) comprises a catheter ( ) and a specialized syringe ( ) consisting of a housing ( ) and a plunger ( ). The housing ( ) includes a cylindrical chamber having the slurry ( ) of thermal-sensing balls ( ). The catheter ( ) is inserted retrograde into the femoral artery and passed to the site of the tumor ( ). The hepatic artery ( ) branches into smaller vessels, one of which is a tumor artery ( ) which feeds the tumor ( ). The tip of the catheter ( ) is placed in the tumor artery ( ) guided by conventional fluoroscopy. The injected balls ( ) then receive energy from an external control system ( ). The system ( ) comprises a control panel ( ) as an operator interface for controlling the system ( ) and reading data therefrom. A CPU ( ) is used for control and monitor of the operation, and transmits power and signals to the injected balls ( ) via a radiating antenna ( ), which energy is converted into heat to increase the temperature of the tumor ( ). The temperature of the balls ( ) can then be read from one or more onboard temperature sensors, and displayed to the operator for accurate control of the tumor temperature.

Injectable thermal balls for tumor ablation

A solid state X-ray detector ( ) is disclosed which is comprised of a plurality of Spherical ICs ( )-( ) disposed on a substrate (210). The Spherical ICs each have a plurality of detector picture elements (pixels) ( ) disposed on the surface thereof. Each of the pixels ( ) is formed from a layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon ( ) with a heavy metal layer ( ) of molybdenum (Mo) disposed thereon as the cathode and a metal layer ( ) disposed on the lower surface thereof. The cathode is reverse biased and X-rays impinging thereon will cause a transfer of electron-holes to the lower plate, which are stored on a capacitor ( ). The electrons are accumulated over a predetermined period of time and then sampled and processed for output on a display ( ) in real time or for storage of a digital value in a memory ( ).

X-ray imaging apparatus using spherical semiconductor detectors

A ball semiconductor for stimulating a mass of nervous system brain tissue for therapeutic purposes. The ball ( ) is embedded in a mass of nervous system tissue ( ) of a brain. Electrical pulses generated and transmitted to the ball ( ) by a remote electrical pulse generator system ( ) are picked up by a receiving antenna of the ball ( ), and are applied to an electrode pair of the ball ( ) to cause the mass of nervous system tissue ( ) of the brain located between output pads of the electrode to become stimulated, as therapy for a pathological condition.

Implantable neuro-stimulator with ball implant

A radiation dosimetry system ( ) using miniature implanted transponder balls. A patient having a tumor that is the target of the radiation treatment lies in a treatment area with the tumor positioned beneath a target ( ) used for alignment purposes. The system ( ) is controlled and monitored by a CPU ( ) which receives instructions from a radiologist operating a control panel ( ), and displays control parameters, data and graphics to the radiologist on a display ( ). The CPU ( ) controls an RF system operating through a broad-band antenna ( ) and directed at the target area ( ). The CPU ( ) controls operation of a radiation source ( ), which may be a conventional linear accelerator, for directing radiation at the target area ( ). The radiation source ( ) includes a collimator ( ) or similar apparatus for shaping a radiation beam for accurate application to the target area ( ). A pair of RF receivers ( ) and ( ) are positioned such that they are spaced apart and opposite from the CPU antenna ( ) with respective antennas ( ) and ( ) directed at the target area ( ). Communication connections ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ) and ( ) interconnect the various elements of the system ( ).

Radiation dosimetry system

A photolithography system and method for providing a mask image to a subject such as a wafer is provided. The mask images are divided into sub-patterns and sequentially provided to a pixel panel, such as a deformable mirror device or a liquid crystal display. The pixel panel converts each sub-pattern into a plurality of pixel elements. Each of the pixel elements is then simultaneously focused to discrete, non-contiguous portions of the subject through a microlense array. The subject and pixel elements are then moved (e.g., one or both may be moved) and the next sub-pattern in the sequence is provided to the pixel panel. As a result, light can be projected on the subject, according to the pixel elements, to create a contiguous image on the subject.

Moving exposure system and method for maskless lithography system

A method and apparatus for attaching one or more transponders to medical and non-medical products to tag respective ones of the products with identifying data contained in a memory of the transponders. The one or more transponders each include a memory containing the corresponding identifying data which is emitted by the respective transponder in response to an electromagnetic signal emitted externally of the transponder. The identifying data corresponds to at least one of the respective one or more transponders and a respective product for tagging. The one or more transponders are attached to respective ones of the products to tag the products with the corresponding identifying data.

Method and apparatus for attaching tags to medical and non-medical devices

A spherical shaped solar diode having an n-type substrate surrounded by a p-type layer of semiconductor material is disclosed. In addition, a plurality of hetero-junction super lattice structures are formed surrounding the p-type layer. The plurality of hetero-junction super lattice structures include alternating layers of Si and SeBeTe. The plurality of hetero-junction super lattice structures adapt the diode to convert higher energy light (as compared to 1.1eV light) to electrical energy. The diodes are formed into a solar panel assembly. The panel assembly includes a wire mesh to secure the diodes and electrically contact one electrode of each diode. A dimpled sheet is also used for securing the diodes and electrically contacting the other electrode of each diode. The diodes are positioned adjacent to the dimpled sheet so that when light is applied to the solar panel assembly, the diodes are exposed to the light on a majority of each diode's surface.

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Royce City, TX, United States of America

Akira Ishikawa