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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger L. Verkuil, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
Gregory S. Horner, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tom G. Miller, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/126 ; G01R 3/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/126 ; G01R 3/128 ;
Abstract
A corona source is used to apply charge to an insulating layer. The resulting voltage over time is used to determine the current through the layer. The resulting data determines a current-voltage characteristic for the layer and may be used to determine the tunneling field for the layer.