For Electrical Irregularities Patents (Class 361/275.1)
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Patent number: 11935696Abstract: A capacitor includes a capacitor module including a capacitor device, a first busbar electrically connected with a thermally-sprayed surface of the capacitor device and having a first lead terminal on an exposed side, a second busbar electrically connected with the other thermally-sprayed surface of the capacitor device and having a second lead terminal on an exposed side, and an insulating sheet disposed between the first busbar and the second busbar to insulate an overlap region; a plastic case having a 3D space formed by four sides and a bottom to accommodate the capacitor module and having an open top; a metallic external wall is formed outside one side of the four sides or the bottom of the plastic case; and a filler permeating in a gel or fluid state into the space between the capacitor module and inner walls of the plastic case.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: NUINTEK CO LTDInventors: Dae-Jin Park, Ying-Won Jeon, Jin-A Park, Hyeon-Jin Kim, Taek-Hyeon Lee
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Patent number: 11749463Abstract: A capacitor is provided having a plurality of first conductive columnar portions that each have a nanosized outer diameter. Moreover, each of a plurality of second conductive columnar portions also have a nanosized outer diameter. A conductive portion is disposed on a first dielectric layer and faces at least a part of each of the plurality of first conductive columnar portions with the first dielectric layer interposed therebetween. The conductive portion is also disposed on a second dielectric layer and faces at least a part of each of the plurality of second conductive columnar portions with the second dielectric layer interposed therebetween. A tip of each of the second conductive columnar portions is located closer to a first support portion than a tip of each of the first conductive columnar portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimizu, Masaki Nagata
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Patent number: 11670453Abstract: An electrical component having a layered structure including first and second electrodes each having first and second electrode portions located in a plane and at least partially embedded in a dielectric body, each of the first and second electrode portions separated by a gap and substantially isolated by the dielectric, the first electrode substantially parallel to and at least partially overlapping the second electrode, wherein the first and second electrodes are electrically isolated and separated by the dielectric body.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Knowles UK LimitedInventors: Angela Ellmore, James Cockburn
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Patent number: 11566495Abstract: A downhole tool may include a high-voltage power supply disposed within a housing to transform input power to the downhole tool from a first voltage to a second voltage greater than the first voltage. The high-voltage power supply may include an array of capacitors, which may include multiple rows of capacitors. The rows of capacitors may be parallel with a symmetric cross section as viewed from an end of the array of capacitors. The high-voltage power supply may also include diodes electrically coupled to the array of capacitors.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jani Reijonen, Giovana Stefan, Austin Jones, Matthieu Simon, Anthony Durkowski, Marc-Andre de Looz, Justin Mlcak
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Patent number: 11476705Abstract: A power harvesting device is provided that may supply low voltage power to operate devices in remote locations. The power harvesting device may be connected to a medium to high voltage power line. First and second capacitors divide the voltage to a lower voltage sufficient to power a device, such as a monitoring device. The power harvesting device and monitoring device may be connected to an electric tower with the power harvesting device being connected to a power line supported by the tower.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Nirmal Paudel, Vivek Siddharth, David Raschka, Ronald D. Pate
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Patent number: 10971304Abstract: An electronic component includes a body; external electrodes respectively disposed on opposing surfaces of the body in a first direction thereof; and a pair of metal frames connected to the external electrodes, respectively, in which each of the metal frames includes a support portion bonded to the external electrodes, and a mounting portion extending in the first direction from a lower end of the support portion and spaced apart from the body and the external electrodes, and a length of the mounting portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than a length of the body in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Beom Joon Cho, Sang Soo Park, Jae Young Na, Woo Chui Shin
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Patent number: 10720675Abstract: A system and method for prolonging a useful lifetime of an energy storage. The method includes: determining, based on a first set of test storage data of the test energy storage, a first set of test configuration parameters comprising a first maximum charge level for the test energy storage, wherein the first set of test configuration parameters corresponds to a first estimated useful life; determining, based on a second set of test storage data of the test energy storage, a second set of test configuration parameters comprising a second maximum charge level for the test energy storage, wherein the second set of test configuration parameters corresponds to a second estimated useful life; and sending, to a controller of the test energy storage, reconfiguration instructions, wherein the reconfiguration instructions are based on the second set of test configuration parameters, wherein the second estimated useful life is longer than the first estimated useful life.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Nova Lumos Ltd.Inventors: Ilan Ravid, Nir Marom, David Vortman, Nir Nitzani, Rafael Boneh
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Patent number: 10418177Abstract: A capacitor comprises a first winding member, where the first winding member comprises a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer. A second winding member comprises a second dielectric layer and second conductive layer. The first winding member is interleaved, partially or entirely, with the second winding layer. A dielectric package is adapted to at least radially contain or border the first winding member and the second winding member. A first metallic member has a generally planar, radially extending surface for electrically and mechanically contacting an upper portion the first conductive layer. A second metallic member has a generally planar, radially extending surface for electrically and mechanically contacting a lower portion of the second conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Christopher J. Schmit, Neal D. Clements, Andrew D. Wieland
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Patent number: 9941051Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coiled capacitor comprising a coil formed by a flexible multilayered tape, and a first terminating electrode (a first contact layer) and a second terminating electrode (a second contact layer) which are located on butts of the coil. The flexible multilayered tape contains the following sequence of layers: first metal layer, a layer of a plastic, second metal layer, a layer of energy storage material. The first metal layer forms ohmic contact with the first terminating electrode (the first contact layer) and the second metal layer (the second contact layer) forms ohmic contact with the second terminating electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: CAPACTOR SCIENCES INCORPORATEDInventors: Matthew R. Robinson, Paul Furuta, Pavel Ivan Lazarev
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Patent number: 9831035Abstract: A capacitor comprises a first winding member, where the first winding member comprises a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer. A second winding member comprises a second dielectric layer and second conductive layer. The first winding member is interleaved, partially or entirely, with the second winding layer. A dielectric package is adapted to at least radially contain or border the first winding member and the second winding member. A first metallic member has a generally planar, radially extending surface for electrically and mechanically contacting an upper portion the first conductive layer. A second metallic member has a generally planar, radially extending surface for electrically and mechanically contacting a lower portion of the second conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Christopher J. Schmit, Neal D. Clements, Andrew D. Wieland
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Patent number: 9728339Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a high voltage capacitor having a plurality of capacitor units connected in electrical series in a stacked configuration. An insulator element can be positioned between two adjacent capacitor units of the high voltage capacitor for providing separation between the adjacent capacitor units, where the insulator element has a first thickness at a first end of the insulator element and a second smaller thickness at a second end of the insulator element. The insulator element can have a wedge-shaped cross section.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Mexwell Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dominique Guillet, Etienne Savary, Joseph Bulliard, Patrick Gaillard
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Patent number: 9691550Abstract: A multi-layer capacitor has dielectric layers and electrode layers arranged therebetween. The multi-layer capacitor has a number of segments that are connected to one another. At least one relief region is provided between the segments. The invention furthermore provides a method for producing such a multi-layer capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Michael Schossmann, Günter Engel, Stefan Obermair, Bernhard Döllgast, Markus Koini, Jürgen Konrad
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Patent number: 9343238Abstract: A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six concentrically wound capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections each have a respective section element terminal at a first end of the capacitive element and the capacitor sections have a common element terminal at a second end of the capacitive element. A pressure interrupter cover assembly is sealingly secured to the open end a case for the element and has a deformable cover with a centrally mounted common cover terminal and a plurality of section cover terminals mounted at spaced apart locations. A conductor frangibly connects the common element terminal of the capacitive element to the common cover terminal and conductors respectively frangibly connect the capacitor section terminals to the section cover terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: American Radionic Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert M. Stockman
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Patent number: 9224563Abstract: A main body of an electronic part is formed in a rectangular pillared shape having a first and a second axial end surface. A first electrode is formed on the first axial end surface electrically and mechanically connected to a first wiring pattern formed on a board surface of a printed board. A second electrode is formed on the second axial end surface, to which one end of a fuse terminal is electrically connected. The other end of the fuse terminal is connected to a second wiring pattern of the printed board or a wiring member which is formed as an independent member from the printed board. A cut-off portion is formed in a connecting portion of the fuse terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Itabashi, Yuki Mikami, Ryoichi Shiraishi, Akihiro Yanagisawa, Shigeki Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20150075854Abstract: A multilayer electronic component is disclosed with a body having a thickness (T) and a width (W) satisfying the equation T/W>1.0, an upper portion of the body including a first and second internal electrodes with an average width of M1 and a lower portion of the body including a first and second internal electrodes with an average width of M2 satisfying M1>M2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Tae Youl YOU, Dae Bok OH
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Patent number: 8908350Abstract: A device including a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor, dielectric material connecting the first and second conductors to each other, and an output or ground terminal section. The first electrical conductor has a first terminal section and a first plate section. The second electrical conductor includes a second terminal section and a second plate section. The second terminal section is connected to a first end of the second plate section. The second plate section includes a coil shaped section. The output terminal section is connected to an opposite second end of the second plate section. The dielectric material connects the first and second plate sections to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L.Inventors: Matti Naskali, Samuli Wallius, Lassi Yla-Soininmaki
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Publication number: 20140232485Abstract: A discharge capacitor for use in electronic circuits is described. The discharge capacitor has first internal electrodes in electrical contact with a first external termination and second internal electrodes parallel to and interleaved with the first internal electrodes wherein the second internal electrodes are in electrical contact with a second external termination. A dielectric is between the first internal electrodes and adjacent second internal electrodes. A first discharge gap is between at least one first internal electrode of said first internal electrodes and said second external termination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Kemet Electronics CorporationInventors: John Bultitude, Mark R. Laps, Lonnie G. Jones
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Publication number: 20140104745Abstract: A method of fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is disclosed, wherein after capacitor trenches have been formed in a dielectric layer by dry etching, a wet etching process is further applied to the dielectric layer to etch the one or more capacitor trenches. By taking advantage of an isotropic characteristic of the wet etching process, the corners of the one or more capacitor trenches are rounded after the wet etching. Accordingly, a lower electrode, an insulator and an upper electrode formed thereafter over the dielectric layer and the surfaces of the one or more capacitor trenches will also have similar rounded corners at corresponding positions. Such design may substantially reduce the risk of occurrence of point discharge in the resulting MIM capacitor and hence may improve the operational reliability of the capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: SHANGHAI HUALI MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Chunsheng ZHENG
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Publication number: 20130208395Abstract: An improved overvoltage protection component is provided. The overvoltage protection component has a first internal electrode contained within a dielectric material. The first internal electrode is electrically connected to a first termination and a second internal electrode contained within the ceramic dielectric material is electrically connected to a second termination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: John Bultitude, Lonnie G. Jones, Jeffrey W. Bell
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Publication number: 20130148255Abstract: A ceramic short circuit resistant capacitor that is bendable and/or shapeable to provide a multiple layer capacitor that is extremely compact and amenable to desirable geometries. The capacitor that exhibits a benign failure mode in which a multitude of discrete failure events result in a gradual loss of capacitance. Each event is a localized event in which localized heating causes an adjacent portion of one or both of the electrodes to vaporize, physically cleaning away electrode material from the failure site. A first metal electrode, a second metal electrode, and a ceramic dielectric layer between the electrodes are thin enough to be formed in a serpentine-arrangement with gaps between the first electrode and the second electrode that allow venting of vaporized electrode material in the event of a benign failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Patent number: 8208239Abstract: A capacitor exhibiting a benign failure mode has a first electrode layer, a first ceramic dielectric layer deposited on a surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode layer disposed on the ceramic dielectric layer, wherein selected areas of the ceramic dielectric layer have additional dielectric material of sufficient thickness to exhibit a higher dielectric breakdown voltage than the remaining majority of the dielectric layer. The added thickness of the dielectric layer in selected areas allows lead connections to be made at the selected areas of greater dielectric thickness while substantially eliminating a risk of dielectric breakdown and failure at the lead connections, whereby the benign failure mode is preserved.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John D. Myers, Ralph S. Taylor
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Patent number: 8116061Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that can be miniaturized while maintaining the function for breaking current when excessive short-circuit current flows to a capacitor element. The solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer formed on the anode body, a conductive polymer layer formed on the dielectric layer, and a cathode layer formed on the conductive polymer layer. The conductive polymer layer contains thermally expandable graphite.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taeko Ota, Masayuki Fujita, Takashi Umemoto, Hiroshi Nonoue
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Publication number: 20110317318Abstract: Ferroic circuit elements that include a set of conductive structures that are at least partially embedded within a ferroic medium are disclosed. The ferroic medium may be a voltage switched dielectric material that includes ferroic particles in accordance with various embodiments. A ferroic circuit element may be at least partially embedded within a substrate in accordance with embodiments of the current invention as an embedded ferroic circuit element. An embedded ferroic circuit element that is an inductor in accordance with embodiments of the current invention may be denoted as an embedded ferroic inductor. An embedded ferroic circuit element that is a capacitor in accordance with embodiments of the current invention may be denoted as an embedded ferroic capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Robert Fleming, Bhret Graydon, Daniel Vasquez, Junjun Wu, Farhad Razavi
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Publication number: 20100296223Abstract: A capacitor exhibiting a benign failure mode has a first electrode layer, a first ceramic dielectric layer deposited on a surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode layer disposed on the ceramic dielectric layer, wherein selected areas of the ceramic dielectric layer have additional dielectric material of sufficient thickness to exhibit a higher dielectric breakdown voltage than the remaining majority of the dielectric layer. The added thickness of the dielectric layer in selected areas allows lead connections to be made at the selected areas of greater dielectric thickness while substantially eliminating a risk of dielectric breakdown and failure at the lead connections, whereby the benign failure mode is preserved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: JOHN D. MYERS, RALPH S. TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20090279226Abstract: A method for forming a capacitor includes providing a metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a capacitor insulator over the metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a metal-containing top electrode over the capacitor insulator, and forming a dielectric-containing field modification layer over the capacitor insulator and at least partially surrounding the metal-containing top electrode. Forming the dielectric-containing field modification layer may include oxidizing a sidewall of the metal-containing field modification layer. A barrier layer may be formed over the capacitor insulator prior to forming the metal-containing top electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, IncInventors: Douglas R. Roberts, Eric D. Luckowski, Shahid Rauf, Peter L.G. Ventzek
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Publication number: 20090154054Abstract: A capacitor includes a dielectric material that is formed of anodic metal oxide; a pair of substantially comb-shaped surface electrodes formed on the same principal surface of the dielectric material; and plural substantially columnar internal electrodes whose one ends are connected to the respective comb-shaped portions of the pair of the surface electrodes and whose other ends extend in the thickness direction of the dielectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Masuda, Kenji Kawano
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Publication number: 20080290381Abstract: A conductive shield plane electrically isolating the photodiode regions from metal interconnect lines in an imager sensor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Ray Alan Mentzer, Brian Misek
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Patent number: 7227238Abstract: An integrated fuse has regions of different doping located within a fuse neck. The integrated fuse includes a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer. The polysilicon layer includes first and second regions having different types of dopants. In one example, the first region has an N-type dopant and the second region has a P-type dopant. The polysilicon layer can also include a third region in between the first and second regions, which also has a different dopant. During a fusing event, a distribution of temperature peaks around the regions of different dopants. By locating regions of different dopants within the fuse neck, agglomeration of the silicide layer starts reliably within the fuse neck (for example, at or near the center of the fuse neck) and proceeds toward the contact regions. An improved post fuse resistance distribution and an increased minimum resistance value in the post fuse resistance distribution is realized compared to conventional polysilicon fuses.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Akira Ito, Henry K. Chen
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Patent number: 7099141Abstract: A short-resistant capacitor comprises an electrically conductive planar support substrate having a first thickness, a ceramic film deposited over the support substrate, thereby defining a ceramic surface; and a metallic film deposited over the ceramic surface, said film having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness and which is between 0.01 and 0.1 microns.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2005Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of EnergyInventors: David Y. Kaufman, Sanjib Saha
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Patent number: 6882015Abstract: A decoupling capacitor is provided for a semiconductor device and may include a first low dielectric insulator layer and a low resistance conductor formed into at least two interdigitized patterns on the surface of the first low dielectric insulator in a single interconnect plane. A high dielectric constant material may be provided between the two patterns. A circuit for testing a plurality of these capacitors is also provided which includes a charge monitoring circuit, a coupling circuit and a control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kerry Bernstein, John A. Bracchitta, William J. Cote, Tak H. Ning, Wilbur D. Pricer
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Patent number: 6770948Abstract: An integrated fuse has regions of different doping located within a fuse neck. The integrated fuse includes a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer. The polysilicon layer includes first and second regions having different types of dopants. In one example, the first region has an N-type dopant and the second region has a P-type dopant. The polysilicon layer can also include a third region in between the first and second regions, which also has a different dopant. During a fusing event, a distribution of temperature peaks around the regions of different dopants. By locating regions of different dopants within the fuse neck, agglomeration of the silicide layer starts reliably within the fuse neck (for example, at or near the center of the fuse neck) and proceeds toward the contact regions. An improved post fuse resistance distribution and an increased minimum resistance value in the post fuse resistance distribution is realized compared to conventional polysilicon fuses.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2003Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Akira Ito, Henry Kuoshun Chen
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Patent number: 6563188Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention is provided with a first metal wire formed above a semiconductor substrate with an interlayer insulating film intervened, a fuse formed on interlayer insulating film so as to be spaced at a distance away from first metal wire, an insulating film which covers first metal wire and which has an opening above fuse, a second metal wire formed on insulating film, a first passivation film which covers second metal wire and fuse, and a second passivation film formed on first passivation film, made of a material different from that of first passivation film and having an opening above fuse.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Ryoden Semiconductor System Engineering CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Nagatani
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Patent number: 6531757Abstract: A semiconductor device with a fuse box includes at least two gate electrodes 8, 9 and a fuse member 6. The two gate electrodes 8, 9 are formed on at least one insulating film 13 on a semiconductor substrate 100. The fuse member 6 is formed on the insulating film 13 on the semiconductor substrate 100. The two gate electrodes 8, 9 are electrically connected each other by the fuse member 6. In addition, the insulating film 13 and a field region 2 constituted by a semiconductor region are arranged adjacent to each other in a frame-like guard ring 1. The guard ring 1 is constituted by a semiconductor region formed on the semiconductor substrate 100.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2001Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigeru Shiratake
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Publication number: 20030043532Abstract: A cylindrical electric double-layer capacitor includes a cylindrical sealed vessel housing an electrode roll and an electrolyte solution. The electrode roll is formed of a rolled superposed assembly comprising band-shaped positive and negative poles and two band-shaped separators sandwiching one of the band-shaped positive and negative poles. Each of the band-shaped positive and negative poles includes a band-shaped collector and a pair of polarizing electrodes formed in a laminated manner on opposite surfaces of the band-shaped collector. In a state in which the electrode roll has been accommodated in the sealed vessel along with the electrolyte solution, an outer diameter D1 of the electrode roll and an inner diameter D2 of the sealed vessel are brought into a relationship of D1=D2 by at least one of swelling of the polarizing electrodes caused by the electrolyte solution and expansion of the polarizing electrodes caused by an electrical charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Noguchi, Naohiko Oki, Eisuke Komazawa, Takahiro Takeshita, Yasuhiro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 6212055Abstract: A self-healing power capacitor has (a) at least one capacitor unit, each capacitor unit has at least one winding, the windings of each capacitor unit are provided with a first and a second connection electrode and surrounded by an encapsulation material and housed in a first casing (b) at least one protection element for each capacitor winding, the protection element has a membrane provided for activating, upon a pressure exerted on the membrane by a gas produced by a short-circuit within the windings, a current interruption element, the protection element is mounted in a second casing, which is mounted inside the first casing, the second casing has one side formed by the membrane and is separated by a narrow gap from an end-face of the windings.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri Jumet S.A. (ABB)Inventors: Thomas Lovkvist, Henri Bonhomme, Cipriano Monni