Abstract: Disclosed examples provide wafer-level integration of magnetoresistive sensors and Hall-effect sensors in a single integrated circuit, in which one or more vertical and/or horizontal Hall sensors are formed on or in a substrate along with transistors and other circuitry, and a magnetoresistive sensor circuit is formed in the IC metallization structure.

Abstract: A vertical Hall element and method of fabricating are disclosed. The method includes forming a buried region having a first conductivity type in a substrate having a second conductivity type and implanting a dopant of the first conductivity type into a well region between the top surface of the substrate and the buried region. The buried region has a doping concentration increasing with an increasing depth from a top surface of the substrate and the well region has a doping concentration decreasing from the top surface of the substrate to the buried region. The method includes forming first through fifth contacts on the well region. First and second contacts define a conductive path and second and third contacts define another conductive path through the well region. The fourth contact is formed between first and second contacts and the fifth contact is formed between second and third contacts.

Abstract: Disclosed examples provide wafer-level integration of magnetoresistive sensors and Hall-effect sensors in a single integrated circuit, in which one or more vertical and/or horizontal Hall sensors are formed on or in a substrate along with transistors and other circuitry, and a magnetoresistive sensor circuit is formed in the IC metallization structure.

Abstract: A CMOS integrated circuit includes a Hall sensor having a Hall plate formed in a first isolation layer which is formed concurrently with a second isolation layer under a MOS transistor. A first shallow well with a conductivity type opposite from the first isolation layer is formed over, and extending to, the Hall plate. The first shallow well is formed concurrently with a second shallow well under the MOS transistor. The Hall sensor may be a horizontal Hall sensor for sensing magnetic fields oriented perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate of the integrated circuit, or may be a vertical Hall sensor for sensing magnetic fields oriented parallel to the top surface of the substrate of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A method for verifying an operation of a Hall-effect sensor without an applied magnetic field. The method can include providing a bias signal to a first pair of terminals of a Hall-effect element, applying a Hall current signal to a second pair of terminals of the Hall-effect element, measuring a Hall output voltage across the second pair of terminals and comparing the measured Hall output voltage to an expected Hall output voltage that would be provided by a corresponding applied magnetic field.

Abstract: Disclosed examples provide wafer-level integration of magnetoresistive sensors and Hall-effect sensors in a single integrated circuit, in which one or more vertical and/or horizontal Hall sensors are formed on or in a substrate along with transistors and other circuitry, and a magnetoresistive sensor circuit is formed in the IC metallization structure.

Abstract: A CMOS integrated circuit includes a Hall sensor having a Hall plate formed in a first isolation layer which is formed concurrently with a second isolation layer under a MOS transistor. A first shallow well with a conductivity type opposite from the first isolation layer is formed over, and extending to, the Hall plate. The first shallow well is formed concurrently with a second shallow well under the MOS transistor. The Hall sensor may be a horizontal Hall sensor for sensing magnetic fields oriented perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate of the integrated circuit, or may be a vertical Hall sensor for sensing magnetic fields oriented parallel to the top surface of the substrate of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A CMOS integrated circuit includes a Hall sensor having a Hall plate formed in a first isolation layer which is formed concurrently with a second isolation layer under a MOS transistor. A first shallow well with a conductivity type opposite from the first isolation layer is formed over, and extending to, the Hall plate. The first shallow well is formed concurrently with a second shallow well under the MOS transistor. The Hall sensor may be a horizontal Hall sensor for sensing magnetic fields oriented perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate of the integrated circuit, or may be a vertical Hall sensor for sensing magnetic fields oriented parallel to the top surface of the substrate of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A method for verifying an operation of a Hall-effect sensor without an applied magnetic field. The method can include providing a bias signal to a first pair of terminals of a Hall-effect element, applying a Hall current signal to a second pair of terminals of the Hall-effect element, measuring a Hall output voltage across the second pair of terminals and comparing the measured Hall output voltage to an expected Hall output voltage that would be provided by a corresponding applied magnetic field.

Abstract: The present concept is an electrically heated refractory mandrel which includes a mandrel shell including a top surface, side surfaces and a bottom surface. An interior frame work is mounted within the mandrel shell and defines a number of openings. Heater panels are dimensioned to fit within the openings defined within the interior frame work wherein each heater panel includes heater elements for heating preselected surfaces of the mandrel shell.

Abstract: In a method an owner of copyright in a copyright work uses computer equipment to transmit digital signal containing information regarding the copyright work to physically remote computer equipment of a licensing administrator. The licensing administrator uses the computer equipment thereof to receive the digital signal and to store the information contained in the digital signal in an electronic database. An applicant for a license to copy the copyright work uses computer equipment of the license applicant to transmit to the physically remote computer equipment of the licensing administrator request for a license. The licensing administrator uses the computer equipment thereof to receive the request, to process the request in conjunction with the digitally stored information regarding the copyright work in order to generate a license to copy the copyright work and to send a digital signal to the license applicant to confirm granting of the license.

Abstract: An illuminating goal structure is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention the illuminating goal structure, adapted for connection to a power source, includes a back plate, a face plate having at least one lighting aperture defined therein, viewable signal means (VSM) housed within the at least one lighting aperture, connection means for operably connecting the VSM to the power source, and VSM control means for controlling the distribution of power from the power source to the VSM, wherein the back plate is attached to the face plate such that the connection means are enclosed therein.

Abstract: A memory stores a data structure that comprises release identifier information relating to identification, validation, authorization, and/or use of data associated with releases and intellectual property rights associated with the releases. The data structure further includes a first data element that includes an issuer code, a second data element that includes an intellectual property bundle number, and a third data element that includes a check character. Another memory, or alternatively the same memory, stores a data structure that includes license identifier information relating to identification, validation, authorization, and/or use of data associated with licenses and intellectual property rights associated with the data. The data structure further includes a first data element that includes an issuer code, a second data element that includes a license reference, and a third data element that includes a check character.

Abstract: The invention relates to the fabrication of panels, trays and other assemblies from fibreboard or other sheet material by folding-back edge portions of the sheet to provide marginal portions of increased thickness and substantially uniform width of which the inner edges define retaining abutments, each marginal portion being located in a channel of respective channel-shaped edging strips each having a lip or rib which engages over and with the retaining abutment of the marginal portion to resist separation of the strip from the edge of the sheet in the direction perpendicular to said edge. The edging strips are assembled to an edge by forcing the channel over the marginal portion. Adjacent edging strips engage to resist sliding movement.

Abstract: A package for at least one diskette having a computer program recorded thereon. The package is formed of a planar sheet of paperboard which has been cut to a shape and folded along predetermined lines. The package includes a base panel on which the diskette is disposed, a pair of flap panels, each being folded along respective fold lines over a portion of the base panel and the diskette, and a first cover panel folded along a respective fold line over the base panel and the flap panels. Each of the flap panels comprises at a first portion having indicia thereon related to the computer program and which is removable via at least one perforated line leaving at least another portion of that flap panel disposed over the diskette to hold it in place.

Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for the storage of visible index records and the like, assembled in panels, trays, and the like. The panels are stored side-by-side, suspended vertically below a plurality of horizontal panel-carriers which are arranged side-by-side and are independently pivotable at their mid-points about a common horizontal axis. Each panel is attached to its panel-carrier for swinging movement in a direction at right angles to said common axis so that by pivotting a panel-carrier through 180.degree. to an inverted position the panel or panels attached thereto may be swung to a substantially horizontal position to provide access to the records or the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a visible index, and to a novel carrier for the records of a visible index, in which the records are hooked over retaining flanges which extend inwardly of the V-shaped channel portions of carriers which also comprise spacer portion which extend above the apices of the channel portions and locate respectively in the channel portion of the carrier directly thereabove, to provide an overlapping array of the records hooked on the carriers and also further to inhibit detachment of a record hooked on a retaining flange, as well as optionally also further records attached to the carriers, by the internesting of adjacent carriers.