Abstract: A breathing system allows a single valve and corresponding control system to utilize either high or low pressure gas input and control the delivery of gas to a patient in a manner independent of the gas pressure level. Some such systems include a blower that provides gas with low pressure, a high pressure inlet port, a force balance valve or similar that will regulate the high pressure to work in the low pressure system, and a proportional valve assembly with a unitary control system that will allow for efficient ventilation operations regardless of gas source. Some such systems are capable of seamless transition from low to high pressure and from high to low pressure gas sources, as well as independent operation while either source serves as an input.

Abstract: A RFID tag including: a paper-like structure inlaying a RFID thread between a first paper layer and a second paper layer, the RFID thread being connected to a RFID chip through bumps to an antenna arranged onto a base member and being formed with a protecting material provided with a window at a position in which the RFID chip corresponds; wherein a height of an upper surface of the protecting material is larger than a height of an upper surface of the RFID chip.

Abstract: A RFID tag including: a paper-like structure inlaying a RFID thread between a first paper layer and a second paper layer, the RFID thread being connected to a RFID chip through bumps to an antenna arranged onto a base member and being formed with a protecting material provided with a window at a position in which the RFID chip corresponds; wherein a height of an upper surface of the protecting material is larger than a height of an upper surface of the RFID chip.

Abstract: When an RFID-tag is formed by joining a semiconductor chip (RFID chip) to an antenna consisting of a rolled metal foil or the like using ultrasonic waves, the pressure impressed to the semiconductor chip is suppressed to avoid the damage of the semiconductor chip. For this purpose, the present invention provides an RFID-tag 1 wherein gold bumps are joined to the metal foil by pressing the gold bumps formed on the semiconductor chip against an antenna member, and impressing ultrasonic waves; and the RFID-tag wherein a matte surface having a low glossiness is formed on the metal foil, or a surface having shallow rolling streaks is formed on the metal foil, and gold bumps are joined to the surface.

Abstract: A paper-like RFID tag is fabricated by bonding bumps of an RFID chip to an antenna to connect the chip to the antenna, the antenna being formed by a metal foil bonded onto a base film or a base tape, providing a protecting material around the RFID chip so that an upper surface becomes higher than that of the RFID chip, to constitute an RFID thread, and inlaying the RFID thread in between first and second paper layers to afford a paper-like structure. The thickness of the paper-like RFID tag fabricated as above is 0.1 mm or less. Further, the paper-like RFID tag is of high quality and has a surface smoothness almost equal to that of the ordinary type of paper, permitting a long-distance communication.

Abstract: In an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag comprising an antenna formed of a conductive paste containing conductive filler like silver flakes on a base member, and an RFID chip connected to the antenna, the present invention cures a pattern of the antenna formed of the conductive paste, and then connects the RFID chip to the antenna with thermoplastic resin contained in the conductive paste by heating bump electrodes of the RFID chip in contact with the antenna. According to the present invention, Since the bump electrodes of the RFID chip and the antenna are connected to each other and establish sufficient electrical conduction therebetween without providing an anisotropic conductive sheet or the like therebetween, a highly reliable RFID tag is supplied at a low cost.

Abstract: There is a method of manufacturing an RFID, in which a semiconductor chip with a memory is bonded to an antenna, so that the information recorded in the memory can be transmitted through the antenna. In the RFID, a PET film, a PEN film, or a sheet of paper is used as the base material of the antenna. The method includes: aligning the semiconductor chip with gold bumps relative to the antenna, in which a metal foil formed of an aluminum or an aluminum alloy is adhered to the base material, including a polyethylene terephthalate or a polyethylene naphthalate; pressing the semiconductor chip to the antenna; and applying ultrasonic waves under an ambient temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the polyethylene terephthalate or the polyethylene naphthalate, to thereby bond the gold bumps and the metal foil. Thus, the method suppresses the deformation of the antenna.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sizing stents is provided by employing a thin-walled, compliant, silicone rubber or elastomer balloon catheter into a patient's artery to determine plaque size, contours and plaque length. One or both ends of the catheter may incorporate a radiopaque material to locate the catheter and enable the length and size of the stent to be determined. The catheter may incorporate one or more sensors to determine the density and contours of the plaque. Additionally, one or more relief bores may be incorporated into the catheter to permit blood flow during the short period of time when the artery is blocked, thereby reducing the possibility of oxygen starvation of the heart, brain and other organs.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus in which flip chip bonding is enabled without any underfill, and which comprises a semiconductor device, an electrically insulating layer formed on the semiconductor device by mask-printing an electrically insulating material containing particles, and an external connection terminal formed on the electrically insulating layer and electrically connected with an electrode of the semiconductor device. The electrically insulating layer is formed with a thickness so as to provide ?-ray shielding of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: When an RFID-tag is formed by joining a semiconductor chip (RFID chip) to an antenna consisting of a rolled metal foil or the like using ultrasonic waves, the pressure impressed to the semiconductor chip is suppressed to avoid the damage of the semiconductor chip. For this purpose, the present invention provides an RFID-tag 1 wherein gold bumps are joined to the metal foil by pressing the gold bumps formed on the semiconductor chip against an antenna member, and impressing ultrasonic waves; and the RFID-tag wherein a matte surface having a low glossiness is formed on the metal foil, or a surface having shallow rolling streaks is formed on the metal foil, and gold bumps are joined to the surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided which enables a flip chip connection without use of underfill. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having circuit electrodes and a circuit surface coated with a protecting film. A stress relaxation layer is provided by coating a cured thermoplastic resin onto the protecting film of the circuit surface in a manner which leaves the circuit electrodes exposed and curing it and having an inclination in the edge portion thereof. A wiring layer with wirings is connected to each of the circuit electrodes and disposed so as to make an electrical connection from the circuit electrodes, via the edge portion of the stress relaxation layer, and to a desired portion on the surface of the stress relaxation layer. A protecting film is provided thereon, and an external connection terminal is also provided.

Abstract: A paper-like RFID tag is fabricated by bonding bumps of an RFID chip to an antenna to connect the chip to the antenna, the antenna being formed by a metal foil bonded onto a base film or a base tape, providing a protecting material around the RFID chip so that an upper surface becomes higher than that of the RFID chip, to constitute an RFID thread, and inlaying the RFID thread in between first and second paper layers to afford a paper-like structure. The thickness of the paper-like RFID tag fabricated as above is 0.1 mm or less. Further, the paper-like RFID tag is of high quality and has a surface smoothness almost equal to that of the ordinary type of paper, permitting a long-distance communication.

Abstract: There is a method of manufacturing an RFID, in which a semiconductor chip with a memory is bonded to an antenna, so that the information recorded in the memory can be transmitted through the antenna. In the RFID, a PET film, a PEN film, or a sheet of paper is used as the base material of the antenna. The method includes: aligning the semiconductor chip with gold bumps relative to the antenna, in which a metal foil formed of an aluminum or an aluminum alloy is adhered to the base material, including a polyethylene terephthalate or a polyethylene naphthalate; pressing the semiconductor chip to the antenna; and applying ultrasonic waves under an ambient temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the polyethylene terephthalate or the polyethylene naphthalate, to thereby bond the gold bumps and the metal foil. Thus, the method suppresses the deformation of the antenna.

Abstract: In the conventional bump forming method that can be applied to a semiconductor device in which a large number of bumps are required to be formed, there are various limitations on the material of which the bumps are made, due to enough cubic volume of bumps and to small scattering of the bump height. According to the invention, solder balls and a tool having a large number of through-holes are used, and under the condition that the through-holes of the tool are aligned with the pads of the semiconductor device, the solder balls are charged into the through-holes, pressed to be fixed on the pads, and then reflowed to form bumps.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus comprising a semiconductor device, an electrically insulating layer formed on the semiconductor device, and an external connection terminal formed on the electrically insulating layer and electrically connected to an electrode of the semiconductor device, wherein a power/ground line and a signal line in a region of from an edge of the electrically insulating layer to a uniform-thickness flat portion of the electrically insulating layer are different in kind of wiring pattern from each other.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus in which flip chip bonding is enabled without any underfill, and which comprises a semiconductor device, an electrically insulating layer formed on the semiconductor device by mask-printing an electrically insulating material containing particles, and an external connection terminal formed on the electrically insulating layer and electrically connected with an electrode of the semiconductor device. The electrically insulating layer is formed with a thickness so as to provide &agr;-ray shielding of the semiconductor device.