Abstract: A method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device.

Abstract: A method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device.

Abstract: A secure communication channel is established between a portable computing device and a fixed public network outlet. Infrared beaming is employed wherein the IR beam is confined to an optical fiber placed between the IR beaming ports of the portable device and the fixed outlet. A portable computing device such as a PDA or a laptop PC has an infrared beaming port capable of bidirectional serial communication. A fiber optic system includes an optical fiber, a retractable spool for retaining the optical fiber, a fiber mount for mounting a first end of the optical fiber in alignment with the infrared beaming port of the portable computing device, and a terminator at a second end of the optical fiber. A public network outlet is provided in a fixed location and has an infrared data port in communication with an optical fiber connector adapted to receive the terminator.

Abstract: A method for quantitatively analyzing a wafer for metal impurities is disclosed, wherein the wafer has first and second surfaces. The method includes heating the first surface of the wafer to diffuse the metal impurities to the second surface in an environment at least substantially free of contamination, cooling the first surface of the wafer, and quantitatively analyzing the second surface of the wafer for the metal impurities.

Abstract: The recreational vehicle bumper device is an elongated tube having an outside, cross-sectional shape sized smaller than the inside cross-sectional shape of a recreational vehicle's bumper where the elongated tube fits inside the recreational vehicle bumper, and having an inside diameter sized large enough to receive and store a recreational vehicle's waste disposal hose.

Abstract: A method of preparing a sample of silicon for chemical analysis is provided, wherein the method is performed in a reaction system including an outer container and an inner container. The method includes adding a volume of deionized water to the inner container, adding the sample of silicon to the inner container, adding a volume an acid to the outer container, at least partially sealing the outer container, and applying heat to the reaction system by illuminating the reaction system with a lamp.

Abstract: The recreational vehicle bumper device is an elongated tube having an outside, cross-sectional shape sized smaller than the inside cross-sectional shape of a recreational vehicle's bumper where the elongated tube fits inside the recreational vehicle bumper, and having an inside diameter sized large enough to receive and store a recreational vehicle's waste disposal hose.

Abstract: A method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive and sensitive device and method for detecting and quantifying analytes present in a medium. The device comprises a metalized film upon which is printed a specific, predetermined pattern of analyte-specific receptors. Upon attachment of a target analyte to select areas of the plastic film upon which the receptor is printed, diffraction of transmitted and/or reflected light occurs via the physical dimensions and defined, precise placement of the analyte. A diffraction image is produced which can be easily seen with the eye or, optionally, with a sensing device.

Abstract: A method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an optically diffracting sensing device whose diffraction pattern changes upon exposure to some stimuli. The diffraction pattern may be two or three dimensional, and in one embodiment the change in diffraction patterns is recognizable to the untrained eye. The device comprises one or more gels coated onto patterned, self-assembling monolayers of alkanethiolates, carboxylic acids, hydroxamic acids, and phosphonic acids printed onto a variety of substrates, including glass, silicon, aluminum oxide, and thermoplastic films metallized with gold, or with an alloy such as nickel/gold. The present invention also comprises the method of making this device, and the use of this device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive and sensitive device and method for detecting and quantifying analytes present in a medium. The device comprises a metalized film upon which is printed a specific, predetermined pattern of analyte-specific receptors. Upon attachment of a target analyte to select areas of the plastic film upon which the receptor is printed, diffraction of transmitted and/or reflected light occurs via the physical dimensions and defined, precise placement of the analyte. A diffraction image is produced which can be easily seen with the eye or, optionally, with a sensing device.

Abstract: An inventive method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device. By associating the data with the fuse ID's, the inventive method allows the IC devices to be tracked through the step in the process. Further, because multiple lots of the IC devices can advance through the step in the process continuously, manufacturing resources are used more efficiently.

Abstract: The present invention is a drill bit having a multi-level gage defining the outermost radius of the bit, at least one portion of the gage extending longitudinally closer to the bit face than another portion.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a cutting structure for earth boring drill bits and a bit including at least one such structure comprising a substantially planar array of cutting elements arranged in substantially contiguous mutual proximity, the array incorporating at least one discontinuity therein dividing it into a plurality of sub-arrays.

Abstract: A drill bit offering improved steerability. Drill bits include gage sections which are adapted to facilitate deflection of the bits within a borehole to facilitate navigational or directional drilling. The gage portions of the bit may be arranged in an arcuate path around a portion of the periphery of the bit. Also, the bit portions may be spaced and adapted to serve, at least in part, as fulcrums, to facilitate deflection of the bit and the bringing of gage cutting portions of the bit in contact with the sidewalls of the borehole.

Abstract: The subject drill bits include a body member with cutter blades having a generally parabolic bottom profile. The cutter blades each include a diamond cutting face which increases in vertical height generally as a function of increased distance from the center line of the bit. The increased height allows the bits to provide a desired total diamond cutting volume at each radius of the bit, while allowing the diamond contact area to remain generally constant as the bit wears.