Abstract: In a bi-directional embodiment, an authorization transponder 114 coupled to the mobile device 128 transmits an interrogating message, which includes a UID 116 associated with the mobile device, to a nearby wireless key 100. The wireless key compares this received UID 116 with the one or more UID's 102 stored on the wireless key, and if a match is detected, sends the wireless key's UID or encrypted variant thereof to the interrogating authorization transponder 114. On receiving the UID from the wireless key 100 and determining that it matches the authorization transponder UID 116, a command is sent from authorization transponder 114 to mobile device 128 enabling some or all operations of mobile device 128.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a programming circuit that includes an active device and a programmable electronic component. The programmable electronic component includes a carbon nanotube having a segment with an adjusted diameter. The programmable electronic component has a value that depends upon the adjusted diameter. The programming circuit also includes interconnects that couple the active device to the programmable electronic component. The active device is configured to control a current transmitted to the programmable electronic component.

Abstract: A cellular phone is provided with a media scanning capability. Scanner optics, an optional light source and related scanning circuitry is integrated within a cellular phone to enable image or text scanning, facsimile, text-to-speech conversion, and language translation. Position sensors provide position data as the scanner is manually moved, in one or more passes across the scanned media, to enable a bit-mapped image of the strip to be created in a data buffer. Image data from the strips is processed to remove redundant overlap data and skew position errors, to give a bit-mapped final image of the entire scanned item. Image compression is provided to compress the image into standard JPEG format for storage or transmission, or into facsimile format for transmission of the document to any fax machine. Optical character recognition (OCR) is provided to convert image data to text which may be sent as email, locally displayed, stored for later use, or further processed.

Abstract: A narrow scanning aperture, lens, and mirror are added to a digital camera to enable image or text scanning. A motion sensor on the same face as the scanner aperture provides approximate scan speed data as the scanner aperture is pressed against and manually moved across the document being scanned. Many documents are too large to scan in one strip, in which case multiple strips are scanned. As each strip is scanned, a bit-mapped image of the strip is created in a data buffer. Data from each strip is passed to a final image RAM which, on completion of scanning, holds a bit-mapped image of the entire scanned page, in B/W, gray scale, or color. Multi pass strip align then processes the image data to remove redundant data (from strip overlap) and position skew (from errors in position during the scan), resulting in a more accurate bit-mapped image in final image RAM of the entire scanned page or item. Image compression compresses the bit-mapped image to standard JPEG format for storage on the camera memory card.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a programming circuit that includes an active device and a programmable electronic component. The programmable electronic component includes a carbon nanotube having a segment with an adjusted diameter. The programmable electronic component has a value that depends upon the adjusted diameter. The programming circuit also includes interconnects that couple the active device to the programmable electronic component. The active device is configured to control a current transmitted to the programmable electronic component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for testing an electrical property of one or more functionally separate transistors located within an active region that is common with other transistors, a method for characterizing the leakage current of at least one of a plurality of functionally separate transistors located in a common active region of a circuit, and a test structure for testing one or more functionally separate transistors located within a common active region. The method for testing the electrical property, among other steps, includes providing a pair of functionally separate transistors (110) located within a common active region, and biasing a terminal (135) between the pair (110) relative to gates (125, 155) of the pair (110) and terminals (130, 160) outlying the pair (110) to obtain a leakage current associated with the pair (110).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a transistor device, a transistor device, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. In one aspect, the method of manufacturing a transistor device includes providing a gate structure (140) over a substrate (110). An insulating layer (310) is formed over the gate structure (140), and openings (710) to the substrate (110) are formed therein, thereby removing a portion of the gate structure (140). The openings (710) are filled with a conductor (1410), thereby forming an interconnect (1510).

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a programming circuit that includes an active device on or in a substrate and a programmable electronic component on the substrate. The programmable electronic component includes at least one carbon nanotube having a segment with an adjusted diameter. The programmable electronic component has a value that depends upon the adjusted diameter. The programming circuit also includes interconnects that couple the active device to the programmable electronic component. The active device is configured to control a current transmitted to the programmable electronic component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a transistor device, a transistor device, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. In one aspect, the method of manufacturing a transistor device includes providing a gate structure (140) over a substrate (110). An insulating layer (310) is formed over the gate structure (140), and openings (710) to the substrate (110) are formed therein, thereby removing a portion of the gate structure (140). The openings (710) are filled with a conductor (1410), thereby forming an interconnect (1510).

Abstract: In a bi-directional embodiment, an authorization transponder 114 coupled to the mobile device 128 transmits an interrogating message, which includes a UID 116 associated with the mobile device, to a nearby wireless key 100. The wireless key compares this received UID 116 with the one or more UID's 102 stored on the wireless key, and if a match is detected, sends the wireless key's UID or encrypted variant thereof to the interrogating authorization transponder 114. On receiving the UID from the wireless key 100 and determining that it matches the authorization transponder UID 116, a command is sent from authorization transponder 114 to mobile device 128 enabling some or all operations of mobile device 128.

Abstract: An angle sensor 302 in a digital or film camera senses the absolute or differential azimuth angle of the camera. At the time of first image capture, the camera azimuth angle H1 is latched in storage register 304. A constant angle value K degrees is added to this stored angle H1, and the sum is then a target angle value H1+K. As the camera continues to rotate, angle value H is compared in comparator 306 to H1+K, and when substantially equal, a command is generated activating shutter 318 to capture the second image and store the current azimuth angle H2 in storage register 304. An alternative embodiment stores a reference image portion pixel data set from a reference image portion 404 of the first captured image. As the camera rotates, a new pixel data set from a sampled image portion on the opposite side of the field of view is captured every few degrees, and is compared to the stored reference image portion pixel data set.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for testing an electrical property of one or more functionally separate transistors located within an active region that is common with other transistors, a method for characterizing the leakage current of at least one of a plurality of functionally separate transistors located in a common active region of a circuit, and a test structure for testing one or more functionally separate transistors located within a common active region. The method for testing the electrical property, among other steps, includes providing a pair of functionally separate transistors (110) located within a common active region, and biasing a terminal (135) between the pair (110) relative to gates (125, 155) of the pair (110) and terminals (130, 160) outlying the pair (110) to obtain a leakage current associated with the pair (110).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a transistor device, a transistor device, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. In one aspect, the method of manufacturing a transistor device includes providing a gate structure (140) over a substrate (110). An insulating layer (310) is formed over the gate structure (140), and openings (710) to the substrate (110) are formed therein, thereby removing a portion of the gate structure (140). The openings (710) are filled with a conductor (1410), thereby forming an interconnect (1510).

Abstract: A stereoscopic camera/viewer has a camera section and viewer section. The camera section has two digital imaging and display subsystems, with imaging lenses and display lenses oriented on parallel axes, spaced at human eye interpupillary distance. Photosensitive image sensors generate M×N pixel image data for each image, which is compressed using JPEG, MPEG, or similar algorithms in a compression engine Audio/Video (A/V) Coder. The separate images are stored in nonvolatile (NV) Memory. On playback, image pairs are read out of memory, decompressed in the A/V Decoder, and displayed on display elements. The image taken by the left and right lenses appears on respective ones of left and right display elements, for viewing by separate eyes of a viewer to give a 3D effect. Microphones and speakers support audio recording and playback. Wireless receipt or transmission of image data is supported.

Abstract: A narrow scanning aperture, lens, and mirror are added to a digital camera to enable image or text scanning. A motion sensor on the same face as the scanner aperture provides approximate scan speed data as the scanner aperture is pressed against and manually moved across the document being scanned. Many documents are too large to scan in one strip, in which case multiple strips are scanned. As each strip is scanned, a bit-mapped image of the strip is created in a data buffer. Data from each strip is passed to a final image RAM which, on completion of scanning, holds a bit-mapped image of the entire scanned page, in B/W, gray scale, or color. Multi pass strip align then processes the image data to remove redundant data (from strip overlap) and position skew (from errors in position during the scan), resulting in a more accurate bit-mapped image in final image RAM of the entire scanned page or item. Image compression compresses the bit-mapped image to standard JPEG format for storage on the camera memory card.

Abstract: Means of controlling cell phone features or usage are described. In the first embodiment, transmitter is a low-power Bluetooth, or similar data transmitter, local to the venue or area in which control of, for example, ringer volume is desired. A receiver receives data only when in the venue, and causes controller to disable features such as the ringer or camera. A second embodiment uses RF or magnetic induction signaling loops at physical access points of a venue. Dual loops at each access point signal to the phone the desired command, and the order of passage through the two loops determines whether the command is activated or deactivated. A third embodiment has a computer which uses a unique cell phone identifying number, time of day, and a timeout value as entry variables to a secret algorithm which generates a code number. Cell phone also has the same algorithm and accurate time of day.

Abstract: A cellular phone is provided with a media scanning capability. Scanner optics, an optional light source and related scanning circuitry is integrated within a cellular phone to enable image or text scanning, facsimile, text-to-speech conversion, and language translation. Position sensors provide position data as the scanner is manually moved, in one or more passes across the scanned media, to enable a bit-mapped image of the strip to be created in a data buffer. Image data from the strips is processed to remove redundant overlap data and skew position errors, to give a bit-mapped final image of the entire scanned item. Image compression is provided to compress the image into standard JPEG format for storage or transmission, or into facsimile format for transmission of the document to any fax machine. Optical character recognition (OCR) is provided to convert image data to text which may be sent as email, locally displayed, stored for later use, or further processed.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprising at least one component having photolithographic proximity-limited geometries (702). The method comprises the steps of dividing the component into a plurality of sub-geometries (703), wherein each of these sub-geometries contains only structural elements spaced far enough to be compatible with photomask rules. A separate photomask (704) is then made for each of the sub-geometries. Each of these photomasks is sequentially used in a plurality of photoresist printing steps (705) so that the semiconductor device component is created step by step.

Abstract: An information write-register embedded in an integrated circuit (IC) is made of a plurality of independently addressable gate-controlled components formed in an isolated p-well nested in a n-well. Gates over the p-well are positioned on an insulator geometrically formed so that it is susceptible locally to electrical conductivity upon applying an overstress voltage pulse, whereby binary information can be permanently encoded into the write-register. The overstress voltage pulse is applied between the gate and the p-well and is created when a write-enable pulse of predetermined polarity and duration is superposed by a p-well pulse of opposite polarity and shorter duration.

Abstract: An information write-register embedded in an integrated circuit (IC) is made of a plurality of independently addressable gate-controlled components formed in an isolated p-well nested in a n-well. Gates over the p-well are positioned on an insulator geometrically formed so that it is susceptible locally to electrical conductivity upon applying an overstress voltage pulse, whereby binary information can be permanently encoded into the write-register. The overstress voltage pulse is applied between the gate and the p-well and is created when a write-enable pulse of predetermined polarity and duration is superposed by a p-well pulse of opposite polarity and shorter duration.