Electricity: measuring and testing inventions 10/06

20060238185 - Probe storage device, system including the device, and methods of forming and using same: A probe storage system, including programmable cells suitable for storing information, and methods of forming and programming the cells are disclosed. The programmable cells generally include an ion conductor and a plurality of electrodes, wherein one of the electrodes may be in the form of a probe. Electrical properties of...

20060238186 - Semiconductor device and temperature detection method using the same: A semiconductor apparatus has a temperature detecting section for detecting temperature with a semiconductor device formed in a semiconductor substrate; a temperature detector output terminal formed on the substrate for outputting a detection signal; a current generating device connected to the output terminal for supplying a driving current to the...

20060238187 - Packaging of electronic chips with air-bridge structures: A circuit assembly for fabricating an air bridge structure and a method of fabricating an integrated circuit package capable of supporting a circuit assembly including an air bridge structure. A circuit assembly comprises an electronic chip and a conductive structure embedded in a plurality of materials having a plurality of...

20060238188 - Burn-in apparatus: A burn-in apparatus for conducting a burn-in test by housing a burn-in board mounted with a large number of DUT in a burn-in chamber, moving a temperature adjustment board downward and bringing temperature adjustment arrays attached to the temperature adjustment board contact with corresponding DUT; comprising a push-pull device having...

20060238189 - Sensor for detecting displacement: A sensor assembly includes a moveable member and an inductor coil. A flexible inductor member moves relative to the inductor coil in response to movement of the moveable member. This produces an inductance signal that indicates the movement of the moveable member...

20060238190 - Rotation detecting device: A rotation detecting device detects rotation of a rotating object by means of a biasing permanent magnet and plural magnetoresistance sensors. The sensors are disposed along the rotation direction of the rotating object to convert magnetic vectors of a magnetic field to a plurality of sensor signals. A selection circuit...

20060238191 - Spin injection magnetic domain wall displacement device and element thereof: A spin injection magnetic domain wall displacement wall displacement device has a plurality of spin injection magnetic domain wall displacement elements. Each element includes a magnetic domain wall displacement layer having a magnetic domain wall, a first magnetic layer group having at least one ferromagnetic layer, and a second magnetic...

20060238192 - Automated positioning of mri surface coils: A novel magnetic resonance imaging method is described, which is provided for planning a small Field-of-View for a surface coil (3, 5) at the region of interest of a patient lying on a support movable through the bore of a main magnet. A magnetic resonance signal is generated in an...

20060238193 - System and method for improved data acquisition for medical imaging: Various embodiments are described herein for acquiring MRI image data from an object. Various waveforms are provided for producing magnetic field gradients and an RF excitation field such that NMR response signals are sampled according to a spiral-PR k-space trajectory having a plurality of angular sectors. A given angular sector...

20060238194 - Device and method for examination and use of an electrical field in an object under examination containing magnetic particles: The present invention relates to a device for examination and use of an electrical field in a magnetic gradient field, containing magnetic particles in an examination area of an object under examination, comprising a) at least one first arrangement for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic particles in at least...

20060238195 - Efficient mapping of reconstruction algorithms for magnetic resonance imaging onto a reconfigurable reconstruction system: A magnetic resonance (MR) system (10) includes radiofrequency (R) transmitters (34) which send RF pulses into an examination region (14) to excite a spin system to be imaged. Coil elements (20, 24, 28) pick up an MR signal, which is demodulated and converted into digital data by RF receivers (36)....

20060238196 - Systems, methods and apparatus of a magnetic resonance imaging system to produce a stray field suitable for interventional use: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes one or more magnetic shield coils positioned asymmetrically in the casing and also positioned in close proximity to one of two apertures of an inner bore of the MRI system. In those...

20060238197 - Magnetic resonance system with suppression of capacitive coupling between an rf source and the subject: A magnetic resonance system has a transmission antenna that excited magnetic resonance signals in an examination subject arranged in an examination volume, a radio-frequency source that is stationary or mobile in the examination volume or in its surroundings and by means of which an electrical field oscillating at the excitation...

20060238198 - Switching device, rf coil and magnetic resonance imaging system: With the objective of providing a switching apparatus capable of reducing a geometrical size while a radiation loss is being suppressed, the switching apparatus that switches a state of an RF coil of an MRI between an effective state and an ineffective state, comprises a coaxial cable which has a...

20060238199 - Systems and methods useful for detecting presence and / or location of various materials: The present invention provides systems and methods which can be employed to locate or detect presence of various materials, including nonferrous metals. These systems include new and useful sensors, circuits, systems and devices which power and/or interoperate with the sensors, and methods of making, operating and using such systems. Any...

20060238200 - Geophysical data acquisition system: The invention comprises a geophysical sensor apparatus for use under water in the sea, comprising a plurality of seismic sensors (1) for sensing seismic waves associated with underground formations, and a plurality of EM-sensors constituted preferably by electrodes (4) for sensing electromagnetic waves associated with said underground formations. In a...

20060238201 - Boring tool tracking/guiding system and method with unconstrained target location geometry: Tracking a boring tool is performed within an underground region using a locating signal. The boring tool is moved through the ground during a series of distance movements such that potential movement of the boring tool during any one of the distance movements is less than a maximum movement value....

20060238202 - Method and apparatus for improved current focusing in galvanic resistivity measurment tools for wireline and measurement-while-drilling applications: A galvanic resistivity tool with one or more measurement electrodes and guard electrodes, and one or more shielding electrodes. The potential difference between the measurement electrodes and the guard electrodes is controlled to minimize current flow between the measurement electrodes and the shielding electrodes. This provides improved focusing and avoids...

20060238203 - Lithium sulfur rechargeable battery fuel gauge systems and methods: Systems and methods for accurately determining the state of charge and the relative age of lithium sulfur batteries are provided. The cell resistance and taper input charge of a particular type of lithium sulfur battery are respectively measured to determine the state of charge and age of the battery....

20060238204 - Fault detection system: A fault detection system includes a fault indicator and power monitors coupled to the fault indicator. The fault indicator is configured to indicate a fault for a first one of the power monitors which detects a corresponding voltage is not between a corresponding maximum value and a corresponding minimum value....

20060238205 - Directional capacitive sensor system and method: A capacitive sensing system (200) can include a sense section (202) and a filter section (206). Sense section (202) can activate logic outputs based on a sensed capacitance from sensors (210-1 and 210-2). A filter section (206) can logically combine logic outputs in different ways to generate output signals (INT—1...

20060238206 - Measuring system for the combined scanning and analysis of microtechnical components comprising electrical contacts: A measuring system for the combined scanning and analysis of microtechnical components comprising electrical contacts contains a cantilever with an electrically conductive probe tip, a piezoresistive sensor that is integrated into the cantilever and a heating-wire actuator that is located in the vicinity of the probe tip. The heating-wire actuator...

20060238208 - Arcuate blade probe: An arcuate blade probe is disclosed. The arcuate blade probe includes a shaft with a pair of faces that converge towards each other along a probe axis and terminate at a single edge that includes an arcuate profile. The arcuate profile provides a surface that makes an electrical connection between...

20060238210 - Interface and semiconductor testing apparatus using same: An interface (100) provided at a test head (13), for connecting a probe card (10) to the test head (13). Me interface includes an interface body (1), a coaxial connector (2) supported by the interface body (1), and an impelling mechanism (3) supported by the interface body (1) and impelling...

20060238207 - Interposer for use with test apparatus: An interposer comprising at least two dielectric layers bonded to each other, sandwiching a plurality of conductors there-between. The conductors each electrically couple a respective pair of opposed electrical contacts formed within and protruding from openings with the dielectric layers. The interposer is ideally suited for use as part of...

20060238211 - Method and system for compensating thermally induced motion of probe cards: The present invention discloses a method and system compensating for thermally induced motion of probe cards used in testing die on a wafer. A probe card incorporating temperature control devices to maintain a uniform temperature throughout the thickness of the probe card is disclosed. A probe card incorporating bi-material stiffening...

20060238209 - Vertical microprobes for contacting electronic components and method for making such probes: Multilayer probe structures for testing or otherwise making electrical contact with semiconductor die or other electronic components are electrochemically fabricated via depositions of one or more materials in a plurality of overlaying and adhered layers. In some embodiments the structures may include configurations intended to enhance functionality, buildability, or both....

20060238212 - Integrated circuit temperature sensing device and method: An integrated circuit (IC) temperature sensing device includes a temperature sensor positioned within a conductive temperature sensor housing and a thermal insulator surrounding the conductive temperature sensor housing. The sensor housing and thermal insulator are positioned within an IC temperature control block that heats or cools the IC. The temperature...

20060238213 - Contact probe, probe socket, electrical characteristic measuring device, and method for pushing the contact probe against object to be measured: A contact probe includes a probe tip and a damper. The probe tip includes a first barrel, a probe pin, and a first spring. The first barrel has a cavity with a bottom, an opening being disposed in a first end of the first barrel and the bottom being disposed...

20060238214 - Semiconductor circuit, semiconductor device, and method for testing same semiconductor circuit: A first diode and a first resistor element are serially connected between a first fixed potential point and a testing terminal. A second diode and a second resistor element are serially connected between a second fixed potential point and the testing terminal. A power supply connected to the testing terminal...

20060232258 - Distinguishing false signals in cable locating: Discriminating between a cable locating signal and a false cable locating signal is described. A reference signal, which contains a locating signal frequency impressed on it, is transmitted in a way which provides for detection of a phase shift between the locating signal and the false locating signal. Based on...

20060232259 - Locator with apparent depth indication: A human-portable utility locator system for locating and tracing a buried utility line characterized by an electromagnetic field emission. The locator may include a horizontal spaced sensor pair for detecting the horizontal field asymmetry of the emitted field in one or more independent frequency bands, which is employed to assist...

20060232260 - Compensation of simple fibre optic faraday effect sensors: An electric current measurement device includes a housing defining first and second open ends sealed by first and second sealing means, respectively; a first optical fibre received in an aperture in the first sealing means and in optical communication with a first optical lens in the housing; a first polarisation...

20060232261 - Device for inspecting element substrates and method of inspection using this device: A light-emitting device is produced at a decreased cost by inspecting defects in the pixels in the step of fabrication. TFTs possessed by the pixels on the element substrate and TFTs possessed by the peripheral drive circuits are inspected by using the inspection device to detect defects in a step...

20060232262 - Current detection apparatus: A current detection apparatus includes a magnetic core having a ring shape with a gap and a center opening portion through which a current path is disposed, and a magnetic sensor including a magnetic sensing element such as a Hall effect element arranged in the gap. When a current flows...

20060232263 - Current sensor arrangement: A current sensor is provided including a Rogowski coil in an assembly that is easily positioned about a conductor, e.g. without cutting the line or deenergizing the line. In one arrangement, the Rogowski coil is formed about a split helical structure such that the ends of the Rogowski coil are...

20060232265 - Measuring current: A current measurement device for measuring an electrical current, in particular in a contactless manner, in a current-carrying conductor, using a coil arrangement having a coil conductor and a circuit connected to the coil conductor, the coil arrangement being surrounded at least in portions by a coil shield. The coil...

20060232264 - Method and device for measuring voltage: A method measures a voltage at a point of a current distribution network via a measuring circuit. The measuring circuit contains a voltage transmitter which is coupled to a current-conducting conductor of the network, and a further processing configuration which is connected to the voltage transmitter and which outputs a...

20060232267 - Determining quality of lubricating oils in use: Resistivity ρ values of a lubricating oil are repeatedly determined at a predetermined temperature (range) as it is in use in a working mechanism such as a vehicle engine. Such accumulated properties over operating time of the working lubricant can be plotted graphically to display a curve with, for example,...

20060232266 - Undercurrent sense arrangement and method: An on-state low current detector uses a transistor with main (32) and sense (34) cells. Feedback circuit (36) acts to keep the voltage across main cells (32) at a substantially constant target value when the load current falls below a level that generates the target voltage value in the main...

20060232268 - System and method of magnetically sensing position of a moving component: A position-sensing system magnetically senses the position of a piston rod moving with respect to a cylinder. A magnetically hard layer on the piston rod provides a recording medium. Information is magnetically recorded in regions of the magnetically hard layer. These regions provide a relative encoding scheme for determining the...

20060232269 - Sensing apparatus and method: There is described a sensing apparatus comprising first and second members which are supported relative to each other by a support means. The first member comprises a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field and the second member comprises an aerial for monitoring the magnetic field generated by the...

20060232270 - Variable reluctance type angle detector: A variable reluctance type angle detector 1 is provided with a rotor 5 having such a shape that a gap permeance varies in a sine wave fashion with respect to an angle θ, the rotor 5 being provided rotatably on a stator 4 having teeth 2 on which an excitation...

20060232271 - System, method, and apparatus for dynamic electrical testing of workpieces by multiplexing test sites with shared electronics: A dynamic electrical tester (DET) for testing head gimbal assemblies (HGA) is disclosed. The DET simulates disk drive operation while significantly reducing tester capital investment. Multiple HGAs are tested simultaneously using modular spin stands with shared electronics. This design increases utilization of electronics and minimizes the effect of spindle start/stop...

20060232272 - Imaging apparatus and method: A method of monitoring a surgical procedure, the method comprising exposing a region of interest to a static magnetic field with sufficient uniformity to carry out a magnetic resonance process; exposing the region of interest to a RF magnetic field having at least one gradient and detecting magnetic resonance signals...

20060232273 - Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus: High-speed imaging by a propeller MRI method is enabled as a whole thanks to high-speed computation by preventing an aliasing artifact even if the echoes acquired by one blade are decreased and by reducing the imaging time and the computational complexity. In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, an RF pulse...

20060232275 - Mri system with wireless identification capability: A magnetic resonance apparatus includes a main magnetic field generating assembly (12) located in a magnetic resonance suite generates a substantially spatially constant main magnetic field through at least a portion of a subject in an imaging region. A gradient field generating assembly (16) overlays spatially variant gradient magnetic fields...

20060232274 - Nuclear quadrupole resonance inspection system: A multi-resonant nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) inspection system is disclosed. The system comprises a multi-resonant circuit 16 tuned to simultaneously transmit and receive a plurality of signals. The receiver circuit comprises passive circuit protection in the form of a lumped element quarter-wave unit 10 and a signal generator 6 and...

20060232276 - Spark plug: A spark plug is disclosed having at least one main electrode and at least one secondary electrode. The gaps associated with the secondary electrodes are between one third and two thirds the optimum gap distance. Resistors associated with the secondary electrodes control the current flow and therefore the voltage on...

20060232277 - Method and device for estimating charge/discharge electricity amount of secondary cell: The present invention provides an apparatus that can estimate the charge/discharge electricity amount without being affected by current measurement error. If specific selection conditions are met, a no-load voltage calculation part (105) takes a plurality of pairs of data consisting of current data I(n) and voltage data V(n) corresponding to...

20060232278 - Method and apparatus for providing stable voltage to analytical system: An electrochemical cell has two terminals. One of the terminals is connected to a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) power supply and to a voltmeter. The other terminal is connected to circuitry capable of switching between amperometric and potentiometric measurement modes. A sequence of successive approximations permits selection of a...

20060232279 - Method and machine for repetitive testing of an electrical component: A method automatically tests a parameter of an electronic component to determine whether the component has an acceptable value. The method employs an automatic electronic component testing machine having at least first and second measurement positions where the parameter can be measured. The testing process itself may falsely cause the...

20060232280 - Test light/circuit tester: A test light tool is provided for indicating electrical potential of a test surface of a vehicle D.C, electrical circuit. The test tool comprises a tool body, first, second and third LEDs disposed within the tool body and an indicator circuit connected to the LEDs. First and second connectors are...

20060232281 - Method and device for determining the resonant frequency of resonant piezoelectric sensors: A method and a device are disclosed to determine the value of the resonant frequency of a resonant sensor subject to an acoustomechanical and/or dielectric load. The sensor is simultaneously and constantly excited at two different frequencies, the first of which is the series resonant frequency, while the second is...

20060232282 - System and method for measuring conductivity on molecular level: A conductivity measurement system measures conductivity of molecules. A substance to be measured is applied to the first and second electrodes. A potential is applied across the electrodes. A computer-controlled motion controller moves a first electrode relative to a second electrode in discrete steps. In a first step, the electrodes...

20060232283 - Method for circuit inspection: A method for inspecting an electronic circuit formed on a board with a peripheral circuit includes steps of providing a terminal for inputting and outputting an electronic signal, providing an impedance increase means for increasing an impedance of an electrical connection between the electronic circuit and the peripheral circuit and...

20060232284 - Sensor differentiated fault isolation: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for diagnostically testing circuitry within a device. The apparatus and method incorporate the use of energy (e.g., light, heat, magnetic, electric, etc.) applied directly to any location on the device that can affect the electrical activity within the circuitry being tested in order to...

20060232285 - Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic system: With a view to provide a probe able to suppress bending of a cable with a mechanical scan, the probe comprises a transducer for interconversion between an ultrasonic wave and an electrical signal, a shell for holding the transducer, a case for accommodating the shell, a motor for moving the...

20060232287 - Measurement device with measurement data buffer: A measurement device for performing a measurement, the measurement device comprising a storage unit for storing acquired measurement data indicative of an order of storing the measurement data, wherein the measurement data is transmittable to a coupled controller device, and a processor which is adapted to, upon receipt of an...

20060232286 - Probe card and method for producing the same: A probe card is used in conducting a visual test for a target test object through simultaneous contact of the probe card with each and every electrode pad of the target test object. The probe card comprises a plurality of probes composed of conductive wire strands and having elastically deformable...

20060232288 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof: A semiconductor device has a plurality of bare chips stacked on at least one of first and second main surfaces oppositely arranged on a support substrate, spacers arranged between two bare chips arranged adjacently in up and down direction among the plurality of bare chips, and inner leads which are...

20060232289 - Testable cascode circuit and method for testing the same: The cascode circuit comprises a plurality of switching transistors (11) to be protected from high voltage and a plurality of cascode transistors (13) connected to the switching transistors (11). A test node (B′) is arranged between each switching transistor (11) and its cascode transistor (13), and a test transistor (30.1-30.n)...

20060232290 - Voltage monitoring circuit: A voltage monitoring circuit is capable of being integrated into a chip and monitoring the voltage quality. It mainly uses a first waveshaper to receive a voltage signal of a voltage source to be measured, process it to a logic signal, and output to a first logic level transformer. A...

20060232291 - Carrier unit for a semiconductor device and semiconductor socket using the same: In a carrier unit, a posture-stabilizing member 30 for stabilizing a bare chip to be generally parallel to a flat surface of an electrode sheet 32 is placed on the electrode sheet 32 in a carrier unit 21....

20060232293 - Lsi testing apparatus: AN LSI testing apparatus includes a power source unit for supplying the direct source current to an electronic device, a detecting unit for detecting the source current supplied to the electronic device and a judging unit for judging the quality of the electronic device, wherein the power source unit includes...

20060232292 - Semiconductor integrated circuit and method for testing connection state between semiconductor integrated circuits: A semiconductor integrated circuit including an input terminal and an input circuit connected to the input terminal includes the following elements. A testing circuit is provided between the input terminal and the input circuit, and changes a resistance value between the input terminal and a predetermined potential. A test terminal...

20060226824 - Half bin linear frequency discriminator: Frequency discriminator based on a variant of the DFT transform in which the usual twiddle factors are replaced with twiddle factors as for a DFT on a number of points which is the double as the actual number of sample points. The DFT so modified allows half-bin frequency discrimination, with...

20060226825 - Remotely readable gas meter and method of using the same: A sensing device for remotely reading the position of the needles of a gas meter. The gas meter having a plurality of meter needles. The sensing device including directional magnetic field emitters each having a north and a south pole that are spaced from one another along a first pole...

20060226826 - Magnetic field sensor and electrical current sensor therewith: A magnetic field sensor comprises a magnetic field sensing cell and a magnetic shield comprising at least two parts separated by an air-gap and surrounding the magnetic field sensing cell positioned in a cavity of the magnetic shield....

20060226827 - Device for sensing rf field: The device for sensing a RF field comprises a flux-receiving loop (1) including a circumferential path having a defined path width (d), the flux-receiving loop (1) having a portion (10) that transforms the magnetic flux flowing through the flux receiving loop (1) into a high magnetic field. The portion (10)...

20060226828 - Automated tray transfer device for prevention of mixing post and pre-test dies, and method of using same: A method of sorting automated tray transfer trays includes detecting if a die remains in the tray. The method includes the ability to interrupt the automated tray transfer process to prevent mixing processed and unprocessed dice. An apparatus includes a sensor for detecting if a die remains in the tray....

20060226829 - Shield for tester load boards: The invention provides tester load board shields (10, 40) for attachment to tester load boards. The shields (10, 40) of the invention protect from physical damage and electromagnetic interference. A preferred embodiment of a tester load board shield (10) of the invention is disclosed in which a disc (12) and...

20060226830 - Encoder for a movable shaft, a device including such an encoder, and a method of fabricating such an encoder: An encoder comprising a sleeve for holding on a shaft and an encoder element secured to the sleeve. The encoder element presents an encoding zone that is protected by protection means. The protection means comprise a thin layer of material deposited by plasma directly on the encoder element and secured...

20060226831 - Magnetic scale: A magnetic scale is disclosed wherein a magnetic member is protected with certainty to effectively enhance the durability. The magnetic scale includes a magnetic member provided between outside and inside pipe members and has magnetic graduations magnetized alternately with the N and S poles along the extending direction thereof. When...

20060226832 - Detector and detecting method: The present invention relates to a method in which a magnetic particle is used as a marker particle, a change in physical quantity corresponding to the number of magnetic particles is detected by applying a high-frequency magnetic field to the magnetic particle remaining due to a biochemical reaction and generating...

20060226833 - Metal detector: A memory 33 storing in advance data of signals supplied from a detector unit 26 when a plurality of metallic foreign matter samples differing in magnitude are caused to pass an alternating field and data representing the magnitude of each foreign matter sample is provided. Setting means 32 causes an...

20060226834 - High frequency rotary eddy current probe device: An eddy current crack detection system configured in accordance with an example embodiment of the invention employs a high frequency rotary eddy current probe that is capable of detecting very shallow surface cracks, including cracks originating at scribe lines located near lap joints on an aircraft fuselage. The rotary eddy...

20060226835 - Methods for manufacturing a thin film magnetic sensor: A method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic sensor comprising: forming a projection on a surface of an insulating substrate formed of an insulating nonmagnetic material by removing an unnecessary portion of the insulating substrate from a surface region thereof or by depositing a thin film formed of an insulating...

20060226836 - Under-sampled 3d mri using a shells k-space sampling trajectory: A 3D MRI image is acquired as a series of spherical shells of increasing radius. Each shell is sampled by one or more interleaved spiral sampling trajectories and to shorten the scan time one or more spiral sampling trajectories are skipped in the larger shells that sample the periphery of...

20060226837 - Methods and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging in inhomogeneous fields: Methods for providing practical magnetic resonance imaging systems that utilize non-homogeneous background fields, B0, as well as, possibly non-linear, gradient fields G1, G2 to make non-invasive measurements to determine, among other things, a spin density function. These methods are time and SAR efficient, using one or two refocusing pulses for...

20060226838 - Nqr method and apparatus for testing a sample by applying multiple excitation blocks with different delay times: Methods of and apparatus for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) testing a sample containing quadrupolar nuclei exhibiting a given value of spin-lattice relaxation time, T1, are disclosed. The method comprises applying two excitation blocks to excite nuclear quadrupole resonance, there being a given delay time between the two blocks, detecting resonance...

20060226839 - Azimuthally-orienting nmr samples: In some embodiments, a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sample container having an elongated transverse cross-section is held in a predetermined azimuthal orientation in an NMR probe by keying-in a sample container holder into a matching azimuthal-alignment adapter. The azimuthal-alignment adapter may be a lead-in adapter having an azimuthally-sloping upper guiding...

20060226840 - Phased array coils utilizing selectable quadrature combination: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a main magnet (12) for generating a main magnetic field in an examination region (14), a plurality of gradient coils (22) for setting up magnetic field gradients in the main field, an RF transmit coil for transmitting RF signals into the examination region to...

20060226841 - Wireless rf coil power supply: A system wirelessly supplies electrical power to an RF coil and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for an MRI system. The system supplies power to at least operate the RF coil and ADC without the use of a battery and without use of a wired connection external to the bore of...

20060226842 - Remotely operable measurement system and method employing same: A marine measurement system is disclosed for obtaining measurements in an underwater operating environment. The system includes a base structure having a top surface, a bottom surface, and cavities provided therebetween. The cavities are also open to the top surface. The measurement system further includes measurement equipment (e.g., electronic equipment...

20060226844 - Battery monitoring circuit and method: A battery-monitoring circuit detects rapid changes in current drawn from a battery by a device powered thereby. The circuit includes calibrating operating modes that determine voltage-to-frequency conversion parameters, and amplifier errors at various levels of battery voltage....

20060226843 - Methods and apparatus for battery monitoring, characterisation and reserve time estimation: A method of battery monitoring including the steps of: acquiring a battery voltage measurement from the battery; and acquiring a time measurement associated with the battery voltage measurement. A scaled voltage value is determined by scaling the battery voltage measurement with respect to a start voltage and/or predetermined end voltage....

20060226845 - Method for determining capacity of lead-acid batteries of various specific gravities: In accordance with various embodiments, there is a method for determining the capacity of a battery. Various embodiments include applying a predetermined current ramp to a fully charged lead-acid battery while measuring a battery terminal voltage. An Iup can be determined, where the Iup is a transition from charging to...

20060226847 - Defect analysis using a yield vehicle: A system and method for collecting and analyzing optical inspection results obtained during the manufacturing process and comparing those results to actual functional results of a specially designed test vehicle integrated circuit. The test vehicle integrated circuit allows failures to be localized to very small areas, which allows more accurate...

20060226846 - Trouble sensing device: A trouble sensing device has a first unit and a second unit. The first unit determines total sum of driving current of a plurality of driving mechanisms. The second unit judges whether trouble has arisen based on the total sum of the driving current....

20060226848 - Mass-production led test device for mass production: A mass-production LED test device includes a control module, at least one integrating sphere module electrically connected to the control module and at least one test board corresponding to at the least one integrating sphere module. The integrating sphere module has an electrical output entrance, an optical output entrance and...

20060226849 - Method and device for detecting a current: A method and device for detecting a current are described. The present invention displays a value and looks for loads current of the CPU through an LED, a 7-segment display or a display monitor....

20060226850 - Ground circuit impedance measurement: Novel apparatus and method accurately measure ground circuit impedance. A ground circuit and electrical current source adjusted to 25 amperes or less simulate a ground fault. Ground impedance is determined by dividing voltage drop by amperage to determine impedance directly. In one aspect, impedance is determined and displayed automatically. Power...

20060226851 - Conductor inspection apparatus and conductor inspection method: Disclosed is a conductor inspection apparatus capable of capable of detecting a state of an inspection-target electric conductor with a high degree of accuracy in a non-contact manner. The inspection apparatus comprises a signal supply section 510 for supplying an inspection signal to an inspection-target conductor 520, and two sensor...

20060226852 - Arc fault detector: An arc fault detector, as a stand alone device or in combination with a circuit interrupting device such as a ground fault interrupter (GFCI), protects from potentially dangerous arc fault conditions. The device utilizes a line side or load side series connected inductance having an air or magnetic core to...

20060226853 - Test converting card and test apparatus thereof: A test converting card for testing an integrated circuit connector is described. The test converting card includes a test circuit board, an integrated circuit connector adapter, and a plurality of connectors. The integrated circuit connector adapter is disposed on one side of the test circuit board and the connectors are...

20060226854 - Method and system of characterizing a device under test: A system for characterizing a device under test includes an input subsystem configured to inject a signal into the device under test and to measure the response of the device under test. The system also includes a routine for automatically determining the frequency domain impedance of the device under test...

20060226855 - Device, system and method for monitoring electromagnetic fields: A system for monitoring the electromagnetic field strength received at a predetermined point (26) of a monitored area, comprises a device (5) that senses the electromagnetic field fed in at a least one frequency band to an antenna (2) by a transmission apparatus and transmits at least one RF power...

20060226856 - Vna and method for addressing transmission line effects in vna measurement data: In one embodiment, a vector network analyzer (VNA) comprises a plurality of ports for coupling to a device under test (DUT), at least one reference receiver for measuring signals associated with the DUT, and logic for processing measurement data from the at least one reference receiver to compensate for transmission...

20060226857 - Apparatuses and systems for density gauge reference emulation: Apparatuses and systems for emulating electrical characteristics of a material having a known dielectric constant are disclosed for standardizing and calibrating of electromagnetic devices. The emulator apparatus can include an electrically non-conductive layer having a dielectric constant less than the material dielectric constant and an electrically conductive layer adjacent the...

20060226858 - Dc & ac coupled e-field sensor: A method and apparatus is shown for detecting with high sensitivity by allowing the operation of an e-field amplifier without a DC bias resistor shunt with the amplifier input. E-fields produced by an approaching body, or changing E-field of the background, turn on the amplifier from a partial DC bias...

20060226859 - Measurement cell for liquids: A cell for the measurement of resistivity and/or permittivity of a liquid, under variable ac frequency energizing, preferably includes a first set of n+1 metal plates interleaved with a second set of n places, both sets of plates preferably being of the same size and shape for the liquid filling...

20060226860 - Compensation board for measurement using prober, program and recording media therefor: A compensation board having a pattern for load compensation, which comprises a resistor of 500Ω or higher and first and second pads for making contact with a probe needle, each of which are connected to a terminal of the resistor....

20060226861 - Flexible circuit board: A double-sided flexible circuit board with enhanced rigidity of terminals by using copper foil on an opposite side of the circuit board is provided. The flexible circuit board having wiring patterns P for connecting terminals on each of a front surface A and a back surface B of its periphery,...

20060226862 - Method of increasing reliability of packaged semiconductor integrated circuit dice: Semiconductor dice are electrically tested prior to final assembly. Dice failing the test are identified and not packaged. However, “good dice” (i.e., those dice that passed testing) in proximity to the failed dice frequently fail prematurely in the field. Therefore, in one embodiment, a method to identify those dice having...

20060226864 - Expeditious and low cost testing of rfid ics: System and method for integrated circuit manufacturing. A preferred embodiment comprises transmitting a first set of data to integrated circuits (ICs) while they are in an on-wafer state and having each IC store the first set of data into memory, transmitting a second set of data to the ICs and...

20060226863 - Method and apparatus to adjust die frequency: A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting a frequency of a die. This may include measuring characteristics of a die at various combinations of power supply voltage, body bias voltage and/or temperature and determining operating characteristics, such as power supply voltage and body bias voltage, based on the measured...

20060226865 - Automatic defect repair system: A repair system for flat panel display (FPD) substrates performs a number of operations, such as automatic image capture and processing, automatic defect classification, automatic repair classification, and repair macro (instruction) generation software. Defect classification, repair classification, and repair macro generation are based on an open architecture and can address...

20060226866 - Display apparatus and inspection method: The test circuit of a display apparatus according to the invention detect short-circuiting in each of the data lines Dn by inputting the electric potential Vd of the data line Dn connected to the corresponding one of high resistance first short-circuiting detecting resistors Tr1n connecting a predetermined electric potential and...

20060220635 - Method, apparatus, and program for measuring an electromagnetic field and medium recording the program: Provided is a method, apparatus and program for calculating an electric-field vector that allows for grasping the intensity, direction and phase of electric field on a scanning plane for an appliance, and a medium recording the program. An electric-field vector at an origin is calculated, based on potential-difference vectors in...

20060220636 - Highly stable piezoelectric oscillator: A highly stable piezoelectric oscillator includes a heat-generating component mounted on a base printed circuit board; an erected printed circuit board placed upright on the base printed circuit board by fitting a fitting end part in a fitting slit that is formed to penetrate the base printed circuit board; a...

20060220637 - Magnetic scale: Disclosed herein is a magnetic scale including a pipe, a strip-shaped magnetic member having a one side surface in the direction across the thickness thereof as a contact surface adapted to be closely attached to the inner surface of the pipe and the other side surface opposite to the one...

20060220638 - Angular position sensor: A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an outer, generally cylindrical bushing member, an inner generally cylindrical bushing member arranged concentrically within the outer member. The two bushing members are interconnected by an elastomeric member disposed there between and bonded thereto to permit limited rotational displacement...

20060220639 - Fault tolerant non volatile memories and methods: Methods and structure for fault tolerant Non Volatile Memory (NVM) devices are provided. Readings of selected memory cells are compared to two thresholds above and below a neutral value. Consistency of comparison outputs is used to determine a good or bad reading. Parity bit correction can be used to correct...

20060220640 - Pipeline inspection tool: A pipeline inspection tool has a spirally arranged series of blocks, with each block having a magnet and at least one magnetic flux sensor. An axially extending support may be provided which terminates in mounts and the series of blocks may be mounted between the mounts. The support may be...

20060220641 - Device for sensing a magnetic field: The device for sensing a magnetic field comprises a closed superconducting pick-up loop (1) having a path width (d) etched out of a single layer superconducting thin film and provided with a constriction (15) having a width (w) of narrow dimension smaller than the path width (d). The closed superconducting...

20060220642 - Magnetic lens, method and focus volume imaging mri: A ferromagnetic lens in the presence of a DC magnetic field and a smaller AC magnetic field creates a localized minimum of the magnitude of the magnetic field vector of the combined magnetic field in a volume defined in free space away from the lens referred to as the focus...

20060220643 - Mr method for minimizing the chemical shift artifact, using a localized spatially dependent saturation pulse: In a method for switching a localized saturation pulse in magnetic resonance spectroscopy or magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic field gradients are switched during the saturation pulse, with the steps of establishing the examination region, establishing the position of the saturation pulse relative to the examination region, determining the spectral position...

20060220644 - Rf transmission method, mri apparatus, and auxiliary coil: An object of the present invention is to intensify the strength of a magnetic field to be applied to a subject. An auxiliary coil is interposed between a body coil incorporated in a magnet assembly included in an MRI apparatus and the subject. When RF pulses are transmitted from the...

20060220645 - Magnetic field mapping during ssfp using phase-incremented or frequency-shifted magnitude images: A system has been developed for mapping the magnetic field during a balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequence. Field maps are generated by analyzing the magnitude of images acquired using the SSFP imaging sequences with phase increment or frequency shift. The system maps the magnetic field relevant to the imaging...

20060220646 - Magnetic resonance imaging device: An MRI apparatus having a configuration that reduces vibration of a static magnetic field generating source is provided. A closed vessel 2 of the static magnetic field generating source is provided with a rigid structure 4 for preventing transmission of vibration generated from a gradient magnetic field generating part 21...

20060220647 - Nmr mas electret spin rate detection: A material having a permanent external diametrical electric field is included within an NMR MAS spinner. Such materials include ferroelectret porous films, in which the electric polarization arises from opposite mono-polar charges on separated surfaces within a structured material containing voids. Rotation of electrically polarized material produces a time-dependent electric...

20060220648 - Method and means of multi-activation of ions and atoms with nmr and epr: The invention uses one inductor, which is formed of one, two or a few twisted or parallel conductors, and exposes a sample object in a pulsed and damped alternating magnetic field (B) without necessarily the employment of a second, constant intensity, magnetic field. In this way, the nuclei and/or the...

20060220649 - Modular downhole tool system: A downhole tool for formation logging includes a tool body configured to move in a borehole; and at least one sensor module mounted in at least one mounting location on the tool body, wherein the at least one sensor module is interchangeable with other sensor modules that make different measurements....

20060220650 - Wellbore communication system: A gap collar for an electromagnetic communication unit of a downhole tool positioned in a wellbore is provided. The downhole tool communicates with a surface unit via an electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic communication unit. The gap collar includes a first collar having a first end connector and a...

20060220651 - Method and system for logging while casing: A system for determining a subsurface parameter from a drilled wellbore includes a casing, a logging tool comprising one or more logging devices, and a latching device coupling the logging tool to the casing such that the logging tool hangs below the casing when the casing is disposed in the...

20060220652 - System and method for controlling power of a computer terminal with an external power source: Described is system and method for controlling power of a computing terminal with an external power source. In particular, a voltage is measured within a system using a voltage detector of a computing terminal. The system includes a battery which provides power to the system and the terminal. When the...

20060220653 - Measuring low dielectric constant film properties during processing: A method and system for determining the dielectric constant of a low-k dielectric film on a production substrate include measuring the electronic component of the dielectric constant using an ellipsometer, measuring the ionic component of the dielectric constant using an IR spectrometer, measuring the overall dielectric constant using a microwave...

20060220654 - Packaging integrated circuits for accelerated detection of transient particle induced soft error rates: An IC device is packaged for accelerated transient particle emission by doping the underfill thereof with a transient-particle-emitting material having a predetermined, substantially constant emission rate. The emission rate may be tunable. In one aspect, a radioactive adhesive composition is provided for bonding a semiconductor device to a chip carrier....

20060220655 - Method and system for multi-frequency inductive ratio measurement: A method of testing a cable is provided. The method includes measuring at least one inductive ratio for the cable, determining an inductive gap from the at least one inductive ratio, measuring a parallel impedance of the cable, and determining a resistance of the cable based on the inductive gap...

20060220656 - High-frequency power source: A high-frequency power source supplies high-frequency power to a load whose reflection characteristic for the power varies with time. The power source includes a frequency-variable power generator, a power detector for detecting the power into the load and the power from the load, a reflection coefficient calculator for calculating a...

20060220657 - Sensor assembly and method of forming the same: A sensor assembly includes a sensing element electrically connected to a conductor of a flexible multiconductor cable using a conductive patch, which is electrically connected to the conductor. A method of forming a sensor assembly includes electrically connecting an electrically conductive patch to a sensing element and electrically connecting a...

20060220658 - Sensor system for moisture and salt measurement using microstripline: A method for measuring moisture content and salt concentration contained in soil is provided. It is based on an idea of using a ratio of microwave signals propagating through a microstripline. Using the microwaves at 2 GHz and 10 GHz, the measurement is carried out on a sample of sand....

20060220659 - Nanogripper device having length measuring function and method for lenghth measurement executed with nanogripper device having length measuring function: A fixed electrode and a movable electrode used to drive each arm are disposed at a drive unit. As a voltage is applied between the fixed electrode and the movable the electrode, a coulomb force causes the movable the electrode to move, thereby driving the arms along the closing direction....

20060220660 - Method, system and program for evaluating reliability on component: The present invention provides a system which is capable of supporting a designer in confirming constituent information of a component at early stages of design. The system has a functional configuration, in which constituents contained in a target component and a content of each of the constituents are calculated referring...

20060220661 - Capacitor deterioration judgment method: A method for determining the deterioration of a capacitor that increases the measurement accuracy to have an improved reliability is disclosed. In this method for determining the deterioration of a capacitor, the deterioration of a capacitor including a pair of electrode bodies and electrolytic solution provided between the electrode bodies...

20060220662 - Physical quantity sensor: A highly accurate physical quantity sensor which can ensure reliability in strength and reduce resistance changes caused by stresses. Assuming, with respect to stress σ imposed on a substrate in a predetermined direction (e.g., direction in which maximum stress is imposed), a parallel direction to be a horizontal direction and...

20060220663 - Impedance measuring apparatus of package substrate and method for the same: An impedance measuring apparatus includes a plurality of RF (radio frequency) probes; a plurality of rotation mechanisms coupled to the plurality of RF probes, respectively; a processing unit, and a mechanical controller. The mechanical controller controls the plurality of rotation mechanisms and the plurality of RF probes to measure package...

20060220664 - Optical trigger for pica technique: Optical triggering system and method for synchronizing a test of an integrated circuit chip with its operation. An optical triggering system includes a testing mechanism, such as a PICA testing mechanism, for testing an integrated circuit chip. An optical trigger mechanism generates an optical trigger signal for synchronizing a test...

20060220665 - Alignment fences and devices and assemblies including the same: A fence is configured to receive and align a semiconductor device, such as a flip-chip type semiconductor device, with a substrate. The fence may include a plurality of adjacent, mutually adhered regions, which may comprise layers. One or more laterally recessed regions may be located at one or more corners...

20060220666 - Microcontactor probe assembly: In order for a conduction path to have a reduced number of sliding portions for conduction, without increase in inductance nor resistance, thereby permitting an enhanced accuracy of inspection, a pair of plungers (3, 4) biased in opposite directions by a coil spring (2), to be electrically connected to a...

20060220667 - Testing device and testing method of a semiconductor device: A testing device can perform a test on an arbitrary one of a plurality of semiconductor devices by pressing the semiconductor devices onto a contactor from a back side of the semiconductor device. A test circuit board has a contactor provided with contact pieces corresponding to external connection terminals of...

20060220668 - Method for manufacturing semiconductor device: A burn-in input signal input to a burn-in circuit is delivered to an internal circuit through a selector. In response to a control signal from the burn-in circuit, the selector selects either the burn-in input signal or an input signal for operating the internal circuit. In the burn-in test process,...

20060220669 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device: A semiconductor integrated circuit device has a pair of oscillator terminals that is respectively provided with two oscillation signals having phases opposite to each other. An oscillator circuit provides an internal circuit with a system clock signal based on the oscillation signals. A mode detection circuit detects that the pair...

20060220670 - Method for measuring cell gap variation of liquid crystal panel and apparatus thereof: A method for measuring a cell gap of a liquid crystal panel, comprises providing a detection device, holding the liquid crystal panel vertically, heating the liquid crystal panel to a detection temperature between 50° C. to 70° C., and measuring the cell gap of the liquid crystal panel with the...

20060220671 - Power supply assembly for a semiconductor circuit tester: A power supply assembly includes a dielectric substrate and a power supply circuit supported by the dielectric substrate. A conductive connection block is attached to the dielectric substrate at a main surface thereof and is connected to a power supply terminal of the power supply circuit. A spring probe pin...