Class 438: Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process This class provides for manufacturing a semiconductor containing a solid-state device for the following purposes: (a) conducting or modifying an electrical current, (b) storing electrical energy for subsequent discharge within a microelectronic integrated circuit, or (c) converting electromagnetic wave energy to electrical energy or electrical energy to electromagnetic energy. Also operations involving: (1) coating a substrate with a semiconductive material, or (2) coating a semiconductive substrate or substrate containing a semiconductive region. It also provides for operations involving etching a semiconductive substrate or etching a substrate containing a semiconductive region. The class provides for packaging or treatment of packaged semiconductor.Subclass 10: Electrical characteristic sensed
Class 204: Chemistry: Electrical And Wave Energy This class includes, where not provided for elsewhere: A. Processes (1) involving the use of electrolysis (as provided for in Class 205); (2) of preparing or purifying compounds or elements involving chemical reaction brought about by electrical or wave energy in a magnetic field; (3) of treating materials involving chemical reaction brought about by wave energy; (4) of preparing or purifying compounds or elements involving chemical reaction brought about by an electrostatic field or electrical discharge; (5) involving the use of electrophoresis or electro-osmosis; (6) of treating a liquid (a) to separate or purify the liquid using electric and magnetic fields simultaneously, (b) to separate or purify the liquid using an electric field, or (c) using a magnetic field to obtain some effect other than mere separation or purification of the liquid; (7) involving coating, forming, or etching by the use of sputtering; and (8) involving coating by the use of vacuum arc discharge.Subclass 156: With discharge
Class 257: Active Solid-State Devices (E.G., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) This class provides for active solid-state electronic devices, that is, electronic devices or components that are made up primarily of solid materials, usually semiconductors, which operate by the movement of charge carriers - electrons or holes - which undergo energy level changes within the material and can modify an input voltage to achieve rectification, amplification, or switching action, and are not classified elsewhere.Subclass E21.528: Acting in response to ongoing measurement without interruption of processing, e.g., endpoint detection, in-situ thickness measurement (EPO)
Class 977: Nanotechnology This art collection provides for disclosures related to: nanostructure and chemical compositions of nanostructure; device that include at least one nanostructure; mathematical algorithms, e.g., computer software, etc., specifically adapted for modeling configurations or properties of nanostructure; methods or apparatus for making, detecting, analyzing, or treating nanostructure; and specified particular uses of nanostructure. the term "nanostructure" is defined to mean an atomic, molecular, or macromolecular structure that: has at least one physical dimension of approximately 1-100 nanometers; and possesses a special property, provides a special function, or produces a special effect that is uniquely attributable to the structure s nanoscale physical size.Subclass 844: Growth by vaporization or dissociation of carbon source using a high-energy heat source (e.g., electric arc, laser, plasma, e-beam, etc.)
Subclass 881: Microscopy or spectroscopy (e.g., SEM, TEM, etc.)
Subclass 932: For electronic or optoelectronic application
Class C01B31: Chemistry; Metallurgy - Inorganic Chemistry Non-metallic elements; compounds thereof;. Carbon; compounds thereof.Class Y01N4: General Tagging Of New Technological Developments - Broad Technical Fields Characterised By Dimensional Aspects Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology for information processing, storage and transmission.Class Y01N6: General Tagging Of New Technological Developments - Broad Technical Fields Characterised By Dimensional Aspects Nanotechnology. Nanotechnlogy for materials and surface science. |
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