摘要:
General purpose methods for the fabrication of integrated circuits from flexible membranes formed of very thin low stress dielectric materials, such as silicon dioxide or silicon nitride, and semiconductor layers. Semiconductor devices are formed in a semiconductor layer of the membrane. The semiconductor membrane layer is initially formed from a substrate of standard thickness, and all but a thin surface layer of the substrate is then etched or polished away. In another version, the flexible membrane is used as support and electrical interconnect for conventional integrated circuit die bonded thereto, with the interconnect formed in multiple layers in the membrane. Multiple die can be connected to one such membrane, which is then packaged as a multi-chip module. Other applications are based on (circuit) membrane processing for bipolar and MOSFET transistor fabrication, low impedance conductor interconnecting fabrication, flat panel displays, maskless (direct write) lithography, and 3D IC fabrication.
摘要:
General purpose methods for the fabrication of integrated circuits from flexible membranes formed of very thin low stress dielectric materials, such as silicon dioxide or silicon nitride, and semiconductor layers. Semiconductor devices are formed in a semiconductor layer of the membrane. The semiconductor membrane layer is initially formed from a substrate of standard thickness, and all but a thin surface layer of the substrate is then etched or polished away. In another version, the flexible membrane is used as support and electrical interconnect for conventional integrated circuit die bonded thereto, with the interconnect formed in multiple layers in the membrane. Multiple die can be connected to one such membrane, which is then packaged as a multi-chip module. Other applications are based on (circuit) membrane processing for bipolar and MOSFET transistor fabrication, low impedance conductor interconnecting fabrication, flat panel displays, maskless (direct write) lithography, and 3D IC fabrication.
摘要:
According to the invention, at least one magnet element is provided for generating a guide magnetic field such that the electrons are guided at a spacing from the elongated anode. At least one kicker magnet is provided for generating a kicker magnetic field such that the electrons are steered onto the elongated anode in the region of the kicker magnetic field. The kicker magnet is implemented as a permanent magnet.
摘要:
A toroidal x-ray tube housing (A) is composed of multiple sections which are clamped together and sealed by elastomeric gaskets (128). An annular anode (B) is mounted to the housing with coolant passages (12, 14) extending thereadjacent. A rotor (30) is rotated within the toroidal housing by a motor (60). At least one cathode assembly (C) is mounted to the rotor adjacent the anode. The rotor is supported by magnetic bearings (40) whose active coils are separated from the vacuum region by a magnetic window (48). Alternately, a series of vanes (136, 138) are provided to divide the vacuum chamber into a high vacuum region (132) adjacent the cathode and anode and a low vacuum region (134) adjacent the motor (60) and bearings (40, 150, 152) for rotatably supporting the rotor within the housing. An active vacuum pump, preferably a ion pump (112) and a getter (114) are hermetically sealed into the vacuum region for maintaining the vacuum.
摘要:
In order to perform stereoradiography, an X-ray apparatus utilizes an X-ray tube having a pair of X-ray focal points. The X-ray beams are alternately irradiated from the focal points toward an image intensifier through a patient and are limited by an X-ray beam limiting device. The device shapes the irradiated X-ray beams onto a circular detection surface of the image intensifier into a polygon such as octagon. The X-ray irradiation field on the detection surface can be circumscribed to a circular input window (i.e. effective input area), preventing the field from going beyond the detection surface. Thus, direct X-ray leaking over the image intensifier is avoidable.
摘要:
A slit radiography device scans a body under examination with a fan-shaped x-ray beam. A number of absorption elements placed next to each other can be moved into the x-ray beam to a greater or lesser extent in order to influence the x-ray radiation incident on the body per sector of the beam. As seen in the longitudinal direction of the slit the absorption elements are designed such that a certain distance is present between them. As seen in the direction of the radiation beam the thickness of the material of the absorption elements is always the same so that there are no gaps between the elements that the x rays can shine through.
摘要:
The invention relates to an arrangement for generating an X-ray or gamma beam with small cross-section and variable direction, having an X-ray or gamma emitter, from the focus of which a bundle of rays emerges, and a diaphragm arrangement, which cuts out a beam from the bundle of rays and comprises a hollow-cylindrical first diaphragm body which is rotatable about its axis of symmetry and has two mutually offset helical slits on the circumference. In this arrangement, an X-ray beam with at least approximately square cross-section is cut out on a relatively long hollow-cylindrical body with small diameter by the slits winding around the diaphragm body in at least one turn each and being shaped in such a way that at least one straight line runs through the slits towards the focus, the position of which line can be varied by turning the diaphragm body.
摘要:
A high speed communication apparatus for a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanner utilizes large diameter slip rings to permit continuous rotation of a rotatable gantry. A communication signal is applied at a first point on one slip ring, and is terminated by a resistive termination at a point 180.degree. opposite the driving point. The communication signal may then be received at any point on the slip ring. The drive and termination connections to the slip ring may be made by brushes, with the receive connection being made by a physical connection to the slip ring. Alternately, the drive and terminate connection may be made by physical contact, with the receive connection being made by a brush.
摘要:
In one embodiment, an x-ray neutron instrument includes an x-ray or neutron lens (10) disposed in a path for x-rays or neutrons in the instrument. The lens (10) comprises multiple elongate open-ended channels (12) arranged across the path to receive and pass segments of an x-ray or neutron beam (14). The channels (12) have side walls reflective to x-rays or neutrons of the beam incident at a grazing angle less than the critical grazing angle for total external reflection of the x-rays or neutrons, whereby to cause substantial focusing or collimation and/or concentration of the thus reflected x-rays or neutrons. In a different embodiment, a condensing-collimating channel-cut monochromator comprises a channel (22) in a perfect-crystal or near perfect-crystal body (20). This channel (22) is formed with lateral surfaces (24, 26) which multiply reflect, by Bragg diffraction from selected Bragg planes, an incident beam (28) which has been collimated at least to some extent. The lateral surfaces (24, 26) are at a finite angle to each other whereby to monochromatize and spatially condense the beam (28) as it is multiply reflected, without substantial loss of reflectivity or transmitted power.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for minimizing scatter in an X-ray imaging system of the type including a controllable source of X-ray radiation and means for collimating the X-ray radiation into a fan-shaped beam and effecting scanning of the X-ray beam across a target area. The improved system includes a grid assembly extending in a transverse direction across the target area and having a relatively narrow width in the beam scanning direction. A drive is coupled to the grid removing the grid in synchronism with the X-ray beam and an X-ray impervious belt is coupled to the grid and extends in a transverse direction across the target area and is movable with the grid for covering the target area outside the grid to prevent scatter radiation from impinging on X-ray film located beneath the grid. In one form, the grid includes a plurality of air interspersed septa to allow reduced beam energy. In another form, the X-ray beam is collimated into a point source by the use of an X-ray impervious disk positioned adjacent to and overlaying an X-ray window in the X-ray source.