An object is to provide a semiconductor device of which a manufacturing process is not complicated and by which cost can be suppressed, by forming a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor film typified by zinc oxide, and a manufacturing method thereof. For the semiconductor device, a gate electrode is formed over a substrate; a gate insulating film is formed covering the gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor film is formed over the gate insulating film; and a first conductive film and a second conductive film are formed over the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film has at least a crystallized region in a channel region.

Semiconductor device, and manufacturing method thereof

We present a simple and usable noise model for the raw-data of digital imaging sensors This signal-dependent noise model, which gives the pointwise standard-deviation of the noise as a function of the expectation of the pixel raw-data output, is composed of a Poissonian part, modeling the photon sensing, and Gaussian part, for the remaining stationary disturbances in the output data We further explicitly take into account the clipping of the data (over- and under-exposure), faithfully reproducing the nonlinear response of the sensor We propose an algorithm for the fully automatic estimation of the model parameters given a single noisy image Experiments with synthetic images and with real raw-data from various sensors prove the practical applicability of the method and the accuracy of the proposed model

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Practical Poissonian-Gaussian Noise Modeling and Fitting for Single-Image Raw-Data

Systems and methods for applying time-dependent algorithmic compensation functions to data output from a continuous analyte sensor. Some embodiments determine a time since sensor implantation and/or whether a newly initialized sensor has been used previously.

Systems and methods for processing analyte sensor data

Despite their increasing sophistication, wireless sensor networks still do not exploit the most powerful of the human senses: vision. Indeed, vision provides humans with unmatched capabilities to distinguish objects and identify their importance. Our work seeks to provide sensor networks with similar capabilities by exploiting emerging, cheap, low-power and small form factor CMOS imaging technology. In fact, we can go beyond the stereo capabilities of human vision, and exploit the large scale of sensor networks to provide multiple, widely different perspectives of the physical phenomena. To this end, we have developed a small camera device called Cyclops that bridges the gap between the computationally constrained wireless sensor nodes such as Motes, and CMOS imagers which, while low power and inexpensive, are nevertheless designed to mate with resource-rich hosts. Cyclops enables development of new class of vision applications that span across wireless sensor network. We describe our hardware and software architecture, its temporal and power characteristics and present some representative applications.

Cyclops: In Situ Image Sensing and Interpretation in Wireless Sensor Networks

Despite their increasing sophistication, wireless sensor networks still do not exploit the most powerful of the human senses: vision. Indeed, vision provides humans with unmatched capabilities to distinguish objects and identify their importance. Our work seeks to provide sensor networks with similar capabilities by exploiting emerging, cheap, low-power and small form factor CMOS imaging technology. In fact, we can go beyond the stereo capabilities of human vision, and exploit the large scale of sensor networks to provide multiple, widely different perspectives of the physical phenomena.To this end, we have developed a small camera device called Cyclops that bridges the gap between the computationally constrained wireless sensor nodes such as Motes, and CMOS imagers which, while low power and inexpensive, are nevertheless designed to mate with resource-rich hosts. Cyclops enables development of new class of vision applications that span across wireless sensor network. We describe our hardware and software architecture, its temporal and power characteristics and present some representative applications.

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Cyclops: in situ image sensing and interpretation in wireless sensor networks

Threshold voltage and drive current for a cylindrical MOSFET have been rigorously derived for the first time. An approximate expression for these quantities is presented for the purpose of analytical calculations. The model has been verified against TCAD simulations. The characteristics of a recessed gate MOSFET is analysed using these models.

Derivation of threshold voltage and drain current for cylindrical MOSFET and application to a recessed MOSFET

A stacked non-volatile memory device uses amorphous silicon based thin film transistors stacked vertically. Each layer of transistors or cells is formed from a deposited a-Si channel region layer having a predetermined concentration of carbon to form a carbon rich silicon film or silicon carbide film, depending on the carbon content. The dielectric stack is formed over the channel region layer. In one embodiment, the dielectric stack is an ONO structure. The control gate is formed over the dielectric stack. This structure is repeated vertically to form the stacked structure. In one embodiment, the carbon content of the channel region layer is reduced for each subsequently formed layer.

Stacked non-volatile memory with silicon carbide-based amorphous silicon finFETs

Methods and structures are described for reducing leakage currents in semiconductor memory storage cells. Vertically oriented nanorods (403) may be used in the channel region of an access transistor (400). The nanorod diameter can be made small enough to cause an increase in the electronic band gap energy in the channel region of the access transistor, which may serve to limit channel leakage currents in its off -state. In various embodiments, the access transistor may be electrically coupled to a double-sided capacitor (425). Memory devices according to embodiments of the invention, and systems including such devices are also disclosed.

Reduced leakage dram memory cells with vertically oriented nanorods and manufacturing methods thereof

A memory device having decreased cell size and having transistors with increased channel widths. The sidewalls of the pillars and the top surface of the pillars are covered with a gate oxide and a conductive layer to form a channel through the pillars. The current path through the channel is approximately equal to twice the height of the pillar plus the width of the pillar. The pillars are patterned to form non-linear active area lines having angled segments. The conductive layer is patterned to from word lines that intersect the active area lines at the angled segments.

High density memory devices having improved channel widths and cell size

The small-signal conductance technique was extended to extract asymmetric source/drain parasitic resistances. It was also applied in order to analyze the tWR delay of DRAM cell transistors in production and to develop a non-planar cell transistor such as Recessed Access Device (RAD) for low-power DRAM cells. Factors limiting the drive current for planar and non-planar access transistors in the low-power DRAM cells were discussed.

Chandra Mouli

Papers

Derivation of threshold voltage and drain current for cylindrical MOSFET and application to a recessed MOSFET

Stacked non-volatile memory with silicon carbide-based amorphous silicon finFETs

Reduced leakage dram memory cells with vertically oriented nanorods and manufacturing methods thereof

High density memory devices having improved channel widths and cell size

Small-Signal Analysis and Modeling of Asymmetric Source/Drain Parasitic Resistances for DRAM Access Transistors in Low-Power Applications