Micromachined high-Q resonators allow for the realization of narrow-bandwidth and low insertion loss microwave filters in planar monolithic integrated circuit technology. Currently, such filters are f..
Background Stents are chronically implanted in arteries to physically expand and scaffold blood vessels in patients with coronary artery diseases. Most coronary stents are manufactured by laser machin..
A method and structure for forming a capacitive transducer having a deformable single crystal diaphragm. A first well region is formed within a semiconductor substrate in an SOI wafer having a sacrifi..
The concept of electromagnetic bandgaps (EBG) is used to develop a high quality filter that can be integrated monolithically with other components due to a reduced height, planar design. Coupling adja..
With the ever-increasing demand for wireless communications, the need for efficient use of the electromagnetic spectrum is on the rise. In modern wireless systems, spread spectrum signals are used to ..
The subject of antenna miniaturization is not new. Literature concerning this subject date back to the early 1940's. With the advent of wireless technology and ever increasing demand for high data rat..
new technology has been developed at the University of Michigan to package micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) in vacuum and provide sealed feedthroughs to the outside world. Traditional packages ..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have developed a steerable microplatform that can achieve large tilting angles with low actuation ..
new method for termination of micromechanical mixer-filters based on controlling the Quality factor (Q) of mechanical resonators via the feedback force generated by the RF current across the terminat..
A wireless communication network with improved performance and a method and controller for controlling data rate in the network are provided. The invention provides a feedforward approach to data rate..
We have developed a method for preparation of monolithic ceramics and other powder processed materials which have controllable gradients in composition and/or porosity that exist in three-dimensional ..
This invention uses a new operating principle for producing short-wavelength mode-locked pulses from an upconversion solid-state laser using energy-sharing interactions between atomic trios along with..
Background Fibers and semiconductors of optical wavelengths beyond one micron have various applications in bio-medicine, chemical sensing, semiconductor processing, and communication networks and syst..
An acoustic or ultrasonic device includes two ultrasonic energy transmission paths having substantially identical transmission characteristics for a neutral condition of the device. One or both of the..
Methods and systems for processing television signals are disclosed herein, and may comprise decoding a first analog video signal via an integrated circuit comprising circuitry for decoding and proces..
Background Many situations and applications require reliable, sometimes unobtrusive, monitoring of moving objects, such as tracking presenters and productions lines. Current methods to accomplish this..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Department of Electrical Engineering have developed a process for bonding an insulator to eutectic solder using field-assisted bonding, also known as electr..
This invention anticipates the rapidly approaching period of widespread video connectivity via cable television and telephone.|
When viewing remote scenes over such video links in the future, one may..
NewsInEssence is a system for finding and summarizing clusters of related news articles from multiple sources on the Web. It is under development by the CLAIR group at the University of Michigan.
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Background The need for device miniaturization has led to the advent of microfluidic devices. Often called lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics devices strive to perform procedures that are difficult to accom..
Background Many situations and applications require reliable, sometimes unobtrusive, monitoring of moving objects, such as tracking presenters and productions lines. Current methods to accomplish this..
The techniques of telemanipulation, or teleoperation as it is often called (the human control of devices at a distance), are extended through the innovative use of advanced concepts created from infor..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering have developed a simple, inexpensive means to signal and control remote mechanisms through the visual information stream. This techno..
A new structure and method has been developed for incorporating monolithically a micro-machined package directly with high frequency integrated circuits. The new structure can be used with Si or GaAs ..
A method and system is disclosed for storing media identification data in a file using a digital computer in communication with a media presentation system. The method includes the step of receiving a..
Micromachined high-Q resonators allow for the realization of narrow-bandwidth and low insertion loss microwave filters in planar monolithic integrated circuit technology. Currently, such filters are f..
A monolithic sensor including a doped mechanical structure is movably supported by but electrically isolated from a single crystal semiconductor substrate of the sensor through a relatively simple pro..
An acoustic or ultrasonic device includes two ultrasonic energy transmission paths having substantially identical transmission characteristics for a neutral condition of the device. One or both of the..
The concept of electromagnetic bandgaps (EBG) is used to develop a high quality filter that can be integrated monolithically with other components due to a reduced height, planar design. Coupling adja..
The need for device miniaturization has led to the advent of microfluidic devices. Often called lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics devices strive to perform procedures that are difficult to accomplish with ..
A wireless communication network with improved performance and a method and controller for controlling data rate in the network are provided. The invention provides a feedforward approach to data rate..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Electrical Engineering department have developed an approach to realizing high-density electrical and mechanical connections to delicate microstructures in ..
A new circuit structure, the Transition Aware Global Signalling (TAGS) receiver that detects transitions at arbitrary switch points. When used to detect signals beyond the 50% point in transition, it ..
An active shielding scheme for wires has been developed that improves its performance by 16% and 29% when compared to passive shields and unshielded wires respectively. As opposed to conventional (pas..
This invention uses a new operating principle for producing short-wavelength mode-locked pulses from an upconversion solid-state laser using energy-sharing interactions between atomic trios along with..
This invention expands the techniques and technology of teleconferencing through the innovative use of a teleinteraction circuit layout. The coordinated use of local/remote pointer functions and local..
This invention anticipates the rapidly approaching period of widespread video connectivity via cable television and telephone.|
When viewing remote scenes over such video links in the future, one may..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering have developed a simple, inexpensive means to signal and control remote mechanisms through the visual information stream. This techno..
A new structure and method has been developed for incorporating monolithically a micro-machined package directly with high frequency integrated circuits. The new structure can be used with Si or GaAs ..
A new slot spiral antenna has been designed for use as a unified single receiving/transmitting antenna for many of the current communication needs. Because of its polarization diversity, broad spatial..
A method and system is disclosed for storing media identification data in a file using a digital computer in communication with a media presentation system. The method includes the step of receiving a..
Micromachined high-Q resonators allow for the realization of narrow-bandwidth and low insertion loss microwave filters in planar monolithic integrated circuit technology. Currently, such filters are f..
In the race to miniaturize and reduce the cost of electronics but increase functionality, researchers are now focusing on ways to build and integrate mechanical devices with integrated circuits. Such ..
A monolithic sensor including a doped mechanical structure is movably supported by but electrically isolated from a single crystal semiconductor substrate of the sensor through a relatively simple pro..
An acoustic or ultrasonic device includes two ultrasonic energy transmission paths having substantially identical transmission characteristics for a neutral condition of the device. One or both of the..
The concept of electromagnetic bandgaps (EBG) is used to develop a high quality filter that can be integrated monolithically with other components due to a reduced height, planar design. Coupling adja..
The need for device miniaturization has led to the advent of microfluidic devices. Often called lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics devices strive to perform procedures that are difficult to accomplish with ..
A wireless communication network with improved performance and a method and controller for controlling data rate in the network are provided. The invention provides a feedforward approach to data rate..
Researchers at the Radiation Laboratory in the University of Michigan's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have developed a low cost, on-wafer, silicon micromachined packaging s..
With the ever-increasing demand for wireless communications, the need for efficient use of the electromagnetic spectrum is on the rise. In modern wireless systems, spread spectrum signals are used to ..
The subject of antenna miniaturization is not new. Literature concerning this subject date back to the early 1940's. With the advent of wireless technology and ever increasing demand for high data rat..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Department of Electrical Engineering have developed a process for bonding an insulator to eutectic solder using field-assisted bonding, also known as electr..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have developed a steerable microplatform that can achieve large tilting angles with low actuation ..
A new power allocation and scheduling algorithm/ scheme for use in a DS_CDMA wireless communication system has been developed. This scheme outperforms the traditional "perfect" power control by maximi..
A new circuit structure, the Transition Aware Global Signalling (TAGS) receiver that detects transitions at arbitrary switch points. When used to detect signals beyond the 50% point in transition, it ..
A method and system are disclosed for generating a broadband spectral continuum using short spans of constant-dispersion, dispersion-shifted fibers. The continuum generation results from the combined ..
n this paper the concept of an artificial electro-ferromagnetic material is introduced. The material is designed using a composite mixture of dielectric, ferro-electric, and metallic materials arrange..
One of the most common methods to wirelessly transfer power and data from the external world to implantable biomedical devices is to use the inductive link between two magnetically coupled coils. This..
A phased array for generating a directed radiation pattern includes a plurality of power divider ports, a first tunable element connected in series between each pair of adjacent power divider ports, a..
A multi-stage optical amplifier that has an optical fiber with a first length of amplifier fiber and a second length of amplifier fiber. The optical fiber is configured to be coupled to a signal sourc..
A multi-stage optical amplifier includes an optical fiber with at least a first Raman amplifier fiber and a second Raman amplifier fiber. The optical fiber is configured to be coupled to at least one ..
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a novel containment scheme for malicious activities based on quarantine within an enterprise network. In this application, an enterprise networ..
Methods and systems for processing television signals are disclosed herein, and may comprise decoding a first analog video signal via an integrated circuit comprising circuitry for decoding and proces..
This is a database that understands natural language queries, expressed as questions in the English language. It uses a novel notion of "schema-free querying". This is a generic natural language query..
Technology Description Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a robust video tracking system that includes a camera designed to receive infrared (IR) light only, a pulsating IR necklace m..
This is an implementation of the IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol Stack, including the physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layers. This implementation is available at no cost for education and researc..
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Electrical Engineering department have invented two techniques to fabricate polymer micro-ring photonic resonator devices. Micro-ring resonator based photon..
We have developed a method for preparation of monolithic ceramics and other powder processed materials which have controllable gradients in composition and/or porosity that exist in three-dimensional ..
Phone for Blinds and Illiterates’, a patent pending technology, provides a convenient method for dialing ,programming and storing telephone numbers equally beneficial for a common, illiterate, aged,..
The invention is a concept for improving on a state-of-the-art satellite navigation system. Currently, spacecraft control systems rely on a system of sensors to determine position, velocity, and attit..
The technology supports reconfigurable models needed for analysis and simulation of industrial process automation where operations change the active flow paths in the system. The technology can be use..
In the past, methods to divide a waveform had inherent design constraints that limited high-efficiency techniques. This invention provides 50 to 60 percent efficiency compared to the 10 percent effici..
Solution / invention summary :
Method of manufacturing that controls efficiently the effects of polarization dependent loss (PDL) and polarization dependent lambda (PDλ).
Advantages / benefits :
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High-bit-rate optical fiber networks and photonic microwave applications currently rely on photodiodes to serve as optical-to-electrical (O/E) converters. In such high performance, high-speed applicat..
New Market Opportunity:
Silver nanoparticle inks have applications in a wide number of fields across the electronics, physics, chemistry and biomedical fields. The optical absorption and fluorescence..
Background
Fiber optic systems being deployed to date are predominately based on old copper-based system architectures, where each premises has a transceiver consisting of a receiver and a laser. Pa..
