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DARPA AND THE U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR COMMUNITY ARE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA (LPP) X-RAY SOURCES AS THE BASIS FOR X-RAY MICROLITHOGRAPHY EXPOSURE SYSTEMS. THESE LPP SOURCES WILL ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMPACT EXPOSURE SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE EASILY INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION LINES, AT A COSTSUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THAT OF COMPARABLE SYNCHROTRON EXPOSURE BEAM-LINE ...

THE SCANNING PHOTOVOLTAGE (SPV) TECHNIQUE IS A NON-DESTRUCTIVE, HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL METHOD FOR MAPPING ELECTRICALLY-ACTIVE DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTORS. THE POTENTIAL OF THE SPV TECHNIQUE HAS NOT BEEN REALIZED FOR MODERN, ULTRA-THIN FILM MATERIALS, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE REFLECTION INTERFERENCE EFFECTS WHICH MASK THE DEFECT-RELATED SIGNALS. MEASUREMENTS ARE FURTHER HAMPERED BY LOW SIGNAL-TO ...

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VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, RESEARCH) GENERATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAW DATA. HOWEVER, DATA IS COLLECTED IN A DISJOINTED AND ISOLATED FASHION (I.E., ACTS, LITERATURE) CREATING BARRIERS IN DATA ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION. THERE IS A CONSENSUS AMONG FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, THAT NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS COULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED IF ...

WELDING USING HIGH-ENERGY (10-20MEV) ELECTRON BEAMS OFFERS POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL ELECTRON-BEAM WELDING TECHNOLOGIES. POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM WELDING INCLUDE THE CAPABILITY OF MAKING VERY HIGH QUALITY WELDS IN VERY THICK AND/OR LARGE WORKPIECES AT OR ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES. THE USE OF A HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM OBVIATES THE NEED FOR THE NEAR-VACUUM E ...

THE NEED FOR AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF JOB DEVELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS PARAMOUNT IN A CHANGING LABOR MARKET. THIS PROJECT WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A JOB DEVELOPMENT TELEVISION TRAINING NETWORK (JOBNET) TO ENHANCE JOB DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. USING DISTANCE EDUCATION METHOD ...

REMOVAL OF TOXIC METALS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM OF INCREASING NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AS A RESULT OF INCREASING CONCERN FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND INCREASINGLY STRINGENT WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. CHROMATOCHEM, INC., HAS DEVELOPED AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LOW LEVELS OF TOXIC METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS, USING SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE) ...

Based on the extensive experience related to the growth of low defect density 2" diameter Indium Phosphide, (InP), crystals, we propose to optimize the thermal environment that was recently developed at CrystaComm for the growth of three inch diameter InP crystals. Growth parameters such as temperature gradients, inert overpressure levels and boric oxide thickness will be investigated. One to two ...

THE KEY TO COST REDUCTION OF THE FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN EXPENDABLE TURBOJET ENGINE LIES IN UTILIZING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GAS TURBINE ENGINE ITSELF, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING FEATURES ON BOARD THE MISSILE, AND COMBINING FUNCTIONS AND COMPONENTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS PROPOSAL FOLLOWS SUCH AN APPROACH AND OFFERS SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN COMPLEXITY OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM, RES ...

CYMER LASER TECHNOLOGIES PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A PRODUCTION WORTHY ARGON FLUORIDE EXCIMER LASER FOR A 193NM PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE USED IN THE FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH FEATURE SIZES AT OR BELOW 0.25 MICRONS. THE LASER WILL OPERATE AT A REPETITION RATE OF > 500 HZ, WITH PULSE-TO-PULSE STABILITY