A method and system for overlaying an object in a window of a software application where an overlay plane is composed of at least one object and the overlay plane is overlaid with the window using either a layering feature of the software application or by directly compositing the overlay plane with the window using enhanced functionality not included in the software application. The overlaying of the overlay plane in relation to the window does not depend on a cursor or pointing device designat...

A method for making borderless contacts to source/drain areas that overlap the STI is achieved. The method reduces contact shorts between the source/drain and the substrate, and eliminates erosion of the gate oxide to prevent gate/drain shorts. The method involves forming trenches in a silicon substrate, which are filled with a silicon oxide (SiO.sub.2) and etched back to form STI surrounding and electrically isolating device areas. The STI is essentially planar with the substrate surface. A gat...

Method and system for overlaying at least three microarray images to obtain a multicolor composite image, which is then displayed on a monitor of a computer system. The microarray images are taken from a microarray scanner of a DNA microarray and can be viewed simultaneously through the use of the image overlays where each image is represented by a different color. Each pixel of the composite image is generated by the OR operator applied to all corresponding pixels of the microarray images. Regi...

An image forming apparatus including a drum, an optical scanning mechanism, a development mechanism, an intermediate transfer member, movement detecting mechanisms, and a controller. The intermediate transfer member is rotated in synchronism with a rotation of the drum and receives color toner image multiple times to form thereon a composite color toner image including multiple images of different color toners overlaying one to another. The movement detecting mechanisms detect respective movemen...

Two or several overlaying sheet formed members are joined together using an essentially coaxial arrangement of a punch, a die with a die cavity, and an anvil. A method for joining the sheet formed members comprises the steps of placing two or several overlaying sheet formed members between the punch and the die, causing a core portion of the punch to move in a direction toward the die cavity so as to co-act with the die cavity to form a cup-shaped or protruding portion having a side wall portion...

An etchant including C.sub.2H.sub.xF.sub.y, where x is an integer from two to five, inclusive, where y is an integer from one to four, inclusive, and where x plus y equals six, etches doped silicon dioxide with selectivity over both undoped silicon dioxide and silicon nitride. Thus, undoped silicon dioxide and silicon nitride may be employed as etch stops in dry etch processes which utilize the C.sub.2H.sub.xF.sub.y-containing etchant. C.sub.2H.sub.xF.sub.y may be employed as either a primary et...

A motor assembly for an electret transducer, wherein spacing means supporting the diaphragm plate on the backplate are manufactured from a separate material which is applied on the backplate surface to achieve an accurately defined and reproduceable spacing therebetween. Such spacing means can be formed as a meshlike screen lying on the backplate surface. In an alternative embodiment wherein the backplate is constituted by substantially spherical, conductive particles sintered together, the spac...