Author: claimsbot

1. A method for cutting a large-size wafer, comprising:
loading a wafer on a working susceptor, wherein an active surface of said wafer is upward, and a diameter of said wafer is larger than 12 inches;
attaching a backside grinding tape onto said active surface of said wafer;
grinding said backside of said wafer carried by said working susceptor;
attaching a protective film onto said backside of said wafer;
stripping said backside grinding tape away from said active surface of said wafer; and
cutting said active surface of said wafer carried by said working susceptor to obtain a plurality of dies.
2. The method for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 1 further comprising a step of moving said working susceptor to a grinding device performing said grinding step, or moving said grinding device to said working susceptor to perform said grinding step.
3. The method for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 1 further comprising a step of moving said working, susceptor to a cutting device performing said cutting step, of moving said cutting device to said working susceptor to perform said cutting step.
4. The method for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 1 further comprising a step of moving said working susceptor to a taping device attaching said backside grinding tape, or moving said taping device to said working susceptor to attach a backside grinding tape.
5. The method for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 1 further comprising a step of moving said working susceptor to a second taping device attaching said protective film, or moving said second taping device to said working susceptor to attach said protective film.
6. The method for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 1 further comprising a step of flipping over said wafer to make said backside of said wafer face upward before said grinding step.
7. The method for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 6 further comprising a step of flipping over said wafer to make said active surface of said wafer face upward before said stripping step.
8. An apparatus for cutting a large-size wafer comprising
a working susceptor used for carrying a wafer provided with a diameter larger than 12 inches:
a first taping device moved, to said working susceptor to attach a backside grinding tape onto an active surface of said wafer;
a grinding device moved to said working susceptor to grind a backside of said wafer;
a second taping device moved to said working susceptor to attach a protective film onto said backside of said wafer;
a film-stripping device moved to said working susceptor to strip said backside grinding tape away from said active surface of said wafer; and
a cutting device moved to said working susceptor to cut said active surface of said wafer to obtain a plurality of chips.
9. The apparatus for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 8 further comprising a wafer-flipping device used for flipping over said wafer.
10. The apparatus for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 9 further comprising a robot arm used for moving said first taping device, said wafer-flipping device, said grinding device, said second taping device, said film-stripping device and said cutting device to said working susceptor.
11. An apparatus for cutting a large-size wafer comprising
a working susceptor used for carrying a wafer provided with a diameter larger than 12 inches;
a transporting device used for moving said working susceptor;
a first taping device used for attaching a backside grinding tape onto an active surface of said wafer after said working susceptor carrying said wafer has been moved to said first taping device;
a grinding device used for grinding a backside of said wafer after said working susceptor carrying said wafer has been moved to said grinding device;
a second taping device, used for attaching a protective film onto said backside of said wafer after said working susceptor carrying, said wafer has been moved to said second taping device;
a film-stripping device used for stripping said backside grinding tape away from said active surface of said wafer after said working susceptor carrying said wafer has been moved to said film-stripping device; and
a cutting device used for cutting said active surface of said wafer to obtain a plurality of dies after said working susceptor carrying said wafer has been moved to said cutting device.
12. The apparatus for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 11, wherein said transporting device is a turn table or a caterpillar band.
13. The apparatus for cutting a large-size wafer according to claim 12 further comprising a wafer-flipping device used for flipping over said wafer carried by said working susceptor.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system for transferring verified media data stored in an item of content having an associated serial number, the system comprising:
a computing device including a first storage device and a network interface;
a secure copying application program;
a secure copy of said media data generated by said secure copying application program and stored on said first storage device;
a verification server including a serial number database and having a network connection to said computing device through said network interface,
wherein said secure copying application program generates said secure copy after verifying said serial number is valid and active by communicating with said verification server; and
a portable copy of said media data including license information of said media data, said portable copy generated from said secure copy by said secure copying application program.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said portable copy is stored on a tangible portable recording medium.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said item of content includes a digital video disk (DVD).
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said associated serial number is embedded in said media data.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein said associated serial number is attached to the package of said item of content.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said media data includes a movie.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein said license information further indicates limitations on the use of said portable copy.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein said secure copying application program is stored in said first storage device of said computing device.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein said secure copying application program is provided by digital rights management (DRM) of a media player on the computing device.
10. The system of claim 1, further comprising
a portable media player device including a second storage device and a license management application program stored in said second storage device, said license management application program configured to process and control access to said media data on said portable copy according to said license information.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein said portable copy is stored on said second storage device.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein said secure copying application program is stored in said second storage device of said portable media player device.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein said secure copying application program is provided by digital rights management (DRM) of a media player on the portable media player device.
14. The system of claim 10, wherein said portable media player includes a laptop computer.
15. The system of claim 10, wherein said portable media player includes an MP3 player.
16. A method for transferring verified media data, the method comprising:
receiving said media data on an item of content into a computing device;
receiving a serial number associated with said item of content;
requesting verification of said serial number;
receiving a confirmation of said verification indicating that said serial number is valid and active;
generating a secure copy of said media data;
generating a portable copy of said media data from said secure copy, said portable copy including license information of said media data; and
storing said portable copy in a portable media player device.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising
embedding said serial number in said media data.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein said media data includes a movie.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising
processing said portable copy in said portable media player device according to said license information.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein said portable media player device includes a DVD player.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein processing said portable copy includes playing the movie on said DVD player.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein processing said portable copy includes processing said media data according to said license information.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein processing said media data includes playing the movie according to limitations set forth in said license information.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein said limitations include an expiration period after which said portable media player device will not play the movie.
25. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in transferring verified media data, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
receive said media data on an item of content into a computing device;
receive a serial number associated with said item of content;
request verification of said serial number;
receive a confirmation of said verification indicating that said serial number is valid and active;
generate a secure copy of said media data; and
generate a portable copy of said media data from said secure copy, said portable copy including license information of said media data,
wherein said portable copy is transferred to a portable media player device so that the portable media player device can process said portable copy according to said license information.
26. A system for transferring verified media data, the method comprising:
means for receiving said media data on an item of content into a computing device;
means for receiving a serial number associated with said item of content;
means for requesting verification of said serial number;
means for receiving a confirmation of said verification indicating that said serial number is valid and active;
means for generating a secure copy of said media data;
means for generating a portable copy of said media data from said secure copy, said portable copy including license information of said media data; and
means for storing said portable copy in a portable media player device.
27. The system of claim 26, further comprising
means for processing said portable copy in said portable media player device according to said license information.

1.-47. (canceled)
48. A method for operating a base station (210) of a wireless network (200), comprising:
establishing (A410) a connection with a user equipment (220) over a plurality of carriers, the base station (210) being capable of providing signals to the user equipment (220) over the plurality of carriers,
wherein for each of the plurality of carriers, a corresponding discontinuous reception, \u201cDRX \u201d, cycle is established that is independent of the DRX cycles of other carriers of the plurality of carriers, and
wherein the DRX cycle for a carrier determines times in which the user equipment (220) listens for signals on the carrier to evaluate that carrier.
49. The method of claim 48, wherein the plurality of carriers includes one or more anchor carriers used to provide control signals to the user equipment (220),
wherein the one or more anchor carriers are used to send commands to the user equipment (220) to override the DRX cycles of one or more carriers of the plurality of carriers including the DRX cycles of one or more non-anchor carriers.
50. The method of claim 48, wherein the DRX cycles of anchor carriers are shorter than the DRX cycles of non-anchor carriers.
51. The method of claim 48, further comprising:
making a determination (A420) whether download data destined for the user equipment (220) requires multiple carriers for transport;
overriding (A430) the DRX cycles of the multiple carriers of the plurality of carriers selected for transport when the determination is made that the download data does require multiple carriers; and
transmitting (A440) the download data to the user equipment (220) over the selected carriers.
52. The method of claim 51, wherein the act of overriding (A430) the DRX cycles for the selected carriers comprises:
making a determination (A510) whether the DRX cycles corresponding to one or more of the selected carriers are enabled; and
providing instructions (A520) to the user equipment (220) to disable the DRX cycle for each selected carrier whose DRX cycle is enabled,
wherein the instructions to disable the DRX cycles are provided over one or more anchor carriers.
53. The method of claim 51, wherein the act of transmitting (A440) the download data over the selected carriers comprises:
splitting (A610) the download data into two or more data parts with each data part corresponding each of the selected carriers;
when the selected carriers include one or more anchor carriers, transmitting (A620) the data parts to the user equipment (220) over the corresponding one or more selected anchor carriers; and
when the selected carriers include one or more non-anchor carriers, waiting (A630) a predetermined delay prior to transmitting (A640) the data parts corresponding to each of the one or more selected non-anchor carriers to the user equipment (220) over the corresponding one or more selected non-anchor carriers.
54. The method of claim 53, further comprising:
for each selected carrier, providing (A605, A615, A635) to the user equipment (220) information regarding resource blocks of the selected carrier allocated to carry the download data, wherein the information regarding the resource blocks is provided to the user equipment (220) on a physical downlink shared channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, or on a physical downlink control channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, of the one or more anchor carriers or on the PDCCH of the selected carrier.
55. The method of claim 48, wherein the plurality of carriers are either Long Term Evolution, \u201cLTE\u201d, or High Speed Packet Access, HSPA\u201d, carriers.
56. A base station (210) in a wireless network (200), comprising:
a communication unit (730) arranged to communicate with the user equipment (220); and
a processing unit (710) arranged to:
establish a connection with a user equipment (220) over a plurality of carriers via the communication unit (730), the communication unit (730) being capable of providing signals to the user equipment (220) over the plurality of carriers,
wherein for each carrier of the plurality of carriers, a corresponding discontinuous reception, \u201cDRX\u201d, cycle is established that is independent of DRX cycles of other carriers of the plurality of carriers, and
wherein the DRX cycle for a carrier determines times in which the user equipment (220) listens for signals on the carrier to evaluate that carrier.
57. The base station (210) of claim 56, wherein the plurality of carriers includes one or more anchor carriers used to provide control signals to the user equipment (220), wherein the one or more anchor carriers are used to send commands to the user equipment (220) to override the DRX cycles of one or more carriers of the plurality of carriers including the DRX cycles of one or more non-anchor carriers.
58. The base station (210) of claim 56, wherein the DRX cycles of anchor carriers are shorter than the DRX cycles of non-anchor carriers.
59. The base station (210) of claim 56, wherein the processing unit (710) is arranged to:
make a determination whether download data destined for the user equipment (220) requires multiple carriers for transport;
override, via the communication unit (730), the DRX cycles of the multiple carriers of the plurality of carriers selected for transport when the determination is made that the download data does require multiple carriers; and
transmit, via the communication unit (730), the download data to the user equipment (220) over the selected carriers.
60. The base station (210) of claim 59, wherein the processing unit (710) is arranged to override the DRX cycles for the selected carriers by:
making a determination whether the DRX cycles corresponding to one or more of the selected carriers are enabled; and
providing instructions to the user equipment (220) to disable the DRX cycle for each of the one or more of the selected carriers whose DRX cycle is enabled, wherein the processing unit (710) is arranged to transmit the instructions to the user equipment (220) to disable the DRX cycles over one or more anchor carriers.
61. The base station (210) of claim 59, wherein the processing unit (710) is arranged transmit the download data over the selected carriers by:
splitting the download data into two or more data parts with each data part corresponding each of the selected carriers;
when the selected carriers include one or more anchor carriers, transmitting the data parts to the user equipment (220) over the corresponding one or more selected anchor carriers; and
when the selected carriers include one or more non-anchor carriers, waiting a predetermined delay prior to transmitting the data parts corresponding to each of the one or more selected non-anchor carriers to the user equipment (220) over the corresponding one or more selected non-anchor carriers.
62. The base station (210) of claim 61, wherein the processing unit (710) is arranged to provide to the user equipment (220), for each selected carrier, information regarding resource blocks of the selected carrier allocated to carry the download data, and wherein the processing unit (710) is arranged to provide to the user equipment (220) the information regarding the resource blocks on a physical downlink shared channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, or on a physical downlink control channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, of the one or more anchor carriers or on the PDCCH of the selected carrier.
63. The base station (210) of claim 56, wherein the plurality of carriers are either Long Term Evolution, \u201cLTE\u201d, or High Speed Packet Access, \u201cHSPA\u201d, carriers.
64. A method for operating user equipment (220) of a wireless network (200), comprising:
establishing (A810) a connection with a base station (210) over a plurality of carriers, the user equipment (220) being capable of receiving signals from the base station (210) over the plurality of carriers,
wherein for each carrier of the plurality of carriers, a corresponding discontinuous reception, \u201cDRX\u201d, cycle is established that is independent of DRX cycles of other carriers of the plurality of carriers, and
wherein the DRX cycle for each carrier determines times in which the user equipment (220) listens for signals on the carrier to evaluate that carrier.
65. The method of claim 64, wherein the plurality of carriers includes one or more anchor carriers used to receive control signals from the base station (210),
wherein the one or more anchor carriers are used to receive commands from the base station (210) to override the DRX cycles of one or more carriers of the plurality of carriers including the DRX cycles of one or more non-anchor carriers.
66. The method of claim 64, wherein the DRX cycles of anchor carriers are shorter than the DRX cycles of non-anchor carriers.
67. The method of claim 64, further comprising:
receiving (A820) from the base station (210) information on whether download data will be transported over multiple selected carriers;
preparing (A830) the user equipment (220) to receive the download data when the information is received indicating that the download data will be transported over the selected carriers, wherein DRX cycles are disabled for one or more receivers (1025) adapted to listen to communication signals carried over the selected carriers; and
receiving (A840) from the base station (210) the download data over the selected carriers.
68. The method of claim 67, wherein the act of preparing (A830) the user equipment (220) to receive the download data comprises:
receiving (A910) from the base station (210) instructions to disable the DRX cycle for one or more of the selected carriers, wherein the instructions to disable the DRX cycles are received over one or more anchor carriers used to receive control signals from the base station (210); and
disabling the DRX cycles for each receiver (1025) adapted to listen to communication signals carried over each of the one or more selected carriers.
69. The method of claim 67, wherein the act of preparing (A830) the user equipment (220) selected to receive the download data comprises:
for each selected carrier, receiving (A915) from the base station (210) information regarding resource blocks of the selected carrier allocated to carry the download data from the base station (210); and
preparing (A925) the receivers (1025) adapted to listen to the selected carriers in accordance with the received information on the resource blocks,
wherein the information regarding the resource blocks is received from the base station (210) on a physical downlink shared channel, \u201cPDSCH\u201d, or on a physical downlink control channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, of the one or more anchor carriers or on the PDCCH of the selected carrier.
70. A user equipment (220) of a wireless network (200), comprising:
a communication unit (1020) arranged to communicate with the base station, wherein the communication unit (1020) includes one or more receivers (1025); and
a processing unit (1010) arranged to:
establish a connection with a base station (210) over a plurality of carriers via the communication unit (730), the communication unit (1020) being capable of receiving signals from the base station (210) over the plurality of carriers,
wherein for each carrier of the plurality of carriers, a corresponding discontinuous reception, \u201cDRX\u201d, cycle is established that is independent of a DRX cycle of other carriers of the plurality of carriers, and
wherein the DRX cycle for a carrier determines times in which the user equipment (220) listens for signals on the carrier to evaluate that carrier.
71. The user equipment (220) of claim 70, wherein the plurality of carriers includes one or more anchor carriers used to receive control signals from the base station (210), wherein the one or more anchor carriers are used to receive commands from the base station (210) to override the DRX cycles of one or more carriers of the plurality of carriers including the DRX cycles of one or more non-anchor carriers.
72. The user equipment (220) of claim 70, wherein the DRX cycles of anchor carriers are shorter than the DRX cycles of non-anchor carriers.
73. The user equipment (220) of claim 70, wherein the processing unit (1010) is arranged to:
receive, via the communication unit (1020), from the base station (210) information on whether download data will be transported over multiple selected carriers;
prepare the communications equipment (1020) to receive the download data when the information is received indicating that the download data will be transported over the selected carriers, wherein DRX cycles are disabled for one or more receivers (1025) adapted to listen to communication signals carried over the selected carriers; and receive from the base station (210) the download data over the selected carriers.
74. The user equipment (220) of claim 73, wherein the processing unit (1010) is arranged to prepare the communications equipment (1020) to receive the download data by:
receiving, via the communication unit (1020), from the base station (210) instructions to disable the DRX cycle for one or more of the selected carriers, wherein the instructions to disable the DRX cycles are received over one or more anchor carriers used to receive control signals from the base station (210); and
disabling the DRX cycles for each receiver (1025) adapted to listen to communication signals carried over each of the one or more selected carriers.
75. The user equipment (220) of claim 73, wherein the processing unit (1010) is arranged to prepare to receive the download data by:
for each selected carrier, receiving from the base station (210) information regarding resource blocks of the selected carrier allocated to carry the download data; and
preparing the receivers (1025) adapted to listen to the selected carriers in accordance with the received information on the resource blocks, wherein the information regarding the resource blocks is received from the base station (210) on a physical downlink shared channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, or on a physical downlink control channel, \u201cPDCCH\u201d, of the one or more anchor carriers or on the PDCCH of the selected carrier.
76. The user equipment (220) of claim 73, wherein each receiver (1025) is a fixed bandwidth receiver or an adaptive bandwidth receiver.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. An optical member for vacuum ultraviolet comprising a substrate obtained by processing a crystal of AMF3 type perovskite structure.
2. An optical member for vacuum ultraviolet comprising a substrate, and a coating obtained using a crystal of AMF3 type perovskite structure as an evaporation source.
3. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein A is selected from Li, Na, and Cs, and M is selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and Zn.
4. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein A is K, and M is Ba or Zn.
5. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 1, wherein an absorption edge of transmittance is not more than 120 nm.
6. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 1, which is a lens, a prism, a half mirror, or a window member.
7. An aligner comprising an optical system comprising the optical member for vacuum ultraviolet as set forth in claim 1.
8. An aligner comprising a projection or light-source optical system comprising the optical member for vacuum ultraviolet as set forth in claim 1.
9. A device manufacture method comprising the step of exposing a wafer by the aligner as set forth in claim 7.
10. An optical member for vacuum ultraviolet comprising a substrate comprising a fluoride crystal of perovskite structure as a main component.
11. An optical member for vacuum ultraviolet comprising a substrate, and a coating formed from a fluoride crystal of perovskite structure.
12. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the fluoride crystal is a compound represented by the chemical formula of AMF3 where A is selected from Li, Na, and Cs, and M is selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and Zn.
13. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the fluoride crystal is KBaF3 or KZnF3.
14. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 10, wherein an absorption edge of transmittance is not more than 120 nm.
15. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 10, which is a lens, a prism, a half mirror, or a window member.
16. An aligner comprising an optical system comprising the optical member for vacuum ultraviolet as set forth in claim 10.
17. An aligner comprising a projection or light-source optical system comprising the optical member for vacuum ultraviolet as set forth in claim 10.
18. A device manufacture method comprising the step of exposing a wafer by the aligner as set forth in claim 16.
19. An optical member for vacuum ultraviolet comprising a substrate comprising as a main component a com pound represented by the chemical formula of AMF3 where A is selected from Li, Na, Cs, and K, and M is selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and Zn.
20. An optical member for vacuum ultraviolet comprising a substrate, and a coating comprising as a main component a compound represented by the chemical formula of AMF3 where A is selected from Li, Na, Cs, and K, and M is selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and Zn.
21. An evaporation source comprising as a main component a compound represented by the chemical formula of AMF3 where A is selected from Li, Na, Cs, and K, and M is selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and Zn.
22. An evaporation source for vacuum ultraviolet comprising as a main component a compound represented by the chemical formula of AMF3 where A is selected from Li, Na, Cs, and K, and M is selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, and Zn.
23. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 19 or 20, wherein an absorption edge of transmittance is not more than 120 nm.
24. The optical member for vacuum ultraviolet according to claim 19 or 20, which is a lens, a prism, a half mirror, or a window member.
25. An aligner comprising an optical system comprising the optical member for vacuum ultraviolet as set forth in claim 19 or 20.
26. An aligner comprising a projection or light-source optical system comprising the optical member for vacuum ultraviolet as set forth in claim 19 or 20.
27. A device manufacture method comprising the step of exposing a wafer by the aligner as set forth in claim 25.