All The Claims

1. A computer implemented method for handling exceptions, the method comprising:
receiving, at a global payment gateway server, an exception item request from an acquirer of an original transaction associated with the exception item request, the exception item request comprising a transaction reference identifier in which is embedded a cross reference identifier;
responsive to receiving the exception item request, extracting, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier from the transaction reference identifier;
using the transaction reference identifier, extracting information associated with the original transaction, including a client settlement identifier;
sending, by the global payment gateway server, the exception item request along with an order identifier, the transaction reference identifier, and the client settlement identifier to a merchant associated with the original transaction; and
providing, by the global payment gateway server, a cross reference table to associate the transaction reference identifier, the cross reference identifier, the client settlement identifier, and the order identifier.
2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client settlement identifier is a unique identifier used by the global payment gateway server to avoid duplicate settlements.
3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier.
4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising extracting the client settlement identifier from the cross reference table.
5. A computer implemented method for handling exceptions, the method comprising:
receiving, at a global payment gateway server, an exception item request from an acquirer of an original transaction associated with the exception item request, the exception item request comprising a transaction reference identifier in which is embedded a cross reference identifier;
responsive to receiving the exception item request, extracting, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier from the transaction reference identifier;
accessing, by the global payment gateway server, a cross reference table to associate the transaction reference identifier, the cross reference identifier, a client settlement identifier, and an order identifier
using the transaction reference identifier, extracting information associated with the original transaction, including the client settlement identifier, from the cross reference table, the client settlement identifier being a unique identifier used by the global payment gateway server to avoid duplicate settlements; and
sending, by the global payment gateway server, the exception item request along with the order identifier, the transaction reference identifier, and the client settlement identifier to a merchant associated with the original transaction.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, further comprising generating, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier.

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 method of removing a floatation liquid from between a microscope slide and a paraffin embedded biological specimen, the method comprising:
positioning at least one microscope slide with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a slide support;
positioning the microscope slide with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon in a reaction compartment; and
spinning the slide support within the reaction compartment so as to cause the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
6. A method of treating a paraffin embedded biological specimen, comprising:
floating at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen onto at least one microscope slide with a flotation liquid;
positioning the microscope slide with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a slide support; and
spinning the slide support to cause the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of positioning the microscope slide with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon in a reaction compartment prior to spinning the slide support.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
10. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
13. A method of treating a plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens, comprising:
floating the plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens onto a plurality of microscope slides with a flotation liquid to form a plurality of microscope slides with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon;
positioning each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a plurality of slide supports, wherein each of the slide supports is configured to support only a single microscope slide; and
spinning the slide supports to cause the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between each of the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to be removed from between the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises the step of moving each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon into a reaction compartment prior to spinning the slide supports.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the slide supports are independently movable relative to one another.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
17. The method of claim 6, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
19. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the slide supports is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
20. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the slide supports has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide supports further comprises spinning each of the slide supports about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
22. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.
23. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
24. A method of treating a plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens, comprising:
floating the plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens onto a plurality of microscope slides with a flotation liquid to form a plurality of microscope slides with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon;
positioning each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a slide support; and
spinning the slide support to cause the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between each of the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to be removed from between the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
26. The method of claim 24, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
27. The method of claim 24, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
28. The method of claim 27, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
29. The method of claim 24, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
30. The method of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises the step of moving each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon into a reaction compartment prior to spinning the slide support.
31. The method of claim 24, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.
32. A method of removing floatation liquid from a plurality of microscope slides and paraffin embedded biological specimens, comprising:
obtaining a plurality of microscope slides on a slide support with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated on each of the microscope slides; and
spinning the slide support to cause the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between each of the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to be removed from between the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
34. The method of claim 32, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
35. The method of claim 32, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
37. The method of claim 32, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
38. A method of treating a paraffin embedded biological specimen, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one microscope slide on a slide support with the at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated on the microscope slide; and
spinning the slide support so as to cause the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
40. The method of claim 38, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
41. The method of claim 38, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
43. The method of claim 38, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
44. The method of claim 38, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.

What is claimed is:

1. An extreme (EUV) radiation source for generating EUV radiation, said source comprising:
a process chamber, said process chamber operating at a low pressure;
an outer housing;
a target generating device at least partially mounted within the housing, said target generating device emitting a stream of target material; and
an evaporation chamber, said evaporation chamber receiving the stream of target material from the target generating device, said stream of target material at least partially freezing in the evaporation chamber to become a frozen stream of target material as a result of evaporative cooling, said evaporation chamber operating at a higher pressure than the process chamber, wherein the stream of target material is emitted into the process chamber through an exit orifice in the evaporation chamber.
2. The source according to claim 1 wherein the evaporation chamber has a higher pressure than the process chamber as a result of evaporated target material from the stream of target material.
3. The source according to claim 1 further comprising a source of a supplemental gas in communication with the evaporation chamber, wherein the supplemental gas from the source of gas causes the evaporation chamber to be at a higher pressure than the process chamber.
4. The source according to claim 1 wherein the target generating device is a capillary tube.
5. The source according to claim 1 wherein the evaporation chamber is a continuous diameter cylinder.
6. The source according to claim 5 wherein the evaporation chamber has a diameter in the range of about 250-400 m and a length in the range of about 4-6 mm.
7. The source according to claim 1 wherein the target generating device is mounted within the evaporation chamber within the housing.
8. The source according to claim 1 wherein the exit orifice of the evaporation chamber has a diameter greater than 500 m.
9. The source according to claim 1 wherein the stream of target material is emitted through an exit orifice of the target generating device having a diameter between 30-100 m.
10. The source according to claim 1 further comprising a laser, said laser directing a laser beam to a target area in the process chamber to vaporize the stream of target material and create a plasma that emits the EUV radiation.
11. The source according to claim 1 wherein the target generating device receives the target material as a liquid target material of a cryogenically cooled target gas.
12. The source according to claim 1 wherein the target material is Xenon.
13. An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation source for generating EUV radiation, said source comprising:
a process chamber, said process chamber operating at a vacuum pressure;
a nozzle assembly, said nozzle assembly positioned at least partially within the process chamber, said nozzle assembly including an outer housing, a target generating device mounted within the housing, and an evaporation chamber positioned within the housing, said target generating device receiving a cryogenically cooled liquid target material and emitting a stream of the liquid target material into the evaporation chamber, said stream of target becoming a frozen stream of target material as a result of evaporative cooling, said evaporation chamber operating at a higher pressure than the process chamber, wherein the stream of target material is emitted into the process chamber through an exit orifice in the evaporation chamber towards a target area; and
a laser, said laser directing a laser beam to the target area in the process chamber to vaporize the stream of target material and create a plasma that emits the EUV radiation.
14. The source according to claim 13 wherein the evaporation chamber has a higher pressure than the process chamber as a result of evaporated target material from the stream of target material.
15. The source according to claim 13 further comprising a source of a supplemental gas in communication with the evaporation chamber, wherein the supplemental gas from the source of gas causes the evaporation chamber to be at a higher pressure than the process chamber.
16. The source according to claim 13 wherein the target generating device is a capillary tube.
17. The source according to claim 13 wherein the evaporation chamber is a continuous diameter cylinder.
18. The source according to claim 17 wherein the evaporation chamber has a diameter in the range of about 250-400 m and a length in the range of about 4-6 mm.
19. The source according to claim 13 wherein the target generating device is mounted within the evaporation chamber within the housing.
20. The source according to claim 13 wherein the exit orifice of the evaporation chamber has a diameter greater than 500 m.
21. The source according to claim 13 wherein the stream of target material is emitted through an exit orifice of the target generating device having a diameter between 30-100 m.
22. A method of generating a stable stream of a target material emitted from a nozzle of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation source, comprising:
forcing a liquid target material through a target generating device into an evaporation chamber, said evaporation chamber being at a pressure that causes the stream of target material to freeze and become a stable frozen stream of the target material;
directing the stream of target material from the evaporation chamber to a target area in a process chamber, said process chamber operating at a lower pressure than the evaporation chamber; and
directing a laser beam to the target area in the process chamber to vaporize the stream of target material and create a plasma that emits the EUV radiation.
23. The method according to claim 22 further comprising emitting a gas into the evaporation chamber to provide a higher pressure in the evaporation chamber than the process chamber.
24. The method according to claim 1 wherein the evaporation chamber is a continuous diameter cylinder.
25. The method according to claim 24 wherein the evaporation chamber has a diameter in the range of about 250-400 m and a length in the range of about 4-6 mm.
26. The method according to claim 22 wherein the target generating device is mounted within the evaporation chamber within the housing.

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 semiconductor device comprising:
a first line;
a second line;
a memory cell;
a first circuit configured to select and output any of a plurality of writing potentials to the first line; and
a second circuit configured to compare a potential of the second line and a plurality of reference potentials to read data out,
wherein the memory cell comprises:
a first transistor including a first gate, a first source and a first drain;
a second transistor including a second gate, a second source and a second drain; and
a third transistor including a third gate, a third source and a third drain,

wherein the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer,
wherein the first gate and one of the second source and the second drain are electrically connected to each other,
wherein the first drain and the third source are electrically connected to each other,
wherein the second line and the third drain are electrically connected to each other, and
wherein the first line and the other of the second source and the second drain are electrically connected to each other.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor electrically connected to the first gate.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a third circuit configured to generate and supply the plurality of writing potentials to the first circuit, and configured to generate and supply the plurality of reference potentials to the second circuit.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1,
wherein the first transistor includes a channel formation region provided on a substrate including a semiconductor material, impurity regions between which the channel formation region is provided, a first gate insulating layer over the channel formation region, the first gate over the first gate insulating layer, and the first source and the first drain,
wherein the first source is electrically connected to one of the impurity regions, and
wherein the second source is electrically connected to the other of the impurity regions.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the second transistor includes the second gate over a substrate including a semiconductor material, a second gate insulating layer over the second gate, the oxide semiconductor layer over the second gate insulating layer, and the second source and the second drain which are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes In, Ga and Zn.
7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes a crystal of In2Ga2ZnO7.
8. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a hydrogen concentration of the oxide semiconductor layer is less than or equal to 5\xd71019 atomscm3.
9. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein off current of the second transistor is less than or equal to 1\xd710\u221213 A.
10. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first line;
a second line;
a memory cell;
a first circuit configured to select and output any of a plurality of writing potentials to the first line; and
a second circuit configured to compare a potential of the second line and a plurality of reference potentials to read data out,
wherein the memory cell comprises:
a first transistor including a first gate, a first source and a first drain;
a second transistor including a second gate, a second source and a second drain; and
a capacitor,

wherein the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer,
wherein the first gate and one of the second source and the second drain are electrically connected to each other,
wherein the first gate and one electrode of the capacitor are electrically connected to each other,
wherein the second line and the first drain are electrically connected to each other, and
wherein the first line and the other of the second source and the second drain are electrically connected to each other.
11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, further comprising a third circuit configured to generate and supply the plurality of writing potentials to the first circuit, and configured to generate and supply the plurality of reference potentials to the second circuit.
12. The semiconductor device according to claim 10,
wherein the first transistor includes a channel formation region provided on a substrate including a semiconductor material, impurity regions between which the channel formation region is provided, a first gate insulating layer over the channel formation region, the first gate over the first gate insulating layer, and the first source and the first drain,
wherein the first source is electrically connected to one of the impurity regions, and
wherein the second source is electrically connected to the other of the impurity regions.
13. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the second transistor includes the second gate over a substrate including a semiconductor material, a second gate insulating layer over the second gate, the oxide semiconductor layer over the second gate insulating layer, and the second source and the second drain which are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer.
14. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes In, Ga and Zn.
15. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes a crystal of In2Ga2ZnO7.
16. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein a hydrogen concentration of the oxide semiconductor layer is less than or equal to 5\xd71019 atomscm3.
17. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein off current of the second transistor is less than or equal to 1\xd710\u221213 A.