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20130088325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER AUTHENTICATION IN IN-HOME DISPLAY - A system for authenticating a user of an in-home display (IHD) and an authentication method are provided. A user of an IHD is authenticated by using a mobile terminal including an authentication application. The authentication system receive authentication request data from the mobile terminal and allows the IHD to display a message in relation to user confirmation, and when certain requirements are met, the authentication system performs user authentication to permit a user to use the IHD. | 04-11-2013 |
20130335022 | CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charger for an electric vehicle is provided. The charger supplies a current from a commercial power source to a battery of the electric vehicle. The charger includes a light emitting unit for displaying charging operation information of the charger, a communication unit for performing optical communication with an external device, and a control unit controlling the light emitting unit and the communication unit. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342164 | ADD-ON COMMUNICATION APPARATUS ATTACHED TO IN-CABLE CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an add-on communication apparatus attached to an in-cable charging control device integrated with a cable assembly to charge an electric vehicle. The add-on communication apparatus includes a first communication module to make wireless communication with a terminal, a second communication module to make wireless communication with the in-cable charging control device, and a control module. The control module receives a command from the terminal through the first communication module, generates a first control command based on the command, and transmits the first control command to the in-cable charging control device through the second communication module. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002009 | PORTABLE CHARGER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140002022 | CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | 01-02-2014 |
20150015200 | ADD-ON COMMUNICATION APPARATUS ATTACHED TO CABLE INSTALLMENT TYPE CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE - An add-on communication apparatus is attached to cable installment type charging control device integrally attached to an electric vehicle charging cable assembly. A wireless communication unit wirelessly communicates with a terminal device. An infrared light receiving diode receives an infrared light having a digital pattern representing an attachment check response signal and receives an infrared light having a digital pattern representing electric vehicle charging related information from the cable installment type charging control device. An attachment check unit checks whether the add-on communication device is attached to the cable installment type charging control device on the basis of the first digital pattern. The attachment check unit changes a state of the add-on communication device on the basis of whether the add-on communication device is attached to the cable installment type charging control device. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015201 | CHARGING DEVICE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Provided is a charging device assembly for an electric vehicle. The assembly includes a cable connecting the electric vehicle to a power supply unit, a charge control device coupled with the cable, a main bracket, to which the charge control device is attached to be detachable, and an ad-on communication device couplable with the main bracket. Herein, the charge control device includes an ad-on communication unit for wireless short-distance communication. The ad-on communication device includes a charge control device communication unit for wireless short-distance communication with the charge control device and a terminal communication unit for wireless communication with a terminal displaying one of charging operation and state of the electric vehicle. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015202 | CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Provided is a charger for an electric vehicle. The charger for an electric vehicle includes a light emitting unit displaying charging operation information of the charger, a communication unit performing near-field wireless communication with an external device, a guide guiding visible light of the light emitting unit, and a control unit controlling operations of the light emitting unit and the communication unit. The guide includes a reflective layer surrounding a portion of the outside of the guide to reflect the visible light toward the inside of the guide. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015211 | ADD-ON COMMUNICATION APPARATUS ATTACHED TO CABLE INSTALLMENT TYPE CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE - An add-on communication device attached to a cable installment type charging control device attached to a cable assembly for charging an electric vehicle is disclosed. The add-on communication device includes a first communication unit wirelessly communicating with a terminal device, a second communication unit wirelessly communicating with the cable installment type charging control device, and a control unit. The control unit receives a command from the terminal device through the first communication unit, creates a first control command on the basis on the command, and transmits the first control command to the cable installment type charging control device through the second communication unit. | 01-15-2015 |
20150017921 | ADD-ON COMMUNICATION APPARATUS ATTACHED TO CABLE INSTALLMENT TYPE CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An add-on communication device attached to a cable-mounted charging control device integrated with a cable assembly for charging an electric vehicle includes a control unit and a plurality of communication modules for communicating with a terminal device. The control unit determines a first communication module for transmitting a message, from among the plurality of communication modules. The control unit determines a second communication module for retransmitting the message, from among the plurality of communication modules excepting the first communication module, when reception of an acknowledgement message indicating normal reception of the message by the terminal device is abnormal. | 01-15-2015 |
20160059724 | VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD - A vehicle charging device is provided. The vehicle charging device includes a power input unit receiving power supplied from an external power supply source, a relay unit delivering the power received through the power input unit to a vehicle, a pilot circuit controlling an operation of the relay unit and generating a pilot signal for controlling vehicle charging, wherein the pilot circuit sequentially performs a first operation for leading a stop of the vehicle charging by changing a duty ratio of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal corresponding to the pilot signal and a second operation for allowing the power not to be delivered to the vehicle by opening the relay unit when the stop of the vehicle charging is not performed by the first operation. | 03-03-2016 |
20160075251 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS - An charging device is provided. The charging device includes: a plurality of main relays forming a connection between an electric vehicle (EV)-side connector and an outlet-side connector; a relay welding sensing unit connected to the plurality of relays to sense the presence or absence of welding of the plurality of relays; a welding monitoring relay opening and closing between the relay welding sensing unit side node and a main relay side node; and a control unit controlling the open and close of the welding monitoring relay. | 03-17-2016 |
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20120107987 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, the method including: forming a light emitting structure by sequentially growing an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming a transparent electrode on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer through a sputtering process; and forming a nitrogen gas atmosphere in an interior of a reaction chamber in which the sputtering process is performed, prior to or during the sputtering process. | 05-03-2012 |
20120175587 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device is herein disclosed. The semiconductor light emitting device includes: a conductive substrate, a p-type semiconductor layer disposed on the conductive substrate, an active layer disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer, and an n-side electrode disposed on the n-type semiconductor layer and including a carbon nanotube layer doped with an n-type impurity. | 07-12-2012 |
20130236283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAFER ALIGNMENT - A wafer aligning apparatus includes first and second wafer holders supporting first and second wafers, respectively, a holder moving unit configured to move at least one of the first and second wafer holders such that the first and second wafers are pre-aligned and face each other, one or more observing units arranged in a horizontal direction with respect to the pre-aligned first and second wafers and configured to observe edge portions of the first and second wafers in a state in which the first and second wafers are pre-aligned with each other by the holder moving unit and a controlling unit configured to control the holder moving unit to realign the first and second wafers when the edge portions of the first and second wafers are outside of a desired alignment state based on information observed by the one or more observing units. | 09-12-2013 |
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20110166258 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR NO-FLOW UNDERFILL, NO-FLOW UNDERFILL FLIM USING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a resin composition for no-flow underfill, which can be formed into a film, a no-flow underfill film formed from the composition and a manufacturing method of the no-flow underfill film. The resin composition for no-flow underfill has a viscosity higher than 500 cps which is suitable for coating on a film. Thus, the no-flow underfill composition can be manufactured into a laminatable film type without any additional additive. Accordingly, the resin composition makes it possible to accurately control the thickness and area of underfill, unlike the prior paste type composition. | 07-07-2011 |
20110279775 | Apparatus and Method for Diagnosing Disease Involving Optic Nerve - An apparatus and a method for diagnosing optic neuropathic diseases including glaucoma, are provided. The apparatus for diagnosing optical neuropathic diseases measures a thickness of a retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) using methods such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and scanning laser polarimetry, and includes a scanning unit which scans along an optic nerve margin in the proximity of an optic nerve head, a pattern analyzing unit which analyzes a pattern of the RNFL scanned by the scanning unit, and a disease determining unit which determines a presence of the disease based on the pattern of the RNFL analyzed by the pattern analyzing unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20120169313 | SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT, CONVERTER USING THE SAME, AND SWITCH CONTROL METHOD - The present invention relates to a switch control circuit, a switch control method, and a converter using the same. An input voltage of a converter is provided to an inductor, and an output voltage is generated by an inductor current caused by the input voltage. A switch control circuit for controlling a switching operation of a power switch connected to the inductor to control the inductor current senses a drain current flowing to the power switch while the power switch is turned on, and controls a slope of a sawtooth wave signal for determining a turn-off time of the power switch according to the sensed drain current. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176055 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BLEED SWITCH, POWER SUPPLY, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING POWER SUPPLY - A power supply has a TRIAC dimmer, and an AC-DC converter connected to the TRIAC dimmer. The AC-DC converter has a power switch, a bleed switch, and a controller. The controller turns off the bleed switch in a first time duration and turns on the bleed switch in a second time duration. Magnitude of a current of the power switch in the first time duration is larger than magnitude of a current of the power switch in the second time duration. Magnitude of a current of the bleed switch in a third time duration within the second time duration is smaller than magnitude of a current of the bleed switch in a fourth time duration within the second time duration. | 07-12-2012 |
20120188670 | SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT, SWITCH CONTROLLING METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE USING THE SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a switch control circuit, a switch control method, and a power supply device using the same. | 07-26-2012 |
20130249607 | BOOTSTRAPPED SWITCH CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a bootstrap switch circuit and a driving method thereof. The bootstrap switch circuit includes: an input transistor including a first electrode for receiving an input voltage; an output transistor including a second electrode connected to a second electrode of the input transistor, and a first electrode for outputting an output voltage; a control transistor including a control electrode connected to the second electrode of the input transistor and the second electrode of the output transistor, and a first electrode for receiving a power supply voltage; and a level shifter including a power input terminal connected to the second electrode of the control transistor, an output terminal connected to a control electrode of the input transistor and a control electrode of the output transistor, and an input terminal for receiving a switch control signal. The level shifter turns on the input transistor and the output transistor when the switch control signal is an enable level, and it turns off the input transistor and the output transistor when the switch control signal is a disable level. | 09-26-2013 |
20160040168 | Composition for Treatment or Metastasis Suppression of Cancers Which Includes P34 Expression Inhibitor or Activity Inhibitor as Active Ingredient - The present invention relates to a composition for treatment or metastasis suppression of cancers which includes a p34 expression inhibitor or activity inhibitor as an active ingredient. According to the present invention, the p34 protein knock-down causes monoubiquitination of PTEN and accordingly nuclear localization of PTEN is induced, as a result, an Akt pathway which is related to survival, proliferation, invasive properties and metastatic properties of tumors is inhibited, and thus there is an effect of significantly reducing clonogenic potential and tumor forming potential of various cancer cells which simultaneously express PTEN and NEDD4-1. Consequently, the p34 gene expression inhibitor or p34 protein activity inhibitor according to the present invention can be effectively used as a treatment agent or a metastasis suppression agent for cancers. | 02-11-2016 |
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20080299784 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMALLY TREATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING WAFER FROM WARPING - A thermal treatment apparatus and method for processing a wafer are provided. The thermal treatment apparatus includes a process chamber for thermally treating the wafer, a heating unit for heating the wafer in the process chamber, and a gas supply unit for supplying a gas and controlling a gas pressure differently by sections of the wafer. The heating unit is provided in at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the process chamber. The heating unit includes a plurality of heater blocks capable of controlling a temperature for sections of the wafer. | 12-04-2008 |
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20090173996 | Recess Gate Type Transistor - A semiconductor device having recess gates and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having inverse triangular recesses formed therein; a gate insulating film having a designated thickness formed on the semiconductor substrate; gate electrodes formed on the gate insulating film so that the gate electrodes fill the inverse triangular recesses and protrude from the surface of the semiconductor substrate; and first and second junction regions formed in the semiconductor substrate and opposed to each other so that the corresponding one of the gate electrodes is interposed therebetween. | 07-09-2009 |
20100041196 | Method for Fabricating a Transistor having a Recess Gate Structure - A transistor having a recess gate structure and a method for fabricating the same. The transistor includes a gate insulating layer formed on the inner walls of first trenches formed in a semiconductor substrate; a gate conductive layer formed on the gate insulating layer for partially filling the first trenches; gate electrodes formed on the gate conductive layer for completely filling the first trenches, and surrounded by the gate conductive layer; channel regions formed in the semiconductor substrate along the first trenches; and source/drain regions formed in a shallow portion of the semiconductor substrate. | 02-18-2010 |
20100190326 | Method for Fabricating Semiconductor Memory Device - A method for fabricating a semiconductor memory device includes: forming a lower conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate; forming an insulation layer over the lower conductive layer; etching the insulation layer to form a contact hole that exposes a portion of the lower conductive layer; forming a contact plug in the contact hole; doping the contact plug by performing a plasma doping process while varying a temperature of regions the semiconductor substrate; and forming an upper conductive layer connected with the lower conductive layer through the contact plug. | 07-29-2010 |
20120208333 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming an impurity junction area within an area of the semiconductor substrate; forming a contact hole which partially exposes a surface the impurity junction area; and performing an additional ion implant process to implant impurity ions into the impurity junction area exposed through the contact hole, thereby increasing an impurity concentration of a surface portion of the impurity junction area. | 08-16-2012 |
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20090049850 | Pipe-connection searching apparatus for multi-air conditioner - A pipe-connection searching apparatus and method for a multiple air conditioner. The apparatus and method involving the identification of one of a plurality of indoor units, based on temperature criteria, and matching the one indoor unit to a corresponding one of a plurality of pipes that connect an outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units, respectively. | 02-26-2009 |
20090056357 | Air conditioner with service valve assembly - An air conditioner with a service valve assembly is disclosed wherein service valves are used for easy infusion and collection of refrigerant at the time of installation or detachment of separation-type multi-air conditioner mounted with a plurality of indoor units reducing the manufacturing costs and unit size. The air conditioner comprises: an outdoor unit including a compressor and heat exchanger; a plurality of indoor units including an expander and an indoor heat exchanger; a plurality of refrigerant input pipes; a first convergence piping for converging the refrigerant flowing in the plurality of refrigerant input pipes into the compressor; a second convergence piping for converging and introducing the refrigerant having passed the outdoor heat exchanger via the compressor into the plurality of indoor units; a plurality of refrigerant supply pipes; and first and second service valves for controlling fluid flow. | 03-05-2009 |
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20130237973 | LASER EMISSION SYSTEM AND ROBOT LASER EMISSION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a laser emission system comprising a laser emission device for irradiation a laser to an area of a targeted object; a monitoring device; a display unit for displaying an image captured by the monitoring device; and a control unit connected to the monitoring device and the display unit. Here, the control unit receives the information on a movement direction and a moving distance of the laser emission device and distinguishes between an area emitted with a laser by the laser emission device and an area which is not emitted with a laser, and then displays them on the display unit. Regardless of the perceived skill of the operator, the present invention prevents the irradiation of the area from being omitted and prevents the area from being excessively or insufficiently emitted in the laser treatment. | 09-12-2013 |
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20160051156 | FILM-TYPE BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, CARDIOPULMONARY FITNESS ESTIMATING APPARATUS, AND PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a film-type biomedical signal measuring apparatus configured in a such a way that a plurality of metallic thin film electrodes and a circuit unit are formed on a film-type piezoelectric element so as to easily attach the apparatus to the skin and an electrical signal as well as an electrical signal of a human body is simultaneously measured using the plurality of metallic thin film electrodes and the circuit unit. Accordingly, the film-type biomedical signal measuring apparatus simultaneously measures electrocardiogram (ECG) and ballistocardiogram (BCG) from the simultaneously measured electrical signal and vibration signal of the human body and extracts biomedical information of various types of health indexes such as a heart rate, a stress index, BCG, a blood pressure, an amount of physical activity, a respiration rate, and VO | 02-25-2016 |
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20090220046 | COLLIMATOR DEVICE FOR RADIOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a collimator device for radiotherapy including: a body including a first through unit and disposed on a path of high energy radiation which in use is irradiated toward a patient's treatment part; a frame including a through hole corresponding to the first through unit and slidably installed in the body; a plurality of multi-leaf collimators (MLCs) slidably installed in the through hole and including radiation shields; a servo motor coupled to the body and the frame in a power manner so as to slidingly move the frame with respect to the body; and a motor controller externally receiving position displacement data regarding a motion of the patient's treatment part due to a patient's breathing and generating a signal for controlling the driving of the servo motor so that the MLCs follow the patient's treatment part and continuously apply radiation to the patient's treatment part based on the position displacement data. | 09-03-2009 |
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20090323964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UPDATING KEY BASED ON COMMUNICATION COST AND SECURITY DAMAGE COST - A system and method of updating a key based on communication and security damage costs are provided. The key updating system for group communication between a plurality of group members, includes a key update cycle determining unit to determine a key update cycle based on a communication cost and a security damage cost, and a key updating unit to perform a key updating with respect to one or more group members of the group communication based on the determined key update cycle. | 12-31-2009 |
20100136899 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROADCAST THEREIN - A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are disclosed, by which a currently-output broadcast content can be continued to be output despite expiration of a validity term of a broadcast viewing authority. The method includes acquiring a first broadcast viewing authority, receiving and outputting a first broadcast content if the first broadcast viewing authority is acquired, determining whether a validity term of the acquired first broadcast viewing authority expires within a broadcast time of the output first broadcast content, and if the validity term expires within the broadcast time, displaying an image for a purchase of the first broadcast content. | 06-03-2010 |
20110066631 | METHOD OF DETECTING CHARACTER STRING PATTERN AT HIGH SPEED USING LAYERED SHIFT TABLES - A character string pattern matching method for detecting the presence of at least one of N (N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) patterns in specific text shifts a detection location across text by a maximum shift length using single-byte character-based layered SHIFT tables, thereby increasing a pattern matching speed as compared with the prior art pattern matching algorithms. | 03-17-2011 |
20140140511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A GROUP KEY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for updating a key for encrypting multicast data in a wireless communication system. The method of the present invention is characterized by comprising: an information receiving step of receiving information on a group entry time and a group exit time from users who have newly entered an arbitrary group including at least one subgroup; a grouping step of grouping the users using the information on the group entry time and the group exit time; and a key transmission step of either transmitting, to the newly-entered users, keys related to the group and the subgroups, or updating, for the remaining users of the subgroups, both the key related to the subgroup to which the user exiting the group belongs and the key of the group and then transmitting the updated keys to the users of the subgroups. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING GROUP KEY FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Provided is a method for managing a group key in a key distribution center. The method includes: receiving a key request from a mobile device; generating a private key for the mobile device using information about a withdrawal time included in the key request; generating a public key and a verification key for the mobile device; and transmitting at least one key including the generated key to the mobile device. | 05-29-2014 |
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20090221133 | Methods of Fabricating Silicon on Insulator (SOI) Wafers - Methods of fabricating SOI wafers are provided including providing a donor wafer and forming a hydrogen ion implantation layer in the donor wafer. A circumference portion of one side of the donor wafer is recessed to form a height difference. The one side of the donor wafer and a handle wafer are bonded to form a bonded wafer. The bonded wafer is heat treated to separate the bonded wafer along the hydrogen ion implantation layer. | 09-03-2009 |
20100068868 | Wafer temporary bonding method using silicon direct bonding - A wafer temporary bonding method using silicon direct bonding (SDB) may include preparing a carrier wafer and a device wafer, adjusting roughness of a surface of the carrier wafer, and combining the carrier wafer and the device wafer using the SDB. Because the method uses SDB, instead of an adhesive layer, for a temporary bonding process, a module or process to generate and remove an adhesive is unnecessary. Also, a defect in a subsequent process, for example, a back-grinding process, due to irregularity of the adhesive may be prevented. | 03-18-2010 |
20100071847 | Wafer bonding apparatus - It is an aspect of the present invention to provide a wafer bonding apparatus having a pressing apparatus configured to press wafers fixed in a fixing apparatus, wherein the fixing apparatus is configured to allow the pressing apparatus to press the wafers without interference. The wafer bonding apparatus may include an upper wafer and a lower wafer, a support member configured to support the upper wafer and the lower wafer, a push member on the upper wafer, and a fixing apparatus configured to fix the push member to the support member, wherein the push member includes a fixing part extending outward from a periphery of the upper wafer, and the fixing apparatus is coupled to the fixing part. It is also an aspect of the present invention to provide a method for bonding wafers. | 03-25-2010 |
20100109164 | STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE FABRICATION METHODS THAT USE VIAS FORMED AND FILLED AFTER STACKING, AND RELATED STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE STRUCTURES - Microelectronic packages are fabricated by stacking integrated circuits upon one another. Each integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer having microelectronic devices and a wiring layer on the semiconductor layer having wiring that selectively interconnects the microelectronic devices. After stacking, a via is formed that extends through at least two of the integrated circuits that are stacked upon one another. Then, the via is filled with conductive material that selectively electrically contacts the wiring. Related microelectronic packages arc also described. | 05-06-2010 |
20120119383 | STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE FABRICATION METHODS THAT USE VIAS FORMED AND FILLED AFTER STACKING, AND RELATED STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE STRUCTURES - Microelectronic packages are fabricated by stacking integrated circuits upon one another. Each integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer having microelectronic devices and a wiring layer on the semiconductor layer having wiring that selectively interconnects the microelectronic devices. After stacking, a via is formed that extends through at least two of the integrated circuits that are stacked upon one another. Then, the via is filled with conductive material that selectively electrically contacts the wiring. Related microelectronic packages are also described. | 05-17-2012 |
20130029445 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, the method including: preparing a substrate including first and second main surfaces opposing each other; forming a plurality of protruding parts in the first main surface of the substrate; forming a light emitting stack on the first main surface on which the plurality of protruding parts are formed; forming a plurality of light emitting structures by removing portions of the light emitting stack formed in regions corresponding to groove parts around the plurality of protruding parts; and separating the substrate along the groove parts. | 01-31-2013 |
20130113005 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor light emitting device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. A reflective structure is formed on the light emitting structure and includes a nano-rod layer comprised of a plurality of nano-rods and air filling space between the plurality of nano-rods and a reflective metal layer formed on the nano-rod layer. | 05-09-2013 |
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20150207026 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device includes forming a light emitting structure layer including an active layer on a first substrate. A second substrate is bonded to the light emitting structure layer at a first temperature higher than room temperature. The first substrate is removed from the light emitting structure layer at a second temperature higher than room temperature. The second substrate and the light emitting structure are cooled to reach room temperature. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the second substrate is different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the active layer. | 07-23-2015 |
20150248948 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING INSULATING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATING MATERIAL - A resin composition for producing an insulating material includes (A) 40 to 50% by weight of a base resin formed with a polyolefin-based resin or a derivative thereof, (B) 40 to 50% by weight of a magnesium hydroxide flame retardant of which surface is treated with vinyl silane, (C) 1 to 2% by weight of an antioxidant in which a first antioxidant and a second antioxidant are mixed in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 3, (D) 0.5 to 2% by weight of a lubricant, (E) 2 to 3% by weight of organosilane, (F) 0.05 to 0.2% by weight of an initiator, and (G) 1 to 4% by weight of a catalyst. | 09-03-2015 |
20150279707 | SUBSTRATE SEPARATION DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE SEPARATION SYSTEM - There is provided a substrate separation device and method for separating a growth substrate from a laminate structure which includes a support substrate, a semiconductor layer, and the growth substrate. The device includes: a first base which is configured to hold the laminate structure thereon, and includes a first holding unit configured to hold the support substrate defining a bottom surface of the laminate structure and a heating unit configured to heat the laminate structure; and a second base including a second holding unit disposed above the first holding unit and configured to hold the growth substrate defining an upper surface of the laminate structure. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100047882 | METHOD OF RECOVERING L-THREONINE FROM L-THREONINE FERMENTATION BROTH USING NONSOLVENT - Provided are a method of recovering L-threonine from the fermentation broth of an L-threonine producing microorganism, comprising: separating microbial bodies from the L-threonine containing fermentation broth obtained by culturing an L-threonine producing microorganism and filtering the separated fermentation broth to obtain a filtrate; concentrating the filtrate; and reacting the concentrated filtrate with a nonsolvent to obtain crystalline L-threonine, crystalline L-threonine recovered by the method, and a feed additive containing the crystalline L-threonine recovered by the method. | 02-25-2010 |
20100245542 | DEVICE FOR COMPUTING THE EXCAVATED SOIL VOLUME USING STRUCTURED LIGHT VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A device for computing an excavated soil volume using structured light is disclosed. A control sensor unit is provided at the hinge points of an excavator arm, and is configured to detect and output the location and the bent angle of the excavator arm. A microcontroller is configured to output a control signal so as to capture the images of a work area of a bucket, provided at one end of the excavator arm, using the output of the control sensor unit, convert the captured images into 3-Dimensional (3D) images, and compute an excavated soil volume. An illumination module is configured to include at least one light source that is controlled by the control signal and radiates light onto the work area. A structured light module is configured to capture the work area in response to the control signal. | 09-30-2010 |
20110165734 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMI-CONDUCTOR CHIP PACKAGE - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor chip package includes molding a semiconductor chip and a number of passive devices after arranging on a film the semiconductor chip and the passive devices located in a vacant space around the periphery of the semiconductor chip; removing the film, forming an adhesive layer in a film-removed area, and attaching a conductive layer to the adhesive layer; etching a conductive layer to thereby form a conductive circuit pattern; and providing one or more conductive pads, which electrically connect the conductive circuit pattern to the semiconductor chip and to the passive devices. | 07-07-2011 |
20110207311 | Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include sequentially forming a tunnel insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate, forming hard mask patterns on the second conductive layer, forming a passivation layer on surfaces of the hard mask patterns, and etching the second conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the first conductive layer using the hard mask patterns and the passivation layer as an etch mask. | 08-25-2011 |
20110228490 | LARGE CAPACITY MEMORY MODULE MOUNTING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - A large capacity memory module mounting device employed in a portable terminal is provided, including a large capacity memory module including a plurality of first contact pads; and a flexible circuit board including a plurality of second contact pads and electrically connected to the large capacity memory module by forming solder pads in a heating process after the first and second contact pads are positioned in a face-to-face manner. Accordingly, the large capacity memory module can be advantageously mounted to the portable terminal and an electromagnetic field can be effectively shielded. | 09-22-2011 |
20120293010 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - A wireless power transmission controlling apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a power amplifier that receives a source power, amplifies the received source power, and outputs a wireless power transmission signal from the amplified received source power, a band pass filter that filters the wireless power transmission signal, and passes a harmonic wave corresponding to a communication frequency band, and a communication unit that transmits a wireless power transmission control signal using the harmonic wave corresponding to the communication frequency band. | 11-22-2012 |
20130187598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS POWER BY USING RESONANT COUPLING AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for charging power using a resonant coupling. The apparatus includes a transmission power converter for converting Direct Current (DC) power to Alternating Current (AC) power, a controller for adjusting a Q factor of a transmission resonator by using a frequency of the converted AC power and a resonant frequency of the transmission resonator and controlling adaptive impedance matching, and a transmission resonator for wirelessly transmitting the converted AC power to a receiver through the adjusted Q factor and the controlled adaptive impedance matching, the transmission resonator having a coil installed in the transmitter. | 07-25-2013 |
20140015333 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION METHOD FOR LOAD VALUE OF THE WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER - A wireless power transmitter, which detects a load change in a wireless power transmission, includes a power supply unit, a power converter which converts the driving power supplied from the power supply unit into Alternating Current, a power transmitter which wirelessly transmits the converted driving power to the wireless power transmitter, a temperature measurement unit which measures a temperature of the wireless power transmitter; and a controller which detects a current and load value of the driving power output from the power supply unit, compensates for the load value based on the measured temperature value, and determines a load change of the power transmitter based on the compensated load value. | 01-16-2014 |
20140159654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER FROM EXCESSIVE CHARGING TEMPERATURE - An apparatus and a method for protecting a wireless power receiver from excessive temperature caused by charging are provided. The wireless power receiver includes a power receiver for receiving wireless power in an Alternate Current (AC) form from a wireless power transmitter; a regulator for regulating the wireless power; a power management unit for controlling charging by providing the regulated wireless power to a battery; a temperature measurement unit for measuring a temperature of a point in the wireless power receiver during reception of the wireless power; and a controller configured to provide a control signal for the wireless power receiver to be charged with a regulated charging power if a temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit exceeds a preset temperature. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159673 | WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wireless charging method includes receiving information on a required amount of power from a second wireless power receiver while supplying power to one or more first wireless power receivers; calculating required power for all wireless power receivers including the one or more first wireless power receivers and the second wireless power receiver; and when a maximum amount of providable power is not larger than the required amount of power for all wireless power receivers, transmitting insufficient power amount information to each of the wireless power receivers. | 06-12-2014 |
20160043573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - A wireless power transmission controlling apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit; and a controller configured to compute an amount of transmission power to be transmitted, based on information received from a wireless power receiving apparatus; output a wireless power transmission control signal corresponding to the computed amount of transmission power; filter the wireless power transmission control signal and pass a harmonic wave corresponding to a predetermined communication frequency band; and control the communication unit to transmit the wireless power transmission control signal based on the harmonic wave. | 02-11-2016 |
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20120059620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PHASE SENSITIVITY OF AN ACCELEROMETER BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE HARMONIC COMPONENTS OF THE INTERFERENCE SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining phase sensitivity of an accelerometer based on an analysis of the harmonic components of the interference signal, which can estimate phase lags of an accelerometer through an analysis of the interference signal obtained using a single photo-detector when the accelerometer moves in sinusoidal motion with an initial phase of vibration. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an interference signal in a time domain generated from a signal reflected by an accelerometer and a fixed mirror using a single photo-detector; transforming the interference signal in the time domain into a signal in a frequency domain including a plurality of harmonic signals by Fourier transform; and determining the phase sensitivity of the accelerometer using initial phase of vibration displacement of the accelerometer, which is included in the interference signal in the frequency domain. | 03-08-2012 |
20120086932 | HIGH RESOLUTION TIME-OF-FLIGHT DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE BASED ON FEMTOSECOND LASER - Disclosed is a high resolution time-of-flight distance measurement device based on a femtosecond laser, including a femtosecond laser light source, a polarization beam splitter, a balanced optical cross-correlator in which second harmonic pulses are generated using reference light and measurement light, wherein the second harmonic pulse that was primarily generated is incident on a first photodetector and the second harmonic pulse that was secondarily generated is incident on a second photodetector, so that a difference in intensity of the second harmonic pulses is output, thus resolving the time interval of the pulse laser, a controller for controlling the repetition rate of the femtosecond laser, and a converter for measuring the repetition rate of the femtosecond laser controlled so that the pulses uniformly overlap by means of the controller, using a frequency counter traceable to a time/frequency standard, so that a measured value is converted into distance information. | 04-12-2012 |
20150209898 | METHOD AND DICING DEVICE OF PROCESSING TRANSPARENT SPECIMEN USING ULTRAFAST PULSE LASER - A transparent specimen cutting method is provided using ultrafast laser and a dicing device for machining the transparent specimen. The cutting method includes forming a focal point by generating and focusing an ultrafast laser beam which has a pulse width of 10 fs-10 ps from a laser source and a center wavelength corresponding to the bandwidth of a transparent specimen, transmitting energy to the inside of the transparent specimen using the focused pulse laser beam by positioning the focal point of the pulse laser beam such that the focal point is positioned in an inner area on the inside of the both side surfaces of the transparent specimen, and generating and propagating cracks by relatively moving the focal point or the transparent specimen along a cut line in a desired shape such that cracks are propagated on the transparent specimen at a distance from the movement line of the focal point. | 07-30-2015 |
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20120239956 | METHOD OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE USING QUERY SCHEDULING OF APPLICATION AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION USING THE METHOD - A method is provided. The method includes in response to a new query or new input data being input, calculating a required minimum number of cycles per unit time which corresponds to the minimum number of cycles per unit time that is required to process the new query or the new input data, selecting a query to execute first, calculating the number of cycles to be processed during the time period set in advance by multiplying the calculated, required minimum number of cycles per unit time with a time period that is allocated to process the selected query or the input data and is set in advance, and putting a system into a dormant state for a remaining period of time in response to the calculated number of cycles being completely executed within the time period set in advance. | 09-20-2012 |
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20120278463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LOAD SHEDDING IN DATA STREAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling load shedding for excluding data streams input into a data stream management system (DSMS). A method of selecting data not to be in the data process may be determined. A load shedding factor may also be determined. Data streams of the data process may be processed by applying the method of selecting the data according to the load shedding factor. | 11-01-2012 |
20130170718 | LESION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DETERMINE REGULARITY OF SHAPE OF LESION - A lesion diagnosis apparatus and method to determine a regularity of a shape of a lesion are provided. The lesion diagnosis apparatus to determine a regularity of a shape of a lesion, includes a lesion area detecting unit configured to form a lesion area by selecting virtual points along a boundary of a lesion included in an image, and a lesion diagnosing unit configured to determine the regularity of the shape of the lesion by analyzing a correlation of the selected virtual points. | 07-04-2013 |
20130185321 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING USER DEFINED OPERATOR (UDO) IN DATA STREAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DSMS) - An apparatus and a method of optimizing queries through scheduling User Defined Operators (UDOs) in a Data Stream Management System (DSMS), are provided. The apparatus includes a query optimizer configured to receive queries, each of the queries including the UDOs and data streams subject to respective operations of the UDOs, and group the data streams and UDOs into scheduling units, each of the scheduling units including one of the data streams and one of the UDOs. The apparatus further includes a scheduler configured to schedule an execution order in which the scheduling units are executed. | 07-18-2013 |
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