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20110159696 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method of manufacturing semiconductor devices comprises forming an etch target layer and auxiliary patterns over a semiconductor substrate, forming spacers on sidewalls of the auxiliary patterns, removing the auxiliary patterns, performing an etch process to change both corners of upper portions of the spacers to be symmetrical to one another, and patterning the etch target layer by using the spacers. | 06-30-2011 |
20120156866 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming patterns of a semiconductor device includes forming a hard mask layer over stack layers including first to third regions, forming first patterns on the hard mask layer of the first region and second and third patterns, including first auxiliary layers and spacers formed on both sides of the first auxiliary layer, on the hard mask layer of the second and the third regions, forming hard mask patterns by etching the hard mask layer exposed through the first to third patterns, and forming word lines in the first region, a dummy word line in the second region, and select lines in the third region by etching the stack layers exposed through the hard mask patterns. | 06-21-2012 |
20140042516 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor memory, device and a method of forming a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate in which isolation regions and active regions are defined, gate lines formed on the semiconductor substrate in a direction crossing the isolation regions, a capping layer configured to define air gaps positioned higher than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate in the isolation regions. | 02-13-2014 |
20150155295 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes first semiconductor patterns with protrusions formed on the sidewalls thereof, and second semiconductor patterns respectively coupled to the first semiconductor patterns and increasing in width away from joining surfaces where the first semiconductor patterns and the second semiconductor patterns are coupled. | 06-04-2015 |
20150279856 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes interlayer dielectrics stacked and spaced apart from each other, a channel layer passing through the interlayer dielectrics, line pattern regions each surrounding a sidewall of the channel layer to be disposed between the interlayer dielectrics, a barrier pattern formed along a surface of each of the line pattern regions and the sidewall of the channel layer, a reaction preventing pattern formed on the barrier pattern along a surface of a first region of each of the line pattern regions, the first region being adjacent to the channel layer, a protection pattern filled in the first region on the reaction preventing pattern, and a first metal layer filled in a second region of each of the line pattern regions. | 10-01-2015 |
20160079275 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes interlayer dielectrics stacked and spaced apart from each other, a channel layer passing through the interlayer dielectrics, line pattern regions each surrounding a sidewall of the channel layer to be disposed between the interlayer dielectrics, a barrier pattern formed along a surface of each of the line pattern regions and the sidewall of the channel layer, a reaction preventing pattern formed on the barrier pattern along a surface of a first region of each of the line pattern regions, the first region being adjacent to the channel layer, a protection pattern filled in the first region on the reaction preventing pattern, and a first metal layer filled in a second region of each of the line pattern regions. | 03-17-2016 |
20160111291 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor memory, device and a method of forming a semiconductor memory device. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device, includes forming a tunnel insulation layer and a floating gate on a semiconductor substrate of an active region, forming a trench in the semiconductor substrate of an isolation region, forming, in the trench, a sacrificial layer having an upper surface positioned higher than a surface of the semiconductor substrate, forming a capping layer over the sacrificial layer, and forming an air gap by removing the sacrificial layer without removing the capping layer. | 04-21-2016 |
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20130149374 | Asymmetric Liposomes for the Highly Efficient Encapsulation of Nucleic Acids and Hydrophilic Anionic Compounds, and Method for Preparing Same - The present invention relates to asymmetric liposomes for high encapsulation efficiency of nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds, and to a method for preparing same, and specifically, to asymmetric liposomes consisting of a cationic lipid having a small head group as an internal lipid and a neutral or PEGylated lipid having a big head group as an external lipid, wherein nucleic acids and/or anionic compounds are encapsulated in the internal lipid. According to the present invention, asymmetric liposomes, in which nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds are encapsulated with high efficiency, may be prepared, and thus the same may be used for various purposes, such as gene therapy, and the delivery of hydrophilic anionic drugs which are difficult to prepare as prodrugs, and drug delivery, imaging, etc. can be carried out by encapsulating a fluorescent contrast agent in the liposome. | 06-13-2013 |
20140161692 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR HIGH-PURITY CALCITE AND AMMONIUM SULPHATE BY USING GYPSUM - Provided is a recycling method for producing calcite and ammonium sulfate having a high purity of at least 95% and generated by means of a carbonation reaction for fixing carbon dioxide inside the crystal structure of a mineral, and in which waste gypsum is reacted with carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, such that the carbon dioxide is fixed as a stable mineral, and high-purity calcite and ammonium sulfate are produced as resultant products. | 06-12-2014 |
20140243575 | METHOD OF REMOVING ASBESTOS FROM ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS BY 99% THROUGH LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT TREATMENT - Disclosed is a method of removing asbestos from an asbestos-containing material by 99% through low temperature heat treatment. The method includes mixing an asbestos-containing material with an oxalic acid at a weight ratio in a range of 1:0.002 to 1:1 and performing heat treatment with respect to a mixture at a temperature of 90° C. to 110° C. to remove asbestos from the asbestos-containing material by 99% or more. | 08-28-2014 |
20150148583 | METHOD OF DETOXIFYING ASBESTOS BY USING ROOM-TEMPERATURE RECRYSTALLIZATION SCHEME - Disclosed is a method of detoxifying asbestos by using a room-temperature recrystallization scheme. The method includes heat-treating a rock or slate containing asbestos; and putting the heat-treated rock or slate in an aqueous solution, to which organic acid is added, to allow the heat-treated rock or slate to react with the aqueous solution having the organic acid. | 05-28-2015 |
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20100329552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING USER WITH SUITABLE COMPOSITION, AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A method for guiding a user with a suitable composition includes detecting scene information from an input image, recognizing a scene of the input image by using the detected scene information, extracting composition information corresponding to the recognized scene, and displaying the extracted composition information. Accordingly, an apparatus for guiding a user with a suitable composition and a digital photographing apparatus using the method displays a composition suitable for a current scene by automatically recognizing the current scene, so that the user photographs the current scene quickly and easily. | 12-30-2010 |
20100332553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING COMPOSITION DATABASE BY USING COMPOSITION PATTERN OF USER, AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus update a composition database for storing information for setting a composition. The method includes extracting and displaying at least one composition stored in the composition database, counting a composition selected by a user from among the at least one composition, and updating the composition database according to the result of the count. According to the method, compositions selected by a user from among compositions displayed on a screen are counted, and the result of the count is reflected on the composition database. Accordingly, compositions are displayed in a user-centered manner and photographing convenience is increased, a digital photographing apparatus automatically learns compositions preferred by a user during photographing so as to automatically display the compositions preferred by the user, and a composition based on a pattern of the user is suggested instead of a composition according to a certain place or scene. | 12-30-2010 |
20110122278 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE METHOD - A digital photographing apparatus may perform a method of correcting hand shake to obtain images of high quality, in which hand shake is corrected completely, by correcting the hand shake using a plurality of successive images having different exposure times, and in particular, by determining whether a short exposure image will be obtained from a time period in which hand shake is weak or in a time period in which hand shake is strong according to photographing conditions. | 05-26-2011 |
20110128401 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The digital photographing apparatus includes: a first display unit disposed on a rear surface of the digital photographing apparatus; a second display unit disposed on a front surface of the digital photographing apparatus; and a digital signal processing unit for turning on the second display unit if a face is detected in an input image. | 06-02-2011 |
20110193995 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE METHOD - Provided are a digital photographing apparatus that is capable of displaying a slide show in which music and images are displayed in a harmonious manner to the user by replaying a plurality of image files according to an atmosphere created by the music by determining a replay order of the plurality of image files according to the music based on music information and image information, a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a recording medium for recording the method. | 08-11-2011 |
20110279649 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus, computer readable medium, and a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus comprising a plurality of optical systems, the method including deriving shake information from the plurality of optical systems; and determining a base optical system from among the plurality of optical systems according to the shake information. | 11-17-2011 |
20130141613 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A digital image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores an image, a display unit that displays a stored image, a sensor that senses a motion of a user and generates a sensing signal, and a control unit that controls display of relevant information about an image displayed according to the sensing signal. | 06-06-2013 |
20130162856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING OR STORING RESULTANT IMAGE WHICH CHANGES IN SELECTED AREA - An image processing method includes: defining a selection area in a first still image according to a user input; extracting image data that correspond to the selected area from a second still image; combining the image data extracted from the second still image on the selection area of the first still image to create a composite image; and sequentially displaying the first still image and the composite image. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162876 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A digital photographing apparatus, computer readable medium, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, the method including selecting a template image; receiving an image including a subject and detecting the subject from the received image; and displaying the template image with an image of the subject included in a view area. The displaying may include displaying the template image with an image of the subject included in a view area corresponding to a location of the detected subject. The method may include designating a location of the view area on the template image. | 06-27-2013 |
20130222635 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital photographing apparatus and associated method are provided, the apparatus comprising: a first display unit disposed on a rear surface of the digital photographing apparatus; a second display unit disposed on a front surface of the digital photographing apparatus; and a digital signal processing unit that, when a face is detected in an input image, performs face recognition by comparing the detected face with a registered face, and continuously photographs the input image according to a result of the face recognition. | 08-29-2013 |
20130262129 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO ENCODING FOR NOISE REDUCTION - A method and apparatus for audio signal encoding for noise reduction are provided. The method includes: receiving an audio signal and performing modified discrete cosine transformation (MDCT) on the audio signal to convert the audio signal into a long block or a short block; reducing noise included in the audio signal in accordance with the long block or the short block; and performing advanced audio coding (AAC) on the long block or the short block in which noise is reduced. | 10-03-2013 |
20160028969 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A digital photographing apparatus, computer readable medium, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, the method including selecting a template image; receiving an image including a subject and detecting the subject from the received image; and displaying the template image with an image of the subject included in a view area. The displaying may include displaying the template image with an image of the subject included in a view area corresponding to a location of the detected subject. The method may include designating a location of the view area on the template image. | 01-28-2016 |
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20090180496 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELAYING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES - Provided is a network system for relaying communication between devices communicating with the Internet using different communication networks. The network system includes a first home network controller which controls first home network devices within a household; a repeater that is connected to the Internet via a first communication network and which relays communication between the Internet and the first home network controller; a second home network controller that is connected to the Internet via a second communication network and which relays communication between the Internet and each of second home network devices within the household; and a management server that is connected to the Internet and relays communication between the first and second home network devices within the household, wherein the first and second home network devices communicate using the first and second communication networks, respectively. | 07-16-2009 |
20140125337 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a housing which has a bore to which a magnetic field for use in an MRI scan is applied, a moving table on which an inspection target may be placed and that enters the bore of the housing, a projector which projects an image onto an inner wall that forms the bore of the housing, and a controller which controls the projection unit and transmits a video signal to the projector. | 05-08-2014 |
20150048825 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a housing which has a bore to which a magnetic field for use in an MRI scan is applied, a moving table on which an inspection target may be placed and that enters the bore of the housing, a projector which projects an image onto an inner wall that forms the bore of the housing, and a controller which controls the projection unit and transmits a video signal to the projector. | 02-19-2015 |
20150085261 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - The MRI apparatus includes a housing that includes a bore in which a first magnetic field for capturing a MR image is generated, a beam projector that is disposed in the bore of the housing during capture of the MR image and projects an image onto an inner wall included in the bore, and a controller that controls the beam projector, and transfers a video signal to the beam projector. The beam projector includes a coil which is disposed so that a direction of a second magnetic field, which is generated with a current applied to the coil, is parallel to a direction of the first magnetic field. | 03-26-2015 |
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20150043282 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING DETERIORATION STATE OF MEMORY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF WEAR LEVELING - A method of estimating a deterioration state of a memory device comprises reading data from selected memory cells connected to a selected wordline of a memory cell array by applying to the selected wordline a plurality of distinct read voltages having values corresponding to at least one valley of threshold voltage distributions of the selected memory cells, generating quality estimation information indicating states of the threshold voltage distributions using the data read from the selected memory cells, and determining a deterioration state of a storage area including the selected memory cells based on the generated quality estimation information. | 02-12-2015 |
20150263767 | LIST DECODING METHOD FOR POLAR CODE AND MEMORY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A list decoding method for a polar code includes generating a tree-type decoding graph for input codeword symbols; the generating a tree-type decoding graph including, generating a decoding path list to which a decoding edge is added based on a reliability of a decoding path, the decoding path list being generated such that, among decoding paths generated based on the decoding edge, decoding paths within a threshold number of critical paths survive within the decoding path list in an order of high likelihood probability, and determining an estimation value, which corresponds to a decoding path having a maximum likelihood probability from among decoding paths of the decoding path list, as an information word. | 09-17-2015 |
20150303948 | DATA DECODING METHOD OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of decoding data of a non-volatile memory device is provided. The method includes a first decoding operation of reading first hard decision data from the non-volatile memory device using a first hard decision read level and performing decoding using the first hard decision data; a second decoding operation of reading first soft decision data from the non-volatile memory device when the decoding fails in the first decoding operation, and performing decoding using the first soft decision; and a third decoding operation of changing from the first hard decision read level to a second hard decision read level when the decoding fails in the second decoding operation, reading second hard decision data using the second hard decision read level, and performing decoding either using the second hard decision data or using both the second hard decision data and the first soft decision data. | 10-22-2015 |