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20140168494 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING CAMERA MODULE IN SLEEP MODE - A method for operating an electronic device which is in a first mode is provided. The method includes detecting a grip state of the electronic device, detecting a change in tilt when the detected grip state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and switching a mode from the first mode to a second mode when the detected change in tilt is within a set tilt range. | 06-19-2014 |
20140198064 | TOUCH SENSITIVITY CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An apparatus and a method for controlling touch sensitivity according to hydroplaning of a touch screen in an electronic device are provided. The method includes estimating whether a water film is generated on a surface of a touch screen in consideration of at least one of position information, humidity, and a temperature change of the electronic device and adjusting touch detection sensitivity of the touch screen when it is estimated that the water film is generated on the surface of the touch screen. | 07-17-2014 |
20140313171 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION USING ELECTRONIC PEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for controlling a function of an electronic device by using an electronic pen and the electronic device are provided. The method of controlling the function of the electronic device includes determining a motion of an electronic pen inserted into the electronic device and confirming an operation corresponding to the determined motion of the electronic pen to perform the operation. | 10-23-2014 |
20150215901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION - A method for communication in an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining whether to control a communication module of the electronic device based on information related to communication between the electronic device and an external device, determining a control value for the communication module based on the determination, and controlling the communication module using the control value. | 07-30-2015 |
20150220299 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAYS - An electronic device and a method for controlling displaying of information in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a first display formed on at least a portion of a body of the electronic device, and a second display formed on at least a portion of a cover functionally connected to the body and including a transparent display area. | 08-06-2015 |
20150324569 | FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING THEREOF - A fingerprint recognition method and electronic device performing the same are provided. The electronic device includes a fingerprint sensor configured to perform fingerprint sensing according to a control signal of a processor, and includes the processor configured to obtain a fingerprint-unrecognizable position from a sensing area of the fingerprint sensor, to obtain, based on the fingerprint-unrecognizable position, a distance to a fingerprint from the fingerprint-unrecognizable position, and to control, based on the distance, the fingerprint sensor by adjusting a sensing operation of the fingerprint sensor. | 11-12-2015 |
20160142867 | WIRELESS DATA INPUT AND OUTPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An electronic device including a proximity recognition module configured to recognize second electronic device proximate to the first electronic device, a communication module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data to and from the second electronic device, and a power supply module configured to apply at least one of power charged in the first electronic device and power wirelessly supplied from the second device as power for the communication module, based on the recognition with respect to the second device. Other embodiments are also possible. | 05-19-2016 |
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20080284006 | Semiconductor devices including interlayer conductive contacts and methods of forming the same - In a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device comprises: a first insulating layer on an underlying contact region of the semiconductor device, the first insulating layer having an upper surface; a first conductive pattern in a first opening through the first insulating layer, an upper portion of the first conductive pattern being of a first width, an upper surface of the first conductive pattern being recessed relative to the upper surface of the first insulating layer so that the upper surface of the first conductive pattern has a height relative to the underlying contact region that is less than a height of the upper surface of the first insulating layer relative to the underlying contact region; and a second conductive pattern contacting the upper surface of the first conductive pattern, a lower portion of the second conductive pattern being of a second width that is less than the first width. | 11-20-2008 |
20110097895 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING INTERLAYER CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - In a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device comprises: a first insulating layer on an underlying contact region of the semiconductor device, the first insulating layer having an upper surface; a first conductive pattern in a first opening through the first insulating layer, an upper portion of the first conductive pattern being of a first width, an upper surface of the first conductive pattern being recessed relative to the upper surface of the first insulating layer so that the upper surface of the first conductive pattern has a height relative to the underlying contact region that is less than a height of the upper surface of the first insulating layer relative to the underlying contact region; and a second conductive pattern contacting the upper surface of the first conductive pattern, a lower portion of the second conductive pattern being of a second width that is less than the first width. | 04-28-2011 |
20130147022 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device may include an interlayer insulating layer containing hydrogen and a first passivation layer configured to prevent or inhibit an out-gassing of the hydrogen. In the method, a second passivation layer configured to control a warpage characteristic of a wafer may be formed on the first passivation layer. | 06-13-2013 |
20140042633 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING A NON-PLANAR CONDUCTIVE PATTERN, AND METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING A NON-PLANAR CONDUCTIVE PATTERN - Semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a non-planar conductive pattern. The non-planar conductive pattern may be on an insulating layer and may contact a connection terminal at a plurality of different heights. Related methods of forming semiconductor devices are also provided. | 02-13-2014 |
20140312456 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device can include wiring lines on a substrate and an interlayer insulating structure, between ones of the wiring lines. The wiring lines can include a pore-containing layer that includes a plurality of pores extending away from a surface of the substrate, wherein ones of the pores have respective volumes that increase with a distance from the substrate until reaching an air gap layer above the pore-containing layer and beneath uppermost surfaces of the wiring lines. | 10-23-2014 |
20160064193 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, first and second high-frequency power sources, and a controller. The lower electrode is disposed in a process chamber, and the upper electrode is disposed over the lower electrode in the process chamber. The first high-frequency power source is connected to one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and the second high-frequency power source is connected to one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The controller is connected to the first and second high-frequency power sources. The first high-frequency power source generates a first high-frequency power used to perform a first capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) process. The second high-frequency power source generates a second high-frequency power used to perform a second CCP process. The controller controls the second high-frequency power source to interrupt the second high-frequency power during the first CCP process. | 03-03-2016 |
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20140077225 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A schottky barrier diode may include a first n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate, a first p+ region disposed in the first n− type epitaxial layer, a second n type epitaxial layer disposed on the first n− type epitaxial layer and the first p+ region, a second p+ region disposed in the second n type epitaxial layer, a schottky electrode disposed on the second n type epitaxial layer and the second p+ region, and an ohmic electrode disposed on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate, wherein the first p+ region and the second p+ region may be in contact with each other. | 03-20-2014 |
20140117379 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes sequentially forming an n− type epitaxial layer, a p type epitaxial layer, and a first n+ region on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate, and forming a trench through the first n+ region and the p type epitaxial layer, wherein the forming of the trench includes forming a photosensitive layer pattern on the first n+ region, etching the first n+ region and the p type epitaxial layer by using the photosensitive layer pattern as a mask, forming a buffer layer by using amorphous carbon on the first n+ region after the photosensitive layer pattern is removed, forming a buffer layer pattern by etching the buffer layer, etching using the buffer layer pattern as the mask, isotropically etching to form a second portion of the trench, and removing the buffer layer pattern. | 05-01-2014 |
20140167071 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of n type pillar regions and an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a p type epitaxial layer and an n+ region disposed on the plurality of n type pillar regions and the n− type epitaxial layer; a trench penetrating the n+ region and the p type epitaxial layer and disposed on the plurality of n type pillar regions and the n− type epitaxial layer; a gate insulating film disposed within the trench; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film; an oxide film disposed on the gate electrode; a source electrode disposed on the p type epitaxial layer, the n+ region, and the oxide film; and a drain electrode disposed on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate, wherein each corner portion of the trench is in contact with a corresponding n type pillar region. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167072 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A schottky barrier diode includes an n− type epitaxial layer disposed at a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate, a plurality of n type pillar areas disposed in the n− type epitaxial layer at a first portion of a first surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate, a plurality of p+ areas disposed at a surface of the n− type epitaxial layer and separated from the n type pillar area, a schottky electrode disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer and the p+ area, and an ohmic electrode disposed at a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate. A doping density of the n type pillar area is larger than a doping density of the n− type epitaxial layer. | 06-19-2014 |
20140170824 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: sequentially forming an n− type epitaxial layer, a p type epitaxial layer, and a first n+ region on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; forming a trench by penetrating the first n+ region and the p type epitaxial layer, and etching part of the n− type epitaxial layer; forming a buffer layer in the trench and on the first n+ region; etching the buffer layer to form a buffer layer pattern on both sidewalls defined by the trench; forming a first silicon film on the first n+ region, the buffer layer pattern, and a surface of the n− type epitaxial layer exposed by the trench; oxidizing the first silicon film to form a first silicon oxide film; removing the buffer layer pattern by an ashing process to form a first silicon oxide film pattern; forming a second silicon film on the first silicon oxide film pattern and in the trench; oxidizing the second silicon film to form a second silicon oxide film; and etching the second silicon oxide film to form a gate insulating film within the trench, wherein the first silicon oxide film pattern is positioned on the first n+ region and at the bottom of the trench on the surface of the n− type epitaxial layer. | 06-19-2014 |
20140183554 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A Schottky barrier diode includes: an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate and includes an electrode area and a terminal area positioned outside of the electrode area; a first trench and a second trench disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer in the terminal area; a p area disposed under the first trench and the second trench; a Schottky electrode disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer in the electrode area; and an ohmic electrode disposed on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate, wherein the first trench and the second trench are adjacently positioned to form a step. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183558 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A schottky barrier diode includes: an n− type epitaxial layer that is disposed at a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a plurality of n type pillar areas that are disposed at the inside of the n− type epitaxial layer and that are disposed at a first portion of the first surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a p type area that is disposed at the inside of the n− type epitaxial layer and that is extended in a direction perpendicular to the n type pillar areas; a plurality of p+ areas in which the n− type epitaxial layer is disposed at a surface thereof and that are separated from the n type pillar areas and the p type area; a schottky electrode that is disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer and the p+ areas; and an ohmic electrode that is disposed at a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183560 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a plurality of n type pillar regions, a plurality of p type pillar regions, and an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a p type epitaxial layer and an n+ region sequentially disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer; a trench penetrating the n+ region and the p type epitaxial layer and disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer; a gate insulating film disposed within the trench; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film; an oxide film disposed on the gate electrode; a source electrode disposed on the p type epitaxial layer, the n+ region, and the oxide film; and a drain electrode positioned on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate. | 07-03-2014 |
20150069412 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE - A Schottky barrier diode and a method of manufacturing the Schottky barrier diode are provided. The diode includes an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate and having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inclined surface that connects the upper surface and the lower surface. A p region is disposed on the inclined surface of the n− type epitaxial layer and a Schottky electrode is disposed on the upper surface of the n− type epitaxial layer and the p region. In addition, an ohmic electrode is disposed on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate. | 03-12-2015 |
20150076515 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE - A Schottky barrier diode and a method of manufacturing the diode are provided. The diode includes an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate and a plurality of p+ regions disposed within the n− type epitaxial layer. An n+ type epitaxial layer is disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer, a Schottky electrode is disposed on the n+ type epitaxial layer, and an ohmic electrode is disposed on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate. The n+ type epitaxial layer includes a plurality of pillar parts disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer and a plurality of openings disposed between the pillar parts and that expose the p+ regions. Each of the pillar parts includes substantially straight parts that contact the n− type epitaxial layer and substantially curved parts that extend from the substantially straight parts. | 03-19-2015 |
20150179794 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The device may include an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate, a p type epitaxial layer disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer, an n+ region disposed on the p type epitaxial layer, a trench passing through the p type epitaxial layer and the n+ region and disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer, a p+ region disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer and separated from the trench, a gate insulating layer positioned in the trench, a gate electrode positioned on the gate insulating layer, an oxide layer positioned on the gate electrode, a source electrode positioned on the n+ region, the oxide layer, and the p+ region, and a drain electrode positioned on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate, in which channels are positioned on both sides of the trench. | 06-25-2015 |
20160141266 | METHOD OF BONDING WITH SILVER PASTE - A method for bonding with a silver paste includes coating a semiconductor device or a substrate with the silver paste. The silver paste contains a plurality of silver particles and a plurality of bismuth particles. The method further includes disposing the semiconductor on the substrate and forming a bonding layer by heating the silver paste, wherein the semiconductor and the substrate are bonded to each other by the bonding layer. | 05-19-2016 |
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20110133193 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape. | 06-09-2011 |
20110269309 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN BY USING THE PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - Provided are a photoresist composition having superior adhesion to an etch target film, a method of forming a pattern by using the photoresist composition, and a method of manufacturing a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate. The photoresist composition includes an alkali-soluble resin; a photosensitive compound; a solvent; and 0.01 to 0.1 parts by weight of a compound represented by Formula 1: | 11-03-2011 |
20150053984 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape. | 02-26-2015 |
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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 |
20120246261 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SENSOR DATA AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SENSOR DATA - Provided are an apparatus and method for transmitting only sensor data actually used to process a user request among sensor data received from a sensor when communication restarts between a sensor data management device and a sensor data analysis device. Accordingly, the amount of data transmitted to the sensor data analysis device is reduced. The sensor data analysis device may analyze the sensor data received from the sensor data management device to process the user request. | 09-27-2012 |
20120254575 | METHOD AND PORTABLE DEVICE FOR MANAGING MEMORY IN A DATA STREAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Provided are method and device for managing a memory in a data stream management system (DSMS) of a portable device. The method includes moving data of a selected memory region that has a low priority to a secondary storage and storing a received data stream in the selected memory region. | 10-04-2012 |
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 |
20130046767 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BUCKET RANGE OF LOCALITY SENSITIVE HASH - An apparatus for managing a bucket range of Locality Sensitive Hash is provided. The apparatus includes a range setting unit configured to set bucket ranges of Locality Sensitive Hash by dividing at least one vector based on distribution of data that are projected to the at least one vector. | 02-21-2013 |
20130109988 | METHOD AND USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS | 05-02-2013 |
20130110406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ANALYSIS RESULT OF MEDICAL MEASURED DATA | 05-02-2013 |
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 |
20140012871 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY PROCESSING MULTIPLE CONTINUOUS AGGREGATE QUERIES IN DATA STREAMS - An apparatus and a method for efficiently processing multiple continuous aggregate queries in data streams are provided. The apparatus includes a first operation result sharing unit configured to generate a common window including first aggregate areas, and store a first operation result of each of the multiple continuous aggregate queries for each of the first aggregate areas. The apparatus further includes a second operation result sharing unit configured to determine a second aggregate area including at least one of the first aggregate areas, and store a second operation result of each of the multiple continuous aggregate queries for the second aggregate area. The apparatus further includes a query processing unit configured to process the multiple continuous aggregate queries based on the first operation result and the second operation result. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING GENE INFORMATION FOR TREATMENT SELECTION - A method and apparatus for analyzing information about a gene network in which genes included in a genome of an individual are classified into a plurality of subgroups based on functional correlations between the genes is acquired, and subgroups corresponding to an action of at least one drug to be used are visualized. | 01-16-2014 |
20140250150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING PATTERN OF SEQUENCE DATA - A method of searching a pattern of sequence data, includes setting an interest pattern model comprising a length of an interest pattern, a value of an allowed mismatch, and a minimum support, obtaining supports of similar patterns of a child pattern, each of the similar patterns having a mismatch value with the child pattern that is greater than the value of the allowed mismatch, based on mismatch values of similar patterns of a parent pattern, and determining whether a support of the child pattern fulfills a condition of the minimum support based on the supports of the similar patterns of the child pattern, and a support of the parent pattern. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING PATTERN IN SEQUENCE DATA - A method of searching a pattern in sequence data includes setting a plurality of interest pattern models each including an interest pattern length, an allowed mismatch value, and a minimum support; calculating a support of a candidate pattern that is generable within the interest pattern length based on the allowed mismatch value of at least one of the plurality of interest pattern models; and determining whether the support of the candidate pattern fulfills a condition of the minimum support of at least one of the plurality of interest pattern models. | 09-11-2014 |
20150178553 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT THEREOF - A terminal and a method for sharing content are provided. A terminal includes an image acquirer configured to acquire face image data from a camera while content is being displayed, a face recognizer configured to recognize a face included in the face image data, a face change detector configured to detect whether the recognized face is different from a face recognized in a previous image data, a contact searcher configured to, in response to the detection that the recognized face is different from the face recognized in the previous image data, search a contact corresponding to the recognized face, and an information transmitter configured to transmit content usage information to the searched contact. | 06-25-2015 |
20150194153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURING CONTENTS OF MEETING - An apparatus is configured to structure contents of a meeting. The apparatus includes a voice recognizer configured to recognize a voice to generate text corresponding to the recognized voice, and a clustering element configured to cluster the generated text into subjects to generate one or more clusters. The apparatus further includes a concept extractor configured to extract concepts of each of the generated clusters, and a level analyzer configured to analyze a level of each of the extracted concepts. The apparatus further includes a structuring element configured to structure each of the extracted concepts based on the analysis. | 07-09-2015 |
20150205994 | SMART WATCH AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A smart watch and a control method thereof are provided. A smart watch includes a display having a position that is changeable; an estimation-based position controller configured to determine an initial target position based on a face position and control the display to be moved to the determined initial target position; a face position determiner configured to, based on a face recognition result, determine whether a face exists in front of the display positioned at the initial target position; and a face recognition-based position controller configured to, in response to determining a face does not exist in front of the display, determine a modified target position to enable the display to be positioned toward a face and control the display to be moved to the modified target position. | 07-23-2015 |
20150229761 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALL LOG - An apparatus for providing a call log includes a call detail information generator configured to generate call detail information of a call; a call recorder configured to record a call content of the call; a call content summarizer configured to convert the recorded call content into a transcribed text, and generate call content summary information based on the transcribed text; a call log generator configured to generate a call log including the call detail information and the call content summary information; and a call log provider configured to output the call log. | 08-13-2015 |
20150278383 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING SEARCH-INTEGRATED NOTE FUNCTION - A method of providing a search-integrated note function includes selecting a part of a text recorded in a note; performing a web search with regard to the selected text; clipping data selected by a user from a web search result; linking the clipped data to the selected text; and storing the clipped data. | 10-01-2015 |
20150317388 | INFORMATION SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - An information search apparatus includes an event receiver configured to receive an event from an application interface, wherein the application interface is presented on a display of the information search apparatus; a query extractor configured to, in response to receiving the event, extract a query from content displayed within the application interface; an information searcher configured to search for information from an information source using the query; and an information layer display configured to display an information layer within the application interface such that the information layer overlies existing objects on the application interface, wherein the information layer includes an information item which indicates information found by the search for information. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317408 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WEB PAGE ACCESS - An apparatus and method for web page access and an apparatus and method for structuring a web page access history are provided. The apparatus for structuring a web page access history includes a topic extractor configured to analyze a web page accessed by a user to extract at least one topic related to the page, a mapper configured to map the at least one extracted topic onto a node of an ontology-based data structure, and a summary graph generator configured to extract a sub graph including the mapped node from the data structure, and to generate a summary graph based on the extracted sub graph. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324334 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION - An apparatus and method for executing an application may execute a text string selected by a user or an application associated with a type of text string to input the text string to increase the user's convenience. The apparatus of executing an application includes a text string recognizer to determine a text string, a determiner to determine one or more candidate applications related to the text string, and an input location of the selected text string based on a type of the selected text string and the association model, an application list provider to generate and display a list of the candidate applications, and an application executer to execute a candidate application selected from the list and to input the selected text string into the input location of the candidate application. | 11-12-2015 |
20150325050 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY - A personalized augmented reality providing apparatus includes an interest object determiner configured to determine an interest object among external objects each having a predetermined relationship with a user, a relationship identifier configured to identify a subjective relationship between the interest object determined by the interest object determiner and the user, an additional information generator configured to generate additional information representing a current relationship state between the interest object and the user based on the subjective relationship identified by the relationship identifier, and an additional information provider configured to provide the user with the additional information generated by the additional information generator. | 11-12-2015 |
20160027437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION AND GENERATION OF SPEECH RECOGNITION ENGINE - A method and apparatus for speech recognition and for generation of speech recognition engine, and a speech recognition engine are provided. The method of speech recognition involves receiving a speech input, transmitting the speech input to a speech recognition engine, and receiving a speech recognition result from the speech recognition engine, in which the speech recognition engine obtains a phoneme sequence from the speech input and provides the speech recognition result based on a phonetic distance of the phoneme sequence. | 01-28-2016 |
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20140132901 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a recess portion recessed into the first substrate from the surface of a common electrode and a first alignment barrier protruded from the recess portion in an area corresponding to at least a portion of an end portion of a first alignment layer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140176838 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device comprising a display area and non-display area is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a connection part. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a wiring part formed on the first base substrate, and a pixel electrode connected to a portion of the wiring part, the pixel electrode disposed in the display area. The second substrate includes a second base substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second base substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate. The connection part is formed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate connecting the common electrode and the portion of the wiring part, wherein the common electrode comprises an electric field control pattern formed in the non-display area between the connection part and the display area. | 06-26-2014 |
20150187309 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a plurality of auxiliary gate lines extending in the second direction, a plurality of auxiliary data lines extending in the first direction, a display panel including first pixels and second pixels, and a driving part controlling the display panel to display an image. The first pixels are connected to the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, respectively. The second pixels are connected to the plurality of auxiliary gate lines and the plurality of auxiliary data lines, respectively. The auxiliary gate lines correspond to the gate lines, respectively. Each of the auxiliary gate lines is electrically connected to the corresponding one of the gate lines. | 07-02-2015 |
20150228242 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MOTHER SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel including a division pattern including a lower division wiring disposed on a bottom substrate, an upper division wiring disposed on a top substrate, and a short connector and displaying images and a signal controller including a panel recognition unit generating panel data according to a division output signal outputted from the division pattern. As a result, the display device recognizes a location in the mother substrate assembly of the display panel, selects a gamma value according to the display cell symbol, and gamma-corrects image information, thereby improving gamma characteristics of the display device. | 08-13-2015 |
20150261045 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel curved in a first direction includes: first and second areas corresponding to two segments of a pixel divided by a line in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a first electrode, in which first sub horizontal openings are defined in the first area, and second sub horizontal openings are defined in the second area, where the first and second sub horizontal openings extend along the first direction; a second substrate including: third and fourth areas corresponding to two segments of the pixel divided by a line in the first direction; and a second electrode, in which first vertical openings are defined in the third area, and second vertical openings are defined in the fourth area, where the first and second vertical openings extend along the second direction; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262538 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first odd source electrode and a first odd drain electrode on a first odd semiconductor layer have the same shapes as a first even drain electrode and a first even source electrode on a first even semiconductor layer, and when viewed in a plan view, a shape of a even pixel, except for a first even transistor, has substantially inversion symmetry with a shape of a odd pixel about a point on a virtual line parallel to a second direction. | 09-17-2015 |
20160118005 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode on the first substrate, the pixel electrode including separately formed first and second sub-pixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; a second TFT connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; a third TFT connected to one of the first and second TFTs; a gate line connected to the first, second, and third TFTs; a data line intersecting the gate line and respectively connected to the first and second TFTs; and a storage line, at least a part of the storage line spaced apart from and in parallel with the data line and connected to the third TFT. The first, second, and third TFTs may include a common gate electrode extending from the gate line. | 04-28-2016 |
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20140098315 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first data line and a second data line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a color filter disposed on the first insulation substrate and disposed between the first data line and the second data line; a first light blocking member disposed on the first data line and the second data line; and a second light blocking member disposed on the color filter and the first light blocking member, extending in the same direction as the gate line, and overlapping the first light blocking member on the first data line and the second data line. | 04-10-2014 |
20140120795 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes: preparing a lower mother substrate, where lower cells, each including a thin film transistor, are provided on the lower mother substrate, and a lower alignment layer is disposed on the lower cells; preparing an upper mother substrate, where upper cells corresponding to the lower cells are provided on the upper mother substrate, and an upper alignment layer is disposed on the upper cells; providing a mother substrate assembly by providing a liquid crystal mixture layer between the lower and upper mother substrates and combining the lower and upper mother substrates; providing a pretilt of the liquid crystals by applying a voltage to a voltage application unit of the lower mother substrate; and curing an alignment supporting agents in the liquid crystal mixture layer or the lower and upper alignment layers by irradiating light to a side of the mother substrate assembly. | 05-01-2014 |
20150109266 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a gate line extending substantially in a first direction, a first data line extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and a first switching element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a channel layer, where an end portion of the first electrode has a first edge oriented substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the first electrode, and the second electrode extends in a direction substantially opposite to the first electrode and an end portion of the second electrode has a second edge oriented substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the second electrode, and the channel layer substantially entirely covers both a lower surface of the first electrode and a lower surface of the second electrode. | 04-23-2015 |
20150146124 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: providing a lower mother substrate including a plurality of lower panels including thin film transistors and coated with a lower alignment layer, providing an upper mother substrate including a plurality of upper panels respectively corresponding to the plurality of lower panels and coated with an upper alignment layer, forming a mother substrate assembly by forming a liquid crystal mixture layer including a liquid crystal between the lower mother substrate and the upper mother substrate and combining the lower mother substrate and the upper mother substrate, dividing each upper panel into a first region, a second region, and a third region by forming three cutting lines for each upper panel at the upper mother substrate of the mother substrate assembly; applying a voltage to the first region and the third region of the upper mother substrate that is not covered by the lower mother substrate and exposed to pretilt the liquid crystal, and irradiating light to the mother substrate assembly at a side of the upper mother substrate to harden an alignment supplement agent included in at least one of the liquid crystal mixture layer and the lower and upper alignment layers. | 05-28-2015 |
20150200211 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate, a first thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a color filter disposed on the first thin film transistor, a passivation layer disposed on the color filter, a first opening being formed through the passivation layer and extending into the color filter, and a first pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer, electrically connected to the first thin film transistor, and overlapping the first opening. | 07-16-2015 |
20160085123 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first data line and a second data line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a color filter disposed on the first insulation substrate and disposed between the first data line and the second data line; a first light blocking member disposed on the first data line and the second data line; and a second light blocking member disposed on the color filter and the first light blocking member, extending in the same direction as the gate line, and overlapping the first light blocking member on the first data line and the second data line. | 03-24-2016 |
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20110021193 | MOBILE STATION, TRANSMISSION RELAY, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA USING CONNECTION IDENTIFIER IN MULTI-HOP RELAY SYSTEM - A Connection Identifier (CID) including an ID of a base station and an ID of a transmission relay is assigned to a mobile station by a transmission relay to transmit and receive information among the mobile station and the base station via the transmission relay. A mobile station includes a receiving unit to receive a CID from a transmission relay connected to a base station, the CID assigned by the transmission relay and including an ID of the base station and ID of the transmission relay; and a transmission unit to transmit data to the base station through the transmission relay based on the CID. The transmission relay includes a CID assignment unit to assign the CID to the mobile station. | 01-27-2011 |
20120063297 | USER TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RADIO RESOURCE CONNECTION THEREOF - In a user terminal and a method for a radio resource connection thereof, the user terminal includes a communication unit to transmit a request signal to request a radio resource connection and to receive a response signal in response to the request signal, a control unit to generate the request signal, to select a first cell based on the response signal and to determine whether to retransmit a request signal to the first cell based on a timer; and a timer management unit to start the timer. | 03-15-2012 |
20120134315 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPORTING PERFORMANCE - Provided are different wireless communication systems, in particular, a method and an apparatus for reporting performance between wireless communication systems. Information about a wireless network in an area where wireless communication systems coexist may be shared, through recognizing performance degradation of a wireless communication service provided by a first wireless communication system, and transmitting performance information of the wireless communication service provided by the first wireless communication system to a second wireless communication system. | 05-31-2012 |
20140266995 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus, includes: a display panel including: gate lines extended in a first direction, data lines extended in a second direction, sub-pixels, and a first color filter, a second color filter, and a substantially colorless portion sequentially arranged in the first direction in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-pixels; and a light providing unit configured to supply a first color of light and a second color of light different from the first color of light to the display panel in association with a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame, respectively. At least some of the sub-pixels are grouped into a sub-pixel group including an “a”דb” matrix arrangement, the sub-pixel group being connected to an amount “a” of the gate lines and an amount “b” of the data lines, and “a” and “b” are positive integers greater than zero and “b” is greater than “a.” | 09-18-2014 |
20140267449 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of date lines and a plurality of pixel portions. The gate lines transfer gate signals. The data lines transfer intersect with the gate lines and transfer data signals. The pixel portions and the data lines, include pixel electrodes, and charge a pixel voltage by using a first gamma signal and a second gamma signal. The first gamma signal is changed from a first level lower than a common voltage to a second level higher than the common voltage as a grayscale is increased. The second gamma signal is changed from a third level higher than the common voltage to a fourth level lower than the common voltage as the grayscale is increased. A display quality of the display apparatus may thus be improved. | 09-18-2014 |
20150116378 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device including a display panel driving unit configured to convert an image signal provided from an external device into a data signal such that an image is displayed on a display panel, and to output a first light control signal and a second light control signal. A backlight unit is configured to provide the display panel with a first color light and a second color light different from the first color light in response to the first light control signal and the second control signal. The display panel driving unit is further configured to determine a pulse width of each of the first light control signal and the second light control signal according to a color characteristic of the image signal. | 04-30-2015 |
20150194104 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method of driving a liquid crystal display apparatus includes gamma-correcting first and second gray scale data using a first gamma value to generate first and second luminance data; generating sub luminance data based on a smaller value of the first and second luminance data; correcting the sub luminance data using a second gamma value larger than the first gamma value to generate sub correction luminance data; correcting the first luminance data using the sub or second luminance data to generate first correction luminance data; correcting the second luminance data using the sub or first luminance data to generate second correction luminance data; performing inverse gamma correction on the first, second and sub correction luminance data using the first gamma value to generate first, second and sub correction gray scale data; and providing first to third pixels with the first, second, and sub correction gray scale data. | 07-09-2015 |
20150194106 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source part, a panel driver, and a light source driver. The display panel includes a first sub pixel having a first primary color, a second sub pixel having a second primary color, and a transparent sub-pixel. The light source part is configured to provide light to the display panel, where the light source part includes a first light source and a second light source having colors different from each other. The panel driver is configured to output to the display panel a first grayscale data, a second grayscale data, and a third grayscale data, respectively during a first sub frame, a second sub frame, and a third sub frame. The first grayscale data is associated with the first light source, and the second grayscale data and the third grayscale data are associated with the second light source. | 07-09-2015 |
20150221260 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes: a display panel configured with rows of pixels, each row pixels including a first color pixel, a second color pixel, and a third color pixel; and a backlight assembly configured to supply light to the display panel, in which: a data signal is alternately applied to a first color pixel disposed in an odd row on an odd frame, and to another first color pixel disposed in an even row on an even frame, a data signal is alternately applied to a second color pixel disposed in the odd row on the odd frame, and to another second color pixel disposed in the even row on the even frame, a data signal is applied to a third color pixel on both frames, and colors of light supplied to the display panel on the odd frame and the even frame are different from each other. | 08-06-2015 |
20150255026 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a plurality of pixels each including first and second switching elements connected to a first gate line and a data line. Each pixel also includes a first memory capacitor connected to the first switching element and a capacitance voltage line, a second memory capacitor connected to the second switching element and the capacitance voltage line, and a third switching element and a fourth switching element each connected to a second gate line and a reference voltage line. Each pixel further includes a fifth switching element connected to a third gate line and the first memory capacitor, a sixth switching element connected to the third gate line and the second memory capacitor, a first subpixel electrode connected to the third and fifth switching elements, and a second subpixel electrode connected to the fourth and sixth switching element. | 09-10-2015 |
20150279305 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes pixels connected to gate lines and data lines to display an image based on first and second sub-frames and a data driver which generates first data voltages during the first sub-frame and second data voltages having a polarity opposite to that of the first data voltages during the second sub-frame. The pixels connected to odd-numbered gate lines of the gate lines receive the first data voltages through the data lines in response to first gate signals provided through the odd-numbered gate lines during the first sub-frame, and the pixels connected to even-numbered gate lines of the gate lines receive the second data voltages through the data lines in response to second gate signals provided through the even-numbered gate lines during the second sub-frame. | 10-01-2015 |
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20110122982 | BANDWIDTH SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT AND BANDWIDTH SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - Example embodiments are directed to a bandwidth synchronization circuit and a bandwidth synchronization method. The bandwidth synchronization circuit includes an upsizer and a syncdown unit. The upsizer includes a sync packer and a sync unpacker operating according to a first clock. The syncdown unit is connected to the upsizer and performs a syncdown operation on data of the upsizer in response to a second clock of a frequency lower than a frequency of the first clock. | 05-26-2011 |
20110276735 | INTERCONNECT, BUS SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECT AND BUS SYSTEM OPERATING METHOD - Provided are an interconnect, a bus system with interconnect, and bus system operating method. The bus system includes a master, slaves access by the master, and an interconnect. The interconnect connects the master with the slaves in response to selection bits identified in a master address provided by the master. | 11-10-2011 |
20120089758 | System On Chip Keeping Load Balance And Load Balancing Method Thereof - At least one example embodiment discloses a System on Chip (SoC). The SoC includes a master block, a plurality of slave blocks configured to operate in response to a request from the master block, and an interconnect block configured to deliver transactions occurring in the master block to the plurality of slave blocks through a plurality of transfer paths. The interconnect block is configured to monitor load information of the plurality of transfer paths and select one of the plurality of transfer paths according to the load information. | 04-12-2012 |
20120117286 | Interface Devices And Systems Including The Same - An interface device includes a transaction management unit, a buffer unit and a selection circuit. The transaction management unit selectively splits a transaction of a master device into a first sub-transaction and at least one remaining sub-transaction based on a size of the transaction. The buffer unit stores the remaining sub-transaction. The selection circuit selects one of the first sub-transaction and an output of the buffer unit in response to a select control signal. | 05-10-2012 |
20120131246 | SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AND DATA ARBITRATION METHOD THEREOF - A system-on-a-chip semiconductor device comprises a first master device configured to issue a request having a transaction ID, a plurality of slave devices configured to provide data in response to the request, and an interconnector configured to include a slave interface for providing the request to one or more master interfaces and for supplying response data to the first master device based on operation characteristics of the first master. | 05-24-2012 |
20120159037 | MEMORY INTERLEAVING DEVICE AND METHOD USING REORDER BUFFER - A memory interleaving device includes a slave interface, a master interface, and a crossbar switch. The slave interface is connected with a master intellectual property through an on-chip network. The master interface is connected with a slave intellectual property. The crossbar switch connects the slave interface with the master interface. The memory interleaving device transmits requests from the master intellectual property to the slave intellectual property, receives data or responses respectively corresponding to the requests from the slave intellectual property, and transmits the data or responses to the master intellectual property in an order in which the requests are received. | 06-21-2012 |
20120215955 | System on Chip Comprising Interconnector and Control Method Thereof - A system on chip includes a plurality of master devices, a plurality of slave devices that supply data in response to requests of the plurality of master devices and pointer update logic configured to process the requests from the plurality of master devices sequentially in a pipeline manner. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221754 | SYSTEM ON CHIP BUS SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE BUS SYSTEM - A bus system of a system on chip (SoC) includes a first and a second masters, a first slave, and a first and a second control modules. The control modules generates a first and a second access control state signals in response to a first locking access preparation request signal from a corresponding master. The access control signals are broadcasted between the first and the second control modules through a communication channel. | 08-30-2012 |
20140201407 | INTERCONNECT, BUS SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECT AND BUS SYSTEM OPERATING METHOD - Provided are an interconnect, a bus system with interconnect, and bus system operating method. The bus system includes a master, slaves access by the master, and an interconnect. The interconnect connects the master with the slaves in response to selection bits identified in a master address provided by the master. | 07-17-2014 |
20140218378 | SYSTEM ON CHIP FOR UPDATING PARTIAL FRAME OF IMAGE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A system on chip (SoC) and a method of operating the same are provided. The SoC includes a central processing unit (CPU) controlling a memory operation and a display operation on a current frame of an image based on generation of the image and an interrupt signal; an image generator requesting data of the current frame from a memory according to control of the CPU; a UD unit determining whether the current frame is updated, detecting whether an update region is a partial frame based on virtual addresses included in a request of the image generator, and outputting the interrupt signal corresponding to the update region to the CPU; a memory controller storing the update region in the memory according to the control of the CPU; and a display controller accessing the memory and outputting the update region to a display device according to the control of the CPU. | 08-07-2014 |
20140240360 | METHOD FOR ROTATING AN ORIGINAL IMAGE USING SELF-LEARNING AND APPARATUSES PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of rotating an original image includes performing a self-learning using addresses related to at least one page miss and generating address generation rules using a result of the self-learning. The method includes pre-fetching the original image from a memory device based on the address generation rules to obtain a pre-fetched image and generating a rotated image using the pre-fetched image. | 08-28-2014 |
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20130092872 | COMPOSITIONS FOR ETCHING AND METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - Etching compositions are provided. The etching composition includes a phosphoric acid, ammonium ions and a silicon compound. The silicon compound includes a silicon atom, an atomic group having an amino group combined with the silicon atom, and at least two oxygen atoms combined with the silicon atom. Methods utilizing the etching compositions are also provided. | 04-18-2013 |
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20150104932 | COMPOSITIONS FOR ETCHING AND METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - Etching compositions are provided. The etching composition includes a phosphoric acid, ammonium ions and a silicon compound. The silicon compound includes a silicon atom, an atomic group having an amino group combined with the silicon atom, and at least two oxygen atoms combined with the silicon atom. Methods utilizing the etching compositions are also provided. | 04-16-2015 |
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20150348799 | COMPOSITIONS FOR ETCHING - Etching compositions are provided. The etching composition includes a phosphoric acid, ammonium ions and a silicon compound material. The silicon compound material includes a silicon atom, at least one selected from the group of a nitrogen atom, a phosphorus atom and a sulfur atom combined with the silicon atom, and at least two oxygen atoms combined with the silicon atom. Methods utilizing the etching compositions are also provided. | 12-03-2015 |
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