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| 20080225958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING DATA IN RECEIVER OF A DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for decoding data in a digital broadcasting receiver are disclosed, in which first payload data obtained by RS decoding of input RS packet data is buffered in a first buffer, packet data failed in the RS decoding is buffered in a second buffer, an erasure RS decoding is performed on the first payload data using erasure information indicating whether the first payload data has errors and if the first payload data has errors, indicating the positions of the errors, payload data failed in the erasure RS decoding is overwritten on payloads of the packet data buffered in the second buffer, second payload data obtained by RS decoding of the overwritten packet data is overwritten in the first buffer, an erasure RS decoding is performed on the second payload data buffered in the first buffer, and the RS decoding and erasure RS decoding are repeated until errors of the second payload data are corrected. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090193323 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and a method for improving the performance of a decoder by improving a decoding speed when correcting an error of a control signal in Long Term Evolution (LTE). The apparatus includes an error determination unit for performing a traceback operation on a received signal, and simultaneously determining if an error has been generated to the received signal. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100037278 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCASTING INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving broadcasting information transmission in a Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) system are provided. The method for transmitting broadcasting information includes dividing a Program Specific Information (PSI) and/or Service Information (SI) table received from an upper layer into a plurality of sections, generating section numbers with respect to the sections, channel-coding and interleaving the sections, generating a Transport Stream (TS) packet including at least one section, section information and channel coding information, and multiplexing the TS packet together with a data TS packet. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100316220 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD THEREOF - A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system and method are provided that includes a reader and a tag which share a predetermined secret key. The reader transmits an authentication request random number to the tag. The reader and the tag generate a Pseudorandom Noise (PN) sequence formed of a series of binary codes from an exclusive disjunction of the authentication request random number and the predetermined secret key. The tag produces an authentication response random number by performing a predetermined conversion operation for the PN sequence and transmits the authentication response random number to the reader. The reader authenticates the tag by analyzing the PN sequence and the authentication response random number. | 12-16-2010 |
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| 20090085861 | BACKLIGHT DRIVER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight driver and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the same, in which the backlight driver includes an interface unit enabled in response to a first carry signal, receiving serially provided optical data, and outputting a second carry signal; and a plurality of control units controlling one or more light-emitting devices in response to the serially provided optical data. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090102776 | TIMING CONTROLLER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first timing controller for receiving image signals in synchronization with a first clock signal and outputting representative image signals in synchronization with a second clock signal, the frequency of the second clock signal being lower than the frequency of the first clock signal; and circuitry for controlling luminance of light-emitting blocks of the liquid crystal display in response to the representative image signals. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090109167 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of driving the same. The LCD includes a timing controller which receives a first image signal corresponding to a first frame frequency and outputs a second image signal corresponding to a second frame frequency; a liquid crystal panel which receives the second image signal and displays an image using the second frame frequency; and a plurality of light-emitting blocks which provide light to the liquid crystal panel, wherein the light-emitting blocks are divided into a plurality of light-emitting groups, each group including at least one of the light-emitting blocks, and, in a first operation mode, a frame, which corresponds to the second frame frequency, includes an off section in which at least one of the light-emitting groups is turned off. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100060675 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TIMING CONTROLLER FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of driving a display apparatus for an embodiment comprises a light source module divided into a plurality of light-emitting blocks to provide light to a display panel, a local dimming driving part driving the light-emitting blocks, and a timing controller controlling the driving timing of the display panel and the local dimming driving part. The timing controller transmits a luminance pulse having representative grayscale values of an image corresponding to the light-emitting blocks and a synchronization signal including information of a start position of the representative grayscale values to the local dimming driving part. The local dimming driving part drives the light-emitting blocks using the representative grayscale values obtained from the luminance pulse. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100220108 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes; a signal control unit which receives a plurality of image signals and determines a plurality of representative image signals from the image signals, a plurality of lookup tables, each of which is configured to store a plurality of light data signals corresponding to the plurality of representative image signals, a plurality of light-emitting blocks configured to provide light according to the respective light data signals, and a display panel configured to display an image corresponding to the plurality of image signals, wherein the signal control unit determines an average luminance value of the plurality of image signals, selects one of the plurality of lookup tables according to the determined average luminance value, reads the light data signals from the selected lookup table and provides the light data signals to at least one of the plurality of light emitting blocks. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110069091 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - In a method of driving a light source including first through k-th light-emitting blocks (k being a natural number) which provide a display panel with light, the method includes providing identical driving signals to a plurality of light-emitting blocks of the first through k-th light-emitting blocks on which a high gradation image, which has a gradation greater than a predetermined gradation, is displayed. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110115889 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of driving a light source including a light source part includes determining whether an image signal is a two-dimensional mode image signal or a three-dimensional mode image signal to generate a mode signal, adjusting a level of a current to be applied to the light source part in response to the mode signal to generate an adjusted current, and driving the light source part using the adjusted current. | 05-19-2011 |
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| 20080308784 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - Methods of fabricating integrated circuit memory cells and integrated circuit memory cells are disclosed. An integrated circuit memory cell can be fabricated by forming an ohmic layer on an upper surface of a conductive structure and extending away from the structure along at least a portion of a sidewall of an opening in an insulation layer. An electrode layer is formed on the ohmic layer. A variable resistivity material is formed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the electrode layer. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100243982 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - Methods of fabricating integrated circuit memory cells and integrated circuit memory cells are disclosed. An integrated circuit memory cell can be fabricated by forming an ohmic layer on an upper surface of a conductive structure and extending away from the structure along at least a portion of a sidewall of an opening in an insulation layer. An electrode layer is formed on the ohmic layer. A variable resistivity material is formed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the electrode layer. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110073832 | PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE - A phase-change memory device, including a lower electrode, a phase-change material pattern electrically connected to the lower electrode, and an upper electrode electrically connected to the phase-change material pattern. The lower electrode may include a first structure including a metal semiconductor compound, a second structure on the first structure, the second structure including a metal nitride material, and including a lower part having a greater width than an upper part, and a third structure including a metal nitride material containing an element X, the third structure being on the second structure, the element X including at least one selected from the group of silicon, boron, aluminum, oxygen, and carbon. | 03-31-2011 |
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| 20080230373 | METHODS OF FORMING A PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL LAYER INCLUDING TELLURIUM AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides methods of forming a phase-change material layer including providing a substrate and a chalcogenide target including germanium (Ge), antimony (Sb) and tellurium (Te) at a temperature wherein tellurium is volatilized and antimony is not volatilized, and performing a sputtering process to form the phase-change material layer including a chalcogenide material on the substrate. Methods of manufacturing a phase-change memory device using the same are also provided. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090039404 | CAPACITOR FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - In a capacitor having a high dielectric constant, the capacitor includes a cylindrical lower electrode, a dielectric layer and an upper electrode. A metal oxide layer is formed on inner, top and outer surfaces of the lower electrode as the dielectric layer. A first sub-electrode is formed on a surface of the dielectric layer along the profile of the lower electrode and a second sub-electrode is continuously formed on the first sub-electrode corresponding to the top surface of the lower electrode, so an opening portion of the lower electrode is covered with the second sub-electrode. The first and second sub-electrodes include first and second metal nitride layers in which first and second stresses are applied, respectively. Directions of the first and second stresses are opposite to each other. Accordingly, cracking is minimized in the upper electrode with the high dielectric constant, thereby reducing current leakage. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090053538 | INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE HAVING OXYGEN TRAP PATTERN IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An interconnection structure having an oxygen trap pattern in a semiconductor device, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The interconnection structure includes a lower interlayer insulating layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. A metal layer pattern and a capping layer pattern are sequentially stacked on the lower interlayer insulating layer. An oxygen trap pattern is disposed on the capping layer pattern and includes a conductive oxygen trap pattern. | 02-26-2009 |
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| 20090059752 | OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An optical disc apparatus, and a method of driving the same, includes a light focusing element disposed to focus light emitted from a light source onto a disc; an actuator to move the light focusing element toward or away from the disc according to a voltage applied to the actuator; a light intensity detection unit to detect the intensity of light reflected from the disc ; a servo unit to generate a gap error signal and a third voltage, the third voltage being the sum of a first voltage and a second voltage, and to apply the generated third voltage to the actuator; and a control unit to control the servo unit to perform a gap pull-in operation when the light focusing element is moved toward the disc according to the gap error signal and the third voltage. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090147397 | PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF RECORDING TRACK INFORMATION ONTO THE SAME - Provided are a patterned magnetic recording medium and a method of recording track information onto the patterned magnetic recording medium. The patterned magnetic recording medium includes: a data sector comprising a plurality of magnetic recording regions which are spaced apart from one another, wherein the magnetic recording regions constitute a plurality of tracks which are each shaped like a ring; and a servo sector comprising servo patterned regions and correction code regions, which are each provided on each of the plurality of tracks, wherein information regarding a track that is to be actually used in a hard disk drive (HDD) is recorded on a correction code region of at least one track of the plurality of tracks. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090147402 | PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF SELF SERVO WRITING ONTO THE SAME - Provided are a patterned magnetic recording medium and a method of self servo writing in which servo information is written on the patterned magnetic recording medium. The patterned magnetic recording medium includes: a data sector including a plurality of magnetic recording regions spaced apart from one another, wherein the magnetic recording regions constitute a plurality of tracks which are each shaped like a ring; and a servo sector on which servo information regarding the tracks is capable of being written along the tracks, wherein only to a part of the tracks of the servo sector, servo information regarding the part of the tracks is written in the form of a physical servo pattern which is formed by physically patterning a magnetic recording layer. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090185306 | GAP SERVO CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS IN NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - A gap servo control method and apparatus for increasing a disturbance cancellation capability and decreasing the occurrence of an overshoot in a near-field optical disc drive include: generating an actuator driving signal of a transient response process by using a signal obtained by removing a disturbance contained in the gap error signal using a first band when a level of a gap error signal reaches a first level; and generating the actuator driving signal of the transient response process by using a signal obtained by removing the disturbance contained in the gap error signal using a second band when the level of the gap error signal reaches a second level. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090290465 | GAP PULL-IN METHOD FOR NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL DISK DRIVER AND OPTICAL DISK DRIVING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - A gap pull-in method that minimizes overshoot due to a moving speed of a light focusing element and disturbance of a disk when the light focusing element is converted from an open loop state to a closed loop state during a gap pull-in of a near-field optical disk driver, and an optical disk driving apparatus using the method, the gap pull-in method including: generating an inverse actuator driving signal having a pulse duration and a pulse amplitude according to a moving speed of a light focusing element when an open loop state is changed to a closed loop state in the gap pull-in; and driving an actuator using the inverse actuator driving signal. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100211354 | APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMATICAL INFORMATION OF UNDERGROUND PIPES AND NONCONTACT ODOMETER USING OPTICAL FLOW SENSOR AND USING THE SAME - An apparatus to acquire 3-dimensional geographical information of an underground pipe includes an in-pipe transfer unit which moves along the inside of the underground pipe, a sensing unit which senses 3-dimensional location information of the in-pipe transfer unit, and an information storage unit which stores a value measured by the sensing unit. Accordingly, the depth at which the underground pipe is located as well as 2-dimensional location information of the underground pipe is stored in the information storage unit so that maintenance and repair of the underground pipe can be carried out with greater efficiency. | 08-19-2010 |
