| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080305591 | METAL OXIDE ALLOY LAYER, METHOD OF FORMING THE METAL OXIDE ALLOY LAYER, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A GATE STRUCTURE AND A CAPACITOR INCLUDING THE METAL OXIDE ALLOY LAYER - A metal oxide alloy layer comprises a first layer including a first metal oxide and having a first thickness, and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer including a second metal oxide and having a second thickness, wherein a value of the first thickness is such that the first metal oxide is allowed to move into the second layer and a value of the second thickness is such that the second metal oxide is allowed to move into the first layer to form a single-layered structure in which the first and second metal oxides are mixed. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090035516 | Organometallic precursor, thin film having the same, metal wiring including the thin film, method of forming a thin film and method of manufacturing a metal wiring using the same - Disclosed are an organometallic precursor that may be used in manufacturing a semiconductor device, a thin film having the same, a metal wiring including the thin film, a method of forming a thin film and a method of manufacturing a metal wiring. An organometallic precursor including a central metal, a borohydride ligand and an amine ligand for reducing a polarity of the organometallic precursor may be provided onto a substrate, and may be thermally decomposed to form a thin film on the substrate. The organometallic precursor having a reduced polarity may be provided to a chamber with a constant flow rate, and thus stability and/or efficiency of a semiconductor manufacturing process may be improved. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090100310 | Apparatus and method for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) in wireless communication system - An apparatus and a method for Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) in a wireless communication system are provided. A receiver includes a Media Access Control (MAC) layer part for error-checking each MAC Packet Data Units (PDUs) extracted from a physical layer burst, and generating HARQ combination control information according to a result of the error check; a receiving part for receiving a retransmit burst; and a combiner for selecting one or more Forward Error Correction (FEC) blocks from the retransmit burst according to the HARQ combination control information, and HARQ-combining the selected one or more FEC blocks. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100084277 | Composition for copper plating and associated methods - A composition for copper plating and associated methods, a method of forming a copper wiring including forming an insulation layer having a recessed portion on a substrate, and forming a copper layer on the insulation layer to fill the recessed portion by performing an electroplating process using a composition that includes an aqueous electrolyte solution containing a copper ion and at least one of a disulfide compound represented by Formula 1, a betaine compound represented by at least one of Formulae 3 and 4, and a triblock copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide (PEO-PPO-PEO) having a weight average molecular weight of about 2,500 to about 5,000 g/mol and an ethylene oxide content (EO %, w/w) of about 30% to about 60%. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110045183 | METHODS OF FORMING A LAYER, METHODS OF FORMING A GATE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING A CAPACITOR - In a method of forming a layer, a precursor including a metal and a ligand chelating to the metal is stabilized by contacting the precursor with an electron donating compound to provide a stabilized precursor onto a substrate. A reactant is introduced onto the substrate to bind to the metal in the stabilized precursor. The precursor stabilized by the electron donating compound has an improved thermal stability and thus the precursor is not dissociated at a high temperature atmosphere, and the layer having a uniform thickness is formed on the substrate. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110183527 | Precursor Composition, Methods of Forming a Layer, Methods of Forming a Gate Structure and Methods of Forming a Capacitor - In a method of forming a layer, a precursor composition including a metal and a ligand chelating to the metal is stabilized by contacting the precursor composition with an electron donating compound to provide a stabilized precursor composition onto a substrate. A reactant is introduced onto the substrate to bind to the metal in the stabilized precursor composition. The stabilized precursor composition is provided onto the substrate by introducing the precursor composition onto the substrate after the electron donating compound is introduced onto the substrate. The electron donating compound is continuously introduced onto the substrate during and after the precursor composition is introduced. | 07-28-2011 |
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| 20080284964 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090128725 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100053485 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110037933 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING A SPACER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110285952 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING A SPACER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates. | 11-24-2011 |
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| 20090073021 | CASCADE COMPARATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A cascade comparator and a control method thereof are provided. By applying multi-phase clock signals to a plurality of comparators when the plurality of comparators are cascaded together so that each comparator is regenerated before the preceding comparator is reset, a hold switch does not need to be provided between the comparators. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size and parasitic components of a circuit, operate the circuit at a high speed, remove a glitch caused by any hold switch, and accordingly improve system linearity. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090160490 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A reference voltage generator, which is used in an analog-to-digital converter, minimizes influence of kickback noise by dividing a full scale reference voltage into a number of reference voltages using a ladder resistor unit, and applying the number of reference voltages to a number of comparators, and matches a reference common mode voltage to an input common mode voltage by forming a common feedback loop using another ladder resistor unit which is a replica of the ladder resistor unit. Therefore, since kickback noise is locally discharged by a decoupling capacitor connected to each ladder resistor and a peak value of the kickback noise is also reduced, it is possible to optimize the ladder resistor unit according to power consumption. Also, since the common feedback loop is formed as a replica of the ladder resistor unit, it is possible to match a reference common mode signal to an input common mode signal. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090195433 | MULTISTAGE AMPLIFIER AND A METHOD OF SETTLING THE MULTISTAGE AMPLIFIER - A method of settling an amplifier and a multistage amplifier are provided. To settle an amplifier, a plurality of clock signals are, respectively, applied to preset switches, each of which is placed between amplifiers connected in cascade, to open the preset switches sequentially, thereby settling the amplifiers in order. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100316174 | DISCRETE TIME FILTER AND RECEIVER INCLUDING THE SAME - A discrete time filter includes a plurality of sampling cells and a first dummy sampling cell. Each of the sampling cells performs a current mode sampling operation based on current input to an input terminal in response to a corresponding one of a plurality of sampling clock signals and is reset in response to a corresponding one of the plurality of sampling clock signals and a first dummy sampling clocks. The first dummy sampling cell alternately performs with the first sampling cell the current mode sampling operation based on current input to the input terminal in response to the first dummy sampling clock signal and is alternately reset with the first sampling cell in response to the first sampling clock signal. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110018751 | FOLDING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A folding analog-to-digital converter including: a reference voltage generator, a track-and-hold circuit and a first pre-amplification circuit. The reference voltage generator generates a plurality of reference voltages. The track-and-hold circuit generates a sampling control signal having a voltage level lower than or equal to a level of a power supply voltage by maintaining an initial level of a boost capacitor voltage at a level lower than a level of a power supply voltage, and samples and holds an input voltage signal in response to the generated sampling control signal to generate a sampled signal. The first pre-amplification circuit amplifies each of voltage differences between the sampled signal and each of the plurality of reference voltages. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120007758 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD OF ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION - An analog to digital converter includes a digital to analog converting circuit, a comparator and a signal processing circuit. The digital to analog converting circuit samples and holds an analog input signal, and converts digital output data to an analog signal to generate a hold voltage signal. The comparator compares the hold voltage signal with a reference voltage signal in response to a rising edge and a falling edge of a clock signal to generate a comparison output voltage signal. The signal processing circuit performs successive approximation based on the comparison output voltage signal to generate the digital output data. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120081243 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER INCLUDING SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a capacitor digital-to-analog (DAC), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) including the capacitor DAC, and a semiconductor device. The DAC includes at least one dummy capacitor configured to cause capacitors included in a capacitor array to have a capacitance that is an integer multiple of the capacitance of a unit capacitor. | 04-05-2012 |
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| 20100113843 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOLS FROM MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method for producing monohydric alcohols from monocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof using a catalyst comprising ruthenium (Ru) and tin (Sn) using zinc oxide (ZnO) as both a catalyst support and an active promoter; a catalyst prepared by adding an inorganic binder such as silica, alumina or titania in a limited range to the catalyst comprising the above components in order to impart a shaping ability to the catalyst; or, a modified catalyst reformed by adding at least one reducing component selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Rh, Pd, Re, Ir, and Pt to the catalyst in order to improve the reducing ability of the catalyst. By using such catalysts, the method according to the present invention is advantageous in that the monohydric alcohols can be prepared in high yield regardless of whether the monocarboxylic acids contain water or not, the monohydric alcohols can be economically prepared because the catalysts can be operated under mild reaction conditions and also exhibits high selectivity and productivity compared to conventional catalysts, and the catalysts have excellent long-term reaction stability so as to be advantageous for industrial applications. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100298578 | Catalyst For Direct Conversion Of Esters Of Lactic Acid To Lactide And The Method For Producing Lactide Using The Same - The present disclosure discloses a catalyst for directly producing a lactide which is a cyclic ester used as a monomer for polylactides, and a method for directly producing a lactide using the catalyst, the method including the transesterification reaction between two molecules of an ester of lactic acid or a mixture containing the ester of lactic acid with a small amount of lactic acid and oligomer of lactic acid under an inert environment in the presence of a titanium-based catalyst or a catalyst mixture containing the titanium-based catalyst so as to produce lactide while simultaneously removing an alcohol (ROH) generated as a by-product. As compared to a conventional commercialized process, since the method for producing a lactide in accordance with the present disclosure is a novel process capable of directly producing the lactide from the ester of lactic acid, energy consumption is low and the lactide can be produced through a simple process showing a high yield while maintaining optical property (D-form or L-form optical isomer). | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110261997 | FORENSIC MARK INSERTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A forensic mark insertion apparatus includes: an original content segment storage unit for storing multiple original contents; and a service control unit for, in response to a request for a content from a user, retrieving an original content corresponding to the request for the content from the original content segment storage unit, separating the retrieved original content into plurality of content segments, selectively inserting a forensic mark into some of the content segments, and assembling the content segments to produce an forensic-mark inserted content to be provided to the user. | 10-27-2011 |
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| 20080213940 | Methods of forming metal oxide layers, methods of forming gate structures using the same, and methods of forming capacitors using the same - Provided herein are methods of forming a metal oxide layer that include providing an organometallic compound and an oxidizing agent to the substrate to form the metal oxide layer on the substrate. The organometallic compound may have the general formula of M(NR | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080274693 | Method for Selecting the Installation Position and Direction of Link Antenna in Inbuilding Radio Frequency Repeater and Cable Apparatus Used in the Same - The present invention relates to a method for selecting an installation position of a link antenna of an in-building RF repeater, a cable device thereof, and a terminal. The method selects the position for measuring the greatest Ec/lo by using directivity of the link antenna in an area for installing the link antenna. The link antenna is installed at the selected position. The direction with the greatest Ec/lo that is measured by using directivity of the link antenna is fixed to be a desired direction from among target directions to be directed by the link antenna. In this instance, measurement of Ec/lo by using directivity of the link antenna is performed by a mobile station connected to the link antenna through an access cable. Accordingly, the link antenna can be installed at the optimized position and in the optimized direction. Hence, the Ec/lo within the building is substantially reduced. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080292783 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THIN LAYER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING GATE STRUCTURES AND CAPACITORS USING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a thin layer, an organic metal precursor is provided onto a substrate. The organic metal precursor has a vapor pressure of about 0.5 Torr to about 6 Torr at a temperature of about 65° C. to about 95° C. and is represented by following Chemical Formula 1. An oxidant including an oxygen atom is provided onto the substrate to oxidize the organic metal precursor. The organic metal precursor reacts with the oxidant to form a thin layer including a metal oxide on the substrate. The thin layer may be used for a gate insulation layer of a gate structure, a dielectric layer of a capacitor, etc. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100047988 | METHODS OF FORMING A LAYER, METHODS OF FORMING A GATE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING A CAPACITOR - In a method of forming a layer, a precursor including a metal and a ligand coordinating to the metal is stabilized by contacting the precursor with an electron donating compound to provide a stabilized precursor into a substrate. A reactant is introduced into the substrate to bind to the metal in the stabilized precursor. The precursor stabilized by the electron donating compound has an improved thermal stability and thus the precursor is not dissociated at a high temperature atmosphere, and the layer having a uniform thickness is formed on the substrate. | 02-25-2010 |
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| 20090188982 | CHEAT PREVENTING OMR CARDCHEAT PREVENTING OMR CARD - A cheat preventing optical mark recognition (OMR) card capable of preventing cheating of examinees by configuring a marking part thereof such that marks formed on the marking part are not easily recognized from angles other than a right angle, that is, a front of the card. The cheat preventing OMR card includes the marking part and an answer checking section of the marking part includes a shaded background. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20110255025 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a light emitting device, a light guide plate to guide light irradiated from the light emitting device, an optical sheet disposed on a front surface of the light guide plate, a bottom chassis disposed below the light guide plate, a mold frame disposed on a front surface of the optical sheet, and an anti-contact protrusion disposed at the bottom chassis so as to come into contact with the mold frame, thereby allowing the mold frame to be spaced apart from the light guide plate and the front surface of the optical sheet. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258291 | System and Method for Converting Content - Provided is a content converting method and system. The content converting method and system may extract web content elements from collected web contents, may extract domain elements from a web page including the web contents, may match the extracted elements with broadcast content elements and thus, may enable the web contents to be played in a broadcast receiving apparatus. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110292317 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a light emitting device to emit light, an optical member to guide the light emitted from the light emitting device, a bottom chassis disposed on a rear surface of the optical member so as to support the optical member, a supporting member coming into partial contact with the bottom chassis so as to support a module including the light emitting device and a shock-absorbing member disposed between the rear surface of the optical member and the bottom chassis. | 12-01-2011 |