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Lee, Hwaseong-Si

Byoung-Gwan Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110084980	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a temperature sensing means configured to measure a real-time temperature of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit configured to supply a light to the liquid crystal panel; a control unit configured to convert an image signal into an RGB signal and to convert a first dimming signal to a second dimming signal according to the real-time temperature; and an inverter unit configured to adjust the backlight unit using the second dimming signal.	04-14-2011

Changwon Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110083451	CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONER OF VEHICLE - Ensuring driving performance of a vehicle and improving fuel efficiency is made possible by appropriately controlling capacity of an air-con compressor, while stably maintaining cooling performance to provide comfortable circumstances for passengers.	04-14-2011

Chan-Mi Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174039	Semiconductor device and method of forming the same - A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor device may comprise a semiconductor substrate including a main surface configured to define a groove, a trench, and a cavity sequentially disposed downward from a given region of the main surface and open toward the main surface.	07-09-2009
20110151633	METHODS OF FORMING A CONDUCTIVE LAYER STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A RECESSED CHANNEL TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - In a method of forming a conductive layer structure and a method of manufacturing a recess channel transistor, a first insulating layer and a first conductive layer are sequentially formed on a substrate having a first region a second region and the substrate is exposed in a recess-forming area in the first region. A recess is formed in the recess-forming-area by etching the exposed region of the substrate. A second insulating layer is conformally formed on a sidewall and a bottom of the recess. A second conductive layer pattern is formed on the second insulating layer to fill up a portion of the recess. A spacer is formed on the second conductive layer pattern and on the second insulating layer on the sidewall of the recess. A third conductive layer pattern is formed on the second conductive layer pattern and the spacer to fill up the recess.	06-23-2011

Cheon-An Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100134175	Antifuse Circuit Having Protection Circuit - An antifuse circuit includes a protection circuit. The antifuse circuit receives a program voltage using a non-connection (NC) pin or ball of a semiconductor device. The protection circuit prevents an unintended voltage lower than the program voltage from being applied to the antifuse circuit.	06-03-2010

Chun-Deuk Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090305931	COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING AN INSULATION MATERIAL AND RELATED METHODS - A composition for removing an insulation material and related methods of use are disclosed. The composition comprises about 1 to 50 percent by weight of an oxidizing agent, about 0.1 to 35 percent by weight of a fluorine-containing compound, and water. The insulation material comprises at least one of a low-k material and a protection material.	12-10-2009

Dong Jin Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110116217	IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes front and rear covers which surround a display panel and a plurality of connection members connected to the display panel and connected to each of the covers. Thereby, the display panel has a bezel part having a narrow width, and the front and rear covers are easily fixed to each other.	05-19-2011
20110126440	DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a display apparatus including a first case and a second case coupled to each other to define an external appearance of the display apparatus. A fastening guide extends from an inner surface of the first case, and a fastening member is engaged with the fastening guide. The fastening member is provided with a boss portion for screw-fastening. The first case and second case are coupled to each other using the fastening guide and fastening member having a thin thickness, whereby a reduced thickness of fastening parts and stable inter-coupling of the first case and second case are accomplished.	06-02-2011

Eun-Gyu Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100224918	Semiconductor devices and CMOS image sensors having a shielding wall, electronic apparatuses having the same and methods of fabricating the same - Semiconductor devices, CMOS image sensors, electronic apparatuses and methods of fabricating the same are provided, the semiconductor devices include a semiconductor substrate having stopper layers and interlayer insulating layers which are alternately stacked, wherein interfaces between the stopper layers and the interlayer insulating layers are formed in a horizontal direction. A first conductor and a second conductor each vertically extend through the interlayer insulating layers and the stopper layers. An insulating shielding wall is formed between the first and second conductors. The insulating shielding wall vertically extends through the interfaces between the stopper layers and the interlayer insulating layers such that at least one of the interfaces is divided into separate sections.	09-09-2010

Eunho Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090288623	Continuously variable valve lift system for engines and controllling method thereof - The present invention relates to a continuously variable valve lift system for engines, which can prevent deterioration of fuel efficiency due to a friction loss by a return spring even in a low lift operation state by making a high lift swing angle be larger than a low lift swing angle, easily implement the CVVL by reducing a lost motion angle to an optimum condition, and securely generate an advancing effect in spite of reduction of the lost motion angle. Further, the continuously variable valve lift system is easy and convenient to adjust a clearance of an oscillating cam link, prevent the clearance of the oscillating cam link from being accumulated, and has a convenience of workability in adjusting the clearance in a narrow engine room.	11-26-2009

Gae-Hwang Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110039032	Method of manufacturing polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device including dichroic dye - Example embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device including dichroic dye. The method may include filling a mixture solution including liquid crystals, a photopolymerizable material, dichroic dyes, and liquid crystalline polymers in a space between a first electrode and a second electrode that face each other; applying an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode; and arranging the dichroic dyes in the mixture solution.	02-17-2011
20110067807	Method of forming polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer including dichroic dye - Example embodiments relate to a method of forming a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer including a dichroic dye. A first PDLC layer including the dichroic dye and a second PDLC layer having no dichroic dye may be bonded to each other so as to form the desired PDLC layer.	03-24-2011
20110134372	Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same - Provided are a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The PDLC display device may include a PDLC layer between facing substrates, wherein the PDLC layer has at least two regions including polymers having different concentrations.	06-09-2011

Gil Ho Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110066426	REAL-TIME SPEAKER-ADAPTIVE SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A speech recognition apparatus and method for real-time speaker adaptation are provided. The speech recognition apparatus may estimate a pitch of a speech section from an inputted speech signal, extract a speech feature for speech recognition based on the estimated pitch, and perform speech recognition with respect to the speech signal based on the speech feature. The speech recognition apparatus may be adaptively normalized depending on a speaker. Thus, the speech recognition apparatus may extract a speech feature for speech recognition, and may improve a performance of speech recognition based on the extracted speech feature.	03-17-2011

Gi-Rak Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100327590	ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS USING BUBBLE BUOYANCY - An electricity generating apparatus connected to a diffuser for purifying the quality of water in an area generates electricity while being operated by bubbles and the buoyancy of a water stream, generated in the diffuser, and thus supplies the produced electricity to the diffuser, so that the diffuser can purify the quality of water. The apparatus includes: a turbine shaft installed in a vertical direction; a cylindrical turbine including supports, one end connected with the turbine shaft, and an internal fixed plate and an external fixed plate being formed; turbine blades, formed between the internal fixed plate and the external fixed plate; and a generator, connected with a driving gear formed at an upper end of the turbine shaft, for generates electricity when the turbine shaft is rotated.	12-30-2010

Gi-Sang Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100110837	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USING AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL - An apparatus and method for wireless communication using an acoustic signal in a system including a first device including a loudspeaker and a second device including a microphone. The first device generates wireless communication information, converts the wireless communication information to an acoustic signal, and transmits the acoustic signal to the second device using the loudspeaker. The second device receives the acoustic signal using the microphone, extracts the wireless communication information from the acoustic signal, generates an acknowledgment signal according to the extracted wireless communication information, and transmits the acknowledgment signal to the first device on a wireless communication channel.	05-06-2010
20100290484	ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder includes a precoder for encoding an input information object according to a preset encoding scheme and storing the encoded information object in a precoder buffer, a sample number/address generation unit for generating a sample number of each sample and an address, which corresponds to each bit of each sample and the address of the precoder buffer, a multiplexer for selecting a bit of the precoder buffer corresponding to the address generated by the sample number/address generation module, a sampling buffer for storing a bit of each sample output from the multiplexer, a control packet generation module for generating a control packet including information on the sample number generated by the sample number/address generation module, a packet assembling unit for assembling the sample stored in the sampling buffer with the control packet generated by the control data generation module, and a modulation module for modulating the packet output from the packet assembling unit into a sound signal according to a preset scheme.	11-18-2010
20110142073	METHOD FOR ENCODING INFORMATION OBJECT AND ENCODER USING THE SAME - A method for encoding an information object in a communication system by storing the information object in a buffer; generating a sampling set including bits randomly selected from the buffer and bits regularly selected from the buffer; generating control channel data including a sampling set number of the sampling set and size information for the information object; and modulating the sampling set and the control channel data.	06-16-2011
20110143677	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OBJECT BETWEEN DEVICES HAVING MULTI-RADIO INTERFACE - A method for transmitting, by a mobile device, a data object, is provided, and includes estimating expected transmission times required for transmitting an object between devices by an acoustic communication link and supported radio interfaces, based on a size of the object, transmitting the object through an acoustic communication channel when the link is estimated to provide a shortest expected transmission time, and determining rankings of the radio interfaces according to the expected transmission times when the acoustic communication link does not provide a shortest expected transmission time, transmitting rankings information and configuration information on the supported radio interfaces through the acoustic communication channel by a configuration container, and transmitting the object through a radio interface through which a response is received.	06-16-2011
20110144979	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION - Disclosed is an acoustic communication method that includes filtering an audio signal to attenuate a high frequency section of the audio signal; generating a residual signal which corresponds to a difference between the audio signal and the filtered signal; generating a psychoacoustic mask for the audio signal based on a predetermined psychoacoustic model; generating a psychoacoustic spectrum mask by combining the residual signal with the psychoacoustic mask; generating an acoustic communication signal by modulating digital data according to the acoustic signal spectrum mask; and combining the acoustic communication signal with the filtered signal.	06-16-2011

Hee-Hyun Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075623	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW-NOISE AMPLIFICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A low-noise amplification apparatus and method in a receiver in a wireless communication system are provided, in which a main amplifier amplifies a received signal, a sub-amplifier amplifies a third-order harmonic component more strongly than a signal component in the received signal and cancels the third-order harmonic component by combining the amplified signal with the signal received from the main amplifier. A noise eliminator amplifies noise included in the received signal and eliminates the noise by combining the amplified noise with the signal received from the main amplifier or the signal received from the sub-amplifier.	03-19-2009
20090143037	RECEIVER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REJECTING TRANSMIT SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A receiver apparatus for tracking and rejecting a Transmit (Tx) signal in a wireless communication system and an operation method thereof are provided. The receiver apparatus includes a controller for receiving channel frequency information of the Tx signal and for controlling an operation for tracking and rejecting a frequency of the Tx signal; a phase locked loop for generating an oscillation frequency by generating a control voltage according to the channel frequency information of the Tx signal under the control of the controller and for filtering a signal corresponding to the oscillation frequency among signals input to a low noise amplifier; and the low noise amplifier for amplifying power while minimizing noise of a signal filtered by the phase locked loop.	06-04-2009
20100136942	Receiving circuit including balun circuit and notch filter and operating method thereof - Provided are a receiving circuit including a balun circuit and a notch filter, and an operating method thereof. The receiving circuit includes a transformer, a notch filter, and a mixer. The transformer converts a single input signal to a differential input signal using a first tap. The notch filter blocks a specific frequency band of the single input signal by connecting a second tap with the first tap of the transformer using a condenser.	06-03-2010

Hee Kon Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100117218	Stacked wafer level package and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention relates to a stacked wafer level package and a method of manufacturing the same. The stacked wafer level package in accordance with the present invention can improve a misalignment problem generated in a stacking process by performing a semiconductor chip mounting process, a rearrangement wiring layer forming process, the stacking process and so on after previously bonding internal connection means for interconnection between stacked electronic components to a conductive layer for forming a rearrangement wiring layer, thereby improving reliability and yield and reducing manufacturing cost.	05-13-2010
20100159646	Method of manufacturing wafer level package - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wafer level package including the steps of: preparing a substrate wafer including a plurality of pads formed on a bottom surface, a plurality of chips positioned on a top surface, and dicing lines for dividing the chips; forming external connection units on the pads; coating resin on the dicing lines by positioning masks on the substrate wafer to expose only the dicing lines; removing the masks; encapsulating the chips positioned between the resin by coating the chips with encapsulant; removing the resin coated on the dicing lines; and cutting a wafer level package along the dicing lines exposed by removing the resin into units.	06-24-2010

Heung Son Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100321009	MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TRANSDUCER AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STRUCTURAL HEALTH USING THE SAME - A magnetostrictive transducer that generates a large shear horizontal (SH) wave useful for non-destructive testing of a plate member, and method and apparatus for structural health monitoring by using the magnetostrictive transducer. The magnetostrictive transducer includes: a magnetostrictive patch array comprising a plurality of magnetostrictive patches that have different radii of curvature, and have the same center of curvature when arranged on a plate member and form an overall fan-shape; a static magnetic field forming unit comprising two magnets that are respectively installed on both sides of the magnetostrictive patch so that a magnetic field is formed in parallel to an arc direction of the magnetostrictive patch; and a dynamic magnetic field forming unit comprising a wound coil comprising a plurality of curved portions.	12-23-2010

Hosug Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100251364	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING HARMFUL PACKET - A network apparatus and method of classifying received packets based on a predetermined standard are disclosed. The method of classifying received packets in a security system, the method comprises parsing a received packet and extracting a payload from the parsed packet; scanning the payload to check whether or not a predetermined signature code is included in the payload; if it is determined from the result of the scanning that the predetermined signature code is included in the payload, generating a presumptive signature based on information included in the predetermined signature code; and determining whether or not the generated presumptive signature is identical with a signature corresponding to the predetermined signature code, and allocating an classification identifier (ID) to the received packet according to the result of the determination, thereby classifying the received packet according to the classification ID, wherein the predetermined signature code is formed by a part of the signature corresponding to the signature code. Accordingly, possible harmful packets such as attack packets can be classified at high speed, and thereby being blocked immediately.	09-30-2010

Ho-Sug Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100275261	SIGNATURE SEARCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SIGNATURE LOCATION IN PACKET - A method of and apparatus for searching for a signature in a packet according to a signature location. The method may include extracting a sub-payload to be compared with a signature from a payload of a packet, generating an offset that is location information about a location of the sub-payload in the payload, generating a search key that includes the extracted sub-payload and the generated offset, and performing ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) matching to check if the generated search key matches a TCAM entry.	10-28-2010

Ho-Suk Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110115509	Semiconductor Devices Including Design for Test Capabilities and Semiconductor Modules and Test Systems Including Such Devices - A semiconductor device includes a resistor terminal, a reference voltage generator and a detector. The resistor terminal is connected to an external resistor. The reference voltage generator generates at least one reference voltage. The detector generates a detection signal based at least in part on a resistor terminal voltage and the at least one reference voltage. The detection signal indicates a state of an electrical connection to the resistor terminal. The resistor terminal voltage is a voltage at the resistor terminal.	05-19-2011

Hun-Bae Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090040840	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR SIGNAL INTERFERENCE THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cell array blocks, a plurality of pairs of first data lines for transceiving data with corresponding memory cell array blocks, a plurality of column selection signal lines disposed in an orthogonal direction to the pairs of first data lines, and a plurality of pairs of second data lines to transceive data with corresponding pairs of first data lines of the pairs of first data lines. The memory cell array includes a signal interference compensator that shifts a voltage level of a second data line signal of one of the pair of second data lines interfered by a column selection signal line, to a voltage level of a first data line signal of other of the pair of second data lines not interfered so as to compensate for a signal interference.	02-12-2009

Hun Joo Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110068656	SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR SYSTEM - A surface acoustic wave sensor system includes a base substrate, a piezoelectric substrate disposed on the base substrate, inter-digital transducer (IDT) electrodes disposed along a longitudinal direction on the piezoelectric substrate, each IDT electrode including an input inter-digital transducer and an output inter-digital transducer paired with and facing the input inter-digital transducer, each pair of input and output IDTs forming a surface acoustic wave unit sensor with the piezoelectric substrate, and connection electrodes disposed in the base substrate and electrically connected to the surface acoustic wave unit sensors.	03-24-2011
20110073474	SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE BIOSENSOR - A surface acoustic wave device, including: a piezoelectric substrate; an interdigitated transducer electrode disposed on the substrate; an oxide film disposed on surface of the interdigitated transducer electrode; and a hydrophobic film disposed on a surface of the oxide film.	03-31-2011
20110111516	SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR USING OSCILLATION METHOD AND SENSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a surface acoustic wave sensor system, in which multiplexers are connected to input and output terminals of a plurality of surface acoustic wave devices through one feedback loop, and thus one oscillation channel is configured. Such a surface acoustic wave sensor system can prevent errors caused by deviations between oscillators, and thus sensitivity and reproducibility can be improved.	05-12-2011

Hye-Lan Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080308876	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes a first gate structure on a first region of a substrate, the first gate structure including sequentially formed a first insulating layer pattern, a first conductive layer pattern, and a first polysilicon layer pattern doped with first impurities of a first conductivity type, a first source/drain in the first region of the substrate doped with second impurities of a second conductivity type, a second gate structure on a second region of the substrate, the second gate structure including sequentially formed a second insulating layer pattern, a second conductive layer pattern, and a second polysilicon layer pattern doped with third impurities with the first conductivity type, and a second source/drain in the second region of the substrate doped with fourth impurities having a conductivity type opposite the second conductivity.	12-18-2008
20100193875	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DUAL GATES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a semiconductor device with dual gates and a method of manufacturing the same, a dielectric layer and first and second metallic conductive layers are successively formed on the semiconductor substrate having first and second regions. The second metallic conductive layer which is formed on the first metallic conductive layer of the second region is etched to form a metal pattern. The first metallic conductive layer is etched using the metal pattern as an etching mask. A polysilicon layer is formed on the dielectric layer and the metal pattern. The first gate electrode is formed by etching portions of the polysilicon layer, the metal pattern, and the first metallic conductive layer of the first region. The second gate electrode is formed by etching a portion of the polysilicon layer formed directly on the dielectric layer of the second region.	08-05-2010
20110121399	COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING METAL GATE STACK STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device including: a semiconductor substrate including a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a NMOS metal gate stack structure on the NMOS region and including a first high dielectric layer, a first barrier metal gate on the first high dielectric layer and including a metal oxide nitride layer, and a first metal gate on the first barrier metal gate; and a PMOS metal gate stack structure on the PMOS region and including a second high dielectric layer, a second barrier metal gate on the second high dielectric layer and including a metal oxide nitride layer, and a second metal gate on the second barrier metal gate.	05-26-2011

Ii-Su Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100092187	METHOD OF INITIALIZING NEW CONSUMABLE PART ACCORDING TO REPLACEMENT OF OLD CONSUMABLE PART IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of initializing an amount of use of a new consumable part according to replacement of an old consumable part and an image forming apparatus and system for performing the method, the method involves, when the old consumable part is replaced by the new consumable part excluding a memory in an image forming apparatus, transmitting identification information of the image forming apparatus and of the consumable part to a management server; determining whether initialization has been already performed on the amount of use of the new consumable part, wherein the determining is conducted by the management server that uses the identification information of the image forming apparatus and of the new consumable part; generating and transmitting an executable file for initialization of the amount of use of the new consumable part, if the initialization has not been performed on the amount of use of the new consumable part; and initializing the new consumable part by using the executable file.	04-15-2010

Jae Doo Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110043424	BOARD-SHAPED WIDEBAND DUAL POLARIZATION ANTENNA - This invention relates to a board-shaped wideband dual polarization antenna whose feeding structure is simplified. Dipole antennas are prepared on both front and rear surfaces of a printed circuit board, and an electric signal is fed to the dipole antennas through via holes at the same time. Through the dipole antennas, the dual polarization antenna radiates dual polarized waves whose radiation emissions have perpendicular directions to each other. The wideband characteristics of the dual polarization antenna are improved through parasitic elements. The disclosed printed circuit board comprises: a first line hole into which a first core line (+) of a first electric cable transmitting a first electric signal is inserted; a first ground via hole through which a first ground line (−) of the first electric cable passes; a first balun hole into which a first balun cable is inserted; a second line hole into which a second core line (+) of a second electric line is inserted; is second balun hole into which a second balun cable is inserted; and a connection via-hole through which both the second core line (+) and the second balun cable pass. The first and second balun cables make a pair with the first and second electric cables respectively by being parallel to those electric cables respectively in order so perform the function of a balun. According to the invention, the dual polarization antenna is able to radiate, through the dipole antennas on both surfaces of the printed circuit boards, dual polarized waves whose radiation emissions have perpendicular directions to each other. In addition, the feeding structure can be simplified and a complex three-dimensional air-bridge structure does not need to be used in the dual polarization antenna since an electric signal is fed to the dipole antennas on both surfaces of the printed circuit board at the same time.	02-24-2011

Jaesik Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057297	SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS HAVING GUARD RINGS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate including a main chip region and a scribe lane region surrounding the main chip region. An insulating layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A guard ring is disposed in the insulating layer in the scribe lane region. The guard ring surrounds at least a portion of the main chip region. The guard ring has a brittleness greater than a brittleness of the insulating layer.	03-10-2011

Jaesoo Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090310408	Memory system and method of accessing a semiconductor memory device - A memory system is provided with a processor, a main memory, and a flash memory. Performance of the memory system is improved through achievement of speed-up and high data reliability. The memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device and a controller configured to drive a control program to control the nonvolatile memory device. The control program executes a second access operation for the nonvolatile memory device even before a first access operation to the nonvolatile memory device is completed.	12-17-2009

Jea-Won Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090158550	Handle assembly rotatable in all directions and cleaner having the same - A cleaner having a handle assembly rotatable in all directions is disclosed, the handle assembly including a housing; a handle which is capable of being gripped by a user; a connection unit which connects the handle with the housing to rotate in all directions; and an elastic unit which elastically biases the handle to a neutral position. As the handle is capable of rotating in all directions, a user can clean a surface without feeling strain in his or her joints.	06-25-2009

Jeong Bae Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172756	Rotary compressor - A rotary compressor including a case defining an external appearance of the compressor. A compressing device is arranged inside the case, and a lower cap is fixed to a lower end of the case. The rotary compressor further includes a weld zone to fix the compressing device and lower cap to each other.	07-08-2010

Jong-Rai Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100327590	ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS USING BUBBLE BUOYANCY - An electricity generating apparatus connected to a diffuser for purifying the quality of water in an area generates electricity while being operated by bubbles and the buoyancy of a water stream, generated in the diffuser, and thus supplies the produced electricity to the diffuser, so that the diffuser can purify the quality of water. The apparatus includes: a turbine shaft installed in a vertical direction; a cylindrical turbine including supports, one end connected with the turbine shaft, and an internal fixed plate and an external fixed plate being formed; turbine blades, formed between the internal fixed plate and the external fixed plate; and a generator, connected with a driving gear formed at an upper end of the turbine shaft, for generates electricity when the turbine shaft is rotated.	12-30-2010

Jongseo Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100302268	DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel which receives a light, a backlight which provides the light to the display panel in response to a driving voltage, and a backlight driver which applies the driving voltage to the backlight. The backlight is turned on and off during a communication period to transmit data to an external receiver using visible light communication during the communication period. The backlight driver controls a voltage level of the driving voltage according to a number of turn-on periods of the driving voltage during the communication period.	12-02-2010
20110044695	Visible Light Communication System - A visible light communication system includes a light source emitting a first light having information, an optical filter receiving the first light and an externally provided second light and filtering the first and second light according to wavelength bands of the first and second light to output a filtered light, a photoelectric device receiving the filtered light to generate an output signal, and a data output part receiving the output signal to output data. Accordingly, the external light not having information may be substantially prevented from being provided to the photoelectric device, thereby preventing noise from occurring on the output signal. In addition, no additional operation is required to filter the output signal from the photoelectric device.	02-24-2011

Joo Ho Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090116144	PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a perpendicular magnetic recording head and a method of manufacturing the same. The perpendicular magnetic recording head includes a main pole including a pole tip applying a recording magnetic field to a recording medium, a coil surrounding the main pole in a solenoid shape such that recording magnetic field for recording information to a recording medium is generated at the pole tip, and a return yoke forming a magnetic path for the recording magnetic field together with the main pole and surrounding a portion of the coil passing above the main pole. The number of times that the coil passes above the main pole is smaller than the number of times that the coil passes below the main pole.	05-07-2009
20090233240	Method of fabricating Triode-Structure field-emission device - Example embodiments provide a method of fabricating a triode-structure field-emission device. A cathode, an insulating layer, and a gate metal layer may be sequentially formed on a substrate. A first resist pattern having a first opening and a second resist pattern having a second opening smaller than the first opening may be formed to be sequentially laminated on the gate metal layer. Then, the gate metal layer and the insulating layer may be etched using the first resist pattern to form a gate electrode and an insulating layer having a first hole and a second hole corresponding to the first opening. A catalyst layer may be formed on the cathode exposed through the first and second holes using the second resist pattern. After the first resist pattern, second resist pattern, and the catalyst layer on the second resist pattern are removed, an emitter may be formed on the catalyst layer in the second hole.	09-17-2009

Ju-Bum Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110101467	STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stacked semiconductor device includes a first gate structure formed on a substrate, a first insulating interlayer covering the first gate structure on the substrate, a first active pattern formed through and on the first insulating interlayer and contacting the substrate, a second gate structure formed on the first active pattern and the first insulating interlayer, a buffer layer covering the second gate structure on the first active pattern and the first insulating interlayer, a second insulating interlayer formed on the buffer layer, and a contact plug formed through the first and second insulating interlayers, which contacts with the substrate and is insulated from the second gate structure by the buffer layer. Operation failures of a transistor in the stacked semiconductor device can be reduced because the buffer layer prevents a word line from being electrically connected to the contact plug.	05-05-2011

Juhyeong Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100144474	BELT UNIT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A belt unit for a continuously variable transmission that transmits power from a primary pulley to a secondary pulley, may include at least a band overlapped each other, and a segment including a body base and a locking end portion which are connected by a neck therebetween, wherein an upper surface of the at least a band is coupled to the locking end portion and a lower surface of the at least a band is coupled to a segment shoulder of the body base, and wherein lower grooves are formed at lower portions of the neck between the neck and the segment shoulder of the body base at both sides of the neck such that an upper surface of the respective body base is higher than the corresponding lower groove to form a contact radius difference between the lower groove and the upper surface of the body base.	06-10-2010

Jung-Huyk Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090201721	Phase change memory device and write method thereof - A phase change memory device and a write method thereof allow writing of both volatile and non-volatile data on the phase change memory device. The phase change memory device may be written by setting a write mode as one of a volatile write mode and a non-volatile write mode, and writing data as volatile or non-volatile by applying a write pulse corresponding to the write mode, wherein, when power is not supplied to the phase change memory device, the non-volatile data is retained and the volatile data is not retained.	08-13-2009

Jung Hyuk Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090296458	RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF WRITING DATA - A method of programming a resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state includes applying a first programming current to the memory cell, executing a verify read of the memory cell by sensing a logic state of the memory cell, and applying a second programming current to the memory cell when the sensed logic state is different than the given logic state, where the second programming current is greater than the first programming current	12-03-2009
20100271867	Variable resistive memory device compensating bit line resistance - Provided is a variable resistance memory device. The variable resistance memory device may include first and second memory cells connected to different lengths of bit lines, respectively, and a select circuit, configured to select the first and second memory cells, which is connected to the first and second memory cells through word lines. The select circuit is configured to compensate for a difference of resistances in the different of the lengths of the bit lines.	10-28-2010
20110134687	RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF WRITING DATA - A method of programming a resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state includes applying a first programming current to the memory cell, executing a verify read of the memory cell by sensing a logic state of the memory cell, and applying a second programming current to the memory cell when the sensed logic state is different than the given logic state, where the second programming current is greater than the first programming current	06-09-2011

Jung-Seob Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100125374	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: an image processor which processes and displays an image signal; a communication unit which transmits a power consumption of the image processing apparatus to a power control server, and receives a message notifying necessary power saving function from the power control server; and a controller which controls the image processor to display a power load warning message and performs a power saving function in response to the power load warning message if the message notifying the necessary power saving function is received. With this, while operation rate of the power plant having high costs is lowered, low carbon emission of the plant may be achieved and a user of the image processing apparatus may reduce power consumption by performing a power saving function.	05-20-2010

Jun Haeng Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100290572	NETWORK SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TIME SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN NODES - Provided is a network synchronization method and apparatus for performing a time synchronization between nodes. When a system starts up and the time synchronization between the nodes is initiated, the network synchronization method and apparatus may enhance jitter, wander, and a time synchronization performance by gradually increasing a window size for a propagation time measurement. When a full window of propagation time measurements is collected, the network synchronization method and apparatus may enhance jitter, wander, and the time synchronization performance by applying an exponential to a computation of an average propagation time value.	11-18-2010
20110157299	APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VIDEO CONFERENCE TO DISTINGUISH SPEAKER FROM PARTICIPANTS - Disclosed are a system and a method that generates image data that represent a speaker to be distinguished, and enables a mobile terminal to provide a video conference service using the image data that distinguishes the speaker. A video conference apparatus may include a speaker distinguishing unit to distinguish, as a speaker, a participant who is speaking from a plurality of participants in the video conference and an image data generating unit to generate image data that represents the distinguished participant differently from other participants.	06-30-2011

Jun-Noh Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090159955	NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A nonvolatile memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a tunneling insulation layer on the semiconductor substrate, a charge storage layer on the tunneling insulation layer, an inter-electrode insulation layer on the charge storage layer, and a control gate electrode on the inter-electrode insulation layer. The inter-electrode insulation layer includes a high-k dielectric layer having a dielectric constant greater than that of a silicon nitride, and an interfacial layer between the charge storage layer and the high-k dielectric layer. The interfacial layer includes a silicon oxynitride layer.	06-25-2009
20100112777	METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a bottom electrode having a top surface and a side surface on a semiconductor substrate, performing a tilted ion implantation process to supply ions to the top surface of the bottom electrode and to a portion of the side surface of the bottom electrode, and forming a dielectric layer on the bottom electrode. The formation of the dielectric layer is delayed at the ion-supplied top surface of the bottom electrode and the ion-supplied portion of the side surface of the bottom electrode.	05-06-2010
20100167554	METHODS FORMING HIGH DIELECTRIC TARGET LAYER - In a method of forming a target layer having a uniform composition of constituent materials, a first precursor including a first central atom and a ligand is chemisorbed on a first reaction site of an object. The ligand or the first central atom is then removed to form a second reaction site. A second precursor including a second central atom is then chemisorbed on the second reaction site.	07-01-2010
20110014770	Methods of forming a dielectric thin film of a semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing a capacitor having the same - A method of forming a dielectric thin film of a semiconductor device, the method including supplying a first nuclear atom precursor source and a second nuclear atom precursor source having different thermal decomposition temperatures to a substrate and forming a chemical adsorption layer including first nuclear atoms and second nuclear atoms on the substrate. A reactant including oxygen atoms may be supplied to the substrate on which the chemical adsorption layer is formed. An atomic layer including an oxide of the first nuclear atoms and the second nuclear atoms may be formed on the chemical adsorption layer.	01-20-2011

Jun-Taek Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100097477	Method of detecting defects in image sensor, tester for the method, and control signal generator for the method - A method of detecting defects in an image sensor that may occur from a floating diffusion area of the image sensor, a tester using the method, and a control signal generator using the method include a photo diode generating charges corresponding to an image signal; a transmission transistor having a first terminal connected to a the photodiode and a second terminal connected to a floating diffusion area, thereby transmitting the charges generated in the photo diode to the floating diffusion area in response to a charge transmission control signal; and a reset transistor having a first terminal applied by a reset voltage and a second transistor connected to the floating diffusion area, thereby transmitting the reset voltage to the floating diffusion area in response to a reset control signal. The reset transistor is turned on during at least one sampling zone selected between reset level sampling and signal level sampling that are performed with respect to the image sensor.	04-22-2010
20100155797	CMOS image sensors - CMOS image sensors and methods of manufacturing the same are provided, the CMOS image sensors include an epitaxial layer, a photodiode, a transfer transistor, CMOS transistors, first metal wirings and a second metal wiring formed on a substrate. The substrate may have a photodiode region, a floating diffusion region, an active pixel sensor (APS) array circuit region and a peripheral circuit region. The photodiode may be formed on the epitaxial layer in the photodiode region. The transfer transistor may be formed on the epitaxial layer in the floating diffusion region. The CMOS transistors may be formed on the epitaxial layer in the APS array circuit region and the peripheral circuit region. The first metal wirings may be formed over the photodiode region. The second metal wiring may be formed on one of the first metal wirings. The second metal wiring may be located higher than the first metal wirings.	06-24-2010

Kang Eun Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090094023	Method, medium, and apparatus encoding scalable wideband audio signal - Provided is a method and apparatus for encoding a scalable wideband audio signal, the method including: filtering a voiced signal by performing linear prediction on the voiced signal and modulating the filtered signal; encoding the modulated signal in the time domain, and outputting a core layer encoding result of the voiced signal; subtracting a signal obtained by decoding the core layer encoding result from the modulated signal and outputting an error signal; and encoding the error signal and outputting an enhancement layer encoding result of the voiced signal.	04-09-2009
20100104106	Audio processing apparatus and method of mobile device - An audio processing apparatus and method for a mobile device are provided. The audio processing apparatus and method may appropriately determine sound source localizations corresponding to a voice signal and an audio signal, and thereby may simultaneously provide a voice call service and a multimedia service. Also, the audio processing apparatus and method may guarantee quality of the voice call service even when simultaneously providing the voice call service and the multimedia service.	04-29-2010
20100166238	Surround sound virtualization apparatus and method - A surround sound virtualization apparatus and method. The surround sound virtualization apparatus may include an audio decoder to perform head-related transfer function (HRTF) filtering, and a time delay unit to provide a time delay to a plurality of output signals of the audio decoder.	07-01-2010
20100172508	Method and apparatus of generating sound field effect in frequency domain - A method and apparatus of generating a sound field effect is provided. The sound field effect generating apparatus may generate a frequency coefficient that is frequency-transformed from a direct signal, may generate a reflection signal from the frequency coefficient, may generate an output signal using the frequency coefficient and the reflection signal, and may perform an inverse-frequency transform of the output signal.	07-08-2010
20110091044	Virtual speaker apparatus and method for processing virtual speaker - A virtual speaker apparatus and a virtual speaker processing method is disclosed. The virtual speaker apparatus uses the closest surround speaker when a virtual speaker to be virtually generated is a back left virtual speaker or a back right virtual speaker.	04-21-2011
20110116638	Apparatus of generating multi-channel sound signal - An apparatus of generating a multi-channel sound signal is provided. The apparatus may include a sound separator to determine a number (N) of sound signals based on at least one of a mixing characteristic and a spatial characteristic of a multi-channel sound signal when receiving the multi-channel sound signal, and to separate the multi-channel sound signal into N sound signals, the sound signals being generated such that the multi-channel sound signal is separated, and a sound synthesizer to synthesize N sound signals to be M sound signals.	05-19-2011

Kang Jin Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110018725	HANDHELD SALINITY ANALYZER - Disclosed is a handheld salinity analyzer including a body, in which a circuit board and a battery are installed, a cell block provided with one end inserted into one end of the body and the other end on which a projecting part provided with a salinity sensor hole and a depressed part provided with a temperature sensor hole are formed, a salinity sensor inserted into the salinity sensor hole and provided with one end connected to the circuit board, a temperature sensor inserted into the temperature sensor hole and provided with one end connected to the circuit board, an ON/OFF switch installed on the end of the body, a light emitting lamp connected to the circuit board, and a body cover connected to the end of the body provided with the ON/OFF switch or to the cell block, and provided with an operating piece to operate the ON/OFF switch.	01-27-2011

Kee-Chang Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090241099	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIRMWARE HISTORY INFORMATION OFFERING METHOD THEREOF - A method of offering upgrade history information about firmware of an image forming apparatus, including receiving and storing a firmware upgrade history document and a firmware upgrade file; upgrading the firmware by executing the stored firmware upgrade file; and offering the stored firmware upgrade history document.	09-24-2009
20100284035	METHOD OF STORING PRINT DATA, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM TO PERFORM THE METHOD - A method of storing print data, the method including selecting storage of the print data, receiving user identification information corresponding to the print data, certifying the user identification information by using user identification information that is stored in the image forming apparatus in advance, determining whether at least one document box corresponding to the user identification information exists in the image forming apparatus, and storing the print data in the at least one document box.	11-11-2010
20110055689	METHOD OF PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE OPERATION IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND HOST DEVICE TO PERFORM THE METHOD - A method of performing at least one operation in an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus to perform the method, and a host device. In the method, at least one operation is performed using a workform in an image forming apparatus that can be connected to a host device, the method including selecting a document to be processed, receiving user identification information from a user who is to perform the at least one operation on the document, receiving at least one workform corresponding to the user identification information from the image forming apparatus, and performing an operation according to the received workform on the document in the image forming apparatus.	03-03-2011

Keum-Joo Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100173470	Methods of forming a silicon oxide layer and methods of forming an isolation layer - In a method of forming a silicon oxide layer, a spin-on-glass (SOG) layer may be formed on an object including a recess using an SOG composition. The SOG layer may be pre-baked and then cured by contacting with at least one material selected from the group consisting of water, a basic material and an oxidant, under a pressure of from about 1.5 atm to about 100 atm. The cured SOG layer may be baked.	07-08-2010

Ki Song Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090304110	COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION SCHEME - A cognitive radio communication system using a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication technology is provided. A cognitive radio base station includes a plurality of antennas, a group setting unit to set at least one sensing terminal group that includes at least one sensing terminal among a plurality of terminals, and a signal generator to generate a transmission signal to transmit the transmission signal using channels formed between the plurality antennas and the plurality of terminals, so that the at least one sensing terminal is accorded a sensing time.	12-10-2009
20090323603	BASE STATION FOR EXCHANGING FREQUENCY BANDS - An apparatus and method for exchanging frequency bands used by a plurality of base stations are provided. A base station for exchanging frequency bands includes a receiving unit to receive first quiet time duration information of an adjacent base station, a frequency band measuring unit to determine first frequency band measuring information with respect to a first frequency band used by the adjacent base station based on the first quiet time duration information, a frequency band exchange-determining unit to determine whether to exchange frequency bands with each other based on the first frequency band measuring information, and a transmitting unit to transmit data to a terminal using the first frequency band according to the determined result.	12-31-2009
20100009695	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO PERFORM LENDING AND/OR BORROWING OF A RADIO RESOURCE - A wireless communication system, and more particularly, a base station apparatus to lend an idle resource to another base station or to borrow an idle resource from another base station is provided. A borrowing base station apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit an idle resource borrowing message to a lending base station, and a receiver to receive, from the lending base station in response to the idle resource borrowing message, an idle resource lending message including information regarding whether to lend an idle resource of the lending base station, such that the transmitter transmits data to a terminal using the idle resource. The borrowing base station may borrow an idle resource from the lending base station to use the borrowed idle resource to perform data transmission.	01-14-2010

Kun-Hak Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100165184	Camera lens assembly - Disclosed is a camera lens assembly, including a fixed frame; a rotation frame disposed in the fixed frame and configured to rotate about a first axis; an image sensor frame provided in the rotation frame and configured to rotate about a second axis; a first driving part installed in the fixed frame and configured to rotate the rotation frame; and a second driving part installed in the rotation frame and configured to rotate the image sensor frame, wherein the second axis extends in a direction perpendicular to the first axis.	07-01-2010
20100171874	Apparatus and method for photographing image in portable terminal - A portable terminal includes an apparatus for photographing an image. The portable terminal can receive an image via a camera and recognize the received image through an image recognition process. The portable terminal can determine a photographing composition corresponding to the recognition result, and adjust an angle of the camera depending on the determined photographing composition.	07-08-2010

Kunhyung Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100207653	Apparatus for testing semiconductor device - An apparatus for testing an electrical property of a semiconductor device includes a substrate support unit, a tester head above the substrate support unit, the tester head including a base, a probe card connected to the base of the tester head, and a temperature control unit within the base of the tester head, the temperature control unit being configured to control temperature of the probe card by heat transfer with the probe card.	08-19-2010

Kwangjin Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090296458	RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF WRITING DATA - A method of programming a resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state includes applying a first programming current to the memory cell, executing a verify read of the memory cell by sensing a logic state of the memory cell, and applying a second programming current to the memory cell when the sensed logic state is different than the given logic state, where the second programming current is greater than the first programming current	12-03-2009
20100091553	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING RESISTANCE BASED MEMORY ARRAY AND METHOD OF OPERATION ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a non-volatile memory cell array, a write circuit configured to write to the non-volatile memory cell array, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to store at least one erase indicator. The erase indicator is associated with at least a portion of the non-volatile memory cell array and indicates a logic state. The control circuit is configured to control the write circuit to write the logic state indicated by the erase indicator in the non-volatile memory cell array during an erase operation of the associated portion of the non-volatile memory cell array.	04-15-2010
20100118595	RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY DEVICES AND READ METHODS THEREOF - A resistance-variable memory device includes memory cells, a high voltage circuit, a precharging circuit, a bias circuit, and a sense amplifier. Each memory cell may, for example, include a resistance-variable material and a diode connected to a bitline. The high voltage circuit provides a high voltage from a power source. The precharging circuit raises the bitline up to the high voltage after charging the bitline up to the power source voltage. The bias circuit supplies a read current to the bitline using the high voltage. The sense amplifier compares a voltage of the bitline with a reference voltage by means of the high voltage.	05-13-2010
20100329053	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A REDUNDANCY AREA - Provided is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory includes a main area and a redundancy area. The main area includes a plurality of memory blocks sharing a write bit line and a read bit line. The redundancy area includes a plurality of redundancy memory blocks sharing a redundancy write bit line and a redundancy read bit line. The redundancy area is provided to replace a component in the main area having a defect.	12-30-2010
20110134687	RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF WRITING DATA - A method of programming a resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state includes applying a first programming current to the memory cell, executing a verify read of the memory cell by sensing a logic state of the memory cell, and applying a second programming current to the memory cell when the sensed logic state is different than the given logic state, where the second programming current is greater than the first programming current	06-09-2011

Kwang-Woo Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100271867	Variable resistive memory device compensating bit line resistance - Provided is a variable resistance memory device. The variable resistance memory device may include first and second memory cells connected to different lengths of bit lines, respectively, and a select circuit, configured to select the first and second memory cells, which is connected to the first and second memory cells through word lines. The select circuit is configured to compensate for a difference of resistances in the different of the lengths of the bit lines.	10-28-2010
20100321981	VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICES COMPENSATING FOR WORD LINE RESISTANCE - Memory devices include a row decoder, a first variable resistance memory cell connected to a first bit line and connected to the row decoder by a word line and a second variable resistance memory cell connected to a second bit line and connected to the row decoder by the word line. The memory devices further include a bit line select circuit coupled to the first and second bit lines and configured to compensate for a difference in word line resistance between the row decoder and the respective first and second memory cells. In some embodiments, the bit line select circuit includes first and second transistors configured to selective respective ones of the first and second bit lines and the first and second transistors have different resistances that compensate for the difference in word line resistance.	12-23-2010

Kyoungho Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090000624	RESPIRATOR HAVING A HARNESS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND FITTING THE SAME - A respirator having a harness along with a method of making and fitting the same are disclosed. The respirator includes a mask body; and a harness attached to the mask body. The harness comprises: a first fastening strap securement mechanism that is disposed on a first side of the mask body; a second fastening strap securement mechanism that is disposed on a second side of the mask body opposing the first side; and a fastening strap attached to one of the first and second fastening strap securement mechanisms.	01-01-2009

Kyu Chai Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110041565	Washing machine, inner tub of washing machine and balancer connection and assembly method thereof - Disclosed herein is a washing machine in which a balancer is directly mounted on a body of an inner tub without a front surface part of the inner tub. The washing machine includes an outer tub to store water, a body formed in a cylindrical shape provided with an opening at one surface thereof and provided in the outer tub, and a balancer connected to an inner diameter part at the opening of the body to reduce unbalance of the body generated during rotation of the body and to reinforce the body.	02-24-2011
20110120193	Bush member for rotating shaft of washing machine, washing machine having the bush member and manufacturing method of the bush member and the washing machine - A bush member for a rotating shaft of a washing machine wherein a manufacturing process of the bush member is simplified and the bush member has a small thickness, a washing machine having the bush member, and a manufacturing method of the bush member and the washing machine. The bush member is formed by pressing a raw material without sintering. The bush member has a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.7 mm. The bush member has a taper inclined to achieve secure coupling between the bush member and the rotating shaft and a curled part formed at the lower end thereof.	05-26-2011
20110126596	Drum and drum washing machine having the same - The drum includes a drum body provided with at least one opening, and a balance ring passing through the at least one opening and detachably connected to the drum body.	06-02-2011

Kyungbok Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090294202	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A noise reduction device of a motor driven power steering system may include a worm gear shaft, one end of which is connected with a tilt bearing that is coupled to a housing and rotatably supports the worm gear shaft, a driving shaft connected to a motor, a power transmission member integrally fitted with the driving shaft of the motor, a coupling connected to one end of the driving shaft of the motor and integrally coupling the driving shaft of the motor to the worm gear shaft to be rotatable therebetween, wherein the coupling includes a coupling body, and an elastic cushion member formed on one or both lateral surfaces of the coupling to buffer vibration and/or noise.	12-03-2009

Myoung-Ki Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039054	ETCHING APPARATUS OF GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF ECTCHING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - An etching apparatus of a glass substrate for a flat panel display includes an etching chamber configured to receive a jig, glass substrates disposed on the jig, a holding member connected to the jig to hold the glass substrates, a transferring line connected to the jig to transfer the jig into the etching chamber, and a spray member which sprays an etchant onto surfaces of the glass substrates. A spray pressure of the etchant is equal to or greater than approximately 0.1 kg/cm	02-12-2009

Myung-Ki Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Sang-Mi Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090117499	Cleaning solution for immersion photolithography system and immersion photolithograph process using the cleaning solution - A cleaning solution for an immersion photolithography system according to example embodiments may include an ether-based solvent, an alcohol-based solvent, and a semi-aqueous-based solvent. In the immersion photolithography system, a plurality of wafers coated with photoresist films may be exposed pursuant to an immersion photolithography process using an immersion fluid. The area contacted by the immersion fluid during the exposure process may accumulate contaminants. Accordingly, the area contacted by the immersion fluid during the exposure process may be washed with the cleaning solution according to example embodiments so as to reduce or prevent defects in the immersion photolithography system.	05-07-2009

Sang-Myoung Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110050642	TOUCH SENSING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device has touch sensing sensor components integrally distributed amongst pixel components of the device. In one embodiment, the distribution is one sensor component per one pixel component. In one embodiment, the pixel component forms a pixel portion of an image by selectively reflecting light and the sensor component is composed of a material that reflects light. More specifically, in one embodiment the light reflecting pixel component is an electrophoretic unit and the sensor component includes a layer of titanium having a color filter layer disposed below it and thus protectively covering it. Reflection of light from the light reflecting sensor layer is reduced by providing an anti-reflection layer above it. The sensor component changes resistance in response to change of local temperature or of an amount of infrared radiation impinging on it. Its resistance is measured by way of two wires connected thereto and extending through contact holes provided in the color filter layer.	03-03-2011
20110123729	DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a gate line disposed on a substrate, a data line crossing the gate line, a thin-film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, a light blocking layer disposed on the substrate and the thin-film transistor, where the light blocking layer blocks light and includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a zinc oxide, a copper oxide and a zinc-copper-oxide composite, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin-film transistor.	05-26-2011

Se Hee Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090239558	TERMINAL AND METHOD OF HAVING CONVERSATION USING INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE THEREIN - A terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to execute a first conversation with at least one correspondent party using an instant messaging service, a memory configured to store contents of the first conversation, an input unit configured to input a selection signal to select a second conversation be executed using the stored contents of the first conversation, after the first conversation is terminated, and a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit to execute the second conversation with the at least one correspondent party using the stored contents of the first conversation according to the input selection signal.	09-24-2009

Seoung-Wook Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116321	APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING SUNLIGHT - An apparatus for collecting sunlight includes a primary focus reflector, a secondary parallelization reflector, and a connection mechanism. The primary focus reflector has an inner rounded surface, an outer plane formed on an edge of the inner rounded surface, and a through-hole formed at a center of the inner rounded surface. The primary focus reflector collects sunlight on a focus in front of the inner rounded surface. The secondary parallelization reflector is disposed near the focus in front of the primary focus reflector and reflects the sunlight, having been reflected by the primary focus reflector towards the through-hole as parallel light. The connection mechanism connects the secondary parallelization reflector to the primary focus reflector to be secured near the focus. The apparatus further includes a power generation module disposed behind the reflectors. The apparatus has improved light collection and power generation efficiency.	05-13-2010

Seung-Gun Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110115781	Display driver integrated circuits, and systems and methods using display driver integrated circuits - Example embodiments include display driver systems having a host with an external image signal receiving unit configured to receive an external image signal and a graphic control unit configured to transmit input control signals. The systems further include a display driver integrated circuit configured to receive the input control signals, generate a screen display sync signal by using a main clock signal when the external image signal includes a moving image, and generate a screen display sync signal by using an internal clock signal when the external image signal includes a still image, the display driver integrated circuit including. Such circuits have a display driver integrated circuit control unit configured to generate a data control signal, a gradation voltage generating unit configured to generate a gradation voltage and transmit the gradation voltage, and a data driver configured to receive the gradation voltage from the gradation voltage generating unit and apply the gradation voltage to data display signal lines of an LCD panel.	05-19-2011

Si-Hyeung Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090102017	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device provide high quality cylindrical capacitors. The semiconductor device includes a substrate defining a cell region and a peripheral circuit region, a plurality of capacitors in the cell region, and supports for supporting lower electrodes of the capacitors. The lower electrodes are disposed in a plurality of rows each extending in a first direction. A dielectric layer is disposed on the lower electrodes, and an upper electrode is disposed on the dielectric layer. The supports are in the form of stripes extending longitudinally in the first direction and spaced from each other along a second direction. Each of the supports engages the lower electrodes of a respective plurality of adjacent rows of the lower electrodes. Each one of the supports is also disposed at a different level in the device from the support that is adjacent thereto in the second direction.	04-23-2009

Soon Bok Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110025027	SIDE AIRBAG UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag unit for a vehicle, constructed to protect a side of a passenger in the event of a side collision or when the vehicle overturns, the side airbag unit may include an airbag module having a stud which is inserted into a predetermined portion of a seat frame, and an airbag cushion which remains folded in the airbag module and expands when the airbag unit is deployed, and a strap allowing the airbag cushion to be deployed to a predetermined length at a predetermined position when the airbag cushion expands, wherein a first end of the strap is coupled to a predetermined portion of the airbag cushion and a second end thereof is coupled to the stud such that the second end of the strap is being locked to the stud when the stud is assembled with the seat frame.	02-03-2011
20110025034	SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag apparatus provided with an airbag cushion installed in an armrest side portion of a seat frame of a vehicle, may include an airbag module having the airbag cushion therein; and a strap fastened at a first end portion thereof to a portion of the airbag cushion and fastened at a second end portion thereof to the seat frame or a bolster support wire frame, the strap surrounding a front portion of the seat frame.	02-03-2011

Sunghil Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110104869	THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An embodiment is directed to a method of fabricating a semiconductor memory device, the method including preparing a substrate having a cell array region and a contact region, forming a thin film structure on the substrate, including forming sacrificial film patterns isolated horizontally by a lower isolation region, the lower isolation region traversing the cell array region and the contact region, and forming sacrificial films sequentially stacked on the sacrificial film patterns, and forming an opening that penetrates the thin film structure to expose the lower isolation region of the cell array region, the opening being restrictively formed in the cell array region.	05-05-2011

Taeseong Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20100132669	FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ENGINE AND INJECTOR FOR THE SAME - A fuel supply apparatus for an engine may include a plurality of common rails that stores fuel under relatively different pressures, and at least an injector that is connected to the common rails to be independently supplied with the fuel and selectively inject the fuel in any one of the connected common rails.	06-03-2010

Tae Uk Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20090078244	Metal panel, manufacturing method thereof and cooking device using the metal panel - A metal panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a cooking device using the metal panel capable of improving an external appearance of edges, enhancing efficiency of a manufacturing process and reducing the manufacturing cost. The manufacturing method of a metal panel includes cutting a metal plate to form a cutaway portion at a specified area of a border, bending the border on opposite sides of the cutaway portion, and coupling a bracket to a cutaway groove formed at the border by the bending.	03-26-2009
20090078291	Cooking apparatus and method of controlling steam cleaning thereof - A cooking apparatus and a method of controlling steam cleaning thereof realize optimal cleaning performance by maintaining an internal temperature of a cooking chamber at a temperature suitable for steam condensation at the time of cleaning the inside of the cooking chamber using steam. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a steam supplying unit to supply steam into the cooking chamber, a temperature sensing unit to sense an internal temperature of the cooking chamber, and a control unit to compare the sensed internal temperature with a reference temperature and operate the steam supplying unit if the internal temperature of the cooking chamber is less than the reference temperature.	03-26-2009

Woon-Ho Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20090052884	ROTATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS, ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF, AND MONITORING CAMERA HAVING THE SAME - A rotation supporting apparatus capable of reducing shaking of a rotating body. The rotation supporting apparatus includes a rotation shaft to be connected with a rotating body and to rotate, two or more bearings to rotatably support the rotation shaft, and a frame comprising a bearing mount part to receive the two or more bearings respectively. The frame includes an inner frame made out of a metal to house therein the bearing mount part, and an outer frame to engage with an outer portion of the inner frame. The rotation supporting apparatus may further include a bearing holder to engage with the rotation shaft and to support the bearings.	02-26-2009

Yeong-Beom Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20100203449	METHOD OF FABRICATING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND NEGATIVE PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION USED THEREIN - A method of fabricating a thin film transistor substrate and a negative photoresist composition used therein are provided, which can reduce pattern inferiority. The method of fabricating a thin film transistor substrate includes forming a conductive film composed of a conductive material on a substrate, forming an etch pattern composed of a negative photoresist composition on the conductive film, and forming a conductive pattern by etching the conductive film using the etch pattern as an etching mask, wherein the negative photoresist composition includes 10-50 parts by weight of novolak resin including a hydroxyl group that is soluble in an alkali developing solution, 0.5-10 parts by weight of a first photo acid generator represented by the following formula (1), 0.5-10 parts by weight of a second photo acid generator represented by the following formula (2), 1-20 parts by weight of a cross-linking agent, and 10-90 parts by weight of a solvent:	08-12-2010

Young-Chol Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20100157434	COLLIMATE LENS ASSEMBLY - A collimate lens assembly is provided which includes the first collimate lens which has a total reflection surface and a plurality of refracting surfaces, and the second collimate lens which is connected to the hole, and the second collimate lens has a greater refraction ratio than the first collimate lens.	06-24-2010

Youn-Ju Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20100010335	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING CANCER USING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - A cancer diagnostic apparatus using electromagnetic waves includes: a plurality of antennas configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave signal to a human body and receive the electromagnetic wave signal from the human body; a switching unit configured to switch the antennas to a transmit mode or a receive mode; a signal generator configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal to be transmitted to an antenna set to the transmit mode; a signal converter configured to convert an electromagnetic wave signal received from an antenna set to the receive mode into an intermediate frequency signal; and a controller including a switching controller to control the switching unit and a data processor to process a permittivity distribution image of the human body from the intermediate frequency signal.	01-14-2010

Yun Hee Lee, Hwaseong-Si KR

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20110116717	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING PARKING LOT - Disclosed are a parking space recognition method and apparatus. The inventive parking space recognition system includes: a vehicle edge extraction unit for extracting a vehicle edge of a counterpart vehicle positioned adjacent to a parking space by analyzing an image acquired by a camera; a vehicle position extraction unit for extracting a vehicle position of the counterpart vehicle by analyzing ultrasonic wave data acquired by an ultrasonic sensor; a vehicle edge position analysis unit for analyzing the vehicle edge position for the extracted vehicle edge by mapping the extracted vehicle edge and the extracted vehicle position; and a parking space recognition unit for recognizing the parking space by determining the position of the counterpart vehicle on the basis of the analyzed vehicle edge position. According to the present invention, a sensor convergence type parking space recognition technology using a camera and an ultrasonic sensor in such a manner that the disadvantages of the ultrasonic sensor and the camera can be compensated with each other.	05-19-2011