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20110085070 | LENS UNIT COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lens unit composed of different materials includes a base and a lens. A part of a camera module of a different material from the lens is used as the base. The lens of optical resin is directly replicated on the base such that the lens is integrally formed on the base. A camera module is provided with the lens unit. The lens/lenses is/are formed on the single base/multiple bases to form the lens unit/units, using a die whose surface contacting the base slopes in relation to its central axis to allow the base to self-align. | 04-14-2011 |
20120123770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING SOUND QUALITY - Disclosed is a method of improving a sound quality, including: receiving a transmission signal of a first user equipment; removing noise in the transmission signal using noise information of the first user equipment side; performing speech reinforcement with respect to the noise removed transmission signal using noise information of a second user equipment side; and transmitting the speech reinforced transmission signal to the second user equipment. | 05-17-2012 |
20130327772 | CONTAINER CAP - A container cap according to the present invention includes a lower cap combined with a container and comprising an opening communicating with an inside of the container; and an upper cap combined with the lower cap to cover the opening. Further, the upper cap includes a cover covering the opening; a rim provided around the cover and partly connected to the cover; a connection part connecting the rim and the cover; and a handle connected to the rim and having a round shape, which curves outwards from a center of the cover, viewed on a plane. | 12-12-2013 |
20140292397 | INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUITS - Internal voltage generation circuits are provided. The internal voltage generation circuit includes a code signal generator and an internal voltage generator. The code signal generator generates input code signals having a logic level combination corresponding to a difference between a frequency of an external clock signal and a frequency of an internal clock signal. The internal voltage generator is selectively activated according to the logic level combination of the input code signals to drive an internal voltage signal. | 10-02-2014 |
20150236680 | INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUITS - Internal voltage generation circuits are provided. The internal voltage generation circuit includes a code signal generator and an internal voltage generator. The code signal generator generates input code signals having a logic level combination corresponding to a difference between a frequency of an external clock signal and a frequency of an internal clock signal. The internal voltage generator is selectively activated according to the logic level combination of the input code signals to drive an internal voltage signal. | 08-20-2015 |
20160054785 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A power control apparatus of an energy storage system and method of controlling the power control apparatus are provided. The power control apparatus includes a battery manager to monitor a charge state of at least one battery module and to manage charge and discharge of the at least one battery module, a power converter to convert power of the at least one battery module from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) or from DC to AC, a controller configured to control the battery manager and the power converter, and a standby power supplier configured to supply constant power to the battery manager, the power converter, and the controller when the battery manager is not driven. | 02-25-2016 |
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20090132960 | TERMINAL, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE METHOD - A terminal includes a display unit, a storage unit storing objects corresponding to at least one of a plurality of object categories, and a control unit displaying one or more higher priority objects selected from a plurality of objects according to a priority of each of the plurality of object categories, on a screen of the display unit. | 05-21-2009 |
20110187681 | APPARATUS FOR SCREEN LOCATION CONTROL OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - The apparatus to control an image output position of a flexible display moves a position of an image output area in a screen area when the flexible display is rotated. The apparatus may include: a bending measurement unit to measure a bending degree of the flexible display; a rotation measurement unit to measure a rotation degree and a rotation direction of the flexible display; and a controller to output an image at an image output area, and move a position of the image output area. | 08-04-2011 |
20140168021 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An antenna module and an electronic apparatus include: an antenna element, and a clip which includes an antenna pattern, is formed of a metallic material, and electrically connects the antenna element to a circuit board to process an antenna signal through the antenna pattern. | 06-19-2014 |
20140304715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EVENT - A mobile terminal and method provide an event user interface (UI) based on the execution status of the mobile terminal. The method for processing an event includes executing a first application of a mobile terminal, recognizing an event to be indicated via the mobile terminal, the event being associated with a second application of the mobile terminal, determining whether to configure an event user interface (UI) or to provide a default UI of the second application based on at least one of UI state information of the executed first application and setting information for configuring the event UI, and providing the event UI for indicating the event. | 10-09-2014 |
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20080200362 | POWDER DETERGENT GRANULE CONTAINING ACIDIC WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to powder detergent granules that are substantially free of a water-insoluble component such as zeolite or silica, a method for manufacturing the powder detergent granules and a copolymer having various properties useful as a detergent component. The powder detergent granules of the present invention are substantially free of a water-insoluble component, and thus exhibit good solubility and washing performance (stain removal performance) in cold water, do not leave residue after laundry, and reduce the likelihood of a caking phenomenon during manufacture and storage. And, the powder detergent granules of the present invention are substantially free of zeolite or silica that absorbs a liquid component, but are capable of accommodating a considerable amount of liquid surfactant. Further, a copolymer comprising acrylic acid monomer unit and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid monomer unit, an acidic water-soluble polymer of the present invention, is useful as a detergent component in various aspects. | 08-21-2008 |
20100137185 | POWDER DETERGENT GRANULE CONTAINING ACIDIC WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to powder detergent granules that are substantially free of a water-insoluble component such as zeolite or silica, a method for manufacturing the powder detergent granules and a copolymer having various properties useful as a detergent component. The powder detergent granules of the present invention are substantially free of a water-insoluble component, and thus exhibit good solubility and washing performance (stain removal performance) in cold water, do not leave residue after laundry, and reduce the likelihood of a caking phenomenon during manufacture and storage. And, the powder detergent granules of the present invention are substantially free of zeolite or silica that absorbs a liquid component, but are capable of accommodating a considerable amount of liquid surfactant. Further, a copolymer comprising acrylic acid monomer unit and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid monomer unit, an acidic water-soluble polymer of the present invention, is useful as a detergent component in various aspects. | 06-03-2010 |
20110218136 | POWDER DETERGENT GRANULE CONTAINING ACIDIC WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to powder detergent granules that are substantially free of a water-insoluble component such as zeolite or silica, a method for manufacturing the powder detergent granules and a copolymer having various properties useful as a detergent component. The powder detergent granules of the present invention are substantially free of a water-insoluble component, and thus exhibit good solubility and washing performance (stain removal performance) in cold water, do not leave residue after laundry, and reduce the likelihood of a caking phenomenon during manufacture and storage. And, the powder detergent granules of the present invention are substantially free of zeolite or silica that absorbs a liquid component, but are capable of accommodating a considerable amount of liquid surfactant. Further, a copolymer comprising acrylic acid monomer unit and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid monomer unit, an acidic water-soluble polymer of the present invention, is useful as a detergent component in various aspects. | 09-08-2011 |
20120071615 | Bi-Nuclear Metallocene Compound and the Preparation Method of Polyolefin Using the Same - The present invention relates to a binuclear metallocene compound having a new structure that is able to offer various selectivities and activities for copolymers, a preparation method thereof, and a method for preparing a polyolefin using the binuclear metallocene compound. | 03-22-2012 |
20120123078 | METALLOCENE COMPOUND, CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND AN OLEFINIC POLYMER PRODUCED USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a novel metallocene compound, a catalyst composition comprising the same, and to olefinic polymers produced using the same. The metallocene compound according to the present invention and the catalyst composition comprising the same can be used when producing olefinic polymers, have outstanding copolymerisation properties, and can produce olefinic polymers of high molecular weight. In particular, when the metallocene compound according to the present invention is employed, highly heat resistant block copolymers can be produced, and olefinic polymers can be produced which have a high melting point (Tm) even if the comonomer content is increased when producing the olefinic polymer. | 05-17-2012 |
20130296497 | OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMER - The present description relates to an olefin block copolymer with excellences in elasticity, heat resistance, and processability. The olefin block copolymer comprises a plurality of blocks or segments, each comprising an ethylene or propylene repeating unit and an α-olefin repeating unit at different mole fractions. The olefin block copolymer comprises polymer chains containing 20 to 100 short-chain branches (SCBs) per 1,000 carbon atoms. A point where a first derivative of the number Y of the SCBs per 1,000 carbon atoms of each polymer chain with respect to the molecular weight X of the polymer chain is 0 exists between the minimum and maximum values of the molecular weight X. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296519 | OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMER - The present description relates to an olefin block copolymer with enhanced processability as well as excellences in elasticity and heat resistance, and a preparation method for the same. The olefin block copolymer includes first and second segments, each containing an ethylene or propylene repeating unit and an α-olefin repeating unit at different mole fractions, where the second segment is dispersed in the form of a closed curve as a dispersed phase on the first segment according to a TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) image. | 11-07-2013 |
20140066288 | METALLOCENE COMPOUND, CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND AN OLEFINIC POLYMER PRODUCED USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a novel metallocene compound, a catalyst composition comprising the same, and to olefinic polymers produced using the same. The metallocene compound according to the present invention and the catalyst composition comprising the same can be used when producing olefinic polymers, have outstanding copolymerisation properties, and can produce olefinic polymers of high molecular weight. In particular, when the metallocene compound according to the present invention is employed, highly heat resistant block copolymers can be produced, and olefinic polymers can be produced which have a high melting point (Tm) even if the comonomer content is increased when producing the olefinic polymer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140114033 | OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - The present description relates to olefin block copolymers having excellent elasticity and processability in conjunction with enhanced heat resistance, and to a preparation method thereof. The olefin block copolymers comprise a plurality of blocks or segments that comprise ethylene or propylene repeating units and α-olefin repeating units at different mole fractions from one another, wherein the block copolymer shows peaks at the 2θ of 21.5±0.5° and 23.7±0.5° in a wide-angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD) pattern, and the peak ratio defined by (the peak area at 21.5±0.5°)/(the peak area at 23.7±0.5°) is no more than 3.0. | 04-24-2014 |
20150018502 | METHOD FOR ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION - The present invention relates to a method for ethylene oligomerization. According to the method of the present invention, highly active ethylene oligomerization reaction is possible by using a catalyst system including a novel chromium compound exhibiting high activity for ethylene oligomerization reaction, and therefore, polyethylene can be prepared using a small amount of comonomers or using only ethylene without comonomers. | 01-15-2015 |
20150225497 | NOVEL METALLOCENE COMPOUND, CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING OLEFIN-BASED POLYMERS USING THE SAME (AS AMENDED) - This invention relates to a novel metallocene compound, a catalyst composition including the same and a method of preparing olefin-based polymers using the same. The use of the novel metallocene compound as a catalyst for preparing olefin-based polymers enables synthesis of an olefin-based polymer having a low molecular weight and a wide molecular weight distribution. | 08-13-2015 |
20150298110 | LIGAND COMPOUND, ORGANIC CHROMIUM COMPOUND, CATALYST SYSTEM FOR ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a ligand compound, an organic chromium compound, a catalyst system for ethylene oligomerization, a preparation method thereof, and an ethylene oligomerization method using the same. The catalyst system for ethylene oligomerization according to the present invention is used to prepare a low-density polyethylene in one reactor by using a small amount of comonomers such as alpha-olefin or by using only ethylene without comonomers, because it maintains high catalytic activity and high alpha-olefin selectivity even though supported on a support. | 10-22-2015 |
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20120038533 | BROADBAND ANTENNA AND RADIATION DEVICE INCLUDED IN THE SAME - An antenna for realizing broadband and/or multi-band using branch members is disclosed. The antenna includes a reflection plate and a radiation device disposed on the reflection plate. Here, the radiation device includes a first feeding point and a first dipole member electrically connected to the first feeding point. At least one first branch member is formed to one side of the first dipole member, and one or more second branch member is formed to another side of the first dipole member. | 02-16-2012 |
20130154893 | N-PORT FEEDING SYSTEM HAVING A STRUCTURE IN WHICH PATTERNS ARE DIVIDED WITH IN PARALLEL AND FEEDING ELEMENT INCLUDED IN THE SAME - A feeding system is provided, and it supplies a power using conductive patterns divided into pattern groups, e.g. patterns having U shape. The feeding system includes a first substrate, first patterns disposed on the first substrate, second patterns disposed on the first substrate, and connected electrically in parallel to the first patterns, a second substrate spaced from the first substrate, at least one third pattern disposed on the second substrate, and configured to correspond to the first patterns and one or more fourth pattern disposed on the second substrate, and configured to correspond to the second patterns. Here, the third pattern connects electrically corresponding first patterns, and the fourth pattern connects electrically corresponding second patterns. | 06-20-2013 |
20140184464 | MULTI-ARRAY ANTENNA - A multi-array antenna having superior electrical properties is disclosed. The multi-array antenna includes a reflector plate; first radiators arranged over a surface of the reflector plate and configured to form a first beam; and second radiators arranged over a surface of the reflector plate and configured to form a second beam. Here, one of the first radiators and one of the second radiators are arranged in an imaginary first line along a lengthwise direction of the reflector plate, another one of the first radiators and another one of the second radiators are arranged in an imaginary second line, the first radiator arranged in the first line and the first radiator arranged in the second line are positioned in a diagonal direction, and the second radiator arranged in the first line and the second radiator arranged in the second line are positioned in a diagonal direction. | 07-03-2014 |
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20130088946 | METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING MEDIUM PLAYBACK DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for playing back data stored on a recording medium and a recording medium play back apparatus using the same are provided. A method includes determining a section of data to be updated, among the data stored on the recording medium, transmitting information of the section of data to be updated to an external server, receiving new data to substitute for the section of data to be updated from the external server; and substituting the section of data to be updated with the new data and playing back the substituted new data at a point when playing back the section of data to be updated starts. | 04-11-2013 |
20130308926 | RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING TRICK PLAY FOR DATA OF THE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a recording medium reproducing device including a driver configured to load a recording medium storing video data, including a plurality of video frames, and additional information about the plurality of video frames included in a plurality of layers, respectively, when the recording medium is loaded therein; a user interface configured to receive a trick play command; a video processor which processes the video data; and a controller configured to select at least one layer to be decoded from among the plurality of layers based on a trick play speed determined according to the trick play command and the additional information, control the video processor to decode video frames of the selected layer, and performs a trick play corresponding to the trick play speed using the decoded video frames. | 11-21-2013 |
20130332970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING STREAMING PLAYLIST AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING STREAMING PLAYLIST - A method and apparatus for reproducing a playlist, and an information storage medium including executable instructions for performing the method are provided. The method includes: determining whether the playlist is a streaming playlist; when it is determined that the playlist is a streaming playlist, receiving stream data from a server; generating, based on preset standards, a clip AV stream file from the received stream data and storing the generated clip AV stream file; and reproducing the stored clip AV stream file, wherein stored clip AV stream file is reproduced according to a network status between the server and a reproduction apparatus. | 12-12-2013 |
20140086559 | BLU-RAY DISC PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND BLU-RAY DISC LOADING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A Blu-ray disc playback apparatus includes a mounting unit in which a Blu-ray disc can be mounted; a storage in which a middleware is stored; and a controller that, after the Blu-ray disc is mounted in the mounting unit, runs the middleware, and performs in parallel an activation operation to activate an application for controlling a processing action with respect to the Blu-ray disc and a resource process operation to read and process a resource used by the application. | 03-27-2014 |
20140098289 | CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING HIGH RESOLUTION CONTENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A content processing apparatus is provided. The content processing apparatus includes an input unit which receives high resolution content, a data processor which generates a video frame by processing the high resolution content, and a controller which, if an output resolution of a display panel, which is to display the video frame, is lower than the resolution of the high resolution content, controls the data processor to form an object corresponding to the high resolution content as an object for low resolution and add the object for low resolution to the video frame. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099065 | APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for reproducing a recording medium is disclosed. The apparatus may include a driver configured to load a recording medium containing first data, a communicator configured to receive second data by performing network adaptive communication with a server apparatus, a data storage configured to store the second data, a memory configured to store a manifest file for data binding, a controller configured to update a data package of the first data to a virtual data package, using the manifest file, a processor configured to connect the first data and second data and reproduce the connected first data and second data using the virtual data package, and an interface configured to output the reproduced first and second data to an external apparatus. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099066 | CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING HIGH RESOLUTION CONTENT AND CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A content processing apparatus is provided, which includes an inputter configured to receive an input of high resolution content, a data processor configured to generate video frames by processing the high resolution content, and a controller configured to control the data processor to configure an object that corresponds to the high resolution content as an object for low resolution and to add the object to the video frame if an output resolution of a display panel to display the video frames is a low resolution. | 04-10-2014 |
20150036471 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING AN OPTICAL RECORDING, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical recording reproducing apparatus, an optical recording reproducing method, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof, are provided. The optical recording reproducing apparatus is configured to operate an optical disc by using alternative reproducing files and includes an interface which accesses data recorded on the optical disc and reproducing-managing files used for reproducing the data, and an alternative reproducer which operates the optical disc by using the alternative reproducing files when accessing the reproducing-managing files cannot be performed. | 02-05-2015 |
20150052589 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZATION SERVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - The disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, a method for providing personalization service, and a computer-readable medium. An image processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment may include a data parsing unit configured to, by using an apparatus information and a user information obtained from a peripheral user apparatus, parse a security information requiring security from among the user information to a plurality of security information; an interface configured to divide and provide the plurality of parsed security information to at least one apparatus among the user apparatus and an external apparatus; and a personalization service unit configured to, when a personalization service of the user apparatus is requested, perform authorization of the user apparatus by receiving the security information divided and provided from the at least one apparatus, and provide the personalization service to the user apparatus according to an authorization result. | 02-19-2015 |
20150207794 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE USING A NUMBER AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and method for controlling an external device using a number are provided. The electronic device includes a processor configured to transmit an input number to a server over a mobile network, in response to a connection being input, receive an identifier of the external device, which is issued by the server, send a connection request to the external device over the mobile network using the received identifier of the external device, and control the external device by sending a control command to the external device, in response to receiving an indication regarding completion of access authentication from the external device, and a communication interface configured to perform communication with the external device and the server. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208217 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING DATA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for sharing data in a transmitting-side electronic device communicating with a receiving-side electronic device is provided. The method includes connecting a voice call with the receiving-side electronic device; obtaining a sharing object to be shared with the receiving-side electronic device; and transmitting data corresponding to the sharing object to the receiving-side electronic device through a data session formed based on information related to the voice call. | 07-23-2015 |
20150340061 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT USING SCREEN COMPOSITION INFORMATION - Provided are an information storage medium, and the information storage medium includes main content which is reproducible by a primary reproducing apparatus and at least one piece of screen composition information which includes information for obtaining additional content associated with the main content by a secondary reproducing apparatus and information for processing the additional content by the second reproducing apparatus. | 11-26-2015 |
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20140337849 | APPARATUS AND JOB SCHEDULING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and a job scheduling method are provided. For example, the apparatus is a multi-core processing apparatus. The apparatus and method minimize performance degradation of a core caused by sharing resources by dynamically managing a maximum number of jobs assigned to each core of the apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one core including an active cycle counting unit configured to store a number of active cycles and a stall cycle counting unit configured to store a number of stall cycles and a job scheduler configured to assign at least one job to each of the at least one core, based on the number of active cycles and the number of stall cycles. When the ratio of the number of stall cycles to a number of active cycles for a core is too great, the job scheduler assigns fewer jobs to that core to improve performance. | 11-13-2014 |
20140359335 | MULTI-CORE APPARATUS AND JOB SCHEDULING METHOD THEREOF - A multi-core apparatus includes cores each including an active cycle counting unit configured to store an active cycle count, and a stall cycle counting unit configured to store a stall cycle count. The multi-core apparatus further includes a job scheduler configured to determine an optimal number of cores in an active state based on state information received from each of the cores, and adjust power to maintain the optimal number of cores. | 12-04-2014 |
20150143383 | APPARATUS AND JOB SCHEDULING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and a job scheduling method are provided. For example, the apparatus is a multi-core processing apparatus. The apparatus and method minimize performance degradation of a core caused by sharing resources by dynamically managing a maximum number of jobs assigned to each core of the apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one core including an active cycle counting unit configured to store a number of active cycles and a stall cycle counting unit configured to store a number of stall cycles and a job scheduler configured to assign at least one job to each of the at least one core, based on the number of active cycles and the number of stall cycles. When the ratio of the number of stall cycles to a number of active cycles for a core is too great, the job scheduler assigns fewer jobs to that core to improve performance. | 05-21-2015 |
20150331719 | APPARATUS AND JOB SCHEDULING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and a job scheduling method are provided. For example, the apparatus is a multi-core processing apparatus. The apparatus and method minimize performance degradation of a core caused by sharing resources by dynamically managing a maximum number of jobs assigned to each core of the apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one core including an active cycle counting unit configured to store a number of active cycles and a stall cycle counting unit configured to store a number of stall cycles and a job scheduler configured to assign at least one job to each of the at least one core, based on the number of active cycles and the number of stall cycles. When the ratio of the number of stall cycles to a number of active cycles for a core is too great, the job scheduler assigns fewer jobs to that core to improve performance. | 11-19-2015 |
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20130062500 | IMAGE SENSOR APPARATUS USING SHADED PHOTODETECTOR FOR TIME OF FLIGHT DETERMINATION - A unit pixel for an image sensor includes an accumulation circuit configured to generate an accumulated dark current by accumulating a charge corresponding to a dark current during a time of flight (TOF), the accumulation circuit being optically shaded to generate the dark current, an output voltage generation circuit configured to generate and output an output voltage corresponding to the TOF based on a charge corresponding to the accumulated dark current, a control circuit configured to control an operation of the output voltage generation circuit based on a light signal that is input to the unit pixel after being reflected by an object, the light signal being emitted by a light source, and an initialization circuit configured to initialize the accumulation circuit at a predetermined cycle. | 03-14-2013 |
20130099341 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR STABILIZING A BLACK LEVEL - An image sensor includes first pixels, second pixels and a deep trench. The first pixels are formed in an active region of a semiconductor substrate, and configured to measure photo-charges corresponding to incident light. The second pixels are formed in an optical-black region of the semiconductor substrate, and are configured to measure black levels. The deep trench is formed vertically in a boundary region of the optical-black region, where the boundary region is adjacent to the active region, and configured to block leakage light and diffusion carriers from the active region. | 04-25-2013 |
20130201167 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SENSOR AND MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A 3D image sensor includes a depth pixel that includes; a photo detector generating photo-charge, first and second floating diffusion regions, a first transfer transistor transferring photo-charge to the first floating diffusion region during a first transfer period in response to a first transfer gate signal, a second transfer transistor transferring photo-charge to the second floating diffusion region during a second transfer period in response to a second transfer gate signal, and an overflow transistor that discharges surplus photo-charge in response to a drive gate signal. Control logic unit controlling operation of the depth pixel includes a first logic element providing the first transfer gate signal, a second logic element providing the second transfer gate signal, and another logic element providing the drive gate signal to the overflow transistor when the first transfer period overlaps, at least in part, the second transfer period. | 08-08-2013 |
20130299934 | PIXEL, PIXEL ARRAY, AND IMAGE SENSOR - A pixel and pixel array for use in an image sensor are provided. The image sensor includes floating sensing nodes symmetrically arranged with respect to a photodiode in each pixel. | 11-14-2013 |
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20140252437 | DEPTH PIXEL INCLUDED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SENSOR AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A depth pixel includes a photo detection region, first and second photo gates and first and second floating diffusion regions. The photo detection region collects photo charges based on light reflected by an object. The collected photo charges are drifted in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction based on an internal electric field in the photo detection region. The first photo gate is activated in response to a first photo control signal. The first floating diffusion region accumulates first photo charges drifted in the first direction if the first photo gate is activated. The second photo gate is activated in response to the first photo control signal. The second floating diffusion region accumulates second photo charges drifted in the second direction if the second photo gate is activated. | 09-11-2014 |
20150256769 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. The method may include forming a photo-electric conversion region and a charge storage region in a semiconductor layer; forming a transistor on a front surface of the semiconductor layer; forming a recess by etching a portion of the semiconductor layer between the charge storage region and a rear surface of the semiconductor layer; and forming on a bottom surface of the recess a shield film that blocks light incident on the charge storage region. | 09-10-2015 |
20150288900 | Linear-Logarithmic Image Sensors and Electronic Devices Including the Same - A linear-logarithmic image sensor includes a pixel array, a signal generation unit, and a control unit. The pixel array includes at least one unit pixel that generates a leakage signal corresponding to leakage photo-charges and that sequentially generates a first analog signal corresponding to a portion of accumulated photo-charges and a second analog signal corresponding to a whole of the accumulated photo-charges by resetting a floating diffusion node and transferring the accumulated photo-charges from a storage node to the floating diffusion node in response to first and second transfer control signals that are sequentially activated. The signal generation unit includes at least one signal generation block that generates a final analog signal based on the leakage signal, the first analog signal, and the second analog signal. The control unit controls the pixel array and the signal generation unit. | 10-08-2015 |
20150372038 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor capable of boosting a voltage of a floating diffusion node is provided. The image sensor includes a floating diffusion node and a storage element which are in a semiconductor substrate. The image sensor includes a first light-shielding material formed over the floating diffusion node, and a second light-shielding material formed over the storage diode. The second light-shielding material is separated from the first light-shielding material. The image sensor also includes a first voltage supply line configured to apply a first voltage to the first light-shielding material and a second voltage supply line configured to apply a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the second light-shielding material. | 12-24-2015 |
20150373291 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE SENSOR EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a pixel array including at least one unit pixel configured to generate accumulated charges, a correlated double sampler configured to perform a correlated double sampling operation to extract an effective signal component based on a signal component and a reset component from the unit pixel for at least first and second read-out periods, the correlated double sampler configured to read out an image signal during the first read-out period and to read out a light noise signal during the second read-out period, an analog-digital converter configured to convert the image signal into a first digital signal and to convert the light noise signal into a second digital signal and an image compensator configured to generate a compensated image signal based on the second digital signal and the first digital signal. | 12-24-2015 |
20160100113 | Image Sensors and Related Methods and Electronic Devices - An image sensor is provided including a pixel array, a correlated double sampling (CDS) unit, an analog-digital converting (ADC) unit, a control unit, and an overflow power voltage control unit. The pixel array includes at least one unit pixel that generates accumulated charges corresponding to incident light in a photoelectric conversion period and outputs an analog signal based on the accumulated charges in a readout period. The CDS unit generates an image signal by performing a CDS operation on the analog signal. An ADC unit converts the image signal into a digital signal. A control unit controls the pixel array, the CDS unit, and the ADC unit. An overflow power voltage control unit controls an overflow power voltage to have a low voltage level in the photoelectric conversion period and controls the overflow power voltage to have a high voltage level in the readout period. | 04-07-2016 |
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20150244954 | DRIVER AND IMAGE SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A driver includes a first level shifting unit generating a second signal swinging in a second threshold range in response to a first signal swinging in a first threshold range, a second level shifting unit generating a third signal swinging in a third threshold range in response to the second signal, a first pull-up driving unit driving an output terminal with a first high-voltage in response to the second signal, a first pull-down driving unit driving the output terminal with a first low voltage in response to the third signal, a second pull-down driving unit driving the output terminal with a second low voltage higher than the first low voltage in response to the fourth signal, and a first path coupling unit coupling the second pull-down driving unit with the output terminal in response to the second signal. | 08-27-2015 |
20150296156 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensing device includes: a pixel unit including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel corresponding to a single color; a row control block suitable for controlling exposure times of the first and second sub-pixels differently from one another during an exposure time section, and controlling a first sub-pixel signal and a second sub-pixel signal to be outputted from the first and second sub-pixels during a single row line unit time during a read time section; and an image process block suitable for generating three or more image data which have different exposure times based on the first and second sub-pixel signals. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296157 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensing device includes a unit pixel including one or more first sub-pixels of a white color and a plurality of second sub-pixels of a color other than the white color in a matrix, a row control block suitable for controlling the first and second sub-pixels to output sequentially first and second pixel signals during one row unit time, and an image process block suitable for processing the first and second pixel signal's. | 10-15-2015 |
20150326242 | COUNTER, ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERTER INCLUDING THE COUNTER AND IMAGE SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A counter includes a sampling unit suitable for sampling a logic state of a least significant bit (LSB) during a counting hold section, the counting hold section is present between first and second ramp sections; and a toggling control unit suitable for, in response to a clock and a sampling signal outputted from the sampling unit, generating the LSB according to a first voltage level of a counting target signal during a second part of the first ramp section and generating the LSB according to a second voltage level of the counting target signal during a first part of the second ramp section. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326836 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensing device includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions; a row control portion suitable for controlling a part of a plurality of rows included in the pixel array by an unit of two or more sequential rows so that pixel signals are simultaneously outputted from the pixel array through the sequential rows; a first readout circuit portion suitable for sequentially reading out a part of the pixel signals in row sequence order; a second readout circuit portion suitable for sequentially reading out the rest of the pixel signals in row sequence order; and a storage portion suitable for storing on row by row basis the read out signals sequentially read out in row sequence order from the first and second readout circuit portions. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090257537 | DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS THAT MINIMIZES JITTER DURING DATA TRANSMISSION - A data recovery circuit that minimizes jitter during data transmission is presented. The data recovery circuit includes a data dividing unit, a data sampling unit, a data selecting unit, and a data recovery unit. The data dividing unit is for dividing external data to generate multiple-division data. The data sampling unit is for sampling the multiple-division data at a first time and a second time to generate sampling data. The data selecting unit is for selecting one of the data sampled at the first time or the second time from the sampling data in accordance to whether the sampling data is transited to output the selected one as selection data. The data recovery unit is for recovering the selection data to internal data in the same logic level as the logic level of the external data. | 10-15-2009 |
20130033613 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE SENSOR - The analog-to-digital converter includes a signal processing unit generating an operational amplifier output voltage in response to an input voltage and a DAC output voltage in a first period and generating the operational amplifier output voltage in respose to a feedbacked operational amplifier output voltage and the DAC output voltage in a second period; a control unit generating a DAC control signal by comparing the operational amplifier output voltage with a first reference voltage to obtain high order M-bits of data in the first period, and generating the DAC control signal by comparing the operational amplifier output voltage with second and third reference voltages to obtain low order N-bits of data in the second period; and a digital analog converter generating the DAC output voltage in response to the DAC control signal. | 02-07-2013 |
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20140292550 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD, AND IMAGE SENSOR - An analog-to-digital conversion circuit includes an analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to analog-to-digital convert an input voltage and generate a digital signal, a resolution control unit configured to: set a resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N (N is the natural number) bits, in a case where the input voltage is smaller than a first voltage, and set the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N−M (1≦M10-02-2014 | |
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20130004695 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE SHEET, AND TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to an adhesive composition, to an adhesive sheet, and to a touch panel. The present invention provides an adhesive composition, particularly an adhesive composition for a touch panel, which is prepared without using a low molecular weight polymer as an additive. The adhesive composition, the adhesive sheet, and the touch panel of the present invention exhibit superior heat resistance in a hardening process, a printed circuit board assembly process, or the like, and have superior physical properties such as optical characteristics, wettability, cuttability, workability, anti-curling properties, and durability. | 01-03-2013 |
20130015909 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR A TOUCH PANEL, ADHESIVE FILM, AND TOUCH PANELAANM Kim; Jang-SoonAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Jang-Soon Seongnam-si KRAANM Song; Min-SeokAACI Anyng-siAACO KRAAGP Song; Min-Seok Anyng-si KRAANM Lee; Eok-HyungAACI Cheongju-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Eok-Hyung Cheongju-si KRAANM Han; Hak-RhimAACI Cheongju-siAACO KRAAGP Han; Hak-Rhim Cheongju-si KRAANM Choi; Won-GuAACI Anyang-siAACO KRAAGP Choi; Won-Gu Anyang-si KRAANM Lee; Yong-HoonAACI Cheongju-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Yong-Hoon Cheongju-si KR - The present invention relates to an adhesive composition for a touch panel, to an adhesive film, and to a touch panel. The adhesive composition according to the present invention provides an adhesive for a touch panel that has superior chemical resistance, superior durability under high-temperature or high-humidity conditions, and superior wettability or adhesion to a variety of adherends. In addition, the adhesive composition according to the present invention provides an adhesive which maintains superior resistant performance of a conductive layer and effectively prevents the corrosion of electrodes or the like when applied to a touch panel. | 01-17-2013 |
20130029135 | ADHESIVE FILM FOR TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to an adhesive film for a touch panel, and to a touch panel. The adhesive film has superior heat resistance, optical characteristics, wettability, cuttability, anti-warpage characteristics and chemical resistance, and exhibits superior durability when applied to a touch panel. | 01-31-2013 |
20140329083 | ADHESIVE FILM FOR TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to an adhesive film for a touch panel, and to a touch panel. The adhesive film has superior heat resistance, optical characteristics, wettability, cuttability, anti-warpage characteristics and chemical resistance, and exhibits superior durability when applied to a touch panel. | 11-06-2014 |
20140349055 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE SHEET, AND TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to an adhesive composition, to an adhesive sheet, and to a touch panel. The present invention provides an adhesive composition, particularly an adhesive composition for a touch panel, which is prepared without using a low molecular weight polymer as an additive. The adhesive composition, the adhesive sheet, and the touch panel of the present invention exhibit superior heat resistance in a hardening process, a printed circuit board assembly process, or the like, and have superior physical properties such as optical characteristics, wettability, cuttability, workability, anti-curling properties, and durability. | 11-27-2014 |