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20130175693 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one transistor integrated with the substrate, an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate, a conductive line extending within the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the transistor, and at least one capping layer containing carbon in an amount of about 2 to about 7.5 atomic percent. The capping layer may cover the interlayer insulating layer in which the conductive line extends. | 07-11-2013 |
20140061926 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING SUPPORTING PATTERNS IN GAP REGIONS BETWEEN CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An integrated circuit device includes spaced apart conductive patterns on a substrate surface, and a supporting pattern on the substrate surface between adjacent ones of the conductive patterns and separated therefrom by respective gap regions. The adjacent ones of the conductive patterns extend away from the substrate surface beyond a surface of the supporting pattern therebetween. A capping layer is provided on respective surfaces of the conductive patterns and the surface of the supporting pattern. Related fabrication methods are also discussed. | 03-06-2014 |
20150037980 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING A CAPPING LAYER AND METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING A CAPPING LAYER - Methods of forming a semiconductor device are provided. A method of forming a semiconductor device may include forming a capping layer on a metal pattern and on an adjacent portion of an insulating layer, the capping layer comprising a first etch selectivity, with respect to the insulating layer, on the metal pattern and a second etch selectivity, with respect to the insulating layer, on the portion of the insulating layer. Moreover, the method may include forming a recess region adjacent the metal pattern by removing the capping layer from the portion of the insulating layer. At least a portion of the capping layer may remain on an uppermost surface of the metal pattern after removing the capping layer from the portion of the insulating layer. Related semiconductor devices are also provided. | 02-05-2015 |
20150187699 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes gaps between conductive patterns. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a permeable layer on the conductive patterns. Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices are also provided. | 07-02-2015 |
20150287628 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, first conductive patterns disposed on the first region and spaced apart from each other by a first distance, second conductive patterns disposed on the second region and spaced apart from each other by a second distance greater than the first distance, and an interlayer insulating layer disposed between the second conductive patterns and including at least one recess region having a width corresponding to the first distance. | 10-08-2015 |
20150287676 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING STAGGERED AIR GAPS - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of first conductive patterns disposed on the substrate and a plurality of second conductive patterns disposed on the first conductive patterns. Respective air gaps are disposed between adjacent ones of the first conductive patterns overlying a first region of the substrate, while adjacent ones of the first conductive patterns overlying a second region of the substrate do not have air gaps disposed therebetween. The air gaps may include first air gaps, and the device may further include second air gaps disposed between adjacent ones of the second conductive patterns in the second region. Adjacent ones of the second conductive patterns overlying a second region of the substrate may not have air gaps disposed therebetween. | 10-08-2015 |
20150332955 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The present disclosure describes semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same. The method includes forming an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate and forming conductive patterns in the interlayer insulating layer. A pore density of an upper portion of the interlayer insulating layer is higher than that of a lower portion of the interlayer insulating layer, and a pore density of an intermediate portion of the interlayer insulating layer gradually increases toward the upper portion of the interlayer insulating layer. An air gap is provided between the conductive patterns. | 11-19-2015 |
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20150111367 | HIGH DENSITY FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DESIGN INCLUDING A BROKEN GATE LINE - A design layout includes a set of active region-level design shapes representing semiconductor active regions, and a set of gate-level design shapes representing gate lines straddling the semiconductor active regions. The set of gate-level design shapes include a sub-resolution assist feature (SRAF) that connects two gate-level design shapes, and is physically manifested as a gap between two gate lines upon printing employing lithographic methods. An edge of a gate line in proximity to a semiconductor active region can be cut employing a cut mask that includes a cut-level design shape that has a protruding tap. The protruding tap allows reliable removal of an end portion of a gate line and prevents disruption of raised source and drain regions by an unwanted residual gate structure. | 04-23-2015 |
20160026749 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT DESIGN SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of generating a photo mask for use during fabrication of a semiconductor device includes; generating an initial layout design including critical circuit paths and non-critical circuit paths by shielding all gate line patterns used to implement transistors in the critical circuits and non-critical circuits, and thereafter generating a layout design from the initial layout design by selectively un-shielding a non-critical gate line pattern among the gate line patterns used to implement a gate of a non-critical transistor in a non-critical circuit, while retaining the shielding of all critical gate line patterns among the gate line patterns. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027703 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device with a field effect transistor. The method may include forming a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode extending substantially parallel to each other and each crossing a PMOSFET region on a substrate and an NMOSFET region on the substrate; forming an interlayered insulating layer covering the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode; patterning the interlayered insulating layer to form a first sub contact hole on the first gate electrode, the first sub contact hole being positioned between the PMOSFET region and the NMOSFET region, when viewed in a plan view; and patterning the interlayered insulating layer to form a first gate contact hole and to expose a top surface of the second gate electrode, wherein the first sub contact hole and the first gate contact hole form a single communication hole. | 01-28-2016 |
20160056081 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a first region, a second region, and a third region between the first and second regions includes forming first and second preliminary active patterns protruding from a substrate in the first and second regions, respectively, forming mask patterns exposing the third region on the substrate, performing a first etching process using the mask patterns an etch mask to form first and second active patterns, respectively, and forming gate structures on the substrate. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056083 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an active pattern and a gate electrode crossing the active pattern on a substrate, forming a first contact connected to the active pattern at a side of the gate electrode, forming a second contact connected to the gate electrode, and forming a third contact connected to the first contact at the side of the gate electrode. The third contact is formed using a photomask different from that used to form the first contact. A bottom surface of the third contact is disposed at a level in the device lower than the level of a top surface of the first contact. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056153 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes first and second gate structures extending in a first direction and spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a third gate structure extending in the first direction and provided between the first and second gate structures, a first contact connected to the first gate structure and having a first width in the second direction, a second contact connected to the second gate structure and having a second width in the second direction, and a third contact connected to the third gate structure and having a third width in the second direction. The first, second, and third contacts may be aligned with each other in the second direction to constitute one row. The first and second widths may be greater than the third width. | 02-25-2016 |
20160056155 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active region, a gate structure intersecting the active region and extending in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region disposed in the active region at both sides of the gate structure, respectively, and a first modified contact and a second modified contact in contact with the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, respectively. The distance between the gate structure and the first modified contact is smaller than the distance between the gate structure and the second modified contact. | 02-25-2016 |
20160086947 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to example embodiments, a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, the semiconductor device includes a substrate including a PMOSFET region and an NMOSFET region, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode on the PMOSFET region, a third gate electrode and a fourth gate electrode on the NMOSFET region, and a first contact and a second contact connected to the first gate electrode and the fourth gate electrode, respectively. The first to fourth gate cut electrodes define a gate cut region that passes between the first and third gate electrodes and between the second and fourth gate electrodes. A portion of each of the first and second contacts overlaps with the gate cut region when viewed from a plan view. | 03-24-2016 |
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20100321616 | IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRIC CHARGE READOUT METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes: first green pixels; and second green pixels adjacent to the respective first green pixels in a first direction, which is the direction in which electric charge accumulated in the pixels is read, wherein the dimension of the first and second green pixels in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is twice the dimension of the first and second green pixels in the first direction. | 12-23-2010 |
20110019041 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device includes: photodiodes formed for pixels arranged on a light sensing surface of a semiconductor substrate; a signal reading unit formed on the semiconductor substrate to read a signal charge or a voltage; an insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate and including optical waveguides; color filters formed on the insulating film; and on-chip lenses formed on the color filters. The first and second pixel combinations are alternately arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions, the first pixel combination having a layout in which two green pixels are arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions and a total of four pixels are arranged, the second pixel combination having a layout in which two pixels are arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions, a total of four pixels are arranged, and two red pixels and two blue pixels are arranged cater cornered. | 01-27-2011 |
20110298078 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a method for producing a solid-state imaging element which has pixels, each including a sensor section that performs photoelectric conversion and a charge transfer section that transfers charges generated by the sensor section. The method includes: forming an impurity region of the first conduction type and a second impurity region of the second conduction type on the impurity region of the first conduction type by ion implantation by using the same mask; forming on the surface of the semiconductor substrate a transfer gate constituting the charge transfer section which extends over the second impurity region of the second conduction type; forming a charge accumulating region of the first conduction type constituting the sensor section by ion implantation; and forming a first impurity region of the second conduction type, which has a higher impurity concentration than the second impurity region of the second conduction type, by ion implantation. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304000 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device of a type wherein a pixel is configured to include a sensor unit capable of photoelectric conversion, the image pickup device including: a semiconductor substrate; a charge storage region of a first conduction type, which is formed in the semiconductor substrate and constitutes a sensor unit; a charge storage sub-region made of an impurity region of the first conduction type, which is formed, in plural layers, in the semiconductor substrate below the charge storage region serving as a main charge storage region and wherein at least one or more of the plural layers are formed entirely across a pixel; and a device isolation region that is formed in the semiconductor substrate, isolates pixels from one another, and is made of an impurity region of a second conduction type. | 12-15-2011 |
20130002918 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a transfer gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric conversion unit including an electric charge storage area that is formed from a surface side of the semiconductor substrate in a depth direction, a transfer auxiliary area formed of a second conductive type impurity area that is formed in such a manner as to partially overlap the transfer gate electrode, and a dark current suppression area that is a first dark current suppression area formed in an upper layer of the transfer auxiliary and formed so as to have positional alignment in such a manner that the end portion of the transfer auxiliary area on the transfer gate electrode side is at the same position as the end portion of the transfer auxiliary area; and a signal processing circuit configured to process an output signal output from the solid-state imaging apparatus. | 01-03-2013 |
20130250153 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA WITH ALTERNATELY ARRANGED PIXEL COMBINATIONS - A solid-state imaging device includes: photodiodes formed for pixels arranged on a light sensing surface of a semiconductor substrate; a signal reading unit formed on the semiconductor substrate to read a signal charge or a voltage; an insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate and including optical waveguides; color filters formed on the insulating film; and on-chip lenses formed on the color filters. The first and second pixel combinations are alternately arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions, the first pixel combination having a layout in which two green pixels are arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions and a total of four pixels are arranged, the second pixel combination having a layout in which two pixels are arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions, a total of four pixels are arranged, and two red pixels and two blue pixels are arranged cater cornered. | 09-26-2013 |
20140110762 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENTS, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A method for producing a solid-state imaging element which has photoconversion pixels, the method including forming an impurity region of the first conduction type and a second impurity region of the second conduction type on the impurity region of the first conduction type by ion implantation by using the same mask; forming on the surface of the semiconductor substrate a transfer gate constituting the charge transfer section which extends over the second impurity region of the second conduction type; forming a charge accumulating region of the first conduction type constituting the sensor section by ion implantation; and forming a first impurity region of the second conduction type, which has a higher impurity concentration than the second impurity region of the second conduction type, by ion implantation. | 04-24-2014 |
20140152881 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA WITH ALTERNATELY ARRANGED PIXEL COMBINATIONS - A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pixel unit includes first pixel groups having two or more pixels and second pixel groups being different from the first pixel groups, wherein a portion of the pixels in the first pixel groups and a portion of the pixels in the second pixel groups share a floating diffusion element. | 06-05-2014 |
20140167124 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a transfer gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric conversion unit including an electric charge storage area that is formed from a surface side of the semiconductor substrate in a depth direction, a transfer auxiliary area formed of a second conductive type impurity area that is formed in such a manner as to partially overlap the transfer gate electrode, and a dark current suppression area that is a first dark current suppression area formed in an upper layer of the transfer auxiliary and formed so as to have positional alignment in such a manner that the end portion of the transfer auxiliary area on the transfer gate electrode side is at the same position as the end portion of the transfer auxiliary area; and a signal processing circuit configured to process an output signal output from the solid-state imaging apparatus. | 06-19-2014 |
20150115385 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA WITH ALTERNATELY ARRANGED PIXEL COMBINATIONS - A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pixel unit includes first pixel groups having two or more pixels and second pixel groups being different from the first pixel groups, wherein a portion of the pixels in the first pixel groups and a portion of the pixels in the second pixel groups share a floating diffusion element. | 04-30-2015 |
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20110049660 | WAVEGUIDE PHOTO-DETECTOR - Provided is a waveguide photodetector that may improve an operation speed and increase or maximize productivity. The waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer extending in a first direction, an absorption layer disposed on the waveguide layer, a first electrode disposed on the absorption layer, a second electrode disposed on the waveguide layer, the second electrode being spaced from the first electrode and the absorption layer in a second direction crossing the first direction, and at least one bridge electrically connecting the absorption layer to the second electrode. | 03-03-2011 |
20110058764 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATING DEVICE - Provided is an electro-optic modulating device. The electro-optic modulating device includes an optical waveguide with a vertical structure and sidewalls of the vertical structure are used to configure a junction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110149198 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a frame disposed in the rear of the display panel, a backlight unit disposed between the display panel and the frame, a driver attached to a back surface of the frame, and a back cover that is disposed in the rear of the driver and is connected to the back surface of the frame. At least one of the frame and the back cover includes a heat dissipation member. | 06-23-2011 |
20120280347 | WAVEGUIDE PHOTO-DETECTOR - Provided is a waveguide photodetector that may improve an operation speed and increase or maximize productivity. The waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer extending in a first direction, an absorption layer disposed on the waveguide layer, a first electrode disposed on the absorption layer, a second electrode disposed on the waveguide layer, the second electrode being spaced from the first electrode and the absorption layer in a second direction crossing the first direction, and at least one bridge electrically connecting the absorption layer to the second electrode. | 11-08-2012 |
20140028823 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal having a face recognition function and a control method thereof are provided. A mobile terminal includes a display unit, a memory, a photographing unit and a controller. The memory stores first photographing distance information mapped to a plurality of coordinates in a previously obtained first face image, as reference information for releasing a lock mode in which a touch input applied to the display unit is restricted. The photographing unit obtains a second face image by photographing a subject, when a face recognition function is performed in the lock mode. The controller computes second photographing distance information mapped to the plurality of coordinates in the second face image, and releases the lock mode, based on a result obtained by comparing the first photographing distance information and the second photographing distance information. | 01-30-2014 |
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20100017575 | SECURITY SYSTEM FOR EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A security system for an external data storage apparatus and a control method thereof, in which a data storage is driven by reading an identification (ID), which is input through a key input unit for the purpose of security of the external data storage apparatus, and then checking whether or not the read ID is equal to a previously registered ID, thereby preventing data from leaking out and being damaged in advance by another person, and safely protecting the data of a user. The security system comprises a data storage, in which data is stored; a high-speed serial bus, which connects the data storage with a data terminal, which read and write the data stored in the data storage; a key input unit, which converts an ID, which is input by operation of a user, to an electrical signal and outputs the converted signal; a memory, which stores and sets the ID input by the key input unit; and a control circuit, which, when the ID input by the key input unit is applied, compares the input ID with the preset ID stored in the memory, drives the data storage based on the compared result, and re-arranges storage sectors of the data storage to prevent the data from leaking out of the data storage when an unauthorized data terminal provides access. | 01-21-2010 |
20120260054 | SECURITY SYSTEM FOR EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A security system for an external data storage apparatus and control method thereof are disclosed. The system utilizes a preset identification (ID) and input ID to selectively permit data to be written and/or read. | 10-11-2012 |
20150261547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEMORY IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling a memory in an electronic device. A kernel of a control unit in the electronic device receives importance information, based on program information, and memory usage, from an Operating System (OS) framework of the control unit. It is determined whether a memory request signal is received at the kernel from the OS framework. The kernel terminates at least one program based on the memory request signal and the importance information, when the memory request signal is received. | 09-17-2015 |
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20100009831 | AUTOMATIC BALANCE ADJUSTING CENTRIFUGE - The present invention relates to the automatic balance adjusting centrifuge that enhances the efficiency of space utilization by simplifying the structure as well as supports a precise movement by improving the structure of the balance weight transport apparatus in the automatic balance adjusting centrifuge that compensates the unbalance of the centrifugal force by transferring the balance weight equipped in the rotor rotational arm. | 01-14-2010 |
20120163726 | NOISE FILTERING METHOD AND APPARATUS CONSIDERING NOISE VARIANCE AND MOTION DETECTION - Provided herein are an apparatus and a method of performing image noise filtering with respect to an image obtained from an image sensor, the method including: applying a noise deviation with respect to a temporal difference between a previous pixel value and a current pixel value when obtaining a temporal weight value to be used in temporal filtering. The noise deviation is obtained according to an intensity level of the current pixel value. Temporal filtering and spatial filtering may be performed, and blending filtering may be selectively performed by blending an output value of the temporal filtering and an output value of the spatial filtering. | 06-28-2012 |
20120170655 | VIDEO FRAME ENCODING TRANSMITTER, ENCODING METHOD THEREOF AND OPERATING METHOD OF VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An encoding method comprises receiving a plurality of video frames including first and third reference frames (F | 07-05-2012 |
20120219043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT PROCESSING AND PRECODING MODE SELECTION BASED ON LIMITED FEEDBACK IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a method of a base station configured to select a precoding mode in a mobile communication system. When channel estimate information is received from at least one terminal, the channel estimate information is collected, so that user grouping is performed according to one precoding scheme from among multiple precoding schemes. Individual user scheduling is performed according to each precoding scheme, so that a service candidate group set is generated. The selected precoding scheme is maximized according to a transmission capacity of a service candidate group set for each precoding scheme. Data is then transmitted to a determined candidate group set using the determined precoding scheme. | 08-30-2012 |
20130139854 | DISHWASHER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A dishwasher capable of efficiently washing dishes is provided. A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a rack, an area input unit and a spray module. The washing tub forms a space in which dishes are washed. The rack has the dishes loaded thereto, being provided inside the washing tub. The area input unit receives an area selected from a plurality of areas into which the rack is divided. The spray module sprays washing water toward the selected area input to the area input unit in the plurality of areas of the rack. | 06-06-2013 |
20130227678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE VIA HYBRID BIOMETICS INFORMATION - A system and method is provided that authenticates a user using hybrid biometrics information, such as a user's image information, a user's voice information, etc. The user authentication method includes: acquiring a number of biometrics information; generating a number of authentication information corresponding to the acquired biometrics information; and performing an integral user authentication based on the by generated authentication information. | 08-29-2013 |
20140182625 | Dishwasher and Method of Controlling the Same - The present invention relates to a dishwasher that can save wash water for cleaning and a method of controlling the dishwasher. A method of controlling a dishwasher according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method of controlling a dishwasher having a circulation channel through which wash water is supplied to wash a plurality of arms by a wash pump after collecting the wash water, sprayed in to a tub from the plurality of wash arms, in a sump, and the method includes: performing a first water-supplying for supplying a predetermined amount of wash water into the dishwasher by opening a water supply valve; performing a first washing where the plurality of wash arms spray the wash water into the tub to be circulated by operating the wash pump; performing a first draining for saving recycling wash water as much as the volume of the circulation channel and draining the rest of the wash water to the outside of the dishwasher by operating the wash pump and the drain pump; and performing a second water-supplying for supplying the amount of wash water except the amount of the recycling wash water from a predetermined amount of wash water into the dishwasher by opening the water supply valve. | 07-03-2014 |
20150078168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC LOAD BALANCING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A load distribution method and apparatus of a base station are disclosed. The method includes measuring load information associated with the BS; transmitting the measured load information to at least one adjacent BS; receiving load information from the at least one adjacent BS; generating a first cluster including the BS and the at least one adjacent BS; and executing a load distribution operation with respect to the first cluster, wherein at least one BS included in the first cluster is included in a second cluster. | 03-19-2015 |
20150092864 | METHOD OF SERVICE FOR PROVIDING MOVING IMAGE - Disclosed is a method of a service for providing a moving image. The method includes receiving a moving image from a user equipment, which subscribes to a service server, through a transmission/reception unit, by the service server providing the service for providing the moving image; extracting a bitrate value of the received moving image from the received moving image, by a bitrate extractor of the service server; comparing the extracted bitrate value with a reference value, by a bitrate converter of the service server; and encoding the received moving image so as to cause the bitrate value of the received moving image to become a preset bitrate conversion value and storing the encoded moving image in a memory unit of the service server, by the bitrate converter, when the extracted bitrate value exceeds the reference value. | 04-02-2015 |
20150208895 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a washing tub defining a space that is configured to receive dishes to be washed by wash water, a sump configured to receive and collect wash water flowing from the washing tub, a filter unit disposed at the sump and configured to filter the wash water flowing from the washing tub to the sump, and a cap configured to prevent the wash water received in the sump from flowing from the filter unit to the washing tub. | 07-30-2015 |
20160065390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION AND EQUALIZATION IN QAM-FBMC SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method and apparatus for channel estimation and equalization in a cellular environment based on quadrature amplitude modulation-filter bank multicarrier (QAM-FBMC) transmission is provided. The signal transmission method for a transmitter includes sending channel measurement information to a receiver, receiving channel related information from the receiver, selecting a first filter and a second filter to be used for signal transmission according to the received channel related information, mapping, when no performance difference is present between the first filter and the second filter, reference symbols evenly to subcarriers associated with the first filter and subcarriers associated with the second filter, mapping, when a performance difference is present between the first filter and the second filter, reference symbols preferentially to subcarriers associated with the transmitting filter with higher performance, and sending a transmit signal having the mapped reference symbols. | 03-03-2016 |
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20150195050 | I/Q MISMATCH COMPENSATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An In-phase/Quadrature phase (I/Q) mismatch compensation method of a transceiver is provided. The method includes establishing a first loopback path between a transmitter and a receiver, transmitting a training sequence from the transmitter to the receiver through the established first loopback path, acquiring, at the receiver, a first correlation result value by correlating the training sequence received through the established first loopback path, establishing a second loopback path between the transmitter and the receiver, transmitting the training sequence from the transmitter to the receiver through the established second loopback path, acquiring, at the receiver, a second correlation result value by correlating the training sequence received through the second loopback path, and estimating I/Q mismatch values of the transmitter and the receiver using the first and second correlation result values. | 07-09-2015 |
20150320332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POTENTIATING EFFECTIVE BRAINWAVE BY CONTROLLING VOLUME OF SOUND - Disclosed are a system and a method for potentiating effective brainwaves by controlling volume of sound. The system comprises a brainwave detector for detecting brainwaves: a sound output unit: an image output unit; and a computing means comprising: a brainwave analysis module for analyzing a brainwave signal detected by the brainwave detector; a brainwave stimulation file DB in which visual or audio information relevant to generation of effective brainwaves, or a multimedia file associated with the visual or audio information is stored; a brainwave potentiating file DB in which various audio information for potentiating the generated specific effective brainwaves is stored; and a control module designed for operating the sound output unit and the image output unit whereby if an effective brainwave is determined to be generated according to the analysis of the brainwave analysis module, a brainwave potentiating file appropriate for the effective brainwave is retrieved from the brainwave potentiating file DB, and reproduced through the sound output unit, with volume of sound controlled. | 11-12-2015 |
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20120121938 | WATERPROOF BATTERY PACK - A battery pack for an electric bicycle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery pack includes i) a lower case having a top, a bottom and an interior space formed between the top and bottom and ii) a battery cell placed in the interior space of the lower case, wherein the battery cell has first and second surfaces opposing each other, and wherein the first surface of the battery cell is closer to the bottom of the lower case than the second surface of the battery cell. The battery pack may further include i) a protection circuit board mounted on the second surface of the battery cell and placed in the interior space of the lower case, ii) an upper case formed over the top of the lower case and iii) a separator case formed between the protection circuit board and the upper case. | 05-17-2012 |
20120153716 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A power supply apparatus for an electric bicycle is disclosed. The apparatus may include i) a battery pack and ii) a keybox connected to the battery pack and controlling on/off operations of the power supply apparatus. The keybox may further include i) a key set configured to receive a key cylinder that is moveable according to the rotation of a key inserted into the key box, ii) a contact terminal that includes a first plurality of sub-terminals, iii) a terminal base including at least one second sub-terminal connectable to and detachable from at least one of the first sub-terminals and iv) a keybox case configured to receive the key set, the contact terminal, and the terminal base. The terminal base may have a plate shape with a polygonal periphery surface at least part of which contacts an inner portion of the keybox case. | 06-21-2012 |
20130304457 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING COMMUNICATION SERVICE - An operation method capable of adaptively operating at least one of a Speech To Text (STT) service and a Text To Speech (TTS) service according to setting or user operation and a system thereof are provided. The method includes requesting a specific type of a communication service connection to a reception side terminal by a transmission side terminal, and performing an operation of at least one of a speech to text service providing speech recognition based text and a text to speech service converting the text into speech data between the reception side terminal and the transmission side terminal, and includes one of recognizing speech data provided from the transmission side terminal and converting the speech data into a text based on a first speech process supporting device connected to the transmission side terminal. | 11-14-2013 |
20160104484 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPOKEN INTERACTION THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device is provided, the method including: receiving, by the electronic device that includes a display and a voice receiving device, a sequence of speech elements through the voice receiving device; displaying, on the display by the electronic device, first information that is based on at least a part of a first speech element out of the speech elements; and displaying, on the display by the electronic device, second information, which is different than the first information and is based on at least a part of a second speech element that is received later than the first speech element among the speech elements. | 04-14-2016 |
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20140159531 | DRIVE MOTOR OF ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND ROTOR STRUCTURE OF THE DRIVE MOTOR - A drive motor that is used as a power source of an eco-friendly vehicle and a rotor structure of the drive motor, wherein the drive motor includes a rotor that has a rotation axis and a plurality of permanent magnets embedded within a rotor core. Each of the permanent magnets are divided into an even number of divided magnets. In addition, the drive motor includes a stator that has a plurality of cores in which teeth for winding coils are formed and a plurality of slots that are interposed among the plurality of cores. An electric steel sheet is filled between the divided magnets of each of the permanent magnets of the rotor. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159540 | BOBIN AND ROTOR OF WOUND ROTOR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR USING THE SAME - A rotor of a wound rotor synchronous motor is manufactured by forming a rotor core using a plurality of core blocks, and fitting bobbins with a coil wound onto the core blocks. In particular, the core blocks are connected such that tops of the bobbins extend from bobbin bodies and are connected with tops of other bobbins fitted on the adjacent core blocks. Additionally, a molding material may be injected into spaces between the core blocks. | 06-12-2014 |
20140184005 | ROTOR FOR DRIVE MOTOR - A rotor is provided that includes a rotor core formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be disposed and rotatable in a hollow portion of a hollow cylinder of a stator and a rotating shaft that penetrates a rotational center of the rotor core and rotates together with the rotor core accordingly. Furthermore, permanent magnets are disposed along a circumference of the rotor core and are each divided into a plurality of individual units along an axial direction of the rotor core. In particular, the plurality of individual units includes an intermediate permanent magnet positioned at a center portion in the axial direction. This intermediate permanent magnet is made of a material having coercive force higher than that of the other individual units. | 07-03-2014 |
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20090139503 | CLOSED CRANKCASE VENTILATION APPARATUS - A CCV apparatus that exhausts blow-by gas from a crankcase effectively and thereby prevents pressure in a crankcase from excessively increasing may include: a lower case, a middle case comprising a body, an upper plate and a cup wherein the upper plate is provided with a blow-by gas passageway coupled with a filter in the cup for flowing blow-by gas into the body therethrough and at least a gas hole formed in the upper plate outside the cup for flowing the filtered blow-by gas in the body to the exterior of the cup, and an upper case enclosing an opening at an upper end of the cup. The apparatus further comprises a by-pass passageway selectively detouring the blow-by gas from the inlet pipe according to a pressure of the blow-by gas in the inlet pipe wherein the by-pass passageway is mounted at the exterior of the cases. | 06-04-2009 |
20120162009 | BEAMFORMING ARRAY ANTENNA CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEAMFORMING USING THE SAME - A control system connected to a plurality of array antenna performs beamforming. In order to perform the beamforming, the control system receives response beams inputting to a first antenna group predetermined from a plurality of array antenna in response to radiate beams and decides a sector having comparatively stronger intensity. And the control system receives response beams inputting to a second antenna group, decides a plurality of beam levels and decides a final beam pair among the plurality of the decided beam levels. | 06-28-2012 |
20120163493 | ULTRAHIGH FREQUENCY I/Q SENDER/RECEIVER USING MULTI-STAGE HARMONIC MIXER - A receiver using a harmonic mixer includes a signal receiver for receiving a first signal, a frequency generator for synchronizing a phase of the received first signal, down-converting a frequency size of the synchronized first signal as much as a first size, and outputting the down-converted signal as a second signal; a first harmonic mixer unit for receiving the first signal and the second signal, generating a third signal having a frequency size down-converted as much as a second size, and outputting the third signal. The receiver further includes a second harmonic mixer unit for receiving the third signal and outputting an In-phase signal having a frequency size down-converted as much as a third size, and a third harmonic mixer unit for receiving the third signal and outputting a Quadrature-phase signal having a frequency size down-converted as much as a third size. | 06-28-2012 |
20130271077 | CHARGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A charging apparatus and an electric vehicle including the same are disclosed. The charging apparatus includes a rectifier to rectify input alternating current (AC) power in a charging mode, an interleaved buck-boost converter to convert the rectified power into direct current (DC) power to supply the converted DC power to a battery, the interleaved buck-boost converter including a plurality of buck-boost converters, and a converter controller to control the interleaved buck-boost converter, wherein a first buck-boost converter of the interleaved buck-boost converter includes a first buck switching element connected to the rectifier, a first boost switching element, an inductor connected between the first buck switching element and the first boost switching element, a first diode connected in parallel between the first buck switching element and the inductor, and a second diode connected between the first boost switching element and an output of the interleaved buck-boost converter. | 10-17-2013 |
20150229034 | BEAMFORMING ARRAY ANTENNA CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEAMFORMING USING THE SAME - A control system connected to a plurality of array antenna performs beamforming. The control system requests a first antenna group predetermined from a plurality of array antenna to radiate beams to a plurality of predetermined sectors. The control system receives response beams inputting to the first antenna group in response to the radiated beams, decides a sector having comparatively stronger intensity among response beams for a plurality of sectors as an optimized sector, and requests a second antenna group to radiate beams to a plurality of sectors included in the optimized sector. The control system receives response beams inputting to the second antenna group, decides a sector related to a beam having comparatively stronger intensity among response beams for the plurality of sectors in the optimized sector, decides a plurality of beam levels, and decides a final beam pair among the plurality of the decided beam levels. | 08-13-2015 |
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20130126140 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of refrigerant tubes extending in a horizontal direction, at least one fin coupled to the plurality of refrigerant tubes, a vertically oriented header coupled to corresponding ends of the plurality of refrigerant tubes, the header distributing refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes, and a partition device that partitions an inner space of the header, the partition device including at least two through holes that guide refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes. | 05-23-2013 |
20130292104 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of refrigerant tubes in which a refrigerant flows, a heat dissipation-fin in which the plurality of refrigerant tubes are inserted and through which the refrigerant and a fluid are heat-exchanged with each other, a header coupled to at least one side of the plurality of refrigerant tubes to define a refrigerant flow space, and a guide device disposed within the header to branch the refrigerant into a plurality of passages corresponding to the plurality of refrigerant tubes. | 11-07-2013 |
20150114030 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of refrigerant tubes in which a refrigerant flows, a heatsink fin coupled to the plurality of refrigerant tubes to heat-exchange the refrigerant with a fluid, a header disposed on at least one side of the plurality of refrigerant tubes to define a flow space of the refrigerant and a guide device disposed in the header to partition the flow space, the guide device guiding the refrigerant from the header to the refrigerant tubes. The guide device includes a movable cover part. | 04-30-2015 |
20150226498 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant flows, the refrigerant tube being arranged in a plurality of rows, a first header on which a refrigerant inflow part is disposed, the first header being coupled to one side of the plurality of refrigerant tubes, a first partition part for partitioning an inner space of the first header, a second header on which a refrigerant discharge part is disposed, the second header being coupled to the other side of the plurality of refrigerant tubes, a second partition part for partitioning an inner space of the second header, and a baffle coupled to the first or second partition part, the baffle guiding a flow of the refrigerant from the header to the plurality of refrigerant tubes. The refrigerant discharge part of the second header is disposed lower than the refrigerant inflow part of the first header. | 08-13-2015 |