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20080279199 | Power Line Communication System and Communication Device Used in the System - A lock device having a lever is disclosed, in which the lever is released to rotate a latch bolt only if a correct electronic key is authenticated while the latch bolt is hooked over the lever at normal times. In the lock device of the present invention, having a latch bolt which is placed to rotate for opening a door once an electronic key is authenticated by its recognition or entering a password, the lock device comprises a motor rotated in one direction by a signal input after the electronic key is authenticated; a pinion assembly connected with a rotation axis of the motor and rotated by an operation of the motor; a lever having one end hooked over a projection formed in the latch bolt so as not to rotate the latch bolt at normal times, connected with the pinion assembly, and rotated by rotation of the motor to release binding state of the latch bolt once the electronic key is authenticated; and the latch bolt not rotated at normal times as its projection is hooked over the lever, and rotated as the projection is released by rotation of the lever once the electronic key is authenticated. Therefore, the lock device makes the manufacture easy and improves reliability of the operation. | 11-13-2008 |
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20120047016 | USER CONTROL BASED ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a user control-based advertising system and a method thereof. The user control-based advertising system provides an advertisement display region and an advertisement control region by discriminating the two regions from each other, and comprises: an advertisement region setup unit that sets up the advertisement display region for selectively displaying plural advertisements and the advertisement control region for controlling advertisements displayed therein by discriminating advertisement display and control regions from each other; a communication unit that receives a user command through the advertisement control region and communicates with the advertisement display region according to the received command; and an advertisement control unit that controls the animation function of the advertisement displayed in the advertisement display region according to the user command or controls the movement and selection of other advertisements displayed in the advertisement display region. | 02-23-2012 |
20160005229 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MAP INFORMATION - An electronic device for providing map information associated with a space of interest is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor configured to display, on the display, at least a portion of a map including at least one node associated with at least one image photographed at a corresponding position of the space of interest and additional information on the at least one image, change, in response to an input or an event, a first image associated with a first node among the at least one node or first additional information on the first image, and display, on the map through the display, at least a portion of the changed first image or at least a portion of the changed first additional information. | 01-07-2016 |
20160065943 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for displaying images in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a processor that obtains an image and a depth map corresponding to the image, separates the image into one or more areas based on the depth map of the image, applies an effect, which is different from at least one of other areas, to at least one of the areas separated from the image, and connects the areas, to which the different effects have been applied, as a single image, and a display that displays the single image. | 03-03-2016 |
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20090135332 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same - Provided is a backlight unit of an LCD device including a printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the printed circuit board; and a bottom chassis formed with only an outer frame and having the printed circuit board housed thereon. | 05-28-2009 |
20100001306 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE - The present invention provides a light emitting diode package which includes a lead frame with a cavity; a mold exposing the cavity and housing the lead frame; and an LED chip mounted on the cavity, wherein light passing an upper edge of the LED chip passes an upper edge of the cavity. | 01-07-2010 |
20150233724 | METHOD OF ACQUIRING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device and method for capturing an image are disclosed. The electronic device includes an image sensor configured to capture images, a location sensor configured to detect a location of the electronic device, and a processor. The processor may execute the method, which includes capturing a first image, and detecting a first location where the first image is captured, detecting, by a processor, a second location at which a second image is to be captured and generating guidance information for travel to the second location, and when a present location is within a predefined range of the second location, automatically capturing the second image. | 08-20-2015 |
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20130171798 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHASE-CHANGE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a phase-change random access memory device. The method includes forming a word line on a semiconductor substrate, forming a switching element material and a hard mask material on the word line, etching the switching element material and the hard mask material to form a hole exposing the word line, forming an insulating material on a sidewall and a bottom of the hole, removing the hard mask material; and forming a heater material on the switching element material. The hard mask material has different etch selectivity from the insulating material. | 07-04-2013 |
20140287535 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic device comprising a semiconductor memory unit that includes a resistance variable element formed over a substrate, and including stacked therein a bottom electrode, a variable resistance layer and a top electrode, and a barrier layer formed over the resistance variable element, and including an amorphous silicon layer which is doped with at least one kind of impurity. | 09-25-2014 |
20150069557 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element is disclosed. The magnetoresistive element includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a storage layer. The storage layer includes a first region and a second region provided outside the first region to surround the first region, the second region including element included in the first region and another element being different from the element. The magnetoresistive element further includes a cap layer including a third region and a fourth region provided outside the third region to surround the third region, the fourth region including an element included in the third region and the another element. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069558 | MAGNETIC MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory is disclosed. The memory includes a conductive layer containing a first metal material, a stacked body above the conductive layer, and including a first magnetization film containing a second metal material, a second magnetization film, and a tunnel barrier layer between the first magnetization film and the second magnetization film, and an insulating layer on a side face of the stacked body, and containing an oxide of the first metal material. The first magnetization film and/or the second magnetization film includes a first region positioned in a central portion, and a second region positioned in an edge portion and containing As, P, Ge, Ga, Sb, In, N, Ar, He, F, Cl, Br, I, Si, B, C, O, Zr, Tb, S, Se, or Ti. | 03-12-2015 |
20150325785 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element is disclosed. The magnetoresistive element includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a storage layer. The storage layer includes a first region and a second region provided outside the first region to surround the first region, the second region including element included in the first region and another element being different from the element. The magnetoresistive element further includes a cap layer including a third region and a fourth region provided outside the third region to surround the third region, the fourth region including an element included in the third region and the another element. | 11-12-2015 |
20160079363 | TRANSISTOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE TRANSISTOR, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory unit that includes: a gate including at least a portion buried in a substrate; a junction portion formed in the substrate on both sides of the gate; and a memory element coupled with the junction portion on one side of the gate, wherein the junction portion includes: a recess having a bottom surface protruded in a pyramid shape; an impurity region formed in the substrate and under the recess; and a contact pad formed in the recess. | 03-17-2016 |
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20100117044 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF SATISFYING RESET CURRENT CHARACTERISTIC AND CONTACT RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTIC - A phase change memory device is presented that has a lower electrode contact that has a gradient resistance profile ranging from a lower resistive lower end to a higher resistive upper end. The phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a lower electrode contact, and a phase change pattern. The semiconductor substrate has a switching device. The lower electrode contact is formed on the switching device and has a specific resistance which gradually increases from a lower part to an upper part of the lower electrode contact. The phase change pattern layer is formed on the lower electrode contact. | 05-13-2010 |
20100197111 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a memory device and a phase-change memory device is presented. The method of manufacturing the memory device includes performing Ge ion implantation on a top surface of a first layer. The method also includes performing a fast heat treatment on the ion-implanted first layer. The method also includes forming a second layer on a top of the fast heat-treated first layer. | 08-05-2010 |
20140054532 | ACCESS DEVICE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An access device having a reduced height and capable of suppressing leakage current, a method of fabricating the same, and a semiconductor memory device including the same, are provided. The access device may include a stacked structure including a first-type semiconductor layer having a first dopant, a second-type semiconductor layer having a second dopant, and a third-type semiconductor layer. A first counter-doping layer, having a counter-dopant to the first dopant, is interposed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the third-type semiconductor layer. A second counter-doping layer, having a counter-dopant to the second dopant, is interposed between the third-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer. | 02-27-2014 |
20150200088 | ACCESS DEVICE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An access device having a reduced height and capable of suppressing leakage current, a method of fabricating the same, and a semiconductor memory device including the same, are provided. The access device may include a stacked structure including a first-type semiconductor layer having a first dopant, a second-type semiconductor layer having a second dopant, and a third-type semiconductor layer. A first counter-doping layer, having a counter-dopant to the first dopant, is interposed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the third-type semiconductor layer. A second counter-doping layer, having a counter-dopant to the second dopant, is interposed between the third-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer. | 07-16-2015 |
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20140240233 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CURSOR IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND A METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus is provided including a controller configured to: detect whether a displayed object is an icon; detect whether a cursor is located inside an area surrounding the displayed object, when the displayed object is the icon; move the cursor to a first location within the displayed object, when the cursor is located inside the area; and hold the cursor still after the cursor is moved to the first location, wherein the cursor is held still for a waiting time period. | 08-28-2014 |
20150026569 | METHOD FOR EDITING OBJECT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device is configured to perform a method for editing an object. The method includes determining one or more edit references with respect to one or more objects displayed on a display unit, detecting a motion input, and editing the one or more objects based on at least one of the one or more edit references and a characteristic of the motion input. | 01-22-2015 |
20150127654 | METHOD FOR MANAGING USER INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and method for storing and displaying user information in an electronic device is provided to categorize information and designate importance. The method includes identifying a plurality of user information, extracting overlapped common information from the plurality of user information, and storing information which is not overlapped among the plurality of user information to be included in a first category and storing the common information to be included in a second category. | 05-07-2015 |
20150199163 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Provided is a method for processing data in an electronic device. The method includes providing a first program through a display functionally connected to the electronic device. The method also includes acquiring a first input for selecting at least a portion associated with the first program. The method further includes acquiring a second input for transferring information corresponding to the at least a portion, based on the first input. The method includes determining a second program which receives the information corresponding to the at least a portion based on predetermined information, based on the second input. The method also includes displaying the information corresponding to the at least a portion associated with the second program based on the determination. | 07-16-2015 |
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20080203488 | CMOS semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same - Example embodiments provide a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the CMOS semiconductor device. The CMOS semiconductor device may include gates in the nMOS and pMOS areas, polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) capping layers, metal nitride layers underneath the poly-Si capping layers, and a gate insulating layer underneath the gate. The metal nitride layers of the nMOS and pMOS areas may be formed of the same type of material and may have different work functions. Since a metal gate is formed of identical types of metal nitride layers, a process may be simplified, yield may be increased, and a higher-performance CMOS semiconductor device may be obtained. | 08-28-2008 |
20080261360 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a gate insulation layer is formed on a substrate including a first channel of a first conductive type and a second channel of a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. A first conductive layer including a first metal is formed on the gate insulation layer, and a second conductive layer including a second metal different from the first metal is formed on the first conductive layer formed over the second channel. The second conductive layer is partially removed by a wet etching process to form a second conductive layer pattern over the second channel. | 10-23-2008 |
20110193181 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING DIFFERENT METAL GATE STRUCTURES - A semiconductor includes a channel region in a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric film on the channel region, and a gate on the gate dielectric film. The gate includes a doped metal nitride film, formed from a nitride of a first metal and doped with a second metal which is different from the first metal, and a conductive polysilicon layer formed on the doped metal nitride film. The gate may further include a metal containing capping layer interposed between the doped metal nitride film and the conductive polysilicon layer. | 08-11-2011 |
20140073103 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a dummy gate insulation film formed on a substrate, the dummy gate insulation film including a first material and providing a spacer formed at least one side of the gate insulation film, the spacer including the first material, removing the first material included in the dummy gate insulation film by a first process, removing the dummy gate insulation film from which the first material has been removed by a second process different from the first process, and sequentially forming a gate insulation film and a gate electrode structure on the substrate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140077281 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film on a substrate, the interlayer insulating film including a trench, a gate insulating film in the trench, a diffusion film on the gate insulating film, the diffusion film including a first diffusion material, a gate metal structure on the diffusion film, the gate metal structure including a second diffusion material, and a diffusion prevention film between the gate metal structure and the diffusion film, the diffusion prevention film being configured to prevent diffusion of the second diffusion material from the gate metal structure, the first diffusion material diffused from the diffusion film exists in the gate insulating film. | 03-20-2014 |
20150162201 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a dummy gate structure including a dummy gate electrode and a gate mask sequentially stacked on a substrate is formed. A spacer is formed on a sidewall of the dummy gate structure. The gate mask is formed to expose the dummy gate electrode and to form a recess on the spacer. A capping layer pattern is formed to fill the recess in the spacer. The exposed dummy gate electrode is replaced with a gate electrode. | 06-11-2015 |
20160064225 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an interface layer on a substrate, forming a first gate insulating layer having a first dielectric constant on the interface layer, forming a second gate insulating layer having a second dielectric constant smaller than the first dielectric constant on the first gate insulating layer, annealing the substrate, nitriding a resultant of the annealed first and second gate insulating layers to form a nitrided gate insulator, forming a work function control layer on the nitride gate insulator, and forming a metal gate electrode on the work function control layer. At least one of the work function control layer and the metal gate electrode is of or includes aluminum (Al). | 03-03-2016 |
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20090163016 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING METAL GATE ELECTRODE AND ELECTRONIC FUSE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device including a metal gate electrode and an electronic fuse. The method may include forming a gate dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first metal layer on the gate dielectric layer, forming a portion of the first metal layer in a first device region, forming a second metal layer on the semiconductor substrate comprising the portion of the first metal layer, forming a portion of the second metal layer in a second device region, forming a low-resistance layer on the semiconductor substrate comprising the portion of the first metal layer and the portion of the second metal layer, and patterning the low-resistance layer to form gate electrodes, and a fuse pattern of the low-resistance layer in a fuse region. | 06-25-2009 |
20090267129 | DIELECTRIC MULTILAYER STRUCTURES OF MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A dielectric multilayer structure of a microelectronic device, in which a leakage current characteristic and a dielectric constant are improved, is provided in an embodiment. The dielectric multilayer structure includes a lower dielectric layer, which is made of amorphous silicate (M | 10-29-2009 |
20100025781 | Transistors with Multilayered Dielectric Films and Methods of Manufacturing Such Transistors - Transistors that include multilayered dielectric films on a channel region are provided. The multilayered dielectric comprises a lower dielectric film that may have a thickness that is at least 50% the thickness of the multilayered dielectric film and that comprises a metal oxide, a metal silicate, an aluminate, or a mixture thereof, and an upper dielectric film on the lower dielectric film, the upper dielectric film comprising a Group III metal oxide, Group III metal nitride, Group XIII metal oxide or Group XIII metal nitride. A gate electrode is provided on the multilayered dielectric film. | 02-04-2010 |
20110287622 | Transistors with Multilayered Dielectric Films and Methods of Manufacturing Such Transistors - Transistors that include multilayered dielectric films on a channel region are provided. The multilayered dielectric comprises a lower dielectric film that may have a thickness that is at least 50% the thickness of the multilayered dielectric film and that comprises a metal oxide, a metal silicate, an aluminate, or a mixture thereof, and an upper dielectric film on the lower dielectric film, the upper dielectric film comprising a Group III metal oxide, Group III metal nitride, Group XIII metal oxide or Group XIII metal nitride. A gate electrode is provided on the multilayered dielectric film. | 11-24-2011 |
20140113443 | FABRICATING METHOD OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A fabricating method of a semiconductor device includes stacking a high-k dielectric film not containing silicon (Si) and an insulating film containing silicon (Si) on a substrate, and diffusing Si contained in the insulating film into the high-k dielectric film by annealing the substrate having the high-k dielectric film and the insulating film stacked thereon. | 04-24-2014 |
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20110001693 | BACKLIGHT UNIT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a backlight unit for an LCD device. The backlight unit, disposed under a liquid crystal panel and emitting light to a liquid crystal panel, includes a lightguide plate, a light emitting diode (LED) array disposed at an edge of the lightguide plate and including a plurality of LED blocks each including at least one LED emitting white light, and a controller controlling a current signal applied to each of the plurality of LED blocks to regulate the luminance of each LED block. Accordingly, the backlight unit can be provided, which is capable of contributing to manufacturing thinner and larger products and realizing effective local dimming by using an LED disposed at an edge of the lightguide plate. | 01-06-2011 |
20110142421 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER OF DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER - An apparatus and a method for managing power of a digital broadcasting receiver are provided. The apparatus includes a user setting unit for requesting power setting of the digital broadcasting receiver according to data input through a user interface, a pattern recognition unit for recognizing a use pattern through data input according to use of the digital broadcasting receiver, and for requesting power setting of the digital broadcasting receiver according to the recognized use pattern, and a power setting unit for setting the power of the digital broadcasting receiver by a request of the user setting unit and the pattern recognition unit. | 06-16-2011 |
20130198777 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD USING THE SAME - A method for controlling a reproduction apparatus is provided. The method for controlling a reproduction apparatus includes receiving contents including video data and audio data, transmitting a request for transmission of external audio data regarding the contents to an external server, and outputting the external audio data along with the video data in accordance with a user command for transmitting the external audio data. | 08-01-2013 |
20140149789 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE RECOVERY METHOD - Provided are an image processing apparatus and a software recovery method. The image processing apparatus, which is driven by software, includes: a storage which stores reference software; and a software recoverer which recovers current software with the reference software according to a predetermined command signal. Accordingly, recovering software, even in circumstances where a broadcasting signal may not be received, is provided. | 05-29-2014 |
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20140013890 | ELECTRONIC SHIFTING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - An operation device of a shift by wire way excludes mechanical connection for transferring operational force between a transmission and an operation device for shifting, which can be used in a vehicle to which an electronic shifting device is mounted. For this purpose, a shift pattern is capable of operating intuitively a shifting device by providing a shift pattern identical to an existing shift pattern and keeping user's experience and at the same time reducing the number of the shift lock to solve the drawback of a prior shift pattern provided with a plurality of shift locks that defines the utilizing of a space, and thereby utilizing a space at a maximum level. | 01-16-2014 |
20140326587 | SWITCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A switch apparatus may include a switch body to which a connector of an electronic unit is connected and in which a relay board is provided, a conductive coupling section provided at a lower end of the switch body to be coupled to a vehicle body, and a conductive ground member having a base provided at a lower portion in an internal space of the switch body to be coupled to an upper end of the coupling section, and a clamping bar extending upwards from one side of the base to be coupled to a ground terminal provided at a lower end of the relay board. | 11-06-2014 |
20150036431 | OPERATING METHOD OF NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY CONTROLLER CONTROLLING THE NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - An operating method of a memory controller controlling a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of pages includes receiving a read request and a logical address from an additional device; determining a program state of an upper unselected word line of a selected word line corresponding to the received logical address; and transmitting a physical address corresponding to the logical address, state information, and a read command to the nonvolatile memory device according to a result of the determination in response to the read request, wherein the state information indicates a level of a first unselect read voltage the nonvolatile memory device is to apply to the upper unselected word line. | 02-05-2015 |
20150227025 | FLASH DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - A flash device for a camera includes a light source unit and a driving unit. The light source unit includes a plurality of light emitting devices, each of which is configured to output light of different colors. The driving unit is configured to drive a first light emitting device among the plurality of light emitting devices when the camera images a subject to obtain a first image, and drive a second light emitting device different from the first light emitting device among the plurality of light emitting devices when the camera images the subject to obtain a second image. | 08-13-2015 |