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20090285082 | ELECTRIC FIELD READ/WRITE HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRIC FIELD READ/WRITE HEAD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC FIELD READ/WRITE HEAD - An electric field head includes a body portion and a read head having a channel layer provided on an air bearing surface (ABS) of the body portion facing a recording medium and a source and a drain contacting both ends of the channel layer. The electric field head is manufactured by defining a head forming portion of a substrate, separating the head forming portion from the substrate, forming an ABS pattern on a side surface of the separated head forming portion, and forming a channel layer for a read head on a surface of the head forming portion where the ABS pattern is formed. An information storage device includes a ferroelectric recording medium and the electric field head. | 11-19-2009 |
20110001746 | Apparatuses for and methods of displaying three-dimensional images - An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image may include a plurality of display panels and a controller configured to apply image signals to each of the plurality of display panels. At least one of the display panels may include a transparent display panel. The plurality of display panels may be spaced apart from each other in a depth direction. A method of displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image may include displaying plane images on each of a plurality of display panels. At least one of the plurality of display panels may include a transparent display panel. The plurality of display panels may be spaced apart from each other in a depth direction. | 01-06-2011 |
20110059576 | Nonvolatile memory devices including oxygen-deficient metal oxide layers and methods of manufacturing the same - A nonvolatile memory device includes at least one switching device and at least one storage node electrically connected to the at least one switching device. The at least one storage node includes a lower electrode, one or more oxygen-deficient metal oxide layers, one or more data storage layers, and an upper electrode. At least one of the one or more metal oxide layers is electrically connected to the lower electrode. At least one of the one or more data storage layers is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more metal oxide layers. The upper electrode is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more data storage layers. A method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device includes preparing the at least one switching device and forming the lower electrode, one or more metal oxide layers, one or more data storage layers, and upper electrode. | 03-10-2011 |
20110068409 | RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING VERTICAL TRANSISTOR ARRAYS AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - A resistive memory device includes a vertical transistor and a variable resistance layer. The vertical transistor includes a gate electrode on a surface of a substrate, a gate insulation layer extending along a sidewall of the gate electrode, and a single crystalline silicon layer on the surface of the substrate adjacent to the gate insulation layer. At least a portion of the single crystalline silicon layer defines a channel region that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. The variable resistance layer is provided on the single crystalline silicon layer. The variable resistance layer is electrically insulated from the gate electrode. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110085368 | Non-volatile memory device and method of manufacturing the same - The non-volatile memory device may include a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines on the substrate in a vertical direction, a plurality of memory cells having ends connected to the plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines perpendicular to the plurality of first signal lines on the substrate and each connected to other ends of the plurality of memory cells, and a plurality of selection elements on the substrate and connected to at least two of the plurality of first signal lines. | 04-14-2011 |
20110128772 | Nonvolatile memory cells and nonvolatile memory devices including the same - A nonvolatile memory cell may include a bidirectional switch having a first threshold voltage when a forward current is applied to the bidirectional switch and a second threshold voltage when a reverse current is applied to the bidirectional switch; and a variable resistor connected to the bidirectional switch in series. A state of resistance of the variable resistor may be controlled according to voltage applied to the variable resistor. A sum of a magnitude of the first threshold voltage and a magnitude of the second threshold voltage may be greater than a write voltage that is used to perform a write operation on the variable resistor. | 06-02-2011 |
20110188290 | Semiconductor devices including variable resistance materials and methods of operating the same - Semiconductor devices including variable resistance materials and methods of operating the semiconductor devices. The semiconductor devices use variable resistance materials with resistances that vary according to applied voltages as channel layers. | 08-04-2011 |
20110222685 | Storage devices having a security function and methods of securing data stored in the storage device - A storage device may include a storage unit that stores data transmitted via a plurality of first wires; and a security control unit that controls connection between each of a plurality of second wires connected to an external device and each of the plurality of first wires by programming a plurality of switching devices according to an encryption key. | 09-15-2011 |
20120194885 | NANOSTRUCTURED ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SCANNER, OPTICAL MODULATOR, AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE NANOSTRUCTURED ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEVICE - An acousto-optic device capable of increasing a range of a diffraction angle of output light by using a nanostructured acousto-optic medium, and an optical scanner, an optical modulator, a two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) conversion stereoscopic image display apparatus, and a holographic display apparatus using the acousto-optic device. The acousto-optic device may include a nanostructured acousto-optic medium formed by at least two different mediums repeatedly alternating with each other, wherein at least one of the at least two different mediums includes an acousto-optic medium. The acousto-optic device having the aforementioned structure may increase the range of a diffraction angle of output light. Thus, various systems such as the optical scanner, the optical modulator, the 2D/3D conversion stereoscopic image display apparatus, and the holographic display apparatus may not require a separate optical system to increase an operational angle range, thereby decreasing a size of the system and/or improving a resolution of the system. | 08-02-2012 |
20120210054 | DATA STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING SECURITY FUNCTION AND OUTPUT APPARATUS THEREFOR - Provided are a storage medium, which has a security function, for storing media content and an output apparatus for outputting data stored in the storage medium. The storage medium includes a controller for converting at least one of a position of pins of a connector and a storage position of media content in a memory unit in order to control transmission of the media content in the memory unit to the output apparatus. | 08-16-2012 |
20120257484 | OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical element and an information storage device including the same. The optical element may include an optical waveguide structure for transforming circularly polarized light into plasmon and transmitting the plasmon. The optical waveguide structure may emit a circularly polarized plasmonic field. The optical element may be used in an information storage device. For example, the information storage device may include a recording medium and a recording element for recording information on the recording medium, and the recording element may include the optical element. The information may be recorded on the recording medium by using the circularly polarized plasmonic field generated by the optical element. | 10-11-2012 |
20130026558 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING VARIABLE RESISTANCE MATERIAL AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a channel layer over the insulating substrate, a gate at least partially extending from an upper surface of the channel layer into the channel layer, a source and a drain respectively at opposing sides of the gate on the channel layer, a gate insulating layer surrounding, the gate and electrically insulating the gate from the channel layer, the source, and the drain, and a variable resistance material layer between the insulating substrate and the gate. | 01-31-2013 |
20140133134 | COLOR OPTICAL PEN FOR ELECTRONIC PANEL - A color optical pen includes a tip unit, a pen body unit attached to the tip unit; a pressure sensor that is disposed in the tip unit and configured to sense at least contact between a display unit of a terminal device and the tip unit; a light source that is disposed in the pen body unit and is configured to output light through the tip unit, if the pressure sensor senses the contact; a color selection switch that is disposed on the pen body, the color selection switch configured to select a color in response to operation by a user; and a driver configured to drive the light source at a frequency or pattern based on operation of the color selection switch. | 05-15-2014 |
20140231752 | GRAPHENE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A graphene device and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. According to example embodiments, the graphene device includes a transistor including a source, a gate, and a drain, an active layer through which carriers move, and a graphene layer between the gate and the active layer. The graphene layer may be configured to function both as an electrode of the active layer and a channel layer of the transistor. | 08-21-2014 |
20150028278 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY TRANSISTOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are nonvolatile memory transistors and devices including the nonvolatile memory transistors. A nonvolatile memory transistor may include a channel element, a gate electrode corresponding to the channel element, a gate insulation layer between the channel element and the gate electrode, an ionic species moving layer between the gate insulation layer and the gate electrode, and a source and a drain separated from each other with respect to the channel element. A motion of an ionic species at the ionic species moving layer occurs according to a voltage applied to the gate electrode. A threshold voltage changes according to the motion of the ionic species. The nonvolatile memory transistor has a multi-level characteristic. | 01-29-2015 |