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20090057700 | Light emitting element and a manufacturing method thereof - A light emitting element and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In accordance with the element and the method, the dielectric thin film including the embossed pattern partially covering the sapphire substrate prevents damage of a sapphire substrate that occurs during a texturing of the sapphire substrate and a defect of an epitaxial thin film formed in a subsequent process. | 03-05-2009 |
20090195072 | Auto Power Controller of External Equipment on Valid Check - The present invention relates to a power controller for at least one piece of external equipment, the power controller being connected to the external equipment. The power controller includes a main unit ( | 08-06-2009 |
20090261345 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPLIANT SUBSTRATE, COMPLIANT SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURED THEREBY, GALLIUM NITRIDE BASED COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE COMPLIANT SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A compliant substrate having a reduced stress, a method for manufacturing the same having a reduced manufacturing time, a gallium nitride based compound semiconductor device including the compliant substrate and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The compliant substrate is manufactured by heating a substrate and a group III metal including at least one of an aluminum, a gallium and an indium, and a chloride based compound generated by introducing a HCl gas to the melted group III metal reacts with a NH | 10-22-2009 |
20100270528 | RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF SAME - Disclosed are a resistive random access memory device (ReRAM) and a method for manufacturing the same. The ReRAM includes a cell array including a metal oxide nanowire formed inside a micropore array of a porous template, a first electrode electrically connected to an upper protrusion of the metal oxide nanowire, the upper protrusion being exposed to an upper portion of the porous template, and located in an upper portion of the cell array, and a second electrode electrically connected to a lower protrusion of the metal oxide nanowire, the lower protrusion being exposed to a lower portion of the porous template, and located in a lower portion of the cell array. | 10-28-2010 |
20110102009 | TEST SOCKET ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TEST SOCKET - A test socket, an electrical connector, and a method for manufacturing the test socket. In detail, the test socket for electrically connecting terminals of a semiconductor device to pads of a test apparatus includes: a housing having through-holes vertically extending to correspond in position to the terminals of the semiconductor device; contact pins disposed to correspond in position to the through-holes of the housing and contacting the terminals of the semiconductor device; and elastic members connected to the contact pins in the through-holes of the housing to contract and expand, wherein the elastic members are adhered to the contact pins by using an adhesive material. | 05-05-2011 |
20110121850 | SPRING STRUCTURE AND TEST SOCKET USING THEREOF - Spring assemblies and a test socket using the spring assemblies. The spring assemblies are used in a test socket electrically connecting lead terminals of a semiconductor chip to test terminals of a test device by contacting the lead terminals and the test terminals, and include: first springs in which a first steel wire having elasticity and conductivity is coiled in a spiral in one direction; and second springs in which a second steel wire having elasticity and conductivity is coiled in a spiral in an opposite direction to the direction in which the first springs are coiled, which have outer diameters narrower than inner diameters of the first springs, and are inserted into the first springs. Accordingly, electric resistances and inductances of two spring assemblies coiled in a spiral are reduced to improve electricity transmission characteristic. A height of a test socket is easily adjusted using spring assemblies having desired lengths. Also, since only plating is performed on the springs to form the spring assemblies, the spring assemblies are formed at a very low cost and have a wide range of applications. | 05-26-2011 |
20120091461 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor display substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The thin film transistor substrate includes a gate electrode formed on a display substrate, an active layer formed on the gate electrode to overlap with the gate electrode and including polycrystalline silicon, a first ohmic contact layer formed on the active layer, a second ohmic contact layer formed on the first ohmic contact layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode each formed on the second ohmic contact layer. | 04-19-2012 |
20130037813 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel having reduced overall processing time and providing a uniform crystallization. Exemplary embodiments of the invention also disclose a crystallization method of a thin film transistor, including forming on a substrate a semiconductor layer including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area. The crystallization method includes crystallizing a portion of the semiconductor layer corresponding to a channel region of a thin film transistor using a micro lens array. | 02-14-2013 |
20140028339 | SPRING ASSEMBLY AND TEST SOCKET USING THE SAME - Spring assemblies and a test socket using the spring assemblies. The spring assemblies are used in a test socket electrically connecting lead terminals of a semiconductor chip to test terminals of a test device by contacting the lead terminals and the test terminals, and include: first springs in which a first steel wire having elasticity and conductivity is coiled in a spiral in one direction; and second springs in which a second steel wire having elasticity and conductivity is coiled in a spiral in an opposite direction to the direction in which the first springs are coiled, which have outer diameters narrower than inner diameters of the first springs, and are inserted into the first springs. Accordingly, electric resistances and inductances of two spring assemblies coiled in a spiral are reduced to improve electricity transmission characteristic. A height of a test socket is easily adjusted using spring assemblies having desired lengths. Also, since only plating is performed on the springs to form the spring assemblies, the spring assemblies are formed at a very low cost and have a wide range of applications. | 01-30-2014 |
20140264350 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel having reduced overall processing time and providing a uniform crystallization. Exemplary embodiments of the invention also disclose a crystallization method of a thin film transistor, including forming on a substrate a semiconductor layer including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area. The crystallization method includes crystallizing a portion of the semiconductor layer corresponding to a channel region of a thin film transistor using a micro lens array. | 09-18-2014 |
20140326177 | MASK AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mask and a method for manufacturing the mask are disclosed. The method for manufacturing the mask comprises forming an insulating pattern layer on a substrate, forming a metal plating film on the substrate formed with the insulating pattern layer through a plating process, and separating the metal plating film from the substrate formed with the insulating pattern layer. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326402 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL ENCAPSULATION MEMBER - A method for manufacturing a metal encapsulation member is disclosed. The method comprises: preparing a substrate on one side of which an adhesive material is applied; adhering a metal member onto the one side of the substrate; attaching an adhesive member onto the metal member; and removing predetermined portions of the metal member and the adhesive member. | 11-06-2014 |
20150027376 | DEPOSITION FILM FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING ROTATING MEMBERS - A deposition film forming apparatus including rotary members includes a plurality of substrate supports, wherein a plurality of substrates are disposed on each of the substrate supports, and each of the substrates is rotated on the substrate supports by means of a gas-foil method. | 01-29-2015 |
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20080218022 | Motor - A motor that reduces a cogging torque and rotates at a high speed is presented. The motor comprises: a shaft, a plurality of core blocks coupled to the shaft, a plurality of permanent magnets inserted into each of the core blocks, and an aligning unit, coaxial with the shaft, and disposed between the shaft and the core blocks. The core block includes a plurality of core sheets each having at least a pair of flux barriers formed to be symmetrical to each other about a line of symmetry. A first rib lies along the line of symmetry and a separate anti-deformation rib is positioned within each of the pair of flux barriers. Accordingly, a skew process for a rotor is facilitated. An anti-deformation rib within the flux barrier provides structural integrity for the core block. Accordingly, when the rotor is rotated with a high speed, a bridge is prevented from being deformed. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218025 | Self-magnetizing motor and compressor having the same - A self magnetizing motor and a compressor having the same is configured to require a lower starting voltage and to deliver superior performance. In the self magnetizing motor, a magnetic material on an exterior of the rotor is magnetized when power is supplied to a magnetizing unit of the stator. A plurality of conductive bars are inserted on the outer circumference of the rotor core. A spacing distance between outer portions of the conductive bars and inner circumference of the magnetizable material is longer than an air gap between the stator and the rotor. As a result, a magnetic strength of the magnetic material may be increased. | 09-11-2008 |
20080278108 | MOTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MOTOR - A self-magnetizing motor incorporates a control circuit that starts the motor, controls a magnetizing unit, and then operates the motor. The control circuit can include relay, such as a bi-directional conductive power semiconductor device, and one or more PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) switches. This control circuit eliminates the need for a separate controller and the implementation costs can be reduced. | 11-13-2008 |
20080290824 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MOTOR - An apparatus for controlling a motor includes an inverter to convert a DC voltage into an AC voltage, a power selecting circuit to select external power or power from the inverter, and a controller to control operation of the power selecting circuit according to a load of the motor. | 11-27-2008 |
20080309281 | Starting Control Apparatus and Method for Motor - An exciting coil of a motor is formed to be controlled by using an analog timer to thus control an excitation control circuit of a motor control apparatus, whereby an excitation control circuit that excites an exciting coil of a motor control apparatus can be simplified and complexity can be reduced by simplifying a circuit construction of an excitation controller. The present invention includes: an auxiliary winding (sub-coil) and a main winding (main coil); and an exciting unit which is electrically connected with the auxiliary winding and the main winding, determines an excitation application time and an excitation time, and generates an excitation current according to the determined excitation application time and the excitation time. | 12-18-2008 |
20090108796 | Starting Control Apparatus and Method for Motor - An apparatus and method for controlling starting of a motor are disclosed. An exciting coil of a motor is excited by using a controller of an electronic refrigerator without having an extra excitation control circuit, to thereby simplify a component construction for controlling exciting of the motor and thus reduce complexity. The present invention includes: a main coil and an auxiliary coil (sub-coil); an exciting coil that generates an excitation current; a refrigerator control unit that outputs a control signal for controlling an application time of the excitation current when started; and a switch unit electrically connected with the exciting coil and supplying power to the exciting coil according to the control signal outputted from the refrigerator control unit. | 04-30-2009 |
20090160393 | Starting Control Apparatus and Method for Motor - Entry of a synchronous speed of a rotor can be facilitated by increasing a starting torque by adjusting a magnetization application time for magnetizing the rotor according to whether or not a starting capacitor is used. The present invention includes: a control unit that outputs a control signal for controlling an application time of a magnetizing current according to whether or not a starting capacitor is used; and a switch that supplies power to an exciting coil according to the control signal outputted from the control unit. | 06-25-2009 |
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20090085475 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic multi-layer structure disposed between the anode and the cathode. The inner potential distribution of the organic multi-layer structure has a non-linear profile. | 04-02-2009 |
20140231810 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor, includes: a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; a semiconductor disposed on the gate insulating layer; an etch stopper disposed on a channel of the semiconductor; a source electrode disposed on the semiconductor; and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor. At least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode does not overlap with the etch stopper. At least one dimension of the etch stopper and the channel of the semiconductor are substantially the same. | 08-21-2014 |
20140267967 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a display area including: a first data line between a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode in a same pixel row, and connected to a first thin film transistor (“TFT”) and a second TFT, respectively; and a peripheral area including: a first parasitic capacitor capacity measuring unit including first gate capacity units and first data capacity units; a second parasitic capacitor capacity measuring unit including second gate capacity units and second data capacity units, where a relative arrangement between the first gate and data capacity units is the same as a relative arrangement between the gate and drain electrodes of the first TFT, and a relative arrangement between the second gate and data capacity units is the same as a relative arrangement between the gate and drain electrodes of the second TFT. | 09-18-2014 |
20150123113 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: an insulating substrate; a gate line disposed on the insulating substrate and including a gate pad portion; a data line insulated from and crossing the gate line, and including a source electrode and a data pad portion; a drain electrode facing the source electrode; an organic insulating layer disposed on the data line and the drain electrode, and including a first contact hole; a common electrode disposed on the organic insulating layer, and including a second contact hole; a passivation layer disposed on the common electrode, and including a third contact hole; and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer, and being in contact with the drain electrode, in which the third contact hole is disposed to be adjacent to one surface of the first contact hole for improvement of an aperture ratio and a stable electrode connection. | 05-07-2015 |
20150268520 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a second electrode which is disposed on the first substrate and overlaps the first electrode, an insulating layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first alignment layer disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate, where a first resistivity value of the first alignment layer is smaller than a second resistivity value of the second alignment layer. | 09-24-2015 |
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20140320159 | PROBE MEMBER FOR POGO PIN - Provided is a probe member for a pogo pin, which is used for testing a semiconductor device, and at least a portion of which is inserted into a cylindrical body to be supported by an elastic member and an upper end of which contacts a terminal of the semiconductor device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140340106 | PROBE MEMBER FOR POGO PIN - Provided is probe member for a pogo pin used for testing a semiconductor device, at least a portion of the probe member being inserted into a cylindrical body and supported by an elastic member and an upper end of the probe member contacting a terminal of the semiconductor device. | 11-20-2014 |
20150084658 | TEST SOCKET WHICH ALLOWS FOR EASE OF ALIGNMENT - The present invention relates to a test socket which allows for ease of alignment, and more particularly, to a test socket that is interposed between a device to be inspected and an inspection apparatus so as to electrically connect terminals of the device to be inspected and pads of the inspection apparatus, the test socket including: an alignment member that has a plurality of through-holes formed at points corresponding to the terminals of the device to be inspected or the pads of the inspection apparatus and is attached to the inspection apparatus such that the through-holes are located at the pads of the inspection apparatus; and an elastic conductive sheet including conductive parts that are disposed at the points corresponding to the terminals of the device to be inspected and include a plurality of conductive particles that are distributed in an insulating elastic material, insulating support parts that support the conductive parts and disconnect an electrical connection between adjacent conductive parts, and protruding conductive parts that protrude downward from the conductive parts and are inserted into the plurality of through-holes of the alignment member, wherein when the protruding conductive parts are inserted into the through-holes of the alignment member, the elastic conductive sheet is aligned in the the alignment member. | 03-26-2015 |
20150153387 | TEST SOCKET INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES IN WHICH THROUGH-HOLES ARE FORMED AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a test socket that is disposed between a blood test device and a test apparatus to electrically connect a terminal of the blood test device and a pad of the test apparatus with each other. Conduction units that are arranged at positions corresponding to the terminal of the blood test device and show conductivity in a thickness direction have: conduction units that are arranged in such a manner that multiple conductive particles are arranged in the thickness direction in an elastic insulating material; and an insulating support unit that supports and insulates each of the conduction units. The conductive particles are provided with through-holes bored through one surface and another surface other than the one surface, and the through-holes are filled with the elastic insulating material. | 06-04-2015 |
20150293147 | TEST SOCKET HAVING HIGH-DENSITY CONDUCTIVE UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a test socket having a high-density conductive unit, and to a method for manufacturing same, whereby an elastic conductive sheet is arranged at a position corresponding to the terminal of the device, and includes a first conductive unit arranged in the thickness direction of an elastic material and an insulating support unit for supporting the first conductive unit. A support sheet is attached to the elastic conductive sheet and has through-holes corresponding to the terminal of the device. A second conductive unit is arranged in the through-holes of the support sheet in the thickness direction in an elastic material. | 10-15-2015 |
20150355233 | TEST SOCKET AND SOCKET BODY - The present invention relates to a test socket, and more specifically, to a test socket for electrically connecting a terminal of a test target device with a pad of a test device, comprising: a socket guide provided with a center hole at the center thereof so as to enable the terminal of the test target device to pass through and a guide protrusion provided to the lower surface thereof; and a socket body arranged between the socket guide and the test device, wherein the socket body comprises: a conductive region provided with a connection part arranged at a location corresponding to the terminal of the test target device so as to electrically connect the terminal of the test target device with the pad of the test device; and a supporting region for extending from a circumference of the conductive region and supporting the conductive region, and the supporting region comprises: a guide hole for receiving the guide protrusion so as to determine the location of the socket body with respect to the test device, and an elastic pressing part for elastically pressing the guide protrusion stored in the guide hole to one inner side surface of the guide hole. | 12-10-2015 |
20150377923 | TEST SOCKET WITH HIGH DENSITY CONDUCTION SECTION - Provided is a test socket having high-density conduction sections. The test socket is configured to be disposed between a device to be tested and a test apparatus for electrically connecting terminals of the device and pads of the test apparatus. The test socket includes: an elastic conductive sheet including first conduction sections and an insulative support section, the first conduction sections being disposed at positions corresponding to the terminals of the device and formed by arranging a plurality of first conductive particles in an elastic material in a thickness direction of the first conduction sections, the insulative support section supporting the first conduction sections and insulating the first conduction sections from each other; a support sheet attached to a top surface of the elastic conductive sheet and including penetration holes at positions corresponding to the terminals of the device; and second conduction sections disposed in the penetration holes of the support sheet and formed by arranging a plurality of second conductive particles in an elastic material in a thickness direction of the second conduction sections. The second conductive particles are arranged more densely than the first conductive particles, and the penetration holes have an upper diameter that is greater than a lower diameter thereof. | 12-31-2015 |
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20120231339 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including lithium silicide having a I41-a crystalline phase structure, a method of manufacturing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. | 09-13-2012 |
20130177213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL VIEW GENERATION ON MULTI-VIEW IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - Provided is an apparatus and method for generating a virtual view in an image reconstruction system which uses multiple views. In the image reconstruction system which uses multiple views, the virtual view generating apparatus may receive original view projection images that are generated by emitting X rays toward an object via original views, three-dimensionally reconstruct the object by using the original view projection images, generate original view reprojection images by virtually emitting X-rays toward the reconstructed 3D object via the original views, estimate a motion of the reconstructed 3D object with respect to at least two of the original view reprojection images using a block-based motion estimation scheme, and generate an intermediate view projection image with respect to the at least two of the original view reprojection images by using information relating to the estimated motion. | 07-11-2013 |
20130195241 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD EMPLOYING NON-SEQUENTIAL SCANNING SCHEME USING REAL-TIME FEEDBACK - An image reconstruction system, apparatus, and method employing a non-sequential scanning scheme using real-time feedback are provided. A projection information generating unit is configured to generate at least one piece of projection information by the X-ray irradiated to the object in the at least one viewpoint. A projection information comparing unit is configured to compare predicted intermediate projection information with measured intermediate projection information from the generated projection information. The predicted intermediate projection information is predicted from pieces of projection information generated from different viewpoints, and the measured intermediate projection information is measured in an intermediate viewpoint corresponding to the predicted intermediate projection information. A determining unit is configured to determine whether to irradiate the X-ray to the object in an additional viewpoint. An image reconstructing unit is configured to reconstruct the generated projection information, and to acquire an image representing the object. | 08-01-2013 |
20130343510 | METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING IMAGE FOR POLYCHROMATIC X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY - Disclosed herein is a method for reconstructing an X-ray image, including selecting an initial value of a reconstruction value of an internal tissue of a target object, inserting the reconstruction value into a first relationship function to calculate simulation data of measurement data which is detected from X-rays which have passed through the target object, inserting the detected measurement data and the calculated simulation data into a first expression and a second expression for respectively determining a first constant and second constant as coefficients of a second relationship function of a relationship between the measurement data and the simulation data, in order to calculate the first constant and the second constant, and inserting the first constant and the second constant into a third relationship function which relates to the first constant and second constant and the reconstruction value in order to update the reconstruction value. | 12-26-2013 |
20140072100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING X-RAY MAMMOGRAM - An X-ray imaging method and apparatus are provided for forming an X-ray image having reduced noise and showing a clear boundary of a lesion region. The X-ray imaging method includes performing a first main shot which irradiates an object in a compressed state by using X-rays at least once to obtain a single two-dimensional image, performing a second main shot which irradiates the object by using X-rays at different positions to obtain a plurality of two-dimensional images, and forming a two-dimensional final image by removing a lesion region having a unclear boundary from each of the plurality of two-dimensional images and substituting a lesion region of the single two-dimensional image into an area which corresponds to the removed lesion region. | 03-13-2014 |
20140112434 | X-RAY GENERATION MODULE, X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, AND X-RAY IMAGING METHOD - Disclosed is an X-ray imaging apparatus, which includes a plurality of X-ray generation modules configured to emit X-rays to a subject, the X-ray generation modules being configured to move independently of one another, an X-ray detector configured to detect a plurality of X-rays emitted from the plurality of X-ray generation modules and which have passed through the subject, and an image processor configured to acquire a plurality of X-ray images from the plurality of detected X-rays. | 04-24-2014 |
20140133626 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGING METHOD - The X-ray imaging method includes setting imaging conditions according to characteristics of an object and performing X-ray imaging of the object based on the set imaging conditions. The imaging conditions include at least one of an imaging angle, a number of imaging operations, and an imaging position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140185738 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an X-ray imaging apparatus. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes at least one X-ray emitter which is configured to irradiate an object with X-rays at a plurality of X-ray emission positions, an X-ray detector which is configured to detect X-rays which are emitted by the X-ray emitter and to convert the detected X-rays into an electric signal, and an image processor which is configured to acquire a plurality of original X-ray images which respectively correspond to the X-ray emission positions from the generated electric signal and to estimate a virtual X-ray image which is acquirable at an X-ray emission position located between at least two of the plurality of X-ray emission positions, based on at least two of the original X-ray images. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185749 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND 3D IMAGING APPARATUS - The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source that emits X-rays to an object at different original-view positions, an X-ray detector that acquires original-view images by detecting X-rays having passed through the object, and an image controller that reconstructs a 3D volume image representation of the object from the original-view images and generates close-view images by virtually emitting X-rays to the 3D volume image representation of the object at a shorter distance than a distance between the X-ray source and the object. | 07-03-2014 |
20140309518 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a medical imaging apparatus including a scanner configured to acquire projection data of an object, a three dimensional (3D) recovery module configured to recover a volume of the object based on the projection data, a two dimensional (2D) image generator configured to generate a 2D image of the object based on the volume of the object, a 3D image generator configure to generate a 3D image of the object based on the volume of the object, a 2D display configured to display the 2D image of the object, and a 3D display configured to display the 3D image of the object. | 10-16-2014 |
20140328530 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a medical imaging apparatus including: a scanner configured to obtain projection data of an object; a three-dimensional restoring module configured to restore a volume of the object based on the projection data; a volume segmentation module configured to segment a plurality of material volumes corresponding to a plurality of materials included in the object based on the volume of the object; a reprojection module configured to generate a plurality of reprojection images according to the plurality of materials by reprojecting the plurality of material volumes from a plurality of virtual viewpoints; and an image fusion module configured to generate a plurality of fusion images according to the plurality of virtual viewpoints, each of the plurality of fusion images being generated by fusing reprojection images according to plurality of materials obtained from the same virtual viewpoint. | 11-06-2014 |
20140328531 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A medical imaging apparatus includes: a scanner configured to obtain projection data of an object; a three-dimensional restorer configured to restore a volume of the object from the projection data; a volume segmentor configured to generate at least one partial volume based on the volume of the object; a reprojector configured to generate a plurality of reprojection images according to a plurality of virtual viewpoints by reprojecting at least one from among the volume and the at least one partial volume from the plurality of virtual viewpoints; and an image fuser configured to generate a plurality of fusion images by fusing at least two of the plurality of reprojection images according to the virtual viewpoints. | 11-06-2014 |
20140369464 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a control method thereof in which a clear 3D volume of an object may be acquired when the 3D volume of the object is reconstructed from X-ray images acquired by radiating X-rays to the object. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to acquire a plurality of X-ray images of an object from converted electrical signals, group the plurality of X-ray images into groups of X-ray images acquired from the same cardiac phase, and perform image reconstruction of each of the groups acquired as a result of the grouping. | 12-18-2014 |
20150063537 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an X-ray imaging apparatus including: an X-ray generator including a first X-ray source configured to irradiate a first X-ray onto an object, and at least one second X-ray source spaced apart from the first X-ray source and configured to irradiate at least one second X-ray onto the object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the first X-ray which has propagated through the object and the at least one second X-ray which has propagated through the object; and an image processor configured to produce a first X-ray image of the object based on the detected first X-ray, to produce at least one second X-ray image of the object based on the detected at least one second X-ray, and to produce a stereoscopic image of the object based on the first X-ray image and the at least one second X-ray image. | 03-05-2015 |
20150092919 | X-RAY IMAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an X-ray image apparatus and a control method for the same. The X-ray image apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to sequentially irradiate an object with a plurality of X-rays of mutually different energy bands, an X-ray detector configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of X-ray data corresponding to the plurality of mutually different energy bands by detecting X-rays transmitted through the object, an image processor configured to convert the acquired plurality of pieces of X-ray data into a plurality of X-ray images and separate blood vessel X-ray images of the object from the plurality of X-ray images, and a controller configured to control operations of the X-ray generator so that the sequentially irradiated plurality of X-rays of the mutually different energy bands are repeatedly irradiated for fixed cycles. The X-ray generator may be configured to sequentially irradiate the object with the plurality of X-rays for a first time interval in the fixed cycles, and the first time interval may be different from a second time interval that is a time interval between a time point at which a final X-ray of a single cycle among the fixed cycles is irradiated and a time point at which a first X-ray of the following cycle among the fixed cycles is irradiated. | 04-02-2015 |
20150117606 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to radiate X-rays onto an object having a region of interest (ROI) and a non-ROI, a filter configured to adjust an X-ray dose of the X-rays incident on the ROI and the non-ROI, an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays transmitted through the object and convert the X-rays into X-ray data, and an image processing unit configured to obtain a frame image using the X-ray data, register the obtained frame image to a previous frame image, synthesize the frame image and the previous frame image, and generate a reconstructed frame image. | 04-30-2015 |
20150139394 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to radiate X-rays onto an object region, an X-ray detector configured to detect the radiated X-rays and obtain image frames of the object region based on the detected X-rays, and a filter configured to filter X-rays radiated from the X-ray source such that the X-rays incident on a region of interest (ROI) of the object region have a lower dose than a dose of X-rays incident on a non-ROI of the object region. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139395 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus and method are provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus according to an aspect includes an X-ray source configured to radiate X-rays onto a subject region, an X-ray detector configured to detect the radiated X-rays and obtain a plurality of frame images of the subject region, and an ROI filter located between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, configured to move toward the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, and configured to filter the X-rays radiated from the X-ray source. | 05-21-2015 |
20150146852 | X-RAY DETECTOR, X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An X-ray detector capable of independently controlling a read-out rate for each region, an X-ray imaging apparatus having the same, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The X-ray detector includes a plurality of pixels which are two-dimensionally arranged and configured to output an electrical signal corresponding to incident X-rays, a plurality of gate lines configured to connect the plurality of pixels in a row direction, a plurality of data lines configured to connect the plurality of pixels in a column direction, a read-out circuit configured to read out the electrical signal generated by the plurality of pixels through the plurality of data lines, and a switcher configured to independently turn connections between the respective data lines in the plurality of data lines and the read-out circuit on and off. | 05-28-2015 |
20150196260 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an overlapping unit configured to overlap a 2-Dimensional (2D) blood vessel image with a 2D fluoroscopy image to acquire a 2D roadmap image corresponding to a first position, a detector configured to detect a location of a surgical tool from the 2D roadmap image corresponding to the first position, and detect a blood vessel corresponding to the location of the surgical tool from a 3-Dimensional (3D) blood vessel image, and a User Interface (UI) processor configured to mark the 2D roadmap image with the location of the surgical tool with an identifier in the detected blood vessel. | 07-16-2015 |
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20150363939 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an image separator configured to extract a first tissue image having a small amount of motion of a tissue, the small amount of motion being smaller than a threshold amount of motion, and to extract a second tissue image with a large amount of motion of a tissue, the large amount of motion being larger than the small amount of motion, from a plurality of image frames, and an image processor configured to correct the second tissue image according to the large amount of motion of the tissue. | 12-17-2015 |
20150366528 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a back projected image generator configured to generate a back projected image with respect to a projected image of a field of view (FOV), and an image restorer configured to obtain frequency components of the back projected image, generate restored images for frequencies based on the frequency components of the back projected image, and generate a restored image with respect to the back projected image by synthesizing the restored images for the frequencies. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371414 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for the same. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a kernel function setter configured to set a scatter kernel function in response to a scatter component included in first X-ray image data detected by an X-ray detector, and an image data corrector configured to generate second X-ray image data obtained by performing scatter correction on the first X-ray image data using the scatter kernel function and data consistency. According to the X-ray imaging apparatus and the control method for the same, scatter correction is performed by using data consistency so that accuracy of the scatter correction may be increased and an X-ray image may be generated based on the accuracy, thereby improving quality of the X-ray image. | 12-24-2015 |