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20090121296 | Semiconductor device including dummy gate part and method of fabricating the same - In a reliable semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, a difference in height between upper surfaces of a cell region and a peripheral region (also referred to as a level difference) is minimized by optimizing dummy gate parts. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region surrounding the cell region, a plurality of dummy active regions surrounded by a device isolating region and formed apart from each other, and a plurality of dummy gate parts formed on the dummy active regions and on the device isolating regions located between the dummy active regions, wherein each of the dummy gate parts covers two or more of the dummy active regions. | 05-14-2009 |
20100062548 | PHOTO KEY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE PHOTO KEY - A photo key has a plurality of first regions spaced apart from one another on a semiconductor substrate, and a second region surrounding the first regions, and one of the first regions and the second region constitutes a plurality of photo key regions spaced apart from one another. Each of the photo key regions includes a plurality of first conductive patterns spaced apart from one another; and a plurality of second conductive patterns interposed between the first conductive patterns. | 03-11-2010 |
20110100693 | LOW-RESISTANCE CONDUCTIVE PATTERN STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A conductive structure includes a contact plug extending through an insulating layer on a substrate, and first and second conductive lines extending alongside one another on the insulating layer. The first conductive line extends on the contact plug. A connecting line on the insulating layer extends between and electrically connects the first and second conductive lines. Related integrated circuit devices and fabrication methods are also discussed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110124194 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTORS USING DUMMY PATTERNS - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. A pattern layer is formed on a substrate defined to include a main pattern region and a dummy pattern region. A preliminary main pattern and a preliminary dummy pattern may be formed by patterning the pattern layer so that an upper surface area of the preliminary dummy pattern facing away from a surface of the substrate is less than an entire area of the dummy pattern region that is be subjected to subsequent planarization. The preliminary main pattern and the preliminary dummy pattern are partially etched to form a main pattern and a dummy pattern. | 05-26-2011 |
20110294285 | PHOTO KEY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE PHOTO KEY - A photo key has a plurality of first regions spaced apart from one another on a semiconductor substrate, and a second region surrounding the first regions, and one of the first regions and the second region constitutes a plurality of photo key regions spaced apart from one another. Each of the photo key regions includes a plurality of first conductive patterns spaced apart from one another; and a plurality of second conductive patterns interposed between the first conductive patterns. | 12-01-2011 |
20120028435 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DUMMY GATE PART AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - In a reliable semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, a difference in height between upper surfaces of a cell region and a peripheral region (also referred to as a level difference) is minimized by optimizing dummy gate parts. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region surrounding the cell region, a plurality of dummy active regions surrounded by a device isolating region and formed apart from each other, and a plurality of dummy gate parts formed on the dummy active regions and on the device isolating regions located between the dummy active regions, wherein each of the dummy gate parts covers two or more of the dummy active regions. | 02-02-2012 |
20120083189 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS HAVING PAD CONDITIONING DISK AND PRE-CONDITIONER UNIT - A pad conditioning disk, a pre-conditioning unit, and a CMP apparatus having the same are provided. The pad conditioning disk includes a base in which mountain-type tips and valley-type grooves are repeatedly connected to each other, and a cutting layer formed on the base layer. The cutting layer including conditioning particles deposited on surfaces of the tips and grooves. A surfaces roughness of conditioning particles deposited on the surfaces of the tips is less than a surface roughness of conditioning particles deposited on the surfaces of the grooves. | 04-05-2012 |
20150097251 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Semiconductor devices may include a semiconductor substrate with a first semiconductor fin aligned end-to-end with a second semiconductor with a recess between facing ends of the first and second semiconductor fins. A first insulator pattern is formed adjacent sidewalls of the first and second semiconductor fins and a second insulator pattern is formed within the first recess. The second insulator pattern may have a top surface higher than a top surface of the first insulator pattern, such as to the height of the top surface of the fins (or higher or lower). First and second gates extend along sidewalls and a top surface of the first semiconductor fin. A dummy gate electrode may be formed on the top surface of the second insulator. Methods for manufacture of the same and modifications are also disclosed. | 04-09-2015 |
20160027739 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING ALIGNMENT MARKS TO ALIGN LAYERS - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first alignment mark trench in a first material layer on a substrate. A first alignment mark via may then be formed by etching a second material layer that is underneath the first material layer, where the first alignment mark via is positioned to communicate with the first alignment mark trench. Then, a trench-via-merged-type first alignment mark may be formed by filling the first alignment mark trench and the first alignment mark via with a light reflection material layer. | 01-28-2016 |
20160064380 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Semiconductor devices may include a semiconductor substrate with a first semiconductor fin aligned end-to-end with a second semiconductor with a recess between facing ends of the first and second semiconductor fins. A first insulator pattern is formed adjacent sidewalls of the first and second semiconductor fins and a second insulator pattern is formed within the first recess. The second insulator pattern may have a top surface higher than a top surface of the first insulator pattern, such as to the height of the top surface of the fins (or higher or lower). First and second gates extend along sidewalls and a top surface of the first semiconductor fin. A dummy gate electrode may be formed on the top surface of the second insulator. Methods for manufacture of the same and modifications are also disclosed. | 03-03-2016 |
20160079260 | Methods of Fabricating Semiconductor Devices - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a cell region and a peripheral circuit region. A plurality of bit line structures are formed on the substrate in the cell region, and a gate structure having the same structure as each of the bit line structures is formed on the substrate in the peripheral circuit region. A spacer is formed on sidewalls of the bit line structures and the gate structure. The bit line structures extend in a first direction and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction by first grooves that extend in the first direction. A sacrificial layer is formed to fill the first grooves and to cover top surfaces of the bit line structures and the gate structure. The sacrificial layer is planarized until the top surfaces of the bit line structures and the gate structure are exposed. | 03-17-2016 |
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20110019014 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MOTION ADAPTIVE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for obtaining a motion adaptive high dynamic range image, in which a motion degree of a first image and a second taken using different exposure times is calculated. The motion calculation intensity is adjusted based on the calculated motion degree. The motion compensation intensity involves a global motion compensation and/or a location motion compensation. Images subjected to compensation are synthesized and output, so that an image having high dynamic range is obtained. | 01-27-2011 |
20110069200 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A high dynamic range (HDR) image generating apparatus and method is provided. The HDR image generating apparatus may set an auto-exposure time, a long exposure time, a short exposure time, and a reference exposure time. The auto-exposure time may be set to be shorter than the long exposure time, the short exposure time may be set to be shorter than the auto-exposure time, and the reference exposure time may be set to fall within a range between the auto-exposure time and the short exposure time. The image generating apparatus may obtain a first image with the long exposure time and a second image with the reference exposure time, may correct motion in the first image and adjust a dynamic range of the second image, and then may composite the resultant first and second images to generate a high dynamic range image. | 03-24-2011 |
20110069906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLENDING IMAGES - A method and apparatus may include aligning a reference image and an input image through ROI-based image alignment; detecting an ROI associated with an incompletely aligned region in the aligned image; and blending the aligned reference image and input image by using a plurality of weights which are attenuated according to a spatial distance from a boundary of the detected ROI. In addition, the method and apparatus may include aligning a reference image and an input image through image alignment based on an n | 03-24-2011 |
20110176024 | Image Fusion Apparatus and Method - Provided are an image fusion apparatus and method for combining multi-exposure images. The image fusion apparatus and method may generate a sharp high-resolution high dynamic image while fully representing detail in an over-exposed region and an under-exposed region of the image without contrast degradation. | 07-21-2011 |
20120063662 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract a low-frequency band component and a high-frequency band component from a radiation image formed by passing through a subject, a contrast enhancement processing unit configured to perform a contrast enhancement process to the extracted low-frequency band component, a detail enhancement processing unit configured to perform a detail enhancement process to the extracted high-frequency band component, a synthesis unit configured to synthesize an image resulting from performing the contrast enhancement process and an image resulting from performing the detail enhancement process, and a generation unit configured to reconstruct the synthesized image and generate a diagnosis image. | 03-15-2012 |
20120236169 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MOTION ADAPTIVE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for obtaining a motion adaptive high dynamic range image, in which a motion degree of a first image and a second taken using different exposure times is calculated. The motion calculation intensity is adjusted based on the calculated motion degree. The motion compensation intensity involves a global motion compensation and/or a location motion compensation. Images subjected to compensation are synthesized and output, so that an image having high dynamic range is obtained. | 09-20-2012 |
20120275565 | METHOD OF DETECTING RADIATION SIGNALS FROM RADIATIONS IN DIFFERENT ENERGY BANDS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A radiation signal detection apparatus includes a filter unit configured to allow penetration of a component of radiation that passed through a subject, the filter unit including one or more unit filters configured to allow penetration of only a component in a predetermined energy band of the radiation, and a sensor unit, including one or more first unit sensors configured to convert only the component of the radiation for which the penetration is allowed by the unit filters into a first electric signal, one or more second unit sensors configured to convert a component in all energy bands of the radiation into a second electric signal, and a radiation signal detector configured to detect a first radiation signal and a second radiation signal by respectively using the first electric signal of the first unit sensors and the second electric signal of the second unit sensors. | 11-01-2012 |
20130022259 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DIAGNOSIS IMAGE, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An apparatus for generating a diagnosis image includes a local contrast characteristic calculator configured to calculate local contrast characteristics of radiation image data of a low-energy sub-band from radiation image data generated by radiation having at least two energy bands passing through a subject; a local contrast characteristic applier configured to apply the calculated local contrast characteristics to radiation image data of a full-energy band generated by the radiation having at least two energy bands passing through the subject; and a diagnosis image generator configured to generate a diagnosis image of the subject based on the radiation image data of the full-energy band to which the local contrast characteristics have been applied. | 01-24-2013 |
20130129180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE APPARATUS - A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes estimating a thickness of an object that includes at least two materials, from a radiation image taken with radiations of at least two energy bands; and generating an image by comparing the estimated thickness to a thickness of a local region and extracting a region of interest. | 05-23-2013 |
20130142412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE APPARATUS - A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes generating a tissue emphasis image by emphasizing a predetermined tissue of at least two radiation images of different energy bands, and generating a diagnostic image by combining at least one of the at least two radiation images of different energy bands and the tissue emphasis image. | 06-06-2013 |
20130148871 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGE - A method of processing a medical image includes decomposing at least one medical image into multiscale image information having a plurality of directions by transforming the at least one medical image; estimating a variance of coefficients of image information of each scale of the multiscale image information; modifying the multiscale image information having the plurality of directions by modifying values of the coefficients of the image information of each scale using the estimated variance and coefficients of image information of a plurality of scales of the multiscale image information including the scale being modified; and generating a reconstruction image of the at least one medical image by inverse transforming the modified multiscale image information having the plurality of directions. | 06-13-2013 |
20140105364 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPECTRUM ESTIMATION - Provided is an apparatus for spectrum estimation. The apparatus includes a threshold setter which sets at least one threshold in order to separate a spectrum into at least one energy bin; a reference value setter which sets one of the at least one threshold as a reference threshold; a threshold adjuster which adjusts the at least one threshold based on a predetermined condition; a comparer which compares the reference threshold with the adjusted threshold; and an output unit which outputs a spectrum in which the adjusted threshold is set, when a value which is determined based on the comparison result corresponds to a predetermined maximum value. | 04-17-2014 |
20140119668 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AND DISPLAYING MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATED USING MULTI-ENERGY X-RAY - A medical image processing apparatus may include an image data generator to generate image data corresponding to at least two different energy bands by using an X-ray, an ROI processor to highlight a tissue of interest classified based on a predetermined characteristic to be distinguished from a normal tissue, in the generated image data, and a display to alternately display first image data in which the tissue of interest is not highlighted, and second image data in which the tissue of interest is highlighted to be distinguished from the normal tissue. | 05-01-2014 |
20140193097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLENDING IMAGES - A method and apparatus may include aligning a reference image and an input image through ROI-based image alignment; detecting an ROI associated with an incompletely aligned region in the aligned image; and blending the aligned reference image and input image by using a plurality of weights which are attenuated according to a spatial distance from a boundary of the detected ROI. In addition, the method and apparatus may include aligning a reference image and an input image through image alignment based on an n | 07-10-2014 |
20150097869 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed. | 04-09-2015 |
20150150528 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING X-RAY IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method and apparatus for generating an X-ray image are provided. The method includes obtaining an X-ray image of an object, performing image analysis on a tissue of interest in an area other than an interference target region in the obtained X-ray image, and performing image processing on an entirety of the obtained X-ray image based on information on the analyzed tissue of interest and generating a final X-ray image. | 06-04-2015 |
20150178885 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME - A display apparatus is provided to display a plurality of different images with different characteristics of an object on a single screen while gradually and mutually converting the color images and an image display method using the same. The display apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of color images with different characteristics of an object and a display unit to display a second color image while gradually converting a first color image displayed on the display unit into the second color image, the second color image having a different characteristic from that of the first color image. | 06-25-2015 |
20150297163 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus for providing information about accurate breast density, and a control method of the X-ray imaging apparatus. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct volumes relating to an object from an X-ray image of the object, a first reference image of the object generated based on the object being of only adipose tissue, and a second reference image of the object generated based on the object being of only fibroglandular tissue, and a density calculator configured to calculate a density of the object that is a ratio of fibroglandular tissue of the object with respect to entire tissue of the object using the reconstructed volumes of the object. | 10-22-2015 |
20150342549 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to transmit X-rays; an X-ray detection assembly configured to detect the X-rays, and to convert the detected X-rays into an electrical signal; an image processor configured to generate an X-ray image based on the electrical signal; and a controller configured to process the X-ray image by changing shades of the X-ray image, and set a region of non-interest of the X-ray image based on the X-ray image and the processed X-ray image. | 12-03-2015 |
20160098529 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed. | 04-07-2016 |
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20090325066 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY - A secondary battery with improved flexibility. The secondary battery includes: a substrate; a first electrode collector integrally formed with the substrate as one body; a first electrode material mixture layer; an electrolyte layer; a second electrode material mixture layer; and a second electrode collector having a metallic mesh structure integrally formed with the second electrode material mixture layer as one body, wherein the first electrode material mixture layer, the electrolyte layer, and the second electrode material mixture layer are sequentially formed on the first electrode collector in this order. | 12-31-2009 |
20150064560 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode active material including an ordered mesoporous metal oxide; and at least one conductive carbon material disposed in a pore of the ordered mesoporous metal oxide. Also, an electrode including the electrode active material, and a lithium battery including the electrode. | 03-05-2015 |
20150072204 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes an electrode jelly-roll, which includes a winding including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrode plates; an outer surface parallel to a winding axis of the prismatic electrode jelly-roll, side surfaces perpendicular to the winding axis; a first electrode tab, which is electrically connected to the first electrode plate and extends in a winding axis direction of the prismatic electrode jelly-roll; a second electrode tab, which is electrically connected to the second electrode plate and extends in a winding axis direction of the electrode jelly-roll, wherein an end portion of at least one of the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab is bent in a direction opposite to the direction in which the corresponding electrode tab extends and faces an outer surface of the prismatic electrode jelly-roll. | 03-12-2015 |
20150132631 | FLEXIBLE SECONDARY BATTERY - A flexible secondary battery includes: an electrode stack structure including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrode layers; and a binding structure surrounding the electrode stack structure, where the binder structure is in fixed contact with a first side of the electrode stack structure and is in slidable contact with a second side of the electrode stack structure. | 05-14-2015 |
20150207168 | FLEXIBLE SECONDARY BATTERY - A flexible secondary battery includes an electrode stack structure including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer opposite to the first electrode layer and a separator formed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and a fixing unit disposed in the electrode stack structure at an area excluding opposing end portions of the electrode stack structure, where the fixing unit fixes portions of the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer and the separator, which correspond thereto, to each other. The fixing unit may be disposed at a center portion or an area adjacent to the center portion of the electrode stack structure. | 07-23-2015 |
20160079625 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly including an electrode structure including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate which are alternately disposed, and a separator film that is disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, wherein a surface of the separator film is bonded to the first electrode plate, and a binding member, which rigidly connects at least one selected from the first electrode plate, the second electrode plate, and the separator film. | 03-17-2016 |
20160093838 | FLEXIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrochemical device includes a plurality of electrode assemblies arranged spaced apart from each other in a same direction and a casing member which packages the electrode assemblies, in which the casing member includes a plurality of accommodation portions which accommodates the electrode assemblies, respectively, and a connecting portion which connects between two adjacent accommodation portions, a thickness of the connecting portion is less than a thickness of the accommodation portions, and the connecting portion is bent defining a curved bending portion. | 03-31-2016 |
20160099454 | FLEXIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES - A flexible electrochemical device in which a plurality of electrode assemblies is electrically connected to each other so that the flexible electrochemical device may be repeatedly bent, includes at least two electrode assemblies that are arranged separate from each other and a casing member that packs the at least two electrode assemblies and includes at least two accommodation portions in which electrode assemblies are individually received, and a connecting portion that connects the at least two adjacent accommodation portions where a path between a conductive line that electrically connects at least two electrode assemblies together and an electrolyte is defined in the connecting portion. | 04-07-2016 |
20160099456 | COMPLEX ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING PLURALITY OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE COMPLEX ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A complex electrode assembly includes a first sheet-type wiring which extends in a lengthwise direction of the first sheet-type wiring and comprises a sheet region of which a width that is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction is greater than a thickness that is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction and a width direction of the first sheet-type wiring, and electrode assemblies which are arranged separate from each other in the lengthwise direction of the first sheet-type wiring and are electrically connected to the first sheet-type wiring. The first sheet-type wiring may be disposed to face an outer surface of each of the electrode assemblies. | 04-07-2016 |
20160104871 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE HAVING THE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly includes an electrode stack structure including a first electrode assembly sheet having flexibility and a second electrode assembly sheet having flexibility, where and the first and second electrode assemblies are alternately disposed one on another, and a binding unit which binds a portion of the electrode stack structure. The first electrode assembly sheet includes first and second separator films disposed to face each other, a first electrode sheet which is disposed between the first and second separator films and includes a first electrode collector and a first active material layer, and a first confining unit which restricts a movement of the first electrode sheet with respect to the first and second separator films. | 04-14-2016 |
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20110170040 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel and a phase difference plate. The liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate provided therein with pixel areas to display an image, an opposite substrate which faces the array substrate, and a blue-phase liquid crystal which is interposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. A reflective peak wavelength indicated by the peak reflectance of the blue-phase liquid crystal is positioned in the wavelength band of a visible light. The phase difference plate is provided above or below the liquid crystal display panel. The driving voltage and the memory ratio of the blue-phase liquid crystal are reduced, and the light leakage caused by a visible light selectively reflected by the blue-phase liquid crystal can be prevented. | 07-14-2011 |
20120026421 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. The second substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other. A cholesteric liquid crystal having a pitch shorter than a wavelength of a visible ray and a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the first and second substrates is disposed between the first and second substrates. The display panel displays a grayscale image in response to an electric field generated between the first and second electrodes. A polymer is added to the cholesteric liquid crystal, and a concentration of the polymer is controlled by exposing the polymer to a light. The concentration of the polymer in an area adjacent to the first substrate may be higher than the concentration of the polymer in an area adjacent to the second substrate. | 02-02-2012 |
20120075542 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first pixel electrode is formed on the first substrate. The second pixel electrode overlaps with at least a part of the pixel electrode with the first insulating layer interposed therebetween. The second pixel electrode has a plurality of elongated openings and applies a voltage to the liquid crystal layer that is different from the voltage the first pixel electrode applies to the liquid crystal layer. | 03-29-2012 |
20120224128 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a first base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed on the first base substrate, an insulating layer on the first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer and including a plurality of slits; a second substrate including a second base substrate opposite the first base substrate and on the first base substrate, and a reference electrode disposed on the second base substrate and facing the second pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the second pixel electrode and the reference electrode, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules which are vertically aligned relative to the first and second substrates. | 09-06-2012 |
20130242219 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISIPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes at least one pixel. The pixel includes a first sub-pixel charged with a first voltage and a second sub-pixel charged with a second voltage different from the first voltage. A first sub-pixel electrode provided in the first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel electrode provided in the second sub-pixel include slits having different widths according to directions. Due to the slits, average directors of the first and second sub-pixels are tilted in a horizontal or vertical direction. Accordingly, a side visibility of the display apparatus is improved. | 09-19-2013 |
20140368783 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATOR AND INSPECTION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In an aspect, a liquid crystal modulator for an inspection apparatus for detecting a defect of a substrate is provided which includes a first substrate; an electrode provided on the first substrate; and a sensor layer provided between the first substrate and the electrode is provided. The sensor layer includes a polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal. | 12-18-2014 |
20150301413 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a liquid crystal display apparatus. The liquid crystal display apparatus may include a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. The first pixel electrode is disposed in a first area, and includes a plurality of outer branches spaced apart from each other. The second pixel electrode is disposed in a second area spaced apart from the first area with an electrode gap therebetween and surrounded by the first area, and includes a plurality of middle branch portions spaced apart from each other. An extending direction of the electrode gap forms one of an acute angle or an obtuse angle with an extending direction of each of the outer branch portions, and the extending direction of the electrode gap forms one of an acute angle or an obtuse angle with an extending direction of each of the middle branch portions. | 10-22-2015 |
20160124277 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device includes a display substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The display substrate is curved along a first direction and includes a pixel electrode and a second alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode. The opposite substrate is coupled to the display substrate to be curved along the first direction and includes a common electrode and a first alignment layer disposed on the common electrode. The first alignment layer comprises different material from the second alignment layer. The pixel electrode includes branch portions extending in a direction inclined with respect to the first direction when viewed in a plan view, and a pitch, which is defined by a sum of a width of each branch portion and a distance between the branch portions, is within a range from about 7.5 micrometers to about 8.5 micrometers. | 05-05-2016 |
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20110096255 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display that includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal is isotropic when no electric field is applied to the liquid crystal, and the liquid crystal is anisotropic when an electric field is applied to the liquid crystal, and an inner polarization layer formed on an inner surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 04-28-2011 |
20110102560 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel and an optical lens assembly. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The display panel temporally divides M view images corresponding to M viewing spaces to display the temporally divided image on a display panel. ‘M’ is a natural number of no less than two. The optical lens assembly converts the view image displayed on the display panel into N stereoscopic images in which directions of the view images are different from each other to emit the converted view image toward a viewing space corresponding to the view image displayed on the display panel. ‘N’ is a natural number no less than two. | 05-05-2011 |
20120236244 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a panel capable of driving a liquid crystal in stable manner and improving response speed of the liquid crystal of a liquid crystal display, and the panel according to the present invention may include: a substrate; a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode disposed facing each other on the substrate; and a branch electrode extending from at least one of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. | 09-20-2012 |
20120281172 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate and the pixel electrode; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate and the common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the common electrode has a plurality of cutouts having a cross shape, and when viewing the first substrate and the second substrate upward, the edge of the cutout is protruded from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 11-08-2012 |
20120281173 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate and the pixel electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate and the common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the common electrode has a first opening having a cross shape, an edge of the first opening protrudes beyond an edge of the pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode includes a second opening disposed adjacently to at least one of the edges of the pixel electrode. | 11-08-2012 |
20120300148 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method are provided. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including liquid crystal molecules; a first electrode positioned on the first substrate; an insulating layer positioned on the first electrode; a second electrode positioned on the insulating layer; and a third electrode positioned on the second substrate, wherein the second electrode includes a plurality of branches and a slit between neighboring ones of the branches, and a width of the slit is more than about two times to less than about five times a width of its corresponding branches. | 11-29-2012 |
20130201432 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode includes a first cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode, and a second cutout parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode, the second cutout being separated from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 08-08-2013 |
20130208225 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate; and a pixel electrode including a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode formed at a distance from each other on the first substrate, the first sub-pixel electrode includes stem portions and a plurality of branch portions extended from the stem portions, and the second sub-pixel electrode surrounds the first sub-pixel electrode. | 08-15-2013 |
20130258262 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate and the pixel electrode, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate and the common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and a chiral dopant, and the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer include polymers formed by photo-polymerization of reactive mesogen. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265533 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode on the first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate; a common electrode on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a cross-shaped organic layer protrusion on the first substrate or the second substrate and overlapping the pixel electrode. The edge of the organic layer protrusion is protruded from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 10-10-2013 |
20130278877 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a pixel electrode thereon, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a common electrode thereon; at least one alignment layer on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. A pixel including the pixel electrode includes a plurality of domains including a first domain. The domains have average orientations of the liquid crystal molecules different from each other. The pixel electrode has a first opening in the first domain, and the first opening extends substantially parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode. | 10-24-2013 |
20140253859 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Provided is a liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, in which the common electrode includes a cross-shaped cutout, the cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode and dividing the pixel electrode into a plurality of subregions, and the pixel electrode includes a direction controller extend in a direction parallel to a line connecting an intersecting point of the cross-shaped cutout and a pixel corner edge opposing the intersecting point. | 09-11-2014 |
20140287646 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method are provided. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including liquid crystal molecules; a first electrode positioned on the first substrate; an insulating layer positioned on the first electrode; a second electrode positioned on the insulating layer; and a third electrode positioned on the second substrate, wherein the second electrode includes a plurality of branches and a slit between neighboring ones of the branches, and a width of the slit is more than about two times to less than about five times a width of its corresponding branches. | 09-25-2014 |
20150029455 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a thin film transistor panel including a first alignment layer, an opposing panel including a second alignment layer, and opposite to the thin film transistor panel, and a liquid crystal layer between the thin film transistor panel and the opposing panel, and including liquid crystal molecules, wherein a difference between a pretilt angle provided by the first alignment layer and a pretilt angle provided by the second alignment layer is equal to or greater than about 0.8 degree. | 01-29-2015 |
20150055040 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display that can improve an aperture ratio and liquid crystal control ability. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the common electrode has a first cutout having a cross shape, and the pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode having a rhombus shape, a second subpixel electrode surrounding the first subpixel electrode, a second cutout disposed close to and along at least one of the edges of the second subpixel electrode, and a third cutout spacing the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055049 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, a storage electrode line which is close to edges of the pixel electrode and spaced apart from the pixel electrode, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where the common electrode includes a first cutout having a cross shape, and the pixel electrode includes a second cutout which is close to at least one of the edges of the pixel electrode and disposed along the edge. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055065 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where a first cutout having a cross shape is defined in the common electrode, a second cutout is defined in the pixel electrode to be adjacent to and along an edge of the pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode has a step structure, a boundary line of which is in a rhombus shape. | 02-26-2015 |
20150085238 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate and the pixel electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate and the common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the common electrode has a first opening having a cross shape, an edge of the first opening protrudes beyond an edge of the pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode includes a second opening disposed adjacently to at least one of the edges of the pixel electrode. | 03-26-2015 |
20150160517 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a gate line and a divided reference voltage line on the first substrate, a gate insulating layer in the gate line and the divided reference voltage line, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, a data line on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer on the data line, a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate, and a common electrode in the second substrate, where the gate line, the divided reference voltage line, and the data line extend to one side of the first substrate, a divided reference voltage driving line, and a data driving line, respectively, extensions are provided at ends of the divided reference voltage driving line and the data driving line, short spacers are disposed on the extensions, and the short spacers are in contact with the common electrode. | 06-11-2015 |
20150268518 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a pixel electrode on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other and located in one pixel area, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a first voltage applied to the first subpixel electrode is higher than a second voltage applied to the second subpixel electrode, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes first branch electrodes, the second subpixel electrode includes second branch electrodes, the second subpixel electrode is located around the pixel area to enclose the first subpixel electrode, wherein the first branch electrodes and the second branch electrodes face each other in a boundary portion of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268527 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes: a first and second substrates disposed opposite to each other; a gate line and a divided reference voltage line on the first substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the divided reference voltage line; a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; a data line on the semiconductor layer; a passivation layer on the data line; a pixel electrode on the passivation layer; and a common electrode on the second substrate, where the divided reference voltage line and the data line are connected to a data driving line extension and a divided reference voltage driving line extension at a side of the first substrate, a common voltage driving line extension is at a side of the first substrate, the divided reference, common and data voltage driving line extensions are linearly connected to each other through resistors having different resistances. | 09-24-2015 |
20160097957 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present system and method includes: a first substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate; a passivation layer disposed on the thin film transistor and including a first portion and a second portion thicker than the first portion; a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer, spaced apart from each other, and positioned on one pixel region; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first sub-pixel electrode is disposed on the second portion of the passivation layer, and the second sub-pixel electrode is disposed on the first portion of the passivation layer. | 04-07-2016 |
20160103370 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes: a flexible first substrate; a pixel electrode positioned on the first substrate and including an outer stem with a quadrangular shape, a crossed-shape stem including a transverse stem positioned inside the outer stem and a longitudinal stem crossing the transverse stem, and a plurality of minute branches extending from the outer stem and the crossed-shape stem; a flexible second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode positioned on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. An angle formed by minute branches of one sub-region of the pixel electrode positioned at second, third and fourth zones and the transverse stem is smaller than an angle formed by minute branches of three other sub-regions of the pixel electrode positioned at the second, third, and fourth zones and the transverse stem. | 04-14-2016 |
20160109764 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND MANUFACTURABILITY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulation substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the first insulation substrate; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; an upper electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate and facing the lower electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The lower electrode forms one unit region, the unit region includes a plurality of subregions, and the lower electrode includes: a first lower electrode including a central pattern disposed at a center of a border between each pair of adjacent subregions, and a plurality of micro branch portions that are coupled to the central pattern, the micro branch portions of two different subregions extending in different directions; and a second lower electrode having intersecting elongated portions that each extend along parts of the border. | 04-21-2016 |
20160109767 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode includes a first cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode, and a second cutout parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode, the second cutout being separated from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 04-21-2016 |
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20130080091 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING WIRELESS POWER - Provided is a device and system for performing communication using wireless power, and a communication device using wireless power. The device may calculate a slope of an envelope in a waveform of energy stored in a target resonator through mutual resonance with a source resonator, and estimate a point placed within a predetermined interval around a point at which the slope reaches a maximum as a starting point of the mutual resonance between the source resonator and the target resonator. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089127 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENVELOPE DETECTION - An apparatus and a method are described for envelope detection used in fields including voice processing, image processing, data communication, and energy/data transmission. The apparatus and the method for envelope detection eliminate a carrier component from a modulated signal by performing a square-sum operation between two adjacent sampling signals among signals sampled from the modulated signal. The apparatus and the method detect an envelope of the modulated signal from the modulated signal in which the carrier component is eliminated. | 04-11-2013 |
20130142235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ENVELOPE - A method and apparatus for detecting an envelope are provided. The method and apparatus may detect an envelope of a modulating signal based on a low calculation complexity and a simple circuit configuration, by detecting an envelope for a plurality of sampling signals with equal time intervals. | 06-06-2013 |
20130156191 | COMMUNICATION SECURITY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FIRST NODE AND SECOND NODE COMMUNICATING BASED ON FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATION SCHEME USING NEAR FIELD - A communication security method and apparatus of a first node and a second node are provided. The first node and the second node communicate with each other based on a full duplex communication scheme using a near field. In the communication security method and apparatus, information to be transmitted may be encrypted based on received information and the encrypted information may be transmitted, in a TX node and an RX node. The communication security method and apparatus prevent an additional node from decrypting the information, and ensure transmission and reception of reliable data. In addition, the communication security method and apparatus prevent information from being decrypted in a physical layer, by periodically or aperiodically exchanging a new encryption key. | 06-20-2013 |
20130175873 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING ENERGY BASED ON FRAME - An apparatus for wirelessly transmitting energy based on a frame is provided. The apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit, to at least one reception device, energy in a frame unit through a mutual resonance between a source resonator and a plurality of target resonators, and a controller configured to determine information included in the frame based on whether energy is transmitted to the at least one reception device, or based on whether data is transmitted to the at least one reception device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178156 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for security of communication devices that communicate with each other in a near field are provided. A Near Field Communication (NFC) security apparatus may detect the presence of a neighboring device other than communication devices, based on a change in a near field. In response to detecting the presence of the neighboring device, the NFC security apparatus may control an amount of energy transmitted by the communication devices such that the neighboring device may be prevented from accurately receiving a signal transmitted between the communication devices. | 07-11-2013 |
20130259167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ENVELOPE USING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAMPLING SIGNALS - A method and an apparatus for detecting an envelope using a difference between sampling signals are provided. The method includes generating sampling sets based on sampling signals of a modulated signal, and determining a sampling set from the sampling sets. The method further includes determining an envelope component value associated with a sampling signal among sampling signals included in the determined sampling set, based on a difference between the sampling signals included in the determined sampling set, and a difference between sampling signals included in each of the sampling sets other than the determined sampling set. The method further includes detecting an envelope of the modulated signal based on the envelope component value. | 10-03-2013 |
20130270920 | WIRELESS ENERGY RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - An apparatus and a method for wirelessly receiving and transmitting energy are provided. A wireless energy receiving apparatus in a terminal configured to wirelessly receive energy through mutual resonance between a resonator of an energy supply apparatus configured to supply the energy and a resonator of the terminal, includes an energy measuring unit configured to measure an amount of energy stored in the terminal. The wireless energy receiving apparatus further includes a control unit configured to change a state of the resonator of the terminal from a non-resonant state to a resonant state when the measured amount of energy is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278072 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND WIRELESS ENERGY RECEPTION APPARATUS - A wireless energy transmission apparatus wirelessly transmits energy through resonance between a source resonator and a target resonator. The apparatus scans an amount of energy stored in the source resonator for a scanning period, calculates a total amount of energy stored in the source resonator and the target resonator during an off-resonant interval between the source resonator and the target resonator based on the amount of energy scanned, and estimates an amount of energy induced in the target resonator based on the amount of energy stored in the source resonator and the total amount of energy calculated. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278318 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and a method for processing a signal, and for estimating a point corresponding to a maximum slope from an envelope of an input signal, are provided. A signal processing apparatus includes an envelope detecting unit configured to detect an envelope of an input signal. The signal processing apparatus further includes a correcting unit configured to correct slopes, each of the slopes being between respective points of the envelope, based on information on a clipping interval of the envelope. The signal processing apparatus further includes an estimating unit configured to estimate a point, of the envelope, in which a corrected slope, among the corrected slopes, includes a maximum value. | 10-24-2013 |
20140011449 | DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A data reception apparatus configured to discharge, prior to receiving data from an energy receiving apparatus, energy stored in a source resonator during a mutual resonance between the source resonator and a target resonator, and demodulate data received from the energy receiving apparatus based on an amount of energy reflected from the target resonator after the energy stored in the source resonator is discharged. | 01-09-2014 |
20140028107 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY RECEIVING POWER - A wireless power receiver includes a receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive power through a resonance between a source resonator and a target resonator. The wireless power receiver further includes a control unit configured to connect the target resonator to at least one capacitor to control a range of a voltage output from the target resonator. | 01-30-2014 |
20140068116 | METHOD OF SELECTING AIR INTERFACE AT AMBIENT CONNECTIVITY AND HUB USING SAID METHOD - A method of selecting an interface by a hub, includes searching for a device of the hub, and setting an optimal interface to communicate with the device. The method further includes transmitting data to the device through the optimal interface. | 03-06-2014 |
20140111017 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - Provided are a method and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting energy. A wireless energy transmitter may perform sampling to obtain first samples from an alternating current (AC) signal that is induced at an energy transmission (TX) end, and may correct symbol synchronization based on a difference between a sum of absolute values of the first samples and a sum of absolute values of second samples sampled during a symbol interval in which synchronization matching is performed between a switch of the energy TX end and a switch of the energy RX end. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117771 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a resonator configured to transmit power to another resonator, and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the resonator. The apparatus further includes a switching unit including a transistor configured to be turned on to connect the power supply unit to the resonator, and to be turned off to disconnect the power supply unit from the resonator, based on a control signal, and a diode connected in series to the transistor. | 05-01-2014 |
20140185507 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TERMINAL AND AN ACCESS POINT FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) POWER SAVING - Provided is a terminal and an access point in an active mode for multi-user transmission opportunity (TXOP) power saving that may decrease power consumption by changing an operation state of the terminal from an awake state to a sleep state if there is no stream of data to be transmitted during a TXOP duration. | 07-03-2014 |
20140254713 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SPACE DIVISION MULTI-USER MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (SD-MIMO) COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a communication system using a space division multi-user multiple input multiple output (SD-MIMO) communication method. A transmission apparatus may transmit, to each of terminals included within a coverage, common control information commonly transmitted to the terminals and individual control information individually transmitted to each of the terminals. The transmission apparatus does not precode the common control information and transmits the non-precoded common control information. The transmission apparatus precodes the individual control information and transmits the precoded individual control information. | 09-11-2014 |
20140269569 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION - Provided is a data transmission system of providing preambles of different classes according to a characteristic of a terminal. A terminal having constraints on using a power with respect to a data reception may receive only a preamble of a particular class and thus decrease a power consumption. A general terminal may receive preambles of plural classes and quickly receive data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140361736 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ENERGY CHARGING - A wireless power transmission apparatus for high efficiency energy charging, includes a resonator configured to transmit power, and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the resonator. The apparatus further includes a first switching unit configured to connect the resonator to the power supply unit, and disconnect the resonator from the power supply unit, and a controller configured to control the first switching unit based on an amount of current flowing into the resonator. | 12-11-2014 |
20150035379 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS ENERGY RECEPTION USING HYBRID SYNCHRONIZATION - A wireless energy reception apparatus includes a target resonator configured to receive energy on a frame-by-frame basis from an energy transmission end through a resonance with a source resonator in a symbol duration constituting a criterion for transmitting energy from the energy transmission end to an energy reception end; a load end configured to receive power from the target resonator; a switching unit configured to connect the target resonator to the load end, and disconnect the target resonator from the load end; and a controller configured to control symbol synchronization by detecting a start point of a symbol based on a distance between the source resonator and the target resonator. | 02-05-2015 |
20150036768 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY SETTING THRESHOLD FOR SIGNAL DEMODULATION - Provided is a method and apparatus to adaptively set a threshold for signal demodulation. The apparatus and the method include adaptively setting a threshold to demodulate a currently received symbol based on the demodulation value of a previously received symbol based on a comparison value. The comparison value is obtained by comparing a number of previously received symbols having a demodulation value of “0” and a number of currently received symbols having a demodulation value of “1”. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049660 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TERMINAL AND AN ACCESS POINT FOR POWER SAVING - Provided is a communication technology of an access point and a terminal that may decrease power consumption by changing an operation state of the terminal from an awake state to a sleep state when a data stream to be transmitted to the terminal is absent or has completed in a transmission opportunity (TXOP) duration. | 02-19-2015 |
20150054728 | BIOSIGNAL INTERFACE APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF BIOSIGNAL INTERFACE APPARATUS - A biosignal interface apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a target in contact with the sensor, a position identifier configured to identify a position of the sensor on the target, and a controller configured to control an operation mode of the sensor based on the identified position. | 02-26-2015 |
20150085947 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SPACE DIVISION MULTI-USER MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (SD-MIMO) COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a communication system using a space division multi-user multiple input multiple output (SD-MIMO) communication method. A transmission apparatus may transmit, to each of terminals included within a coverage, common control information commonly transmitted to the terminals and individual control information individually transmitted to each of the terminals. The transmission apparatus does not precode the common control information and transmits the non-precoded common control information. The transmission apparatus precodes the individual control information and transmits the precoded individual control information. | 03-26-2015 |
20150156720 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TERMINAL AND AN ACCESS POINT FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) POWER SAVING - Provided is a terminal and an access point in an active mode for multi-user transmission opportunity (TXOP) power saving that may decrease power consumption by changing an operation state of the terminal from an awake state to a sleep state if there is no stream of data to be transmitted during a TXOP duration. | 06-04-2015 |
20150156721 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TERMINAL AND AN ACCESS POINT FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) POWER SAVING - Provided is a terminal and an access point in an active mode for multi-user transmission opportunity (TXOP) power saving that may decrease power consumption by changing an operation state of the terminal from an awake state to a sleep state if there is no stream of data to be transmitted during a TXOP duration. | 06-04-2015 |
20150163742 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND A RECEPTION APPARATUS - Provided is a communication method of a reception apparatus and a transmission apparatus that may decrease consumption of power by changing an operation state of a corresponding reception apparatus from an awake state to a sleep state when a stream to be transmitted is absent during all or a portion of a transmission opportunity (TXOP). | 06-11-2015 |
20150180240 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND ENERGY CHARGING APPARATUS - A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a resonator configured to transmit power through a resonance with another resonator, a switch configured to connect the resonator to a power source, a setting unit configured to set a target amount of current to flow in the resonator, and a control unit configured to control the switch based on the target amount of current. | 06-25-2015 |
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20150288396 | RECEPTION APPARATUS HAVING DUAL RECEPTION STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF RECEIVING SIGNAL USING DUAL RECEPTION STRUCTURE - A reception apparatus having a dual reception structure includes a first receiver having a first quality (Q) factor and configured to receive a signal in a predetermined band in response to the first receiver being selected by a reception controller; a second receiver having a second Q factor greater than the first Q factor and configured to receive the signal in the predetermined band in response to the second receiver being selected by the reception controller; and a reception controller configured to select one of the first receiver and the second receiver based on interference information associated with an adjacent band adjacent to the predetermined band. | 10-08-2015 |
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20160058388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIOSIGNAL - A biosignal measuring method and apparatus are provided. The biosignal measuring method includes verifying whether a measured biosignal is in a range, and controlling an operation of the biosignal measuring apparatus when the measured biosignal deviates from the range based on a result of the verifying. | 03-03-2016 |
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20160106360 | EXERCISE FEEDBACK PROVISION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An exercise feedback provision apparatus includes an acquirer configured to acquire exercise intensity information including either one or both of user biometric information and user movement information, and a controller configured to verify whether the exercise intensity information is in a predetermined range, and generate a control signal based on a result of the verifying. The apparatus further includes a feedback provider configured to output a tactile feedback based on a pattern corresponding to the control signal. | 04-21-2016 |
20160106371 | COOPERATIVE SENSING METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING COOPERATIVE SENSING - A cooperative sensing method of a terminal, the method including transmitting a request to a cooperative terminal connected with the terminal, to verify a sensing performance capability of the cooperative terminal, receiving, from the cooperative terminal, first capability information generated in response to the request, and selecting, by the terminal, a sensing terminal based on the first capability information and second capability information generated by verifying a sensing performance capability of the terminal. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119872 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TERMINAL AND AN ACCESS POINT FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) POWER SAVING - Provided is a terminal and an access point in an active mode for multi-user transmission opportunity (TXOP) power saving that may decrease power consumption by changing an operation state of the terminal from an awake state to a sleep state if there is no stream of data to be transmitted during a TXOP duration. | 04-28-2016 |