Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device including an insulating structure having an opening; a conductive pattern disposed in the opening; a barrier structure covering a bottom surface of the conductive pattern, the barrier structure extending between the conductive pattern and side walls of the opening; and a nucleation structure disposed between the conductive pattern and the barrier structure. The nucleation structure includes a first nucleation layer that contacts the barrier structure, and a second nucleation layer that contacts the conductive pattern, and a top end portion of the second nucleation layer is higher than a top end portion of the first nucleation layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device including an insulating structure having an opening; a conductive pattern disposed in the opening; a barrier structure covering a bottom surface of the conductive pattern, the barrier structure extending between the conductive pattern and side walls of the opening; and a nucleation structure disposed between the conductive pattern and the barrier structure. The nucleation structure includes a first nucleation layer that contacts the barrier structure, and a second nucleation layer that contacts the conductive pattern, and a top end portion of the second nucleation layer is higher than a top end portion of the first nucleation layer.

Abstract: A method is provided for receiving a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. A user equipment performs a blind decoding in a first search space on the cell to find a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The user equipment receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message including information on a second search space for monitoring a second PDCCH and identity information, and performs a blind decoding in the second search space on the cell to find the second PDCCH. The first PDCCH is demodulated based on a physical cell identity of the cell, and the second PDCCH is demodulated based on the identity information instead of the physical cell identity.

Abstract: An in-cell touch type display device includes a touch electrode that is in a touch panel and arranged at each touch block; a sensing line that is connected to the touch electrode, and transfers a touch driving signal from a source driving circuit during a touch sensing period; a gate-in panel (GIP) circuit that is in an array substrate, and outputs a gate signal to a gate line crossing and overlapping the sensing line, during a display period; and a load reduction circuit that outputs the touch driving signal to the gate line during the touch sensing period.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting aperiodic channel state information (CSI). A base station (BS) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), receiving a downlink control information (DCI) which includes a CSI request field; and performing aperiodic CSI reporting using a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) when a value of the CSI request field triggers an aperiodic CSI report. In addition, when the CSI request field is a multi-bit field, the CSI request field has a value among a first value which triggers an aperiodic CSI report for a first reference signal and a second value which triggers an aperiodic CSI report for a second reference signal. Furthermore, a resource of the first reference signal and a resource of the second reference signal are configured by a higher layer signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device including an insulating structure having an opening; a conductive pattern disposed in the opening; a barrier structure covering a bottom surface of the conductive pattern, the barrier structure extending between the conductive pattern and side walls of the opening; and a nucleation structure disposed between the conductive pattern and the barrier structure. The nucleation structure includes a first nucleation layer that contacts the barrier structure, and a second nucleation layer that contacts the conductive pattern, and a top end portion of the second nucleation layer is higher than a top end portion of the first nucleation layer.

Abstract: A method is provided for receiving aperiodic channel state information (CSI). A base station (BS) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), an uplink downlink control information (DCI) format. The BS receives, from the UE, aperiodic CSI through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) if the BS triggers an aperiodic CSI report using a CSI request field included in the uplink DCI format. The CSI request field is either a 1-bit field or a multi-bit field. When the UE is configured with only one cell, the 1-bit field is included in the uplink DCI. When the UE is configured with more than one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), the multi-bit field is included in the uplink DCI.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for detecting the locations of terminals in a multi-node system. A plurality of nodes transmit location reference signals which are distinguished by node, and a terminal performs feedback of channel information on each node using the location reference signals. Various signaling for detecting the locations of the terminals may be performed for each node, that is, for each point, rather than cell-based signaling.

Abstract: A method of receiving a reference signal by a user equipment. A first channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration related to a discovery of a transmission point is received. A second CSI-RS configuration related to a CSI measurement is received. A CSI-RS according to the first CSI-RS configuration or the second CSI-RS configuration is received. Feedback information is transmitted to a base station. If the CSI-RS has been received according to the first CSI-RS configuration, the feedback information includes information on a CSI-RS received strength. If the CSI-RS has been received according to the second CSI-RS configuration, the feedback information includes a result of the CSI measurement.

Abstract: A method of performing cooperative transmission in a multi-node system including a Base Station (BS) and a plurality of nodes controlled by the BS is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a first signal generated using a first cell identifier (ID) from the plurality of nodes; and transmitting a second signal generated using a second cell ID from at least one of the plurality of nodes, wherein the first cell ID is identical with a cell ID used by the BS, and the second cell ID is different from the first cell ID.

Abstract: Provided is a method of searching for control information of a user equipment (UE) in a multi-node system including a plurality of nodes and a base station connected to each of the plurality of nodes and capable of controlling the nodes. The method includes: receiving search space indication information from the base station; and searching for the control information in a radio resource region indicated by the search space indication information, wherein the search space indication information indicates any one of a first search space and a second search space.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, antennas or antenna nodes spaced away from each other by a predetermined distance or more are configured to be able to transmit control information of mutually different user equipment groups, thereby increasing the efficiency in the operation of control channels. In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a resource region for transmitting control information for an improved user equipment, which is a target of a multi-node cooperative transmission, is set differently from a resource region for transmitting control information for a legacy user equipment, thereby increasing the efficiency in the transmission of the control information for the improved user equipment.

Abstract: A method is provided for receiving aperiodic channel state information (CSI). A base station (BS) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), an uplink downlink control information (DCI) format. The BS receives, from the UE, aperiodic CSI through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) if the BS triggers an aperiodic CSI report using a CSI request field included in the uplink DCI format. The CSI request field is either a 1-bit field or a multi-bit field. When the UE is configured with only one cell, the 1-bit field is included in the uplink DCI. When the UE is configured with more than one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), the multi-bit field is included in the uplink DCI.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for allocating a control channel in a wireless communication system. A base station allocates an enhanced physical downlink control channel (e-PDCCH) to a localized region within a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) region, allocates the e-PDCCH to a distributed region within the PDSCH region, and transmits a scheduling assignment via the allocated e-PDCCH.

Abstract: A method is provided for receiving a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. A user equipment performs a blind decoding in a first search space on the cell to find a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The user equipment receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message including information on a second search space for monitoring a second PDCCH and identity information, and performs a blind decoding in the second search space on the cell to find the second PDCCH. The first PDCCH is demodulated based on a physical cell identity of the cell, and the second PDCCH is demodulated based on the identity information instead of the physical cell identity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible display apparatus. The flexible display apparatus includes a display part, a first adhesive film, an optical film, a second adhesive film, and a window film sequentially stacked, and the second adhesive film has a water-vapor permeability of about 200 g/m2·24 hr or less, and the first adhesive film has a lower restoration force than the second adhesive film, as calculated by the Equation B set forth herein.

Abstract: An adhesive film, an optical member including the same, and an optical display including the same are provided. An adhesive film includes a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a hydroxyl group and formed of a monomer mixture including a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and an alkyl group-containing (meth)acrylate. The adhesive film has a glass transition temperature of about ?35° C. or less and allows about 50,000 cycles or more of bending before delamination between the adhesive film and a PET film, cracking, or bubble generation occurs in a specimen as described herein.

Abstract: A method and a base station (BS) for receiving channel state information are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) signal to a user equipment (UE), the RRC signal including a plurality of configurations for periodic channel state information (CSI) reports; transmitting, to the UE, a plurality of CSI reference signals (CSI-RSs); and receiving, from the UE, generated CSI for the plurality of CSI-RSs based on the RRC signal. Each of the plurality of configurations for the periodic CSI reports includes an indicator indicating an uplink subframe to be used, by the UE, for transmitting CSI corresponding to a specific one of the periodic CSI reports.

Abstract: A method of transmitting an uplink reference signal of a user equipment (UE) in a multi-node system is described. The method according to an embodiment includes receiving a synchronization signal from a node; receiving a parameter for a virtual cell identifier (ID) from the node; generating an uplink demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) using the parameter for the virtual cell ID; and transmitting the generated uplink DM-RS to the node. A physical cell ID is a cell ID obtained from the synchronization signal, and the parameter for the virtual cell ID is a parameter used for generating the uplink DM-RS in the replacement of the physical cell ID.

Abstract: A method is presented for receiving aperiodic channel state information (CSI). A base station (BS) transmits a CSI request field which is set to trigger a CSI report to a user equipment (UE). The BS receives CSI through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) from the UE. The CSI request field has a value among a plurality of candidate values. The plurality of candidate values comprises a first value which triggers an aperiodic CSI report for a first set of reference signals and a second value which triggers an aperiodic CSI report for a second set of reference signals.