Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for display of a screen according to brightness intensity of ambient light. One or more characteristic values configuring display data is set to be higher than a preset color characteristic value when measured brightness intensity of ambient light is higher than preset brightness intensity of ambient light, and one of the set color characteristic values is converted to a contrast characteristic value and is displayed. Therefore, even when brightness intensity of ambient light is high, the user can accurately view a screen.

Abstract: A printed circuit board, a semiconductor package, and a method of producing the same are provided. The printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating layer and a circuit layer including metal pads exposed on a side surface and a lower surface of the insulating layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: stack structures including interlayer insulating patterns and conductive line patterns, which are alternately stacked, and separated by a first slit; string pillars passing through the stack structures; and dummy holes passing through top portions of the stack structures to be spaced apart from bottom surface of the stack structures and disposed between the string pillars.

Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery includes an electrode assembly including i) a positive electrode plate on which a positive active material is formed, ii) a negative electrode plate on which a negative active material is formed, and iii) a separator separating the positive and negative electrode plates. The battery also includes a can accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the can has an inner surface facing the electrode assembly, an inner active material layer formed on the inner surface of the can and a securing layer covering the inner active material layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a cell region, wherein a contact region, page buffer regions, and a scribe lane region are defined around the cell region; a cell structure located in the cell region, including first conductive layers and first insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having a non-stepped shape; a contact structure located in the contact region, including second conductive layers and second insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having a stepped shape; a first dummy structure located in the page buffer region, including first sacrificial layers and third insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having the non-stepped shape; and a second dummy structure located in the scribe lane region, including second sacrificial layers and fourth insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having the stepped shape.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for display of a screen according to brightness intensity of ambient light. One or more characteristic values configuring display data is set to be higher than a preset color characteristic value when measured brightness intensity of ambient light is higher than preset brightness intensity of ambient light, and one of the set color characteristic values is converted to a contrast characteristic value and is displayed. Therefore, even when brightness intensity of ambient light is high, the user can accurately view a screen.

Abstract: A secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes preparing an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator interposed therebetween. The method also includes freezing the electrode assembly after the electrode assembly is filled with an electrolyte solution, dipping the frozen electrode assembly in a liquid polymer material, retrieving the dipped electrode assembly from the liquid polymer material, and curing an external surface of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrochromic polydiacetylene composite composition, a hydrochromic thin film using same, and a use thereof, and more specifically, to a hydrochromic polydiacetylene composite composition reacting sensitively to moisture, providing the hydrochromic thin film using same, and to applying same to biorecognition or fingerprint recognition. According to the present invention, moisture secreted from a fingerprint or pores on the skin can be detected with high sensitivity. Thus, the position of pores unique to a fingerprint of an organism can be amplified and displayed through selective color change and fluorescent change patterns exhibited when moisture is absorbed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a cell region, wherein a contact region, page buffer regions, and a scribe lane region are defined around the cell region; a cell structure located in the cell region, including first conductive layers and first insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having a non-stepped shape; a contact structure located in the contact region, including second conductive layers and second insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having a stepped shape; a first dummy structure located in the page buffer region, including first sacrificial layers and third insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having the non-stepped shape; and a second dummy structure located in the scribe lane region, including second sacrificial layers and fourth insulating layers which are alternately stacked, and having the stepped shape.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power module package including: a first substrate having one surface and the other surface; a second substrate contacting one surface of the first substrate; a third substrate contacting one side of the other surface of the first substrate; a first lead frame contacting the other side of the other surface of the first substrate; and a second lead frame electrically connected to the third substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for performing detail enhancement. The apparatus includes an edge detector that detects an edge pixel from contents based on a luminance component of the contents, a histogram analyzer that generates at least one histogram with respect to the edge pixel and determines a gain variable value of the edge pixel based on the at least one histogram, and a gain regulator that determines a gain corresponding to the gain variable value of the edge pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for display of a screen according to brightness intensity of ambient light. One or more characteristic values configuring display data is set to be higher than a preset color characteristic value when measured brightness intensity of ambient light is higher than preset brightness intensity of ambient light, and one of the set color characteristic values is converted to a contrast characteristic value and is displayed. Therefore, even when brightness intensity of ambient light is high, the user can accurately view a screen.

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a stacked structure having alternately stacked conductive patterns and interlayer insulating patterns, a through-hole passing through the stacked structure, a channel pattern formed in the through-hole and protruding from an inside of the through hole over the through-hole, and a capping conductive pattern formed to be in contact with the protruded channel pattern and have a width greater than the through-hole.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring a flow of liquid in a pipe are provided. The apparatus may include a temperature sensor attached to a pipe of a heat exchanger system to measure a temperature of the pipe, and a controller to determine whether a liquid is present in the pipe, based on a change in the measured temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a MEMS device package including a hollow tubular part, a top cap formed to cover a top opening of the tubular part, a bottom cap formed to cover a bottom opening of the tubular part, and a sensor device equipped in a cavity of the tubular part. The MEMS device can use tubular parts having a variety of cross sections and also enhance an impact resistance by inserting a damper into the tubular part.

Abstract: An electrode assembly comprises a first electrode including a first electrode current collector and a first electrode active material layer, a second electrode including a second electrode current collector and a second electrode active material layer, a separator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrode absorbing member in contact with the first electrode.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a battery unit that has an accommodation space for an electrode assembly, a vent housing that defines a housing space connected with the accommodation space through a first vent hole, the vent housing including a second vent hole through which the housing space is connected with an outside of the secondary battery, a revolving member that is rotatably mounted between a closing position for closing the first and second vent holes and an opening position for opening the first and second vent holes, and first and second sealing caps that are formed at opposite sides of the revolving member with respect to a rotation axis of the revolving member. The first and second sealing caps respectively close the first and second vent holes, when the revolving member is mounted at the closing position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for enhancing the readability of a character. The method includes determining ambient light of a mobile terminal and controlling background color and character color of a character image according to the determined ambient light. The method may further include performing an additional control according to the types of displays when controlling the background color and character color. Through this, it is possible to display a character image with enhanced visibility, while minimizing current consumption.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrolyte; an electrode assembly including: a first electrode plate including a first active material on a first base material, a second electrode plate opposite to the first electrode plate and including a second active material on a second base material, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates; a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte; and a bridge member coupled between terminal portions having different polarities at the outside of the battery case, wherein the voltage of the secondary battery is ?0.1V to 0.1V.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery is disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing a secondary battery includes assembling the secondary battery by receiving an electrode assembly including a first pole plate, a second pole plate and a separator between the first and second pole plates, along with an electrolyte, in a battery case. The method further includes precharging the secondary battery, leaving the secondary battery at room temperature and performing first charging and first discharging of the secondary battery.