Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a reverse osmosis membrane and a reverse osmosis membrane manufactured thereby. The method includes forming a polysulfone layer by applying a solution including a mixed solvent containing two or more solvents having different solubility parameter values to a surface of a porous support; and forming an active layer on the polysulfone layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate and a device fabricated using the laminate. The laminate includes a debonding layer including a polyimide resin having a similarity score not greater than 0.5, as calculated by Equation 1 defined in the detailed description, between a carrier substrate and a flexible substrate. According to the present invention, the flexible substrate can be easily separated from the carrier substrate without the need for further processing such as laser or light irradiation. Therefore, the use of the laminate facilitates the fabrication of the device having the flexible substrate. The device may be, for example, a flexible display device. In addition, the device can be prevented from deterioration of reliability and occurrence of defects caused by laser or light irradiation. This ensures improved characteristics and high reliability of the device.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a built-in microphone; a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and a controller configured to detect a call establishment, if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to one of the first and second wireless external devices.

Abstract: Various embodiments related to a printed circuit board in which a capacitor is embedded are described. The capacitor may include: a plurality of first conductive layers that have a plurality of first via holes; a plurality of second conductive layers that have a plurality of second via holes, wherein the first and second conductive layers are alternately arranged in turns; and a plurality of dielectric layers that are arranged between the first and second conductive layers. Other various embodiments are possible.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional semiconductor device are provided. The method includes: forming a thin film structure, where first and second material layers of at least 2n (n is an integer more than 2) are alternately and repeatedly stacked, on a substrate; wherein the first material layer applies a stress in a range of about 0.1×109 dyne/cm2 to about 10×109 dyne/cm2 to the substrate and the second material layer applies a stress in a range of about ?0.1×109 dyne/cm2 to about ?10×109 dyne/cm2 to the substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a built-in microphone; a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and a controller configured to detect a call establishment, if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to one of the first and second wireless external devices.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a built-in microphone; a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and a controller configured to detect a call establishment, if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, select one of the first and second wireless external devices and provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to the selected one of the first and second wireless external devices.

Abstract: Provided is a data preloading method which improves the response speed of a user device by predicting whether a particular object provided on a graphic user interface (GUI) will be selected based on the position of a pointer before the particular object is selected by a user and preloading data that should be loaded when the particular object is selected.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a built-in microphone of a portable terminal is provided. The method includes checking whether a connection device connected to the portable electronic device includes an external microphone; operating the built-in microphone of the portable electronic device to receive a first signal, upon connecting a call, when the connection device does not include the external microphone; and selecting, upon connecting the call while a plurality of connection devices are connected to the portable electronic device, one connection device from among the plurality of connection devices to output a second signal.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method implemented in the electronic device are provided. The method includes detecting, by a device detector, whether a wired external device coupled to the electronic device and including a wired external speaker further includes a wired external microphone; providing a signal, by the device detector, indicating whether the wired external device includes the wired external microphone; detecting, by a controller, a call establishment; and operating, by the controller, a built-in microphone to receive a voice sound if the signal from the device detector indicates that the wired external device does not include the wired external microphone and providing a voice signal received from a second electronic device to the wired external device so that the wired external speaker outputs the voice signal, wherein the built-in microphone and a built-in speaker of the electronic device are coupled to the controller via a COder-DECoder (CODEC).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate and a device fabricated using the laminate. The laminate includes a debonding layer including a polyimide resin between a carrier substrate and a flexible substrate. The adhesive strength of the debonding layer to the flexible substrate is changed by a physical stimulus. According to the present invention, the flexible substrate can be easily separated from the carrier substrate without the need for further processing such as laser or light irradiation. Therefore, the use of the laminate facilitates the fabrication of the device having the flexible substrate. The device may be, for example, a flexible display device. In addition, the device can be prevented from deterioration of reliability and occurrence of defects caused by laser or light irradiation. This ensures improved characteristics and high reliability of the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate and a device fabricated using the laminate. The laminate includes a debonding layer including a polyimide resin having a similarity score not greater than 0.5, as calculated by Equation 1 defined in the detailed description, between a carrier substrate and a flexible substrate. According to the present invention, the flexible substrate can be easily separated from the carrier substrate without the need for further processing such as laser or light irradiation. Therefore, the use of the laminate facilitates the fabrication of the device having the flexible substrate. The device may be, for example, a flexible display device. In addition, the device can be prevented from deterioration of reliability and occurrence of defects caused by laser or light irradiation. This ensures improved characteristics and high reliability of the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate and a device fabricated using the laminate. The laminate includes a first polyimide resin layer between a carrier substrate and a second polyimide resin layer, wherein the first polyimide resin layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) equal to or lower than the CTE of the second polyimide-based resin layer at a temperature of 100 to 200° C., and the adhesive strength of the first resin layer to the second resin layer decreases when a physical stimulus causing no chemical changes in the first resin layer is applied to the laminate. According to the present invention, the flexible substrate can be easily separated from the carrier substrate without the need for further processing such as laser or light irradiation. Therefore, the use of the laminate facilitates the fabrication of the device having the flexible substrate. The device may be, for example, a flexible display device.

Abstract: There is provided a reverse osmosis membrane including a porous support; a polysulfone layer formed on the porous support and having pores formed in a surface thereof, pores having a diameter of 40 nm or greater accounting for less than 0.5% of total pores; and an active layer.

Abstract: There is provided a reverse osmosis membrane including a porous support; a polysulfone layer formed on the porous support and having pores formed in a surface thereof, pores having a diameter of 40 nm or greater accounting for less than 0.5% of total pores; and an active layer.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional semiconductor device are provided. The method includes: forming a thin film structure, where first and second material layers of at least 2n (n is an integer more than 2) are alternately and repeatedly stacked, on a substrate; wherein the first material layer applies a stress in a range of about 0.1×109 dyne/cm2 to about 10×109 dyne/cm2 to the substrate and the second material layer applies a stress in a range of about ?0.1×109 dyne/cm2 to about ?10×109 dyne/cm2 to the substrate.

Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a reverse osmosis membrane and a reverse osmosis membrane manufactured thereby. The method includes forming a polysulfone layer by applying a solution including a mixed solvent containing two or more solvents having different solubility parameter values to a surface of a porous support; and forming an active layer on the polysulfone layer.

Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a reverse osmosis membrane and a reverse osmosis membrane manufactured thereby. The method includes forming a polysulfone layer by applying a solution including a mixed solvent containing two or more solvents having different solubility parameter values to a surface of a porous support; and forming an active layer on the polysulfone layer.