Abstract: Integrated circuit devices are provided including a pair of differential I/O lines and a driver circuit. The driver circuit is configured to drive the pair of differential I/O lines responsive to a write command signal. First and second precharge circuits are also provided. The first precharge circuit is configured to precharge the pair of differential I/O lines to a first voltage during a first mode of operation responsive to an active command signal. The second precharge circuit is configured to precharge the pair of differential I/O lines to a second voltage, lower than the first voltage, during a second mode of operation responsive to the active command signal. Related methods of operating integrated circuit devices are also provided.

Abstract: A fuel pump for a vehicle comprises: a driving motor; an impeller having a substantially circular shape, the impeller being rotatable by operation of the driving motor; and a pump casing covered with a casing cover, the pump casing and casing cover together defining a central cavity for receiving the impeller rotatable therein, the pump casing and casing cover including a fuel inlet port and a fuel outlet port, the pump casing and casing cover each further including a circular groove formed along the surface thereof in respective fluid communication with the central cavity of the pump casing and casing cover.

Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of test mode signal generating units and a plurality of test circuits. Each test mode signal generating unit generates a respective test mode signal for a respective test circuit. The test mode signal generating units generate the test mode signals in series for the test circuits. Each test mode signal generating unit may be disposed within a respective test circuit such that wiring is not necessary from the source of the test mode signals to the test circuits.

Abstract: An impeller for fuel pumps of automobiles, which maximizes the amount of fuel discharge of the fuel pumps by controlling the fuel inlet angle and the fuel outlet angle of the blades of the impeller, thus providing high operational pressures of the fuel pumps and improving operational performances of the fuel pumps, is disclosed. The impeller has a disc-shaped body, with a plurality of blades each having an inclined surface and provided around an outer edge of the disc-shaped body while being spaced out at regular intervals, and a plurality of impeller chambers defined between the blades while being vertically formed through the disc-shaped body to allow fuel to flow into and out of the chambers due to a high-speed rotating force of the impeller. The impeller further includes an inlet guide surface provided on each of the blades within a fuel inlet region of each of the impeller chambers, with a first angle defined between a vertical plane of the impeller and the inlet guide surface.

Abstract: An integrated circuit memory device includes a test pattern data generator circuit that is configured to generate an extended test pattern data based on test pattern data provided to the memory device during a test mode of the memory device and is configured to provide the extended test pattern data and the test pattern data during a test mode of the memory device. Related methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices are provided including a pair of differential I/O lines and a driver circuit. The driver circuit is configured to drive the pair of differential I/O lines responsive to a write command signal. First and second precharge circuits are also provided. The first precharge circuit is configured to precharge the pair of differential I/O lines to a first voltage during a first mode of operation responsive to an active command signal. The second precharge circuit is configured to precharge the pair of differential I/O lines to a second voltage, lower than the first voltage, during a second mode of operation responsive to the active command signal. Related methods of operating integrated circuit devices are also provided.

Abstract: An impeller for an automotive fuel pump, designed to minimize energy loss due to collision with fuel at fuel-inflow regions of blade chambers, is disclosed. The impeller includes a disk-shaped impeller body, a plurality of arched main blades radially provided at a peripheral area of the impeller body with arched blade chambers defined therebetween, and a plurality of arched auxiliary blades radially disposed between the main blades. Each of the blade chambers is provided at its inner side with an inner ridge portion defining upper and lower fuel-inflow regions and at its outer side with an outer ridge portion defining upper and lower fuel-outflow regions. The main and auxiliary blades are alternately arranged. The blade chambers are divided into arched sub-chambers by the auxiliary blades. Each of the auxiliary blades has a length shorter than that of each of the main blades and has a sharpened inner end.

Abstract: An integrated circuit memory device includes a test pattern data generator circuit that is configured to generate an extended test pattern data based on test pattern data provided to the memory device during a test mode of the memory device and is configured to provide the extended test pattern data and the test pattern data during a test mode of the memory device. Related methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: An investment consulting system executable on a computer can provide personalized investment service to a plurality of users through a network. The system includes an investment performance estimating part for periodically calculating a performance index based on a return and a risk for each investment. It also includes a client's attitude analysis part for calculating performance ranks by quantitatively grasping and synthesizing a client's investment attitude received from a communicating part, and obtaining a client index by calculating the performance ranks in terms of the same dimension as the investment performance. An asset allocation part calculates investment allocations for each kind of investment in accordance with the client's performance ranks, and reports the investment allocations to the client through the communication part.