Abstract: A contact for establishing electrical connection with an electrically conductive wire, the contact being manufactured from a planar material and having a base and a pair of elongate blades extending from the base and defining there between a channel within which a wire is to be received, a flat contact surface of one blade and a cutting edge of the other blade lying on opposite sides of the channel, the flat contact surface maintaining the wire substantially parallel to the flat contact surface through the channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming an insulating film in a semiconductor device. After a mixed gas of alkyl silane gas and N2O gas is supplied into the deposition equipment, a radio frequency power including a short pulse wave for causing incomplete reaction upon a gas phase reaction is applied to generate nano particle. The nano particle is then reacted to oxygen radical to form the insulating film including a plurality of nano voids. A low-dielectric insulating film that can be applied to the nano technology even in the existing LECVD equipment is formed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flyback converter with a synchronous rectifier which is applied to a power supply of a portable computer such as a notebook PC. The flyback converter is operated in a critical conduction mode to turn on/off a main switch at a zero crossing point of an output voltage. The flyback converter is also adapted to supply a driving voltage to a synchronous switch using the output voltage. Therefore, there is no need for a secondary auxiliary coil of a transformer and for a Schottky diode to be connected in parallel with the synchronous switch, resulting in simplification in circuit design.

Abstract: A verification system and method for packet call processing of a mobile telephone. Each IP address is assigned to a terminal, a packet service simulator and the mobile telephone. The packet service simulator simulates a control signal of UTRAN necessary for the mobile telephone and connects data traffic to an internet after a packet call establishment. The packet service simulator transmits an IP packet generated from the terminal to its Ethernet address, receives a packet for the terminal and transmits it to the mobile telephone. For this, the packet service simulator responds to the terminal's ARP request. The terminal is linked to the mobile telephone via a PPP, and the mobile telephone and the packet service simulator to an external internet via an Ethernet.

Abstract: Provided is a Fabry-Perot type wavelength tunable optical filter, comprising a first mirror; a second mirror located over the first mirror; a driving body located over the first mirror, and having both ends fixed to the first mirror through a spacer; a plurality of electrodes, each formed on both ends of the driving body; a rod structure connecting a center of the driving body and the second mirror; a plurality of fixing means, each fixed to the first mirror at both sides of the rod structure through the spacer; and a plurality of elastic bodies connecting the rod structure with the plurality of fixing means and acting as a rotational axis. And the mirror is driven by the rod structure acting as a lever that has an elastic body as a rotational axis, when warping is generated by electro-thermal expansion, electromagnetic force or external force. Thereby the mirror can be driven in the larger wavelength tunable range and the low power consumption.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including a write multiplexer unit that multiplexes write data transmitted to a global I/O bus disposed in front of a write driver. The semiconductor memory device further includes a memory core region including an array of memory cells, a data input path that receives data to be written into the memory cells from the outside, a first bus that receives the data through the data input path, a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the data received from the first bus, and a driving unit that selects and drives the multiplexed data.

Abstract: W powder is produced by: preparing a precursor containing tungsten; producing gas by vaporizing or sublimating the precursor; separating the tungsten component by placing the gas in an inert atmosphere while maintaining pressure below atmospheric pressure; and condensing the tungsten component at pressure below atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: A pull-on disposable diaper has front and rear waist covering regions and a crotch covering region wherein a bodily discharge absorbing component extends over the crotch covering region into the front and rear waist covering regions. In the crotch covering region, the bodily discharge absorbing component is folded inward along first, second and third folding guides in a transverse direction of the absorbing component. A pair of flaps are formed along transversely opposite lateral side edges of the bodily discharge absorbing component. In each of the flaps, a first lateral marginal edge extending along the associated lateral edge is bonded to an outer surface of the bodily discharge absorbing component and a second lateral marginal edge lies on the side of an inner surface of the absorbing component. An elastic member is attached to the flap in a stretched state in a longitudinal direction of the flap.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. In order to obtain high-quality images, a signal preprocessor is incorporated in the gray signal modulator of conventional LCDs. The signal preprocessor can be specifically designed as a noise-reduction preprocessor for suppressing the noise induced from the input gray signals, or designed for detecting a certain character of input gray signals for further processes. After be processed by the signal preprocessor, optimized modified gray signals can be obtained from the signal converter for driving the LCD, thereby producing high-quality images.

Abstract: Provided is a resonant cascaded difference frequency generator that is capable of improving the conversion efficiency of the second-order nonlinear optical phenomena by resonating the second harmonic wave of a pump light. The resonant cascaded difference frequency generator includes: a nonlinear medium, which receives a pump light and a signal light and then generates the second harmonic wave of the pump light through second harmonic generation, in a cascaded way generates a converted light of a difference frequency through difference frequency generation between the signal light and the second harmonic wave; and a resonant structure that resonates the second harmonic wave of the pump light on the basis of the nonlinear medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high power LED package, in which a package body is integrally formed with resin to have a recess for receiving an LED chip. A first sheet metal member is electrically connected with the LED chip, supports the LED chip at its upper partial portion in the recess, is surrounded by the package body extending to the side face of the package body, and has a heat transfer section for transferring heat generated from the LED chip to the metal plate of the board and extending downward from the inside of the package body so that a lower end thereof is exposed at a bottom face of the package body thus to contact the board. A second sheet metal member is electrically connected with the LED chip spaced apart from the first sheet metal member for a predetermined gap, and extends through the inside of the package body to the side face of the package body in a direction opposite to the first sheet metal member. A transparent sealant is sealingly filled up into the recess.

Abstract: Provided is a multiple-gate metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a channel is implemented in a streamline shape, an expansion region is implemented in a gradually increased form, and source and drain regions is implemented in an elevated structure by using a difference of a thermal oxidation rate depending on a crystal orientation of silicon and a geographical shape of the single-crystal silicon pattern. As the channel is formed in a streamline shape, it is possible to prevent the degradation of reliability due to concentration of an electric field and current driving capability by the gate voltage is improved because the upper portion and both sides of the channel are surrounded by the gate electrodes. In addition, a current crowding effect is prevented due to the expansion region increased in size and source and drain series resistance is reduced by elevated source and drain structures, thereby increasing the current driving capability.

Abstract: The self-aligned Schottky-barrier clamped planar DMOS transistor structure comprises a self-aligned source region being surrounded by a planar gate region. The self-aligned source region comprises a moderately-doped p-base diffusion ring being formed in a lightly-doped N? epitaxial semiconductor layer, a heavily-doped n+ source diffusion ring being formed within the moderately-doped p-base diffusion ring, and a Schottky-barrier contact with the moderately-doped p-base diffusion ring acted as a diffusion guard ring being formed in a middle semiconductor surface portion of the self-aligned source region. The planar gate region comprises a patterned heavily-doped polycrystalline-silicon gate layer being silicided with or without metal silicide layers. The self-aligned source region further comprises a lightly-doped p? diffusion region being formed beneath a middle portion of the moderately-doped p-base diffusion ring.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a split gate flash memory device by which stringer generation is prevented. The method includes forming a dielectric layer on an active area of a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate covered with a cap layer on the dielectric layer, and forming an insulating layer on a sidewall of the first gate. The method also includes forming a dummy spacer over the sidewall of the first gate, the first gate including the cap layer and the insulating layer, and removing the dielectric layer failing to be covered with the dummy spacer and the dummy spacer to form an exposed portion of the substrate. The method further includes forming a gate insulating layer on the exposed portion of the substrate, and forming a second gate overlapping one side of the first gate, wherein a split gate is configured with the first and second gates.

Abstract: The present invention relate to a wideband frequency generating apparatus using a frequency dividing method of dividing a frequency signal of a voltage control oscillator to expand a frequency generating range.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion of an arm having at least one sewing needle mounted thereon, a bed extending in parallel to and under the horizontal portion of the arm, two first rails extending parallel to the bed in the neighborhood of the side portion of the vertical portion, first carriages adapted to slide on the first rails, and a second rail connected to the first carriages and perpendicular to the first rails, wherein the distance between the two first rails is shorter or equal to the length of the second rail. The sewing machine includes a second carriage adapted to slide on the second rail, and an embroidery frame unit mounted on the second carriage, wherein the sewing machine is capable of embroidery without being limited by the distance between the rails.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device including a first conductive type semiconductor substrate having an active region and a field region defined thereon, and a trench formed in the field region. The semiconductor device also includes a storage dielectric film on an inside surface of the trench, a storage electrode of a capacitor in the trench having the dielectric film formed therein, and an active cell isolation film in the trench on the storage electrode. The semiconductor device further includes a transistor on the semiconductor substrate in the active region, the transistor having gate and a source and/or drain region formed such that the source and/or drain region is electrically connected to the storage electrode.

Abstract: A window-washer sprayer is configured to provide an orientable jet by substitution of a cylindrical nipple installed within a seat of an enbloc sprayer body. The sprayer body defines the seat, an internal duct for passage of a detergent fluid, and a side window made in a position corresponding to the seat and partially occupied in use by the cylindrical nipple. The internal duct, the seat, and the nipple have a geometry such that when a flow of detergent fluid is fed into the internal duct it splits by fluid-dynamic effect into a number of separate flows that simultaneously reach the seat and are expelled through a through radial slit or a plurality of through radial holes selectively made in the cylindrical nipple in a position corresponding to the side window of the sprayer body.

Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical component comprising a movable element with comb electrodes, and two stationary elements with comb electrodes aligned and stacked on each other but electrically insulated by a layer of insulation material. The movable element is supported by multiple torsional hinges and suspended over a cavity such that the element can oscillate about an axis defined by the hinges. The comb electrodes of the movable element are interdigitated with the comb electrodes of one stationary element in the same plane to form an in-plane comb actuator. The comb electrodes of the movable element are also interdigitated in an elevated plane with the comb electrodes of another stationary element to form a vertical comb actuator. As a result, the micro-electro-mechanical component is both an in-plane actuator and a vertical comb actuator, or a multiple-plane actuator. Methods of fabricating such actuator are also described.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method of rejecting interference disturbing the reception by means of a reception system, of a signal emanating from a transmission system, the method comprising a calculation for weighting the signals Si(t), i varying from 1 to K, emanating from the reception system, based on the intercorrelation matrix RSS for the signals Si(t), the matrix RSS comprising on its diagonal the autocorrelation terms of the signals Si(t). The method is chiefly one wherein the weighting calculation comprises a step consisting in modifying the autocorrelation terms of the diagonal of the matrix RSS.