Abstract: Wafer inspection apparatuses and methods are described. The wafer inspection apparatus includes an optical module, at least one wafer holder for carrying a plurality of wafers, and a plurality of optical sensors. The optical module is configured to emit a plurality of light beams for simultaneously scanning the plurality of wafers carried by the at least one wafer holder. The plurality of optical sensors is configured to receive the light beams reflected by the plurality of wafers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Schottky barrier diode which may be applied to an application that requires a low off current (Ioff), such as a mobile integrated circuit. The Schottky barrier diode can improve a blocking characteristic for a backward current flow while maintaining an advantage of a turn-on current, by improving the structure of a contact surface that is pinched off by depletion.

Abstract: A memory device that includes at least one memory cell is introduced. Each of the at least one memory cell is coupled to a bit line and a word line. Each of the at least one memory cell includes a memory element and a selector element, in which the memory element is configured to store data of the at least one memory cell. The selector element is coupled to the memory element in series and is configured to select the memory element for a read operation and amplify the data stored in the memory element in the read operation.

Abstract: A touch sensing device includes a conductor disposed inside a housing and spaced apart from the housing by a predetermined first distance, a touch member integrated with the housing and including an inductor element disposed inside the housing spaced apart from the conductor by a predetermined second distance, an oscillation circuit including the inductor element, and configured to generate an oscillating signal having different frequency change characteristics for each of a touch input and a touch-force input through the touch member, and an operation detection circuit configured to detect one or more of the touch input and the touch-force input in response to the frequency change characteristics of the oscillating signal from the oscillation circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including an inner case formed by a plurality of sheets being assembled. The refrigerator may include an inner case having various materials and shapes, and a sheet forming one side of the inner case may be replaceable.

Abstract: A beam refinement method and a communications device, where the method includes determining, by a first device, a format of an enhanced Beam Refinement Protocol (eBRP) packet, where the eBRP packet includes a training field, the training field includes an eBRP channel estimation (eBRP-CE) sub-field and an eBRP training (eBRP-TRN) sub-field, and a ratio of a quantity of Gray codes composing the eBRP-CE sub-field in the training field to a quantity of Gray codes composing the eBRP-TRN sub-field in the training field is less than 9:20, and sending, by the first device, the eBRP packet to a second device based on the determined format of the eBRP packet. Hence, an effective proportion of the eBRP-TRN sub-field in the training field can be increased such that more Antenna Weight Vector (AWV) configurations can be attempted within a same period of time.

Abstract: A control unit of the article processing terminal controls a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader of the article processing terminal to periodically scan a plurality of short-range articles. In response to a status change of an article of the plurality of short-range articles, the control unit receives an article identifier of the article from the RFID reader. The control unit controls a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) module of the article processing terminal to send an article change message to a LPWAN gateway, where the article change message includes the article identifier and an address of an application server, and where the LPWAN gateway instructs, based on the article change message and the address, the application server to perform a next processing step on the article identified by the article identifier.

Abstract: A gasket and flange connection structure for a plumbing instrument including a substantially annular core (30) coated with a coating part (31) and formed with annular seal surfaces (32) on both surfaces. These annular seal surfaces (32) are provided so as to be capable of making sealed contact with any of flange surfaces (20, 21, and 22) of a flat seat shape flange, a full-flat seat shape flange, and a grooved-shape flange for allowing shared use. Configured on outer peripheral sides of the annular seal surfaces (32) are extended mounting parts (33) having a plurality of different diameters in accordance with the outer diameters of the various flange surfaces.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided to support network communications with groups of UEs. The embodiments include a two-level group-based hybrid-automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism and acknowledgement (ACK)/negative ACK (NACK) feedback. An embodiment method includes receiving, at a UE within a virtual multi-point (ViMP) comprising UEs, a data packet for a target UE (TUE) that is broadcasted from a base station (BS) to the ViMP node, decode the data packet, and upon successfully decoding the data packet, broadcasting the data packet to the UEs within the ViMP node until a timer pre-established by the BS expires or an ACK message is received from the TUE or the ViMP node. In an embodiment, broadcasted data received in the ViMP node is re-broadcasted upon receiving a negative acknowledgement (NACK) message from the TUE, a beacon UE, or any of the UEs within the ViMP node.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a first substrate; a plurality of pixels on the first substrate, each of the pixels including a corresponding portion of an organic light emitting layer on the first substrate; an encapsulation film on the organic light emitting layer; a protruding pattern layer on the encapsulation film and comprising a plurality of spacers at a boundary between adjacent ones of the pixels; an adhesive layer on the protruding pattern layer; and a second substrate on the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A touch sensing unit, includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes intersecting with and insulated from the plurality of first sensing electrodes. The plurality of first sensing electrodes includes a plurality of first sensor portions and a plurality of first connection portions connecting each of the plurality of first sensor portions with one another. The plurality of second sensing electrodes includes a plurality of second sensor portions, a plurality of stem sensors extended from the plurality of second sensor portions, and a plurality of second connection portions connecting each of the plurality of sensor portions with one another. Each of the plurality of first sensor portions includes a plurality of depressions indented inwardly. Each of the plurality of stem sensors is disposed such that it is at least partially surrounded by a respective depression of the plurality of depressions.

Abstract: An energy management device comprises a first supply/demand information acquisition unit, a second supply/demand information acquisition unit, and a supply/demand management unit configured to determine, based on the first supply/demand information and the second supply/demand information, at least one of (i) an upper limit value of a power amount that the hydrogen generation system can receive from a power grid during a certain period, (ii) a target value of an amount of hydrogen that the hydrogen generation system generates during the certain period, (iii) an upper limit value of a power amount that each of the one or plurality of tri-generation systems can transmit to the power grid during the certain period, and (iv) a target value of a power amount that each of the one or plurality of tri-generation systems generates during the certain period.

Abstract: A touch display device includes: a timing controlling unit generating image data, a data control signal, a gate control signal and a touch synchronization signal by using an image signal and a plurality of timing signals and generating a plurality of MUX clocks having a MUX slew rate and a MUX clock gap; a data driving unit generating a data signal by using the image data and the data control signal; a MUX unit outputting the data signal according to the plurality of MUX clocks in a time division; a gate driving unit generating a gate signal by using the gate control signal; a touch driving unit generating a touch transmitting signal by using the touch synchronization signal; and a touch display panel displaying an image by using the gate signal and the data signal and sensing a touch by using the touch transmitting signal.

Abstract: A fingerprint verification method and apparatus is disclosed. The fingerprint verification method may include obtaining an input fingerprint image, determining a matching region between the input fingerprint image and a registered fingerprint image, determining a similarity corresponding to the matching region, representing a determined indication of similarities between the input fingerprint image and the registered fingerprint image, relating the determined similarity to the matching region as represented in a matching region-based similarity, determining a result of a verification of the input fingerprint image based on the matching region-based similarity, and indicating the result of the verification.

Abstract: A video displaying method. The method includes applying a first frequency modulation in time domain on an original video thereby obtaining a first modulated video; applying a second frequency modulation in spatial domain on the first modulated video thereby obtaining a second modulated video including a first invisible-light image; and displaying the second modulating video with a corresponding frame rate. A time-domain frequency of the first invisible-light image is in a first range unrecognizable by a naked eye and recognizable by a video recorder. A spatial-domain frequency of the first invisible-light image is in a second range unrecognizable by the naked eye and recognizable by a video recorder.

Abstract: A lamp capable of expanding illumination range includes a lighting and cooling module, a reflective cup, a lampshade, a diffuser plate and a wash wall cup. The reflective cup and lampshade are connected to the lighting and cooling module; the lampshade surrounds the reflective cup; the diffuser plate is divided into an oblique circular arc plate and a riser; the circular arc plate has rule gratings formed by convex and concave embossed marks. A front arc wall is built on a side of the wash wall cup, and a rear arc wall is built on the other side. An inlay seam is formed between the front and rear arc walls; the circular arc plate is mounted onto the front arc wall; edges of the riser are plugged into the inlay seam; and the wash wall cup is plugged from the bottom of the lampshade to form the lamp.