Abstract: A membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell of the present invention includes an anode and a cathode facing each other, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes a catalyst layer and an electrode substrate. The catalyst layer includes a catalyst and a porous ionomer. The polymer electrolyte membrane contacts one side of the catalyst layer and the electrode substrate contacts the other side of the catalyst layer.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array including memory cells, each having a resistance value reversibly transitioning among resistance value ranges in a variable state in accordance with application of different electrical signals, a control circuit that, in operation, receives a control signal, a read circuit that, in operation, obtains pieces of resistance value information each relating to the resistance value of one of the memory cells in accordance with the control signal, and an arithmetic circuit that, in operation, calculates a binary reference value based on at least a part of the pieces of resistance value information. In operation, the read circuit selectively assigns, based on the binary reference value, one of two values to each of the pieces of resistance value information.

Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a first wiring layer with a wiring pattern and a metal foil. A first insulating layer includes a first through hole having a first end facing the metal foil and a second end. A second wiring layer includes a first opening having a diameter smaller than the second end. A second insulating layer includes a second through hole having a third end facing the wiring pattern and a fourth end. A third wiring layer includes a second opening having a diameter smaller than the fourth end. A first via is filled in the first opening, the first through hole, and a first recess, in the metal foil, having a diameter greater than the first end. A second via is filled in the second opening, the second through hole, and a second recess, in the wiring pattern, having a diameter greater than the third end.

Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a first nitride semiconductor layer supported by the substrate; a second nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the first nitride semiconductor layer; a source-side nitride semiconductor regrowth layer which is located on a source-side recess region; a drain-side nitride semiconductor regrowth layer which is located on a drain-side recess region located apart from the source-side recess region; a first diffusion layer which is disposed in the first nitride semiconductor layer and contains Ge diffused from the source-side nitride semiconductor regrowth layer; and a second diffusion layer which is disposed in the first nitride semiconductor layer and contains Ge diffused from the drain-side nitride semiconductor regrowth layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-user interference suppression method, terminal and base station. The method includes performing layer mapping on and precoding service data of each of paired users to obtain precoded output data, mapping the precoded output data and a common pilot sequence to a port of an antenna array for sending to each user by using the antenna array. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a data receiving method, base station and terminal. By using a common pilot sequence based on the paired users, the same pilot sequence is used for each user in the paired users of a cell or a collaborative area, which is different from the technical solution in the prior art where a user-specific pilot is used and pilots of different users are orthogonal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device can include a substrate including a plurality of active regions having a long axis in a first direction and a short axis in a second direction, the plurality of active regions being repeatedly and separately positioned along the first and second directions, an isolation film defining the plurality of active regions, a plurality of word lines extending across the plurality of active regions and the isolation film, and a positive fixed charge containing layer covering at least a portion of the plurality of word lines, respectively.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes a push rod, a first piston, a cylinder, a piston rod, a second piston, and a third piston. The cylinder and the first piston cooperatively define a first oil cavity. The second piston, the first piston, and the cylinder cooperatively define a second oil cavity. The third piston and the cylinder cooperatively define a gas cavity. The first piston is configured to urge the hydraulic oil of the second oil cavity to flow into the first oil cavity and the third oil cavity in event the push rod is pushed. The third piston is configured to compress the gas in the gas cavity in event the third piston is urged toward the gas cavity, thereby creating a damping effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition including (A) at least one rubber component selected from the group consisting of a synthetic rubber and a natural rubber; (B) a polymer of farnesene; and (C) carbon black having an average particle size of from 5 to 100 nm, a content of the carbon black (C) in the rubber composition being from 20 to 100 parts by mass on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A).

Abstract: An article transport carriage includes a carriage main body configured to travel along a travel path, a support portion configured to support a bottom surface of an article from below, a projecting and retracting actuator for projecting and retracting the support portion between a projected position and a retracted position, a pressure applying portion located directly above the article supported by the support portion in the retracted position, and a distance changing actuator for changing the distance in the vertical direction between the support portion and the pressure applying portion between a pressure applying distance and a spaced apart distance.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for playing music, which can play music by simply sharing the music with an external device. An apparatus for playing music includes a first portable terminal and a second portable terminal. The first portable terminal transmits FM channel information of an FM transmitter, which is set to broadcast in-play music thereof, and an FM radio application execution command through near field communication (NFC). The second portable terminal receives the FM channel information and the FM radio application execution command from the first portable terminal through the NFC, then executes the FM radio application based on the FM channel information to receive and play the music broadcasted from the first portable terminal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is presented that includes: an auxiliary electrode protruding from a gate line; a third gate electrode protruding from the gate line; a first source electrode and a second source electrode connected to a data line and overlapping the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, respectively; a first drain electrode overlapping the first gate electrode and the auxiliary electrode; a second drain electrode overlapping the second gate electrode; a third source electrode overlapping the third gate electrode; a third drain electrode overlapping the third gate electrode and connected to a storage electrode line; first and second subpixel electrodes connected to the first and second drain electrodes, respectively, wherein a connection between the first drain electrode and the first subpixel electrode and a connection between the second drain electrode and the second subpixel electrode are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Provided are a filtering method and apparatus for removing blocking artifacts and ringing noise. The filtering method includes transforming video data on a block-by-block basis, and detecting the presence of an edge region in the video data by checking the distribution of values obtained by the transformation. Accordingly, it is possible to completely remove blocking artifacts and/or ringing noise by more effectively detecting the presence of an edge region in video data.

Abstract: The present invention is a method in which a base station transmits a control channel signal in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication system, wherein the method configures a physical resource block (PRB) from multiple resource elements (REs) for a control channel signal for scheduling, allocates at least one RE to a response channel signal, the at least one RE occupying the time domain the same as that of the RE used in a resource signal transmission in a data channel region of the PRB and occupying the frequency domain nearest to the RE used in the reference signal transmission, and transmits the control channel signal for scheduling and the response channel signal.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal, a method for transmitting/receiving data by a mobile communication terminal in a communication system, and a communication system comprising at least one mobile communication terminal are provided. The terminal includes a communication module for performing short-distance communication, a context engine for extracting a tag from contents data, and a controller for generating the contents data, generating profile information using the tag, and controlling the communication module to broadcast the profile data and the contents data.

Abstract: A substrate structure is provided. The substrate structure includes a substrate and a carrier. The substrate includes a first through hole, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first through hole penetrates the substrate for connecting the first surface and the second surface. The carrier includes a second through hole, a release layer, an insulating paste layer and a metal layer. The insulating paste layer is disposed between the release layer and the metal layer. The carrier is attached to the second surface with the release layer thereof. The second through hole corresponds to the first through hole and penetrates the carrier for exposing the first through hole.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel and the array substrate thereof are disclosed. Each pixel cells of the liquid crystal panel includes one pixel electrode having a plurality of strip-like gaps and a plurality of strip-like first electrode patterns interleaved with each other. For all of the pixel cells, a sum of the dimension of the first electrode patterns of the pixel cell is gradually decreased along a direction from a central area toward two lateral areas of the liquid crystal panel. In this way, the brightness of the liquid crystal panel is uniform and the “two pale lateral areas” issue may be eased or eliminated.

Abstract: An insulated wire including a laminated resin-coated insulated wire containing: a thermosetting resin layer (A) directly or via an insulating layer (D) on a conductor having a rectangular cross-section; and at least a thermoplastic resin layer (B) on the outer periphery of the thermosetting resin layer (A), in which the cross-sectional shape of the thermosetting resin layer (A) composed of two pairs of two sides facing each other, and has at least four convex portions each of which has a film thickness in maximum, at least one convex portion of the at least four convex portions is on each of the four sides, or at least two convex portions of the at least four convex portions are at least on each of the two sides facing each other, and in the each side having the convex portion, provided that a minimum film thickness is designated as “a” pm, and an average of maximum film thicknesses of the convex portions is designated as “b” pm, the a/b ratio is 0.60 or more and 0.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method of operating an electronic device includes generating at least one second moving picture representing a reaction to a first moving picture of a user of the electronic device based on a visual point of the first moving picture using an image sensor included in the electronic device while playing the first moving picture captured or received from a server. The method also includes generating a third moving picture in which at least a portion of the second moving picture is coupled to a partial area of the first moving picture at a corresponding visual point of the first moving picture.

Abstract: A memory structure is disclosed. The memory structure comprises a phase change material layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, and conductive spacers. The second electrode and the first electrode are electrically connected to an upper surface and a lower surface of the phase change material layer respectively. The conductive spacers are separated from each other and on side surfaces of the phase change material layer.