Abstract: A heat sink allowing a reduced thickness of an electronic device includes a housing, a wick structure, and a heat transfer fluid. The housing, comprising an upper housing and a lower housing, are opposite and form a sealed cavity. The wick structure and the heat transfer fluid are received in the cavity, the liquid absorbing heat and becoming gaseous upon reaching a certain temperature. The area of the upper housing is larger than the area of the lower housing. The upper housing forms a protrusion with respect to an edge of the lower housing. An electronic device using the heat sink is also provided.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an image decoding method including: obtaining an arithmetic-coded symbol stream from an image stream; identifying a symbol segment from the symbol stream according to symbol segment information signaled from an encoding apparatus; selecting an arithmetic decoding process corresponding to the symbol segment; and collectively processing one or more symbols among multiple symbols included in the symbol segment, in association with the selected arithmetic decoding process.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode comprises a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an organic luminescent unit disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.

Abstract: A character translation method performed by a character translation apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: obtaining image contents; recognizing characters of a first language on the image contents and a sentence determination symbol of the first language; extracting a sentence of the first language composed of the recognized characters, on the basis of the recognized sentence determination symbol; producing, on the basis of the extracted sentence of the first language, a sentence to be translated using user event information; and translating the generated sentence to be translated into a second language and displaying the sentence translated into the second language.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. In video encoding and decoding, multiple partition blocks are generated by splitting a target block. A prediction mode is derived for at least a part of the multiple partition blocks, among the multiple partition blocks, and prediction is performed on the multiple partition blocks based on the derived prediction mode. When prediction is performed on the partition blocks, information related to the target block may be used, and information related to an additional partition block, which is predicted prior to the partition block, may be used.

Abstract: The fall protection device includes a main member having a chamber inside. An axle runs across the chamber. A rotary disc and a brake member synchronously spin around the axle. The rotary disc has a cylinder with an axial channel, where the axle runs through the axial channel, and a roll of safety belt wraps around the cylinder. A ratchet ring is configured on the main member having teeth along an inner wall and a greater diameter than that of the cylinder. The ratchet ring is joined to the main member through a flexible band. When the safety belt pulls the rotary disc to accelerate until the brake member engages the ratchet ring's inner teeth, the flexible band slows down the ratchet ring's rotation.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method for manufacturing a MEMS apparatus. The method may be performed by forming an anti-stiction layer on one or more respective surfaces of a handle substrate and a MEMS substrate. The anti-stiction layer is patterned, therein defining a patterned anti-stiction layer that uncovers one or more predetermined locations associated with a bonding of the handle substrate to the MEMS substrate. The handle substrate is bonded to the MEMS substrate at the one or more predetermined locations.

Abstract: An illumination system includes an input device configured to generate a first luminescent light beam; a pumping assembly, optically coupled to the input device, configured to project a pumping light beam into the input device; a focusing lens, aligned with the first luminescent light beam, to focus the first luminescent light beam enhanced by the pumping light beam as an output beam; and an output device, optically coupled to the focusing lens, configured to: receive the output beam from the focusing lens, and project an application output, formed with the output beam, from a projection device.

Abstract: Scroll compressor includes a shaft rotatably supported to a casing; an eccentric bush having a recess part into which one end portion of the shaft is inserted, an eccentric part eccentric to the shaft, and a balance weight disposed at the opposite side of the eccentric part with respect to the recess part; an orbiting scroll for performing the orbiting motion in interlock with the eccentric part; and a fixed scroll for forming a compression chamber together with the orbiting scroll. The casing has an orbiting groove in which the eccentric bush performs the orbiting motion, a buffer member is interposed between the orbiting groove and the balance weight. Rotation clearance is formed between the recess part and the shaft. The buffer member is compressed between the balance weight and the orbiting groove before the recess part and the shaft contact each other by the rotation clearance.

Abstract: A method for designating a given image as similar/dissimilar with respect to a reference image is provided. The method includes normalizing the image. Normalizing includes performing pre-processing and a lossy compression on the given image to obtain a lossy representation. The pre-processing includes at least one of cropping, fundamental extracting, gray scale converting and lower color bit converting. The method also includes comparing the lossy representation of the given image with a reference representation, which is a version of a reference spam image after the reference spam image has undergone a similar normalizing process as normalizing. The method further includes, if the lossy representation of the given image matches the reference representation, designating the given image similar to the reference image. The method yet also includes, if the lossy representation of the given image does not match the reference representation, designating the given image dissimilar to the reference image.

Abstract: Provided is a method of calculating a tortuous hydraulic diameter of a porous medium for laminar flow and turbulent flow considering a geometric feature and a friction loss feature. A method of calculating a tortuous hydraulic diameter of a porous medium, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes providing porosity and a specific surface area of a porous medium, calculating a hydraulic diameter of the porous medium by using the porosity and the specific surface area, calculating tortuosity of the porous medium, and calculating a tortuous hydraulic diameter corresponding to a function of tortuosity, by using the hydraulic diameter and the tortuosity of the porous medium.

Abstract: An illumination system includes: a laser array assembly including: a laser configured to generate a laser light; a crystal phosphor waveguide, adjacent to the laser and in the laser light, configured to: generate of a luminescent light based on receiving the laser light, and direct the luminescent light away from a base end; and a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), coupled to the crystal phosphor waveguide opposite the base end, configured to: collect the luminescent light from the crystal phosphor waveguide, project the luminescent light away from the crystal phosphor waveguide.

Abstract: A device using parity for verification of data transmitted from a first device through a data line to a second device includes a processor and a memory. The data line includes first to fourth pins for transmitting data and fifth to eighth pins for transmitting parity information. The processor receives values of first to eighth pins, calculates sum of the values of combinations of the first to fourth pins for data and applies modular operations on results of the four combinations. Equality or non-equality with the parity values of the fifth to eighth pins is determined, and the second device is permitted to receive the data when the results correspond, the modular operation being a (mod 2) operation. A method applied to such device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus which generates a wide dynamic range (WDR) image using an image sensor. The image processing apparatus includes: an image sensor which outputs image data having a plurality of image channels; a mode setting unit which changes a photographing mode from a first mode in which a first number of sub-images are synthesized to a second mode in which a second number of sub-images are synthesized, based on luminance of the output image data; a register setting unit which changes a register value of the image sensor according to the second mode; and an image signal processor (ISP) which generates a result image by synthesizing the second number of sub-images from the image data according to the changed register value, wherein the second number of sub-images have different exposure times.

Abstract: A method for controlling nematode includes treating a plant or soil with a composition comprising a grammicin compound of Formula 1 or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. The grammicin compound may be isolated from a Xylaria grammica strain so that it is harmless to a human body, does not cause any environmental contamination, and exhibits an excellent control activity against root knot nematodes. Thus, it can be advantageously used for developing an environment-friendly natural nematicide and production of a high value-added organic agricultural product.

Abstract: A bracket device adapted to a slide rail mechanism is disclosed. The bracket device includes a first supporting frame, a second supporting frame and a bracket. The second supporting frame is movable relative to the first supporting frame. The bracket includes a side wall and at least one mounting member arranged adjacent to the side wall. Herein, the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame are able to be engaged with each other through a first structure and a second structure, in order to be moved simultaneously from a first position along a direction.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a gate structure is formed over a channel layer and an isolation insulating layer. A first sidewall spacer layer is formed on a side surface of the gate structure. A sacrificial layer is formed so that an upper portion of the gate structure with the first sidewall spacer layer is exposed from the sacrificial layer and a bottom portion of the gate structure with the first sidewall spacer layer is embedded in the first sacrificial layer. A space is formed between the bottom portion of the gate structure and the sacrificial layer by removing at least part of the first sidewall spacer layer. After the first sidewall spacer layer is removed, an air gap is formed between the bottom portion of the gate structure and the sacrificial layer by forming a second sidewall spacer layer over the gate structure.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to include a substrate, a radiation source on the substrate, a ground on the substrate, where the ground is located around the radiation source, and a heat spreader over the radiation source, where the heat spreader includes one or more ground coupling mechanisms that are in contact with the ground on the substrate. The one or more ground coupling mechanisms in contact with the ground on the substrate create a radiation shield that at least partially keeps radiation from the radiation source from extending past the substrate.

Abstract: Amine substituted reverse pyrimidine compounds and forms thereof that inhibit the function and reduce the level of B-cell specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (Bmi-1) protein and methods for their use to inhibit Bmi-1 function and reduce the level of Bmi-1 to treat a cancer mediated by Bmi-1 are described herein.

Abstract: A charging apparatus for electric vehicle may comprise a charging apparatus and an electric vehicle. The charging apparatus has a rectifier and a mobile connector, and the connector covered by a plastic cover has a primary coil electrically connected to the rectifier. The cover comprises a vertical first plane, and a plurality of first engaging portions formed at an outer periphery of the cover. The electric vehicle has a converter, a battery pack and a charge port, and the charge port covered by a plastic shell comprises a secondary coil electrically connected to the converter. The charge port has a vertical second plane and at least a second engaging portion. When the first plane of the connector is coupled to the second plane of the charge port, the primary coil and the secondary coil are spaced apart by a fixed distance, thereby achieving the effect of safe charging.