Abstract: The piezoelectric vibrator includes the piezoelectric bar having a plurality of piezoelectric plates alternately stacked and a plurality of vibration sectors divided vertically and horizontally with respect to the direction in which the piezoelectric plates are stacked. Electrode terminals are formed on each of surface regions of the piezoelectric plate, divided in a longitudinal direction thereof, and jump terminals corresponding to electrode terminals are formed on a surface of an adjacent one of the piezoelectric plates. On side surfaces of the piezoelectric plates, a plurality of side electrodes are formed, connecting the electrode terminals and the corresponding jump terminals to power the vibration sectors, by which a pair of the vibration sectors diagonally disposed from each other are simultaneously powered. The piezoelectric vibrator is small and easily manufactured and mass-produced with a simple structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Lens moving MODULE. The Lens moving MODULE includes a lens barrel having at least one lens which brings an image of a subject into focus. A housing having a space for the lens barrel, and friction member formed in axially. A piezoelectric actuator provided in an outer circumferential surface of the lens barrel, and generating vibration when external voltage is applied to the piezoelectric actuator, with a through hole formed for having the friction member. An elastic member include the friction member, and inserted into the through hole of the piezoelectric actuator, and applying the vibrations to the friction member.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a three-dimensional capacitor and a method for manufacturing the same is presented. The semiconductor device may have lower electrodes, a buffer layer, a dielectric layer, and an upper electrode. The lower electrodes are formed over a semiconductor substrate. The buffer layer is formed on sidewalls of the lower electrodes. The dielectric layer and an upper electrode are formed over semiconductor substrate including over the lower electrodes and the buffer layer. Accordingly, sufficient space between the lower electrodes can be secured. Furthermore, the lower electrodes can be each formed of a ruthenium layer and a titanium nitride layer and configured to have a pillar form. The dielectric layer may be composed of titanium dioxide.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high aspect cylindrical capacitor and a method for fabricating the same is presented. The high aspect cylindrical type capacitor is a stable structure which is not prone to causing bunker defects and losses in a guard ring. The semiconductor device includes the cylindrical type capacitor structure, a storage node oxide, a guard ring hole, a conductive layer, and a capping oxide. The cylindrical type capacitor structure in a cell region includes a cylindrical type lower electrode, a dielectric and an upper electrode. The storage node oxide is in a peripheral region over the semiconductor substrate. The conductive layer coating the guard ring hole. The guard ring hole at a boundary of the peripheral region that adjoins the cell region over the semiconductor substrate. The capping oxide partially fills in a part of the conductive layer. The gapfill film filling in the rest of the conductive layer.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ultrasonic motor includes a piezoelectric stator including a hollow metal tube having a quadrangular cross section and four piezoelectric elements each installed in each outer face of the metal tube; a rotary shaft including a rotation bar inserted into an inner space of the metal tube, an upper rotation member provided around the rotation bar in contact with an upper surface of the piezoelectric stator, the rotation member rotating in response to the strain of the piezoelectric stator, a lower rotation member adapted to restrain the rotation of the rotation bar and contacting a lower surface of the piezoelectric stator and a power transmission member provided at one portion of the rotation bar to transmit the rotation of the rotation member to an object to be transported; and a power supply to apply a supply voltage necessary for the actuation of the piezoelectric stator.

Abstract: The piezoelectric vibrator includes the piezoelectric bar having a plurality of piezoelectric plates alternately stacked and a plurality of vibration sectors divided vertically and horizontally with respect to the direction in which the piezoelectric plates are stacked. Electrode terminals are formed on each of surface regions of the piezoelectric plate, divided in a longitudinal direction thereof, and jump terminals corresponding to electrode terminals are formed on a surface of an adjacent one of the piezoelectric plates. On side surfaces of the piezoelectric plates, a plurality of side electrodes are formed, connecting the electrode terminals and the corresponding jump terminals to power the vibration sectors, by which a pair of the vibration sectors diagonally disposed from each other are simultaneously powered. The piezoelectric vibrator is small and easily manufactured and mass-produced with a simple structure.

Abstract: A capacitor is made by forming a buffer oxide layer, an etching stop layer, and a mold insulation layer over a semiconductor substrate having a storage node contact plug. The mold insulation layer and the etching stop layer are etched to form a hole in an upper portion of the storage node contact plug. A tapering layer is deposited over the mold insulation layer including the hole. The tapering layer and the buffer oxide layer are etched back so that the tapering layer is remained only at the upper end portion of the etched hole. A metal storage node layer formed on the etched hole over the remaining tapering layer. The mold insulation layer and the remaining tapering layer are removed to form a cylindrical storage node having a tapered upper end. A dielectric layer and a plate node are formed over the storage node.

Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrator including a pair of first piezoelectric elements having the same rectangular parallelepiped shape and polarized in opposite directions; and a pair of second piezoelectric elements, having the same rectangular parallelepiped shape and respectively attached to a face of the first piezoelectric element, and polarized in the same direction. In the piezoelectric vibrator the first piezoelectric elements are longer than the second piezoelectric elements, and the first piezoelectric elements vibrate in a longitudinal direction and the second piezoelectric elements vibrate in a bending direction when electrical signals are inputted.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ultrasonic motor includes a piezoelectric stator including a hollow metal tube having a quadrangular cross section and four piezoelectric elements each installed in each outer face of the metal tube; a rotary shaft including a rotation bar inserted into an inner space of the metal tube, an upper rotation member provided around the rotation bar in contact with an upper surface of the piezoelectric stator, the rotation member rotating in response to the strain of the piezoelectric stator, a lower rotation member adapted to restrain the rotation of the rotation bar and contacting a lower surface of the piezoelectric stator and a power transmission member provided at one portion of the rotation bar to transmit the rotation of the rotation member to an object to be transported; and a power supply to apply a supply voltage necessary for the actuation of the piezoelectric stator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera module including a substrate; a housing which is coupled to the substrate and includes a support unit extended to an inside of a lower part and a shaft insertion groove at one side of the support unit; a guide shaft vertically coupled inside the housing by inserting a lower end portion into the shaft insertion groove; a conductive pattern extended from a lower end portion of the housing to a bottom surface of the support unit; an image sensor closely coupled to the bottom surface of the support unit by being electrically connected to the conductive pattern; a lens barrel fixed to an upper part of the housing by coupling a lens inside; and a movable lens barrel vertically moved along the guide shaft by mounting lens inside.

Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrator and an ultrasonic motor having the piezoelectric vibrator. A piezoelectric vibrator has a multilayered piezoelectric actuator, with special internal and surface electrodes making the body vibrate in a longitudinal and bending direction when an electrical signal is inputted. It can be manufactured using conventional multilayer piezoelectric actuator manufacturing techniques, therefore, it has reduced manufacturing time and cost, as it is not necessary to go through two polarization processes, and may simplify and decrease the volume, while improving the vibration performance.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ultrasonic motor includes a piezoelectric stator including a metal tube with an inner space and piezoelectric elements mounted on the outer circumference of the metal tube, a rotary shaft including a rotation bar inserted into the inner space of the metal tube, and a rotation member provided around the rotation bar in contact with the piezoelectric stator. The piezoelectric stator strains with an electric field applied thereto, and the rotation member rotates in response to the strain of the piezoelectric stator. A power transmission member is provided at one portion of the rotation bar to transmit the rotation of the rotation member to an object to be transported. With face contact the motor achieves stable actuation together with enhanced force and sufficient strain, and a flexibility to be applied to various apparatuses such as a camera module.

Abstract: Forming a capacitor of a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric having holes over a semiconductor substrate. A conductive layer is then formed on surfaces of the holes and on the upper surface of the interlayer dielectric. A silicon-containing conductive layer is formed by flowing a silicon source gas for the semiconductor substrate formed with the conductive layer, so that silicon atoms can penetrate into the conductive layer. The silicon-containing conductive layer prevents etchant from infiltrating the interlayer dielectric below the silicon-containing conductive layer.

Abstract: Forming a capacitor of a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric having holes over a semiconductor substrate. A conductive layer is then formed on surfaces of the holes and on the upper surface of the interlayer dielectric. A silicon-containing conductive layer is formed by flowing a silicon source gas for the semiconductor substrate formed with the conductive layer, so that silicon atoms can penetrate into the conductive layer. The silicon-containing conductive layer prevents etchant from infiltrating the interlayer dielectric below the silicon-containing conductive layer.

Abstract: A capacitor is made by forming a buffer oxide layer, an etching stop layer, and a mold insulation layer over a semiconductor substrate having a storage node contact plug. The mold insulation layer and the etching stop layer are etched to form a hole in an upper portion of the storage node contact plug. A tapering layer is deposited over the mold insulation layer including the hole. The tapering layer and the buffer oxide layer are etched back so that the tapering layer is remained only at the upper end portion of the etched hole. A metal storage node layer formed on the etched hole over the remaining tapering layer. The mold insulation layer and the remaining tapering layer are removed to form a cylindrical storage node having a tapered upper end. A dielectric layer and a plate node are formed over the storage node.

Abstract: A multi-download structure and a method of downloading information to one or more mobile communications terminals is provided. The structure includes an input unit for inputting download terms. A user download executing unit displays the inputted download terms and model information of mounted terminals on a screen and integrally controls/manages a multi-downloading operation. A plurality of lower download executing units, in which terminal model information has been registered, individually execute download operations to each mounted terminal. A medium unit receives the download terms and the terminal model information from the user download executing unit, automatically selects a model of the terminal to be downloaded, automatically calls the plurality of lower download executing units corresponding to the selected terminal models, and executes the multi-downloading operation.

Abstract: A lens driving device including: a lens barrel having at least one lens therein; an actuator having a tip friction member provided at a leading end of a body thereof to be in contact with a friction member of the lens barrel, the actuator being flexed and bent upon application of power to provide a driving force necessary for driving the lens barrel in an optical axis direction; a preload member compressing the actuator against the lens barrel to keep the friction member and the tip friction member in contact with each other; and a guiding part guiding the lens barrel to move in the optical axis direction, wherein the friction member and the tip friction member are formed of a super-hard alloy.

Abstract: A capacitor is made by forming a buffer oxide layer, an etching stop layer, and a mold insulation layer over a semiconductor substrate having a storage node contact plug. The mold insulation layer and the etching stop layer are etched to form a hole in an upper portion of the storage node contact plug. A tapering layer is deposited over the mold insulation layer including the hole. The tapering layer and the buffer oxide layer are etched back so that the tapering layer is remained only at the upper end portion of the etched hole. A metal storage node layer formed on the etched hole over the remaining tapering layer. The mold insulation layer and the remaining tapering layer are removed to form a cylindrical storage node having a tapered upper end. A dielectric layer and a plate node are formed over the storage node.

Abstract: A piezoelectric motor for generating an elliptic motion by adding a longitudinal vibration to a bending-direction vibration is provided. The piezoelectric motor includes a piezoelectric member which generates a first vibration mode and a second vibration mode simultaneously by an applied power and a frictional member of which a portion is insertedly attached into a concave portion indentedly formed on one side of the piezoelectric member, wherein the frictional member is in an elliptic motion by the vibration generated by the piezoelectric member, so that an influence of the attachment of the frictional member to a resonance frequency can be minimized. Accordingly, a driving efficiency of the piezoelectric motor can be improved. In addition, attachment strength of the frictional member can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lens driving device includes a lens receiving part with a lens disposed therein, having first and second extension parts formed at opposed sides in a predetermined interval from each other. The lens driving device also includes an actuator having a body between the first and second extension parts. The actuator body has first and second output members contacting the first and second extension parts of the lens receiving part at opposed ends thereof, and thereby expands, contracts and bends when power is applied. The lens driving device also includes a preload member compressing the first and second extension parts against the actuator body to maintain a status of pressed contact. The lens driving device further includes a guide part for guiding the movement of the lens receiving part in an optical axis direction.