Abstract: A package-on-package (POP) electronic device may include first and second packaging substrates, a solder interconnection providing electrical and mechanical coupling between the first and second packaging substrates, and first and second sealing layers between the first and second packaging substrates. The first and second sealing layers may be respective first and second epoxy sealing layers. Moreover, the second epoxy sealing layer may include a solder flux agent, and the first epoxy sealing layer may have a lower concentration of the solder flux agent than the second epoxy sealing layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody against a protein specifically expressed in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and a method and a kit for detecting MRSA. The present invention enables a fast and accurate detection of MRSA by using both a PBP2a-specific antibody for the detection of PBP2a and a Protein A-specific antibody for the detection of Protein A.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device and related method of fabricating the same, a hard mask layer is formed over a substrate, portions of the hard mask layer and the substrate are etched to form trenches having protruding portions at sidewalls, and an insulation layer buried in the trenches is formed to form device isolation regions having protruding portions at sidewalls, wherein the device isolation regions decrease a portion of a width of active regions.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a fuse over a substrate, the fuse having a barrier layer, a metal layer, and an anti-reflective layer stacked, selectively removing the anti-reflective layer, forming an insulation layer over a whole surface of the resultant structure including the fuse, and performing repair-etching such that part of the insulation layer remains above the fuse.

Abstract: A tilting control method for an automatic teller machine (ATM) is disclosed. In particular, according to exemplary embodiments, various types of people operating the ATM may be considered. According to exemplary embodiments, both hardware tilting and software tilting may be executed by mechanically or programmably tilting a display by the operation of a user on the ATM.

Abstract: A chemical sensor using metal nano-particles and a method for manufacturing a chemical sensor using metal nano-particles are provided. The chemical sensor includes: metal nano-particles; single-ligand organic molecules (or a single molecule) that binds to the metal nano-particles by using a metal bonding functional group; a substrate bonding functional group formed at the metal nano-particles and the single-ligand organic molecules as bound to each other; a substrate; electrodes formed on the substrate and having an interdigitate (IDT) structure; and a substrate functional group formed on the substrate and positioned between the electrodes, wherein the substrate bonding functional group and the substrate functional group are covalently bonded.

Abstract: Provided is a method for fabricating a transparent circuit board for a touch screen. The transparent circuit board includes a transparent substrate that has a conductive bridge layer deposited thereon. A liquid insulating layer is deposited on the transparent substrate and the bridge layer, and a sensor layer having first and second conductive patterns is deposited on the transparent substrate and the insulating layer.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a plurality of word lines stacked over the substrate and having a stepwise pattern, wherein the plurality of word lines each have a pad region, and a plurality of contact plugs coupled to the respective pad regions of the word lines, wherein a width of a pad region of a first one of the plurality of word lines is greater than a width of a pad region of a second word line lower than the first word line.

Abstract: A method of selecting denominations in an automated teller machine (ATM) may be provided. The method may include receiving a request for withdrawal from a user, displaying, on a touch screen, symbols corresponding to a plurality of denominations including a first denomination and a second denomination that constitute a withdrawal amount of the user, and a number of banknotes of each of the plurality of denominations, in response to the reception of the request, sensing a touch-based movement gesture from the first denomination to the second denomination, updating a number of banknotes of the first denomination and a number of banknotes of the second denomination, in response to the sensing of the touch-based movement gesture, and displaying, on the touch screen, the updated number of banknotes of the first denomination and the updated number of banknotes of the second denomination along with the symbols corresponding to the plurality of denominations.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active body having two sidewalls facing each other in a lateral direction, a junction formed in a sidewall of the two sidewalls, a dielectric layer having an open portion to expose the junction and covering the active body, a junction extension portion having a buried region to fill the open portion, and a bit line coupled to the junction extension portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for diagnosing a deficient pulse and an forceful pulse. The system includes a pulse diagnotic device, a deficient pulse and forceful pulse determining device, and an output device. The pulse diagnotic device measures pulse condition information at an examinee's Cun (˜\f˜) Gu (H), and Chi (,R) pulse-taking locations on his or her wrist using one or more pulse-taking sensors. The deficient pulse and forceful pulse determining device is operably connected to the pulse diagnotic device, analyzes the pulse pressure information measured by the pulse diagnotic device, calculates a quantified deficiency/forceful coefficient, and determines whether a pulse of interest is a deficient pulse or an forceful pulse. The output device is connected to the determining device and displays results of the determination.

Abstract: A data storage device determines a zone layout based on a quality evaluation factor. The zone layout is designed such that a measurement value of the quality evaluation factor for each track in each zone is within a range between a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit and a maximum amount of variation of the measurement value within each zone is substantially equal to a difference between the upper limit and the lower limit.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of plugs over a die region and an edge bead removal (EBR) region of a wafer, forming metal lines coupled to the plugs, removing the metal lines in the EBR region, forming an inter-layer dielectric layer over the wafer, and forming a plurality of contact holes that expose the metal lines by selectively etching the inter-layer dielectric layer through a dry etch process using a plasma etch device.

Abstract: A micro semiconductor-type pressure sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The micro semi-conductor-type pressure sensor is implemented by etching a cavity-formation region of a substrate to form a plurality of trenches, oxidizing the plurality of trenches through a thermal oxidation process to form a cavity-formation oxide layer, forming a membrane-formation material layer on upper portions of the cavity-formation oxide layer and the substrate, forming a plurality of etching holes in the membrane-formation material layer, removing the cavity-formation oxide layer through the plurality of etching holes to form a cavity buried in the substrate, forming a membrane reinforcing layer on an upper portion of the membrane-formation material layer to form a membrane for closing the cavity, and forming sensitive films made of a piezoresisive material on an upper portion of the membrane.

Abstract: A system and method for transmitting/receiving a multicast/broadcast signal in a communication system are provided, in which if the communication system includes at least one zone to which the same service is provided and the zone includes at least one ASN_GW and at least one BS connected to the ASN_GW, the ASN_GW generates a second multicast/broadcast signal using a received first multicast/broadcast signal according to information about the zone, generates time information indicating a time when the BS is to transmit the second multicast/broadcast signal, and transmits the second multicast/broadcast signal and the time information to the BS.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of patterns, forming an etch target layer to gap-fill the plurality of patterns, forming an impurity region in the etch target layer, and performing an etch-back process on the etch target layer using the impurity region as an etch stop barrier.