Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present research provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including the steps of: a) establishing discontinuous reception/transmission (DRX/DTX) parameters including discontinuous DRX/DTX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DRX/DTX based on the DRX/DTX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting synchronization and signals using block data processing in a receiving system are provided. To process an input signal, a cumulative matrix is obtained from an input vector signal for each frame generated from the signal. A primary eigenvector is extracted from the cumulative matrix, and the maximum value of a correlation vector is calculated from the extracted primary eigenvector. A time delay is detected by comparing the calculated maximum value of the correlation vector with a first threshold value, and a delay correlation vector is calculated from the detected time delay. Finally, synchronization and signals are detected by comparing the calculated delay correlation vector with a second threshold value.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting paging information in a cellular system. An object of the method is transmitting paging information which can improve applicability of a limited radio resource by variably and flexibly setting up and mapping a transport channel and a physical channel in order to transmit information notifying start of downlink information from a base station to a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The method includes the steps of: forming a paging channel (PCH) in a transport channel corresponding to generation of paging information; setting a paging indication channel (PICH) based on the paging information and forming the paging indication channel in a radio resource of a physical layer; and allocating the paging channel to the radio resource of the physical layer.

Abstract: Provided are a nanostructure network and a method of fabricating the same. The nanostructure network includes nanostructures having a poly-crystalline structure formed by self-assembly of the nanostructures. The method includes preparing a nanostructure solution in which nanostructures are dispersed in a first solvent, forming a nanostructure ink by adding the nanostructure solution into a second solvent having a viscosity higher than that of the first solvent, coating a surface of a substrate with the nanostructure ink, and forming a nanostructure network by evaporating the first solvent and the second solvent included in the nanostructure ink coated on the substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a magnetic sensor and a method of fabricating the same. The magnetic sensor includes: hall elements disposed in a substrate, a protection layer disposed on the substrate, a seed layer disposed on the protection layer, and an integrated magnetic concentrator (IMC) formed on the seed layer, the seed layer and the IMC each having an uneven surface.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting paging information in a cellular system. An object of the method is transmitting paging information which can improve applicability of a limited radio resource by variably and flexibly setting up and mapping a transport channel and a physical channel in order to transmit information notifying start of downlink information from a base station to a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The method includes the steps of: forming a paging channel (PCH) in a transport channel corresponding to generation of paging information; setting a paging indication channel (PICH) based on the paging information and forming the paging indication channel in a radio resource of a physical layer; and allocating the paging channel to the radio resource of the physical layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a shielding wire formed across a semiconductor die and an auxiliary wire supporting the shielding wire, thereby reducing the size of a package while shielding the electromagnetic interference generated from the semiconductor die. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a substrate having at least one circuit device mounted thereon, a semiconductor die spaced apart from the circuit device and mounted on the substrate, a shielding wire spaced apart from the semiconductor die and formed across the semiconductor die, and an auxiliary wire supporting the shielding wire under the shielding wire and formed to be perpendicular to the shielding wire. In another embodiment, a bump structure is used to support the shielding wire. In a further embodiment, an auxiliary wire includes a bump structure portion and wire portion and both the bump structure portion and the wire portion are used to support the shielding wire.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sodium-air battery comprising a high-concentration electrolyte which can increase the chemical stability of the battery material and the discharge product in the sodium-air battery. The use of a liquid electrolyte comprising an ether-based solvent and a sodium salt at a concentration of 4 M or less but exceeding 0.5 M can significantly increase the chemical stability of the sodium-air battery and can suppress the formation of dendrites on the anode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a shielding wire formed across a semiconductor die and an auxiliary wire supporting the shielding wire, thereby reducing the size of a package while shielding the electromagnetic interference generated from the semiconductor die. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a substrate having at least one circuit device mounted thereon, a semiconductor die spaced apart from the circuit device and mounted on the substrate, a shielding wire spaced apart from the semiconductor die and formed across the semiconductor die, and an auxiliary wire supporting the shielding wire under the shielding wire and formed to be perpendicular to the shielding wire. In another embodiment, a bump structure is used to support the shielding wire. In a further embodiment, an auxiliary wire includes a bump structure portion and wire portion and both the bump structure portion and the wire portion are used to support the shielding wire.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting synchronization and signals using block data processing in a receiving system are provided. To process an input signal, a cumulative matrix is obtained from an input vector signal for each frame generated from the signal. A primary eigenvector is extracted from the cumulative matrix, and the maximum value of a correlation vector is calculated from the extracted primary eigenvector. A time delay is detected by comparing the calculated maximum value of the correlation vector with a first threshold value, and a delay correlation vector is calculated from the detected time delay. Finally, synchronization and signals are detected by comparing the calculated delay correlation vector with a second threshold value.

Abstract: A soluble catalyst for a lithium-air battery is provided. The soluble catalyst including a redox mediator (RM) has an ionization energy of about 5.5 to 7.5 eV under vacuum or an oxidation potential of 3.0 to 4.0 V and is well dissolved in an electrolyte without reacting with the electrolyte. In addition, the soluble catalyst has a HOMO level in an original state (RM), which is less than a formation energy of lithium peroxide (Li2O2) but maximally close to the formation energy, and has a HOMO level in an oxidized state (RM+), which is greater than a HOMO level of the electrolyte.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nanotubular intermetallic compound catalyst for a positive electrode of a lithium air battery and a method of preparing the same. In particular, a porous nanotubular intermetallic compound is simply prepared using electrospinning in which a dual nozzle is used, and, by using the same as a catalyst, a lithium air battery having enhanced discharge capacity, charge/discharge efficiency and lifespan is provided.

Abstract: A lithium air battery may include an electrolyte with a donor number of 10 to 40; and a quinone-based liquid catalyst which added to the electrolyte to induce a discharge in the solution.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present research provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including the steps of: a) establishing discontinuous reception/transmission (DRX/DTX) parameters including discontinuous DRX/DTX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DRX/DTX based on the DRX/DTX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for processing a dialog based on processing instructing expression in a multi-modal environment and an apparatus therefor. The method for processing a dialog in an information processing device capable of processing digital signals includes the steps of: extracting an instructing expression from an inputted sentence; generating an intermediate instructing expression representing the modifying relations between the words constituting the extracted instructing expression; and searching the object corresponding with the intermediate instructing expression in a predetermined object search range. Thus, a terminal can be effectively and conveniently used without separately clarifying various instructing expressions representing things or objects with the terminal.

Abstract: A voice recognition device includes an extractor configured to extract at least one of a first utterance element indicating an execution command and a second utterance element indicating a subject, from a user's voice utterance, a domain determiner configured to determine a current domain to provide response information regarding the voice utterance based on the first and the second utterance elements, and a controller configured to determine a candidate conversation frame to provide the response information regarding the voice utterance on at least one of the current domain and a previous domain based on a conversation state of the current domain, wherein the previous domain is determined from a previous voice utterance of the user.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus and a method for providing response information are provided. The voice recognition apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an extractor configured to extract a first utterance element representing a user action and a second utterance element representing an object from a user's utterance voice signal; a domain determiner configured to detect an expansion domain related to the extracted first and second utterance elements based on a hierarchical domain model, and determine at least one candidate domain related to the detected expansion domain as a final domain; a communicator which performs communication with an external apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit information regarding the first and second utterance elements and information regarding the determined final domain.

Abstract: A base station of a carrier aggregation system performs interference control of a first component carrier in which interference exceeds a threshold value among a plurality of component carriers based on an ABS pattern and changes the first component carrier to an available new component carrier, when interference of the first component carrier exceeds a threshold value after the interference control is performed.

Abstract: A cross carrier scheduling method is provided by a terminal. The terminal receives a control element including cross carrier scheduling configuration information from a base station, and sets a scheduling cell of a secondary cell in accordance with the cross carrier scheduling configuration information. The terminal starts to monitor scheduling information of the secondary cell at the scheduling cell from a time predefined between the base station and the terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present invention provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including the steps of: a) establishing discontinuous transmission/reception (DTX/DRX) parameters including discontinuous DTX/DRX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DTX/DRX based on the DTX/DRX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode.