Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: stack structures including interlayer insulating patterns and conductive line patterns, which are alternately stacked, and separated by a first slit; string pillars passing through the stack structures; and dummy holes passing through top portions of the stack structures to be spaced apart from bottom surface of the stack structures and disposed between the string pillars.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including: stack structures including interlayer insulating patterns and conductive line patterns, which are alternately stacked, and separated by a first slit; string pillars passing through the stack structures; and dummy holes passing through top portions of the stack structures to be spaced apart from bottom surface of the stack structures and disposed between the string pillars.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device may include stacks including conductive layers and insulating layers. The conductive layers and insulating layers may be alternately stacked. The semiconductor device may include semiconductor patterns passing through the stacks. The semiconductor device may include plug patterns located on the semiconductor patterns and protruding compared to the stacks. The semiconductor device may include insulating patterns located on the stacks and the plug patterns and each including an edge area having a height at a level lower than a central area. The semiconductor device may include slit insulating layers located between the stacks and between the insulating patterns.

Abstract: An apparatus for preventing a vehicle pedal from being pushed rearward upon a head-on collision of the vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a collision bracket that is fixedly installed on a dash panel and a pedal arm formed by bending a plate along a predetermined reference line to form a cavity in a lengthwise direction thereof. A rotating member is disposed at an end of the pedal arm and strikes one side of the pedal arm upon colliding with the collision bracket, to rotate in a direction toward the inside of a vehicle and to release the pedal arm. A supporting bracket rotatably supports the pedal arm and the rotating member. The rotating member includes a coupling aperture upon which the supporting bracket is hinged and a plurality of arms which are oriented in different directions with respect to the coupling aperture.

Abstract: A silane compound is represented by Formula 1: wherein each R1 is independently a single bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, a thioether group, a sulfone group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 hydrocarbon group, R2 and R3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 hydrocarbon group, each R4 is independently hydrogen or a C1 to C5 hydrocarbon group, each X is independently halogen, a hydroxyl group, C1 to C20 alkoxy, or C6 to C20 aryloxy, each Y is independently a single bond, an amide group, a thioester group, a hydroxyethylene group, a carbonyl group, an aromatic group or an ester group, a and b are each independently an integer from 1 to 3, a+b is 4, no is an integer from 0 to 5, n is an integer from 5 to 50, and p and q are each independently an integer from 0 to 4.

Abstract: The semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure including conductive patterns and interlayer insulating patterns which are alternately stacked, a through-hole configured to pass through the stacked structure; a channel pattern formed inside the through-hole, a first capping conductive pattern formed on the channel pattern, a second capping conductive pattern formed on a sidewall of the first capping conductive pattern and surrounding the first capping conductive pattern, and a contact plug formed on the first capping conductive pattern and the second capping conductive pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing signal interference in a MIMO-based interference removing apparatus including transmitting a reference signal to at least one receiver; if channel information is estimated by the receiver, receiving the estimated channel information from the receiver as a feedback signal; and producing transmission pre-coding matrix, beam forming matrix, and weighted matrix using the received channel information. Further, the method includes transmitting information containing the transmission pre-coding matrix, the beam forming matrix, and the weighted matrix by including them in a pilot signal to the receiver, and the MIMO-based interference removing apparatus comprises at least one transmitter.

Abstract: A cooling tower having plume abating means is disclosed. The cooling tower disclosed herein includes: a housing; a cooling unit disposed inside of the housing and configured to convert high-temperature cooling water into low-temperature cooling water by contacting it with ambient air, wherein the cooling unit includes a wet unit and a dry unit that limit or block transfer of materials therebetween; a cooling water distributing unit disposed on top of the cooling unit and configured to spray cooling water to at least the wet unit of the cooling unit; a plume generating unit for generating plume by contacting first air discharged from the wet unit with second air discharged from the dry unit; a plume collecting unit disposed inside or outside of the housing and configured to collect plume generated in the plume generating unit; and an exhausting means disposed in a front end or back end of the plume collecting unit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a pipe channel layer including a first portion and a second portion protruding from the first portion, first channel pillars protruding from the second portion of the pipe channel layer, and second channel pillars protruding from the first portion of the pipe channel layer.

Abstract: A method comprising: determining, by a transmitter, a fixed number of effective IAI channels; estimating, by a receiver, channel information H through information provided from the transmitter; sharing, by a receiver, the channel information among a plurality of receivers that are belonging to a same BSS (Basic Service Set); calculating effective IAI channel information q and decoding vector u using the channel information; feeding back the calculated effective IAI channel information q and decoding vector u to the transmitter; and calculating, by the transmitter, a transmitting precoding vector, after sharing the fed-back effective IAI channel information q and decoding vector u, and the channel information H among a plurality of other transmitters.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal using interference alignment in a multi-cellular network are provided. The method includes determining a total number Sj of effective Inter-Cell Interference (ICI) channels of a j-th cell, determining a number tj,i of effective ICI channels caused by each of other Base Stations (BSs) and a number nj,i(s) of ICI channels aligned to each effective ICI channel, acquiring information about a channel matrix between users of the j-th cell and each BS, determining effective ICI channels reaching from the other BSs to users of the j-th cell and a receive beamforming matrix by reference to tj,i, nj,i(s) and information about the channel matrix, transmitting feedback information indicating the channel matrix and the receive beamforming matrix to the BS of the j-th cell, and receiving a signal from the BS of the j-th cell using the determined receive beamforming matrix.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin; an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler includes talc; and a novel silane compound represented by Formula 1: wherein R1 is C6 to C30 alkyl, R2 is a C6 to C30 hydrocarbon group, R3 is hydrogen or C1 to C5 alkyl, and n has an average value from about 0.1 to about 3. The polycarbonate resin composition can have excellent impact resistance with minimal or no reduction in molecular weight of the polycarbonate resin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing signal interference in a MIMO-based interference removing apparatus including transmitting a reference signal to at least one receiver; if channel information is estimated by the receiver, receiving the estimated channel information from the receiver as a feedback signal; and producing transmission pre-coding matrix, beam forming matrix, and weighted matrix using the received channel information. Further, the method includes transmitting information containing the transmission pre-coding matrix, the beam forming matrix, and the weighted matrix by including them in a pilot signal to the receiver, and the MIMO-based interference removing apparatus comprises at least one transmitter.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin; an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler includes talc; and a novel silane compound represented by Formula: wherein R1 is C6 to C30 alkyl, R2 is a C6 to C30 hydrocarbon group, R3 is hydrogen or C1 to C5 alkyl, and n has an average value from about 0.1 to about 3. The polycarbonate resin composition can have excellent impact resistance with minimal or no reduction in molecular weight of the polycarbonate resin.

Abstract: A silane compound is represented by Formula 1: wherein each R1 is independently a single bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, a thioether group, a sulfone group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 hydrocarbon group, R2 and R3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 hydrocarbon group, each R4 is independently hydrogen or a C1 to C5 hydrocarbon group, each X is independently halogen, a hydroxyl group, C1 to C20 alkoxy, or C6 to C20 aryloxy, each Y is independently a single bond, an amide group, a thioester group, a hydroxyethylene group, a carbonyl group, an aromatic group or an ester group, a and b are each independently an integer from 1 to 3, a+b is 4, no is an integer from 0 to 5, n is an integer from 5 to 50, and p and q are each independently an integer from 0 to 4.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition includes: a polycarbonate resin; inorganic fillers including flake and acicular fillers; and a sulfonate represented by Formula 1, wherein the sulfonate is present in an amount of about 0.1 parts by weight to about 1.0 part by weight based on about 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin. The polycarbonate resin composition can exhibit excellent stiffness, excellent impact resistance, excellent property balance therebetween, and the like. wherein R1 is a C6 to C30 hydrocarbon group; M is an alkali or alkali earth metal; and n is 1 or 2.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. In the OLED display device, when an existing power wiring using a metal used for a data wiring is divided based on a common electrode marginal region as a boundary so as to be used as a wiring as well as as the power wiring, the reduced width of the wiring is compensated for by increasing the thickness of the wiring by using a metal for an anode or a cathode, thus reducing the left and right bezel widths.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing titanium carbide powder. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: mixing titanium dioxide (TiO2), calcium (Ca) and carbon (C); heating the resultant mixture to form titanium carbide (TiC) under an inert atmosphere; and washing the reaction mixture with water to separate the titanium carbide from calcium oxide (CaO). The present method is capable of providing titanium carbide powders homogeneous in shape and particle size in a relatively low temperature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate on which a contact region and a cell region are defined, sub-patterns formed in the contact region, on the substrate, and insulating patterns and conductive patterns stacked alternately along the sub-patterns.