Abstract: The present invention relates to composite powder having enhanced water repellency and oil absorbency by means of even impregnation of inorganic powder particles with a super-water-repellent porous polymer. The composite powder prepared by means of a one-step spraying procedure of electro-spraying or spray drying, according to the present invention, shows super water repellency and maximized oil absorbency by means of increased porosity of porous polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and even impregnation with titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower electrode structure, an upper electrode structure, and a dielectric layer between the lower and upper electrode structures and on side surfaces and an upper surface of the lower electrode structure. The lower electrode structure includes a first lower electrode pattern having a cylindrical shape, a barrier layer on the first lower electrode pattern, and a second lower electrode pattern in a space defined by the barrier layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including supplying a first reactant to inside a processing chamber into which a substrate has been introduced; controlling a flow of a first purge gas and storing the first purge gas, of which flow has been controlled, in a first storage for a given time period; supplying the first purge gas from the first storage to the inside of the processing chamber after supplying the first reactant; and supplying a second reactant to the inside of the processing chamber after supplying the first purge gas.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes feeding a suppression gas, a source gas, a reactive gas, and a purge gas including an inert gas, into a process chamber in which a substrate is disposed. The suppression gas suppresses the physical adsorption of the source gas onto the substrate.

Abstract: A method for performing authentication in a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying whether a peripheral electronic device is located within a certain distance from the portable electronic device, receiving biometrics information from the peripheral electronic device when the peripheral electronic device is located within the certain distance from the portable electronic device, identifying whether the biometrics information received from the peripheral electronic device is identical to biometrics information stored in the portable electronic device, and releasing security set to the portable electronic device when the biometrics information received from the peripheral electronic device is identical to the biometrics information stored in the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A printing method of an image forming apparatus is provided. The printing method includes receiving, from one of an external apparatus and a server connected to the external apparatus, job information and first identification (ID) information related to printing of content, receiving, from a user, second ID information, transmitting accounting information based on the job information to a billing system, when the second ID information received from the user and the first ID information received from one of the external apparatus and the server correspond to each other, and printing the content based on the job information, when payment completion information regarding payment by the user is received from the billing system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inorganic powder coated with biocompatible polymer and a cosmetic composition comprising same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an organic/inorganic composite powder in which the rough surface of the inorganic powder is treated with biocompatible polymer, thereby improving dispersibility and feeling of use and to a cosmetic composition comprising said composite powder so as to achieve improved feeling of use and tight adhesion when applied to the skin.

Abstract: A capacitor may include a lower electrode structure, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode structure, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer. The lower electrode structure may include first to third lower electrodes sequentially stacked, a first oxidation barrier pattern structure between the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode, and a second oxidation barrier pattern structure between the second lower electrode and the third lower electrode. The first oxidation barrier pattern structure may include first and second oxidation barrier patterns sequentially stacked on the first lower electrode, and the second oxidation barrier pattern structure may include third and fourth oxidation barrier patterns sequentially stacked on the second lower electrode.

Abstract: A method for establishing a short range connection includes transmitting a first data to an external device through infrared communication, the first data including information on a short range wireless communication other than the infrared communication, the short range wireless communication being supported by an electronic device, establishing the short range wireless communication with the external device on the basis of the first data, and transmitting a second data to the external device through the short range wireless communication. An electronic device includes at least one processor configured to transmit a first data to an external device through infrared communication, the first data including information on a short range wireless communication other than the infrared communication, the short range wireless communication being supported by an electronic device, establish the short range wireless communication with the external device on the basis of the first data.

Abstract: A rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container in which, when a button part rotates, guide protrusions move along a bottom surface of a pumping guide formed on an inner peripheral surface of the button part and then an ascending and descending member ascends and descends, whereby a pumping action is conducted. Therefore, the container discharges contents in a fixed state in which the height of the button part is not changed, and is thereby capable of preventing contents from unnecessarily leaking due to pressing a button by an external pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method generating secondary data in geostatistics using observed data. The method for generating secondary data in geostatistics using observed data includes receiving prepared spatial correlation data, primary data, and observed data; generating initial models by performing a geostatistical technique using the spatial correlation data and the primary data; extracting a best representative model using the observed data from the initial models; and creating final models by converging candidate models.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and capacitor electrically connected to the substrate. The capacitor includes a lower electrode, a dielectric layer disposed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode disposed on the dielectric layer. The upper electrode includes a first electrode on the dielectric layer and a second electrode on the first electrode, such that the first electrode is disposed between the dielectric layer and the second electrode. The first electrode contains metal oxynitride having a formula of MxOyNz, in which an atomic ratio (y/x) of oxygen (O) to metallic element (M) is a value in the range from 0.5 to 2.

Abstract: A capacitor may include a lower electrode structure, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode structure, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer. The lower electrode structure may include first to third lower electrodes sequentially stacked, a first oxidation barrier pattern structure between the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode, and a second oxidation barrier pattern structure between the second lower electrode and the third lower electrode. The first oxidation barrier pattern structure may include first and second oxidation barrier patterns sequentially stacked on the first lower electrode, and the second oxidation barrier pattern structure may include third and fourth oxidation barrier patterns sequentially stacked on the second lower electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a MIM capacitor on a substrate. The MIM capacitor includes a dielectric region and first and second electrodes on opposite sides of the dielectric region. At least one of the first and second electrodes, e.g., an upper electrode, includes an oxygen diffusion blocking material, e.g., oxygen atoms, at a concentration that decreases in a direction away from the dielectric region. The at least one of the first and second electrodes may include a first layer having a first concentration of the oxygen diffusion blocking material and a second layer on the first layer and having a second concentration of the oxygen diffusion blocking material less than the first concentration. The at least one of the first and second electrodes may further include a third layer on the second layer and having a concentration of the oxygen diffusion blocking material less than the second concentration.

Abstract: There are provided a touchscreen device and a method of sensing a touch. The touchscreen device includes: a panel unit including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; a driving circuit unit simultaneously applying driving signals to M first electrodes among the first electrodes, where M is a natural number equal to or greater than two; a sensing circuit unit detecting capacitance generated in intersections between the first electrodes and the second electrodes so as to output sensing signals; and an operation unit determining whether a touch has occurred, based on the sensing signals.

Abstract: A capacitance sensing apparatus includes: a driving circuit unit applying a driving signal of a first period to a node capacitor; a first integrating circuit unit integrating voltage charged in the node capacitor to generate output voltage of which a voltage level is changed twice during a second period; a buffer capacitor charged or discharged by the output voltage of the first integrating circuit unit; a second integrating circuit unit integrating voltage charged in the buffer capacitor to generate output voltage of which a voltage level is changed twice during the first period; and an amplifying unit differentially amplifying non-inverted output voltage and inverted output voltage of the second integrating circuit unit, wherein the amplifying unit amplifies voltage corresponding to a difference between the non-inverted output voltage and the inverted output voltage during a reset section of the second integrating circuit unit to generate offset information.

Abstract: There are provided a touch sensing device and a touchscreen device, the touch sensing device including a plurality of driving electrodes extended in a first axial direction, a plurality of sensing electrodes extended in a second axial direction intersecting with the first axial direction, an integrating circuit unit generating a first analog signal by integrating a change in capacitance generated in a first sensing electrode among the plurality of sensing electrodes and generating a second analog signal from a change in capacitance generated in a second sensing electrode adjacent to the first sensing electrode, and a subtracting unit calculating a difference in levels between the first and second analog signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container in which, when a button part rotates, guide protrusions move along a bottom surface of a pumping guide formed on an inner peripheral surface of the button part and then an ascending and descending member ascends and descends, whereby a pumping action is conducted. Therefore, the container of the present invention discharges contents in a fixed state in which the height of the button part is not changed, and is thereby capable of preventing contents from unnecessarily leaking due to pressing a button by means of an external pressure.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for sensing capacitance, a method for sensing capacitance, and a touch screen apparatus. The apparatus for sensing capacitance includes; a first integration circuit unit including a first capacitor charged by a change in capacitance occurring in a sensing electrode; a comparison circuit unit comparing a level of an output signal of the first integration circuit unit with a predetermined reference level; and a noise removal unit including a plurality of switches operating according to an output of the comparison circuit unit, wherein the comparison circuit unit controls an operation of each of the plurality of switches to discharge charges charged in the first capacitor when the level of the output signal of the first integration circuit unit is higher than the reference level.

Abstract: A touchscreen device may include a driving circuit unit simultaneously applying predetermined driving signals to N first electrodes among a plurality of first electrodes, N being a natural number equal to or greater than two, a sensing circuit unit detecting levels of capacitance from a plurality of second electrodes to output sensing signals, and an operation unit determining an occurrence of a touch interaction, based on the sensing signals. The driving circuit unit determines at least one column in which a sum of elements is equal to a peak value, selects one row having a highest number of elements having a maximum level from rows of the at least one column, creates a first matrix by inverting levels of elements in the selected row, and generates the driving signals according to a driving matrix created based on the first matrix.