Abstract: Disclosed herein are a text recognition method and apparatus based on hand interaction for AR glasses. The text recognition method based on hand interaction for AR glasses includes collecting RGB images, extracting hand joint information from the RGB images, generating a text image based on the hand joint information, recognizing text from the text image, and outputting the recognized text.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a text recognition method and apparatus based on hand interaction for AR glasses. The text recognition method based on hand interaction for AR glasses includes collecting RGB images, extracting hand joint information from the RGB images, generating a text image based on the hand joint information, recognizing text from the text image, and outputting the recognized text.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selectively etching a silicon oxide film in a semiconductor manufacturing process and comprises: a step of introducing a substrate having a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxide film to a substrate support part inside a reactor; a step of heating the substrate introduced into the reactor, so as to maintain a first temperature; a first step of supplying halogen gas and basic gas to the inside of the reactor, while the first temperature is maintained, so as to be reacted with the silicon oxide film formed on the substrate, thereby forming a reaction product on the substrate; a second step of heating the substrate, having the reaction product, up to a second temperature so as to remove the reaction product; a third step of cooling the temperature of the substrate down to the first temperature; and a step of repetitively performing the first step to the third step a preset number of times.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selectively etching a silicon oxide film in a semiconductor manufacturing process and comprises: a step of introducing a substrate having a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxide film to a substrate support part inside a reactor; a step of heating the substrate introduced into the reactor, so as to maintain a first temperature; a first step of supplying halogen gas and basic gas to the inside of the reactor, while the first temperature is maintained, so as to be reacted with the silicon oxide film formed on the substrate, thereby forming a reaction product on the substrate; a second step of heating the substrate, having the reaction product, up to a second temperature so as to remove the reaction product; a third step of cooling the temperature of the substrate down to the first temperature; and a step of repetitively performing the first step to the third step a preset number of times.

Abstract: An inverse transform method and apparatus for a video codec are disclosed. The inverse transformer can include: a first inverse transform unit configured to perform an inverse transform operation on an even column portion of a 2n×2n block or an n×n block sharing inverse transform coefficients; and a second inverse transform unit configured to store coefficients according to a first input mode and a second input mode and configured to select coefficients according to input mode and multiply the selected coefficients with an input value to perform an inverse transform of an odd column portion of a 2n×2n block or an n×n block.

Abstract: An inverse transform method and apparatus for a video codec are disclosed. The inverse transformer can include: a first inverse transform unit configured to perform an inverse transform operation on an even column portion of a 2n×2n block or an n×n block sharing inverse transform coefficients; and a second inverse transform unit configured to store coefficients according to a first input mode and a second input mode and configured to select coefficients according to input mode and multiply the selected coefficients with an input value to perform an inverse transform of an odd column portion of a 2n×2n block or an n×n block.

Abstract: A device for performing intra prediction for an image is disclosed. The disclosed intra prediction device includes: a subtractor configured to perform a subtraction operation on a first reference value and a second reference value of a prediction target pixel; a multiplier configured to perform a multiplication operation on a parameter set for each angular mode and an output value of the subtractor; and an adder configured to perform an addition operation on a product of the first reference value multiplied by a predetermined constant and an output value of the multiplier, where an output value of the adder is a resultant value of intra prediction for the image according to an angular mode.

Abstract: A vibration generation device is provided. The device includes a casing configured to have a receiving space in the casing, a coil received in a receiving space of the casing and configured to have an externally supplied current flow through the coil, a vibrator received in the receiving space of the casing, configured to comprise a magnet and a yoke surrounding the magnet, and disposed over the coil so that the vibrator is vibrated under an influence of a magnetic field through an interaction with the coil, and an elastic member received in the receiving space of the casing, disposed under the vibrator, and configured to elastically support the vibrator. There are advantages in that biased vibration can be improved because the elastic member and the yoke can be fixed at several places, a sufficient space where the elastic member can be vibrated can be secured because the elastic member is configured under the magnetic circuit.

Abstract: A linear vibrator being used in a mobile phone is provided. The linear vibrator includes a ring-shape permanent magnet in the outside of a cylindrical coil, and the poles of the permanent magnet are divided into the inside of the permanent magnet facing the coil and the outside of the permanent magnet in a direction opposite to the inside of the permanent magnet. Accordingly, efficiency can be improved, a size can be reduced, and productivity and durability can be improved.

Abstract: In a method of inspecting a mask, an image of a pattern on the mask may be obtained. A histogram of the image by grey levels may be obtained. The histogram may be compared with information of the pattern to detect a defect of the mask. Thus, reliability of defect detection in the mask may be remarkably improved.

Abstract: A headphone having a waveguider is disclosed which can control the amount of air flowing into the headphone. The headphone includes: a housing having a receiving space therein and at least one or more air inlets at one side thereof, in which the housing is opened at the front side thereof a speaker placed in the receiving space, for generating audio sounds according to input electrical signals; a cover for closing the front side of the housing, the cover forming a plurality of audio sound through-holes through which the audio sounds from the speaker pass; and a waveguider slidably and rotatably installed to the housing. The waveguider includes a kernel part protrudently formed, for guiding the audio sounds passing through the cover to the inner ear, and an opening/closing part for closing at least one or more air inlets according to a rotation angle thereof to control the amount of air that instantly flows into the housing.

Abstract: In a method of designing a mask layout, a wiring region for forming a metal wire is established, the wiring region having at least a standard width. Contact regions for forming contacts electrically connected to the metal wire are established in the wiring region. The contact regions adjacent to each other are grouped to divide the wiring region into a first region and a second region including the contact regions. First dummy regions are established in the first region, the first dummy regions corresponding to regions for forming first dummy patterns. Second dummy regions are established among the contact regions in the second region, the second dummy regions corresponding to regions for forming second dummy patterns.

Abstract: A device and method for providing a communication service using local wireless communication are provided. A communication terminal for servicing wireless communication with a relay station includes a local wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving an audio signal for a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service through wireless communication with the relay station, for converting a radio signal received from the relay station into a digital audio signal to output the digital audio signal, and for converting an input digital audio signal into a radio signal to transmit the radio signal to the relay station; and an audio processor for converting the digital audio signal received from the local wireless communication unit into an analog audio signal to output the analog audio signal, and for converting an input analog audio signal into a digital audio signal to deliver the digital audio signal to the local wireless communication unit.

Abstract: In a method of inspecting a mask, an image of a pattern on the mask may be obtained. A histogram of the image by grey levels may be obtained. The histogram may be compared with information of the pattern to detect a defect of the mask. Thus, reliability of defect detection in the mask may be remarkably improved.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for verifying a logic circuit, capable of quicker operation, being applied to a logic gate-level or transistor-level circuit design, and verifying timing and analog signal characteristics of a signal. The logic circuit verification method includes a wave file generation stage and a logic circuit verification stage. The wave file generation stage generates a wave file that includes the waveforms of all nodes of the logic circuit using a design source file of the logic circuit. The stage of verification of the logic circuit verifies the logic circuit using a design reference file, which includes ideal operations of all the nodes of the logic circuit, and the wave file.

Abstract: A headphone having a waveguider is disclosed which can control the amount of air flowing into the headphone. The headphone includes: a housing having a receiving space therein and at least one or more air inlets at one side thereof, in which the housing is opened at the front side thereof a speaker placed in the receiving space, for generating audio sounds according to input electrical signals; a cover for closing the front side of the housing, the cover forming a plurality of audio sound through-holes through which the audio sounds from the speaker pass; and a waveguider slidably and rotatably installed to the housing. The waveguider includes a kernel part protrudently formed, for guiding the audio sounds passing through the cover to the inner ear, and an opening/closing part for closing at least one or more air inlets according to a rotation angle thereof to control the amount of air that instantly flows into the housing.

Abstract: A mask set with a light-transmitting region of a controlled size includes a plurality of masks for performing in-situ synthesis on probes of a microarray, wherein each mask includes a light-transmitting region and a light-blocking region, and the size of the light-transmitting region is equal to or greater than about 5% of the total size of the light-transmitting and light-blocking regions.

Abstract: In a method of designing a mask layout, a wiring region for forming a metal wire is established, the wiring region having at least a standard width. Contact regions for forming contacts electrically connected to the metal wire are established in the wiring region. The contact regions adjacent to each other are grouped to divide the wiring region into a first region and a second region including the contact regions. First dummy regions are established in the first region, the first dummy regions corresponding to regions for forming first dummy patterns. Second dummy regions are established among the contact regions in the second region, the second dummy regions corresponding to regions for forming second dummy patterns.

Abstract: A method for estimating statistical distribution characteristics of physical parameters of a semiconductor device includes manufacturing a plurality of semiconductor device chips, each having a plurality of transistors, preparing electrical characteristic data by measuring electrical characteristics of the plurality of transistors included in the plurality of chips, extracting an inter-chip distribution characteristic and an intra-chip distribution characteristic of the electrical characteristics by analyzing the electrical characteristic data, generating random number data satisfying the extracted inter-chip and intra-chip distribution characteristics, and performing a simulation for extracting statistical distribution characteristic data of the physical parameters of the chips, based on the random number data.