Abstract: Provided is a composite electrode for a lithium secondary battery for improving output and a lithium secondary battery including the composite electrode, in which, in a composite electrode having two or more active materials mixed therein, an active material having a small particle size is included in the composite electrode by being coagulated and secondarily granulated so as to allow mixed active material particles to have a uniform size, and thus, electrical conductivity is improved to have high output characteristics.

Abstract: A high sensitivity image sensor including a pixel, the pixel including a single electron field effect transistor (SEFET), the SEFET including a first conductive type well in a second conductive type substrate, second conductive type source and drain regions in the well and a first conductive type gate region in the well between the source and the drain regions.

Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode active material for improving an output and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Particularly, graphite and conductive carbon which have shapes and sizes different from each other, may be simultaneously coated on a mixed positive electrode material of a 3-component system lithium-containing metal oxide having a layered structure and expressed as following Chemical Formula 1 and LiFePO4 having an olivine structure as an conductive material to improve high resistance occurrence and conductivity reduction phenomenon of a 3-component system lithium metal oxide due to a difference between particle sizes and surface areas of the 3-component system lithium-containing metal oxide and LiFePO4 olivine. Li1+aNixCoyMn1-x-yO2, 0?a<0.5, 0<x<1, 0<y<0.

Abstract: An image sensor device may include a dual-gated charge storage region within a substrate. The dual-gated charge storage region includes first and second diodes within a common charge generating region. This charge generating region is configured to receive light incident on a surface of the image sensor device. The first and second diodes include respective first conductivity type regions responsive to first and second gate signals, respectively. These first and second gate signals are active during non-overlapping time intervals.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery comprises: an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of positive electrode plates, a plurality of negative electrode plates, and a plurality of separators; and a case enclosing the electrode assembly; wherein each separator in the plurality of separators comprises a central portion facing at least one of the positive and negative electrode plates, and an extended portion that extends past the positive and negative electrode plates, and wherein each of the extended portion comprises an adhered portion that is adhered to adjacent extended portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor package usable with a mobile device includes a circuit board including conductive wirings therein and contact terminals on a rear surface thereof, an integrated circuit chip positioned on a front surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the conductive wirings, a cover including at least an opening, and to cover the integrated circuit chip such that a flow space is provided around the integrated circuit chip and the opening communicates with the flow space, and an air flow generator positioned on the cover to generate a compulsory air flow through the flow space and the opening, thereby dissipating heat out of the semiconductor package from the integrated circuit chip by the compulsory air flow.

Abstract: An LCD device adapted to prevent a malfunction caused by an electrical current leaking through an electrostatic discharger is disclosed. The LCD device includes the floating line disposed between common line and gate lines or data lines. Electrostatic dischargers are connected between the common line and the floating line as well as between the floating line and the gate lines or the data lines. As such, the LCD device blocks the leakage current caused by the common voltage on the common line from flowing through the electrostatic dischargers. Therefore, the LCD device prevents the increase of electric current consumption and a horizontal defect.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a focal plane shutter that has a simple mechanical structure, is easily manufactured and controlled, and provides a live view function. The focal plane shutter includes: a front curtain assembly including two or more front curtain links and two or more front curtain blades, wherein bosses are formed at one of the front curtain links and the front curtain blades, holes are formed in the remaining one of the front contain links and the front curtain blades, and the bosses are inserted into the holes; and a rear curtain assembly including two or more rear curtain links and two or more rear curtain blades, wherein bosses are formed at one of the rear curtain links and the rear curtain blades, holes are formed in the remaining one of the rear curtain links and the rear curtain blades, and the bosses are inserted into the holes.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition that includes selecting a pH of the composition; selecting a first buffer with a negative temperature coefficient; selecting a second buffer with a positive temperature coefficient; and forming the composition comprising the first buffer and the second buffer. The composition has an average temperature coefficient, ?pH/?T(Ta,Tb)?1×10?3 pH-unit/K and a ?pH(Ta,Tb)?0.31 pH-unit for Ta=4 K and Tb=313 K.

Abstract: A system and method for identifying an image based on singular value decomposition is provided. The system includes: a feature point extracting module for extracting at least one of feature points from an input image using strength of a Gaussian curvature of each pixel from the input image; an identifier detecting module for detecting a local identifier based on SVD (singular value decomposition) for blocks adjacent to the extracted feature points; and a matching module for determining whether an image is duplicated or not by comparing the detected local identifier from the identifier detecting module with an image database storing at least one of images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon dioxide monitoring apparatus for vehicles, and to a carbon dioxide management system and carbon dioxide management method using same. It is an aim of the present invention to provide a carbon dioxide monitoring apparatus for vehicles, as well as a carbon dioxide management system and a carbon dioxide management method using same, which enable drivers and passengers to visually check the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles to alert the drivers and passengers to the emission of carbon dioxide, and which compensate vehicle owners for reducing the emission of carbon dioxide by maintaining a constant travel speed or the like, thereby correcting driving habits and reducing the emission of carbon dioxide, thus achieving environmentally-friendly fuel-saving effects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer-silicon composite particles using silicon having high energy density, a method of making the same, an anode and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The silicon having high energy density is used as an anode active material to provide a lithium secondary battery having large capacity. Silicon-polymer composite particles having a metal plated on the surface thereof are provided to solve the problem that silicon has low electrical conductivity and a method of preparing the same is provided to produce an electrode having improved electrical conductivity. Furthermore, silicon-polymer composite particles having a metal coated on the surface thereof through electroless plating are prepared and an electrode is formed using the silicon-polymer composite particles.

Abstract: A heat sink includes a first adhesive layer, and a heat dissipation layer disposed on the first adhesive layer, and has ventilation ports that extend therethrough including through the first adhesive layer and the heat dissipation layer. The heat sink forms an outermost part of a semiconductor package. Thus, when the heat sink is bonded via its adhesive layer to underlying structure during a manufacturing process, the ventilation ports allow air to pass therethrough. As a result, air is not trapped in the form of bubbles between the heat sink and the underlying structure.

Abstract: An image sensor chip, a camera module, and devices incorporating the image sensor chip and camera module include a light receiving unit on which light is incident, a logic unit provided to surround the light receiving unit, and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer formed on the logic unit and not formed on the light receiving unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a focal plane shutter that has a simple mechanical structure, is easily manufactured and controlled, and provides a live view function. The focal plane shutter includes: a front curtain assembly including two or more front curtain links and two or more front curtain blades, wherein bosses are formed at one of the front curtain links and the front curtain blades, holes are formed in the remaining one of the front contain links and the front curtain blades, and the bosses are inserted into the holes; and a rear curtain assembly including two or more rear curtain links and two or more rear curtain blades, wherein bosses are formed at one of the rear curtain links and the rear curtain blades, holes are formed in the remaining one of the rear curtain links and the rear curtain blades, and the bosses are inserted into the holes.

Abstract: A method for producing cartoon animation using character animation and mesh deformation is provided. The system includes a motion analysis module, a mesh deformation module, a motion deformation module, and a skinning module. The motion analysis module receives existing motion data having information about non-deformed motions of a character, and extracts parameters from the existing motion data by analyzing an animation value that a character's each joint has. The mesh deformation module receives existing mesh data having information about an external appearance of a character and existing skinning data having information for cohering the parameters or bones with mesh, and generates deformed mesh data. The motion deformation module receives the existing motion data and deforms motion using the parameters. The skinning module receives the deformed mesh data, the deformed motion data, and the existing skinning data and generates character animation data having cartoon like motion.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery comprises: an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of positive electrode plates, a plurality of negative electrode plates, and a plurality of separators; and a case enclosing the electrode assembly; wherein each separator in the plurality of separators comprises a central portion facing at least one of the positive and negative electrode plates, and an extended portion that extends past the positive and negative electrode plates, and wherein each of the extended portion comprises an adhered portion that is adhered to adjacent extended portions.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a plurality of first electrodes each including a first coated region coated with a first active material and a first uncoated region having a first alignment opening and a second alignment opening, a plurality of second electrodes each including a second coated region coated with a second active material and a second uncoated region having a third alignment opening and a fourth alignment opening, a separator between each first coated region and each second coated region; and a case housing the electrode assembly, wherein the first alignment openings are substantially aligned with each other, the second alignment openings are substantially aligned with each other, the third alignment openings are substantially aligned with each other, and the fourth alignment openings are substantially aligned with each other.

Abstract: A memory device may include a cathode, an anode, a link connected to the anode, and a first connection element that connects the link to the cathode. The link and the anode may be located in a position lower than that of the cathode or the link and the anode may be located in a position higher than that of the cathode. Also, the cathode, the anode, the link, and the first connection element may be formed on the same plane.