Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for forming the same can block a moving path of electrons between neighbor buried gates. A semiconductor device includes a device isolation film formed to define an active region over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a plurality of buried gates formed over the active region, and a barrier film formed between neighboring buried gates from the plurality of buried gates.

Abstract: A memory device includes an interface unit and a memory unit. The interface unit receives a clock signal, a command signal and a data signal, internally adjusts input impedance based upon at least one of the command signal and the clock signal, and generates internal control signal of the memory device based upon the command signal and data signal. The memory unit performs read/write operations based upon the internal control signal.

Abstract: A phosphate solution for a zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet, and a zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet using the same are provided. The phosphate solution for a zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet contains a molybdenum (Mo) ion, a calcium (Ca) ion and a phosphate ion. A zinc or zinc-based alloy plated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet, a zinc-based or zinc alloy-based plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, and a phosphate film formed on the zinc-based or zinc alloy-based plating layer. The phosphate film contains a molybdenum compound, Ca and a phosphate. A pitting phenomenon occurring at the time of treating a steel sheet with a phosphate is prevented, and excellent corrosion resistance is exhibited on a phosphate film.

Abstract: Provided is a frequency sensing method and apparatus in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system. Provided is a method of sensing a frequency of a received signal that is received from an outside in order to perform one of a plurality of radio communications. An OFDM apparatus may need to inspect a required frequency band before or after performing one of the plurality of radio communications, and to determine whether the frequency band is being used by another radio communication.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes measuring a permittivity of an object located within a preset distance by a grip sensor disposed at a rear portion of the portable terminal when the touch sensor turned-on, and setting and adjusting a touch sensitivity corresponding to the measured permittivity of the object corresponding to the touch sensor of the portable terminal. The method adjusts the touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal according to a peripheral environment to improve the touch sensitivity of the touch sensor.

Abstract: A battery charging circuit includes a plurality of unit batteries that are connected in series; a current path forming unit that is connected between the unit batteries and forms a charging current path to one or more unit batteries selected by one or more selection signals; a control unit that senses the charging status of each of the plurality of the unit batteries, and generates the selection signals and controls the duty ratio according to the sensing results; and a charging electricity providing unit that controls the charging voltage provided to the charging current path forming unit according to the duty ratio of the charging control pulse.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for forming the same can block a moving path of electrons between neighbor buried gates. A semiconductor device includes a device isolation film formed to define an active region over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a plurality of buried gates formed over the active region, and a barrier film formed between neighboring buried gates from the plurality of buried gates.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical system for a camera. The optical system for a camera includes: a first lens having positive refractive power and a meniscus shape concave toward an image; a second lens having negative refractive power and a shape concave toward the image; a third lens having the positive refractive power and a shape convex toward an object; a fourth lens having the positive refractive power and a shape convex toward the image; and a fifth lens having the negative refractive power, a shape convex toward the object and concave to the image, and one or more inflection point provided on an image surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are an available channel information sharing system and an available channel information sharing method, and an available channel information sharing system and an available channel information sharing method based on positional information and area information. The available channel information sharing system sharing available channel information for each unit region includes: a server; a white band device placed in the unit region; and a white band sensing device creating positional information and transmitting the created positional information to the server, receiving unit region information corresponding to the positional information from the server, and transmitting first available channel information based on channel information of a sensed broadcasting signal to the white band device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a network management apparatus for priority channel assignment to acquire available channels in a frequency sharing band, including: a signal intensity measurer measuring a received signal intensity for an input signal; and a controller verifying usable candidate channels in the same channel and an adjacent channel of a TV band device (TVBD) for each predetermined frequency based on the measured received signal intensity, verifying available channels of the TVBD based on the verified usable candidate channels in the same channel and the adjacent channel, calculating the decreased number of available channels of the TVBD predicted for each channel after channel reassignment, and assigning channels to be reassigned based on the calculated decreased number of available channels of the TVBD.

Abstract: Provided is a battery charge circuit including a charging power supply unit configured to generate an internal voltage using an external power supply; a charging unit configured to measure voltages of first to fourth batteries, output measurement signals, and selectively charge at least one among the first to fourth batteries in response to charge control signals; and a control unit configured to select charging methods corresponding to the measurement signals among a plurality of charging methods stored therein, and generate the control signals corresponding to the charging methods.

Abstract: Provided is a battery charge circuit including a charging power supply unit configured to generate an internal voltage using an external power supply; a charging unit configured to measure voltages of a plurality of batteries, output measurement signals, and selectively charge at least one among the plurality of batteries in response to charge control signals; and a control unit configured to select charging methods corresponding to the measurement signals, and generate the control signals corresponding to the charging methods.

Abstract: An electrical connection unit includes a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part combined with the first electrical connection part. The first electrical connection part includes a first signal pin configured to transmit an electrical control signal, and a first ground pin configured to receive a ground voltage, the first ground pin being longer than the first signal pin. The second electrical connection part includes a second signal pin and a second ground pin, the second signal pin facing the first signal pin and being electrically connected to the first signal pin, the second ground pin facing the first ground pin and being electrically connected to the first ground pin. An electrical over-stress may be quickly discharged using the aforementioned electrical connection unit. Accordingly, the reliability of a display device including the electrical connection unit may be improved.

Abstract: A lens module may include a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having refractive power; a sixth lens having negative refractive power; and a seventh lens having refractive power and one or more inflection points formed in locations thereof not crossing an optical axis, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens and the seventh lens are disposed in a sequential order from the first lens to the seventh lens.

Abstract: Provided is an over-current protection apparatus including a current sensor configured to transform input current into a voltage signal, and output the voltage signal; an over-current sensing unit driven according to the voltage signal output from the current sensor; and an over-current determination unit configured to generate a switching unit driving signal, the logic level of which is determined according to a duration of an output signal of the over-current sensing unit.

Abstract: A lens module is disclosed. A lens module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens that are arranged successively in the direction from an object side to an imaging surface, wherein the first lens has a positive refractive index, the second lens a negative refractive index, the third lens a positive refractive index, and the fourth lens a negative refractive index, wherein the third lens includes a first sub-lens, a second sub-lens, and a third sub-lens that have a positive refractive index, wherein the fourth lens includes a center portion surrounding an optical axis and a peripheral portion surrounding the center portion, wherein the center portion on the imaging surface side is formed in a concave shape and the peripheral portion on the imaging surface side is formed in a convex shape.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for calculating a radio coverage in a wireless device for calculating a protective distance so as not to allow a secondary user sharing a frequency with a primary user to have an effect of radio interference on the primary user, the method including: calculating a transmission power of a wireless signal transmitted through the frequency by the secondary user; determining a region affected by the wireless signal based on the transmission power of the secondary user; calculating an average ground clearance of the determined region; calculating a height of an installation place of an antenna of the secondary user from the average ground clearance; and calculating the height of the antenna from the average ground clearance by adding a length of the antenna of the secondary user to the calculated height and calculating the radio coverage based on the height from the average ground clearance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of allocating radio resources, including: acquiring available channel information of a cognitive radio small cell; analyzing a channel characteristic based on the available channel information and dividing a required transmission rate of the cognitive radio small cell into required transmission rates for each available channel; and performing a power control for each available channel based on the divided required transmission rates for each available channel. The method of allocating radio resources may be performed under an interference environment in which a plurality of cognitive radio small cells is present and the plurality of cognitive radio small cells shares an available channel.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines crossing the plurality of data lines, and a memory configured to store a plurality of gamma voltage data respectively corresponding to a plurality of partial areas of the display panel, the plurality of gamma voltage data for compensating a gamma difference between the partial areas of the display panel. The display apparatus further includes a timing controller configured to read, from the memory, the plurality of gamma voltage data respectively corresponding to the plurality of partial areas, and a plurality of data driver circuits configured to generate, based on the plurality of gamma voltage data, a plurality of grayscale voltages to be applied to the plurality of data lines in the plurality of partial areas.

Abstract: A method of unlocking an electronic device based on motion recognitions generates motion information by detecting a user's motion, calculates optical flows based on the motion information, converts the optical flows into a code by sorting and grouping the optical flows based on predetermined reference directions, generates a comparison result indicating whether the code is consistent with a predetermined password by comparing the code with the predetermined password, and determines whether to unlock the electronic device based on the comparison result.