Abstract: A method and system for preparing a semiconductor wafer are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises providing a passivation layer over a patterned top metal on the semiconductor wafer, etching the passivation layer to open a bond pad in the semiconductor wafer using a first mask, depositing a protection layer on the semiconductor wafer, patterning the protective layer using a second mask, and etching the passivation layer to open other electrodes in the semiconductor wafer using a third mask. The system comprises a MEMS device that further comprises a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate is prepared by the aforementioned steps of the method.

Abstract: Receiver-based methods for controlling TCP sender behavior in cellular communications networks with large buffer sizes are disclosed. One method includes, at a TCP receiver, receiving packets from a TCP sender. The method further includes determining, based on the packets, a minimum round trip time and a moving average round trip time for cellular network carrying the packets between a TCP sender and a TCP receiver. The method further includes adaptably adjusting a received window size to advertise to the TCP sender based on the minimum round trip time and the moving average round trip time. The method further includes advertising the adjusted received window sizes to the TCP sender.

Abstract: Polyacrylamide gels that offer high resolution in protein separations and are more stable relative to hydrolysis than conventional polyacrylamide gels that rely on Tris or Tris-Bis as buffering agents are made by incorporating triethanolamine in place of most or all of the Tris or Tris-Bis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pilot tone generating method and apparatus of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access system and method, and a channel estimation method and apparatus using the same. The channel estimation apparatus includes a pilot tone extracting unit for extracting a pilot tone, which is inserted within a frame with data tone, masked with an orthogonal code; a pilot tone unmasking unit for unmasking of the pilot tone extracted from the pilot tone extracting unit by using an orthogonal code information; and a channel estimation operating unit for estimating a channel by calculating an average of the pilot tones which is unmasked in the unmasking unit.

Abstract: A photoresist vapor deposition system includes: a vacuum chamber having a heating element and cooled chuck for holding a substrate, the vacuum chamber having a heated inlet; and a vapor deposition system connected to the heated inlet for volatilizing a precursor into the vacuum chamber for condensing a photoresist over the substrate cooled by the cooled chuck. The deposition system creates a semiconductor wafer system that includes: a semiconductor wafer; and a vapor deposited photoresist over the semiconductor wafer. An extreme ultraviolet lithography system requiring the semiconductor wafer system includes: an extreme ultraviolet light source; a mirror for directing light from the extreme ultraviolet light source; a reticle stage for imaging the light from the extreme ultraviolet light source; and a wafer stage for placing a semiconductor wafer with a vapor deposited photoresist.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile communication network system and a network configuring method. The communication network system includes: a common control access network; at least one access network slice added according to a service type requested by a device; a common control core network; and at least one core network slice added according to a service type requested by the device. The access network slice and the core network slice are determined by the service type requested by the device.

Abstract: An apparatus for restoring a cubical object includes: a vanishing point computing part configured to compute vanishing points corresponding to an image; an image depth computing part configured to compute an image depth of a cubical object in the image; a central rectangle computing part configured to compute a central rectangle based on a representative rectangle of the image and the vanishing points; a restored rectangle computing part configured to compute a restored rectangle corresponding to the central rectangle and a projection center point using a coupled line camera (CLC) method; a cube depth computing part configured to computed a restored cubical object depth based on the central rectangle, the restored rectangle and the projection center point; and a cube restoring part configured to restore a cubical object having the restored rectangle as one surface thereof and having a depth of the restored cubical object depth.

Abstract: A switch matrix, a switch matrix assembly, and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus are disclosed. The switch matrix includes a first path to which an electric signal is applied; a first switching unit configured to selectively and electrically interconnect a first input unit and a first end of the first path or to open the first end of the first path; and a second switching unit configured to selectively and electrically connect a second input unit to a second end of the first path or to open the second end of the first path.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for authenticating access to encrypted content on a storage medium, wherein the encrypted content is encrypted according to a full disk encryption (FDE) key, the storage medium including an encrypted version of the FDE key and an encrypted version of a protected storage area (PSA) key, and wherein the encrypted version of the FDE key is encrypted according to the PSA key, the method comprising: providing an authenticated communication channel between a host and a storage engine associated with the storage medium; at the storage engine, receiving a pass code from the host over the authenticated communication channel; hashing the pass code to form a derived key, wherein the encrypted version of the PSA key is encrypted according to the derived key; verifying an authenticity of the pass code; if the pass code is authentic, decrypting the encrypted version of the PSA key to recover the PSA key; decrypting the encrypted FDE key using the recovered PSA key to recover the FDE key; and dec

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes: generating R spatial streams each of which is generated on the basis of an information stream and a reference signal; generating N transmit streams on the basis of the R spatial streams and a precoding matrix (where R<N); mapping the N transmit streams to at least one resource block; and generating N signals from the N transmit streams mapped to the at least one resource block, and the transmitting the N signals to a user equipment through respective antennas.

Abstract: A charging means and apparatus which can quickly charge the secondary battery, the apparatus includes a plurality of power supply battery packs, each power supply battery pack corresponds to a charge-discharge circuit, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller sequentially and rotationally selects one of the pluralities of power supply battery packs to charge the secondary battery, and the plurality of power supply battery packs will be recharged after the discharging. After the discharging of the last one of the plurality of power supply battery packs is completed, the power supply battery pack which discharges firstly has done the recharging process and ready to discharge a again, and thus making sure at least one power supply battery pack is in fully charged condition, which is ready to discharge anytime.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area for displaying an image, and a non-display area outside of the display area and including a pad area, a pad in the pad area, and including a plurality of pad lines extending from wire lines drawn from the display area toward the non-display area, a driver including a plurality of terminal lines respectively electrically connected to the pad lines, the driver being configured to transmit a signal to, and to receive a signal from, an external board, and a conductive layer between the pad and the driver for electrically connecting the pad and the driver, wherein each of the pad lines crosses and contacts at least two points of a corresponding one of the terminal lines.

Abstract: In embodiment, the method includes cleaning a preceding substrate, and drying the preceding substrate and cleaning a next substrate. Drying the preceding substrate and cleaning the next substrate include determining a cleaning start time of the next substrate, and the cleaning start time corresponds to a desired time point after starting drying the preceding substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a rotor that is capable of more efficiently using magnetic flux from magnets and a motor including the same. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor cores, a plurality of magnets magnetized such that magnetic flux is formed in the circumferential direction, the magnets and the rotor cores being alternately arranged in the circumferential direction, a coupler connected to a shaft, and a rotor frame including a coupler base connected to the coupler, an extension base extending from the coupler base in the radial direction, and a rotary base extending from the extension base in the axial direction of the shaft for supporting the rotor cores and the magnets while surrounding the rotor cores and the magnets, wherein the coupler base, the extension base, and the rotary base are integrally formed by injection molding, and the rotor frame is coupled to the coupler, the rotor cores, and the magnets, and wherein the extension base is provided with crossing ribs that cross in the radial direction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing an image-based indoor map. The apparatus for providing an image-based indoor map includes an indoor map request reception unit for receiving an indoor map request for a building having multiple floors from a terminal of a user, an indoor map acquisition unit for acquiring an indoor map corresponding to the building in response to the indoor map request from an indoor map database (DB), and an indoor map provision unit for providing the terminal of the user with information about at least one of multiple image indoor maps, in which multiple floors and Levels of Detail (LoDs) of each image are taken into consideration, and Points of Interest (POIs) for respective multiple floors, based on the indoor map.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a porous film includes extrusion-molding a composition including a crystalline resin capable of forming a lamella and a pore-forming particle to manufacture a precursor film, annealing the precursor film at a temperature of Tm?80° C. to Tm?3° C., and first drawing the annealed film at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 50° C. with a ratio of about 50% to about 400%, wherein the pore-forming particle is included in an amount of about 5 parts by volume to 40 parts by volume based on 100 parts by volume of the composition, and the Tm is a melting temperature of the crystalline resin. A porous film manufactured by the method, and a separator or an electro-chemical battery including the porous film are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for hydrofluorocarbon gas-assisted plasma etch for interconnect fabrication includes providing a layer of a dielectric material and etching a trench in the layer of the dielectric material, by applying a mixture of an aggressive dielectric etch gas and a polymerizing etch gas to the layer of the dielectric material. In another embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor devices and a plurality of conductive lines connecting the plurality of semiconductor devices. A pitch of the plurality of conductive lines is approximately twenty-eight nanometers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein that receives captured stroke information when a user enters a handwritten note using an input capture device. The technique then performs analysis on the stroke information to produce output analysis information. Based on the output analysis information, the technique then retrieves at least one supplemental information item that is associated with the captured stroke information. The technique then displays the supplemental information item on a canvas display device, together with the original captured stroke information. In effect, the supplemental information item annotates the captured stroke information with meaningful additional information that enhances the value of the captured stroke information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for triggering radio bearer release by a relay UE in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes the relay UE connects with an eNB. The method also includes the relay UE establishes a PDN connection for supporting traffic relaying. The method further includes the relay UE establishes a layer-2 link with a remote UE. In addition, the method includes the relay UE creates a radio bearer between the relay UE and the eNB for forwarding data packets between the remote UE and a PDN corresponding to the PDN connection. Furthermore, the method includes the relay UE sends a NAS message to the eNB if a failure of the layer-2 link is detected. And the method includes the relay UE receives a RRC message indicating release of the radio bearer in response to transmission of the NAS message from the eNB.