Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving the performance and reliability of a device. The semiconductor wafer processing device comprising a chamber, and, a showerhead configured to supply a gas into the chamber, wherein the showerhead includes, a plate, a plurality of first spray hole groups in a first row from a center of the plate, and a second spray hole group in a second row outside the first row, wherein each of the first spray hole groups includes a plurality of first spray holes, and when L is an average value of distances from the center of the plate to each spray hole of each of the first spray hole groups, the number of first spray holes where a distance from the center of the plate is smaller than L is more than the number of first spray holes where the distance from the center of the plate is greater than L.

Abstract: A baffle including a base plate disposed in a central portion of a showerhead in an apparatus for processing a substrate. An extension plate is movably connected to a planar surface of the base plate. The extension plate is configured to extend and contract radially from the base plate to change a diameter of the baffle.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device. The polarizing plate which is thin and light, meets requirements for physical properties such as durability, moisture resistance, workability and light leakage inhibiting ability, and has an antistatic property, and the liquid crystal display device including the same may be provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a destination oriented directed acyclic graph (DODAG) structure-based backpressure routing apparatus and method for multi-hop communication in a network including a plurality of nodes. The DODAG structure-based backpressure routing apparatus includes: means for selecting at least one of adjacent nodes of each node as a head node group based on a rank value allocated to the each node; and M means for, when a message reaches a certain node, selecting one node, directed to a direction of a destination node, from the head node group, and transferring the message to the selected node.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may form a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a fine phase separation structure by a block copolymer including a hard segment and a soft segment, and also has a high elastic modulus and an excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive property. For example, although applied to a thin polarizing plate on at least one surface of which a polarizer protective film is not used, the pressure-sensitive adhesive may allow the polarizing plate to exhibit excellent durability, moisture resistance, workability, a pressure-sensitive adhesive property and a light leakage inhibiting ability.

Abstract: Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive may be used to provide a polarizing plate which has a tensile modulus that varies in a thickness direction, and for example, which has a smaller thickness and a lighter weight, and also satisfies all of the physical properties required for the polarizing plate such as durability, water resistance, workability and light leakage preventability, and a liquid crystal display device including the same.

Abstract: A method of canceling interference by a signal receiving apparatus in a communication system supporting a multi-user Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) scheme and a signal receiving apparatus is provided. The method includes determining whether there is a need for using an interference cancellation scheme while performing a signal detecting operation; and performing the signal detecting operation using the interference cancellation scheme, or performing the signal detecting operation without using the interference cancellation scheme based on determining whether there is the need for using the interference cancellation scheme.

Abstract: Provided are a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film, an optical film and a display device. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition shows appropriate low-speed and high-speed peel strengths after formation of a cross-linked structure, and has a superior balance between the two. Accordingly, when the pressure sensitive adhesive composition is applied to a protective film, for example, a superior protection effect as well as easy peel-off upon high-speed peeling, which is advantageous for a high-speed process, are shown, and in addition, a superior antistatic property may be obtained during the process.

Abstract: A method of canceling interference by a signal receiving apparatus in a communication system supporting a multi-user Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) scheme and a signal receiving apparatus is provided. The method includes determining whether there is a need for using an interference cancellation scheme while performing a signal detecting operation; and performing the signal detecting operation using the interference cancellation scheme, or performing the signal detecting operation without using the interference cancellation scheme based on determining whether there is the need for using the interference cancellation scheme.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device. The polarizing plate which is thin and light, meets requirements for physical properties such as durability, moisture resistance, workability and light leakage inhibiting ability, and has an antistatic property, and the liquid crystal display device including the same may be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable digital reader for urinalysis. The portable digital reader for reading an analysis target chip including a plurality of test areas, comprises: a main body including a light emitting section having light emitting elements for radiating light, an integral optical splitter for uniformly distributing the light from the light emitting section to each test area of the analysis target chip, a light receiving section for receiving light reflected from the each test area so as to convert the same to electric signals, and a measuring section for measuring concentration according to the electric signals obtained from the light receiving section; a main supporting body having the analysis target chip and assembled with the main body; and an auxiliary supporting body assembled between the analysis target chip and the main supporting body, including a groove for assembling the analysis target chip, and assembled with the main supporting body to be exchanged after use.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless local area network (WLAN) station. The WLAN station receives at least one desired signal and at least one interference signal from an access point (AP) capable of simultaneously transmitting desired signals to multiple WLAN stations. The method includes estimating a channel and generating a channel matrix estimated based on the estimated channel, separating a channel matrix of the desired signal and a channel matrix of the interference signal from the estimated channel matrix, generating the matrix of a virtual channel by combining the separated channel matrixes, and executing a sphere decoding (SD) algorithm using the matrix of the virtual channel. Or, separating a desired signal and an interference signal from the stream signal based on the analysis result, ascertaining a modulation scheme of the interference signal, and setting the ascertained modulation scheme of the interference signal as decreased lattice points.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may form a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a fine phase separation structure by a block copolymer including a hard segment and a soft segment, and also has a high elastic modulus and an excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive property. For example, although applied to a thin polarizing plate on at least one surface of which a polarizer protective film is not used, the pressure-sensitive adhesive may allow the polarizing plate to exhibit excellent durability, moisture resistance, workability, a pressure-sensitive adhesive property and a light leakage inhibiting ability.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless local area network (WLAN) station. The WLAN station receives at least one desired signal and at least one interference signal from an access point (AP) capable of simultaneously transmitting desired signals to multiple WLAN stations. The method includes estimating a channel and generating a channel matrix estimated based on the estimated channel, separating a channel matrix of the desired signal and a channel matrix of the interference signal from the estimated channel matrix, generating the matrix of a virtual channel by combining the separated channel matrixes, and executing a sphere decoding (SD) algorithm using the matrix of the virtual channel. Or, separating a desired signal and an interference signal from the stream signal based on the analysis result, ascertaining a modulation scheme of the interference signal, and setting the ascertained modulation scheme of the interference signal as decreased lattice points.

Abstract: Provided are a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film, an optical film and a display device. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition shows appropriate low-speed and high-speed peel strengths after formation of a cross-linked structure, and has a superior balance between the two. Accordingly, when the pressure sensitive adhesive composition is applied to a protective film, for example, a superior protection effect as well as easy peel-off upon high-speed peeling, which is advantageous for a high-speed process, are shown, and in addition, a superior antistatic property may be obtained during the process.

Abstract: Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive may be used to provide a polarizing plate which has a tensile modulus that varies in a thickness direction, and for example, which has a smaller thickness and a lighter weight, and also satisfies all of the physical properties required for the polarizing plate such as durability, water resistance, workability and light leakage preventability, and a liquid crystal display device including the same.

Abstract: A photoplethysmography apparatus is provided. The photoplethysmography includes a plurality of light-emitting units spaced apart from each other and configured to emit light to a measurement part, a light-receiving unit disposed in the center of the light-emitting units and configured to detect transmitted or reflected light from the measurement part by the light-emitting units, a signal pre-processing unit configured to amplify and filter a measurement signal of the light-receiving unit, and a signal processing unit configured to extract a heart rate of a target person using an output signal of the pre-processing unit. The light-emitting units and the light-receiving unit provide a plurality of optical paths, and the light-receiving unit detects spatially averaged reflected or transmitted light at the measurement part.

Abstract: A control strategy for launching a motor vehicle includes using an electric motor to provide high torque at low speeds during synchronization of launch clutches. An internal combustion engine is started and connected with the electric motor to provide additional torque capacity. Selective engagement and disengagement of an engine disconnect clutch prevents the engine start from interfering with the motor vehicle launch.