Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a silicon nitride layer substantially free of impurities includes forming a silicon nitride layer on a semiconductor substrate and annealing the semiconductor substrate having the silicon nitride layer in an atmosphere of ammonia (NH3) gas to remove impurities from the silicon nitride layer. The silicon nitride layer may be formed using BTBAS as a silicon precursor.

Abstract: A thinner composition includes propylene glycol ether acetate, methyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl propionate, and an ester compound such as ethyl lactate, ethyl 3-ethoxy propionate or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A translation system is provided, which comprises: a translation server comprising guidelines for writing original text that serve as criteria for determining whether errors exist in the original text, an original text controller determining whether the original text conforms to the guidelines for writing original text, and a translation engine translating the original text with reference to at least one of a basic dictionary and a plurality of user dictionaries; a user interface comprising an original text processing part receiving and transmitting the original text to the translation server, a translated text processing part outputting the received translated text from the translation server and transmitting a result about whether to approve the corresponding translated text to the translation server, and a user dictionary editing part modifying contents of the user dictionary; and a user community server comprising an original text writing method shared database and a user dictionary shared database.

Abstract: A computational graceful degradation method is disclosed using priority information in multiple objects case. The method degrades the amount of computation in different ratio every object using the priority information if computational power of a decoder does not come up to that necessary for processing encoded multimedia data as decoding the multimedia data encoded by several objects unit, the priority information being determined by an encoder for optimal graceful degradation in terms of relatively importance between respective objects.

Abstract: A domain-adapted portable machine translation device for closed captions using dynamic translation resources and a method thereof are provided. The device and method improve translation performance with respect to various specialized domains by automatically recognizing style and domain of a caption sentence, dynamically constructing specialized translation module and knowledge, and performing automatic translation with optimal translation resources suitable for a corresponding sentence. Not only does the domain-adapted portable machine translation device for closed captions exhibit improved translation performance for sentences in various domains, but it can also be freely linked with various media devices through input/output terminals.

Abstract: A method of improving the receive sensitivity of satellite DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting) in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed, the method including: a) receiving the satellite DMB through a gap filler; b) checking the receive sensitivity of the satellite DMB; and c) performing a process of improving the receive sensitivity when the receive sensitivity is less than a predetermined threshold value. In addition, a method of improving receive sensitivity of satellite DMB is disclosed, the method including: a) receiving from a mobile communication terminal a control request message of transmission power of a gap filler repeating the satellite DMB; and b) controlling the transmission power of the gap filler based on the control request message to increase the receive sensitivity of the satellite DMB in the mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a silicon nitride layer substantially free of impurities includes forming a silicon nitride layer on a semiconductor substrate and annealing the semiconductor substrate having the silicon nitride layer in an atmosphere of ammonia (NH3) gas to remove impurities from the silicon nitride layer. The silicon nitride layer may be formed using BTBAS as a silicon precursor.

Abstract: A computational graceful degradation method is disclosed using priority information in multiple objects case. The method degrades the amount of computation in different ratio every object using the priority information if computational power of a decoder does not come up to that necessary for processing encoded multimedia data as decoding the multimedia data encoded by several objects unit, the priority information being determined by an encoder for optimal graceful degradation in terms of relatively importance between respective objects.

Abstract: In a device for supplying a solution onto a substrate and a method for supplying the solution onto the substrate, the device includes a first nozzle supplying a thinner onto a substrate, a second nozzle supplying a photoresist composition onto the substrate, a first pipe connected to the first nozzle, a second pipe connected to the second nozzle and a temperature controlling part enclosing the first and second pipes. The second nozzle is provided in the first nozzle. The thinner, the photoresist composition and a temperature controlling medium flow through the first pipe, the second pipe and the temperature controlling part, respectively. The temperature controlling parts are intended to keep the temperatures of the thinner and the photoresist composition substantially constant at a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human thrombopoietin (hTPO) derivatives, and to process of preparation thereof. Particularly, sugar chains are introduced into native hTPO by substituting amino acids such as asparagine for amino acids at specific positions in native hTPO, preparing novel hTPO derivatives with high activities enhancing the platelet production in vivo. Therefore, the novel hTPO derivatives of this invention may be useful for the treatment of thrombocytopenia associated with anticancer therapy or the transplantation of bone marrow.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a sensor for a diagnostic device using an optical fiber and a pH sensitive high molecular weight substance, which indicates the safety of foodstuffs or is used as a medical examination device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sensor for a diagnostic device which detects a wavelength change of reflected light using an optical spectroscope to indicate a freshness of foodstuffs or an immune condition of a human body, including a light receiving optical fiber through which light is transferred from a light source to a pH sensitive high molecular weight substance.

Abstract: A method for constructing a database having digital video data information representing a plurality of video sequence is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) partitioning each image frame of each video sequence into L number of sub images; b) generating L number of edge histograms for each image frame; c) normalizing the edge histogram bins to thereby generate M number of normalized edge histogram bins; d) calculating M representative edge histogram bins in order to generate L number of representative edge histograms based on the normalized edge histogram bins; and e) non-linearly quantizing the representative edge histogram bins to generate M number of quantization index values for the each representative edge histogram, to be stored in the database.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking state and completion indicator of instant foods such as instant noodles, which indicates a cooking state of the instant foods to allow consumers to easily identify the cooking state quickly, thereby allowing the consumers to ingest the cooked instant foods and to approximate a cooking completion time of the instant foods to prevent the consumers from wasting time while waiting for the instant foods to be cooked. The cooking state and completion indicator is characterized in that pattern layers with various heights are installed in a cover (20) of a disposable vessel for containing the instant foods, a temperature-sensitive material is packed in the pattern layers and a message member (40) is positioned under the pattern layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human thrombopoietin (hTPO) derivatives, and to process of preparation thereof. Particularly, sugar chains are introduced into native hTPO by substituting amino acids such as asparagine for amino acids at specific positions in native hTPO, preparing novel hTPO derivatives with high activities enhancing the platelet production in vivo. Therefore, the novel hTPO derivatives of this invention may be useful for the treatment of thrombocytopenia associated with anticancer therapy or the transplantation of bone marrow.

Abstract: A thinner composition includes propylene glycol ether acetate, methyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl propionate, and an ester compound such as ethyl lactate, ethyl 3-ethoxy propionate or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a freshness indicator of foodstuffs, and more particularly, to a freshness indicator of foodstuffs using pH sensitive high molecular substances which is capable of judging use (drinking) possibility, by indicating a quality of foodstuffs with naked eye using phase shift due to an ionization difference of pH sensitive high molecular substances which is sensitively reacted to pH of foodstuffs to be changed depending on a quality of foodstuffs, regardless of a term of validity marked on a vessel.

Abstract: A polishing slurry composition for CMP comprising 0.5 to 5% by weight of a silica-coated ceria powder dispersed in an aqueous medium can be beneficially used in the planarization of the surfaces of various film layers of semi-conductors and electro-luminescent devices.

Abstract: A computational graceful degradation method is disclosed using priority information in multiple objects case. The method degrades the amount of computation in different ratio every object using the priority information if computational power of a decoder does not come up to that necessary for processing encoded multimedia data as decoding the multimedia data encoded by several objects unit, the priority information being determined by an encoder for optimal graceful degradation in terms of relatively importance between respective objects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radial basis function classifier generating system and method to classify gene expression pattern appearing on micro-array for functional property. In the present invention, the ‘representation coverage’ to be represented by classifier and the ‘representation precision’, instead of various variables, are set to be input variables and other variables required to generate classifier are automatically determined based on the given values of the input variables. Developer's selection of the values of variables is minimized and the unnecessary trial-and-errors are reduced. Developers understand easily meaning of such input variables and can predict the result of the selection of variables. Accordingly, the trial-and-errors due to meaningless selection of the values of the variables are reduced, so the classifier generation process can be optimized.

Abstract: There is disclosed a computational graceful degradation method using priority information in multiple objects case. The method degrades the amount of computation in different ratio every video object using the priority information if computational power of a decoder does not come up to that necessary for processing encoded multimedia data as decoding the multimedia data encoded by several objects unit, the priority information being determined by an encoder for optimal graceful degradation in terms of relatively visual importance between respective video objects.