Abstract: A microelectronic device structure as provided herein includes a conductive via having a body portion extending into a substrate from an upper surface thereof and a connecting portion laterally extending along the upper surface of the substrate. The connecting portion includes a recess therein opposite the upper surface of the substrate. The recess is confined within the connecting portion of the conductive via and does not extend beneath the upper surface of the substrate. A microelectronic device structure is also provided that includes a conductive via having a body portion extending into a substrate from an upper surface thereof and an end portion below the upper surface of the substrate. The end portion has a greater width than that of the body portion. A solder wettable layer is provided on the end portion. The solder wettable layer is formed of a material having a greater wettability with a conductive metal than that of the end portion of conductive via.

Abstract: A music composition method and system is provided for composing a music piece using a touch interaction with a touchscreen-enabled portable device. A music composition method includes setting an accompaniment with chords varying according to the progress of a unit play time; playing the accompaniment; displaying, when a series of touches are detected, a trace of the touches; playing a melody of tones mapped to positions of the touches and matching notes of a note scale defined by chords of the accompaniment playing at the times when the touches are detected; and saving the trace, melody, and accompaniment as a music piece as an ensemble.

Abstract: Provided are a server and client for determining error restoration according to image data transmission, and a method thereof. The server includes a forward error correction (FEC) mode performer to output image data in which a redundant bit for error correction is added, an automatic repeat request (ARQ) mode performer to outputs the image data after receiving a response signal according to a data reception from a client that receives the image data, a mode determiner to determine whether to operate in an FEC mode or an ARQ mode so that error restoration is performed on the image data according to a reception buffering capacity of the client in regard to image data, and an interface to transmit image data outputted from the FEC mode performer or the ARQ mode performer to the client.

Abstract: A contents searching apparatus that includes a level setting unit configured to group contents according to specified regional standards and set an expansion level to at least one group based on contents distribution, and an interface unit configured to select one of the at least one group to which the expansion level is set. The contents searching apparatus also includes a control unit providing contents of the selected group according to the expansion level of the selected group by enlarging a map.

Abstract: A radiography apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. With provision of a user centered input unit, automated horizontal and rotational movement of a detector may be performed, enabling automated full-body radiography.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a semiconductor chip package includes a substrate comprising a substrate body having a first main surface, a second main surface, and a cavity that defines an opening in the first main surface, and a layer of electrically conductive material integral with the substrate body. The layer of electrically conductive material constitutes an interconnection pattern of the substrate. The semiconductor chip packages further includes a semiconductor chip disposed within the cavity and mounted to the substrate. The chip includes electrical contacts in the form of pads and the pads face in a direction towards the bottom of the cavity such that the chip has a flip-chip orientation with respect to the substrate. The pads are electrically conductively bonded to respective portions of the interconnection pattern.

Abstract: A method for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) and a touch screen-based mobile device adapted thereto permit the user to be notified that additional items are available for display. The method preferably includes: determining whether there is an item to be displayed, other than at least one item arranged in an item display allocation area; and displaying, when there is an item to be displayed, an image object, shaped as a certain shape, at a boundary portion of the item display allocation area at which the item to be displayed is created. The intensity, color, pattern, etc. of the image at the boundary can be varied in accordance with the number and urgency of non-displayed items.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a fuse, in which a insulating layer surrounding the fuse or metal wiring is prevented from being damaged due to the cut of a fuse, which can occur when a repair process is performed. The semiconductor device includes a conductive line formed on a semiconductor layer, a protective layer formed on the conductive line, one or more fuses that are electrically connected to the conductive line, and a fuse protective layer formed on the one or more fuses, and spaced apart from the protective layer.

Abstract: A touch-based mobile device and a method for performing a touch lock function of the mobile device are provided. In the method, the device displays a touch lock screen in which a cover layer is superimposed over a specific underlying screen and allows the underlying screen to be visible. When an input of a touch moving gesture is detected, the device moves the cover layer depending on the touch moving gesture, and determines whether a distance of the touch moving gesture reaches a predefined critical distance. If so, the device removes the cover layer from the touch lock screen and switches the touch lock state to a touch unlock state, thus allowing a user to more conveniently switch the touch lock state to the touch unlock state.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying information of multiple applications simultaneously on the execution screen of a common application is provided. A method for providing information in mobile terminal includes displaying an execution screen having a plurality of information display regions with execution of a common application, detecting an interaction made to one of the information display regions, executing an application related to information presented in the information display region at which the interaction is detected, and displaying original data corresponding to the information presented in the information display region at which the interaction is detected.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a history of information associated with time information capable of displaying internal or external associated information associated with time information as one information item and capable of intuitively providing a history of information associated with a corresponding time by controlling time information are provided. The method for providing information in a mobile terminal includes, displaying an information item including a combination of time information and associated information, updating and displaying the associated information as time information goes by, extracting associated information corresponding to changed time information when the time information changes according to a control event, and displaying a history of associated information corresponding to the changed time information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for compensating for a phase jump of a reference signal in a digital Phase-Locked Loop (PLL)/Frequency-Locked Loop (FLL) are provided. The apparatus includes a phase discriminator for comparing a phase of an external clock signal (i.e., the reference signal) with a phase of an internal clock signal to determine a phase difference between the two signals, a phase jump compensator for detecting a phase jump moment by using the phase difference, for estimating a previous phase jump value according to a current phase difference upon detecting a phase jump, and for correcting the phase difference by using a phase jump correction value obtained in the estimation process, and a Low Pass Filter (LPF) for filtering a high-frequency component of the corrected phase difference. Accordingly, reliable synchronization can be achieved over an E1/T1 network.

Abstract: A list-editing method and a mobile device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes displaying a plurality of items on a screen, selecting at least one of the plurality of items according to an input signal, fixing at least one selected item at one side of the screen, and moving at least one non-selected item on the screen, according to a scroll signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a motion input device for portable terminal and an operation method using the same. A motion input device of a portable terminal of the present invention includes a sensor unit configured to collect a sensor signal from at least one sensor; an operation recognition unit configured to generate a motion signal corresponding to an operation of portable terminal based on the sensor signal; a scenario preparation unit configured to generate an input scenario based on at least one motion signal; and a scenario mapping unit configured to detect, in a scenario database, a standards scenario corresponding to the input scenario, and to generate an input signal corresponding to the standards scenario.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, including forming gate patterns over a substrate, forming conductive layer covering top and sidewalls of each gate pattern, forming a metal layer for a silicidation process over the conductive layer, and silicifying the conductive layer and the gate patterns using the metal layer.

Abstract: A method for providing pages and a portable terminal adapted thereto are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are a method and related mobile device for editing, in an integrated, convenient and quick manner, various menu pages selectively used for a home screen. In response to a given input signal, the mobile device outputs a page edit screen including a specific page displayed on the home screen. Then, in response to subsequent input signals, the mobile device may add a new page, delete a selected page, change a title of a selected page, move or remove a selected icon in a page, change a background image of a selected page, or change a positional order of pages.

Abstract: A display management method and system of a mobile terminal for switching between user interfaces of applications is disclosed. A display management method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes displaying a first execution screen of a first application on a display; detecting an input signal for activating a second application; and displaying a second execution screen corresponding to the second application in response to the input signal, wherein displaying the second execution screen comprising presenting at least one of a first intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image contained within the first execution screen, a second intermediate image obtained by downsizing an image contained within the second execution screen, and a task window containing at least the downsized first and second intermediate images in a sequential order.

Abstract: An image processing method based on zooming for a mobile terminal permits touch zooming on touch screens of a plurality of devices. The image processing method preferably includes: displaying, in response to entering a touch on a touch screen displaying an image, a zooming GUI indicator for image zooming operation; performing image zooming on the touch screen in response to entering a touch point move while retaining the touch; and hiding the zooming GUI indicator from the touch screen in response to entering a touch release.

Abstract: A music composition method and system is provided for composing a music piece using a touch interaction with a touchscreen-enabled portable device. A music composition method includes setting an accompaniment with chords varying according to the progress of a unit play time; playing the accompaniment; displaying, when a series of touches are detected, a trace of the touches; playing a melody of tones mapped to positions of the touches and matching notes of a note scale defined by chords of the accompaniment playing at the times when the touches are detected; and saving the trace, melody, and accompaniment as a music piece as an ensemble.