Abstract: A semiconductor device may comprise: a plurality of lower electrodes which are on a substrate; a first electrode support which is between adjacent lower electrodes and comprises a metallic material; a dielectric layer which is on the lower electrodes and the first electrode support to extend along profiles of the first electrode support and each of the lower electrodes; and an upper electrode which is on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device can comprise a substrate, a device stack, first and second internal interconnects, and an encapsulant. The substrate can comprise a first and second substrate sides opposite each other, a substrate outer sidewall between the first substrate side and the second substrate side, and a substrate inner sidewall defining a cavity between the first substrate side and the second substrate side. The device stack can be in the cavity and can comprise a first electronic device, and a second electronic device stacked on the first electronic device. The first internal interconnect can be coupled to the substrate and the device stack. The encapsulant can cover the substrate inner sidewall and the device stack and can fill the cavity. Other examples and related methods are disclosed herein.

Abstract: An encoding/decoding apparatus and method for controlling a channel signal is disclosed, wherein the encoding apparatus may include an encoder to encode an object signal, a channel signal, and rendering information for the channel signal, and a bit stream generator to generate, as a bit stream, the encoded object signal, the encoded channel signal, and the encoded rendering information for the channel signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients.

Abstract: The present invention includes obtaining block type identification information on a partition of the current macroblock when the current macroblock is intra-mixed specifying a bock type of the current macroblock based on the block type identification information, obtaining an intra prediction mode of the current macroblock according to the block type of the partition of the current macroblock, and predicting the current macroblock using the intra prediction mode and a pixel value of a neighboring block.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a sacrificial layer in a preliminary substrate by adding an element into the preliminary substrate, forming a transistor structure on the preliminary substrate, the transistor structure including a source/drain region, replacing the sacrificial layer with a power contact that comprises an upper surface contacting the source/drain region, and forming a power rail that contacts a lower surface of the power contact.

Abstract: Described herein are doppel-targeting molecules (e.g., antibodies) useful for inhibiting pathological angiogenesis and treating diseases and conditions associated with pathological angiogenesis, such as tumors, cancers, atherosclerosis, tuberculosis, asthma, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), neoplasms and neoplasm-related conditions, and for detecting doppel expression in a subject. Related compositions and methods also are described.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving controller and a data driver. The driving controller processes input image data according to a variable input frequency and generates a data signal having a varied frame length. The data driver converts the data signal into a data voltage and outputs the data voltage to the display panel. The driving controller determines a variable frequency mode and generates an asymmetric data signal including a positive data signal and a negative data signal which are asymmetric with respect to a common voltage for a same grayscale value in the variable frequency mode.

Abstract: A display device of the present invention includes a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels connected to data lines and scan lines; a data driver disposed on one side of the pixel unit to drive the data lines; a scan driver disposed on the one side of the pixel unit together with the data driver to drive the scan lines; and a controller which controls an output timing of a data signal in units of pixel columns and units of pixel rows based on a load of a scan signal supplied to the scan lines and a load of the data signal supplied to the data lines.

Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and an image sticking compensator configured to generate a second image data by reflecting an age data accumulated in a first image data input from an external source. The image sticking compensator generates the age data by accumulating a deterioration data generated by reflecting a frequency weight corresponding to a determined frequency of a previous frame to an image data of the previous frame after the image data of the previous frame is stored.

Abstract: A display device of the present invention includes a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels connected to data lines and scan lines; a data driver disposed on one side of the pixel unit to drive the data lines; a scan driver disposed on the one side of the pixel unit together with the data driver to drive the scan lines; and a controller which controls an output timing of a data signal in units of pixel columns and units of pixel rows based on a load of a scan signal supplied to the scan lines and a load of the data signal supplied to the data lines.

Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and an image sticking compensator configured to generate a second image data by reflecting an age data accumulated in a first image data input from an external source. The image sticking compensator generates the age data by accumulating a deterioration data generated by reflecting a frequency weight corresponding to a determined frequency of a previous frame to an image data of the previous frame after the image data of the previous frame is stored.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving controller and a data driver. The driving controller processes input image data according to a variable input frequency and generates a data signal having a varied frame length. The data driver converts the data signal into a data voltage and outputs the data voltage to the display panel. The driving controller determines a variable frequency mode and generates an asymmetric data signal including a positive data signal and a negative data signal which are asymmetric with respect to a common voltage for a same grayscale value in the variable frequency mode.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source and a light source driver. The light source includes a plurality of scan blocks. Each scan block includes a plurality of local dimming blocks. The light source driver includes a plurality of channels configured to output light source driving signals to the plurality of local dimming blocks. The light source driving signal includes a light source intensity value representing a light intensity of a local dimming block from among the plurality of local dimming blocks and a delay value representing a degree of a delay of the local dimming block. The delay value is determined by a scan delay value varied according to the plurality of scan blocks and a delay parameter.

Abstract: A method of driving a light-source module includes adjusting a frequency of a boosting switching signal based on a dimming signal which controls luminance of a light-emitting diode (“LED”) string of the light-source module, where the LED string comprises a plurality of LEDs connected to each other in series, and controlling a main transistor in response to the boosting switching signal to transfer a driving voltage to the LED string.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a local dimmer, an image compensator, a display panel and a light source. The local dimmer is configured to generate a dimming signal representing a degree of dimming for a light source block based on input image data. The image compensator is configured to determine a grayscale gain based on input grayscale value of the input image data and the dimming signal and to compensate luminance of the input image data based on the grayscale gain. The display panel is configured to display an image based on the compensated input image data. The light source is configured to provide light to the display panel based on the dimming signal.

Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit including a plurality of light emitting blocks, a first controller configured to generate first block representative value information for first pixel blocks based on first image data, and a second controller configured to generate second block representative value information for second pixel blocks based on second image data. The first controller receives the second block representative value information from the second controller, and the second controller receives the first block representative value information from the first controller. The first and second controllers generate duty information for the plurality of light emitting blocks based on the first and second block representative value information, and generate light profile information of the backlight unit. The first controller compensates the first image data based on the light profile information, and the second controller compensates the second image data based on the light profile information.

Abstract: A method of driving a light-source module includes adjusting a frequency of a boosting switching signal based on a dimming signal which controls luminance of a light-emitting diode (“LED”) string of the light-source module, where the LED string comprises a plurality of LEDs connected to each other in series, and controlling a main transistor in response to the boosting switching signal to transfer a driving voltage to the LED string.

Abstract: A display device having a backlight which includes a first quantity of light source blocks that are individually driven at separate duty ratios. The display device includes pixels having a second quantity that is greater than the first quantity. The pixels are configured to determine a light transmission factor for light emitted from the light source blocks. A grayscale compensation unit is configured to calculate color shift amounts of the pixels based on the duty ratios of the light source blocks and compensate input grayscale values for the pixels based on the color shift amounts to correct color shift.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source and a light source driver. The light source includes a plurality of scan blocks. Each scan block includes a plurality of local dimming blocks. The light source driver includes a plurality of channels configured to output light source driving signals to the plurality of local dimming blocks. The light source driving signal includes a light source intensity value representing a light intensity of a local dimming block from among the plurality of local dimming blocks and a delay value representing a degree of a delay of the local dimming block. The delay value is determined by a scan delay value varied according to the plurality of scan blocks and a delay parameter.