Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for generating identification information for a virtual space that are capable of supporting users in searching for a virtual space. The method of generating identification information for a virtual space includes: setting a plurality of crawling points for each crawling area in a three-dimensional virtual grid shape for a virtual space; collecting at least one of a street view image and an aerial view image in a preset direction at the crawling point; and generating a spatial descriptor for each of the crawling points from the collected image.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active region and a second active region arranged along a first direction in a substrate, an element isolation layer extending in a second direction in the substrate to isolate the first active region and the second active region, a first gate electrode extending in the first direction on the first active region, a second gate electrode extending in the first direction on the second active region, and an isolation impurity region containing impurities of a first conductivity type in the substrate and disposed below the element isolation layer, in which the isolation impurity region includes a first isolation region and a second isolation region spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and at least a part of the substrate interposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is interposed between the first isolation region and the second isolation region.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a substrate including a first region and a second region, the first region includes a peripheral circuit and a first active region (FAR), and the second region includes memory cell blocks. The FAR includes a FAR first extension extending in a first direction, a FAR second extension extending in a second direction, and a FAR third extension extending in a third direction. The FAR first extension, the FAR second extension, and the FAR third extension form an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to one another. The device includes a first pass transistor circuit configured to transmit driving signals, and the first pass transistor circuit includes a FAR first gate structure on the FAR first extension, a FAR second gate structure on the FAR second extension, a FAR third gate structure on the FAR third extension, and a first shared source/drain.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active region and a second active region arranged along a first direction in a substrate, an element isolation layer extending in a second direction in the substrate to isolate the first active region and the second active region, a first gate electrode extending in the first direction on the first active region, a second gate electrode extending in the first direction on the second active region, and an isolation impurity region containing impurities of a first conductivity type in the substrate and disposed below the element isolation layer, in which the isolation impurity region includes a first isolation region and a second isolation region spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and at least a part of the substrate interposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is interposed between the first isolation region and the second isolation region.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device is provided. The organic light-emitting display device comprises a plurality of data lines, first and second sensing lines disposed on a same layer as the data lines, an insulating layer disposed on the data lines and the first and second sensing lines, and a power line disposed on the insulating layer. An area of overlap between the first sensing line and the power line is the same as an area of overlap between the second sensing line and the power line.

Abstract: Provided are display devices. The display device comprises: a printed circuit board (PCB); an under-panel sheet which is disposed on the PCB and in which a groove recessed from a surface facing the PCB toward an opposite surface is defined; and a sensor which is disposed on the PCB and in the groove, wherein one or more openings are defined in the PCB in plan view, and the PCB comprises a first area and a second area divided by the openings interposed between the first area and the second area, wherein the first area is an area where the sensor is disposed, and the second area is an area where a portion of the under-panel sheet in which the groove is not defined is disposed.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes at least one pixel in a display area, a driving circuit disposed in a peripheral area adjacent the display area, the peripheral area including a first fan-out area and a second fan-out area disposed between the first fan-out area and the display area, a first fan-out line disposed in the first fan-out area and the second fan-out area, and fanned out from the first fan-out area to the display area, a second fan-out line disposed in the second fan-out area, and fanned out from the second fan-out area to the display area, a first horizontal power line disposed in the second fan-out area, and a second horizontal power line disposed in the first fan-out area, and electrically connected to the second fan-out line.

Abstract: Provided are display devices. The display device comprises: a printed circuit board (PCB); an under-panel sheet which is disposed on the PCB and in which a groove recessed from a surface facing the PCB toward an opposite surface is defined; and a sensor which is disposed on the PCB and in the groove, wherein one or more openings are defined in the PCB in plan view, and the PCB comprises a first area and a second area divided by the openings interposed between the first area and the second area, wherein the first area is an area where the sensor is disposed, and the second area is an area where a portion of the under-panel sheet in which the groove is not defined is disposed.

Abstract: Provided are display devices. The display device comprises: a printed circuit board (PCB); an under-panel sheet which is disposed on the PCB and in which a groove recessed from a surface facing the PCB toward an opposite surface is defined; and a sensor which is disposed on the PCB and in the groove, wherein one or more openings are defined in the PCB in plan view, and the PCB comprises a first area and a second area divided by the openings interposed between the first area and the second area, wherein the first area is an area where the sensor is disposed, and the second area is an area where a portion of the under-panel sheet in which the groove is not defined is disposed.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device is provided. The organic light-emitting display device comprises a plurality of data lines, first and second sensing lines disposed on a same layer as the data lines, an insulating layer disposed on the data lines and the first and second sensing lines, and a power line disposed on the insulating layer. An area of overlap between the first sensing line and the power line is the same as an area of overlap between the second sensing line and the power line.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes at least one pixel in a display area, a driving circuit disposed in a peripheral area adjacent the display area, the peripheral area including a first fan-out area and a second fan-out area disposed between the first fan-out area and the display area, a first fan-out line disposed in the first fan-out area and the second fan-out area, and fanned out from the first fan-out area to the display area, a second fan-out line disposed in the second fan-out area, and fanned out from the second fan-out area to the display area, a first horizontal power line disposed in the second fan-out area, and a second horizontal power line disposed in the first fan-out area, and electrically connected to the second fan-out line.

Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a lyophobic layer, a first liquid, and a second liquid, where the lyophobic layer is lyophobic to the second liquid. A method of driving the display device includes: providing a first potential difference between the first electrode and the third electrode to thereby cause the first liquid to begin moving toward the second electrode; providing a second potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode while reducing the first potential difference to thereby cause the first liquid to move toward the first electrode; and removing the second potential difference to thereby cause the first liquid to slow down in its movement toward the first electrode or to stop in its movement toward the first electrode.

Abstract: A method for Near Field Communication (NFC) communications and an NFC-enabled device are disclosed. The method includes sensing an induced current in a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna; and switching a switch on and off to start and stop the flow of the induced current in the NFC antenna.

Abstract: In a display device, a line inversion driving chip inverts an image data to a data voltage having a positive polarity and a data voltage having a negative polarity based on positive and negative gammas alternately applied at every period, and alternately outputs a first data voltage having a first polarity and a second data voltage having a second polarity at a period less than or equal to a 1H period. A display panel includes a plurality of pixels receiving the first and second data voltages from the line inversion driving chip to display an image. Each pixel row includes first and second pixel groups receiving the first and second data voltages, respectively, and the first and second pixel groups are alternately arranged in each pixel row. Thus, the display device may be driven in a dot inversion method.

Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a lyophobic layer, a first liquid, and a second liquid, where the lyophobic layer is lyophobic to the second liquid. A method of driving the display device includes: providing a first potential difference between the first electrode and the third electrode to thereby cause the first liquid to begin moving toward the second electrode; providing a second potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode while reducing the first potential difference to thereby cause the first liquid to move toward the first electrode; and removing the second potential difference to thereby cause the first liquid to slow down in its movement toward the first electrode or to stop in its movement toward the first electrode.

Abstract: A fan-out unit which can control a resistance difference among channels with efficient space utilization and a thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate having the fan-out unit are presented. The fan-out unit includes: an insulating substrate; a first wiring layer which is formed on the insulating substrate and connected to a pad; a second wiring layer which is formed on the insulating substrate and connected to a TFT; and a resistance controller which is connected between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer and includes a plurality of first resistors extending parallel to the first wiring layer and a plurality of second resistors extending perpendicular to the first resistors and alternately connecting to the first resistors, wherein the first resistors are longer than the second resistors.

Abstract: In an apparatus and method for receiving light using multiple light receiving sensors, a light receiving apparatus includes a light receiving unit comprising multiple light receiving sensors to receive an optical signal; an analyzing unit to extract a highlighted area; a light receiving controlling unit to activate a first light receiving sensor corresponding to the highlighted area, and to determine the first light receiving sensor to be a part of a first sensor group; and a data processing unit to demodulate an optical signal received by the first sensor group into data. A method for receiving an optical signal including extracting a highlighted area; activating a light receiving sensor corresponding to the highlighted area; receiving light through the first light receiving sensor; grouping the first light receiving sensor into a first sensor group; and demodulating an optical signal received by the first sensor group into data.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor, a gate insulating layer, a gate line, an interlayer insulating layer, a data line, a drain electrode, a passivation layer, and a pixel electrode. The semiconductor is formed on the insulating substrate and includes source, drain, and channel regions. The gate line is formed on the gate insulating layer over the semiconductor, and overlaps the channel region thereof. The data line is formed on the interlayer insulating layer and has a source electrode electrically connected to the source region and a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region. The passivation layer is formed on the data line and drain electrode. The pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode. The data line overlaps the drain region.

Abstract: A fan-out unit which can control a resistance difference among channels with efficient space utilization and a thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate having the fan-out unit are presented. The fan-out unit includes: an insulating substrate; a first wiring layer which is formed on the insulating substrate and connected to a pad; a second wiring layer which is formed on the insulating substrate and connected to a TFT; and a resistance controller which is connected between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer and includes a plurality of first resistors extending parallel to the first wiring layer and a plurality of second resistors extending perpendicular to the first resistors and alternately connecting to the first resistors, wherein the first resistors are longer than the second resistors.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor, a gate insulating layer, a gate line, an interlayer insulating layer, a data line, a drain electrode, a passivation layer, and a pixel electrode. The semiconductor is formed on the insulating substrate and includes source, drain, and channel regions. The gate line is formed on the gate insulating layer over the semiconductor, and overlaps the channel region thereof. The data line is formed on the interlayer insulating layer and has a source electrode electrically connected to the source region and a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region. The passivation layer is formed on the data line and drain electrode. The pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode. The data line overlaps the drain region.