Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a depth image are provided. A compressed depth image may be divided into a plurality of regions, and may be processed, and thus it is possible to improve a quality of the compressed depth image, and to increase a compression rate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a dielectric layer with improved electrical characteristics and associated methods, the semiconductor device including a lower metal layer, a dielectric layer, and an upper metal layer sequentially disposed on a semiconductor substrate and an insertion layer disposed between the dielectric layer and at least one of the lower metal layer and the upper metal layer, wherein the dielectric layer includes a metal oxide film and the insertion layer includes a metallic material film.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus 1 includes: a quantization matrix holding unit (112) that holds a quantization matrix (WM) which has already been transmitted in a parameter set and a matrix ID for identifying the quantization matrix (WM), which are associated with each other; and a variable length coding unit (111) that obtains the matrix ID corresponding to the quantization matrix (WM) used for quantization from the quantization matrix holding unit (112) and places the matrix ID in a coded stream Str.

Abstract: A moving picture decoding method according to the present invention includes: performing intra prediction on a target block to calculate values of predicted samples of the target block; and calculating reconstructed samples of the target block by adding difference data and the values of the predicted samples of the target block, wherein in the performing of intra prediction, validity of each of reference samples that are located one of immediately above and immediately to the left of the target block is determined, and when the reference samples include both a valid reference sample and an invalid reference sample, the intra prediction is performed using the valid reference sample, and an intra-predicted reference sample is determined as a valid reference sample, and an inter-predicted reference sample is determined as an invalid reference sample.

Abstract: A moving picture prediction method for enabling a calculation amount and a storage capacity to be reduced in a prediction about a moving picture by scaling processing is provided. A method for predicting the value P of Time T from the value P0 of Time T0 and the value P1 of Time T1 includes a step of judging whether it is possible to generate a predictive value with a predetermined significant number of bits by scaling using Time T0, T1 and T (Step S90); a step of predicting the value P from the values P0 and P1 by scaling using Time T0, T1 and T when it is possible to generate a predictive value with the predetermined significant number of bits (Step S92); and a step of predicting the value P from the values P0 and P1 without using Time T0, T1 and T when it is impossible to generate a predictive value with the predetermined significant number of bits (Step S91).

Abstract: A moving picture decoding apparatus includes: a quantization matrix holding unit (202) that holds a quantization matrix (WM) which has already been transmitted in a parameter set and a matrix ID for identifying the quantization matrix (WM), which are associated with each other; and a variable length decoding unit (201) that obtains the matrix ID corresponding to the quantization matrix (WM) used for quantization from the quantization matrix holding unit (202) and places the matrix ID in a coded stream Str.

Abstract: A method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a gate trench and depositing a metal layer, using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process, over the substrate to partially fill the trench. The metal layer includes a bottom portion and a sidewall portion that is thinner than the bottom portion. The method also includes forming a coating layer on the metal layer, etching back the coating layer such that a portion of the coating layer protects a portion of the metal layer within the trench, and removing the unprotected portion of the metal layer. A different aspect involves a semiconductor device that includes a gate that includes a trench having a top surface, and a metal layer formed over the trench, wherein the metal layer includes a sidewall portion and a bottom portion, and wherein the sidewall portion is thinner than the bottom portion.

Abstract: A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result.

Abstract: The present invention provides a video coding method and a video decoding method which allow enhancement of coding efficiency and improvement in video quality. A video coding apparatus includes: a mode determination unit which determines a notification method for notifying a transform block size to be used in orthogonal transform of a current block to be either the implicit mode or the explicit mode, and outputs the ABT mode indicating the determined notification method; an orthogonal transformation unit which transforms the difference values between the input image and predicted image into frequency coefficients based on the transform block size determined in accordance with the determined notification method; a quantization unit which quantizes the frequency coefficients and output the quantized values; and a variable length coding unit which performs variable length coding on the quantized values, the ABT mode, and the like, so as to output a coded stream.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having the filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filters includes filters having different filtering strength. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter.

Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a metal thin film which can reduce leakage current while improving electric properties by improving step coverage of a device. The method of forming a metal thin film includes supplying a metal precursor including chlorine, purging byproducts produced after the supplying of the metal precursor by injecting a purge gas, supplying a reactant to allow the reactant and the metal precursor to react with each other to form a thin film layer, and purging the byproducts produced after the reaction by injecting a purge gas, wherein before the supplying of the metal precursor, the method further includes supplying a reactant to be adsorbed on a treated product.

Abstract: A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result.

Abstract: A semiconductor package configured to attain a thin profile and low moisture sensitivity. Packages of this invention can include a semiconductor die mounted on a die attachment site of a leadframe and further connected with a plurality of elongate I/O leads arranged about the die attach pad and extending in said first direction. The leadframe having an “up-set” bonding pad arranged with a bonding support for supporting a plurality of wire bonds and a large mold flow aperture in the up-set bonding pad. The package encapsulated in a mold material that surrounds the bonding support and flows through the large mold flow aperture to establish well supported wire bonds such that the package has low moisture sensitivity.

Abstract: To provide an image decoding method allowing decoding of a multiview video even when no prefix NAL units are used. The image decoding method includes: parsing NAL units of a base view; decoding an image of the base view; parsing MVC extension parameters of a non-base view; searching whether or not prefix NAL units for a base view are present; either computing MVC extension parameters for the base view when no prefix NAL units are present or parsing the MVC extension parameters of the base view when prefix NAL units for the base view are present; and decoding the non-base view using the MVC extension parameters of the base view and the MVC extension parameters of the non-base view.

Abstract: A laser annealing method includes forming a nitrogen-doped layer on a semiconductor layer, the nitrogen-doped layer having a nitrogen concentration of at least 3×1020 atoms/cc, irradiating a first area of the nitrogen-doped layer in a low oxygen environment with a laser beam and irradiating a second area of the nitrogen-doped layer in a low oxygen environment with a laser beam, a part of the second area overlapping with the first area.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter.

Abstract: A method of forming a FinFET device is provided. In one embodiment, a fin is formed on a substrate. A gate structure is formed over the fin, the gate structure having a dielectric layer and a conformal first polysilicon layer formed above the dielectric layer. An etch stop layer is formed above the first polysilicon layer and thereafter a second polysilicon layer is formed above the etch stop layer. The second polysilicon layer and the etch stop layer are removed. A metal layer is formed above the first polysilicon layer. The first polysilicon layer is reacted with the metal layer to silicide the first polysilicon layer. Any un-reacted metal layer is thereafter removed and source and drain regions are formed on opposite sides of the fin.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) apparatus for USB communication is provided. The USB apparatus includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a circuit for communicating data with an external device according to a USB communication standard, a connector for connecting to a USB terminal of the external device, and a noise reduction circuit connected between an output terminal of the PCB and the connector for reducing noise of a data signal. The noise reduction circuit includes a common-mode filter for removing harmonic components generated between a ‘+’ data signal and a ‘?’ data signal and passing the ‘+’ data signal and the ‘?’ data signal, which operate in a differential mode.

Abstract: A coding method includes: defining an access unit; and coding each of the pictures included in the access unit, for each access unit. The defining includes: determining a unit of coding for determining whether the pictures included in the access unit are to be uniformly coded on a per-field basis or on a per-frame basis; and determining a field type for determining whether the pictures are to be uniformly coded as top fields or bottom fields when it is determined that the pictures included in the access unit are to be coded on a per-field basis. In the coding, each of the pictures is coded for each access unit in a format determined in the determining of a unit of coding and in the determining of a field type.