Abstract: Disclosed is a field emitter, including: a cathode electrode in a shape of a tip; an emitter having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the cathode electrode and formed on the cathode electrode; and a gate electrode having a single hole and located above the emitter while maintaining a predetermined distance from the emitter.

Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a CNT emitter with density controlled CNT, comprising: (i) fabricating a CNT paste by dispersing a carbon nanotube (CNT) powder, two kinds or more of inorganic fillers which have a lower melting temperature than the CNT and different oxidation degrees of the CNT, and an organic binder in a solvent; (ii) coating the CNT paste on an electrode formed above a substrate; (iii) sintering the substrate coated with the CNT paste to selectively oxidize the CNT around one kind of inorganic filler among two kinds or more of the inorganic fillers; and (iv) treating the surface of the CNT paste so that the surface of the CNT paste is activated.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a power control apparatus and a method for controlling power, more specifically to a power control apparatus that controls the risk of overcurrent in a power generator when the voltage in the power grid is low. In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a power control apparatus that controls power in a power generation system including a generator generating power can include a current comparator, which calculates an error current by using a difference between a current measured at the generator and a rated current of the generator, a controlling unit, which calculates a real power value by receiving the error current and outputs a switch driving signal corresponding to the calculated real power value, a switch, which is operated by the switch driving signal, and a resistance device, which is coupled to the switch to consume the error current.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp including a first light-emitting unit and a second light-emitting unit arranged above and below a reflector, so that light is emitted in both an upwards and downwards direction and light is reflected by the reflector, and so that the LED lamp has light distribution characteristics similar to those of conventional filament lamps.

Abstract: A receiving method and apparatus for combining Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) data in a wireless communication system are provided. More particularly, a method and apparatus for increasing HARQ combining capability while effectively using a limited-sized memory are provided. The receiving method for combining the HARQ data includes predicting a maximum size of currently receivable data, converting HARQ data received from a transmitting end into Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR) information, determining whether the received HARQ data is retransmitted data, if the determination result shows that the HARQ data is not the retransmitted data, determining whether the converted LLR information is compressed according to the predicted maximum data size, and storing the converted LLR information in a memory according to the determination result on whether compression is necessary.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a field emission X-ray tube apparatus for facilitating cathode replacement, and more particularly, to a field emission X-ray tube apparatus for facilitating cathode replacement in which gates and cathodes are easily arranged through a joining member and a rotation preventing guide when gates and insulating spacers are rotated and joined with the cathodes while the cathodes and respective gates maintain electrical insulation, thereby easily replacing the cathodes.

Abstract: A field emission device having a simple structure and capable of readily changing emission colors of light by adjusting emission intensity of red, green and blue light is provided. In the field emission device, current that flows into each cathode electrode block is adjusted according to a very low control pulse signal of 0 to 5 V with a predetermined voltage applied to an anode electrode and a gate electrode over time, so that emission intensities of red, green and blue are individually adjusted. Therefore, the current that flows into each cathode electrode block is adjusted in a simple manner using a control pulse signal of a low level without a separate pulse driving high-voltage power supply, so that emission intensities of red, green and blue can be arbitrarily adjusted and emission colors of the field emission device can be readily changed.

Abstract: Provided is a field emission lamp (FEL), which includes a plurality of cathode electrodes formed above a first substrate, an anode electrode formed under a second substrate to face the cathode electrode, a fluorescent layer composed of red, green and blue (RGB) patterns formed alternately on the anode electrode in an oblique direction, and a plurality of emitters formed on the cathode electrodes to correspond to the RGB patterns. According to the present invention, as an FEL having a fast response time is used as a backlight unit, a color breaking phenomenon can be prevented in a color sequential driving method.

Abstract: A delay locked loop circuit includes a delay locked loop receiving an external clock, a frequency detector delaying an input frequency signal to generate a plurality of strobe signals and outputting a check signal indicating that the frequency of the input frequency signal is equal to or lower than a reference frequency when all of the strobe signals are positioned within a first-status section of one cycle of the input frequency signal, a delay lock reset unit generating a reset signal to reset the frequency detector and an activation signal to enable the delay locked loop to perform a delay lock process, and a direct phase detector controlling a coarse locking window on the basis of the check signal and generating a pair of phase detection signals indicating logic levels of the external clock. Accordingly, a failure of a coarse locking may be prevented thus facilitating improved circuit performance.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for recognizing a home position of a rotatable body. The apparatus includes: a tray including a support surface on which the rotatable body can be seated; a rotatable body position alignment unit for controlling the position of the rotatable body so that the rotatable body is aligned to be in a predetermined position when the rotatable body is seated on the support surface of the tray; a motor including a motor shaft that rotates by power supply, and a turntable that can be coupled with the rotatable body and rotates the rotatable body; and an encoder that is connected to the motor shaft and generates signals for measuring a rotational angle and a rotational direction of the motor shaft.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a power control apparatus and a method for controlling power, more specifically to a power control apparatus that controls the risk of overcurrent in a power generator when the voltage in the power grid is low. In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a power control apparatus that controls power in a power generation system including a generator generating power can include a current comparator, which calculates an error current by using a difference between a current measured at the generator and a rated current of the generator, a controlling unit, which calculates a real power value by receiving the error current and outputs a switch driving signal corresponding to the calculated real power value, a switch, which is operated by the switch driving signal, and a resistance device, which is coupled to the switch to consume the error current.

Abstract: An LED illumination apparatus realizes wide light distribution by increasing the angular range of radiation, and achieves uniform intensity of light through the arrangement of the position of a plurality of light sources. The LED illumination apparatus includes a substrate, a first light source disposed on a peripheral area of the substrate, a second light source disposed on an inner area of the substrate, and a reflector disposed between the first light source and the second light source, wherein the reflector is configured to reflect light that is generated by the first light source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an FPGA board assembly for inspecting a semiconductor, the FPGA board assembly being a programmable logic device (PLD) board for inspecting a semiconductor product design, comprising: one or more FPGA boards, each including an FPGA chip provided with a logic circuit for inspecting a semiconductor and a plurality of connectors for inputting/outputting signals; and a switching board including connectors corresponding to the connectors and selectively connecting signals between the FPGA boards, wherein the one or more FPGA boards and the switching board are connected with each other in the form of a laminate by their respective connectors to inspect a semiconductor product design. The FPGA board assembly is advantageous in that boards can be easily connected with each other and in that various problems, such as difficulties of wiring design, the spatial restriction and the like, can be solved.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a power control apparatus and a method for controlling power, more specifically to a power control apparatus that controls the risk of overcurrent in a power generator when the voltage in the power grid is low. In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a power control apparatus that controls power in a power generation system including a generator generating power can include a current comparator, which calculates an error current by using a difference between a current measured at the generator and a rated current of the generator, a controlling unit, which calculates a real power value by receiving the error current and outputs a switch driving signal corresponding to the calculated real power value, a switch, which is operated by the switch driving signal, and a resistance device, which is coupled to the switch to consume the error current.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modulo operation method. The modulo operation method, in a case where the square of a divisor N is greater than or equal to a dividend C, includes: determining the number of computation stages n satisfying 2n<N?2n+1; performing an initialization operation by initializing a constant a to the smallest integer greater than or equal to half of N; performing a first operation by subtracting, when C is greater than or equal to N·a (product of N and a), the value of C by the value of N·a; and performing a second operation by assigning the smallest integer greater than or equal to half of a to the value of a, wherein the value of C is output as the result of modulo operation after the first operation and the second operation are repeated n times. In the first operation, when C is less than N·a, the value of C is unchanged.

Abstract: A delay locked loop circuit includes a delay locked loop receiving an external clock, a frequency detector delaying an input frequency signal to generate a plurality of strobe signals and outputting a check signal indicating that the frequency of the input frequency signal is equal to or lower than a reference frequency when all of the strobe signals are positioned within a first-status section of one cycle of the input frequency signal, a delay lock reset unit generating a reset signal to reset the frequency detector and an activation signal to enable the delay locked loop to perform a delay lock process, and a direct phase detector controlling a coarse locking window on the basis of the check signal and generating a pair of phase detection signals indicating logic levels of the external clock. According to this configuration, since the coarse locking window is controlled as per a frequency band, it is possible to prevent a failure of a coarse locking and to achieve an improved circuit performance.

Abstract: A rotation driving system and a method to determine the presence of a rotator on a turntable are provided. The rotation driving system includes an encoder to detect rotation information of a motor, and a controller to determine whether or not a rotator is present on a turntable and also, to adjust a gain of the motor according to moment of inertia of the rotator.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display which includes a liquid crystal panel which displays an image, a middle frame in which the liquid crystal panel is positioned, an upper container which is disposed above the middle frame and includes the liquid crystal panel therein along with the middle frame, a lower container which has a bottom surface and a plurality of sidewalls that surround the bottom surface, is disposed below the middle frame and is coupled to the upper container, and at least one connection element which is disposed between the upper container and one of the sidewalls of the lower container and connects the lower container and the upper container.