Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including monocrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon, a first insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, the first insulating layer including a local region in which a portion of an upper surface of the first insulating layer is recessed, a channel layer provided in the local region of the first insulating layer, a silicide provided on one side surface of the channel layer, a control gate provided on the channel layer, a gate insulating film provided between the channel layer and the control gate, and a polarity control gate arranged so as to overlap an interface between the channel layer and the silicide, wherein the polarity control gate is spaced apart from the control gate, and the channel layer includes monocrystalline silicon.

Abstract: Disclosed is a discontinuous jump current breaker, in an AC power system having an insulating material that exhibits nonlinear electrical characteristics between two electrodes, which blocks an AC power by observing a discontinuous jump current in which an insulator-metal transition occurs. The discontinuous jump current breaker includes a setting unit that sets the magnitude of a discontinuous jump current, a sensor unit including a metallic wire (Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1981640) parallel to an AC power wire, located at a separation distance d?0, and that measures electromagnetic waves of an AC power, an amplifier unit that amplifies an analog signal of the metal wire, an analog-to-digital converter that converts the amplified analog signal to digital, a microcontroller unit including a memory unit for storing a program that drives the system, and a power blocking unit that blocks the discontinuous jump current.

Abstract: Provided is a monolithic metal-insulator transition device. The monolithic metal-insulator transition device includes a substrate including a driving region and a switching region, first and second source/drain regions on the driving region, a gate electrode between the first and second source/drain regions, an inlet well region formed adjacent to an upper surface of the substrate on the switching region, a control well region having a different conductivity type from the inlet well region between the inlet well region and a lower surface of the substrate, a first wiring electrically connecting the first source/drain region and the control well region, and a second wiring electrically connecting the second source/drain region and the inlet well region.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for predicting a state of a battery are provided. The apparatus includes a data measuring unit that measures information about the battery and outputs first data, a data producing unit that reflects a change in available capacity of the battery based on at least a portion of the first data to calculate a corrected state of charge and processes the first data based on the corrected state of charge to generate second data, and outputs the second data, and a battery state estimating unit that estimates state information of the battery based on the second data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery state prediction device including a data measurement unit that measures information about a battery and to output first data and a battery state estimation unit that calculates a state of charge (SOC) value of the battery based on the first data, generates second data by pre-processing the first data based on the SOC value, and estimates a state of health (SOH) of the battery based on the second data. The battery state estimation unit calculates the SOC value based on an extended Kalman filter and adjusts a parameter of the extended Kalman filter based on the estimated SOH.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including monocrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon, a first insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, the first insulating layer including a local region in which a portion of an upper surface of the first insulating layer is recessed, a channel layer provided in the local region of the first insulating layer, a silicide provided on one side surface of the channel layer, a control gate provided on the channel layer, a gate insulating film provided between the channel layer and the control gate, and a polarity control gate arranged so as to overlap an interface between the channel layer and the silicide, wherein the polarity control gate is spaced apart from the control gate, and the channel layer includes monocrystalline silicon.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for predicting a state of a battery are provided. The apparatus includes a data measuring unit that measures information about the battery and outputs first data, a data producing unit that reflects a change in available capacity of the battery based on at least a portion of the first data to calculate a corrected state of charge and processes the first data based on the corrected state of charge to generate second data, and outputs the second data, and a battery state estimating unit that estimates state information of the battery based on the second data.

Abstract: Provided is a monolithic metal-insulator transition device. The monolithic metal-insulator transition device includes a substrate including a driving region and a switching region, first and second source/drain regions on the driving region, a gate electrode between the first and second source/drain regions, an inlet well region formed adjacent to an upper surface of the substrate on the switching region, a control well region having a different conductivity type from the inlet well region between the inlet well region and a lower surface of the substrate, a first wiring electrically connecting the first source/drain region and the control well region, and a second wiring electrically connecting the second source/drain region and the inlet well region.

Abstract: Provided is an image registration device including a first feature vector magnitude calculating unit calculating magnitudes of feature vectors corresponding to any one first feature point among feature points of a reference image to create a first magnitude value, a second feature vector magnitude calculating unit calculating magnitudes of feature vectors corresponding to any one second feature point among feature points of a target image to create a second magnitude value, a magnitude difference calculating unit receiving the first and second magnitude values and calculating a difference between the received first and second magnitude values to create a third magnitude value, a first threshold value creating unit creating a first threshold value on the basis of the first magnitude value and a magnitude ratio, and a magnitude difference determining unit receiving the third magnitude value and the first threshold value, and determining a magnitude difference.

Abstract: Provided is a sensing circuit for recognizing a movement including: at least one light emitting device outputting light; at least one light receiving device receiving the light reflected by an object on the light emitting device and generating a plurality of current signals proportional to an amount of incident light; a signal conversion unit converting the plurality of current signals into a plurality of digital signals; a recognition unit measuring a synthetic digital signal to determine whether an object moves by receiving the plurality of current signals; and a control unit controlling the recognition unit, wherein the recognition unit generates a clock signal for the synthetic digital signal greater than a critical value and measures a count generated by the clock signal; and the control unit determines whether the object moves through a comparison of the count and a reference value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a feature vector classification device which includes an initial condition setting unit; a variable calculating unit configured to receive a training vector and to calculate an error and a weight according to setting of the initial condition setting unit; a loop deciding unit configured to determine whether re-calculation is required, based on a comparison result between the calculated error and an error threshold; and a hyperplane generating unit configured to generate a hyperplane when an end signal is received from the loop deciding unit.

Abstract: The control apparatus of the present invention determines a motion state of an object and provides an IRLED switching control signal suitable for the motion state in an apparatus for sensing/recognizing a motion of the object by using an infrared light-emitting diode (IRLED) and a photodiode (PD). Such a control apparatus is an LED driving control apparatus, and includes a motion velocity generating unit, a previous section average value generating unit, a state value generating unit, a control unit, and an LED switching control signal generating unit.

Abstract: Provided is a wheel speed sensor interface. The wheel speed sensor interface includes: a speed pulse detection circuit configured to receive a plurality of sensor signals including wheel speed information of a vehicle, detect a plurality of speed pulses on the basis of the plurality of the received sensor signals, and transmit the plurality of the detected speed pulses to an external device; and a comparison speed detection circuit configured to generate a plurality of counting values by counting each of the detected speed pulses, generate comparison speed information by multiplexing the plurality of the generated counting values through a time division method, and transmit the generated comparison speed information to the external device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hall sensor signal generating device which includes a rotor which has a magnetic property and rotates on the basis of a rotary axis; a hall sensor unit which is disposed to be spaced apart from a stator disposed outside the rotor; and a clock synchronization unit which receives a driving clock, performs synchronization between the driving clock and a hall sensor signal output from the hall sensor unit, and outputs the synchronized driving clock and the synchronized hall sensor signal.

Abstract: A DC-DC boost converter for a power generation element includes a power generation element configured to generate a both end voltage and a power supply current, an inductor charged by the power supply current, a first and second switch units comprising a plurality of first and second transistors, an MPPT control unit configured to detect the both end voltage and output a control signal to the first and second switch units so that an input voltage output from the power generation element is maintained as a predetermined proportion of the both end voltage, a current detection unit configured to output a signal for controlling the number of enabled first transistors and second transistors according to an intensity of the power supply current, and a switch selection unit configured to connect the first transistors and the second transistors through the signal.

Abstract: Provided is a sensing circuit for recognizing a movement including: at least one light emitting device outputting light; at least one light receiving device receiving the light reflected by an object on the light emitting device and generating a plurality of current signals proportional to an amount of incident light; a signal conversion unit converting the plurality of current signals into a plurality of digital signals; a recognition unit measuring a synthetic digital signal to determine whether an object moves by receiving the plurality of current signals; and a control unit controlling the recognition unit, wherein the recognition unit generates a clock signal for the synthetic digital signal greater than a critical value and measures a count generated by the clock signal; and the control unit determines whether the object moves through a comparison of the count and a reference value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sound detecting circuit which includes a sensing unit configured to generate an AC signal in response to a sound pressure level of a sound signal; an amplification unit configured to amplify the AC signal; and a bias voltage generating unit configured to generate a bias voltage to be provided to the amplification unit. The bias voltage generating unit comprises a current source configured to provide a power current; and a current-voltage converting circuit configured to convert the power current into the bias voltage and to reduce a noise due to the power current.

Abstract: The inventive concept discloses a new temperature sensor structure based on oscillator which is insensitive to a process change and improves an error rate of temperature output. The temperature sensor based on oscillator compares an oscillator circuit structure insensitive to a temperature change with an oscillator circuit structure having a frequency change in proportion to a temperature change to output a relative difference between the two oscillator circuit structures and thereby it is compensated itself. In the temperature sensor based on oscillator, a problem of performance reduction due to an external environment and a process deviation of temperature sensor is improved and an output distortion and temperature nonlinearity are effectively improved. Thus, since the temperature sensor based on oscillator has a structure of high performance, low power and low cost, it can be variously used in a detection equipment of temperature environment.

Abstract: Provided is a capacitor-type sensor read-out circuit. The capacitor-type sensor read-out circuit includes: a signal conversion unit outputting a sensor signal inputted from a sensor; a voltage booster generating a bias voltage; and a capacitor-type signal coupling circuit receiving the sensor signal as a feedback, mixing the received sensor signal with the bias voltage, and outputting the mixed signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for predicting a moving direction of another vehicle running on a carriageway adjacent to a user's vehicle using periodically acquired image information around the user's vehicle, and performing a control process of preventing collision of the user's vehicle when a moving direction of the user's vehicle crosses the moving direction of the other vehicle.