Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a phonebook using an image in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes recording contact information in metadata of an image, and performing a linkage function using the image having the contact information recorded therein.

Abstract: The plasma processing apparatus for processing a semiconductor substrate using plasma and a method thereof can maintain a steady state simultaneously while maximizing a plasma electron density. The plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber which generates plasma to process a semiconductor substrate; upper and lower electrodes arranged in the chamber; a DC power-supply unit which applies a DC voltage to either one of the upper and lower electrodes; and a controller which adjusts a power ratio of the DC voltage applied from the DC power-supply unit to either one of the upper and lower electrodes. As a result, the apparatus certainly confines electrons, so that the electrodes are not emitted from the plasma, resulting in a maximized plasma electron density.

Abstract: Disclosed is an etching method for a semiconductor device. The protecting layer, such as the hydrocarbon layer or the hydrocarbon layer containing phosphorous, is formed on the photoresist layer by using the precursor gas containing no fluorine. Therefore, the etching process enabling the thin photoresist to have a high selectivity can be performed, thereby improving the etching efficiency. The method includes the steps of placing a semiconductor substrate in a chamber, in which a material layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate and a photoresist layer is formed on the material layer, forming a hydrocarbon layer on the photoresist layer by introducing precursor gas containing no fluorine into the chamber and etching an etching target material by introducing etching gas into the chamber.

Abstract: Provided a media connect device which serves as a medium between a media player and an audio device, controls the media player in response to a user's manipulation of the audio device, performs USB-packet processing on an audio signal reproduced by the media player, and provide the audio signal packets to the audio device such that sound can be outputted from the audio device. Through the media connect device, an audio device having a USB host interface can be connected to an existing media player without the exterior being modified. Further, even in a case of DRM contents, a user can enjoy songs, which have been previously purchased, without a separate software being supported or repurchased.

Abstract: A groundwater collecting apparatus which can continuously collect groundwater, and can selectively collect groundwater at a specific depth by directly generating vertical movement is provided. The groundwater collecting apparatus includes: a vibration unit selectively admitting groundwater which exists in the monitoring well according to vibration in a vertical direction; a driving unit being supplied a power to vibrate the vibration unit in a vertical direction; and a hollow guide pipe being connected to the vibration unit to guide the groundwater to a ground, the groundwater having flowed into the vibration unit through a channel inlet of the vibration unit.

Abstract: A plasma etching method and apparatus. In the plasma etching apparatus, pluralities of RF power supplies are respectively connected to upper and lower electrode via relevant matching networks to enable generation of various ion densities and ion energies of plasma by individually changing RF powers applied to the upper and lower electrodes through control of the RF power supplies, so that the plasma etching apparatus can perform all processes which includes a process requiring a low ion density and a low ion energy, a process requiring the low ion density and a high ion energy, a process requiring a high ion density and the low ion energy, and a process requiring the high ion density and the high ion energy, thereby realizing various plasma etching processes.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to antennas formed in the pattern of characters and, more particularly, to a character pattern antenna, in which a radiation unit thereof is formed in the pattern of a plurality of characters. The character pattern antenna includes a radiation unit, a feeding unit, and a short circuit unit. The radiation unit is formed in a character pattern group to radiate radio waves. The feeding unit is formed on a predetermined portion of the character pattern to provide current. The short circuit unit is formed on a predetermined location of the radiation unit and adapted to function as a ground. As described above, the present invention proposes a character pattern antenna, which allows the pattern thereof to contain a specific meaning while having the performance of an antenna. Accordingly, the present invention is advantageous in that it can increase the freedom of a pattern when an antenna is designed, thus facilitating the design of the antenna.

Abstract: An ice tray assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The ice tray assembly is installed in a door of a refrigerator. The ice tray assembly allows water to be supplied from a water container to an ice tray only when the door is closed. To this end, the ice tray assembly includes a valve for opening and closing a channel through which the water is supplied from the water container to the ice tray which is operated in cooperation with the operation of the door. An inner space of a refrigerator main body and corresponding storage space is increased since the ice tray assembly is installed in the door. Further, because water fed from the water container to the ice tray is controlled according to the operation of the door, water is not spilt from the ice tray when the door is operated.

Abstract: A washing machine wherein the structure of a door to open and close a laundry inlet hole formed at the upper part of a housing is improved. The door includes front and rear door parts hingedly coupled with each other. The front door part has a front-to-rear length less than that of the rear door part. Consequently, when the door is opened, the front door part is folded to the rear door part and the lower end of the front door part is located at the upper part of the rear door part. The rear door part has a see-through portion, through which the interior of the housing is seen while the door is closed.

Abstract: An apparatus to manufacture a semiconductor includes a plasma-limiting device to limit a plasma region in a reaction chamber. The plasma-limiting device includes a first limiting device to limit the plasma region in the reaction chamber to a first plasma region, a second limiting device to limit the plasma region in the reaction chamber to a second plasma region having an area larger than an area of the first plasma region, and a driving device to simultaneously move the first and second limiting devices to vary the plasma region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro USB memory package and a method for manufacturing the same. The object of the present invention is to provide a micro USB memory package and a method for manufacturing the same, which can meet the USB standard specification, can have light, thin, short and small configuration, can have various applications, and can simply expand the memory capacity thereof.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a home appliance which enables power line communication therewith for remote monitoring of progress of the home appliance, such as a washing machine or dryer. For this, the present invention provides a home appliance which enables power cable communication therewith, including a body (10) forming an exterior of the home appliance, a main control unit (20) at the body (10), for making various kinds of control of the home appliance, and a power cable communication modem (230) at the body (10), for transmission/reception of various kinds of data to/from a remote monitor which monitors the home appliance, remotely.

Abstract: A dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub, a sump, and a sealing member. The tub includes a washing space, and the sump is coupled to a lower portion of the tub. The sealing member is interposed between the tub and the sump, and includes a protrusion contacting one of the tub and the sump to prevent a washing water leakage.

Abstract: Methods of forming a gate structure for an integrated circuit memory device include forming a metal oxide dielectric layer on an integrated circuit substrate. Ions of a selected element from group 4 of the periodic table and having a thermal diffusivity of less than about 0.5 centimeters per second (cm2/s) are injected into the dielectric layer to form a charge storing region in the dielectric layer with a tunnel dielectric layer under the charge storing region and a capping dielectric layer above the charge storing region. The substrate including the metal oxide dielectric layer is thermally treated to form a plurality of discrete charge storing nano crystals in the charge storing region. A gate electrode layer is formed on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A dinuclear transition metal compound of Formula 1 is provided: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R, L, A, B, X, M, z, and n are the same as in the description of the present invention. The dinuclear transition metal compound includes two transition metal compounds connected each other by a bridging group so that a decrease in catalyst activation due to a polar functional group can be prevented. A catalyst composition including the dinuclear transition metal compound is highly active for a monomer having a polar functional group.

Abstract: Provided are a bimetallic zinc complex and a method of producing polycarbonate, including polymerizing an epoxy compound and carbon dioxide using the bimetallic zinc complex. The bimetallic zinc complex according to the present invention has a distance between zinc-zinc atoms, which is maintained in a limited range regardless of its concentration in a reaction medium for the polymerization. Thus, the bimetallic zinc complex can have a polymerization activity even at a high ratio of monomer/catalyst, thereby reducing a catalyst amount to be used, which is economically advantageous. Further, the bimetallic zinc complex can produce a high molecular weight polycarbonate.

Abstract: Provided are an enhanced structure of a coplanar waveguide that is a kind of transmission line used for optical communication for radio frequency (RF), and an optical communication module employing the same. While having a basic structure including a conductive strip and ground strips at both sides of the conductive strip on a dielectric substrate, the coplanar waveguide has the structure in which metal patterns of a portion of the conductive strip located around points where an RF propagation direction is changed and of a portion of an inside ground strip are removed to make electrical lengths of an outside ground strip and the inside ground strip similar each other. Using the coplanar waveguide, it is possible to fabricate an optical module that has an optimized RF characteristic and also can freely change an RF propagation direction of several tens GHz, without an additional process.

Abstract: Methods of forming a gate structure for an integrated circuit memory device include forming a first dielectric layer having a dielectric constant of under 7 on an integrated circuit substrate. Ions of a selected element from group 4 of the periodic table and having a thermal diffusivity of less than about 0.5 centimeters per second (cm2/s) are injected into the first dielectric layer to form a charge storing region in the first dielectric layer with a tunnel dielectric layer under the charge storing region. A metal oxide second dielectric layer is formed on the first dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer. The substrate including the first and second dielectric layers is thermally treated to form a plurality of discrete charge storing nano crystals in the charge storing region and a gate electrode layer is formed on the second dielectric layer. Gate structures for integrated circuit devices and memory cells are also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling standby power of a washing machine, which is located in a remote place and can be remotely controlled by a user, is provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit, a power supply, and a controller. The communication unit performs data communication with a monitoring device that performs remote control and monitoring of the washing machine. The power supply supplies needed power to the washing machine. When a wash cycle is terminated or a power-off command is input during data communication with the monitoring device through the communication unit, the controller determines whether to supply main power to the washing machine according to a user setting and controls the power supply according to the determination. The user can set whether to supply main power when a wash cycle has been terminated or a power-off command has been input, achieving easy and efficient standby power control.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus to effectively agitate and evenly distribute high-temperature air into a cooking chamber by use of a single driving fan and a plurality of driven fans. The cooking apparatus includes the cooking chamber, the driving fan arranged at a rear wall of the cooking chamber, a convection heater to surround the driving fan, the plurality of driven fans arranged on a circumference of the driving fan, and a fan cover having a plurality of suction holes and discharge holes. The driving fan is connected with a drive motor to rotate in accordance with an operation of the drive motor. The driven fans rotate by use of air streams generated when the driving fan rotates. The high-temperature air is evenly agitated in accordance with the rotation of the driven fans to be distributed into the cooking chamber via the discharge holes in all directions.