Abstract: Azepine derivatives acting on 5-HT7 receptors and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The azepine derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have high binding affinities for and high antagonistic activities on 5-HT7 receptors. Due to these advantages, the azepine derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be applied to therapeutic or prophylactic agents for central nervous system diseases, such as depression, migraine, anxiety, pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, body temperature dysregulation, biorhythm dysregulation, sleep disturbance, and smooth muscle diseases where 5-HT7 receptors antagonistic activity is required.

Abstract: A polarization film and a display apparatus are provided. The polarization film includes first polarization layers and second polarization layers. The first polarization layers have a first refractive index with respect to a first polarization; and the second polarization layers have a second refractive index with respect to the first polarization and are arranged in each interval between the first polarization layers. The first polarization layers reflect light of the first polarization having color coordinates based on a thickness of the first polarization layers, at a boundary that touches the second polarization layers. The display apparatus includes a display panel and the polarization film.

Abstract: A user terminal device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, a cover disposed on a rear side of the display, a detector configured to detect a user interaction on the display and the cover, and a controller configured to, in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that the first area and the second area face each other, control the detector to detect a user interaction through an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area, and the cover, and, in response to the display being folded such that the two parts of the cover face with each other with reference to the folding line, control the detector to detect a user interaction through the first area and the second area.

Abstract: An address distribution apparatus includes an address distributor. The address distributor distributes addresses of a plurality of memory cells in a memory device to prevent at least two successive write operations from being applied to at least two adjacent memory cells sharing any one of a plurality of word lines or any one of a plurality of bit lines among the plurality of memory cells. The at least two write operations are performed in response to write requests outputted from a host, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing carbon nanotubes which are capable of more effectively preparing carbon nanotubes having a uniform and fine size, and a dispersion composition of carbon nanotubes obtained using the same. The method for preparing carbon nanotube comprises the steps of: forming a dispersion comprising carbon nanotube bundles, a dispersant and a solvent; and enabling the dispersion to consecutively pass through a high pressure homogenizer, wherein the dispersant is a mixture of plural kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, and the carbon nanotube bundles are pulverized or disentangled while passing through a microchannel of the high pressure homogenizer under a shear force to form carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes an insulating film on a substrate, a lower wiring layer penetrating at least a portion of the insulating film, the lower wiring layer including a first metal, a lower conductive barrier film surrounding a bottom surface and a sidewall of the lower wiring layer, the lower conductive barrier film including a second metal different from the first metal, a first metal silicide capping layer covering a top surface of the lower wiring layer, the first metal silicide capping layer including the first metal, and a second metal silicide capping layer contacting the first metal silicide capping layer and disposed on the lower conductive barrier film, the second metal silicide capping layer including the second metal.

Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a core member having a first through-hole and including first and second wiring layer disposed on different levels; a first semiconductor chip disposed in the first through-hole; a second semiconductor chip disposed on the first semiconductor chip in the first through-hole so that a second inactive surface faces a first inactive surface; conductive wires disposed on the core member and a second active surface and electrically connecting second connection pads and the second wiring layer to each other; an encapsulant covering at least portions of the core member, the first semiconductor chip, the second semiconductor chip, and the conductive wires and filling at least portions of the first through-hole; and a connection member disposed on the core member and a first active surface and electrically connecting first connection pads and the first wiring layer to each other.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for processing an image are disclosed, and according to various examples, an operation of the electronic device can include an operation controlling a computation module so as to identify a subject from image data and calculating photography parameters on the basis of the identified subject, and an operation providing the calculated photography parameters to a camera module through a control module prior to a photographing command of a user, and other examples can be carried out.

Abstract: A method of fabricating semiconductor devices includes sequentially forming a gate layer and a mandrel layer on a substrate, forming a first photoresist on the mandrel layer, forming a mandrel pattern by at least partially removing the mandrel layer using the first photoresist as a mask, forming a spacer pattern that comprises a first mandrel spacer located on a side of a first mandrel included in the mandrel pattern and a second mandrel spacer located on the other side of the first mandrel, forming a sacrificial layer that covers the first and second mandrel spacers after removing the mandrel pattern, forming a second photoresist including a bridge pattern overlapping parts of the first and second mandrel spacers on the sacrificial layer; and forming a gate pattern by at least partially removing the gate layer using the first and second mandrel spacers and the second photoresist as a mask.

Abstract: A server device includes a plurality of interface circuits configured to connect with a network, and perform format conversion between network packets and data chunks, the network packets being packets communicated with the network, the data chunks complying with an internal format; a plurality of memory modules operating independently of each other; and a switch circuit connected between the plurality of interface circuits and the plurality of memory modules, the switch circuit being configured to select at least one memory module from among the plurality of memory modules based on an attribute of a first data chunk transmitted from the plurality of interface circuits and, send the first data chunk to the selected memory module, wherein the selected at least one memory module is configured to, decode the first data chunk, and perform a read or write operation associated with the first data chunk based on the decoding result.

Abstract: A plug connector includes: a circuit board; a mating joint having an insulating body and multiple conductive terminals provided on the insulating body; at least two outer power terminals; and a cable having at least two outer power lines, multiple inner power lines and multiple signal lines. The conductive terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and include multiple inner power terminals and multiple signal terminals. Each outer power terminal has a conducting portion and a tail portion. The tail portion is fixedly provided on the circuit board, and the conducting portion is located on a lateral side of the mating joint. Each outer power line is electrically connected to the tail portion of a corresponding outer power terminal. The inner power lines are electrically connected with the inner power terminals respectively. The signal lines are electrically connected with the signal terminals respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor including a motor housing, a stator installed in the motor housing and including a stator core including a plurality of unit stator cores having teeth protruding from a head unit, an insulator, and a coil, a rotor rotatably installed at a center of the stator and including a through hole formed at a center thereof and a magnet module, and a bracket disposed at an upper portion of the motor housing and including a bearing supporting a rotating shaft and a bearing seating unit, wherein the bearing seating unit includes a lateral supporting part supporting a side surface of the bearing and a lower supporting part perpendicularly protruding from the lateral supporting part so that the bearing is seated, and noise reducing groove units are provided on a surface of the lower supporting part.

Abstract: The present specification relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a blanket. The apparatus includes a surface plate on which a substrate film is supplied; a coating unit coating a blanket composition on the substrate film; and a comma blade horizontally moving on the surface plate coated with the blanket composition. Of the whole surface of the comma blade, the surface contacting the blanket composition is an angular surface. This application also relates to a method for manufacturing a blanket, a blanket manufactured using the same, a reverse offset printing roll provided with the blanket, and a reverse offset printing apparatus including the same.

Abstract: Provided is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a substrate and an electrode member disposed on the substrate. The electrode member includes a base material for electrode having first and second surfaces opposite to each other, a first electrode disposed on the first surface, and a second electrode disposed on the second surface.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for provide interconnection with integrated circuitry. In an embodiment, a packaged device includes a substrate and one or more integrated circuit (IC) dies. A first conductive pad is formed at a first side of a first IC die, and a second conductive pad is formed at a second side of the substrate or another IC die. Wire bonding couples a wire between the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad, wherein a distal end of the wire is bonded, via a bump, to an adjoining one of the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad. A harness of the bump, which is less than a hardness of the wire, mitigates damage to the adjoining pad that might otherwise occur as a result of wire bonding stresses. In another embodiment, the wire includes copper (Cu) and the bump includes gold (Au) or silver (Ag).

Abstract: Provided are an electronic apparatus and a method of operating the same. The electronic apparatus includes a display and a controller electrically connected to the display, wherein the controller identifies at least one of aspect ratio information of the display, a type of the display, and curvature information of the display, determines an angle of view of a 360 degree image to be displayed on the display based on at least one of the identified aspect ratio information of the display, and type of the display, and curvature information of the display, and controls the display to display a region of the 360 degree image according to the determined angle of view.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for performing intra-prediction using an adaptive filter. The method for performing intra-prediction includes the steps of: determining whether or not to apply a first filter for a reference pixel value on the basis of information of a neighboring block of a current block; applying the first filter for the reference pixel value when it is determined to apply the first filter; performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference pixel value; determining whether or not to apply a second filter for a prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block, which is predicted by the intra-prediction performance on the basis of the information of the neighboring block; and applying the second filter for the prediction value according to each prediction mode of the current block when it is determined to apply the second filter.

Abstract: Provided herein are functionalized phosphonates and methods for making same via phosphite addition to an atom alpha to an electron withdrawing group. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: Disclosed is a humidifier and home appliance having a structure with an air inflow path formed in a water tank separately from a water supply inlet and configured to prevent noise due to air bubbles during water supply to a water reservoir from the water tank, and a structure configured to block the air inflow path in order to prevent water from flowing into the air inflow path during replenishment of water to the water tank.