Abstract: An electrical connector mounted on a mother PCB includes an insulative tongue portion and a number of contacts held in the insulative tongue portion. The contacts have four conductive contacts and at least one pair of differential contacts for transferring high speed signals. The conductive contacts are adapted for USB 2.0 protocol. The electrical connector further includes a transition module with one end connected to the contacts and the other end to be soldered to the mother PCB.

Abstract: Provided are a thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same, in which an amorphous silicon layer is formed on a substrate, a capping layer containing a metal catalyst having a different concentration according to its thickness is formed on the amorphous silicon layer, the capping layer is patterned to form a capping layer pattern, and the amorphous silicon layer is crystallized, such that the density and position of seeds formed at an interface between the amorphous silicon layer and the capping layer pattern is controlled, thereby improving the size and uniformity of grains, and in which polycrystalline silicon of desired size and uniformity is selectively formed at a desired position by one crystallization process, resulting in a thin film transistor having excellent and desired properties.

Abstract: A secondary battery module has a plurality of unit batteries adjacently spaced apart from each other. A barrier rib is disposed between adjacent unit batteries, the barrier rib having a plurality of protrusions.

Abstract: A fuel cell reformer includes a main body having a first pipe with a second pipe inside the first pipe, a thermal source unit in the second pipe, a reforming reaction unit in a first region between the first pipe and the second pipe to generate a reforming gas containing hydrogen through a reforming reaction of a fuel, and a carbon monoxide reduction unit in a region other than the first region between the first pipe and the second pipe to reduce a concentration of carbon monoxide contained in the reforming gas. A thermal treatment unit in the main body supplies thermal energy to the reforming reaction unit and the carbon monoxide reduction unit at a time of initial driving of the reformer such that the supplied thermal energy corresponds to a unique operational temperature range in the reforming reaction unit, and to a unique operational temperature range in the carbon monoxide reduction unit.

Abstract: A battery management system and a driving method thereof includes a sensing unit and a micro control unit (MCU). The sensing unit measures a battery temperature and a battery current. The MCU receives the battery temperature and current, detects battery internal resistance corresponding to an estimated state of charge (SOC) and the battery temperature when the estimated SOC is included within an SOC area corresponding to the transmitted battery temperature, and estimates a battery state of health (SOH) by using the battery internal resistance. In the SOC area, a variation of the battery internal resistance is minimized.

Abstract: A method of reading code symbols using a digital image capture and processing system which includes: an image formation and detection subsystem; an illumination subsystem; an illumination control subsystem; a digital image processing subsystem; and an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem. In the illustrative embodiment, a micro-computing platform implements the digital image processing subsystem, the input/output subsystem and the system control subsystem. The micro-computing platform includes a microprocessor, a memory architecture, and a multi-tier modular software architecture responsive to the generation of a triggering event within the system. Triggering events can be generated by an automatic object detector or by a manually actuated trigger switch.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit having a magnetic tunnel junction device is disclosed. The method includes depositing a bottom pinning structure above the bottom conductive structure. A first ferromagnetic structure is deposited above the bottom pinning structure in a chamber. A tunnel barrier structure is deposited above the first ferromagnetic layer structure in the chamber, and a second ferromagnetic structure is deposited above the tunnel barrier structure of the magnetic tunnel junction device in another chamber.

Abstract: A method for providing an interactive data service between a base station and a mobile station in a mobile communication system including at least one mobile station, the base station communicating with the mobile station, and a server connected to the base station. The base station simultaneously transmits data transmitted from the server, to one or more mobile stations over a forward common channel. A particular mobile station receiving a service through the common channel transmits reverse transmission data over a dedicated channel.

Abstract: Methods of executing a multi-page copyback program in a non-volatile memory device are provided, where the non-volatile memory device includes a memory having a plurality of memory blocks. A page of data of the memory block having a first address is replaced responsive to a generated multi-page copyback program command. It is determined if the first address of the page of data is the same as a stored address of the page at which the failure was detected. The first address is incremented if it is determined that the first address and the stored address are not the same. The pages of data are replaced, the addressed are compared and the addresses are incremented until it is determined that the incremented address and the stored address are the same. Related devices and systems are also provided herein.

Abstract: A method of recording data and an apparatus for recording data having a writing/reading unit to read control information and record a main data to a recording medium. The control information including at least one information unit for a specific writing speed and recording layer, wherein the information unit includes write strategy parameters for first write strategy type to be used for the writing speed and recording layer, the first write strategy type being one of an n?1 write strategy type and an n/2 write strategy type, where n is a length of mark and each type represents a number of write pulse to form a corresponding mark. A controller, operatively coupled to the writing/reading unit, controls the writing/reading unit to record the main data on the recording layer using write strategy parameters for the first write strategy type included in the information unit, at the specific writing speed.

Abstract: A method for forming a carbide composite that includes providing a mixture of carbide particles and a metallic binder in a container; sintering the container contents at a first processing condition having a pressure of less than about 45,000 psi; and sintering the container contents at a second processing condition having a pressure of greater than about 100,000 psi is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recording disc control information in a recordable optical disc including at least one recording layer, and more particularly, a method of recording information indicating a specific location of disc control information within the disc control information itself and a method of searching requested disc control information, thereby enabling to uniformly apply the standardized disc control information to efficiently cope with the record/playback of the optical disc and to efficiently search a plurality of disc informations.

Abstract: This invention relates to a use of hederagenin 3-O-?-L-rhamnopyranosyl((1?2)-[?-D-glucopyranosyl(1?4)]-?-L-arabinopyranoside or a Pulsatillae radix extract containing the same as a therapeutic agent for solid tumors. Also, this invention relates to a method of preparing a therapeutic agent for solid tumors by using hederagenin 3-0-?-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1?2)-[?-D-glucopyranosyl(1?4)]-?-L-arabinopyranoside, or a method of treating a subject suffering from solid tumors, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of hederagenin 3-0-?-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1?2)-[?-D-glucopyranosyl(1?4)]-?-L-arabinopyranoside.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising an insulating substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode on the insulating substrate and separated by a channel area; an organic semiconductor layer formed in the channel area and on at least a portion of the source electrode and at least a portion of the drain electrode; and a self-assembly monolayer having a first portion disposed between the organic semiconductor layer and the source electrode and a second portion disposed between the organic semiconductor layer and the drain electrode to reduce contact resistance between the electrodes and the organic semiconductor layer. Thus, embodiments of present invention provide a display device including a TFT that is enhanced in its performance.

Abstract: A method of transmitting feedback information in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises a mobile station (MS) which determines whether to transmit feedback information to a base station (BS) without solicitation from the BS. After determining to do so, the MS transmits a request message to request the BS to allocate an uplink resource for transmitting at least one unsolicited header and thereafter receives the uplink resource allocation from the BS. Lastly, the MS transmits the at least one unsolicited header via the allocated uplink resource.

Abstract: A fin transistor includes fin active region, an isolation layer covering both sidewalls of a lower portion of the fin active region, a gate insulation layer disposed over a surface of the fin active region, and a gate electrode disposed over the gate insulation layer and the isolation layer, and having a work function ranging from approximately 4.4 eV to approximately 4.8 eV.

Abstract: A write once optical recording medium and a method and apparatus for storing and recovering defect management information to and from the write once optical recording medium are provided. The recording medium includes at least one recording layer, and a data area on the recording layer. The data area includes at least one spare area and a user data area. The spare area contains at least one replacement cluster, each of the replacement clusters storing therein address information of a corresponding defective cluster.

Abstract: A method of updating channel information by a mobile station (MS) that is in power saving mode is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes the MS which receives status information of a first channel descriptor and transmission frame information which includes when the first channel descriptor is to be transmitted. Furthermore, the MS compares status information of the first channel descriptor with status information of a second channel descriptor. Here, the second channel descriptor is stored in the MS. Lastly, if the compared status information are different, the MS receives the first channel descriptor according to the transmission frame information.

Abstract: A charge pump circuit is provided which includes at least two charge pump stages connected in series with a front charge pump stage having a first transistor for receiving an input voltage and a last charge pump stage having a second transistor for providing an output voltage. The first transistor is configured to operate at a first threshold voltage and the second transistor is configured to operate at a second threshold voltage different than the first threshold voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode comprising a first organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer formed on its surface, wherein the first coating layer includes inorganic particles and a binder polymer for interconnecting and fixing the inorganic particles, and has micropores formed by interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles. An electrochemical device including the same electrode is also disclosed. Further, disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrode having an organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer on the surface thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) coating a current collector with slurry containing an electrode active material and drying it to provide an electrode; and (b) coating the surface of electrode obtained from step (a) with a mixture of inorganic particles with a binder polymer. A lithium secondary battery including the electrode shows improved safety and minimized degradation in battery performance.