Abstract: Field emission devices (FEDs) are provided. In one embodiment, an FED includes an electron emitter, a tube spaced apart from the electron emitter and having a first opening and a second opening, and a gate electrode disposed on an outer surface of the tube. The first opening is disposed at one end of the tube adjacent to the electron emitter, and the second opening is disposed at the other end of the tube. The FED further includes an anode that is spaced apart from the second opening and collects secondary electrons emitted from the second opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a carbon nanotube sheet is provided. The apparatus includes a bath and a driving unit wherein the bath has a bottom surface and is configured to contain a carbon nanotube colloidal solution. The bottom surface is capable of having an array of capillary tubes. The driving unit is configured to drive at least a part of the carbon nanotube colloidal solution out of the bath through the array of capillary tubes.

Abstract: Novel proteins are provided herein, including proteins capable of catalyzing the acetylation of glyphosate and other structurally related proteins. Also provided are novel polynucleotides capable of encoding these proteins, compositions that include one or more of these novel proteins and/or polynucleotides, recombinant cells and transgenic plants comprising these novel compounds, diversification methods involving the novel compounds, and methods of using the compounds. Some of the novel methods and compounds provided herein can be used to render an organism, such as a plant, resistant to glyphosate.

Abstract: A digital illumination and imaging system employing one or more planar laser illumination modules (PLIMs) each including: (i) a laser illumination source driven preferably by high frequency modulated (HFM) diode current drive circuitry; (ii) a beam collimating optics disposed beyond the laser source; (ii) an optical beam multiplexer (OMUX) device disposed beyond the collimating optics; and (iv) a planarizing-type illumination lens array disposed beyond the OMUX device, and arranged for generating a plurality of substantially planar coherence-reduced laser illumination beams (PLIBs) that form a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) having substantially reduced spatial/temporal coherence. A digital image detection array for detecting digital images of an object illuminated by the composite substantially planar laser illumination beam.

Abstract: Data transmitter includes a first and second output nodes terminated to a first level, a controller configured to generate an off signal that is activated by logically combining first and second data during a low-power mode, a first driver configured to drive the first or second output node to a second level in response to the first data and a second driver configured to drive the first or second output node to the second level with a driving force different from that of the first driver in response to the second data, the second driver being turned off when the off signal is activated.

Abstract: A wireless communication system and method is disclosed. The system and method includes at least one base station controller setting resource allocation priority and producing a carrier loading information request in response to a request made by a mobile unit; a plurality of base stations coupled to at least one base station controller, each of the plurality of base stations operates on a plurality of carriers, at least one candidate base station transceiver of the plurality of base stations receiving the carrier loading information request, determining its carrier loading information, and responding with a carrier loading information response; and the at least one base station controller operating to assign the mobile unit to at least one candidate carrier within the one responding candidate base station of the plurality of base stations based upon both set resource allocation priority and received carrier loading information.

Abstract: In an FPGA of a semiconductor device and a method of forming the FPGA, a first pattern having a voltage selectable conductivity is formed to connect first vias of the semiconductor device in parallel.

Abstract: Novel proteins are provided herein, including proteins capable of catalyzing the acetylation of glyphosate and other structurally related proteins. Also provided are novel polynucleotides capable of encoding these proteins, compositions that include one or more of these novel proteins and/or polynucleotides, recombinant cells and transgenic plants comprising these novel compounds, diversification methods involving the novel compounds, and methods of using the compounds. Some of the novel methods and compounds provided herein can be used to render an organism, such as a plant, resistant to glyphosate.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a multiclade HIV plasmid DNA or viral vector vaccine including components from different clades of Env (optionally Env chimeras) and Gag-Pol-(optionally)Nef from a single clade. The vaccine of the invention may further include V1, V2, V3, or V4 deletions or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the invention provides multiclade HIV envelope immunogens.

Abstract: Provided herein is a serial flash memory device and precharging method thereof in which a single local bit-line data is sensed in synchronization with a clock. The method includes precharging two or more local bit-lines in synchronization with a first clock; and disprecharging one of the two local bit-lines in synchronization with a second clock and sensing and amplifying data of the other local bit-line. Accordingly, two precharged local bit-lines are not adjacent to each other, thereby eliminating a coupling noise effect. In addition, the time for performing the precharging operation and the sensing operation is easily secured, compared to the prior precharging method in which corresponding local bit-lines are precharged at every clock.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a home network system (1) using a living network control protocol. The home network system (1) includes: a predetermined network; at least one electric device (40 to 49) connected to the network based on a predetermined protocol; and at least one network manager (2 to 23) connected to the network based on the protocol, for controlling and monitoring the electric device (40 to 49), wherein the protocol comprises an application layer, a network layer, a data link layer, and a physical layer, wherein the physical layer further comprises a special protocol for providing an interface with a dependent transmission medium, and the network layer further comprises a home code control sub-layer for managing a home code for network security when accessing the dependent transmission medium, the home control sub-layer processing a packet from the data link layer or the network layer, according to a predetermined home code.

Abstract: Disclosed is a voltage switch circuit of a semiconductor device. The subject voltage switch circuit can be used to apply voltage to a semiconductor memory device control circuit. The voltage switch circuit according to an embodiment includes five transistors and a capacitor. An output terminal of the subject circuit outputs VSS when VDD is applied to an input terminal, and outputs a boosted operating voltage when VSS is applied to the input terminal.

Abstract: A method of managing overwrite and a method of recording management information on an optical disc write once can make it possible to perform a logical overwrite on the disc and thus heighten the use efficiency of the disc. The method includes replacement-recording data which is requested to be overwritten in a specified area of the disc where recording is completed in another data area physically separated from the specified area in the disc, and producing and recording management information for reproducing the physically replacement-recorded data.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photomask includes forming a mask pattern to be transferred onto a wafer on a transparent substrate; transferring the mask pattern on a wafer to form a wafer pattern; selecting a critical dimension modification region requiring a line width modification in the pattern transferred onto the wafer; forming a resist pattern for selectively exposing a portion of the substrate corresponding to the critical dimension modification region; varying a light transmittance of the exposed portion of the substrate by implanting ions into the exposed portion using the resist pattern as an ion implantation mask; and selectively removing the resist pattern.

Abstract: A protective circuit board for a battery pack for controlling charge and discharge states of the battery pack includes an insulation layer and a first signal pattern disposed inside the insulation layer. The circuit can further include a second signal pattern disposed inside the insulation layer. The circuit can include a first dummy pattern spaced from a first side of the first signal pattern and a second dummy pattern spaced from a second side of the first signal pattern.

Abstract: A rotary rock bit includes a lubricant reservoir with a pressure compensation assembly disposed therein. The pressure compensation assembly is adapted to permit selective adjustment of the relief pressure set by the assembly through the selective adjustment of one member in the assembly with respect to another member in the assembly.

Abstract: A recording medium, and a method and apparatus for reproducing data from the recording medium are disclosed. A disc package for effectively reproducing data having different attributes recorded in the recording medium, and a method and apparatus for reproducing data of the recording medium and data downloaded from a content provider (CP) are disclosed. A first case in which the CP transmits an updated management file, and a second case in which a disc player forms an updated management file are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for configuring gain factors in a WCDMA telecommunication system is provided in which the gain factor for defining power required for normal reception of uplink data in an environment supporting an uplink service over an E-DCH can be configured using minimal signaling information. First gain factors for first TFs corresponding to a part of a TF set including a plurality of TFs available for an uplink service are received. One of the first TFs is determined as a reference TF for a second TF other than the first TFs in the TF set. Then, a second gain factor for the second TF is calculated using the first gain factor for the determined reference TF. The second gain factor is used for transmitting or receiving uplink data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a power voltage supplier for stably supplying a noise-free power voltage without increasing a size of a reservoir capacitor by employing a sharing scheme of the reservoir capacitor. The power voltage supplier of a semiconductor memory device includes: a first power voltage supply line for supplying a first power voltage; a second power voltage supply line for supplying a second power voltage; a first reservoir capacitor for supplying the first and the second power voltages stably; and a reservoir capacitor controller for selectively connecting the first reservoir capacitor to the first power voltage supply line or the second power voltage supply line.

Abstract: A method for updating web pages on a web server without republishing the web pages involves providing on a production database server a live version of one or more business data tables containing information used to populate web pages on a production web server and storing in a quality assurance database server a quality assurance version of the business data tables that can be used to populate pages on a quality assurance web server. A maker at a business workstation can access the quality assurance database server from time to time and enter a change to data on the quality assurance version of the business data tables.