Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes implanting metal ions on a residual interlayer dielectric film in a storage contact hole to metallize the residual dielectric film, thereby reducing a contact resistance to prevent failures of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a plug includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and a shield means covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a receiving space for receiving a mating plug. The shield means includes a first shield with engaging arms extending into the receiving space and a second shield attached to the first shield and without said engaging arms extending into the receiving space. The first shield and the second shield are made of different materials, wherein the material of the first shield is better than that of the second shield.

Abstract: A method for making a flameproof environmentally friendly artificial leather includes preparing a flameproof polyurethane resin compound by mixing chlorine-free flameproof agent with an oil-based polyurethane resin having 50%-98% by weight of solid content and a curing agent. A first polyurethane resin composition is coated on a releasing paper to form a surface layer. The flameproof polyurethane resin compound is coated on the surface layer to form a flameproof layer with thickness of 0.1 mm to 3 mm. A second polyurethane resin composition is coated on the flameproof layer to form an adhesive layer. A substrate is adhered on the adhesive layer to form an environmentally friendly artificial semi-product. The releasing paper is peeled from the surface layer to form the flameproof environmentally friendly artificial leather.

Abstract: A heating cooking appliance and a burner system of the same are provided. A nozzle and a mixing tube can be stably fixed, and relative position of components can be aligned with high precision even if the heating cooking appliance has a narrow internal space. Thus, operational reliability of the heating cooking appliance is improved, and an operator can easily assemble the burner system. To this end, a nozzle coupling part is configured to fix a position of a nozzle, and a mixing tube coupling part is configured to fix a position of the mixing unit. The nozzle coupling part and the mixing tube coupling part are partially coupled to achieve a precise relative positional relation between the nozzle and the mixing tube.

Abstract: A method for activating a CD8 T cell includes separating CD8 T cells and cultivating them in vitro with a culture broth containing cytokines such as GM-CSF, IFN-?, TNF-?, lectin, IL-2 and IL-4. Also provided is a therapeutic composition for preventing or treating infectious viral diseases, which includes the CD8 T cell activated by the above-noted method.

Abstract: A method of reading bar code symbols using a digital-imaging based code symbol reading system employing an event-driven multi-tier modular software architecture and supporting automatic operating system login and loading of a bar code symbol reading application.

Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light incident surface, a light emission surface intersects with the light incident surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emission surface. The light incident surface includes at least a first light receiving region and at least a second light receiving region. The first light receiving region has a distinctly different structure in comparison to the second light receiving region. One end of the first light receiving region communicates with the light emission surface, and the other end of the light receiving region communicates with the bottom surface. One end of the second light receiving region communicates with the light emission surface and, the other end of light receiving region communicates with the light emission surface.

Abstract: A transistor includes: a semiconductor substrate; a channel region arranged on the semiconductor substrate; a source and a drain respectively arranged on either side of the channel region; and a conductive nano tube gate arranged on the semiconductor substrate to transverse the channel region between the source and the drain. Its method of manufacture includes: arranging a conductive nano tube on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; defining source and drain regions having predetermined sizes and traversing the nano tube; forming a metal layer on the source and drain regions; removing a portion of the metal layer formed on the nano tube to respectively form source and drain electrodes separated from the metal layer on either side of the nano tube; and doping a channel region below the nano tube arranged between the source and drain electrodes by ion-implanting.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator door having a dispenser. The includes an outer case forming a front appearance of the refrigerator door, an inner case forming a rear appearance of the refrigerator, and an insulation layer formed between the outer case and the inner case. First and second mounting frames are installed at both side ends of the refrigerator door and have first and second mounting slots longitudinally formed in the first and second mounting frames in opposition to each other. The dispenser is detachably coupled to a front surface of the outer case and includes a housing, which forms an external appearance of the dispenser and is formed with a recess section. An external plate section is coupled to the front surface of the outer case except for an area in which the dispenser is installed, in order to form an external appearance of the refrigerator door. Both side end portions of the external plate are inserted into the first and second mounting slots of the first and second mounting frames.

Abstract: A functionalized polymer includes a directly bonded moiety, which can be located at a terminus of the polymer, defined by the formula —CR1R2NH-Q-M where M is (N?CR1R2) or N-(QN?CR1R2)2 each Q independently is a substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic C1-C40 alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl radical, and each R1 and R2 independently is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, allyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, or alkynyl group. The polymer can be provided by introducing a polyimine compound into a system that includes carbanionic (living) polymer. Such polymers can be used in the production of compositions that include particulate fillers.

Abstract: A heating cooking appliance is provided. The heating cooking appliance includes a case, a plate, a burner system, and a warm zone guide. The plate covers the top of the case. The burner system is provided below the plate and defines a heating region on the plate. The heating region heats food. A warm zone guide defines a warm zone region on the plate through exposing at least a portion of an undersurface of the plate to combustion gas generated from the burner system during exhausting of the combustion gas.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a rigid PCB part and a flexible PCB part including an overlap portion, a non-overlap portion, and memory components mounted on the PCB. The rigid PCB part includes a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The overlap portion of the flexible PCB part overlaps the rigid PCB part, and the non-overlap portion does not overlap the rigid PCB part. The flexible PCB part may include an overlap stacked structure including at least one doubling portion.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for estimating a channel in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a subcarrier demapper for extracting pilot symbols at preset positions for a channel estimation; and a channel estimator for acquiring channel estimate values of subcarriers through an Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filtering using the pilot symbols provided from the subcarrier demapper and a preset filter factor. Thus, the channel condition can be estimated by taking into account the channel change.

Abstract: An optical pickup actuator includes a blade, on which an objective lens is mounted, arranged so as to flexibly move by a plurality of suspension wires; magnets facing each other in a tangential direction, wherein the blade is between the magnets, first coils arranged in pairs on two sides of the blade in the tangential direction for focus driving and radial tilt driving, a pair of second coils arranged on two sides of the blade in the tangential direction for track driving, and a pair of third coils arranged on two sides of the blade in a tracking direction for tilt driving of the tangential direction. The optical pickup actuator is driven in four axes.

Abstract: An exemplary content scrolling system includes a display unit for displaying content, a scroll bar for scrolling the displayed content, and a processing unit for scrolling the displayed content based on a scroll input of the scroll bar. The processing unit includes a scroll amount calculating module and a content scrolling module. The scroll amount calculating module is for calculating for calculating a scroll amount mapping to the scroll input according to a particular formula. The content scrolling module is for scrolling the displayed content according to the scroll amount. Related exemplary content scrolling methods are also provided.

Abstract: A heating cooking appliance and a burner system thereof are provided. The height of the burner pot is reduced to facilitate product installation and reduce overall material and shipping costs. To increase user satisfaction with the product, a plurality of mixing tubes are extended in the same direction on one side of the burner pot in the burner system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for receiving signals in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication system is provided. A receiving end using as many as N Receive (Rx) antennas includes a first detector, as many as (N-2) nth detectors, and an Nth detector. A signal detection technique of the present invention has a low complexity and a throughput similar to that of a Maximum Likelihood (ML) scheme in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communication system using a Spatial Multiplexing (SM) scheme.

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: Compounds having formula I: where A1, A2, L, V, W, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as described herein, compositions thereof, and their use for the treatment or prevention of type 2 diabetes and type 2 diabetes-related conditions are provided herein.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device is used for dissipating heat from a CPU and electronic components. The heat dissipation device includes a heat absorbing portion for absorbing heat from the CPU, and a heat sink located on the heat absorbing portion. The heat sink includes a plurality of curved fins defining a plurality of curved passages therebetween. An airflow source is located adjacent to the heat sink for providing forced airflow to the heat sink. A direction of the airflow from the airflow source is changed when it passes through the passages. A direction of the airflow out of the passages is perpendicular to a direction of the airflow into the passages. The airflow out of the heat sink further flows to the electronic components located adjacent to the CPU.