Abstract: A temperature sensing device includes a current generator to generate a variable current that varies based on temperature, a charge circuit to accumulate charges based on the variable current, and a count logic circuit to generate a count value synchronized to a clock, and to output the count value as temperature data based on a charged voltage of the charge circuit and a reference voltage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a powderous lithium transition metal oxide with the composition as represented by the below Formula and prepared by solid state reaction in air from a mixed transition metal precursor and Li2CO3, with being practically free of Li2CO3 impurity: LixMyO2 wherein M=M?1?kAk, where M?=Ni1?a?b(Ni1/2Mn1/2)aCob on condition of 0.65?a+b?0.85 and 0.1?b?0.4; A is a dopant; and 0?k?0.05; and x+y=2 on condition of 0.95?x?1.05. The Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide according to the present invention has a well-layered structure, and also improved safety, cycling stability and stability against aging and low gas evolution during storage, when used as an active material for cathode of lithium secondary batteries, because it has a high sintering stability and is substantially free of soluble bases.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of display blocks, a light-emitting unit which provides light to the liquid crystal panel and includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks corresponding to the display blocks, respectively; and a timing controller which provides an optical data signal for controlling the light-emitting blocks, wherein the optical data signal includes a plurality of scan signals and a plurality of dimming signals which are alternatingly arranged, and each of the dimming signals controls a luminance of a corresponding one of the light-emitting blocks.

Abstract: A light source driving device includes a resolution analyzing part, a dimming block adjusting part, a local dimming part and a light source unit. The resolution analyzing part obtains an image resolution. The dimming block adjusting part adjusts the size or the number of dimming blocks generating light in a local dimming method in response to the resolution. The local dimming part generates a local dimming signal for individually driving the dimming blocks in response to the image data and the size or the number of dimming blocks. The light source unit is driven by the local dimming signal to generate light. The size or the number of the dimming blocks is adjusted to be optimized for the obtained image resolution, so that regardless of the image resolution, a local dimming signal corresponding to the size and the number of the dimming blocks may be generated.

Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a vertical fin-shaped semiconductor active region having an upper surface and a pair of opposing sidewalls on a substrate, and an insulated gate electrode on the upper surface and opposing sidewalls of the fin-shaped active region. The insulated gate electrode includes a capping gate insulation layer having a thickness sufficient to preclude formation of an inversion-layer channel along the upper surface of the fin-shaped active region when the transistor is disposed in a forward on-state mode of operation. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.

Abstract: Two tweezers which folds and unfolds relative to each other is connected by a central connector which allows the rotation of the tweezers without one tweezers rubbing into the other tweezers. Each tweezers has a tweezer head section extending to a base section. The base sections have an external base cover serving as handles for the tweezers. A cover shields the tweezer heads of the two tweezers. A spring assisted locator pin inserts and retracts from a hole as the tweezers positions back and forth from a folding position to an unfolding position.

Abstract: In a vertical-type non-volatile memory device, first and second single-crystalline semiconductor pillars are arranged to face each other on a substrate. Each of the first and second single-crystalline semiconductor pillars has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with first, second, third and fourth sidewalls. A first tunnel oxide layer, a first charge storage layer and a first blocking dielectric layer are sequentially stacked on the entire surface of the first sidewall of the first single-crystalline semiconductor pillar. A second tunnel oxide layer, a second charge storage layer and a second blocking dielectric layer are sequentially stacked on the entire surface of the first sidewall of the second single-crystalline semiconductor pillar. A word line makes contact with surfaces of both the first and second blocking dielectric layers. The word line is used in common for the first and second single-crystalline semiconductor pillars.

Abstract: Provided is a method of securing a Universal Serial Bus (USE) keyboard. According to the method, a keyboard security operation is performed at a host controller driver level, which is one level lower than a USE hub driver level. Thus, it is possible to rapidly and effectively prevent a malicious program from leaking information input from a keyboard that is in communication with a main frame and transfers data via a USB.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of performing radio communication are provided. The radio communication apparatus may determine a channel capacity of a radio channel based on a sensing duration to sense the radio channel and a false alarm probability, determine a sensing duration value and a false alarm probability value that maximize the channel capacity, and sense the radio channel based on the determined sensing duration value and the false alarm probability value.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a display module to display image data on an image display area, an input module to generate touch data according to a touch input in a touch area, and a storage module to store the touch data associated with the image data. A data input method includes displaying image data on an image display area, generating touch data according to a touch input in a touch area, associating the touch data with the image data, and storing the touch data associated with the image data.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus for a DS/CDMA system including a multiple-input multiple output MIMO antenna system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting data by applying a different scramble code to each transmitted data through a plurality of transmitting antennas. The apparatus also includes a receiver for receiving the transmitted data by obtaining a diversity gain based on the maximum order of the diversity in order to effectively detect the data. The present invention achieves an excellent detection performance by receiving data with a full order of diversity, which is a multiple of the number of receiving antennas and the number of multipath, without complicated operation such as a decision feed equalizer.

Abstract: In a vertical-type semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the same and a method of operating the same, the vertical-type semiconductor device includes a single-crystalline semiconductor pattern having a pillar shape provided on a substrate, a gate surrounding sidewalls of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern and having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, a mask pattern formed on the upper surface of the gate, the mask pattern having an upper surface coplanar with the upper surface of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, a first impurity region in the substrate under the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, and a second impurity region under the upper surface of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern. The vertical-type pillar transistor formed in the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern may provide excellent electrical properties.

Abstract: A memory device having a multi-layer structure, the memory device includes a first semiconductor layer including at least one memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. A second semiconductor layer is on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a bit line and a page buffer connected to the bit line corresponding to the memory cell array. The memory device also includes a contact between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate to connect the page buffer with the memory cell array.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for acquiring synchronization in a mobile communication system using an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme. The method includes modeling a power delay profile in time-varying frequency selective fading channel conditions by a specific function; detecting a log probability distribution function of a timing offset and a frequency offset in consideration of a correlation between a received signal and the received multi-path signal in the time-varying frequency selective fading channel conditions having the power delay profile modeled as the specific function; and estimating a timing offset and a frequency offset which maximize the log probability distribution function of the timing offset and the frequency offset.

Abstract: There is provided a method of boosting a local dimming signal. In the method, it is determined whether or not local dimming signals, which are applied for individually driving light source blocks per frame, satisfy boosting conditions. Then, a predetermined local dimming signal corresponding to at least one of the light source blocks is boosted to a reference luminance value when the local dimming signals continuously satisfy the boosting conditions, and the boosting luminance of the predetermined local dimming signal at the reference luminance value is gradually decreased after a light adaptation time of an observer's eye. When the luminance of light source blocks that are boosted is gradually decreased before the light adaptation time or luminance of light source blocks that will be boosted is gradually increased to the light adaptation time, power consumption required to boost the light source blocks may be decreased.

Abstract: A flipping double tweezers having a stationary and a movable tweezers. Each tweezers is formed from two elongated plates or molded as a single piece and has a tweezer head including a pincer and its tips and a fused rear section. The rear section of the stationary and the movable tweezers are designed to connect the tweezers and form a flipping mechanism whereby the movable tweezers can swing along a 180 degree orbit relative to the stationary tweezers.

Abstract: A power-up signal generator of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a power-up signal generating unit that includes a MOS transistor having a gate receiving a divided voltage of an external supply voltage, the power-up signal generating unit determining a level of a power-up signal according to a turn-ON state of the MOS transistor, and a bulk bias voltage generating unit that applies a bulk bias voltage to a bulk of the MOS transistor to adjust a threshold voltage of the MOS transistor, wherein the bulk bias voltage varies according to a temperature of the semiconductor memory device.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for efficient resource allocation using a cognitive radio communication in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based moving networks are provided. The method includes determining a minimum transmit power value of the MRS, which enables the internal terminal to have a receive Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR) greater than a first threshold; determining a transmit power value of the MRS by taking into account the determined minimum transmit power value; determining a transmit power value of the MRS per cellular terminal, which is transmittable at maximum while exerting interference less than a second threshold on a corresponding cellular terminal; searching one or more cellular terminals having the maximum transmittable transmit power value determined per cellular terminal greater than the determined transmit power value; and borrowing and allocating a resource allocated to the searched cellular terminal to the internal terminal.