Abstract: A heating system of a batch type reaction chamber for semiconductor device and a method thereof are disclosed. Each heat unit of heating groups has different height and caloric value at right angles according to the divided areas, thereby it can control an uniform temperature incline of the entire process space of the reaction chamber. Also, the reflecting plates are formed by each heating unit, so that the change of the heating unit can be simple. Furthermore, the divided reflecting blocks are adjacently connected to another reflecting block through the radiant wave shielding slit between them, so that the leakage of the radiant wave can be prevented and the reflecting blocks can be separately attached and deattached to each other. Also, the turning member is formed at the lower portion of the reflecting blocks, so that it can be easily attached and deattached.

Abstract: A backlight assembly apparatus, including a conductive receiving container, a flat fluorescent lamp provided over the conductive receiving container, and an insulating member positioned between the conductive receiving container and the flat fluorescent lamp to provide insulation.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing a flat panel display includes a substrate storage part for storing a plurality of substrates; a first chamber including a substrate loading part for loading the plurality of substrates; a substrate transfer part, disposed between the substrate storage part and the first chamber, including an end effector for transferring the plurality of substrates between the substrate storage part and the substrate loading part; a second chamber including a source gas supplying part for uniformly supplying source gas to the entire surface of the plurality of substrates and a substrate heating part for heating the plurality of substrates; and a source powder supplying part including a source powder evaporating part for evaporating source powder in order to supply the source gas to the source gas supplying part and a source powder storage part for supplying the source powder to the source powder evaporating part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for diagnosing foot-and-mouth disease virus infection, comprising the steps of applying a predetermined amount of a test sample to a loading region of a strip; coupling a detection reagent including a given labeling reagent to an analyte of interest in the test sample to form a complex therebetween; developing the complex onto a wicking membrane; and observing changes in appearance of a reactivity zone having at least more than one immobilized phase selected from antigen, antibody or hapten on the predetermined region of the wicking membrane, derived from FMDV or obtainable from FMDV through an immunological reaction to determine the presence or absence of foot-and-mouth disease virus infection.

Abstract: A power supply system has a power supply unit generating a power supply voltage signal, a voltage controller generating a first power supply control signal in response to the power supply voltage signal and a lamp-on/off signal, an inverter controller being driven in response to the first power supply control signal, and an inverter driving a lamp in response to a control signal from the inverter controller. The first power supply control signal prevents the inverter from being shut down. The voltage controller includes a comparator comparing a comparison voltage signal with a reference signal, a switch unit being turned on or off in response to the lamp-on/off signal and an output signal of the comparator, and a constant voltage generator providing a constant voltage signal as the first power supply control signal to the inverter controller.

Abstract: A device for driving a display backlight, a method for driving a display backlight, and a display apparatus having a backlight driving device. The device, method, and display apparatus are capable of displaying a substantially uniform white light. A sensing unit senses light intensities for each of a plurality of colors of light emitted by the light emitting elements, and outputs sensing signals for each of the plurality of colors of light emitted by the light emitting elements. The signal processing unit processes the outputted sensing signals to output light intensity signals for each of the plurality of colors of light emitted by the light emitting elements. The control unit controls the light emitting elements to generate a substantially uniform white light by outputting driving signals based on the light intensity signals and a set of reference light intensity signals to control each of the plurality of colors of light emitted by the light emitting elements.

Abstract: A light generating device includes a body having discharge spaces generating light in response to a voltage signal, and electrodes providing the voltage signal to the discharge spaces. The discharge spaces are apart from each other and arranged substantially parallel with each other. The electrodes are disposed at external portions of the body. The body includes a first substrate, and a second substrate disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate includes space forming members and space dividing members. The discharge spaces are each formed between corresponding one of the space forming members and the first substrate. The space dividing members are each disposed between the adjacent space forming members. The space dividing members include connecting passages each connecting adjacent ones of the discharge spaces.

Abstract: A shift register includes first and second stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses to drive first and second gate lines. One of the first and second stages includes a pull-up switching device connected to an enabling node of the one of the first and second stages; a first pull-down switching device connected to a first disabling node of the one of the first and second stages; a second pull-down switching device connected to a second disabling node of the one of the first and second stages; and a node controller. The node controller of the first stage controls the logic state of each of the enabling node of the first stage, the first disabling node of the first stage and the first disabling node of the second stage. The node controller of the second stage controls the logic state of each of the enabling node of the second stage, the second disabling node of the second stage and the second disabling node of the first stage.

Abstract: A surface light source device includes a light source body having an internal space. A partition wall is disposed in the internal space of the light source body to divide the internal space into a plurality of discharge spaces. The partition wall has end portions that make contact with inner surface of the light source body. The partition wall has a throughhole, through which the discharge spaces are connected to each other. The light source body includes a voltage applying part that applies a voltage to the discharge space to generate plasma in the discharge space. A barrier is disposed adjacent to the throughhole to restrict a flow of the plasma generated from a discharge gas through the throughhole. The barrier screens the throughhole to restrict the flow of the plasma through the throughhole. Therefore, uniformity of luminance of the surface light source device is improved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a backlight assembly which includes a device for driving the backlight including a light emitting diode (“LED”) used as a light source, which has a high efficiency and a high reliability for controlling brightness of each color light. The driving device drives a first, second and third LED unit emitting a first, second and third light, respectively. The driving device includes a first driving part emitting the first light in response to a brightness control signal and outputting a reference control signal in response to a first brightness of the first light, a second driving part driving the second LED units generating the second light of which second brightness is controlled in response to the reference control signal, and a third driving part driving the third LED units generating the third light of which third brightness is controlled in response to the reference control signal.

Abstract: A power supply system has a power supply unit generating a power supply voltage signal, a voltage controller generating a first power supply control signal in response to the power supply voltage signal and a lamp-on/off signal, an inverter controller being driven in response to the first power supply control signal, and an inverter driving a lamp in response to a control signal from the inverter controller. The first power supply control signal prevents the inverter from being shut down. The voltage controller includes a comparator comparing a comparison voltage signal with a reference signal, a switch unit being turned on or off in response to the lamp-on/off signal and an output signal of the comparator, and a constant voltage generator providing a constant voltage signal as the first power supply control signal to the inverter controller.

Abstract: An LCD apparatus includes a light source generating light, a driver circuit and an LCD panel. The driver circuit includes a driving voltage control section and a driving voltage generating section. The driving voltage control section senses an environmental temperature and outputs a control signal having a level which is adjusted based on a comparison of the environmental temperature to a reference temperature. The driving voltage generating section is electrically connected to the driving voltage control and generates a driving voltage based on the control signal. The LCD panel displays an image by using the light generated from the light source. Channeling that induces deterioration of display quality is prevented by adjusting an operating frequency of the light source according to the environmental temperature.

Abstract: A backlight assembly and liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same each include a surface light source including a lower substrate, an upper substrate joined to an outer circumference of the lower substrate and forming a discharge space, and an electrode formed on the joined upper and lower substrates, and at least one light source holder including an upper support plate, a lower support plate, and a sidewall for connecting the upper support plate and the lower support plate, and covering the electrode formed on the joined upper and lower substrates from a side of the joined upper and lower substrates.

Abstract: An LCD shuts down an inverter when a supply time of a high current from the inverter to a lamp exceeds an allowable time, and also controls the allowable time according to an ambient temperature, thereby minimizing damage to a lamp due to overheating in a high-brightness driving operation.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a system and a method for index reorganization using a partial index transfer in a spatial data warehouse that minimize costs of search, split and readjustment for the index reorganization by organizing and transferring clusters with partial indexes in conformity with an index structure so that the partial indexes can be inserted directly into the existing index, thus ensuring continuous and stable data processes, the index reorganization method comprising: a first step of clustering data extracted from the source database in conformity with an index structure via the builder; a second step of generating partial indexes and transferring the partial indexes to a cluster generated according to the clustering; a third step of recording the transferred partial indexes in physically consecutive spaces, not allocated, in the spatial data warehouse server; and a fourth step of inserting the recorded partial indexes in an existing index.

Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a plurality of scan signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines that cross each other; a plurality of pixels formed at each crossing of the scan signal lines and the data signal lines, wherein each of the pixels includes a sub-pixels that display red color, green color, blue color and white color in response to a scan signal from the scan signal lines and a data signal from the data signal lines, wherein the sub-pixels are arranged in a 2×2 matrix; a scan signal driving circuit including a plurality of stages that supplies the scan signal to the scan signal lines; and a data signal driving circuit that supplies the data signal to the data signal lines, wherein the scan signal driving circuit, the pixels, the scan signal lines and the data signal lines are formed on a same substrate.

Abstract: A driving circuit of a display device and a method for driving the display device are disclosed which are capable of reducing distortion of scan pulses supplied to gate lines of a liquid crystal panel. The driving circuit includes a first shift register for sequentially supplying first scan pulses to one-side ends of gate lines included in a display, respectively, to sequentially drive the gate lines, the first shift register simultaneously driving at least two adjacent ones of the gate lines for a predetermined period of time, and a second shift register for sequentially supplying second scan pulses to the other-side ends of the gate lines, respectively, to sequentially drive the gate lines, the second shift register simultaneously driving at least two adjacent ones of the gate lines for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: In a gate driver including a plurality of stages sequentially outputting shifted signals, each of the stages includes a first controller for controlling a first node in response to a first scan signal and a second scan signal; a second controller for controlling second and third nodes in response to the first scan signal and a voltage at the first node; and an output unit for selectively outputting one of a plurality of clock signals and a first power supply voltage in response to voltages at the first, second and third nodes, wherein second and third power supply voltages different from each other are switched to be supplied to the second and third nodes.