Abstract:
A cathode slurry composition, a cathode prepared from the same, and a lithium battery comprising the cathode. The cathode slurry composition may include an aqueous binder, a cathode active material, and a non-transition metal oxide.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 130 that is provided under a central portion 111 of the membrane 110 and includes an integrated circuit, and a post 140 that are provided under an edge 112 of the membrane 110 to surround the mass body 130, whereby the overall thickness and area of the inertial sensor can be reduced by including the integrated circuit in the mass body 130 to implement a thin and small inertial sensor 100.
Abstract:
A repeater for relaying data signals between two nodes is provided. The repeater includes a first signal processor that amplifies the received data signals, a path controller that transmits initial information of the received data signal through a first path to determine if the received data signal is from a specific local area and transmits data signals following the initial information through a second path to amplify the data signals following the initial information, a second signal processor that amplifies and transmits the data signal, and a data selection processor that allows the data signals following the initial information to be transmitted through the second path when it is determined using the initial information received that the received data signal is from the specific local area.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a body housing in which an opening is formed for providing removal/mounting access of a removable cartridge; a door member for selectively closing the opening. The removable cartridge includes a cartridge status chip in which predetermined information relating to the removable cartridge is recorded. The door member of the image forming apparatus and the removable cartridge may each be provided with respective contact terminal or terminals that engage when the door member is closed with the removable cartridge received in the body housing of the image forming apparatus. The controller of the image forming apparatus uses the electrical continuity information of the contact terminal or terminals in order to determine the closure status of the door member and to control the operation of the image forming apparatus accordingly.
Abstract:
A source driver, a display device including the same, and a method of driving the display device are provided. The source driver includes a global block configured to output “k” global gamma voltage signals, where “k” is 2 or an integer greater than 2. Each “k” global gamma voltage signal comprises a plurality of grayscale voltages and a pre-emphasis voltage that is output from the global block prior to each of the plurality of grayscale voltages. A channel driver is configured to select a global gamma voltage signal of the “k” global gamma voltage signals. The selected global gamma voltage signal includes a grayscale voltage of the plurality of grayscale voltages. The channel driver outputs the grayscale voltage to a source line in response to the channel driver receiving image data.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an image sensor and a method for manufacturing the same. The image sensor includes readout circuitry and an inter-layer dielectric layer on a first substrate, a metal line in the inter-layer dielectric layer and electrically connected with the readout circuitry, a plurality of contact plugs on the metal line, and an image sensing device on the contact plugs. The image sensing device is electrically connected to the metal line through the plurality of contact plugs. The method for manufacturing an image sensor includes forming a readout circuitry on a first substrate, forming an inter-layer dielectric layer on the first substrate, forming a metal line in the inter-layer dielectric layer such that the metal line is electrically connected with the readout circuitry, forming a plurality of contact plugs on the metal line per unit pixel, and forming an image sensing device on the plurality of contact plugs.
Abstract:
An image sensor includes readout circuitry on a first substrate, a metal line electrically connected with the readout circuitry, a dielectric on the metal line, an image sensing device on the dielectric, including first and second conductivity type layers, a contact plug in a via hole penetrating the image sensing device to connect the first conductivity type layer with the metal line, and a sidewall dielectric in the via hole at a sidewall of the second conductivity type layer.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding moving pictures based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.
Abstract:
An UpLink (UL) scheduling method and apparatus considering a characteristic of a power amplifier in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The UL scheduling method includes calculating a packet transmission time, which minimizes energy consumed in packet transmission, by using a Direct Current (DC) voltage used in a power amplifier for signal amplification and by using nonlinear amplification efficiency; and scheduling UL data by using the calculated packet transmission time.
Abstract:
There is provided a double window/door system for blocking infrared rays which includes a first glass member, a second glass member, and a spacer positioned between the first glass member and the second glass member for maintaining the space between the first glass member and the second glass member, characterized in that one of the surfaces of the first glass member is coated with a nano substance film for blocking near infrared rays and one of the surfaces of the second glass member is coated with a thermochromic substance film.