Abstract:
An ice tray is provided that prevents the overflow or splashing of water or thin ice out of the ice tray as water is supplied to the ice tray, or when the ice tray is shaken by an external force. The ice tray may include a plurality of receiving portions that receive water for freezing into ice pieces. An overflow preventing portion may extend upward from upper edges of the receiving portions to form a barrier to water flowing out of the ice tray. Alternatively, the receiving parts may be positioned within a corresponding plurality of location parts having water proofing walls extending upward therefrom to inhibit the unintentional flow of water or thin ice out of the receiving portions of the ice tray.
Abstract:
The non-volatile memory device may include one or more main strings each of which may include first and second substrings which may separately include a plurality of memory cell transistors; and a charge supply line which may be configured to provide charges to or block charges from the first and second substrings of each of the main strings, wherein each of the main strings may include a first ground selection transistor which may be connected to the first substring; a first substring selection transistor which may be connected to the first ground selection transistor; a second ground selection transistor which may be connected to the second substring; and a second substring selection transistor which may be connected to the second ground selection transistor. A method of programming a target cell of the memory device includes activating selection transistors connected to a main string and substring of the target cell.
Abstract:
A non-volatile memory device, which includes a plurality of memory transistors that are coupled with a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of word lines, and methods of operating a non-volatile memory device are provided. A selected bit line for programming and unselected bit lines for preventing programming are determined from the plurality of bit lines. An inhibiting voltage is applied to at least one inhibiting word line chosen from the plurality of word lines. The at least one inhibiting word line includes a word line positioned closest to a string selection line. A programming voltage is applied to a selected word line chosen from the plurality of word lines. Data is programmed into a memory transistor coupled with the selected word line and the selected bit line while preventing data from being programming into memory transistors coupled with the unselected bit line.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a Ill-nitride semiconductor light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same including: a substrate; a plurality of Ill-nitride semiconductor layers formed on the substrate, and provided with an active layer generating light by recombination of electrons and holes; a boundary surface defined between the substrate and the plurality of Ill-nitride semiconductor layers; and a pair of slant surfaces formed from the boundary surface on the substrate and the plurality of Ill-nitride semiconductor layers so as to emit light generated in the active layer to the outside.
Abstract:
A multi-functional laundry device and control method for same treats the laundry efficiently has a washing unit for washing the laundry and a drying unit integrated with the washing unit as one body for after-washing treatment including smoothing out wrinkles, and drying. A control unit provided at either of the washing unit and the drying unit for controlling the washing unit and the dry unit selectively provides steam to the washing and drying units.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a dishwasher. A dishwasher includes a washing tub in which dishes are placed, a steam generator that generates steam and a nozzle part in which a flow direction of the steam is diverted at least one time to allow the steam exhausted to the washing tub.
Abstract:
A dishwasher includes a tub, a steam generator for generating steam, a water supply passage for supplying washing water to the steam generator, a release valve having a steam passage along which the steam generated by the steam generator is supplied to the tub, and a condensed water passage connected to the water supply passage to allow water condensed by the steam to fall to the water supply passage.
Abstract:
A refrigerator and an ice level sensing apparatus are provided. The refrigerator may include a main body, and an ice level sensing apparatus including an optical element for sending or receiving a signal, and an alignment device for aligning and maintaining alignment of the optical element in a preset direction. The sensing apparatus may sense whether an ice storage container in which ice cubes made by an ice maker is at a full ice level. The optical element may be aligned at a preset position, thus preventing movement of the optical element, resulting in improved reliability of the sensing apparatus.
Abstract:
A refrigerator includes an ice maker positioned in the refrigerator and configured to make ice. The refrigerator also includes a plate positioned at an open side of the ice making tray and configured to reduce water overflow. The refrigerator further includes a cool air inlet passage configured to allow cool air to be introduced to an area inside of the plate. In addition, the refrigerator includes a cool air outlet passage that is separate from the cool air inlet passage, and configured to allow release of cool air from the area inside of the plate to an exterior of the plate.