Abstract:
A fusing device includes a pressing member, a belt member to rotate in contact with the pressing member, a nip forming member to support the belt member so that nip areas are formed on the pressing member and the belt member at contacting portions thereto, a heating member disposed away from the nip areas, to heat the belt member, and a tension application member to stiffen the belt member so that the heating member is tightly contacted with the belt member. The heating member includes a plate type heating element which is arranged at an upstream side of the nip areas, and to contact an inner circumference of the belt member, in an advancing direction of the fusing belt. The effective width of then nip areas increases, and the increased pressure is exerted to the nip areas, because the fusing belt enters a location where the nip areas are formed in a heated state. Furthermore, heating efficiency of the fusing belt is increased, because the fusing belt is heated while in a tight contact with the heating member. As a result, fusing performance is enhanced.
Abstract:
A power supply circuit of an image display apparatus is provided. The power supply circuit uses a single DC-DC converter, and is capable of supplying low voltage when the image display apparatus is in standby mode, and supplying high voltage as required when the image display apparatus is in operating mode. As a result, power consumption and manufacturing costs are reduced.
Abstract:
A high voltage semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate on which a semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon layer is formed to alleviate electric field concentration in a field region, is disclosed. A thermal oxide layer is formed on the semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon layer to serve as a protective layer. The thermal oxide layer forms a good interface with the semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon layer compared to a wet etched oxide layer or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) oxide layer, thereby decreasing the amount of leakage current. In addition, compared to a dual semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon layer, the thermal oxide layer exhibits a high surface protection effect and a high resistance against dielectric breakdown. It also allows a great reduction in fabrication time. In particular, the semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon layer is removed from the active region, thereby preventing the direct current (DC) gain of a device from being lowered within a low collector current range caused by the semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon layer.
Abstract:
An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. This method is capable of preventing a latch-up and improving a short current characteristic. In the IGBT, a second conductive type semiconductor layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate. A first conductive type well is then formed beneath the surface of the semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type source region doped with a high concentration is formed in the well. Also, a gate electrode is formed over the semiconductor layer, but so as not to contact the source region in a region in which a contact between the source region and a cathode electrode is formed. Also, the IGBT further includes an impurity region for controlling latch-up, the impurity region being extended to a part of the semiconductor layer via the well.
Abstract:
A circuit for a clamping an /RAS signal in a DRAM. The bit line pre-charge generator is activated after the set-up of the VBB voltage, so that /RAS signals may be supplied to the chip after the bit line pre-charge voltage (VBLP) has reached the desired level, thereby preventing malfunction of the sense amplifiers. The circuit includes: a VBB sensor for producing VBB set-up signal S1 when a back bias voltage VBB in the semiconductor memory device has reached a desired level; a power-up generator for producing a power-up signal S2 when power in the semiconductor memory device is set-up; a VBLP generator for generating a bit line pre-charge voltage VBLP; a VBLP controller for holding the VBLP voltage to a ground voltage level according to the S1 and S2 signals; a VBLP sensor for generating VBLP set-up signal S3 when the VBLP voltage has reached a desired level; a /RAS pass signal generator for producing a /RAS pass signal S4 according to the S3 and S2 signals; a NOR circuit for controlling the transmission of the /RAS signals according to the S 4 signal.
Abstract:
A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; and a backlight unit which provides the display panel with backlight. The backlight unit includes: a converter which converts a voltage of a received power and outputs an output power, a plurality of light source modules which receives the output power from the converter, and a control unit which determines powering conditions to operate the plurality of the light source modules in a specific state for each of the plurality of light source modules, and controls the converter sequentially based on the determined powering conditions.
Abstract:
An Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection device is provided. The ESD protection device includes a metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor, including a source area having a surface on which a first silicide is formed, the source area including a source connecting area including a first connecting portion formed on the first silicide, and a source extension area, a gate arranged in parallel with the source area, and a drain area arranged in parallel with the source area and the gate, the drain area having a surface on which a second silicide is formed, the drain area including a drain connecting area formed opposite the source extension area, the drain connecting area including second connection portion formed on the second silicide, and a drain extension area formed opposite the source connecting area.
Abstract:
A backlight apparatus and a display apparatus are provided. The backlight apparatus includes N first switch units to switch a plurality of currents flowing in respective N light emitting element arrays according to an input brightness control signal, N second switch units to switch a plurality of currents flowing in respective N capacitors according to the input brightness control signal, and a reference current generation unit to generate and output a reference current based on the input brightness control signal. An inverter unit adjusts a total current supplied to all of the light emitting element arrays in total to be equal to the reference current if the total current is different from the reference current.
Abstract:
There are provided a method and an apparatus for acquiring information on products which are located on the body of a person appearing in image data. More particularly, a method and an apparatus for analyzing a posture of a person from image data, i.e., a face posture and a body posture of the person, displaying, according to information on the posture of the person, at least one of candidate regions in which products are attached to the body of the person in the image data on a screen of a terminal of a user, and, if the user selects any one of the candidate regions, providing the terminal with information on products same as or similar to an image of a specific product included in the selected candidate region.
Abstract:
There are provided a method and a system for detecting a logogram from a digital content, recognizing the detected logogram, and providing a user with a variety of information associated with the logogram. In detail, the method and the system acquire a plurality of logograms associated with digital content producers, store the acquired logograms in a logogram database, compare the detected logogram with the logograms stored in the logogram database, determine whether the detected logogram matches any one of the logograms stored in the logogram database, and provide information to the user viewing the digital content or information on the content distribution to the corresponding digital content producer based on the logogram if the detected logogram matches at least one specific logogram stored in the logogram database.