Abstract:
Apparatus and method for decoding addresses of control lines in a semiconductor device, such as a solid state memory (SSM). In accordance with some embodiments, a switching circuit includes an array of switching devices coupled to 2N output lines and M input lines, wherein M and N are respective non-zero integers and each output line has a unique N-bit address. A decoder circuit coupled to the switching circuit divides the N-bit address for a selected output line into a plurality of multi-bit subgroup addresses, and asserts the M input lines in relation to respective bit values of said subgroup addresses to apply a first voltage to the selected output line and to concurrently apply a second voltage to the remaining 2N-1 output lines.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an apparatus with embedded (bottom side) control lines for vertically stacked semiconductor elements, and a method for forming the same. In accordance with various embodiments, a first semiconductor wafer is provided with a first facing surface on which a first conductive layer is formed. The first semiconductor wafer is attached to a second semiconductor wafer to form a multi-wafer structure, the second semiconductor wafer having a second facing surface on which a second conductive wafer is formed. The first conductive layer is contactingly bonded to the second conductive layer to form an embedded combined conductive layer within said structure. Portions of the combined conductive layer are removed to form a plurality of spaced apart control lines that extend in a selected length or width dimension through said structure.
Abstract:
A CyberTAG for linking information to a digital object in an image contents, and an image contents display device, a method and a system using the same are provided. The CyberTAG includes: a tag ID field which serves to identify the digital object in the image contents and to link the digital object to additional information of the digital object; an object generation location field which serves to identify a location at which the digital object is generated while the image contents is displayed; a time field which serves to identify a time when the digital object appears while the image contents is displayed; and a modification value field which serves to trace the location of the digital object from when the digital object is generated to when the digital object disappears.
Abstract:
A ship traffic control apparatus includes a location recognizer for measuring a location coordinate of a ship by using a satellite location-based service; a ship identifier/location coordinate manager for storing the location coordinate as coordinate information corresponding to a ship identifier; an accident processing unit for providing an accident information when an accident occurs; and an operation controller for forming location information by mapping between the coordinate information and navigation information, transmitting the location information to other ships or a control system in a prescribed cycle through a radio communication unit, and transmitting accident occurrence information including the accident information and the location information to other ships or the control system.