Abstract:
Disclosed is an infrared remote control receiver comprising a photo diode for converting an optical signal to an electrical signal, a semiconductor signal processing device for receiving the electrical from the photo diode, eliminating noise components from the electrical signal output from the photo diode and generating a pulse signal corresponding to a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control transmission device, and a micro computer for receiving the pulse signal from the semiconductor signal processing device and performing a remote control operation instructed by a user of the remote control transmission device by decoding the received pulse signal, wherein the semiconductor signal processing device is fabricated using CMOS devices fabrication processes.
Abstract:
Methods of forming a contact structure, contact structures and apparatuses applied thereto are disclosed. The method of forming a contact structure forms a dielectric layer on a substrate. A metal contact with metal oxide thereon is formed in the dielectric layer. The solubility of the metal oxide is enhanced by using H2O with a temperature higher than about 10° C. or a chemical with a temperature higher than about 15° C.
Abstract:
A color temperature conversion system and a method thereof are capable of converting the color temperature to the color temperature almost identical with the color temperature obtained by the Robertson algorithm. The color temperature conversion system has an XYZ conversion unit for converting an RGB signal of input video data into an XYZ value in a CIE coordinate system, a chroma calculating unit for calculating X and Y coordinate values of a pixel corresponding to the converted XYZ value, an offset compensate unit for compensating the X coordinate value calculated by the chroma calculating unit based on an X coordinate value difference and a Y coordinate value difference of a color temperature on a white point line of the CIE coordinate system and an actual color temperature of the video data, in the case the color temperature is calculated based on the calculated X coordinate value, a color temperature calculating unit for calculating the color temperature of the video data that is inputted based on the compensated X coordinate value, and a color temperature conversion unit for converting the color temperature calculated by the color temperature calculating unit into a predetermined color temperature and outputting the converted predetermined color temperature.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for use in a color display system, for calculating a color temperature. The apparatus for calculating color temperature includes a color temperature selecting portion for selecting a left color temperature and a right color temperature that are most adjacent to a one-dimensional chroma inputted from a mapping table, the mapping table consisting of chroma and color temperature, a distance calculating portion for calculating distance between the selected left color temperature and the inputted one-dimensional chroma, and between the selected right color temperature and the inputted one-dimensional chroma, respectively, and a color temperature calculating portion for calculating a color temperature corresponding to the one-dimensional chroma inputted in accordance with a ratio of the calculated distance. Accordingly, the apparatus and method can be established using little hardware since the color temperature is calculated at a one-dimensional level.
Abstract:
An energy recovery circuit wherein an energy stored in an inductor is applied to a panel to reduce a charge time and improve an energy recovery efficiency. In the energy recovery circuit, a switch, a capacitor and an inductor is provided to form a closed loop. A panel capacitor is equivalently provided at the panel. When the switch is turned on, a current component of an energy is charged in the inductor by an energy charged in the capacitor. When the switch is turned off, an inverse voltage is inducted into the inductor and a closed loop is formed by the inductor and the panel capacitor, thereby applying only an inverse voltage of the inductor to the panel capacitor.
Abstract:
Permeable and elastic pavement blocks comprising waste-polyurethane chips, which use a binder specially developed to secure the binding between an upper polyurethane-chip layer and a lower permeable-concrete layer as well as the binding among the waste-polyurethane chips, resulting in excellent strength and durability, and use recycled polyurethane chips to provide elasticity and permeability suitable for sports activities, walking, and outdoor exercises the like.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a ferroelectric memory device having a memory cell structure where a plurality of ferroelectric capacitor are connected to one switching transistor, and a plurality of data are outputted according to one address input. The ferroelectric memory device comprises a plurality of word lines for driving a corresponding memory cell in accordance with an input address; a plurality of bit lines crossing said word lines, respectively; a plurality of switching transistors connected both to the bit lines and the word lines, respectively; and a plurality of dielectric capacitors wherein one end is coupled in common to a node of the switching transistor, respectively; wherein a plurality of output data are outputted by selecting a memory cell including at least one switching transistor corresponding to the plurality of switching transistors, and to the plurality of dielectric capacitors.
Abstract:
A CMOS output buffer circuit includes a predriving circuit which generates two predriving signals, a main driving circuit which has a plurality of parallel connected pull-up transistors and a plurality of parallel connected pull-down transistors, and a sequential driving circuit which provides sequential pull-up and pull-down driving signals to the pull-up and pull-down transistors, respectively. The main driving circuit generates the output signal according to the sequential pull-up or pull-down driving signals, whereby the output signal is developed step by step into either the power supply potential or the ground potential. In the manner, any spike in the switching current is considerably mitigated, thereby reducing switching noise.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device. The apparatus includes a polishing head that is operable to perform a polishing process to a wafer. The apparatus includes a retaining ring that is rotatably coupled to the polishing head. The retaining ring is operable to secure the wafer to be polished. The apparatus includes a soft material component located within the retaining ring. The soft material component is softer than silicon. The soft material component is operable to grind a bevel region of the wafer during the polishing process. The apparatus includes a spray nozzle that is rotatably coupled to the polishing head. The spray nozzle is operable to dispense a cleaning solution to the bevel region of the wafer during the polishing process.
Abstract:
A system, a mobile communication terminal, and a method for providing information. The system for providing information includes: a tag configured to store tag information; a mobile communication terminal configured to obtain the tag information using short-range communication and to calculate position information of the mobile communication terminal when the tag information is obtained; and an information providing server configured to receive the tag information and the position information from the mobile communication terminal, extract service address information which provides information for connecting to a service identified by the tag information and based on the position information, and provide the extracted service address information to the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal is connected to the service based on the service address information.