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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941714 | Parallel bit test apparatus and parallel bit test method capable of reducing test time A parallel bit test (PBT) apparatus, included in memory chips that are stacked in a multi-chip package (MCP) and that share a set of data signal lines, may include: a comparing unit to output a data signal representative of a comparison between test data signals pro... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940578 | Flash memory device having row decoders sharing single high voltage level shifter, system including the same, and associated methods A flash memory device includes first and second memory cell array blocks and a row decoder coupled to the first memory cell array block and the second memory cell array block. The row decoder includes a block decoder, a single high voltage level shifter that is coup... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939366 | Phase change memory devices and methods of forming the same A method of forming a phase change memory device includes forming a core pattern on a substrate, conformally forming a heat conductive layer on the substrate including the core pattern, anisotropically etching the heat conductive layer down to a top surface of the c... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939223 | Photomask using separated exposure technique, method of fabricating photomask, and apparatus for fabricating photomask by using the method A method of fabricating a photomask may include forming a light-shielding layer and a first resist film on a substrate, forming a first resist pattern by exposing first exposed regions of the first resist film to a first exposure source that may have a first energy,... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939217 | Direct methanol fuel cell A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) comprising: a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including an anode, a cathode, and a membrane disposed therebetween; a spacer surrounding the anode, having supply holes to supply methanol to the anode; and a flow control member to ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939216 | Polymer electrolyte membrane, method of preparing the same and fuel cell employing the same A polymer electrolyte membrane includes a cross-linking reaction product between a hydrophilic polymer and a cross-linking agent represented by Formula 1 below wherein R1 is substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, su... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936517 | Method of extrusion molding prism film and prism film manufactured by the same A method of extrusion molding a prism film and a prism film manufactured by the same, the method including providing a molten film, simultaneously forming a prism pattern and an embossed pattern on opposite surfaces of the molten film by passing the molten film thro... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935475 | Near-infrared absorbing and color compensation film composition for electronic devices Disclosed herein are a near-infrared absorbing and color compensation film composition and a film using the film composition. The film composition comprises i) at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of an ionic compound of a near-infrared absorbing... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935262 | Method of manufacturing fine patterns A method of manufacturing fine patterns includes providing a base portion having a plurality of protruding portions with recess portions therebetween, depositing a material layer on the protruding portions, the material layer including grooves in an upper surface th... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933154 | Non-volatile memory device for reducing layout area of global wordline decoder and operation method thereof A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array from which data is read via a plurality of bitlines, which includes a plurality of memory cells having gates respectively connected with a plurality of wordlines, a first type global wordline decoder configur... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932102 | Phase change memory and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a phase change memory includes forming a lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate, forming a phase change pattern, an upper electrode, and a hard mask pattern sequentially on the lower electrode, a width of a bottom surface of the hard ma... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929400 | Optical sound track scanner system The present invention relates to an optical scanner system for scanning of an optical sound track with a beam of light, comprising a light emitter for emission of a light beam, a device for scanning the light beam across an optical sound track, the light beam formin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929372 | Decoder, memory system, and physical position converting method thereof A decoder, a memory system, and a physical position converting method thereof may detect whether an address count of an input address is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. A physical position of a semiconductor memory device corresponding to the input a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928501 | Semiconductor device and methods of forming and operating the same Provided are a semiconductor device and a methods of forming and operating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may include active pillars extending from a semiconductor substrate and disposed two dimensionally disposed on the semiconductor substrate, ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928439 | Thin film transistor, organic light emitting display device including the same, and method of manufacturing the organic light emitting display device A thin film transistor (TFT) may include a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, and a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer. The semiconductor layer may include a top surface, a channel area aligned ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925106 | Apparatus and method for detecting motion in continuous images A motion detection apparatus detecting motion in an image may include a black-and-white signal motion detector, a first color signal motion detector, a second color signal motion detector, and a final motion flag output unit. The motion detection apparatus may outpu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923814 | Semiconductor device including an inductor having soft magnetic thin film patterns and a fabricating method of the same A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film and an inductor. The inductor includes a first soft magnetic thin film pattern formed on the interlayer insulating film, the first soft magnetic film comprising a) at least one material selected from Fe, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923735 | Thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same A TFT includes a substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate, the source and drain electrodes separated from each other, an active layer on the substrate between the source electrode and the drain electrode, a cladding unit on side surfaces ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923159 | Water recovery system and direct liquid feed fuel cell having the same A water recovery system of a direct liquid feed fuel cell and a direct liquid feed fuel cell having the water recovery system. The water recovery system in which water produced at a cathode electrode of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is recovered to supply to a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923099 | Composition for acrylic artificial stone An acrylic artificial stone composition includes an acrylic resin, metallized polymer film particles, and an inorganic filler. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919426 | Supported catalyst, electrode using the supported catalyst and fuel cell including the electrode Provided are a supported catalyst, an electrode including the same, and a fuel cell using the electrode. The supported catalyst includes a carbon-based catalyst support and metal catalyst particles having an average diameter of 3.5 to 5 nm and an amount of 80 to 90 ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917821 | System-on-chip performing multi-phase scan chain and method thereof A system on chip (SOC) may include function blocks, and a scan chain in each of the function blocks, the scan chains being adapted to conduct scan test operations in sync with a respective one of a plurality of clock signals having a different phase relative to each... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916390 | Monolithic polarization controlled angle diffusers, associated methods and lithographic systems incorporating controlled angle diffusers A monolithic polarization controlled angle diffuser includes a system having a first surface and a second surface, a controlled angle diffuser pattern for providing an angular distribution at an illumination plane, the controlled angle diffuser pattern being on one ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916242 | Prism sheet having inclined ridges and liquid crystal display using the same A prism sheet includes a transparent base film with first and second surfaces and an optical refracting part with a plurality of prism units on the second surface, wherein the prism units are integral with the transparent base film, each prism unit having a predeter... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915710 | Method of fabricating a semiconductor device, and semiconductor device with a conductive member extending through a substrate and connected to a metal pattern bonded to the substrate A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate having an active surface, thinning the substrate by removing material from a second surface of the substrate opposite the active surface, bonding a metal carrier to the secon... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915668 | Semiconductor device and method for forming the same A memory device includes an insulating layer formed over a substrate, a gate formed over the insulating layer, and charge storage elements disposed over the insulating layer. The charge storage elements are separated from each other and are electrically insulated, a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915649 | Light emitting display device and method of fabricating the same A light emitting display device includes a light emitting diode and a thin film transistor on a substrate, the light emitting diode and thin film transistor being electrically coupled to each other, and a photo diode on the substrate, the photo diode including an N-... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915118 | Nonvolatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same A nonvolatile memory device may include a semiconductor substrate, a floating gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate that includes an acute-angled tip at an upper end, and a control gate electrode insulated from the floating gate electrode and facing at least... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914620 | Supporting device for heating crucible and deposition apparatus having the same A device for supporting a heating crucible includes a supporting table having an upper surface in which a plurality of holes are formed, and a contamination prevention plate arranged at an entrance of each of the holes of the supporting table and having an opening p... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911847 | Method of programming data in a NAND flash memory device and method of reading data in the NAND flash memory device A method of programming data in a NAND flash memory device including at least one even bitline and at least one odd bitline, the method including programming N-bit data into first cells coupled to the at least one even bitline or the at least one odd bitline and pro... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911427 | Voltage based data driving circuit, light emitting display using the same, and method of driving the light emitting display A data driving circuit for driving pixels of a light emitting display to display images with uniform brightness may include a current sink that is capable of receiving, via a data line, a predetermined current from a pixel to enable the data driving circuit to gener... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911124 | Electron emission display with spacers An electron emission display, including an electron emission unit on a first substrate, a light emission unit on a second substrate, the second substrate affixed to the first substrate and having the electron emission unit and the light emission unit positioned ther... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910259 | Anode for fuel cell, manufacturing method thereof, and fuel cell including the same A method of manufacturing an anode for a fuel cell including: performing an acid treatment for a carbon-based compound; washing the resultant obtained from the acid treatment with water and then performing a freeze-drying (lyophilization) process; forming a micropor... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906773 | Phase change memory device A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer on a substrate, a first electrode in the insulating layer having a first upper surface and a second upper surface, a second electrode in the insulating layer spaced apart from the first electrode by a first distanc... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903530 | Optical system for spatially controlling light polarization and method for manufacturing the same An optical system for spatially controlling light polarization, and method for manufacturing the same, includes a light source for generating a light beam of a designated wavelength, a beam shaper for splitting the light beam generated from the light source into a p... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903467 | Programming method of multi-bit flash memory device for reducing programming error A method of programming a plurality of memory cells of a flash memory device by selectively changing a threshold voltage distribution thereof from a first distribution to a second distribution, the method includes selecting at least one of the memory cells to be pro... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903187 | Static electricity preventing assembly for display device and method of manufacturing the same A static electricity preventing assembly for an electronic device, may include a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, the buffer layer including a plurality of contact holes exposing respective regions of the substrate, a shorting bar on the buffer layer, pad... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902111 | Supported catalyst for fuel cell, method of preparing the same, electrode for fuel cell including the supported catalyst, and fuel cell including the electrode A supported catalyst for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, an electrode for a fuel cell including the supported catalyst, and a fuel cell including the electrode. The supported catalyst for the fuel cell includes a graphite based catalyst carrier; a first... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902026 | Method of fabricating semiconductor device having vertical channel transistor A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a vertical channel transistor, the method including forming a hard mask pattern on a substrate, forming a preliminary active pillar by etching the substrate using the hard mask pattern as an etch mask, reducing a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902024 | Nonvolatile semiconductor device including a floating gate, method of manufacturing the same and associated systems A memory device includes a first floating gate electrode on a substrate between adjacent isolation layers in the substrate, at least a portion of the first floating gate protruding above a portion of the adjacent isolation layers, a second floating gate electrode, e... | 03/08/2011 |
