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The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising a substrate, a plurality of gate stack structures on the substrate, a plurality of gate spacer structures on both sides of each gate stack structure, a plurality of source and drain regions in the substrate on both sides of each gate spacer structure, the plurality of gate spacer structures comprising a plurality of first gate stack structures and a plurality of second gate stack structures, wherein each of the first gate stack structures comprises a first gate insulating layer, a first work function metal layer, a second work function metal diffusion blocking layer, and a gate filling layer, the work function is close to the valence band (conduction band) edge; each of the second gate stack structures comprises a second gate insulating layer, a modified first work function metal layer, a second work function metal layer, and a gate filling layer, characterized in that the second work function metal layer comprises implanted work function-regulating doped ions, which are simultaneously diffused to the first work function layer below to regulate the threshold such that the work function of the gate is close to the valence band (conduction band) edge and is opposite the original first work function, to thereby regulate the work function accurately.

The present invention is directed to a system and method for safely and for efficient controlling adult populations of flying pests. A self-contained reservoir system for automated misting of pesticides (as opposed to merely spraying) is disclosed which can be operated in remote location without the availability of line power or pressurized water. The present automated spraying system comprises a secure controller unit with locking features, and a plurality of dispersing elements attached to the unit. Enclosed within the weatherproof and secure enclosure of the unit is a controller, pump, pesticide reservoir and power source for delivering controlled amounts of a pesticide mixture to the dispersing elements. The pump is capable of producing pressures sufficient for producing a mist from the dispersing elements. The pesticide reservoir holds pre-measured and premixed pesticide that can be used for direct treatment of an area. A misting schedule is entered into the controller, or timer. At the predetermined misting times, the controller completes the circuit between the battery and pump, thereby energizing the pump and causing the pesticide mixture to be pumped into the dispersing elements. The unit may be fitted with safety and efficiency components that automatically discontinue the misting cycles if someone is present in the area, weather conditions are not optimal, a fault is detected or pest activity is not favorable for a treatment.

An organic light emitting device (OLED) including: a substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a first blue light emitting layer, a green light emitting layer, a red light emitting layer, and a second blue light emitting layer all interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a color filter disposed in a path of light emitted from the light emitting layers, wherein the first blue light emitting layer includes a deep blue dopant, and the second blue light emitting layer includes a sky blue dopant.

The present invention provides a method for transmitting channel state information in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for transmitting, by a terminal, channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system supporting a short transmission time interval (TTI) may comprise the steps of: transmitting first CSI associated with a downlink channel received from a base station, to the base station in a first TTI; and transmitting second CSI associated with the received downlink channel, to the base station in a second TTI, wherein the first CSI includes information indicating a specific region including one or more indices associated with the CSI, and the second CSI includes information indicating a specific index which corresponds to a channel state associated with the received downlink channel among the one or more indices.

A mobile terminal and power source controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which power consumption can be efficiently controlled in a low power mode. The present invention includes calculating a remaining power level of a power supply unit, if the calculated remaining power level is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference, entering a power saving mode, if the power saving mode is entered, activating a basic operation related module, if the power saving mode is entered, comparing a power consumption level required for a designated operation execution to the calculated remaining power level, and if the remaining power level is equal to or higher by a predetermined level or more than the power consumption level as a result of the comparing step, outputting designated operation execution possibility indication information.

A network device includes a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit includes a media access controller and a first serializer interface in communication with the media access controller. The second integrated circuit includes a physical layer interface in communication with an external device. The second integrated circuit also includes a second serializer interface in communication with the physical layer interface and the first serializer interface. The second serializer interface communicates with the first serializer interface at a predetermined data transmission rate regardless of a negotiated transmission rate between the network device and the external device.

An automated infant massager has a base for supporting the infant and a plurality of first movable massage elements structured to underlie a portion of the infant. At least one motor is employed for effecting reciprocating movement of the first movable massage element. A plurality of second movable massage elements is provided for massaging the arms and legs of the infant. A plurality of third movable elements is provided within a head support for massaging portions of the infant's head, and a plurality of fourth movable massage elements are provided for massaging the infant's shoulders. The infant massager may, in one embodiment, be structured to receive and massage a premature infant, and in another embodiment, may be structured to receive and massage a full-term infant.

Method and apparatus for the interactive enhancement of 2D art with 3D geometry. A surface inflation tool may be used to create a 3D shape by inflating the surface that interpolates the input boundaries. The surface inflation tool may, for example, obtain a closed 2D boundary as input, triangulate the area within the boundary to generate an initial surface, and inflate the surface while maintaining a fixed boundary. Using the mean curvature specified at boundary vertices as a degree of freedom, the tool may control the inflated surface efficiently using a single linear system. Embodiments handle both smooth and sharp position constraints. Position constraint vertices may also have curvature constraints specified for controlling the inflation of a local surface.

An air-proportionality type boiler is provided. Since the air-proportionality type boiler directly controls a current proportionality gas valve according to an amount of air by using a low-price AC air blower, a low-price current proportionality gas valve and a low-price airflow sensor, a gas supply amount can be adjusted with respect to all ranges of the airflow amount. Also, an appropriate calorie required for proportionally controlling a present circulation water temperature to a set temperature, can be supplied. The boiler can be safely ignited to perform a combustion operation under the optimal condition although abnormal weathers and conditions. Accordingly, since a combustion performance is enhanced, combustion efficiency is high and a fuel cost can be saved.

Disclosed is a bandwidth providing method based on multi-flow grouping, which can control multi-terminal and multi-sendee for a user with a single bandwidth. The bandwidth providing method based on multi-flow grouping comprises a step of receiving a first packet flow and a second packet flow, a step of verifying a flow group comprising the first package flow and the second package flow using a flow group table, and a step of assigning a single bandwidth to the first packet flow and the second packet flow when the first packet flow and the second packet flow are verified as being comprised in the same group, thereby managing the bandwidth. Accordingly, the multi-terminal and multi-service of a user can be efficiently controlled with a single bandwidth.

Provided are a digital phase interpolator, which performs linear phase interpolation irrelevantly to input order of two input signals, and a semi-digital delay locked loop (DLL), which includes and controls the same. The phase interpolator includes: a first clocked inverter controlled by a phase indicating signal and providing a first output signal to a common output terminal by inverting a first input signal, and a second clocked inverter controlled by the phase indicating signal and providing a second output signal to the common output terminal by inverting the second input signal. The second clocked inverter is clocked by the first input signal when the phase indicating signal is in a first logic state, and the first clocked inverter is clocked by the second input signal when the phase indicating signal is in a second logic state. The phase indicating signal indicates a lead/lag phase relationship between the first and second input signals and is generated in a controller of a circuit of the semi-digital DLL.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method for a first pico base station for controlling handover between the first pico base station and a second pico base station in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from user equipment, measurement results of a downlink reference signal of the second pico base station; and determining whether it is necessary to hand over to the second pico station based on the measurement results. If it is determined that it is necessary to handover to the second pico base station, the method may further comprise the steps of: sending an action switch request to the second pico base station; receiving setting data of the second pico base station for the action switch with the second pico base station; and changing the setting data of the first pico base station into the received setting data of the second pico base station.

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting, if an advertiser device is set to delay a session with respect to the request for a session from a seeker device, session delay information to the seeker device in a method for setting Wi-Fi direct service communication and to an apparatus therefor.

An apparatus for rectification liquids and/or for scrubbing of gases has an elongated, horizontally extending, cylindrical process chamber or housing. A liquid and a gaseous phase are passed counter-currently through the apparatus. The liquid is thrown outwardly towards the peripheral housing wall by a rotor extending along the bottom of the housing. Liquid flowing downwards along the peripheral housing wall is collected in an upwardly open channel and the liquid collected therein may be supplied to the rotor via an adjustable slot or opening. Transversely extending, axially spaced guide plates are arranged within the housing so as to define a tortuous path for the gas phase flowing through the housing.

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Disclosed is an apparatus and method for modulating radiation having one or more predetermined properties, the apparatus and method including a waveguide structure having a mechanism for controllably influencing the one or more predetermined properties to modulate an emitted intensity. A radiation wave intensity modulator includes a first element for producing a wave component from a radiation wave, the wave component having a polarization property wherein the polarization property is selected from one of an orthogonal set of polarizations; an optical transport for receiving the wave component; a transport influencer, operatively coupled to the optical transport, for affecting the polarization property of the wave component responsive to a control signal; and a second element for interacting with the affected wave component wherein an intensity of the wave component is varied responsive to the control signal. A radiation wave intensity modulating method, the method includes producing a wave component from a radiation wave, the wave component having a polarization property wherein the polarization property is selected from one of an orthogonal set of polarizations (e.g., one of a right hand circular polarization or a left hand circular polarization); receiving the wave component; affecting the polarization property of the wave component responsive to a control signal; and interacting with the affected wave component wherein an intensity of the wave component is varied responsive to the control signal.

A display apparatus includes: an image receiver which receives an image signal of at least one channel; an image processor which processes the received image signal; a display which displays an image thereon based on the processed image signal; a communication unit which communicates with at least one multi-view device which is synchronized c with the displayed image; and a controller which controls the display to display thereon a user interface (UI) for selecting a channel and a display mode corresponding to the at least one multi-view device and controls the image processor to display an image based on the selected channel and display mode if a command regarding the selection of the channel and display mode through the UI is input.

A ventilation unit includes an axial fan having an axis of rotation; an electric motor for driving the axial fan and comprising a casing, a cap coupled to the casing to form a sealed enclosure and an electronic control system at least partly housed in the enclosure; a shroud supporting the electric motor and having an outer frame for mounting the ventilation unit, an inner collar supporting the electric motor, a plurality of spokes for connecting the inner collar to the outer frame; a first spoke of the shroud comprises a compartment for housing at least one electronic component forming part of the electronic control system.

Provided are a method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method is characterized by: the terminal, which is connected to a first network, performing a step for interworking with second network; and reporting, to the first network, the result of performing the step for interworking.

A mobile communication system 100 according to the present invention comprises handover control apparatus 1 and radio terminal unit 10. The handover control apparatus 1 controls handover of a radio terminal unit 10 between access routers 31-34 provided in respective base stations 21-24 for radio communication with the radio terminal unit 10. The handover control apparatus 1 counts the number of relay routers for every candidate access router 32-34 for a destination of the radio terminal unit 10, from a gateway device 52 and determines a COR on the basis of the number of relay routers for every access router 32, 33, 34 thus counted.

Veterinary compositions are described for controlling ecto- and endo-parasites in animals, such as bovine. The compositions contain an IGR compound(s) or a benzoyl substituted urea(s) along with a mineral mix and at least one carrier.

A method for an apparatus that supports full-duplex radio (FDR) communication controlling a self-interference duplication signal for removing self-interference comprises the steps of: transmitting two reference signals; and measuring the power of the two reference signals that arrive as self-interference signals; and a self-interference duplication generation unit for duplicating and generating a self-interference signal including three elements controlling two elements of the three elements based on the measured power of a first reference signal of the two reference signals, and controlling the remaining element based on the measured power of a second reference signal, wherein the three elements comprise a time delayer, a phase shifter and an attenuator, and the two reference signals are orthogonal to each other.

A method of controlling a download load of a Secure Micro (SM) client in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) is provided. The method of controlling a download load of an SM client including: analyzing version information of SMs and version information of SM clients to control the download load generated in the DCAS, the version information of the SMs and the version information of the SM clients being provided from an Authentication Proxy (AP) server, and the SM clients being installed in the SMs; determining a download policy associated with a download time of a target SM client for the SMs based on a result of the analysis; and providing the AP server with the determined download policy.

A controlled apparatus that operates as a first controlled apparatus, comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with a second controlled apparatus, a detection unit configured to detect a second controlled apparatus having a predetermined relationship with the first controlled apparatus via the communication unit, and a control unit configured to generate a first web page capable of controlling the first controlled apparatus if the detection unit has not detected the second controlled apparatus having the predetermined relationship, and generate a second web page capable of collectively controlling the first controlled apparatus and the second controlled apparatus, if the detection unit has detected the second controlled apparatus having the predetermined relationship.

An electromechanical device includes: a magnet coil; a PWM driving circuit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit performs a first control of setting an excitation interval which is an interval in which a PWM drive signal is supplied to the magnet coil and a second control of changing a duty ratio of the PWM drive signal, and wherein the control unit performs an advance angle control of putting the phase of the center of the excitation interval earlier than the phase in which a counter-electromotive force generated in the magnet coil has the maximum value in the first control, and increases the duty ratio of the PWM drive signal in the second control so that a gain is greater than 100% when the gain is 100% at the time of generating the PWM drive signal so as to have a sinusoidal shape.

An apparatus and method for controlling a Multi-Function Device (MFD) of a mobile terminal has a filter circuit converted according to operation modes of the MFD and the apparatus includes a differential amplifier for amplifying an audio signal, an audio filter comprising first and second audio filters connected to the differential amplifier, for varying frequency of the audio signal according to a control signal of the operation modes of the mobile terminal and a switching unit for switching the audio signal with one of the plurality of filters according to the control signal of operation modes. Also, there is an advantage that the apparatus in accordance with the present invention can prevent erroneous performance of the MFD and achieve efficient performance by generating an audio signal classifying frequency characteristic and amplifying gain of the audio filter according to the modes of vibration output, melody output and speech output.

The present invention provides a lighting apparatus including a function configuration switch module and a control method therefor. The lighting apparatus may include: a lighting module; a lighting driving module for driving the lighting module; a communication module for performing data communication; a storage module for storing a program for controlling the lighting module, data generated by the program, and unique identification information of a lighting apparatus; a function configuration switch module for outputting a switching function selection signal to perform a bridge setting or releasing function; and a control module controlling the lighting driving module, and the communication module to transmit a signal for configuration or release of a bridge together with the unique identification information of the lighting apparatus. Therefore, a bridge access delay time can be minimized and an access success rate can be maximized, and thus, wireless mesh network-based lighting apparatuses can be efficiently controlled.

A method for preparing error entries of the user of a data bus in a motor vehicle is provided. When an error is detected, the detecting user is put into an error state and outputs an error message to a second user, a request to prepare an error entry is output by the second user to the detecting user after receiving such an error message as a function of at least one predefined condition, and an error entry is instigated by the detecting user in case of receiving such a request.

A dissolved CO₂ change in aqueous solutions affects directly the intracellular pH (pHi) value as it does so by influencing therefore important cellular processes. The enzyme carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) catalyzes the equilibrium of CO₂ in aqueous solutions and because it alters the speed at which this equilibrium is reached it was identified as a strong candidate for metabolic engineering. The cell line stably expressing hCAII presented a better initial re-alkalinization of cytoplasm after induced CO₂ acid load. The most alkaline pHi value associated to the lowest pHi variations was observed for that cell line in long term increased CO₂ levels. In general, the increased CO₂ profile triggered the quicker progress of G0G1-cell cycle phase for both transfected and control cell lines.

A method of controlling a mode change in a hybrid vehicle includes: determining whether or not a first state-of-charge (SOC) condition is satisfied when a current driving mode is a first mode in which discharging is performed; determining whether or not a plurality of additional conditions is satisfied when a result of the determining is that the first SOC condition is satisfied; and performing transition to a second mode in which a state of charge is maintained when one of the additional conditions is satisfied. The additional conditions include at least one of a requested torque or requested power condition, an engine starting need condition, and a second SOC condition.

A door switch system is provided for energy saving in a refrigerator. The door switch system comprises a light detector, a first switch, and a second switch. The light detector is disposed in the storage space. The first switch is configured for switching the cooling fan according to an output from the light detector detecting external light. The second switch is configured for switching the storage-space light according to an output from the light detector detecting external light. When a door to the storage space is opened and the output is a first output indicating an open state of the door, the first switch is off to stop the cooling fan and the second switch is on to turn on the storage-space light. The light detector may detect the external light outside the storage space and provide the first or second output to the first and second switches.