15th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150098197 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Terminal portions are arrayed at regular widths and regular intervals, and each face any enable terminal, and are electrically connected to the enable terminals by conductive particles. A lead portion is connected to the other terminal portion except for a pair of terminal portions which is a pair of terminal portions adjacent to each other, and extends from an overlap region to a lead region. A connection portion connects the respective terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion to the adjacent terminal portions that are connected to the lead portion within an area of the overlap region. An interval between a pair of lead portions extending from a pair of connection portions located to sandwich a pair of terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion therebetween is larger than an interval between the other adjacent lead portions. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098198 | Control apparatus, in particular for a motor vehicle - A control apparatus has a housing and a first integral, multilayer printed circuit board with first, second and third parts. The first part carries electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a first plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and the second parts. A second integral, multilayer printed circuit board has first, second and third parts. The first part is equipped with electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a second plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and second parts. The two printed circuit boards in their third part are flexible or at least bendable. A connection element interconnects the first parts of the printed circuit boards. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098199 | FIXING MECHANISM FOR A CIRCUIT BOARD AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fixing mechanism includes a casing and a positioning component. The casing includes a base and at least one wall whereon an opening is formed. A bottom of the positioning component is disposed on the base, and a top of the positioning component includes a level difference structure, which includes a first support surface and a second support surface. The first support surface is formed on an inner of the level difference structure, and the second support surface surrounds the first support surface to form on an outer of the level difference structure. The first support surface is higher than the second support surface relative to the base. The positioning component contacts the circuit board via the first support surface or the second support surface according to a hole on the circuit board, so as to align a connector of the circuit board with the opening on the casing. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098200 | ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE DEVICE - An electronic enclosure device including an enclosure, an electric circuit device, and a sealing device is disclosed. The sealing device is provided as one, continuous gasket having a first gasket section configured to seal a first sealing area, a second gasket section configured to seal the second sealing area, and a third gasket section configured to seal the third sealing area. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098201 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING JACK CONNECTOR - An electronic apparatus which is capable of preventing a joint between a jack connector and a connector substrate from being broken due to prying after insertion of a plug without bringing about an increase in the size of the connector substrate. In a cantilever spring portion of a chassis, hooking portions that penetrate holes formed in the connector substrate and hook the connector substrate are provided on both sides in a width direction of the connector substrate which is vertical to a direction in which the plug is inserted. A screw, which fastens the connector substrate to the cantilever spring portion, is disposed in the same line as the plug insertion direction and on an opposite side of a plug insertion opening in the jack connector. When the connector substrate is not bent, a space is formed between the connector substrate and an end of the hooking portion. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098202 | EMBEDDED MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic electronic component embedded in a board may include: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through both end surfaces of the ceramic body; and first and second external electrodes formed on both end portions of the ceramic body, respectively. The first external electrode may include a first base electrode and a first terminal electrode, the second external electrode may include a second base electrode and a second terminal electrode, 400 nm≦Ra≦600 nm may be satisfied when a surface roughness in a region of 50 μm×50 μm in the first and second terminal electrodes is defined as Ra, and 130 nm≦Ra′≦400 nm may be satisfied when a surface roughness in a region of 10 μm×10 μm in the first and second terminal electrodes is defined as Ra′. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098203 | SUBSTRATE WITH BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In a first conductive layer and a third conductive layer that are respectively closest to a core layer having a storage portion that penetrates therethrough, four first penetrating holes and four first penetrating holes are formed so as to overlap part of an opening edge of the storage portion that is projected onto the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, respectively. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098204 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming a resin layer on an interlayer layer such that the resin layer has first openings exposing circuits in central portion and second openings exposing circuits in peripheral portion of the interlayer layer, forming solder bumps on the circuits in the first openings, forming a plating resist over the bumps and resin layer such that the resist has openings having diameters greater than the second openings and exposing the second openings, forming a seed layer on the resist, in the openings and on the circuits through the second openings, applying electrolytic plating on the resist such that electrolytic plating fills the openings and forms a plated film on the resist and metal posts in the openings, etching the plating such that the plated film is removed and recesses are formed on end surfaces of the posts, and removing the resist. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098205 | ILLUMINATED INDICATOR STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A composite laminate assembly for an electronic device provides integrated backlighting for one or more indicator shapes defined by the assembly. The assembly includes a substantially opaque cover member to obscure at least parts of the electronic device. Translucent indicator structures in the cover member define respective indicator shapes to allow backlighting to pass through the cover member. An optical matrix layer of an optically conductive material is attached to an inner face of the cover member, with a plurality of lighting devices embedded in the optical matrix layer and laterally offset from associated indicator structures. The plurality of lighting devices may be connected to an electric circuit carried on the inner face of the cover member. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098206 | LED LAMP - A lamp comprises an optically transmissive enclosure and a base. An LED assembly is located in the enclosure and is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. The LED assembly comprises an LED and a lumophoric dome that surrounds the LED. A partially reflective pad is on the lumophoric dome for manipulating the pattern of light emitted from the lumophoric dome. A heat sink comprises a heat dissipating portion that is at least partially exposed to the ambient environment and a heat conducting portion that is thermally coupled to the LED. An optically transmissive lens emits light from the enclosure where the lens comprises an annular area defined by a textured surface and a transparent area interior of the annular area. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098207 | HIGH LUMINANCE SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCE - The present invention relates to a solid-state light source comprising one or several laser diodes ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150098208 | PANEL LIGHT MODULE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module is provided, including a bottom plate, a light source, an edge frame, a diffusing sheet, a diffusing plate and a front frame. The light source is disposed on the bottom plate. The edge frame surrounds the light source and abuts the bottom plate to form a groove. The diffusing sheet includes a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is opposite the back side, and the diffusing sheet is disposed in a light-emitting direction of the light source. The diffusing plate is disposed on the front side of the diffusing sheet. The front frame includes a light-emitting opening, wherein a position groove is formed between the front frame and the edge frame, and the diffusing plate and the diffusing sheet are tightly clipped in the positioning groove. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098209 | Method for Manufacturing Optical Element for Backlight Unit and Optical Element and Optical Element Array Manufactured by Method - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical device for a back light unit, and an optical device and an optical device array manufactured by the method, in which optical device chips constituting the optical device array are each laid the sides thereof on a printed circuit board in such a manner that light can be emitted from the optical device chips in a lateral direction, thus reducing the overall thickness of the back light unit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098210 | LIGHT DIFFUSION SHEET, AND BACKLIGHT UNIT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light diffusion sheet capable of inhibiting emission of blue light, and a backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device. The light diffusion sheet includes: a transparent substrate layer; and a light diffusion layer overlaid on the front face side of the substrate layer. The light diffusion layer is a light diffusion sheet for a backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device containing a light-diffusing agent and a binder covering the light diffusing agent, and includes a component that attenuates blue light. The blue light attenuation component is preferably a yellow fluorescent material that generates yellow light through excitation by blue light, or a light absorbing agent that absorbs blue light. The light diffusion layer preferably includes the blue light attenuation component. Preferably, the light-diffusing agent is resin beads, and the blue light attenuation component is included in the resin beads. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098211 | MEMBER FOR CONTROLLING LUMINOUS FLUX AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The exemplary embodiments of the present invention have a first refractive surface whose distance from a central axis gradually increasing as being distanced from a rear surface, and light from a light source can be effectively emitted from a first refractive surface to a lateral direction or an upper lateral direction. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098212 | NANOCRYSTAL POLYMER COMPOSITES AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - A semiconductor nanocrystal composition including a semiconductor nanocrystal, an organic additive, and at least one polymerizable substance selected from a polymerizable monomer, a polymerizable oligomer, and a combination thereof, wherein the composition has haze of greater than or equal to about 40% after polymerization. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098213 | MIRROR-BASED READING DEVICE - A reading apparatus for assisting a person to read or view reading material, including from a lying down position, with the reading apparatus including in a lying down position. The reading apparatus comprises: an optical system including a tray for supporting the reading material, a reflecting mirror and an imaging mirror, said tray, said reflecting mirror and said imaging mirror being mechanically intercoupled in a manner that enables them to be positioned at predetermined, respective angles relative to each other, to enable the reading material located on said tray to be viewed by viewing an image formed by said imaging mirror. A support is configured to enable the optical system to be positioned in front of the person. The tray, the reflecting mirror and the imaging mirror can be folded onto each other. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098214 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED THERMAL ISOLATION OF LOW-PROFILE LED LIGHTING FIXTURES - A LED assembly/structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The LED assembly comprises a housing body, one or more LED light emitting component hosting areas, a power unit hosting compartment, one or more light diffusing elements, and a cover. The housing body of the LED assembly serves as a thermal barrier between the power supply and the LED lighting elements, such that thermal stress is able to be reduced. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098215 | LUMINAIRES HAVING BATWING PHOTOMETRIC DISTRIBUTION - An indirect linear luminaire that produces a batwing photometric distribution. The luminaire includes a rectangular housing having a substantially rectangular chamber defined by two opposed bifold wings and a bi-concave door extending therebetween. A linear light engine emits light upwards towards the bi-concave door and bifold wings and the light is reflected off of the bifold wings and bi-concave door in a batwing distribution. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098216 | Fan Light Element - Disclosed are various embodiments for scanning a surface using a fan light element comprising a light source and a single lens. The fan light source generates divergent light and projects the divergent light onto a single element lens. The single element lens collimates the light and generates a fan line that may be used to scan an outer surface. By using triangulation of the reflections captured when projected onto a surface, the scanned surface may be reconstructed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098217 | Color Blending System and Method - The invention features a color blending system and method to provide color blending. The optical assembly features a fixture base having a four-layer printed circuit assembly hosting all LED drivers, power conditioning and switched signal distribution for the fixture. The printed circuit assembly also hosts an array of connectors that accept modular LED shims whereby all light will emit outward at 30-degree radial increments around the semicircle area of the fixture roughly parallel to the plane of the printed circuit assembly in a blended fashion. The system features an integral heat sink and diffuser fingers which reflect and transmit light. Color combinations vary based on positioning of the fixtures in relation to each other. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098218 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE, AND ILLUMINATION LIGHT SOURCE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS EACH USING THE LIGHT EMITTING MODULE - A light emitting module includes: a substrate; first light emitting elements arranged circularly on the substrate and having a first light distribution angle (a narrow light distribution angle); and second light emitting elements arranged circularly to surround the plurality of first light emitting elements on the substrate, and having a second light distribution angle (a wide light distribution angle) different from the first light distribution angle. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098219 | Light Emitting Diode Recessed Light Fixture - A recessed light fixture includes an LED module, which includes a single LED package that is configured to generate all light emitted by the recessed light fixture. For example, the LED package can include multiple LEDs mounted to a common substrate. The LED package can be coupled to a heat sink for dissipating heat from the LEDs. The heat sink can include a core member from which fins extend. Each fin can include one or more straight and/or curved portions. A reflector housing may be coupled to the heat sink and configured to receive a reflector. The reflector can have any geometry, such as a bell-shaped geometry including two radii of curvature that join together at an inflection point. An optic coupler can be coupled to the reflector housing and configured to cover electrical connections at the substrate and to guide light emitted by the LED package. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098220 | Dimming Operation Apparatus and Lighting System - According to one embodiment, a storage part stores light output characteristic patterns each indicating a ratio of a change in a light output to a change in an input dimming level with respect to plural lighting loads. A display control unit causes a display unit to display plural selection parts corresponding to the lighting loads and to display thumbnail images of the light output characteristic patterns of the lighting loads stored in the storage part correspondingly to the selection parts. A setting unit selects the selection part displayed on the display unit and sets the light output characteristic pattern. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098221 | LIGHT INDICATOR - Light indicator which comprises a support body to which multiple rows of LEDs and multiple lenses are fixed, each of which positioned in front of the corresponding row of LEDs, and provided with a rear surface directed towards the LEDs, and with a front surface directed in the sense opposite the aforesaid rear surface. In addition, the light indicator comprises multiple coupling bodies, each of which extended between two ends thereof, of which a rear end is engaged with the support body, and a front end is provided with a first bent portion engaged in abutment against the front surface of the corresponding lens in order to retain the latter integral with the support body itself. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098222 | Heat Sink - A heat sink comprises skived fins and a base. The base has a first side and a second side. The skived fins are disposed on the first side, and at least one semiconductor device is mounted on the second side. The base has at least one channel for gas flow between the first side and the second side. The skived fins are formed by skiving segments from at least one layer of an alloy. The skived fins have one or more of the following patterns: a wavy skived pattern; a triangular skived pattern; and a block skived pattern. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098223 | Omnidirectional LED bulb - An omnidirectional LED bulb has a base, a light-transmitting shell, a heat-dissipating pillar and an LED module. The light-transmitting shell is mounted on the base and has a lateral surface and a top surface. The heat-dissipating pillar is mounted on the base and has multiple mounting surfaces facing toward the lateral surface and the top surface of the light-transmitting shell. The LED module is mounted on the mounting surfaces of the heat-dissipating pillar. The LED module emits light through the lateral surface and the top surface of the light-transmitting shell to form an omnidirectional illumination. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098224 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE INCLUDING THE DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE PACKAGE - Embodiments provide a light emitting device including a substrate, a light emitting structure disposed under the substrate, the light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer, a sub-mount, first and second metal pads disposed on the sub-mount and electrically spaced apart from one another, a one first bump disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the first metal pad and a second bump located between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the second metal pad. A plurality of active areas in which The first semiconductor layer and the active layer are disposed are spaced apart from one another when viewed in plan. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098225 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes a substrate, a light-emitting element, and a sealing member. The light-emitting element emits light in a first wavelength range. The sealing member contains a material that converts the light in the first wavelength range to light in a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range. The sealing member has a curved convex contour in at least one cross section that passes through the center of the light-emitting element and is perpendicular to a principal surface of the substrate. A curved line indicating a change in output angle that occurs upon a change in observation angle is approximated by a quadratic or trigonometric function that passes through the origin. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098226 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE MODULE HAVING UNIFORM ILLUMINATION - An LED light source module includes a base, an LED light source positioned on the base, an optical lens located on the light path of the LED light source and a diffusion plate positioned above the optical lens. An upper surface of the base is a light reflective surface. The optical lens defines a through hole aligned with the LED light source. A reflecting body is protruded from the diffusion plate toward the through hole of the optical lens. When the light emitted from the LED light source is projected to the reflecting surface of the light reflecting body through the through hole, the light is reflected by the reflecting surface to reach the upper surface of the base, and then is reflected by the upper surface of the base to reach the diffusion plate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098227 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE OF LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A light source module of a lamp for a vehicle, may include an LED light source, a PCB substrate configured to control a supply of current to the LED light source, and a film coupled to a front surface of the PCB substrate, integrally formed with a plurality of reflecting protrusions and implementing a 3D image while reflecting light from the LED light source toward an outer lens. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098228 | LENS FOR AN LED-BASED LIGHT - An LED-based replacement light for a fluorescent light includes a plurality of LEDs and an elongate housing for the LEDs. The housing is defined at least in part by a lens and has a cross sectional profile that partially falls along a cross sectional profile of a fluorescent light that the LED-based light is designed to replace. In addition, at least a portion of the lens extends beyond the cross sectional profile of the fluorescent light. The LED-based light also includes at least one connector arranged at an end of the housing that is configured for engagement with a socket of a fluorescent light fixture. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098229 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light emitting module having a module substrate and a semiconductor light emitting element mounted to the module substrate, a base including a mounting surface on which the light emitting module is mounted, a circuit unit provided at a side of a rear surface of the base opposite to the mounting surface and configured to drive the light emitting unit; and a circuit case which accommodates and holds the circuit unit in an internal space thereof. The circuit case includes a tubular portion having an opening arranged to face the rear surface of the base and an insulation portion interposed between the rear surface of the base and the circuit unit to cover the opening of the tubular portion. The insulation portion includes a window through which the internal space of the circuit case leads to the rear surface of the base. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098230 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light emitting module having a module substrate and a semiconductor light emitting element mounted to the module substrate, a base having a mounting surface on which the light emitting module is mounted, and a cover portion configured to cover an edge portion of the module substrate without pressing the edge portion. The module substrate includes a surface which is bonded to the mounting surface of the base through an adhesive layer. The base includes a protrusion provided to protrude upward from the mounting surface without being covered by the module substrate. The cover portion is provided on the protrusion. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098231 | MOCKUP FOR FACILITATING DECISION OF SPACIAL PARAMETERS OF A DIRECT-TYPE LED BACKLIGHT MODULE - A mockup of a direct-type LED backlight module includes a base, a plurality of sliding bars slideably received in the base, a plurality of sliding plates slideably mounted the sliding bars, a supporting board positioned above the base and a plurality of connection elements fixing the supporting board to the base. A distance between the supporting board and the base is adjustable by manipulating the connection elements. A middle of an upper surface of the base is depressed downwardly to define a chamber, and the chamber is surrounded by a bottom surface, two opposite first lateral surfaces and two opposite second lateral surfaces. Each sliding bar is received in the chamber. Each sliding plate includes a holding plate on which an LED light source is mounted. A diffusion plate is mounted on the supporting board. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098232 | LIGHT REPLACING APPARATUS FOR REPLACING BULBS IN STREET LAMPS - A method for changing a light bulb in a parking light pole, comprising disposing a housing on the top of a light pole for holding a lamp holder having a lamp disposed therein, holding the lamp holder in the housing by urging the lamp holder downward, removing the lamp holder by urging a removal apparatus up through an annulus in the center of the light pole to urge a plurality of pivoting members outward and away from the bottom surface of the lamp holder to allow the lamp holder to fall and be captured by the removal apparatus, replacing the lamp holder by disposing the lamp holder in an installation device, urging the installation device upward such that the lamp holder causes the pivoting members to urge outward, urging the installation device down in the annulus to allow the lamp holder to be urged downward, and removing the installation device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098233 | LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS - A light guiding device for a headlight includes a casing, a light guiding tube and a cover. The light guiding tube is connected to the front of the casing and the cover is connected to the casing. The light guiding tube is composed of a silicone tube and two Light Emitting Diode tubes. The silicone tube is made by silicone which allows light beams to evenly pass. The silicone tube has a flat surface formed on an underside thereof and a curved surface formed on the top thereof The silicone tube has a room defined therein and at least one passage is defined through the silicone tube. The two Light Emitting Diode tubes each have multiple Light Emitting Diodes and are located in the room. The light beams generated from the Light Emitting Diodes evenly pass through the silicone tube to provide illumination and warning features. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098234 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A heat dissipating apparatus for a vehicle lamp is provided that simplifies the structure of a vehicle lamp using laser light and more effectively dissipates heat from the vehicle lamp. The heat dissipating apparatus includes a light source unit that is configured to generate laser light and a mirror that is configured to reflect the laser light and guide the laser light toward a lamp unit. The lamp unit is configured to emit light with a predetermined light distribution pattern. Further, a heat dissipation unit is disposed on one side of the mirror and is configured to dissipate heat from the mirror. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098235 | COOLING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS - A cooling device for cooling an LED of vehicle headlight without restricting a design of a housing is provided. The cooling device is comprised of an LED held in a housing sealed with a lens, a reflector that reflects a light emitted from the light source, a heat collector on which the LED is mounted, a heat sink disposed behind the reflector, and a pair of heat pipes thermally connecting the heat collector and the heat sink. The heat sink is arranged inside of the housing. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098236 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE FOR HEADLIGHT - A headlight includes a main reflective member having an oval reflective surface which has a first focal point and a second focal point. A light source is located at the first focal point of the main reflective member. At least one additional reflector is located on one side of the main reflective member, wherein the light source is located between the main reflective member and the additional reflector. The at least one additional reflector has a curved reflective surface which has a third focal point located close to the first focal point. The light beams generated from the light source are reflected by the at least one additional reflector and pass through the third focal point and the main reflective member and move forward. The tracks of the light beams are close to that of light beams that are directly reflected by the main reflective member. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098237 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE CONNECTING STRUCTURE - An optical fiber cable connecting structure includes: a substrate having a through hole; an optical element on a first surface of the substrate and having a light emitting unit such that the light emitting unit faces the substrate; an optical fiber cable on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, an end face of the optical fiber cable on a substrate side being covered with a jacket; a guide positioning part that has an insertion hole into which the optical fiber cable is inserted, and is configured to position the optical fiber cable and the optical element; and an abutting part that has a taper-shaped opening and is configured to position the optical element and the optical fiber cable so as to be separated by a specified distance by fixing an outer periphery of the end face of the optical fiber cable by the opening. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098238 | LED LAMP - A lamp comprises has an optically transmissive enclosure and a base. At least one LED is located in the enclosure and is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. A light non-transmissive portion defines a light transmissive portion where the light transmissive portion is illuminated when the at least one LED is energized. The light transmissive portion may define information such as branding information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098239 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH REMOTE DOWN-CONVERTING MATERIAL - A lighting device is disclosed with remote down-converting material and, in particular, a solid state lighting device that forms multiple virtual light sources on remote down-converting material. The lighting devices utilizes a free-form optic having two or more focal points that generates two or more images of the light sources are formed from a single LED light source. Down-converting material is located at the two or more images of the light source. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098240 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module optically coupled to an optical fiber which has a light incident surface is provided. The light source module includes a plurality of light sources and a concentrator. The light sources surround an axis, and the axis passes through a center of the light incident surface and is perpendicular to the light incident surface. Each of the light sources is capable of emitting a beam along a transmitting path toward the axis. The concentrator is disposed at the axis and includes a curvy reflective surface located on the transmitting paths for reflecting the beams to the light incident surface of the optical fiber. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098241 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - Provided is a light source device which includes: a LD mounted on a stem; a cap fixed to the stem so as to cover the LD; a light converging lens capable of converging light flux emitted from the LD; an optical fiber connection portion to which an optical fiber is connected, the optical fiber receiving inputting of the light flux converged by the light converging lens; and a holder for holding the optical fiber connection portion, the holder being fixed to the cap. The optical fiber connection portion includes a position adjusting portion which adjusts a position of the optical fiber connection portion with respect to the holder. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098242 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - Provided is a light source apparatus including a plurality of semiconductor light sources that output beams of light having different wavelengths; a plurality of light collimating portions that convert the respective beams of light output from these light sources to collimated light beams; a combining portion that combines the plurality of collimated beams produced by these light collimating portions into a single light path; a light guide whose entrance end is disposed in the single light path; a focusing portion that focuses the collimated beams combined by the combining portion onto the entrance end; and a light-distribution-characteristics adjusting portion that adjusts beam diameters of the plurality of beams of light so that numerical apertures of the plurality of beams of light incident on the entrance end become substantially equal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098243 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH SPACED-APART DIFFRACTIVE MEDIA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for an illumination system. In one aspect, the illumination system is a light guide that includes spaced-apart regions of medium containing diffractive features. For example, the medium may include holographic medium having holograms that are configured to redirect light, propagating through the light guide, out of the light guide. The spaces between the spaced-apart regions of media may be filled with a material having a lower refractive index than the light guide, thereby functioning as a reflective cladding in those spaces. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098244 | LED Backlight Module and the Corresponding Liquid Crystal Display - The present invention discloses a LED backlight module, which comprises a backplane; a side-type backlight source, which comprises a backlight source substrate and multiple light emitting diodes provided on the backlight light source substrate; a reflector, which is provided on the backplane; multiple light guides provided on the reflector in parallel, each light guide being provided with at least one light-incident surface and one light-emitting surface, the light-incident surface of the light guide being opposite to the LED; diffusers provided on the multiple light guides, which are opposite to the light-emitting surface of the light guide; and an optical film set, which is located above the diffuser. The embodiment of the present invention further discloses the corresponding liquid crystal display. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it can save the amount of LEDs, which is beneficial for the narrow frame of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098245 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module includes a plurality of light emitting units, and each of the light emitting units includes a reflection plate, a light extraction plate, a sidewall structure, a light source, and a diffusion plate. The light extraction plate has a plurality of first holes, and the light extraction plate and the reflection plate are opposite to each other. The sidewall structure having a plurality of second holes is located between the reflection plate and the light extraction plate, and the reflection plate, the light extraction plate, and the sidewall structure together constitute a first light guiding cavity. The light source is located in the first light guiding cavity and adjoins the sidewall structure. The diffusion plate is located above the light extraction plate, and a second light guiding cavity is formed between the light extraction plate and the diffusion plate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098246 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND RELATED BACKLIGHT MODULE - A light guide plate disclosed in the present disclosure includes a board body, a prism component and at least one optical microstructure. The prism component is disposed on at least one surface of the board body. The at least one optical microstructure is disposed on a top end of the prism component. The optical microstructure includes a first light guiding unit and at least two second light guiding units. A first angle is formed between two inclined surfaces of the first light guiding unit, and the first angle is substantially between 45˜60 degrees. The second light guiding units are symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the first light guiding unit. A second angle is formed between an inclined surface and a bottom surface of each second light guiding unit, and the second angle is substantially between 10˜60 degrees. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098247 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a light source, a circuit board on which the light source is disposed, a light guide plate having a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, a bottom case accommodating the light guide plate, a fixing frame coupled to the bottom case and fixing the circuit board, and a heat dissipation apparatus disposed between the light source and the light guide plate and including a light-transmitting unit that transmits light. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098248 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE MOUNTING STRUCTURAL BODY - A light emitting device mounting structural body includes a wiring substrate having wirings disposed on a base member and a light emitting device having a resin molded body mounted on the wiring substrate. The wiring substrate has a recess in its periphery. The resin molded body has a lower surface and a side surface. The lower surface has an arrangement portion and a projecting portion, the arrangement portion has an outer lead electrically connected to the wiring portion disposed beneath the arrangement portion, and the projecting portion is projected further downward relative to the arrangement portion. The side surface has an opening with a light emitting element mounted thereon, the opening is expanded in the projecting portion, and at least a portion of the opening is housed in the recess of the wiring substrate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098249 | GUIDE PLATE AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a light guide plate including a base sheet and a first light transmissive adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the base sheet. The first light transmissive adhesive layer together with the base sheet define a light entrance portion. The thickness of the first light transmissive adhesive layer becomes gradually smaller from the light entrance portion toward a center portion of the base sheet. A backlight assembly includes the light guide plate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098250 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING PHASE-SHIFT FULL-BRIDGE CONVERTER IN LIGHT LOAD OPERATION - A method of controlling a phase-shift full-bridge (PSFB) converter in a light load operation is provided to switch control modes of the PSFB converter by detecting magnetizing current of a transformer thereof. The method includes following steps: First, the PSFB converter is operated in an extended PSFB control mode when the magnetizing current is larger. Afterward, the PSFB converter is operated in a modified PSFB control mode when the magnetizing current is gradually reduced and electric charges transported by the residual magnetizing current near to or less than a half of the DC input voltage. Finally, the optimal degree of soft switching of the PSFB converter is implemented when the PSFB converter is operated at the modified PSFB control mode. Accordingly, it is to improve overall efficiency, reduce switching losses, and achieve electromagnetic compatibility. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098251 | ARC FAULT PROTECTION FOR POWER CONVERSION - An apparatus and system for arc fault protection during power conversion. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a power converter comprising a first and a second pair of DC input terminals, coupled in series, for coupling to a first and a second DC source, respectively; an input bridge; an inductor; a first and a second arc fault protection capacitor, wherein (i) the series combination of the first and the second pair of DC input terminals is coupled across the input bridge, (ii) a first terminal of the inductor is coupled between the first and the second pair of DC input terminals, (iii) a second terminal of the inductor is coupled between switches on one leg of the input bridge, and (iv) the first and the second arc fault protection capacitors are coupled across the first and the second pair of DC input terminals, respectively. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098252 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRICAL POWER BY MEANS OF CAPACITIVE COUPLING - A method and an apparatus for transferring electric power to an electrical load ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150098253 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A second control circuit is configured to switch a pulse signal to a level which turns off a second switching transistor when a coil current that flows through a primary winding reaches a predetermined threshold current. The second control circuit is configured to start a switching operation when a power supply for an electronic device is turned on, to set the threshold current to a first value when an intermediate voltage is higher than a predetermined level, and to set the threshold current to a second value that is lower than the first value when the intermediate voltage is lower than a predetermined level. A first control circuit is configured to start a switching operation upon receiving an instruction from a microcontroller to start operating. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098254 | CONTROLLER FOR USE WITH A POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A controller for use with a power converter and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes a gate drive terminal configured to provide a gate drive signal to enable conductivity of a power switch during a first portion of a switching interval and to disable conductivity of the power switch during a second portion of the switching interval. The controller also includes a current sense terminal configured to receive a power switch signal indicative of a current in the power switch during the first portion of the switching interval, and receive a control signal to operate the power converter or provide a status signal indicative of an operating condition of the power converter during the second portion of the switching interval. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098255 | INSULATION TYPE SWITCHING POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A power source apparatus comprises: a transformer that insulates a primary system and a secondary system and uses primary/secondary windings to transform an input voltage into an output voltage; a switching control device that is disposed in the primary system to drive the primary winding, and an output monitor device that is disposed in the secondary system to monitor the output voltage. The transformer includes a first auxiliary winding disposed in the primary system and a second auxiliary winding disposed in the secondary system. The output monitor device drives the second auxiliary winding to generate an induced voltage in the first auxiliary winding when the output voltage becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold voltage. The switching control device temporarily stops driving of the first winding upon detecting a light load state and resumes the driving of the first winding upon detecting the induced voltage in the first auxiliary winding. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098256 | CONTROLLER FOR ADJUSTING AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF A POWER CONVERTER AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A controller for adjusting an output voltage of a power converter includes a gate control signal generation circuit, a feedback signal detection module, and a reference voltage generation module. The gate control signal generation circuit generates a gate control signal to a power switch of a primary side of the power converter according to a reference voltage and a plurality of signals corresponding to the primary side and a secondary side of the power converter. The feedback signal detection module generates a logic signal according to a combination corresponding to the plurality of signals. The reference voltage generation module generates the reference voltage to the gate control signal generation circuit according to the logic signal. The power switch adjusts the output voltage of the secondary side of the power converter according to the gate control signal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098257 | MULTIFUNCTION POWER CONVERTER WITH OPTION FOR INTEGRATED MAGNETICS - Power converter modules and parallel conversion systems are presented in which the modules are provided in a rollable enclosure having AC and DC electrical connections, and an interior including a switching circuit with switching devices individually connected between a corresponding AC node and a corresponding DC node for operation as either a rectifier or an inverter and an internal filter circuit with inductors individually connected between a corresponding AC node of the switching circuit and a corresponding AC electrical connection, with a built-in blower or fan to cool the filter circuit during operation. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098258 | CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A converter circuit with short-circuit protection can include a plurality of phase legs having a series connection of normally-on switches, between voltage rails of a DC voltage link, a DC link capacitor, and AC voltage connection points between the normally-on switches. A phase-to-phase short-circuit protection circuit includes a parallel connection of a resistive component and a controllable switch. The phase-to-phase short-circuit protection circuit including a first terminal connected to an AC voltage connection point and a second terminal forms an input or an output of the converter circuit; and a controllable switch is connected in series with the DC link capacitor. Upon lack of control of the normally-on switches the controllable switch of the at least one phase-to-phase short-circuit protection circuit and the controllable switch of the phase leg short-circuit protection circuit are adapted to be controlled to a non-conductive state. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098259 | POWER CONVERTER, METHOD OF POWER CONVERSION, AND SWITCHING DEVICE - A power converter including at least one switching device is presented. The power converter is configured to convert an input parameter to an output parameter by periodically activating and deactivating the switching device. The switching device includes: (i) a chamber including an ionizable gas; (ii) a cathode and an anode defining a discharge gap disposed in the chamber; (iii) a magnet assembly configured to generate a first magnetic field such that a plasma is maintained in the discharge gap; and (iv) an electromagnet configured to generate, in response to a deactivation signal, a second magnetic field such that at least a portion of the plasma in the discharge gap is disrupted to deactivate the switching device. A method of power conversion and a switching device are also presented. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098260 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MAIN WORD LINES AND SUB-WORD LINES - A plurality of memory mats classified into groups selected by bits of a row address, a main word driver for selecting a main word line based on bits of the row address, an FX driver for selecting a word driver selecting line based on bits regardless of the bits of the row address, and a plurality of sub-word drivers selected by the main word line and the word driver selecting line to drive the corresponding sub-word line are arranged. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098261 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises: a memory cell array including first interconnections, second interconnections intersecting the first interconnections, and memory cells having a variable resistance element and being provided at respective intersections of the first interconnections and the second interconnections, the memory cell array being divided into bays including a predetermined number of the memory cells; and a control circuit configured to execute a first write step and a second write step executed after the first write step at a data writing operation, wherein the control circuit is configured to change over the number of simultaneously selected bits and/or the number of simultaneously selected bays depending upon whether a write step is the first write step or the second write step. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098262 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING RAY DETECTOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory region, a second memory region suitable for storing the same data as the first memory region, and a ray detection circuit suitable for detecting an incident ray to the first memory region, wherein a data stored in the second memory region is copied into the first memory region when the incident ray is detected. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098263 | FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE - A ferroelectric memory device includes a memory array including a plurality of ferroelectric memory cells, a code generating circuit configured to multiply write data and a parity generator matrix to generate check bits, thereby producing a Hamming code having information bits and the check bits arranged therein, the information bits being the write data, and a driver circuit configured to write the Hamming code to the memory array, wherein the parity generator matrix has a plurality of rows, and a number of “1”s in each of the rows is an even number. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098264 | RESISTIVE MEMORY APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A resistive memory apparatus includes a memory unit including a resistive memory cell array, a voltage generation unit suitable for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, and converting the RF signal into a direct current (DC) voltage, and a control unit suitable for controlling a refresh operation to be performed on the resistive memory cell array, wherein the boosted DC voltage is used as an operation voltage for the refresh operation. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098265 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a control circuit configured to cause data to be stored in a memory cell by setting the memory cell to be included in one of resistance value distributions. The control circuit is configured to set a first resistance value distribution and a second resistance value distribution, the second resistance value distribution having a resistance value larger than that of the first resistance value distribution, and to set a second width to be larger than a first width, the second width being a width between a second upper limit value of the second resistance value distribution and a second lower limit value of the second resistance value distribution, and the first width being a width between a first upper limit value of the first resistance value distribution and a first lower limit value of the first resistance value distribution. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098266 | MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTING LEAKAGE CURRENTS IN MEMORY CELLS - Memory cells and operation methods thereof are provided. A memory device includes a number of memory cells. Each of the memory cells includes a first transistor, a switch and a capacitor. The first transistor has a drain connected to a corresponding bit-line. The switch has a first terminal connected to a source of the first transistor and a second terminal coupled to a reference voltage. The capacitor has a first plate and a second plate, and the first plate of the capacitor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor. The second plate of the capacitor is connected to a corresponding word line. The switch is turned off when the memory cell is not selected to perform a write operation or a read operation. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098267 | Method and Circuit to Enable Wide Supply Voltage Difference in Multi-Supply Memory - A method and apparatus for operating a memory device with wider difference in array and periphery voltage is presented. The memory device includes a bit line, a complementary bit line, a memory cell, a first pre-charge circuit, and a second pre-charge circuit. The memory cell, the first pre-charge circuit, and the second pre-charge circuit are coupled between the bit line and the complementary bit line. The first pre-charge circuit is configured to pre-charge the bit line and the complementary bit line to a first voltage level. The second pre-charge circuit is configured to pre-charge the bit line and the complementary bit line to a second voltage level that is different than the first voltage level. In some examples, two precharge circuits are configured to operate such that memory access is ensured to be static noise margin safe even under wider difference between two voltage levels. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098268 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - The disclosed invention provides an SRAM capable of stably generating a PUF-ID without having to be powered on/off under control. The SRAM including a plurality of write ports is provided with a plurality of word lines, each transferring write data from each of the write ports to one memory cell. Timing to negate at least two word lines (AWL, BWL), respectively coupled to two write ports, among the word lines is synchronized. Because synchronicity of writing different values to the memory cell is assured, by using a large number of such memory cells, it is possible to stably generate a PUF-ID without power on/off control. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098269 | READ DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT FOR PHASE CHANGE MEMORY - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a memory device, and more particularly to write performance of a phase change memory. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A MEMORY CELL - An apparatus includes a semiconductor transistor structure. The semiconductor transistor structure includes dielectric material, a channel region, a gate, a source overlap region, and a drain overlap region. The source overlap region is biasable to cause a first voltage difference between the source overlap region and the gate to exceed a breakdown voltage of the dielectric material. The drain overlap region is biasable to cause a second voltage difference between the drain overlap region and the gate to exceed the breakdown voltage. The apparatus includes a well line coupled to a body of the semiconductor transistor. The apparatus includes circuitry configured to apply a voltage to the well line to prevent a breakdown condition between the channel region and the gate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING DATA IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A method that may be performed in a data storage device includes selecting a writing order for data to be written to a set of word lines of a block of a non-volatile memory. The data is organized in pages that are ordered according to a logical page address order. The writing order is selected from at least a first order or a second order that is distinct from the first order. Stored data in the non-volatile memory written according to the first order has logical page addresses that decrease with increasing values of word line physical addresses. The method also includes writing the data to the set of word lines according to the selected writing order and storing a flag value that indicates the selected writing order. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098272 | PROGRAMMABLE PEAK-CURRENT CONTROL IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES - A method includes, in a memory device, receiving a command that specifies a peak power consumption that is not to be exceeded by the memory device. A memory of the memory device is configured in accordance with the peak power consumption specified in the command. A data storage operation in the configured memory is performed, while complying with the specified peak power consumption. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098273 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING FAILURE-RELIEF EFFICIENCY - According to one embodiment, a non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a row decoder. The memory cell array has NAND strings as a physical block, and word lines respectively connected to memory cells included in the NAND strings. The row decoder includes latch circuits and a drive circuit. When a failure exists within a corresponding first logical block, the latch circuits store a flag indicating the failure. The drive circuit inhibits driving of the word lines belonging to the first logical block when the flag is stored in the latch circuit corresponding to the first logical block to which the selected word lines belong, and allows the driving of the word lines belonging to the physical block including the first logical block when the flag is not stored in the latch circuit corresponding to the first logical block to which the selected word lines belong. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098274 | Cell Array with a Manufacturable Select Gate for a Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Device - A three-dimensional integrated circuit non-volatile memory array includes a memory array with first and second NAND memory cell string stacks having opposite orientations, where each NAND memory cell string includes a plurality of transistors and a source line contact connected in series between a bit line and string extension region which extends from the source line contact and past a first self-aligned SSL gate electrode located on a peripheral end of the NAND memory cell string, and also includes a string select transistor formed with a second self-aligned SSL connected in series between the bit line and the plurality of transistors, where the first and second self-aligned SSL gate electrodes are shared between adjacent NAND memory cell strings having opposite orientations. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098275 | FLASH MEMORY BASED ON STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A method transfers read data from a flash memory to a controller synchronously with respect to a data strobe signal during a read data transfer period. During an initial control period of the read data transfer period, the cycle of the data strobe signal is expanded such that a pulse width of the resulting cycle-controlled data strobe signal is greater than a pulse width of the data strobe signal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098276 | MEMORY AND SENSE PARAMETER DETERMINATION METHODS - Memory devices and methods for operating a memory include filtering a histogram of sensed data of the memory, and adjusting a parameter used to sense the memory using the filtered histogram. Filtering can be accomplished by averaging or summing, and may include weighting the sums or averages. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098277 | Data Strobe Generation - In an embodiment, a method of generating strobe signals includes generating a first strobe signal in a first mode by operating a multiplexer with a clock signal to select between a first input signal and a second input signal, the first input signal having a static first signal level and the second input signal corresponding to a control signal. In a second mode, the method includes generating a second strobe signal by operating the multiplexer with the clock signal to select between the first input signal and the second input signal, the first input signal corresponding to the control signal inverted and delayed and the second input signal having a static second signal level. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098278 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY APPARATUS AND DATA VERIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - A non-volatile memory apparatus and a data verification method thereof are provided. The non-volatile memory apparatus includes a plurality of memory cells, a page buffer, a write circuit, a sense amplifier, and a sense and compare circuit. The page buffer stores a plurality of buffered data and programs the plurality of memory cells according to the plurality of buffered data. The write circuit receives a program data or a rewrite-in data and writes the program data or the rewrite-in data to the page buffer. The sense amplifier senses data read from the memory cells for generating a read-out data. The sense and compare circuit reads the buffered data, and compares the read-out data and a compared buffered data to generate a rewrite-in data. The sense and compare circuit determines the rewrite-in data to be the buffered data or an inhibiting data according to the compared result. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098279 | SENSING AMPLIFIER AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A sensing amplifier comprising a clamp circuit is provided. The clamp circuit is coupled between a first node and a second node. The clamp circuit comprises a first P-type transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal receiving a first bias signal, the first terminal and the second terminal of the first P-type transistor are coupled to the first node and the second node, respectively, and a sensing current from the memory cell flows into the second node via the first node during a sensing time period. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098280 | TRACKING BIT CELL - A method includes determining a plurality of first current values of a first current to be sunk by a tracking cell of a tracking circuit in response to a plurality of first voltage values of a first voltage applied to the tracking cell. Each first current value of the plurality of first current values thereby corresponds to a first voltage value of the plurality of first voltage values. A second current value of a second current is determined. The second current value corresponds to a second voltage value of a second voltage of a memory cell of a plurality of memory cells. A third voltage value is selected based on the second current value, a first current value of the plurality of first current values, and a first voltage value corresponding to the first current value. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098281 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor chip includes an internal voltage generation circuit suitable for generating an internal voltage having a predetermined level, a target internal circuit suitable for performing a predetermined operation using the internal voltage, and a control circuit suitable for checking operating speed of the target internal circuit based on an operation result signal generated from the target internal circuit, and generating the control signal based on the checked operating speed, wherein a voltage level of the internal voltage for target internal circuit is controlled based on the control signal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098282 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a semiconductor memory device using a pre-fetch method and a semiconductor system including the same. The semiconductor memory device may include a memory bank having an odd-numbered array region suitable for inputting/outputting data through N first local lines in response to an odd-numbered column address, and an even-numbered array region suitable for inputting/outputting data through N second local lines in response to an even-numbered column address, N being a positive integer, a column address generation unit suitable for consecutively generating the odd-numbered column address and the even-numbered column address whose generation sequence is controlled depending on whether an external column address has an even-numbered value or an odd-numbered value, and N global lines coupled in common to the N first local lines and the N second local lines, suitable for inputting/outputting data. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098283 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a pipe latch suitable for sequentially latching data in response to a pipe input control signal and sequentially outputting data in response to a pipe output control signal, a pipe latch control unit suitable for generating the pipe input/output control signals in response to a command signal and latency information, and resetting the pipe input/output control signals in response to a pipe reset signal, and an error detection unit suitable for receiving the pipe input control signal and the pipe output control signal, detecting a latency error, and generating the pipe reset signal | 2015-04-09 |
20150098284 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device may include: a memory cell array; a first address controller configured to receive a first command and a first address and generate a first control signal in response to the first command; and a second address controller configured to receive a second address and a second command inputted at the same time as the first command, and generate a second control signal in response to the second command. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098285 | ON-DIE TERMINATION APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein, including those, performed by a memory die, that operate to detect that a command on a bus connected to the memory die is addressed to another memory die responsive to a chip select signal, and to change the impedance of an on-die termination circuit of the memory die responsive to the detecting. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098286 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array region having a plurality of normal cell lines and a plurality of repair cell lines; a plurality of normal cell line selection units suitable for selecting the plurality of normal cell lines, respectively, in response to a local address; a plurality of repair cell line selection units suitable for selecting the plurality of repair cell lines, respectively, in place of normal cell line selection units corresponding to fail information of the local address; a fuse driving unit comprising a fuse array in which the fail information is programmed, suitable for disabling the normal cell line selection units corresponding to the fail information, and enabling normal cell line selection units unrelated to the fail information; and an address determination unit suitable for controlling the plurality of repair cell line selection units based on the fail information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098287 | MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM - An operation method of a memory device includes entering a repair mode, changing an input path of setting data from a set path to a repair path in response to the entering of the repair mode, receiving the setting data together with a setting command, ending the repair mode after the receiving is repeated a set number of times, changing the input path of the setting data from the repair path to the set path in response to the ending of the repair mode, and programming a repair address for a defective memory cell of the memory device to a nonvolatile memory using the setting data. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098288 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME - An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory includes a cell array including first to N | 2015-04-09 |
20150098289 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory cells, an access circuit configured to perform a data read operation, a data write operation and a data refresh operation on the memory cells, the access circuit to operate in a selected one of a first mode that is ready to perform and a second mode that is not ready to perform, and a judgment circuit configured to respond to first command information, to cause, when the access circuit is in the first mode, the access circuit to perform the data refresh operation, and to cause, when the access circuit is in the second mode, the access circuit to exit from the second mode and then to perform the refresh operation. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098290 | METHODS CIRCUITS APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CURRENT TO A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ARRAY AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES PRODUCED ACCORDINGLY - Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatuses and systems for providing power to a dynamic load such as a non-volatile memory array. According to embodiments, a voltage source may be adapted to generate and output a supply current at substantially a target voltage through a regulating transistor whose channel is in series between an output terminal of said charge pump and an input terminal of said NVM array. A discharge circuit branch coupled to an output terminal of the regulating transistor may be adapted to drain away current from the regulating transistor output terminal when a voltage at the regulating transistor output terminal exceeds a first defined threshold voltage. A bulk regulating circuit branch coupled to a bulk of the regulating transistor may be adapted to reduce a bulk-voltage of the regulating transistor when a voltage at the regulating transistor output terminal exceeds a defined threshold voltage. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098291 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL - The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for power consumption control. A number of embodiments include determining power consumption information for each phase in a combination of phases of a command, and authorizing execution of at least one of the phases in the combination based, at least partially, on the power consumption information determined for the at least one of the phases. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098292 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADDRESSING MEMORY WITH VARIABLE DENSITY - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for simplified addressing of a memory device whose total memory capacity is extendible by an additional memory capacity or a factor to a total extended memory capacity, the method comprising dividing the additional memory capacity into a set of binary memory fractions of the total memory capacity such that a sum of all binary memory fractions equals the additional memory capacity, and addressing each one of the binary memory fractions by a binary based addressing scheme. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098293 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of semiconductor chips. Each of the plurality of semiconductor chips includes a chip selection unit suitable for generating an internal chip selection signal in response to one or more selective chip selection signals and transferring the selective chip selection signals to an adjacent semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips, a selective setting unit suitable for generating a selective internal signal, selectively activated in each semiconductor chip, in response to the internal chip selection signal and an external setting signal, and a common setting unit suitable for generating a common internal signal, activated in common in the plurality of semiconductor chips, in response to the setting signal and an external common chip selection signal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098294 | COUNTER CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A counter circuit includes a lower count signal generation unit suitable for generating a lower bit, an upper count signal generation unit suitable for generating an upper bit, and a control unit suitable for determining a counting route in response to a control signal and controlling the lower and upper count signal generation units based on a determined route, wherein in a first route, the upper bit is generated in response to the lower bit, and in a second route, the lower bit is generated in response to the upper bit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098295 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS INCLUDING SELECTIVELY PROVIDING A SINGLE OR SEPARATE CHIP SELECT SIGNALS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed herein, including those that operate to initialize registers of a first memory device and a second memory device of a single-rank memory module by providing separate chip select signals to separately select a first memory device and a second memory device. A method may further include, subsequent to sensing that the initializing is completed, for example, providing a single chip select signal to simultaneously select the first memory device and the second memory device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098296 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM WITH THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a first internal clock generation unit suitable for generating a first internal clock for synchronizing a first signal in response to a first external clock; a second internal clock generation unit suitable for generating a second internal clock for synchronizing a second signal in response to a second external clock; and a delay amount information provision unit suitable for providing delay amount information corresponding to a phase difference between the first internal clock and the second internal clock to an external device. | 2015-04-09 |