Abstract:
There is provided a production method for a biodegradable resin using a relatively inexpensive compound as an aromatic dicarboxylic acid compound, wherein, during the process of producing a biodegradable resin in the form of an aliphatic-aromatic polyester copolymer, an aliphatic dihydroxyl compound used as a starting material is used in an amount of between 1 and 1.5 equivalent weight with respect to aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acid compounds. The present invention includes the steps of: causing a hydroxyl group of the aliphatic dihydroxyl compound to undergo a first reaction with a carboxyl group of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid compound; and causing the residual hydroxyl group of the aliphatic dihydroxyl compound to undergo a second reaction with a carboxyl group of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid compound. The present invention has the advantage that it is possible to produce the aliphatic-aromatic polyester copolymer biodegradable resin by means of an efficient method while not detracting from the mechanical properties of the biodegradable resin.
Abstract:
An image search method may include: determining a quadrant of a predicted motion vector; calculating a tilt value of a first reference frame and a tilt value of a second reference frame using the predicted motion vector; deciding a search area for uneven hexagon search in response to the quadrant of the predicted motion vector and the calculated tilt values; performing the uneven hexagon search with respect to the decided search area; and/or comparing a result of the performed uneven hexagon search with a threshold value to determine termination of the uneven hexagon search. The second reference frame is earlier-in-time relative to the first reference frame.
Abstract:
A computing apparatus is provided. The computing apparatus includes a memory unit configured to have an address space defined as a multidimensional space having at least two axes, and a memory access unit configured to include a first pointer register storing a first pointer pointing to a row corresponding to the first axis and a second pointer register storing a second pointer pointing to a column corresponding to the second axis.
Abstract:
A median filtering apparatus and method for removing noise and improving an image quality with respect to all types of input images are provided. The median filtering apparatus may receive an input of N pieces of data, may form a data set including the N pieces of data, may calculate a difference array having an N×N size based on the N pieces of data in the data set, may sum component values for each column of the difference array, and may calculate an index of a column having a smallest value among sum values that are obtained by the summing operation and that are greater than or equal to a preset value.
Abstract:
Embodiments for performing clutter filtering in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasound data acquisition unit acquires ultrasound data from a target object for color Doppler imaging and a processing unit extracts a plurality of frequency components of the ultrasound data using an autoregressive model and computes a mean frequency component of the plurality of frequency components. The processing unit detects frequency components corresponding to a clutter signal based on the plurality of frequency components and the mean frequency component and performs clutter filtering upon the ultrasound data by using the frequency components corresponding to the clutter signal.
Abstract:
High speed multiplexers include a first N-to-1 selection circuit, where N is an integer greater than one, a second N-to-1 selection circuit and an output driver. The first N-to-1 selection circuit is configured to route a true or complementary version of a selected first input signal (from amongst N input signals) to an output thereof in response to a first multi-bit selection signal, where N is an integer greater than one. The second N-to-1 selection circuit is configured to route a true or complementary version of the selected first input signal to an output thereof in response to a second multi-bit selection signal. The output driver includes a pull-up circuit, which is responsive to a signal generated at the output of the first N-to-1 selection circuit, and a pull-down circuit, which is responsive to a signal generated at the output of the second N-to-1 selection circuit.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for interworking between an ACR and a PDE in a position recognition system based on a portable Internet and a system therefor. A scheme for TCP/IP-based socket connection between the PDE and the ACR is defined. A data packet transmitted and received between the PDE and the ACR is also defined so that the PDE can receive a necessary measurement value from the ACR during position determination. The definition of the interworking between the ACR and the PDE serves as a basis for accommodating various services.
Abstract:
A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) integrated circuit and a method of fabricating the SOI integrated circuit are provided. At least one isolated transistor active region and a body line are formed on an SOI substrate. The transistor active region and the body line are surrounded by an isolation layer which is in contact with a buried insulating layer of the SOI substrate. A portion of the sidewall of the transistor active region is extended to the body line. Thus, the transistor active region is electrically connected to the body line through a body extension. The body extension is covered with a body insulating layer. An insulated gate pattern is formed over the transistor active region, and one end of the gate pattern is overlapped with the body insulating layer.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an ultrasound color Doppler image system. The ultrasound color Doppler image system includes a calculation unit that calculates a mean value associated with an I/Q signal corresponding to a pixel of a color image in an ultrasound image and generates a multiplication value using the calculated mean value; a comparison unit that compares the generated multiplication value with the mean value; and a masking unit that performs masking of the pixel based on a comparison result, and, the calculation unit calculates the mean value of the I/Q signal for each frame, selects a reference mean value based on scales of the calculated mean values, and generates the multiplication value by multiplying the selected reference mean value and a scale factor.
Abstract:
A systolic data processing apparatus includes a processing element (PE) array and control unit. The PE array comprises a plurality of PEs, each PE executing a thread with respect to different data according to an input instruction and pipelining the instruction at each cycle for executing a program. The control unit inputs a new instruction to a first PE of the PE array at each cycle.