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SEASONAL AND UNIVERSAL TIME VARIATIONS OF THE AU, AL AND DST INDICES

  • AHN BYUNG-HO;MOON GA-HEE
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제36권spc1호
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    • pp.93-99
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    • 2003
  • Various attempts have been made to explain the: pronounced seasonal and universal time (UT) variations of geomagnetic indices. As one of such attempts, we analyze the hourly-averaged auroral electroject indices obtained during the past 20 years. The AU and AL indices maximize during summer and equinoctial months, respectively. By normalizing the contribution of the solar conductivity enhancement to the AU index, or to the eastward electrojet, it is found that the AU also follows the same semiannual variation pattern of the AL index, suggesting that the electric field is the main modulator of the semiannual magnetic variation. The fact that the variation pattern of the yearly-mean AU index follows the mirror image of the AL index provides another indication that the electric field is the main modulator of magnetic disturbance. The pronounced UT variations of the auroral electrojet indices are also noted. To determine the magnetic activity dependence, the probability of recording a given activity level of AU and AL during each UT is examined. The UT variation of the AL index, thus obtained, shows a maximum at around 1200-1800 UT and a minimum around 0000-0800 UT particularly during winter. It is closely associated with the rotation of the geomagnetic pole around the rotational axis, which results in the change of the solar-originated ionospheric conductivity distribution over the polar region. On the other hand the UT variation is prominent during disturbed periods, indicating that the latitudinal mismatch between the AE stations and the auroral electrojet belt is responsible for it. Although not as prominent as the AL index, the probability distribution of the AU also shows two UT peaks. We confirm that the Dst index shows more prominent seasonal variation than the AE indices. However, the UT variation of the Dst index is only noticeable during the main phase of a magnetic storm. It is a combined result of the uneven distribution of the Dst stations and frequent developments of the partial ring current and substorm wedge current preferentially during the main phase.

CMOS Bandgap 기준 전압/전류 발생기 및 방사능 응답 (A CMOS Bandgap Reference Voltage/Current Bias Generator And Its Responses for Temperature and Radiation)

  • 임규호;유성한;허진석;김광현;전성채;허영;김영희;조규성
    • 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 II
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    • pp.1093-1096
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    • 2003
  • 본 논문에서는, CMOS APS Image Sensor 내에 포함되어 회로의 면적을 줄인 새롭게 제안된 CMOS Bandgap Reference Bias Generator (BGR)를 온도 및 방사능에 대한 응답을 실험하였다. 제안된 BGR 회로의 설계 목표는 V/sub DD/는 2.5V이상이고, V/sub ref/는 0.75V ± 0.5mV 마진을 가지게 하는 것이다. 제안된 BGR회로는 Level Shifter를 갖는 Differential OP-amp단과 Feedback-Loop를 가지는 Cascode Current Mirror를 사용하여 저전압에서도 동작을 가능하게 하였으며, 높은 출력저항 특성을 가지도록 하였다. 제안된 BGR회로는 하이닉스 0.18㎛ ( triple well two-poly five-metal ) CMOS 공정을 이용하여 Test Chip을 제작하였다. 온도의 변화와 Co-60 노출조건 하에서 Total ionization dose (TID) effect된 BGR회로의 V/sub ref/를 측정하여, 이를 평가하였다. 온도에 대한 반응은, 25℃ 일 때의 V/sub ref/에 대해, 각각 45 ℃에서 0.128%. 70℃에서 0.768% 변화하였다. 그리고 온도가 25℃일 때 50krad와 100krad의 방사능을 조사 하였을 경우, V/sub ref/는 각각 2.466%, 그리고 4.612% 변화하였다.

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수직 공진기 반도체 레이저에서 전달 행렬 방법과의 비교를 통한 유효 공진기 모델의 타당성 검토 (On the Validity of the Effective Cavity Model with the Transfer Matrix Method as a Frame of Reference In VCSELs)

  • 김태용;김상배
    • 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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    • 제41권7호
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2004
  • Vortical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser(VCSEL)는 in-plane 형태의 레이저와는 달리 여러 층의 distributed Bragg reflector(DBR) mirror를 반사 면으로 사용하기 때문에 광출력이나 미분양자효율(differential quantum efficiency)을 계산하는 데에 많은 어려움이 따른다. 이러한 이유로 광출력, 광출력 비 및 미분양자효율 등의 성능 지수를 계산하는 방법으로 유효 공진기 모델과 전달행렬 방법(transfer matrix method) 등이 사용되고 있다. 유효 공진기 모델은 반사율 및 문턱이득을 계산하는 데에는 적합하지만 광출력, 광출력 비 및 외부양자효율을 계산하는 데에는 오차를 보인다. 그 이유는 유효 공진기 모델이 금속 전극 개구부 바로 아래 GaAs 층에서의 빛의 흡수는 고려하지 못하기 때문이다. 이 논문에서는 유효 공진기 모델로부터 구한 성능 지수 값들을 전달행렬 방법으로부터 구한 값들과 비교ㆍ검토하여, 유효 공진기 모델의 타당성에 대하여 살펴보고 전달행렬 방법의 유용성을 재확인하였다.

IC내부 온도 측정이 가능한 온도센서회로 설계 (Design of temperature sensing circuit measuring the temperature inside of IC)

  • 강병준;김한슬;이민우;손상희;정원섭
    • 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.838-841
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    • 2012
  • 본 논문에서는 온도변화에 따른 회로 손상이나 성능 저하를 피하기 위해서 회로 안에 내장할 수 있는 온도 센서 회로를 설계하였다. 일반적인 PTAT회로를 사용하여 온도감지를 하고, 스위치를 내장시켜 회로 동작이 불가능할 정도로 IC 내부 온도가 높을 때는 절전모드로 동작하게 하였다. 또한, 전류미러 및 캐스코드회로를 사용함으로서 전류 정합특성을 향상시켰다. 시뮬레이션 결과 $75^{\circ}C$일 경우 약 1V, $130^{\circ}C$일 경우 1.75V를 출력전압을 발생하였으며, 절전모드의 경우 0V~7uV까지 즉 거의 0V에 가까운 출력전압을 발생함을 확인 할 수 있었다.

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LED Driver with TRIAC Dimming Control by Variable Switched Capacitance for Power Regulation

  • Lee, Eun-Soo;Sohn, Yeung-Hoon;Nguyen, Duy Tan;Cheon, Jun-Pil;Rim, Chun-Taek
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.555-566
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    • 2015
  • A TRIAC dimming LED driver that can control the brightness of LED arrays for a wide range of source voltage variations is proposed in this paper. Unlike conventional PWM LED drivers, the proposed LED driver adopts a TRIAC switch, which inherently guarantees zero current switching and has been proven to be quite reliable over its long lifetime. Unlike previous TRIAC type LED drivers, the proposed LED driver is composed of an LC input filter and a variable switched capacitance, which is modulated by the TRIAC turn-on timing. Thus, the LED power regulation and dimming control, which are done by a volume resistor in the same way as the conventional TRIAC dimmers, can be simultaneously performed by the TRIAC control circuit. Because the proposed LED driver has high efficiency and a long lifetime with a high power factor (PF) and low total harmonic distortion (THD) characteristics, it is quite adequate for industrial lighting applications such as streets, factories, parking garages, and emergency stairs. A simple step-down capacitive power supply circuit composed of passive components only is also proposed, which is quite useful for providing DC power from an AC source without a bulky and heavy transformer. A prototype 60 W LED driver was implemented by the proposed design procedure and verified by simulation and experimental results, where the efficiency, PF, and THD are 92%, 0.94, and 6.3%, respectively. The LED power variation is well mitigated to below ${\pm}2%$ for 190 V < $V_s$ < 250 V by using the proposed simple control circuit.

Proteomics Comparison of Longissimus Muscle between Hanwoo and Holstein Cattle

  • Shim, Kwan-Seob;Park, Garng-Hee;Hwang, In-Ho;Yoon, Chang;Na, Chong-Sam;Jung, Hyun-Jung;Choe, Ho-Sung
    • 한국축산식품학회지
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.385-391
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    • 2010
  • This study was conducted to compare proteins expressed in M. longissimus from Hanwoo and Holstein steers immediately after slaughter. Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE)/LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that the total number of detectable protein spots from longissimus muscle tissues was slightly higher in Hanwoo ($575{\pm}65$) than Holstein ($534{\pm}13$) steers, but that these numbers were not statistically significant due to large variation between replicates. A total of twelve protein spots did not match between sample groups, eight of which were expressed in the Hanwoo sample and four that were expressed in the Holstein sample. The protein spots detected in the Hanwoo sample included smooth muscle and non-muscle myosin alkali light chain 6B isomers, ${\alpha}B$ crystallin isomers, hemoglobin ${\beta}$-A chains, slow myosin heavy chains, and slow skeletal muscle troponin T chains. Collectively, these proteins are a class of slow-twitch muscle fiber and mirror that Hanwoo muscle tissue sampled for the current study contained more slow-twitch muscle fibers than Holstein one. Conversely, proteins detected from the Holstein sample included ankyrin repeat domain 2 and creatin kinase isomers. Given that creatin kinase isomers are related to the fast-twitch muscle, these results likely indicate that Holstein muscle tissue sampled for the current study contained more fast-twitch muscle fibers than Hanwoo beef.

포스트 - 묵시록 미래의 생존과 선의 실행: 코맥 매카시의 『로드』 (Survival and Goodness in a Post - apocalyptic Future: Cormac McCarthy's The Road)

  • 성정혜
    • 영미문화
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.71-88
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    • 2016
  • Cormac McCarthy's The Road depicts a post-apocalyptic future in which the time and reason of catastrophe are not specified, but it can be seen to project the contemporary social and ethical concerns in the dismal setting. In this respect, the journey the man and boy depart for to the South is on one hand a journey to seek a warmer place to support their lives in the literal sense and, on the other hand, a journey to seek 'what a human being is' in the devastated world in a metaphorical sense since they face extremely harsh and tremendously poignant conditions in which their creed as human beings is tested. This paper aims to explore the hazards of the current society that the text criticizes and the morality and ethical values to be preserved and pursued. The second chapter examines how the text describes the contemporary crisis through the dark and coldness of the land and its sterility. The land produces almost nothing as the entire surface was scorched and is now covered with thick ashes. It shows perfectly a destroyed and irrecoverably frozen land. Throughout this desolate and ruined land, the atrocity and violence of the survivors goes beyond the limit. Ravaging strangers and plundering villages are widely spread. These conditions mirror the apparent selfishness and immorality of the recent society. The third chapter analyzes the man's inconsistent or dualistic narrative on the good. He knows what the good is but doesn't allow the boy to demonstrate the good behavior on others. His conflict is rooted in his hope to protect his son from being attacked by others. Therefore it can be interpreted that the meaning and orders of living in this post-apocalyptic period are uncertain and indecisive. The fourth chapter examines the belief the man and the boy clings to. Unlike the man's contradictory decisions, he shows definite firmness to be 'the good' by not eating people and carrying 'the fire.' Until he dies, the man endeavors to protect his son and have him acquire the moral conviction and strength to carry the fire in the world. In conclusion, the text reads the current society critically and highlights the importance of the humanity that must not be discarded throughout the generations.

전류 모드 동작에 기반한 2.4GHz 저전력 직접 변환 송신기 (A 2.4-GHz Low-Power Direct-Conversion Transmitter Based on Current-Mode Operation)

  • 최준우;이형수;최치훈;박성경;남일구
    • 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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    • 제48권12호
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    • pp.91-96
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    • 2011
  • 본 논문에서는 전류 모드 동작에 기반한 IEEE 802.15.4 규격을 만족하는 2.4GHz 저전력 직접 변환 송신기를 제안하고 $0.13{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 이용하여 구현하였다. 제안된 송신기는 디지털-아날로그 변환기, 저역통과 필터, 가변 이득 I/Q 상향 혼합기, 구동 증폭기 및 LO 버퍼를 포함하는 주파수 나누기 2회로로 구성되어 있다. 디지털-아날로그 변환기와 저역통과 필터(LPF), 가변이득 I/Q 상향 혼합기의 트랜스컨덕터 단을 하나의 전류 미러 회로로 합친 간단한 구조를 제안하여 전력 소모를 줄이면서 선형성을 향상할 수 있도록 하였다. 구동 증폭기는 캐스코드 타입의 증폭기로 제어 신호를 이용하여 이득을 조절할 수 있게 하였고, 외부 4.8GHz 신호를 받아 주파수 나누기 2 전류 모드 로직 (CML) 회로를 사용하여 2.4GHz I/Q 차동 LO 신호를 생성하도록 설계하였다. 구현한 송신기는 30dB의 이득 조정 범위를 가지면서 0dBm의 최대 출력 신호에서 33dBc의 LO 누설 성분, 40dBc의 3차 하모닉 성분의 특성을 보이며, 구현한 칩의 면적은 $1.76mm{\times}1.26mm$으로 전력소모는 1.2V 단일 전원 전압으로부터 10.2mW이다.

하부 거울층을 이용한 AIGaAs/GaAs 완전 공핍 광 싸이리스터 특성 분석 (Analysis of AIGaAs/GaAs Depleted Optical Thyristor using bottom mirror)

  • 최운경;김두근;최영완
    • 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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    • 제42권1호
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구에서는 광논리 및 광접속에 응용할 수 있는 GaAs/AIGaAs 구조의 완전 공핍 광 싸이리스터(depleted optical thyristor, DOT)에 1/4 파장 거울층 (quarter wavelength reflector stacks, QWRS)을 제작하여 특성을 측정 분석하였다. 바닥면에 위치한 QWRS는 광 방출 효율뿐만 아니라 흡수 효율을 증가시킨다. 바닥면에 QWRS를 넣은 것과 그렇지 않은 두가지의 DOT를 제작하여 비선형 S-자 형의 전류-전압 특성, 광 방출 효율 및 흡수 효율을 측정, 분석하였다. 하부 거울층을 삽입한 DOT와 기존의 DOT의 스위칭 변화는 각각 1.82 V와 1.52 V로 흡수효율에서 20 % 증가함을 보인다. 뿐만 아니라, 하부 거울층을 이용한 DOT는 기존의 소자에 비하여 발광 효율 면에서 최고 46 % 향상된 결과를 나타낸다. 스위칭 특성을 분석하기 위하여 순방향 전압에서 비선형 s-자형의 전류-전압 특성을, 역방향 전압에서 완전 공핍 전압을 모의실험을 통하여 알아보았다. 모의실험 방법으로 유한 차분 방법 (finite difference method, FDM)을 이용하여 최적화된 DOT 각 층의 두께와 도핑 농도를 구하였다.

CMOS Analog Integrate-and-fire Neuron Circuit for Driving Memristor based on RRAM

  • Kwon, Min-Woo;Baek, Myung-Hyun;Park, Jungjin;Kim, Hyungjin;Hwang, Sungmin;Park, Byung-Gook
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.174-179
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    • 2017
  • We designed the CMOS analog integrate and fire (I&F) neuron circuit for driving memristor based on resistive-switching random access memory (RRAM). And we fabricated the RRAM device that have $HfO_2$ switching layer using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The RRAM device has gradual set and reset characteristics. By spice modeling of the synaptic device, we performed circuit simulation of synaptic device and CMOS neuron circuit. The neuron circuit consists of a current mirror for spatial integration, a capacitor for temporal integration, two inverters for pulse generation, a refractory part, and finally a feedback part for learning of the RRAM. We emulated the spike-timing-dependent-plasticity (STDP) characteristic that is performed automatically by pre-synaptic pulse and feedback signal of the neuron circuit. By STDP characteristics, the synaptic weight, conductance of the RRAM, is changed without additional control circuit.