• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.1196-1203
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• 2011

The reduced frequency selectivity is a typical phenomenon of sensorineural hearing loss. In this paper, we compared two modeling methods for reduced frequency selectivity of hearing impaired people. The two models of reduced frequency selectivity were made using LPC(linear prediction coding) algorithm and bandwidth control algorithm based on ERB(equivalent rectangular bandwidth) of auditory filter, respectively. To compare the effectiveness of two models, we compared the result of PESQ (perceptual evaluation of speech quality) and LLR(log likelihood ratio) using 36 Korean words of two syllables. To verify the effect on noise condition, we mixed white and babble noise with 0dB and -3dB SNR to speech words. As the result, it is confirmed that the PESQ score of bandwidth control algorithm is higher than the score of LPC algorithm, on the other hands, and the LLR score of LPC algorithm is lower than the score of bandwidth control algorithm. It means that both non-linearity and widen auditory filter characteristics caused by reduced frequency selectivity could be more reflected in bandwidth control algorithm than in LPC algorithm.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose a hearing impairment simulator considering reduced frequency selectivity of the hearing impaired, and verify it's performance through experiments. The reduced frequency selectivity was embodied by spectral smearing using linear prediction coding(LPC). The experiments are composed of 4 kinds of tests; pure tone test, speech reception threshold(SRT) test, and word recognition score(WRS) test without spectral smearing and with spectral smearing. The experiments of the hearing impairment simulator were performed with 9 subjects who have normal hearing. The amount of spectral smearing was controlled by LPC order. The percentile score of WRS test without smearing is $89.78{\pm}2.420%$. The scores of WRS with 24th LPC order and with 8th LPC order are $88.00{\pm}3.556%$ and $83.78{\pm}2.123%$ respectively. It is verified that WRS score is lowered by decreasing LPC order. This is a reasonable result considering that spectral smearing is getting heavier according to decreasing LPC order. It is confirmed that spectral smearing using LPC simulates the reduced frequency selectivity of the hearing impaired and affects the clearness of speech reception.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권3A호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2008

OFDMA 시스템에서 주파수축에서의 다중사용자 스케줄링의 성능은 채널의 주파수 선택적 특성과 상관이 있다. 채널이 주파수축에서 평탄하면 다중사용자 스케줄링의 이득이 줄어들 수 있으며 반대로 주파수 선택적 특성이 너무 커서 할당 대역폭 내에서 채널의 변화가 심하게 일어난다면 충분한 스케줄링 이득을 얻기 어려워진다. 다중 사용자 스케줄링 이득을 최대화하기 위해서는 순환지연 다이버시티를 적용하여 채널의 주파수 선택적 특성을 조절할 수 있다. 이 논문에서는 할당 대역폭과 채널 특성을 고려하여 순환지연 다이버시티를 적용할 때의 최적의 지연값을 결정하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2016

This paper presents a design of an impedance transformer (IT) with high frequency selectivity characteristics. The frequency selectivity can be controlled by even- and odd-mode impedance of a shunt coupled transmission line (TL). For experimental validation, a 50- to $20-{\Omega}$ IT was implemented at a center frequency ($f_0$) of 2.6 GHz for the long-term evolution signal. The measured results were in good agreement with the simulations, showing a return loss higher than 19 dB over a passband bandwidth of 0.63 GHz (2.28-2.91 GHz) and good sharp frequency selectivity characteristic near to the passband. The series coupled TL provides a transmission zero at 5.75 GHz, whereas the shunt coupled TL provides three transmission zeros located at 2 GHz, 3.1 GHz, and 7.14 GHz.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.436-442
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• 2022

본 논문은 수중 주파수 선택적 채널에서 주파수 다이버시티의 채널 선택 판정법에 따른 선택 합성법 (selective combining)의 성능을 평가하였다. 천해 수중 음향 채널은 경계면 반사와 수온 층에 따른 음파 굴절 등의 다양한 환경요인이 결합하여 복잡한 다중경로의 특성을 가진다. 특히, 다중경로에 의한 주파수 선택성 (frequency selectivity)는 통신 채널의 에너지 변동을 발생시키고, 이로 인해 SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio)가 감소하여 통신성능이 저하된다. 본 논문에서는 다중경로의 주파수 선택성에 따른 통신성능 확보를 위해 다수의 채널을 이용하는 주파수 다이버시티 기법을 적용하였다. 각 채널은 4-FSK (Frequency Shift Keying)과 선택 합성법을 적용하였으며, 선택 합성법의 복조 채널 선택 판정을 위해 신호의 최댓값, 평균값 그리고 심벌 비교 판정 (majority decision)을 적용하여 성능을 평가하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.494-501
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• 2013

천해 수중 음향 채널의 배경잡음과 다중경로에 의한 비트 오류율(BER)을 경감하기 위해 Quadrature Phase Shift Keying(QPSK)에 전방 오류 정정 코드(FEC)로 부호화 비율 1/2의 길쌈 코딩(CC)을 적용하였다. 전송신호의 대역폭에 대한 채널의 일관성 대역폭의 비를 주파수 선택 지표로 정의하였고 주파수 선택지표에 따른 전송 신호의 BER과 비트 에너지 대 잡음비의 이득을 평가하였다. 실내 수조 실험 결과, 주파수 선택지표가 약 1.0 이하인 경우 BER은 이론적인 결과와 일치하고 비트 에너지 대 잡음비의 이득은 약 5 dB로 이론적인 결과와 일치한다. 주파수 선택 지표가 1.0 이상인 주파수 선택적인 다중경로 채널에서도 BER은 효율적으로 감소하지만 비트 에너지 대 잡음비가 일정크기 이상인 조건에서만 CC의 비트 오류 감소에 효과가 있다. 이러한 결과는 본 연구에서 정의한 주파수 선택 지표가 다중 경로 채널에서 CC의 성능 평가의 지표로 적용될 수 있다. 아울러 등화기를 적용하지 않고 저속 수중 음향 통신시스템에 효과적으로 BER을 줄일 수 있다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.831-840
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a hearing impairment simulator considering reduced frequency selectivity and asymmetrical auditory filter of the hearing impaired, and we verified the reduced frequency selectivity and asymmetrical auditory filter affected in speech perception through experiments. The reduced frequency selectivity has made embodied by spectral smearing using LPC(linear prediction coding). The shapes of auditory filter are asymmetrical different with each center frequency. Hearing impaired person which has hearing loss was differently changed with that of normal hearing people and it has different value for speech of quality through auditory filter. The experiments confirmed subjective test and objective test. The subjective experiments are composed of 4 kinds of tests: pure tone test, SRT(speech reception threshold) test, and WRS(word recognition score) test without spectral smearing, and WRS test with spectral smearing. The experiment of the hearing impairment simulator was performed from 9 subjects who have normal ears. The amount of spectral smearing was controlled by LPC order. The asymmetrical auditory filter of proposed hearing impairment simulator was simulated and then some tests to estimate the filter's performance objectively were performed. The objective experiment as simulated auditory filter's performance evaluation method used PESQ(perceptual evaluation of speech quality) and LLR(log likelihood ratio) for speech through auditory filter. The processed speech was evaluated objective speech quality and distortion using PESQ and LLR value. When hearing loss processed, PESQ and LLR value have big difference according to asymmetrical auditory filter in hearing impairment simulator.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.454-461
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• 2005

수중음향채널의 다중경로에 의한 수신신호의 지연확산은 ISI (Inter-Symbol Interference)를 유발하여 수중음향 통신시스템의 성능을 저하시킨다. 본 연구에서 적용하는 수동 페이저 컨쥬게이션 기법은 신호대 다중경로 간섭 신호비를 크게 하여 다중경로에 의한 주파수 선택성을 경감시켜 ISI를 줄이는 다이버시티 통신기법이다. 신호 대 다중경로 간섭신호비의 개선과 이에 따른 주파수 선택성은 수동 페이저 컨쥬게이션에 적용하는 수신기 배열의 배열 센서 개수, 송수신기의 상대운동에 의해 좌우되며, 따라서 비트 오류특성이 결정된다. 본 연구에서는 이들의 특성을 수치모의 실험으로 해석하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.284-284
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• 2011

Recently, the increasing degree of device integration in the fabrication of Si semiconductor devices, etching processes of nano-scale materials and high aspect-ratio (HAR) structures become more important. Due to this reason, etch selectivity control during etching of HAR contact holes and trenches is very important. In this study, The etch selectivity and etch rate of TEOS oxide layer using ACL (amorphous carbon layer) mask are investigated various process parameters in CH2F2/C4F8/O2/Ar plasma during etching TEOS oxide layer using ArF/BARC/SiOx/ACL multilevel resist (MLR) structures. The deformation and etch characteristics of TEOS oxide layer using ACL hard mask was investigated in a dual-frequency superimposed capacitively coupled plasma (DFS-CCP) etcher by different fHF/ fLF combinations by varying the CH2F2/ C4F8 gas flow ratio plasmas. The etch characteristics were measured by on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) And X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). A process window for very high selective etching of TEOS oxide using ACL mask could be determined by controlling the process parameters and in turn degree of polymerization. Mechanisms for high etch selectivity will discussed in detail.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.137-141
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• 2006

Process window for infinite etch selectivity of silicon nitride $(Si_3N_4)$ layers to ArF photoresist (PR) was investigated in dual frequency superimposed capacitive coupled plasma (DFS-CCP) by varying the process parameters such as low frequency power $(P_{LF})$, $CH_2F_2$ and $H_2$ flow rate in $CH_2F_2/H_2/Ar$ plasma. It was found that infinite etch selectivities of $Si_3N_4$ layers to the ArF PR on both blanket and patterned wafers can be obtained for certain gas flow conditions. The etch selectivity was increased to the infinite values as the $CH_2F_2$ flow rate increases, while it was decreased from the infinite etch selectivity as the $H_2$ flow rate increased. The preferential chemical reaction of the hydrogen with the carbon in the polymer film and the nitrogen on the $Si_3N_4$ surface leading to the formation of HCN etch by-products results in a thinner steady-state polymer and, in turn, to continuous $Si_3N_4$ etching, due to enhanced $SiF_4$ formation, while the polymer was deposited on the ArF photoresist surface.