Abstract: Proposed is a warning system which includes: a warning device; a display device; an IC CPU for controlling the operation of the display device and the warning device; and a master ECU for, connected to the IC CPU through a communication channel and connected to one or more warning devices through a hardware channel, controlling the operation of the warning device through the IC CPU. The master ECU includes an error detection module to monitor regularly the data validity of the communication channel, the warning device and the response of the IC CPU, and an on/off module to operate the warning device. When the error detection module detects an error in the data validity of the communication channel, the warning device and the response of the IC CPU, the master ECU controls the on/off module to operate directly the warning device using the hardware channel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a semiconductor chip for adaptively processing a plurality of commands to request memory access, and a method of controlling memory. The semiconductor chip includes a storage unit ad a control unit. The storage unit stores a memory access request to be currently processed and a plurality of memory access requests received before the memory access request to be currently processed in received order. The control unit processes the memory access request to be currently processed and the plurality of memory access requests received before the memory access request to be currently processed, which have been stored in the storage unit, in received order, except that memory access requests attempting to access the same bank and the same row are successively processed.

Abstract: A shift control method and system for a hybrid vehicle are provided to increase the recovery rate of regenerative energy, improve the fuel efficiency, and minimize the loss of the fuel efficiency upon reaccelerating after braking. The method include: acquiring in real-time information regarding a transmission input speed during driving and sensing a brake pedal operation. In addition, whether a road driving situation or a driver tendency corresponds to a skip shift allowable condition is detected when the brake pedal operation is sensed. A target shift stage to which a skip shift of two or more stages is performed is selected from a current shift stage based on the transmission input speed in real-time, when the road driving situation or the driver tendency corresponds to the skip shift allowable condition. Then a transmission is operated to shift to the selected target shift stage.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery according includes a plurality of electrode assemblies including a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly, a case housing the plurality of electrode assemblies, a cap assembly coupled to the case, and a first safety member including a first conductive plate between the first electrode assembly and the case, a second conductive plate between the second electrode assembly and the case, and a safety fuse between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate and coupling the first and second conductive plates together.

Abstract: A transmission control method during regenerative braking of a hybrid vehicle is directed to providing a transmission control method during regenerative braking of a hybrid vehicle that is capable of accurately estimating the regenerative braking execution amount, by constantly controlling the transmission output torque, that is, the regenerative braking execution amount, until the transmission input speed reaches the speed corresponding to the target transmission stage, through the operating element torque and motor torque intervention control for transmission, when transitioning to the target transmission stage from the current transmission stage of the multistage automatic transmission of the hybrid vehicle, and is capable of accurately estimating the regenerative braking execution amount and simultaneously securing the braking linearity during transmission.

Abstract: A method of controlling an automatic transmission for reducing synchronization shock during an upshift in an accelerated state may include determining a shift progress rate, performing shift progress rate determination of determining whether the determined shift progress rate is higher than a certain value, performing PID control of a release element when the shift progress rate is determined to be higher than the certain value, performing release element-shared torque determination of determining whether a shared torque of the release element is higher than 0, and reflecting the PID control in the release element when the shared torque of the release element is determined to be higher than 0.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package board that includes an circuit pattern and a plurality of contact pads electrically connected to the circuit pattern; a semiconductor chip having a plurality of chip pads; and a bump structure including a plurality of connecting bumps electrically connected with the semiconductor chip and the circuit pattern and a plurality of gap adjusting bumps bonded to the semiconductor chip and shaped into a slender bar between the semiconductor chip and the package board, the gap adjusting bumps spacing the semiconductor chip from the package board such that a gap space, S, is maintained between the package board and the semiconductor chip. A method of fabrication and a memory unit are disclosed.

Abstract: A scan chain circuit includes first through N-th flip-flops connected in series to sequentially transfer data in response to a control signal, where N is an integer greater than 1. In the first through N-th flip-flops, the data are transferred in a first direction from the first flip-flop to the N-th flip-flop. The control signal is applied to the first through N-th flip-flops in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the N-th flip-flop to the first flip-flop.

Abstract: A method is provided for managing data in an electronic device, the method including: detecting a request for tagging a data record; selecting a portion of the data record in response to the request; identifying a content item based on the selected portion of the data record; and associating the content item with the data record.

Abstract: A metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor device includes a first active area, a first gate electrode configured to cross the first active area and extend in a Y direction, and define a first source area and a first drain area, first gate contacts disposed on the first gate electrode to align on a first virtual gate passing line extending in the Y direction, first source contacts disposed on the first source area to align on a first virtual source passing line extending in the Y direction, and first drain contacts disposed on the first drain area to align on a first virtual drain passing line extending in the Y direction, wherein at least one of the first drain contacts is disposed to align on any one of first virtual X-straight lines configured to pass between the first source contacts and extend parallel in an X direction perpendicular to the Y direction.

Abstract: A method of verifying a layout of a mask read only memory (ROM) includes: receiving source ROM code, bitmap data, and layout design data of the mask ROM; generating coordinate data of a bit determining unit based on the layout design data; and determining an error cell based on the coordinate data of the bit determining unit, the bitmap data, and the source ROM code.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery according includes a plurality of electrode assemblies including a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly, a case housing the plurality of electrode assemblies, a cap assembly coupled to the case, and a first safety member including a first conductive plate between the first electrode assembly and the case, a second conductive plate between the second electrode assembly and the case, and a safety fuse between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate and coupling the first and second conductive plates together.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling memory. The apparatus includes a memory access request buffer unit, a memory access request control unit, and a bank control unit. The memory access request buffer unit determines and stores memory access request order so that the plurality of memory access requests is processed in the order of input except that memory access requests attempting to access the same bank and the same row are successively processed. The memory access request control unit reads the memory access requests from the memory access request buffer unit in the determined order, distributes the memory access requests to banks, and transfers the memory access requests to memory. The bank control unit stores a preset number of memory access requests in each of buffer units for respective banks, and controls the operating state of each of the banks.

Abstract: A negative voltage generator includes a variable-capacitance negative voltage generating unit, a switching unit and a positive voltage applying unit. The negative voltage generating unit includes a plurality of coupling capacitors for varying the capacitance in which the negative voltage is charged. The negative voltage generating unit selects at least one coupling capacitor of the plurality of coupling capacitors according to the number of rows (size) of a memory bank to which data is written, and charges the at least one selected coupling capacitor to a negative voltage. The switching unit selects one bitline of a bitline pair having complementary first and second bitlines in response to the data, and connects the at least one selected coupling capacitor to the selected bitline. The positive voltage applying unit applies a positive (high) voltage to an other bitline of the bitline pair.

Abstract: An SoC-based system network protocol in consideration of network efficiency is disclosed. An MSB of a command signal containing an instruction defining information that is contained in a transfer signal transferred from an initiator to a destination via a channel or in a response signal transferred from the destination via the channel indicates that a highest priority is assigned to a transaction between the initiator and the destination in the network, when the instruction contained in the command signal corresponds to address information contained in the transfer signal and response information contained in the response signal, and indicates last data of a signal transferred between the initiator and the destination when the instruction contained in the command signal corresponds to control information contained in the transfer signal and data contained in the transfer signal and the response signal.

Abstract: An arbitration circuit to arbitrate an issue between a read/write command and a scan command and a display driver integrated circuit including the arbitration circuit.

Abstract: A zoom lens barrel assembly includes: a first zoom ring comprising a first protrusion; a guide ring disposed around the first zoom ring comprising a first guide slot through which the first protrusion passes, and a second guide slot; a second zoom ring comprising a second protrusion, and movable in an axial direction; a first cylinder comprising a guide groove into which the second protrusion inserts, and a third protrusion passing through the second guide slot, and disposed between the first and second zoom rings; a second cylinder disposed around the guide ring comprising a fourth protrusion, a first groove portion into which the first protrusion inserts, and a second groove portion into which the third protrusion inserts, and supporting the first zoom ring and the first cylinder; and an external cylinder disposed around the second cylinder and comprising a third groove portion into which the fourth protrusion inserts.

Abstract: A zoom lens barrel assembly includes: a first zoom ring comprising a first protrusion; a guide ring disposed around the first zoom ring comprising a first guide slot through which the first protrusion passes, and a second guide slot; a second zoom ring comprising a second protrusion, and movable in an axial direction; a first cylinder comprising a guide groove into which the second protrusion inserts, and a third protrusion passing through the second guide slot, and disposed between the first and second zoom rings; a second cylinder disposed around the guide ring comprising a fourth protrusion, a first groove portion into which the first protrusion inserts, and a second groove portion into which the third protrusion inserts, and supporting the first zoom ring and the first cylinder; and an external cylinder disposed around the second cylinder and comprising a third groove portion into which the fourth protrusion inserts.

Abstract: A zoom lens barrel assembly including: a first zoom ring comprising a first protrusion; a guide ring disposed around the first zoom ring comprising a first guide slot through which the first protrusion passes, and a second guide slot; a second zoom ring comprising a second protrusion, and movable in an axial direction; a first cylinder comprising a guide groove into which the second protrusion inserts, and a third protrusion passing through the second guide slot, and disposed between the first and second zoom rings; a second cylinder disposed around the guide ring comprising a fourth protrusion, a first groove portion into which the first protrusion inserts, and a second groove portion into which the third protrusion inserts, and supporting the first zoom ring and the first cylinder; and an external cylinder disposed around the second cylinder and comprising a third groove portion into which the fourth protrusion inserts.

Abstract: A zoom lens barrel assembly includes: a zoom ring having a cylindrical shape, and comprising an inlet portion formed in a boundary of one end thereof and a first protrusion; a guide ring disposed around the zoom ring, and comprising a first guide hole through which the first protrusion passes, and movably supporting the zoom ring in an axial direction, and a second guide hole; and a cylinder disposed in the zoom ring, for moving and rotating between a position where the cylinder is accommodated in the zoom ring and a position where the cylinder moves away from the zoom ring in the axial direction, and comprising a second protrusion that passes through the second guide hole, accommodated in the inlet portion at the position where the cylinder is accommodated, and pressing one end of the inlet portion when the cylinder moves away from the zoom ring.