Abstract: A gas diffuser plate in a cyclic deposition chamber is disclosed. The gas diffuser plate as fabricated comprises a substrate diffuser plate having a substrate emissivity and a coating formed on the substrate diffuser plate. The gas diffuser plate having the substrate diffuser plate coated with the coating has an emissivity higher than the substrate emissivity. The coating comprises a first layer formed on the substrate diffuser plate and comprising a first material configured to modulate the emissivity of the gas diffuser plate, and a second layer comprising a second corrosion-resistant material. The first material comprises titanium nitride oxide (TiNxOy). The emissivity of the gas diffuser plate is at least partially based on the ratio of nitrogen and oxygen in TiNxOy.

Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte prepared by the method, and an all-solid-state lithium secondary battery including the sulfide-based solid electrolyte. The method of the present invention includes a) mixing Li2S with P2S5 to prepare a mixed powder, b) placing the mixed powder, an ether, and stirring balls in a container, sealing the container, followed by stirring to prepare a suspension, and c) stirring the suspension under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions to prepare sulfide-based solid particles.

Abstract: A photon detection device having a high light detection efficiency. The photon detection device includes a first light reception part which receives a gate signal and outputs a first signal; a second light reception part which receives a gate signal and outputs a second signal; and a determination part which determines whether or not a photon is received, on the basis of the first signal from the first light reception part and the second signal from the second light reception part. The photon is incident on the first light reception part among the first light reception part and the second light reception part, and the breakdown voltage of the second light reception part is higher than the breakdown voltage of the first light reception part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nicotinamide compound, a method for preparing the same, and a herbicide comprising the compound. The compound of the present invention is useful as a herbicide for foliar treatment or soil treatment because it has high safety for wheat or corn and has excellent herbicidal activity against grassy weeds, sedge weeds or broadleaf weeds.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a single photon detector configured to reduce a dark current comprises a buffer layer, a light absorption layer, a grading layer, an electric field control layer, and a window layer sequentially formed on a substrate. An active area may be formed in the window layer. A barrier junction may be formed through the window layer up to at least a portion of the light absorption layer, around the active area.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a single photon detector configured to reduce a dark current comprises a buffer layer, a light absorption layer, a grading layer, an electric field control layer, and a window layer sequentially formed on a substrate. An active area may be formed in the window layer. A barrier junction may be formed through the window layer up to at least a portion of the light absorption layer, around the active area.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate processing apparatus includes: a chamber in which a process for a substrate is performed; a showerhead installed in the chamber to inject a reaction gas toward the substrate; and a susceptor installed below the showerhead to support the substrate. Here, the showerhead includes: a showerhead main body including an inner space to which the reaction gas is supplied from the outside and a plurality of injection holes configured to inject the reaction gas while communicating with the inner space; an inflow plate installed in the inner space to divide the inner space into an inflow space and a buffer space and including a plurality of inflow holes configured to allow the inflow space and the buffer space to communicate with each other; and a plurality of adjustment plates installed on the inflow holes in a movable manner, respectively, and configured to restrict movement of the reaction gas from the inflow space to the buffer space.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence-based English training method invention involves a server providing an English training content to a learner and a device displaying the English training content provided from the server. The method includes collecting initial training data of the device, staging the collected initial training data, providing a training content suitable for proficiency and relevance of training to the device on the basis of the staged training data, transmitting an answer to the provided training content to the server and calculating training data at the server through a statistical algorithm based on the answer provided from the device, and graphing data after training on the basis of the calculated data to be displayed on the device, whereby the current training state can be displayed in more detail, by calculating the data according to the training result and displaying the graph thereof on the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photon detection device having a high light detection efficiency, the photon detection device comprising: a first light reception part which receives a gate signal and outputs a first signal; a second light reception part which receives a gate signal and outputs a second signal; and a determination part which determines whether or not a photon is received, on the basis of the first signal from the first light reception part and the second signal from the second light reception part, wherein the photon is incident on the first light reception part among the first light reception part and the second light reception part, and the breakdown voltage of the second light reception part is higher than the breakdown voltage of the first light reception part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for measuring noise, vibration and running speed of an elevator, wherein the system can measure noise, vibration, running speed, etc. of an elevator through wireless communication in a state in which an operator is not in the elevator, to analyze riding quality, running state etc. The present invention provides a system for measuring noise, vibration and running speed of an elevator and an escalator, the system comprising: a measurement body 31 installed on an inner floor or a step tread 21 of an elevator 10 or an escalator 20; an acceleration sensor 32 and noise sensor 33 installed in the measurement body 31; and a display device 35 allowing data obtained by the acceleration sensor 32 and noise sensor 33 to be identified outside through wireless communication.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate processing apparatus includes: a chamber in which a process for a substrate is performed; a showerhead installed in the chamber to inject a reaction gas toward the substrate; and a susceptor installed below the showerhead to support the substrate. Here, the showerhead includes: a showerhead main body including an inner space to which the reaction gas is supplied from the outside and a plurality of injection holes configured to inject the reaction gas while communicating with the inner space; an inflow plate installed in the inner space to divide the inner space into an inflow space and a buffer space and including a plurality of inflow holes configured to allow the inflow space and the buffer space to communicate with each other; and a plurality of adjustment plates installed on the inflow holes in a movable manner, respectively, and configured to restrict movement of the reaction gas from the inflow space to the buffer space.

Abstract: An avalanche photodiode includes: a first contact layer; a light absorbing layer located on the first contact layer and having a multi-quantum well structure; a first electric field control layer located on the light absorbing layer; and a carrier multiplication layer located on the first electric field control layer. At least one of the multi-quantum well structure includes a well layer that includes Ga1-xAlxN (0?X?0.3), and a barrier layer that includes Ga1-xAlxN (0.7?X?1) and a doping portion doped with a p-type dopant.

Abstract: A pyridine-based compound containing an isoxazoline ring represented by Formula 1 or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof can be used as a herbicide. A method of preparing the pyridine-based compound containing an isoxazoline ring represented by Formula 1 includes reacting a compound represented by Formula 2 with a compound represented by Formula 3.

Abstract: An avalanche photodiode includes: a first contact layer; a light absorbing layer located on the first contact layer and having a multi-quantum well structure; a first electric field control layer located on the light absorbing layer; and a carrier multiplication layer located on the first electric field control layer. At least one of the multi-quantum well structure includes a well layer that includes Ga1-xAlxN (0?X?0.3), and a barrier layer that includes Ga1-xAlxN (0.7?X?1) and a doping portion doped with a p-type dopant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring system with control of a refrigeration container and a refrigeration container connection socket box. A connection cable is connected to the compatible plug-in port commonly formed in refrigeration containers. The connection socket box connecting connection cables is used to collect the state information of each refrigeration container transferred to a management server, so that a monitoring system applicable to all kinds of refrigeration container is provided, and can transfer a control signal for the refrigeration container through the compatible plug-in port, thus making it possible to remotely control the refrigeration container. Hence the system is simplified so as to reduce the cost and improve the stability of the system. The function of monitoring the state information and the function of measuring the power consumption of the refrigeration container are also provided so as to reasonably calculate the cost of the actual power consumption.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an on-line status diagnosis device for an electric power utilities, in which sampling and data transmission rates are differentiated according to a degree of risk of degradation status data. The on-line status diagnosis device includes a sensor for providing a degradation detection signal of the electric power utilities, a data acquisition unit (DAU) for acquiring and providing degradation detection data, and a communication unit for transmitting the degradation detection data to the outside. The DAU includes an analog-digital converter for acquiring degradation detection data as digital data by converting the degradation detection signal from the sensor into a digital signal, and a microcomputer for determining a degree of risk by comparing the degradation detection data with at least one predetermined risk determination reference value, and outputting a control signal to the analog-digital converter to change a sampling rate and a report rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nuclear power plant cable including: conductors; at least one or more insulation layers adapted to correspondingly surround the conductors; a sheath adapted to surround the insulation layers; and monitoring means adapted to monitor the states of the insulation layers or the state of the sheath in real time.

Abstract: An optical integrated circuit comprises optical waveguides, grooves formed by etching the upper cladding layer, the core layer and all or parts of the lower cladding layer close to a end section of the optical waveguide to intercept light transmitted through the core layer of the optical waveguide or to couple light into the core layer, a plurality of bonding pads formed around the groove, micro-mirrors and active optical elements. Such a PLC based optical integrated circuit and a method of manufacturing the same provides a low-cost manufacturing of optical integrated circuits and high quality mirrors for vertical optical coupling scheme.