Abstract: Provided is a catheter including a shaft having a distal end and a loop disposed near the distal end and configured to curl around a tissue and receive, via the shaft, energy to denervate at least a portion of the tissue. The loop includes: a first film capable of bending to curl around the tissue and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the first film and made of a two-way shape-memory alloy.

Abstract: Provided is a catheter including a shaft having a distal end and a loop disposed near the distal end and configured to curl around a tissue and receive, via the shaft, energy for nerve denervation at least a portion of the tissue. The loop includes a body capable of bending to curl around the tissue an electrode disposed on the body and a substrate embedded in the body and separated from the electrode. The nerve denervation is performed at a loop temperature of 48° C. to 65° C. for 70 to 150 seconds.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument having an articulation immobilising structure. The present invention is a s minimally invasive surgical instrument and includes a shaft, an end effector connected towards one end of the shaft, a wire for controlling the articulated movement of the end effector, and an immobilising structure adapted to immobilise the state of articulated movement of the end effector. The immobilising structure includes a resilient member covering the wire, and the resilient member holds the wire when an internal space therein contracts.

Abstract: Provided is a catheter including a shaft having a distal end and a loop disposed near the distal end and configured to curl around a tissue and receive, via the shaft, energy to denervate at least a portion of the tissue. The loop includes: a first film capable of bending to curl around the tissue; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the first film and arranged in parallel to each other with a predetermined distance; a sensor disposed at a position corresponding to a position between the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: Provided is a catheter including a shaft having a distal end and a loop disposed near the distal end and configured to curl around a tissue and receive, via the shaft, energy to denervate at least a portion of the tissue.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: A device for verifying a circuit design including a first circuit block and a second circuit block includes a verification vector generator and a design verifier. The verification vector generator determines a first verification vector by performing reinforcement learning through neural network computation based on a coverage corresponding to a first test vector, the coverage being determined based on a state transition of the first circuit block generated by inputting the first test vector to the first circuit block. The design verifier performs design verification for the first circuit block by using the first verification vector.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping a cavernous nerve near an organ. The system includes: one or more processors; and a memory that is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and stores one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors causes steps to be performed comprising: applying an excitation signal to an electrode at a tip of an laparoscope, the tip being configured to contact a point on a tissue near an organ; responsive to the excitation signal, measuring a change in a signal from a pair of electrodes configured to be installed on the penis, the change in the signal being associated with an erectile function of the penis; and based on the change in the signal from the pair of electrodes, determining a distance between the point on the tissue and a cavernous nerve near the organ.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: A method of selecting a model of machine learning executed by a processor is provided. The method includes: receiving at least one data-set; configuring a configuration space for machine learning of the at least one data-set; extracting, from the at least one data-set, a meta-feature including quantitative information about the data-set; calculating performance of the machine learning for the at least one data-set based on a plurality of configurations included in the configuration space; executing meta-learning based on the meta-feature, the plurality of configurations, and the calculated performance; and optimizing the configuration space based on a result of executing the meta-learning.

Abstract: A method for detecting defects in a semiconductor device includes pre-training a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) model using a sampled clean data set extracted from a first data set; training a normal convolutional neural network model and a label-noise convolutional neural network model using first data of the first data set and the pre-trained convolutional neural network model. The method also includes outputting a first prediction result on whether second data of a second data set is good or bad using the second data and the normal convolutional neural network model; and outputting a second prediction result on whether second data is good or bad using the second data and the label-noise convolutional neural network model. The first prediction result is compared with the second prediction result to perform noise correction when there is a label difference. Third data created as results of the noise correction is added to the sampled clean data set.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping a cavernous nerve near an organ. The system includes: one or more processors; and a memory that is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and stores one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors causes steps to be performed comprising: applying an excitation signal to an electrode at a tip of an laparoscope, the tip being configured to contact a point on a tissue near an organ; responsive to the excitation signal, measuring a change in a signal from a pair of electrodes configured to be installed on the penis, the change in the signal being associated with an erectile function of the penis; and based on the change in the signal from the pair of electrodes, determining a distance between the point on the tissue and a cavernous nerve near the organ.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument having an articulation immobilising structure. The present invention is a s minimally invasive surgical instrument and includes a shaft, an end effector connected towards one end of the shaft, a wire for controlling the articulated movement of the end effector, and an immobilising structure adapted to immobilise the state of articulated movement of the end effector. The immobilising structure includes a resilient member covering the wire, and the resilient member holds the wire when an internal space therein contracts.

Abstract: Provided is a catheter including a shaft having a distal end and a loop disposed near the distal end and configured to curl around a tissue and receive, via the shaft, energy to denervate at least a portion of the tissue. The loop includes: a body capable of bending to curl around the tissue; an electrode disposed on the body; and a substrate embedded in the body and separated from the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument having an articulation immobilizing structure. The present invention is a minimally invasive surgical instrument and includes a shaft, an end effector connected towards one end of the shaft, a wire for controlling the articulated movement of the end effector, and an immobilizing structure adapted to immobilize the state of articulated movement of the end effector. The immobilizing structure includes a resilient member covering the wire, and the resilient member holds the wire when an internal space therein contracts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument implementing a motor. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a minimally invasive surgical instrument comprises a shaft, an end effector connected to one end of the shaft, and a handle unit connected to the other end of the shaft. The handle unit includes a pair of linearly moving members, at least one rotating member for moving the pair of linear moving members away from each other in opposite directions, and a driving element for driving said at least one rotating member. The pair of linearly moving members operates the end effector in the pitch direction or in the yaw direction.