Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing having a treating space for treating a substrate; a support unit configured to support the substrate at the treating space; and a plasma source for generating a plasma from a process gas supplied into the treating space; an exhaust line connecting to the housing and exhausting an atmosphere of the treating space; and a pressure adjusting unit positioned between the support unit and the exhaust line and configured to adjust an exhaust pressure exhausted from the exhaust line, and wherein the pressure adjusting unit includes: an opening/closing member for opening and closing the exhaust line; a lifting/lowering member for moving the opening/closing member in an up/down direction; and an elastic member for providing a restoring force to the lifting/lowering member.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including first and second dielectric layers and internal electrodes, and including first to sixth surfaces; first and second external electrodes disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces; and third and fourth external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces. The internal electrodes include: a first internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the first and second external electrodes; a second internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the third external electrode; a third internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the fourth external electrode; and a fourth internal electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer and overlapping at least a portion of the first to third internal electrodes.

Abstract: The present application relates to microorganisms with enhanced L-branched-chain amino acid productivity comprising a novel polynucleotide and a method for producing L-branched-chain amino acids using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is an L-branched-chain amino acid-producing microorganism having enhanced activity of regulator of acetate metabolism A and a method for producing an L-branched-chain amino acids using the same.

Abstract: Provided are a novel promoter, a vector including the same, a microorganism including the same, and a method of producing glutathione using the same.

Abstract: A method for coding unit partitioning in a video encoder is provided that includes performing intra-prediction on each permitted coding unit (CU) in a CU hierarchy of a largest coding unit (LCU) to determine an intra-prediction coding cost for each permitted CU, storing the intra-prediction coding cost for each intra-predicted CU in memory, and performing inter-prediction, prediction mode selection, and CU partition selection on each permitted CU in the CU hierarchy to determine a CU partitioning for encoding the LCU, wherein the stored intra-prediction coding costs for the CUs are used.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate and including a first part and a pair of second parts that are spaced apart from each other across the first part, a gate electrode on the first part of the oxide semiconductor layer, and a pair of electrodes on corresponding second parts of the oxide semiconductor layer. A first thickness of the first part of the oxide semiconductor layer is less than a second thickness of each second part of the oxide semiconductor layer. A number of oxygen vacancies in the first part of the oxide semiconductor layer is less than a number of oxygen vacancies in each second part of the oxide semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reduction of reference data transfer and coding efficiency improvement. The method includes performing pre-analysis on a decimated version of an image, and utilizing the predictions of the pre-analysis to transfer smaller reference area.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method of a spring pad interposed among a spring used in an automobile suspension system and an upper sheet and a lower sheet for supporting the spring, wherein the spring pad includes an insulator getting in contact with the spring to absorb shock and forming a body of the spring pad, and is manufactured through foam injection molding of the insulator to be lightweight.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a conductive line that extends in a first direction on a substrate, a first oxide semiconductor layer, including a first crystalline oxide semiconductor material containing a first metal element, on the conductive line, a second oxide semiconductor layer, which is in physical contact with the first oxide semiconductor layer and is connected to the conductive line, on the conductive line, a gate electrode that extends in a second direction, which crosses the first direction, on a side of the second oxide semiconductor layer, and a capacitor structure connected to the second oxide semiconductor layer on the second oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer includes a second crystalline oxide semiconductor material containing the first metal element and second and third metal elements, which are different from the first metal element.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing having a treating space treating a substrate; a support unit supporting the substrate at the treating space; a gas supply unit supplying a process gas into the treating space; and a plasma source generating a plasma from the process gas, and wherein the support unit comprises: a dielectric plate placing the substrate on a top surface thereof; a top ring surrounding a circumference of a substrate placed on the dielectric plate; a temperature sensor measuring a temperature of the top ring; a first lifting/lowering member lifting/lowering the top ring; and a controller, and wherein the controller controls the first lifting/lowering member to change a height of the top ring according to an etching amount of the top ring calculated based on the temperature of the top ring measured by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A method for determining intra-prediction modes for prediction units (PUs) of a largest coding unit (LCU) is provided that includes determining an intra-prediction mode for each child PU of a PU, and selecting an intra-prediction mode for the PU based on the intra-prediction modes determined for the child PUs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a graft copolymer and a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin composition including the prepared graft copolymer. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a graft copolymer including a process of adding an aromatic vinyl monomer and a vinyl cyanide monomer to a conjugated diene rubber latex that is enlarged with a polymer particle diameter control agent that has a specific glass transition temperature and an average particle diameter in a specific ratio to an average particle diameter of a conjugated diene rubber latex, and graft-polymerizing the same; and a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin composition including the prepared graft copolymer. Also disclosed is a graft copolymer prepared using the conjugated diene rubber latex enlarged with the polymer particle diameter control agent exhibiting the synergistic effect of improving both impact strength and fluidity.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus includes a transport part to transport a transparent rectangular substrate, a substrate support part to support the substrate, light generators to irradiate two different lights onto the moving substrate, and sense the irradiated lights, and a controller to determine a posture of the substrate with reference to the sensed lights and control the transport part such that the substrate is seated on the substrate support part in a default posture that is preset. The controller determines the posture of the transparent rectangular substrate with respect to the default posture using a time difference between a time point at which a first light of the two different lights is not transmitted through an edge of the transparent rectangular substrate and a time point at which a second light of the two different lights is not transmitted through the edge of the transparent rectangular substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell sealing device for sealing a pouch of a battery cell, more particularly, to a battery cell sealing device configured to be capable of simultaneously sealing a plurality of battery cells accommodated in one chamber to be able to increase production or processing capacity of the battery cells in one chamber and accordingly, decrease cost of an entire equipment.

Abstract: Provided are a novel yeast strain producing glutathione and a method of producing glutathione using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a composition for promoting the proliferation of pluripotent stem cells, containing, as an active ingredient, cP1P or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a composition added to a stem cell culture liquid. When culturing stem cells by using a composition for promoting the proliferation of stem cells and a composition added to a stem cell culture medium, according to the present invention, sternness can be strengthened, growth can be promoted, and apoptosis can be inhibited.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium having an increased L-amino acid producing ability, containing NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase derived from the genus Lactobacillus. According to the present disclosure, the NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase derived from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus is introduced to increase the reducing power through the activity of NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, thereby increasing the L-amino acid producing ability of the strains belonging to the genus Corynebacterium.

Abstract: The present application relates to a novel promoter and a method for producing a desired substance using the same.

Abstract: A method for determining intra-prediction modes for prediction units (PUs) of a largest coding unit (LCU) is provided that includes determining an intra-prediction mode for each child PU of a PU, and selecting an intra-prediction mode for the PU based on the intra-prediction modes determined for the child PUs.