Abstract: Provided are an epitaxial growth apparatus and a gas supply control module used therefor, the epitaxial growth apparatus including: a reaction chamber; a susceptor positioned in the reaction chamber and configured to seat a wafer thereon; and a gas supply control module configured to control a flow of a gas flowing into the reaction chamber, wherein the gas supply control module includes an injector including a center port corresponding to a central region of the wafer, a pair of edge ports corresponding to both edge regions of the wafer, and a pair of middle ports respectively disposed between the center port and the pair of edge ports, and a flow distribution unit configured to independently distribute the gas flow input from a source module to the ports.

Abstract: A separator cutting device cuts a sheet-shaped separator with which at least one electrode is laminated. The separator cutting device includes a laser generator configured to emit a laser beam, a scanner configured to control an optical path of the laser beam emitted from the laser generator, and an end mirror configured to reflect the laser beam passing through the scanner toward the separator and disposed at a side of the scanner.

Abstract: An automated teller machine includes: a lower module providing a space for accommodating mediums; and an upper module supported by the lower module and receiving mediums and guiding the mediums to the lower module. The upper module includes: an upper case disposed above the lower module; a main unit including a conveyance path, the main unit being placed in any one of a closed state in which the main unit is drawn in the upper case and an open state in which the main unit is drawn out of the upper case; an opening/closing unit hingedly connected to a lower portion of the main unit to expose the conveyance path to an outside; and a collision avoidance unit preventing the opening/closing unit from colliding with at least one of the upper case and the lower module when the main unit is switched from the open state to the closed state.

Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method capable of improving processing uniformity of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes a body configured to spin-rotate; a plurality of support pins installed on the body so as to support the substrate thereon; a plurality of chuck pins installed on the body so as to grip a side surface of the substrate; a chuck pin driver device configured to move the chuck pin from a stand-by position to a grip position when the substrate has been seated on the support pin; and a support pin spacing device configured to space the substrate and at least one of the support pins from each other while the chuck pin is gripping the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing device configured to compress first image data. The image processing device includes an encoding circuit configured to compress the first image data into second image data including prediction data and residual data, compress the second image data into third image data by performing entropy encoding on the second image data, generate a header representing a compression ratio of the third image data, and store the third image data along with the header in a memory device as compressed first image data.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to atomic memory operations. In one example, a method of executing an instruction atomically and with weak order includes: fetching, by fetch circuitry, the instruction from code storage, the instruction including an opcode, a source identifier, and a destination identifier, decoding, by decode circuitry, the fetched instruction, selecting, by a scheduling circuit, an execution circuit among multiple circuits in a system, scheduling, by the scheduling circuit, execution of the decoded instruction out of order with respect to other instructions, with an order selected to optimize at least one of latency, throughput, power, and performance, and executing the decoded instruction, by the execution circuit, to: atomically read a datum from a location identified by the destination identifier, perform an operation on the datum as specified by the opcode, the operation to use a source operand identified by the source identifier, and write a result back to the location.

Abstract: A system for estimating a state of health (SOH) of a battery using big data, may include a big data server receiving vehicle driving-related data generated from a vehicle and a result of determining the SOH of the battery, processing the received vehicle driving-related data, and generating and storing a factor related to the SOH of the battery mounted in the vehicle; and a controller mounted in the vehicle and determining the SOH of the battery referring to the factor stored in the big data server.

Abstract: A method for operating a memory controller, the method including: receiving a first command from a first host; storing the first command in a queue; when the first command has a higher priority than a second command currently being performed, pausing an operation of the second command and performing a read operation of the first command; and continuing the operation of the second command after completion of the read operation of the first command.

Abstract: An automatic opening and closing device for a vehicle lubrication flow passage includes a valve housing installed on one side of an oil pump of the vehicle and includes a valve positioned in the valve housing and installed in a lubrication flow passage of the oil pump that passes through the inside of the valve housing. The valve is operated to open and close the lubrication flow passage by rotation. The device also has a mass member installed on one end of the valve to surround a rotation axis of the valve. The mass member is rotated by an inertial force generated during a turn or acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle to rotate the valve.

Abstract: A power management apparatus, includes an artificial intelligence (AI) controller configured to monitor a user pattern, based on frequency band selection information of all users using a base station, to predict the user pattern, and a DC-DC converter configured to output a supply voltage based on the predicted user pattern.

Abstract: A novel compound for a capping layer, and an organic light-emitting device containing the same are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a pyrene derivative compound having a specific structure; and a high efficiency organic light-emitting device employing the pyrene derivative compound in a light emitting layer and thus having excellent light-emitting characteristics. The organic light-emitting device according to the present invention can be configured as a high efficiency organic light-emitting device having excellent light-emitting characteristics by employing the pyrene derivative compound having the specific structure as a host in the light emitting layer, and thus can be usefully applied industrially in lighting devices, as well as various display devices such as flat, flexible, and wearable displays.

Abstract: A method includes determining one or more metrics of a surgical task being performed by a surgeon based at least partially upon a type of the surgical task being performed and a video of the surgical task being performed. The method also includes determining a surgical skill of the surgeon during the surgical task based at least partially upon the video, the one or more metrics, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first structure, a first semiconductor chip on the first structure, a first conductive pad on the first structure between the first structure and the first semiconductor chip, a second conductive pad on a lower surface of the first semiconductor chip and vertically overlapping the first conductive pad, a bump connecting the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad, a first adhesive layer surrounding at least a part of side walls of the bump and side walls of the first conductive pad, and a second adhesive layer surrounding at least a part of the side walls of the bump and side walls of the second conductive pad, the second adhesive layer including a material different from the first adhesive layer, wherein a horizontal width of the first adhesive layer is smaller than a horizontal width of the second adhesive layer.

Abstract: An apparatus can include a layered electrode. The layered electrode can include a current collector material including a first side. The layered electrode can include a first electrode layer applied to the first side of the current collector material, the first electrode layer including a first applied viscosity of a first slurry. The layered electrode can include a second electrode layer applied to the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer including a second applied viscosity of a second slurry. The first applied viscosity of the first slurry can be greater than the second applied viscosity of the second slurry.

Abstract: A novel compound for a capping layer, and an organic light-emitting device containing the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a capacitance forming portion including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer in a first direction and a cover portion disposed on one surface and the other surface of the capacitance forming portion in the first direction, and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein a secondary phase including Al is disposed at an interface between the internal electrode and the dielectric layer, and the ratio of an area occupied by the secondary phase to an area of the capacitance forming portion is 0.03% or more and 0.40% or less.

Abstract: In a sound system that uses over-the-air (OTA), a blockchain platform server is configured to support performance of a virtual sound transaction in a virtual environment. An OTA server is configured to manage a virtual sound transmitted from the blockchain platform server. A vehicle communication control device is configured to perform wireless communication with the OTA server. The vehicle communication control device is configured to download the virtual sound from the OTA server, determine whether the virtual sound is similar to a predetermined specific sound, perform an OTA state test of the virtual sound when the virtual sound is not similar to the predetermined specific sound, and control a sound processing device to play the virtual sound when the virtual sound passes the OTA state test.