Abstract: Disclosed is a heterojunction semiconductor flexible substrate in which an epitaxial oxide thin film layer is hetero-bonded to a thinned silicon substrate using a metal layer, a manufacturing method thereof, and the heterojunction semiconductor flexible substrate can be applied to sensor, actuator, transducer, or micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) device using high functionality of the epitaxial oxide thin film layer of high quality as well as an electronic and/or optical device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterojunction semiconductor substrate having excellent dielectric properties, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic device using the same. The present invention provides a heterojunction semiconductor substrate with improved interlayer adhesion, low leakage current, and excellent dielectric properties that maintain strength in a ferroelectric fatigue experiment by interposing a metal layer and a conductive metal oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate to form an epitaxial oxide thin film layer composed of perovskite piezoelectric oxide. The heterojunction semiconductor substrate can be applied to sensors, actuators, transducers, or MEMS devices that use the high functionality of the high-quality epitaxial oxide thin film layer, including applications in electronic and optical devices.

Abstract: A developed impact mark analysis apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit configured to obtain at least one first image by photographing impact marks that are developed, and to obtain a second image of impact marks at a crime scene that are developed from evidence at the crime scene; an outliner configured to outline the at least one first image to obtain at least one first outline image, and to outline the second image to obtain a second outline image; a database configured to store the first outline image corresponding to related tool characteristic information; a matching unit configured to search the database for the first outline image determined to be similar to the second outline image and match them with each other; a display unit; and a user input unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. Coding decision information of a representative channel of a target block is shared as coding decision information of a target channel of the target block, and decoding of the target block is performed using the coding decision information of the target channel. Since the coding decision information of the representative channel is shared with an additional channel, repeated signaling of identical coding decision information may be prevented. By means of this prevention, the efficiency of encoding and decoding of the target block or the like may be improved.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for video coding using improved cross-component linear model (CCLM) prediction. The video coding method and the apparatus generate a first predictor of a current chroma block according to CCLM prediction, and additionally generate a second predictor of the current chroma block based on the neighboring pixels of the current chroma block in intra prediction of the current chroma block. The video coding method and the apparatus perform weighted combination on the first predictor and the second predictor.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating method. The substrate treating method includes supplying a liquid to a substrate; and heating the substrate after the supplying the liquid, and wherein the supplying the liquid includes: supplying a first liquid to the substrate; and supplying a second liquid which is different from the first liquid to a substrate to which the first liquid is supplied, and wherein the second liquid is supplied as a test to the substrate and a contact angle between the second liquid which is supplied and the substrate is measured to determine a degree of hydrophilization of the substrate, and a supply mechanism of the second liquid supplied to the substrate is determined based on the degree of hydrophilization of the substrate which is determined, before the supplying the second liquid is performed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining a color difference component quantization parameter and a device using the method. Method for decoding an image can comprise the steps of: decoding a color difference component quantization parameter offset on the basis of size information of a transform unit; and calculating a color difference component quantization parameter index on the basis of the decoded color difference component quantization parameter offset. Therefore, the present invention enables effective quantization by applying different color difference component quantization parameters according to the size of the transform unit when executing the quantization.

Abstract: Provided are a polyamic acid resin derived from an aromatic diamine, an aromatic dianhydride, a cycloaliphatic dianhydride and an aromatic diacid dichloride, and a polyamideimide film including polyamideimide derived from an aromatic diamine, an aromatic dianhydride, a cycloaliphatic dianhydride and an aromatic diacid dichloride.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a main body, a printing engine to be disposed in the main body to form an image on a printing medium, a fixing apparatus including a fixing roller and a fixing belt disposed to face the fixing roller, and a jam prevention apparatus including a fixed frame disposed adjacent to the fixing apparatus, and a movable apparatus to be detachably fastened to the fixed frame through a plurality of adjusting screws, to adjust a gap with the fixing belt according to a fastening direction of the plurality of adjusting screws.

Abstract: A method for coding image information includes generating prediction information by predicting information on a current coding unit, and determining whether the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information. When the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information is coded and transmitted. When the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information and the information on the current coding unit are coded and transmitted.

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a base layer; and a display element layer including a pixel defining film having an opening defined therein, and a light emitting element and a light receiving element which are divided by the pixel defining film, wherein the light emitting element and the light receiving element each include: a first electrode, a hole transport region on the first electrode, an electron transport region including a hole blocking layer, and a second electrode. The light emitting element includes an emission layer between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, and the light receiving element includes a light receiving layer between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, and an electron extraction layer between the light receiving layer and the electron transport region and including an n-dopant material.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile communications system line number sheet management device and method. Provided, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, is a line number sheet management device and method, for automating access network-related line number sheet management by automatically collecting and updating line number information, the line number information being collected from a mobile communications base station management server (mobile communications system management server) and a fronthaul management server. Provided, according to another aspect of the present disclosure, is a fronthaul device for: acquiring unique information of a base station by receiving an optical signal from any one of a radio unit (RU) and a digital unit (DU); and transmitting the unique information of the base station to a fronthaul management server.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus, and storage medium for image encoding/decoding. Selective compression learning of latent representations for variable-rate image compression is used for the method, apparatus, and storage medium. A selective compression method that partially encodes latent representations in a completely generalized manner for deep-learning-based variable-rate image compression is disclosed in embodiments. The methods of the embodiments adaptively determine essential representation elements for compression at different target quality levels.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting data using a random access procedure in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system includes transmitting a first MsgA including an RA preamble #i and a payload to a base station; receiving, from the base station, a MsgB including information indicating that an RA preamble #k is reserved; and transmitting a second MsgA including the RA preamble #k and data to the base station in a preamble reservation period associated with the RA preamble #k.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for encoding/decoding using a transform-based feature map. An optimal basis vector is extracted from one or more feature maps, and a transform coefficient is acquired through a transform using the basis vector. The basis vector and the transform coefficient may be transmitted through a bitstream. In an embodiment, one or more feature maps are reconstructed using the basis vector and the transform coefficient, which are decoded from the bitstream.

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: Provided is a method for controlling, in a space where a plurality of robots autonomously travel, the robots such that each of the plurality of robots can successively pass through a designated region, by identifying the designated region to be passed through by the robots and i) controlling the robots to pass through the corresponding designated region via a first point defined in the designated region or ii) triggering a designated region traveling mode of the robots and controlling the robots to pass through the corresponding designated region in the designated region traveling mode.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a main body, a printing engine to be disposed in the main body to form an image on a printing medium, a fixing apparatus including a fixing roller and a fixing belt disposed to face the fixing roller, and a jam prevention apparatus including a fixed frame disposed adjacent to the fixing apparatus, and a movable apparatus to be detachably fastened to the fixed frame through a plurality of adjusting screws, to adjust a gap with the fixing belt according to a fastening direction of the plurality of adjusting screws.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image fixing device and an image forming apparatus having the same. The image fixing device includes a fixing belt which is rotatably disposed, and a pressure roller which is disposed to be opposite to the fixing belt and thus to press an outer circumferential surface of the fixing belt, wherein the fixing belt includes a fixing part of which an outer surface has a first friction coefficient, and a meandering movement preventing part which is located at each of both ends of the fixing part in a length direction of the fixing belt, and of which an outer surface has a second friction coefficient greater than the first friction coefficient. By the configuration, a meandering movement of the fixing belt is prevented, and thus it is possible to improve fixing efficiency.