Abstract: A CMP slurry composition for polishing tungsten and a method of polishing tungsten using the same, the composition includes a polar solvent or a nonpolar solvent; an abrasive agent; and a compound represented by Formula 3 or a complex thereof:

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for connecting a terminal and a base station in a multi-hop network. A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving cell selection and reselection criteria information broadcast from a base station; determining candidate base stations among all base stations capable of communicating with the terminal based on the cell selection and reselection criteria information; selecting one connection scheme from a lightening backhaul load (LBL) scheme or a maximum reference signal received power (RSRP) scheme based on a tolerable gap, which is a parameter for determining the candidate base station; selecting one candidate base station from among the candidate base stations as a target base station based on the one connection scheme; and connecting to the target base station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a functional pressure-sensitive composition having high heat resistance and bending resistance characteristics, including: 40 to 55 wt % of a urethane acrylate oligomer, 30 to 44 wt % of an acrylate monomer, 2 to 5 wt % of a photoinitiator, 0.2 to 2 wt % of a silane coupling agent, 0.1 to 1 wt % of a light stabilizer, 0.1 to 1 wt % of an ultraviolet absorber and 0.1 to 1 wt % of an antioxidant, and an electrical component with a 3D structure using the same.

Abstract: A cooling plate and a plasma processing chamber are proposed. The cooling plate is configured to allow air to flow throughout the entire region of a window while reducing a region of covering the window. The cooling plate is configured to cool a window configured to seal a plasma processing space at an upper portion, and the cooling plate includes a body having a circular plate shape covering a part of a center region of the window, an inlet through which a gas is introduced into the body, and an outlet through which the gas is discharged from the body to the window. A flow path through which the gas flows and a slope formed from the flow path toward the window are formed between the inlet and the outlet.

Abstract: An aerosol generating apparatus may include: a housing including a first chamber into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, a second chamber spaced apart from the first chamber, and an air path provided between the first chamber and the second chamber; a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the second chamber; and a processor configured to obtain pressure sensing data from the pressure sensor, detect a pressure change inside the second chamber based on the pressure sensing data, and output a notification indicating that a user's puff operation has occurred when a pressure change inside the second chamber is greater than or equal to a designated value.

Abstract: To improve pressure measurement reliability and safety of a battery cell and finely control pressure, the disclosure of the present application provides a battery cell pressing device comprising: a battery cell; a plurality of upper plates disposed above the battery cell; a plurality of lower plates disposed below the battery cell; a first pressing member interposed between the plurality of upper plates; and a second pressing member interposed between the plurality of lower plates, wherein a magnetic force is generated at the first pressing member and the second pressing member by an applied current.

Abstract: Provided are a biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic polyester copolymer having excellent hydrolysis resistance and high viscosity which has a carboxyl end group (CEG) content of 15 mg KOH/g or less, a ratio (Mz/Mn) of a z-average molecular weight (Mz) to a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 3 to 15, and a melt index (MI) of 5 g/10 min or less as measured under conditions of a temperature of 190° C. and a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with ASTM D 1238. A method of preparing a biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic polyester copolymer is provided, including adding a chain extender and an anti-hydrolysis agent to an aliphatic-aromatic polyester pre-copolymer over time, whereby a significant viscosity rise and improvement of hydrolysis resistance may be implemented simultaneously.

Abstract: A dual structure thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) eartip having a wax guard, which is an eartip mounted on one side of an earphone and inserted into an external auditory meatus of a wearer to stably fix the position of the earphone including a core portion formed in a hollow cylindrical structure corresponding to an outer circumferential surface of one end of the earphone and configured with a TPE material having a first hardness value; a wax guard portion formed in a plate-type structure integrally formed with an upper end of the core portion and having a plurality of through-holes formed therein and configured with the same material having the same hardness value as the core portion; and a flange portion formed in a structure continuously forming a curved structure sideward and downward in a radial shape after extending a predetermined height upward from the upper end of the core portion.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a cell substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first mold stack including a plurality of first gate electrodes sequentially stacked on the first surface, a second mold stack including a plurality of second gate electrodes sequentially stacked on the first mold stack, a first channel structure extending in a first direction with respect to the first surface and crossing the plurality of first gate electrodes and the plurality of second gate electrodes, and an input/output pad on the second surface, wherein the first mold stack includes a mold opening that exposes a portion of the second mold stack, and at least a portion of the input/output pad overlaps the mold opening in the first direction.

Abstract: An Extreme UltraViolet (EUV) mask includes: a reflective layer over a substrate; a capping layer including a porous hydrogen trapping layer over the reflective layer; and an absorption layer over the capping layer.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for video coding using an improved in-loop filter. The video coding method and the apparatus generate a residual frame from a reconstructed frame using a deep learning model. The video coding method and the apparatus improve performance of an in-loop filter by approximating an original residual frame by applying the generated residual frame to a linear model.

Abstract: A light emitting display device according to an embodiment includes a driving element layer disposed on a substrate, a light emitting element layer disposed on the driving element layer, and an external light decreasing layer disposed on the light emitting element layer. The light emitting element layer includes an anode, a pixel defining film having a first opening exposing at least a portion of the anode, a light emitting layer disposed on the anode in the first opening of the pixel defining film, and a cathode disposed on the light emitting layer and the pixel defining film. The external light decreasing layer includes an inorganic material having an absorption coefficient of greater than or equal to about 1.5, and includes a reflection control layer having a second opening corresponding to the first opening of the pixel defining film.

Abstract: Provided is a method of monitoring a heart rate of an open circulatory system aquatic organism including water fleas, zebrafish, brine shrimp, and the method of evaluating individual response by real time measurement of a heart rate of an aquatic organism and the individual response evaluation apparatus by real time measurement of a heart rate of an aquatic organism according to the present invention may effectively fix the aquatic organism for real time measurement of the heart rate of an aquatic organism, and may measure the heart rate using digital holography to display the heart rate while configuring a data format to allow the corresponding data to be stored for a long time, thereby treating a compound for inducing an individual response, securing a heart rate change in real time by image processing, and then effectively determining the presence or absence of harmfulness due to induction of the individual response.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display region and a non-display region, a display element layer, a pad group, a touch electrode layer, and a touch insulating layer. The display element layer includes display elements provided in the display region in a plan view. The pad group may include output pads provided on substrate and provided in the non-display region in the plan view. The touch electrode layer is provided on the display element layer. The touch insulating layer is provided on the display element layer and contacts the touch electrode layer. An intaglio pattern is provided in the touch insulating layer overlapped with the non-display region, and the intaglio pattern is not overlapped with the pad group.

Abstract: The present invention is about an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. According to present invention, a method of decoding an image, the method comprising, deriving an initial motion vector of a current block; deriving a refined motion vector by using the initial motion vector; and generating a prediction block of the current block by using the refined motion vector.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, a plurality of mode change devices including at least one mode changer including a branch duct and a changing valve, and configured to receive a control signal from the outdoor unit to control an operation of the at least one mode changer. A plurality of indoor units are connected to the outdoor unit or the plurality of mode change devices. The outdoor unit may determine an operation mode to operate the plurality of mode change devices a plurality of times. Each of the plurality of indoor units may detect a temperature change of an indoor heat exchanger in response to the operation of the mode change devices, to determine the number of connected mode changers and a connectable mode changer candidate group based on the temperature change of the indoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: Technology for a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) operable to encode a primary synchronization signal for transmission to a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The gNB can identify a sequence d(n) for a primary synchronization signal. The sequence d(n) can be defined by: d(n)=1?2s(n), where s(n) is a maximum run length sequence (m-sequence) and s(n) is provided as s(n+7)=(s(n+4)+s(n))mod 2, where 0?n?127. The gNB can generate the primary synchronization signal based on the sequence d(n). The gNB can encode the primary synchronization signal for transmission to the UE.

Abstract: Provided is a cooling device capable of controlling the temperature of an upper portion of a reactor, or more particularly, a gas supply device, for example, a shower head. The cooling device includes a separator configured to uniformly and efficiently cool the gas supply device.