Abstract: The power semiconductor device includes: a first trench gate and a second trench gate in a stripe shape extending in one direction in parallel and spaced apart from each other in a substrate; a third trench gate in a ladder shape extending in a direction different from the one direction between the first trench gate and the second trench gate in the substrate; a first conductive type body area each disposed between the first trench gate, the second trench gate and the third trench gate, respectively, in the substrate; a pair of first conductive type floating first areas surrounding each of bottom surfaces and at least one side of the first trench gate and the second trench gate in the substrate; and a first conductive type floating second area surrounding a bottom surface of the third trench gate in the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for preventing a battery from being over-discharged according to the present invention includes: a latch relay which connects or disconnects the load of the vehicle; a voltage measuring circuit which measures a voltage of the auxiliary battery for every predetermined period when a ignition of the vehicle is off, and compares the measured voltage of the auxiliary battery with one or more over-discharge reference values that serve as references for determining whether the auxiliary battery is over-discharged; and a control unit which turns off the latch relay when the voltage of the auxiliary battery is equal to or less than the over-discharge reference value as a result of the comparison by the voltage measuring circuit, in which the voltage measuring circuit outputs an enable signal for operating the control unit when the voltage of the auxiliary battery is equal to or less than the over-discharge reference value.

Abstract: Provided is a power chip integration module including: a first semiconductor chip; a second semiconductor chip; a wiring layer on an upper surface or a lower surface of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip to electrically connect the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip; an internal electrode extending from an internal electrode pad on an upper surface of at least one of the wiring layer, the first semiconductor chip, the second semiconductor chip, and combinations thereof to an external solder pad formed on an installation surface of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip; and a first molding member in a shape to surround at least a portion of the first semiconductor chip, the second semiconductor chip, and the internal electrode.

Abstract: An object distance measurement apparatus may include: a camera to capture an image of an area around a vehicle; a distance sensor to detect a distance from an object by scanning around the vehicle; and a distance measurement unit that detects a vehicle moving distance using vehicle information generated by operation of the vehicle, and measures the distance from the object in response to each of frames between scan periods of the distance sensor, among frames of the image, based on the vehicle moving distance and the location pixel coordinates of the object within the images before and after the vehicle moves.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method of controlling a water injector for immediate water injection and an engine driven by the method. A method of controlling an operation of a water injector for injecting water into the combustion chamber of an engine to which a turbo system for increasing the amount of air by pressing air has been applied includes detecting water pressure applied to a water supply pipe for supplying water to the water injector, stopping an operation of a water supply pump when the detected data reaches a preset reference value, detecting a temperature of water within the water supply pipe for supplying the water to the water injector, and returning the water within the water supply pipe to a water storage tank and driving the water supply pump to supplying new water to the water supply pipe when the detected data deviates from a preset range.

Abstract: A vehicle camera module may include: an image sensor; and an image transmission processor that may determine whether to compress or not compress an image captured through the image sensor according to the format of the image or a preset option, and output the compressed or non-compressed image to an external image output device. The image sensor and the image transmission processor may be implemented as an integrated module.

Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer including a main cell region, a sensor region, and an insulation region between the main cell region and the sensor region; a plurality of power semiconductor transistors disposed on the main cell region; a plurality of current sensor transistors disposed on the sensor region; and a protection resistance layer disposed on the semiconductor layer across the insulation region so that at least a portion of the plurality of power semiconductor transistors and at least a portion of the plurality of current sensor transistors are connected to each other under an abnormal operation condition.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for optimizing an ultrasonic signal are provided, one of apparatus comprises, an ultrasonic signal sensing unit which transmits and receives an ultrasonic signal, a residual oscillation measurement unit which measures a first ringing time of the ultrasonic signal transmitted from the ultrasonic signal sensing unit, a comparison and calculation unit which compares the first ringing time with a pre-stored second ringing time and calculates a correction frequency based on the comparison result, an electrical damping pulse generation unit which generates an electrical damping pulse having the correction frequency and a control unit which controls the electrical damping pulse to be applied to the ultrasonic signal sensing unit.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-core processor error monitoring system including: first and second multi-core processors; and an error monitoring processor configured to monitor the first and second multi-core processors. The error monitoring processor includes a monitoring module and a first buffer and a second buffer. The monitoring module is connected to the first multi-core processor through a first path not passing through the first buffer and a second path passing through the first buffer. The monitoring module calculates and monitors a communication characteristic with the first multi-core processor including a communication speed and a delay rate in a bypass mode in connection with the first multi-core processor through the first pass. The monitoring module measures a read and write time of the first buffer in a QoS mode in connection with the first multi-core processor through the second pass to calculate a communication time with the first multi-core processor.

Abstract: An apparatus for fixing a sticking damper clutch may include: a transmission controller configured to determine whether a damper clutch sticks, using engine controller information received from an engine controller and damper clutch status information of the damper clutch; and a hydraulic pressure controller configured to fix the sticking damper clutch according to the determination result of the transmission controller.

Abstract: A method of operating a resolver management device according to the present invention includes: generating an excitation signal by using an external control signal; counting a time interval (a first delay time) to a first pole of the excitation signal based on one period of the external control signal by using an internal clock; receiving an excitation signal reflected from a resolver sensor; counting a time interval (a second delay time) to a second pole of the reflected excitation signal at the first pole by using the internal clock; and transmitting a first count value corresponding to the first delay time and a second count value corresponding to the second delay time to a microcontroller unit (MCU).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for designing a die-based vehicle controller-only semiconductor and a vehicle controller-only semiconductor manufactured by the same, and breaks the conventional semiconductor process to design and manufacture a novel conceptual vehicle controller-only semiconductor, EIP (ECU in Package), through a fusion of a new semiconductor process technique with a controller system technique, thereby obtaining an effect of capable of implementing a high performance/high quality semiconductor in micro-miniature size/ultra-light weight in a short time period.

Abstract: An apparatus for increasing a lidar sensing distance may include a controller having a signal processor to process a noise signal. In particular, the signal processor includes: an amplifier which amplifies the noise signal, a comparator which is connected to the amplifier and receives the amplified noise signal to compare the amplified noise signal with a threshold, a digital-to-analog converter which inputs the threshold to the comparator, and an analog-to-digital converter which is connected between the amplifier and the comparator and receives the amplified noise signal from the amplifier to input the received amplified noise signal to the controller. The controller may control the digital-to-analog converter on the basis of the amplified noise signal.

Abstract: A vehicle and a control method thereof are capable of performing autonomous navigation by diagnosing a failure of the vehicle and a neighboring vehicle on the basis of position information derived by the vehicle and the neighboring vehicle. The vehicle includes a sensor unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with a neighboring vehicle, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine first position information of the vehicle on the basis of information acquired by the sensor unit, receive second position information of the vehicle determined by the neighboring vehicle, and determine that at least one of the vehicle or the neighboring vehicle is in a failure state when a difference between the first position information and the second position information exceeds a reference value.

Abstract: An apparatus for measurement control of a cell voltage of a fuel cell includes: terminals connected between the cells of a fuel cell connected in series; first resistors connected in series to the terminals; capacitors each connected in parallel between the first resistors to store voltages; switches connected to the first resistors to switch into a closed or an open state; a second resistor connected in series between a lowest cell among the cells and a semiconductor GND to provide a path for a current flow when an inverse voltage occurs in the cells; a diode connected in parallel to the second resistor to provide a path for a current flow when an inverse voltage does not occur in the cells; and a controller to change the state of each switch depending on a cell voltage measurement or open-wire diagnosis mode and perform cell voltage measurement and open-wire diagnosis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic module including: a first memory; a second memory; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of electronic modules and a server; and a controller configured to store, in the first memory, vehicle information obtained from at least one sensor provided in a vehicle, store, in the second memory, the vehicle information stored in the first memory, determine an electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules based on a location that the at least one situation occurred, and transmit, to the electronic module, at least a part of the vehicle information when the at least one predetermined situation occurs.

Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a monitoring device configured to monitor a microcontroller unit including a plurality of cores. The operating method includes: transmitting a question message to a first core among the plurality of cores; receiving an answer message from a second core among the plurality of cores; determining whether an operation of the microcontroller unit is abnormal, by using the answer message; receiving answer messages from cores, except for the second core, among the plurality of cores when the operation of the microcontroller unit is abnormal; and detecting an error of each of the plurality of cores by using the received answer messages.

Abstract: A powertrain engine control method may include: acquiring period information based on tooth information of an engine crank target wheel by using a timer (T); subdividing the period information by a division rate value (R) by using a timer (D) so as to enable the timer (D) to operate R times; carrying out synchronization with the timer (D) and carrying out counting by using a timer (A) from a zero (0) to 720 degrees for a four-stroke engine operation cycle; and correcting, by using a timer (V), an angle counter which is not generated at the time of deceleration of a vehicle.

Abstract: A usage amount monitoring method is provided. The method may include: recording a usage amount time that records a maximum usage amount of the central processing unit (CPU) by recording a start time and an end time of task and interrupt service routine (ISR); storing data in a non-volatile memory by obtaining the maximum usage amount of the CPU, an engine revolutions per minute (RPM), a software operating mode, a fault code, a number of tasks started, and a task response time; and transmitting relevant information that is delivered to an external communication such that the relevant information may be confirmed in a personal computer (PC) in a chronological order after storing a previous record in the chronological order when the maximum usage amount of the CPU is updated.

Abstract: A method for enhancing the security of a vehicle controller includes: performing, by a microcontroller, a secure boot when a vehicle controller is powered on and booted; determining, by the microcontroller, whether the secure boot is for a reprogramming mode or an other operation mode, among a plurality of operation modes of the vehicle controller, when the secure boot is completed; performing, by the microcontroller, a password input step, generating an error password, and automatically inputting the error password when the secure boot is for an operation mode other than the reprogramming mode from the plurality of operation modes of the vehicle controller; and jumping, by the microcontroller, to a main software (SW) routine immediately when the error password is inputted.