Abstract: A neural network operation apparatus may include a receiver configured to receive input data to perform the neural network operation and a quantized Look Up Table (LUT) corresponding to a non-linear function comprised in the neural network operation, and a processor configured to perform scale-up on the input data based on a scale factor, to extract a quantized LUT parameter from the quantized LUT based on scaled-up input data, and to generate an operation result by performing a neural network operation based on the quantized LUT parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed is logic device using spin orbit torque. Two magnetic tunnel junctions have mutually opposite magnetization directions. The direction of the current flowing through the non-magnetic metal layer acts as an input, and the resistance states of the magnetic tunnel junctions are determined by the input program currents. Various logic devices are implemented by a method of setting the input program current to a logic high or a logic low.

Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst including copper (Cu) particles having specific properties as an active metal dispersed and supported on an alumina support, a method of preparing the same, and a method of hydrogenating furan-based compounds such as 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) derived from biomass with a high selective conversion and high efficiency using the catalyst.

Abstract: Provided are a memory device and a memory system including the same. The memory device may include a data bus inversion (DBI) mode selector configured to select a first multi-bit DBI signal from among a plurality of multi-bit DBI signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of DBI modes according to multi-bit data; a multi-mode DBI encoder configured to generate encoded multi-bit data by DBI encoding the multi-bit data according to the first multi-bit DBI signal; and a transceiver configured to transmit a data symbol corresponding to the encoded multi-bit data through a data channel and transmit a DBI symbol corresponding to the first multi-bit DBI signal through a DBI channel.

Abstract: A crystalline IZTO oxide semiconductor and a thin film transistor having the same are provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a crystalline In—Zn—Sn oxide (IZTO) channel layer overlapping the upper or lower portions of the gate electrode and having hexagonal crystal grains, and a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the IZTO channel layer, and source and drain electrodes respectively connected to both ends of the IZTO channel layer.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a metal reflective layer including a phase modulation surface on which oblong phase modulation elements are formed; a first electrode provided on the metal reflective layer; an organic emission layer that is provided on the first electrode and that emits light; and a second electrode provided on the organic emission layer, wherein the oblong phase modulation elements are arranged to form a geometric phase lens.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air vent structure and, more specifically, to a slim air vent structure provided in a vehicle interior and using a Coanda effect. The air vent structure includes a collection plate disposed on a first side in a passage through which air flows. An inclined surface is disposed on a second side that is opposite to the first side, and the inclined surface has an inclination. A projection is configured to be retractable from the inclined surface. A volume of the projection, protruding from the inclined surface, is adjustable.

Abstract: Disclosed are quantum dots including a luminescent dopant. More particularly, each of the quantum dots according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a core and a shell surrounding the core, wherein at least one of an interior of the core and an interface between the core and the shell is doped with a luminescent group I dopant.

Abstract: Provided is a portable IPL sterilizer comprising: a body partitioned into a central region and a peripheral region surrounding at least a portion of the central region; a xenon lamp light source for sterilization provided in the central region of the body; and a light-shielding comb part provided in the peripheral region of the body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for providing a V2X service in a next generation radio access technology (new RAT). The present embodiments relate to a method for a terminal to control a sidelink HARQ feedback operation, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a transmitting terminal, group cast sidelink data through a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); determining, on the basis of positional information of the transmitting terminal, whether to transmit HARQ feedback information of the group cast sidelink data; and, when it is determined to transmit the HARQ feedback information, transmitting the HARQ feedback information.

Abstract: A motor driven power steering system includes: a power source for generating a steering assistance force assisting the steering of a vehicle; a transfer gear positioned between a power source and a column for transferring the steering assistance force generated by the power source to the column; a parameter estimation unit for estimating a friction parameter of a dynamic friction model based on the actual friction torque actually generated in the transfer gear; and a state estimation unit for calculating a state variable of the dynamic friction model based on a contact surface moving speed of the transfer gear and for estimating expected friction torque according to the dynamic friction model by using the calculated state variable and the friction parameter of the dynamic friction model estimated by the parameter estimation unit.

Abstract: There may be provided a fuel cell stack unit comprising: a first gas separating plate; a first sealing gasket; a metal support, an end cell, and an air inlet being formed in the outer peripheral side of the center portion; a second sealing gasket; and a second gas separating plate stacked on the lower side of the second sealing gasket, wherein air introduced from the air inlet of the first gas separating plate successively passes through the air inlets formed in the first sealing gasket, the metal support, and the second sealing gasket, respectively, and flows from one side of the end cell to the other side thereof along a stacking boundary between the lower side of the end cell and the upper side of the second gas separating plate; and the second sealing gasket is recessed inward from an edge of the second sealing gasket.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting nuclear reactor coolant leaks that is capable of maintaining radiation detection reliability and the integrity of a radiation detector from high-dose background radiation inside a nuclear reactor when a coolant leaks from the primary coolant system of the nuclear reactor. The apparatus of the present disclosure includes a shield having an internal space into which sample air containing a coolant leaking from a primary coolant system pipe of a nuclear reactor is introduced, and configured to close the exposed internal space or expand the internal space through detachable coupling; a first sensor disposed in the internal space to obtain a radiation measurement signal from the sample air; and a discriminator for determining whether a coolant is leaking based on the radiation measurement signal. This work was supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government (MOTIE) (No.

Abstract: Provided is a color transformation filter including a plurality of nanostructures included in a subpixel and spaced apart from each other, the plurality of nanostructures having a first refractive index, a low refractive index layer provided adjacent to the plurality of nanostructures, the low refractive index layer having a second refractive index less than the first refractive index, and a color transformation element included in the low refractive index layer.

Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction device and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The magnetization switching of a free layer may be induced through spin orbit torque or spin transfer torque, and a magnetization direction of a pinned layer may be easily set according to the intention of a designer through ferromagnetic coupling and antiferromagnetic coupling.

Abstract: Disclosed are a self-healing memory device including a lower electrode; a polymer nanocomposite layer formed on the lower electrode, wherein, when a structural defect occurs, the polymer nanocomposite layer repairs the structural defect and restores a memory function damaged due to the structural defect through a self-healing mechanism characterized by movement of a polymer material and hydrogen bonding; and an upper electrode formed on the polymer nanocomposite layer and a method of manufacturing the self-healing memory device.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic voting system based on homogeneous cryptography and a method thereof. An electronic voting method includes the steps of: (a) generating a serial number sn by using election identification information eid and a his/her secret key, wherein the election identification information eid is shared through a block chain; (b) encrypting a voting message M through verifiable homogeneous cryptography to generate a ciphertext CT, and generating a zero-knowledge proof key ? for the voting message; and (c) transmitting an electronic ballot including the serial number sn, the ciphertext CT, and the zero-knowledge proof key ? to a block chain network as a transaction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an activation device. The activation device, which serves as a device coming into contact with an object to activate surrounding materials according to a dielectric barrier discharge principle, includes: a dielectric having a predetermined thickness and formed with an outer surface coming into contact with the object and an inner surface facing the outer surface; and an electrode provided inside the dielectric and having an outer surface facing the inner surface of the dielectric, wherein the outer surface of the electrode includes a contact area that comes into contact with the inner surface of the dielectric, and a non-contact area that does not come into contact with the inner surface of the dielectric.

Abstract: Disclosed are a three-dimensional flash memory, which reduces leakage current and supports a hole injection erase technique, and a method for manufacturing same. According to an embodiment, the three-dimensional flash memory comprises: a substrate; a channel layer extending in one direction on the substrate and having the shape of a hollow macaroni; and a P-type filer extending in the one direction while filling the inner space of the channel layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a customized alveolar bone tissue. The method includes obtaining first data having image information corresponding to an original alveolar bone of an alveolar bone defect, obtaining second data having image information on a defective portion of the alveolar bone defect, calculating third data having image information on a barrier membrane covering the alveolar bone defect by using the first data and the second data, and forming a barrier membrane artificial tissue corresponding to the barrier membrane by using the third data.