Patents Assigned to Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
  • Patent number: 11962937
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and device using a line-wise operation. The image processing device, according to one embodiment, comprises: a receiver for receiving an image; a first convolution operator for generating a feature map by performing a convolution operation on the basis of the image; and a compressor for compressing the feature map into units of at least one line; and a decompressor for reconstructing the feature map compressed into units of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Mun Churl Kim, Yong Woo Kim, Jae Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11960804
    Abstract: A peridynamic method having an added mirroring node according to embodiments of the present invention includes: a first step of calculating a shape tensor of a first node; a second step of calculating force state vectors of the first node and each of a plurality of second nodes by using the shape tensor; and a third step of calculating a peridynamic motion equation of the first node by using the force state vectors. The first node is a node located on a boundary of a structure and has a predetermined size horizon region, the plurality of second nodes is nodes in the horizon region, the plurality of second nodes includes one or more third nodes, and the third node is a second node having no node at a point which is origin-symmetrical based on the first node among the plurality of second nodes. In the first step, the shape tensor is calculated by using a position value in which the third node is origin-symmetrical based on the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science And Technology
    Inventors: Jung-Wuk Hong, Seong Eun Oh, Sang Eon Lee, Suyeong Jin
  • Patent number: 11961632
    Abstract: There is provided a fabrication method of conductive nanonetworks using a mastermold by which, in forming the conductive nanonetworks, electrical properties and optical properties of the conductive nanonetworks are improved by excluding contact resistance between nanowires and minimizing surface roughness of the conductive nanonetworks, and a nanoelectrode having a large area can be easily formed by applying a method of replicating the conductive nanonetworks on the mastermold to a substrate. The fabrication method of conductive nanonetworks using a mastermold includes: preparing a mastermold that has a conductive nanonetwork replicating region patterned in relief; coating the mastermold with a conductive material; and forming conductive nanonetworks on an application target substrate by replicating a conductive material, with which the conductive nanonetwork replicating region is coated, onto the application target substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Yong Lee, Kyungmin Kim
  • Publication number: 20240118323
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a baseline current generator configured to generate a baseline current based on a reference current generated by a reference current generator, variable impedance circuitry configured to receive the baseline current, and subtraction circuitry configured to receive a measured voltage based on a result of the reference current being applied to a target impedance, and an estimated voltage generated based on a result of the baseline current being applied to the variable impedance circuitry and subtract the estimated voltage from the measured voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Nahm il KOO, Minkyu JE, Ji-Hoon SUH, Haidam CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240119313
    Abstract: Provided is a method for embedding a knowledge graph. The method includes: obtaining a basic knowledge instance and a qualifier instance associated with the basic knowledge instance, wherein at least one of the basic knowledge instance or the qualifier instance comprises a mask element; generating, through an embedder, a first instance embedding corresponding to the basic knowledge instance and a second instance embedding corresponding to the qualifier instance; and performing a prediction of the mask element by inputting, to a predictor, an instance embedding associated with the mask element, wherein the instance embedding corresponds to the first instance embedding or the second instance embedding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Joyce Jiyoung WHANG, Chanyoung CHUNG, Jaejun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240120895
    Abstract: A continuous time op-amp includes a differential op-amp configured to produce, and output through output lines, output signals amplified based on a difference between input signals inputted to the differential op-amp, and a common mode feedback (CMFB) circuit configured to feed a common mode voltage back to the op-amp through a feedback line in continuous time through a capacitive coupled path, wherein the CMFB circuit includes: feedback capacitors connected between the output lines and the feedback line; switched capacitors charged based on a common mode reference voltage; and switching elements configured to control a connection between the feedback capacitors and the switched capacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seong Joong KIM, Seung Tak RYU, Kent Edrian LOZADA
  • Publication number: 20240119943
    Abstract: A speaker diarization model implementing apparatus includes a voice signal analysis module configured to generate mel-spectrogram data from voice signals of a plurality of speakers detected by a voice recognition device, a motion data analysis module configured to generate ultra-wideband (UWB) signal matrix data from motion sensing signals of the plurality of speakers detected by a motion recognition device, a multimodal learning module configured to extract characteristic values based on the mel-spectrogram data and the UWB signal matrix data, and a speaker diarization module configured to separate the plurality of speakers from each other using the characteristic values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Wan Ju KANG, Sungju LEE, Ryuhaerang CHOI
  • Patent number: 11951060
    Abstract: A foot stretching/checkup device includes: a motor unit; a footrest unit including a lower footrest configured to be rotated about a first rotation axis, an upper footrest configured to be rotated about a second rotation axis and a connecting member connecting the upper footrest and the lower footrest; and a coupling unit including an arm portion rotated by the motor unit and a rotary coupler coupled to the upper footrest. The upper footrest is configured to be rotated by a predetermined angle about the second rotation axis by the rotation of the arm portion. The lower footrest is configured not to be rotated about the first rotation axis by rotation of the arm portion until the upper footrest is rotated by the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyungsoon Park, Yusung Kim
  • Patent number: 11952471
    Abstract: A polymer thin film having stretchability and dielectric properties and a method of forming the same are provided. The method includes forming the polymer thin film having stretchability and dielectric properties depending on a composition of a copolymer using an acrylate-based monomer and a vinyl group monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: SungGap Im, Juyeon Kang, Junhwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11956569
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and device using a line-wise operation. The image processing device, according to one embodiment, comprises: a receiver for receiving an image; at least one first line buffer for outputting the image into a line-wise image line; a first convolution operator for generating a feature map by performing a convolution operation on the basis of the output from the first line buffer; and a feature map processor for storing the output from the first convolution operator in units of at least one line, and processing so as to output the feature map stored in units of at least one line into a two-dimensional form, wherein at least one convolution operation operates in the form of a pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Mun Churl Kim, Yong Woo Kim, Jae Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11947843
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a RAID controller, the method including generating, by the RAID controller, a command sequence, and transmitting, by the RAID controller, when a first cache barrier command included in the command sequence is identified, at least one cache barrier command to an arbitrary disk constituting a RAID before transmitting a first write command arranged after the first cache barrier command in the command sequence to the arbitrary disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Youjip Won
  • Patent number: 11947727
    Abstract: A motion processing method and apparatus are provided. The motion processing method includes obtaining a base-level motion by applying a linear Gaussian model to an input motion, obtaining a controllable motion displacement vector and a residual motion displacement vector by applying the linear Gaussian model to a displacement vector between the input motion and the base-level motion, and synthesizing an output motion based on the base-level motion and the controllable motion displacement vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Junyong Noh, Haegwang Eom, ByungKuk Choi, Kyungmin Cho, Sunjin Jung, Seokpyo Hong
  • Patent number: 11950429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ferroelectric capacitors, transistors, memory device, and method of manufacturing ferroelectric devices. The ferroelectric capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a ferroelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an interfacial layer between the ferroelectric layer and the first electrode or between the ferroelectric layer and the second electrode. The ferroelectric layer includes hafnium-based oxide. The interfacial layer includes HfO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventor: Sanghun Jeon
  • Publication number: 20240104392
    Abstract: Disclosed are a distributed learning-based multi-task vision transformer through random patch permutation and a transformation method using the same. The transformation method using the distributed learning-based multi-task vision transformer through random patch permutation may include preparing, using a task non-specific patch embedder, a patch embedding for each client and passing the patch embedding through a permutation module and then transmitting the patch embedding to a server; and storing ; by the server, the received patch embedding and using the patch embedding to update body and tail parts of a vision transformer model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: JongChul YE, Sangjoon PARK
  • Publication number: 20240100505
    Abstract: A micro-separator for gas chromatography includes a base substrate having a trench defining a micro-column, and a three-dimensional (3D) porous ceramic-polymer composite disposed in the micro-column and having pores that three-dimensionally connected to each other with periodicity. The 3D porous ceramic-polymer composite includes a ceramic nano-structure, which forms an array of three-dimensionally arranged nano-shells, and a reaction-activating layer combined on a surface of the ceramic nano-structure and including a polymeric reaction-activating material. A thickness of the 3D porous ceramic-polymer composite is 10 ?m to 20 ?m, a column length of the 3D porous ceramic-polymer composite is 30 cm to 70 cm, and a shell thickness of the ceramic nano-structure is 20 nm to 60 nm. The micro-separator may have improved separation performance and durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seokwoo JEON, Kisun KIM, Caiyan QIN, Yongseong CHA
  • Publication number: 20240107316
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) verification and unauthorized terminal detection based on contents of control plane messages exchanged in a process of a terminal that accesses a commercial network in a mobile communication network and the method includes constructing a fingerprint database for each terminal using contents of a control plane message generated in a process of a terminal that accesses a commercial network and a response to the control plane message; and verifying IMEI for an arbitrary terminal that accesses the commercial network using the fingerprint database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yongdae Kim, Sangwook Bae, CheolJun Park, Beomseok Oh
  • Patent number: 11942907
    Abstract: The amplifier includes an input circuit configured to convert an input signal into a current; an output circuit comprising at least one switching element for reducing a voltage change of an output end of the input circuit and configured to provide an output signal; and a biasing circuit connected to the at least one switching element to form a feedback loop for reducing the voltage change of the output end of the input circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyeokki Hong, Jihun Lee, Gyuhyeong Cho, Cheheung Kim, Hyunwook Kang
  • Publication number: 20240092954
    Abstract: A disclosed polymer thin film includes a cationic polymer having a hydrolyzable side chain. The polymer thin film has a surface potential of 1 mV to 50 mV. A hydrolysis efficiency of the cationic polymer is 30% or more after reaction at 50° C. for one hour. The cationic polymer is dissolved to three-dimensionally capture nucleic acids, and releases the nucleic acids through hydrolysis. Thus, nucleic acid capturing-releasing efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sung Gap IM, Seongeun KIM, Boo Seok JEONG, Nahyun PARK, Younseong SONG, Hogi KIM
  • Publication number: 20240095409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for a physical unclonable function having unique characteristics, and the device for a physical unclonable function according to the present invention includes a nano-pattern corresponding to a self-assembled structure. As the device for a physical unclonable function according to the present invention has a PUF pattern based on a self-assembled structure formed by spontaneous phase separation behavior of a block copolymer having non-deterministic characteristics, the device for a physical unclonable function may have unclonable unique characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Ouk KIM, Bong Hoon KIM, Jang Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20240094954
    Abstract: Disclosed is a write method comprising a step in which a storage device determines an execution order between received first and second write commands, and executes the first write command and the second write command according to the determined execution order. The first write command comprises first stream identification information having {first stream ID, first epoch ID}, the second write command comprises second stream identification information having {second stream ID, second epoch ID}, and when the first stream ID and the second stream ID are different from each other, the execution order is determined without using the result of comparison between the first epoch ID and the second epoch ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Youjip Won, Jieun Kim