Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) for a beam failure recovery procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), at least one beam failure detection reference signal (RS) and at least one new candidate beam RS over a downlink channel; identifying a set of RS resources including an index for the at least one beam failure detection RS; identifying a set of RS resources including an index for the at least one new candidate beam RS; identifying a dedicated control-resource set (CORESET) received from the BS for a beam failure recovery request; transmitting, to the BS, the beam failure recovery request associated with a quality measurement of the at least one beam failure detection RS over a physical random access channel (PRACH); and receiving, from the BS, a beam failure response in response to the beam failure recovery request based on the dedicated CORESET indicated to the UE.

Abstract: An electromagnetic (EM) sensor includes a front end module generating an EM signal using electromagnetic waves transmitted from an external source, a sensor memory storing a portion of a plurality of machine learning models used to recognize the EM signal, and a microcontroller unit for recognizing the external electronic device emitting the electromagnetic waves by inputting feature values extracted from the EM signal to the machine learning models. If the machine learning models stored in the sensor memory are not able to recognize the external device, the feature values may be transmitted to a main processor, and the main processor may compare the feature values to another set of machine learning models.

Abstract: A storage device includes a memory device and a controller. The controller includes a programmable logic device which is reconfigurable, based on requests which are received from an outside of the storage device, to adaptively support a plurality of protocols depending on the requests. As the programmable logic device is programmed to support a first protocol among the plurality of protocols based on a first request which is received from the outside of the storage device with regard to the first protocol, the programmable logic device processes the first request in compliance with the first protocol, and the controller communicates with the memory device based on the first request such that the memory device stores or outputs data corresponding to the first request.

Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method for obtaining numerology information by a user equipment (UE) includes detecting synchronization signals, obtaining first numerology information for the synchronization signals, decoding a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first numerology information, obtaining second numerology information for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) according to a result of the decoding, and receiving control information on the PDCCH based on the second numerology information.

Abstract: Generating data checksum for a data object including multiple data units comprises, for each data unit, obtaining a corresponding address of the data unit, and rotating the data unit based on said corresponding address of the data unit to generate a rotated data unit. A checksum value for the data object is determined based on said rotated data units.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes channel layers on a substrate, the channel layers being spaced apart from each other, and having first side surfaces and second side surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, a gate electrode surrounding the channel layers and having a first end portion and a second end portion, opposing each other in the first direction, and a source/drain layer on a first side of the gate electrode and in contact with the channel layers, a portion of the source/drain layer protruding further than the first end portion of the gate electrode in the first direction, wherein a first distance from the first end portion of the gate electrode to the first side surfaces of the channel layers is shorter than a second distance from the second end portion of the gate electrode to the second side surfaces of the channel layers.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member disposed in at least part of a peripheral region between the first plate and the second plate, a touch screen display having at least a portion exposed through the first plate of the housing, a fingerprint sensor disposed in a lower portion of the touch screen display, and a cover case that is coupled or integrated with at least part of the housing and that opens or closes the first plate of the housing. An air gap is formed between a first region of the touch screen display that corresponds to the fingerprint sensor and a second region of the cover case that faces at least the first region, with the cover case closing the first plate of the housing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes an image by using one or more neural networks, and includes a memory storing one or more instructions and data structures for a main neural network and a sub-neural network, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to process an input image by using the main neural network to obtain intermediate result data and a final output image, and to process the intermediate result data by using the sub-neural network to output an intermediate image while the input image is being processed by using the main neural network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments herein provide a method for performing a routing ID (RID) update in user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network.

Abstract: The present invention defines signaling required for separating a network entity (NE) responsible for mobility management (MM) and session management (SM), which are main function of a control plane (CP) in a next generation (NextGen) mobile communication system, and presents a basic procedure for providing mobile communication services including the signaling. Therefore, complexity of core equipment responsible for the CP is reduced in order to implement a network slice function and provide various levels of mobility, and an effect of minimizing a signaling load therebetween can be obtain. In addition, it is possible to efficiently manage the resources of a base station (radio access network (RAN)) and a user plane network entity (UP NF).

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a contact structure connected to an active region. A first insulating layer is disposed on a barrier dielectric layer and has a first hole connected to the contact structure. A second insulating layer is disposed on the first insulating layer and has a trench connected to the first hole. The second insulating layer has an extended portion along a side wall of the first hole. A width of the first hole less the space occupied by the extended portion is defined as a second hole. A wiring structure including a conductive material is connected to the contact structure. A conductive barrier is disposed between the conductive material and the first and second insulating layers. An etch stop layer is disposed between the first and second insulating layers and between the extended portion of the second insulating layer and a side wall of the first hole.

Abstract: Providing assistance using a device can include determining, using a processor, an application that is currently executing and displayed by the device and determining, using the processor, information that accelerates user interaction with the application. The information can be displayed on the device as application-specific assistance.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication system includes an optical wireless transmitter configured to emit a discrete-time signal of first light, second light, and third light having different wavelength spectra; and a light-receiving sensor including an optical wireless receiver including first, second, and third photoelectric conversion devices configured to convert discrete-time signals of the first, second, and third light beams into first, second, and third photoelectric conversion signals, respectively, wherein the second photoelectric conversion device at least partially overlaps the first photoelectric conversion device, and the third photoelectric conversion device at least partially overlaps at least one photoelectric conversion device of the first photoelectric conversion device or the second photoelectric conversion device, and at least one photoelectric conversion device of the first photoelectric conversion device, the second photoelectric conversion device, or the third photoelectric conversion devic

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip disposed on a first substrate, a mold layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor chip and including a through-hole, a second substrate disposed on the semiconductor chip, a connection terminal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and provided in the through-hole, and an underfill resin layer extending from between the semiconductor chip and the second substrate into the through-hole.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate after a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for operating of a transmitting end in a wireless communication system includes allocating a first resource for a first service and a second resource for a second service, determining a precoder for controlling interference between the first service and the second service, precoding a first signal for the first service using the precoder, and transmitting the precoded first signal and a second signal for the second service through the first resource and the second resource. At least one part of the first resource overlaps with the second resource.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to devices and methods for user authentication on an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a plurality of lighting devices, a camera, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to display an object on the display, obtain, through the camera, a plurality of images based on an image obtaining pattern randomly generated, obtain biometric information using at least one of the plurality of images, obtain information about a variation in a user's gaze corresponding to a movement of the object displayed on the display using the plurality of images, and perform authentication on the user based on the biometric information and the user gaze variation information. Other embodiments are available as well.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for controlling communications. The electronic device may comprise: a housing including a first side and a second side facing the first side; a touch screen display exposed through the first side; a wireless communication unit for generating a directional beam in order to establish a wireless communication channel with an external electronic device; a sensor mounted in the housing; at least one processor mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the display, the wireless communication unit and the sensor; and a memory mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the at least one processor.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the electronic circuit includes a first amplifying circuit configured to generate a first compensation voltage based on a first reference voltage and an output voltage. The output voltage is from a functional circuit bloc. A second amplifying circuit is configured to generate a control voltage based on an input voltage, a second reference voltage and the first compensation voltage. The second reference voltage is different than the first reference voltage.