Abstract: An image sensor includes photoelectric conversion devices provided in a substrate comprising first and second surfaces, first and second photoelectric conversion elements in the substrate, first and second separation structures in the substrate, first and second grid structures on the first and second separation structures. The second photoelectric conversion element is disposed between the first separation structure and the second separation structure. The first and second grid structure are vertically overlapping with the first and second separation structure. The first grid structure comprises an air gap and N plurality of layers on an external side surface of the air gap. Each of the N plurality of layers extends in a first direction. The second grid structures comprises M plurality of layers on an external side surface of the second grid structure and extends in the first direction.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a source electrode provided on a substrate, a drain electrode disposed away from the source electrode, and a channel connected between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the channel includes a plurality of first channel layers and plurality of second channel layers, and the gate electrode is provided on one surface and another surface of each of the plurality of the first channel layers and on one surface and another surface of each of the plurality of the second channel layers.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display module of a plurality of display modules arranged in a display apparatus includes forming a light-emitting layer on a base substrate, positioning a mask pattern having an aperture on the light-emitting layer, forming a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices by etching the light-emitting layer through the aperture, forming a reflective layer on the mask pattern and the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices, and removing the mask pattern positioned on the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices and removing the reflective layer formed on the mask pattern.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device which may include: a channel structure; a gate structure on the channel structure; and a gate contact structure on the gate structure, the gate contact structure configured to receive a gate input signal, wherein the gate contact structure is a portion of the gate structure itself, and no connection surface, interface or boundary is formed between the gate contact structure and the gate structure.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a first housing; a second housing movably connected to the first housing; a support plate comprising a flexible region, the flexible region comprising a plurality of flexible portions and a plurality of rigid portions integrally formed with the flexible portions; and a display supported by the support plate. Each of the flexible portions comprises a plurality of slits. A first width of at least one of the plurality of slits is wider than a second width of at least one of the plurality of slits. The first width of the at least one of the plurality of slits corresponds a first side of the plurality of slits closer to the display. The second width of the at least one of the plurality of slits corresponds to a second side of the plurality of slits opposite to the first side.

Abstract: An induction heating device including a first burner; a first working coil for the first burner; a second burner; a second working coil for the second burner; an inverter including a plurality of switches, the plurality of switches being configured to perform switching so that a current flows through the first working coil and the second working coil; and a processor configured to control the switching by the plurality of switches so that the first working coil has a first operating frequency due to an inductance value of the first working coil and the current flowing through the first working coil, the second working coil has a second operating frequency due to an inductance value of the second working coil and the current flowing through the second working coil, and the first operating frequency differs from the second operating frequency by a predetermined frequency value or more.

Abstract: A hyperspectral image sensor includes a planar nano-optical microlens array and an electronic apparatus including the hyperspectral image sensor are provided. The hyperspectral image sensor includes the planar nano-optical microlens array includes a plurality of planar nano-optical microlenses, each of the plurality of planar nano-optical microlenses includes a plurality of high refractive index nanostructures and a low refractive index structure, and the plurality of high refractive index nanostructures may be disposed such that light transmitted through each of the plurality of planar nano-optical microlenses has a convex phase profile.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes: a substrate; an active region extending in a first direction on the substrate; a plurality of channel layers stacked on the active region and spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first direction; a gate structure extending on the active region in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the vertical direction, and surrounding the plurality of channel layers; a source/drain region provided on at least one side of the gate structure on the active region and electrically connected to the plurality of channel layers; and a plurality of anti-diffusion layers stacked and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction and extending in the second direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a base substrate including a lower surface; a semiconductor chip on the base substrate; and a plurality of connection bumps on the lower surface of the base substrate, wherein the plurality of connection bumps includes a first group including connection bumps arranged on the lower surface in a first direction, and a second group including connection bumps arranged on the lower surface in a second direction, the second direction having a first angle with respect to the first direction, the connection bumps of the first group are offset from each other in the first direction, and the connection bumps of the second group are offset from each other in the second direction.

Abstract: A washing machine may include a storage tank to store carbon dioxide; a tub to wash laundry using the carbon dioxide; a distillation tub to separate carbon dioxide discharged from the tub and foreign substances contained in the carbon dioxide; a compressor to compress the carbon dioxide discharged from the tub and move the carbon dioxide to the storage tank; a rotatable drum inside the tub; a driving device to drive rotation of a rotatable shaft connected to the rotatable drum to rotate the rotatable drum; a pipe configured to pass inside of the tub to exchange heat of the compressed carbon dioxide with the tub; and a blade protruding from the rotatable shaft so that the blade is rotated by rotation of the rotatable shaft to circulate air inside the tub to spread the heat of the compressed carbon dioxide emitted from the pipe.

Abstract: A thin film structure according to various example embodiments includes a first buffer layer, a transition metal dichalcogenide layer on the first buffer layer, and a second buffer layer on the transition metal dichalcogenide layer, wherein the second buffer layer includes same chalcogen element as a chalcogen element included in the transition metal dichalcogenide layer.

Abstract: A first electronic device includes: a first transceiver; a first memory storing at least one instruction; and a first processor operatively connected to the first transceiver and the first memory, the first processor being configured to execute the at least one instruction to: transmit, to at least one second electronic device, a non-high-efficiency (non-HE) announcement frame, and transmit, to the at least one second electronic device, a downlink (DL) multi-user (MU) extension (Ext) physical layer protocol (PPDU), wherein the DL MU Ext PPDU includes: a non-HE PPDU and a HE PPDU.

Abstract: A washing machine may include a washing tub configured to wash laundry with carbon dioxide; a compressor configured to compress the carbon dioxide discharged from the washing tub; a first storage tank connected to the compressor and configured to store carbon dioxide; a second storage tank connected to the compressor and configured to store carbon dioxide; a distillation tank to accommodate carbon dioxide and foreign matter discharged from the washing tub and to evaporate the carbon dioxide so that the foreign matter and the carbon dioxide evaporated in the distillation tank are separated; and a first pressure relief valve on a first discharge flow path between the washing tub and the second storage tank, and configured to open in response to pressure in the washing tub being greater than or equal to a first pressure so that carbon dioxide in the washing tub is moved to the second storage tank.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus may include a housing forming a cooking chamber, a turntable in the cooking chamber on which an object is placeable, a motor configured to rotate the turntable, a heating source configured to heat the object on the turntable, a roller supporting the turntable and which is movable, according to rotation of the turntable by the motor, on a roller track surface on an inner surface of the housing, a lever protruding from the roller track surface toward the cooking chamber and configured to be pressable by pressure from the roller, and thereby operated, when the object is on the turntable and the roller moves over the lever, and a sensor configured to sense that the lever is operated and to generate a signal corresponding to the lever being operated, wherein an operation of the heating source and the motor is controlled based on the signal.

Abstract: An image sensing device and a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device include a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array including SPAD pixels, a signal transmission unit including row lines connected in units of SPAD pixels of a same row and column lines connected in units of SPAD pixels of a same column, a bias circuit unit outputting a row bias signal corresponding to a row photon signal transmitted through a row line of the signal transmission unit and outputting a column bias signal corresponding to a column photon signal transmitted through a column line of the signal transmission unit, a logic circuit unit identifying, based on the row bias signal and the column bias signal, a SPAD pixel that has detected a photon, and a counter array performing photon counting with respect to a counter that corresponds to the identified SPAD pixel among counters corresponding to the SPAD array.

Abstract: A dishwasher comprises: a tub that forms a washing chamber; a spray unit that sprays water into the washing chamber; a sump housing that includes a first coupling portion; a pump, coupleable to the sump housing, and includes a second coupling portion; and a pump holder that connects the first coupling portion of the sump housing and the second coupling portion of the pump to thereby allow the pump to be mounted on the sump housing. In order to prevent the pump from separating from the sump housing, at least one of the first coupling portion or the second coupling portion may include a first extension portion extending along a first direction and a second extension portion extending from the first extension portion along a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

Abstract: A electronic device comprising a sensor unit, a memory, and at least one processor that: obtains, by the sensor unit, first sensing data including an image captured at the location; obtains map information on the basis of the first sensing data; combines the first sensing data and the second sensing data to obtain first mapping information and stores same in the memory; obtains second mapping information by removing data corresponding to a pre-configured condition corresponding from the stored first mapping information; identifies spatial information including feature data corresponding to a space included in the map information on the basis of the second mapping information; and controls traveling of the electronic device on the basis of the map information and the spatial information.

Abstract: A robot and a controlling method thereof are provided. The robot includes: a driver; first and second communication interfaces; a memory storing instructions; and a processors configured to execute the instructions and cause the robot to: based on receiving an instruction to move to a second floor from a first floor, control the robot to board an elevator, based on identifying that the elevator is stopped, obtain through the first communication interface Wi-Fi device identification information, identify whether a floor on which the elevator is stopped is the second floor based on the Wi-Fi device identification information, based on identifying that the elevator is stopped on the second floor, identify whether the elevator door is open based on a RSSI value of a signal received through the second communication interface, and based on identifying that the elevator door is open, control the robot to get off the elevator.

Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device is provided. The HMD includes: a communication interface; a processor; and memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the HMD device to: execute a first application related to virtual reality, identify a protection area of the HMD device corresponding to the first application, the protection area of the HMD device being set based on a position of the HMD device, and transmit information related to a change in the protection area of the HMD device through the communication interface, based on the protection area of the HMD device changing.

Abstract: A ramp signal generator includes a resistor connected between an output node outputting a ramp signal that increases or decreases at a constant slope and a first power node which receives a first power voltage, and plural current cells. A cell current flows through each of the current cells to the first power node or the resistor. The current cells include a first current cell. The first current cell includes a first transistor connected between a first switching node and the output node, the cell current flowing to the resistor through the first transistor, a second transistor connected between the first switching node and the first power node, the cell current flowing to the first power node through the second transistor, and a negative feedback circuit that maintains a constant voltage at the first switching node.