Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern extending in a first direction, a plurality of gate structures on the active pattern spaced in the first direction, and including a gate electrode extending in a second direction, a source/drain pattern between adjacent gate structures, a silicide mask pattern on the source/drain pattern, an upper surface of the silicide mask pattern being lower than an upper surface of the gate electrode, a source/drain contact on the source/drain pattern connected to the source/drain pattern, and a contact silicide film between the source/drain contact and the source/drain pattern in contact with a bottom surface of the silicide mask pattern, wherein a height from a lowermost part of the source/drain pattern to a lowermost part of the source/drain contact is smaller than a height from the lowermost part of the source/drain pattern to the bottom surface of the silicide mask pattern.

Abstract: Provided is an electric cable driving mechanism having a self-return function. The electric cable driving mechanism includes a housing assembly, an electric motor, a three-stage transmission mechanism and a multifunctional nut, the three-stage transmission mechanism includes a coil spring assembly, the electric motor is fixed to the housing assembly, and the three-stage transmission mechanism and the multifunctional nut are mounted in the housing assembly; and the multifunctional nut includes two cable mounting grooves and is in transmission connection to the electric motor by means of the three-stage transmission mechanism. According to the electric cable driving mechanism having a self-return function of the present disclosure, the three-stage transmission mechanism is used, and outputs a larger force compared with two-stage transmission; and a split multifunctional screw rod is easy to mount, such that mounting of a coil spring during assembly is prevented from scratching the screw rod.

Abstract: Provided is a flow path switching unit of a dryer configured to dry a drying material. The flow path switching unit includes a body portion, and a flow path guide dividing an internal space of the body portion to selectively form one of a first flow path of air for drying the drying material and a second flow path of air for dehumidifying outside air, according to an arrangement position of the body portion, and at a first position, the path switching unit provides the first flow path to guide air from a drum of the dryer toward a heat exchanger of the dryer, and at a second position, the path switching unit provides the second flow path to guide the outside air introduced from an outside of the dryer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high resolution optical system. The optical system of the present invention includes, sequentially from an object side, a first lens having a positive refractive power and an object-side surface convex toward the object side; a second lens having a negative refractive power and an upwardly concave upper surface; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and an upwardly convex upper surface; and a six lens having a negative refractive power and an upwardly concave upper surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dual heating type ultrasonic bonding apparatus including a stage, a part seating jig disposed on the stage, and an ultrasonic bonding unit disposed to correspond to the part seating jig and that bonds dissimilar parts seated on the part seating jig. The stage includes a first heater that transfers heat to the dissimilar parts through the part seating jig, and the ultrasonic bonding unit includes an ultrasonic horn that applies ultrasonic waves to the dissimilar parts, and a second heater coupled to the ultrasonic horn, and that transfers heat to the dissimilar parts through the ultrasonic horn.

Abstract: According to at least one example embodiment, a substrate treating apparatus includes a substrate support structure including a spin head, the substrate support structure configured to support a substrate, and rotate the substrate, at least one treating liquid recovery container configured to recover at least one substrate treating liquid, and a discharging device including a first nozzle and a second nozzle, the first nozzle configured to discharge a chemical onto the substrate, and the second nozzle configured to discharge deionized water onto the substrate, wherein the first nozzle includes a surface pattern configured to provide roughness on an inner surface of the first nozzle.

Abstract: A charging module and a charging device. The charging module includes a three-phase rectifier module, a bus capacitor module, an inductor, and a controller. An input end of the three-phase rectifier module is electrically connected to an input power supply, and an output end of the three-phase rectifier module is electrically connected to an input end of the bus capacitor module. The bus capacitor module includes a first bus capacitor and a second bus capacitor. The first bus capacitor is connected between a first output end of a three-phase bridge arm and a midpoint of the three-phase bridge arm, and the second bus capacitor is electrically connected between a second output end of the three-phase bridge arm and the midpoint. The inductor is electrically connected to the midpoint of the three-phase bridge arm and a midpoint between the first bus capacitor and the second bus capacitor.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus including a lighting module configured to emit light; and at least one processor configured to determine a color and a brightness of a current scene of content displayed on a display apparatus, and to control the lighting module to emit, in a space in which the display apparatus is located, light with a color and brightness corresponding to the determined color and brightness of the current scene of the content.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for managing smart gas safety based on user activity. The method includes obtaining gas data of a gas user, determining, based on the gas data, a gas risk for the gas user, and determining at least one target on-site user based on the gas risk. The method further includes determining, based on at least the gas data of the target on-site user, an activity distribution of the at least one target on-site user, and based on the activity distribution, determining a recommended on-site time set and sending the recommended on-site time set to the at least one target on-site user.

Abstract: A metering valve includes: a high-pressure partition wall to isolate a storage region from an atmospheric pressure space; an internal partition wall arranged inside the high-pressure partition wall and forming a metering chamber partitioned from the storage region; a stem linearly movably supported and biased to be positioned at an origin position; a first seal hole penetrating the high-pressure partition wall to extend over the atmospheric pressure space and the metering chamber with a first seal portion linearly movably supporting a first intermediate portion; a second seal hole penetrating the internal partition wall to extend over the metering chamber and the storage region with a second seal portion linearly movably supporting a second intermediate portion; and a starting-end-side stem internal flow path formed inside the stem and extending from a starting end of the stem to the second intermediate portion, the starting end being always positioned in the storage region.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present specification provides a method for preparing a catalyst for preparing a carbon nanotube, comprising: (a) dissolving a main catalyst precursor, a support precursor, a cocatalyst precursor and a precipitation inhibitor in a solvent to prepare a precursor solution; and (b) pyrolyzing the precursor solution by spraying the precursor solution into a reactor, wherein a mole fraction of the precipitation inhibitor to the cocatalyst precursor is 0.1 to 1.5.

Abstract: A coil component includes: a body having first and second recesses on outer surfaces, and including magnetic powder particles; a support member disposed in the body; a coil disposed on the support member; and first and second external electrodes disposed on one surface of the body and respectively extending to the first and second recesses to be connected to the coil, wherein the body is divided into a first region and a second region, an average diameter of the magnetic powder particles included in the second region is smaller than an average diameter of the magnetic powder particles included in the first region, and the first and second recesses are disposed in the second region.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester film that contains a PET bottle recycled raw material but that has sufficient shrinkability, a low shrinkage stress, and a high solvent adhesion strength. The present invention provides a heat shrinkable polyester film, wherein a polyester of the polyester film contains recycled raw material from a PET bottle and an acid component of the polyester comprises isophthalic acid, and the film satisfies a shrinkage rate in a main shrinkage direction, a maximum shrinkage stress in the main shrinkage direction, a melting heat amount, a solvent adhesion strength, and a limiting viscosity.

Abstract: A film-forming method for heat-treating a raw material solution atomized into a mist and performing a film-formation, and the method includes the following steps: atomizing the raw material solution or making the raw material solution into droplets to generate a mist; conveying the mist to a film-forming part by a carrier gas; and supplying the mist from a nozzle to a substrate, heat-treating the mist on the substrate, and performing the film-formation in the film-forming part, wherein with the area of an opening surface of the nozzle being S [cm2], the longest distance among distances between points in the opening surface and the surface of the substrate being H [cm], and the flow rate of the carrier gas supplied from the nozzle being Q [L/min], SH/Q?0.015 results.

Abstract: To provide a brake system for a saddled vehicle that exerts proper braking force control considering changes in the driver's posture during deceleration. A brake system for a saddled vehicle including a control device exerting automatic control over a brake fluid pressure of a front-wheel brake and that of a rear-wheel brake according to various information, and a throttle position detector for detecting a throttle position of a rotary-type throttle operating element mounted on a steering handlebar. When an operation on the throttle operating element is detected at start of automatic control over the front-wheel brake and the rear-wheel brake, if the throttle position is less than a predetermined threshold value, the control device maintains the automatic control, and if the throttle position is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, the control device cancels the automatic control.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for inkjet and air cavity formation, the curable composition capable of forming a cured product layer having a high aspect ratio and capable of enhancing adhesiveness and sealability. A curable composition for inkjet and air cavity formation according to the present invention contains a photocurable compound having a (meth)acryloyl group or a vinyl group and having no cyclic ether group, and a thermosetting compound having no (meth)acryloyl group and having a cyclic ether group, in which a content of the thermosetting compound in 100 wt % of the curable composition for inkjet and air cavity formation is 5 wt % or more, and when a B-staged product is obtained by irradiating the curable composition for inkjet and air cavity formation with light having a wavelength of 365 nm at an illuminance of 2000 mW/cm2, a viscosity at 40° C. of the B-staged product is 2.5×102 Pa·s or more and 3.0×10? Pa·s or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure mainly relates to a headphone. The headphone may include a supporting assembly and a core module connected with the supporting assembly. The supporting assembly may be configured to support the core module to be worn at a wearing position. The core module may include a core housing, a transducer device, and a vibration panel. The transducer device may be provided in a accommodating cavity of the core housing, and the vibration panel may be connected with the transducer device and configured to transmit a mechanical vibration generated by the transducer device to a user.

Abstract: A device includes an active region, a gate structure, a source/drain epitaxial structure, an epitaxial layer, a metal alloy layer, a contact, and a contact etch stop layer. The gate structure is across the active region. The source/drain epitaxial structure is over the active region and adjacent the gate structure. The epitaxial layer is over the source/drain epitaxial structure. The metal alloy layer is over the epitaxial layer. The contact is over the metal alloy layer. The contact etch stop layer lines sidewalls of the source/drain epitaxial structure. The metal alloy layer is spaced apart from the contact etch stop layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an AC side anti-backflow control method and a terminal. The method includes: obtaining an electrical parameter of an intelligent microgrid; and calculating a correction coefficient according to the electrical parameter, and performing correction and control on power of a battery system side of the intelligent microgrid according to the correction coefficient. By utilizing the correction coefficient, it is ensured that the battery system side operates on the basis of an originally set power, and it is also ensured that when the power of the battery system side in a time segmented configuration changes, an adjustment power that collects power feedback in real-time changes following the power of the battery system side in the time segmented configuration.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes composite particles. The composite particles include a lithium silicate phase and a silicon phase dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, wherein the silicon phase has lined portions in the lithium silicate phase, a maximum diameter D1 and a minimum diameter D2 of the lined portions satisfy 3?D1/D2. The composite particles include a metal Me dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, and the metal Me is at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Pb, Zn, Sn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Zr, and Ti.