Abstract: An example of a system, consistent with the present disclosure, may include a motor-battery assembly. The motor-battery assembly may include a housing defining one or more cavities, a suction motor configured to be fluidly coupled to a debris compartment of a vacuum cleaner for generating air flow through the vacuum cleaner for entraining debris, one or more batteries at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more cavities, and a motor/battery controller at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more cavities, the motor/battery controller configured to control power provided to the suction motor and to regulate charging and/or discharging of the one or more batteries.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a pre-deposition treatment of materials utilized in metal gates of different transistors on a semiconductor substrate. In an embodiment, a method includes exposing a first metal-containing layer of a first device and a second metal-containing layer of a second device to a reactant to form respective monolayers on the first and second metal-containing layers. The first and second devices are on a substrate. The first device includes a first gate structure including the first metal-containing layer. The second device includes a second gate structure including the second metal-containing layer different from the second metal-containing layer. The monolayers on the first and second metal-containing layers are exposed to an oxidant to provide a hydroxyl group (—OH) terminated surface for the monolayers. Thereafter, a third metal-containing layer is formed on the —OH terminated surfaces of the monolayers on the first and second metal-containing layers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device achieves a slim bezel by forming a through hole at a bottom portion of a cover, and changing a connection structure of a sub-FPCB to be connected to a main FPCB such that the connection structure extends through the cover without extending along the outside of the cover. The display device achieves a reduction in the thickness of the display device and an enhancement in picture quality through change of an installation direction of an LED module constituted by a main FPCB and LED elements disposed at one surface of the main FPCB. The display device can reduce a space where a sensor unit is disposed in conventional cases by mounting the sensor unit on the LED module, and can realize an additional function such as skin care or sterilization in accordance with the kind of the sensor unit.

Abstract: A multichannel microphone-based reverberation time estimation method and device which use a deep neural network (DNN) are disclosed. A multichannel microphone-based reverberation time estimation method using a DNN, according to one embodiment, comprises the steps of: receiving a voice signal through a multichannel microphone; deriving a feature vector including spatial information by using the inputted voice signal; and estimating the degree of reverberation by applying the feature vector to the DNN.

Abstract: A method for semiconductor manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes receiving a device having a first surface through which a first metal or an oxide of the first metal is exposed. The method further includes depositing a dielectric film having Si, N, C, and O over the first surface such that the dielectric film has a higher concentration of N and C in a first portion of the dielectric film near the first surface than in a second portion of the dielectric film further away from the first surface than the first portion. The method further includes forming a conductive feature over the dielectric film. The dielectric film electrically insulates the conductive feature from the first metal or the oxide of the first metal.

Abstract: An integrated circuit included in a device for performing a neural network operation includes a buffer configured to store feature map data in units of cells each including at least one feature, wherein the feature map data is for use in the neural network operation; and a multiplexing circuit configured to receive the feature map data from the buffer, and output extracted data by extracting feature data of one of features that are included within a plurality of cells in the received feature map data, the features each corresponding to an identical coordinate value.

Abstract: A mobile robot includes a communication unit that communicates with another mobile robot, a sensing unit for sensing the other mobile robot existing in a detection area encompassing a predetermined projected angle with respect to the front of a main body of the mobile robot, and a control unit configured for rotating the main body so that the other mobile robot is sensed in the detection area. The communication unit transmits a control signal configured to cause the other mobile robot to travel in a linear direction by a predetermined distance, to the other mobile robot when the other mobile robot is present in the detection area.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with electrical routing layout of printed circuit boards and integrated circuit substrates are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus includes a first electrically conductive path that extends through a region, wherein the first electrically conductive path includes a first pad located at a surface of the region, a first via that extends through the region, and a first trace that extends in a first direction. The apparatus further includes a second electrically conductive path that extends through the region, wherein the second electrically conductive path includes a second pad located at the surface and adjacent to the first pad, a second via that extends through the region, and a second trace that extends in a second direction. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first-layer power supply line disposed on a substrate in a peripheral area which surrounds a display area in which an image is displayed, a first insulation layer on the substrate on which the first-layer power supply line is disposed, a second-layer power supply line disposed on the first insulation layer and the first-layer power supply line, and contacting the first-layer power supply line, a second insulation layer on the first insulation layer on which the second-layer power supply line is disposed, and a light emitting structure disposed on the second insulation layer and including a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode which is electrically connected to the second-layer power supply line.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving channel state information in wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), Channel State Information (CSI) in a wireless communication system may include: receiving, from a base station, a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) through multiple antenna ports; and reporting, to the base station, CSI, in which the CSI may include selection information indicating a plurality of codewords used for generating a precoding matrix in a codebook for reporting the CSI, and a power coefficient, a phase offset, and a phase shift value applied to each of the plurality of codewords in terms of a configured bandwidth, and the precoding matrix may be generated in units of subbands within the configured bandwidth based on a linear combination of the power coefficient, the phase offset, and the phase change value.

Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, including: a holder member; a first driving unit disposed at the holder member; a base disposed at a lower side of the holder member and spaced apart from the holder member; a first circuit board disposed at an upper surface of the base; a second circuit board including a second driving unit facing the first driving unit, and disposed at an upper surface of the first circuit board; a support member supporting the holder member with respect to the base; and a guide portion protruded from an upper surface of the base, wherein the guide portion supports the second circuit board. In an embodiment, a coil at the second circuit board and a magnet at the holder member may be assembled at a predetermined interval, such that reliability of the product with respect to performance of handshake compensation device can be enhanced.

Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having an active surface on which connection pads are disposed and an inactive surface opposing the active surface, a heat dissipation member attached to the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip and having a thickness greater than a thickness of the semiconductor chip, an encapsulant encapsulating at least a portion of each of the semiconductor chip and the heat dissipation member, and a connection member disposed on the active surface of the semiconductor chip and including redistribution layers electrically connected to the connection pads, wherein the heat dissipation member is a complex of carbon and a metal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a detection device for body fluid separation, which comprises the plurality of bottles, the upper knob member having an upper outer casing and an upper inner casing sleeved within the upper outer casing, and the lower knob member having a lower outer casing and a lower inner casing sleeved within the lower outer casing. When the upper outer casing is tightly coupled to the upper inner casing or the lower outer casing is tightly coupled to the lower inner casing, the bottles do not communicate with each other. When the upper outer casing is separated from the upper inner casing or the lower outer casing is separated from the lower inner casing, the bottles communicate with each other. Accordingly, the detection result can be quickly determined by the detection device and detection method for body fluid separation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide, which includes adding at least one acid selected from hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and nitric acid into lithium phosphate slurry including a lithium phosphate particle, adding an alkali material to the lithium phosphate slurry including the acid, and converting it into a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle and control method thereof, which updates the facial expression of an avatar based on the emotion of a user. The vehicle includes a detector configured to detect at least one of a biological signal of a user and a behavior of the user; a storage configured to store previous emotion information of the user and facial expression information of an avatar; a controller configured to obtain current emotion information indicating a current emotional state of the user based on at least one of the biological signal of the user and the behavior of the user, and compare the previous emotion information and the current emotion information to update the facial expression information; and a display configured to display the avatar based on the updated facial expression information.

Abstract: A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided.

Abstract: A system for reliquefying a boil off gas generated in a storage tank includes a first compressor compressing a partial amount (hereinafter, referred to as ‘fluid a’) of boil off gas discharged from the storage tank, a second compressor compressing another partial amount (hereinafter, referred to as ‘fluid b’) of boil off gas discharged from the storage tank, a second expanding unit expanding a partial amount (hereinafter, referred to as ‘fluid c’) of a flow formed as the fluid a and the fluid b join, a heat-exchanger cooling another partial amount (hereinafter, referred to as ‘fluid d’) of the flow formed as the fluid a and the fluid b join, and a first expanding unit expanding the fluid d cooled by the heat-exchanger, wherein the heat-exchanger heat-exchanges the fluid d with the fluid c as a coolant expanded by the second expanding unit to cool the fluid d.

Abstract: An electronic device including a semiconductor memory The semiconductor memory includes one or more resistive storage cells; at least one reference resistance block including at least two reference resistance transistors which are coupled in series; a data sensing block suitable for comparing resistance values of a resistive storage cell selected among the one or more resistive storage cells and the reference resistance block, and sensing data of the selected resistive storage cell; and a reference resistance adjustment block suitable for adjusting the resistance value of the reference resistance block by adjusting gate voltages of the reference resistance transistors.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to one or more methods for forming a barrier layer for a conductive feature in semiconductor processing. In some embodiments, an opening is formed through a dielectric layer to a conductive feature. A barrier layer is formed in the opening along a sidewall of the dielectric layer and on a surface of the conductive feature. Forming the barrier layer includes depositing a layer including using a precursor gas. The precursor gas has a first incubation time for deposition on the surface of the conductive feature and has a second incubation time for deposition on the sidewall of the dielectric layer. The first incubation time is greater than the second incubation time. A conductive fill material is formed in the opening and on the barrier layer.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web is described herein. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet, a backsheet attached to the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web is either at least a portion of the topsheet or the backsheet or at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet. The crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web includes a plurality of apertures extending therethrough.