Abstract: An armrest for a rear center seat of a vehicle includes a foam pad for the rear armrest and a convenience device mounted in the foam pad. The foam pad has formed therein a concave portion configured to induce deformation due to impact and distribute load at a portion in contact with the convenience device so as to satisfy the static strength test on a center headrest for the rear center seat, and at the same time, improve comfort of a passenger seated on the rear center seat.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a substrate first side, a substrate second side, and a first conductive structure. An inner electronic component is coupled to the first conductive structure proximate to the substrate second side. An outer electronic component is coupled to the first conductive structure proximate to the substrate first side. The outer electronic component includes a body and a groove in the body configured to couple with an external interconnect. Inner interconnects couple the first substrate to the second substrate. The first substrate, the second substrate, the inner electronic component, and the outer electronic component are in a stacked configuration. The inner electronic component is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device can comprise (a) an electronic device comprising a device top side, a device bottom side opposite the device top side, and a device sidewall between the device top side and the device bottom side, (b) a first conductor comprising, a first conductor side section on the device sidewall, a first conductor top section on the device top side and coupled to the first conductor side section, and a first conductor bottom section coupled to the first conductor side section, and (c) a protective material covering the first conductor and the electronic device. A lower surface of the first conductor top section can be higher than the device top side, and an upper surface of the first conductor bottom section can be lower than the device top side. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-type secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof including. The pouch-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; an electrode lead extending from an electrode tab of the electrode assembly; an upper pouch; and a lower pouch. The upper pouch and the lower pouch include a sealed area where the edges are sealed and an unsealed area. An average thickness of the sealed area of the upper pouch and an average thickness of the sealed area of the lower pouch are equal to each other, and the average thickness of the unsealed area of the upper pouch is smaller than the average thickness of the unsealed area of the lower pouch, so that even if the thickness of the lower pouch is reduced during the sealing process of heat-sealing, the sealed area of the upper and lower pouches are formed with little difference in thickness.

Abstract: A digital signal processing circuit includes an analog gain compensator that compensates for an analog gain of a baseband signal including a plurality of component carriers (CCs) to output a compensated baseband signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that converts the compensated baseband signal into a first digital signal; a plurality of filtering circuits that generate a second digital signal from the first digital signal; and a control circuit. Each filtering circuit sequentially filters the first digital signal so that a corresponding one of the second digital signals retains one CC among the CCs, compensates for a digital gain, and a performs down-sampling. The control circuit generates an analog gain control signal for controlling the analog gain based on the second digital signals and a digital gain control signal for controlling the digital gain.

Abstract: Provided are a control apparatus and method for three-dimensional (3D) printer post-processing equipment. The control apparatus includes a processor, and a memory configured to store an instruction executed by the processor, wherein the processor analyzes a computer-aided design (CAD) file to extract basic information of a product, analyzes a slicing file to extract output analysis information, then extracts output feature information on the basis of the basic information and the output analysis information, analyzes the output feature information to extract a parameter for controlling post-processing equipment, and controls the post-processing equipment according to the parameter.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has secondary micro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary macro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 0.5 to 3 ?m and a lithium-M oxide coating layer on all or part of a surface, wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of boron, cobalt, manganese and magnesium. The secondary macro particles have an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary micro particles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macro particles. The primary macro particles and the primary micro particles are represented by LiaNi1?b?c?dCobMncQdO2+?, wherein 1.0?a?1.5, 0<b<0.2, 0<c<0.2, 0?d?0.1, 0<b+c+d?0.2, ?0.1???1.0, and Q is at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, V, Ti and Zr.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, includes: forming a first gate structure and a second gate structure on a substrate; forming a deep trench isolation (DTI) hard mask on the first and second gate structures; forming a deep trench isolation disposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure; depositing a first undoped oxide layer in the deep trench isolation; performing a first etch-back process on the first undoped oxide layer to remove a portion of the undoped oxide layer; depositing a first deep trench isolation (DTI) gap-fill layer on a remaining portion of the undoped oxide layer, and performing a second etch-back process on the first DTI gap-fill layer; depositing a second DTI gap-fill layer to seal the deep trench isolation, and forming a planarized second DTI gap-fill layer by a planarization process; and depositing a second undoped layer on the planarized second DTI gap-fill layer.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a mixture of microparticles having a predetermined average particle size (D50) and macroparticles having a larger average particle size (D50) than the microparticles. The microparticles have the average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m and are at least one selected from the group consisting of particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of primary macroparticles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 ?m or more, particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of secondary particles formed by agglomeration of the primary macroparticles, and a mixture thereof. The macroparticles are secondary particles having an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary microparticles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macroparticles.

Abstract: A barrier structure of a display device and a method of manufacturing the same are proposed. The barrier structure may include a plurality of light-transmissive photoresist patterns disposed on a substrate at predetermined intervals. The barrier structure may also include reflective films formed on an entire outer surface of the light-transmissive photoresist patterns.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a secondary particle having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m formed by agglomeration of at least two primary macro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 0.5 to 3 ?m; and a coating layer of lithium-metal oxide formed on a surface of the secondary particle. The primary macro particle is represented by LiaNi1-b-c-dCobMncQdO2+?, wherein 1.0?a?1.5, 0<b<0.2, 0<c<0.2, 0?d?0.1, 0<b+c+d?0.2, ?0.1???1.0, Q is at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, V, Ti and Zr. The metal of the lithium-metal oxide is at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, nickel, vanadium and cobalt, and an amount of lithium impurities is 0.25 weight % or less.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material having at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of primary macro particles, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same are provided. A positive electrode active material has improved capacity retention by controlling a BET change in an electrode rolling process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having low nickel disorder and high particle strength in a crystal structure, and capable of implementing a battery having excellent capacity properties and capacity retention, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a large-diameter lithium transition metal oxide and a small-diameter lithium transition metal oxide whose average particle diameter (D50) is smaller than that of the large-diameter lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the large-diameter lithium transition metal oxide and the small-diameter lithium transition metal oxide each independently have a composition represented by Formula 1, and has a crystal grain size of 100 nm to 150 nm, wherein the difference in crystal grain size between the large-diameter lithium transition metal oxide and the small-diameter lithium transition metal oxide is less than 40 nm, and the positive electrode a

Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material is disclosed herein. The method may ensure surface and coating uniformity of first and second lithium transition metal oxides in the positive electrode active material. In some embodiments, the method includes washing a mixture of a first lithium transition metal oxide having a first Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area and a second lithium transition metal oxide having a second BET specific surface area with a washing solution, an amount of the washing solution based on 100 parts by weight of the mixture satisfies Equation 1: 5,000×(x1w1+x2w2)?the amount of the washing solution ?15,000×(x1w1+x2w2), x1 and x2 are the first and second BET specific surface areas, respectively, and w1 and w2 are weight ratios of the first and second lithium transition metal oxides based on a total weight of the mixture, respectively.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material comprising at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of primary macro particles, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the electrical conductivity of the positive electrode active material surface by coating a conductive carbon material on the surface of the secondary particle. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a nickel-based positive electrode active material with improved life performance by minimizing conductive network losses after cycles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium cation exchange membrane, for water electrolysis, having high lithium cation conductivity, and a water electrolysis system using same, and a water electrolysis system using a lithium cation exchange membrane (LEM) for water electrolysis according to the present invention, comprising a hydrophilic polymer solution and a monomer solution having a sulfonic acid group, is an economically feasible water electrolysis system achieving lower costs than conventional proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis and a higher current density than alkali water electrolysis.

Abstract: A comment management method manages a plurality of comments written about content and selects at least one first comment from among the plurality of comments based on a first condition that is based on feedback from users for each of the plurality of comments, selects a second comment based on the feedback and a second condition that is based on the time at which a comment is written, and distinguishably displays the first comment and the second comment on a user terminal that displays the content.

Abstract: A positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture containing a positive electrode active material disposed thereon, the positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide powder represented by chemical formula 1, LiaNixCoyMzO2-wAw??(1) M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Mg, Al, Zr, Mn and Ni, A is an oxygen-substituted halogen, and 1.00?a?1.05, 0.1?x?0.8, 0.1?y?0.8, 0.01?z?0.4, and 0?w?0.001, the powder having large particles which are secondary particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 7 ?m to 17 ?m, and small particles which are single particles having average particle diameter (D50) of 2 ?m to 7 ?m, weight ratio of large particles to small particles is 5:5 to 9:1, and the positive electrode mixture has a porosity of 22% to 35%.