Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including an in-cell area and a scribe lane defining the in-cell area, a first overlay pattern on the semiconductor substrate, and a second overlay pattern adjacent to the first overlay pattern, wherein the first overlay pattern is a diffraction-based overlay (DBO) pattern and the second overlay pattern is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) overlay pattern.

Abstract: Provided are an integrated circuit device and a method of manufacturing the same. The integrated circuit device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a device isolation layer defining an active region of the semiconductor substrate; a gate insulating layer on the active region; a gate stack on the gate insulating layer; a spacer on a sidewall of the gate stack; and an impurity region provided on both sides of the gate stack, wherein the gate stack includes a metal carbide layer and a metal layer on the metal carbide layer, wherein the metal carbide layer includes a layer having a carbon content of about 0.01 at % to about 15 at %.

Abstract: Provided are an X-ray apparatus and a method of operating the same. An embodiment provides an X-ray apparatus that displays position information regarding a plurality of X-ray detectors and a method of operating the same. The X-ray apparatus includes a plurality of X-ray detectors, a plurality of mounts to which the plurality of X-ray detectors are mounted, and a work station. The plurality of X-ray detectors include light emitting elements that emit light of colors different from one another, the plurality of mounts include a plurality of light detectors that sense colors of light emitted by the light emitting elements and are disposed apart from one another, respectively. The workstation includes a controller that obtains positional information regarding the plurality of X-ray detectors based on colors of light sensed by the light detectors respectively included in the plurality of mounts.

Abstract: An air-zinc battery module includes a reception part having a sealed space formed therein, a gas storage part which is located in one area in the reception part and can discharge air or oxygen therefrom, and an air-zinc battery part which is located in another area in the reception part and includes at least one air-zinc battery cell for generating electricity when air or oxygen is supplied thereto.

Abstract: A water treatment apparatus is provided. The water treatment apparatus includes a filtering unit including a water filter filtering raw water, a sterilizing water generator producing sterilizing water from purified water filtered by at least a portion of the filtering unit, and a discharge member through which the purified water, filtered by the filtering unit, is discharged externally. The sterilizing water produced in the sterilizing water generator sterilizes the discharge member and at least a portion of a flow path connected to the discharge member.

Abstract: Provided is an anode for a lithium secondary battery composed of a multi-layered structure including an electrode current collector, a first anode active material layer including a first anode active material formed on the electrode current collector, and a second anode active material layer including a second anode active material having relatively lower press density and relatively larger average particle diameter than the first anode active material. Since an anode according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a multi-layered active material layer including two kinds of anode active materials having different press densities and average particle diameters on an electrode current collector, porosity of the surface of the electrode may be improved even after a press process to improve ion mobility into the electrode. Thus, charge characteristics and cycle life of a lithium secondary battery may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat with a side airbag, which includes an airbag module with an airbag cushion accommodated therein, a seat back frame with the airbag module mounted thereto, a seat back pad provided with a bolster protruding forward at each of opposite sides thereof and an accommodation space allowing the airbag module to be accommodated therein; a bolster wire inserted into the bolster to support a side load of an occupant; and a side airbag guide configured such that a first side thereof is locked to the seat back frame and a second side thereof is coupled to the bolster wire, to guide a deployment direction of the airbag cushion.

Abstract: A display panel manufacturing system includes a substrate providing module configured to provide a substrate including an active region on which thin-film transistors are disposed, and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, a test substrate providing module configured to provide a test substrate, an organic film forming module configured to form an ink pattern on each of the substrate and the test substrate, the organic film forming module including a plurality of heads, each of which is configured to drop an ink, an offset inspection module configured to inspect the ink pattern on the substrate, a pattern inspection module configured to inspect the ink pattern on the test substrate, and a droplet inspection module configured to inspect an ink, which is dropped from a head selected from the heads.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication systems to support a higher data rate than the long term evolution (LTE) or other 4th generation (4G) communication systems. A method for transmitting data in a communication system is provided. The method includes identifying, by a station (STA) communicating with a first access point (AP), a resource for performing communication with a second AP positioned adjacent to the STA based on information regarding a capability of the STA, performing the communication with the second AP using the resource, and transmitting data obtained by performing the communication with the second AP to the first AP. The information regarding the capability includes one of information regarding multiple antennas available on the STA, information regarding a base-band processing unit including the multiple antennas, or information regarding a modem including the multiple antennas and the base-band processing unit.

Abstract: A zinc-air battery includes an air electrode part, a separator and a negative electrode part in sequence within a case, wherein the negative electrode part comprises potassium hydroxide (KOH) in the form of powder, and the case has an opening part formed in at least one region thereof, with the opening part being covered by a porous membrane.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first active pattern disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the substrate, a gate insulating film which surrounds the first active pattern, a first work function adjustment film which surrounds the gate insulating film and includes carbon, and a first barrier film which surrounds the first work function adjustment film, in which a carbon concentration of the first work function adjustment film increases as it goes away from. the first barrier film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region in a substrate, at least one nano-sheet on the substrate and spaced apart from a top surface of the active region, a gate above or below the nano-sheet, a gate insulating layer between the at least one nano-sheet and the gate, and source/drain regions on the active region at both sides of the at least one nano-sheet. The at least one nano-sheet includes a channel region; a gate disposed above or below the nano-sheet and including a single metal layer having different compositions of metal atoms of a surface and an inside thereof; a gate insulating layer between the nano-sheet and the gate; and source/drain regions disposed in the active region of both sides of the at least one nano-sheet.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate efficient cell acquisition in a wireless communication system. In one aspect, a reference signal for use in cell acquisition can be constructed in a bandwidth-agnostic manner such that it contains a common central portion in a predetermined frequency band that is independent of a bandwidth utilized by an associated wireless communication system. The central portion can be constructed as a two-dimensional block in time and frequency that spans a default cell search bandwidth, a predetermined bandwidth specified by synchronization codes or other signals, or another suitable bandwidth. A reference signal can then be constructed form the central portion by tiling or expanding the central portion such that it spans the entire system bandwidth.

Abstract: A zinc-air secondary battery includes an air positive electrode part, a separator, and a zinc gel negative electrode part in a case, provided with an electrolyte flow part for inducing electrolyte to flow inside the zinc gel negative electrode part. The oxygen discharging efficiency that remains in the zinc gel negative electrode part and is not smoothly discharged to the outside can be improved, and thus charging performance of the zinc-air secondary battery can be improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including entangled-type carbon nanotubes, a dispersion medium, and partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber having a residual double bond (RDB) value of 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight calculated according to the following Mathematical Formula 1, wherein dispersed particle diameters of the carbon nanotubes have particle size distribution D50 of 2 ?m to 5 ?m, a method for preparing the same, and methods for preparing electrode slurry and an electrode using the same.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a downlink signal by a base station in a wireless communication system. A configuration of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols is transmitted for a first partition of a subframe through higher layer signaling, and a Relay-Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH) contained in at least the first partition of the subframe is also transmitted. If the R-PDCCH contains a downlink assignment, the first partition of the subframe is configured not to be used for a transmission of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) corresponding the R-PDCCH.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a wireless local access network, the method includes transmitting, by an access point (AP), a request-to-send (RTS) frame to a plurality of receiving stations, the RTS frame including recipient information and channel information, the recipient information indicating the plurality of receiving stations, the channel information indicating a plurality of subchannels allocated to the plurality of receiving stations; receiving, by the AP, a plurality of clear-to-send (CTS) frames from the plurality of receiving stations as a response to the RTS frame, each CTS frame being received through at least one subchannel allocated to a corresponding one of the plurality of receiving stations; and transmitting, by the AP, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to the plurality of receiving stations, the PPDU including address information indicating the plurality of receiving stations and a plurality of Aggregate-Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (A-MPDUs) for the plurality

Abstract: A zinc-air secondary battery includes an air positive electrode part, a separator, and a zinc gel negative electrode part in a case, provided with an air flow guiding part, disposed in one area of the case, for guiding the inflow of air to the air positive electrode part when discharging and for guiding the discharge of air when charging. When discharging, the inflow of air is guided to an air positive electrode part so that discharging performance (discharging output) can be improved by pressing, and when charging, discharging of air including oxygen present in the zinc-air secondary battery is guided and promoted by pressing inside the zinc-air secondary battery so that charging performance can be improved.

Abstract: A zinc-air secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separation membrane interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and an electrolyte accommodated between the positive and negative electrodes and submerging a part of the positive electrode. The separation membrane is a porous separation membrane having a plurality of through-holes, and the separation membrane is provided with through-holes. The sizes of the holes are smaller than the size of the potassium ions contained in the electrolyte. A plurality of adsorptive potassium ion particles are evenly attached on at least one side of the separation membrane to form an adsorptive potassium ion particle layer.

Abstract: A zinc-air secondary battery includes an air positive electrode part, a separator, and a zinc gel negative electrode part. The zinc gel negative electrode part includes therein at least one middle layer made of mesh or foam. In a zinc-air secondary battery, oxygen discharging efficiency that is present in a zinc gel negative electrode part is high, and thus charging performance of the zinc-air secondary battery can be improved.