Abstract: A water pipe cleaning system using high-pressure nitrogen and a water pipe cleaning method using the same are provided. The water pipe cleaning system using high-pressure nitrogen includes: nitrogen pressure vessels containing high-pressure nitrogen therein; a main control unit gathering the high-pressure nitrogen from the nitrogen pressure vessels and controlling pressure of the high-pressure nitrogen; a feed piping device connected to an outlet of the main control unit and connected to an inlet of a pipe to be washed; and a discharge piping device connected to an outlet of the pipe and connected to a nitrogen discharging portion to discharge nitrogen discharged from the pipe to the outside. The main control unit is configured such that control modules are stacked on one another. Each of the control modules is configured such that the nitrogen pressure vessels are connected together in parallel, and has an individual outlet.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cryptographic processor device capable of performing the post-quantum cryptographic encryption with in a high speed with low power, allowing a change of encryption parameters, and handling various cryptographic protocols. The cryptographic processor device executing polynomial vector operations required for a post-quantum cryptography includes: a polynomial memory bank configured to store a plurality of polynomial vectors; and an arithmetic and logic operator configured to perform operation on the polynomial vectors.

Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including a replay protected memory block; and a memory controller for, as a submission command requesting access to the replay protected memory block is received from an external host including a host memory having a plurality of Physical Region Pages (PRPs), acquiring a host replay protected memory block data frame stored in one of the plurality of PRPs and accessing the replay protected memory block. The submission command may include information on a position at which the memory controller is to store a response to the submission command among the plurality of PRPs.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory controller and a memory device. The memory controller that controls the memory device includes a write buffer to temporarily store write data received from a host, a write timing controller to receive temperature information indicating a temperature of the memory device and generate write timing information based on the temperature information, the write timing information indicating a write timing at which the write data is transferred to and stored in the memory device, and a write operation controller to control the write buffer and the memory device based on the write timing information such that the write data stored in the write buffer is transferred to and stored in the memory device.

Abstract: An display device may include a substrate including an active area and an inactive area surrounding the active area, a plurality of thin film transistors disposed in the active area, each of the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a first electrode, a light emitting elements disposed in the active area, each of the light emitting element including an anode electrode and an organic light emitting layer, a connection area and a peripheral area disposed in the inactive area, and a first reflective electrode disposed in the connection area.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses a surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II: wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II.

Abstract: A semiconductor package using a polymer substrate is disclosed and may include a polymer cavity structure comprising first metal traces, a micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) device and a semiconductor die bonded to a first surface within a cavity of the cavity structure, and a substrate coupled to the cavity structure and comprising second metal traces coupled to the first metal traces. The substrate may enclose the MEMS device and the semiconductor die. Ground traces may be on external surfaces of the polymer cavity structure. Ball lands may be on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface with the second metal traces. The first metal traces may extend from the first surface of the polymer cavity structure up a sidewall of the cavity and to conductive patterns on a top surface of the polymer cavity structure.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions for treating a disorder or a disease associated with or characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage in a subject, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compositions and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compositions. Provided also herein are methods of treating a disorder or a disease associated with or characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage in a subject, and methods of regulating inflammation, antioxidant enzymes, and apoptosis in a subject having a disorder or a disease associated with or characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes stacked in a first direction with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and external electrodes including a first electrode layer connected to the internal electrodes and including Ni, and a second electrode layer disposed on the first electrode layer and including an Ni—Cu alloy. A Cu content of the second electrode layer is 70 mol to 90 mol compared to 100 mol of the total content of Ni and Cu of the second electrode layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing an in vivo component is provided. The apparatus for analyzing an in vivo component may include an impedance sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode configured to contact a fluid channel of a fluid to be analyzed. The apparatus may include an impedance measurement device configured to apply a current to the first electrode and the second electrode, measure a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode based on applying the current, and measure an impedance of the fluid based on the measured voltage. The apparatus may include a processor configured to model the measured impedance using an equivalent circuit; and analyze the in vivo component based on modeling the measured impedance using the equivalent circuit.

Abstract: A device for protecting a converter and a control method thereof, the device including: a voltage detection unit that detects at least one of an input-stage voltage and an output-stage voltage of a converter; a switching device that connects an output stage of the converter and a load connected to the output stage, or blocks a connection; a controller that determines whether the detected input-stage voltage or output-stage voltage is out of a preset voltage range, and, when the voltage is out of the range, controls the switching device to cut off the connection between the output stage of the converter and the load; and a driving unit that controls an operation of at least one of the fuel cell and the battery so that a driving force of the vehicle is not generated by the fuel cell and the battery when the connection is cut off.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate including a first bonding pad and a first conductive pattern positioned at the same level and in contact with the first bonding pad; a lower semiconductor chip and an upper semiconductor chip stacked over the substrate, the lower and upper semiconductor chips respectively including a first lower chip pad and a first upper chip pad; a first lower bonding wire with first and second ends respectively connected to the first bonding pad and the first lower chip pad; and a first upper bonding wire with a first end connected to the first bonding pad and a second end connected to the first upper chip pad, the first end of the first upper bonding wire is located farther from the lower and upper semiconductor chips and closer to the first conductive pattern than the first end of the first lower bonding wire.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power control system and method of a fuel cell including a fuel cell that generates electricity; a load device that is electrically connected to the fuel cell; a DC/DC converter that is disposed between the fuel cell and the load device, and converts power between a low side of the DC/DC converter electrically connected to the fuel cell and a high side of the DC/DC converter electrically connected to the load device; a battery that is electrically connected to the high side of the DC/DC converter in parallel with the load device; and a controller that monitors a voltage of the high side of the DC/DC converter or a voltage of the low side of the DC/DC converter, and controls output power of the fuel cell or power consumption of the load device based on the monitored voltage of the high side or the monitored voltage of the low side.

Abstract: An array antenna is proved. The array antenna provides multi-polarization by arranging multiple ports at adjacent positions. Specifically, the array antenna includes a first substrate having a first thickness and a rectangular shape, a second substrate disposed to be in contact with the bottom surface of the first substrate and having a second thickness and a rectangular shape, a ground surface shared by the first substrate and the second substrate, and first ports and second ports disposed to penetrate the ground surface.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present technology, a storage device may include a memory device including a secure storage area for storing therein data to be accessed according to authentication; an access mode memory configured to store therein information of device access mode regarding an operation mode for the secure storage area; and a memory controller configured to receive a command regarding the secure storage area from an external host and process the command according to whether information of host access mode included in the command matches the information of the device access mode.

Abstract: A memory controller to control a memory device including a secure storage area may include a host interface configured to receive a command from a host, the command including information for authentication requesting access to the secure storage area; a processor configured to generate a device authentication code based on the information for the authentication; and a memory interface configured to access the secure storage area under control of the processor, and the processor may perform at least a portion of an operation of the device authentication code while the host interface or the memory interface receives data, following the command.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions for treating a disorder or a disease associated with or characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage in a subject, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compositions and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and nutraceutical compositions comprising the compositions and nutraceutically acceptable excipients. Provided also herein are methods of treating a disorder or a disease associated with or characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage in a subject in need thereof, methods of reducing, alleviating, or delaying a sign or a symptom of a disorder characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage in a subject in need thereof, and methods of regulating inflammation, antioxidant enzymes, and apoptosis in a subject having a disorder or a disease associated with or characterized by neuro-inflammation, neuro-apoptosis, or neuro-oxidative damage.

Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing an in vivo component is provided. The apparatus for analyzing an in vivo component may include an impedance sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode configured to contact a fluid channel of a fluid to be analyzed. The apparatus may include an impedance measurement device configured to apply a current to the first electrode and the second electrode, measure a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode based on applying the current, and measure an impedance of the fluid based on the measured voltage. The apparatus may include a processor configured to model the measured impedance using an equivalent circuit; and analyze the in vivo component based on modeling the measured impedance using the equivalent circuit.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses a photo-cleavable surface binding compound of the Formula I and Formula II: wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling articulation of an articulated vehicle may prevent jackknifing of the articulated vehicle driven backwards. The apparatus includes a hitch angle calculator configured to calculate a desired hitch angle based on a steering angle and a speed of the articulated vehicle, an error calculator configured to calculate an error between the desired hitch angle and an actual hitch angle of the articulated vehicle, a moment generator configured to generate a moment for controlling the articulation of the articulated vehicle based on the error, and an articulation controller configured to control the articulation of the articulated vehicle based on the moment.