Abstract: A substrate transport robot capable of enhancing processing speed and avoiding interference with structures and a system including the substrate transport robot are provided. The substrate transport robot includes: one or more robot arms including transfer hands and transferring semiconductor substrates with the transfer hands; an arm driving module coupled to each of the robot arms and controlling the movement of each of the robot arms; and a horizontal/vertical movement module controlling the position movement of the arm driving module, wherein multiple robot arms are provided, and multiple transfer hands are included in each of the multiple robot arms.

Abstract: Provided is a method of synthesizing apatite powder by emitting a laser beam to a surface of a substrate immersed in a precursor solution. The method is including immersing a substrate in an apatite-forming precursor solution, emitting a laser beam to a region on a surface of the substrate immersed in the precursor solution, and obtaining apatite powder generated in the precursor solution.

Abstract: In an overlay measurement method, an overlay mark having programmed overlay values is provided. The overlay mark is scanned with an electron beam to obtain a voltage contrast image. A defect function that changes according to the overlay value is obtained from voltage contrast image data. Self-cross correlation is performed on the defect function to determine an overlay.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include devices and methods for smart ultra wideband transmissions. In one aspect, an apparatus includes pulse generation circuitry configured to output a plurality of transmission (TX) pulse samples at a selected signal sample rate, where each pulse sample of the plurality of TX pulse samples comprises a value associated with a pulse amplitude at a corresponding sample time The apparatus includes a plurality of power amplifier (PA) cells, with each PA cell of the plurality of PA cells comprising a corresponding current source and associated gates, and where the associated gates of a PA cell are selectable to configure an on state and an off state. Logic circuitry of the apparatus is configured to set the on state or the off state for each PA cell.

Abstract: A battery charge management server for an electric vehicle may include a storage unit configured to store and update transportation data, a communication unit configured to receive information on a destination and information on an electric vehicle battery from a user, and a processor configured to calculate a driving route and a transportation time to the destination based on the transportation data and the information on the destination, predict a remaining battery capacity of the electric vehicle battery after reaching the destination based on the driving route, the transportation time, and the electric vehicle battery, and providing the predicted remaining battery capacity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of identifying dementia by at least one processor of a device. The method includes performing a first task that causes a first object to be displayed on a first region of a screen displayed on a user terminal; and when a preset condition is satisfied, performing a second task that causes at least one object, which induces the user's gaze, to be displayed instead of the first object on the screen of the user terminal.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include devices and methods for smart ultra wideband transmissions. In one aspect, an apparatus includes pulse generation circuitry configured to output a plurality of transmission (TX) pulse samples at a selected signal sample rate, where each pulse sample of the plurality of TX pulse samples comprises a value associated with a pulse amplitude at a corresponding sample time The apparatus includes a plurality of power amplifier (PA) cells, with each PA cell of the plurality of PA cells comprising a corresponding current source and associated gates, and where the associated gates of a PA cell are selectable to configure an on state and an off state. Logic circuitry of the apparatus is configured to set the on state or the off state for each PA cell.

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to a transmitter including a phase lock loop (PLL) configured to generate a digital-to-analog (DAC) sampling signal and a local oscillator (LO) signal; a digital-to-analog (DAC) converter configured to convert a transmit digital signal into a transmit analog signal based on the DAC sampling signal; and a mixer configured to frequency upconvert the transmit analog signal based on the LO signal.

Abstract: A process for separating hydrogen from a gas mixture having hydrogen and a larger gas molecule is comprised of flowing the gas mixture through a carbonized polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) copolymer membrane having a hydrogen permeance in combination with a hydrogen/methane selectivity, wherein the combination of hydrogen permeance and hydrogen/methane selectivity is (i) at least 30 GPU hydrogen permeance and at least 200 hydrogen/methane selectivity or (ii) at least 10 GPU hydrogen permeance and at least 700 hydrogen/methane selectivity. The carbonized PVDC copolymer may be made by heating and restraining a polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film or hollow fiber having a thickness of 1 micrometer to 250 micrometers to a pretreatment temperature of 100° C. to 180° C. to form a pretreated polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film and then heating and restraining the pretreated polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film to a maximum pyrolysis temperature from 350° C. to 750° C.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor which is mounted in a mounting space formed on a backrest of a seat installed in a vehicle and comprises a spindle module including webbing and a spindle having the webbing wound on the outer surface thereof, wherein the spindle is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle corresponding to the thickness direction of the backrest in the mounting space, such that by rotating the direction in which the spindle, on which the webbing is wound, is installed, the width in the longitudinal direction mounted on the backrest of the seat can be minimized, thereby making the retractor more slender.

Abstract: A method of identifying dementia is disclosed that includes causing a user terminal to display an N-th screen including a plurality of objects. The user terminal may further display an N+1-th screen with the objects rearranged at positions on the N+1-th screen which are different from positions of the objects included in the N-th screen when an N-th selection input of selecting any one from among the objects included in the N-th screen is received. When an N+1-th selection input for selecting any one from among the objects included in the N+1-th screen is received, a third task of determining whether an answer of the N+1-th selection input is correct is performed based on whether the object selected from the N+1-th selection input is the same as at least one object selected from at least one previous selection input including the N-th selection input.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a low-noise amplifier having an input and an output, a first switch coupled between the input of the low-noise amplifier and the output of the low-noise amplifier, and a transformer including a first inductor and a second inductor, wherein the first inductor is coupled to the output of the low-noise amplifier. The apparatus also includes a power amplifier having an input and an output, and a switching circuit coupled between the output of the power amplifier and the second inductor.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light-emitting layer, a device electrode layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer, a reflective electrode layer disposed on the device electrode layer, an insulating film surrounding a side surface of the light-emitting layer, a side surface of the second semiconductor layer, and a side surface of the device electrode layer, and a reflective layer surrounding a side surface of the insulating film, wherein the side surface of the device electrode layer is aligned with a side surface of the reflective electrode layer.

Abstract: A battery protection circuit includes: a charging control switch connected in series to a big current path between a battery module configured with a plurality of cells connected in series and a plurality of pack terminals; a battery controller for controlling the charging control switch based on cell voltages of the cells; and a plurality of first protection circuits connected to the respective cells on the big current path, and intercepting or allowing a current flowing to the corresponding cell based on the cell voltage of the corresponding cell from among the cells, wherein the first protection circuits respectively include at least one switch connected in series between neighboring cells or between one of the cells and a first pack terminal from among the pack terminals, and a cell controller for controlling the at least one switch according to a cell voltage of the corresponding cell.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a first connection member coupled to anode terminals of the plurality of battery cells; and a second connection member coupled to cathode terminals of the plurality of battery cells. The first connection member includes a first common node to which a first module terminal is coupled. The second connection member includes a second common node to which a second module terminal is coupled. The first common node is located between a center of the battery cell stack and a first battery cell, among first and second battery cells located at outermost sides of the battery cell stack. The second common node is located between the second battery cell and the center of the battery cell stack.

Abstract: A battery module includes battery cells, a first connection member connecting first terminals of the battery cells to each other and connected to a first common node, and a second connection member connecting second terminals of the battery cells to each other and connected to a second common node. The first common node is adjacent to a first battery cell between first and second battery cells at the outermost periphery of the battery cells. The second common node is adjacent to the second battery cell between the first and second battery cells. The first connection member is configured such that as the distance from the first common node is increased, a resistance for unit length is gradually increased. The second connection member is configured such that as the distance from the second common node is increased, a resistance for unit length is gradually increased.

Abstract: Provided are a polyester resin having high heat resistance and degree of crystallinity, a preparation method thereof, and a resin molded article formed therefrom, the resin molded article having superior heat resistance and mechanical strength and maintaining high transparency.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for predicting an absorbance change by intermolecular interaction, and more particularly, to a method for predicting an absorbance change by the intermolecular interaction, in which absorbance is calculated according to the type of interaction force and bond between an amino acid and a target material using first-principles calculation based on density functional theory (DFT), thereby predicting a change in optical properties when the target material is adsorbed onto 20 amino acids or a peptide composed of two or more amino acids, and screening.

Abstract: A battery protection circuit includes: a charging control switch connected in series to a big current path between a battery module configured with a plurality of cells connected in series and a plurality of pack terminals; a battery controller for controlling the charging control switch based on cell voltages of the cells; and a plurality of first protection circuits connected to the respective cells on the big current path, and intercepting or allowing a current flowing to the corresponding cell based on the cell voltage of the corresponding cell from among the cells, wherein the first protection circuits respectively include at least one switch connected in series between neighboring cells or between one of the cells and a first pack terminal from among the pack terminals, and a cell controller for controlling the at least one switch according to a cell voltage of the corresponding cell.

Abstract: A vehicle engine aftertreatment system includes: a purification module including a plurality of aftertreatment devices having different characteristics, the aftertreatment devices being arranged in parallel; an upstream selection device provided at one side of the purification module for selectively supplying exhaust gas from an engine to one of the aftertreatment devices; and a downstream selection device provided at the other side of the purification module for discharging exhaust gas from one of the aftertreatment devices to out of the purification module.