Abstract: A method of controlling an electric vehicle including twin clutches includes twin clutches for the electric vehicle driven by power of a drive motor and includes determining, by a clutch controller, whether a releasing condition for releasing engagement of the twin clutches is satisfied, controlling, by the clutch controller, the twin clutches to 0 torque when the releasing condition is satisfied, controlling the drive motor to 0 rpm by a vehicle controller when a torque applied to the twin clutches is less than a predetermined torque, and controlling the drive motor to 0 torque when a speed of the drive motor is less than a predetermined speed.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting circuit includes: an analog-to-digital converter suitable for performing an analog-to-digital conversion on pixel signals of a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel array; a ramp signal generator suitable for providing a ramp signal to the analog-to-digital converter; and an auto-zero controller suitable for providing a reference voltage to the analog-to-digital converter to perform an auto-zeroing operation by using a row pixel for which a readout operation is performed by the analog-to-digital converter.

Abstract: A storage system performing data deduplication includes a storage device configured to store data received from a host, and a controller configured to receive the data and an index associated with the data received from the host. The controller includes a memory configured to store mapping information and a reference count, the mapping information associating the index received from the host with a physical address of the storage system, the reference count associated with the index received from the host. The controller determines whether the data received from the host corresponds to a duplicate of data previously stored in the storage device by reading, from the memory, the mapping information and the reference count, the reading based on the index received from the host. The controller performs a deduplication process by updating the reference count if the data received from the host corresponds to the duplicate of data previously stored.

Abstract: A lens foreign object detection heater includes a sensor disposed inside an external lens, to generate a sensing signal when a foreign object is present on the external lens, a heater disposed on the external lens, and operated by receiving driving power, a detector generating a trigger signal based on the sensing signal, and generating a detection signal based on the trigger signal, and a power controller supplying or blocking driving power to the heater in response to the detection signal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a thin film transistor comprises disposing a semiconductor layer including a channel area, and a first and second electrode areas, disposing a gate insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer, disposing a diffusion barrier layer covering the gate insulating layer, disposing first and second electrode holes corresponding to the first and second electrode areas, and disposing a gate electrode overlapping the channel area, first and second electrodes electrically connected to the first and second electrode areas through the first and second electrode holes. The disposing of the first electrode hole, and the second electrode hole includes patterning the diffusion layer with a patterning mask disposed on the diffusion barrier layer. The disposing of the gate electrode and the first and second electrodes may include disposing a conductive material layer covering the diffusion barrier layer, and patterning the conductive material layer.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system capable of performing efficient distribution exchange between fabricating facilities is provided. The substrate transfer system includes a lower rail, an upper rail which is located above the lower rail from a ground plane, and extends to be parallel to the lower rail, a conveyor which extends to intersect the lower rail and the upper rail, below the lower rail, a first lower transport unit which transports a first carrier along the lower rail and unloads the first carrier onto the conveyor, and a first upper transport unit which transports a second carrier along the upper rail and unloads the second carrier onto the conveyor, wherein the conveyor includes a linear module which moves the first carrier and the second carrier in a linear direction, and a turning module which turns the first carrier and the second carrier.

Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other on a substrate; a first insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and not overlapping the first electrode and the second electrode in a thickness direction of the first insulating layer; and a light emitting element disposed on the first insulating layer, wherein side surfaces of the first insulating layer contact the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A multistereo camera apparatus includes a first camera having a first focal length, a second camera having a second focal length different from the first focal length, and a third camera having an adjustable third focal length, wherein the third camera operates in a pair with the first camera to measure a first distance, or in a pair with the second camera to measure a second distance different from the first distance.

Abstract: A scan driver includes stage circuits, wherein each of the stage circuits includes a first transistor, wherein a first electrode thereof is coupled to a first node, a second electrode thereof is coupled to an input carry line, and a gate electrode thereof is coupled to a first clock line; and a capacitor, wherein a first electrode thereof is coupled to the first node and a second electrode thereof is coupled to a second node, wherein the second node is coupled to an output carry line, and the second node is selectively coupled to one of a first power voltage line and a second power voltage line.

Abstract: Provided is an equipment front end module (EFEM) including a base configured to communicate with a processor, a tray port on the base, the tray port being configured to load a tray including a stub and a grid holder, a working robot configured to move in a direction on the base, and grasp and convey the stub in the tray and the grid holder in the tray, and a shuttle port on the base, the shuttle port including a first groove configured to fix the stub, and a second groove configured to fix the grid holder, wherein the working robot is further configured to convey the stub to the first groove and convey the grid holder to the second groove.

Abstract: Disclosed is a payload lifting device capable of stably lifting a payload using one lift-driving unit. In the payload lifting device including a lift-driving portion configured to vertically lift a payload, the lift-driving portion includes lift-driving units configured to generate a driving force for vertically lifting the payload, a first power transmission portion including first power transmission members which vary in vertical positions and apply a vertically lifting force to one side of a bottom of the payload when a first rotational shaft rotated by the driving force of the lift-driving units rotates, and a second power transmission portion including second power transmission members which vary in vertical positions and apply a vertical lifting force to the other side of the bottom of the payload when a second rotational shaft rotated by the driving force of the lift-driving units rotates.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a dry electrode. In the method, a conductive primer layer and an insulating protective layer are formed in a single step, or the insulating protective layer is formed first before an electrode active material layer is formed and after the conductive primer layer is formed. In this manner, there is no gap between the insulating protective layer and the conductive primer layer, thereby providing further improved insulation property. In addition, since the dry electrode is manufactured by laminating the current collector having the conductive primer layer and the insulating protective layer with the dry electrode film, an electrode having excellent adhesion and improved stability can be obtained advantageously.

Abstract: Provided is a tray including a plate including a first region and a second region, a first groove on the first region of the plate and to which a stub is fixed, and a second groove on the second region of the plate and to which a grid holder is fixed, wherein the stub is configured to store test wafer pieces, and wherein the grid holder is configured to store a test sample.

Abstract: A pixel includes: a driving transistor including a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a first electrode coupled to a second node, and a second electrode coupled to a third node; a first initialization transistor coupled between the first node and a first initialization voltage line, and including a gate electrode coupled to a scan line, where the first initialization voltage line is configured to supply a first initialization voltage; a first emission control transistor coupled between a fourth node and a fifth node and including a gate electrode coupled to the first node; a second emission control transistor coupled between the third node and the fifth node and including a gate electrode coupled to an emission control line; and a light-emitting element coupled between the fourth node and a driving low voltage line. The driving transistor and the first emission control transistor are different types of transistors.

Abstract: An apparatus of controlling a twin clutch includes: a twin clutch that selectively blocks power supplied from a drive motor to a pair of drive wheels of a vehicle; and a clutch controller that is configured to control the twin clutch by determining target torques applied to respective clutches included in the twin clutch, based on the straight-line driving state detected by the driving information detection unit, determining a correction error based on a difference between actual torques applied to the respective clutches included in the twin clutch when a preliminary activation signal, which is determined based on the target torques, is turned on and a main activation signal, which is determined based on the actual torques applied to the respective clutches, is turned on, determining a balancing control compensation amount based on the correction error, and determining a final control amounts applied to the respective clutches based on the balancing control compensation amount.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including pixels, a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other on the substrate, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode, and light emitting elements disposed on the organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and the organic layer includes a scatterer.

Abstract: A method for providing exercise load information of a target entity is provided. The method includes obtaining a target data set of the target entity for a target exercise session including a plurality of time units, wherein the target data set includes a sequence of kinematic information of the target entity for each of the plurality of time units; and determining, based on the target data set, an estimated load index reflecting a level of exercise load of the target entity for the target exercise session using an artificial neural network (ANN).

Abstract: An optical transceiver may include an optical receptacle configured to input or output an optical signal, a first planar lightwave circuit through which the optical signal travels, an arrayed waveguide grating connected to the first planar lightwave circuit, and a first spot size converter connecting the optical receptacle and the first planar lightwave circuit.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including an antireflection layer on a light emitting element layer which includes a first pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a first pixel is defined, and a second pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a second pixel is defined. The antireflection layer includes first and second light blocking layers respectively overlapping the first and second pixel defining layers, and includes a first gap defined by a length of a predetermined direction from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the first light blocking layer, and a second gap defined by a length from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the second light blocking layer in the predetermined direction. The first gap is less than the second gap.

Abstract: A substrate analysis apparatus is provided. The substrate analysis includes: an interlayer conveying module configured to transport a first FOUP; an exchange module which is connected to the interlayer conveying module, and configured to transfer a wafer from the first FOUP to a second FOUP; a pre-processing module configured to form a test wafer piece using the wafer inside the second FOUP; an analysis module configured to analyze the test wafer piece; and a transfer rail configured to transport the second FOUP containing the wafer and a tray containing the test wafer piece. The wafer includes a first identifier indicating information corresponding to the wafer, the test wafer piece includes a second identifier indicating information generated by the pre-processing module which corresponds to the test wafer piece, and the analysis module is configured to analyze the first identifier and the second identifier in connection with each other.