Abstract: The present disclosure relates a display device and a method compensating for deterioration thereof, and a mobile terminal including the display device. The display device includes: a display panel including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area; a first optical device disposed below the display panel or embedded within the display panel in a predetermined sensing area on the display panel, the first optical device facing at least a portion of the first pixel area and a portion of the second pixel area when the display panel is folded or moved; and a pixel deterioration compensation circuit configured to operate to reduce a luminance difference between the first pixel area and the second pixel area by receiving sensing data from the first optical device in a deterioration sensing mode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate extending in a first horizontal direction, a gate electrode on the active pattern extending in a second horizontal direction, a source/drain region on the active pattern, an upper source/drain region apart from the lower source/drain region, a lower source/drain between upper and lower source/drain regions and connected to the lower source/drain region, an upper source/drain connected to an upper source/drain region, an interlayer insulating layer surrounding the upper source/drain region, a through-via on opposing sidewalls in the second horizontal direction extending through the interlayer insulating layer in the vertical direction, the through-via being spaced from the upper source/drain region and upper source/drain contact in the second horizontal direction, the through-via being connected to the lower source/drain contact, and a dam structure on each of the opposing sidewalls in the horizontal direction of the upper source/drain region.

Abstract: A display device includes a base layer; a first pattern disposed on the base layer; an insulating layer disposed on the first pattern and including layers; and a second pattern disposed on the insulating layer. At least two of the layers of the insulating layer include a same material.

Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate including a display area and a transmission area; a metal blocking layer disposed in the display area of the substrate; an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the metal blocking film; a transistor disposed on the inorganic insulating layer; an emission layer connected to the transistor; and a light blocking layer and a color filter disposed on the emission layer of the display area, wherein the edge of the light blocking layer is protruded toward the transmission area more than the edge of the metal blocking layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including a first base layer and a second base layer disposed on a rear surface of the first base layer, light emitting elements disposed on a surface of the first base layer, and pads including a first pad and a second pad, which are disposed on the rear surface of the first base layer and are spaced apart from each other. The base layer further includes blocking layers which are disposed between the first base layer and the second base layer and at least portions of the blocking layers do not overlap the pads in a plan view. The blocking layers include a first blocking layer and a second blocking layer, which are disposed in different layers.

Abstract: The quantum dot comprises a ligand which is a copolymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising at least one or more hole transporting functional groups and a second repeating unit comprising at least one or more photocrosslinking functional groups.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a preliminary lithium metal oxide particle is prepared. The preliminary lithium metal oxide particle is cleaned using a boron compound cleaning solution. A cathode active material for a lithium secondary particle includes a lithium metal oxide particle where a ratio of a B+ peak intensity relative to a sum of peak intensities of Li+, B+ and LiB+ fragments by a TOF-SIMS analysis is in a range from 0.03% to 1.5%.

Abstract: A display device comprises a first substrate comprising a first contact hole, a laser absorption layer disposed on the first substrate and containing amorphous silicon, a first barrier insulating layer disposed on the laser absorption layer, fan-out lines disposed in a metal layer on the first barrier insulating layer and comprising pad portions inserted into second contact holes provided in the first barrier insulating layer and the laser absorption layer, a second barrier insulating layer disposed on the metal layer, a second substrate disposed on the second barrier insulating layer, and a display layer disposed on the second substrate. The second substrate is inserted into a third contact hole provided in the second barrier insulating layer, the first barrier insulating layer, and the laser absorption layer disposed between the pad portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for surface treatment of a steel sheet, the composition having excellent resistance to an acid, such as sulfuric acid, and to a coated steel sheet to which the composition for surface treatment is applied, wherein the composition for surface treatment comprises 30-50% wt % of colloidal silica containing 5-20 nm-sized silica, 40-60% wt % of silane containing three or more alkoxy groups, 5-15 wt % of an acrylate-based organic monomer, 0.01-1 wt % of an acid, and 1-15 wt % of a solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed is an exoskeleton-type rehabilitation robot system, including: a body part provided on a chair in which a user sits and provided with a robot arm capable of moving left or right based on the user seated on the chair; a conversion part configured to convert a position of the robot arm with respect to the body part; a driving part configured to articulate the robot arm with respect to the body part; and a controller configured to detect a change in a position of the robot arm and control a left or right driving mode of the driving part according to the position of the robot arm. In accordance with such a configuration, the exoskeleton-type rehabilitation robot system of the present invention is provided integrally with a chair, thereby having excellent space utilization. In addition, the user's initial preparation for rehabilitation training is simple, which can improve efficiency.

Abstract: An embodiment sulfur dioxide-based inorganic electrolyte is provided in which the sulfur dioxide-based inorganic electrolyte is represented by a chemical formula M·(A1·Cl(4-x)Fx)z·ySO2. In this formula, M is a first element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ca, and Mg, A1 is a second element selected from the group consisting of Al, Fe, Ga, and Cu, x satisfies a first equation 0?x?4, y satisfies a second equation 0?y?6, and z satisfies a third equation 1?z?2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having the following structure, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and an organic light emitting device including the organic compound. The organic compound can be a bipolar compound having a p-type moiety and an n-type moiety and has high energy level and proper energy bandgap for an emissive layer of the OLED. As the organic compound is applied into the emissive layer, the OLED can maximize its luminous properties as holes and electrons are recombined uniformly over the whole area in an emitting material layer (EML).

Abstract: Provided is a thermotherapy device, which includes a first housing (10), a second housing (20) disposed under the first housing (10), a transfer plate (30), at both sides of which transfer rollers (31) are provided, and a pair of guide rails (40) that is provided to the second housing (20) and on which the respective transfer rollers (31) of the transfer plate (30) are placed. The pair of guide rails (40) are integrally molded when the second housing (20) is injection-molded. Thus, since the guide rails on which the transfer rollers of the transfer plate travel are integrally molded when the second housing is injection-molded, inefficiency caused by mounting separate rails as in the related art is removed, and thereby assemblability, productivity, and economic efficiency of the thermotherapy device can be improved.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display device, which may be fabricated using a described method. The display device includes a glass substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a side surface between the first surface and the second surface, an outermost structure on the first surface of the glass substrate and located adjacent to an edge of one side of the glass substrate, and a display area including a plurality of light emitting areas on the first surface of the glass substrate and located farther from the edge of the one side of the glass substrate than the outermost structure is. A minimum distance from the side surface of the glass substrate to the outermost structure is equal to 130 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating or ameliorating metabolic diseases, cholestatic liver diseases, or organ fibrosis, which comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isoxazole derivative, a racemate, an enantiomer, or a diastereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the derivative, the racemate, the enantiomer, or the diastereoisomer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having the following structure, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and an organic light emitting device including the organic compound. The organic compound is a bipolar compound having a p-type moiety and an n-type moiety and has high energy level and proper energy bandgap for an emissive layer of the OLED. As the organic compound is applied into the emissive layer, the OLED can maximize its luminous properties as holes and electrons are recombined uniformly over the whole area in an EML.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having the following structure, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and an organic light emitting device including the organic compound. The organic compound is a bipolar compound having a p-type moiety and an n-type moiety and has high energy level and proper energy bandgap for an emissive layer of the OLED. As the organic compound is applied into the emissive layer, the OLED can maximize its luminous properties as holes and electrons are recombined uniformly over the whole area in an emitting material layer (EML).

Abstract: A sweat sensor includes a first conductor and a second conductor that are parallel with one another. The sweat sensor also includes a channel disposed between the first and second conductors. The channel is configured to receive a sample of sweat. A measure of capacitance between the first and second conductors changes based at least partially upon a volume of the sweat in the channel.