Abstract: An image sensing apparatus and method therefor are provided. The image sensing apparatus includes a pixel array comprising pixels arranged in a grid form, wherein the pixels are configured to convert light reflected from an object into electrical signals, and a processor to generate a difference of charge quantities, of which at least one of an exposure time and a phase is different, from electrical signals detected from the pixel array for each of the pixels in each frame, and extract distance information for the object.

Abstract: A lower cross member for a vehicle is disposed on a floor of a vehicle. The lower cross member includes a core member and a reinforcing layer. The core member is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of unidirectional carbon fibers, and the reinforcing layer is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of fiberglass.

Abstract: A plug-in type energy storage system is proposed. The system includes: a plurality of battery racks configured to store power; and a panel configured to control charging or discharging of the plurality of battery racks, where each battery rack includes: a plurality of battery modules configured to store the power; a control module connected to each battery module and the panel to control the charging or discharging of each battery module according to a control signal received from the panel; a conversion module connected to the control module to convert waveforms of the power into direct current or alternating current according to a control signal received from the control module; and a casing configured to accommodate each battery module, the conversion module, and the control module. In addition, the plurality of battery modules and the battery power management unit integrally constitute each battery rack.

Abstract: A method for controlling an LLC resonance converter controls a converter through the steps of detecting parameter values related to operation of the converter, determining a switching duty of the converter on the basis of the detected parameter values, and controlling the converter with the determined switching duty to improve nonlinearity of a gain curve of the converter, thereby reducing output current ripples and achieving low-gain output.

Abstract: A herd behavior pattern analysis apparatus of video-based herd objects includes a data transmission/reception module; a memory that stores a herd pattern analysis program of the video-based herd objects; and a processor that executes the program stored in the memory, in which the program performs video pre-processing to detect an edge image of the herd object based on an input video captured through at least one camera allocated to a space where the herd objects are accommodated, and inputs the edge image into a herd pattern analysis model to detect pattern information of the herd object and to determine whether the herd object is normal based on the pattern information, and the herd pattern analysis model is a model learned using learning data including the edge image of each herd object, and outputs pattern information of the herd object based on the input video.

Abstract: A light emitting element structure may include at least one light emitting element which is disposed on a substrate and spaced apart from each other, and extends in a direction perpendicular to the substrate; an auxiliary layer which is disposed on the substrate, exposes at least a portion of the upper surface of the substrate, and surrounds the outer surface of the light emitting element; a current spreading layer which is disposed on the auxiliary layer and electrically contacts an end of the light emitting element; a first pad which is electrically connected to the end of the light emitting element, disposed on the current spreading layer, and does not to overlap the light emitting element; and a second pad which is electrically connected to another end of the light emitting element disposed on the upper surface of the exposed substrate and spaced apart from the auxiliary layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first end portion and a second end portion disposed in a length direction of the light-emitting element, a first electrode corresponding to the first end portion, a first semiconductor layer on the first electrode, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer on the active layer, and a second electrode on the second semiconductor layer and corresponding to the second end portion. The second electrode includes a first layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second layer on the first layer. The first semiconductor layer includes a p-type semiconductor layer doped with a p-type dopant. The second semiconductor layer includes an n-type semiconductor layer doped with an n-type dopant. The first electrode is in ohmic contact with the first semiconductor layer. The second electrode is in ohmic contact with the second semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and device. The image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding a prediction mode index; determining whether the prediction mode index indicates function-based intra prediction; inducing a parameter (s) for generating a function, when the prediction mode index indicates the function-based intra prediction; generating the function on the basis of the induced parameter (s); and performing intra prediction by using the generated function.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting diode in which an emitting material layer disposed between two electrodes includes a first compound forming a fused ring among a boron atom and at least one of oxygen atom, sulfur atom and a selenium atom, and a second compound forming a fused ring between a boron atom and a nitrogen atom, and an organic light emitting device including the organic light emitting diode. The first compound and the second compound may be included in the same emitting material layer or adjacently disposed emitting material layers. The organic light emitting diode includes the emitting material layer where includes first and second compounds with adjusting their energy levels so that driving voltages of the organic light emitting diode can be lowered and luminous efficiency and luminous lifetime of the organic light emitting diode can be improved.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a semiconductor core having at least a partial region extending in a direction and including a first end, a second end, and a main body part between the first end and the second end; a first electrode layer surrounding the second end of the semiconductor core; a second electrode layer surrounding at least the first end of the semiconductor core and spaced apart from the first electrode layer; and an insulating layer surrounding the semiconductor core, the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The second end of the semiconductor core has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the main body part.

Abstract: A device and a method for measuring a time-resolved thermal image. An embodiment comprises an optical imaging unit comprising a camera and a probe light source, the optical imaging unit emitting a probe optical signal from the probe light source to a sample during a time-resolution time; a control unit for outputting a first trigger signal to the camera, outputting a driving signal to the probe light source such that the probe light source emits the probe light source to the sample during the time-resolution time, outputting a second trigger signal to a bias unit in an turn-on interval, and outputting no second trigger signal to the bias unit in a turn-off interval; and a bias unit for applying a bias signal generated on the basis of the second trigger signal in the turn-on interval to the sample, and applying no bias signal to the sample in the turn-off interval.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first surface corresponding to an end of the light emitting element, a second surface corresponding to another end of the light emitting element, a first semiconductor layer adjacent to the first surface, the first semiconductor layer including a first type of semiconductor, a second semiconductor layer adjacent to the second surface, the second semiconductor layer including a second type of semiconductor different from the first type of semiconductor, and an active layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. An area of the first surface is larger than an area of the second surface, and a distance between the first surface and the second surface is shorter than a length defined by the first surface.

Abstract: Proposed are a sealing member that prevents fluid leakage even in a cryogenic environment, a fluid supplying device including the sealing member, and a substrate processing apparatus including the fluid supplying device. A sealing member according to an embodiment includes a sealing jacket having a ring shape, an upper O-ring mounted on an upper surface of the sealing jacket, a lower O-ring mounted on a lower surface of the sealing jacket, and a pressure ring inserted into a receiving portion of the sealing jacket and pressing the upper surface and the lower surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate. A lower chip is on the package substrate. An upper chip is on the lower chip. An input/output signal bump is between the lower chip and the package substrate and receives/outputs a signal to/from the lower chip. A wire bonding pad is on the upper chip and includes a wire connected thereto. A first input/output signal ball is on the package substrate and receives/outputs the signal to/from the lower chip and is connected to the input/output signal bump. A second input/output signal ball is on the package substrate and receives/outputs a signal to/from the upper chip and is electrically connected to the wire bonding pad. The input/output signal bump is closer to the first input/output signal ball than the second input/output signal ball. The wire bonding pad is closer to the second input/output signal ball than the first input/output signal ball.

Abstract: A light emitting device may include: a substrate; a light emitting element located on the substrate and configured to emit light; a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other with the light emitting element interposed therebetween; a color conversion layer located on the substrate and configured to convert light emitted from the light emitting element into light having a specific color; a first contact electrode configured to electrically couple the first electrode with a first end of the light emitting element; and a second contact electrode configured to electrically couple the second electrode with a second end of the light emitting element. In a plan view, the color conversion layer may be spaced from the light emitting element and overlaps with at least one of the first and the second contact electrodes.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer including a first type of semiconductor, the first semiconductor layer including a 1-1-th semiconductor layer and a 1-2-th semiconductor layer, which are arranged in a length direction of the light emitting element; a second semiconductor layer including a second type of semiconductor different from the first type; an active layer disposed between the 1-2-th semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and an intermediate layer disposed between the 1-1-th semiconductor layer and the 1-2-th semiconductor layer and having a porous structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate treating apparatus and a fluid supply unit that reduce the outer diameter while preventing condensation from occurring even without wrapping a pipe supplying a refrigerant with a heat insulating material. The substrate treating apparatus includes: a process chamber having a treatment space for treating a substrate; an inner pipe connected to the process chamber and for supplying a heat exchange fluid to an interior of the process chamber; a cooler connected to the inner pipe, and for cooling the heat exchange fluid and supplying the cooled heat exchange fluid to the inner pipe; an outer pipe disposed on an outer side of the inner pipe while surrounding the inner pipe to form a suction space between the inner pipe and the outer pipe; an intake part connected to the suction space, and for sucking the suction space; and a spacing maintaining part disposed in the suction space, and for maintaining a spacing distance between the inner pipe and the outer pipe.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a first planarization layer disposed on a surface of the substrate, a second planarization layer disposed on a surface of the first planarization layer, a light-emitting element including a pixel electrode disposed on the surface of the second planarization layer, an emissive layer disposed on a surface of the pixel electrode, and a common electrode disposed on a surface of the emissive layer, a connection electrode disposed on the surface of the first planarization layer and electrically connecting the surface of the first planarization layer with an opposite surface of the first planarization layer through a first contact hole, and a light-absorbing layer disposed on the surface of the first planarization layer and covered by the second planarization layer.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include establishing a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment in reference to a real-world environment, and determining whether the virtual boundary requires a correction. The method may include providing, in response to determining that the virtual boundary requires the correction, and alert and, in response to the alert, receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary. The method may further include monitoring, in response to the request from the user, an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data, and modifying the virtual boundary based on the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical property storage device and a system using the same. The device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light transistor in which the conductance between a source electrode and a drain electrode changes in accordance with optical properties of color temperature and illumination of incident light; and a variable resistance memory device of a second terminal in which a first electrode is electrically connected to any one electrode from among the source and drain electrodes of the light transistor, and which stores a conductance changing in accordance with the changed conductance of the light transistor.