Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method may comprise deriving at least one merge candidate of a current block, generating an initial merge candidate list of the current block by using the derived at least one merge candidate and generating a reconfigured merge candidate list by using the initial merge candidate list.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a 3-way valve and a heat pump system using same, the 3-way valve comprising: a housing in which an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet are disposed; and a ball valve which is disposed inside the housing, wherein the ball valve comprises: an inlet hole which is connected to the inlet and into which a refrigerant flows; a first outlet hole and a second outlet hole, through which the refrigerant flowing into the inlet hole flows out, and when the ball valve rotates, the refrigerant flowing out through the first outlet hole passes through the first outlet, and the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing out through the second outlet hole is controlled through the second outlet.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a photoresist coater applying a photoresist film on a substrate, a humidifier increasing an amount of moisture in an ambient to which the photoresist film on the substrate is exposed, and an exposer irradiating the photoresist film exposed to the ambient having the increased amount of moisture with light. The humidifier is disposed between the photoresist coater and the exposer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an active heat dissipation apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, and the active heat dissipation apparatus includes a thermal conduction panel body having a refrigerant flow space configured to provide a space in which gas-liquid circulation is performed so that a refrigerant dissipates heat while changing phases in a closed space having an interior filled with the refrigerant, in which the refrigerant flow space includes a first refrigerant flow path that is a vaporization zone in which the thermal conduction panel body is supplied with heat from a heat generation element that is a heat dissipation target, and a second refrigerant flow path configured to serve as a route through which a liquid refrigerant in the refrigerant, which is condensed into a liquid state from a gaseous state, flows toward the first refrigerant flow path by surface tension or gravity.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor memory device having improved integration and electrical characteristics.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method may comprise deriving at least one merge candidate of a current block, generating an initial merge candidate list of the current block by using the derived at least one merge candidate and generating a reconfigured merge candidate list by using the initial merge candidate list.

Abstract: An image encoding method and an image decoding method are provided. The image decoding method includes deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived temporal merge candidate, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on the generated merge candidate list. The deriving a temporal merge candidate includes scaling a motion vector derived from the co-located block based on a POC difference value between the current block and a reference picture of the current block and a POC difference value between the co-located block and a reference picture of the co-located block, and modifying the scaled motion vector based on motion vector scaling information between a neighboring block of the current block and a co-located block of the neighboring block.

Abstract: A fronthaul multiplexer according to one aspect of the present invention combines uplink packets in a compressed state that is received from two or more radio units so that the uplink packets are accumulated and combined immediately when received or the uplink packets are recompressed using a compressing method with high compression efficiency when stored in a memory in order to reduce a use amount of memory.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning air may include conditioning equipment; an input unit which receives an air cleaning command operating the conditioning equipment; and a controller which executes an air cleaning control regardless of a turn on/off of the conditioning equipment according to the air cleaning command to operate the conditioning equipment.

Abstract: A system for detecting an accident risk in a working place that can determine a work stage of the working place where various kinds of works, such as a cargo loading and unloading workshop, are performed or determine whether or not there is a risk that an accident may occurs in the working place is disclosed. In the disclosed system for detecting the accident risk in the working place, a camera is used to photograph the working place, only information about an object recognized by analyzing the image is transmitted to the server without transmitting the photographed image to the server, thereby minimizing an amount of information transmitted from the camera to the server.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article inserted into an accommodation space of the aerosol generating apparatus; a sensing module including at least one of an inductive sensor configured to detect a change in an inductance of the accommodation space or a temperature sensor configured to detect a change in a temperature of the heater; and a processor configured to: detect, via the sensing module, whether the aerosol generating article that is inserted into the accommodation space is at least partially moved from the accommodation space; and based on detecting that the aerosol generating article is at least partially moved from the accommodation space, control a power supply to the heater, based on at least one of the change in the inductance or the change in the temperature acquired via the sensing module.

Abstract: A transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver connected to each other by a first line and a second line. The transmitter transmits signals each having a first voltage range to the first line and the second line in a first mode, and signals each having a second voltage range less than the first voltage range to the first line and the second line in a second mode. The receiver includes a low-power driver which receives signals through the first line and the second line in an operating state of the first mode, and stops an operation thereof in the second mode, and a high-speed driver which receives signals through the first line and the second line in the second mode, and stops an operation thereof in the first mode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for detecting violation of control flow integrity. The apparatus includes memory for storing a program and a processor for executing the program, wherein the processor multiple branch identifier registers to which identifiers of branch targets are written, a set branch identifier instruction configured to command an identifier of a branch target to be written to a branch identifier register at a predetermined sequence number, among the multiple branch identifier registers, and a check branch identifier instruction configured to command a signal indicating detection of a control flow hijacking attack to be issued based on whether a value written to the branch identifier register at the predetermined sequence number is identical to a value of an identifier of a branch target at the predetermined sequence number, wherein the program detects whether a control flow is hijacked based on the multiple branch identifier registers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding by using a geometric modified picture. The encoding method according to the present invention includes: generating a geometric modified picture by geometrically modifying a reference picture; and generating a first prediction block of a current block by performing inter prediction referencing the geometric modified picture.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate that includes a first region and a second region, a first active pattern on the first region, a first gate structure that intersects the first active pattern, a first epitaxial pattern connected to the first active pattern and includes n-type impurities, a first source/drain contact that penetrates an upper surface of the first epitaxial pattern and is connected to the first epitaxial pattern, a second active pattern on the second region, a second gate structure that intersects the second active pattern, a second epitaxial pattern connected to the second active pattern and includes p-type impurities, and a second source/drain contact that penetrates an upper surface of the second epitaxial pattern and is connected to the second epitaxial pattern. A lower surface of the first source/drain contact is lower than a lower surface of the second source/drain contact.

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine including: a cabinet including a plurality of side frames, a back frame, a top frame and a bottom frame; a front frame that is disposed in front of the cabinet and includes an internal laundry port through which laundry is put into a rotating tub, and a front cover that is disposed in front of the front frame, extends from the top frame to the bottom frame, includes an external laundry port corresponding to the internal laundry port and is integrally formed. Thus, no line is formed in a front side of the washing machine so that the exterior of the washing machine can be enhanced.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims at providing a gel polymer electrolyte which has a great effect of inhibiting leakage of an organic solvent by confining the organic solvent in a three-dimensional polymer network and has oxidation stability, flame retardancy, thermal stability, and excellent lithium ion conductivity. In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a gel polymer electrolyte including a cross-linked polymer having a thiol-ene structure, wherein the thiol-ene structure is formed by a click reaction of a thiol group of a thiol compound containing at least four reactive thiol groups per molecule and an acrylic group of a fluorinated polyether diacrylate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate, a first and second active pattern extending in a first horizontal direction on the substrate, the second active pattern apart from the first active pattern in the first horizontal direction, first nanosheets apart from each other in a vertical direction on the first active pattern, second nanosheets apart from each other in the vertical direction on the first and second active patterns, a gate electrode extending in a second horizontal direction different from the first horizontal direction on the first active pattern and surrounding the first nanosheets, a source/drain region between the first and second nanosheets, an active cut penetrating the second nanosheets in the vertical direction, extending to the substrate, and separating the first and second active patterns, and a sacrificial layer between the source/drain region and the active cut, in contact with the active cut, and including silicon germanium may be provided.

Abstract: An embodiment composition for solid electrolyte membranes of all-solid-state batteries includes a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and a cross-linking agent including two or more acrylate functionalities. An embodiment method of manufacturing a solid electrolyte membrane for an all-solid-state battery includes forming a composition including a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and a cross-linking agent including two or more acrylate functionalities and cross-linking the composition.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a first transistor having a first channel between a first source/drain, and a second transistor having a second channel between a second source/drain. The first transistor operates based on a first amount of current and the second transistor operates based on a second amount of current different from the first amount of current. The first and second channels have fixed channel widths. The fixed channel widths may be based on fins or nanowires included in the first and second transistors.