Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction such that long side surfaces of adjacent ones of the battery cells face one another; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being between each adjacent pair of the battery cells, each of the insulation spacers including a heat-insulating first sheet and a plurality of flame-retardant second sheets respectively adhered to opposite surfaces of the first sheet by an adhesion member; a cover member including an internal receiving space configured to accommodate the battery cells and the insulation spacers; a top plate coupled to the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having fire extinguishing agent openings respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to the top plate and having discharge openings respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and

Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery includes a carbon-based active material, and silicon-based active material particles doped with magnesium. At least some of the silicon-based active material particles include pores, and a volume ratio of pores having a diameter of 50 nm or less among the pores is 2% or less based on a total volume of the silicon-based active material particles.

Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a cover member accommodating a plurality of battery cells in an internal receiving space, each of the battery cells including a vent; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member and including a duct corresponding to the vent of at least one of the battery cells; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having an exhaust area corresponding to the duct, the exhaust area having a plurality of discharge openings, the top cover including a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface of the top cover, the protrusion extending around a periphery of the exhaust area and around a distal end of the duct; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a reference temperature.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle, includes a second row center seat and a second row side seat provided on a partition wall positioned rearward of a driver seat, the second row center seat may move leftward or rightward, and an interval between the seats may be increased in a state in which the second row center seat is moved in a right direction away from the second row side seat, which makes it possible to maximally prevent body contact between a passenger in the second row center seat and a passenger in the second row side seat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle. The cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle is configured to perform a tip-up function of a cushion part, and to move a seat leftward and rightward to adjust an interval between left and right seats, whereby left and right spacing between occupants seated in the seats is sufficiently secured and the convenience of the occupants is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for mutual authentication of quantum entities based on Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution (MDI-QKD). The method may include configuring a quantum input form based on an authentication key shared in advance with a counterpart entity, applying polarization modulation to the configured quantum input form, transmitting the quantum input form to which polarization modulation is applied to a quantum measurement device, and authenticating the counterpart entity by checking whether the counterpart entity configures a quantum input form according to the shared authentication key using a measurement result and information about polarization modulation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving mode switching device and a driving mode switching method. Particularly, the driving mode switching device according to the present disclosure comprises: a driving mode switching determination unit for determining to switch a driving mode of a vehicle to either an autonomous driving mode or a manual driving mode on the basis of at least one from among driving information, detection information, and driver detection information; and a driving mode switching unit for controlling a transition section in which the driving mode is switched and/or the ratio of turning control signals in the driving modes on the basis of at least one from among the driving information, the detection information, and the driver detection information when it is determined that the driving mode is to be switched, and switching the driving mode by changing the turning control signal.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a sacrificial layer in a preliminary substrate by adding an element into the preliminary substrate, forming a transistor structure on the preliminary substrate, the transistor structure including a source/drain region, replacing the sacrificial layer with a power contact that comprises an upper surface contacting the source/drain region, and forming a power rail that contacts a lower surface of the power contact.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a multilayer structure in which a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked in a first direction and a plurality of internal electrodes stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and external electrodes formed outside the body and connected to the internal electrodes. The body includes an active portion and a side margin portion covering the active portion and opposing each other in a second direction, and 1<A2/M1?1.5 and A2<A1 in which A1 is an average grain size of the dielectric layers in a central region of the active portion, A2 is an average grain size of the dielectric layers at an active boundary part of the active portion adjacent to the side margin portion, and M1 is an average grain size of the dielectric layers in a central region of the side margin portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers, side margin portions disposed on the body, and external electrodes disposed on the body. The reliability of the multilayer electronic component is improved by controlling the contents of Si for each position of the dielectric layer and the side margin portion.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The integrated circuit devices may include a transistor including a channel region and a source/drain region contacting the channel region, a power rail that is configured be electrically connected to a power source and is spaced apart from the source/drain region in a first direction, and a power contact that is between the source/drain region and the power rail and contacts both the source/drain region and the power rail. The channel region may overlap the power contact in the first direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a convenience equipment pull-out device for a vehicle. The convenience equipment pull-out device includes: a housing mounted on a headliner of the vehicle, a body which is mounted on the housing and coupled to a movable driving portion and to a plurality of movement guides. In particular, the body slides along the movement guides when the driving portion is driven. The device further includes a pull-out portion rotatably coupled to the body and selectively pulled out towards the interior of the vehicle while a hinge region connected to the body slides along a guide rail member of the housing.

Abstract: A interconnect structure for an integrated circuit may include: a metal line including a plurality of sections having different thicknesses along a 1st direction; and a plurality of vias respectively protruding from the plurality of sections of the metal line.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device that includes: at least one transistor, a front side structure, and a back side structure, the front side structure being disposed opposite to the back side structure with respect to the transistor; and a front via formed at a side of the transistor and connecting the front side structure to the back side structure, wherein the front via is formed in a via hole formed of a lower via hole and an upper via hole vertically connected to each other, and wherein the via hole has a bent structure at a side surface thereof where the lower via hole is connected to the upper via hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid organic light emitting display device including a driving thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor pattern and a switching thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor pattern or a polycrystalline semiconductor pattern in a driving device unit for driving a unit pixel, in which a light blocking layer below an active layer is electrically connected to a source electrode to form the driving thin film transistor with wide control range at low gradation and the light blocking layer is disposed as close as possible to the active layer to broaden the control range of the driving thin film transistor.

Abstract: A display device according to one embodiment is a display device in which a first folding area, a first non-folding area on one side of the first folding area, and a second non-folding area on the other side of the first folding area are defined, and comprises a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an upper polarization member disposed on one surface of the second substrate and spaced apart from the liquid crystal layer with the second substrate interposed therebetween, wherein the second substrate has a first thickness, which is partially slimmed, in the first folding area, the second substrate has a second thickness, which is greater than the first thickness and corresponds to an original thickness of a flat display element without being slimmed, in each of the non-folding areas, the upper polarization member is disposed over the first non-folding area, the folding area and the second no

Abstract: Provided are a display device and a fabrication method thereof. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate having one surface opposite to one surface of the first substrate. The first substrate includes a first-one portion that overlaps the second substrate in a thickness direction and a first-two portion that does not overlap the second substrate. The second substrate includes a second portion that overlaps the first substrate in the thickness direction. The first-two portion has a greater thickness than the first-one portion. The second portion includes a second-one portion that overlaps the first-one portion in the thickness direction and a second-two portion disposed between the second-one portion and the first-two portion in a plan view. The second-two portion has a greater thickness than the second-one portion. The second-two portion is disposed so as not to overlap the first-two portion in the thickness direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a main body, a cleaning tool assembly connected to the main body to be movable in at least one axial direction, a handle part connected to the main body and configured to receive an applied force of a user, a detection part provided in the handle part and configured to detect a magnitude and a direction of the force applied to the handle part, and a control part configured to control the movement direction of the cleaning tool assembly based on the detected direction of the force and to control the movement distance of the cleaning tool assembly based on the detected magnitude of the force. In this way, the steering performance may be improved by reducing a horizontal load felt by a user when the user holds and moves the handle of the cleaner, fatigue felt when performing the cleaning operation may be removed by removing a vertical load applied by the handle, and convenience may be improved.