Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes a lower can having a bottom surface; an upper can having a top, the upper can and the lower can being coupled to define a space therein; an electrolyte in the space; an electrode assembly in the space and including a negative electrode, a separator, and a positive electrode wound together; a gasket between the upper can and the lower can to electrically insulate the upper and lower cans; a top insulator that is electrically insulating and covering a top surface of the electrode assembly; and a bottom insulator that is electrically insulating and covering a bottom surface of the electrode assembly. The top and bottom insulators are each configured to expand in volume by absorbing the electrolyte. Surfaces of at least one of the top insulator and the bottom insulator are coated with a protective layer to prevent thermal shrinkage from occurring.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clock generator and a display device including the same. The clock generator includes a first clock generation circuit configured to output a clock, data, and a timing control signal; a first wiring through which the clock is serially transmitted; a second wiring through which the data is serially transmitted; a third wiring through which a pulse of the timing control signal is serially transmitted; a second clock generation circuit connected to the first clock generation circuit through the first wiring, the second wiring, and the third wiring and configured to generate pre-clocks in which phases are sequentially shifted based on the data and the clock; and a clock adjustment circuit configured to receive the pulse of the timing control signal and the pre-clock and output an output clock.

Abstract: There are provided a method for designing a mechanical apparatus and a device using the same. A method for acquiring shape information of a mechanical apparatus based on target performance information according to an embodiment may include: acquiring a first target performance parameter and a second target performance parameter of the mechanical apparatus; acquiring first shape information by using a first model based on the first target performance parameter and the second target performance parameter; acquiring a first prediction performance parameter by using a second model based on the first shape information; and updating the first model based on at least one of the first target performance parameter, the second target performance parameter or the first prediction performance parameter.

Abstract: A button type secondary battery includes a wound electrode assembly; a lower can with the electrode assembly and an electrolyte in the lower can; a top plate to close the lower can; a positive electrode terminal coupled to the top plate through a gasket to be electrically insulated from the top plate with a portion of the positive electrode terminal passing through a hole in the top plate to be bonded to a positive electrode tab; a top insulator covering a top surface of the electrode assembly; and a bottom insulator covering a bottom surface of the electrode assembly. The top insulator and the bottom insulator are each configured to expand in volume by absorbing the electrolyte. Surfaces of at least one or more of the top insulator and the bottom insulator are coated with a protective layer configured to prevent thermal shrinkage from occurring.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the device including a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction; a gate electrode extending in a second direction over the fin-type pattern, the second direction being different from the first direction; spacers on sidewalls of the gate electrode; a capping structure on the gate electrode and the spacers, the capping structure including a first capping pattern and a second capping pattern, the second capping pattern being on the first capping pattern; and an interlayer insulating film surrounding sidewalls of each of the spacers and sidewalls of the capping structure, the interlayer insulating film being in contact with the first capping pattern.

Abstract: A substrate includes: a first die alignment mark and a first die position mark defining a die stack region. The first die alignment mark has substantially a cross shape having substantially a vertical bar and substantially a horizontal bar intersecting each other substantially perpendicularly, and the first die position mark includes a first main position mark having a first area and a first branch position mark having a second area different from the first area.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery includes: an index table configured to receive a secondary battery cell, the secondary battery cell including an electrode assembly, a can accommodating the electrode assembly, and an electrode tab between the electrode assembly and the can to electrically connect the electrode assembly to the can; a laser scanner configured to irradiate laser onto an outer surface of the can to weld the electrode tab to the can; and a controller configured to variably control the laser scanner according to an operation of the index table.

Abstract: Provided is an organic compound which contributes to substantial improvements in the luminous efficiency and viewing angle of an organic electroluminescent device. An organic electroluminescent device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a capping layer. The organic layer or the capping layer includes an organic compound represented by chemical formula 1.

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: The present invention relates to a catalyst for hydrogenation of an aromatic compound, which is capable of greatly reducing the inactivation of a catalyst by using a support including a magnesium-based spinel structure, and a preparation method therefor.

Abstract: A vehicle body includes a floor member, a support member coupled to an upper surface of the floor member, and a frame member coupled to an upper end of the support member to define a space between the floor member and the frame member, wherein the space is configured to house an item. The item may include a high-voltage battery.

Abstract: A display device including a non-sensing area and a sensing area with a first sensing area and a second sensing area spaced apart from each other in a first direction, includes a light emitting element emitting light, and a sensor unit including a plurality of first sensor electrodes disposed in the first sensing area and extending in the first direction, a plurality of second sensor electrodes disposed in the second sensing area and extending in the first direction, a plurality of third sensor electrodes disposed in the first sensing area and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, a plurality of fourth sensor electrodes disposed in the second sensing area and extending in the second direction, and a connection pattern disposed in the non-sensing area. The connection pattern electrically connects the plurality of third sensor electrodes to the plurality of fourth sensor electrodes.

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: A self-healing alloy contains 5 to 11% by weight of molybdenum (Mo), iron (Fe) as a remainder, and unavoidable impurities. A method for manufacturing the self-healing alloy includes heat treating the alloy or preparing an alloy raw material powder and sintering, homogenizing, and cooling the alloy raw material powder.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the device including a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction; a gate electrode extending in a second direction over the fin-type pattern, the second direction being different from the first direction; spacers on sidewalls of the gate electrode; a capping structure on the gate electrode and the spacers, the capping structure including a first capping pattern and a second capping pattern, the second capping pattern being on the first capping pattern; and an interlayer insulating film surrounding sidewalls of each of the spacers and sidewalls of the capping structure, the interlayer insulating film being in contact with the first capping pattern.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern; gate spacers on the active pattern defining a gate trench; a gate insulating layer along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the gate trench; a first conductive layer on the gate insulating layer; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer in the gate trench; a third conductive layer on the second conductive layer in the gate trench and including a first portion between parts of the second conductive layer, and a second portion on the first portion and in contact with an upper surface of the second conductive layer; and a capping pattern on the second and third conductive layers and including a portion between the gate insulating layer and the second portion, and in contact with a sidewall of the second portion, wherein a width of the second portion is greater than a width of the first portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein dimer comprising an IgE Fc receptor alpha subunit extracellular domain (Fc?RI?-ECD) and a fragment of anti-IL-4R antibody; and a composition for treating allergic diseases, comprising the same. The fusion protein dimer according to the present invention exhibits an excellent IgE-binding ability and an excellent serum IgE level-reducing effect. In addition, the present invention elicits a hyperimmune response of IgE, and thus has an excellent effect of inhibiting the activity of cytokines inducing allergic diseases, such as IL-4 and IL-13, and thus may be applied as a medicine for the use of treating or preventing IgE-mediated allergic diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein comprising an anti-LAG-3 antibody and IL-2 or a variant thereof. In the fusion protein according to the present invention, the anti-LAG-3 antibody moiety may bind to LAG-3, thereby regulating the binding of LAG-3 and MHCII. Moreover, the IL-2 protein or a variant thereof may regulate the activity of T cells. Therefore, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the fusion protein increases the immune activity in vivo and can be effectively used as an anticancer agent, and thus is highly industrially applicable.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing, as active ingredients, a fusion protein dimer including an IL-2 protein or a variant thereof and a CD80 protein or a fragment thereof, and an immune checkpoint inhibitor is disclosed. The fusion protein containing an CD80 fragment, an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin, and an IL-2 variant can activate immune cells such as natural killer cells as well as control the immune cell regulatory activity of regulatory T cells. In addition, the combined administration of the fusion protein and an immune checkpoint inhibitor such as Keytruda known as a PD-1 inhibitor can effectively inhibit cancer. Therefore, a pharmaceutical composition containing, as active ingredients, the fusion protein dimer and an immune checkpoint inhibitor can be effectively applied to the treatment of cancer and has high industrial applicability.

Abstract: An integrated molecular diagnosis apparatus including a buffer tube into which a sample collection tool collecting a sample is inserted, the buffer preparing a sample solution that contains nucleic acid extracted from the collected sample, a cartridge combined with the buffer tube and supplied with the sample solution, the cartridge transporting the sample solution to a reaction chamber through a fluid channel and performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction, and a diagnosis module main body detachably combined with the cartridge, the diagnosis module main body supplying heat at a predetermined temperature to the reaction chamber, detecting the nucleic acid amplification reaction, and determining whether or not a diagnosis target is present.