Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method thereof. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor arranged in a vehicle, an air sprayer configured to spray air on the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying of the liquid sprayer, and an air controller configured to control air spraying of the air sprayer.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a discharge pressure of a fluid includes: a pump configured to suck the fluid through an inlet or to discharge the sucked fluid through an outlet; a distributor connected to the pump and to an injection nozzle provided by a sensor and configured to distribute the fluid discharged from the pump to the sensor; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the pump to operate selectively in accordance with detection of contamination of the sensor and to control operation of the distributor to be forcibly delayed during operation of the pump such that the fluid distributed to the sensor, when detected as being contaminated, is controlled to reach a selected required discharge pressure of different required discharge pressures selected in accordance with water amount information and a degree of contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: A method for screening a functional material according to the present invention comprises steps of: treating a linker material-coated substrate with a capture protein; treating the capture protein-treated substrate with a functional material candidate; treating the functional material candidate-treated substrate with biotin-conjugated IgE; and treating the biotin-bound IgE-treated substrate with fluorescently labeled streptavidin.

Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle including an air-conditioning case divided into a plurality of air passageways by a separation wall. A heating heat exchanger is disposed inside the air-conditioning case and exchanges heat with air to heat the interior of the vehicle. A perforated member is disposed at a downstream side of the heating heat exchanger and has a plurality of perforated holes through which the air passing the heating heat exchanger passes, and a partition wall is disposed between the heating heat exchanger and the perforated member to divide the air passageway of the air-conditioning case into a plurality of air passageways, wherein the partition wall is formed integrally with the perforated member.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cell selection apparatus and method and, in particular, may provide an apparatus that classifies cells by using artificial intelligence, on the basis of the homogeneity of cells from an image pre-processed from image data obtained by capturing images of cells, and marks parts that have an important influence on the classification results, thereby increasing the accuracy of cell selection. In addition, a reliable selection basis can be provided by visualizing the basis for cell selection.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital conversion apparatus is provided. The analog-to-digital conversion apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) configured to generate a first interrupt request; and an analog-to-digital converter included in an integrated circuit, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is configured to receive a plurality of analog values from a plurality of channels, and convert at least a portion of the received analog values that correspond to at least a portion of channels of the plurality of channels, that are selected based on the first interrupt request into at least a portion of digital values.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a spin-orbit torque-based switching device and a method of fabricating the same. The spin-orbit torque-based switching device of the present disclosure includes a spin torque generating layer provided with a tungsten-vanadium alloy thin film exhibiting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) characteristics and a magnetization free layer formed on the spin torque generating layer.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital conversion apparatus is provided. The analog-to-digital conversion apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) configured to generate a first interrupt request; and an analog-to-digital converter included in an integrated circuit, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is configured to receive a plurality of analog values from a plurality of channels, and convert at least a portion of the received analog values that correspond to at least a portion of channels of the plurality of channels, that are selected based on the first interrupt request into at least a portion of digital values.

Abstract: A camera module includes a gyro sensor to generate shaking data; a first driver integrated circuit (IC) to generate a driving signal to move a first lens barrel in at least one direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction, according to the shaking data; and a second driver IC to generate a driving signal to move a second lens barrel in at least one direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, according to the shaking data. The first driver IC includes a register unit to store the shaking data transferred from the gyro sensor, and the shaking data stored in the register unit is transferred to the second driver IC.

Abstract: An actuator of a camera module includes: driving wires to drive a lens barrel in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; a driver to provide a driving signal in the form of a pulse to the driving wires; and a controller to generate a control signal based on a target position of the lens barrel and a present position of the lens barrel, to control the driver, and to generate resistance offsets between the driving wires based on resistance slope of each of the driving wires.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a camera module that includes a housing having an inner space, a frame disposed in the inner space of the housing and configured to accommodate a lens barrel therein, and optical image stabilization driving wires including driving wires driving the frame in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis. The method includes fixing both end portions of a target driving wire, among the driving wires, to a first inner side surface of the housing, disposing the frame adjacent a second inner side surface of the housing that opposes the first inner side surface, and coupling a center part of the target driving wire to a mounting member of the frame that faces the first inner side surface of the housing.

Abstract: An optical image stabilization (OIS) circuit, applied to an OIS device including a single sensor configured to provide sensor data is provided. The OIS circuit includes a main OIS circuit configured to output a control signal to the sensor, and receive the control signal from the sensor with sensor data, output an interruption signal to initiate a control operation, and control a main OIS operation, and a sub-OIS circuit configured to be synchronized with the main OIS circuit based on the control signal input with the sensor data, and control a sub OIS operation based on the interruption signal.

Abstract: An analog-digital conversion apparatus includes: an analog-digital converter (ADC) included in an integrated circuit (IC) and configured to operate based on a sampling clock constituting a portion of a plurality of clocks; and a driver included in the IC and configured to operate based on another portion of the plurality of clocks, and produce a driving signal based on a digital value output from the ADC. The ADC and the driver are synchronized with each other based on an interrupt request (Irq) of the IC.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a camera module that includes a housing having an inner space, a frame disposed in the inner space of the housing and configured to accommodate a lens barrel therein, and optical image stabilization driving wires including driving wires driving the frame in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis. The method includes fixing both end portions of a target driving wire, among the driving wires, to a first inner side surface of the housing, disposing the frame adjacent a second inner side surface of the housing that opposes the first inner side surface, and coupling a center part of the target driving wire to a mounting member of the frame that faces the first inner side surface of the housing.

Abstract: An analog-digital conversion apparatus includes: an analog-digital converter (ADC) included in an integrated circuit (IC) and configured to operate based on a sampling clock constituting a portion of a plurality of clocks; and a driver included in the IC and configured to operate based on another portion of the plurality of clocks, and produce a driving signal based on a digital value output from the ADC. The ADC and the driver are synchronized with each other based on an interrupt request (Irq) of the IC.

Abstract: An optical image stabilization (OIS) circuit includes a first OIS circuit configured to operate as a serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus master with respect to a single sensor, read sensor data from the single sensor, and store the read sensor data, and configured to transmit a control code in a first SPI slave operation mode prior to a second SPI slave operation mode, and provide the sensor data in the second SPI slave operation mode, while operating as an SPI slave; and a second OIS circuit configured to operate as a SPI master with respect to the first OIS circuit, read the control code from the first OIS circuit, and store the control code in a first SPI master operation mode, and further configured to read and store the sensor data in a second SPI master operation mode subsequent to the first SPI master operation mode.

Abstract: An optical image stabilization (OIS) circuit includes a first OIS circuit configured to operate as a serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus master with respect to a single sensor, read sensor data from the single sensor, and store the read sensor data, and configured to transmit a control code in a second SPI slave operation mode prior to a first SPI slave operation mode, and provide the sensor data in the first SPI slave operation mode, while operating as an SPI slave; and a second OIS circuit configured to operate as a SPI master with respect to the first OIS circuit, read the control code from the first OIS circuit, and store the control code in a first SPI master operation mode, and further configured to read and store the sensor data in a second SPI master operation mode subsequent to the first SPI master operation mode.

Abstract: An optical image stabilization (OIS) circuit, applied to an OIS device including a single sensor configured to provide sensor data is provided. The OIS circuit includes a main OIS circuit configured to output a control signal to the sensor, and receive the control signal from the sensor with sensor data, output an interruption signal to initiate a control operation, and control a main OIS operation, and a sub-OIS circuit configured to be synchronized with the main OIS circuit based on the control signal input with the sensor data, and control a sub OIS operation based on the interruption signal.

Abstract: A camera module includes a support structure having an internal space, a first movable body movably disposed inside the support structure, a second movable body elevatably disposed in an internal space of the first movable body, and a driving unit disposed in at least one of a space between the support structure and the first movable body and a space between the first movable body and the second movable body. The driving unit includes a driving wire, formed of a shape memory alloy, and a spring disposed to overlap the driving wire. The first and second movable bodies are moved by driving force applied in one direction by the driving wire, and driving force applied in another direction by the spring.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a spin-orbit torque-based switching device and a method of fabricating the same. The spin-orbit torque-based switching device of the present disclosure includes a spin torque generating layer provided with a tungsten-vanadium alloy thin film exhibiting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) characteristics and a magnetization free layer formed on the spin torque generating layer.