Abstract: Disclosed herein are a metal-graphene heterojunction metal interconnect, a method of forming the same, and a semiconductor device including the same. The method includes: a) forming a carbon source layer by depositing a carbon source on a top surface of a substrate; b) forming a metal catalyst layer by depositing a metal catalyst on the carbon source layer; and c) carrying out heat treatment on the substrate comprising the carbon source layer and the metal catalyst layer. The graphene can be formed by carrying out the heat treatment only once irrespectively of the number of substrates, and accordingly to the manufacturing time and manufacturing cost of the metal interconnect are reduced, and a damage to the metal interconnect by the heat treatment is not caused.

Abstract: A heater device of a diesel fuel filter may include a heater housing inserted into a diesel fuel filter, and a heater portion inserted into the heater housing. A plurality of flow-path regions may be formed in the heater portion such that heated fuel passes through the heater portion. Accordingly, heat is transmitted directly from a heater portion including a plurality of heat radiating plates and PTC devices, and thus fuel is rapidly heated and a fuel transfer velocity is increased so as to improve engine starting performance at low temperature, thereby improving marketability and convenience.

Abstract: A fuel filter heating device may include an exhaust gas pipe through which exhaust gas generated from an engine flows, a heat transfer medium, which is disposed near a fuel filter to receive radiation heat transferred from the exhaust gas pipe and transfer the radiation heat to the fuel filter upon contacting the fuel filter, and a temperature-sensitive actuator for moving the heat transfer medium in a selected direction depending on the temperature of fuel in the fuel filter such that the heat transfer medium contacts the fuel filter to heat the fuel in the fuel filter or the heat transfer medium is separated from the fuel filter to block heat transfer therebetween.

Abstract: A urea filler neck for preventing a urea overflow includes a filler housing forming a urea path in which urea flows to a urea tank. An injection gun guide is provided in the filler housing. An end of an injection gun is fixed by the injection gun guide to limit an insertion position of the injection gun inserted into an inlet of the filler housing. An injection gun guide flooding phenomenon is generated, in which urea flowing backward from the urea tank rises to block an air flow in the filler housing being generated in the injection gun guide. A filler housing pressure increasing phenomenon is generated, in which a pressure in the filler housing is increased due to blocking of the air flow by the injection gun guide flooding phenomenon being generated in the injection gun guide.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a donor-acceptor conjugated polymer and an organic electronic device including the same. According to embodiments of the invention, it is possible to realize a conjugated polymer suitable for organic memory devices and a multi-functional, high-performance, large-area organic memory device for electronics including the same, the organic memory device operating in air.

Abstract: A separator apparatus for separating fluid may include a fluid inlet port into which the fluid in which gas and liquid may be mixed flows while being pressurized, a lower body which has a partition wall formed in an internal space of the lower body that fluid-communicates with the fluid inlet port, and an upper body which may be assembled to an upper opening portion of the lower body, and has a first gas discharge port that fluid-communicates with the internal space of the lower body to discharge gaseous fluid flowing into the lower body, wherein the partition wall divides the internal space of the lower body into a central portion and an outer peripheral portion on a basis of an axis thereof.

Abstract: A fuel filter heating device may include an exhaust gas pipe through which exhaust gas generated from an engine flows, a heat transfer medium, which is disposed near a fuel filter to receive radiation heat transferred from the exhaust gas pipe and transfer the radiation heat to the fuel filter upon contacting the fuel filter, and a temperature-sensitive actuator for moving the heat transfer medium in a selected direction depending on the temperature of fuel in the fuel filter such that the heat transfer medium contacts the fuel filter to heat the fuel in the fuel filter or the heat transfer medium is separated from the fuel filter to block heat transfer therebetween.

Abstract: A heater control apparatus of a fuel filter for a vehicle includes a heater mounted within a fuel filter; a relay for a heater power source supplying or interrupting power of a battery to or from the heater; a fuel temperature detection sensor mounted on an engine and detecting a temperature of a fuel; and an engine electronic control unit (ECU) for switching on and off the relay based on a detection signal of the fuel temperature detection sensor.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing a multilayer graphene is provided. Specifically, the multilayer graphene can be produced by performing a step of forming a catalytic metal layer on a substrate, a step of heat-treating the catalytic metal layer on the substrate while supplying methane gas, and a step of synthesizing a multilayer graphene on the heat-treated catalytic metal layer. As described above, the multilayer graphene having a large area can be grown directly on a substrate, by heat-treating the catalytic metal layer using methane gas, prior to the step of synthesis of graphene. In addition, as the the number of layer of the multilayer graphene can be controlled by changing the synthesis time of the multilayer graphene, the multilayer graphene with the desired number of layers can be easily produced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fully automatic washing machine for easily unloading washed laundry on a bottom surface of a washing tub, and more particularly, to a full automatic washing machine for easily unloading laundry by lifting the laundry from the bottom of the washing tub by lifting a pulsator at the bottom of the washing tub.

Abstract: A urea solution after-treatment system may include a controller which receives urea solution detection information of a urea solution storage tank (20) storing a urea solution supplied to an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) (10) for removal of NOx, the controller classifying the urea solution detection information into urea solution state information and then classifying the classified urea solution state information into output signals corresponding thereto, the controller outputting the classified output signals as pattern signals of urea solution shortage, urea solution exhaustion, and urea solution failure, and an accelerator pedal (40) which generates touch recognition patterns varying according to the pattern signals when the pattern signals are input, and transfers the touch recognition patterns using a touch felt by a driver's foot.

Abstract: An apparatus and method capable of producing a tissue Doppler image without repeatedly transmitting ultrasound signals by the ensemble number to each scan line. An ultrasound beam is transmitted in a non-sequential manner and a plurality of receive beams received in response to each transmission of the transmit beam are grouped into an increment data group of a scan line index increasing direction and a decrement data group of a scan line index decreasing direction. Auto correlation is performed on the increment data group of the scan line index ascending order and decrement data group of the scan line index descending order, weights are applied to respective auto correlation values for the increment and decrement data group, and then the auto correlation values with the weight applied are summed to compute a mean phase. At least one of velocities, powers and variances in response to the mean phase is outputted to produce TDI.

Abstract: A fuel filter for a diesel engine may include an upper cover forming inflow and outflow passages of diesel fuel, a housing integrally mounted in a vehicle body, coupled to the upper cover and housing a filter assembly, and a body penetrating a central portion of the filter assembly, disposed between the upper cover and the filter assembly and integrally forming the upper cover, a heater assembly, and a moisture sensor, in which the heater assembly may be configured to selectively operate according to a detection signal of a fuel temperature sensor that is provided in the engine body.

Abstract: A heater device of a diesel fuel filter may include a heater housing inserted into a diesel fuel filter, and a heater portion inserted into the heater housing. A plurality of flow-path regions may be formed in the heater portion such that heated fuel passes through the heater portion. Accordingly, heat is transmitted directly from a heater portion including a plurality of heat radiating plates and PTC devices, and thus fuel is rapidly heated and a fuel transfer velocity is increased so as to improve engine starting performance at low temperature, thereby improving marketability and convenience.

Abstract: An urea solution venting system for a vehicle which passes an ammonia component produced from an urea solution supplied for post-processing on an exhaust gas of the vehicle may include an urea solution tank, an urea solution injection pipe that communicates with the urea solution tank to replenish the urea solution tank, a first venting pipe to send an ammonia component produced in the urea solution tank to the urea solution injection pipe, a valve module that has a first outlet for sending the ammonia component in the first venting pipe to the urea solution injection pipe, and has a second outlet through which the ammonia component in the urea solution injection pipe is discharged to the outside, an urea solution injection port to receive an injection gun for injecting an urea solution into the urea solution injection pipe, and a flap that closes the urea solution injection port.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a donor-acceptor conjugated polymer and an organic electronic device including the same. According to embodiments of the invention, it is possible to realize a conjugated polymer suitable for organic memory devices and a multi-functional, high-performance, large-area organic memory device for electronics including the same, the organic memory device operating in air.

Abstract: A urea filler neck for preventing a urea overflow includes a filler housing forming a urea path in which urea flows to a urea tank. An injection gun guide is provided in the filler housing. An end of an injection gun is fixed by the injection gun guide to limit an insertion position of the injection gun inserted into an inlet of the filler housing. An injection gun guide flooding phenomenon is generated, in which urea flowing backward from the urea tank rises to block an air flow in the filler housing being generated in the injection gun guide. A filler housing pressure increasing phenomenon is generated, in which a pressure in the filler housing is increased due to blocking of the air flow by the injection gun guide flooding phenomenon being generated in the injection gun guide.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method of controlling automatic driving of a vehicle, which adjust an operation mode of a map-supported system to a limited operation, a normal operation, and an emergent operation according to a driving situation for a safe operation of a map-supported driving assistance or automatic driving system.

Abstract: A urea solution after-treatment system may include a controller which receives urea solution detection information of a urea solution storage tank (20) storing a urea solution supplied to an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) (10) for removal of NOx, the controller classifying the urea solution detection information into urea solution state information and then classifying the classified urea solution state information into output signals corresponding thereto, the controller outputting the classified output signals as pattern signals of urea solution shortage, urea solution exhaustion, and urea solution failure, and an accelerator pedal (40) which generates touch recognition patterns varying according to the pattern signals when the pattern signals are input, and transfers the touch recognition patterns using a touch felt by a driver's foot.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a speed of a vehicle on a curved road according to the present invention. The system for controlling a speed of a vehicle on a curved road according to the present invention includes: a trace corrector configured to correct a trace of a curved road on which the vehicle is to be driven; a curvature calculator configured to calculate a curvature based on feature points of the corrected driving trace; a proper speed calculator configured to calculate a proper speed for each feature point of the driving trace based on the calculated curvature; and a curved road goal acceleration calculator configured to determine a speed control point for controlling a speed based on the calculated proper speed, and to calculate a curved road goal acceleration of the determined speed control point.