Abstract: A method and an apparatus for allocating a flexible transmission slot in a wireless local area network (LAN) system are disclosed. A flexible transmission slot allocation method of an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to an exemplary embodiment includes transmitting a beacon including a traffic indication map (TIM) bit to a station, receiving a power save poll (PS-Poll) from the station in a slot implicitly allocated by the TIM bit, and transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) including transmission slot allocation information on downlink data to the station.

Abstract: A device for predicting a life expectancy of a fuse for a battery of an electric vehicle may include a sensor configured to generate and output current information about current flowing in the fuse, a processor, and a memory connected to the processor and configured to store a preset lookup table, the memory storing program instructions which are executable by the processor to generate fuse-life expectancy information corresponding to the fuse based on the lookup table and time corresponding to an excess when the current information exceeds a preset threshold value.

Abstract: Disclosed are a digital CDR circuit and a feedback loop circuit including the same. The digital CDR circuit includes a phase detector that receives an input signal and outputs a phase detection result signal corresponding to a determination result for a sampling time based on the input signal, a charge pump that receives the phase detection result signal and outputs an amplified signal obtained by multiplying the phase detection result signal by a gain, a loop filter that receives the amplified signal and filters the amplified signal to output a filtered signal, and a phase shift control code generator that generates a control signal for controlling a phase of a signal based on the filtered signal, and the input signal includes plural data signals and plural error signals, and the data signals and the error signals are digital signals which are quantized based on a signal magnitude.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes: loading a substrate on a stage of an apparatus for inspecting the substrate; extracting a first light having a first wavelength from a light by using a light source; acquiring first position information on at least one focal point, formed on the substrate, based on the first wavelength by using a controller, the at least one focal point being a pre-calculated at least one focal point; adjusting a position of at least one from among an objective lens and at least one microsphere in a vertical direction by using the first position information in the controller; condensing the first light, which has passed through the at least one microsphere, on the at least one focal point formed on the substrate; and inspecting the substrate by using the first light condensed on the at least one focal point.

Abstract: A frame structure for a vehicle includes: an inner panel connected to a side member and defining an inner side of a rear part of the side member; an outer panel connected to a rear side of the side member and coupled to an outer side of the inner panel defining a closed cross-section together with the inner panel and defining an outer side of the rear part of the side member; an opening portion formed below the inner and outer panels partially opening the closed cross-section so that a front end of a rear suspension arm can be inserted into the opening portion; and a reinforcing member disposed in the opening portion defining the closed cross-section together with the outer panel and the inner panel and configured to close an internal space in the outer and inner panels.

Abstract: The present invention relate to an antenna apparatus, and more particularly, to an antenna apparatus including an antenna housing part formed in a form of an enclosure opened at a front side thereof, a board assembly disposed to be tightly attached to an internal space defined by the antenna housing part, and a plurality of antenna RF modules arranged on a front surface of the board assembly, in which the antenna housing part is divided into at least three components, and the components are manufactured and then coupled to one another to prevent distortion caused by thermal stress between upper and lower ends due to a difference in heat generation amount between heating elements mounted on the board assembly, thereby preventing the antenna housing part from being distorted by thermal stress caused by imbalance of heat generated from the heating elements, and solving a PIMD problem by preventing an unintended movement and clearance of the internal antenna RF modules.

Abstract: There is provided a suspension arm for a vehicle used in a suspension device of a vehicle. The suspension arm may include: a body portion constituting a basic body of the suspension arm; and a plurality of mounting portions configured to connect the suspension arm to a wheel-side member or a vehicle-body-side member. At least one of the plurality of mounting portions may be configured to include a bushing coupling portion and a fastening portion formed to extend from the bushing coupling portion to one side, such that the fastening portion may be coupled to a coupling portion provided on one side of the body portion in surface-contact with state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an RF module for an antenna, and an antenna apparatus comprising same. In particular, the RF module comprises: a unit RF filter body arranged on the front surface of a main board; a radiating element unit disposed on the front surface of the unit RF filter body; and a reflector panel which is formed to be wider than the area of the vertical cross-section of the unit RF filter body while forming the front surface of the unit RF filter body, and grounds (GND) the radiating element unit, wherein a plurality of cavities opened outward to the left and right are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the unit RF filter body, each cavity comprises a left filter unit and a right filter unit which have a built-in resonator so as to perform different frequency filtering, and the left filter unit and the right filter unit are electrically connected to the radiating element unit by passing through the reflector panel.

Abstract: Provided is a method for decomposing peracetic acid and a method for culturing microorganisms using the decomposition method. The cultivation of microorganisms using the method of the present invention allows an effective removal of the peracetic acid used in a culture medium for sterilization.

Abstract: A modulator and a modulation method using a non-uniform 16-symbol signal constellation are disclosed. The modulator includes a memory and a processor. The memory receives a codeword corresponding to a low-density parity check (LDPC) code having a code rate of 4/15. The processor maps the codeword to 16 symbols of the non-uniform 16-symbol signal constellation on a 4-bit basis.

Abstract: A composition for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic optoelectronic device including the same, and a display device, the composition including a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a second compound represented by a combination of Chemical Formula 2 and Chemical Formula 3:

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting broadcast signal to which channel bonding is applied are disclosed. The apparatus according to the present invention includes an input formatting unit configured to generate baseband packets corresponding to a plurality of packet types using data corresponding to a physical layer pipe; a stream partitioner configured to partition the baseband packets into a plurality of partitioned streams corresponding to the plurality of packet types; BICM units configured to perform error correction encoding, interleaving and modulation corresponding to the plurality of partitioned streams, respectively; and waveform generators configured to generate RF transmission signals corresponding to the plurality of partitioned streams, respectively.

Abstract: Systems and methods for executing a degas simulation for secondary battery production by one or more processor to perform operations. The operations include executing an apparatus operating unit comprising a 3D degas apparatus related to secondary battery production, checking quality of a material produced by the 3D degas apparatus, executing a facility operating unit comprising a plurality of adjustment parameters for determining an operation of the 3D degas apparatus, obtaining at least one of first user action information obtained through the apparatus operating unit or first user condition information obtained through the facility operating unit, determining at least one of an operation of the 3D degas apparatus or a self-inspection based on at least one of the first user action information or the first user condition information, and executing the operation of the 3D degas apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a memory interface device. A memory interface device, comprising: a DQS input buffer configured to receive input data strobe signals and output a first intermediate data strobe signal, the DQS input buffer providing a static offset; an offset control circuit configured to receive the first intermediate data strobe signal and output a second intermediate data strobe signal; and a duty adjustment buffer configured to receive the second intermediate data strobe signal and output a clean data strobe signal, wherein the offset control circuit provides a dynamic offset using the clean data strobe signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a blood pressure estimation model includes: a signal acquirer configured to receive input a first signal and a second signal from a user; and a processor configured to obtain a pulse transit time (PTT) as a first predictor variable value based on the first signal and the second signal, to extract at least one feature from the second signal, to obtain a second predictor variable value based on the extracted at least one feature, and to generate a blood pressure estimation model based on the first predictor variable value and the second predictor variable value.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a capping layer on the display element; and a thin film encapsulation layer on the capping layer, wherein the capping layer includes: a first capping layer on the display element; a second capping layer on the first capping layer, the second capping layer having a refractive index greater than that of the first capping layer; and a third capping layer on the second capping layer, the third capping layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the second capping layer, wherein the second capping layer has a thickness of 30 nanometers (nm) to 60 nm.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode and a lithium battery including the same, the negative electrode including: a negative electrode current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer arranged on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer comprises a negative electrode active material and a composite conductive material, wherein the composite conductive material comprises a core and a coating layer, the core comprises a carbon-based conductive material, and the coating layer comprises an ion-conductive polymer.

Abstract: A low density parity check (LDPC) encoder, an LDPC decoder, and an LDPC encoding method are disclosed. The LDPC encoder includes first memory, second memory, and a processor. The first memory stores an LDPC codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 3/15. The second memory is initialized to 0. The processor generates the LDPC codeword corresponding to information bits by performing accumulation with respect to the second memory using a sequence corresponding to a parity check matrix (PCM).

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus includes a stack table, a separator supply unit, first and second electrode supply units, and a side sealing device. A stack of a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode are stackable on the stack table. The separator supply unit is configured for supplying the separator to the stack table. The first electrode supply unit is configured for stacking the first electrode on a section of the separator on the stack table. The second electrode supply unit stacks the second electrode on a further section of the separator on the first electrode. A side sealing device heats at least one side surface of the stack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode active material comprising a shell including metal particles coated in whole or in part with a metal carbide, a method for preparing same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising same.