Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface, the substrate having a via hole, the via hole extending from the first surface of the substrate toward the second surface of the substrate, a through via in the via hole, a semiconductor component on the first surface of the substrate, and an internal buffer structure spaced apart from the via hole and between the via hole and the semiconductor component, the internal buffer structure extending from the first surface of the substrate toward an inside of the substrate, a top end of the internal buffer structure being at a level higher than a top end of the through via may be provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an element layer, a plurality of first interconnect lines on the element layer, a first insulation layer including carbon having a uniform concentration distribution between the first interconnect lines, a plurality of second interconnect lines spaced from the first interconnect lines, and a second insulation layer between the second interconnect lines. An air spacing is included between the second interconnect lines.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a substrate, a first insulating film on the substrate, a lower metal layer in the first insulating film, and a second insulating film on the first insulating film. The lower metal layer may be in the second insulating film, the second insulating film may include a lower surface facing the substrate and an upper surface that is opposite the lower surface, and the upper surface of the second insulating film may be upwardly convex. The semiconductor devices may further include a barrier dielectric film including a recess on the second insulating film, and a via metal layer that is in the recess of the barrier dielectric film and electrically connected with the lower metal layer.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery protection circuit module including a first positive terminal and a first negative terminal electrically connected to electrode terminals of a battery bare cell, a second positive terminal and a second negative terminal electrically connected to a charger or an electronic device, a first protection circuit unit including a first single field-effect transistor connected between at least one of the first positive and negative terminals and at least one of the second positive and negative terminals, and a first protection integrated circuit (P-IC) for controlling the first single field-effect transistor, and a second protection circuit unit including a second single field-effect transistor connected between at least one of the first positive and negative terminals and at least one of the second positive and negative terminals, and a second P-IC for controlling the second single field-effect transistor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neural electrode technology for measuring a biosignal of a human or applying a neural signal to the human, and a neural electrode assembly includes a body that is inserted into a uterus in a non-invasive manner, a recording neural electrode formed to measure a uterine contraction-evoked neural signal, the recording neural electrode being coupled to the body, and a stimulating neural electrode formed to stimulate a nerve entering the uterus to suppress the uterine contraction, the stimulating neural electrode being coupled to the body.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first electrode including a first hole, a first dielectric layer on an upper surface of the first electrode and on an inner surface of the first hole, a second electrode on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer on the second electrode, a third electrode on the second dielectric layer and including a second hole, and a first contact plug extending through the second electrode and the second dielectric layer and extending through the first hole and the second hole. A sidewall of the first contact plug is isolated from direct contact with the sidewall of the first hole and a sidewall of the second hole, and has a step portion located adjacent to an upper surface of the second electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon black dispersion solution comprising carbon black, a dispersion medium, and partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber having a residual double bond (RDB) value of 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight calculated according to the following Mathematical Formula 1, wherein dispersed particle diameters of the carbon black have particle size distribution D50 of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m, a method for preparing the same, and methods for preparing electrode slurry and an electrode using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scheduling method and apparatus of a wireless network and a scheduling method of a wireless network is a scheduling method of a wireless network including a plurality of nodes, the method including: generating a broadcast tree to transmit data from a source node to a sink node, dividing nodes included in the broadcast tree into a primary node which does not allow collision and a secondary node which allows collision at the time of receiving data, in accordance with predetermined criteria; and allocating a time slot in which nodes included in the broadcast tree operate, based on the divided result.

Abstract: A method of preparing graphene, including preparing graphite; and putting the graphite in the inside of a vessel and applying vibration at a frequency of 55 Hz to 65 Hz to the vessel.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for measuring the expression level of an ERa or PR gene to provide information necessary for diagnosis of preterm birth; and a kit for diagnosis of preterm birth, the kit including a probe or primers for an ERa or PR gene and an antibody to an ERa or PR protein, so that reliable information for diagnosis of preterm birth can be simply and easily provided.

Abstract: A non-naturally occurring chimeric polypeptide having an activity provided by a TGF-beta family member is disclosed. The chimeric polypeptide of an embodiment comprises two or more domains or fragments from parental TGF-beta proteins operably linked such that the resulting polypeptide is capable of modulating a pathway associated with a TGF-beta family member. In one embodiment, the pathway is a SMAD or DAXX pathway.

Abstract: An object recognition system and a method thereof are disclosed. The object recognition system includes: a preprocessing module for generating a first image, in which features of an object displayed in an original image to be recognized are enhanced in a first method on the basis of the original image, and a second image generated on the basis of the original image, in which the features of the object are enhanced in a second method; and a neural network module trained to receive the first image and the second image generated by the preprocessing module and output a result of recognizing the object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing positive electrode active material slurry, which includes the steps of: (S1) preparing a positive electrode active material, a linear conductive material, a polymer binder and a solvent; (S2) introducing 40-80% of the prepared polymer binder, the positive electrode active material and the linear conductive material to the solvent, followed by mixing, to obtain a first positive electrode active material slurry; and (S3) further introducing the remaining polymer binder to the first positive electrode active material slurry, followed by mixing, to obtain a second positive electrode active material slurry.

Abstract: Disclosed is an object detection method and a system thereof. The object detection method for detecting an object, the method comprising the steps of: extracting line segments from an image in which a detection target is displayed, by an object detection system, generating merged line segments on the basis of directionality of each of the extracted line segments, by the object detection system, specifying candidate outer lines corresponding to outer lines of the object on the basis of a line segment set including the generated merged line segments, by the object detection system; and specifying the candidate outer lines as the outer lines of the object on the basis of whether or not the specified candidate outer lines correspond to appearance attributes of the object, by the object detection system.

Abstract: An object recognition method performed by an object recognition system includes: setting a first binarization area in a portion of a binarization target area of an image, and a first coefficient calculation area including the first binarization area and having an area wider than the first binarization area by a predetermined ratio; determining a first binarization coefficient on the basis of pixel values included in the first coefficient calculation area; performing binarization on the first binarization area through the determined first binarization coefficient; setting a second binarization area in a portion other than the first binarization area, and a second coefficient calculation area including the second binarization area and having an area wider than the second binarization area; determining a second binarization coefficient on the basis of pixel values included in the second coefficient calculation area; and performing binarization on the second binarization area through the determined second binariz

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for effective extracellular secretion of a target protein, by preparing a fusion protein connecting LARDS to the target protein and having pI lowered by adjusting the overall charge of target protein, and by using ABC transporter of a bacterial type 1 secretion system (T1SS). The method can allows a protein be produced at a large amount simply and effectively without a separate purification process.

Abstract: A method of preparing a slurry composition for a secondary battery positive electrode includes preparing a positive electrode active material pre-dispersion by mixing a lithium iron phosphate-based positive electrode active material, a dispersant, and a solvent, and preparing a slurry for a positive electrode by further mixing a conductive agent, a binder, and an additional solvent with the positive electrode active material pre-dispersion is provided. A positive electrode for a secondary battery which is prepared by using the same method, and a lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode are also provided.

Abstract: A speech recognition method and an apparatus which recognize speech, based on speaker recognition, and output a result of the speech recognition are provided. The speech recognition method includes activating a session for receiving an input of an audio signal, performing speech recognition on a speech signal detected from the input audio signal while the session is maintained, determining whether a speaker of the speech signal is a registered speaker based on speaker information generated from the speech signal, determining whether to maintain the session based on a result of the determination, and outputting a result of performing the speech recognition.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery protection circuit module including a first positive terminal and a first negative terminal electrically connected to electrode terminals of a battery bare cell, a second positive terminal and a second negative terminal electrically connected to a charger or an electronic device, a single field-effect transistor including a drain terminal, a source terminal, a gate terminal, and a well terminal, wherein the drain terminal is electrically connected to the first negative terminal and the source terminal is electrically connected to the second negative terminal, and a protection integrated circuit (P-IC) for controlling charging/discharging of the battery bare cell by controlling the gate terminal to control whether to switch on the single field-effect transistor and controlling a bias voltage of the well terminal by using an internal switch.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit, a processor configured to be electrically connected with the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a memory configured to be electrically connected with the processor. The memory includes instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to obtain location information of the electronic device, transmit a first message for requesting to change a state of the electronic device to a network, receive a first response message to the transmitted first message from the network, transmit a second message for requesting a parameter for an operation cycle of the second communication circuit to the network, receive a second response message to the second message from the network, and change the operation cycle of the second communication circuit to a value corresponding to a current state of the electronic device.