Abstract: In some aspects of the present disclosure, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is disclosed. In some aspects, the ESD protection circuit includes a first transistor coupled to a pad, a second transistor coupled between the first transistor and ground, a stack of transistors coupled to the first transistor, and an ESD clamp coupled between the stack of transistors and the ground.

Abstract: The present invention relates to neural network accelerator (103) in a field programmable gate array (FPGA) which is based on custom instruction interface of an embedded processor in said FPGA and AXI master interface for DMA purposes, wherein said neural network accelerator (103) comprises of a command control block (301), at least one neural network layer accelerator (303), a response control block (305) and an AXI control block (307). The amount of neural network layer accelerators (103) that can be implemented can be configured easily (such as adding a new type of layer accelerator (303) to said neural network layer accelerator (103)) in said FPGA, which makes said invention flexible and scalable.

Abstract: A communication method used for a terminal device is provided. The communication method comprises triggering transmission of a first hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook; and when transmission of a second HARQ-ACK codebook is triggered before the first HARQ-ACK codebook has been transmitted, canceling the transmission of the first HARQ-ACK codebook; and transmitting the second HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an aqueous slurry composition for a positive electrode that can replace the existing positive electrode slurry composition using organic solvents and fluorine-based polymers. The aqueous slurry composition for a positive electrode contains an aqueous electrolyte containing a metal salt containing a kosmotropic anion and water, a positive electrode active material, and an aqueous polymer.

Abstract: The present application provides a ternary composite material for an all-solid-state battery, including a ternary material and a fast ion conductor of LixMyFx+3y in-situ coated on the surface of the ternary material; the application also provides a preparation method for ternary composite material and its application. On the one hand, the presence of LixMyFx+3y in the ternary composite material provided by the present application improves the interfacial contact between the ternary positive electrode material and the solid electrolyte, improves the high-voltage resistance performance of the solid electrolyte, and reduces side reactions between the ternary positive electrode and the solid electrolyte and the electrolyte decomposition caused by high voltage. On the other hand, the fast ion conductor property of LixMyFx+3y effectively improves the lithium ion conductivity of the ternary positive electrode material and reduces the residual lithium on the surface of the ternary positive electrode material.

Abstract: A nanoscale molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) thin film for small molecule detection, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrochemical sensor using the MIP and quantum electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) are described. A plurality of specific recognition spaces for small molecules of 1000 Da or less are formed in the MIP, a receptor polymer is present at one end of the specific recognition spaces, a redox probe is present in a wire form, and the small molecule is a steroid hormone or a protein. The sensor is useful in point-of-care applications because it exhibits a rapid and reversible small molecule detection ability through a simple electrochemical regeneration process without cumbersome washing and solution replacement steps in the manufacturing process, thereby enabling continuous detection.

Abstract: An embodiment is a structure including a first fin over a substrate, a second fin over the substrate, the second fin being adjacent the first fin, an isolation region surrounding the first fin and the second fin, a gate structure along sidewalls and over upper surfaces of the first fin and the second fin, the gate structure defining channel regions in the first fin and the second fin, a source/drain region on the first fin and the second fin adjacent the gate structure, and an air gap separating the source/drain region from a top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising an active pattern including first and second edge parts spaced apart from each other in a first direction, a word line extending along a second direction between the first and second edge parts, a bit line extending along a third direction on the first edge part, a storage node contact on the second edge part, a first active pad between the bit line and the first edge part, and a second active pad between the storage node contact and the second edge part. The first active pad extends in the third direction more than the first edge part. The second active pad extends in a direction opposite to the third direction more than the second edge part.

Abstract: A sensor device includes: first sensors connected to first sensor lines; second sensors connected to second sensor lines, the second sensors intersecting the first sensors; a sensor transmitter connected to the first sensors through the first sensor lines, the sensor transmitter configured to supply touch driving signals to the first sensors during a touch sensing period; and a sensor receiver connected to the second sensors through the second sensor lines, the sensor receiver configured to receive touch sensing signals from the second sensors during the touch sensing period, wherein the sensor receiver includes a plurality of analog front-ends, and wherein each of the plurality of analog front-ends is connected to at least one of the second sensor lines and at least one of the first sensor lines.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA). According to the method, MPLA may be produced with high purity and high purity by using a bacterium producing MPLA.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present application provide a compound comprising Fc binding unit. The compound comprising Fc binding unit of the present application may be used to transfer a group of interest to an antibody in a position-specific manner. Furthermore, some embodiments of the present application provide a method for preparing an antibody conjugate comprising a group of interest (for example, a reactive group) using the compound comprising Fc binding unit.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an MRAM device is disclosed. The method includes: depositing a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate; depositing a bottom electrode layer over the second dielectric layer, and forming an MTJ stack and a hard mask layer over the bottom electrode layer; patterning the hard mask layer and forming at least one MTJ pillar by etching the MTJ stack with the patterned hard mask layer serving as a mask; depositing a first ILD layer over a top surface of the hard mask layer and on sidewalls of the hard mask layer and MTJ pillar; performing a first etch-back process on the first ILD layer, such that a surface of the first ILD layer on each side of the hard mask layer and the MTJ pillar forms a slope of 40°-70° with respect to a surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A polyolefin separator for an electrochemical device, the separator having a plurality of pores having an average pore size of 20 nm to 40 nm and a maximum pore size of 50 nm or less and including a polyolefin resin having a polydispersity index (PDI) of in a range of 2.5 to 4.2. The polyolefin separator may have a strain rate of 25% or less as measured when a tensile stress is applied at 60° C. at 15 MPa for 60 seconds, and the polyolefin separator may have a recovery time of 200 seconds or less to reach a recovery rate of 70% as measured after removing a tensile stress applied at 70° C. at 2 MPa for 180 seconds.

Abstract: A display device including: a touch array including a plurality of touch electrodes; and a touch driver configured to sense a touch adjacent to the touch array, wherein the touch driver transmits, to an external device, uplink signals in which different position information are included through at least some of the touch electrodes in a first time period, and receives, from the external device, position information of the external device on the touch array in a second time period after the first time period, and wherein the position information of the external device is calculated by the external device, using the uplink signals.

Abstract: In a method of recovering a transition metal from a lithium secondary battery, a an acidic solution is added to a recovery target material containing a transition metal to form a leachate. A basic compound is added to the leachate in an amount of 0.5 wt % to 1.9 wt % based on a total weight of the leachate to form a first transition metal solution. A fluorine compound is added to the first transition metal solution to form a second transition metal solution.

Abstract: A digital twin system includes multiple twin model modules and multiple digital factory modules. Respective ones of the multiple digital twin system models comprises control logic and are configured to virtualize respective control systems for respective ones of multiple factories. Respective ones of the multiple digital factory modules are configured to virtualize respective ones of the multiple factories and are controlled by respective ones of the multiple twin model modules to create a virtual factory model. The digital twin system further includes a simulator module configured to manage the multiple twin model modules.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an electronic component, a stiffener ring and an adhesive ring. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The electronic component is over the first surface of the substrate. The stiffener ring is over the first surface of the substrate. The stiffener ring includes a plurality of side parts and a plurality of corner parts coupled to the side parts. Heights of the corner parts are less than heights of the side parts. The adhesive ring is interposed between the first surface of the substrate and the stiffener ring. The adhesive ring includes a plurality of side portions and a plurality of corner portions coupled to the side portions. Thicknesses of the side portions are less than thicknesses of the corner portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for diagnosing limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2H, a method of providing information for diagnosis, and a method of screening a drug for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2H.

Abstract: A method of controlling and executing an anomaly command in a multi-network environment is includes: extracting a command, which is input by a user to a target instance through an accessed bastion worker; determining whether the extracted command is an anomaly command by comparing the extracted command with anomaly command patterns; based on the extracted command being determined to be the anomaly command, determining whether an execution of the anomaly command is permitted in the target instance; and based on the execution of the anomaly command being not permitted, notifying the user of a procedure for approving the execution of the anomaly command based on a level of the anomaly command being one of levels, which are classified in advance based on the anomaly command patterns; either executing or blocking the command input by the user, wherein the procedure is determined differently depending on the level of the anomaly command.

Abstract: An ice-making water purifier includes a water tank unit, an instantaneous heating device, an extraction member, an ice-maker, a supply pump, an ice-making water inlet passage, an ice-making water supply valve, a flow rate sensor, and a controller configured to control driving of the supply pump and the opening and closing of the ice-making water supply valve such that purified water corresponding to a predetermined supply amount of ice-making water is supplied to the ice-maker on the basis of a flow rate value measured by the flow rate sensor. The controller controls the opening and closing of the channel such that purified water is preferentially supplied to the instantaneous heating device among the instantaneous heating device and the ice-maker.