Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a bump interconnection structure. The semiconductor package includes a first lead and a second lead spaced apart from each other on a first substrate, a bump disposed to face the first lead in a second substrate, and a solder layer configured to connect the bump and the first lead. The first lead has a stair shape that ascends toward the second lead.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in an emission area and a sub-region and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a first insulating layer disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode; light emitting elements disposed on the first insulating layer in the emission area, and including ends disposed on the first and second electrodes, respectively; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer includes a fixing pattern; a support pattern portion; and a connection portion electrically connecting the fixing pattern and the support pattern portion, and the fixing pattern includes a first region that contacts an outer surface of the light emitting elements and a second region that does not contact the outer surface of the light emitting elements.

Abstract: An encryption method, includes performing, by an encryption system, bit reversal permutation of pixel data of a 2D image, arranging the pixel data as first-pixel data, and applying the 2D image to a butterfly algorithm of fast Fourier transform; determining, by the encryption system, a plurality of data paths based on the first-pixel data; and performing, by the encryption system, a first encryption of the first-pixel data into second-pixel data on a specific data path based on a number of the specific data path among the plurality of data paths.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor configured to execute instructions, and a memory storing the instructions, which when executed by the processor configure the processor to generate system error prediction data using an error prediction neural network provided with one of a plurality of log data sequences generated by pre-processing a plurality of log data pieces of component log data of a system. The system error prediction data comprises information of a plurality of system errors occurring at a plurality of respective timepoints.

Abstract: The method for preparing a super absorbent polymer according to the present disclosure has a feature that it is possible to reduce the generation of a fine powder during production of the super absorbent polymer while maintaining excellent physical properties of the super absorbent polymer, including centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) and vortex removal time.

Abstract: A conductive composite material, a method of preparing the same, and a secondary battery including the same. The conductive composite material may increase the proportion of an active material when forming an electrode by chemically bonding a conductive material and a binder to each other. A method of preparing the conductive composite material comprises ionizing carbon-based particles in a predetermined polarity, ionizing PTFE particles in a polarity different from that of the carbon-based particles, and chemically bonding the ionized carbon-based particles and the ionized PTFE particles, which are ionized in different polarities, to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing an oligomer including: supplying a monomer stream and a solvent stream to a reactor to perform an oligomerization reaction to prepare a reaction product; supplying a discharge stream from the reactor including the reaction product to a separation device and supplying a lower discharge stream from the separation device to a settling tank; adding an organic flocculant to the settling tank to settle and remove a polymer and supplying the lower discharge stream from the separation device from which the polymer is removed to a high boiling point separation column; and removing a high boiling point material from the lower portion in the high boiling point separation column and supplying an upper discharge stream including an oligomer to a solvent separation column.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method with checkpointing includes: performing an operation for learning of an artificial neural network (ANN) model; and performing a checkpointing to store information about a state of the ANN model, simultaneously with performing the operation for the learning of the ANN model.

Abstract: A positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery has improved electron conductivity and surface stability because oxidation-treated carbon nanotubes are stably attached to the surface of an active material. According to one embodiment the positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material core made of a Li—Ni—Co—Mn-M-O-based material (M=transition metal) and an oxidized carbon nanotube coating layer formed on the surface of the positive electrode active material core and including 1% to 3% by weight of oxidation-treated carbon nanotubes (OCNT) relative to 100% by weight of the positive electrode active material core.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a curved secondary battery having a target radius of curvature includes incorporating an electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode into a battery case together with an electrolyte to manufacture a secondary battery, subjecting the secondary battery to a first activation, degassing the secondary battery after the first activation, subjecting the secondary battery to a first hot press after degassing the secondary battery so that the secondary battery has a first radius of curvature, subjecting the secondary battery to a second activation after the first hot press, and subjecting the secondary battery to a second hot press after the second activation so that the secondary battery has a second radius of curvature.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electric heater of a vehicular heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes turning on the electric heater; determining whether an ambient air temperature of a vehicle is higher than or equal to a threshold ambient air temperature, and a battery temperature is lower than or equal to a threshold battery temperature; determining whether battery efficiency is lower than or equal to threshold efficiency when the ambient air temperature of the vehicle is higher than or equal to the threshold ambient air temperature, and the battery temperature is lower than or equal to the threshold battery temperature; and turning off the electric heater when the battery efficiency is lower than or equal to the threshold efficiency, wherein the electric heater is configured to receive electric energy from the battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein a gas discharge guiding unit is inserted in the lead film, the battery case includes a cover portion extending from the sealing portion, and the cover portion is located on the lead film and protrudes in an outer direction of the battery case.

Abstract: A positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. The positive electrode material may have carbon nanotubes stably attached to a surface of an active material and may exhibit increased electron conductivity and improved surface stability. The positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery may comprises: a positive electrode active material core comprising a Li—Ni—Co—Mn-M-O-based material, where M is a transition metal; and a carbon nanotube coating layer on a surface of the positive electrode active material core. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) may be in an amount of 1-5 wt %, based on 100 wt % of the positive electrode active material core.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for preparing an oligomer, the apparatus including: a reactor for oligomerizing a feed stream containing a fed monomer; a stirrer inserted into a hole formed in an upper portion of the reactor; and a solvent transfer line extending inward from a side of the reactor, wherein the stirrer includes a rotating shaft vertically extending downward from the upper portion of the reactor, and a blade having a conical shape whose vertex is positioned at a lower end of the rotating shaft and outer diameter increases from a bottom toward a top, and the solvent transfer line has a plurality of spray nozzles formed in a direction toward the blade.

Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a first insulating film disposed on the first electrode and having a first opening formed, a second insulating film disposed on the first insulating film and having a second opening, and a contact electrode electrically contacting at least a portion of the first electrode through the first opening and the second opening, wherein a side surface of the first insulating film defines the first opening, and the second insulating film overlaps the side surface of the first insulating film such that the contact electrode and the first insulating film are not in contact with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an oligomer, the method including: supplying a monomer stream and a solvent stream to a reactor to perform an oligomerization reaction to produce a reaction product; supplying a discharge stream of the reactor to a separation device, and supplying an upper discharge stream of the separation device including an unreacted monomer to the reactor and supplying a lower discharge stream of the separation device to a settling tank; settling a polymer in the settling tank and removing the polymer, and supplying the lower discharge stream of the separation device from which the polymer is removed to a high-boiling point separation column; removing a high-boiling point material from a lower discharge stream of the high-boiling point separation column and supplying an upper discharge stream of the high-boiling point separation column including an oligomer to a solvent separation column; and separating a solvent and the oligomer in the solvent separation column.

Abstract: A high-quality voice signal processing device through removal of ambient noise based on multi-sensor signal fusion, includes: a voice microphone sensor that senses and outputs a speaker's voice signal; an accelerometer sensor that senses vibration of the speaker's vocal cords and outputs a signal; a noise reduction processing MCU that extracts a voice section according to vocal cord vibration using the output signal of the accelerometer sensor, synthesizes a low-frequency component of the accelerometer sensor and a low-frequency component of the voice microphone sensor at different synthesis ratios based on a level of noise extracted from the output signal of the voice microphone sensor using voice section information, and restores and outputs a voice signal by adding the synthesized low-frequency components and a high-frequency component of the voice microphone sensor; and a wireless communication module that externally outputs the restored voice signal.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including an emission area and a non-emission area, alignment electrodes arranged to be spaced from each other in a first direction on the substrate and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and pixels arranged along the second direction. Pixels adjacent to each other in the second direction from among the pixels may be configured to emit light of different colors. Each of the pixels may include first light emitting elements on the alignment electrodes and arranged along the second direction, second light emitting elements on the alignment electrodes, spaced from the first light emitting elements in the first direction, and arranged along the second direction, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first driving power and first ends of the first light emitting elements, a second pixel electrode spaced from the first pixel electrode in the first direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile communications system line number sheet management device and method. Provided, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, is a line number sheet management device and method, for automating access network-related line number sheet management by automatically collecting and updating line number information, the line number information being collected from a mobile communications base station management server (mobile communications system management server) and a fronthaul management server. Provided, according to another aspect of the present disclosure, is a fronthaul device for: acquiring unique information of a base station by receiving an optical signal from any one of a radio unit (RU) and a digital unit (DU); and transmitting the unique information of the base station to a fronthaul management server.

Abstract: A lens driving device according to an embodiment includes a first frame; a first moving part disposed in an inner space of the first frame and relatively movable with respect to the first frame; a lens module disposed inside the first moving part; and a guide member disposed between the first frame and the first moving part, wherein the guide member is disposed between an inner surface of the first frame and an outer surface of the first moving part, and the first moving part is guided by the guide member and arranged to be rotatable based on each of a first axis and a second axis.