Abstract: A transformer-based amplifier, an operating method thereof, and devices including the same are disclosed. A millimeter wave amplifier includes a first transformer positioned on an input side of the millimeter wave amplifier, a second transformer positioned on an output side of the millimeter wave amplifier, and one or more of amplification stages positioned between the first transformer and the second transformer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for evaluating thermal conductance of an interface on the basis of how much the phases of acoustic phonons, which are produced in a semiconductor, change on a semiconductor interface. The apparatus for evaluating thermal conductance of a semiconductor interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a spectrometer exciting acoustic phonons in a semiconductor by irradiating a laser beam to the semiconductor; and a processor evaluating thermal conductance of an interface of the semiconductor in accordance with a phase difference of a ascending acoustic phonon propagating toward the interface and reflecting from the interface and a descending acoustic phonon propagating in an opposite direction to the interface.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator, a rotor having a rotating shaft, first and second bearings each having an outer ring, balls, and an inner ring, and spaced apart axially from each other, a preload washer including a shaft section having a preset fixed length in the axial direction, and an elastically-deformable portion extending from one end portion of the shaft section to be elastically deformable, the preload washer applying a preset intensity of preload to the inner ring of the first or second bearing, and a coupling member screwed into an end portion of the rotating shaft and elastically deforming the preload washer in the axial direction. This structure may result in preventing an excessive preload from being applied to the bearing and allowing a preset preload to be stably maintained when thrust is applied.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic wave transmission structure which is provided on a path of ultrasonic waves to amplify incident ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic wave transmission structure includes: multiple rings each provided with a body portion having a different radius from other body portions and spaced apart from another body portion adjacent thereto and a slit disposed between adjacent body portions; and a membrane disposed in the multiple rings, wherein the mass of the membrane is adjusted to vary a resonant frequency in multiple sub-membrane regions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a substrate can reduce the concentration of process by-products in a chemical solution.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, it is possible to predict a success or a failure of a clinical trial by reflecting the effect of a drug on a cell population and a human gene. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problems caused by excessive clinical trials, such as excessive use of the drug.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interior material for a vehicle and a method for molding the interior material for the vehicle, and more specifically the method for molding an interior material for a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes heating a skin inserted into an upper end heater and a lower end heater spaced apart from each other; preforming the heated skin using an upper mold having a mold temperature set to have a set shape and a lower mold having a second mold temperature; and pressing the preformed skin and a core using a 1-1 mold and a 1-2 mold having set mold temperatures.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite to each other in a first direction, an active pattern which is on the upper surface of the substrate and extends in a second direction, a gate electrode which is on the active pattern and extends in a third direction, a first source/drain pattern which is connected to the active pattern on the upper surface of the substrate, and includes a lower epitaxial region and an upper epitaxial region, the upper epitaxial region including an epitaxial recess, and the lower epitaxial region being inside the epitaxial recess, a first source/drain contact, which is connected to the first source/drain pattern and extends into the substrate, and a contact silicide layer, which is between the first source/drain contact and the first source/drain pattern and contacts the lower epitaxial region.

Abstract: A system for differentiating quality of service (QoS) in inter-microservice communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a network control unit generating a QoS-aware path for guaranteeing QoS between microservices; a service registration unit registering information about the QoS-aware path between the microservices; and when it is necessary to guarantee the quality of service of messages received from a sending microservice, a communication processing unit identifying the QoS-aware path between the sending microservice and a receiving microservice from the information on the registered QoS-aware path, and processing the inter-microservice communication to allow the message to be transferred to the receiving microservice through the identified QoS path.

Abstract: A holographic-based directional sound device is provided, the device including: a sound wave generating means generating a sound wave; and a flat plate configured to have the sound wave generating means installed at the center so as to radiate the sound wave to the outside through a surface, and to be composed of a plurality of unit cells, in which at least one groove is formed on a surface of the unit cell, and a radiation angle of the sound wave is determined according to a depth of the groove with respect to the unit cell, wherein the depth of the groove is determined by an individual surface admittance calculated by a cosine function or a sine function of the sum of a first value and a second value on the basis of a preset radiation angle of the sound wave and a preset frequency of the sound wave.

Abstract: An insulating wall fixing device for liquefied natural gas storage tanks includes: a base socket; and a securing stud inserted into the base socket. The base socket is formed on an upper surface thereof with an insertion hole through which the securing stud is inserted into the base socket and has an interior space in which one end of the securing stud is settled. The securing stud includes an insertion portion inserted into the interior space of the base socket through the insertion hole and a fastening portion protruding from the insertion portion outwardly of the base socket. The insertion portion includes a spherical shape and multiple leg members divided by a groove formed from one end of the insertion portion to the other end of the insertion portion. The multiple leg members of the insertion portion are retracted toward the groove.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, after a load operation is performed by satisfying a start condition of the load operation, the load operation is terminated when a compartment temperature of a storage compartment satisfies a termination condition when a door is opened or when a temperature change in the storage compartment satisfies the termination condition. Accordingly, excessive power consumption during the load operation may be prevented, and thus power consumption may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for processing a predictive spatiotemporal query based on synthetic data. The apparatus includes a query-processing unit for analyzing a predictive spatiotemporal query of a user and returning a processing result, a machine-learning unit for training a machine-learning model in response to a request from the query-processing unit and generating synthetic spatiotemporal data based on the machine-learning model, and a data storage unit for storing raw spatiotemporal data and the generated synthetic spatiotemporal data, and the raw spatiotemporal data may be stored in the form of a table including an identifier column and a position column.

Abstract: A voice signal estimation apparatus using attention mechanism according to an embodiment may comprise a microphone encoder that receives a microphone input signal including an echo signal, and a user's voice signal, converts the microphone input signal into first input information, and outputs the converted first input information, a far-end signal encoder that receives a far-end signal, converts the far-end signal into second input information, and outputs the converted second input information, an attention unit outputting weight information by applying an attention mechanism to the first input information and the second input information, a pre-learned first artificial neural network with third input information, which is the sum information of the weight information and the second input information, as input information, and with first output information including mask information for estimating the voice signal from the second input information as output information and a voice signal estimator outputtin

Abstract: An inter-floor transport system includes a first interface unit at a first floor and configured to receive containers from a transport vehicle, and a car configured to receive containers from the first interface unit at the first floor and move containers to a second floor, where the car includes a cage, a storage unit in the cage and including a plurality of storage areas, and an arrangement unit in the cage, the arrangement unit being configured to receive containers from the first interface unit and store containers in respective storage areas of the plurality of storage areas of the storage unit.

Abstract: Provided is a composition and a fructose production method, wherein the composition contains: sucrose phosphorylase or a microorganism expressing same; or a culture or lysate of the microorganism whereby fructose can be produced at low cost with high yield.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound, an organic light emitting device, and a composition for an organic material layer of an organic light emitting device.

Abstract: [SUMMARY] An integrated noise and echo signal removal device using parallel deep neural network according to an embodiment comprises a microphone encoder that receives a microphone input signal including an echo signal, and a speaker's voice signal, converts the microphone input signal into first input information, and outputs the converted first input information, a far-end signal encoder that receives a far-end signal, converts the far-end signal into second input information, and outputs the converted second input information, a pre-learned second artificial neural network having a third input information, which is the sum of the first input information and the second input information, as input information, and having an estimated echo signal obtained by estimating the echo signal from the second input information as output information, a pre-learned third artificial neural network having the third input information as input information and having an estimated noise signal obtained by estimating the noise

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting a traffic speed and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes an input device that receives traffic speed sequences of a plurality of links and a controller that detects a spatio-temporal relationship between traffic speeds of the plurality of links and predicts a future traffic speed of a target link based on the spatio-temporal relationship between the traffic speeds of the plurality of links.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory (CA) information on Internet contents. A method of providing CA information by using a CA information server, includes receiving a request for the CA information on a content, from an Internet Protocol television (IPTV); searching for CA information on the content; and transmitting the found CA information to the IPTV. A method of using CA information when an IPTV reproduces a content not having the CA information, according to the present invention, includes transmitting a request for CA information, to a CA information server; receiving the CA information from the CA information server; analyzing the CA information; and applying the CA information.